Yet another book and website does a Best Album Of All Time Poll & The Winner is....

"Only two albums in the Top 20 were released in the last five years, so the voters have clearly thought long and hard about their decision."

1. Definitely Maybe, Oasis

2. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band, The Beatles

3. Revolver, The Beatles

4. OK Computer, Radiohead

5. (What's The Story) Morning Glory?, Oasis

6. Nevermind, Nirvana

7. The Stone Roses, The Stone Roses

8. Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd

9. The Queen Is Dead, Smiths

10. The Bends, Radiohead

11. The Joshua Tree, U2

12. London Calling, The Clash

13. The Beatles (The White Album), The Beatles

14. Abbey Road, The Beatles

15. Up The Bracket, The Libertines

16. Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols, Sex Pistols

17. Four Symbols (Led Zeppelin IV), Led Zeppelin

18. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars, David Bowie

19. A Night At The Opera, Queen

20. Is This It, The Strokes

21. Hot Fuss, The Killers

22. Pet Sounds, The Beach Boys

23. Grace, Jeff Buckley

24. The Holy Bible, Manic Street Preachers

25. Bat Out Of Hell, MeatLoaf

26. Appetite For Destruction, Guns N' Roses

27. Employment, Kaiser Chiefs

28. Rubber Soul, The Beatles

29. Rumours, Fleetwood Mac

30. The Libertines, The Libertines

31. Urban Hymns, The Verve

32. American Idiot, Green Day

33. A Rush Of Blood To The Head, Coldplay

34. Parklife, Blur

35. Thriller, Michael Jackson

36. The Wall, Pink Floyd

37. Automatic For The People, R.E.M.

38. Franz Ferdinand, Franz Ferdinand

39. Tubular Bells, Mike Oldfield

40. Achtung Baby, U2

41. Wish You Were Here, Pink Floyd

42. Exile On Main Street, The Rolling Stones

43. Bridge Over Troubled Water, Simon and Garfunkel

44. Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin

45. Parallel Lines, Blondie

46. Brothers In Arms, Dire Straits

47. Blood On The Tracks, Bob Dylan

48. Hunky Dory, David Bowie

49. X&Y, Coldplay

50. Who's Next, The Who

51. Hopes And Fears, Keane

52. Parachutes, Coldplay

53. Arrival, Abba

54. Different Class, Pulp

55. The Velvet Underground & Nico, The Velvet Underground

56. Forever Changes, Love

57. What's Going On, Marvin Gaye

58. Let It Bleed, The Rolling Stones

59. Elephant, The White Stripes

60. Doolittle, Pixies

61. Absolution, Muse

62. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Elton John

63. Sheer Heart Attack, Queen

64. Come On Over, Shania Twain

65. Sign 'o' The Times, Prince

66. Ten, Pearl Jam

67. Kasabian, Kasabian

68. Dookie, Green Day

69. Origin Of Symmetry, Muse

70. Hounds Of Love, Kate Bush

71. Blonde On Blonde, Bob Dylan

72. All Mod Cons, The Jam

73. Blue, Joni Mitchell

74. White Blood Cells, The White Stripes

75. Dog Man Star, Suede

76. Metallica (the Black Album), Metallica

77. Dare!, Human League

78. Closer, Joy Division

79. In Utero, Nirvana

80. Back In Black, AC/DC

81. Funeral, Arcade Fire

82. Up All Night, Razorlight

83. Ray Of Light, Madonna

84. Born To Run, Bruce Springsteen

85. Physical Graffiti, Led Zeppelin

86. Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, Arctic Monkeys

87. A Day At The Races, Queen

88. The Lexicon Of Love, ABC

89. Spice, Spice Girls

90. Violator, Depeche Mode

91. Final Straw, Snow Patrol

92. Electric Warrior, T. Rex

93. Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette

94. Unknown Pleasures, Joy Division

95. Kid A, Radiohead

96. Out Of The Blue, Electric Light Orchestra

97. The Smiths, The Smiths

98. Electric Ladyland, Jimi Hendrix

99. Rage Against The Machine, Rage Against The Machine

100. Hotel California, Eagles

68. Dookie, Green Day

69. Origin Of Symmetry, Muse

Aaaargghhh!!!!

wasn't this Top 5 All-Time in another Brit poll like 2 months ago?

Sorry to play my broken record again.

15. Up The Bracket, The Libertines
16. Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols, Sex Pistols

And what is says is "bollocks"!

(*removes glasses, rubs eyes and re-focusses*)

that can't be right...

The Libertines
The Killers
The Strokes
Kaiser Chiefs
Coldplay
Keane
Muse
Kasabian
Arctic Monkeys
Spice Girls

Which once again proves my point that British people don't know anything about music.

perhaps one day ILM's polls will emulate the democratic model of NME.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loveless

The album itself cost about £100,000, but the recording process took three years and cost £250,000, resulting in two EPs (Glider and Tremolo, on which "Soon" and "To Here Knows When" made their first appearances) and four music videos, and nearly bankrupting their label.

Does anyone remember the HMV/Channel Four HUGE poll that ran for months and was shown live on tv with Bob Geldof moaning that it was a disgrace primal scream was in it as they just ripped off the stones and that the stones dylan and beatles were the only bands who deserved to be in the top 10. He also said the stone roses shouldnt be in it as that was only in it because of the time it was from and people were nostalgic for it but it actually had no merit being in the top 100 at all and that Sgt peppers deserved to win( a period piece of nostalgia if i ever saw one).
I forgot what a prick Geldof was.

And justine from elastica was there saying "yeah of course i've heard a kind of blue" at the token jazz entry.

If someone has those poll results then please post them!
Those were seriously bad.

The 100 most popular albums of all time according to a "Music of the Millennium" poll of 360,000 British record buyers
Conducted by the Channel 4 network and HMV record store chain

1997 Britons' Top 100 Albums

Ranking Artist / Band Album Title Release
1 Beatles, The Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 1967
2 Stone Roses, The The Stone Roses 1989
3 Beatles, The Revolver 1966
4 Radiohead The Bends 1995
5 Oasis (What's The Story) Morning Glory? 1995
6 Pink Floyd (The) Dark Side Of The Moon 1973
7 Radiohead OK Computer 1997
8 Nirvana Nevermind 1991
9 Morrison, Van Astral Weeks 1968
10 Beatles, The The Beatles (White Album) 1968
11 Dylan, Bob Blood On The Tracks 1975
12 Beatles, The Abbey Road 1969
13 Davis, Miles Kind Of Blue 1959
14 Oasis Definitely Maybe 1994
15 Smiths, The The Queen Is Dead 1986
16 Dylan, Bob Blonde On Blonde 1966
17 Gaye, Marvin What's Going On 1971
18 R.E.M. Automatic For The People 1992
19 U2 The Joshua Tree 1987
20 Bowie, David The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust 1972
21 Massive Attack Blue Lines 1991
22 Velvet Underground, The The Velvet Underground & Nico 1967
23 Fleetwood Mac Rumours 1977
24 Sex Pistols, The Never Mind The Bollocks 1977
25 Prodigy, The The Fat Of The Land 1997
26 Beach Boys, The Pet Sounds 1966
27 Dylan, Bob Highway 61 Revisited 1965
28 Morissette, Alanis Jagged Little Pill 1995
29 Portishead Dummy 1994
30 Oasis Be Here Now 1997
31 Hendrix, Jimi Electric Ladyland 1968
32 Primal Scream Screamadelica 1991
33 Simon, Paul Graceland 1986
34 Pulp Different Class 1995
35 Mitchell, Joni Blue 1971
36 Clash, The London Calling 1979
37 Simon & Garfunkel Bridge Over Troubled Water 1970
38 Rolling Stones, The Exile On Main Street 1972
39 Beatles, The Rubber Soul 1965
40 Manic Street Preachers Everything Must Go 1996
41 Love Forever Changes 1968
42 Captain Beefheart Trout Mask Replica 1969
43 Bowie, David Hunky Dory 1971
44 Reed, Lou Transformer 1972
45 Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here 1975
46 Springsteen, Bruce Born To Run 1975
47 Meat Loaf Bat Out Of Hell 1977
48 Blur Parklife 1994
49 Pink Floyd The Wall 1979
50 Rolling Stones, The Let It Bleed 1969
51 Joy Division Closer 1980
52 Wonder, Stevie Songs In The Key Of Life 1976
53 Verve, The Urban Hymns 1997
54 U2 Achtung Baby 1991
55 Michael, George Older 1996
56 Pixies, The Doolittle 1989
57 Clash, The The Clash 1977
58 Marley, Bob Legend 1984
59 Dire Straits Brothers In Arms 1985
60 Band, The The Band (Brown Album) 1969
61 Prodigy, The Music For The Jilted Generation 1994
62 Spice Girls Spice 1996
63 Leftfield Leftism 1995
64 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV 1971
65 Hendrix, Jimi Are You Experienced? 1967
66 Manic Street Preachers The Holy Bible 1994
67 Jackson, Michael Thriller 1982
68 Young, Neil After The Goldrush 1970
69 Queen A Night At The Opera 1975
70 Doors, The The Doors 1967
71 King, Carole Tapestry 1971
72 Prince Sign O' The Times 1987
73 Oldfield, Mike Tubular Bells 1973
74 Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti 1975
75 Joy Division Unknown Pleasures 1979
76 Dylan, Bob Bringing It All Back Home 1965
77 Sinatra, Frank Songs For Swingin' Lovers! 1955
78 Smith, Patti Horses 1975
79 Bush, Kate Hounds Of Love 1985
80 Smiths, The Hatful Of Hollow (Compilation) 1984
81 Lennon, John Imagine 1971
82 Suede Dog Man Star 1994
83 Smiths, The The Smiths 1984
84 Ocean Colour Scene, The Moseley Shoals 1996
85 Beck Odelay 1996
86 Buckley, Jeff Grace 1994
87 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II 1969
88 Tricky Maxinquaye 1995
89 Morrison, Van Moondance 1970
90 Coltrane, John A Love Supreme 1964
91 Björk Debut 1993
92 Public Enemy It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back 1988
93 R.E.M. Out Of Time 1991
94 Television Marquee Moon 1977
95 Amos, Tori Little Earthquakes 1992
96 Jackson, Michael History, Volume 1 1995
97 DJ Shadow Endtroducing... 1996
98 Verve, The A Northern Soul 1995
99 Eagles, The Hotel California 1976
100 John, Elton Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 1973

Any US equivalent to compare?

Nirvana came sixth with Nevermind and The Strokes were 20th with Is This It.'

Yeah, but it's really like 3 since The Killers is #21.

Oh man. This list is just awesome.

22. Pet Sounds, The Beach Boys

*kills self*

They were. The best of the two Nirvana's that is.

Well, the 1997 one at least has something else besides rock on it.

-- Ganbare Goemon (jonathan.williams@gee

So this this year's list. None of these are "rock" albums:

2. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band, The Beatles

3. Revolver, The Beatles

13. The Beatles (The White Album), The Beatles

14. Abbey Road, The Beatles

22. Pet Sounds, The Beach Boys

28. Rubber Soul, The Beatles

34. Parklife, Blur

35. Thriller, Michael Jackson

43. Bridge Over Troubled Water, Simon and Garfunkel

45. Parallel Lines, Blondie

51. Hopes And Fears, Keane

53. Arrival, Abba

54. Different Class, Pulp

57. What's Going On, Marvin Gaye

62. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Elton John

65. Sign 'o' The Times, Prince

70. Hounds Of Love, Kate Bush

73. Blue, Joni Mitchell

77. Dare!, Human League

83. Ray Of Light, Madonna

88. The Lexicon Of Love, ABC

89. Spice, Spice Girls

90. Violator, Depeche Mode

96. Out Of The Blue, Electric Light Orchestra

100. Hotel California, Eagles

They may not be your cup of tea (most are pop albums) but "rock" they aren't.

Looks so tasty!

Sure, but if your definition of rock is "not hip-hop/dance" then that definition is just wrong.

Dunno, but Tuomas obviously defines Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Madonna, Spice Girls, Depeche Mode, ELO, ABC and Human League as "rock".

(x-post)

Okay, let's say the 1997 list has much more "non-rock", you pedant!

(snip)

I love The Cure, but Coldplay are even better. :)

-- nicky lo-fi (ilmforsure@ya

I'm not really sure if critics think Oasis are great or not, over here they are still the sort of band whose albums, uselessly, get decent copy in the mainstream press because of their perceived size/pull. I don't think they're the UK equivalent of Bon Jovi, though. Bon Jovi are, or at least have been a massive global act, and Oasis are not and never will be. It isn't too difficult to see why, either - Bon Jovi's songs all sound like Bon Jovi songs, whereas a significant # of Oasis songs are suspiciously similar to (read:"obviously appropriated from") older pop/rock "classic" radio hit numbers.

(Using the NME because that's who ran the poll, therefore likely to be the review of choice for yer average voter)

Coldplay's second album was indeed NME's album of the year 2002.

But that was in the last fleeting moments before they became The Most Important British Band Since The Beatles(TM) after Wonderwall took over the radio and subsequently the entire country circa Xmas '95.

Nirvana - Nevermind
The Strokes - Is This It
The Killers - Hot Fuss

I'm almost certain this is Bush's fault.

I wonder what these polls would look like if 25 million people voted instead of 25 thousand.

Yep, it was 7/10. (And The Great Escape got 10/10!)

-- Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (pfunkbo...), June 2nd, 2006.

That really wasn't my point tho - in a US poll, I doubt *every* British band prior to 1991 would face an absolute shut-out...

You keep talking like ILM is a singular mass of conforming opinion.

I wonder which albums we both own, Justyn. (apart from the manics)

101. juliana hatfield - in exile deo

I have probably bought more "new" bands albums in that time but none are on that new list. Apart from those white stripes and strokes albums I have. None of which i'd have in the top 100 anyway.