Massive Attack Albums Ranked

Massive Attack is an English electronic band formed in 1988 in Bristol by Robert “3D” Del Naja, Adrian “Tricky” Thaws, Andrew “Mushroom” Vowles, and Grant “Daddy G” Marshall. The band currently consists of Del Naja, Thaws, and Marshall, with Shara Nelson and Horace Andy as guest vocalists. The debut Massive Attack album Blue Lines was released in 1991, with the single “Unfinished Sympathy” reaching the charts and later being voted the 63rd greatest song of all time in a poll by NME. 1998’s Mezzanine (containing “Teardrop”) and 2003’s 100th Window charted in the UK at number one. Both Blue Lines and Mezzanine feature in Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The group has won numerous music awards throughout their career, including a Brit Award-winning Best British Dance Act, two MTV Europe Music Awards, and two Q Awards. They have released five studio albums that have sold over 13 million copies worldwide. Here are all of the Massive Attack albums ranked. Here are all of the Massive Attack albums ranked.

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9. Singles 90/98 (1998)

“Box set featuring eleven Massive Attack Singles singles from Daydreaming (1990) to Inertia Creeps (1998). Includes remixes and contributions from DJ Shadow, Portishead, Nellee Hooper, Mark ‘Spike’ Stent, Underworld, Almamegretta, Paul Oakenfold & Steve Osbourne, Tim Simenon, Manic Street Preachers, and Blur. Great artwork, great collection.”

8. Splitting The Atom (2009)

“Transfixing theme, bringing all the images of the Southern California racetrack, San Diego, driving around, and the shady, exciting life of the racetrack in the series. Lyrics are just mysterious enough that they fit the series and anything else. Music puts you in the mood to be out and rambling around!”

7. Danny The Dog (2004)

“Overall a pretty solid album. Worked great in the film to highlight a few, Montage, Sam and Polaroid Girl are all great. A few sketchy songs but on the whole very worth while for the good.”

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6. Collected (2006)

“Just one of those albums you need to have in your collection (no pun intended) a great balance of beats and collaborations, generally well balanced selection of songs and most massive attack fans would agree a good pick of their finest work.”

5. 100th Window (2003)

“Wait a minute or so. If this was a new artist releasing his, her or their opus initial record, everybody would have fallen at his her or their feet proclaiming the new unheralded promise of electronic music has just released an outstanding record. Being the old masters as they are, almost everybody fastidiously just limited to compare this to past glories. Enjoy it as it is, an excellent, professional and rewarding record by some greatly involved artists.”

4. Heligoland (2010)

“Heligoland, it seems has been an extremely overlooked album. More downtempo than Massive Attack’s usual Trip Hop, the album, at first glance, could seem a little slow to listeners. The opening track “Pray For Rain” is an eerie entrance to the album, appearing a bit slow at first, yet the buildup near the end of the song along with the sort of “resolution”, the song turning major for a bit, and sounding more hopeful than the rest of it had me really looking forward to what this album contained, then transitioning back to the unique minor beat that the song began with.”

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3. Protection (1994)

“This is their best in my book. Protection is gorgeous and their other songs reflect more style, ambition, and polish then their debut. It sags at the end but not before stating its case efficiently.”

2. Blue Lines (1991)

“The Trip Hop pioneers lay down some amazingly chill and cool hip hop beats fused with nothing but vigor and soul (not the musical kind, the… essence kind.) Even though its hindered by its humble production values, it speaks volumes compared to MCs of today.”

1. Mezzanine (1998)

“A very very cool and individual album that offers some very dark imagery and the classic track ‘Teardrop’. I am sure this will remain as the best and most consistent album by Massive Attack, the mood and production are amazing – definitely a late-night album.”