My Overall Chart: 901-1000
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1997-ARISTA
Produced By PIERRE MARCHAND
1. Building A Mystery
2. I Love You
3. Sweet Surrender
4. Adia
5. Do What You Have To Do
6. Witness
7. Angel
8. Black & White
9. Full Of Grace
10. Last Dance
There is no doubt that Sarah McLachlan is one talented woman. She has also released two very fine albums in her career, Solace and Fumbling Towards Ecstacy. Surfacing starts of nicely, with the excellent "Building A Mystery", but catches fire on what may be her greatest track, "Sweet Surrender", an outright beautiful song. But unfortunately, the nap starts after that. McLachlan goes into complete snooze mode, and the rest of Surfacing sounds more like an Enya album than anything else. There are a few nice moments, but the bottom is hit on the please-adopt-a-pet dirge, "Angel".
This is a very pleasant sounding album, but a very safe one. McLachlan is off lyrically, and with only a couple of exceptions, very snoozy. But it's still worthwhile for "Sweet Surrender", a great song that deserves a better album around it.
[First added to this chart: 10/25/2026]
Produced By PIERRE MARCHAND
1. Building A Mystery
2. I Love You
3. Sweet Surrender
4. Adia
5. Do What You Have To Do
6. Witness
7. Angel
8. Black & White
9. Full Of Grace
10. Last Dance
There is no doubt that Sarah McLachlan is one talented woman. She has also released two very fine albums in her career, Solace and Fumbling Towards Ecstacy. Surfacing starts of nicely, with the excellent "Building A Mystery", but catches fire on what may be her greatest track, "Sweet Surrender", an outright beautiful song. But unfortunately, the nap starts after that. McLachlan goes into complete snooze mode, and the rest of Surfacing sounds more like an Enya album than anything else. There are a few nice moments, but the bottom is hit on the please-adopt-a-pet dirge, "Angel".
This is a very pleasant sounding album, but a very safe one. McLachlan is off lyrically, and with only a couple of exceptions, very snoozy. But it's still worthwhile for "Sweet Surrender", a great song that deserves a better album around it.
[First added to this chart: 10/25/2026]
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1997
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435
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1971-HARVEST
Produced By PINK FLOYD
1. One Of These Days
2. A Pillow Of Winds
3. Fearless
4. San Tropez
5. Seamus
6. Echoes
Following the departure of Syd Barrett, to say that Pink Floyd struggled for a bit would be a pretty large understatement. With new guitarist David Gilmour on board, they kept at it, releasing four studio albums between 1968 and 1970. The results of these recordings were mostly unremarkable. In 1971, with the release of Meddle, things were beginning to change. Meddle is an album with some major flaws, but it is also the beginning of greatness for Floyd. The album’s first five tracks are relatively short and vary in quality between very good and very bad. “One Of These Days” is about as hard a Floyd ever rocked, and is a solid instrumental. “A Pillow Of Winds” is nice, unremarkable, and non-vital. “Fearless” is beautiful, almost perfect (except for the end…why have a chorus singing “You’ll Never Walk Alone”?) and more than worth having. Then, there’s the Barrett-esque “San Tropez”, which sounds horribly dated, followed by the awful “Seamus”, an ill advised blues song with a howling dog as the lead instrument (I kid you not). So far, Meddle is not faring so well.
And then, boom. The final track, “Echoes”, is 23 minutes of mind blowing “what the hell was that?”. You can hear the blueprint for the band’s next album, Dark Side Of The Moon (and Wish You Were Here as well) all over this track. It’s as if, suddenly, Pink Floyd grew up and understood what it was meant to do. “Echoes” is not as good as either of the albums that followed, but it’s a stunning contrast to the rest of the record, and the rest of their career so far. It’s the sound of a band figuring it out. The upcoming results would be monumental. “Echoes” is where it all started, and for that alone, Meddle is a must have album. Not the greatest album by any means, but a solid work despite its flaws and wasted songs. It’s as important as anything the band ever did, because of where it would lead to…because of the doors it would open. The song would be mercilessly chopped into pieces on the compilation album Echoes: The Best Of Pink Floyd from 2001. You want the full version: it’s beautiful. You can only get it on Meddle. So you should really have this if you love the work that Floyd did after this album.
[First added to this chart: 09/03/2015]
Produced By PINK FLOYD
1. One Of These Days
2. A Pillow Of Winds
3. Fearless
4. San Tropez
5. Seamus
6. Echoes
Following the departure of Syd Barrett, to say that Pink Floyd struggled for a bit would be a pretty large understatement. With new guitarist David Gilmour on board, they kept at it, releasing four studio albums between 1968 and 1970. The results of these recordings were mostly unremarkable. In 1971, with the release of Meddle, things were beginning to change. Meddle is an album with some major flaws, but it is also the beginning of greatness for Floyd. The album’s first five tracks are relatively short and vary in quality between very good and very bad. “One Of These Days” is about as hard a Floyd ever rocked, and is a solid instrumental. “A Pillow Of Winds” is nice, unremarkable, and non-vital. “Fearless” is beautiful, almost perfect (except for the end…why have a chorus singing “You’ll Never Walk Alone”?) and more than worth having. Then, there’s the Barrett-esque “San Tropez”, which sounds horribly dated, followed by the awful “Seamus”, an ill advised blues song with a howling dog as the lead instrument (I kid you not). So far, Meddle is not faring so well.
And then, boom. The final track, “Echoes”, is 23 minutes of mind blowing “what the hell was that?”. You can hear the blueprint for the band’s next album, Dark Side Of The Moon (and Wish You Were Here as well) all over this track. It’s as if, suddenly, Pink Floyd grew up and understood what it was meant to do. “Echoes” is not as good as either of the albums that followed, but it’s a stunning contrast to the rest of the record, and the rest of their career so far. It’s the sound of a band figuring it out. The upcoming results would be monumental. “Echoes” is where it all started, and for that alone, Meddle is a must have album. Not the greatest album by any means, but a solid work despite its flaws and wasted songs. It’s as important as anything the band ever did, because of where it would lead to…because of the doors it would open. The song would be mercilessly chopped into pieces on the compilation album Echoes: The Best Of Pink Floyd from 2001. You want the full version: it’s beautiful. You can only get it on Meddle. So you should really have this if you love the work that Floyd did after this album.
[First added to this chart: 09/03/2015]
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1971
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8,287
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[First added to this chart: 10/13/2026]
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1983
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5,487
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1985 – CAPITOL
Produced By RON NEVISON
1. If Looks Could Kill
2. What About Love
3. Never
4. These Dreams
5. The Wolf
6. All Eyes
7. Nobody Home
8. Nothin’ At All
9. What He Don’t Know
10. Shell Shock
The name of this album could have easily been Changing With The Times. Heart found their audience slipping away from them as hair metal began taking over the rock charts in the mid eighties, so they did the sensible thing: they gave themselves a makeover. The over the top costumes and huge hair were enough to make even the most loyal Dreamboat Annie fan do a double take, and their video focus on Nancy Wilson was pretty shameless, but it was what was inside this album that was the biggest change. Overnight, Heart had begun to work with outside songwriters (half of the songs here were written by others), and they brought in as their new main weapons huge banks of cheesy 80’s keyboards, metal power chords, and a seemingly never ending stream of the one ingredient guaranteed to bring a hard rock band success in the decade…power ballads.
And lots of them. The faster tracks, like “If Looks Could Kill” and “Never”, seemed heavy, but they were really nothing more than dance pop with big chords. The ballads were huge hits. “What About Love” and “These Dreams” brought Heart to what was, surprisingly, their commercial peak. These songs today are empty and dated, saved only, as is the rest of this entire phase of their career, by the exceptional singing of Ann Wilson. Don’t get me wrong…this album is extremely well crafted, well played, and well sung. And for all the metal posturing that was going on in 1985, Heart did it with more grace than most. It’s surprising that they were able to take a successful turn into a young man’s game. But this album, despite how successful it was, is a far cry from the days of “Barracuda” and “Magic Man”. Still, an interesting turn for one of the classic bands of the 70’s.
[First added to this chart: 10/11/2026]
Produced By RON NEVISON
1. If Looks Could Kill
2. What About Love
3. Never
4. These Dreams
5. The Wolf
6. All Eyes
7. Nobody Home
8. Nothin’ At All
9. What He Don’t Know
10. Shell Shock
The name of this album could have easily been Changing With The Times. Heart found their audience slipping away from them as hair metal began taking over the rock charts in the mid eighties, so they did the sensible thing: they gave themselves a makeover. The over the top costumes and huge hair were enough to make even the most loyal Dreamboat Annie fan do a double take, and their video focus on Nancy Wilson was pretty shameless, but it was what was inside this album that was the biggest change. Overnight, Heart had begun to work with outside songwriters (half of the songs here were written by others), and they brought in as their new main weapons huge banks of cheesy 80’s keyboards, metal power chords, and a seemingly never ending stream of the one ingredient guaranteed to bring a hard rock band success in the decade…power ballads.
And lots of them. The faster tracks, like “If Looks Could Kill” and “Never”, seemed heavy, but they were really nothing more than dance pop with big chords. The ballads were huge hits. “What About Love” and “These Dreams” brought Heart to what was, surprisingly, their commercial peak. These songs today are empty and dated, saved only, as is the rest of this entire phase of their career, by the exceptional singing of Ann Wilson. Don’t get me wrong…this album is extremely well crafted, well played, and well sung. And for all the metal posturing that was going on in 1985, Heart did it with more grace than most. It’s surprising that they were able to take a successful turn into a young man’s game. But this album, despite how successful it was, is a far cry from the days of “Barracuda” and “Magic Man”. Still, an interesting turn for one of the classic bands of the 70’s.
[First added to this chart: 10/11/2026]
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1985
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360
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[First added to this chart: 10/02/2026]
Year of Release:
1980
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489
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2011-ROUNDER
Produced By GARY LOURIS
1. Hide Your Colors
2. Closer To Your Side
3. Tiny Arrows
4. She Walks In So Many Ways
5. High Water Blues
6. Mockingbird Time
7. Stand Out In The Rain
8. Cinnamon Love
9. Guilder Annie
10. Black Eyed Susan
11. Pouring Rain At Dawn
12. Hey Mr. Man
There were plenty of events leading up to this, but a full fledged studio album from a fully reformed Jayhawks was still quite a surprise in 2011. Their last album had been in 2003 (Rainy Day Music), and the last time they had recorded with Mark Olson was in 1995 (Tomorrow The Green Grass). Olson had left that year to spend more time with, and to record with, his wife, Victoria Williams. Gary Louris took over as the sole leader of the band, and they released three more albums before going on hiatus in 2003. Olson and Louris began speaking to each other again in 2001, and in the years that followed they played some shows together. The fully reformed 1995 era band recorded Mockingbird Time in late 2010, and its release was much anticipated by fans of the band. It had been so many years in between albums, but they picked up as well as could be expected (it’s beyond rare that a band gets back together after a long split and does nearly as well as before). This is a nice reunion, but there are some big flaws. To expect Mockingbird Time to sound like any of their classic albums would be unrealistic, and unfair to the band. With that said, this is a good, far from great, album. With some flaws…one major one.
The main issue with Mockingbird Time is that Louris and Olson sound…old. Despite the fact that Olson is just under 50, and Louris is just over 50, there’s an almost clumsiness here that makes them sound as if they are much older. This is not to say that the album is not enjoyable…it most certainly has its moments. But the lack of flow is startling, even though the trademark harmonies are still there, and the songwriting is decent enough. What Mockingbird Time is, ultimately, is a nice little reunion album that does what most albums like this do. It makes the fans happy, it sounds good enough to make the critics happy, and it adds not a whole lot to the legacy of the band. There are no bad songs on this album. There are no great songs, either. “She Walks In So Many Ways” is as good as it gets, with everything else running a close second. Consistent and unspectacular effort from one of the better American bands of their time…a time that, by this album, had long ago run its course.
[First added to this chart: 09/27/2026]
Produced By GARY LOURIS
1. Hide Your Colors
2. Closer To Your Side
3. Tiny Arrows
4. She Walks In So Many Ways
5. High Water Blues
6. Mockingbird Time
7. Stand Out In The Rain
8. Cinnamon Love
9. Guilder Annie
10. Black Eyed Susan
11. Pouring Rain At Dawn
12. Hey Mr. Man
There were plenty of events leading up to this, but a full fledged studio album from a fully reformed Jayhawks was still quite a surprise in 2011. Their last album had been in 2003 (Rainy Day Music), and the last time they had recorded with Mark Olson was in 1995 (Tomorrow The Green Grass). Olson had left that year to spend more time with, and to record with, his wife, Victoria Williams. Gary Louris took over as the sole leader of the band, and they released three more albums before going on hiatus in 2003. Olson and Louris began speaking to each other again in 2001, and in the years that followed they played some shows together. The fully reformed 1995 era band recorded Mockingbird Time in late 2010, and its release was much anticipated by fans of the band. It had been so many years in between albums, but they picked up as well as could be expected (it’s beyond rare that a band gets back together after a long split and does nearly as well as before). This is a nice reunion, but there are some big flaws. To expect Mockingbird Time to sound like any of their classic albums would be unrealistic, and unfair to the band. With that said, this is a good, far from great, album. With some flaws…one major one.
The main issue with Mockingbird Time is that Louris and Olson sound…old. Despite the fact that Olson is just under 50, and Louris is just over 50, there’s an almost clumsiness here that makes them sound as if they are much older. This is not to say that the album is not enjoyable…it most certainly has its moments. But the lack of flow is startling, even though the trademark harmonies are still there, and the songwriting is decent enough. What Mockingbird Time is, ultimately, is a nice little reunion album that does what most albums like this do. It makes the fans happy, it sounds good enough to make the critics happy, and it adds not a whole lot to the legacy of the band. There are no bad songs on this album. There are no great songs, either. “She Walks In So Many Ways” is as good as it gets, with everything else running a close second. Consistent and unspectacular effort from one of the better American bands of their time…a time that, by this album, had long ago run its course.
[First added to this chart: 09/27/2026]
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1991-COLUMBIA
Produced By JESSICA CORCORAN & NED'S ATOMIC DUSTBIN
1. Kill Your Television
2. Less Than Useful
3. Selfish
4. Grey Cell Green
5. Cut Up
6. Throwing Things
7. Capital letters
8. Happy
9. Your Complex
10. Nothing Like
11. Until You Find Out
12. You
13. What Gives My Son?
Ned's Atomic Dustbin is known for exactly two things. The fact that they actually had two bass players, and the song "Kill Your Television", which was a minor hit in 1991. Other than that, this is a band that faded faster than they rose. God Fodder, their debut album, is actually their best work. Lots of fast guitar, and, of course, lots of bass. "Kill Your Television" is pretty good, but there's nothing else that really grabs you here. It's not bad to listen to, but it's not very memorable stuff, either. Nothing here will make you pause and say, who was that? Nothing here will really make you pause, period.
The Dustbin broke up in 1996, and nobody noticed. They got back together again in 2009 to perform this album live. I didn't really hear about that. I'm not surprised.
[First added to this chart: 02/11/2014]
Produced By JESSICA CORCORAN & NED'S ATOMIC DUSTBIN
1. Kill Your Television
2. Less Than Useful
3. Selfish
4. Grey Cell Green
5. Cut Up
6. Throwing Things
7. Capital letters
8. Happy
9. Your Complex
10. Nothing Like
11. Until You Find Out
12. You
13. What Gives My Son?
Ned's Atomic Dustbin is known for exactly two things. The fact that they actually had two bass players, and the song "Kill Your Television", which was a minor hit in 1991. Other than that, this is a band that faded faster than they rose. God Fodder, their debut album, is actually their best work. Lots of fast guitar, and, of course, lots of bass. "Kill Your Television" is pretty good, but there's nothing else that really grabs you here. It's not bad to listen to, but it's not very memorable stuff, either. Nothing here will make you pause and say, who was that? Nothing here will really make you pause, period.
The Dustbin broke up in 1996, and nobody noticed. They got back together again in 2009 to perform this album live. I didn't really hear about that. I'm not surprised.
[First added to this chart: 02/11/2014]
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2001 – DREAMWORKS
Produced By MARK TROMBINO & JIMMY EAT WORLD
1. Bleed American
2. A Praise Chorus
3. The Middle
4. Your House
5. Sweetness
6. Hear You Me
7. If You Don’t, Don’t
8. Get It Faster
9. Cautioners
10. The Authority Song
11. My Sundown
First, some clarification about the album title. This was initially released as Bleed American. Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, the album name was changed to Jimmy Eat World. Not to be confused with their self titled debut album from 1994. So, with that out of the way…the band’s first three albums in the 90’s came and went in obscurity. But this album changed all of that in a hurry. The song that put Jimmy Eat World on the map was “The Middle”, a big enough hit about the band struggling to make it. The album was recorded after they had been dropped from Capitol Records, and the band financed this on their own through touring and working day jobs. The result is pretty much a last ditch effort to make it, and it paid off in big ways. The band is still together today, and while their sales have never matched this album, their discography has sold well through the years.
But outside of “The Middle”, there’s nothing about this album that has aged particularly well. They can be loud, and they are without question a pop band, and they do have a few hooks up their sleeve. But there’s not a whole lot of depth here, and there’s not a whole lot that, even though the listen is pleasant enough, will stick in your head. The thought that Jimmy Eat World is classified as a punk band is kinda sad, really. If this is what punk ended up becoming, then the Sex Pistols must be pretty disappointed. Ultimately, this is an album that ported a few minor hits and made a career for Jimmy Eat World. It’s also a very average and pedestrian album. Vanilla pop punk is what it is. You may enjoy that, and if so, then Jimmy Eat World is right up your alley. Just don’t expect anything here to be above average.
[First added to this chart: 09/13/2026]
Produced By MARK TROMBINO & JIMMY EAT WORLD
1. Bleed American
2. A Praise Chorus
3. The Middle
4. Your House
5. Sweetness
6. Hear You Me
7. If You Don’t, Don’t
8. Get It Faster
9. Cautioners
10. The Authority Song
11. My Sundown
First, some clarification about the album title. This was initially released as Bleed American. Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, the album name was changed to Jimmy Eat World. Not to be confused with their self titled debut album from 1994. So, with that out of the way…the band’s first three albums in the 90’s came and went in obscurity. But this album changed all of that in a hurry. The song that put Jimmy Eat World on the map was “The Middle”, a big enough hit about the band struggling to make it. The album was recorded after they had been dropped from Capitol Records, and the band financed this on their own through touring and working day jobs. The result is pretty much a last ditch effort to make it, and it paid off in big ways. The band is still together today, and while their sales have never matched this album, their discography has sold well through the years.
But outside of “The Middle”, there’s nothing about this album that has aged particularly well. They can be loud, and they are without question a pop band, and they do have a few hooks up their sleeve. But there’s not a whole lot of depth here, and there’s not a whole lot that, even though the listen is pleasant enough, will stick in your head. The thought that Jimmy Eat World is classified as a punk band is kinda sad, really. If this is what punk ended up becoming, then the Sex Pistols must be pretty disappointed. Ultimately, this is an album that ported a few minor hits and made a career for Jimmy Eat World. It’s also a very average and pedestrian album. Vanilla pop punk is what it is. You may enjoy that, and if so, then Jimmy Eat World is right up your alley. Just don’t expect anything here to be above average.
[First added to this chart: 09/13/2026]
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2001
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1,376
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1972 – WARNER BROS.
Produced By DEEP PURPLE
1. Highway Star
2. Maybe I’m A Leo
3. Pictures Of Home
4. Never Before
5. Smoke On The Water
6. Lazy
7. Space Truckin’
To this day, I still question how great a band Deep Purple was. With one exception. Machine Head is one of the absolute greatest hard rock albums of all time. It’s their sixth album, and to me, it’s undoubtedly their best work. It’s loaded with heavy guitar riffs from Ritchie Blackmore, impeccable vocals from Ian Gillan, and some of the best hard rock songwriting ever committed to record. Sure…the guitar intro to “Smoke On The Water” has been beaten to death. But it holds that place along with “Stairway To Heaven” because it’s simply freaking great. This is not the weird progressive rock Deep Purple of their early days. And this is not one of their many later watered down with and without Blackmore later editions. This is the best lineup at the height of their power.
Three songs make this album essential. “Smoke On The Water” is still one of the greatest radio songs of the seventies. “Space Truckin’” is one of the greatest album closers of all time. And “Highway Star”…my GOD! What a perfect rock song! But don’t sleep on the rest. “Never Before” was actually the first single from the album. “Maybe I’m A Leo” has an unstoppable groove. “Pictures Of Home” is maybe their most underrated song. And “Lazy” shows just how good every member of this band was. For me, the best thing about Machine Head is this: every time I hear a track from it, I want to hear the whole album from start to finish. This is hard rock at its very finest. For me…indispensable.
[First added to this chart: 09/04/2026]
Produced By DEEP PURPLE
1. Highway Star
2. Maybe I’m A Leo
3. Pictures Of Home
4. Never Before
5. Smoke On The Water
6. Lazy
7. Space Truckin’
To this day, I still question how great a band Deep Purple was. With one exception. Machine Head is one of the absolute greatest hard rock albums of all time. It’s their sixth album, and to me, it’s undoubtedly their best work. It’s loaded with heavy guitar riffs from Ritchie Blackmore, impeccable vocals from Ian Gillan, and some of the best hard rock songwriting ever committed to record. Sure…the guitar intro to “Smoke On The Water” has been beaten to death. But it holds that place along with “Stairway To Heaven” because it’s simply freaking great. This is not the weird progressive rock Deep Purple of their early days. And this is not one of their many later watered down with and without Blackmore later editions. This is the best lineup at the height of their power.
Three songs make this album essential. “Smoke On The Water” is still one of the greatest radio songs of the seventies. “Space Truckin’” is one of the greatest album closers of all time. And “Highway Star”…my GOD! What a perfect rock song! But don’t sleep on the rest. “Never Before” was actually the first single from the album. “Maybe I’m A Leo” has an unstoppable groove. “Pictures Of Home” is maybe their most underrated song. And “Lazy” shows just how good every member of this band was. For me, the best thing about Machine Head is this: every time I hear a track from it, I want to hear the whole album from start to finish. This is hard rock at its very finest. For me…indispensable.
[First added to this chart: 09/04/2026]
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1972
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6,311
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1971 – WARNER BROS.
Produced By FACES & GLYN JOHNS
1. Miss Judy’s Farm
2. You’re So Rude
3. Love Lives Here
4. Last Orders Please
5. Stay With me
6. Debris
7. Memphis
8. Too Bad
9. That’s All You Need
In 1971, Rod Stewart was the coolest rock star on the planet. Having launched a solo career after his exit from the Jeff Beck Group, he had an absolute career year. Faces (one of the greatest bands of its time) released their second album of the year, A Nod Is As Good As A Wink…while Rod (with Faces) managed to get out his number one album in between, Every Picture Tells A Story. 1971 was Rod’s year, for sure. But it was also the year of his band, Faces. This album is as good as they got, and it contains their biggest US hit, the heavy swaggering “Stay With Me”. Stewart never rocked harder than on this track…it may have been the peak for him from which there was no way to go but down.
But this is more than just Rod. Bassist Ronnie Lane sings lead on three tracks. Ron Wood is in full pre-Stones force on guitar, and Ian McLagan and Kenney Jones round out one of rock’s greatest lineups. A nice cover of Chuck Berry’s “Memphis” is here as well. Lane’s best track is “Debris”. Alongside the rockers are three fine ballads, but Faces was always best when rocking out with Stewart singing lead. They waited two years to release Ooh La La, while Stewart stayed prolific throughout the decade. Faces split up in 1976, with Stewart slipping into a career of mediocrity. Wood joined the Rolling Stones, Jones joined The Who, and Lane was successful as a solo artist until he was overtaken by multiple sclerosis. Subsequent reunions have been less than great…but for these guys, there will always be 1971.
[First added to this chart: 08/29/2026]
Produced By FACES & GLYN JOHNS
1. Miss Judy’s Farm
2. You’re So Rude
3. Love Lives Here
4. Last Orders Please
5. Stay With me
6. Debris
7. Memphis
8. Too Bad
9. That’s All You Need
In 1971, Rod Stewart was the coolest rock star on the planet. Having launched a solo career after his exit from the Jeff Beck Group, he had an absolute career year. Faces (one of the greatest bands of its time) released their second album of the year, A Nod Is As Good As A Wink…while Rod (with Faces) managed to get out his number one album in between, Every Picture Tells A Story. 1971 was Rod’s year, for sure. But it was also the year of his band, Faces. This album is as good as they got, and it contains their biggest US hit, the heavy swaggering “Stay With Me”. Stewart never rocked harder than on this track…it may have been the peak for him from which there was no way to go but down.
But this is more than just Rod. Bassist Ronnie Lane sings lead on three tracks. Ron Wood is in full pre-Stones force on guitar, and Ian McLagan and Kenney Jones round out one of rock’s greatest lineups. A nice cover of Chuck Berry’s “Memphis” is here as well. Lane’s best track is “Debris”. Alongside the rockers are three fine ballads, but Faces was always best when rocking out with Stewart singing lead. They waited two years to release Ooh La La, while Stewart stayed prolific throughout the decade. Faces split up in 1976, with Stewart slipping into a career of mediocrity. Wood joined the Rolling Stones, Jones joined The Who, and Lane was successful as a solo artist until he was overtaken by multiple sclerosis. Subsequent reunions have been less than great…but for these guys, there will always be 1971.
[First added to this chart: 08/29/2026]
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1971
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530
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1970s | 21 | 21% | |
| 1980s | 26 | 26% | |
| 1990s | 33 | 33% | |
| 2000s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2010s | 4 | 4% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| John Prine | 3 | 3% | |
| The B-52's | 2 | 2% | |
| Blind Melon | 2 | 2% | |
| Various Artists | 2 | 2% | |
| Amy Grant | 2 | 2% | |
| Kanye West | 2 | 2% | |
| Accept | 1 | 1% | |
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63 | 63% | |
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27 | 27% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Romanelli TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/11/2013 20:13 | #88246
I hope that's not a problem for you...:)
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dihansse 04/01/2016 19:33 | #163102
dihansse 04/01/2016 19:33 | #163102
Some of my favourite albums are here and also some that I think is garbage (come on: pump up the jam) but I suppose it's normal because it's your 900 to 1000 favorites. In any case congratulations for making the effort to construct such a fine top 1000
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