Expresso 2222
by Gilberto Gil

Expresso 2222 by Gilberto Gil
Year: 1972
Overall rank: 4,630th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 57 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1972 (77th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (767th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,630th)

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Expresso 2222 rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 4,630th | 1970s rank: 767th | 1972 rank: 77th
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2026gregthealienTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s72/1006
2026Exist-en-cielTop 100 Music Albums of 197281/1001
2026 Norman BatesTop 100 Music Albums of 197232/1003
2026jdizzle123456Latin America and the Caribbean29/40 -
2026sweetnessTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s68/1007
2025 Patman360Top 94 Music Albums of 197266/942
2025 ribeiro85Top 100 Greatest Music Albums49/10048
2025FritzTop 20 Music Albums of 197213/202
2025amirmishaliTop 100 Music Albums of 197223/1004
2025FritzTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s81/1004
2025JohnnyoAlbums of the year 1972 by Acclaimed Music76/76 -
2025 kaduphemingTop 99 Music Albums of the 1970s17/9917
2025BorderFreeAndrewTop 100 Music Albums of 197237/1003
2025HyggevinylTop 54 Music Albums of 197219/543
2024jotapesssTop 40 Greatest Music Albums34/4015
2024cmoshierTop 99 Music Albums of 197236/993
2024 CardboardfolderTop 56 Music Albums of 197222/563
2024amirmishaliFavorite Brazilian Albums66/100 -
2024 GoozTop 99 Greatest Music Albums73/9922
2024LosWochosTop 100 Music Albums of 197287/1001
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 41
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 303
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76/100 (from 57 votes)
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01/02/2026 12:59 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  8,15670/100
 
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06/24/2024 22:26 javicho07  Ratings distribution  3,08181/100
 
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03/11/2024 11:14 JamesMowbray  Ratings distribution  5,39269/100

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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.2/100, a mean average of 76.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.4.

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From 04/27/2023 17:03 | #296429
One of the worst albums ever
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From 09/01/2022 21:00 | #289201
Um marco histórico e cultural brasileiro.
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From 05/03/2021 13:15 | #269309
Gil's 5th record is his 1st released after his return to Brazil: he was politically exiled in London for almost 3 years by the then ruling military dictatorship.

It's an upbeat record, with his trademark style of playing guitar and smart, funny and beautiful lyrics. There are a few covers, but the highlights are his original compositions, specially "Back in Bahia", "Oriente" and the title track.
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From 09/09/2018 02:59 | #220790
Expresso 2222 is one of the finest Brazilian albums. There is not a bad song on the album, and peaks like "O Canto Da Ema" and "Sai Do Sereno" make it great.
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