Live
by Genesis

Live by Genesis
(Live album)
Year: 1973
Overall rank: 6,784th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 116 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1973 (122nd)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,059th)
Award Best albums of all time (6,784th)

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Genesis bestography

Live is ranked 17th best out of 34 albums by Genesis on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Genesis is Selling England By The Pound which is ranked number 125 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 10,443.

Genesis album bestography « Higher ranked (6,392nd)
Three Sides Live
This album (6,784th)
Live
Lower ranked (6,954th) »
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Upcoming concerts

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RAEL - The Music of Genesis and Peter Gabriel
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02
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IN THE AIR TONIGHT - Celebrating the Music of Phil Collins & Genesis
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Apr
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Genesis Z Art & Music Exhibition: Short Film Premier
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Live track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Live rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 6,784th | 1970s rank: 1,059th | 1973 rank: 122nd

Live collection

Live ratings

Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 116 votes)
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12/30/2025 11:57 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  7,76770/100
 
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10/27/2025 03:19 BurndenAce  Ratings distribution  1,12576/100
 
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05/19/2025 04:09 brent13  Ratings distribution  1,91968/100
 
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04/02/2025 20:29 Squonk007  Ratings distribution  74924/100
 
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12/20/2024 19:30 Sneckonomics  Ratings distribution  1474/100

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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.5/100, a mean average of 76.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.5.

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90/100
From 08/18/2022 06:31 | #288592
The first taste of Genesis live! It's short, but sweet.
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From 10/18/2018 18:04 | #222732
Great songs, great live. 9/10.
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From 02/20/2016 17:57 | #160347
A good live record. The only fault I have is the recording is bit murky.
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From 01/31/2015 16:48 | #133395
I'm not necessarily a big fan of the Peter Gabriel Genesis. So I like this live document as a good compilation of their strengths from that era. I like it better than any of their studio albums with Gabriel at the helm.
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90/100
From 08/29/2014 14:33 | #120724
A fantastic live document of the Gabriel era. The 2007 version adds part of the Lamb show in LA from 1975.
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From 07/12/2014 07:13 | #116512
It's Genesis. It's LIVE Genesis. It's good stuff.
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From 11/14/2012 21:24 | #55022
awesome display of genesis live featuring some of their best tracks.
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Best Albums of 1973
1. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
2. Innervisions by Stevie Wonder
3. Houses Of The Holy by Led Zeppelin
4. Selling England By The Pound by Genesis
5. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John
6. Quadrophenia by The Who
7. Band On The Run by Paul McCartney & Wings
8. Aladdin Sane by David Bowie
9. Raw Power by Iggy And The Stooges
10. Future Days by Can
11. (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd) by Lynyrd Skynyrd
12. For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music
13. Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock
14. Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield
15. Closing Time by Tom Waits
16. Berlin by Lou Reed
17. The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle by Bruce Springsteen
18. Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye
19. Artaud by Pescado Rabioso
20. Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson
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