For Free
by David Crosby
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David Crosby bestography
For Free is ranked 2nd best out of 11 albums by David Crosby on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by David Crosby is If I Could Only Remember My Name which is ranked number 1795 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 955.
(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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For Free track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 73 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
For Free rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | WayneMC | Top 100 Music Albums of 2021 | 13/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | David Crosby - his best albums in order | 22/29 | - |
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | 2021 outliers | 95/98 | - |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 89 Music Albums of 2021 | 44/89 | 3 |
| 2026 |  AwaitingAndrew | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s | 77/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | AwaitingAndrew | Top 50 Music Albums of 2021 | 14/50 | 4 |
| 2026 |  skelter54 | Top 86 Music Albums of the 2020s | 30/86 | 13 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 70 Music Albums of 2021 | 54/70 | 1 |
| 2026 |  sszwalbenest | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s | 52/100 | 10 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 2021 | 70/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 37 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 106 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 02/14/2026 17:35 | AwaitingAndrew | 2,601 | 72/100 |
| ! | 01/02/2026 03:10 | dhbarrett | 8,882 | 65/100 |
| ! | 06/19/2025 12:26 | davidhuret | 2,062 | 76/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.0/100, a mean average of 70.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.2.
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A very respectable effort from the now 80 year old Crosby. His productivity has been surprisingly consistent late in his career. For Free is a solid effort. Few songs really stand out, but its an easy listen. The record is produced by Crosby's son and has several features for Crosby to harmonize with.
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