Obsession
by UFO

Obsession by UFO
Year: 1978
Overall rank: 10,899th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 52 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1978 (157th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,529th)
Award Best albums of all time (10,899th)

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UFO bestography

Obsession is ranked 6th best out of 36 albums by UFO on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by UFO is Strangers In The Night which is ranked number 2558 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 620.

UFO album bestography « Higher ranked (10,899th)
Obsession
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Obsession
Lower ranked (20,101st) »
The Wild The Willing And The Innocent

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Obsession rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 10,899th | 1970s rank: 1,529th | 1978 rank: 157th

Obsession collection

Obsession ratings

Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 52 votes)
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01/18/2026 11:28 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  9,58570/100
 
80/100
 
05/19/2025 09:03 mids  Ratings distribution  92280/100
 
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02/02/2025 21:34 Guigou  Ratings distribution  1,36776/100
 
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08/27/2024 15:41 FreakWolfenstein  Ratings distribution  3,97471/100
 
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02/29/2024 21:01 RockyRaccoon  Ratings distribution  6,98284/100

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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.7/100, a mean average of 76.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.3.

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80/100
From 11/01/2023 16:02 | #299740
Very good.
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From 09/12/2020 04:37 | #258092
Good album. Nice flow right through with some great rock. The slower ballady numbers fit in nicely. This slots in well along with the other UFO albums of this era. Great under rated band.
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From 09/25/2015 03:04 | #150419
Best Track: Only You Can Rock Me
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