USA Today - Every song from all 7 Kanye West albums (2016)

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USA Today - Every song from all 7 Kanye West albums (2016)

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19th February 2016

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/02/kanye-w ... e-of-pablo

93. FACTS (CHARLIE HEAT VERSION)
92. THE NEW WORKOUT PLAN
91. BRING ME DOWN
90. MY WAY HOME
89. DRUNK AND HOT GIRLS
88. FREESTYLE 4
87. HELL OF A LIFE
86. LAST CALL
85. I’LL FLY AWAY
84. I’M IN IT
83. 30 HOURS
82. BAD NEWS
81. PINOCCHIO STORY
80. SEND IT UP
79. BIG BROTHER
78. BARRY BONDS
77. LATE
76. ADDICTION
75. NEVER LET ME DOWN
74. I LOVE KANYE
73. GUILT TRIP
72. BREATHE IN BREATHE OUT
71. SPACESHIP
70. TWO WORDS
69. SEE YOU IN MY NIGHTMARES
68. BLAME GAME
67. WELCOME TO HEARTBREAK
66. FAMOUS
65. HOLD MY LIQUOR
64. DEVIL IN A NEW DRESS
63. I WONDER
62. SO APPALLED
61. FADE
60. GOLD DIGGER
59. FAMILY BUSINESS
58. NO MORE PARTIES IN L.A.
57. LOW LIGHTS
56. SLOW JAMZ
55. THE GLORY
54. HIGHLIGHTS
53. COLDEST WINTER
52. CELEBRATION
52. LOVE LOCKDOWN
51. WAVES
50. EVERYTHING I AM
49. CHAMPION
48. GET EM HIGH
47. WHO WILL SURVIVE IN AMERICA
46. FATHER STRETCH MY HANDS, PT. 2
45. HEARTLESS
44. REAL FRIENDS
43. FATHER STRETCH MY HANDS, PT. 1
42. PARANOID
41. HEARD ‘EM SAY
40. ON SIGHT
39. HOMECOMING
38. STREET LIGHTS
37. SCHOOL SPIRIT
36. ROBOCOP
35. DARK FANTASY
34. GOOD LIFE
33. HEY MAMA
32. ROSES
31. GOOD MORNING
30. FEEDBACK
29. POWER
28. AMAZING
27. THROUGH THE WIRE
26. I AM A GOD
25. CRACK MUSIC
24. MONSTER
23. STRONGER
22. GORGEOUS
21. WOLVES
20. DIAMONDS FROM SIERRA LEONE (REMIX)
19. BLOOD ON THE LEAVES
18. FLASHING LIGHTS
17. WE DON’T CARE
16. BOUND 2
15. LOST IN THE WORLD
14. TOUCH THE SKY
13. FML
12. BLACK SKINHEAD
11. WE MAJOR
10. DRIVE SLOW
9. ALL FALLS DOWN
8. SAY YOU WILL
7. GONE
6. ULTRALIGHT BEAM
5. RUNAWAY
4. NEW SLAVES
3. ALL OF THE LIGHTS
2. CAN’T TELL ME NOTHING
1. JESUS WALKS
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Not a huge fan of this list. I love "Jesus Walks" but I don't think it deserves its status as his best song.
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GucciLittlePiggy wrote:Not a huge fan of this list. I love "Jesus Walks" but I don't think it deserves its status as his best song.
I agree. It should be in the top 5-10 but not his best song. Runaway should probably number 1 and would have loved to see Flashing Lights a little bit higher.
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Who else is having a heart attack with Monster's position at #24?
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babydoll wrote:Who else is having a heart attack with Monster's position at #24?
"Blame Game" and "Hold My Liquor"'s placements made my blood boil.
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GucciLittlePiggy wrote:
babydoll wrote:Who else is having a heart attack with Monster's position at #24?
"Blame Game" and "Hold My Liquor"'s placements made my blood boil.
I almost stopped reading at The New Workout Plan at #92, even worse at Spaceship #71... especially with Robocop and Homecoming in the top 40... Bound 2 and FML in the top 20 kinda hurts too.
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babydoll wrote:Who else is having a heart attack with Monster's position at #24?
"Gold Digger" at #60 and "Power" at #29 are even worse. Those two are definite top 5 Kanye songs in my book.
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Personally, I'm not wild about this list, either. I absolutely love the Gil Scott-Heron sampling "My Way Home," and wondered why it wasn't included on the other list featuring "all" Kanye tracks. I think it was Listyguy who suggested that, due to its short length, it might've been considered a skit. One thing's for sure: I'd rather believe that was the case than to see it at #90 on this list! :?

Also, I agree with bootsy that, while it's not my personal Kanye favorite (that would be "So Appalled," also ranked quite low), I always believed that the general consensus was that "Runaway" was Kanye's best. To see it at #5 makes me wonder if USA Today was just trying to be different and wasn't all that concerned with attempting a true ranking.
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jamieW wrote:To see it at #5 makes me wonder if USA Today was just trying to be different and wasn't all that concerned with attempting a true ranking.
Or maybe that's what they really thought.
I feel like that
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Nick wrote:
babydoll wrote:Who else is having a heart attack with Monster's position at #24?
"Gold Digger" at #60 and "Power" at #29 are even worse. Those two are definite top 5 Kanye songs in my book.
Oh shit. Didn't even notice "Power"'s low placement. That's my favorite Kanye song! "Gold Digger" on the other hand has always been surprisingly highly acclaimed to me, so this placement is fine by me.
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Eligible
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Don't go bananas now, bootsy, but this is also a single critics' list, and therefore ineligible (I only include single critics lists that aren't limited to a year, artist and such).
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Henrik wrote:Don't go bananas now, bootsy, but this is also a single critics' list, and therefore ineligible (I only include single critics lists that aren't limited to a year, artist and such).
Who me? Never. :D. I understand. It's not eligible it's not eligible. Simple as that. As for the list itself I overall think it's a good list considering it's coming from the multi-colored fishwrap known as USA Today.
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