Born to Run tops new ranking of Bruce Springsteen's best albums

Collider published a ranking of the 10 best Bruce Springsteen albums 29 minutes ago, placing Born to Run at No. 1 and Born in the U.S.A. at No. 2.

The list puts The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle at No. 3, Nebraska at No. 4, Darkness on the Edge of Town at No. 5 and The River at No. 6; The Rising is No. 7, Tunnel of Love No. 8, Letter to You (2020) No. 9, and Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. (1973) rounds out the top ten at No. 10.

The piece emphasizes that most of the ranked albums come from Springsteen’s first couple of career decades and highlights his longevity and sustained stage energy into his 60s and 70s. It also notes that The Rising was recorded not long after the 2001 September 11 attacks and that Letter to You is his most recent studio album, excluding a 2022 cover album and archival releases.

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Culture, Bruce Springsteen, E Street Band, The Rising, Nebraska