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Sorry I took so long to start this! This week's list is all about my favorite gay fish and yours, Kanye West:
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Same rules as the last few lists:
1-5 - 100 points
6-10 - 50 points
11-15 - 25 points
Since I started this one a day late, the deadline is this Saturday. Happy voting!

Jesus Walks (1150 points)
Power (1150 points)
Runaway (1050 points)
Ultralight Beam (900 points)
Black Skinhead (850 points)
Monster (800 points)
Flashing Lights (750 points)
New Slaves (650 points)
All of the Lights (625 points)
Gold Digger (625 points)
Ni**as in Paris (550 points)
Gone (450 points)
No Church in the Wild (400 points)
Stronger (400 points)
American Boy (350 points)
Diamonds from Sierra Leone (350 points)
Say You Will (350 points)
Heartless (325 points)
Love Lockdown (325 points)
Bound 2 (300 points)
Only One (300 points)
Through the Wire (300 points)
No More Parties in L.A. (275 points)
Coldest Winter (250 points)
Slow Jamz (250 points)
So Appalled (250 points)
FourFiveSeconds (225 points)
Lost in the World (225 points)
Devil in a New Dress (200 points)
Blood on the Leaves (175 points)
Can't Tell Me Nothing (175 points)
Spaceship (175 points)
Hold My Liquor (150 points)
Never Let Me Down (150 points)
I'm in It (125 points)
My Way Home (125 points)
Otis (125 points)
We Don't Care (125 points)
Welcome to Heartbreak (125 points)
Everything I Am (100 points)
Forever (100 points)
Heard 'Em Say (100 points)
Famous (100 points)
I Am a God (100 points)
I Feel Like That (100 points)
The Joy (100 points)
The New Workout Plan (100 points)
Real Friends (100 points)
Waves (100 points)
Wolves (100 points)
All Falls Down (75 points)
Dark Fantasy (75 points)
Family Business (75 points)
Father Stretch My Hands (75 points)
Saint Pablo (75 points)
Blame Game (50 points)
Everything I Am (50 points)
FML (50 points)
Good Life (50 points)
Gorgeous (50 points)
Hey Mama (50 points)
Homecoming (50 points)
Late (50 points)
Mercy (50 points)
On Sight (50 points)
Send It Up (50 points)
Street Lights (50 points)
Touch the Sky (50 points)
We Major (50 points)
30 Hours (50 points)
Hell of a Life (25 points)
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My personal list:
1) All of the Lights
2) Gold Digger
3) Ni**as in Paris
4) Stronger
5) Power
6) Monster
7) Ultralight Beam
8) Black Skinhead
9) Hey Mama
10) Jesus Walks
11) Can't Tell Me Nothing
12) Heartless
13) Blood on the Leaves
14) FourFiveSeconds
15) Through the Wire
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1) Spaceship
2) Gone
3) Ultralight Beam
4) Power
5) Never Let Me Down
6) Niggas in Paris
7) Hold my Liquor
8) Monster
9) The New Workout Plan
10) All of the Lights
11) Slow Jamz
12) Runaway
13) Blame Game
14) Blood on the Leaves
15) Welcome to Heartbreak

Worst song, that somehow will still make the top 30 : Bound 2
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1 | Runaway
2 | Everything I Am
3 | Real Friends
4 | Family Business
5 | Jesus Walks
6 | Last Call
7 | No Church in the Wild
8 | Power
9 | Niggas in Paris
10 | Bound 2
11 | Black Skinhead
12 | 30 Hours
13 | Can't Tell Me Nothing
14 | Diamonds from Sierra Leone
15 | Devil in a New Dress
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EmilienDelRey wrote: 10 | Black Skinhead
12 | 30 Hours
Might be missing something there...
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StevieFan13 wrote: Might be missing something there...
fixed, thank you
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Nassim wrote:Worst song, that somehow will still make the top 30 : Bound 2
Agreed.
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1. Runaway
2. Gold Digger
3. Power
4. Black Skinhead
5. Ultralight Beam
6. Stronger
7. Flashing Lights
8. Gone
9. No More Parties in L.A.
10. Monster
11. Jesus Walks
12. Slow Jamz
13. Through the Wire
14. Otis
15. Niggas in Paris

***Bonus 15***

16. New Slaves
17. Blood on the Leaves
18. Can't Tell Me Nothing
19. Mercy
20. Famous
21. All of the Lights
22. All Falls Down
23. Diamonds from Sierra Leone (Remix)
24. Good Life
25. Family Business
26. Real Friends
27. Love Lockdown
28. Only One
29. Spaceship
30. We Major

***Breakdown***

The College Dropout: 6
Late Registration: 4
Graduation: 4
808s & Heartbreak: 1
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy: 4
Watch the Throne: 2
Cruel Summer: 1
Yeezus: 3
The Life of Pablo: 4
Non-album: 1
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1 | Only One (featuring Paul McCartney)
2 | Gone (featuring Consequence & Cam'ron)
3 | FourFiveSeconds
4 | American Boy (featuring Kanye West)
5 | Gold Digger (featuring Jamie Foxx)
6 | Jesus Walks
7 | Ultralight Beam (featuring Chance the Rapper & The-Dream)
8 | Runaway (featuring Pusha T)
9 | Flashing Lights (featuring Dwele)
10 | Otis (featuring Otis Redding)
11 | Power
12 | Lost in the World (featuring Bon Iver)
13 | Spaceship (featuring GLC and Consequence)
14 | All of the Lights (featuring Rihanna)
15 | Monster (featuring Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, and Bon Iver)
16 | Devil in a New Dress (featuring Rick Ross)
17 | Stronger
18 | Famous (featuring Rihanna)
19 | Gorgeous (featuring Kid Cudi and Raekwon)
20 | Through the Wire
21 | Touch the Sky (featuring Lupe Fiasco)
22 | Slow Jamz (featuring Kanye West and Jamie Foxx)
23 | Diamonds from Sierra Leone (Remix) (featuring Jay-Z)
24 | So Appalled (featuring Swizz Beatz, Jay-Z, Pusha T, Cyhi the Prynce and RZA)
25 | Black Skinhead
26 | No Church in the Wild (featuring Frank Ocean) (Produced by Kanye West & 88-Keys)
27 | Love Lockdown
28 | Amazing (featuring Young Jeezy)
29 | Niggas in Paris
30 | Good Life (featuring T-Pain)
31 | Can't Tell Me Nothing
32 | We Don't Care
33 | School Spirit
34 | New Slaves
35 | Two Words (featuring Mos Def, Freeway and The Harlem Boys Choir)
36 | Who Will Survive in America
37 | Dark Fantasy
38 | Blame Game (featuring John Legend)
39 | Diamonds from Sierra Leone
40 | Never Let Me Down (featuring Jay-Z and J. Ivy)
41 | All of the Lights (Interlude)
42 | Real Friends (featuring Ty Dolla $ign)
43 | No More Parties in LA
44 | Family Business
45 | 30 Hours
46 | Hell of a Life
47 | Say You Will
48 | Welcome to Heartbreak (featuring Kid Cudi)
49 | Paranoid (featuring Mr. Hudson)
50 | Bad News
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andyd1010 wrote:
Nassim wrote:Worst song, that somehow will still make the top 30 : Bound 2
Agreed.
Yeah, the lyrics on that one take away from the good beat.
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1. Runaway
2. Jesus Walks
3. Gold Digger
4. Ultralight Beam
5. Black Skinhead
6. Niggas In Paris
7. Power
8. All Of The Lights
9. Monster
10. New Slaves
11. Stronger
12. No More Parties in L.A.
13. Good Life
14. Slow Jamz
15. Never Let Me Down
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StevieFan13 wrote:
andyd1010 wrote:
Nassim wrote:Worst song, that somehow will still make the top 30 : Bound 2
Agreed.
Yeah, the lyrics on that one take away from the good beat.
I'm not impressed by the beat either. I find the song very disjointed.
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I like the disjointedness. Also generally in music I don't care too much about the lyrics, as long as they're delivered in a way that the artist believes in what he's saying. So I think Bound 2 is a top 20 Kanye song for me.

I guess the main reason why I like the song (and Yeezus as a whole) is that it just has a lot of different sounds that sound "dope".

Like the kid singing sounds like a young MJ. Also Charlie Wilson has a great voice.

Kanye has a certain charisma I like, so that's why I like 90% of his solo stuff (top-notch production is a big reason too).
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1. Gone
2. Runaway
3. Jesus Walks
4. New Slaves
5. Ultralight Beam
6. We Major
7. Power
8. Diamonds from Sierra Leone
9. Spaceship
10. Monster
11. Black Skinhead
12. Flashing Lights
13. No More Parties in LA
14. Heartless
15. My Way Home
16. Niggas in Paris
17. Stronger
18. Through the Wire
19. Father Stretch My Hands, pt. 1
20. All of the Lights
21. Touch the Sky
22. All Falls Down
23. Last Call
24. Can't Tell Me Nothing
25. Mercy
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1. Bound 2
2. Golddigger
3. FourFiveSeconds
4. New Slaves
5. Love Lockdown
6. Runaway
7. Jesus Walks
8. Heartless
9. American Boy
10. Power
11. Black Skinhead
12. Blood on the Leaves
13. Monster
14. Flashing Lights
15. All of the Lights
16. Through the Wire
17. Stronger
18. Niggaz in Paris
19. Dark Fantasy
20. Slow Jamz
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1. So Appalled
2. Forever
3. My Way Home
4. Diamonds From Sierra Leone
5. Slow Jamz
6. Love Lockdown
7. Runaway
8. Coldest Winter
9. Famous
10. Stronger
11. Heartless
12. Flashing Lights
13. Hold My Liquor
14. Power
15. 30 Hours

Just Missed:
Addiction
All Day
All of the Lights
Fade
Gold Digger
Guilt Trip
Monster
Roses
Wolves
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1. Ultralight Beam
2. So Appalled
3. The Joy
4. Gone
5. Flashing Lights
6. Devil in a New Dress
7. Heard Em Say
8. Bound 2
9. Father Stretch My Hands
10. Everything I Am
11. Touch the Sky
12. Family Business
13. Never Let Me Down
14. No More Parties In L.A.
15. Gorgeous
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1. Coldest Winter
2. No Church In The Wild
3. Runaway
4. Jesus Walks
5. Stronger
6. Diamonds From Sierra Leone
7. Love Lockdown
8. Through The Wire
9. Homecoming
10. Lost In The World
11. Otis
12. New Slaves
13. Power
14. Say You Will
15. Devil In A New Dress
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1 Runaway
2 Flashing Lights
3 No Church in the Wild
4 Black Skinhead
5 Jesus Walks
6 Can't Tell Me Nothing
7 So Appalled
8 Say You Will
9 Late
10 Blood on the Leaves
11 Diamonds from Sierra Leone
12 Heartless
13 Love Lockdown
14 Ultralight Beam
15 Through the Wire
16 Heard 'Em Say
17 Power
18 Slow Jamz
19 Ni**as in Paris
20 Monster
21 Touch the Sky
22 Father Stretch My Hands
23 Stronger
24 Lost in the World
25 New Slaves
26 My Way Home
27 No More Parties in L.A.
28 Gold Digger
29 Devil in a New Dress
30 All of the Lights
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slick wrote:1. Coldest Winter
Good pick! :music-rockon: It's actually a revision of a Tears for Fears song, which is interesting to compare.

Wow, it's crazy how many votes Ultralight Beam has. It just came out, and people think it's the greatest Kanye song?

My picks:
1. Through the Wire
2. We Don't Care
3. Power
4. Flashing Lights
5. Devil in a New Dress
6. All of the Lights
7. New Workout Plan
8. Heard 'Em Say
9. Diamonds from Sierra Leone (Remix)
10. Heartless
11. Can't Tell Me Nothing
12. Monster
13. Jesus Walks
14. Lost in the World
15. Slow Jamz

Next 15:
16. Coldest Winter
17. Touch the Sky
18. Ultralight Beam
19. Breathe In Breathe Out
20. New Slaves
21. Black Skinhead
22. Love Lockdown
23. Family Business
24. Streetlights
25. All Falls Down
26. Spaceship
27. Paranoid
28. Runaway
29. Gorgeous
30. On Sight

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  • LR: 3
  • Grad: 2
  • 808s: 5
  • MBDTF: 7
  • Yeezus: 3
  • TLOP: 1
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prosecutorgodot wrote:
Wow, it's crazy how many votes Ultralight Beam has. It just came out, and people think it's the greatest Kanye song?
Only thing you can predict about an AM list is that you can't predict it. I certainly didn't expect Power to be the early favorite, but I'm glad it's never dropped below the top 5 (helps that I just saw the Power Rangers movie - surprisingly good - and it comes in at the most exciting part). I'm just hoping a few more votes will push Ni**as in Paris higher.

Other surprises: non-Kanye-centric tracks like American Boy and Forever showing up at all (I like 'em both, but I wouldn't even say Kanye's verse was the best part of the latter. Eminem, on the other hand...).
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If I had included songs produced by Kanye West, Jay-Z's Takeover and Talib Kweli's Get By would have made my list.
As far as songs featuring (and produced by, in this case) Kanye West, my favorite is Kid Cudi's Make Her Say, but it would have fell short I think.
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Nassim wrote:If I had included songs produced by Kanye West, Jay-Z's Takeover and Talib Kweli's Get By would have made my list.
As far as songs featuring (and produced by, in this case) Kanye West, my favorite is Kid Cudi's Make Her Say, but it would have fell short I think.
To make my life easier, I'm trying to only count songs Kanye's appeared on (otherwise you could count Pogues songs for an Elvis Costello list, or Lou Reed songs for a David Bowie list).
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1. Monster (#283 all time)
2. Runaway (#342 all time)
3. Ultralight Beam (#346 all time)
4. American Boy (#595 all time)
5. Black Skinhead (#811 all time)
6. Gold Digger (#823 all time)
7. New Slaves (#913 all time)
8. Jesus Walks (#976 all time)
9. Niggas in Paris (#996 all time)
10. Power
11. Through the Wire
12. All of the Lights
13. Slow Jams
14. Otis
15. Blood on the Leaves
16. Flashing Lights
17. We Don't Care
18. Stronger
19. Love Lockdown
20. Touch the Sky
21. Mercy
22. Diamonds from Sierra Leone
23. Can't Tell Me Nothing
24. Bound 2
25. All Falls Down
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Steviefan, just to let you know, after the votes are in, i will use your point system to rank the songs within the albums. (Unless you're up for it)
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prosecutorgodot wrote:Steviefan, just to let you know, after the votes are in, i will use your point system to rank the songs within the albums. (Unless you're up for it)
Go for it.
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"Gone" is in the top post twice.
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Sweepstakes Ron wrote:"Gone" is in the top post twice.
Whoops. Fixed.
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1. Runaway
2. Wolves
3. New Slaves
4. Ultralight Beam
5. No More Parties in LA
6. Flashing Lights
7. American Boy
8. Can't Tell Me Nothing
9. Jesus Walks
10. FML
11. Black Skinhead
12. Monster
13. Good Life
14. Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1
15. Slow Jamz
16. Famous
17. Mercy
18. Gold Digger
19. Otis
20. Niggas in Paris
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woodymac wrote:1. Runaway
2. Wolves
3. New Slaves
4. Ultralight Beam
5. No More Parties in LA
6. Flashing Lights
7. American Boy
8. Can't Tell Me Nothing
9. Jesus Walks
10. FML
11. Black Skinhead
12. Monster
13. Good Life
14. Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1
15. Slow Jamz
16. Famous
17. Mercy
18. Gold Digger
19. Otis
20. Niggas in Paris
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StevieFan13 wrote:
woodymac wrote:1. Runaway
2. Wolves
3. New Slaves
4. Ultralight Beam
5. No More Parties in LA
6. Flashing Lights
7. American Boy
8. Can't Tell Me Nothing
9. Jesus Walks
10. FML
11. Black Skinhead
12. Monster
13. Good Life
14. Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1
15. Slow Jamz
16. Famous
17. Mercy
18. Gold Digger
19. Otis
20. Niggas in Paris
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Thanks! I've been browsing Acclaimed Music for a couple years now, and it has been the single greatest resource for expanding my musical horizons. I would like to participate in the forums more often, but I've just been so bogged down with schoolwork this semester. I am looking forward to contributing to the AMF songs poll next time it rolls around. 2018 correct?
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woodymac wrote: Thanks! I've been browsing Acclaimed Music for a couple years now, and it has been the single greatest resource for expanding my musical horizons. I would like to participate in the forums more often, but I've just been so bogged down with schoolwork this semester. I am looking forward to contributing to the AMF songs poll next time it rolls around. 2018 correct?
I believe so. I'm all set for that one.
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1. I Feel Like That
2. Coldest Winter 
3. I'm in It
4. Only One
5. Say You Will 
6. Through the Wire
7. All of the Lights 
8. On Sight 
9. New Slaves 
10. Street Lights 
11. Runaway 
12. Niggas in Paris 
13. Gorgeous
14. I Am a God
15. We Don't Care 

.............

16. Bound 2 
17. Bad News 
18. Family Business 
19. Heartless 
20. Stronger 
21. Spaceship
22. Robocop
23. New Day
24. Power 
25. Lost in the World 
26. The Glory 
27. Dark Fantasy
28. Send It Up 
29. Welcome to Heartbreak 
30. Everything I Am
31. Hold My Liquor 
32. Blame Game
33. Guilt Trip
34. Slow Jamz
35. Monster 
36. No Church in the Wild 
37. Heard 'Em Say 
38. Got to Have It
39. Amazing 
40. Hell of a Life 
41. Champion
42. Good Life
43. All Day
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1. Say You Will
2. Flashing Lights
3. Love Lockdown
4. Jesus Walks
5. Welcome To Heartbreak
6. Black Skinhead
7. Monster
8. All Falls Down
9. Lost In The World
10. Diamonds From Sierra Leone - Remix
11. Heartless
12. Ultralight Beam
13. Hell Of A Life
14. New Slaves
15. Blame Game

You know, instead of 100-50-25 points, we could have 4-2-1. ;)
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I didn't know I could put "American Boy" in this list. Great song.
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Henrik wrote: You know, instead of 100-50-25 points, we could have 4-2-1. ;)
Good idea. Less mental math for me.
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1. Niggas in Paris
2. Flashing Lights
3. Waves
4. Power
5. All of the Lights
6. Hold my Liquor
7. Saint Pablo
8. Send it up
9. Bound 2
10. Jesus Walks
11. Touch the Sky
12. Monster
13. I'm in it
14. New Slaves
15. Im Am a God
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I wasn't going to vote, but then I saw "Ultalight Beam" was #2....

1. New Slaves
2. Jesus Walks
3. Monster
4. No Church in the Wild
5. Power
6. Heartless
7. Gold Digger
8. Lost in the World
9. Runaway
10. All of the Lights
11. Black Skinhead
12. All Falls Down
13. Blood on the Leaves
14. Famous
15. Stronger
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I'll factor in those last two lists and have the playlist up by tonight.
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1. Power
2. Black Skinhead
3. Only One
4. Monster
5. All of the Lights
6. Stronger
7. Say You Will
8. Heartless
9. Jesus Walks
10. American Boy
11. Can't Tell Me Nothing
12. Dark Fantasy
13. Gold Digger
14. Flashing Lights
15. Famous
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01 | Monster
02 | POWER
03 | Black Skinhead
04 | Niggas in Paris (I'm assuming this one will count)
05 | Jesus Walks
06 | Mercy (I'm assuming this one will count)
07 | I Am a God
08 | Dark Fantasy
09 | No More Parties in L.A.
10 | Bound 2
11 | New Slaves
12 | Hold My Liquor
13 | Lost in the World
14 | Saint Pablo
15 | All of the Lights

I also didn't include songs like "American Boy" and "E.T." because he was really the secondary element to those songs. Also I'm surprised how most of these songs are from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and Yeezus.
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Alright, you guys are the last 4 lists. I'll factor your votes in and the playlist will be up by later tonight.
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Stats:
- "Jesus Walks" and "Power" tie for the top spot, despite the latter taking an early lead shaken only by the other entries in the top four, all of which spent some time at #1.
- Surprises abound! Firstly, and biggest of all, 808s & Heartbreak and Yeezus - two of the more divisive Kanye albums - both managed to get four songs onto the list, with the three top tracks from the latter making a respectable #s 17-19. By contrast, The College Dropout and Late Registration, two of Kanye's most famous albums, only managed to earn three songs each. Nothing, however, could shake perennial AM favorite My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, which took a whopping seven spots on the list, including the tied #1.
- "Ultralight Beam" has established itself as a new Kanye Klassic, taking fourth place after spending some time at the top. Not bad for a song that's only about a year old.
- "American Boy" also did surprisingly well for a song in which Kanye was only the featured artist, becoming a sleeper hit and reaching #15.
- Despite early derision, "Bound 2" became the little(?) song that could and made it to #20. Lyrics are still shit, though.
- In hindsight, this probably should've been a top 50. Live and learn.
See you next week! I feel satisfied with the list we're doing next week. I mean, I ain't happy, I'm feeling glad...

Album tally:
The College Dropout: 3
Late Registration: 3
Graduation: 2
808s & Heartbreak: 4
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy: 7
Watch the Throne: 2
Yeezus: 4
The Life of Pablo: 2
Non-album singles: 3
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Further breaking down the top 50 Kanye West songs, ranking within albums. Whether you like it or not, it is very apparent that My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy completely restarted Kanye career.
We are relatively in agreement with critics in the track rankings, but we had different #1s for Graduation, 808s & Heartbreak, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, and Yeezus, most prominently that we preferred Power over Running away.
There are four tracks credited mainly to Kanye from the official AM charts that are omitted from our Top 50: Mercy (#17), Good Life (#20), Touch the Sky (#21), and All Falls Down (tied at #26).

The College Dropout (7 Songs)
Jesus Walks (1150 points)
Through the Wire (300 points)
Slow Jamz (250 points)
Spaceship (175 points)
Never Let Me Down (150 points)
We Don't Care (125 points)
The New Workout Plan (100 points)

Late Registration (5 Songs)
Gold Digger (625 points)
Gone (450 points)
Diamonds from Sierra Leone (350 points)
My Way Home (125 points)
Heard 'Em Say (100 points)

Graduation (4 Songs)
Flashing Lights (750 points)
Stronger (400 points)
Can't Tell Me Nothing (175 points)
Everything I Am (100 points)

808s & Heartbreak (5 Songs)
Say You Will (350 points)
Heartless (325 points)
Love Lockdown (325 points)
Coldest Winter (250 points)
Welcome to Heartbreak (125 points)

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (7 Songs)
Power (1150 points)
Runaway (1050 points)
Monster (800 points)
All of the Lights (625 points)
So Appalled (250 points)
Lost in the World (225 points)
Devil in a New Dress (200 points)

Watch the Throne (4 Songs)
Ni**as in Paris (550 points)
No Church in the Wild (400 points)
Otis (125 points)
The Joy (100 points)

Yeezus (7 Songs)
Black Skinhead (850 points)
New Slaves (650 points)
Bound 2 (300 points)
Blood on the Leaves (175 points)
Hold My Liquor (150 points)
I'm in It (125 points)
I Am a God (100 points)

The Life of Pablo (6 Songs)
Ultralight Beam (900 points)
No More Parties in L.A. (275 points)
Famous (100 points)
Real Friends (100 points)
Waves (100 points)
Wolves (100 points)

Extras (5 Songs)
American Boy (350 points)
Only One (300 points)
FourFiveSeconds (225 points)
Forever (100 points)
I Feel Like That (100 points)


My quick take:
Yeezus and everything post-MBDTF is way too popular in the forum. And Late Registration and Graduation are a bit lacking in representation.
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prosecutorgodot wrote:Further breaking down the top 50 Kanye West songs, ranking within albums. Whether you like it or not, it is very apparent that My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy completely restarted Kanye career.
I see 808s too as kind of a restart, as it's completely different than his previous albums.
I feel like that
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