Lou Reed 
The best album credited to Lou Reed is Transformer which is ranked number 145 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 9,281.
Lou Reed is ranked number 113 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 18,762.
Lou Reed official website: http://www.loureed.com
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Artist ratings | Avg. artist rating |
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| ! | 09/14/2026 15:37 | bonnequestion | 418 | 71/100 |
| ! | 10/08/2025 11:50 |  doombringer | 208 | 85/100 |
| ! | 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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DeusExMackia 12/18/2017 23:35 | #203501
Possibly the coolest man in rock history. No one else since has been able to wear sunglasses and write songs about their sleazy life in 1970s New York quite like he could.
Brandon8 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.
Amirkhosro 10/14/2016 22:48 | #176894
The best rock musician that ever lived. From The Velvet Underground and Nico to Lulu, his discography is filled with timeless gems.
Sadly underrated. Yes, belive it or not, Lou Reed is underrated.
Genius, and one of the most consistently great artists of all time
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