Ranking the albums is an exercise that is too tricky. Each album is loved for different reasons,
and each one is creative, innovative, and unique in their own right.
So instead here is the best song from each album!
“Insert College Drop Out album art”
14 years ago Kanye West's debut album released. It gave us all-timers like Slow Jamz, All Falls
Down, Spaceship, and Workout Plan. While you cannot go wrong with any of these picks, and
they are all worthy of being considered the best song from this album, it has to be Through the
Wire. It tells Kanye's story and really introduces you to who he is and what he has endured.
Honorable Mentions: Slow Jamz, All Falls Down, Spaceship
“Insert Late Registration Album Art”
The most popular song from this album is probably Gold Digger or Diamonds, and these are
both great songs and would be great picks but the best song is Gone. The song break from the
3:33 until the 4:13 mark is just so beautiful.
Honorable Mentions: Touch the Sky, Heard ‘Em Say, Diamonds.
“Insert Graduation album art”
This album has one of the few big swings...and misses of Kanye West songs - Barry Bonds.
There are plenty of successful and popular songs from this album. Stronger with Daft Punk is
the most commercially successful song and Homecoming is the sentimental pick from this
album. (Driving home from school and putting it on as soon as you can finally see the skyline).
The best song though? It has to be Flashing Lights.
Honorable Mentions: Good Life, Can’t Tell Me Nothing, Stronger.
“Insert 808s Album art”
Probably the most hotly debated, and simultaneously underrated Kanye album. This album
brought us dark, sad Kanye who was in love with the sound of his voice with Autotune.
The song Amazing become the theme song of the NBA playoffs that year, and Robocop
probably brings the best moment (when Kanye repeats "spoiled little LA girl, just an LA girl")
The best song on the album is Say You Will.
Honorable Mentions: Heartless Love Lockdown, Street Lights, Bad News.
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Power is probably the most popular song and the song break in Devil in a New Dress deserves
to be discussed, the best song on this album is Runaway. Let us not forget about the 34-minute
video of the same that accompanied this album, that was just so great.
Honorable Mention: Lost in the World, All of the Lights, Monster.
“Insert Yeezus Album Art”
This album gave us the ridiculous Kanye and Kim video for Bound 2, and the subsequent spoof
video by Seth Rogan and James Franco. It gave us Kanye having a fake conversation with
Jesus, and himself "Yeezus" and it gave us a song called Black Skinhead.
The best song by a narrow margin is going to have to be Blood on the Leaves.
Honorable Mentions: I’m In It
“Insert Life of Pablo Album Art”
This album gave us one of the most Kanye moments of all on "I love Kanye". The song he made
about Kanye, loving Kanye, while discussing in the song how ridiculous making a song about
how much Kanye loves Kanye would be.
The song Pt. 2 was in the running but the biggest knock on the song is that it is too short. If you
combined Pt. 1 and Pt. 2 into a singular song? *shrug emoji*
Ultra Light Beam is the best song on this album. Chance sort of steals this song but it does
matter. This song is amazing.
Thank you for all you've given us Kanye.
Honorable Mentions: FML, Pt. 2, Wolves.