1998 Top 100 from 'Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums' by Colin Larkin

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

 

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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