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The Virgin all-time album top 1000 list, from the book by Colin Larkin. Colin says almost 200,000 people participated in the poll, but that's hard
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1 |
5 |
Beatles,The - Revolver - 1966 |
2 |
1 |
Beatles,The - Sgt.Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band - 1967 |
3 |
15 |
Beatles,The - The Beatles - 1968 |
4 |
57 |
Nirvana - Nevermind - 1991 |
5 |
58 |
Beatles,The - Abbey Road - 1969 |
6 |
3 |
Beach Boys,The - Pet Sounds - 1966 |
7 |
27 |
R.E.M. - Automatic For The People - 1992 |
8 |
6 |
Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon - 1973 |
9 |
Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? - 1995 |
|
10 |
Radiohead - Bends,The - 1995 |
|
11 |
19 |
David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust - 1972 |
12 |
72 |
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland - 1968 |
13 |
12 |
Sex Pistols,The - Never Mind The Bollocks - 1977 |
14 |
47 |
Stone Roses,The - Stone Roses,The - 1989 |
15 |
7 |
Van Morrison - Astral Weeks - 1968 |
16 |
34 |
David Bowie - Hunky Dory - 1972 |
17 |
4 |
Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde - 1966 |
18 |
48 |
U2 - Joshua Tree,The - 1987 |
19 |
17 |
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 1977 |
20 |
10 |
Beatles,The - Rubber Soul - 1965 |
21 |
Radiohead - OK Computer - 1997 |
|
22 |
20 |
Velvet Underground,The - The Velvet Underground & Nico - 1967 |
23 |
62 |
Smiths,The - Queen Is Dead,The - 1986 |
24 |
98 |
Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks - 1975 |
25 |
Oasis - Definitely Maybe - 1994 |
|
26 |
2 |
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited - 1965 |
27 |
114 |
Rolling Stones,The - Exile on Main Street - 1972 |
28 |
162 |
U2 - Achtung Baby - 1991 |
29 |
54 |
Clash,The - London Calling - 1979 |
30 |
Blur - Parklife - 1994 |
|
31 |
127 |
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here - 1975 |
32 |
9 |
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On - 1971 |
33 |
Prodigy,The - Fat Of The Land,The - 1997 |
|
34 |
Portishead - Dummy - 1994 |
|
35 |
Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill - 1995 |
|
36 |
Oasis - Be Here Now - 1997 |
|
37 |
200 |
Primal Scream - Screamadelica - 1991 |
38 |
93 |
Paul Simon - Graceland - 1986 |
39 |
38 |
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV - 1971 |
40 |
32 |
Love - Forever changes - 1968 |
41 |
Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go - 1996 |
|
42 |
Pulp - Different Class - 1995 |
|
43 |
Massive - Blue Lines - 1991 |
|
44 |
8 |
Rolling Stones,The - Let It Bleed - 1969 |
45 |
Verve,The - Urban Hymns - 1997 |
|
46 |
176 |
Pink Floyd - Wall,The - 1979 |
47 |
84 |
Prince - Sign o' The Times - 1987 |
48 |
28 |
Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue - 1959 |
49 |
35 |
Band,The - Band,The - 1969 |
50 |
258 |
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti - 1975 |
51 |
13 |
R.E.M. - Out Of Time - 1991 |
52 |
97 |
Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water - 1970 |
53 |
89 |
Joni Mitchell - Blue - 1971 |
54 |
Beck - Odelay - 1996 |
|
55 |
Kula Shaker - K - 1996 |
|
56 |
Manic Street Preachers - Holy Bible,The - 1994 |
|
57 |
Blur - Blur - 1997 |
|
58 |
14 |
Michael Jackson - Thriller - 1982 |
59 |
385 |
Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love - 1985 |
60 |
Ocean Colour Scene - Moseley Shoals - 1996 |
|
61 |
153 |
Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica - 1969 |
62 |
Suede - Dog Man Star - 1994 |
|
63 |
16 |
Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run - 1975 |
64 |
Prodigy,The - Music For The Jilted Generation - 1994 |
|
65 |
45 |
Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life - 1976 |
66 |
Paul Weller - Stanley Road - 1995 |
|
67 |
63 |
Doors,The - Doors,The - 1967 |
68 |
266 |
Joy Division - Closer - 1980 |
69 |
95 |
Lou Reed - Transformer - 1973 |
70 |
39 |
Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced - 1967 |
71 |
Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadnes - 1995 |
|
72 |
167 |
Crowded House - Woodface - 1991 |
73 |
106 |
Neil Young - After The Goldrush - 1970 |
74 |
214 |
Clash,The - Clash,The - 1977 |
75 |
133 |
Byrds,The - The Notorious Byrd Brothers - 1968 |
76 |
220 |
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells - 1973 |
77 |
90 |
Meatloaf - Bat Out Of Hell - 1978 |
78 |
Leftfield - Leftism - 1995 |
|
79 |
44 |
Prince - Purple Rain - 1984 |
80 |
29 |
Bob Marley and The Wailers - Legend - 1984 |
81 |
Verve,The - A Northern Soul - 1995 |
|
82 |
Jeff Buckley - Grace - 1994 |
|
83 |
124 |
Pearl Jam - Ten - 1992 |
84 |
83 |
Nirvana - In Utero - 1993 |
85 |
539 |
Bjork - Debut - 1993 |
86 |
0 |
Chemical Brothers,The - Dig Your Own Hole - 1997 |
87 |
164 |
Queen - Night At The Opera,A - 1975 |
88 |
805 |
Patti Smith - Horses - 1975 |
89 |
68 |
Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms - 1985 |
90 |
511 |
Pixies - Doolittle - 1989 |
91 |
150 |
Bob Dylan - Bringing it all back home - 1965 |
92 |
115 |
Neil Young - Harvest - 1972 |
93 |
R.E.M. - New Adventures In Hi-Fi - 1996 |
|
94 |
George Michael - Older - 1996 |
|
95 |
148 |
Byrds,The - Younger Than Yesterday - 1967 |
96 |
228 |
Suede - Suede - 1993 |
97 |
22 |
Frank Sinatra - Songs For Swingin' Lovers! - 1956 |
98 |
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes - 1992 |
|
99 |
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream - 1993 |
|
100 |
Radiohead - Pablo Honey - 1993 |
|
101 |
Spice Girls - Spice - 1996 |
|
102 |
183 |
Carole King - Tapestry - 1971 |
103 |
467 |
Television - Marquee moon - 1977 |
104 |
66 |
John Lennon - Imagine - 1971 |
105 |
26 |
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II - 1969 |
106 |
24 |
Rolling Stones,The - Beggar's Banquet - 1968 |
107 |
11 |
Rolling Stones,The - Sticky Fingers - 1971 |
108 |
Supergrass - In It For The Money - 1997 |
|
109 |
678 |
Jam,The - All mod cons - 1978 |
110 |
Pulp - His'n'Hers - 1994 |
|
111 |
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures - 1980 |
|
112 |
206 |
Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction - 1987 |
113 |
152 |
Van Morrison - Moondance - 1970 |
114 |
Red Hot Chili Peppers,The - BloodSugarSexMagik - 1991 |
|
115 |
75 |
Smiths,The - Smiths,The - 1984 |
116 |
21 |
Otis Redding - Otis blue - 1966 |
117 |
23 |
Michael Jackson - Bad - 1987 |
118 |
Nick Drake - Bryter Lyter - 1970 |
|
119 |
Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York - 1994 |
|
120 |
216 |
David Bowie - Low - 1977 |
121 |
Who,The - The Who Sell Out - 1968 |
|
122 |
40 |
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme - 1964 |
123 |
78 |
Peter Gabriel - So - 1986 |
124 |
479 |
Stevie Wonder - Innervisions - 1973 |
125 |
577 |
Smiths,The - Hatful of Hollow - 1984 |
126 |
43 |
Crosby Stills and Nash - Crosby Stills and Nash - 1969 |
127 |
Black Grape - It's Great When You're Straight...Yeah - 1995 |
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128 |
427 |
Stooges,The - Fun House - 1970 |
129 |
Tricky - Maxinquaye - 1995 |
|
130 |
202 |
Velvet Underground,The - The Velvet Underground - 1969 |
131 |
541 |
Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Ho - 1988 |
132 |
36 |
James Brown - Live At The Apollo Vol. 1 - 1963 |
133 |
140 |
Who,The - Who's Next? - 1971 |
134 |
159 |
Moby Grape - Moby Grape - 1967 |
135 |
Steely Dan - Count Down to Ecstasy - 1973 |
|
136 |
Gene Clark - No Other - 1974 |
|
137 |
Stone Roses,The - The Second Coming - 1994 |
|
138 |
Pink Floyd - Piper at the gates of dawn - 1967 |
|
139 |
Ramones,The - Ramones - 1976 |
|
140 |
253 |
ABC - Lexicon Of Love - 1982 |
141 |
770 |
Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel - 1974 |
142 |
Beatles,The - A Hard Day's Night - 1964 |
|
143 |
288 |
David Crosby - If only I could remember my name - 1971 |
144 |
Texas - White On Blonde - 1997 |
|
145 |
Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel Of Love - 1987 |
|
146 |
259 |
John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band - 1970 |
147 |
37 |
Elvis Costello - Imperial Bedroom - 1982 |
148 |
747 |
Counting Crows - August & Everything After - 1994 |
149 |
61 |
Fairport Convention - Leige and lief - 1970 |
150 |
316 |
Richard & Linda Thompson - I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight - 1974 |
151 |
225 |
Neil Young - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere - 1970 |
152 |
169 |
Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill - 1973 |
153 |
33 |
Elvis Presley - Sun Collection,The - 1975 |
154 |
Placebo - Placebo - 1996 |
|
155 |
59 |
Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! - 1969 |
156 |
65 |
Cream - Disraeli Gears - 1967 |
157 |
Big Star - Third (AKA Sister Lovers) - 1978 |
|
158 |
92 |
Michael Jackson - Off The Wall - 1979 |
159 |
51 |
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book - 1972 |
160 |
271 |
Roxy Music - For your pleasure - 1973 |
161 |
138 |
Derek and The Dominos - Layla - 1970 |
162 |
171 |
Eagles,The - Hotel California - 1976 |
163 |
157 |
Crosby Stills Nash and Young - DÚjÓ Vu - 1970 |
164 |
67 |
Elvis Costello - This Year's Model - 1978 |
165 |
234 |
Metallica - Metallica - 1991 |
166 |
108 |
Blondie - Parallel Lines - 1978 |
167 |
50 |
Simply Red - Stars - 1991 |
168 |
99 |
Beatles,The - With the Beatles - 1963 |
169 |
18 |
U2 - Unforgettable Fire,The - 1984 |
170 |
Toni Braxton - Secrets - 1996 |
|
171 |
367 |
Kinks,The - The Village Green Preservation Society - 1968 |
172 |
320 |
Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells a Story - 1971 |
173 |
849 |
Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace of Sin - 1969 |
174 |
Kraftwerk - Computer World - 1981 |
|
175 |
179 |
Beach Boys,The - Surf's Up - 1971 |
176 |
U2 - Zooropa - 1993 |
|
177 |
111 |
Doors,The - L.A. Woman - 1971 |
178 |
Byrds,The - Mr Tambourine Man - 1965 |
|
179 |
30 |
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - 1973 |
180 |
Charlatans,The - Tellin' Stories - 1997 |
|
181 |
235 |
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness On The Edge Of Town - 1978 |
182 |
131 |
Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow - 1967 |
183 |
85 |
Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul - 1968 |
184 |
195 |
Frank Zappa - Hot Rats - 1970 |
185 |
193 |
R.E.M. - Green - 1988 |
186 |
292 |
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs - 1985 |
187 |
464 |
Miles Davis - In a Silent Way - 1969 |
188 |
53 |
Ian Dury And The Blockheads - New boots and panties - 1977 |
189 |
126 |
Neil Young - Rust Never Sleeps - 1979 |
190 |
Big Star - #1 Record - 1972 |
|
191 |
Donald Fagen - Nightfly,The - 1982 |
|
192 |
295 |
Stephen Stills - Stephen Stills - 1970 |
193 |
80 |
Bob Dylan - Freewheelin' Bob Dylan,The - 1963 |
194 |
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express - 1982 |
|
195 |
Suede - Coming Up - 1996 |
|
196 |
112 |
Beatles,The - Help! - 1965 |
197 |
130 |
Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left - 1969 |
198 |
Garbage - Garbage - 1995 |
|
199 |
Neil Young - Tonight's The Night - 1975 |
|
200 |
141 |
Bob Marley and The Wailers - Catch A Fire - 1973 |
201 |
438 |
Joni Mitchell - Hejira - 1976 |
202 |
391 |
Pixies - Surfer Rosa - 1987 |
203 |
Captain Beefheart - Clear Spot - 1972 |
|
204 |
31 |
Duke Ellington - The Blanton-Webster Band - 1987 |
205 |
Mothers Of Invention,The - We're Only in it for the Money - 1968 |
|
206 |
413 |
Brian Eno - Here come the warm jets - 1974 |
207 |
46 |
Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True - 1977 |
208 |
255 |
Grateful Dead,The - American Beauty - 1970 |
209 |
Byrds,The - Turn! Turn! Turn! - 1966 |
|
210 |
Manic Street Preachers - Generation Terrorists - 1992 |
|
211 |
Big Star - Radio City - 1974 |
|
212 |
209 |
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin - 1969 |
213 |
348 |
Roxy Music - Avalon - 1982 |
214 |
340 |
Van Morrison - It's Too Late To Stop Now - 1974 |
215 |
70 |
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA - 1984 |
216 |
277 |
Sly & The Family Stone - There's a Riot Goin' On - 1971 |
217 |
625 |
Metallica - Master Of Puppets - 1986 |
218 |
227 |
Buffalo Springfield - Again - 1967 |
219 |
Iggy Pop - Lust for life - 1977 |
|
220 |
New York Dolls - New York Dolls - 1973 |
|
221 |
Nick Drake - Pink Moon - 1972 |
|
222 |
199 |
Frank Sinatra - In the wee small hours - 1955 |
223 |
290 |
Frank Sinatra - Sings For Only the lonely - 1958 |
224 |
145 |
Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark - 1974 |
225 |
406 |
Byrds,The - Fifth Dimension - 1966 |
226 |
207 |
Pet Shop Boys - Actually - 1987 |
227 |
136 |
Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis - 1969 |
228 |
49 |
Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley - 1956 |
229 |
56 |
Frank Sinatra - Swing Easy - 1960 |
230 |
Who,The - Quadrophenia - 1973 |
|
231 |
186 |
Stranglers,The - Rattus norvegicus - 1977 |
232 |
Cast - All Change - 1995 |
|
233 |
Captain Beefheart - Safe as milk - 1967 |
|
234 |
42 |
Miles Davis - Birth of the Cool - 1956 |
235 |
Todd Rundgren - A Wizard A True Star - 1973 |
|
236 |
330 |
Spirit - Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus - 1971 |
237 |
300 |
Madonna - Like A Prayer - 1989 |
238 |
Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville - 1993 |
|
239 |
125 |
John Martyn - Solid Air - 1974 |
240 |
Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain - 1960 |
|
241 |
52 |
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - 1968 |
242 |
25 |
Tina Turner - Private Dancer - 1984 |
243 |
122 |
Frank Sinatra - A Swingin' Affair - 1957 |
244 |
174 |
Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones - 1983 |
245 |
107 |
Frank Sinatra - Come Fly With Me - 1958 |
246 |
187 |
Elvis Costello - Get Happy!! - 1980 |
247 |
173 |
AC/DC - Back In Black - 1980 |
248 |
359 |
Blood Sweat and Tears - Blood Sweat and Tears - 1969 |
249 |
356 |
Kinks,The - Face to face - 1966 |
250 |
110 |
Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic - 1974 |
251 |
55 |
Soundtrack - West Side Story - 1961 |
252 |
170 |
Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding - 1968 |
253 |
523 |
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew - 1970 |
254 |
799 |
Dead Kennedys,The - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables - 1980 |
255 |
510 |
Bob Marley and The Wailers - Natty Dread - 1975 |
256 |
41 |
Bob Dylan - Times They Are A Changin',The - 1964 |
257 |
423 |
Who,The - Tommy - 1969 |
258 |
163 |
Band,The - Music from Big Pink - 1968 |
259 |
64 |
Bob Marley and The Wailers - Live! - 1975 |
260 |
Pink Floyd - Meddle - 1971 |
|
261 |
135 |
Talking Heads - Remain In Light - 1980 |
262 |
156 |
Sade - Diamond Life - 1984 |
263 |
304 |
Yes - Close to the Edge - 1972 |
264 |
380 |
Aimee Mann - Whatever - 1993 |
265 |
149 |
Kate and Anna McGarrigle - Kate and Anna McGarrigle - 1975 |
266 |
Pere Ubu - The Modern Dance - 1977 |
|
267 |
Who,The - My generation - 1965 |
|
268 |
Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything - 1972 |
|
269 |
Charlie Parker - On Dial, Vols.1 to 6 - 1974 |
|
270 |
168 |
Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers - 1962 |
271 |
597 |
Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On - 1973 |
272 |
74 |
Jesus and Mary Chain,The - Psychocandy - 1985 |
273 |
105 |
U2 - War - 1983 |
274 |
Velvet Underground,The - Loaded - 1970 |
|
275 |
139 |
Bruce Springsteen - River,The - 1980 |
276 |
262 |
Bob Marley and The Wailers - Burnin' - 1975 |
277 |
Clash,The - Sandinista - 1980 |
|
278 |
509 |
Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet - 1990 |
279 |
526 |
Cream - Wheels of Fire - 1968 |
280 |
R.E.M. - Murmur - 1983 |
|
281 |
433 |
Prefab Sprout - Steve McQueen - 1985 |
282 |
239 |
Velvet Underground,The - White Light/White Heat - 1968 |
283 |
96 |
Roxy Music - Roxy Music - 1972 |
284 |
403 |
Tim Buckley - Starsailor - 1970 |
285 |
King Crimson - In The Court of - 1969 |
|
286 |
120 |
Santana - Abraxas - 1970 |
287 |
129 |
Steely Dan - Aja - 1977 |
288 |
832 |
Byrds,The - Sweetheart Of Rodeo - 1968 |
289 |
Joni Mitchell - Hissing Of Summer Lawns,The - 1975 |
|
290 |
Michael Jackson - HIStory: Past, Present And Future Book 1 - 1995 |
|
291 |
60 |
Lionel Richie - Can't Slow Down - 1983 |
292 |
155 |
Simple Minds - New Gold Dream - 1982 |
293 |
177 |
Van Halen - Van Halen - 1978 |
294 |
Love - Love/Da Capo - 1967 |
|
295 |
250 |
Rolling Stones,The - Aftermath - 1966 |
296 |
378 |
Smiths,The - Meat Is Murder - 1985 |
297 |
416 |
Country Joe and the Fish - Electric Music for the Mind and Body - 1967 |
298 |
123 |
Doors,The - Morrison Hotel - 1970 |
299 |
Grateful Dead,The - Workingman's Dead - 1970 |
|
300 |
878 |
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Searching For.The Young Soul Rebels - 1980 |
301 |
379 |
Fairport Convention - What we did on our holidays - 1969 |
302 |
Iggy and the Stooges - Raw power - 1977 |
|
303 |
69 |
T Rex - Electric Warrior - 1971 |
304 |
Spiritualized - Lazer Guided Melodies - 1992 |
|
305 |
David Bowie - Station To Station - 1976 |
|
306 |
366 |
Small Faces,The - Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake - 1968 |
307 |
245 |
R.E.M. - Document - 1987 |
308 |
332 |
Sugar - Copper Blue - 1992 |
309 |
236 |
Elvis Costello - Armed Forces - 1979 |
310 |
660 |
Led Zeppelin - Houses of The Holy - 1973 |
311 |
147 |
Beatles,The - 1962-1966 - 1973 |
312 |
119 |
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet - 1986 |
313 |
435 |
John Martyn - Grace and Danger - 1980 |
314 |
243 |
Little Feat - Feat's Don't Fail Me Now - 1974 |
315 |
Dillard & Clark - Fantastic Expedition of - 1969 |
|
316 |
430 |
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz - 1981 |
317 |
490 |
Who,The - Live at Leeds - 1970 |
318 |
444 |
Tim Buckley - Goodbye and Hello - 1967 |
319 |
137 |
Pretenders,The - Pretenders - 1980 |
320 |
553 |
Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man - 1967 |
321 |
224 |
Doors,The - Strange Days - 1967 |
322 |
Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy - 1994 |
|
323 |
607 |
Def Leppard - Hysteria - 1987 |
324 |
241 |
Van Morrison - Saint Dominic's Preview - 1972 |
325 |
540 |
Oliver Nelson - Blues and the abstract truth - 1961 |
326 |
198 |
Jimi Hendrix - Axis: Bold as Love - 1967 |
327 |
314 |
Rolling Stones,The - Some Girls - 1978 |
328 |
Jam,The - Setting Sons - 1979 |
|
329 |
717 |
John Coltrane - Blue Train - 1957 |
330 |
284 |
10,000 Maniacs - In My Tribe - 1987 |
331 |