Civilian
by Gentle Giant
Gentle Giant bestography
Civilian is ranked 11th best out of 18 albums by Gentle Giant on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Gentle Giant is Octopus which is ranked number 1965 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 843.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Civilian track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Civilian rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Best albums from '75 to '84 | 100/100 | - |
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Top 22 Music Albums of 1980 | 8/22 | 3 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 | 93/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 52/100 | 10 |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 37 Music Albums of 1980 | 34/37 | 1 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 62 Music Albums of 1980 | 53/62 | 1 |
| 2025 | AAL2014 | Gentle Giant | 10/11 | - |
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 | 86/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | dhbarrett | Top 42 Music Albums of 1980 | 36/42 | 1 |
| 2023 | Steppenwolf666 | 1980 2ND 100 | 37/100 | - |
| 2020 |  Lachapelle | Top 9 Music Albums of 1980 | 9/9 | 1 |
| 2020 |  jnfbn | 1980: Honorable Mentions | 30/36 | - |
| 2019 |  Robert Anton Wilson | Top 34 Music Albums of 1980 | 15/34 | 3 |
| 2019 | Fischman | Gentle Giant Albums Ranked | 12/14 | - |
| 2016 | iancrockert141 | Top 76 Music Albums of 1980 | 51/76 | 2 |
| 2015 | Robert Anton Wilson | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 51/100 | 10 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 16 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 32 | |||
Civilian collection
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Civilian ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 29 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/08/2025 04:15 | AAL2014 | 3,589 | 75/100 |
| ! | 01/10/2025 10:05 | Fullsized | 163 | 85/100 |
| ! | 02/13/2024 16:23 | Philly28 | 879 | 69/100 |
| ! | 04/01/2023 16:01 |  MetalMan67 | 5,957 | 71/100 |
| ! | 03/12/2023 12:54 |  MW19704U | 6,990 | 59/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 66.2/100, a mean average of 64.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 64.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.4.
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