Van Der Graaf Generator 
The best album credited to Van Der Graaf Generator is Pawn Hearts which is ranked number 1,195 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 1,458.
Van Der Graaf Generator is ranked number 388 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 4,977.
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- Peter Hammill
- David Jackson
- See also:
- David Cross & David Jackson
- David Jackson / Guy Evans / Hugh Banton
- David Jackson & René Van Commenée
- Isildurs Bane & Peter Hammill
- The Amorphous Androgynous & Peter Hammill
- Peter Hammill & Gary Lucas
- Kaprekar's Constant
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Artist ratings | Avg. artist rating |
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| ! | 09/19/2025 12:34 |  Norshammar | 47 | 99/100 |
| ! | 04/23/2025 12:52 |  doombringer | 189 | 85/100 |
| ! | 11/07/2023 17:48 | TradeShark | 61 | 46/100 |
| ! | 09/22/2023 16:54 | Stevo796 | 980 | 74/100 |
| ! | 07/30/2023 07:40 | MaxStorm98 | 542 | 92/100 |
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This artist is rated in the top 2% of all artists on BestEverAlbums.com. This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 82.8/100, a mean average of 82.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.2/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 17.3.
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Not everyone's cup of tea, but another absolutely groundbreaking band. Peter Hammill has a voice like no-one else and the weird blend of hammond organ, saxophone and flute is glorious. Still Life and Pawn Hearts are both masterpieces.
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