The Official GOAT List: Ranking the Greatest Sports Drinks of All Time

Sports Drinks

This league pulls together the biggest names—and biggest arguments—in sports drinks, ranked by people who actually care enough to pick sides.

You’ve got the classics like Gatorade vs Powerade, which is basically Coke vs Pepsi for athletes. Then there’s the newer wave—Prime vs BodyArmor—where hype, influencers, and “clean ingredients” try to dethrone the old guard. And just when you think you know what counts as a sports drink, you’re staring at Coconut Water vs Red Bull or Chocolate Milk vs Tap Water asking, “Wait… are we serious right now?”

That’s the point.

This isn’t about hydration science. It’s about identity. What you drank after practice. What you grab hungover. What you swear actually works.

Some of these feel obvious. None of them are easy.

Pick your side and see how your list stacks up.

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All Time ranks by all-time win rate across every head-to-head battle. Latest ranks by latest fan sentiment, updated as new battles are voted on.

1. GATORADE

71.9% win rate

#1 Greatest Sports Drinks of All Time

2. CHOCOLATE MILK

66.5% win rate

#2 Greatest Sports Drinks of All Time

3. TAP WATER

66.3% win rate

#3 Greatest Sports Drinks of All Time

4. VITAMINWATER

53.2% win rate

#4 Greatest Sports Drinks of All Time

5. LIQUID I.V.

49.7% win rate

#5 Greatest Sports Drinks of All Time

6. PROPEL

46.4% win rate

#6 Greatest Sports Drinks of All Time

7. POWERADE

45.1% win rate

#7 Greatest Sports Drinks of All Time

8. PEDIALYTE

44.8% win rate

#8 Greatest Sports Drinks of All Time

9. BODYARMOR

41.1% win rate

#9 Greatest Sports Drinks of All Time

10. ELECTROLIT

32.1% win rate

#10 Greatest Sports Drinks of All Time

11. PRIME HYDRATION

30.8% win rate

#11 Greatest Sports Drinks of All Time

12. NUUN

23.0% win rate

#12 Greatest Sports Drinks of All Time