Top 100 Favorite Albums

Because I really can’t pick just ten.

I went with CD releases, rather than original album releases, mainly so I could stick in CDs where 2 great albums were fit onto one CD (Big Star, The dB’s). I also wasn’t a snob about box sets or compilations, though I tried to stay away from them as much as possible. I did limit myself to one album per artist, though, just to keep it interesting.

I tried to be honest and pick the stuff I actually listen to with pleasure the most often. There are plenty of albums I like - Pavement’s Slanted & Enchanted, Aphex Twin’s Richard D. James album, Blonde Redhead’s stuff, The Silver Apples’ first 2 albums (also together on 1 CD), Pulp’s Different Class - that are more mood music for me, and plenty of artists I theoretically should enjoy a lot more than I actually do - Nirvana, Neil Young, Modest Mouse. So here is my list, which I’m sure I will realize I made mistakes in, and hopefully more of you will post your own:

  1. Air – Moon Safari
  2. Asobi Seksu - Citrus
  3. Syd Barrett – The Madcap Laughs/Barrett
  4. The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds
  5. Beastie Boys – Paul’s Boutique
  6. The Beatles – Revolver
  7. Beck - Odelay
  8. Belle & Sebastian – If You’re Feeling Sinister
  9. Big Star - #1 Record/Radio City
  10. David Bowie - Low
  11. Billy Bragg – Talking With The Taxman About Poetry
  12. James Brown – Star Time
  13. Buzzcocks – Singles Going Steady
  14. Cinerama – Va Va Voom
  15. The Clash – The Clash
  16. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – This Year’s Model
  17. Marshall Crenshaw – Marshall Crenshaw
  18. Crowded House – Crowded House
  19. The dB’s – Stands For Decibels/Repercussion
  20. De La Soul – 3 Feet High And Rising
  21. DJ Shadow – Endtroducing…
  22. Nick Drake – Bryter Later
  23. The English Beat – I Just Can’t Stop It
  24. Brian Eno – Another Green World
  25. The Feelies – Crazy Rhythms
  26. Fishbone – Truth & Soul
  27. Funkadelic – Motor City Madness: The Ultimate Collection
  28. Gang Of Four – Entertainment!
  29. The Go-Betweens – 16 Lovers Lane
  30. The Go-Go’s – Beauty & The Beat
  31. Handsome Boy Modeling School – So…How’s Your Girl?
  32. Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians – Element Of Light
  33. Buddy Holly – The Buddy Holly Collection
  34. Hoodoo Gurus – Stoneage Romeos
  35. The Housemartins – London 0, Hull 4
  36. Husker Du – Zen Arcade
  37. The Jam – Sound Affects
  38. The Jesus & Mary Chain – Psychocandy
  39. Joy Division – Closer
  40. The Kinks – The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society
  41. Kraftwerk – The Man-Machine
  42. The La’s – The La’s
  43. Nick Lowe – Jesus Of Cool
  44. The Magnetic Fields – 69 Love Songs
  45. Meat Puppets – Up On The Sun
  46. The Mekons – Mekons Rock ‘n’ Roll
  47. Minutemen – Double Nickels on The Dime
  48. Bob Mould – Workbook
  49. My Bloody Valentine – Loveless
  50. New Order – Substance
  51. Outkast - Stankonia
  52. Parliament – Tear The Roof Off 1974-1980
  53. Pere Ubu – The Tenement Year
  54. Pet Shop Boys - Actually
  55. Pixies – Surfer Rosa
  56. The Pogues – Rum, Sodomy & The Lash
  57. Portishead - Portishead
  58. The Pretenders – The Pretenders
  59. Prince – Sign O’ The Times
  60. The Psychedelic Furs – Talk Talk Talk
  61. Public Enemy – It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
  62. Public Image Ltd. – Metal Box
  63. Queen – Sheer Heart Attack
  64. Ramones – Rocket To Russia
  65. Otis Redding – Otis!: The Definitive Otis Redding
  66. R.E.M. – Murmur
  67. The Replacements - Tim
  68. Sleater-Kinney – All Hands On The Bad One
  69. Sly & The Family Stone – The Essential Sly & The Family Stone
  70. The Smiths – Louder Than Bombs
  71. The Soft Boys – The Soft Boys
  72. Sonic Youth – Daydream Nation
  73. The Specials – The Specials
  74. Spiritualized – Ladies And Gentlemen, We Are Floating In Space
  75. Stereolab – Emperor Tomato Ketchup
  76. The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses
  77. The Stooges – Fun House
  78. Sugar – Copper Blue
  79. Talking Heads – Remain In Light
  80. Television – Marquee Moon
  81. They Might Be Giants - Lincoln
  82. U2 – The Joshua Tree
  83. The Undertones – The Undertones
  84. Various Artists – Beg, Scream & Shout! The Big Ol’ Box of 60s Soul
  85. Various Artists – Can You Dig It? The 70s Soul Experience
  86. Various Artists – The Complete Stax/Volt Singles 1959-1968
  87. Various Artists – Loud, Fast and Out Of Control
  88. Various Artists – No Thanks! The 70s Punk Rebellion
  89. Various Artists – Nuggets: Orignial Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968
  90. Various Artists - Nuggets II – Original Artfacts from the British Empire & Beyond
  91. The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground & Nico
  92. Violent Femmes – Violent Femmes
  93. The Who – Sell Out
  94. Wire – Pink Flag
  95. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
  96. X – Wild Gift
  97. X_Ray Spex – Germfree Adolescents
  98. XTC – Skylarking
  99. Yaz – Upstairs At Eric’s
  100. Yo La Tengo – I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One

Oh, come on! I know I’m not the only music geek here. You don’t have to limit yourselves to one album per artist or just rock/pop. I’m sure the members of the Dope can come up with some better lists than Time or Rolling Stone.

Oh, all right then. A hundred, eh? Do box sets count as one, or as however many discs are in the set?

  1. The Beatles - Please Please Me
  2. The Beatles - With The Beatles
  3. The Beatles - A Hard Day’s Night
  4. The Beatles - Beatles For Sale
  5. The Beatles - Help!
  6. The Beatles - Rubber Soul
  7. The Beatles - Revolver
  8. The Beatles - A Collection Of Beatle Oldies
  9. The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
  10. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour
  11. The Beatles - s/t
  12. The Beatles - Yellow Submarine
  13. The Beatles - Abbey Road
  14. The Beatles - Let It Be

Got them out of the way. Now I’ll use my database as a reference.

  1. Bryan Adams - Reckless
  2. Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Anthology
  3. Bad Company - s/t
  4. Badfinger - No Dice
  5. The Beach Boys - Smiley Smile / Wild Honey
  6. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
  7. The Beach Boys - Made In USA
  8. The Beach Boys - Smile (bootleg)
  9. Jeff Beck - Truth
  10. Chuck Berry - The Chess Box or The Great Twenty-Eight
  11. Victor Borge - Live! (comprised of “Comedy In Music” and most of “Caught In The Act”)
  12. Boston - s/t
  13. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars
  14. Kate Bush - The Kick Inside
  15. Kate Bush - Lionheart
  16. Kate Bush - Never For Ever
  17. Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love
  18. George Carlin - Class Clown
  19. The Cars - s/t
  20. Harry Chapin - Greatest Stories Live
  21. Ray Charles - The Very Best Of
  22. Cheech & Chong - Big Bambu
  23. Chicago V
  24. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies
  25. Alice Cooper - Welcome To My Nightmare
  26. Bill Cosby - To My Brother Russell, Whom I Slept With
  27. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo’s Factory
  28. Tim Curry - Fearless
  29. Deaf School - Second Honeymoon
  30. Fats Domino - The Legendary Imperial Recordings
  31. The Doors - L.A. Woman
  32. The Dukes Of Stratosphear - Chips From The Chocolate Fireball
  33. Dave Edmunds - Anthology
  34. Electric Light Orchestra - Afterglow
  35. Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)
  36. The Firesign Theatre - Don’t Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me The Pliers
  37. The Guess Who - American Woman
  38. The Guess Who - Share The Land
  39. The Guess Who - So Long Bannatyne
  40. Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland
  41. John Lee Hooker - The Original Mr. Lucky
  42. The James Gang - Yer Album
  43. The James Gang - Rides Again
  44. Billy Joel - The Essential
  45. Elton John - Greatest Hits 1970-2002
  46. The Brothers Johnson - Look Out For #1
  47. King Crimson - Discipline
  48. King Crimson - Beat
  49. King Crimson - Three Of A Perfect Pair
  50. The Kinks - The Kink Kronikles
  51. Led Zeppelin - I
  52. Led Zeppelin - II
  53. Led Zeppelin - III
  54. Led Zeppelin - IV
  55. Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy
  56. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
  57. Led Zeppelin - Presence
  58. Led Zeppelin - In Through The Out Door
  59. Jerry Lee Lewis - Anthology
  60. Little Richard - The Essential
  61. Max Webster - s/t
  62. Max Webster - Universal Juveniles
  63. Paul McCartney - Wingspan
  64. Paul McCartney - Flowers In The Dirt
  65. Harry Nilsson - Anthology
  66. Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson
  67. Oasis - (What’s The Story) Morning Glory
  68. The Alan Parsons Project - Tales Of Mystery & Imagination
  69. Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
  70. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
  71. Pink Floyd - The Wall
  72. Robert Plant - Pictures At Eleven
  73. Elvis Presley - The Sun Sessions
  74. Emitt Rhodes - s/t
  75. The Rolling Stones - Hot Rocks
  76. Billy Squier - Don’t Say No
  77. Steely Dan - Showbiz Kids
  78. Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story
  79. Styx - Crystal Ball
  80. Supertramp - Crime Of The Century
  81. T. Rex - The Slider
  82. Traffic - The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys
  83. Tom Waits - Nighthawks At The Diner
  84. Muddy Waters - Complete
  85. The Who - Ultimate Collection
  86. Brian Wilson - Smile

and a number of albums that will have to Bubble Under. To rewrite the list would take even longer! So there’s 100 albums I like, leaving out many, many others. Now get off my lawn!

I can’t manage one album per artist or limit it to rock/pop, but I will try to put them vaguely in order of preference.

There isn’t much classical here, even though I listen to a lot of it, because I tend to have favorite pieces rather than favorite recordings/albums, if that makes sense.

The order was done unfairly quickly, so it probably doesn’t actually reflect my preferences. But here we go.

  1. Universal Hall Pass - Mercury
  2. Venus Hum - Big Beautiful Sky
  3. Splashdown - Blueshift
  4. The Decemberists - Picaresque
  5. The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
  6. Piñataland - Songs for the Forgotten Future, vol. 1
  7. Barenaked Ladies - Gordon
  8. Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha
  9. The Decemberists - Her Majesty, The Decemberists
  10. The Decemberists - Castaways and Cutouts
  11. “Weird Al” Yankovic - Running With Scissors
  12. Bruno Pelletier - D’autres rives
  13. Dar Williams - The Green World
  14. “Weird Al” Yankovic - Straight Outta Lynwood
  15. Andrew Bird - The Mysterious Production of Eggs
  16. Dar Williams - My Better Self
  17. Emiliana Torrini - Fisherman’s Woman
  18. Jorane - The You and the Now
  19. Laura Veirs - Year of Meteors
  20. Osvaldo Golijov - Ainadamar
  21. Frou Frou - Details
  22. Barenaked Ladies - Rock Spectacle (Live)
  23. Venus Hum - The Colors in the Wheel
  24. Emiliana Torrini - Love in the Time of Science
  25. Tomás Jensen et les Faux-Monnayeurs - Pris sur le vif
  26. Dar Williams - End of the Summer
  27. Blue Man Group - The Complex
  28. Tomás Jensen et les Faux-Monnayeurs - Tomás Jensen et les Faux-Monnayeurs
  29. Andrew Bird - Music of Hair
  30. Rufus Wainwright - Want One
  31. Dar Williams - Mortal City
  32. Les Misérables Paris Revival Cast
  33. Rufus Wainwright - Want Two
  34. “Weird Al” Yankovic - Poodle Hat
  35. Les Misérables Complete Symphonic Recording
  36. Laura Veirs - Carbon Glacier
  37. Anthony Warlow - Centre Stage
  38. Happy Rhodes - Many Worlds are Born Tonight
  39. Laura Veirs - The Triumphs and Travails of Orphan Mae
  40. Dar Williams - The Honesty Room
  41. Dido - No Angel
  42. Les Misérables Original French Concept Recording
  43. Mecano - Descanso Dominical
  44. Blue Man Group - Audio
  45. Keren Ann - La biographie de Luka Philipsen
  46. Howard Shore - Lord of the Rings: Return of the King soundtrack
  47. Bruno Pelletier - Miserere
  48. Bruno Pelletier - Un monde à l’envers
  49. Songs for a New World original cast recording
  50. Dido - Life For Rent
  51. Victory At Sea - All Your Things are Gone
  52. Anthony Warlow - Midnight Dreaming
  53. Kate Bush - The Kick Inside
  54. Bill Bailey - The Ultimate Collection… Ever!
  55. Anthony Warlow - Back in the Swing
  56. Keren Ann - La disparition
  57. Kate Bush - Aerial
  58. Loreena McKennitt - Book of Secrets
  59. Anthony Warlow - Face the Music
  60. Mecano - Aidalai
  61. No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom
  62. LittleHorse - The Mission Before Us
  63. Philip Quast - Live at the Donmar
  64. Yann Tiersen - Amélie soundtrack
  65. Stephen Jay - Tangled Strings
  66. Loreena McKennitt - An Ancient Muse
  67. Paul Simon - Graceland
  68. Greg Edmonson - Firefly soundtrack
  69. Notre-Dame de Paris original cast recording
  70. Mecano - Dónde está el pais de las hadas?
  71. Avenue Q OBC
  72. Emmanuel Pahud - Paris
  73. Keren Ann - Not Going Anywhere
  74. The Last Five Years original cast recording
  75. Ensemble Polytonal - Darius Milhaud Chamberworks
  76. Bruno Pelletier - Défaire l’amour
  77. Lucia Micarelli - Music from a Farther Room
  78. Camera Obscura - Let’s Get Out of this Country
  79. Mecano - Entre El Cielo Y El Suelo
  80. Arthur Honegger - Les Miserables (1934) soundtrack
  81. Keren Ann - Nolita
  82. Clogs - Lantern
  83. Tarkio - I Guess I was Hoping for Something More
  84. Eric Whitacre - Cloudburst and Other Choral Works
  85. Terry Taylor - The Neverhood soundtrack
  86. Osvaldo Golijov - La Pasión Según San Marcos
  87. Freezepop - Fancy Ultra Fresh
  88. Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians
  89. Danny Elfman - Big Fish soundtrack
  90. Freezepop - Freezepop Forever
  91. Philip Glass - The Hours soundtrack
  92. Uffington Horse - Enchantment
  93. Emmanuel Pahud - Beau Soir
  94. Emily Beynon/Andrew West - L’Album des Six
  95. Dawn Upshaw - Golijov’s Ayre and Berio’s Folksongs
  96. Josh Groban - Closer
  97. Instrumental - Acoustek
  98. Josh Groban - Josh Groban
  99. Jekyll & Hyde 1995 Concept Album
  100. Mario Frangoulis - Sometimes I Dream

Okay, okay. Geez. It takes awhile to come up with a list of 100. (But that’s still easier than narrowing it down to 10).

Here’s my list, in alphabetical order. Some true greats, some sentimental favorites or guilty pleasures. I did limit myself to rock/pop, to make things easier on myself. Subject to change without notice. Some restrictions apply. Offer void where prohibited.

ABC: The Lexicon of Love
Adam Again: Dig
Bad Manners: The Height of Bad Manners
The Bangles: Different Light
The Beach Boys: Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys: Smiley Smile / Wild Honey
The Beatles: Revolver
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
Da: Darn Floor–Big Bite
Daniel Amos: Motor Cycle
Daniel Amos: Songs of the Heart
The Decembrists: Picaresque
The Dream Academy
Dreams So Real: Gloryline
Jeff Elbel + Ping: No Outlet
Electric Light Orchestra: El Dorado
Fleetwood Mac: Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac: Rumours
Fleming and John: The Way We Are
Ben Folds Five: Whatever and Ever Amen
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 !!
Nick Heyward: From Monday to Sunday
Hooters: Zig Zag
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
Lost Dogs: Scenic Routes
Lost Dogs: Little Red Riding Hood
Lost Dogs: The Green Room Serenade part one
Lost Dogs: Gift Horse
Madness: One Step Beyond…
Madness: Keep Moving
Chris Mars: Horseshoes and Hand Grenades
Paul and Linda McCartney: Ram
Paul McCartney: Tug of War
Men At Work: Two Hearts
Midnight Oil: Earth and Sun and Moon
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: To Our Children’s Children’s Children
The Moody Blues: The Present
Van Dyke Parks: Jump!
The Alan Parsons Project: Ammonia Avenue
The Alan Parsons Project: Gaudi
Tom Petty: Full Moon Fever
Sam Phillips: Martinis and Bikinis
The Police: Synchronicity
Prefab Sprout: Jordan: The Comeback
Queen: Greatest Hits
Michael Roe: The Boat Ashore
The 77s: Sticks and Stones
The 77s: Pray Naked
Simon and Garfunkel: Bridge Over Troubled Water
Paul Simon: Graceland
Paul Simon: Rhythm of the Saints
The Smithereens: Green Thoughts
Something Fierce: Gone All Wobbly
Something Fierce: Completely Unglued
Something Fierce: Franklin Pierce
Something Fierce: A Sound for Sore Ears
Randy Stonehill: Wonderama
The Swirling Eddies: Outdoor Elvis
Terry Scott Taylor: A Briefing for the Ascent
Terry Scott Taylor: John Wayne
They Might Be Giants: Then
They Might Be Giants: Apollo 18
The Traveling Wilburys: Vol 1
Trip Shakespeare: Are You Shakesperienced?
Trip Shakespeare: Across the Universe
Trip Shakespeare: Lulu
Brian Wilson: Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson: Smile
Stevie Wonder: Innervisions
Stevie Wonder: Fulfillingness’ First Finale
Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life
XTC: Skylarking
XTC: Oranges and Lemons
Weird Al Yankovic: Dare To Be Stupid

See, already we’ve got better choices than the major publications.

[QUOTE=fishbicycle]
Oh, all right then. A hundred, eh? Do box sets count as one, or as however many discs are in the set?

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I’m counting box sets as one, yes.
Also, I’ll get off your lawn once you give me my ball back, old man!

[QUOTE=woodstockbirdybird]
See, already we’ve got better choices than the major publications.
[/QUOTE]
Looking at the other lists posted here, I can see some albums that almost made it onto mine, and quite a few others that I may have to check out. (i.e. from the names I do recognize, I can see that you have good taste, so I want to look into the other albums that I don’t recognize.)

Sticking to one album per artist (with a coupla slight cheats). Not a definitive list, would be different tomorrow, yadda yadda yadda.

  1. John Abercrombie/Dave Holland/Jack DeJohnette: Gateway
  2. Amon Düül II: Wolf City
  3. Jon Anderson: Olias of Sunhillow
  4. Ange: Emile Jacotey
  5. Art Bears: The World as It Is Today
  6. Phil Austin: Roller Maidens from Outer Space
  7. Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso: Darwin!
  8. The Band: The Band
  9. Beatles: Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
  10. Bonzo Dog Band: Urban Spaceman
  11. David Bowie: Low
  12. Arthur Brown: The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
  13. Jack Bruce: Songs for a Tailor
  14. Kate Bush: The Hounds of Love
  15. Can: Ege Bamyasi
  16. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band: Trout Mask Replica
  17. Caravan: Waterloo Lily
  18. Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick: Prince Heathen
  19. The Clash: Combat Rock
  20. Shirley & Dolly Collins: Anthems in Eden
  21. John Coltrane: Meditations
  22. Elvis Costello: Get Happy!!
  23. Cream: Wheels of Fire
  24. Miles Davis: In a Silent Way
  25. Sandy Denny: The North Star Grassman and the Ravens
  26. Deus Ex Machina: De Republica
  27. Eric Dolphy: Out to Lunch
  28. The Doors: The Soft Parade
  29. Nick Drake: Bryter Layter
  30. Bob Dylan: Highway 61 Revisited
  31. Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Brain Salad Surgery
  32. Brian Eno: Another Green World
  33. Fairport Convention: Liege and Lief
  34. Firesign Theatre: I Think We’re All Bozos on This Bus
  35. Fripp and Eno: No Pussyfooting
  36. Peter Gabriel: Peter Gabriel (first)
  37. Genesis: Selling England by the Pound
  38. Gentle Giant: Octopus
  39. Lisa Germano: Lullaby for Liquid Pig
  40. Gilgamesh: Another Fine Tune You’ve Got Me Into
  41. Gong: Flying Teapot
  42. Grateful Dead: Aoxomoxoa
  43. Gryphon: Gryphon
  44. Peter Hammill: The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage
  45. Herbie Hancock: Maiden Voyage
  46. Roy Harper: Stormcock
  47. Hatfield and the North: The Rotters Club
  48. Jimi Hendrix Experience: Electric Ladyland
  49. Henry Cow: In Praise of Learning
  50. Steve Hillage: Fish Rising
  51. Howlin’ Wolf: Moanin’ in the Moonlight/Howlin’ Wolf
  52. Mississippi John Hurt: 1928 Sessions
  53. Ashley Hutchings/John Kirkpatrick: The Compleat Dancing Master/Rattlebone and Ploughjack*
  54. Incredible String Band: The Hangman’s Beautiful Daughter
  55. Skip James: Today!
  56. Jefferson Airplane: After Bathing at Baxters
  57. Jethro Tull: A Passion Play
  58. Paul Kantner: Blows Against the Empire
  59. Mike Keneally: Dancing
  60. King Crimson: Lizard
  61. The Kinks: Face to Face
  62. Lemon Pipers: Green Tambourine
  63. Love: Forever Changes
  64. Magma: Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh
  65. Phil Manzanera: Diamond Head
  66. Charles Mingus: Mingus in Europe
  67. Joni Mitchell: The Hissing of Summer Lawns
  68. Thelonious Monk: Monk’s Music
  69. Mothers of Invention: Uncle Meat
  70. National Health: Of Queues and Cures
  71. News from Babel: Work Resumed on the Tower
  72. The Nice: Five Bridges
  73. Yoko Ono: Fly
  74. Picchio dal Pozzo: Abbiamo Tutti I Suoi Problemi
  75. Pink Floyd: Ummagumma
  76. Popol Vuh: Hosianna Mantra
  77. Procol Harum: Broken Barricades
  78. Rare Bird: Rare Bird
  79. Terry Riley: Rainbow in Curved Air
  80. Rolling Stones: Beggars Banquet
  81. Roxy Music: For Your Pleasure
  82. Terje Rypdal: Odyssey
  83. Klaus Schulze: Timewind
  84. Pete Sinfield: Still
  85. Slapp Happy: Desperate Straights
  86. Soft Machine: Third
  87. Steeleye Span: Parcel of Rogues
  88. Chris Squire: Fish out of Water
  89. Tangerine Dream: Zeit
  90. Richard Thompson: Henry the Human Fly
  91. Ralph Towner: Solstice
  92. United States of America: United States of America
  93. Univers Zero: Uzed
  94. Michal Urbaniak: Constellation Live
  95. Tom Waits: Swordfishtrombones
  96. Patty Waters: College Tour
  97. The Who: The Who Sell Out
  98. Robert Wyatt: Rock Bottom
  99. Yes: Tales from Topographic Oceans
  100. Frank Zappa: Civilization Phaze III
  • For 25 years I totally loved the Compleat Dancing Master LP before discovering that the version I had was mispressed, and side two was actually side two of Hutchings’s Rattlebone and Ploughjack album.

[QUOTE=Thudlow Boink]
Looking at the other lists posted here, I can see some albums that almost made it onto mine, and quite a few others that I may have to check out. (i.e. from the names I do recognize, I can see that you have good taste, so I want to look into the other albums that I don’t recognize.)
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Yeah, that’s why these are fun - they make you want to check out stuff you’re not aware of.

They also remind you of artists you forgot when putting together your own list - I probably should have made slots for Love, Midnight Oil, Roxy Music, The Bangles and Prefab Sprout. Next time I’ll have to do a top 150 list.