Top 50 Albums

[NEON MERCURY]

prince [musicology]

Really?  Over any other Prince album?  Not disputing that it's good but... really?

i wore out the old stuff...kind of like beck's odelay..can't listen to it now...but i love this shit..  

...don't i have great taste?....

Not bad, though the Sublime throws me off a bit.  

haha..its actually really good....it was before the "what i got" album..just catchy  goovy stuff...peopel that own this kno wwhat i am talking about..its their best one

[Stefen]

I used to love 40oz to freedom. Then I turned 15.

I still have alot of their bootlegs. They are one of those bands that recorded so much music but only 1% of it is released.

[life_boy]

Top 100 Albums of All-Time[/b]
As determined annually by life_boy; August 15, 2005 edition

1.  OK Computer – Radiohead (1997)
2.  Messiah – George Frederic Handel (1741)
Musica Sacra – Richard Westenburg, directing -- Recorded 1981
3.  The Soft Bulletin – The Flaming Lips (1999)
4.  Paul Simon – Paul Simon (1972)
5.  Great Mass in C Minor – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1783)
Sir Neville Marriner, conducting -- Recorded 1994
6.  The Empire Strikes Back: Soundtrack – John Williams (1980)
Complete Score, reissue -- 1997
7.  Black Sea – XTC (1980)
8.  Fear of Music – Talking Heads (1979)
9.  Amnesiac – Radiohead (2001)
10.  Summerteeth – Wilco (1999)
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11.  Pink Moon – Nick Drake (1971)
12.  Different Class – Pulp (1994)
13.  Abbey Road – The Beatles (1969)
14.  Piano Concertos, Numbers 20, 23, 24, 26, & 27 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1785, 1786, 1786,  1788, 1791)
Clifford Curzon, performing -- Recorded 1967, 1970
15.  Pet Sounds – The Beach Boys (1966)
16.  Midnite Vultures - Beck (1999)
17.  Thriller - Michael Jackson (1982)
18.  Veedon Fleece - Van Morrison (1974)
19.  Kind of Blue - Miles Davis (1959)
20.  The Creek Drank the Cradle - Iron & Wine (2002)
21.  Pieces of the Sky - Emmylou Harris (1975)
22.  Hearts & Bones - Paul Simon (1983)
23.  In the Wee Small Hours - Frank Sinatra (1954)
24.  In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel (1998)
25.  Oranges & Lemons - XTC (1989)
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26.  Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Wilco (2002)
27.  Moondance - Van Morrison (1970)
28.  Ágætis Byrjun - Sigur Rós (1999)
29.  Everybody Makes Mistakes - Starflyer 59 (1999)
30.  The Hissing of Summer Lawns - Joni Mitchell (1975)
31.  Songs for Swingin' Lovers! - Frank Sinatra (1955)
32.  Getz/Gilberto - Stan Getz & João Gilberto (1963)
33.  13 - Blur (1999)
34.  Green - R.E.M. (1988)
35.  Mingus Ah Um - Charles Mingus (1959)
36.  The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - David Bowie (1972)
37.  Post - Björk (1995)
38.  The Lexicon of Love - ABC (1982)
39.  Paul's Boutique - Beastie Boys (1989)
40.  Houses of the Holy - Led Zeppelin (1973)
41.  Skylarking - XTC (1986)
42.  Loaded - The Velvet Underground (1970)
43.  Murmur - R.E.M. (1983)
44.  Kill the Moonlight - Spoon (2002)
45.  Sketches of Spain - Miles Davis (1959)
46.  Symphonies, Numbers 1, 2, 3 & 4 - Johannes Brahms (1876, 1877, 1883, 1885)
Günter Wand, conducting -- Recorded 1982, 1983
47.  More Songs About Buildings and Food - Talking Heads (1978)
48.  Time Out - Dave Brubeck Quartet (1959)
49.  Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles (1967)
50.  William Bloke - Billy Bragg (1996)
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51.  Star Wars -- A New Hope: Soundtrack - John Williams (1977)
Complete Score, reissue -- 1997
52.  Hagnesta Hill - Kent (2000)
53.  Heartbreaker - Ryan Adams (2000)
54.  The Joshua Tree - U2 (1987)
55.  Mutations - Beck (1998)
56.  Symphonies, No. 8 "Unfinished" & No. 9 "The Great C Major" - Franz Schubert (1822, 1828)
Sir John Pritchard, conducting -- Recorded 1975
57.  Blue - Joni Mitchell (1971)
58.  The La's - The La's (1990)
59.  Blue Train - John Coltrane (1957)
60.  Kid A - Radiohead (2000)
61.  Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: Soundtrack - John Willaims (1989)
62.  Clouds Taste Metallic - The Flaming Lips (1995)
63.  There Goes Rhymin' Simon - Paul Simon (1973)
64.  Dire Straits - Dire Straits (1978)
65.  New Adventures in Hi-Fi - R.E.M. (1996)
66.  Hunky Dory - David Bowie (1971)
67.  The Shawshank Redemption: Soundtrack - Thomas Newman (1994)
68.  Lucero - Lucero (2001)
69.  Parklife - Blur (1994)
70.  Tapestry - Carole King (1971)
71.  G.P. - Gram Parsons (1972)
72.  Smiley Smile - The Beach Boys (1967)
73.  The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd (1973)
74.  The Black Saint & the Sinner Lady - Charles Mingus (1963)
75.  Hail to the Thief - Radiohead (2003)
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76.  Animals - Pink Floyd (1977)
77.  Porgy & Bess - Miles Davis & Gil Evans (1958)
78.  Basic Instinct: Soundtrack - Jerry Goldsmith (1992)
79.  Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin (1975)
80.  On the Fritz - Steve Taylor (1985)
81.  Aja - Steely Dan (1977)
82.  E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial: Soundtrack - John Williams (1982)
83.  Still Crazy After All These Years - Paul Simon (1975)
84.  For the Roses - Joni Mitchell (1972)
85.  The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place - Explosions in the Sky (2003)
86.  Leave Here a Stranger - Starflyer 59 (2001)
87.  Blur - Blur (1997)
88.  Purple Rain: Soundtrack - Prince & the Revolution (1984)
89.  American Beauty: Score - Thomas Newman (1999)
90.  A.M. - Wilco (1995)
91.  Key Lime Pie - Camper Van Beethoven (1989)
92.  The Rocketeer: Soundtrack - James Horner (1991)
93.  Harvest - Neil Young (1972)
94.  Sail Away - Randy Newman (1972)
95.  The Smiths - The Smiths (1984)
96.  Stop Making Sense - Talking Heads (1984)
Special Edition, reissue -- 1999
97.  Music for the Royal Fireworks; Water Music (Suites No. 1, 2 & 3) - George Frederic Handel (1749; 1717)
Neville Marriner, conducting -- Recorded 1993
98.  Mingus at Antibes - Charles Mingus (1960)
99.  Transmissions from the Satellite Heart - The Flaming Lips (1993)
100.  Bitches Brew - Miles Davis (1969)

[JG]

I haven't read all these lists, but Weezer - Weezer; Weezer Pinkerton; Elliott Smith - XO; Elliott Smith - Either/or; should be on all lists, imo.

[pete]

radiohead at 1, bitches brew at 100, that's not backwards at all!

[cine]

hey as long as every john williams score ever is on the list, im happy!

[grand theft sparrow]

Ranking aside, life_boy, that's a damn fine list you got there.

[Figure 8]

built to spill [ancient melodies of the future, perfect from now own]

There's Nothing Wrong With Love?

I haven't read all these lists, but Weezer - Weezer; Weezer Pinkerton; Elliott Smith - XO; Elliott Smith - Either/or; should be on all lists, imo.

Agreed, though I think Figure 8's the best album of his...

[72teeth]

Meh, Figure 8 sounds, although great, a little too over produced for the likes of E.S. I like E. most when it's just him and the guitar. X.O. or Kill rock stars are best in minez eyez...

[Figure 8]

Yeah, I could see how someone could say that.  I mean, it is very produced, but it has, what I think, are the most of the best songs of his career.  All of his albums have their great points.  All of his albums kind of have their own kind of sound.  It's just really sad that people tend not to listen to anything past Either/Or and XO (though both are great albums themselves).