Stephen King Ranking (Based On Viewer Submissions)

This is a collective Stephen King Ranking based on submissions I received from my subscribers and people on different discords! What will be number 1? Which books were included? Which books were snubbed? Stay tuned and find out! Comment down below!
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[@BenderBrains]

I always enjoy Stephen King rankings. It would be nice to see another video like this down the road after I have read more of his books.

[@BookishDrummer]

@@BenderBrains I could always do this again next year and make it more official, this time around it was very random lol

[@justinthyme2666]

Yeah, I’m mad at myself for not participating, so here’s mine (not that I expect it to be counted). 1. 11/22/63 2. The Green Mile 3. Different Seasons 4. The Shining 5. The Stand I would put Dead Zone sixth because I don’t think it gets the love it deserves.

[@BookishDrummer]

@@justinthyme2666 it’s okay, solid top 5

[@Hasan_mahmud50]

This collective Stephen King ranking is such a fun and engaging way to see how different readers rate his works! I'm excited

[@BookishDrummer]

Thanks! It was a lot of fun putting it together

[@skunke2290]

Glad to see my 5-points did Cujo good in the rankings! My all time favorite book, love it! And it didn’t surprise me to see that IT won at all.

[@BookishDrummer]

@@skunke2290 yup, Cujo surprised me, I didn’t think it would get top 20, I love it so that’s good to see

[@baciliogomez375]

The fact that 11/22/63 (my top personal favorite as well) can make top 5 shows the longevity of kings career.

[@justinthyme2666]

This is pretty cool. I’m sad I didn’t catch it to participate.

[@BookishDrummer]

@@justinthyme2666 thanks Justin!

[@andreabknight]

Great video- so great to see everyone's rankings. I forgot Needful Things (and it is one of my favourites!) 😆

[@BookishDrummer]

thanks!

[@RedFuryBooks]

Some really interesting results! I was happy that my 5 choices all made the top 12. I was honestly surprised that The Shining was that high! Thanks for putting this together - this was fun to see the results.

[@BookishDrummer]

@@RedFuryBooks thanks! Yeah I wasn’t expecting it to make top 3 either. I was also surprised to see Wizard and glass make top 10. And I was really hoping dead zone would make top 10 lol

[@johnyarrow6100]

I'm surprised that The Stand was beaten into 2nd place by It. Very interesting that 3 of top 4 are longer novels as its often said King's shorter work is better. Hopefully your video encourages anyone who hasn't read The Long Walk to seek out a copy

[@BookishDrummer]

@@johnyarrow6100 very interesting results indeed! Thanks for watching!

[@amandaplaysthesims]

I didn't even think about On Writing, but I did love that one so much!!

[@BookishDrummer]

Seems like everyone forgot about it lol

[@ianthereader]

The Dead Zone was cheated. People need to read that dang book.

[@BookishDrummer]

@@ianthereader preach Ian! lol

[@garythompson3223]

That was the first Stephen King book I ever read. I was in the 4th grade. It will always be my favorite.

[@BookishChas]

This was really interesting Jake! I was definitely surprised at some of the rankings.

[@BookishDrummer]

@@BookishChas two of your picks were top 10 right?

[@BookishChas]

@@BookishDrummer yep they sure were 😁

[@DaveShaves44]

awesome video man very creative, loved it. I guessed 4 of the top 5 correctly. only one i messed up on was i put Pet Sematary in top 5 and not Salems Lot. I love IT so much not surprised at all to see it crush the number one spot. Almost do for a reread of that book, absolutely magical

[@BookishDrummer]

thank you so much!

[@chriszako8386]

Awesome video drumish book! This is the best Stephen King ranking video on youtube! I wish I could have participated and bumped Carrie up a couple spots. I've only read about 11 King books but my list would go Carrie, pet semetery, shining, stand, Tom Gordon. The dead zone is definitely high on my to read list. Are you ever going to make any drum videos? It would make for some fun content variety even if it was something short.

[@BookishDrummer]

Thanks! Solid list. I’ve made drum videos in the past. I enjoy making book videos more. I enjoy just playing drums without recording it

[@amandaplaysthesims]

I'm reading 11/22/63 right now. It's nice to see how many people love it. Yay for The Shining!! ;) THE STAND!! ;) Two of mine were in the top 3!! That's nice!

[@BookishDrummer]

Nice, hope you enjoy it!

[@brockmutchelknaus7896]

very cool video idea. i enjoyed this a lot

[@BookishDrummer]

Thanks!

[@Maximus0623]

Great video! I’m sorry I missed submitting for it. If I had, 11/22/63 would have made top 3. Here are my rankings: 1. 11/22/63 2. Wizard and Glass 3. Fairytale 4. The Institute 5. The Outsider I know I’m weird where I actually think some of King’s recent books are among his best. I like his old stuff too, though.

[@BookishDrummer]

@@Maximus0623 interesting list, thanks for keeping it real!

[@Liz-lr3if]

I have a special place in my heart for bag of bones, so i gave it my number one spot, but I totally understand why people don't like it or find it boring. The books I reread over and over again in my teen years just got their hooks into me and never let go :)

[@BookishDrummer]

Totally acceptable!

[@therealPepeSilvia]

Solid video! I haven't read a lot of these. I need to get to reading

[@BookishDrummer]

@@therealPepeSilvia thanks!!

[@Paperbird76]

It was so hard to do a top 5!He has so many books that could easily be in there for me.

[@BookishDrummer]

@@Paperbird76 very true!

[@mindysbookjourney]

I am behind the times on this ranking but here is my list just for fun. 1. The Green Mile 2. Pet Sematary 3. Drawing of the Three 4. The Institute 5. Misery

[@BookishDrummer]

Nice list!

[@TheEmeraldSword86]

I have a few notes: First of all, you indirectly mentioned me by saying that one person gave 'Carrie' a first place. If you said that 'Rage' has four points, I gave it half of those four points. For 5th place, it was a toss-up between 'Salem's Lot' and 'Pet Sematary'. I ended up going with 'Salem's Lot', but 'Pet Sematary' is really good too.

[@BookishDrummer]

@@TheEmeraldSword86 yup lol

[@romail100]

Thanks for the effort Bookish Drummer. I am the (only) one who put "Lisey's Story" on board. I am sure others like it as well, but a list of top-5 can be a bit restrictive, thus, leaving other good books out. "IT" certainly deserves the status enjoyed by King's readers. Many claim that it is overlong, however, they forget that "IT" is actually two books merged into one (the young and adult lives of the Club intertwined into one narrative). Also, some of the Interludes can be omitted. I am also glad that "Salem's Lot" holds a good place in people's minds. It is rough on the edges but the characters come to life.

[@BookishDrummer]

@@romail100 thanks!

[@amandaplaysthesims]

Stephen King says Lisey's Story is his favorite book he's written as well, so you're in good company! :)

[@romail100]

@@amandaplaysthesims Thanks! I did not know. I remember it was dedicated to his wife.

[@BookishDrummer]

@@romail100 yup he said that awhile back, everyone was surprised

[@pickyourpopculturepoison]

Oh I love Regulators. I think Cycle of the Werewolf is always forgotten. My husband would argue that its bad Talisman is so low. 😂 I feel like Shining and IT are just the movies everyone knows.

[@BookishDrummer]

Agree with the regulators, wild book haha

[@badlilkitty96]

I NEED that hoodie!!! 😹❤🖤🔥💯🥰

[@garythompson3223]

I didn't get the chance to do a top five, so here's mine. 1. The Dead Zone 2. Misery 3. Firestarter 4. The Green Mile 5. Duma Key 11/22/63 was very close, it was just a little too long.

[@ianthereader]

Surprising to me that Wolves of the Calla got a significant amount of votes and Song of Susannah got none. I love those equally!

[@BookishDrummer]

@@ianthereader yup, very interesting all of the dark tower results

[@sasapejcin3568]

Wolves of Calla was boring af! I hope SOS is better!!

[@ianthereader]

@@sasapejcin3568 *gasp*

[@BookishDrummer]

@@sasapejcin3568 I didn’t like it too much my first time either, it’s better on a reread. Book 6 is much better IMO, but a lot of people still don’t like it lol

[@dondominicoseliga8723]

My top 5 is; Nr 5 The Shining, Nr 4 Pat Semetary, Nr 3 It, Nr 2 The Stand and my nr 1 The Green Mile.

[@alexanderdurner981]

Before watching the ranking, let me tell you my 5 favourite SK books: 1) 11.22.63 2) It 3) The dark half 4) The dark tower series 5) The Green Mile But this could change every hour 😂 For now it's that list. Greets from Bavaria in Germany 🫡

[@BookishDrummer]

@@alexanderdurner981 awesome!!! Hope you enjoy!

[@Kite562reviews]

Some of these King book I've heard of but haven't read. Yet 😂

[@BookishDrummer]

@@Kite562reviews lol nice

[@onceuponabookishsteph]

I would agree with a lot of these! But I have to say 11/22/63 is the best king book I’ve ever read!

[@BookishDrummer]

@@onceuponabookishsteph I was expecting it to be at least top 2 lol

[@farhad_s]

Talisman is also my least favourite Stephen King book. I did love Black House though, it was tied #5 with Salem's Lot, which I decided to vote for instead. Wolves of the Calla is my 2nd favourite Dark Tower, Song of Susannah least favourite. Needful Things (my #3)is quintessential King. Interesting that Dead Zone is in my Jul TBR. Looking forward to it. Top 2 here were my top 2 as well.

[@BookishDrummer]

Awesome! Hope you enjoy The Dead zone!

[@FineReads]

OMG... was I the only one voting for Gerald's Game? lol

[@BookishDrummer]

@@FineReads I believe so lol

[@FineReads]

not suprised by the top 5 at all. Similar when you do a fantasy ranking and have people vote. You'll always get the well known ones on the top. Thanks for all your hard work though. This was a lot of fun :P

[@BookishDrummer]

@@FineReads thanks fine!

[@johnyarrow6100]

@@FineReads i didn't vote for it but it was close. Its the only one of his books that if i think about a certain part i wont be getting to sleep

[@FineReads]

@@johnyarrow6100 it has been a while for me but I remember the angsty feeling very well. He’s a master in creating a devastating atmosphere 🫣

[@ianthereader]

The Stand being ranked lower than It is CORRECT.

[@BookishDrummer]

@@ianthereader I would agree with that lol