Psychedelic Pill
by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
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Neil Young & Crazy Horse bestography
Psychedelic Pill is ranked 12th 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 83 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 14,068.
(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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Psychedelic Pill track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Psychedelic Pill rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 25/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | adbrack1988 | Top 21 Music Albums of 2012 | 16/21 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 95 Music Albums of 2012 | 22/95 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 96 Music Albums of 2012 | 52/96 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 2012 | 63/92 | - |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 7/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 6/100 | 19 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Blow Up Critics Playlist 2012 | 31/50 | - |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 61/100 | 8 |
| 2026 | steve397 | Top 8 Music Albums of 2012 | 5/8 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 181 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 866 | |||
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Psychedelic Pill ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/25/2026 03:56 | lanadeleswift | 3,819 | 86/100 |
| ! | 07/11/2026 20:45 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,557 | 70/100 |
| ! | 07/01/2026 18:28 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,759 | 74/100 |
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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 76.7/100, a mean average of 75.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.5.
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Psychedelic Pill forum mentions
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Psychedelic Pill comments
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Amazing album with the Horse, how is Young able to still make great records 50 yrs on.........only one of a very few artists that were great and are still great
Ramada Inn is up their with the very best of Neil songs. It's a patchy album overall (many Neil albums are) but one of his best over recent years.
This album is very hit and miss and you frequently go from incredible instrumental moments to boring and drawn out segments that make you keep checking how much run time there is left. The main strength of this release though is the voice which sounds like it hasn't aged at all and is as fresh as ever. It carries us through the album and it is one of Young's best vocal performances in recent years. Instrumentally it is also strong in places such as on the title track and Ramada Inn but on most other tracks it is quite on and off. The one main issue with this release for me is the length of it, which is so unnecessary. I argue that this release could be around the 40 minute mark and would be much better for it. Overall, a lengthy and drawn out release which has a few shining moments that demonstrates that this artist still has the spark in him to create quality music.
Graeme2 TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/09/2020 18:34 | #251111 | TOP COMMENT
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Think I underrated this for a while. When they get going, the years just float off. Doing exactly what you want Neil and the Horse to do. That voice (love it or hate it) still pretty much the same and the less than slick Horse with a good dose of absolutely wonderful lead guitar on top. Quite probably his last great record.
teague TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/05/2021 16:14 | #274703 | TOP COMMENT
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Psychedelic Pill feels like a rehashing of old ideas as an excuse to string out a lukewarm sequel to Ragged Glory. The title track is really good, but the rest is pretty forgettable.
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