Queen

15 albums with 162 songs. 28 other songs. 190 songs in total.

1973 Queen (9)

It's Queen's very first album and they are hitting the ground running. Six great songs: "My Fairy King", "Keep Yourself Alive", "The Night Comes Down", "Great King Rat", "Liar" and "Jesus". And three weak ones: "Son And Daughter", "Doing All Right" and "Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll". The album also has a rudimentary instrumental version of "Seven Seas of Rhye". The final version of that song would be released on their superb next album, "Queen II" (1974). 

1974 Queen II (10)

This is Queen's most underrated album, but it has a strong cult following and has been cited as one of their finest works. But it has been overshadowed by their next album, "Sheer Heart Attack", released very soon after in the same year. The uneven A-side (called Side White) has fine songs by Brian May ("Procession/Father To Son", "White Queen As It Began" and "Some Day One Day"), as well as a weak track by Roger Taylor ("The Loser In The End"). The brilliant B-side (called Side Black) is all Freddie Mercury: "Ogre Battle", "The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke", "Nevermore", "The March Of The Black Queen", "Funny How Love Is" and "Seven Seas Of Rhye". Six amazing tracks that ideally shouldn't be listen to separately, or even in a different order. 

1974 Sheer Heart Attack (11)

A classic Queen album. Most people would say that the best song is "Killer Queen", their first genuine hit. However, the album also has two very different versions of the same song, "In The Lap Of The Gods" and "In The Lap Of The Gods... Revisited", the latter much superior... and even better than "Killer Queen". Another stunner is a marvellous medley of three songs "Tenement Funster/Flick Of The Wrist/Lily Of The Valley" (the first by Roger Taylor, and the others by Freddie Mercury). Four other songs are also very good: "Bring Back That Leroy Brown", "Now I'M Here", "Brighton Rock" and "Stone Cold Crazy". The weakest songs are: aptly named "Misfire", repetitive "She Makes Me Stormtrooper In Stilettoes" and very short "Dear Friends".

1975 A Night At The Opera (12)

Queen's greatest album, and not just because of "Bohemian Rhapsody" (their greatest song according to just about everyone). Beside it, at least half of the songs here are also masterpieces, including "You're My Best Friend" (John Deacon's best song), "Seaside Rendezvous", "39" (one of Brian May's best songs), "Love of My Life", "Death On Two Legs" and "Good Company". "I'M In Love With My Car", "Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon", "The Prophet's Song" and "Sweet Lady" are also quite good. Only "God Save The Queen" is a bit disappointing.

1976 A Day At The Races (10)

An excellent album. No doubt about the best song: "Somebody To Love" is one of Queen's greatest hits. "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy", "Teo Torriatte Let Us Cling Together" and "Tie Your Mother Down" are very memorable as well. There are also three fine songs: "You and I", "The Millionaire Waltz", "Long Away" and "White Man". "Drowse" and "You Take My Breath Away" are the weakest tracks.

1977 News Of The World (11)

Eight songs are excellent: "We Are The Champions", "All Dead All Dead", "We Will Rock You", "Who Needs You", "My Melancholy Blues", "It's Late", "Sheer Heart Attack" and "Get Down Make Love". Three songs are weak: "Spread Your Wings", "Fight from the Inside" and "Sleeping on the Sidewalk". 

1978 Jazz (13)

Queen's most eccentric album to date, and that's saying something. There are fat bottomed naked girls on bicycles, there is praying to Allah... and everything in between. Except jazz. Why would anybody expect jazz music from Queen? No idea. Anyway, all songs here are great, with "Don't Stop Me Now" a standout, but all the others highly memorable as well: "Bicycle Race", "Fat Bottomed Girls", "Mustapha", "Jealousy", "Dreamer's Ball", "In Only Seven Days", "Fun It", "More Of That Jazz", "Leaving Home Ain't Easy", "If You Can't Beat Them", "Dead On Time" and "Let Me Entertain You". And no two songs are alike. Pure bliss.

1980 The Game (10)

Queen's most popular album. Also, their most conventional one. And the first to use a synthesizer. As result, most of the songs sound alike. But they are all quite good, nonetheless: "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (probably the best), "Another One Bites The Dust" (a close second), "Play The Game", "Coming Soon", "Need Your Loving Tonight", "Sail Away Sweet Sister", "Dragon Attack", "Rock It Prime Jive", "Save Me" and "Don't Try Suicide".

1980 Flash Gordon (17)

Soundtrack album for the film "Flash Gordon". Tracks: "Flash's Theme" (the best song on the album), "Football Fight", "In The Space Capsule The Love Theme", "Ming's Theme In The Court Of Ming The Merciless", "The Ring Hypnotic Seduction Of Dale", "In The Death Cell Love Theme Reprise", "Execution Of Flash", "The Kiss Aura Resurrects Flash", "Arboria Planet Of The Tree Men", "Escape From The Swamp", "Flash To The Rescue", "Vultan's Theme Attack Of The Hawk Men", "Battle Theme", "Marriage Of Dale And Ming And Flash Approaching", "Crash Dive On Mingo City", "Flash's Theme Reprise Victory Celebrations" and "The Hero". The album also includes "The Wedding March" by Richard Wagner, arranged by Brian May.

1982 Hot Space (10)

Queen's disco album... released two years after the disco craze has ended. The best song on the album is "Under Pressure", written in collaboration with David Bowie, and released as a single a year earlier. The entire A-side of the album are standard disco tunes, but except for "Action This Day", they are actually quite good: "Staying Power", "Dancer", "Back Chat" and "Body Language". The rest of the album is more eclectic, but except for a disappointing "Put Out The Fire", it also doesn't sound at all like the usual Queen fare. It includes a nice Spanish ballad ("Las Palabras de Amor The Words of Love"), a fine new wave tune ("Calling All Girls"), a melodious tribute to John Lennon ("Life Is Real Song for Lennon") and a wonderful disco tune ("Cool Cat", the best among the original songs on the album).

1984 The Works (9)

There are only good songs on this album: "I Want To Break Free" (definitely the best), "It's A Hard Life", "Radio Ga Ga", "Hammer To Fall", "Keep Passing The Open Windows", "Machines Or Back To Humans", "Man On The Prowl", "Tear It Up" and "Is This The World We Created?". 

1986 A Kind Of Magic (8)

An unofficial soundtrack for the 1986 film "Highlander", for which no official soundtrack album has been released. Six out of nine songs on the album appear in the film: "Who Wants To Live Forever", "A Kind Of Magic", "One Year Of Love", "Don't Lose Your Head", "Princes Of The Universe" and "Gimme The Prize (Kurgan's Theme)". Except for the last one, they are all quite good. There are also two entirely original songs on the album: "Pain Is So Close To Pleasure" (the best among them all) and "Friends Will Be Friends" (a close second). The album also includes "One Vision", a fine song written by all four members of the band, originally released as a single in 1985.

1989 The Miracle (9)

Only good songs on this album: "Scandal" (the best), "I Want It All" (a close second), "The Invisible Man", "Rain Must Fall", "The Miracle", "Breakthru", "Was It All Worth It", "My Baby Does Me" and "Party/Khashoggi's Ship". 

1991 Innuendo (12)

Queen's last album to be released in Freddie Mercury's lifetime. With the exception of "All God's People", all the songs are quite impressive: "Innuendo" (the best song on the album), "These Are The Days Of Our Lives", "The Show Must Go On", "I Can't Live With You", "Delilah", "I'M Going Slightly Mad", "Headlong", "Don't Try So Hard", "Bijou", "The Hitman" and "Ride The Wild Wind".

1995 Made In Heaven (11)

A wonderful album, with superb songs: "I Was Born To Love You" (the best among them), "Too Much Love Will Kill You", "Let Me Live", "Made In Heaven", "You Don't Fool Me", "A Winter's Tale", "Heaven For Everyone", "My Life Has Been Saved" and "Mother Love". There are also two versions of "It's A Beautiful Day" on the album; "It's A Beautiful Day (Reprise)" being a much superior one. "Yeah/13 Hidden Track" is a weird, and largely pointless, addition to the album. 

2014 Queen Forever (3)

It's mostly a compilation album, but it includes one new Queen song, memorable "Let Me In Your Heart Again", as well as two cover songs co-written by Freddie Mercury and originally released in the 1980's: excellent "There Must Be More To Life Than This" (a collaboration with Michael Jackson) and fine "Love Kills" (from Giorgio Moroder's "Metropolis" soundtrack in 1984). 

2022 The Miracle Collector's Edition (6)

This reissue of the 1989 album "The Miracle" also includes 6 brand new songs, all of them quite fine: "Face It Alone", "I Guess We're Falling Out", "Water", "Dog With A Bone", "You Know You Belong To Me" and "When Love Breaks Up".

Other songs (19):

weak "See What A Fool I've Been" (1974)

weak "A Human Body" (1980)

superb "Under Pressure" (1981)

weak "Soul Brother" (1981)

fine "I Go Crazy" (1984)

fine "One Vision" (1985)

experimental "Blurred Vision" (1985)

good "Thank God It's Christmas" (1985)

excellent "A Dozen Red Roses For My Darling" (1986)

weak "Tavaszi szel vizet araszt" (1986)

fine "Hang On In There" (1989)

good "Hijack My Heart" (1989)

good "Stealin'" (1989)

weak "Chinese Torture" (1989)

weak "Lost Opportunity" (1991)

excellent "Mad The Swine" (1991)

nice "Impromptu" (1992)

excellent "No One But You Only The Good Die Young" (1997)

weak "Feelings Feelings" (2011)

Top 150 Queen songs

1. "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Freddie Mercury, A Night At The Opera, 1975)

2. "In The Lap Of The Gods... Revisited"  (Freddie Mercury, Sheer Heart Attack, 1974)

3. "Under Pressure" (Queen and David Bowie, 1981)

4. "Killer Queen" (Freddie Mercury, Sheer Heart Attack, 1974)

5. "Somebody To Love" (Freddie Mercury, A Day At The Races, 1976)

6. "Don't Stop Me Now" (Freddie Mercury, Jazz, 1978)

7. "The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke" (Freddie Mercury, Queen II, 1974) 

8. "We Are The Champions" (Freddie Mercury, News Of The World, 1977)

9. "You're My Best Friend" (John Deacon, A Night At The Opera, 1975)

10. "Bicycle Race" (Freddie Mercury, Jazz, 1978)

11. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (Freddie Mercury, The Game, 1980)

12. "Cool Cat" (John Deacon, Freddie Mercury, Hot Space, 1982)

13. "I Want To Break Free" (John Deacon, The Works, 1984)

14. "I Was Born To Love You" (Freddie Mercury, Made In Heaven, 1995)

15. "Pain Is So Close To Pleasure" (Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, A Kind Of Magic, 1986)

16. "Scandal" (Brian May, The Miracle, 1989)

17. "Another One Bites The Dust" (John Deacon, The Game, 1980)

18. "I Want It All" (Brian May, The Miracle, 1989)

19. "Seaside Rendezvous" (Freddie Mercury, A Night At The Opera, 1975)

20. "Fat Bottomed Girls" (Brian May, Jazz, 1978)

21. "39" (Brian May, A Night At The Opera, 1975)

22. "Mustapha" (Freddie Mercury, Jazz, 1978)

23. "No One But You Only The Good Die Young" (Brian May, 1997)

24. "Jealousy" (Freddie Mercury, Jazz, 1978)

25. "It's A Hard Life" (Freddie Mercury, The Works, 1984)

26. "Dreamer's Ball" (Brian May, Jazz, 1978)

27. "Too Much Love Will Kill You" (Brian May, Made In Heaven, 1995)

28. "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy" (Freddie Mercury, A Day At The Races, 1976) 

29. "Radio Ga Ga" (Roger Taylor, The Works, 1984)

30. "Tenement Funster/Flick Of The Wrist/Lily Of The Valley" (Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor, Sheer Heart Attack, 1974)

31. "Hammer To Fall" (Brian May, The Works, 1984)

32. "Friends Will Be Friends" (Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, A Kind Of Magic, 1986)

33. "Keep Passing The Open Windows" (Freddie Mercury, The Works, 1984)

34. "Nevermore" (Freddie Mercury, Queen II, 1974)

35. "Machines Or Back To Humans" (Roger Taylor, Brian May, The Works, 1984)

36. "The March Of The Black Queen" (Freddie Mercury, Queen II, 1974)

37. "Man On The Prowl" (Freddie Mercury, The Works, 1984)

38. "Funny How Love Is" (Freddie Mercury, Queen II, 1974)

39. "Tear It Up" (Brian May, The Works, 1984)

40. "Seven Seas Of Rhye" (Freddie Mercury, Queen II, 1974)

41. "In The Lap Of The Gods" (Freddie Mercury, Sheer Heart Attack, 1974)

42. "Mad The Swine" (Freddie Mercury, 1991)

43. "There Must Be More To Life Than This" (Freddie Mercury, Queen Forever, 2014)

44. "Calling All Girls" (Roger Taylor, Hot Space, 1982)

45. "Ogre Battle" (Freddie Mercury, Queen II, 1974)

46. "A Dozen Red Roses For My Darling" (Roger Taylor, 1986)

47. "Let Me In Your Heart Again" (Brian May, Queen Forever, 2014)

48. "In Only Seven Days" (John Deacon, Jazz, 1978)

49. "My Fairy King" (Freddie Mercury, Queen, 1973)

50. "All Dead All Dead" (Brian May, News Of The World, 1977)

51. "Innuendo" (Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor, Innuendo, 1991)

52. "The Invisible Man" (Roger Taylor, The Miracle, 1989)

53. "These Are The Days Of Our Lives" (Roger Taylor, Innuendo, 1991)

54. "Back Chat" (John Deacon, Hot Space, 1982)

55. "Rain Must Fall" (John Deacon, Freddie Mercury, The Miracle, 1989)

56. "Play The Game" (Freddie Mercury, The Game, 1980) 

57. "Keep Yourself Alive" (Brian May, Queen, 1973)

58. "The Miracle" (John Deacon, Freddie Mercury, The Miracle, 1989)

59. "Coming Soon" (Roger Taylor, The Game, 1980)

60. "The Show Must Go On" (Brian May, Innuendo, 1991)

61. "Breakthru" (Roger Taylor, Freddie Mercury, The Miracle, 1989)

62. "I Can't Live With You" (Brian May, Innuendo, 1991)

63. "Procession/Father To Son" (Brian May, Queen II, 1974)

64. "White Queen As It Began" (Brian May, Queen II, 1974)

65. "Some Day One Day" (Brian May, Queen II, 1974)

66. "Delilah" (Freddie Mercury, Innuendo, 1991)

67. "Love of My Life" (Freddie Mercury, A Night At The Opera, 1975)

68. "I'M Going Slightly Mad" (Freddie Mercury, Innuendo, 1991)

69. "Death on Two Legs" (Freddie Mercury, A Night At The Opera, 1975)

70. "Thank God It's Christmas" (Roger Taylor, Brian May, 1985)

71. "The Night Comes Down" (Brian May, Queen, 1973)

72. "Fun It" (Roger Taylor, Jazz, 1978)

73. "Stealin'" (1989)

74. "Headlong" (Brian May, Innuendo, 1991)

75. "Let Me Live" (Made In Heaven, 1995)

76. "A Kind Of Magic" (Roger Taylor, A Kind Of Magic, 1986)

77. "Good Company" (Brian May, A Night At The Opera, 1975)

78. "We Will Rock You" (Brian May, News Of The World, 1977)

79. "Teo Torriatte Let Us Cling Together" (Brian May, A Day At The Races, 1976)

80. "Don't Try So Hard" (Freddie Mercury, Innuendo, 1991)

81. "Great King Rat" (Freddie Mercury, Queen, 1973)

82. "Made In Heaven" (Freddie Mercury, Made In Heaven, 1995)

83. "I'M In Love With My Car" (Roger Taylor, A Night At The Opera, 1975)

84. "Need Your Loving Tonight" (John Deacon, The Game, 1980)

85. "Bijou" (Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Innuendo, 1991)

86. "You Don't Fool Me" (Made In Heaven, 1995)

87. "Who Needs You" (John Deacon, News Of The World, 1977)

88. "A Winter's Tale" (Made In Heaven, 1995)

89. "Sail Away Sweet Sister" (Brian May, The Game, 1980) 

90. "Face It Alone" (The Miracle Collector's Edition, 2022)

91. "Hijack My Heart" (Roger Taylor, 1989)

92. "Impromptu" (1992)

93. "Heaven For Everyone" (Roger Taylor, Made In Heaven, 1995)

94. "I Guess We're Falling Out" (Brian May, The Miracle Collector's Edition, 2022) 

95. "Tie Your Mother Down" (Brian May, A Day At The Races, 1976)

96. "Bring Back That Leroy Brown" (Freddie Mercury, Sheer Heart Attack, 1974)

97. "Water" (Brian May, The Miracle Collector's Edition, 2022)

98. "My Life Has Been Saved" (Made In Heaven, 1995)

99. "Don't Lose Your Head" (Roger Taylor, A Kind Of Magic, 1986)

100. "Is This The World We Created?" (Freddie Mercury, Brian May, The Works, 1984)

101. "Mother Love" (Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Made In Heaven, 1995)

102. "One Year Of Love" (John Deacon, A Kind Of Magic, 1986)

103. "It's A Beautiful Day Reprise" (Made In Heaven, 1995)

104. "Las Palabras de Amor The Words of Love" (Brian May, Hot Space, 1982)

105. "Princes Of The Universe" (Freddie Mercury, A Kind Of Magic, 1986)

106. "Blurred Vision" (1985)

107. "Dragon Attack" (Brian May, The Game, 1980)

108. "Was It All Worth It" (Freddie Mercury, The Miracle, 1989)

109. "More Of That Jazz" (Roger Taylor, Jazz, 1978)

110. "Liar" (Freddie Mercury, Queen, 1973)

111. "Dog With A Bone" (Roger Taylor, The Miracle Collector's Edition, 2022)

112. "My Melancholy Blues" (Freddie Mercury, News Of The World, 1977)

113. "Now I'M Here" (Brian May, Sheer Heart Attack, 1974)

114. "You Know You Belong To Me" (Brian May, The Miracle Collector's Edition, 2022)

115. "Leaving Home Ain't Easy" (Brian May, Jazz, 1978)

116. "The Hitman" (John Deacon, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Innuendo, 1991)

117. "Staying Power" (Freddie Mercury, Hot Space, 1982)

118. "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon" (Freddie Mercury, A Night At The Opera, 1975)

119. "Dancer" (Brian May, Hot Space, 1982)

120. "My Baby Does Me" (John Deacon, Freddie Mercury, The Miracle, 1989)

121. "Rock It Prime Jive" (Roger Taylor, The Game, 1980)

122. "Brighton Rock" (Brian May, Sheer Heart Attack, 1974)

123. "Hang On In There" (Brian May, 1989)

124. "Flash's Theme" (Brian May, Flash Gordon, 1980)

125. "Body Language" (Freddie Mercury, Hot Space, 1982)

126. "Long Away" (Brian May, A Day At The Races, 1976)

127. "If You Can't Beat Them" (John Deacon, Jazz, 1978)

128. "It's Late" (Brian May, News Of The World, 1977)

129. "Save Me" (Brian May, The Game, 1980)

130. "Stone Cold Crazy" (Sheer Heart Attack, 1974)

131. "One Vision" (1985)

132. "The Millionaire Waltz" (Freddie Mercury, A Day At The Races, 1976)

133. "Football Fight" (Freddie Mercury, Flash Gordon, 1980)

134. "I Go Crazy" (Brian May, 1984)

135. "Dead On Time" (Brian May, Jazz, 1978)

136. "Don't Try Suicide" (Freddie Mercury, The Game, 1980)

137. "Who Wants To Live Forever" (Brian May, A Kind Of Magic, 1986)

138. "When Love Breaks Up" (Freddie Mercury, The Miracle Collector's Edition, 2022)

139. "Ride The Wild Wind" (Roger Taylor, Innuendo, 1991)

140. "Sheer Heart Attack" (Roger Taylor, News Of The World, 1977)

141. "Party/Khashoggi's Ship" (The Miracle, 1989)

142. "Jesus" (Freddie Mercury, Queen, 1973)

143. "You and I" (John Deacon, A Day At The Races, 1976)

144. "Let Me Entertain You" (Freddie Mercury, Jazz, 1978)

145. "Love Kills" (Freddie Mercury, Queen Forever, 2014)

146. "Life Is Real Song for Lennon" (Freddie Mercury, Hot Space, 1982)

147. "Get Down Make Love" (Freddie Mercury, News Of The World, 1977)

148. "Sweet Lady" (Brian May, A Night At The Opera, 1975)

149. "White Man" (Brian May, A Day At The Races, 1976)

150. "The Prophet's Song" (Brian May, A Night At The Opera, 1975)

40 worst Queen songs

1. "You Take My Breath Away" (Freddie Mercury, A Day At The Races, 1976)

2. "Sleeping On The Sidewalk" (Brian May, News Of The World, 1977)

3. "In The Space Capsule The Love Theme" (Roger Taylor, Flash Gordon, 1980)

4. "Soul Brother" (1981)

5. "In The Death Cell Love Theme Reprise" (Roger Taylor, Flash Gordon, 1980)

6. "Dear Friends" (Brian May, Sheer Heart Attack, 1974)

7. "Gimme The Prize Kurgan's Theme" (Brian May, A Kind Of Magic, 1986)

8. "Execution Of Flash" (John Deacon, Flash Gordon, 1980)

9. "All God's People" (Freddie Mercury, Innuendo, 1991)  

10. "Misfire" (John Deacon, Sheer Heart Attack, 1974)

11. "The Kiss Aura Resurrects Flash" (Freddie Mercury, Flash Gordon, 1980)

12. "Son And Daughter" (Brian May, Queen, 1973)

13. "Arboria Planet Of The Tree Men" (John Deacon, Flash Gordon, 1980)

14. "Escape From The Swamp" (Roger Taylor, Flash Gordon, 1980)

15. "Spread Your Wings" (John Deacon, News Of The World, 1977)

16. "Flash To The Rescue" (Brian May, Flash Gordon, 1980)

17. "Fight From The Inside" (Roger Taylor, News Of The World, 1977)

18. "Vultan's Theme Attack Of The Hawk Men" (Freddie Mercury, Flash Gordon, 1980)

19. "Put Out the Fire" (Brian May, Hot Space, 1982)

20. "Yeah/13 Hidden Track" (Made In Heaven, 1995)

21. "Battle Theme" (Brian May, Flash Gordon, 1980)

22. "God Save The Queen" (Brian May, A Night At The Opera, 1975)

23. "Marriage Of Dale And Ming And Flash Approaching" (Brian May, Roger Taylor, Flash Gordon, 1980)

24. "She Makes Me Stormtrooper In Stilettoes" (Brian May, Sheer Heart Attack, 1974)

25. "See What A Fool I've Been" (Brian May, 1974)

26. "Ming's Theme In The Court Of Ming The Merciless" (Freddie Mercury, Flash Gordon, 1980)

27. "Doing All Right" (Brian May, Queen, 1973)

28. "Crash Dive On Mingo City" (Brian May, Flash Gordon, 1980)

29. "Tavaszi szel vizet araszt" (1986)

30. "The Ring Hypnotic Seduction Of Dale" (Freddie Mercury, Flash Gordon, 1980)

31. "Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll" (Roger Taylor, Queen, 1973)

32. "Lost Opportunity" (Brian May, 1991)

33. "Flash's Theme Reprise Victory Celebrations" (Brian May, Flash Gordon, 1980)

34. "Action This Day" (Roger Taylor, Hot Space, 1982)

35. "Feelings Feelings" (Brian May, 2011)

36. "Chinese Torture" (Brian May, 1989)

37. "Drowse" (Roger Taylor, A Day At The Races, 1976)

38. "The Hero" (Brian May, Flash Gordon, 1980)

39. "The Loser In The End" (Roger Taylor, Queen II, 1974)

40. "A Human Body" (Roger Taylor, 1980)

Led Zeppelin

8 albums with 69 original songs. 1 other song. 70 songs in total.

1969 Led Zeppelin (7)

Two excellent rock songs, "Dazed and Confused" (the best on the album) and "Good Times Bad Times", as well as an early heavy-metal tune, "Communication Breakdown". One uneven, but curious little tune, "Babe I'M Gonna Leave You". Three disappointing songs: "Your Time Is Gonna Come", "How Many More Times" and "Black Mountain Side". And two cover songs: "You Shook Me" and "I Can't Quit You Baby". 

1969 Led Zeppelin II (9)

All good songs: "Thank You" (probably the best, though many will disagree), "Whole Lotta Love" (most people would pick this one as the best), "Ramble On", "What Is and What Should Never Be", "Heartbreaker", "Moby Dick" (those drums!), "Living Loving Maid She's Just a Woman", "The Lemon Song" (those tempo changes!) and "Bring It On Home" (quite a surprise, it starts out all folksy and bluesy, and then erupts).

1970 Led Zeppelin III (8)

"Immigrant Song" is one of Led Zeppelin's greatest songs. Three other songs are quite good: "Tangerine", "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" and "That's the Way". There are also four disappointments: "Friends", "Out on the Tiles", "Celebration Day" and "Since I've Been Loving You". "Gallows Pole" and "Hats Off to Roy Harper" are covers.

1971 Led Zeppelin IV (8)

Led Zeppelin's greatest album. The "Stairway To Heaven" album. One timeless masterpiece. Five outstanding classics: "Black Dog", "Rock And Roll", "Going To California", "The Battle Of Evermore" and "When The Levee Breaks". One fine tune, "Misty Mountain Hop". And only one weak song: "Four Sticks". 

1973 Houses Of The Holy (8)

 

An uneven album. Some songs are among Led Zeppelin's greatest: "D'yer Mak'er" (the album's highlight), "Over The Hills And Far Away", "The Song Remains the Same" and "Dancing Days". And some among their most forgettable ones: "The Rain Song", "No Quarter", "The Ocean" and "The Crunge".

1975 Physical Graffiti (15)

Led Zeppelin's only double album. But this double album isn't at all like The Beatles' "White Album" or Fleetwood Mac's "Tusk" (i.e. a perfect occasion to showcase the band's most eccentric songs). Here, it's basically... more of the same (except perhaps for "Down By The Seaside", very different from Led Zeppelin's other tunes). Some songs are very good, like "Kashmir" (definitely the best track on this album), "In The Light" and "Trampled Under Foot". Some very bad  ("Ten Years Gone", "In My Time of Dying", "Sick Again", "The Rover", "Custard Pie" and "The Wanton Song"). And a lot in between ("Bron-Yr-Aur", "Black Country Woman", "Night Flight", "Houses Of The Holy" and "Boogie With Stu"). 

1976 Presence (7)

Led Zeppelin's weakest album. Only two good songs: "Achilles Last Stand" (the album's high point) and "Tea For One". The rest is quite forgettable: "Nobody's Fault But Mine", "For Your Life", "Candy Store Rock", "Hots On For Nowhere" and "Royal Orleans". They all sound the same; it's not easy to distinguish one from another.

1979 In Through The Out Door (7)

A great comeback album. Six excellent songs: "All My Love" (the best among them), "Hot Dog", "In The Evening", "Fool In The Rain", "South Bound Saurez" and "I'M Gonna Crawl". And one average song, "Carouselambra".

Another song (1):

"Hey Hey What Can I Do" (1970)

Top 40 Led Zeppelin songs

1. "Stairway To Heaven" (Led Zeppelin IV, 1971)

2. "Kashmir" (Physical Graffiti, 1975)

3. "Immigrant Song" (Led Zeppelin III, 1970)

4. "Thank You" (Led Zeppelin II, 1969)

5. "Whole Lotta Love" (Led Zeppelin II, 1969)

6. "Black Dog" (Led Zeppelin IV, 1971)

7. "D'yer Mak'er" (Houses Of The Holy, 1973)

8. "Rock And Roll" (Led Zeppelin IV, 1971)

9. "All My Love" (In Through The Out Door, 1979)

10. "In The Light" (Physical Graffiti, 1975)

11. "Hot Dog" (In Through The Out Door, 1979)

12. "Dazed and Confused" (Led Zeppelin, 1969)

13. "Over the Hills and Far Away" (Houses Of The Holy, 1973)

14. "Ramble On" (Led Zeppelin II, 1969)

15. "In The Evening" (In Through The Out Door, 1979)

16. "Tangerine" (Led Zeppelin III, 1970)

17. "Going To California" (Led Zeppelin IV, 1971)

18. "The Song Remains the Same" (Houses Of The Holy, 1973)

19. "Fool In The Rain" (In Through The Out Door, 1979)

20. "Good Times Bad Times" (Led Zeppelin, 1969)

21. "The Battle Of Evermore" (Led Zeppelin IV, 1971)

22. "What Is and What Should Never Be" (Led Zeppelin II, 1969)

23. "South Bound Saurez" (In Through The Out Door, 1979)

24. "Heartbreaker" (Led Zeppelin II, 1969)

25. "When The Levee Breaks" (Led Zeppelin IV, 1971)

26. "Trampled Under Foot" (Physical Graffiti, 1975)

27. "Moby Dick" (Led Zeppelin II, 1969)

28. "Down By The Seaside" (Physical Graffiti, 1975)

29. "Communication Breakdown" (Led Zeppelin, 1969)

30. "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" (Led Zeppelin III, 1970)

31. "Dancing Days" (Houses Of The Holy, 1973)

32. "Living Loving Maid She's Just a Woman" (Led Zeppelin II, 1969)

33. "Achilles Last Stand" (Presence, 1976)

34. "The Lemon Song" (Led Zeppelin II, 1969)

35. "Tea For One" (Presence, 1976)

 

36. "I'M Gonna Crawl" (In Through The Out Door, 1979)

37. "Bring It On Home" (Led Zeppelin II, 1969)

38. "That's the Way" (Led Zeppelin III, 1970)

39. "Misty Mountain Hop" (Led Zeppelin IV, 1971)

40. "Babe I'M Gonna Leave You" (Led Zeppelin, 1969)

30 worst Led Zeppelin songs

1. "Ten Years Gone" (Physical Graffiti, 1975)

2. "The Crunge" (Houses Of The Holy, 1973)

3. "In My Time of Dying" (Physical Graffiti, 1975)

4. "The Ocean" (Houses Of The Holy, 1973)

5. "Sick Again" (Physical Graffiti, 1975)

6. "Nobody's Fault But Mine" (Presence, 1976)

7. "The Rover" (Physical Graffiti, 1975)

8. "How Many More Times" (Led Zeppelin, 1969)

9. "The Rain Song" (Houses Of The Holy, 1973)

10. "Custard Pie" (Physical Graffiti, 1975)

11. "Black Mountain Side" (Led Zeppelin, 1969)

12. "The Wanton Song" (Physical Graffiti, 1975)

13. "For Your Life" (Presence, 1976)

14. "Bron-Yr-Aur" (Physical Graffiti, 1975)

15. "Royal Orleans" (Presence, 1976)

16. "Black Country Woman" (Physical Graffiti, 1975)

17. "Candy Store Rock" (Presence, 1976)

18. "Night Flight" (Physical Graffiti, 1975)

19. "Since I've Been Loving You" (Led Zeppelin III, 1970)

20. "Four Sticks" (Led Zeppelin IV, 1971)

21. "Houses Of The Holy" (Physical Graffiti, 1975)

22. "Celebration Day" (Led Zeppelin III, 1970)

23. "Your Time Is Gonna Come" (Led Zeppelin, 1969)

24. "Out on the Tiles" (Led Zeppelin III, 1970)

25. "Hots On For Nowhere" (Presence, 1976)

26. "Friends" (Led Zeppelin III, 1970)

27. "Boogie With Stu" (Physical Graffiti, 1975)

28. "No Quarter" (Houses Of The Holy, 1973)

29. "Hey Hey What Can I Do" (1970)

30. "Carouselambra" (In Through The Out Door, 1979)

Pink Floyd

15 albums with 129 songs. 11 other songs. 140 original songs (or more, if we count "Speak To Me/Breathe" as two songs, or "Sysyphus" as four). Syd Barrett has been in charge of the first album, and David Gilmour of the last three. Roger Waters has dominated seven albums: "More", "Meddle", "The Dark Side Of The Moon", "Wish You Were Here", "Animals", "The Wall" and "The Final Cut". And four albums ("A Saucerful Of Secrets", "Ummagumma", "Atom Heart Mother" and "Obscured By Clouds") are collaborative efforts by all members of the band. 

1967 The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (11)

Pink Floyd's first album. Almost all the songs (except "Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk" by Roger Waters) were written or co-written by Syd Barrett. The best are: "Bike", "Mathilda Mother", "Lucifer Sam", "The Gnome", "Chapter 24", "Astronomy Dominé" and "Interstellar Overdrive". The worst: "Pow R Toc H", "Flaming" and "The Scarecrow".

1968 A Saucerful Of Secrets (7)

An absolute gem that Nick Mason has named as his favourite Pink Floyd album. The highlight is the wonderful "Jugband Blues", Syd Barrett's last song for Pink Floyd and his only contribution to this album. Roger Waters offers three fabulous songs: "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun", "Corporal Clegg" and "Let There Be More Light". Superb "Remember A Day" and eccentric "See-Saw" have been written by Richard Wright. And there is also a memorable title number, an instrumental track by Nick Mason, Richard Wright, David Gilmour and Roger Waters. 

1969 More (13)

A soundtrack album for the film "More" by Barbet Schroeder. Two excellent hard rock songs: "The Nile Song" and "Ibiza Bar". Two fine ballads: an acoustic folk one, "Green Is The Colour", and a more psychedelic one, "Cymbaline". Two unusual and original tunes: "Cirrus Minor" and "Crying Song". A short flamenco number "A Spanish Piece". And six instrumental tracks: "Up the Khyber", "Quicksilver", "Main Theme", "More Blues", "Dramatic Theme" and "Party Sequence".

1969 Ummagumma (5)

Pink Floyd's most eccentric album to date. It consists of two discs: the Live album with new live versions of four previously released songs and the Studio album with five new songs (one each from Richard Wright, Nick Mason and David Gilmour, and two from Roger Waters). 

Waters' "Grantchester Meadows" is most memorable for an annoying fly that gets its just desserts at the end. Gilmour's "The Narrow Way" is presented in three parts (the second being the best). Mason's "The Grand Vizier's Garden Party" (also divided into three parts: "Entrance", "Entertainment" and "Exit") is the most experimental. Wright's "Sysyphus" is also quite experimental, but it consists of four parts (the last one being longer than the previous three all together, not that it matters in the least, because there is a pause in the middle of the fourth part that actually lasts just as long as the pauses between the various parts). And Waters' "Several Species Of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together In A Cave And Grooving With A Pict" takes the cake for the best song title, not only on this album, but, like, ever, not only because it's "groovy", but also because it very accurately describes the entire composition.

"Ummagumma" offers an appetizing hint of the "Dark Side" glories to come. Unlike many later albums by Pink Floyd, it has pauses between tracks, but despite this, it can (and should) be listen to from the beginning to the end without interruption.

1970 Atom Heart Mother (5)

"If" by Roger Waters", "Fat Old Sun" by David Gilmour" and "Summer '68" by Richard Wright. Three excellent and original songs. "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast", a unique and experimental instrumental track consisting of three parts: "Rise and Shine", "Sunny Side Up" and "Morning Glory". The title number, an amazing suite that Stanley Kubrick wanted to use for his film "A Clockwork Orange" (but was refused permission). And yet, Roger Waters inexplicably called it "a really awful and embarrassing record". Let's just say that Roger shouldn't quit his day job to become a music critic. The "Atom Heart Mother Suite" consists of six parts: "Father's Shout", "Breast Milky", "Mother Fore", "Funky Dung", "Mind Your Throats Please" and "Remergence".

1971 Meddle (6)

This album has two very unusual songs for Pink Floyd: "San Tropez" (a charming and jazzy pop tune) and "Seamus" (a pseudo-blues novelty track with a dog howling along to the music). "Fearless" is far more typical of their oeuvre, but it ends with a bizarre recording of football fans singing "You'll Never Walk Alone" by Rodgers and Hammerstein. There are also two other fine songs, "One of These Days" and "A Pillow of Winds". However, more than half of the album's running time is devoted to only one tune, "Echoes", one of their best compositions.

1972 Obscured By Clouds (10)

A soundtrack album for the film "La Vallee" by Barbet Schroeder. Six songs and four instrumental tracks. Five songs, "Free Four", "Stay", "Childhood's End", "Wot's Uh The Deal" and "The Gold It's In The", are excellent. "Burning Bridges", far less so. Among the instrumental tracks, the best is definitely "When You're In". The others are "Absolutely Curtains", "Mudmen" and "Obscured By Clouds".

1973 The Dark Side Of The Moon (8)

Arguably the greatest album ever released. All its songs and instrumental compositions are fabulous: "Speak To Me/Breathe", "On The Run", "Time", "The Great Gig In The Sky", "Money", "Us And Them", "Any Colour You Like" and "Brain Damage/Eclipse". The entire album can (and should) be listen to from the beginning to the end without interruption, as it forms a single musical composition with seamless transitions between its various sections.  

1975 Wish You Were Here (4)

There are really only four songs here. The greatest is definitely "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", divided into two sections (one opening the album and the other closing it), which takes the lion's share of the album (almost 60% of its entire running time). The title song is also outstanding. "Welcome To The Machine" and "Have A Cigar" are very good songs too. 

1977 Animals (4)

There are three species of animals on this album: "Dogs", "Sheep" and pigs. Dogs and sheep only get one song each, but pigs actually get two songs: "Pigs On The Wing" (divided into 2 tracks) and "Pigs (Three Different Ones)".

1979 The Wall (23)

Arguably the greatest rock opera album of all times. Like "The Dark Side Of The Moon", this album also should be listen to from the beginning to the end without interruption. The best songs are "Comfortably Numb" and "Another Brick In The Wall" (divided into 3 tracks; with the second being the highlight of the entire album). "Hey You", "The Trial" and "Young Lust" are also fabulous. Other great songs: "The Thin Ice", "Mother", "Goodbye Blue Sky", "Waiting For The Worms", "Run Like Hell" and "In The Flesh" (divided into two tracks - one opening the album, and another near the end). There are also some very short songs, such as "The Happiest Days Of Our Lives", "The Show Must Go On", "Bring The Boys Back Home", "Vera", "Goodbye Cruel World", "Outside The Wall" and "Stop", each well under 2 minutes long. "One Of My Turns", "Don't Leave Me Now", "Is There Anybody Out There?", "Nobody Home" and "Empty Spaces" are the weakest songs on the album.  

1983 The Final Cut (12)

Pink Floyd's last album with Roger Waters. Far less successful than the great albums of the 1970's, it still has a few memorable songs, including "The Post War Dream", "Not Now John", "Your Possible Pasts", "The Gunner's Dream" and especially "Two Suns In The Sunset". Unfortunately, the rest is far less impressive. "Southampton Dock", "The Final Cut", "The Hero's Return" and "Paranoid Eyes" are pretty average. "The Fletcher Memorial Home" is preachy and annoying. Two songs are very short and very forgettable: "One Of The Few" and "Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert". 

1987 Momentary Lapse Of Reason (9)

The first Pink Floyd album without Roger Waters. And, also their first mainstream rock music album. And a very good one, too, though certainly more conventional than their previous ones. All songs have been written (or co-written) by David Gilmour. The best are definitely "Learning To Fly" and "On The Turning Away", with "One Slip" coming in a close third. "Sorrows", "The Dogs Of War" and "Yet Another Movie" are very fine as well. "A New Machine" (presented on two separate tracks) is the closest to a typical Pink Floyd song of the 1970's. There are also three instrumental tracks: "Round And Around", "Terminal Frost" and "Signs Of Life". Like many Pink Floyd albums, this one also should be listen to from the beginning to the end without interruption, in order to fully appreciate the seamless transitions between the songs. Here, it is particularly important with both tracks of "A New Machine" separated by "Terminal Frost" - together, they form a continuous musical experience of the highest order.

1994 The Division Bell (11)

Another great rock music album from Pink Floyd. Seven superb songs: "High Hopes", "Keep Talking", "Wearing The Inside Out", "Lost For Words", "What Do You Want From Me", "A Great Day For Freedom" and "Poles Apart". Two average ones: "Coming Back To Life" and "Take It Back". And two instrumental tracks: "Cluster One" and "Marooned".  

2014 The Endless River (1)

After two great rock music albums, Pink Floyd has gone back to its psychedelic roots and the result is an endless flow of pure aural bliss. There are 18 tracks on the album, but it should be listen to from the beginning to the end without interruption, as it forms a single musical composition with seamless transitions between its various sections. Pink Floyd's last album.

Other songs:

"Arnold Layne" (1967)

"See Emily Play" (1967)

"Candy And A Currant Bun" (1967)

"Paint Box" (1967)

"Apples And Oranges" (1967)

"Careful With That Axe Eugene" (1968)

"Point Me At The Sky" (1968)

"Julia Dream" (1968)

"It Would Be So Nice" (1968)

"Biding My Time" (1969)

"When the Tigers Broke Free" (1982)

Top 100 Pink Floyd songs

1. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (Wish You Were Here, 1975)

2. "Another Brick In The Wall" (The Wall, 1979)

3. "Comfortably Numb" (The Wall, 1979)

4. "Money" (The Dark Side Of The Moon, 1973)

5. "Wish You Were Here" (Wish You Were Here, 1975)

6. "Brain Damage/Eclipse" (The Dark Side Of The Moon, 1973)

7. "Young Lust" (The Wall, 1979)

8. "Time" (The Dark Side Of The Moon, 1973)

9. "Echoes" (Meddle, 1971)

10. "Us And Them" (The Dark Side Of The Moon, 1973)

11. "Hey You" (The Wall, 1979) 

12. "On The Run" (The Dark Side Of The Moon, 1973)

13. "Learning To Fly" (A Momentary Lapse Of Reason, 1987)

14. "Speak To Me/Breathe" (The Dark Side Of The Moon, 1973)

15. "Free Four" (Obscured By Clouds, 1972)

16. "Any Colour You Like" (The Dark Side Of The Moon, 1973)

17. "On The Turning Away" (A Momentary Lapse Of Reason, 1987)

18. "The Great Gig In The Sky" (The Dark Side Of The Moon, 1973)

19. "Jugband Blues" (A Saucerful Of Secrets, 1968) 

20. "The Endless River (entire album)" (The Endless River, 2014)

21. "Pigs (Three Different Ones)" (Animals, 1977)

22. "The Trial" (The Wall, 1979) 

23. "Bike" (The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, 1967)

24. "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun" (A Saucerful Of Secrets, 1968)

25. "San Tropez" (Meddle, 1971)

26. "The Narrow Way" (Ummagumma, 1969)

27. "Corporal Clegg" (A Saucerful Of Secrets, 1968)

28. "Cymbaline" (More, 1969)

29. "Fat Old Sun" (Atom Heart Mother, 1970)

30. "Let There Be More Light" (A Saucerful Of Secrets, 1968)

31. "High Hopes" (The Division Bell, 1994)

32. "A Saucerful of Secrets" (A Saucerful Of Secrets, 1968)

33. "Atom Heart Mother Suite" (Atom Heart Mother, 1970) 

34. "The Nile Song" (More, 1969)

35. "Two Suns In The Sunset" (The Final Cut, 1983)

36. "One Slip" (A Momentary Lapse Of Reason, 1987)

37. "See Emily Play" (1967)

38. "Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict" (Ummagumma, 1969)

39. "Ibiza Bar" (More, 1969)

40. "If" (Atom Heart Mother, 1970)

41. "Sorrows" (A Momentary Lapse Of Reason, 1987)

42. "Remember A Day" (A Saucerful Of Secrets, 1968)

43. "Keep Talking" (The Division Bell, 1994)

44. "Cirrus Minor" (More, 1969) 

45. "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast" (Atom Heart Mother, 1970)

46. "Arnold Layne" (1967)

47. "The Post War Dream" (The Final Cut, 1983)

48. "Have A Cigar" (Wish You Were Here, 1975)

49. "The Thin Ice" (The Wall, 1979)

50. "Dogs" (Animals, 1977)

51. "Green Is The Colour" (More, 1969)

52. "Crying Song" (More, 1969)

53. "The Dogs Of War" (A Momentary Lapse Of Reason, 1987)

54. "See-Saw" (A Saucerful Of Secrets, 1968)

55. "Wearing The Inside Out" (The Division Bell, 1994)

56. "Mathilda Mother" (The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, 1967)

57. "It Would Be So Nice" (1968)

58. "Sheep" (Animals, 1977)

59. "Not Now John" (The Final Cut, 1983)

60. "Lost For Words" (The Division Bell, 1994)

61. "Summer '68" (Atom Heart Mother, 1970)

62. "Lucifer Sam" (The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, 1967)

63. "Biding My Time" (1969)

64. "Grantchester Meadows" (Ummagumma, 1969)

65. "The Grand Vizier's Garden Party" (Ummagumma, 1969)

66. "Welcome To The Machine" (Wish You Were Here, 1975)

67. "A New Machine Part 1/Terminal Frost/A New Machine Part 2" (A Momentary Lapse Of Reason, 1987) 

68. "The Gnome" (The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, 1967)

69. "Sysyphus" (Ummagumma, 1969)

70. "Your Possible Pasts" (The Final Cut, 1983)

71. "What Do You Want From Me" (The Division Bell, 1994)

72. "Julia Dream" (1968)

73. "Mother" (The Wall, 1979)

74. "Paint Box" (1967)

75. "A Great Day For Freedom" (The Division Bell, 1994)

76. "Chapter 24" (The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, 1967)

77. "Stay" (Obscured By Clouds, 1972)

78. "A Pillow of Winds" (Meddle, 1971)

79. "Astronomy Dominé" (The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, 1967)

80. "Childhood's End" (Obscured By Clouds, 1972)

81. "Run Like Hell" (The Wall, 1979)

82. "Pigs On The Wing" (Animals, 1977)

83. "Quicksilver" (More, 1969)

84. "Interstellar Overdrive" (The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, 1967)

85. "In The Flesh" (The Wall, 1979)

86. "Wot's Uh The Deal" (Obscured By Clouds, 1972)

87. "Poles Apart" (The Division Bell, 1994)

88. "The Gunner's Dream" (The Final Cut, 1983)

89. "Careful With That Axe Eugene" (1968)

90. "Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk" (The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, 1967)

91. "Apples And Oranges" (1967)

92. "Waiting For The Worms" (The Wall, 1979)

93. "When the Tigers Broke Free" (1982)

94. "Yet Another Movie" (A Momentary Lapse Of Reason, 1987)

95. "The Gold It's In The" (Obscured By Clouds, 1972) 

96. "Candy And A Currant Bun" (1967)

97. "Fearless" (Meddle, 1971)

98. "When You're In" (Obscured By Clouds, 1972)

99. "One of These Days" (Meddle, 1971)

100. "Point Me At The Sky" (1968)

40 worst Pink Floyd songs

1. "The Fletcher Memorial Home" (The Final Cut, 1983) 

2. "One Of My Turns" (The Wall, 1979) 

3. "Pow R Toc H" (The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, 1967)

4. "Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert" (The Final Cut, 1983)

5. "Don't Leave Me Now" (The Wall, 1979) 

6. "Obscured By Clouds" (Obscured By Clouds, 1972)

7. "One Of The Few" (The Final Cut, 1983)

8. "Is There Anybody Out There?" (The Wall, 1979) 

9. "Cluster One" (The Division Bell, 1994)

10. "The Scarecrow" (The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, 1967)

11. "Party Sequence" (More, 1969) 

12. "Nobody Home" (The Wall, 1979) 

13. "Paranoid Eyes" (The Final Cut, 1983)

14. "Seamus" (Meddle, 1971)

15. "Empty Spaces" (The Wall, 1979) 

16. "Burning Bridges" (Obscured By Clouds, 1972)

17. "Vera" (The Wall, 1979) 

18. "Dramatic Theme" (More, 1969)

19. "The Hero's Return" (The Final Cut, 1983)

20. "Flaming" (The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, 1967)

21. "Goodbye Cruel World" (The Wall, 1979) 

22. "Marooned" (The Division Bell, 1994)

23. "More Blues" (More, 1969)

24. "Absolutely Curtains" (Obscured By Clouds, 1972)

25. "The Show Must Go On" (The Wall, 1979) 

26. "Round And Around" (A Momentary Lapse Of Reason, 1987)

27. "The Happiest Days Of Our Lives" (The Wall, 1979) 

28. "Main Theme" (More, 1969)

29. "Take It Back" (The Division Bell, 1994)

30. "The Final Cut" (The Final Cut, 1983)

31. "Bring The Boys Back Home" (The Wall, 1979) 

32. "Mudmen" (Obscured By Clouds, 1972)

33. "Up the Khyber" (More, 1969)

34. "Outside The Wall" (The Wall, 1979) 

35. "Southampton Dock" (The Final Cut, 1983)

36. "Coming Back To Life" (The Division Bell, 1994)

37. "Stop" (The Wall, 1979)

38. "Goodbye Blue Sky" (The Wall, 1979)

39. "Signs Of Life" (A Momentary Lapse Of Reason, 1987)

40. "A Spanish Piece" (More, 1969) 

David Bowie

26 albums with 220 original songs. 30 other songs. 250 songs in total (and that's if counting the "Outside" album as 1 song, not 19). David Bowie alone has written or co-written more songs than Fleetwood Mac (seven songwriters with 220 songs) or Pink Floyd (five songwriters with 140 songs). 

1967 David Bowie (14)

David Bowie's amazing first album is something of a curiosity item. Its strange songs are completely unlike anything the singer has ever attempted since. It's a bizarre mixture of baroque pop and music hall sounds. But they are oddly charming, and quite memorable, although if they weren't recorded by David Bowie, they would probably be completely forgotten today. Despite their often serious lyrics, most of the songs are so chirpy that they seem to have been written for children: "Uncle Arthur", "Sell Me A Coat", "Rubber Band", "Love You Till Tuesday", "There Is A Happy Land", "When I Live My Dream", "Little Bombardier", "Silly Boy Blue", "Come And Buy My Toys" and "Join The Gang". But then there is "We Are Hungry Men", definitely the album's best and most mind-boggling song, a truly bizarre piece about overpopulation, abortion and cannibalism. And there are also "She's Got Medals", "Maid Of Bond Street" and "Please Mr Gravedigger", strange little tunes about female soldiers, single women and graves, respectively. This album isn't for everybody's taste, and it's yet to be discovered as one of David Bowie's most original creations.

1969 David Bowie (9)

David Bowie's second album. It only has one hit song, but what a hit song! "Space Oddity"! Arguably Bowie's greatest achievement. And with a notable exception of excellent "Memory Of A Free Festival", the rest of the album is rather unremarkable, not only by comparison, but in absolute terms as well. Neither "Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed" nor "Letter to Hermione", "Cygnet Committee", "Janine", "An Occasional Dream", "Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud" nor "God Knows I'm Good" are ever likely to appear on any "David Bowie's Top 10 songs" lists. Or even Top 100.

1970 The Man Who Sold The World (9)

Nine songs. Seven excellent ones: "The Man Who Sold The World" (the album's highlight), "The Width Of A Circle", "All The Madmen", "Saviour Machine", "The Supermen", "Black Country Rock" and "After All". And two far less excellent ones: "Running Gun Blues" and "She Shook Me Cold". "The Width Of A Circle" and "All The Madmen" are quite long and very complex, radically changing their tempo and style in the second half.

1971 Hunky Dory (10)

A great album. Three timeless classics: "Changes" (the best), "Life on Mars?" and "Oh! You Pretty Things". Six good songs:  "Kooks", "Song for Bob Dylan", "The Bewlay Brothers", "Quicksand", "Andy Warhol" and "Queen Bitch". Only one disappointment: "Eight Line Poem". "Fill Your Heart" is a cover song.

1972 The Rise And Fall of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (10)

David Bowie's fifth and greatest album. Six classic and timeless songs: "Ziggy Stardust" (the album's highlight), "Starman", "Suffragette City", "Lady Stardust", "Five Years" and "Rock 'N' Roll Suicide". There are also four other perfectly fine songs: "Soul Love", "Moonage Daydream", "Star" and "Hang On To Yourself". And a very good cover, "It Ain't Easy".

1973 Aladdin Sane (9)

Bowie's sixth album. Four classics: "The Jean Genie" (the best tune on the album), "Aladdin Sane", "The Prettiest Star" and "Drive-In Saturday". One very unusual tune: "Lady Grinning Soul". And four other very good songs: "Cracked Actor", "Time", "Watch That Man" and "Panic In Detroit". Bowie also covers Rolling Stones' "Let's Spend The Night Together", which many consider superior to the original version.

1974 Diamond Dogs (7)

David Bowie's seventh original album. Like many Pink Floyd's albums of the same era, it can (and should) be listen to from the beginning to the end without interruption, because there are often seamless transitions between various tracks. It's particularly evident between "Future Legend" and "Diamond Dogs", between "Sweet Thing" and "Candidate" and "Sweet Thing (Reprise)", as well as between "Big Brother" and "Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family". So much so that we might consider them as three suites of songs instead of seven separate ones. Other great songs: "Rebel Rebel" (the best on the album), "1984" (a close second), "Rock 'n' Roll With Me" and "We Are The Dead".

1975 Young Americans (7)

A mix of blue-eyed soul, funk rock and disco dominates this album. The former is most evident in "Young Americans" (the album's best song), "Right" and "Can You Hear Me?". "Fame", "Win" and "Somebody Up There Likes Me" are mostly funk. And "Fascination" is an early disco tune. The album also includes a particularly disappointing cover of the Beatles' "Across The Universe".

1976 Station To Station (5)

Five magnificent songs: "Golden Years" (the best), "TVC15", "Word On A Wing", "Station To Station" and "Stay". "Wild Is The Wind" is a wonderful cover song on the album (probably Bowie's greatest cover).

1977 Low (11)

The first in David Bowie's "Berlin Trilogy" of experimental rock albums. One outstanding hit: "Sound And Vision" (the best on the album). Three very good songs: "Be My Wife", "Warszawa" and "Always Crashing In The Same Car". Two fine ones: "What In The World" and "Subterraneans". And five compositions whose qualities aren't much in evidence: "A New Career In A New Town", "Speed Of Life", "Breaking Glass", "Weeping Wall" and "Art Decade".

1977 Heroes (8)

A fabulous album, with seven great songs and one instrumental suite, "Sense Of Doubt/Moss Garden/Neukoln", divided into three parts, but segueing into one another with seamless transitions. The greatest song is definitely "Heroes", but "The Secret Life Of Arabia" is also outstanding. And the others are quite innovative as well: "Beauty And The Beast", "Sons Of The Silent Age", "Joe The Lion", "V-2 Schneider" and "Blackout". The second (and best) album in Bowie's experimental "Berlin Trilogy".

1979 Lodger (10)

Two fabulous songs: "D.J." (the best one on this album) and "Yassassin" (one of Bowie's most eccentric creations, a reggae tune with a Turkish flavour). Two very good songs: "Boys Keep Swinging" and "Look Back In Anger". And six innovative little experiments: "Fantastic Voyage", "Move On", "Red Sails", "African Night Flight", "Repetition" and "Red Money". The last album in Bowie's "Berlin Trilogy".

1980 Scary Monsters And Super Creeps (8)

Only one outstanding song, "Ashes To Ashes". The rest of the album is somewhat less remarkable, with such fine, but unexceptional songs as "Fashion", "Teenage Wildlife", "Because You're Young", "Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)", "It's No Game", "Up The Hill Backwards" and "Scream Like A Baby". "Kingdom Come" is an even less impressive cover song.

1983 Let's Dance (7)

David Bowie's best-selling album. Four excellent songs: "Modern Love", "Let's Dance", "Cat People Putting Out Fire" and "China Girl". Two fine songs: "Shake It" and "Without You". And one disappointment: "Ricochet". "Criminal World" is a cover song.

1984 Tonight (6)

Most of the song on this album were written or co-written by David Bowie (6 out of 9, to be exact). Also, most of the songs on this album are covers (5 out of 9), but two of them have actually been co-written by David Bowie (for Iggy Pop's "Lust For Life" album in 1977): magnificent reggae-style hit "Tonight" (by far the best song on the album, performed with guest singer Tina Turner) and fine "Neighborhood Threat". There are also four nice original songs: "Tumble And Twirl", "Loving The Alien", "Blue Jean" and "Dancing With The Big Boys". "Don't Look Down", "God Only Knows" and "I Keep Forgettin'" are covers that haven't been co-written by David Bowie.

1986 Labyrinth (5)

David Bowie has 5 songs on this soundtrack album for the film "Labyrinth". The best is "Magic Dance". Almost as good is "Underground", a wonderful gospel tune, which is played twice (on the first and on the last track), the first time with a slower, re-scored version by composer Trevor Jones, and the second time with Bowie's original version (a much superior one). "Chilly Down" and "As The World Falls Down" are very memorable as well. Only "Within You" is slightly disappointing.

1987 Never Let Me Down (10)

Three excellent songs: "Glass Spider" (the highlight of the album), "Zeroes" and "Never Let Me Down". Four pretty nice songs: "New York's In Love", "Shining Star Makin' My Love", "Beat Of Your Drum" and "Day-In Day-Out". And three weak songs: "Time Will Crawl", "87 And Cry" and "Too Dizzy". "Bang Bang" is a cover from Iggy Pop.

1993 Black Tie White Noise (8)

There are 12 tracks on this album, but only half of them are songs written (or co-written) by David Bowie. Among them, "Pallas Athena" and "Miracle Goodnight" are the only innovative ones. "Jump They Say" is a fine song. But "Black Tie White Noise", "You've Been Around" and "The Wedding Song" are quite weak. There are also two instrumentals (neither particularly memorable): "Looking For Lester" and "The Wedding". And four covers (all quite disappointing): "I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday", "Don't Let Me Down And Down", "Nite Flights" and "I Feel Free". Possibly David Bowie's weakest album, without any popular hit songs, and far less innovative than some of his allegedly "commercial" albums.

1993 The Buddha Of Suburbia (9)

David Bowie's "lost great album", completely ignored upon its release, and only rediscovered years later. The singer himself has named it his favourite album. Purely experimental. A soundtrack album for the TV serial "The Buddha of Suburbia", directed by Roger Michell for BBC. The best song is "Buddha of Suburbia", presented in two versions (one with and one without Lenny Kravitz, the latter quite superior). All the other songs are also very impressive (and very innovative): "Sex And The Church", "Strangers When We Meet", "Dead Against It", "Untitled No 1" and "Bleed Like A Craze Dad". There are also three instrumental tracks: two good ones ("South Horizon" and "The Mysteries"), and one unsatisfactory one ("Ian Fish UK Heir").  

1995 Outside (1)

David Bowie's most experimental album to date. It's divided into 19 tracks (some as short as 28 seconds), but like the Pink Floyd "concept" albums, it can (and should) be listen to from the beginning to the end without interruption, as it forms a single musical composition with often seamless transitions between its various sections.

1997 Earthling (9)

Five good songs: "Seven Years in Tibet" (probably the best on this album), "Law Earthlings on Fire", "I'M Afraid Of Americans", "The Last Thing You Should Do" and "Telling Lies". Four weak songs: "Dead Man Walking", "Looking For Satellites", "Battle For Britain The Letter" and "Little Wonder".

1999 Hours (10)

David Bowie's last conventional album, before becoming more and more experimental with each subsequent 21st century's album. Five good songs: "Seven" (probably the best), "Thursday's Child", "Something In The Air", "If I'M Dreaming My Life" and "Survive". Five weak songs: "What's Really Happening?", "The Dreamers", "The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell", "New Angels Of Promise" and "Brilliant Adventure".

2002 Heathen (8)

Five very good songs: "Slow Burn" (the best on the album), "Everyone Says Hi", "Slip Away", "Afraid" and "A Better Future". Three disappointments: "I Would Be Your Slave", "5:15 The Angels Have Gone" and "Sunday". And four decent covers: "Heathen", "Cactus", "I Took A Trip On A Gemini Spaceship" and "I've Been Waiting For You".

2003 Reality (9)

A very nice album. All nine Bowie's songs are good: "Fall Dog Bombs The Moon" (the best on the album), "Days", "She'll Drive The Big Car", "New Killer Star", "Reality", "Never Get Old", "Looking For Water", "The Loneliest Guy" and "Bring Me The Disco King". And even the two cover songs are fine: "Try Some Buy Some" from George Harrison and "Pablo Picasso" from Jonathan Richman.

2013 The Next Day (14)

There are eight fine songs on this album: "Where Are We Now?" (arguably the best), "The Stars Are Out Tonight", "How Does The Grass Grow?", "You Feel So Lonely You Could Die", "Valentine's Day", "The Next Day", "Love Is Lost" and "I'D Rather Be High". And six weak songs: "You Will Set The World on Fire", "Boss Of Me", "Heat", "Dancing Out In Space", "If You Can See Me" and "Dirty Boys".

2016 Blackstar (7)

David Bowie's last album. Very experimental. Seven impressive songs: "Girl Loves Me" (probably the best), "Blackstar", "Lazarus", "'Tis A Pity She Was A Whore", "I Can't Give Everything Away", "Dollar Days" and "Sue Or In A Season Of Crime".

Other songs (30):

1964 - "Liza Jane", David Bowie's first song.

1965 - two fine songs: "Baby Loves That Way" and "You've Got A Habit Of Leaving".

1966 - one very good song, "Can't Help Thinking About Me", four fine songs: "The London Boys", "And I Say To Myself", "I'M Not Losing Sleep" and "I Dig Everything", as well as two very weak songs: "Do Anything You Say" and "Good Morning Girl".

1967 - three good songs: "The Laughing Gnome", "Did You Ever Have A Dream" and "The Gospel According To Tony Day".

1970 - one fine song, "Conversation Piece".

1971 - one very good song, "Holy Holy".

1972 - two superb songs: "All The Young Dudes" and "John I'M Only Dancing".

1975 - one timeless classic, "Velvet Goldmine"

1981 - one timeless classic, "Under Pressure"

1986 - three good songs, "Absolute Beginners", "That's Motivation" and "When The Wind Blows"

1987 - one excellent song, "Julie"

1989 - one good song, "After Today"

1991 - two experimental songs, "Abdulmajid" and "All Saints"

1999 - one weak song, "1917"

2002 - two weak songs: "When The Boys Come Marching Home" and "Wood Jackson"

2013 - one fine song, "Atomica"