List Of Essential Albums

A great album is an assemblage of songs that collectively form a body of music that is more enjoyable than the individual songs.  The great ones will even reveal something new with each listen.  This is a list of albums that fit that criteria. 

201

Telepathic With the Deceased

Xasthur

(2004)

202

This Nation's Saving Grace

The Fall

(1985)

203

Skylarking

XTC

(1986)

204

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

(1992)

205

Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

(1977)

206

Harvest

Neil Young

(1972)

207

Half Dead and Dynamite

Lifter Puller

(1997)

208

Det som engang var

Burzum

(1993)

209

Disintegration

The Cure

(1989)

210

Entertainment!

Gang of Four

(1979)

211

Crazy Rhythms

The Feelies

(1980)

212

Let It Be

The Replacements

(1984)

213

New Day Rising

Hüsker Dü

(1985)

214

English Settlement

XTC

(1982)

215

Specials

The Specials

(1979)

216

Wild Planet

The B-52's

(1980)

217

The Sophtware Slump

Grandaddy

(2000)

218

Tonight and Forever

Sense Field

(2001)

219

In Utero

Nirvana

(1993)

220

Exile in Guyville

Liz Phair

(1993)

221

Ultravox!

Ultravox!

(1977)

222

Roads to the North

Panopticon

(2014)

223

Strawberries

The Damned

(1982)

224

Germfree Adolescents

X-Ray Spex

(1978)

225

Purple

Baroness

(2015)

226

Wakin on a Pretty Daze

Kurt Vile

(2013)

227

Rock Collection

Pond

(1997)

228

Arise!

Amebix

(1987)

229

Filosofem

Burzum

(1996)

230

A Moon Shaped Pool

Radiohead

(2016)

231

A Taste of Pink!

The Prisoners

(1983)

232

The Clash

The Clash

(1977)

233

The Doors

The Doors

(1967)

234

Autumn Eternal

Panopticon

(2015)

235

Welcome to Sky Valley

Kyuss

(1994)

236

Under the Sign of the Black Mark

Bathory

(1987)

237

Nightcrawler

Pete Yorn

(2006)

238

There's a Riot Goin' On

Sly & The Family Stone

(1971)

239

Bergtatt: Et eeventyr i 5 capitler

Ulver

(1995)

240

Purple Rain

Prince and The Revolution

(1984)

241

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

(1967)

242

Master of Puppets

Metallica

(1986)

243

Amnesiac

Radiohead

(2001)

244

The Argument

Fugazi

(2001)

245

Perverted by Language

The Fall

(1983)

246

Island of Jewels

The Legendary Pink Dots

(1986)

247

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

(1972)

248

Sandinista!

The Clash

(1980)

249

Blue Bell Knoll

Cocteau Twins

(1988)

250

Telepathic Surgery

The Flaming Lips

(1989)