Living In Darkness (studio album)
by Agent Orange

Living In Darkness by Agent Orange
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 4,551st   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 82 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1981 (79th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (660th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,551st)

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Living In Darkness is ranked as the best album by Agent Orange.

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

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Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 82 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 25% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.6/100, a mean average of 73.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.0.

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80/100
From 09/03/2025 12:21
Great punk record and one of my favorites. Back in 2014, when Pandora was more of a thing, I heard this on there (remember that)? This, the Descendents debut, and Adolescents debut all served as a springboard that got me into punk in my formative years.


It's fast, catchy, and simple. There's no crazy experimentation and its high accessibility lends it as a great gateway for classic punk. The rather thin and no frills production/sound definitely feels 80's but it still kicks ass today. Good songwriting and playing is timeless.

Favs: All the tracks.
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From 01/02/2021 06:28
One of my favorite punk albums this is a cut above due to the musicianship and world view.
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55/100
From 03/27/2014 20:08
feral, impulsive, powerful punk. needed to listen to it 2-3 times. first impression was a bit monotonous, but as i arrived at "the last goodbye" the vocals suddenly clicked on me. so i decided to listen to it once again - and it worked out. a really likeable record.
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From 08/02/2012 11:04
great skating music love it
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From 08/05/2009 20:47
Most underratted punk album I can think of because of its lyrical depth (for punk) and not clean, but catchy musicianship. Not a bad track on here
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Best Albums of 1981
1. Moving Pictures by Rush
2. Computerwelt by Kraftwerk
3. Discipline by King Crimson
4. Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees
5. My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno & David Byrne
6. Time by Electric Light Orchestra
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8. Dare by The Human League
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