Organisation
by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Organisation by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Year: 1980
Release date: 1980-10-24
Overall rank: 5,342nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 84 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1980 (89th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (763rd)
Award Best albums of all time (5,342nd)

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ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK Organisation (1980) UK LP Mint Minus b1624
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Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark bestography

Organisation is ranked 3rd 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 1622 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,061.

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 5,342nd | 1980s rank: 763rd | 1980 rank: 89th

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75/100 (from 84 votes)
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04/21/2026 01:59 davidleewrong  Ratings distribution  2,35881/100
 
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02/22/2026 12:44 luiz  Ratings distribution  5878/100
 
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11/12/2025 23:43 NYAndreas  Ratings distribution  1,43344/100
 
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11/04/2025 02:24 Brandonjtg  Ratings distribution  1,92489/100
 
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10/23/2025 13:47 RasmV  Ratings distribution  2,52873/100

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This album is rated in the top 8% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.1/100, a mean average of 74.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.

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From 01/25/2024 15:25 | #301466
Way better than debut, a soft of early 80 classic electro. is still quite fun to listen.
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From 03/09/2019 15:35 | #233307
Best track: "Stanlow"
Weakest track: "Motion And Heart"
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From 08/07/2018 22:33 | #219386
Great album! Why isn't this rated higher? It's my second favorite OMD under Architecture.
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From 06/03/2016 13:02 | #167697
A good album, not as quite as good as, architecture and morality, but is almost worth the price alone for the absolutely glorious, enola gay, one of the best singles of the early eighties. The rest of the record is fine, but, enola, is the crowning glory.
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From 05/21/2010 03:16 | #11948
Enola Gay is a classic!
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