MOJO: THE 100 GREATEST ALBUMS EVER MADE

Mojo ^ | August 1995 | Mojo Music Magazine

[Big Guy and Rusty 99]

The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
The Beatles - Revolver
The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico
Patti Smith - Horses
Love - Forever Changes
Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?
Steely Dan - Countdown To Ecstasy
Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland
The Band - The Band
The Stooges - Fun House
Television - Marquee Moon
Joni Mitchell - Blue
The Beatles - The Beatles
Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
David Bowie - Station To Station
The Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks
The Clash - London Calling
The Beatles - Abbey Road
David Bowie - Hunky Dory
The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet
The Beatles - Rubber Soul
Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica
David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust
The Doors - The Doors
Otis Redding - Otis Blue
James Brown & The Famous Flames - Live At The Apollo Vol. 1
Nirvana - Nevermind
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
Prince - Sign 'O' The Times
The Byrds - The Notorious Byrd Brothers
R.E.M. - Automatic For The People
The Who - The Who Sell Out
Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks Big Star - Third (AKA Sister Lovers)
Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
Gram Parsons With Emmylou Harris - Grievous Angel
The Ramones - Ramones
Iggy Pop - Lust For Life
Lou Reed - Transformer
Miles Davis - In A Silent Way
The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express
The New York Dolls - New York Dolls
Moby Grape - Moby Grape
The Beatles - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
Joy Division - Closer
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness On The Edge Of Town
The Mothers Of Invention - We're Only In It For The Money
Donald Fagen - The Nightfly
Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home
The Clash - The Clash
Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure
Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love
Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything
Can - Future Days
The Beatles - With The Beatles
Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band - Clear Spot
Sly & The Family Stone - Stand!
Eno - Here Come The Warm Jets
The Wailers - Catch A Fire
Massive Attack - Blue Lines
Elvis Costello - This Year's Model
Richard & Linda Thompson - I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
Pere Ubu - The Modern Dance
Steely Dan - Can't Buy A Thrill
Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On
Van Morrison - It's Too Late To Stop Now
Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Pink Floyd - Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
Joni Mitchell - The Hissing Of Summer Lawns
The Stooges - The Stooges
Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life
The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
Neil Young - Tonight's The Night
Randy Newman - Good Old Boys
Prefab Sprout - Steve McQueen
Marvin Gaye - Here, My Dear
Talk Talk - Spirit Of Eden
Margaret O'Hara - Miss America
Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
Steely Dan - Gaucho
The Kinks - The Village Green Preservation Society
Dusty Springfield - Dusty In Memphis
Todd Rundgren - A Wizard, A True Star
The Smiths - The Smiths
Muddy Waters - Hard Again
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
The Zombies - Odessey & Oracle
Iggy And The Stooges - Raw Power
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin(4)
Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom

[Big Guy and Rusty 99]

IMHO, the best song on something else is "two sisters."

[Big Guy and Rusty 99]

and "death of a clown"

. . . and everything else on it too for that matter.

[cgk]

Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band

WHO? They're listed twice. I've heard of everyone else on the list, though most of them are older than I am (30's). Also surprised to not see U2 on the list, when REM & Talk Talk & Nirvana are. Maybe U2's "Unforgettable Fire", unless they read either RS or Billboard calling it one of the worst albums of all times. And yes, Boston is great.

Mrs Kus

[Sabertooth]

[Big Guy and Rusty 99]

Captain Beefhart was a vocalist (among other things) for Frank Zappa back in the 70's. He got his own recording contract and went wild. Trout Mask Replica is his best 'known' work. it's very werid avant-garde stuff.

read here for more info on allmusic.com

[Sabertooth]

[Big Guy and Rusty 99]

now you're just taunting me, aren't you?

[Sabertooth]

Nope...

[Big Guy and Rusty 99]

that's a great one.

[Sabertooth]

Something different...

[RightOnline]

"Dark Side of the Moon", Pink Floyd.
"Still Got the Blues", Gary Moore.
"Jailbreak", Thin Lizzy.
"Toys in the Attic" and "Get Your Wings", Aerosmith.
"Close to the Edge", Yes.
"Greatest Hits: Great White", Great White (trust me; it ROCKS)
"Appetite for Destruction", Guns 'n' Roses.
"Masque", Kansas.
"Dreamboat Annie", Heart (debut album).
"A Night at the Opera", Queen.
"Bad Company", Bad Company.
more as I think of 'em.........:)

[struggle]

PAVEMENT - Wowee Zowee Yo La Tengo - I can feel the heart beating as one.

[FreedomPoster]

Actually, if I had to pick only one, it would be the greatest live album in all of Rock'n'Roll:

Also arguably the first "punk rock" album.

[TexasBarak]

You forgot the greatest "live" album ever made- Kiss' Alive II. Just got hold of a vinyl copy again recently, and it's still the best. Was glad to see Van Morrison in the list. I've thought for years that it should be illegal for anyone else so sing "Moon Dance"- ever. Like Janis Joplin and "Bobby McGee", it's the definitive version, and can't be matched.

[Physicist]

Singles Going Steady --The Buzzcocks
Rattus Norvegicus --The Stranglers
Tales from Topographic Oceans --Yes
Astrolounge --Smash Mouth
Aqualung --Jethro Tull

[AmishDude]

Yes!

[Physicist]

Time Out --The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Time Further Out --The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Discipline --King Crimson
The Juliet Letters --Elvis Costello and the Brodsky Quartet

[Skooz]

Meddle is a great album. Good to see others appreciate it, as well.

Two of the top five albums ever made are Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here. Any list that doesn't have both of those in it is automatically disqualified. Although, Animals was always my favorite (it's still far superior to most of the albums listed here.)

[joebuck]

Little Feat - Waiting for Columbus

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

Sunflower - The Beach Boys