Ranking The Tony Hawk Games By Soundtrack. Ranked Worst To Best

If there’s one video game series that has the best licensed soundtrack, it’s the Tony Hawk series. The soundtracks in the games are awesome. Using Metal, Rap, Hip-Hop, Rock, and Punk songs in the games. So today, I thought it would be cool to rank all the Tony Hawk Soundtracks ranked worst to best. Remember, this is my opinion. So... let’s get them ranked.

14: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5
Ugh, even the soundtrack for this game is trash. Comparing this game’s soundtrack to Pro Skater 1, 2, 3, 4, and even HD. This game’s soundtrack is garbage. I couldn’t find a single good song in this game. And that was honestly disappointing. And why is there a Shrillex song in a Tony Hawk game?! And it’s the song from the Arbys commercials. Not only PS5 is a dumpster fire of a game, the soundtrack sucks too.

Best songs from the game:
Anti Flag - Stars And Stripes
Atmosphere - Southsiders
Connie Price & The Keystones - International Hustler

Worst songs from the game:
Icon For Hire - Cynics And Critics
State Champs - Secrets
Shrillex - Burial
And other songs I don’t care about.

Ranking: 4/10

13: Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD
So this game’s soundtrack is pretty weird. It has songs from past Tony Hawk games, but it also mixes in a few new ones. Honestly, I thought they should of just added songs from past Tony Hawk games since this game is an HD remake. It just doesn’t really work out with new songs. Plus they didn’t even include Here And Now by The Ernies and Police Truck by Dead Kennedys. Which are some of the most iconic songs in the Tony Hawk games. Honestly, this soundtrack was a huge missed opportunity. It’s not bad, but it could of been a lot better.

Best songs in the game:
Goldfinger - Superman
Bad Religion - You
Consumed - Heavy Metal Winter
Swingin’ Utters - Five Lessons Learned
Lateef The Truthspeaker - We The People

Worst songs in the game:
Papa Roach - Blood Brothers(never been a fan of Papa Roach, so whatever.)

Ranking: 6/10

12: Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam

Tbh, I had no idea this game had a soundtrack. But I was surprised on how decent it was. It does have a few head bangers in there. So this soundtrack isn’t even that bad. It’s actually pretty decent for a spin-off Tony Hawk game.

Best songs in the game:
Iron Maiden - Different World
Anti-Flag - The Press Corpse
Wildchild - Code Red
Damone - Out Here All Night
Charizma, Peanut Butter Wolf - Here’s A Smirk

Worst songs in the game:
Thursday - At This Velocity

Ranking: 7/10

11: Tony Hawk Shred
Even though this game is garbage. It does have a decent soundtrack. There are a few headbangers in there. So yeah. It’s nice to see a good soundtrack to a garbage game. Unlike PS5, Tony Hawk Shred had a decent soundtrack.

Best songs in the game:
The Beach Boys - I Get Around
Nena - 99 Red Balloons
OK Go - This Too Shall Pass
A Day To Remember - Have Faith In Me
Aceyalone - Workin’ Man Blues
Bad Religion - Only Rain
The Stooges - Search And Destroy

Worst songs in the game:
Switchfoot - The Sound

Ranking: 7/10

10: Tony Hawk Ride
Just like with Shred, even though the game may be bad, it has a decent soundtrack. And Ride’s soundtrack is pretty decent. But I honestly prefer Ride’s soundtrack over Shred’s because the selection is better.

Best songs in the game:
Green Day - Murder City
Bill Withers - Lovely Day
Queens Of The Stone Age - The Lost Art Of Keeping A Secret
The Black Keys - I Got Mine

Worst songs in the game:
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero

Ranking: 7/10

9: Tony Hawk’s Project 8
THP8 is a really underrated TH game. And the soundtrack for the game is pretty underrated too. It’s not the best, but it does have a good selection on songs, and some recognizable ones thrown in there. The soundtrack for this game is pretty solid. And it’s definitely a good soundtrack.

Best songs in the game:
Kasabian - Club Foot
Bad Religion- Social Suicide
Ramones - I Wanna Live
Slayer - Angel Of Death
Living Legends - Moving At The Speed Of Light
Klaxons - Gravity’s Rainbow
Wildchild - Wonder Years

Ranking: 8/10

8: Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland
This soundtrack is pretty fantastic. But the reason why I have it lower on the list is because I wasn’t a fan of the cover songs in this game. But nevertheless, this soundtrack kicks ass.

Best songs in the game:
Alkaline Trio - Wash Away cover(better than the original version.)
Bloc Party - Like Eating Glass
The Faint - I Disappear
Green Day - Holiday
Dead Kennedys - California Uber Allies
The Bravery - Unconditional
Felix Da Housecat - Everyone Is Someone In L.A.
Rise Against - Fix Me cover

Worst songs in the game:
The Thunderlords - I Like Dirt(without a doubt, the most stupidest song in a Tony Hawk game.)

Ranking: 8/10

7. Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground
The most underrated Tony Hawk game has the most underrated soundtrack in any Tony Hawk game. There are a lot of fantastic songs in this game. A lot of recognizable ones, and ones you’ve never heard of. This is without a doubt an amazing soundtrack.

Best songs in the game:
The Clash - Clash City Rockers
Foo Fighters- The Pretender
Bloc Party - Version 2.0.
The Kooks - See The World
The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil
Beastie Boys - Electric Worm
Slick Rick - Children’s Story
Percee P - Throwback Rap Attack

Ranking: 8/10

6: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4
Excellent soundtrack to an excellent game. Most of the songs fit really well in the game. And the song choices are excellent. Even a good choice of metal songs too.

Best songs in the game:
System Of A Down - Shimmy
Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast
AC/DC - T.N.T
Agent Orange - Bloodstains - Darkness Version
N.W.A - Express Yourself
Avail - Simple Song
Run-D.M.C - My Adidas
The Fraction, Steve Caballero - Skate & Destroy
Eyedea & Abilities - Big Shot

Ranking: 9/10

5: Tony Hawk’s Underground 2
Now this is how you do a soundtrack. Perfect mix of metal, rap, hip-hop, punk, rock, and rap. THUG2’s soundtrack is very memorable. It has some of the best songs in the series. And some very memorable ones. Although I’m not the biggest fan of THUG2, the soundtrack was definitely the best part of the game.

Best songs in the game:
Ring Of Fire - Johnny Cash
Whiplash - Metallica
Frank Sinatra - That’s Life
Dead End Road - Sin City
Jimmy Eat World - Pain
Bran Nubian - Punks Jump Up To Get Beat Down
The Doors - Break On Through [To The Other Side]
Aesop Rock - No Jumper Cables

Ranking: 9/10

4: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3
This soundtrack is amazing, and really nostalgic to me. I love it. It has the best selection of songs, and a lot of memorable ones.

Best songs in the game:
Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Fight Like A Brave
The Mad Capsule Markets - Pulse
Adolescents - Amoeba
Del The Funky Homosapien - If You Must
KRS-One Hush

Ranking: 10/10

3.Tony Hawk’s Underground
Ah yes, my favorite Tony Hawk game has a fantastic soundtrack. I love this soundtrack. A lot of people don’t talk about this soundtrack that much, which is a shame. It has a great selection of songs. I really like this game, and this soundtrack.

Best songs in the game:
Like The Angel - Rise Against
Bad Religion - Big Bang
The Clash - White Riot
The Browns - American Werewolf In Calgary
Dropkick Murphys - Time To Go
Five Horse Johnson - Mississippi King
Nas - The World Is Yours
Quasimoto - Low Class Conspiracy
Eric Klein - Hide My Face

Ranking: 10/10

2: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
The one that started it all. The one soundtrack that revolutionized licensed soundtrack for video games. Honestly, you gotta love this soundtrack. Every single song in this soundtrack is fantastic. Every song is a headbanger, and they fit very well in the game. Overall, one of the best Tony Hawk Soundtracks ever.

Best songs in the game:
Goldfinger - Superman
The Suicide Machines - New Girl
Dead Kennedys - Police Truck
The Ernies - Here & Now
Primus - Jerry Was A Race Car Driver
And basically every song in the game.

Ranking: 10/10

And for the number 1 spot.....

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2:
I’m pretty sure you saw this coming a mile away. Well, who wouldn’t. THPS2 has the best soundtrack in the series. Every single song in this soundtrack is amazing... except for one... but who cares? This soundtrack has the best selection of songs in the series, and some of the most well known Tony Hawk songs ever. You gotta love this soundtrack. It’s the best. And nothing can beat it.

Best songs in the game:
Bad Religion - You
Rage Against The Machine - Guerilla Radio
Naughty By Nature - Pin The Tail On The Donkey
Dub Pistols - Cyclone
Lagwagon - May 16

Worst songs in the game:
Papa Roach - Blood Brothers(I already said I don’t like them so ehhhhhhhh)

Ranking: 10/10

Thew. Man, this took a long time to make this post. Hope y’all enjoyed it. If you have played the Tony Hawk games before, and share your rankings on the soundtracks, go right ahead. Thanks for reading. The next ranking I’ll be doing is the ranking of all the Need For Speed licensed soundtracks. Oh boy... that’s gonna take a long time.

Comments

XVI. THPS 5 (The game itself is awful all around with a forgettable set of tracks to go with it)
XII. Ride (Awful idea to have an actual sensor skateboard. Packed into a terrible set of songs really.)
XII. Downhill Jam (Downhill Jam was basically SSX, There are very few good songs, and others you don't want to hear again.)
XI. THPS (HD) (Just very meh overall, to a pretty lame high definition collection of all three original games.)
X. Shred (Terrible sequel to the Ride, mustard enough to even get an embarrassing sequel. Its slightly better soundtrack than its predecessor.)
IX. American Wasteland (Probably the most different game from the rest of the series. Still though its soundtrack was not one of its strengths.)
VII. Proving Ground (From the game that did absolutely nothing. Has a fair good amount of selections though.)
VII. Project 8 (Underrated game, and soundtrack for that matter. It changed things briefly...)
VI. THPS 1 (Just for being the first to license actual songs I give it its credit there. Even if its not the most well rounded selections.)
V. THUG 1 (Great game, my only nitpick is the soundtrack was a step down from the last two games, and just a bit more slightly preference.)
IV. THUG 2 (Sue the story element is basically the plot of a popular MTV show, still though that's a pretty good soundtrack I gotta say for a game where some say the series was going down in flames.)
II. THPS 2 (This was the first game where you recognized some of these songs that would appear in future video games. Plus many people love this one the most.)
II. THPS 4 (Like the previous game, great set of songs chosen for this one. Probably the hardest of the early Tony Hawk games. Still that soundtrack kept me coming back for more.)
I. THPS 3 (Memorable and epic soundtrack where with a new style of gameplay makes it even more of a joy to listen to while shredding the board.) - visitor