Lists of Bests: The Guardian's Alternative Top 100 Albums Ever http://www.listsofbests.com/list/36 Top 100 alternative albums as chosen by the Guardian. The list was first published on Friday January 29, 1999. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:16:34 GMT en-us 0 50 101 50 0 Bryter Layter http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64000 <div id="position">1</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64000"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/516n00ms%2BGL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Nick Drake</div> Rain Dogs http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/60193 <div id="position">2</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/60193"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51k7iW58xsL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Tom Waits</div> The Band http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64002 <div id="position">3</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64002"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VKtRD25qL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by The Band</div> No Other http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64003 <div id="position">4</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64003"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00006RYIQ.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Gene Clark</div> Five Leaves Left http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64004 <div id="position">5</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64004"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/519z4uw31eL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Nick Drake</div> A Hard Day's Night http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/46331 <div id="position">6</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/46331"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00005GL0M.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by The Beatles</div> Curtis (Dlx) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64006 <div id="position">7</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64006"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41RvFJPyG2L._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Curtis Mayfield</div> A Wizard, A True Star http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64007 <div id="position">8</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64007"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61RODB0AOnL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Todd Rundgren</div> All Things Must Pass [BOXED EDITION] http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64008 <div id="position">9</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64008"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51lvtUMR6FL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by George Harrison</div> Something / Anything http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64009 <div id="position">10</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64009"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61pSUiEVakL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Todd Rundgren</div> The Piper at the Gates of Dawn http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/62709 <div id="position">11</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/62709"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/519GPVBQ7KL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Pink Floyd</div> #1 Record/Radio City http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64011 <div id="position">12</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64011"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51wJdGLdVlL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Big Star</div> The Gilded Palace of Sin http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64012 <div id="position">13</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64012"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61U9ZORObSL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by The Flying Burrito Brothers</div> I Am http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64013 <div id="position">14</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64013"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Y-nyo3DQL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Earth Wind & Fire</div> Grace http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/35592 <div id="position">15</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/35592"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51PzHVqOMwL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Jeff Buckley</div> Isn't Anything http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/53491 <div id="position">16</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/53491"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41TJRMF013L._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by My Bloody Valentine</div> Scott 4 http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/35725 <div id="position">17</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/35725"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51JhwyuqGqL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Scott Walker</div> Again http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64017 <div id="position">18</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64017"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61ND1FXnnbL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Buffalo Springfield</div> New York Tendaberry (Exp) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64018 <div id="position">19</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64018"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51M-GewKTaL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Laura Nyro</div> Fresh http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64019 <div id="position">20</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64019"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41hsS51vpQL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Sly & Family Stone</div> Holland http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64020 <div id="position">21</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Beach Boys</div> Searching for the Young Soul Rebels http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64021 <div id="position">22</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64021"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000006Y6X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Dexy's Midnight Runners</div> Court and Spark http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64022 <div id="position">23</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64022"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51H1YRTuGEL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Joni Mitchell</div> Giant Steps http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64023 <div id="position">24</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Boo Radleys</div> Steely Dan Countdown To Ecstasy http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64024 <div id="position">25</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64024"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41kc4PjmkpL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Steely Dan</div> Dusty in Memphis http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64025 <div id="position">26</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64025"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/513Hd7rRvEL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Dusty Springfield</div> Music for a New Society http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64026 <div id="position">27</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64026"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31KHBEQW8TL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by John Cale</div> For Your Pleasure http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/42000 <div id="position">28</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/42000"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51hj6j4HkwL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Roxy Music</div> Maggot Brain http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64028 <div id="position">29</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64028"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51R34KR210L._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Funkadelic</div> Hats http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64029 <div id="position">30</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64029"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/313YT2NzP7L._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by The Blue Nile</div> Fear of a Black Planet http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64030 <div id="position">31</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64030"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Zg3jqxF4L._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Public Enemy</div> I'm Your Man http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/35583 <div id="position">32</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/35583"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B0000026J6.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Leonard Cohen</div> Fear of Music http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64032 <div id="position">33</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64032"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41cAw2PFXSL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Talking Heads</div> Risque http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64033 <div id="position">34</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64033"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51N9QZKC1RL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Chic</div> Every Picture Tells a Story http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64034 <div id="position">35</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64034"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51UR7mJhBSL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Rod Stewart</div> The Hissing of Summer Lawns http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64035 <div id="position">36</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64035"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41NJRSN6KDL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Joni Mitchell</div> A Love Supreme http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64036 <div id="position">37</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64036"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/217E7HCPMTL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by John Coltrane</div> Raw Power http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/50642 <div id="position">38</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/50642"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/418VCCTSRWL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Iggy Pop & Stooges</div> Berlin http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64038 <div id="position">39</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64038"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/512Ztp09DRL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Lou Reed</div> Tim Hardin 2 http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/724491 <div id="position">40</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/724491"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51hbfOBSE1L._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Tim Hardin</div> Funhouse http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/55574 <div id="position">41</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/55574"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51PLXUl2AlL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Stooges</div> We're All Frankies: A Suicide Tribute To Martin Rev And Alan Vega http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64041 <div id="position">42</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64041"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41HEGVWDZNL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Various Artists</div> Young Americans http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64042 <div id="position">43</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64042"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41DFVfrajOL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by David Bowie</div> Tonight's the Night http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/35628 <div id="position">44</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/35628"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51hEMsVAqLL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Neil Young</div> Raising Hell http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64044 <div id="position">45</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64044"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5102vTIYCSL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Run Dmc</div> Young, Gifted and Black http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64045 <div id="position">46</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64045"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51u6H1xRmNL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Aretha Franklin</div> Rock Bottom http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64046 <div id="position">47</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64046"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41M5JN387WL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Robert Wyatt</div> Spotlight Kid & Clear Spot http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64047 <div id="position">48</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64047"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51%2BXmobMf4L._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Captain Beefheart</div> Music From Big Pink http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64048 <div id="position">49</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64048"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51o67JWMrQL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by The Band</div> Heart of Saturday Night http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/57776 <div id="position">50</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/57776"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61lN5uCpDIL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Tom Waits</div>