The 10 Greatest Albums Ever Made In Your Opinion

[anjellara]

Hi friends
Post 10 albums that you think are the greatest ever released.

In no particular order:
1. Master Of Reality - Black Sabbath
2. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
3. A Saucerful Of Secrets - Pink Floyd
4. The Doors - The Doors
5. Lateralus - Tool
6. Welcome To Sky Valley - Kyuss
7. Rubber Soul - The Beatles
8. After Bathing At Baxter's - Jefferson Airplane
9. Crack The Skye - Mastodon
10. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

[BigMass]

Meh, for me it’s impossible. Too many great bands/artists in too many genres for everyone to be an expert in. I'll make it simple and stick to metal. Here is my top 10 perfect albums off the top of my head. (i could spend one week thinking of a better list but i won't try). My criteria is, pretty much every single song on the album has to be good/amazing. Some albums have classic, memorable tracks but too many of the other songs are mediocre so they didn't make the cut. The entire album has to flow with an over all mood.

Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime
Rhapsody - Dawn of Victory
Kamelot - Fourth Legacy
Falconer - Falconer
Wuthering Heights - Far From The Madding Crowd
Bruce Dickinson - Chemical Wedding
Hollenthon - With Vilest Of Worms To Dwell
Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Metalica - Black Album

[Nigel Mansell]

The Eagles - Hotel California
Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks
Pixies - Surfer Rosa
The Beatles - White Album
Oasis - (What's the Story?) Morning Glory
The Whites Stripes - Elephant

[zipdoa]

Radiohead - OK Computer
Oasis - What's the story (Morning Glory)
Jeff Buckley - Grace
Matthew Good Band - Beautiful Midnight
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
Rise Against - Revolutions per Minute
Radiohead - The Bends
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing...
The Dandy Warhols - Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia
The Verve - Urban Hymns

[Neil4Speed]

Its Tough...

1. Michael Jackson - Thriller
2. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
3. Oasis - Whats the Story Morning Glory
4. Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way
5. Billy Joel - The Stranger
6. Eagles - Hotel California
7. Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms
8. The Verve - Urban Hymns
9. U2 - The Joshua Tree
10. Fleetwood Mac - Tusk

These are the greatest albums ever made which I enjoy regularly.

[Gorilla]

Michael Jackson - Thriller
Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way
Dr Dre.- The Chronic
Snoop Doggy Dog - Doggy Style
Bob Marley - Legend
Beastie Boys - Hello Nasty


This didnt seem that hard when I started:thumbsup:

[Mr_ET]

Lol people are pretty young here, barely a mention about the Beatles and MJ, I was also expecting something from Jay Z:dunno:

[2Valve0]

Biggie-Ready to di
Eminem- The slim shady LP
MJ- Thriller
Dr. Dre- The Chronic
Nas- Illmatic
Tupac- All eyez on me
Kanye-Graduation

[JordanEG6]

I don't listen to much variety other than Hip-Hop/Rap but I'd say Michael Jackson's Thriller is up there in general.

On the Hip Hop/Rap side, here are my Top 10:

10 - Jay Z - The Blueprint
09 - Run DMC - Raising Hell
08 - Biggy - Ready To Die
07 - Outkast- ATLiens
06 - Dr. Dre - The Chronic
05 - N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
04 - Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggy Style
03 - Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory
02 - Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wutang: 36 Chambers

and IMO, the best album of all time.

01 - Nas - Illmatic

[JfuckinC]

Alexisonfire - alexisonfire
alexisonfire - watchout
alexisonfire - crisis
underoath - the changing of time
underoath - we're only chasing safety
underoath - define the great line
underoath - lost in the sound of seperation
the devil wears prada - Dear Love: A Beautiful Discord
the devil wears prada - plagues
the devil wears prada - with roots above and branches below
A static lullaby - ..and dont forget to breathe
a static lullaby - a static lullaby
a static lullaby - rattle snake

:D

[Cozmanator]

Daft Punk - Homework
Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of The Moon
Tiesto - Kaleidoscope
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Tupac- All Eyez on Me
David Guetta - Pop Life

[mr2mike]

I could argue about the already classic albums but I didn't grow up with them when they first came out. They're time proven. Here's the list of albums that should meet these classics.


Dr. Dre - The Chronic
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Nirvana - In Utero
Offspring - Smash
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Our Lady Peace - Naveed
Michael Jackson - Bad
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
I Mother Earth - Scenery and Fish

[95teetee]

Originally posted by Gorilla

This didnt seem that hard when I started:thumbsup: this.

For me:

Frampton Comes Alive
Pete Townshend- Empty Glass
Billy Joel- Glass Houses
Meat Loaf- Bat Out of Hell
Springsteen- The River
Pink Floyd- The Wall
Tesla- Five Man Acoustical Jam
GNR- Appetite for destruction
Cheap Trick At Budokan
Danko Jones- Born A Lion

[Neil4Speed]

Originally posted by 95teetee
this.

Billy Joel- Glass Houses


Interesting pick! good CD for sure though!

[Dave P]

Originally posted by Cozmanator
Daft Punk - Homework



Ding Ding Ding! Winner

[01RedDX]

Tool - Lateralus
Isis - Wavering Radiant
Soundgarden - Superunknown
Alice in Chains - Dirt
Nirvana - Nevermind
Tool - 10,000 days
Led Zeppelin - IV
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang
2pac - All Eyez on Me

[freshprince1]

Rise Against - Revolutions Per Minute
Incubus - S.C.I.E.N.C.E.
Beastie Boys - Ill Communication
Tupac - All Eyes On Me (Is that the name of the Album??)
I Mother Earth - Dig
Daft Punk - Alive 2007 (live in Vegas)
The Offspring - Smash
Robbie Williams - The Green One (Millenium?)...I know, flame me.


That's all I can think of for now.

[Vince1]

No Particular order...


Genesis-Invisible Touch
REM-Losing My Religion
Van Halen-Diver Down
Stone Temple Pilots-Core
The Ramones-Leave Home
Santana-Self Titled
Bad Religion-The Empire Strikes First
Frank Zappa-Saarbrucken, West Germany 1979 (live)
Michael Jackson-Thriller
Madonna-True Blue


I have close to 150gb of music... should be a top 100!

[Graham_A_M]

Megadeth - rust in peace.
Children of bodom - hatecrew deathroll
Chidren of bodom - hatebreeder
" " - Follow the reaper

(and yes, I am a COB fan!):clap:

[XylathaneGTR]

Originally posted by zipdoa
Radiohead - OK Computer
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Radiohead - The Bends

All that's missing is In Rainbows.

I'm surprised at the lack of presence (aside from the OP's one mention) of The Beatles in this thread, let alone some other notably absent classics.

[asp integra]

iron maiden-killers
iron maiden-number of the beast
dr dre-chronic 2001
the fugees-the score
the eagles-hotel california
black sabbath-heaven and hell
bob marley-legend
Creedence clearwater revival-best of 1 and 2
3 inches of blood- advance and vanquish
3inches of blood-here waits thy doom

[InLoveWitRSX]

Kanye- college dropout, late registration and graduation.
Jay z- blueprint 1,2,3.
Eminem - the eminem show
kid cudi

[95teetee]

Originally posted by XylathaneGTR


I'm surprised at the lack of presence (aside from the OP's one mention) of The Beatles in this thread, let alone some other notably absent classics. I like pretty much everything by The Beatles, but no particular album stands out start-to-finish for me to put it in a spot. I guess I certainly could put Abbey Road in there though...

[masoncgy]

My Top 10 Picks:

Led Zeppelin - IV
Beatles - 1967-70 (Blue)
Metallica - Metallica (Black Album)
Nirvana - Nevermind
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet
AC/DC - Back in Black
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Pearl Jam - Ten
Journey - Greatest Hits
Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic

[snoop101]

Originally posted by masoncgy
My Top 10 Picks:

Led Zeppelin - IV
Beatles - 1967-70 (Blue)
Metallica - Metallica (Black Album)
Nirvana - Nevermind
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet
AC/DC - Back in Black
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Pearl Jam - Ten
Journey - Greatest Hits
Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic

Best list so far. Finally someone who knows what music is about.

I personally think that 95% of the people on this forum have never actually listened to Elvis other then from a tv show or a commercial.

[Inzane]

Originally posted by masoncgy
My Top 10 Picks:

Led Zeppelin - IV
Beatles - 1967-70 (Blue)
Metallica - Metallica (Black Album)
Nirvana - Nevermind
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet
AC/DC - Back in Black
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Pearl Jam - Ten
Journey - Greatest Hits
Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic

That's a pretty good list. In particular the ones I left in bold above would be on my list. Of course we're all going to be tainted by our own biases. (eg. I'm not a big Zeppelin fan).

However one solid album your list is missing is GNR - Appetite For Destruction.

[Vagabond142]

Pretty much anything by Iron Maiden :thumbsup:

[banned3x]

tha carter
tha carter II
tha carter III
thriller
dog pound
lethal injection
black sunday cypress hill
nas illmatic
wu tang 36 chambers
and number one album of all time is REBIRTH!!!!

[Mckenzie]

Pink Floyd- Dark Side of the Moon
Stone Temple Pilots- Core
Smashing Pumpkins- Siamese Dream
Metallica- Black Album
Pearl Jam- Ten
Oasis- Definitely Maybe
Guns n Roses- Appetite for Destruction
Led Zeppelin- IV (and not because of Stairway to Heaven, never a fan)
Stevie Ray Vaughan- Texas Flood
Rolling Stones- Sticky Fingers

[core_upt]

Originally posted by JfuckinC
Alexisonfire - alexisonfire
alexisonfire - watchout
alexisonfire - crisis
underoath - the changing of time
underoath - we're only chasing safety
underoath - define the great line
underoath - lost in the sound of seperation
the devil wears prada - Dear Love: A Beautiful Discord
the devil wears prada - plagues
the devil wears prada - with roots above and branches below
A static lullaby - ..and dont forget to breathe
a static lullaby - a static lullaby
a static lullaby - rattle snake

:D

No mention of Grade's 'Under the Radar' or Boy Sets Fire's 'After the Eulogy'....???

My top ten:

Beatles - Sgt. Peppers - the best of the best
Led Zepplin - IV - the most influential Rock n Roll album
The Who - Who's Next - true musicianship
Pearl Jam - Ten - the best 'alternative' record that shaped 2 decades of rock (though Nevermind could be well argued)
Michael Jackson - Thriller - a pop masterpiece
Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come - the most prolific 'punk' album ever recorded
Strung Out - Twisted by Design - my personal fave (though in a less biased list, GnR's Appetite would be here)
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run - a multi-generational, anthemic album
The Clash - London Calling - the voice of a rebelling generation - it set the tone for the 80s
Sugar Hill Gang - Rapper's Delight (single) - the start of a new musical genre

[ajooo]

jay-z - reasonable doubt
wu-tang - enter the 36 chambers
outkast - atliens
kanye west - college dropout
nas - illmatic
jay-z - blueprint
lupe fiasco - food and liquor
lil wayne - carter 2
the game - lax
2pac - me against the world

[beecue]

Immortal Technique - Revolutionary Vol. 1
Immortal Technique - Revolutionary Vol. 2
Immortal Technique - The 3rd World
Jay-Z - The Blueprint 2
Dr. Dre - 2001
La Coka Nostra - A Brand You Can Trust
2 Pac - All Eyez On Me
Biggie - Life after Death
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
The Game - Documentary

All of MJ. :D

[msommers]

RHCP - Californication

It's gotta be in there somewhere. Metallica's S&M live show I wouldn't say is greatest ever, but it's a damn good album.

[88CRX]

10: The Game - The Documentary
9: Rise Against - Appeal to Reason
8: AFI - Sing The Sorrow
7: Dr Dre - The Chronic
6: Eminem - The Eminem Show
5: Thornley - Come Again
4: Linkin Park - Meteora
3: Daft Punk - Homework
2L Green Day - American Idiot
1: Green Day - Dookie

[Kennyredline]

Moby-Play
U2-Joshua Tree
Simple Minds-Once Upon a Time
Judas Priest-Defenders of the Faith
Iron Maiden-Somewhere in Time
Fleetwood Mac-Rumors
Def Leppard-Hysteria
Green Day-American Idiot
Guns N' Roses-Appetite for Destruction
Pet Shop Boys-Behavior

[teknical]

Green Day - Dookie
The Offspring - Smash
The Offspring - Ixnay on the Hombre
Binary Star - Masters of the Universe
Smashing Pumpkins - Meloncoly and the Infinite Sadness
Rise Against - Appeal to Reason
Rise Against - The Sufferer and the Witness
Billy Talent I
Billy Talent II
Billy Talent III

[masoncgy]

Some of these lists make me laugh when all of the 'top 10 greatest albums ever' listed were all produced in the last 10 years... hahaha.

In case you didn't notice, most of the music produced after the mid-90s is manufactured crap. Very little real raw talent showcased these days... it's sad.

[Tomaz]

Daft Punk - Homework
Daft Punk - Alive 2007
Chumbawumba - Tubthumper
The Gorillaz - (i forget what the first album was called)
Dr. Dre - 2001
Eminem - The Eminem Show
Michael Jackson - Thriller
AC/DC - Back in Black

[RY213]

Originally posted by masoncgy
Some of these lists make me laugh when all of the 'top 10 greatest albums ever' listed were all produced in the last 10 years... hahaha.

In case you didn't notice, most of the music produced after the mid-90s is manufactured crap. Very little real raw talent showcased these days... it's sad.

I was trying to hard not to make fun of some peoples lists but since you touched upon what I was going to say...

Lil Wayne??? Kanye? Kid Cudi? Really??? Blueprint 3? The Game??? Besides Kanye all these artists/albums are hot garbage, manufactured pop bullshit.
-I leave Kanye out because he is talented and his first 3 albums are tight, but I wouldnt put them in the top albums ever made. I can name 50 hip hop albums alone that deserve higher billing than anything Kanye has put out.
-Kid Cudi album is cool, but i wouldnt put his hipster rap bs in the top 10.
-The Game is just funny to me, old butterfly tattoo, change of heart, gay rappin ass muthafucka. Dude would be nowhere if it wasnt for Dre and 50 Cent. His career is OVER.
-Lil Wayne is hot garbage. He is pop raps poster boy of the moment. A few years from now he will be mentioned alongside, Ja Rule, Smiles and Southstar, and Skeelo under "where are they now". Either that or he will be on Celebrity Rehab trying to over come his codeine addiction.

[HHURICANE1]

Not really a top 10 but my favorites:
Fleetwood Mac - Rumors
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman
Jean-Michel Jarre - Equinoxe
Supertramp - Paris Live

[jose_01]

Originally posted by masoncgy
Some of these lists make me laugh when all of the 'top 10 greatest albums ever' listed were all produced in the last 10 years... hahaha.

In case you didn't notice, most of the music produced after the mid-90s is manufactured crap. Very little real raw talent showcased these days... it's sad.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say a vast majority of these posters grew up with this "manufactured crap". Not saying that every Beatles, Stones, other old school band fan is likely to be a geezer... Just saying, can't really blame people for holding music of their respective eras in high regard.

Anyways my list is as follows and in no order of importance:

Hendrix: Electric Ladyland
U2: Achtung Baby
Oasis: Definitely Maybe
Fugees: the Score
The Stone Roses : "the stone roses"
Carlos Santana: Santana III
The Verve: Urban Hymns
Beatles: Let it Be
Rolling Stones: Beggar's Banquet
Aerosmith: Toys in the Attic

Tough to make a list like this. Especially trying to make one cross genre.

[sevewone]

Did I read that last guys list properly with chumbawumba - tudthumper??? :rofl: ..anyways, heres mine in no particular order-

Nirvana - Nevermind
Neil Young - Harvest
Alexisonfire - Crisis
Radiohead - OK computer
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Full moon
Green Day - American idiot
WTC - 36 chambers
Beck - The information
Biggie - Ready to die
Jethro Tull - Aqualung

and no greatest hits albums! Thats cheating

[Ajay]

Dr. Dre - Chronic
Fugees - Score
U2 - War
U2 - Joshua Tree
Green Day - Dookie
Notorious BIG - Ready To Die
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin - I, II, III, IV
The Killers - Sam's Town
Ice Cube - Predator

[pyroza]

1. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
2. Pink Floyd - Animals
3. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (those harmonies...and God Only Knows is the most beautiful song ever recorded)
4. The Beatles - Rubber Soul
5. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
6. Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde
7. David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
8. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King
9. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
10. The Beatles - Revolver

What, no Grateful Dead albums on a Deadhead's top 10 album list? Nope. If I included live shows there would be a few there, but I kept the list to studio only.