Peter Gabriel (1977)
by Peter Gabriel
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Peter Gabriel bestography
Peter Gabriel (1977) is ranked 4th 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 7,246.
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Peter Gabriel (1977) track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Peter Gabriel (1977) rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | byuzak | Top 50 Music Albums of 1977 | 36/50 | 2 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 20/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 92 Music Albums of 1977 | 65/92 | 2 |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 49 Music Albums of 1977 | 20/49 | 3 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 21/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | top albums, #1101-1200* | 62/78 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1977 Pt 2 | 20/32 | - |
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 70/100 | 6 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 51 Music Albums of 1977 | 32/51 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Liedzeit | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 23/100 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 304 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,234 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/26/2026 05:28 |  nextorgd | 1,229 | 84/100 |
| ! | 06/22/2026 16:18 | bonnequestion | 1,701 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/11/2026 04:59 | emnasut | 153 | 87/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.8/100, a mean average of 76.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.9.
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An ambitious first album from Peter Gabriel. Incorporating rock, folk, and even barbershop music, it's an eclectic piece of work. Moribund the burgermeister, is a great opening track, and, modern love, is also a strong cut, but best songs are the excellent, Salisbury hill, and closing track, here comes the flood. A great start to a wonderful career. (Edited)
Gabriel immediately establishes a gap from Genesis with this album. Very clever songwriting and a number of strong tracks, including Solsbury Hill - now seen as a trademark great. Humdrum, Flood and Dolce Vita are all better. (Edited)
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A very solid debut from Gabriel. Better and more consistent work was to come, but there are undeniable moments of greatness here.
"I will show another me." (Edited)
85/100
Solid first Peter Gabriel solo album!
Must heard (Edited)
Peter Gabriel have had his own voice even in Genesisi. This is fine debut album, althought little soehow uneven. Of course, Solsbury Hill is earworm but there are lot more songs with great spirit of Peter Gabriel. I recommend this album, 91/100 points from me.
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