Flag
by James Taylor
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James Taylor bestography
Flag is ranked 14th 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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Flag track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 73 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Flag rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 44 Music Albums of 1979 | 8/44 | 4 |
| 2026 | tim0505 | Top 48 Music Albums of 1979 | 36/48 | 1 |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 22 Music Albums of 1979 | 16/22 | 2 |
| 2023 |  TheDude85 | Top 52 Music Albums of 1979 | 32/52 | 2 |
| 2021 | TheSmiths82-87 | Top 21 Music Albums of 1979 | 12/21 | 2 |
| 2021 | Daredevil42 | Top 84 Music Albums of 1979 | 79/84 | 0 |
| 2020 |  skelter54 | Top 40 Music Albums of 1979 | 37/40 | 1 |
| 2020 | allisfulloflove | Top 9 Greatest Music Albums | 2/9 | - |
| 2020 | DigitalDreamDoor | Albums of the Year 1979 | 96/98 | 0 |
| 2018 | TheSmiths82-87 | James Taylor Studio Albums | 15/16 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 14 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 20 | |||
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Flag ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 5 days ago | cicadelic | 13,867 | 73/100 |
| ! | 12/17/2025 11:51 | Leginlists | 3,837 | 83/100 |
| ! | 08/13/2025 21:59 |  DommeDamian | 7,714 | 48/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 66.9/100, a mean average of 64.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 64.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.9.
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neilgee 12/24/2019 08:14 in What album are you listening to right now?Flag comments
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Flag marks a low point in James Taylor's career. He seems lost here, veering from a horribly disco-fied cover of "Day Tripper" to a safe but dull cover of "Up on the Roof". A high point is "Mill Worker", one of his better songs, while a low point is his "Company Man". Who wants to hear a rock star complain about the music industry? (Edited)
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