Tao
by Rick Springfield
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Rick Springfield bestography
Tao is ranked 8th best out of 24 albums by Rick Springfield on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Rick Springfield is Living In Oz which is ranked number 12148 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 97.
(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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Tao track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Tao rankings
Tao rankings summary
Overall rank: 69,857th | 1980s rank: 7,627th | 1985 rank: 717th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 | 74/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 96 Music Albums of 1985 | 42/96 | 3 |
| 2025 |  paladisiac | top 60r albums (61), #0201-0300* | 25/37 | - |
| 2025 | paladisiac | Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 | 82/100 | 1 |
| 2024 | Gallowtree | Top 57 Music Albums of 1985 | 49/57 | 1 |
| 2024 | byuzak | Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 | 86/100 | 1 |
| 2022 | paladisiac | 1980s 60rating (61.54-61), #0001-0100* | 44/46 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 7 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 7 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 02/01/2024 19:52 |  Leonard | 6,629 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/07/2023 12:33 | Moondance | 20,868 | 72/100 |
| ! | 09/07/2021 08:35 | Pluto11 | 12,301 | 72/100 |
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Tao forum mentions
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From paladisiac 01/29/2016 20:56 in What album are you listening to right now?
paladisiac 01/29/2016 20:56 in What album are you listening to right now?“just finished ok, that's it for rick springfield. :-P now: i haven't tried a tindersticks album in a while...”
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