LED ZEPPELIN | The Ultimate Ranking | 30 Greatest songs + Album ranking

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[@ChasingTone666]

I absolutely love how you do the videos all in one take. It’s natural. I can’t stand when you watch a vid and it keeps jerking all over the place because the person edited the hell out of it to try and be perfect and it comes off being annoying as all hell. Yours are natural and in my opinion perfect. Hope you make many many more

[@OMW66]

I just love your sense of humour. This is fun. Love Zeppelin.

[@davebuckley1760]

A surreal experience and forgetting Stairway is on point for this channel 😂😂😂

[@richardmace1428]

Hard to imagine the world of music without Led Zepp's contribution.

[@paulmartinson875]

I liked them so much when they were new, I listened too much...

[@sambarone981]

Keep waffling Andy! Love it !! 😁

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

Will do!!

[@grimtraveller7923]

@@AndyEdwardsDrummer You're a waffler. So what ? It's a part of your personality not some character flaw that should land you in jail or get you deported ! Some people like to hear the thoughts of someone with a lot to say and as a fellow sidetracker, I've got a lot of time for people that go off point. Sometimes.

[@dhfenske]

@@grimtraveller7923 😆

[@theshrubberer]

I'm here for the improvised waffling. Nobody waffles better than Andy. Also, I much prefer a subjective list from someone with discerning taste than an objective list.

[@garyh.238]

This one will definitely draw in the Zeppelin fanboys to the channel! The algorithm will be recalibrating after this episode!

[@marclbishop]

My favorite video of yours so far. I'll be listening to Zeppelin every day for the next month now.

[@leeherbert1525]

Andy, this is my favorite video you have ever done. I'm a jazz fan, but we all need Zeppelin in our lives, and you've managed to passionately explain the songs of the greatest band ever. Thank you!

[@dhfenske]

So happy to hear you include "In the Light"...it's my favorite Zep song! Only by a little bit, but I've picked it as my favorite.

[@philipjones3517]

Brilliantly used in Manhunter

[@RingosMate]

The best part of your channel is when you start talking and it takes off, informed by all kinds of philosophy!

[@NalinX]

These list videos are my favourite fluff content... Love your humour Andy. So much fun, mistakes and all

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@bacarandii]

I remember visiting a friend at her parents' house in a mid-sized American town (Spokane, WA) in the 1980s. We were sitting in the living room when we heard the sounds of the family's youngest child, a teenage boy, practicing his guitar in his basement bedroom. The unmistakeable acoustic guitar intro came wafting up the stairs, and it was like an epiphany. I said, "I am experiencing an archetypal moment in the late 20th Century Western culture, occupying a suburban house where a teenager is playing THAT SONG!" So it's totally appropriate that you should overlook it -- it's just part of the air we breathe. It's like the water your goldfish swim in. We forget it's even there... but it's ALWAYS THERE! I can't say I grew up with Led Zeppelin because I was born in the late 1950s and most of my friends considered them to be sort of the kind of band our little brothers listened to. We were much, much more "sophisticated," of course -- listening to folk rock and singer-songwriters. So, I didn't really get into Led Zeppelin (I'm sorry, I just can't bring myself to write "Led Zep") until I was in my 30s. Although, when I was 15, I did babysit for a young couple who had "II" and "Houses of the Holy" and listening to them on headphones blew my mind.

[@greenygreen5308]

Physical Graffiti has at least 6 of their top 30 tracks IMO. In order(Best 1st) Ten Years Gone Kashmir Trampled Under Foot In my time of Dying in the Light The Rover

[@edwardyazinski3858]

Swap Rover to top as has the killer riff 😉

[@jeffbuege6509]

Incredible performance art! You win tonight, my friend.

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

Thanks again!

[@geoffccrow2333]

The first few mins of this vid you totally BOLT out of the gates. I'm reaching for my valium.

[@WorseReviews]

Proud to be the 400th like on this video! I love your list videos so much, you are quickly becoming one of my favorite music KZbinrs!

[@danfan4707]

It’s Prog Waffle and I love it! Oh, I also love that Little Richard classic “Keep a Kockin”.

[@rossbrazier661]

Keep waffling Andy.. that was entertaining and funny and just excellent 😂

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@BelindaandRockyInternetDitties]

We're a FAN of your KZbin CHANNEL & have ENJOYED your ALBUM REVIEWS & MORE! 🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@AlmightyBruce]

Whenever someone tries to make an “objective” list, it always turns out subjective. Because it’s what you subjectively believe to be objectively the best. Anyways, here’s my ranking of the albums and my top 10 songs: 9: Coda 8: Led Zeppelin II 7: Presence 6: Led Zeppelin I 5: In Through the Out Door 4: Led Zeppelin IV 3: Led Zeppelin III 2: Physical Graffiti 1: Houses of the Holy - Dazed and Confused - Friends - That’s the Way - The Song Remains the Same - The Rain Song - Dancing Days - No Quarter - Kashmir - In the Light - Down by the Seaside

[@colsmusic]

Another Classic Video Andy how you manage to remember all the numbers and songs is beyond me ! Rick Beato "are you watching " This is engaging stuff, look and learn.

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

The answer is I barely manage to!!!

[@syn707]

Just loved this one Andy....great job!

[@SwampEye1]

Andy, you're not talking to much, you're doin' it perfectly ...

[@edwardyazinski3858]

Most excellent! Platonic Realm of Perfection! Pow!

[@51monalisa]

i so enjoyed your video can t wait for the next one

[@iaincox3780]

Great rundown Andy. I'll be digging out my Zeppelin. Loved the humour too! Cheers

[@paulmenard7936]

That is a MEGA list! Thanks Andy.

[@edgaraquino2324]

Brilliant retort!😂😂😂😂🎉🎉 Continue just as you are!!😂😂 Though I would have liked you to include "Over the hills & far away"....😊

[@ganazby]

Great fun, and I’m mostly on board with your rankings, Andy. I would, however, have ranked ‘The Song Remains The Same’ waaaay higher. And ‘Ten Years Gone’ would be in the top ten. It’s time you interviewed Robert. Cheers.

[@ChasingTone666]

Ten Years Gone. The best. Love it.

[@daeholm]

I love Eddie Cochrane. An episode on him would be most welcome.

[@CBCDs]

"Your Time Is Gonna Come" might be my number one. Love the organ

[@bobkannen4272]

Lots of fun Andy. Really love your acappella renditions of songs' instrumental intros, etc. You should make a whole video of those!

[@robertkerr4201]

As far as your waffling goes, all I can say is: “pass the maple syrup, please I’ll have some more”

[@lukoshey79]

I smashed the like and subscribe buttons so bloody hard that I found my finger in that blokes washing machine a week later

[@demonsbutterfly]

“In Through the Outdoor” i consider to be a Classic Honestly i genuinely don’t understand why so many people consider it to be rubbish “I’m Gonna Crawl” gives me Goosebumps man. It’s epic!!!!

[@grimtraveller7923]

Billie Jean King ! Priceless.

[@bobreed250]

Over The Hills And Far Away

[@Kulta87]

Chat more! I can always listen to the songs on my own. And taste is taste as to rankings.. But the history of the group . The anecdotes. The analysis of the guys and their playing. The tying it all together. Maybe I’m a nerd. But love it.

[@nicka3697]

Awk kra chu taking yav plue and also well said sir. Your channel is objectively plutt.

[@stephensuddick1896]

Ten Years Gone - when I listen to it after a long period of time, I always think this is the greatest song of all time.

[@ChasingTone666]

I love your monologue. The way you rank songs and base albums on amount of songs from each one. Love it. Gonna try my own see how it turns out compared to yours

[@kaldrazadrim]

Alright LZ is my favorite band ever. I came here with trepidation, but to my delight you have many deep cuts and many of my favorite songs are on this list, and you steered clear of a lot of the songs played on classic rock radio. Well done. Subscribed!

[@skyscraper14]

I like to hear your rambling about the reasons you like particular songs/albums. I would donate money to you to buy some waffles.

[@dbarker7794]

It was "Immigrant Song" that made me like Led Zeppelin. I didn't like their first two albums when they came out but III really changed my mind about the band. Anyway, i enjoyed this video and the waffling. 👍

[@edwardyazinski3858]

Thanks Andy ⚡️

[@andrewwhitaker2238]

10 Ten Years Gone 9 In The Light 8 Black Dog 7 Battle of Evermore 6 No Quarter 5 Dazed & Confused 4 When The Levee Breaks 3 Whole Lotta Love 2 Kashmir 1 Stairway

[@craze77]

Fun video mate, my personal favourites are Over the hills and far away and The Rover 🤷🏻‍♂️😁

[@jamesj4421]

Hi Andy just discovered your channel, absolutely loved this video and I loved the waffle 🙂

[@plippy1373]

Brilliant stuff as ever. After listening to a tape of my older brothers Physical Graffiti album I went out and bought my first LP - PRESENCE - aged 10. So many great songs over the years.

[@philvogelfilms]

Glad to hear "When the Levee Breaks" get its due! Certainly not unloved by devotees, but rarely ranked where it belongs

[@davidwylde8426]

Thoroughly enjoyable video, made better via the personal connection, but also the pervading sense of the geographical connection through yourself, two of the members and on through the influence of Tolkien even if it had been merely indirect and unconscious. I’ve never claimed to be Zep’s biggest fan,( and can occasionally feel animated to push back when I feel fans are exaggerating their brilliance), …… BUT …. when I first heard The Song Remains The Same when around 12-13 years old, and had just started playing, I did have my musical mind blown and I still to this day involuntarily hear the songs from that album ‘as I did back then’ and they still represent something that to me is way beyond mere hard rock. After hearing those tracks ‘first’ with their brilliant live arrangements and killa playing, the studio versions would forever pale in comparison and possibly tainted my personal appreciation of the band. That said, this vid has inspired me to revisit their catalogue once again.

[@jdevine42]

There was no more EPICALLY STUNNING concert opening (or experience for that matter) that I ever witnessed than that of Zep kicking off with Immigrant Song and then immediately going into Heartbreaker (1972 tour...refer to How The West Was Won). I was like the guy in that 1970's BOSE speaker magazine ad where the guy is sitting in his easy chair in the living room holding onto the arm rest for dear life as his hair is being blown back. After that 10-12 minute sequence I was never the same again. It was literally the only religious experience I ever had. (BTW, I didn't know ANY of their songs except Whole Lotta Love AM version at the time I attended this show).

[@AlmostEthical]

That was fun! Thank you for creating a musically literate Zep listing. It might be the first ever on the net.

[@javilalima]

Great video! And you put my two favourite Zeppelin songs right at the top- Black Dog and Immigrant Song. Brilliant!

[@SuperStrik9]

Fun episode. Always enjoy your streams. Good to see my favourite Led Zeppelin song Achilles Last Stand make the top 10 👍

[@rodrigoodonsalcedocisneros9266]

40:36 Yeah Andy, we know how great "For Your Life" is.

[@davidaviles9764]

When you caught yourself at 36:16 forgetting "That Song" it was so funny, gave me a huge laugh as a less-than-new fan!

[@brianparsa7794]

I love your waffling -- please keep that in all your future videos! Question: if you were to consider creating a list to present to us that consisted of your best/greatest rock songs, how many Led Zeppelin tracks would go on that list? It would have to be a fairly long list (I'd guess at least 500 songs . . . maybe 1000?), but I wonder how many slots Led Zeppelin would take?

[@onsenkuma1979]

Definitely one of your greatest rants, Andy (you should think about ranking the rants sometime). However you arrived at the album rankings, it's pretty close to how I see things, though for me it's III, IV, II, and I. Now, there are great tracks on the remaining albums, but... Well, maybe it was all that smack Jimmy, but the flame started to flicker with HOTH. Now ITTOD I could have done without entirely...

[@gregoryg3256]

🌠Oooh Andy !!! so Effin Good..u had me cracking up so much I almost peed my pants..Love the Zappa Cover of .."the Song": from the 88 tour...Good List..

[@henrydarker4314]

I saw Zappa cover _the song_ in '88 at Wembley. I can't remember if they played it both nights, I went Monday & Tuesday... but a brilliant rendition. Oh yeah, FZ Robert was in the audience - but I think Robert had left before _the song_ was played.

[@gregoryg3256]

@@henrydarker4314yeah I heard about that ...& Robert went 2 see Dweezil play the royal Albert hall..& left before the end again ..maybe 2 avoid the crowd ..most likely..I just listened 2 Zappa stairway in the car

[@inherentvice3393]

GREAT, GREAT, THX, THX, THX, LOVE IT!!!!

[@hazeyjane119]

30:18 Keep a Kockin’ by Little Richard, lol Fab video, Andy.

[@user-fl4rn1zl9x]

Ever watchable Andy, ramble on!

[@keitha.563]

For your life 💯 🎯 Killer Power Chords. Great funk my favorite Zep song EVER 🤘🏼 too bad for anyone that does not appreciate it.

[@TheJohnmb46]

All the Kings Horses and all the Kings men! That's what you were aiming for!

[@jeffreytaylor6257]

Love the passion. JT

[@donneumann6546]

For me I woul d pick Physical Graffiti as the #1 album and Houses of the Holy as my#2. As far as Stairway To Heaven, I could care less if I ever hear it again! Great video Andy! 50:37

[@robinjonesguitar]

Really good Andy that should increase your fan base😃

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

I second the Eddie Cochran idea. All those early Rock and roll artists are so vital to everything else. I mean if you can’t play Chuck Berry and Bo Diddly you can’t play rock. Great video Andy. I love waffles btw.

[@bfish89ryuhayabusa]

Yes, Zeppelin was the reason I started taking 50s rock more seriously and became more open to listening to it.

[@apchsiri1156]

​@@bfish89ryuhayabusa[and roll].

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

@@bfish89ryuhayabusa yeah if you go further back to the Delmore Brothers “Freight Train Boogie” from 1947. You can hear that swing and a little back beat. But really I think Rock and Roll is a spirit.

[@StratsRUs]

The Song Remains The Same only at 29 ? C'mon, Maaaaaaan !? The Song Remains The Same followed by The Rain Song is EPIC sequencing, probably the best two songs to open any album. Yr totally right about Eddie Cochran !

[@jdewey8841]

Your videos are so educational and FUN!

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

Glad you like them!

[@thesolarengineer]

Not really. Andy is a moron's ideal of what a bright fellow is. King of the Knobs, is our Andy.

[@themetallian2112]

10 Underrated Zep Songs (that are Not Covers): #1) “Achilles Last Stand” (1976) #2) “Ten Years Gone” (1975) #3) “The Rain Song” (1973) #4) “The Rover” (1975) #5) “The Battle of Evermore” (1971) #6) “What Is and What Should Never Be” (1969) #7) “For Your Life” (1976) #8) “Out on the Tiles” (1970) #9) “Four Sticks” (1971) #10) “In the Light” (1975)

[@Gonzoweb69]

I think "For Your Life" contains one of Pagey's best ever solo's but it's never mentioned in any lists I've ever seen.

[@brianpatterson7332]

Achilles Last Stand is Jimmy Page's favourite Zeppelin song (and probably mine, for what little that's worth).

[@keitha.563]

​@@Gonzoweb69For your life is my favorite Zep song Great Power chords, solo , its got many different tempos.

[@craig8542]

just found your channel this weekend. I've been a Zephead for 47 years and before I watch this here is the record of my top Zep tracks thru my life (it was 1976 when I got Zep 2) Whole lotta love, Stairway, The Rain Song, Kashmir, Ten Years Gone. for the last 15 years, top Zep Track..... For Your Life. Turn it right up and immerse yourself. MAGNIFICENT! Cheers.

[@TheJohnmb46]

Brilliant Andy .......... Waffle On!

[@floydshambles]

Genius scoring system.

[@zilefn9212]

They really were lightning in a bottle, weren't they? Just a couple of queries: 1. Did Page actually intend to play that way on Hot Dog, or was he so "absent" that he said "oh, screw it"?; 2. What DID everyone else do during Bonzo's 25 minute long drum solos in '75 and '77? Oh, and during Page's Guitar Solo in '77?; and 3. Who would have guessed during the 1970s that the band member who would prove to have the greatest and (by some distance) most interesting creative longevity would be the singer?

[@thekeywitness]

Glad you mentioned 'In the Light' -- it's my favorite LZ track. It's a 10/10 for me.

[@of6594]

This is THE list, completely objective of course 😉 1. Achilles last stand No quarter Ten years gone In the light The Rover The song remains the same Misty Mountain hop Carouselambra Dazed and confused Good times bad times 11. Celebration day When the levee breaks Black dog Over the hills and far away Dancing days Kashmir Four sticks Friends Stairway to heaven Fool in the rain 21. Down by the seaside How many more times Your time is gonna come Battle of evermore Thank you Whole lotta love South bound Suarez Babe, I'm gonna leave you Custard pie Houses of the holy Thus the album list becomes: Physical graffiti 14 pts LZ IV 12 pts Houses of the holy 10 pts LZ I. 9 pts In through the out door. 6 pts LZ III 4 pts Presence. 3 pts LZ II 2 pts Coda 0 pts

[@patrickkelly9178]

Agree with some others that ten years gone is excellent and would be in my top ten alongside the Rover, both from their best album although the forth side is perhaps its achilles heal.

[@paulmartinson875]

I like your top tens, even if I disagree with them, very entertaining

[@edwardpenny4859]

My favourite video so far.

[@TimothyJBerry]

Love your #1 and the song that shall not be named in its own Platonic category😂

[@sjbang5764]

Did I write this comment before? It's the one where I tell the story about when I saw Led Zeppelin, this was 1969, John Bonham was so high, well that's what I assumed, that he literally passed out at the drum kit. Performance art, that was. But before that epic event, Jimmy Page bowed his guitar with a violin bow. Never before had I seen anything like that! Keep in mind I was 15 years old, but still. Nice ranking of the songs, Andy. I got so tired of Stairway to Heaven, I swore off listening to Led Zeppelin ever again.

[@paulmartinson875]

Same here, saw them along with savoy brown and Jethro tull😮

[@geoffccrow2333]

When playing les zep songs and especially lz4, when you listen to each song you are entering another world. I can't think of any other band that could do this change from song to song to song.

[@tammo100]

When The Levee Breaks 🤩

[@bruce6014]

Hot Dog is in all seriousness one of my Led Zep favourites. Maybe I should sling my hook!

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

it is very silly but one of the more exciting tunes on that album. But it silly. In The Evening and Carouselambra are a bit tedious IMO

[@jeffreytaylor6257]

Always loved 4 sticks. It was the same reason that I love Jungle Book from Mysterious Traveler. Those songs just make you stop and pay attention. JT

[@meldonbrindley7093]

I love your rants. Rant on.

[@vicstamatiou2894]

Go you good thing ❤😂

[@SmartDave60]

Dancing Days

[@craig8542]

brilliant Andy!!!!! It's For Your Life innit...................they are so good, the best song isn't on the best album and neither is Stairway. What a band. the greatest ever! I'm now gonna check if you were in Priory . I'm in man. cheers

[@geoffccrow2333]

Thank you sounds amazing of diff live bootleg versions.

[@krautbass]

Of course, we all know about 'that song' even in the studio or live.. yes we all know Andy.. cheers!!

[@geoffccrow2333]

I'm thinking of watching this vid. Its my fav channel so why not. I suppose it couldn't hurt. I mean ive been a massive led zep fan since i was a teen. Its just ..its just such an obvious vid to make. Surprised you haven't made it sooner.

[@ulfskjol]

Don't listen to fools! And don't you dare change, keep talking!

[@MattCarter67]

Hots On For Nowhere is brilliant.

[@justiceforall101]

Love the list. Stairway no.1 of course. But I thought What is and what should never be might get a look in.

[@stevemacarthur9660]

Outstanding work, as always, Captain Andy; I was wondering (hoping) if you might find some love for The Rover from Physical Graffiti (might be my favorite Zep song - there's something about it). As for you talking too much - I think your response to that as a general consideration was spot on. It is your passion that saves the day (which is absolutely as it should be). If we can't share a laugh, then what, indeed, does it all mean... 15 points for the Captain!

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

I love The Rover and Custard Pie. Side One is the best side IMO on PG. Thanks for the kind comments

[@aluthman281]

The way I heard it, they thought "Houses" sounded too much like "Dancing Days," which they elected to keep over it.

[@edwardyazinski3858]

Out On The Tiles baby

[@paulkazakoff9231]

Yep Out on the tiles would be in my top 30 and also Sick again which very few talk about.Love it !

[@edwardyazinski3858]

@@paulkazakoff9231 Sick Again is bad ass! Wanton Song too! But I would have rated PG and IV tied for No 1.