David Gilmour
by David Gilmour
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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 3264 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 465.
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David Gilmour track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
David Gilmour rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 | 16/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Progressive Rock #301-400 | 81/100 | - |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 63 Music Albums of 1978 | 30/63 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 99 Music Albums of 1978 | 98/99 | 0 |
| 2026 | vruslov | Top 77 Music Albums of 1978 | 60/77 | 1 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 59 Music Albums of 1978 | 45/59 | 1 |
| 2026 |  MetalMan67 | Top 62 Music Albums of 1978 | 51/62 | 1 |
| 2026 | MrOlan | Top 16 Music Albums of 1978 | 15/16 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1978 Pt 2 | 14/26 | - |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 78 Music Albums of 1978 | 56/78 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 87 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 278 | |||
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David Gilmour ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/25/2026 06:44 | cicadelic | 14,112 | 73/100 |
| ! | 01/18/2026 10:00 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,085 | 70/100 |
| ! | 09/25/2025 15:08 | dukeboxkool | 2,269 | 72/100 |
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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 12.3.
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David Gilmour forum mentions
jackup 03/16/2026 16:20 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
Tha1ChiefRocka 06/14/2017 21:55 in Best and worst solo album by the frontman of a great bandDavid Gilmour comments
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Fun and pleasant. An album you could sit back and relax to.
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. (Edited)
ShadowColossi 02/08/2016 05:43 | #159059 | TOP COMMENT
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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... (Edited)
Very cool instrumentals, but feels a bit like a Pink Floyd outtake compilation. Nice sunday afternoon music though.
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. (Edited)
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