Kate Bush: her best albums ranked by Mojo magazine

The ever-timeless Kate Bush. Almost 50 years on from the release of "Wuthering Heights" and its still-extraordinary parent album "The Kick Inside", Mojo magazine retraces the entire story of the British singer-songwriter, with a ranking of her best albums. "When Kate Bush was inducted – belatedly, some would say – into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in November 2023, the singer and her great admirer St. Vincent posed a question: 'How is it possible to be so brilliant, so pure and so completely free?' It's a question that perhaps only Bush herself could answer – and one suspects she'd be far too modest to do so – Mojo writes in its introduction – Still, revisiting her records at least partly helps explain her almost preternatural gifts as a singer, writer, producer and performer. For an artist of such stature, Bush has produced a surprisingly compact discography. Since she stunned audiences with her debut single 'Wuthering Heights' in early 1978, she has released just 10 studio albums – and one of those, 2011's 'Director's Cut', consisted of reworkings of earlier material. Yet, as each of these works proves, her music remains forever open to new exploration and rediscovery.

So here is the ranking of Kate Bush's best albums, according to Mojo magazine (full feature here)

10. Lionheart

9. 50 Words For Snow

8. Director's Cut

7. The Red Shoes

6. The Sensual World

5. Aerial

4. The Kick Inside

3. Never For Ever

2. The Dreaming

1. Hounds Of Love

On another occasion, Mojo magazine had also published a ranking of Kate Bush's 50 greatest songs. Below is the list of Mojo's "Kate Bush's 50 Greatest Songs Ranked", with the full feature including videos and commentary on each track available on this page.

50. The Dreaming (da The Dreaming, 1982)

49. Strange Phenomena (da The Kick Inside, 1978)

48. The Song Of Solomon (da The Red Shoes, 1993)

47. The Empty Bullring (B-side of Breathing, 1980)

46. Big Stripey Lie (da The Red Shoes, 1993)

45. Heads We’re Dancing (da The Sensual World, 1989)

44. Hammer Horror (from Lionheart, 1978)

43. Flower Of The Mountain (da The Director's Cut, 2011)

42. Blow Away (from Never For Ever, 1980)

41. Feel It (from Kate Bush Live At Hammersmith Odeon, 1994)

40. How To Be Invisible (from Aerial, 2005)

39. Lord Of The Reedy River (B-side of Sat In Your Lap, 1981)

38. Mother Stands For Comfort (da Hounds Of Love, 1985)

37. Among Angels (from 50 Words For Snow, 2011)

36. King Of The Mountain (da Aerial, 2005)

35. Deeper Understanding (da The Sensual World, 1989)

34. Under Ice (da Hounds Of Love, 1985)

33. Top Of The City (da Director's Cut, 2011)

32. All Of The Love (da The Dreaming, 1982)

31. An Endless Sky Of Honey (da Aerial, 2005)

30. Delius (Song Of Summer) (da Never For Ever, 1980)

29. Leave It Open (da The Dreaming, 1982)

28. Lake Tahoe (from 50 Words For Snow, 2011)

27. Them Heavy People (da The Kick Inside, 1978)

26. Don’t Give Up (from So by Peter Gabriel, 1986)

25. And Dream Of Sheep (da Hounds Of Love, 1985)

24. Get Out Of My House (da The Dreaming, 1982)

23. π (from Aerial, 2005)

22. This Sensual World (da The Sensual World, 1989)

21. Pull Out The Pin (da The Dreaming, 1982)

20. Breathing (from Never For Ever, 1980)

19. Hello Earth (da Hounds Of Love, 1985)

18. Babooshka (from Never For Ever, 1980)

17. Under The Ivy (B-side of Running Up That Hill, 1985)

16. Waking The Witch (da Hounds Of Love, 1985)

15. Night Of The Swallow (da The Dreaming, 1982)

14. The Big Sky (da Hounds Of Love, 1985)

13. A Coral Room (from Aerial, 2005)

12. Suspended In Gaffa (da The Dreaming, 1982)

11. Army Dreamers (from Never For Ever, 1980)

10. Cloudbusting (da Hounds Of Love, 1985)

9. Wow (from Lionheart, 1978)

8. Moments Of Pleasure (da The Red Shoes, 1993)

7. Mrs Bartolozzi (from Aerial, 2005)

6. Sat In Your Lap (single, 1981)

5. The Man With The Child In His Eyes (da The Kick Inside, 1978)

4. This Woman’s Work (da The Sensual World, 1989)

3. Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) (da Hounds Of Love, 1985)

2. Wuthering Heights (da The Kick Inside, 1978)

1. Hounds Of Love (da Hounds Of Love, 1985)

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