(The lists for each decade are much more accurate --->)
(Die Listen fur jede Dekade sind viel akkurater --->)
By genre/ Nach Genre/ Per genere
Click here for Francesco Ganci's 2017 visual version of my Top 100
Click here if you prefer the graphic version with liner notes.
If you are a rock novice, skip the first one and get #2 to #6 first.
N.
| Artist and Title
| Label and Year
| CD reissue
|
1
| Captain Beefheart:
Trout Mask Replica
| Straight, 1969
| Reprise, 1990
|
2
| Robert Wyatt: Rock Bottom
| Virgin, 1974
| Thirsty Ear, 1998
|
3
| Faust: Faust I
| Virgin, 1971
| Polygram, 2001
|
4
| Velvet Underground:
& Nico
| Verve, 1967
| Polygram, 1996
|
5
| Doors: The Doors
| Elektra, 1967
| idem, 1988
|
6
| Tim Buckley: Lorca
| Elektra, 1970
| Asylum, 1992
|
7
| Pere Ubu:
Modern Dance | Blank, 1978
| Geffen, 1998
|
8
| Royal Trux: Twin Infinitives
| Drag City, 1990
| idem, 1994
|
9
| John Fahey: Fare Forward Voyagers
| Takoma, 1973
| Shanachie, 1992
|
10
| Nico: Desert Shore
| Reprise, 1970
| Warner Bros, 1993
|
11
| Popol Vuh: Hosianna Mantra
| Pilz, 1973
| High Tide, 1994
|
12
| Red Crayola: Parable Of Arable Land
| International Artist, 1967
| Spalax, 1994
|
13
| Klaus Schulze: Irrlicht
| Brain, 1972
| Spalax, 1995
|
14
| Nick Cave: The Good Son
| Mute, 1990
|
|
15
| Lisa Germano: Geek The Girl
| 4AD, 1994
|
|
16
| Morphine: Good
| Accurate, 1992
|
|
17
| Bob Dylan:
Blonde On Blonde :
| CBS, 1966
| Columbia, 1992
|
18
| Neu!: self-titled
| UA, 1973
| Astralwerks, 2001
|
19
| Foetus: Nail
| SomeBizarre, 1985
| Homestead, 1995
|
20
| Suicide: self-titled
| Bronze, 1977
| Demon, 1995
|
21
| Van Morrison: Astral Weeks
| Warner Bros, 1968
| idem, 1987
|
22
| Residents: Not Available
| Ralph, 1978
| Mute, 2000
|
23
| Pop Group: Y
| Radar, 1979
| idem, 1996
|
24
| Vampire Rodents: Lullaby Land
| Re-Constriction, 1993
|
|
25
| Husker Du: Zen Arcade
| SST, 1984
|
|
25
| Third Ear Band: self-titled
| Harvest, 1970
|
|
25
| My Bloody Valentine: Loveless | click here | click here |
25
| Butthole Surfers: Psychic Powerless | click here | click here |
25
| Soft Machine: 3 | click here | click here |
25
| Type O Negative: Slow Deep And Hard | click here | click here |
25
| Frank Zappa: Uncle Meat | click here | click here |
25
| Minutemen: Double Nickels On The Dime | click here | click here |
25
| Fugazi: Repeater | click here | click here |
25
| Mercury Rev: Yerself Is Steam | click here | click here |
25
| Gun Club: Fire Of Love | click here | click here |
25
| Red House Painters: Down Colorful Hill | click here | click here |
25
| Slint: Spiderland | click here | click here |
25
| Velvet Underground: White Light White Heat | click here | click here |
25
| Captain Beefheart: Safe As Milk | click here | click here |
25
| Hash Jar Tempo : Well Oiled
| Drunken Fish, 1997
| N.A.
|
25
| Jon Hassell : Dream Theory In Malaya
| EG, 1981
| N.A.
|
25
| Diamanda Galas : Diamanda Galas
| Metalanguage, 1984
| N.A.
|
25
| Gong: Flying Teapot
| Virgin, 1973
| Charly, 1999
|
25
| Bruce Springsteen: The River
| Columbia, 1980
| Columbia, 1995
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See the lists by decade and decide for yourself which other albums should go in the top 100!
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Year by year/ Anno per anno/ Jahr bei Jahr:
- The 1960's
- 1966 (Bob Dylan, USA)
- 1967 (Velvet Underground, USA)
- 1968 (Van Morrison, Britain)
- 1969 (Captain Beefheart, USA)
- The 1970's
- 1970 (Nico, Germany)
- 1971 (Faust, Germany)
- 1972 (Klaus Schulze, Germany)
- 1973 (Popol Vuh, Germany)
- 1974 (Robert Wyatt, Britain)
- 1975 (Henry Cow, Britain)
- 1976 (Patti Smith, USA)
- 1977 (Suicide, USA)
- 1978 (Pere Ubu, USA)
- 1979 (Pop Group, Britain)
- The 1980's
- 1980 (Bruce Springsteen, USA)
- 1981 (Gun Club, USA)
- 1982 (Dream Syndicate, USA)
- 1983 (Mark Stewart, Britain)
- 1984 (Husker Du, USA)
- 1985 (Foetus, Australia)
- 1986 (Big Black, USA)
- 1987 (Swans, USA)
- 1988 (Pixies, USA)
- 1989 (Peter Gabriel, Britain)
- The 1990's
- 1990 (Royal Trux, USA)
- 1991 (Slint, USA)
- 1992 (Morphine, USA)
- 1993 (Vampire Rodents, Canada)
- 1994 (Lisa Germano, USA)
- 1995 (Lightwave, France)
- 1996 (Black Tape, USA)
- 1997 (Hash Jar Tempo, NZ)
- 1998 (Dirty 3, Australia)
- 1999 (Black Heart Procession, USA)
- The 2000's
- 2000 (Spring Heel Jack, Britain)
- 2001 (Solex, Netherlands)
- 2002 (To Live and Shave in LA, USA)
- 2003 (Supersilent, Norway)
- 2004 (Ghost, Japan)
- 2005 (Shit And Shine, Britain)
- 2006 (Joanna Newsom, USA)
- 2007 (Burning Star Core, USA)
- 2008 (Li Jianhong, China)
- 2009 (Gnaw Their Tongues, Netherlands)
- The 2010's
- 2010 (Joanna Newsom, USA)
- 2011 (Julia Holter, USA)
- 2012 (Abu Lahab, Morocco)
- 2013 (Pharmakon, USA)
- 2014 (Pyrrhon, USA)
- 2015 (Lil Peep, USA)
- 2016 (Impossible Nothing, USA)
- 2017 (Lingua Ignota, USA)
- 2018 (Julia Holter, USA)
- 2019 (Sadaf, USA)
- The 2020's
- 2020 (?, ?)
By genre/ Nach Genre/ Per genere:
Best of Jazz
Most over-rated musicians/
Die am meisten ueberbewerteten Musiker/
I musicisti piu` sopravvalutati:
- Beatles
- Elvis Presley
- Prince
- David Bowie
- U2
(1990s: Radiohead, Pavement, Guided By Voices, Beck, Moby, Aphex Twin)
Most under-rated musicians of all times/
Die am meisten unterbewerteten Musiker/
I musicisti piu` sottovalutati:
- Tim Buckley
- Red Crayola
- Robert Wyatt
- Captain Beefheart
- Pere Ubu
- Faust
- Foetus
- Sandy Bull
- Nico
- Jim Steinman
- Vampire Rodents
Most influential musicians of all times/
Die einflussreichsten Musiker/
I musicisti piu` influenti:
- Chuck Berry
- Velvet Underground
- Rolling Stones
- Neil Young
- Ramones
- Bob Dylan
- Captain Beefheart
- Can
- Pere Ubu
- Bruce Springsteen
- Pink Floyd
- Byrds
Greatest musicians of all times
Massimi musicisti rock
Die grossartigsten Musiker aller Zeiten
History of Rock Music
Storia del rock
Geschichte der Rock Musik
The Giants of Rock Music
I giganti del rock
Die Giganten der Rock Musik
Album Reviews
Interviews
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