Secret Messages
by Electric Light Orchestra
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Electric Light Orchestra bestography
Secret Messages is ranked 8th best out of 42 albums by Electric Light Orchestra on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Electric Light Orchestra is Out Of The Blue which is ranked number 536 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,217.
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Secret Messages track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Secret Messages rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 92 Music Albums of 1983 | 25/92 | 4 |
| 2026 | Gendjar | Top 72 Music Albums of 1983 | 27/72 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Squonk007 | Top 25 Music Albums of 1983 | 3/25 | 5 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 22/100 | 16 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 53 Music Albums of 1983 | 50/53 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 23/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Squonk007 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 23/100 | 16 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 75 Music Albums of 1983 | 50/75 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 48/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 65/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 74 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 428 | |||
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Secret Messages ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/01/2026 15:22 | Leonard | 6,644 | 70/100 |
| ! | 09/07/2026 23:57 |  slatsheit | 2,074 | 81/100 |
| ! | 07/04/2026 11:31 | Pluto11 | 12,296 | 72/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.0/100, a mean average of 68.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.7.
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Secret Messages forum mentions
NowhereMan 04/15/2025 17:37 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) NowhereMan 07/04/2023 16:09 in What album are you listening to right now? dihansse 07/23/2021 20:31 in My discoveries per yearSecret Messages comments
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Fischman TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/28/2016 16:58 | #177659 | TOP COMMENT
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I go the contrary direction on this album. After the dark and overproduced Time, this was a somewhat fun little breath of fresh air. In general, I appreciate the heaver, more serious albums, but in this case, this little diversion hits the spot.
Have to admit I was disappointed with this release, though secret messages has a fine melody and arrangements, skilfully done. The first single was shaking Stevens rock n roll. Four little diamonds had a massive production which I quite enjoyed, loser gone wild is unlistenable. To say this was trimmed from a double album to a single hints at the need for quality control by the record company, good job probably
Leonard 02/25/2015 19:56 | #135660 | TOP COMMENT
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in 1983 we where waiting for an new ELO-Album but something went wrong on this album, the production sounds very weak
TheDude85 07/02/2022 19:10 | #286979 | TOP COMMENT
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I rather quite like it, despite it's synth-pop sound and lack of actual strings. While no where near some of the group's legendary previous album's, this one has merits of its own, notably "Four Little Diamonds", and "Rock And Roll Is King".
Squonk007 01/26/2025 14:58 | #307235 | TOP COMMENT
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A hit and miss album, Fantastic highlights but also some stinkers with the forgettable Loser Gone Wild. (Edited)
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