Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) are an English electronic band formed in Meols, Merseyside in 1978 by Andy McCluskey (vocals, bass guitar) and Paul Humphreys (keyboards, vocals). Regarded as pioneers of electronic music, the group combined an experimental, minimalist ethos with pop sensibilities, becoming key figures in the emergence of synth-pop. OMD were Britain's first performing, two-piece synthesizer band and have been described as the "original synth-pop duo"; despite a shifting line-up, the central pairing of McCluskey and Humphreys... [more on Wikipedia]
Top songs: #1: Stand Above Me - #2: Pandora's Box (It's a Long, Long Way) - #3: Enola Gay - #4: If You Leave - #5: Souvenir| Date | Title | Points | Charts Peaks | Links | Comment | |||
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| 1. | 1979-1980 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | 97 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 1979 | 6 | UK 99 | MP3 | written by Andy McCluskey & Paul Humphreys | |||
| 2. | 02/1980 | 13 | US dance 67 • UK 67 | MP3 | charted as Messages / Red Frame, White Light in US dance charts written by Andy McCluskey & Paul Humphreys | |||
| 3. | 05/1980 | 78 | US dance 67 • UK 13 | MP3 | charted as Messages / Red Frame, White Light in US dance charts written by Andy McCluskey & Paul Humphreys | |||
| 2. | 1980 | Organisation | 109 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 10/1980 | 109 | US dance 34 • UK 8 | MP3 | written by Andy McCluskey | |||
| 3. | 1981-1982 | Architecture & Morality | 254 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 08/1981 | 89 | UK 3 | MP3 | written by Paul Humphreys & Martin Cooper | |||
| 2. | 10/1981 | 76 | UK 5 | MP3 | written by Andy McCluskey | |||
| 3. | 01/1982 | 89 | UK 4 | MP3 | written by Andy McCluskey | |||
| 4. | 1983 | Dazzle Ships | 118 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 02/1983 | 69 | US rock 32 • UK 20 | MP3 | written by Andy McCluskey & Paul Humphreys | |||
| 2. | 03/1983 | 50 | US rock 32 • UK 42 | MP3 | [Columbia 03891 (Virgin)] written by Andy McCluskey & Paul Humphreys | |||
| 5. | 1985 | Crush | 82 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 05/1985 | 48 | US 26 • US dance 16 • UK 27 | MP3 | [A&M 2746] written by Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys & Stephen Hague | |||
| 2. | 07/1985 | 23 | US 63 • US AC 37 • UK 34 | MP3 | [A&M 2794] written by Andy McCluskey & Paul Humphreys | |||
| 3. | 10/1985 | 11 | UK 42 | MP3 | written by Andy McCluskey & Paul Humphreys | |||
| 6. | 1986 | Pretty in Pink: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | 98 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 03/1986 | 98 | US 4 • US AC 24 • UK 48 | MP3 | [A&M 2811] written by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | |||
| 7. | 1986-1987 | The Pacific Age | 101 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 09/1986 | 79 | US 19 • US AC 25 • UK 11 | MP3 | [A&M 2872] written by Paul Humphreys, Andy McCluskey, Martin Cooper, Malcolm Holmes, Graham Weir & Neil Weir | |||
| 2. | 11/1986 | 13 | US dance 16 • UK 54 | MP3 | written by Paul Humphreys, Andy McCluskey, Martin Cooper, Malcolm Holmes, Graham Weir & Neil Weir | |||
| 3. | 04/1987 | 9 | UK 52 | MP3 | written by Paul Humphreys, Andy McCluskey, Martin Cooper, Malcolm Holmes, Graham Weir & Neil Weir | |||
| 8. | 1988 | The Best of OMD | 54 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 02/1988 | 54 | US 16 • US dance 6 • UK 50 | MP3 | [A&M 3002] written by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | |||
| 9. | 1991 | Sugar Tax | 216 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 03/1991 | 83 | US dance 9 • UK 3 | MP3 | written by Andy McCluskey & Stuart Kershaw | |||
| 2. | 07/1991 | 117 | US dance 11 • US alt. 19 • UK 7 | MP3 | written by Andy McCluskey | |||
| 3. | 09/1991 | 8 | UK 50 | MP3 | written by Andy McCluskey, Stuart Kershaw & Lloyd Massett | |||
| 4. | 12/1991 | 8 | UK 50 | MP3 | written by Andy McCluskey, Stuart Kershaw & Lloyd Massett | |||
| 10. | 1993 | Liberator | 173 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 05/1993 | 173 | US 111 • US dance 6 • US alt. 5 • UK 21 | MP3 | [Virgin 12666] written by Andy McCluskey, Stuart Kershaw & Lloyd Massett | |||
| 11. | 1996 | Universal | 34 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 08/1996 | 27 | UK 17 | MP3 | written by Andy McCluskey, Nigel Ipinson & Keith Small | |||
| 2. | 11/1996 | 7 | UK 55 | MP3 | written by Andy McCluskey | |||
| 12. | 2010 | History of Modern | 3 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 09/2010 | 2 | UK 176 | MP3 | as OMD Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark written by Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys, Martin Cooper & Malcolm Holmes | |||
| 2. | 11/2010 | 2 | UK 169 | MP3 | as OMD Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark written by Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys, Martin Cooper & Malcolm Holmes | |||
Abe Juckes • Andy McCluskey • Graham Weir • Malcolm Holmes • Martin Cooper • Mike Douglas • Neil Weir • Nigel Ipinson • Paul Humphreys • Phil Coxon • Stuart Kershaw • TBC
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