Neil Young
After the Gold Rush









Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc.
Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003) No Order
Blender (USA) - The 100 Greatest American Albums of All time (2002) 86
Bob Mersereau (Canada) - The Top 100 Canadian Albums (2007) 3
Consequence of Sound (USA) - Top 100 Albums Ever (2010) 24
Dave Marsh & Kevin Stein (USA) - The 40 Best of Album Chartmakers by Year (1981) 27
Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015) 351
Grammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs (USA) No Order
Infoplease.com (USA) - Must-Have Recordings (1998) No Order
Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005) 123
Paste (USA) - The 70 Best Albums of the 1970s (2012) 23
Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1977) 40
Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2004) 99
Radio WXPN (USA) - The 100 Most Progressive Albums (1996) 8
Robert Christgau (USA) - Personal 40 Best Albums from the '70s (1979) 13
Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2018) No Order
Rod Underhill (USA) - The Top 100 Rock/Pop Albums (2003) 82
Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012) 74
Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020) 90
Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997) No Order
Rolling Stone (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years (1987) 71
Stereophile (USA) - 40 Years of Stereophile: The 40 (+94) Essential Albums (2002) No Order
The Review, University of Delaware (USA) - 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2001) 43
Time (USA) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2006) No Order
Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008) Main entry
Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 70s, by Year (2005) 1
Ultimate Classic Rock (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2015) No Order
Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005) No Order
Channel 4 (UK) - 125 Nominations for the 100 Greatest Albums (2005) No Order
Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 70s (2006) No Order
Elvis Costello - 500 Albums You Need (2000) No Order
Guitarist (UK) - 101 Essential Guitar Albums (2000) 11
Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (2006) 69
Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989) 48
Mojo (UK) - Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide (2001) No Order
NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums (1974) 69
NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993) 66
NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013) 56
NME (UK) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2003) 80
Q (UK) - Top 20 Albums from 1970-1979 (2004) 19
The Guardian (UK) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (1997) 47
The Times (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1993) 8
Uncut (UK) - 100 Rock and Movie Icons (2005) 15
Uncut (UK) - 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (2016) 32
CBC (Canada) - The Top 100 Canadian Albums of All Time (2013) 18
Chartattack (Canada) - The 100 Best Canadian Albums of All Time (1996) 7
Chartattack (Canada) - The 50 Best Canadian Albums of All Time (2000) 12
Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 All-Time Greatest Albums (2013) 67
Adresseavisen (Norway) - The 100 (+23) Best Albums of All Time (1995) 69
Expressen (Sweden) - The 100 Best Records Ever (1999) 15
Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004) No Order
Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999) 2
Platekompaniet (Norway) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (2001) 22
Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994) 101
Slitz (Sweden) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1990) 38
Soundi (Finland) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time + Top 10 by Decade (1995) 21
Tor Milde (Norway) - The 100 Best Pop and Rock Albums of All Time (2004) 66
Aloha (Netherlands) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1999) 26
Nieuwe Revu (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1994) 39
OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 20th Century (1987) 107
OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 70s (1979) 15
OOR (The Netherlands) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (2007) 26
Studio Brussels (Belgium) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Nominations (2015) No Order
VPRO (The Netherlands) - 299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time (2006) No Order
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Berlin Media (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1998) 62
Musik Express/Sounds (Germany) - The 100 Masterpieces (1993) 36
RoRoRo Rock-Lexicon (Germany) - Most Recommended Albums (2003) No Order
Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004) 220
Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997) 77
Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 1970s (2009) 27
Crossroads (France) - 108 Essential Albums from 1969-72 (2009) No Order
FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008) 252
Gilles Verlant (France) - 300+ Best Albums in the History of Rock (2013) No Order
Hervé Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007) No Order
Liberation (France) - Best Albums 1968-88 (1988) 69
Nicolas Dupuy (France) - The 100 Best Rock Albums (2010) No Order
Philippe Manoeuvre (France) - 100 Necessary Albums (2014) No Order
Rock & Folk (France) - The Best Albums from 1963 to 1999 (1999) No Order
Plásticos y Decibelios (Spain) - The 80 Best Albums of All Time (2000) 37
Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1970s (1988) 28
Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of All Time (2002) 23
Alternative Melbourne (Australia) - The Top 100 Rock/Pop Albums (1996) 14
Rolling Stone & Borders (Australia) - 100 Must Have CDs (2007) No Order
CDNOW (Japan) - 100 Essential Albums (2001?) 64
Buscadero (Italy) - The Best Rock Albums of All Time (1990) No Order
Ciao2001 (Italy) - Top Albums of All Time (1972) No Order
Jam (Italy) - 100 Ideal Albums to Understand Rock Music (2000) No Order
Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002) 21-50
Ondarock (Italy) - Rock Milestones (albums added every month) No Order
Popster (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of the 70s (1979) No Order
Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003) No Order
Yediot Ahonot (Israel) - Top 99 Albums of All Time (1999) 22
Ratings
All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars 5 Stars
MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99) 5 Bones
Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade A+
Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 0-5 Stars (USA, 1979 and/or 1983) 4 Stars
Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992) 5 Stars
Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004) 5 Stars
Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995) 7
Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10 10
Paul Roland (UK) - CD Guide to Pop & Rock, Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2001) 5 Stars
Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002) 5 Stars
Le Guide du CD (France) - Ratings from 1 to 4 Stars & "GOLD" (1991-1997) GOLD
Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars 5 Stars
José Ramón Pardo (Spain) - The 1000 Best Pop-Rock Albums, Ratings 1-5 (1997) 4.5 Stars
Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10) 7
End of Year Lists
Aloha/Hitweek (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year 8