Little Criminals
by Randy Newman

Album
Little Criminals by Randy Newman
Year: 1977
Release date: 1977-09-23
Overall rank: 8,115th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 93 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1977 (105th)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (1,179th)
Award Best albums of all time (8,115th)

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Randy Newman bestography

Little Criminals is ranked 4th best out of 35 albums by Randy Newman on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Randy Newman is Sail Away which is ranked number 1753 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 973.

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Little Criminals rankings

Little Criminals rankings summary
Overall rank: 8,115th | 1970s rank: 1,179th | 1977 rank: 105th  Overall chart history
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Little Criminals ratings

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75/100 (from 93 votes)
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 !		05/02/2026 15:29 Pluto11  Ratings distribution  12,27872/100
 
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 !		02/28/2026 18:21 DaveH68  Ratings distribution  1,36376/100

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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.4/100, a mean average of 75.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.0.


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Little Criminals forum mentions

This album has been referenced 9 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
From Johnnyo 07/11/2025 17:02 in Albums You Added To Your Collection Today
“With the addition of the first four albums, I now have, in my physical collection, all of the top 471 on the BEA overall chart. Next is #472, The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers. I now have 773 of the BEA Top 1000 in my collection. Also added these to my collection today: That’s a hell of a haul…”
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From 08/13/2010 22:04 | #14292 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
great album, underrated...forget "Short people" this album is full of gems..my fav: "Jolly Coppers on Parade" and 'In Germany before the war", "Texas girl at the funeral of her father".
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From 02/08/2016 14:34 | #159075 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
A classic record that deserves more respect.
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From 10/05/2023 11:29 | #299352
Cute music (Edited)
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