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Book: The 200 best Taiwanese albums (2009)

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Disclaimer: I've been having these lists of Korean and Taiwanese albums sitting in my comp for years now, and the increasing frustration of not being able to do anything with them overcame me recently, so I decided to transliterate the lists so they could be shared here. However, I can hold my own a bit in Japanese, but I can't do shit in Korean and the Chinese languages. Therefore, I transcribed all the names and titles as best as I could, but the transcriptions herewith are to be taken with a salt mine, as they combine data available online, dubious search tricks, and, in last resort, my own Google Translate-assisted transcriptions. I had a somewhat easier time overall than I feared, as the Internet has spread well in Asia, but not all artists or albums have been mentioned or discussed by English-speaking users yet.

The transliteration of these languages is not helped by the fact that, contrary to Japanese which transliteration is well-defined, the official frames for transliteration of Korean or Chinese languages are not clear or are lousily enforced, and some sounds in both languages are transliterated in various ways (eo/oo/u in Korean, ch/zh/xh in Chinese…). The Internet has taken the habit of directly translating the album titles to avoid the issue, which is a luxury I wanted to avoid. Do we translate French, German or Spanish album titles for English-speaking audiences?

Both languages have specific additional issues. Korean albums are very often self-titled, or self-titled with a number; it seems to be a habit of their industry. So you guess how annoying it was to sort the stuff out. Chinese's issue is that they literally have two names: one in native Chinese, and one for foreign people. Most of them, at least. That's why in the Taiwan albums list, you will find a lot of notes, indicating the transliterated name and the "international" name for non-Chinese. For clarity… I hope?

I post the transliterated lists, but I also decided to post the lists in the native alphabet at the end each time, and this for two reasons: first, as I said, it was a completely amateurish endeavour, and maybe somewhat more skilful might come by and suggest better transliterations. The second reason is that you guys might want to check stuff on Youtube or Spotify despite the language barrier (one can dream), and using the Western alphabet will get you nowhere in your searches. You can try – surprisingly enough, a good amount of these albums are available around. Though sung in Korean and Chinese languages, so…



The one list of Chinese albums, or Taiwanese, because that's the only one I could find. It was published as a book in 2009 by China Times Publishing, and made some splash there back then. It features two lists, the 100 best Taiwanese albums of the 1975-1992 period, and the 100 best Taiwanese albums of the 1993-2005 period. I think a bit of cheating for filling up was involved, as I've noticed a few continental China acts in there (Cui Jian, Faye Wong...). As I said, it's note-heavy, sorry, but I felt it was necessary to be as clear as possible.

http://www.books.com.tw/activity/2008/1 ... _1992.html
http://www.books.com.tw/activity/2008/1 ... _2005.html

Smarties would notice that accents are present in album titles, but not in the acts' names. It was a personal choice as it seems to be a convention over the Web.

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100 best Taiwanese albums of the 1975-1992 period

1 | Lo Ta-yu | Zhī hū zhě yě | 1982
2 | Su Rui | Su Rui | 1983 [Wikipedia claims she has another self-titled album in 1986, and that the album is also occasionally called Yīyàng de yuèguāng/Qǐng gēn wǒ lái because an edition featured the titles of these two songs on the album sleeve]
3 | Chyi Yu | Gǎnlǎn shù/Olive | 1979
4 | Michelle Pan/Pan Yue Yun | Tiāntiān tiānlán | 1982 [Pan Yue Yun is her transliterated name from Chinese, Michelle Pan is the "international" version]
5 | Jonathan Lee/Li Zongsheng | Shēngmìng zhòng de jīnglíng | 1986 [Li Zongsheng transliterated, Jonathan Lee "international"]
6 | Lim Giong | Hiòng-chiân kiâⁿ | 1990
7 | Li Jian Fu | Lóng de chuánrén | 1980
8 | Cui Jian | Xīn chángzhènglù shàng de yǎogǔn/Yī wú suǒ yǒu/Rock 'n' Roll on the New Long March | 1989
9 | Lo Ta-yu | Wèilái de zhǔrénwēng | 1983
10 | Hei Mingdan Gongzuo Shi/Blacklist Studio | Zhuā kuánggē | 1989 [the Chinese name is Hei Mingdan Gongzuo Shi, but foreign sources refer more commonly to the translation Blacklist Studio]
11 | Chyi Yu & Michelle Pan/Pan Yue Yun | Huí shēng | 1985 [see #4]
12 | Christine Hsu/Hsu Ching-Chun | Hsu Ching-Chun Zhuānjí/Méiguī rénshēng | 1987 [eponymous ("zhuānjí" means album), but the album is sometimes referred to by its first song, Méiguī rénshēng; Hsu Ching-Chun is her transliterated name, Christine Hsu is the "international" version]
13 | Qiu Qiu He Chang Tuan | Qiū qiū hé chàng tuán I | 1982
14 | Various Artists | Jīn yùn jiǎng dì yī jí | 1977 [if I understand correctly, this is a cover album of traditional folk songs]
15 | Yang Hsien | Zhōngguó xiàndài míngē jí | 1975
16 | Salsa Chen/Chen Xiao-xia | Dà jiǎo jiě zǐ | 1991 [Chen Xiao-xia transliterated, Salsa Chen "international"]
17 | Tsai Chin | Cǐ qíng kě dài | 1984
18 | Hong Mayi/Red Ants Band | Hóng mǎyǐ hé chàng tuán I | 1985 [Hong Mayi, or Hong Mayi He Chang Tuan, is the transliterated name of the band, their preferred translation is Red Ants Band]
19 | Sylvia Chang/Chang Ai-chia | Máng yǔ máng | 1985 [Chang Ai-chia transliterated, Sylvia Chang "international"]
20 | Sylvia Chang/Chang Ai-chia | Tóngnián | 1981 [see #19]
21 | Angus Tung | Qíshí nǐ bù dǒng wǒde xīn | 1989
22 | Sarah Chen/Chen Shuhua | Gēn nǐ shuō tīng nǐ shuō | 1989 [Chen Shuhua transliterated, Sarah Chen "international"]
23 | Tsai Chin | Chū sāi qū | 1980
24 | Lee Shou-Chuan | 8 Yòu èr fēn zhī yī | 1986
25 | Ukulele | Rèn cuò | 1991
26 | David Tao/Tao Dawei & Sun Yueh | Tao Dawei - Sun Yueh Zhuānjí | 1981 [Tao Dawei transliterated, David Tao "international"]
27 | Tsai Lan-chin | Zhè gè shìjiè | 1987
28 | Jody Chiang/Jiang Hui | Jiǔ hòu de xīn shēng | 1992 [Jiang Hui transliterated, Jody Chiang "international"]
29 | Michelle Pan/Pan Yue Yun | Qíng zì zhè tiáo lù | 1988 [see #4]
30 | Zheng Yi/Yvonne Jeng | Xiǎo yǔ lái dé zhèng shì shí hòu | 1983 [Zheng Yi transliterated, Yvonne Jeng "international"]
31 | Michelle Pan/Pan Yue Yun | Jiù ài xīn huān | 1986 [see #4]
32 | Chao Chuan | Wǒ hěn chǒu, kěshì wǒ hěn wēnróu | 1988
33 | Various Artists | Kuàilè tiāntáng | 1987 [a label sampler made of new songs, not a compilation]
34 | Xue Yue/Simon Hsueh | Shēnglǎobìngsǐ | 1990 [Xue Yue transliterated, Simon Hsueh "international"]
35 | Chyi Yu | Nǐ shì wǒ suǒyǒu de huíyì | 1983
36 | Chen Ming Chang | Xiàwǔ de yī chū xì | 1990
37 | Hung-Wu Lo | Jiān gù róu qíng | 1989
38 | Chen Sheng/Bobby Chen | Yǒng jǐ de lè yuán | 1988 [Chen Sheng transliterated; Bobby Chen "international"]
39 | Tsai Chin & Li Jian Fu | Liánhé zhuānjí/Yī qiān gè chūn tiān | 1981 [the album is actually untitled: " Liánhé zhuānjí" means "collaboration album"; "Yī qiān gè chūn tiān" is the title of the first song on the album]
40 | Li Jian Fu | Chái lā kè hán | 1981
41 | Chang Hung-Liang/Jeremy Chang | Tuì biàn/Metamorphosis | 1990 [Chang Hung-Liang transliterated, Jeremy Chang "international"]
42 | Lo Ta-yu | Àirén tóngzhì | 1988
43 | Su Rui | Mòrán huíshǒu | 1984
44 | Fei Yu-ching | Biàn sè de cháng chéng | 1981
45 | Teresa Teng | Dàndàn yōuqíng | 1983
46 | Xue Yue/Simon Hsueh | Tiāntī/Starry Eyes | 1985 [see #34]
47 | Li Lifen/Lily Lee | Shū zi yǔ guā hú dāo | 1986 [Li Lifen transliterated, Lily Lee "international"]
48 | Harlem Yu/Yu Chengqing | Ràng wǒ yīcì ài gè gòu | 1989 [Yu Chengqing is his birth name, but some of his albums like this one are credited to him as such, despite his stage name, Harlem Yu]
49 | Chen Fen Lan | Yang San Lang jìniàn zhuānjí | 1992
50 | Lo Ta-yu | Jiā | 1984 [Lo Ta-yu has made more than one album titled " Jiā", this is the first one]
51 | Sandy Lam/Lam Yik-lin | Ài shàng yīgè bù huí jiā de rén | 1990 [Lam Yik-lin transliterated, Sandy Lam "international"]
52 | Michelle Pan/Pan Yue Yun | Yān zhī běi tóu | 1983 [see #4]
53 | Huang Shu-Jun/Jerry Huang | Mǎbùtíngtí de yōushāng | 1988 [Huang Shu-Jun transliterated, Jerry Huang "international"]
54 | Steve Chow/Zhou Zhi Ping | Suì yuè de gē/The Melody of Time | 1992 [Zhou Zhi Ping transliterated, Steve Chow "international"]
55 | Yang Fang Yi & Xu Xiao Jing | Yang Fang Yi/Xu Xiao Jing chóng chàng zhuān jí | 1981
56 | Huang Shu-Jun/Jerry Huang | Huang Shu-Jun II: Yàn dù hán tán | 1989 [see #53]
57 | Michelle Pan/Pan Yue Yun | Guì huā xiàng | 1987 [see #4]
58 | Ye Jia-xiu | Ye Jia-xiu zhuānjí | 1979
59 | Wang Hai-Ling/Helen Wang | Wang Hai-Ling zhuānjí: Jì | 1980 [Wang Hai-Ling transliterated, Helen Wang "international"
60 | Kwok Chi | Ér tóng lè yuan/Growth Always Comes After Emotion | 1991
61 | Ding Jian Pai Dang | Dǐng jiān pāi dàng | 1992 [generally considered a Yu Chengqing/Harlem Yu album, see #48]
62 | Wu Bai/Wu Chun-lin | Ài shàng bié rén shì kuài lè de shì | 1992 [Wu Bai is his usual stage name, but this album is credited to both his stage name and his birth name, Wu Chun-lin]
63 | Xue Yue/Simon Hsueh | Yáo gǔn wǔ tái | 1984 [see #34]
64 | Kay Huang/Huang Yun-ling | Píng fán | 1991 [Huang Yun-ling transliterated, Kay Huang "international"]
65 | Huang Yingying/Tracy Huang & Xiao Cong/Johnny Bug Chen | Zàng xīn | 1991 [respectively, transliterated name/"international" name for both artists]
66 | Dave Wang/Wang Chie | Yīchǎng yóuxì yīchǎng mèng | 1987 [Wang Chie transliterated, Dave Wang "international"]
67 | Zheng Yi/Yvonne Jeng | Xīn qíng | 1987 [see #30]
68 | Tangchao/Tang Dynasty | Mènghuí Tángcháo/A Dream Return to Tang Dynasty | 1992
69 | Huang Dawei/David Wong | Ràng měi gè rén dōu xīn suì | 1990 [Huang Dawei transliterated, David Wong "international"]
70 | Fong Fei-fei | Fú shì qíng huái | 1991
71 | Bao Mei Sheng | Bao Mei Sheng zhī gē | 1978
72 | Wakin Chau/Emil Chau | Ràng wǒ huānxǐ ràng wǒ yōu | 1991 [Wakin Chau transliterated, Emil Chau "international"]
73 | Chyi Chin | Láng | 1985
74 | Xue Yue/Simon Hsueh | Zhuó rè de sheng mìng - Xue Yue Yǎn chàng huì jì shí 1954-1990 | 1990 [live album; see #34]
75 | Xin Baodao Kangle Dui/New Formosa Band | Xīn bǎodǎo kānglè duì | 1992 [Xin Baodao Kangle Dui is the transliterated name of the band, New Formosa Band is their preferred translation]
76 | Fei Yu-ching | Mèng tuó líng | 1984
77 | Wawa | Sì jì | 1992
78 | Chang Hung-Liang/Jeremy Chang | Jì wén | 1987 [see #41]
79 | Lo Ta-yu | Yuán xiāng | 1991
80 | Wang Zhilei/Jeanette Wang | Wang Zhilei de tiān kōng | 1985 [Wang Zhilei transliterated, Jeanette Wang "international"]
81 | Shen Wen Cheng | Xīnshì shéi rénzhī | 1982
82 | Huang Yingying/Tracy Huang | Zhǐ yǒu fèn lí | 1982 [see #65]
83 | Fong Fei-fei | Xiǎng yào dàn tóng diào | 1992
84 | Zheng Yi/Yvonne Jeng, Wang Xin Lian & Ma Yi Zhong | Zheng Yi/Wang Xin Lian/Ma Yi Zhong | 1981 [see #30]
85 | Wen Zhang | 365 lǐ lù | 1984
86 | Ma Chao-chun | Wǒ yào de bù duō! | 1987
87 | Michelle Pan/Pan Yue Yun | Wǒ shì bù shì nǐ zuì téng'ài de rén | 1989 [see #4]
88 | Lim Giong & Various Artists | Shào nián yě, ān la!/Dust of Angels | 1992
89 | Shi Xiao Rong | Shi Xiao Rong zhuānjí | 1981
90 | Stella Chang/Chang Ching-Fang | Guāng máng | 1992 [Chang Ching-Fang transliterated, Stella Chang "international" stage name]
91 | Tiger Huang/Huang Xiao Hu | Bù zhǐ shì péng yǒu | 1990 [Huang Xiao Hu transliterated, Tiger Huang "international" stage name]
92 | Huang Yingying/Tracy Huang | Tiān shǐ zhī liàn | 1983 [see #65]
93 | Sylvia Chang/Chang Ai-chia | Ài de dàijià | 1992 [see #19]
94 | Tang Xiao Shi | Tang Xiao Shi zhuānjí | 1983
95 | Wu Si-kai/Sky Wu | Ài yào zěnme shuō | 1988 [Wu Si-kai transliterated, Sky Wu "international"]
96 | Wakin Chau/Emil Chau | Xīn de fāng xiàng | 1987 [see #72]
97 | Stella Chang/Chang Ching-Fang | Jī qíng guò hòu | 1985 [originally eponymous, but now identified by this song's title; see #90]
98 | Zheng Zhihua | Lǎo yāo de gù shì | 1988
99 | Chris Hung/Hung Rong-hung | Hung Rong-hung zhuānjí 3 | 1983 [Hung Rong-hung transliterated, Chris Hung "international"; he has several eponymous albums numbered (zhuānjí means album), here's the 3 in 1983]
100 | Chen Sheng/Bobby Chen | Sī bēn | 1991 [see #38]

100 best Taiwanese albums of the 1993-2005 period

1 | Chen Jiannian | Haiyang | 1999
2 | Hu Defu/Kimbo | Cōng cōng/In a Flash | 2005 [Hu Defu transliterated; Kimbo is his stage name]
3 | Wu Bai & China Blue | Làng rén qíng gē | 1994 [same Wu Bai as entry #62 on the previous list]
4 | Samingad/Ji Xiaojun | Shèng mín gē - Tài yáng fēng cǎo yuán de shēng yīn | 1999 [Ji Xiaojun transliterated; Samingad is her aboriginal name that she uses as her stage name]
5 | Wu Bai & China Blue | Shù zhī gū niǎo | 1998
6 | Jin Men Wang & Li Bing Hui | Liú làng dào dàn shuǐ | 1997
7 | David Tao/Tao Zhe | Tao Zhe - David Tao/Fēi jī chǎng de 10:30 | 1997 [Tao Zhe transliterated, David Tao "international", son of David Tao/Tao Dawei at #26 in the list above; originally eponymous but now identified by its most famous song]
8 | Shunza/Shun Zi | Shun Zi - Shunza/Huí jiā | 1997 [Shun Zi transliterated, Shunza "international"; originally eponymous but now identified by its most famous song]
9 | Chen Chi-chen/Cheer Chen | Peripeteia/Huálì de màoxiǎn | 2005 [Chen Chi-chen transliterated; Cheer Chen "international"]
10 | A-Mei/Chang Hui-mei | Zǐ mèi | 1996 [Chang hui-mei transliterated, A-Mei stage name]
11 | Chen Chi-chen/Cheer Chen | Ràng wǒ xiǎng yī xiǎng | 1998 [see #9]
12 | Mayday/Wu Yue Tian | Wǔ yuè tiān dì yī zhāng chuàngzuò zhuānjí | 1999 [Wu Yue Tian transliterated, Mayday is their preferred translation for their band name]
13 | Dadawa | Ā jiě gǔ/Sister Drum | 1995
14 | Jay Chou/Chou Chieh-lun | Fantasy | 2001 [Chou Chieh-lun transliterated, Jay Chou "international"]
15 | Faith Yang/Yang Naiwen | One | 1997 [Yang Naiwen transliterated, Faith Yang "international"]
16 | Faye Wong | Tiān kōng | 1994 [Faye Wong is mega-famous under her current moniker, but when she released that album, she was using the stage name Shirley Wong]
17 | Hei Mingdan Gongzuo Shi/Blacklist Studio | Yáo lán qǔ | 1996 [see #10 in first list]
18 | Stefanie Sun/Sun Yan Zi | Sun Yan Zi/Yan Zi | 2000 [Sun Yan Zi transliterated, Stefanie Sun "international"; the cover art features "Sun Yan Zi" in Chinese as the Chinese album title and simply "Yan Zi" in English for the English album title]
19 | Jacky Cheung/Cheung Hok-yau | Wěn bié | 1993 [Cheung Hok-yau transliterated, Jacky Cheung "international"]
20 | Panai | Ní wá wá | 2000
21 | Mavis Fan/Fan Xiao Xuan | Wǒ yào wǒ men zài yī qǐ | 1999 [Fan Xiao Xuan transliterated, Mavis Fan "international"]
22 | Salsa Chen/Chen Xiao-xia | Huà zhuāng shī | 1993 [see #16 in list above]
23 | Lim Giong | Yúlè shìjiè | 1994
24 | Jay Chou/Chou Chieh-lun | Jay | 2000 [see #14]
25 | Dou Wei | Hēi mèng | 1994
26 | A-Mei/Chang Hui-mei | Chang Hui-mei II: Bad Boy | 1997 [see #10]
27 | Jutoupi | Wǒ shì shén jīng bìng | 1994
28 | Mavis Fan/Fan Xiao Xuan | Jué shì míng líng | 2001 [see #21]
29 | Chyi Yu | Luò tuó‧fēi niǎo‧yú | 1997
30 | Faith Yang/Yang Naiwen | Silence | 1999 [see #15]
31 | Lo Ta-yu | Liàn qū 2000 | 1994
32 | Dong Shi Zhang Yue Tuan/The Chairman | Zhǎo yī gè xīn shì jiè/Looking for a New World | 2005 [Dong Shi Zhang Yue Tuan transliterated, The Chairman is their favourite "international" translation]
33 | Faye Wong | Faye mímí zhī yīn | 1995
34 | Hsieh Yu-wei | Yī chái, huā shù xià | 2004
35 | Xin Baodao Kangle Dui/New Formosa Band | Xīn bǎodǎo kānglè duì dì II jí | 1994 [see #75 in list above]
36 | Luantan | Xīwàng/Hope | 1997
37 | Zi Ran Juan/Natural Q | C'est la vie | 2004 [Zi Ran Juan transliterated, Natural Q is their preferred translation]
38 | Nuo Mi Tuan/Sticky Rice | Nuò mǐ tuán/Sticky Rice | 1997 [Nuo Mi Tuan transliterated, Sticky Rice is their preferred translation]
39 | Chen Chi-chen/Cheer Chen | Háishì huì jìmò | 2000 [see #9]
40 | David Tao/Tao Zhe | Hēi sè liǔ dīng | 2002 [see #7]
41 | Chang Yu-sheng/Tom Chang | Kǒu shì xīn fēi | 1997 [Chang Yu-sheng transliterated, Tom Chang "international"]
42 | Sheng Xiang yu Wa Yao Keng 3 | Lín àn/Getting Dark | 2004
43 | Luantan | Luàntán | 1999
44 | Faye Wong | Fúzào | 1996
45 | Winnie Hsin/Hsin Hsiao-chi | Lǐngwù | 1994 [Hsin Hsiao-chi transliterated, Winnie Hsin "international"]
46 | He Xin-sui/Ciacia Her | Miss Perfect/Wán měi xiǎo jiě | 1999 [He Xin-sui transliterated, Ciacia Her stage name]
47 | David Tao/Tao Zhe | I'm OK | 1999 [see #7]
48 | Wang Leehom | Gōng zhuàn zì zhuǎn/Revolution | 1998
49 | Shawn/Song Yue Ting | Life's a Struggle | 2003 [Song Yue Ting transliterated, Shawn stage name]
50 | Difang | Across the Yellow Earth | 1999
51 | Faye Wong | Mí | 1994 [published as Shirley Wong, see #16]
52 | 1976 | Fāng xiàng gǎn | 2000
53 | Jiao Gong Yue Dui/Labor Exchange Band | Jú huā yè xíng jūn/The Night March of the Chrysanthemums | 2001 [Jiao Gong Yue Dui transliterated, Labor Exchange Band favourite translation]
54 | Na Ying | Zhēng fú/Conquer | 1998
55 | Zi Ran Juan/Natural Q | C'est la vie Vol. 2 Dà juǎn bāo xiǎo juǎn | 2005 [see #37]
56 | Tsai Chen-nan | Shēng mìng de tài yang | 1995
57 | Xu Meijing/Mavis Hee | Yí hàn | 1995 [Xu Meijing transliterated, Mavis Hee "international"]
58 | Chen Sheng/Bobby Chen | Hèn qíng gē | 1995 [see #38 in list above]
59 | Faye Wong | Zhǐ ài mò shēng rén | 1999
60 | Mok Wan-Wai/Karen Mok | 12 Lóu de Mok Wan-Wai/Karen Mok on the Twelfth Floor | 2000 [Mok Wan-Wai transliterated, Karen Mok "international"]
61 | Chan Yick-shun/Eason Chan | Special Thanks to… | 2002 [Chan Yick-shun transliterated, Eason Chan "international"]
62 | Bai Jin Xiao Jie | Bài jīn xiǎo jiě/Material-girls.com | 2004
63 | Chang Chen-yue | Mìmì jīdì/Free Night | 1998
64 | Fish Leong/Liang Jingru | Yǒng qì | 2000 [Liang Jingru transliterated, Fish Leong "international"]
65 | Lee Hsin-Yun/CinCin Lee | Guójì mànyóu/Drive | 2005 [Lee Hsin-Yun transliterated, CinCin Lee stage name]
66 | Christine Hsu/Hsu Ching-Chun | Tiān dǐng de yuè niáng a | 1997 [see #12 in list above]
67 | Chen Sheng/Bobby Chen | Fēngzhēng | 1994 [see #38 in list above]
68 | Ye Shu Yin | Qù tīng měi rén yú chàng gē | 1993
69 | Zhang Chu | Gū dú de rén shì kě chǐ de/Shameful Being Left Alone | 1994
70 | Jiao Gong Yue Dui/Labor Exchange Band | Wǒ děng jiù lái chàng shān gē | 1999 [see #53]
71 | Faye Wong | Faye Wong | 1997 [sometimes referred to as " Nǐ kuài lè (suǒyǐ wǒ kuài lè))" after its most famous song]
72 | Jay Chou/Chou Chieh-lun | Yeh Hui-mei | 2003 [see #14]
73 | Lei Kuang Hsia/Summer Lei | http://summerplanet.com/Liǎn jiá tiē jǐn yuè qiú | 1999 [Lei Kuang Hsia transliterated, Summer Lei stage name]
74 | Penny Tai | Ài fēng le | 2005
75 | David Tao/Tao Zhe | Tàipíng shèngshì/The Great Leap 2005 | 2005 [see #7]
76 | Aadia | Píng-héng/Balance | 2002
77 | Lo Ta-yu | Měilì dǎo/BeautIsland | 2004
78 | Mavis Fan/Fan Xiao Xuan | Darling | 1998 [see #21]
79 | Chan Yick-shun/Eason Chan | Hēi·bái·huī/Black, White & Grey | 2003 [see #61]
80 | Lin Xiao Pei/Shino Lin | Shino/Fán | 1998 [Lin Xiao Pei transliterated, Shino Lin "international"; originally just "Shino", but now referred to by its most famous song, "Fán"]
81 | Pan Li-li | Huà méi | 1994
82 | F.I.R. Yuetuan | F.I.R. Yuetuan | 2004
83 | Wang Hong En/Biung | Zǒu fēng de rén | 2004 [Wang Hong En transliterated, Biung stage name]
84 | Huang Dawei/David Wong | Qiū tiān 1944/The Fall of Forty-Four | 2000 [see #69 in list above]
85 | Sandee Chan/Chen Shanni | Wán měi de shēn yín | 2000 [Chen Shanni transliterated, Sandee Chan "international"]
86 | Chen Jiannian | Dàdì/Mother Earth | 2002
87 | Kwok Chi | Gē zi yǔ hǎi | 1995
88 | Chang Yu-sheng/Tom Chang | KaraOK Live‧Taipei‧Wo | 1994 [see #41]
89 | Nuo Mi Tuan/Sticky Rice | Qīng chūn niǎo wáng | 2000 [see #38]
90 | Sandee Chan/Chen Shanni | Washington kǎn dǎo yīng táo shù | 1994 [see #85]
91 | Sandy Lam/Lam Yik-lin | Kēng qiāng méi guī | 1999 [see #51 in list above]
92 | Mayday/Wu Yue Tian | Àiqíng wànsuì | 2000 [see #12]
93 | Chen Chi-chen/Cheer Chen | Groupies/Jítā shǒu | 2002 [see #9]
94 | Lo-chui-khoe Kong-sia/Loh Tsui Kweh Commune | 1995 Táiwān dìxià yīnyuè dǎng'àn - Gāngmén lè yù qī zuòpǐn jí | 1995 [Lo-chui-khoe Kong-sia transliterated, Loh Tsui Kweh Commune "international"]
95 | Ukulele | Shào nián yóu | 1993
96 | Sodagreen/Suda lu | Sodagreen - Sūdǎ lǜ | 2005 [Suda lu transliterated, Sodagreen is their preferred translation]
97 | Cai Jian Ya/Tanya Chua | Cai Jian Ya - Tanya | 1999 [Cai Jian Ya transliterated, Tanya Chua "international"]
98 | Mayday/Wu Yue Tian | Shí guāng jī/Time Machine | 2003 [see #12]
99 | Wu Bai & China Blue | Wu Bai de Live - Wǎng fèi qīng chūn | 1995
100 | Where Chou/Zhou Hui | Zhou Hui jīngxuǎn | 1999 [Zhou Hui transliterated, Where Chou stage name]




Here are the lists in... well, one of the Chinese alphabets:

1 | 羅大佑 | 之乎者也 | 1982
2 | 蘇芮 | 蘇芮 | 1983
3 | 齊豫 | 橄欖樹/Olive | 1979
4 | 潘越雲 | 天天天蓝 | 1982
5 | 李宗盛 | 生命中的精靈 | 1986
6 | 林強 | 向前走 | 1990
7 | 李建復 | 龍的傳人 | 1980
8 | 崔健 | 新长征路上的摇滚/一无所有 | 1989
9 | 羅大佑 | 未來的主人翁 | 1983
10 | 黑名單工作室 | 抓狂歌 | 1989
11 | 齊豫潘越雲 | 回聲 | 1985
12 | 許景淳 | 許景淳專輯/玫瑰人生 | 1987
13 | 丘丘合唱團 | 丘丘合唱團 I | 1982
14 | 金韻獎第一輯 | 1977
15 | 楊弦 | 中國現代民歌集 | 1975
16 | 陳小霞 | 大腳姐仔 | 1991
17 | 蔡琴 | 此情可待 | 1984
18 | 紅螞蟻 | 紅螞蟻合唱團 I | 1985
19 | 張艾嘉 | 忙與盲 | 1985
20 | 張艾嘉 | 童年 | 1981
21 | 童安格 | 其實你不懂我的心 | 1989
22 | 陳淑樺 | 跟你說聽你說 | 1989
23 | 蔡琴 | 出塞曲 | 1980
24 | 李壽全 | 8又二分之一 | 1986
25 | 優客李林 | 認錯 | 1991
26 | 陶大偉 & 孫越 | 陶大偉 - 孫越 專輯 | 1981
27 | 蔡藍欽 | 這個世界 | 1987
28 | 江蕙 | 酒後的心聲 | 1992
29 | 潘越雲 | 情字這條路 | 1988
30 | 鄭怡 | 小雨來得正是時候 | 1983
31 | 潘越雲 | 舊愛新歡 | 1986
32 | 趙傳 | 我很醜,可是我很溫柔 | 1988
33 | 快樂天堂 | 1987
34 | 薛岳 | 生老病死 | 1990
35 | 齊豫 | 你是我所有的回憶 | 1983
36 | 陳明章 | 下午的一齣戲 | 1990
37 | 羅紘武 | 堅固柔情 | 1989
38 | 陳昇 | 擁擠的樂園 | 1988
39 | 蔡琴 & 李建復 | 聯合專輯/一千個春天 | 1981
40 | 李建復 | 柴拉可汗 | 1981
41 | 張洪量 | 蛻變/Metamorphosis | 1990
42 | 羅大佑 | 愛人同志 | 1988
43 | 蘇芮 | 驀然回首 | 1984
44 | 費玉清 | 變色的長城 | 1981
45 | 鄧麗君 | 淡淡幽情 | 1983
46 | 薛岳 | 天梯 | 1985
47 | 李麗芬 | 梳子與刮鬍刀 | 1986
48 | 庾澄慶 | 讓我一次愛個夠 | 1989
49 | 陳芬蘭 | 楊三郎紀念專輯 | 1992
50 | 羅大佑 | 家 | 1984
51 | 林憶蓮 | 愛上一個不回家的人 | 1990
52 | 潘越雲 | 胭脂北投 | 1983
53 | 黃舒駿 | 馬不停蹄的憂傷 | 1988
54 | 周治平 | 歲月的歌 | 1992
55 | 楊芳儀 & 徐曉菁 | 楊芳儀/徐曉菁 重唱專輯 | 1981
56 | 黃舒駿 | 黃舒駿 II: 雁渡寒潭 | 1989
57 | 潘越雲 | 桂花巷 | 1987
58 | 葉佳修 | 葉佳修專輯 | 1979
59 | 王海玲 | 王海玲專輯: 偈 | 1980
60 | 郭子 | 兒童樂園 | 1991
61 | 頂尖拍檔/庾澄慶 | 頂尖拍檔 | 1992
62 | 伍佰/吳俊霖 | 愛上別人是快樂的事 | 1992
63 | 薛岳 | 摇滚舞台 | 1984
64 | 黃韻玲 | 平凡 | 1991
65 | 黃鶯鶯 & 小蟲 | 葬心 | 1991
66 | 王傑 | 一場遊戲一場夢 | 1987
67 | 鄭怡 | 心情 | 1987
68 | 唐朝樂隊 | 唐朝 | 1992
69 | 黃大煒 | 讓每個人都心碎 | 1990
70 | 鳳飛飛 | 浮世情懷 | 1991
71 | 包美聖 | 包美聖之歌 | 1978
72 | 周華健 | 讓我歡喜讓我憂 | 1991
73 | 齊秦 | 狼 | 1985
74 | 薛岳 | 灼熱的生命 - 薛岳演唱會記實 1954-1990 | 1990
75 | 新寶島康樂隊 | 新寶島康樂隊 | 1992
76 | 費玉清 | 夢駝鈴 | 1984
77 | 娃娃 | 四季 | 1992
78 | 張洪量 | 祭文 | 1987
79 | 羅大佑 | 原鄉 | 1991
80 | 王芷蕾 | 王芷蕾的天空 | 1985
81 | 沈文程 | 心事誰人知 | 1982
82 | 黃鶯鶯 | 只有分離 | 1982
83 | 鳳飛飛 | 想要彈同調 | 1992
84 | 鄭怡, 王新蓮 & 馬宜中 | 鄭怡/王新蓮/馬宜中 | 1981
85 | 文章 | 365里路 | 1984
86 | 馬兆駿 | 我要的不多! | 1987
87 | 潘越雲 | 我是不是你最疼愛的人 | 1989
88 | 林強等 | 少年吔,安啦! | 1992
89 | 施孝榮 | 施孝榮專輯 | 1981
90 | 張清芳 | 光芒 | 1992
91 | 黃小琥 | 不只是朋友 | 1990
92 | 黃鶯鶯 | 天使之戀 | 1983
93 | 張艾嘉 | 愛的代價 | 1992
94 | 唐曉詩 | 唐曉詩專輯 | 1983
95 | 伍思凱 | 愛要怎麼說 | 1988
96 | 周華健 | 心的方向 | 1987
97 | 張清芳 | 激情過後 | 1985
98 | 鄭智化 | 老么的故事 | 1988
99 | 洪榮宏 | 洪榮宏專輯3 | 1983
100 | 陳昇 | 私奔 | 1991


1 | 陳建年 | 海洋 | 1999
2 | 胡德夫/Kimbo | 匆匆/In a Flash | 2005
3 | 伍佰 & China Blue | 浪人情歌 | 1994
4 | 紀曉君 | 聖民歌─太陽 風 草原的聲音 | 1999
5 | 伍佰 & China Blue | 樹枝孤鳥 | 1998
6 | 金門王 & 李炳輝 | 流浪到淡水 | 1997
7 | 陶喆 | 陶喆 - David Tao/飛機場的10:30 | 1997
8 | 顺子 | 顺子 - Shunza/回家 | 1997
9 | 陳綺貞 | περιπετεια/華麗的冒險 | 2005
10 | 張惠妹/A-Mei | 姊妹 | 1996
11 | 陳綺貞 | 讓我想一想 | 1998
12 | 五月天/Mayday | 第一張創作專輯 | 1999
13 | 朱哲琴/Dadawa | 阿姐鼓/Sister Drum | 1995
14 | 周杰倫 | 范特西 | 2001
15 | 楊乃文 | One | 1997
16 | 王菲/王靖雯 | 天空 | 1994
17 | 黑名單工作室 | 搖籃曲 | 1996
18 | 孫燕姿 | 孫燕姿/Yan Zi | 2000
19 | 張學友 | 吻別 | 1993
20 | 巴奈 | 泥娃娃 | 2000
21 | 范曉萱 | 我要我們在一起 | 1999
22 | 陳小霞 | 化妝師 | 1993
23 | 林強 | 娛樂世界 | 1994
24 | 周杰倫 | 杰倫/Jay | 2000
25 | 竇唯 | 黑夢 | 1994
26 | 張惠妹/A-Mei | 張惠妹 II: Bad Boy | 1997
27 | 豬頭皮 | 我是神經病 | 1994
28 | 范曉萱 | 絕世名伶 | 2001
29 | 齊豫 | 駱駝‧飛鳥‧魚 | 1997
30 | 楊乃文 | Silence | 1999
31 | 羅大佑 | 戀曲二〇〇〇 | 1994
32 | 董事長樂團/The Chairman | 找一個新世界/Looking for a New World | 2005
33 | 王菲 | 菲靡靡之音 | 1995
34 | 謝宇威 | 一儕、花樹下 | 2004
35 | 新寶島康樂隊 | 新寶島康樂隊第II輯 | 1994
36 | 亂彈 | 希望/Hope | 1997
37 | 自然捲 | C'est la vie | 2004
38 | 糯米糰/Sticky Rice | 糯米糰/Sticky Rice | 1997
39 | 陳綺貞 | 還是會寂寞 | 2000
40 | 陶喆 | 黑色柳丁 | 2002
41 | 張雨生 | 口是心非 | 1997
42 | 生祥與瓦窯坑3 | 臨暗/Getting Dark | 2004
43 | 亂彈 | 亂彈 | 1999
44 | 王菲 | 浮躁 | 1996
45 | 辛曉琪 | 領悟 | 1994
46 | 何欣穗 | Miss Perfect/完美小姐 | 1999
47 | 陶喆 | I'm OK | 1999
48 | 王力宏 | 公轉自轉/Revolution | 1998
49 | 宋岳庭/Shawn | Life's a Struggle | 2003
50 | 郭英男/Difang | Across the Yellow Earth | 1999
51 | 王菲/王靖雯 | 迷 | 1994
52 | 1976 | 方向感 | 2000
53 | 交工樂隊/Labor Exchange Band | 菊花夜行軍/The Night March of the Chrysanthemums | 2001
54 | 那英 | 征服/Conquer | 1998
55 | 自然捲 | C'est la vie Vol. 2 大捲包小捲 | 2005
56 | 蔡振南 | 生命的太陽 | 1995
57 | 許美靜 | 遺憾 | 1995
58 | 陳昇 | 恨情歌 | 1995
59 | 王菲 | 只愛陌生人 | 1999
60 | 莫文蔚 | 十二樓的莫文蔚/Karen Mok on the Twelfth Floor | 2000
61 | 陳奕迅 | Special Thanks to… | 2002
62 | 拜金小姐 | 拜金小姐/Material-girls.com | 2004
63 | 張震嶽 | 秘密基地/Free Night | 1998
64 | 梁靜茹/Fish Leong | 勇氣 | 2000
65 | 李欣芸/CinCin Lee | 國際漫遊/Drive | 2005
66 | 許景淳 | 天頂的月娘啊 | 1997
67 | 陳昇 | 風箏 | 1994
68 | 葉樹茵 | 去聽美人魚唱歌 | 1993
69 | 張楚 | 孤独的人是可耻的 | 1994
70 | 交工樂隊/Labor Exchange Band | 我等就來唱山歌 | 1999
71 | 王菲 | 王菲 | 1997 [你快樂(所以我快樂)]
72 | 周杰倫 | 葉惠美 | 2003
73 | 雷光夏 | http://summerplanet.com/臉頰貼緊月球 | 1999
74 | 戴佩妮 | 愛瘋了 | 2005
75 | 陶喆 | 太平盛世/The Great Leap 2005 | 2005
76 | 阿弟仔/Aadia | 平衡/Balance | 2002
77 | 羅大佑 | 美麗島/BeautIsland | 2004
78 | 范曉萱 | Darling | 1998
79 | 陳奕迅 | 黑·白·灰/Black, White & Grey | 2003
80 | 林曉培 | Shino/煩 | 1998
81 | 潘麗麗 | 畫眉 | 1994
82 | F.I.R. 飛兒樂團 | F.I.R. 飛兒樂團 | 2004
83 | 王宏恩/Biung | 走風的人 | 2004
84 | 黃大煒 | 秋天1944/The Fall of Forty-Four | 2000
85 | 陳珊妮 | 完美的呻吟 | 2000
86 | 陳建年 | 大地 | 2002
87 | 郭子 | 鴿子與海 | 1995
88 | 張雨生 | 卡拉OK Live‧台北‧我 | 1994
89 | 糯米糰/Sticky Rice | 青春鳥王 | 2000
90 | 陳珊妮 | 華盛頓砍倒櫻桃樹 | 1994
91 | 林憶蓮 | 鏗鏘玫瑰 | 1999
92 | 五月天/Mayday | 愛情萬歲 | 2000
93 | 陳綺貞 | Groupies/吉他手 | 2002
94 | 濁水溪公社/Loh Tsui Kweh Commune | 1995台灣地下音樂檔案 - 肛門樂慾期作品輯 | 1995
95 | 優客李林 | 少年遊 | 1993
96 | Sodagreen/蘇打綠 | Sodagreen - 蘇打綠 | 2005
97 | 蔡健雅 | 蔡健雅 - Tanya | 1999
98 | 五月天/Mayday | 時光機/Time Machine | 2003
99 | 伍佰 & China Blue | 伍佰的LIVE - 枉費青春是 | 1995
100 | 周蕙 | 周蕙精選 | 1999
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Re: Book: The 200 best Taiwanese albums (2009)

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Thank you for transcribing these lists, Pierre, much appreciated :romance-kisscheek:
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Re: Book: The 200 best Taiwanese albums (2009)

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Thank you for the insane dedication, Pierre!

The only artists I'm familiar with is Faye Wong (Chungking Express, anyone?) and of course Wang Leehom. Even then, I have never heard of Leehom's 1998 album so I'll probably try my hands on that.
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