Street Hassle
by Lou Reed
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Lou Reed bestography
Street Hassle is ranked 6th best out of 37 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 9,311.
(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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Street Hassle track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Street Hassle rankings
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Street Hassle ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/15/2026 02:03 | classicjoe | 507 | 78/100 |
| ! | 05/02/2026 10:19 | matterhornrider | 5,146 | 81/100 |
| ! | 02/19/2026 21:39 | Proto | 4,263 | 33/100 |
| ! | 01/18/2026 09:50 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,493 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/19/2025 19:17 | TastyandTemptin | 3,175 | 72/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 15% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.2/100, a mean average of 73.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.9.
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Very good album
TheDude85 04/29/2019 12:45 | #235633 | TOP COMMENT
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A tremendous closing document of the 70s from Lou Reed. A Classic of an era, Reed encapsulates the his work with Velvet Underground and his own solo stuff in the title track. The spoken (more than sung lyrics) of street hassle offer a grim narrative of the "Me First" generation. Just a masterpiece. (Edited)
Probably the most underrated and overlooked of Lou Reed albums. An excellent record, but could do with remastering on CD. (Edited)
Brandon8 03/13/2013 03:48 | #68090 | TOP COMMENT
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The title track is mesmerizing and will likely scar you for life. Haha. The rest of the album has it's moments and is an easy listen. Dirt makes you wonder who he was talking about and the opening dialogue to Gimme Some Good Times references Sweet Jane. (Edited)
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