This is a really hard one. "Mars" is of course the most popular because it's been so overused but it really is a powerful, dramatic and striking piece, and a great way to open the suite. Even better then that Venus is so gentle and laidback. Great contrast.
If I had to choose, outside of Mars, it would be Saturn or Jupiter. I love the almsot doom-metal grind of Saturn, whereas the bouncy joy running through Jupiter, not to mention the speeding-up-dance part of it is pretty amazing.
So to answer your question I don't know, but this is one of my alltime favourite classical pieces ever, right up there with Rachmaninoff's Piano concerto No. 1...
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