Vienna
by Ultravox

Vienna by Ultravox
Year: 1980
Release date: 1980-07-11
Overall rank: 2,534th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 169 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1980 (49th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (382nd)
Award Best albums of all time (2,534th)

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Vienna is ranked as the best album by Ultravox.

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Vienna track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 2,534th | 1980s rank: 382nd | 1980 rank: 49th

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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 169 votes)
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5 days ago matterhornrider  Ratings distribution  5,03381/100
 
45/100
 
05/01/2026 11:20 Pavloss  Ratings distribution  41550/100
 
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04/05/2026 01:27 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  9,58570/100
 
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12/27/2025 05:20 hardrockcafe63  Ratings distribution  2992/100
 
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11/12/2025 23:25 NYAndreas  Ratings distribution  1,43344/100

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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 75.5/100, a mean average of 74.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.7.

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65/100
From 03/09/2019 15:03 | #233285
Best track: "Mr. X"
Weakest track: "Passing Strangers"
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From 07/05/2018 21:23 | #217810
I originally had this album on tape and have recently bought it on brand new vinyl, the sound production is excellent. This album sits between synth pop and rock which I am sure confuses many listeners. Ultravox were one of the more clever synth based eighties bands using real drums or electric pads rather than a TR808. I particularly like 'Passing Strangers', 'Mr X', 'sleepwalk' and 'Vienna' but don't dislike any of the tracks. I must admit, until I saw Midge Ure, live, in an acoustic concert just a few years ago, I hadn't realised what an excellent guitarist he is.
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