On The Third Day
by Electric Light Orchestra
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Electric Light Orchestra bestography
On The Third Day is ranked 7th best out of 42 albums by Electric Light Orchestra on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Electric Light Orchestra is Out Of The Blue which is ranked number 533 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,250.
(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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On The Third Day track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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On The Third Day rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  NowhereMan | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 91/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Electric Light Orchestra: So Far.. | 6/7 | - |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 32/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 1901-2000 | 15/100 | - |
| 2026 | MrOlan | Top 21 Music Albums of 1973 | 12/21 | 2 |
| 2026 |  nitomano | Top 47 Music Albums of 1973 | 30/47 | 2 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Progressive Rock #401-500 | 48/100 | - |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 55 Music Albums of 1973 | 42/55 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 70/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | AAL2014 | 1973: Part 2- #101-200 | 12/37 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 108 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 492 | |||
On The Third Day collection
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On The Third Day ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/16/2026 19:30 | shawnd27 | 23 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/05/2026 09:23 | duelek | 2,135 | 75/100 |
| ! | 06/05/2026 01:38 | AAL2014 | 4,234 | 75/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.9/100, a mean average of 72.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.4.
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Forum mentions
Liedzeit 08/13/2026 12:40 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
BestEverAlbums 08/10/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5400): By BLO NowhereMan 05/16/2025 14:41 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)On The Third Day comments
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How is this ranked lower than the awful ‘Discovery’ absolutely scandalous! (Edited)
Interesting collection some highlights, New world rising and the more traditional style song arrangements on oh no not Susan, than its progress predecessor. Showdown not on the release I have was one of his best ever. Though I understand there was a bit of litigation from the overly precious Marvin Gaye estate due to a resemblance to grapevine. Can't see it myself.
90/100
ELO is just an amazing band, this album shows it
95/100
Underrated album, underrated Band
Honestly I’ve listened to this album a lot of times and I didn’t like a lot of it at first. Now I think it’s amazing through and through and believe it is their most underrated album. Oh No Not Susan and Bluebird is Dead have two of the most beautiful melodies I’ve ever heard. Showdown is one of the finest Beatlesesque songs ever written. So fine in fact that Lennon was compelled to call ELO the “sons of the Beatles.” Daybreaker is an instrumental that kicks ass for once, and ma-ma-ma belle is a fun and hard rocker with an awesome riff. A true hidden gem
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