VU
by The Velvet Underground
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The Velvet Underground bestography
VU is ranked 5th best out of 19 albums by The Velvet Underground on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Velvet Underground is The Velvet Underground & Nico which is ranked number 10 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 37,320.
(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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VU track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 85 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
VU rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 50 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Greatest Music Albums: 201-300 | 28/100 | - |
| 2026 | PurpleHazel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 29/100 | 14 |
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 96 Music Albums of 1985 | 3/96 | 5 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 54 Music Albums of 1985 | 5/54 | 5 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 | 15/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 79/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  swed | Top 53 Music Albums of the 1980s | 49/53 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 1984 | 13/50 | - |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 77 Music Albums of 1985 | 15/77 | 4 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 74 Music Albums of 1985 | 13/74 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 108 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 595 | |||
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VU ratings
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Showing latest 3 ratings for this album. | Show all 265 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/26/2026 20:53 |  LedZep | 5,135 | 79/100 |
| ! | 06/04/2026 21:52 | Devilwoac | 1,491 | 97/100 |
| ! | 04/09/2026 04:02 | matterhornrider | 5,158 | 81/100 |
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.9/100, a mean average of 79.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.6.
VU favourites
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Forum mentions
albummaster 04/04/2026 07:20 in Year Change Notices
Liedzeit 05/26/2025 15:27 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
CharlieBarley 07/30/2024 07:06 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)VU comments
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lleon79 01/24/2023 17:42 | #293224
I mean, it's okay. It has interesting things and some of the songs are great, but it's a collection of leftovers for a reason!
You know when a band is good when a compilation of leftovers released almost two decades prior is actually better than some alternative things that were fresh at the time.
Brandon8 08/17/2018 23:41 | #219803 | TOP COMMENT
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This is a “lost” classic by the Velvets recorded prior to the self titled album. These songs have a looser surfer vibe to them and flow together quite well. A very worthy addition to their catalogue. (Edited)
LoganGrube 06/17/2018 18:45 | #216928
A great album of previously unreleased tracks. Better than Loaded in my opinion
Sandrof1969 02/17/2018 17:35 | #208583
Un album dei Velvet Underground nel 1985 ? Si tratta naturalmente di scarti, inediti, brani comparsi solo nei live e quant'altro; però ci sono inediti ed inediti. Questi, messi insieme in un disco, costituiscono un lavoro magari non imprescindibile ma degno di stare in una smilza discografia fatta per lo più da capolavori senza sfigurare.
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