Passion: Music For The Last Temptation Of Christ
by Peter Gabriel
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Peter Gabriel bestography
Passion: Music For The Last Temptation Of Christ is ranked 6th best out of 31 albums by Peter Gabriel on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Peter Gabriel is So which is ranked number 207 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 7,266.
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Passion: Music For The Last Temptation Of Christ track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Passion: Music For The Last Temptation Of Christ rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  paladisiac | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 96/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 38 Music Albums of 1989 | 5/38 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 1989 | 25/50 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 86 Music Albums of 1989 | 74/86 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Rhyner | Top 16 Music Albums of 1989 | 16/16 | 0 |
| 2026 |  NoisyBeast | Top 2000 Albums of the 1980s... # 301-400 | 69/99 | - |
| 2026 | Jaymantheman | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 52/100 | 49 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 75/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Robert Anton Wilson | Top 13 Music Albums of 1989 | 7/13 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 58/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 147 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 878 | |||
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Passion: Music For The Last Temptation Of Christ ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/30/2026 16:33 | mostlymor | 7,051 | 79/100 |
| ! | 05/27/2026 05:59 |  serpico | 914 | 85/100 |
| ! | 03/25/2026 22:51 | Menelao | 183 | 71/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.8/100, a mean average of 75.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.5.
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Passion: Music For The Last Temptation Of Christ forum mentions
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The tone of this album is a melancholic and meditational mixture of Western and Eastern existentialism allied with a sense of Christian piety and exotic detachment. Gabriel's masterpiece is first and foremost an ethereal and evocative study in 'sound' which acts as a kind of catalyst for the semiotic interpretation of each of the individual 21 pieces on the album.
Red was always my favourite colour but, in recent years, I have grown to prefer green. That is the nature of the conundrum. Some prefer one colour; others prefer another; yet we can all enjoy the music even if we do not share the same preferences.
The film from which this music comes bears little resemblance to the biblical commentary which it partially represents. You may like the original; you may prefer the original. You may like neither or both.
The music is excellent. You should hear it, whether or not you like the movie. It is that good! (Edited)
gorgeous isn't it. a wondrous blend of arabic, turkish, kurdish, armenian and african folk music set to an ambient pace. i'd go as far to say that it's probably one of the best (if not the best) records from the new age genre. a brilliant collaboration from artists all over the globe.
Such an unusual album that showcases Gabriel's compositional chops outside the rock spectrum. It is a success.
jeremy9 09/24/2019 05:52 | #242988 | TOP COMMENT
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A wonderful combination of east and west music
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