What's New (studio album)
by Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt bestography
What's New is ranked 4th best out of 35 albums by Linda Ronstadt on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Linda Ronstadt is Heart Like A Wheel which is ranked number 4654 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 300.
(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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What's New track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 71 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
What's New rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 22/100 | 79 |
| 2025 | Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 3/100 | 20 |
| 2025 | fabm0 | Decade 1980s Pt 4 | 44/56 | - |
| 2025 | Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 1/100 | 5 |
| 2025 | fabm0 | List 1983 | 37/95 | - |
| 2025 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1983 | 32/68 | - |
| 2025 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 82/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | fabm0 | Platinum decade 1980s Pt 3 | 85/98 | - |
| 2025 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 49 Music Albums of 1983 | 49/49 | 0 |
| 2025 | lanadeleswift | Top 32 Music Albums of 1983 | 31/32 | 0 |
| 2023 |  pa | Top 52 Music Albums of 1983 | 40/52 | 1 |
| 2022 |  jwammo12 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 87/100 | 3 |
| 2022 | Chambord | Top 49 Music Albums of 1983 | 40/49 | 1 |
| 2020 |  StefanR10 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 95/100 | 0 |
| 2019 | glynspsa | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 73/100 | 1 |
| 2016 | Coconut | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 67/100 | 2 |
| 2014 | CameronMB | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 94/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 17 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 113 | |||
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What's New ratings
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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).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 12/17/2025 12:05 | Leginlists | 796 | 83/100 |
| ! | 09/08/2025 04:51 | LammyTS1 | 1,041 | 59/100 |
| ! | 09/28/2023 15:19 | fabm0 | 6,505 | 59/100 |
| ! | 03/18/2023 07:26 |  Igtonumama | 10,790 | 63/100 |
| ! | 01/06/2023 02:22 | Moondance | 19,856 | 72/100 |
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 64.8/100, a mean average of 62.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 62.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 22.2.
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Tamthebam 10/10/2016 11:56 | #176646
Linda Ronstadt is a well known country/rock singer and released many successful albums during the 70's. This album was one of the first to feature songs from the 1920-50 era that so many singers these days seem to find a need to record and ruin. Linda Ronstadt's versions of these songs are amazing she has a very strong and moving voice and backed by the Nelson Riddle Orchestra brings the songs here to life again. A beautiful late night listen to relax with.
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