Top Ten Albums You Must Own

The Top Ten
1 Thriller - Michael Jackson

Somewhere someone commented that others have poor taste in music. Some of us like Rock music and not dance. So why would we like this album then and now. I was very much around when this was released and not a kid and I did not like dance music then and I still don't. My taste is my taste and your taste is yours. Personal taste and none are Better. I would not own this particular album because it is dance-pop. Never cared for what's popular just what I like personally. Your taste is no better than mine it's just personal, Get It!

Any Music collection is incomplete without this masterpiece! Haters keep whining about it cause Nobody does it better when it comes to quality of albums. Its not like an album has two or three good songs but every song has to be a potential chartbuster and this guy knew how to have it that way! If anything is over-rated it has to 'nevermind'. What if it broke grounds for grunge it is not even the best grunge album of all time.. Pearl Jam did it better

Whoever says this gem is overrated knows nothing about music or their taste in music is pure crap.. Nobody makes albums like the "KING".. The one where every song is adorable and brilliant.. I believe nevermind is the world's most overrated album.. "SLTspirit" is a milestone record, I totally agree but as an album it is highly inconsistent

OMG The King of Pop is the best... Thriller is the best album of all time... Micheal was such an original gifted singer and entertainer... love this album... RIP MJ xoxo

2 Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd

One of The longest charting best-sellers isn't in the top 10. WOW! Some people just have no taste. Dark Side is not an album, It's an experience. It's also an experience everyone needs to have.

It's a timeless classic and will never get old... It was on the charts for 15 years which is a record... I listen to it once almost every week... And is the best album to get high to!...

The last two tracks Brain Damage and Eclipse are literally the most perfect ending an album could ever have. Pink Floyd's best work.

It should be at no. 1 followed by sgt. peppers and led zeppelin 4.
1. Dark Side of the Moon
2. Sgt. Peppers
3. Led Zeppelin 4
4. Nevermind
5. Master of puppets
6. A night at the opera

3 Nevermind - Nirvana

Easily the most overrate album of all time. Almost every song is tasteless, bland, boring, and empty, such as "In Bloom," and "Lithium." These aren't bad songs, in fact, they're pretty good, but they're no where near as good as some of the band's other tracks, such as "School," "Dumb," "Frances Farmer," "Love Buzz," etc. It's a good album, but not the band's best, and certainly not one of the best in history. Their other albums are more raw and meaningful, while most songs on here are poppy and boring. Except "Drain You," "Polly," and "Something in the Way." All of those songs are great.

Every song is a effortless master piece. Take out smells like teen spirit and you still have a perfect album. As time goes on I have grown to prefer In Utero but this album turned me on to new music, art and poetry. It manages to encompass exactly how I feel. It makes me cry, scream, dance. I love you Kurt Cobain.

The best album most interesting life is Kurt and lyrics are awesome some guitar might be simple but people admit it easy riffs can sound awesome too nirvana proved that Kurt we miss you wish you could come back its very sad your gone and bleach insecticide and in utero are awesome too!

4 Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin

A classic lp with 8 of the greatest songs ever written. People knew what Led Zep 1 2 and 3 sounded like, but 4 was a mysterious album, mysterious artwork, untitled name. When it came out I never knew it was LedZep. Just saw a mystery, that had the 8 greatest songs ever on it.

Every song is a super-song in this album. you have one of the greatest riffs, an adventure song, stairway to heaven, an easy catchy songs, a super drum song, etc...

This album has everything...the essence of Led Zeppelin. Definitely better than anything Cobain or Nirvana could ever dream of doing.

This is one of the best albums ever. Not a single bad song.
I don't see how anybody couldn't love this album

5 Every Picture Tell's a Story - Rod Stewart

Every artist on this list, from Abba to Zappa has this album at home.
This album is essential.

6 Abbey Road - The Beatles

The people who voted for ANY of the albums above simply voted for them because it's THEIR favorite or because it's "popular" now. Do you see or did you see 80 year old women buying pop albums like Madonna or 30 Seconds to Mars? No. When the Beatles released an album, EVERYONE loved it. Never ever has there been a band or artist that's come anywhere near how amazing the Beatles were.

Honestly this is not the "must" Beatles album because of a few too many duff tracks, the great ending suite of "Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End/Your Majesty" notwithstanding. REVOLVER is the true must if only for "Tomorrow Never Knows".

This is the Beatles best album. From Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds to Twist and Shout, the Beatles gave it their all for this album. The best songs that you'll ever hear are on this one single album!

The album when John said they were trying to be non experimental. Coming from the most experimental innovative band of all time, that proved impossible. It was the Beatles swansong.

7 Master of Puppets - Metallica

One of the greatest albums by one of the greatest bands om the history of music. Has the original Metallica feel to it. There's not a person in the world who wouldn't hear at least one song from it. If you don't own it - shame on you!

Has the most under rated song from Metallca.. THe thing that should not be... This is METAL! I love the first four songs! And nothing is better than the cry of MASTER, MASTER

Definitely this is the best album of all time. Everybody should have it! The second one is Nevermind from Nirvana!

Definiately the greatest heavy album of all time (and as heavy is the greatest genre, logic demands that this is the best album)

8 HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I - Michael Jackson

IT HAS SOME OF MY FAVORITE SONGS
THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT US (THE BEST EVER)
YOU ARE NOT ALONE
SCREAM
EARTH SONG
CHILDHOOD AND TABLOID JUNKIE ARE BOTH EXCELLENT

9 Dream With Me - Jackie Evancho

David "The Hitman" Foster, who produced this album, described Jackie as an 11-year-old with the musical mind of a 50-year-old. Listeners say she sounds like a 25-30-yearold. That's why she is ranked high on this list, and why she deserves to be ranked higher. Don't believe me...believe the accomplished musicians, singers and conductors who have worked with her. Better yet, listen to her yourself and believe your own ears.

This poll is not about how old the performer is or how long the performer's resume is. It's about whether you are missing something very special if you don't own this album. You are.

This is the first of three albums on this list. The problem is, I have never heard of her. There are too many great veteran acts on here for her to be ranked as high as she is.

The world does not revolve around what "you have never heard of", thankfully.
Its easy for you to make a list of your personal favorites that nobody else can vote on, but the TTT readership has already voted.
Obviously THEY have heard of her.

10 Moving Pictures - Rush

Moving Pictures should be number 1, or number 2 if you wanna put 2112 ahead of it. It is only 3 guys playing instruments, unlike other bands or artists where they have a gazillion or are just 1 stand alone person who doesn't even write their own music. I'm not gunna say any names, but you know who I'm talking' about.

Ugh, gag me with a spoon. Rush is my favorite band, but Tom Sawyer sucks. Hemispheres, Signals, 2112, and Permanent Waves are on a completely different level than this.

Eh, personally I think 2112 and Permanent Waves beat this one. Possibly even Clockwork Angels, Hemispheres and A Farewell to Kings as well.

Actually I like 2112, Hemispheres and Permanent Waves more than this.

The Contenders
11 Combat Rock - The Clash

Best Band, because they never betrayed theire way of thinking; I'm not marxist, but I believe, like them, in a better world.. "Clash" means true politique

12 Appetite For Destruction - Guns N' Roses

Welcome to the Jungle -> shows off exactly why this band is on top, all around top tier track

Night train -> awesome track gets you rollin

Paridice City -> just a fun song to listen to, quick beat and a catchy chorus

Mr Brownstone -> a great song with focus on addiction

Sweet Child O' Mine -> yeah its famous and a little overblown compared to some of their other songs, but its famous for a reason.

Your Crazy -> I like the Lies version better, but this one is still a lot of fun to listen to.

Rocket Queen -> highly underrated song, very I recommend this to anyone.

This list is a joke. The only top-10 albums that deserve to be there are A Beautiful Lie (30 Seconds to Mars), Thriller (MJ), and Nevermind (Nirvana). Where's American Idiot (Green Day), and The Dark Side of the Moon (Pink Floyd), and Led Zeppelin I?

This is my album and I believe everyone should own by the time they are 25 along with, slippery when wet, new jersey, back in black plus many more including some I probably haven't even heard

Best Album of all time. This album is real rock n roll. Axl's vocals and Izzy and Slash Steven and Duff all just rock making the best rock band ever.

13 Awakening - Jackie Evancho

This is a must-have album, by a must-hear singer

Four years ago Jackie stunned everyone who heard her sing. Today Jackie captures the soul so perfectly, every other singer we hear, no matter how wonderful they may be, fails to rise to the level of "The Voice".

Also on PBS pledge-gift DVD. Every song is outstanding. Her duet of "Say Something" with Cheyenne Jackson is simply marvelous. Her playing piano and singing "My Immortal" shows yet another facet of young lady.

'Your Love' is probably my favorite track, but so many are excellent on this album.

14 Another Music In a Different Kitchen - The Buzzcocks
15 The White Album - The Beatles

Yes I agree, but definitely the best band ever! How can anyone better this album. Truly brilliant. What a trajedy John is no longer with us. He and Paul were prolific song writers, so talented. Their music will always stand the test of time.

The best album by one of the best bands of all time!

Best album all time

Best of the work

16 Inflammable Material - Stiff Little Fingers

Heartfelt punk, loved it in the day and still do

17 Paranoid - Black Sabbath

Why is so much pop on here. I swear, people need to get over Michael Jackson already, nobody was so obsessed when he was alive. Just like Kurt Cobain and 2pac, he dies, and all of a sudden he's the best artist to ever live. The only differences are Kurt Cobain and 2pac didn't make annoying pop crap music and they actually should be considered to be in top ten of all time, unlike MJ.

I love all sorts of music, I can listen to the beach boys to Metallica, I'm not just a metal head raving for heavy metal but this album really is special, every song just works, if you have never heard Black Sabbath then just play this, it better than a best of!

If you call your self a true metal or rock fan, you have to own this album! How is all this pop and rap junk ahead of Black Sabbath? You people have know knowledge of music.

If you call yourself a metalhead, and think Metallica is better than sabbath... You should be shipped to Malaysia

18 Nevermind the Bollocks - The Sex Pistols

The best punk album of all time.

19 Van Halen - Van Halen

Possibly the greatest debut of all time and one of the greatest rock albums of all time.

20 Ride the Lightning - Metallica

Every song on here is popular and has one of my favorite instrumental song the call of ktula this list has some crappy albums like Michael jackson and Madonna man who cares about pop it make me sick and I have to deal with it because it comes on the radio and I can't even tell if a girl or boy is singing anyways this album has fade to black (my favorite Metallica song) creeping death fight fire with fire and for whom the bell tolls the best Metallica songs and if your a Metallica fan you'll like this album and I like every album but lulu man why do people hate st. anger in my opinion all songs are good but purify and lulu all songs is crap and some don't make sense like on the song cheat on me lou reed says why did I cheat on me what does that mean and junior dad which is 20 min. long is gay. The reason I had this album was because I like lou reed but this album sucked don't get it this and master of puppets is the albums you at least need to own

Way Better Than Master Of Puppets

21 A Night at the Opera - Queen

Queen try every trick in the book with this album, crossing all genres of music. Gone is the heavy rock sound of their first two albums. Queen made an album that you just had to hear to believe. It had the quirky ness of Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon; the folky sound of '39; the 1930 sound of Good Company/Seaside Rendezvous and of course the majestic sound of Bohemian Rhapsody; throw in the epic Prophets Song and a bit of rock with Death on Two Legs and you have a masterpiece that still sounds great today. Only one dud track but we can forgive Queen for that - you can work it out.

Not only about the greatest hits, but some hidden gems are in there, too! Seaside Rendezvous, Death On Two Legs, Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon, '39, Good Company... Fantastic! A must have.

I finally found this at my local music store a couple weeks ago and I picked it up so quick I barely noticed myself doing so.

Really a must have. Even my dad, who for some reason seems to have a grudge against Queen, has this album.

22 Dive - Sarah Brightman
23 Songs From the Silver Screen - Jackie Evancho

Tough to vote when there are two of her albums on the list (Dream With Me at 85). The PBS Great Performances "Music Of The Movies" concert of this album (also hosted by Jackie), is a delight - more so in my humble opinion than this CD. Keep an eye out for her THIRD PBS special later this year.

Another wonderful collection from this gifted prodigy.. Sure to become a classic of transition for Jackie from child to young lady..

Actually, all of Jackie's albums are a must have. All of them are important parts of the musical history of our era. Can't wait to puchase Awakening.

Wonderful collection of songs that highlight Miss Evancho's vocal versatility.

24 Heaven Up Here - Echo & the Bunnymen

One of the most influential bands ever. This album is pure heaven

25 True Blue - Madonna

Nothing against these album's but I don't think there are any albums you "must" own maybe there are some you would like to own.

Catchy, intriguing, great... record! Love it

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