Many thanks to everyone who recently voted for their favorite Leonard Cohen album as part of Albumism’s readers’ poll series! Check out the consensus results & rankings below, and stay tuned for our next readers’ poll coming soon.

Albumism Readers’ Poll Results (2,026 Total Votes):

#1 | Songs of Love and Hate | 1971 | 388 votes (19% of total)

#2 | Songs of Leonard Cohen | 1967 | 357 votes (18% of total)

#3 | I’m Your Man | 1988 | 302 votes (15% of total) | Read More

#4 | The Future | 1992 | 246 votes (12% of total)

#5 | New Skin for the Old Ceremony | 1974 | 215 votes (11% of total)

#6 | Ten New Songs | 2001 | 169 votes (8% of total)

#7 | Old Ideas | 2012 | 121 votes (6% of total)

#8 | You Want It Darker | 2016 | 87 votes (4% of total) | Read More

#9 | Various Positions | 1984 | 58 votes (3% of total)

#10 | Death of a Ladies’ Man | 1977 | 30 votes (1% of total)

Other Albums Receiving Votes:

#11 | Recent Songs (1979) (21 votes)
#12 | Songs from a Room (1969) (14)
#13 | Popular Problems (2014) (11)
#14 | Dear Heather (2004) (7)

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