Machine Gun
by Commodores

Machine Gun by Commodores
Year: 1974
Overall rank: 14,265th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 29 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1974 (186th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,907th)
Award Best albums of all time (14,265th)

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Commodores bestography

Machine Gun is ranked 3rd best out of 17 albums by Commodores on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Commodores is Movin' On which is ranked number 10650 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 111.

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Overall rank: 14,265th | 1970s rank: 1,907th | 1974 rank: 186th

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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 29 votes)
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12/22/2025 14:14 Tamthebam  Ratings distribution  23,01369/100
 
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07/14/2025 11:58 MetalMan67  Ratings distribution  5,99871/100
 
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06/28/2025 18:14 Johnnyo  Ratings distribution  9,65677/100
 
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09/05/2024 20:02 byuzak  Ratings distribution  3,24079/100
 
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08/19/2024 16:33 RemainInLight  Ratings distribution  3,23436/100

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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.6/100, a mean average of 74.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.9.

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From 02/11/2024 14:33 | #301913
Album Rating: 75.50
(755/10)

22.07.1974

Commodores (USA): Machine Gun

1.Machine Gun. 83
2.Young Girls Are My Weakness. 67
3.I Feel Sanctified. 76
4.The Bump. 73
5.Rapid Fire. 76
6.The Assembly Line. 91
7.The Zoo (The Human Zoo). 70
8.Gonna Blow Your Mind. 68
9.There's A Song In My Heart. 70
10.Superman. 81

In order:

Commodores (MG) - The Assembly Line. 91
Commodores (MG) - Machine Gun. 83
Commodores (MG) - Superman. 81
Commodores (MG) - Rapid Fire. 76
Commodores (MG) - I Feel Sanctified. 76
Commodores (MG) - The Bump. 73
Commodores (MG) - The Zoo (The Human Zoo). 70
Commodores (MG) - There's A Song In My Heart. 70
Commodores (MG) - Gonna Blow Your Mind. 68
Commodores (MG) - Young Girls Are My Weakness. 67
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