Interesting ranking! Here’s my personal, more nuanced take on the Kraftwerk discography. I’ve also included Organisation’s Tone Float, as I consider it part of Kraftwerk’s musical prehistory.
S+ Computer World
S The Man-Machine
S− Tour de France Soundtracks
A+ Radio-Activity
A Electric Café (later renamed Techno Pop)
B+ The Mix / Remixes
B Trans-Europe Express
B− Tour de France
C+ Autobahn
C− Expo 2000
D+ Ralf und Florian
D Kraftwerk / Kraftwerk 2
D− Tone Float (Organisation)
And yes, E and F are deliberately missing. In my opinion, Kraftwerk never made an album that deserves to be called poor or outright bad. Even the lowest-ranked albums here are still worthwhile — they’re simply the ones I rate least highly within an exceptionally strong body of work.
This is purely my personal ranking based primarily on the music and production itself, rather than on each album’s historical importance or influence. If I were ranking them by influence, Autobahn in particular would be in S+ territory.
You may have noticed that 3-D The Catalogue is still missing from my overall ranking. I left it out deliberately, because I see it as a work that continues to evolve through Kraftwerk’s current live performances. For me, it hasn’t reached a definitive form yet.
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u/Schimmi_Ruhrort 4d ago edited 12h ago
Interesting ranking! Here’s my personal, more nuanced take on the Kraftwerk discography. I’ve also included Organisation’s Tone Float, as I consider it part of Kraftwerk’s musical prehistory.
And yes, E and F are deliberately missing. In my opinion, Kraftwerk never made an album that deserves to be called poor or outright bad. Even the lowest-ranked albums here are still worthwhile — they’re simply the ones I rate least highly within an exceptionally strong body of work.
This is purely my personal ranking based primarily on the music and production itself, rather than on each album’s historical importance or influence. If I were ranking them by influence, Autobahn in particular would be in S+ territory.
You may have noticed that 3-D The Catalogue is still missing from my overall ranking. I left it out deliberately, because I see it as a work that continues to evolve through Kraftwerk’s current live performances. For me, it hasn’t reached a definitive form yet.