Leonard CohenBest Leonard Cohen Albums Ranked

Thanks for the Dance

thelineofbestfit

10

“Leonard Cohen's Thanks For The Dance may be one of the greatest posthumous albums of them all”

The Essential Leonard Cohen

rollingstone

10

“The dark, poetic music of Leonard Cohen should be listed on the table of periodic elements — when you discover it, it suddenly seems as necessary as oxygen. This collection spans his thirty-five-year career, and it doesn’t leave out much. Originally a Canadian poet and country-music fan, Cohen moved to New York in the late […]”

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

pitchfork

9.6

“Legacy reissues the first three albums from the legendary singer-songwriter, adding a few bonus cuts in the process.”

You Want It Darker

thelineofbestfit

9.0

“We should listen closely to Leonard Cohen while we still can”

Old Ideas

rollingstone

9.0

“Every song on Leonard Cohen’s first album of new material in eight years takes place in the wee small hours. Tempos are at a kingsnake crawl and the sound is full of caresses, variations on the classy but louche cabaret tunes Cohen once dubbed the European blues. The vocals and music unfold in a whisper, […]”

The Future

pitchfork

8.8

“Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit Leonard Cohen at the end of history, wielding the darkest, glossiest, most bizarrely righteous songs of his career.”