Shamal (studio album)
by Gong
Gong bestography
Shamal is ranked 8th best out of 32 albums by Gong on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Gong is Flying Teapot (Radio Gnome Invisible Part 1) which is ranked number 2734 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 566.
(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 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Shamal rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 78/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 53/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | Skerns | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 39/100 | 3 |
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 79/100 | 1 |
| 2025 |  AAL2014 | Top 90 Music Albums of 1975 | 28/90 | 4 |
| 2025 |  Wasinski | Top 75 Music Albums of 1975 | 13/75 | 4 |
| 2025 | RockyRaccoon | Progressive Rock Pt. 4 | 54/100 | - |
| 2025 | AAL2014 | Gong: So Far.. | 4/7 | - |
| 2024 | Steppenwolf666 | 1975 3RD 100 | 72/98 | - |
| 2022 | Steppenwolf666 | 25 Prog albums you cannot live without by Nick Hamlyn | 11/25 | - |
| 2020 | Red0510 | Top 51 Music Albums of 1975 | 38/51 | 1 |
| 2019 | Fischman | My Top Prog Albums Of 1975 | 18/40 | - |
| 2019 | panapsal | 100 exclusive jazz-rock albums of all time | 30/100 | - |
| 2017 | Drzozzy | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 7/100 | 19 |
| 2017 | Drzozzy | Top 91 Music Albums of 1975 | 7/91 | 5 |
| 2015 |  NoisyBeast | More Albums of the 1970s ~ Part I | 79/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 16 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 40 | |||
Shamal collection
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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 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 22 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 09/29/2025 03:00 | RockyRaccoon | 6,722 | 84/100 |
| ! | 08/10/2025 04:12 | AAL2014 | 3,557 | 75/100 |
| ! | 01/10/2025 10:06 | Fullsized | 163 | 85/100 |
| ! | 03/13/2024 09:06 | TonySayers61 | 23,161 | 64/100 |
| ! | 01/18/2022 20:43 |  IlMala | 1,742 | 71/100 |
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 73.5/100, a mean average of 74.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 7.6.
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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
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