Shapeshifter
by Gong
Gong bestography
Shapeshifter is ranked 16th 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 2774 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 559.
(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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Shapeshifter track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Shapeshifter rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 52 Music Albums of 1992 | 50/52 | 0 |
| 2025 | Junomoogmello | Top 54 Music Albums of the 1990s | 52/54 | 1 |
| 2025 |  Wasinski | Top 85 Music Albums of 1992 | 69/85 | 1 |
| 2025 | Steppenwolf666 | 1992 2nd chart | 39/61 | - |
| 2025 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 99 Music Albums of the 1990s | 94/99 | 1 |
| 2024 | platus | Top 29 Music Albums of 1992 | 15/29 | 3 |
| 2023 | Junomoogmello | Top 7 Music Albums of 1992 | 5/7 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 7 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 8 | |||
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Shapeshifter ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/13/2025 04:52 | AAL2014 | 3,635 | 75/100 | |
| 03/13/2025 18:48 | TonySayers61 | 23,798 | 64/100 | |
| 01/10/2025 10:07 | Fullsized | 163 | 85/100 | |
| 03/26/2022 10:22 | Junomoogmello | 885 | 78/100 | |
| 07/16/2020 23:41 | LosWochos | 46,869 | 75/100 |
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Not a Gong album I enjoy as much as their earlier works. They moved into rave type sections which isn't my bag. Some of the tracks are ok but not a patch on their earlier or much later works for that matter.
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