(The lists for each decade are much more accurate --->)
By genre
Click here for Hieu's 2022 visual version of my Top 100.
Click here for Vieira's visual version by decades.
Click here for the version with liner notes.
Click here for Vieira's version with updated notes.
If you are a rock novice, skip the first three and get #4 to #6 first.
N.
| Artist and Title
| Label and Year
| CD reissue
|
1
| Captain Beefheart:
Trout Mask Replica
| Straight, 1969
| Reprise, 1990
|
2
| Robert Wyatt: Rock Bottom
| Virgin, 1974
| Thirsty Ear, 1998
|
3
| Faust: Faust I
| Polydor, 1971
| Polygram, 2001
|
4
| Velvet Underground:
& Nico
| Verve, 1967
| Polygram, 1996
|
5
| Doors: The Doors
| Elektra, 1967
| idem, 1988
|
6
| Tim Buckley: Lorca
| Elektra, 1970
| Asylum, 1992
|
7
| Pere Ubu:
Modern Dance | Blank, 1978
| Geffen, 1998
|
8
| Royal Trux: Twin Infinitives
| Drag City, 1990
| idem, 1994
|
9
| John Fahey: Fare Forward Voyagers
| Takoma, 1973
| Shanachie, 1992
|
10
| Nico: Desert Shore
| Reprise, 1970
| Warner Bros, 1993
|
11
| Popol Vuh: Hosianna Mantra
| Pilz, 1973
| High Tide, 1994
|
12
| Red Crayola: Parable Of Arable Land
| International Artist, 1967
| Spalax, 1994
|
13
| Klaus Schulze: Irrlicht
| Brain, 1972
| Spalax, 1995
|
14
| Nick Cave: The Good Son
| Mute, 1990
|
|
15
| Lisa Germano: Geek The Girl
| 4AD, 1994
|
|
16
| Morphine: Good
| Accurate, 1992
|
|
17
| Bob Dylan:
Blonde On Blonde :
| CBS, 1966
| Columbia, 1992
|
18
| Neu!: self-titled
| UA, 1973
| Astralwerks, 2001
|
19
| Foetus: Nail
| SomeBizarre, 1985
| Homestead, 1995
|
20
| Suicide: self-titled
| Bronze, 1977
| Demon, 1995
|
21
| Van Morrison: Astral Weeks
| Warner Bros, 1968
| idem, 1987
|
22
| Residents: Not Available
| Ralph, 1978
| Mute, 2000
|
23
| Pop Group: Y
| Radar, 1979
| idem, 1996
|
24
| Vampire Rodents: Lullaby Land
| Re-Constriction, 1993
|
|
25
| Husker Du: Zen Arcade
| SST, 1984
|
|
25
| Third Ear Band: self-titled
| Harvest, 1970
|
|
25
| My Bloody Valentine: Loveless | click here | click here |
25
| Butthole Surfers: Psychic Powerless | click here | click here |
25
| Soft Machine: 3 | click here | click here |
25
| Type O Negative: Slow Deep And Hard | click here | click here |
25
| Frank Zappa: Uncle Meat | click here | click here |
25
| Minutemen: Double Nickels On The Dime | click here | click here |
25
| Fugazi: Repeater | click here | click here |
25
| Mercury Rev: Yerself Is Steam | click here | click here |
25
| Gun Club: Fire Of Love | click here | click here |
25
| Red House Painters: Down Colorful Hill | click here | click here |
25
| Slint: Spiderland | click here | click here |
25
| Velvet Underground: White Light White Heat | click here | click here |
25
| Captain Beefheart: Safe As Milk | click here | click here |
25
| Hash Jar Tempo : Well Oiled
| Drunken Fish, 1997
| N.A.
|
25
| Jon Hassell : Dream Theory In Malaya
| EG, 1981
| N.A.
|
25
| Diamanda Galas : Diamanda Galas
| Metalanguage, 1984
| N.A.
|
25
| Gong: Flying Teapot
| Virgin, 1973
| Charly, 1999
|
25
| Bruce Springsteen: The River
| Columbia, 1980
| Columbia, 1995
|
See the lists by decade and decide for yourself which other albums should go in the top 100!
|
Year by year
- The 1960's
- 1966 (Bob Dylan, USA)
- 1967 (Velvet Underground, USA)
- 1968 (Van Morrison, Britain)
- 1969 (Captain Beefheart, USA)
- The 1970's
- 1970 (Nico, Germany)
- 1971 (Faust, Germany)
- 1972 (Klaus Schulze, Germany)
- 1973 (Popol Vuh, Germany)
- 1974 (Robert Wyatt, Britain)
- 1975 (Henry Cow, Britain)
- 1976 (Patti Smith, USA)
- 1977 (Suicide, USA)
- 1978 (Pere Ubu, USA)
- 1979 (Pop Group, Britain)
- The 1980's
- 1980 (Bruce Springsteen, USA)
- 1981 (Gun Club, USA)
- 1982 (Dream Syndicate, USA)
- 1983 (Mark Stewart, Britain)
- 1984 (Husker Du, USA)
- 1985 (Foetus, Australia)
- 1986 (Big Black, USA)
- 1987 (Swans, USA)
- 1988 (Pixies, USA)
- 1989 (Peter Gabriel, Britain)
- The 1990's
- 1990 (Royal Trux, USA)
- 1991 (Slint, USA)
- 1992 (Morphine, USA)
- 1993 (Vampire Rodents, Canada)
- 1994 (Lisa Germano, USA)
- 1995 (Lightwave, France)
- 1996 (Black Tape, USA)
- 1997 (Hash Jar Tempo, NZ)
- 1998 (Dirty 3, Australia)
- 1999 (Black Heart Procession, USA)
- The 2000's
- 2000 (Spring Heel Jack, Britain)
- 2001 (Solex, Netherlands)
- 2002 (To Live and Shave in LA, USA)
- 2003 (Books, USA)
- 2004 (Ghost, Japan)
- 2005 (Shit And Shine, Britain)
- 2006 (Joanna Newsom, USA)
- 2007 (Burning Star Core, USA)
- 2008 (Li Jianhong, China)
- 2009 (Gnaw Their Tongues, Netherlands)
- The 2010's
- 2010 (Joanna Newsom, USA)
- 2011 (Julia Holter, USA)
- 2012 (Abu Lahab, Morocco)
- 2013 (Pharmakon, USA)
- 2014 (Pyrrhon, USA)
- 2015 (Lil Peep, USA)
- 2016 (Impossible Nothing, USA)
- 2017 (Lingua Ignota, USA)
- 2018 (Julia Holter, USA)
- 2019 (Sadaf, USA)
- The 2020's
- 2020 (La Novia, France)
- 2021 (Fucked Up, Canada)
- 2022 (Pragmatica Quartet, Kazakhstan)
- 2023 (Christine and the Queens, France)
Playlists of the best albums and songs by year
By genre
Best of Jazz
Most over-rated musicians/
Die am meisten ueberbewerteten Musiker/
I musicisti piu` sopravvalutati:
- Beatles
- Elvis Presley
- Kanye West
- Prince
- David Bowie
- U2
(1990s: Radiohead, Moby)
(2000s: Eminem)
(2010s: Kanye West)
Most under-rated musicians of all time/
Die am meisten unterbewerteten Musiker/
I musicisti piu` sottovalutati:
- Tim Buckley
- Red Crayola
- Robert Wyatt
- Captain Beefheart
- Pere Ubu
- Faust
- Foetus
- Sandy Bull
- Nico
- Jim Steinman
- Vampire Rodents
Most influential musicians of all time/
Die einflussreichsten Musiker/
I musicisti piu` influenti:
- Chuck Berry
- Velvet Underground
- Rolling Stones
- Neil Young
- Ramones
- Bob Dylan
- Captain Beefheart
- Can
- Pere Ubu
- Bruce Springsteen
- Pink Floyd
- Byrds
Greatest rock musicians
History of Rock Music
The Giants of Rock Music
Album Reviews
Interviews
Most significant works of music 1950-1990
|
