David Gilmour
by David Gilmour

David Gilmour by David Gilmour
Year: 1978
Overall rank: 4,722nd   
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 134 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1978 (84th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (782nd)
Award Best albums of all time (4,722nd)

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David Gilmour bestography

David Gilmour is ranked 3rd best out of 8 albums by David Gilmour on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by David Gilmour is On An Island which is ranked number 3272 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 458.

David Gilmour album bestography « Higher ranked (3,476th)
Rattle That Lock
This album (4,722nd)
David Gilmour
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Live In Gdańsk

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David Gilmour track list

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David Gilmour rankings

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Overall rank: 4,722nd | 1970s rank: 782nd | 1978 rank: 84th

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David Gilmour ratings

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74/100 (from 134 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 13% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.3/100, a mean average of 73.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.4.

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From 01/24/2025 23:15 | #307190
Very underrated, and far better than his other solo stuff - and Roger's too.
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75/100
From 06/07/2021 21:14 | #270457
A pleasant but quite dull album that showcases David's amazing guitar playing, but is let down by the song writing. Other than the solo on Raise My Rent, he definitely put his best music on the Pink Floyd albums.
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From 10/29/2020 12:48 | #259904
This album went out to the market between Animals and the Wall. Inferiour IMO to both of them, it is still a good effort from Gilmour to express his feelings at the time musically.
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95/100
From 06/07/2020 07:06 | #252969
Sacred. So few people know this album even exists. A guitar hero's coming out party. (some might say "lost Floyd")
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From 06/06/2017 00:27 | #192097
Best Pink Floyd's solo member album.
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From 10/01/2016 00:05 | #176106
David's distinctive guitar playing. Has elements of Floyd's Animals in this album.
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65/100
From 02/08/2016 05:43 | #159059
If you're looking for great guitar playing, you've found it. Good songwriting on the other hand... Look at the Pink Floyd records for that...
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