Pieces Of A Man
by Gil Scott-Heron

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Pieces Of A Man by Gil Scott-Heron
Year: 1971
Release date: 1971-12-00
Overall rank: 1,442nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
80/100 (from 203 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1971 (37th)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (278th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,442nd)

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Pieces Of A Man is ranked as the best album by Gil Scott-Heron.

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Pieces Of A Man track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Average Rating: 88 (76 votes)Comments: View 1
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Save The Children
Average Rating: 79 (49 votes)Comments: View 0
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Lady Day & John Coltrane
Average Rating: 83 (55 votes)Comments: View 0
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Home Is Where The Hatred Is
Average Rating: 85 (59 votes)Comments: View 0
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When You Are Who You Are
Average Rating: 83 (47 votes)Comments: View 0
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I Think I'll Call It Morning
Average Rating: 82 (47 votes)Comments: View 0
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Pieces Of A Man
Average Rating: 82 (46 votes)Comments: View 0
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A Sign Of The Ages
Average Rating: 79 (43 votes)Comments: View 0
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Or Down You Fall
Average Rating: 80 (42 votes)Comments: View 0
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The Needle's Eye
Average Rating: 82 (43 votes)Comments: View 0
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The Prisoner
Average Rating: 80 (40 votes)Comments: View 0

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Pieces Of A Man rankings

Pieces Of A Man rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,442nd | 1970s rank: 278th | 1971 rank: 37th  Overall chart history
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80/100 (from 203 votes)
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 !		10/05/2026 20:09 jnmayles  Ratings distribution  2,39573/100
 
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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 80.3/100, a mean average of 79.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.


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From 01/31/2015 16:06 | #133379 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
This album is incredible piece of a man, of Gil Scott, of art.
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From 12/14/2020 23:00 | #262706 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Soul, jazz, funk, proto-rap... very original for its time and a very nice listen. Whether it's chill vibes or politcal poetry, the man's got it. Great album.
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From 05/06/2020 18:40 | #250999 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Gets a bit much after about 40 minutes, but some beautiful songs, and the lyrics are worth it alone.
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From 05/07/2021 16:44 | #269463 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
I can't stay home brother. I have tune in, turn on, and cop out to this album. Seriously great.
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From 02/22/2022 17:53 | #281761 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
An unfamiliar album, but a great one
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