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ROLLING STONE - THE 100 GREATEST ALBUMS OF THE 80s - Special Issue 1990
N.B. This list is from the Australian Edition of the magazine and had the US
list at the back of the magazine. I have listed the US albums first, with any changes in
the Australian list in brackets next to it.
1. London Calling - The Clash
2. Purple Rain - Prince & The Revolution
3. The Joshua Tree - U2
4. Remain In Light - Talking Heads
5. Graceland - Paul Simon
6. Born In The U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen
7. Thriller - Michael Jackson
8. Murmur - REM / (Circus Animals - Cold Chisel)
9. Shoot Out The Lights - Richard And Linda Thompson /(Diesel And Dust -
Midnight Oil)
10. Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman
11. Get Happy - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
12. It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us - Public Enemy / (Kick - INXS)
13. Diesel And Dust - Midnight Oil / (Human Frailty - Hunters & Collectors)
14. So - Peter Gabriel
15. Let It Be - The Replacements / (True Colours - Split Enz)
16. 1999 - Prince / (Post - Paul Kelly)
17. Synchronicity - The Police
18. Dirty Mind - Prince
19. New York - Lou Reed
20. Pretenders - Pretenders
21. Rain Dogs - Tom Waits
22. The Smiths - The Smiths / (Crowded House - Crowded House)
23. Red - Black Uhuru / (The Smiths - The Smiths)
24. Los Angeles - X / (16 Lovers Lane - The Go-Betweens)
25. Tunnel Of Love - Bruce Springsteen
26. Back In Black - AC/DC
27. Appetite For Destruction - Guns 'N' Roses
28. Control - Janet Jackson
29. Double Fantasy - John Lennon & Yoko Ono
30. How Will The Wolf Survive? - Los Lobos
31. Avalon - Roxy Music
32. Uh-Huh - John Cougar Mellencamp
33. Zen Arcade - Husker Du / (Prayers On Fire - The Birthday Party)
34. Tattoo You - The Rolling Stones
35. Kill Em All - Metallica
36. Rapture - Anita Baker / (Eliminator - ZZ Top)
37. Midnight Love - Marvin Gaye
38. Imperial Bedroom - Elvis Costello & The Attractions / (Lovetown - Stephen
Cummings)
39. Eliminator - ZZ Top / (Rapture - Anita Baker)
40. War - U2
41. Document - REM
42. Strong Persuader - The Robert Cray Band
43. Nebraska - Bruce Springsteen
44. Oh Mercy - Bob Dylan
45. Daydream Nation - Sonic Youth
46. Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (Third Solo Album - 1980)
47. Private Dancer - Tina Turner
48. Skylarking - XTC / (Quasimodo's Dream - The Reels)
49. Crazy Rhythms - The Feelies / (Cats And Dogs - Mental As Anything)
50. Madonna - Madonna
51. Run DMC - Run DMC
52. Making Movies - Dire Straights
53. Bring The Family - John Hiatt / (Born Sandy Devotional - The Triffids)
54. Speaking In Tongues - Talking Heads
55. Centrefield - John Fogerty
56. Closer - Joy Division
57. Empty Glass - Pete Townsend / (The Swing - INXS)
58. The Indestructible Beat Of Soweto - Various Artists
59. Computer Games - George Clinton / (Brave - Kate Ceberano)
60. The Blue Mask - Lou Reed
61. Doc At The Radar Station - Captain Beefheart
62. Pyromania - Def Leppard / (Time And Tide - Split Enz)
63. Entertainment - Gang Of Four
64. Vivid - Living Colour / (The Pleasure Of Your Company... - Models)
65. In My Tribe - 10,000 Maniacs / (East - Cold Chisel)
66. Fiyo On The Bayou - The Neville Brothers
67. Trouble In Paradise - Randy Newman / (Primitive Man - Icehouse)
68. The Specials - The Specials / (Gossip - Paul Kelly & The Coloured Girls)
69. Radio - LL Cool J
70. Travelling Wilburys Vol. 1 - Travelling Wilburys
71. Crowded House - Crowded House / (10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 - Midnight
Oil)
72. Marshall Crenshaw - Marshall Crenshaw / (The Blurred Crusade - The Church)
73. Building The Perfect Beast - Don Henley
74. Sign O' The Times - Prince
75. She's So Unusual - Cyndi Lauper
76. Second Edition - Public Image Ltd
77. Robbie Robertson - Robbie Robertson
78. Dare - The Human League
79. Guitar Town - Steve Earle / (Tender Prey - Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds)
80. Suzanne Vega - Suzanne Vega
81. 1984 - Van Halen / (East Side Story - UK Squeeze)
82. East Side Story - UK Squeeze / (1984 - Van Halen)
83. Let's Dance - David Bowie
84. Faith - George Michael
85. Freedom - Neil Young
86. The River - Bruce Springsteen
87. Steel Wheels - The Rolling Stones
88. Lives In The Balance - Jackson Browne
89. Who's Zooming Who - Aretha Franklin
90. ... Nothing Like The Sun - Sting
91. Lyle Lovett - Lyle Lovett / (Stoneage Romeos - Hoodoo Gurus)
92. Full Moon Fever - Tom Petty
93. The Night I Feel In Love - Luther Vandross / (For The Working Class Man -
Jimmy Barnes)
94. Power, Corruption & Lies - New Order
95. Scarecreow - John Cougar Mellencamp
96. Colour By Numbers - Culture Club
97. The Mona Lisa's Sister - Graham Parker / (loveBUZZ - The Humingbirds)
98. Labour Of Love - UB40
99. What's Up, Dog? - Was (Not Was) / (Max Q)
100. Sun City - Artists United Against Apartheid
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ROLLING STONE - THE 100 BEST SINGLES OF THE LAST 25 YEARS - July 1989 Issue
1. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
2. Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
3. I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
4. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
5. I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
6. Respect - Aretha Franklin
7. (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
8. Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival
9. Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
10. Stop! In The Name Of Love - The Supremes
11. Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
12. The Tracks Of My Tears - Smokey Robinson And The Miracles
13. In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
14. What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
15. You Really Got Me - The Kinks
16. My Generation - The Who
17. Little Red Corvette - Prince
18. Louie Louie - The Kingsmen
19. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - The Righteous Brothers
20. Gloria - Them
21. Dancing In The Street - Martha An The Vandellas
22. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
23. Reach Out, I'll Be There - The Four Tops
24. Shake - Sam Cooke
25. The Message - Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five
26. Gimme Some Lovin' - The Spencer Davis Group
27. Honky Tonk Women - The Rolling Stones
28. My Girl - The Temptations
29. Hey Jude - The Beatles
30. River Deep, Mountain High - Ike And Tina Turner
31. Don't Worry Baby - The Beach Boys
32. Anarchy In The U.K. - The Sex Pistols
33. When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge
34. Thank You (Falettin-Me Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly And The Family Stone
35. Da Doo Ron Ron - The Crystals
36. 96 Tears - ? And The Mysterians
37. The Letter - The Box Tops
38. Be My Baby - The Ronettes
39. Wooly Bully - Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs
40. Light My Fire - The Doors
41. Chain Of Folls - Aretha Franklin
42. Hotel California - The Eagles
43. Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
44. Imagine - John Lennon
45. Let's Stay Together - Al Green
46. Pride (In The Name Of Love) - U2
47. Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley
48. Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles
49. Try A Little Tenderness - Otis Redding
50. Stayin' Alive - The Bee Gees
51. When Doves Cry - Prince
52. Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival
53. Help! - The Beatles
54. I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner
55. California Dreamin' - The Mamas And The Papas
56. Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
57. For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield
58. Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
59. Who'll Stop The Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival
60. Good Times - Chic
61. Walk This Way - Aerosmith
62. Groovin' - The Young Rascals
63. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
64. Needles And Pins - The Searchers
65. All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
66. Hold On, I'm Comin' - Sam And Dave
67. Crimson And Clover - Tommy James And The Shondells
68. Jumpin' Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones
69. Once In A Lifetime - Talking Heads
70. Somebody To Love - Jefferson Airplane
71. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon And Garfunkel
72. Wild Thing - The Troggs
73. Superstition - Stevie Wonder
74. Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
75. The House Of The Rising Sun - The Animals
76. Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young
77. Son-Of-A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
78. She's Not There - The Zombies
79. Instant Karma (We All Shine On) - John Lennon
80. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - James Brown
81. Walk On The Wild Side - Lou Reed
82. Walk Away Renee - The Left Banke
83. Devil With A Blue Dress On/Good Golly, Miss Molly - Mitch Ryder And The
Detroit Wheels
84. Your Song - Elton John
85. A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procul Harum
86. Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds
87. Maggie May - Rad Stewart
88. Summer In The City - The Lovin' Spoonful
89. Tell It Like It Is - Aaron Neville
90. Overnight Sensation (Hit Record) - The Raspberries
91. Good Lovin' - The Young Rascals
92. Bang A Gong (Get It On) - T Rex
93. Night Moves - Bob Seger
94. War - Edwin Starr
95. Every Breath You Take - The Police
96. Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
97. Layla - Derek And The Dominos
98. Back Stabbers - The O'Jays
99. Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
100. People Get Ready - The Impressions
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ROLLING STONE TOP 100 ALBUMS OF THE LAST 20 YEARS - September & October
1987 Editions (As part of the 20th anniversary celebration of the magazine)
1. The Beatles - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
2. The Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks
3. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street
4. John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band
5. Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?
6. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust
7. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
8. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
9. The Beatles - The Beatles
10. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
11. Elvis Costello - This Year's Model
12. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks
13. Bob Dylan & The Band - The Basement Tapes
14. The Clash - London Calling
15. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet
16. Patti Smith - Horses
17. The Beatles - Abbey Road
18. The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
19. The Band - The Band
20. Prince - Dirty Mind
21. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico
22. The Who - Who's Next
23. Derek & The Dominos - Layla
24. Richard & Linda Thompson - Shoot Out The Lights
25. The Doors - The Doors
26. Neil Young - Tonight's The Night
27. The Clash - The Clash
28. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A.
29. Evis Costello - My Aim Is True
30. Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On
31. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
32. The Velvet Underground - Loaded
33. Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica
34. Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story
35. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon
36. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy And The Poor Boys
37. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
38. Television - Marquee Moon
39. Prince - Purple Rain
40. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness On The Edge Of Town
41. The Band - Music From Big Pink
42. The Pretenders - Pretenders
43. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River
44. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow
45. Graham Parker - Squeezing Out Sparks
46. Joni Mitchell - Blue
47. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
48. Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul
49. Randy Newman - 12 Songs
50. Big Brother And The Holding Company - Cheap Thrills
51. Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, The Innocent And The E Street Shuffle
52. The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers
53. Talking Heads - Remain In Light
54. Graham Parker - Howlin Wind
55. The New York Dolls - New York Dolls
56. Paul Simon - Graceland
57. Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food
58. R.E.M. - Murmur
59. Van Morrison - Moondance
60. Original Soundtrack - The Harder They Come
61. John Lennon - Imagine
62. Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland
63. Bruce Springsteen - The River
64. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
65. Elvis Costello And The Attractions - Get Happy!!
66. Neil Young And Crazy Horse - Rust Never Sleeps
67. Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding
68. Michael Jackson - Off The Wall
69. Ramones - Ramones
70. The Rolling Stones - Between The Buttons
71. Neil Young - After The Goldrush
72. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
73. Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything
74. Crosby, Stills And Nash - Crosby, Stills And Nash
75. Al Green - Call Me
76. Elvis Presley - From Elvis In Memphis
77. The Mothers Of Invention - We're Only In It For The Money
78. Sly And The Family Stone - Greatest Hits
79. Pink Floyd - The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
80. Talking Heads - Talking Heads: 77
81. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
82. The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
83. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
84. Roxy Music - Siren
85. Michael Jackson - Thriller
86. Richard And Linda Thompson - I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
87. Sly And The Family Stone - Stand!
88. Iggy And The Stooges - Raw Power
89. Randy Newman - Sail Away
90. Various Artists - Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychadelic
Era, 1965-1968
91. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You
92. Southside Johnny And The Asbury Jukes - Hearts Of Stone
93. Simon And Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Waters
94. Talking Heads - Fear Of Music
95. Otis Redding - History Of Otis Redding
96. David Bowie - ChangesOneBowie
97. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
98. Steely Dan - Katy Lied
99. The Who - Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy
100. T.Rex - Electric Warrior
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Fifty Essential Recordings From The Fifties (1990)
- Little Richard - The Specialty Sessions
- Chuck Berry - The Chess Box
- Elvis Presley - The Complete Sun Sessions
- Jerry Lee Lewis - The Sun Box
- Buddy Holly - Legend
- Bo Diddley - Checker Recordings Re-Released On Chess/MCA
- Fats Domino - Legendary Masters
- Ray Charles - A Life In Music
- The Everly Brothers - The Everly Brothers
- Clyde McPhatter - Atlantic Rhythm & Blues: Volumes 2 and 3
- The 5 Royales - The Real Thing
- The Coasters - Young Blood
- Carl Perkins - Original Sun Greatest Hits
- Eddie Cochran - The Eddie Cochran Box Set
- Gene Vincent And His Blue Caps - The Capitol Years: '56-'63
- Ritchie Valens - Ritchie Valens
- Hank Ballard And The Midnighters - What You Get When The Gettin' Gets Good
- Big Joe Turner - Greatest Hits
- Huey "Piano" Smith And The Clowns - Serious Clownin': The History Of
Huey 'Piano' Smith And The Clowns
- Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers - Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers
- Larry Williams - The Best Of Larry Williams
- Chuck Willis - Keep A' Driving
- Wanda Jackson - "Fujiyama Mama" and "Let's Have A Party"
- Johnny Otis - The Capitol Years
- Lloyd Price - "Lawdy Miss Clawdy", "Stagger Lee",
"Personality", and "I'm Gonna Get Married"
- The Isley Brothers - "Shout"
- Sam Cooke - "Send Me"
- Jackie Wilson - "Lonely Teardrops"
- The Chantels - "Maybe"
- James Brown - "Please, Please, Please" and "Try Me"
- The Falcons - "You're So Fine"
- Dion And The Belmonts - "A Teenager In Love"
- Bobby "Blue" Bland - "Farther Up The Road"/"Wishing
Well"
- Jerry Butler And The Impressions - "For Your Precious Love"
- Otis Rush - "All Your Love" and "Double Trouble"
- Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton - "Hound Dog"
- LaVern Baker - "Jim Dandy"
- Etta James - "Roll With Me Henry"
- Little Willie John - "Fever" and "Talk To Me, Talk To Me"
- Dale Hawkins - "Suzie-Q"
- The El Dorados - "At My Front Door"
- Bobby Freeman - "Do You Want To Dance" and "Betty Lou Got A New
Pair Of Shoes"
- The Cadets - "Stranded In The Jungle"
- Johnny Burnette And The Rock And Roll Trio - "The Train Kept
A-Rollin'"
- Link Wray - "Rumble"
- The Cadillacs - "Speedo"
- Billy Lee Riley - "Flyin' Saucers Rock And Roll" and "Red
Hot"
- Screamin' Jay Hawkins - "I Put A Spell On You"
- Richard Berry - "Louie, Louie"
- Mickey And Sylvia - "Love Is Strange"
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Top 100 Albums Compiled
1997
As Compiled by the staff of the German edition of Rolling Stone Magazine for
the December 1997 issue.
Thanks to Ralf.v.Appen for
supplying this list.
1. Rolling Stones - Exile on main street
2. Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
3. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
4. Van Morrison Astral Weeks
5. Beatles Abbey Road
6. Rolling Stones Beggars Banquet
7. Bob Dylan Blonde on Blonde
8. Beatles Revolver
9. Rolling Stones Let it bleed
10. Marvin Gaye What's going on
11. Patti Smith Horses
12. Sex Pistols Never mind the bollocks...
13. J.Hendrix Experience Are you experienced?
14. Velvet Underground V. Underground & Nico
15. The Band The Band
16. The Clash London Calling
17. Joni Mitchell Blue
18. Beatles Beatles (White Album)
19. Nirvana Nevermind
20. Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers
21. Bob Dylan Blood on the tracks
22. The Smiths The Queen is dead
23. Beatles Sgt.Peppers Lonley ...
24. Gram Parsons Grievous Angel
25. David Bowie Hunky Dory
26. Elvis Presley Elvis Presley
27. Captain Beefheart Trout Mask Replica
28. Bruce Springsteen Born to Run
29. Television Marquee Moon
30. Elvis Costello Imperial Bedroom
31. Otis Redding Otis Blue
32. J.Hendrix Experience Electric Ladyland
33. Love Forever Changes
34. Bob Dylan Bringing it all back home
35. Beatles Rubber Soul
36. Byrds The Notorious Byrd Brothers
37. James Brown Live at the Apollo
38. Rolling Stones Aftermath
39. The Clash The Clash
40. Sly & the Family Stone There's a riot going on
41. Randy Newman Sail Away
42. Scott Walker Scott 4
43. The Doors The Doors
44. Roxy Music For your pleasure
45. Nick Drake Bryter Layter
46. Neil Young Tonight's the Night
47. Elvis Costello This Year's Model
48. B. Springsteen Darkness on the edge of town
49. Tindersticks Tindersticks
50. The Smiths The Smiths
51. Leonard Cohen Songs of Leonard Cohen
52. Elvis Presley Elvis is back!
53. Richard & Linda Thompson I want to see the bright lights tonight
54. Oasis (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
55. David Bowie The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust
56. Randy Newman 12 Songs
57. The Ramones The Ramones
58. The Who Who's next?
59. R.E.M. Automatic for the people
60. Byrds Younger than Yesterday
61. Tom Waits Swordfishtrombones
62. Joni Mitchell Court and Spark
63. Carole King Tapestry
64. Elvis Costello My Aim is true
65. Steely Dan Countdown to Ecstasy
66. Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV
67. Iggy & the Stooges Raw Power
68. Rolling Stones Some Girls
69. Bob Dylan Time out of mind
70. John Lennon Plastic Ono Band
71. Kate & Anna McGarrigle Kate & Anna Mc Garrigle
72. Van Morrison Moondance
73. The Band Music from Big Pink
74. Fairport Convention Liege & Lief
75. Prefab Sprout Steve Mc Queen
76. Little Feat Salin' Shoes
77. Neil Young After the Goldrush
78. Flying Burrito Brothers The Gilded Palace of Sin
79. The Pretenders The Pretenders
80. Buddy Holly The Chirping Crickets
81. Dusty Springfield Dusty in Memphis
82. Rolling Stones Tattoo you
83. John Prine John Prine
84. The Jam All Mod Cons
85. Creedance Clearwater Rev. Green River
86. Rolling Stones Between the Buttons
87. Bob Dylan Desire
88. R.E.M. Reckoning
89. Scott Walker Tilt
90. Green on Red Here Come the Snakes
91. Tim Buckley Greetings from L.A.
92. B. Springsteen Nebraska
93. Leonard Cohen Songs of Love & Hate
94. Neil Young On the Beach
95. Emmylou Harris Rose in the Snow
96. Jefferson Airplane Surrealistic Pillow
97. Aretha Franklin Lady Soul
98. Gene Clark No Other
99. Simon & Garfunkel Bookends
100. Bob Dylan Nashville Skyline
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The Essential Recordings of the
‘90s
Alternative
Sinead O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Jane's Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual
R.E.M. - Out of Time
Metallica - Metallica
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend
Nirvana - Nevermind
My Blood Valentine - Loveless
U2 - Achtung Baby
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted
L7 - Bricks are Heavy
Los Lobos - Kiko
R.E.M. - Automatic For The People
Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine
The Cranberries - Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?
The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
Nirvana - In Utero
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me
Pearl Jam - Vs.
Green Day - Dookie
Tori Amos - Under The Pink
Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville
Soundgarden - Superunknown
Hole - Live Through This
Beastie Boys - Ill Communication
Jeff Buckley - Grace
Oasis - Definitely Maybe
Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love
Radiohead - The Bends
Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
Bjork - Post
Garbage - Garbage
Luna - Penthouse
The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Sleater-Kinney - Call The Doctor
Beck - Odelay
Sublime - Sublime
Fiona Apple - Tidal
Marilyn Manson - Antichrist Superstar
Pulp - Different Class
Belle and Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister
Yo La Tengo - I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One
Radiohead - OK Computer
Cornershop - When I Was Born For The 7th Time
Beastie Boys - Hello Nasty
Korn - Follow The Leader
Rock & Roll
The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Ragged Glory
Lenny Kravitz - Mama Said
Jimmie Dale Gilmore - After Awhile
Van Morrison - Hymns To The Silence
k.d. lang - Ingenue
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I and II
Annie Lennox - Diva
Peter Gabriel - Us
The Jayhawks - Hollywood Town Hall
Counting Crows - August and Everything After
Van Morrison - Too Long In Exile
Billy Joel - River Of Dreams
Mick Jagger - Wandering Spirit
Johnny Cash - American Recordings
Iris DeMent - My Life
Hootie and the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View
Eric Clapton - From The Cradle
Tom Petty – WildflowersJewel - Pieces Of You
The Wallflowers - Bringing Down The Horse
Patti Smith - Gone Again
Sheryl Crow - Sheryl Crow
Bruce Springsteen - The Ghost of Tom Joad
Ani DiFranco - Living In Clip
John Fogerty - Blue Moon Swamp
The Rolling Stones - Bridges To Babylon
Billy Bragg and Wilco - Mermaid Avenue
Lucinda Williams – Car Wheels On A Gravel RoadWillie Nelson - Teatro
Peter Wolf - Fool's Parade
Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind
The Rolling Stones - No Security
Hip-Hop & R&B
- Public Enemy – Fear Of A Black Planet
- Ice Cube – AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted
- LL Cool J – Mama Said Knock You Out
- Brand Nubian – One For All
- A Tribe Called Quest – The Low End Theory
- N.W.A. – Efil4zaggin
- Janet Jackson – janet.
- Cypress Hill – Cyrpress Hill
- En Vogue – Funky Divas
- Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth
- Dr. Dre – The Chronic
- Snoop Doggy Dogg – Doggystyle
- Wu-Tang Clan – Enter The Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers
- Nas – Illmatic
- TLC – CrazySexyCool
- The Notorious B.I.G. – Ready To Die
- Mary J. Blige – My Life
- D’Angelo – Brown Sugar
- 2Pac – All Eyez On Me
- Buju Banton – ‘Til Shiloh
- Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…
- R. Kelly – R. Kelly
- Fugees – The Score
- Aaliyah – One In A Million
- Lil’ Kim – Hard Core
- Erykah Badu – Baduizm
- The Notorious B.I.G. – Life After Death
- Wyclef Jean – The Carnival
- Puff Daddy and the Family – No Way Out
- Jay-Z – Vol. 2…Hard Knock Life
- Missy "Misdemeanour" Elliott – Supa Dupa Fly
- Lauryn Hill – The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
- OutKast – Aquemini
Dance & Pop
- The Orb – The Orb’s Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld
- Pet Shop Boys – Very
- Aphex Twin – Selected Ambient Works, Volume II
- Massive Attack – Protection
- Portishead – Dummy
- Moby – Everything Is Wrong
- Tricky – Maxinquaye
- Stereolab – Emperor Tomato Ketchup
- DJ Shadow – Endtroducing…
- Spice Girls – Spice
- The Chemical Brothers – Dig Your Own Hole
- Hanson – Middle Of Nowhere
- Prodigy – The Fat Of The Land
- Roni Size/Reprazent – New Forms
- Madonna – Ray Of Light
Box Sets
- James Brown – Star Time
- Ray Charles – The Birth of Soul – The Complete Atlantic Rhythm &
Blues Recordings 1952-1959
- Bob Dylan – Live 1966: The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert – The
Bootleg Series, Vol. 4
- Robert Johnson – The Complete Recordings
- Janis Joplin – Janis
- Otis Redding – Otis! The Definitive Otis Redding
- Various Artists – The Sugar Hill Records Story
- Various Artists – Anthology Of American Folk Music
- Various Artists – Tougher Than Tough, The Story Of Jamaican Music
- The Velvet Underground – Peel Slowly And See
Blues
- Junior Kimbrough – All Night Long
- Othar Turner and the Rising Star Fife-And-Drum Band – Everybody
Hollerin’ Goat
- Keb’ Mo’ – Keb’ Mo’
- Charles Brown – Just A Lucky So And So
- Ruth Brown – The Songs Of My Life
World
- Various Artists – Guitar Paradise Of East Africa
- Various Artists – The Music In My Head
- Oumou Sangare – Worotan
- Linton Kwesi Johnson – Tings an’ Times
- Tom Ze – Brazil Classics 4: The Best Of Tom Ze
- Various Artists – Asia Classics 1: The South Indian Film Music Of Vijaya
Anand
- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – Intoxicated Spirit
- Oruc Guvenc – Ocean Of Remembrance
- Ruben Gonzalez – Introducing…
- David Lindley & Henry Kaiser – A World Out Of Time
- Country
- Trisha Yearwood – Hearts In Armor
- Dwight Yoakam – If There Was A Way
- Shania Twain – Come On Over
- The Mavericks – What A Crying Shame
- Alan Jackson – Who I Am
'Rolling Stone Readers 100,
2002
Rolling Stone issue 907 (October 17th 2002)
Many Thanks to Frank Groen [fsgroen@xs4all.nl]
1. Beatles - Revolver (1966)
2. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
3. Beatles - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
4. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
5. Beatles - The Beatles (The White Album) (1968)
6. Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
7. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
8. Radiohead - Ok Computer (1997)
9. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin 4 (1971)
10. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
11. Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon (1973)
12. Michael Jackson -Thriller (1982)
13. Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street (1972)
14. Clash - London Calling (1979)
15. U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000)
16. Weezer - Pinkerton (1996)
17. Radiohead - The Bends (1995)
18. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
19. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
20. Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
21. Weezer - Weezer (1994)
22. Nirvana - In Utero (1993)
23. Beatles - Rubber Soul (1965)
24. Eminem -The Eminem Show (2002)
25. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
26. Radiohead - Kid A (2000)
27. Tool - Aenima (1996)
28. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
29. Madonna - Ray Of Light (1998)
30. Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
31. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
32. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
33. Oasis - What's The Story - Morning Glory? (1995)
34. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
35. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
36. Who - Who's Next (1971)
37. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers Lp (2000)
38. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
39. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
40. Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)
41. Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
42. Metallica - Metallica (1991)
43. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
44. Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced? (1967)
45. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)
46. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion 1 & 2 (1991)
47. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
48. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
49. U2 - War (1983)
50. Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam Vs. Pearl Jam (1993)
51. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin 2 (1969)
52. Madonna - Music (2000)
53. U2 - The Unforgettable Fire (1984)
54. Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)
55. Nirvana - Unplugged In New York (1994)
56. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust (1972)
57. Strokes - Is This It (2001)
58. Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (2001)
59. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
60. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
61. Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue (1959)
62. Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989)
63. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness On The Edge Of Town (1978)
64. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The Usa (1984)
65. Who - Tommy (1969)
66. Prince - Purple Rain (1984)
67. Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992)
68. Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed (1969)
69. U2 - Zooropa (1993)
70. Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)
71. System Of A Down - Toxicity (2001)
72. Michael Jackson - Off The Wall (1979)
73. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks (1977)
74. Counting Crows - August And Everything After (1993)
75. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
76. Pixies - Doolittle (1990)
77. No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995)
78. Velvet Underground + Nico - Velvet Underground + Nico (1967)
79. Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)
80. Depeche Mode - 101 (1989)
81. Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994)
82. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
83. Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy (1973)
84. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
85. Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)
86. Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (1986)
87. Metallica - Master Of Puppets (1986)
88. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
89. Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
90. Weezer - Maladroit (2002)
91. Garbage - Version 2.0 (1998)
92. Bob Marley - Legend (1984)
93. Def Leppard - Hysteria (1987)
94. Moby - Play (1999)
95. Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life (1976)
96. Beck - Odelay (1996)
97. Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland (1968)
98. Madonna - The Immaculate Collection (1990)
99. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
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