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| 1998 Top 100 from 'Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums' by Colin Larkin |
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The Top 1000 in this book is based on an inquiry which was held among over 210.000 music enthousiasts. Most of the participants are from the UK and US. Virgin Publishing, December 1998 |
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Ranking |
Artist / Band |
Album Title |
Release |
| 1 | Beatles, The | Revolver | 1966 |
| 2 | Beatles, The | Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | 1967 |
| 3 | Beatles, The | The Beatles (White Album) | 1968 |
| 4 | Nirvana | Nevermind | 1991 |
| 5 | Beatles, The | Abbey Road | 1969 |
| 6 | Beach Boys, The | Pet Sounds | 1966 |
| 7 | R.E.M. | Automatic For The People | 1992 |
| 8 | Pink Floyd | Dark Side Of The Moon | 1973 |
| 9 | Oasis | What's The Story - Morning Glory? | 1995 |
| 10 | Radiohead | The Bends | 1995 |
| 11 | Bowie, David | The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust | 1972 |
| 12 | Hendrix, Jimi | Electric Ladyland | 1968 |
| 13 | Sex Pistols, The | Never Mind The Bollocks | 1977 |
| 14 | Stone Roses, The | The Stone Roses | 1989 |
| 15 | Morrison, Van | Astral Weeks | 1968 |
| 16 | Bowie, David | Hunky Dory | 1971 |
| 17 | Dylan, Bob | Blonde On Blonde | 1966 |
| 18 | U2 | The Joshua Tree | 1987 |
| 19 | Fleetwood Mac | Rumours | 1977 |
| 20 | Beatles, The | Rubber Soul | 1965 |
| 21 | Radiohead | OK Computer | 1997 |
| 22 | Velvet Underground, The | Velvet Underground + Nico | 1967 |
| 23 | Smiths, The | The Queen Is Dead | 1986 |
| 24 | Dylan, Bob | Blood On The Tracks | 1975 |
| 25 | Oasis | Definitely Maybe | 1994 |
| 26 | Dylan, Bob | Highway 61 Revisited | 1965 |
| 27 | Rolling Stones, The | Exile On Main Street | 1972 |
| 28 | U2 | Achtung Baby | 1991 |
| 29 | Clash, The | London Calling | 1979 |
| 30 | Blur | Parklife | 1994 |
| 31 | Pink Floyd | Wish You Were Here | 1975 |
| 32 | Gaye, Marvin | What's Going On | 1971 |
| 33 | Prodigy, The | The Fat Of The Land | 1997 |
| 34 | Portishead | Dummy | 1994 |
| 35 | Morissette, Alanis | Jagged Little Pill | 1995 |
| 36 | Oasis | Be Here Now | 1997 |
| 37 | Primal Scream | Screamadelica | 1991 |
| 38 | Simon, Paul | Graceland | 1986 |
| 39 | Led Zeppelin | Led Zeppelin IV | 1971 |
| 40 | Love | Forever changes | 1967 |
| 41 | Manic Street Preachers, The | Everything Must Go | 1996 |
| 42 | Pulp | Different Class | 1995 |
| 43 | Massive Attack | Blue Lines | 1991 |
| 44 | Rolling Stones | Let It Bleed | 1969 |
| 45 | Verve, The | Urban Hymns | 1997 |
| 46 | Pink Floyd | The Wall | 1979 |
| 47 | Prince | Sign 'O' The Times | 1987 |
| 48 | Davis, Miles | Kind Of Blue | 1959 |
| 49 | Band, The | The Band (Brown Album) | 1969 |
| 50 | Led Zeppelin | Physical Graffiti | 1975 |
| 51 | R.E.M. | Out Of Time | 1991 |
| 52 | Simon and Garfunkel | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 1970 |
| 53 | Mitchell, Joni | Blue | 1971 |
| 54 | Beck | Odelay | 1996 |
| 55 | Kula Shaker | K | 1996 |
| 56 | Manic Street Preachers, The | The Holy Bible | 1994 |
| 57 | Blur | Blur | 1997 |
| 58 | Jackson, Michael | Thriller | 1982 |
| 59 | Bush, Kate | Hounds Of Love | 1985 |
| 60 | Ocean Colour Scene, The | Moseley Shoals | 1996 |
| 61 | Beefheart, Captain | Trout Mask Replica | 1969 |
| 62 | Suede | Dog Man Star | 1994 |
| 63 | Springsteen, Bruce | Born To Run | 1975 |
| 64 | Prodigy, The | Music For The Jilted Generation | 1994 |
| 65 | Wonder, Stevie | Songs In The Key Of Life | 1976 |
| 66 | Weller, Paul | Stanley Road | 1995 |
| 67 | Doors, The | The Doors | 1967 |
| 68 | Joy Division | Closer | 1980 |
| 69 | Reed, Lou | Transformer | 1972 |
| 70 | Hendrix, Jimi | Are You Experienced? | 1967 |
| 71 | Smashing Pumpkins | Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness | 1995 |
| 72 | Crowded House | Woodface | 1991 |
| 73 | Young, Neil | After The Goldrush | 1970 |
| 74 | Clash, The | The Clash | 1977 |
| 75 | Byrds, The | The Notorious Byrd Brothers | 1968 |
| 76 | Oldfield, Mike | Tubular Bells | 1973 |
| 77 | Meat Loaf | Bat Out Of Hell | 1977 |
| 78 | Leftfield | Leftism | 1995 |
| 79 | Prince | Purple Rain | 1984 |
| 80 | Marley, Bob & the wailers | Legend | 1984 |
| 81 | Verve, The | A Northern Soul | 1995 |
| 82 | Jeff Buckley | Grace | 1994 |
| 83 | Pearl Jam | Ten | 1991 |
| 84 | Nirvana | In Utero | 1993 |
| 85 | Björk | Debut | 1993 |
| 86 | Chemical Brothers | Dig Your Own Hole | 1997 |
| 87 | Queen | A Night At The Opera | 1975 |
| 88 | Smith, Patti | Horses | 1975 |
| 89 | Dire Straits, The | Brothers In Arms | 1985 |
| 90 | Pixies, The | Doolittle | 1990 |
| 91 | Dylan, Bob | Bringing It All Back Home | 1965 |
| 92 | Young, Neil | Harvest | 1972 |
| 93 | R.E.M. | New Adventures In Hi-Fi | 1996 |
| 94 | Michael, George | Older | 1996 |
| 95 | Byrds, The | Younger Than Yesterday | 1967 |
| 96 | Suede | Suede | 1993 |
| 97 | Frank Sinatra | Songs For Swingin' Lovers | 1955 |
| 98 | Amos, Tori | Little Earthquakes | 1992 |
| 99 | Smashing Pumpkins | Siamese Dream | 1993 |
| 100 | Radiohead | Pablo Honey | 1993 |
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