The National songs ranked
A ranking of all the songs on my four favourite albums of theirs. |
| 49 |  | The National High Violet
Anyone's Ghost
The only song on this list that I don't care about. |
| 48 |  | The National Alligator
Abel
Aggressive National isn't my favourite National. |
| 47 |  | The National Trouble Will Find Me
Graceless
Seems to be one of their most popular cuts. Nice song but nothing special. |
| 46 |  | The National High Violet
Runaway
"And it's taking forever"
Wish this ended after three minutes, might have made top 30 on this list. |
| 45 |  | The National High Violet
Terrible Love
Too reverby? |
| 44 |  | The National High Violet
Afraid of Everyone
Not a fan of the ending. |
| 43 |  | The National Alligator
Karen
Ugh, it hurts to place this so low. Great lyrics. |
| 42 |  | The National Alligator
Friend of Mine |
| 41 |  | The National Trouble Will Find Me
This is the Last Time
I don't like the "I won't be vacant anymore" part, otherwise good song. Beautiful outro. |
| 40 |  | The National Boxer
Start a War |
| 39 |  | The National Trouble Will Find Me
Heavenfaced |
| 38 |  | The National High Violet
Lemonworld |
| 37 |  | The National Trouble Will Find Me
Sea of Love |
| 36 |  | The National Boxer
Gospel |
| 35 |  | The National Boxer
Apartment Story |
| 34 |  | The National Trouble Will Find Me
I Should Live In Salt
This song has really grown on me. |
| 33 |  | The National Boxer
Mistaken for Strangers
Their most post-punky song, drums are fantastic as always. |
| 32 |  | The National Alligator
All the Wine |
| 31 |  | The National Alligator
Baby We'll Be Fine |
| 30 |  | The National High Violet
Sorrow |
| 29 |  | The National Trouble Will Find Me
Don't Swallow the Cap |
| 28 |  | The National Alligator
Looking for Astronauts |
| 27 |  | The National Alligator
City Middle
Almost stream-of-consciousness lyrics here, Berninger really carrying this song.
"I wait for the click, but it doesn't kick in" |
| 26 |  | The National Trouble Will Find Me
Demons
Another amazing performance by Berninger. |
| 25 |  | The National Alligator
Lit Up
The National at their most...confident? |
| 24 |  | The National Trouble Will Find Me
Fireproof
A beautiful, short song. |
| 23 |  | The National Boxer
Racing Like a Pro
Great lyrics. |
| 22 |  | The National High Violet
Conversation 16
"I was afraid
I'd eat your brains" |
| 21 |  | The National High Violet
Little Faith |
| 20 |  | The National Trouble Will Find Me
I Need My Girl |
| 19 |  | The National Alligator
Val Jester
This gets better and better the more I hear it. Stunning song, even though it's fairly simple. |
| 18 |  | The National Boxer
Squalor Victoria
Great lyrics and fantastic drumming. |
| 17 |  | The National Boxer
Ada
"Stand inside an empty tuxedo with grapes in my mouth
Waiting for Ada" |
| 16 |  | The National High Violet
Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks
The emotional ending to High Violet. Don't care that the lyrics don't make a lot of sense. |
| 15 |  | The National Alligator
Secret Meeting |
| 14 |  | The National Boxer
Guest Room
Such a comforting, happy song. Great bridge. |
| 13 |  | The National Trouble Will Find Me
Hard to Find |
| 12 |  | The National Trouble Will Find Me
Slipped
Berninger wallowing in self-pity and self-deprecation, it's awesome. |
| 11 |  | The National High Violet
Bloodbuzz Ohio
Everything just works here, what a fantastic song. |
| 10 |  | The National Alligator
The Geese of Beverly Road
"Oh, come, come be my waitress and serve me tonight
Serve me the sky with a big slice of lemon" |
| 9 |  | The National Boxer
Green Gloves
That bridge...so heart-wrenchingly sad, yet so gorgeous. |
| 8 |  | The National Boxer
Brainy
Yes more agressive drum patterns paired with weird lyrics |
| 7 |  | The National Alligator
Daughters of the Soho Riots
The definition of understated. Didn't care about this song until it suddenly grabbed me. |
| 6 |  | The National Alligator
Mr. November
What I said about Bloodbuzz Ohio applies here as well. It works. |
| 5 |  | The National High Violet
England
A grandiose song, The National showing off everything they have. |
| 4 |  | The National Boxer
Fake Empire
A fantastic opener to a fantastic album. When the drums kick in...and then the trumpets ugh |
| 3 |  | The National Trouble Will Find Me
Pink Rabbits
The best (saddest) breakup song ever. |
| 2 |  | The National Boxer
Slow Show
That coda...
"I missed you for...for twenty-nine years" |
| 1 |  | The National Trouble Will Find Me
Humilation
Just listen. |
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