Son Of Schmilsson
by Harry Nilsson
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Harry Nilsson bestography
Son Of Schmilsson is ranked 4th best out of 25 albums by Harry Nilsson on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Harry Nilsson is Nilsson Schmilsson which is ranked number 1453 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,182.
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Son Of Schmilsson track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Son Of Schmilsson rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | joathome | Top 35 Music Albums of 1972 | 18/35 | 3 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 40 Music Albums of 1972 | 15/40 | 3 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 80 Music Albums of 1972 | 28/80 | 3 |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 50 Music Albums of 1972 | 27/50 | 2 |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 34/100 | 13 |
| 2026 | regsandthelike | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 34/40 | 17 |
| 2025 |  slatsheit | Top 63 Music Albums of 1972 | 55/63 | 1 |
| 2025 | dukeboxkool | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 95/100 | 0 |
| 2025 |  Jameth | Top 66 Music Albums of 1972 | 13/66 | 4 |
| 2025 | MadhattanJack | Top 35 Music Albums of 1972 | 3/35 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 56 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 194 | |||
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Son Of Schmilsson ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/25/2026 22:04 | TheHutts | 2,107 | 76/100 |
| ! | 01/03/2026 06:21 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,671 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/29/2025 02:42 | MadhattanJack | 6,018 | 66/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.7/100, a mean average of 75.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.3.
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MadhattanJack 08/20/2022 22:52 in What album are you listening to right now?Son Of Schmilsson comments
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Very good follow-up to Nilsson Schmilsson, where Nilsson really lets his innate sense of comedic songwriting come out in full force on songs like Joy, You're Breakin' My Heart, and others. Also some very pretty stuff here (Remember Christmas) and other really good rockers (At My Front Door, Ambush). Enjoyable all the way through if you're willing to run with Nilsson's madness. (Edited)
A classic recording from one of the finest singers of his generation.
Nice to hear from someone who's aware of this album and doesn't love it. It might tail off at the end a bit, but if you can appreciate Harry's angst-driven comedy, I would hardly say this album's uneven. A truly under-appreciated classic I believe. (Edited)
meccalecca TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/25/2013 14:20 | #69893 | TOP COMMENT
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At his best Nilsson wrote some of the best songs of the era, and had the voice to carry them, but records like Son of Schmilsson prove to be very uneven. "Remember (Christmas)" is a classic though. (Edited)
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