Posted March 7Mar 7 Billboard have ranked the best to worst songs on ‘MAYHEM’1. Perfect Celebrity2. Garden of Eden3. Zombieboy4. Abracadabra5. Shadow of a Man6. Vanish Into You7. Killah8. Blade of Grass9. Disease10. LoveDrug11. Die with a Smile12. The Beast13. Don’t Call Tonight14. How Bad Do U Want MeThe question is - what are YOUR early reactions and rankings?
March 7Mar 7 AbracadabraGarden Of EdenShadow Of A Man (What a MJ throwback - wish they could have worked together)Die With A SmileHow Bad Do U Want Me (Big Swiftie so this sound is definitely my taste)Zomebieboy (Very Lizzo-esque, love the disco vibes)DiseasePerfect CelebrityLoveDrugDon’t Call TonightVanish Into YouKillahThe BeastBlade Of Grass
March 7Mar 7 Author 01. Abracadabra02. Shadow of a Man03. Disease04. Garden of Eden05. Perfect Celebrity06. Die with a Smile07. Vanish Into You08. How Bad Do U Want Me09. Killah10. Blade of Grass11. Zombieboy12. Don’t Call Tonight13. LoveDrug14. The BeastThis is very early rankings from me lmao - I usually give things time but I wanted to get down my initial thoughts. They will no doubt change like crazy and I will look back at this ranking and cringe
March 7Mar 7 01. Shadow of a Man02. Perfect Celebrity 03. Don’t Call Tonight04. Die With A Smile05. Zombie boy06. Disease 07. Abracadabra 08. Garden of Eden09. Vanish Into You10. The Beast11. How Bad Do U Want Me12. Blade of Grass13. LoveDrug14. KillahSo hard!! Killah was the only one what didn’t really wow me. The rest I can regularly see myself going back to in their own. Potential for this to completely change too. Where are my Don’t Call Tonight stans at?!
March 7Mar 7 Maybe something like this?01 Abracadabra02 Shadow of a Man03 Perfect Celebrity04 Garden of Eden05 Zombie boy06 Disease07 Killah08 How Bad Do U Want Me09 Vanish Into You10 Blade of Grass11 Die With A Smile12 Don’t Call Tonight13 LoveDrug14 The Beast
March 8Mar 8 Vanish Into YouZombieboyAbracadabraPerfect CelebrityShadow of a ManDiseaseGarden of EdenLoveDrugKillahThe BeastBlade of GrassHow Bad Do U Want MeDie With a SmileDon't Call TonightRanking DWAS is tough because I have heard it like 500 times already and skip it when listening to the album as it's the last song.
March 8Mar 8 01 | Abracadabra02 | Garden of Eden03 | Vanish Into You04 | Disease05 | Die with a Smile06 | Shadow of a Man07 | Perfect Celebrity08 | Zombieboy09 | LoveDrug10 | Killah11 | How Bad Do U Want Me12 | Blade of Grass13 | Don’t Call Tonight14 | The Beastit was so hard to order #1-7, I think on another day it would have been so different 😭😭😭
March 8Mar 8 LoveDrug has grown on me since I ranked yesterday, I'm finding myself humming it quite a lot
March 8Mar 8 This will no doubt change as I can see some songs growing on my once my obsession dies down with the top 5. The top four are within a whisker of each other at this point. The production on this album is so on point it has to be said. ZombieboyAbracadabraHow Bad Do You Want MeGarden of EdenPerfect CelebrityKillah Die With A SmileDiseaseDon’t Call TonightShadow of a ManVanish Into YouLoveDrugBlade of GrassThe Beast
March 8Mar 8 01| How Bad Do U Want Me > Definitely the one I have been going back to the most away from the album. Obsessed! <02| Abracadabra03| Shadow Of A Man04| Garden Of Eden05| Perfect Celebrity06| Disease07| Die With A Smile08| Vanish Into You09| The Beast > I feel that this is pretty underrated <10| Zomebieboy11| LoveDrug12| Don’t Call Tonight13| Killah14| Blade Of GrassNow I've settled with it a bit and had about 4 full listens, as a full album it's good, not "great". A strong selection of songs overall that I'm not really gravitating much towards wanting to hear away from the album bar maybe my top 4/5. We'll see as the week progresses.
March 10Mar 10 KillahAbracadabraHow Bad Do You Want MeGarden Of EdenZombieBoyDisease The Beast LoveDrug Don't Call TonightBlade Of Grass Die With A Smile Perfect Celebrity Vanish into YouShadow Of A Man some tracks I haven't fully connected with yet
March 10Mar 10 At the moment...AbracadabraZombieboyKillahGarden of EdenShadow of a ManPerfect CelebrityDiseaseThe BeastLoveDrugHow Bad Do U Want MeVanish Into YouDie with a SmileBlade of GrassDon’t Call Tonight
March 10Mar 10 ZombieBoyGarden of EdenAbracadabraShadow of a ManLove DrugPerfect CelebrityVanish Into YouDiseaseBlade of GrassThe BeastDon’t Call TonightKillahHow Bad Do U Want MeDie with a Smile
March 10Mar 10 01 Vanish Into You02 Garden of Eden03 Perfect Celebrity04 How Bad Do U Want Me05 Disease06 Zombieboy07 Abracadabra08 LoveDrug09 Killah10 Shadow of a Man11 Don’t Call Tonight (feels harsh putting this here, genuinely love all of them from here)12 The Beast13 Die With a Smile14 Blade of GrassI always find these so difficult, I’m sure my order would be different even tomorrow 🥲
March 10Mar 10 On 07/03/2025 at 17:03, BadReputation said:AbracadabraGarden Of EdenShadow Of A Man (What a MJ throwback - wish they could have worked together)Die With A SmileHow Bad Do U Want Me (Big Swiftie so this sound is definitely my taste)Zomebieboy (Very Lizzo-esque, love the disco vibes)DiseasePerfect CelebrityLoveDrugDon’t Call TonightVanish Into YouKillahThe BeastBlade Of GrassUpdate:Shadow Of A ManAbracadabraGarden Of EdenHow Bad Do U Want MeZombieboyKillahPerfect CelebrityDie With A SmileThe BeastDiseaseLoveDrugDon’t Call TonightVanish Into YouBlade Of GrassNot a bad song on this album. Blade Of Grass is still a solid 7/10 for me. IMO, the singles from the album should have been as follows:Abracadabra (October 2024)Garden Of Eden (January 2025)Shadow Of A Man (April 2025)**Album Release**Promo Single: Perfect CelebrityHow Bad Do U Want Me (July 2025)Zombieboy (October 2025)The Mayhem Ball would run from March - October 2026 with a solid 28 song setlist. Edited March 13Mar 13 by BadReputation
March 10Mar 10 Playing one of my MAYHEM CDs and 'Can't Stop The High' would probably sneak into the top half of my rank already?! Shame it didn't make the main album.
March 11Mar 11 I think... 10/1001 Disease02 Abracadabra03 Don't Call Tonight9/1004 How Bad Do U Want Me05 Vanish Into You06 LoveDrug8/1007 Garden Of Eden08 Shadow Of A Man09 Perfect Celebrity7/1010 The Beast11 Zombieboy12 Die With A Smile13 Killah6/1014 Blade Of GrassShe really launched this album with the best two songs imo, and I still prefer Disease, personally: time will tell if they are leading due to familiarity though... (I personally don't consider DWAS to be the lead single as it was marketed as a standalone single at the time, and was not mentioned as part of this project, where Disease always was marketed as being part of this album)LoveDrug is massively underrated I feel! To be honest, it's difficult to rank most of these as it really is a great album!
March 12Mar 12 11How Bad Do U Want Me 10DiseaseDie With A Smile9AbracadabraShadow of a Man8Vanish Into YouDon’t Call TonightLoveDrugZombieboyKillah7Garden of EdenPerfect CelebrityThe BeastBlade of Grass
March 12Mar 12 1 Abracadabra2 Disease3 Die with a Smile4 How Bad Do U Want Me5 Killah6 Shadow of a Man7 Garden of Eden8 Zombieboy9 Vanish Into You10 Perfect Celebrity11 LoveDrug12 Don't Call Tonight13 Blade of Grass14 The BeastFamiliarity with the singles probably benefits them at this point. It will be interesting to do this again in a few weeks/months when the dust has settled. I can't see Abracadabra ever not being my #1, but there's potential for Disease and Die with a Smile to be overtaken.It hasn't escaped my attention just how divisive How Bad Do U Want Me has proven to be with the fanbase. Clearly I'm in the team that loves it! It just hits the spot for me, glorious pop.Perfect Celebrity ended up in 10th place, yet I'd give it a score of 9 out of 10, love it. I almost put it above Vanish Into You but that's really been growing on me as the week progresses. The Beast may be last, but it's still a 7 for me. It's an incredibly strong album!I'm not familiar enough with Can't Stop the High and Kill for Love to include them in my rank yet.
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