What are your all-time favorite music albums?

Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd and Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely. Also Sinatra’s In the Wee Small Hours and Songs for Swingin’ Lovers, which features my favorite single Sinatra tune and I think his greatest, “I’ve Got You Under My Skin.”

Deja Vu Crosby Stills nash & Young
Sounds of Silence Simon & Garfunkel
Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel
Abbey Road Beatles
and several others I can’t think of.

The Beatles (White Album) by the Beatles
So by Peter Gabriel
Graceland by Paul Simon
Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John
A Night At The Opera by Queen
Aja (or pretty much anything) by Steely Dan
The Final Cut by Pink Floyd

Carole King—Tapestry
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Simon and Garfunkel—The Concert in Central Park
The Sounds of Silence
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Godspell—Soundtrack
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The Very Best of Peter Paul and Mary
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H. M. S. Pinafore—1981 with the D’Oyly Carte Opera Singers
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One—The Beatles
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Perhaps Love—Placido Domingo and John Denver
(But pretty much anything with John Denver on it)

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Joy, VNV Nation
Navigator, Funker Vogt
Midian, Cradle of Filth
And Justice for All, Metallica
La Terre Nous Appelle, Les Bâtards du Nord
The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste, Ministry

Wu Tang-Clan-Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Emperor-In the Nightside Eclipse
Slayer-Reign in Blood/South of Heaven
GZA-Liquid Swords
Black Sabbath-Master of Reality
Joy Division-Closer
Bolt Thrower-Realm of Chaos
Mercyful Fate-Don’t Break the Oath
Swans-Filth
Napalm Death-From Enslavement to Obliteration
Morbid Angel-Altars of Madness
Black Flag-Damaged
Wes Montgomery-The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery
Beastie Boys-Paul’s Boutique

Favourite albums… these are some that have been consistent favourites… my musical tastes tend to shift widely, and pretty much all the time.

Homogenic – Bjork
A Love Supreme – John Coltrane
Birth of the Cool – Miles Davis
Pink Moon – Nick Drake
Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea – PJ Harvey
Applause, Cheer, Boo, Hiss – Land of Talk
Beautiful Midnight – Matthew Good Band
Blue – Joni Mitchell
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea – Neutral Milk Hotel
Who’s Feeling Young Now – Punch Brothers
In Rainbows – Radiohead
The Animal Years – Josh Ritter
So Jealous – Tegan and Sara
Fully Completely – The Tragically Hip
The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground
Poses – Rufus Wainwright
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot – Wilco
Popular Songs – Yo La Tengo

Golden Heart – Mark Knopfler
Graceland – Paul Simon
Tapestry – Carole King
Sargent’s Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – The Beatles
Irish Heartbeat – Van Morrison and the Chefitains
Moondance – Van Morrison
Gordon Lightfoot -eponymous album
Tom Rush – ” ”
Maria Muldaur – ” ”
Stars – Janis Ian
Joni Mitchell – Blue
Born to Run – BRuce Springsteen
Take 5 – Dave Brubeck
Branbenburg Concertos – Bach
Tom Paxton – almost any
T.he Four Seasons – Vivaldi

and many, many others.

@Michael_Huntington @Symbeline You’ve both got a couple of great ones on there!

Master of Puppets ~ Metallica
...... And Justice For All ~ Metallica
Stick It To Ya ~ Slaughter
Are You dead Yet? ~ Children of Bodom
Seasons in the Abyss ~ Slayer
After the Rain ~ Nelson
Decemberunderground ~ AFI
License to Ill ~ Beastie Boys
Raising Hell ~ Run DMC

I could go on, but I won’t.

Sounds of Silence – Simon and Garfunkel
Burnt Weeny Sandwich – Frank Zappa
In the Court of the Crimson King – King King Crimson
Ingenue – K D Lang
Yellow Submarine soundtrack – Beatles
The Planets – Holst
Deja Vu – Crosby Still Nash and Young
The Chieftains – The Chieftains
The Well Below the Valley – Planxty

All rather old…

Unknown Pleasures – Joy Division
Who’s Next – The Who
Nine Types of Light – TV on the Radio
Forget – Twin Shadow
Lonerism – Tame Impala
Shields – Grizzly Bear
Turn on the Bright Lights – Interpol
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – Kanye West
† – Justice
ISAM – Amon Tobin
Kirlian Selections – The Flashbulb
In Rainbows – Radiohead
Brighten the Corners – Pavement
Good News For People Who Love Bad News – Modest Mouse
Transcendental Youth – The Mountain Goats

To name a few.

Ozzy Osbourne – Diary of a Madman
Metallica – Ride the Lightning
Misfits – Walk Among Us
White Zombie – Astrocreep 2000
Bad Religion – No Control
Resilience – Sound of Strength
Billy Idol – Rebel Yell
Black Sabbath – Vol. 4
Sex Pistols – Never Mind the Bullocks
Dead Kennedy’s – fresh fruit for Rotting vegetables
Ramones – Ramones Mania
Black Label Society – Hangover Music Vol 6
Green Day – Dookie
Kiss – Dressed To Kill
Danzig – Lucifuge

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Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not – Arctic Monkeys
Tank – Asian Dub Foundation
Mutations – Beck
Boy With the Arab Strap – Belle & Sebastian
Stereotype A – Cibo Matto
The Feeding of the 5000 – Crass
Plastic Surgery Disasters – Dead Kennedys
Odyssey – Fischerspooner
Demon Days – Gorillaz
Musical Monkey – Guttermouth
Streetcore – Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros
Failure – King Missile
These Are the Breaks – Krafty Kuts
This Is Happening – LCD Soundsystem
Super Ape Inna Jungle – Mad Professor featuring Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
Rabbit Habits – Man Man
Kick Out the Jams – MC5
Die Ganze Kraft Einer Kultur – Mediengruppe Telekommander
Live It Out – Metric
Complete Discography – Minor Threat
The Moon & Antarctica – Modest Mouse
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea – Neutral Milk Hotel
The Downward Spiral – Nine Inch Nails
Surfer Rosa – Pixies
Kid A – Radiohead
Junior – Röyksopp
Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires – Scientist
Becoming X – Sneaker Pimps
El Oso – Soul Coughing
Stephen Malkmus – Stephen Malkmus
Inflammable Material – Stiff little Fingers
Songs of Praise – The Adicts
Out of Frequency – The Asteroids Galaxy Tour
The Big Come Up – The Black keys
The Clash (UK release) – The Clash
Welcome to the Monkey House – The Dandy Warhols
MIA – The Germs
No Wow – The Kills
The Village Green Preservation Society – The Kinks
Up the Bracket – The Libertines
Tallahassee – The Mountain Goats
The Stooges – The Stooges
Is This It – The Strokes
The Velvet Underground & Nico – The Velvet Underground
Lisbon – The Walkmen
Odessey and Oracle – The Zombies
Sweet and Dandy – Toots & The Maytals
Chocolate and Cheese – Ween

@amujinx: We need to talk! Soundsystem is my number 1. I even have a Soundsystem tattoo because that album continues to save me…

I noticed that this list does not necessarily accord with my all-time favorite groups, or the music I listen to the most often. But I would choose these as my favorite whole albums:

Soundsystem-311
Abbey Road-Beatles
Aenima-Tool
Nothing Lasts, But Nothing Is Lost-Shpongle
Seed-Afrocelts
Violent Femmes (self titled)
Live At Stern Grove-Tabla Beat Science
Blood Sugar Sex Magick-Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Colour & The Shape-Foo Fighters
In Utero-Nirvana
Dark Side of the Moon-Pink Floyd
Fat of the Land-Prodigy
Steal This Album-System of a Down
2-Orbital
Downward Spiral & Year Zero-Nine Inch Nails
Sailing the Seas of Cheese-Primus
Savage Garden (self-titled) I am unashamed!!

This so not definitive.

Kaizers Orchestra – Ompa Til Du Dør
Oscar Brown Jr. – Sin Soul and Then Some
Lovage – Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By
Ajattara – Noitumaa
Antony and the Johnsons – Antony and the Johnsons
Tom Waits – The Black Rider
Massive Attack – Heligoland
Tool – Ænema

Lately it’s been pretty much just Violeta Violeta I-III because its effin’ epic.

@Only138 Damn it, I forgot one;

Hillbilly Deluxe, Rob Zombie.

@Katniss Every single post I read by you, you just become more and more awesome.

@fundevogel Kaixers Orchestra totally rules.

There are few albums that I actually like the whole of. I also think I’m younger than most of the people who have answered, so my answer will probably be very different!

I’d have to say that my favorite album ever would probably be Songs About Jane by Maroon 5. I love the entire album and I’d listen to it a thousand times over. A few more of my favorites are:

Marina and the Diamonds – The Family Jewels
Marina and the Diamonds – Electra Heart
Ellie Goulding- Halcyon

Like I said, I don’t really like many albums in their entirety, but those are a few pretty modern albums that I’m a big fan of!

Bob Dylan – Blood On The Tracks

Everything from Supertramp and almost everything from Queen.

@Symbeline preach sister!

@amujinx I almost put Man Man on my list but I couldn’t decide if I preferred Rabbit Habits or Six Demon Bag. I had the same problem with Sixteen Horsepower and Jay Munly.

@bookish1 don’t know why I didn’t includes the Violent Femmes. That’s a great album.

@mangeons I’m not surprised given that music buying has changed so much. It used to be you were strong armed to buy the album to get the single you like and you were always guessing if the rest of the album would be worth it. It was always wonderful when it was but there were plenty of times it wasn’t. Without that all or nothing set up it’s so much easier to just grab exactly what you want without ever mucking about with the other songs. It’s nice to have the choice but it does eliminate the experience of coming around to an album that is hard to get the first time around. The truth is those tend to be some of the most meaningful because they challenge you and change how you listen to music.

Looking through my music collection, some of the albums I listen to which I really like more than ½ of the songs are (I hope greatest hits albums count):

- Thriller, Bad, Dangerous, History, Blood on the Dance Floor, Invincible (Michael Jackson)
– Jive Bunny: The Album (Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers)
– Call Me Irresponsible, It’s Time, Crazy Love, Michael Buble (Michael Buble)
– The Wall (Pink Floyd)
– Greatest Hits (Queen)
– Lover’s Rock (Sade)
– Song Review: Greatest Hits Collection (Stevie Wonder)
– Crossroads (Tracy Chapman)
– Jagged Little Pill (Alanis Morissette)
– Simple Pleasures (Bobby McFerrin)
– Rumours (Fleetwood Mac)
– Sinatra 80th: All The Best (Frank Sinatra)
– Storms (Hedley)
– 20 All-Time Greatest Hits (James Brown)
– The John Lennon Collection (John Lennon)
– The Hits (Garth Brooks)
– The Reminder (Feist)
– The Dusty Foot Philospher, Troubadour (K’Naan)
– Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Unorthodox Jukebox (Bruno Mars)
– The Billie Holiday Songbook (Billie Holiday)
– Schindler’s List Soundtrack (John Williams)
– Elephunk, Monkey Business (Black Eyed Peas)
– The Top Ten Hits (Elvis Presley)
– Greatest Hits (Eurythmics)
– Greatest Hits (INXS)
– Doggystyle (Snoop Dogg)
– Back to Bedlam (James Blunt)
– Future Sex/Love Sounds, The 20/20 Experience (Justin Timberlake)
– All You Can Eat, Recollection (k.d. lang)
– The Katie Melua Collection (Katie Melua)
– The Best of Little Richard (Little Richard)
– The Hits/The B-Sides, Diamonds and Pearls (Prince)
– Sweet Soul Queen of New Orleans: The Irma Thomas Collection (Irma Thomas)
– Journey of Dreams (Ladysmith Black Mambazo)
– Chant (Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo)
– Merry Christmas (Bing Crosby)
– Best of the Season (Anne Murray)

Those are the ones that I first notice… I know there are way more.

- Pornography / THE CURE
– The voice / ULTRAVOX
– Thunder and consolation / NEW MODEL ARMY
– Misplaced Childhood / MARILLION
– The Crossing / BIG COUNTRY
– Steeltown / BIG COUNTRY

Crass – Penis Envy
Dead Kennedy’s – Plastic Surgery Disasters
Youth of Today – Break Down the Walls
Infest – Slave
Crucifix – Dehumanization
Youth Brigade – Sound and Fury (original press the band scrapped, but is actually the best version)
Black Flag – Damaged
Downcast – self-titled 12” (LP)
The Cro-Mags – Age of Quarrel
B’last! – It’s In My Blood
Verbal Assault – Trial
Various Artists – New York Hardcore: The Way It Is
Heroin – self-titled 7” (EP)
The Abused – Drug Free Youth 7” (EP)
Negative Approach – self-titled 7” (EP)
Agnostic Front – United Blood 7” (EP)
Judge – New York Crew 7” (EP)
Born Against – _self-titled 7” (EP)
Minor Threat – self-titled 7” (EP)

Good choices @FutureMemory

Thanks @Only138 yours is pretty decent too.

@Symbeline Why thank you! :0)
You are quite awesome yourself!