Something/Anything?
by Todd Rundgren
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Something/Anything? is ranked as the best album by Todd Rundgren.
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Something/Anything? track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Something/Anything? rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 97 Music Albums of 1972 | 85/97 | 1 |
| 2026 |  flamingyesdept | Top 75 Music Albums of 1972 | 6/75 | 5 |
| 2026 | flamingyesdept | Top 59 Greatest Music Albums | 48/59 | 20 |
| 2026 | flamingyesdept | Top 60 Chronologically | 22/65 | - |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 601-700 | 88/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1972 | 66/100 | - |
| 2026 | daCritic | Top 33 Music Albums of 1972 | 21/33 | 2 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 50 Music Albums of 1972 | 17/50 | 3 |
| 2026 | Romanelli | Top 49 Music Albums of 1972 | 14/49 | 4 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 94/100 | 7 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 269 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,251 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/17/2026 03:47 | stareaterogni0n | 585 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/13/2026 03:25 | Philly28 | 956 | 69/100 |
| ! | 05/12/2026 13:27 |  RockyRaccoon | 7,231 | 84/100 |
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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 79.5/100, a mean average of 78.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.7.
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Rundgren's master stroke. It should be called Something/Everything since he pretty much does it all on this inspired smorgasbord of styles, ranging from hard rock and ballads to blue-eyed soul and grunge. And, of course, that tape hiss. Hugely influential, it is a miniature pop world unto itself.
corenfro TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/20/2018 18:57 | #221354 | TOP COMMENT
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One of the most underrated albums and artists of all time. Could it have been trimmed down? Like most records longer than an hour absolutely yes. But this album was so incredibly forward looking and just chock full of great music that it's unbelievable that more people aren't talking about Todd Rundgren.
What a great collection of songs from an underrated performer. This album shows up on a lot of greatest ever lists, and justifiably so. Truly a classic.
- Immaculately produced sound-rollercoaster across many genres-
The Something/Anything has Something of Everything. It starts out with it's stand out track ''I Saw the Light'' followed by other Wilsonesque popperfection. It quickly tumbles into a texture landscape production wits and a mini-operette. An mind bobbeling record. Full of fun smart production and smooth songcraft as wel as instrumental experimentation.
Key tracks:
I Saw the Light
It Takes two to Tango
Hello It's me
It wouldn't have Made Any Difference
This double lp has it all. Todd's music has helped me through some rough times. This album especially.
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