100 Greatest Albums - past 20 years

Not Afraid · 06-23-2005, 06:05 PM

I've been staring at this list a lot recently and thoughts I'd share.

Spin Mag (which is more "alternative" that Rolling Stone but still not terribly alternative in my opinion) just named their top 100 albums of the past 20 years.

Radiohead's OK Computer was #1 following a list of great, good, and boring selections. (Sorry, too many years of music made me picky.)

So, here's the list.....whatd'ya think? What's missing? WTF?

Remember this is 1985-2005. That cuts out a lot of "greats" for me that appeared 10 years earlier. Old fart punk rocker!

100. Strokes - Is This It
99. Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen
98. Cornershop - When I Was Born For The 7th Time
97. Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
96. The Pogues - Rum Sodomy & The Lash
95. Elastica - s/t
94. Slint - Spiderland
93. Pearl Jam - Ten
92. Big Black - Atomizer
91. XTC - Skylarking
90. Sonic Youth - Sister
89. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell
88. Stereolab - Emperor Tomato Ketchup
87. Blur - Parklife
86. Meat Puppets - Up On The Sun
85. REM - Automatic For The People
84. Soundgarden - Superunknown
83. At The Drive-In - Relationship Of Command
82. Jeff Buckley - Grace
81. Beck - Mellow Gold
80. D'Angelo - Voodoo
79. Moby - Everything Is Wrong
78. The Stone Roses - s/t
77. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
76. Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister
75. Le Tigre - s/t
74. Portishead - Dummy
73. Pulp - Different Class
72. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
71. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy
70. Jay-Z - The Blueprint
69. DJ Shadow - Entroducing...
68. Tricky - Maxinquaye
67. Slayer - Reign In Blood
66. Outkast - Aquemini
65. Basement Jaxx - Remedy
64. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
63. Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
62. Missy Elliott - Supa Dupa Fly
61. Weezer - Pinkerton
60. De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead
59. Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West
58. Metallica - Master Of Puppets
57. The White Stripes - White Blood Cells
56. PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love
55. The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole
54. The Breeders - Last Splash
53. Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles
52. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill
51. Nirvana - In Utero
50. New Order - Low Life
49. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of...
48. Radiohead - Kid A
47. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full
46. The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace
45. Kanye West - College Dropout
44. Green Day - Dookie
43. B.D.P. - Criminal Minded
42. Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking
41. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
40. Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell
39. Lucinda Williams - s/t
38. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
37. Guided By Voices - Bee Thousand
36. Pixies - Doolittle
35. Dr. Dre - The Chronic
34. Elliott Smith - Either/Or
33. Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
32. The Replacements - Tim
31. Dinosaur Jr. - You're Living All Over Me
30. The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die
29. Fugazi - 13 Songs
28. Oasis - Definitely Maybe
27. The Cure - The Head On The Door
26. Bjork - Post
25. Nine Ince Nails - The Downward Spiral
24. Sleater Kinney - Dig Me Out
23. Outkast - Stankonia
22. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
21. Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet
20. Wu Tang Clan - Enter The Wu Tang (36 Chambers)
19. Hole - Live Through This
18. Guns N Roses - Appetite For Destruction
17. Nas - Illmatic
16. Beck - Odelay
15. Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville
14. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
13. Husker Du - New Day Rising
12. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
11. U2 - Achtung Baby
10. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton
9. PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me
8. Prince - Sign O The Times
7. De La Soul - 3 Ft. High And Rising
6. Pixies - Surfer Rosa
5. The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
4. Pavement - Slanted & Enchanted
3. Nirvana - Nevermind
2. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation...
1. Radiohead - OK Computer

Prudence · 06-23-2005, 06:22 PM

Does the fact that I don't even recognize some of those names mean I'm officially old?

mousepod · 06-23-2005, 07:29 PM

It looks like most of the releasese on this "20 year" list are more on the older side. Does that mean that alternative is dying or the Spin editors are getting old...?

Ghoulish Delight · 06-23-2005, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mousepod

It looks like most of the releasese on this "20 year" list are more on the older side. Does that mean that alternative is dying or the Spin editors are getting old...?

Ooh! Ooh! I know, I know! Pick me!

Not Afraid · 06-23-2005, 07:57 PM

Ummmmm, GD, would you like to post next?

Ghoulish Delight · 06-23-2005, 08:07 PM

"Getting old!"

CoasterMatt · 06-23-2005, 08:15 PM

I see a whole buncha CRAP!!

TheatreTech · 06-23-2005, 08:34 PM

I see some crap, some good stuff, and a lot of missing stuff.

€uroMeinke · 06-23-2005, 09:00 PM

I hate the timeframe - I see albums from bands I don't recognize becasue I stopped listening to them (i.e. they got boring). Just reminds me of my disconnect to contemporary pop culture. I think we should compile our own "best" lists.

Kevy Baby · 06-23-2005, 09:22 PM

We own only four of the 100.

Although there is a lot of good stuff on there that I may have individual songs from.

Now if Richard Marx was on there, my count would be a LOT higher!

06-23-2005, 06:05 PM	#1
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	100 Greatest Albums - past 20 years I've been staring at this list a lot recently and thoughts I'd share. Spin Mag (which is more "alternative" that Rolling Stone but still not terribly alternative in my opinion) just named their top 100 albums of the past 20 years. Radiohead's OK Computer was #1 following a list of great, good, and boring selections. (Sorry, too many years of music made me picky.) So, here's the list.....whatd'ya think? What's missing? WTF? Remember this is 1985-2005. That cuts out a lot of "greats" for me that appeared 10 years earlier. Old fart punk rocker! 100. Strokes - Is This It 99. Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen 98. Cornershop - When I Was Born For The 7th Time 97. Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea 96. The Pogues - Rum Sodomy & The Lash 95. Elastica - s/t 94. Slint - Spiderland 93. Pearl Jam - Ten 92. Big Black - Atomizer 91. XTC - Skylarking 90. Sonic Youth - Sister 89. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell 88. Stereolab - Emperor Tomato Ketchup 87. Blur - Parklife 86. Meat Puppets - Up On The Sun 85. REM - Automatic For The People 84. Soundgarden - Superunknown 83. At The Drive-In - Relationship Of Command 82. Jeff Buckley - Grace 81. Beck - Mellow Gold 80. D'Angelo - Voodoo 79. Moby - Everything Is Wrong 78. The Stone Roses - s/t 77. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 76. Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister 75. Le Tigre - s/t 74. Portishead - Dummy 73. Pulp - Different Class 72. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 71. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy 70. Jay-Z - The Blueprint 69. DJ Shadow - Entroducing... 68. Tricky - Maxinquaye 67. Slayer - Reign In Blood 66. Outkast - Aquemini 65. Basement Jaxx - Remedy 64. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP 63. Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain 62. Missy Elliott - Supa Dupa Fly 61. Weezer - Pinkerton 60. De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead 59. Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West 58. Metallica - Master Of Puppets 57. The White Stripes - White Blood Cells 56. PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love 55. The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole 54. The Breeders - Last Splash 53. Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles 52. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill 51. Nirvana - In Utero 50. New Order - Low Life 49. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of... 48. Radiohead - Kid A 47. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full 46. The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace 45. Kanye West - College Dropout 44. Green Day - Dookie 43. B.D.P. - Criminal Minded 42. Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking 41. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream 40. Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell 39. Lucinda Williams - s/t 38. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory 37. Guided By Voices - Bee Thousand 36. Pixies - Doolittle 35. Dr. Dre - The Chronic 34. Elliott Smith - Either/Or 33. Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted 32. The Replacements - Tim 31. Dinosaur Jr. - You're Living All Over Me 30. The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die 29. Fugazi - 13 Songs 28. Oasis - Definitely Maybe 27. The Cure - The Head On The Door 26. Bjork - Post 25. Nine Ince Nails - The Downward Spiral 24. Sleater Kinney - Dig Me Out 23. Outkast - Stankonia 22. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless 21. Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet 20. Wu Tang Clan - Enter The Wu Tang (36 Chambers) 19. Hole - Live Through This 18. Guns N Roses - Appetite For Destruction 17. Nas - Illmatic 16. Beck - Odelay 15. Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville 14. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation 13. Husker Du - New Day Rising 12. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique 11. U2 - Achtung Baby 10. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton 9. PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me 8. Prince - Sign O The Times 7. De La Soul - 3 Ft. High And Rising 6. Pixies - Surfer Rosa 5. The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead 4. Pavement - Slanted & Enchanted 3. Nirvana - Nevermind 2. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation... 1. Radiohead - OK Computer
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mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	It looks like most of the releasese on this "20 year" list are more on the older side. Does that mean that alternative is dying or the Spin editors are getting old...? __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Ummmmm, GD, would you like to post next?
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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	We own only four of the 100. Although there is a lot of good stuff on there that I may have individual songs from. Now if Richard Marx was on there, my count would be a LOT higher! __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln Last edited by Kevy Baby : 06-23-2005 at 09:23 PM. Reason: No, I do not own a single Richard Marx album or song
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