Adam Ant Songs Ranked
Stuart Leslie Goddard, better known as Adam Ant (born 3 November 1954) is an English singer and musician. He gained popularity as the lead singer of the new wave group Adam and the Ants and later as a solo artist, scoring 10 UK top ten hits from 1980 to 1983, including three UK No. 1 single. He has also worked as an actor, appearing in over two dozen films and television episodes from 1985 to 2003. Since 2010, Ant has reactivated his musical career, performing live regularly in his hometown of London and beyond, recording and releasing a new album and completing six full-length UK national tours, four US national tours, and two Australian tours and with a fifth US tour scheduled and a further album, Bravest of the Brave, completed and awaiting release. Here are all of Adam Ant songs ranked.
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13. Made of Money (Friend or Foe, 1982)
“Such catchy tunes ,The album is nothing but fun danceable pop/rock hybrid that brought African rhythms to the world.”
12. Kings of the Wild Frontier (Kings of the Wild Frontier, 1980)
“A barrage of tribal drums, surf guitar, white noise and whooping – magnificent! That moment about 20 seconds in when the Burundi Beat kicks in is one of the most exciting moments in popular music. Briefly, Adam Ants were the greatest band on the planet and this song shows you why.”
11. Catholic Days (Dirk Wears White Sox, 1979)
“Adam and the Ants were once a serious punk band. This album sums up this period very well with its themes of dark, urban alienation and fears of Fascism still embedded in the English psyche. My only quibble is that the extras don’t include the songs Deutsche Girls and Plastic Surgery, but otherwise a surprising prelude to Adam’s pop star phase.”
10. Shrink (Adam Ant Is the Blueblack Hussar in Marrying the Gunner’s Daughter, 2013)
“Superior to much of his work not because there was anything novel about the track (it’s Ant music from start to finish) but because he doesn’t screw anything up.”
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9. Room at the Top (Manners & Physique, 1990)
“Adam decided to adapt rather than perish, so he hooks up with Andre Cymone and gets his second US top twenty single. Slight but pleasant.”
8. Friend or Foe (Friend or Foe, 1982)
“This is a classic Adam Ant album – certainly his finest as a solo artist. Apart from the three fine singles, there are lots of other good tunes and hardly any duffers. The whole album has a great, energetic vibe and is highly original. You’ll find yourself tapping your foot and singing along. There’s also a lot of droll humour attached to many of the lyrics.”
7. Desperate But Not Serious (Friend or Foe, 1982)
“Big dumb lyrics given the big dumb overblown treatment, complete with trumpet fanfare. But it ends up being quite endearing, like a couple of clumsy oafish giants doing a pas de deux. Adam Ant’s seductive come-ons are about as convincing as Morris Day’s, and enjoyable for roughly the same reason.”
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6. Cool Zombie (Adam Ant Is the Blueblack Hussar in Marrying the Gunner’s Daughter, 2013)
“There’s a lot to talk about when it comes to this album, which on top of everything seems very personal. As usual, even in the happy songs, there is a tiny bit of underlying personal drama that usually is overlooked and unnoticed, particularly when it comes to Adam Ant.”
5. Strip (Strip, 1983)
“This song is basically one big hook saying “I will strip for you, if you strip for me” the lyrics or very awful. The song is good because of a catchy hook and a good beat.”
4. Wonderful (Wonderful, 1995)
“Still missing all the usual Antmusic trappings which i eat up on cue, but a catchy, solid-enough song that manages to stay afloat on its own.”
3. Prince Charming (Prince Charming, 1981)
“If you wanna hear what the Ant really sounds like, start with this or Kings. What ever you do, don’t get Manners or Wonderful first, get this or Kings! You gotta hear it. It’s the screaming and everything you would want out of the Ant!”
2. Goody Two Shoes (Friend or Foe, 1982)
“Adam Ant’s huge solo hit is so monstrously catchy and fey that, of course, it’s easier to hate than Paris Hilton starring in a Kevin Smith movie scored by Kanye West, but those stomping glam-rock drums make “Goody Two Shoes” blushingly likable to someone with tastes as trashy as mine. Guilty pleasure ahoy. Goofy album track “Crackpot History” on the B-side is cut from the same cloth, but with a Bo Diddley beat.”
1. Stand and Deliver (Prince Charming, 1981)
“Fun for nostalgias sake only , as kids we would buy the ants 7″s like “kings of the wild frontier” “antmusic” and “stand and deliver” and be thrilled to the core , they were undeniably one of the biggest pop bands with teen appeal of the early 80s . Of course some of the more enthusiastic fans even tried the trademark white stripe greasepaint look ! The 80s was a funny era .”