Beastie Boys Popular Songs Ranking [2025]

Licensed To IllBeastie Boys22rank/position

beastie boys – Rhymin & Stealin – Licensed To Ill

Until Eminem broke through, the Beastie Boys reigned as the face of white hip-hop.

They can play instruments and were also a punk band, so their hip-hop is characterized by a somewhat strong rock influence.

Make Some NoiseBeastie Boys23rank/position

Beastie Boys – Make Some Noise

It’s a track included on the album “Hot Sauce Committee Part Two,” and its music video won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction.

The title roughly translates to something like “Make Some Noise!,” and not just with this song—their sound always makes you want to get hyped, doesn’t it?

NamasteBeastie Boys24rank/position

Beastie Boys Check Your Head – 20 – Namaste

It’s the track that closes out the album Check Your Head.

Rather than rap, it has more of a spoken-word vibe, and the dub effects sprinkled throughout the track give it a languid, world-weary atmosphere.

This song also makes it clear just how wide-ranging the Beasties’ musical sensibilities are.

Off the GridBeastie Boys25rank/position

Beastie Boys – Off The Grid (Official Music Video)

It’s an instrumental track included on the album The Mix-Up.

The mysterious atmosphere that wafts through the piece evokes various eras and styles—at times like late-1980s new wave, at others like early-1990s garage punk, and even like early-1970s psychedelic rock—coming together into a song that reveals many different faces.

Pass the MicBeastie Boys26rank/position

Beastie Boys – Pass the Mic (Official Music Video)

A track that seems to ease up on the tempo a bit.

In response, the snare is set with a longer sustain.

This garage-punk-like vibe suits them perfectly.

Including their fashion and attitude, this is a song that makes it easy to understand why they’re so well supported.

Shake Your RumpBeastie Boys27rank/position

Shake Your Rump

This is “Shake Your Rump” by the American hip-hop group Beastie Boys.

The heavy synth sound is incredibly striking and cool, isn’t it? The rap spins out aggressively hip-hop-style lyrics one after another.

“So you don’t get pushed around at a new school” might be a thing of the past, but how about listening to a track like this as an entrance song?

ShambalaBeastie Boys28rank/position

Beastie Boys – Shambala

The track opens with a chorus of voices chanting like monks reciting sutras.

Your first reaction is probably, “What on earth is this?” Then a beat with a post-rock-style arrangement kicks in.

At times, the guitar’s choppy strumming even sounds like kecak.

It’s a song where various musical elements interweave.