Crush (studio album)
by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Crush by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Year: 1985
Overall rank: 8,609th   
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 69 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1985 (113th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,248th)
Award Best albums of all time (8,609th)

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Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark bestography

Crush is ranked 5th best out of 19 albums by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark is Architecture & Morality which is ranked number 1576 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,074.

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Crush track list

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Crush rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 8,609th | 1980s rank: 1,248th | 1985 rank: 113th

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Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 69 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.5/100, a mean average of 69.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.3.

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From 09/14/2018 19:11 | #221060
Really damn good! Such a great 80s band.
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Best track: So in Love
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