Bruce SpringsteenBest Bruce Springsteen Albums Ranked

Nebraska

pitchfork

10

“A new box set, which includes the fabled Electric Nebraska sessions, tells the complete story of one of the most foundational and lonesome records in rock music.”

Born In the U.S.A.

pitchfork

10

“Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today we revisit a 1980s rock blockbuster: the bold, brilliant, and misunderstood apex of Bruce Springsteen’s imperial era.”

Letter To You

nme

10

“a powerful synthesis of past and present”

The Album Collection, Vol. 1: 1973–1984

thelineofbestfit

10

“Bruce Springsteen - The Album Collection Vol. 1: 1973-1984”

Wrecking Ball

rollingstone

10

“Wrecking Ball is the most despairing, confrontational and musically turbulent album Bruce Springsteen has ever made. He is angry and accusing in these songs, to the point of exhaustion, with grave reason. The America here is a scorched earth: razed by profiteers, and suffering a shameful erosion in truly democratic values and national charity. The […]”

Magic

rollingstone

10

“Bruce Springsteen’s first album of original songs with the E Street Band since he lost the vote for change in 2004 starts with guitars — a wall of angry, droning treble that, for the three minutes of "Radio Nowhere," is blessedly louder than the oceanic static of bent truths, partisan reporting and general bullshit that […]”

Nebraska

JustJoshings

10

“Springsteen breaking convention to release a sombre and dour album about his upbringing in a small town is a soulful way to spin a career. It’s full of powerful lyrics and an incredible amount of heart”