The Best Of
by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
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Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark bestography
The Best Of is ranked 11th best out of 21 albums by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark is Architecture & Morality which is ranked number 1636 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,047.
(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 Best Of track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Best Of rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Squonk007 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 65/100 | 7 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 29/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 74 Music Albums of 1988 | 58/74 | 1 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 91 Music Albums of 1988 | 77/91 | 1 |
| 2026 | Rivera | Compilations | 23/38 | - |
| 2026 | Squonk007 | Top 28 Music Albums of 1988 | 4/28 | 4 |
| 2026 | Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 1901-2000 | 22/100 | - |
| 2025 | Rivera | Top 38 Music Albums of 1988 | 28/38 | 1 |
| 2025 | DJStuart79 | Top 84 Music Albums of 1988 | 67/84 | 1 |
| 2024 | LosWochos | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 95/100 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 22 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 34 | |||
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The Best Of ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/02/2026 04:33 | Sumbody | 1,916 | 75/100 |
| ! | 12/31/2024 03:18 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,736 | 74/100 |
| ! | 07/26/2024 10:31 | cicadelic | 13,991 | 73/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.6/100, a mean average of 76.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.8.
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