Bands with the strongest discographies
 

So what bands in you guys opinions have the strongest discographies?

I'd say Sabbath, Zeppelin, and even The Smashing Pumpkins. Velvet Underground and Rush too.

What qualifies as "strong"? I would argue Radiohead for this list.

Strong as in deep, like alot of good stuff? Radiohead, Pixies, Led Zeppelin, etc.

I'd put The Beatles at the top.

Pixies
Nirvana
Big Black
Built To Spill
Husker Du
Sebadoh
The Velvet Underground

By strong, I mean good. Acclaimed and liked by both fans and critics. So yes, Radiohead definitely qualifies.

REM too maybe?

REM has a very strong catalogue of albums, especially the six albums that were released between 1987 and 1996: Document, Green, Out of Time, Automatic for the People, Monster, and New Adventures in Hi-Fi. All those albums also spawned the majority of their hit singles.

Not really a fan of REM or some others mentioned here. Pink Floyd might qualify for me, though I haven't listened many times to their classic albums yet.

I feel that Jandek, with his 60+ albums, has established a solid discography. He would sometimes venture out a bit by going A Capella, using different instruments, and utilizing other people's voices... but even when doing this he never compromised the uniqueness of his music. I think that in itself at least counts for something.

I will admit, though, that I haven't listened to all of his releases.

Of course, I am obligated to mention The Velvet Underground (who have already been previously mentioned a few times)seeing as that I am a huge fan of them.

You know, New Adventures to me seems a little underrated. All this talk about Murmur and Automatic, New Adventures needs some love! What did you think of Reveal and Up?

Pearl Jam has a pretty damn strong discography as well.