Marvin GayeBest Marvin Gaye Albums Ranked
8.6
Avg Score
65
Opinions
29
Albums
33
Reviewers
Summary from 65 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated Marvin Gaye's catalog across 29 albums from 65 opinions, with an overall average of 8.6/10. The top-rated Marvin Gaye album is What's Going On (1971) with a 9.3/10 average from 30 ratings, followed by Let's Get It On (Remastered 2003) and Here, My Dear. The discography on Wavelength spans 1961 to 2019. I Heard It Through the Grapevine ranks as the highest-rated Marvin Gaye song on Wavelength with a 10.0/10 average.
What's Going On
1971
Let's Get It On (Remastered 2003)
1973
Here, My Dear
1978
I Want You
1976
You're The Man (Expanded Edition)
2019
Midnight Love
1982
Live at the London Palladium
1977
Trouble Man (40th Anniversary Expanded Edition)
1972
Number 1's
2007
In the Groove
1968
Vulnerable
1997
The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye
1961
That Stubborn Kinda' Fellow
1963
When I'm Alone I Cry
1964
How Sweet It Is to Be Loved By You
1965
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
“The classic 1971 LP, a landmark for Gaye and pop music at large, is reissued in a deluxe package including an early mix and demos.”
Here, My Dear
“What was supposed to be a kiss-off alimony payment to his ex-wife shape-shifted into a towering ode to divorce. The maligned and complicated double-LP remains a candid soul confessional.”
Midnight Love
“As a comeback album, Marvin Gaye’s Midnight Love is remarkably arrogant: it simply picks up from 1973’s Let’s Get It On as if only ten minutes, and not a confusing ten years, had elapsed since Gaye hit his commercial peak. But make no mistake: this record, which has become the biggest crossover hit of the […]”
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
“10.0 without the Guiro ruining Right On. Unbelievable album.”
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