Consensus Top 350 Albums of All-Time: 68. Automatic for the People – R.E.M. (199 Viewers)

[Dan Lambskin]

136 (tie). Ride the Lightning – Metallica (173 points)

@Dan Lambskin #3
@Mt. Man #12
@Tau837 #42
@jwb #54

Ride the Lightning is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica, released on July 27, 1984, by the independent record label Megaforce Records. The album was recorded in three weeks with producer Flemming Rasmussen at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark. The artwork, based on a concept by the band, depicts an electric chair being struck by lightning flowing from the band logo. The title was taken from a passage in Stephen King's novel The Stand, in which a character uses the phrase to refer to execution by electric chair.

Sad this isn’t higher but it’s my favorite Metallica album. Escape is a little weak but the rest of the tracks are straight

gonna go with The Call of Ktulu for the playlist…despite it being an instrumental it’s a top 5 Metallica song for me maybe even my #1

 

[Juxtatarot]

139 (tie). Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness – The Smashing Pumpkins (172 points)

@Juxtatarot #9
@Scoresman #14
@Dan Lambskin #18

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is the third studio album and first double album by the American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins, released on October 23, 1995, in the United Kingdom and on October 24 in the United States by Virgin Records. It was produced by the singer and guitarist Billy Corgan, alongside the producers Flood and Alan Moulder. The 28-track album was released as a two-disc CD and a triple LP. It features a wide array of musical styles, including art rock, grunge, alternative pop, and heavy metal.

Tonight,Tonight for the playlist please.

Aw man that’s probably my least favorite song from that album

I played that album a ton in high school though, probably haven’t done a full listen since then. Might have to block out a few hours and listen to it all the way through soon

My vote would be Porcelina of the Vast Oceans. Maybe not a popular pick though. I like Tonight, Tonight but it suffers from overplaying.

I could make a case for about 10 songs -- Porcelina being one of them. I guess my main strategy has been to keep it simple.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

136 (tie). Electric Warrior – T-Rex (173 points)

@landrys hat #4
@Don Quixote #5
@rockaction #52
@Mister CIA #57
@Dr. Octopus #64

Electric Warrior is the second studio album by English rock band T. Rex and their sixth since their 1968 debut as Tyrannosaurus Rex, released on 24 September 1971, by Fly Records in the United Kingdom and Reprise Records in the United States. The album marked a turning point in the band's style, moving away from the folk-oriented sound of the group's previous albums and pioneering a more flamboyant, pop-oriented glam rock style.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

136 (tie). The Stranger – Billy Joel (173 points)

@Uruk-Hai #1
@Idiot Boxer #4
@Snoopy #11
@MAC_32 #44
@jwb #63
@Ghost Rider #65
@BroncoFreak_2K3 #67

The Stranger is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on September 29, 1977, by Columbia Records. It was the first of Joel's albums to be produced by Phil Ramone, with whom he would work for five subsequent albums

Spending six weeks at No. 2 on the US Billboard 200 chart, The Stranger was Joel's critical and commercial breakthrough. Four singles were released in the US, all of which became Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart: "Just the Way You Are" (No. 3), "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)", "She's Always a Woman" (both No. 17), and "Only the Good Die Young" (No. 24).

 

[Yo Mama]

136 (tie). The Stranger – Billy Joel (173 points)

@Uruk-Hai #1

 

[timschochet]

Blonde on Blonde- “Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands”

Blind Faith “Had to Cry Today”

 

[Mister CIA]

136 (tie). Electric Warrior – T-Rex (173 points)

@landrys hat #4
@Don Quixote #5
@rockaction #52
@Mister CIA #57
@Dr. Octopus #64

Electric Warrior is the second studio album by English rock band T. Rex and their sixth since their 1968 debut as Tyrannosaurus Rex, released on 24 September 1971, by Fly Records in the United Kingdom and Reprise Records in the United States. The album marked a turning point in the band's style, moving away from the folk-oriented sound of the group's previous albums and pioneering a more flamboyant, pop-oriented glam rock style.

Shocked @zamboni is MIA for this album.

 

[Idiot Boxer]

Putting my vote in for Vienna from The Stranger

 

[Pip's Invitation]

136 (tie). The Stranger – Billy Joel (173 points)

@Uruk-Hai #1

Um...

 

[simey]

136 (tie). The Stranger – Billy Joel (173 points)

@Uruk-Hai #1

 

[Pip's Invitation]

136 (tie). Ride the Lightning – Metallica (173 points)

@Dan Lambskin #3
@Mt. Man #12
@Tau837 #42
@jwb #54

Ride the Lightning is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica, released on July 27, 1984, by the independent record label Megaforce Records. The album was recorded in three weeks with producer Flemming Rasmussen at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark. The artwork, based on a concept by the band, depicts an electric chair being struck by lightning flowing from the band logo. The title was taken from a passage in Stephen King's novel The Stand, in which a character uses the phrase to refer to execution by electric chair.

Sad this isn’t higher but it’s my favorite Metallica album. Escape is a little weak but the rest of the tracks are straight

gonna go with The Call of Ktulu for the playlist…despite it being an instrumental it’s a top 5 Metallica song for me maybe even my #1

The Call of Ktulu added to playlist.

 

[Dennis Castro]

Blind Faith “Had to Cry Today”

Well all right.

 

[Idiot Boxer]

I thought a #4 ranking would give me song selection privileges but hats off to Uruk-Hai.

Really isn’t a bad song on this album.

 

[simey]

I thought a #4 ranking would give me song selection privileges but hats off to Uruk-Hai.

Really isn’t a bad song on this album.

I call on Uruk's selection. I think he is being a rascal with his #1 pick, unless he has been yanking everyone's chains all these years.

I agree with you IB that there isn't a bad song on the album.

 

[Eephus]

I thought a #4 ranking would give me song selection privileges but hats off to Uruk-Hai.

Really isn’t a bad song on this album.

I call on Uruk's selection. I think he is being a rascal with his #1 pick, unless he has been yanking everyone's chains all these years.

I agree with you IB that there isn't a bad song on the album.

Kayfabe worthy of the hulkster

 

[Dan Lambskin]

I thought a #4 ranking would give me song selection privileges but hats off to Uruk-Hai.

Really isn’t a bad song on this album.

I call on Uruk's selection. I think he is being a rascal with his #1 pick, unless he has been yanking everyone's chains all these years.

I agree with you IB that there isn't a bad song on the album.

Does he claim to not like Billy Joel or something? Everyone likes Billy Joel, he’s like the hot dog of the music world

 

[zamboni]

136 (tie). Electric Warrior – T-Rex (173 points)

@landrys hat #4
@Don Quixote #5
@rockaction #52
@Mister CIA #57
@Dr. Octopus #64

Electric Warrior is the second studio album by English rock band T. Rex and their sixth since their 1968 debut as Tyrannosaurus Rex, released on 24 September 1971, by Fly Records in the United Kingdom and Reprise Records in the United States. The album marked a turning point in the band's style, moving away from the folk-oriented sound of the group's previous albums and pioneering a more flamboyant, pop-oriented glam rock style.

Shocked @zamboni is MIA for this album.

Admittedly forgot about it, but may not have made my top 70. Definitely in that huge just missed range.

 

[shuke]

Blind Faith “Had to Cry Today”

Back off, brah.

 

[shuke]

I thought a #4 ranking would give me song selection privileges but hats off to Uruk-Hai.

Really isn’t a bad song on this album.

I call on Uruk's selection. I think he is being a rascal with his #1 pick, unless he has been yanking everyone's chains all these years.

I agree with you IB that there isn't a bad song on the album.

Pretty sure this is Dr. O shtick. Brilliant, I might add.

 

[zamboni]

Blind Faith “Had to Cry Today”

Back off, brah.

I personally prefer Sea of Joy, but anything would be a great choice.

 

[Juxtatarot]

136 (tie). The Stranger – Billy Joel (173 points)

@Uruk-Hai #1
@Idiot Boxer #4
@Snoopy #11
@MAC_32 #44
@jwb #63
@Ghost Rider #65
@BroncoFreak_2K3 #67

The Stranger is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on September 29, 1977, by Columbia Records. It was the first of Joel's albums to be produced by Phil Ramone, with whom he would work for five subsequent albums

Spending six weeks at No. 2 on the US Billboard 200 chart, The Stranger was Joel's critical and commercial breakthrough. Four singles were released in the US, all of which became Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart: "Just the Way You Are" (No. 3), "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)", "She's Always a Woman" (both No. 17), and "Only the Good Die Young" (No. 24).

HBO’s two-part documentary on Billy Joel is good and this album is represented well. Part 2 premieres tomorrow.

 

[landrys hat]

136 (tie). Electric Warrior – T-Rex (173 points)

@landrys hat #4
@Don Quixote #5
@rockaction #52
@Mister CIA #57
@Dr. Octopus #64

Electric Warrior is the second studio album by English rock band T. Rex and their sixth since their 1968 debut as Tyrannosaurus Rex, released on 24 September 1971, by Fly Records in the United Kingdom and Reprise Records in the United States. The album marked a turning point in the band's style, moving away from the folk-oriented sound of the group's previous albums and pioneering a more flamboyant, pop-oriented glam rock style.

The Motivator for the playlist please.

 

[Clayton Gray]

This thread is incredible.

 

[landrys hat]

I thought a #4 ranking would give me song selection privileges but hats off to Uruk-Hai.

Really isn’t a bad song on this album.

I call on Uruk's selection. I think he is being a rascal with his #1 pick, unless he has been yanking everyone's chains all these years.

I agree with you IB that there isn't a bad song on the album.

I think Doc Oc was being humorous. That record ain't on Uruk's list.

 

[Don Quixote]

136 (tie). Electric Warrior – T-Rex (173 points)

@landrys hat #4
@Don Quixote #5
@rockaction #52
@Mister CIA #57
@Dr. Octopus #64

Electric Warrior is the second studio album by English rock band T. Rex and their sixth since their 1968 debut as Tyrannosaurus Rex, released on 24 September 1971, by Fly Records in the United Kingdom and Reprise Records in the United States. The album marked a turning point in the band's style, moving away from the folk-oriented sound of the group's previous albums and pioneering a more flamboyant, pop-oriented glam rock style.

The Motivator for the playlist please.

Added it. Good pick.

I had Jeepster in my top 10 when we did the MAD British Isles, but could consider about half dozen songs from this my favorite depending on the day, and time of day.

I had two T. Rex albums on my list, but I’m doubting get the other one at this point.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

This thread is incredible.

Have you gotten to the caddyshack sidebar yet

 

[shuke]

This thread is incredible.

OMG. Did you get kicked out of the shark pool?

 

[Leroy Hoard]

144. Dreamboat Annie – Heart (167 points)

@Mrs. Rannous #7
@Atomic Punk #32
Jeb #49
@zamboni #52
@Mt. Man #53
@Val Rannous #66


Dreamboat Annie is the debut studio album by American rock band Heart. At the time, the band was based in Vancouver, British Columbia; the album was recorded in Vancouver and first released in Canada by the local label Mushroom Records in September 1975, eventually reaching number 20 on RPM's Top Album chart and earning a double platinum certification. It was released in the United States on February 14, 1976, through the US subsidiary of Mushroom Records in Los Angeles, peaking at number seven on the Billboard 200.

I grew up near enough to a Canadian border where I could listen to some of their radio stations. They had Canadian content rules they had to conform to, thus a lot of Guess Who, Gordon Lightfoot, etc. Because of
Heart being from Vancouver I got to hear more of them back when they hadn't quite hit it big in the USA.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

144. Dreamboat Annie – Heart (167 points)

@Mrs. Rannous #7
@Atomic Punk #32
Jeb #49
@zamboni #52
@Mt. Man #53
@Val Rannous #66


Dreamboat Annie is the debut studio album by American rock band Heart. At the time, the band was based in Vancouver, British Columbia; the album was recorded in Vancouver and first released in Canada by the local label Mushroom Records in September 1975, eventually reaching number 20 on RPM's Top Album chart and earning a double platinum certification. It was released in the United States on February 14, 1976, through the US subsidiary of Mushroom Records in Los Angeles, peaking at number seven on the Billboard 200.

I grew up near enough to a Canadian border where I could listen to some of their radio stations. They had Canadian content rules they had to conform to, thus a lot of Guess Who, Gordon Lightfoot, etc. Because of
Heart being from Vancouver I got to hear more of them back when they hadn't quite hit it big in the USA.

They were actually Seattle-ites who moved to Vancouver to escape the draft.

 

[simey]

Pretty sure this is Dr. O shtick. Brilliant, I might add.

I think Doc Oc was being humorous. That record ain't on Uruk's list.

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

136 (tie). Electric Warrior – T-Rex (173 points)

@landrys hat #4
@Don Quixote #5
@rockaction #52
@Mister CIA #57
@Dr. Octopus #64

Electric Warrior is the second studio album by English rock band T. Rex and their sixth since their 1968 debut as Tyrannosaurus Rex, released on 24 September 1971, by Fly Records in the United Kingdom and Reprise Records in the United States. The album marked a turning point in the band's style, moving away from the folk-oriented sound of the group's previous albums and pioneering a more flamboyant, pop-oriented glam rock style.

dammit ...another last was a very late cut ...

 

[Idiot Boxer]

Well then, if I’m top selector, please add Vienna to the playlist.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Uruk did not submit a Billy Joel record.

 

[rockaction]

136 (tie). Electric Warrior – T-Rex (173 points)

@landrys hat #4
@Don Quixote #5
@rockaction #52
@Mister CIA #57
@Dr. Octopus #64

Electric Warrior is the second studio album by English rock band T. Rex and their sixth since their 1968 debut as Tyrannosaurus Rex, released on 24 September 1971, by Fly Records in the United Kingdom and Reprise Records in the United States. The album marked a turning point in the band's style, moving away from the folk-oriented sound of the group's previous albums and pioneering a more flamboyant, pop-oriented glam rock style.

The Motivator for the playlist please.

Added it. Good pick.

I had Jeepster in my top 10 when we did the MAD British Isles, but could consider about half dozen songs from this my favorite depending on the day, and time of day.

I had two T. Rex albums on my list, but I’m doubting get the other one at this point.

I’m definitely someone who might have helped but I picked this one with a bit of subconscious strategy, I guess.

landrys hat does not disappoint with the song selection. We even get

La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La

And a “love the way you talk/love you the way you walk” followed by guitar solo and fantastic outro that sounds like strings on guitar. Bless Bolan.

This was like picking “I Need You” by the Kinks over “You Really Got Me.” Inspired deep cut mirroring the breakthrough hit but showing one of those three way reflections.

 

[Val Rannous]

I thought a #4 ranking would give me song selection privileges but hats off to Uruk-Hai.

Really isn’t a bad song on this album.

I call on Uruk's selection. I think he is being a rascal with his #1 pick, unless he has been yanking everyone's chains all these years.

I agree with you IB that there isn't a bad song on the album.

Maybe he's Binky and actually listed it last?

 

[Clayton Gray]

Have you gotten to the caddyshack sidebar yet

Barely a few pages in.

 

[Val Rannous]

Zero matches for me with simey, landrys hat, krista4, DreadedMarco, and LBLarry. I'm guessing I'm not gonna get an invite to join the cool kids club after all...

 

[KarmaPolice]

Zero matches for me with simey, landrys hat, krista4, DreadedMarco, and LBLarry. I'm guessing I'm not gonna get an invite to join the cool kids club after all...

Nice- the other 44 of us aren't cool enough??

 

[Tau837]

139 (tie). 1999 – Prince (172 points)

@Ilov80s #16
@Uruk-Hai #18
@Nick Vermeil #27
@Tau837 #51

1999 is the fifth studio album by the American singer-songwriter and musician Prince, released on October 27, 1982, by Warner Bros. Records. It became his first album to be recorded with his band the Revolution. 1999's critical and commercial success propelled Prince to a place in the public psyche and marked the beginning of two years of heightened fame via his following releases.

My favorite Prince album. I suspect another one will land higher.

What’s the crew think for song choice? Delirious? DSMR?

I would have to choose Little Red Corvette. Sometimes the obvious answer is the right answer.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

This thread is incredible.

OMG. Did you get kicked out of the shark pool?

I wouldn't mind a list of "favorite music to make player projections to".

 

[Tau837]

136 (tie). Ride the Lightning – Metallica (173 points)

@Dan Lambskin #3
@Mt. Man #12
@Tau837 #42
@jwb #54

Ride the Lightning is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica, released on July 27, 1984, by the independent record label Megaforce Records. The album was recorded in three weeks with producer Flemming Rasmussen at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark. The artwork, based on a concept by the band, depicts an electric chair being struck by lightning flowing from the band logo. The title was taken from a passage in Stephen King's novel The Stand, in which a character uses the phrase to refer to execution by electric chair.

Sad this isn’t higher but it’s my favorite Metallica album. Escape is a little weak but the rest of the tracks are straight

gonna go with The Call of Ktulu for the playlist…despite it being an instrumental it’s a top 5 Metallica song for me maybe even my #1

Would have chosen Fade to Black for sure, but respect the choice.

 

[Val Rannous]

Zero matches for me with simey, landrys hat, krista4, DreadedMarco, and LBLarry. I'm guessing I'm not gonna get an invite to join the cool kids club after all...

Nice- the other 44 of us aren't cool enough??

Well, there's cool, and apparently there's "We like Townes Van Zandt cool" - it's that second group that's not sending me any Christmas cards.

 

[turnjose7]

136 (tie). Ride the Lightning – Metallica (173 points)

@Dan Lambskin #3
@Mt. Man #12
@Tau837 #42
@jwb #54

Ride the Lightning is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica, released on July 27, 1984, by the independent record label Megaforce Records. The album was recorded in three weeks with producer Flemming Rasmussen at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark. The artwork, based on a concept by the band, depicts an electric chair being struck by lightning flowing from the band logo. The title was taken from a passage in Stephen King's novel The Stand, in which a character uses the phrase to refer to execution by electric chair.

Literally my last cut. #71 on my extended list and I didn't feel good about leaving it off. I don't think @Dan Lambskin and me have many overlapping taste, but also agree with his choice of "The Call of Ktulu." Either my first or second favorite Metallica song, depending on the day.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

167 (tie). Dummy – Portishead (147 points)

@Long Ball Larry #1
@Nick Vermeil #3
@KarmaPolice #65

The album received critical acclaim and won the 1995 Mercury Music Prize. It is often credited with popularizing the trip hop genre, and is frequently cited in lists of the best albums of the 1990s. Dummy was certified triple platinum in the UK in February 2019, and had sold 920,000 copies in the United Kingdom as of September 2020. Worldwide, the album had sold 3.6 million copies by 2008.

Portishead ‘s 2011 show in NYC is still a top two concert all time for me. So damn good. I love Gibbons’ voice. And I love that this is @Long Ball Larry ‘s number 1.

You talking about the roseland one? Cuz I have been watching the various YouTube videos of that like all the time for the last year when it popped back up for me one day. Be back with more commentary later.

Oh right the Hammerstein one, roseland was way before that.

When I was putting together this list, I was mostly going off gut, thinking about albums that I listened to the most (so mostly stuff from age 15-20) and the artists that embody the spirit of music and tap into the creative life force.

To me, Portishead capturing a feeling of now and of timelessness, bridging a gap between analog and digital, fusing acoustic bass, tinny guitar melodies, and crooning jazz vocals with drum loops, samples and DJ scratches that ground us in a more technologically advanced present. And juxtaposing there elements reminds us of the inherent contradictions in life, that the universe evolves, that all that exists is connected and related to something that came before and will come in the future. The haunting feeling of the vocals and many of the melodies create a feeling of disembodiment, existing outside of time, wrenched from the soul of Beth Gibbons and presented through a wormhole that we can never quite touch.

And frankly Beth gibbons live is about the hottest thing I’ve ever seen. This sultry vixen, singing, smoking, bending those notes are just…I don’t know, maybe I’m a sick ****, but it really does get me juices flowing like few other things.

Anyway, top to bottom, this is their best album and has no skips for me, but even more important is my (overwrought?) love and admiration for everything beautiful in the world that the band manifests.

Pick a track for the list GB. You can’t go wrong.

Roads added to the list

 

[simey]

Zero matches for me with simey, landrys hat, krista4, DreadedMarco, and LBLarry. I'm guessing I'm not gonna get an invite to join the cool kids club after all...

Nice- the other 44 of us aren't cool enough??

Well, there's cool, and apparently there's "We like Townes Van Zandt cool" - it's that second group that's not sending me any Christmas cards.

I would have invited you to the club house if you brought your Second Helping LP with you, but after the Townes comment I just flipped the sign on the door from Welcome to KEEP OUT!

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

I thought a #4 ranking would give me song selection privileges but hats off to Uruk-Hai.

Really isn’t a bad song on this album.

I call on Uruk's selection. I think he is being a rascal with his #1 pick, unless he has been yanking everyone's chains all these years.

I agree with you IB that there isn't a bad song on the album.

Maybe he's Binky and actually listed it last?

DANMMMM!!!! Val off the top rope and applies the "running leg drop" hammer on me in memory of the Hulkster

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Well then, if I’m top selector, please add Vienna to the playlist.

Added.

This was also simey’s #1 in her Billy Joel rankings for the MAD 5 countdown.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

For Dreamboat Annie - Soul Of The Sea

Soul Of The Sea

Heart · Dreamboat Annie · Song · 1975

open.spotify.com

 

[Atomic Punk]

140 (tie). After the Gold Rush – Neil Young & Crazy Horse (171 points)

@Pip's Invitation #19
@AtomicPunk #19
@zamboni #23
@New Binky the Doormat #52

After the Gold Rush is the third studio album by the Canadian-American musician Neil Young, released in September 1970 on Reprise Records. It is one of four high-profile solo albums released by the members of folk rock group Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young in the wake of their chart-topping 1970 album Déjà Vu. Young's album consists mainly of country folk music along with several rock tracks, including "Southern Man". The material was inspired by the unproduced Dean Stockwell-Herb Bermann screenplay After the Gold Rush.

This is my second-favorite Neil album and what I think is his best predominantly acoustic record. It is in the top 3 of many Neil die-hards. The songs are some of his most tuneful and compelling, and tackle both emotional and political topics. It's funny that in both of my top 2 Neil albums, I have shared the top ranking with someone else.

Here's how I ranked the album's songs in my Neil countdown:

10. Southern Man
13. Don't Let It Bring You Down
16. After the Gold Rush
22. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
35. Birds
37. Tell Me Why
78. I Believe in You
80. When You Dance I Can Really Love

Oh Lonesome Me was ineligible for my list because it's a cover. I did not rank the two fragments that end each side.

An outtake from the After the Gold Rush sessions, Dance, Dance, Dance, came in at 151. An early version of Powderfinger, which eventually showed up on Rust Never Sleeps, which we saw previously in this countdown, was also attempted at these sessions.

@Atomic Punk you see my order of priority, what is your preference for the playlist?

100% on board with Southern man.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

140 (tie). After the Gold Rush – Neil Young & Crazy Horse (171 points)

@Pip's Invitation #19
@AtomicPunk #19
@zamboni #23
@New Binky the Doormat #52

After the Gold Rush is the third studio album by the Canadian-American musician Neil Young, released in September 1970 on Reprise Records. It is one of four high-profile solo albums released by the members of folk rock group Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young in the wake of their chart-topping 1970 album Déjà Vu. Young's album consists mainly of country folk music along with several rock tracks, including "Southern Man". The material was inspired by the unproduced Dean Stockwell-Herb Bermann screenplay After the Gold Rush.

This is my second-favorite Neil album and what I think is his best predominantly acoustic record. It is in the top 3 of many Neil die-hards. The songs are some of his most tuneful and compelling, and tackle both emotional and political topics. It's funny that in both of my top 2 Neil albums, I have shared the top ranking with someone else.

Here's how I ranked the album's songs in my Neil countdown:

10. Southern Man
13. Don't Let It Bring You Down
16. After the Gold Rush
22. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
35. Birds
37. Tell Me Why
78. I Believe in You
80. When You Dance I Can Really Love

Oh Lonesome Me was ineligible for my list because it's a cover. I did not rank the two fragments that end each side.

An outtake from the After the Gold Rush sessions, Dance, Dance, Dance, came in at 151. An early version of Powderfinger, which eventually showed up on Rust Never Sleeps, which we saw previously in this countdown, was also attempted at these sessions.

@Atomic Punk you see my order of priority, what is your preference for the playlist?

100% on board with Southern man.

Added.