From The Ritz To The Rubble: Ranking Every Arctic Monkeys Song Ever Released

Alex Matthew

Since crashing into the scene with much hype in 2005 after smash single “I Bet 

You Look Good On The Dance Floor”, Arctic Monkeys have scarcely left the 

spotlight. “Whatever People Say I Am That’s What I’m Not” is still today the 

fastest selling debut album in UK history and their following five records also all 

hit top spot in the UK albums chart. They’ve headlined Glastonbury twice, won 

Brit Awards on numerous occasions and advanced their sound in an impressive 

manner with each new release. They conquered the world in 2013 with smash-hit 

“AM” and returned after a four year absence in 2018 with the spectacular sci-fi 

concept album “Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino’. 

Below I make a valiant attempt to rank all 108 of their released songs from my 

least to most favourite (favourite not “best”). I look at the wide variety of Arctic 

Monkey’s brilliance from their garage rock origins through their more 

psychedelic phase into pop-rock and quite literally to the moon and back....  

108. I.D.S.T 

107. 2013 

106. Stickin To The Floor 

105. Da Frame 2R 

104. Nettles 

103. Put Your Jukes Up John 

102. Bad Woman 

101. Chun Li Flying Bird Kick 

100. Little Illusion Machine 

99. 7 

98. The Death Ramps 

97. Plastic Tramp 

96. Red Right Hand 

95. I Haven’t Got My Strange 

94. Sketchead 

93. Matador 

92. The Bad Thing

91. Baby I’m Yours 

90. Too Much To Ask 

89. What If You Were Right The First Time? 

88. Cigarette Smoker Fiona  

87. The Bakery 

86. If You Found This It’s Probably Too Late 

85. Dangerous Animals  

84. This House is a Circus  

83. Only Ones Who Know 

82. Golden Trunks 

81. You’re So Dark 

80. Fright Lined Dining Room  

79. Don’t Forget Who’s Legs Your On  

78. Mad Sounds 

77. Library Pictures 

76. Bigger Boys and Stolen Sweethearts 

75. Electricity  

74. Riot Van 

73. Despair In The Departure Lounge 

72. Potion Approaching 

71. Temptation Greets You Like Your Naughty Friend 

70. - 

69. Evil Twin 

68. Brick By Brick

67. Pretty Visitors  

66. Dance Little Liar 

65. You and I 

64. Perhaps Vampires Is A Bit Strong But...  

63. The Blond O-Sonic Shimmer Trap 

62. Dancing Shoes  

61. She Looks Like Fun 

60. American Sports 

59. Reckless Serenade  

58. The World’s First Ever Monster Truck Front Flip  

57. Love Is A Laserquest  

56. I Want It All 

55. Science Fiction 

54. Fire And The Thud 

53. Balaclava  

52. D is for Dangerous 

51. Joining The Dots 

50. Who The Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys? 

49. Fake Tales of San Fransisco  

48. Fireside 

47. Black Treacle 

46. Secret Door 

45. The Afternoon’s Hat 

44. Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured  

43. No Buses 

42. Catapult 

41. One Point Perspective  

40. All My Own Stunts 

39. Snap Out of It 

38. Knee Socks 

37. My Propeller  

36. When The Sun Goes Down 

35. You Probably Couldn’t See For The Lights But You Were Staring Straight At Me  

34. She’s Thunderstorms  

33. Batphone  

32. Stop The World I Wanna Get Off With You 

31. N o. 1 Par ty Ant hem

30. The Jewellers Hand’s 

29. Left Before The Lights Come On 

28. Piledriver Waltz 

27. Star Treatment  

26. One For The Road 

25. Teddy Picker 

24. Mardy Bum 

23. Still Take You Home 

22. Do I Wanna Know?  

21. I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor 

20. Old Yellow Bricks 

19. The View From The Afternoon  

18. The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala 

17. Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino  

16. Cornerstone 

15. Don’t Sit Down ‘Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair 

14. The Ultracheese  

13. Brianstorm  

12. R U Mine? 

11. Fluorescent Adolescent 

10. That ’s Where You’re Wrong 

9. Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High? 

8. Crying Lightning 

7. Four Out Of Five 

6. From The Ritz To The Rubble 

5. I Wanna Be Yours 

4. A Certain Romance  

3. Arabella 

2. 505 

1. Suck It And See