Gentleman
by Fela Ransome-Kuti & The Africa '70

Gentleman by Fela Ransome-Kuti & The Africa '70
Year: 1973
Overall rank: 2,936th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 115 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1973 (58th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (524th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,936th)

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Fela Ransome-Kuti & The Africa '70 bestography

Gentleman is ranked 5th best out of 57 albums by Fela Kuti on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Fela Kuti is Zombie which is ranked number 877 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,967.

Fela Ransome-Kuti & The Africa '70 album bestography « Higher ranked (2,749th)
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This album (2,936th)
Gentleman
Lower ranked (5,681st) »
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Gentleman track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Gentleman rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 2,936th | 1970s rank: 524th | 1973 rank: 58th
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YearSourceChartRankRank Score
2026jdizzle123456African Albums25/50 -
2026 baystateoftheartTop 97 Music Albums of the 1970s68/976
2026 neilgeeTop 100 Music Albums of 197334/1003
2026saltysurpriseTop 54 Music Albums of 19733/545
2026matterhornriderTop 63 Music Albums of 197341/632
2026 Patman360Top 100 Music Albums of 19738/1005
2026Exist-en-cielTop 100 Music Albums of 197316/1004
2026amirmishaliTop 100 Music Albums of 197334/1003
2026LittleM1971Top 61 Music Albums of 197341/612
2026javicho07Top 41 Music Albums of 197327/412
2026cicadelicTop 83 Music Albums of 197324/834
2025 sssvnnnTop 100 Music Albums of 197361/1002
2025 JamethTop 43 Music Albums of 197313/434
2025juanr1096Top 54 Music Albums of 197315/544
2025 JbalbinolrTop 100 Greatest Music Albums54/10043
2025BorderFreeAndrewTop 100 Music Albums of 197358/1002
2025replacementlevelTop 50 Music Albums of 197319/503
2025JohnnyoGreatest albums of the '70's (301 - 400) by U R C57/100 -
2025 baystateoftheartIf The Chart Represented Population19/99 -
2025JohnnyoAlbums of the year 1973 by Ultimate Record Collector50/64 -
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 95
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 520
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81/100 (from 115 votes)
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75/100
 
02/07/2026 17:29 Imaybeparanoid  Ratings distribution  7,34371/100
 
80/100
 
12/31/2025 08:26 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  7,76970/100
 
85/100
 
06/23/2025 03:48 juanr1096  Ratings distribution  6,11378/100
 
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06/04/2025 15:44 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  12,10973/100
 
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01/05/2025 03:50 Proto  Ratings distribution  4,10633/100

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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.7/100, a mean average of 80.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.0.

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80/100
From 09/06/2021 15:47 | #273381
This album is my favorite.
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From 05/07/2016 17:15 | #165368
Africa man original.
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From 01/27/2015 15:48 | #132729
The first track is probably my favorite Kuti song.
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95/100
From 07/19/2012 09:14 | #46811
It is because of the beauty
That is why a woman
Holds her breasts when she runs
Not because the breast is going to fall
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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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