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genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"><a href="/wiki/Folk_rock" title="Folk rock">Folk rock</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="duration"><span class="h">2</span>:<span class="min">34</span>:<span class="s">10</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legacy_Recordings" title="Legacy Recordings">Legacy</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist">Digitally remastered by Leonard Cohen and Bob Ludwig</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: #BFE0BF"><a href="/wiki/Leonard_Cohen" title="Leonard Cohen">Leonard Cohen</a> chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="color:inherit; background: transparent; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr style="line-height: 1.4em;"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0"><i><a href="/wiki/Ten_New_Songs" title="Ten New Songs">Ten New Songs</a></i><br />(2001) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em"><i><b>The Essential Leonard Cohen</b></i><br />(2002) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em"><i><a href="/wiki/Dear_Heather" title="Dear Heather">Dear Heather</a></i><br />(2004) </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable floatright" style="width:24.2em;font-size:88%;text-align:center;margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em;padding:0;border-spacing:0"><caption style="font-size:115%">Professional ratings</caption><tbody><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:#202122;background:#d1dbdf;font-size:100%">Review scores</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">Source</th><th scope="col">Rating</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="4.5/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="4.5/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/11px-Star_half.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/17px-Star_half.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/22px-Star_half.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Christgau" title="Robert Christgau">Robert Christgau</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span style="white-space:nowrap" title="A">A</span><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="5/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="5/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>The Essential Leonard Cohen</b></i> is a career-spanning collection of <a href="/wiki/Leonard_Cohen" title="Leonard Cohen">Leonard Cohen</a> songs released in 2002. It is part of <a href="/wiki/Sony_Music" title="Sony Music">Sony</a>'s <i>The Essential</i> series. </p><p>The songs are arranged in chronological order; all studio albums released before 2002 are represented, except the 1977 album <i><a href="/wiki/Death_of_a_Ladies%27_Man_(album)" title="Death of a Ladies' Man (album)">Death of a Ladies' Man</a></i>. All tracks were digitally remastered by Leonard Cohen and Bob Ludwig. All songs on the compilation were chosen by Cohen himself. </p><p>The album was re-released in August 2008 with an extra disc of previously not included tracks (presented as the selection of "fans' favorite" songs). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Track_listing">Track listing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Essential_Leonard_Cohen&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Track listing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Disc_one">Disc one</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Essential_Leonard_Cohen&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Disc one"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ol><li>"<a href="/wiki/Suzanne_(Leonard_Cohen_song)" title="Suzanne (Leonard Cohen song)">Suzanne</a>" – 3:48</li> <li>"The Stranger Song" – 5:00</li> <li>"Sisters of Mercy" – 3:34</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hey,_That%27s_No_Way_to_Say_Goodbye" title="Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye">Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye</a>" – 2:54</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/So_Long,_Marianne_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="So Long, Marianne (song)">So Long, Marianne</a>" – 5:39</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bird_on_the_Wire" title="Bird on the Wire">Bird on the Wire</a>" <small>(misspelled as "Bird on a Wire" on track list)</small> – 3:25</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Partisan" title="The Partisan">The Partisan</a>" – 3:25</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Famous_Blue_Raincoat" title="Famous Blue Raincoat">Famous Blue Raincoat</a>" – 5:09</li> <li>"Chelsea Hotel #2" – 3:06</li> <li>"Take This Longing" – 4:06</li> <li>"Who by Fire" – 2:34</li> <li>"The Guests" – 6:40</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hallelujah_(Leonard_Cohen_song)" title="Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen song)">Hallelujah</a>" – 4:38</li> <li>"If It Be Your Will" – 3:42</li> <li>"Night Comes On" – 4:40</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_Your_Man_(Leonard_Cohen_song)" title="I'm Your Man (Leonard Cohen song)">I'm Your Man</a>" – 4:25</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Everybody_Knows_(Leonard_Cohen_song)" title="Everybody Knows (Leonard Cohen song)">Everybody Knows</a>" – 5:37</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Tower_of_Song" title="Tower of Song">Tower of Song</a>" – 5:37</li></ol> <p><b>Notes</b> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist" style="margin-left: 1.6em;"> <ul><li>Tracks 1–5 are from <i><a href="/wiki/Songs_of_Leonard_Cohen" title="Songs of Leonard Cohen">Songs of Leonard Cohen</a></i> (1967)</li> <li>Tracks 6–7 are from <i><a href="/wiki/Songs_from_a_Room" title="Songs from a Room">Songs from a Room</a></i> (1969)</li> <li>Track 8 is from <i><a href="/wiki/Songs_of_Love_and_Hate_(Leonard_Cohen_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Songs of Love and Hate (Leonard Cohen album)">Songs of Love and Hate</a></i> (1971)</li> <li>Tracks 9–11 are from <i><a href="/wiki/New_Skin_for_the_Old_Ceremony" title="New Skin for the Old Ceremony">New Skin for the Old Ceremony</a></i> (1974)</li> <li>Track 12 is from <i><a href="/wiki/Recent_Songs" title="Recent Songs">Recent Songs</a></i> (1979)</li> <li>Tracks 13–15 are from <i><a href="/wiki/Various_Positions" title="Various Positions">Various Positions</a></i> (1984)</li> <li>Tracks 16–18 are from <i><a href="/wiki/I%27m_Your_Man_(Leonard_Cohen_album)" title="I'm Your Man (Leonard Cohen album)">I'm Your Man</a></i> (1988)</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Disc_two">Disc two</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Essential_Leonard_Cohen&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Disc two"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ol><li>"<a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_No_Cure_for_Love" title="Ain't No Cure for Love">Ain't No Cure for Love</a>" – 4:49</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Take_This_Waltz_(song)" title="Take This Waltz (song)">Take This Waltz</a>" – 5:59</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/First_We_Take_Manhattan#Cohen_version" title="First We Take Manhattan">First We Take Manhattan</a>" – 5:50</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dance_Me_to_the_End_of_Love" title="Dance Me to the End of Love">Dance Me to the End of Love</a>" (live) – 6:04</li> <li>"The Future" – 6:40</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Democracy_(Leonard_Cohen_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Democracy (Leonard Cohen song)">Democracy</a>" – 7:03</li> <li>"Waiting for the Miracle" – 7:42</li> <li>"Closing Time" – 5:57</li> <li>"Anthem" – 5:59</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/In_My_Secret_Life" title="In My Secret Life">In My Secret Life</a>" – 4:53</li> <li>"Alexandra Leaving" – 5:22</li> <li>"A Thousand Kisses Deep" – 6:26</li> <li>"Love Itself" – 5:21</li></ol> <p><b>Notes</b> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist" style="margin-left: 1.6em;"> <ul><li>Tracks 1–3 are from <i><a href="/wiki/I%27m_Your_Man_(Leonard_Cohen_album)" title="I'm Your Man (Leonard Cohen album)">I'm Your Man</a></i> (1988)</li> <li>Track 4 is from <i><a href="/wiki/Cohen_Live" title="Cohen Live">Cohen Live</a></i> (1994)</li> <li>Tracks 5–9 are from <i><a href="/wiki/The_Future_(Leonard_Cohen_album)" title="The Future (Leonard Cohen album)">The Future</a></i> (1992)</li> <li>Tracks 10–13 are from <i><a href="/wiki/Ten_New_Songs" title="Ten New Songs">Ten New Songs</a></i> (2001)</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Disc_three_(The_Essential_3.0_re-release)"><span id="Disc_three_.28The_Essential_3.0_re-release.29"></span>Disc three (The Essential 3.0 re-release)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Essential_Leonard_Cohen&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Disc three (The Essential 3.0 re-release)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ol><li>"Seems So Long Ago, Nancy" from <i><a href="/wiki/Songs_from_a_Room" title="Songs from a Room">Songs from a Room</a></i> (1969)</li> <li>"Love Calls You by Your Name" from <i><a href="/wiki/Songs_of_Love_and_Hate" title="Songs of Love and Hate">Songs of Love and Hate</a></i> (1971)</li> <li>"A Singer Must Die" from <i><a href="/wiki/New_Skin_for_the_Old_Ceremony" title="New Skin for the Old Ceremony">New Skin for the Old Ceremony</a></i> (1974)</li> <li>"Death of a Ladies' Man" from <i><a href="/wiki/Death_of_a_Ladies%27_Man_(album)" title="Death of a Ladies' Man (album)">Death of a Ladies' Man</a></i> (1977)</li> <li>"The Traitor" from <i><a href="/wiki/Recent_Songs" title="Recent Songs">Recent Songs</a></i> (1979)</li> <li>"By the Rivers Dark" from <i><a href="/wiki/Ten_New_Songs" title="Ten New Songs">Ten New Songs</a></i> (2001)</li> <li>"The Letters" from <i><a href="/wiki/Dear_Heather" title="Dear Heather">Dear Heather</a></i> (2004)</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Charts">Charts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Essential_Leonard_Cohen&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Weekly_charts">Weekly charts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Essential_Leonard_Cohen&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Weekly charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (2002) </th> <th scope="col">Peak<br />position </th></tr> <tr> <td>Finnish Albums (<a href="/wiki/The_Official_Finnish_Charts" class="mw-redirect" title="The Official Finnish Charts">Suomen virallinen lista</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Finland_Leonard_Cohen_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Finland_Leonard_Cohen-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>German Albums (<a href="/wiki/GfK_Entertainment_charts" title="GfK Entertainment charts">Offizielle Top 100</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Germany4_Cohen,_Leonard_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Germany4_Cohen,_Leonard-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">76 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Norwegian Albums (<a href="/wiki/VG-lista" title="VG-lista">VG-lista</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Norway_Leonard_Cohen_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Norway_Leonard_Cohen-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Polish Albums (<a href="/wiki/Polish_Society_of_the_Phonographic_Industry" title="Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry">ZPAV</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Poland_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Poland_-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Swedish Albums (<a href="/wiki/Sverigetopplistan" title="Sverigetopplistan">Sverigetopplistan</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Sweden_Leonard_Cohen_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Sweden_Leonard_Cohen-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Swiss Albums (<a href="/wiki/Swiss_Hitparade" title="Swiss Hitparade">Schweizer Hitparade</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Switzerland_Leonard_Cohen_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Switzerland_Leonard_Cohen-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">98 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (2008) </th> <th scope="col">Peak<br />position </th></tr> <tr> <td>Austrian Albums (<a href="/wiki/%C3%963_Austria_Top_40" title="Ö3 Austria Top 40">Ö3 Austria</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Austria_Leonard_Cohen_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Austria_Leonard_Cohen-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">23 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Dutch Albums (<a href="/wiki/Dutch_Album_Top_100" title="Dutch Album Top 100">Album Top 100</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Netherlands_Leonard_Cohen_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Netherlands_Leonard_Cohen-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">10 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (2009) </th> <th scope="col">Peak<br />position </th></tr> <tr> <td>Australian Albums (<a href="/wiki/ARIA_Charts" title="ARIA Charts">ARIA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Australia_Leonard_Cohen_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Australia_Leonard_Cohen-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br /><i><small>The Essential 3.0</small></i> </td> <td align="center">9 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Czech Albums (<a href="/wiki/International_Federation_of_the_Phonographic_Industry" title="International Federation of the Phonographic Industry">ČNS IFPI</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Czech_Leonard_Cohen_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Czech_Leonard_Cohen-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">10 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Spanish Albums (<a href="/wiki/Productores_de_M%C3%BAsica_de_Espa%C3%B1a" title="Productores de Música de España">PROMUSICAE</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Spain_Leonard_Cohen_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Spain_Leonard_Cohen-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">51 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (2016) </th> <th scope="col">Peak<br />position </th></tr> <tr> <td>New Zealand Albums (<a href="/wiki/Official_New_Zealand_Music_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="Official New Zealand Music Chart">RMNZ</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_New_Zealand_Leonard_Cohen_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_New_Zealand_Leonard_Cohen-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br /><i><small>The Essential 3.0</small></i> </td> <td align="center">5 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Singles_and_Albums_Charts" title="Scottish Singles and Albums Charts">Scottish Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Scotland_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Scotland_-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">26 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart" title="UK Albums Chart">UK Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_UK2_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_UK2_-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">26 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (2018) </th> <th scope="col">Peak<br />position </th></tr> <tr> <td>Polish Albums (<a href="/wiki/Polish_Society_of_the_Phonographic_Industry" title="Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry">ZPAV</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Poland_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Poland-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">2 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (2019) </th> <th scope="col">Peak<br />position </th></tr> <tr> <td>Polish Albums (<a href="/wiki/Polish_Society_of_the_Phonographic_Industry" title="Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry">ZPAV</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Poland1_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Poland1-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">1 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Year-end_charts">Year-end charts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Essential_Leonard_Cohen&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Year-end charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (2002) </th> <th scope="col">Position </th></tr> <tr> <td>Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center">51 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="col">Chart (2008) </th> <th scope="col">Position </th></tr> <tr> <td>Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center">96 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="col">Chart (2009) </th> <th scope="col">Position </th></tr> <tr> <td>Australian Albums (ARIA)<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>The Essential 3.0</i></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center">87 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="col">Chart (2019) </th> <th scope="col">Position </th></tr> <tr> <td>Polish Albums (ZPAV)<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center">33 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Certifications">Certifications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Essential_Leonard_Cohen&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Certifications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Region </th> <th scope="col">Certification</th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><a href="/wiki/List_of_music_recording_certifications" title="List of music recording certifications">Certified units</a>/sales </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Australia (<a href="/wiki/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association" title="Australian Recording Industry Association">ARIA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-AustraliaalbumCertRef_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AustraliaalbumCertRef-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>2× Platinum </td> <td>140,000<sup>^</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Finland (<a href="/wiki/Musiikkituottajat" title="Musiikkituottajat">Musiikkituottajat</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-FinlandLeonard_CohenThe_EssentialalbumCertRef_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FinlandLeonard_CohenThe_EssentialalbumCertRef-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Gold </td> <td>17,896<sup id="cite_ref-FinlandLeonard_CohenThe_EssentialalbumCertRef_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FinlandLeonard_CohenThe_EssentialalbumCertRef-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Germany (<a href="/wiki/Bundesverband_Musikindustrie" title="Bundesverband Musikindustrie">BVMI</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-GermanyLeonard_CohenThe_Essential_Leonard_CohenalbumCertRef_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GermanyLeonard_CohenThe_Essential_Leonard_CohenalbumCertRef-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Gold </td> <td>150,000<sup>‡</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Italy (<a href="/wiki/Federazione_Industria_Musicale_Italiana" title="Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana">FIMI</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ItalyLeonard_CohenThe_EssentialalbumCertRef_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ItalyLeonard_CohenThe_EssentialalbumCertRef-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Gold </td> <td>25,000<sup>*</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">New Zealand (<a href="/wiki/Recorded_Music_NZ" title="Recorded Music NZ">RMNZ</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-New_ZealandLeonard_CohenThe_EssentialalbumCertRef_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_ZealandLeonard_CohenThe_EssentialalbumCertRef-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Platinum </td> <td>15,000<sup>^</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Norway (<a href="/wiki/International_Federation_of_the_Phonographic_Industry" title="International Federation of the Phonographic Industry">IFPI</a> Norway)<sup id="cite_ref-NorwayLeonard_CohenThe_EssentialalbumCertRef_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NorwayLeonard_CohenThe_EssentialalbumCertRef-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Platinum </td> <td>47,000<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Poland (<a href="/wiki/Polish_Society_of_the_Phonographic_Industry" title="Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry">ZPAV</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-PolandLeonard_CohenThe_EssentialalbumCertRef_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PolandLeonard_CohenThe_EssentialalbumCertRef-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Platinum </td> <td>20,000<sup>‡</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Sweden (<a href="/wiki/Swedish_Recording_Industry_Association" title="Swedish Recording Industry Association">GLF</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-SwedenLeonard_CohenThe_EssentialalbumCertRef_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SwedenLeonard_CohenThe_EssentialalbumCertRef-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Gold </td> <td>30,000<sup>^</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">United Kingdom (<a href="/wiki/British_Phonographic_Industry" title="British Phonographic Industry">BPI</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-United_KingdomLeonard_CohenThe_EssentialalbumCertRef_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-United_KingdomLeonard_CohenThe_EssentialalbumCertRef-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Platinum </td> <td>235,749<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">United States (<a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">RIAA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-United_StatesLeonard_CohenThe_EssentialalbumCertRef_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-United_StatesLeonard_CohenThe_EssentialalbumCertRef-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Gold </td> <td>500,000<sup>^</sup> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align: center;"> <td colspan="3"> <p><small><sup>*</sup> Sales figures based on certification alone.</small><br /><small><sup>^</sup> Shipments figures based on certification alone.</small><br /><small><sup>‡</sup> Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.</small> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Essential_Leonard_Cohen&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.allmusic.com/album/r605176">The Essential Leonard Cohen</a> at <a href="/wiki/AllMusic_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="AllMusic (identifier)">AllMusic</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=791&name=Leonard+Cohen">link</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070305213901/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/leonardcohen/albums/album/181716/review/5945901/the_essential_leonard_cohen">link</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ac_Finland_Leonard_Cohen-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ac_Finland_Leonard_Cohen_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ifpi.fi/lista/artistit/Leonard+Cohen/The+Essential">Leonard Cohen: The Essential"</a> (in Finnish). <a href="/wiki/Musiikkituottajat_%E2%80%93_IFPI_Finland" class="mw-redirect" title="Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland">Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland</a>. Retrieved August 14, 2013.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ac_Germany4_Cohen,_Leonard-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ac_Germany4_Cohen,_Leonard_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-4304">"Offiziellecharts.de – Cohen, Leonard – The Essential"</a> (in German). <a href="/wiki/GfK_Entertainment_Charts" class="mw-redirect" title="GfK Entertainment Charts">GfK Entertainment Charts</a>. Retrieved August 18, 2024.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ac_Norway_Leonard_Cohen-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ac_Norway_Leonard_Cohen_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Leonard+Cohen&titel=The+Essential&cat=a">"Norwegiancharts.com – Leonard Cohen – The Essential"</a>. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 14, 2013.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ac_Poland_-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ac_Poland_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=123&lang=en">"Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Polish_Music_Charts" class="mw-redirect" title="Polish Music Charts">OLiS</a>. <a href="/wiki/Polish_Society_of_the_Phonographic_Industry" title="Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry">Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry</a>. Retrieved August 14, 2013.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ac_Sweden_Leonard_Cohen-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ac_Sweden_Leonard_Cohen_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Leonard+Cohen&titel=The+Essential&cat=a">"Swedishcharts.com – Leonard Cohen – The Essential"</a>. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 14, 2013.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ac_Switzerland_Leonard_Cohen-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ac_Switzerland_Leonard_Cohen_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Leonard+Cohen&titel=The+Essential&cat=a">"Swisscharts.com – Leonard Cohen – The Essential"</a>. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 14, 2013.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ac_Austria_Leonard_Cohen-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ac_Austria_Leonard_Cohen_10-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Leonard+Cohen&titel=The+Essential&cat=a">"Austriancharts.at – Leonard Cohen – The Essential"</a> (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 14, 2013.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ac_Netherlands_Leonard_Cohen-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ac_Netherlands_Leonard_Cohen_11-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Leonard+Cohen&titel=The+Essential&cat=a">"Dutchcharts.nl – Leonard Cohen – The Essential"</a> (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 14, 2013.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ac_Australia_Leonard_Cohen-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ac_Australia_Leonard_Cohen_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Leonard+Cohen&titel=The+Essential+3.0&cat=a">"Australiancharts.com – Leonard Cohen – The Essential 3.0"</a>. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 14, 2013.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ac_Czech_Leonard_Cohen-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ac_Czech_Leonard_Cohen_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ifpicr.cz/hitparada/14/?weekId=">"Czech Albums – Top 100"</a>. <a href="/wiki/International_Federation_of_the_Phonographic_Industry" title="International Federation of the Phonographic Industry">ČNS IFPI</a>. <i>Note</i>: On the chart page, select <i>36.Týden 2009</i> on the field besides the words "<i>CZ – ALBUMS – TOP 100</i>" to retrieve the correct chart. Retrieved August 14, 2013.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ac_Spain_Leonard_Cohen-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ac_Spain_Leonard_Cohen_14-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Leonard+Cohen&titel=The+Essential&cat=a">"Spanishcharts.com – Leonard Cohen – The Essential"</a>. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 14, 2013.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ac_New_Zealand_Leonard_Cohen-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ac_New_Zealand_Leonard_Cohen_15-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Leonard+Cohen&titel=The+Essential+3.0&cat=a">"Charts.nz – Leonard Cohen – The Essential 3.0"</a>. Hung Medien. Retrieved November 2, 2021.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ac_Scotland_-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ac_Scotland_16-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20161118/40/">"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">Official Charts Company</a>. Retrieved August 18, 2024.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ac_UK2_-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ac_UK2_17-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20161118/7502/">"Official Albums Chart Top 100"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">Official Charts Company</a>. 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1979</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_in_London_(Leonard_Cohen_album)" title="Live in London (Leonard Cohen album)">Live in London</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_the_Isle_of_Wight_1970_(Leonard_Cohen_album)" title="Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 (Leonard Cohen album)">Live at the Isle of Wight 1970</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Songs_from_the_Road_(Leonard_Cohen_album)" title="Songs from the Road (Leonard Cohen album)">Songs from the Road</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_in_Dublin_(Leonard_Cohen_album)" title="Live in Dublin (Leonard Cohen album)">Live in Dublin</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Can%27t_Forget:_A_Souvenir_of_the_Grand_Tour" title="Can't Forget: A Souvenir of the Grand Tour">Can't Forget: A Souvenir of the Grand Tour</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Best_of_Leonard_Cohen" title="The Best of Leonard Cohen">The Best of Leonard Cohen</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/So_Long,_Marianne_(album)" title="So Long, Marianne (album)">So Long, Marianne</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/More_Best_of_Leonard_Cohen" title="More Best of Leonard Cohen">More Best of Leonard Cohen</a></i></li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">The Essential Leonard Cohen</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tribute albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Famous_Blue_Raincoat_(album)" title="Famous Blue Raincoat (album)">Famous Blue Raincoat</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/I%27m_Your_Fan" title="I'm Your Fan">I'm Your Fan</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tower_of_Song:_The_Songs_of_Leonard_Cohen" title="Tower of Song: The Songs of Leonard 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title="Take This Waltz (song)">Take This Waltz</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Tower_of_Song" title="Tower of Song">Tower of Song</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Who_by_Fire_(song)" title="Who by Fire (song)">Who by Fire</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Want_It_Darker_(song)" title="You Want It Darker (song)">You Want It Darker</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Books</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Let_Us_Compare_Mythologies" title="Let Us Compare Mythologies">Let Us Compare Mythologies</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Spice-Box_of_Earth" title="The Spice-Box of Earth">The Spice-Box of Earth</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Favourite_Game" title="The Favourite Game">The Favourite Game</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Flowers_for_Hitler" title="Flowers for Hitler">Flowers for Hitler</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Beautiful_Losers" title="Beautiful Losers">Beautiful Losers</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Selected_Poems_1956%E2%80%931968" title="Selected Poems 1956–1968">Selected Poems 1956–1968</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Mercy" title="Book of Mercy">Book of Mercy</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stranger_Music" title="Stranger Music">Stranger Music: Selected Poems and Songs</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Longing" title="Book of Longing">Book of Longing</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Flame_(poetry_collection)" title="The Flame (poetry collection)">The Flame</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Ballet_of_Lepers" title="A Ballet of Lepers">A Ballet of Lepers</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Film and television</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a 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