Seconds Out
by Genesis

Seconds Out by Genesis
(Live album)
Year: 1977
Release date: 1977-10-14
Overall rank: 2,382nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 194 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1977 (41st)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (437th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,382nd)

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Genesis bestography

Seconds Out is ranked 13th best out of 34 albums by Genesis on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Genesis is Selling England By The Pound which is ranked number 125 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 10,378.

Genesis album bestography « Higher ranked (2,202nd)
...And Then There Were Three
This album (2,382nd)
Seconds Out
Lower ranked (2,551st) »
We Can't Dance

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Seconds Out track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Seconds Out rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 2,382nd | 1970s rank: 437th | 1977 rank: 41st

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Seconds Out ratings

Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 194 votes)
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75/100
 
03/25/2026 16:41 Menelao  Ratings distribution  18371/100
 
80/100
 
02/20/2026 17:13 tim0505  Ratings distribution  4,36982/100
 
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02/10/2026 16:31 Joost1223  Ratings distribution  2982/100
 
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01/26/2026 23:20 UofTBlues  Ratings distribution  3,63071/100
 
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01/23/2026 16:57 hebbo137  Ratings distribution  19979/100

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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.9/100, a mean average of 76.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.9.

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From 04/19/2025 17:38 | #308611
They are a stunning live act. This is a fantastic live album. The Supper's Ready version here is majestic.
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80/100
From 09/12/2023 12:27 | #299086
Good LIVE
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95/100
From 08/18/2022 06:21 | #288587
An essential live album! Genesis soars here on tracks like Los Endos, Cinema Show, and of course the show-stopping Supper's Ready.
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70/100
From 03/24/2022 22:53 | #283349
Pretty good and often played but for me the standout is Supper's Ready.
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85/100
From 06/16/2020 13:56 | #253645
One of the great live albums, completely under-rated on this site.
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80/100
From 07/04/2018 19:30 | #217770
In a similar way that Bowie took on the persona of an androgynous alien guitarist for his Ziggy shows, for this tour Peter Gabriel assumed the role of a small irritating cockney drummer who by accident ends up fronting a prog band instead of his usual amateur Motown tribute outfit.
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75/100
From 11/27/2015 14:43 | #153573
Plays like a greatest hits LP, with some stunning performances. Makes one wonder how much stronger they would have been had Peter Gabriel remained with them.
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From 03/15/2015 03:09 | #136895
Solid live out that proves they are just fine without Peter Gabriel.
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