100) Absolution by Muse
99) Summerteeth by Wilco
98) Discovery by Daft Punk
97) Geogaddi by Boards of Canada
96) The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico
95) Odyssey And Oracle by The Zombies
94) Rejoicing In The Hands by Devendra Banheart
93) Our Endless Numbered Days by Iron & Wine
92) I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning by Bright Eyes
91) The Pearl by Harold Budd & Brian Eno
90) He Has Left Us Alone But Shafts Of Light Sometimes Grace The
Corners Of The Room by A Silver Mount Zion
89) Happy Songs For Happy People by Mogwai
88) Silent Shout by The Knife
87) Is This It? by The Strokes
86) Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins
85) Dummy by Portishead
84) Out Of Time by REM
83) A Night At The Opera by Queen
82) Bridge Over Troubled Waters by Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel
81) Boxer by The National
80) Mezzanine by Massive Attack
79) 69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields
78) II by Led Zeppelin
77) The Man Machine by Kraftwerk
76) Sung Tongs by Animal Collective
75) The Trials of Van Occupanther by Midlake
74) Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth
73) Abbey Road by The Beatles
72) Down The River Of Golden Dreams by Okkervil River
71) Give Up by Postal Service
70) Ears Will Pop And Eyes Will Blink by Bodies of Water
69) Friend Opportunity by Deerhoof
68) Person Pitch by Panda Bear
67) Blue Valentine by Tom Waits
66) McCartney by Paul McCartney
65) Imagine by John Lennon
64) Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis
63) Loveless by My Bloody Valentine
62) Louden Up Now by !!!
61) Felt Mountain by Goldfrapp
60) Ys by Joanna Newsom
59) Want One by Rufus Wainwright
58) Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? by Of Montreal
57) Life Is Full Of Possibilities by Dntel
56) The Sophtware Slump by Grandaddy
55) Are You Experienced? By Jimi Hendrix
54) Blood on the Tracks by Bob Dylan
53) The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips
52) Before The Dawn Heals Us by M83
51) L.S.T. by Shugo Tokumaru
50) ( ) by Sigur Rós
49) If You're Feeling Sinisterby Belle And Sebastian
48) Parachutes by Coldplay
47) Asleep In The Back by Elbow
46) Oh, Inverted World by Shins
45) The Bends by Radiohead
44) Illinois by Sufjan Stevens
43) Hunky Dory by David Bowie
42) Gulag Orkestar by Beirut
41) The Beatles [White Album] by The Beatles
40) Blade Runner by Vangelis
39) Nevermind by Nirvana
38) Surrender by The Chemical Brothers
37) All Things Must Pass by George Harrison
36) The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan
35) Teaser And The Firecat by Cat Stevens
34) Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake
33) Blue by Joni Mitchell
32) Moon Safari by Air
31) Plastic Ono Band by John Lennon
30) Yellow House by Grizzly Bear
29) Drum's Not Dead by The Liars
28) London Calling by The Clash
27) Pet Sounds by Beach Boys
26) Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
25) After The Gold Rush by Neil Young
24) III by Scott Walker
23) Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
22) F# A# Oo by Godspeed You Black Emperor
21) The Hour of Bewilderbeast by Badly Drawn Boy
20) Close to the Edge by Yes
19) Birds of My Neighborhood by Innocence Mission
18) Funeral by Arcade Fire
17) Music Has The Right To Children
16) Low by David Bowie
15) Revolver by The Beatles
14) Homogenic by Bjork
13) Grace by Jeff Buckley
A Brilliant, brilliant album of fantastic songs. Expressive and energetic.
12) Xo by Elliott Smith
11) In the Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
It's raw... it's simple... it's beautiful... it's a wonderful discovery.
10) The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
Yet another classic. Full of some of the most emotionally-driven songs in pop music; all powerful and lyrical, making this one of Britain's most iconic albums of all time.
9) Doolittle by Pixies
Doolittle is a fantastic album, again being very influential to many 90's rock bands succeeding them, and this album possibly did it.
8) Kid A by Radiohead
7) Agaetis Byrjun by Sigur Ros
The songs on this album are fantastic. The melodies, slow beats and long chord changes, everything about this album is amazing. Dark, heavy, emotional. My favourites: Ny Batteri and Agaetis Byrjun.
6) Seven Swans by Sufjan Stevens
There are albums you love, and then there are albums you worship.
5) Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco
4) Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd
A complete album. Pink Floyd's best, and another rock classic, experimenting early electronic sounds with guitars and piano. A revolution. Best bit: when the piano begins on The Great Gig in the Sky.
3) IV by Led Zeppelin
The best Led Zep album you'll ever hear. A legendary album. The epic 'Stairway to Heaven' is a breathtaking song; a classic.
2) O.K Computer by Radiohead
One of Rock's finest albums in recent years but definitely Radiohead's best. Each song blows you away each time you listen to them. Lucky and Paranoid Android, particularly, are the two best songs.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
1) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles
This album changed my life and rock music as we hear it today. Each song is a masterpiece. Great music from start to finish and includes one of the greatest songs ever composed: A Day in the Life.
Close but no cigar…
The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place by Explosions In The Sky
Endtroducing… by DJ Shadow
Sounds of Silver by LCD Soundsystem
Forever Changes by Love
It Was Hot We Stayed In The Water by The Microphones
Arular by M.I.A.
Finally We Are No One by Mum
K by Kula Shaker
The Village Green Preservation Society by Kinks
Exile On Main Street by Rolling Stones
Astral Weeks by Van Morrison
The Joshua Tree by U2
Achtung Baby! by U2
Quiet Is The New Loud by Kings of Convenience
Homesongs by Adem
Closer by Joy Division
The Milk-Eyed Mender by Joanna Newsom
Psychocandy by Jesus And Mary Chain
Gold by Ryan Adams
Stormcock by Roy Harper
Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine
Different Class by Pulp
Parklife by Blur
Think Tank by Blur
that one with live forever on it by Oasis
Music For The Jilted Generation by The Prodigy
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back by Public Enemy
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea by PJ Harvey
Without You I'm Nothing by Placebo
The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie
Wish You Were Here By Pink Floyd
The Wall by Pink Floyd
Never Mind The Bollocks by Sex Pistols
Automatic For The People by REM
1 comment:
Cool list - great to see Sigur Ros and Bjork getting the respect they deserve, they often don't get mentioned in these sort of articles. Although I think a lot of your "close but no cigar" albums really deserved places too. Tough decision I know!
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