What is the best Beastie Boys song?

From beer-soaked party anthems to dense sample-heavy deep cuts, this lineup spans three decades of boundary-pushing hip-hop. Cast your vote!

1

Sabotage

A ferocious 1994 punk-rap hybrid from Ill Communication with one of the most parodied music videos ever made.

1000pts

2

Intergalactic

A 1998 Hello Nasty single famous for its robot dance video and razor-sharp verses.

850pts

3

So What'cha Want

A murky, bass-heavy Check Your Head single with one of the group's most quoted hooks.

624pts

4

Paul Revere

A backwards-story origin track from Licensed to Ill told over a stripped-down beat.

485pts

5

Ch-Check It Out

The lead single from To the 5 Boroughs, marking the group's 2004 comeback.

485pts

6

No Sleep Till Brooklyn

A hard-rocking Licensed to Ill single featuring a guitar solo from Slayer's Kerry King.

485pts

7

Root Down

An Ill Communication single built on a Jimmy Smith organ-funk sample.

485pts

8

Shake Your Rump

A dense, sample-heavy Paul's Boutique track beloved by hip-hop production heads.

397pts

9

Fight for Your Right

The 1986 Licensed to Ill anthem that made the Beasties into unlikely party-rock icons.

291pts

10

Brass Monkey

A Licensed to Ill fan favorite built around a boozy party chant.

291pts

11

Sure Shot

An Ill Communication single built on a Jeremy Steig flute sample, known for its self-critical verse on misogyny.

291pts

12

Body Movin'

A Hello Nasty single with a Fatboy Slim remix and a Bond-parody music video.

291pts

13

Egg Man

A Paul's Boutique deep cut built on Curtis Mayfield and Jaws samples, a cult favorite among fans.

291pts

14

Hey Ladies

A disco-funk Paul's Boutique single with a playfully retro music video.

162pts

15

Girls

A tongue-in-cheek Licensed to Ill cut later reworked memorably in the film Sing.

162pts