So
by Peter Gabriel
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So is ranked as the best album by Peter Gabriel.
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So track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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So rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 65/100 | 7 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 6/100 | 19 |
| 2026 | AbsurdCheesecake | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 80/100 | 20 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Rolling Stone 1986 Critics Best Album | 2/7 | - |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | grammy album winners, my choices | 22/61 | - |
| 2026 | jlsfourth | Top 80 Music Albums of the 1980s | 3/80 | 20 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 22/100 | 16 |
| 2026 | sunnydhamm | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 46/100 | 11 |
| 2026 | Foxforce5 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 55/100 | 9 |
| 2026 |  TerryTezza | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 7/100 | 92 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 840 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 7,316 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/07/2026 09:51 |  Squonk007 | 773 | 24/100 |
| ! | 10/05/2026 11:03 |  Tamthebam | 23,323 | 69/100 |
| ! | 10/03/2026 18:00 | Siromynian | 1,786 | 74/100 |
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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 79.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.5.
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BestEverAlbums 10/02/2026 08:18 in Monthly overall chart movements - September 2026 BestEverAlbums 09/23/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5444): By Romanelli BestEverAlbums 09/15/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5436): By RiveraSo comments
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swhaze TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/02/2015 20:16 | #130661 | TOP COMMENT
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For a long time Peter Gabriel and the idea of a commercial breakthrough seemed polar opposites. With So Gabriel suddenly demonstrated that there was a market (again) for intelligent and well crafted songwriting.
Goliath 09/26/2021 10:40 | #274204 | TOP COMMENT
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Listening to this album again after some time and looking at some of the reviews on this site and others I have the following comments. Firstly do not judge this album by the the 'commercial hits', 'Sledgehammer' and 'Big Time', these are not the best tracks on the album. Several listens are required to appreciate the other tracks, particularly 'In Your Eyes' which is an immaculately crafted piece of music, Gabriel's voice is perfection. 'Don't Give Up' is worth the price of the album on it's own, 'Red Rain' an outstanding opening track. Don't give up on this album, it's one of the best. (Edited)
AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/09/2016 18:24 | #168313 | TOP COMMENT
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I have already commented on this album but one thing I neglected to mention is that the tracklist you see on this page is indeed the one I fell in love with but I highly recommend anyone (no matter their respective opinion on the album) listen to the 25th Anniversary Remaster with In Your Eyes as the closer, the way Gabriel intended to begin with. Not only does it provide a much better closer, but it enriches the previous 2 tracks which are underwhelming as closers on this version.
This is great. He outdone what he did with Genesis (and that's a lot to be said). Amazing album. Underrated.
One of the great albums of the eighties and Peter Gabriel's best. So, is a stunning LP, great songs from start to finish, including some of the best of Gabriel's career. Red rain, sledgehammer, mercy street, don't give up, and, in your eyes, are all amazing. Some of it is so beautiful and atmospheric that it still takes me to that special place every time. Genius, accessible and challenging both at once.
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