Fatboy Slim Albums Ranked

Norman Quentin Cook (born 31 July 1963), also known by his stage name Fatboy Slim, is an English musician, DJ, and record producer who helped to popularise the big beat genre in the 1990s. In the 1980s, Cook was the bassist for the Hull-based indie rock band the Housemartins, who achieved a UK number-one single with their a cappella cover of “Caravan of Love”. After the Housemartins split, Cook formed the electronic band Beats International in Brighton, who produced the number-one single “Dub Be Good to Me”. He then played in Freak Power, Pizzaman, and the Mighty Dub Katz with moderate success. In 1996, Cook adopted the name Fatboy Slim and released Better Living Through Chemistry to critical acclaim. Follow-up albums You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby, Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars, and Palookaville, as well as singles such as “The Rockafeller Skank”, “Praise You”, “Right Here, Right Now”, “Weapon of Choice”, and “Wonderful Night”, achieved commercial and critical success. In 2008, Cook formed the Brighton Port Authority with David Byrne. He has been responsible for successful remixes for Cornershop, the Beastie Boys, A Tribe Called Quest, Groove Armada, and Wildchild. In 2010, in partnership with Byrne, he released the concept album Here Lies Love. Cook holds the Guinness World Record for most top-40 hits under different names. As a solo act, he has won nine MTV Video Music Awards and two Brit Awards. Here are all of Fatboy Slim’s albums ranked.

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9. The Legend Returns, 2010

“Excellent album! Some of it is beautiful and soulful, some of it is silly and fun, and even if 2 or 3 tracks in the middle are relatively undistinguished, pretty much all of it is at least solidly enjoyable and at best wonderfully satisfying…it seems that the relatively low rating is caused by unfair expectations from ‘fans’ – but I was a non-fan who gave this a go and can now proudly say I like the music of Fatboy Slim!”

8. The Greatest Hits – Why Try Harder, 2006

“I always preface my reviews of artists whose genre is one that I’m not a big fan of with a comment that this artist is worth checking out because everyone has a bias towards their favorite style(s). This is one of those artists. I love this album and I own the two non-collection albums “why try harder…” and “Between the gutter…”. I enjoy Cornershop but the remix of their “Brimful of Asha” is fantastic. Weapon of Choice is another highlight, who can forget the video with Christopher Walken? If you don’t know it then check it out. I could go through the tracklisting…this is so good and as I mentioned earlier not a style or genre I like at all. Hats off to Mr. Norman Cook; aka Fatboy Slim. For those who don’t know he was in the Housemartins if you really want to compare a juxtaposition in styles from a single artist.

7. On The Floor At The Boutique , 1998

“I can’t stand most of Fatboy Slim’s own productions anymore, but this mix, comprised of tracks hand-picked from his record collection and masterfully mixed, is fucking great! Best thing you can purchase with Fatboy Slim’s name on it. The only thing keeping this from getting 5 stars is the inclusion of 2 of his own tracks, most notably The Rockafeller Skank. Barf! Otherwise very fun. Luckily it’s the last track, you can just stop the disc before it starts and you’d done.”

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6. Live On Brighton Beach, 2002

“A live DJ mix set. Features little too well-known big beat bands like Jark Prongo, Rocket bass, and Richard Scanty. This is an interesting mix, where you can only hear the audience during actual Fatboy Slim songs, and the mix just fades out at the end, as if there wasn’t a crowd at all. The music is all right, but after a while, it got old for me, so I sold it back. I am not saying I didn’t like it, but I am saying that I was hoping for an album perhaps with a bit more of his material, and not someone else’s songs.”

5. Fatboy Sim Presents Bem Brasil, 2014

“The whole affair has a beautiful feel good and feel free vibe that you can easily get lost in. We probably won’t get another Fatboy Slim album until Norman tires of traveling the world as a DJ (which isn’t likely). But his in-between projects, like this one, are worthy of note. If you love exotic sounding music with a modern touch, then you’ll love this double cd project from one of the best electronic artists EVER!!”

4. Palookaville, 2004

“I think Fatboy Slim’s fourth album “Palookaville” happens to sound slightly better than “Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars” album. I somehow enjoy this album more than its predecessor, possibly because this time there aren’t that many house music songs available but more groovy stuff. However, all the tracks tend to follow the same formula all over again: the beginning, chorus, slow filler moment in the center and continuing the main chorus again. On some tracks the repeating silent moments are noticeably intrusive but i can accept them. Just barely. Good thing there are many guest singers such as Damon Albarn and Bootsy Collins to bring more depth.”

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3. Better Living Through Chemistry, 1996

“‘Better Living Through Chemistry’ is full of great tunes, but they rely on repetitive vocal hooks and some tracks can overstay their welcome. There’s plenty of upbeat tunes, often with a funky aspect to them. I find this is a good album to have on in the background, but it’s also an album that you can enjoy when you really focus on it.”

2. Halfway Between The Gutter And The Stars, 2000

“A good effort from Norman Cook. He still has some solid masterpieces on his hands with “Ya Mama” and “Bird of Prey” but it seems he doesn’t know how to take full advantage of his collaboration with Macy Gray and makes some pointless songs like “Lovelife”. It’s overall a good album with a few tracks that you might want to skip.”

1. You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby , 1998

“This is THE big beat breakout album you’ve been searching for, touching on house a bit at times, but definitely bringing the beats with known pop hits “right here, right now” and “the Rockefeller skank” along with “build it up” and the cuss-driven hilarity of “in heaven”.”