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Velvet Underground

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All Time

of 149,943

36
Decades
- 1960s
  
  of 432
  
  13
- 1980s
  
  of 1,418
  
  2
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  21
- 2000s
  
  of 10,545
  
  475
Genres
- Alternative Rock
  
  of 5,289
  
  2
- Classic Rock
  
  of 839
  
  59
- Miscellaneous
  
  of 2,543
  
  12
- Pop
  
  of 13,657
  
  4
- Rock
  
  of 8,161
  
  3

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1960s

4.0000

1980s

3.7206

1990s

3.5610

2000s

2.3839

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: Velvet Underground is ranked overall as 3.4433 out of 4 stars

3.4433

Velvet Underground Album Rankings

Peel Slowly and See by Velvet Underground

Velvet Underground scores a combined 3.4185 out of 4 stars for Peel Slowly and See

Peel Slowly and See (3.4185)

Peel slowly and see," the long-awaited five-disc Velvet Underground box set, offers fresh perspectives and some hidden truths, even for longtime Velvets fans. ...more

40.00

to

54.90

from (5) sources

Velvet Underground scores a combined 3.3762 out of 4 stars for VU

VU (3.3762)

Reviled by their hippie contemporaries, barely acknowledged by their record company, pegged by the media as a pop nightmare sprung full-blown from the pasty forehead of Andy Warhol, the members of the ...more

6.99

to

8.44

from (5) sources

Velvet Underground scores a combined 3.3401 out of 4 stars for Loaded

Loaded (3.3401)

One of the greatest albums of the 70s, the Velvet Underground's Loaded , has just been reissued in a special "Fully Loaded Edition" from Rhino Records. ...more

7.07

to

19.98

from (11) sources

The Velvet Underground & Nico by Velvet Underground

Velvet Underground scores a combined 3.2056 out of 4 stars for The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground & Nico (3.2056)

One would be hard pressed to name a rock album whose influence has been as broad and pervasive asThe Velvet Underground and Nico. ...more

7.05

to

179.89

from (7) sources

White Light/White Heat by Velvet Underground

Velvet Underground scores a combined 3.1229 out of 4 stars for White Light/White Heat

White Light/White Heat (3.1229)

The world of pop music was hardly ready for The Velvet Underground's first album when it appeared in the spring of 1967, but whileThe Velvet Underground and Nicosounded like an open challenge to conve ...more

5.25

to

91.89

from (7) sources

The Velvet Underground by Velvet Underground

Velvet Underground scores a combined 3.0531 out of 4 stars for The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground (3.0531)

A few weeks ago, when the whole Clinton mess was at the zenith of media attention, I remember reading a story about a dinner at the White House. ...more

6.99

to

9.98

from (6) sources

Bootleg Series, Vol. 1: The Quine Tapes by Velvet Underground

Velvet Underground scores a combined 2.2228 out of 4 stars for Bootleg Series, Vol. 1: The Quine Tapes

Bootleg Series, Vol. 1: The Quine Tapes (2.2228)

In the more than three decades since Lou Reed left the band, the Velvet Underground's secured place in rock's canon has become pretty much watertight. ...more

21.55

to

29.98

from (5) sources

Velvet Underground & Nico by Velvet Underground

Velvet Underground scores a combined 2.0678 out of 4 stars for Velvet Underground & Nico

Velvet Underground & Nico (2.0678)

Track listing: 1) Sunday Morning ; 2) I'm Waiting For The Man; 3) Femme Fatale ; 4) Venus In Furs ; 5) Run Run Run; 6) All Tomorrow's Parties; 7) Heroin; 8) There She Goes Again; 9) I'll Be Your Mirro ...more

13.99

to

23.38

from (5) sources

Velvet Underground scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Chronicles

Chronicles (0.0000)

No review available

22.78

to

29.98

from (5) sources

Velvet Underground scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Live MCMXCIII

Live MCMXCIII (0.0000)

A live documentation of the European reunion. Strangely, Cale is the one who truly shines here. When did Lou even stop trying to sing? Hardly essential. ...more

0.23

to

24.98

from (7) sources

Velvet Underground scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Velvet Underground / Nico

Velvet Underground / Nico (0.0000)

No review available

16.98

Live at Max's Kansas City by Velvet Underground

Velvet Underground scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Live at Max's Kansas City

Live at Max's Kansas City (0.0000)

Though New York City eventually serves as a showcase for every big-time rock group, it spawns very few–and the Velvet Underground was about the only group that denizens of the ultimate terminal c ...more

5.37

to

19.98

from (11) sources

The Very Best of the Velvet Underground by Velvet Underground

Velvet Underground scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for The Very Best of the Velvet Underground

The Very Best of the Velvet Underground (0.0000)

No review available

11.39

to

13.98

from (4) sources

An Introduction to the Velvet Underground by Velvet Underground

Velvet Underground scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for An Introduction to the Velvet Underground

An Introduction to the Velvet Underground (0.0000)

No review available

13.51

Velvet Underground Story by Velvet Underground

Velvet Underground scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Velvet Underground Story

Velvet Underground Story (0.0000)

No review available

The Best of the Velvet Underground: Words & Music of Lou Reed by Velvet Underground

Velvet Underground scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for The Best of the Velvet Underground: Words & Music of Lou Reed

The Best of the Velvet Underground: Words & Music of Lou Reed (0.0000)

No review available

6.43

Velvet Underground Bootleg Vol. 1 by Velvet Underground

Velvet Underground scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Velvet Underground Bootleg Vol. 1

Velvet Underground Bootleg Vol. 1 (0.0000)

No review available

CD Pricing Not Available

Velvet Underground & Nico/White Light by Velvet Underground

Velvet Underground scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Velvet Underground & Nico/White Light

Velvet Underground & Nico/White Light (0.0000)

No review available

CD Pricing Not Available

Velvet Underground scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Final Vu:1971

Final Vu:1971 (0.0000)

No review available

Velvet Underground Vol 1-2 -1969 Live by Velvet Underground

Velvet Underground scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Velvet Underground Vol 1-2 -1969 Live

Velvet Underground Vol 1-2 -1969 Live (0.0000)

No review available

CD Pricing Not Available

Velvet Underground scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Another View

Another View (0.0000)

After 18 years of having little or no idea of what to do with the Velvet Underground, sometime in 1985 it seems to have suddenly dawned on Verve Records that they had the back catalog of one of Ameri ...more

6.12

to

8.79

from (5) sources

1969: Velvet Underground Live, Vol. 1 by Velvet Underground

Velvet Underground scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for 1969: Velvet Underground Live, Vol. 1

1969: Velvet Underground Live, Vol. 1 (0.0000)

No review available

6.99

to

8.98

from (5) sources

1969: Velvet Underground Live, Vol. 2 by Velvet Underground

Velvet Underground scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for 1969: Velvet Underground Live, Vol. 2

1969: Velvet Underground Live, Vol. 2 (0.0000)

Maureen Tucker once said that one of her greatest regrets about her tenure in the Velvet Underground is that the band didn't record their shows, and while the live tapes that do survive of the group' ...more

5.52

to

10.99

from (5) sources

Velvet Underground scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Gold

Gold (0.0000)

At this point in music history, it's become a given that the Velvet Underground were one of the most important and innovative rock bands of their era, and that the four albums they released during th ...more

9.13

to

19.52

from (6) sources

20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Velvet Underground by Velvet Underground

Velvet Underground scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Velvet Underground

20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Velvet Underground (0.0000)

No review available

4.75

to

11.98

from (5) sources

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