FabSwingers.com forum: Greatest Albums Ever

By *hyllyphylly OP Man
over a year ago

Bradford

So I am looking for albums to fill up my generic music player, and stumbled across this list from 2012, buy Rolling Stone Magazine.... Agree?

20 Michael Jackson, 'Thriller'

19 Van Morrison, 'Astral Weeks'

18 Bruce Springsteen, 'Born to Run'

17 Nirvana, 'Nevermind'

16 Bob Dylan, 'Blood on the Tracks'

15 The Jimi Hendrix Experience, 'Are You Experienced?'

14 The Beatles, 'Abbey Road'

13 The Velvet Underground and Nico, 'The Velvet Underground'

12 Miles Davis, 'Kind of Blue'

11 Elvis Presley, 'The Sun Sessions'

10 The Beatles, 'The White Album'

9 Bob Dylan, 'Blonde on Blonde'

8 The Clash, 'London Calling'

7 The Rolling Stones, 'Exile on Main Street'

6 Marvin Gaye, 'What's Going On'

5 The Beatles, 'Rubber Soul'

4 Bob Dylan, 'Highway 61 Revisited'

3 The Beatles, 'Revolver'

2 The Beach Boys, 'Pet Sounds'

1 The Beatles, 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I am a massive Beatles fan, but even I think they are over represented on that list!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Agree only that it is a Rolling Stone list.

I don't even consider the Beatles', and i'm a big fan, Sgt Peppers to be their best, even in the context of the time period it was created.

There are many other albums that i throughly enjoy which probably wouldn't make the top 500.

Strangely, for a 2012 list, it is still full of the important albums of the 60's/ early 70's. maybe "young 'uns" don't read Rolling Stone anymore?

Also, what makes me laugh, is the definitive BBC's "Top 20 this, that or t'other" where even if you wanted to vote, you have to choose from their own pre-selected list of 20 or so choices. Shite process.

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By *coutin4girlzMan
over a year ago

Moo-Moo land :-)

Stone Roses first album...Get that on your list..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Take out bob Dylan blonde on blonde and replace with John Lennon plastic ono band shuffle that up to number two with pet sounds replacing dylans spot and errr yeah perfect

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By *verysmileMan
over a year ago

Canterbury

Personally I would add "Rush 2112", ACDC "Back in Black" and U2 "The Joshua Tree" but then again,I have no taste.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hang on... Where's Fleetwood macs rumours... Grrrr.. Take out rubber soul replace with rumours

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By *hyllyphylly OP Man
over a year ago

Bradford

Here's the list in it's entirety

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-20120531

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By *adgodCouple
over a year ago

Greensburg

No Pink Floyd means not a legitimate list to me. Just my opinion. I guess they are my personal Beatles, lol.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Hang on... Where's Fleetwood macs rumours... Grrrr.. Take out rubber soul replace with rumours

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

"Hang on... Where's Fleetwood macs rumours... Grrrr.. Take out rubber soul replace with rumours

I'd take out Sgt Pepper before Rubber Soul or Revolver (my favourite Beatles albums by a country mile!)

There were only about five albums on that list that would make my top 100, let alone 20!

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By *oo hotCouple
over a year ago

North West

Missing....

Rumours

Frampton comes alive

Dark side of the moon

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Missing....

Rumours

Frampton comes alive

Dark side of the moon"

Agree with these three. Beatles / Dylan over represented (though I am a Dylan fan and saw live a few times)

Biggest selling Album ever? Eagles Greatest Hits not on the list? Love em or loathe em it's an odd list without it.

Only one (thriller) out of the top three selling albums ever make it a discredited list?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Brothers in arms...Dire Straights

Discovery....ELO

Never mind the bollocks...Sex Pistols

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

"Missing....

Rumours

Frampton comes alive

Dark side of the moon"

Animals and WYWH would get on my list before DSotM...I think too much familiarity has bred a lot of contempt!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Missing....

Rumours

Frampton comes alive

Dark side of the moon

Agree with these three. Beatles / Dylan over represented (though I am a Dylan fan and saw live a few times)

Biggest selling Album ever? Eagles Greatest Hits not on the list? Love em or loathe em it's an odd list without it.

Only one (thriller) out of the top three selling albums ever make it a discredited list?"

If album sales were a key critera would you be happy to see Nana Mouskouri in the top ten?

Thought not.

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

"Missing....

Rumours

Frampton comes alive

Dark side of the moon

Agree with these three. Beatles / Dylan over represented (though I am a Dylan fan and saw live a few times)

Biggest selling Album ever? Eagles Greatest Hits not on the list? Love em or loathe em it's an odd list without it.

Only one (thriller) out of the top three selling albums ever make it a discredited list?"

Eagles Greatest Hits is exactly that; a greatest hits album...they're usually precluded from best albums ever lists!

I don't think it's discredited for only having one of the top three best selling albums, it's discredited for being a bit shit and predictable. Where are Stevie Wonder's seminal run of 70's albums, for starters!

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By *ipswingCouple
over a year ago

portrush

wheres "hunky dory" ... by david bowie ..

"new boots and panties" ...ian drury

more importantly .."forever changes"..by love

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By *oo hotCouple
over a year ago

North West

"Missing....

Rumours

Frampton comes alive

Dark side of the moon

Animals and WYWH would get on my list before DSotM...I think too much familiarity has bred a lot of contempt!"

I too prefer WYWH but it was not the watershed album the DSOM was and of course DSOM was in the charts for getting on for about a million years.

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

What happened to Bob Marley Legend?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Is this a best album from the last century? Only nevermind is representative of 'recent' bands? The list is rather aimed at rolling stones readership rather than a definitive best of list. For starters what about Radiohead? Coldplay? Oasis?

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

"Missing....

Rumours

Frampton comes alive

Dark side of the moon

Animals and WYWH would get on my list before DSotM...I think too much familiarity has bred a lot of contempt!

I too prefer WYWH but it was not the watershed album the DSOM was and of course DSOM was in the charts for getting on for about a million years."

For the most part it bores the life out of me these days though

I must have bought the bloody thing about ten times over the years: original vinyl, CD, MFSL Gold CD, SACD surround sound version, the re-release that included the Alan Parsons quad mix that I'd had a bootleg of for years anyway (and sounded no different), the 180g vinyl from the same re-issue program...and probably a few others I've forgotten!

The Flaming Lips re-imagining of the album and Easy Star All Stars reggae version are the ones I go to these days

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The list is missing OK Computer, by Radiohead

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

rumours is the greatest album ever made in my opinion .for it not to be in the top 20 quite frankly is a joke .also no pink floyd very strange

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Much of this indicates our ages...I see nothing contemporary....I'm sure some younger people would add somethings. I agree with most suggestions. Is a list based on the best albums...or best because they best influentially...rumours is an a1 album...but not very consequential...I'm old...jd...unknown pleasures..kate bush...kick inside....are a couple of mine...

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood

Although it's all subjective of course

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lots of these lists don't include greatest hits albums.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Led Zeppelin IV

Making Movies .... Dire Straits

Brothers In Arms .... Dire Straits

Born To Run .... Bruce Springsteen

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Appetite for destruction by Guns N Roses

Shake your money maker by Bkack crowes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's a good list if you take all the band's on it and replace them with interesting ones.......I don't think there's been a band on this whole thread that can keep my interest though to be honest...but then I guess millions can't be wrong so it's maybe just my taste doesn't cater for this kind of stuff.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pearl Jam...... Ten

R.E.M...... Green

10,000 maniacs.... MTV live unplugged

thats my top 3

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"No Pink Floyd means not a legitimate list to me. Just my opinion. I guess they are my personal Beatles, lol. "

Wish you were here should top the list!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

And justice for all. Metallica enough said

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

Rubber Soul- The Beatles.

Sticky Little Fingers- The Rolling Stones.

Back in Black- AC/DC.

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By *octor DeleriumMan
over a year ago

Wellingborough

Is the 'list' attempting to promote sales?

They are way off track (pun intended).

Dyslexic Santa

Heading to Florida

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Gary Moore - After The War.......

Ian Dury - New Boots & Panties

Thin Lizzy - 'Jailbrake' & 'White Rose's

.......& a zillion more...........

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By *ikeC81Man
over a year ago

harrow

Oasis...what's the story

Prodigy fat of the land

2 awsome albums that should be on it.

Only 2 albums I can listen to every song on. I love the Beatles but I agree the list was a bit Beatles heavy

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By *ELLONS AND CREAMWoman
over a year ago

stourbridge area

No fleetwood mac ????? X

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There's two albums on that list that I would possibly consider for my top 20.

I hate these kinds of lists because they're subjective to whomever is writing it.

For the record my all time #1 is Fair Warning by Van Halen.

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By *ayandpCouple
over a year ago

Plymouth

No queen albums and nothing after early 90s..

Massive attack blue lines

Leftfield leftism

Manics generation terr

One giant leap

Tanto in the night isn't to shabby either

These Spring to mind bit narrow minded if you ask me

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By *he Badger 22Man
over a year ago

Sheffield

"Brothers in arms...Dire Straights

Discovery....ELO

Never mind the bollocks...Sex Pistols"

Totally agree Brother in arms is brilliant - awesome driving music!

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By *bfoxxxMan
over a year ago

Crete or LANCASTER

"No Pink Floyd means not a legitimate list to me. Just my opinion. I guess they are my personal Beatles, lol. "

Agreed..

Dark side of the Moon, one of the biggest selling albums.I don't know the statistics. .

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

Thin Lizzy - 'Jailbrake' & 'White Rose's

.......& a zillion more...........

That'll be 'Black Rose'

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By *bfoxxxMan
over a year ago

Crete or LANCASTER

"Brothers in arms...Dire Straights

Discovery....ELO

Never mind the bollocks...Sex Pistols

Totally agree Brother in arms is brilliant - awesome driving music!

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brilliant album.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Gary Moore - After The War.......

Ian Dury - New Boots & Panties

Thin Lizzy - 'Jailbrake' & 'White Rose's

.......& a zillion more...........

You have seriously good taste !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My tuppence...

Massive Attack - Protection

Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine - 30 Something

Clash - London Calling

Jane's Addiction - Ritual de lo habitual

Primal Scream - Screamadelica

Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks

Portishead - Dummy

Stone Roses - Stone Roses

Led Zeppelin - IV

Pixies - Doolittle

Oasis - Definitely Maybe

Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St.

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By *educedWoman
over a year ago

Birmingham

and Justice for All - Metallica

Nevermind - Nirvana

Toxicity - System of a Down

Ok Computer - Radio Head

Steptacular - Steps

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By *inkyminky69Man
over a year ago

Glasgow-ish

"My tuppence...

Massive Attack - Protection

Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine - 30 Something

Clash - London Calling

Jane's Addiction - Ritual de lo habitual

Primal Scream - Screamadelica

Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks

Portishead - Dummy

Stone Roses - Stone Roses

Led Zeppelin - IV

Pixies - Doolittle

Oasis - Definitely Maybe

Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St."

Some hoofing ones on there bud!

Still, none from the who? Tommy

The river Springsteen

Parallel lines blondie

Wham! The greatest hits er maybe not! Lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

OutKast - Stankonia

OutKast - Aquemini

Nirvirna - Nevermind

Eminem -SSLP

Nas - Illmatic

Scarface - The Diary

GFK - Supreme Clientele

OutKast - ATLiens

Funkadelic- Free your Mind.. And your ass will follow

BDK - Long Live the Kane

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Stone Roses first album...Get that on your list..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Who - Quadrophenia

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No1 selling album in uk of all time

Queen greatest hits vol 1

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Shite I almost forgot the very first album I bought and one of the best which was a decade of steely Dan.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

heaven 17 penthouse and pavement

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"OutKast - Stankonia

OutKast - Aquemini

Nirvirna - Nevermind

Eminem -SSLP

Nas - Illmatic

Scarface - The Diary

GFK - Supreme Clientele

OutKast - ATLiens

Funkadelic- Free your Mind.. And your ass will follow

BDK - Long Live the Kane"

Best list for me so far.....

Stick 36chambers in there too I reckon...

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By *jeeffMan
over a year ago

leeds

everyone's taste is different so the magazines have their own favourites I like music most of all live music the list I have is too long

David bowie ,T.rex, lou reed Dylan Johnny cash van the man and this year every one will be raving about the kinks again when they get back together but also check out your own local music bands I'm in Leeds so spoilt for choice but check out carnabells ones to watch my opinion

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By *v_heatherTV/TS
over a year ago

Leeds

Queen II - Queen

Operation: Mindcrime - Queensrhyche

Appetite for destruction - Guns n Roses

Master of Puppets - Metallica

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think there should be a place for either Public Enemy's "it takes a nation of millions to hold us back" or NWA's "Straight outta Compton" on the list- both those albums changed the music industry in the same way that "Never Mind the Bollocks" had done over a decade earlier

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"So I am looking for albums to fill up my generic music player, and stumbled across this list from 2012, buy Rolling Stone Magazine.... Agree?

20 Michael Jackson, 'Thriller'

19 Van Morrison, 'Astral Weeks'

18 Bruce Springsteen, 'Born to Run'

17 Nirvana, 'Nevermind'

16 Bob Dylan, 'Blood on the Tracks'

15 The Jimi Hendrix Experience, 'Are You Experienced?'

14 The Beatles, 'Abbey Road'

13 The Velvet Underground and Nico, 'The Velvet Underground'

12 Miles Davis, 'Kind of Blue'

11 Elvis Presley, 'The Sun Sessions'

10 The Beatles, 'The White Album'

9 Bob Dylan, 'Blonde on Blonde'

8 The Clash, 'London Calling'

7 The Rolling Stones, 'Exile on Main Street'

6 Marvin Gaye, 'What's Going On'

5 The Beatles, 'Rubber Soul'

4 Bob Dylan, 'Highway 61 Revisited'

3 The Beatles, 'Revolver'

2 The Beach Boys, 'Pet Sounds'

1 The Beatles, 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'"
I love some of these but not in that order

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

To be honest music is about personal preference. You buy and listen to what you like. Lists put together by music journalists are in my opinion egocentric... How many people look at these lists and say what a great album it is even if they have never heard it just to follow what is deemed cool ..

Although having said that Dark side of the Moon should be on there...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

INXS - Kick

Depeche Mode - Violator

U2 - Achtung Baby

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By *igandanneCouple
over a year ago

Cheltenham

Tubular Bells

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nope, completely disagree with that list. In fact there is only one album in that Top 20 that I would agree with.

Thriller.

Can't stand Elvis, Dylan or Lou Reed - so Velvet Underground is out.

Appreciate the Beatles, but not a massive fan.

Why no Pink Floyd, ELO or Dire Straits.

How come Madonna didn't make the list.

My personal favourite Album EVER is Michael Jacksons Bad.

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over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"OutKast - Stankonia

OutKast - Aquemini

Nirvirna - Nevermind

Eminem -SSLP

Nas - Illmatic

Scarface - The Diary

GFK - Supreme Clientele

OutKast - ATLiens

Funkadelic- Free your Mind.. And your ass will follow

BDK - Long Live the Kane

Best list for me so far.....

Stick 36chambers in there too I reckon..."

Oh yea true you like outkast?

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By *hyllyphylly OP Man
over a year ago

Bradford

I found another list...

Google "nme top 500 albums of all time"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"OutKast - Stankonia

OutKast - Aquemini

Nirvirna - Nevermind

Eminem -SSLP

Nas - Illmatic

Scarface - The Diary

GFK - Supreme Clientele

OutKast - ATLiens

Funkadelic- Free your Mind.. And your ass will follow

BDK - Long Live the Kane

Best list for me so far.....

Stick 36chambers in there too I reckon...

Oh yea true you like outkast?"

Yeah, had the pleasure of seeing them at bestival last year.....I always liked them but was never a 'fan' but now I've heard them live I'm a definate fan

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"OutKast - Stankonia

OutKast - Aquemini

Nirvirna - Nevermind

Eminem -SSLP

Nas - Illmatic

Scarface - The Diary

GFK - Supreme Clientele

OutKast - ATLiens

Funkadelic- Free your Mind.. And your ass will follow

BDK - Long Live the Kane

Best list for me so far.....

Stick 36chambers in there too I reckon...

Oh yea true you like outkast?

Yeah, had the pleasure of seeing them at bestival last year.....I always liked them but was never a 'fan' but now I've heard them live I'm a definate fan

Definitely man they're legends I never got see them though because they were never in ireland they broke up so thats it haha stankonia and aquemini are worth a listen or even all their 6 albums

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By *iss_Samantha_LovecockTV/TS
over a year ago

bmth /poole sometimes blandford

a couple of decent ones in there .. as for the rest ?

who actually compiles these pointless lists .. they should loose theyre job for being a twat

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