Watertown
by Frank Sinatra
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Frank Sinatra bestography
Watertown is ranked 15th best out of 104 albums by Frank Sinatra on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Frank Sinatra is In The Wee Small Hours which is ranked number 364 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,525.
(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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Watertown track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Watertown rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 27/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 75 Music Albums of 1970 | 64/75 | 1 |
| 2026 | Malcolmp | Top 5 Greatest Music Albums | 4/5 | - |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 61/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 84/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  baystateoftheart | Top 92 Music Albums of 1970 | 70/92 | 1 |
| 2025 | Foxforce5 | Top 26 Music Albums of 1970 | 10/26 | 3 |
| 2025 |  Wasinski | Top 85 Music Albums of 1970 | 34/85 | 3 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Greatest Albums of 1970 by U R C | 26/56 | - |
| 2025 | BorderFreeAndrew | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 99/100 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 32 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 121 | |||
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Watertown ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/23/2026 18:31 | baystateoftheart | 2,890 | 72/100 |
| ! | 03/14/2026 03:27 | davidleewrong | 2,357 | 81/100 |
| ! | 01/05/2026 02:38 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,986 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.7/100, a mean average of 68.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 23.0.
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There is a great website that studies Sinatra's album, Watertown. Just google watertownology.
Very very underrated, my second favourite after In The Wee Small Hours. Best songs: For A While and I Would Be In Love (Anyway)
So evocative of a lost time and place. Really an art piece.
A lost classic.
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