Neu! 2
by Neu!
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Neu! bestography
Neu! 2 is ranked 3rd best out of 7 albums by Neu! on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Neu! is Neu! which is ranked number 935 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,858.
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Neu! 2 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Neu! 2 rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 99/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 61 Music Albums of 1973 | 29/61 | 3 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 92 Music Albums of 1973 | 48/92 | 2 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 16/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 57 Music Albums of 1973 | 49/57 | 1 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 54 Music Albums of 1973 | 42/54 | 1 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 69/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  ssteve | Top 28 Music Albums of 1973 | 17/28 | 2 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 56 Music Albums of 1973 | 39/56 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 80/100 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 107 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 366 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 01/01/2026 09:47 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,556 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/29/2025 02:05 |  MadhattanJack | 6,003 | 66/100 |
| ! | 09/18/2025 23:59 | Proto | 4,266 | 33/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.6/100, a mean average of 76.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.3.
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dihansse 08/13/2022 15:48 in My discoveries per year
drstuey 04/13/2021 09:36 in What album are you listening to right now?Neu! 2 comments
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Leonard 10/17/2018 10:53 | #222653 | TOP COMMENT
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Rumor would have it that they didn`t had enough material for an whole album, so they recorded some tracks withe differnt speed....
A fragmented album lacking the viscerality and atmosphere of its brilliant predecessor, but the vitality remains if not increases. Murky, gloopy sound effects are replaced with loud, joyous guitar riffs and the record (with its more accessible track lengths) is a pleasure to listen to.
Not a masterpiece like "Neu!"('72), but still an artful & great record in its own right. My personal favourite tracks are the frenetic "Super" and "Super 78".
They ran out of money and by necessity had to use the tapes from their debut record to finish this one. The result being an ingenious utilization of the studio as a instrument. The influence of this record is still being felt today.
The minimilist structure and repetitive rhythm of the album is closer to "Sister Ray" than their seminal debut. The percussion is relentless amongst distorted guitar sounds which trump melody. The latter is effectively abandoned in favour of an eerie narrow expressiveness. The album contains versions of songs at different speeds which by accident or design resulted in Neu becoming one of the first to utilize the technique known as "remixing".
Hayden 07/29/2011 13:54 | #25121
Gwaa *facepalm* I'm so used to putting 75 next to Neu! to differenciate them. I meant Neu! (72)
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