Free Will
by Gil Scott-Heron
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Gil Scott-Heron bestography
Free Will is ranked 7th best out of 12 albums by Gil Scott-Heron on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Gil Scott-Heron is Pieces Of A Man which is ranked number 1428 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,202.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Free Will track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Free Will rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 49/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 40/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 10/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 64/100 | 7 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Most listened to artists jan - March 2022 | 90/98 | - |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top albums of 1972 (101 - 200) | 43/46 | - |
| 2025 |  covecove | Top 50 Music Albums of 1972 | 14/50 | 4 |
| 2024 |  MW19704U | Top 99 Music Albums of 1972 | 20/99 | 4 |
| 2024 | Johnnyo | Tennessee | 6/8 | - |
| 2024 | AlienCinema | Top 99 Music Albums of 1972 | 93/99 | 0 |
| 2018 | stirrer243 | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 40/40 | 1 |
| 2015 | hedera | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 50/100 | 10 |
| 2015 | hedera | Top 10 Music Albums of 1972 | 7/10 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 13 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 38 | |||
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Free Will ratings
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Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 17 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/14/2026 16:27 | Deckard | 267 | 80/100 | |
| 01/03/2026 01:22 | Exist-en-ciel | 11,492 | 70/100 | |
| 10/23/2023 16:48 | Jakor | 5,434 | 70/100 | |
| 08/31/2023 21:49 | TonySayers61 | 24,763 | 64/100 | |
| 03/28/2023 14:14 | MW19704U | 6,989 | 59/100 |
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.5/100, a mean average of 72.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.2.
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