Retrospective
by Buffalo Springfield

Retrospective by Buffalo Springfield
(Compilation album)
Year: 1969
Overall rank: 16,948th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 73 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1969 (209th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (1,131st)
Award Best albums of all time (16,948th)

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Buffalo Springfield bestography

Retrospective is ranked 4th best out of 8 albums by Buffalo Springfield on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Buffalo Springfield is Buffalo Springfield Again which is ranked number 954 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,813.

Buffalo Springfield album bestography « Higher ranked (9,166th)
Last Time Around
This album (16,948th)
Retrospective
Lower ranked (45,483rd) »
Buffalo Springfield (1973)

(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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Retrospective 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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Retrospective rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 16,948th | 1960s rank: 1,131st | 1969 rank: 209th
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2026JohnnyoNeil Young (and related)- Albums ranked67/79 -
2025 xo66Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s43/10012
2025JohnnyoCSN & a little Y12/54 -
2025 imimesisTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s58/1009
2023JohnnyoMost listened to albums in November 202294/100 -
2023 pedro1976Best Compilations36/65 -
2022 rockbluesfolkjazTop 100 Music Albums of 196970/1002
2022 EyeKanFly1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (part 2)44/100 -
2022conallmaloneTop 62 Music Albums of 196936/622
2021 RoundTheBendTop 83 Music Albums of 196959/832
2021 rockbluesfolkjazTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s78/1005
2021JohnnyoMost listened to albums by members of CSN&Y in 202027/35 -
2021JohnnyoMost listened to complication / greatest hits albums in 202038/47 -
2020 StefanR10Top 100 Music Albums of 196987/1001
2020cronadigallinaTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s99/1000
2020 discojets1Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s68/1007
2019panapsal100 random albums the 14/08/201871/100 -
2019saacsquatchTop 51 Music Albums of 196947/510
2018 Tha1ChiefRockaTop 81 Music Albums of 196944/812
2018iancrockert141Top 99 Music Albums of 196928/994
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 32
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 65
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Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 73 votes)
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08/18/2025 01:18 machiaj  Ratings distribution  80571/100
 
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04/19/2024 04:07 ScrumpyArbuckle  Ratings distribution  1,13178/100
 
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08/18/2023 14:48 MetalMan67  Ratings distribution  5,99871/100
 
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11/07/2022 09:40 Johnnyo  Ratings distribution  9,74677/100
 
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10/31/2022 13:10 jonny5244  Ratings distribution  8,43363/100

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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.6/100, a mean average of 79.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.5.

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From 06/28/2021 02:28 | #271108
As far I've heard, this is the best greatest hits album ever. It fully captures Buffalo Springfield at their greatest. They picked their twelve best songs, though it could easily been expanded a couple songs or so.
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From 03/09/2016 22:17 | #161641
A good compilation by a seminal band of the 60's.
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1. Abbey Road by The Beatles
2. In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) by King Crimson
3. Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin
4. Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones
5. Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin
6. The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground
7. Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake
8. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
9. In A Silent Way by Miles Davis
10. Hot Rats by Frank Zappa
11. Tommy by The Who
12. The Band by The Band
13. Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
14. Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire by The Kinks
15. The Stooges by The Stooges
16. Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash
17. Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival
18. Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone
19. Willy And The Poor Boys by Creedence Clearwater Revival
20. Karma by Pharoah Sanders
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