# What are your top 10 CDs? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 24, 2001, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-10-cds/59265 "2001-03-24T02:41:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2001, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-10-cds/59265/21 "2001-03-24T16:45:35Z")
Ten from my current collection that get to go to the South Pacific with me…hmmm. In no particular order: 1. Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George Gershwin Songbook. 2. Billie Holiday - Best of the Verve Years. 3. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue 4. Johnny Cash - Greatest Hits 5. Patsy Cline - 12 Greatest Hits 6. Grateful Dead - Reckoning 7. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti 8. Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed 9. Allman Bros. - Live From the Filmore East 10. Jeff Buckley - Grace I’m very happy to see that lots of folks are including “Grace.” Jeff Buckley’s deat was a really tragic loss. He had some much talent and promise. ---
**Author:** ![Nacho4Sara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Nacho4Sara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nacho4Sara)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2001, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-10-cds/59265/22 "2001-03-24T16:59:36Z")
In no particular order… [ul] [li] **Meshell Ndegeocello** , _Bitter_[/li][li] **Joni Mitchell** , _Blue_[/li][li] **Bruce Springsteen** , _Greatest Hits_[/li][li] **Bob Dylan** , _Blonde on Blonde_[/li][li] **Lauryn Hill** , _The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill_[/li][li] **Jill Scott** , _Who Is Jill Scott_[/li][li] **Fiona Apple** , _When the Pawn…_[/li][li] **Cowboy Junkies** , _Lay It Down_[/li][li] **Billie Holliday** , _This Is Jazz Vol. 15_[/li][li] **Billy Bragg and Wilco** , _Mermaid Avenue Vol. 1_[/ul][/li] Many of the CDs other posters have mentioned are also favorites (Nirvana, Jeff Buckley, Radiohead) but these are the ones I simply cannot live without - I know it’s tired, but they are “the soundtrack of my life” (gag, choke, gag). ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Zero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@Saint\_Zero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Zero)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2001, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-10-cds/59265/23 "2001-03-24T17:26:29Z")
Hm. 1. Def Leppard: Pryomania or Hysteria 2. Iron Maiden: Best of the Beast 3. Joe Satriani: Surfing with the Alien & FLying in a Blue Dream 4. Meat Loaf: Storytellers 5. Night Ranger: Greatest Hits 6. Journey: Time Cubed Box Set 7. Bach: Don’t care long as I have a good version of Toccata and Fugue in D minor Dang. Only 8. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![Profane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47774/32.png) [@Profane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profane)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2001, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-10-cds/59265/24 "2001-03-24T17:38:56Z")
Subhumans - EP LP Hepcat - Out Of Nowhere Jane’s Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual Weezer - Weezer New Order - Substance NIN - The Downward Spiral Depeche Mode (my own mix) The Beatles (my own mix) Queen (ditto) U2 ("") Boy, this is harder than I thought. ---
**Author:** ![ghandi5569](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@ghandi5569](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ghandi5569)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2001, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-10-cds/59265/25 "2001-03-24T17:57:22Z")
1. Smashing Pumpkins–Mellon Collie and the Infinate Sadness 2. Counting Crows–August and Everything After 3. Collective Soul–Doasge 4. Live–The Distance to Here 5. The Cranberries–Bury the Hatchet 6. Fiona Apple–When the Pawn 7. Tori Amos–Little Earthquakes 8. Local H–As Good as Dead 9. Dave Matthews and Tim Renyolds–Live at Luther College 10. Tie: U2–Greatest Hits BareNaked Ladies–Stunt Talking Heads–Sand in the Vasoline Ny head hurts…its hard to pick just 10 CDs when I love so many. ---
**Author:** ![ghandi5569](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@ghandi5569](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ghandi5569)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2001, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-10-cds/59265/26 "2001-03-24T17:58:51Z")
I forgot Dan Bern. He’s important…I’ve been listening to all of his albums for about 2 weeks straight…its addictive. Like herion but without the injections. ---
**Author:** ![ghandi5569](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@ghandi5569](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ghandi5569)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2001, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-10-cds/59265/27 "2001-03-24T17:59:13Z")
I forgot Dan Bern. He’s important…I’ve been listening to all of his albums for about 2 weeks straight…its addictive. Like heroin but without the injections. ---
**Author:** ![SoMoMom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@SoMoMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoMoMom)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2001, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-10-cds/59265/28 "2001-03-24T18:07:52Z")
Today it would be: U2 - All That You Can’t Leave Behind U2 - Joshua Tree Sting - Brand New Day Sting - Ten Summoner’s Tales Sting - Fields of Gold Cheap Trick - Greatest Hits Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick ('97) Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape The Police - Every Breath You Take (The Singles) Matchbox 20 - Yourself or Someone Like You ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2001, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-10-cds/59265/29 "2001-03-24T18:29:14Z")
_Disclaimer #1_: In no particular order… _Disclaimer #2_: Subject to change without notice… _Songs You Know By Heart_, Jimmy Buffett _For The Record: 43 Legendary Hits_, Merle Haggard _A Man Ain’t Made of Stone_, Randy Travis _Swimming in Champagne_, Eric Heatherly _I’m Not So Tough_, Mindy McCready _The Whole SHeBANG_, SHeDAISY _What Mattered Most_, Ty Herndon _Greatest Hits_, Tim McGraw _I’m Alright_. Jo Dee Messina _Let Me In_, Chely Wright ---
**Author:** ![dodge\_this](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@dodge\_this](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dodge_this)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2001, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-10-cds/59265/30 "2001-03-25T04:49:04Z")
looking at what I have now I’ll have to say 1. Indigo Girls - 1200 Curfews 2. Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy 3. Michelle Shocked - Short Sharp Shocked 4. The Smiths - Singles 5. U2 - Achtung Baby 6. Suede - Dog Man Star 7. Sheryl Crow - Globe Sessions 8. Tori Amos - To Venus And Back 9. The Cure - Disintegration 10. Abba - Gold Greatest Hits (for when I’m feeling whimsical) Funny enough, some of these aren’t even faves. ---
**Author:** ![YthDecay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/82dd89/32.png) [@YthDecay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YthDecay)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2001, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-10-cds/59265/31 "2001-03-25T05:15:49Z")
It’s pretty tough for me to just choose ten, as my schizoid tastes differ every day, but here goes… 1. Boys for Pele - Tori Amos (I especially love this CD because it’s got something for every mood) 2. Call the Doctor - Sleater-Kinney (I could listen to any one song on this CD for hours without becoming tired of it) 3. Not a Pretty Girl - Ani Difranco (Again, something for every possible mood…) 4. Dry - PJ Harvey (just for general coolness) 5. Reject All American - Bikini Kill (or any other group fronted by the wonderful Kathleen Hannah) 6. To Venus and Back, Still Orbiting - Tori Amos (The live versions of her songs are amazing) 7. To the Teeth - Ani Difranco ( For an involved listening experience, lots of long songs) 8. Portishead - Portishead (Especially “Only You”) 9. Holy Wood - Marilyn Manson (I know, I know…) 10. Sleater-Kinney - Sleater-Kinney (too bad this one is so short, only about 22 minutes) ---
**Author:** ![trippy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@trippy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trippy)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2001, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-10-cds/59265/32 "2001-03-25T15:56:48Z")
In no particular order: 1. Pearl jam – Ten 2. Queensryche – Operation Mindcrime 3. Queensryche – Empire 4. Wrathchild America – 3D (Good luck finding it, out of print) 5. Alanis Morisette – Jagged Little Pill 6. Damn Yankees – Damn yankees 7. Bonnie Tyler – Faster Than The Speed Of Night 8. Judas Priest – Defenders Of The Faith 9. Metallica – Ride The Lightning 10. Gwar – Scumdogs Of The Universe * * * Honorable Mentions Sarah McLachlan – Fumbling Towards Ecstasy Enya – Watermark Anthrax – Persistence Of Time Seal – Seal Front Line Assembly – Millenium Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms Iron Maiden – Piece Of Mind Iron Maiden – Powerslave Metallica – Kill 'em All Tori Amos – Boys for Pele ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2001, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-10-cds/59265/33 "2001-03-25T20:42:25Z")
Glad you asked. Alphabetical order: Beatles, _Revolver_ Led Zeppelin, _Physical Graffiti_ Garbage, _Version 2.0_ Howlin’ Wolf, _His Best_ Lounge Lizards, _Voice of Chunk_ Massive Attack, _Mezzanine_ Missing Persons, _Spring Session M_ Rolling Stones, _Exile on Main Street_ Talking Heads, _Stop Making Sense_ XTC, _English Settlement_ ---
**Author:** ![Purd\_Werfect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2001, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-10-cds/59265/34 "2001-03-25T20:58:24Z")
No order: 0 - Portishead-Live at Roseland 1 - Afghan Whigs-Gentlemen 2 - Radiohead-Kid A 3 - Radiohead-Ok Computer 4 - Loud Family-Interbabe Concern 5 - Elliot Smith-8 6 - Sparklehorse-Good Morning Spider 7 - The Motherhips-Box Set(I will take a box and place all their CDs inside it. So sue me.) 8 - Arvo Part-Tabula Rasa 9 - Compilation of various songs. ---
**Author:** ![bluecanary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bluecanary/32/3614_2.png) [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2001, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-10-cds/59265/35 "2001-03-25T21:40:38Z")
Most of my CDs are compilations, but sticking to artist LPs 10 The Last Match - Aislers Set 9 Domestiques - Delgados 8 Don’t Bore Us Get To The Chorus: The Best of Roxette 7 Dookie - Green Day 6 Billy Joel The Best Of Vol 1&2 5 Best of Belinda Carlisle 4 Plastic Letters - Blondie 3 Smash - Offspring 2 Peloton - Delgados 1 Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette ---
**Author:** ![Fanny\_May](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3be4f8/32.png) [@Fanny\_May](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fanny_May)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2001, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-10-cds/59265/36 "2001-03-25T21:47:36Z")
I don’t have any CD’s, and few tapes. They just don’t make my kind of music any more. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![drewbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drewbert/32/15890_2.png) [@drewbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewbert)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2001, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-10-cds/59265/37 "2001-03-26T00:12:20Z")
**R.E.M.** Fables of the Reconstruction **R.E.M.** Murmur **Broadcast** The Noise Made By People **TMBG** Flood **Hunters & Collectors** Ghost Nation **Massive Attack** Mezzanine **Huun-Huur-Tu** Where Young Grass Grows **Portishead** Dummy **Edith Frost** Telescopic **Cocteau Twins** Heaven or Las Vegas And I’m gonna cheat and find the shortest CD in my list, and burn a new disc of it, tacking on Edith Frost’s 3-song EP “Love Is Real” at the end. So there. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalMuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@DigitalMuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalMuse)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2001, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-10-cds/59265/38 "2001-03-26T02:36:13Z")
At the moment, in no particular order: A Perfect Circle- Mer de Noms Smashing Pumpkins- Adore Silverchair- Neon Ballroom Trance Nation Switchblade Symphony- The Three Calamites The Cure- Galore The Cure- Staring at the Sea Bring it all to me- a CD I burned Saturday Morning Cartoons Greatest Hits Bad Religion- The Gray Race ---
**Author:** ![sulawesi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@sulawesi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sulawesi)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2001, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-10-cds/59265/39 "2001-03-26T04:28:44Z")
In alphabetical order (and, like everyone else said, these are subject to change), Beatles - Abbey Road Bjork - Homogenic Coldplay - Parachutes For the Masses: A Tribute to Depeche Mode Hole - Celebrity Skin Radiohead - Kid A Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness Stigmata (Soundtrack) Sunny Day Real Estate - Diary Tori Amos - Boys For Pele ---
**Author:** ![Monkey\_Chews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@Monkey\_Chews](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monkey_Chews)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2001, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-10-cds/59265/40 "2001-03-26T13:14:18Z")
I don’t think I’ve ever sweated so much over a post. This is a cruel, cruel concept. Bloodletting - Concrete Blonde Abbey Road - The Beatles What’s the Story, Morning Glory - Oasis The Bends - Radiohead Everything - Bangles Dummy - Portishead Eternal Nightcap - The Whitlams Grace - Jeff Buckley 13 - Blur The Good Son - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds That’s my answer to the question, but I’m going to cheat and include another five albums. I narrowed it down to a list of fifteen albums that I really couldn’t do without, and casting aside five of them was sheer torture. There’s really no difference between these and the list above, and if you’d asked me tomorrow I might have picked a different set of ten from the list. So here’s the rest: Cosmic Thing - The B-52’s Breathing Tornadoes - Ben Lee Central Reservation - Beth Orton The Edges of Twilight - The Tea Party Wish List - Falling Joys Cool choices **Airbeck** , **dodge\_this** , **Purd Werfect** , **vengeance and dust**. I think I could handle being stuck on a desert island with you guys. [sub][sup](Yes, dammit, the Bangles. You got a problem with that?)[/sup][/sub] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-10-cds/59265.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-10-cds/59265.md?page=3)