15 albums with 140 songs.
Leonard Cohen's first album. Quite uneven. Four classic tunes: "So Long Marianne", "Suzanne", "Hey That's No Way To Say Goodbye" and "Sisters Of Mercy". And six disappointments: "Master Song", "One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong", "The Stranger Song", "Winter Lady", "Stories Of The Street" and "Teachers".
1969 Songs From A Room (9)
Five good songs: "Bird On The Wire", "A Bunch Of Lonesome Heroes", "Lady Midnight", "Tonight Will Be Fine" and "The Old Revolution". Four weak songs: "Seems So Long Ago Nancy", "You Know Who I Am", "Story Of Isaac" and "The Butcher". "The Partisan" is a cover song.
1971 Songs Of Love And Hate (8)
Two excellent songs: "Famous Blue Raincoat" and "Diamonds In The Mine". And six disappointments: "Joan Of Arc", "Avalanche", "Last Year's Man", "Sing Another Song Boys", "Love Calls You By Your Name" and "Dress Rehearsal Rag".
1974 New Skin For The Old Ceremony (11)
Two great classics: "Chelsea Hotel 2" and "Lover Lover Lover". Four good songs: "Is This What You Wanted", "Who By Fire", "Leaving Green Sleeves" and "There Is A War". And five weak tunes: "Field Commander Cohen", "Why Don't You Try", "Take This Longing", "A Singer Must Die" and "I Tried To Leave You".
1977 Death Of A Ladies' Man (8)
Very different from everything Leonard Cohen has ever done. The spectre of Phil Spector hangs all over it. Released to universal confusion and largely bad reviews, it has left many die-hard Cohen fans stunned and disappointed. In fact, it seems deliberately designed to scare the hell out of any fan of early Cohen. But it's still one of his best, and most original, albums. "Memories" is arguably Leonard Cohen's greatest song. And all the other tracks are fabulous as well: "Don't Go Home With Your Hard-On", "Death Of A Ladies' Man", "True Love Leaves No Traces", "Paper Thin Hotel", "Fingerprints", "Iodine" and "I Left A Woman Waiting".
1979 Recent Songs (9)
One of Leonard Cohen's weakest albums. One cover, "Un Canadien errant". And nine very disappointing songs: "The Guests", "Humbled In Love", "The Window", "The Gypsy's Wife", "Came So Far For Beauty", "Our Lady Of Solitude", "Ballad Of The Absent Mare", "The Traitor" and "The Smokey Life".
1984 Various Positions (9)
Two timeless classics: "Hallelujah" and "Dance Me To The End Of Love". And seven fine songs: "The Law", "Coming Back To You", "The Captain", "Night Comes On", "Hunter's Lullaby", "Heart With No Companion" and "If It Be Your Will".
1988 I'M Your Man (8)
Probably Leonard Cohen's greatest album. Eight memorable masterpieces: "I'M Your Man", "Everybody Knows", "Take This Waltz", "First We Take Manhattan", "Tower Of Song", "Ain't No Cure For Love", "I Can't Forget" and "Jazz Police".
1992 The Future (9)
Five great classics: "The Future", "Closing Time", "Democracy", "Anthem" and "Waiting For The Miracle". And four weak tracks: "Always", "Be For Real", "Light As The Breeze" and "Tacoma Trailer".
2001 Ten New Songs (10)
Nine good songs: "In My Secret Life", "A Thousand Kisses Deep", "That Don't Make It Junk", "Here It Is", "Love Itself", "By The Rivers Dark", "Boogie Street", "Alexandra Leaving" and "You Have Loved Enough". And only one disappointment: "The Land Of Plenty".
2004 Dear Heather (12)
An uneven album. Six good songs: "The Faith", "Morning Glory", "Nightingale", "Go No More A-Roving", "Dear Heather" and "Because Of". And six weak songs: "Villanelle For Our Time", "There For You", "The Letters", "Undertow", "On That Day" and "To A Teacher". "Tennessee Waltz" is a cover.
2012 Old Ideas (10)
Three nice songs: "Different Sides", "Going Home" and "Amen". And seven disappointments: "Lullaby", "Banjo", "Show Me The Place", "Darkness", "Anyhow", "Crazy To Love You" and "Come Healing".
2014 Popular Problems (9)
A very memorable album. One masterpiece, "Nevermind" (arguably Leonard Cohen's best song in more than two decades). Seven very good tunes: "Slow", "Almost Like The Blues", "Did I Ever Love You", "My Oh My", "A Street", "Born In Chains" and "You Got Me Singing". And only one weak track: "Samson In New Orleans".
2016 You Want It Darker (9)
Five good songs: "You Want It Darker", "Traveling Light", "On The Level", "If I Didn't Have Your Love" and "Steer Your Way". And four weak songs: "It Seemed The Better Way", "Leaving The Table", "Treaty" and "String Reprise / Treaty".
2019 Thanks For The Dance (9)
Two fine songs: "Puppets" and "The Hills". And seven disappointments: "It's Torn", "Moving On", "Thanks For The Dance", "Happens To The Heart", "The Night Of Santiago", "The Goal" and "Listen To The Hummingbird".
