Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 200 Definitive Albums

[ryan8472]

Originally Posted by markolas

Did they specifically say rock & roll? You'd probably hate my "definitive" list. I don't even like most rock & roll.

Well it IS the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

[BlackWidow]

Originally Posted by estranged4life

http://www.definitive200.com/

The Top 200
1. THE BEATLES - SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND 1967 Rock
2. PINK FLOYD - DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 1973 Rock
3. MICHAEL JACKSON - THRILLER 1982 Pop
4. LED ZEPPELIN - LED ZEPPELIN IV 1971 Rock
5. U2 - JOSHUA TREE 1987 Rock
6. ROLLING STONES - EXILE ON MAIN STREET 1972 Rock
7. CAROLE KING - TAPESTRY 1971 Adult Contemporary
8. BOB DYLAN - HIGHWAY '61 REVISITED 1965 Rock
9. THE BEACH BOYS - PET SOUNDS 1966 Rock
10. NIRVANA - NEVERMIND 1991 Rock
11. PEARL JAM - TEN 1991 Rock
12. THE BEATLES - ABBEY ROAD 1969 Rock
13. SANTANA - SUPERNATURAL 1999 Rock
14. METALLICA - METALLICA 1991 Rock
15. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - BORN TO RUN 1975 Rock
16. PRINCE - PURPLE RAIN 1984 Pop
17. AC/DC - BACK IN BLACK 1980 Rock
18. THE ROLLING STONES - LET IT BLEED 1969 Rock
19. THE DOORS - THE DOORS 1967 Rock
20. GRATEFUL DEAD - AMERICAN BEAUTY 1970 Rock
21. SHANIA TWAIN - COME ON OVER 1997 Country
22. THE WHO - WHO'S NEXT 1971 Rock
23. STEVIE WONDER - SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE 1976 R&B
24. FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMOURS 1977 Pop
25. PINK FLOYD - THE WALL 1979 Rock
26. ALANIS MORISSETTE - JAGGED LITTLE PILL 1995 Pop
27. NORAH JONES - COME AWAY WITH ME 2002 Pop
28. EMINEM - MARSHALL MATHERS LP 2000 Rap
29. OUTKAST - SPEAKERBOXX-LOVE BELOW 2003 R&B
30. DR. DRE - CHRONIC 1992 Rap
31. THE BEASTIE BOYS - LICENSED TO ILL 1986 Rap
32. GUNS 'N ROSES - APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION 1987 Rock
33. THE DIXIE CHICKS - WIDE OPEN SPACES 1998 Country
34. MILES DAVIS - KIND OF BLUE 1959 Jazz
35. EAGLES - HOTEL CALIFORNIA 1976 Rock
36. DEF LEPPARD - HYSTERIA 1987 Rock
37. SOUNDTRACK - GREASE 1978 Soundtrack
38. MARVIN GAYE - WHAT'S GOING ON 1971 R&B
39. THE BEATLES - WHITE ALBUM 1968 Rock
40. SOUNDTRACK - SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 1977 Soundtrack
41. JIMI HENDRIX - ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? 1967 Rock
42. THE BEATLES - REVOLVER 1966 Rock
43. BOSTON - BOSTON 1976 Rock
44. BON JOVI - SLIPPERY WHEN WET 1986 Rock
45. U2 - ACHTUNG BABY 1991 Rock
46. WHITNEY HOUSTON - WHITNEY HOUSTON 1985 R&B
47. LED ZEPPELIN - LED ZEPPELIN II 1969 Rock
48. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND - CRASH 1996 Rock
49. THE ROLLING STONES - STICKY FINGERS 1971 Rock
50. GREEN DAY - DOOKIE 1994 Rock
51. LED ZEPPELIN - HOUSES OF THE HOLY 1973 Rock
52. JONI MITCHELL - BLUE 1971 Rock
53. ELVIS PRESLEY - ELVIS PRESLEY AT SUN 2004 Rock
54. AEROSMITH - TOYS IN THE ATTIC 1975 Rock
55. LAURYN HILL - MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL 1998 R&B
56. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - BORN IN THE U.S.A. 1984 Rock
57. 50 CENT - GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' 2003 Rap
58. AC/DC - HIGHWAY TO HELL 1979 Rock
59. NOTORIOUS B.I.G. - LIFE AFTER DEATH 1997 Rap
60. VAN HALEN - VAN HALEN 1978 Rock
61. GREEN DAY - AMERICAN IDIOT 2004 Rock
62. BLACK SABBATH - PARANOID 1971 Rock
63. EMINEM - EMINEM SHOW 2000 Rap
64. JEWEL - PIECES OF YOU 1995 Pop
65. COLDPLAY - RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD 2002 Pop
66. MEATLOAF - BAT OUT OF HELL 1977 Rock
67. USHER - CONFESSIONS 2004 R&B
68. KID ROCK - DEVIL WITHOUT A CAUSE 1998 Rock
69. GEORGE HARRISON - ALL THINGS MUST PASS 1970 Pop
70. BILLY JOEL - STRANGER 1977 Pop
71. EAGLES - HELL FREEZES OVER 1994 Rock
72. VAN MORRISON - MOONDANCE 1970 Rock
73. REM - AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE 1992 Pop
74. PHIL COLLINS - NO JACKET REQUIRED 1985 Pop
75. METALLICA - MASTER OF PUPPETS 1986 Rock
76. FAITH HILL - BREATHE 1999 Country
77. JOHNNY CASH - AT FOLSOM PRISON 1968 Country
78. JOHN COLTRANE - LOVE SUPREME 1964 Jazz
79. PINK FLOYD - WISH YOU WERE HERE 1975 Rock
80. MICHAEL JACKSON - OFF THE WALL 1979 Pop
81. MARVIN GAYE - LET'S GET IT ON 1973 R&B
82. BOB SEGER - NIGHT MOVES 1976 Rock
83. PAUL SIMON - GRACELAND 1986 Pop
84. LINKIN PARK - HYBRID THEORY 2000 Rock
85. PRINCE - 1999 1983 Pop
86. DEF LEPPARD - PYROMANIA 1983 Rock
87. JANET JACKSON - CONTROL 1986 R&B
88. THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - BLOOD SUGAR SEX MAGIK 1991 Rock
89. DIRE STRAITS - BROTHERS IN ARMS 1985 Rock
90. TUPAC - ALL EYEZ ON ME 1996 Rap
91. MATCHBOX TWENTY YOURSELF OR SOMEONE LIKE YOU 1996 Pop
92. THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - CALIFORNICATION 1999 Rock
93. LED ZEPPELIN - PHYSICAL GRAFFITI 1975 Rock
94. NELLY - COUNTRY GRAMMAR 2000 Rap
95. CREED - HUMAN CLAY 1999 Rock
96. CLASH - LONDON CALLING 1979 Rock
97. CELINE DION - FALLING INTO YOU 1996 Adult Contemporary
98. NEIL YOUNG - HARVEST 1972 Rock
99. SOUNDTRACK - DIRTY DANCING 1987 Soundtrack
100. THE DIXIE CHICKS - HOME 2002 Country
101. TOM PETTY - FULL MOON FEVER 1989 Rock
102. VAN HALEN - 1984 1984 Rock
103. SOUNDTRACK - TITANIC 1997 Soundtrack
104. CROSBY STILLS & NASH - DEJA VU 1970 Rock
105. TLC - CRAZYSEXYCOOL 1994 R&B
106. BECK - ODELAY 1996 Rock
107. KENNY G - BREATHLESS 1992 Adult Contemporary
108. NWA. - STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON 1989 Rap
109. THE SEX PISTOLS - NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS 1977 Rock
110. THE BEATLES - RUBBER SOUL 1965 Rock
111. RADIOHEAD - O.K. COMPUTER 1997 Rock
112. SIMON & GARFUNKEL - BRIDGE OVER TROUBLE WATER 1970 Adult Contemporary
113. THE DIXIE CHICKS - FLY 1999 Country
114. METALLICA - ...AND JUSTICE FOR ALL 1988 Rock
115. MICHAEL JACKSON - DANGEROUS 1991 Pop
116. MARIAH CAREY - DAYDREAM 1995 Pop
117. SOUNDTRACK - TOP GUN 1986 Soundtrack
118. ELTON JOHN - GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD 1973 Pop
119. THE POLICE - SYNCHRONICITY 1983 Rock
120. NO DOUBT - TRAGIC KINGDOM 1995 Pop
121. THE ROLLING STONES - BEGGAR'S BANQUET 1967 Rock
122. R KELLY - R 1998 R&B
123. TOOL - LATERALUS 2001 Rock
124. OASIS - WHAT'S THE STORY MORNING GLORY 1995 Rock
125. BOB MARLEY - EXODUS 1977 Reggae
126. JOURNEY - ESCAPE 1981 Rock
127. CHRISTINA AGUILERA - CHRISTINA AGUILERA 1999 Pop
128. JAY-Z - BLUEPRINT 2001 Rap
129. ALICIA KEYS - DIARY OF ALICIA KEYS 2003 R&B
130. SOUNDTRACK - O' BROTHER WHERE ART THOU? 2000 Soundtrack
131. THE CARS - THE CARS 1978 Pop
132. ENYA - DAY WITHOUT RAIN 2000 Adult Contemporary
133. NATALIE COLE - UNFORGETTABLE WITH LOVE NATALIE COLE 1991 R&B
134. SOUNDTRACK - FOOTLOOSE 1984 Soundtrack
135. LIONEL RICHIE - CAN'T SLOW DOWN 1983 Pop
136. SARAH MCLACHLAN - SURFACING 1997 Adult Contemporary
137. BONNIE RAITT - NICK OF TIME 1989 Rock
138. METALLICA - RIDE THE LIGHTNING 1984 Rock
139. SHERYL CROW - TUESDAY NIGHT MUSIC CLUB 1993 Pop
140. FRANK SINATRA - IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS 1955 Standards
141. EARTH WIND & FIRE - GRATITUDE 1975 R&B
142. ZZ TOP - ELIMINATOR 1983 Rock
143. WILLIE NELSON - RED HEADED STRANGER 1975 Country
144. JOHN LENNON - IMAGINE 1971 Rock
145. TONI BRAXTON - TONI BRAXTON 1993 R&B
146. ETTA JAMES - AT LAST 1961 Blues
147. ELVIS PRESLEY - ELVIS PRESLEY 1956 Rock
148. CAT STEVENS - TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN 1970 Pop
149. THE SMASHING PUMPKINS - MELLON COLLIE & THE INFINITE SADNESS 1995 Rock
150. DAVE BRUBECK - TIME OUT 1959 Jazz
151. JANET JACKSON - JANET 1993 R&B
152. QUEEN - A NIGHT AT THE OPERA 1975 Rock
153. OZZY OSBOURNE - BLIZZARD OF OZZ 1981 Rock
154. WILL SMITH - BIG WILLIE STYLE 1997 Rap
155. PRINCE - SIGN OF THE TIMES 1987 Pop
156. PUBLIC ENEMY - IT TAKES A NATION OF MILLIONS TO HOLD US BACK 1988 Rap
157. BOB DYLAN - BLOOD ON THE TRACKS 1975 Rock
158. GEORGE MICHAEL - FAITH 1987 Pop
159. BOYZ II MEN - COOLEYHIGHHARMONY 1993 R&B
160. DESTINY'S CHILD - WRITING'S ON THE WALL 1999 R&B
161. JAY-Z - BLACK ALBUM 2003 Rap
162. AVRIL LAVIGNE - LET GO 2002 Pop
163. FUGEES - SCORE 1996 R&B
164. MADONNA - LIKE A VIRGIN 1984 Pop
165. LED ZEPPELIN - LED ZEPPELIN 1969 Rock
166. STEVIE RAY VAUGHN - TEXAS FLOOD 1983 R&B
167. STONE TEMPLE - PILOTS CORE 1992 Rock
168. ORIGINAL CAST PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - HIGHLIGHTS 1988 Soundtrack
169. JETHRO TULL - AQUALUNG 1971 Rock
170. TUPAC - ME AGAINST THE WORLD 1995 Rap
171. DAVID BOWIE - RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST 1972 Rock
172. SHAKIRA - LAUNDRY SERVICE 2001 Pop
173. SOUNDTRACK - FORREST GUMP 1994 Soundtrack
174. AL GREEN - CALL ME 1973 R&B
175. CURTIS MAYFIELD - SUPERFLY 1972 R&B
176. LIVE - THROWING COPPER 1994 Rock
177. GEORGE BENSON - BREEZIN' 1976 Jazz
178. WHITE STRIPES - WHITE BLOOD CELLS 2001 Rock
179. LYNYRD SKYNYRD - PRONOUNCED LEH-NERD SKIN-ERD 1973 Rock
180. SADE - DIAMOND LIFE 1984 Adult Contemporary
181. FLEETWOOD MAC - FLEETWOOD MAC 1975 Pop
182. PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS - BAND ON THE RUN 1973 Rock
183. BEYONCE - DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE 2003 R&B
184. ANITA BAKER - RAPTURE 1986 R&B
185. NAS - IIIMATIC 1994 Rap
186. BARBRA STREISAND - A STAR IS BORN 1976 Soundtrack
187. EARTH WIND & FIRE - THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD 1975 R&B
188. ANITA BAKER - RHYTHM OF LOVE 1994 R&B
189. JAY-Z - IN MY LIFETIME VOL 1 1997 Rap
190. LL COOL J - MAMA SAID KNOCK YOU OUT 1990 Rap
191. STEELY DAN - AJA 1977 Rock
192. WILLIE NELSON - STARDUST 1978 Country
193. ARETHA FRANKLIN - SPARKLE 1976 R&B
194. ANDREA BOCELLI - ANDREA 2004 Classical
195. BOB DYLAN - BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME 1965 Rock
196. LUTHER VANDROSS - NEVER TOO MUCH 1981 R&B
197. U2 - ALL THAT YOU CAN'T LEAVE BEHIND 2000 Rock
198. RUSH - 2112 1976 Rock
199. OUTKAST - AQUEMINI 1998 R&B
200. GRAND FUNK RAILROAD - WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND 1973 Rock

...where the fukc is Court & Spark by Joni Mitchell???????????????

[Für Elise]

Originally Posted by ryan8472

Well it IS the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

it is meant to be rock & roll which makes me ask why this list exists without a mention of chuck berry or buddy holly for that matter

[rbs3676]

Boyz II Men??!!? The TOP GUN soundrack??

Give me a ****ing break. What a crap list!

rbs

[xdreamsunwindx]

Woo, another piece of **** list. This is to be expected, though, the RNRHOF is such a commodity. The Stooges are still not in, so there is obviously a problem here.

Originally Posted by Für Elise

it is meant to be rock & roll which makes me ask why this list exists without a mention of chuck berry or buddy holly for that matter

AMEN.

[Moony]

Originally Posted by sparky

I am appalled at the inclusion of the ones I quote above. Many not rock, a few one hit wonders, and others not the artist's best work. WTF?

Indeed, it's quite laughable. Also, why the hell is Sgt. Pepper's always at #1? It is good and all, but I think the White Album is far superior to it.

[Für Elise]

Originally Posted by Moony

Indeed, it's quite laughable. Also, why the hell is Sgt. Pepper's always at #1? It is good and all, but I think the White Album is far superior to it.

I also enjoy listeing to the white album more but I guess sgt pepper is far more 'definitive' 'cause it was a groundbreaking conceptual piece that opened so many doors and was far more innovative in production than almost anything before it. plus, as great as the individual songs on the white album are, in terms of innovations, songs such as sgt pepper, lucy in the sky, a day in the life aand she's leaving home plus the entire conceptual aspect made the album it far more innovative. but as I said, to listen to, I think the white album is brilliant but the writing and innovation I don't think compares to songs like a day in the life.

[Sarah]

Originally Posted by markolas

Here, allow me to dissect:

1. THE BEATLES - SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND 1967 Rock crap]

you lost me from the beginning. sgt. pepper = crap. right. pfft.

there are lots of crap albums on that list, but sgt. pepper's lonely heart's club band is NOT one of them. i don't care how big of a rock snob you want to pretend to be.

[Für Elise]

Originally Posted by Sarah

you lost me from the beginning. sgt. pepper = crap. right. pfft.

there are lots of crap albums on that list, but sgt. pepper's lonely heart's club band is NOT one of them. i don't care how big of a rock snob you want to pretend to be.

not liking an ablum is one thing but calling that album crap like it was poorly made is not a reflection on the album but the person who said it