Every Good Charlotte Album Ranked Worst To Best
From GC to Generation Rx, we rank every Good Charlotte album from worst to best!
"I won't look down, won't say I'm sorry, I know that only God can judge me."
Sorry, Joel, Benji, Billy, Paul and... a multitude of drummers, but that isn't strictly true - as we'll be doing just that as we judge, and rank EVERY Good Charlotte album from worst to best.
From their self-titled album released all the way back in 2002, right up until Generation Rx, we chronicle the life and depth of every record from the versatile group from Waldorf, Maryland.
So, Girls & Boys (and everyone else who doesn't identify as simply male or female) let's not make this Complicated as we dive into the best and worst of Good Charlotte. With a back catalogue as extensive and stacked with classics as GC, your writer's sure we'll have to look at the Little Things in order to get these extended plays in the correct order.
Hold On, folks, we guarantee this won't be Emotionless - but let's just hope we aren't too Predictable. Which songs sound like Sex on the Radio and like Life Can't Get Much Better? Which tracks leave you in Misery or even Actual Pain? Let's stop Wondering and get on with it!
7. Youth Authority
While Youth Authority ranks dead last on our list, it isn't a terrible album by any means.
Good Charlotte's sixth album saw the band return to the limelight after working as producers - for All Time Low and 5 Seconds of Summer no less - during a 12-years hiatus due to burnout and feeling like the music industry was controlling their image.
YA can't be accused of being anything other than a Good Charlotte album. Despite seemingly being a passion project, it's not bad at all and it's a refreshing offering!
By the band's own admission, it was all about just seeing if they could still go. As Benji told Kerrang:
“This album was like getting back to bat and finding out if we could still hit the ball.”
Well, they definitely could still hit the ball, but just fell short of a home run.
Life Changes and Makeshift Love were perfectly fine singles, while Life Can't Get Much Better is an enjoyable earworm. The main struggle is the slower songs. The album triumphs with GC's angst-filled, smash and grab pop punk stylings, but the variety disconnects. However, when those triumphs do occur, they blast you right back to the early '00s.
Another standout, oddly, is the least Good Charlotte song on the album - Reason To Stay featuring Simon Neil of Biffy Clyro! Thankfully the GC boys did find a reason to stay with Youth Authority sparking a comeback for the pop punk icons.
The overwhelming feeling? "Ah, it's just good to have them back."