The Thieving Magpie (La Gazza Ladra)
by Marillion
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The Thieving Magpie (La Gazza Ladra) is ranked 7th best out of 41 albums by Marillion on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Marillion is Misplaced Childhood which is ranked number 621 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,716.
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | svk4ever | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 8/100 | 88 |
| 2026 | svk4ever | Live Killers (1980s) | 2/75 | - |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 78 Music Albums of 1988 | 18/78 | 4 |
| 2026 | svk4ever | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 6/100 | 19 |
| 2026 | svk4ever | Live Killers | 3/100 | - |
| 2026 | svk4ever | Top 50 Music Albums of 1988 | 3/50 | 5 |
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 22/100 | 4 |
| 2024 | Steppenwolf666 | 1988 2nd chart | 33/63 | - |
| 2023 |  MW19704U | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 55/100 | 2 |
| 2022 |  mrblond | Top 90 Music Albums of the 1980s | 68/90 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 22 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 176 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/23/2026 23:05 | Garyf1972 | 763 | 69/100 |
| ! | 02/28/2026 16:39 | DaveH68 | 1,363 | 76/100 |
| ! | 12/05/2025 15:52 | Araldo | 1,472 | 80/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.7/100, a mean average of 75.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.8.
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"The Thieving Magpie" marks the last chapter of the so-called Fish era. This is MARILLION on the peak of their career, although the band had a few bright moments without Fish, and Fish solo came sometimes quite close to the magical early stuff with MARILLION. Most songs are from the same shows that were recorded for "Real To Reel" and "Brief Encounter".
Never been a big fan of Live Albums but this is great, so grateful to own this on Double Vinyl!
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