Solitude Standing
by Suzanne Vega

Album
Solitude Standing by Suzanne Vega
Year: 1987
Release date: 1987-04-01
Overall rank: 1,592nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 215 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1987 (32nd)
Award Top albums of of the 1980s (240th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,592nd)

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Solitude Standing is ranked as the best album by Suzanne Vega.

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Solitude Standing track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Tom's Diner
Average Rating: 81 (53 votes)Comments: View 0
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Luka
Average Rating: 87 (67 votes)Comments: View 0
3.
Ironbound/Fancy Poultry
Average Rating: 80 (37 votes)Comments: View 0
4.
In The Eye
Average Rating: 79 (37 votes)Comments: View 0
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Night Vision
Average Rating: 78 (31 votes)Comments: View 0
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Solitude Standing
Average Rating: 82 (48 votes)Comments: View 0
7.
Calypso
Average Rating: 78 (34 votes)Comments: View 0
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Language
Average Rating: 78 (31 votes)Comments: View 0
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Gypsy
Average Rating: 81 (39 votes)Comments: View 0
10.
Wooden Horse (Caspar Hauser's Song)
Average Rating: 77 (32 votes)Comments: View 0
11.
Tom's Diner (Reprise)
Average Rating: 76 (34 votes)Comments: View 0

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Solitude Standing rankings

Solitude Standing rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,592nd | 1980s rank: 240th | 1987 rank: 32nd  Overall chart history
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 !		08/05/2026 18:14 JamesMowbray  Ratings distribution  5,69169/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.6/100, a mean average of 76.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.1.


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Solitude Standing forum mentions

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From Liedzeit 07/14/2026 16:56 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
“What album are you listening to? (cont.)”
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From BestEverAlbums 06/27/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5356): By marco17
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. (1996) 2. by (1990) 3. by (1987) 4. by (1975) 5. by (1973) 7. by by (1989) 10. (1982) 11. by (2010) 12. (1977) 13. by (1971) 14. by by (1993) 16. by (1987) 17. by (2015) 18. by (1965) 19. by (2019) 20. by (2021) 21. by by (1973) 23.…”
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From CharlieBarley 07/25/2025 15:53 in The Romanelli Music Diary: Sacred Cow
“2295 SUZANNE VEGA SOLITUDE STANDING 1987 – A&M Produced By STEVE ADDABBO & LENNY KAYE 1. Tom’s Diner 2. Luka 3. Ironbound / Fancy Poultry 4. In The Eye 5. Night Vision 6. Solitude Standing 7. Calypso 8. Language 9. Gypsy 10. Wooden Horse (Caspar Hauser’s Song) 11. Tom’s Diner (Reprise) So much for…”
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Solitude Standing comments

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From 03/02/2018 16:21 | #209922 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
It’s also been years since I’ve listened to this album and it’s been a real treat. Those first two Suzanne Vega albums are so good although this isn’t quite as good as the first in my opinion. Luka is the best track on this one.
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From 02/25/2018 17:40 | #209607 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Having given this vinyl a good clean today, I gave it a spin for the first time in 31 years and it still plays great. Quite a stripped back sound but suits Suzanne Vega's voice. Suzanne Vega had a very distinct voice which sounds almost sad in many of the songs. I saw Suzanne Vega on tour at the Cornwall Coliseum in the late eighties from memory and this album brings back memories of a memorable concert. (Edited)
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From 03/28/2012 10:51 | #39080 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
My favorite female record ever. A singer songwriter record, with softly spoken words about loving someone till it hurt them, with bitter sweet pain, songs about feeling solitude, about being in a violent relationship. (Edited)
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