American Dream
by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

American Dream by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Year: 1988
Overall rank: 41,072nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
62/100 (from 51 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1988 (495th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (4,930th)
Award Best albums of all time (41,072nd)

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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young bestography

American Dream is ranked 11th best out of 23 albums by Crosby, Stills & Nash on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Crosby, Stills & Nash is Déjà Vu which is ranked number 323 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,202.

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young album bestography « Higher ranked (28,765th)
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This album (41,072nd)
American Dream
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American Dream track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 72 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 41,072nd | 1980s rank: 4,930th | 1988 rank: 495th

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62/100 (from 51 votes)
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02/02/2026 18:17 BorderFreeAndrew  Ratings distribution  15,01874/100
 
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02/02/2026 11:52 Johnnyo  Ratings distribution  9,65477/100
 
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08/12/2025 06:08 Kingturtle  Ratings distribution  7,57973/100
 
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08/30/2024 15:56 colinmacD33  Ratings distribution  27880/100
 
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08/23/2024 09:57 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  12,17673/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 61.6/100, a mean average of 59.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 59.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.3.

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70/100
From 02/02/2026 11:54 | #312948
A very flat and rather disappointing album especially when you consider the talent available on this album. A shame because there is some potential here but it's let down all around.

Mediocre songs, lacklustre playing and sloppy production.
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From 05/20/2021 22:04 | #269948
American Dream is more disappointing than bad. I actually like this album, but after years of waiting for Neil Young to rejoin Crosby, Stills & Nash this album didn't really come close to rivaling Deja Vu. The album isn't really that cohesive, and probably a little too long, but there are a handful of songs I like. Young also feels like a bit more of a bandmember this time around as he plays on every track and contributes harmonies on many as well which he didn't do much in Deja Vu. Young and Stills' material has the most presence on the album and its their pieces that stand out.
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