Good Bye, Lenin!

[Grzywa]

[RoundTheBend]

[RoundTheBend]

I think I'll disappoint a lot of people with my tastes in the 80s too.

[Grzywa]

[RoundTheBend]

[RoundTheBend]

So since I have done so much work since February, I decided to put together a master list of albums above a 60. I also re-ranked albums above 75 with more "exact" scores (for the 50s and 60s I was rounding):

If anyone knows how to format this into something more readable let me know... it looks much better in a spreadsheet .

This is after listening to 610 albums.

Album Artist Year Rating
Igor Stravinsky: Rite Of Spring Igor Markevitch / Vienna Philharmonic 1952 100
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme Simon And Garfunkel 1966 100
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles 1967 100
Abbey Road The Beatles 1969 99.4
The Dark Side Of The Moon Pink Floyd 1973 97
6- And 12-String Guitar Leo Kottke 1969 96
Here's Little Richard Little Richard 1957 95.8
The Times They Are A-Changin' Bob Dylan 1964 95.5
Donovan's Greatest Hits Donovan 1969 95.4
Aaron Copland: El Salón México Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic 1962 95
Magical Mystery Tour The Beatles 1967 95
Stand! Sly and the Family Stone 1969 95
Deja Vu Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 1970 93.5
Are You Experienced The Jimi Hendrix Experience 1967 93.1
Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon And Garfunkel 1970 93.1
Bookends Simon And Garfunkel 1968 92.5
Moondance Van Morrison 1970 92.5
The Doors The Doors 1967 92.2
Led Zeppelin II Led Zeppelin 1969 92.2
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band John Lennon 1970 91.8
Paranoid Black Sabbath 1970 91.8
What'd I Say Ray Charles 1959 91.5
Pet Sounds The Beach Boys 1966 91.5
The Allman Brothers Band The Allman Brothers Band 1969 91.4
Little Richard Little Richard 1958 91.2
Revolver The Beatles 1966 91
Imagine John Lennon 1971 90.5
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin 1969 90.5
The Beatles (The White Album) The Beatles 1968 90.1
With The Beatles The Beatles 1963 90
The Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground 1969 90
Let It Be The Beatles 1970 90
Chuck Berry Is On Top Chuck Berry 1959 89.5
Some Girls The Rolling Stones 1978 89.5
Led Zeppelin IV Led Zeppelin 1971 89.3
Astral Weeks Van Morrison 1968 89.3
Rubber Soul The Beatles 1965 89.2
At Fillmore East The Allman Brothers Band 1971 89.2
Elvis Presley Elvis Presley 1956 89.1
I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You Aretha Franklin 1967 89
Black Sabbath Black Sabbath 1970 89
Abraxas Santana 1970 88.8
Eat A Peach The Allman Brothers Band 1972 88.8
Elvis Gold Records Volume 3 Elvis Presley 1963 88.7
Johnny Cash With His Hot And Blue Guitar Johnny Cash 1957 88.3
Meddle Pink Floyd 1971 88.3
Specials The Specials 1979 87.8
Live At The Apollo James Brown 1963 87.5
Houses Of The Holy Led Zeppelin 1973 87.5
London Calling The Clash 1979 87.3
Santana Santana 1969 87.2
Cosmo's Factory Creedence Clearwater Revival 1970 87.2
The Chirping Crickets The Crickets 1957 87
Led Zeppelin III Led Zeppelin 1970 87
Atom Heart Mother Pink Floyd 1970 87
There Goes Rhymin' Simon Paul Simon 1973 87
What's Going On Marvin Gaye 1971 86.6
Green River Creedence Clearwater Revival 1969 86.6
Loaded The Velvet Underground 1970 86.5
Mothership Connection Parliament 1975 86.4
Bayou Country Creedence Clearwater Revival 1969 86.4
The Velvet Underground And Nico The Velvet Underground 1967 86.3
At Folsom Prison Johnny Cash 1968 86.2
The Wall Pink Floyd 1979 86.1
Brave New World Steve Miller Band 1969 86.1
Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd 1975 86
Stardust Willie Nelson 1978 86
Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis 1958 85.8
First Take Roberta Flack 1969 85.6
The Man Who Sold The World David Bowie 1970 85.5
Sticky Fingers The Rolling Stones 1971 85.5
The Cars The Cars 1978 85.5
Bringing It All Back Home Bob Dylan 1965 85.5
Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul Otis Redding 1965 85.5
The Kingston Trio The Kingston Trio 1958 85.4
Moanin' In The Moonlight Howlin' Wolf 1959 85.4
Exile On Main St. The Rolling Stones 1972 85.2
Les & Mary Les Paul, Mary Ford 1955 85
Dance Album Carl Perkins 1957 85
Elvis' Golden Records Elvis Presley 1958 85
Freight Train and Other North Carolina Folk Elizabeth Cotten 1958 85
Beatles For Sale The Beatles 1964 85
Beggars Banquet The Rolling Stones 1968 85
Let It Bleed The Rolling Stones 1969 85
Willy And The Poor Boys Creedence Clearwater Revival 1969 85
At San Quentin Johnny Cash 1969 85
American Woman The Guess Who 1970 85
American Pie Don McLean 1971 85
Neu! Neu! 1972 85
Tubular Bells Mike Oldfield 1973 85
Another Green World Brian Eno 1975 85
Breakaway Art Garfunkel 1975 85
Damn The Torpedoes Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 1979 85
Still Crazy After All These Years Paul Simon 1975 84.5
Exodus Bob Marley And The Wailers 1977 84.5
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Neil Young And Crazy Horse 1969 84.2
Decade Neil Young 1977 84.2
The Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers 1958 84.1
Kind Of Blue Miles Davis 1959 84
In The Court Of The Crimson King King Crimson 1969 84
Innervisions Stevie Wonder 1973 83.8
The Joker Steve Miller Band 1973 83.8
Strange Days The Doors 1967 83.5
Five Leaves Left Nick Drake 1969 83
Superfly Curtis Mayfield 1972 82.7
Help! The Beatles 1965 82.5
Sailor Steve Miller Band 1968 82.5
The Wildest! Louis Prima 1957 82.5
Master Of Reality Black Sabbath 1971 82.5
Live! Bob Marley And The Wailers 1975 82.5
Carl Orff: Carmina Burana Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt / Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra 1954 82.4
A Hard Day's Night The Beatles 1964 82.3
Smiley Smile The Beach Boys 1967 82.2
Electric Warrior T. Rex 1971 82.2
Catch A Fire The Wailers 1973 82.2
News Of The World Queen 1977 82.2
L.A. Woman The Doors 1971 82
Songs In The Key Of Life Stevie Wonder 1976 82
Morrison Hotel The Doors 1970 81.8
Rumours Fleetwood Mac 1977 81.8
Waiting For The Sun The Doors 1968 81.8
Ray Charles Ray Charles 1957 81.7
Mr. Blue The Fleetwoods 1959 81.6
Slowhand Eric Clapton 1977 81.6
Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music Ray Charles 1962 81.6
Boys Don't Cry The Cure 1979 81.5
Sunshine Superman Donovan 1966 81.5
Electric Ladyland The Jimi Hendrix Experience 1968 81.5
Aretha Now Aretha Franklin 1968 81.5
Sounds Of Silence Simon And Garfunkel 1966 81.3
Your Saving Grace Steve Miller Band 1969 81.2
Wheels Of Fire Cream 1968 81.1
Mingus Ah Um Charles Mingus 1959 81.1
McCartney Paul McCartney 1970 81.1
Europe '72 Grateful Dead 1972 81.1
Natty Dread Bob Marley And The Wailers 1974 81.1
Rock 'n' Roll John Lennon 1975 81.1
Chocolate City Parliament 1975 81.1
Silver Apples Silver Apples 1968 81.1
Lady Sings the Blues Billie Holiday 1956 80.8
Fly Like An Eagle Steve Miller Band 1976 80.8
The Man-Machine Kraftwerk 1978 80.8
I Walk The Line Johnny Cash 1964 80.8
Histoire De Melody Nelson Serge Gainsbourg 1971 80.7
The Threepenny Opera (Die Dreigroschenoper) Charles Adler / The Vienna State Opera Orchestra 1968 80.6
The B-52's The B-52's 1979 80.5
Parallel Lines Blondie 1978 80.4
Have Twangy Guitar Will Travel Duane Eddy 1958 80.3
Rocket To Russia Ramones 1977 80.3
Music Of India (Three Classical Ragas) Ravi Shankar 1956 80
Soulville Ben Webster 1957 80
Come Dance With Me! Frank Sinatra 1959 80
Please Please Me The Beatles 1963 80
Portrait Of Genius Ravi Shankar 1964 80
Cheap Thrills Big Brother And The Holding Company 1968 80
The Stooges The Stooges 1969 80
Live/Dead Grateful Dead 1969 80
The Meters The Meters 1969 80
Workingman's Dead Grateful Dead 1970 80
Hooker 'N Heat Canned Heat 1970 80
Pink Moon Nick Drake 1972 80
Foxtrot Genesis 1972 80
Band On The Run Paul McCartney & Wings 1973 80
Let's Get It On Marvin Gaye 1973 80
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway Genesis 1974 80
A Night At The Opera Queen 1975 80
Physical Graffiti Led Zeppelin 1975 80
Oxygène Jean Michel Jarre 1976 80
The Hurdy Gurdy Man Donovan 1968 79.6
Lady Soul Aretha Franklin 1968 79.5
Ramblin' Man Hank Williams 1955 79.5
Buddy Holly Buddy Holly 1958 79.5
Songs of Our Soil Johnny Cash 1959 79.5
Harvest Neil Young 1972 79.5
Transformer Lou Reed 1972 79.5
Outlandos D'Amour The Police 1978 79.5
Quadrophenia The Who 1973 79.4
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Black Sabbath 1973 79.3
Time Out The Dave Brubeck Quartet 1959 79.2
Fun House The Stooges 1970 79.2
Crosby, Stills & Nash Crosby, Stills & Nash 1969 79
After The Gold Rush Neil Young 1970 79
Blue Joni Mitchell 1971 79
Bryter Layter Nick Drake 1971 79
The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars David Bowie 1972 79
The Shape Of Jazz To Come Ornette Coleman Trio 1959 78.8
Out Of The Blue Electric Light Orchestra 1977 78.8
Creedence Clearwater Revival Creedence Clearwater Revival 1968 78.7
Kick Out The Jams MC5 1969 78.7
Ritchie Valens Ritchie Valens 1959 78.7
ABC The Jackson 5 1970 78.7
Horses Patti Smith 1975 78.7
Talking Heads: 77 Talking Heads 1977 78.63
Fear Of Music Talking Heads 1979 78.6
Talking Book Stevie Wonder 1972 78.5
The Chicago Transit Authority Chicago Transit Authority 1969 78.3
Bluejean Bop Gene Vincent 1956 78.3
Sex Machine James Brown 1970 78.3
The Stranger Billy Joel 1977 78.3
All Things Must Pass George Harrison 1970 78.2
Ramones Ramones 1976 78.2
Fresh Cream Cream 1966 78.1
The Best Of Muddy Waters Muddy Waters 1958 78.1
Born To Run Bruce Springsteen 1975 78.1
Saxophone Colossus Sonny Rollins 1956 78
Close To The Edge Yes 1972 78
Summer Breeze Seals And Crofts 1972 78
Here Come The Warm Jets Brian Eno 1974 78
Overkill Motörhead 1979 78
It's A Man's Man's World James Brown 1966 77.9
There's A Riot Goin' On Sly and the Family Stone 1971 77.9
Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols Sex Pistols 1977 77.9
Machine Head Deep Purple 1972 77.8
Moanin' The Blues Hank Williams 1952 77.5
Dinah Jams Dinah Washington 1954 77.5
The Call Of The Wildest Louis Prima 1957 77.5
50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong: Elvis' Gold Records - Volume 2 Elvis Presley 1959 77.5
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic 1959 77.5
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs Derek & The Dominos 1970 77.5
Teaser And The Firecat Cat Stevens 1971 77.5
Ambient 1: Music For Airports Brian Eno 1978 77.5
Paul Simon Paul Simon 1972 77.2
Buffalo Springfield Again Buffalo Springfield 1967 77
This Is Fats Domino! Fats Domino 1956 77
It's Only Rock 'N' Roll The Rolling Stones 1974 77
Motörhead Motörhead 1977 77
Hit Kit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0rj87fjQmc&list=PLoVYZMqmEkKd1M1thy3qtd8y7D2Fci4Ju 1959 76.6
Ain't That Good News Sam Cooke 1964 76.6
Off The Wall Michael Jackson 1979 76.5
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society The Kinks 1968 76.3
Marquee Moon Television 1977 76.2
The Coasters The Coasters 1957 76
American Beauty Grateful Dead 1970 76
Nilsson Schmilsson Harry Nilsson 1971 76
The Clash The Clash 1977 76
Queen II Queen 1974 75.9
Ram Paul & Linda McCartney 1971 75.8
King Of The Delta Blues Singers Robert Johnson 1961 75.6
Surf's Up The Beach Boys 1971 75.5
Dark Horse George Harrison 1974 75.5
A Day At The Races Queen 1976 75.5
Lonely Teardrops Jackie Wilson 1959 75.4
That Bad Eartha Eartha Kitt 1954 75
Pithecanthropus Erectus Charles Mingus 1956 75
Charles Ives: Symphony No. 2 Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic 1958 75
Go Bo Diddley Bo Diddley 1959 75
Joan Baez Joan Baez 1960 75
Kontakte Karlheinz Stockhausen 1960 75
Showcase Patsy Cline 1961 75
Kinks The Kinks 1964 75
Dance Party Martha Reeves & The Vandellas 1965 75
Out Of Our Heads The Rolling Stones 1965 75
Live At The Regal B.B. King 1965 75
Spiritual Unity Albert Ayler 1965 75
Blonde On Blonde Bob Dylan 1966 75
Hums Of The Lovin' Spoonful The Lovin' Spoonful 1966 75
The Best Of The Animals The Animals 1966 75
The Exciting Wilson Pickett Wilson Pickett 1966 75
Songs Of Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen 1967 75
Axis: Bold As Love The Jimi Hendrix Experience 1967 75
Days Of Future Passed The Moody Blues 1967 75
Reach Out Four Tops 1967 75
The Dock Of The Bay Otis Redding 1968 75
Anthem Of The Sun Grateful Dead 1968 75
Odessey And Oracle The Zombies 1968 75
Taj Mahal Taj Mahal 1968 75
Lucille B.B. King 1968 75
Crimson And Clover Tommy James And The Shondells 1968 75
In Person At The Whisky A Go Go Otis Redding 1968 75
The Graduate Simon And Garfunkel 1968 75
Hot Buttered Soul Isaac Hayes 1969 75
Canned Wheat The Guess Who 1969 75
Love Man Otis Redding 1969 75
Let The Sunshine In Diana Ross & The Supremes 1969 75
Liege And Lief Fairport Convention 1969 75
Clouds Joni Mitchell 1969 75
The Soft Parade The Doors 1969 75
With A Little Help From My Friends Joe Cocker 1969 75
Aoxomoxoa Grateful Dead 1969 75
Bitches Brew Miles Davis 1970 75
Band Of Gypsys Band Of Gypsys 1970 75
Chicago Chicago 1970 75
Get Your Wings Aerosmith 1974 75
Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) Eagles 1976 75
Dire Straits Dire Straits 1978 75
The Modern Dance Pere Ubu 1978 75
Chairs Missing Wire 1978 75
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! Devo 1978 75
Joe's Garage Act l Frank Zappa 1979 75
Cut The Slits 1979 75
My Generation The Who 1965 74.5
After School Session Chuck Berry 1957 74.5
Chantilly Lace The Big Bopper 1958 74.5
At Budokan Cheap Trick 1978 74.5
Aerosmith Aerosmith 1973 74.3
Ege Bamyasi Can 1972 74.2
The Genius Of Ray Charles Ray Charles 1959 74.1
Ellington At Newport Duke Ellington 1956 74
Toys In The Attic Aerosmith 1975 73.8
Hotel California Eagles 1976 73.8
Ricky /Ricky Nelson Ricky Nelson 1958 73.7
Please Please Please James Brown 1959 73.7
A Trick Of The Tail Genesis 1976 73.7
The Story Of Moondog Moondog 1957 73.5
Tago Mago Can 1971 73.5
Can't Buy A Thrill Steely Dan 1972 73.5
The Modern Lovers The Modern Lovers 1976 73.3
Saturday Night Fever Various Artists 1977 73.2
More Songs About Buildings And Food Talking Heads 1978 73.1
Songs For Swingin' Lovers! Frank Sinatra 1956 73
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 1976 73
Animals Pink Floyd 1977 73
Breakfast In America Supertramp 1979 73
Maggot Brain Funkadelic 1971 72.8
Tea For The Tillerman Cat Stevens 1970 72.7
Clifford Brown and Max Roach Clifford Brown & Max Roach 1955 72.5
Songs Of Love And Hate Leonard Cohen 1971 72.5
Piano Man Billy Joel 1973 72
(pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd) Lynyrd Skynyrd 1973 71.8
On The Beach Neil Young 1974 71.8
White Light/White Heat The Velvet Underground 1968 71.6
Way Out West Sonny Rollins 1957 71.6
Selling England By The Pound Genesis 1973 71.2
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Elton John 1973 70.8
Boston Boston 1976 70.6
Who's Next The Who 1971 70.5
Blood On The Tracks Bob Dylan 1975 70.5
Arrival ABBA 1976 70.5
The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert Benny Goodman 1950 70
Genius of Modern Music: Volume 1 Thelonious Monk 1951 70
Bela Bartok: Rumanian Folk Dances Fritz Reiner / Symphony Of The Air 1952 70
Anthology Of American Folk Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IigSz0qzXjc 1952 70
Ellington Uptown Duke Ellington 1953 70
Jazz At Massey Hall The Quintet 1953 70
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 Dimitri Mitropoulos / New York Philharmonic 1954 70
Songs For Young Lovers Frank Sinatra 1954 70
Rock Around The Clock Bill Haley And His Comets 1955 70
Singin' The Blues B.B. King 1956 70
The Platters The Platters 1956 70
More Moondog Moondog 1956 70
Ella & Louis Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong 1956 70
Brilliant Corners Thelonious Monk 1957 70
Songs For Distingué Lovers Billie Holiday 1957 70
West Side Story The Original Broadway Cast 1957 70
Elvis Loving You 1957 70
Bo Diddley Bo Diddley 1958 70
One Dozen Berrys Chuck Berry 1958 70
Somethin' Else Cannonball Adderley 1958 70
Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs Marty Robbins 1959 70
Chega De Saudade Joao Gilberto 1959 70
Elvis LP Fans 1959 70
Down And Out Blues Sonny Boy Williamson II 1959 70
Try Me James Brown & The Famous Flames 1959 70
Live At Leeds The Who 1970 70
Third Soft Machine 1970 70
Tapestry Carole King 1971 70
Aqualung Jethro Tull 1971 70
Pearl Janis Joplin 1971 70
4 Way Street Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 1971 70
Thick As A Brick Jethro Tull 1972 70
School's Out Alice Cooper 1972 70
Young, Gifted and Black Aretha Franklin 1972 70
The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle Bruce Springsteen 1973 70
Closing Time Tom Waits 1973 70
Faust IV Faust 1973 70
Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. Bruce Springsteen 1973 70
Burnin' The Wailers 1973 70
2112 Rush 1976 70
Desire Bob Dylan 1976 70
Presence Led Zeppelin 1976 70
Sad Wings Of Destiny Judas Priest 1976 70
Pink Flag Wire 1977 70
Trans-Europe Express Kraftwerk 1977 70
Before And After Science Brian Eno 1977 70
All Mod Cons The Jam 1978 70
The Kick Inside Kate Bush 1978 70
Give 'Em Enough Rope The Clash 1978 70
Another Music In A Different Kitchen Buzzcocks 1978 70
Entertainment! Gang Of Four 1979 70
The Pleasure Principle Gary Numan 1979 70
Back In Your Life Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers 1979 70
Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde Fritz Reiner / Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1989 70
Hank Williams Sings Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys 1952 69.3
We Are the Chantels The Chantels 1958 69.1
Flamingo Serenade The Flamingos 1959 67.9
Calypso Harry Belafonte 1956 67.2
Let The Good Times Roll Shirley & Lee 1956 67
The New Sound Les Paul 1950 65
Johnny Burnette And The Rock N' Roll Trio Johnny Burnette And The Rock N' Roll Trio 1956 65
J.S. Bach: The Goldberg Variations Glenn Gould 1956 65
At Home With Screamin' Jay Hawkins Screamin' Jay Hawkins 1958 65
Little Girl Blue Nina Simone 1958 65
Sleep Warm Dean Martin 1959 65
House Of The Blues John Lee Hooker 1959 65
Black Coffee Peggy Lee 1953 60

[RoundTheBend]

And if I were to re-do my top 100 chart right now based on this assessment (haven't even looked at it yet if I agree with it... I should probably listen to my body and go to bed):

EDIT: this is only 50s, 60s, and 70s music.

Rank Album Artist Year Rating
1 Igor Stravinsky: Rite Of Spring Igor Markevitch / Vienna Philharmonic 1952 100
2 Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme Simon And Garfunkel 1966 100
3 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles 1967 100
4 Abbey Road The Beatles 1969 99.4
5 The Dark Side Of The Moon Pink Floyd 1973 97
6 6- And 12-String Guitar Leo Kottke 1969 96
7 Here's Little Richard Little Richard 1957 95.8
8 The Times They Are A-Changin' Bob Dylan 1964 95.5
9 Donovan's Greatest Hits Donovan 1969 95.4
10 Aaron Copland: El Salón México Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic 1962 95
11 Magical Mystery Tour The Beatles 1967 95
12 Stand! Sly and the Family Stone 1969 95
13 Deja Vu Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 1970 93.5
14 Are You Experienced The Jimi Hendrix Experience 1967 93.1
15 Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon And Garfunkel 1970 93.1
16 Bookends Simon And Garfunkel 1968 92.5
17 Moondance Van Morrison 1970 92.5
18 The Doors The Doors 1967 92.2
19 Led Zeppelin II Led Zeppelin 1969 92.2
20 John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band John Lennon 1970 91.8
21 Paranoid Black Sabbath 1970 91.8
22 What'd I Say Ray Charles 1959 91.5
23 Pet Sounds The Beach Boys 1966 91.5
24 The Allman Brothers Band The Allman Brothers Band 1969 91.4
25 Little Richard Little Richard 1958 91.2
26 Revolver The Beatles 1966 91
27 Imagine John Lennon 1971 90.5
28 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin 1969 90.5
29 The Beatles (The White Album) The Beatles 1968 90.1
30 With The Beatles The Beatles 1963 90
31 The Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground 1969 90
32 Let It Be The Beatles 1970 90
33 Chuck Berry Is On Top Chuck Berry 1959 89.5
34 Some Girls The Rolling Stones 1978 89.5
35 Led Zeppelin IV Led Zeppelin 1971 89.3
36 Astral Weeks Van Morrison 1968 89.3
37 Rubber Soul The Beatles 1965 89.2
38 At Fillmore East The Allman Brothers Band 1971 89.2
39 Elvis Presley Elvis Presley 1956 89.1
40 I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You Aretha Franklin 1967 89
41 Black Sabbath Black Sabbath 1970 89
42 Abraxas Santana 1970 88.8
43 Eat A Peach The Allman Brothers Band 1972 88.8
44 Elvis Gold Records Volume 3 Elvis Presley 1963 88.7
45 Johnny Cash With His Hot And Blue Guitar Johnny Cash 1957 88.3
46 Meddle Pink Floyd 1971 88.3
47 Specials The Specials 1979 87.8
48 Live At The Apollo James Brown 1963 87.5
49 Houses Of The Holy Led Zeppelin 1973 87.5
50 London Calling The Clash 1979 87.3
51 Santana Santana 1969 87.2
52 Cosmo's Factory Creedence Clearwater Revival 1970 87.2
53 The Chirping Crickets The Crickets 1957 87
54 Led Zeppelin III Led Zeppelin 1970 87
55 Atom Heart Mother Pink Floyd 1970 87
56 There Goes Rhymin' Simon Paul Simon 1973 87
57 What's Going On Marvin Gaye 1971 86.6
58 Green River Creedence Clearwater Revival 1969 86.6
59 Loaded The Velvet Underground 1970 86.5
60 Mothership Connection Parliament 1975 86.4
61 Bayou Country Creedence Clearwater Revival 1969 86.4
62 The Velvet Underground And Nico The Velvet Underground 1967 86.3
63 At Folsom Prison Johnny Cash 1968 86.2
64 The Wall Pink Floyd 1979 86.1
65 Brave New World Steve Miller Band 1969 86.1
66 Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd 1975 86
67 Stardust Willie Nelson 1978 86
68 Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis 1958 85.8
69 First Take Roberta Flack 1969 85.6
70 The Man Who Sold The World David Bowie 1970 85.5
71 Sticky Fingers The Rolling Stones 1971 85.5
72 The Cars The Cars 1978 85.5
73 Bringing It All Back Home Bob Dylan 1965 85.5
74 Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul Otis Redding 1965 85.5
75 The Kingston Trio The Kingston Trio 1958 85.4
76 Moanin' In The Moonlight Howlin' Wolf 1959 85.4
77 Exile On Main St. The Rolling Stones 1972 85.2
78 Les & Mary Les Paul, Mary Ford 1955 85
79 Dance Album Carl Perkins 1957 85
80 Elvis' Golden Records Elvis Presley 1958 85
81 Freight Train and Other North Carolina Folk Elizabeth Cotten 1958 85
82 Beatles For Sale The Beatles 1964 85
83 Beggars Banquet The Rolling Stones 1968 85
84 Let It Bleed The Rolling Stones 1969 85
85 Willy And The Poor Boys Creedence Clearwater Revival 1969 85
86 At San Quentin Johnny Cash 1969 85
87 American Woman The Guess Who 1970 85
88 American Pie Don McLean 1971 85
89 Neu! Neu! 1972 85
90 Tubular Bells Mike Oldfield 1973 85
91 Another Green World Brian Eno 1975 85
92 Breakaway Art Garfunkel 1975 85
93 Damn The Torpedoes Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 1979 85
94 Still Crazy After All These Years Paul Simon 1975 84.5
95 Exodus Bob Marley And The Wailers 1977 84.5
96 Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Neil Young And Crazy Horse 1969 84.2
97 Decade Neil Young 1977 84.2
98 The Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers 1958 84.1
99 Kind Of Blue Miles Davis 1959 84
100 In The Court Of The Crimson King King Crimson 1969 84

[RoundTheBend]

So I'm 41 albums into the 80s... and I'm finding my tastes of 80s albums are very different than this sites. The top 100 has this dichotomy of metal and punk vs "mainstream" alternative (as to opposed to like full on mainstream like Madonna).

I also have albums on my list that I think are pretty good, but are ranked in like the 2000s.

I also am realizing that my favorite punk/metal have counter parts that I can see are basically the same thing, but I like the one I have a "relationship" with. Like I like Metallica way more than Iron Maiden, R.E.M. way more than The Smiths, Minute Men way more than Dead Kennedy's, etc. yet at their root... they really aren't that much different than each other... not sure why that is other than maybe I'm more familiar with the favorite band?

Anyway, here's my review so far... don't hate... but opposing opinions are welcome .

Rank My Rank Title Band Year Rating
4 The Joshua Tree U2 1987 100
16 Graceland Paul Simon 1986 100
77 Green R.E.M. 1988 100
29 Legend Bob Marley And The Wailers 1984 97.8
245 Mother's Milk Red Hot Chili Peppers 1989 96.9
42 War U2 1983 94
112 Boy U2 1980 93.6
908 Eponymous R.E.M. 1988 92.5
55 The Unforgettable Fire U2 1984 91.5
18 Murmur R.E.M. 1983 90.8
13 Master Of Puppets Metallica 1986 88.7
307 October U2 1981 88.6
26 Violent Femmes Violent Femmes 1983 87.5
19 Moving Pictures Rush 1981 87.1
7 Disintegration The Cure 1989 85.8
24 It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back Public Enemy 1988 85
34 Synchronicity The Police 1983 83.5
5 Remain In Light Talking Heads 1980 83.1
1 Doolittle Pixies 1989 83
12 Back In Black AC/DC 1980 83
25 Born In The U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen 1984 82.5
20 Paul's Boutique Beastie Boys 1989 81.3
2 The Queen Is Dead The Smiths 1986 81
10 Thriller Michael Jackson 1982 80.5
37 Nebraska Bruce Springsteen 1982 80.5
14 Rain Dogs Tom Waits 1985 80.2
22 Spirit Of Eden Talk Talk 1988 80
9 Closer Joy Division 1980 78.8
28 Brothers In Arms Dire Straits 1985 78.8
6 Daydream Nation Sonic Youth 1988 78.3
23 Ride The Lightning Metallica 1984 76.8
33 The Number Of The Beast Iron Maiden 1982 76.6
11 Surfer Rosa Pixies 1988 76.5
38 ...And Justice For All Metallica 1988 76.1
30 Meat is Murder The Smiths 1985 75.5
8 Appetite For Destruction Guns N' Roses 1987 75.4
21 The Smiths The Smiths 1984 75
27 Let It Be The Replacements 1984 75
41 Power, Corruption And Lies New Order 1983 73.7
3 The Stone Roses The Stone Roses 1989 73.5
31 Psychocandy The Jesus And Mary Chain 1985 70
32 Strangeways, Here We Come The Smiths 1987 70

[dihansse]

I wouldn't say that your list is much different from the BEA canon maybe except for the U2 bias maybe

[Grzywa]