Granking

A ranking of Gorillaz albums.

Just want to say this is impossible. Literally every album has bangers on it and I love all of them. I was forced to do this by Brendan Dolan so if you have hate comments direct them at him. He's @howiedoon on instagram. This is a living rank, and is subject to change. I will also probably write a quick thing about every one because they cannot be reduced to numbers. Thank you.

1. Plastic Beach

   • Quientessential, perfect concept album. Explores all genres while staying loyal to a central message. Plus, banger after banger.

2. Demon Days

   • The album that set the direction for Gorillaz. Full of classics and the first concept album from the band.

3. Cracker Island

   • A return to form after a handful of more explorative albums. Tight, fun, and while a bit safe, still interesting.

4. Song Machine, Season One

   • Explorative album that brought out mini-concepts and collaborations with great artists.

5. The Now Now

   • A bit removed from the rest of the discography, but a refreshingly optimistic theme throughout.

6. Laika Come Home

   • Dub, innit.

7. Gorillaz

   • Kickoff album that splashed in and introduced a whole new fusion of genres to the world.

8. D-Sides

   • Not super comprehensive, but some really cool tracks.

9. Humanz

   • Honestly, it's grown on me. Some of the tracks are pretty rough to listen to, but I appreciate the phase of the overall story that this narrates.

10. The Fall

    • Sad, still some good tracks, but sad.

Also, happy birthday Brendan "Squire" Dolan. Below are some pics of us and B-- M-------. (would like to remain anonymous) at/after the SF show in 2022.