The Rolling Stone's 'The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time'

Jul. 19th, 2025 01:50 am
akashasheiress: (delia derbyshire)
First of all: Yes, I know this list is subjective and flawed and that there's really no way to objectively judge what the greatest albums of all time are. I am going through this list in order to 1. Expand my musical horizon (I'm not really genre-bound when it comes to music, so a list like this is perfect for me) 2. For fun and 3.That's it, really. Yes, I do get obsessive about stuff, why do you ask?

I'm doing my best to do this chronologically (500 to 1), but that's not always possible, and there are albums I've already heard on the list, naturally.

Anyway, I'll make a note whenever I've finished another album, and will strike it out. I managed to *ahem* a good chunk over the past week or so.


500. OutKast, 'Aquemini'
499. B.B. King, 'Live in Cook County Jail'
498. The Stone Roses, 'The Stone Roses'
497.The White Stripes, 'White Blood Cells'
496. Boz Scaggs, 'Boz Scaggs'
495. Bonnie Raitt, 'Give It Up'
494. MGMT, 'Oracular Spectacular'
493. Wilco, 'Yankee Hotel Foxtrot'
492. Eurythmics, 'Touch'
491. Albert King, 'Born Under a Bad Sign'
490. ZZ Top, 'Tres Hombres'
489. Kiss, 'Destroyer'
488. Hüsker Dü, 'New Day Rising'
487. Cyndi Lauper ,'She's So Unusual'
486. Earth, Wind and Fire, 'That's the Way of the World'
485. Pearl Jam, 'Vitalogy'
484. Mott the Hoople, 'All the Young Dudes'
483. Gang of Four, 'Entertainment!'
482. Steve Earle, 'Guitar Town'
481. D'Angelo, 'Voodoo'
480. Raekwon, 'Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
479. Funkadelic, 'Maggot Brain'
478. Loretta Lynn, 'All Time Greatest Hits'
477. Merle Haggard, 'Down Every Road'
476. The Notorious B.I.G., 'Life After Death'
475. Elvis Costello and the Attractions, 'Armed Forces'
474. Manu Chao, 'Próxima Estación: Esperanza'
473. The Smiths, 'The Smiths'
472. George Michael, 'Faith'
471. Richard and Linda Thompson, 'I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight'
470. LL Cool J, 'Radio'
469. Fugees, 'The Score'
468. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, 'The Paul Butterfield Blues Band'
467. Bruce Springsteen, 'Tunnel of Love'
466. Coldplay, 'A Rush of Blood to the Head'
465. The Magnetic Fields, '69 Love Songs'
464. Def Leppard, 'Hysteria'
463. Echo and the Bunnymen, 'Heaven Up Here'
462. R.E.M., 'Document'
461. Public Image Ltd., 'Metal Box'
460. Hole, 'Live Through This'
459. The Drifters, 'Golden Hits'
458. Elton John, 'Tumbleweed Connection'
457. My Morning Jacket, 'Z'
456. Marvin Gaye, 'Here, My Dear'
455. Los Lobos, 'How Will the Wolf Survive?'
454. Alice Cooper, 'Love It to Death'
453. EPMD, 'Strictly Business'
452. John Prine, 'John Prine'
451. Amy Winehouse, 'Back to Black'
450. Jackson Browne, 'For Everyman'
449. Big Star, 'Third/Sister Lovers'
448. The Police, 'Synchronicity'
447. Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto, 'Getz/Gilberto'
446. MC5, 'Back in the USA'
445. Steve Miller Band, 'Fly Like an Eagle'
444. War, 'The World Is A Ghetto'
443. Cheap Trick, 'In Color'
442. Devo, 'Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!'
441. Suicide, 'Suicide'
440. The Pogues, 'Rum Sodomy and The Lash'
439. Sam Cooke, 'Live At The Harlem Square Club, 1963'
438. The Cure, 'Boys Don't Cry'
437. Lil Wayne, 'Tha Carter III'
436. Beck, 'Sea Change'
435. Nirvana, 'In Utero'
434. Big Star, '#1 Record'
433. George Harrison, 'All Things Must Pass'
432. Brian Eno, 'Here Come The Warm Jets'
431. PJ Harvey, 'Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea'
430. Vampire Weekend, 'Vampire Weekend'
429. Brian Eno, 'Another Green World'
428. The Police, 'Outlandos D'Amour'
427. Peter Wolf, 'Sleepless'
426. Cheap Trick, 'At Budokan'
425. Gram Parsons, 'Grievous Angel'
424. Bruce Springsteen, 'The Rising'
423. Diana Ross and The Supremes, 'Anthology'
422.The Ronettes, 'Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes'
421. Various Artists, 'The Best of Girl Groups Volumes 1 and 2'
420. Buddy Holly and the Crickets, 'The "Chirping" Crickets'
419. Portishead, 'Dummy'
418. Paul McCartney and Wings, 'Band On The Run'
417. U2, 'Boy'
416. Tom Waits, 'Mule Variations'
415. Van Halen, 'Van Halen'
414.The Go- Go's, 'Beauty and The Beat'
413. Minuteman, 'Doubles Nickels on The Dime'
412. Wire, 'Pink Flag'
411. Eric Clapton, '461 Ocean Boulevard'
410. Bob Dylan, 'Time Out of Mind'
409. The Doors, 'Strange Days'
408. Sinead O'Connor, 'I Do Not Want What I haven't Got'
407. The Clash, 'Sandinista!'
406. PJ Harvey, 'Rid of Me'
405. Big Star, 'Radio City'
404. Dr John, 'Dr. John's Gumbo'
403. Lynyrd Skynyrd, '(Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd)'
402. Nas, 'Illmatic'
401. Red Hot Chili Peppers, 'Californication'
400. The Temptations, 'Anthology'
399. Tom Waits, 'Rain Dogs'
398. ZZ Top, 'Eliminator'
397. Massive Attack, 'Blue Lines'
396. Roxy Music, 'For Your Pleasure'
395. LCD Soundsystem, 'Sound of Silver'
394. Randy Newman, 'Good Old Boys'
393. M.I.A., 'Kala'
392. The Beatles, 'Let It Be'
391. Jackson Browne, 'The Pretender'
390. The White Stripes, 'Elephant'
389. Don Henley, 'The End of the Innocence'
388. Various Artists, 'The Indestructible Beat of Soweto'
387. Wu-Tang Clan, 'Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers'
386. Steely Dan, 'Pretzel Logic'
385. Bob Dylan, 'Love and Theft'
384. The Who, 'A Quick One (Happy Jack)'
383. Talking Heads, 'More Songs About Buildings and Food'
382. Modern Lovers, 'Modern Lovers'
381. The Beach Boys, 'Smile (2011 Version)'
380. Toots and the Maytals, 'Funky Kingston'
379. TLC, 'CrazySexyCool'
378. Oasis, '(What's the Story) Morning Glory?'
377. John Lee Hooker, 'The Ultimate Collection 1948-1990'
376. Björk, 'Post'
375. Jackson Browne, 'Late for the Sky'
374. Roxy Music, 'Siren'
373. Jefferson Airplane, 'Volunteers'
372. The Police, 'Reggatta de Blanc'
371. Arctic Monkeys, 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not'
370. Mott the Hoople, 'Mott'
369. The Smiths, 'Louder Than Bombs'
368.  Eagles, 'The Eagles'
367. Madonna, 'Ray of Light'
366. Johnny Cash, 'American Recordings'
365. Rage Against the Machine, 'Rage Against the Machine'
364. The Doors, 'L.A. Woman'
363. New Order, 'Substance'
362. The Smashing Pumpkins, 'Siamese Dream'
361. OutKast, 'Stankonia'
360. Buzzcocks, 'Singles Going Steady'
359. Elton John, 'Honky Chateau'
358. Miles Davis, 'Sketches of Spain'
357. The Rolling Stones, 'Between the Buttons'
356. Randy Newman, '12 Songs'
355.The Yardbirds, 'Having a Rave Up With the Yardbirds'
354. Billy Joel, '52nd Street'
353. Kanye West, 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'
352. Dire Straits, 'Brothers in Arms'
351. Neil Young and Crazy Horse, 'Rust Never Sleeps'
350. The Yardbirds, 'Roger the Engineer (a.k.a. Over Under Sideways Down)'
349. Jay-Z, 'The Black Album'
348. Muddy Waters, 'At Newport 1960'
347. Pink Floyd, 'The Piper at the Gates of Dawn'
346. De La Soul, '3 Feet High and Rising'
345. Talking Heads, 'Stop Making Sense'
344. Lou Reed, 'Berlin'
343. Meat Loaf, 'Bat Out of Hell'
342. Depeche Mode, 'Violator'
341. Moby, 'Play'
340. Black Flag, 'Damaged'
339. Tom Waits, 'The Heart of Saturday Night'
338. Big Brother and the Holding Company, 'Cheap Thrills'
337. Jethro Tull, 'Aqualung'
336. Radiohead, 'In Rainbows'
335.Soundgarden, 'Superunknown'
334. Graham Parker, 'Squeezing Out Sparks'
333. X, 'Wild Gift'
332. Richard and Linda Thompson, 'Shoot Out the Lights'
331. The Beatles, 'Help!'
330. Neil Young, 'Tonight's the Night'
329. James Brown, 'In the Jungle Groove'
328. Sonic Youth, 'Daydream Nation'
327.Liz Phair, 'Exile in Guyville'
326. The Cure, 'Disintegration'
325. Eric Clapton, 'Slowhand'
324. David Bowie, 'Station to Station'
323. The Police, 'Ghost in the Machine'
322. Randy Newman, 'Sail Away'
321. Nick Drake, 'Pink Moon'
320. Radiohead, 'Amnesiac'
319. The Wailers, 'Burnin' '
318. The O'Jays, 'Back Stabbers'
317. Pixies, 'Surfer Rosa'
316. The Velvet Underground, 'The Velvet Underground'
315. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, 'Damn the Torpedoes'
314. Lauryn Hill, 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill'
313. Nirvana, 'Unplugged'
312. Jane's Addiction, 'Nothing's Shocking'
311. Various Artists, 'The Sun Records Collection'
310. Red Hot Chili Peppers, 'Blood Sugar Sex Magik'
309. Creedence Clearwater Revival, 'Willy and the Poor Boys'
308. Frank Sinatra, 'Songs for Swingin' Lovers!'
307. The Beatles, 'A Hard Day's Night'
306. Beck, 'Odelay'
305. Lucinda Williams, 'Car Wheels on a Gravel Road'
304. Jeff Buckley, 'Grace'
303. Bob Dylan, 'John Wesley Harding'
302. Public Enemy, 'Fear of a Black Planet'
301. Dolly Parton, 'Coat of Many Colors'
300. Black Sabbath, 'Master of Reality'
299. Weezer, 'Weezer'
298. Kanye West, 'The College Dropout'
297. The Mothers of Invention, 'We're Only in It for the Money'
296. The Smiths, 'Meat Is Murder'
295. Leonard Cohen, 'Songs of Love and Hate' 
294. MC5, 'Kick Out the Jams'
293. The Velvet Underground, 'White Light/White Heat'
292. Bob Dylan and the Band, 'The Basement Tapes'
291. Talking Heads, 'Talking Heads: 77'
290. Al Green, 'Call Me'
289. The Kinks, 'Something Else by the Kinks'
288. Grateful Dead, 'Anthem of the Sun'
287. X, 'Los Angeles'
286. Al Green, 'I'm Still in Love With You'
285. Stevie Wonder, 'Music of My Mind'
284. The Cars, 'The Cars'
283. Barry White, 'Can't Get Enough'
282. Muddy Waters, 'Folk Singer'
281. Mary J. Blige, 'My Life'
280. U2, 'All That You Can't Leave Behind'
279. David Bowie, 'Aladdin Sane'
278. Harry Smith, Ed., 'Anthology of American Folk Music'
277. Janet Jackson, 'Rhythm Nation 1814'
276. Parliament, 'Mothership Connection'
275. Eminem, 'The Slim Shady LP'
274. Labelle, 'Nightbirds'
273. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, 'Going to a Go-Go'
272. Sleater-Kinney, 'Dig Me Out'
271. The Beach Boys, 'The Beach Boys Today!'
270. The Rolling Stones, 'Some Girls'
269. The Jesus and Mary Chain, 'Psychocandy'
268. Paul Simon, 'Paul Simon'
267. The Who, 'Quadrophenia'
266. Blood, Sweat and Tears, 'Child Is Father to the Man'
265. Ray Charles, 'The Genius of Ray Charles'
264. Grateful Dead, 'Workingman's Dead'
263. Tracy Chapman, 'Tracy Chapman'
262. Crosby, Stills and Nash, 'Crosby, Stills and Nash'
261. Grateful Dead, 'American Beauty'
260. Willie Nelson, 'Stardust'
259. Janet Jackson, 'The Velvet Rope'
258. The Kinks, 'The Village Green Preservation Society'
257. Whitney Houston, 'Whitney Houston'
256. Kraftwerk, 'Trans-Europe Express'
255. Metallica, 'Metallica' 
254. Otis Redding, 'Dictionary of Soul'
253. Bruce Springsteen, 'The River'
252. Jay-Z, 'The Blueprint'
251. David Bowie, 'Low'
250. Jay-Z, 'Reasonable Doubt'
249. R.E.M., 'Automatic for the People'
248. Ornette Coleman, 'The Shape of Jazz to Come'
247. Grateful Dead, 'Live Dead'
246. The Mothers of Invention, 'Freak Out!'
245. Jerry Lee Lewis, 'All Killer, No Filler!'
244.  Eminem, 'The Marshall Mathers LP'
243. Black Sabbath, 'Black Sabbath'
242. Run-D.M.C., 'Run-D.M.C.'
241. The Replacements, 'Let It Be'
240. Steely Dan, 'Can't Buy a Thrill'
239. Madonna, 'Like a Prayer'
238. Howlin' Wolf, 'Howlin' Wolf' 
237. The Who, 'The Who Sings My Generation'
236. Jackie Wilson, 'Mr. Excitement!'
235. Patsy Cline, 'The Ultimate Collection'
234.Simon and Garfunkel, 'Bookends'
233. The Byrds, 'Mr. Tambourine Man'
232. The Kinks, 'The Kink Kronikles'
231. Queen, 'A Night at the Opera'
230. Bonnie Raitt, 'Nick of Time'
229. Aerosmith, 'Toys in the Attic'
228. Eric B. and Rakim, 'Paid in Full' 
227. Pixies, 'Doolittle'
226. Bruce Springsteen, 'Nebraska'
225. Green Day, 'American Idiot'
224. Neil Diamond, 'The Neil Diamond Collection'
223. U2, 'War'
222. Professor Longhair, 'New Orleans Piano' 
221. My Bloody Valentine, 'Loveless' 
220. The Meters, 'Look-Ka Py Py'
219. Beastie Boys, 'License to Ill'
218. The Smiths, 'The Queen Is Dead' 
217. Bobby Bland, 'Two Steps From the Blues'
216. Bo Diddley, 'Bo Diddley/Go Bo Diddley'
215. New York Dolls, 'New York Dolls'
214. Ike and Tina Turner, 'Proud Mary: The Best of Ike and Tina Turner'
213. The Rolling Stones, 'Tattoo You'
212. Pavement, 'Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain'
211. Pink Floyd, 'Wish You Were Here'
210. Neil Young With Crazy Horse, 'Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere'
209. Pearl Jam, 'Ten'
208. Cat Stevens, 'Tea for the Tillerman'
207. Santana, 'Abraxas'
206. Prince, 'Dirty Mind'
205. Cream, 'Wheels of Fire'
204. Bob Dylan, 'Modern Times'
203. Michael Jackson, 'Bad'
202. Simon and Garfunkel, 'Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme'
201. Nine Inch Nails, 'The Downward Spiral'
200. AC/DC, 'Highway to Hell'
199. The Strokes, 'Is This It'
198. Little Walter, 'The Best Of'
197. R.E.M., 'Murmurs'
196. Various Artists, 'Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968'
195. John Mayall With Eric Clapton, 'Blues Breakers'
194. Lou Reed, 'Transformer'
193. Green Day, 'Dookie'
192. The Flying Burrito Brothers, 'The Gilded Palace of Sin'
191. The Stooges, 'Fun House'
190. Elvis Presley, 'From Elvis in Memphis'
189. Quicksilver Messenger Service, 'Happy Trails'
188. Buffalo Springfield, 'Buffalo Springfield Again'
187. Peter Gabriel, 'So'
186. Sly and the Family Stone, 'Fresh'
185. The Stooges, 'The Stooges'
184. Madonna, 'The Immaculate Collection'
183. Willie Nelson, 'Red Headed Stranger'
182. Fleetwood Mac, 'Fleetwood Mac'
181. Bob Marley and the Wailers, 'Natty Dread'
180. The Rolling Stones, 'The Rolling Stones, Now!'
179. Abba, 'The Definitive Collection'
178. Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions, 'The Anthology 1961-1977'
177. Funkadelic, 'One Nation Under a Groove'
176. Aerosmith, 'Rocks'
175. The Carpenters, 'Close to You'
174. Bob Dylan, 'Desire'
173. Todd Rundgren, 'Something/Anything?'
172. Rod Stewart, 'Every Picture Tells a Story'
171. The Byrds, 'The Notorious Byrd Brothers'
170. The Who, 'Live at Leeds'
169. Bob Marley and the Wailers' 'Exodus'
168. Elvis Costello, 'My Aim Is True'
167. Metallica, 'Master of Puppets'
166. Elvis Costello and the Attractions, 'Imperial Bedroom'
165. Marvin Gaye, 'Let's Get It On'
164. Linda Ronstadt, 'The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt'
163. Prince, '1999'
162. Radiohead, 'OK Computer'
161. Otis Redding, 'The Dock of the Bay'
160. T. Rex, 'Electric Warrior'
159. Kiss, 'Alive!'
158. Elton John, 'Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy'
157. Joy Division, 'Closer'
156. The Beastie Boys, 'Paul's Boutique'
155. The Pretenders, 'Pretenders'
154. Howlin' Wolf, 'Moanin' in the Moonlight'
153. A Tribe Called Quest, 'The Low End Theory'
152. The B-52's, 'The B-52's'
151. Arcade Fire, 'Funeral'
150. Bruce Springsteen, 'Darkness on the Edge of Town'
149. Santana, 'Santana'
148. Led Zeppelin, 'Houses of the Holy'
147. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, 'Deja Vu'
146. Jefferson Airplane, 'Surrealistic Pillow'
145. Steely Dan, 'Aja'
144- N.W.A., 'Straight Outta Compton'
143. Dr. John, 'GRIS-Gris'
142. Phil Spector, 'A Christmas Gift for You'
141. B.B. King, 'Live at the Regal'
140. Blondie, 'Parallel Lines'
139. The Meters, 'Rejuvenation'
138. Dr. Dre, 'The Chronic' 
137. The Replacements, 'Tim'
136. Elton John, 'Greatest Hits'
135. Pavement, 'Slanted and Enchanted'
134. The Notorious B.I.G., 'Ready to Die'
133. Bruce Springsteen, 'The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle'
132. Original Soundtrack, 'Saturday Night Fever'
131. Black Sabbath, 'Paranoid'
130. Television, 'Marquee Moon'
129. Talking Heads, 'Remain in Light'
128. Iggy and the Stooges, 'Raw Power'
127. The Byrds, 'Younger Than Yesterday'
126. Bob Marley and the Wailers, 'Catch a Fire'
125. Janis Joplin, 'Pearl'
124. Moby Grape, 'Moby Grape'
123. Run-DMC, 'Raising Hell'
122. Original Soundtrack, 'The Harder They Come'
121. Sly and the Family Stone, 'Stand!'
120.The Byrds, 'Sweetheart of the Rodeo'
119. Etta James, 'At Last!'
118. Kanye West, 'Late Registration'
117. Derek and the Dominos, 'Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs'
116. The Rolling Stones, 'Out of Our Heads'
115. The Who, 'The Who Sell Out'
114. Cream, 'Disraeli Gears'
113. Joni Mitchell, 'Court and Spark'
112. The Mamas and the Papas, 'If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears'
111. Radiohead, 'The Bends'
110. The Velvet Underground, 'Loaded'
109. The Rolling Stones, 'Aftermath'
108. David Bowie, 'Hunky Dory'
107. Sam Cooke, 'Portrait of a Legend'
106. Ramones, 'Rocket to Russia'
105. Ray Charles, 'Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music'
104. James Taylor, 'Sweet Baby James'
103. John Coltrane, 'Giant Steps'
102. Cream, 'Fresh Cream'
101. Frank Sinatra, 'In the Wee Small Hours'
100. The Zombies, 'Odessey and Oracle'
99. Sly and the Family Stone, 'There's a Riot Goin' On'
98. Elvis Costello, 'This Year's Model'
97. Bob Dylan, 'The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan'
96. The Who, 'Tommy'
95. Miles Davis, 'Bitches Brew'
94. Hank Williams, '40 Greatest Hits' 
93. Prince, 'Sign 'o' the Times' 
92. Buddy Holly, '20 Golden Greats'
91. Elton John, 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road'
90. Stevie Wonder, 'Talking Book'
89. Dusty Springfield, 'Dusty in Memphis'
88. Johnny Cash, 'At Folsom Prison'
87. Pink Floyd, 'The Wall'
86. Bruce Springsteen, 'Born in the U.S.A.'
85. Aretha Franklin, 'Lady Soul'
84. Aretha Franklin, 'I Never Loved a Man the Way I Loved You'
83.The Jimi Hendrix Experience, 'Axis: Bold as Love'
82. Neil Young, 'Harvest'
81. The Clash, 'The Clash'
80. John Lennon, 'Imagine'
79. Led Zeppelin, 'Led Zeppelin II'
78. Otis Redding, 'Otis Blue'
77. AC/DC, 'Back in Black'
76. Prince and the Revolution, 'Purple Rain'
75. James Brown, 'Star Time'
74. Neil Young, 'After the Gold Rush'
73. Led Zeppelin, 'Physical Graffiti'
72. Curtis Mayfield, 'Superfly'
71. Paul Simon, 'Graceland'
70. Billy Joel, 'The Stranger'
69. Led Zeppelin, 'Led Zeppelin IV'
68. Michael Jackson, 'Off the Wall'
67. Radiohead, 'Kid A'
66. Van Morrison, 'Moondance'
65. Phil Spector, 'Back to Mono (1958-1969)
64. The Rolling Stones, 'Sticky Fingers'
63. U2, 'Achtung Baby'
62. Guns N' Roses, 'Appetite for Destruction'
61. Sly and the Family Stone, 'Greatest Hits'
60. Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band, 'Trout Mask Replica'
59. Creedence Clearwater Revival, 'Chronicle Vol. 1'
58. The Rolling Stones, 'Beggars Banquet'
57. Stevie Wonder, 'Songs in the Key of Life'
56. Elvis Presley, 'Elvis Presley'
55. The Jimi Hendrix Experience, 'Electric Ladyland'
54. Ray Charles, 'The Birth of Soul: The Complete Atlantic Recordings'
53. The Beatles, 'Meet the Beatles!'
52. Al Green, 'Greatest Hits'
51. Simon and Garfunkel, 'Bridge Over Troubled Water'
50. Little Richard, 'Here's Little Richard'
49. The Allman Brothers Band, 'At Fillmore East'
48. Public Enemy, 'It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back'
47. John Coltrane, 'A Love Supreme'
46. Bob Marley and the Wailers, 'Legend'
45. The Band, 'The Band'
44. Patti Smith, 'Horses'
43. Pink Floyd, 'The Dark Side of the Moon'
42. The Doors, 'The Doors'
41. The Sex Pistols, 'Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols'
40. Love, 'Forever Changes'
39. The Beatles, 'Please Please Me'
38. Muddy Waters, 'The Anthology'
37. Eagles, 'Hotel California'
36. Carole King, 'Tapestry'
35. David Bowie, 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars'
34. The Band, 'Music From Big Pink'
33. Ramones, 'Ramones'
32. The Rolling Stones, 'Let It Bleed'
31. Bob Dylan, 'Bringing It All Back Home'
30. Joni Mitchell, 'Blue'
29. Led Zeppelin, 'Led Zeppelin'
28. The Who, 'Who's Next'
27. U2, 'The Joshua Tree'
26. Fleetwood Mac, 'Rumours'
25. James Brown, 'Live at the Apollo'
24. Stevie Wonder, 'Innervisons'
23. John Lennon, 'Plastic Ono Band'
22. Robert Johnson, 'The Complete Recordings'
21. Chuck Berry, 'The Great Twenty-Eight'
20. Michael Jackson, 'Thriller'
19. Van Morrison, 'Astral Weeks'
18. Bruce Springsteen, 'Born to Run'
17. Nirvana, 'Nevermind'
16. Bob Dylan, 'Blood on the Tracks'
15. The Jimi Hendrix Experience, 'Are You Experienced?'
14. The Beatles, 'Abbey Road'
13. The Velvet Underground and Nico, 'The Velvet Underground'
12. Miles Davis, 'Kind of Blue'
11. Elvis Presley, 'The Sun Sessions'
10. The Beatles, 'The White Album'
09. Bob Dylan, 'Blonde on Blonde'
08. The Clash, 'London Calling'
07. The Rolling Stones, 'Exile on Main Street'
06. Marvin Gaye, 'What's Going On'
05. The Beatles, 'Rubber Soul'
04. Bob Dylan, 'Highway 61 Revisited'
03. The Beatles, 'Revolver'
02. The Beach Boys, 'Pet Sounds'
01.The Beatles, 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'

Most recent listen: War, 'The World is a Ghetto' (#444, 1972)

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 
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Lou Reed (1942-2013)

Oct. 27th, 2013 06:37 pm
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Sad news. I wasn't that familiar with his solo stuff (other than the obvious) but I've become a definite Velvet Underground fan over the past year or so.

And this song is sadly appropriate:

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Distraction

May. 12th, 2013 10:20 pm
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I'd kill for a Four/Romana vid set to this song. Like, I'd literally murder someone. Just kidding, I'd just murder them metaphorically.

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Happy Delia Derbyshire Day

Jan. 12th, 2013 11:34 pm
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If Doctor Who fans on my flist don't know who she was you definitely should (as in, she deserves more recognition than she gets, not that you're ignorant).
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Ah, nostalgia!

Jul. 24th, 2012 03:16 am
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Randomly caught this one on VH1. I almost forgot how brilliant it is (apart from the fat-shaming at the end). It's definitely up there in my all time favourite music videos list!



Oh, and could the Ape Person jumping up and down like that be a 2001 shout-out? Or is it just, you know, ape-behaviour (or our common perception of it)?
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RIP MCA

May. 9th, 2012 01:09 am
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Now, I've never followed the Beastie Boys very closely, to say the least, but I'm still sad to hear that Adam Yauch aka MCA has passed away from cancer at only 47. Talented man, for sure. Fight for Your Right, Sabotage, and Intergalactic are songs I could listen to over and over and over again. Not to mention, he was one few male artists expressed sincere regret for the misogyny in some of his earlier work, and tried to make amends. John Lennon is another good example.


Also, I forgot how awesome the music vid for Intergalactic is in all old school sci-fi loving glory:
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My 2010 in Music, According to last.fm

Dec. 31st, 2010 09:21 pm
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Idea snagged from [livejournal.com profile] talimeeka 



Top 10 artists:
1. The Beatles (1.317 plays)
2. The Decemberists (771 plays)
3. Regina Spektor (487 plays)
4. Rammstein (456 plays)
5. Pink Floyd (437 plays)
6. The Dresden Dolls (363 plays)
7. 200 (243 plays)
8. Týr (222 plays)
9. Radiohead/Led Zeppelin (183 plays)
10. Franz Ferdinand (149 plays)

Top 10 tracks:
1. Radiohead - Paranoid Android (51 plays)
2. Jefferson Airplane - Somebody to Love (46 plays)
3. Derek and the Dominos - Layla (41 plays)
4. The Who - Behind Blue Eyes (36 plays)
5. The Who - Substitute (34 plays)
6. The Kinks - Lola (33 plays)
7. Nirvana - You Know You're Right/Sufjan Stevens - John Wayne Gacy, Jr (32 plays)
8. Jimi Hendrix - Red House/Regina Spektor - Samson/Bright Eyes - Lua (30 plays)
9. Lou Reed - Perfect Day/The Moody Blues - Nights in White Satin/The Beach Boys - Don't Worry Baby (29 plays)
10. Pink Floyd - Brain Damage/Neutral Milk Hotel - Holland, 1945/Neko Case - Hold On, Hold On (28 plays)




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...and you think you're so clever and classless and free

Dec. 8th, 2010 04:02 pm
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For the occassion, my favourite John Lennon song:




I'm not working class, but I nontheless really indentify with the lyrics. As I do with so many of his songs, really. I think it works if you're part of a ''marginalised'' group one way or another.

Also, that video is really well-made. I get chills from the blood-stain spreading on The Catcher in the Rye at the end.
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DW Meme VII

Aug. 2nd, 2010 10:31 pm
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Day 07 – Your Favourite Piece of Music



Delia Derbyshire FTMFW!



Day 08 – A Who-Related Photo That Makes You Happy
Day 09 – A Who-Related Photo That Makes You Angry/Sad
Day 10 – A Who-Related Photo That You Took
Day 11 – Your Favourite Season (Classic or New)
Day 12 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 13 – Your Favourite Villain
Day 14 – The Villain Who Scared You the Most
Day 15 – Favorite Who-Related Tumblr
Day 16 – Your Favourite Who-Related FanFic
Day 17 – A Piece of Who-Related FanArt
Day 18 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 20 – The Character Who Is Most Like You
Day 21 – Your Doctor Who OTP
Day 22 – A Who-Related Fan-Site
Day 23 – A Who-Related YouTube Video
Day 24 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 25 – Favourite Who Actor
Day 26 – Favourite Who Actress
Day 27 – An Episode You Wish Hadn’t Been Made
Day 28 – An Episode Idea You Created Yourself
Day 29 – Who You Think Should Be the Next Doctor
Day 30 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
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Talent creates, genius borrows

May. 31st, 2009 06:30 pm
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Shamelessly ripped off from [personal profile] birdseyeview :
 
FIRST TEN PEOPLE TO RESPOND TO THIS GET A MINI MUSIC MIX (5 SONGS) OF THEIR CHOICE


It could be music for sexytimes, my favorite comfort music, songs from a certain genre or a fanmix for a certain ship (provided I know the ship)

Hell, it doesn't even have to be a ship I like, although in that case I reserve the right to bash it through music.;)
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  • Current Music: Damien Rice - Accidental Babies
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