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#Top50 Albums Part Two: 25-1
Here’s the second part of my #Top50 album countdown (you can find Part One and an explanation of all this geekery here)…. plus a few long-players that didn’t quite make it onto the list but definitely deserve an honourable mention… Thank you for all of your responses to this!
25) LED ZEPPELIN – IV (1971)
24) HÜSKER DÜ – Candy Apple Grey (1986)
23) THE CLASH – The Clash (1977)
22) R.E.M. – Murmur (1983)
21) NICK DRAKE – Pink Moon (1972)
20) SEPULTURA – Chaos A.D. (1993)
19) JOY DIVISION – Unknown Pleasures (1979)
18) MOGWAI – Come On Die Young (1999)
17) SCREAMING TREES – Sweet Oblivion (1992)
16) JEFF BUCKLEY – Grace (1994)
15) MANIC STREET PREACHERS – The Holy Bible (1994)
14) MINISTRY – Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs (1992)
13) ORBITAL – Orbital (The Brown Album) (1993)
12) ELLIOTT SMITH – Either/Or (1997)
11) UNDERWORLD – Dubnobasswithmyheadman (1993)
10) NIRVANA – Bleach (1989)
09) NEW ORDER – Substance (1987)
08) PIXIES – Doolittle (1989)
07) MASSIVE ATTACK – Blue Lines (1991)
06) THE STONE ROSES – The Stone Roses (1989)
05) THE WiLDHEARTS – Earth Vs The Wildhearts (1993)
04) DEPECHE MODE – Violator (1990)
03) THE PRODIGY – Music For The Jilted Generation (1994)
02) THE FUTURE SOUND OF LONDON – Lifeforms (1994)
01) SUGAR – Copper Blue (1992)
And here’s a few honourable mentions – eleven albums that very, very nearly made the final list (in no particular order)…
PRIMAL SCREAM – Screamadelica (1991)
THE BREEDERS – Last Splash (1993)
BIG STAR – Third/Sister Lovers (1978)
DJ SHADOW – Endtroducing….. (1996)
PORTISHEAD – Dummy (1994)
PAVEMENT – Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
TEMPLE OF THE DOG – Temple Of The Dog (1990)
PEARL JAM – Vs. (1993)
BEASTIE BOYS – Ill Communication (1994)
THE ORB – The Orb’s Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld (1991)
LOVE – Forever Changes (1967)
From → Music, Random Oddments
Epic stuff there Claire, I’d second most of those choices – on my list I would include Kate Bush Never For Ever, PJ Harvey Dry, Sinaed O Connor I do not want what I have not got, Michael Jackson Thriller, Garbage Garbage, The Doors LA Woman, The Cure Disintegration, Bjork Debut, Heather Nova Oyster & Tori Amos Little Earthquakes.
Interesting to see a bit of Grebo work its way into your list. Still got some PWEI albums but not quite so enamoured these days.
Thanks :) Some good choices from you there. Actually, ‘Little Earthquakes’ was on my longlist, as was ‘Dry’ – and they both very nearly made the final fifty… I must confess that I still have a soft spot for PWEI!