1st Annual SH Forums Favorite Albums Countdown (As Voted By You) - Voting Thread

The polls are open as of me writing this post.

They will close on Saturday, August 9th at Noon CST

Your list should be posted in this thread. You are free to change/update your list until the deadline is reached

How you come up with your selections is up to you. Greatest, favorite, desert island, whatever...

Minimum Number Of Albums Per User: 50 (Any user posting less than 50 will not have their entry counted)

Maximum Number Of Albums Per User: 100 (Any albums over 100 will not be counted towards the poll)

Your entries should look like this:

5 - The Clash - London Calling

This will make it much easier for me to compile the data

Scoring System:
Albums will be rewarded points based upon the rank you give it. Your #1 selection will receive 100 Points; your #100 selection will receive 1 point

If you fail to rank your albums, they will be awarded points in the order you listed them in your post

If 2 albums are tied with the same number of points, the one that received the most votes will place higher


If you want to include comments for any of your entries, that is fine, just PM me them separately

If a bunch of people comment on the same album, I may have to limit the number shown on the countdown

There is no cap on the number of entries per artist

If you feel something that was released this year belongs on the list, that is fine

For the purposes of the poll, there will be no difference made between country-specific versions. If you want to specify a version that is fine. If you nominate the Clash’s debut, both the UK & US versions will be part of that single entry

The above is also true for Mono/Stereo

Mastering of the album will not be part of the voting process, but if you want to factor that in your own decision-making process, that is fine

Types Of Albums Included:
-“Normal” Albums
-Live Albums
-Soundtracks That Contain 90% Original Material To That Release
-Original Movie Scores
-Classical Music (As Long It Refers To A Specific Performance)

Types Of Albums Not Included:
-Box Sets
-Greatest Hits
-Compilations
-Soundtracks That Contain Less Than 90% Original Material To That Release

The ultimate decision if an album counts or not will be made by me. If I disqualify one of your entries, you will be able to replace it with something else

Albums That Have Already Had Rulings Made On Them:
Beatles: Hey Jude – No
Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour – Yes
Ray Charles: Ray Charles – Yes
Mission Of Burma: Mission Of Burma – No
Frank Sinatra: This Is Sinatra – No

If you have any questions, you can either post them in this thread or send me a PM.

Thanks

Have Fun

Dave

 

Here goes:

Dave, thanks for doing this.

1 – Hejira – Joni Mitchell
2 – Electric Ladyland – Jimi Hendrix Experience
3 – Funhouse – The Stooges
4 – Exile On Main Street – Rolling Stones
5 – The Beatles – The Beatles
6 – Gimme Fiction – Spoon
7 – Astral Weeks – Van Morrison
8 – Stranded – Roxy Music
9 – Grand Funk – Grand Funk Railroad
10 – Abbey Road – The Beatles
11 – Kid A – Radiohead
12 – Let It Bleed – Rolling Stones
13 – Then Play On – Fleetwood Mac
14 – The Band – The Band
15 – The Return Of The Durutti Column – The Durutti Column
16 – Kiko – Los Lobos
17 - #1 Record – Big Star
18 – Radio City – Big Star
19 – Copper Blue – Sugar
20 – American Gothic – David Ackles
21 – Little Earthquakes – Tori Amos
22 – Buffalo Springfield Again – Buffalo Springfield
23 – Sunnyboys – Sunnyboys
24 – Spirit – Spirit
25 – This Perfect World – Freedy Johnston
26 – Surfer Rosa – The Pixies
27 – Christmas And The Beads Of Sweat – Laura Nyro
28 – Revolver – The Beatles
29 – My Aim Is True – Elvis Costello
30 – Colossal Youth – Young Marble Giants
31 – Lexicon Of Love – ABC
32 – Girlfriend – Matthew Sweet
33 – Electric Music For The Mind And Body – Country Joe And The Fish
34 – The Las – The Las
35 – American Dream – Emitt Rhodes
36 – Band Of Gypsys- Jimi Hendrix
37 – Prehistoric Sounds – The Saints
38 – Every Picture Tells a story – Rod Stewart
39 – Marquee Moon – Television
40 – Traffic – Traffic
41 – Rough Mix – Pete Twonshend and Ronnie Laine
42 – Construction #1 – Ten Wheel Drive
43 – Shoot Out The Lights – Richard Thompson
44 – Piper At The Gates Of dawn – Pink Floyd
45 – Chirpin’ – The Persuasions
46 – Dub Housing – Pere Ubu
47 – Sign O’ The Times – prince
48 – Boz Scaggs – Boz Scaggs
49 – Abraxas – Santana
50 – The Pretenders – The Pretenders
51 – Countdown To Ecstasy – Steely Dan
52 – Remain In Light – Talking Heads
53 – Tunnel Of Love – Bruce Springsteen
54 – Total Destruction To Your Mind – Swampp Dog
55 – Chicago Transit Authority – Chicago Transit Authority
56 – Horsebreaker Star – Grant McLennan
57 – No Other – Gene Clark
58 – Marjory Razorblade – Kevin Coyne
59 – Funny Stuff – Larry Davis
60 – Lovetown – Stephen Cummings
61 – Big Fun – Miles Davis
62 – Fire And Water – Free
63 – Solid Gold – Gang Of Four
64 – Howlin’ Wolf – Howlin’ Wolf
65 – Dummy – Portishead
66 – Slayed? – Slade
67 – Bandstand – Family
68 – Repeat When Necessary – Dave Edmunds
69 – Nantucket Sleighride – Mountain
70 – My Houdini – Tactics
71 – 1+1 – Grin
72 – Doll By Doll – Doll By Doll
73 – A Car Crash In The Blue – Atomic Swing
74 – Sailin’ Shoes – Little Feat
75 – Clear Spot – Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band
76 – Highway To Hell – AC/DC
77 – The Köln Concert – Keith Jarrett
78 – Rides Again – The James Gang
79 – I Wanna Get Funky – Albert King
80 – Mingus Ah Um – Charles Mingus
81 – Mott – Mott The Hoople
82 – Solomon’s Seal – Pentangle
83 – Squeezing Out Sparks – Graham Parker
84 – Labour Of Lust – Nick Lowe
85 – There Must Be A Better World Somewhere – BB King
86 – Get Happy – Elvis Costello
87 – On The Boards – Taste
88 – Led Zeppelin III – Led Zeppelin
89 – Walk On – John Hiatt
90 – A Salty Dog - Procol Harum
91 – Pink Moon – Nick Drake
92 – Leige And Leif – Fairport Convention
93 – Soon Over Babaluma – Can
94 – Empyrean Isles – Herbie Hancock
95 – Argus – Wishbone Ash
96 – Fear – John Cale
97 – Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes – TV On The Radio
98 – Bitter Tea – Fiery Furnaces
99 – The Stage Names – Okkervil River
100 - Boxer – The National

 

I hate to do this to you, but can you please do it as rank - artist - title like it is in the 1st post.

Edit: And thank you for being the 1st one to post your list.

 

This seems like a massive undertaking. I'll play along, but it will take time to get it together.

God bless your spreadsheets, Dave.

 

1. The Beatles-Revolver
2. Traffic-John Barleycorn Must Die
3. Peter Gabriel-Peter Gabriel 3 (aka Melt)
4. XTC-Skylarking
5. Creedence Clearwater Revival-Willie and the Poorboys
6. Elton John-Goodbye Yellowbrick Road
7. John Hiatt-Bring the Family
8. Joni Mitchell-Court and Spark
9. The Kinks-The Village Green Preservation Society
10. Roxy Music-Country Life
11. U2-The Joshua Tree
12. Little Feat-Dixie Chicken
13. Cream-Wheels of Fire
14. Bob Dylan-Highway 61 Revisited
15. The Police-Ghost in the Machine
16. The Pretenders-The Pretenders
17. Emmylou Harris-Wrecking Ball
18. Mott the Hopple-Mott
19. The Byrds-Mr. Tamborine Man
20. The Rolling Stones-Let It Bleed
21. Patti Smith-Easter
22. Talking Heads-Remain in Light
23. Pink Floyd-Wish You Were Here
24. John Lennon-Plastic Ono Band
25. George Harrison-All Things Must Pass
26. The Beatles-Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
27. Paul McCartney-Band on the Run
28. Gene Clark-White Light
29. The Velvet Underground-White Light, White Heat
30. Billy Joel-The Nylon Curtain
31. Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers-Southern Accents
32. Eurthymics-Revenge
33. Supertramp-Breakfast in America
34. The Church-Heyday
35. Derek and the Dominos-Layla and Assorted Other Love Songs
36. The Allman Brothers Band-Live at The Fillmore East
37. The Move-Message to the Country
38. Crowded House-Woodface
39. The Who-By Numbers
40. Pete Townshend-White City
41. Romeo Void-Benefactor
42. King Crimson-In the Court in the Crimson King
43. David Bowie-Scary Monsters
44. Lucinda Williams-Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
45. Marianne Faithful-Broken English
46. Warren Zevon-Warren Zevon
47. Van Morrison-Saint Dominic's Preview
48. John Coltran-Giant Steps
49. Miles Davis-Bitches Brew
50. Dave Brubeck-Time Out
51. Paul Simon-Graceland
52. Simon and Garfunkel-Bridge Over Troubled Water
53. Elvis Costello and the Attractions-This Year's Model
54. The Cars-The Cars
55. 10cc-The Original Soundtrack
56. Fleetwood Mac-Mr. Wonderful
57. Gentle Giant-Octopus
58. Squeeze-East Side Story
59. Radiohead-OK Computer
60. Led Zeppelin-Houses of the Holy
61. Brian Eno-Another Green World
62. King Crimson-Disicipline
63. The Move-Message to the Country
64. Kate Bush-The Hounds of Love
65. Eagles-Hotel California
66. Crosby, Stills and Nash-Crosby Stills and Nash
67. Dave Mason-Alone Together
68. Traffic-Traffic
69. Fanny-Charity Ball
70. Nick Lowe-Jesus of Cool
71. Steely Dan-The Royal Scam
72. Richard and Linda Thompson-Shoot Out the Lights
73. Kirsty McColl-Titanic Days
74. Spirit-The 12 Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus
75. The Clash-London Calling
76. Prince-Sign O' The Times
77. Marvin Gaye-What's Going On
78. Joan Armatrading-Lover's Speak
79. Suzanne Vega-Beauty and Crime
80. Faces-Long Player
81. Free-Fire and Water
82. Ian Hunter-You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic
83. XTC-Black Sea
84. Rod Stewart-Every Picture Tells A Story
85. Jeff Buckley-Grace
86. Electric Light Orchestra-El Dorado
87. Steely Dan-Katy Lied
88. Dire Straits-Making Movies
89. Nirvana-Unplugged
90. Elvis Costello and The Attractions-Imperial Bedroom
91. 10cc-How Dare You!
92. Randy Newman-Good Old Boys
93. Dido-Life for Rent
94. Ray Charles-Ray Charles at Newport
95. Chuck Berry-Saint Louis to Liverpool
96. Roy Orbison-In Drerams
97. Buddy Holly-The Chirping Crickets
98. The Doobie Brothers-Stampede
99. Martin Newell-The Greatest Living Englishman
100. Lyle Lovett-Joshua Judges Ruth

 

Can you please make your entry look exactly like this (with the spaces) for each line:

5 - The Clash - London Calling

Thanks.

 

Some of you guys are quick - this will take me some time but count me in.

 

Here you go:

I should've picked self-titled albums, eh?

I can't delete my original post.

1 – Joni Mitchell– Hejira
2 – Jimi Hendrix Experience – Electric Ladyland
3 - The Stooges - Funhouse
4 – Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street
5 – The Beatles – The Beatles
6 – Spoon – Gimme Fiction
7 – Van Morrison – Astral Weeks
8 – Roxy Music – Stranded
9 – Grand Funk Railroad – Grand Funk
10 – The Beatles – Abbey Road
11 – Radiohead – Kid A
12 – Rolling Stones – Let It Bleed
13 – Fleetwood Mac – Then Play On
14 – The Band – The Band
15 – The Durutti Column – The Return Of The Durutti Column
16 – Los Lobos – Kiko
17 - Big Star – #1 Record
18 – Big Star – Radio City
19 – Sugar – Copper Blue
20 – David Ackles – American Gothic
21 – Tori Amos – Little Earthquakes
22 – Buffalo Springfield – Buffalo Springfield Again
23 – Sunnyboys – Sunnyboys
24 – Spirit – Spirit
25 – Freedy Johnston – This Perfect World
26 – The Pixies – Surfer Rosa
27 – Laura Nyro – Christmas And The Beads Of Sweat
28 – The Beatles – Revolver
29 – Elvis Costello – My Aim Is True
30 – Young Marble Giants – Colossal Youth
31 – ABC – Lexicon Of Love
32 – Matthew Sweet – Girlfriend
33 – Country Joe And The Fish – Electric Music For The Mind And Body
34 – The Las – The Las
35 – Emitt Rhodes – American Dream
36 - Jimi Hendrix – Band Of Gypsys
37 – The Saints – Prehistoric Sounds
38 – Rod Stewart – Every Picture Tells a Story
39 – Television – Marquee Moon
40 – Traffic – Traffic
41 – Pete Twonshend and Ronnie Lane – Rough Mix
42 – Ten Wheel Drive – Construction #1
43 – Richard Thompson – Shoot Out The Lights
44 – Pink Floyd – Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
45 – The Persuasions – Chirpin’
46 – Pere Ubu – Dub Housing
47 – Prince – Sign O’ The Times
48 – Boz Scaggs – Boz Scaggs
49 – Santana – Abraxas
50 – The Pretenders – The Pretenders
51 – Steely Dan – Countdown To Ecstasy
52 – Talking Heads - Remain In Light
53 – Bruce Springsteen – Tunnel Of Love
54 – Swampp Dog – Total Destruction To Your Mind
55 – Chicago Transit Authority – Chicago Transit Authority
56 – Grant McLennan – Horsebreaker Star
57 – Gene Clark – No Other
58 – Kevin Coyne – Marjory Razorblade
59 – Larry Davis – Funny Stuff
60 – Stephen Cummings – Lovetown
61 – Miles Davis – Big Fun
62 – Free – Fire And Water
63 – Gang Of Four – Solid Gold
64 – Howlin’ Wolf – Howlin’ Wolf
65 - Portishead – Dummy
66 – Slade – Slayde?
67 – Family – Bandstand
68 – Dave Edmunds – Repeat When Necessary
69 – Mountain – Nantucket Sleighride
70 – Tactics – My Houdini
71 – Grin – 1+1
72 – Doll By Doll – Doll By Doll
73 – Atomic Swing – A Car Crash In The Blue
74 – Little Feat – Sailin’ Shoes
75 – Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band – Clear Spot
76 – AC/DC – Highway To Hell
77 – Keith Jarrett – The Köln Concert
78 – The James Gang – Rides Again
79 – Albert King – I Wanna Get Funky
80 – Charles Mingus – Mingus Ah Um
81 – Mott The Hoople – Mott
82 – Pentangle – Solomon’s Seal
83 – Graham Parker – Squeezing Out Sparks
84 – Nick Lowe – Labour Of Lust
85 – BB King – There Must Be A Better World Somewhere
86 – Elvis Costello – Get Happy
87 – Taste – On The Boards
88 – Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin III
89 – John Hiatt – Walk On
90 – Procol Harum - A Salty Dog
91 – Nick Drake – Pink Moon
92 – Fairport Convention – Leige And Leif
93 – Can - Soon Over Babaluma
94 – Herbie Hancock – Empyrean Isles
95 – Wishbone Ash – Argus
96 – John Cale – Fear
97 – TV On The Radio – Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes
98 – Fiery Furnaces – Bitter Tea
99 – Okkervil River – The Stage Names
100 - The National – Boxer

 

Hey Wayne, you've got Message To The Counrty twice - #s 37 and 63.

 

Thanks

Great list by the way, nice mix of new & old

 

Thanks. So many contenders, so few spots.

 

Each 100-item post should include a $5.00 donation to the Hoffman Forums for additional server space!

Seriously, how can you come up with a list of 100 items - in order - in a couple of hours? Give me a couple of days, and I may have something in order.

"Hey Jude" is one of my favorite albums from my childhood - it'll probably be in the 50's on my chart. Will you consider changing this rule for us children of the orange capitol label era?

 

Well there has been another thread about this since early this week, so some people may have started working it on then.

This will be open for about 3 weeks, so it should be plenty of time for people to come up with a list.

Sorry, Hey Jude has been ruled out already.

 

No Hey Jude for this brood, the dude has established that.

 

Here's fifty.

1. Duke Ellington & John Coltrane - Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
2. The Beach Boys - Smiley Smile
3. Love - Forever Changes
4. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
5. The Byrds - Notorious Byrd Brothers
6. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
7. Sonny Rollins - The Bridge
8. Ornette Coleman - At the Golden Circle vol. 1
9. Mayo Thompson - Corky's Debt to His Father
10. John Coltrane - Interstellar Space
11. Television - Marquee Moon
12. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man
13. The Beach Boys - Love You
14. Van Morrison - His Band and the Street Choir
15. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
16. Herbie Hancock - Empyrean Isles
17. The Verve - A Storm In Heaven
18. Otis Redding - The Immortal Otis Redding
19. Iris DeMent - My Life
20. The Beach Boys - Friends
21. Gene Clark - No Other
22. Freddie Hubbard - Red Clay
23. Sam Cooke - Night Beat
24. Herbie Hancock - Inventions & Dimensions
25. The Byrds - Ballad of Easy Rider
26. John Coltrane - Ballads
27. Booker Ervin - The Freedom Book
28. Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel
29. Gene Clark - With the Gosdin Brothers
30. McCoy Tyner - Horizon
31. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy
32. Oliver Nelson - Screamin' the Blues
33. Lee Morgan - Search For the New Land
34. Spacemen 3 - Playing With Fire
35. Eric Dolphy - Outward Bound
36. McCoy Tyner - The Real McCoy
37. Van Morrison - Into the Music
38. The Lovin' Spoonful - Do You Believe In Magic
39. The Verve - Urban Hymns
40. Sonny Rollins - East Broadway Run Down
41. Al Green - Let's Stay Together
42. Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
43. Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
44. Richard Hell & the Voidoids - Blank Generation
45. Jackie McLean - New and Old Gospel
46. John Coltrane - Ascension
47. Spiritualized - Songs in A&E
48. The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace of Sin
49. Miles Davis - 'Round About Midnight
50. Wayne Shorter - JuJu

 

1 - sex pistols - never mind the bollocks
2 - beatles - rubber soul
3 - u2 - under a blood red sky
4 - rem - automatic for the people
5 - rem - murmur
6 - chameleons - live shreds
7 - chameleons - script of the bridge
8 - rem - life's rich pageant
9 - beatles - a hard day's night
10 - beatles - magical mystery tour
11 - beatles - help
12 - beatles - rubber soul
13 - rem - reckoning
14 - beatles - please please me
15 - rolling stones - sticky fingers
16 - roxy music - avalon
17 - john lennon - imagine
18 - beatles - the early beatles
19 - chameleons - what does anything mean? basically
20 - u2 - achtung baby
21 - cars - the cars
22 - beatles - abbey road
23 - u2 - the joshua tree
24 - paul mccartney - back in the us
25 - peter gabriel - us
26 - peter gabriel - security
27 - beatles - revolver
28 - abc - lexicon of love
29 - gram parsons - grievous angel
30 - neil young - harvest
31 - rem - out of time
32 - rem - live
33 - u2 - war
34 - replacements - pleased to meet me
35 - camper van beethoven - key lime pie
36 - beatles - beatles 65
37 - chameleons - live in toronto
38 - robyn hitchcock - perspex island
39 - peter gabriel - peter gabriel (80)
40 - u2 - the unforgettable fire
41 - beatles - white album
42 - led zeppelin - iv
43 - beatles - sgt pepper
44 - chameleons - freee trade hall rehearsal
45 - beatles - meet the beatles
46 - beatles - beatles for sale
47 - bodeans - love and hope and sex and dreams
48 - figaro brothers - gypsy beat
49 - cars - candy o
50 - decemberists - the crane wife
51 - dinosaur jr - where you been
52 - pink floyd - wish you were here
53 - rain parade - explosions in the glass palace
54 - u2 - rattle and hum
55 - bob dylan - blood on the tracks
56 - new order - power, corruption and lies
57 - willie nelson - across the borderline
58 - john prine- german afternoons
59 - rolling stones - let it bleed
60 - cars - heartbeat city
61 - rolling stones - some girls
62 - interpol - turn on the bright lights
63 - u2 - boy
64 - robyn hitchcock - i often dream of trains
65 - sting - the soul cages
66 - richard barone - cool blue halo
67 - chameleons - strange times
68 - clash - the clash
69 - aztec camera - stray
70 - beach boys - pet sounds
71 - tracy chapman - tracy chapman
72 - george harrison - all things must pass
73 - john prine - john prine live
74 - icehouse - primitive man
75 - ultravox - lament
76 - blue nile - hats
77 - cracker - cracker
78 - bob dylan - love and theft
79 - beatles - vi
80 - crowded house - temple of low men
81 - camper van beethoven - our beloved revolutionary sweetheart
82 - pretenders - the pretenders
83 - beatles - something new
84 - robyn hitchcock - element of light
85 - don henley - the end of the innocence
86 - weezer - weezer(94)
87 - john lennon - plastic ono band
88 - pogues - rum, sodomy and the lash
89 - crowded house - farewell to the world
90 - rem - green
91 - talking heads - stop making sense
92 - cars - panorama
93 - chameleons - strip
94 - crowded house - crowded house
95 - crowded house - woodface
96 - tears for fears - elemental
97 - john cale - fragments of a rainy season
98 - morrissey - live at earls court
99 - pink floyd - the final cut
100 - paul kelly and the messengers - gossip

 

Remember 5 - The Clash - London Calling for the format guys.

Loving the variety so far

Who knows, the countdown might end up shocking some people

 

Great job, BigDave!

I don't agree with all the rules, but they're clear, they're logical, and I think we're going to end up with a fantastic list. Excellent work.

I'm also blown away by a lot of the less-than-obvious choices that have been listed so far. I think the final tally is going to be less predictable than a lot of folks (including me) might have thought.]

Many thanks for taking this on.

Jeff

 

No problem, this is fun for me.

It will be interesting to see if this can get the silent majority to speak up and to see what they exactly like.

 

Yikes! When do we see the results?

 

My apologies if this is counted as a threadcrap but I'm not sure I even know 50 albums that I like! Why is there a minimum number of entries?

 

It will be hard to tell until the voting closes and I know how many entries I have to tally.

 

To encourage members to include some lesser know stuff. One of the great things about a list like this is seeing that fringe stuff that really would not make it if people were only giving 10-20 albums.

 

A great site to use if you are having trouble remembering stuff to place in your list is:

http://rateyourmusic.com/charts/top/

 

somebody wrote the clash the clash

which version? somealbums have a UK and a US version (ie. aftermath)

also i think its wrong not to include greatest hits in some cases.....i mean little richard's first album was essentially a greatest hits album compiling his singles..also for a guy like chuck berry it seems wrong not to be able to pick the great 28