Peter Gabriel (1977)
by Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel (1977) by Peter Gabriel
Year: 1977
Release date: 1977-02-25
Overall rank: 1,403rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 374 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1977 (30th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (278th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,403rd)

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Peter Gabriel bestography

Peter Gabriel (1977) is ranked 4th best out of 30 albums by Peter Gabriel on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Peter Gabriel is So which is ranked number 220 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 7,143.

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 1,403rd | 1970s rank: 278th | 1977 rank: 30th

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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 374 votes)
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90/100
 
01/16/2026 17:14 RockyRaccoon  Ratings distribution  6,87884/100
 
60/100
 
01/15/2026 00:49 This_is_handsome  Ratings distribution  76979/100
 
80/100
 
01/05/2026 23:18 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  7,79670/100
 
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11/13/2025 00:06 NYAndreas  Ratings distribution  1,43344/100
 
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09/05/2025 03:40 BurndenAce  Ratings distribution  1,13076/100

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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 77.4/100, a mean average of 76.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.7.

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80/100
From 03/29/2024 23:02 | #302752
This has grown on me over time. A very diverse record with some brilliant pieces of music.
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From 09/08/2021 16:56 | #273519
very excellent pop prog-rock feel
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75/100
From 07/13/2020 12:07 | #255506
No Bad. Rating (75.00)
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85/100
From 07/03/2019 16:09 | #238873
85/100

Solid first Peter Gabriel solo album!

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75/100
From 06/21/2016 07:21 | #169300
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."
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85/100
From 06/06/2016 15:03 | #168033
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.
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From 03/28/2016 10:52 | #162847
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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From 03/02/2015 03:41 | #135898
Better than anything he put out with Genesis and just the start of his greatness.
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90/100
From 01/31/2015 09:49 | #133184
En solo Peter cartonne avec ses premiers albums (en tout cas du point de vue d'un fan absolu de Genesis première période..) . Alors disons que cet album en 1 dans son oeuvre a cause du morceau final "Here comes the flood".
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From 08/01/2014 17:02 | #118300
Good debut that set the tone for his next few albums. Solsbury Hill is one of his best songs.
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