Every Good Charlotte Album Ranked Worst To Best

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."