Big Generator
by Yes
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Big Generator is ranked 17th best out of 70 albums by Yes on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Yes is Close To The Edge which is ranked number 86 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 13,440.
(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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Big Generator track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 72 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Big Generator rankings
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Big Generator ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/10/2026 09:57 | JamesMowbray | 5,615 | 69/100 |
| ! | 05/10/2026 11:48 | Adhura | 1,699 | 77/100 |
| ! | 04/23/2026 09:34 | Pavloss | 488 | 50/100 |
| ! | 01/24/2026 17:24 | Bluedog | 165 | 73/100 |
| ! | 01/23/2026 16:55 | hebbo137 | 199 | 79/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 63.5/100, a mean average of 61.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 62.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.5.
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Not nearly as successful as 90125 in the pop Yes transformation era. But there are a couple songs here that are solid.
Perhaps the most maligned release in the Yes canon I actually found Big Gen to be a breezy, uplifting listen. It's not the second coming of "Close To The Edge" either but I much prefer sitting through this then 90125
This one makes me cringe, but maybe I like it once in a blue moon. It is what it is, and it doesn't even seem embarrassed about it.
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