Lennon Legend: The Very Best Of John Lennon
by John Lennon

Lennon Legend: The Very Best Of John Lennon by John Lennon
(Compilation album)
Year: 1997
Overall rank: 7,800th   Overall chart history
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81/100 (from 121 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1997 (132nd)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (1,260th)
Award Best albums of all time (7,800th)

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John Lennon bestography

Lennon Legend: The Very Best Of John Lennon is ranked 5th best out of 23 albums by John Lennon on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by John Lennon is John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band which is ranked number 149 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 9,332.

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Lennon Legend: The Very Best Of John Lennon rankings

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Overall rank: 7,800th | 1990s rank: 1,260th | 1997 rank: 132nd

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From 11/25/2021 23:00 | #276693
A good collection showing just how many decent songs he had as a solo artist
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Good compilation and a very good intro to JL
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This is a flawless John Lennon compilation. It contains all of his Top 40 hits, and then a few great songs that didn't: "Mother," "Love," "Working Class Hero," and my personal favourite, "Jealous Guy."

"Lennon Legend" is the perfect introduction to Lennon's solo career. It's a shame that it is now out-of-print, and has been replaced by the far inferior set "Power to the People: The Hits," which only has 15 songs.
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