Moby Songs Ranked
Richard Melville Hall (born September 11, 1965), known professionally as Moby, is an American musician, songwriter, singer, producer, and animal rights activist. He has sold 20 million records worldwide. AllMusic considers him to be “among the most important dance music figures of the early 1990s, helping bring dance music to a mainstream audience both in the United States and the United Kingdom”. Moby found commercial and critical success with his fifth album Play (1999) which, after receiving little recognition, became an unexpected global hit in 2000 after each track was licensed to films, television shows, and commercials. It remains his highest selling album with 12 million copies sold. Its seventh single, “South Side”, featuring Gwen Stefani, remains his only one to appear on the US Billboard Hot 100, reaching No. 14. Moby followed Play with albums of varied styles including electronic, dance, rock, and downtempo music, starting with 18 (2002), Hotel (2005), and Last Night (2008). His later albums saw him explore ambient music, including the almost four-hour release Long Ambients 1: Calm. Sleep. (2016). Moby continues to record and release albums; his nineteenth studio album, Reprise, was released in May 2021. Here are all of Moby songs ranked.
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10. Mistake (Wait for Me, 2009)
“The pain in this particular one is so immense and yet so primal in nature. It’s a cry of a broken person who is begging his significant other to not ever make him hurt again. nothing fancy, nothing special- just plain appeal. Love the pain in Moby’s voice. He is a great composer!”
9. A Case for Shame (Innocents, 2013)
“I could tell from the first time I heard this that it deserves to live for generations on end. It is one of the best tracks I’ve heard in my life; it is pure brilliance. This is one of the best tracks I’ve heard in my life.”
8. South Side (Play, 1999)
“I really love the version of “South Side” with Gwen Stefani’s vocals. It adds a certain freshness and kick that wasn’t on the original album version. I love this song. I’ve always liked both Gwen Stefani in No Doubt and Moby and finally, a duet with the two of them. It’s great and Gwen’s clear vocals add to the already great song.”
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7. Honey (Permanent Midnight, 1998)
“Yeah yeah yeah, Moby’s an uncool creep (although I think some people care more about the “uncool” part than the “creep” part), but I’m not gonna pretend that this isn’t a total jam. The man has (had?) a real talent for sussing out what sounds awesome with what, and this is a prime example of that. Taking off a half-star for the unnecessary “YA-hey!” backing vocals, though.”
6. In This World (18, 2002)
“This song portrays exactly the lack of attention we have with new things, we are always busy in our little world and we forget to value what is beautiful and what really makes us happy.”
5. Lift Me Up (Hotel, 2005)
“One of my happiest memories is when I when this song was on when I was out clubbing. This was the last track of the night and the house lights and every white light in the place went on at the first chorus.”
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4. Porcelain (Play, 2000)
“This has to be hands down my favorite tracks and if not my all-time favorite it is moby’s greatest creation ever. every moment of this song is just a beautiful amalgamation of his Play album much of Moby’s breakthrough to stardom is probably thanks to this song.”
3. Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? (Play, 1999)
“This song broke the dam of unshed tears and cries from my soul when i most needed it. Unexplained power of this song is heartbreaking and cleansing at the same time. Wow, what a man to compose this”
2. We are All Made of Stars (18, 2002)
“No idea why I like this so much. Or maybe I do. I remember listening to this on swift repeat during one of the many break ups i had with my girlfriend. Must have pushed some buttons I think coz I recall crouching in a corner of the room, blubbing away in a most undignified manner to the sound of ‘people they fall apart…”
1. Extreme Ways (18, 2002)
“This track really went far in making the movies so special. This song is special. Really compliments the movie, i.e. Bourne’s crisis he tries to solve. This is such a good metaphor musically for the movie. Really moves me every time at the end when the credits comes up and this song stars playing. Really well done every one involved.”
