All major updates from 2018/1.13 onwards ranked. Before that I was on legacy console, and since the updates were a hell of a lot different to Java and I can't really rank pre-1.13.
Absolute peak of the game, the best update they had ever revealed, and they added tons extra content that wasn't mentioned in Minecraft Live. Probably played this version the most.
1
Minecraft: Update Aquatic
The first of Minecraft's truly themed updates. Turned oceans from boring af into actual content
2
Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs - Part I
New blocks and items were cool, shame we had to wait on generations
3
Minecraft: Village & Pillage
New additions weren't phenomenal, but it continued the stride of the game quite well. Slight bias since this was when I started getting back into the game
4
Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs - Part II
Absolutely beautiful changes, but basically killed off flat terrain and felt lacklustre because the update was split in two.
5
Minecraft: Tricky Trials
Not a hell of a lot of new stuff, but what is here is pretty revolutionary.
6
Minecraft: Trails & Tales
Literally only gets points for the new wood types. Sniffer and Archeology are too complex for how unimportant they are.
7
Minecraft: Buzzy Bees
Not bad, but basically an intermission with only a couple tiny additions.