From humble beginnings, Red Hot Chili Peppers rose to become one of the biggest rock bands on the planet. Founded in 1983 by a bunch of high school students, the group - initially made up of singer
Anthony Kiedis, guitarist Hillel Slovak, bassist Michael "Flea" Balzary and drummer Jack Irons - found common ground in their love of funk and punk. Combining these styles would help the band find a style, but it would take time to develop. In the beginning, Red Hot Chili Peppers were a work in progress, searching to find the right
balance in their musical influences. Lineup changes would also affect the group, with a rotating list of drummers and guitarists teaming with Flea and Kiedis. Chad Smith’s arrival in 1988 would bring stability behind the kit. Guitarist John Frusciante arrived the same year, replacing the late Slovak. While Frusciante would
go on to become the band’s longest-tenured guitarist, his struggles (including drug addiction) would compel him to leave the group on two separate occasions. After his first departure in 1992, Dave Navarro of Jane’s Addiction joined the Chili Peppers ranks for a polarizing period in the band’s history. Frusciante returned
in 1998, helping to usher in the band's biggest commercial successes. When Frusciante departed again in 2009, newcomer Josh Klinghoffer stepped in, ensuring the band didn’t miss a step during his decade in the group. Through it all, the band managed to forge a legendary career, releasing records that have spanned almost four decades now. We rank all of Red Hot Chili Peppers albums from worst to best. Funk rockers have delivered some timeless classics ... and a
couple of forgettable releases, too.More From Ultimate Classic Rock
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The latest album released by Red Hot Chili Peppers is Return Of The Dream Canteen. This album was released 10/14/2022.
The best album credited to Red Hot Chili Peppers is Blood Sugar Sex Magik which is ranked number 171 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 9,956.
Red Hot Chili Peppers is ranked number 69 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 30,846.
Red Hot Chili Peppers official website: //www.redhotchilipeppers.com
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- See also:
- Atoms For Peace
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Red Hot Chili Peppers best albums
The following albums by Red Hot Chili Peppers are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:
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1991
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1999
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1995
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1989
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2011
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2016
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1987
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1985
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Red Hot Chili Peppers bestography composition
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| Yes | 4 | 17% |
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Red Hot Chili Peppers best tracks
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Red Hot Chili Peppers ratings
Average Rating:
81/100 (from 265 votes)
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This artist is rated in the top 3% of all artists on BestEverAlbums.com. This artist has a Bayesian average rating of
80.5/100, a mean average of 79.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.7/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 16.1.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers favourites
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From 11/12/2019 17:26
imo one of the best bands of all times. 1999-2003 period is as close to perfect as it can get - its true they dropped music quality later on their career, but after contributing so many great songs and creating so many great moments with their live performances u can cut the profits at some point. its not really their fault that younger generations of musicians didnt really came after to fill the gap of rock scene.
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Can be funky fun, but can also get tiresome.
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85/100
This is one of my favorite bands of all time. I've been listening to them since I was a young boy. Easily the most influential artist to my ears.I would also HIGHLY recommend listening to John Frusciante's solo work. It's life changing, once you know his story.
1. Blood Sugar Sex Magik
2. By The Way
3. Stadium Arcadium
4. Californication
5. Mother's Milk
6. I'm With You
7. One Hot Minute
8. The Getaway
9. The Red hot Chili Peppers
10. Freaky Styley
11. Uplift Mofo Party Plan
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Kinda overrated, in my opinion. Maybe I just need to listen to more songs.
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Let me do my personal favourites albums by my favourite band:1. Blood Sugar Sex Magik
2. Californication
3. One Hot Minute
4. Stadium Arcadium
5. I'm With You
6. Mother's Milk
7. By the Way
8. The Uplift Mofo Party Plan
9. The Getaway
10. Freaky Styley
11. The Red Hot Chili PeppersIf you disagree with something, please reply.
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01. 1989 - 9 - Mother's Milk [Higher Ground, Nobody Weird Like Me]
02. 1991 - 9 - Blood Sugar Sex Magic [Under The Bridge]
03. 2002 - 9 - By The Way [By The Way, Venice Queen]
04. 1999 - 9 - Californication [Scar Tissue]
05. 2006 - 8 - Stadium Arcadium [Dani California]
06. 1987 - 8 - The Uplift Mofo Party Plan
07. 2011 - 8 - I'm With You
08. 2016 - 8 - The Getaway [Dark Necessities]
09. 1995 - 7 - One Hot Minute
10. 1985 - 7 - Freakey Styley
11. 1984 - 7 - Red Hot Chili Peppers
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One of the bands of my youth who I will always ride with.I would rank their albums in the following order:
1. Blood Sugar Sex Magik
2. Californication
3. Mother's Milk
4. Stadium Arcadium
5. By the Way
6. The Uplift Mofo Party Plan
7. I'm With You
8. The Getaway
9. One Hot Minute
10. Freakey Styley
11. Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Flee got his nickname because he was always running away when anything slightly worrying happened
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Did you know that Flea had just been chopping chili, the next job on the agenda was applying pile ointment. He named the band to remind himself to wash his hands.
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