Rolling Stone Readers' Poll: Top 100 Albums Ever

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And they are:

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100 – Faith No More: The Real Thing
99 – Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
98 – Jimi Hendrix: Electric Ladyland
97 – Beck: Odelay
96 – Steve Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life
95 – Moby: Play
94 – Nine Inch Nails: Fragile
93 – Bob Marley: Legend
92 – Garbage: Version 2.0
91 – Weezer: Maladroit
90 – The Who: Quadraphenia
88 – PJ Harvey: Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea
88 – Metallica: Master of Puppets
87 – The Smiths: The Queen is Dead
86 – Beastie Boys: License to Ill
85 – Van Morrison: Astral Weeks
84 – Led Zeppelin: Houses of the Holy
83 – Queen: A Night at the Opera
82 – Pearl Jam: Vitalogy
81 – Depeche Mode: 101
80 – Soundgarden: Superunknown
79 – The Velvet Underground: The Velvet Underground and Nico
78 – No Doubt: Tragic Kingdom
77 – Pixies: Doolittle
76 – Marvin Gaye: What’s Going On
75 – Korn: Follow the Leader
74 – Talking Heads: Fear of Music
73 – Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here
72 – System of a Down: Toxicity
71 – The Beatles: Rubber Soul
70 – U2: Zooropa
69 – The Vines: Highly Evolved
68 – The Rolling Stones: Let it Bleed
67 – Rage Against the Machine: R.A.T.M.
66 – Prince: Purple Rain
65 – Tool: Lateralus
64 – Bob Dylan: Blonde on Blonde
63 – Jimi Hendrix: Are You Experienced?
62 – Midnight Oil: 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
61 – silverchair: Frogstomp
60 – Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes
59 – Black Sabbath: Paranoid
58 – Linkin Park: Hybrid Theory
57 – The Sex Pistols: Never Minds the Bollocks…
56 – David Bowie: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
55 – Nirvana: MTV Unplugged in New York
54 – Powderfinger: Internationalist
53 – U2: The Unforgettable Fire
52 – Alex Lloyd: Black the Sun
51 – Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin II
50 – Pearl Jam: Vs.
49 – U2: War
48 – silverchair: Freak Show
47 – Neil Young: Harvest
46 – Guns N Roses: Use Your Illusion I and II
45 – Red Hot Chili Peppers: Californication
44 – The Who: Tommy
43 – Michael Jackson: Thriller
42 – Metallica: Metallica
41 – Oasis: Definitely Maybe
40 – The Beatles: Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
39 – Bob Dylan: Blood on the Tracks
38 – Green Day: Dookie
37 – Eminem: The Marshall Mathers LP
36 – The Strokes: Is This It
35 – The Beatles: The Beatles (White album)
34 – Hole: Live Through This
33 – Oasis: (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?
32 – AC/DC: Back in Black
31 – Pink Floyd: The Wall
30 – The Rolling Stones: Sticky Fingers
29 – AC/DC: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
28 – Smashing Pumpkins: Siamese Dream
27 – Tool: Aenima
26 – Radiohead: Kid A
25 – REM: Automatic for the People
24 – Eminem: The Eminem Show
23 – The Beatles: Abbey Road
22 – Nirvana: In Utero
21 – Weezer: Weezer
20 – The Beach Boys: Pet Sounds
19 – U2: The Joshua Tree
18 – Smashing Pumpkins: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
17 – Radiohead: The Bends
16 – Weezer: Pinkerton
15 – U2: All That You Can’t Leave Behind
14 – The Clash: London Calling
13 – The Rolling Stones: Exile on Main Street
12 – silverchair: Neon Ballroom
11 – Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon
10 – U2: Achtung Baby
9 – Led Zeppelin: Untitled
8 – The Beatles: Revolver
7 – Guns N Roses: Appetite for Destruction
6 – Red Hot Chili Peppers: Blood Sugar Sex Magik
5 – Radiohead: OK Computer
4 – Pearl Jam: Ten
3 – Jeff Buckley: Grace
2 – silverchair: Diorama
1 – Nirvana: Nevermind

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:lol:

Diorama at TWO? Who the F**K are they kidding?

Thats the stupidist most absurd thing I have ever heard!

Master Of Puppets at 88?

Linkin Parks debut is apparently better than Master Of Puppets also... (someone do a rolling eyes smiley...)

Can we bomb Rolling Stone HQ before we start on Iraq? Forget "its just someones opinion", thats the most ridiculous list I have ever seen.

88... 2... Bah! :lol: Gene Simmons said it best, Rolling Stone is written by ageing hippies :)
 
In case you didn't read the title of the post spawn, this poll was voted by READERS of Rolling Stone. If you like, I can dig up the edition that has the Rolling Stone writers' list, but I can't be fucked doing that right now. Besides, I'm at work.
 
All things considered, while there are some "trendy" entries in there like The Vines, Linkin Park, etc., it's actually not a bad list. I'm surprised there's no mention of Cold Chisel, however. The Pretenders, Dire Straits, Cream and the Police should be in there somewhere too, I think. But I didn't vote, so I can't say.
 
Then the readers of Rolling Stone are ageing hippies also :D

I have seen plenty of those top 100 albums lists, whether its just rock or all genres, and that is by far the worst I have ever seen.
 
Oh and a Silverchair album #2 of ALL TIME? WHAT THE....

How the hell is that higher than Back In Black, Thriller, Never Mind The Bollocks, Electric Ladyland, Are You Experienced, Led Zeppelin II, etc?!?!?!

:rolleyes:
 
To put things in some kind of perspective, this is a list of the 200 Most Essential Albums of All Time, compiled by Rolling Stone in 1997:

(Part One - listed alphabetically)

AC/DC: Highway To Hell
Aerosmith: Rocks
Allman Brothers Band: At Fillmore East
Laurie Anderson: Big Science
The Animals: The Best Of The Animals
The Band: The Band
Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force: Planet Rock--The Album
The Beach Boys: Endless Summer
The Beach Boys: Pet Sounds
Beastie Boys: Paul’s Boutique
The Beatles: The Beatles 1962-66
The Beatles: Rubber Soul
The Beatles: Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beatles: The Beatles
The Beatles: Abbey Road
Beck: Odelay
Chuck Berry: The Great Twenty-Eight
Big Star: Radio City
Black Flag: Damaged
Black Sabbath: Paranoid
Blondie: Parallel Lines
David Bowie: Hunky Dory
David Bowie: Low
James Brown: Star Time
Ruth Brown: Rockin’ Rhythm: The Best Of Ruth Btown
Jackson Browne: Late For The Sky
Buffalo Springfield: Buffalo Springfield Again
The Byrds: The Byrds’ Greatest Hits
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band: Trout Mask Replica
Johnny Cash: The Sun Years
Ray Charles: The Birth Of Soul
Ray Charles: Modern Sounds In Country & Western Music
Chic: Risque
The Clash: The Clash
The Clash: London Calling
Sam Cooke: The Man & His Music
Elvis Costello: My Aim Is True
Cream: Wheels Of Fire
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Willy & The Poor Boys
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Deja Vu
The Cure: Standing On A Beach: The Singles
De La Soul: Three Feet High & Rising
Derek & The Dominoes: Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs
Bo Diddley: Bo Diddley
Fats Domino: My Blue Heaven
The Doors: The Doors
Dr Dre: The Chronic
Bob Dylan: Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan: Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan: Blonde On Blonde
Bob Dylan: The Basement Tapes
Bob Dylan: Blood On The Tracks
Eagles: Hotel California
Brian Eno: Another Green World
Eurythmics: Touch
Everley Brothers: Cadence Classics
Fleetwood Mac: Rumours
The Flying Burrito Brothers: The Gilded Palace Of Sin
Aretha Franklin: I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin: Lady Soul
Funkadelic: One Nation Under A Groove
Gang Of Four: Entertainment!
Marvin Gaye: What’s Going On
Marvin Gaye: Anthology
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five: Greatest Messages
The Grateful Dead: Live Dead
The Grateful Dead: Workingman’s Dead
Al Green: Greatest Hits
Guns N’ Roses: Appetite For Destruction
PJ Harvey: Dry
Jimi Hendrix Experience: Are You Experienced?
Jimi Hendrix Experience: Axis: Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix Experience: Electric Ladyland
Don Henley: The End Of The Innocence
Hole: Live Through This
Buddy Holly: 20 Golden Greats
Husker Du: Zen Arcade
Michael Jackson: Off The Wall
Michael Jackson: Thriller
Jane’s Addiction: Nothing’s Shocking
Jefferson Airplane: Surrealistic Pillow
Jesus & Mary Chain: Psychocandy
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts: I Love Rock N Roll
Billy Joel: Greatest Hits Vol 1 & 2
Elton John: Honky Chateau
Elton John: Greatest Hits
Joy Division: Closer
The Kinks: The Kinks Greatest Hits!
The Kinks: Something Else
Carole King: Tapestry
Kraftwerk: Trans-Europe Express
Jerry Lee Lewis: The Jerry Lee Lewis Anthology: All Killer, No Filler!
Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin: Untitled
John Lennon: Plastic Ono Band
John Lennon: Imagine

Little Richard: The Georgia Peach
LL Cool J: Radio


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(Part Two - listed alphabetically)

Madonna: Like A Prayer
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Burnin’
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Live!
Massive Attack: Blue Lines
John Mayall: Bluesbreakers--With Eric Clapton
Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions: Anthology 1966-1977
Metallica: Kill ‘Em All
Ministry: Land Of Rape & Honey
Minutemen: Double Nickles On The Dime
Joni Mitchell: Blue
Moby: “Go”
Van Morrison: Astral Weeks
Van Morrison: Moondance
Van Morrison: Best Of Van Morrison
My Bloody Valentine: Loveless
Willie Nelson: Red Headed Stranger
Randy Newman: 12 Songs
New York Dolls: New York Dolls
Nine Inch Nails: Pretty Hate Machine
Nirvana: Nevermind
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
NWA: Straight Outta Compton
Sinead O’Connor: I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got
O’Jays: Back Stabbers
The Orb: The Orb’s Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld
Roy Orbison: For The Lonely: 1956-1964
Parliament: Mothership Connection
Pavement: Slanted & Enchanted
Pearl Jam: Ten
Pere Ubu: The Modern Dance
Carl Perkins: Original Sun Greatest Hits
Liz Phair: Exile In Guyville
Pink Floyd: Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
Pink Floyd: Dark Side Of The Moon
Pixies: Surfer Rosa
Elvis Presley: The Complete Sun Sessions
Elvis Presley: Elvis’ Golden Records
Elvis Presley: The Memphis Record
Pretenders: Pretenders
Prince: Dirty Mind
Prince: Purple Rain
Prince: Sign O The Times
Public Enemy: It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Bonnie Raitt: Nick Of Time
Ramones: Ramones
Otis Redding: Otis! The Definitive Otis Redding
R.E.M.: Murmur
R.E.M.: Document
The Replacements: Let It Be
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: Anthology
Rolling Stones: Big Hits (High Tide & Green Grasses)
Rolling Stones: Beggar’s Banquet
Rolling Stones: Let It Bleed
Rolling Stones: Sticky Fingers
Rolling Stones: Exile On Main Street
Rolling Stones: Some Girls
Roxy Music: Sirens
Run DMC: Raising Hell
Sex Pistols: Never Mind The Bollocks Here’s The Sex Pistols
Simon & Garfunkel: Greatest Hits
Sly & The Family Stone: Greatest Hits
Sly & The Family Stone:
There’s A Riot Going On
Smashing Pumpkins: Siamese Dream
Patti Smith: Horses
The Smiths: The Smiths
Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation
Phil Spector: Back To Mono (1958-1969)
Dusty Springfield: Dusty In Memphis
Bruce Springsteen: Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen: Born In The USA
Steely Dan: Pretzel Logic
Rod Stewart: Every Picture Tells A Story
The Stooges: Funhouse
The Stone Roses: The Stone Roses
Diana Ross & The Supremes: Anthology
Talking Heads: Remain In The Light
James Taylor: Sweet Baby James
Joe Turner: Big Bad And Blue
U2: The Joshua Tree
U2: Achtung Baby
Various: Atlantic R&B 1947-1974
Various: The Best Of Doo Wop Uptempo
Various: The Sun Records Collection
Various: The Best Of The Girl Groups Vol 1 & 2
Various: Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection
Various: Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the first Psychedlic Era 1965-1968
Various: The Harder They Come
Various: Saturday Night Fever
Velvet Underground: The Velvet Underground & Nico
Velvet Underground: Loaded
The Who: Meaty Beaty Big & Bouncy
The Who: Tommy
The Who: Who’s Next
Jackie Wilson: Mr Excitement!
Stevie Wonder: Talking Book
Stevie Wonder: Innervisions
X: Los Angeles
The Yardbirds: Greatest Hits (1964-1966)
Neil Young: After The Gold Rush
Neil Young: Tonight’s The Night
Neil Young: Rust Never Sleeps
Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention: Freak Out
 
You know what's missing from both the top 100 and the 200 essential lists?

Alice Cooper - Welcome To My Nightmare
KISS - Alive!

They NEED to be there!
 
spawn said:
Then the readers of Rolling Stone are ageing hippies also :D

I have seen plenty of those top 100 albums lists, whether its just rock or all genres, and that is by far the worst I have ever seen.
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If the readers are aging hippies then why do people like eminem and moby appear in the list? the style of music they perform wouldn't even have existed when they grew up.
 
I of course meant EVERY single person who reads the magazine must be over 40 and an ageing hippie.
 
The Trooper said:
Nevermind the #1 album of all time. What a disgrace. :mad: Must've been voted by people who wanted rock to die...
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i totally agree with you dude..


and where the fuck is Van Halen?
 
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