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plank

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I'm bored and it's been a few years, so here's an updated top 100 list. Limiting to studio albums and one selection per band/artist.

1. The Who - Quadrophenia(1973)
2. Songs: Ohia - Magnolia Electric Co.(2003)
3. Richmond Fontaine - Thirteen Cities(2007)
4. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street(1972)
5. The Beatles - Abbey Road(1969)
6. Neil Young - Tonight's the Night(1975)
7. The Band - The Band(1969)
8. Son Volt - Trace(1995)
9. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde(1966)
10. Courtney Marie Andrews - Honest Life(2016)
11. Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels On a Gravel Road(1998)
12. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes(1979)
13. The Cars - The Cars(1978)
14. Grateful Dead - American Beauty(1970)
15. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here(1975)
16. Led Zeppelin - II(1969)
17. U2 - The Joshua Tree(1987)
18. Van Halen - Fair Warning(1981)
19. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town(1978)
20. Van Morrison - Moondance(1970)
21. Magnolia Electric Co. - Nashville Moon(2007)
22. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys(1969)
23. Uncle Tupelo - Anodyne(1993)
24. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky(2006)
25. The Doors - The Doors(1967)
26. Eagles - Hotel California(1976)
27. Townes Van Zandt - Townes Van Zandt(1969)
28. Steve Earle - Transcendental Blues(2000)
29. Emmylou Harris - Wrecking Ball(1995)
30. John Cougar Mellencamp - Scarecrow(1985)
31. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass(1970)
32. Pete Townshend - Empty Glass(1980)
33. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours(1977)
34. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - Deja Vu(1970)
35. Joe Walsh - So What(1974)
36. ZZ Top - Tres Hombres(1973)
37. Pearl Jam - Yield(1998)
38. Eric Clapton - 461 Ocean Boulevard(1974)
39. Erika Wennerstrom - Sweet Unknown(2018)
40. Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells a Story(1971)
41. Dire Straits - Making Movies(1980)
42. James McMurtry - Where'd You Hide the Body(1995)
43. Damien Jurado - Ghost of David(2000)
44. Lyle Lovett - The Road to Ensenada(1996)
45. Jerry Garcia - Garcia(1972)
46. Johnny Cash - Unchained(1996)
47. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again(1967)
48. The Marshall Tucker Band - A New Life(1974)
49. Stevie Nicks - Bella Donna(1981)
50. AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap(1976)
51. Cracker - Kerosene Hat(1993)
52. John Prine - The Tree Of Forgiveness(2018)
53. Jason Isbell - Southeastern(2013)
54. Drive By Truckers - The Dirty South(2004)
55. Wussy - Attica(2014)
56. Ass Ponys - Mr. Superlove(1990)
57. Guy Clark - Dublin Blues(1995)
58. Heart - Dreamboat Annie(1976)
59. The Moody Blues - On the Threshold of a Dream(1969)
60. The James Gang - Rides Again(1970)
61. Phosphorescent - Here's to Taking it Easy(2010)
62. Little Feat - Sailin' Shoes(1972)
63. Bonnie Raitt - Give It Up(1972)
64. R.E.M. - Document(1987)
65. Canned Heat - Boogie with Canned Heat(1968)
66. Faces - A Nod's as Good as a Wink to a Blind Horse(1971)
67. The Bottle Rockets - The Brooklyn Side(1995)
68. Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic(1975)
69. The Delines - Colfax(2014)
70. The Byrds - The Notorious Byrd Brothers(1968)
71. Heartless Bastards - Arrow(2012)
72. Ry Cooder - Boomer's Story(1972)
73. Beth Orton - Best Bit(1997)
74. Los Straitjackets - Viva! Los Straitjackets(1996)
75. Los Lobos - How Will the Wolf Survive?(1984)
76. Calexico - Garden Ruin(2006)
77. The Kinks - Muswell Hillbillies(1971)
78. Jay Farrar - Sebastopol(2001)
79. Eddie Money - Eddie Money(1977)
80. Cream - Disraeli Gears(1967)
81. Alejandro Escovedo - Real Animal(2008)
82. Israel Nash - Rain Plans(2013)
83. Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced(1967)
84. Jerry Cantrell - Boggy Depot(1998)
85. Sun Kil Moon - Ghosts of the Great Highway(2003)
86. Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band - Stranger in Town(1978)
87. Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals - Burn to Shine(1999)
88. Golden Smog - Down by the Old Mainstream(1995)
89. Angel Olsen - My Woman(2016)
90. The Doobie Brothers - The Captain and Me(1973)
91. Steely Dan - Aja(1977)
92. Grand Funk Railroad - Grand Funk(1969)
93. Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds in Country Music(2014)
94. Purple Mountains - Purple Mountains(2019)
95. J.J. Cale - Naturally(1972)
96. Hound Dog Taylor & The HouseRockers - Natural Boogie(1974)
97. Chicago Transit Authority - Chicago Transit Authority(1969)
98. Boston - Boston(1976)
99. Bob Weir - Ace(1972)
100. Janis Joplin - Pearl(1971)
 
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I'm bored and it's been a few years, so here's an updated top 100 list. Limiting to studio albums and one selection per band/artist.

1. The Who - Quadrophenia(1973)
2. Songs: Ohia - Magnolia Electric Co.(2003)
3. Richmond Fontaine - Thirteen Cities(2007)
4. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street(1972)
5. The Beatles - Abbey Road(1969)
6. Neil Young - Tonight's the Night(1975)
7. The Band - The Band(1969)
8. Son Volt - Trace(1995)
9. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde(1966)
10. Courtney Marie Andrews - Honest Life(2016)
11. Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels On a Gravel Road(1998)
12. Tom Petty & The Heartbreaks - Damn the Torpedoes(1979)
13. The Cars - The Cars(1978)
14. Grateful Dead - American Beauty(1970)
15. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here(1975)
16. Led Zeppelin - II(1969)
17. U2 - The Joshua Tree(1987)
18. Van Halen - Fair Warning(1981)
19. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town(1978)
20. Van Morrison - Moondance(1970)
21. Magnolia Electric Co. - Nashville Moon(2007)
22. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys(1969)
23. Uncle Tupelo - Anodyne(1993)
24. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky(2006)
25. The Doors - The Doors(1967)
26. Eagles - Hotel California(1976)
27. Townes Van Zandt - Our Mother the Mountain(1969)
28. Steve Earle - Transcendental Blues(2000)
29. Guy Clark - Dublin Blues(1995)
30. John Cougar Mellencamp - Scarecrow(1985)
31. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass(1970)
32. Pete Townshend - Empty Glass(1980)
33. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours(1977)
34. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - Deja Vu(1970)
35. Joe Walsh - So What(1974)
36. ZZ Top - Tres Hombres(1973)
37. Pearl Jam - Yield(1998)
38. Eric Clapton - 461 Ocean Boulevard(1974)
39. Erika Wennerstrom - Sweet Unknown(2018)
40. Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells a Story(1971)
41. Dire Straits - Making Movies(1980)
42. James McMurtry - Where'd You Hide the Body(1995)
43. Damien Jurado - Ghost of David(2000)
44. Lyle Lovett - The Road to Ensenada(1996)
45. Ass Ponys - Mr. Superlove(1990)
46. Wussy - Attica(2014)
47. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again(1967)
48. The Marshall Tucker Band - A New Life(1974)
49. Stevie Nicks - Bella Donna(1981)
50. AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap(1976)
51. Cracker - Kerosene Hat(1993)
52. John Prine - The Tree Of Forgiveness(2018)
53. Jason Isbell - Southeastern(2013)
54. Drive By Truckers - The Dirty South(2004)
55. Emmylou Harris - Wrecking Ball(1995)
56. Jerry Garcia - Garcia(1972)
57. Heart - Dreamboat Annie(1976)
58. The Moody Blues- On the Threshold of a Dream(1969)
59. The Kinks - Muswell Hillbillies(1971)
60. Phosphorescent - Here's to Taking it Easy(2010)
61. Little Feat - Sailin' Shoes(1972)
62. Bonnie Raitt - Give It Up(1972)
63. R.E.M. - Document(1987)
64. Canned Heat - Boogie with Canned Heat(1968)
65. Faces - A Nod's as Good as a Wink to a Blind Horse(1971)
66. Chicago Transit Authority - Chicago Transit Authority(1969)
67. Boston - Boston(1976)
68. Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic(1975)
69. The Delines - Colfax(2014)
70. The Byrds - The Notorious Byrd Brothers(1968)
71. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You(1967)
72. Ry Cooder - Boomer's Story(1972)
73. Beth Orton - Best Bit(1997)
74. Los Straitjackets - Viva! Los Straitjackets(1996)
75. Los Lobos - How Will the Wolf Survive?(1984)
76. Calexico - Garden Ruin(2006)
77. Willy Vlautin & Paul Brainard - Northline(2008)
78. Jay Farrar - Sebastopol(2001)
79. Eddie Money - Eddie Money(1977)
80. Alejandro Escovedo - Real Animal(2008)
81. Israel Nash - Rain Plans(2013)
82. Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced(1967)
83. Jerry Cantrell - Boggy Depot(1998)
84. Sun Kil Moon - Ghosts of the Great Highway(2003)
85. Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band - Stranger in Town(1978)
86. Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals - Burn to Shine(1999)
87. Golden Smog - Down by the Old Mainstream(1995)
88. Angel Olsen - My Woman(2016)
89. The Doobie Brothers - The Captain and Me(1973)
90. Steely Dan - Aja(1977)
91. Grand Funk - Grand Funk(1969)
92. Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds in Country Music(2014)
93. Purple Mountains - Purple Mountains(2019)
94. The Bottle Rockets - The Brooklyn Side(1995)
95. The Heartless Bastards - Arrow(2012)
96. J.J. Cale - Naturally(1972)
97. J. Geils Band - Bloodshot(1973)
98. Hound Dog Taylor & the HouseRockers - Natural Boogie(1974)
99. Bob Weir - Ace(1972)
100. Janis Joplin - Pearl(1971)
Amazing list. The fact that you can get to 100, and have a respectable and organized order in your head, is a helluva feat.
 
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1 Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
2 Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (2005)
3 Gram Parsons – Grevious Angel (1974)
4 Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
5 Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane over the Sea (1998)
6 Beach Boys – Pet Sounds (1966)
7 Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)
8 Sufjan Stevens - Michigan (2003)
9 Nirvana - In Utero (1993)
10 Television - Marquee Moon (1977)
11 The Beatles – Abbey Road (1969)
12 Lyle Lovett – The Road to Ensenada (1996)
13 Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
14 Johnny Cash – At Folsom Prison (1968)
15 Arcade Fire – The Suburbs (2010)
16 The Byrds – Sweetheart of the Rodeo (1968)
17 Sleigh Bells - Treats (2010)
18 Warren Zevon - Warren Zevon (1976)
19 Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (1969)
20 The Who - Who's Next (1971)
21 Nirvana - MTV Unplugged in New York (1994)
22 Woody Guthrie - Dust Bowl Ballads (1940)
23 Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime (1984)
24 Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
25 Sigur Ros - Takk... (2005)
26 The Antlers - Hospice (2009)
27 Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
28 Bob Dylan – Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
29 The Beatles – Rubber Soul (1965)
30 Nick Drake - Pink Moon (1972)
31 The Postal Service - Give Up (2003)
32 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
33 Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
34 The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
35 Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
36 Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica (2000)
37 The xx - The xx (2009)
38 The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001)
39 Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (2008)
40 Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
41 Death Cab for Cutie - Transatlanticism (2003)
42 Zombies – Odessey & Oracle (1968)
43 Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um (1959)
44 Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
45 Weezer - The Blue Album (1994)
46 Damien Rice - O (2002)
47 Flying Burrito Brothers – The Gilded Palace of Sin (1969)
48 Of Monsters and Men – My Head is an Animal (2011)
49 The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (1986)
50 The Louvin Brothers - Satan Is Real (1959)
51 Arctic Monkeys- Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006)
52 Wild Tchoupitoulas - The Wild Tchoupitoulas (1976)
53 Daft Punk – Discovery (2001)
54 The Beatles – Revolver (1966)
55 Wilco – Summerteeth (1999)
56 The Band – The Band (1969)
57 Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin II (1969)
58 Gram Parsons - GP (1973)
59 tUnE-yArDs - Nikki Nack (2014)
60 Charles Mingus - Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1964)
61 Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)
62 Ray LaMontagne – Trouble (2004)
63 Frank Sinatra - Songs for Swinging Lovers! (1956)
64 Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
65 Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
66 Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead (1970)
67 Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
68 LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver (2007)
69 Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City (2013)
70 The National - Boxer (2007)
71 Uncle Tupelo - No Depression (1990)
72 R.E.M. - Automatic for the People (1992)
73 Love – Forever Changes (1967)
74 Wilco - Being There (1996)
75 The Clash – London Calling (1979)
76 The Beatles – Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart Club Band (1967)
77 Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz (2010)
78 Dr. John - Dr. John's Gumbo (1972)
79 Grateful Dead - American Beauty (1970)
80 Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues (2011)
81 My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991)
82 tUnE-yArDs - w h o k i l l (2011)
83 MGMT - Oracular Spectacuar (2007)
84 Merle Travis - Folk Songs of the Hills (1947)
85 The Mountain Goats – All Eternals Deck (2011)
86 Alice in Chains - Dirt (1992)
87 M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming (2011)
88 Louis Prima - The Wildest! (1956)
89 Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2002)
90 M83 - Saturdays = Youth (2008)
91 Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995)
92 Tom T. Hall - In Search of a Song (1971)
93 Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
94 The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)
95 M.I.A. - Kala (2007)
96 Apples in Stereo – New Magnetic Wonder (2007)
97 Beck - Odelay (1996)
98 Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996)
99 Drive-By Truckers - The Dirty South (2004)
100 Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac (1975)
 
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plank

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Just for you @plank . Might still tinker a bit. Will add years later.


1 Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
2 Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
3 Gram Parsons – Grevious Angel
4 Nirvana - Nevermind
5 Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane over the Sea
6 Beach Boys – Pet Sounds
7 Arcade Fire - Funeral
8 Sufjan Stevens - Michigan
9 Nirvana - In Utero
10 Television - Marquee Moon
11 The Beatles – Abbey Road
12 Lyle Lovett – The Road to Ensenada
13 Pink Floyd - The Wall
14 Johnny Cash – At Folsom Prison
15 Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
16 The Byrds – Sweetheart of the Rodeo
17 Sleigh Bells - Treats
18 Warren Zevon - Warren Zevon
19 Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
20 The Who - Who's Next
21 Nirvana - MTV Unplugged in New York
22 Woody Guthrie - Dust Bowl Ballads
23 Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime
24 Pixies - Doolittle
25 Sigur Ros - Takk...
26 The Antlers - Hospice
27 Steely Dan - Aja
28 Bob Dylan – Highway 61 Revisited
29 The Beatles – Rubber Soul
30 Nick Drake - Pink Moon
31 The Postal Service - Give Up
32 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
33 Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
34 The Who - Quadrophenia
35 Paul Simon - Graceland
36 Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica
37 The xx - The xx
38 The White Stripes - White Blood Cells
39 Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
40 Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
41 Death Cab for Cutie - Transatlanticism
42 Zombies – Odessey & Oracle
43 Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um
44 Neil Young - Harvest
45 Weezer - The Blue Album
46 Damien Rice - O
47 Flying Burrito Brothers – The Gilded Palace of Sin
48 Of Monsters and Men – My Head is an Animal
49 The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
50 The Louvin Brothers - Satan Is Real
51 Arctic Monkeys- Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
52 Wild Tchoupitoulas - The Wild Tchoupitoulas
53 Daft Punk – Discovery
54 The Beatles – Revolver
55 Wilco – Summerteeth
56 The Band – The Band
57 Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin II
58 Gram Parsons - GP
59 tUnE-yArDs - Nikki Nack
60 Charles Mingus - Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus
61 Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley
62 Ray LaMontagne – Trouble
63 Frank Sinatra - Songs for Swinging Lovers!
64 Neil Young - After the Gold Rush
65 Pearl Jam - Ten
66 Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead
67 Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
68 LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
69 Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City
70 The National - Boxer
71 Uncle Tupelo - No Depression
72 R.E.M. - Automatic for the People
73 Love – Forever Changes
74 Wilco - Being There
75 The Clash – London Calling
76 The Beatles – Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart Club Band
77 Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz
78 Dr. John - Dr. John's Gumbo
79 Grateful Dead - American Beauty
80 Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
81 My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
82 tUnE-yArDs - w h o k i l l
83 MGMT - Oracular Spectacuar
84 Merle Travis - Folk Songs of the Hills
85 The Mountain Goats – All Eternals Deck
86 Alice in Chains - Dirt
87 M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
88 Louis Prima - The Wildest!
89 Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
90 M83 - Saturdays = Youth
91 Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
92 Tom T. Hall - In Search of a Song
93 Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
94 The Replacements - Let It Be
95 M.I.A. - Kala
96 Apples in Stereo – New Magnetic Wonder
97 Radiohead - OK Computer
98 Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire
99 Drive-By Truckers - The Dirty South
100 Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac

Sweet list Teemu:thumbu:
 

Teemu

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I'm actually pretty shocked with how consistent it is with the list I posted 7 (!) years ago on the first page (pretty sure the second Illinois is supposed to be In Utero)
 

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