Leonard Cohen: Top 50 Songs

Leonard Cohen Top 50 Songs

Leonard Cohen is a folk-rock singer/songwriter and guitarist born 9/21/1934 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He died 11/7/2016. He also wrote the novels The Favorite Game and Beautiful Losers, six volumes of poetry, several documentaries. His album, The Songs of Leonard Cohen, ranks as one of the top 1000 of all time and Jeff Buckley’s cover of “Hallelujah” is one of the top 1000 songs of all time. He has been covered my numerous artists, as evidenced by at least three four albums – I’m Your Fan (1991), Tower of Song (1995), the soundtrack to I’m Your Fan (2006), and Here It Is (2022). Those collections alone feature Tori Amos, Peter Gabriel, Don Henley, Elton John, Billy Joel, Norah Jones, Sarah McLachlan, Willie Nelson, the Pixes, Iggy Pop, R.E.M., Sting, James Taylor, U2, Trisha Yearwood, and more. For a complete list of this act’s DMDB honors, check out the DMDB Music Maker Encyclopedia entry. Click here to see other acts’ best-of lists.

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Top 50 Songs Dave’s Music Database lists are determined by song’s appearances on best-of lists, appearances on compilations and live albums by the featured act, and songs’ chart success, sales, radio airplay, streaming, and awards. Songs which hit #1 on various charts are noted. (Click for codes to singles charts.) DMDB Top 5%: 1. Suzanne (1967) 2. Hallelujah (1984) DMDB Top 10%: 3. You Want It Darker (2016) DMDB Top 20%: 4. Bird on the Wire (1969) 5. Everybody Knows (1988) Beyond the DMDB Top 20%: 6. Famous Blue Raincoat (1971) 7. So Long, Marianne (1967) 8. Tower of Song (1988) 9. Chelsea Hotel #2 (1974) 10. First We Take Manhattan (1988) 11. I’m Your Man (1988) 12. Dance Me to the End of Love (1984) 13. Sisters of Mercy (1967) 14. Who by Fire (1974) 15. Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye (1967) 16. The Future (1992) 17. Closing Time (1992) 18. The Partisan (1969) 19. Anthem (1992) 20. The Stranger Song (1967) 21. The Story of Isaac (1969) 22. Lover, Lover, Lover (1974) 23. If It Be Your Will (1984) 24. Memories (1977) 25. Avalanche (1971) 26. Take This Waltz (1986) 27. Democracy (1992) 28. Diamonds in the Mine (1971) 29. Joan of Arc (1971) 30. Tonight Will Be Fine (1969) 31. The Guests (1979) 32. Don’t Go Home with Your Hard-On (1977) 33. Dress Rehearsal Rag (1971) 34. Winter Lady (1967) 35. Light As the Breeze (1992) 36. Ain’t No Cure for Love (1988) 37. In My Secret Life (2001) 38. Waiting for the Miracle (1992) 39. A Thousand Kisses Deep (2001) 40. Take This Longing (1974) 41. Master Song (1967) 42. Darkness (2012) 43. I Can’t Forget (1988) 44. Lady Midnight (1969) 45. Last Year’s Man (1971) 46. Never Any Good (1997) 47. Seems So Long Ago, Nancy (1969) 48. True Love Leaves No Traces (1977) 49. Passing Through (1973) 50. One of Us Cannot Be Wrong (1967) Resources and Related Links: DMDB Encyclopedia entry for Leonard Cohen Dave’s Music Database: “Acts’ Profile Pages and Best-of Lists” First posted 11/8/2022.