Album/Song Rankings (13,365 views)

[clem]

Feb 28, 2022 13:34:13 GMT clem said:

Metallica. Been a while since I've given any of their albums a full listen. But this would be my ranking from memory:

1. ...And Justice for All (B+)
2. Master of Puppets (B+)
3. Kill 'em All (B+)
4. Ride the Lightning ♭
5. Metallica (B-)
6. Death Magnetic (B-)
7. Hardwired... to Self-Destruct (B-)
8. Reload (B-)
9. Load (C+)
10. St. Anger (D)
11. Lulu (E)

My opinion on the Metallica discography has changed a lot in the last year.

Revised version

1. Ride the Lightning (A-)
2. Kill 'em All (A-)
3. Master of Puppets (B+)
4. ...And Justice for All (B+)
5. Metallica (B+)
6. Death Magnetic ♭
7. Hardwired... to Self-Destruct ♭
8. Reload (B-)
9. 72 Seasons (B-)
10. Load (C+)
11. Lulu (D-)
12. St. Anger (D-)

[ellie]

The authorized ranking of Ben Folds albums:
1. The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner
2. Whatever and Ever Amen
3. What Matters Most
4. Way To Normal
5. Rockin’ the Suburbs
6. Ben Folds Five
7. So There
8. Volume 1.
9. Lonely Avenue
10. The Sound of the Life of the Mind
11. Songs for Silverman

[Baronessa]

AC/DC (Brian):
1. Back in Black
2. For Those About to Rock
3. Black Ice
4. Stiff Upper Lip
5. Flick of the Switch
6. Fly on the Wall
7. Power Up
8. Ballbreaker
9. Blow Up Your Video
10. The Razors Edge
11. Rock or Bust

[Baronessa]

John Lee Hooker:
1. Burnin'
2. The Real Folk Blues
3. Never Get Out of These Blues Alive
4. It Serve You Right to Suffer
5. Urban Blues
6. I Feel Good!
7. Mr. Lucky
8. Jealous
9. Hooker 'n Heat
10. That's My Story
11. Don't Turn Me From Your Door
12. ...And Seven Nights
13. That's Where It's At!
14. Endless Boogie
15. Born in Mississippi, Raised Up in Tennessee
16. Sittin' Here Thinkin'
17. The Healer
18. Boom Boom
19. I'm John Lee Hooker
20. The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker
21. Travelin'
22. The Folk Lore of John Lee Hooker
23. Plays and Sings the Blues
24. On Campus
25. Burning Hell
26. If You Miss 'Im... I Got 'Im
27. Anywhere Anytime Anyplace
28. Free Beer and Chicken
29. Chill Out
30. The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker
31. Simply the Truth
32. Don't Look Back
33. Face to Face
34. On the Waterfront

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[Baronessa]

Tim Buckley:
1. Goodbye and Hello
2. Blue Afternoon
3. Starsailor
4. Happy Sad
5. Greetings From L.A.
6. Tim Buckley
7. Lorca
8. Look at the Fool
9. Sefronia

[Goober]

Weezer:
1. Pinkerton
2. The Blue album
3. The White Album
4. Maladroit
5. OK human
6. Green Album
7. Red album
8. Hurley
9. everything Will Be Alright in the End
10. Make Believe
11. Pacific Daydream
12. Van Weezer
13. Black Album
14. DOG KARATE ALBUM!!! WOOO
15. Teal Album
The seasons things aren't bad, but im not ranking them.

[BassSquared]

The Dear Hunter:

1: Rebirth in Reprise
2: Antimai
3: Hymns with the Devil in Confessional
4: The Meaning Of, and All Things Regarding, Ms. Leading
5: Life and Death
6: The Color Spectrum
6a: Violet
6b: Orange
6c: White
6d: Green
6e: Indigo
6f: Red
6g: Yellow
6h: Black
6i: Blue
7: The Lake South, The River North
8: Migrant
9: All Is as All Should Be

[Gilad]

Took a dive into Taylor Swift's discography, so here's my ranking with each album's respective best song.

Taylor Swift
1. folklore (exile)
2. evermore (tolerate it)
3. Lover (Lover)
4. 1989 (Blank Space)
5. Red (Red)
6. Speak Now (Enchanted)
7. Reputation (Delicate)
8. Midnights (You're on Your Own, Kid)
9. Fearless (Love Story)
10. Taylor Swift (Tied Together with a Smile)

[galaxyseal]

Binged Grimes's discography a few months ago and, after giving it some thought, here's how I would rank her albums/EPs (and also my favourite songs of hers).

Grimes
Albums:
1. Art Angels
2. Miss Anthropocene
3. Visions
4. Halfaxa
5. Geidi Primes
6. Darkbloom EP

Favourite Songs:
1. REALiTi (Demo)
2. Butterfly
3. World Princess part II
4. Before the fever
5. IDORU
6. Artangels
7. Darq Souls
8. Symphonia IX (My Wait Is U)
9. Circumambient
10. David

Some Honourable Mentions:
Be a Body, Pynk, Entropy, Pin, My Name Is Dark, Skin, Know the Way (Outro), Kill v Maim

[Hennessy Macklemore III]

Jun 24, 2022 8:44:09 GMT BassSquared said:

Updated Coheed and Cambria ranking now that I've listened to the newest album and revisited their discography:

1. Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV
2: The Afterman: Descension
3: In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3
4: A Window on the Waking Mind
5: No World for Tomorrow
6: The Unheavenly Creatures
7: The Afterman: Ascension
8: The Color Before the Sun
9: The Second Stage Turbine Blade
10: Year of the Black Rainbow

New album is real good, Descension continues to be *far* better than Ascension, don't @ me.

Gonna give my own shot at this now:

1. Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World for Tomorrow
2. Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness
3. In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3
4. Vaxis – Act I: The Unheavenly Creatures
5. Vaxis – Act II: A Window of the Waking Mind
6. The Color Before the Sun
7. The Afterman: Descension
8. The Afterman: Ascension
9. Year of the Black Rainbow
10. The Second Stage Turbine Blade

[contraltoqueen]

Lana Del Rey

1. Birds Of A Feather (Sirens)
2. Smarty (Lana Del Rey A.k.a. Lizzy Grant)
3. Born To Die (Born To Die)
4. Money Power Glory (Ultraviolence)
5. The Blackest Day (Honeymoon)
6. Lust For Life ft. The Weeknd (Lust For Life)
7. Doin' Time (Norman Rockwell!)
8. Chemtrails Over the Country Club (Chemtrails Over the Country Club)
9. Wildflower Wildfire (Blue Banisters)
10. Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd (Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd)

[Homelander]

Bee Gees albums:

1. Size Isn't Everything (1993) - For Whom the Bell Tolls

2. Still Waters (1997) - My Lover's Prayer

3. High Civilization (1991) - Evolution

4. One (1989) - Bodyguard

5. This Is Where I Came In (2001) - The Extra Mile

6. E.S.P. (1987) - Overnight

7. Living Eyes (1981) - Be Who You Are

8. Main Course (1975) - Country Lanes

9. Children of the World (1976) - The Way It Was

10. Spirits Having Flown (1979) - Living Together

11. Mr. Natural (1974) - Mr. Natural

12. Trafalgar (1971) - Dearest

13. Cucumber Castle (1970) - Sweetheart

14. Life In a Tin Can (1973) - My Life Has Been a Song

15. Horizontal (1968) - Birdie Told Me

16. To Whom It May Concern (1972) - Never Been Alone

17. 2 Years On (1970) - Alone Again

18. Idea (1968) - Let There Be Love

19. Odessa (1969) - Lamplight

20. Bee Gees' 1st (1967) - Close Another Door

21. Spicks and Specks (1966) - How Many Birds

22. The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs (1965) - Follow the Wind

[analC***fan1000]

Alright just got done with Carcass's discography, here's my ranking:

1. Necroticism – Descanting the Insalubrious
2. Heartwork
3. Swansong
4. Surgical Steel
5. Symphonies of Sickness
6. Torn Arteries
7. Reek of Putrefaction

[mls1996]

Sept 27, 2020 18:28:27 GMT queenfan11 said:

Metallica:
1. Master of Puppets (5/5)
2. Ride the Lightning (5/5)
3. ...And Justice For All (5/5)
4. Hardwired...to Self Destruct (5/5)
5. Kill 'Em All (4.5/5)
6. Metallica (4.5/5)
7. Death Magnetic (4.5/5)
8. ReLoad (4/5)
9. Load (4/5)
10. St. Anger (4/5)

Parenthesis are the grades i'd give them in stars. 

Giving St. Anger four stars out of five is....an unpopular opinion, to say the least.

[analC***fan1000]

Jan 6, 2024 12:27:11 GMT mls1996 said:

Sept 27, 2020 18:28:27 GMT queenfan11 said:

Metallica:
1. Master of Puppets (5/5)
2. Ride the Lightning (5/5)
3. ...And Justice For All (5/5)
4. Hardwired...to Self Destruct (5/5)
5. Kill 'Em All (4.5/5)
6. Metallica (4.5/5)
7. Death Magnetic (4.5/5)
8. ReLoad (4/5)
9. Load (4/5)
10. St. Anger (4/5)

Parenthesis are the grades i'd give them in stars. 

Giving St. Anger four stars out of five is....an unpopular opinion, to say the least.

What about Lulu lol

[mls1996]

Some people don't consider that a true Metallica album

[clem]

Apr 4, 2022 17:31:28 GMT clem said:

Feb 12, 2022 14:26:06 GMT clem said:

Kanye West albums

1. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
2. Late Registration
3. The College Dropout
4. Yeezus
5. 808s & Heartbreak
6. Graduation
7. Ye
8. Jesus is King
9. The Life of Pablo
10. Donda

11. Donda 2

Vultures 1 is an upgrade on Donda 2 at least (does that even count as an album tho?). A bit better assembled than Donda and TLOP too, but lacking the standout tracks of either. Far from his best work, but there are parts of it I like.

[BAZanine]

Dwight Yoakam:

1. 3 Pears
2. This Time
3. Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.
4. If There Was a Way
5. South of Heaven, West of Hell
6. Second Hand Heart
7. Hillbilly Deluxe
8. Blame the Vain
9. Gone
10. Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room
11. Tomorrow's Sounds Today
12. Under the Covers
13. A Long Way Home
14. Population Me
15. dwightyoakamacoustic.net
16. Swimmin' Pools, Movie Stars…
17. Dwight Sings Buck
18. Come on Christmas

I don't feel like elaborating on every single album but I'll say a few things.

SPOILER: Click to show

{A Few Things}- This Time, despite largely being considered his best album, does not get the #1 spot for me not due to any demerits of its own but because 3 Pears honestly just resonates with me a bit deeper. The former is a tremendously solid collection of country music, some of the best in the genre and I revisit it quite a bit, but the latter strikes a certain type of chord with me. Hard to describe.
- A handful of weird takes in the top ten. South of Heaven, West of Hell is a genuinely inspired collection of music; you can tell Dwight was putting his all behind the related movie, even if it didn't pan out the way he wanted it to. Kind of muddied by the movie dialogue between tracks, but the music is great. Second Hand Heart, albeit a bit of a step down from 3 Pears, is still a very good album with its own selection of killer tracks. Seldom does Dwight allow himself to get stuck in the mire of overproduced country pop and that holds true here. Both albums eke out wins over Hillbilly Deluxe and Buenas Noches, two "golden era" albums for Dwight. Those albums are both good for sure, but I dunno, neither did it for me quite like the ones above it. Maybe the ballads weren't strong enough on them, and obviously country ballads can be very finicky in terms of quality. Buenas Noches in particular, despite some good tracks, I've always maintained to be the weakest of his golden era albums.
- I want to mention Gone real quick. Perfectly solid album, a lot of catchy tracks and you can start to hear Dwight's artistic maturation pan out in his music, whatever that means. It just had the very unfortunate duty of following up This Time, his most critically acclaimed album and the album that basically sent his career to its peak. Had it come beforehand it probably wouldn't have been rendered the black sheep of Dwight's discography.
- The debate of Blame the Vain vs. Buenas Noches was one I mulled over for a bit too long but I think I have to give it to the former. Initially I was hesitant, but I feel it has a lot more to offer in terms of a specific artistic identity whereas a fair portion of Dwight's catalog from his earlier years sounds like good country songs. Nothing more, nothing less. I ended up giving Blame the Vain the edge over Gone for similar reasons.
- Enter the late '90s through early aughts and things generally get a bit more forgettable. Not bad; in fact I'll clarify that none of Dwight's albums are particularly bad and even his worst albums hold up against George Strait's best. That said, there are definitely some skips in there despite each album also having tracks that I will replay incessantly.
- Population Me is definitely a Dwight Yoakam affair, but honestly it didn't grab me much at all. Not an uninspired piece of music, but just one of those things, I guess.
- The last four spots here all have their shticks. dwightyoakamacoustic.net is a bunch of acoustic rerecordings, Swimmin' Pools, Movie Stars… a bunch of rerecordings with bluegrass stylings, Dwight Sings Buck a tribute album to Dwight's musical hero, Buck Owens, and Come on Christmas a Christmas album. Despite these all being serviceable, none of them really expound upon Dwight's artistry in any meaningful way and in the case of the first three albums I'd much sooner revisit the source material in almost every case. Needless to say, the Christmas album didn't stand a chance.

I FUCKING LOVE DWIGHT YOAKAM!!!!!!!!!

[Homelander]

Death Grips
Bottomless Pit
The Powers That B
Government Plates
Exmilitary
No Love Deep Web
Year of the Snitch
The Money Store


Father John Misty
Chloe and the Next 20th Century
Fear Fun
God's Favourite Customer
I Love You, Honeybear
Pure Comedy


Arctic Monkeys
AM
Favourite Worst Nightmare
Humbug
The Car
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Suck It and See
Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino


Nick Drake
Five Leaves Left
Pink Moon
Bryter Layter

[Yojojo]

Weezer 🤓

Worst: Raditude
Teal
Make Believe
Pacific Daydream
Black
Hurley
Van Weezer
Autumn
Green
Spring
Summer
Maladroit
Winter
Red
EWBAITE
White
OK Human
Blue
Best: Pinkerton

[senatorsenpai]

Almost exactly how I would rank them! But I do think Van Weezer is a bit underrated.

[TheCMRecluse]

Here's my ranking of the albums of bands and musical projects fronted by Mike Patton:

Mr Bungle
Mr. Bungle (1991)
The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo (2020)
California (1999)
Disco Volante (1995)

Faith No More
Angel Dust (1992)
King For A Day... Fool For A Lifetime (1995)
The Real Thing (1989)
Sol Invictus (2015)
Album Of The Year (1997)

Tomahawk
Mit Gas (2003)
Anonymous (2007)
Tomahawk (2001)
Tonic Immobility (2021)
Oddfellows (2013)

Fantômas
The Director's Cut (2001)
Fantômas (1999)
Suspended Animation (2005)
Delìrium Còrdia (2004)

Kaada/Patton
Bacteria Cult (2016)
Romances (2004)

Moonchild Trio
The Last Judgement (2014)
The Crucible (2008)
Ipsissimus (2010)
Six Litanies For Heliogabalus (2007)
Templars: In Sacred Blood (2012)
Moonchild: Songs Without Words (2006)
Astronome (2006)

tētēma
Geocidal (2014)
Necroscape (2020)

Dead Cross
Dead Cross (2017)
II (2022)

Solo work/one-time projects
The Dillinger Escape Plan-Irony Is A Dead Scene EP (2002)
Peeping Tom-Peeping Tom (2006)
Lovage-Music To Make Love To Your Old Lady By (2001)
Jean-Claude Vannier-Corpse Flower (2019)
Mondo Cane (2010)
General Patton vs. The X-Ecutioners-General Patton vs. The X-Ecutioners (2005)
Nevermen-Nevermen (2016)
Ictus Ensemble-Laborintus II (2012)
Adult Themes For Voice (1996)
Pranzo Oltranzista (1997)
Maldoro-She (1999)

[TheCMRecluse]

Here's my ranking of every album from Maynard James Keenan's 3 major bands:

Tool
Lateralus (2001)
10,000 Days (2006)
Ænima (1996)
Undertow (1993)
Fear Inoculum (2019)

A Perfect Circle
Thirteenth Step (2003)
Mer De Noms (2000)
Eat The Elephant (2018)
Emotive (2004)

Puscifer
Existential Reckoning (2020)
Money Shot (2015)
Conditions Of My Parole (2011)
"V" Is For Vagina (2007)

[Hennessy Macklemore III]

Savatage:

1. The Wake of Magellan
   
2. Streets: A Rock Opera
3. Edge of Thorns
4. Gutter Ballet
5. Hall of the Mountain King
6. Handful of Rain
7. Dead Winter Dead
8. Power of the Night
9. Poets and Madmen
   
10. Sirens
    
11. Fight for the Rock
    
    

Considering that the Zak Stevens era material was mainly what drew me to this band in the first place, I was expecting all of those albums to end up at the top of my list...but I have to admit, some of those albums with Oliva on lead vocals REALLY delivered. I'm still kind of making up my mind between the placement of some of these albums - mainly between Hall of the Mountain King and Handful of Rain, and to some degree Power of the Night and Poets and Madmen. But I know the first three albums on this list went on to have a pretty huge significance to me after I first heard them, and honestly helped me work through some heavy emotional stuff earlier this year. Overall definitely an incredible band, and probably one of my favorite metal bands ever nowadays.

[Baronessa]

Not sure how I could make this whole ranking interesting, but I've listened to these guys a bunch recently anyway.

Franz Ferdinand:

1. You Could Have It So Much Better
2. Franz Ferdinand
3. Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action
4. Tonight
5. FFS
6. Always Ascending