The Top 20 Albums of All Time (For Real)

[Jan]

The Eagles should be sentenced to death for crimes against music.

[roach]

it's a quote. from the beig lebowski(the dude)

Do you know -- I saw 1 minute of that movie last night.

And it was when The Dude gets kicked out of the taxi because he wouldn't listed to "Take It Easy."

- Mere "it's a girl, my lord, in a flatbed Ford slowin down to take a look at me" 1975

haha love it. the dude is a big creedence fan.

[mr_j]

i have owned every one of those albums. on vinyl. and i have to say that the list is pretty much spot-on. while i'm not sure about George Michael, I can't fuss too much about it.

[roach]

faith is a pretty kick ass record.

swoon. a little.
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[mere1975]

Best George Michael song -- Freedom 90.

- Mere "I can't help it if it puts me in a great mood" 1975

[monet2u]

i have owned every one of those albums. on vinyl. and i have to say that the list is pretty much spot-on. while i'm not sure about George Michael, I can't fuss too much about it.

yep that's how I feel. I did like that record tho, probably the only solo album of his I actually liked tbh

[sam]

Here's the perfect counterpoint, the top 20 as selected by eMusic users:

20. I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One by Yo La Tengo
19. 69 Love Songs Volume 1 by The Magnetic Fields
18. A Charlie Brown Christmas (with bonus tracks) by Vince Guaraldi
17. Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin
16. In Rainbows by Radiohead
15. #1 Record / Radio City by Big Star
14. Twin Cinema by The New Pornographers
13. Bags' Groove by Miles Davis
12. You Are Free by Cat Power
11. Illinois by Sufjan Stevens
10. Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
9. Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga by Spoon
8. Boxer by The National
7. If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle and Sebastian
6. Doolittle by The Pixies
5. Crooked Rain Crooked Rain: L.A.'s Desert Origins by Pavement
4. Lush Life (Remastered) by John Coltrane
3. Either/Or by Elliott Smith
2. Funeral by Arcade Fire
1. In The Aeroplane, Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel

http://www.emusic.com/features/hub/best ... index.html

[Irock]

Is anything on that list more than 25 years old? I vote no.

EDIT: I was voting on the list, not the question.

[monet2u]

Here's the perfect counterpoint, the top 20 as selected by eMusic users:

20. I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One by Yo La Tengo
19. 69 Love Songs Volume 1 by The Magnetic Fields
18. A Charlie Brown Christmas (with bonus tracks) by Vince Guaraldi
17. Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin
16. In Rainbows by Radiohead
15. #1 Record / Radio City by Big Star
14. Twin Cinema by The New Pornographers
13. Bags' Groove by Miles Davis
12. You Are Free by Cat Power
11. Illinois by Sufjan Stevens
10. Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
9. Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga by Spoon
8. Boxer by The National
7. If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle and Sebastian
6. Doolittle by The Pixies
5. Crooked Rain Crooked Rain: L.A.'s Desert Origins by Pavement
4. Lush Life (Remastered) by John Coltrane
3. Either/Or by Elliott Smith
2. Funeral by Arcade Fire
1. In The Aeroplane, Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel

http://www.emusic.com/features/hub/best ... index.html

see I couldn't get behind this entire list like I can the other.

[katie]

Here's the perfect counterpoint, the top 20 as selected by eMusic users:

20. I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One by Yo La Tengo
19. 69 Love Songs Volume 1 by The Magnetic Fields
18. A Charlie Brown Christmas (with bonus tracks) by Vince Guaraldi
17. Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin
16. In Rainbows by Radiohead
15. #1 Record / Radio City by Big Star
14. Twin Cinema by The New Pornographers
13. Bags' Groove by Miles Davis
12. You Are Free by Cat Power
11. Illinois by Sufjan Stevens
10. Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
9. Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga by Spoon
8. Boxer by The National
7. If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle and Sebastian
6. Doolittle by The Pixies
5. Crooked Rain Crooked Rain: L.A.'s Desert Origins by Pavement
4. Lush Life (Remastered) by John Coltrane
3. Either/Or by Elliott Smith
2. Funeral by Arcade Fire
1. In The Aeroplane, Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel

http://www.emusic.com/features/hub/best ... index.html

see...

i like new pornographers, sufjan stevens, belle and sebastian, and elliott smith, but top albums of all time? get real. best indie albums of all time, maybe, but not best overall albums of all time. in no way.

[Sybil]

The Eagles should be sentenced to death for crimes against music.

Hey, The Eagles made Jackson Browne a very rich man, and for that they deserve clemency.

Sy "yes, JB wrote Take It Easy" bil

[Phyllis]

ga ga ga ga ga by spoon sucks.
i rest my case.

[roach]

The Eagles should be sentenced to death for crimes against music.

Hey, The Eagles made Jackson Browne a very rich man, and for that they deserve clemency.

Sy "yes, JB wrote Take It Easy" bil

jackson browne >>>>> eagles.

[monet2u]

I'm not really a jackson brown fan (don't really know his music)...but I sure to love Take It Easy. So it's all good.

[sam]

see...

i like new pornographers, sufjan stevens, belle and sebastian, and elliott smith, but top albums of all time? get real. best indie albums of all time, maybe, but not best overall albums of all time. in no way.

These are just the "greatest" albums that are available on emusic. I don't think they have deals with the big distributors, just individual labels. So, my point was that these picks are, relative to most people, arcane and non-commercial.