Comes A Time
by Neil Young
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Neil Young bestography
Comes A Time is ranked 14th best out of 98 albums by Neil Young on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Neil Young is After The Gold Rush which is ranked number 83 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 14,067.
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Comes A Time track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Comes A Time rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 | 33/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 59 Music Albums of 1978 | 35/59 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 99 Music Albums of 1978 | 79/99 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 2301-2400 | 83/100 | - |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Neil Young: So Far.. | 17/25 | - |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 | 63/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | bertdepoortere | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 79/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 41 Music Albums of 1978 | 25/41 | 2 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Neil Young (and related)- Albums ranked | 56/79 | - |
| 2026 | trajis | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 74/100 | 26 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 226 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 724 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/01/2026 23:05 | lanadeleswift | 3,819 | 86/100 |
| ! | 08/09/2026 14:28 | Devilwoac | 1,543 | 97/100 |
| ! | 05/26/2026 13:49 | zrommeke | 43 | 85/100 |
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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 77.8/100, a mean average of 76.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.7.
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A smooth and easy listening album that is very pleasant to listen too. It is a little more country than most Neil Young albums and so if you enjoy that side you will definitely love this album. The vocals are great as always and there is a little extra on this one with the help of a backing vocalist which really provides something new and fresh and gives us a softer side to the album. Every song matches in tone and so the record has a really nice flow to it and this creates a great atmosphere. The only song that deviates from this is Motorcycle Mama but it isn't too different to distract you too much. Definitely worth a listen and is a good album but not his greatest. (Edited)
Harvest Moon always seems to get all the credit for returning Neil Young to the folky/country rock sound that made him famous in the early 1970s, but Comes a Time is very much in the same vein. Its a very laid back record, with the exception of Motorcycle Mama which is a bit of a rocker, but besides that its a consistent album with consistent content. Backing vocalist Nicolette Larson is an unsung hero of this album. (Edited)
Underrated 70's classic. Brilliant country tinged acoustic suite. Much better than the likes of Harvest and Rust Never Sleeps l think. Virtually a companion album to After the Gold Rush. If you love that album you'll want this. (Edited)
paladisiac TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/09/2011 15:11 | #32433 | TOP COMMENT
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i think i prefer the country/folk sound of neil young the most. it suits him well. The title track is probably the best, but i like his more humble and organic take on "lotta love" maybe more than the pop version by Nicolette Larson, who offers good-but-not-great backing vocals on many tracks, and other tracks like "peace of mind" could've been big hits too.
It takes lot of love, to chance way things are. I start listening Neil Young from this album and Live Rust. This is peacefull, optimistic and Neil Youngs way deep album in country. I recommend this, 90/100
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