Machine Gun
by The Peter Brötzmann Octet
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The Peter Brötzmann Octet bestography
The best album by Peter Brötzmann is Machine Gun which is ranked number 2272 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 722.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Machine Gun track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Machine Gun rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  baystateoftheart | Top 66 Music Albums of 1968 | 63/66 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 34 Music Albums of 1968 | 17/34 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 45 Music Albums of 1968 | 24/45 | 2 |
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Top 64 Music Albums of 1968 | 29/64 | 3 |
| 2026 |  kinglyostrich | Top 99 Greatest Music Albums | 3/99 | 96 |
| 2026 | Glitterboiii | Sonic Possibilities | 46/100 | - |
| 2026 | Weepingguitarman | Top 38 Music Albums of 1968 | 6/38 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of 1968 | 4/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 87 Music Albums of 1968 | 24/87 | 4 |
| 2026 | Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 53/100 | 10 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 108 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 722 | |||
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Machine Gun ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 12/15/2025 03:16 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,283 | 70/100 |
| ! | 07/30/2025 23:25 | thepardunk | 2,587 | 69/100 |
| ! | 04/06/2025 12:43 |  VictorVale | 3,910 | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.4/100, a mean average of 74.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.4.
Machine Gun favourites
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Machine Gun forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 07/02/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5361): By deadhouseView latest topic →
Purplepash 01/09/2022 00:56 in What album are you listening to right now? Hayden 05/27/2020 15:44 in Best Album from Germany?View all forum mentions
Machine Gun comments
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Applerill TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/21/2011 03:37 | #30936 | TOP COMMENT
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I'm sorry, but this is just too messed up for me. And this is coming from someone who sometimes thinks Trout Mask Replica is too mainstream.
Onater 10/28/2018 05:54 | #223411 | TOP COMMENT
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The musical equivalent to getting raped with a jackhammer.
Really liking this, some of the best free jazz I've heard. So AGGRESSIVE
EyeKanFly 01/03/2022 16:47 | #278487 | TOP COMMENT
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I don't think I've ever before heard a more appropriate title for a song or album
Peppa 04/19/2023 15:35 | #296218 | TOP COMMENT
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The best free jazz LP!
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