The Pacific Age
by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

The Pacific Age by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Year: 1986
Overall rank: 34,095th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
67/100 (from 29 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1986 (419th)
Award Top albums of of the 1980s (4,149th)
Award Best albums of all time (34,095th)

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Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark bestography

The Pacific Age is ranked 15th 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 1635 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,053.

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark album bestography « Higher ranked (32,669th)
History Of Modern
This album (34,095th)
The Pacific Age
Lower ranked (41,494th) »
Liberator

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The Pacific Age rankings summary
Overall rank: 34,095th | 1980s rank: 4,149th | 1986 rank: 419th  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
67/100 (from 29 votes)
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From 05/14/2023 08:49 | #296940
Bit of a weird one cos (Forever) Live & Die is the best and most OMD like track but doesn't really fit in an album where they're trying to do something different
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From 03/09/2019 15:38 | #233309
Best track: "The Pacific Age"
Weakest track: "Stay"
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