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If it's only one album per band then it's not a true top 30 list; it's more of a favorite albums of your favorite bands list.

 

I could limit my top 30 to about 15 bands.

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If it's only one album per band then it's not a true top 30 list; it's more of a favorite albums of your favorite bands list.

 

I could limit my top 30 to about 15 bands.

Yeah, but a rampant fan will just stick all the albums by their fave band in the list - too easy. This way you gotta pick carefully.
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I have thought long and hard about this.

It was tricky to choose my best one album by certain bands... but ...

I ended up with 40 albums which have been important to me since I was just into my teens.

The scary thing for me is that 39 of them are before 1980, and the 40th is only 1984.

So here goes -

 

1966 Beatles - Revolver

1967 Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced

1969 Fairport Convention - Liege and Lief

1970 Deep Purple - In Rock

1970 Mountain - Climbing!

1971 Alice Cooper - Killer

1971 Led Zeppelin - IV

1971 The Who - Who's Next

1972 Black Sabbath - Vol. 4

1972 David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars

1972 Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick

1972 Neil Young - Harvest

1972 Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St.

1972 Uriah Heep - Demons and Wizards

1972 Wishbone Ash - Argus

1972 Yes - Close To The Edge

1973 Genesis - Selling England By The Pound

1973 Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Lynyrd Skynyrd

1973 Mike Oldfield Tubular Bells

1974 Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties

1974 Camel - Mirage

1974 Robin Trower - Bridge Of Sighs

1975 Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks

1975 Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run

1975 Budgie - Bandolier

1975 Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

1975 Queen - A night At The Opera

1976 Eagles - Hotel California

1976 Jackson Browne - The Pretender

1976 Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny

1976 Rainbow - Rising

1976 Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak

1977 Bob Marley And The Wailers - Exodus

1977 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

1977 Rush - A Farewell To Kings

1977 UFO - Lights Out

1978 Kate Bush - The Kick Inside

1978 Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy

1979 Scorpions - Lovedrive

1984 Iron Maiden - Powerslave

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I'm going to post my social media favorite albums.

 

Wes Harrison - You Won't Believe Your Ears (1963) - comedy album

John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1964)

The Beatles - Revolver (1966)

Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced? (1967)

Time Peace: The Rascals' Greatest Hits (1968)

Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica (1969)

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)

The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street (1972)

Ry Cooder - Paradise and Lunch (1974)

Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)

The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)

FM - Black Noise (1977)

Christopher Cross (1979)

Ben Mink - Foreign Exchange (1980)

Peter Gabriel III (1980)

Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)

King Sunny Ade - Juju Music (1982)

Richard and Linda Thompson - Shoot Out The Lights (1982)

Michael Hedges - Aerial Boundaries (1984)

Allan Holdsworth - Metal Fatigue (1985)

Metallica - Master Of Puppets (1986)

Robert Cray - Strong Persuader (1986)

Joe Satriani - Surfing With The Alien (1987)

U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)

The Traveling Wilburys - Volume 1 (1988)

Various ‎– Groove Yard (1989) - reggae compilation

A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)

Lindsey Buckingham - Out Of The Cradle (1992)

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Greatest Hits (1993)

Allison Kraus - Now That I've Found You: A Collection (1994)

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I'm going to post my social media favorite albums.

 

Wes Harrison - You Won't Believe Your Ears (1963) - comedy album

John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1964)

The Beatles - Revolver (1966)

Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced? (1967)

Time Peace: The Rascals' Greatest Hits (1968)

Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica (1969)

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)

The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street (1972)

Ry Cooder - Paradise and Lunch (1974)

Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)

The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)

FM - Black Noise (1977)

Christopher Cross (1979)

Ben Mink - Foreign Exchange (1980)

Peter Gabriel III (1980)

Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)

King Sunny Ade - Juju Music (1982)

Richard and Linda Thompson - Shoot Out The Lights (1982)

Michael Hedges - Aerial Boundaries (1984)

Allan Holdsworth - Metal Fatigue (1985)

Metallica - Master Of Puppets (1986)

Robert Cray - Strong Persuader (1986)

Joe Satriani - Surfing With The Alien (1987)

U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)

The Traveling Wilburys - Volume 1 (1988)

Various ‎– Groove Yard (1989) - reggae compilation

A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)

Lindsey Buckingham - Out Of The Cradle (1992)

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Greatest Hits (1993)

Allison Kraus - Now That I've Found You A Collection (1994)

Man!!! Robert Cray!! This is such a great album (I overlooked this!)
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So, basically it's your favorite album from your top 30 bands.

Disagree .... I'm my case it is 30 albums that have meant so much in my life. Nothing to do with my favourite artists.
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So, basically it's your favorite album from your top 30 bands.

I might find it easier if it was a top 60 and you could have your top 2 albums from each band.

hehehe .... yeah! why not! I will however have to expand my list lol!!
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  1. Aerosmith - Rocks
  2. The Who - Who's Next
  3. Jethro Tull - A Passion Play
  4. Pink Floyd - Meddle
  5. Rush - Hemispheres
  6. Humble Pie - Smokin'
  7. Ten Years After - Cricklewood Green
  8. Mott The Hoople - Mott
  9. Grateful Dead - Mars Hotel
  10. Alice Cooper - Killer
  11. Alice in Chains - Jar of Flies
  12. Allman Brothers - Eat a Peach
  13. Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
  14. Emerson Lake & Palmer - Tarkus
  15. Crosby, Stills & Nash - debut
  16. David Bowie - Ziggy
  17. Faith No More - Album of the Year
  18. Jefferson Airplane - After Bathing at Baxters
  19. Led Zeppelin -IV
  20. The Beatles - The White Album
  21. Stone Temple Pilots - Purple
  22. U2 - The Joshua Tree
  23. YES - Close to the Edge
  24. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
  25. Van Halen - Diver Down
  26. The Doors - The Doors
  27. Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down
  28. Peter Frampton - Something's Happening
  29. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisted
  30. Kyuss - And the Circus Leaves Town

** I didn't select any live albums

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1 Van Halen - Fair Warning

2 Rush - Permanent Waves

3 Joe Satriani - Flying In A Blue Dream

4 Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks

5 Steve Vai - The Ultra Zone

6 Steve Earle - El Corazon

7 Aerosmith - Rocks

8 Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger

9 Guns `N` Roses - Use Your Illusion II

10 Lindsey Buckingham - The Seeds We Sow

11 Kaki King - Legs To Make Us Longer

12 David Lee Roth - Eat `Em and Smile

13 Lynyrd Skynyrd - Street Survivors

14 Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

15 Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream

16 Pearl Jam - Ten

17 Neil Young - On The Beach

18 Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine

19 Alanis Morrisette - Havoc and Bright Lights

20 Steve Morse - Split Decision

21 Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It`s Blitz

22 Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around

23 Lou Reed - New York

24 Molly Hatchet - Flirtin` With Disaster

25 Morrissey - Vauxhall and I

26 Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy

27 Drive By Truckers - The Dirty South

28 Deep Purple - Purpendicular

29 Arcade Fire - Funeral

30 The Smiths - The Queen is Dead

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  1. MC 5 - Kick Out The Jams
     
  2. The Bob Seger System -The Bob Seger System (aka Ramblin' Gamblin' Man - Seger's 1st album)
     
  3. Kraftwerk -Autobahn
     
  4. Quicksilver Messenger Service -Quicksilver Messenger Service
     
  5. Alice Cooper -Love it to Death
     
  6. Emerson, Lake, and Palmer - Trilogy
     
  7. Al DiMeola - Elegant Gypsy
     
  8. Lee Michaels -Lee Michaels (3rd album)
     
  9. Eric Johnson - Ah Via Musicom
     
  10. Jimmy Hendrix Experience - Are You Experenced?
     
  11. Dick Hyman - Moog: The Electric Eclectics of Dick Hyman
     
  12. Michael Hedges -Live on the Double Planet
     
  13. Rush - Moving Pictures
     
  14. Allman Brothers Band - Live at Filmore East
     
  15. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
     
  16. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King
     
  17. Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
     
  18. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
     
  19. Shadowfax - The Dreams of Children
     
  20. Andreas Vollenweider - Down to the Moon
     
  21. Lorena McKennit - The Book of Secrets
     
  22. Joni Mitchell - Hejira
     
  23. Motorhead - Ace of Spades
     
  24. Procul Harum -Shine On Brightly
     
  25. Frank Zappa - Over-nite Sensation
     
  26. Humble Pie - Performance (Rockin' the Filmore)
     
  27. Virgil Fox - Heavy Organ: Bach Live at Winterland
     
  28. The Who - Live at Leeds
     
  29. Jeff Beck - Truth
  30. Yes - Close to the Edge.

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Rush - Moving Pictures

Cheap Trick - Lap of Luxury

Van Halen - 1984

Metallica - black album

Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed

Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon

Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

Duran Duran - Rio

Evanescence - Fallen

Aerosmith - Permanent Vacation

Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger

Pearl Jam - Ten

Nirvana - Nevermind

David Bowie - Heroes

Def Leppard - Pyromania

Muse - The Resistance

Arcade Fire - Funeral

Taylor Swift - Red

Lady Gaga - The Fame

Shawn Mendes - Handwritten

Iron Maiden - 7th Son of a 7th Son

Judas Priest - Turbo

Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon

Beatles - Abbey Road

White Stripes - Elephant

Queen - Night at the Opera

Guns N Roses - Appetite for Destruction

Kate Bush - The Red Shoes

Cranberries - No Need to Argue

Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever

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One album per artist makes this a little easier. Let me try

 

A Night At The Opera

A Fa...Quadr.......Foxtro...

 

Yeah I can't do it, lol.

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Rush - Moving Pictures

Cheap Trick - Lap of Luxury

Van Halen - 1984

Metallica - black album

Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed

Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon

Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

Duran Duran - Rio

Evanescence - Fallen

Aerosmith - Permanent Vacation

Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger

Pearl Jam - Ten

Nirvana - Nevermind

David Bowie - Heroes

Def Leppard - Pyromania

Muse - The Resistance

Arcade Fire - Funeral

Taylor Swift - Red

Lady Gaga - The Fame

Shawn Mendes - Handwritten

Iron Maiden - 7th Son of a 7th Son

Judas Priest - Turbo

Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon

Beatles - Abbey Road

White Stripes - Elephant

Queen - Night at the Opera

Guns N Roses - Appetite for Destruction

Kate Bush - The Red Shoes

Cranberries - No Need to Argue

Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever

Damn, you`ve got five albums I love that never even crossed my mind when I listed my 30 (White Stripes, Metallica, Tom Petty, Fleetwood Mac, Nirvana).
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no particular order and good luck keeping up with my random ADHD selections.

 

Rush – hemispheres

Soundgarden – Superunknown

Red Hot Chili Peppers – Blood Sugar Sex Majik

The Black Crowes – Southern Harmony and Musical Companion

Alice in Chains – Dirt

Stone Temple Pilots – Core

Pat Metheny – Bright Size Life

Stevie Ray Vaughn – Texas Flood

Incubus – S.C.I.E.N.C.E.

The Dregs – Night of the Living Dregs

Emerson Lake & Palmer – Brain Salad Surgery

Jimi Hendrix – Axis Bold as Love

Cream – Disreali Gears

Kansas – LeftOverture

Kate Bush – Hounds of Love

Living Colour – Vivid

Led Zeppelin – Physical Graffiti

R.E.M. - Fables of the Reconstruction

Tool – AEnima

Primus – Sailing the Seas of Cheese

Dave Matthews Band – These Crowded Streets

The Smithereens – Green Thoughts

System of a Down – Toxicity

AudioSlave – Out of Exile

Chicago Transit Authority – self titled debut

U2 – The Unforgetable Fire

Yes – Fragile

Jeff Beck - Wired

zz top – Tres Hombres

UK - UK

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