# Who dominates your music collection? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 22, 2002, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-dominates-your-music-collection/115411 "2002-06-22T06:35:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Semp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Semp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Semp)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2002, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-dominates-your-music-collection/115411/41 "2002-06-25T00:40:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SolGrundy \* > \*\* > Sorry for the double-post, but I just noticed this. I’ve never heard Killing Joke, but one of my favorite CDs is _Songs from the Victorious City_ by Anne Dudley and Jaz Coleman. It sounds a lot like an Art of Noise album, sure, but I was wondering if it sounds anything like a Killing Joke album? \*\* Not any of the good albums, no. I think **Victorious City** was released a year or so after **Extremities, Dirt, and Various Repressed Emotions** (which is one of KJ’s best, IMHO - and if you want to know what it sounds like look no further than the title), but they are like night and day. Ultimately, I think **Victorious City** is an Anne Dudley album with some input by Jaz Coleman, because her fingerprints are all over the damn thing. So instead of looking into Killing Joke you should probably go for Dudley’s solo stuff instead (if you haven’t already). ---
**Author:** ![Hodge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Hodge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hodge)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2002, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-dominates-your-music-collection/115411/42 "2002-06-25T02:25:41Z")
Counting official & unofficial releases:[ul][li] **Charles Mingus** : 15[/li][li] **Stevie Ray Vaughan** : 14[/li][li] **Led Zepplin** : 12[/li][li] **Tom Waits** : 12[/li][li] **Pink Floyd** : 9[/li][li] **Radiohead** : 8[/li][li] **Duke Ellington** : 7 (yes, I know this is woefully inadequate but I plan on breaking in to the double digits by the end of the summer)[/li][/ul][slight hijack] A couple of people have mentioned CD databases. I’ve been looking for just such a program but the few shareware progs I’ve demoed haven’t really impressed me. Does anyone have any recommendations? [/slight hijack] ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2002, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-dominates-your-music-collection/115411/43 "2002-06-25T06:04:14Z")
Chicago - 23 Albums Air Supply Queen Def Leppard Toad the Wet Sprocket Jude Cole Classical (Miscellaneous, of which Tchaikovsky rates the most CDs) Jazz (Miscellaneous, of which Diana Krall and Candy Dulfer rate the most CDs) The Jolly Rogers (only two, but they’re a hoot when they play the KC Renaissance Festival) ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2002, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-dominates-your-music-collection/115411/44 "2002-06-25T06:36:43Z")
Counting both CD’s and tapes, my top six are: 1. REM - 11 2. Bruce Springsteen - 10 3. The Beatles - 9 4. The Who - 8 5. U2 - 7 6. The Rolling Stones - 6 Of course, this doesn’t count everything I have on MP3. ---
**Author:** ![Junior\_Spaceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Junior\_Spaceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Junior_Spaceman)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2002, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-dominates-your-music-collection/115411/45 "2002-06-25T09:37:24Z")
I’m not giving numbers, cause that’s embarrassing 😉 - this includes actual bought LPs/Cassettes/CDs only. 1. Velvet Underground 2. Iron Maiden 3. Johnny Cash 4. Nick Cave (Boys Next Door/Birthday Party/Bad Seeds) 5. Pink Floyd 6. (Iggy and) The Stooges 7. Pearl Jam ---
**Author:** ![obidiah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@obidiah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obidiah)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2002, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-dominates-your-music-collection/115411/46 "2002-06-25T12:37:19Z")
1. Frank Zappa also dominates my collection with 83 disks 2. Miles Davis with 56 3. Phish with 50 4. John Coltrane with 34 5. King Crimson with 28 You can see them all here: [http://thelaughingass.com/Music/musi\_quank.php3](http://thelaughingass.com/Music/musi_quank.php3) ---
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2002, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-dominates-your-music-collection/115411/47 "2002-06-25T13:24:18Z")
Bill Evans, hands down. Between originals and bootlegs, I have a significant chunk of his discography, on my way to collecting all of it. Hijack: In a weird way I am almost relieved when somebody (famous) I like dies. I almost posted this in the Stephen Jay Gould memorial thread. The thing is, their _oeuvre_ is finished. They will never produce anything more. The sum total of their published work is finally a known number. Then their works can be collected with an end in sight. Yes, I am slightly obsessive. (Bill Evans died in 1980.) ---
**Author:** ![Geoduck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c37758/32.png) [@Geoduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geoduck)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2002, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-dominates-your-music-collection/115411/48 "2002-06-25T20:06:53Z")
Mozart, Frank Zappa, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Elvis Costello, Neil Young, Capt. Beefheart (though there are relatively fewer Beefheart albums he deserves a place on my list) ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2002, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-dominates-your-music-collection/115411/49 "2002-06-25T20:24:54Z")
The Beatles - 9 Prince - 9 U2 - 7 Madonna - 7 ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2002, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-dominates-your-music-collection/115411/50 "2002-06-25T21:41:47Z")
Counting individual CDs in an album - 7 - Beatles 9 - Bach (includes W. Carlos and the Swingle singers) 12 - Dr. Demento collections But my big winner is non-music - Stan Freberg. 15, which includes 2 fan CDs of unreleased material. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2002, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-dominates-your-music-collection/115411/51 "2002-06-25T21:48:30Z")
Counting individual CDs in an album - 7 - Beatles 9 - Bach (includes W. Carlos and the Swingle singers) 12 - Dr. Demento collections But my big winner is non-music - Stan Freberg. 15, which includes 2 fan CDs of unreleased material. ---
**Author:** ![Netbrian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71e660/32.png) [@Netbrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Netbrian)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2002, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-dominates-your-music-collection/115411/52 "2002-06-26T05:30:24Z")
I’ll be rather odd, and say I’ve got about four CDs by Mannheim Steamroller. Nothing else even breaches the “two” mark. I’m not a big music collector. ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2002, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-dominates-your-music-collection/115411/53 "2002-06-26T07:39:34Z")
**Jethro Tull** is probably the top populator of my collection (roughly 25), with **Neil Young** , **RUSH** , **ELP** , and **Michael Hedges** close behind in roughly that order. The only one that I can think of off the top of my head that I have every disc by (to the best of my knowledge) is **Steve Tibbetts**. New one coming out this summer. Can hardly wait. ---
**Author:** ![hazel-rah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/73ab20/32.png) [@hazel-rah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hazel-rah)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2002, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-dominates-your-music-collection/115411/54 "2002-06-26T10:34:56Z")
I’ve got about 45 Julian Cope CDs. He’s far and away the leader… next up is Saint Etienne with 17 and Moose with 14, not even close! If I really wanted to top Julian, I suppose I could start madly buying Fall CDs… Mark E. Smith could give Frank Zappa a run for his money in terms of output! > [@](#): > > **ruadh** : Band of Holy Joy (11) You have **eleven** Band of Holy Joy CDs? I… I don’t know what to say. > [@](#): > > Felt (10) Just like Lawrence planned from the start! -fh ---
**Author:** ![Enzyme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b19c9b/32.png) [@Enzyme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enzyme)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2002, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-dominates-your-music-collection/115411/55 "2002-06-26T14:58:57Z")
Erm… Not got access to my collection right now but… 1. Orbital 2. John Martyn 3. Crosby, Stills and Nash (and Young) 4. Pink Floyd 5. Massive Attack Some interesting new names there and I really should reacquaint myself with Zappa. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2002, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-dominates-your-music-collection/115411/56 "2002-06-26T15:35:30Z")
1. Led Zepplin (no contest) 2. Rolling Stones 3. Beatles 4. ZZ Top 5. Pink Floyd 6. Rush 7. Emmerson, Lake & Palmer 8. The Who 9. Nirvana 10. Bowie [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-dominates-your-music-collection/115411.md?page=2)