Chelsea Girl
by Nico

Chelsea Girl by Nico
Year: 1967
Release date: 1967-10-00
Overall rank: 616th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 502 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1967 (18th)
Award Top 100 albums of the 1960s (74th)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (616th)

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Chelsea Girl is ranked as the best album by Nico.

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Chelsea Girl track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 616th | 1960s rank: 74th | 1967 rank: 18th
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2026Juneof44Top 50 Music Albums of 196722/503
2026brent13Top 96 Music Albums of the 1960s4/9619
2026 JMGL95Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s99/1000
2026SkernsTop 40 Music Albums of 196722/402
2026 HaydenTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s38/10013
2026LittleM1971Top 75 Music Albums of 19673/755
2026sweetnessTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s43/10012
2026brent13Top 100 Greatest Music Albums28/10072
2026 AAL2014Top 65 Music Albums of 196744/652
2026Exist-en-cielTop 45 Music Albums of 196723/453
2026 FischmanTop 100 Music Albums of 196775/1001
2026Cheboygan74Top 16 Music Albums of 196716/160
2026 TamthebamTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s70/1006
2026cicadelicTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s1/10020
2026MoondanceDylan covers 6: German artists5/96 -
2026henrygreen0203Top 100 Greatest Music Albums96/1005
2026lanadeleswiftTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s48/10011
2026 PurplepashTop 38 Music Albums of 196734/381
2026 TamthebamTop 100 Music Albums of 196714/1004
2026downandoutTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s41/10012
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 475
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 2,764
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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 502 votes)
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02/18/2026 10:11 amirmishali  Ratings distribution  1,01485/100
 
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02/07/2026 01:46 UofTBlues  Ratings distribution  3,62671/100
 
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12/20/2025 01:03 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  7,69970/100
 
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12/13/2025 05:18 colabunga  Ratings distribution  59180/100

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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.5/100, a mean average of 76.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.4.

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70/100
From 04/19/2024 13:42 | #303067
It is hard to find any material by Nico that is not top qualilty. This is good to very good, rather than excellent to an absolute masterpiece.
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80/100
From 01/16/2023 01:46 | #292903
One of the most unique voices ever recorded on an album and she does a great job at displaying her vocal qualities on here. Her voice is so powerful and special and it is almost like a whole additional instrument in itself. She is also backed by some outstanding performances from a few members of the VU which add so much quality to this release. Songs like Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams are completely transformed from what is an alright track into something so exciting due to the viola and the flute performances. This record is kept interesting and engaging due to these little instrumental flourishes that are so impressive and make the album stand out against other releases around this time. Despite this, the outdated production has let a few of the songs down with a few of them sounding as old as they are which is expected with how long ago it came out. Overall, this is Nico's best album as it demonstrates her powerhouse of a voice beautifully and is backed by the best ensemble she has on any of her records.
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Rating:  
85/100
From 05/14/2022 05:50 | #285330
Album Rating: 81.00
(810/10)

1.The Fairest Of The Seasons. 81
2.These Days. 92
3.Little Sister. 71
4.Winter Song. 70
5.It Was A Pleasure Then. 80
6.Chelsea Girls. 84
7.I'll Keep It With Mine. 84
8.Somewhere There's A Feather. 77
9.Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams. 85
10.Eulogy To Lenny Bruce. 86
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60/100
From 04/28/2022 14:50 | #284758
Her vocal performances here aren't as great as on TVUAN, and production is not great either.
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45/100
From 07/08/2021 00:10 | #271431
Other than a couple key tracks, namely Chelsea Girls and It Was a Pleasure Then, Chelsea Girl is marred by garish production. This could be a great record, but it really falls short.
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60/100
From 05/02/2021 23:49 | #269275
Nico is a great singer, but twee pop just isn't made for here. The production is pretty mudded and the songs repetitive in theme and sound. Still, Somewhere There's A Feather, The Fairest Of The Seasons and specially These Days make this album worth a listen.
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10/100
From 02/06/2021 15:09 | #265877
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75/100
From 12/18/2020 20:34 | #262893
Lampejos geniais, mas obra simples.
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90/100
From 12/18/2020 17:27 | #262871
Best Songs are Chelsea Girls and These Days i like it very much and for me good a german singer like Im german too.
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40/100
From 07/10/2020 15:24 | #255366
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Best Albums of 1967
1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles
2. The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico
3. The Doors by The Doors
4. Are You Experienced by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
5. Forever Changes by Love
6. Magical Mystery Tour by The Beatles
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8. The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd
9. Axis: Bold As Love by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
10. Strange Days by The Doors
11. Disraeli Gears by Cream
12. Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane
13. Days Of Future Passed by The Moody Blues
14. I Never Loved A Man, The Way I Love You by Aretha Franklin
15. Something Else By The Kinks by The Kinks
16. Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
17. The Who Sell Out by The Who
18. Chelsea Girl by Nico
19. John Wesley Harding by Bob Dylan
20. Younger Than Yesterday by The Byrds
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