Glassworks
by Philip Glass
Philip Glass bestography
Glassworks is ranked as the best album by Philip Glass.
(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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Glassworks track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 04/25/2026 22:27 |  Robert Anton Wil | 1,141 | 84/100 | |
| 03/10/2026 12:15 | Exist-en-ciel | 9,585 | 70/100 | |
| 02/16/2026 22:12 | alexandermause | 1,565 | 86/100 | |
| 01/20/2026 08:13 | Leschoses | 87 | 85/100 | |
| 01/06/2026 22:50 | phh | 140 | 77/100 |
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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 81.9/100, a mean average of 81.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.6.
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IanFrance 07/16/2021 22:32 | #271674
A masterpiece of minimalism consisting of fractured orchestrations and kaleidoscopic melodies. Considering the relaxing nature of these pieces, it’s hard to keep up with them sometimes. Each movement serves as a perfect foil for the one before.
Rating: Excellent
Best track: Glassworks iii: Island
jdenny2018 05/17/2018 21:04 | #215035
Philip Glass trying to create something "walkman-like" and knocking it out of the damn park
First heard this album in '83. Opening Flow becomes more
complex, more beautiful every time I listen. This is definitely #1 desert island choice for me. It's the greatest piece I've ever heard.
Space-Dementia 07/01/2016 21:09 | #170285
Amazing. It's so minimalist, but it's not just the same thing over and over again. There's enough change to make it really interesting. Philip Glass is the first classical composer I've listened to for fun, and I absolutely love him.
RoundTheBend 04/30/2016 03:49 | #164867
Mesmerizing but the counterpoint stuff gets a bit overwhelming after a while... I feel it needs a bit of dynamic added to it by having some ambient tracks or something. Facades was kind of that, but a little late in the album. It's a very similar feel throughout the album. Rubric was impressive because it was more electronic, and I love sax.
timtooky 03/31/2014 14:48 | #108171
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