VU (album) by The Velvet Underground 

This album At A Glance VU by The Velvet Underground (1985) Average Rating:  78/100 (from 76 votes)    Buy album             Use the iTunes, Amazon or eBay buttons to safely buy this item from one of the world's top online stores.

VU is an album by The Velvet Underground. It is ranked number 3,978 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 191 from 17 greatest album charts.

VU is ranked number 55 in the best albums of 1985 and number 647 in the best albums of the 1980s.

In total, there are 12 music albums by The Velvet Underground which appear in the greatest album charts and VU is NOT ranked as the best. The best album by The Velvet Underground is The Velvet Underground And Nico which is ranked number 12 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 52,004.

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VU track list

#		Track	Rating
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1.		I Can't Stand It	81/100 (18 votes)
2.		Stephanie Says	82/100 (20 votes)
3.		She's My Best Friend	80/100 (12 votes)
4.		Lisa Says	80/100 (12 votes)
5.		Ocean	80/100 (13 votes)
6.		Foggy Notion	79/100 (12 votes)
7.		Temptation Inside Your Heart	80/100 (13 votes)
8.		One Of These Days	80/100 (13 votes)
9.		Andy's Chest	82/100 (14 votes)
10.		I'm Sticking with You	82/100 (16 votes)

The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated.)

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All 17 charts that this album appears in:

Year	Source	Chart	Rank	Rank Score
2013	meccalecca	Top 22 Music Albums of 1985	16/22	2
2013	cicadelic	Top 36 Music Albums of 1985	4/36	5
2013	Hayden	Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s	60/100	8
2013	cicadelic	Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s	59/100	8
2013	Hayden	Top 20 Music Albums of 1985	4/20	4
2013	temment	Top 50 Music Albums of 1985	48/50	0
2012	zonrod	Top 49 Music Albums of 1985	21/49	3
2012	lightmyway	Top 30 Music Albums of 1985	18/30	2
2012	stryker700	Top 100 Greatest Music Albums	65/100	36
2012	porl	Top 100 Greatest Music Albums	73/100	28
2012	asimpkins	Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s	90/100	2
2012	asimpkins	Top 13 Music Albums of 1985	9/13	2
2012	stryker700	Top 20 Music Albums of the 1980s	9/20	12
2012	CellarDoor	Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s	16/100	17
2012	CellarDoor	Top 20 Music Albums of 1985	6/20	4
2011	Sean	Top 18 Music Albums of the 1980s	4/18	17
2010	nowandforever	Top 41 Greatest Music Albums	25/41	41
		Total Charts:   The total number of charts that this album has appeared in.		17
		Total Rank Score:   The total rank score.		191

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charlystereo

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59/100

 

90/100

05/19/2013 03:51

SilverWalrus

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85/100

 

70/100

05/12/2013 06:57

platus

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75/100

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Wazaawolf

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70/100

05/01/2013 15:39

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76/100

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From sethmadsen 03/21/2013 00:35

Stephanie Says and Ocean I liked above the rest. The rest ok.

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From Norman Bates 10/11/2011 09:02

My copy of the vinyl LP shows "1984" as the release year.

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From Sean 10/11/2011 00:50

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From Mr. Shankly 06/18/2010 05:54

It's not their best album, but then again, Stephanie Says is on it.

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From clockworkfiction3 06/18/2010 04:39

Highly overrated collection of rarities, but these songs still are pretty good!

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