Optical Race
by Tangerine Dream
Tangerine Dream bestography
Optical Race is ranked 39th best out of 123 albums by Tangerine Dream on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Tangerine Dream is Phaedra which is ranked number 1199 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,441.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Optical Race track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (7 out of 10 tracks have been rated).
Optical Race rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 83 Music Albums of 1988 | 48/83 | 2 |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 77 Music Albums of 1988 | 71/77 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 51/100 | 3 |
| 2018 |  bobbyb5 | Top 99 Music Albums of the 1980s | 86/99 | 3 |
| 2018 | bobbyb5 | 90s ...101-200 | 82/100 | - |
| 2017 |  JoSt | Top 48 Music Albums of 1988 | 40/48 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 6 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 9 | |||
Optical Race collection
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Optical Race ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/03/2026 04:48 | Helios | 6,066 | 70/100 | |
| 02/19/2023 07:55 | RVRO | 525 | 69/100 | |
| 01/23/2023 14:27 |  AlexSVK | 1,089 | 62/100 | |
| 01/28/2022 12:46 | jeremy9 | 3,699 | 70/100 | |
| 01/25/2022 03:44 |  zags7000 | 20,468 | 64/100 |
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 66.4/100, a mean average of 61.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 61.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.
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I still have the original tape and it got a lot of play in the car on long commutes back in the day. Interesting to note how the instruments were moving more away from analogue towards more digital synths. An enjoyable listen but not ground breaking.
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