Leonard Cohen's albums ranked
The top 3 according to 130 votes from people: Songs of Leonard Cohen · I'm Your Man · Songs of Love and Hate. (Updated Nov 5, 2022.)
All fifteen studio albums, from the 1967 debut to the posthumous Thanks for the Dance, ranked from critics' and fans' lists.
Top 15
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1
Songs of Leonard Cohen
1967. "Suzanne", "So Long, Marianne" and a whole aesthetic.
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2
I'm Your Man
1988. Synths and a deep voice: "First We Take Manhattan", "Tower of Song".
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3
Songs of Love and Hate
1971. His darkest record, with "Famous Blue Raincoat".
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4
You Want It Darker
2016. A farewell released weeks before his death.
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5
Songs from a Room
1969. "Bird on the Wire" and a sparser sound.
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6
The Future
1992. "Democracy", "Anthem" and dark prophecies.
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7
Ten New Songs
2001. Written with Sharon Robinson after his years at a Zen monastery.
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8
Popular Problems
2014. Released just after his 80th birthday.
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9
Thanks for the Dance
2019. Posthumous, finished by his son Adam.
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10
Dear Heather
2004. Spoken word and quiet songs.
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11
Death of a Ladies' Man
1977. The odd one out, produced by Phil Spector.
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12
Recent Songs
1979. Folk, mariachi and oud.
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13
Various Positions
1984. The album that gave the world "Hallelujah".
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14
New Skin for the Old Ceremony
1974. "Chelsea Hotel #2" and "Who by Fire".
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15
Old Ideas
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.
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Comments (1)
I'm Your Man being this high makes me happy, Tower of Song is perfect