Their BACKKK...and by they I mean me, and of course Halsey. She released her newest album last year; it's time to update the ranking. You would be surprised how these rankings can change and evolve. But before I jump into it a PSA. These are my personal opinions, and I am not here to attack the artist. I am just a queer music lover and budding musicians with opinions.Enough Talk, let's rank.
#6 Room 93 (2014)
Track List:
- Is There Somewhere
- Ghost
- Hurricane
- Empty Gold
- Trouble
Standouts: Ghost, Hurricane
#5 The Great Impersonator (2024)
Track List:
- Only Living Girl in LA
- Ego
- Dog Years
- Letter to God (1974)
- Panic Attack
- The End
- I Believe in Magic
- Letter to God (1983)
- Hometown
- I Never Loved You
- Darwinism
- Lonely is the Muse
- Arsonist
- Life of the Spider (Draft)
- Hurt Feelings
- Lucky
- Letter to God (1998)
- The Great Impersonator
Standouts: Ego, The End, Lucky, Lonely is the Muse, all three Letter to God interludes.
#4 Badlands (2015)
Track List:- Castle
- Hold Me Down
- New Americana
- Drive
- Roman Holiday
- Colors
- Coming Down
- Haunting
- Control
- Young God
- Ghost
This is gonna be short. I absolutely love this album with one major flaw... "New Americana". It is hands down one of the worst songs I have ever heard. The writing is basic, the lyrics are basic, and the arrangement is basic. I love Halsey's voice, but her limitations (at that time) are so clear in this stale "revolution song". Aside from this, the other 11 tracks are bops. Fantastic debut album as a whole. It moved from #2 to #4 due to how interesting albums 3 to 1 are.
Standouts: Everything but New Americana
#3 If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power (2021)
Track List:- The Tradition
- Bells in Santa Fe
- Easier than Lying
- Lilith
- Girl Is a Gun
- You Asked For This
- Darling
- 1121
- Honey
- Whispers
- I Am Not a Woman, I'm a God
- The Lighthouse
- Ya'aburnee
I initially listened to this at 2 o'clock one morning in 2021. Since then, I have heard it at least 4 more times. Each time I listen, I find a song I am obsessed with. Halsey delivers great lyrics, and the production on this album is tight. The themes presented in this album are childbirth, motherhood, sexuality, relationships, and loss. Track lengths range from 2 minutes to over 4 minutes. Vocally, she is the strongest I have heard until Manic. "Lilith"is an absolute banger! As someone with BPD lyrics like "I just fuck things up, if you noticed. Have you noticed, tell me have you noticed" speak to my soul. "Honey"is a sapphic story about giving and receiving head. It's sexy and brash and sensual as fuck.
Standouts: Lilith, Honey, I am not a woman, I'm a god, Ya'aburnee, Bells in Santa Fe, The Tradition, and Whispers.
Manic (2020)
- Ashley
- Clementine
- Graveyard
- You Should be Sad
- Forever...(is a long time)
- Dominic's Interlude (ft. Dominic Fike)
- I Hate Everybody
- 3 AM
- Without Me
- Finally/Beautiful Stranger
- Alanis's Interlude (ft. Alanis Morrisette)
- Killing Boys
- Suga's Interlude (ft. Suga of BTS)
- More
- Still Learning
- 929
Standouts: 3 AM, Clementine, Alanis's Interlude, You Should Be Sad, Clementine, More, Still Learning and Without Me.
Hopeless Fountain Kingdom (2017)
Track List:
- The Prologue
- 100 Letters
- Eyes Closed
- Alone
- Now or Never
- Sorry
- Good Mourning
- Lie
- Walls Could Talk
- Bad at Love
- Strangers (with Lauren Jauregui)
- Devil in Me
- Hopeless (with Cashmere Cat)
This ALBUM (still) means everything to me. It came into my life at a time when I was struggling with undiagnosed BPD. It felt so weird it was like she was writing my private thoughts. The lyrics on some of these tracks incite a myriad of emotions. On "Devil in Me" they sing "and I came tumbling down trying to reach your high, and I scream too loud when I speak my mind". That very summer, I was diagnosed with a mood disorder. I often felt like I was fighting with a devil, and to say I can relate is an understatement. Even the songs (Lie, Hopeless) I do not care for stick with me. For this album, I am so freaking thankful. Thank you, Halsey. This body of work not only made me feel seen, but also heard.
Standouts: The ENTIRE thing
I am so happy to be blogging again! I wanted to start with this ranking because I love a good album ranking. More blog posts are coming! Stay tuned.
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