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The best Muse songs

The top 3 according to 58 votes from people: Hysteria · Knights of Cydonia · Madness. (Updated May 7, 2024.)

From Showbiz to Black Holes and Revelations: the Muse songs fans and critics rank highest, with Hysteria on top.

Rosie Atkinson · · 15 items · 58 votes · 0 comments

Top 15

  1. 1

    Hysteria

    2003. That bassline; voted their best song by NME readers in 2012.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 0

    5
  2. 2

    Knights of Cydonia

    2006. A space western with galloping guitars.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 0

    5
  3. 3

    Madness

    2012. A minimal ballad with a Queen-style solo.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 0

    5
  4. 4

    Starlight

    2006. Stadium pop-rock from Black Holes and Revelations.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  5. 5

    Supermassive Black Hole

    2006. Funk and falsetto; the Twilight song.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  6. 6

    Feeling Good

    2001. Named the best cover ever by NME in 2010.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  7. 7

    Plug In Baby

    2001. The riff that made them big.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  8. 8

    Uprising

    2009. A glam-rock call to revolt.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  9. 9

    Time Is Running Out

    2003. Their first UK top ten.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  10. 10

    Map of the Problematique

    2006. Dark synths and paranoia.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  11. 11

    New Born

    2001. The epic opener of Origin of Symmetry.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  12. 12

    Citizen Erased

    2001. Seven minutes of heavy, sad rock.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  13. 13

    Unintended

    1999. The tender ballad from Showbiz.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  14. 14

    Butterflies and Hurricanes

    2003. Rock with a Rachmaninoff-style piano interlude.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 2

    0
  15. 15

    Stockholm Syndrome

    2003. Pure riff fury.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 3

    -2

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