For nearly a decade now my good friend Blake, the man behind Arctic Monkeys US, and I pondered one day doing a joint best songs list for Arctic Monkeys’ expansive catalog. With the release of the band’s new album The Car just 48 hours away, we decided to stop talking about it and put our minds to use and see what happened. There was no one better to ask than a man who has proven his love for the band and kept other fans constantly in the loop, with knowledge and class.
Full disclaimer, this is really a list of our favorite (favourite?) songs. The word “best” signifies some sort of declaration statement and that is not the goal. It was interesting to go with our hearts, and ignore the parts of our brains that said, well shouldn’t you include that song, wait, that album isn’t even represented (I’m sorry)? We ended up changing our lists multiple times, up to the very last minute of the fake deadline that we gave ourselves. At a certain point, the rankings were just out of the nature of necessity.
Let’s just get to the good stuff. Blake and I each made our own individual top 25 lists, then combined them into a final list determined via a point system based on ranking and appearances on both lists taken into consideration. There were some impossibly tough cuts that got left on the brink of 25, but more so many great songs that we were happy to find room for.
With that said, below you can find our joint top 25 Arctic Monkeys songs below, followed by our own individual lists to see where each of us stood. We hope that you enjoy it and that it sparks a good healthy and respectful discussion, but please feel free to chime in to let us know where we got it wrong, and maybe even right.
Arctic Monkeys Best 25 Songs:
25. Secret Door
24. Bigger Boys and Stolen Sweethearts
23. Too Much To Ask
22. Stop the World I Wanna Get Off With You
21. Crying Lightning
20. Only Ones Who Know
19. Star Treatment
18. This House Is A Circus
17. Catapult
16. The Bakery
15. No. 1 Party Anthem
14. I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor
13. 505
12. If You Were There, Beware
11. Still Take You Home
10. Fright Lined Dining Room
9. Knee Socks
8. Cornerstone
7. That’s Where You’re Wrong
6. The Jeweller’s Hands
5. Dance Little Liar
4. Who The Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?
3. A Certain Romance
2. Leave Before The Lights Come On
- Do Me a Favour
Our Individual Lists:
Blake / Arctic Monkeys US Top 25:
25. The Ultracheese
24. 505
23. Nettles
22. That’s Where You’re Wrong
21. Love is A Laserquest
20. The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala
19. Joining the Dots
18. Cornerstone
17. Baby I’m Yours
16. A Certain Romance
15. If You Were There, Beware
14. Secret Door
13. Too Much To Ask
12. Leave Before the Lights Come On
11. Stop the World I Wanna Get Off With You
10. Still Take You Home
9. Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?
8. Evil Twin
7. Catapult
6. No. 1 Party Anthem
5. The Jeweller’s Hands
4. Do Me A Favour
3. Fright Lined Dining Room
2. Knee Socks
1. Dance Little Liar
Will’s Top 25:
25. Love Is A Laserquest
24. Still Take You Home
23. Teddy Picker
22. The Jeweller’s Hands
21. If You Were There, Beware
20. Dance Little Liar
19. One Point Perspective
18. Brianstorm
17. Mardy Bum
16. What If You Were Right The First Time?
15. From The Ritz to The Rubble
14. Bigger Boys and Stolen Sweethearts
13. Cornerstone
12. 505
11. Crying Lightning
10. Only Ones Who Know
9. Star Treatment
8. This House Is a Circus
7. The Bakery
6. Thats’ Where You’re Wrong
5. I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor
4. Who The Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?
3. Leave Before The Lights Come On
2. Do Me A Favour
- A Certain Romance
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