Technodelic
by YMO
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Technodelic is ranked 2nd best out of 14 albums by Yellow Magic Orchestra on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Yellow Magic Orchestra is Solid State Survivor which is ranked number 2386 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 679.
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Technodelic track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Technodelic rankings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/21/2026 20:09 | davidleewrong | 2,357 | 81/100 |
| ! | 03/16/2026 04:26 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,384 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/22/2026 11:30 | Untitled | 1,758 | 77/100 |
| ! | 05/26/2025 12:57 | pjerske | 2,050 | 80/100 |
| ! | 03/03/2025 23:56 | Skerns | 5,169 | 80/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.4/100, a mean average of 75.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.7.
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I moved to Tokyo in the early 80s, and a Japanese friend tried to turn me on to YMO. It should be exactly the kind of thing I like, but from that time to this, I've never been able to connect with their music. There are lots of interesting ideas and good playing, but for me, the whole is less than the sum of the parts. Part of it is the silly and almost ugly recitative vocals; like Kraftwerk's Computer World from the same year, I think this would be a lot better without the vocals. Not sure exactly what else it is, but this album and band is one of those I keep trying unsuccessfully to like. (Edited)
drstuey 03/29/2021 00:47 | #267900 | TOP COMMENT
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I can't believe this album is 40 years old, it still sounds so fresh. So many great sounds and musical ideas. Highlight for me is the hypnotic Light In Darkness but it all sounds good.
Charade 01/24/2019 19:14 | #230426 | TOP COMMENT
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Very good listen. Synth pop in the same vein as Kraftwerk, but I think I like this more. A few more listens and it may find its way onto my chart.
YMO at their best! Progressive, etnic, spiced with some humor.
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