Mirror Ball
by Neil Young
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Neil Young bestography
Mirror Ball is ranked 19th 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 14,081.
(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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Mirror Ball track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Mirror Ball 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 |  Purplepash | Top 67 Music Albums of 1995 | 34/67 | 3 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 97/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | baz1860 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 92/100 | 9 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Best of The 90s Pt.2 (101-200) | 15/100 | - |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 69 Music Albums of 1995 | 31/69 | 3 |
| 2026 | adbrack1988 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 99/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 26/100 | 15 |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1995 | 11/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 96 Music Albums of 1995 | 73/96 | 1 |
| 2026 | steve397 | Top 9 Music Albums of 1995 | 6/9 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 156 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 425 | |||
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Mirror Ball ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/17/2026 17:07 | Svelte8 | 1,903 | 73/100 |
| ! | 05/06/2026 14:42 | AAL2014 | 4,243 | 75/100 |
| ! | 04/30/2026 09:24 | steve397 | 512 | 75/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.3/100, a mean average of 71.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.9.
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Forum mentions
pedro1976 06/27/2026 11:47 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) pedro1976 06/23/2026 09:55 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)Mirror Ball comments
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VictorVale 01/30/2021 00:43 | #265277
Álbum que cresce a medida que é escutado novamente. O Pearl Jam acrescentou bastante.
teague 06/20/2020 01:53 | #253959
Mirror Ball is loud and blown out (all thanks to Young’s choice of backing band for the project, Pearl Jam), like a mini Ragged Glory. It’s not nearly as great, but it still has its moments (Downtown, Peace and Love, Throw Your Hatred Down). I did expect a little more from Pearl Jam as they were known for being energetic and they're playing is a little rudimentary here.
Not necessary to the listening experience, but I recommend attaching Pearl Jam's Merkin Ball EP to the end of this when listening digitally. It's a nice little addition.
llibnanoon 06/08/2020 13:16 | #253062
Pleasantly surprised after revisiting this one after many decades.
It's not bad, although a little samey. You really want Pearl Jam to explode but they just kind of competently chug along. It's okay, but nothing really stands out. Not bad. (Edited)
One of the best of the Neil '90 era.
Pearl Jam at their best with Jack Irons.
Some copyright problems (PJ doesn't apper on the credits!)
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