Consensus Top 350 Albums of All-Time: 1. The Dark Side of the Moon – Pink Floyd (200 Viewers)

[Val Rannous]

I did not have a child of which I am unaware. Someone would have noticed.

Whew - that's a load off my mind.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

If compilations were allowed, this is one that I thought did a good job linking everything from their newest to oldest, in reverse chronological order.

The Best of Roxy Music - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Eephus]

Are you high?

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Are you high?

Baked right now myself and drinking gin and Gatorade

 

[Atomic Punk]

still trying to figure out how all of you did this so easily.

You think that was easy? Are you high? I struggled for ages, and I still missed one i would change right now if I could.

Right after I sent my list, Mrs. Punk thrown on an album for dinner and I’m immediately flipping tables, aggravated I screened it out already.

 

[Atomic Punk]

I have to thank the good doctor @Dr. Octopus now before we get too far into this … my Dad had a stroke when you kicked this off and I’ve been doing daily shifts at the hospital with my sisters. He was discharged this weekend, but this thread and the rabbit hole it sent me on, was a good distraction to keep me sane … thanks for the thread and for all of the good humour from the rest of you yahoos!

 

[landrys hat]

I may have included Creedence Chronicle. That's a good one.

 

[Tau837]

If Greatest Hits were eligible, I would have included these:

• Cure - Standing on a Beach: The Singles
• Squeeze - Singles – 45's and Under
• Eagles - Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)
• Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits
• SRV - The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble

If this was a list of the 70 albums I could take to a desert island, and no more, but no limits on double, triple albums, etc., I would have taken several others and cut out some of their original albums just to get more music in. Here are some examples, though I'm sure there would be many others in that scenario, including a number of multi-disc live concerts and compilations:

• Tom Petty - An American Treasure (63 tracks)
• Eric Clapton - Crossroads (75 tracks)
• Beach Boys - Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys (143 tracks!!!)
• Allman Brothers - Dreams (55 tracks)

 

[KarmaPolice]

Covers? Greatest Hits? Live albums?


Y'all afraid of stumbling on some new songs or something??

 

[KarmaPolice]

Are you high?

Baked right now myself and drinking gin and Gatorade

 

[Chaos34]

Tom Petty - An American Treasure (63 tracks)

The Live Anthology - Also 63 tracks of Live Tom and the Heartbreakers carefully curated from their favorite performances. It's my go to Tom. Not allowed. Same for Karajan's 1963 Beethoven cycle. By far my favorite of the symphonies, but it's 8 discs.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Are you high?

Baked right now myself and drinking gin and Gatorade

Hendricks Oasium and Summer Blaze to be exact

Also a lyric on one of my albums I expect no match for

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Covers? Greatest Hits? Live albums?


Y'all afraid of stumbling on some new songs or something??

Growing up as a poor child compilation albums were the only ones I could afford to steal.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Covers? Greatest Hits? Live albums?


Y'all afraid of stumbling on some new songs or something??

Growing up as a poor child compilation albums were the only ones I could afford to steal.

I can relate to that. I would often go that route to get more bang for my buck. Also avoid hearing it from my parents about the cover art (Ozzy's Tribute vs. Ultimate Sin for example)

 

[Atomic Punk]

Looking over my list again, the thing I have found the oddest is how some of my favorite bands aren’t represented. I’m talking top 10 bands on my list.

Also interesting to see how my tastes have changed over the years. My list is much more mellow than it would have been 10 years ago. I just couldn’t cut some of these albums for my previous head banging favorites.

 

[Tau837]

Tom Petty - An American Treasure (63 tracks)

The Live Anthology - Also 63 tracks of Live Tom and the Heartbreakers carefully curated from their favorite performances. It's my go to Tom. Not allowed. Same for Karajan's 1963 Beethoven cycle. By far my favorite of the symphonies, but it's 8 discs.

I have that set and love it. I didn't mention it or any other similar live compilations because I wasn't sure if those were allowed. I think straight live albums are allowed, not sure about live compilations.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

@Mrs. Rannous and @Val Rannous combined power to bump a bunch of albums into the Top 350.

Collusion!

I just got another list in from a member that just joined called Rannouschild.

Lots of Queen and Meatloaf. I’m suspicious.

Who's next? Rannousniece? The dice are loaded, folks.

Eephus:
Did someone say dice?

 

[Yo Mama]

@Mrs. Rannous and @Val Rannous combined power to bump a bunch of albums into the Top 350.

Collusion!

I just got another list in from a member that just joined called Rannouschild.

Lots of Queen and Meatloaf. I’m suspicious.

Who's next? Rannousniece? The dice are loaded, folks.

Eephus:
Did someone say dice?

Roll the Bones (Rush, 1991) missed my top 70, but maybe the Rannouses (Rannouii?) can push it into the top 350.

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

 

[Val Rannous]

@Mrs. Rannous and @Val Rannous combined power to bump a bunch of albums into the Top 350.

Collusion!

I just got another list in from a member that just joined called Rannouschild.

Lots of Queen and Meatloaf. I’m suspicious.

Who's next? Rannousniece? The dice are loaded, folks.

Eephus:
Did someone say dice?

Roll the Bones (Rush, 1991) missed my top 70, but maybe the Rannouses (Rannouii?) can push it into the top 350.

Since I made the command decision to have a more varied assortment, all 19 of Rush's studio albums did NOT make my list - and Mrs. R only kinda tolerates my Rush fanaticism, so no help there. Therefore, while Roll the Bones is a good album, it's up to you guys to push it into the top 350 and bring it into the light. I can count on you, right?

Right?

Hello? Bueller? Anybody?

 

[Dr. Octopus]

So I have 4 new lists to enter and then tomorrow I’ll start with the highest ranked albums by each participant to not make the Top 350 - with the official countdown starting on 7/7.

 

[ConstruxBoy]

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Who's next? Rannousniece? The dice are loaded, folks.

"Everybody knows....."

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Participant	Unique albums
SayChowda	50
Psychopav	49
Eephus	39
titusbramble	38
turnjose7	38
rockaction	35
GhostRider	35
Mrs.R	34
Don Quixote	34
KarmaPolice	34
LBLarry	33
Barry2	33
Rand al Thor	33
Dan L	32
shuke	32
Uruk	32
NewBinky	31
Ilove80s	31
Chaos34	31
krista	30
higgins	29
Mookie	28
landrys hat	27
BrutalPenguin	27
MrCIA	27
simey	25
kupcho1	24
ValR	24
ConstruxBoy	22
MAC32	21
Justatarot	21
Scoresman	21
Idiot Boxer	20
Jeb	19
Dennis Castro	19
DreadedMarco	17
timschochet	15
AtomicPunk	15
Nick V	14
Pip	12
Doc Oct	12
Tau837	12
Zamboni	12
jwb	12
Yo Mama	12
BroncoFreak	11
DwayneC	9
BlockedPunt	9
MtMan	8
Snoopy	6

 

[Dr. Octopus]

All lists are in. Just working out some worksheet issues.

 

[Idiot Boxer]

Is the higher unique album number essentially each poster's "hipster rating"

 

[Dr. Octopus]

50 lists are in (We are now final)

The surprising "unique" #1 album got some more points in one the last four lists.

1,726 total albums selected with 1,233 appearing on only one list.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Is the higher unique album number essentially each poster's "hipster rating"

That's up to the masses - I'm one of the chalkies.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I sure have a lot of 2s though.

 

[zamboni]

Is the higher unique album number essentially each poster's "hipster rating"

That's up to the masses - I'm one of the chalkies.

I might have been less chalky had I not put it together quickly yesterday - or maybe not. In any case, the discussions will be more interesting than the rankings themselves.

 

[ConstruxBoy]

For fun, when through my list to try to identify the 22 unique albums. Only came up with 16.

 

[Idiot Boxer]

For fun, when through my list to try to identify the 22 unique albums. Only came up with 16.

I've made my guesses. Will be interesting to see which I'm wrong on.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Is the higher unique album number essentially each poster's "hipster rating"

That's up to the masses - I'm one of the chalkies.

I might have been less chalky had I not put it together quickly yesterday - or maybe not. In any case, the discussions will be more interesting than the rankings themselves.

Agreed. That's worth the price of admission for me.

Just about every album I chose should be well-known to this group. I figured, going in, that at least 2 of my top 10 won't make the cut and that's ok.

Now, if my #1 doesn't appear, I will break out the Liam Neeson speech I referenced a few days ago and you should all be making plans for your dependents

 

[Ilov80s]

50 lists are in (We are now final)

The surprising "unique" #1 album got some more points in one the last four lists.

1,726 total albums selected with 1,233 appearing on only one list.

Hey someone else gave it points! (I still think you've been referring to my #1)

 

[Ilov80s]

Is the higher unique album number essentially each poster's "hipster rating"

I was really rocking it out for awhile with ( I am prety sure) my #1 album being unique but I think someone else just gave it points (as they should).

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

My uniqueness # has dropped from 21 to 17 in the past 24 hours. Glad to see those 4 albums get more love.

I have a pretty good guess which 17 albums are my unique ones.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

50 lists are in (We are now final)

The surprising "unique" #1 album got some more points in one the last four lists.

1,726 total albums selected with 1,233 appearing on only one list.

Hey someone else gave it points! (I still think you've been referring to my #1)

It went from just you to two others now.

 

[kupcho1]

All lists are in. Just working out some worksheet issues.

There are understatements, and then there's this one.

 

[kupcho1]

Are you going to start a fresh thread for the countdown?

 

[krista4]

Are you going to start a fresh thread for the countdown?

He's reserved the first few posts of this thread for results, so I'm guessing no. We haven't started new threads in any of the prior music countdowns.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Because of a multiple way tie - it will actually the Top 352 albums listed

The unique #1 albums will not make the cut - but they'll get their own day tomorrow when I list them. The following day (Friday), I'll list everyone else's Top ranked albums that didn't make the Top 350.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Are you going to start a fresh thread for the countdown?

We'll do it here and update - I will start today with the 5 #1 selections that didn't make the cut to 350.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

All lists are in. Just working out some worksheet issues.

There are understatements, and then there's this one.

Everyone should thank @kupcho1 who worked just as hard as I did putting this together - I would not have been able to do it without him.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

381(Tie). The Last Will and Testament - Opeth (70 points)

@KarmaPolice #1

The Last Will and Testament is the fourteenth studio album by Swedish progressive metal band Opeth.

The album is a concept album set in the post-World War I era, unfolding the story of a wealthy, conservative patriarch (whose wife is infertile) whose last will and testament reveals shocking family secrets.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

381(Tie). Ágætis byrjun – Sigur Rós (70 Points)

@Scoresman #1

Ágætis byrjun (Icelandic: [ˈaːucaitɪs ˈpɪrjʏn], A good beginning) is the second studio album by Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós, released on 12 June 1999. The album was recorded between the summer of 1998 and the spring of 1999 with producer Ken Thomas. Ágætis byrjun represented a substantial departure from the band's previous album Von, with that album's extended ambient soundscapes replaced by Jónsi Birgisson's cello-bowed guitar work and orchestration, using a double string octet amongst other chamber elements.

Ágætis byrjun was a commercial and critical breakthrough for the band.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

381(Tie). Beauty and the Beat - The Go-Go’s (70 points)

@rockaction #1

Beauty and the Beat is the debut album from California new wave band the Go-Go's. Released July 14, 1981 on the I.R.S. Records label, the album reached number one on Billboard's Top LPs & Tape chart in March 1982, bolstered by its two big Hot 100 hit singles: "Our Lips Are Sealed" (no. 20) and "We Got the Beat" (no. 2), released in 1980, but in a different version.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

381(Tie). Hejira – Joni Mitchell (70 points)

@Eephus #1

Hejira is the eighth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, released in 1976 on Asylum Records. Its material was written during a period of frequent travel in late 1975 and early 1976, and reflects Mitchell's experiences on the road during that time. It is characterized by lyrically dense, sprawling songs and musical backing by several jazz-oriented instrumentalists, most prominently fretless bass player Jaco Pastorius, guitarist Larry Carlton, and drummer John Guerin.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

381(Tie). One From The Vault – Grateful Dead (70 points)

@shuke #1

One from the Vault is a live album by the Grateful Dead, recorded on August 13, 1975, at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California, for a small audience of radio programmers. Three weeks later, the concert was broadcast nationwide on FM radio through Metromedia, after which the radio show was widely traded by fans on cassettes, and sold in bootleg LP versions under various titles including Make Believe Ballroom, becoming the most widely circulated Grateful Dead bootleg.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I'll blame the last few entries for moving my #1 off the countdown.

I will write a bit after work.

@Dr. Octopus - we doing a song for the playlist on these, or just countdown proper?

 

[Psychopav]

Is the higher unique album number essentially each poster's "hipster rating"

Sadly, no.

 

[krista4]

381(Tie). Hejira – Joni Mitchell (70 points)

@Eephus #1

Hejira is the eighth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, released in 1976 on Asylum Records. Its material was written during a period of frequent travel in late 1975 and early 1976, and reflects Mitchell's experiences on the road during that time. It is characterized by lyrically dense, sprawling songs and musical backing by several jazz-oriented instrumentalists, most prominently fretless bass player Jaco Pastorius, guitarist Larry Carlton, and drummer John Guerin.

Wow, surprised this didn’t make more than one list.