Tangram
by Tangerine Dream
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Tangerine Dream bestography
Tangram is ranked 6th best out of 123 albums by Tangerine Dream on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Tangerine Dream is Phaedra which is ranked number 1243 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,405.
(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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Tangram track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Tangram rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 | 88/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 41 Music Albums of 1980 | 8/41 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 | 18/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Simon_bramhall | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 93/100 | 8 |
| 2026 | Hyggevinyl | Top 52 Music Albums of 1980 | 47/52 | 1 |
| 2026 | pinkfreud1981 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 63/100 | 8 |
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Top 85 Music Albums of 1980 | 21/85 | 4 |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 74/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 84 Music Albums of 1980 | 67/84 | 1 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 91 Music Albums of 1980 | 80/91 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 52 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 237 | |||
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Tangram ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/15/2026 14:55 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,634 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/11/2026 04:24 | emnasut | 153 | 87/100 |
| ! | 05/01/2026 11:23 | Pavloss | 488 | 50/100 |
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.3/100, a mean average of 74.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.2.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/31/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5421): By Simon_bramhall
NickVolos 05/08/2020 21:49 in What album are you listening to right now?Tangram comments
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Jboy56 01/21/2024 08:52 | #301362 | TOP COMMENT
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Atmosperich and soulful.. NIce (Edited)
This album marked a turning point in the Tangerine Dream musical direction. The introduction of Johannes Schmoelling to the band seemed to bring a more melodic way of working and subsequently some classic albums for the next stage of the explorative journey which locked bullet proof electric drum tracks to the bass sequences. Previously the drums had been played live or there had been no drums.
My favorite Tangerine Dream album. I had heard their work before but this was the first album I bought. I remember opening the shrink wrap, placing the album on my turntable, and playing it loud - no one was home and the weather was stormy and raining. It created an atmosphere I cannot forget. Because of this their classic output of the 70s Phaedra, Cyclone, Ricochet, Rubycon, etc. is iconic and I love everyone of these albums but Tangram will always be the first.
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