12 Greatest Hits Vol. II
by Neil Diamond
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Neil Diamond bestography
12 Greatest Hits Vol. II is ranked 17th best out of 54 albums by Neil Diamond on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Neil Diamond is Just For You which is ranked number 7545 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 170.
(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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12 Greatest Hits Vol. II track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 72 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
12 Greatest Hits Vol. II 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 | machiaj | Top 60 Complication Albums | 30/60 | - |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 85 Music Albums of 1982 | 26/85 | 4 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1982 | 20/64 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum decade 1980s Pt 3 | 27/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1982 | 26/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Decade 1980s Pt 3 | 76/100 | - |
| 2024 |  CharlieBarley | 101-200 - The Next Chart | 51/100 | - |
| 2023 |  TheDude85 | Top 54 Music Albums of 1982 | 32/54 | 2 |
| 2022 | CharlieBarley | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 86/100 | 3 |
| 2021 | TheDude85 | Even Bester of The Best | 6/100 | - |
| 2018 | CharlieBarley | Top 60 Music Albums of 1982 | 6/60 | 5 |
| 2015 |  Applerill | Canonical My Ass: Comps That Should Be Treated Like Art | 74/78 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 12 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 13 | |||
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12 Greatest Hits Vol. II ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 12/10/2025 11:00 | Leginlists | 3,755 | 83/100 |
| ! | 04/18/2025 13:39 | machiaj | 805 | 71/100 |
| ! | 11/21/2024 19:19 |  Ulysses60 | 1,299 | 78/100 |
| ! | 09/20/2024 20:28 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,702 | 74/100 |
| ! | 02/20/2024 11:01 | stevengnz | 2,611 | 73/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.2/100, a mean average of 69.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.4.
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swhaze 05/05/2014 14:35 | #110881
It's easy to pick on Neil Diamond's work. As a culture, we've been conditioned to be sarcastic and "savvy". We expect our art dark and jaded. You could even say it is now more rebellious to embrace Neil Diamond's music than to embrace someone more "dangerous". This, of course, makes Diamond counter-culture, which makes him cool.Each song on this CD is enjoyable. Light? For the most part, yes, but light in a way that reveals the great skills of the singer/songwriter.
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