Shamal
by Gong
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Gong bestography
Shamal is ranked 4th best out of 33 albums by Gong on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Gong is Flying Teapot (Radio Gnome Invisible Part 1) which is ranked number 3212 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 475.
(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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Shamal track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Shamal rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | 1975 3RD 100 | 71/97 | - |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 81/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 32/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 84/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 35/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Molunat | Top 20 Greatest Music Albums | 2/20 | 88 |
| 2026 | RockyRaccoon | Progressive Rock #401-500 | 30/100 | - |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 53/100 | 2 |
| 2025 |  Wasinski | Top 75 Music Albums of 1975 | 13/75 | 4 |
| 2025 | AAL2014 | Gong: So Far.. | 4/7 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 17 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 128 | |||
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Shamal 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 24 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/07/2026 20:12 |  Bunzer | 185 | 76/100 |
| ! | 12/26/2025 07:39 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,814 | 70/100 |
| ! | 09/29/2025 03:00 | RockyRaccoon | 7,287 | 84/100 |
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 is rated in the top 25% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.4/100, a mean average of 72.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.0.
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Shamal comments
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Love this album, sounds amazing on vinyl, has moments of eastern mystique and is a more easy listen than some of the Daevid Allen led albums (Edited)
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