Bluemoon's Official Top 100 Albums

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1
The Stone RosesThe Stone Roses
20
295
2
Pink FloydDark Side Of The Moon
12
160
3
David BowieHunky Dory
11
151
4
OasisDefinitely Maybe
12
146
5
The SmithsThe Queen Is Dead
10
138
6
Oasis(What's The Story) Morning Glory ?
11
134
7
David BowieZiggy Stardust
8
115
8
Fleetwood MacRumours
12
109
9
The BeatlesThe White Album
6
102
10
The WhoWho's Next
8
100
11
Pink FloydWish You Were Here
8
93
12
NirvanaNevermind
10
91
14
The BeatlesAbbey Road
6
91
14
The BeatlesRevolver
6
91
15
Led ZeppelinPhysical Graffiti
6
86
16
Pink FloydThe Wall
6
81
17
U2Joshua Tree
7
75
18
RadioheadOK Computer
4
68
19
LoveForever Changes
4
67
20
The WhoQuadrophenia
4
64
21
The Rolling StonesLet It Bleed
5
59
22
The Sex PistolsNever Mind The Bollocks
9
58
23
Depeche ModeViolator
3
55
25
Bruce SpringsteenBorn In The U.S.A
4
54
25
The SmithsMeat Is Murder
4
54
26
Arctic MonkeysWhatever People Say I Am
5
53
27
Primal ScreamScreamadelica
4
53
28
Joy DivisionUnknown Pleasures
7
52
29
PixiesDoolittle
3
51
30
Simon & GarfunkelBridge Over Troubled Water
5
50
31
Neil YoungHarvest
4
50
32
BlondieParrallel Lines
4
49
33
SupertrampBreakfast in American
4
48
35
The ClashLondon Calling
4
46
35
The WhoTommy
4
46
36
Marvin GayeWhat's Going On
4
45
37
The BeatlesSgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club
3
45
38
QueenA Night At The Opera
5
44
39
EaglesHotel California
4
44
41
GenesisA Trick Of The Tail
3
44
41
RushMoving Pictures
3
44
42
New OrderPower, Corruption & Lies
3
43
43
Kate BushHounds Of Love
4
42
44
The JamSound Affects
3
42
46
GenesisSelling England By The Pound
5
41
46
Echo & The BunneymenOcean Rain
5
41
47
PrincePurple Rain
4
41
48
The SmithsStrangeways Here We Come
3
41
49
Big CountryThe Crossing
3
39
50
The StranglersRattus Norvegicus
2
39
51
REMAutomatic For People
5
38
52
New OrderLow-Life
2
38
54
The Rolling StonesBeggars Banquet
3
37
54
Steely DanAja
3
37
55
Led ZeppelinIII
2
37
58
Pearl JamTen
3
36
58
Tom PettyFull Moon Fever
3
36
58
The Rolling StonesSticky Fingers
3
36
59
Elton JohnGoodbye Yellow Brick Road
4
35
60
The doorsLA Women
3
35
64
Alice In ChainsDirt
2
35
64
Bruce SpringsteenDarkness On The Edge Of Town
2
35
65
Led ZeppelinIV
3
34
65
The JamAll Mod Cons
3
34
66
The JamSetting Sons
2
34
66
PixiesTromp Le Monde
2
34
68
INXSKick
3
33
68
The Beach BoysPet Sounds
3
33
69
PixiesSurfer Rosa
2
33
70
The HousemartinsLondon 0 Hull 4
3
32
71
JamesLaid
2
32
72
Crosby, Stills & NashDéjà Vu
3
31
73
The LibertinesThe Libertines
2
31
74
Neil YoungAfter The Gold Rush
4
30
76
The StrokesIs This It
2
30
76
GenesisThe Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
2
30
77
Van MorrisonAstral Week
3
29
79
The ChameleonsWhat Does Anything Mean ? Basically
2
28
79
JamesStrip-mine
2
28
80
Bob DylanHighway 61
3
27
85
David BowieAladdin Sane
2
27
85
EmbraceGood Will Out
2
27
85
Stiff Little FingersInflammable Material
2
27
85
Steely DanCan't Buy A Thrill
2
27
85
Talk TalkColour Of Spring
2
27
86
MeatloafBat Out Of Hell
3
26
87
The La'sThe La's
2
26
89
Manic Street PreachersEveerything Must Go
2
26
89
Alanis MorissetteJagged Little Pill
2
26
91
RadioheadThe Bends
3
25
91
The SmithsThe Smiths
3
25
92
AC/DCBack in black
2
25
95
John MellencampThe Lonesome Jubille
2
24
95
Crowded HouseTogether Alone
2
24
95
Public EnemyIt Takes A Nation Of Millions
2
24
98
GenesisDuke
2
23
98
Billy JoelThe Stranger
2
23
98
The SmithsHatful Of Hollow
2
23
100
The ChameleonsStrange Times
2
22
100
Guns n RosesAppetite for Destruction
2
22





Here we go then Blues! the official Album countdown - thanks all for the entries.

Let the games begin!




100 - Gun N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction 2/22

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Appetite for Destruction is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses. It was released on July 21, 1987, by Geffen Records.

The album was released to little mainstream attention in 1987. It was not until the following year that it became a massive commercial success, after the band had toured and received airplay with the singles "Welcome to the Jungle", "Paradise City" and "Sweet Child o' Mine". It topped the Billboard 200 and became the best-selling debut album of all time, as well as the eleventh best-selling album of all time in the United States. With over 30 million copies sold worldwide, it is also one of the best-selling records of all time.


Bluehammer Fact: It's the best-selling debut album of all time! No other artist in music history sold that many copies of their very first album, so kudos to Guns N' Roses



100 - The Chameleons 2/22

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Strange Times is the third studio album by English post-punk band the Chameleons, released 1 September 1986 on the Geffen record label.
Two singles were released from the album: "Tears" and "Swamp Thing".


Bluehammer Fact: Noel Gallagher cited Strange Times as an early influence on his songwriting: “...I’d forgotten how much this album meant to me. It came out in ‘86. I was 19!! I've been listening to it every day since and I have to say it's blown my mind..again ''



98 - The Smiths - Hatful Of Hollow 2/23

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released on 12 November 1984 by Rough Trade Records. The album features BBC Radio 1 studio recordings and two contemporary singles with their B-sides. It was released in the United States on 9 November 1993 by Sire Records, which had initially declined to release the album in the US. Sire instead released Louder Than Bombs in the US in 1987—which contains several of the same tracks as Hatful of Hollow—as well as The World Won't Listen.

Bluehammer fact: Hatful of Hollow reached number seven on the UK Albums Chart, and stayed on the chart for 46 weeks




98 - Billy Joel - The Stranger 2/23

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The Stranger is the fifth studio album by American singer Billy Joel, released in September 1977 by Columbia Records. It was the first of Joel's albums to be produced by Phil Ramone, with whom he would go on to work for all of his albums up until his 1986 album The Bridge

Bluehammer fact: The album won two awards at the 1978 Grammy Awards, winning Record of the Year as well as Song of the Year for "Just the Way You Are". It remains his best-selling non-compilation album to date




98 - Genesis - Duke 2/23


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Duke is the tenth studio album by English rock band Genesis, released in March 1980 on Charisma Records. The album followed a period of inactivity for the band in early 1979. Phil Collins moved to Vancouver, Canada, in an effort to salvage his failing first marriage, while Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford recorded solo albums. Collins returned to the UK after his marriage ended and wrote a significant amount of material, some of which was used for Duke and some was later reworked for his first solo album, Face Value. Duke contained a mix of individually-written songs and tracks that evolved from jam sessions in mid-1979, while recording took place at the end of the year. The break in activity rejuvenated the band, and they found the album an easy one to work on.

Bluehammer fact: It was the band's greatest commercial success at the time of its release; it spent two weeks at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart and peaked at No. 11 on the US Billboard 200
 
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Duke is the tenth studio album by English rock band Genesis, released in March 1980 on Charisma Records. The album followed a period of inactivity for the band in early 1979. Phil Collins moved to Vancouver, Canada, in an effort to salvage his failing first marriage, while Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford recorded solo albums. Collins returned to the UK after his marriage ended and wrote a significant amount of material, some of which was used for Duke and some was later reworked for his first solo album, Face Value. Duke contained a mix of individually-written songs and tracks that evolved from jam sessions in mid-1979, while recording took place at the end of the year. The break in activity rejuvenated the band, and they found the album an easy one to work on.

This is where it all finally went wrong and was the last Genesis album I bought. The changes to the band that had been coming since the exit of PG and then Steve Hackett were very evident. 'Misunderstanding" must be my least favourite Genesis track and I cannot listen to it live. It will be interesting to see how many earlier Genesis albums make it to this list.[/QUOTE]
 
So based on that list any album will need at least two entries to get into the top 100.

This could be fun. 0/5 for me so far, Genesis never even entered my head, The Chameleons album was in contention but didn't make the final edit.
 

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