Which of the "500 Greatest Albums" do you own?

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

Hi everybody and Happy New Year!

Well, today I found at Wikipedia a reference to the "500 Greatest Albums" list made by the Rolling Stone magazine in 2003. I know, it's the RS mag (no "Moving Pictures" there?) but anyway... with a little time to kill I extracted the ones I own from that list. If you also have some time (not so much required, really) I'd like to know about your personal list. BUT to make it the narrowest possible, please be strict with the albums as listed there. I mean, I have many songs from Hendrix in different compilations, but I don't have any of the albums listed there. I have the whole output from The Police in a 4 CD box set, but I never bought the albums as originally released. I have both live versions of Pink Floyd's "The Wall" but never bought the original album. Got it? Illegally downloaded albums don't apply either.

So here's the link to The RS 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and here's my list with each album's rank:


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

2. Pet Sounds, The Beach Boys

3. Revolver, The Beatles

5. Rubber Soul, The Beatles

10. The Beatles ("The White Album"), The Beatles

14. Abbey Road, The Beatles

17. Nevermind, Nirvana

29. Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin

39. Please Please Me, The Beatles

43. The Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd

66. Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin

68. Off the Wall, Michael Jackson

72. Purple Rain, Prince

73. Back in Black, AC/DC

76. Imagine, John Lennon

86. Let It Be, The Beatles

130. Paranoid, Black Sabbath

131. Saturday Night Fever, Various Artists

140. Parallel Lines, Blondie

152. The B-52's, The B-52's

159. Alive, Kiss

193. Dookie, Green Day

199. Highway to Hell, AC/DC

205. Abraxas, Santana

221. War, U2

241. Black Sabbath, Black Sabbath

243. Freak Out!, The Mothers of Invention

247. Automatic for the People, R.E.M.

252. Metallica, Metallica

260. Buena Vista Social Club , Buena Vista Social Club

293. Greatest Hits, Simon and Garfunkel

296. We're Only In It For the Money, The Mothers of Invention

311. Unplugged in New York, Nirvana

332. Help!, The Beatles

384. Pyromania, Def Leppard

388. A Hard Day's Night, The Beatles

415. Van Halen , Van Halen

420. With the Beatles, The Beatles

430. At Budokan, Cheap Trick

494. She's So Unusual, Cyndi Lauper

496. Destroyer, Kiss


That makes 41 from 500 (8,2%). Thank you in advance for your time!

[TheJimster]

I own:

8. London Calling, The Clash

15. Are You Experienced?, The Jimi Hendrix Experience

17. Nevermind, Nirvana

26. The Joshua Tree, U2

29. Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin (used to own)

43. The Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd

61. Appetite for Destruction, Guns n' Roses

62. Achtung Baby, U2

66. Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin

70. Physical Graffiti, Led Zeppelin

73. Back in Black, AC/DC

75. Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin

87. The Wall, Pink Floyd

105. Rocket to Russia, Ramones

130. Paranoid, Black Sabbath

156. Paul's Boutique, Beastie Boys

167. Master of Puppets, Metallica

200. The Downward Spiral, Nine Inch Nails

209. Wish You Were Here, Pink Floyd

310. BloodSugarSexMagik, Red Hot Chili Peppers

400. Californication, Red Hot Chili Peppers

415. Van Halen , Van Halen

426. The Battle of Los Angeles, Rage Against the Machine

473. A Rush of Blood to the Head, Coldplay

[seanm]

I only did the top 100 because I am lazy I have almost a quarter of the top 100. If it wasn't so top heavy with Beatles albums, I probably would have done better. Hmmm, no, the next album I have is number 115. So much for that theory.

EDIT: Ok, since everybody else is doing all 500, I will too. Man, do I even drop off after the first 100! I only have 44/500 = 9%.

7. Exile on Main Street, The Rolling Stones
8. London Calling, The Clash
12. Kind of Blue, Miles Davis
15. Are You Experienced?, The Jimi Hendrix Experience
17. Nevermind, Nirvana
18. Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen
24. Live at the Apollo (1963), James Brown
25. Rumours, Fleetwood Mac
26. The Joshua Tree, U2
27. King of the Delta Blues Singers, Vol. 1, Robert Johnson
29. Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin
33. Ramones, Ramones
45. The Band, The Band
48. It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, Public Enemy
49. At Fillmore East, The Allman Brothers Band
61. Appetite for Destruction, Guns n' Roses
66. Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin
72. Purple Rain, Prince
73. Back in Black, AC/DC
75. Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin
77. The Clash, The Clash
78. Harvest, Neil Young
85. Born in the U.S.A., Bruce Springsteen

115. Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, Derek and the Dominos
132. The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle, Bruce Springsteen
149. Houses of the Holy, Led Zeppelin
167. Master of Puppets, Metallica
177. One Nation Under a Groove, Parliament/Funkadelic
221. War, U2
240. Run-DMC, Run-DMC
241. Black Sabbath, Black Sabbath
247. Automatic for the People, R.E.M
262. Workingman's Dead, Grateful Dead
290. Talking Heads: 77, Talking Heads
350. Rust Never Sleeps, Neil Young and Crazy Horse
351. Brothers in Arms, Dire Straits
369. Reggatta de Blanc, The Police
396. Eliminator, ZZ Top
406. I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got, Sinead O' Connor
415. Van Halen , Van Halen
417. Boy, U2
424. King of the Delta Blues Singers, Vol. 2, Robert Johnson
447. Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!, Devo
475. Tunnel of Love, Bruce Springsteen

[Peter McFerrin]

12. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
47. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
66. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
94. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
112. Cream - Disraeli Gears
126. Talking Heads - Remain in Light
128. Television - Marquee Moon
145. Steely Dan - Aja
149. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
150. Santana - s/t
154. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
157. Joy Division - Closer
162. Radiohead - OK Computer
167. Metallica - Master of Puppets
203. Cream - Wheels of Fire
205. Santana - Abraxas
216. The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
238. Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill
246. Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz to Come
249. David Bowie - Low
258. The Grateful Dead - American Beauty
262. The Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead
295. The Smiths - Meat Is Murder
309. Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking
326. The Cure - Disintegration
345. Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense
360. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
367. The Strokes - Is This It
369. The Police - Regatta de Blanc
385. Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic
411. The Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime
440. Beck - Sea Change
455. The Police - Synchronicity
481. The Smiths - s/t
490. Gang of Four - Entertainment!
495. Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising

36/500 = 7.2%

The inclusion of so many greatest-hits collections is troubling. Singles-oriented artists from the '50s and '60s were making individual songs, not albums.

Also, if you include what my brother owns, I'd be up around 40%. We intentionally have very little overlap between our music collections.

[Bassist4Life]

I only own 21 of those 500. I used to own a lot more of them, but I went through phases and traded them in for other music.

One album that I was really happy to see on there was Tribe Called Quest: The Low End Theory (#154). That's one of my favorites of all-time.

Joe

[velvetkevorkian]

12- Miles Davis, Kind Of Blue
41- Sex Pistols, Never Mind The Bollocks...
47- John Coltrane, A Love Supreme
48- Public Enemy, It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
61- Guns'n'Roses, Appetite For Destruction
94- Miles Davis, Bitches Brew
102- John Coltrane, Giant Steps
130- Black Sabbath, Paranoid
162- Radiohead, OK Computer
200- Nine Inch Nails, The Downward Spiral
219- My Bloody Valentine, Loveless
241- Black Sabbath, Black Sabbath
253- Kraftwerk, Trans-Europe Express
300- Public Enemy, Fear Of A Black Planet
341- Moby, Play
356- Miles Davis, Sketches Of Spain
360- Smashing Pumpkins, Siamese Dream
361- New Order, Substance
368- Rage Against The Machine, Rage Against The Machine
412- Massive Attack, Mezzanine
426- Rage Against the Machine, The Battle Of LA
428- Radiohead, Kid A
487- Smashing Pumpkins, Mellon Collie...

23/500= 4.6%
I wonder what that says about my taste in tunes...

[Enden]

1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles
3. Revolver, The Beatles
8. London Calling, The Clash
14. Abbey Road, The Beatles
15. Are You Experienced?, The Jimi Hendrix Experience
17. Nevermind, Nirvana
20. Thriller, Michael Jackson
29. Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin
41. Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, The Sex Pistols
43. The Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd
46. Legend, Bob Marley and the Wailers
54. Electric Ladyland, The Jimi Hendrix Experience
66. Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin
75. Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin
82. Axis: Bold as Love, The Jimi Hendrix Experience
87. The Wall, Pink Floyd
112. Disraeli Gears, Cream
118. Stand!, Sly and the Family Stone
133. Ready to Die, The Notorious B.I.G.
144. Straight Outta Compton, N.W.A
149. Houses of the Holy, Led Zeppelin
167. Master of Puppets, Metallica
177. One Nation Under a Groove, Parliament/Funkadelic
193. Dookie, Green Day
200. The Downward Spiral, Nine Inch Nails
209. Wish You Were Here, Pink Floyd
226. Doolittle, Pixies
243. Freak Out!, The Mothers of Invention
258. American Beauty, Grateful Dead
273. The Slim Shady LP, Eminem
292. White Light / White Heat, The Velvet Underground
297. Weezer (Blue Album), Weezer
302. The Marshall Mathers LP, Eminem
305. Odelay, Beck
309. Nothing's Shocking, Jane's Addiction
310. BloodSugarSexMagik, Red Hot Chili Peppers
311. Unplugged in New York, Nirvana
315. Surfer Rosa, Pixies
327. Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette
341. Play, Moby
360. Siamese Dream, The Smashing Pumpkins
368. Rage Against the Machine, Rage Against the Machine
376. (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, Oasis
386. Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers, Wu-Tang Clan
390. Elephant, The White Stripes
399. Californication, Red Hot Chili Peppers
426. The Battle of Los Angeles, Rage Against the Machine
440. Sea Change, Beck
441. Tragic Kingdom, No Doubt
453. Ritual de lo Habitual, Jane's Addiction
470. Document, R.E.M.
486. Maggot Brain, Funkadelic
496. Destroyer, Kiss

9%
COMMENTS:

Sex Pistols ahead of Dark Side of the Moon?
Rock Steady ahead of Tragic Kingdom?
Gross.

[scottice]

I have 90/500. Not too shabby!

I'm suprised at how much my list leans toward the 80's. Also old school rap and grunge.

8. London Calling, The Clash
12. Kind of Blue, Miles Davis
17. Nevermind, Nirvana
20. Thriller, Michael Jackson
26. The Joshua Tree, U2
29. Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin
33. Ramones, Ramones
41. Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, The Sex Pistols
46. Legend, Bob Marley and the Wailers
48. It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, Public Enemy
61. Appetite for Destruction, Guns n' Roses
62. Achtung Baby, U2
66. Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin
68. Off the Wall, Michael Jackson
72. Purple Rain, Prince
73. Back in Black, AC/DC
75. Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin
77. The Clash, The Clash
93. Sign 'o' the Times, Prince
110. The Bends, Radiohead
120. Raising Hell, Run-DMC
137. The Chronic, Dr. Dre
144. Straight Outta Compton, N.W.A
154. The Low End Theory, A Tribe Called Quest
156. Paul's Boutique, Beastie Boys
157. Closer, Joy Division
162. OK Computer, Radiohead
163. 1999, Prince
187. So, Peter Gabriel
193. Dookie, Green Day
199. Highway to Hell, AC/DC
200. The Downward Spiral, Nine Inch Nails
202. Bad, Michael Jackson
207. Ten, Pearl Jam
217. Licensed to Ill, Beastie Boys
221. War, U2
227. Paid in Full, Eric B. and Rakim
237. Like a Prayer, Madonna
240. Run-DMC, Run-DMC
247. Automatic for the People, R.E.M.
253. Trans-Europe Express, Kraftwerk
261. Tracy Chapman, Tracy Chapman
275. Rhythm Nation 1814, Janet Jackson
278. The Immaculate Collection, Madonna
282. The Cars, The Cars
297. Weezer (Blue Album), Weezer
300. Fear of a Black Planet, Public Enemy
305. Odelay, Beck
309. Nothing's Shocking, Jane's Addiction
310. BloodSugarSexMagik, Red Hot Chili Peppers
311. Unplugged in New York, Nirvana
312. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill
326. Disintegration, The Cure
327. Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette
336. Superunknown, Soundgarden
342. Violator, Depeche Mode
346. 3 Feet High and Rising, De La Soul
360. Siamese Dream, The Smashing Pumpkins
361. Substance, New Order
363. Ray of Light, Madonna
368. Rage Against the Machine, Rage Against the Machine
373. Post, Bjork
374. The Eagles, The Eagle
376. (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, Oasis
384. Pyromania, Def Leppard
389. The End of the Innocence, Don Henley
390. Elephant, The White Stripes
399. Californication, Red Hot Chili Peppers
413. Beauty and the Beat, Go-Go's
415. Van Halen , Van Halen
417. Boy, U2
419. Dummy, Portishead
426. The Battle of Los Angeles, Rage Against the Machine
428. Kid A, Radiohead
439. In Utero, Nirvana
441. Tragic Kingdom, No Doubt
442. Boys Don't Cry, The Cure
444. Criminal Minded, Boogie Down Productions
447. Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!, Devo
453. Ritual de lo Habitual, Jane's Addiction
455. Synchronicity, The Police
459. Strictly Business, EPMD
466. Live Through This, Hole
473. A Rush of Blood to the Head, Coldplay
477. The Score, Fugees
478. Radio, LL Cool J
480. Faith, George Michael
487. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, The Smashing Pumpkins
492. Vitalogy, Pearl Jam
497. Yo! Bum Rush the Show, Public Enemy

[AmyTheFreak]

8. London Calling, The Clash
20. Thriller, Michael Jackson
29. Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin
41. Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, The Sex Pistols
66. Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin
68. Off the Wall, Michael Jackson
70. Physical Graffiti, Led Zeppelin
75. Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin
149. Houses of the Holy, Led Zeppeli
316. Rock Steady, No Doubt
343. Bat Out of Hell, Meat Loaf
473. A Rush of Blood to the Head, Coldplay
487. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, The Smashing Pumpkins

Sad.

[scottice]

Originally Posted by Bassist4Life

One album that I was really happy to see on there was Tribe Called Quest: The Low End Theory (#154). That's one of my favorites of all-time.

Amen brother!
Love that album... in my top 10 for sure!

[fourstringdrums]

I have a really lame CD/Tape collection even though I love a variety of different styles and artists. I don't really buy CD's too much anymore and when I did my tastes were limited and most of those albums aren't on here. A few of them I either had at one time but got lost in moving/being careless over the years or I have on tape and are somewhere in the house, but I still count them

I am pretty disappointed that Rush isn't on here even once and the fact that some albums outrank what I think are worthier albums

17/500 lame...

14. Abbey Road - The Beatles
17. Nevermind - Nirvana
56. Songs in the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder
66. Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin
98. This Year's Model - Elvis Costello
130. Paranoid - Black Sabbath
149. HOuses of the Holy - Led Zeppelin
193. Dookie - Green Day
199. Highway to Hell - AC/DC
252. Metallica - Metallica
298. Master of Reality - Black Sabbath
311. Unplugged in New York - Nirvana
317. The Eminem Show - Eminem
336. Superunknown - Soundgarden
384. Pyromania - Def Leppard
439. In Utero - Nirvana
455. Synchronicity - The Police (455???)

[Jared Lash]

I am too lazy to do it again, but when that issue came out, I counted out how many I had. It was close to 300. I believe the exact number was 282 or 284.

So around 56%.

Or another way of looking at it:

Rolling stone had 282 of my 1654 cds on their list, or about 17%

I agreed with a lot of Rolling Stone's selections, but I definitely had some problems with the order. While I know it sold a billion or so copies, IMO Whitney Houston's debut album being 50 spots ahead of Jeff Buckley's "Grace" is a travesty.

[SteveC]

I don't have many complete albums any more - lots of 'gratest hits" type collections of many artists. I did find a few though:

12. Kind of Blue, Miles Davis
20. Thriller, Michael Jackson
43. The Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd
47. A Love Supreme, John Coltrane
102. Giant Steps, John Coltrane
135. Greatest Hits, Elton John
145. Aja, Steely Dan
238. Can't Buy a Thrill, Steely Dan
385. Pretzel Logic, Steely Dan

[vindy500]

399. Californication, Red Hot Chili Peppers


i have about 50cds, guess im not into the popular stuff much huh

[James Hart]

I've got a few of them...


1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles
2. Pet Sounds, The Beach Boys
3. Revolver, The Beatles
4. Highway 61 Revisited, Bob Dylan
5. Rubber Soul, The Beatles
6. What's Going On, Marvin Gaye
8. London Calling, The Clash
10. The Beatles ("The White Album"), The Beatles
12. Kind of Blue, Miles Davis
14. Abbey Road, The Beatles
15. Are You Experienced?, The Jimi Hendrix Experience
17. Nevermind, Nirvana
18. Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen
20. Thriller, Michael Jackson
23. Innervisions, Stevie Wonder
24. Live at the Apollo (1963), James Brown
25. Rumours, Fleetwood Mac
26. The Joshua Tree, U2
28. Who's Next, The Who
29. Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin
30. Blue, Joni Mitchell
35. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, David Bowie
36. Tapestry, Carole King
37. Hotel California, The Eagles
43. The Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd
45. The Band, The Band
47. A Love Supreme, John Coltrane
51. Bridge Over Troubled Water, Simon and Garfunkel
52. Greatest Hits, Al Green
54. Electric Ladyland, The Jimi Hendrix Experience
56. Songs in the Key of Life, Stevie Wonder
60. Greatest Hits, Sly and the Family Stone
61. Appetite for Destruction, Guns n' Roses
65. Moondance, Van Morrison
66. Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin
67. The Stranger, Billy Joel
68. Off the Wall, Michael Jackson
69. Superfly, Curtis Mayfield
70. Physical Graffiti, Led Zeppelin
71. After the Gold Rush, Neil Young
72. Purple Rain, Prince
73. Back in Black, AC/DC
74. Otis Blue, Otis Redding
75. Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin
78. Harvest, Neil Young
79. Star Time, James Brown
81. Graceland, Paul Simon
82. Axis: Bold as Love, The Jimi Hendrix Experience
84. Lady Soul, Aretha Franklin
85. Born in the U.S.A., Bruce Springsteen
86. Let It Be, The Beatles
87. The Wall, Pink Floyd
89. Dusty in Memphis, Dusty Springfield
90. Talking Book, Stevie Wonder
91. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Elton John
93. Sign 'o' the Times, Prince
94. Bitches Brew, Miles Davis
95. Green River, Creedence Clearwater Revival
96. Tommy, The Who
98. This Year's Model, Elvis Costello
101. Fresh Cream, Cream
102. Giant Steps, John Coltrane
107. Hunky Dory, David Bowie
112. Disraeli Gears, Cream
115. Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, Derek and the Dominos
130. Paranoid, Black Sabbath
131. Saturday Night Fever, Various Artists
132. The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle, Bruce Springsteen
138. Rejuvenation, The Meters
140. Parallel Lines, Blondie
144. Straight Outta Compton, N.W.A
145. Aja, Steely Dan
146. Surrealistic Pillow, Jefferson Airplane
149. Houses of the Holy, Led Zeppelin
150. Santana, Santana
151. Darkness on the Edge of Town, Bruce Springsteen
154. The Low End Theory, A Tribe Called Quest
155. Pretenders, The Pretenders
156. Paul's Boutique, Beastie Boys
163. 1999, Prince
165. Let's Get It On, Marvin Gaye
168. My Aim Is True, Elvis Costello
170. Live at Leeds, The Who
172. Every Picture Tells a Story, Rod Stewart
177. One Nation Under a Groove, Parliament/Funkadelic
179. The Anthology 1961 - 1977, Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions
187. So, Peter Gabriel
188. Buffalo Springfield Again, Buffalo Springfield
197. Murmur, R.E.M.
199. Highway to Hell, AC/DC
200. The Downward Spiral, Nine Inch Nails
203. Wheels of Fire, Cream
204. Dirty Mind, Prince
205. Abraxas, Santana
206. Tea for the Tillerman, Cat Stevens
207. Ten, Pearl Jam
209. Wish You Were Here, Pink Floyd
212. Proud Mary: The Best of Ike and Tina Turner, Ike and Tina Turner
216. The Queen Is Dead, The Smiths
217. Licensed to Ill, Beastie Boys
218. Look-Ka Py Py, The Meters
221. War, U2
222. The Neil Diamond Collection, Neil Diamond
224. Nebraska, Bruce Springsteen
226. Doolittle, Pixies
229. Nick of Time, Bonnie Raitt
237. Like a Prayer, Madonna
241. Black Sabbath, Black Sabbath
244. Live Dead, Grateful Dead
246. The Shape of Jazz to Come, Ornette Coleman
247. Automatic for the People, R.E.M.
254. Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston
258. American Beauty, Grateful Dead
262. Workingman's Dead, Grateful Dead
266. Quadrophenia, The Who
268. Psycho Candy, The Jesus and Mary Chain
274. Mothership Connection, Parliament
278. The Immaculate Collection, Madonna
284. Music of My Mind, Stevie Wonder
285. I'm Still in Love With You, Al Green
289. Call Me, Al Green
290. Talking Heads: 77, Talking Heads
293. Greatest Hits, Simon and Garfunkel
295. Meat Is Murder, The Smiths
298. Master of Reality, Black Sabbath
305. Odelay, Beck
309. Nothing's Shocking, Jane's Addiction
310. BloodSugarSexMagik, Red Hot Chili Peppers
313. Damn the Torpedoes, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
322. Ghost in the Machine, The Police
323. Station to Station, David Bowie
325. Slowhand, Eric Clapton
326. Disintegration, The Cure
327. Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette
328. Exile in Guyville, Liz Phair
337. Aqualung, Jethro Tull
345. Stop Making Sense, Talking Heads
347. The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Pink Floyd
350. Rust Never Sleeps, Neil Young and Crazy Horse
351. Brothers in Arms, Dire Straits
352. 52nd Street, Billy Joel
356. Sketches of Spain, Miles Davis
362. L.A. Woman, The Doors
363. Ray of Light, Madonna
368. Rage Against the Machine, Rage Against the Machine
369. Reggatta de Blanc, The Police
373. Post, Bjork
379. Greetings from Asbury Park, Bruce Springsteen
384. Pyromania, Def Leppard
385. Pretzel Logic, Steely Dan
389. The End of the Innocence, Don Henley
401. (Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd), Lynyrd Skynyrd
406. I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got, Sinead O' Connor
409. 461 Ocean Boulevard, Eric Clapton
411. Double Nickels on the Dime, Minutemen
414. Greatest Hits, James Brown
417. Boy, U2
418. Band on the Run, Wings
419. Dummy, Portishead
426. The Battle of Los Angeles, Rage Against the Machine
430. At Budokan, Cheap Trick
434. Outlandos D'Amour, The Police
440. Sea Change, Beck
442. Boys Don't Cry, The Cure
449. The World Is a Ghetto, War
453. Ritual de lo Habitual, Jane's Addiction
455. Synchronicity, The Police
470. Document, R.E.M.
480. Faith, George Michael
486. Maggot Brain, Funkadelic
488. Voodoo, D'Angelo
490. Entertainment!, Gang of Four
492. Vitalogy, Pearl Jam
495. New Day Rising, Husker Du

[bongomania]

I used to own a couple dozen of those when I was a teenager/college kid... Zappa, Hendrix, misc. reggae, Tom Waits, etc.

At present I own Paranoid and Master of Reality by Sabbath, and I have tracks from two or three dozen of the others in misc. compilations.

[905]

10 - The Beatles - White Album
20 - Michael Jackson - Thriller
28 - the Who - Who's Next
42 - the Doors- The Doors
43 - Pink Floyd - the Dark Side of the Moon
46 - Bob Marley & the Wailers - Legend
55 - Elvis - Elvis Presley
73 - AC/DC - Back in Black
96 - the Who - Tommy
112 - Cream - Disraeli Gears
113 - the Who - The Who Sell Out
123 - Bob Marley & the Wailers - Catch a Fire
167 - Metallica - Master of Puppets
169 - Bob Marley - Exodus
170 - the Who - Live at Leeds
182 - Bob Marley & the Wailers - Natty Dread
199 - AC/DC - Highway to Hell
236 - the Who - The Who Sings My Generation
252 - Metallica - Metallica
266 - the Who - Quadrophenia
319 - Bob Marley & the Wailers - Burnin'
330 - James Brown - In the Jungle Groove
337 - Jethro Tull - Aqualung
351 - Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
362 - the Doors - L.A. Woman
383 - The Who - A Quick One (Happy Jack)
392 - Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys
407 - the Doors - Strange Days
461 - Los Lobos - How Will the Wolf Survive?

All in all, 30 out of 500 albums. 6% I think.
Not bad for a 15 year old?
Plus, my father has all of FZ's albums and most likely Mothers' as well a lot of other stuff - but I didn't count that in.

On my computer I have 111 albums (and that's only what's on my computer)

[Dave]

Holy crap James, you must have quite the cd collection. I guess my taste in music sucks...I do not own a single one of those.

However, I do own cds by artists that are in the list, but that actual album didnt make it on there.

[Petary791]

1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles
3. Revolver, The Beatles
5. Rubber Soul, The Beatles
6. What's Going On, Marvin Gaye
10. The Beatles ("The White Album"), The Beatles
12. Kind of Blue, Miles Davis
14. Abbey Road, The Beatles
15. Are You Experienced?, The Jimi Hendrix Experience
20. Thriller, Michael Jackson
29. Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin
43. The Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd
46. Legend, Bob Marley and the Wailers
52. Greatest Hits, Al Green
54. Electric Ladyland, The Jimi Hendrix Experience
59. Meet the Beatles, The Beatles
60. Greatest Hits, Sly and the Family Stone
61. Appetite for Destruction, Guns n' Roses
65. Moondance, Van Morrison
66. Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin
70. Physical Graffiti, Led Zeppelin
72. Purple Rain, Prince
73. Back in Black, AC/DC
75. Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin
81. Graceland, Paul Simon
82. Axis: Bold as Love, The Jimi Hendrix Experience
86. Let It Be, The Beatles
87. The Wall, Pink Floyd
94. Bitches Brew, Miles Davis
96. Tommy, The Who
101. Fresh Cream, Cream
112. Disraeli Gears, Cream
126. Remain in Light, Talking Heads
130. Paranoid, Black Sabbath
131. Saturday Night Fever, Various Artists
135. Greatest Hits, Elton John
144. Straight Outta Compton, N.W.A
149. Houses of the Holy, Led Zeppelin
165. Let's Get It On, Marvin Gaye
167. Master of Puppets, Metallica
180. The Definitive Collection, Abba
187. So, Peter Gabriel
193. Dookie, Green Day
203. Wheels of Fire, Cream
207. Ten, Pearl Jam
209. Wish You Were Here, Pink Floyd
228. Toys in the Attic, Aerosmith
230. A Night at the Opera, Queen
241. Black Sabbath, Black Sabbath
243. Freak Out!, The Mothers of Invention
252. Metallica, Metallica
265. Cosmo's Factory, Creedence Clearwater Revival
274. Mothership Connection, Parliament
281. Can't Get Enough, Barry White
290. Talking Heads: 77, Talking Heads
296. We're Only In It For the Money, The Mothers of Invention
298. Master of Reality, Black Sabbath
310. BloodSugarSexMagik, Red Hot Chili Peppers
311. Unplugged in New York, Nirvana
316. Rock Steady, No Doubt
318. Back Stabbers, The O'Jays
332. Help!, The Beatles
336. Superunknown, Soundgarden
337. Aqualung, Jethro Tull
345. Stop Making Sense, Talking Heads
347. The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Pink Floyd
359. Stankonia, Outkast
368. Rage Against the Machine, Rage Against the Machine
382. More Songs About Buildings and Food, Talking Heads
388. A Hard Day's Night, The Beatles
392. Willy and the Poor Boys, Creedence Clearwater Revival
399. Californication, Red Hot Chili Peppers
414. Greatest Hits, James Brown
415. Van Halen , Van Halen
420. With the Beatles, The Beatles
426. The Battle of Los Angeles, Rage Against the Machine
441. Tragic Kingdom, No Doubt
450. Fly Like an Eagle, Steve Miller Band
455. Synchronicity, The Police
492. Vitalogy, Pearl Jam

Now on i'm a mission to get the other 421.

[P. Aaron]

I was surprised to see that I owned at least one record per page of that book. Either I am a hip & cool consumer of all that is hip & cool. Or I am a stooge who was suckered into buying all that corporate produced music being shoved onto the mindless masses.