Ranking All the Red Hot Chili Peppers Albums

From a Megafan and Potentially Controversial

It’s been 41 years since the funkiest band without the names “Parliament” or “Funkadelic” was formed. Originally with Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Cliff Martinez, and the angelic Hillel Slovak, the band now has the superstar lineup of Tony Flow and Mike B. The Flea, Jesus Christ, and Will Ferrel, or if you’re just a casual, Anthony Kiedis, Flea, John Frusciante, and Will Ferrell.

Over 41 years, the funk rock group responsible for such classics as “Under the Bridge” has released 13 studio albums across 5 decades and 2 millenniums.

I will rank all of their studio albums from worst to best and share some of my favorite songs on each album in case you are not a fan and want to become one or you are a fan and wish to argue me down. I got all century.

13.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers

It may be last on the list, however this is my favorite album cover (Wikipedia)

For the record, I do not hate the self-titled album at all. It’s cute and quirky, which is the beginning of it all. It’s very clear they didn’t know exactly where they were going, however it’s obvious at that time the world had opened its ear and like what it heard. The Red Hot Chili Peppers is the foundation this whole empire rests upon. I reckon the album is often forgotten as the…