Bobby, these kind of threads are started often in here, but they tend to sink down the list quickly.

Nice, diverse list by the way.

My personal preferences:

Beatles - Rubber Soul

Bob Dylan - Bringing it all Back Home

Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon

Van Morrison - Moondance

Led Zeppelin - 4

Crowded House - Temple of Low Men

MJ - Thriller

Prince - Sign O' The Times

Oasis - Morning Glory

The Veve - Urban Hymns

Suede - Dog Man Star

U2 - Achtung Baby

The Church - Starfish

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Okay.. playing along here... my picks for this moment (in no particular order, no compilation-albums involved)

Nick Drake - Five leaves left

Prince - Sign of the Times

World Party - Goodbye Jumbo

Bjork - Vespertine

Gavin Friday and the Man Seezer - Each man kills the thing he loves

Nil Lara - Nil Lara

Van Morisson - No Guru, no Method, no teacher

REM - Murmur

Grant McLennan - Horsebreaker Star

The Jayhawks - Hollywood Town Hall

Prince - Purple Rain

Alice Cooper - Love it to Death

Kiss - Alive!

Queen - A Night at the Opera

Queensryche - Operation:Mindcrime

Beatles - Rubber Soul

David Bowie - Hunky Dory

DJ Quik - Safe & Sound

GNR - Appetite For Destruction

Ice Cube - Death Certificate

Judas Priest - British Steel

Motley Crue - Shout at the Devil

Julee Cruise - Floating Into The Night

Megadeth - Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?

Metallica - Master of Puppets

Geto Boys - Geto Boys

Rainbow - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow

Ramones - Rocket To Russia

Johnny Cash - at San Quentin

Nazereth - Hair of the Dog

...I could go on, but I'll stop now.

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Lol Bobgeorge, i know its hard... 10 albums is just not enough to do the joy (good) music gives justice.

Riverman37 said:

Lol Bobgeorge, i know its hard... 10 albums is just not enough to do the joy (good) music gives justice.

Lmao!...I didn't even see it was supposed to be 10!

...also forgot to add:

Suicidal Tendencies - Sucidal Tendencies

Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz

Black Sabbath - Sabbath Vol. 4

Sex Pistols - Nevermind The Bollocks...

way too many! I WILL stop now!...lol

MJ bad,ABBA arrival,QUEEN absolute greatest,PRINCE ultimate collection,bee gees saterday night fever sound track,the beach boys sounds of summer,bette midler beaches sound track,the beatles help album,roy orbison in dreams,tevin campbell im ready,terence trent darby introducing the hardline,the very best of culture club.

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The Downward Spiral [NiN], Pump Up the Jam: The Album [Technotronic], The Bliss Album...? (Vibrations of Love and Anger and the Ponderance of Life and Existence) [PM Dawn], Floodlands [Sisters of Mercy], Seal [Seal], Surfing with the Alien [Joe Satriani], Top Gun soundtrack, Dos Dedos Mis Amigos [Pop Will Eat Itself], Tree [Chage & Aska], Purple Rain [Prince]

The five bestest everest ever ever....'nuff said....

guns n roses use your illusion 1

Bone thugs n harmony e1999

prince around the world in a day

Bruce springsteen working on a dream

george micheal listen without predjudice

bonjovi new jersey

iron maiden 7 son of a 7 son

micheal jackson history

metallica black album

poison open up and say ahh

madonna like a prayer

People confuse the words "best" and "favorite" album. These are different things.
Best albums - the most successful, influential and famous albums ever, in my opinion.

Best albums:
AC / DC - Back in Black
Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Bee Gees - Spirits Having Flown
Nirvana - Nevermind
U2 - The Joshua Tree
Guns N 'Roses - Appetite for Destruction
Metallica - Metallica


Favorite albums:
Prince - Purple rain
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Michael Jackson - Dangerous
The Beatles - Revolver
Scorpions - Crazy World
Metallica - Metallica
Queen - A Kind of Magic
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
Guns N 'Roses - Use Your Illusion
George Michael - Older

[Edited 10/4/11 13:52pm]

Elvis Presley - Sun Sessions + Most of his stuff!

Sam Cooke EVERYTHING!

Terence Trent Darby All his CD's!

Prince - Around The World In A Day

Beatles - Rubber Soul

Tina Dico All Her Stuff!

The Doors Greatest Hits 2CD set

Roy Orbison Greatest Hits

10,000 Maniacs (With Natalie Merchant) All theirs CD's

Teena Marie Greatest hits + Ivory

Luther Vandross - Never Too Much + Hits

Howard Hewett Anything!

My favorites in no particular order

Prince- Come

Prince- Prince

Prince- 1999

Prince- Sign O' Te Times

Prince- Parade

Prince- Controversy

Lady Gaga- The Fame Monster

Michael Jackson- Dangerous

Michael Jackson- Invincible

Michael Jackson- Thriller

Janet- The Velvet Rope

Janet- Damita Jo

Janet- RN 1814

Marvin Gaye- What's Going On

Marvin Gaye- I Want You

Sly & The Family Stone- There's A Riot Goin' On

Madonna- Like A Prayer

Madonna- Like A Virgin

Madonna- Ray Of Light

Rick James- Street Songs

Rick James- Throwin' Down

Sade- Diamond Life

The Beatles- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

The Jimi Hendrix Experience- Experience Hendrix: The Best Of Jimi Hendrix

Sinead O'Connor- I Don't Want What I Haven't Got

Kind Of Blue- Miles Davis

Blue- Joni Mitchell

aardvark15 said:

My favorites in no particular order

Only one album per artist!

bobbyperu said:

That was a request, not a demand. And of course there is a difference between "best" and "favorite". An artist whovis commonly regarded as good or influential doesn't have to be a personal favorite. For me Nirvana is a good example of this. I'm sure they inspired a lot of grunge bands but that just isn't my thing. But one of the reasons I started listening to Dylan was that he has such a huge reputation as a major influence on pop music that I wanted to hear it for myself. So this a case where "commonly regarded as a classic" and personal favorite go together.

The same with Nirvana.
Never liked this group (though I'm a rock-oriented girl), so their albums are not included even in my personal top 100.
But I have included Nirvana - Nevermind in the top 10 best albums in history, because this album is very successful and popular, it just changed the rules in rock music at that time. It is impossible to ignore this fact.

[Edited 10/5/11 3:59am]

LiLi1992 said:

aardvark15 said:

My favorites in no particular order

Only one album per artist!

I just saw that

Lovesexy?? Purple Rain???

Only one album per artist...ok this is tough...

Michael Jackson - Dangerous (or Thriller)

Madhouse - 8
The Artist Formerly Known As Prince - Emancipation

Prince & the New Power Generation - Diamonds & Pearls (maybe The Chocolate Invasion)

Prince - SOTT

Prince & the Revolution -

E. 1999 Eternal & The Art Of War both by Bone Thugs N Harmony. The two best albums ever created.

Earth Wind & Fire - All 'n All

Earth Wind & Fire - I Am

Earth Wind & Fire - Live in Rio / Rio After Dark

Prince - Sign O' The Times

Prince - Around The World In a Day

Prince- Lovesexy

Queen - Live At Wembley '86

Queen - A Day At The Races

Queen - Innuendo

Pink floyd - The Wall

Pink floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon

U2 - The Joshua Tree

U2 - Achtung Baby

U2 - U2 Go Home: Live From Slane Castle

15 great albums.

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bobbyperu said:

That was a request, not a demand. And of course there is a difference between "best" and "favorite".

Not really. Both are subjective.

I elaborated this list some months ago for another purpose. I'll post it here. Sorry that it has more than one album per artist.

1. Low. David Bowie

2. Steve McQueen. Prefab Sprout

3. Songs In The Key Of Life. Stevie Wonder

4. The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society. The Kinks

5. Sign O' The Times. Prince

6. Off The Wall. Michael Jackson

7. Trans Europa Express. Kraftwerk

8. Let's Change The World With Music. Prefab Sprout

9. Pet Sounds. The Beach Boys

10. Dog Man Star. Suede

11. Achtung Baby. U2

12. Station To Station. David Bowie

13. Something Else By The Kinks. The Kinks

14. Parklife. Blur

15. Behaviour. Pet Shop Boys

16. 1999. Prince

17. Another Green World. Brian Eno

18. From Langley Park To Memphis. Prefab Sprout

19. Revolver. The Beatles

20. Vauxhall And I. Morrissey

21. La Superbe. Benjamin Biolay

22. The Soul Cages. Sting

23. Before And After Science. Brian Eno

24. Foxtrot. Genesis

25. Hymnen. Karlheinz Stockhausen

26. Parade. Prince and The Revolution

27. Muswell Hillbillies. The Kinks

28. Lovesexy. Prince

29. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The Beatles

30. Destiny. The Jacksons

31. The Smiths. The Smiths

32. Suede. Suede

33. Songs Of Love And Hate. Leonard Cohen

34. "Heroes". David Bowie

35. Diamonds And Pearls. Prince and The New Power Generation

36. Preservation Act I. The Kinks

37. Zooropa. U2

38. Ces Gens-Là. Jacques Brel

39. Different Class. Pulp

40. Wake Up! The Boo Radleys

41. Rock Bottom. Robert Wyatt

42. Initials BB. Serge Gainsbourg

43. La Question. Françoise Hardy

44. Neither Fish Nor Flesh. Terence Trent D'Arby

45. Actually. Pet Shop Boys

46. The Holy Bible. Manic Street Preachers

47. Beggars Banquet. The Rolling Stones

48. Peter Gabriel II. Peter Gabriel

49. Talking Book. Stevie Wonder

50. The Good, The Bad & The Queen. The Good, The Bad & The Queen

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[Edited 11/23/11 11:29am]

Unholyalliance said:

bobbyperu said:

That was a request, not a demand. And of course there is a difference between "best" and "favorite".

Not really. Both are subjective.

Yes, the facts - objective, opinions - subjective.
But when we make a list of "best" albums, we rely on some relatively objective parameters (sales, influence, popularity worldwide, etc.), when we draw up a list of "favorite" albums - the only criteria - taste.
I think that lists of favorite and best albums will be slightly different for each user.

bobbyperu said:

There's a lot of "best this..." "best that..." questions here, but I haven't seen this one yet so I'd like to start it. Not just to list my own, but also to get some advice as to what else to listen to. But please do me a favor! Only one album per artist! Anywho, here's mine: Introducing the Hardline according to Terence Trent d'Arby Lovesexy- Prince Stand- Sly and the Family Stone What's Going on- Marvin Gaye Sticky Fingers- The Rolling Stones Don't Give up on Me- Solomon Burke Highway 61 Revisited- Bob Dylan Clandestino- Manu Chao Californication- Red Hot Chili Peppers Kind of Blue- Miles Davis

I'm interested in the Solomon Burke album.

Also, Highway 61 is my favourite Dylan album.

Riverman37 said:

Okay.. playing along here... my picks for this moment (in no particular order, no compilation-albums involved)

Nick Drake - Five leaves left

Prince - Sign of the Times

World Party - Goodbye Jumbo

Bjork - Vespertine

Gavin Friday and the Man Seezer - Each man kills the thing he loves

Nil Lara - Nil Lara

Van Morisson - No Guru, no Method, no teacher

REM - Murmur

Grant McLennan - Horsebreaker Star

The Jayhawks - Hollywood Town Hall

Can you tell me something about this record? I own Shag Tobacco and I like it. Also, I've read his new one is quite good.

[Edited 11/23/11 14:50pm]

LiLi1992 said:

People confuse the words "best" and "favorite" album. These are different things.
Best albums - the most successful, influential and famous albums ever, in my opinion.

Best albums:
AC / DC - Back in Black
Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Bee Gees - Spirits Having Flown
Nirvana - Nevermind
U2 - The Joshua Tree
Guns N 'Roses - Appetite for Destruction
Metallica - Metallica


Favorite albums:
Prince - Purple rain
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Michael Jackson - Dangerous
The Beatles - Revolver
Scorpions - Crazy World
Metallica - Metallica
Queen - A Kind of Magic
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
Guns N 'Roses - Use Your Illusion
George Michael - Older

[Edited 10/4/11 13:52pm]

Revolver is also my favourite Beatles album. And I love Dangerous too, although I prefer Off The Wall.