I have 6 in there

My list is chronological (easier than picking favourites)

Revolver (The Beatles, 1966)
Sgt. Pepper (The Beatles, 1967)
Magical Mystery Tour (The Beatles, 1967)
Astral Weeks (Van Morrison, 1968)
The Beatles (The Beatles, 1968)
Yellow Submarine (The Beatles, 1969)
Abbey Road (The Beatles, 1969)
Hunky Dory (David Bowie, 1971)
Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie, 1972)
Aladdin Sane (David Bowie, 1973)
Pinups (David Bowie, 1973)
Bat out of Hell (Meatloaf, 1977)
Off the Wall (Michael Jackson, 1979)
Thriller (Michael Jackson, 1982)
Purple Rain (Prince, 1984)
Parade (Prince, 1986)
Sign O' the Times (Prince, 1987)
The Gold Experience (Prince, 1995)
Crystal Ball (Prince, 1998)
Lotusflow3r (Prince, 2009)

"For You," is my top favorite...I've never tried to pick my top favorite 20 albums...I don't think I could do it, I love so many albums for different reasons.

1999
SOTT
Planet Earth
Controversy
The Gold Experience

ernestsewell said:

wow, i'm surprised you like Planet Earth earnest. i like it also, but its pretty hated around here. glad you like it THAT much

for me, i'd have to put
1999
Parade
Purple Rain (even though i don't listen to it that much)

7 Prince albums among my fave albums:

Beatles - Rubber Soul
Beatles - Revolver
Beatles - Sgt. Pepper
Beatles - White Album
Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd - Animals
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Electric Light Orchestra - A New World Record
Electric Light Orchestra - Out Of The Blue
Electric Light Orchestra - Discovery
Electric Light Orchestra - Time
Supertramp - Crime of The Century
Supertramp - Crisis What Crisis?
Supertramp - Even In The Quietest Moments
Supertramp - Breakfast In America
Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder - Hotter Than July
ABBA - Arrival
Donna Summer - Bad Girls
Bee Gees - Sprits Having Flown
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Michael Jackson - Bad
Peter Gabriel - So
David Bowie - Let's Dance
Simple Minds - Once Upon A Time
The Cure - Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
U2 - Achtung Baby
Prince - 1999
Prince - Purple Rain
Prince - Around The World In A Day
Prince - Parade
Prince - Sign 'O' The Times
Prince - Lovesexy
Prince - The Gold Experience

Tupac- Makaveli The Don Kulluminati Theory
Raekwon- Only Built For Cuban Linx
Quincy Jones- The Dude
Earth Wind & Fire- Spirit
Usher- Confessions
Prince- Planet Earth
Prince- LotusFlow3r
Eric Clapton- From The Cradle
Prince- Sign O' The Times
Prince- Lovesexy
Earth Wind & Fire- Gratitude
Michael Jackson- Invincible
Eric Clapton- From The Cradle
Michael Jackson- Dangerous
Led Zeppelin- Physical Graffiti
Stevie Wonder- Songs In The Key Of Life
Mary J. Blige- My Life
Nas- Illmatic
Earth Wind & Fire- Faces
The Rolling Stones- 40 Licks
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Prince-dirty Mind
Prince & the revolution-1999
Prince and the revolution-purple rain
prince-sign o' the times

datdude said:

Yeah I realize I'm in the minority with that. It's ok. I ain't tryin' to convince anyone otherwise. Of course I also HATE TRC and Musicology, and folks love it around here. Go figure.

thedance said:

ZOMG! I LOVE ELO!!!! Time is where I discovered them full on. I went back and got their past records over the years. How can you NOT love "Concerto for a Rainy Day" tucked into side 3 of Out of the Blue?!?! Lovez it.

the beatles - revolver
the beatles - rubber soul
the beatles - sgt pepper
beck - sea change
david bowie - ziggy stardust
david bowie - hunky dory
david bowie - low
david bowie - aladin sane
tori amos - from the choirgirl hotel
tori amos - boys for pele
burial - untrue
radiohead - ok computer
radiohead - in rainbows
tricky - maxinquaye
U2 - achtung baby
windmill - puddle city racing lights
paul mccartney - chaos and creation in the backyard
bat for lashes - fur and gold
chad vangaalen - infiniheart
chad vangaalen - soft airplane
prince - parade
prince - sign o the times
prince - 1999
prince - lovesexy
prince - the truth
prince - the rainbow children
eurythmics - savage
eurythmics - revenge
herbie hancock - headhunters
neil young - after the gold rush
joy division - closer
new order - technique
charles mingus - the black saint & the sinner lady
charles mingus - dynasty
charles mingus - live at antibes
miles davis - bitches brew
miles davis - in a silent way
miles davis - on the corner
miles davis - kind of blue
miles davis - pangaea
miles davis - agartha
pet shop boys - behaviour
lou reed - transformer
bjork - vespertine
emmiliana torrini - fisherman's woman
the arcade fire - funeral
autechre - tri repetae ++
autechre - untitled
anthony and the johnsons - i am a bird now
madonna - like a prayer
madonna - erotica
depeche mode - songs of faith and devotion
david gray - white ladder
matmos - the rose has teeth in the mouth of a beast
john coltrane - stardust
john coltrane - a love supreme
rem - monster
fluke - risotto
nine inch nails - the downward spiral
nine inch nails - the fragile
future sound of london - dead cities
funkadelic - cosmic slop
portishead - portishead
joni mitchell - blue
joni mitchell - the hissing of summer lawns
thelonious monk - solo monk
thelonious monk - brilliant corners
thom york - the eraser
pj harvey - stories from the city stories from the sea
the smashing pumpkins - mellon collie & the infinite sadness
mshell ndegeocello - peace beyond passion





typed out like that i'm realising how many albums i absolutely adore
from start to finish.
[Edited 5/24/09 4:11am]
[Edited 5/24/09 4:12am]

Umm.. in chronological order, it looks something like this:

1. Joni Mitchell - Blue
2. Nick Drake - Five leaves left
3. Van Morrison - Its too late too stop now
4. Van Morrison - Into the Music
5. REM - Murmur
6. Prince - Parade
7. Van Morrison - No Guru, no method, no teacher
8. Prince - Sign of the Times
9. World Party - Goodbye Jumbo
10.Crowed House - Woodface
11.Los Lobos - Kiko
12.Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend
13.King's X - Gretchen goes to Nebraska
14.REM - Automatic for the people
15.The Jayhawks - Hollywood town hall
16.Sugar - Copper Blue
17.Bjork - Homogenic
18.Kate Rusby - 10
19.The Endrick brothers - Love vs attraction
20.Teddy Thompson - Upfront and down low

For me,

Purple Rain
Parade
SOTT
Graffiti Bridge (recently rediscovered my love for this one!)
The Gold Experience

and if I keep with it, LotusFlow3r.

I don't know that I could do a Top 20 album list of favorites.
It would probably be at least half Prince.

MY UPDATED PRINCE TOP TEN ALBUM LIST:
1. Crystal Ball
2. SOTT
3. Parade
4. Graffiti Bridge
5. Purple Rain
6. New Power Soul
7. 1999
8. Dirty Mind
9. Prince
10.Emancipation

Ten more would be extremely hard.

Boys and Girls- Bryan Ferry
Bad Girls - Donna Summer
Telling Stories - Tracy Chapman
The Complete Chicago Sessions - Sting
Bitter - Me'Shell Ndegeocello
The Wall - Pink Floyd
Dearest Christian I Am So Sorry For Bringing You Here. Love Dad - P.M.Dawn
Achtung Baby - U2
Men and Women - Simply Red
You and Me Both - Yaz

there's 2 in my top 20, 5 in my top 50

1999
Parade
Purple Rain
SOTT
Dirty Mind

Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix - Axis: Bold As Love
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III
Frank Zappa - The Grand Wazoo
Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
The Bee Gees - Saturday Night Fever

Prince - 1999
Prince & The revolution - Purple Rain
Prince & The revolution - Around The World in A Day
Prince & The revolution - Parade
Prince - Sign 'O' The Times
Prince - Lovesexy
Prince - Black Album
Prince - The Rainbow Children
Prince - Controversy

TTDA (aka Sananda Maitreya) - Neither Fish Nor Flesh: A Soundtrack of Love, Faith, Hope & Destruction
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Blackstreet - Blackstreet

Sign O The Times 3*
Purple Rain 10*
The Symbol Album 15*
Dirty Mind 19*

They make it into my top 20

The Beach Boys pet sounds being number 1 in my list

1. Prince / Sign O The Times
2. Prince / Lovesexy
3. Prince And The Revolution / Purple Rain
4. Prince / 1999
5. Prince And The Revolution / Parade
6. Stevie Wonder / Talking Book
7. Stevie Wonder / Innervisions
8. Joni Mitchell / The Hissing Of Summer Lawns
9. Bruce Springsteen / Darkness On The Edge Of Town
10. Prefab Sprout / Steve Mcqueen
11. Prince / Dirty Mind
12. Prince And The Revolution / Around The World In A Day
13. Prince / The Black Album
14. Joni Micthell / Blue
15. Steely Dan / Aja
16. Terence Trent D'arby / Symphony Or Damn
17. Donald Fagen / Kamakiriad
18. Zapp / Zapp
19. The Time / What Time is It
20. Doanld Fagen / The Nightfly