New ranking / Linkin Park4 min read
The 12 Best Linkin Park Songs, Ranked
From The Emptiness Machine and New Divide to Numb and the number-one pick, In the End.
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A ranking should make an argument, not just fill numbered slots. Every placement here comes with a reason.
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New ranking / Nickelback5 min read
The 12 Best Nickelback Songs, Ranked
From This Afternoon and Burn It to the Ground to Photograph and the number-one pick, How You Remind Me.
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Ranking / Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 47 min read
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4 Soundtrack: Every Song Ranked From Worst to Best
All 35 songs from the original 2002 soundtrack ranked from worst to best, with Flogging Molly at number one.
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Ranking / Crush 405 min read
The 20 Best Crush 40 Songs, Ranked
From early racing tracks to Sonic’s biggest vocal themes, with Live & Learn at number one.
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Ranking4 min read
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 Soundtrack: Every Song Ranked From Worst to Best
The original 1999 North American Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater soundtrack ranked from its least essential cut to Goldfinger’s defining “Superman.”
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Ranking5 min read
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 Soundtrack: Every Song Ranked From Worst to Best
All 15 songs from the original 2000 Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 soundtrack ranked from worst to best.
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Ranking5 min read
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 Soundtrack: Every Song Ranked From Worst to Best
All 20 songs from the original 2001 Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 soundtrack ranked from worst to best, with a direct Spotify link for every entry.
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Ranking5 min read
The 5 Best Covers of “The Man Who Sold the World,” Ranked
Five major reinterpretations of David Bowie’s The Man Who Sold the World ranked from EMEL and Lulu to Midge Ure and Nirvana’s defining MTV Unplugged performance.
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Ranking4 min read
The 6 Best Covers of “Life Is a Highway,” Ranked
Six Life Is a Highway covers ranked for arrangement, identity and momentum, with Rascal Flatts first and Jonathan Young second.
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Ranking / Bad Religion5 min read
10 Essential Bad Religion Songs, Ranked as a Listening Route
Ten Bad Religion songs ranked as a path through the band’s speed, harmonies, political writing, emotional range and four-decade evolution.
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Ranking / Sick Logic4 min read
10 Sick Logic Songs to Start With, Ranked
A ten-song path through Sick Logic, from the compact force of Bulletproof and Broke to the stranger turns of Deleted Scenes and Cutting Room Floor.
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Ranking / Punk Rock Factory5 min read
15 Best Punk Rock Factory Covers, Ranked
Fifteen Punk Rock Factory covers ranked for arrangement, replay value and how well each song adapts to the band's pop-punk sound.
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Ranking / Nirvana6 min read
Nirvana’s “Nevermind”: Every Track Ranked From Worst to Best
Twelve songs, one cultural rupture. I rank the standard album from its least essential blast to its most complete achievement.
By Matt Mars9.8 / 10
Ranking5 min read
Every Song on *NSYNC’s “No Strings Attached” Ranked From Worst to Best
The standard 12-track edition moves from puppet-cutting pop to a cappella regret. Some experiments aged better than others.
By Matt Mars8.8 / 10
Ranking5 min read
Every Song on Backstreet Boys’ “Millennium” Ranked From Worst to Best
The 1999 blockbuster is more than one immortal single. Here is how all 12 tracks hold up as songs, performances and pieces of album sequencing.
By Matt Mars9.2 / 10
Ranking / Magna-Fi4 min read
The 15 Best Magna-Fi Songs, Ranked
From Where Did We Go Wrong to All Hail Shadow, these are the Magna-Fi songs that best show the band's hooks, weight and overlooked range.
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