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 SHINEE’s placement on the ULTIMATE ARTIST RANKING page!

SHINEE: A Career In Song Ratings

The Breakdown

Highest Rated Songs

Replay, Lucifer, Sherlock (Clue + Note), Dream Girl, Why So Serious?, Everybody, View, Married To The Music, Kimi No Seide, Atlantis

Lowest Rated Songs

Winter Wonderland, Hard

Imperial Phases

Replay -> Tell Me What To Do (2008-2016)
Get The Treasure -> The Feeling (2017-2023)

Slump Phases

None

Rating Average: 9.00

Overall Trendline:

9 thoughts on “SHINEE: A Career In Song Ratings”

One of the most solid singles run in kpop, I have been HOOKED to their discography lately 😭

Ngl, I didn’t expect Ring Ding Dong to be rated so high but it’s just so oddly fascinating and ridiculous, you can’t even hate it 😭 it’s a nightmare to play on Superstar SMTOWN though

I have yet to listen to their JP discography but judging by your ratings, I must be missing out lol. I hope their comeback doesn’t disappoint so they maintain this average 🤞

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Annietime21 says:

May 20, 2026 at 7:10 am

Also, it’s random, but what are your thoughts on I Really Want You now? You mentioned how you nearly gave it a 10 but wanted to see if it’ll get there for you over time, so is it still a 9.75 or did it change?

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- Nick says:
  
  May 20, 2026 at 7:36 am
  
  I honestly haven’t listened to that song in ages so I’d have to get back into it to let you know!
  
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