Rolling Stone Magazine Top 500 Albums (Nov 18, 2003)
ROLLING STONE 500 Greatest Albums - new book, new rankings
Two years after ROLLING STONE published its poll of the 500 greatest albums of all time, a coffee-table book version of the list has been published -- with a slightly different version of the list for 2005.
Basically, they've gone through the original list and deleted a few redundant greatest-hits collections, as well as the British WITH THE BEATLES (dropped in favor of the higher-ranking US release MEET THE BEATLES -- both versions had appeared on the original). They've also substituted Robert Johnson's COMPLETE RECORDINGS for the two KING OF THE DELTA BLUES SINGERS albums and replaced Elvis' SUN SESSIONS with the more comprehensive SUNRISE. Obviously, since albums have been dropped from the first version of the list the positions of all the other albums are changed, and there are now eight completely new entries at the very bottom of the list.
1) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles Capitol 1967
Total album sales: 11.7 million Peak chart position: 1
2) Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys Capitol 1966
total album sales: 1.6 million Peak chart position: 10
3) Revolver - The Beatles Capitol 1966
Total album sales: 5 million Peak chart position: 1
4) Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan Columbia 1965
Total album sales: 1.5 million Peak chart position: 3
5) Rubber Soul - The Beatles Capitol 1965
Total album sales: 6.5 million Peak chart position: 1
6) What's Going On - Marvin Gaye Motown 1971
Total album sales: 1 million Peak chart position: 6
7) Exile on Main Street - The Rolling Stones Virgin 1972 8) London Calling - The Clash Epic 1980 9) Blonde on Blonde - Bob Dylan Columbia 1966 10) The Beatles (The White Album) - The Beatles Capitol 1968 11) The Sun Sessions - Elvis Presley RCA 1976 12) Kind of Blue - Miles Davis Columbia/Legacy 1959 13) The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground and Nico MGM/Verve 1967 14) Abbey Road - The Beatles Capitol 1969 15) Are You Experienced? - The Jimi Hendrix Experience MCA 1967 16) Blood on the Tracks - Bob Dylan Columbia 1975 17) Nevermind - Nirvana Geffen 1991 18) Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen Columbia 1975 19) Astral Weeks - Van Morrison Warner Bros. 1968 20) Thriller - Michael Jackson Epic 1982 21) The Great Twenty-Eight (Comp) - Chuck Berry Chess 1984 22) Plastic Ono Band - John Lennon Capitol 1970 23) Innervisions - Stevie Wonder Motown 1973 24) Live at the Apollo - James Brown Polygram 1963 25) Rumours - Fleetwood Mac Reprise 1977 26) The Joshua Tree - U2 Island 1987 27) King of the Delta Blues Singers - Robert Johnson Columbia 1961 28) Who's Next - The Who MCA 1971 29) Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin Atlantic 1969 30) Blue - Joni Mitchell Reprise 1971 31) Bringing It All Back Home - Bob Dylan Columbia 1965 32) Let It Bleed - The Rolling Stones ABKCO 1969 33) Ramones - Ramones Warner archives/Rhino 1976 34) Music From Big Pink - The Band Capitol 1968 35) The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars - David BowieVirgin 1972 36) Tapestry - Carole King Sony 1971 37) Hotel California - The Eagles Elektra/Asylum 1976 38) The Anthology - Muddy Waters Chess/MCA 2001 39) Please Please Me - The Beatles Capitol 1963 40) Forever Changes - Love Rhino 1967 41) Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols - The Sex Pistols Warner Bros. 1977 42) The Doors - The Doors Elektra 1967 43) The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd Capitol 1973 44) Horses - Patti Smith Arista 1975 45) The Band - The Band Capitol 1969 46) Legend - Bob Marley and the Wailers Polygram 1984 47) A Love Supreme - John Coltrane Impulse 1964 48) It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back - Public Enemy Def Jam 1988 49) At Fillmore East - The Allman Brothers Band Mercury 1971 50) Here's Little Richard - Little Richard Specialty 1957 51) Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel Columbia/Legacy 1970
Total album sales: 1 million Peak chart position: 1
Total album sales: 2 million Peak chart position: 27
Total album sales: 2 million Peak chart position: 9
Total album sales: 9.5 million Peak chart position: 1
total album sales: 346,781 Peak chart position: 76
Total album sales: 3 million Peak chart position: N/A
Total album sales: 311,000 Peak chart position: 171
Total album sales: 12 million Peak chart position: 1
Total album sales: 4 million Peak chart position: 5
Total album sales: 3 million Peak chart position: 1
Total album sales: 7,918,000 Peak chart position: 1
Total album sales: 6 million Peak chart position: 3
Total album sales: 500,000Peak chart position: N/A
Total album sales: 26 million Peak chart position: 1
Total album sales: Under 500,000 Peak chart position: N/A
Total album sales: 750,000 Peak chart position: 6
Total album sales: Under 500,000 Peak chart position: 4
Total album sales: 1 million Peak chart position: 2
Total album sales: 19 million Peak chart position: 1
Total album sales: 10 millionPeak chart position: 1
Total album sales: Under 500,000 Peak chart position: N/A
Total album sales: 3 million Peak chart position: 4
Total album sales: 8 million Peak chart position: 10
Total album sales: 1 million Peak chart position: 15
Total album sales: 1.5 million Peak chart position: 6
Total album sales: 3 million Peak chart position: 3
total album sales: Under 500,000 Peak chart position: 111
Total album sales: 500,000 Peak chart position: 30
Total album sales: Under 500,000 Peak chart position: 75
Total album sales: 10 million Peak chart position: 1
Total album sales: 16,826,000 Peak chart position: 1
Total album sales: 15,000 Peak chart position: N/A
Total album sales: 1 million Peak chart position: N/A
Total album sales: Under 500,000 Peak chart position: 154
Total album sales: Under 500,000 Peak chart position: 106
Total album sales: 3,406,000 Peak chart position: 2
Total album sales: 6.3 million Peak chart position: 1
Total album sales: Under 500,000 Peak chart position: 47
Total album sales: 1 million Peak chart position: 9
Total album sales: 10 million Peak chart position: 54
Total album sales: Under 500,000 Peak chart position: N/A
Total album sales: 1 million Peak chart position: 42
Total album sales: 3 million Peak chart position: 13
Total album sales: Under 500,000 Peak chart position: 13
Total album sales: 8 million Peak chart position: 1
52) Greatest Hits - Al Green Capitol 1975
Total album sales: 1 millionPeak chart position: 17
53) The Birth of Soul: The Complete Atlantic R&B - Ray Charles Atlantic 1991
Total album sales: 60,000 Peak chart position: N/A
54) Electric Ladyland - The Jimi Hendrix Experience MCA 1968
Total album sales: 2 millionPeak chart position: 1
55) Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley RCA 1956
Total album sales: 500,000 Peak chart position: 1
56) Songs in the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder Motown/Universal 1976
Total album sales: 1 millionPeak chart position: 1
Total album sales: 2 million Peak chart position: 5
58) Trout Mask Replica - Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band Reprise 1969
Total album sales: Under 500,000Peak chart position: N/A
59) Meet the Beatles - The Beatles Capitol 1964 60) Greatest Hits - Sly and the Family Stone Epic 1970 61) Appetite for Destruction - Guns n' Roses Geffen 1987 62) Achtung Baby - U2 Island 1991 63) Sticky Fingers - The Rolling Stones Virgin 1971 64) Back to Mono (1958-1969) - Phil Spector ABKCO 1991
Total album sales: 5.7 million Peak chart position: 1
Total album sales: 500,000 Peak chart position: 2
Total album sales: 15 million Peak chart position: 1
Total album sales: 5,328,000 Peak chart position: 1
Total album sales: 3 million Peak chart position: 1
Total album sales: 60,000 Peak chart position: N/A
65) Moondance - Van MorrisonWarner Bros. 1970 66) Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin Atlantic 1971
Total album sales: 3 million Peak chart position: 29
Total album sales: 22 million Peak chart position: 2
67) The Stranger - Billy Joel Columbia 1977
Total album sales: 10 million Peak chart position: 2
68) Off the Wall - Michael Jackson Epic 1979
Total album sales: 7 million Peak chart position: 3
69) Superfly - Curtis Mayfield Rhino 1972
Total album sales: 500,000 Peak chart position: 1
70) Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin Atlantic 1975
Total album sales: 15 million Peak chart position: 1
71) After the Gold Rush - Neil Young Warner Bros. 1970
Total album sales: 2.5 million Peak chart position: 8
72) Purple Rain - Prince and the Revolution Warner Bros. 1984
Total album sales: 13 million Peak chart position: 1
73) Back in Black - AC/DC Atlantic 1980
Total album sales: 19 million Peak chart position: 4
74) Otis Blue - Otis Redding ATCO 1965
Total album sales: Under 500,000 Peak chart position: 75
75) Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin Atlantic 1969 Total album sales: 12 million Peak chart position: 1 76) Imagine - John Lennon Capitol 1971
Total album sales: 2 million Peak chart position: 1
77) The Clash - The Clash Epic 1977
Total album sales: 500,000 Peak chart position: 126
78) Harvest - Neil Young Reprise 1972
Total album sales: 4.3 million Peak chart position: 1
79) Star Time - James BrownPolydor 1991 80) Odessey and Oracle - The Zombies Big Beat 1969
Total album sales: 100,000 Peak chart position: N/A
Total album sales: Under 500,000 Peak chart position: 95
81) Graceland - Paul Simon Warner Bros. 1986
Total album sales: 5 million Peak chart position: 3
82) Axis: Bold As Love - The Jimi Hendrix Experience Reprise 1968
Total album sales: 1 million Peak chart position: 3
83) I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You - Aretha FranklinRhino 1967 84) Lady Soul - Aretha FranklinRhino 1968 85) Born in the U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen Columbia 1984
Total album sales: 500,000 Peak chart position: 2
Total album sales: 500,000 Peak chart position: 2
Total album sales: 15 million Peak chart position: 1
86) Let It Be - The BeatlesCapitol 1970 Total album sales: 4 million Peak chart position: 1 87) The Wall - Pink FloydHarvest/Capitol 1979T 88) At Folsom Prison - Johnny CashColumbia/Legacy 1968 89) Dusty in Memphis - Dusty SpringfieldRhino 1969 90) Talking Book - Stevie WonderMotown/Universal 1972 91) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton JohnUniversal 1973 92) 20 Golden Greats - Buddy Holly MCA 1978 93) Sign 'o' the Times - Prince Warner Bros. 1987
Total album sales: 23 million Peak chart position: 1
Total album sales: 3 million Peak chart position: 13
Total album sales: Under 500,000 Peak chart position: 99
Total album sales: 1 million Peak chart position: 3
Total album sales: 7 million Peak chart position: 1
Total album sales: 500,000 Peak chart position: 55
Total album sales: 1 million Peak chart position: 6
94) Bitches Brew - Miles Davis Columbia/Legacy 1970
Total album sales: 1 million Peak chart position: 35
95) Green River - Creedence Clearwater RevivalFantasy 1969
Total album sales: 3 million Peak chart position: 1
96) Tommy - The Who MCA 1969
Total album sales: 2 million Peak chart position: 2
97) The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan Columbia 1963
Total album sales: 1 million Peak chart position: 22
98) This Year's Model - Elvis Costello Rhino 1978
Total album sales: 500,000 Peak chart position: 30
99) There's a Riot Goin' On - Sly and the Family StoneEpic 1971 100) In the Wee Small Hours - Frank Sinatra Capitol 1955 101. In the Wee Small Hours, Frank Sinatra
Total album sales: 1 million Peak chart position: 1
Total album sales: 700,000 Peak chart position: 1
102. Fresh Cream, Cream
103. Giant Steps, John Coltrane
104. Sweet Baby James, James Taylor
105. Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Ray Charles
106. Rocket to Russia, Ramones
107. Portrait of a Legend 1951 - 1964, Sam Cooke
108. Hunky Dory, David Bowie
109. Aftermath, The Rolling Stones
110. Loaded, The Velvet Underground
111. The Bends, Radiohead
112. If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears, The Mamas and the Papas
113. Court and Spark, Joni Mitchell
114. Disraeli Gears, Cream
115. The Who Sell Out, The Who
116. Out of Our Heads, The Rolling Stones
117. Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, Derek and the Dominos
118. At Last, Etta James
119. Sweetheart of the Rodeo, The Byrds
120. Stand!, Sly and the Family Stone
121. The Harder They Come Original Soundtrack, Various Artists
122. Raising Hell, Run-DMC
123. Moby Grape, Moby Grape
124. Pearl, Janis Joplin
125. Catch a Fire, Bob Marley and the Wailers
126. Younger Than Yesterday, The Byrds
127. Raw Power, The Stooges
128. Remain in Light, Talking Heads
129. Marquee Moon, Television
130. Paranoid, Black Sabbath
131. Saturday Night Fever Original Soundtrack, Various Artists
132. The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle, Bruce Springsteen
133. Ready to Die, The Notorious B.I.G.
134. Slanted and Enchanted, Pavement
135. Greatest Hits, Elton John
136. Tim, The Replacements
137. The Chronic, Dr. Dre
138. Rejuvenation, The Meters
139. All That You Can't Leave Behind, U2
140. Parallel Lines, Blondie
141. Live at the Regal, B.B. King
142. Phil Spector, A Christmas Gift for You, Various Artists
143. Gris-Gris, Dr. John
144. Straight Outta Compton, N.W.A
145. Aja, Steely Dan
146. Surrealistic Pillow, Jefferson Airplane
147. Deja Vu, Crosby Stills Nash and Young
148. Houses of the Holy, Led Zeppelin
149. Santana, Santana
150. Darkness on the Edge of Town, Bruce Springsteen
151. The B-52's, The B-52's
152. The Low End Theory, A Tribe Called Quest
153. Moanin' in the Moonlight, Howlin' Wolf
154. Pretenders, The Pretenders
155. Paul's Boutique, Beastie Boys
156. Closer, Joy Division
157. Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, Elton John
158. Alive, Kiss
159. Electric Warrior, T. Rex
160. The Dock of the Bay, Otis Redding
161. OK Computer, Radiohead
162. 1999, Prince
163. Heart Like a Wheel, Linda Ronstadt
164. Let's Get It On, Marvin Gaye
165. Imperial Bedroom, Elvis Costello
166. Master of Puppets, Metallica
167. My Aim Is True, Elvis Costello
168. Exodus, Bob Marley
169. Live at Leeds, The Who
170. The Notorious Byrd Brothers, The Byrds
171. Every Picture Tells a Story, Rod Stewart
172. Something/Anything?, Todd Rundgren
173. Desire, Bob Dylan
174. Close to You, The Carpenters
175. Rocks, Aerosmith
176. One Nation Under a Groove, Parliament/Funkadelic
177. The Anthology 1961 - 1977, Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions
178. The Definitive Collection, Abba
179. The Rolling Stones, Now!, The Rolling Stones
180. Natty Dread, Bob Marley and the Wailers
181. Fleetwood Mac, Fleetwood Mac
182. Red Headed Stranger, Willie Nelson
183. The Stooges, The Stooges
184. Fresh, Sly and the Family Stone
185. So, Peter Gabriel
186. Buffalo Springfield Again, Buffalo Springfield
187. Happy Trails, Quicksilver Messenger Service
188. From Elvis in Memphis, Elvis Presley
189. Funhouse, The Stooges
190. The Gilded Palace of Sin, The Flying Burrito Brothers
191. Dookie, Green Day
192. Transformer, Lou Reed
193. Bluesbreakers, John Mayall With Eric Clapton
194. Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era 1965 - 1968,
Various Artists
195. Murmur, R.E.M.
196. The Best of, Little Walter
197. Highway to Hell, AC/DC
198. The Downward Spiral, Nine Inch Nails
199. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, Simon and Garfunkel
200. Bad, Michael Jackson
201. Wheels of Fire, Cream
202. Dirty Mind, Prince
203. Abraxas, Santana
204. Tea for the Tillerman, Cat Stevens
205. Ten, Pearl Jam
206. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, Neil Young With Crazy Horse
207. Wish You Were Here, Pink Floyd
208. Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, Pavement
209. Tattoo You, The Rolling Stones
210. Proud Mary: The Best of Ike and Tina Turner, Ike and Tina Turner
211. New York Dolls, New York Dolls
212. Bo Diddley/Go Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley
213. Two Steps From the Blues, Bobby Bland
214. The Queen Is Dead, The Smiths
215. Licensed to Ill, Beastie Boys
216. Look-Ka Py Py, The Meters
217. Loveless, My Bloody Valentine
218. New Orleans Piano, Professor Longhair
219. War, U2
220. The Neil Diamond Collection, Neil Diamond
221. Nebraska, Bruce Springsteen
222. Doolittle, Pixies
223. Paid in Full, Eric B. and Rakim
224. Toys in the Attic, Aerosmith
225. Nick of Time, Bonnie Raitt
226. A Night at the Opera, Queen
227. The Kink Kronikles, The Kinks
228. Mr. Tambourine Man, The Byrds
229. Bookends, Simon and Garfunkel
230. The Ultimate Collection, Patsy Cline
231. Mr. Excitement!, Jackie Wilson
232. The Who Sings My Generation, The Who
233. Howlin' Wolf, Howlin' Wolf
234. Like a Prayer, Madonna
235. Can't Buy a Thrill, Steely Dan
236. Let It Be, The Replacements
237. Run-DMC, Run-DMC
238. Black Sabbath, Black Sabbath
239. The Jerry Lee Lewis Anthology: All Killer No Filler!, Jerry Lee Lewis
240. Freak Out!, The Mothers of Invention
241. Live Dead, Grateful Dead
242. Bryter Layter, Nick Drake
243. The Shape of Jazz to Come, Ornette Coleman
244. Automatic for the People, R.E.M.
245. Reasonable Doubt, Jay-Z
246. Low, David Bowie
247. The River, Bruce Springsteen
248. The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul, Otis Redding
249. Metallica, Metallica
250. Trans-Europe Express, Kraftwerk
251. Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston
252. The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, The Kinks
253. The Velvet Rope, Janet Jackson
254. Stardust, Willie Nelson
255. American Beauty, Grateful Dead
256. Crosby Stills and Nash, Crosby Stills and Nash
257. Buena Vista Social Club , Buena Vista Social Club
258. Tracy Chapman, Tracy Chapman
259. Workingman's Dead, Grateful Dead
260. The Genius of Ray Charles, Ray Charles
261. Child Is Father to the Man, Blood, Sweat and Tears
262. Cosmo's Factory, Creedence Clearwater Revival
263. Quadrophenia, The Who
264. There Goes Rhymin' Simon, Paul Simon
265. Psycho Candy, The Jesus and Mary Chain
266. Some Girls, The Rolling Stones
267. The Beach Boys Today!, The Beach Boys
268. Going to a Go-Go, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
269. Nightbirds, Labelle
270. The Slim Shady LP, Eminem
271. Mothership Connection, Parliament
272. Rhythm Nation 1814, Janet Jackson
273. Anthology of American Folk Music, Harry Smith, ed.
274. Aladdin Sane, David Bowie
275. The Immaculate Collection, Madonna
276. My Life, Mary J. Blige
277. Folk Singer, Muddy Waters
278. Can't Get Enough, Barry White
279. The Cars, The Cars
280. Five Leaves Left, Nick Drake
281. Music of My Mind, Stevie Wonder
282. I'm Still in Love With You, Al Green
283. Los Angeles, X
284. Anthem of the Sun, Grateful Dead
285. Something Else by the Kinks, The Kinks
286. Call Me, Al Green
287. Talking Heads: 77, Talking Heads
288. The Basement Tapes, Bob Dylan and the Band
289. White Light / White Heat, The Velvet Underground
290. Kick Out the Jams, MC5
291. Meat Is Murder, The Smiths
292. We're Only In It For the Money, The Mothers of Invention
293. Weezer (Blue Album), Weezer
294. Master of Reality, Black Sabbath
295. Coat of Many Colors, Dolly Parton
296. Fear of a Black Planet, Public Enemy
297. John Wesley Harding, Bob Dylan
298. The Marshall Mathers LP, Eminem
299. Grace, Jeff Buckley
300. Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, Lucinda Williams
301. Odelay, Beck
302. Songs for Swingin' Lovers, Frank Sinatra
303. Avalon, Roxy Music
304. The Sun Records Collection, Various Artists
305. Nothing's Shocking, Jane's Addiction
306. BloodSugarSexMagik, Red Hot Chili Peppers
307. MTV Unplugged in New York, Nirvana
308. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill
309. Damn the Torpedoes, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
310. The Velvet Underground, The Velvet Underground
311. Surfer Rosa, Pixies
312. Rock Steady, No Doubt
313. The Eminem Show, Eminem
314. Back Stabbers, The O'Jays
315. Burnin', Bob Marley and the Wailers
316. Pink Moon, Nick Drake
317. Sail Away, Randy Newman
318. Ghost in the Machine, The Police
319. Station to Station, David Bowie
320. The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt, Linda Ronstadt
321. Slowhand, Eric Clapton
322. Disintegration, The Cure
323. Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette
324. Exile in Guyville, Liz Phair
325. Daydream Nation, Sonic Youth
326. In the Jungle Groove, James Brown
327. Tonight's the Night, Neil Young
328. Help!, The Beatles
329. Shoot Out the Lights, Richard and Linda Thompson
330. Wild Gift, X
331. Squeezing Out Sparks, Graham Parker
332. Superunknown, Soundgarden
333. Aqualung, Jethro Tull
334. Cheap Thrills, Big Brother and the Holding Company
335. The Heart of Saturday Night, Tom Waits
336. Damaged, Black Flag
337. Play, Moby
338. Violator, Depeche Mode
339. Bat Out of Hell, Meat Loaf
340. Berlin, Lou Reed
341. Stop Making Sense, Talking Heads
342. 3 Feet High and Rising, De La Soul
343. The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Pink Floyd
344. At Newport 1960, Muddy Waters
345. Roger the Engineer (a.k.a. Over Under Sideways Down), The Yardbirds
346. Rust Never Sleeps, Neil Young and Crazy Horse
347. Brothers in Arms, Dire Straits
348. 52nd Street, Billy Joel
349. Having a Rave Up With the Yardbirds, The Yardbirds
350. 12 Songs, Randy Newman
351. Between the Buttons, The Rolling Stones
352. Sketches of Spain, Miles Davis
353. Honky Chateau, Elton John
354. Singles Going Steady, Buzzcocks
355. Stankonia, Outkast
356. Siamese Dream, The Smashing Pumpkins
357. Substance, New Order
358. L.A. Woman, The Doors
359. Ray of Light, Madonna
360. American Recordings, Johnny Cash
361. Louder Than Bombs, The Smiths
362. Mott, Mott the Hoople
363. Is This It, The Strokes
364. Rage Against the Machine, Rage Against the Machine
365. Reggatta de Blanc, The Police
366. Volunteers, Jefferson Airplane
367. Siren, Roxy Music
368. Late for the Sky, Jackson Browne
369. Post, Bjork
370. The Eagles, The Eagles
371. The Ultimate Collection (1948 - 1990), John Lee Hooker
372. (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, Oasis
373. CrazySexyCool, TLC
374. Funky Kingston, Toots and the Maytals
375. Greetings from Asbury Park, Bruce Springsteen
376. Sunflower, The Beach Boys
377. Modern Lovers, Modern Lovers
378. More Songs About Buildings and Food, Talking Heads
379. A Quick One (Happy Jack), The Who
380. Pyromania, Def Leppard
381. Pretzel Logic, Steely Dan
382. Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers, Wu-Tang Clan
383. Country Life, Roxy Music
384. A Hard Day's Night, The Beatles
385. The End of the Innocence, Don Henley
386. Elephant, The White Stripes
387. The Pretender, Jackson Browne
388. Willy and the Poor Boys, Creedence Clearwater Revival
389. Good Old Boys, Randy Newman
390. For Your Pleasure, Roxy Music
391. Blue Lines, Massive Attack
392. Eliminator, ZZ Top
393. Rain Dogs, Tom Waits
394. Anthology, The Temptations
395. Californication, Red Hot Chili Peppers
396. Illmatic, Nas
397. (Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd), Lynyrd Skynyrd
398. Dr. John's Gumbo, Dr. John
399. Radio City, Big Star
400. Sandinista!, The Clash
401. Rid of Me, PJ Harvey
402. I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got, Sinead O' Connor
403. Strange Days, The Doors
404. Time Out of Mind, Bob Dylan
405. 461 Ocean Boulevard, Eric Clapton
406. Pink Flag, Wire
407. Double Nickels on the Dime, Minutemen
408. Mezzanine, Massive Attack
409. Beauty and the Beat, Go-Go's
410. Van Halen , Van Halen
411. Mule Variations, Tom Waits
412. Boy, U2
413. Band on the Run, Wings
414. Dummy, Portishead
415. The "Chirping" Crickets, Buddy Holly and the Crickets
416. The Best of the Girl Groups, Volumes 1 and 2 , Various Artists
417. Changesone, David Bowie
418. The Battle of Los Angeles, Rage Against the Machine
419. Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica, The Ronettes
420. Kid A, Radiohead
421. Grievous Angel, Gram Parsons
422. At Budokan, Cheap Trick
423. Anthology, Diana Ross and the Supremes
424. Sleepless, Peter Wolf
425. Another Green World, Brian Eno
426. Outlandos D'Amour, The Police
427. To Bring You My Love, PJ Harvey
428. Here Come the Warm Jets, Brian Eno
429. All Things Must Pass, George Harrison
430. #1 Record, Big Star
431. In Utero, Nirvana
432. Sea Change, Beck
433. Tragic Kingdom, No Doubt
434. Boys Don't Cry, The Cure
435. Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963, Sam Cooke
436. Criminal Minded, Boogie Down Productions
437. Rum Sodomy and the Lash, The Pogues
438. Suicide, Suicide
439. Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!, Devo
440. In Color, Cheap Trick
441. The World Is a Ghetto, War
442. Fly Like an Eagle, Steve Miller Band
443. Back in the USA, MC5
444. Music, Madonna
445. Ritual de lo Habitual, Jane's Addiction
446. Getz/Gilberto, Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto Featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim
447. Synchronicity, The Police
448. Third/Sister Lovers, Big Star
449. For Everyman, Jackson Browne
450. John Prine, John Prine
451. Strictly Business, EPMD
452. Love It to Death, Alice Cooper
453. How Will the Wolf Survive?, Los Lobos
454. Here, My Dear, Marvin Gaye
455. Tumbleweed Connection, Elton John
456. The Blueprint, Jay-Z
457. Golden Hits, The Drifters
458. Live Through This, Hole
459. Love and Theft, Bob Dylan
460. Elton John, Elton John
461. Metal Box, Public Image Ltd.
462. Document, R.E.M.
463. Heaven Up Here, Echo and the Bunnymen
464. Hysteria, Def Leppard
465. A Rush of Blood to the Head, Coldplay
466. Live in Europe, Otis Redding
467. Tunnel of Love, Bruce Springsteen
468. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
469. The Score, Fugees
470. Radio, LL Cool J
471. I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight, Richard and Linda Thompson
472. Faith, George Michael
473. The Smiths, The Smiths
474. Armed Forces, Elvis Costello and the Attractions
475. Life After Death, The Notorious B.I.G.
476. Branded Man, Merle Haggard
477. All Time Greatest Hits, Loretta Lynn
478. Maggot Brain, Funkadelic
479. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, The Smashing Pumpkins
480. Voodoo, D'Angelo
481. Guitar Town, Steve Earle
482. Entertainment!, Gang of Four
483. All the Young Dudes, Mott the Hoople
484. Vitalogy, Pearl Jam
485. That's the Way of the World, Earth, Wind and Fire
486. She's So Unusual, Cyndi Lauper
487. New Day Rising, Husker Du
488. Destroyer, Kiss
489. Yo! Bum Rush the Show, Public Enemy
490. Tres Hombres, ZZ Top
491. Born Under a Bad Sign, Albert King
492. Touch, Eurythmics
493. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Wilco
494. Boz Scaggs, Boz Scaggs
495. New Boots and Panties!!, Ian Dury and the Blockheads
496. Give It Up, Bonnie Raitt
497. The Stone Roses, The Stone Roses
498. Head Hunters, Herbie Hancock
499. Live at Cook County Jail, B.B. King
500. Aquemini, OutKast
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Top 69 Of the Year 2004
- The Arcade Fire - Funeral - To elucidate a bit, this album didn't reveal itself to me until quite late in the year. In fact, I originally thought that it was just a pretty good album but nothing special whatsoever. Than one night, on the sixth listen, it hit me like a ton of bricks and realized that this indeed was a special album. I actually can't believe all the praise that it's getting, number one or two on just about every indie publication with Pitchforkmedia (the biggest of them all) giving it the number one slot with my main bulletin board following suite also. This reminds me so much of Bright Eyes Lifted yet no one dare says that anywhere. I believe the only true way to enjoy this album is to play the whole thing from beginning to end. I won't ever play just one song as the beauty is revealed when taking it in on a 48 minute session at a time. It's sad but uplifting at the same time and gives you great comfort in being alive and by the time "Wake Up" comes on, I just feel that chill in my spine and only a few albums have ever been able to do that. A truly remarkable album, opens its soul to bare all and only comes around every once in a great while, I hope I don't lose that feeling for her. I think Tiny Mix Tapes sums it up best and took the words right out of my mouth.
- The Fiery Furnaces - Blueberry Boat - Talk about throwing everything to the wall and seeing what sticks. There are so many things going on in this record that it's overwhelming at first. You almost have to be really dedicated to see if the craziness has anything to it. Starts off with a epic 10 minute song and takes up almost all 80 minutes of a CD. The payoff is more than worth it as it takes you places that an adult only dreams of. A brother and sister group from New York and must have had a blast making this album. It has no business working but they are making music and one of the most unique things I have ever heard. Now I need to hear the debut.
- Elbow - Cast Of Thousands - A pop record finally. This album was released last year in the UK but V2 wanted to put out Stereophonics first and push this album back to the following year. That drove me crazy as I waited and read about how great a record it was. So it had to stand the test of time since it came out very early in the year. Elbow are one of the best bands out there today while their debut was rather down, this one comes through pretty positive. They are powerful, experiment with textures, and are not Coldplay. To end it they have thousands of their fans, from a festival, sing in unison, "We still believe in love, so fuck you." Sometimes you can tell, early on, that a band will be around for a long time and have complete fate that they won't let you down. This band is only going to get better, which is quite scary in a good way.
- Seafood - As The Cry Flows - A band has to change they cannot stay the same, grow or die. "This is a new band, and their best album by far. Personally, I can’t believe it. I’m dumbfounded that it’s that good. But it really, really is. Seafood are one of the most criminally underrated bands of our time, and this album deserves a place on your shelf" They mellowed out, becoming more like the Delgados Great Eastern with stunning results and get dropped because they are no longer Sonic Youth. I don't think enough people listened to this album because if they did it would be talked about but instead "It’s already a lost classic." quotes by Tim Dellow 'Rockfeedback'
- The Earlies - These Were The Earlies - I don't think psychedelic music is that easy to create because you have to be a bit creative. This band seemed to have mastered it already with two members each from the UK and US. This is actually a collection of singles and only out in the UK. It doesn't sound like a collection but rather a debut album. Though its on WB UK it has gotten no exposure but seems to impress the few who have listen to it. They remind me of Mercury Rev, mostly, and look forward to a proper album.
- The Radio Dept. - Lesser Matters - Swedish shoegaze in all its glory. I have never grown tired of that sound but really good bands are few and far between these days. The last good album was by Calla, last year, but before that it has been rather bare. This band is more on the ethereal side of things like Slowdive. It also did not grab me at first but when it did it hasn't let go. A lot of people have gravitated to L.A.'s Autolux album, which is quite good itself, but this one really stands out more because of better songs. "Occasionally - once a year in you're lucky - a record comes along and falls into your lap that is so good, so wonderful, that a journalist is positively fearful of writing about it. How can he put into words what only a few bands can put to music? How can one person convey the beauty of a recording without sullying it with mere misplaced words? Lesser Matters is one of those records." Gareth Dobson 'DrownedinSound'
- dios malos - dios - Always lowercase, they got sued by Dio (the metal guy) and had to add to their name. Stoner metal heads get confused easily and might pick up this instead, and we can't expose them to actual good music now can we? From Hawthorne C.A. and living the lazy slacker life or that is how the music feels. Add psychedelic to the mix and are similar to Grandaddy in a lot of ways. Not nearly as poppy or out there because its more basic with the guitar but rewarding. A diamond in the rough.
- The Secret Machines - Now Here Is Nowhere - It's funny because I no longer smoke pot but for some reason listened to more stoner type of bands. SM, Dungen, Comets On Fire, and Dead Meadow are all those classic stoner type bands with songs that go on for a long time. First heard a song on Rodney on the KROQ and went something like "There's a woman in the mirror in a fiery state As she motions to me I start turning away She's lifting her dress up Trying to keep up." All these bands are stuck in the 70's and we are better for it, even if I have no idea what Dungen is saying.
- Razorlight - Up All Night - It's funny because the rock critics totally dismiss this album. For some reason I don't think they would of ever liked this album, no matter how good it was. Never could put my finger on why but they are the ones who are missing out. Quite the infectious album without any effort whatsoever. It's not original or unique but demands to be played and played again. This is a prime example of why I only trust myself. On the surface there does not appear to be anything worthwhile, but music is never about that. It's about the songs and these songs seep into your subconscious until you realize that yeah, this is Rock and Roll. This is the reason why I come back to it year after year and sometimes doesn't need to make sense. "L. O. V. E. R. I'll see you later."
- Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand - What a funny year; the hype, adoration, than backlash all in the same calendar year. "Take Me Out" changed things, for a minute, and was great. The album was put out early in the year and paid the price. I don't care if it was done before because they caught magic in a bottle and ran with it. If they pulled a Strokes and released this album again than I will write them off. Until then enjoy it because there is not one bad song on this album. It is a great album and no one can tell me differently.
- The Legends, The - Up Against The Legends
- Dungen - Ta Det Lugnt
- Biffy Clyro - The Vertigo Of Bliss
- Comets On Fire Blue Cathedral
- The Decemberists - Her Majesty The Decemberists
- Adem Homesongs
- John Vanderslice Cellar Door
- Dead Meadow - Shivering King and Others
- Kings Of Convenience Riot On the Empty Street
- Autolux - Future Perfect
- The Delgados Universal Audio
- Damien Rice - O
- Xiu Xiu Fabulous Muscles
- Devendra Banhart Rejoicing In the Hands Of
- M83 - Dead Cities, Red Seas and Lost Ghosts
- Junior Boys Last Exit
- Xela Tangled Wool
- The Walkmen Bows + Arrows
- Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans
- The Veils - The Runaway Found
- Bravecaptain - All Watched Over By Machines Of Loving Grace
- Air - Talkie Walkie
- Wilco - A Ghost Is Born
- Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News
- Death Cab For Cutie - Transatlanticism
- Muse - Absolution
- My Morning Jacket - It Still Moves
- A.C. Newman - The Slow Wonder
- The Libertines - The Libertines
- The Cooper Temple Clause - Kick Up the Fire, and Let the Flames Break Loose
- Shearwater - Winged Life
- Erlend Oye - DJ Kicks
- Embrace - Out Of Nothing
- The Coral - Magic and Medicine
- Phoenix - Alphabetical
- Hop On Pop - As Drawn By Ethan, Age 2
- Interpol - Antics
- Hope Of The States - The Lost Riots
- Keane - Hopes and Fears
- Ulrich Schnauss - A Strangely Isolated Place
- TV On The Radio - Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
- Beta Band - Heroes To Zeros
- Telefon Tel Aviv - Map Of What Is Effortless
- Elefant - Sunlight Makes Me Paranoid
- Mojave 3 - Spoon and Rafter
- The Pleased - Don't Make Things
- The New Year - The End Is Near
- Jason Molina - Pyramid Electric Co
- Arab Strap - Monday At the Hug & Pint
- The Cure - The Cure
- Ambulance LTD- Ambulance LTD
- Azure Ray - Hold On Love
- Lowgold - Welcome To Winners
- Blonde Redhead - Misery Is A Butterfly
- cLOUDDEAD - Ten
- Delays - Faded Seaside Glamour
- Frausdots - Couture, Couture, Couture
- The Futureheads - The Futureheads
- Mew - Frengers
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