Never Die Young (studio album)
by James Taylor

Never Die Young by James Taylor
Year: 1988
Overall rank: 44,912th   
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 19 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1988 (544th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (5,366th)
Award Best albums of all time (44,912th)

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James Taylor bestography

Never Die Young is ranked 16th best out of 27 albums by James Taylor on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by James Taylor is Sweet Baby James which is ranked number 1528 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,113.

James Taylor album bestography « Higher ranked (43,727th)
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This album (44,912th)
Never Die Young
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Never Die Young track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Never Die Young rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 44,912th | 1980s rank: 5,366th | 1988 rank: 544th

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Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 19 votes)
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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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