# My top 100 albums of all time **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 8, 2004, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-top-100-albums-of-all-time/228049 "2004-02-08T00:12:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-top-100-albums-of-all-time/228049/41 "2004-02-11T05:58:44Z")
All right, after a little wrangling, I’ve got a list. The rankings are very rough–if I did this again tomorrow, the specifics would be different, although it’s very unlikely that any album would move much more than five places. I will stand by the collection of albums (and one compilation, and one EP) listed here. 1. Emperor, _Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire and Demise_ 2. Opeth, _Morningrise_ 3. Opeth, _Damnation_ 4. Therion, _Theli_ 5. Emperor, _Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk_ 6. Symphony X, _V: The New Mythology Suite_ 7. Arcturus, _La Masquerade Infernale_ 8. Arcturus, _The Sham Mirrors_ 9. Into Eternity, _Dead or Dreaming_ 10. Within Temptation, _Mother Earth_ 11. Vintersorg, _Cosmic Genesis_ 12. Nightwish, _Oceanborn_ 13. Rhapsody, _Power of the Dragonflame_ 14. Opeth, _Blackwater Park_ 15. Blind Guardian, _A Night at the Opera_ 16. Dream Theater, _Images & Words_ 17. Green Carnation, _Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness_ 18. Savatage, _Poets and Madmen_ 19. Therion, _Vovin_ 20. Therion, _Secret of the Runes_ 21. Nine Inch Nails, _The Downward Spiral_ 22. Nirvana, _Nevermind_ 23. Lacuna Coil, _Comalies_ 24. Queen Adreena, _Taxidermy_ 25. Rain Fell Within, _Refuge_ 26. Rhapsody, _Dawn of Victory_ 27. Leah Andreone, _Veiled_ 28. Metallica, _Ride the Lightning_ 29. No Doubt, _No Doubt_ 30. Morbid Angel, _Covenant_ 31. Nightwish, _Wishmaster_ 32. Nile, _In Their Darkened Shrines_ 33. No Doubt, _The Beacon Street Collection_ 34. Squirrel Nut Zippers, _Hot_ 35. Tool, _Ænima_ 36. Trail Of Tears, _A New Dimension Of Might_ 37. Tapping The Vein, _The Damage_ 38. Sneaker Pimps, _Becoming X_ 39. Sinergy, _To Hell and Back_ 40. Symphony X, _The Divine Wings of Tragedy_ 41. In Extremo, _Sünder Ohne Zügel_ 42. Dream Theater, _Train of Thought_ 43. Cradle of Filth, _Cruelty and the Beast_ 44. Agalloch, _The Mantle_ 45. After Forever, _Decipher_ 46. Anathema, _A Fine Day To Exit_ 47. Falkenbach, _Magni Blandinn ok Megintiri_ 48. And Oceans, _The Dynamic Gallery of Thoughts_ 49. Alchemist, _Organasm_ 50. Adagio, _Sanctis Ignis_ 51. Amorphis, _Elegy_ 52. They Might Be Giants, _Flood_ 53. Nine Inch Nails, _Broken_ 54. Republica, _Republica_ 55. King Diamond, _The Puppet Master_ 56. Pink Floyd, _Dark Side of the Moon_ 57. Natalie Imbruglia, _Left of the Middle_ 58. No Doubt, _Tragic Kingdom_ 59. Opera IX, _The Black Opera_ 60. Marilyn Manson, _Antichrist Superstar_ 61. Old Man’s Child, _Ill-Natured Spiritual Invasion_ 62. Led Zeppelin, _IV_ 63. Uriah Heep, _Demons & Wizards_ 64. Evanescence, _Fallen_ 65. Jack Off Jill, _Sexless Demons and Scars_ 66. Garbage, _Beautiful Garbage_ 67. Dimmu Borgir, _Puritanical Misanthropic Euphoria_ 68. Black Sabbath, _Paranoid_ 69. Collide, _Chasing The Ghost_ 70. Borknagar, _Empiricism_ 71. Clutch, _Pure Rock Fury_ 72. Squirrel Nut Zippers, _The Inevitable_ 73. Megadeth, _Cryptic Writings_ 74. Thyrane, _Hypnotic_ 75. Theatre of Tragedy, _Velvet Darkness They Fear_ 76. Therion, _Deggial_ 77. Garbage, _Garbage_ 78. Darling Violetta, _Parlour_ 79. Joydrop, _Metasexual_ 80. Alice Cooper, _Brutal Planet_ 81. Anthrax, _Among the Living_ 82. Metallica, _Metallica_ 83. Pantera, _Cowboys from Hell_ 84. Pink Floyd, _The Wall_ 85. Tatu, _200 km/h in the Wrong Lane_ 86. Tool, _Undertow_ 87. Garbage, _Version 2.0_ 88. Jethro Tull, _Aqualung_ 89. From Zero, _One Nation Under_ 90. Nicodemus, _The Supernatural Omnibus_ 91. Queensrÿche, _Empire_ 92. Clare Quilty, _Strong_ 93. Boston, _Boston_ 94. Drain STH, _Freaks of Nature_ 95. Styx, _Greatest Hits_ 96. Sublime, _Sublime_ 97. Slayer, _Reign in Blood_ 98. Ozzy Osbourne, _Diary of a Madman_ 99. White Zombie, _Astro Creep: 2000_ 100. Korn, _Korn_ ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-top-100-albums-of-all-time/228049/42 "2004-02-11T13:05:58Z")
Well I don’t know what it says about me, but I own a good 600 CDs and have all of 13 of the listed albums. Nine of those come from Ultrafilter. I should do my own list just to see what it would look like. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-top-100-albums-of-all-time/228049/43 "2004-02-11T21:14:37Z")
Great lists. Definitely going to make me go out and make some purchases. I don’t have nearly the time or energy to come up with my top 100, but here are my top 6 or so: - Beatles, Revolver - Big Star - #1 Record/Radio City - Marvin Gaye - What’s Going On - Bowie - Ziggy Stardust - Prince - Sign o’ the Times - Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers - AC/DC - Highway to Hell - Jeff Beck Group - Truth Tons of punk, blues, jazz and indie, too, but too much to sort through… ---
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2004, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-top-100-albums-of-all-time/228049/44 "2004-02-21T05:49:52Z")
> [@Hüsker Düde](#): > > I traded ‘Zaireeka’ for ‘Chief Assassin to the Sinister’ by Three Mile Pilot (recommended by **mouthbreather** ) So then. Whats the verdict? Good stuff, undecided or last music recommendation you take from me? ---
**Author:** ![Husker\_Dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Husker\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Husker_Dude)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2004, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-top-100-albums-of-all-time/228049/45 "2004-02-21T16:26:01Z")
> [@mouthbreather](#): > > So then. Whats the verdict? > > Good stuff, undecided or last music recommendation you take from me? Good stuff, really fucked up, I like it. I’ve only got two listens under my belt though-- for now, been really busy – so it hasn’t really sunken in, yet, but “Aqua-Magnetic” just slays. I love the fact that the bass is the lead instrument, as you mentioned in your description, pretty unusual. I can’t believe I’ve never heard of them before, it’s been a while since a band has snuck up on me like that, kind of refreshing in a way. But I have to admit that I was worried when I saw Rammstein listed under ‘Related Artists’ on AMG. Ugh, I noticed another glaring mistake on my list, Wire’s ‘Chairs Missing’ (like ‘Lust For Life’) is mentioned twice, the second time at spot 67 is actually supposed to be the severely under appreciated ‘154,’ which I’m having a love affair with at the moment. I really hate my list right now, so many albums that I forgot. These hurt the most: The Chameleons - Script of The Bridge Cocteau Twins - Treasure The Jam - All Mod Cons Nation of Ulysses - Plays Pretty For Baby Slayer - Reign In Blood (yes) ---
**Author:** ![sweetfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@sweetfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweetfreak)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2004, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-top-100-albums-of-all-time/228049/46 "2004-02-21T16:50:49Z")
Some of my top 100 of all time: London Calling- The Clash August and Everything After- Counting Crows The Marshall Mathers LP- Eminem Sebastopol- Jay Farrar Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots- The Flaming Lips Up- Peter Gabriel Dave Matthews- Some Devil Radiohead- OK Computer UP- R.E.M. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness- The Smashing Pumpkins Abbey Road- The Beatles Girlfriend- Matthew Sweet Aenima- Tool Fear- Toad the Wet Sprocket Being There- Wilco English Settlement- XTC A Rush of Blood to the Head- Coldplay That’s all I can think of for now. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2004, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-top-100-albums-of-all-time/228049/47 "2004-02-22T05:49:44Z")
Okay, I’ll play: I was bored enough this evening to try to come up with a top 100 list of my own. At the risk of revealing myself to be really weird, here it is—Great Albums, Sentimental Favorites, Guilty Pleasures, and all—100 albums I’m rather fond of at this point in time: ABC: The Lexicon of Love Adam Again: Dig The Bangles: Different Light The Beach Boys: Pet Sounds The Beach Boys: Wild Honey The Beatles: Rubber Soul The Beatles: Revolver The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles: Abbey Road Adrian Belew: Inner Revolution David Bowie: The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders from Mars The Call: Red Moon Chagall Guevara The Choir: Speckled Bird Collective Soul Elvis Costello and the Attractions: Imperial Bedroom Elvis Costello and the Attractions: Punch the Clock Marshall Crenshaw Daniel Amos: Shotgun Angel Daniel Amos: Vox Humana Daniel Amos: Darn Floor–Big Bite Daniel Amos: Motor Cycle Daniel Amos: Songs of the Heart The Dream Academy Jeff Elbel + Ping: No Outlet Electric Light Orchestra: El Dorado Fleetwood Mac: Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac: Rumours Fleming and John: The Way We Are Fountains of Wayne: Utopia Parkway General Public: Hand to Mouth Eddy Grant: Going For Broke John Wesley Harding: The Name Above The Title George Harrison: All Things Must Pass Mark Heard: Dry Bones Dance Richard X. Heyman: Living Room !! The Honeydogs: Seen a Ghost Billy Joel: An Innocent Man Phil Keaggy: Find Me In These Fields The Kinks: Face To Face The Kinks: The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society The Kinks: Arthur or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire The Kinks: Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround \* Part One The Kinks: Schoolboys in Disgrace The Kinks: State Of Confusion Led Zeppelin: IV Lost Dogs: Little Red Riding Hood Lost Dogs: The Green Room Serenade Madness: One Step Beyond… Madness Madness: Keep Moving Chris Mars: Horseshoes and Hand Grenades Paul and Linda McCartney: Ram Paul McCartney: Tug of War Julie Miller: Orphans and Angels The Moody Blues: In Search Of The Lost Chord The Moody Blues: On The Threshold Of A Dream The Moody Blues: A Question of Balance The Moody Blues: To Our Children’s Children’s Children The Moody Blues: Seventh Sojourn The Moody Blues: Long Distance Voyager The Moody Blues: The Present Owsley The Alan Parsons Project: Ammonia Avenue Sam Phillips: Martinis and Bikinis Poi Dog Pondering: Volo Volo The Police: Synchronicity Prefab Sprout: Jordan: The Comeback Queen: A Night at the Opera Todd Rundgren: Something/Anything? Semisonic: The Great Divide The 77s: Sticks and Stones Simon and Garfunkel: Bridge Over Troubled Water Paul Simon: Graceland The Smithereens: Green Thoughts Something Fierce: Gone All Wobbly Something Fierce: Completely Unglued Something Fierce: Franklin Pierce Something Fierce: Sound for Sore Ears Randy Stonehill: Wonderama The Swirling Eddies: Outdoor Elvis Terry Scott Taylor: John Wayne They Might Be Giants: They Might Be Giants They Might Be Giants: Lincoln They Might Be Giants: Flood They Might Be Giants: Apollo 18 Trip Shakespeare: Are You Shakesperienced? Trip Shakespeare: Across the Universe Trip Shakespeare: Lulu Utopia: Swing to the Right Brian Wilson: Brian Wilson Stevie Wonder: Innervisions Stevie Wonder: Fulfillingness’ First Finale Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life XTC: Skylarking XTC: Oranges and Lemons XTC: Nonsuch XTC: Apple Venus Volume One XTC: Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2) Weird Al Yankovic: Dare To Be Stupid [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-top-100-albums-of-all-time/228049.md?page=2)