Discovery (studio album) by Electric Light Orchestra

Discovery by Electric Light Orchestra
Year: 1979
Overall rank: 1,516th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 319 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1979 (26th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (296th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,516th)
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Electric Light Orchestra bestography

Discovery is ranked 5th 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 495 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,593.

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Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 319 votes)
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01/30/2025 15:25 BLO  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 43477/100
 
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12/08/2024 18:08 CokeBabies  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 43182/100

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This album is rated in the top 16% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.2/100, a mean average of 73.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.9.

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From 02/29/2024 11:31
My favourite ELO album, not because it’s their best. It just holds a special place in my childhood. Great tunes, some of which can stand with the best tracks Lynne made. Deserves to be higher in their canon.
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From 05/04/2022 16:18
Disco time
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90/100
From 08/08/2020 06:01
Very disco, great collection of tunes and more influential than is recognised.
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80/100
From 05/17/2020 01:14
This is a disco album through and through released pretty closely to Jeff Lynne's Xanadu soundtrack. Either you like disco music on it's own merits or you don't-in fairness to the E.L.O. this isn't watered down pop-rock, this isn't "disco music for pretentious people who don't like disco music", it just is what it is. I happen to be a big fan of disco, as I think that Shine A Little Love and Last Train To London are two of the best songs that the band ever recorded. The ballads that make up the middle of each side are all pretty decent (Midnight Blue is the best of them IMO) but oddly enough Don't Bring Me Down is kind of a problem. It's a phenomenal song, but also it completely doesn't go with anything else on this album.
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From 07/16/2019 17:02
90/100

it felt sad when you listen to entire ELO discography, realize is one of the best bands ever and they are so underrated!!!
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70/100
From 01/04/2019 02:40
ELO goes full on disco/pop on this one, but they still make it work. There are some genuine classics on this album.
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85/100
From 02/22/2018 21:08
The ballads are love em or hate em, but Horace Wimp, Shine, and Don’t Bring Me Down are 3 absolute classics.
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From 06/30/2016 12:01
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From 06/01/2016 17:51
Favoritas: Need Her Love, Confusion, Don't Bring Me Down, Last Train To London
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From 04/23/2016 17:19
HORACE WIMP, THIS IS YOUR LIFE!
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Best Albums of 1979
1. London Calling by The Clash
2. The Wall by Pink Floyd
3. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
4. Fear Of Music by Talking Heads
5. Off The Wall by Michael Jackson
6. Breakfast In America by Supertramp
7. Entertainment! by Gang Of Four
8. Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
9. Highway To Hell by AC/DC
10. Reggatta De Blanc by The Police
11. Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
12. Damn The Torpedoes by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
13. Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.
14. The B-52's by The B-52's
15. Specials by The Specials
16. Armed Forces by Elvis Costello And The Attractions
17. 154 by Wire
18. Singles Going Steady by Buzzcocks
19. Setting Sons by The Jam
20. Drums And Wires by XTC
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