In 2012, Rolling Stone magazine revised its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. You can see the complete list here, but at this address we're only interested in albums on the list that were released in the years 1976-85. Yes, overall the list is weighted towards white, male, rock artists from the late '60s, but I'm trying to discover "new-to-me" music from my favorite decade that I may have missed. I made these lists for my own sake, but thought I'd share them with you for the common good of society. Here's the 20 albums from '76-'85 that ranked between 200-101:
No.
|
Album
|
Artist
|
Year
|
| 200 | Highway to Hell | AC/DC | 1979 |
| 197 | Murmur | R.E.M. | 1983 |
| 177 | One Nation Under a Groove | Funkadelic | 1978 |
| 176 | Rocks | Aerosmith | 1976 |
| 174 | Desire | Bob Dylan | 1976 |
| 169 | Exodus | Bob Marley and the Wailers | 1977 |
| 168 | My Aim is True | Elvis Costello | 1977 |
| 166 | Imperial Bedroom | Elvis Costello and the Attractions | 1982 |
| 163 | 1999 | Prince | 1982 |
| 157 | Closer | Joy Division | 1981 |
| 155 | Pretenders | Pretenders | 1980 |
| 153 | The B-52's | The B-52's | 1979 |
| 150 | Darkness on the Edge of Town | Bruce Springsteen | 1978 |
| 145 | Aja | Steely Dan | 1977 |
| 140 | Parallel Lines | Blondie | 1978 |
| 137 | Tim | The Replacements | 1985 |
| 132 | Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack | Various Artists | 1977 |
| 130 | Marquee Moon | Television | 1977 |
| 129 | Remain in Light | Talking Heads | 1980 |
| 106 | Rocket to Russia | Ramones | 1977 |
Here's a breakdown of the above 20 albums by release date:
1976
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1977
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1978
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1979
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1980
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1981
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1982
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1983
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1984
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1985
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2
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6
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3
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2
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
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0
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1
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And a breakdown of the 87 albums we've featured so far:
Some really great albums on this portion of the list through the MFD filter. Only ones I would knock down 20 or so positions would be Aerosmith's Rocks and Dylan's Desire. Though I am a fan of both artists, I find those particular albums weak within the context of the respective artist's discography.
ReplyDeleteThe guitar lick from the epic ten minute plus title track from Television's Marquee Moon sticks in my head for weeks after hearing it. Simply devine.