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The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time

The Top Ten

1. The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead
2. The Beatles – Revolver
3. David Bowie – Hunky Dory
4. The Strokes – Is This It
5. The Velvet Underground & Nico – The Velvet Underground
6. Pulp – Different Class
7. The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses
8. Pixies – Doolittle
9. The Beatles – The Beatles (White Album)
10. Oasis – Definitely Maybe

Working on putting up the rest now.

500. Outkast, 'Stankonia'
499. Belly, 'Star'
498. Lou Reed, 'Berlin'
497. Daft Punk, 'Random Access Memories'
496. Girls, 'Album'
495. The Killers, 'Hot Fuss'
494. The Cure, 'The Head On The Door'
493. This Mortal Coil, 'Blood'
492. These New Puritans, 'Hidden'
491. Pet Shop Boys, 'Actually'
490. MC5, 'Back In The USA
489. The Wedding Present, 'George Best'
488. Leonard Cohen, 'I'm Your Man'
487. The Jam, 'Sound Affects'
486. Bjork, 'Homogenic'
485. Kendrick Lamar, 'Good Kid M.A.A.D City'
484. Bruce Springsteen, 'The River'
483. Elvis Costello And The Attractions, 'Blood And Chocolate'
482. Billie Holiday, 'Lady In Satin'
481. Brian Wilson, 'Smile'
480. Aretha Franklin, 'I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You'
479. Throwing Muses, 'The Real Ramona'
478. The National, 'Trouble Will Find Me'
477. Crystal Castles, 'Crystal Castles'
476. Foo Fighters, 'Foo Fighters'
475. Kurt Vile, 'Smoke Ring For My Halo'
474. Fuck Buttons, 'Tarot Sport'
473. The Verve, 'A Storm In Heaven'
472. Smashing Pumpkins, 'Melon Collie And The Infinite Sadness'
471. MGMT, 'Oracular Spectacular'
470. Kanye West, 'Graduation'
469. The Beach Boys, 'Holland'
468. The Shins, 'Chutes Too Narrow'
467. Iggy Pop, 'The Idiot'
466. The Wu-Tang Clan, 'The W'
465. The National, 'High Violet'
464. Kings Of Leon - 'Because Of The Times'
463. The Breeders, 'Pod'
462. Metallica, 'Master of Puppets'
461. Manic Street Preachers, 'Generation Terrorists'
460. Nirvana, 'Bleach'
459. Jay-Z, 'The Black Album'
458. Wilco, 'Yankee Hotel Foxtrot'
457. Goldfrapp, 'Black Cherry'
456. Frank Sinatra, 'September Of My Years'
445. Vampire Weekend, 'Vampire Weekend'
454. Destiny's Child, 'The Writing's On The Wall'
453. The House Of Love, 'The House Of Love'
452. The B-52's, 'The B-52's'
451. Big Star, 'Third/Sister Lovers'
450. PJ Harvey, 'Rid Of Me'
449. Arctic Monkeys, 'AM'
448. Suede, 'Sci-Fi Lullabies'
447. David Bowie, 'Diamond Dogs'
446. Hot Chip, 'The Warning'
445. Fleetwood Mac, 'Tusk'
444. Depeche Mode, 'Violator'
443. Bill Callahan, 'Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle'
442. Al Green, 'Al Green Is Love'
441. Abba, 'Arrival'
440. Billy Bragg, 'Life's A Riot With Spy Vs Spy'
439. The Futureheads, 'The Futureheads'
438. Kings Of Leon, 'Aha Shake Heartbreak'
437. TV On The Radio, 'Dear Science'
436. Battles, 'Mirrored'
435. Patti Smith, 'Easter'
434. Prefab Sprout, 'Steve McQueen'
433. Dr. Dre '2001'
432. Tindersticks, 'Tindersticks'
431. Soundgarden, 'Badmotorfinger'
430. Scott Walker, 'Scott 4'
429. Jimmy Eat World, 'Bleed American'
428. Bruce Springsteen, 'Born In The USA'
427. Brian Eno, 'Here Come The Warm Jets'
426. Sonic Youth, 'Goo'
425. Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood, 'Nancy And Lee'
424. U2, 'The Joshua Tree'
423. The Who, 'Live At Leeds'
422. Dexy’s Midnight Runners, 'Too-Rye-Ay'
421. Big Star, 'Radio City'
420. A Tribe Called Quest, 'People’s Instinctive Travels And The Paths Of Rhythm'
419. Spiritualized, 'Let It Come Down'
418. Eels, 'Electro-Shock Blues'
417. Ash, '1977'
416. Animal Collective, 'Merriweather Post Pavilion'
415. Chet Baker, 'Chet Baker Sings'
414. Chemical Brothers, 'Dig Your Own Hole'
413. Happy Mondays, 'Pills ‘N’ Thrills And Bellyaches'
412. DJ Shadow, 'Entroducing'
411. Madvillain, 'Madvillainy'
410. Interpol, 'Antics'
409. Can, 'Tago Mago'
408. Pavement, 'Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain'
407. Ride, 'Going Blank Again'
406. Queens Of The Stone Age, 'Rated R'
405. Otis Redding, 'Otis Blue'
404. Gene Clark, 'No Other'
403. Björk, 'Vespertine'
402. Mystery Jets, 'Twenty One'
401. Throbbing Gristle, '20 Jazz Funk Greats'

Spoiler

what a horribly put together list

 

[Zen_Arcade]

It's a joke that Oasis, The Strokes and The Smiths made the top ten.

 

[Cereal KiIIer]

It's a joke that Oasis, The Strokes and The Smiths made the top ten.

Definitely Maybe is a masterpiece.

 

[Jason's Ultimatum]

Pink Floyd isn't even on the top 10.

 

[PJV3]

Good to see the Smiths, Marr and Morrissey were gods.

 

[SecretMoblin]

I get that they were trying to include a number of very recent releases so it didn't come off as just another one of these lists, but....

this is a mess.

 

[War Peaceman]

Dark Side of the Moon not in the top ten? List is bad.

 

[equippedwithtowel]

Looooooooooooooooooooooool

No London Calling

No Remain In Light

Hunkydory instead of Ziggy/Low/Station to Station

No Ok Computer

Strokes over Funeral or Kid A.




Are they taking the piss?

 

[sappyday]

That's a weird list.

 

[marrec]

The revisionist histories of The Strokes is hilarious to behold.

 

[Dead]

strokes and oasis in a top ten lol

nme gonna nme

 

[Banjotanooki]

CTRL+F "Radiohead"

 

[overcast]

Oasis making the top 10 makes me want to throw up.

 

[thelatestmodel]

Ridiculously bad list. Wow.

 

[The Omega Man]

The lack of The Dark Side of the Moon as number one album automatically invalidate this list

 

[NathanMcMahon]

Who the fuck is NME? This list probably shows why they aren't legitimate.

 

[beato_angelico]

These "of all time" lists are usually kind of stupid. Also, it's the NME. Don't expect anything reasonable.

 

[equippedwithtowel]

Holy Shit. Artic Monkeys - AM is ahead of Random Access Memories, Good Kid Maad City and Trouble Will Find Me.

lol NME

edit:

back the fuck up, it's ahead of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

I can't even.

 

[Spider from Mars]

The lack of The Dark Side of the Moon as number one album automatically invalidate this list

Not even their best album.

Bowie made top 3

good job Bowie

 

[Jason's Ultimatum]

Why do people hate Oasis so much?

 

[andymcc]

The revisionist histories of The Strokes is hilarious to behold.

they gave "is this it" a 10/10 upon initial release and called the band the rebirth of rock n roll. if anything, this is them being consistent.

 

[marrec]

Like, 5 years ago, did anyone really think that "Is This It" was just a bit below "Revolver" as greatest albums of all time?

I mean, it's in my Top 10 of the 00's, but of all time?

they gave "is this it" a 10/10 upon initial release and called the band the rebirth of rock n roll. if anything, this is them being consistent.

Well NME have always been kind of crazy.

 

[Jitters]

Wow that is pretty weird. I think RS's list does a good job of covering everything. The order is safe, but it probably should be.


Hunky Dory is such a random Bowie album to have that high. I mean I like it and but weird.

 

[Jon]

"Is This It" is the best album of my generation, I feel, so huzzah to The Strokes.

 

[Thing on a Spring]

NME in shite list shocker.

 

[equippedwithtowel]

Not even their best album.

This.

Animals > DSOTM by a good distance

edit: Interpol - Antics is ahead of The Joshua Tree and Born in the USA

 

[NathanMcMahon]

Not even their best album.

Bowie made top 3

good job Bowie

Seriously. And the fact that it isn't is unbelievable because that album is near flawless.

 

[Trey]

GKMC top 500? I'll take it.

 

[teruterubozu]

Old Fart College Radio dude list.

 

[The Omega Man]

Seriously. And the fact that it isn't is unbelievable because that album is near flawless.

My man

 

[Surface of Me]

Are these fuckwits kidding? They want me to click through 100 images?

 

[Ellasman]

485. Kendrick Lamar, 'Good Kid M.A.A.D City'. 485?

 

[PJV3]

It's good to see the Real Ramona made the list, why did I buy it on cassette.

 

[Verdre]

Does the number ranking even mean anything when you make such a large list? 500 shades of grey.

 

[NathanMcMahon]

My man

Speaks volumes about their entire catalog.

 

[andymcc]

485. Kendrick Lamar, 'Good Kid M.A.A.D City'. 485?

Seems a little high.

Speaks volumes about their entire catalog.

The only record of Pink Floyd's that deserves to be on a list like this is Piper.

 

[Movement]

Que subjective taste fighting with lists as weapons.

 

[NathanMcMahon]

Seems a little high.



The only record of Pink Floyd's that deserves to be on a list like this is Piper.

totally disagree. Meddle all the way.

 

[diffusionx]

That certainly is a list.

 

[Jitters]

Are these fuckwits kidding? They want me to click through 100 images?

lol Yeah, I'm waiting for them to be posted in the op.



Seriously tho, The National's Trouble Will Find Me doesn't even make top 10 from this year for most people. Yet its one of the top 500 albums of all time? Very strange.

 

[andymcc]

Que subjective taste fighting with lists as weapons.

You're going to stand on the sidelines all smug since your avatar is #1.

 

[Sadsic]

the best album ever is Music Has the Rights to Children. everyone knows that

 

[Jezbollah]

Is there a equivalent of a "hipster" in the UK? If there is I always would have thought that they would write NME.

 

[shoplifter]

#1? Nonsense. Strangeways is far superior.

 

[PJV3]

Where is Now that's what I call music #245?

 

[Walshy]

Is there a equivalent of a "hipster" in the UK? If there is I always would have thought that they would write NME.

lol no

nme is read by fifteen year old boys

 

[andymcc]

Is there a equivalent of a "hipster" in the UK? If there is I always would have thought that they would write NME.

They've had hipsters writing for them since 1952.

#1? Nonsense. Strangeways is far superior.

No way.

Hatful (while not an album) will always be the definitive Smiths record to me.

 

[Movement]

You're going to stand on the sidelines all smug since your avatar is #1.

I certainly wouldn't put The Queen is Dead as #1, that's for sure. It's fascinating to me how passionate people become over some list a stranger made. Granted their list gets more exposure, but when we're talking 500 items how categorizes the 300's from the 400's,etc?

 

[Slowdive]

Typical NME top 10 there, The Strokes, Oasis,The Smiths, Bowie etc.

I agree with the Bowie choice though, kind of, maybe Low or ZS should be there instead of Hunky Dory. I love The Smiths but I wouldn't but The Queen is Dead at number 1.

 

[Aegus]

Is there a equivalent of a "hipster" in the UK? If there is I always would have thought that they would write NME.

NME aren't a hipster magazine by any stretch.