My Overall Chart: 1901-2000
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1988-ATLANTIC
Produced By KIM COOKE & BOB PORTER
1. Lucille
2. Money Honey
3. The Way I Feel
4. Let The Boogie Woogie Roll
5. Gone
6. Such A Night
7. Warm Your Heart
8. Don't Dog Me
9. Bip Bam
10. What'cha Gonna Do
11. Honey Love
12. White Christmas
13. Bells Of St. Mary's
14. If I Didn't Love You Like I Do
15. There You Go
16. Some Day You'll Want Me To Want You
17. Try Try Baby
18. Everyone's Laughing
19. Hot Ziggety
20. Three Thirty Three
1. Honey Bee
2. No Sweet Lovin'
3. Adorable
4. Your Promise To Be Mine
5. Steamboat
6. Ruby Baby
7. Drifting Away From You
8. I Should Have Done Right
9. Soldier Of Fortune
10. Honky Tonky
11. Sadie My Lady
12. I Gotta Get Myself A Woman
13. It Was A Tear
14. Fools Fall In Love
15. Yodee Yakee
16. I Know
17. Hypnotized
18. Souvenirs
19. Drip Drop
20. Suddenly There's A Valley
The Drifters have been around for over 60 years now, with more than 60 different members. It's become over the years more of a corporation than a group, but their employees are all really good. This collection goes back to the very beginning, before the years of Ben E. King. It's one of the more impressive collections of 50's doo wop you'll ever find. The first disc covers the time of Clyde McPhatter, a Rock & Roll Hall Of Famer who is maybe the best singer from that time. Disc 2 covers the years leading up to King.
McPhatter's vocals are angelic, and the rest of the group's harmonies are just as good. You'll be hooked by the end of the first line on "Lucille". Disc 2 is almost as good. Also included are good (but very small) liner notes. If you're a fan of music from this period, it's as good as it gets. [First added to this chart: 05/24/2026]
Produced By KIM COOKE & BOB PORTER
1. Lucille
2. Money Honey
3. The Way I Feel
4. Let The Boogie Woogie Roll
5. Gone
6. Such A Night
7. Warm Your Heart
8. Don't Dog Me
9. Bip Bam
10. What'cha Gonna Do
11. Honey Love
12. White Christmas
13. Bells Of St. Mary's
14. If I Didn't Love You Like I Do
15. There You Go
16. Some Day You'll Want Me To Want You
17. Try Try Baby
18. Everyone's Laughing
19. Hot Ziggety
20. Three Thirty Three
1. Honey Bee
2. No Sweet Lovin'
3. Adorable
4. Your Promise To Be Mine
5. Steamboat
6. Ruby Baby
7. Drifting Away From You
8. I Should Have Done Right
9. Soldier Of Fortune
10. Honky Tonky
11. Sadie My Lady
12. I Gotta Get Myself A Woman
13. It Was A Tear
14. Fools Fall In Love
15. Yodee Yakee
16. I Know
17. Hypnotized
18. Souvenirs
19. Drip Drop
20. Suddenly There's A Valley
The Drifters have been around for over 60 years now, with more than 60 different members. It's become over the years more of a corporation than a group, but their employees are all really good. This collection goes back to the very beginning, before the years of Ben E. King. It's one of the more impressive collections of 50's doo wop you'll ever find. The first disc covers the time of Clyde McPhatter, a Rock & Roll Hall Of Famer who is maybe the best singer from that time. Disc 2 covers the years leading up to King.
McPhatter's vocals are angelic, and the rest of the group's harmonies are just as good. You'll be hooked by the end of the first line on "Lucille". Disc 2 is almost as good. Also included are good (but very small) liner notes. If you're a fan of music from this period, it's as good as it gets. [First added to this chart: 05/24/2026]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
1
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[First added to this chart: 05/21/2026]
1990 – MCA
Produced By STEVE EARLE & JOE HARDY
1. The Other Kind
2. Promise You Anything
3. Esmeralda’s Hollywood
4. Hopeless Romantics
5. This Highway’s Mine (Roadmaster)
6. Billy Austin
7. Justice In Ontario
8. Have Mercy
9. When The People Find Out
10. Country Girl
11. Regular Guy
12. West Nashville Boogie
13. Close Your Eyes
You have to wonder…does Steve Earle actually have any recollection of making this album? The Hard Way was the follow up to the successful Copperhead Road, but it’s also the one studio album he made while deep into his lost heroin addiction period. Considering what came after this…a pretty terrible live album on which he sounded like a complete mess, a sort of premature greatest hits compilation, and no new material, you have to wonder. He was also arrested for drug possession, and served time in jail, all of which led to Earle losing his deal with MCA. Because of these incidents, The Hard Way tends to be ignored in favor of his later, clean and sober works. But you’ll find that The Hard Way is a surprisingly good record. It may be his hardest rocking effort, and the songwriting and playing is actually very good. There are definitely better Earle albums, but this one should not be disregarded.
“The Other Kind” is a powerful opener, followed by a pair of fine songs Earle co-wrote with Maria McKee of Lone Justice. “Billy Austin” is a haunting ballad, while the lost sound in his voice on “Have Mercy” somehow works. He’s practically mumbling though the gospel sound of “When The People Find Out”, a strange contrast to how upbeat and strong the music is. Somehow, Earle made this album work, despite his condition and despite its flaws…a testament to how talented he really is. Earle would return clean five years later with Train A Comin, and has stayed off drugs ever since. The Hard Way is better than it gets credit for, and it’s an interesting work in that it’s the one album he recorded while deep in the throes of his addiction. But then, you pretty much can’t go wrong with Steve Earle…a truly talented artist, drugs or not. [First added to this chart: 04/29/2026]
Produced By STEVE EARLE & JOE HARDY
1. The Other Kind
2. Promise You Anything
3. Esmeralda’s Hollywood
4. Hopeless Romantics
5. This Highway’s Mine (Roadmaster)
6. Billy Austin
7. Justice In Ontario
8. Have Mercy
9. When The People Find Out
10. Country Girl
11. Regular Guy
12. West Nashville Boogie
13. Close Your Eyes
You have to wonder…does Steve Earle actually have any recollection of making this album? The Hard Way was the follow up to the successful Copperhead Road, but it’s also the one studio album he made while deep into his lost heroin addiction period. Considering what came after this…a pretty terrible live album on which he sounded like a complete mess, a sort of premature greatest hits compilation, and no new material, you have to wonder. He was also arrested for drug possession, and served time in jail, all of which led to Earle losing his deal with MCA. Because of these incidents, The Hard Way tends to be ignored in favor of his later, clean and sober works. But you’ll find that The Hard Way is a surprisingly good record. It may be his hardest rocking effort, and the songwriting and playing is actually very good. There are definitely better Earle albums, but this one should not be disregarded.
“The Other Kind” is a powerful opener, followed by a pair of fine songs Earle co-wrote with Maria McKee of Lone Justice. “Billy Austin” is a haunting ballad, while the lost sound in his voice on “Have Mercy” somehow works. He’s practically mumbling though the gospel sound of “When The People Find Out”, a strange contrast to how upbeat and strong the music is. Somehow, Earle made this album work, despite his condition and despite its flaws…a testament to how talented he really is. Earle would return clean five years later with Train A Comin, and has stayed off drugs ever since. The Hard Way is better than it gets credit for, and it’s an interesting work in that it’s the one album he recorded while deep in the throes of his addiction. But then, you pretty much can’t go wrong with Steve Earle…a truly talented artist, drugs or not. [First added to this chart: 04/29/2026]
1995 – RHINO
Produced By TOMMY BOYCE, BOBBY HART, JACK KELLER, JEFF BARRY, MICHAEL NESMITH, CHIP DOUGLAS, THE MONKEES, GERRY GOFFIN, MICHAEL LLOYD & ROGER BECHIRIAN
1. (Theme From) The Monkees
2. Last Train To Clarksville
3. I Wanna Be Free
4. I’m A Believer
5. (I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone
6. Mary, Mary
7. A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You
8. The Girl I Knew Somewhere
9. Randy Scouse Git
10. Pleasant Valley Sunday
11. Words
12. Daydream Believer
13. Goin’ Down
14. Valleri
15. D.W. Washburn
16. It’s Nice To Be With You
17. Porpoise Song (Theme From Head)
18. Listen To The Band
19. That Was Then, This Is Now
20. Heart And Soul
This is actually the third album to be titled The Monkees Greatest Hits. It was released when Rhino Records purchased the Monkees catalog, and it’s pretty comprehensive. These guys were, as is well known, written off as television characters and puppets for years, and to some extent, that’s pretty true. But the mistake that the producers of The Monkees made was to cast four guys who were actually musicians, The mistake those four musicians made was to jump on the wrong instruments when they were hired, which gave the impression that they were complete amateurs. Truth is, Davy Jones was a capable drummer, Peter Tork was a good enough guitarist to play with Stephen Stills, Michael Nesmith would have been a fine bass player and Micky Dolenz was born to be a front man. But for much of their time together, they were at the creative mercy of others.
This set includes a lot of gems. The hits from the TV series are here, and are great. But there’s also “Mary Mary” (Paul Butterfield recorded it and refused to give Nesmith credit because he didn’t believe a Monkee could have written a song that good). “Goin’ Down”, the B-side to “Daydream Believer”, showcases just how great a singer Dolenz was. “Listen To The Band”, recorded after Tork left, is Nesmith at his best, and Carole King’s “The Porpoise Song” from their disastrous film Head is a thing of psychedelic beauty. “Randy Scouse Git”, written by Dolenz, is great, and even the two reunion tracks at the end don’t cause any harm. “Circle Sky” would have been a great addition, but other than that, this is a perfect look at how surprisingly good the output of these fellows actually was. They aren’t The Beatles, but hey…who else besides The Beatles actually were? A load of fun. [First added to this chart: 04/28/2026]
Produced By TOMMY BOYCE, BOBBY HART, JACK KELLER, JEFF BARRY, MICHAEL NESMITH, CHIP DOUGLAS, THE MONKEES, GERRY GOFFIN, MICHAEL LLOYD & ROGER BECHIRIAN
1. (Theme From) The Monkees
2. Last Train To Clarksville
3. I Wanna Be Free
4. I’m A Believer
5. (I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone
6. Mary, Mary
7. A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You
8. The Girl I Knew Somewhere
9. Randy Scouse Git
10. Pleasant Valley Sunday
11. Words
12. Daydream Believer
13. Goin’ Down
14. Valleri
15. D.W. Washburn
16. It’s Nice To Be With You
17. Porpoise Song (Theme From Head)
18. Listen To The Band
19. That Was Then, This Is Now
20. Heart And Soul
This is actually the third album to be titled The Monkees Greatest Hits. It was released when Rhino Records purchased the Monkees catalog, and it’s pretty comprehensive. These guys were, as is well known, written off as television characters and puppets for years, and to some extent, that’s pretty true. But the mistake that the producers of The Monkees made was to cast four guys who were actually musicians, The mistake those four musicians made was to jump on the wrong instruments when they were hired, which gave the impression that they were complete amateurs. Truth is, Davy Jones was a capable drummer, Peter Tork was a good enough guitarist to play with Stephen Stills, Michael Nesmith would have been a fine bass player and Micky Dolenz was born to be a front man. But for much of their time together, they were at the creative mercy of others.
This set includes a lot of gems. The hits from the TV series are here, and are great. But there’s also “Mary Mary” (Paul Butterfield recorded it and refused to give Nesmith credit because he didn’t believe a Monkee could have written a song that good). “Goin’ Down”, the B-side to “Daydream Believer”, showcases just how great a singer Dolenz was. “Listen To The Band”, recorded after Tork left, is Nesmith at his best, and Carole King’s “The Porpoise Song” from their disastrous film Head is a thing of psychedelic beauty. “Randy Scouse Git”, written by Dolenz, is great, and even the two reunion tracks at the end don’t cause any harm. “Circle Sky” would have been a great addition, but other than that, this is a perfect look at how surprisingly good the output of these fellows actually was. They aren’t The Beatles, but hey…who else besides The Beatles actually were? A load of fun. [First added to this chart: 04/28/2026]
[First added to this chart: 04/16/2026]
Year of Release:
1990
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2026]
Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
1
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[First added to this chart: 03/22/2026]
[First added to this chart: 03/17/2026]
[First added to this chart: 03/10/2026]
Year of Release:
2006
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Rank Score:
2,585
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[First added to this chart: 03/09/2026]
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My Overall Chart: 1901-2000 composition
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 6 | 6% | |
| 1970s | 15 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 18 | 18% | |
| 1990s | 29 | 29% | |
| 2000s | 23 | 23% | |
| 2010s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| David Bowie | 2 | 2% | |
| Tame Impala | 2 | 2% | |
| Various Artists | 2 | 2% | |
| ZZ Top | 1 | 1% | |
| Kenny Wayne Shepherd | 1 | 1% | |
| Laura Marling | 1 | 1% | |
| Fleetwood Mac | 1 | 1% | |
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