Gentleman (studio album)
by Fela Ransome-Kuti & The Africa '70

Gentleman by Fela Ransome-Kuti & The Africa '70
Year: 1973
Overall rank: 2,866th   
Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 114 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1973 (59th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (518th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,866th)

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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 886 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,944.

Fela Ransome-Kuti & The Africa '70 album bestography « Higher ranked (2,729th)
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Gentleman track list

   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

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Overall rank: 2,866th | 1970s rank: 518th | 1973 rank: 59th

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12/06/2025 09:10 Exist-en-ciel   4,49670/100
 
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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 14.1.

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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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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
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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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