Hitchhiker
by Neil Young
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Neil Young bestography
Hitchhiker is ranked 22nd best out of 98 albums by Neil Young on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Neil Young is After The Gold Rush which is ranked number 83 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 14,066.
(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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Hitchhiker track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Hitchhiker rankings
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 |  LedZep | Top 55 Music Albums of 2017 | 15/55 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2017 | 49/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Aquarium Drunkard 2017 Year in Review | 9/100 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 2017 | 8/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 95 Music Albums of 2017 | 28/95 | 4 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 72/100 | 6 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 64 Music Albums of 2017 | 28/64 | 3 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 100 Music Albums of 2017 | 1/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  NowhereMan | Top 14 Music Albums of 2017 | 2/14 | 5 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2017 | 28/100 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 86 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 360 | |||
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Hitchhiker ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/07/2026 17:28 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,689 | 70/100 |
| ! | 07/01/2026 18:28 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,736 | 74/100 |
| ! | 06/22/2026 20:26 | matterhornrider | 5,166 | 81/100 |
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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 79.1/100, a mean average of 78.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.3.
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Hitchhiker forum mentions
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Graeme2 TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/15/2018 17:12 | #212949 | TOP COMMENT
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Just a correction on the comments that this is "just a bunch of demos and not a real album". This isn't true. The man himself wanted to release it as an album soon after it was recorded but it was his label that considered it to sound like demos and wouldnt do it.. They wanted them fleshed out. This is what happened and most were heard on later releases in one form or other. I doubt he would have issued this as is unless he considered it a piece of work. Pretty sure he could release endless records of just demos from the past. This is how he originally intended these tracks to be heard. I need to go back this again to see how good it is. (Edited)
It's a bit of a stretch to call it an album, just a bunch of songs Neil Young acoustically recorded in a night's session. But what a collection of songs. Intimate and beautiful. Some are familiar like, Captain Kennedy, and the brilliant, Pocahontas, but there's a couple of unreleased tracks in, Hawaii, and, Give me strength. As I said, not really a proper album, just a bunch of demo's really, but ii's an enjoyable listen.
This album got me through a cruddy fall semester. I've always enjoyed Neil's more acoustic takes like on Harvest, so when this came out I fired up Tidal and was amazed. He sounds so world-weary and regretful in this session.
LedZep TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/15/2018 16:05 | #212946 | TOP COMMENT
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While it's not a real album (just the collection of demos), it works surprisingly well together. It almost feels like the 4th in Time Fades Away - On The Beach - Tonight's The Night series. Fantastic songs, great lyricism, very consistent and creates a cool moody atmosphere. Reminds me of Pink Moon in some aspects, like hearing musician's personal session.
RoundTheBend TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/31/2018 04:56 | #206890 | TOP COMMENT
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I really like his lyricism, but overall I tune out and get bored quick. Probably more me, but it is what it is. 4 listens in and I've got nothing I really love other than some lyrical ideas. I really liked Human Highway.
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