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The best album credited to Gentle Giant is Octopus which is ranked number 1,947 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 850.

Gentle Giant is ranked number 550 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 3,291.

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Gentle Giant best albums

The following albums by Gentle Giant are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:

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Octopus 

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

200 charts

Rank Score:

850

Rank in 1972:

39

Rank in 1970s:

364

Overall Rank:

1,947

Average Rating:

 79 (223 votes)

Comments:

11

2.

The Power And The Glory 

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Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

98 charts

Rank Score:

569

Rank in 1974:

44

Rank in 1970s:

493

Overall Rank:

2,715

Average Rating:

 77 (155 votes)

Comments:

6

3.

Three Friends 

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

91 charts

Rank Score:

381

Rank in 1972:

68

Rank in 1970s:

657

Overall Rank:

3,814

Average Rating:

 78 (135 votes)

Comments:

6

4.

In A Glass House 

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

102 charts

Rank Score:

357

Rank in 1973:

77

Rank in 1970s:

686

Overall Rank:

4,016

Average Rating:

 80 (126 votes)

Comments:

7

5.

Gentle Giant 

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Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

96 charts

Rank Score:

347

Rank in 1970:

73

Rank in 1970s:

701

Overall Rank:

4,112

Average Rating:

 78 (112 votes)

Comments:

4

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Acquiring The Taste 

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

85 charts

Rank Score:

263

Rank in 1971:

84

Rank in 1970s:

837

Overall Rank:

5,149

Average Rating:

 78 (107 votes)

Comments:

2

7.

Free Hand 

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

254

Rank in 1975:

80

Rank in 1970s:

861

Overall Rank:

5,324

Average Rating:

 78 (93 votes)

Comments:

4

8.

The Missing Piece 

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

78

Rank in 1977:

180

Rank in 1970s:

1,941

Overall Rank:

14,477

Average Rating:

 70 (44 votes)

Comments:

3

9.

Interview 

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Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

63

Rank in 1976:

200

Rank in 1970s:

2,223

Overall Rank:

17,221

Average Rating:

 69 (46 votes)

Comments:

1

10.

Playing The Fool 
Live

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

63

Rank in 1977:

209

Rank in 1970s:

2,226

Overall Rank:

17,292

Average Rating:

 77 (33 votes)

Comments:

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Overall artist rank:

550

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Rating	Date updated	Member	Artist ratings	Avg. artist rating
65/100  !	10/08/2025 11:51	doombringer	185	85/100
75/100  !	04/21/2023 00:13	SethGunde	102	66/100
85/100  !	01/28/2023 18:10	Ntax	146	83/100
50/100  !	01/25/2023 14:59	AlexSVK	125	61/100
75/100  !	09/07/2022 07:28	Tamthebam	868	73/100

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 artists can have several thousand ratings)
This artist is rated in the top 3% of all artists on BestEverAlbums.com. This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 79.8/100, a mean average of 80.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.9/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 15.4.

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From Highhopes 04/02/2022 07:18 | #283724

This is the greatest band you have never heard of. As many virtuosos as King Crimson, as tuneful as the best of Genesis.

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From 1d410Arthur 09/24/2020 16:40 | #258658

I don't believe this

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From jabolinux 05/27/2020 23:00 | #252363

Love this band

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90/100

From incroyable 10/22/2017 23:36 | #199945

Their melodies make absolutely no sense and I love it
Also they are groovy as hell
Definitely the most "progressive" of the prog bands in the 70s

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90/100

From Defago 09/26/2012 03:50 | #51232

I don't get how this guys aren't higher in the rankings. One of the best of the classic prog bands.

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80/100

From Deckiller 08/29/2012 08:48 | #49542

Diverse and intriguing, Gentle Giant were one of the highlights of mid-70s prog.

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From Robert Anton Wilson 11/07/2011 17:33 | #30028

For people who can stand prog and who love vocal harmonies this is the band.

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