Well, here we are, another one of those works in progress that will never ever be settled. This is my list circa 2024. The most recent album here is Formula of Love by the Kpop group Twice from 2021. I’ve cheated here a bit by including some compilation albums, because some artists released great singles rather than albums. Disagree if you will.
Album | Artist |
16 Lover’s Lane | Go Betweens |
20 Greatest Hits | Aretha Franklin |
Abba – The Album | Abba |
Abbey Road Abraxas Aja | The Beatles Santana Steely Dan |
All Mod Cons | The Jam |
All Things Must Pass | George Harrison |
American Pie | Don McLean |
Among My Swan | Mazzy Star |
A New World Record Apple Venus Are You Experienced (US version) | Electric Light Orchestra XTC Jimi Hendrix Experience |
Arthur | The Kinks |
Automatic For The People | REM |
B52’s | B52’s |
Ballroom Blitz | The Sweet |
Band On The Run | Paul McCartney and Wings |
Beggar’s Banquet | Rolling Stones |
Black Sabbath Four | Black Sabbath |
Blonde On Blonde | Bob Dylan |
Blood On The Tracks | Bob Dylan |
Born Sandy Devotional Bridge Over Troubled Waters | The Triffids Simon & Garfunkel |
Bryter Later Caravan Beyond Redemption Chemical Chords | Nick Drake Cathedral Stereolab |
Cimarron Clear Spot | Emmylou Harris Captain Beefheart |
Close To The Edge | Yes |
Cosmo’s Factory | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
Court And Spark | Joni Mitchell |
Dark Side Of The Moon | Pink Floyd |
Darkness On The Edge Of Town | Bruce Springsteen |
Doolittle | The Pixies |
Doughboy Hollow | Died Pretty |
Dream It Down | Underground Lovers |
Dusty In Memphis | Dusty Springfield |
English Settlement | XTC |
Fantastic Expedition of Dillard and Clark Felt Mountain | Dillard and Clark Goldfrapp |
Forever Changes Formula of Love | Love Twice |
From Elvis In Memphis | Elvis Presley |
Frosting On The Beater | The Posies |
Gilded Palace Of Sin | Flying Burrito Brothers |
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | Elton John |
Grievous Angel The Heart of Everything Helplessness Blues | Gram Parsons Within Temptation Fleet Foxes |
History Of The Hollies | The Hollies |
Horses | Patti Smith |
Hounds of Love | Kate Bush |
Imagine | John Lennon |
In Utero | Nirvana |
Jailbreak The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway The Last Embrace | Thin Lizzy Genesis Spirit Caravan |
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs | Derek and the Dominoes |
Life’s Rich Pageant | REM |
London Calling Love You | The Clash The Beach Boys |
Making Movies | Dire Straits |
Mars Audiac Quintet | Stereolab |
Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness | Smashing Pumpkins |
Moondance Multiplies | Van Morrison Yellow Magic Orchestra |
Never Mind The Bollocks Nuggets Oddesey and Oracle | Sex Pistols Various Artists The Zombies |
Park Life | Blur |
Paul’s Boutique | Beastie Boys |
Pet Sounds | Beach Boys |
Physical Graffiti | Led Zeppelin |
Queen’s Greatest Hits | Queen |
Rattlesnakes | Lloyd Cole and the Commotions |
Raw Like Sushi | Neneh Cherry |
Raw Power | Iggy and The Stooges |
Reading, Writing and Arithmetic Renegade | The Sundays Thin Lizzy |
Revolver | The Beatles |
Roots Of A Legend | Bob Marley and the Wailers |
Roxy Music | Roxy Music |
Rust Never Sleeps | Neil Young |
Seventh Sojourn | The Moody Blues |
Sister Lovers/Third Skylarking | Big Star XTC |
Solid Gold Easy Action | T Rex |
Songs From Northern Britain | Teenage Fanclub |
Songs In The Key Of Life | Stevie Wonder |
Special View | The Only Ones |
Static And Silence | The Sundays |
Steve McQueen | Prefab Sprout |
Sticky Fingers | Rolling Stones |
Straight Shooter | Bad Company |
Tapestry | Carole King |
Tea For The Tillerman | Cat Stevens |
The Band | The Band |
The Joshua Tree | U2 |
The Kick Inside | Kate Bush |
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway | Genesis |
The La’s | The La’s |
The Modern Lovers | The Modern Lovers |
The Monkees Collection | The Monkees |
The Stone Roses | The Stone Roses |
The Velvet Underground | Velvet Underground |
The Velvet Underground And Nico | Velvet Underground |
The World Won’t Listen | The Smiths |
Third Reich And Roll | The Residents |
Thunderhead | The Clouds |
To Our Children’s, Children’s, Children | The Moody Blues |
Trout Mask Replica | Captain Beefheart |
Unknown Pleasures | Joy Division |
Village Green Preservation Society | The Kinks |
Walk Right Back With The Everlys We Sold Our Souls For Rock N Roll | Everly Brothers Black Sabbath |
Who’s Next | The Who |
Wrecking Ball | Emmylou Harris |
Younger Than Yesterday | The Byrds |
Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars | David Bowie |