100 Greatest Classic Rock Albums

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100 Greatest Classic Rock Albums

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Hey everyone! My name is Matt. None of you know me yet but I hope to become involved with this forum as I am a fellow music lover. I realize you guys love your list..so do I :D . So I have a list for you guys! A couple years back ago a well-respected classic rock radio station where I live (97.1 The Drive) had a contest to win the 100 greatest classic rock albums, which I won! haha. Anyway the list was created by listeners voting for what they thought was the top ten. I don't think this list can help you with your spreadsheets or anything, but I thought you might be interested in it! I don't completely agree with the order or some of the albums that got picked, but still an interesting list and I can't complain about 100 free vinyls!

100. John Cougar Mellecamp- Scarecrow
99. The Doobie Brothers- The Captain and Me
98. The Rolling Stones- Tattoo You
97. Billy Joel- The Stranger
96. Styx- Paradise Theater
95. The Beatles- Let it Be
94. Police- Synchroncity
93. Van Morrison- Moondance
92. Journey- Escape
91. Eric Clapton- Slowhand
90. Led Zeppelin- Led Zeppelin III
89. Bob Dylan- Blonde on Blonde
88. Steve Miller Band- Fly Like and Eagle
87. The Allman Brothers Band- Eat a Peach
86. Def Leppard- Hysteria
85. Electric Light Orchestra- A New World Record
84. Neil Young- After the Gold Rush
83. Rush- Permanent Waves
82. Tom Petty- Full Moon Fever
81. James Taylor- Sweet Baby James
80. Jackson Browne- Running on Empty
79. Meat Loaf- Bat Out of Hell
78.Bruce Springsteen- Darkness on the Edge of Town
77. The Beach Boys- Endless Summer
76. Cheap Trick- At Budokan
75. David Bowie- Ziggy Stardust and the Spider from Mars
74. Fleetwood Mac- Fleetwood Mac
73. Genesis- A Trick of the Tail
72. Kansas- Leftoverture
71. Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band- Live Bullet
70. Neil Young- Harvest
69. Foreigner- Foreigner
68. Pink Floyd- Animals
67. Cream- Disraeli Gears
66. George Harrison- All Things Must Pass
65. The Rolling Stones- Some Girls
64. Queen- A Night at the Opera
63. Grateful Dead- American Beauty
62. Jimi Hendrix- Electric Ladyland
61. Yes- The Yes Album
60.Elton John- Tumbleweed Connection
59. The Moody Blue- Days of Future Passed
58. Led Zeppelin- In Through the Out Door
57. Rod Stewart- Every Picture Tells the Story
56. Bob Seger- Night Moves
55. Supertramp- Crime of the Century
54. Santana- Abraxas
53. Styx- The Grand Illusion
52. Deep Purple- Machine Head
51. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers- Damn the Torpedos
50. Van Halen- Van Halen
49. Beach Boys- Pet Sounds
48. Bruce Springsteen- Born in the USA
47. Yes- Fragile
46. Bob Dylan- Highway 61 Revisited
45. Paul McCartney and Wings- Band on the Run
44. Creedence Clearwater Revival- Cosmos Factory
43. The Rolling Stones- Sticky Fingers
42. Lynyrd Skynyrd- Pronounce Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd
41. Crosby, Stills, and Nash- Deja Vu
40. Supertramp- Breakfast in America
39- AC/DC- Highway to Hell
38- Bad Company- Bad Co.
37. U2- The Joshua Tree
36.- The Who- Tommy
35. The Rolling Stones- Exile on Main Street
34. The Beatles- The Beatles (White Album)
33. Peter Frampton- Frampton Comes Alive
32. Derek and the Dominoes- Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
31. Led Zeppelin- Physical Graffiti
30. The Doors- L.A. Woman
29. Crosby, Stills and Nash- Crosby, Stills and Nash
28. Led Zeppelin- Houses of the Holy
27. Jimi Hendrix- Are You Experienced?
26. Allman Brothers Band- At Filmore East
25. Jethro Tull- Aqualung
24. Carole King- Tapestry
23. Aerosmith- Toys in the Attic
22. Chicago- Chicago Transit Authority
21. The Doors- The Doors
20. The Beatles- Rubber Soul
19. Pink Floyd- Wish You Were Here
18. The Who- Quadrophenia
17. Bruce Springsteen- Born to Run
16. The Beatles- Revolver
15. The Rolling Stones- Let it Bleed
14. Led Zeppelin- Led Zeppelin II
13. Steely Dan- Aja
12. Pink Floyd- The Wall
11. Elton John- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
10. AC/DC- Back in Black
9. Led Zeppelin- Led Zeppelin
8. Boston- Boston
7. Fleetwood Mac- Rumours
6. The Beatles- Abbey Road
5. Led Zeppelin- Led Zeppelin IV
4. The Eagles- Hotel California
3. The Who- Who's Next
2. The Beatles- Sgt. Peppers. Lonely Hearts Club Band
1. Pink Floyd- Dark Side of the Moon

Heres a Link:http://www.wdrv.com/pdf/TheDrives100Cla ... llTime.pdf
Check out my music review blog! Matt and Music! mattandmusic.blogspot.com
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Re: 100 Greatest Classic Rock Albums

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Nice list that includes many of my favorites.

I wonder which (if any) of these albums Moonbeam could get through without getting nauseous.
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Haha why? Is Moonbeam not an oldies fan?
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Re: 100 Greatest Classic Rock Albums

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Mattceinicram wrote:Haha why? Is Moonbeam not an oldies fan?
I do not believe that I can describe Moonbeam's tastes in a succinct manner.

But, he has strong opinions that he can back up, and he makes some fun videos about some of his musical favorites.
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Re: 100 Greatest Classic Rock Albums

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Welcome to the forum, Mattceinicram!
And yes, 100 free records is usually a pretty good day.
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