Kylie Minogue: The Definitive Ranking 2024

250. “BOOMBOX” (2008)

Ok, let’s get into it. This is a controversial inclusion, but let me justify. For those that don’t know the full backstory, basically a whole suite of remixes of “Boombox,” an outtake from the X sessions, leaked onto the internet to much fanfare. And yes, the INCREDIBLE Prince-kissed original has also surfaced. However, after being performed as a mashup with “Can’t Get You Out Of My Head” on tour, the LA Riots Remix of song went on to be released as the title track to her 2008 remix collection. This isn’t the only song she’s only officially released exclusively in remix form… just the only one we happen to be privy to more of. The version being listed here is the LA Riots Remix…we all know there are better ones, but we shouldn’t.

249. “COUNT THE DAYS” (1990)

What a cute little song “Count The Days” is. It genuinely sounds like a snapshot of pop music in 1990, yet also remains one of the most forgettable moments of this time period of her career.

248. “GETTING CLOSER” (1987)

We have here another OG b-side that gets a bump for sentimentalism, but let’s talk about her aggressiveness! She’s not Janet Jackson or anything, but compared to the candy coating around the rest of her ’80s material, this feels like S&M.

247. “CELEBRATION” (1992)

I had to remind myself that hit quality needed to be taken into account, and although “Celebration” was not her biggest one at that point, a hit it technically was. Look, “Celebration” is gonna “Celebration,” and Kylie does a fine job of barely updating an un-updatable classic.

246. “CHASING GHOSTS” (2014)
Kylie + Garibay

Kylie’s collaborations with Fernando Garibay remain some of the best moments in her entire body of work (keep on scrolling.) “Chasing Ghosts” was released as part of the immaculate Soundcloud-only Sleepwalker EP, and while it’s a good listen, it just doesn’t connect quite as much as their other work.

245. “SECRETS” (1990)

Go ahead and laugh at “Secrets” all you want, I’m a stan. Ok, admittedly not the greatest moment on Rhythm Of Love, but this is one of the most infectious choruses up to this point in her career. We’re back to the conversation about how thin the line is between camp and cheese.

244. “GOTTA MOVE ON” (1993-1994^)

Recorded with the Rapino Brothers during the sessions for her self-titled 1994 album, “Gotta Move On” didn’t see the light of day until the compilation Hits+ in 2000. This isn’t billed as a demo, but there’s something unfinished about it that’s both endearing and disappointing. An updated mix of this could have been a dance floor classic if done the right way, but that’s just imagination.

^ approx. recording dates – released several years after intended project

243. “I GUESS I LIKE IT LIKE THAT” (1991) /
“KEEP ON PUMPIN’ IT” (1992)*
*The Visionmasters & Tony King featuring Kylie Minogue

We’re pairing these two up, as they genuinely are one in the same. “I Guess I Like It Like That” was Let’s Get To It‘s 6-minute, hi-nrg closer that featured a blatant lift (being nice) of 2 Unlimited’s “Get Ready For This.” The song was remixed and repurposed into “Keep On Pumpin’ It” billed alongside producers the Visionmasters and Tony King, which is a much more palatable iteration of the experience. What these both really needed was more Kylie Minogue.

242. “I MISS YOU” (1998)

“I Miss You” is an adorable little track from her debut album that unfortunately gets overlooked by the half-a-dozen big hits that precede it, immediately making you realize it wouldn’t ever be one of them. Still, it ranks a notch or two above “filler” in the context of late-80s Kylie.

241. “LOVE TRAIN” (2023)

Look, “Love Train” evokes a certain O’Jays hit when you see it – they kinda own that domain – but hardly when you hear it. It’s a fun, bouncy little thing that is easy to get lost in. She gets away with it.

240. “LIVE A LITTLE” (2018)

This Golden cut comes off as a little formulaic, but just try not to get sucked in. We love an empowerment anthem, even of the timid variety.

239. “SOUL ON FIRE” (2003)

Stylistically a perfect paring with its a-side, “Slow,” and definitely a track with some beautiful little intricate moments. But “Soul On Fire” feels like a stream of consciousness more than a complete song.

238. “DEVOTION” (2010)
Hurts featuring Kylie Minogue

Right towards the beginning of their career, Hurts were already a fixture of early-2010s synth pop, and they clearly caught Kylie’s attention. This is only so low on the list because it just doesn’t featuring enough of Miss Minogue, but the song is gorgeous.

237. “CITY GAMES” (2004)

At one point in time, Kylie’s 9th studio album was believed to be titled “City Games,” so it wasn’t a massive surprise when this song surfaced as the b-side to “Chocolate,” the final single from what ultimately became known as Body Language. It’s a fun track with a pretty memorable hook, but this would have been a fairly weak album moment, let alone title track.

236. “SEXERCIZE” (2014)

One look at the title, and it’s already a SMDH moment. Yet the track itself is somehow both better and worse than you’d expect. In the pros column, Sia wrote it, and Kylie even dropped a music video that’s so hot it’s got parental controls. In the cons, it’s still called “Sexercize” and she says it multiple times throughout with complete seriousness.

235. “CRAVE YOU – REPRISE” (2014)
Flight Facilities featuring Kylie Minogue

Released as a brief interlude-of-sorts on Flight Facilities’ Down To Earth, Kylie steps in to deliver a brief acapella rendition of “Crave You.” It’s chilling, in one sense, to hear her voice in isolation, but it’s such a fleeting, purpose-serving situation that it’s hard to put on too high a pedestal.

234. “TILL YOU LOVE SOMEBODY” (2020)

Here we are: the final, most passable DISCO bonus track, “Till You Love Somebody.” It’s not necessarily the most exciting moment of project, but it’s got an adorable little hook and an effortless bliss in her voice that you can’t help but smile at.

233. “VOICES” (2023)
Jake Shears featuring Kylie Minogue

The song is alright, but there is way too little Kylie on this thing! She’s maybe featured just enough to even be considered. Doesn’t really add anything to her catalog, and her presence kinda feels like friendship.

232. “COVER ME WITH KISSES” (2000)

Kicking off with a, “Jump back, tell a friend!” you think this song is about to seriously go places. It does kind of disappoint in that sense, although the ’60s/psychedelic vibe always suits her well, and it’s just enough of an earworm to go back for.

231. “THE WORLD STILL TURNS” (1990)

This is the closest thing to a ballad on the Rhythm Of Love album (the way they learned their lesson with Enjoy Yourself – just scroll back and back), and mostly acts as a palate cleanser. It’s not a masterpiece, but it actually reads completely sincere and is truly one of her earliest vocal showcases

229. “THE REFLEX” (1999)
Kylie Minogue and Ben Lee

Released in collaboration with Ben Lee for a Duran Duran tribute compilation, this take on the classic hit slays sorry bout it. I’m filing this under, “there just happen to be 214 better Kylie Minogue songs than it.”

228. “I DON’T KNOW WHAT IT IS” (2007)

Kylie can pull off these kind of throwback bubblegum bops like nobody else. It’s an awareness thing on her part.

227. “I’LL STILL BE LOVING YOU” (1988)

The original Kylie Minogue ballad, everyone. We grade on a curve for historical purposes; it really does feel like a time and a place.

226. “THE REAL THING” (2000)

This cover of the late-’60s Russel Morris song was Kylie Minogue’s contribution to the The Sample People soundtrack, to the film starring Kylie Minogue. This was such a period of ferocity for her, so she of course kills it. It’s maybe just that the song itself isn’t a ton to work with.

225. “TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING” (1991)

I’m starting #JusticeForTooMuchOfAGoodThing against myself! But we have to get real, this is a cheap replica of Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam’s “Let The Beat Hit Em.” As a standalone without any context, sure it’s great! I bump it often. But it’s not genuinely the greatest.

224. “I DON’T NEED ANYONE” (1997)

Kylie does bubbly angst better than most, but this song may have been best served a little less fizzy. It pains me to see an Impossible Princess track so far down the list, and it definitely cuts the tension in the middle of the album (at least musically), but there are just better songs in her catalog.

223. “IF I WAS YOUR LOVER” (1994)

I don’t think Prince would hate this groove, but I don’t think the melody ever quite comes together all the way. Music-wise, this was so 1994, but it doesn’t hold up quite the same 30 years later.

222. “DIFFICULT BY DESIGN” (1993-1994^)

“Difficult By Design” definitely feels like a more fully realized idea than its sister track, “Gotta Move On,” although it remains obvious why it was shelved. But also brought out of the vault.

^ approx. recording dates – released several years after intended project

221. “LAST CHANCE” (2020)

Two letters off from one of DISCO QUEEN Donna Summer’s biggest hits on an album titled DISCO (!!!), you don’t exactly see all the ABBA coming your way. The song is effortlessly fun, but it’s one of the weaker moments of the project.

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220. “LOVEBOAT” (2000)

For better or worse, this is the most painfully camp moment in her entire repertoire. Strong enough to make its way into two tour setlists, yet we’re all left unconvinced. I’ll be honest, I want to read “Loveboat” up and down right now, but every time I listen to it I am fully living my “marine sunset dream” fantasy. So holding off.

219. “DRUM” (2023)

It’s an interesting song; intriguing, maybe. Just stacks and stacks of hooks, but to the point of excess. I still like the concept.

218. “SEXY LOVE” (2014)

There are plenty of good things to say about “Sexy Love,” and if she held off on this until 2020 and benched “Monday Blues” instead, we might be having a different discussion. At the time, this felt lost in a sea of every song having the word “sex” in the title and different musical directions facing off. Still, it’s fun with a nice little bass thing going on.

216. “KING OR QUEEN” (2007)

Another b-side lifted from the “2 Hearts” single, “King Or Queen” is low key a banger. Looking at some of the songs that made the album, this actually might have been a more sustainable choice for inclusion, in hindsight.

215. “YOUR LOVE” (2001)

The true cool down moment on the immortal, iconic dance floor juggernaut, Fever. Not sure the album needed one, to be honest.

214. “NU-DI-TY” (2007)

It’s no surprise a song called “Nu-di-ty” would be considered one of her most polarizing… but is it weird that it has nothing to do with the nakedness? I mean, does she pull this off? Could anybody pull this off? The production is stunning, but what an assaulting song that sometimes might make you laugh (?) I’m giving it a true 50/50.

213. “BABY” (2001)

Originally released as a Japanese bonus track on Fever, the sassy “Baby” ultimately ended up as a b-side with the legendary “Love At First Sight.” It’s one of the weaker b-side moments on the project, but the bar is high.