Retrospective
by Buffalo Springfield
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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 976 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,783.
(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
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Retrospective rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Neil Young (and related)- Albums ranked | 67/79 | - |
| 2026 |  NowhereMan | Top 38 Music Albums of 1969 | 29/38 | 1 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | CSN & a little Y | 12/54 | - |
| 2025 |  imimesis | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 58/100 | 9 |
| 2025 |  xo66 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 43/100 | 12 |
| 2023 | Johnnyo | Most listened to albums in November 2022 | 94/100 | - |
| 2023 |  pedro1976 | Best Compilations | 36/65 | - |
| 2022 |  EyeKanFly | 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (part 2) | 44/100 | - |
| 2022 | conallmalone | Top 62 Music Albums of 1969 | 36/62 | 2 |
| 2022 |  rockbluesfolkjaz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 70/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 33 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 66 | |||
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Retrospective ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 09/15/2026 11:59 | NowhereMan | 1,497 | 77/100 |
| ! | 06/09/2026 12:18 | imimesis | 2,127 | 81/100 |
| ! | 03/12/2026 19:21 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,749 | 74/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.7/100, a mean average of 79.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.3.
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Retrospective forum mentions
Rhyner 09/24/2026 17:55 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) pedro1976 12/28/2022 08:35 in What album are you listening to right now?Retrospective comments
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teague TOP 100 COMMENTER 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.
A good compilation by a seminal band of the 60's.
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