Universal
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OMD bestography
Universal is ranked 18th 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 1,048.
(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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Universal track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Universal rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of 1996 | 24/100 | 4 |
| 2022 | arnellarsen | Top 82 Music Albums of 1996 | 57/82 | 2 |
| 2020 | Pretender | 1996. Best Songs, sort of ranked. | 14/41 | - |
| 2019 | zowie | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 85/100 | 3 |
| 2019 | zowie | Top 8 Music Albums of 1996 | 6/8 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 5 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 11 | |||
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Universal ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 05/12/2026 08:19 | RemainInLight | 3,748 | 35/100 |
| ! | 10/09/2024 07:36 | LammyTS1 | 1,079 | 59/100 |
| ! | 02/26/2024 16:34 | Helios | 6,247 | 69/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 65.4/100, a mean average of 61.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 61.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.3.
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