Here, My Dear
by Marvin Gaye
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Marvin Gaye bestography
Here, My Dear is ranked 3rd best out of 43 albums by Marvin Gaye on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Marvin Gaye is What's Going On which is ranked number 49 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 18,179.
(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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Here, My Dear track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Here, My Dear 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 |
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| 2026 | culwin | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 85/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  baystateoftheart | Top 98 Music Albums of the 1970s | 58/98 | 8 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Best of The 70s Pt.2 (101-200) | 48/100 | - |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 55 Music Albums of 1978 | 1/55 | 5 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 89 Music Albums of 1978 | 5/89 | 5 |
| 2026 | AledJames | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 71/100 | 6 |
| 2026 | Foxforce5 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 95/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 | 10/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Most listened to artists jan - March 2022 | 18/98 | - |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 | 10/100 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 186 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 722 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/31/2026 14:32 | Pluto11 | 12,278 | 72/100 |
| ! | 07/31/2026 02:35 | BurndenAce | 1,339 | 76/100 |
| ! | 03/15/2026 10:43 | Vulgarplacards | 64 | 94/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.9/100, a mean average of 76.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.
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BestEverAlbums 09/28/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5449): By junodog4
Rhyner 08/14/2026 18:04 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)Here, My Dear comments
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A kind of soul, blood on the tracks. Here, my dear, is a stunningly ambitious album dealing with Marvin Gaye's relationship, break up and divorce to his wife Anna Gordy. Apparently, Gaye even used the advance payment for the record to pay for the divorce. The music is equally incredible. Shifting from one mood to another, both musically and lyrically, it is impossible not to get drawn into the emotion, it is simply heartbreaking. It is an incredible song cycle, each track playing it's part, and it is every bit as beautiful and brilliant as his classic album, what's going on. Simply jaw dropping. (Edited)
junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/01/2012 03:12 | #45701 | TOP COMMENT
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The title is in reference to the earnings he will get from this album, directed right into his ex-wife's divorce settlement. This is as biting and scathing a breakup album as you can find. Marvin Gaye was reflective and blunt. Underrated.
poppmusic TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/28/2017 00:25 | #196818 | TOP COMMENT
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One of the most underrated albums of all time, this is Marvin's artistic and emotional masterpiece. If you've never been too into "What's Going On" but can't get enough of "Heard It Through the Grapevine", you're gonna love this one. The music fluctuates from the most tender and sweet doo-wop to deep and delivious funk grooves to melancholy and wistful jazz. For all the strains of divorce and bitter accusations, at the end of the day this is one of the best albums about love ever made, one where it's perhaps even more of a curse than a joy, one where you can hear it's every moment nagging on his soul. Brilliant in every way. (Edited)
mickilennial 07/10/2013 05:30 | #80889 | TOP COMMENT
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This album is one of soul's unsung classics and represents the heart of the genre itself. The arrangements are smooth and bitter which reflect Gaye's divorce at the time; the frankness on the record here is utilized well as the albums royalties generally went to his ex-wife and all of the songs are about their broken marriage and Gaye's new interests. It's a great record.
corenfro TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/22/2017 18:23 | #189688 | TOP COMMENT
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I forgot how good this thing was. So much is going right here, bass lines, guitars, funk, vocals, lyrics, melodies, organs, beats, pure soul! Marvin is one of the greats! Some filler towards the end could have been cut. I never knew a bitter divorce album could be so blissful to listen to. (Edited)
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