Fiona Apple Albums Ranked

Fiona Apple McAfee-Maggart (born September 13, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter. Apple is an eleven-time Grammy Award nominee and three-time winner whose five albums have all reached the top fifteen on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, stretching from 1997 to 2020. The youngest daughter of actor Brandon Maggart, Apple was born in New York City and was raised alternating between her mother’s home in New York and her father’s in Los Angeles. Classically trained on piano as a child, she began composing her own songs when she was eight years old. Her debut album, Tidal, containing songs written when she was 17, was released in 1996 and received a Grammy Award for Best Female Vocal Rock Performance for the single “Criminal”. She followed with When the Pawn… (1999), produced by Jon Brion, which was also critically and commercially successful and was certified Platinum. For her third album, Extraordinary Machine (2005), Apple again collaborated with Brion and began recording the album in 2002. However, Apple was reportedly unhappy with the production and opted not to release the record, leading fans to protest Epic Records, erroneously believing that the label was withholding its release. The album was eventually re-produced without Brion and released in October 2005. The album was certified Gold, and nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album. In 2012, she released her fourth studio album, The Idler Wheel…, which received critical praise and was followed by a tour of the United States and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album in 2013. Apple’s fifth studio album, Fetch the Bolt Cutters, was released in 2020 to widespread acclaim, earning two Grammy Awards: Best Alternative Music Album and Best Rock Performance for the lead single “Shameika”. She has received numerous awards and nominations, including three Grammy Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards, and a Billboard Music Award. Here are all of Fiona Apple’s albums ranked

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5. Extraordinary Machine, 2005

“Extraordinary Machine is Fiona Apple’s best musical accomplishment so far. Five years after her release, When the Pawn…, Fiona has not lost one ounce of her touch. The stunningly mature vocals of a still so youthful and yet so refined a woman, the striking piano arrangements, and the unique style without the overproduction continue to reveal an artist who wants to remain true to her style, even if it means having to settle for the gold at the expense of sacrificing an opportunity of achieving multiplatinum sales status, which I think she could do. She has the looks and the potential starpower, and I think that the latter case might yet come without having to redefine herself in terms of some marketing craze that has less substance and is otherwise bland.”

4. Tidal, 1996

“This is definitely a great first album from Fiona Apple. Fans would say “When the Pawn” was the best; but Tidal indicated early on what an amazing songwriter she is. This entire album is wonderful and constantly played on repeat.”

3. Fetch The Bolt Cutters, 2020

“Fiona Apple has only ever made wonderful, eccentric, unique, beautifully performed and produced music. No duds anywhere. This is a wonderful album, excellently produced (such clarity of sound!), quirky insightful lyrics and a great performance (even the dogs). We devotees have only one complaint – we have to wait too long between albums!”

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2. When The Pawn…, 1999

“Fiona didn’t disappoint with her follow-up to the hauntingly beautiful “Tidal”. The single best thing about this record is that it’s not the same as Tidal and so I find it impossible to say that one is better than the other. They both stand prominently on their own unique qualities. It’s evident from the first two tracks that Fiona has grown as a songwriter and the music is lush and gorgeous. The fact that each track is so different from the next is a big treat.”

1. The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do, 2012

“This album has a few tracks that will probably not appeal to some, even fans of the older material. I personally loved the moments where you hear her go as far away from what you expect as possible, as it gave this album it’s own identity instead of sounding like tracks that could have fit on previous albums. A good listen all around.”