Lists of Bests: The Observer's "50 albums that changed music" http://www.listsofbests.com/list/10092 "Fifty years old this month, the album chart has tracked the history of pop. But only a select few records have actually altered the course of music. To mark the anniversary, Kitty Empire pays tribute to a sublime art form, and our panel of critics argues for 50 albums that caused a revolution." See the list source for motivations. Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:37:34 GMT en-us 0 50 50 0 0 The Velvet Underground & Nico http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/35607 <div id="position">1</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/35607"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000002G7C.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by The Velvet Underground</div> Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/44902 <div id="position">2</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/44902"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000002UAU.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by The Beatles</div> Trans-Europe Express http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64265 <div id="position">3</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64265"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00000DQSZ.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Kraftwerk</div> Straight Outta Compton http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/71740 <div id="position">4</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/71740"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00006JJ51.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by N.W.A.</div> King of the Delta Blues Singers http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/152043 <div id="position">5</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/152043"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00000AG6X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Robert Johnson</div> What's Going on http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/63315 <div id="position">6</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/63315"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00007FOMP.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Marvin Gaye</div> Horses http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/62076 <div id="position">7</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/62076"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000002VQQ.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Patti Smith</div> Bringing It All Back Home http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/254324 <div id="position">8</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/254324"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00026WU9Q.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Bob Dylan</div> Elvis Presley http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/274962 <div id="position">9</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/274962"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B0006TL9C8.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Elvis Presley</div> Pet Sounds http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/36084 <div id="position">10</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/36084"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00005ASHM.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by The Beach Boys</div> The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/35818 <div id="position">11</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/35818"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00001OH7P.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by David Bowie</div> Kind of Blue http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/35598 <div id="position">12</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/35598"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000002ADT.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Miles Davis</div> Blue http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/35627 <div id="position">13</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/35627"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000002KBU.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Joni Mitchell</div> Songs for Swingin' Lovers! http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/65228 <div id="position">14</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/65228"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00000AEVA.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Frank Sinatra</div> Discreet Music http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/212821 <div id="position">15</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/212821"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B0002PZVGQ.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div> I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/39778 <div id="position">16</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/39778"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B0000033IS.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Aretha Franklin</div> Raw Power http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/50642 <div id="position">17</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/50642"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000002AP1.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Iggy & the Stooges</div> London Calling http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/35923 <div id="position">18</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/35923"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00004BZ0N.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V43084114_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by The Clash</div> What's the 411? http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/76285 <div id="position">19</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/76285"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000002OME.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Mary J. Blige</div> Sweetheart of the Rodeo http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/267856 <div id="position">20</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/267856"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000002AHB.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by The Byrds</div> Spice http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/60831 <div id="position">21</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/60831"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000000WCA.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Spice Girls</div> Hounds of Love http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/61063 <div id="position">22</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/61063"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00004R7TP.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Kate Bush</div> King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/546979 <div id="position">23</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/546979"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000000DY6.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1115668048_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Augustus Pablo</div> Immigrés http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/950899 <div id="position">24</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/950899"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00000DDD2.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Youssou N'Dour</div> Live at the Apollo http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/512469 <div id="position">25</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/512469"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B0001JXQ7O.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by James Brown</div> Songs in the Key of Life http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/35948 <div id="position">26</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/35948"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00004SZWD.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Stevie Wonder</div> Are You Experienced http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/45699 <div id="position">27</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/45699"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000002P5Y.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by The Jimi Hendrix Experience</div> Music from the Motion Picture "Purple Rain" http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/42855 <div id="position">28</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/42855"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000002L68.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Prince & the Revolution</div> Dark Side Of The Moon http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/38618 <div id="position">29</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/38618"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000002U82.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Pink Floyd</div> Catch a Fire http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/46626 <div id="position">30</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/46626"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00005KB9T.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Bob Marley & The Wailers</div> The Stone Roses http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/53787 <div id="position">31</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/53787"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B0000004V2.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by The Stone Roses</div> Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/65226 <div id="position">32</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/65226"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000002IHD.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Otis Redding</div> Head Hunters http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/123380 <div id="position">33</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/123380"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000002AGP.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Herbie Hancock</div> Black Sabbath http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/125641 <div id="position">34</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/125641"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000002KB8.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Black Sabbath</div> Ramones http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/50938 <div id="position">35</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/50938"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00005JGAB.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by The Ramones</div> The Who Sings My Generation http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/66725 <div id="position">36</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/66725"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000002PE4.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by The Who</div> Blue Lines http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64128 <div id="position">37</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64128"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000000WHX.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Massive Attack</div> The Bends http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/35658 <div id="position">38</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/35658"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000002TQV.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Radiohead</div> Thriller http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/42828 <div id="position">39</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/42828"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00005QGAZ.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Michael Jackson</div> Run-D.M.C. http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/481035 <div id="position">40</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/481035"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00000J7IO.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Run-D.M.C.</div> Chic http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/309691 <div id="position">41</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/309691"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000002IHJ.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Chic</div> The Smiths http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/62367 <div id="position">42</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/62367"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000002L5P.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by The Smiths</div> Screamadelica http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64106 <div id="position">43</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64106"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000002LR3.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Primal Scream</div> Fear of Music http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64032 <div id="position">44</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64032"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000002KNY.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Talking Heads</div> Liege & Lief http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/520188 <div id="position">45</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/520188"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000002GFT.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Fairport Convention</div> Dare! http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/950754 <div id="position">46</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/950754"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000008GQJ.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by The Human League</div> Nevermind http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/35685 <div id="position">47</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/35685"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000003TA4.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Nirvana</div> Is This It http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/36308 <div id="position">48</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/36308"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00005QIPH.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by The Strokes</div> 3 Feet High and Rising http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/65577 <div id="position">49</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/65577"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000000HHE.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by De La Soul</div> Frequencies http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/146866 <div id="position">50</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/146866"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000000HIN.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Low Frequency Oscillations (LFO)</div>