The 125 Greatest Albums

Aichuk · 10-28-2013, 04:27 AM

Hi guys, I need to make a list for my school project of the greatest albums. All these lists are subjective and there are no perfect lists. I'm just 15 so I can't know every single great album of all times. I haven't arranged this list or ranked it yet so it's very messy but what do you think of it?

1. Tago Mago – Can
2. Monster Movie – Can
3. Ege Bamyasi - Can
4. The White Album – The Beatles
5. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – The Beatles
6. Revolver – The Beatles
7. Rubber Soul – The Beatles
8. Pet Sounds – Beach Boys
9. Maggot Brain – Funkedelic
10. Nevermind – Nirvana
11. Funeral – Arcade Fire
12. Marquee Moon – Television
13. Neu! – Neu!
14. Oxygene – Jean Michel Jarre
15. Ambient 1: Music For Airports – Brian Eno
16. Phaedra – Tangerine Dream
17. Forever Changes – Love
18. Souvlaki – Slowdive
19. Loveless – My Bloody Valentine
20. Trans-Europe Express – Kraftwerk
21. Blonde on Blonde – Bob Dylan
22. Highway 61 Revisited – Bob Dylan
23. The Freewheeling Bob Dylan – Bob Dylan
24. Beggar’s Banquet – Rolling Stones
25. Exile On Main Street – Rolling Stones
26. Psychocandy – The Jesus And Mary Chain
27. Dire Straits – Dire Straits
28. The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead
29. Back in Black – AC/DC
30. Welcome to The Jungle – Guns N’ Roses
31. Horses – Patti Smith
32. Daydream Nation – Sonic Youth
33. After the Gold Rush – Neil Young
34. Harvest – Neil Young
35. Spiderland – Slint
36. Illmatic - Nas
37. 3 Feet High and Rising – De La Soul
38. It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back – Public Enemy
39. Things Fall Apart – The Roots
40. Straight Outta Compton - N.W.A
41. Paul’s Boutique – Beastie Boys
42. Blue Lines – Massive Attack
43. At Fillmore East - The Allman Brothers Band
44. Ramones – The Ramones
45. Are You Experienced – The Jimi Hendrix Experience
46. Electric Ladyland – The Jimi Hendrix Experience
47. Axis: Bold As Love – The Jimi Hendrix Experience
48. What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye
49. Disraeli Gears – Cream
50. Astral Weeks – Van Morrison
51. Master of Puppets – Metallica
52. Paranoid – Black Sabbath
53. Rust in Peace – Megadeth
54. London Calling – The Clash
55. Led Zeppelin II – Led Zeppelin
56. Led Zeppelin IV – Led Zeppelin
57. Purple Rain – Prince
58. Is This It? – The Strokes
59. King Of The Delta Blue Singers – Robert Johnson
60. Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs – Derek And The Dominos
61. Blue – Joni Mitchell
62. Thriller – Michael Jackson
63. Off The Wall – Michael Jackson
64. Elvis Presley – Elvis Presley
65. Freak Out! – Frank Zappa
66. Uncle Meat – Frank Zappa
67. Vol. 2 – Hurt
68. At Folsom Prison – Johnny Cash
69. Exodus – Bob Marley
70. Catch a Fire - Bob Marley
71. Think Tank – Blur
72. Raw Power – The Stooges
73. Screamadelica – Primal Scream
74. In The Court of The Crimson King – King Crimson
75. Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd
76. Dark Side of The Moon – Pink Floyd
77. The Piper at the Gates of Dawn – Pink Floyd
78. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders from Mar – David Bowie
79. Low – David Bowie
80. War – U2
81. The Joshua Tree – U2
82. I Have Never Loved A Man Like I Loved You – Aretha Franklin
83. Drums of Passion – Michael Babatunde Olatunji
84. Live at the Apollo – James Brown
85. Elektronik Türküler – Erkin Koray
86. OK Computer – Radiohead
87. The Bends – Radiohead
88. Ágætis Byrjun – Sigur Rós
89. Chuck Berry is On Top – Chuck Berry
90. Siamese Dream – The Smashing Pumpkins
91. Born to Run – Bruce Springsteen
92. Fear Of Music – Taking Heads
93. Remain in Light – Talking Heads
94. Kind of Blue – Miles Davis
95. Bitches Brew – Miles Davis
96. This is Happening – LCD Soundsystem
97. A Love Supreme – John Coltrane
98. Out to Lunch – Eric Dolphy
99. The Earth is Not A Cold Dead Place – Explosions in The Sky
100. Trout Mask Replica – Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band
101. Movement – New Order
102. Who’s Next – The Who
103. The Who Sell Out – The Who
104. Doolittle - Pixies
105. The Chicago Transit Authority – Chicago
106. Cosmo’s Factory – Credence Clearwater Revival
107. Superfly – Curtis Mayfield
108. There’s A Riot Going On – Sly and The Family Stone
109. Homogenic – Bjork
110. Swordfishtrombone – Tom Waits
111. Young Team – Mogwai
112. Black Monk Time – The Monks
113. Atlantis – Sun Ra
114. Yankee Foxtrot Hotel – Wilco
115. The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses
116. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots – The Flaming Lips
117. Soft Bulletin – The Flaming Lips
118. Let It Be – The Replacements
119. The Velvet Underground and Nico – The Velvet Underground
120. Loaded – The Velvet Underground
121. The Sounds of India – Ravi Shankar
122. Chaina Bhabish – Arnab
123. On Fire – Galaxie 500
124. Rumours – Fleetwood Mac
125. The Saint and The Sinner Lady – Charles Mingus

Aichuk · 10-28-2013, 04:32 AM

It's probably not as good as the lists by professionals like Rolling Stone or Pitchfork but I tried making a decent list.

Thinkofthechildren · 10-28-2013, 10:17 AM

Top 3 being Can albums is a little too subjective. Objectively speaking, The Velvet Underground & Nico is the greatest album of all time, way low at 119. Also, I don't see Nowhere by Ride there, that albums ridiculous.

Isbjørn · 10-28-2013, 10:31 AM

Dude, Master of Reality blows Paranoid out of the water.

Ninetales · 10-28-2013, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Thinkofthechildren

Top 3 being Can albums is a little too subjective.

lolwut

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thinkofthechildren

Objectively speaking, The Velvet Underground & Nico is the greatest album of all time.

lolwut

**Frownland** · 10-28-2013, 10:51 AM

Good list, Aichuk, you've got very good taste for a 15 year old. I think a few of the artists should have their albums mixed around instead of lumping all of your Can or Jimi Hendrix together. If you actually like those albums best in that order, then that's great, but your teacher might think the list is more like you listing albums you know instead of ranking them.

Psy-Fi · 10-28-2013, 11:03 AM

How many of those albums have you listened to and how many other albums by those on your list have you heard?

Aichuk · 10-28-2013, 11:17 AM

I've heard them all, honestly. I can't have bought all but I spend a lot of time listening to new music on Grooveshark. I've heard a few others albums of the ones I ranked.
Btw, haven't I said that I haven't ranked the albums yet. I just finished listing the albums, now I'm gonna have to arrange them from worst to best for my school assignment.

blackdragon123 · 10-28-2013, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Briks

Dude, Master of Reality blows Paranoid out of the water.

no it doesn't

Zer0 · 10-28-2013, 12:03 PM

Aichuk, it looks like you found a typical best album list somewhere on the internet and rearranged it to your liking. While it isn't a bad list, and there are plenty of albums on that list that I love, it doesn't seem like it's your own personal top 125. There's no curveballs on the list that convince me that you thought "fuck it, I love this album and I don't care if everyone else thinks it's shit".

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Originally Posted by Thinkofthechildren

Objectively speaking, The Velvet Underground & Nico is the greatest album of all time, way low at 119.

Eh, that's subjective. Personally I wouldn't even consider it the best Velvet Underground album.

10-28-2013, 04:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
Aichuk Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 91	The 125 Greatest Albums Hi guys, I need to make a list for my school project of the greatest albums. All these lists are subjective and there are no perfect lists. I'm just 15 so I can't know every single great album of all times. I haven't arranged this list or ranked it yet so it's very messy but what do you think of it? 1. Tago Mago – Can 2. Monster Movie – Can 3. Ege Bamyasi - Can 4. The White Album – The Beatles 5. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – The Beatles 6. Revolver – The Beatles 7. Rubber Soul – The Beatles 8. Pet Sounds – Beach Boys 9. Maggot Brain – Funkedelic 10. Nevermind – Nirvana 11. Funeral – Arcade Fire 12. Marquee Moon – Television 13. Neu! – Neu! 14. Oxygene – Jean Michel Jarre 15. Ambient 1: Music For Airports – Brian Eno 16. Phaedra – Tangerine Dream 17. Forever Changes – Love 18. Souvlaki – Slowdive 19. Loveless – My Bloody Valentine 20. Trans-Europe Express – Kraftwerk 21. Blonde on Blonde – Bob Dylan 22. Highway 61 Revisited – Bob Dylan 23. The Freewheeling Bob Dylan – Bob Dylan 24. Beggar’s Banquet – Rolling Stones 25. Exile On Main Street – Rolling Stones 26. Psychocandy – The Jesus And Mary Chain 27. Dire Straits – Dire Straits 28. The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead 29. Back in Black – AC/DC 30. Welcome to The Jungle – Guns N’ Roses 31. Horses – Patti Smith 32. Daydream Nation – Sonic Youth 33. After the Gold Rush – Neil Young 34. Harvest – Neil Young 35. Spiderland – Slint 36. Illmatic - Nas 37. 3 Feet High and Rising – De La Soul 38. It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back – Public Enemy 39. Things Fall Apart – The Roots 40. Straight Outta Compton - N.W.A 41. Paul’s Boutique – Beastie Boys 42. Blue Lines – Massive Attack 43. At Fillmore East - The Allman Brothers Band 44. Ramones – The Ramones 45. Are You Experienced – The Jimi Hendrix Experience 46. Electric Ladyland – The Jimi Hendrix Experience 47. Axis: Bold As Love – The Jimi Hendrix Experience 48. What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye 49. Disraeli Gears – Cream 50. Astral Weeks – Van Morrison 51. Master of Puppets – Metallica 52. Paranoid – Black Sabbath 53. Rust in Peace – Megadeth 54. London Calling – The Clash 55. Led Zeppelin II – Led Zeppelin 56. Led Zeppelin IV – Led Zeppelin 57. Purple Rain – Prince 58. Is This It? – The Strokes 59. King Of The Delta Blue Singers – Robert Johnson 60. Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs – Derek And The Dominos 61. Blue – Joni Mitchell 62. Thriller – Michael Jackson 63. Off The Wall – Michael Jackson 64. Elvis Presley – Elvis Presley 65. Freak Out! – Frank Zappa 66. Uncle Meat – Frank Zappa 67. Vol. 2 – Hurt 68. At Folsom Prison – Johnny Cash 69. Exodus – Bob Marley 70. Catch a Fire - Bob Marley 71. Think Tank – Blur 72. Raw Power – The Stooges 73. Screamadelica – Primal Scream 74. In The Court of The Crimson King – King Crimson 75. Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd 76. Dark Side of The Moon – Pink Floyd 77. The Piper at the Gates of Dawn – Pink Floyd 78. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders from Mar – David Bowie 79. Low – David Bowie 80. War – U2 81. The Joshua Tree – U2 82. I Have Never Loved A Man Like I Loved You – Aretha Franklin 83. Drums of Passion – Michael Babatunde Olatunji 84. Live at the Apollo – James Brown 85. Elektronik Türküler – Erkin Koray 86. OK Computer – Radiohead 87. The Bends – Radiohead 88. Ágætis Byrjun – Sigur Rós 89. Chuck Berry is On Top – Chuck Berry 90. Siamese Dream – The Smashing Pumpkins 91. Born to Run – Bruce Springsteen 92. Fear Of Music – Taking Heads 93. Remain in Light – Talking Heads 94. Kind of Blue – Miles Davis 95. Bitches Brew – Miles Davis 96. This is Happening – LCD Soundsystem 97. A Love Supreme – John Coltrane 98. Out to Lunch – Eric Dolphy 99. The Earth is Not A Cold Dead Place – Explosions in The Sky 100. Trout Mask Replica – Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band 101. Movement – New Order 102. Who’s Next – The Who 103. The Who Sell Out – The Who 104. Doolittle - Pixies 105. The Chicago Transit Authority – Chicago 106. Cosmo’s Factory – Credence Clearwater Revival 107. Superfly – Curtis Mayfield 108. There’s A Riot Going On – Sly and The Family Stone 109. Homogenic – Bjork 110. Swordfishtrombone – Tom Waits 111. Young Team – Mogwai 112. Black Monk Time – The Monks 113. Atlantis – Sun Ra 114. Yankee Foxtrot Hotel – Wilco 115. The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses 116. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots – The Flaming Lips 117. Soft Bulletin – The Flaming Lips 118. Let It Be – The Replacements 119. The Velvet Underground and Nico – The Velvet Underground 120. Loaded – The Velvet Underground 121. The Sounds of India – Ravi Shankar 122. Chaina Bhabish – Arnab 123. On Fire – Galaxie 500 124. Rumours – Fleetwood Mac 125. The Saint and The Sinner Lady – Charles Mingus

10-28-2013, 10:31 AM	#4 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	Dude, Master of Reality blows Paranoid out of the water. __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal

10-28-2013, 10:51 AM	#6 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Good list, Aichuk, you've got very good taste for a 15 year old. I think a few of the artists should have their albums mixed around instead of lumping all of your Can or Jimi Hendrix together. If you actually like those albums best in that order, then that's great, but your teacher might think the list is more like you listing albums you know instead of ranking them. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

10-28-2013, 04:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
Aichuk Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 91	It's probably not as good as the lists by professionals like Rolling Stone or Pitchfork but I tried making a decent list.

10-28-2013, 10:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
Thinkofthechildren Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 135	Top 3 being Can albums is a little too subjective. Objectively speaking, The Velvet Underground & Nico is the greatest album of all time, way low at 119. Also, I don't see Nowhere by Ride there, that albums ridiculous.

10-28-2013, 11:17 AM	#8 (permalink)
Aichuk Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 91	I've heard them all, honestly. I can't have bought all but I spend a lot of time listening to new music on Grooveshark. I've heard a few others albums of the ones I ranked. Btw, haven't I said that I haven't ranked the albums yet. I just finished listing the albums, now I'm gonna have to arrange them from worst to best for my school assignment.