Let's Get It On
by Marvin Gaye

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye
Year: 1973
Release date: 1973-08-28
Overall rank: 699th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
80/100 (from 508 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1973 (18th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (154th)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (699th)

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Marvin Gaye bestography

Let's Get It On is ranked 2nd best out of 42 albums by Marvin Gaye on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Marvin Gaye is What's Going On which is ranked number 48 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 18,873.

Marvin Gaye album bestography « Higher ranked (48th)
What's Going On
This album (699th)
Let's Get It On
Lower ranked (2,167th) »
Here, My Dear

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Overall rank: 699th | 1970s rank: 154th | 1973 rank: 18th

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Average Rating: 
80/100 (from 508 votes)
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02/18/2026 12:12 Leginlists  Ratings distribution  3,29282/100
 
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02/04/2026 04:33 Jparce  Ratings distribution  24782/100
 
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02/03/2026 04:51 brent13  Ratings distribution  1,94068/100
 
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01/15/2026 00:14 This_is_handsome  Ratings distribution  76979/100
 
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01/03/2026 08:51 Milhaud  Ratings distribution  1,90870/100

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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.2/100, a mean average of 79.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.5.

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90/100
From 04/06/2024 17:41 | #302880
"If I Should Die Tonight" is one of the finest ever love songs. I had better move on, or I might be listening to this album for the rest of my life. Every single track is a classic, and improves with each listening. There are simply no duds; or even weaker, tracks. I used to think What's Going On was the greatest album ever made. I am no longer so sure.

If you like Marvin Gaye, you should definitely give this album a spin. It is exceptionally good.
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65/100
From 06/16/2022 21:08 | #286440
Really good album. Not near the Whats Going On, but still a fun listen.
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80/100
From 02/22/2022 20:21 | #281769
One of Marvin's finest, in my honest opinion it can go toe to toe with What's Going On. Title track is awesome and also Distant Lover has that magic, overall very consistent soulful album.
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90/100
From 07/11/2021 15:39 | #271533
sexy, smooth, soulful genius
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85/100
From 06/15/2021 13:48 | #270668
This is one of the sexiest albums I've ever listened to. Beyond the great music and Gaye's sensual delivery and the great marriage of soul and funk, I'd highly recommend putting this album on late at night when you're with your special lady or man.
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75/100
From 02/03/2021 03:48 | #265645
A tale of two sides and side A, where Gaye had some consistent songwriting help, is the clear powerhouse here.
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70/100
From 01/26/2021 18:36 | #265151
When an artist has a practically flawless album, there's a tendency that the rest of his discography gets overlooked. That's pretty much what 's going on (pun intended, sorry for this) between me and Marvin (not a fan of addressing an artist with his first name only, but Marvin has always seemed to me so accessible, so relatable, just a lovely figure). His performance is once again of the highest standard, his passion could move mountains. Also, the tracks flow so smoothly from one to the next, it feels more like one big song, nothing stands out neither in a positive nor in a negative manner. Still, I can't help thinking this is a distant second behind his masterpiece. Maybe I'm not a romantic guy after all, but hearing him sing about love is not even half as captivating as the powerful and universal statement of his magnum opus.
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80/100
From 09/08/2020 00:12 | #257884
Call me crazy, but I actually prefer this to What's Going On.
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From 07/12/2020 20:06 | #255488
I could listen to Distant Lover on repeat all night....and have done!
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80/100
From 07/19/2018 20:09 | #218503
This is actually my favourite Marvin album. Sexy and cool as fuck.
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