Top 100 Albums of all Time

[Charlie]

Here are your Top 100 favourite UK number one albums.

As part of the 50th Anniversary celebrations in 2006, we asked you to vote for your favourite UK #1 albums of all time. In total we received 220,741 votes. THANK YOU!

The Top 100 was broadcast on BBC Radio 2 on Monday August 28th, 2006 and the show was presented by Simon Mayo.

ARTIST ALBUMS

1. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Beatles
2. Thriller - Michael Jackson
3. The Joshua Tree - U2
4. Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
5. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
6. Revolver - Beatles
7. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
8. Abbey Road - Beatles
9. A Night At The Opera - Queen
10. The Beatles (The White Album) - Beatles
11. Rubber Soul - Beatles
12. Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits
13. (What's The Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis
14. Automatic For The People - R.E.M.
15. Led Zeppelin IV (Four Symbols) - Led Zeppelin
16. Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette
17. Parallel Lines - Blondie
18. Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield
19. Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin
20. Band On The Run - Paul McCartney & Wings
21. Hounds Of Love - Kate Bush
22. Definitely Maybe - Oasis
23. Graceland - Paul Simon
24. Ray Of Light - Madonna
25. Who's Next - Who
26. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
27. OK Computer - Radiohead
28. Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols - Sex Pistols
29. Aladdin Sane - David Bowie
30. Out Of Time - R.E.M.
31. A Rush Of Blood To The Head - Coldplay
32. Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters
33. X & Y Coldplay
34. Born In The U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen
35. Like A Prayer - Madonna
36. A Hard Day's Night - Beatles
37. Confessions On A Dancefloor - Madonna
38. Parachutes - Coldplay
39. Harvest - Neil Young
40. Bad - Michael Jackson
41. American Idiot - Green Day
42. A Kind Of Magic - Queen
43. Faith - George Michael
44. Fever - Kylie Minogue
45. Back In Black - AC/DC
46. Let It Be - Beatles
47. Like A Virgin - Madonna
48. The Unforgettable Fire - U2
49. Imagine - John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band With The Flux Fiddlers
50. Help - Beatles
51. Arrival - Abba
52. Led Zeppelin 3 - Led Zeppelin
53. Urban Hymns - Verve
54. Spice - Spice Girls
55. Sing When You're Winning - Robbie Williams
56. Let's Dance - David Bowie
57. Hopes And Fears - Keane
58. Diamond Dogs - David Bowie
59. Escapology - Robbie Williams
60. Parklife - Blur
61. Rattle And Hum - U2
62. Hot Fuss - The Killers
63. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - U2
64. True Blue - Madonna
65. Sticky Fingers - Rolling Stones
66. Music - Madonna
67. A Day At The Races - Queen
=68. War - U2
=68. Life Thru A Lens - Robbie Williams
70. No Angel - Dido
71. Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin
72. Swing When You're Winning - Robbie Williams
=73. Super Trouper - Abba
=73. Let It Bleed - Rolling Stones
75. All Things Must Pass - George Harrison
76. Spiceworld - Spice Girls
77. Dare! - Human League
78. Different Class - Pulp
79. Please Please Me - Beatles
80. Back To Bedlam - James Blunt
81. So - Peter Gabriel
82. All That You Can't Leave Behind - U2
83. Diva - Annie Lennox
84. Paranoid - Black Sabbath
85. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan
86. Songs About Jane - Maroon 5
87. By The Way - Red Hot Chili Peppers
=88. The Division Bell - Pink Floyd
=88. Scary Monsters And Super Creeps - David Bowie
90. Play - Moby
91. Listen Without Prejudice Volume 1 - George Michael
92. Dangerous - Michael Jackson
93. Voulez-Vous - Abba
94. Innuendo - Queen
95. Demon Days - Gorillaz
96. Love Over Gold - Dire Straits
=97. The Album - Abba
=97. Come On Over - Shania Twain
99. I've Been Expecting You - Robbie Williams
100. Welcome To The Pleasuredome - Frankie Goes To Hollywood

© The Official UK Charts Company 2006


TOP 20 'BEST OF THE REST' ARTIST ALBUMS

1. Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd
2. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars - David Bowie
3. Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf
4. Pet Sounds - Beach Boys
5. The Wall - Pink Floyd
6. Hunky Dory - David Bowie
7. The Bends - Radiohead
8. Nevermind - Nirvana
9. The Stone Roses - Stone Roses
10. Blood On The Tracks - Bob Dylan
11. London Calling - The Clash
12. The Queen Is Dead - The Smiths
13. Achtung Baby - U2
14. Blonde On Blonde - Bob Dylan
15. Low - David Bowie
16. Hotel California - Eagles
17. Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
18. Violator - Depeche Mode
19. Appetite For Destruction - Guns N' Roses
20. The Kick Inside - Kate Bush

© The Official UK Charts Company 2006


GREATEST HITS

1. Queen's Greatest Hits - Queen
2. Gold - Greatest Hits - Abba
3. The Immaculate Collection - Madonna
4. Greatest Hits - Abba
5. Greatest Hits II - Queen
6. Greatest Hits - Robbie Williams
7. Ladies & Gentlemen - The Best Of George Michael - George Michael
8. The Whole Story - Kate Bush
9. Greatest Hits - Eurythmics
10. 1 - Beatles
11. Changesbowie - David Bowie
12. The Best Of 1980-1990 & B-Sides - U2
13. Legend - The Best Of Bob Marley & The Wailers - Bob Marley & The Wailers
14. History - Past, Present And Future Book 1 - Michael Jackson
15. Greatest Hits - Take That
16. Complete Madness - Madness
17. The John Lennon Collection - John Lennon
18. The Singles 1969-1973 - Carpenters
19. Every Breath You Take - The Singles - Police
20. Elv1s - 30 Number 1 Hits - Elvis Presley
© The Official UK Charts Company 2006


TOP 5 SOUNDTRACKS

1. Evita (OST) - Madonna & Various Artists
2. Grease - Original Soundtrack
3. Saturday Night Fever - Original Soundtrack
4. The Sound Of Music - Original Soundtrack
5. West Side Story - Original Soundtrack

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Joshua Tree up in 3rd place and A Night at the Opera by Queen up there too :)

Queen Greatest Hits number 1 Greatest Hits album too :D

[Cubechris]

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[demonmike04]

Hardly any modern groups in there.. HOORAY FOR TECHNOLOGY AND US THIEVING LITTLE SHITS WHO DOWNLOAD!

[Charlie]

Hardly any modern groups in there.. HOORAY FOR TECHNOLOGY AND US THIEVING LITTLE SHITS WHO DOWNLOAD!

Record sales have nothing to do with it, it was a vote :heh:

Anyway, the standard of modern albums compared to old albums is a massive difference.

[demonmike04]

Record sales have nothing to do with it, it was a vote :heh:


Oh...I was just testing how well you read it thats all :hmm:

[kyletherobot]

madonna's last album is in there? :hmm:

[Mr. Bananagrabber]

What a suprise, it's 95% wank.

[Haden]

Where the crap is Grace :weep:

[Solo]

Too much Beatles, sorry, but they were never my taste.


EDIT: Robbie Williams... oh now come on.

[The Bard]

What a suprise, it's 95% wank.

Agreed. Only stuff I like is the Black Sabbath and some of the Michael Jackson. Zeppelin are aight too I suppose. As for the rest, filth in it's purest from.

[Dante]

What a suprise, it's 95% wank.

Which albums do you think are wank then?

[Bren]

how bout spice girls - spice?

[bob]

Which albums do you think are wank then?

Surely it would be quicker for him to type the 5 that arent wank?

[KKOB]

whats with all the robbie albums?

should have been one album per artist!

[Mundi]

What! No motörhead! BLASPHEMOUS!

[Ginger_Chris]

no barenaked ladies? at least thier albums have character. too much generic rock, my musc taste is so cool because its the same as everyone elses syndrome.

[Blackfox]

Wow, an awful lot of shit in there. An awful lot.

[Zombie_Fan]

I saw some Pink Floyd. I love Pink Floyd and also Led Zeppelin.

[faz99]

Madonnas last album was brilliant. There is only 2 crap songs.

[The Bard]

Only 2 crap songs? Dude, your standards are pretty low. I never buy an album unless all the songs are ruddy brilliant.

[Mundi]

Madonnas last album was brilliant. There is only 2 crap songs.

Madonna.... Brilliant.... does not compute


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[EEVILMURRAY]

Coldplay? James Clunt? ;)


WHAT DE SHEET IS GOING ON!?

[Mr. Bananagrabber]

Which albums do you think are wank then?

95% of them.

[Dante]

Albums I own from that list are;


The Joshua Tree - U2
(What's The Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis
Led Zeppelin IV (Four Symbols) - Led Zeppelin
Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette
Born In The U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen
The Best Of 1980-1990 & B-Sides - U2
Definitely Maybe - Oasis
London Calling - The Clash
The Bends - Radiohead
Nevermind - Nirvana
OK Computer - Radiohead
American Idiot - Green Day
Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin
Hot Fuss - The Killers
Parklife - Blur
A Day At The Races - Queen
Songs About Jane - Maroon 5
By The Way - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Urban Hymns - Verve

[bob]

Albums I own from that list are;


The Joshua Tree - U2
(What's The Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis
Automatic For The People - R.E.M.
Led Zeppelin IV (Four Symbols) - Led Zeppelin
Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette
Born In The U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen
The Best Of 1980-1990 & B-Sides - U2
Definitely Maybe - Oasis
London Calling - The Clash
The Bends - Radiohead
Nevermind - Nirvana
OK Computer - Radiohead
American Idiot - Green Day
Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin
Hot Fuss - The Killers
Parklife - Blur
A Day At The Races - Queen
Songs About Jane - Maroon 5
By The Way - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Urban Hymns - Verve


ooh! Ooh! My turn.

Lemme see.....

Oh, thats it.

[The Bard]

Woah, that's a whole lot of shit. But then, the British have always had bad taste. How else do you explain Robbie Williams, Oasis and Fish and Chips eh?

[Zell]

How the fuck did green day make the top 50?

What a suprise, it's 95% wank.
Woah, that's a whole lot of shit. But then, the British have always had bad taste. How else do you explain Robbie Williams, Oasis and Fish and Chips eh?

"Popular" music has just generally sucked. Seriously I'd rather be into rap and hip hop than the crap they play on top of the pops (I'm so glad it's finished).

[The Bard]

How the fuck did green day make the top 50?


More importantly, how did Maiden not?


"Popular" music has just generally sucked. Seriously I'd rather be into rap and hip hop than the crap they play on top of the pops (I'm so glad it's finished).

If top of the pops and rap was all there was, I wouldn't be listening to modern music at all.

[Marshmellow Man]

Erm what, where's Sigur Rós in there? The Killers? It was a good album, no doubt, but Ágaetis Byrjun is approaching perfection. Hot Fuss is not. I could say the same about over half of that list, to be honest.

Urgh.

Er, Haden is also right. Jeff Buckley - Grace should be topping that list, surely.

[Zell]

Powerslave is better than all those albums. Before I scanned it, I was pretty sure at least The Number Of The Beast would make it (it got to number 1 way back when).

But I guess teh Maiden can't compete with the likes of The Spice Girls *shudders*.

[ipaul]

......best of the rest.........Dark side of the moon didnt make it into the top 100 then? WTF?!?!?!?

It's not actually my favourite, but - ZOMG ITZ DSOTM!!!11 :hehe: =P I thought everyone voted for that....... There are so many bad thigs there...... how is parachutes behind x and y as well? How is the sex pistols there? wha..... :nono:

and i cant see my fav album anywhere (Animals) :red:

[laura_inthesky]

Excellent choice for number 1 (although I would have put the White Album.)
This list really shows that music from the 60's and 70s is far superior than the majority of reptitive and emotionless garbage that gets churned out every year now.

[Roostophe]

Where the crap is Grace :weep:

I concur.

It's Radio 2, no wonder. Radio 2 is rubbish.

Excellent choice for number 1 (although I would have put the White Album.)
This list really shows that music from the 60's and 70s is far superior than the majority of reptitive and emotionless garbage that gets churned out every year now.

Blame R&B & Hip Hop for that. :wink:

[Shorty]

As soon as I saw American Idiot by Green Day I couldn't take the list seriously.

[weeyellowbloke]

Hmmm, a very disappointing list. Why so much U2 and Coldplay (other then Rush of Blood to the Head, which I have a bit of a liking for, but not enough to warrent top 100 ever). Perhaps an alternative top 100 could be constructed by forum members, although it would probably end with major arguements.

Blame R&B & Hip Hop for that.

Ai, leave the Hip-hop alone, sure there is a lot of commercial crap Hip-hop around, but that's the same for any genre. I'm not going to defend R'n'B though, that actually is shit.

[Noodleman]

Blame R&B & Hip Hop for that. :wink:

How can you blame R&B & Hip Hop for modern rock music being shit. :wink:

[CoolFunkMan]

Okaaaay.... that list is just messed up. Where the hell is 'Muse - Origin of Symmetry' ffs!!?

[Dan Dare]

Where the crap is Grace :weep:

A very, very fucking good question. Anyone else care to justify Radiohead clockling in below Madonna?

[Shorty]

Okaaaay.... that list is just messed up. Where the hell is 'Muse - Origin of Symmetry' ffs!!?

I never really liked that album. Back when I was getting into "rock" music and listening to some commercial indie (oxymoron?) I thought Absolution was amazing, so I picked up Origin of Symmetry, but I found it so, so dull. I ended up giving it to my g/f at the time and didn't even keep a copy of the tracks on my PC.

[bob]

Quite right, i think ranting and raving at this list thingy is most definately the thing to do here. Keep it up.

[Roostophe]

I only own 2 albums in that list. OK Computer & By The Way.

[Dan Dare]

In al fairness, most of the top ten in the list are amazing albums, but no way is the list really representative of the very best. too much beatles love too, although Revolver is incredible.

[Dante]

No White Stripes albums on the list. :sad: