Barn
by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Neil Young & Crazy Horse bestography
Barn is ranked 38th 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 14,326.
(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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Barn track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/25/2026 21:38 |  Robert Anton Wil | 1,149 | 84/100 |
| ! | 02/01/2026 02:58 | adbrack1988 | 1,099 | 83/100 |
| ! | 01/23/2026 18:44 | spinout | 3,438 | 81/100 |
| ! | 09/19/2025 07:53 | cicadelic | 13,182 | 73/100 |
| ! | 09/09/2025 15:57 | machiaj | 805 | 71/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.5/100, a mean average of 70.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.2.
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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.
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.
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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