Rush 1974-1981

led zeppelin 1969-1976

chicago 1969 -1977

iron maiden 1980-1985

stevie wonder 1972-1976

Prince 1980-1990

the longest string (i think) is black sabbath from 1969-1981

I'd add Mint Condition, Pfunk, and The Isley Brothers 2 that list.

George Michael - all his albums are great IMO

Amy Winehouse - ok I wouldn't call it a "string", but the albums she did release before her death are awesome.

Led Zepplin for sure

The Rolling Stones have so many great albums - too many to list

Lenny Kravitz - his first 5 albums were awesome, as are his last 2.

Aretha Franklin

I NEVER LOVE A MAN

ARETHA ARRIVES

LADY SOUL

ARETHA NOW

Anthony Hamilton

COMIN' FROM WHERE I'M FROM

AIN'T NOBODY WORRYIN

THE POINT OF IT ALL

BACK TO LOVE

Jeff Beck

BLOW BY BLOW

WIRED

Outkast

KRS-1

Earth Wind and Fire---1974-1981

Marvin

Stevie

Bowie

Isleys

Michael

Prince

Madonna

Anita Baker

Aretha

Funkadelic

Hendrix

Janis

The Doors

Zappa

INXS

Betty Davis

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Only unbroken sequence ...

Prince: Dirty Mind-Controversy-1999-Purple Rain ...... Around the World in a Day broke the chain, do not think this album is great .... Sign "O" the Times and Lovesexy obviously great.

Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon-Wish You Were Here-Animals-The Wall

The Beatles: Help!-Rubber Soul-Revolver -Sgt. Pepper's

Metallica: Master of Puppets-And Justice for All-Metallica-Load

David Bowie: Diamond Dogs-Young Americans-Station to Station-Low-"Heroes"/ 5/we have a winner

MJ: Off the wall-Thriller-Bad-Dangerous

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Blood Sugar Sex Magik-One Hot Minute-Californication-By the Way

Empress said:

George Michael - all his albums are great IMO

I love George with all my heart, but the Songs from the Last Century is terrible.
I believe there are a handful of people who like this album, but I find it hard to believe that anyone really thinks it great, even George himself.
I think his first 3 were great.

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The Pixies (1987-1990)

Come on Pilgrim

Surfer Rosa

Doolittle

Bossanova

Joni Mitchell (1970-1975)

Ladies of The Canyon

Blue

For The Roses

Court and Spark

The Hissing of Summer Lawns

Bauhaus (1980-1983)

In the Flat Field

Mask

The Sky's Gone Out

Burning from The Inside

The Smiths (1984-1986)

The Smiths

Hatful of Hollow

Meat is Murder

The Queen is Dead

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Bob Dylan- 1961-1970

Bruce Springsteen- 1973-1987

Stevie Wonder- 1970-1980

Guns N Roses -1987-1991

Curtis Mayfield- 1970-1977

Black Sabbath- 1970-1980

Kanye West- 2004-1010

Public Enemy- 1987-1992

Miles Davis- 1956-1970

U2- 1983-1992

Megadeth- 1986-1992

Jimi Hendrix Experience- 1967-1970

Godspeed! You! Black Emperor!!- 1987-2012

R. Kelly- 1993-2002

Aerosmith- 1973-1978

Joni Mitchell- 1970-1975

George Michael- 1988-2004

Pet Shop Boys 1986-1996

Sly & The Family Stone 1967-1973

Rob Zombie- 1998-2012

Prince- 1980-1992

Frank Zappa 1967-1981

David Bowie- 1970-1983

Red Hot Chili Peppers- 1989-2005

Earth Wind And Fire 1974-1981

Outkast 1994-2003

The White Stripes 2001-2007

TLC- 1992-1999

Slayer- 1986-1994

Judas Priest 1978-1990

Iron Maiden 1978-1990

Ozzy- 1981-1995

Aretha Franklin- 1967-1975

The Rolling Stones- 1969-1980

Motley Crue- 1981-1989

W.A.S.P- 1989-2002

Erykah Badu- 1997-2009

The Beatles- 1967-1970

Pearl Jam- 1991-2005

Terence Trent D'arby-1988-1995

Faith No More- 1988-1997

Living Colour- 1988- 1993

Fishone- 1986- 2000

Elton John 1970-1977


That is just my opinion y'all

^You took all of mine

How Billy Joel is only on 1 list is a crime. I put him almost higher than anyone and he's not even close to being a favorite artist of mine, but give the man his due.

Whatever way u look at it or start it this run of albums is amazing, for me i would start it with Streetlife Serenader and then Turnstiles and then on, but most agree on this run below

to me this run is not really matched, cause if you include the two earlier albums that i mentioned thats a 7 album run, not just releases, these were big sellers from the stranger on, billy was sony's golden child, that label is still reaping the rewards of his catalog, those 5 albums mentioned sold 36 million in the USA alone, and that time span is just 6 years to have that kind of output and actually be selling and have the attention on you and the freaking competition, shit i mean you all know the acts that were out in that time frame 1977-1983, damn Saturday Night Fever and Thriller both in that run, that right there is more sales then the music business has had in the last decade of everyone combined.

AND not just sales, these albums are all top notch plain and simple, even if you dont like him, these are all masterpieces.

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Crowded House 86'-93'

Suede 93-99'

lastdecember said:

How Billy Joel is only on 1 list is a crime. I put him almost higher than anyone and he's not even close to being a favorite artist of mine, but give the man his due.

Whatever way u look at it or start it this run of albums is amazing, for me i would start it with Streetlife Serenader and then Turnstiles and then on, but most agree on this run below

The Stranger- 1977 one of the greatest albums ever, a classic Phil Ramone production, when good producers existed.

52nd Street-1978 First Joel album to hit number 1, and it was an amazing following up to a classic album, smooth jazz feel at times too

Glass Houses-1980 One of my personal faves of all time, another album where you just drop the needle and you find a classic

Nylon Curtain- 1982 an amazing concept record, that many forget about because it was sandwhiched between all these classic albums, but just for songs like "Laura" and "Goodnight Saigon" and "room of our own" fucking genius

An Innocent Man- 1983 people dont think about it like this, but this was HIS THRILLER, meaning he was MR SINGLE, billy was never really a big chart topping singles artist or had too many singles from albums but here he pulled 6 USA singles released from it, the album stayed on the chart for 111 weeks, not since the Stranger had he done that.

to me this run is not really matched, cause if you include the two earlier albums that i mentioned thats a 7 album run, not just releases, these were big sellers from the stranger on, billy was sony's golden child, that label is still reaping the rewards of his catalog, those 5 albums mentioned sold 36 million in the USA alone, and that time span is just 6 years to have that kind of output and actually be selling and have the attention on you and the freaking competition, shit i mean you all know the acts that were out in that time frame 1977-1983, damn Saturday Night Fever and Thriller both in that run, that right there is more sales then the music business has had in the last decade of everyone combined.

AND not just sales, these albums are all top notch plain and simple, even if you dont like him, these are all masterpieces.

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lastdecember said:

How Billy Joel is only on 1 list is a crime. I put him almost higher than anyone and he's not even close to being a favorite artist of mine, but give the man his due.

Whatever way u look at it or start it this run of albums is amazing, for me i would start it with Streetlife Serenader and then Turnstiles and then on, but most agree on this run below

The Stranger- 1977 one of the greatest albums ever, a classic Phil Ramone production, when good producers existed.

52nd Street-1978 First Joel album to hit number 1, and it was an amazing following up to a classic album, smooth jazz feel at times too

Glass Houses-1980 One of my personal faves of all time, another album where you just drop the needle and you find a classic

Nylon Curtain- 1982 an amazing concept record, that many forget about because it was sandwhiched between all these classic albums, but just for songs like "Laura" and "Goodnight Saigon" and "room of our own" fucking genius

An Innocent Man- 1983 people dont think about it like this, but this was HIS THRILLER, meaning he was MR SINGLE, billy was never really a big chart topping singles artist or had too many singles from albums but here he pulled 6 USA singles released from it, the album stayed on the chart for 111 weeks, not since the Stranger had he done that.

to me this run is not really matched, cause if you include the two earlier albums that i mentioned thats a 7 album run, not just releases, these were big sellers from the stranger on, billy was sony's golden child, that label is still reaping the rewards of his catalog, those 5 albums mentioned sold 36 million in the USA alone, and that time span is just 6 years to have that kind of output and actually be selling and have the attention on you and the freaking competition, shit i mean you all know the acts that were out in that time frame 1977-1983, damn Saturday Night Fever and Thriller both in that run, that right there is more sales then the music business has had in the last decade of everyone combined.

AND not just sales, these albums are all top notch plain and simple, even if you dont like him, these are all masterpieces.

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Indeed, Billy Joel rarely gets the props he deserves...I spin each and every single one of those albums you mentioned from time to time, that man just produced Pop music gold!

Van Halen : Van Halen (!)

II

Women&children first (!)

Fair Warning (!)

Diver down

1984 (!)

Kiss : Kiss (!)

Hotter than Hell

Dressed to kill

Alive! (!)

Destroyer (!)

R&R Over

Love Gun

Alive II

Jamiroquai : Emergency on PE (!)

Space Cowboy (!)

Travelling without moving (!)

Synkronized

A Funk Odyssey (!)

(!) are classics imo

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Nice Thread. Try some Joan Armatrading from the 70s and early 80s.

An unbelievably underrated artist.

1976 - Joan Armatrading

1977 - Show Some Emotion

1978 - To The Limit

1979 - Steppin' Out

1980 - Me Myself I

1981 - Walk Under Ladders

1983 - The Key

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