Scratch My Back (studio album)
by Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel bestography
Scratch My Back is ranked 10th best out of 29 albums by Peter Gabriel on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Peter Gabriel is So which is ranked number 226 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 7,032.
(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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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 3 days ago | Araldo | 1,469 | 80/100 |
| ! | 11/23/2025 14:52 | TonySayers61 | 22,972 | 64/100 |
| ! | 09/07/2025 20:04 | BurndenAce | 1,007 | 77/100 |
| ! | 08/02/2025 10:57 |  Igtonumama | 10,790 | 63/100 |
| ! | 03/05/2025 16:47 | fabm0 | 6,505 | 59/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 67.7/100, a mean average of 66.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.5.
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Squonk007 06/21/2021 13:07 | #270890
A mixed bag of an album, the stand outs are Philadelphia and Flume. It's a little too downbeat and some of the tracks are too stripped back and for my ears I'd have liked a bit more instrumentation.
A thoroughly enjoyable and excellent covers album all delivered with alovely orchestral backing. This really is a pleasant surprise of an album. Paul Simon's, the boy in the bubble, and Neil Young's, Philadelphia, are just two of the many highlights.
videoheadcleaner 02/25/2010 19:47 | #9473
I have not stopped listening to this album since I bought it. Even though the power of Gabriel's voice is not like it used to be, it fits into the mood of the album. Listening to My Body Is A Cage and his intepretation is amazing. This might stay in my chart for some time.
Freddie55 02/18/2010 01:30 | #9291
Peter Gabriel singtalks to an arrangement of orchestral chamber music provided by composer and violinist John Metcalfe. You will either gently waft along on the cloud or go to sleep. The album is bound to disappoint anyone comparing the covers to the originals or who hopes that Gabriel can sing. Leonard Cohen has a better voice and Sting does better arrangements. However, I love orchestral chamber music and will listen to this album as background dinner music.
It is an album of covers, but it seems he brings more emphasis to the emotion of the lyrics than some of the originals. Really just beautiful. It seems Gabriel is singing with his last whim on every song; a broken man singing with heart and soul. The atmosphere of the album reminds me of Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt. Drags a tad bit for me. My favorite tracks are: Heroes, The Boy in the Bubble, Listening Wind, The Book of Love, and Street Spirit (Fade Out.)
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