About Face (studio album)
by David Gilmour

About Face by David Gilmour
Year: 1984
Overall rank: 9,402nd   
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 94 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1984 (146th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,363rd)
Award Best albums of all time (9,402nd)

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David Gilmour bestography

About Face is ranked 7th best out of 8 albums by David Gilmour on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by David Gilmour is On An Island which is ranked number 3283 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 455.

David Gilmour album bestography « Higher ranked (9,018th)
Live At Pompeii
This album (9,402nd)
About Face
Lower ranked (9,402nd) »
About Face

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About Face track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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About Face rankings

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Overall rank: 9,402nd | 1980s rank: 1,363rd | 1984 rank: 146th

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70/100 (from 94 votes)
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02/28/2025 14:24 fabm0   6,50559/100
 
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From 12/25/2024 14:35 | #306638
Grown on me over time, but still his weakest album imho.
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From 04/21/2024 18:30 | #303111
very forgettable, disappointing
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From 07/06/2018 22:32 | #217856
The song Murder is as good as anything put out by Floyd; solo or otherwise
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From 07/29/2014 01:15 | #118016
this is a pleasing enough album when playing, but I fail to remember much of it afterwards.
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From 08/30/2012 13:15 | #49670
It's hard not to notice the similarities to Pink Floyd, but the arrangement typical for the eighties. You can listen to more than once :)
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