Pieces Of A Man
by Gil Scott-Heron

Pieces Of A Man by Gil Scott-Heron
Year: 1971
Release date: 1971-12-00
Overall rank: 1,429th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
80/100 (from 201 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1971 (36th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (278th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,429th)

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

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  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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Overall rank: 1,429th | 1970s rank: 278th | 1971 rank: 36th

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Average Rating: 
80/100 (from 201 votes)
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04/23/2026 05:56 Juneof44  Ratings distribution  2,59969/100
 
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01/15/2026 22:16 glebrus  Ratings distribution  19486/100
 
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12/25/2025 16:24 MaxStorm98  Ratings distribution  3,79889/100
 
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11/23/2025 07:24 NYAndreas  Ratings distribution  1,43344/100

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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 79.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.9.

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80/100
From 09/06/2022 16:04 | #289346
Classic
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From 02/22/2022 17:53 | #281761
An unfamiliar album, but a great one
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From 05/07/2021 16:44 | #269463
I can't stay home brother. I have tune in, turn on, and cop out to this album. Seriously great.
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90/100
From 12/14/2020 23:00 | #262706
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
Gets a bit much after about 40 minutes, but some beautiful songs, and the lyrics are worth it alone.
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From 01/31/2015 16:06 | #133379
This album is incredible piece of a man, of Gil Scott, of art.
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