Marvin GayeBest Marvin Gaye Albums Ranked
8.6
Avg Score
133
Opinions
50
Albums
51
Reviewers
Summary from 133 ratings
On Rate.fm, fans have rated Marvin Gaye’s catalog across 50 albums from 133 opinions, with an overall average of 8.6/10. The top-rated Marvin Gaye album is What's Going On (1971) with a 9.2/10 average from 43 ratings, followed by Let's Get It On (Remastered 2003) and Here, My Dear. The discography on Rate.fm spans 1961 to 2019. What's Going On ranks as the highest-rated Marvin Gaye song on Rate.fm with a 9.5/10 average.
What's Going On
Marvin Gaye • 1971
Right On
Marvin Gaye • 1971
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Marvin Gaye • 1968
What's Going On
“A soulful, socially conscious concept album that remains timeless.”
You're The Man (Expanded Edition)
“When Marvin Gaye released ‘What’s Going On’ in 1971, it shifted music almost immediately. Spawning three chart-topping singles (‘What’s Going On’, ‘Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)’ and ‘Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)’), the album, which boldly embraced the perspective of a Vietnam veteran returning to a broken America, showed a whole generation of black artists that their art could touch on ”
What's Going On
“What’s Going On is both time-stamped and timeless: a picture of Vietnam-era turmoil that will blow minds as long as there are ears. This 40th-anniversary version lives up to its bombastic billing: two CDs and a vinyl LP, plus demos, B sides and the stripped-down version of "What’s Going On" that Motown refused to release. […]”
What's Going On
“Sorry guys I don’t get the hype around this album like the number one greatest album of all time. Uhh no Songs on the key of life is 1 million times better than this it’s still a very good album with good lyrics and instrumentation. Number 1 should’ve have been Abbey Road.”
What's Going On
“timeless album . this is the definition of perfect . marvin went through topics like war , race , love and humanity and made it sound fun . every track flowed into the other . very critically acclaimed aswell . 10/10 album it’s genuinely incredible.”
What's Going On
“I can see all of the love behind this album, personally not my thing and hence not a 10 but incredibly well made. I mean, this, some Luther Vandross, and a little Anita will definitely start a party off right.”