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Originally Posted by Drury18
While (supposedly, and I say this as I am not a Clash fan per say and don't find this album to be one of Strummer's stronger talent endorsements) London Calling is regarded as one of the best albums ever recorded, I have a hard time seeing it listed higher then a Beatles Album. Even a rather weak one like Revolver.
While it makes me happy to see so much Punk represented on this list, I can't ignore the sheer stupidity of the person writing this when you have NUMEROUS iconic British bands. The lack of Led Zepplin or The Rolling Stones makes it hard to believe. Even Elton John should be on here somewhere.
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It's obviously a troll list where the author deliberately picked unorthodox choices to cause outrage and/or discussion (just like this one!).
Here's my attempt at a proper top 10 British albums list (in alphabetical order because I have no idea how to rank these):
1. The Beatles - The Beatles (aka the White Album)
2. The Beatles - Revolver
3. The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
4. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
5. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (aka Led Zeppelin IV)
6. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
7. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
8. Pink Floyd - The Wall
9. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet
10. The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
I contend each one of those deserves consideration when debating the top 10 albums from
any country, not just restricted to bands from the UK.
And look at these masterpieces I had to leave off just to get down to 10:
Abbey Road
Led Zeppelin I, II, III
Wish You Were Here
One could make a very convincing argument that any one of those deserves a spot more than any of the albums I eventually picked.