Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Top Ten Albums From The Year You Were Born


Disco Stu's List (1981):
Rick James - Street Songs
Adam and The Aunts - Prince Charming
Steve Winwood - Arc of A Diver
The Pretenders - Pretenders II
Gang of Four - Solid Gold
X - Wild Gift
The Ramones - Pleasant Dreams
Elvis Costello - Almost Blue
The Cramps - Psychedelic Jungle
Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - I Love Rock and Roll

Johnny Utah's List (1982):

10. Mission of Burma - Vs.
9. Michael Jackson - Thriller
8.Chris and Cosey - Trance
7.Prince - 1999
6.The Birthday Party - Junkyard
5. X - Under a Big Black Sun
4. Tom Waits - One from the Heart
3. Richard and Linda Thompson - Shoot out the Lights
2. Vangelis - Blade Runner OST
1. Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska

Hendo's List (1981):
1. The Ramones - Pleasant Dreams
2. The Milkshakes - Talkin Bout The Milkshakes
3. Black Flag - Damaged
4. The Cramps - Psychedelic Jungle
5. Gun Club - Fire Of Love
6. The Clash - Sandanista
7. The Buzzcocks- Singles Going Steady
8. Minor Threat - s/t ep and In My Eyes ep
9. Motorhead - No Sleep Till Hamersmith
10. AC/DC - For Those About To Rock...

Mr. Poop's List (1964):
1. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
2. The Beatles - With The Beatles
3. Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A Changin
4. Johnny Horton - Johnny Horton's Greatest Hits
5. The Wailing Wailers - Simmer Down
6. The Beatles - "I Feel Fine"/"She's A Woman"
7. The Kinks - "All Day And All Of The Night"
8. Louis Armstrong - "Hello Dolly"
9. The Kinks - "You Really Got Me"
10. The Reflections - "Just Like Romeo And Juliet"
*11. Shea Stadium opens


No Name's List (1980):

10. What I Like About You - The Romantics
9. Underwater Moonlight - The Soft Boys
8. The Pretenders - S/T
7. X - Los Angeles
6. The Clash - Sandanista
5. Watching The Wheels - John Lennon (Double Fantasy)
4. Get Happy - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3. End Of The Century - The Ramones
2. The River - Bruce Springsteen
1. Remain In Light - Talking Heads

Best Religious Album Of 1980: Bob Dylan "Saved"

Ezruh Selloff's List (1982):
10. Michael Jackson - Thriller
9. Prince - 1999
8. The Descendants - Milo Goes to College
7. Phillip Glass - Glassworks
6. violent femmes - s/t
5. birthday party - junk yard
4. clash - combat rock
3. Mission of Burma - Vs.
2. Bad Brains - s/t
1. Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Bonanza Jellybean's Top 10 (1977)

1. The Ramones- Rocket to Russia
2. The Clash - The Clash
3. The Sex Pistols- Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols
4. Motörhead- Motörhead
5. Pink Floyd- Animals
6. Elvis Costello- My Aim Is True-
7. Talking Heads- Talking Heads: 77
8. Iggy Pop Lust for Life
9. Blondie - Blondie
10. Eric Clapton- Slowhand

PS- Happy Birthday Hendo!

HaHa said...

Haha's Bonus: 1979
1.The Clash: London Calling / US release of s/t
2.AC/DC: Highway to Hell
3.Elvis Costello: Armed Forces (would that I were born in 1980 so I could have Get Happy!!)
4.Talking Heads: Fear of Music
5.The Ramones: It’s Alive
6. The Undertones: s/t
7. Paul Collins Beat: The Beat
8. Generation X: s/t
9. Nick Lowe: Labour of Lust
10. Stiff Little Fingers: Inflammable Material

* Honorable Mention, Song: The Only Ones: Another Girl, Another Planet
* Honorable Mention, if I were cooler: The Slits: Cut
* Honorable Mention, rock opera: The Who: Quadrophenia
* Honorable Mention, comps!: V/A: Pebbles v. 1&2