# The best Arctic Monkeys songs

From I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor to 505 and Cornerstone: the Arctic Monkeys songs fans and critics rank highest.

- 102 votes · 16 items
- Dec 5, 2024 · encore_salty
- https://even.best/en/l/3302/the-best-arctic-monkeys-songs

## Top 16

1. **505** (12 · ▲12 ▼0) — 2007. The emotional closer of Favourite Worst Nightmare; first for the AOTY community.
2. **I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor** (9 · ▲9 ▼0) — 2005. The debut number one that made them famous.
3. **Do I Wanna Know?** (8 · ▲10 ▼2) — 2013. The slow, heavy riff of AM.
4. **R U Mine?** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — 2012. The riff that led into AM.
5. **Cornerstone** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — 2009. First for Paste.
6. **Four Out of Five** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — 2018. A taqueria on the Moon, from Tranquility Base.
7. **Crying Lightning** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — 2009. The dark single from Humbug.
8. **Fluorescent Adolescent** (5 · ▲7 ▼2) — 2007. Humour and nostalgia.
9. **A Certain Romance** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — 2006. The closer of their debut album.
10. **Brianstorm** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — 2007. Frenzied drums from Matt Helders.
11. **When the Sun Goes Down** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — 2006. A night in Sheffield's red-light district.
12. **Mardy Bum** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — 2006. A fan favourite from the debut.
13. **Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 2013. Late-night calls in falsetto.
14. **The View from the Afternoon** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 2006. The opener of their first album.
15. **There'd Better Be a Mirrorball** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 2022. The ballad that opens The Car.
16. **Arabella** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 2013. Black Sabbath meets hip-hop.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.