Annotation

A list generated by the listeners of Absolute Radio's The Dave Berry Breakfast Show in 2021.

The list is not a specific order, and is grouped as so:

1-10 The 1960s
11-20 - The 1970s
21-30 - The 1980s
31-40 - The 1990s
41-50 - The 2000s
51-60 - The 2010s
61-70 - Classic Rock
71-80 - Movie Soundtracks
81-90 - The Best Difficult Second Album
91-100 - The Best of the Best Of.

Annotation last modified on 2021-02-15 19:45 UTC.

Release groups

#YearTitleArtistTypeRatingReleases
11967The Velvet Underground & NicoThe Velvet Underground & NicoAlbum4.538
21967Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club BandThe BeatlesAlbum4.5569
31966Pet SoundsThe Beach BoysAlbum4.455
41967I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love YouAretha FranklinAlbum3.5520
51968Electric LadylandThe Jimi Hendrix ExperienceAlbum4.354
61968At Folsom PrisonJohnny CashAlbum + Live419
71969Let It BleedThe Rolling StonesAlbum4.2536
81967The DoorsThe DoorsAlbum4.5544
91965Highway 61 RevisitedBob DylanAlbum4.335
101968Astral WeeksVan MorrisonAlbum3.916
111971What’s Going OnMarvin GayeAlbum4.6544
121976Songs in the Key of LifeStevie WonderAlbum4.4533
131979London CallingThe ClashAlbum4.242
141976Hotel CaliforniaEaglesAlbum4.459
151973The Dark Side of the MoonPink FloydAlbum4.75120
161977RumoursFleetwood MacAlbum4.1569
171979Unknown PleasuresJoy DivisionAlbum4.329
181978Parallel LinesBlondieAlbum4.224
191972The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From MarsDavid BowieAlbum4.6558
201977Never Mind the Bollocks Here’s the Sex PistolsSex PistolsAlbum4.350
211981DareThe Human LeagueAlbum3.3518
221986GracelandPaul SimonAlbum4.3545
231988Tracy ChapmanTracy ChapmanAlbum3.920
241985Hounds of LoveKate BushAlbum3.9212
251986The Queen Is DeadThe SmithsAlbum4.232
261987The Joshua TreeU2Album4.358
2719821999PrinceAlbum3.929
281989The Stone RosesThe Stone RosesAlbum4.2537
291984Born in the U.S.A.Bruce SpringsteenAlbum4.35210
301982RioDuran DuranAlbum3.930
311994ParklifeBlurAlbum420
321991Blue LinesMassive AttackAlbum3.9520
331998The Miseducation of Lauryn HillLauryn HillAlbum4.2517
341991NevermindNirvanaAlbum4.590
351994Definitely MaybeOasisAlbum4.2536
361995Stanley RoadPaul WellerAlbum3.659
371991ScreamadelicaPrimal ScreamAlbum3.1517
381995Different ClassPulpAlbum3.917
391997OK ComputerRadioheadAlbum4.5539
401997Urban HymnsThe VerveAlbum3.515
412006Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m NotArctic MonkeysAlbum415
422004Franz FerdinandFranz FerdinandAlbum4.221
432001Is This ItThe StrokesAlbum4.419
442006Back to BlackAmy WinehouseAlbum4.1541
452003ElephantThe White StripesAlbum3.925
462003Dangerously in LoveBeyoncéAlbum3.6516
472002A Rush of Blood to the HeadColdplayAlbum427
482002Up the BracketThe LibertinesAlbum412
492004Hot FussThe KillersAlbum3.827
502004Aha Shake HeartbreakKings of LeonAlbum3.810
51201121AdeleAlbum4.326
522011Take CareDrakeAlbum4.3511
532012Born to DieLana Del ReyAlbum4.25118
542014Royal BloodRoyal BloodAlbum3.5513
552017Visions of a LifeWolf AliceAlbum58
562013AMArctic MonkeysAlbum4.117
572017As You WereLiam GallagherAlbum4.6510
582011Noel Gallagher’s High Flying BirdsNoel Gallagher’s High Flying BirdsAlbum4.2523
592013OppositesBiffy ClyroAlbum4.610
602016 (Blackstar)David BowieAlbum4.416
611987Appetite for DestructionGuns N’ RosesAlbum4.466
622003AbsolutionMuseAlbum4.129
631976JailbreakThin LizzyAlbum422
641991Metallica (“The Black Album”)MetallicaAlbum4.149
651977Bat Out of HellMeat LoafAlbum3.841
661975A Night at the OperaQueenAlbum4.367
671985Brothers in ArmsDire StraitsAlbum4.661
681980Back in BlackAC/DCAlbum4.4551
691986Slippery When WetBon JoviAlbum437
701971[Led Zeppelin IV]Led ZeppelinAlbum4.879
711984Purple RainPrince and The RevolutionAlbum + Soundtrack4.343
721980The Blues BrothersThe Blues BrothersAlbum + Soundtrack4.1521
731994Pulp Fiction: Music From the Motion PictureVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack3.6523
741996Trainspotting (Music From the Motion Picture)Various ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack3.510
751977Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound TrackVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack4.528
761979Quadrophenia: Music From the Soundtrack of the Who Film (1979 soundtrack)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack7
771977Star WarsJohn WilliamsAlbum + Soundtrack4.230
781990GoodFellasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack3
792011Drive: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackCliff MartinezAlbum + Soundtrack37
801965Help!The BeatlesAlbum + Soundtrack4.0591
811970ParanoidBlack SabbathAlbum4.758
821997The Colour and the ShapeFoo FightersAlbum4.119
832007Favourite Worst NightmareArctic MonkeysAlbum4.514
841995(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?OasisAlbum3.8532
851995The BendsRadioheadAlbum4.133
8619992001Dr. DreAlbum4.216
872001DiscoveryDaft PunkAlbum4.316
881969Led Zeppelin IILed ZeppelinAlbum4.4561
892001Origin of SymmetryMuseAlbum4.429
901989DoolittlePixiesAlbum4.527
9119731967–1970 (“The Blue Album”)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation4.632
922000Blur: The Best OfBlurAlbum + Compilation3.6515
931984Legend: The Best of Bob Marley and The WailersBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation4.2566
941997The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974David BowieAlbum + Compilation36
952001International Superhits!Green DayAlbum + Compilation3.259
961990The Immaculate CollectionMadonnaAlbum + Compilation4.4518
972002HitsPulpAlbum + Compilation35
981991Greatest Hits IIQueenAlbum + Compilation4.631
991971Hot Rocks 1964–1971The Rolling StonesAlbum + Compilation3.6522
1002008Best of Stereophonics: Decade in the SunStereophonicsAlbum + Compilation7

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