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Weeknd Discog Ranked

        (nothing)I finally listened to all of this dudes shit and i was not disappointed. I listened to all of these once a day at night, in the dark, alone and that was definitely the right choice.

#8 is Starboy: Bruh even this one was good. Like it had the most filler out of all of them, but i still liked most of it. best song is False Alarm: 8/10

#7 is Echoes of Silence: The most forgettable of the mixtape trilogy. Luckily its still amazing. the cold atmosphere is still here and even though i dont love it i can still acknowledge how great it is. best song is XO/The Host: 8/10

#6 is After Hours: Probably the most controversial opinion here, but maybe the weeknd never had a bad phase. Like his consistency is one of his best traits and this one is still pretty great, just not as good as some of his others. best song is Hardest To Love: 8/10

#5 is Kiss Land: His major label debut was surprisingly solid. I honestly dont have much to add, like its just a more polished version of the mixtape sound. best song is Love In The Sky: 9/10

#4 is Thursday: Might be my personal favorite of the trilogy, but i can still recognize that theres one thats better than it. best song is The Birds Pt. 1: 9/10

#3 is My Dear Melancholy: pretty good. Definitely the angriest project hes ever made which can be risky, but it turned out pretty good. best song is I Was Never There: 9/10

#2 is House of Balloons: yeah this ones not his best. its good, im not gonna lie but theres still one more that i think is better. best song is What You Need: 10/10

#1 is Beauty Behind The Madness: now i might just be based towards the albums that mix new and old sounds, but this one was awesome. It perfectly matches the cold detached sound from the mixtape trilogy and the 80s sound hes known for. nest song is In The Night: 10/10

Most consistent discog ive listened to yet. I really liked every single album. Would definitely reccomend it

-Alex

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Cutiemarks by Vylet Pony: 10/10 best song is Antonymph

Torches by Foster The People: 8/10 best song is Waste

Teenage Dream by Katy Perry: 7/10 best song is The One That Got Away

Valentino by hpfmav: 7/10 best song is Macho King

Lilac by IU: 6/10 best song is uh pah

“im back bitches“

-Alex

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Summertime 06(Vince Staples): 8/10 best is Jump off the roof

Young enough(Charly Bliss): 10/10 best is Chatroom

CTRL(SZA): 9/10 best is The weekend

CMIYGL(Tyler the Creator): 5/10 best is Wilshire

-Orion

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Ed Sheeran Discog

      (43)im not sure at what point this transitioned from a joke to reality, but i have gotten really into ed Sheeran recently. although it is peculiar that this obsession happened after i dyed my hair orange, gingers ig? 

also im doing 6 eps and then the 4 albums

#6 is The A Team: its pretty solid, but too short to really grasp onto. plus most of the songs are on other eps. best song is A Team(obviously) 7/10

#5 is The Slumdon Bridge: bruh this ones weird. like who expects ed sheeran and yelawolf to have a collab project. i think im entertained but the concept of this more than i actually like it. best song is faces, 7/10

#4 is Songs I Wrote With Amy: pretty solid group of songs, Amy Wadge has worked with Ed Sheeran a few times, and it usually turns out well. best song is Cold Coffee, 7/10

#3 is You Need Me: this one is rough as hell. like there is seriously no production. its ed, his guitar, and nothing else. surprisingly good considering what it is. best song is The City, 8/10

#2 is No. 5 Collaborations Project: This is good. best song is Little Lady, 9/10

#1 is Loose Change: god i love this project, like every song is amazing. best song is Sofa, 10/10

onto the albums

#4 is x: this one is kind of an inbetween project and it definitely feels like it. bit of a weird mix of songs that just doesn’t work for me. best song is The Man, 6/10

#3 is ÷: this one is way better than i was expecting. the way that people talk about this i was not expecting it to be this good. best song is eraser, 8/10

#2 is No. 6 Collaborations Project: suprisingly solid pop album. best song is BLOW, 9/10

#1 is +: unsurprisingly good. best song is The A Team, 10/10

-Orion

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Britney Spears Discog

      (42)bruh whyd i do this. hhhhhhhhhhh. i mean she has some great albums but hhhhhhhh. there are 9 of these fuckers. anyway lets just do this.

#9 is ....Baby One More Time: yeah i did not really fuck with this one. Theres a lot of toxicity in the lyrics throughout the entire album. still some good songs, but just kinda weird. Best song is Born To Make You Happy, 6/10

#8 is Britney Jean: this one was weird. Like it was definitely her Damn. the songs are all kinda sad and weird, plus just one random banger slapped in to be the single. Best song is Body Ache, 6/10

#7 is Glory: I know ive called all of these weird but this is just fucking confusing. Like what is going on here. Anyway best song is Man On The Moon, 7/10

#6 is Oops!...I Did It Again: This ones the first one i would genuinely call good. There are definitely still some flaws, but still solid. Best song is Stronger, 7/10

#5 is Britney: I really hoped to like this one more than I did. it was definitely good but just not up to the standards of the rest of the discog. Best song is Bombastic Love, 7/10

#4 is Circus: pretty mid album thats saved by a few excellent tracks. Best song is If U Seek Amy, 8/10

#3 is In The Zone: amazing first 6 songs but the rest of the album fails to live up to that. Best song is Me Against the Music, 8/10

#2 is Blackout: Banger after banger. best song is Freakshow, 10/10

#1 is Femme Fatale: Perfect(except for the seal song). best song is I Wanna Go, 10/10

-Orion

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RTJ discog

(41)Back at it again.

#4 is RTJ1, best song is “Sea Legs”

#3 is RTJ4, best song is “goonies vs. et”

#2 is RTJ3, best song is “Hey Kids”

#1 is RTJ2, best song is “Lie Cheat Steal”

-Orion

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Ariana Discog

       (40)So guess who did it again. Eventually I'm gonna get tired of doing this, but that day is not today. I had actually not listened to a single Ariana album before this so these are all fresh opinions.

#6 is Sweetener:  I just couldn’t get into this one. Most of the songs are good, but they just blend together too much. Its still good, just the weakest of her projects. 7/10, best song is ”successful”

#5 is Positions: The most recent one i listened to and it was pretty solid. the singles are definitely the weakest part, but there a lot of bangers here. 8/10, best song is “love language”

#4 is My Everything: Very good album. Definitely one of Ariana's most successful eras, the amount of hits on this one album is insane. Still not as strong as some of her other ones though. 8/10, best song is ”Why Try”

#3 is Yours Truly: Now why in the actual hell is this so good. this is her first project and it has no right being this insanely good. 9/10 best song is “Daydreamin”

#2 is Dangerous Woman: hell yeah this album slaps. Legit some of Ariana’a best tracks are on this album. 9/10 best song is ”Thinking Bout You”

#1 is thank u next: The most obvious pick is still the right one. This is just such a compelling look at her life and her trauma and i really like that. The tracks also slap. 10/10 best song is “fake smile”

       I really enjoyed doing this. Maybe its because of the shorter length of her discog or just that it was all new, but i never got tired of these and im excited for the next discog.

-Orion

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Taylor Swift Discog Ranked

        (39)Why do i keep doing this. Its such a pain, and i always end up being tired of the artist by the end of it. whatever lets just finish this.

#9 is evermore: I just could never get into this. It really feels like Folklore b sides and nothing more. 6/10, best song is “long story short”

#8 is Taylor Swift: this one was better than I was expecting. Some of the lyrics are a bit questionable but overall the songs are mostly solid and its easy to understand why this clicked with so many people. 7/10, best song is “Our Song”

#7 is Fearless: Definitely a step up from the self titled, the lyrics are way stronger and it really feels like shes grown a lot. still there are a few songs that hold it back. 8/10, best song is “The Best Day”

#6 is Folklore: Here's where people get mad at me. I wanted to like this one and I really did when it came out, but i think most of that was just excitement for any new music. There are still some great songs on here though. It honestly feels like there is a great 8 track ep in here, that is just bogged down with too much filler. 8/10, best song is “seven”

#5 is Lover: my opinion here is similar to mine with folklore, there's just too much filler bogging down what could be a great 12 track album. 8/10, best song is “Paper Rings”

#4 is 1989: What can i say more about this one. The singles were great, the album is strong and its just engaging to listen to. easily one of her best albums that barely got edged out of the top 3 because it has less of an emotional weight to it. 9/10, best song is “Blank Space”

#3 is reputation: Taylor Swifts version of 808s and heartbreak ended up pretty solid. This one has a bad reputation that I know is gonna fade once people realize its actually good and a great showing of her mental state. 9/10, best song is “New Years Day”

#2 is Speak Now: perfection, i hate country but this is nothing expect perfection. 9/10, best song is “Enchanted’

#1 is Red: Taylor’s first step away from country and she balances all these different sounds deftly and created her best most entertaining, and most heartfelt album shes ever made, 10/10, best song is “Red”

-Orion

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Kanye Discog Ranked

      (0 i dont get any points for this)Why the fuck did i do this. I dont even wanna do this ranking, i just wanna never listen to a kanye track again cause good god thats all ive been listening to. But i need to record this so im just gonna keep it as short as possible.

#11 is Kids See Ghosts: Yeah its supposed to be great, but i just did not click with this one. 7/10, best song is 4th dimension

#10 is MBDTF: another well regarded one that i just cant click with, although it is saved by some genuinely great kanye tracks. 7/10, best song is Lost in the World

#9 is ye: I was expecting a lot worse based off the reviews, but i kinda liked this one. 8/10, best song is I thought about killing you

#8 is Jesus is King: I was not expecting to like this one as much as I did. Most reviews about this one are pretty mixed, but after pablo, ye, and KSG this felt like healing and i needed that. 8/10, best song is Every Hour

#7 is Watch the Throne: I expected this one to be higher, but after listening to this one in the context of his entire discography, i just prefer other albums. 8/10, best song is Lift Off

#6 is College Dropout: The album so good it inspired me to start this entire thing and its only at 6, its still amazing just not quite as good as some others. 9/10, best song is Slow Jamz

#5 is the Life Of Pablo: Im not sure how to describe this one, most people know its good and i generally agree, listen to this if you want a chaotic kanye album thats a bit more palatable album than ye or KSG. 9/10, best song is Waves

#4 is Graduation: This one is probably the Kanye album i return to the most often. itll always be the one that makes me the happiest, and its still only at 4. 9/10, best song is Champion

#3 is Late Registration: My personal favorite. I wanted to put this one at the top, but i do recognize that the two above this are better whole projects. Even if this one has my favorite individual tracks. 10/10, best song is Touch The Sky

#2 is 808s and Heartbreak: One of the coldest and most desolate albums Ive ever heard and if i can put on my “Ruff Criminal” hat id say this. “This sounds like the poetic musings of someone slowly freezing to death after being thrown to a snowy mountain” 10/10, best song is Street Lights

#1 is Yeezus: This has been my top kanye album for a while now and i think i just won’t defend it cause most people either hate or love this album and im not here to change anyones mind. 10/10, best song is New Slaves

FINALLY FUCKING DONE, FUCK U KANYE I DID IT

-Orion

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Forever Young by Alphaville

        (38) This is the synth pop perfection from the 80s that everyone talks about. The songs all slap and have such a strong weight to them. Ive frequently missed when people were talking to me, cause i was too focused on listening to this.

Two song recs are: “Sounds Like A Melody” and “Fallen Angel”

10/10

-Orion

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College Dropout by Kanye West

      (37)Listening to this feels like opening a treasure chest. Im just suddenly finding all of these amazing songs that im gonna return to all the time. For some reason I had mentally blocked out this album so even after i listened to all of kanyes albums i waited to listen to this one until now.

two song recs are “Slow Jamz” and “Family Business”

Final Rating is 9/10

-Orion

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“SYRE” by Jaden

        (36)god this is one of the most beautiful albums ive ever listened to. The best way I can describe this is as a Southern Californian coming of age story told in one shot. Which doesnt make a lot of sense, with it being an album, but it really does feel like just one story told with no cuts.

          Now personally this one means a lot to me specifically. Growing up in Southern California I love the imagery and I can’t help but relate to it. Also graduating from high school this year, im kind of in my last summer as a kid so this album just hit me at the perfect time. 

Two song recs are nothing, listen to this from front to back, its the only way to experience it.

Final Rating is 10/10

-Orion

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“Sawayama” By Rina Sawayama

      (35)Why in the actual hell was XS the most popular single. Its easily the worst song on the album and the reason it took till now for me to listen to this. I know i usually explain how i found the album during this part but cmon, we all know this album and i needed to rant about this.

       Anyway onto the actual thing. This album is damn good, hooks for days and just so entertaining. I dont need to tell you that this is good, you probably know this one and the amazing and well deserved reputation its built.

Two song recs are:  "Comme des Garçons (Like the Boys)" and “Paradisin“

Final Rating is 9/10

-Orion

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Niagara by redveil

        (34)I dont know where I found this. redveil is a pretty indie artist so im not sure i came across this album, but im pretty happy I did.

           I guess this counts as jazz/soul rap, and its really amazing. I can’t believe that this kid is younger than me cause hes making masterpieces. Really gotta recommend this one, hes worth keeping an eye on.

Two songs are “Campbell” “Weight”

Final Rating is 9/10

-Orion

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Floss by injury reserve, 8/10, “Whats goodie” “all this money”

Overly Dedicated by Kendrick lamar, 6/10 “Michael Jordan” “Barbed Wire”

Untitled unmastered by Kendrick Lamar, 8/10 “03” “08”

Igor by Tyler the creator, 9/10 “IGORS THEME” “GONE GONE/THANK YOU”

-Zack

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“t.i.a.p.f.y.h.” by Left at London

          (31)This is gonna be on repeat for a while. Ive been a fa of nat’s for a while, and this might be her best work. I dont know what genre to call it, but its good.

Two song recs are “The ballad of Marion Zioncheck” and “Out Of My Mind’

Final Rating is 9/10

-Ava

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“Lil Mariko” by Lil Mariko

(30)This bitch is gonna be big. 

“Im Baby“ and “Catboys“

10/10

-Dec