Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Year: 1969
Release date: 1969-05-14
Overall rank: 182nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
84/100 (from 1,127 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 10 albums of 1969 (8th)
Award Top 50 albums of of the 1960s (31st)
Award Top 200 albums of all time (182nd)

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Neil Young & Crazy Horse bestography

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere is ranked 3rd 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 84 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 14,150.

Neil Young & Crazy Horse album bestography « Higher ranked (104th)
Harvest
This album (182nd)
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Lower ranked (217th) »
On The Beach

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 86 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere rankings summary
Overall rank: 182nd | 1960s rank: 31st | 1969 rank: 8th  Overall chart history
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84/100 (from 1,127 votes)
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80/100
From 02/26/2026 20:52 | #313301
Interesting album before he reunited with CSNY for the Deja Vu album. His following released album Harvest is my favorite. After The Gold Rush is another great listen. His voice is so recognizable and is lyrics so personnel. Interesting story about his health struggles and personal life. (Edited)
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75/100
From 03/07/2023 23:24 | #294800
This album has some of the best work from Crazy Horse with them really shining on the longer songs with the peak for me being on Down By The River. Neil Young is great as always but I do think he has sounded better on other releases with this feeling quite raw and rough at times. This can make this a more difficult listen than his smoother records he released in the 70's which flow so much better. Despite this, it does make it an interesting listen and is a huge moment in the history of Neil Young so it is important to listen to this album. Overall, this isn't the first Young album I am going to reach for when I go to play one of his releases and it isn't his best in terms of quality either but it does have its moments where it shines and is well worth a listen. (Edited)
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80/100
From 02/27/2023 15:05 | #294504
A good album, gives indication of what is to come in coming years. (Edited)
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90/100
Superb album. Down by the River has to be my favourite, that said the title track, Cowgirl in the Sand and Cinnamon Girl are excellent. Chilled out rock. (Edited)
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90/100
I love this album. Cinnamon Girl, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere and especially Down By The River are great. The rest is good at least. Perfect album for me. (Edited)
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70/100
From 11/15/2021 19:23 | #276309
Neil Young has the discography that is maybe the most polarized of any historically significant artist. There is a ton to unpack with each record, and every one almost seems reliant on a preference of flavor. This is not my favorite Young, but I could believe there are people out there that put this record above any other material by anyone. (Edited)
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90/100
From 05/30/2021 02:33 | #270165
Great record. I actually like this better than his acclaimed solo efforts. (Edited)
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75/100
From 02/18/2021 17:17 | #266457
thank you, Mr. Young. Cinnamon Girl. Down by the River
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From 10/17/2020 17:39 | #259380
Todos se curvam diante de Neil. Nesse álbum eternizou a lenda! Guitarra perfeita, voz calma e precisa, country, folk e psicodélico que fala com a alma.
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From 06/05/2020 23:38 | #252907
This is where Neil Young found his footing after Buffalo Springfield. The songwriting is a lot stronger than his debut, and having a backing band really brings out the heavier moments on the record. The solo on Cowgirl in the Sand is great. Cinnamon Girl is one of his catchiest songs and still holds up fairly well among his later hits. (Edited)
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