Never Die Young
by James Taylor
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James Taylor bestography
Never Die Young is ranked 16th best out of 28 albums by James Taylor on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by James Taylor is Sweet Baby James which is ranked number 1577 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,087.
(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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Never Die Young track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Never Die Young rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 82/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | henrygreen0203 | Top 55 Music Albums of 1988 | 48/55 | 1 |
| 2022 | arnellarsen | Top 68 Music Albums of 1988 | 25/68 | 3 |
| 2021 | TheSmiths82-87 | Top 15 Music Albums of 1988 | 8/15 | 3 |
| 2019 |  skelter54 | Top 40 Music Albums of 1988 | 17/40 | 3 |
| 2018 | rkm | Top 31 Music Albums of 1988 | 7/31 | 4 |
| 2018 | TheSmiths82-87 | James Taylor Studio Albums | 12/16 | - |
| 2017 |  Captain_Dude | RANKED: JAMES TAYLOR | 13/18 | - |
| 2015 | hahol | Top 37 Music Albums of 1988 | 33/37 | 1 |
| 2010 | babooooshka | Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | 39/50 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 10 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 15 | |||
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av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/24/2025 15:51 | machiaj | 805 | 71/100 |
| ! | 08/13/2025 22:29 |  DommeDamian | 7,695 | 48/100 |
| ! | 06/01/2023 11:28 |  MetalMan67 | 6,211 | 71/100 |
| ! | 01/09/2023 01:46 | Moondance | 20,798 | 72/100 |
| ! | 09/04/2022 19:53 |  Schribes | 338 | 82/100 |
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 69.9/100, a mean average of 68.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.9.
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