Top Albums All Time 1-200

Basically, this is a list of my favorite albums, with a twist. No Greatest Hits/Compilations. You also won't find Christmas CD's. Although, I could've added ones by Phil Spector and Elvis Presley. A closer look at the list will reveal a dearth of pre-Beatles acts. Remember, that the album as album didn't reach full bloom until the mid-60's.

1. Elvis Presley - Sun Sessions 1987
2. Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 67
3. Beach Boys - Pet Sounds 66
4. Clash - London Calling 80
5. Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story 71
6. Derek and the Dominos - Layla 70
7. Led Zeppelin - IV 71
8. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited 65
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10. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
11. Prince - Purple Rain 84
12. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA 84
13. Saturday Night Fever - Soundtrack 77
14. Van Morrison - Moondance 70
15. Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed 69
16. Beatles - Rubber Soul 65
17. Joni Mitchell - Blue 71

18. Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life 75
19. James Brown - Live at the Apollo 62
20. Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic 71
21. Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue 59
22. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 77
23. Willie Nelson - Stardust 78
24. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced... 73
25. Elton John - Honky Chateau 72
26. Carole King - Tapestry 71
27. Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced 67
28. Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel 74
29. Byrds - Sweetheart of the Rodeo 68
30. Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark 74
31. Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks 75
32. Who - Who Sell Out 67
33. Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul 68
34. Steve Earle - Guitar Town 86
35. Nirvana - Nevermind 91
36. Randy Newman - 12 Songs 70
37. Michael Jackson - Off The Wall 79
38. Harder They Come - Soundtrack 73
39. Elvis Presley - From Elvis In Memphis 69
40. Prince - Sign O' The Times 87
41. Neil Young - After The Gold Rush 70
42. Gary Stewart - Out Of Hand 75
43. Moby Grape - s/t 67
44. Earth, Wind & Fire - Gratitude 75
45. Elvis Costello - Armed Forces 79
46. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poorboys 69
47. Raspberries - Starting Over 74
48. Mott The Hoople - Mott 73
49. Richard & Linda Thompson - Shoot Out The Lights 82
50. Pretenders - s/t 80
51. Spinners - s/t 73
52. Band - s/t 67
53. Bob Marley - Live 75
54. Paul Simon - Graceland 86
55. Buffalo Springfield - Again 67
56. Grateful Dead - American Beauty 70
57. Al Green - Call Me 73
58. Keith Whitley - I Wonder Do You Think Of Me 89
59. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music 62
60. Modern Lovers - s/t 76
61. Otis Redding - Dictionary of Soul 66
62. Flatlanders - More A Legend Than A Band 72
63. John Mellencamp - Scarecrow 85
64. Patti Smith - Horses 75
65. B.B. King - Live at the Regal 71
66. REM - Automatic For The People 92
67. Bob Dylan - Basement Tapes 75
68. Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street 72
69. Charlie Rich - Fabulous Charlie Rich 70
70. Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson 71
71. Indestructible Beat of Soweto - Various 87
72. Jimi Hendrix - Blues 94
73. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks... 77
74. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand 69
75. O'Jays - Back Stabbers 72
76. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow 67
77. Randy Travis - Storms of Life 86
78. Doors s/t 67
79. Beatles - Abbey Road 69
80. Lucinda Williams - s/t 88
81. Velvet Underground & Nico 67
82. Funkadelic - One Nation Under A Groove 78
83. Prince - Dirty Mind 80
84. Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours 55
85. Who - Who's Next 71
86. U2 - War 83
87. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James 70
88. Boz Scaggs - Silk Degrees 76
89. Louvin Brothers - Tragic Songs of Life 56
90. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions 73
91. Los Lobos - How Will The Wolf Survive 84
92. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band On The Run 74
93. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here 75
94. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run 75
95. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde 66
96. John Prine - s/t 71
97. Iggy and the Stooges - Raw Power 73
98. Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet 68
99. Allman Brothers - Fillmore Concerts 71
100. Replacements - Let It Be 84
101. Jackson Browne - Running On Empty 78
102. Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On 71
103. Fine Young Cannibals - Raw & The Cooked 89
104. Elvis Presley - NBC TV Special 68
105. Average White Band - AWB 74
106. John Coltrane - Giant Steps 60
107. Frank Zappa - We're Only In It For The Money 68
108. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme 64
109. Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon 73
110. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory 95
111. Neil Young - Rust Never Sleeps 79
112. Eagles - Hotel California 76
113. AC/DC - Back In Black 80
114. Bonnie Raitt - Give It Up 72
115. Don Henley - Building The Perfect Beast 84
116. Miles Davis - Tribute To Jack Johnson 71
117. Paul Simon - s/t 72
118. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 73
119. Zombies - Odessey & Oracle 68
120. Randy Newman - Good Old Boys 74
121. Cars - s/t 78
122. Joe Ely - Honky Tonk Masquerade 78
123. Frank Sinatra - Songs For Swingin' Lovers 56
124. Luther Vandross - Night I Fell In Love 85
125. Elton John - Rock of the Westies 75
126. Janet Jackson - Control 86
127. John Mellencamp - Lonesome Jubilee 87
128. Eric Clapton - 461 Ocean Boulevard 74
129. Everly Brothers - Roots 68
130. Clash - s/t 79
131. Terence Trent D'Arby - Introducing the Hardline According to... 87
132. Neil Young - Comes A Time 78
133. George Michael - Faith 87
134. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book 72
135. John Prine - Missing Years 91
136. Replacements - Tim 86
137. Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True 77
138. Bob Seger - Night Moves 76
139 LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out 90
140. Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels On A Gravel Road 98
141. Beatles - White Album 68
142. Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison 68
143. Elvis Presley - Elvis Is Back 60
144. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill 86
145. Big Star - Radio City 74
146. Love - Forever Changes 68
147. Michael Hurley, Unholy Modal Rounders, Jeffrey Frederick & Clamtones - Have Moicy! 76
148. Traveling Wilburys - Volume One 88
149. Talking Heads - Remain In Light 80
150. Lionel Richie - Can't Slow Down 83
151. Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual 83
152. Beach Boys - Wild Honey 67
153. Neil Sedaka - Sedaka's Back 74
154. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew 70
155. Chic - Risque 78
156. Television - Marquee Moon 77
157. George Jones - I Am What I Am 80
158. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends 68
159. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction 87
160. Boston 76
161. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home 65
162. Beatles - Revolver 66
163. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory 70
164. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man 67
165. Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like A Wheel 74
166. Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland 68
167. Moby - Play 99
168. Robert Cray - Strong Persuader 86
169. Marshall Crenshaw - s/t 82
170. Steely Dan - Katy Lied 75
171. Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy 78
172. New York Dolls - s/t 73
173. Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York 94
174. UB40 - Labour of Love 82
175. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Burnin' 74
176. Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers 71
177. Culture - Two Sevens Clash 77
178. Prince - 1999 82
179. Neville Brothers - Yellow Moon 89
180. Warren Zevon - s/t 76
181. Spinners - Pick of the Litter 75
182. Graham Parker - Squeezing Out Sparks 79
183. Rolling Stones - Aftermath 66
184. Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding 68
185. Soundgarden - Superunknown 94
186. REM - Document 87
187. Iris DeMent - Infamous Angel 92
188. Merle Haggard - Serving 190 Proof 79
189. Wild Tchoupitoulas 76
190. Earth Wind & Fire - That's The Way Of The World 75
191. Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On 73
192. Oasis - Definitely Maybe 92
193. Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead 70
194. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu 70
195. Velvet Underground - Loaded 70
196. Billy Bragg & Wilco - Mermaid Avenue 98
197. Stevie Ray Vaughan - In Step 89
198. Billy Joel - The Stranger 77
199. Alexander O'Neal - Hearsay 87
200. Al Green - Belle Album 77