Cold Spring Harbor
by Billy Joel

Cold Spring Harbor by Billy Joel
Year: 1971
Overall rank: 6,647th   
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 117 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1971 (104th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,039th)
Award Best albums of all time (6,647th)

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Billy Joel bestography

Cold Spring Harbor is ranked 10th best out of 26 albums by Billy Joel on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Billy Joel is The Stranger which is ranked number 236 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,825.

Billy Joel album bestography « Higher ranked (5,516th)
River Of Dreams
This album (6,647th)
Cold Spring Harbor
Lower ranked (8,174th) »
The Bridge

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Cold Spring Harbor track list

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Cold Spring Harbor rankings

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Overall rank: 6,647th | 1970s rank: 1,039th | 1971 rank: 104th

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Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 117 votes)
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01/04/2026 13:46 Exist-en-ciel   7,36970/100
 
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02/13/2025 17:23 nitomano   2,22471/100

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From 04/08/2023 13:01 | #295869
The beginning of a fine career, solid and solemn songwriting and singing
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Eh, it's his first and not his finest. Has it's moments of being quite lovely but overall can be safely overlooked.
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She's Got A Way, Everybody Loves You Now and Why Judy Why are really good the rest of the album is at least decent. Billy proved from the beginning he can write great songs.
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Best Albums of 1971
1. Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin
2. Who's Next by The Who
3. Hunky Dory by David Bowie
4. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
5. Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
6. Blue by Joni Mitchell
7. Tago Mago by Can
8. Meddle by Pink Floyd
9. L.A. Woman by The Doors
10. Tapestry by Carole King
11. Fragile by Yes
12. Bryter Layter by Nick Drake
13. Master Of Reality by Black Sabbath
14. Aqualung by Jethro Tull
15. Ram by Paul & Linda McCartney
16. Electric Warrior by T. Rex
17. Imagine by John Lennon
18. Maggot Brain by Funkadelic
19. There's A Riot Goin' On by Sly & The Family Stone
20. At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band
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