Movement
by New Order
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New Order bestography
Movement is ranked 5th best out of 32 albums by New Order on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by New Order is Power, Corruption & Lies which is ranked number 252 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,246.
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Movement track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Movement rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 92/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 98/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 51 Music Albums of 1981 | 22/51 | 3 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Cargo Recording Studios | 8/100 | - |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 57 Music Albums of 1981 | 10/57 | 4 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 79 Music Albums of 1981 | 66/79 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 54/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 9/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 98 Music Albums of 1981 | 80/98 | 1 |
| 2026 | thenat | Top 14 Music Albums of 1981 | 9/14 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 231 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,059 | |||
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Movement ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/02/2026 05:20 | Olli | 7,933 | 62/100 |
| ! | 08/28/2026 05:07 | TrunksG | 2 | 100/100 |
| ! | 08/28/2026 02:47 | Melway94 | 118 | 83/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.5/100, a mean average of 74.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.
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Movement forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 3 days ago in Chart of the day (#5452): By LittleM1971 BestEverAlbums 08/20/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5410): By DeckillerMovement comments
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First New Order album sounds just like Joy Division without Ian Curtis' voice and lyrics. It's still a really good record and it's understandable that it would sound like their last record(i.e.. Joy Division) but it can't help being weighed down by that great band. Still, a good album, just living in the shadows.
A little bit Eerie.... I keep thinking Ian Curtis is going to start singing.
Best song: dreams never end ... And it sounds more like the future
New order to come
I really like this record. Despite the stylistic differences to what New Order would go on to do, there is definitely a transition feel to the music contained within the LP. The famous New Order bass makes an appearance, and the songwriting is undeniably them. It's a post-punk album, but only by dint of the fact that the band were still forming from the ashes of Joy Division, as they take in alternative dance and dance-punk as genres too. I feel they went on to stronger things, but could completely understand someone who felt they peaked with their first release.
Strongest track: Senses
A fine debut album by New Order, though it's not on the level like PCL, Low-Life, or Technique but it was the start of something for a band who had lost their lead singer and were searching for a new direction to go to.
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Consistently fine. Never brilliant, but never mediocre. At the very least, it's an interesting album for its unique position in the evolution of the former Joy Division members towards the sound that would define New Order a couple of years later.
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