Flag (studio album) by James Taylor

Flag by James Taylor
Year: 1979
Overall rank: 35,396th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
66/100 (from 23 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1979 (378th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (3,755th)
Award Best albums of all time (35,396th)
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James Taylor bestography

Flag is ranked 13th best out of 27 albums by James Taylor on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by James Taylor is Sweet Baby James which is ranked number 1513 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,128.

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Average Rating: 
66/100 (from 23 votes)
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08/13/2025 21:59 DommeDamian  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 7,16149/100
 
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03/27/2024 12:37 mostlymor  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 6,69079/100
 
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 66.3/100, a mean average of 63.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 63.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.0.

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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?
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