Virgin Records's "Top 100 Albums (To Give a Listen)"

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The Beatles’ album Revolver has been voted the greatest record of all time in a massive survey of musical tastes. Music from the 1960s and 70s dominate the top 100 but contemporary bands such as Radiohead and U2 and 80s bands like The Smiths have established their musical credentials in the hall of fame. (September 3, 2000)

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    Revolver [UK]
    by The Beatles

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  2. 2.
    The Bends
    by Radiohead

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  3. 3.
    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
    by The Beatles

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  4. 4.
    OK Computer
    by Radiohead

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  5. 5.
    The Beatles (The White Album)
    by The Beatles

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    Automatic for the People
    by R.E.M.

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  7. 7.
    Blood on the Tracks
    by Bob Dylan

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  8. 8.
    Abbey Road
    by The Beatles

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  9. 9.
    Dark Side of the Moon 30th Anniversary Edition
    by Pink Floyd

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  10. 10.
    The Queen is Dead
    by The Smiths

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  11. 11.
    The Stone Roses
    by The Stone Roses

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  12. 12.
    Forever Changes
    by Love

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  13. 13.
    The Velvet Underground & Nico
    by The Velvet Underground

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  14. 14.
    Kind of Blue
    by Miles Davis

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  15. 15.
    The Unforgettable Fire
    by U2

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  16. 16.
    Astral Weeks
    by Van Morrison

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  17. 17.
    Nevermind
    by Nirvana

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  18. 18.
    Pet Sounds
    by The Beach Boys

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  19. 19.
    Sign 'O' the Times
    by Prince

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  20. 20.
    Born to Run
    by Bruce Springsteen

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  21. 21.
    (What's The Story) Morning Glory?
    by Oasis

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  22. 22.
    A Hard Day's Night
    by The Beatles

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  23. 23.
    Hunky Dory
    by David Bowie

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  24. 24.
    Blue
    by Joni Mitchell

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  25. 25.
    The Joshua Tree
    by U2

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  26. 26.
    Highway 61 Revisited
    by Bob Dylan

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  27. 27.
    The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust
    by David Bowie

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  28. 28.
    Blue Lines
    by Massive Attack

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  29. 29.
    Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols
    by The Sex Pistols

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  30. 30.
    The Wall (Deluxe Packaging Digitally Remastered)
    by Pink Floyd

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  31. 31.
    Rumours
    by Fleetwood Mac

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  32. 32.
    Electric Ladyland
    by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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  33. 33.
    Blonde on Blonde
    by Bob Dylan

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  34. 34.
    Rubber Soul
    by The Beatles

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  35. 35.
    Exile on Main St.
    by The Rolling Stones

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  36. 36.
    Achtung Baby
    by U2

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  37. 37.
    London Calling
    by The Clash

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  38. 38.
    Wish You Were Here
    by Pink Floyd

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  39. 39.
    What's Going on
    by Marvin Gaye

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  40. 40.
    Let It Bleed [DSD]
    by The Rolling Stones

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  41. 41.
    Dummy
    by Portishead

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  42. 42.
    Led Zeppelin IV (aka ZOSO)
    by Led Zeppelin

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  43. 43.
    Graceland
    by Paul Simon

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  44. 44.
    Definitely Maybe
    by Oasis

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  45. 45.
    The Band
    by The Band

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  46. 46.
    The Doors
    by The Doors

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  47. 47.
    Low
    by David Bowie

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  48. 48.
    Who's Next
    by The Who

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  49. 49.
    Out of Time
    by R.E.M.

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  50. 50.
    Trout Mask Replica
    by Captain Beefheart

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Comments

kjohnsonhp

Untitled — 23 weeks ago

I own 80% of these and most have garnished very high critical reviews for years. It’s easy to critique the rankings and some specific inclusions or omissions but in general this is a good list…especially if you focus just on the rock albums. Fans of classic jazz and other genres would be better suited with other lists. I prefer to keep my top 100 Jazz list seperate from pop/rock. I also think rap and country should have their own list.

I’ve seen other lists with a much higher skew towards 1990 and after albums…..

Jan 20, 12:26PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

Jordan
Norco

Lacking — 24 weeks ago

I dislike official “best of” lists for the simple fact that things are left out. It says it was sampled from musical tastes, but how can you call it a top 100 albums list when it lacks a masterpiece like “Brothers in Arms” by Dire Straits? At least they included “Blood on the Tracks.” shakes head

Virgin is too expensive anyway.

Jan 18, 04:41PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

potsmokerdudeman

cv — 30 weeks ago

fuck u all led zeppelin phyical graffiti should be number 1 fuck everyone

Dec 05, 12:46AM | 3 comments | Reply to this

AeroMetalGnr

Wait.. — 40 weeks ago

Yup, geez louise has pointed out a true thing here. The person that posted this list was probably on heavy drugs or brithish(probably both). Since when is Nevermind better that Exile on Main St. ? Yup, heavy narcotics. Oh.. wait.. THE BENDS IS BETTER THAN THE DOORS ? Jesus Crist.. when will you people learn ? Go talk to your grandparents and your parents (if they are in their 60’s or late 50’s and ask them to give you a little musical lesson.

Sep 25, 03:39PM | 1 comment | Reply to this

Greg
Columbus

Pearl Jam's "TEN" — 40 weeks ago

Just need to hear that one and I can check off another one..

Sep 23, 03:54PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

Aly

Untitled — 1 year ago

Why in God’s name is stuff like Hounds of Love below rubbish like Jagged Little Pill? And for God’s sake, were these people on substances when making this? It’s so scattered. It’s not even like you can TELL it’s got a certain edge (like Q and Pitchfork do)... Not that I like that kind of sway anyway.

And no London Suede? Aren’t they a bloody requirement for a best of list?

Oct 10, 08:12AM | 0 comments | Reply to this

bryan_oyeah

This list is shite ! — 1 year ago

Who wrote this list ? Secondly, what the fuck were they injecting ? and finaly, where were all the good albums ?

Sep 12, 02:05PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

Queen Esther
New York City

geez louise! — 2 years ago

okay, whoever made this list is a: british, b: favors pop and c. is quite young or really quite out of it.

there’s nice music on this list but what about parliament funkadelic? what about ornette coleman? what about sly stone’s album “there’s a riot goin’ on” or “fresh”? what about edwin hawkins “oh happy day”? that album changed the world! what about the pixies, people? the freakin’ pixies! without that band, there’d be no grunge. come on, pilgrim. (get it? ha-ha.)

a little more objectivity when compiling this list would have been nice. but i suppose you have to look at these “definitive” declarations from such authoritative sources with one eye…

Jun 16, 11:13PM | 1 comment | Reply to this

mark44001
Ohio

memories — 2 years ago

just looking at the list made me smile.

Mar 21, 01:36PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

holygomuka
Milano

Something's not right? — 2 years ago

“The Queen is Dead” is number 10 and 56?

Mar 19, 11:54PM | 1 comment | Reply to this