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It's been awhile, so I'm gearin up again...

What are your 40 favorite albums of all time? The Ones you would take the 'Desert Island"? (I'm assuming that in the era of the ipod, it'd be easier to grab a whole bunch now )

A lot of mine tend to drift in and out of the top spots, and I'm sure I'm forgetting some---- but I think this is my current list (at least until tomorrow, ) :











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beck : sea change // U2 : achtung baby // windmill : puddle city racing lights // prince : 1999 // tori amos : boys for pele



bjork : vespertine // radiohead : amnesiac // chad vangaalen : soft airplane // eurythmics : savage // alva noto & ryuichi sakamoto : insen



prince : parade // bat for lashes : fur and gold // maxwell : embrya // joni mitchell : the hissing of summer lawns // charles mingus : the black saint and the sinner lady



pet shop boys : behaviour // antony & the johnsons : i am a bird now // isan : lucky cat // fluke : risotto // paul maccartney : chaos & creation in the backyard



madonna : ray of light // mgmt : oracular spectacular // prince : sign o the times // miles davis : in a silent way // rem : monster



radiohead : kid a // prince : lovesexy // the beatles : revolver // the arcade fire : funeral // tori amos : from the choirgirl hotel



depeche mode : songs of faith and devotion // madonna : like a prayer // bjork : homogenic // lou reed : transformer // david bowie : ziggy stardust



burial : untrue // thom yorke : the eraser // joni mitchell : blue // beth gibbons and rustin man : out of season // radiohead : ok computer

jeeeeesus that was a lot of copy/paste work
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IstenSzek said:

You have a Great list, though!!!


Sometimes I'll forget to hit save, and lose evrything, !!!





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IstenSzek said:

Oh my gosh, that list is amazing!!

I am waaaay too lazy to post all the covers, so I will offer up a ridiculously boring list of words. After the top 5, in no real order:

01. 1999 - Prince
02. Lovesexy - Prince
03. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Wilco
04. OK Computer - Radiohead
05. Sign "O" The Times
06. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill
07. All That You Can't Leave Behind - U2
08. Songs From The Choirgirl Hotel - Tori Amos
09. Wildflowers - Tom Petty (never been a huge Petty fan, but this album just works)
10. Revolver - The Beatles
11. Exile In Guyville - Liz Phair
12. Like A Prayer - Madonna
13. Who We Are Instead - Jars Of Clay
14. Achtung Baby - U2
15. Seachange - Beck
16. Extraordinary Machine - Fiona Apple
17. Madonna - Madonna
18. Thriller - Michael Jackson
19. She's So Unusual - Cyndi Lauper (the first half of this album is near flawless)
20. Beatles (The White Album) - The Beatles
21. Purple Rain - Prince
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jillybean said:

oh, i'd want to take that one too!

jillybean said:

Your list just reminded me that I had no Beatles up there whatsoever -- I should have at least put Abbey Road somewhere up there....






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paligap said:

who are they

The Diary of Alicia Keys - Alicia Keys
Because I Love It - Amerie
Stripped - Christina Aguilera
Back To Basics - Christina Aguilera
Flashback - Darin
Home - Dixie Chicks
Taking the Long Way - Dixie Chicks
Dreamgirls - the soundtrack
Extraordinary Machine - Fiona Apple
Acoustic Soul - India.Arie
Testimony: Vol. 1, Life and Relationship - India.Arie
Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1 - Jill Scott
Get Lifted - John Legend
Introducing Joss Stone - Joss Stone
Hot Fuss - The Killers
Day and Age - The Killers
The Fame - Lady GaGa
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill
Mariah Carey - Mariah Carey
Emotions - Mariah Carey
Music Box - Mariah Carey
Daydream - Mariah Carey
Butterfly - Mariah Carey
Glitter - Mariah Carey
It Won't Be Soon Before Long - Maroon 5
Unfamiliar Faces - Matt Costa
Bohemians Won the Series and the Little Guy Joined the Band - Napoleon
Casa - Natalia y la Forquetina
1999 - Prince
Around the World in a Day - Prince and the Revolution
Parade - Prince and the Revolution
Sign O the Times - Prince
Lovesexy - Prince
3121 - Prince
Wine and Spirits - Rahsaan Patterson
The Evolution of Robin Thicke - Robin Thicke
Sam Sparro - Sam Sparro
Ta-Dah - Scissor Sisters
A Piece of What You Need - Teddy Thompson
On the Jungle Floor - Van Hunt

I'm just not that organized.

But I very much enjoy reading the contributions of others. This is often part of the impetus for more ideas.

This is tough. I can easily rattle off my top 40, but the concept of Desert Island Discs makes it a bit tougher, as I'd want to ensure that I had more artists covered. So I'll give 2 lists.

Here are my top 40 albums:

1 Prince- 1999
2 Prince- Lovesexy
3 Janet Jackson- Rhythm Nation 1814
4 Prince- Sign o' the Times
5 The Cure- Disintegration
6 Madonna- Like a Prayer
7 Eurythmics- Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
8 Björk- Vespertine
9 Madonna- Ray of Light
10 Eurythmics- 1984: For the Love of Big Brother
11 Prince- The Gold Experience
12 Prince- Crystal Ball
13 Kylie Minogue- Fever
14 Annie- Anniemal
15 Madonna- Madonna
16 The Cure- BloodFlowers
17 Prince- Symbol
18 The Cure- Seventeen Seconds
19 Annie Lennox- Diva
20 Annie Lennox- Bare
21 Eurythmics- Touch
22 Björk- Post
23 LCD Soundsystem- Sound of Silver
24 Janet Jackson- The Velvet Rope
25 George Winston- December
26 David Bowie- Scary Monsters
27 Depeche Mode- Violator
28 Stevie Wonder- Songs in the Key of Life
29 Björk- Homogenic
30 Roxy Music- For Your Pleasure
31 Kylie Minogue- Body Language
32 Prince- Controversy
33 Janet Jackson- All for You
34 Prince- Parade
35 Eurythmics- Peace
36 David Bowie- Aladdin Sane
37 Blondie- Eat to the Beat
38 Siouxsie and the Banshees- Kaleidoscope
39 The Strokes- Room on Fire
40 Prince- Purple Rain

However, these would be the Desert Island Discs I'd take:

1 Prince- 1999
2 Prince- Lovesexy
3 Janet Jackson- Rhythm Nation 1814
4 Prince- Sign o' the Times
5 The Cure- Disintegration
6 Madonna- Like a Prayer
7 Eurythmics- Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
8 Björk- Vespertine
9 Madonna- Ray of Light
10 Eurythmics- 1984: For the Love of Big Brother
11 Prince- The Gold Experience
12 Kylie Minogue- Fever
13 Annie- Anniemal
14 Madonna- Madonna
15 The Cure- BloodFlowers
16 The Cure- Seventeen Seconds
17 Annie Lennox- Diva
18 Eurythmics- Touch
19 LCD Soundsystem- Sound of Silver
20 George Winston- December
21 David Bowie- Scary Monsters
22 Depeche Mode- Violator
23 Stevie Wonder- Songs in the Key of Life
24 Björk- Homogenic
25 Roxy Music- For Your Pleasure
26 Kylie Minogue- Body Language
27 Blondie- Eat to the Beat
28 Siouxsie and the Banshees- Kaleidoscope
29 The Strokes- Room on Fire
30 The Smiths- Strangeways, Here We Come
31 Gorillaz- Demon Days
32 Missy Elliott- Miss E... So Addictive
33 Velvet Underground- The Velvet Underground & Nico
34 Michael Jackson- Bad
35 Tubeway Army- Replicas
36 Grace Jones- Nightclubbing
37 New Order- Power, Corruption & Lies
38 Kraftwerk- Computer World
39 Can- Monster Movie
40 Patti Smith- Horses

I love 'list threads'

Will have to come back to this...

Moonbeam said:

omg, can I share a deserted island with you

Alej said:

thekidsgirl said:

I could never survive if I didn't have anything to sing along to

Albums:

1)Aaliyah - One In A Million
2)Aaliyah - I Care 4 U
3)Christina Aguilera
4)Christina Aguilera - Stripped
5)Erykah Badu Live
6)Mary J. Blige - Share My World
7)Toni Braxton
8)Mariah Carey - Unplugged
9)Mariah Carey - #1's
10)Mariah Carey - Emancipation of Mimi Deluxe Edition
11)Beyonce - Dangerously In Love
12)Missy Elliott - So Addictive
13)EnVogue - Funky Divas
14)Lauryn Hill - Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
15)Heather Headley - This Is Who I Am
16)Heather Headley - In My Mind
17)Whitney Houston - Greatest Hits
18)Immature - Greatest Hits
19)Janet Jackson - Velvet Rope
20)Janet Jackson - janet.
21)Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation
22)Janet Jackson - All 4 U
23)Janet Jackson - 20 Y.O.
24)Michael Jackson - History Book 1
25)Patti LaBelle - Greatest Love Songs
26)Maxwell - Unplugged
27)Maxwell - Urban Hang Suite
28)Maxwell - Blacksummernight
29)Monica
30)No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom
31)Prince - The Hits/B-Sides
32)Prince - Space maxi-single
33)Prince - Hate U maxi-single
34)Prince - The Gold Experience
35)Prince 3121
36)Sade - The Best Of
37)TLC - Ooooh On The TLC Tip
38)TLC - CrazySexyCool
39)TLC - Fan Mail
40)Luther Vandross - Greatest Hits

Songs

1)Lady Marmalade - Lil Kim, Mya, P!nk, Christina Aguilera, Missy Elliott
2)Lay Down Beside Me - AJ McLean
3)All I Have To Give - Backstreet Boys
4)Didn't Cha Know - Erykah Badu
5)Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
6)Real Love - Mary J. Blige
7)Rainy Dayz - Mary J. and JaRule
8)Benny and The Jets - Elton John
9)With This Tear - Celine Dion
10)TwentyFourPlay - Janet Jackson
11)Accept Me - Janet Jackson
12)Together Again (Jimmy Jam Deeper Radio Edit) - Janet Jackson
13)Luv - Janet Jackson
14)Dirty Diana - Michael Jackson
15)Why You Wanna Trip On Me - Michael Jackson
16)Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson
17)Butterflies - Michael Jackson
18)Human Nature - Michael Jackson
19)Gotta Be - Jagged Edge
20)Dress You Up - Madonna
21)Holiday (remix) - Madonna
22)Who's That Girl? - Madonna
23)Sooner or Later - Madonna
24)Rain - Madonna
25)Take A Bow - Madonna
26)Human Nature - Madonna
27)Get Together - Madonna
28)Miles Away - Madonna
29)Fortunate - Maxwell
30)Get Here - Oleta Adams
31)Don't Talk 2 Strangers - Prince
32)Elephants & Flowers - Prince
33)Blue Light - Prince
34)Letitgo - Prince
35)Love Sign - Prince
36)Man O' War (remix) - Prince
37)Turn Down The Lights - Shanice
38)Rockin That Thing - The Dream
39)Can You Stand The Rain? - New Edition
40)Jezebel - H-Town

If I'm on the island for longer than Tom Hanks in 'Castaway' or the 'Gilligan's Island' folks, than I'd have to add an extra 10 to each category :

Albums

1)Prince - Emancipation Discs 1 and 2
2)NewPowerGeneration - Exodus
3)Carpenters - The Singles 1969-1973
4)Lucy Pearl
5)Bebe and Cece Winans - The Best Of
6)Brandy - Never Say Never
7)Jennifer Hudson
8)Wanya - Higher Ground
9)Jerzee Monet
10)The Wiz Soundtrack

Songs

1)For Real - Amel Larrieux
2)Set The Night To Music - Roberta Flack and Judas Priest
3)Obvious - LeToya
4)Silence - Delerium feat. Sarah McLaughlan
5)Gravity - John Mayer
6)Something's Missing - John Mayer
7)U Make My Sunshine - Prince and Angie Stone
8)Chasing Pavements - Adele
9)Love Changes - Kashif and Me'lisa Morgan
10)Last Dance - Donna Summer

muse87 said:

The Story was songwriter/musician Jonatha Brooke's group. The core group was Jonatha on Vocals, Guitar, and Keys, Jennifer Kimball on harmony vocals, Allain Mallet on Keys, Mike Rivard on Bass, Duke Levine on guitar, and Ben Wittman on Drums...They had a sound that managed to span Folk, Pop, Jazz, Brazilian Pop, etc...









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Wow, 40? thats a lot.

Okay, lets give it a try

1. Big Star - Nr. 1 record / Radio City
2. Bjork - Vespertine
3. David Byrne - Uh Oh
4. Crowded House - Woodface
5. Miles Davis - Aura
6. Nick Drake - Five leaves left
7. Neil Finn - Try whistling this
8. The Jayhawks - Hollywood town hall
9. Jill Jones - Jill Jones
10. King's X - Gretchen goes to Nebraska
11. Nil Lara - Nil Lara
12. Los Lobos - Kiko
13. Los Lobos - Just another band from East LA
14. Lyle Lovet - Pontiac
15. Grant McLennan - Horsebreaker star
16. Joni Mitchell - Blue
17. Bob Mould - District Line
18. Van Morrison - Into the music
19. Van Morrison - No guru, no method, no teacher
20. Van Morrison and the Chieftains - Irish Heartbeat
21. Poi Dog Pondering - Wishing like a mountain and thinking like the sea
22. Prince - Parade
23. Prince - Sign of the Times
24. REM - Murmur
25. REM - Automatic for the people
26. REM - Reveal
27. Kate Rusby - Ten
28. Sly and the family stone - Anthology
29. Sugar - Copper Blue
30. Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend
31. Matthew Sweet - 100% fun
32. Teenage Fanclub - Grand Prix
33. Teenage Fanclub - Songs from Northern Brittain
34. The Scene - Open
35. Urban Dance Squad - Life and perspectives of a genuine crossover
36. Teddy Thompson - Upfront and down low
37. Richard Thompson - Action packed: the best of
38. Tom Waits - Asylum years
39. Lucinda Williams - Carl wheels on a gravel road
40. World Party - Goodbye Jumbo
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[Edited 7/24/09 8:36am]

In purely alphabetical order, and with no doubt LOADS missing that slipped my mind and over which I will kick myself...
(In bold are the ones that would probably comprise my top ten....maybe. I think. Not sure though....damn, lemme have another go.....!)

AC/DC - Back In Black
Anthrax - Sound of White Noise
Anthrax - We've Come For You All
Beatles - Abbey Road
Depeche Mode - 101
Depeche Mode - Black Celebration
Depeche Mode - Songs of Faith and Devotion
Depeche Mode - Violator
Down - Nola
Down - Down II: A Bustle In Your Hedgerow
Down - Over The Under
Guns 'n' Roses - Appetite For Destruction
Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Iron Maiden - A Matter of Life and Death
Lemonheads - Come On Feel The Lemonheads
Lemonheads - Lovey
Lemonheads - It's A Shame About Ray
Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible
Manic Street Preachers - Gold Against The Soul
Morrissey - Vauxhall And I
Morrissey - Your Arsenal
Morrissey - Bona Drag
Motorhead - Kiss of Death
New Order - Technique
Oasis - Definitely Maybe
Pantera - Reinventing The Steel
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Prince - Gold Experience
Prince - Lovesexy
Prince - 0(+>
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's...
Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss
Smiths - Queen Is Dead
Smiths - Meat Is Murder
The Jam - Sound Affects
Therapy? - Crooked Timber
Therapy? - Shameless
Thin Lizzy - Live and Dangerous
U2 - Joshua Tree

I had 40 album covers hotlinked, then everything fucked up as I was about to post it, I am not pleased.

Hudson said:

Man, I hate that--That happened to me twice!!!

It's cool to just post a list, though -- I know images can be a pain in the ass sometimes.....




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Hudson said:

Anyway I'd take these:

Alanis Morisette - Jagged Little Pill
ABBA - Arrival
Adele - 19
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
Barbra Streisand - Guilty
Barry Manilow - Ultimate Manilow
Blondie - Parallel Lines
Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time
Celine Dion - Falling Into You
Cher - Living Proof
Destiny's Child - The Writings on the Wall
Diana Ross - Diana Ross
Dido - No Angel
Donna Summer - Bad Girls
Duffy - Rockferry
Dusty Springfield - Dusty In Memphis
Fiona Apple - When the Pawn...
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
Garbage - Garbage
Gloria Estefan - Unwrapped
Janet Jackson - Janet
Kylie Minogue - Fever
Madonna - Ray of Light
Mariah Carey - Butterfly
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Natalie Cole - Ask a Woman Who Knows
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom
Norah Jones - Feels Like Home
Prince and the Revolution - Purple Rain
Sade - Lovers Rock
Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters
Sheryl Crow - Sheryl Crow
Stevie Nicks - Bella Donna
Tina Turner - Private Dancer
TLC - CrazySexyCool
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes
Pat Benatar - Greatest Hits
Pretenders - Greatest Hits

Yikes, this is very hard..

I limited mine to a maximum of 2 albums per artist.

It would look something like this:

Bob Dylan – Highway 61 Revisited
David Bowie – Aladdin Sane
Eurythmics – Savage
Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (are made of this)
Human Drama – The World Inside
Iron Maiden – The Number of the Beast
Jane’s Addiction – Nothing’s Shocking
John Lennon – Plastic Ono Band
Joy Division – Unknown Pleasures
Kate Bush – Hounds of Love
Kate Bush – The Dreaming
Lucinda Williams – Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
Madonna – Like a Prayer
Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Zuma
Pearl Jam – Vs.
Pet Shop Boys – Very
Peter Gabriel – So
Pink Floyd – Dark Side of the Moon
Prince – Sign o’ The Times
Prince & The Revolution – Parade
R.E.M. – Document
Radiohead – In Rainbows
Radiohead – OK Computer
Red Temple Spirits – Dancing to Restore an Eclipsed Moon
Rufus Wainwright – Poses
Rush – Moving Pictures
Siouxsie & The Banshees – Peepshow
The Beatles – Abbey Road
The Beatles – White Album
The Cure – Disintegration
The Cure – Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me
The Doors – The Doors
The Human League – Hysteria
The Police – Synchronicity
The Replacements – Let It Be
Thomas Dolby – The Flat Earth
Tori Amos – Boys for Pele
Tori Amos – To Venus and Back
U2 – Achtung Baby
XTC – Skylarking

NoVideo said:

Another group I forgot!!! That album is definitely a favorite!!!






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here's hamsterhuey's list, which he emailed me, and which i'm posting now,
altho i'm not sure if he wants me to. but here it is anyway:



Madhouse : 8 // De La Soul : 3 Feet High & Rising // Japan : Adolescent Sex // Radiohead : Amnesiac



Miles Davis : Ascenseur Pour L'Échafaud // Rufus : Ask Rufus // Waldeck : Balance Of The Force // Benny Sings : Benny At Home



Me'Shell NdegéOcello : Bitter // Keziah Jones : Black Orpheus // Leila : Blood, Looms And Blooms // Joni Mitchell : Blue



Tori Amos : Boys For Pele // Gomez : Bring It On // Norma Jean Bell : Come Into My Room // Miles Davis : Complete Jack Johnson Sessions



Zhao Jiping : Da Hong Deng Long Gao Gao Gua - Raise The Red Lantern (Suondtrack) // Whitest Boy Alive : Dreams // Portishead : Dummy // Valgier Sigurðsson : Ekvílibríum



Thom Yorke : The Eraser // Wendy & Lisa : Eroica // Fever Ray : Fever Ray // Beirut : TheFlying Club Cup



Cocteau Twins : Four-Calendar Café // The Arcade Fire : Funeral // Hedwig and the Angry Inch : Hedwig and the Angry Inch // Beastie Boys : Hello Nasty



Kate Bush : Hounds Of Love // Howling Bells : Howling Bells // Nirvana : In Utero // PJ Harvey : Is This Desire?



Stevie Wonder : Journey Through The Secret Life of Plants // Bill Withers : Just As I Am // Q-Tip : Kamaal The Abstract // Kate Bush : The Kick Inside



Andrea Parker : Kiss My Arp // Bob Marley & The Wailers : Live At The Roxy (1976) // David Bowie : Low // Massive Attack : Mezzanine



Loreena McKennitt : A Midwinter Night's Dream // The Family Stand : Moon In Scorpio // Tricky : Nearly God // Radiohead : OK Computer



Ellen Allien & Apparat : Orchestra Of Bubbles // Prince & The Revolution : Parade // Grace Jones : Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions // Joan Osborne : Relish



The Beatles : Revolver // Róisín Murphy : Ruby Blue // Sheila E. : Sheila E. // Prince : Sign The Times



The Knife : Silent Shout // Queens of the Stone Age : Songs For The Deaf // Talking Heads : Stop Making Sense // Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra : Talkatif




My Morning Jacket : The Tennessee Fire // Moloko : Things To Make And Do // Eurythmics : Touch // Miles Davis : Tutu



Tori Amos : Under The Pink // Joy Division : Unknown Pleasures // Björk : Vespertine // Depeche Mode : Violator



PJ Harvey : White Chalk // Iron & Wine : Woman King // Rabih Abou-Khalil : Yara // Björk : Homogenic



he's selected more than 40 albums tho. but as i said to him: you're going to a
deserted island, who's gonna check if you brought only 40 albums anyway?

IstenSzek said:

Ndeeed!!

Nice list!!!!




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1. Patti Smith Horses
2. Liz Phair Exile In Guyville
3. Patti Smith - Radio Ethiopia
4. Hole - Live Trough This
5. Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
6. Daydream Nation - Sonic Youth
7. Madonna - Music
8. Radiohead - Okay Computer
9. Madonna - Like a Prayer
10. Nirvana - In Utero
11. Tegan and Sara - The Con
12. Regina Spektor - Soviet Kitsch
13. The Fugees - The Score
14. The Stooges - Raw Power
15. Fiona Apple - When the Pawn...
16. Patti Smith - Easter
17. Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine
18. Prince - Sign O The Times
19. Madonna - Confessions On The Dance Floor
20. Bowie Hunky Dory
21. Prince 1999
22. Lady Gaga - The Fame
23. Christina Aguilera - Stripped
24. Madonna - American LIfe
25. Tegan & Sara - So Jealous
26. Its Blitz - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
27. Madonna - Ray Of Light
28. Prince - Purple Rain
29. Radiohead - In Rainbows
30. Mel C. - Beautiful Intention
31. Christina Aguilera - Back To Basics
32. Prince - Around the World in a Day
33. Fiona Apple - Tidal
34. Patti Smith - Gung Ho
35. Atmosphere - When life gives you lemons paint that shit gold
36. Radiohead - The Bends
37. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell
38. Madonna - Bedtime Stories
39. Bowie - Low
40. Patti Smith - Wave
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1 Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde
2 The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour
3 The Fall - Perverted by Language
4 Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom
5 Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
6 Can - Future Days
7 Gene Clark - No Other
8 Scud Mountain Boys - Massachusetts
9 Opal - Happy Nightmare Baby
10 The Fall - Slates
11 Julian Cope - Peggy Suicide
12 Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home
12 Smog - Red Apple Falls
13 Love - Forever Changes
14 The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street
15 Grant McLennan - Horsebreaker Star
16 Pere Ubu - The Modern Dance
17 Gavin Bryars - Jesus Blood Never Failed Me Yet
18 Pernice Brothers - Overcome By Happiness
19 The Kinks - Village Green Preservation Society
20 The Feelies - Only Life
21 Smog - The Doctor Came at Dawn
22 The Mekons - Fear & Whiskey
23 Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
24 Wire - Pink Flag
25 Jimmie Dale Gilmore - After Awhile
26 Scott Walker - The Drift
27 Lyle Lovett - Joshua Judges Ruth
28 High Llamas - Hawaii
29 Neu - Neu 75
30 Smog - Knock Knock
31 The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms
32 Spacemen 3 - The Perfect Prescription
33 Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks
34 The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace
35 Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding
36 Can - Tago Mago
37 The Pernice Brothers - The World Won't End
38 Scott Walker - 4
39 The Delgados - Great Eastern
40 The Fall - Grotesque
[Edited 8/16/09 15:05pm]

From the 70's, 60's and 50's









From the 80's









From the 90's









From the 00's








[Edited 8/16/09 23:43pm]

this was hard! i know i forgot some, but these were the ones that popped into my head first...

1. Maxwell- Urban Hang Suite
2. Groove Theory- Groove Theory
3. Erykah Badu- Mama’s Gun
4. Mariah Carey- Butterfly
5. D’Angelo- Brown Sugar
6. Stevie Wonder- Songs in the Key of Life
7. Remy Shand- The Way I Feel
8. Prince- 1999
9. Alicia Keys- Diary of Alicia Keys
10. Jill Scott- Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2
11. Van Hunt- Van Hunt
12. Cree Summer- Street Faërie
13. Amel Larrieux- Bravebird
14. Bilal- 1st Born Second
15. Lauryn Hill- The Miseduation of Lauryn Hill
16. Mary J. Blige- My Life
17. Musiq Soulchild- Aijuswanaseing
18. Maxwell- Embrya
19. Erykah Badu- Baduizm
20. Prince- Purple Rain
21. Amy Winehouse- Frank
22. Toni Braxton- Toni Braxton
23. Michael Jackson- Thriller
24. Prince- Sign O’ The Times
25. Janet Jackson- The Velvet Rope
26. Aaliyah- One In A Million
27. Robin Thicke- The Evolution of Robin Thicke
28. Foreign Exchange- Leave It All Behind
29. J*DaVeY- The Beauty in Distortion/The Land of the Lost
30. Marvin Gaye- Let’s Get It On
31. Kanye West- Graduation
32. Debarge- In a Special Way
33. Earth, Wind & Fire- Greatest Hits
34. Hall & Oates- The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates
35. Kelis- Tasty
36. A Tribe Called Quest- The Low End Theory
37. Brandy- Afrodisiac
38. Sade- Love Deluxe
39. TLC- CrazySexyCool
40. John Legend- Once Again
41. Little Dragon- Little Dragon
42. Michael Jackson- Dangerous
[Edited 8/17/09 8:43am]

I'll come back to this thread once I update my list.