The Gilded Palace Of Sin
by The Flying Burrito Brothers

The Gilded Palace Of Sin by The Flying Burrito Brothers
Year: 1969
Release date: 1969-02-06
Overall rank: 1,139th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 300 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1969 (33rd)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (117th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,139th)

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The Gilded Palace Of Sin is ranked as the best album by The Flying Burrito Brothers.

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 1,139th | 1960s rank: 117th | 1969 rank: 33rd
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2026jdizzle123456Greatest Country Albums of All Time15/32 -
2026cicadelicRobert Christgau's 1969 Jazz & Pop Ballot: Pop2/10 -
2026LittleM1971Top 79 Music Albums of 196973/790
2026 imacgillTop 61 Music Albums of 196941/612
2026 slatsheitMy top 101-201 (not a misprint)57/100 -
2026PapaShiz86Top 50 Music Albums of 196916/504
2026Exist-en-cielTop 85 Music Albums of 196963/851
2026 O.T.Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s18/10017
2026brent13Top 96 Music Albums of the 1960s92/961
2026JohnnyoAlbums of the year 1969 by Ultimate Record Collector9/100 -
2026 baystateoftheartTop 80 Music Albums of 196923/804
2026henrygreen0203Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s65/1007
2026 TamthebamTop 100 Music Albums of 196952/1002
2026fabm0List 196934/90 -
2026brent13Top 31 Music Albums of 196931/310
2026JantjeTop 100 Greatest Music Albums43/10058
2026 paladisiactop albums, #2301-2400*66/82 -
2026daCriticGreatest Country Albums8/72 -
2026matterhornriderTop 80 Music Albums of 196916/804
2026matterhornriderTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s53/10010
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 297
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 1,525
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79/100 (from 300 votes)
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12/15/2025 23:27 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  9,29070/100
 
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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 78.6/100, a mean average of 77.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.2.

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85/100
From 01/06/2022 10:59 | #278724
Disco de culto dentro del country-rock y una de las mayores muestras de la genialidad de Gram Parsons y del injustamente olvidado Chris Hillman.
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From 02/18/2021 17:23 | #266462
awful out of tune twangy c and w
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From 12/30/2019 17:45 | #246140
Classic and brilliant.
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100/100
From 12/05/2019 23:43 | #245396
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.
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Rating:  
95/100
From 03/28/2018 21:57 | #211877
Solid album. There are also a couple of really great songs on here!
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70/100
From 02/13/2018 19:56 | #207985
L'idea di country cosmico che Gram Parsons svilupperà nei suoi ( purtroppo pochi ) dischi solisti parte da qui. In realtà parte da prima, almeno da un anno prima, quando Gram aveva portato le sue idee nei Byrds, ma è col primo disco dei Flying Burrito Brothers che la cosa diventa evidente, marcata. Questo è country, d'accordo, ma un country che interpreta, per esempio, brani soul ( "Do right woman, do right man " ), quanto di più lontano, cioè, dal country.
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100/100
From 01/29/2018 23:08 | #206799
Briliant album. Along with "Sweetheart of the Rodeio", it's one of country rock foundations
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65/100
From 01/07/2018 21:36 | #204900
Thought I might get into this, but I wore out on the country rock flavor by the end.
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From 06/22/2016 19:40 | #169498
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.
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From 04/05/2015 21:50 | #138905
In my opinion, the greatest Country-rock album ever. Hands down!
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