Horizontal
by Bee Gees

Horizontal by Bee Gees
Year: 1968
Overall rank: 11,660th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
69/100 (from 82 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1968 (153rd)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (814th)
Award Best albums of all time (11,660th)

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Horizontal by Bee Gees (CD, 1990, Polydor)
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Bee Gees bestography

Horizontal is ranked 6th best out of 40 albums by Bee Gees on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Bee Gees is Odessa which is ranked number 3082 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 495.

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Overall rank: 11,660th | 1960s rank: 814th | 1968 rank: 153rd

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Average Rating: 
69/100 (from 82 votes)
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02/03/2026 10:53 Leginlists  Ratings distribution  3,61883/100
 
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07/18/2025 16:26 Igtonumama  Ratings distribution  10,78763/100

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85/100
From 01/06/2022 11:24 | #278736
Cualquier disco que contenga maravillas como Massachusetts o World merece toda la atención.
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From 09/02/2016 17:44 | #174099
I agree with Mecca below, their reputation as a disco band really overshadowed all of the amazing albums and singles they had in the 60s. This is my favorite of theirs, and I especially like Earnest of Being George
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90/100
From 12/05/2013 17:49 | #96433
The enormous success of Saturday Night Fever has made the BeeGees synonymous with disco. In the beginning, the trio of Gibb brothers were a 60s psych pop group. Characterized by their beautiful voices and a sense of melodrama, Horizontal has become my personal favorite of that era of their careers. The detailed arrangements are far less predictable than the standard contemporary pop song. On “World” a screaming guitar riff infiltrates an otherwise sugar-coated song about heartbreak. It’s subtle, but effective, even in the context of an album that’s outrageously over-the-top. It would be easy to toss this aside as a Beatles clone. The similarities between the songwriting of the two bands are endless but the BeeGees execute with a level of craft that is impossible to ignore.
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85/100
From 12/21/2011 18:54 | #33442
For those who conjure up an idea of them from the ultra high pitched 'Tragedy' era, check this out to find out they sounded like in the late 60s. They sounded a bit like the Beatles at the time and there is a run of about 4 songs towards the end of this record which are just brilliant.
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75/100
From 05/29/2010 13:36 | #12288
As a follow up to the Bee Gees first masterpiece album, this is a disappointment, but as a whole, it's a pretty good album. "Birdie Told Me" and some other corny love songs could've been replaced, but whatever.
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