| Ranking |
Artist
/ Band |
Album
Title |
Release |
| 1 |
Gaye,
Marvin |
What's
Going On |
1971 |
| 2 |
Morrison,
Van |
Astral
Weeks |
1968 |
| 3 |
Dylan,
Bob |
Highway
61 Revisited |
1965 |
| 4 |
Clash,
The |
The
Clash |
1977 |
| 5 |
Television |
Marquee
Moon |
1977 |
| 6 |
Waits,
Tom |
Swordfishtrombones |
1983 |
| 7 |
Band,
The |
The
Band (Brown Album) |
1969 |
| 8 |
Dylan,
Bob |
Blonde
On Blonde |
1966 |
| 9 |
Lennon,
John |
John
Lennon & Plastic Ono band |
1970 |
| 10 |
Joy
Division |
Unknown
Pleasures |
1979 |
| 11 |
Beatles,
The |
Revolver |
1966 |
| 12 |
Presley,
Elvis |
The
Sun Collection/Sessions |
1976 |
| 13 |
Sex
Pistols, The |
Never
Mind The Bollocks |
1977 |
| 14 |
Love |
Forever
Changes |
1968 |
| 15 |
Bowie,
David |
Low |
1977 |
| 16 |
Velvet
Underground, The |
The
Velvet Underground + Nico |
1967 |
| 17 |
Brown,
James |
Solid
Gold: 30 Golden Hits |
1977 |
| 18 |
Smith,
Patti |
Horses |
1975 |
| 19 |
Brown,
James |
Live
At The Apollo, October 24, 1962 |
1963 |
| 20 |
Beach
Boys, The |
Pet
Sounds |
1966 |
| 21 |
Davis,
Miles |
Kind
Of Blue |
1959 |
| 22 |
Dylan,
Bob |
Bringing
It All Back Home |
1965 |
| 23 |
Redding,
Otis |
Otis
Blue - Otis Redding Sings Soul |
1965 |
| 24 |
Doors,
The |
The
Doors |
1967 |
| 25 |
Rolling
Stones, The |
Exile
On Main Street |
1972 |
| 26 |
Temptations,
The |
Anthology |
1973 |
| 27 |
Franklin,
Aretha |
Aretha's
Greatest Hits |
1971 |
| 28 |
Hendrix,
Jimi |
Are
You Experienced? |
1967 |
| 29 |
Pere
Ubu |
The
Modern Dance |
1978 |
| 30 |
Johnson,
Robert |
King
Of The Delta Blues Singers |
1961
/ 1972 |
| 31 |
Costello,
Elvis |
Imperial
Bedroom |
1982 |
| 32 |
Miracles,
The (Smokey Robinson &) |
Anthology |
1973 |
| 33 |
Beatles,
The |
The
Beatles (White Album) |
1968 |
| 34 |
Dexy's
Midnight Runners |
Searching
For The Young Soul Rebels |
1980 |
| 35 |
Velvet
Underground, The |
White
Light / White Heat |
1968 |
| 36 |
Bowie,
David |
Young
Americans |
1975 |
| 37 |
Womack,
Bobby |
The
Poet |
1981 |
| 38 |
Kraftwerk |
Trans
Europe Express |
1977 |
| 39 |
Springsteen,
Bruce |
Darkness
On The Edge Of Town |
1978 |
| 40 |
Costello,
Elvis |
This
Year's Model |
1978 |
| 41 |
Eno,
Brian |
Another
Green World |
1975 |
| 42 |
Captain
Beefheart |
Trout
Mask Replica |
1969 |
| 43 |
Kraftwerk |
The
Man Machine |
1978 |
| 44 |
Parliament |
Mothership
Connection |
1976 |
| 45 |
Jam,
The |
All
Mod Cons |
1978 |
| 46 |
Green,
Al |
The
Cream Of Al Green |
1980 |
| 47 |
Gaye,
Marvin |
Let's
Get It On |
1973 |
| 48 |
Sly
& the Family Stone |
There's
A Riot Going On |
1971 |
| 49 |
Ramones,
The |
Rocket
To Russia |
1977 |
| 50 |
Sly
& the Family Stone |
Greatest
Hits |
1970 |
| 51 |
Impressions,
The |
Big
16 |
1965 |
| 52 |
Dylan,
Bob |
Blood
On The Tracks |
1975 |
| 53 |
Suicide
(Alan Vega / Martin Rev) |
Second
Album (Suicide) |
1980 |
| 54 |
Buzzcocks |
Another
Music In A Different Kitchen |
1978 |
| 55 |
Joy
Division |
Closer |
1980 |
| 56 |
Madness |
Mad
Not Mad |
1985 |
| 57 |
Roxy
Music |
For
Your Pleasure |
1973 |
| 58 |
Siouxsie
& The Banshees |
The
Scream |
1978 |
| 59 |
Cliff,
Jimmy |
The
Harder They Come |
1972 |
| 60 |
Gang
Of Four |
Entertainment! |
1979 |
| 61 |
Velvet
Underground, The |
The
Velvet Underground |
1969 |
| 62 |
Isley
Brothers, The |
3+3 |
1973 |
| 63 |
Mitchell,
Joni |
The
Hissing Of Summer Lawns |
1975 |
| 64 |
Bowie,
David |
Heroes |
1977 |
| 65 |
Smiths,
The |
Meat
Is Murder |
1985 |
| 66 |
Bowie,
David |
Station
To Station |
1976 |
| 67 |
Captain
Beefheart |
Clear
Spot |
1972 |
| 68 |
Costello,
Elvis |
Get
Happy! |
1980 |
| 69 |
Talking
Heads |
Fear
Of Music |
1979 |
| 70 |
Pop,
Iggy |
Lust
For Life |
1977 |
| 71 |
Reed,
Lou |
Berlin |
1973 |
| 72 |
Holly,
Buddy |
Greatest
Hits |
1967 |
| 73 |
Band,
The |
Music
From Big Pink |
1968 |
| 74 |
Beatles,
The |
A
Hard Day's Night |
1964 |
| 75 |
Roxy
Music |
Roxy
music |
1972 |
| 76 |
Ramones,
The |
Leave
Home |
1977 |
| 77 |
Coltrane,
John |
A
Love Supreme |
1964 |
| 78 |
Berry,
Chuck |
Chuck
Berry's Golden Decade |
1967 |
| 79 |
Wilson,
Jackie |
The
Very Best Of Jackie Wilson |
1969 |
| 80 |
Davis,
Miles |
In
A Silent Way |
1969 |
| 81 |
Roxy
Music |
Stranded |
1973 |
| 82 |
Talking
Heads |
'77 |
1977 |
| 83 |
Magazine |
The
Correct Use Of Soap |
1980 |
| 84 |
Springsteen,
Bruce |
Born
In The U.S.A. |
1984 |
| 85 |
Mitchell,
Joni |
Court
And Spark |
1974 |
| 86 |
Doors,
The |
Strange
Days |
1967 |
| 87 |
Talking
Heads |
More
Songs About Buildings And Food |
1978 |
| 88 |
Doors,
The |
L.A.
Woman |
1971 |
| 89 |
Wolf,
Howlin' |
Chess
Masters |
1981 |
| 90 |
Costello,
Elvis |
Armed
Forces |
1979 |
| 91 |
Prefab
Sprout |
Steve
McQueen |
1985 |
| 92 |
Cale,
John |
Paris
1919 |
1973 |
| 93 |
Abyssinians |
Forward
Onto Zion |
1977 |
| 94 |
Costello,
Elvis |
My
Aim is True |
1977 |
| 95 |
Cole,
Lloyd & The Commotions |
Rattlesnakes |
1985 |
| 96 |
Beach
Boys, The |
Best
Of The Beach Boys Vol. 1 |
1966 |
| 97 |
Pablo,
Augustus |
King
Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown (compilation) |
1976 |
| 98 |
Beatles,
The |
Rubber
Soul |
1965 |
| 99 |
Suicide
(Alan Vega / Martin Rev) |
Suicide
(First Album) |
1977 |
| 100 |
Undertones,
The |
The
Undertones |
1979 |