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 9,418.

Lou Reed is ranked number 113 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 19,023.

Lou Reed official website: http://www.loureed.com

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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:

1,252 charts

Rank Score:

9,418

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145

Average Rating:

83 (1,557 votes)

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Berlin

Lou Reed

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

494 charts

Rank Score:

2,878

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1989

Appears in:

393 charts

Rank Score:

2,466

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1982

Appears in:

154 charts

Rank Score:

774

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323

Overall Rank:

2,148

Average Rating:

74 (218 votes)

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Rock N Roll Animal
Live

Lou Reed

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

176 charts

Rank Score:

718

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1978

Appears in:

114 charts

Rank Score:

484

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1976

Appears in:

150 charts

Rank Score:

341

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1992

Appears in:

91 charts

Rank Score:

326

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

172

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Ecstasy

Lou Reed

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

162

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Overall artist rank:

113

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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	0	0%
2020s	1	0%

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	29	78%
Yes	8	22%

Live?	Albums	%
No	28	76%
Yes	9	24%

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 (572 votes)Comments: 7

Walk On The Wild Side

(from the album Transformer)

Average Rating: 91 (559 votes)Comments: 6

Satellite Of Love

(from the album Transformer)

Average Rating: 89 (408 votes)Comments: 6

Vicious

(from the album Transformer)

Average Rating: 87 (354 votes)Comments: 3

Sad Song

(from the album Berlin)

Average Rating: 87 (137 votes)Comments: 0

Caroline Says II

(from the album Berlin)

Average Rating: 85 (132 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

10.

Coney Island Baby

(from the album Coney Island Baby)

Average Rating: 84 (57 votes)Comments: 1

11.

Men Of Good Fortune

(from the album Berlin)

Average Rating: 84 (131 votes)Comments: 1

12.

Lady Day

(from the album Berlin)

Average Rating: 84 (125 votes)Comments: 1

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The Bed

(from the album Berlin)

Average Rating: 84 (124 votes)Comments: 2

14.

Waves Of Fear

(from the album The Blue Mask)

Average Rating: 84 (52 votes)Comments: 0

15.

Caroline Says I

(from the album Berlin)

Average Rating: 83 (123 votes)Comments: 0

16.

The Blue Mask

(from the album The Blue Mask)

Average Rating: 83 (59 votes)Comments: 0

17.

Berlin

(from the album Berlin)

Average Rating: 83 (131 votes)Comments: 2

18.

Hangin' Round

(from the album Transformer)

Average Rating: 83 (308 votes)Comments: 3

19.

Andy's Chest

(from the album Transformer)

Average Rating: 82 (307 votes)Comments: 4

20.

How Do You Think It Feels

(from the album Berlin)

Average Rating: 82 (119 votes)Comments: 0

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Lou Reed ratings

Average Rating:

82/100 (from 152 votes)

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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 82.5/100, a mean average of 82.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.9/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 14.7.

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90/100

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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.

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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.

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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.

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From crimson 09/28/2016 13:18 | #175931

Sadly underrated. Yes, belive it or not, Lou Reed is underrated.

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

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

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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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From PrinterCat 10/09/2014 18:48 | #123816

Brilliant and influential musician. Berlin has probably influenced too many bands to name, and Metal Machine Music has worked it's way into one of the most artistic and controversial albums out there, for good reasons.

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80/100

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Tamthebam 10/28/2013 05:50 | #89537

Just heard that Lou Reed is no longer with us . It's A Sad Day another brilliant and unique songwriter has gone.Rest on the Peaceful Side.

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From Ochurch25 10/27/2013 19:13 | #89487

R.I.P. Lou Reed 1942 - 2013

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From Goodsir 10/27/2013 19:01 | #89486

R.I.P.

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