Unplugged
by Neil Young
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Neil Young bestography
Unplugged is ranked 17th 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 83 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 14,056.
(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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Unplugged track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Unplugged rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Squonk007 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 43/100 | 12 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 19/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 15/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | javicho07 | Top 13 Music Albums of 1993 | 10/13 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 79/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 35 Music Albums of 1993 | 11/35 | 4 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Q magazine Recordings Of The Year 1993 | 10/50 | - |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 78 Music Albums of 1993 | 37/78 | 3 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1993 | 83/100 | - |
| 2026 | Rivera | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 73/100 | 6 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 117 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 479 | |||
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Unplugged ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/14/2026 12:28 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,695 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/29/2026 23:52 | baz1860 | 220 | 84/100 |
| ! | 02/28/2026 16:11 | DaveH68 | 1,363 | 76/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.9/100, a mean average of 75.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.1.
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Unplugged forum mentions
neilgee 11/03/2025 12:11 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
Skinny 03/20/2020 12:28 in Albums You Added To Your Collection TodayUnplugged comments
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Neil Young's Unplugged performance comes at a good time in his career when Harvest Moon was just released and he was performing with The Stray Gators. The first half of this show has Neil playing acoustically on his own and the band joins in for the back half. There's a good variety of tracks in the set. Some have the usual arrangement while others get punched up in order to work acoustically. I'd consider most of the Harvest Moon tracks to be standouts as well as Long May You Run, Like a Hurricane and Helpless.
I like this album. Mr. Young plays some old stuff and newer material that makes a nice mix. His voice is maturing and his phrasing has matured also. A solid record.
Squonk007 07/02/2021 10:59 | #271235 | TOP COMMENT
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A good mix of songs, I haven't seen the video. Highlights for me are Pocahontas, Like A Hurricane, Harvest Moon, Transformer Man and From Hank To Hendrix.
Disappointing record. Neil is not on top on this one.
Worth it for the gorgeous version of helpless alone.
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