There Goes Rhymin' Simon
by Paul Simon
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Paul Simon bestography
There Goes Rhymin' Simon is ranked 5th best out of 29 albums by Paul Simon on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Paul Simon is Graceland which is ranked number 121 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 10,362.
(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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There Goes Rhymin' Simon track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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There Goes Rhymin' Simon 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 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 49/100 | 10 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Best of The 70s Pt.2 (101-200) | 20/100 | - |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 41 Music Albums of 1973 | 9/41 | 4 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 45/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 57 Music Albums of 1973 | 33/57 | 2 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 77/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | ctowner34 | Top 66 Greatest Music Albums | 53/66 | 21 |
| 2026 |  slatsheit | Top 71 Music Albums of 1973 | 20/71 | 4 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1973 | 45/100 | - |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 50 Music Albums of 1973 | 19/50 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 223 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 861 | |||
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There Goes Rhymin' Simon ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/30/2026 02:51 | brent13 | 2,179 | 66/100 |
| ! | 05/25/2026 23:29 | BurndenAce | 1,321 | 76/100 |
| ! | 04/01/2026 01:37 |  AAL2014 | 4,290 | 75/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.1/100, a mean average of 77.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.0.
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Forum mentions
NowhereMan 03/18/2026 13:57 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) NowhereMan 04/10/2025 09:01 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)There Goes Rhymin' Simon comments
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Shortlisted for album of the year at the 1974 Grammys. The winner was Innervisions by Stevie Wonder (Edited)
Bastante olvidado tras la aparición de Graceland, este álbum me parece el mejor de Paul Simon casi a la altura de Bridge Over Troubled Water.
"Was a Sunny Day" is downright cringe-worthy. The fake Jamaican accent does not play well in 2021. Apart from that, it is a great album.
Pretty underrated album in my opinion. Some of his best material on here and in general very consistent. If you'd take Graceland away this might be his best...
First album I listened from Paul Simon. My dad loves it. Yes, it's easy listening, but I find all of the songs nice both lyrically and musically. I only find Loves like a Rock out of place, maybe it wasn't the best choice for a closing track.
My favourites: One man's ceiling..., American tune, Kodachrome.
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