Architecture & Morality (studio album)
by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

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Architecture & Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 1,575th   
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 228 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1981 (21st)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (244th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,575th)

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Architecture & Morality is ranked as the best album by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark.

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Architecture & Morality track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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The New Stone Age
Average Rating: 79 (61 votes)Comments: View 0
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She's Leaving
Average Rating: 80 (59 votes)Comments: View 0
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Souvenir
Average Rating: 84 (74 votes)Comments: View 0
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Sealand
Average Rating: 76 (53 votes)Comments: View 0
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Joan Of Arc
Average Rating: 81 (62 votes)Comments: View 0
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Joan Of Arc (Maid Of Orleans)
Average Rating: 84 (68 votes)Comments: View 2
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Architecture And Morality
Average Rating: 76 (50 votes)Comments: View 0
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Georgia
Average Rating: 76 (49 votes)Comments: View 0
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The Beginning And The End
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Architecture & Morality rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,575th | 1980s rank: 244th | 1981 rank: 21st

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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 228 votes)
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 !		12/09/2025 14:03 Jakor   4,88269/100
 
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 !		11/18/2025 17:41 Exist-en-ciel   4,54170/100
 
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 !		11/12/2025 23:17 NYAndreas   1,43243/100
 
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 !		10/29/2025 16:37 tim0505   4,34282/100

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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.5/100, a mean average of 75.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.4.

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65/100
From 12/20/2023 05:20 | #300555
Featuring three top 5 hits Joan of Arc(5), Maid of Orleans(4) and the best song on the album, the iconic and wonderful Souvenir(3).
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90/100
From 12/02/2021 14:04 | #276983
superb brilliant start to finish. an icon of the genre. synthpop
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From 07/26/2021 03:50 | #271944
Overall some pretty awesome synth pop
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70/100
From 03/30/2021 23:53 | #267995
It's pretty good but it's a mixed bag with some filler. I prefer their first album where there is more energy.
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70/100
From 05/06/2020 19:44 | #251005
Classic of the early 80s. Synthtastic.
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From 07/23/2019 18:24 | #240250
Favorite Tracks:The Beginning And The End
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80/100
From 03/23/2019 14:17 | #233936
Excellent eighties synth pop/electronica with some interesting use of electronic percussion. 'Joan of Arc' and 'Souvenir' are personal favourites.
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85/100
From 11/08/2018 17:38 | #224144
One of the best albums of the eighties.
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Rating:  
90/100
From 09/14/2018 19:10 | #221059
Excellent band, this album is dark and it soothes the soul. Easily one of the coolest bands of the 80s.
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90/100
From 02/10/2017 18:13 | #185209
With a little influence of Kraftwerk, an artistically refined work... which achieve the amazing feat for a "synthpop progressive" album to be listened without being annoyed ! Best OMD's LP and best OMD's track (Joan of Arc).
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