12 Songs
by Randy Newman

12 Songs by Randy Newman
Year: 1970
Overall rank: 5,405th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 130 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1970 (96th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (873rd)
Award Best albums of all time (5,405th)

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Randy Newman bestography

12 Songs is ranked 3rd best out of 35 albums by Randy Newman on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Randy Newman is Sail Away which is ranked number 1661 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,016.

Randy Newman album bestography « Higher ranked (2,823rd)
Good Old Boys
This album (5,405th)
12 Songs
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12 Songs track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 5,405th | 1970s rank: 873rd | 1970 rank: 96th
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2026stangetzawayTop 55 Music Albums of 197047/551
2026 imimesisTop 20 Music Albums of 197019/201
2026 arthurbittencourtTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s45/10011
2026 imimesisTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s54/1009
2026 LeonardTop 96 Music Albums of 197036/963
2026cicadelicTop 75 Music Albums of 197054/751
2026 TamthebamTop 100 Music Albums of 197084/1001
2026Pluto11Top 100 Music Albums of 197042/1003
2025FinkyTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s99/1000
2025BorderFreeAndrewTop 100 Music Albums of 197015/1004
2025blueandthemoonTop 46 Music Albums of 197043/460
2025 Patman360Top 100 Music Albums of 197096/1000
2025JohnnyoTop albums of 1970 (101 - 200)11/60 -
2025thenatTop 37 Music Albums of 197020/372
2025JohnnyoAlbums of the year 1970 by Acclaimed Music16/72 -
2025daCriticTop 35 Music Albums of 197018/353
2025 paladisiactop 65r albums (62), #0401-0500*99/99 -
2025MaxStorm98Top 76 Music Albums of 197053/762
2025 slatsheitTop 73 Music Albums of 197034/733
2025JohnnyoGreatest albums of the '70's (401 - 500) by U R C45/100 -
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 109
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 251
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77/100 (from 130 votes)
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02/07/2026 08:08 PurplePiePete  Ratings distribution  1,81680/100
 
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01/11/2026 00:31 poirotketchup  Ratings distribution  41971/100
 
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01/06/2026 02:01 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  7,80770/100
 
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11/23/2025 07:32 NYAndreas  Ratings distribution  1,43344/100

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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.9/100, a mean average of 76.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.7.

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75/100
From 03/14/2021 13:18 | #267366
Calmo, meio pantanoso, ameriano demais.
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From 12/10/2018 10:08 | #226677
Terrific stuff
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From 03/27/2016 12:29 | #162728
Another time, another place....
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From 03/06/2016 23:38 | #161468
Kinda sounds like an album Forrest Gump would make
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80/100
From 12/23/2014 22:45 | #130015
This is such a great record by a criminally overlooked artist.
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From 12/24/2011 04:24 | #33636
A pleasant piano album although not much sticks out either way. Lucinda and Old Kentucky Home are the best tracks.
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Best Albums of 1970
1. Paranoid by Black Sabbath
2. After The Gold Rush by Neil Young
3. All Things Must Pass by George Harrison
4. Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel
5. John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band by John Lennon
6. Bitches Brew by Miles Davis
7. Moondance by Van Morrison
8. Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival
9. Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin
10. Fun House by The Stooges
11. Let It Be by The Beatles
12. Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath
13. Loaded by The Velvet Underground
14. Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos
15. Déjà Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
16. American Beauty by Grateful Dead
17. Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple
18. Abraxas by Santana
19. Tea For The Tillerman by Cat Stevens
20. Morrison Hotel by The Doors
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