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

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

(2012)

252

Substance

New Order

(1987)

253

Second Edition

PiL

(1980)

254

It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

(1988)

255

Chairs Missing

Wire

(1978)

256

Screaming for Vengeance

Judas Priest

(1982)

257

Live Through This

Hole

(1994)

258

Ferment

Catherine Wheel

(1992)

259

Screamadelica

Primal Scream

(1991)

260

Relationship of Command

At the Drive-In

(2000)

261

Gris-Gris

Dr. John, The Night Tripper

(1968)

262

Marquee Moon

Television

(1977)

263

Fun House

The Stooges

(1970)

264

Pinkerton

Weezer

(1996)

265

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello

(1978)

266

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

(1994)

267

Selling England by the Pound

Genesis

(1973)

268

Burner

Breadwinner

(1994)

269

The Smiths

The Smiths

(1984)

270

Walk Among Us

Misfits

(1982)

271

1977

Ash

(1996)

272

Me

Biff Bang Pow!

(1991)

273

Locust Abortion Technician

Butthole Surfers

(1987)

274

C I V I L W A R

Dillinger Four

(2008)

275

The Ponzi Scheme

Firewater

(1998)

276

United by Fate

Rival Schools

(2001)

277

Ten

Pearl Jam

(1991)

278

The Power of Failing

Mineral

(1997)

279

Lightning to the Nations

Diamond Head

(1981)

280

The Scream

Siouxsie and The Banshees

(1978)

281

Girlfriend

Matthew Sweet

(1991)

282

Kimono My House

Sparks

(1974)

283

When Your Heartstrings Break

Beulah

(1999)

284

Hairway to Steven

Butthole Surfers

(1988)

285

Merzbild Schwet

Nurse With Wound

(1980)

286

The Stooges

The Stooges

(1969)

287

International Pop Overthrow

Material Issue

(1991)

288

Lifes Rich Pageant

R.E.M.

(1986)

289

Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain

Pavement

(1994)

290

Gish

Smashing Pumpkins

(1991)

291

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

(1991)

292

EndSerenading

Mineral

(1998)

293

Flip Your Wig

Hüsker Dü

(1986)

294

Vs.

Pearl Jam

(1993)

295

If You're Feeling Sinister

Belle and Sebastian

(1996)

296

Achtung Baby

U2

(1991)

297

New Miserable Experience

Gin Blossoms

(1992)

298

Rum, Sodomy and the Lash

The Pogues

(1985)

299

Violent Femmes

Violent Femmes

(1984)

300

World Outside

The Psychedelic Furs

(1991)