Lou Reed

The best album credited to Lou Reed is Transformer which is ranked number 146 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 9,219.

Lou Reed is ranked number 114 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 18,691.

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Lou Reed best albums

The following albums by Lou Reed are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:

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Transformer

Lou Reed

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,260 charts

Rank Score:

9,251

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146

Average Rating:

83 (1,561 votes)

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Berlin

Lou Reed

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

495 charts

Rank Score:

2,804

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1989

Appears in:

397 charts

Rank Score:

2,444

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1982

Appears in:

155 charts

Rank Score:

805

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312

Overall Rank:

2,082

Average Rating:

74 (220 votes)

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Rock N Roll Animal
Live

Lou Reed

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

177 charts

Rank Score:

696

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1978

Appears in:

114 charts

Rank Score:

417

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1976

Appears in:

149 charts

Rank Score:

339

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1992

Appears in:

94 charts

Rank Score:

326

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

171

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Ecstasy

Lou Reed

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

162

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114

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This may not be a complete discography for Lou Reed.This listing only shows those albums by this artist that appear in at least one chart on this site. If an album is 'missing' that you think deserves to be here, you can include it in your own chart from the My Charts page!

Lou Reed bestography composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	0	0%
1970s	14	0%
1980s	9	0%
1990s	6	0%
2000s	7	0%
2010s	1	0%
2020s	1	0%

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	30	79%
Yes	8	21%

Live?	Albums	%
No	28	74%
Yes	10	26%

Lou Reed best tracks

Include tracks from compilations & live albums | Exclude tracks from compilations & live albums The same track can appear on multiple albums, so excluding tracks from compilations and live albums helps to remove duplicates from this list.

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Rating/Comments

Perfect Day

(from the album Transformer)

Average Rating: 92 (575 votes)Comments: 7

Walk On The Wild Side

(from the album Transformer)

Average Rating: 91 (562 votes)Comments: 6

Satellite Of Love

(from the album Transformer)

Average Rating: 89 (411 votes)Comments: 6

Vicious

(from the album Transformer)

Average Rating: 87 (357 votes)Comments: 3

Sad Song

(from the album Berlin)

Average Rating: 87 (139 votes)Comments: 0

Caroline Says II

(from the album Berlin)

Average Rating: 85 (134 votes)Comments: 1

Street Hassle

(from the album Street Hassle)

Average Rating: 85 (61 votes)Comments: 0

Dirty Blvd.

(from the album New York)

Average Rating: 85 (86 votes)Comments: 1

Romeo Had Juliette

(from the album New York)

Average Rating: 84 (100 votes)Comments: 1

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Coney Island Baby

(from the album Coney Island Baby)

Average Rating: 84 (58 votes)Comments: 1

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Men Of Good Fortune

(from the album Berlin)

Average Rating: 84 (132 votes)Comments: 1

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Lady Day

(from the album Berlin)

Average Rating: 84 (127 votes)Comments: 1

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The Bed

(from the album Berlin)

Average Rating: 84 (125 votes)Comments: 2

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Waves Of Fear

(from the album The Blue Mask)

Average Rating: 84 (52 votes)Comments: 0

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Caroline Says I

(from the album Berlin)

Average Rating: 83 (125 votes)Comments: 0

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The Blue Mask

(from the album The Blue Mask)

Average Rating: 83 (59 votes)Comments: 0

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Berlin

(from the album Berlin)

Average Rating: 83 (132 votes)Comments: 2

18.

Hangin' Round

(from the album Transformer)

Average Rating: 82 (312 votes)Comments: 3

19.

Andy's Chest

(from the album Transformer)

Average Rating: 82 (311 votes)Comments: 4

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Strawman

(from the album New York)

Average Rating: 82 (74 votes)Comments: 1

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Lou Reed ratings

Average Rating:

82/100 (from 153 votes)

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65/100 !	09/14/2026 15:37	bonnequestion	418	71/100
70/100 !	10/08/2025 11:50	doombringer	209	85/100
75/100 !	06/18/2025 09:31	Invader666	337	71/100

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This artist is rated in the top 2% of all artists on BestEverAlbums.com. This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 82.4/100, a mean average of 81.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.8/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 14.8.

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Lou Reed forum mentions

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BestEverAlbums 09/29/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5450): By DeusExMackia

“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by DeusExMackia () 1. by (1971) 2. by (1985) 3. by (1988) 4. by (1984) 5. by (1967) 6. (1987) 7. (1991) 8. (1996) 9. by (1976) 10. (1972) 11. by (1973) 12. (2016) 13. by by (2019) 15. by by (1972) 18. by (1979) 19. by (2020) 20. (1977) 21. by…”

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BestEverAlbums 09/12/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5433): By Johnnyo

“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Johnnyo () 1. by (1978) 2. by (1971) 3. by (1968) 4. by (1971) 5. by (1975) 6. by (1970) 7. by (1973) 8. by (2004) 9. (2005) 10. by (1991) 11. by (1975) 12. (1991) 13. (1988) 14. by (1969) 15. by (1967) 16. by (1969) 17. (1976) 18. by (1989)…”

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BestEverAlbums 09/01/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5422): By CharlieBarley

“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by CharlieBarley () 1. by (1975) 2. by (1970) 3. by (1978) 5. by (1971) 6. (1982) 7. by (1975) 8. (1989) 9. by (1968) 10. by (1965) 11. by by (1977) 13. by (1969) 14. by (1993) 15. by (1970) 16. by (1971) 17. by (1986) 18. by (1969) 19. (1970)…”

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Lou Reed comments

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100/100

From pearlmystic 05/19/2015 17:36 | #141813

Genius, and one of the most consistently great artists of all time

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Brandon8 TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/07/2017 05:12 | #200893

If you are looking to get into Lou’s solo stuff start with the following records on your way to becoming a big fan like me.

1. Transformer
2. Berlin
3. Rock and Roll Animal
4. Lou Reed Live
5. Coney Island Baby
6. Street Hassle
7. The Blue Mask
8. New York

Then listen to Metal Machine Music to clear your head and dive into the rest.

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tgarritsen 10/13/2013 15:43 | #88360

He singing isso brilliant because it's so distant. There no opinion involve. He just tells you the things he sees around him in the city life.

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Brandon8 TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/08/2013 15:14 | #64482

Lou is an incredible musical chameleon and songwriter. He is better known for The VU but a lot of great, diverse and interesting solo material. Transformer, Berlin, Sally Can't Dance, Coney Island Baby, Street Hassle, The Blue Mask, Legendary Hearts are all classics in my opinion. However, I would recommend all his albums as part of a journey of one of music's most important artists.

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PsychologistHD 11/09/2014 17:30 | #126583

It's been a year and I'm still depressed. Disgustingly overshadowed by Paul Walker's death.

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