I’m identifying the best three albums by my fifty favorite rock bands of all time. This blog is for, #20 – The Black Keys, another excellent modern rock band.
Criteria for selecting the best three albums
First, Greatest Hits albums are permitted. Second – no live albums. Third, I’m including an honorable mention album for my top 25 favorite bands. I needed one for this band. They have released a ton of great music over the past two decades.
The Black Keys Albums ranked by ChatGPT
Let’s take a look at what AI has to say about this list. According to chat GPT here are the three top Black Keys albums based on sales and critical acclaim. I’m surprised to see Turn Blue in the top three.
- “El Camino” (2011): This album was a significant commercial success and also received widespread critical acclaim. It’s known for its hit single “Lonely Boy.” The album won three Grammy Awards and has been certified Platinum in many countries.
- “Brothers” (2010): This album has also been a commercial success and critically acclaimed. It won three Grammy Awards, including Best Alternative Music Album.
- “Turn Blue” (2014): Even though it did not gain as much popularity as the previous two, it still reached No.1 on the Billboard 200 and was well-received by critics.
Spotify popular releases for The Black Keys
One thing I’ve noticed with ChatGPT is that it ignores any albums released after 2021. It’s simply how the technology works right now. I’m pulling another data set from Spotify for the list. If you go to the Black Keys in that platform here’s what you’ll see for their top five popular releases – El Camino being the most popular and Turn Blue listed as number five. All the albums included in my list appear below.
The third-best album by this band is Dropout Boogie
The third-best album by The Black Keys is their most recent release Dropout Boogie. It is a marvelous record. I own it on vinyl. It came out in 2022. “Wild Child” is probably the most popular song on this album. The rest of the record is really good songs.
The second-best album by The Black Keys
The second-best album by the Black Keys is El Camino. This record is a scorcher. It’s their highest-selling album and includes my favorite song by them “Lonely Boy” as well as “Gold on the Ceiling”.
Honorable mention album for this band
Here is the honorable mentioned album for The Black Keys. They call the album Brothers in case you didn’t catch the hint on the album cover which says this is an album by the Black Keys the name of this album is Brothers. It shows this band’s sense of humor. This album also displays their bluesy sound.
The best album by The Black Keys
The best album by this band is called Let’s Rock. One of their more recent releases, this record dropped in 2019. I own it on vinyl. It is excellent rock and roll music by one of the best modern rock bands. Yes – they’ve been around for a few decades, but this band just keeps getting better.
There you have it – the three best Black Keys albums. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
I am Doug Keating and this is my letter to my sons.