Desertshore
by Nico
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Nico bestography
Desertshore is ranked 2nd best out of 16 albums by Nico on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Nico is Chelsea Girl which is ranked number 624 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,714.
(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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Desertshore track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Desertshore rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  LedZep | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 13/100 | 18 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Wanted Europe | 56/100 | - |
| 2026 | martintho | Top 87 Music Albums of 1970 | 42/87 | 3 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 48 Music Albums of 1970 | 35/48 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Rhyner | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 20/100 | 16 |
| 2026 | Hyggevinyl | Top 56 Music Albums of 1970 | 41/56 | 1 |
| 2026 |  AfterHours | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 17/100 | 83 |
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | Top 78 Music Albums of the 1970s | 28/78 | 13 |
| 2026 |  ssteve | Top 29 Music Albums of 1970 | 29/29 | 0 |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 57 Music Albums of 1970 | 18/57 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 271 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,859 | |||
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Desertshore ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/12/2026 20:11 | liquidbottle | 775 | 82/100 |
| ! | 04/04/2026 08:43 | Imaybeparanoid | 7,396 | 71/100 |
| ! | 03/28/2026 20:29 | RemainInLight | 3,744 | 35/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.3/100, a mean average of 76.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.4.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 44 hours ago in Monthly overall chart movements BestEverAlbums 08/14/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5404): By pctrooper BestEverAlbums 08/01/2026 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movementsDesertshore comments
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Its alright
lleon79 07/22/2022 13:56 | #287726
As others have said... it's a really strange album. Not in a bad way, but didn't expect this. Would I listen to it again? Maybe when it's 1 am and I can't sleep, maybe while drawing at night or just... at night. It's not going to be on my rotation, but I'm glad I got to discover this. (Edited)
Definitely original album with medieval feeling, I actually like it better than Chelsea Girls.
Jboy56 01/08/2022 17:25 | #278870
It is a very moody and dark album for dark and haunting Corona days. I bet this requires some previous knowledge of Nico's work. A definite medieval feel to it. (Edited)
A very otherworldly sounding album, that feels both haunting and beautiful at the same time. The sound is so cohesive and this atmosphere that Cale and Nico create together is stunning. Every song fits the tone of the album masterfully. The arrangement on this album by Cale is magnificent, my personal highlights being the piano, which sounds so delicate and raw, and the string arrangement. While some songs like My Only Child among others do not reach the same heights as tracks like Afraid, the tempo of the album is never lost which maintains the consistency of the album. Overall, it creates an experience that it will be very difficult to forget. (Edited)
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