Sail Away
by Randy Newman

Overall rank: 1,745th | 1970s rank: 324th | 1972 rank: 35th
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2026	martintho	Top 68 Music Albums of 1972	39/68	2
2026	zags7000	Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s	85/100	3
2026	stevengnz	Top 100 Music Albums of 1972	63/100	2
2026	Romanelli	My Overall Chart: 2501-2600	38/100	-
2026	fabm0	List 1972	76/100	-
2026	Tamthebam	Top 100 Music Albums of 1972	57/100	-
2026	imimesis	Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s	80/100	4
2026	imacgill	Top 37 Music Albums of 1972	37/37	0
2026	ERadio	501-600	22/100	-
2026	zags7000	Overall 401-500	63/100	-
		Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in.		229
		Total Rank Score: The total rank score.		980

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78/100 (from 270 votes)

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90/100 !	06/05/2026 16:44	HoldenM	1,865	84/100
90/100 !	02/07/2026 08:08	PurplePiePete	1,839	80/100
75/100 !	01/17/2026 13:11	Imaybeparanoid	7,396	71/100

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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.0/100, a mean average of 77.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.7.

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imacgill 07/26/2026 23:50 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)

“What album are you listening to? (cont.)”

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Romanelli 12/04/2025 23:41 in The Romanelli Music Diary: Beethoven's Last Night

“2351 RANDY NEWMAN SAIL AWAY 1972 – REPRISE Produced By LENNY WARONKER & RUSS TITELMAN 1. Sail Away 2. Lonely At The Top 3. He Gives Us All His Love 4. Last Night I Had A Dream 5. Simon Smith And The Amazing Dancing Bear 6. Old Man 7. Political Science 8. Burn On 9. Memo To My Son 10. Dayton, Ohio –…”

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“The overall chart is ever changing, and it's difficult to keep up with the detail of what's happening. So, for those people who are interested, this post attempts to show the latest movements - biggest climbers, movers, new entries and leavers for the top 100, 250, 500 & 1000 over the past month,…”

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90/100

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HoldenM 06/05/2026 16:44 | #314799

BANGER!!! (Edited)

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90/100

From Simbetam 08/21/2021 17:03 | #272706 | TOP COMMENT

Bob Dylan said "It doesnt get any better" than this album.

I know people use the term "underrated" way too much. But this album may actually be the most underrated album of all time. A really great album of tinkering piano songs, really personal but not really in a lyrical and biographical sense but in a personality. This album is deep, humorous, catchy and really charming, reflecting newmans personality.

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60/100

From Vsaville 06/18/2021 14:50 | #270801

the prolific artist may be of all time. i benefited greatly from these efforts during the soundtrack days that followed.

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70/100

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planetneutral 12/20/2020 19:19 | #262978

Tuneful, but mostly too slow for me. Gets a bump for the purported "keeping Brian Wilson sane" factor.

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75/100

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VictorVale 07/06/2019 23:17 | #239063

Excelente e inteligente, além de alta qualidade de absorção!

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