1 BLONDE ON BLONDE – Bob Dylan
an hour of lyrical abandon and wild mercury sound
2 HATFUL OF HOLLOW – Smiths
chiming guitars, evocate tunes and arch wit
3 DARK SIDE OF THE MOON – Pink Floyd
a magnum opus produced to perfection
4 DIAMOND DOGS – David Bowie
post apocalyptic soundscapes and brilliant non linear narrative
5 A HARD DAYS NIGHT – Beatles
supreme uptempo pop rock, deliciously naive
6 IN RAINBOWS - Radiohead
sublime, direct and beautiful, a truly eloquent paean
7 BLOOD ON THE TRACKS – Bob Dylan
highly articulate acoustic record, running the whole gammut of emotions
8 WHO’S NEXT – Who
muscular classic rock with moments of real poignance
9 LOW – David Bowie
art rock masterpiece, fractured yet marvellously innovative
10 TURN ON THE BRIGHT LIGHTS – Interpol
post industrial emotional freeze out from the NYC underground
11 THIS NATIONS SAVING GRACE – Fall
excellent set of dissonant garage rock, proof of MES' irreverent genius
12 ABBEY ROAD – Beatles
liberating swansong brimming with expertly crafted pop gems
13 SPIDERLAND - Slint
dark, mysterious, utterly spell-binding masterpiece of US alternative rock
14 EXILE ON MAIN STREET – Rolling Stones
sprawling, dense, debauched cacophony of soulful grooves
15 TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT – Neil Young
ramshackle set with startlingly heartfelt perfomances
16 PHYSICAL GRAFFITI – Led Zeppelin
at the zenith of their powers, from a whisper to a scream, totally awesome
17 ZIGGY STARDUST – David Bowie
the finest concept in rock history rendered in a series of brilliant glam classics
18 THE BEATLES – Beatles
utterly peculiar and incredibly eclectic box of delights
19 THE BAND – Band
a seemingly timeless landmark in american roots music
20 NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS – Sex Pistols
highly charged with anger and aggression, the definitive punk statement
21 I – Led Zeppelin
outstanding mesh of delta blues and vintage rock and roll
22 LA WOMAN - Doors
doom laden lp dominated by the spectre of jim morrison's oedipan presence
23 STRANGEWAYS HERE WE COME – Smiths
a darkly glamourous record carrying an almost overwhelming sense of foreboding
24 SCOTT 3 – Scott Walker
wonderfully orchestrated baroque pop, sung with melodramatic vitrousity
25 ON THE BEACH – Neil Young
ultimate stoner record, wasted, folorn, hopeless and totally engrossing
26 VAUXHALL AND I – Morrissey
truly emotive, after hours listening full of aching beauty
27 HEATHEN – David Bowie
fantastically imaginative album of brilliantly delivered, left handed post 9/11 songs
28 THE SOPHTWARE SLUMP – Grandaddy
sweet, round american vowels, comfort in sound
29 TINDERSTICKS - Tindersticks
incredibly original and moving nicotine stained melancholia for a browbeaten generation
30 GRACE – Jeff Buckley
seminal debut album, staggeringly assured, practically faultless
31 CROCODILES - Echo & The Bunnymen
intense, histrionic career high for Liverpools finest
32 TO BRING ME YOUR LOVE – PJ Harvey
slow burning rumination oozing untamed sexuality
33 BLUES FOR THE RED SUN – Kyuss
thundering desert blues tour de force
34 IN UTERO - Nirvana
raw, damaged, sometimes ferocious final testament of Kurt Cobain
35 THE QUEEN IS DEAD – Smiths
dexeterous song writing of the highest order, both upbeat and hilarious, bleak and despairing
36 FRANZ FERDINAND – Franz Ferdinand
acutely honed instant classic, packed with killer riffs and danceable beats
37 TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN – Cat Stevens
note perfect, spiritual collection of stirring torch ballads
38 SCOTT 4 – Scott Walker
continuation of late sixties purple streak with influences from gothic romance to country rock
39 MEAT IS MURDER – Smiths
further evidence of johnny marr's genius and morrissey's unrivalled jocosity
40 ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? – Jimi Hendrix
the first and last enigmatic word in psychadelic rock
41 FRESH FRUIT FOR ROTTING VEGETABLES - Dead Kennedy’s
singularly accomplished, devastating US punk rock
42 IN IT FOR THE MONEY - Supergrass
thrusting, beatles influenced set of well polished pop diamonds
43 HERE’S LITTLE RICHARD – Little Richard
thrilling throwback to the formative days of rock and roll
44 RUST NEVER SLEEPS – Neil Young
young's finest acoustic performances and his meanest grunge
45 MORRISON HOTEL – Doors
colourful set featuring some of the Doors finest unsung moments
46 II – Led Zeppelin
great bump and grind, riff heavy, sophomore record
47 RATED R - Queens Of The Stone Age
tight, thrusting and tuneful hard rock
48 RAGGED GLORY – Neil Young
one of the major grunge rock albums, featuring Young's inimitable guitar playing
49 THE CORAL – Coral
fanastic barret era Floyd esque psyhcadelia
50 OK COMPUTER - Radiohead
the finest album of the late 90's
51 ROXY MUSIC – Roxy Music
a pioneering masterpiece of tones from Eno and Ferry
52 NEVERMIND - Nirvana
the grunge movement's most iconic album
53 WOWEE ZOWEE - Pavement
multi layered, assortment of wonderfully off kilter indie rock
54 HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED – Bob Dylan
first no holds barred electric LP bookended by two of dylan's greatest
55 MAN MACHINE – Kraftwerk
peerless minimalist electro kraut pop, flawlessly engineered
56 THUNDER AND CONSOLATION – New Model Army
evocative, regret tinged eighties pop punk elegy to downtrodden northern towns
57 RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE – Rage Against The Machine
visceral attack of outrageously infectious guitar hooks and seriously heavy funk
58 CLOSER – Joy Division
desperately dark and beautiful death knell for ian curtis
59 ’77 – Talking Heads
string of quirky foot tapping numbers and the marvellous oddball, pscyho killer
60 YOUR ARSENAL – Morrissey
guitar heavy rockabilly numbers punctuated by heart-rending full stops
61 INFOTAINMENT SCAN – Fall
magnificent musical blend of dance and electro rock with the usual beady eyed observations
62 HUNKY DORY – David Bowie
brilliantly crafted first foray in pop androgyny
63 AFTER THE GOLD RUSH – Neil Young
plaintive country rock, underscored by deep yearning
64 SHLEEP – Robert Wyatt
stylistically unique fairytale jazz pop whimsy
65 WISH YOU WERE HERE – Pink Floyd
painstakingly put together masterwork
66 ANODYNE - Uncle Tupelo
insurgent best from alt country's unrivalled songwriting duo farrar/tweedy
67 SOMETHING ELSE – Kinks
delightful vignettes on the idiosyncratic Brits
68 WELCOME TO SKY VALLEY – Kyuss
more rumbling, low frequency desert blues
69 LADY’S BRIDGE – Richard Hawley
outstanding, echo swamped revival of sun records era love songs
70 RAIN DOGS - Tom Waits
absorbing, stream of conscience story telling, vaudevillian pop
71 TALKING BOOK – Stevie Wonder
stevie wonder's most heartfelt ballads and sleazy funk
72 DREAMLAND – Robert Plant
ten marvellous, middle eastern influenced re-interpretations
73 STICKY FINGERS – Rolling Stones
confident, swaggering, gin swigging, lose limbed rock and roll
74 IV – Led Zeppelin
zeppelin's most commercial set, dynamic and powerful
75 LOVE AND THEFT – Bob Dylan
emphatic and riotous creative rebirth
76 PLASTIC ONO BAND – John Lennon
stark, disturbing sound of an icon stripped naked, bearing all emotional scars
77 HENRY’S DREAM - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
gloriously doomy collection of murder ballads and cast iron tales of woe
78 TIME OUT OF MIND – Bob Dylan
world weary musing on the frailty of human existence
79 UNKNOWN PLEASURES – Joy Division
austere and haunting post punk milestone
80 LUST FOR LIFE – Iggy Pop
bright, raunchy pop rock collaboration with david bowie
81 (WHATS THE STORY) MORNING GLORY –Oasis
big, bold, brash, unabashed career peak for Britpop's bratpack
82 SAFE AS MILK - Captain Beef heart & His Magic Band
miscellaneous barking mad jugband blues
83 STATION TO STATION – David Bowie
bowie brings krautrock into the mainstream
84 LIVE AT LEEDS – Who
explosive live concert preserved forever after
85 BEND SINISTER - Fall
involving, mildly sinister (!) free association wierdness
86 MEET THE BELLRAYS - The Bellrays
primeval punk racket fronted by howling banshee lisa kekaula
87 OUR MOTHER THE MOUNTAIN - Townes Van Zandt
evocative folk collection, including the breathtaking kathleen
88 ELECTRIC LADYLAND – Jimi Hendrix
expansive, trippy exploration of the boundaries of electric guitar playing
89 LIVING WITH WAR – Neil Young
wry protest singing buoyed by punchy rock tunes
90 THE STONE ROSES – Stone Roses
standout classic from the cool cats of the madchester scene
91 TRANS EUROPE EXPRESS – Kraftwerk
one of the most influential albums of all time
92 DOOLITTLE – Pixies
frivolous, bass driven garage pop rock
93 SPEAKING IN TONGUES – Talking Heads
totally bizarre african tribal disco
94 RID OF ME – PJ Harvey
crude, scathing, spontaneous blues set
95 STRANDED – Roxy Music
often overlooked tranistion album
96 THE WALL – Pink Floyd
water's and co. summon up the eerie spectre of the third reich
97 PINK MOON – Nick Drake
fragile yet wonderfully warm and intimate acoustic set
98 STORIES FROM THE CITY, STORIES FROM THE SEA – PJ Harvey
expertly crafted love songs in a smooth commercial sheen
99 DESIRE – Bob Dylan
rich and emotive travelogue augmented with cello and violins
100 FOR YOUR PLEASURE – Roxy Music
slick record shimmering with transient beauty
101 BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME – Bob Dylan
showcasing the path toward greatness secured with release of blonde on blonde
102 LOVE - Cult
unreserved stadium rock, taken to another level by astbury's impassioned, quivering vocals
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