The All-Time Top 500 Albums

[Miss Vicky]

Originally Posted by cliffdweller

Me too, that's why I didn't buy her new album. If I had bought the new album, I would have her entire catalogue too.

Me three. Still love "The Globe Sessions" though.

[Mari]

Jygm, I left the 'risky' ones out already . I mean, DCFC have put out 4, 5?! (not counting Postal Service) albums already, and they just keep getting better.
and I just looooove The Delays, that's why I had to mention them, whatever rule of this game...

Ow, I forgot Björk.

OH and the FM question: right from the beginning. Even from Before The Beginning. John Mayall stuff, I mean.. didn't get anything else (yet)

[Miss Vicky]

Originally Posted by Jyqm

Those who are mentioning Fleetwood Mac, do you really have everything, or just '75 onward as Jason mentioned?

The only official studio releases that I lack are Kiln House and Penguin.
Can't speak for anyone else, though.

[cliffdweller]

Originally Posted by Jyqm

I'm surprised no has mentioned Zeppelin yet, though I'm sure some will. They seem like such an easy one, with such a relatively small catalogue. I've got all of them up through Physical Graffiti, and I think that's enough for me.

You don't own Presence? Presence is one of their best albums imo. If you don't have it, I highly recommend it.

I guess I should mention that I have Zep's entire catalogue, minus some live stuff...does that count?

And taking into account pre '75 stuff, no, I guess I don't have the entire F.M. catalogue.


Edit: I DO have all of Zep's stuff, just looked at their complete discography.

[cliffdweller]

Originally Posted by Miss Vicky

Me three. Still love "The Globe Sessions" though.

It's definitely the best of her studio releases .

[Mari]

Originally Posted by cliffdweller

It's definitely the best of her studio releases .

Me four, eh.. one.. uh.. two. I love that album, that's why I had to mention her!

[markolas]

Originally Posted by Jyqm

Those who are mentioning Fleetwood Mac, do you really have everything, or just '75 onward as Jason mentioned? I didn't think there were that many who've got the whole she-bang (or at least not necessarily those who have posted).

I don't even have all the FM albums from the Buckingham Nicks era. I do have all of Stevie's studio albums, though.

There's also the folks like Joni, Neil, Dylan and Bowie - I've got a good chunk, and definitely am in the market for more, but I can't see myself buying everything they've put out.

I just think Joni has such a consistently great body of work, though a lot of people act like she stopped recording in 1972. And that's a shame.

[SuzeQuze]

4. Fleetwood Mac - ‘Rumours’
7. Abba - ‘Gold - Greatest Hits’
8. Dire Straits - ‘Brothers In Arms’
9. Simon And Garfunkel - ‘Simon And Garfunkel's Greatest Hits’
10. Bob Marley And The Wailers - ‘Legend - The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers’
23. Alanis Morissette - ‘Jagged Little Pill’
27. Madonna - ‘Like A Virgin’
30. Madonna - ‘The Immaculate Collection’
34. Abba - ‘Greatest Hits’ (I'm not sure which of these ABBA CDs I have, I only have one.)
35. Carpenters - ‘The Singles 1969-1973’
36. Norah Jones - ‘Come Away With Me’
40. Nirvana - ‘Nevermind’
42. Fleetwood Mac - ‘Tango In The Night’
45. U2 - ‘The Joshua Tree’
68. Madonna - ‘Ray Of Light’
74. Madonna - ‘True Blue’
91. INXS - ‘Kick’
99. Guns N’Roses - ‘Appetite For Destruction’
106. Stereophonics - ‘Just Enough Education To Perform’
117. Elton John - ‘Elton John's Greatest Hits’
120. U2 - ‘War’
124. Moby - ‘Play’
132. Peter Gabriel - ‘So’
137. Bon Jovi - ‘Slippery When Wet’
138. Elton John - ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’
148. P!Nk - ‘M!Ssundaztood’
170. Eminem - ‘The Eminem Show’
173. The Cranberries - ‘No Need To Argue’
182. Green Day - ‘American Idiot’
201. Franz Ferdinand - ‘Franz Ferdinand’
214. Sheryl Crow - ‘Sheryl Crow’
219. Def Leppard - ‘Hysteria’
220. U2 - ‘Achtung Baby’
241. The Cranberries - ‘Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?’
244. Eagles - ‘Their Greatest Hits 1971 - 1975’
273. Alicia Keys - ‘Songs In A Minor’
287. Madonna - ‘Music’
301. Madonna - ‘Like A Prayer’
325. Guns N’Roses - ‘Use Your Illusion Ii’
357. Gwen Stefani - ‘Love. Angel. Music. Baby.’
410. Destiny's Child - ‘Survivor’
413. Guns N’Roses - ‘Use Your Illusion I’
418. U2 - ‘All That You Can't Leave Behind’
481. Spin Doctors - ‘Pocket Full Of Kryptonite’
498. Lenny Kravitz - ‘Are You Gonna Go My Way’

Next to FM and Stevie, Madonna is the artist I have the most CDs by.

[GypsySorcerer]

Originally Posted by Jyqm

S Club 7 were one of those vocal pop groups that were so ubiquitous in the late 90s, when Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync were riding high. What made them slightly different from the pack was that 1) they were co-ed, and 2) they had their own young adult television show. Which I have to admit, I really enjoyed...

They were never all that popular in the US (although the television show was on ABC Family quite frequently), but they were huge in Britain.

Didn't they sample "Everywhere" on one of their songs?

[estranged4life]

Originally Posted by Jyqm

This could make for an interesting side question in this thread: Are there any artists that you are such a big fan of, you own more or less their entire official catalogue, even the crappy stuff? (Let's limit it to artists who have been releasing records since 1990 or earlier, as obviously, it's pretty easy to own the entire catalogue of someone who's been making music only for a few years.)

Anyone else?

this question without getting dizzy or nearly falling off my bed (Great, All I need to do is have another $%^&* stroke) :

Fleetwood Mac
Stevie Nicks
The Beatles
Queen
Led Zeppelin
Ozzy Osbourne
Guns N Roses
Yes
Tesla
Van Halen
Metallica
Lacuna Coil (Needing only their first release the self-titled EP)
and finally Dream Theater (Needing only the "deleted" cover edition of "Live Scenes from New York, Which features the NYC skyline in flames...Oddly enough it was released the morning of Sept.11,2001)

[Jyqm]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

Dinosaur Jr/J Mascis

Have you ever seen them live, Sharon? They were at Lollapalooza last year and gave a fantastic performance.

All Greg Dulli's stuff (Afghan Whigs, Twilight Singers etc)

I only own She Loves You, which I bought because I heard about "What Makes You Think You're The One" and thought the rest of the tracklsit looked interesting. Great record, though, especially "Please Stay."

I have a lot of Springsteen stuff but am missing a few albums (the Lucky Town and Human Touch albums for instance never interested me).

Don't worry, you're not missing out on much, at least as far as Human Touch is concerned. Lucky Town has a number of very good tracks on it, though.

[ryan8472]

Complete collections? I have every Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, U2, and Talking Heads album.

[Villavic]

those I own or owned (r.i.p. tapes, vynil albums, damaged CDs)
(surprised Synchornicity was lower than other Police albums

1. Queen - ‘Greatest Hits’
4. Fleetwood Mac - ‘Rumours’
5. Pink Floyd - ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’
7. Abba - ‘Gold - Greatest Hits’
11. Michael Jackson - ‘Thriller’
12. The Beatles - ‘Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band’
15. Queen - ‘Greatest Hits Ii’
25. Simply Red - ‘Stars’
27. Madonna - ‘Like A Virgin’
30. Madonna - ‘The Immaculate Collection’
31. Michael Jackson - ‘Bad’
35. Carpenters - ‘The Singles 1969-1973’
38. R.E.M. - ‘Out Of Time’
42. Fleetwood Mac - ‘Tango In The Night’
43. The Beatles - ‘The Beatles 1962 - 1966’
45. U2 - ‘The Joshua Tree’
48. Michael Jackson - ‘Off The Wall’
49. The Beach Boys - ‘Best Of The Beach Boys’
64. Tracy Chapman - ‘Tracy Chapman’
67. Celine Dion - ‘Falling Into You’
68. Madonna - ‘Ray Of Light’
72. The Beatles - ‘The Beatles 1967 - 1970’
74. Madonna - ‘True Blue’
89. Michael Jackson - ‘Dangerous’
97. Tina Turner - ‘Simply The Best’
100. Simply Red - ‘Picture Book’
108. Tears For Fears - ‘Songs From The Big Chair’
117. Elton John - ‘Elton John's Greatest Hits’
118. Barry White - ‘The Barry White Collection’
128. Annie Lennox - ‘Diva’
139. Pink Floyd - ‘Wish You Were Here’
141. Bread - ‘The Best Of Bread’
204. Elton John - ‘The Very Best Of Elton John’
207. Bee Gees - ‘The Very Best Of The Bee Gees’
210. Toni Braxton - ‘Secrets’
216. Erasure - ‘The Innocents’
218. Pink Floyd - ‘Meddle’
223. George Michael - ‘Ladies & Gentlemen - The Best Of George Michael’
244. Eagles - ‘Their Greatest Hits 1971 - 1975’
253. Barbra Streisand - ‘Guilty’
255. Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - ‘Anything For You’
260. George Michael - ‘Faith’
313. Pink Floyd - ‘The Division Bell’
345. Santana - ‘Supernatural’
356. Seal - ‘Seal’
383. Michael Jackson Plus The Jackson 5 - ‘18 Greatest Hits’
433. Right Said Fred - ‘Up’
439. The Police - ‘Synchronicity’
449. Sinead O'connor - ‘I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got’
467. Queen - ‘A Night At The Opera’
491. Erasure - ‘Wild!’
494. Supertramp - ‘Breakfast In America’

[Jyqm]

Originally Posted by Villavic

(surprised Synchornicity was lower than other Police albums

There are a lot of odd quirks like that on this list. The one that intrigues me the most is Under The Red Sky being the best-selling U2 album.

[elie]

Originally Posted by Jyqm

There are a lot of odd quirks like that on this list. The one that intrigues me the most is Under The Red Sky being the best-selling U2 album.

Indeed. I would have thought "Joshua Tree" or "Rattle and Ham" or "Achtung Baby" even would be placed higher.