Barn
by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Barn by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Year: 2021
Release date: 2021-12-10
Overall rank: 10,472nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 46 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2021 (158th)
Award Top albums of the 2020s (767th)
Award Best albums of all time (10,472nd)

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Neil Young & Crazy Horse bestography

Barn is ranked 43rd best out of 95 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 14,598.

Neil Young & Crazy Horse album bestography « Higher ranked (10,071st)
Are You Passionate?
This album (10,472nd)
Barn
Lower ranked (10,918th) »
Year Of The Horse

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Barn rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 10,472nd | 2020s rank: 767th | 2021 rank: 158th
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2026 PurplepashRanked listening log 2021 101-20027/100 -
2026 Robert Anton WilsonTop 81 Music Albums of the 2020s48/815
2026JohnnyoMost listened to artists jan - March 202272/98 -
2026 Robert Anton WilsonTop 15 Music Albums of 20219/152
2026 sssvnnnTop 60 Music Albums of 202142/602
2026JohnnyoNeil Young (and related)- Albums ranked47/79 -
2026lanadeleswiftTop 96 Music Albums of 202173/961
2026 TamthebamTop 88 Music Albums of 202124/884
2026fabm0List 202151/54 -
2026adbrack1988Top 26 Music Albums of 202125/260
2026SkernsTop 87 Music Albums of 202136/873
2026 dihansseTop 100 Music Albums of 202183/1001
2026cicadelicTop 34 Music Albums of 202134/340
2026javicho07Top 73 Music Albums of the 2020s55/733
2025 skelter54Top 80 Music Albums of the 2020s18/8010
2025davidhuretTop 20 Music Albums of 202118/201
2025ThuramThugoodRanked - Neil Young incl.w/Crazy Horse (CAN) & collabs - Ranked33/95 -
2025dukeboxkoolTop 50 Music Albums of 202110/504
2025 sssvnnnLo Fi Folk Rock69/100 -
2025davidhuretRanking: Neil Young's albums32/48 -
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 57
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 113
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70/100 (from 46 votes)
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02/01/2026 02:58 adbrack1988  Ratings distribution  1,07083/100
 
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01/23/2026 18:44 spinout  Ratings distribution  3,28781/100
 
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09/19/2025 07:53 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  12,16973/100
 
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09/09/2025 15:57 machiaj  Ratings distribution  80571/100
 
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01/27/2025 12:12 doombringer  Ratings distribution  2,24175/100

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70/100
From 02/21/2022 01:52 | #281647
To me Barn is very much the equivalent of Colorado from a couple of years ago. They sound quite similar. Song of the Season is probably the standout track. Everything else is consistently decent. I do find They Might Be Lost a bit endearing just because of its simplicity. Its a solid album that is probably only worth listening to if you're already a fan.
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From 12/17/2021 08:54 | #277609
I have to agree. I love Neil Young, an endlessly fascinating artist. And with Crazy Horse, a perfect match (even with Nils Lofgren instead of Frank Sampedro). But his last albums (let's say after "Storytone", which I found quite beautiful, in 2014) are decidedly underwhelming. Charming but underwhelming.
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From 12/13/2021 00:33 | #277434
More of the same from Crazy Horse with Neil Young at the helm. While performed nicely, nothing really stands out lyrically or musically.

And congratulations to Neil's new US citizenship. Keep on rockin' in the free world!
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