The Gilded Palace Of Sin
by The Flying Burrito Brothers
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The Gilded Palace Of Sin is ranked as the best album by The Flying Burrito Brothers.
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The Gilded Palace Of Sin track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The Gilded Palace Of Sin rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top albums of 1969 (101 - 200) | 33/44 | - |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 73/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | daCritic | Greatest Country Albums | 8/75 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Greatest albums of all time (201 - 300) by Acclaimed Music | 29/100 | - |
| 2026 | PapaShiz86 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1969 | 16/50 | 4 |
| 2026 | Weepingguitarman | Top 48 Music Albums of 1969 | 19/48 | 3 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 54/100 | 9 |
| 2026 |  Graeme2 | Top 84 Music Albums of 1969 | 19/84 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Taka | Top 97 Music Albums of the 1960s | 79/97 | 4 |
| 2026 | adbrack1988 | Top 45 Music Albums of 1969 | 32/45 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 301 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,499 | |||
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The Gilded Palace Of Sin ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/02/2026 09:29 | Springsteen | 410 | 81/100 |
| ! | 09/25/2026 22:35 | traistboar | 1,794 | 79/100 |
| ! | 09/12/2026 13:12 |  NowhereMan | 1,494 | 77/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.4/100, a mean average of 77.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.2.
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The Gilded Palace Of Sin forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/04/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5394): By O.T.The Gilded Palace Of Sin comments
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Gram Parsons' greatest achievement. This album contains the best songwriting in country rock, with Hillman often being overlooked for his songwriting contributions here. They also had the greatest pedal steel player ever commited to tape in Sneaky Pete Kleinow (Edited)
buzzdainer TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/05/2019 23:43 | #245396 | TOP COMMENT
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Gram Parsons is a ubiquitous presence in my charts, at least for the short period in which he was a major influence on both country music and rock music. I feel he's the singular figure most responsible for bringing together the traditional elements of country with the rebellious, creative outlet that rock and roll provided. Parsons himself called his style "cosmic American music," and ultimately that feels about right. The Gilded Palace of Sin was the best thing Parsons did as part of the Flying Burrito Brothers, with the frequently covered "Sin City" the highlight. I'm still waiting to see a person wearing a green mohair suit to gain a full appreciation for the sort of person who'd dress that way. (Edited)
A landmark album in the history of country rock. Even though it doesn't quite have the emotional edge that Gram Parsons' solo records have, it's still a very good album. Much stronger and consistent than it's follow up it has some great songs in, sin city, hippie boy, and the achingly beautiful, I'm your toy, whatever # burrito it is. Great sounds. (Edited)
In my opinion, the greatest Country-rock album ever. Hands down! (Edited)
It's a milestone of country-rock. Parsons in his very high power like songwriter. Hillman with glorious delightful harmonies. (Edited)
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