The Loner (track)
by Neil Young
The Loner appears on the following album(s) by Neil Young:
- Decade (track #8) (compilation) (1977)
- Neil Young (track #2) (this album) (1968)
- Sugar Mountain - Live At Canterbury House 1968 (track #9) (2008)
- The Archives Vol. 1 1963-1972 (track #36) (compilation) (2009)
- Greatest Hits (1985) (track #5) (compilation) (1985)
- Carnegie Hall 1970 (track #5) (2021)
- Live Rust (track #7) (1979)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 03/19/2026 12:03 | Juneof44 | 4,697 | 73/100 |
| ! | 01/30/2026 16:35 | machiaj | 9,085 | 74/100 |
| ! | 01/14/2026 04:49 | Exist-en-ciel | 165,816 | 71/100 |
| ! | 10/27/2025 17:06 | ShenBapiro | 6,173 | 77/100 |
| ! | 09/19/2025 08:15 | steve397 | 5,585 | 74/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 84.0/100, a mean average of 84.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.1/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.3.
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