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Q magazine – The best 50 CD’s of the last 15 years (1986 to Sept 2001, the lifetime of Q mag.) As published in iss.182 October 2001. Compiled by the readership from votes to the Q web site during summer 2001.
 
OK Computer


1. Radiohead - Ok Computer
2. Primal Scream – Screamadelica
3. Nirvana – Nevermind
4. Radiohead – The Bends
5. Oasis – (Whats The Story) Morning Glory?
6. REM – Automatic For The People
7. The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses
8. Massive Attack – Blue Lines
9. U2 – Achtung Baby
10. Manic Street Preachers – The Holy Bible
11. Oasis – Definitely Maybe
12. U2 – The Joshua Tree
13. Radiohead – Kid A
14. Jeff Buckley – Grace
15. Blur – Parklife
16. Manic Street Preachers – Everything Must Go
17. Travis – The Man Who
18. The Verve – Urban Hymns
19. Smashing Pumpkins – Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness
20. Nirvana – In Utero
21. Coldplay – Parachutes
22. Prince – Sign ‘O The Times
23. Pulp – Different Class
24. Bob Dylan – Time Out Of Mind
25. Lauryn Hill – The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill
26. Pixies – Surfer Rosa
27. R.E.M. – Reveal
28. Beck – Odelay
29. The Chemical Brothers – Dig Your Own Hole
30. Mercury Rev – Deserter’s Songs
31. Air – Moon Safari
32. Badly Drawn Boy – The Hour Of Bewilderbeast
33. Leftfield – Leftism
34. Texas – White On Blond
35. Moby – Play
36. The Smiths – Strangeways Here We Come
37. Stereophonics – Word Gets Around
38. Macy Gray – On How Life Is
39. My Bloody Valentine – Loveless
40. Spiritualized – Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
41. Metallica - Metallica
42. Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill
43. The Prodigy – The Fat Of The Land
44. The La’s – The La’s
45. Guns And Roses – Appetite For Destruction
46. Madonna – Ray Of Light
47. Public Enemy – It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
48. Bruce Springsteen – Tunnel Of Love
49. Red Hot Chilli Peppers – Californication
50. Paul Weller – Wild Wood

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In Our Lifetime: Q'S 100 BEST Albums

Compiled to celebrate Q magazine's 100th issue - (1986 - 1994) NB. Only 99 were included as readers were to provide 100th. Published January 1995 issue.

• Aerosmith - Pump
• Altan - Island Angel
• Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes
• The Auteurs - New Wave
• Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill
• The Beautiful South - Choke
• Bjork - Debut
• The Black Crowes - The Southern Hramony & Musical Companion
• Blur - Parklife
• Mary Chapin Carpenter - Shooting Straight In The Dark
• Betty Carter - Droppin' Things
• Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman
• The Christians - The Christians
• Eric Calpton - Journeyman
• Leonard Cohen - I'm Your Man
• Crowded House - Woodface
• Crowded House - Together Alone
• The Cure - Wish
• De La Soul - 3 Feet High And Rising
• Def Leppard - Hysteria
• Depeche Mode - Violator
• Depeche Mode - Songs Of Faith And Devotion
• Bob Dylan - Oh Mercy
• En Vogue - Funky Divas
• Enya - Watermark
• Fine Young Canibals
• Nanci Griffith - Other Voices, Other Rooms
• Guns N'Roses - Use Your Illusion II
• Happy Mondays - Pills N'Thrills And Bellyaches
• Joe Henderson - Lush Life
• John Lee Hooker - The Healer
• Ice Cube - The Predator
• Ice-T - O.G.: Original Gangster
• Michael Jackson - Bad
• The Jesus And Mary Chain - Darklands
• Salif Keita - Soro
• The La's - The La's
• K.D. Lang - Ingenue
• Lemonheads - It's A Shame About Ray
• Jackie Leven - The Mystery Of Love Is Greater Than The Mystery Of Death
• Kirsty MacCol - Kite
• Massive Attack - Blue Lines
• Ian McNabb - Truth And Beauty
• Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell
• Metallica - Metallica
• George Michael - Faith
• Morrissey - Viva Hate
• Morrissey - Vauxhall And I
• Van Morrison - Poetic Champions Compose
• Van Morrison - Avalon Sunset
• Van Morrison - Irish Heartbeat
• Bob Mould - Workbook
• My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
• Youssou N'Dour & Le Super Etoile De Dakar - Immigres
• New Order - Technique
• Randy Newman - Land Of Dreams
• Nirvana - Nevermind
• Nirvana - In Utero
• Oasis - Definitely Maybe
• The Orb - UFOrb
• Pearl Jam - Ten
• Pet Shop Boys - Introspective
• P.J. Harvey - Dry
• Prefab Sprout - Jordan: The Comeback
• Primal Scream - Screamadelica
• Prince - Sign 'O' The Times
• Prince & The New Power Generation - Diamonds And Pearls
• Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
• R.E.M. - Out Of Time
• R.E.M. - Automatic For The People
• The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
• Suede - Dog Man Star
• Sugar - Copper Blue
• Talk Talk - Spirit Of Eden
• Teenage Fanclub - Bandwagonesque
• Therapy? - Troublegum
• Richard Thompson - Rumour And Sigh
• Tony! Toni! Tone!
• Sons Of Soul
• UB40 - Promises And Lies
• U2 - The Joshua Tree
• U2 - Achtung Baby
• U2 - Zooropa
• The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues
• World Party - Goodbye Jumbo
• Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Ragged Glory
• Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Arc-Weld
• Warren Zevon - Sentimental Hygiene

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Q - The Best Gigs Ever

September 1996

• 1954 - Billie Holiday - February 13, Flamingo Club, LONDON
• 1954 - JOHNNIE RAY - APRIL 5 - PALLADIUM THEATRE, LONDON - GIG OF THE ‘50s
• 1957 - Bill Haley and his Comets - February 6, Dominion Theatre, LONDON
• 1958 - Buddy Holly and the Crickets - March 20, Philharmonic Hall, LIVERPOOL
• 1958 - Jerry Lee Lewis - May 26, Granada, TOOTING
• 1960 - Eddie Cochran - April 16, Hippodrome, BRISTOL
• 1961 - THE BEATLES - NOVEMBER 9 - THE CAVERN, LIVERPOOL - GIG OF THE ‘60S
• 1964 - Chuck Berry - May 15, Caumont, BRADFORD
• 1966 - Johnny Cash - May 7, Empire, LIVERPOOÖ
• 1966 - Bob Dylan - May 17, Free Trade Hall, MANCHESTER
• 1966 - Cream - July 13, National Jazz & Blues Festival, WINDSOR
• 1967 - Otis Redding - March 17, Finsbury Park, Astoria, LONDON
• 1967 - Jimi Hendrix Experience March 31, Finsbury Park Astoria, LONDON
• 1967 - Mothers of Invention - September 23, Royal Albert Hall, LONDON
• 1968 - Pink Floyd - June 29 - Hyde Park, LONDON
• 1968 - The Doors - September 8 - Roundhouse, LONDON
• 1968 - Fleetwood Mac - October 18 - Technical College, HUDDERSFIELD
• 1969 - The Rolling Stones - July 5 - Hyde Park, LONDON
• 1969 - Miles Davis - November 1 - Hammersmith Odeon, LONDON
• 1970 - Mott the Hoople - December 14 - Greyhound, CROYDON
• 1970 - The Who - February 14 - University. LEEDS
• 1970 - Love - March 10 - The Town Hall, Birmingham
• 1970 - Frank Sinatra - May 7 - Royal Festival Hall, LONDON
• 1970 - Led Zeppelin - June 28 - Festival Of Blues & Progressive Music, BATH
• 1970 - Tiny Tim - August 29 - Isle of Wight Festival, ISLE OF WIGHT
• 1971 - T-REX - November 10 - ABC, WIGAN
• 1972 - Grateful Dead - April 11 - City Hall, NEWCASTLE
• 1972 - Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne - May 6, Royal Festival Hall, LONDON
• 1972 - Beach Boys - May 28 - Great Western Express Festival, LINCOLN
• 1972 - David Bowie - June 17 - Town Hall, OXFORD
• 1972 - Roxy Music - November 19 - Greyhound, CROYDON
• 1972 - Black Sabbath - Deceber 3 - Royal Albert Hall, LONDON
• 1972 - Osibisa - December 15, Sundown, EDMONTON
• 1973 - Van Morrisson - January 23 - Rainbow, LONDON
• 1973 - The Faces - April 7 - Locarno, SUNDERLAND
• 1973 - Slade - July 1 - Earl’s Court, LONDON
• 1974 - Stevie Wonder - January 24 - Rainbow, LONDON
• 1974 - Bay City Rollers - October 25 - Granada, KETTERING
• 1975 - Little Feat - January 14 - Rainbow Theatre, LONDON
• 1975 - BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS - JULY 18 - LYCEUM, LONDON - GIG OF THE ‘70S
• 1975 - Dr. Feelgood - November 8 - Kursaal Ballroom, SOUTHEND
• 1976 - Patti Smith - May 16, Roundhouse, LONDON
• 1976 - Rolling Stones - May 27 - Earl’s Court, LONDON
• 1976 - Sex Pistols- August 29 - Screen on the Green, Islington, LONDON
• 1976 - Marvin Gaye - October 1 - Apollo, MANCHESTER
• 1977 - Elvis Costello - May 27 - The Nashville, LONDON
• 1977 - Television - May 28 - Hammersmith Odeon, LONDON
• 1977 - Stiff Tour - October 22 - University, LEICESTER
• 1977 - Angelic Upstarts - December 16 - Bolingbroke Hall, SOUTH SHIELDS
• 1978 - Simple Minds - April 17 - Mars Bar, GLASGOW
• 1978 - Bob Dylan - July 15 - Blackbushe Aerodrome, SURREY
• 1979 - Motorhead - March 31 - Friars, AYLESBURY
• 1979 - The Damned - April 28 - Puck Pool Leisure Centre, Ryde, ISLE OF WIGHT
• 1979 - The Police - July 23 - Routes, Exeter
• 1979 - B-52’s - July 24 - Limit Club, SHEFFIELD
• 1979 - Joy Division - September 9 - Futurama Festival Queen’s Hall, LEEDS
• 1979 - 2-Tone Revue - October 21 - Mountford Hall, University, LIVERPOOL
• 1980 - The Clash - February 15 - Electric Ballroom, Camden Town, LONDON
• 1980 - Pink Floyd - August 9 - The Wall, Earl’s Court, LONDON
• 1980 - Kiss - September 5 - Bingley Hall, STAFFORD
• 1980 - Human League - December 4 - Hammersmith Odeon, LONDON
• 1980 - The Jam - April 27 - Royal Court, LIVERPOOL
• 1981 - Kraftwerk - June 19 - City Hall, SHEFFIELD
• 1981 - AC/DC - August 17 - Castle Donington, LEICESTERSHIRE
• 1981 - Dexys Midnight Runners - November 15 - Old Vic, LONDON
• 1981 - James Brown - December 9 - Top Rank, BRIGHTON
• 1982 - Gang of Four - June 5 - University, BRADFORD
• 1982 - Richard and Linda Thompson - June 18 - Folk Festival, SOUTH YORKSHIRE
• 1983 - Metallica - March 27 - Marquee, LONDON
• 1984 - Echo and the Bunnymen - May 12 - Crystal Day, LIVERPOOL
• 1984 - R.E.M. - November 21 - Rock City, NOTTINGHAM
• 1984 - Jesus and Mary Chain - November 23, New Cross Ambulance Station, LONDON
• 1985 - Sonic Youth - March 20 - ICA, LONDON
• 1985 - Sisters of Mercy - June 18 - Royal Albert Hall, LONDON
• 1985 - Bruce Springsteen - July 4, Wembley Stadium, LONDON
• 1985 - Queen - July 13 - Live Aid, WEMBLEY
• 1986 - The Smiths - July 20 - Salford University, MANCHESTER
• 1987 - Beastie Boys - May 25 - Apollo, MANCHESTER
• 1987 - NEIL YOUNG and the Crazy Horse - June 3, Wembley Arena, LONDON
• 1987 - Bon Jovi - August 22 - Castle Donington, LEICESTERSHIRE
• 1988 - The Pogues - March 17 - Brixton Acadamy, LONDON
• 1988 - Wonder Stuff, Pop Will Eat Itself - July 24 - Powerhouse, BIRMINGHAM
• 1988 - Prince - July 28 - Wembley Arena, LONDON
• 1988 - Sundays - August 20 - The Falcon, LONDON
• 1988 - Morrisey - December 22 - Civic Hall, WOLVERHAMPTON
• 1989 - Stone Roses -February 27 - Hacienda, MANCHESTER
• 1989 - The LA’s . April 29 - Royal Court, LIVERPOOL
• 1989 - Happy Mondays - November 18 - Free Trade Hall, MANCHESTER
• 1991 - Pet Shop Boys - Juny 7 - Wembley Arena, LONDON
• 1991 - My Bloody Valentine - December 2 - Corn Exchange, CAMBRIDGE
• 1992 - Primal Scream - March 28 - Le Palais, LONDON
• 1992 - Nirvana - August 30 - Reading Festival, BERKSHIRE
• 1992 - Suede - September 5 - White Horse, Hampstead, LONDON
• 1992 - Jan Garbarek - November 15 - Barbican, LONDON
• 1993 - U2 - August 8 - Celtic Park - GLASGOW
• 1994 - Orbital - June 25 - Glastonbury Festival, SOMERSET
• 1994 - Sparks - November 17 - Empire, Sheperds’s Bush, LONDON
• 1995 - Teenage Fanclub - June 2 - Shepherd’s Bush Empire, LONDON
• 1995 - Pulp - June 24 - Glastonbury Festival, SOMERSET
• 1996 - OASIS - APRIL 27 - MAINE ROAD, MANCHESTER - GIG OF THE ‘90S

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Q - The 25 Best Dance Albums Ever

October 1997

1997
• The Prodigy ~ The Fat Of The Land
• Daft Punk ~ Homework
• Etienne De Crecy ~ Super Discount
• Chemical Brothers ~ Dig Your Own Hole

1996
• Everything But The Girl ~ Walking Wounded
• Underworld ~ Second Toughest In The Infants

1995
• Portishead ~ Dummy

1994
• Orbital ~ Snivillisation
• Jamiroquai ~ Return Of The Space Cowboy

1993
• M People ~ Elegant Slumming
• Mary J Bilge ~ What's The 411 (Remixes)

1992
• The Orb ~ U.F.Orb

1991
• Happy Mondays ~ Pills 'N' Thrills And Bellyaches
• Primal Scream ~ Screamadelica
• Massive Attack ~ Blue Lines

1990
• The KLF ~ Chill Out

1989
• New Order ~ Technique
• Soul II Soul ~ Club Classics Vol. 1

1986
• Prince ~ Parade

1981
• Kraftwerk ~ Computer World

1979
• Michael Jackson ~ Off The Wall

1975
• Donna Summer ~ Love To Love You Baby

1973
• James Brown ~ The Playback

1971
• Marvin Gaye ~ What's Going On

1969
• Sly And The Family Stone ~ Stand!

The 10 best DJ Mix albums … ever!

• The Chemical Brothers ~ Live At The Social - 1996
• Coldcut ~ 70 Minutes Of Madness - 1995
• Doc Scott ~ Breakbeat Experiments - 1996
• Funkmaster Flex ~ The Mix Tape Vol.1 - 60 Minutes Of Funk - 1995
• LTJ Bukem ~ Logical Progression - 1996
• Jeff Mills ~ Live At The Liqued Room, Tokyo - 1996
• Paul Okenfold, Nick Warren & James Lavelle ~ Cream Live Vol. 2 - 1996
• Renaissance ~ The Mix Collection - 1994
• Justin Robertson ~ CD Scape 1996

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Q Readers All Time Top 100 Albums

February 1998 Issue


1. OK Computer ~ Radiohead
2. Revolver ~The Beatles
3. Automatic For The People ~ R.E.M.
4. The Stone Roses ~ The Stone Roses
5. Nevermind ~ Nirvana
6. The Bends ~ Radiohead
7. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ~ The Beatles
8. (What's The Story) Morning Glory? ~ Oasis
9. The Fat Of The Land ~ The Prodigy
10. Dark Side OF The Moon ~ Pink Floyd
11. Everything Must Go ~ Manic Street Preachers
12. Abbey Road ~ The Beatles
13. Be Here Now ~ Oasis
14. Definitely Maybe ~ Oasis
15. Achtung Baby ~ U2
16. Dummy ~ Portishead
17. The Beatles (The White Album) ~The Beatles
18. Urban Hymns ~ The Verve
19. Jagged Little Pill ~ Alanis Morissette
20. Parklife ~ Blur
21. The Queen Is Dead ~The Smiths
22. Electric Ladyland ~ The Jimi Hendrix Experience
23. The Joshua Tree ~ U2
24. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars ~ David Bowie
25. Rumours~ Fleetwood Mac
26. Led Zeppelin IV
27. Screamadelica ~ Primal Scream
28. Physicai Graffiti ~ Led Zeppelin
29. Melon Collie & The Infinite Sadness ~ Smashing Pumpkins
30. Never Mind The Bollocks ~ Sex Pistols
31. Pet Sounds ~ The Beach Boys
32. London Calling ~ The Clash
33. Moseley Shoals ~ Ocean Colour Scene
34. Wish You Were Here ~ Pink Floyd
35. Dog Man Star ~ Suede
36. Coming Up ~ Suede
37. Different Class ~ Pulp
38. Out Of Time ~ R.E.M.
39. Blur ~ Blur
40. Rubber Soul ~ The Beatles
41. The Holy Bible ~ Manic Street Preachers
42. Exile On Main Street ~ The Rolling Stones
43. Hunky Dory ~ David Bowie
44. K ~ KulaShaker
45. Blood On The Tracks ~ Bob Dylan
46. Stanley Road ~ Paul Weller
47. Blonde On Blonde ~ Bob Dylan
48. Hounds OF Love ~ Kate Bush
49. Dig Your Own Hole ~ The Chemical Brothers
50. Sign ‘O’ The Times ~ Prince
51. Odelay ~ Beck
52. Astral Weeks ~ Van Morrison.
53. A Northern Soul ~ The Verve
54. Ten Pearl ~ Jam
55. Woodface ~ Crowded House
56. Graceland ~ Paul Simon
57. Highway 61 Revisited ~ Bob Dylan
58. Blue Lines ~ Massive Attack
59. New Adventures In Hi-Fi ~ R.E.M.
60. Suede ~ Suede
61. Pablo Honey ~ Radiohead
62. Music For The Jilted Generation ~The Prodigy
63. In Utero ~ Nirvana
64. Harvest ~ Neil Young
65. The Wall ~ Pink Floyd
66. Little Earthquakes ~ Tori Amos
67. Siamese Dream ~ Smashing Pumpkins
68. In It For The Money ~ Supergrass
69. Let It Bleed ~The Rolling Stones
70. His'n'Hers ~ Pulp
71. The Velvet Underground & Nico ~ The Velvet Underground & Nico
72. BloodSugarSexMagik ~ Red Hot Chili Peppers
73. Purple Rain ~ Prince
74. Debut ~ Bjork
75. Grace ~Jeff Buckley
76. The Band ~ The Band
77. Unplugged In New York ~ Nirvana
78. It's Great When You're Straight…Yeah ~ Black Grape
79. All Mod Cons ~The Jam
80. Leftism ~ Leftfield
81. So ~ Peter Gabriel
82. Forever Changes ~ Love
83. The Second Coming ~ The Stone Roses
84. Bryter Layter ~ Nick Drak
85. Low ~ David Bowie
86. White On Blonde ~ Texas
87. Placebo ~ Placebo
88. Songs In The Key Of Life ~ Stevie Wonder
89. After The Goldrush ~ Neil Young
90. Zooropa ~ U2
91. The Tunnel Of Love ~ Bruce Springsteen
92. Lexicon OF Love ~ ABC
93. The Doors ~ The Doors
94. All Change ~ Cast
95. Maxinquaye ~ Tricky
96. Imperial Bedroom ~ Eivis Costello
97. What's Going On ~ Marvin Gaye
98. Hysteria ~ Def Leppard
99. Like A Prayer ~ Madonna
100. Otis Blue ~ Otis Redding

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Q readers 100 Greatest Albums Ever

Issue Jan 2003

Nevermind
 
1. Nirvana – Nevermind
2. Radiohead – OK Computer
3. The Beatles – Revolver
4. Radiohead – The Bends
5. Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP
6. Sex Pistols – Never Mind The Bollocks
7. The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses
8. Oasis – Definitely Maybe
9. The Strokes – Is This It
10. U2 – Achtung Baby
11. Nirvana – In Utero
12. Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Californiacation
13. The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead
14. The Clash – London Calling
15. The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper
16. U2 – The Joshua Tree
17. Madonna – Ray Of Light
18. Manic Street Preachers – The Holy Bible
19. Guns N’ Roses - Appetite For Destruction
20. Lauryn Hill – The Miseducation Of..
21. Pink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The Moon
22. Oasis – (What’s The Story) Morning Glory
23. Dr Dre – The Chronic
24. Jeff Buckley – Grace
25. Coldplay – Parachutes
26. The Rolling Stones – Exile On Mainstreet
27. The White Stripes – White Blood Cells
28. Led Zeppelin – IV
29. Primal Scream – Screamadelica
30. R.E.M. – Automatic For The People
31. David Bowie – The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust..
32. The Smashing Pumpkins – Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness
33. Public Enemy – Fear Of A Black Planet
34. Pixies – Doolittle
35. Radiohead – Kid A
36. Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On
37. Prince – Sign ‘O’ The Times
38. PJ Harvey – Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
39. The Verve – Urban Hymns
40. Bob Dylan – Blood On The Tracks
41. Led Zeppelin – Physical Graffiti
42. Pearl Jam – Ten
43. Beastie Boys – Ill Communication
44. Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine
45. The Beatles – The Beatles
46. Eminem – The Slim Shady LP
47. Coldplay – A Rush Of Blood To The Head
48. Fleetwood Mac – Rumours
49. Pink Floyd – The Wall
50. Manic Street Preachers – Everything Must Go
51. Kate Bush – Hounds Of Love
52. Iggy And The Stooges – Raw Power
53. Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill
54. The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground & Nico
55. David Bowie – Hunky Dory
56. Massive Attack – Blue Lines
57. Moby – Play
58. Blur – Parklife
59. Nwa – Straight Outta Compton
60. Joy Division – Closer
61. Jimi Hendrix – Electric Ladyland
62. Bruce Sprinsteen – Born To Run
63. Red Hot Chilli Peppers – By The Way
64. Rolling Stones – Let It Bleed
65. Specials – Specials
66. Neil Young – Rust Never Sleeps
67. Chemical Brothers – Dig Your Own Hole
68. The Who – Who’s Next
69. Alicia Keys – Songs In A Minor
70. The Vines – Highly Evolved
71. Bob Marley And The Wailers – Exodus
72. The Prodigy – The Fat Of The Land
73. Michael Jackson – Thriller
74. Ramones – Ramones
75. Badly Drawn Boy – The Hour Of The Bewilderbeast
76. Spritualized – Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
77. TLC – Crazysexycool
78. Linkin Park – Hybrid Theory
79. Depeche Mode – Violator
80. Stereophonics – Word Gets Around
81. Elvis Presley – Elvis Presley
82. DJ Shadow – Endtroducing
83. Metallica – Metallica
84. Lou Reed – Transformer
85. Wu Tang Clan – Enter The Wu Tang
86. Foo Fighters – The Colour And The Shape
87. The Doors – The Doors
88. James Brown – Live At The Apollo
89. Ryan Adams – Gold
90. Soundgarden – Superunknown
91. Sly And The Family Stone – There’s A Riot Going On
92. Air – Moon Safari
93. Beck – Odelay
94. Outkast – Stankonia
95. Portishead – Dummy
96. Ash – Free All Angels
97. Aretha Franklin – I Never Loved A Man The Way I Loved You
98. AC/DC – Back In Black
99. The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds
100. The Flaming Lips – The Soft Bulletin

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Q Readers Best Albums Ever 2006

Q 235 Feb 2006

OK Computer

1. OK Computer – Radiohead
2. The Bends – Radiohead
3. Nevermind – Nirvana
4. Revolver – The Beatles
5. Definitely Maybe – Oasis
6. The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses
7. Automatic For The People – R.E.M.
8. (What’s The Story) Morning Glory – Oasis
9. Achung Baby – U2
10. Kid A – Radiohead
11. The Joshua Tree – U2
12. The Queen Is Dead – The Smiths
13. Grace – Jeff Buckley
14. Abbey Road – The Beatles
15. The Dark Side Of The Moon – Pink Floyd
16. Urban Hymns – The Verve
17. The Beatles [White Album] – The Beatles
18. Pet Sounds – Beach Boys
19. Sgt. Peppers Loney Hears Club Band – The Beatles
20. London Calling – The Clash
21. Led Zeppelin Iv – Led Zeppelin
22. In Utero – Nirvana
23. Blood On The Tracks – Bob Dylan
24. Appetite For Destruction – Guns N’ Roses
25. A Rush Of Blood To The Head – Coldplay
26. Is This It – The Strokes
27. The Wall – Pink Floyd
28. Never Mind The Bollocks – The Sex Pistols
29. Rubber Soul – The Beatles
30. Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd
31. Californiacation – Red Hot Chilli Peppers
32. What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye
33. Ray Of Light – Madonna
34. Exile On Main Street – The Rolling Stones
35. Park Life – Blur
36. Blond On Blond – Bob Dylan
37. Out Of Time – R.E.M.
38. Electric Ladyland – Jimi Hendrix
39. Screamadelica – Primal Scream
40. Parachutes – Coldplay
41. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust – David Bowie
42. The Velvet Underground & Nico – The Velvet Underground & Nico
43. Doolittle – Pixies
44. Closer – Joy Division
45. Highway 61 Revisited – Bob Dylan
46. Hunky Dory – David Bowie
47. Astral Weeks – Van Morrison
48. Sticky Fingers – The Rolling Stones
49. Document – R.E.M.
50. Forever Changes – Love
51. Who’s Next – The Who
52. Unplugged In New York – Nirvana
53. All That You Can’t Leave Behind – U2
54. Siamese Dream – Smashing Pumpkins
55. Dummy – Portishead
56. Play – Moby
57. Physical Graffiti – Led Zeppelin
58. Thriller – Jack Michealson
59. Ten – Pearl Jam
60. Amnesiac – Radiohead
61. Odelay – Beck
62. Hounds Of Love – Kate Bush
63. Are You Experienced – The Jimi Hendeix Experience
64. Let It Bleed – The Rolling Stones
65. Blue Lines – Massive Attack
66. White Blood Cells – The White Stripes
67. White Ladder – David Grey
68. Rumours – Fleetwood Mac
69. The Holy Bible – Manic Street Preachers
70. The Man Who – Travis
71. Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine
72. Kind Of Blue – Miles Davis
73. Jagged Little Pillock – Alanis Vinaigrette
74. Origin Of Symmetry – Muse
75. The Doors – The Doors
76. American III: Solitary Man – Johnny Cash
77. The Clash – The Clash
78. Back In Black – AC/DC
79. Setting Sons – The Jam
80. Low – David Bowie
81. Word Gets Around – Stereophonics
82. Born To Run – Bruce Sprinsteen
83. Stanley Road – Paul Weller
84. Songs In The Key Of Life – Stevie Wonder
85. Different Class – Pulp
86. The Marshall Mathers LP – Eminem
87. Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea – P.J. Harvey
88. After The Goldrush – Neil Young
89. Vauxhall & I – Morrissey
90. Disintegration – The Cure
91. It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back – Public Enemy
92. Everything Must Go – Manic Street Preachers
93. Exodus – Bob Marley & The Wailers
94. Purple Rain – Prince
95. Raw Power – Iggy Pop
96. The Man Machine – Kraftwerk
97. Transformer – Lou Reed
98. Paul’s Boutique – Beastie Boys
99. Rain Dogs – Tom Waits
100. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot – Wilco

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Q Readers Top 100 Singles Of All Time

February 1999 issue.
 

1. Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana

Teen Sprit

2. Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever – The Beatles

Penny Lane

3. Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
4. Imagine – John Lennon
5. Hey Jude – The Beatles
6. Live Forever – Oasis
7. Losing My Religion – R.E.M.
8. Wonderwall – Oasis
9. Bittersweet Symphony – The Verve
10. Fools Gold – Stone Roses
11. Good Vibrations – The Beach Boys
12. A Design For Life – Manic Street Preachers
13. Love Will Tear Us Apart – Joy Division
14. Waterloo Sunset – The Kinks
15. Unfinished Sympathy – Massive Attack
16. All Along The Watchtower – Jimi Hendrix
17. History – The Verve
18. I Herd It Through The Grapevine – Marvin Gaye
19. Like A Rolling Stone – Bob Dylan
20. Everybody Hurts – R.E.M.
21. There She Goes – The La’s
22. Paranoid Android – Radiohead
23. The Drugs Don’t Work – The Verve
24. One – U2
25. This Charming Man – The Smiths
26. Let It Be – The Beatles
27. Don’t Look Back In Anger – Oasis
28. Motorcycle Emptiness – The Manic Street Preachers
29. Some Might Say – Oasis
30. Anarchy In The UK – Sex Pistols
31. Song 2 – Blur
32. Wuthering Heights – Kate Bush
33. Creep – Radiohead
34. Blue Monday – New Order
35. Common People – Pulp
36. Heroes – David Bowie
37. Hoe Soon Is Now – The Smiths
38. Dancing Queen – Abba
39. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction – The Rolling Stones
40. The Only One I Know – The Charlatans
41. She Bangs The Drums – The Stone Roses
42. London Calling – The Clash
43. God Only Knows – The Beach Boys
44. Paperback Writer – The Beatles
45. A Town Called Malice – The Jam
46. No Woman No Cry – Bob Marley And The Wailers
47. With Or Without You – U2
48. (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
49. God Save The Queen – The Sex Pistols
50. Heartbreak Hotel – Elvis Presley
51. Layla – Derek And The Dominoes
52. Every Breath You Take – The Police
53. Teenage Kicks – The Undertones
54. Going Underground – The Jam
55. Angles – Robbie Williams
56. Born Slippy – Underworld
57. Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon And Garfunkel
58. Under The Bridge – Red Hot Chilli Peppers
59. Life On Mars – David Bowie
60. Sit Down – James
61. Come On Eileen – Dexy’s Midnight Runners
62. Pretty Vacant – The Sex Pistols
63. Jumping Jack Flash – The Rolling Stones
64. Born To Run – Bruce Springsteen
65. Careless Whisper – George Michael
66. Don’t Dream It’s Over – Crowded House
67. Ghost Town – The Specials
68. Into The Groove – Madonna
69. Walk On The Wild Side – Lou Reed
70. Wild Wood – Paul Weller
71. Faith – George Michael
72. Three Lions – The Lightening Seeds
73. Mr Tambourine Man – The Byrds
74. Oliver’s Army – Elvis Costello
75. Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns And Raisins
76. Computer Love – Kraftwerk
77. Step On – The Happy Mondays
78. Monkey Gone To Heaven – The Pixies
79. She Loves You – The Beatles
80. Kiss – Prince
81. Tainted Love – Soft Cell
82. I’m Not In Love – 10 Cc
83. Parklife – Blur
84. Starman – David Bowie
85. Enjoy The Silence – Depeche Mode
86. Hotel California – The Eagles
87. Tonight Tonight – The Smashing Pumpkins
88. Superstition – Stevie Wonder
89. That’s Entertainment – The Jam
90. (Sexual) Healing – Marvin Gaye
91. Fire Starter – The Prodigy
92. A Whiter Shade Of Pale – Procol Harum
93. Nancy Boy – Placebo
94. Virginia Plane – Roxy Music
95. Alright – Supergrass
96. Cum On Feel The Noize – Slade
97. Ironic – Alanis Morissette
98. Walk This Way – Run DMC
99. River Deep Mountain High – Ike And Tina Turner
100. The Whole Of The Moon – The Waterboys

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Q Magazine’s 50 Best Albums Of The ‘70’s

From The April 1998 Edition (139)
 
London Calling

1. The Clash – London Calling 1979
2. Pink Floyd – Dark Side Of The Moon 1973
3. Fleetwood Mac – Rumours 1977
4. Joy Division – Unknown Pleasures 1979
5. Stevie Wonder – Songs In The Key Of Life 1976
6. Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells 1973
7. Elvis Costello – Armed Forces 1979
8. The Sex Pistols – Never Mind The Bollocks 1977
9. Kraftwerk – Trans Europe Express 1977
10. Roxy Music – For Your Pleasure 1973
11. David Bowie – The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust 1972
12. The Rolling Stones – Exile On Main Street 1972
13. Led Zeppelin – IV 1971
14. Bruce Springsteen – Born To Run 1975
15. Bob Dylan – Blood On The Tracks 1975
16. Blondie – Parallel Lines 1978
17. John Lennon – Imagine 1971
18. Electric Light Orchestra – Out Of The Blue 1977
19. David Bowie – Hunky Dory 1971
20. Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On 1971
21. Neil Young – Harvest 1972
22. Lou Reed – Transformer 1972
23. Joni Mitchell – Blue 1971
24. Led Zeppelin – Physical Graffiti 1972
25. Stevie Wonder – Innervisions 1973
26. Michael Jackson – Off The Wall 1979
27. Richard And Linda Thompson – I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight 1974
28. Iggy Pop – Lust For Life 1977
29. Nick Drake – Bryter Layter 1971
30. David Bowie – Low 1977
31. Pink Floyd – The Wall 1979
32. The Wailers – Catch A Fire 1973
33. The Stranglers – Rattus Norvegicus 1977
34. Funkadelic – One Nation Under A Groove 1978
35. Burning Spear – Marcus Garvey 1975
36. Kate Bush – The Kick Inside 1978
37. Buzzcocks – Love Bites 1978
38. Meatloaf – Bat Out Of Hell 1978
39. The Clash – The Clash 1977
40. The Jam – Setting Sons 1979
41. Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 1973
42. Simon And Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water 1970
43. Ian Dury – New Boots And Panties 1977
44. Television – Marquee Moon 1977
45. Chic – Risqué 1979
46. Queen – A Night At The Opera 1975
47. Kiss – Alive! 1975
48. Deep Purple – Deep Purple In Rock 1970
49. Talking Heads – Fear Of Music 1979
50. Van Morrison – Moondance 1971

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THE 100 GREATEST STARS OF THE 20TH CENTURY

This list apeared in Q August 1999.


100-Ravi Shankar
99-Bryan Ferry (roxy music)
98-Ian Brown (stone roses)
97-Frank Zappa(mothers of invention)
96-Ozzy Osbourne(black sabath)
95-Johnny Marr (smiths)
94-Elvis Costello(atractions)
93-Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
92-Claude Debussey
91-Muddy Waters
90-Sly Stone ( Sly & the family stone)
89-Damon Albarn (blur)
88-Serge Gainsbourg
87-Fela Kuti
86-Lauryn Hill(fugees)
85-Liam Howlett(fucking´ prodigy)
84-John Squire(stone roses)
83-Eric Clapton(cream,derek & the dominoes,etc.)
82-Igor Stravinsky
81-Louis Armstrong
80-Sting (police)
79-Diana Ross(the supremes)
78-Bez(happy mondays,as a mascot of sorts)
77-Robert Plant(led zeppelin, of course)
76-Billie Holiday
75-Buddy Holly(the crickets)
74-Roger Waters(pink floyd)
73-Youssou n´ dour
72-Keith Moon(who)
71-Brian Jones(rolling stones)
70-Syd Barret(pink floyd)
69-Lee "scratch" Perry
68-Shaun Ryder(happy mondays)
67-prince(revolution, new power generation )
66-Jim Morrison(doors)
65-Sam Cooke
64-Ralf Hutter(kraftwerk)
63-Woody Guthrie
62-Paul Simon(Simon & Garfunkel)
61-Phil Spector(teddy boys)
60-Duke Ellington
59-Lou Reed(velvet underground)
58-Jimmy Paige(led zeppelin)
57-Hank Wiliams
56-Nicky Wire(manic street preachers)
55-RodSteward(Jeff Beck group)
54-Brian Eno(roxy music)
53-Ian Curtis(joy division)
52-Miles Davis
51-Paul Weller(jam,joy division)
50-Capitain Beefheart
49-Ray Davies(kinks)
48-Johnny Rotten(sex pistols,public image ltd)
47-Pete Townshwend(who)
46-Debbie Harry(blondie)
45-Neil Young(buffalo springfield,etc.)
44-Charlie Parker
43-Nick Drake
42-Cerys Mathews(catatonia)
41-Morrisey(smiths)
40-Dr.Dre(NWA)
39-Marc Bolan(t-rex)
38-Jarvis Cocker(pulp)
37-Stevie Wonder
36-George Harrison(beatles-duh!)
35-Bruce Springsteen
34-Patti Smith
33-Kate Bush
32-Richey Edwards(manic street preachears)
31-Richard Ashcroft(verve)
30-George Michael(sorry, not a joke)
29-Joni Mitchel
28-Chuck D (public enemy)
27-Little Richard
26-Ringo Starr(you know..)
25-Marvin Gaye
24-Joe Strummer(clash)
23-Iggy Pop(stooges)
22-Mick Jagger(rolling stones)
21-Robert Johnson
20-Brian Wilson(beach boys)
19-James Brown
18-Bono(U2)
17-Aretha Frankilin
16-Thom Yorke(radiohead)
15-Jimmi Hendrix
14-Franck Sinatra
13-Freddie Mercury(queen)
12-Bob Marley
11-Keith Richards(rolling stones)
10-Michael Stipe(REM)
9-Liam Galhager(oasis)
8-Noel Galhager(oasis)
7-Madonna
6-David Bowie
5-Elvis Presley
4-Bob Dylan
3-Kurt Cobain(nirvana)
2-Paul McCartney (BEATLES!Amazing, isn´t it?)
1-John Lennon(stangely enough, he seems to have played for a band called the beatles...)

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Q 90 Of The 90’s
 
1990
Album Of The Year:
Happy Mondays – Pills ‘N ‘ Thrills & Bellyaches

• Jane’s Addiction – Ritual De Lo Habitual
• The La’s – The La’s
• George Michael – Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
• Sinead O’Connor – I Don Not Want What I Haven’t Got
• Pet Shop Boys – Behaviour
• Pixies – Bossanova
• Public Enemy – Fear Of A Black Planet
• Paul Simon – The Rhythm Of The Saints
• World Party – Goodbye Jumbo

1991
Album Of The Year:
Massive Attack – Blue Lines

• Crowded House – Woodface
• Cypress Hill – Cypress Hill
• My Bloody Valentine – Loveless
• Nirvana – Nevermind
• Primal Scream – Screamadellca
• Red Hot Chilli Peppers – Blood Sugar Sex Magik
• R.E.M. – Out Of Time
• Simply Red – Stars
• U2 – Achtung Baby

1992
Album Of The Year:
R.E.M. – Automatic For The People

• Tori Amos – Little Earthquakes
• Ice Cube – The Predator
• Lemonheads – It’s A Shame About Ray
• Manic Street Preachers – Generation Terrorists
• Pearl Jam – Ten
• Lou Reed – Magic And Loss
• Stereo MC’s – Connection
• Neil Young – Harvest Moon

1993
Album Of The Year:
Nirvana – In Utero

• The Boo Radleys – Giant Steps
• Bjork – Debut
• Dr Dre – The Chronic
• Pj Harvey – Rid Of Me
• Various – Natural Born Killers
• Orbital – Orbital (The Brown Album)
• Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese Dream
• Suede – Suede
• Paul Weller – Wild Wood

1994
Album Of The Year:
Blur – Parklife

• Beastie Boys – Ill Communication
• Jeff Buckley – Grace
• Morrissey – Vauxhall And I
• Oasis – Definitely Maybe
• Nirvana – Unplugged In New York
• Portishead – Dummy
• Soundgarden – Superunknown
• Underworld – Dubnobasswithmyheadman
• Wu-Tang Clan – Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

1995
Album Of The Decade:
Oasis – (What’s The Story) Morning Glory

• Blur – The Great Escape
• Leftfield – Leftism
• Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill
• Pulp – Different Class
• Radiohead – The Bends
• Teenage Fanclub – Grand Prix
• TLC – Crazy Sexy Cool
• Tricky – Maxinquaye
• The Verve – A Northern Soul

1996
Album Of The Year:
Manic Street Preachers – Everything Must Go

• Ash – 1977
• Beck – Odelay
• Sheryl Crow – Sheryl Crow
• DJ Shadow – Endtroducing
• Fugees – The Score
• George Michael – Older
• Ocean Colour Scene – Moseley Shoals
• Orbital – In Sides
• 2 Pac – All Eyes On Me

1997
Album Of The Year:
Radiohead – Ok Computer

• Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – The Boatman’s Call
• The Chemical Brothers – Dig Your Own Hole
• Bob Dylan – Time Out Of Mind
• Missy Elliott – Supa Dupa Fly
• The Prodigy – The Fat Of The Land
• Spritualizes – Ladied And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
• Supergrass – In It For The Money
• Texas – White On Blond
• The Verve – Urban Hymns

1998
Album Of The Year:
The Beta Band – 3 EP’s

• Air – Moon Safari
• Catatonia – International Velvet
• Fatboy Slim – You’ve Come A Long Way Baby
• Belle And Sebastian – The Boy With The Arab Strap
• Gomez – Bring It On
• Lauryn Hill – The Miseducation Of..
• Madonna – Ray Of Light
• Massive Attack – Mezzanine
• Mercury Rev – Deserters Songs

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Q 50 Heaviest Albums Of All Time

As published in Q magazine July 2001
In Alphabetical Order

• AC/DC – Let There Be Rock
• Aphex Twin – Classics
• Big Black – Atomizer
• The Birthday Party – Junkyard
• Black Sabbath – Master Of Reality
• Miles Davis – Dark Magus: Live At Carnegie Hall
• Deep Purple – Machine Head
• DJ6666 – Death Breathin’
• Einsturzende Neubauten – ½ Mensch
• Godspeed You Black Emperor – Levez Voz Skinny Fists Comme Antennas To Heaven
• Guns N’ Roses – Appetite For Destruction
• Iron Maiden – The Number Of The Beast
• The Jesus And Mary Chain – Psychocandy
• Robert Johnson – King Of The Delta Blues Singers
• Killing Joke – Killing Joke
• King Crimson – Red
• Korn – Korn
• Kyuss – Blues For The Red Sun
• Led Zeppelin – Physical Graffiti
• Manic Street Preachers – The Holy Bible
• Marilin Manson – Antichrist Superstar
• Mayhem – Deathcrush
• Mc5 – Kick Out The Jams
• Metallica – Master Of Puppets
• Method Man – Tical
• Ministry – Psalm 69
• Mob Deep – Hell On Earth
• Motorhead – Overkill
• My Bloody Valentine – Isn’t Anything
• Napalm Death – From Enslavement To Obliteration
• Nine Inch Nales – The Downward Spiral
• Nirvana – In Utero
• Pantera – Vulgar Display Of Power
• Pixies – Surfer Rosa
• Primal Scream – Xtrmntr
• Public Image Limited – Metal Box
• Rage Against The Machine – Rage Againsed The Machine
• Scarface – The Diary
• Sepultura – Roots
• Slayer – Reign In Blood
• Slipknot – Slipknot
• Sonic Youth – Evol
• Soundgarden – Louder Than Love
• Suicide – Suicide
• Swans – Cop
• The Stooges – Fun House
• Tricky – Pre-Millennium Tention
• Various – Natural Born Killers OST
• Venom – Welcome To Hell
• Neil Young And Crazy Horse – Weld
 
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Q - 100 Women Who Rock The World

Jan 2002 Issue

Artist – recommended listening

1. Polly Harvey – Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
2. Madonna – Ray Of Light
3. Kate Bush – Hounds Of Love
4. Tori Amos – Little Earthquakes
5. Bjork – Debut
6. Debbie Harry – Parallel Lines
7. Siouxsie Sioux – Once Upon A Time – The Singles
8. Joni Mitchell – Blue
9. Stevie Niks – Rumours
10. Janis Joplin – Box Or Pearls – JJ Collection
11. Aretha Franklin – Greates Hits
12. Shirley Manson – Version 2.0
13. Elizabeth Fraser – Heaven Or Las Vegas
14. Courtney Love – Celebrity Skin
15. Dusty Springfield – Dusty Memphis
16. Chrissy Hynde – The Pretenders Greatest Hits
17. Patti Smith – Horses
18. Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill
19. Sheryl Crow – Sheryl Crow
20. Kylie Minogue – Kylie Minogue
21. Dido – No Angel
22. Missy Elliott – Miss E… So Addictive
23. Gwen Stefani – Tragic Kingdom
24. Britney Spears – Baby One More Time
25. Alison Goldfrapp – Felt Mountain
26. Kim Deal – Last Splash
27. Billie Holiday – Lady In Satin
28. Dolly Parton – The Grass Is Blue
29. Sinead O’connor – I Do Not Want What I Do Not Have
30. Diana Ross – The Best Of The Supremes
31. Nina Simone – The Very Best Of
32. Fiona Apple – Tidal
33. Carole King – Tapestry
34. Kim Gordon – Daydream Nation
35. Emmylou Harris – Pieces Of The Sky
36. Kirsty Maccoll – The Essential Collection
37. Fridasynni-Lygstad & Agnetha Faltskog – Abba Gold
38. Suzanne Vega – Solitude Standing
39. Nico – Chelsea Girl
40. Ella Fitzgerald – The Best Of
41. Marianne Faithfull – Broken English
42. Aimee Mann – Bachelor No.2
43. Roberta Flack – First Take
44. Sharleen Spiteri – White On Blond
45. Cerys Matthews – International Velvet
46. Mariah Cary – Emotions
47. Yoko Ono – Feeling The Space
48. Toya Wilcox – Anthem
49. Donna Summer – The Best Of..
50. Sade – Diamond Life
51. Justine Frischmann – Elastica
52. Mary J Bilge – What’s The 411
53. Beth Gibbons – Dummy
54. Anne & Nancy Wilson – Dreamboat Annie
55. Bonnie Raitt – Takin’ My Time
56. Tina Turner – River Deep Mountain High
57. Joan Armatrading – Whatever’s For Us
58. Cher – Good Times
59. Beth Orton – Trailer Park
60. Roisin Murphy – Things To Make And Do
61. Nelly Furtado – Whoa, Nelly!
62. Macy Gray – On How Life Is
63. Gladys Knight – Greatest Hits
64. Natalie Merchant – Tigerlily
65. Tracy Chapman – Tracy Chapman
66. Shania Twain – The Woman In Me
67. Lil’ Kim – Hardcore
68. Bessie Smith – Essential..
69. Grace Slick – Surrealistic Pillow
70. Pp Arnold – The First Cut
71. Whitney Houston – Whitney Houston
72. Janet Jackson – Control
73. Pat Benatar – Best Shots
74. Shelby Lynne – I Am Shelby Lynne
75. Cyndi Lauper – 12 Deadly Cyns..
76. Grac Jones – Warm Leatherelle
77. Destiny’s Child – Writing’s On The Wall
78. D’arcy Wretsky – Siamese Dream
79. Annie Lennox – Greatest Hits
80. Laurie Anderson – Big Science
81. Sandy Denny – Unhalfbricking
82. Suzy Quarto – Greatest Hits
83. Spice Girls – Spice
84. Alicia Keys – Songs In Minor
85. Ronnie Spector – The Best Of The Ronettes
86. Neneh Cherry – Raw Like Sushi
87. Andreh, Sharon & Caroline Corr – Talk On Corners
88. Maureen Tucker – The Velvet Underground
89. Kd Lang – Ingénue
90. The Slits – Cut
91. Girls School – Hit And Run
92. Aaliyha – Aaliyha
93. Laura Nyro – The Best Of..
94. Etta James – The Best Of..
95. Karen Carpenter – Collection..
96. Alison Moyet – Raindancing
97. Lucinda Williams – Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
98. Salt ‘N’ Peppa – The Best Of..
99. The Go-Go’s – Return To The Valley Of..
100. Sister Bliss - Reverence

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Q – The 50 Most Exciting Tunes Ever..

Q186 – January 2002

1. Sex Pistols – God Save The Queen
2. Prodigy – Firestarter
3. The Beatles – A Hard Days Night
4. Public Enemy – Rebel Without A Pause
5. Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Sprit
6. Iggy Pop – Lust For Life
7. James Brown – Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine
8. Oasis – Rock N’ Roll Star
9. The Clash – White Riot
10. The Rolling Stones – Jumpin Jack Flash
11. Motorhead – Ace Of Spades
12. Run-Dmc/Aerosmith – Walk This Way
13. The Stone Roses – I Am The Resurrection
14. The Jackson 5 – I Want You Back
15. The Jam – The Eaton Rifles
16. U2 – Where The Streets Have No Name
17. Led Zeppelin – Rock & Roll
18. Underword – Born Slippy
19. House Of Pain – Jump Around
20. Elvis Presley – That’s Alright
21. The Temptations – Papa Was A Rolling Stone
22. Blur - Song 2
23. Jimi Hendrix Experience – Crosstown Traffic
24. The Who – I Can’t Explain
25. Missy Elliott – Get Ur Freak On
26. The Ramones – Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
27. Joy Division – Transmission
28. Ash – Girl From Mars
29. The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
30. The Chemical Brothers – Block Rockin’ Beats
31. Rage Against The Machine – Killing In The Name Of
32. The Undertones – Teenage Kicks
33. Manic Street Preachers – Faster
34. Happy Mondays – Step On
35. So Solid Crew – 21 Seconds
36. MC5 – Kick Out The Jams
37. Slade – Come On Feel The Noise
38. AC/DC – Whole Lotta Rosie (Live)
39. Beastie Boys – Sabotage
40. S’express – Theme From S’express
41. The Kinks – You Really Got Me
42. Azzido Da Bass – Dooms Night
43. The Strokes – Hard To Explain
44. Donna Summer – I Feel Love
45. Guns N’ Roses – Paradise City
46. Bruce Springsteen – Born To Run
47. The Specials – Night Klub
48. Martha And The Vandellas – Dancing In The Street
49. T.Rex – 20th Century Boy
50. Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Two Tribes

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Q – 50 Bands You Must See Before You Die…

September 2002

1. AC/DC
2. Ash
3. The Beta Band
4. Tony Bennett
5. Pink Floyd
6. Kraftwerk
7. The Who
8. The Pogues
9. The Fall
10. Oasis
11. Hundred Reasons
12. The White Stripes
13. D’angelo
14. The Flaming Lips
15. Femi Anikulapo-Kuti & The Positive Force
16. Badly Drawn Boy
17. Ian Brown
18. Guns’n’roses
19. Bob Dylan
20. New Order
21. The Rolling Stones
22. Neil Young
23. Prodigy
24. Kilie
25. Paul Oakenfold
26. Fatboy Slim
27. Mr Scruff
28. Osymyso
29. Eddie Halliwell
30. Dj Hell
31. Erick Morillo
32. Tom Stephan
33. High Contrast
34. DJ Yoda
35. Primal Scream
36. RL Burnside
37. PJ Harvey
38. Slipknot
39. Radiohead
40. Red Hot Chilli Peppers
41. Fairport Convention
42. U2
43. The Vines
44. Madonna
45. The Soundtrack Of Ourlives
46. Ryan Adams
47. The Strokes
48. Outkast
49. Orbital
50. The Hives
 
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Q - 100 Songs That Changed The World


Q - 100 Songs


Q Special Edition – Jan 2003

1. Elvis Presley – That’s All Right
2. The Beatles – I Wanna Hold Your Hand
3. Sex Pistols – God Save The Queen
4. Sugerhill Gang – Rappers Delight
5. Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Sprit
6. Billie Holiday – Strange Fruit
7. Bob Dylan – Like A Rolling Stone
8. Run DMC – Walk This Way
9. New Order – Blue Monday
10. Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas
11. The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations
12. Bill Haley – Rock Around The Clock
13. The Beatles – Helter Skelter
14. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5 – The Message
15. The Kinks – You Really Got Me
16. Kraftwerk – Autobahn
17. The Bee Gees – Stayin’ Alive
18. The Tornados – Telstar
19. David Bowie – Starman
20. Aretha Franklin – Think
21. Plastic Ono Band – Gibe Peace A Chance
22. Afrika Bambaataa – Planet Rock
23. Spice Girls – Wannabe
24. Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Relax
25. Nwa – Fuck Tha Police
26. The Beatles – Tomorrow Never Knows
27. Lonnie Donegan – Rock Island Line
28. The Who – My Gereration
29. The Rolling Stones – (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
30. Madonna – Like A Virgin
31. John Lennon – Imagine
32. Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
33. The Crystals – He’s A Rebel
34. Otis Redding – (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of They Bay
35. Barrett Strong – Money (That’s What I Want)
36. Donna Summer – I Feel Love
37. Eminem – My Name Is
38. Deep Purple – Smoke On The Water
39. Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On
40. 2 Live Crew – Me So Horny
41. Chuck Berry – Maybellene
42. Bob Marley – No Woman No Cry
43. The Crickets – That’ll Be The Day
44. The Jam – Going Underground
45. Mc5 – Kick Out The Jams
46. Muddy Waters – I Can’t Be Satisfied
47. Led Zeppelin – Stairway To Heaven
48. Strings Of Life – Rhythin Is Life
49. M|A|R|R|S – Pump Up The Volume
50. Elton John – Candle In The Wind
51. The Byrds – Mr Tamborine Man
52. Public Enemy - Rebel Without A Pause
53. Blondie – Heart Of Glass
54. The Temptations – Cloud Nine
55. Jefferson Airplane – White Rabbit
56. Primal Scream – Loaded
57. Les Paul – Lover
58. Jimi Hendrix – Purple Haze
59. Michael Jackson – Thriller
60. Body Count – Cop Killer
61. The Rolling Stones – Sympathy For The Devil
62. The Velvet Underground – Heroin
63. Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive
64. Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats – Rocket 88
65. James Brown – Say It Loud: I’m Black And I’m Proud
66. Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine
67. Soul II Soul – Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)
68. Prince – Sign ‘O’ The Times
69. Milli Vanilli – Girl You Know It’s True
70. The Special AKA – Nelson Mandella
71. Pink Floyd – Interstellar Overdrive
72. Ray Charles – What’Di Say
73. Woodie Guthrie – This Land Is Your Land
74. Tubeway Army – Are Friends Electric?
75. Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin – Jet’aim..Moinon Plus
76. The Smiths – This Charming Man
77. Claude Francois – Commed’habitude
78. Oasis – Live Forever
79. Slade – Merry Christmas Everybody
80. Culture Club – Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
81. Metallica – Enter Sandman
82. The Doors – The End
83. The Incredible Bongo Band – Apache
84. Laurie Anderson – O Superman
85. Stardust – Music Sounds Better With You
86. Abba – Waterloo
87. Lee Scratch Perry – People Funny Boy
88. Korn – Blind
89. The Stone Roses – Fools Gold
90. The Monkees – Last Train To Clarksville
91. Prodigy – Firestarter
92. George Mccrae – Rock Your Baby
93. Ramones – The Blitzkrieg Bop
94. Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath
95. Dawn – Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree
96. The La’s – There She Goes
97. Link Wray & His Ray Men – Rumble
98. Richard Harris – Macarther Park
99. Radiohead – Creep
100. Little Richard – Tutti Frutti



Q Magazine: 100 Best Albums Of The ‘90’s
(Q353 – December 2015)


1. Radiohead – Ok Computer
2. Tricky – Maxinquaye
3. Nirvana – In Utero
4. Jeff Buckley – Grace
5. Beastie Boys – Ill Communication
6. Bjork – Debut
7. DJ Shadow – Endtroducing
8. Oasis – Definitely Maybe
9. Pulp – Different Class
10. The Chemical Brothers – Dig Your Own Hole
11. Missy ‘Misdemeanor’ Elliott – Supa Dupa Fly
12. Blur – 13
13. Portishead – Dummy
14. PJ Harvey – To Bring You My Love
15. Spritualized – Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
16. Massive Attack – Blue Lines
17. Black Grape – It’s Greate When You’re Straght… Yeah
18. Genius/GZA – Liquid Swords
19. Supergrass – I Should Coco
20. Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – I See Darkness
21. Aphex Twin – Richard D James
22. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – The Boatman’s Call
23. Mercury Rev – Deserters Songs
24. Pavement – Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
25. Primal Scream – Screamadelica
26. A Tribe Called Quest – The Low End Thory
27. Boards Of Canada – Music Has The Right To Children
28. Public Enemy – Fear Of A Black Planet
29. Nirvana – Nevermind
30. Super Furry Animals – Fuzzy Logic
31. Beck – Odelay
32. Lauryn Hill – The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill
33. Daft Punk – Homework
34. Madonna – Ray Of Light
35. The Flaming Lips – The Soft Bulletin
36. The Beta Band – The Three E.P’s
37. Elliott Smith – Either/Or
38. Underworld – Second Toughest In The Infants
39. Suede – Dog Man Star
40. The Prodigy – Music For A Jilted Generation
41. R.E.M. – Automatic For The People
42. Ol’ Dirty Bastard – Nigga Please
43. The La’s – The La’s
44. Sonic Youth – Goo
45. Wu-Tang Clan – Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
46. The Verve – A Northern Soul
47. My Bloody Valentine – Loveless
48. Blur – Parklife
49. Nas – Illmatic
50. Manic Street Preachers – The Holy Bible
51. Air – Moon Safari
52. Screaming Trees – Dust
53. The Charlatans – Tellin’ Stories
54. Orbital – Orbital (Brown Album)
55. Radiohead – The Bends
56. Weezer – Blue Album
57. U2 – Achtung Baby
58. Teenage Fanclub – Bandwagonesque
59. Fugees – The Score
60. Belle & Sabastian – If You’re Feeling Sinister
61. The Notorious B.I.G. – Ready To Die
62. Urge Overkill – Exit The Dragon
63. Shack – Waterpistol
64. PJ Harvey – Rid Of Me
65. Metallica – Metallica
66. The Breeders – Last Splash
67. Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese Dream
68. The Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen
69. Massive Attack – Mezzanine
70. The Black Crowes – The Southern Harmonony And Musical Companion
71. Leftfield – Rhythm And Stealth
72. Eminem – The Slip Shady Lp
73. D’Angelo – Brown Sugar
74. Pulp – His ‘N’ Hers
75. Cornershop – When I Was Born For The 7th Time
76. Pet Shop Boys - Very
77. Pixies – Bossanova
78. Bestie Boys – Check Your Head
79. Mazzy Star – So Tonight That I Might See
80. Manic Street Preachers – Everything Must Go
81. Paul Weller – Heavy Soul
82. Nine Inch Nales – The Downward Spiral
83. Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…
84. Mogwai – Come On Die Young
85. Basement Jaxx – Remedy
86. Denim – Back In Denim
87. Elastica – Elastica
88. Happy Mondays – Pills ‘N’ Thrills And Bellyaches
89. Goldie – Timeless
90. The Boo Radleys – Giant Steps
91. Morrissey – Vauxhall And I
92. Sparklehorse – Good Morning Spider
93. Dr Dre – The Chronic
94. Oasis – (What’s The Story) Morning Glory
95. Rage Against The Machine – Rage Against The Machine
96. Hole – Celebrity Skin
97. Bjork – Homogenic
98. Talk Talk – Laughing Stock
99. Saint Etienne – Foxbase Alpha
100. Neil Young And Crazy Horse – Ragged Glory



Q Magazine: 50 Indie Rock Records You Must Own
(Q352 November 2015)

Albums

1. Arctic Monkeys – Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not
2. The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses
3. Joy Division – Unknown Pleasures
4. Oasis - Definitely Maybe
5. The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead
6. Happy Mondays – Bummed
7. The La’s – The La’s
8. New Order – Power Corruption & Lies
9. Primal Scream – Screamadelica
10. Spacemen 3 – Playing With Fire
11. My Bloody Valentine – Loveless
12. PJ Harvey – Dry
13. Super Furry Animals – Radiator
14. Cocteau Twins – Heaven Or Las Vegas
15. Shack – Waterpistol
16. Doves – Lost Souls
17. Aztec Camera – High Land, Hard Rain
18. The Charlatans – Tellin’ Stories
19. Felt – Forever Breathes The Lonely Word
20. Suede – Suede
21. The Fall – Grotesque
22. Scritti Politti – Songs To Remember
23. Belle And Sebastian – If You’re Feeling Sinister
24. Elastica – Elastica
25. The Libertines – Up The Bracket
26. Teenage Fanclub – Grand Prix
27. The Pop Group – For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder?
28. The Horrors – Primary Colours
29. Ride – Nowhere
30. Associates – Forth Drawer Down

Singles

1. Orange Juice – Falling And Laughing
2. The Smiths – Hand In Glove
3. The La’s – There She Goes
4. Arctic Monkeys – I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor
5. Echo And The Bunnymen – The Pictures On My Wall
6. Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
7. Manic Street Preachers – Motown Junk
8. Felt – Primitive Painters
9. Lush – For Love
10. The Jesus And Mary Chain – Upside Down
11. Flowered Up – Weekender
12. The Fall – Totally Wired
13. Spizzenergi – Where’s Captain Kirk?
14. Scritti Politti – The Sweetest Girl
15. Josef K – Sorry For Laughing
16. Aztec Camera – Walk Out To Winter
17. My Bloody Valentine – You Made Me Realize
18. Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out
19. Elastica – Connection
20. The Libertines – Can’t Stand Me Now