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The basic idea is to rank the tracks off the album each week to see how each track compares to each other. It's an excuse to go back to classic albums and a way to gauge the best and worst tracks of the most acclaimed albums. Simply rank all the tracks from your favorite to your least.

I plan to go in cycles of decades with the 1950s and 2010s once every other cycle. I will go with the top album of each respective decade, but I might skip questionable albums (I doubt anyone wants to rank the tracks of 69 Love Songs, no matter how great the album is). Next week will be Miles Davis' Kind of Blue.

Also, if you missed an album that you want to rank, you can do so in this thread. Please keep it to 1 old album per week. I will update the results. Please don't bump previous threads. I'd like to keep everything in the current topic and the result topic.

Results topic:
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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy track listing:
1. Dark Fantasy
2. Gorgeous
3. Power
4. All of the Lights (Interlude)
5. All of the Lights
6. Monster
7. So Appalled
8. Devil in a New Dress
9. Runaway
10. Hell of a Life
11. Blame Game
12. Lost in the World
13. Who Will Survive in America
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9. Runaway
1. Dark Fantasy
5. All of the Lights
3. Power
11. Blame Game
12. Lost in the World
6. Monster
13. Who Will Survive in America
2. Gorgeous
10. Hell of a Life
4. All of the Lights (Interlude)
8. Devil in a New Dress
7. So Appalled
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3. Power
5. All of the Lights
9. Runaway
6. Monster
1. Dark Fantasy
13. Who Will Survive in America
2. Gorgeous
8. Devil in a New Dress
11. Blame Game
10. Hell of a Life
12. Lost in the World
7. So Appalled
4. All of the Lights (Interlude)
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9. Runaway
7. So Appalled
8. Devil in a New Dress
12. Lost in the World
10. Hell of a Life
5. All of the Lights
1. Dark Fantasy
2. Gorgeous
11. Blame Game
6. Monster
3. Power
4. All of the Lights (Interlude)
13. Who Will Survive in America
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6. Monster
5. All of the Lights
10. Hell of a Life
12. Lost in the World
9. Runaway
3. Power
1. Dark Fantasy
13. Who Will Survive in America
11. Blame Game
8. Devil in a New Dress
7. So Appalled
2. Gorgeous
4. All of the Lights (Interlude)

Monster is in my Top 50, this mostly because of Minaj and has little to do with Ye'. All of The Lights is a great song that could easily have been naff considering the amount of guests on it. Many of the other songs rely on being part of the whole album for me and I rarely listen to them on their own.
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1. Runaway
2. Power
3. Monster
4. All of the Lights
5. Lost in the World
6. Gorgeous
7. Blame Game
8. So Appalled
9. Dark Fantasy
10. Devil in a New Dress
11. Hell of a Life
12. Who Will Survive in America
13. All of the Lights (Interlude)

Runaway is in my top 50 of all time, while Power and Monster are in my top 100 of the decade this far. All of the Lights and Lost in the World made my top 50 of 2010, and the rest of the songs are really, really good. There's not a single dip in quality over the course of the album, and the two songs last on my list are only last because they happen to be interludes.
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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy track listing:
9. Runaway
3. Power
10. Hell of a Life
12. Lost in the World
8. Devil in a New Dress
6. Monster
5. All of the Lights
7. So Appalled
2. Gorgeous
1. Dark Fantasy
13. Who Will Survive in America
4. All of the Lights (Interlude)
11. Blame Game
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My ranking:
Monster
Runaway
Power
All of the Lights
Gorgeous
Blame Game
Dark Fantasy
Lost in the World
So Appalled
All of the Lights (Interlude)
Who Will Survive in America
Hell of a Life
Devil in a New Dress
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4. All of the Lights (Interlude)
5. All of the Lights
9. Runaway
12. Lost in the World
2. Gorgeous
6. Monster
3. Power
1. Dark Fantasy
10. Hell of a Life
11. Blame Game
8. Devil in a New Dress
13. Who Will Survive in America
7. So Appalled

My #6 album of all time. I'm surprised at the lack of love for All of the Lights interlude. It's just so beautiful, and I don't use that word often.
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In my top five of all time, this was tough:

9. Runaway
12. Lost in the World
1. Dark Fantasy
6. Monster
3. Power
2. Gorgeous
4. All of the Lights (Interlude)
5. All of the Lights
10. Hell of a Life
8. Devil in a New Dress
11. Blame Game
13. Who Will Survive in America
7. So Appalled
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1. Power
2. All Of The Lights
3. Monster
4. Runaway
5. Gorgeous
6. Lost In The World
7. Dark Fantasy
8. Hell Of A Life
9. Devil In A New Dress
10. So Appalled
11. Blame Game
12. All Of The Lights (Interlude)
13. Who Will Survive In America
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1. Runaway
2. All of the Lights
3. Monster
4. Power
5. Lost in the World
6. Blame Game
7. So Appalled
8. Hell of a Life
9. Dark Fantasy
10. All of the Lights (Interlude)
11. Who Will Survive in America
12. Gorgeous
13. Devil in a New Dress

5 to 8 is basically a tie...
Blame Game gets a hard rep for its Chris Rock skit that is only funny the first time around (but I really did find it funny the first time) but it's still a wonderful use of an Aphex Twin sample.
All of the Lights (interluse) is indeed quite lovely, but it's still mostly an intro.
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One of my favorites too.

9. Runaway
3. Power
5. All of the Lights
6. Monster
2. Gorgeous
12. Lost in the World
1. Dark Fantasy
11. Blame Game
7. So Appalled
8. Devil in a New Dress
10. Hell of a Life
4. All of the Lights (Interlude)
13. Who Will Survive in America
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As a nonhardcorefan, this was an interesting task.

11. Blame Game
3. Power
6. Monster
13. Who Will Survive in America
10. Hell of a Life
12. Lost in the World
1. Dark Fantasy
4. All of the Lights (Interlude)
9. Runaway
5. All of the Lights
2. Gorgeous
8. Devil in a New Dress
7. So Appalled

It really picks up after Runaway...
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6. Monster
5. All of the Lights
3. Power
2. Gorgeous
12. Lost in the World
1. Dark Fantasy
13. Who Will Survive in America
9. Runaway
4. All of the Lights (Interlude)
11. Blame Game
10. Hell of a Life
7. So Appalled
8. Devil in a New Dress
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Is this album a masterpiece? I’m not convinced, but it’s a flawed one if it is.

9. Runaway – A near-perfect blend of atmosphere, tension, mood and honesty. Kanye at his most raw and sincere. The emotional centerpiece of the album. If every song was this good, then the album would be as good as some people seem to think it is.
5. All of the Lights – This song has some real excitement to it with the music, Kanye’s rapping and the numerous guest voices all coming together well. It reminds me a little of Jay-Z’s “Empire State of Mind,” but not quite as good.
6. Monster – The beat bangs hard and the guest rappers all do a good job, with Nicki Minaj especially distinguishing herself.
3. Power – This one pops, with some bold production and some of Kanye’s more purposeful rapping. King Crimson has certainly never sounded better.
11. Blame Game – Kanye continues to address his breakup and broken heart. This song works well as the third and final song in a mini suite with “Runaway” and “Hell of a Life.” I don’t mind the Chris Rock interlude as much as some people, and find it funny, but agree that it’s not something I have to hear multiple times. Overall the song would be slightly better without it.
10. Hell of a Life – A good song to follow up “Runaway,” with its dark production and lyrics, Kanye’s just saying “fuck it” and moving on.
12. Lost in the World – A good song that’s sort of a summation of the album as a whole. Would have worked better as the closer than “Who Will Survive in America.”
1. Dark Fantasy – Starts out with the worst fake English accent ever (and if it’s not fake it should be), and has the sped up voice thing Kanye’s done better before and sounds like Alvin and the Chipmunks here. Rest of the song’s good not great.
2. Gorgeous – Decent song, but nothing spectacular. The production is kind of murky, but I’m guessing that’s on purpose.
8. Devil in a New Dress – Some funny lines, but otherwise I don’t get a whole lot out of this song.
7. So Appalled – It’s a decent song, but following “Monster” sounds kind of weak. You know what’s really “ridiculous” is the way that old dude pronounces it.
4. All of the Lights (Interlude) – It’s a good little segue into the actual song, but not more than that.
13. Who Will Survive in America – It feels just tacked on to “Lost in the World” and the album as a whole. Not really necessary.

Also, getting in late on Funeral
7. Wake Up
6. Crown of Love
4. Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
1. Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
8. Haiti
9. Rebellion (Lies)
3. Une année sans lumière
10. In the Backseat
2. Neighborhood #2 (Laika)
5. Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles)
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Rocky Raccoon wrote:Is this album a masterpiece? I’m not convinced, but it’s a flawed one if it is.
LOL yeah it's a masterpiece. Give me a break.

And how bout posting the Funeral songs I don't know IN THE FUNERAL THREAD.
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bootsy wrote:And how bout posting the Funeral songs I don't know IN THE FUNERAL THREAD.
BleuPanda wrote: Also, if you missed an album that you want to rank, you can do so in this thread. Please keep it to 1 old album per week. I will update the results. Please don't bump previous threads. I'd like to keep everything in the current topic and the result topic.
I feel like that
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PlasticRam wrote:
bootsy wrote:And how bout posting the Funeral songs I don't know IN THE FUNERAL THREAD.
BleuPanda wrote: Also, if you missed an album that you want to rank, you can do so in this thread. Please keep it to 1 old album per week. I will update the results. Please don't bump previous threads. I'd like to keep everything in the current topic and the result topic.
Well whatever kinda silly to do that when the Funeral thread is still open and someone just posted in it yesterday.
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The point is I don't want a bunch of topics being bumped and overtaking the board, and it's also a better way of making sure I see the additional votes when I add up the results in the most recent topic.
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9. Runaway
5. All of the Lights
3. Power
1. Dark Fantasy
11. Blame Game
10. Hell of a Life
2. Gorgeous
6. Monster
4. All of the Lights (Interlude)
12. Lost in the World
13. Who Will Survive in America
8. Devil in a New Dress
7. So Appalled
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I always found this album a tad overrated. Good? Yes. But a far cry from the best of the decade.

All of the Lights
Runaway
POWER
Lost in the World
Blame Game
Monster
Hell of a Life
So Appalled
All of the Lights (Interlude)
Who will Survive in America
Gorgeous
Dark Fantasy
Devil in a New Dress

Kanye has two major problems: poor lyrics and overlong songs. He could be one of the all-time greats if he just tuned up his writing. Nonetheless, this album IS Kanye West and I love it.

EDIT: I read the policy regarding Old Albums. Only one per week, eh?

Fortunately, I just relistened to Revolver. The hard part was not listening to the tracks, it was that most blended together:

Tomorrow Never Knows
Eleanor Rigby
Doctor Robert
I want to Tell You
She Said She Said
Here, There, and Everywhere
Into My Life
Love you To
Yellow Submarine
For no One
And Your Bird can Sing
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I'm Only Sleeping
Good Day Sunshine
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Strange personal story about “So Appalled”: I bought “MBDTF” because of the hype and because I’d always liked Kanye. I thought it was good after a couple of listens, but nothing besides the singles (“Runaway,” “Power,” “Monster”) really jumped out at me, so I forgot about it. Then, one night, I had a really bad dream, and all I could remember when I woke up was this menacing music that had been playing in the background. It haunted me for a while, and I couldn’t place where I’d heard it. Over time, I almost believed that my subconscious had made it up (though I knew I wasn’t that creative).
Months later, I had my I-Pod on shuffle and “So Appalled” began to play. This time, it caught my attention. The beginning seemed so compressed—like it was trying to suppress something underneath. Then, that music from my nightmare erupted. I don’t know why a few notes that sound like some distorted, underwater organ left me with such a feeling of unease, but they apparently did to the point that my mind packed them away as mood music for an especially bad nightmare. Now, it’s easily my favorite song by Kanye. (Although, seeing how it’s near the bottom of most lists, if it’s given anyone else nightmares, it’s been in a far different context...)

7. So Appalled
3. Power
9. Runaway
5. All of the Lights
6. Monster
10. Hell of a Life
1. Dark Fantasy
11. Blame Game
2. Gorgeous
4. All of the Lights (Interlude)
12. Lost in the World
13. Who Will Survive in America
8. Devil in a New Dress
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jamieW wrote:Strange personal story about “So Appalled”: I bought “MBDTF” because of the hype and because I’d always liked Kanye. I thought it was good after a couple of listens, but nothing besides the singles (“Runaway,” “Power,” “Monster”) really jumped out at me, so I forgot about it. Then, one night, I had a really bad dream, and all I could remember when I woke up was this menacing music that had been playing in the background. It haunted me for a while, and I couldn’t place where I’d heard it. Over time, I almost believed that my subconscious had made it up (though I knew I wasn’t that creative).
Months later, I had my I-Pod on shuffle and “So Appalled” began to play. This time, it caught my attention. The beginning seemed so compressed—like it was trying to suppress something underneath. Then, that music from my nightmare erupted. I don’t know why a few notes that sound like some distorted, underwater organ left me with such a feeling of unease, but they apparently did to the point that my mind packed them away as mood music for an especially bad nightmare. Now, it’s easily my favorite song by Kanye. (Although, seeing how it’s near the bottom of most lists, if it’s given anyone else nightmares, it’s been in a far different context...)

7. So Appalled
3. Power
9. Runaway
5. All of the Lights
6. Monster
10. Hell of a Life
1. Dark Fantasy
11. Blame Game
2. Gorgeous
4. All of the Lights (Interlude)
12. Lost in the World
13. Who Will Survive in America
8. Devil in a New Dress
:music-rockon: You rock man. I love So Appalled. It gets me amped everytime I hear that song.
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whuntva wrote:I always found this album a tad overrated. Good? Yes. But a far cry from the best of the decade.

All of the Lights
Runaway
POWER
Lost in the World
Blame Game
Monster
Hell of a Life
So Appalled
All of the Lights (Interlude)
Who will Survive in America
Gorgeous
Dark Fantasy
Devil in a New Dress

Kanye has two major problems: poor lyrics and overlong songs. He could be one of the all-time greats if he just tuned up his writing. Nonetheless, this album IS Kanye West and I love it.

I will come back when I have Revolver, What's Going on, and Nation of Millions cataloged.
I agree with you somewhat with it being a tad overrated(and I hate using the word and the word in general) but I only say that because a lot of people say this is Kanye's best album when I think Late Registration is. This is still a great album and maybe the best of this decade but it's not his best overall.
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Perfect album. Five, maybe six songs in my top 100.

3. Power
9. Runaway
5. All of the Lights
12. Lost in the World
11. Blame Game
1. Dark Fantasy
7. So Appalled
2. Gorgeous
6. Monster
8. Devil in a New Dress
10. Hell of a Life
- - -
4. All of the Lights (Interlude)
13. Who Will Survive in America

This most recent run-through has made me rethink this album's placement for the all-time poll.
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I really try again and again to listen to this music, I wanted to rank, maybe niot all the songs, but at least the best one... but I really can not. I'm unable to find the best when I can not find the good.
Sorry. I will pass.
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I kinda hate you guys about "Devil in a New Dress". I guess the song only affects me. True, it might be 50% the sample, but damn it seems like a really grandiose statement, and it blows me away every time.

3. Power
8. Devil in a New Dress
5. All of the Lights
6. Monster
12. Lost in the World
9. Runaway
2. Gorgeous
4. All of the Lights (Interlude)
1. Dark Fantasy
10. Hell of a Life
11. Blame Game
13. Who Will Survive in America
7. So Appalled
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Romain wrote:I really try again and again to listen to this music, I wanted to rank, maybe niot all the songs, but at least the best one... but I really can not. I'm unable to find the best when I can not find the good.
Sorry. I will pass.
Why even comment on this. If you don't like the music just don't comment and leave it alone. Let the people who do like this music that you call it vote and comment. I just find your post kind of unnecessary.
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This was already one of my favorite albums, but when I went to rank the tracks and saw everyone listing 13 tracks, I noticed that I was missing the All of the Lights interlude, and I had Who Will Survive in America included on the same track as Lost in the World. Also, every track's tempo was sped up about 6%. I don't know how that happened. Just listened to the album in its proper format and obviously it's even better now. Tough to rank these tracks because it's such a consistent album from top to bottom, but I'll give it a try.

1 | Runaway (featuring Pusha T)
2 | Power
3 | Monster (featuring Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, and Bon Iver)
4 | Devil in a New Dress (featuring Rick Ross)
5 | All of the Lights (featuring Rihanna)
6 | Gorgeous (featuring Kid Cudi & Raekwon)
7 | Lost in the World (featuring Bon Iver)
8 | So Appalled (featuring Swizz Beatz, Jay-Z, Pusha T, Cyhi the Prynce and RZA)
9 | Blame Game (featuring John Legend)
10 | Dark Fantasy
11 | Hell of a Life
12 | All of the Lights (Interlude)
13 | Who Will Survive in America
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Runaway is one of my favorite all time songs, the " I could never take the intimacy" verse gets me every time. And the piano in Blame Game. Gorgeous: "I aint got it I'm comin after whoever who has it" etc etc etc

Runaway
Dark Fantasy
Blame Game
Power
Lost in the World
Monster
Hell of a Life
All of the Lights
Gorgeous
Devil in a New Dress
All of The Lights (interlude)
So Appalled
Who Will Survive in America?
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1) Runaway
2) POWER
3) Devil in a New Dress
4) Monster
5) Dark Fantasy
6) Lost in the World
7) All of the Lights
8) Gorgeous
9) Who Will Survive in America
10) So Appalled
11) Hell of a Life
12) Blame Game
13) All of the Lights (Interlude)

Tough one to rank.
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09 | Runaway
05 | All of the Lights
01 | Dark Fantasy
02 | Gorgeous
06 | Monster
03 | Power
12 | Lost in the World
08 | Devil in a New Dress
11 | Blame Game
07 | So Appalled
10 | Hell of a Life
13 | Who Will Survive in America
04 | All of the Lights (Interlude)
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01 | Runaway
02 | Power
03 | All of the Lights
04 | Monster
05 | Devil in a New Dress
06 | Hell of a Life
07 | So Appalled
08 | Dark Fantasy
09 | Gorgeous
10 | Blame Game
11 | Lost in the World
12 | Who Will Survive in America
13 | All of the Lights (Interlude)
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6. Monster
9. Runaway
3. Power
2. Gorgeous
5. All of the Lights
1. Dark Fantasy
11. Blame Game
7. So Appalled
12. Lost in the World
4. All of the Lights (Interlude)
13. Who Will Survive in America
8. Devil in a New Dress
10. Hell of a Life
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1. Dark Fantasy
5. All of the Lights
13. Who Will Survive in America
3. Power
2. Gorgeous
6. Monster
8. Devil in a New Dress
4. All of the Lights (Interlude)
11. Blame Game
12. Lost in the World
9. Runaway
7. So Appalled
10. Hell of a Life
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1. Power
2. Runaway
3. All of the Lights
4. Gorgeous
5. Monster
6. Lost in the World
7. Dark Fantasy
8. Hell of a Life
9. Blame Game
10. All of the Lights (Interlude)
11. So Appalled
12. Devil in a New Dress
13. Who Will Survive in America
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12. Lost in the World
8. Devil in a New Dress
3. Power
9. Runaway
4. + 5. All of the Lights + (Interlude)
2. Gorgeous
6. Monster
11. Blame Game
7. So Appalled
10. Hell of a Life
13. Who Will Survive in America
1. Dark Fantasy
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9. Runaway
6. Monster
3. Power
5. All of the Lights
1. Dark Fantasy
2. Gorgeous
8. Devil in a New Dress
11. Blame Game
12. Lost in the World
7. So Appalled
10. Hell of a Life
13. Who Will Survive in America
4. All of the Lights (Interlude)
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1. All of the Lights (#148 all-time)
2. Devil in a New Dress (#256 all-time)
3. Runaway (#302 all-time)
4. Monster (#825 all-time)
5. Power
6. Dark Fantasy
7. Gorgeous
8. All of the Lights (Interlude)
9. Blame Game
10. So Appalled
11. Lost in the World
12. Hell of a Life
13. Who Will Survive in America
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Although being one of the acclaimed cuts, I still consider "Monster" a highly underrated track, that contains some of my favorite beats in rap. Even more underrated are "Hell of a Life" 's disturbing synths. "Lost in the World" is the deserving caleidoscopic grand finale to what looks like a hip-hop's Sgt. Pepper. "So Appalled" is kind of a darker version of Kanye's signature style featured specially in his first two albums, a great atmospheric track.

Overall an impressive album, but I'll always take his debut and Late Registration's second half in spite of this one. Much more inspired, fluid, effortless soulful music over there.

12. Lost in the World
6. Monster
10. Hell of a Life
11. Blame Game
7. So Appalled
5. All of the Lights
9. Runaway
3. Power
1. Dark Fantasy
13. Who Will Survive in America
2. Gorgeous
8. Devil in a New Dress
4. All of the Lights (Interlude)
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07| So Appalled
13| Who Will Survive in America
03| Power
08| Devil in a New Dress
02| Gorgeous
09| Runaway
10| Hell of a Life
06| Monster
12| Lost in the World
01| Dark Fantasy
05| All of the Lights
04| All of the Lights (Interlude)
11| Blame Game
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1. Runaway
2. Monster
3. Power
4. All of the Lights
5. Devil in a New Dress
6. All of the Lights (Interlude)
7. Blame Game
8. Dark Fantasy
9. Gorgeous
10. Hell of a Life
11. Lost in the World
12. So Appalled
13. Who Will Survive in America
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12. Lost in the World
9. Runaway
3. Power
5. All of the Lights
11. Blame Game
1. Dark Fantasy
6. Monster
8. Devil in a New Dress
2. Gorgeous
10. Hell of a Life
7. So Appalled
4. All of the Lights (Interlude)
13. Who Will Survive in America
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great idea man, you rocks, love this thread :music-rockon:
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01 | 09 Runaway (Feat. Pusha T) (5.0/5) *
02 | 06 Monster (Feat. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj & Bon Iver) (5.0/5) *
03 | 05 All Of The Lights (Feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi) (5.0/5) *
04 | 03 POWER (5.0/5)
05 | 08 Devil In A New Dress (Feat. Rick Ross (5.0/5)
06 | 01 Dark Fantasy (5.0/5)
07 | 02 Gorgeous (Feat. Kid Cudi & Raekwon) (5.0/5)
08 | 10 Hell Of A Life (4.75/5)
09 | 11 Blame Game (Feat. John Legend) (4.75/5)
10 | 12 Lost In The World (Feat. Bon Iver) (4.75/5)
11 | 07 So Appalled (Feat. Swizz Beatz, Jay-Z, Pusha T, Cyhi The Prince & RZA) (4.5/5)
12 | 13 Who Will Survive In America (4.5/5)
13 | 04 All Of The Lights (Interlude) (4.0/5)

Personal Favorites: *
Rating: 5/5
"MBDTF" is an instant classic, Kanye made a monumental album with a great production and endless collaborators that result in a Hip Hop full of styles. The only negative aspect is the poor lyrics that many mention, however this does not affect the musical and listening experience. For me, it is one of the best albums of the decade for its musical quality and subsequent influence.
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My beautiful dark twisted fantasy is undoubtfully my favourite album from the last decade and probably among my top 10 ever.

What I find most incredible on it is that almost every track is near perfection. Only one weak track and an interlude that I don’t really care about. But most important, the album is better than the sum of all of its songs.

First 3 are 10/10 tracks. Any of them could be number 1.

1- 6. Monster
2- 5. All of the Lights
3- 3. Power
4- 7. So Appalled
5- 12. Lost in the World
6- 10. Hell of a Life
7- 11. Blame Game
8- 1. Dark Fantasy
9- 9. Runaway
10- 13. Who Will Survive in America
11- 2. Gorgeous
12- 4. All of the Lights (Interlude)
13- 8. Devil in a New Dress
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1. Runaway
2. Monster
3. All of the Lights
4. Gorgeous
5. Power
6. Dark Fantasy
7. Devil in a Blue Dress
8. All of the Life (Interlude)
9. Who Will Survive in America
10. Hell of a Life
11. So Appalled
12. Lost in the World
13. Blame Game
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1. Runaway
2. Dark Fantasy
3. All of the Lights
4. Power
5. Monster
6. So Appalled
7. Devil in a Blue Dress
8. Gorgeous
9. Who Will Survive in America
10. Blame Game
11. Hell of a Life
12. Lost in the World
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