The Ringer's Definitive ‘Sopranos’ episode rankings

By Justin Sayles

“Remember when” may be the lowest form of conversation, but it’s the highest form of content. Ahead of the release of The Many Saints of Newark in theaters and on HBO Max on October 1, The Ringer’s Justin Sayles has revisited the world of The Sopranos by ranking all 86 episodes from the show’s six seasons, while handing out awards for MVPs and best quotes and tracking who left North Jersey for that big nothing in the sky. Find out where iconic episodes like “Pine Barrens” and where less-loved hours like “Christopher” landed. And if your favorite episode couldn’t crack the top 25, well, poor you.

86

“House Arrest”

Season 2 - Episode 11
85

“Pie-o-My”

Season 4 - Episode 5
84

“A Hit Is a Hit”

Season 1 - Episode 10
83

“Do Not Resuscitate”

Season 2 - Episode 2
82

“Down Neck”

Season 1 - Episode 7
81

“Luxury Lounge”

Season 6A - Episode 7
80

“Mergers and Acquisitions”

Season 4 - Episode 8
79

“Chasing It”

Season 6B - Episode 4
78

“Denial, Anger, Acceptance”

Season 1 - Episode 3
77

“He Is Risen”

Season 3 - Episode 8
76

“The Fleshy Part of the Thigh”

Season 6A - Episode 4
75

“Guy Walks into a Psychiatrist's Office…”

Season 2 - Episode 1
74

“Watching Too Much Television”

Season 4 - Episode 7
73

“Moe n’ Joe”

Season 6A - Episode 10
72

“Mr. Ruggerio’s Neighborhood”

Season 3 - Episode 1
71

“Johnny Cakes”

Season 6A - Episode 8
70

“46 Long”

Season 1 - Episode 2
69

“In Camelot”

Season 5 - Episode 7
68

“Everybody Hurts”

Season 4 - Episode 6
67

“Kaisha”

Season 6A - Episode 12
66

“Christopher”

Season 4 - Episode 3
65

“Fortunate Son”

Season 3 - Episode 3
64

“No-Show”

Season 4 - Episode 2
63

“Two Tonys”

Season 5 - Episode 1
62

“The Telltale Moozadell”

Season 3 - Episode 9
61

“Meadowlands”

Season 1 - Episode 4
60

“Toodle-Fucking-Oo”

Season 2 - Episode 3
59

“Mr. & Mrs. John Sacrimoni Request…”

Season 6A - Episode 5
58

“Calling All Cars”

Season 4 - Episode 11
57

“... To Save Us All From Satan's Power”

Season 3 - Episode 10
56

“Live Free or Die”

Season 6A - Episode 6
55

“Commendatori”

Season 2 - Episode 4
54

“Pax Soprana”

Season 1 - Episode 6
53

“Rat Pack”

Season 5 - Episode 2
52

“The Ride”

Season 6A - Episode 9
51

“Remember When”

Season 6B - Episode 3
50

“The Weight”

Season 4 - Episode 4
49

“Cold Cuts”

Season 5 - Episode 10
48

“Eloise”

Season 4 - Episode 12
47

“All Happy Families”

Season 5 - Episode 4
46

“Boca”

Season 1 - Episode 9
45

“Sentimental Education”

Season 5 - Episode 6
44

“Mayham”

Season 6A - Episode 3
43

“D-Girl”

Season 2 - Episode 7
42

“For All Debts Public and Private”

Season 4 - Episode 1
41

“Bust Out”

Season 2 - Episode 10
40

“Another Toothpick”

Season 3 - Episode 5
39

“Where’s Johnny?”

Season 5 - Episode 3
38

“The Happy Wanderer”

Season 2 - Episode 6
37

“Proshai, Livushka”

Season 3 - Episode 2
36

“Unidentified Black Males”

Season 5 - Episode 9
35

“Full Leather Jacket”

Season 2 - Episode 8
34

“Cold Stones”

Season 6A - Episode 11
33

“Walk Like a Man”

Season 6B - Episode 5
32

“Nobody Knows Anything”

Season 1 - Episode 11
31

“Big Girls Don’t Cry”

Season 2 - Episode 5
30

“The Test Dream”

Season 5 - Episode 11
29

“The Sopranos”

Season 1 - Episode 1
28

“Join the Club”

Season 6A - Episode 2
27

“From Where to Eternity”

Season 2 - Episode 9
26

“Stage 5”

Season 6B - Episode 2
25

“The Strong, Silent Type”

Season 4 - Episode 10
24

“Army of One”

Season 3 - Episode 13
23

“The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti”

Season 1 - Episode 8
22

“The Second Coming”

Season 6B - Episode 7
21

“Irregular Around the Margins”

Season 5 - Episode 5
20

“Employee of the Month”

Season 3 - Episode 4
19

“Marco Polo”

Season 5 - Episode 8
18

“Kennedy and Heidi”

Season 6B - Episode 6
17

“Isabella”

Season 1 - Episode 12
16

“Made in America”

Season 6B - Episode 9
15

“Members Only”

Season 6A - Episode 1
14

“Second Opinion”

Season 3 - Episode 7
13

“All Due Respect”

Season 5 - Episode 13
12

“The Blue Comet”

Season 6B - Episode 8
11

“University”

Season 3 - Episode 6
10

“I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano”

Season 1 - Episode 13
9

“Amour Fou”

Season 3 - Episode 12
8

“College”

Season 1 - Episode 5
7

“Sopranos Home Movies”

Season 6B - Episode 1
6

“The Knight in White Satin Armor”

Season 2 - Episode 12
5

“Whoever Did This”

Season 4 - Episode 9
4

“Funhouse”

Season 2 - Episode 13
3

“Pine Barrens”

Season 3 - Episode 11
2

“Whitecaps”

Season 4 - Episode 13
1

“Long Term Parking”

Season 5 - Episode 12