Ommadawn
by Mike Oldfield
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Mike Oldfield bestography
Ommadawn is ranked 2nd best out of 36 albums by Mike Oldfield on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Mike Oldfield is Tubular Bells which is ranked number 515 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,358.
(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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Ommadawn track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 87 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Ommadawn 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 | stangetzaway | Top 61 Music Albums of 1975 | 8/61 | 4 |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 39/100 | 12 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 37/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 81/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  MW19704U | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 14/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Pavloss | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 65/100 | 7 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Virgin on the brilliant | 54/57 | - |
| 2026 | WayneMC | BBC Music Magazine: 1975-The 21 Greatest Albums | 18/21 | - |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 24 Music Albums of 1975 | 6/24 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Applerill | Top 49 Music Albums of the 1970s | 12/49 | 16 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 200 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,194 | |||
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Ommadawn ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/13/2026 21:51 |  Tamthebam | 23,329 | 69/100 |
| ! | 06/09/2026 19:31 | Leonard | 6,647 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/03/2026 11:39 |  luigybetis | 1,551 | 87/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.5/100, a mean average of 78.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.8.
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Ommadawn forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 09/06/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5427): By StreakyNunoView latest topic →
BestEverAlbums 04/17/2023 20:00 in Album of the day (#4502): Ommadawn by Mike OldfieldView latest topic →
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Ommadawn comments
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AndrewJFisher 04/16/2019 06:18 | #235060 | TOP COMMENT
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My favourite Oldfield album. Side 2 of Tubular Bells began with that jangly, Celtic sounding melody and this album is of course Celtic themed, including the Gaelic singing/chanting in the second half of side 1(though I believe there isn't a lot of meaning behind what's she's saying over and over!). I loved side 1 when I first heard it, the opening/main theme and the big, key-changing, return to the main theme at the end, after the Gaelic chanting. The main theme actually reminds me of the "Romance Theme" from Sergei Prokofiev's Lieutenant Kijé(released in 1934, Sting based his 1985 song "Russians" around the same theme). I'd say side 2 equals or tops side 1 (it doesn't have the main theme of side 1). The finalé is more emotional. And what a great bonus "On Horseback" is, one of Mike's only lead vocals I believe. (Edited)
IlMala 01/27/2022 13:36 | #280169 | TOP COMMENT
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Really in doubt if i prefer this album or Tubular Bells, however great acoustic and oniric album. Must be heard from the beginning till the end to apreciate more. (Edited)
More one track per side early mid 70's multi-instrumentalism from Mr Oldfield, on a par with (perhaps even slighty better than) Tubular Bells, and by me, preferred...just.
Not as great as, tubular bells, obviously, but still an enjoyable album. Similar to, bells, in substance, but a more folky Irish feel to the style. Not bad at all.
badfaith 10/04/2009 06:28 | #6590 | TOP COMMENT
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I love this album, when the mood arises. (Edited)
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