Top Ten Offspring Albums

Smash is by FAR their best album. Every song on it is amazing. The first time I listened, I had already fallen in love with it. With songs like Nitro (Youth Energy) and Genocide, what can compare? Great riffs, great lyrics. Americana was a great album, but nowhere near Smash. Perfect album, 100%.

I listened to Smash back in the day, and my cousin told me not to listen to it too much or it would get old. Twenty years later, I still love the whole thing from front to back. I tried listening to their other albums, but Smash has a special place in my heart.

The album that got me hooked. So much energy, and the title song, Americana, has become my favorite on the album.

Honestly, an album with their best songs.

Americana: what more needs to be said?

Every time I hear "Gone Away" and "All I Want" on the radio, I remember how much I love this album. For years, I always thought those songs were from "Smash," which is also a fantastic album. But all this time, I kept telling everyone my favorite album was "Smash" when, in reality, it was actually "Ixnay on the Hombre." They sound very similar and are both fantastic, but "Ixnay" is my absolute favorite Offspring album. Honorable mentions go to "Smash" and "Americana."

I have a hard time choosing between Smash and Ixnay, but I'd say Ixnay has a slight edge because of Gone Away. Smash lacks a serious, dramatic song. The Offspring has tons of goofy, fun songs, but Gone Away really showcases Dexter's amazing voice and the band's overall talent.

Each song from this album could be a top single hit on each of the other albums. Its biggest problem is it came out in 1992, when grunge topped the world, so it didn't receive much critical acclaim.

They perfected the original "Offspring" sound on this one. "Smash" was also great, but it already felt like a copy of their older work. It's been going downhill, and fast, after those two.

Ignition is hands down their best album. Every song on it is really good. I can't say that about any of their other albums.

I find it simply more interesting than the following albums. It really seems like they have something to say. There's a cool horror punk feel to some of the songs. The bad audio quality and an abstract cover make this album that much cooler.

Not my favorite (that would probably be Ixnay), but it gets my vote because:

1. It's definitely the most punk.

2. Just because it's the least popular doesn't mean it should get last place. It deserves a higher ranking.

3. Greatest Hits shouldn't count because 13 out of 15 songs are from other albums. If it's going to be on the list, it needs to be behind the main nine albums.

4. I'll Be Waiting is one of the best Offspring songs ever.

Best Offspring album since Americana (1998). Conspiracy of One (2000) and Splinter (2003) were good but far from perfect in my opinion. This album, however, is just INCREDIBLE! Smash (1994) and Americana (1998) are still better, but this album is great because of its tone and songs like You're Gonna Go Far, Kid, Hammerhead, Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?, A Lot Like Me, etc. So keep on voting for this and do not stop!

This was the first album I ever got, not just the first Offspring album. To this day, it continues to be one of my favorite albums and, in my opinion, their second best, only to Smash, with Americana in a close third. Every track on this album is amazing and memorable. It deserves to be higher!

People looking for hits will always choose "Smash," but this is their best complete album. It may not have the likes of "Bad Habit" or "Self-Esteem," but there are no bad or boring songs, making it their best collection of tracks. Do you want three hits and a bunch of duds, or a collection of songs that almost all slay, even if none are quite the best they've ever done? And "Want You Bad" is killer.

It's the best because it has so many good songs. I mean, only Original Prankster is better than all the songs from the album Smash!

This has an amazing track listing. Spare Me the Details is my favorite song of theirs.

(Can't Get My) Head Around You, Hit That, and The Hui are my favorite songs.

Such an underrated album. This one, Rise and Fall, and Americana are my favorites by The Offspring. I just love the sound of the record, and most of the songs are incredible. The first half of the record is just phenomenal.

Amazing album. It shows what The Offspring are now after all their experience. Love it. One of the best things to come out in 2012!

Very varied, and each song has its charm. The last two songs feel like one continuous piece.

Actually, it happens to be one of those Offspring albums where I don't need to skip any song to enjoy it as a whole! Well, maybe it's the effect of the freshness of a new album, but as of now, it seems like one of their best albums ever to me.

I liked the singles the best. The rest is okay.