Twelve
by Patti Smith
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Patti Smith bestography
Twelve is ranked 10th best out of 13 albums by Patti Smith on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Patti Smith is Horses which is ranked number 201 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 7,439.
(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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Twelve track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Twelve rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Numbers | 12/32 | - |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 90 Music Albums of 2007 | 12/90 | 4 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top albums of all time by female artists | 33/100 | - |
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Top 80 Music Albums of 2007 | 48/80 | 2 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 2007 | 80/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Covers albums | 3/24 | - |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top albums of the '00's (101- 200) | 18/100 | - |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top 82 Music Albums of 2007 | 9/82 | 5 |
| 2025 | Moondance | Dylan covers 1: top 100 Dylan cover songs | 64/100 | - |
| 2024 | Johnnyo | New York | 14/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 30 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 47 | |||
Twelve collection
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Twelve ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 05/16/2026 18:15 | duelek | 2,257 | 75/100 |
| ! | 08/26/2024 02:12 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,778 | 74/100 |
| ! | 09/05/2023 20:45 | LittleM1971 | 6,018 | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 21% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.7/100, a mean average of 72.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.
Twelve forum mentions
Twelve comments
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A really enjoyable covers album. Really interesting versions of songs by Dylan, Nirvana and The Beatles. It's one of the best covers albums out there in my opinion. A great tribute to some great artists and a lot of fun.
Patti does a great 'covers' album - thoughtfully taking on classics songs by various significant artists/bands. I love her version of Dylan's 'Changing Of The Guard' ~ so I've included it in my 'top 100 Dylan covers' chart.
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