Rory Gallagher
by Rory Gallagher

Rory Gallagher by Rory Gallagher
Year: 1971
Overall rank: 8,713th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 40 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1971 (134th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,308th)
Award Best albums of all time (8,713th)

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Rory Gallagher bestography

Rory Gallagher is ranked 3rd best out of 28 albums by Rory Gallagher on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Rory Gallagher is Irish Tour which is ranked number 3777 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 386.

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Rory Gallagher

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Rory Gallagher rankings

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Overall rank: 8,713th | 1970s rank: 1,308th | 1971 rank: 134th

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Rory Gallagher ratings

Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 40 votes)
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70/100
 
01/03/2026 23:30 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  7,66070/100
 
75/100
 
11/18/2025 06:59 CellarDoor  Ratings distribution  8,26379/100
 
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03/01/2025 19:36 BoxFL  Ratings distribution  2,58151/100
 
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12/28/2024 11:30 Ulysses60  Ratings distribution  1,29678/100
 
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08/20/2024 14:25 Elephanttalk  Ratings distribution  23187/100

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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 76.4/100, a mean average of 76.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.8.

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90/100
From 09/23/2022 14:52 | #289901
Amazing solo debut from Rory..
His guitarwork is second to none?
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From 11/19/2019 01:01 | #244982
Consistently good for sure. I think it does have a killer track, though. "I Fall Apart" is one of the most intense ballads of all time.
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From 08/25/2019 17:51 | #241672
The most complete Rory album. Consistently good without having a killer track like cradle rock but every track is very solid. A mature album.
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Best Albums of 1971
1. Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin
2. Who's Next by The Who
3. Hunky Dory by David Bowie
4. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
5. Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
6. Blue by Joni Mitchell
7. Tago Mago by Can
8. Meddle by Pink Floyd
9. L.A. Woman by The Doors
10. Tapestry by Carole King
11. Fragile by Yes
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13. Master Of Reality by Black Sabbath
14. Aqualung by Jethro Tull
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17. Imagine by John Lennon
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19. There's A Riot Goin' On by Sly & The Family Stone
20. At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band
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