Technodelic
by YMO

Technodelic by YMO
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 5,292nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 59 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1981 (91st)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (757th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,292nd)

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YMO bestography

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 2329 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 447.

YMO album bestography « Higher ranked (2,329th)
Solid State Survivor
This album (5,292nd)
Technodelic
Lower ranked (5,938th) »
Yellow Magic Orchestra

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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: 5,292nd | 1980s rank: 757th | 1981 rank: 91st

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75/100 (from 59 votes)
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04/21/2026 20:09 davidleewrong  Ratings distribution  2,35881/100
 
75/100
 
03/16/2026 04:26 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  9,58570/100
 
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01/22/2026 11:30 Untitled  Ratings distribution  1,69977/100
 
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05/26/2025 12:57 pjerske  Ratings distribution  2,04080/100
 
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03/03/2025 23:56 Skerns  Ratings distribution  5,08880/100

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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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From 02/06/2024 17:17 | #301759
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.
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From 03/29/2021 00:47 | #267900
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.
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From 01/24/2019 19:14 | #230426
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.
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From 09/25/2009 14:31 | #6268
YMO at their best! Progressive, etnic, spiced with some humor.
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