Title says it all- what do you monkeys think the best musical album ever produced is (greatest hits albums don't count)? Any genre, any era. Even the best artists produce some shitty songs so you gotta take into account how much the good ones outweigh the bad ones in any certain album. That being said, I gotta go with Billy Joel's The Stranger; every single song is absolute gold and it solidified him as one of the top solo artists of his time.
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The Beatles - Revolver
The Clash - London Calling
If I can cheat: Queen - Greatest Hits I
OK Computer
EDM- Hi This Is Flume mixtape
Pop- Doo woops and hooligans (Bruno Mars) or Teenage dream (Katy Perry)
Rap- MBDTF (Kanye West)
Rock- Sgt. Pepper's lonely hearts club band (The Beatles)
Fully second this.
Gotta add Ride The Lightning by Metallica for me personally, then this list is complete.
this guy f**ks!!
I never ever skip a song on Arctic Monkeys AM. Also a big fan of OK Computer. In a different vein Physical Graffiti and Animals are also favorites. My most listened to this year will probably be DANCEHALL by the Blaze though.
Oh damn, Physical Graffiti, Animals, and OK computer are all 10/10 albums. Good tase!
Best ever is an impossible task, which is what makes it fun.
I nominate Boston. Pretty much every song is good, and most are big hits. Certainly one of the best debuts ever.
Interesting. I'm a huge classic rock fan so obviously Boston is a top choice but I only ever vibed with Don't Look Back, Peace of Mind, Smokin', Amanda, Foreplay, More Than A Feeling, and My Destination. Maybe I've been missing out since other than those I couldn't really name any of their other stuff.
Edit: I realize you were talking about the album not the actual band. I'll have to check the last three songs out-never heard em before
Fore! Huey Lewis and the News. It’s there most accomplished album.
Inb4 the American Psycho jokes...
Darkness on the Edge of Town - Springsteen
Dirt - Alice in Chains
Starboy - The Weeknd
Vs. - Pearl Jam
My favorite albums tend to change, just depends on what I’ve been listening too for the past couple of weeks.
The correct answer is Dark Side of the Moon.
Brain Damage>>>>>>>>
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Disagree, while I own it there's nothing you can really sing along to or really drive to. I find that it's overrated for anything other than listening to while you're stoned out of your mind. Don't get me wrong, it's good, but I think it's overrated.
I'm not really a fan of listening to full albums, but the only one that I've made it through completely and enjoyed is The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
RT
Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison
Username checks out
Ayyy brother
Blonde - Frank Ocean
That album is the music equivalent of getting drunk when you’re just a little sad and getting lost in your thoughts when out with friends
Illmatic
yup
I'm going to cheat with the first one: The Eagles Greatest Hits
It is a masterpiece in its own right.
If I have to follow the rules: Born to Run. Just look at the track list. No matter how little you care about the boss, I promise that you can sing three of the eight songs on the album from memory.
Songs in the Key of Life
Rush2112 must be an old guy like me. My favorite album is
Billy Joel's The Stranger followed by:
Glass Houses, Storm Front and 52nd street.
Agree with all of those but I'd put Piano Man near the top as well, probably tied with Glass Houses for #2
I know Piano Man is a classic but his pre stranger stuff sounds a little too 60ish for me.
50 cent - Get rich or die tryin
Rumours - Fleetwood Mac gotta be up there
Is it weird that I Don't Want to Know is my favorite Fleetwood Mac song?
Love that song
This is the best answer I've seen so far. Almost every single song on this album is a hit.
You can have all the appreciation for albums like Dark Side of the Moon (Ive seen Waters live multiple times) but no matter how much you like floyd, you cant just throw them on at any point in time like you can with most of the songs on Rumours. With the Beatles or the Stones, there are typically 1-2 duds on every album (would love to hear of an exception). People referencing Bruno Mars and other modern pop artists don't warrant a response.
Also, it is rock album loved by women as well, which I think speaks to its ability to influence. Would love to hear an argument for a better album.
I know my affinity towards Billy Joel has become obvious at this point but would you agree that he has several albums without duds?
A few of my faves have been mentioned already, so here are a few more.
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks
I haven’t seen Led Zeppelin IV here yet, it’s pretty short but every song is a classic
Yep, you could make an argument for that based on Stairway to Heaven alone>>>
+1, great call
I was scrolling down and felt the need to say it.
Nas - It was written
A masterpiece on so many levels
Dude every song is a classic!
eMC - The Show
Probably not the greatest albums in terms of industry impact, critical acclaim, etc but some of my favourites:
Eminem - the Eminem show
Crowded House - Woodface
Arctic Monkeys - AM
Flume - self titled 2012 (saw a set in early 2013 which was phenomenal)
U2 - greatest hits ;)
Switchfoot - The Beautiful Letdown
Mac Miller - swimming
Drake - nothing was the same
Kanye west - many albums
Weeknd - starboy
Wu-Tang Clan -- Enter the Wu-Tang Clan - 36 Chambers
Was expecting Diplomatic Immunity outta you...
Dipset has some bangers
That and Liquid Swords by GZA (and the rest of Wu-Tang)
Outkast - Aquemini
Had to scroll too far down for this
Black Moon - Enta Da Stage
Jay Z - Reasonable Doubt
all the while we do it DOGGYSTYLE
Lots of good stuff in this thread already, but greatest hits albums are basically cheating IMO.
My non-exhaustive list of Front-to-Back'er albums below, in no order (includes some repeats):
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (really needs to be listened to in one sitting, front to back for full effect, ideally enjoyed with a joint and a beer)
AC/DC - Back in Black, Dirty Deeds, Highway to Hell
Metallica - Ride the Lightning
Justice - Justice
The Arkells - Jackson Square
Arctic Monkey - AM
Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have it so Much Better
The Strokes - Angles
Led Zeppelin - I, II
Boston - Boston
Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy
Green Day - American Idiot
Said the Whale - Howe Sounds, Islands Disappear
Audioslave - Audioslave
Mt. Joy - Mt. Joy
MeatLoaf - Bat Outta Hell
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
Band of Skulls - Baby Darling Dollface Honey
Cage the Elephant - Cage the Elephant
Mumford & Sons - Sigh no More
Big Wild - Superdream
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
Deadmau5 - 4x4=12
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Van Halen - Van Halen, 1984 (RIP)
Greta Van Fleet - From the Fires
Zhu - GENERATIONWHY
Glorious Sons - Young Beauties and Fools
Jet - Shaka Rock
July Talk - July Talk
Kid Cudi - Man on the Moon
Macklemore - The Heist
Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
RHCP - Stadium Arcadium, By the Way
The Sheepdogs - Trying to Grow
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet
Vulfpeck - Live at Madison Square Garden
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
This is starting to get outta hand so I'll cut it here. Rap and Country are two genres I also listen to quite heavily that aren't really well represented on this list...
oooooooooooohhhhhhhhh, excitable boy
Zevon is a total sleeper pick - Actually listening to it today to get me through some super riveting debt modeling on a slow Friday
Macklemore? Lmao.
Not embarrassed to admit it - love that album. Didn’t deserve to beat Kendrick for best rap album but that’s another story
Macklemore/ the Heist has a special place in my heart for being a headliner at my first ever music festival... and my introduction to certain other things and activities you might find at music festivals
The Strokes - Is This It
Freddie Gibbs and Madlib - Piñata
The Avalanches - Since I Left You
Madvillain - Madvilliany
Fear Inoculum- TOOL.
Kendrick - GKMC, TPAB
Kanye - 808s, MBDTF
Drake - Nothing Was The Same, Take Care, IYRTITL
JCole - 2014 Forest Hills Drive
SB'd for the Kendrick, can't believe I missed him on my list
Saw him live when he toured after TPAB - pretty fucking wild
Very solid picks but I would personally put Section.80 up there for Kendrick, my favourite album of his and heavily slept on IMO
Honestly, his entire discography is good I was considering putting both Section.80 and DAMN up there but not tryna be a dickrider. While Section.80 is rly good, GKMC and TPAB just transcend into legendary/GOAT status for me.
Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare,
Elvis - Anything recorded at sun records (blue moon of kentucky, mystery train, that's all right are personal favourites)
Thin Lizzy - black rose
Michael Jackson - off the wall
>inb4 someone posts a tired and cliched Huey Lewis/American Psycho reference
turn on the bright lights - interpol
collide with the sky - pierce the veil
one-x - three days grace
rodeo - travis scott
chance the rapper - the big day
This album is horrible. You gotta be trollin'
For me it has to be Currents by Tame Impala
Strange Talk - Cast Away
I think it’s a toss up between Beatles sgt peppers and MJ Thriller. Those two stick out in my mind as the most ground breaking albums of all time.
So many honorable mentions though: Abby road Zeppelin IV Pink Floyd dark side of the moon The Who. Tommy Guns and Roses appetite for destruction Nirvana Nevermind Red Hot Chili Peppers bssm Aerosmith get a grip Pearl Jam ten Outcast Stankonia Marshal Mathers LP Kanye fantasy
If you like The Who check out their album released last year called The Who. IMO, so many great songs (I Don't Wanna Get Wise, Ball and Chain, Hero Ground Zero, All This Music Must Fade, etc.) and for a while I had no idea it was released so recently.
Nine Lives - Aerosmith
Good kid, Maad City - Kendrick Lamar
Green Day-Dookie. Every track on that album became the bible for 90's/2000's punk rock to follow.
Rock: The Wall
Rap: The Eminem Show
Pop: Purple Rain
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