ranking every ariana grande album

for those of you who don't know, i'm a major ariana grande stan. i love her so much.

i also love music. so i thought... por que no los dos?

something weird i've noticed about myself and my album favorites is that, while some albums may have more songs that i enjoy, other albums may have fewer songs that i enjoy but that i enjoy more. for example, album A has 15 songs and i like 13 of them. album B has 15 songs and i like 10 of them. but, i love the songs from album B so much more. this is exactly how i feel when i think of ranking ariana grande's entire discography. and this is also what makes choosing a favorite so much more difficult. however, i've decided that i shall name the album with my more preferred songs to be my favorite, rather than the album of which i'm familiar with more songs.

image from Youtube, Ariana Grande, VEVO

of the albums, i probably know the most songs from thank u, next or my everything. however, just because i know more songs doesn't necessarily mean i like more songs from that album. my favorite album of hers is actually dangerous woman because it is home to so many of my all-time favorite songs. my least favorite album of hers is sweetener. it's close between sweetener and yours truly, because the songs that i do like from sweetener i like a lot, but i decided that as a whole, the album is my least favorite. here's a breakdown of how i've come to that conclusion:

**note: i have included every song from each album, including any songs that only exist on the extended or deluxe versions!

1) dangerous woman (2016)

    total number of songs: 16 (17 if you include "step on up", which is unreleased; 11 on standard edition)

    songs i enjoy from this album: 15 (93%)

            moonlight

            dangerous woman

            be alright

            into you

            side to side

            let me love you

            greedy

            leave me lonely

            everyday

            bad decisions

            thinking bout you

            sometimes

            touch it

            focus

            jason's song (gave it away)

    my all-time favorites from this album: 9

            thinking bout you

            into you

            touch it

            sometimes

            moonlight

            everyday

            dangerous woman

            leave me lonely

            side to side

2) thank u, next (2019)

    total number of songs: 12

    songs i enjoy from this album: 11 (92%)

            imagine

            needy

            NASA

            bloodline

            fake smile

            bad idea

            ghostin

            in my head

            7 rings

            thank u, next

            break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored

    my all-time favorites from this album: 6

            thank u, next

            break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored

            7 rings

            imagine

            ghostin

            needy

3) my everything (2014)

    total number of songs: 15 (12 on standard edition)

    songs i enjoy from this album: 12 (80%)

            problem

            one last time

            why try

            break free

            best mistake

            be my baby

            break your heart right back

            love me harder

            just a little bit of your heart

            my everything

            bang bang

            only 1

    my all-time favorites from this album: 5

            one last time

            why try

            best mistake

            just a little bit of your heart

            only 1

4) yours truly (2013)

    total number of songs: 12

    songs i enjoy from this album: 8 (67%)

            honeymoon avenue

            baby i

            right there

            tattooed heart

            piano

            the way

            you'll never know

            almost is never enough

    my all-time favorites from this album: 4

            almost is never enough

            tattooed heart

            the way

            right there

5) sweetener (2018)

    total number of songs: 15

    songs i enjoy from this album: 9 (60%)

            the light is coming

            r.e.m.

            god is a woman

            everytime

            breathin

            no tears left to cry

            better off

            goodnight n go

            get well soon

            

    my all-time favorites from this album: 4

            god is a woman

            breathin

            better off

            goodnight n go

hope you guys enjoyed this breakdown and ranking of every ariana grande album! comment down below your favorite album and song of all time; i'd love to expand my musical tastes based on personal recommendations :-) stay tuned for more fun content!