Paramore Songs Ranked
Paramore is an American rock band from Franklin, Tennessee, formed in 2004. The band currently consists of lead vocalist Hayley Williams, guitarist Taylor York and drummer Zac Farro. Williams and Farro are founding members of the group, while York, a high school friend of the original lineup, joined in 2007. Williams is the only member listed on the band’s recording contract with Warner Music Group’s Fueled by Ramen sublabel and the only member to appear on all five of Paramore’s studio albums. The group released its debut album All We Know Is Falling in 2005, with the album reaching number four on the UK Rock Chart in 2009 and number thirty on Billboard‘s Heatseekers Chart in 2006.
Following the departure of Josh and Zac Farro in 2010, the band released their self-titled fourth album in 2013. It gave the band their first career number one on the US Billboard 200 and was also the number one album in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico. It included the singles “Still Into You” and “Ain’t It Fun”, with the latter winning the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song for Hayley Williams and Taylor York as songwriters, making it Paramore’s first Grammy win. The band’s lineup changed once again after this album cycle with bassist Jeremy Davis leaving the band near the end of 2015 and former drummer Zac Farro rejoining the band in 2017. Their fifth studio album After Laughter was released later that year. Here are all of Paramore’s songs ranked.
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20. When It Rains (Riot!, 2007)
“The guitar work is beautiful and soothing. Hayley’s voice is angelic with so much grace and power. The message of the song is deep and powerful in itself. One of the best songs and one of the most overrated. A lot of people haven’t heard this song unless they’re big Riot! fans. It’s a shame cause it’s Paramores softer side at it’s finest and I miss them making songs like this.”
19. Pressure (All We Know Is Falling, 2005)
” like all songs of Paramore as it is my favorite band but still this song deserve higher rank… I agree with the ranking only this song deserve little high ranking… Just listen to it once… Songs of there first Album all we know is falling are not voted very much… But I love this album just listen to this album.. This album is with best lyric…”
18. Fences (Riot!, 2007)
“I had heard many of the other popular songs by this band but never truly loved them until I heard fences. It opened my eyes so-to-speak to how good this band is. Haley williams is an amazingly talented singer and although I normally dislike female singers she still got to be one of my favorites.”
17. All I Wanted (Brand New Eyes, 2009)
“SO INTENSE! I think this is the most powerful song that Paramore have ever created by far! The reason this song isn’t far more known or popular is because Hayley can’t perform this one due to the extremely high pitches and if she did, it would risk damaging her voice. The PURE solo in the middle ‘ALL I WANTED WAS YOU’ shows that Hayley is a TRUE singer that doesn’t need editing, overly used beats or anything to change her voice.”
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16. For a Pessimist, I’m Pretty Optimistic (Riot!, 2007)
“This song is my absolute favorite should honestly be 1# it’s gotten me and probably other through lots of stuff absolutely adore it I can’t describe what I feel while I hear this, but it has helped me a lot, best band ever… and my favorite from riot!”
15. Let the Flames Begin (Riot!, 2007)
“Simple. The riff, the bridge, the outro; AMAZING. This song has epic dripping from it’s every note. It’s an absolutely kick-ass song. Their best. They’ll never write a song better than it because that is impossible. For anyone. Listen to it in the car at night for the full effect!”
14. Hard Times (After Laughter, 2017)
“This is amazing and you know it. It sounds like Blondie or Bananarama or one of those bands from the 80’s. It has cool lyrics and makes you want to dance. What’s not to like? They need to evolve as artists – they can’t make teenage emo music forever.”
13. Emergency (All We Know Is Falling, 2005)
“Lyrics can take a good song and make it fantastic. This is a perfect example of what I’m talking about. I’ve never been a huge fan of the sound in this album, it just sounds like it panders to the angsty teens who love Hot Topic. However, It’s Paramore. They can make any song flawless if they tried, like they did with ‘Pressure’ and ‘Fake Happy’ which were uphill battles and turned into instant classics. Emergency is flawless lyrics wise. “
12. Careful (Brand New Eyes, 2009)
“In my opinion, Careful should be in Still Into You’s place because this song is one of the many songs that define Paramore’s genre: Punk-Rock,. Still Into You is more of pop-rock/pop than alternative rock/punk rock. They’re known as an “American rock band” not pop.”
11. Playing God (Brand New Eyes, 2009)
“One of the most inspiring songs I’ve ever had the pleasure of listening to. One for those who truly believe in themselves and their power. Absolutely powerful lyrics that will change the way you think.”
10. Ain’t It Fun (Paramore, 2013)
“To be honest, I had almost given up on Paramore and their new music. And this is coming from someone who practically worshiped them. But when I heard this song, they revived my faith. This song shows just how much more mature they’ve become in their lyric quality and music dynamics. The perfect song to just dance around to and smile like an idiot. They never seize to amaze me.”
9. Monster (Transformers: Dark of the Moon – The Album, 2011)
“Monster was actually the first Paramore song I heard and what got me into the band, it’s not only my favorite paramore song, but one of my favorite songs in general. It’s definitely more rock and punk than some of they’re other songs, but I love that. It honestly was a good song to listen to for me when I was stressed out or upset. “
8. Still Into You (Paramore, 2013)
“This song is like totally awesome! Hayley Williams is an amazing singer! I love Paramore forever! I thought some of their newer stuff was a bit too pop like but this song changed my mind for good! It’s my new favourite song! My mom however hates it! Lolz!”
7. That’s What You Get (Riot!, 2007)
“That’s what you get is first favorite Paramore song, it has a good lyrics, beautiful melody and great vocal. This song make me want to hear it again, again and again… and everyone that hear this song should be like me.. “
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6. The Only Exception (Brand New Eyes, 2009)
“The peak of all their songs. Hayley Williams nailed it at this & although it’s a slow song, it’s great & a perfect ballad from them. Her voice is unique, the tunes are catchy & it has a deep, meaningful & powerful lyrics, showing one’s fear of the worst moments, like the death of the most loved ones. How is this not #1? It ranks along with Drowned World/Substitute for Love by Madonna & Ordinary World by Duran Duran in quality & emotion. It scored a peak in so many sources & gained so many positive reviews & was sold the most. It’s been played more than any of her others songs.”
5. Crushcrushcrush (Riot!, 2007)
“Best song ever. Seriously the song that introduced me to Paramore. But its always ALWAYS the song I go back to & lister to over & over. Watching the video is amazing too. I know the visual has nothing to do with this contest but seriously Hayley is amazing to watch.”
4. Brick by Boring Brick (Brand New Eyes, 2009)
“It just works, perfectly. The progression is close to perfect, the story is a beautiful one, the production is amazing, the vocals are perfect for each part of the song. I just love it cause there is nothing quite like it in any of the punk related scenes, Be it emo, emo pop, pop punk, hardcore, post hardcore, screamo or anything.”
3. Decode (Twilight, 2008)
“The acoustic version in particular is extraordinary. There’s one particular rendition that really gets to me. She must have been sick, but every time her voice cracked my heart ached. Such a beautifully depressing song. She actually reminded me a lot of Adele.”
2. Ignorance (Brand New Eyes, 2009)
“Pretty much listen to this song ever day, haha. Really It’s a great paramore song in general, not to mention that without it the band would’ve broken up, but Hayley’s vocals are insane and the intro and palm muted guitar riffs are great too!. The song has a nice punk rock feel and is a really heavy song with a meaning. Plus Hayley looks amazing with the lightbulb in the video.”
1. Misery Business (Riot!, 2007)
“I love this song it’s literally like half of my heart. I remember that this is the very first song that I heard by Paramore. I was playing saints row 2 and it came on while I was driving. At first the song sounded boring but then it got to the guitar and the drums and I fell in love with it I loved the way the singing sounded, the way the drumming sounded I just loved it.”
