Gilberto Gil (1971)
by Gilberto Gil
Listen & Collect
Complete your collection or upgrade your listening experience.
Gilberto Gil bestography
Gilberto Gil (1971) is ranked 16th best out of 46 albums by Gilberto Gil on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Gilberto Gil is Expresso 2222 which is ranked number 4653 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 308.
(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 Gilberto Gil (1971) on YouTube
Gilberto Gil (1971) track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Gilberto Gil (1971) rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  O.T. | Top 32 Music Albums of 1971 | 29/32 | 1 |
| 2025 |  drstuey | Top 52 Music Albums of 1971 | 8/52 | 4 |
| 2020 |  bonafini | Top 35 Music Albums of 1971 | 31/35 | 1 |
| 2020 | brun027 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1971 | 41/50 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 4 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 7 | |||
Gilberto Gil (1971) collection
Showing all 2 members who have this album in their collection
Gilberto Gil (1971) 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 10 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/25/2026 10:42 | TonySayers61 | 26,030 | 64/100 |
| ! | 07/11/2026 09:52 | RemainInLight | 3,843 | 36/100 |
| ! | 06/08/2023 12:14 | LosWochos | 47,547 | 75/100 |
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 has a Bayesian average rating of 71.8/100, a mean average of 71.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 21.8.
Gilberto Gil (1971) favourites
Showing all 2 members who have added this album as a favourite
Gilberto Gil (1971) forum mentions
Gilberto Gil (1971) comments
Top Comments First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First | Longest Comments First
(Showing comments with any number of votes. Manage Profile)
A low-key masterpiece recorded in London, when Gil and his friend Caetano Veloso were exiled by the military dictatorship, after spending weeks in prison just for being artists (they weren't political activists).
Mostly acoustic, with lyrics in English and a marvelous cover of Steve Winwood's "Can't Find My Way Home" (my favourite recording of this song). Another great track is Jorge Mautner's "The Three Mushrooms".
This is a record that really should be better known.
The top-voted comments get featured on our charts, Album of the Day, and the site newsletter.
