Ranking All 31 Rod Stewart Albums Worst to Best

I've not included live albums, compilations (including the one that adds orchestra to his old recordings) or his work with the Faces. As with any catalogue this large there's a wide spread of opinions. It starts out kind of rough, but really picks up eventually.

[@david.leikam]

Good review. Never really heard Rod Stewart, album wise. Interesting.

[@ajmusic91]

Thanks for watching. If you ever decide to try a full album, for a good first impression avoid anything after 1981 ;).

[@ernger531]

Stewart is a great Jazzsinger, his American Songbooks or the Latest, Swing Fever, very fine. If you want Rock, then the Jeff Beck Group with Stewart or the Faces.

[@timmyj.mullins3518]

GREAT VIDEO AARON!! MY TOP 15 ROD STEWART ALBUMS?? 1)TONIGHT I'M YOURS 2)VAGABOND HEART 3)FOOLISH BEHAVIOUR 4)FOOTLOOSE AND FANCY FREE 5)BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN 6)ATLANTIC CROSSING 7)A NIGHT ON THE TOWN 8) SMILER 9)EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY 10)NEVER A DULL MOMENT 11)WHEN WE WERE THE NEW BOYS 12)CAMOUFLAGE 13)HUMAN 14)A SPANNER IN THE WORKS 15)TEARS OF HERCULES Cheers TimmyJ.

[@ajmusic91]

Thank you Timmy! A lot of those are underrated.

[@bubby0621]

Thanks for doing this, well over due. IMO he ****ed up his legacy between ‘02-‘13, I’d do a ranking w/o the karaoke. As an American I’d rate “OOO” much higher (4 massive singles in the US, “Camouflage” is great straight thru. He couldn’t keep making EPTAS year after year, he had to change with the times. My top 10 - 1. EPTAS 2. NADM 3. FL&FF 4. TIY 5. GA 6. ANOTT 7. Camouflage 8. OOO 9. BHMF 10. Time

[@ajmusic91]

Thanks for the comment. Interesting to see some 'Camouflage' and 'Time' in someone's top 10 :). The time period of the karaoke was indeed pretty long to get through, but pretty much none of that stuff was as bad as 'Human' for me and the stuff afterwards wasn't a whole lot better neither.
I basically just think he has two different careers before and after '83. Until that year I think his consistency was very high but after that, lots of 'soft music' and general inconsistency. I think those who say he lost it in '75 or '78 are mad though.

[@ernger531]

The latest, Swing Fever is my favorite

[@ajmusic91]

I'll have to check it out.