The Guardian (UK) - The 50 Albums That Changed Music (2006)
Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2017 4:52 am
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/ ... k.shopping
I'll try to take it easy after this. This just popped up while I was searching for a full version of the Q list. I think it deals a great deal with how good the albums are - the only one that makes me less sure is the Spice Girls entry.
1) The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground and Nico (1967)
2) The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
3) Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
4) N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
5) Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961) [compilation]
6) Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
7) Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
8) Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
9) Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)
10) The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
11) David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972)
12) Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
13) Frank Sinatra - Songs for Swingin' Lovers (1956)
14) Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
15) Brian Eno - Discreet Music (1975)
16) Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967)
17) The Stooges - Raw Power (1973)
18) The Clash - London Calling (1979)
19) Mary J. Blige - What's the 411? (1992)
20) The Byrds - Sweetheart of the Rodeo (1968)
21) The Spice Girls - Spice (1996)
22) Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
23) Augustus Pablo - King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown (1976)
24) Youssou N'Dour - Imigres (1984)
25) James Brown - Live at the Apollo (1963)
26) Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
27) Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced? (1967)
28) Prince and the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
29) Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
30) The Wailers - Catch a Fire (1973)
31) The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
32) Otis Redding - Otis Blue (1965)
33) Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters (1973)
34) Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
35) Ramones - Ramones (1976)
36) The Who - My Generation (1965)
37) Massive Attack - Blue Lines (1991)
38) Radiohead - The Bends (1995)
39) Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
40) Run-D.M.C. - Run-D.M.C. (1984)
41) Chic - Chic (1977)
42) The Smiths - The Smiths (1984)
43) Primal Scream - Screamadelica (1991)
44) Talking Heads - Fear of Music (1979)
45) Fairport Connection - Liege and Leaf (1969)
46) The Human League - Dare (1981)
47) Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
48) The Strokes - Is This It? (2001)
49) De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
50) LFO - Frequencies (1991)
I'll try to take it easy after this. This just popped up while I was searching for a full version of the Q list. I think it deals a great deal with how good the albums are - the only one that makes me less sure is the Spice Girls entry.
1) The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground and Nico (1967)
2) The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
3) Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
4) N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
5) Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961) [compilation]
6) Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
7) Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
8) Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
9) Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)
10) The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
11) David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972)
12) Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
13) Frank Sinatra - Songs for Swingin' Lovers (1956)
14) Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
15) Brian Eno - Discreet Music (1975)
16) Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967)
17) The Stooges - Raw Power (1973)
18) The Clash - London Calling (1979)
19) Mary J. Blige - What's the 411? (1992)
20) The Byrds - Sweetheart of the Rodeo (1968)
21) The Spice Girls - Spice (1996)
22) Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
23) Augustus Pablo - King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown (1976)
24) Youssou N'Dour - Imigres (1984)
25) James Brown - Live at the Apollo (1963)
26) Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
27) Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced? (1967)
28) Prince and the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
29) Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
30) The Wailers - Catch a Fire (1973)
31) The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
32) Otis Redding - Otis Blue (1965)
33) Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters (1973)
34) Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
35) Ramones - Ramones (1976)
36) The Who - My Generation (1965)
37) Massive Attack - Blue Lines (1991)
38) Radiohead - The Bends (1995)
39) Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
40) Run-D.M.C. - Run-D.M.C. (1984)
41) Chic - Chic (1977)
42) The Smiths - The Smiths (1984)
43) Primal Scream - Screamadelica (1991)
44) Talking Heads - Fear of Music (1979)
45) Fairport Connection - Liege and Leaf (1969)
46) The Human League - Dare (1981)
47) Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
48) The Strokes - Is This It? (2001)
49) De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
50) LFO - Frequencies (1991)