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Friday, August 12, 2011

MY TOP 500 FAVORITE RECORDS OF ALL TIME (+100) ....ROLLING STONE-SUCK ON THAT :)

I love to write lists.  Here’s one I dashed off recently inspired by Rolling Stone magazine's top 500 albums of all time (except my list is 600).  A few details….

1.) I limited myself to five albums from one artist otherwise this list would have been much less diverse and basically 30 or 40 artists that I love

2.) When I list multiple albums by one artist, they are in order starting with most favorite

3.) When a box set was complete and contained all the music of an artist, I used that instead of individual albums (Examples-The Jam, The Velvet Underground)

4.) I made no separation due to genre.  All kinds of music mixed together which is the way it should be.

5.) After the first 50 or 60 artists and albums, I gave up trying to organize them but mostly they are in order of favorites.


SQUEEZEArgybargy
East Side Story
Sweets From a Stranger
Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti
Some Fantastic Place
ELVIS COSTELLOTrust
Imperial Bedroom
This Year's Model
Armed Forces
Punch the Clock
THE BEATLESAbbey Road
Revolver
Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Magical Mystery Tour
Rubber Soul
THE SMITHSMeat is Murder
The Queen is Dead
The Smiths
Louder Than Bombs
Strangeways Here We Come
THE JAMDirection Reaction Creation (box set)
PREFAB SPROUTTwo Wheels Good
Jordan The Comeback
Andromeda Heights
Swoon
From Langley Park to Memphis
GANG OF FOUREntertainment
Solid Gold
Songs of the Free
XTCDrums and Wires
English Settlement
Nonsuch
Oranges and Lemons
Black Sea
THE KINKS The Village Green Preservation Society
Something Else
Arthur or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire
Greatest Hits Volume One
Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround Part One
THE BYRDSYounger than Yesterday
Sweetheart of the Rodeo
Turn Turn Turn
Greatest Hits Volume One
The Notorious Byrd Brothers
NICK LOWEPure Pop for Now People
Labor of Lust
Party of One
The Abominable Snowman 
Nick the Knife
GENEDrawn to the Deep End
Olympian
Revelations
MORRISSEYVauxhall and I
Bona Drag
Viva Hate
Maladjusted
Ringleader of the Tormentors
ROXY MUSICSiren
Stranded
Country Life
Avalon
For Your Pleasure
GRAHAM PARKERHeat Treatment
Squeezing Out Sparks
Another Gray Area
Howlin Wind
Struck by Lightning
HUSKER DUNew Day Rising
Candy Apple Gray
Zen Arcade
Flip Your Wig
Warehouse Songs and Stories
SUEDEDogManStar
Coming Up
Suede
Sci Fi Lullabies
New Morning
THE STRANGLERS The Raven
La Folie
Black and White
No More Heroes
The Gospel According to the MeninBlack
THE UNDERTONESHypnotized
The Undertones
Positive Touch
NEW ORDERLow-Life
Brotherhood
Substance
Technique
Get Ready
PAUL WELLERWild Wood
Stanley Road
Heavy Soul
Heliocentric
Illumination
RICHARD AND LINDA THOMPSONShoot Out the Lights
I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
RICHARD THOMPSONRumor and Sigh
You? Me? Us?
Amnesia
Mirror Blue
MANSUNSix
Attack of the Gray Lantern
Kleptomania
Little Kix
NEIL YOUNGAfter the Gold Rush
Rust Never Sleeps
Freedom
Zuma 
Harvest
THE MINUTEMENDouble Nickels on the Dime
Three Way Tie for Last
What Makes a Man Start Fires? 
ECHOBELLYOn
Lustra
Everyone's Got One
MIDNIGHT OILRed Sails in the Sunset
19,9,8….
Diesel and Dust
THE LOVIN' SPOONFULEverything Playing
Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful
Do You Believe in Magic?
GENE CLARKWith the Godsin Brothers
No Other
White Light
Two Sides to Every Story
MADNESSKeep Moving
The Rise & Fall
Absolutely
The Liberty of Norton Fulgate
7
T REXElectric Warrior
The Slider
Tanx
Dandy in the Underworld
FLYING BURRITO BROTHERSThe Gilded Palace of Sin
Burrito Deluxe
GRAM PARSONSGrievous Angel
Gp
ROCKPILESeconds of Pleasure
THE AUTEURSNew Wave
How I Learned to Love the Bootboys
Now I'm a Cowboy
After Murder Park
BAADER MEINHOFBaader Meinhof
BLURParklife
The Great Escape
Modern Life is Rubbish
Blur
TALKING HEADSRemain in Light
Fear of Music
Speaking in Tongues
More Songs About Buildings and Food
77
RADIOHEADOK Computer
Hail to the Thief
The Bends
THE DOORSWaiting for the Sun
The Doors
Strange Days
Morrison Hotel
THE VELVET UNDERGROUNDPeel Slowly and See (boxed set) 
MOTT THE HOOPLEMott
The Hoople
All the Young Dudes
HEAVEN 17The Luxury Gap
Penthouse and Pavement
How Men Are
Bigger than America
THE PSYCHEDELIC FURSTalk, Talk, Talk
Forever Now
The Psychedelic Furs
Mirror Moves
ECHO AND THE BUNNYMENPorcupine
Crocodiles
Ocean Rain
Heaven Up Here
NINE INCH NAILSThe Fragile
The Downwards Spiral
Pretty Hate Machine
With Teeth
ULTRAVOXLament
Vienna
Quartet
Rage in Eden
MY LIFE STORYThe Golden Mile
Mornington Crescent
Joined Up Talking
THE DIVINE COMEDYPromenade
Casanova
Liberation
Regeneration
Fin di Siecle
THE LILAC TIMEParadise Circus
The Lilac Time
Astronauts
And Love for All
STEPHEN DUFFYI Love My Friends
Duffy
Music in Colours
SPARKSKimono My House
Propaganda
Indiscreet
Whomp That Sucker
Angst in my Pants
THE RASPBERRIESPower Pop Vol. 1
Power Pop Vol. 2
THE BLUETONESReturn to the Last Chance Saloon
Expecting to Fly
Luxembourg
QUEENThe Game
Greatest Hts Vol. 1
Greatest Hts Vol. 2
Innuendo
BADFINGERThe Best of Badfinger
BLUE OYSTER CULTAgents of Fortune
Tyranny and Mutation
Cultosaurus Erectus
Spectres
Fire of Unknown Origin
DAVID BOWIEStation to Station
Hunky Dory
Earthling
Scary Monsters
Heroes
CHUCK BERRYThe Great Twenty-Eight
THE HOLLIESConfessions of a Mind
Distant lIght
Butterfly
For Certain Because
Evolution
THE POSIESAmazing Disgace
Frosting on the Beater
Dear 23
Success
SHED SEVENMaximum High
Change Giver
Truth Be Told
MY BLOODY VALENTINE Loveless
Isn't Anything
THE VERVEUrban Hymns
A Northern Soul
ARCTIC MONKEYSWhatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not 
Favorite Worst Nightmare
XMore Fun in the New World
Los Angeles
Under the Big Black Sun
Wild Gift
THE BANDMusic From Big Pink
The Band
Stage Fright
Cahoots
TRAFFICTraffic
ELBOWAsleep in the Back
The Leaders of the Free World
GEORGE JONES The Spirit of Country (box set)
MERLE HAGGARDDown Every Road (box set)
ABCThe Lexicon of Love
Beauty Stab
CREAMThose Were the Days (box set)
THE PIXIESDoolittle
Trompe le Monde
Surfer Rosa
Bossanova
JOHN CALE Slow Dazzle
Fear  
Helen of Troy
Paris 1919
Honi Soit
SLY AND THE FAMILY STONEGreatest Hits 
There's a Riot Goin' On
Fresh
DANNY WILSONMeet Danny Wilson
JOY DIVISIONCloser
Unknown Pleasures
Substance
SCRITTI POLITTICupid & Psyche 85
WALL OF VOODOOCall of the West
Dark Continent
BRYAN FERRYMamouna
The Bride Stripped Bare
Olympia
Bete Noire
DEVOFreedom of Choice
New Traditionalists
Duty Now for the Future
Oh No It's Devo!
Q:Are We Not Men? A:We Are Devo
THE REPLACEMENTS Let It Be
Tim
THE ASSOCIATESSulk
The Affectionate Punch
MARIONThis World and Body
The Program
JOHNNY CASHJohnny Cash-The Legend (box set)
PULPDifferent Class
This is Hardcore
His n Hers
BUFFALO SPRINGFIELDBuffalo Springfield Again
Buffalo Springfield
Last Time Around
ADORABLEFake
Against Perfection
BOB MOULDWorkbook
Black Sheets of Rain
Modulate
SUGARCopper Blue
STEREOLABEmperor Tomato Ketchup
Margarine Eclipse
Mars Audiac Quintet
Sound-Dust
THE CHAMELEONSStrange Times
Script of the Bridge
What Does Anything Mean Basically?
RIALTORialto
LOU REEDLegendary Hearts
Street Hassle
Berlin
Transformer
THE STYLE COUNCILThe Complete Adventures of the Style Council (box set)
RICHARD ASHCROFT Human Condition
Richard Ashcroft
THE FALLThe Wonderful and Frightening World of The Fall
This Nation's Saving Grace
The Frenz Experiment
Bend Sinister
Imperial Wax Solvent
SPLIT ENZTrue Colors
Time and Tide
Conflicting Emotions
DEPECHE MODESongs of Faith and Devotion
Violator
Black Celebration
THE ENGLISH BEATI Just Can't Stop It
Special Beat Service
PAUL MCCARTNEYRam
Flowers in the Dirt
FEARThe Record
CHEAP TRICKAll Shook Up
Dream Police
Heaven Tonight
One on One
THE BUZZCOCKSSingles Going Steady
THE SUNDAYSReading, Writing, & Arithmatic
Blind
Static & Silence
STAN RIDGWAYThe Big Heat
Mosquitos
Partyball
Black Diamond
THE STOOGESThe Funhouse
Raw Power
The Stooges
SOFT CELLNon-Stop Erotic Cabaret
One Night in Sodom
VISAGEFade to Gray - The Singles Collection
THE SELECTERToo Much Pressure
Celebrate the Bullet
ELECTRONIC Twisted Tenderness
Electronic
Raise the Pressure
MULL HISTORICAL SOCIETYLoss
Us
This is Hope
THE EVERLY BROTHERSHeartaches and Harmonies (box set)
FEARGAL SHARKEYFeargal Sharkey
MANIC STREET PREACHERSEverything Must Go
This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours
The Holy Bible
Know Your Enemy
JUDAS PRIESTBritish Steel 
Painkiller
Hellbent for Leather
Screaming for Vengeance
MEGADETHRust in Peace
Countdown to Extinction
So Far So Good So What?
Peace Sells but Who's Buying?
SLAYERSouth of Heaven
Reign in Blood
Seasons in the Abyss
Christ Illusion
DANZIGDanzig
Danzig 4
Danzig III: How the Gods Kill
Danzig II:Lucifuge
SAXONPower and the Glory
Strong Arm of the Law
BLACK SABBATHBlack Box (box set)
CASTAll Change
Magic Hour
Mother Nature Class
FIREHOSEIf'n
Full Ragin' On
DEREK AND THE DOMINOESLayla and Other Assorted Love Songs
THE MOVEShazam
The Move
MAGAZINEMagic, Murder, and the Weather
The Correct Use of Soap
Secondary Daylight
Real Life
THE B52'SThe B52'S
Wild Planet
Whammy!
THE TEARSHere Come the Tears
PEANUT BUTTER CONSPIRACYThe Peanut Butter Conspiracy is Spreading
The Great Conspiracy
THE NEW YORK DOLLSThe New York Dolls
Too Much, Too Soon
MISSION OF BURMAMission of Burma (Ryko collection)
THE DB'SStands for Decibels
Repercussion
TELEVISIONMarquee Moon
Adventure
THE STONE ROSESThe Stone Roses
Second Coming
THE ASSOCIATIONInsight Out
Birthday
Stop Your Motor
The Association
Renaissance
THE GERMSGI
THE STYLISTICSGreatest Hits
THE SPECIALSThe Specials
More Specials
PETE SHELLEYHomosapien
DON GIBSONAll Time Greatest Hits
SPANDAU BALLETTrue 
Parade
ETHERStrange
PURESSENCEPuressence
Only Forever
DAVE EDMUNDSRepeat when Necessary
Tracks on Wax 4
THE WHOQuadrophenia
Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy
The Who by Numbers
Who's Next
BLACK FLAGDamaged
Slip It In
My War
LLOYD COLERattlesnakes
Mainstream
PET SHOP BOYSVery
Behavior
Actually
Bilingual
THE MOTORSApproved By
THE BEAU BRUMMELSTriangle
Bradley's Barn
THE PEARLFISHERSThe Young Picnikers
The Strange Underworld of the Tall Poppies
BRINSLEY SCHWARZSilver Pistol
Nervous on the Road
The New Favorites of Brinsley Schwarz
THE GO BETWEENS16 Lovers Lane
Spring Hill Fair
Tallulah
Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express
SADEPromise
Diamond Life
Love Deluxe
Stronger than Pride
STRANGELOVELove and Other Demons
Time for the Rest of Your Life
Strangelove
OASISStanding on the Shoulders of Giants
What's the Story, Morning Glory?
Definitely Maybe
SOUNDGARDENBadmotorfinger
Superunknown
Down on the Upside
MARSHALL CRENSHAWDowntown
Marshall Crenshaw
Field Day
Mary Jean and 9 Others
THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTHGold
TEENAGE FANCLUBThirteen
Grand Prix
Songs from Northern Britain
DEAD KENNEDYSFresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Plastic Surgery Disasters
SLOWDIVESouvlaki
Just for a Day
CLEARLAKECedars
Lido
GENEVAFurther
Weather Underground
THE SMITHEREENSEspecially for You
11
Green Thoughts
THE SMALL FACESOgden's Nut Gone Flake
IAN HUNTERYou're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic
All American Alien Boy
THE EDITORS The Back Room
MAXIMO PARKA Certain Trigger
THE TURTLESTurtle Soup
You Showed Me
Battle of the Bands
JONI MITCHELLThe Hissing of Summer Lawns
Blue 
Hejira
Court and Spark
THE MC5Back in the USA
JOE JACKSONBeat Crazy
Night and Day
I'm the Man
THE YARDBIRDSGlimpses: 1963-1966 (box set) 
JAMES CARRThe Complete Goldswax Singles
SIMPLE MINDSThemes For Great Cities - Definitive Collection 79-81
New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)
Sparkle in the Rain
WIRE154
Chairs Missing
Pink Flag
VAN MORRISONVeedon Fleece
Moondance
Astral Weeks
TODD RUNDGRENA Wizard, A True Star
Hermit of Mink Hollow
TAMMY WYNETTETears of Fire (box set)
GENE VINCENTThe Road is Rocky: The Complete Studio Masters
THE ENGINEERSThree Fact Fader
JAMES BROWNStar Time
SCOTT WALKERScott 4
THE HUMAN LEAGUEDare
UTOPIAUtopia
THE DREAM SYNDICATEDays of Wine and Roses
PETE TOWNSHENDAll the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes
ALICE IN CHAINSDirt
THE O'JAYSShip Ahoy
Backstabbers
SHRIEKBACK Oil and Gold
BILLY BREMNERBash
THE CLASHThe Clash
London Calling
Sandinista
THE SHOESBlack Vinyl Shoes
Present Tense
Tongue Twister
AMY WINEHOUSEBack to Black
Frank
THE CRANESLoved
Wings of Joy
EDDIE COCHRANThe Very Best of Eddie Cochran
ADAM ANTFriend or Foe
ADAM AND THE ANTSKings of the Wild Frontier
Prince Charming
BLACK BOX RECORDERThe Facts of Life
THE MEAT PUPPETSThe Meat Puppets
MARC ALMONDThe Stars We Are
DIAMONDHEADLightning to the Nations
METALLICAAnd Justice For All
Master of Puppets
THE FORBIDDENForbidden Evil
ALFIEA Word in Your Ear
THE CHILLS Submarine Bells
TRANSLATORHeartbeats and Triggers
IRON MAIDENKillers
The Number of the Beast
IAN BROWNUnfinished Monkey Business
AZTEC CAMERAHigh Land, Hard Rain
NICK DRAKEWay to Blue: An Introduction to Nick Drake
JERRY LEE LEWIS All Killer No Filler
THE SWEETAction: The Sweet Anthology
THE DEAD BOYSWe Have Come for Your Children
Young, Loud, and Snotty
SLEEPY JACKSONPersonality - One was a Spider, One was a Bird
TOOTS AND THE MAYTALSFunky Kingston
STEELY DANThe Royal Scam
Countdown to Ecstasy
Katy Lied
Pretzel Logic
POCOPicking Up the Pieces
THE MERRY GO ROUNDListen Listen: Definitive Collection
EMITT RHODESRecordings: 1969-1973
FLEETWOOD MACTusk
Rumours
Tango in the Night
THE BLUE NILEA Walk Across the Rooftops
NICK HEYWARDFrom Monday to Sunday
GEORGE STRAITStrait Out of the Box (box set)
ROY WOODBoulders
EMPIRE OF THE SUNWalking on a Dream
THE POSSESSEDSeven Churches
THE ROLLINS BANDThe End of Silence
Life Time
KING CRIMSONBeat
Discipline
Three of a Perfect Pair
CARDINALCardinal
LOVE SPIT LOVETrysome Eatone
CROSBY STILL NASH & YOUNGDéjà Vu
THE MODERN LOVERSThe Modern Lovers
HANK WILLIAMS40 Greatest Hits
BLACK GRAPEIt's Great to be Straight
HAPPY MONDAYSBummed
Pill N' Thrills N' Bellyaches
MOTORHEADIron Fist
OVERKILLThe Years of Decay


2 comments:

Chrestus said...

You did not put a single Roling Stones record on there. Not one. Now, you know Beggar's Banquet is a good album. Secretly, you love Beggar's Banquet.

rgdinmalaysia said...

If I had to pick a fave Stones album that would probably be the one....But just not hat motivated for the Stones I'm afraid!