Suzanne Vega
by Suzanne Vega

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Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega
Year: 1985
Release date: 1985-05-01
Overall rank: 1,832nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 210 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1985 (23rd)
Award Top albums of of the 1980s (279th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,832nd)

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Suzanne Vega bestography

Suzanne Vega is ranked 2nd best out of 22 albums by Suzanne Vega on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Suzanne Vega is Solitude Standing which is ranked number 1594 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,077.

Suzanne Vega album bestography « Higher ranked (1,594th)
Solitude Standing This album (1,832nd)
Suzanne Vega Lower ranked (5,737th) »
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Suzanne Vega rankings

Suzanne Vega rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,832nd | 1980s rank: 279th | 1985 rank: 23rd  Overall chart history
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Suzanne Vega ratings

Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 210 votes)
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 !		4 days ago AledJames  Ratings distribution  1,70469/100
 
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 !		09/10/2026 18:21 Leonard  Ratings distribution  6,62470/100
 
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 !		08/15/2026 21:00 BorderFreeAndrew  Ratings distribution  15,73674/100

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Suzanne Vega forum mentions

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From 08/24/2016 14:22 | #173390 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
I met Suzanne briefly when she came to play at Kent State. I was friends with her brother Tim. It was pretty exciting, even though there were radio transmissions coming through her equipment that she complained bitterly about. I would have forgotten all about this album without that experience. Every once in a while I check it out again. Not bad at all. (Edited)
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From 12/05/2017 07:33 | #202652 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Enduring and timeless, comfortably in my all time Album list. I still listen to it after all these years and still love it from beginning to end. The Queen And The Soldier is on the surface kinda sappy but somehow it just works. And yes as a hormonal teenager I had a crush on Suzanne for many years . (Edited)
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From 10/09/2016 19:54 | #176627 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Her first album and cracking one too....of the others of hers i've listened to it's unrivalled as her best, possibly her simplest too, showing of the quality of her voice perfectly, a favourite of mine from early listening. Marlene On The Wall and Neighborhood Girls the best of a strong track-list. (Edited)
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From 02/04/2022 10:38 | #280692 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
I love SV, she is a great representation of Joni Mitchell's style of music and singer-songwriting sisterhood. (Edited)
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Consistently good album. (Edited)
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