Minstrel In The Gallery
by Jethro Tull
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Jethro Tull bestography
Minstrel In The Gallery is ranked 8th best out of 48 albums by Jethro Tull on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Jethro Tull is Aqualung which is ranked number 323 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,093.
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Minstrel In The Gallery track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Minstrel In The Gallery 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 | dukeboxkool | Top 86 Music Albums of 1975 | 28/86 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 60/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Progressive Rock #301-400 | 34/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1975 | 46/100 | - |
| 2026 | bonnequestion | My Favorite Prog-Rock Albums | 72/100 | - |
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 70/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 4/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 39/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  MW19704U | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 27/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | byuzak | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 64/100 | 7 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 114 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 424 | |||
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Minstrel In The Gallery ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 5 days ago | Artem | 872 | 77/100 |
| ! | 07/12/2026 19:33 | iann97 | 2,228 | 74/100 |
| ! | 05/10/2026 19:25 | emnasut | 153 | 87/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.4/100, a mean average of 76.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.1.
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Minstrel In The Gallery forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 07/05/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5364): By steve397View latest topic →
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Minstrel In The Gallery comments
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One of the more 'acoustic' sounding affairs which quite rightly befits the album title. More folky than the progressive leanings of Thicks As A Brick and Aqualung. A fine album. Baker St Muse is the standout track for me, this has a more 'progressive' feel to it. (Edited)
Vikings! Flutes! Dancers! Minstrels! Ian Anderson stuck in a recording booth! It's a great Tull record, sitting alongside their 'folk trilogy' very well as its sort of forgotten cousin. (Edited)
Robert Anton Wilson TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/23/2012 15:35 | #49088 | TOP COMMENT
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This album belongs with the top Tull albums. Excellent. (Edited)
rockinsteve 06/25/2020 18:00 | #254499 | TOP COMMENT
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Just a fantastic album. The musicianship on this one is just breathtaking. It's now my favorite Jethro Tull album. It should be SO much more well known than it is. But at least we Jethro Tull fans know this one is a classic. If you like Jethro Tull's music, pick this one up immediately if you don't already have it in your collection. Highly recommended.
Another favourite of mine. Powerful rock and acoustic ballads, can you ask for more? (Edited)
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