Favorite 15 Albums of all time (All artists)

[elevation2u]

My Favorite 15 at this exact moment
[9-3-2006]


Radiohead - Kid A
Television - Marquee Moon
U2 - Pop
Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks
Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, The Innocent, & the E St Shuffle
Jeff Buckley - Grace
Ryan Adams - Cold Roses
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake It's Morning
Brian Eno - Before and After Science
Manu Chao - Proxima Estacion
Devendra Banhart - Rejoicing in the Hands
Police - Ghost in the Machine
Rjd2 - Deadringer
Smiths - The Queen is Dead
Michael Penn - Resigned

aplogies to Costello, Young, Clash, Smith, Drake, Simon & Garfunkel, Daft Punk, Sigur Ros, Bowie, Stones, REM, Coltrane, bjork, buena vista social club, pavement and every other record that didn't fit

 

[chiso]

Out the top of my head:

U2 - The Joshua Blah
U2 - Achtung, Blah!
U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind...
Radiohead - OK Computer
Radiohead - Kid A
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Blah
Cafe Tacuba - Cuatro Caminos
Coldplay - Parachutes
Damien Rice - O
The Strokes - First Impressions of Earth [yup, I went there]
The Strokes - Room On Fire
The Strokes - Is This It? [Flawless]
David Bowie - Hunky Dory
The Walkmen - Everyone Who Pretended To Like Me Is Gone
The Walkmen - Bows + Arrows


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[DeadMansParty]

in no order, here are my 15

1. Janes addiction-Ritual de lo habitual

2. The Doors- Strange Days

3. The Doors- The Doors

4. Jellyfish- Spilt Milk

5. Tom Waits- Mule Variations

6. Guns n roses- appetite for destruction

7. Oingo boingo- Dead mans party ( derr)

8.Oingo boingo- Only a lad

9. U2 - Joshua Tree

10. Captain Beefheart- safe as milk

11. riot on the sunset strip- various garage rock from the 1960's

12. Milkshakes revenge- self titled

13. dead can dance- serpents egg

14. the beatles- sgt pepper

15. sex pistols- never mind the bollocks

 

[Hawkfire]

1. Tunnel of Love - Bruce Springsteen
2. Zooropa - U2
3. The Unforgettable Fire - U2
4. Achtung, Baby! - U2
5. 1965 - Afghan Whigs
6. Together Alone - Crowded House
7. Passion - Peter Gabriel
8. Urban Hymns - The Verve
9. Stone Roses - Stone Roses
10. Us - Peter Gabriel
11. A Momentary Lapse of Reason - Pink Floyd
12. Woodface - Crowded House
13. Pleased to Meet Me - Replacements
14. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
15. Disintegration - The Cure

 

[Axver]

I'm going to limit myself to one per artist to make it somewhat interesting...

I think I'll make a new list that way. I'll count Passengers as U2 just to make it even more interesting.

1. U2 - The Unforgettable Fire
2. Dream Theater - Images And Words
3. Porcupine Tree - Stupid Dream
4. Anathema - Judgement
5. Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
6. Crowded House - Together Alone
7. Symphony X - The Divine Wings Of Tragedy
8. Split Enz - True Colours
9. Dire Straits - Love Over Gold
10. The Verve - A Northern Soul
11. Liquid Tension Experiment - Liquid Tension Experiment
12. John Petrucci - Suspended Animation
13. Blackfield - Blackfield
14. Ayreon - Universal Migrator Part I: The Dream Sequencer
15. Queen - A Night At The Opera

 

[AEON]

Out the top of my head:


The Strokes - Room On Fire



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Cool Choice! It doesn't get a lot of love but it's one of the few albums I don't get sick of.

 

[Jack In The Box]

really digging all the matchbox twenty nom's, guys! right arm!

am i the only one who totally rocks out to bent?

man that song is an AWESOME tune airguitar along with.

this is the best reply on this thread

 

[lazarus]

didn't we just do this? and giving people 15 makes it a bit too easy...

as always, my rankings are less certain the further away from #1 I get:

1. U2, Achtung Baby
2. Pavement, Wowee Zowee
3. The Beatles (White Album)
4. Sugar, Copper Blue
5. Steely Dan, Countdown to Ecstasy
6. The Replacements, Pleased to Meet Me
7. Afghan Whigs, Black Love
8. New Order, Brotherhood
9. Pixies, Doolittle
10. R.E.M., Lifes Rich Pageant
11. Liz Phair, Exile in Guyville
12. Bob Dylan, Oh Mercy
13. Radiohead, Amnesiac
14. Pearl Jam, No Code
15. Miles Davis, Bitches Brew

 

[Justin24]

1. U2-The Joshua Tree
2. John Lennon-Imagine
3. U2-Unforrgetable Fire
4. The Fugees- The Score
5. Sigur Ros- Takk
6. Dead Can Dance-The Serphent's Egg
7. U2- Achtung Baby
8. Bob Marley- Legend
9. The Beatles- The White Album
10. Jimmi Hendrix- Live at the Filmore East
11. Led Zepplin- Led Zepplin 3
12. Howard Shore- The lord of the Rings trilogy soundtrack
13. Johnny Cash- At Folsom Prison
14. Tupac- All Eyes on Me
15. John Williams- Schindler's List Soundtrack

 

[MrBrau1]

My 43 favorite All Time Albums.

U2- Achtung Baby
The Police- Outlandous D'Amour
The Boo Radleys- Giant Steps
David Bowie- Aladdin Sane
The Charlatans- Us and Us Only
Fishbone- Truth & Soul
Led Zeppelin- II
Jellyfish- Bellybutton
Aimee Mann- Lost In Space
Grant Lee Buffalo- Jubilee
Ocean Colour Scene- Moseley Shoals
U2- The Joshua Tree
Harry Nilson- Nilsson Schmilsson
The Pogues- If I Shold Fall From Grace With God
Bruce Springsteen- Darkness On The Edge Of Town
Suede- Suede
The Wonder Stuff- Construction For The Modern Idiot
Paul Weller- Wildwood
Radiohead- OK Computer
The Smashing Pumpkins- Machina/ The Machines Of God
Red Hot Chili Peppers- By The Way
U2- How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
The Replacements- Pleased To Meet Me
Bruce Springsteen- Born To Run
Smashing Pumpkins- Siamese Dream
The Rolling Stones- Sticky Fingers
REM- Automatic For The People
The Replacements- Tim
Radiohead- The Bends
The Boo Radleys- Wake Up!
Paul Weller- Heliocentric
Jellyfish- Spilt Milk
Tom Petty- Full Moon Fever
Grant Lee Buffalo- Might Joe Moon
Supergrass- Supergrass
Aimee Mann- The Forgotten Arm
David Bowie- Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars
Doves- The Last Broadcast
Verve- A Northern Soul
T.Rex- Tanx
Hoodoo Gurus- Magnum Cum Louder
The Beatles- Abbey Road
The Charlatans- Up At The Lake

Top stuff.

 

[MrBrau1]

4. Jellyfish- Spilt Milk

Excellent choice.

 

[maycocksean]

And now for a list that's completely different.

I chose the 15 albums that are my favorites, not necessarily the 15 that I think are the best. Does that make sense?
Also some albums excluded include some of my favorite songs of all time. I focused on the albums that I liked "overall" the most.

1. Rich Mullins--"Liturgy, Legacy, and a Ragamuffin Band"
2. U2--"The Joshua Tree"
3. Rich Mullins--"The World as Best I Remember It Vol. 1"
4. Caedman's Call--"Share the Well"
5. Tom Petty--"Full Moon Fever"
6. Fernando Ortega--"This Bright Hour"
7. City on a Hill--"Sing Alleuia"
8. Live--"Mental Jewlery"
9. Diana Krall--"All For You: A Tribute to Nat King Cole"
10. Seal--"Best 1991-2004"
11. U2--"Zooropa"
12. Rich Mullins--"The World as Best I Remember It Vol. 2"
13. U2--"Unforgettable Fire"
14. Jars of Clay--"Furthermore: From the Studio, From the Stage"
15. Burlap to Cashmere--"Anybody Out There?"

A rare and amazing feeling is when you put an album in and literally makes you stop. It is totally fresh, and grabs you right away. I had the experience with #1,2,3,4,9, and 14.

 

[Sly Stallone]

1. Mew - And The Glass Handed Kites
2. Mew - Frengers

 

[FlyYourKite]

1. Tori Amos - From the Choirgirl Hotel
2. U2 - Achtung Baby
3. U2 - The Joshua Tree
4. Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
5. Radiohead - Kid A
6. REM - Out of Time
7. Portishead - Dummy
8. Kate Bush - Aerial
9. Imogen Heap - I Megaphone
10. Fiona Apple - When the Pawn Hits
11. Dave Matthews Band - Busted Stuff
12. Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head
13. The Arcade Fire - Funeral
14. The Shins - Oh, Inverted World
15. Peter Gabriel - Up

 

[00Kevin]

1.Abbey Road-The Beatles
2.The White Album-The Beatles
3.Revolver-The Beatles
4.Achtung Baby-U2
5.Rubber Soul-The Beatles
6.Sgt. Peppers-The Beatles
7.The Joshua Tree-U2
8.Let it Be-The Beatles
9.The Unforgettable Fire-U2
10.Help-The Beatles
11.Born to Run-Bruce Springsteen
12.A Hard Days Night-The Beatles
13.Pop-U2
14.Let it Bleed-The Rolling Stones
15.Who's Next-The Who

 

[paultjr]

01. U2 - The Joshua Tree
02. The Clash - London Calling
03. Joy Division - Closer
04. U2 - Achtung Baby
05. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
06. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
07. The Beatles - Abbey Road
08. The Boo Radleys - Giant Steps
09. R.E.M. - Document
10. Spiritualized - Ladies & Gentlemen, We're Floating in Space
11. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
12. Massive Attack - Mezzanine
13. Depeche Mode - Violator
14. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
15. Mercury Rev - Deserter's Songs

 

[LMP]

I'm going to limit myself to one per artist to make it somewhat interesting...

I'm gonna do that too

Muh Revised List as of 3/11/06
1 // U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
2 // Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
3 // Bruce Springsteen – Born to Run (1975)
4 // The Beatles – The White Album (1967)
5 // The Who – Who’s Next (1971)
6 // David Bowie – Low (1977)
7 // Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand (2004)
8 // Oasis – Don’t Believe the Truth (2005)
9 // The Police – Synchronicity (1983)
10 // Billy Joel – The Stranger (1977)
11 // Michael Jackson – Thriller (1982)
12 // The Rolling Stones – Some Girls (1978)
13 // Death Cab for Cutie – Transatlantacism (2003)
14 // Coldplay – A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002)
15 // Seal – Seal IV (2003)

 

[Zoots]

LMP, you've got good taste! That was a nice touch.. putting down the year of release. And props for including Wacko Jacko in a list of mostly, worshipped rock bands.

 

[LMP]

LMP, you've got good taste! That was a nice touch.. putting down the year of release. And props for including Wacko Jacko in a list of mostly, worshipped rock bands.

thanks man

Thriller will always hold a place in my heart, even though I wish I had a restraining order on Michael.

 

[DeadMansParty]

Excellent choice.

I dont think I have taken this out of my cd changer in like 6 years.

 

[Needle_Chill]

1) Funeral - The Arcade Fire
2) Urban Hymns - The Verve
3) The Joshua Tree - U2
4) Achtung Baby - U2
5) Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Wilco
6) Boy - U2
7) Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness - The Smashing Pumpkins
8) A Rush Of Blood To The Head - Coldplay
9) Darkside Of The Moon - Pink Floyd
10) After The Goldrush - Neil Young
11) Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
12) The Unforgettable Fire - U2
13) A Ghost Is Born - Wilco
14) October - U2
15) This Is The Sea - The Waterboys

 

[Hallucination]

1. Achtung Baby - U2
2. Appetite for Destruction - Guns N' Roses


that's about as far as I can go Everything flip flops far to often for me to rank them.

 

[cjboog]

14.the rising-springsteen

I LOVE THE RISING I have been listening to that album a lot over the last couple days and I remember why I loved it so much. The title track is haunting! It's AMAZING! Anyway......

Sorry I can put my top 2 in order, but I can only list others:

1. U2, How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
2. Bruce Springsteen, The Rising

Bon Jovi, Have A Nice Day
U2, All That You Can't Leave Behind
Sheryl Crow, Wildflower
Dave Mattews Band, Stand Up
The Rolling Stones, A Bigger Bang
U2, Achtung Baby
U2, Where the Streets Have No Name
Phil Collins, Testify
Sting, Brand New Day
Melissa Etheridge, Lucky
Melissa Etheridge, Yes I Am
U2, The Unforgettable Fire
Melissa Etheridge, Skin

 

[gareth brown]

05. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless

YES.

 

[MacPhistoPT]

No order... too hard... sorry

U2 - The Joshua Tree
U2 - Achtung Baby
U2 - The Unforgettable Fire
Pearl Jam - Yield
Pearl Jam - No Code
Metallica - And Justice for All
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden / Dance of Death (can't choose )
Nirvana - Nevermind
Nirvana - In Utero
Oasis - WTSMG
Pink Floyd - DSOTM
Pink Floyd - Animals
R.H.C.P. - Blood sugar sex magic / Californication (can't choose too)

No room left for The Boss I love almost all his albums

 

[Saracene]

1. PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love

The rest, in no order (with the limit of 1 album per artist):

2. U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind
3. Pink Floyd - The Wall
4. Sigur Ros - Ágætis Byrjun
5. The Clash - London Calling
6. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
7. Sleater-Kinney - One Beat
8. Tori Amos - From the Choirgirl Hotel
9. The Breeders - Pod
10. Beth Gibbons - Out of Season
11. Dead Can Dance - Aion
12. The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
13. Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville
14. Nick Cave & Bad Seeds - Abbatoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus
15. Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left

 

[chiso]

Cool Choice! It doesn't get a lot of love but it's one of the few albums I don't get sick of.

Very True.

It's the album that gets me to where I have to go... while I rock out in the subway!

[2 steps forward and 3 steps back]

 

[aislinn]

One album per artist, and not ranked.

1--The Joshua Tree; U2
2--Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash; The Pogues
3--The Beatles; The Beatles
4--Green; REM
5--Blonde on Blonde; Bob Dylan
6--Kick; INXS
7--Pearl; Janis Joplin
8--Let It Bleed; The Rolling Stones
9--London Calling; The Clash
10--Legend; Bob Marley and the Wailers
11--Synchronicity; The Police
12--OK Computer; Radiohead
13--Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols
14--Louder than Bombs; The Smiths
15--Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me; The Cure

 

[daygloeyes2]

Aside from the 1st one, in no particular order(one per artist):

U2-Achtung Baby
The Who-Who's Next
Sheryl Crow-The Globe Sessions
Elliott Smith-XO
Coldplay-A Rush of Blood To The Head
The Clash-Combat Rock
Snow Patrol-When It's All Over We Still Have To Clear Up
INXS-Listen Like Thieves
Led Zeppelin-The Song Remains The Same
Oasis-(What's the Story) Morning Glory?
The Beatles-Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Madonna-Ray of Light
Dave Matthews Band-Crash
Arcade Fire-Funeral
Outkast-Stankonia

 

[Flaming Friar Sr]

1 rolling stones - exile on main street
2 u2 - achtung baby
3 & 4 rolling stones - let it bleed & u2 - pop

5 velvet underground - velvet underground
6 pixies - doolittle
7 radiohead - hail to the thief
8 rolling stones - sticky fingers
9 david bowie - hunky dory
10 u2 - joshua tree
11 lou reed - transformer
12 radiohead - amnesiac
13 jeff buckley - grace
14 bob dylan - blond on blond
15 rolling stones - beggars banquet