# Leonard Cohen's albums ranked

All fifteen studio albums, from the 1967 debut to the posthumous Thanks for the Dance, ranked from critics' and fans' lists.

- 130 votes · 15 items
- Nov 5, 2022 · vinylhead_grumpy
- https://even.best/en/l/3028/leonard-cohen-s-albums-ranked

## Top 15

1. **Songs of Leonard Cohen** (10 · ▲11 ▼1) — 1967. "Suzanne", "So Long, Marianne" and a whole aesthetic.
2. **I'm Your Man** (10 · ▲11 ▼1) — 1988. Synths and a deep voice: "First We Take Manhattan", "Tower of Song".
3. **Songs of Love and Hate** (9 · ▲11 ▼2) — 1971. His darkest record, with "Famous Blue Raincoat".
4. **You Want It Darker** (8 · ▲9 ▼1) — 2016. A farewell released weeks before his death.
5. **Songs from a Room** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — 1969. "Bird on the Wire" and a sparser sound.
6. **The Future** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — 1992. "Democracy", "Anthem" and dark prophecies.
7. **Ten New Songs** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — 2001. Written with Sharon Robinson after his years at a Zen monastery.
8. **Popular Problems** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — 2014. Released just after his 80th birthday.
9. **Thanks for the Dance** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — 2019. Posthumous, finished by his son Adam.
10. **Dear Heather** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — 2004. Spoken word and quiet songs.
11. **Death of a Ladies' Man** (4 · ▲6 ▼2) — 1977. The odd one out, produced by Phil Spector.
12. **Recent Songs** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — 1979. Folk, mariachi and oud.
13. **Various Positions** (3 · ▲6 ▼3) — 1984. The album that gave the world "Hallelujah".
14. **New Skin for the Old Ceremony** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — 1974. "Chelsea Hotel \#2" and "Who by Fire".
15. **Old Ideas** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — 2012. A late-career return, his highest-charting album.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.