Lou Reed 
The best album credited to Lou Reed is Transformer which is ranked number 138 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 10,458.
Lou Reed is ranked number 110 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 20,338.
Lou Reed official website: http://www.loureed.com
- See also:
- John Zorn / Lou Reed / Laurie Anderson
- The Velvet Underground
- The Velvet Underground & Nico
- Lou Reed / John Cale
- Lou Reed & Metallica
- Artists United Against Apartheid
- Lou Reed / John Cale / Nico
- Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground
- Zeitkratzer / Lou Reed
- Lou Reed's Metal Machine Trio
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Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side (Official Audio)
Lou Reed - Perfect Day (Official Audio)
Lou Reed - Sweet Jane (live)
Lou Reed best albums
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Lou Reed bestography composition
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| 1980s | 9 | 0% | |
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| 2020s | 1 | 0% |
Lou Reed best tracks
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| Rating 90/100  | Date updated 01/23/2025 12:01 | Member Banner | Artist ratings | Avg. artist rating 82/100 |
| Rating 100/100 | Date updated 04/29/2024 02:15 | Member  sssvnnn | Artist ratings | Avg. artist rating 75/100 |
| Rating 80/100 | Date updated 12/10/2023 09:37 | Member zsolti | Artist ratings | Avg. artist rating 81/100 |
| Rating 80/100 | Date updated 11/03/2023 18:23 | Member  Tamthebam | Artist ratings | Avg. artist rating 73/100 |
| Rating 80/100 | Date updated 09/22/2023 16:57 | Member Stevo796 | Artist ratings | Avg. artist rating 74/100 |
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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 82.6/100, a mean average of 82.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.0/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 14.7.
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DeusExMackia 12/18/2017 23:35
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
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
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
PsychologistHD 11/09/2014 17:30
It's been a year and I'm still depressed. Disgustingly overshadowed by Paul Walker's death.
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.
Tamthebam 10/28/2013 05:50
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.
R.I.P. Lou Reed 1942 - 2013
R.I.P.
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