James Taylor
by James Taylor
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James Taylor bestography
James Taylor is ranked 6th best out of 28 albums by James Taylor on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by James Taylor is Sweet Baby James which is ranked number 1583 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,085.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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James Taylor track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
James Taylor rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 88 Music Albums of 1968 | 54/88 | 2 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 50 Music Albums of 1968 | 45/50 | 1 |
| 2026 | amirmishali | Top 100 Music Albums of 1968 | 78/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Top 64 Music Albums of 1968 | 59/64 | 0 |
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1968 | 23/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | arnellarsen | Top 99 Music Albums of 1968 | 95/99 | 0 |
| 2026 | AAL2014 | James Taylor: So Far.. | 3/4 | - |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 54 Music Albums of 1968 | 32/54 | 2 |
| 2026 |  baystateoftheart | Top 65 Music Albums of 1968 | 65/65 | 0 |
| 2025 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 94/100 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 38 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 66 | |||
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James Taylor ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 05/01/2026 05:19 | AAL2014 | 4,251 | 75/100 |
| ! | 01/15/2026 04:39 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,600 | 70/100 |
| ! | 08/28/2025 20:10 |  RockyRaccoon | 7,207 | 84/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.6/100, a mean average of 71.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.9.
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Today often identified as: James Taylor - The Apple (Records) Album. Re-released (in the early 1970's) in some countries as: (The) First Album, or James Taylor First Album.
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