Peter Gabriel (1978)
by Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel bestography
Peter Gabriel (1978) is ranked 9th best out of 30 albums by Peter Gabriel on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Peter Gabriel is So which is ranked number 210 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 7,256.
(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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Peter Gabriel (1978) track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 06/10/2026 21:15 |  Leonard | 6,608 | 70/100 | |
| 05/17/2026 14:05 | marcoserra1966 | 857 | 58/100 | |
| 04/30/2026 17:01 | Pavloss | 488 | 50/100 | |
| 03/25/2026 22:51 | Menelao | 183 | 71/100 | |
| 12/07/2025 21:32 | Exist-en-ciel | 11,427 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.3/100, a mean average of 72.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.
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Everyone dumps on this album and yet I find it’s the one I play the most. Not sure specifically why, but it’s one of my Sunday morning records I consistently play. I don’t think there is a weak moment but I’m looking at the whole album not tracks. First side is stronger than second (sorry showing my age with records) but for me a great follow up to the first album.
Probably Peter Gabriel's weakest album. It's not bad but it's certainly not his best. Good songs though in, mother of violence, home, sweet home, and, D.I.Y. Gabriel's least essential record.
The dreaded sophomore slump. Probably one of his lesser albums.
Aggressive and with lots of feel and hooks. Made in UK in the punk era!
Angry artist in a changing time. Frippertronics too. Superb album!
Mdemauri 08/01/2014 18:43 | #118310
A slight step back from his first album. Starts off strong, but slowly goes downhill from there.
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