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. 

251

Treasure

Cocteau Twins

(1984)

252

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

(2012)

253

Substance

New Order

(1987)

254

Second Edition

PiL

(1980)

255

It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

(1988)

256

Chairs Missing

Wire

(1978)

257

Screaming for Vengeance

Judas Priest

(1982)

258

Live Through This

Hole

(1994)

259

Ferment

Catherine Wheel

(1992)

260

Screamadelica

Primal Scream

(1991)

261

Relationship of Command

At the Drive-In

(2000)

262

Gris-Gris

Dr. John, The Night Tripper

(1968)

263

Marquee Moon

Television

(1977)

264

Fun House

The Stooges

(1970)

265

Pinkerton

Weezer

(1996)

266

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello

(1978)

267

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

(1994)

268

Selling England by the Pound

Genesis

(1973)

269

Burner

Breadwinner

(1994)

270

The Smiths

The Smiths

(1984)

271

Walk Among Us

Misfits

(1982)

272

1977

Ash

(1996)

273

Me

Biff Bang Pow!

(1991)

274

Locust Abortion Technician

Butthole Surfers

(1987)

275

C I V I L W A R

Dillinger Four

(2008)

276

The Ponzi Scheme

Firewater

(1998)

277

United by Fate

Rival Schools

(2001)

278

Ten

Pearl Jam

(1991)

279

The Power of Failing

Mineral

(1997)

280

Lightning to the Nations

Diamond Head

(1981)

281

The Scream

Siouxsie and The Banshees

(1978)

282

Girlfriend

Matthew Sweet

(1991)

283

Kimono My House

Sparks

(1974)

284

When Your Heartstrings Break

Beulah

(1999)

285

Hairway to Steven

Butthole Surfers

(1988)

286

Merzbild Schwet

Nurse With Wound

(1980)

287

The Stooges

The Stooges

(1969)

288

International Pop Overthrow

Material Issue

(1991)

289

Lifes Rich Pageant

R.E.M.

(1986)

290

Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain

Pavement

(1994)

291

Gish

Smashing Pumpkins

(1991)

292

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

(1991)

293

EndSerenading

Mineral

(1998)

294

Flip Your Wig

Hüsker Dü

(1986)

295

Vs.

Pearl Jam

(1993)

296

If You're Feeling Sinister

Belle and Sebastian

(1996)

297

Achtung Baby

U2

(1991)

298

New Miserable Experience

Gin Blossoms

(1992)

299

Rum, Sodomy and the Lash

The Pogues

(1985)

300

Violent Femmes

Violent Femmes

(1984)