Peter Gabriel (1977)
by Peter Gabriel
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Peter Gabriel (1977) is ranked 4th best out of 29 albums by Peter Gabriel on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Peter Gabriel is So which is ranked number 227 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 7,019.
(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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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| ! | 12/07/2025 21:17 | Exist-en-ciel | 5,410 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/13/2025 00:06 | NYAndreas | 1,432 | 43/100 |
| ! | 09/05/2025 03:40 | BurndenAce | 1,026 | 77/100 |
| ! | 08/09/2025 11:24 | solunastra | 210 | 80/100 |
| ! | 06/23/2025 10:26 | mash | 1,406 | 88/100 |
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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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Squonk007 03/29/2024 23:02 | #302752
This has grown on me over time. A very diverse record with some brilliant pieces of music.
very excellent pop prog-rock feel
llibnanoon 07/13/2020 12:07 | #255506
No Bad. Rating (75.00)
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Solid first Peter Gabriel solo album!
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AAL2014 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."
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.
bojolpif71 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".
Mdemauri 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.
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.
paladisiac 08/07/2012 17:11 | #48049
Gabriel found his voice immediately upon his first solo album with the aid of robert fripp and tony levin (among others). "solsbury hill", the best track, may-or-may-not be a departing ode to genesis.
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