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 BeatlesAlbum4.5565
31966Pet SoundsThe Beach BoysAlbum4.4553
41967I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love YouAretha FranklinAlbum3.819
51968Electric LadylandThe Jimi Hendrix ExperienceAlbum4.150
61968At Folsom PrisonJohnny CashAlbum + Live415
71969Let It BleedThe Rolling StonesAlbum4.3535
81967The DoorsThe DoorsAlbum4.5541
91965Highway 61 RevisitedBob DylanAlbum4.2532
101968Astral WeeksVan MorrisonAlbum415
111971What’s Going OnMarvin GayeAlbum4.6542
121976Songs in the Key of LifeStevie WonderAlbum4.5530
131979London CallingThe ClashAlbum4.240
141976Hotel CaliforniaEaglesAlbum4.4556
151973The Dark Side of the MoonPink FloydAlbum4.75111
161977RumoursFleetwood MacAlbum4.4568
171979Unknown PleasuresJoy DivisionAlbum4.4529
181978Parallel LinesBlondieAlbum4.2523
191972The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From MarsDavid BowieAlbum4.5556
201977Never Mind the Bollocks Here’s the Sex PistolsSex PistolsAlbum4.450
211981DareThe Human LeagueAlbum3.3517
221986GracelandPaul SimonAlbum4.644
231988Tracy ChapmanTracy ChapmanAlbum3.921
241985Hounds of LoveKate BushAlbum3.75211
251986The Queen Is DeadThe SmithsAlbum4.1531
261987The Joshua TreeU2Album4.355
2719821999PrinceAlbum3.928
281989The Stone RosesThe Stone RosesAlbum4.335
291984Born in the U.S.A.Bruce SpringsteenAlbum4.5163
301982RioDuran DuranAlbum3.827
311994ParklifeBlurAlbum3.8520
321991Blue LinesMassive AttackAlbum4.0520
331998The Miseducation of Lauryn HillLauryn HillAlbum4.1517
341991NevermindNirvanaAlbum4.587
351994Definitely MaybeOasisAlbum4.529
361995Stanley RoadPaul WellerAlbum48
371991ScreamadelicaPrimal ScreamAlbum316
381995Different ClassPulpAlbum3.816
391997OK ComputerRadioheadAlbum4.5539
401997Urban HymnsThe VerveAlbum3.814
412006Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m NotArctic MonkeysAlbum4.214
422004Franz FerdinandFranz FerdinandAlbum4.3521
432001Is This ItThe StrokesAlbum4.417
442006Back to BlackAmy WinehouseAlbum4.238
452003ElephantThe White StripesAlbum3.9519
462003Dangerously in LoveBeyoncéAlbum3.316
472002A Rush of Blood to the HeadColdplayAlbum427
482002Up the BracketThe LibertinesAlbum11
492004Hot FussThe KillersAlbum3.825
502004Aha Shake HeartbreakKings of LeonAlbum4.259
51201121AdeleAlbum4.2524
522011Take CareDrakeAlbum4.49
532012Born to DieLana Del ReyAlbum4.15116
542014Royal BloodRoyal BloodAlbum3.8511
552017Visions of a LifeWolf AliceAlbum58
562013AMArctic MonkeysAlbum417
572017As You WereLiam GallagherAlbum4.510
582011Noel Gallagher’s High Flying BirdsNoel Gallagher’s High Flying BirdsAlbum4.3523
592013OppositesBiffy ClyroAlbum4.68
602016 (Blackstar)David BowieAlbum4.4517
611987Appetite for DestructionGuns N’ RosesAlbum4.4563
622003AbsolutionMuseAlbum4.124
631976JailbreakThin LizzyAlbum422
641991Metallica (“The Black Album”)MetallicaAlbum4.0548
651977Bat Out of HellMeat LoafAlbum3.838
661975A Night at the OperaQueenAlbum4.364
671985Brothers in ArmsDire StraitsAlbum4.660
681980Back in BlackAC/DCAlbum4.4554
691986Slippery When WetBon JoviAlbum4.136
701971[Led Zeppelin IV]Led ZeppelinAlbum4.7576
711984Purple RainPrince and The RevolutionAlbum + Soundtrack4.2538
721980The Blues BrothersThe Blues BrothersAlbum + Soundtrack3.8520
731994Pulp Fiction: Music From the Motion PictureVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack3.5523
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 Wars: A New HopeJohn WilliamsAlbum + Soundtrack4.229
781990GoodFellasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack3
792011Drive: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackCliff MartinezAlbum + Soundtrack37
801965Help!The BeatlesAlbum + Soundtrack4.0586
811970ParanoidBlack SabbathAlbum4.756
821997The Colour and the ShapeFoo FightersAlbum4.218
832007Favourite Worst NightmareArctic MonkeysAlbum4.514
841995(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?OasisAlbum3.928
851995The BendsRadioheadAlbum4.1531
8619992001Dr. DreAlbum4.215
872001DiscoveryDaft PunkAlbum4.2515
881969Led Zeppelin IILed ZeppelinAlbum4.459
892001Origin of SymmetryMuseAlbum4.426
901989DoolittlePixiesAlbum4.4525
9119731967–1970 (“The Blue Album”)The BeatlesAlbum + Compilation4.626
922000Blur: The Best OfBlurAlbum + Compilation3.6515
931984Legend: The Best of Bob Marley and The WailersBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation4.163
941997The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974David BowieAlbum + Compilation36
952001International Superhits!Green DayAlbum + Compilation3.259
961990The Immaculate CollectionMadonnaAlbum + Compilation4.4517
972002HitsPulpAlbum + Compilation35
981991Greatest Hits IIQueenAlbum + Compilation4.529
991971Hot Rocks 1964–1971The Rolling StonesAlbum + Compilation3.6522
1002008Best of Stereophonics: Decade in the SunStereophonicsAlbum + Compilation6

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