Music - National Top 100 Albums

[troutman]

Australia

http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottes...ntdown/all.htm

To get the ball rolling and get you inspired, we asked some of the country's top musicians and industry experts to tell us their favourite Australian albums of all time. Using a preferential voting system for this exercise only, we have compiled a list of 100 Australian albums as voted by more than 175 industry heads!

1. Powderfinger - Odyssey Number Five
2. Silverchair - Frogstomp
3. AC/DC - Back in Black
4. The Living End - The Living End
5. INXS - Kick
6. Powderfinger - Internationalist
7. The Presets - Apocalypso
8. Wolfmother - Wolfmother
9. The Avalanches - Since I Left You
10. Regurgitator - Unit

[Daradon]

Nick Cave didn't make it into the top ten?

No Kylie either! lol j/k

[troutman]

Canada:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Top...anadian_Albums

The Top 100 Canadian Albums is a book by Bob Mersereau, published in 2007 by Goose Lane Editions.

1. Harvest, Neil Young (1972)
2. Blue, Joni Mitchell (1971)
3. After the Gold Rush, Neil Young (1970)
4. Music From Big Pink, The Band (1968)
5. Fully Completely, The Tragically Hip (1992)
6. Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette (1995)
7. The Band, The Band (1969)
8. Funeral, Arcade Fire (2004)
9. Moving Pictures, Rush (1981)
10. American Woman, The Guess Who (1970)

[troutman]

New Zealand:

the link: rip it up - top 100 new zealand albums of all time or keep reading...

"Here is the listing of "New Zealand's Top 100 Albums of All Time", as published in three parts in the New Zealand rock monthly "Rip It Up", from October to December 2000. The 250 contributors were drawn from the ranks of musicians, journalists and industry reps. Ranked in order of merit".

1. SPLIT ENZ - Mental Notes (1975)
2. CHE FU - 2b S.Pacific (1998)
3. SHIHAD - Killjoy (1995)
4. THE SKEPTICS - Amalgam (1992)
5. SUPERGROOVE - Traction (1994)
6. THE CLEAN - Boodle, Boodle, Boodle (1981)
7. SALMONELLA DUB - Killervision (1999)
8. STRAITJACKET FITS - Melt (1990)
9. TOY LOVE - Toy Love (1980)
10. VARIOUS - AK '79 (1980)

[Daradon]

^^^ Some pretty good choices (Canada) there, but looked on the full list and not a single Tea Party album.

They were so underrated. Martin could play like 12 different instruments, their drummer was one of the best in the business, and for three guys they could make a ton of noise! Fusing world and symphonic sounds with industrial and electronic beats, albums with great poetry, they are one of my favorite Canadian bands if not the favorite.

[YYC in LAX]

Would like to see US and England.

[troutman]

Japan:

From the September 2007 issue of Rolling Stone Japan, Kawasaki Daisuke's list of the 100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time.

http://rateyourmusic.com/list/iyiiki...ms_of_all_time

1. Happy End 『風街ろまん』(Kazemachi Roman) / 1971 (#32)

2. RC SUCCESSION『ラプソディ』(Rhapsody) / 1980 (#52)
3. The Blue Hearts『ザ・ブルーハーツ』(The Blue Hearts) / 1987 (#20)
4. YMO『Solid State Survivor』/ 1979
† (#142, 『BGM』)
5. Yazawa Eikichi『ゴールドラッシュ』(Gold Rush) / 1978
6. Shoukichi Kina & Champloose『喜納昌吉&チャンプルーズ』(Shoukichi Kina & Champloose) / 1977
7. Ohtaki Eiichi『ア・ロング・バケーション』 (A Long Vacation) / 1981
† (#115, 『大瀧詠一』)
8. Fishmans『空中キャンプ』( Kuuchuu Camp) / 1996 (#3)
9. Sadistic Mika Band『黒船』(Kurofune) / 1974 (#104)
10. Cornelius『ファンタズマ』(Fantasma) / 1997 (#9)

http://neojaponisme.com/2007/11/09/1...e-rock-albums/

[MarchHare]

The UK list should be interesting if only to see which (if any) bands other than The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, or Led Zeppelin crack the top 10.

[Coach]

^^ (What's the Story) Morning Glory? might be able to crack it IMO.

[troutman]

UK:

NME 100 Greatest British Albums Ever! - 2006

See Also:

›› Q 50 Greatest British Albums Ever!
›› Q 50 Greatest British Tracks Ever!
›› 100 Greatest British Rock Albums
›› NME 100 Greatest British Albums
›› Observer Music Monthly British Albums
›› Kerrang 100 British Rock Albums

http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/nmes_100_best_albums.htm

1. The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses
2. The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead
3. Oasis – Definitely Maybe
4. Sex Pistols – Never Mind The Bollocks…
5. Arctic Monkeys – Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not.
6. Blur – Modern Life Is Rubbish
7. Pulp – Different Class
8. The Clash – London Calling
9. The Beatles – Revolver
10. The Libertines – Up The Bracket

Observor:
http://www.listsofbests.com/list/104...british-albums

[Daradon]

^^^ Looks like whoever compiled that UK list tried purposely to be different or controversial.

[Weiser Wonder]

It's funny to see Neil Young as the top Canadian artist, when his music helped define Americana.

[MarchHare]

Originally Posted by Daradon

^^^ Looks like whoever compiled that UK list tried purposely to be different or controversial.

Yup.

Bands like The Smiths, The Sex Pistols, The Clash, and Oasis all deserve their place in the pantheon of British rock, but there's no way any of their albums were better than a "Top 10" list created from the best of the four bands I mentioned in my previous post.

[Weiser Wonder]

Up the Bracket in the top ten of UK albums is absurd, anyway you slice it. Same with Oasis/Arctic Monkeys being ahead of the Beatles.

If someone asked you for the ten best albums in UK history, and you gave them that top ten, you're basically punching them in the face.

[surferguy]

Originally Posted by Weiser Wonder

Up the Bracket in the top ten of UK albums is absurd, anyway you slice it. Same with Oasis/Arctic Monkeys being ahead of the Beatles.

If someone asked you for the ten best albums in UK history, and you gave them that top ten, you're basically punching them in the face.

Cannot agree more, Arctic Monkeys do not hold up against the big 4 Stones Albums:

Let it Bleed,
Beggars Banquet
Exile on Main Street
Sticky Fingers

[Drury18]

Originally Posted by troutman

UK:

1. The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses
2. The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead
3. Oasis – Definitely Maybe
4. Sex Pistols – Never Mind The Bollocks…
5. Arctic Monkeys – Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not.
6. Blur – Modern Life Is Rubbish
7. Pulp – Different Class
8. The Clash – London Calling
9. The Beatles – Revolver
10. The Libertines – Up The Bracket

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.

[troutman]

Germany:

A brief summary of German rock music
http://www.scaruffi.com/history/german.html

Top 50 albums by artists from Germany/Switzerland/Austria
http://rateyourmusic.com/list/Tovan/...erland_austria

[MarchHare]

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.

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.

[troutman]

Mexico:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_rock_music

las 100 mejores canciones del rock mexicano
http://100mejoresrockmexicano.blogspot.com/

[troutman]

Originally Posted by MarchHare

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):

My UK List would include (I don't include the Beatles as I know them more from singles than albums):

XTC: Nonesuch, Skylarking, Apple Venus Vol. 1
Queen: A Night At The Opera, A Day At The Races
Rolling Stones: Exile On Main Street
Bowie: Ziggy Stardust
Led Zeppelin: IV, Houses Of The Holy
Radiohead: OK Computer, Pablo Honey
Big Country: The Crossing

Cure, Kate Bush, Cure, Clash, Big Audio Dynamite, Paul McCartney, Elton John, ELO, Pretenders, Stone Roses, Smiths, New Order, Joy Division, Jesus And Mary Chain, Elvis Costello, Pogues, Supergrass