Vulture's Ranking of All 74 Led Zeppelin Songs

[Dexter]

All 74 Led Zeppelin Songs, Ranked From Worst to Best
By Bill Wyman
July 30, 2015 8:55 a.m.
http://www.vulture.com/2015/07/all-74-l ... anked.html

74. "Moby Dick," Led Zeppelin II.
73. "Royal Orleans," Presence.
72. "Hots On for Nowhere," Presence.
71. "Hats Off to (Roy) Harper," Led Zeppelin III.
70. "The Crunge," Houses of the Holy.
69. "Gallows Pole," Led Zeppelin III.
68. "Candy Store Rock," Presence.
67. "For Your Life," Presence.
66. "Your Time Is Gonna Come," Led Zeppelin.
65. "The Lemon Song," Led Zeppelin II.
64. "Thank You," Led Zeppelin II.
63. "Achilles Last Stand," Presence.
62. "I Can't Quit You Baby," Led Zeppelin.
61. "Nobody's Fault But Mine," Presence.
60. "Since I've Been Loving You," Led Zeppelin III.
59. "The Wanton Song," Physical Graffiti.
58. "Tea for One," Presence.
57. "Custard Pie," Physical Graffiti.
56. "Celebration Day," Led Zeppelin III.
55. "Carouselambra," In Through the Out Door.
54. "Down by the Seaside," Physical Graffiti.
53. "The Rover," Physical Graffiti.
52. "Out On the Tiles," Led Zeppelin III.
51. "Four Sticks," Untitled, a.k.a. IV.
50. "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do," (single B-side).
49. "South Bound Suarez," In Through the Out Door.
48. "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)," Led Zeppelin II.
47. "Sick Again," Physical Graffiti.
46. "Friends," Led Zeppelin III.
45. "Heartbreaker," Led Zeppelin II.
44. "The Ocean," Houses of the Holy.
43. "That's the Way," Led Zeppelin III.
42. "In My Time of Dying," Physical Graffiti.
41. "Black Mountain Side," Led Zeppelin.
40. "Ten Years Gone," Physical Graffiti.
39. "What Is and What Should Never Be," Led Zeppelin II.
38. "Boogie With Stu," Physical Graffiti.
37. "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp," Led Zeppelin III.
36. "I'm Gonna Crawl," In Through the Out Door.
35. "Going to California," Untitled, a.k.a. IV.
34. "How Many More Times," Led Zeppelin.
33. "No Quarter," Houses of the Holy.
32. "Houses of the Holy," Physical Graffiti.
31. "Bring It On Home," Led Zeppelin II.
30. "Communication Breakdown," Led Zeppelin.
29. "Misty Mountain Hop," Untitled, a.k.a. IV.
28. "Hot Dog," In Through the Out Door.
27. "The Rain Song," Houses of the Holy.
26. "Night Flight," Physical Graffiti.
25. "You Shook Me," Led Zeppelin.
24. "Ramble On" Led Zeppelin II.
23. "Fool in the Rain," In Through the Out Door.
22. "Black Country Woman," Physical Graffiti.
21. "Bron-Yr-Aur," Physical Graffiti.
20. "Black Dog," Untitled, a.k.a. IV.
19. "Trampled Under Foot," Physical Graffiti.
18. "Dancing Days," Houses of the Holy.
17. "In the Light," Physical Graffiti.
16. "Rock and Roll," Untitled, a.k.a. IV.
15. "In the Evening," In Through the Out Door.
14. "D'yer Mak'er," Houses of the Holy.
13. "When the Levee Breaks," Untitled, a.k.a. IV.
12. "The Battle of Evermore," Untitled, a.k.a. IV.
11. "Tangerine," Led Zeppelin III.
10. "All My Love," In Through the Out Door.
9. "The Song Remains the Same," Houses of the Holy.
8. "Immigrant Song," Led Zeppelin III.
7. "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You," Led Zeppelin.
6. "Over the Hills and Far Away," Houses of the Holy.
5. "Dazed and Confused," Led Zeppelin.
4. "Stairway to Heaven," Untitled, a.k.a. IV.
3. "Whole Lotta Love," Led Zeppelin II.
2. "Good Times Bad Times," Led Zeppelin.
1. "Kashmir," Physical Graffiti.

I don't know if this list will count. This is apparently ranked by one guy, Bill Wyman (not the Rolling Stones' bassist, although it would have been cooler if it was him), a self-described culture critic at Al Jazeera America and former arts editor of Salon and NPR. Vulture is the online entertainment destination from the team behind New York Magazine.

As to the list, I chuckle every time somebody tries to rank every song released by a certain artist (see RS' Nirvana list). This one is no different. I have no issues with "Kashmir" as #1 but I disagree with probably half the rankings. "Rock and Roll" and "Black Dog" should be in the Top 10. "Communication Breakdown" and "Going to Califronia", if not Top 10 material, are at least Top 20. The rankings of "Ten Years Gone", "Heartbreaker", "Since I've Been Loving You" and "Thank You" are also way low.

[Nick]

A few things of note:

1. Is anyone else surprised that there are only 74 Led Zeppelin songs??

2. "Hats Off to Roy Harper", despite being at 71, is still way too high. Probably the only Zeppelin song I actively dislike.

3. On the other hand, at number 60, "Since I've Been Loving You" is criminally low. That's top 10-15 Zeppelin material for sure.

[Listyguy]

Wow absolutely no respect for "Moby Dick" or "Gallows Pole"

[Henrik]

Yes, I won't add this list as it's from a single critic. But thanks for sharing anyway.

I should really make a thread with all thinkable inclusion/exclusion criteria. Some day.