Every Arctic Monkeys song ranked (most of them)
This is gonna take a while. I've left a few out that are merely instrumentals or proper short B-Sides etc. but this is the vast majority. Saying that most of them I at least like so this was a bit difficult, obviously this is purely my opinion and will probably change in about a day
Update: This actually only took an hour and bit, so I might've made a couple mistakes but overall this is pretty spot on currently
(from worst to best)
106. Brick By Brick
105. I.D.S.T
104. 2013
103. Bad Woman
102. Matador
101. I Haven't Got My Strange
100. Plastic Tramp
99. Don't Forget Whose Legs You're On
98. Put Your Dukes Up John
97. Joining The Dots
96. If You Found This It's Probably Too Late
95. What If You Were Right First Time?
94. Red Right Hand
93. Sketchead
These are all fairly similar in that they're all B-Sides and some of the only AM songs I don't actually like. Brick By Brick is an exception, as it's not a B-Side but belongs at number 106, sorry Callum
92. Perhaps Vampires Is A Bit Strong But...
91. Mad Sounds
90. You're So Dark
89. Cigarette Smoker Fiona
88. Da Frame 2R
87. The Bakery
86. Baby I'm Yours
85. Too Much To Ask
84. Electricity
83. The Afternoon's Hat
82. The Blond-O-Sonic Shimmer Trap
Pretty much everything from here onwards I at least think is alright, Mad Sounds tops at 91 for being on my least favourite album, also for being a bit boring. Electricity acts as a nice accompanying song to R U MINE? but doesn't quite reach the same level. The Afternoon's Hat isn't really anything special but shows Alex's voice getting alot better. Vampires is low considering it's on my favourite album but despite being a slightly low point, it doesn't take away from the overall experience
81. The Bad Thing
80. Dance Little Liar
79. Fire And The Thud
78. That's Where You're Wrong
77. Reckless Serenade
76. Little Illusion Machine
75. No Buses
74. Temptation Greets You Like Your Naughty Friend
73. This House Is A Circus
72. Golden Trunks
71. Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair
The Bad Thing is a bit of a low point in is whatever a brilliant album, instrumentals and lyrics aren't awful by any means but just not really up to par with the rest of the album. Fire And The Thud's drums and vocals work really well for Humbug's feel, but it's not a song I come back to very often. Little Illusion Machine is mainly a miles kane song to be fair, but oh well. I still haven't got over how AM have collaborated with Dizzee Rascal, who would've thought. Don't Sit Down is one of those songs which is much better live, saying that I would't really miss it if it was replaced on the setlist for their next tour. Golden Trunks although my least favourite on TBH+C, the last part of it is incredible
70. 7
69. Fright Lined Dining Room
68. All My Own Stunts
67. She Looks Like Fun
66. A Certain Romace
65. Snap Out Of it
64. I Wanna Be Yours
63. Science Fiction
62. Black Treacle
61. Arabella
60. Secret Door
Isn't 7 a catfish song? As well as this one yeah, except the AM one is much better and doesn't sound like the entirety of the rest of their discography. The vocals on All My Own Stunts are some of Alex's best, same goes for I Wanna Be Yours. 'Goodmorning, Cheeseburger' is a real lyric from She Looks Like Fun, so that's something, only downside is the weird vocal effect on Alex's voice when he says the title. Fright Lined Dining Room is a highlight of the B-Sides, from the unsettling drums at the start to the brilliant chorus. As much as A Certain Romance is hailed as the top song, it's just kind of, good imo
59. Suck It And See
58. My Propeller
57. The Jeweller's Hands
56. Catapult
55. Only Ones Who Know
54. No. 1 Party Anthem
53. Dangerous Animals
52. The World's First Ever Monster Truck Front Flip
51. Anyways
50. Leave Before The Lights Come On
I just want to see My Propeller live, is that too much to ask? Other than that the progression of the song is great. Handsey's probably not happy with one of these songs being higher than the other, try and guess what they are. Anyways was the most recent song we've gotten from them (though apparently they're working on new stuff come on) and it's one I'm shocked didn't make it to the final album tracklist. Big fan of the way the chorus sounds in Dangerous Animals
49. I Want It All
48. R U MINE?
47. Potion Approaching
46. Fake Tales Of San Francisco
45. Despair In The Departure Lounge
44. D Is For Dangerous
43. Knee Socks
42. Stop The World I Wanna Get Off With You
41. Love Is A Laserquest
I Want It All is one of the more underrated ones imo, but it obviously doesn't top R U MINE. Potion Approaching is easily one of the best off Humbug, backing vocals and all. Despair on the other hand is one of the most depressing, so that's good. Lyrically Love Is A Laserquest sports some of the best across the discography
40. Old Yellow Bricks
39. 505
38. Riot Van
37. The Ultracheese
36. Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secure
35. Who The Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?
34. Bigger Boys And Stolen Sweethearts
33. Evil Twin
32. Balaclava
31. She's Thunderstorms
Did I mention I've seen 505 live? Still don't know how my phone survived that to be honest, nothing beats the drop. The Ultracheese provides a slow yet beautiful ending to Tranquility Base, serving as a highlight off the album. Really want them to play number 35 again, the title line would be cool for a crowd to sing now considering how far they've come. How wasn't Evil Twin on Suck It And See (10 marks)
30. Do I Wanna Know
29. One For The Road
28. Fluorescent Adolescent
27. If You Were There, Beware
26. Piledriver Waltz
25. Pretty Visitors
24. Cornerstone
23. American Sports
22. One Point Perspective
21. Mardy Bum
20. Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino
Just because Do I Wanna Know is massively overplayed still, doesn't mean it's not a tune (one for the road is better though). Cornerstone is one of the best live songs, mainly because Alex seems to enjoy chatting shite over alot of it. American Sports not being followed by One Point Perspective wouldn't be right, the transition is amazing and I'm still annoyed they both didn't get played in Birmingham
19. Do Me A Favour
18. Batphone
17. When The Sun Goes Down
16. Old Yellow Bricks
15. The Hellcatspangled Shalala
14. Crying Lightning
13. You Probably Couldn't See For The Lights...
12. Library Pictures
11. I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor
Almost there. The structure of Do Me A Favour works brilliantly, especially the slow bit in the middle before it drops at the end. Batphone's combination of instrumentals and sound effects showcase the best of TBH+C. When The Sun Goes Down and Dancefloor will never get old, just wanna hear it in a club again (please). I'm also disappointed Library Pictures didn't get played at our show, criminally underrated
Alright top ten, if you've read this far I apologise, this is awful
10. Dancing Shoes
Now THIS I'm happy we got for Birmingham, I think I almost had a heart attack when Alex shouted the opening five words
9. Star Treatment
Was one of the only people around me screaming this, but it's fine, it's brilliantly written purely just for the blade runner line (which I haven't seen)
8. Brianstorm
So glad they didn't slow it down in 2018 like they did on the AM tour, the driving force of this is how mental it is
7. From The Ritz To The Rubble
Not jealous that Callum got this at his show, no really I'm not (Update 2022 - I have now seen it live)
6. Still Take You Home
Easily the best on WPSIATWIN apart from The View From The Afternoon, showcases the best of early Arctic Monkeys
5. Fireside
No doubt the best off AM, the drums and acoustic guitar work perfectly together (put it on the next setlist, cheers)
4. Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?
The first Arctic Monkeys song I ever heard that got me into them, holds a special place; never gets old
3. Four Out Of Five
You know the point at a gig where you realise you're actually there? This happened at the end of the first chorus, what a fucking song (thank you to the guy who moved out the way for me because I'm short as fuck)
2. Teddy Picker
The intro and the addicting rhythm alone sell it, so glad they played this
1. The View From The Afternoon
The best Arctic Monkeys have to offer, listening to the guitars going back and forth wearing earphones only makes it better, never gets old (not bothered in the slightest that Callum got this - Another 2022 update, I have now also seen this live)