Zoom
by Electric Light Orchestra
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Electric Light Orchestra bestography
Zoom is ranked 10th 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 540 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,205.
(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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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Zoom rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 25 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 100 Music Albums of 2001 | 88/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Squonk007 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 76/100 | 24 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Birmingham | 74/87 | - |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 59 Music Albums of 2001 | 30/59 | 3 |
| 2026 | Squonk007 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 18/100 | 17 |
| 2026 | Squonk007 | Top 13 Music Albums of 2001 | 4/13 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of 2001 | 2/100 | 5 |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 2001 | 71/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 2001 | 78/100 | 1 |
| 2025 |  bojolpif71 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2001 | 59/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 36 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 248 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/30/2026 19:28 | Leonard | 6,629 | 70/100 |
| ! | 02/26/2026 04:22 | ekingshill | 854 | 74/100 |
| ! | 11/27/2025 20:28 | Squonk007 | 773 | 24/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.6/100, a mean average of 68.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.7.
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Zoom forum mentions
dihansse 03/22/2023 19:38 in My discoveries per year
Listmeister 06/22/2017 19:48 in Listmeister listens -- Electric Light OrchestraZoom comments
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Needs reappraisal, a handful of great tunes. In my own time, ordinary dream, melting in the sun and long time gone are right up there, only the schmaltz of a couple of ordinary ballads weaken the set (Edited)
ELO’s last album—and first in fifteen years—is really a Jeff Lynne solo record. (Only one other original member of the band appears, and only on one song.) The songs are compact, mostly under four minutes, and somewhat pared down, only orchestrated in tasteful spots. Overlooked at the time it was released, it’s a testament to Lynne that Zoom is also the band’s best record since Out of the Blue. Nothing revelatory here, just good old-fashioned power pop, but a far cry from the awful Balance of Power, with Lynne, the pop craftsman, maturing with grace. Best songs: “Alright,” “A Long Time Gone,” and “In My Own Time,” but just about all the songs have something to offer.
TheDude85 09/20/2020 20:16 | #258473 | TOP COMMENT
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Jeff Lynne's Beatle obsession gets reinforced here with stellar contributions from two former Beatles on two songs apiece (Ringo on "Moment In Paradise" and "Easy Money", George on "A Long Time Gone" and "All She Wanted"). Overall, it turns out to be the best E.L.O. album in decades.
A solid effort that harks back to their better days, but with a bit less energy and a bit more of a bluesy feel.
Style similar to the old ELO but that's not it. After all, it is worth a listen :)
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