The Gambler
by Kenny Rogers
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The Gambler is ranked as the best album by Kenny Rogers.
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The Gambler track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Gambler rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | fabm0 | Decade 1970s Pt 2 | 100/100 | - |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 63 Music Albums of 1978 | 38/63 | 2 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 89 Music Albums of 1978 | 46/89 | 2 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 | 39/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | RockyRaccoon | Country/Bluegrass | 58/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum decade 1970s Pt 2 | 29/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1978 | 22/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1978 | 15/62 | - |
| 2025 |  paladisiac | 1970s 60rating (60), #0001-0100* | 52/100 | - |
| 2025 | DJStuart79 | Top 42 Music Albums of 1978 | 37/42 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 37 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 50 | |||
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The Gambler ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 12/09/2025 00:40 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,606 | 70/100 |
| ! | 02/14/2025 13:00 |  MetalMan67 | 6,215 | 71/100 |
| ! | 04/20/2024 13:13 | TonySayers61 | 25,534 | 64/100 |
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Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 66.6/100, a mean average of 65.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 65.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.4.
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Shortlisted for album of the year at the Grammys in 1980. The winner that year was 52nd Street by Billy Joel (Edited)
junodog4 09/28/2012 17:43 | #51370
Back when country was rooted in outlaws and hustlers... This album defines an era of country and is Roger's best.
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