Top Ten Bruce Springsteen Albums

Classics like Backstreets, Jungleland, Thunder Road, Born to Run, Meeting Across the River, Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out, She's the One, and Night are a few reasons this is the best album ever. Yep, all eight of these songs are superb, and I'll never desert this album. No matter what, this is the best album, and Bruce is the best ever artist.

Every song is perfect. Not one song is meaningless, and the three biggest hits - "Thunder Road," "Born to Run," and "Jungleland" - are among my top 10 favorite songs of all time. God bless Bruce Springsteen.

I agree Born to Run is a classic, and I have no argument with it being #1. But to a large number of fans who came of age in the '80s, Born in the U.S.A. is a soundtrack to a generation and could just as easily be at #1.

The album is full of songs that captured the Zeitgeist of the time: the hangover from Vietnam, the general unemployment and dissatisfaction blue-collar workers had with the economy, and a feeling of alienation, along with civil and political unrest. It portrays an America that was losing its way in the world. With this release, Bruce captured a moment in time that saw America not living up to its ideals and said, We can do better.

Wanna know what's sad? People actually saw this as a disappointing follow-up to Born to Run back in '78. Today, anyone who says that clearly has never heard this album all the way through or knows nothing about great songwriting, storytelling, and music. In my opinion, it definitely deserves the #2 spot and certainly gives Born to Run a (no pun intended) run for its money.

I mean, "Badlands" is undoubtedly one of the five best Bruce Springsteen songs ever. "The Promised Land" is similar, "Factory" was the first hint at Bruce's opinion on the state of America, and the closing title track, "Darkness on the Edge of Town," is as thrilling a song as you'll ever get.

Truly worthy of being a double album. From high-powered jams like You Can Look to ripping emotional epics like Drive All Night, this album is varied and fantastic.

The final song, Wreck on the Highway, is one of Bruce's finest and most crushing songs. The same record contains Bruce's greatest party song, Ramrod, which is four minutes of nonstop energy. A masterpiece.

Twenty songs of top-to-bottom brilliance. Starting out with the catchy The Ties That Bind and ending with the hauntingly beautiful song about love and loss, Wreck on the Highway, Springsteen takes you on a 20-song emotional journey.

An amazing record. One of the darkest collections of songs ever recorded. The only glimmer of hope on the whole album is Reason to Believe, and even that's a downer.

One of many of Bruce's perfect albums. Every song is truly great. It's impressive that an album all about love can be this varied. From happy, carefree songs like All That Heaven Will Allow to hard-hitting emotional songs like One Step Up and the finale Valentine's Day, this album is a masterpiece.

After the bombast of Born in the U.S.A., this was a shock. But as with Dylan's Blood on the Tracks, marital discord makes for good music. It takes a few listens, but as the years pass, this and The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle are the ones I keep coming back to.

Like Born to Run and Born in the U.S.A., this album continues the trend of albums that define an era. The Rising defined the post-9/11 world. The songs truly capture the feelings and emotions of the early 2000s.

The album's lead track, "The Rising," is undoubtedly one of Bruce's best songs. It ranks up there alongside other classics like "Born to Run" and "Glory Days." This song defined the 2000s as a decade.

The Best Songs from the Album:
- "The Rising" - the namesake hit single
- "Waitin' on a Sunny Day" - an upbeat, happy song
- "My City of Ruins" - a gospel-inspired anthem
- "Paradise" - a hypnotic, melancholic ballad

This album features more eclectic sounds than its two masterly successors, but it's just as good. This may be #1 on my list.

Best Bruce album. It just is... you haven't listened to it enough yet!

Best Bruce album. Listen carefully, and you'll agree with me.

Extremely undervalued - this should be in the Top 10. This album is a lyrical masterpiece, though not as "mainstream" as Born to Run, Born in the U.S.A., etc. Greetings is about youth and innocence, while Bruce's poetic genuineness carries this album throughout.

If you call yourself a Springsteen fan, you need to give this a listen. This album laid the foundation for The Boss's spectacular and ever-growing career.

11th? Seriously? This is the album that introduced Bruce to the world of rock and roll! Sure, it may not be his most consistent album, but it's got quite a few great songs on it.

This album shows what Bruce can do on stage. From Thunder Road live solo on piano to Tenth Avenue, he demonstrates what he can do with a guitar and a great band. Bruce is the master on stage.

Awesome collection of a golden period. Just a guy with a piano solo to the massive stadium rockers of the world's biggest rock star and the best band on the planet. Highlights include fantastic versions of It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City, both Born songs, plus the definitive Because the Night. Springsteen's legend was born from this.

A fabulous album that is criminally underrated. With the exception of Born to Run and Darkness on the Edge of Town, this is the album I listen to the most.

By no means his best, but very underrated, and there are some gems on this one.