paulvm's "My Own Personal Top 100 Albums of All Time (in progress)"

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1) I realized that some groups are just out and out "singles acts" but I can enjoy their best efforts (over the career) as much as a single finely crafted collection from a single year. Also, I haven’t heard complete albums from many bands that were "before my time" and in many cases the record label has deleted the full album in favor of anthologies. So, I’m allowing greatest hits albums.
2) Nothing newer than 1996. If I haven’t lived with it for at least 10 years, I can’t really call it an "all time" favourite of mine.
3) I also tend to disallow an album that’s new TO ME. In other words, it can be from 1966 but if I’ve only known about it since 2003, I’m probably not going to put it here.
4) I’ve tried to only include albums that are fairly readily available. Obscure, out of print compilations may look great and prove your "cred" but they’re not very helpful for people trying to find some great new music to listen to.
5) I’ll keep them to a minimum but I’m also allowing soundtracks and compilation albums.

Please note these are not in any particular order. Choosing a mere 100 was tough enough….

THIS LIST IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING FINALIZED: If it’s less than or more than 100, that’s why…I’m still trying to narrow these down and come up with a list I can live with….

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  1. 101.
    Thriller
    by Michael Jackson

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  2. 102.
    Live at the Apollo
    by James Brown

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  3. 103.
    Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
    by Derek & The Dominos

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  4. 104.
    Graceland
    by Paul Simon

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  5. 105.
    Bridge Over Troubled Water
    by Simon & Garfunkel

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  6. 106.
    Parallel Lines
    by Blondie

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  7. 107.
    Dusty in Memphis
    by Dusty Springfield

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  8. 108.
    G.P./Grievous Angel
    by Gram Parsons

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  9. 109.
    Are You Experienced
    by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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  10. 110.
    Friends
    by Beach Boys

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  11. 111.
    Smiley Smile
    by The Beach Boys

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  12. 112.
    Big Backyard Beat Show
    by BR5-49

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  13. 113.
    Aja
    by Steely Dan

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  14. 114.
    Freak Out!
    by Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention

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  15. 115.
    The Pretender
    by Jackson Browne

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  16. 116.
    461 Ocean Boulevard
    by Eric Clapton

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  17. 117.
    Full Moon Fever
    by Tom Petty

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  18. 118.
    "Creedence Clearwater Revival - Chronicle, Vol. 1: The 20 Greatest Hits"
    by Creedence Clearwater Revival

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  19. 119.
    Squeezing out Sparks
    by Graham Parker & the Rumour

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  20. 120.
    Escape
    by Journey

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  21. 121.
    Arrival
    by ABBA

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  22. 122.
    Today!

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  23. 123.
    Sunflower
    by The Beach Boys

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  24. 124.
    Singles Going Steady
    by Buzzcocks

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  25. 125.
    Stardust
    by Willie Nelson

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  26. 126.
    Mama Said Knock You Out
    by LL Cool J

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  27. 127.
    Deface the Music
    by Utopia

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  28. 128.
    Temple of Low Men
    by Crowded House

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  29. 129.
    Crowded House
    by Crowded House

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  30. 130.
    Fragile
    by Yes

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  31. 131.
    She's So Unusual
    by Cyndi Lauper

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  32. 132.
    A Night on the Town
    by Bruce Hornsby & the Range

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  33. 133.
    Marshall Crenshaw
    by Marshall Crenshaw

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  34. 134.
    Child Is Father to the Man
    by Sweat & Tears Blood

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  35. 135.
    Tumbleweed Connection
    by Elton John

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  36. 136.
    Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player
    by Elton John

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  37. 137.
    3 Feet High and Rising
    by De La Soul

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  38. 138.
    69 Love Songs
    by Magnetic Fields

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  39. 139.
    A Rush of Blood to the Head
    by Coldplay

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  40. 140.
    A Swingin' Affair!
    by Frank Sinatra

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  41. 141.
    Absolute Torch and Twang
    by k.d. lang & The Reclines

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  42. 142.
    Achtung Baby
    by U2

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  43. 143.
    All Summer Long
    by The Beach Boys

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  44. 144.
    All That You Can't Leave Behind
    by U2

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  45. 145.
    All Things Must Pass [DIGI-PAK EDITION]
    by George Harrison

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  46. 146.
    Armed Forces
    by Elvis Costello

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  47. 147.
    August and Everything After
    by Counting Crows

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  48. 148.
    Beautiful Freak
    by Eels

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  49. 149.
    Birds of Fire
    by Mahavishnu Orchestra With John McLaughlin

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  50. 150.
    Blood on the Tracks
    by Bob Dylan

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