Top 10 Essential Albums

[aberdien]

What are 10 (or whatever number) albums that you think every music listener should have? They can be either based upon your recommendation, the album's influence to the world of music, and whether or not it will be remembered 50 years from now.


The Beatles - Rubber Soul, Abbey Road

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here, Animals, Atom Heart Mother, or Dark Side of the Moon

Rush - A Farewell to Kings, 2112

John Lennon - Imagine

Queen - Get a greatest hits album

The White Stripes - De Stijl, White Blood Cells, Elephant, the rest

De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (essential to any hip hop listener)

Radiohead - OK Computer, Kid A

Nirvana - Nevermind

Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

[Zealander]

I like your list. So I will add my own...

Soundgarddn - A-sides

Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon / The Wall / Wish you were here.

Alice in Chains - Facelift, Dirt or Jar of Flies

Queensyrhce - Operation Mindcrime

Pearl Jam - Ten

Rush - Probably 2112

The Who - Who's Next?

Tool - 10,000 days

Temple of the Dog (Chris Cornell project) - Temple of the Dog

Alice Cooper - Brutal Planet /or Stone Temple Pilots - Core


This seems like a good list for me right now, I wouldn't necessarily recommend these to all listeners but to me it doesn't get much better than these ten right here. Other then the last line of the two bands on there they are pretty much all musically brilliant.

[Bronkster]

Don't forget: 50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin'

[keithbishop]

Just a list of albums I could never tire of.... deserted island (with electricity, apparently) scenario


The Beatles --
Meet the Beatles


Beach Boys --
Pet Sounds
Best of the Beach Boys Vol. 2
Endless Summer


Ramones --
Ramones
Leave Home
Rocket to Russia
It's Alive
Loco Live


Judas Priest --
Unleashed in the East
Screaming for Vengeance
Defenders of the Faith
Painkiller


Black Sabbath --
Paranoid
Mob Rules


Mercyful Fate --
Melissa
Don't Break the Oath



King Diamond--
Abigail


Candlemass--
Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
Nightfall
Ancient Dreams
Tales of Creation
Candlemass
King of the Grey Islands


Exodus --
Bonded By Blood
Shovelheaded Kill Machine
The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A

Iron Maiden --
Powerslave



Rigor Mortis --
Rigor Mortis
Freaks
Rigor Mortis vs. the Earth


Venom --
Black Metal


Bathory --
Blood Fire Death

[DawgFanatic]

Nas- Illmatic


No one comes close to it.

[Bronco51]

I like the lists so far. Some of mine would be:

Led Zeppelin - How the west was won

Guns n Roses - Appetite For Destruction

Pearl Jam - VS.

Stone Temple Pilots - Purple

Bob Marley - Legend

Pink Floyd - Dark Side

Eric B & Rakim - Paid in Full

Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique

Stevie Wonder - Songs in The Key Of Life

Prince - Sign of the Times

Just a few to start with.

[tpryce93]

just a few metal classics

Slayer-reign in blood and seasons in the abyss

metallica-master of puppets and kill 'em all

Death-Leprosy

Pantera- Vulgar and Far beyond driven

Black sabbath-paranoid

testament- The new Order

Cannibal Corpse-The Bleeding

Behemoth-The Apostasy

[Legendary30]

Why isnt Michael Jacksons "Thriller" or "Bad" getting any props?? There are so many hits on those 2 Albums.



Disclaimer: I don't support MJ's life outside of music.

[MasterShake]

1. Smashing Pumpkins-Siamese Dream
2. Oasis-Definitely Maybe
3. Pearl Jam-Vitalogy
4. Radiohead-Pablo Honey
5. Nine Inch Nails-The Downward Spiral/or Year Zero
6. Stone Temple Pilots-Purple
7. Weezer-the blue album
8. Talking Heads-Sand in the Vasoline Greatest Hits
9. Nirvana-Nevermind
10. Guns N' Roses- Use Your Illusion I and II

(guess what decade I went to high school in!)

[Jazzman1987]

Everyone should have Thriller. i actually don't know anyone who doesn't have it

[MasterShake]

Everyone should have Thriller. i actually don't know anyone who doesn't have it

I guess its one of those that goes without saying.

[calibroncogrl47]

2-Pac.. All Eyes on Me

Has to be one of the best Cd's ever made.

and I also happen to love Rascal Flatts .. Me and my gang.

[Jazzman1987]

i also want to add Beauty and the Beast soundtrack. best musical ever made imo, its my favorite. the music is just awesome

[BroncoManiac_69]

Everyone should have Thriller. i actually don't know anyone who doesn't have it

It was just re released for it's 25th anniversary and they have the original recordings plus some have been redone with guest stars.

[DevilSpawn]

De La Soul - 3 Feet High And Rising
Gangstarr - Daily Operation
The Beatles Anthology
Marvin Gaye - I Want You
Diana Ross - The Boss
Billy Joel - 57th Street
Best of The Doobie Brothers
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814
Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill
Michael Jackson - Off The Wall - people mentioned Thriller, but this album would be ranked higher on people's list if Thriller wasn't so damn good. It was great.

This list needs to be expanded since I have to thrown in a Guns and Roses, Steviw Wonder, Queen, U2, more Marvin Gaye & Billy Joel and A Tribe Called Quest's first two albums.