ELO 2
by Electric Light Orchestra
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Electric Light Orchestra bestography
ELO 2 is ranked 12th 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 536 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,227.
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ELO 2 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
ELO 2 rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 53 Music Albums of 1973 | 33/53 | 2 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 41 Music Albums of 1973 | 31/41 | 1 |
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 42/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | 70's Rock | 6/100 | - |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Progressive Rock #101-200 | 51/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Robert Anton Wilson | Top 44 Music Albums of 1973 | 27/44 | 2 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 56 Music Albums of 1973 | 54/56 | 0 |
| 2026 | culwin | Top 38 Music Albums of 1973 | 29/38 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Squonk007 | Top 23 Music Albums of 1973 | 11/23 | 3 |
| 2026 |  slatsheit | Top 71 Music Albums of 1973 | 62/71 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 65 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 219 | |||
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ELO 2 ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/19/2026 03:38 | Philly28 | 956 | 69/100 |
| ! | 09/07/2026 23:17 | slatsheit | 2,074 | 81/100 |
| ! | 06/05/2026 00:56 |  AAL2014 | 4,309 | 75/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.2/100, a mean average of 70.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.1.
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ELO 2 forum mentions
neilgee 11/13/2025 12:16 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
Romanelli 01/26/2025 18:03 in Cover Songs: Side By Side neilgee 10/09/2021 02:37 in What album are you listening to right now?ELO 2 comments
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This is a fantastic record, and I don't really understand how it's the lowest-ranked of ELO's original-run studio albums. It puts on display an ELO at their most uncompromising; the orchestral elements are used less as enhancements for pop songs and more to imbue an explicit classical music influence in the tracks, with all 5 of them running (basically) 7 minutes or more. The structures of most songs also follow a very classical-style form. 'Mama' is one of the first displays of Jeff Lynne's true genius as a songwriter, and while 'Roll Over Beethoven', a mashup of the Chuck Berry classic with components of Beethoven's 5th Symphony, sounds like it should be nothing more than a novelty, it is executed so perfectly that I'm inclined to call it one of music's all time greatest cover songs.
I can listen to kuiama and from the sun to the world. Only leaves two other lengthy prog tracks and roll over Beethoven which I can't really enjoy. Kuiama has a lovely classical interlude with a astoundingly good violin solo and at times hints at brilliance.
Fischman TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/04/2019 02:44 | #228798 | TOP COMMENT
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I really think this album deserves to be ranked much higher in the ELO canon. It's challenging compared to more pop oriented ELO albums, but rewarding as well.
Leonard 07/22/2015 20:34 | #146243 | TOP COMMENT
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This album is really underrated, I love the last track "kuiama" , this is the only ELO Album with a real message!
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