There are a number of acts who have debuted in the past few decades and have dozens of song ratings on this blog. I thought it would be fun to lay these ratings out in chronological order, line-graph style, and take a macro view of their careers so far. Then, similar to my “Underrated K-pop” features, I can average their ratings into one mega-score and place them in a pantheon alongside other acts.
As always, this feature has some rules of its own. I’m including any “Song Review” ratings as part of this graph, including Japanese releases and collaborations with one other artist. I’m not including Buried Treasures or solo/sub-unit releases. For the ratings themselves, I’m using the most current number on this blog, so if a song was part of a “Risers and Fallers” or “Legendary Songs Inauguration” post, that’s the rating you’ll see displayed here. That means there will still be a few ratings here and there I find slightly inaccurate, but it’ll mostly reflect my up-to-date feelings.
Finally, these scores are completely subjective. Feel free to agree, disagree and argue (that’s part of the fun!), but know that this chart reflects the opinion of only one person (me).
Check out GIRLS’ GENERATION’s placement on the ULTIMATE ARTIST RANKING page!
GIRLS’ GENERATION: A Career In Song Ratings

The Breakdown
Highest Rated Songs
Into The New World, Girls’ Generation, Gee, Genie (Tell My Your Wish), Paparazzi, Flower Power, I Got A Boy, Forever 1
Lowest Rated Songs
Imperial Phases
Into The New World -> Oh! (2007-2010)
Run Devil Run -> Mr. Mr. (2010-2014)
Catch Me If You Can -> Forever 1 (2015-2022)
Slump Phases
None
Rating Average: 9.00
Overall Trendline:

My absolute queens! They’ve been on heavy rotation lately. I can’t wait to see what they’ll do for their 20th anniversary next year (I hope SM doesn’t fumble it but I have my doubts).
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my ultimate k-pop group of all time. I agree with all the 10s and would love to add: Oh!, Mr. Taxi, Bad Girl, The Boys (we missed out on more Teddy Riley collabs…), All My Love Is For You, Galaxy Supernova & Mr. Mr.
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I wonder Nick, what was the biggest jump in how you felt about a specific song, like a miraculous 7.5 turning into a 9+ or something, I am very curious!
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Another one of my ults. So glad you give them an outstanding rating average.
Unpopular opinion: most people dislike Party, but I love so much. It’s so catchy.
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Also, I’m a little offended that Kissing You isn’t a 10. (Jk I love you, Nick 😂)
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