Technique
by New Order
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Technique is ranked 4th best out of 32 albums by New Order on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by New Order is Power, Corruption & Lies which is ranked number 251 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,246.
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Technique track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Technique rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 50 Music Albums of 1989 | 8/50 | 4 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 9/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Cheboygan74 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 33/100 | 14 |
| 2026 |  slatsheit | Top 32 Music Albums of 1989 | 21/32 | 2 |
| 2026 |  JMGL95 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 32/100 | 14 |
| 2026 | BraddlesHendo | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 9/100 | 91 |
| 2026 | javicho07 | Top 18 Music Albums of 1989 | 3/18 | 4 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 7/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Best Electronic / Dance albums of all time by DigitalDreamDoor | 43/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Rhyner | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 79/100 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 384 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 2,340 | |||
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Technique ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/17/2026 13:01 | bonnequestion | 1,704 | 70/100 |
| ! | 08/28/2026 02:47 | Melway94 | 118 | 83/100 |
| ! | 07/12/2026 19:48 | liquidbottle | 775 | 82/100 |
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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 78.2/100, a mean average of 76.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.5.
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Technique forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 10/02/2026 08:18 in Monthly overall chart movements - September 2026 BestEverAlbums 10/01/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5452): By LittleM1971 BestEverAlbums 09/01/2026 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movements - August 2026Technique comments
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One of their best albums! The combination of the the acid house and dance music in Ibiza with the signature New Order sound equals something magical. Favorites are well, the whole album! Probably the most cohesive album from them
Caesar01 05/07/2019 05:15 | #235944 | TOP COMMENT
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My favorite New Order studio album. While there are no individual tracks that come close to matching their singles, every song on this album nonetheless is at the least quality, and more importantly, they all contribute to building the mood of the album, which is really its strongest point. Inspired by the Ibiza scene, acid house, and the ecstasy craze in clubs, this is a very druggy album that moves effortlessly between synth-dominated and three-piece guitar/bass/drums format songs.
While the songs are danceable, personally my preferred atmosphere for listening to this album is parked somewhere just looking at the stars. Dream Attack is a standout on Technique, and is an excellent closer, continuing the comedown from the first half of Vanishing Point (another standout). However, it will have the most power when heard in its proper place in the track list. As such, I must recommend this album as a whole for anyone looking to get the most out of it. In the right state of mind, I think it will be worth it.
(Also, "All the Way" sounds exactly like "Just Like Heaven" haha.) (Edited)
johnner TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/07/2012 14:40 | #48010 | TOP COMMENT
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Acid House inspired album that perfectly distils that bittersweet New Order trait of being euphoric and beautifully sad at the same time.
A beautiful album and a great way to end possibly the greatest album streak of the decade (Power Corruption and Lies, Low Life, Brotherhood, this)
I remember when this came out. I was 16, in a school trip in Italy, and my roomate made me listen to this in his yellow Sony sport: a dance 80's sound that had just came out of fashion in 89, and a very weak singer, sometimes off key. I thought waouh, that's so snob, ironic, and yet great in a way!
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