Allies (live album) by Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash bestography
Allies is ranked 7th best out of 24 albums by Crosby, Stills & Nash on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Crosby, Stills & Nash is Crosby, Stills & Nash which is ranked number 387 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,485.
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Allies track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Allies rankings
All 4 charts that this album appears in:
Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
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2025 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 27/100 | 4 |
2023 | Moondance | Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young ~ together and apart | 58/100 | - |
2022 | salvador | Favourite Live Albums | 59/69 | - |
2015 | Rovers | Top 43 Music Albums of 1983 | 38/43 | 1 |
Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 4 | |||
Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 4 |
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Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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70/100 ![]() | 01/20/2023 10:25 | LosWochos | ![]() | 75/100 |
75/100 ![]() | 01/06/2023 02:01 | Moondance | ![]() | 72/100 |
60/100 ![]() | 01/27/2022 14:42 | mostlymor | ![]() | 79/100 |
85/100 ![]() | 01/25/2022 10:21 | salvador | ![]() | 81/100 |
70/100 ![]() | 04/26/2021 06:34 | NHGRANITE | ![]() | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.7/100, a mean average of 67.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.0.
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This album far exceeded my expectations. It starts with two studio songs (one of which was a single for the movie War Games) and is followed by eight live songs which are nearly all solid. “For Free” is a Byrds rarity performed solo by Crosby and a beautiful gem. “Dark Star” is the same version as featured on the 1991 box set CSN and for me, it’s a little more upbeat and enjoyable than the studio release. “Barrel of Pain” is a cool version of a Nash solo release. “Blackbird” is a gorgeous version of the Beatles classic. A lot of top notch material on this odd release that was seemingly out of print until the digital age.
One of the most depressing and legacy mutilating records ever made. Talented people are exhausted and lost here. Step away there's nothing to see and less to hear. It's the '80's and these guys have raised the white flag. Thankfully this is only a record, if this band was an animal we'd have shown some mercy and put the poor buggers down.
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