Annie Lennox Albums Ranked

Ann Lennox OBE (born 25 December 1954) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist, and philanthropist. After achieving moderate success in the late 1970s as part of the new wave band The Tourists, she and fellow musician Dave Stewart went on to achieve international success in the 1980s as Eurythmics. Appearing in the 1983 music video for “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” with orange cropped hair and wearing a man’s business suit, the BBC states, “all eyes were on Annie Lennox, the singer whose powerful androgynous look defied the male gaze”.[1] Subsequent hits with Eurythmics include “There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)” and “Here Comes the Rain Again”. In addition to her career as a musician, Lennox is also a political and social activist, notable for raising money and awareness for HIV/ AIDS as it affects women and children in Africa—this includes her SING Campaign which she launched in 2007. In 2011, Lennox was appointed an OBE by Queen Elizabeth II for her “tireless charity campaigns and championing of humanitarian causes”. On 4 June 2012, she performed at the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Concert in front of Buckingham Palace. In 2017, Lennox was appointed Glasgow Caledonian University’s first female chancellor. Here are all of Annie Lennox albums ranked.

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6. A Christmas Cornucopia (2010)

“This has got to be one of the greatest triumphs ever in Popular Music. Annie Lennox was not just aiming at Christmas Mode Music, no, she was obviously going after ringing up humanity’s most sublime feelings and emotions, ranging from pathos through exuberance to rapture and then even transcendent ecstasy. Christmas, in the conception of Annie Lennox’s Christmas Cornucopia, is not only not just the big secular holiday it has become for most of us, and it is not even simply a Christian Religious Holiday, but goes on to become a monumental Universal Event and a pivotal and central Experience for All Mankind.”

5. Nostalgia (2014)

“This is the evolved Annie Lennox singing classics with which she connects, backed by superb musicians who know how to give exactly what she wants. Listen to the arrangement of “Summertime,” then listen to it again and again and again. Annie digests a tune and lyric and lets it gestate. What comes out when the mikes are on is pure maple syrup with just the right amount of cayenne.”

4. Songs Of Mass Destruction (2007)

“The album begins gently, with “Dark Road.” Simple musical accompaniment lets Annie’s passionate lead vocal stand out, as she weaves a wistful, pessimistic yet hopeful message to a loved one. The song builds in intensity, peaks, and ends calmly. The next cut, “Love Is Blind,” is remarkably intense, with a rock vibe, superb back-up echoing harmonies, and an incredible conclusion with Annie repeating the words “so screwed up” six times. “Smithereens,” a beautiful ballad that builds to a dramatic crescendo, is followed by “Ghosts in the Machine,” another driving rock song which is a blast to sing along with.”

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3. Medusa (1995)

“Medusa is a fantastic album to cut your teeth on Lennox. The songs are recognizable and the feeling is comfortable. I would find it hard to believe there’s someone out there that hasn’t heard of her or heard a song by her, but this would be the perfect introduction.”

2. Bare (2003)

“The songs on this album are so powerfully intimate and sad that I have difficulty holding back tears when I listen to her lyrics of lost love. The songs speak so directly to me I shudder at the horror of losing the one I love the way she has. It’s a stunning piece of work, her voice heart-breakingly beautiful. Not for the faint of heart.”

1. Diva (1992)

“Annie Lennox has a voice that embraces blues, soul and jazz with depth and talent. “Walking on Broken Glass” is one of those songs that became an anthem for heartbreak in the 80s and it still works today. The video for that song has two well known male actors who are stars today. This is an album that works well for decompression at the end of a hectic day. Golden.”