Council Skies
by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds bestography
Council Skies is ranked 4th best out of 7 albums by Noel Gallagher on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Noel Gallagher is Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds which is ranked number 1662 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,030.
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Council Skies track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Council Skies rankings
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Council Skies ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/14/2026 21:44 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,492 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/23/2026 11:03 | TonySayers61 | 25,403 | 64/100 |
| ! | 12/29/2025 19:23 | mutant | 1,671 | 56/100 |
| ! | 10/26/2025 05:10 |  Purplepash | 4,975 | 75/100 |
| ! | 09/25/2025 06:31 | rkid61 | 129 | 58/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 25% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.4/100, a mean average of 72.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.0.
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I don’t know how it’s possible, but this album is both the blandest and the most sincere of Noel’s entire career. There are tracks like Dead To The World that make me cry every time. Easy Now could have been Oasis in the 2000s. Council Skies feels like a plagiarism… of Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. Think Of A Number has a beautiful solo… But my favorite is There She Blows. (Edited)
Album Rating: 73.30
(733/10)
02.06.2023
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds (UK): Council Skies
1.I'm Not Giving Up Tonight 75
2.Pretty Boy 78
3.Dead To The World 66
4.Open The Door, See What You Find 74
5.Trying To Find A World That's Been And Gone Pt. 1 79
6.Easy Now 70
7.Council Skies 81
8.There She Blows! 72
9.Love Is A Rich Man 63
10.Think Of A Number 75 (Edited)
I was pleasantly surprised by this release :))
I have the same feeling after 2 listens. Really good at the very least.
Probably the best record Noel has done since Morning Glory
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