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1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles

 

2. Pet Sounds, The Beach Boys

 

3. Revolver, The Beatles

 

4. Highway 61 Revisited, Bob Dylan

 

5. Rubber Soul, The Beatles

 

6. What's Going On, Marvin Gaye

 

7. Exile on Main Street, The Rolling Stones

 

8. London Calling, The Clash

 

9. Blonde on Blonde, Bob Dylan

 

10. The Beatles ("The White Album"), The Beatles

 

11. The Sun Sessions, Elvis Presley

 

12. Kind of Blue, Miles Davis

 

13. Velvet Underground and Nico, The Velvet Underground

 

14. Abbey Road, The Beatles

 

15. Are You Experienced?, The Jimi Hendrix Experience

 

16. Blood on the Tracks, Bob Dylan

 

17. Nevermind, Nirvana

 

18. Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen

 

19. Astral Weeks, Van Morrison

 

20. Thriller, Michael Jackson

 

21. The Great Twenty-Eight, Chuck Berry

 

22. Plastic Ono Band, John Lennon

 

23. Innervisions, Stevie Wonder

 

24. Live at the Apollo (1963), James Brown

 

25. Rumours, Fleetwood Mac

 

26. The Joshua Tree, U2

 

27. King of the Delta Blues Singers, Vol. 1, Robert Johnson

 

28. Who's Next, The Who

 

29. Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin

 

30. Blue, Joni Mitchell

 

31. Bringing It All Back Home, Bob Dylan

 

32. Let It Bleed, The Rolling Stones

 

33. Ramones, Ramones

 

34. Music From Big Pink, The Band

 

35. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, David Bowie

 

36. Tapestry, Carole King

 

37. Hotel California, The Eagles

 

38. The Anthology, 1947 - 1972, Muddy Waters

 

39. Please Please Me, The Beatles

 

40. Forever Changes, Love

 

41. Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, The Sex Pistols

 

42. The Doors, The Doors

 

43. The Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd

 

44. Horses, Patti Smith

 

45. The Band, The Band

 

46. Legend, Bob Marley and the Wailers

 

47. A Love Supreme, John Coltrane

 

48. It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, Public Enemy

 

49. At Fillmore East, The Allman Brothers Band

 

50. Here's Little Richard, Little Richard

 

 

51. Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Simon and Garfunkel

 

52. Greatest Hits, Al Green

 

53. The Birth of Soul: The Complete Atlantic Rhythm and Blues Recordings, 1952 - 1959, Ray Charles

 

54. Electric Ladyland, The Jimi Hendrix Experience

 

55. Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley

 

56. Songs in the Key of Life, Stevie Wonder

 

57. Beggars Banquet, The Rolling Stones

 

58. Trout Mask Replica, Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band

 

59. Meet the Beatles, The Beatles

 

60. Greatest Hits, Sly and the Family Stone

 

61. Appetite for Destruction, Guns n' Roses

 

62. Achtung Baby, U2

 

63. Sticky Fingers, The Rolling Stones

 

64. Phil Spector, Back to Mono (1958 - 1969), Various Artists

 

65. Moondance, Van Morrison

 

66. Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin

 

67. The Stranger, Billy Joel

 

68. Off the Wall, Michael Jackson

 

69. Superfly, Curtis Mayfield

 

70. Physical Graffiti, Led Zeppelin

 

71. After the Gold Rush, Neil Young

 

72. Purple Rain, Prince

 

73. Back in Black, AC/DC

 

74. Otis Blue, Otis Redding

 

75. Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin

 

76. Imagine, John Lennon

 

77. The Clash, The Clash

 

78. Harvest, Neil Young

 

79. Star Time, James Brown

 

80. Odessey and Oracle, The Zombies

 

81. Graceland, Paul Simon

 

82. Axis: Bold as Love, The Jimi Hendrix Experience

 

83. I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You, Aretha Franklin

 

84. Lady Soul, Aretha Franklin

 

85. Born in the U.S.A., Bruce Springsteen

 

86. Let It Be, The Beatles

 

87. The Wall, Pink Floyd

 

88. At Folsom Prison, Johnny Cash

 

89. Dusty in Memphis, Dusty Springfield

 

90. Talking Book, Stevie Wonder

 

91. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Elton John

 

92. 20 Golden Greats, Buddy Holly

 

93. Sign 'o' the Times, Prince

 

94. Bitches Brew, Miles Davis

 

95. Green River, Creedence Clearwater Revival

 

96. Tommy, The Who

 

97. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan

 

98. This Year's Model, Elvis Costello

 

99. There's a Riot Goin' On, Sly and the Family Stone

 

100. In the Wee Small Hours, Frank Sinatra

 

101. Fresh Cream, Cream

102. Giant Steps, John Coltrane

 

103. Sweet Baby James, James Taylor

 

104. Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Ray Charles

 

105. Rocket to Russia, Ramones

 

106. Portrait of a Legend 1951 - 1964, Sam Cooke

 

107. Hunky Dory, David Bowie

 

108. Aftermath, The Rolling Stones

 

109. Loaded, The Velvet Underground

 

110. The Bends, Radiohead

 

111. Court and Spark, Joni Mitchell

 

112. Disraeli Gears, Cream

 

113. The Who Sell Out, The Who

 

114. Out of Our Heads, The Rolling Stones

 

115. Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, Derek and the Dominos

 

116. At Last, Etta James

 

117. Sweetheart of the Rodeo, The Byrds

 

118. Stand!, Sly and the Family Stone

 

119. The Harder They Come Original Soundtrack, Various Artists

 

120. Raising Hell, Run-DMC

 

121. Moby Grape, Moby Grape

 

122. Pearl, Janis Joplin

 

123. Catch a Fire, Bob Marley and the Wailers

 

124. Younger Than Yesterday, The Byrds

 

125. Raw Power, The Stooges

 

126. Remain in Light, Talking Heads

 

127. If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears, The Mamas and the Papas

 

128. Marquee Moon, Television

 

129. 40 Greatest Hits, Hank Williams

 

130. Paranoid, Black Sabbath

 

131. Saturday Night Fever Original Soundtrack, Various Artists

 

132. The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle, Bruce Springsteen

 

133. Ready to Die, The Notorious B.I.G.

 

134. Slanted and Enchanted, Pavement

 

135. Greatest Hits, Elton John

 

136. Tim, The Replacements

 

137. The Chronic, Dr. Dre

 

138. Rejuvenation, The Meters

 

139. All That You Can't Leave Behind, U2

 

140. Parallel Lines, Blondie

 

141. Live at the Regal, B.B. King

 

142. Phil Spector, A Christmas Gift for You, Various Artists

 

143. Gris-Gris, Dr. John

 

144. Straight Outta Compton, N.W.A

 

145. Aja, Steely Dan

 

146. Surrealistic Pillow, Jefferson Airplane

 

147. Dreams to Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology, Otis Redding

 

148. Deja Vu, Crosby Stills Nash and Young

 

149. Houses of the Holy, Led Zeppelin

 

150. Santana, Santana

 

151. Darkness on the Edge of Town, Bruce Springsteen

 

152. The B-52's, The B-52's

 

153. Moanin' in the Moonlight, Howlin' Wolf

 

154. The Low End Theory, A Tribe Called Quest

 

155. Pretenders, The Pretenders

 

156. Paul's Boutique, Beastie Boys

 

157. Closer, Joy Division

 

158. Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, Elton John

 

159. Alive, Kiss

 

160. Electric Warrior, T. Rex

 

161. The Dock of the Bay, Otis Redding

 

162. OK Computer, Radiohead

 

163. 1999, Prince

 

164. Heart Like a Wheel, Linda Ronstadt

 

165. Let's Get It On, Marvin Gaye

 

166. Imperial Bedroom, Elvis Costello

 

167. Master of Puppets, Metallica

 

168. My Aim Is True, Elvis Costello

 

169. Exodus, Bob Marley

 

170. Live at Leeds, The Who

 

171. The Notorious Byrd Brothers, The Byrds

 

172. Every Picture Tells a Story, Rod Stewart

 

173. Something/Anything?, Todd Rundgren

 

174. Desire, Bob Dylan

 

175. Close to You, The Carpenters

 

176. Rocks, Aerosmith

 

177. One Nation Under a Groove, Parliament/Funkadelic

 

178. Greatest Hits, The Byrds

 

179. The Anthology 1961 - 1977, Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions

 

180. The Definitive Collection, Abba

 

181. The Rolling Stones, Now!, The Rolling Stones

 

182. Natty Dread, Bob Marley and the Wailers

 

183. Fleetwood Mac, Fleetwood Mac

 

184. Red Headed Stranger, Willie Nelson

 

185. The Stooges, The Stooges

 

186. Fresh, Sly and the Family Stone

 

187. So, Peter Gabriel

 

188. Buffalo Springfield Again, Buffalo Springfield

 

189. Happy Trails, Quicksilver Messenger Service

 

190. From Elvis in Memphis, Elvis Presley

 

191. Funhouse, The Stooges

 

192. The Gilded Palace of Sin, The Flying Burrito Brothers

 

193. Dookie, Green Day

 

194. Transformer, Lou Reed

 

195. Bluesbreakers, John Mayall With Eric Clapton

 

196. Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era 1965 - 1968, Various Artists

 

197. Murmur, R.E.M.

 

198. The Best of, Little Walter

 

199. Highway to Hell, AC/DC

 

200. The Downward Spiral, Nine Inch Nails

 

201. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, Simon and Garfunkel

202. Bad, Michael Jackson

 

203. Wheels of Fire, Cream

 

204. Dirty Mind, Prince

 

205. Abraxas, Santana

 

206. Tea for the Tillerman, Cat Stevens

 

207. Ten, Pearl Jam

 

208. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, Neil Young With Crazy Horse

 

209. Wish You Were Here, Pink Floyd

 

210. Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, Pavement

 

211. Tattoo You, The Rolling Stones

 

212. Proud Mary: The Best of Ike and Tina Turner, Ike and Tina Turner

 

213. New York Dolls, New York Dolls

 

214. Bo Diddley/Go Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley

 

215. Two Steps From the Blues, Bobby Bland

 

216. The Queen Is Dead, The Smiths

 

217. Licensed to Ill, Beastie Boys

 

218. Look-Ka Py Py, The Meters

 

219. Loveless, My Bloody Valentine

 

220. New Orleans Piano, Professor Longhair

 

221. War, U2

 

222. The Neil Diamond Collection, Neil Diamond

 

223. Howlin' Wolf, Howlin' Wolf

 

224. Nebraska, Bruce Springsteen

 

225. The Complete Hank Williams, Hank Williams

 

226. Doolittle, Pixies

 

227. Paid in Full, Eric B. and Rakim

 

228. Toys in the Attic, Aerosmith

 

229. Nick of Time, Bonnie Raitt

 

230. A Night at the Opera, Queen

 

231. The Kink Kronikles, The Kinks

 

232. Mr. Tambourine Man, The Byrds

 

233. Bookends, Simon and Garfunkel

 

234. The Ultimate Collection, Patsy Cline

 

235. Mr. Excitement!, Jackie Wilson

 

236. The Who Sings My Generation, The Who

 

237. Like a Prayer, Madonna

 

238. Can't Buy a Thrill, Steely Dan

 

239. Let It Be, The Replacements

 

240. Run-DMC, Run-DMC

 

241. Black Sabbath, Black Sabbath

 

242. The Jerry Lee Lewis Anthology: All Killer No Filler!, Jerry Lee Lewis

 

243. Freak Out!, The Mothers of Invention

 

244. Live Dead, Grateful Dead

 

245. Bryter Layter, Nick Drake

 

246. The Shape of Jazz to Come, Ornette Coleman

 

247. Automatic for the People, R.E.M.

 

248. Reasonable Doubt, Jay-Z

 

249. Low, David Bowie

 

250. The River, Bruce Springsteen

 

251. The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul, Otis Redding

 

252. Metallica, Metallica

 

253. Trans-Europe Express, Kraftwerk

 

254. Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston

 

255. The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, The Kinks

 

256. The Velvet Rope, Janet Jackson

 

257. Stardust, Willie Nelson

 

258. American Beauty, Grateful Dead

 

259. Crosby Stills and Nash, Crosby Stills and Nash

 

260. Buena Vista Social Club , Buena Vista Social Club

 

261. Tracy Chapman, Tracy Chapman

 

262. Workingman's Dead, Grateful Dead

 

263. The Genius of Ray Charles, Ray Charles

 

264. Child Is Father to the Man, Blood, Sweat and Tears

 

265. Cosmo's Factory, Creedence Clearwater Revival

 

266. Quadrophenia, The Who

 

267. There Goes Rhymin' Simon, Paul Simon

 

268. Psycho Candy, The Jesus and Mary Chain

 

269. Some Girls, The Rolling Stones

 

270. The Beach Boys Today!, The Beach Boys

 

271. Going to a Go-Go, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

 

272. Nightbirds, Labelle

 

273. The Slim Shady LP, Eminem

 

274. Mothership Connection, Parliament

 

275. Rhythm Nation 1814, Janet Jackson

 

276. Anthology of American Folk Music, Harry Smith, ed.

 

277. Aladdin Sane, David Bowie

 

278. The Immaculate Collection, Madonna

 

279. My Life, Mary J. Blige

 

280. Folk Singer, Muddy Waters

 

281. Can't Get Enough, Barry White

 

282. The Cars, The Cars

 

283. Five Leaves Left, Nick Drake

 

284. Music of My Mind, Stevie Wonder

 

285. I'm Still in Love With You, Al Green

 

286. Los Angeles, X

 

287. Anthem of the Sun, Grateful Dead

 

288. Something Else by the Kinks, The Kinks

 

289. Call Me, Al Green

 

290. Talking Heads: 77, Talking Heads

 

291. The Basement Tapes, Bob Dylan and the Band

 

292. White Light / White Heat, The Velvet Underground

 

293. Greatest Hits, Simon and Garfunkel

 

294. Kick Out the Jams, MC5

 

295. Meat Is Murder, The Smiths

 

296. We're Only In It For the Money, The Mothers of Invention

 

297. Weezer (Blue Album), Weezer

 

298. Master of Reality, Black Sabbath

 

299. Coat of Many Colors, Dolly Parton

 

300. Fear of a Black Planet, Public Enemy

 

301. John Wesley Harding, Bob Dylan

302. The Marshall Mathers LP, Eminem

 

303. Grace, Jeff Buckley

 

304. Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, Lucinda Williams

 

305. Odelay, Beck

 

306. Songs for Swingin' Lovers, Frank Sinatra

 

307. Avalon, Roxy Music

 

308. The Sun Records Collection, Various Artists

 

309. Nothing's Shocking, Jane's Addiction

 

310. BloodSugarSexMagik, Red Hot Chili Peppers

 

311. MTV Unplugged in New York, Nirvana

 

312. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill

 

313. Damn the Torpedoes, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

 

314. The Velvet Underground, The Velvet Underground

 

315. Surfer Rosa, Pixies

 

316. Rock Steady, No Doubt

 

317. The Eminem Show, Eminem

 

318. Back Stabbers, The O'Jays

 

319. Burnin', Bob Marley and the Wailers

 

320. Pink Moon, Nick Drake

 

321. Sail Away, Randy Newman

 

322. Ghost in the Machine, The Police

 

323. Station to Station, David Bowie

 

324. The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt, Linda Ronstadt

 

325. Slowhand, Eric Clapton

 

326. Disintegration, The Cure

 

327. Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette

 

328. Exile in Guyville, Liz Phair

 

329. Daydream Nation, Sonic Youth

 

330. In the Jungle Groove, James Brown

 

331. Tonight's the Night, Neil Young

 

332. Help!, The Beatles

 

333. Shoot Out the Lights, Richard and Linda Thompson

 

334. Wild Gift, X

 

335. Squeezing Out Sparks, Graham Parker

 

336. Superunknown, Soundgarden

 

337. Aqualung, Jethro Tull

 

338. Cheap Thrills, Big Brother and the Holding Company

 

339. The Heart of Saturday Night, Tom Waits

 

340. Damaged, Black Flag

 

341. Play, Moby

 

342. Violator, Depeche Mode

 

343. Bat Out of Hell, Meat Loaf

 

344. Berlin, Lou Reed

 

345. Stop Making Sense, Talking Heads

 

346. 3 Feet High and Rising, De La Soul

 

347. The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Pink Floyd

 

348. At Newport 1960, Muddy Waters

 

349. Roger the Engineer (a.k.a. Over Under Sideways Down), The Yardbirds

 

350. Rust Never Sleeps, Neil Young and Crazy Horse

 

351. Brothers in Arms, Dire Straits

 

352. 52nd Street, Billy Joel

 

353. Having a Rave Up With the Yardbirds, The Yardbirds

 

354. 12 Songs, Randy Newman

 

355. Between the Buttons, The Rolling Stones

 

356. Sketches of Spain, Miles Davis

 

357. Honky Chateau, Elton John

 

358. Singles Going Steady, Buzzcocks

 

359. Stankonia, Outkast

 

360. Siamese Dream, The Smashing Pumpkins

 

361. Substance, New Order

 

362. L.A. Woman, The Doors

 

363. Ray of Light, Madonna

 

364. American Recordings, Johnny Cash

 

365. Louder Than Bombs, The Smiths

 

366. Mott, Mott the Hoople

 

367. Is This It, The Strokes

 

368. Rage Against the Machine, Rage Against the Machine

 

369. Reggatta de Blanc, The Police

 

370. Volunteers, Jefferson Airplane

 

371. Siren, Roxy Music

 

372. Late for the Sky, Jackson Browne

 

373. Post, Bjork

 

374. The Eagles, The Eagles

 

375. The Ultimate Collection (1948 - 1990), John Lee Hooker

 

376. (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, Oasis

 

377. CrazySexyCool, TLC

 

378. Funky Kingston, Toots and the Maytals

 

379. Greetings from Asbury Park, Bruce Springsteen

 

380. Sunflower, The Beach Boys

 

381. Modern Lovers, Modern Lovers

 

382. More Songs About Buildings and Food, Talking Heads

 

383. A Quick One (Happy Jack), The Who

 

384. Pyromania, Def Leppard

 

385. Pretzel Logic, Steely Dan

 

386. Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers, Wu-Tang Clan

 

387. Country Life, Roxy Music

 

388. A Hard Day's Night, The Beatles

 

389. The End of the Innocence, Don Henley

 

390. Elephant, The White Stripes

 

391. The Pretender, Jackson Browne

 

392. Willy and the Poor Boys, Creedence Clearwater Revival

 

393. Good Old Boys, Randy Newman

 

394. For Your Pleasure, Roxy Music

 

395. Blue Lines, Massive Attack

 

396. Eliminator, ZZ Top

 

397. Rain Dogs, Tom Waits

 

398. Anthology, The Temptations

 

399. Californication, Red Hot Chili Peppers

 

400. Illmatic, Nas

 

401. (Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd), Lynyrd Skynyrd

402. Dr. John's Gumbo, Dr. John

 

403. Radio City, Big Star

 

404. Sandinista!, The Clash

 

405. Rid of Me, PJ Harvey

 

406. I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got, Sinead O' Connor

 

407. Strange Days, The Doors

 

408. Time Out of Mind, Bob Dylan

 

409. 461 Ocean Boulevard, Eric Clapton

 

410. Pink Flag, Wire

 

411. Double Nickels on the Dime, Minutemen

 

412. Mezzanine, Massive Attack

 

413. Beauty and the Beat, Go-Go's

 

414. Greatest Hits, James Brown

 

415. Van Halen , Van Halen

 

416. Mule Variations, Tom Waits

 

417. Boy, U2

 

418. Band on the Run, Wings

 

419. Dummy, Portishead

 

420. With the Beatles, The Beatles

 

421. The "Chirping" Crickets, Buddy Holly and the Crickets

 

422. The Best of the Girl Groups, Volumes 1 and 2 , Various Artists

 

423. Greatest Hits, The Mamas and the Papas

 

424. King of the Delta Blues Singers, Vol. 2, Robert Johnson

 

425. Changesone, David Bowie

 

426. The Battle of Los Angeles, Rage Against the Machine

 

427. Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica, The Ronettes

 

428. Kid A, Radiohead

 

429. Grievous Angel, Gram Parsons

 

430. At Budokan, Cheap Trick

 

431. Anthology, Diana Ross and the Supremes

 

432. Sleepless, Peter Wolf

 

433. Another Green World, Brian Eno

 

434. Outlandos D'Amour, The Police

 

435. To Bring You My Love, PJ Harvey

 

436. Here Come the Warm Jets, Brian Eno

 

437. All Things Must Pass, George Harrison

 

438. #1 Record, Big Star

 

439. In Utero, Nirvana

 

440. Sea Change, Beck

 

441. Tragic Kingdom, No Doubt

 

442. Boys Don't Cry, The Cure

 

443. Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963, Sam Cooke

 

444. Criminal Minded, Boogie Down Productions

 

445. Rum Sodomy and the Lash, The Pogues

 

446. Suicide, Suicide

 

447. Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!, Devo

 

448. In Color, Cheap Trick

 

449. The World Is a Ghetto, War

 

450. Fly Like an Eagle, Steve Miller Band

 

451. Back in the USA, MC5

 

452. Music, Madonna

 

453. Ritual de lo Habitual, Jane's Addiction

 

454. Getz/Gilberto, Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto Featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim

 

455. Synchronicity, The Police

 

456. Third/Sister Lovers, Big Star

 

457. For Everyman, Jackson Browne

 

458. John Prine, John Prine

 

459. Strictly Business, EPMD

 

460. Love It to Death, Alice Cooper

 

461. How Will the Wolf Survive?, Los Lobos

 

462. Here, My Dear, Marvin Gaye

 

463. Tumbleweed Connection, Elton John

 

464. The Blueprint, Jay-Z

 

465. Golden Hits, The Drifters

 

466. Live Through This, Hole

 

467. Love and Theft, Bob Dylan

 

468. Elton John, Elton John

 

469. Metal Box, Public Image Ltd.

 

470. Document, R.E.M.

 

471. Heaven Up Here, Echo and the Bunnymen

 

472. Hysteria, Def Leppard

 

473. A Rush of Blood to the Head, Coldplay

 

474. Live in Europe, Otis Redding

 

475. Tunnel of Love, Bruce Springsteen

 

476. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

 

477. The Score, Fugees

 

478. Radio, LL Cool J

 

479. I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight, Richard and Linda Thompson

 

480. Faith, George Michael

 

481. The Smiths, The Smiths

 

482. Armed Forces, Elvis Costello and the Attractions

 

483. Life After Death, The Notorious B.I.G.

 

484. Branded Man, Merle Haggard

 

485. All Time Greatest Hits, Loretta Lynn

 

486. Maggot Brain, Funkadelic

 

487. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, The Smashing Pumpkins

 

488. Voodoo, D'Angelo

 

489. Guitar Town, Steve Earle

 

490. Entertainment!, Gang of Four

 

491. All the Young Dudes, Mott the Hoople

 

492. Vitalogy, Pearl Jam

 

493. That's the Way of the World, Earth, Wind and Fire

 

494. She's So Unusual, Cyndi Lauper

 

495. New Day Rising, Husker Du

 

496. Destroyer, Kiss

 

497. Yo! Bum Rush the Show, Public Enemy

 

498. Tres Hombres, ZZ Top

 

499. Born Under a Bad Sign, Albert King

 

500. Touch, Eurythmics

 

*phew*

 

I actually thought that was a pretty damn good list. I was also pretty psyched to see Tim (by the Replacements) on the list.

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No Violent Femmes self titled album, that's a shame.

 

Innervisions beat out Songs in the Key of Life, that's a surprise.

 

No Tool, not even Aenima?

 

No Alice In Chains! That's fucking criminal! This list needs Dirt!

 

Both Zappa album are with his first band, the Mothers Of Invention. Would have liked to see Apostrophe or Sheik Yebouti, but no big deal.

 

No Rush, not even Moving Pictures, or Deep Purple, not even Machine Head.

 

White Zombie's Astro Creep oughta be here, that album defined the direction metal took in the ninities, like Paranoid did for the sevenities.

 

I could go on, but why bother, I could find flaws in any list. The Violent Femmes thing does get me though.

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First, I must assume that this is in no particular order? It doesn't make any sense, and at NO time could I say "Oh yeah, that one was WAY better than this one!" If anything, the further down the list I went, the more good shit I found.

 

Secondly, why didn't they just make more space by saying 1. Everything the Beatles EVER did. and 2.) Everything Bob Dylan ever did.

 

Granted, I love both, and they put out a lot of kick ass albums, but Rolling Stone has seriously listed almost everything they have ever done, and it if they ARE going in order of greatness--well an album isn't "good" simply because it's by The Beatles. Get what I'm saying?

 

 

Next issue, KRAFTWERK was never good. DIFFERENT, yes, but NEVER good. I'm glad it opened the doors to techno and electronic music, that's very cool, but it doesn't make their album cool. Kraftwerk sounds like toy robots, and that's about it.

 

Madonna--her Music album sucked. And Ray of Light was mediocre. I think I liked the title track because a bunch of us used to do bad things and cruise around NYC listening to it at top volume--good times--bad hangover, and the rest of the album always made us wish we'd just bought the single.

 

Eminem--his second 2 albums were phenomenal. The first one...not. And it shouldn't be on this list. The first one had one pop hit, and the rest of the album was just stuff that makes people laugh. The second album has a lot of great sounds, a lot of heart, and a lot of angst--a good combo for music. The third album, well he just goes above and beyond lyrically. It kicked ass. The first one kicked no ass--just good for marketing.

 

NO VIOLENT FEMMES?!?!?! I'm with all the rest of you on this one! Shit man, it's pretty distressing when their greatest hits can't get any love...

 

Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash--2track, you'll probably be the only one who knows what I'm talking about here, but I think they only knew one Pogues album title. Honestly, "If I Should Fall From Grace..." was a WAY better album. I mean yeah, RS and L has "Sick Bed..." "Old Main..." "Sally Mclennane" "Dirty Old Town" "Waltzing Matilda" and "Man you Don't Meet..."

BUT

I don't think it compare with "If I Should Fall..." I mean that has it's title track, "Bottle of Smoke" "Turkish Song..." lets not forget "Fairlytale..." "Thousands..." "Fiesta" "Birmingham Six" "Broad MAjestic..."

In essence EVERY SONG on Grace, is good, Rum, Sodomy, well there's a few that I skip sometimes y'know?

Also, Poguetry in Motion should have been there, and maybe Peace and Love too. But there should have been three out of those 4 on the list. My original theory holds: They only knew the name of one album. :D

 

Pleasntly surprised to see The Smiths--but I think Louder Than Bombs is way better than Meat is Murder.

 

Fuck Coldplay.

 

Fuck U2 "All that you Can't leave behind" That album has been nothing but annoying since it came out.

 

Anyway, I could pick it apart forever--such is the nature of stuff like this--but those are my major grievances, so I giess I'll shut up now :D

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I always assume lists like this are basically kidding. Miles' "Kind of Blue" so high up is good. Nas' "Illmatic" at 400 = retarded, its gettin the pity vote like a lot of groundbreaking hip-hop is getting on this list, with "The Stripes" or mediocre R&B placed much higher above...this list was by a white guy who went "shit, im at 480, name some famous black people!"

Violent Femmes are fun but i didnt think it was revolutionary - compared to what i scanned through here, i dont see how its the biggest travesty of the list. Neither is a lack of more pogs.

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Yeah, "If I Should Fall From Grace with God" is definitly the best Pogues record. The title track alone could turn a piece of piss record into a classic - but thankfully it's great from start to finish.

 

I have a beef with the fact the only Ramones' L.P.s on it are the self-titled first one and "Rocket to Russia". Yeah, they kinda topped the suck-o-meter on later releases, but "Leave Home" and "End of The Century" shoulda gotten some respect. Then again, "End of The Century" has gotten mocked for years for some reason that I'll never understand. Phil Spector forever!

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