Octave
by The Moody Blues

Octave by The Moody Blues
Year: 1978
Overall rank: 18,428th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 43 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1978 (240th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (2,303rd)
Award Best albums of all time (18,428th)

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The Moody Blues bestography

Octave is ranked 11th best out of 30 albums by The Moody Blues on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Moody Blues is Days Of Future Passed which is ranked number 348 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,880.

The Moody Blues album bestography « Higher ranked (14,509th)
The Magnificent Moodies
This album (18,428th)
Octave
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Octave

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Overall rank: 18,428th | 1970s rank: 2,303rd | 1978 rank: 240th

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Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 43 votes)
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01/18/2026 13:06 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  9,76070/100
 
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.8/100, a mean average of 72.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.5.

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From 10/28/2016 16:09 | #177649
While not up to par with the original classic seven albums, this one has moments of greatness. Driftwood is one of Justin's great ballads. Ray Thomas strikes the perfect melancholy chord with Under Moonshine. John Lodge gets us really grooving with Top Rank Suite. For me, the real highlight is Graeme Edge's thoughtful and momentous I'll Be Level with You.
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