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 MYNAME’s placement on the ULTIMATE ARTIST RANKING page!
MYNAME: A Career In Song Ratings

The Breakdown
Highest Rated Songs
Message, What’s Up, Just That Little Thing, Baby I’m Sorry, F.F.Y
Lowest Rated Songs
Imperial Phases
What’s Up -> Baby I’m Sorry (2012-2013)
F.F.Y -> Stop The Time (2014-2015)
Slump Phases
None
Rating Average: 8.10
Overall Trendline:

hi nick, is this ive song getting a review? https://youtu.be/Q9DcCRjkf1Y?is=JvivaoqXgVT9OUuK
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No, since the mv only covers half the song.
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alright! may you’ll cover it as a buried treasure? it’s the best song on the album for me, if we turn a blind eye to the lyrics (eat, queen, slay, IVE…)
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I’m curious as to why you didn’t do a “A Career In Song Ratings” on Saturday and Sunday.
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I don’t have Twitter, so I didn’t get the update. Thanks!
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No problem!
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Nick posted last week on Twitter he’d only be doing them Monday to Friday from now on: https://x.com/nickajames/status/2113271775375294553
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Nick just sent me the screenshot above.
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So we had MYNAME and then Say My Name in addition to the endless plethora of songs titled “Say My Name”. It must’ve been so hard to find them online.
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the fact their absolute best song (reason) was never released as a single is a travesty
just another epic song that’s called “reason” after nami tamaki and yuzu
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