Top 10 Best Marilyn Manson Albums

By far his best work - his magnum opus. This is the album that sealed his success after Sweet Dreams caught national attention. It took 'dark' to a whole new level, his heaviest album, and the one where he perfected the signature demonic shriek.

The whole album is great, but my recommendations are Dried Up, Tied Up, Dead to the World, Tourniquet, Deformography, Minute of Decay, Angel with the Scabbed Wings, 1996, and The Reflecting God.

This album is amazing. Having only heard Lest We Forget: The Best Of before it, I didn't expect it to be so dark. But the second time I listened to it and knew what to expect, it was just amazing.

The songs work so well together. Easily my favorite Manson album. One of my favorite albums of all time.

This whole album is my personal anthem over 14 tracks. Take an hour sometime and just drink it in.

It is incredibly deep, dark, and self-loathing, but there are brief glimmers where you see the hope and beauty in it, and the true message that MM is trying to convey. Think for yourself. Follow the sheep no more. Challenge the norm. Fight the current.

They may be cliché messages in this day and age, but when this was created, the message was unique and revolutionary. If you haven't listened to Mechanical Animals yet, you are missing out.

Marilyn Manson's 4th album is a masterpiece of storytelling and musical ability. This is, in my opinion, the most listenable and catchy album from him, with brilliant lyrics that cut to the core of society.

Standout songs include GodEatGod, the Love, Fight, Death song trilogy, Target Audience, Disposable Teens, Crucifiction in Space, The Nobodies, Coma Black, and Valentine's Day.

This should be at #1 without question! Disposable Teens, The Fight Song, The Love Song, and The Nobodies alone would put this at number one, but there are so many other good lesser-known songs on here as well.

Definitely listen to this album first if you're just starting to get into his music.

In my opinion, this really is Manson's best CD ever. Although it may not be his most "rockish" CD and takes a more techno spin to it, it is freakin' awesome.

Some of the better songs on this are "This is the New S***," "Use Your Fist and Not Your Mouth," "Para-noir," "mOBSCENE," and "Vodevil." I would recommend this to any rock fan, and if you aren't really into the rock scene, I would still check this out. Some of my friends who are hip-hop freaks love this CD.

Not only one of my favorite Marilyn Manson albums, but one of my favorite albums EVER! Every song on this album is absolutely amazing! If you don't have this album, get it, because this truly is The Golden Age of Grotesque.

Absolutely love this album. I'm a 45-year-old fan who just got into MM in 2007. I love his older work and wish I had been a fan during the mid-90s.

With that said, at my age, going to a Manson concert now, if it was similar to his shows 20 years ago, would not interest me. The Pale Emperor is a brilliant album by a 46-year-old guy. I saw him last August in CT, and he absolutely killed it. This could eventually be my favorite MM album. "Third Day of a Seven Day Binge" is already one of my all-time favorite Manson songs.

Very dirty guitar with a Bowie feel. In my opinion, I hear early '80s Stones in this song. The guitar is very Keith Richards, and towards the end of the song, Manson has a very sludgy, Keith Richards "Little T&A" sound in his delivery. I love it.

45-year-old, married, father of four. MM has a very diverse fan base. His growth as a musician with this last effort brings great hope for more brilliant albums.

As a huge, undying fan of Marilyn Manson, I have to say that this album is arguably his best.

For example, we have "Lunchbox," "Cyclops," and my favorite, "Wrapped in Plastic." I love how raw, dirty, and energetic this music was. It was just perfect. There is so much adrenaline within these songs.

I love all of his work, of course, but this one is where it started! It deserves a much higher position on this list.

This album was the starting point for Manson's career in the big time. This album in itself is legendary.

While it has some really weird songs (Cake and Sodomy, Prelude (The Family Trip)), I still find myself addicted to this album. It's the only Manson album I can listen to every track without thinking of skipping a song.

Eat Me, Drink Me is something softer around the edges, something fuzzier and more darkly beautiful than past albums. Yet, at the same time, it is something far more sinister and bleaker than his past albums, with every mope, gripe, and scream raging from a much more personal place.

I have just heard the first three tracks (and the "hit single" "Heart-Shaped Glasses"), but to me, it's already obvious that this album should be in a higher place. Amazing guitars and songs.

This is a very vulnerable album. Don't people recognize good music when they hear it?!

Great album. I think it is one of the best since Holy Wood and deserves a higher place than 8th.

All Manson albums have their originality, and it's impossible to compare them to one another. With this album, he hit the nail again, and we must all thank the universe and the artist himself for not retiring and giving us another wonderful artwork.

So I take the opportunity to thank Marilyn Manson and encourage everyone to buy this album.

A dark and aggressive comeback to the hardcore side of industrial rock/metal after the more gothic (but still good) albums beforehand, namely The High End of Low.

Reminds me of a much more raw version of Antichrist Superstar.

I used to be a big fan but became disillusioned after Holy Wood. The albums that followed were very lame, in my opinion.

This is a different kettle of fish. Manson has a wealth of experience in writing tortured songs, but often from a detached perspective. This is very real, largely dealing with his recent divorce. Somehow, he has managed to come up with the best breakup album ever, and the pain is very real.

It's not as heavy as the previous few albums, but it's the words that speak volumes. Some of his best lyrics since Mechanical Animals. Essential for those willing to give him a second chance. 9/10.

Easily the best thing he's put out since Golden Age of Grotesque. This album offers an interesting blend of different eras and is musically sound from start to finish. It is much more complete than Pale Emperor.

Similar to The Pale Emperor, heavier but also more predictable. A few just okay songs drag it a little bit, but it's catchy, hard, and gritty. It's difficult to pull this off later in one's career.

"Threats of Romance" and "Je$u$ Cri$I$" are amazing climax masterpieces of musical perfection, and "Tattooed in Reverse" and "We Know Where You Live" are memorable in their own right.

This is a near-excellent album overall.

Marilyn's best work since Holy Wood. It is so personal, mature, and emotion-packed. Not his usual work, but it's plain and simply beautiful.

I don't think a greatest hits album belongs on a list of best albums because it's kind of a cheat. However, since it's here, this is his best album because it's all the good stuff from all his other albums.

Great CD! Live album at its best!

Fairly good for a remix album, though not an essential record. Standout tracks: The Horrible People, Dried Up, Tied and Dead to the World (Live), and Man That You Fear (Acoustic).