Architecture & Morality
by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
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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).
Architecture & Morality rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  JMGL95 | Top 30 Music Albums of 1981 | 8/30 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Liedzeit | Top 50 Music Albums of 1981 | 4/50 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Pastiche | Top 20 Music Albums of 1981 | 3/20 | 5 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 56 Music Albums of 1981 | 14/56 | 4 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 101 - 200 Greatest Music Albums | 73/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 25/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 99 Music Albums of 1981 | 16/99 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Squonk007 | Top 28 Music Albums of 1981 | 22/28 | 1 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 90 Music Albums of 1981 | 33/90 | 3 |
| 2026 | Hyggevinyl | Top 57 Music Albums of 1981 | 47/57 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 216 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,048 | |||
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Architecture & Morality ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/13/2026 22:16 |  serpico | 906 | 85/100 |
| ! | 05/27/2026 19:21 |  LedZep | 5,101 | 79/100 |
| ! | 05/16/2026 20:33 | acoustic-horn | 246 | 76/100 |
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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 14.3.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 07/12/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5371): By seb7 Liedzeit 06/24/2026 09:30 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
neilgee 01/28/2026 06:31 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)Architecture & Morality comments
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Low end on this album sounds incredible, love an 80s album with great production/mixing. Some really good songs, I love Souvenir and Georgia. Very relaxing album great for a car ride
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). (Edited)
superb brilliant start to finish. an icon of the genre. synthpop
seb7 07/26/2021 03:50 | #271944
Overall some pretty awesome synth pop
drstuey 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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