Expresso 2222
by Gilberto Gil
Listen & Collect
Complete your collection or upgrade your listening experience.
Gilberto Gil bestography
Expresso 2222 is ranked as the best album by Gilberto Gil.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
Listen to Expresso 2222 on YouTube
Expresso 2222 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Expresso 2222 rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | BorderFreeAndrew | Huh? - My 100 Favorite Albums That Aren't Sung In English | 74/100 | - |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 78/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | sweetness | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 68/100 | 7 |
| 2026 | BorderFreeAndrew | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 38/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Fritz | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 87/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  VictorVale | Top 30 Music Albums of the 1970s | 9/30 | 15 |
| 2026 | Fritz | Top 20 Music Albums of 1972 | 14/20 | 2 |
| 2026 | VictorVale | Top 85 Greatest Music Albums | 17/85 | 77 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 97 Music Albums of 1972 | 68/97 | 2 |
| 2026 | gregthealien | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 72/100 | 6 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 43 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 308 | |||
Expresso 2222 collection
Showing all 13 members who have this album in their collection
Expresso 2222 ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 3 ratings for this album. | Show all 61 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/22/2026 00:48 | AngelBecerra | 1,185 | 78/100 |
| ! | 05/28/2026 10:03 | cicadelic | 14,224 | 73/100 |
| ! | 05/02/2026 03:51 | Proto | 4,396 | 33/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.2/100, a mean average of 75.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.5.
Expresso 2222 favourites
Showing all 9 members who have added this album as a favourite
Expresso 2222 forum mentions
Expresso 2222 comments
Top Comments First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First | Longest Comments First
(Showing comments with any number of votes. Manage Profile)
Sandinistar 09/09/2018 02:59 | #220790 | TOP COMMENT
Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
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.
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. (Edited)
VictorVale 09/01/2022 21:00 | #289201
Um marco histórico e cultural brasileiro. (Edited)
Jboy56 04/27/2023 17:03 | #296429
One of the worst albums ever (Edited)
The top-voted comments get featured on our charts, Album of the Day, and the site newsletter.
