One thing I like about Hazbin Hotel is that it has one of most consistently enjoyable collection of songs I’ve seen in a musical, although it does contain some bombs. Perhaps the controversial decision of replacing the voice cast was justified in this respect. To be fair, the ranking from 9 to 3 is up for some internal debate.
Charlie, Lucifer
Hellsong.
St. Peter, Emily, Sera
Absolute pop garbage, and a demonstration of underlying problems by purposefully depicting Heaven as gratingly saccharine (see the CHERUB from Helluva Boss).
14. READY FOR THIS
Charlie
What should be a rousing march is actually pretty bland and generic.
Charlie
Despite singing being Charlie’s gimmick, she seems to weigh down the show’s musical quality. Most of what she does is generic “I Want” music, although with more altruistic motivation. At least this song has some funny moments.
Carmilla, Vaggie
A middling song, but it does inspire a good punchline from one of the Eggbois when he explains Carmilla’s secret to Alastor.
Charlie, Sir Pentious
A passably poignant number. Niffty’s reaction to it at the end would be a lot more appropriate after “More than Anything” and would have been funnier since it would be Lucifer’s shin she was kicking.
10. LOSER, BABY
Husk, Angel Dust
Husk being a good friend and inspiring Angel’s redemption by making him acknowledge his flaws with catharsis.
9. MORE THAN ANYTHING (Reprise)
Charlie, Vaggie
Surprisingly enough manages to make this dreadful song not suck.
8. FINALE
Full Cast
I have a weakness for epic story finale ensembles, and this does a good job wrapping up the season while foreshadowing what’s to come.
7. STAYED GONE
Vox, Alastor
A solid villain song about Vox’s rivalry with Alastor. I also love Christian Borle's voice acting as an unstable, egotistical villain.
6. RESPECTLESS
Velvette, Carmilla
Sassy and energetic with the animation to go with it.
5. OUT FOR LOVE
Carmilla
I always love a good training montage song, even if the timeframe is dubious in-universe.
Lucifer, Alastor
A fun, energetic song that demonstrates that Epic Rap Battles are better when they (1) have narrative context, (2) are not just platforms for forced jokes, and (3) not rap. Also, because this version of Lucifer is repentant of the Fall, he never made a deal with some hick that cost him his fiddle. Too bad Mimzy has to come in and ruin it.
Charlie, Emily, Sera, Adam, Vaggie
A tense, climactic song with a lot of emotion.
2. POISON
Angel Dust
At first, I dismissed this as lesser version of "Addict," but it fits perfectly in the episode’s context and conveys Angel’s pathos and struggle well in a cool 80’s aesthetic.
Adam
Despite being preceded by a cringy song by Charlie, this is my favorite song in the show. Classic villain song stuff. The whole number is like watching a theological debate between a Mormon and a Calvinist.
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