The Observer - 50 albums that changed music
| Pos | Album |
|---|---|
| 1 |
The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground & Nico
· 1967
|
| 2 |
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beatles
· 1967
|
| 3 |
Trans Europa Express
Kraftwerk
· 1977
|
| 4 |
Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A
· 1988
|
| 5 |
King of the Delta Blues Singers
Robert Johnson
· 1961
|
| 6 |
What’s Going On
Marvin Gaye
· 1971
|
| 7 |
Horses
Patti Smith
· 1975
|
| 8 |
Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
· 1965
|
| 9 |
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
· 1956
|
| 10 |
Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
· 1966
|
| 11 |
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
David Bowie
· 1972
|
| 12 |
Kind of Blue
Miles Davis
· 1959
|
| 13 |
Songs for Swingin’ Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
· 1956
|
| 14 |
Blue
Joni Mitchell
· 1971
|
| 15 |
Discreet Music
Brian Eno
· 1975
|
| 16 |
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
· 1967
|
| 17 |
Raw Power
Iggy and The Stooges
· 1973
|
| 18 |
London Calling
The Clash
· 1979
|
| 19 |
What’s the 411?
Mary J. Blige
· 1992
|
| 20 |
Sweetheart of the Rodeo
The Byrds
· 1968
|
| 21 |
Spice
Spice Girls
· 1996
|
| 22 |
Hounds of Love
Kate Bush
· 1985
|
| 23 |
King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown
Augustus Pablo
· 1976
|
| 24 |
Immigrés / Bitim Rew
Youssou N'Dour & Le Super Étoile de Dakar
· 1984
|
| 25 |
Live At The Apollo (1962)
James Brown
· 2005
|
| 26 |
Songs in the Key of Life
Stevie Wonder
· 1976
|
| 27 |
Are You Experienced
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
· 1967
|
| 28 |
Purple Rain
Prince and The Revolution
· 1984
|
| 29 |
The Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd
· 1973
|
| 30 |
Catch a Fire
The Wailers
· 1973
|
| 31 |
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
· 1989
|
| 32 |
Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
· 1965
|
| 33 |
Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
· 1973
|
| 34 |
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
· 1970
|
| 35 |
Ramones
Ramones
· 1976
|
| 36 |
My Generation
The Who
· 1965
|
| 37 |
Blue Lines
Massive Attack
· 1991
|
| 38 |
The Bends
Radiohead
· 1994
|
| 39 |
Thriller
Michael Jackson
· 1982
|
| 40 |
Run‐D.M.C.
Run‐D.M.C.
· 1984
|
| 41 |
Chic
Chic
· 1977
|
| 42 |
The Smiths
The Smiths
· 1984
|
| 43 |
Screamadelica
Primal Scream
· 1991
|
| 44 |
Fear of Music
Talking Heads
· 1979
|
| 45 |
Liege & Lief
Fairport Convention
· 1969
|
| 46 |
Dare
The Human League
· 1981
|
| 47 |
Nevermind
Nirvana
· 1991
|
| 48 |
Is This It
The Strokes
· 2001
|
| 49 |
3 Feet High and Rising
De La Soul
· 1989
|
| 50 |
Frequencies
LFO
· 1991
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