Solid State Survivor
by Yellow Magic Orchestra

Solid State Survivor by Yellow Magic Orchestra
Year: 1979
Overall rank: 2,221st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 126 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1979 (43rd)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (410th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,221st)

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Solid State Survivor is ranked as the best album by Yellow Magic Orchestra.

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Overall rank: 2,221st | 1970s rank: 410th | 1979 rank: 43rd

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Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 126 votes)
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02/26/2026 11:58 Leginlists  Ratings distribution  2,53784/100
 
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02/02/2026 02:01 BurndenAce  Ratings distribution  1,12376/100
 
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01/25/2026 11:08 miroku  Ratings distribution  2100/100
 
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12/08/2025 15:54 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  7,73370/100
 
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11/12/2025 04:41 AAL2014  Ratings distribution  3,63875/100

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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.4/100, a mean average of 77.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.

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From 11/08/2023 16:04 | #299872
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From 03/20/2022 17:21 | #283120
Revolucionário!
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From 03/12/2018 23:32 | #210791
So much emotion is evoked through their whimsical electronica... I do prefer their revolutionary debut, but this is another excellent record from Yellow Magic Orchestra with beautiful melodies and lots of inventive, crazy fun !
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2. The Wall by Pink Floyd
3. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
4. Fear Of Music by Talking Heads
5. Off The Wall by Michael Jackson
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