Top 10 Beastie Boys Songs

The Beastie Boys have had a long, illustrious, varied, up and down, amazing career. The three best buds from New York City burst on the scene with early hip-hop smashes like “Fight For Your Right” but soon evolved and developed outside of their “frat rap” beginnings into very nuanced emcees (and even instrumental musicians).

The trio, who famously worked with Def Jam in its early heyday and famed producers like Rick Rubin, has amassed a giant following over the decades since its 1986 debut, License to Ill.

As always, it’s hard to narrow down such a Hall of Fame career into just ten tracks, but that’s the job and that’s what we did for you here today. So, grab a Brass Monkey and enjoy the electric, eclectic, sporadic, gigantic sounds of the Beasties.

10. “Hold It Now, Hit It”

9. “Shambala”

8. “Root Down”

7. “Body Movin’”

6. “Sure Shot”

5. “So What’Cha Want”

4. “No Sleep Till Brooklyn”

3. “Intergalactic”

2. “Ch-Check It Out”

1. “Sabotage”