New York
by Lou Reed
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Lou Reed bestography
New York is ranked 3rd best out of 38 albums by Lou Reed on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Lou Reed is Transformer which is ranked number 145 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 9,281.
(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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New York track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
New York rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 74 Music Albums of 1989 | 42/74 | 2 |
| 2026 | Finky | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 92/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 5/100 | 19 |
| 2026 | occasionalrain | Top 75 Greatest Music Albums | 70/75 | 8 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 96/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 39 Music Albums of 1989 | 6/39 | 4 |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 33 Music Albums of 1989 | 14/33 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 1989 | 48/50 | 0 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1989 | 97/100 | - |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 67 Music Albums of 1989 | 21/67 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 396 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 2,450 | |||
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New York ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/07/2026 12:46 |  Taka | 1,089 | 80/100 |
| ! | 06/15/2026 00:23 | classicjoe | 507 | 78/100 |
| ! | 05/20/2026 12:58 | mids | 937 | 80/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.3/100, a mean average of 76.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 09/12/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5433): By JohnnyoNew York comments
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This took a few listens too warm too. But Lou Reed is as Lou Reed sounds. An original and unique narrated vocal style over pleasant rock backdrops. A decent album. (Edited)
sszwalbenest 08/13/2023 15:50 | #298604
Mostly shrill Schmylan. music was underwhelming throughout. At least Dime Store Mystery was pretty solid.
Lou Reed back to his best musically and lyrically. The social commentary still relevant now
A few standout songs
teague 06/28/2020 19:22 | #254680 | TOP COMMENT
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New York is Lou Reed’s return to form after pursuing new wave (yes, new wave) during the mid 80s. I do miss the production of Transformer and Berlin, but the songwriting is the real pull of his albums, and it’s great here. (Edited)
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