Rock Hall Revisited/Projected Rankings

This is a continuation of the Rock Hall Revisited and Projected projects, which reshaped the Rock Hall inductions. The following discussion is an attempt to rank the inductees of those projects.

Rock Hall Revisited & Projected Inductees (Performers Only)

  1. The Beatles
  2. Elvis Presley
  3. The Rolling Stones
  4. Chuck Berry
  5. Bob Dylan
  6. The Beach Boys
  7. James Brown and the Famous Flames
  8. Led Zeppelin
  9. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
  10. Johnny Cash
  11. Pink Floyd
  12. Ray Charles
  13. Stevie Wonder
  14. The Who
  15. Aretha Franklin
  16. Michael Jackson
  17. Buddy Holly and the Crickets
  18. David Bowie
  19. The Clash
  20. Nirvana
  21. Bob Marley & The Wailers
  22. U2
  23. Sam Cooke
  24. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
  25. The Velvet Underground
  26. Queen
  27. Marvin Gaye
  28. Elton John
  29. Black Sabbath
  30. The Doors
  31. Little Richard
  32. Radiohead
  33. Neil Young
  34. The Kinks
  35. Prince And The Revolution / New Power Generation
  36. R.E.M.
  37. Creedence Clearwater Revival
  38. Ramones
  39. The Supremes
  40. Kraftwerk
  41. Public Enemy
  42. The Temptations
  43. John Lennon
  44. Metallica
  45. Pearl Jam
  46. Jerry Lee Lewis
  47. Otis Redding
  48. Simon & Garfunkel
  49. Roy Orbison
  50. Bo Diddley
  51. Run-D.M.C.
  52. Sly & The Family Stone
  53. Fats Domino
  54. The Police
  55. Talking Heads
  56. Fleetwood Mac
  57. The Miracles with Smokey Robinson
  58. The Byrds
  59. Aerosmith
  60. Joy Division
  61. Madonna
  62. The Cure
  63. Jackie Wilson
  64. The Drifters
  65. B.B. King
  66. The Band
  67. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
  68. Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company
  69. Deep Purple
  70. Elvis Costello & The Attractions
  71. The Everly Brothers
  72. T. Rex
  73. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
  74. Eddie Cochran
  75. Roxy Music
  76. Eagles
  77. Joni Mitchell
  78. Cream
  79. Jefferson Airplane
  80. The Allman Brothers Band
  81. Sex Pistols
  82. The Bee Gees
  83. The Stooges
  84. Van Halen
  85. Pixies
  86. Al Green
  87. The Smiths
  88. Van Morrison
  89. Smashing Pumpkins
  90. Billy Joel
  91. Beastie Boys
  92. Guns N' Roses
  93. AC/DC
  94. Santana
  95. Steely Dan
  96. Genesis
  97. The Grateful Dead
  98. The Animals
  99. Eric Clapton
  100. The Four Tops
  101. N.W.A
  102. Paul McCartney & Wings
  103. The Four Seasons
  104. Paul Simon
  105. Ike & Tina Turner
  106. Blondie
  107. Depeche Mode
  108. Parliament-Funkadelic
  109. Soundgarden
  110. Nine Inch Nails
  111. Eminem
  112. Rod Stewart
  113. Red Hot Chili Peppers
  114. Etta James
  115. Bill Haley & His Comets
  116. Alice Cooper
  117. Dusty Springfield
  118. Carl Perkins
  119. Electric Light Orchestra
  120. Lynyrd Skynyrd
  121. Rush
  122. Peter Gabriel
  123. White Stripes
  124. Beck
  125. Green Day
  126. ABBA
  127. Blur
  128. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
  129. The Cars
  130. The Jam
  131. Sonic Youth
  132. Earth, Wind & Fire
  133. Kate Bush
  134. Leonard Cohen
  135. Duran Duran
  136. Rage Against The Machine
  137. Ricky Nelson
  138. Judas Priest
  139. Curtis Mayfield
  140. New Order
  141. The Moody Blues
  142. The Yardbirds
  143. Donna Summer
  144. 2pac
  145. King Crimson
  146. Janet Jackson
  147. Yes
  148. Martha and the Vandellas
  149. ZZ Top
  150. Devo
  151. The Jackson Five
  152. KISS
  153. Outkast
  154. The Isley Brothers
  155. MC5
  156. James Taylor
  157. Alice In Chains
  158. George Harrison
  159. Björk
  160. The Zombies
  161. Dire Straits
  162. The Coasters
  163. Can
  164. Jethro Tull
  165. Sparks
  166. Jim Croce
  167. Iron Maiden
  168. Oasis
  169. LL Cool J
  170. Coldplay
  1. Foo Fighters
  2. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
  3. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
  4. Motörhead
  5. Big Star
  6. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
  7. Weezer
  8. New York Dolls
  9. Sam and Dave
  10. Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)
  11. Dion & The Belmonts
  12. Gram Parsons
  13. The Replacements
  14. Jay-Z
  15. Patti Smith Group
  16. Tool
  17. The Monkees
  18. Dick Dale And The Del-Tones
  19. Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
  20. Bobby Darin
  21. Chicago
  22. The Mamas & The Papas
  23. Love
  24. Cheap Trick
  25. The Doobie Brothers
  26. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
  27. Chic
  28. The Spinners
  29. Wilson Pickett
  30. Massive Attack
  31. Gladys Knight & The Pips
  32. Tom Waits
  33. The Pretenders
  34. The Righteous Brothers
  35. Link Wray & His Ray-Men
  36. War
  37. Def Leppard
  38. Donovan
  39. The Shirelles
  40. The Ventures
  41. Heart
  42. Daft Punk
  43. Jackson Browne
  44. Eurythmics
  45. Notorious B.I.G.
  46. Traffic
  47. The B-52's
  48. Pavement
  49. The Hollies
  50. Daryl Hall & John Oates
  51. Peter, Paul & Mary
  52. Randy Newman
  53. Duane Eddy
  54. The Ronettes
  55. The Staple Singers
  56. Television
  57. The Stone Roses
  58. John Mellencamp
  59. Slayer
  60. Whitney Houston
  61. Jimmy Cliff
  62. Stone Temple Pilots
  63. Jane's Addiction
  64. INXS
  65. The Platters
  66. Isaac Hayes
  67. Megadeth
  68. Harry Nilsson
  69. The Buzzcocks
  70. Journey
  71. Thin Lizzy
  72. Black Flag
  73. Afrika Bambaataa
  74. Steppenwolf
  75. Wanda Jackson
  76. Bonnie Raitt
  77. Solomon Burke
  78. Procol Harum
  79. The Carpenters
  80. My Bloody Valentine
  81. Nick Drake
  82. "Weird Al" Yankovic
  83. Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio
  84. Bon Jovi
  85. Jan & Dean
  86. Steve Miller Band
  87. The Dave Clark Five
  88. The Dead Kennedys
  89. The Impressions
  90. Clyde McPhatter
  91. X
  92. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
  93. Brenda Lee
  94. Belle & Sebastian
  95. The O'Jays
  96. Buffalo Springfield
  97. Warren Zevon
  98. Lovin' Spoonful
  99. The Flaming Lips
  100. Ritchie Valens
  101. Neil Diamond
  102. Del Shannon
  103. Hüsker Dü
  104. The (Young) Rascals
  105. Eric B. & Rakim
  106. Ruth Brown and her Rhythm Makers
  107. The Marvelettes
  108. Wu-Tang Clan
  109. Jeff Beck Group
  110. Faith No More
  111. Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
  112. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
  113. Gene Pitney
  114. Scott Walker
  115. Connie Francis
  116. Lloyd Price
  117. Pantera
  118. The Specials
  119. LaVern Baker
  120. Barry White
  121. Little Anthony & the Imperials
  122. Missy Elliott
  123. Mary Wells
  124. XTC
  125. The Runaways
  126. The Flamingos
  127. Neu!
  128. Silver Apples
  129. Captain Beefheart
  130. Mötley Crüe
  131. Bad Company
  132. Lou Reed
  133. Linda Ronstadt
  134. Tommy James and the Shondells
  135. Carole King
  136. Bauhaus
  137. Ozzy Osbourne
  138. Suicide
  139. Siouxsie & The Banshees
  140. Wire
  141. The Guess Who
  142. The Chemical Brothers
  143. Bill Withers
  144. Toots and the Maytals
  145. Tori Amos
  146. The Jesus and Mary Chain
  147. A Tribe Called Quest
  148. De La Soul
  149. PJ Harvey
  150. Aphex Twin
  151. Blue Öyster Cult
  152. Pat Benatar
  153. Wilco
  154. Nas
  155. The Sonics
  156. The Offspring
  157. Mary J. Blige
  158. Fugazi
  159. Dave Matthews Band
  160. Bad Brains
  161. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
  162. Kool and The Gang
  163. Foreigner
  164. Fiona Apple
  165. System of a Down
  166. Three Dog Night
  167. George Michael
  168. The Damned
  169. Sleater-Kinney

Additional Ranked Performers

  1. Sweet
  2. The 13th Floor Elevators
  3. Gary Numan
  4. Iggy Pop
  5. Madness
  6. Fairport Convention
  7. Cliff Richard & The Shadows
  8. Tangerine Dream
  9. Brian Wilson
  10. The Pogues
  11. Moby
  12. Gang of Four
  13. The Fall
  14. The Small Faces
  15. Hawkwind
  16. Throbbing Gristle
  17. Jacques Brel
  18. The Fugees/Lauryn Hill
  19. Ennio Morricone
  20. Human League
  21. No Doubt
  22. Pulp
  23. Elliott Smith
  24. Neutral Milk Hotel
  25. TLC
  26. Alanis Morissette
  27. The Flying Burrito Brothers
  28. Derek & The Dominos
  29. Little Feat
  30. Renaissance
  31. Public Image Ltd.
  32. The Crystals
  33. Einsturzende Neubauten
  34. Boston
  35. Korn
  36. Echo and the Bunnymen
  37. Joe Jackson
  38. Sigur Ros
  39. Talk Talk
  40. Peter Tosh
  41. Ministry
  42. KMFDM
  43. Skinny Puppy
  44. Cocteau Twins
  45. Steve Earle
  46. Midnight Oil
  47. Garbage
  48. Dio
  49. Joe Cocker
  50. Billy Bragg
  51. Chubby Checker
  52. The Misfits
  53. Petula Clark
  54. Diana Ross
  55. Modest Mouse
  56. Dinosaur Jr.
  57. Jeff Buckley
  58. Billy Idol
  59. Salt N Pepa
  60. Pet Shop Boys
  61. Tim Buckley
  62. Guided By Voices
  63. The Stranglers
  64. Tindersticks
  65. Yo La Tengo
  66. The Spencer Davis Group
  67. The Minutemen
  68. Poco
  69. Tears for Fears
  70. UFO
  71. Grant Lee Buffalo
  72. Supertramp
  73. Simple Minds
  74. Uriah Heep
  75. Snoop Dogg
  76. Blood Sweat & Tears
  77. Nico
  78. The Walker Brothers
  79. Mahavishnu Orchestra
  80. Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers
  81. Meat Puppets
  1. The Birthday Party
  2. Ben E. King
  3. The Verve
  4. Serge Gainsbourg
  5. Squeeze
  6. Underworld
  7. Phil Collins
  8. John Mayall
  9. Ultravox
  10. Phish
  11. Robyn Hitchcock
  12. Badfinger
  13. Muse
  14. The Move
  15. Slade
  16. Sting
  17. Huey Lewis & The News
  18. The Dells
  19. Danny and The Juniors
  20. Steve Winwood
  21. Buck Owens
  22. Olivia Newton-John
  23. Anthrax
  24. The Black Crowes
  25. Cyndi Lauper
  26. Manfred Mann
  27. The Alan Parsons Project
  28. Ringo Starr
  29. Blue Cheer
  30. Manic Street Preachers
  31. Sinead O'Connor
  32. Lenny Kravitz
  33. Minor Threat
  34. Faces
  35. Happy Mondays
  36. Violent Femmes
  37. Tina Turner
  38. Cabaret Voltaire
  39. Anvil
  40. Sublime
  41. Dream Theater
  42. Portishead
  43. Arrested Development
  44. 10cc
  45. Barry Manilow
  46. Ted Nugent
  47. Rory Gallagher
  48. The Moonglows
  49. Soft Machine
  50. Primal Scream
  51. The Association
  52. Joe South
  53. Carly Simon
  54. Liz Phair
  55. Johnny Rivers
  56. The Might Be Giants
  57. The Monks
  58. Mission of Burma
  59. Styx
  60. Fatboy Slim
  61. David Sylvian/Japan
  62. The Tokens
  63. Suede
  64. Lucinda Williams
  65. Marianne Faithfull
  66. Crowded House
  67. Ian Dury and the Blockheads
  68. Faust
  69. The Turtles
  70. Wishbone Ash
  71. Mott the Hoople
  72. The Shangri-Las
  73. Gillian Welch
  74. Paul Revere & The Raiders
  75. Tricky
  76. Them
  77. Living Colour
  78. Dionne Warwick
  79. The Troggs
  80. Nick Lowe

Non-Performers - Industry

  1. Ahmet Ertegun
  2. Berry Gordy, Jr.
  3. Leonard Chess
  4. Alan Freed
  5. Dick Clark
  6. Leo Fender
  7. Dr. Robert Moog
  8. Bill Graham
  9. Jim Stewart
  10. Wolfman Jack
  11. Russell Simmons
  12. David Geffen
  13. Don Cornelius
  14. Clive Davis
  15. Bernie Lowe
  16. Robert W. Pittman
  17. Tom Donahue
  18. Alan Lomax
  19. Nesuhi Ertegun
  20. Cosimo Matassa
  21. Brian Epstein
  22. Chris Blackwell
  23. Seymour Stein
  1. Jim Marshall (Marshall Amps)
  2. Mo Ostin
  3. Herb Alpert & Jerry Moss
  4. Lou Adler
  5. Lew Chudd
  6. Jann Wenner
  7. Paul Ackerman
  8. Frank Barsalona
  9. Tony Wilson
  10. DJ Kool Herc
  11. Hilly Kristal
  12. Jac Holzman
  13. Casey Kasem
  14. Malcolm McLaren
  15. Jim Marshall (photographer)
  16. Bob Geldof
  17. Joel Whitburn
  18. Ed Sullivan
  19. Lang, Roberts, Rosenman & Kornfeld
  20. Art Rupe
  21. Sylvia Robinson
  22. Lester Bangs
  23. Hipgnosis

Non-Performers - Songwriters

  1. Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
  2. Gerry Goffin & Carole King
  3. Holland-Dozier-Holland
  4. Otis Blackwell
  5. Doc Pomus
  6. Mort Shuman
  7. Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry
  8. Jesse Stone
  1. Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
  2. Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield
  3. Dave Bartholomew
  4. Allen Toussaint
  5. Laura Nyro
  6. Bernie Taupin
  7. Ashford & Simpson
  8. Burt Bacharach and Hal David

Non-Performers - Producers/Engineers

  1. Phil Spector
  2. Sam Phillips
  3. George Martin
  4. Tom Dowd
  5. Jerry Wexler
  6. Brian Eno
  7. John Hammond
  8. Quincy Jones
  9. Johnny Otis
  10. Lee "Scratch" Perry
  11. Giorgio Moroder
  12. Rick Rubin
  13. Gamble & Huff
  14. John Peel
  15. Dr. Dre
  1. Willie Mitchell
  2. Milt Gabler
  3. Daniel Lanois
  4. Ralph Bass
  5. Eddie Kramer
  6. Todd Rundgren
  7. Syd Nathan
  8. Robert "Mutt" Lange
  9. Timbaland
  10. Martin Hannett
  11. Ted Templeman
  12. Joe Meek
  13. Glyn Johns
  14. Thom Bell

Influences - Pre-Rock Era

  1. Robert Johnson
  2. Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five
  3. Hank Williams and his Drifting Cowboys
  4. Woody Guthrie
  5. Lead Belly
  6. Les Paul
  7. T-Bone Walker
  8. Wynonie Harris
  9. Sister Rosetta Tharpe
  10. Jimmie Rodgers
  11. Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five (Seven)
  12. Jimmy Yancey
  13. Frank Sinatra
  14. Billie Holiday
  15. Bessie Smith
  16. Roy Brown
  17. The Weavers
  18. The Soul Stirrers
  19. Ma Rainey
  20. Mahalia Jackson
  21. Elmore James
  22. The Ravens
  23. Django Reinhardt
  24. Professor Longhair & His Blues Jumpers
  1. Charles Brown and His Band
  2. The Carter Family
  3. Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys
  4. Ella Fitzgerald
  5. Willie Dixon
  6. Dinah Washington
  7. Charlie Christian
  8. Big Mama Thornton
  9. Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
  10. The Orioles
  11. Jelly Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers
  12. The Ink Spots
  13. Duke Ellington
  14. Nat "King" Cole
  15. Cab Calloway
  16. Bing Crosby
  17. Blind Lemon Jefferson
  18. Sonny Boy Williamson II
  19. Mississippi John Hurt
  20. Scott Joplin
  21. W.C. Handy
  22. Eddie Lang
  23. The Mills Brothers

Influences - Rock Era

  1. Muddy Waters
  2. John Lee Hooker
  3. Howlin' Wolf
  4. Big Joe Turner
  5. Miles Davis
  6. Willie Nelson
  7. The Dominoes
  8. John Coltrane
  9. Jimmy Reed
  10. The Clovers
  11. Nina Simone
  12. Screamin' Jay Hawkins
  13. Patsy Cline
  14. Buddy Guy
  15. Albert King
  16. The Kingston Trio
  17. Freddie King
  18. Little Willie John
  19. Lightnin' Hopkins
  20. Merle Haggard
  21. The Four Freshmen
  22. The "5" Royales
  1. Herbie Hancock
  2. Bobby "Blue" Bland
  3. Gil Scott-Heron
  4. Joan Baez
  5. Chuck Willis
  6. Waylon Jennings
  7. Esther Phillips
  8. Fela Kuti
  9. Johnny Ace
  10. Ravi Shankar
  11. Crew Cuts
  12. Emmylou Harris
  13. George Jones
  14. Dolly Parton
  15. Buchanan & Goodman
  16. Jacques Brel
  17. Karlheinz Stockhausen
  18. Townes Van Zandt
  19. Pete Seeger
  20. John Cage
  21. Lonnie Donegan

Sidemen (Backing Groups)

  1. The Funk Brothers
  2. The Wrecking Crew
  3. Booker T. & The M.G.'s
  4. Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
  5. The Jordanaires
  6. The Meters
  7. Jabo Starks & Clyde Stubblefield
  8. The Memphis Horns
  9. The Andantes
  1. The Bar-Kays
  2. Crazy Horse
  3. The Tennessee Three
  4. The Hi Rhythm Section
  5. The Cookies/Raelettes
  6. The Revolution
  7. Sly & Robbie
  8. The Sweet Inspirations
  9. The Love Unlimited Orchestra

Sidemen (Individuals)

  1. Hal Blaine
  2. Bill Black
  3. D.J. Fontana
  4. Earl Palmer
  5. James Burton
  6. Floyd Cramer
  7. Scotty Moore
  8. Chet Atkins
  9. Glen Campbell
  10. Bobby Womack
  11. King Curtis
  12. Steve Douglas
  13. Little Walter
  14. Dr. John
  15. Leon Russell
  16. Billy Preston
  17. Johnnie Johnson
  18. Nicky Hopkins
  19. Spooner Oldham
  20. Mickey "Guitar" Baker
  21. Darlene Love and the Blossoms
  22. Carol Kaye
  23. Ry Cooder
  24. Lee Allen
  25. Al Kooper
  26. Mick Ronson
  27. Maceo Parker
  28. Randy Rhoads
  29. Jimmy Nolen
  30. Bernard Purdie
  31. Carmine Appice
  32. Jackie Brenston
  33. Leland Sklar
  34. Sam "The Man" Taylor
  35. Louis Shelton
  36. Mike Bloomfield
  1. Richard Thompson
  2. Jim Keltner
  3. Robert Wyatt
  4. Charlie Daniels
  5. Steve Vai
  6. Del Casher
  7. Klaus Voormann
  8. Boots Randolph
  9. Huey "Piano" Smith & The Clowns
  10. Jim Horn
  11. Herb Hardesty
  12. Jeff "Skunk" Baxter
  13. Jesse Ed Davis
  14. Hubert Sumlin
  15. Rob Sabino
  16. Daryl Stuermer
  17. Bobby Keys
  18. John McLaughlin
  19. Jah Wobble
  20. Jeff Porcaro
  21. Kenny Aronoff
  22. Sheila E.
  23. Joe Satriani
  24. Jim Gordon
  25. Chris Spedding
  26. Gary Chester
  27. Pat Smear
  28. Paul Shaffer
  29. Eric Johnson
  30. Marc Benno
  31. Thomas Dolby
  32. Jack Nitzsche
  33. Philip Paul
  34. Fred Wesley
  35. Billy Cox / Buddy Miles
  36. Clarence Clemons

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Comments

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Darin- just to clarify, your idea would be for our personal picks for the Top 100 albums of all time, rather than a list of our 100 favorite albums, right?

My replacement nominations:

Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)
Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Fats Domino - This is Fats (1957)
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Whipped Cream & Other Delights (1965)
Muddy Waters - Folk Singer (1964)
Phil Spector / Various Artists - A Christmas Gift For You From Phillies Records (1963)
Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)
The Beach Boys - Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) (1965)
The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys Today! (1965)
The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)
The Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Friday, 05/27/2016 @ 07:19am


Assuming that its "100 Greatest Albums" and not "Our 100 Favorite Albums," here's what my list would look like:

1. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
2. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
3. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
4. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
5. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
6. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
7. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
8. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
9. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
10. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
11. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
12. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
13. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
14. Bob Dylan - The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964)
15. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
16. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
17. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
18. Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady (2013)
19. Radiohead- OK Computer (1999)
20. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
21. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
22. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
23. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago (2007)
24. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
25. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
26. Mumford And Sons - Sigh No More (2009)
27. Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
28. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
29. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
30. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
31. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Past (1967)
32. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
33. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962)
34. Adele - 21 (2011)
35. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
36. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
37. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
38. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
39. Beyonce- Lemonade (2016)
40. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
41. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)
42. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
43. Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)
44. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
45. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
46. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)
47. Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
48. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
49. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
50. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
51. Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)
52. Kate Bush - The Kick Inside (1978)
53. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
54. TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994)
55. Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003)
56. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
57. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
58. Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002)
59. The Police - Synchronicity (1983)
60. Parliament/Funkadelic - Mothership Connection (1975)
61. Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
62. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
63. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
64. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
65. Metallica- The Black Album (1991)
66. The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)
67. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
68. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
69. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006)
70. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
71. Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills (1968)
72. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
73. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
74. Elton John - Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975)
75. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
76. Dan Fogelberg- The Innocent Age (1981)
77. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
78. Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
79. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
80. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
81. Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like a Wheel (1974)
82. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
83. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
84. Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (2005)
85. Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
86. Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
87. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis (1969)
88. Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
89. The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
90. Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
91. Dire Straits - Making Movies (1980)
92. They Might Be Giants - Flood (1990)
93. War - The World Is A Ghetto (1972)
94. Brandi Carlile- Bear Creek (2012)
95. Warren Zevon- Excitable Boy (1978)
96. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)
97. Fairport Convention - Liege and Lief (1969)
98. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)
99. Mariah Carey- The Emancipation of Mimi (2005)
100. Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces of a Man (1971)

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Friday, 05/27/2016 @ 10:06am


AlexVoltaire- I was a little vague about it. The intention is for it to be your personal top 100, your favorites weighted however you choose. It can be your 100 favorites in the order of your enjoyment or your favorite 100 weighted by importance or however you want to do it. There's no obligation to include any of the usual suspects unless they are genuinely among the top 100 albums in your world. Mine will likely have very little crossover with our group top 100 and most of the obligatory "titans" probably won't have albums meaningful enough to me on a personal level to make my top 100. You can approach this as if you, your taste, perspective, enjoyment, opinion and record collection are the only criteria that matter.

As for the 2/4/6 rule, it's something that I did in another group a few years back and at first a lot of people got a bit huffy about an artist quantity limit being put on their personal favorites list, but by the end everybody thought it turned out to be an interesting twist because most people have the instinct to top load the list with the bulk of their three or four favorite artists' discographies. It ended up causing people to consider the actual albums more than the artist themselves and most everybody ended up pretty happy with what they came up with. I think most of the regulars here can pull off a strong list even withing that one boundary.

I just thought it might be a nice breather for everybody to indulge themselves for a minute in the middle of our long group consensus project and the frustrations and annoyances that are inherent in that sort of thing. Also, we might identify some strong Album Project candidates or potential areas for genre votes.

Posted by DarinRG on Friday, 05/27/2016 @ 22:10pm


Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock (1955)
Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)
Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)
Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)
Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain (1960)
Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)
Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)
Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)
Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966)
The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys Today! (1965)
The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967)
The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)
The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)


Sorry I missed the most recent tiebreaker for the pre-1970s ranking. I just started a new job that requires odd hours so it was hard trying to remember all these deadlines. I thought I had an extra night to cast a ballot, but it’s fine the way it turned out.

Posted by Nick on Saturday, 05/28/2016 @ 09:26am


replacements:

Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline (1969)
John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)
Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)
Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)

Posted by jtrichey on Sunday, 05/29/2016 @ 00:44am


My top 100 favorite albums

1. Brian Wilson- Smile (2004)
2. Dennis Wilson- Pacific Ocean Blue (1977)
3. Animal Collective- Meriweather Post Pavilion (2009)
4. The Avalanches- Since I Left You (2000)
5. The Beach Boys- Sunflower (1970)
6. Orbital- In Sides (1996)
7. Basement Jaxx- Rooty (2001)
8. Disclosure- Settle (2013)
9. The Beach Boys- Pet Sounds (1966)
10. The Beatles- Abby Road (1969)
11. Elton John- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
12. Depeche Mode- Violator (1990)
13. Carole King- Fantasy (1973)
14. Joe Jackson- Night and Day (1983)
15. Kate Bush- Never For Ever (1980)
16. Squeeze- East Side Story (1981)
17. The Beatles- Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
18. Pink Floyd- Dark Side of the Moon (1972)
19. Graham Parker & The Rumour- Squeezing Out Sparks (1979)
20. Chicago- Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
21. Kate Bush- Hounds of Love (1985)
22. Carole King- Tapestry (1971)
23. Bjork- Post (1995)
24. Elton John- Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975)
25. Marianne Faithfull- Broken English (1979)
26. Rickie Lee Jones- Pirates (1981)
27. Return to Forever- Romantic Warrior (1976)
28. Raspberries- Fresh (1972)
29. Harry Nilsson- Nilsson Schilsson (1971)
30. Carly Simon- No Secrets (1972)
31. The Cars- Candy-O (1979)
32. Todd Terjie- It's Album Time (2014)
33. Shoes- Tongue Twister (1981)
34. Prince- Dirty Mind (1980)
35. Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack (1977)
36. Dan Fogelberg- The Innocent Age (1981)
37. Raspberries- Raspberries (1972)
38. Tom Waits- Rain Dogs (1985)
39. Tori Amoes- Boys for Pele (1996)
40. The Tubes- Remote Control (1979)
41. Chilliwack- Wanna Be A Star (1981)
42. Nick Drake- Pink Moon (1972)
43. Wendy Carlos- Sonic Seasonings (1972)
44. Prince- 1999 (1982)
45. Rickie Lee Jones- Rickie Lee Jones (1979)
46. Patti Smith Group- Easter (1978)
47. Frou Frou- Details (2002)
48. Bjork- Debut (1993)
49. Laura Nyro- Smile (1975)
50. Kacey Musgraves- Same Trailer Different Park (2012)
51. Imogen Heap- Speak For Yourself (2005)
52. Queen- Night at the Opera (1975)
53. Queensryche- Operation: Mind Crime (1988)
54. Shoes- Present Tense (1979)
55. Big Star- #1 Record (1972)
56. Radiohead- OK Computer (1998)
57. Steely Dan- Aja (1977)
58. Madonna- Erotica (1992)
59. Kylie Minogue- Fever (2001)
60. Badfinger- Straight Up (1972)
61. Lucinda Williams- Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)
62. Yes- Fragle (1971)
63. Jean Michel Jarre- Oxygene (1977)
64. Steely Dan- The Royal Scam (1976)
65. Boz Scaggs- Silk Degrees (1976)
66. Triumverat- Spartacus (1975)
67. Blood, Sweat and Tears- Child is The Father to the Man (1967)
68. Harry Nilsson- Ariel Ballet (1967)
69. Esquval- See It in Sound (1998)
70. Janet Jackson- The Velvet Rope (1998)
71. Les Baxter- Ritual of the Savage (1951)
72. Air- Moon Safari (1998)
73. The Verve- Urban Hymns (1997)
74. Tori Amoes- Under the Pink (1994)
75. Thank God It's Friday Soundtrack (1978)
76. Alanis Morissette- Jagged Little Pill (1995)
77. Tears for Fears- The Hurting (1982)
78. J Dilla- Dounuts (2006)
79. Amy Winehouse- Back to Black (2006)
80. Spoon- Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (2007)
81. Depeche Mode- Ultra (1997)
82. Carole King- Music (1971)
83. Martin Denny- Exotica (1957)
84. Carly Simon- Boys in the Trees (1978)
85. Yes- Close to the Edge (1972)
86. Eric Dolphy- Out to Lunch (1964)
87. Joni Mitchell- Court and Spark (1974)
88. Depeche Mode- Songs of Faith and Devotion (1992)
89. Modest Mouse- The Moon and Antarctica (2000)
90. Lily Allen- It's Not Me, It's You (2009)
91. Amy Winehouse- Frank (2003)
92. Tears for Fears- The Seeds of Love (1989)
93. Spoon- Gimme Fiction (2005)
94. The O'jays- Ship Ahoy (1972)
95. Madonna- Ray of Light (1998)
96. Kylie Minogue- Light Years (2000)
97. Janet Jackson- Rythem Nation (1989)
98. Steely Dan- Katy Lied (1975)
99. The Feeling- Twelve Stops and Home (2006)
100. Blondie- Parallel Lines (1978)

Posted by Greg F on Sunday, 05/29/2016 @ 01:02am


My replacement nominations:

B.B. King - Live at the Regal (1965)
Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding (1967)
Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)
Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)
Muddy Waters - Folk Singer (1964)
Nat "King" Cole - Unforgettable (1954)
Otis Redding - Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul (1966)
Phil Spector / Various Artists - A Christmas Gift For You From Phillies Records (1963)
Pink Floyd - Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (1967)
The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)
Woody Guthrie - Dust Bowl Ballads (1940)

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 05/29/2016 @ 01:56am


I'm on the road and I won't be able to post the update tomorrow at 10 PM Central, so I'll extend the deadline for replacement nominations to Monday at 10 PM Central.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 05/29/2016 @ 02:00am


23 replacement nominees:

1. B.B. King – Live At The Regal (1965)
2. Bill Haley & His Comets – Rock Around The Clock (1955)
3. Bob Dylan – Nashville Skyline (1969)
4. Buffalo Springfield – Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
5. Cream – Fresh Cream (1966)
6. Duke Ellington – At Newport (1956)
7. Etta James – At Last! (1961)
8. Muddy Waters – At Newport 1960 (1960)
9. Peter, Paul and Mary – Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)
10. Ray Charles – Ray Charles (1957)
11. Simon & Garfunkel – Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966)
12. The Beach Boys – Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) (1965)
13. The Byrds – Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
14. The Kinks – Something Else By the Kinks (1967)
15. The Meters – Look-Ka Py Py (1969)
16. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band – East-West (1966)
17. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band – The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (1965)
18. The Supremes – Where Did Our Love Go (1964)
19. The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground (1969)
20. The Who – The Who Sell Out (1967)
21. The Yardbirds – The Yardbirds (Roger The Engineer) (1966)
22. Thelonious Monk – Monk’s Dream (1962)
23. Woody Guthrie – Dust Bowl Ballads (1940)

Posted by Gassman on Monday, 05/30/2016 @ 00:01am


Replacements:

Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)
Otis Redding - Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul (1966)
The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)

Posted by Jennifer on Monday, 05/30/2016 @ 15:33pm


Replacement nominations are now closed.

The following 30 albums received at least 6 nominations:

Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968)
Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock (1955)
Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding (1967)
Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline (1969)
Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959)
Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)
Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)
Etta James - At Last! (1961)
Fats Domino - This is Fats (1957)
Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)
Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)
Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)
Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)
Otis Redding - Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul (1966)
Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)
Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)
Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966)
The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967)
The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963)
The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963)
The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)
The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)
The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965)
The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967)
Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)


Any voter that would like to is eligible to vote in the Initial Rankings. To vote, select 15 eligible albums and rank them in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 15 points, the second-highest 14 points and so on.

The 15 albums that receive the most points (with more than 15 in the event of a tie for 15th) will advance to the Final Rankings.


Rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Thursday the 2nd.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 05/30/2016 @ 23:09pm


1. Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966) 15 pts
2. Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959)
3. The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967)
4. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)
5. Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)
6. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967)
7. Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968)
8. Otis Redding - Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul (1966)
9. The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
10. Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
11. Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)
12. Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)
13. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
14. Etta James - At Last! (1961)
15. Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)

Posted by jtrichey on Monday, 05/30/2016 @ 23:18pm


DarinRG, I have accepted the challenge. I approached it simply as what I like. Not giving a flip what the lists and history would have to say. It's a little freeing in that way, but also makes me feel a little vulnerable to let people see some of my questionable tastes. :) Yes, I do love Seal and Jesus Jones. Yes, I actually think Courtney Love is more talented than Kurt Cobain. It is definitely heavy on the 80s through today and there are no Beatles on it. (go figure, I grew up in the 80s, what can I say. Here it is:

1. Pearl Jam – Vs. (1993)
2. U2 – Achtung Baby (1991)
3. Live – The Distance to Here (1999)
4. Jesus Jones – Perverse (1993)
5. Muse – Absolution (2003)
6. Florence & The Machine – Lungs (2009)
7. R.E.M. – Life’s Rich Pageant (1986)
8. Poe – Haunted (2000)
9. Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More (2009)
10. Live – Throwing Copper (1994)
11. Hole – Celebrity Skin (1998)
12. Midnight Oil – Earth and Sun and Moon (1993)
13. Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand (2004)
14. Mumford & Sons – Babel (2012)
15. U2 – The Joshua Tree (1987)
16. Liz Phair – Whitechocolatespaceegg (1998)
17. R.E.M. – New Adventures in Hi-Fi (1996)
18. The Toadies – Rubberneck (1994)
19. Haim – Days Are Gone (2013)
20. Arcade Fire – Neon Bible (2007)
21. The Killers – Hot Fuss (2004)
22. Seal – Seal I (1991)
23. Third Eye Blind – Third Eye Blind (1997)
24. The Airborne Toxic Event – The Airborne Toxic Event (2008)
25. Paloalto – Paloalto (2000)
26. Radiohead – The Bends (1995)
27. Muse – Black Holes & Revelations (2006)
28. Florence & The Machine – How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (2015)
29. Live – Mental Jewelry (1991)
30. The Postal Service – Give Up (2002)
31. INXS – Welcome to Wherever You Are (1992)
32. Jesus Jones – Doubt (1991)
33. Sweet – Desolation Boulevard (1974)
34. Hole – Live Through This (1994)
35. St. Vincent – St. Vincent (2014)
36. R.E.M. – Green (1988)
37. Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
38. Smashing Pumpkins – Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995)
39. Midnight Oil – Diesel and Dust (1988)
40. Radohead – OK Computer (1997)
41. Pearl Jam – Ten (1991)
42. Florence & The Machine – Ceremonials (2011)
43. Queen – The Game (1979)
44. Sarah McLachlan – Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1994)
45. The Clash – Combat Rock (1982)
46. Johnny Marr & The Healers – Boomslang (2003)
47. Franz Ferdinand – Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action (2013)
48. Paloalto – Heroes and Villains (2003)
49. The Doors – L.A. Woman (1971)
50. Snow Patrol – Eyes Open (2006)
51. Cake – Fashion Nugget (1996)
52. Prince – 1999 (1982)
53. R.E.M. – Murmur (1983)
54. The Killers – Day & Age (2008)
55. Fischerspooner – Odyssey (2005)
56. The Black Crowes – Shake Your Money Maker (1990)
57. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
58. Live – V (2001)
59. Lush – Lovelife (1995)
60. David Bowie – Heathen (2002)
61. Nirvana – Nevermind (1991)
62. The Fixx – Reach the Beach (1983)
63. The Police – Synchronicity (1983)
64. Coldplay – A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002)
65. Seal – System (2007)
66. Talking Heads – Speaking in Tongues (1983)
67. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs (2010)
68. Black Sabbath – Paranoid (1970)
69. INXS – Kick (1987)
70. Muse – The Resistance (2009)
71. Stone Temple Pilots – Purple (1994)
72. U2 – War (1983)
73. David Bowie – Young Americans (1975)
74. MC5 – Back in the USA (1970)
75. Toad the Wet Sprocket – Fear (1991)
76. Sex Pistols – Never Mind the Bollocks Here’s the Sex Pistols (1977)
77. LCD Soundsystem – Sound of Silver (2006)
78. Pet Shop Boys – Actually (1987)
79. Stevie Wonder – Talking Book (1972)
80. Duran Duran – Rio (1982)
81. Chvrches – The Bones of What You Believe (2013)
82. Soundtrack – Romeo + Juliet (1996)
83. New Order – Waiting for the Siren’s Call (2005)
84. Guns ‘N’ Roses – Appetite for Destruction (1987)
85. Bush – Sixteen Stone (1994)
86. Pearl Jam – Yield (1998)
87. The Clash – London Calling (1979)
88. Blondie – Parallel Lines (1981)
89. VAST – Visual Audio Sensory Theater (1998)
90. Depeche Mode – Violator (1990)
91. U2 – All That You Can’t Leave Behind (2000)
92. Seal – Seal II (1994)
93. Tears for Fears – Songs from the Big Chair (1985)
94. Bruce Springsteen – Born in the U.S.A. (1984)
95. Michael Jackson – Thriller (1982)
96. The Cars – Heartbeat City (1984)
97. Eve 6 – Eve 6 (1998)
98. Foreigner – 4 (1981)
99. Huey Lewis and the News – Sports (1983)
100. The Offspring – Smash (1994)

Posted by jtrichey on Monday, 05/30/2016 @ 23:35pm


Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)- 15
Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)- 14
Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)- 13
The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963)- 12
Etta James - At Last! (1961)- 11
The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)- 10
Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)- 9
Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966)- 8
Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)- 7
Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)- 6
Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)- 5
The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)- 4
The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963)- 3
Fats Domino - This is Fats (1957)- 2
The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Tuesday, 05/31/2016 @ 08:20am


Etta James - At Last! (1961) - 15
Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957) - 14
Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959) - 13
Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968) - 12
Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960) - 11
Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967) - 10
The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965) - 9
Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966)- 8
The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963) - 7
Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969) - 6
Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock (1955) - 5
Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967) - 4
The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969) - 3
The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967) - 2
Cream - Fresh Cream (1966) - 1

Posted by Nick on Tuesday, 05/31/2016 @ 11:00am


Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)-15
Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)-14
Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968)-13
Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)-12
Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)-11
Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)-10
The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)-9
Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966)-8
Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)-7
The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963)-6
The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967)-5
Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)-4
Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding (1967)-3
Fats Domino - This is Fats (1957)-2
The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 05/31/2016 @ 18:22pm


Greg and jtrichey - Thanks for posting you lists. You both took exactly the approach I was hoping people would. Mine's been slower going than I expected because of transferring to a new work place and doing dad stuff, but I should have it done in the next day or two (in hindsight, I probably should've made my list first, before I posted about it).

Posted by DarinRG on Wednesday, 06/1/2016 @ 07:08am


Thanks for the clarification, Darin. I have my list of "Personal Favorite 100 Albums" or "100 Albums Dearest to Me." This is pretty much Alex Voltaire to a tee- lots of 70s AM radio favorites with a few divergences into the 80s, 90s, and 2000s.

1. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
2. Elton John - Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975)
3. Paul McCartney- Flaming Pie (1997)
4. Dan Berggren, Peggy Lynn & Dan Duggan- Ten Miles to Saturday Night (1999)
5. Brandi Carlile- Bear Creek (2012)
6. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
7. Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
8. Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady (2013)
9. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
10. Crosby & Nash- Wind on the Water (1975)
11. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
12. Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like a Wheel (1974)
13. Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
14. Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)
15. Dan Fogelberg- The Innocent Age (1981)
16. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
17. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
18. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
19. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
20. Elton John- Tumbleweed Connection (1971)
21. Chicago V (1972)
22. Mumford And Sons - Sigh No More (2009)
23. Original Broadway Cast- Avenue Q (2003)
24. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
25. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
26. Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
27. Sting- If On a Winter’s Night (2009)
28. Billy Joel- Piano Man (1973)
29. Jars of Clay- Much Afraid (1997)
30. Kate Bush - The Kick Inside (1978)
31. Original Broadway Cast- RENT (1996)
32. David Crosby- If I Could Only Remember My Name (1971)
33. Fairport Convention - Liege and Lief (1969)
34. Tom Lehrer- An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer (1959)
35. Weird Al Yankovic- Bad Hair Day (1996)
36. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
37. Adele - 21 (2011)
38. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
39. Great Big Sea- Play (1997)
40. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962)
41. Edgar Winter Group- They Only Come Out at Night (1972)
42. Indigo Girls- Indigo Girls (1989)
43. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
44. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago (2007)
45. TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994)
46. The Eagles- The Eagles (1972)
47. Real McCoy- Another Night (1994)
48. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
49. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
50. Paul McCartney- Chaos and Creation in the Backyard (2005)
51. Drive-By Truckers: Southern Rock Opera (2001)
52. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
53. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
54. Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2002)
55. Crosby & Nash- Crosby & Nash (2004)
56. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis (1969)
57. Bob Dylan - The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964)
58. Stephen Stills- Stephen Stills (1970)
59. Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
60. Brandi Carlile- The Firewatcher’s Daughter (2015)
61. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
62. The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
63. Dire Straits - Making Movies (1980)
64. The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)
65. They Might Be Giants - Flood (1990)
66. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006)
67. Death Cab for Cutie- Trasatlanticism (2003)
68. Aretha Franklin- Young, Gifted, and Black (1972)
69. Nickel Creek- Nickel Creek (2000)
70. The Left Banke: Walk Away Renee- Pretty Ballerina (1967)
71. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
72. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
73. Ringo Starr and his All- Star Band: Ringo Starr & His All-Star Band (1989)
74. Harry Belafonte: Calypso (1956)
75. Parliament/Funkadelic - Mothership Connection (1975)
76. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Past (1967)
77. Warren Zevon- Excitable Boy (1978)
78. War - The World Is A Ghetto (1972)
79. The Beatles- A Hard Day’s Night (1964)
80. Jimmy Buffett- Changes in Latitude, Changes in Attitude (1977)
81. Bill Withers- Still Bill (1972)
82. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
83. Louis Armstrong, David Brubeck, et. al- The Real Ambassadors (1962)
84. Original Broadway Cast- Hamilton (2015)
85. George Harrison- Cloud Nine (1987)
86. Blood Sweat & Tears- Blood Seat & Tears (1968)
87. Los Lobos- How Will the Wolf Survive? (1984)
88. The Rutles- The Rutles (1978)
89. Ravi Shankar - Chants of India (1997)
90. Gin Blossoms- Congratulations I’m Sorry (1996)
91. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
92. America- Holiday (1974)
93. Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (2005)
94. The Spinners- New and Improved (1974)
95. Emmylou Harris- Roses in the Snow (1980)
96. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band- Will the Circle Be Unbroken? (1972)
97. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
98. Ryan Adams- 1989 (2015)
99. Florence & the Machine- Ceremonials (2011)
100. Willie Nelson- The Red-Headed Stranger (1975)

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Wednesday, 06/1/2016 @ 13:42pm


I'm sure my list will be different a month from now since I am constantly listening to new music.

Chock full of guilty pleasures and other oddities. My personal favorites. Unfiltered, unadulterated, unhinged:

1. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
2. Tool - Lateralus (2001)
3. Pink Floyd - Meddle (1971)
4. Sviatoslav Richter - Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 (1996)
5. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
6. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
7. Tool - Ænima (1996)
8. Paul Pena - New Train (2000)
9. Jeremy Soule - The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Soundtrack (2002)
10. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
11. David Bowie - Young Americans (1975)
12. J.J. Cale - Naturally (1972)
13. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
14. Stara Rzeka - Zamknęły się oczy ziemi (2015)
15. Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)
16. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
17. Paul Pena - Paul Pena (1971)
18. Itzhak Perlman and the New York Philharmonic - Saint-Saens; Chausson; de Sarasate; Ravel (1989)
19. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
20. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
21. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - In Step (1989)
22. John Williams - Jurassic Park Official Soundtrack (1993)
23. J.J. Cale - Troubador (1976)
24. Megadeth - Rust In Peace (1990)
25. John Barry - Dances With Wolves Soundtrack (1990)
26. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
27. The Alan Parsons Project - Ammonia Avenue (1983)
28. John Williams - Star Wars: A New Hope Soundtrack (1977)
29. Dire Straits - Dire Straits (1978)
30. Bettie Serveert - Bare Stripped Naked (2006)
31. Testament - The Gathering (1999)
32. The Police - Synchronicity (1983)
33. Pink Floyd - Obscured by Clouds (1972)
34. Metallica - Metallica (1991)
35. The Crystal Method - Vegas (1997)
36. Blümchen - Die Welt gehört dir (2000)
37. Artillery - By Inheritance (1990)
38. Various Artists - Space Channel 5: Planet Dance Sampler (2000)
39. Pantera - Far Beyond Driven (1994)
40. Herbert von Karajan and the Belin Philharmonic - Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben (1974)
41. Sun Ra - Space is the Place (1973)
42. Eumir Deodato - Deodato 2 (1973)
43. Pink Floyd - The Division Bell (1994)
44. Jlin - Dark Energy (2015)
45. Karl Böhm and the Berlin Philharmonic - Mozart: Symphonies 35-41 (1966)
46. The Alan Parsons Project - I Robot (1977)
47. Van Morrison - Tupelo Honey (1971)
48. Alberto Lizzio and the Great Festival Orchestra and Choir - Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 "Choral"
49. Blümchen - Verliebt... (1997)
50. Jeremy Soule - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Soundtrack (2006)
51. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Second Helping (1974)
52. Jamiroquai - The Return of the Space Cowboy (1994)
53. Antoni Wit and the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra - Penderecki: Orchestral Works Vol. 1 (2000)
54. LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (2005)
55. Soul Coughing - El Oso (1998)
56. Van Halen - Balance (1995)
57. Various Artists - Hackers Soundtrack (1995)
58. Pink Floyd - Animals (1977)
59. Judas Priest - Painkiller (1990)
60. Alexei Lubimov - Valentin Silvestrov: Metamusik, Postludium (2003)
61. Beastie Boys - Hello Nasty (1998)
62. Elmore James - Shake Your Money Maker: The Best of the Fire Sessions (2001)
63. Various Artists - Blade: Music From and Inspired By the Motion Picture (1998)
64. Pink Floyd - Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)
65. Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul (1969)
66. Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill (1996)
67. John Williams - Harry Potter and the Socrerer's Stone Soundtrack (2001)
68. Queensryche - Empire (1990)
69. Jamiroquai - Travelling Without Moving (1996)
70. Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (1977)
71. DragonForce - Inhuman Rampage (2006)
72. Blümchen - Herzfrequenz (1996)
73. The Kinks - Face to Face (1966)
74. Prince and the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
75. Eric Clapton - Slowhand (1977)
76. Dark Sanctuary - L'Être las - L'envers du miroir (2002)
77. The Alan Parsons Project - Tales of Mystery and Imagination Edgar Allan Poe (1976)
78. The Traveling Wilburys - Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 (1988)
79. Van Halen - For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991)
80. Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
81. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced? (1967)
82. INXS - Kick (1987)
83. Queen - A Night at the Opera (1975)
84. The Offspring - Ignition (1992)
85. Various Artists - Music From the Motion Picture Can't Hardly Wait (1998)
86. John Williams - Hook Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1991)
87. Sting - Ten Summoner's Tales (1993)
88. The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
89. André Previn and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Gustav Holst: The Planets (1986)
90. U2 - War (1983)
91. The Meters - Rejuvenation (1974)
92. Nirvana - Incesticide (1992)
93. The Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966)
94. Blümchen - Jasmin (1998)
95. Jørgen Plaetner ‎– Electronic Music (2004)
96. James Horner - Braveheart Soundtrack (1995)
97. Mötley Crüe - Dr. Feelgood (1989)
98. Sting - Brand New Day (1999)
99. Testament - The New Order (1988)
100. The Crystal Method - Divided By Night (2009)

Posted by dmg on Wednesday, 06/1/2016 @ 22:25pm


The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967) - 15
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969) - 14
Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968) - 13
Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967) - 12
Cream - Fresh Cream (1966) - 11
The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965) - 10
The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965) - 9
Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966) - 8
The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967) - 7
Etta James - At Last! (1961) - 6
Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967) - 5
Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967) - 4
Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968) - 3
Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock (1955) - 2
Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959) - 1

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 06/2/2016 @ 11:41am


1. Frank Sinatra – In The Wee Small Hours (1955) 15
2. The Byrds – Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968) 14
3. The Beatles – Please Please Me (1963) 13
4. Little Richard – Here’s Little Richard (1957) 12
5. The Byrds – Mr. Tambourine Man (1965) 11
6. Grateful Dead – Live/Dead (1969) 10
7. The Beatles – Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967) 9
8. The Who – My Generation [UK] (1965) 8
9. Fats Domino – This Is Fats (1957) 7
10. The Beatles – With The Beatles (1963) 6
11. Chuck Berry – Is On Top (1959) 5
12. Cream – Wheels Of Fire (1968) 4
13. Chicago – Chicago Transit Authority (1969) 3
14. Aretha Franklin – Aretha: Lady Soul (1968) 2
15. Etta James – At Last! (1961) 1

Posted by Gassman on Thursday, 06/2/2016 @ 13:12pm


The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965) 15
The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967) 14
Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock (1955) 13
The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967) 12
Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968) 11
Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962) 10
The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963) 9
Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967) 8
The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965) 7
Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959) 6
Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966) 5
Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969) 4
Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline (1969) 3
Etta James - At Last! (1961) 2
Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968) 1

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 06/2/2016 @ 22:45pm


Initial Ranking voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966) - 52
The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967) - 50
Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969) - 49
The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963) - 47
Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968) - 40
The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965) - 40
Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959) - 39
Etta James - At Last! (1961) - 37
Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955) - 36
Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957) - 35
Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962) - 35
Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960) - 33
The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968) - 33
The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965) - 33
The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967) - 32
____________________

Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967) - 31
Cream - Fresh Cream (1966) - 28
Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968) - 28
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969) - 26
Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969) - 24
Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967) - 23
Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock (1955) - 20
Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967) - 18
The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967) - 12
Fats Domino - This is Fats (1957) - 11
The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963) - 9
Otis Redding - Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul (1966) - 8
The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969) - 5
Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding (1967) - 3
Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline (1969) - 3


Voting is now open for the Round 3 final rankings.

The following 14 albums have been qualified to be ranked between #56 and #70 in the Overall Top 100 rankings:

Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968)
Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959)
Etta James - At Last! (1961)
Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)
Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)
Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)
Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)
Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966)
The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967)
The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963)
The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)
The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965)
The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967)


To participate in the final rankings, rank all 15 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 15 points, the second-highest 14 and so on.

In the event of a tie, the first tiebreaker is the album's score in this round's initial ranking. The second tiebreaker is determined by giving one point to each album for being the highest-ranked album on each individual's final ranking this round. The third tiebreaker is the same as the second tiebreaker, except for using the initial rankings. If the tie still isn't resolved, there will be a head-to-head tiebreaker vote after the conclusion of all rankings in the project.

There will be two days of final rankings.

Final rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Saturday the 4th.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 06/3/2016 @ 00:49am


The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967) - 15
The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965) - 14
The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965) - 13
Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966) - 12
The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967) - 11
Etta James - At Last! (1961) - 10
Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968) - 9
Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959) - 8
Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962) - 7
Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960) - 6
Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957) - 5
Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969) - 4
The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963) - 3
Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955) - 2
The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968) - 1

Posted by Darren on Friday, 06/3/2016 @ 00:52am


Okay, finally done. Those hundred spots fill up fast. I found myself meticulously ranking the top 25, then 26-60 it was just okay if they were in the right cluster of five, by the end, as long as the were somewhere on the list, I was okay with it.


Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Henry's Dream (1992)
Tindersticks - Tindersticks [II] (1995)
Peter Gabriel - Passion: Music for the Last Temptation of Christ (1989)
Bauhaus - Mask (1981)
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures (1979)
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Push the Sky Away (2013)
Jacques Brel - Ces Gens-Là (1966)
The Doors - The Doors (1967)
Patrick Doyle (Simon Rattle and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra) - Henry V [Original Score] (1989)
Pulp - This is Hardcore (1998)
Sisters of Mercy - Floodland (1987)
Joy Division - Closer (1980)
Bauhaus - In the Flat Field (1980)
Dead Can Dance - The Serpent's Egg (1988)
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)
Marconi Union - A Lost Connection (2008)
Neu! - Neu! '75 (1975)
Svartsinn - Devouring Conciousness (2004)
Pulp - Different Class (1995)
Anna von Hausswolff - Ceremony (2013)
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Love and Hate (1971)
Manic Street Preachers - This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours (1998)
Shinjuku Thief - The Witch Hammer (1993)
Scott Walker - Tilt (1995)
Midnight Oil - Diesel and Dust (1987)
Lisa Gerrard & Pieter Bourke - Duality (1998)
Tindersticks - Curtains (1997)
Red House Painters - Red House Painters (II) (1993)
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996)
Throbbing Gristle - 20 Jazz Funk Greats (1979)
Suicide - Suicide (1977)
Iggy & the Stooges - Raw Power (1973)
Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (1962)
Tom Waits - Mule Variations (1999)
Can - Monster Movie (1969)
Treha Sektori - Endessiah (2009)
David Bowie - Blackstar (2016)
Einstürzende Neubauten - Zeichnungen des Patienten O. T. (1983)
Tricky - Pre-Millennium Tension (1996)
Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994)
Wire - Chairs Missing (1978)
Steve Roach - Dreamtime Return (1988)
The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat (1968)
David Bowie - Low (1977)
Terry Riley - In C (1964)
Leonard Cohen - The Future (1992)
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
R. Carlos Nakai - Canyon Trilogy (1989)
Depeche Mode - Black Celebration (1986)
Rachel's - Systems/Layers (2003)
Public Image Ltd. - Metal Box (A/K/A Second Edition) (1979)
John Cale - The Academy in Peril (1972)
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995)
Philip Glass - Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
The Cure - Pornography (1982)
Arvo Pärt - De Profundis (1996)
Beck - Morning Phase (2014)
Elastica - Elastica (1995)
Depeche Mode - Music For the Masses (1987)
Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
Death in June - Rose Clouds of Holocaust (1995)
Wire - 154 (1979)
Dr. John - Gris-Gris (1978)
Can - Ege Bamyase (1972)
Townes Van Zandt - Townes van Zandt (1969)
Suede - Sci-Fi Lullabies (1997)
Johnny Cash - The Fabulous Johnny Cash (1958)
Crime & the City Solution - Room of Lights (1986)
Skinny Puppy - Rabies (1989)
Rush - 2112 (1976)
Os Mutantes - Os Mutantes (1968)
Popol Vuh - In den Gärten Pharaos (1971)
Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire de Melody Nelson (1971)
Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)
Max Richter - The Blue Notebooks (2004)
Kraftwerk - Radio-Activity (1975)
Brian Eno - Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks (1983)
Marty Robbins - Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs (1959)
Muddy Waters - At Newport (1960)
Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline (1969)
Cabaret Voltaire - The Voice of America (1980)
Tubeway Army - Replicas (1979)
Harold Budd - The Room (2000)
Psychic TV - Allegory and Self (1988)
Christian Death - Only Theatre of Pain (1981)
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East/West (1966)
Robert Rich - Trances /Drones (1994)
Stars of the Lid - And Their Refinement of the Decline (2007)
The Stooges - The Stooges (1969)
Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)
Steve Roach - Structures From Silence (1984)
Ash Ra Tempel -Schwingungen (1972)
Shivkumar Sharma - Call of the Valley (1995)
Big Star - Third/Sister Lovers (1978)
Billy Bragg & Wilco - Mermaid Avenue (1998)
Television - Marquee Moon (1977)
New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85–92 (1992)
Dead Boys - Young Loud & Snotty (1977)






Posted by DarinRG on Friday, 06/3/2016 @ 03:44am


Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)14
The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)13
Etta James - At Last! (1961)12
Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)
Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959)11
Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968)10
The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965)9
Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)8
Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966) 7
The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963)6
Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)5
The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)4
Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)3
The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967)2
The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967)1

Posted by DarinRG on Friday, 06/3/2016 @ 04:04am


Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)- 15
Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)- 14
Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)- 13
Etta James - At Last! (1961)- 12
The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963)- 11
The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)- 10
Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966)- 9
The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967)- 8
The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)- 7
Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)- 6
Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968)- 5
Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)- 4
Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959)- 3
The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967)- 2
The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Friday, 06/3/2016 @ 07:08am


DarinRG, I compiled the list of my 100 all-time favorite albums. It took me a little bit to create it, mainly because I started a new job recently. I will say this list was extremely difficult, especially when limited to just 100 albums. If you were to ask me tomorrow or even a week from now, the list will probably change. I think that's good thou, because our musical tastes and views are constantly evolving. I cut so many of my favorite albums that it hurt a little bit. Hope you enjoy it.


1. The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds (1966)
2. The Clash – London Calling (1979)
3. Pink Floyd – Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
4. The Beatles – Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
5. Bruce Springsteen – Born to Run (1975)
6. Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
7. The Beatles – Rubber Soul (1965)
8. The Doors – The Doors (1967)
9. Prince & the Revolution – Purple Rain (1984)
10. Miles Davis – Kind of Blue (1959)
11. Michael Jackson – Thriller (1982)
12. U2 – The Joshua Tree (1987)
13. The Beatles – Revolver (1966)
14. Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On (1971)
15. Bob Dylan – Blonde on Blonde (1966)
16. The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Are Your Experienced (1967)
17. The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground and Nico (1967)
18. Nirvana – Nevermind (1991)
19. Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
20. Carole King – Tapestry (1971)
21. Ramones – Ramones (1976)
22. Fleetwood Mac – Rumours (1977)
23. The Band – Music from Big Pink (1968)
24. The Rolling Stones – Let It Bleed (1969)
25. Rod Stewart – Every Picture Tells a Story (1971)
26. The Who – Who’s Next (1971)
27. Public Enemy – It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)
28. Stevie Wonder – Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
29. Yes – Fragile (1971)
30. Van Morrison – Moondance (1970)
31. Peter Gabriel – So (1986)
32. AC/DC – Back in Black (1980)
33. The Moody Blues – Days of Future Passed (1967)
34. Howlin’ Wolf – Howlin’ Wolf (1962)
35. The Rolling Stones – Sticky Fingers (1971)
36. The Beatles – Abbey Road (1969)
37. The Who – Tommy (1969)
38. Jethro Tull – Aqualung (1971)
39. Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here (1975)
40. Simon & Garkfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
41. The Cars – The Cars (1978)
42. Janet Jackson – Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
43. Gram Parsons – Grievous Angel (1974)
44. Love – Forever Changes (1967)
45. Cream – Disraeli Gears (1967)
46. The Beatles – The Beatles (1968)
47. Paul Simon – Graceland (1986)
48. Derek & the Dominos – Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
49. Metallica – Master of Puppets (1986)
50. Billy Joel – The Stranger (1977)
51. N.W.A. – Straight Outta Compton (1988)
52. The Eagles – Hotel California (1976)
53. The Zombies – Odyssey and Oracle (1968)
54. T. Rex – Electric Warrior (1971)
55. Pearl Jam – Ten (1991)
56. Coldplay – A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002)
57. Curtis Mayfield – Superfly (1972)
58. The Pretenders – The Pretenders (1980)
59. Kraftwerk – Autobahn (1974)
60. Radiohead – Kid A (2000)
61. Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin (1969)
62. Etta James – At Last! (1961)
63. Nine Inch Nails – The Downward Spiral (1994)
64. Aretha Franklin – I Never Loved a Man the Way I Loved You (1967)
65. Lynyrd Skynyrd – Prounounced Leh-nerd Skin-ned (1973)
66. Linda Ronstadt – Heart Like a Wheel (1974)
67. Deep Purple – Machine Head (1972)
68. U2 – War (1983)
69. David Bowie – The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust (1972)
70. Creedence Clearwater Revival – Green River (1969)
71. Big Star – #1 Record (1972)
72. Prince – 1999 (1982)
73. Crosby, Stills & Nash – Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
74. Boston – Boston (1976)
75. Cheap Trick – Cheap Trick at Budokan (1978)
76. Green Day – Dookie (1994)
77. R.E.M. – Document (1987)
78. Bee Gees & Various Artists – Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack (1977)
79. Bruce Springsteen – Born in the U.S.A. (1984)
80. MC5 – Kick Out the Jams (1979)
81. Tom Waits – Rain Dogs (1985)
82. B.B. King – Live at the Regal (1965)
83. Talking Heads – Remain in Light (1980)
84. Patti Smith – Horses (1977)
85. Beastie Boys – Licensed to Ill (1986)
86. Adele – 21 (2011)
87. The Replacements – Let It Be (1984)
88. Eric Clapton – Slowhand (1977)
89. Kraftwerk – Trans-Europe Express (1977)
90. A Tribe Called Quest – The Low End Theory (1991)
91. The White Stripes – Elephant (2003)
92. Blondie – Parallel Lines (1978)
93. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
94. Todd Rundgren – Something/Anything? (1972)
95. Lou Reed – Transformer (1972)
96. Metallica – Metallica (1991)
97. The Smiths – The Smiths (1984)
98. Warren Zevon – Excitable Boy (1978)
99. Los Lobos – Will the Wolf Survive? (1984)
100. Albert King – Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)

Posted by Nick on Friday, 06/3/2016 @ 10:49am


Etta James - At Last! (1961) - 15
Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959) - 14
Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960) - 13
Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957) - 12
Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966) - 11
Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968) - 10
The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967) - 9
Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969) - 8
The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965) - 7
The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963) - 6
The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967) - 5
Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955) - 4
The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968) - 3
Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962) - 2
The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965) - 1

Posted by Nick on Friday, 06/3/2016 @ 10:55am


Cool, thanks for the lists guys. Good stuff all around. I'm with everybody who said that their list would probably be different today and that it was tough to cut down to 100. There were upper tier favorite artists and albums of mine that didn't make the cut.

I think that the 2010s have been an exceptional music decade, but one thing that struck me while compiling my list is that so many RRHoF inductees (Leonard Cohen, David Bowie, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, Dr. John, Wanda Jackson, Neil Young, Elton John, David Byrne, Paul McCartney) and long time respected artists (Nick Cave, Beck, PJ Harvey, Dead Can Dance, Bob Mould, Public Image Ltd., Janet Jackson, Kate Bush, Nine Inch Nails, Scott Walker) have still been putting out some exceptional work, and in some cases (Bowie, Cave, Harvey, Cohen, Beck, NIN, as far as the ones whose discographies I know my way around well),albums that are in the career best discussion. These people aren't coasting.

Posted by DarinRG on Friday, 06/3/2016 @ 18:17pm


Add Swans to that list. They just get better and better with age.

Posted by DarinRG on Friday, 06/3/2016 @ 18:19pm


Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)-15
Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968)-14
Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)-13
The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)-12
Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966)-11
Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)-10
The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963)-9
Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)-8
The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967)-7
The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)-6
Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959)-5
Etta James - At Last! (1961)-4
Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)-3
The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965)-2
The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967)-2

Posted by Tom H. on Friday, 06/3/2016 @ 22:50pm


Sorry I goofed on the end of my list. The Who Sell Out should be at 2 and My Generation at 1

Posted by Tom H. on Friday, 06/3/2016 @ 23:12pm



1. Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966) 15 pts
2. Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959)
3. The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967)
4. Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)
5. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967)
6. Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968)
7. Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
8. Etta James - At Last! (1961)
9. Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)
10. The Who - My Generation (1965)
11. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
12. Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)
13. The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963)
14. The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)
15. Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)

Posted by jtrichey on Saturday, 06/4/2016 @ 10:18am


The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965) 15
The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967) 14
The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967) 13
Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962) 12
The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963) 11
The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965) 10
Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969) 9
Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959) 8
Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966) 7
Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968) 6
Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957) 5
Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960) 4
Etta James - At Last! (1961) 3
The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968) 2
Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955) 1

Posted by Jennifer on Saturday, 06/4/2016 @ 18:04pm


Final Rankings are now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966) - 72
Etta James - At Last! (1961) - 65

Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968) - 64 (40 Points In Initial Rankings)
Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960) - 64 (33 Points In Initial Rankings)

Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969) - 63 (49 Points In Initial Rankings)
Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959) - 63 (39 Points In Initial Rankings)

Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962) - 62
The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967) - 59
The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967) - 54
The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965) - 52
The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963) - 49
The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965) - 47

Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955) - 44 (36 Points In Initial Rankings)
The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968) - 44 (33 Points In Initial Rankings)

Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957) - 38


Here are the updated rankings for each group:

Top 100 Overall

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
3. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
4. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
5. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
6. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
7. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
8. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
9. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
10. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
12. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
13. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
14. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
15. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
16. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
17. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
18. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
19. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
20. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
21. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
22. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
23. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
24. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
25. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
26. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
27. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
28. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
29. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
30. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
31. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
32. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
33. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
34. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
35. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
36. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
37. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
38. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
39. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
40. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
41. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
42. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
43. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
44. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
45. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
46. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
47. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
48. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
49. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
50. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
51. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
52. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
53. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
54. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
55. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
56. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
57. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
58. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
59. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
60. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
61. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
62. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
63. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
64. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
65. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
66. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
67. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
68. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
69. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
70. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
71. The Who - Tommy (1969)
72. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
73. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
74. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
75. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
76. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
77. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
78. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
79. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
80. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
81. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
82. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
83. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
84. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
85. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
86. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
87. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
88. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
89. Beck - Odelay (1996)
90. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
91. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
92. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
93. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
94. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
95. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
96. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
97. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
98. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
99. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
100. Adele - 21 (2011)


Pre-1970

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
3. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
4. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
5. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
6. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
8. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
9. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
10. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
11. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
12. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
13. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
14. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
15. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
16. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
17. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
18. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
19. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
20. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
21. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
22. The Who - Tommy (1969)
23. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
24. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
25. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
26. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
27. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
28. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
29. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
30. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962)
31. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (1969)
32. The Doors - Strange Days (1967)
33. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
34. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
35. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)
36. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (1968)
37. Love - Forever Changes (1967)
38. Bob Dylan - The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964)
39. Santana - Santana (1969)
40. The Kinks - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968)
41. The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out! (1966)
42. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
43. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night [UK] (1964)
44. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends (1968)
45. The Beatles - Help! [UK] (1965)
46. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis (1969)
47 (tie). Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills (1968)
47 (tie). Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)
49. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys (1969)
50. The Doors - Waiting For The Sun (1968)
51. The Stooges - The Stooges (1969)
52. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (1969)
53. Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965)
54. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (1958)
55. The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace Of Sin (1969)
56. Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966)
57. Etta James - At Last! (1961)
58. Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968)
59. Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)
60. Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
61. Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959)
62. Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)
63. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967)
64. The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967)
65. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
66. The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963)
67. The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965)
68. Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)
69. The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)
70. Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)


1970s

1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
2. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
3. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
4. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
5. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
6. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
7. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
8. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
9. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
10. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
11. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
12. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
13. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
14. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
15. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
16. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
17. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
18. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
19. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
20. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
21. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
22. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
23. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
24. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
25. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
26. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
27. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
28. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
29. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
30. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
31. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
32. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
33. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
34. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
35. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
36. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)


1980s

1. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
2. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
3. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
4. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
5. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
6. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
7. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
8. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
9. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
10. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
11. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
12. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
13. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
14. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
15. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
16. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)


1990s

1. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
2. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
3. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
4. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
5. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
6. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
7. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
8. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
10. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
11. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
12. Beck - Odelay (1996)
13. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
14. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
15. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
16. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)


2000-2015

1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
3. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
4. Adele - 21 (2011)


Nominations for Round 3 of the Pre-1970 Group Rankings are now open.

Each voter (including new voters to the project, who are welcome to join at any time) can nominate as many as 50 qualified albums (a minimum of 35 nominations is required for this round for your ballot to be counted) that haven't been ranked yet (listed below). Voters must have at least 20 current nominations (or explain that they didn't think any other albums were worthy of nomination) for their nominations to be counted. The minimum was previously set at 25, but I think 20 makes more sense.

This will be the last round of replacement nominations for this group. The final round will be an open vote including all reamining, eligible albums.


Here are the maximum number of replacement nominations available this round for each voter that has previously nominated albums for this group:

Darren - 15
AlexVoltaire - 14
DarinRG - 15
Gassman - 15
Jennifer - 28
jtrichey - 21
Max - 21
Nick - 14
Tom H. - 18

If you'd like additional replacement nominations, you'll need to specify which previously nominated album you would like to un-nominate.


Here is the list of qualified albums that haven't been ranked yet:

Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)
B.B. King - Live at the Regal (1965)
Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock (1955)
Billie Holiday - Lady in Satin (1958)
Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding (1967)
Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline (1969)
Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)
Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)
Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)
Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)
Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)
Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)
Duke Ellington - At Newport (1956)
Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Fats Domino - This is Fats (1957)
Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969)
Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Whipped Cream & Other Delights (1965)
Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962)
Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers (1969)
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)
John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)
John Coltrane - My Favorite Things (1961)
Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967)
Miles Davis - Birth of the Cool (compilation) (1957)
Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain (1960)
Muddy Waters - Folk Singer (1964)
Nat "King" Cole - Unforgettable (1954)
Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959)
Otis Redding - Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul (1966)
Phil Spector / Various Artists - A Christmas Gift For You From Phillies Records (1963)
Pink Floyd - Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (1967)
Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)
Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)
Ray Charles - The Genius of Ray Charles (1959)
Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)
Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)
The Band - The Band (1969)
The Beach Boys - All Summer Long (1964)
The Beach Boys - Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) (1965)
The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys Today! (1965)
The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963)
The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
The Everly Brothers - The Everly Brothers (1958)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967)
The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)
The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)
The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966)
The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966)
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (1965)
The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964)
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)
The Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
The Yardbirds - The Yardbirds (Roger the Engineer) (1966)
Thelonious Monk - Monk's Dream (1962)
Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)
Various Artists - The Sound of Music Soundtrack (1965)
Woody Guthrie - Dust Bowl Ballads (1940)


There will be 3 days of replacement nominations. After the conclusion of replacement nominations, the approx. 25 albums with the most nominations will advance to this round's initial rankings to be qualified for final rankings. This round will rank 15 albums unless there is a tie at the end of the final rankings, in which case more than 15 albums could be ranked this round.


Replacement nominations will end at 10 PM Central on Tuesday the 7th.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 06/4/2016 @ 23:40pm


Darren, by my count I should have no more than 25 replacements for this round. Did you forget to count my 4 nominations from last round again? They were:

Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)
Otis Redding - Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul (1966)
The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)

Posted by Jennifer on Sunday, 06/5/2016 @ 01:18am


Bummer, thought I still had time to vote for the last round. Not shocking that my top choices ended up at the bottom. Darren, how many days are allocated for each portion of a round?

Replacement nominees:

1. Albert King – Born Under A Bad Sign (1967)
2. Booker T. & The M.G.’s – Green Onions (1962)
3. Dave Brubeck – Time Out (1959)
4. Dick Dale and His Del-Tones – Surfer’s Choice (1962)
5. Ennio Morricone – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
6. Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass – Whipped Cream & Other Delights (1965)
7. John Coltrane – My Favorite Things (1961)
8. Miles Davis – Birth of the Cool (1957)
9. Muddy Waters – Folk Singer (1964)
10. Phil Specter/Various Artists – A Christmas Gift To You From Phillies Records (1963)
11. Ray Charles – The Genius of Ray Charles (1959)
12. Silver Apples – Silver Apples (1968)
13. The Beach Boys – All Summer Long (1964)
14. The Everly Brothers – The Everly Brothers (1958)
15. The Vince Guaraldi Trio – A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)

Top 5 Snubs/Albums Not Yet Ranked:

1. John Coltrane – A Love Supreme (1965)
2. Robert Johnson – King of Delta Blues Singers (1961)
3. John Coltrane – Giant Steps (1960)
4. Grateful Dead – Live/Dead (1969)
5. Pink Floyd – Piper At The Gates of Dawn (1967)

Posted by Gassman on Sunday, 06/5/2016 @ 22:20pm


Replacement Nominations

Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)
Billie Holiday - Lady in Satin (1958)
Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)
Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Whipped Cream & Other Delights (1965)
Nat "King" Cole - Unforgettable (1954)
Phil Spector / Various Artists - A Christmas Gift For You From Phillies Records (1963)
Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)
Ray Charles - The Genius of Ray Charles (1959)
The Band - The Band (1969)
The Beach Boys - All Summer Long (1964)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967)
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966)
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (1965)
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)
The Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 06/6/2016 @ 11:15am


I am still deciding on my replacement nominations for this round but I thought I would add my Top 5 that are not yet ranked as well.

My Top 5 Snubs/Albums Not Yet Ranked:

The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966)
Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock (1955)
Various Artists - The Sound of Music Soundtrack (1965)
Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)
Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline (1969)

Posted by Jennifer on Monday, 06/6/2016 @ 15:37pm


Jennifer - I did miss a few of those nominations. You have 25 replacements this round.

Gassman - The standard is 3 days for replacements, 3 days for initial rankings and 2 days for final rankings. Sometimes I'll have to add extra days because of scheduling / Internet connection problems, but it's never less than 3/3/2 unless I make an error and post a day early.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 06/6/2016 @ 16:06pm


My replacement nominations:

Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)
Billie Holiday - Lady in Satin (1958)
Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)
Duke Ellington - At Newport (1956)
Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Fats Domino - This is Fats (1957)
Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969)
Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962)
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)
John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)
The Beach Boys - All Summer Long (1964)
The Beach Boys - Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) (1965)
The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys Today! (1965)
The Yardbirds - The Yardbirds (Roger the Engineer) (1966)

Posted by Darren on Monday, 06/6/2016 @ 16:48pm


5 Replacement Nominations:

Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)
Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers (1969)
John Coltrane - My Favorite Things (1961)
Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967)

Posted by Jennifer on Tuesday, 06/7/2016 @ 19:28pm


Round 4 Nominations for the Pre-1970 Group are now closed.

The following 34 albums received at least 6 votes and will be included in the Initial Rankings:

Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)
Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock (1955)
Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding (1967)
Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline (1969)
Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)
Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)
Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)
Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)
Duke Ellington - At Newport (1956)
Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Fats Domino - This is Fats (1957)
Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969)
Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)
Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962)
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)
John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)
John Coltrane - My Favorite Things (1961)
Miles Davis - Birth of the Cool (compilation) (1957)
Muddy Waters - Folk Singer (1964)
Otis Redding - Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul (1966)
Phil Spector / Various Artists - A Christmas Gift For You From Phillies Records (1963)
Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)
Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)
The Beach Boys - Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) (1965)
The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963)
The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967)
The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)
The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)
The Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
The Yardbirds - The Yardbirds (Roger the Engineer) (1966)
Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)


Any voter that would like to is eligible to vote in the Initial Rankings. To vote, select 15 eligible albums and rank them in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 15 points, the second-highest 14 points and so on.

The 15 albums that receive the most points (with more than 15 in the event of a tie for 15th) will be qualified for the final rankings vote for the pre-1970 group.

Rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Friday the 10th.

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 06/8/2016 @ 01:31am


Darren - Are you able to tell at a glance how many active nominees I have? I've had a busy couple weeks and overlooked getting replacements in, so I don't want to vote if I've fallen into the Deadbeat Voter Zone.

Posted by DarinRG on Wednesday, 06/8/2016 @ 01:54am


Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969)-15
Duke Ellington - At Newport (1956)-14
The Yardbirds - The Yardbirds (Roger the Engineer) (1966)-13
The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)-12
Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)-11
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)-10
Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)-9
John Coltrane - My Favorite Things (1961)-8
The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)-7
Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)-6
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967)-5
Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)-4
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)-3
The Beach Boys - Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) (1965)-2
Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 06/8/2016 @ 05:50am


Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)- 15
Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)- 14
The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963)- 13
Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)- 12
The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)- 11
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)- 10
Miles Davis - Birth of the Cool (compilation) (1957)- 9
Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)- 8
Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)- 7
Fats Domino - This is Fats (1957)- 6
Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)- 5
Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)- 4
Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)- 3
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)- 2
Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Wednesday, 06/8/2016 @ 06:18am


Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962) - 15
Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957) - 14
Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967) - 13
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969) - 12
Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967) - 11
Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969) - 10
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965) - 9
Muddy Waters - Folk Singer (1964) - 8
The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969) - 7
Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967) - 6
Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969) - 5
The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967) - 4
Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)
The Beach Boys - Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) (1965) - 2
Fats Domino - This is Fats (1957)

Let's not forgot the great Howlin' Wolf guys...

Posted by Nick on Wednesday, 06/8/2016 @ 10:03am


Let's try that again:

Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962) - 15
Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957) - 14
Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967) - 13
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969) - 12
Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967) - 11
Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969) - 10
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965) - 9
Muddy Waters - Folk Singer (1964) - 8
The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969) - 7
Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967) - 6
Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969) - 5
The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967) - 4
Cream - Fresh Cream (1966) - 3
Fats Domino - This is Fats (1957) - 2
The Beach Boys - Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) (1965) - 1

Let's not forget the great Howlin' Wolf guys...

Posted by Nick on Wednesday, 06/8/2016 @ 10:05am


DarinRG - You have 35 current nominees, but it doesn't matter for this group, as nominations are closed for good and the final round of voting (after this one) will be an open vote involving all remaining eligible albums.

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 06/8/2016 @ 23:41pm


The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969) - 15
Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968) - 14
Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967) - 13
Cream - Fresh Cream (1966) - 12
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967) - 11
The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967) - 10
Miles Davis - Birth of the Cool (compilation) (1957) - 9
Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967) - 8
Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967) - 7
Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock (1955) - 6
John Coltrane - My Favorite Things (1961) - 5
Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline (1969) - 4
The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963) - 3
The Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) - 2
The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967) - 1

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 06/8/2016 @ 23:52pm


1. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969) 15 pts
2. Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)
3. The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)
4. Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)
5. Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)
6. The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
7. Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)
8. The Yardbirds - The Yardbirds (Roger the Engineer) (1966)
9. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
10. The Beach Boys - Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) (1965)
11. Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)
12. Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
13. Otis Redding - Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul (1966)
14. Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)
15. Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969)

Posted by jtrichey on Thursday, 06/9/2016 @ 23:36pm


1. John Coltrane – A Love Supreme (1965) 15
2. John Coltrane – Giant Steps (1960) 14
3. Grateful Dead – Live/Dead (1969) 13
4. Howlin’ Wolf – Howlin’ Wolf (The Rockin’ Chair Album) (1962) 12
5. Frank Zappa – Hot Rats (1969) 11
6. The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Axis: Bold As Love (1967) 10
7. Fats Domino – This Is Fats (1957) 9
8. The Beatles – With The Beatles (1963) 8
9. Cream – Wheels Of Fire (1968) 7
10. Captain Beefheart – Trout Mask Replica (1969) 6
11. Buffalo Springfield – Buffalo Springfield Again (1967) 5
12. Bob Dylan – Nashville Skyline (1969) 4
13. The Byrds – Younger Than Yesterday (1967) 3
14. The Meters – Look-Ka Py Py (1969) 2
15. Duke Ellington – At Newport (1956) 1

Posted by Gassman on Friday, 06/10/2016 @ 01:59am


Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock (1955) 15
The Beach Boys - Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) (1965) 14
Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline (1969) 13
The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967) 12
Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968) 11
The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963) 10
+Phil Spector / Various Artists - A Christmas Gift For You From Phillies Records (1963) 9
Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding (1967) 8
Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967) 7
Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967) 6
+The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967) 5
Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967) 4
Cream - Fresh Cream (1966) 3
+The Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) 2
Otis Redding - Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul (1966) 1

Posted by Jennifer on Friday, 06/10/2016 @ 22:47pm


Initial Ranking voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967) - 47
Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967) - 47
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965) - 44
The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967) - 44
Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969) - 41
Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968) - 37
Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969) - 37
Cream - Fresh Cream (1966) - 36
Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967) - 35
The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963) - 34
Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967) - 31
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969) - 30
Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962) - 27
The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969) - 27
The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967) - 26
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967) - 26
____________________

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969) - 23
The Beach Boys - Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) (1965) - 23
Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock (1955) - 21
Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline (1969) - 21
The Yardbirds - The Yardbirds (Roger the Engineer) (1966) - 21
Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962) - 20
Miles Davis - Birth of the Cool (compilation) (1957) - 18
Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957) - 18
Fats Domino - This is Fats (1957) - 17
Duke Ellington - At Newport (1956) - 15
Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) - 14
John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960) - 14
John Coltrane - My Favorite Things (1961) - 13
Phil Spector / Various Artists - A Christmas Gift For You From Phillies Records (1963) - 9
Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding (1967) - 8
Muddy Waters - Folk Singer (1964) - 8
Otis Redding - Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul (1966) - 4
The Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) - 4

Voting is now open for the final rankings.

The following 16 albums have been qualified to be ranked between #71 and #86 (there will be 14 albums ranked in the final round) in the pre-1970 rankings:

Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)
Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)
Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)
Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969)
Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)
Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962)
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)
Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)
The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963)
The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967)
The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)
The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)
Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)


To participate in the final rankings, rank all 16 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 16 points, the second-highest 15 and so on.

In the event of a tie, the first tiebreaker is the album's score in this round's initial ranking. The second tiebreaker is determined by giving one point to each album for being the highest-ranked album on each individual's final ranking this round. The third tiebreaker is the same as the second tiebreaker, except for using the initial rankings. If the tie still isn't resolved, there will be a head-to-head tiebreaker vote after the conclusion of all rankings in the project.

There will be two days of final rankings.

Final rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Sunday the 12th.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 06/10/2016 @ 23:42pm


The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969) - 16
Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968) - 15
Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967) - 14
Cream - Fresh Cream (1966) - 13
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967) - 12
The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967) - 11
Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967) - 10
Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967) - 9
The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963) - 8
The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967) - 7
Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969) - 6
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965) - 5
Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967) - 4
Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969) - 3
Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962) - 2
The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969) - 1

Posted by Darren on Friday, 06/10/2016 @ 23:45pm


Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)- 16
Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)- 15
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)- 14
The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963)- 13
The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)- 12
Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)- 11
Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)- 10
Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962)- 9
Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)- 8
Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)- 7
Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)- 6
The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)- 5
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967)- 4
The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967)- 3
Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969)- 2
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Saturday, 06/11/2016 @ 08:43am


1. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969) 16 pts
2. Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)
3. The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)
4. Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)
5. Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)
6. The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
7. Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)
8. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
9. Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)
10. Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967)
12. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)
13. The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963)
14. Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)
15. Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962)
16. The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)

Posted by jtrichey on Saturday, 06/11/2016 @ 10:49am


Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention- Hot Rats (1969)-16
Procol Harum- Procol Harum (1967)-15
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)-14
The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)-13
Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)-12
Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)-11
The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967)-10
Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)-9
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)-8
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967)-7
Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)-6
Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)-5
The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)-4
Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)-3
Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962)-2
The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Saturday, 06/11/2016 @ 12:02pm


The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)16
Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962)15
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)14
Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)13
Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969)12
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967)11
The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)10
Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)9
Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)8
Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)7
Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)6
Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)5
Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)4
The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967)3
The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)2
The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963)1

Posted by DarinRG on Saturday, 06/11/2016 @ 17:15pm


Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962) - 16
Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967) - 15
Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967) - 14
Cream - Fresh Cream (1966) - 13
Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention- Hot Rats (1969) - 12
Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967) - 11
The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967) - 10
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965) - 9
Procol Harum- Procol Harum (1967) - 8
The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967) - 7
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969) - 6
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967) - 5
Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969) - 4
Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968) - 3
The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969) - 2
The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963) - 1

Posted by Nick on Sunday, 06/12/2016 @ 09:17am


The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963) 16
The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967) 15
Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968) 14
Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967) 13
The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967) 12
Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967) 11
Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967) 10
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967) 9
Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969) 8
Cream - Fresh Cream (1966) 7
Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967) 6
Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962) 5
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969) 4
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965) 3
The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969) 2
Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969) 1

Posted by Jennifer on Sunday, 06/12/2016 @ 20:53pm


Final Rankings are now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967) - 76
Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967) - 75
Cream - Fresh Cream (1966) - 69

Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967) - 67 (47 Points In Initial Rankings)
The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967) - 67 (44 Points In Initial Rankings)
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969) - 67 (30 Points In Initial Rankings)

John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965) - 64 (44 Points In Initial Rankings)
Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967) - 64 (35 Points In Initial Rankings)

Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968) - 57

Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969) - 56 (41 Points In Initial Rankings)
The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967) - 56 (26 Points In Initial Rankings)

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967) - 54
Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969) - 53
Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962) - 51
The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963) - 44
The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969) - 32


Here are the updated rankings for each group:

Top 100 Overall

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
3. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
4. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
5. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
6. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
7. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
8. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
9. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
10. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
12. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
13. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
14. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
15. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
16. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
17. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
18. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
19. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
20. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
21. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
22. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
23. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
24. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
25. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
26. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
27. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
28. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
29. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
30. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
31. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
32. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
33. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
34. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
35. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
36. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
37. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
38. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
39. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
40. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
41. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
42. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
43. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
44. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
45. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
46. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
47. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
48. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
49. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
50. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
51. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
52. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
53. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
54. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
55. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
56. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
57. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
58. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
59. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
60. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
61. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
62. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
63. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
64. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
65. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
66. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
67. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
68. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
69. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
70. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
71. The Who - Tommy (1969)
72. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
73. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
74. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
75. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
76. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
77. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
78. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
79. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
80. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
81. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
82. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
83. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
84. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
85. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
86. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
87. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
88. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
89. Beck - Odelay (1996)
90. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
91. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
92. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
93. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
94. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
95. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
96. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
97. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
98. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
99. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
100. Adele - 21 (2011)


Pre-1970

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
3. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
4. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
5. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
6. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
8. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
9. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
10. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
11. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
12. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
13. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
14. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
15. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
16. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
17. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
18. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
19. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
20. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
21. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
22. The Who - Tommy (1969)
23. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
24. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
25. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
26. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
27. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
28. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
29. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
30. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962)
31. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (1969)
32. The Doors - Strange Days (1967)
33. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
34. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
35. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)
36. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (1968)
37. Love - Forever Changes (1967)
38. Bob Dylan - The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964)
39. Santana - Santana (1969)
40. The Kinks - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968)
41. The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out! (1966)
42. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
43. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night [UK] (1964)
44. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends (1968)
45. The Beatles - Help! [UK] (1965)
46. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis (1969)
47 (tie). Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills (1968)
47 (tie). Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)
49. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys (1969)
50. The Doors - Waiting For The Sun (1968)
51. The Stooges - The Stooges (1969)
52. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (1969)
53. Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965)
54. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (1958)
55. The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace Of Sin (1969)
56. Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966)
57. Etta James - At Last! (1961)
58. Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968)
59. Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)
60. Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
61. Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959)
62. Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)
63. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967)
64. The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967)
65. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
66. The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963)
67. The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965)
68. Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)
69. The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)
70. Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)
71. Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)
72. Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)
73. Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)
74. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
75. The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)
76. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)
77. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)
78. Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)
79. Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)
80. Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)
81. The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
82. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967)
83. Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969)
84. Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962)
85. The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963)
86. The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)


1970s

1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
2. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
3. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
4. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
5. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
6. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
7. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
8. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
9. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
10. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
11. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
12. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
13. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
14. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
15. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
16. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
17. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
18. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
19. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
20. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
21. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
22. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
23. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
24. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
25. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
26. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
27. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
28. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
29. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
30. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
31. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
32. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
33. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
34. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
35. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
36. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)


1980s

1. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
2. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
3. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
4. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
5. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
6. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
7. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
8. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
9. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
10. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
11. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
12. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
13. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
14. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
15. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
16. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)


1990s

1. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
2. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
3. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
4. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
5. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
6. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
7. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
8. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
10. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
11. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
12. Beck - Odelay (1996)
13. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
14. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
15. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
16. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)


2000-2015

1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
3. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
4. Adele - 21 (2011)


Initial rankings for Round 5 are now open. This is the final round for ranking in the pre-1970 rankings. All 44 remaining eligible albums will be eligible for the Initial Rankings.

Here are the 44 remaining elgible albums:

B.B. King - Live at the Regal (1965)
Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock (1955)
Billie Holiday - Lady in Satin (1958)
Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding (1967)
Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline (1969)
Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)
Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)
Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)
Duke Ellington - At Newport (1956)
Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Fats Domino - This is Fats (1957)
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Whipped Cream & Other Delights (1965)
Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers (1969)
John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)
John Coltrane - My Favorite Things (1961)
Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967)
Miles Davis - Birth of the Cool (compilation) (1957)
Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain (1960)
Muddy Waters - Folk Singer (1964)
Nat "King" Cole - Unforgettable (1954)
Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959)
Otis Redding - Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul (1966)
Phil Spector / Various Artists - A Christmas Gift For You From Phillies Records (1963)
Pink Floyd - Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (1967)
Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)
Ray Charles - The Genius of Ray Charles (1959)
Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)
Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)
The Band - The Band (1969)
The Beach Boys - All Summer Long (1964)
The Beach Boys - Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) (1965)
The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys Today! (1965)
The Everly Brothers - The Everly Brothers (1958)
The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)
The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966)
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966)
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (1965)
The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964)
The Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
The Yardbirds - The Yardbirds (Roger the Engineer) (1966)
Thelonious Monk - Monk's Dream (1962)
Various Artists - The Sound of Music Soundtrack (1965)
Woody Guthrie - Dust Bowl Ballads (1940)


To participate in the initial rankings, select 20 albums from the eligible list and rank them in order of preference. The highest-ranked song will receive 20 points, the second-highest 19 and so on.

The 14 albums (with more possible in the event of a tie) that receive the most points will be qualified for the final rankings.

There will be 3 days of initial ranking.

Initial ranking will end at 10 PM Central on Wednesday the 15th.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 06/12/2016 @ 23:30pm


The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964) - 20
The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969) - 19
Various Artists - The Sound of Music Soundtrack (1965) - 18
Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers (1969) - 17
Miles Davis - Birth of the Cool (compilation) (1957) - 16
The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966) - 15
Ray Charles - The Genius of Ray Charles (1959) - 14
The Everly Brothers - The Everly Brothers (1958) - 13
Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967) - 12
Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock (1955) - 11
John Coltrane - My Favorite Things (1961) - 10
Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline (1969) - 9
The Band - The Band - 8
The Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) - 7
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Whipped Cream & Other Delights (1965) - 6
Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957) - 5
Otis Redding - Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul (1966) - 4
Woody Guthrie - Dust Bowl Ballads (1940) - 3
Pink Floyd - Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (1967) - 2
Muddy Waters - Folk Singer (1964) - 1

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 06/12/2016 @ 23:31pm


1. Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962) 20 pts
2. The Yardbirds - The Yardbirds (Roger the Engineer) (1966)
3. The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)
4. Otis Redding - Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul (1966)
5. Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
6. Duke Ellington - At Newport (1956)
7. Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)
8. The Band - The Band (1969)
9. Various Artists - The Sound of Music Soundtrack (1965)
10. The Beach Boys - Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) (1965)
11. The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964)
12. John Coltrane - My Favorite Things (1961)
13. Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock (1955)
14. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (1965)
15. The Beach Boys - All Summer Long (1964)
16. John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)
17. Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)
18. Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline (1969)
19. Muddy Waters - Folk Singer (1964)
20. The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966)


Posted by jtrichey on Sunday, 06/12/2016 @ 23:52pm


Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967)20
Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)19
Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959)18
Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)17
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)16
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966)15
Thelonious Monk - Monk's Dream (1962)14
Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain (1960)13
John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)12
Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)11
Muddy Waters - Folk Singer (1964)10
Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline (1969)9
Billie Holiday - Lady in Satin (1958)8
Woody Guthrie - Dust Bowl Ballads (1940)7
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (1965)6
Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock (1955)5
Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)4
Pink Floyd - Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (1967)3
Fats Domino - This is Fats (1957)2
Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)1

Posted by DarinRG on Monday, 06/13/2016 @ 00:03am


Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)-20
Woody Guthrie - Dust Bowl Ballads (1940)- 19
Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)- 18
Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)- 17
Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)- 16
The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966)- 15
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966)- 14
Fats Domino - This is Fats (1957)- 13
Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)- 12
Otis Redding - Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul (1966)- 11
Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)- 10
Billie Holiday - Lady in Satin (1958)- 9
Ray Charles - The Genius of Ray Charles (1959)- 8
Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding (1967)- 7
Phil Spector / Various Artists - A Christmas Gift For You From Phillies Records (1963)- 6
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)- 5
The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)- 4
Various Artists - The Sound of Music Soundtrack (1965)- 3
Thelonious Monk - Monk's Dream (1962)- 2
Nat "King" Cole - Unforgettable (1954)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Monday, 06/13/2016 @ 08:13am


1. Robert Johnson – King of Delta Blues Singers (1961) 20
2. John Coltrane – Giant Steps (1960) 19
3. Pink Floyd – Piper At The Gates of Dawn (1967) 18
4. Ornette Coleman – The Shape of Jazz to Come (1959) 17
5. The Band – The Band (1969) 16
6. Leonard Cohen – The Songs of Leonard Cohen (1967) 15
7. Fats Domino – This Is Fats (1957) 14
8. The Beach Boys – The Beach Boys Today! (1965) 13
9. The Mamas And The Papas – If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966) 12
10. Miles Davis – Sketches of Spain (1960) 11
11. Captain Beefheart – Trout Mask Replica (1969) 10
12. Bob Dylan – Nashville Skyline (1969) 9
13. Woody Guthrie – Dust Bowl Ballads (1940) 8
14. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band – The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (1965) 7
15. Duke Ellington – At Newport (1956) 6
16. The Beach Boys – Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) (1965) 5
17. B.B. King – Live At The Regal (1965) 4
18. Bill Haley & His Comets – Rock Around The Clock (1955) 3
19. Ray Charles – Ray Charles (1957) 2
20. The Yardbirds – The Yardbirds (Roger The Engineer) (1966) 1

Posted by Gassman on Tuesday, 06/14/2016 @ 16:33pm


The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966)-20
Thelonious Monk - Monk's Dream (1962)-19
Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)-18
Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)-17
Duke Ellington - At Newport (1956)-16
Pink Floyd - Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (1967)-15
The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys Today! (1965)-14
Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959)-13
Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)-12
John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)-11
Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)-10
John Coltrane - My Favorite Things (1961)-9
Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)-8
Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain (1960)-7
The Beach Boys - All Summer Long (1964)-6
The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)-5
The Yardbirds - The Yardbirds (Roger the Engineer) (1966)-4
The Beach Boys - Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) (1965)-3
Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)-2
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966)-1

This was tougher than expected...

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 06/15/2016 @ 12:03pm


Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957) - 20
Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961) - 19
B.B. King - Live at the Regal (1965) - 18
Muddy Waters - Folk Singer (1964) - 17
The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964) - 16
The Band - The Band (1969) - 15
Nat "King" Cole - Unforgettable (1954) - 14
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (1965) - 13
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966) - 12
The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966) - 11
Miles Davis - Birth of the Cool (compilation) (1957) - 10
The Everly Brothers - The Everly Brothers (1958) - 9
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969) - 8
Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967) - 7
Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock (1955) - 6
The Beach Boys - Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) (1965) - 5
Otis Redding - Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul (1966) - 4
Phil Spector / Various Artists - A Christmas Gift For You From Phillies Records (1963) - 3
Fats Domino - This is Fats (1957) - 2
Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962) - 1

Posted by Nick on Wednesday, 06/15/2016 @ 20:18pm


Initial Ranking voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961) - 74
The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966) - 74
Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962) - 59
Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967) - 54
The Band - The Band (1969) - 52
Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959) - 48
John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960) - 47
Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959) - 46
The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969) - 46
The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964) - 46
Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962) - 44
Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968) - 43
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966) - 42
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969) - 39
Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957) - 39
____________________

Pink Floyd - Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (1967) - 38
Duke Ellington - At Newport (1956) - 37
Woody Guthrie - Dust Bowl Ballads (1940) - 37
Otis Redding - Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul (1966) - 36
Thelonious Monk - Monk's Dream (1962) - 35
Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock (1955) - 33
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (1965) - 33
Various Artists - The Sound of Music Soundtrack (1965) - 33
Fats Domino - This is Fats (1957) - 31
Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain (1960) - 31
Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline (1969) - 30
Muddy Waters - Folk Singer (1964) - 30
Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) - 28
John Coltrane - My Favorite Things (1961) - 28
The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys Today! (1965) - 27
Miles Davis - Birth of the Cool (compilation) (1957) - 26
The Beach Boys - Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) (1965) - 24
The Yardbirds - The Yardbirds (Roger the Engineer) (1966) - 24
B.B. King - Live at the Regal (1965) - 22
Ray Charles - The Genius of Ray Charles (1959) - 22
The Everly Brothers - The Everly Brothers (1958) - 22
Billie Holiday - Lady in Satin (1958) - 17
Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers (1969) - 17
Nat "King" Cole - Unforgettable (1954) - 15
The Beach Boys - All Summer Long (1964) - 12
Phil Spector / Various Artists - A Christmas Gift For You From Phillies Records (1963) - 9
Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding (1967) - 7
The Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) - 7
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Whipped Cream & Other Delights (1965) - 6


Voting is now open for the final rankings.


The following 15 albums have been qualified to be ranked between #87 and #100 in the pre-1970 rankings (the lowest-scoring song won't be ranked):

Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)
Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)
Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)
John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)
Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967)
Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959)
Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)
Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)
Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)
The Band - The Band (1969)
The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)
The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966)
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966)
The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964)


To participate in the final rankings, rank all 15 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 15 points, the second-highest 14 and so on.

In the event of a tie, the first tiebreaker is the album's score in this round's initial ranking. The second tiebreaker is determined by giving one point to each album for being the highest-ranked album on each individual's final ranking this round. The third tiebreaker is the same as the second tiebreaker, except for using the initial rankings. If the tie still isn't resolved, there will be a head-to-head tiebreaker vote after the conclusion of all rankings in the project.

There will be two days of final rankings.

Final rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Friday the 17th.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 06/16/2016 @ 00:03am


The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966)-15
Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)-14
Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)-13
Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959)-12
Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)-11
John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)-10
Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)-9
Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)-8
The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)-7
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)-6
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966)-5
The Band - The Band (1969)-4
Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967)-3
Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)-2
The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Thursday, 06/16/2016 @ 06:36am


Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)- 15
The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966)- 14
Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)- 13
Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)- 12
Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)- 11
The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)- 10
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966)- 9
The Band - The Band (1969)- 8
Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)- 7
Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)- 6
John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)- 5
Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959)- 4
Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967)- 3
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)- 2
The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Thursday, 06/16/2016 @ 15:53pm


1. Robert Johnson – King of Delta Blues Singers (1961) 15
2. John Coltrane – Giant Steps (1960) 14
3. Ornette Coleman – The Shape of Jazz to Come (1959) 13
4. The Band – The Band (1969) 12
5. Leonard Cohen – The Songs of Leonard Cohen (1967) 11
6. The Mamas And The Papas – If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966) 10
7. Captain Beefheart – Trout Mask Replica (1969) 9
8. Ray Charles – Ray Charles (1957) 8
9. The Supremes – Where Did Our Love Go (1964) 7
10. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band – East-West (1966) 6
11. Dick Dale and His Del-Tones – Surfer’s Choice (1962) 5
12. Dave Brubeck – Time Out (1959) 4
13. Booker T. & The M.G.’s – Green Onions (1962) 3
14. Silver Apples – Silver Apples (1968) 2
15. The Kicks – Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of The British Empire) (1969) 1

Posted by Gassman on Thursday, 06/16/2016 @ 17:06pm


Okay, that was brutal...

Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967)15
Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)14
Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959)13
John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)12
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)11
Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)10
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966)9
Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)8
Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)7
The Band - The Band (1969)6
Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)5
Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)4
The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964)3
The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966)2
The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)1

Posted by DarinRG on Thursday, 06/16/2016 @ 18:11pm



1. Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962) 15 pts
2. The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)
3. Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)
4. The Band - The Band (1969)
5. The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964)
6. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West
7. John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)
8. Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)
9. The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966)
10. Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967)
11. Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)
12. Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)
13. Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)14
14. Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959)
15. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)

Posted by jtrichey on Thursday, 06/16/2016 @ 23:04pm


The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966) 15
The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964) 14
The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969) 13
Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967) 12
The Band - The Band (1969) 11
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966) 10
Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961) 9
John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960) 8
Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957) 7
Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962) 6
Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962) 5
Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968) 4
Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959) 3
Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959) 2
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969) 1

Posted by Jennifer on Friday, 06/17/2016 @ 22:56pm


The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964) - 15
The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969) - 14
The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966) - 13
Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967) - 12
The Band - The Band (1969) - 11
Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957) - 10
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969) - 9
Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962) - 8
John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960) - 7
Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962) - 6
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966) - 5
Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961) - 4
Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968) - 3
Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959) - 2
Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959) - 1

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 06/18/2016 @ 22:06pm


Final Rankings are now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966) - 76
John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960) - 65

Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962) - 64 (59 Points In Initial Rankings)
The Band - The Band (1969) - 64 (52 Points In Initial Rankings)

Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967) - 62
The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969) - 60
Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962) - 58
Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961) - 56
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966) - 54

The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964) - 52 (46 Points In Initial Rankings)
Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957) - 52 (39 Points In Initial Rankings)

Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959) - 48
Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959) - 47
Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968) - 43
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969) - 39



Here are the updated rankings for each group:

Top 100 Overall

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
3. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
4. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
5. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
6. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
7. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
8. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
9. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
10. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
12. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
13. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
14. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
15. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
16. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
17. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
18. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
19. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
20. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
21. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
22. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
23. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
24. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
25. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
26. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
27. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
28. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
29. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
30. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
31. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
32. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
33. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
34. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
35. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
36. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
37. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
38. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
39. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
40. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
41. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
42. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
43. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
44. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
45. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
46. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
47. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
48. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
49. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
50. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
51. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
52. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
53. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
54. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
55. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
56. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
57. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
58. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
59. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
60. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
61. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
62. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
63. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
64. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
65. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
66. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
67. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
68. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
69. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
70. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
71. The Who - Tommy (1969)
72. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
73. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
74. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
75. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
76. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
77. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
78. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
79. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
80. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
81. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
82. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
83. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
84. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
85. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
86. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
87. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
88. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
89. Beck - Odelay (1996)
90. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
91. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
92. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
93. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
94. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
95. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
96. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
97. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
98. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
99. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
100. Adele - 21 (2011)


Pre-1970

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
3. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
4. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
5. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
6. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
8. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
9. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
10. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
11. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
12. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
13. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
14. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
15. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
16. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
17. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
18. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
19. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
20. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
21. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
22. The Who - Tommy (1969)
23. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
24. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
25. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
26. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
27. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
28. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
29. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
30. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962)
31. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (1969)
32. The Doors - Strange Days (1967)
33. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
34. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
35. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)
36. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (1968)
37. Love - Forever Changes (1967)
38. Bob Dylan - The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964)
39. Santana - Santana (1969)
40. The Kinks - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968)
41. The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out! (1966)
42. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
43. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night [UK] (1964)
44. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends (1968)
45. The Beatles - Help! [UK] (1965)
46. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis (1969)
47 (tie). Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills (1968)
47 (tie). Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)
49. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys (1969)
50. The Doors - Waiting For The Sun (1968)
51. The Stooges - The Stooges (1969)
52. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (1969)
53. Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965)
54. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (1958)
55. The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace Of Sin (1969)
56. Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966)
57. Etta James - At Last! (1961)
58. Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968)
59. Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)
60. Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
61. Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959)
62. Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)
63. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967)
64. The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967)
65. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
66. The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963)
67. The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965)
68. Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)
69. The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)
70. Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)
71. Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)
72. Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)
73. Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)
74. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
75. The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)
76. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)
77. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)
78. Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)
79. Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)
80. Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)
81. The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
82. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967)
83. Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969)
84. Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962)
85. The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963)
86. The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)
87. The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966)
88. John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)
89. Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)
90. The Band - The Band (1969)
91. Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967)
92. The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)
93. Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)
94. Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)
95. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966)
96. The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964)
97. Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)
98. Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959)
99. Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)
100. Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)
101. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)


1970s

1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
2. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
3. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
4. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
5. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
6. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
7. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
8. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
9. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
10. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
11. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
12. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
13. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
14. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
15. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
16. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
17. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
18. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
19. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
20. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
21. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
22. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
23. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
24. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
25. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
26. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
27. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
28. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
29. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
30. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
31. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
32. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
33. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
34. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
35. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
36. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)


1980s

1. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
2. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
3. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
4. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
5. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
6. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
7. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
8. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
9. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
10. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
11. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
12. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
13. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
14. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
15. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
16. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)


1990s

1. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
2. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
3. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
4. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
5. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
6. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
7. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
8. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
10. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
11. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
12. Beck - Odelay (1996)
13. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
14. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
15. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
16. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)


2000-2015

1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
3. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
4. Adele - 21 (2011)


The Pre-1970 Rankings are now completed. I will post the instructions for the first round of nominations for the 1970 group soon.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 06/19/2016 @ 00:51am


Nominations are now open for the 1st round of ranking in the 1970s group.

Here are the albums from this group that have already been ranked:

1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
2. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
3. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
4. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
5. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
6. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
7. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
8. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
9. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
10. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
11. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
12. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
13. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
14. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
15. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
16. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
17. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
18. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
19. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
20. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
21. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
22. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
23. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
24. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
25. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
26. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
27. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
28. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
29. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
30. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
31. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
32. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
33. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
34. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
35. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
36. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)


Here are the eligible albums that haven't been ranked yet:

AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
Al Green - Call Me (1973)
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
Alice Cooper - Love it to Death (1971)
Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
Bill Withers - Still Bill (1972)
Billy Joel - 52nd Street (1978)
Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
Boston - Boston (1976)
Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
Buzzcocks - Another Music in a Different Kitchen (1978)
Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)
David Bowie - Low (1977)
David Bowie - Station To Station (1976)
Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
Donna Summer - Bad Girls (1979)
Electric Light Orchestra - Out of the Blue (1977)
Elton John - Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975)
Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977)
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - This Year's Model (1978)
Elvis Presley - The Sun Sessions (1976)
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery (1974)
Eric Clapton - Slowhand (1977)
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain (1971)
Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove (1978)
Gang of Four - Entertainment! (1979)
Genesis - Selling England By the Pound (1973)
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974)
George Harrison - The Concert for Bangladesh (1971)
Gram Parsons - GP (1973)
Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel (1974)
Grateful Dead - American Beauty (1970)
Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson (1971)
Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)
Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)
Isaac Hayes - Shaft (1971)
Jackson Browne - Late For The Sky (1974)
Jackson Browne - Running On Empty (1977)
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)
Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)
John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark (1974)
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures (1979)
KISS - Alive! (1975)
KISS - Destroyer (1976)
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like a Wheel (1974)
Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame (1971)
Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On (1973)
Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (1973)
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
Parliament/Funkadelic - Mothership Connection (1975)
Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
Paul Simon - Still Crazy After All These Years (1975)
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
Pink Floyd - Animals (1977)
Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)
Rush - 2112 (1976)
Santana - Abraxas (1970)
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)
Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)
Stevie Wonder - Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974)
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)
Suicide - Suicide (1977)
Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)
Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)
Television - Marquee Moon (1977)
The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972)
The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
The Cars - Candy-O (1979)
The Cars - The Cars (1978)
The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)
The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)
The Eagles - Eagles (1972)
The Jam - All Mods Cons (1978)
The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
The Rolling Stones - Some Girls (1978)
The Spinners - Spinners (1973)
The Velvet Underground - Loaded (1970)
The Wailers - Burnin' (1973)
The Who - Live At Leeds (1970)
The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
Throbbing Gristle - 20 Jazz Funk Greats (1979)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
Traffic - The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys (1971)
Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)
War - The World Is A Ghetto (1972)
Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)
Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger (1975)
Yes - Close To The Edge (1972)
Yes - Fragile (1971)
Yes - The Yes Album (1971)


Voters can nominate as many as 50 eligible albums (a minimum of 35 albums is required for your nominations to be counted, in future rounds, a minimum of 20 current nominations will be required for your nominations to be included in the nomination count) for Round 1.

Since this is the first round of nominations for a new vote, there will be 5 days of nominations.

Nominations will end at 10 PM Central on Thursday the 23rd.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 06/19/2016 @ 01:12am


Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
Boston - Boston (1976)
Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery (1974)
Eric Clapton - Slowhand (1977)
Genesis - Selling England By the Pound (1973)
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974)
George Harrison - The Concert for Bangladesh (1971)
Grateful Dead - American Beauty (1970)
Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson (1971)
Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)
Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)
John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark (1974)
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like a Wheel (1974)
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (1973)
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
Paul Simon - Still Crazy After All These Years (1975)
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
Pink Floyd - Animals (1977)
Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)
Rush - 2112 (1976)
Santana - Abraxas (1970)
Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)
Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)
The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
The Cars - The Cars (1978)
The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
Traffic - The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys (1971)
War - The World Is A Ghetto (1972)
Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)
Yes - Fragile (1971)
Yes - The Yes Album (1971)

Posted by joker on Sunday, 06/19/2016 @ 04:06am


AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
Boston - Boston (1976)
Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)
Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
Elton John - Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975)
Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977)
Genesis - Selling England By the Pound (1973)
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974)
Isaac Hayes - Shaft (1971)
Jackson Browne - Late For The Sky (1974)
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)
John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark (1974)
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like a Wheel (1974)
Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On (1973)
Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (1973)
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
Parliament/Funkadelic - Mothership Connection (1975)
Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
Santana - Abraxas (1970)
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)
Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)
Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)
Television - Marquee Moon (1977)
The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
The Cars - The Cars (1978)
The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)
The Eagles - Eagles (1972)
The Jam - All Mods Cons (1978)
The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)
War - The World Is A Ghetto (1972)
Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)
Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger (1975)
Yes - Close To The Edge (1972)

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Sunday, 06/19/2016 @ 07:54am


First 50...

Al Green - Call Me (1973)
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)
Buzzcocks - Another Music in a Different Kitchen (1978)
David Bowie - Low (1977)
David Bowie - Station To Station (1976)
Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
Elton John - Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975)
Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977)
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - This Year's Model (1978)
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain (1971)
Gang of Four - Entertainment! (1979)
Genesis - Selling England By the Pound (1973)
Gram Parsons - GP (1973)
Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel (1974)
Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson (1971)
Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)
Isaac Hayes - Shaft (1971)
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)
Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark (1974)
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures (1979)
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame (1971)
Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On (1973)
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (1973)
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
Parliament/Funkadelic - Mothership Connection (1975)
Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
Pink Floyd - Animals (1977)
Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)
Rush - 2112 (1976)
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
Suicide - Suicide (1977)
Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)
Television - Marquee Moon (1977)
The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)
The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)
The Jam - All Mod Cons (1978)
The Velvet Underground - Loaded (1970)
The Wailers - Burnin' (1973)
Throbbing Gristle - 20 Jazz Funk Greats (1979)
Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger (1975)



Posted by DarinRG on Sunday, 06/19/2016 @ 16:53pm


One correction: The Jam - All Mods Cons (1978)should be "All Mod Cons", a shorthand for "all modern conveniences", used in British apartment advertisements.

Posted by DarinRG on Sunday, 06/19/2016 @ 20:23pm


My First 50

AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
Al Green - Call Me (1973)
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
Boston - Boston (1976)
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
David Bowie - Low (1977)
Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - This Year's Model (1978)
Elvis Presley - The Sun Sessions (1976)
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain (1971)
Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove (1978)
Grateful Dead - American Beauty (1970)
Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)
Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures (1979)
KISS - Alive! (1975)
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On (1973)
Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
Parliament/Funkadelic - Mothership Connection (1975)
Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
Rush - 2112 (1976)
Santana - Abraxas (1970)
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
Stevie Wonder - Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974)
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)
Television - Marquee Moon (1977)
The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
The Cars - The Cars (1978)
The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)
The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)
The Velvet Underground - Loaded (1970)
The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)


Posted by Donnie on Monday, 06/20/2016 @ 11:56am



1. AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
2. Al Green - Call Me (1973)
3. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
4. Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
5. Billy Joel – The Stranger (1977)
6. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
7. Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
8. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
9. Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)
10. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
11. Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
12. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
13. David Bowie - Low (1977)
14. Derek & The Dominos – Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
15. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - This Year's Model (1978)
16. Elvis Presley - The Sun Sessions (1976)
17. Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel (1974)
18. Grateful Dead - American Beauty (1970)
19. Isaac Hayes - Shaft (1971)
20. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
21. Janis Joplin – Pearl (1971)
22. John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
23. Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark (1974)
24. Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures (1979)
25. KISS - Alive! (1975)
26. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
27. Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
28. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
29. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
30. Miles Davis – Bitches Brew (1970)
31. Neil Young – After The Gold Rush (1970)
32. New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
33. Patti Smith – Horses (1975)
34. Pink Floyd - Animals (1977)
35. Santana - Abraxas (1970)
36. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
37. Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)
38. Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
39. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)
40. Suicide - Suicide (1977)
41. Television - Marquee Moon (1977)
42. The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
43. The Cars - The Cars (1978)
44. The Clash – The Clash [US] (1977)
45. The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
46. The Velvet Underground - Loaded (1970)
47. The Wailers - Burnin' (1973)
48. Van Halen – Van Halen (1978)
49. Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger (1975)
50. Yes - Close To The Edge (1972)

Posted by Gassman on Tuesday, 06/21/2016 @ 02:18am


AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
Al Green - Call Me (1973)
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
Bill Withers - Still Bill (1972)
Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)
Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
Elton John - Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975)
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain (1971)
Gang of Four - Entertainment! (1979)
Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson (1971)
Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)
Jackson Browne - Running On Empty (1977)
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
Paul Simon - Still Crazy After All These Years (1975)
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)
Santana - Abraxas (1970)
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)
Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)
The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972)
The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
The Cars - Candy-O (1979)
The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)
The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)
The Jam - All Mod Cons (1978)
The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)

Posted by jtrichey on Tuesday, 06/21/2016 @ 14:48pm


Initial Rankings:

Al Green - Call Me (1973)
Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970)
David Bowie - Low (1977)
David Bowie - Station To Station (1976)
Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977)
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery (1974)
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain (1971)
Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove (1978)
Genesis - Selling England By the Pound (1973)
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974)
George Harrison - The Concert for Bangladesh (1971)
Gram Parsons - GP (1973)
Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel (1974)
Grateful Dead - American Beauty (1970)
Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson (1971)
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)
John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark (1974)
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame (1971)
Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)
Parliament/Funkadelic - Mothership Connection (1975)
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
Pink Floyd - Animals (1977)
Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)
Rush - 2112 (1976)
Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)
Stevie Wonder - Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974)
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)
Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)
Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)
The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
The Cars - The Cars (1978)
The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)
The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
Throbbing Gristle - 20 Jazz Funk Greats (1979)
War - The World Is A Ghetto (1972)
Yes - Close To The Edge (1972)
Yes - Fragile (1971)
Yes - The Yes Album (1971)

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 06/21/2016 @ 16:52pm


initial rankings

AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
Alice Cooper - Love it to Death (1971)
Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
Boston - Boston (1976)
Buzzcocks - Another Music in a Different Kitchen (1978)
Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
Eric Clapton - Slowhand (1977)
Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)
Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)
Jackson Browne - Running On Empty (1977)
Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)
Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
KISS - Alive! (1975)
KISS - Destroyer (1976)
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
Rush - 2112 (1976)
Santana - Abraxas (1970)
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)
The Cars - Candy-O (1979)
The Cars - The Cars (1978)
The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)
The Eagles - Eagles (1972)
The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
The Rolling Stones - Some Girls (1978)
The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)
Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)
Yes - Fragile (1971)

Posted by Mike on Tuesday, 06/21/2016 @ 19:17pm


AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
Boston - Boston (1976)
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)
Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
Elton John - Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975)
Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977)
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - This Year's Model (1978)
Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)
Isaac Hayes - Shaft (1971)
Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)
John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures (1979)
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On (1973)
Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
Paul Simon - Still Crazy After All These Years (1975)
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)
Rush - 2112 (1976)
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)
Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)
Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)
Television - Marquee Moon (1977)
The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972)
The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
The Cars - Candy-O (1979)
The Cars - The Cars (1978)
The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)
The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)
The Eagles - Eagles (1972)
The Jam - All Mods Cons (1978)
The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
The Rolling Stones - Some Girls (1978)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
Traffic - The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys (1971)
Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)
Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 06/21/2016 @ 22:43pm


AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
Billy Joel - 52nd Street (1978)
Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
Boston - Boston (1976)
Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)

David Bowie - Station To Station (1976)
Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
Electric Light Orchestra - Out of the Blue (1977)
Elton John - Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975)
Elvis Presley - The Sun Sessions (1976)
Eric Clapton - Slowhand (1977)
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974)
George Harrison - The Concert for Bangladesh (1971)
Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)

Jackson Browne - Running On Empty (1977)
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)
Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
KISS - Alive! (1975)
KISS - Destroyer (1976)
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)

Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
Santana - Abraxas (1970)
Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)
Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)
The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
The Cars - The Cars (1978)
The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)

The Eagles - Eagles (1972)
The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
The Rolling Stones - Some Girls (1978)
The Spinners - Spinners (1973)
The Who - Live At Leeds (1970)
The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)
Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)
Yes - The Yes Album (1971)

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 06/23/2016 @ 15:36pm


1. AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
2. Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
3. Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
4. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
5. Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
6. Boston - Boston (1976)
7. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
8. Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
9. Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
10. Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970)
11. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
12. Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
13. Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
14. Donna Summer - Bad Girls (1979)
15. Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977)
16. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - This Year's Model (1978)
17. Eric Clapton - Slowhand (1977)
18. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain (1971)
19. Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974)
20. Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel (1974)
21. Grateful Dead - American Beauty (1970)
22. Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson (1971)
23. Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)
24. Jackson Browne - Running On Empty (1977)
25. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
26. Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)
27. Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
28. KISS - Destroyer (1976)
29. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
30. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
31. Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like a Wheel (1974)
32. Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
33. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
34. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
35. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
36. Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
37. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
38. Rush - 2112 (1976)
39. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
40. Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)
41. Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
42. Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)
43. Television - Marquee Moon (1977)
44. The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
45. The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
46. The Cars - The Cars (1978)
47. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
48. Traffic - The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys (1971)
49. Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)
50. Yes - The Yes Album (1971)

Posted by Nick on Thursday, 06/23/2016 @ 22:51pm


Round 1 Nominations for the 1970s Group are now closed.

The following 26 albums received at least 7 votes and will be included in the Initial Rankings:

AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
Boston - Boston (1976)
Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)
Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
Rush - 2112 (1976)
Santana - Abraxas (1970)
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
The Cars - The Cars (1978)
Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)


Any voter that would like to is eligible to vote in the Initial Rankings. To vote, select 15 eligible albums and rank them in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 15 points, the second-highest 14 points and so on.

The 14 albums that receive the most points (with more than 14 in the event of a tie for 14th) will be qualified for the final rankings vote for the 1970s group, to be ranked between #37 and #50 in the final rankings

There will be three days of initial ranking votes.

Rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Friday the 27th.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 06/25/2016 @ 00:12am


Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977) - 15
Boston - Boston (1976) - 14
AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979) - 13
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970) - 12
Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979) - 11
Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970) - 10
John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970) - 9
Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978) - 8
Van Halen - Van Halen (1978) - 7
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970) - 6
Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978) - 5
Patti Smith - Horses (1975) - 4
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973) - 3
The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971) - 2
Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971) - 1

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 06/25/2016 @ 00:17am


Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)15
Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)14
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)13
Patti Smith - Horses (1975)12
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)11
Rush - 2112 (1976)10
The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)9
Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)8
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)7
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)6
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)5
John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)4
Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)3
Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)2
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973) 1


Posted by DarinRG on Saturday, 06/25/2016 @ 00:34am


1. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977) 15 pts
2. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
3. Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
4. Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
5. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
6. AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
7. Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
8. Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
9. Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
10. Santana - Abraxas (1970)
11. Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
12. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
13. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
14. The Cars - The Cars (1978)
15. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970) 1 pt




Posted by jtrichey on Saturday, 06/25/2016 @ 00:53am


1. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970) 15
2. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977) 14
3. The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971) 13
4. John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970) 12
5. Van Halen – Van Halen (1978) 11
6. Neil Young – After The Gold Rush (1970) 10
7. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979) 9
8. Lou Reed - Transformer (1972) 8
9. Billy Joel – The Stranger (1977) 7
10. AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979) 6
11. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970) 5
12. The Cars - The Cars (1978) 4
13. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973) 3
14. Derek & The Dominos – Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970) 2
15. Patti Smith – Horses (1975) 1

Posted by Gassman on Saturday, 06/25/2016 @ 02:28am


Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)- 15
Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)- 14
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)- 13
Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)- 12
Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)- 11
Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)- 10
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)- 9
Boston - Boston (1976)- 8
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)- 7
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)- 6
Patti Smith - Horses (1975)- 5
AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)- 4
John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)- 3
The Cars - The Cars (1978)- 2
Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Saturday, 06/25/2016 @ 08:45am


Jethro Tull- Aqualung (1971)-15
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)-14
Rush - 2112 (1976)-13
Billy Joel- The Stranger-12
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)-11
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)-10
Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)-9
Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)-8
The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)-7
John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)-6
The Cars - The Cars (1978)-5
Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)-4
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)-3
Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)-2
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Saturday, 06/25/2016 @ 11:52am


1. The Sex Pistols- Nevermind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (1977) (15 pts)
2. John Lennon- John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970) (14 pts)
3. Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young- Deja Vu (1970) (13 pts)
4. Jethro Tull- Aqualung (1971) (12 pts)
5. Kraftwerk- Trans-Europe Express (1977) (11 pts)
6. Neil Young- After the Gold Rush (1970) (10 pts)
7. Santana- Abraxas (1970) (9 pts)
8. Led Zeppelin- Houses of the Holy (1973) (8 pts)
9. Derek & the Dominoes- Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1970) (7 pts)
10. Michael Jackson- Off the Wall (1979) (6 pts)
11. Patti Smith- Horses (1975) (5 pts)
12. Deep Purple- Machine Head (1972) (4 pts)
13. Rush- 2112 (1976) (3 pts)
14. Boston- Boston (1976) (2 pts)
15. AC/DC- Highway to Hell (1979) (1 pt)


Posted by Donnie on Saturday, 06/25/2016 @ 18:47pm



Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977) - 15
Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970) - 14
The Cars - The Cars (1978) - 13
Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972) - 12
Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978) - 11
Boston - Boston (1976) - 10
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970) - 9
Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977) - 8
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977) - 7
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973) - 6
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970) - 5
Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978) - 4
Patti Smith - Horses (1975) - 3
Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971) - 2
Lou Reed - Transformer (1972) - 1

The pure fact that ‘Never Mind the Bollocks…” has consistently made the top 5 (if not #1 or #2) of most of our reranking list makes it apparent that it should have been in our overall top 100 albums. It is a crucial album in the punk genre and a groundbreaker that’s too important to ignore or neglect.

I love all these albums and wish they was an ‘all of the above’ option.

Posted by Nick on Saturday, 06/25/2016 @ 22:02pm


AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979) 15pts
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970) 14pts
Van Halen – Van Halen (1978) 13pts
The Cars - The Cars (1978) 12pts
Deep Purple- Machine Head (1972) 11pts
Boston- Boston (1976) 10pts
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973) 9pts
Jethro Tull- Aqualung (1971) 8pts
Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978) 7pts
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970) 6pts
The Sex Pistols- Nevermind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (1977) 5pts
Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978) 4pts
Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970) 3pts
Santana- Abraxas (1970) 2pts
Rush- 2112 (1976) 1pt

Posted by Mike on Saturday, 06/25/2016 @ 22:26pm


Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972) - 15
The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971) - 14
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970) - 13
Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979) - 12
Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970) - 11
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970) - 10
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977) - 9
John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970) - 8
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970) - 7
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970) - 6
Boston - Boston (1976) - 5
The Cars - The Cars (1978) - 4
Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971) - 3
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973) - 2
Lou Reed - Transformer (1972) - 1

Posted by joker on Saturday, 06/25/2016 @ 23:24pm


Really Tough to narrow it down to only 15!

Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977) 15
Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978) 14
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970) 13
Boston - Boston (1976) 12
Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971) 11
Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979) 10
Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972) 9
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970) 8
Santana - Abraxas (1970) 7
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973) 6
Lou Reed - Transformer (1972) 5
Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970) 4
Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971) 3
The Cars - The Cars (1978) 2
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970) 1

Posted by Jennifer on Sunday, 06/26/2016 @ 12:49pm


Just now I noticed we need to add The Clash [US] to the initial rankings. I counted 7 votes for that album which means it should be added to the other 26 albums that were nominated.

Regardless, my ballot stands the way it is.

Posted by Mike on Monday, 06/27/2016 @ 11:00am


Mike is correct, "The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)" should have been included in the initial rankings.

To fix this, we'll add two days to the deadline for initial rankings and anyone who would like to re-post their rankings to include The Clash (US) can do so. All previously posted rankings that aren't updated will be included in this update.


Here's the list of the albums that are eligible for this round's initial rankings:

AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
Boston - Boston (1976)
Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)
Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
Rush - 2112 (1976)
Santana - Abraxas (1970)
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
The Cars - The Cars (1978)
The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)
Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)


Here are my updated rankings:

Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977) - 15
The Clash - The Clash - 14
Boston - Boston (1976) - 13
AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979) - 12
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970) - 11
Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979) - 10
Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970) - 9
John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970) - 8
Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978) - 7
Van Halen - Van Halen (1978) - 6
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970) - 5
Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978) - 4
Patti Smith - Horses (1975) - 3
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973) - 2
The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971) - 1

Posted by Darren on Monday, 06/27/2016 @ 20:36pm


Put The Clash's self titled at the top of my list and drop the rest down a spot.

Posted by Gassman on Monday, 06/27/2016 @ 20:45pm


New rankings...

1. The Sex Pistols- Nevermind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (1977) (15 pts)
2. John Lennon- John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970) (14 pts)
3. Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young- Deja Vu (1970) (13 pts)
4. Jethro Tull- Aqualung (1971) (12 pts)
5. Kraftwerk- Trans-Europe Express (1977) (11 pts)
6. Neil Young- After the Gold Rush (1970) (10 pts)
7. Santana- Abraxas (1970) (9 pts)
8. Led Zeppelin- Houses of the Holy (1973) (8 pts)
9. Derek & the Dominoes- Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1970) (7 pts)
10. Michael Jackson- Off the Wall (1979) (6 pts)
11. Patti Smith- Horses (1975) (5 pts)
12. Deep Purple- Machine Head (1972) (4 pts)
13. The Clash- The Clash (US) (1977) (3 pts)
14. Rush- 2112 (1976) (2 pts)
15. Boston- Boston (1976) (1 pt)


Posted by Donnie on Monday, 06/27/2016 @ 21:52pm


revised:

1. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977) 15 pts
2. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
3. Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
4. Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
5. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
6. AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
7. The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)
8. Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
9. Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
10. Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
11. Santana - Abraxas (1970)
12. Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
13. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
14. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
15. The Cars - The Cars (1978) 1 pt

Posted by jtrichey on Tuesday, 06/28/2016 @ 00:35am


My vote will remain the same.

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Tuesday, 06/28/2016 @ 07:55am


I'll put the Clash at #2, belowTrans-Europe Express and bump everything else down a spot.

Posted by DarinRG on Tuesday, 06/28/2016 @ 16:55pm


My vote will stay the same but I'm reposting it anyway.

Jethro Tull- Aqualung (1971)-15
Kraftwerk- Trans- Europe Express (1974)-14
Rush- 2112 (1976)-13
Billy Joel- The Stranger (1977)-12
Led Zeppelin- Houses of the Holy (1973)-11
James Taylor- Sweet Baby James (1970)-10
Michael Jackson- Off the Wall (1979)-9
Deep Purple- Machine Head (1972)-8
The Allman Brothers Band- At Fillmore East (1971)-7
John Lennon- John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)-6
The Cars- The Cars (1978)-5
Janis Joplin- Pearl (1971)-4
Black Sabbath- Black Sabbath (1970)-3
Van Halen- Van Halen (1978)-2
Neil Young- After The Gold Rush (1970)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 06/29/2016 @ 11:13am


"The pure fact that ‘Never Mind the Bollocks…” has consistently made the top 5 (if not #1 or #2) of most of our reranking list makes it apparent that it should have been in our overall top 100 albums." -Nick

Completely agreed. This round is actually pretty packed full of glaring top 100 omissions.

Darren- Here's my updated ballot in hopes that it makes it easier for your count:


Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)15
The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)14
Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)13
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)12
Patti Smith - Horses (1975)11
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)10
Rush - 2112 (1976)9
The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)8
Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)7
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)6
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)5
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)4
John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)3
Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)2
Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)1

Posted by DarinRG on Wednesday, 06/29/2016 @ 18:49pm


Initial Ranking voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977) - 103
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970) - 73
Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972) - 67
Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979) - 66
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977) - 65
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970) - 63
Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970) - 62
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970) - 60
Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977) - 59
Boston - Boston (1976) - 59
Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971) - 57
The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977) - 55
John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970) - 53
AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979) - 46
____________________

Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978) - 44
The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971) - 42
The Cars - The Cars (1978) - 42
Lou Reed - Transformer (1972) - 41
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970) - 40
Patti Smith - Horses (1975) - 39
Van Halen - Van Halen (1978) - 31
Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978) - 29
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973) - 29
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973) - 25
Rush - 2112 (1976) - 25
Santana - Abraxas (1970) - 23
Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971) - 22


Voting is now open for the final rankings.


The following 14 albums have been qualified to be ranked between #37 and #50 in the 1970s rankings:

AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
Boston - Boston (1976)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)


To participate in the final rankings, rank all 14 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 14 points, the second-highest 13 and so on.

In the event of a tie, the first tiebreaker is the album's score in this round's initial ranking. The second tiebreaker is determined by giving one point to each album for being the highest-ranked album on each individual's final ranking this round. The third tiebreaker is the same as the second tiebreaker, except for using the initial rankings. If the tie still isn't resolved, there will be a head-to-head tiebreaker vote after the conclusion of all rankings in the project.

There will be two days of final rankings.

Final rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Friday the 1st.

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 06/29/2016 @ 23:17pm


Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977) - 14
The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977) - 13
Boston - Boston (1976) - 12
AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979) - 11
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970) - 10
Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979) - 9
Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970) - 8
John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970) - 7
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970) - 6
Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971) - 5
Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977) - 4
Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972) - 3
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970) - 2
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977) - 1

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 06/29/2016 @ 23:24pm


1. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977) 14 pts
2. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
3. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
4. AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
5. The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)
6. Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
7. Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
8. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
9. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
10. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
11. John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
12. Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
13. Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
14. Boston - Boston (1976) 1 pt

Posted by jtrichey on Thursday, 06/30/2016 @ 00:54am


Jethro Tull- Aqualung (1971)-14
Kraftwerk- Trans- Europe Express (1974)-13
Billy Joel- The Stranger (1977)-12
Michael Jackson- Off the Wall (1979)-11
Deep Purple- Machine Head (1972)-10
John Lennon- John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)-9
Black Sabbath- Black Sabbath (1970)-8
Neil Young- After The Gold Rush (1970)-7
Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)-6
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)-5
The Clash- The Clash (US)(1977)-4
Boston- Boston (1976)-3
AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)-2
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)-1

Darren- I might not be able to submit replacement nominations for the next two rounds as I will be camping in New Hampshire with my wife and kids for the next two weekends so if I fall below the nomination threshold that is why.

Posted by Tom H. on Thursday, 06/30/2016 @ 06:58am



Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)- 14
Boston - Boston (1976)- 13
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)- 12
Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)- 11
Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)- 10
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)- 9
Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)- 8
AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)- 7
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)- 6
The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)- 5
John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)- 4
Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)- 3
Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)- 2
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Thursday, 06/30/2016 @ 08:08am


1. AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979) 14pts
2. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970) 13pts
3. Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972) 12pts
4. Boston - Boston (1976) 11pts
5. Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971) 10pts
6. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970) 9pts
7. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977) 8pts
8. Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970) 7pts
9. The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977) 6pts
10. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970) 5pts
11. Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977) 4pts
12. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977) 3pts
13. John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970) 2pts
14. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979) 1pts

Posted by Mike on Thursday, 06/30/2016 @ 12:40pm


Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977) - 14
Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970) - 13
Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972) - 12
Boston - Boston (1976) - 11
Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977) - 10
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977) - 9
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970) - 8
Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971) - 7
The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977) - 6
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970) - 5
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970) - 4
Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979) - 3
AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979) - 2
John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970) - 1

Posted by Nick on Thursday, 06/30/2016 @ 14:23pm


Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972) - 14
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970) - 13
Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979) - 12
Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970) - 11
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977) - 10
John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970) - 9
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970) - 8
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970) - 7
Boston - Boston (1976) - 6
Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971) - 5
The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977) - 4
Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977) - 3
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977) - 2
AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979) - 1

Posted by joker on Friday, 07/1/2016 @ 21:21pm


Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977) 14
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970) 13
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970) 12
Boston - Boston (1976) 11
Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979) 10
Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972) 9
John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970) 8
Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971) 7
The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977) 6
Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970) 5
AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979) 4
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970) 3
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977) 2
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977) 1

Posted by Jennifer on Friday, 07/1/2016 @ 21:59pm


Final Rankings are now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972) - 72
Boston - Boston (1976) - 68

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970) - 65 (60 Points in Initial Rankings)
Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977) - 65 (59 Points in Initial Rankings)

Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970) - 64

Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977) - 61 (103 Points in Initial Rankings)
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970) - 61 (63 Points in Initial Rankings)

Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970) - 60 (73 Points in Initial Rankings)
Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979) - 60 (66 Points in Initial Rankings)

Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971) - 58
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977) - 56
The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977) - 54
AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979) - 52
John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970) - 44


Here are the updated rankings for each group:

Top 100 Overall

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
3. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
4. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
5. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
6. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
7. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
8. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
9. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
10. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
12. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
13. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
14. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
15. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
16. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
17. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
18. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
19. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
20. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
21. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
22. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
23. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
24. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
25. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
26. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
27. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
28. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
29. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
30. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
31. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
32. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
33. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
34. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
35. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
36. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
37. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
38. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
39. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
40. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
41. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
42. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
43. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
44. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
45. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
46. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
47. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
48. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
49. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
50. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
51. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
52. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
53. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
54. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
55. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
56. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
57. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
58. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
59. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
60. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
61. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
62. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
63. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
64. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
65. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
66. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
67. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
68. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
69. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
70. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
71. The Who - Tommy (1969)
72. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
73. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
74. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
75. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
76. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
77. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
78. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
79. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
80. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
81. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
82. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
83. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
84. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
85. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
86. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
87. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
88. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
89. Beck - Odelay (1996)
90. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
91. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
92. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
93. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
94. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
95. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
96. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
97. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
98. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
99. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
100. Adele - 21 (2011)


Pre-1970

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
3. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
4. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
5. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
6. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
8. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
9. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
10. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
11. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
12. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
13. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
14. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
15. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
16. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
17. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
18. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
19. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
20. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
21. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
22. The Who - Tommy (1969)
23. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
24. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
25. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
26. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
27. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
28. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
29. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
30. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962)
31. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (1969)
32. The Doors - Strange Days (1967)
33. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
34. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
35. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)
36. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (1968)
37. Love - Forever Changes (1967)
38. Bob Dylan - The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964)
39. Santana - Santana (1969)
40. The Kinks - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968)
41. The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out! (1966)
42. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
43. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night [UK] (1964)
44. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends (1968)
45. The Beatles - Help! [UK] (1965)
46. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis (1969)
47 (tie). Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills (1968)
47 (tie). Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)
49. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys (1969)
50. The Doors - Waiting For The Sun (1968)
51. The Stooges - The Stooges (1969)
52. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (1969)
53. Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965)
54. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (1958)
55. The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace Of Sin (1969)
56. Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966)
57. Etta James - At Last! (1961)
58. Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968)
59. Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)
60. Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
61. Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959)
62. Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)
63. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967)
64. The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967)
65. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
66. The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963)
67. The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965)
68. Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)
69. The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)
70. Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)
71. Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)
72. Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)
73. Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)
74. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
75. The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)
76. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)
77. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)
78. Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)
79. Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)
80. Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)
81. The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
82. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967)
83. Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969)
84. Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962)
85. The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963)
86. The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)
87. The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966)
88. John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)
89. Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)
90. The Band - The Band (1969)
91. Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967)
92. The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)
93. Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)
94. Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)
95. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966)
96. The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964)
97. Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)
98. Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959)
99. Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)
100. Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)
101. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)


1970s

1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
2. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
3. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
4. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
5. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
6. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
7. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
8. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
9. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
10. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
11. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
12. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
13. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
14. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
15. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
16. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
17. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
18. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
19. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
20. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
21. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
22. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
23. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
24. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
25. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
26. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
27. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
28. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
29. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
30. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
31. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
32. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
33. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
34. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
35. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
36. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
37. Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
38. Boston - Boston (1976)
39. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
40. Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
41. Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
42. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
43. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
44. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
45. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
46. Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
47. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
48. The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)
49. AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
50. John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)


1980s

1. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
2. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
3. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
4. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
5. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
6. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
7. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
8. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
9. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
10. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
11. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
12. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
13. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
14. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
15. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
16. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)


1990s

1. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
2. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
3. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
4. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
5. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
6. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
7. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
8. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
10. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
11. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
12. Beck - Odelay (1996)
13. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
14. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
15. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
16. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)


2000-2015

1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
3. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
4. Adele - 21 (2011)


Nominations for Round 2 of the 1970s Group Rankings are now open.

Each voter (including new voters to the project, who are welcome to join at any time) can nominate as many as 50 qualified albums (a minimum of 35 nominations is required for this round for your ballot to be counted) that haven't been ranked yet (listed below). Voters must have at least 20 current nominations (or explain that they didn't think any other albums were worthy of nomination) for their nominations to be counted.

This will be the last round of replacement nominations for this group. The final round will be an open vote including all reamining, eligible albums.


Here are the maximum number of replacement nominations available this round for each voter that has previously nominated albums for this group:

Darren - 9
AlexVoltaire - 12
DarinRG - 5
Donnie - 14
Gassman - 10
Jennifer - 10
joker - 9
jtrichey - 16
Mike - 21
Nick - 12
Tom H. - 6

If you'd like additional replacement nominations, you'll need to specify which previously nominated album you would like to un-nominate.


Here is the list of qualified albums that haven't been ranked yet:

Al Green - Call Me (1973)
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
Alice Cooper - Love it to Death (1971)
Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
Bill Withers - Still Bill (1972)
Billy Joel - 52nd Street (1978)
Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
Buzzcocks - Another Music in a Different Kitchen (1978)
Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970)
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)
David Bowie - Low (1977)
David Bowie - Station To Station (1976)
Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
Donna Summer - Bad Girls (1979)
Electric Light Orchestra - Out of the Blue (1977)
Elton John - Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975)
Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977)
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - This Year's Model (1978)
Elvis Presley - The Sun Sessions (1976)
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery (1974)
Eric Clapton - Slowhand (1977)
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain (1971)
Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove (1978)
Gang of Four - Entertainment! (1979)
Genesis - Selling England By the Pound (1973)
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974)
George Harrison - The Concert for Bangladesh (1971)
Gram Parsons - GP (1973)
Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel (1974)
Grateful Dead - American Beauty (1970)
Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson (1971)
Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)
Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)
Isaac Hayes - Shaft (1971)
Jackson Browne - Late For The Sky (1974)
Jackson Browne - Running On Empty (1977)
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)
Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)
Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark (1974)
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures (1979)
KISS - Alive! (1975)
KISS - Destroyer (1976)
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like a Wheel (1974)
Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame (1971)
Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On (1973)
Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (1973)
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)
New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
Parliament/Funkadelic - Mothership Connection (1975)
Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
Paul Simon - Still Crazy After All These Years (1975)
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
Pink Floyd - Animals (1977)
Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)
Rush - 2112 (1976)
Santana - Abraxas (1970)
Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)
Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)
Stevie Wonder - Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974)
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)
Suicide - Suicide (1977)
Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)
Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)
Television - Marquee Moon (1977)
The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972)
The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
The Cars - Candy-O (1979)
The Cars - The Cars (1978)
The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)
The Eagles - Eagles (1972)
The Jam - All Mod Cons (1978)
The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
The Rolling Stones - Some Girls (1978)
The Spinners - Spinners (1973)
The Velvet Underground - Loaded (1970)
The Wailers - Burnin' (1973)
The Who - Live At Leeds (1970)
The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
Throbbing Gristle - 20 Jazz Funk Greats (1979)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
Traffic - The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys (1971)
Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)
War - The World Is A Ghetto (1972)
Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)
Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger (1975)
Yes - Close To The Edge (1972)
Yes - Fragile (1971)
Yes - The Yes Album (1971)


There will be 4 days of replacement nominations (normally there are only 3, but that would end this round on the 4th of July). After the conclusion of replacement nominations, the approx. 25 albums with the most nominations will advance to this round's initial rankings to be qualified for final rankings. This round will rank 15 albums unless there is a tie at the end of the final rankings, in which case more than 15 albums could be ranked this round.


Replacement nominations will end at 10 PM Central on Tuesday, July 5th.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 07/2/2016 @ 01:16am



Buzzcocks - Another Music in a Different Kitchen (1978)
David Bowie - Station To Station (1976)
Isaac Hayes - Shaft (1971)
KISS - Alive! (1975)
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
Stevie Wonder - Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974)
Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)
The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
The Cars - The Cars (1978)
The Eagles - Eagles (1972)
The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger (1975)

Posted by jtrichey on Sunday, 07/3/2016 @ 00:15am


My replacement nominations:

Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
Buzzcocks - Another Music in a Different Kitchen (1978)
David Bowie - Low (1977)
Elvis Presley - The Sun Sessions (1976)
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery (1974)
Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)
Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)
Suicide - Suicide (1977)
The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)


For Your Consideration:

Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
Television - Marquee Moon (1977)
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977)
Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - This Year's Model (1978)
Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)
Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)
Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)
The Eagles - Eagles (1972)
Isaac Hayes - Shaft (1971)
Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 07/3/2016 @ 22:12pm


10 Replacement Nominees:

1. Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
2. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain (1971)
3. Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove (1978)
4. Gang of Four - Entertainment! (1979)
5. Rush - 2112 (1976)
6. The Eagles - Eagles (1972)
7. The Spinners - Spinners (1973)
8. The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
9. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
10. Yes - Fragile (1971)

My Top-10 Snubs For Your Consideration:

1. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
2. Miles Davis – Bitches Brew (1970)
3. David Bowie - Low (1977)
4. Elvis Presley - The Sun Sessions (1976)
5. The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
6. Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures (1979)
7. Van Halen – Van Halen (1978)
8. Grateful Dead - American Beauty (1970)
9. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
10. Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)

Posted by Gassman on Monday, 07/4/2016 @ 13:18pm


My replacement nominations:

Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
Bill Withers - Still Bill (1972)
Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970)
Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
Donna Summer - Bad Girls (1979)
Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)
Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)
Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame (1971)
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
The Spinners - Spinners (1973)
Yes - Fragile (1971)
Yes - The Yes Album (1971)

My top 5 priorities:

Elton John - Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975)
Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like a Wheel (1974)
Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)
Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
War - The World Is A Ghetto (1972)

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Monday, 07/4/2016 @ 16:27pm


Thanks for adding a day Darren. Now I can do replacement nominations after all

Big Star- #1 Record (1972)
Janis Joplin- Pearl (1971)
New York Dolls- New York Dolls (1973)
The Beatles- Let It Be (1970)
The Spinners - Spinners (1973)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- Damn the Torpedoes (1979)

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 07/5/2016 @ 16:02pm


Replacement Nominations

David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)
David Bowie - Low (1977)
Elton John - Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975)
Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977)
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
Pink Floyd - Animals (1977)
Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)
Suicide - Suicide (1977)
The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)
The Who - Live At Leeds (1970)
Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger (1975)
Yes - The Yes Album (1971)

Posted by Mike on Tuesday, 07/5/2016 @ 16:10pm


My Replacement Nominees:
Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove (1978)
Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
Santana - Abraxas (1970)
The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972)
The Cars - Candy-O (1979)
The Eagles - Eagles (1972)
The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
The Spinners - Spinners (1973)
War - The World Is A Ghetto (1972)
Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)
Yes - Fragile (1971)

Posted by Nick on Tuesday, 07/5/2016 @ 22:18pm


Replacement Nominations:

Alice Cooper - Love it to Death (1971)
Bill Withers - Still Bill (1972)
Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970)
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery (1974)
Jackson Browne - Late For The Sky (1974)
Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like a Wheel (1974)
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)
The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972)
The Cars - Candy-O (1979)
Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger (1975)

Posted by Jennifer on Tuesday, 07/5/2016 @ 22:59pm


Round 2 Nominations for the 1970s Group are now closed.

The following 22 albums received at least 7 nominations and will be included in the Initial Rankings:

Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
Rush - 2112 (1976)
Santana - Abraxas (1970)
Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
The Cars - The Cars (1978)
The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)
The Eagles - Eagles (1972)
The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)


Any voter that would like to is eligible to vote in the Initial Rankings. To vote, select 15 eligible albums and rank them in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 15 points, the second-highest 14 points and so on.

The 15 albums that receive the most points (with more than 15 in the event of a tie for 15th) will be qualified for the final rankings vote for the 1970s group, to be ranked between #51 and #65 in the final rankings.

There will be three days of initial ranking votes.

Rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Friday the 8th.

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 07/6/2016 @ 10:37am


Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979) - 15
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976) - 14
Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978) - 13
Van Halen - Van Halen (1978) - 12
The Eagles - Eagles (1972) - 11
Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978) - 10
Patti Smith - Horses (1975) - 9
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973) - 8
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973) - 7
The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970) - 6
Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971) - 5
Steely Dan - Aja (1977) - 4
Rush - 2112 (1976) - 3
The Cars - The Cars (1978) - 2
The Who - Quadrophenia (1973) - 1

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 07/6/2016 @ 10:41am


Rush-2112 (1976)- 15
The Who- Quadrophenia (1973)- 14
Led Zeppelin- Houses of the Holy (1973)- 13
Janis Joplin- Pearl (1971)- 12
The Allman Brothers Band- At Fillmore East (1971)- 11
James Taylor-Sweet Baby James (1970)- 10
New York Dolls- New York Dolls (1970)- 9
Big Star- #1 Record (1972)-8
Paul McCartney & Wings- Band on the Run (1973)-7
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- Damn The Torpedoes (1979)- 6
The Doors- Morrison Hotel (1970)- 5
Blondie- Parallel Lines (1978)- 4
Steeley Dan- Aka (1977)- 3
Alice Cooper- Billion Dollar Babies (1973)- 2
Van Halen- Van Halen (1978)- 1

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 07/6/2016 @ 12:23pm



The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)- 15
Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)- 14
Patti Smith - Horses (1975)- 13
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)- 12
Steely Dan - Aja (1977)- 11
The Cars - The Cars (1978)- 10
Big Star - #1 Record (1972)- 9
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)- 8
The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)- 7
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)- 6
Santana - Abraxas (1970)- 5
Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)- 4
Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)- 3
The Eagles - Eagles (1972)- 2
New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Wednesday, 07/6/2016 @ 13:51pm


New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)15
The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)14
Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)13
Big Star - #1 Record (1972)12
Patti Smith - Horses (1975)11
Rush - 2112 (1976)10
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)9
Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)8
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)7
The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)6
Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)5
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)4
Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)3
Steely Dan - Aja (1977)2
Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)1

Posted by DarinRG on Wednesday, 07/6/2016 @ 18:54pm


1. Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978) 15 pts
2. New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
3. Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
4. The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)
5. Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
6. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
7. Santana - Abraxas (1970)
8. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
9. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
10. Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
11. Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
12. Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
13. The Cars - The Cars (1978)
14. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
15. The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)

Posted by jtrichey on Wednesday, 07/6/2016 @ 23:14pm


Van Halen – Van Halen (1978) 15pts
The Cars - The Cars (1978) 14pts
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973) 13pts
Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978) 12pts
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976) 11pts
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979) 10pts
Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978) 9pts
Santana - Abraxas (1970) 8pts
Rush - 2112 (1976) 7pts
The Who - Quadrophenia (1973) 6pts
The Eagles - Eagles (1972) 5pts
Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971) 4pts
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973) 3pts
Steely Dan - Aja (1977) 2pts
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973) 1pt

Posted by Mike on Thursday, 07/7/2016 @ 21:33pm


1. The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971) 15
2. Van Halen – Van Halen (1978) 14
3. Steely Dan - Aja (1977) 13
4. Lou Reed - Transformer (1972) 12
5. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970) 11
6. The Cars - The Cars (1978) 10
7. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973) 9
8. Patti Smith – Horses (1975) 8
9. Janis Joplin – Pearl (1971) 7
10. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973) 6
11. Santana - Abraxas (1970) 5
12. New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973) 4
13. Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978) 3
14. Big Star - #1 Record (1972) 2
15. The Eagles - Eagles (1972) 1

Posted by Kyle Gasser on Friday, 07/8/2016 @ 20:50pm


The Who - Quadrophenia (1973) 15
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973) 14
Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978) 13
The Eagles - Eagles (1972) 12
Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971) 11
The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970) 10
The Cars - The Cars (1978) 9
Santana - Abraxas (1970) 8
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976) 7
Lou Reed - Transformer (1972) 6
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973) 5
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973) 4
Van Halen - Van Halen (1978) 3
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970) 2
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979) 1

Posted by Jennifer on Friday, 07/8/2016 @ 22:01pm


Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978) - 15
The Cars - The Cars (1978) - 14
Steely Dan - Aja (1977) - 13
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979) - 12
Van Halen - Van Halen (1978) - 11
Patti Smith - Horses (1975) - 10
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970) - 9
The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971) - 8
Big Star - #1 Record (1972) - 7
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973) - 6
The Eagles - Eagles (1972) - 5
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973) - 4
Lou Reed - Transformer (1972) - 3
Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978) - 2
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976) - 1

Posted by Nick on Friday, 07/8/2016 @ 22:12pm


The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971) - 15
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970) - 14
The Cars - The Cars (1978) - 13
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973) - 12
Lou Reed - Transformer (1972) - 11
Steely Dan - Aja (1977) - 10
The Who - Quadrophenia (1973) - 9
Santana - Abraxas (1970) - 8
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976) - 7
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973) - 6
Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971) - 5
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973) - 4
Rush - 2112 (1976) - 3
Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978) - 2
Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978) - 1

Posted by joker on Friday, 07/8/2016 @ 22:26pm


Initial Ranking voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

The Cars - The Cars (1978) - 75
The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971) - 71
Lou Reed - Transformer (1972) - 65
Patti Smith - Horses (1975) - 64
Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978) - 62
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970) - 61
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973) - 60
Steely Dan - Aja (1977) - 58
Van Halen - Van Halen (1978) - 58
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973) - 55
Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978) - 54
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979) - 53
Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971) - 52
The Who - Quadrophenia (1973) - 52
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973) - 51
_________________________

Big Star - #1 Record (1972) - 49
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976) - 49
The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970) - 47
New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973) - 43
Santana - Abraxas (1970) - 43
Rush - 2112 (1976) - 38
The Eagles - Eagles (1972) - 25


Voting is now open for the final rankings.


The following 15 albums have been qualified to be ranked between #51 and #65 in the 1970s rankings:

Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
The Cars - The Cars (1978)
The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)


To participate in the final rankings, rank all 15 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 15 points, the second-highest 14 and so on.

In the event of a tie, the first tiebreaker is the album's score in this round's initial ranking. The second tiebreaker is determined by giving one point to each album for being the highest-ranked album on each individual's final ranking this round. The third tiebreaker is the same as the second tiebreaker, except for using the initial rankings. If the tie still isn't resolved, there will be a head-to-head tiebreaker vote after the conclusion of all rankings in the project.

There will be two days of final rankings.

Final rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Sunday the 10th.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 07/9/2016 @ 00:53am


Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979) - 15
Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978) - 14
Van Halen - Van Halen (1978) - 13
Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978) - 12
Patti Smith - Horses (1975) - 11
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973) - 10
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973) - 9
Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971) - 8
Steely Dan - Aja (1977) - 7
The Cars - The Cars (1978) - 6
The Who - Quadrophenia (1973) - 5
Lou Reed - Transformer (1972) - 4
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973) - 3
The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971) - 2
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970) - 1

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 07/9/2016 @ 00:57am


The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)- 15
Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)- 14
Patti Smith - Horses (1975)- 13
The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)- 12
Steely Dan - Aja (1977)- 11
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)- 10
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)- 9
The Cars - The Cars (1978)- 8
Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)- 7
Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)- 6
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)- 5
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)- 4
Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)- 3
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)- 2
Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Saturday, 07/9/2016 @ 08:35am


1. Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978) 15 pts
2. Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
3. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
4. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
5. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
6. Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
7. Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
8. The Cars - The Cars (1978)
9. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
10. The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
11. Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)
12. Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
13. The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
14. Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)
15. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)

Posted by jtrichey on Saturday, 07/9/2016 @ 13:24pm


Van Halen – Van Halen (1978) 15pts
The Cars - The Cars (1978) 14pts
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973) 13pts
Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978) 12pts
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979) 11pts
Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978) 10pts
The Who - Quadrophenia (1973) 9pts
Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971) 8pts
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973) 7pts
Steely Dan - Aja (1977) 6pts
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973) 5pts
Lou Reed - Transformer (1972) 4pts
Patti Smith - Horses (1975) 3pts
The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971) 2pts
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970) 1pt

Posted by Mike on Saturday, 07/9/2016 @ 19:45pm


TThe Who- Quadrophenia (1973)-15
Led Zeppelin- Houses of the Holy (1973)-14
Janis Joplin- Pearl (1971)-13
The Allman Brothers Band- At Fillmore East (1971)-12
James Taylor- Sweet Baby James (1970)-11
Paul McCartney & Wings- Band on the Run (1973)-10
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers- Damn the Torpedoes (1979)-9
Blondie- Parallel Lines (1978)-8
Steely Dan- Aja (1977)-7
Alice Cooper- Billion Dollar Babies (1973)-6
Van Halen- Van Halen (1978)-5
Lou Reed Transformer (1972)-4
The Cars- The Cars (1978)-3
Patti Smith- Horses (1975)-2
Cheap Trick- Cheap Trick at Budokan (1978)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Saturday, 07/9/2016 @ 23:26pm


Quite an intensive process...

The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971) - 15
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970) - 14
The Cars - The Cars (1978) - 13
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973) - 12
Lou Reed - Transformer (1972) - 11
Steely Dan - Aja (1977) - 10
The Who - Quadrophenia (1973) - 9
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973) - 8
Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971) - 7
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973) - 6
Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978) - 5
Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978) - 4
Patti Smith - Horses (1975) - 3
Van Halen - Van Halen (1978) - 2
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979) - 1

Posted by joker on Sunday, 07/10/2016 @ 04:14am


The Who - Quadrophenia (1973) 15
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973) 14
Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971) 13
Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978) 12
The Cars - The Cars (1978) 11
Lou Reed - Transformer (1972) 10
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973) 9
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973) 8
Van Halen - Van Halen (1978) 7
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970) 6
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979) 5
Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978) 4
Patti Smith - Horses (1975) 3
Steely Dan - Aja (1977) 2
The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971) 1

Posted by Jennifer on Sunday, 07/10/2016 @ 16:33pm


Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978) - 15
The Cars - The Cars (1978) - 14
Steely Dan - Aja (1977) - 13
Lou Reed - Transformer (1972) - 12
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970) - 11
Patti Smith - Horses (1975) - 10
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979) - 9
Van Halen - Van Halen (1978) - 8
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973) - 7
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973) - 6
The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971) - 5
Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978) - 4
The Who - Quadrophenia (1973) - 3
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973) - 2
Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971) - 1

Posted by Nick on Sunday, 07/10/2016 @ 19:45pm


Final Rankings are now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

The Cars - The Cars (1978) - 77

Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978) - 73 (62 Points in Initial Ranking)
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973) - 73 (60 Points in Initial Ranking)

The Who - Quadrophenia (1973) - 71
Lou Reed - Transformer (1972) - 69
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979) - 68
Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978) - 65
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973) - 62
Steely Dan - Aja (1977) - 60

Patti Smith - Horses (1975) - 59 (64 Points in Initial Ranking)
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973) - 59 (55 Points in Initial Ranking)

The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971) - 58
Van Halen - Van Halen (1978) - 56

James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970) - 55 (61 Points in Initial Ranking)
Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971) - 55 (52 Points in Initial Ranking)


Here are the updated rankings for each group:

Top 100 Overall

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
3. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
4. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
5. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
6. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
7. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
8. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
9. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
10. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
12. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
13. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
14. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
15. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
16. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
17. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
18. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
19. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
20. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
21. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
22. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
23. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
24. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
25. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
26. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
27. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
28. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
29. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
30. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
31. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
32. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
33. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
34. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
35. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
36. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
37. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
38. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
39. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
40. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
41. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
42. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
43. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
44. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
45. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
46. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
47. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
48. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
49. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
50. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
51. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
52. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
53. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
54. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
55. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
56. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
57. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
58. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
59. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
60. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
61. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
62. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
63. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
64. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
65. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
66. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
67. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
68. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
69. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
70. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
71. The Who - Tommy (1969)
72. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
73. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
74. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
75. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
76. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
77. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
78. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
79. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
80. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
81. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
82. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
83. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
84. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
85. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
86. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
87. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
88. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
89. Beck - Odelay (1996)
90. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
91. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
92. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
93. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
94. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
95. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
96. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
97. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
98. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
99. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
100. Adele - 21 (2011)


Pre-1970

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
3. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
4. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
5. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
6. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
8. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
9. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
10. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
11. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
12. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
13. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
14. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
15. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
16. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
17. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
18. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
19. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
20. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
21. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
22. The Who - Tommy (1969)
23. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
24. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
25. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
26. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
27. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
28. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
29. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
30. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962)
31. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (1969)
32. The Doors - Strange Days (1967)
33. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
34. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
35. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)
36. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (1968)
37. Love - Forever Changes (1967)
38. Bob Dylan - The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964)
39. Santana - Santana (1969)
40. The Kinks - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968)
41. The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out! (1966)
42. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
43. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night [UK] (1964)
44. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends (1968)
45. The Beatles - Help! [UK] (1965)
46. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis (1969)
47 (tie). Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills (1968)
47 (tie). Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)
49. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys (1969)
50. The Doors - Waiting For The Sun (1968)
51. The Stooges - The Stooges (1969)
52. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (1969)
53. Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965)
54. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (1958)
55. The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace Of Sin (1969)
56. Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966)
57. Etta James - At Last! (1961)
58. Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968)
59. Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)
60. Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
61. Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959)
62. Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)
63. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967)
64. The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967)
65. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
66. The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963)
67. The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965)
68. Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)
69. The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)
70. Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)
71. Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)
72. Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)
73. Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)
74. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
75. The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)
76. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)
77. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)
78. Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)
79. Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)
80. Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)
81. The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
82. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967)
83. Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969)
84. Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962)
85. The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963)
86. The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)
87. The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966)
88. John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)
89. Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)
90. The Band - The Band (1969)
91. Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967)
92. The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)
93. Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)
94. Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)
95. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966)
96. The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964)
97. Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)
98. Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959)
99. Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)
100. Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)
101. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)


1970s

1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
2. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
3. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
4. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
5. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
6. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
7. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
8. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
9. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
10. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
11. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
12. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
13. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
14. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
15. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
16. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
17. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
18. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
19. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
20. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
21. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
22. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
23. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
24. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
25. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
26. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
27. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
28. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
29. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
30. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
31. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
32. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
33. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
34. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
35. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
36. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
37. Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
38. Boston - Boston (1976)
39. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
40. Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
41. Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
42. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
43. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
44. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
45. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
46. Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
47. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
48. The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)
49. AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
50. John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
51. The Cars - The Cars (1978)
52. Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
53. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
54. The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
55. Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
56. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
57. Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
58. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
59. Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
60. Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
61. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
62. The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
63. Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)
64. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
65. Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)


1980s

1. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
2. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
3. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
4. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
5. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
6. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
7. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
8. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
9. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
10. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
11. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
12. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
13. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
14. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
15. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
16. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)


1990s

1. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
2. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
3. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
4. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
5. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
6. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
7. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
8. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
10. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
11. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
12. Beck - Odelay (1996)
13. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
14. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
15. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
16. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)


2000-2015

1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
3. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
4. Adele - 21 (2011)


Nominations for Round 2 of the 1970s Group Rankings are now open.

Each voter (including new voters to the project, who are welcome to join at any time) can nominate as many as 50 qualified albums (a minimum of 35 nominations is required for this round for your ballot to be counted) that haven't been ranked yet (listed below). Voters must have at least 20 current nominations (or explain that they didn't think any other albums were worthy of nomination) for their nominations to be counted.

This will be the last round of replacement nominations for this group. The final round will be an open vote including all reamining, eligible albums.


Here are the maximum number of replacement nominations available this round for each voter that has previously nominated albums for this group:

Darren - 11
AlexVoltaire - 10
DarinRG - 10
Donnie - 24
Gassman - 13
Jennifer - 13
joker - 20
jtrichey - 15
Mike - 16
Nick - 13
Tom H. - 8

If you'd like additional replacement nominations, you'll need to specify which previously nominated album you would like to un-nominate.


Here is the list of qualified albums that haven't been ranked yet:

Al Green - Call Me (1973)
Alice Cooper - Love it to Death (1971)
Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
Bill Withers - Still Bill (1972)
Billy Joel - 52nd Street (1978)
Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
Buzzcocks - Another Music in a Different Kitchen (1978)
Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970)
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)
David Bowie - Low (1977)
David Bowie - Station To Station (1976)
Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
Donna Summer - Bad Girls (1979)
Electric Light Orchestra - Out of the Blue (1977)
Elton John - Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975)
Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977)
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - This Year's Model (1978)
Elvis Presley - The Sun Sessions (1976)
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery (1974)
Eric Clapton - Slowhand (1977)
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain (1971)
Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove (1978)
Gang of Four - Entertainment! (1979)
Genesis - Selling England By the Pound (1973)
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974)
George Harrison - The Concert for Bangladesh (1971)
Gram Parsons - GP (1973)
Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel (1974)
Grateful Dead - American Beauty (1970)
Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson (1971)
Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)
Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)
Isaac Hayes - Shaft (1971)
Jackson Browne - Late For The Sky (1974)
Jackson Browne - Running On Empty (1977)
Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)
Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark (1974)
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures (1979)
KISS - Alive! (1975)
KISS - Destroyer (1976)
Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like a Wheel (1974)
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame (1971)
Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On (1973)
Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (1973)
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)
New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
Parliament/Funkadelic - Mothership Connection (1975)
Paul Simon - Still Crazy After All These Years (1975)
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
Pink Floyd - Animals (1977)
Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)
Rush - 2112 (1976)
Santana - Abraxas (1970)
Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)
Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)
Stevie Wonder - Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974)
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)
Suicide - Suicide (1977)
Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)
Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)
Television - Marquee Moon (1977)
The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972)
The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
The Cars - Candy-O (1979)
The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)
The Eagles - Eagles (1972)
The Jam - All Mod Cons (1978)
The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
The Rolling Stones - Some Girls (1978)
The Spinners - Spinners (1973)
The Velvet Underground - Loaded (1970)
The Wailers - Burnin' (1973)
The Who - Live At Leeds (1970)
Throbbing Gristle - 20 Jazz Funk Greats (1979)
Traffic - The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys (1971)
War - The World Is A Ghetto (1972)
Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)
Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger (1975)
Yes - Close To The Edge (1972)
Yes - Fragile (1971)
Yes - The Yes Album (1971)


There will be days of replacement nominations. After the conclusion of replacement nominations, the approx. 25 albums with the most nominations will advance to this round's initial rankings to be qualified for final rankings. This round will rank 15 albums unless there is a tie at the end of the final rankings, in which case more than 15 albums could be ranked this round.


Replacement nominations will end at 10 PM Central on Wednesday the 13th.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 07/10/2016 @ 23:17pm


My replacement nominations:

Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
Buzzcocks - Another Music in a Different Kitchen (1978)
Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson (1971)
Gram Parsons - GP (1973)
Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)
Throbbing Gristle - 20 Jazz Funk Greats (1979)

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Monday, 07/11/2016 @ 07:50am


I am so bummed that I always forget about round 3 of this process. :P

Posted by Gass3268 on Monday, 07/11/2016 @ 10:05am


10 replacements:

Alice Cooper - Love it to Death (1971)
Bill Withers - Still Bill (1972)
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)
Donna Summer - Bad Girls (1979)
Elvis Presley - The Sun Sessions (1976)
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974)
Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)
Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)

Posted by DarinRG on Monday, 07/11/2016 @ 18:25pm


few replacements:

Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (1973)
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)
Rush - 2112 (1976)

Posted by jtrichey on Monday, 07/11/2016 @ 22:52pm


As this update will take the rankings up to #80, this will be the last round of replacement nominations for the 70's group. The final round will involve an initial rankings where all remaining unranked albums are eligible.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 07/12/2016 @ 00:52am


My replacement nominations:

Billy Joel - 52nd Street (1978)
Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove (1978)
Gang of Four - Entertainment! (1979)
Grateful Dead - American Beauty (1970)
Jackson Browne - Late For The Sky (1974)
Jackson Browne - Running On Empty (1977)
KISS - Destroyer (1976)
New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
Parliament/Funkadelic - Mothership Connection (1975)
Santana - Abraxas (1970)
The Velvet Underground - Loaded (1970)


For Your Consideration:

Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
Television - Marquee Moon (1977)
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977)
Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - This Year's Model (1978)
Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)
Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)
The Eagles - Eagles (1972)
Isaac Hayes - Shaft (1971)
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 07/12/2016 @ 01:07am


13 Replacement Nominees:

1. Alice Cooper - Love it to Death (1971)
2. Bill Withers - Still Bill (1972)
3. Chicago – Chicago (II) (1971)
4. David Bowie - Station To Station (1976)
5. Elvis Costello – My Aim Is True (1977)
6. Jackson Browne - Running On Empty (1977)
7. KISS - Destroyer (1976)
8. Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
9. Parliament/Funkadelic - Mothership Connection (1975)
10. Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)
11. Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)
12. The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972)
13. The Rolling Stones - Some Girls (1978)

My 10 Ten For Your Consideration:

1. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
2. Miles Davis – Bitches Brew (1970)
3. David Bowie - Low (1977)
4. Elvis Presley - The Sun Sessions (1976)
5. Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures (1979)
6. Grateful Dead - American Beauty (1970)
7. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
8. Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)
9. The Velvet Underground - Loaded (1970)
10. Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel (1974)

Posted by Gassman on Tuesday, 07/12/2016 @ 22:25pm


Replacement Nominations

Bill Withers - Still Bill (1972)
Buzzcocks - Another Music in a Different Kitchen (1978)
Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures (1979)
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (1973)
Paul Simon - Still Crazy After All These Years (1975)
Suicide - Suicide (1977)
The Wailers - Burnin' (1973)

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 07/13/2016 @ 16:10pm


Replacement nominations

David Bowie - Station To Station (1976)
Elvis Presley - The Sun Sessions (1976)
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery (1974)
George Harrison - The Concert for Bangladesh (1971)
Jackson Browne - Late For The Sky (1974)
Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)
The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
Yes - Close To The Edge (1972)

Posted by Mike on Wednesday, 07/13/2016 @ 17:24pm


As a result of how the replacement nomination totals ended up (17 albums with 7 nominations or more, 41 with 6 or more), we'll skip the initial rankings this round and go straight to the final rankings.

Voting is now open for the final rankings.


The following 17 albums have been qualified to be ranked between #66 and #82 in the 1970s rankings:

Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970)
Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977)
Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
Rush - 2112 (1976)
Santana - Abraxas (1970)
Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)
The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)
The Eagles - Eagles (1972)
Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)


To participate in the final rankings, rank all 17 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 16 points, the second-highest 15 and so on.

The only tiebreaker will be determined by giving one point to each album for being the highest-ranked album on each individual's final ranking this round. If the tie isn't resolved, there will be a head-to-head tiebreaker vote after the conclusion of all rankings in the project.

There will be three days (it's normally two days, but this is a combination of initial and final rankings, so it makes sense to give it extra time) of final rankings.

Final rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Saturday the 16th.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 07/14/2016 @ 00:37am


Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975) - 17
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978) - 16
The Beatles - Let It Be (1970) - 15
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976) - 14
Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977) - 13
Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977) - 12
The Eagles - Eagles (1972) - 11
The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970) - 10
Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978) - 9
Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978) - 8
Rush - 2112 (1976) - 7
Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976) - 6
Big Star - #1 Record (1972) - 5
New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973) - 4
Santana - Abraxas (1970) - 3
Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970) - 2
Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970) - 1

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 07/14/2016 @ 00:45am


Rush - 2112 (1976)-17
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)-16
Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970)-15
Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977)-14
Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)-13
The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)-12
Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)-11
New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)-10
Big Star - #1 Record (1972)-9
Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)-8
The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)-7
Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)-6
Santana - Abraxas (1970)-5
Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)-4
Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)-3
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)-2
The Eagles - Eagles (1972)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Thursday, 07/14/2016 @ 06:45am



Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)- 17
Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977)- 16
Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)- 15
Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)- 14
Santana - Abraxas (1970)- 13
Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)- 12
New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)- 11
Big Star - #1 Record (1972)- 10
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)- 9
Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)- 8
Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970)- 7
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)- 6
The Eagles - Eagles (1972)- 5
Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)- 4
The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)- 3
The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)- 2
Rush - 2112 (1976)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Thursday, 07/14/2016 @ 07:33am


Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977) 17
New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973) 16
The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970) 15
Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975) 14
Big Star - #1 Record (1972) 13
Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978) 12
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978) 11
Rush - 2112 (1976) 10
Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970) 9
Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978) 8
The Eagles - Eagles (1972) 7
Santana - Abraxas (1970) 6
The Beatles - Let It Be (1970) 5
Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977) 4
Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976) 3
Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970) 2
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976) 1

Posted by DarinRG on Thursday, 07/14/2016 @ 21:49pm


1. New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973) 17 pts
2. Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
3. The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)
4. The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
5. Santana - Abraxas (1970)
6. Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
7. Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
8. Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)
9. Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
10. The Eagles - Eagles (1972)
11. Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
12. Rush - 2112 (1976)
13. Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977)
14. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
15. Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)
16. Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970)
17. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)

Posted by jtrichey on Thursday, 07/14/2016 @ 22:14pm


Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976) 17pts
Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976) 16pts
Santana - Abraxas (1970) 15pts
Rush - 2112 (1976) 14pts
Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978) 13pts
The Eagles - Eagles (1972) 12pts
Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970) 11pts
Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978) 10pts
Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977) 9pts
New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973) 8pts
Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977) 7pts
The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970) 6pts
The Beatles - Let It Be (1970) 5pts
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978) 4pts
Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975) 3pts
Big Star - #1 Record (1972) 2pts
Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970) 1pt

Posted by Mike on Friday, 07/15/2016 @ 09:38am


Big Star - #1 Record (1972) - 17
Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976) - 16
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978) - 15
Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977) - 14
The Beatles - Let It Be (1970) - 13
The Eagles - Eagles (1972) - 12
Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970) - 11
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976) - 10
Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970) - 9
Santana - Abraxas (1970) - 8
Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978) - 7
Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977) - 6
New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973) - 5
The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970) - 4
Rush - 2112 (1976) - 3
Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975) - 2
Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978) - 1

Posted by Nick on Friday, 07/15/2016 @ 10:47am


1. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975) 17
2. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978) 16
3. Santana - Abraxas (1970) 15
4. New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973) 14
5. Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970) 13
6. Big Star - #1 Record (1972) 12
7. The Eagles - Eagles (1972) 11
8. Rush - 2112 (1976) 10
9. The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970) 9
10. Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976) 8
11. Elvis Costello – My Aim Is True (1977) 7
12. Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977) 6
13. Chicago – Chicago (II) (1971) 5
14. The Beatles - Let It Be (1970) 4
15. Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978) 3
16. Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978) 2
17. Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976) 1

Pretty lackluster group...

Posted by Gass3268 on Saturday, 07/16/2016 @ 12:42pm


Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977) 17
Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978) 16
Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976) 15
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976) 14
The Eagles - Eagles (1972) 13
The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970) 12
The Beatles - Let It Be (1970) 11
Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970) 10
Santana - Abraxas (1970) 9
Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975) 8
Rush - 2112 (1976) 7
Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970) 6
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978) 5
Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978) 4
Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977) 3
Big Star - #1 Record (1972) 2
New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973) 1

Posted by Jennifer on Saturday, 07/16/2016 @ 22:48pm


Final Rankings are now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977) - 95

Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978) - 93

Santana - Abraxas (1970) - 87

New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973) - 86 (4 highest ranking in three-way tie, 5 higher ranking in two-way tie)
Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975) - 86 (4 highest ranking in three-way tie, 4 higher ranking in two-way tie)
Big Star - #1 Record (1972) - 86 (1 highest ranking in three-way tie)

Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976) - 84
Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977) - 83
The Beatles - Let It Be (1970) - 82

The Eagles - Eagles (1972) - 80 (6 higher votes in final rankings)
The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970) - 80 (3 higher votes in final rankings)

Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978) - 77 (5 higher votes in final rankings)
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976) - 77 (4 higher votes in final rankings)

Rush - 2112 (1976) - 75
Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970) - 74
Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978) - 68
Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970) - 64


Here are the updated rankings for each group:

Top 100 Overall

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
3. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
4. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
5. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
6. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
7. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
8. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
9. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
10. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
12. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
13. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
14. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
15. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
16. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
17. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
18. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
19. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
20. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
21. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
22. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
23. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
24. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
25. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
26. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
27. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
28. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
29. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
30. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
31. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
32. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
33. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
34. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
35. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
36. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
37. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
38. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
39. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
40. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
41. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
42. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
43. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
44. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
45. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
46. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
47. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
48. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
49. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
50. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
51. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
52. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
53. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
54. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
55. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
56. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
57. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
58. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
59. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
60. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
61. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
62. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
63. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
64. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
65. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
66. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
67. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
68. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
69. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
70. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
71. The Who - Tommy (1969)
72. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
73. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
74. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
75. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
76. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
77. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
78. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
79. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
80. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
81. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
82. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
83. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
84. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
85. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
86. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
87. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
88. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
89. Beck - Odelay (1996)
90. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
91. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
92. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
93. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
94. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
95. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
96. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
97. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
98. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
99. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
100. Adele - 21 (2011)


Pre-1970

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
3. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
4. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
5. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
6. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
8. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
9. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
10. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
11. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
12. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
13. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
14. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
15. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
16. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
17. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
18. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
19. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
20. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
21. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
22. The Who - Tommy (1969)
23. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
24. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
25. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
26. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
27. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
28. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
29. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
30. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962)
31. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (1969)
32. The Doors - Strange Days (1967)
33. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
34. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
35. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)
36. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (1968)
37. Love - Forever Changes (1967)
38. Bob Dylan - The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964)
39. Santana - Santana (1969)
40. The Kinks - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968)
41. The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out! (1966)
42. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
43. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night [UK] (1964)
44. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends (1968)
45. The Beatles - Help! [UK] (1965)
46. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis (1969)
47 (tie). Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills (1968)
47 (tie). Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)
49. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys (1969)
50. The Doors - Waiting For The Sun (1968)
51. The Stooges - The Stooges (1969)
52. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (1969)
53. Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965)
54. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (1958)
55. The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace Of Sin (1969)
56. Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966)
57. Etta James - At Last! (1961)
58. Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968)
59. Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)
60. Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
61. Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959)
62. Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)
63. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967)
64. The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967)
65. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
66. The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963)
67. The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965)
68. Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)
69. The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)
70. Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)
71. Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)
72. Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)
73. Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)
74. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
75. The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)
76. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)
77. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)
78. Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)
79. Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)
80. Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)
81. The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
82. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967)
83. Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969)
84. Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962)
85. The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963)
86. The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)
87. The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966)
88. John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)
89. Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)
90. The Band - The Band (1969)
91. Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967)
92. The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)
93. Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)
94. Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)
95. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966)
96. The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964)
97. Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)
98. Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959)
99. Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)
100. Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)
101. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)


1970s

1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
2. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
3. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
4. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
5. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
6. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
7. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
8. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
9. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
10. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
11. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
12. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
13. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
14. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
15. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
16. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
17. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
18. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
19. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
20. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
21. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
22. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
23. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
24. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
25. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
26. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
27. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
28. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
29. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
30. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
31. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
32. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
33. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
34. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
35. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
36. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
37. Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
38. Boston - Boston (1976)
39. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
40. Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
41. Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
42. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
43. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
44. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
45. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
46. Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
47. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
48. The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)
49. AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
50. John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
51. The Cars - The Cars (1978)
52. Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
53. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
54. The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
55. Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
56. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
57. Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
58. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
59. Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
60. Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
61. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
62. The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
63. Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)
64. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
65. Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)
66. Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977)
67. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
68. Santana - Abraxas (1970)
69. New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
70. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
71. Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
72. Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)
73. Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
74. The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
75. The Eagles - Eagles (1972)
76. The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)
77. Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)
78. Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
79. Rush - 2112 (1976)
80. Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
81. Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
82. Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970)


1980s

1. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
2. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
3. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
4. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
5. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
6. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
7. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
8. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
9. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
10. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
11. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
12. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
13. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
14. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
15. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
16. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)


1990s

1. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
2. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
3. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
4. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
5. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
6. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
7. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
8. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
10. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
11. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
12. Beck - Odelay (1996)
13. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
14. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
15. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
16. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)


2000-2015

1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
3. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
4. Adele - 21 (2011)


The final round of ranking will be an open vote including all remaining, eligible albums.

Here is the list of qualified albums that haven't been ranked yet:

Al Green - Call Me (1973)
Alice Cooper - Love it to Death (1971)
Bill Withers - Still Bill (1972)
Billy Joel - 52nd Street (1978)
Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)
Buzzcocks - Another Music in a Different Kitchen (1978)
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)
David Bowie - Low (1977)
David Bowie - Station To Station (1976)
Donna Summer - Bad Girls (1979)
Electric Light Orchestra - Out of the Blue (1977)
Elton John - Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975)
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - This Year's Model (1978)
Elvis Presley - The Sun Sessions (1976)
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery (1974)
Eric Clapton - Slowhand (1977)
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain (1971)
Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove (1978)
Gang of Four - Entertainment! (1979)
Genesis - Selling England By the Pound (1973)
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974)
George Harrison - The Concert for Bangladesh (1971)
Gram Parsons - GP (1973)
Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel (1974)
Grateful Dead - American Beauty (1970)
Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson (1971)
Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)
Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)
Isaac Hayes - Shaft (1971)
Jackson Browne - Late For The Sky (1974)
Jackson Browne - Running On Empty (1977)
Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)
Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark (1974)
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures (1979)
KISS - Alive! (1975)
KISS - Destroyer (1976)
Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like a Wheel (1974)
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame (1971)
Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On (1973)
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (1973)
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)
Parliament/Funkadelic - Mothership Connection (1975)
Paul Simon - Still Crazy After All These Years (1975)
Pink Floyd - Animals (1977)
Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)
Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)
Stevie Wonder - Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974)
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)
Suicide - Suicide (1977)
Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)
Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)
Television - Marquee Moon (1977)
The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972)
The Cars - Candy-O (1979)
The Jam - All Mod Cons (1978)
The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
The Rolling Stones - Some Girls (1978)
The Spinners - Spinners (1973)
The Velvet Underground - Loaded (1970)
The Wailers - Burnin' (1973)
The Who - Live At Leeds (1970)
Throbbing Gristle - 20 Jazz Funk Greats (1979)
Traffic - The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys (1971)
War - The World Is A Ghetto (1972)
Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger (1975)
Yes - Close To The Edge (1972)
Yes - Fragile (1971)
Yes - The Yes Album (1971)


To vote, select 30 eligible albums and rank them in order of preference. The highest-ranked album will receive 30 points, the second-highest will receive 29 points and so on.

The approx. 18 albums that receive the most points will be qualified for the final ranking.

There will be 3 days of initial rankings.

Initial rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Tuesday the 19th.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 07/16/2016 @ 23:45pm


1. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972) 30 pts
2. The Jam - All Mod Cons (1978)
3. Gang of Four - Entertainment! (1979)
4. Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)
5. Bill Withers - Still Bill (1972)
6. Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)
7. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)
8. Paul Simon - Still Crazy After All These Years (1975)
9. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain (1971)
10. Al Green - Call Me (1973)
11. The Cars - Candy-O (1979)
12. Jackson Browne - Running On Empty (1977)
13. The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
14. Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson (1971)
15. Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)
16. The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972)
17. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
18. Isaac Hayes - Shaft (1971)
19. Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)
20. Stevie Wonder - Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974)
21. David Bowie - Station To Station (1976)
22. Buzzcocks - Another Music in a Different Kitchen (1978)
23. Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger (1975)
24. KISS - Alive! (1975)
25. Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (1973)
26. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)
27. Donna Summer - Bad Girls (1979)
28. Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971
29. Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove (1978)
30. Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like a Wheel (1974)



Posted by jtrichey on Sunday, 07/17/2016 @ 00:09am


1. Miles Davis – Bitches Brew (1970) 30
2. David Bowie - Low (1977) 29
3. Elvis Presley - The Sun Sessions (1976) 28
4. Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures (1979) 27
5. Grateful Dead - American Beauty (1970) 26
6. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973) 25
7. Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971) 24
8. The Velvet Underground - Loaded (1970) 23
9. Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel (1974) 22
10. The Wailers - Burnin' (1973) 21
11. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - This Year's Model (1978) 20
12. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972) 19
13. Pink Floyd - Animals (1977) 18
14. Yes - Close To The Edge (1972) 17
15. Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger (1975) 16
16. Suicide - Suicide (1977) 15
17. Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark (1974) 14
18. The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978) 13
19. KISS - Alive! (1975) 12
20. Isaac Hayes - Shaft (1971) 11
21. Al Green - Call Me (1973) 10
22. Television - Marquee Moon (1977) 9
23. Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978) 8
24. Gang of Four - Entertainment! (1979) 7
25. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain (1971) 6
26. Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove (1978) 5
27. Yes - Fragile (1971) 4
28. The Spinners - Spinners (1973) 3
29. The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972) 2
30. Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972) 1

Posted by Gass3268 on Sunday, 07/17/2016 @ 14:47pm


Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)30
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures (1979)29
Suicide - Suicide (1977)28
Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)27
David Bowie - Low (1977)26
Television - Marquee Moon (1977)25
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)24
Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel (1974)23
Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)22
The Wailers - Burnin' (1973)21
The Jam - All Mod Cons (1978)20
Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On (1973)19
Throbbing Gristle - 20 Jazz Funk Greats (1979)18
The Velvet Underground - Loaded (1970)17
Buzzcocks - Another Music in a Different Kitchen (1978)16
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - This Year's Model (1978)15
Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger (1975)14
Gram Parsons - GP (1973)13
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain (1971)12
Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark (1974)11
Gang of Four - Entertainment! (1979)10
Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame (1971)9
Al Green - Call Me (1973)8
David Bowie - Station To Station (1976)7
The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972)6
Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)5
Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)4
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (1973)3
Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson (1971)2
Donna Summer - Bad Girls (1979)1

Posted by DarinRG on Sunday, 07/17/2016 @ 23:26pm


Television - Marquee Moon (1977) - 30
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973) - 29
Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977) - 28
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - This Year's Model (1978) - 27
Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978) - 26
Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979) - 25
Isaac Hayes - Shaft (1971) - 24
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973) - 23
Paul Simon - Still Crazy After All These Years (1975) - 22
The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972) - 21
The Rolling Stones - Some Girls (1978) - 20
Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On (1973) - 19
The Jam - All Mod Cons (1978) - 18
Traffic - The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys (1971) - 17
Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972) - 16
Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971) - 15
The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978) - 14
The Cars - Candy-O (1979) - 13
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures (1979) - 12
Elton John - Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975) - 11
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery (1974) - 10
Buzzcocks - Another Music in a Different Kitchen (1978) - 9
David Bowie - Low (1977) - 8
Elvis Presley - The Sun Sessions (1976) - 7
Suicide - Suicide (1977) - 6
Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972) - 5
Gang of Four - Entertainment! (1979) - 4
Jackson Browne - Running On Empty (1977) - 3
KISS - Destroyer (1976) - 2
Billy Joel - 52nd Street (1978) - 1

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 07/19/2016 @ 10:58am


Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like a Wheel (1974) - 30
Yes - The Yes Album (1971) - 29
Donna Summer - Bad Girls (1979) - 28
Gram Parsons - GP (1973) - 27
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973) - 26
Eric Clapton - Slowhand (1977) - 25
Grateful Dead - American Beauty (1970) - 24
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972) - 23
Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976) - 22
KISS - Destroyer (1976) - 21
The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972) - 20
Yes - Fragile (1971) - 19
The Cars - Candy-O (1979) - 18
Traffic - The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys (1971) - 17
Electric Light Orchestra - Out of the Blue (1977) - 16
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - This Year's Model (1978) - 15
War - The World Is A Ghetto (1972) - 14
Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971) - 13
Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972) - 12
David Bowie - Low (1977) - 11
Television - Marquee Moon (1977) - 10
Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979) - 9
Suicide - Suicide (1977) - 8
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain (1971) - 7
Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger (1975) - 6
Jackson Browne - Running On Empty (1977) - 5
Paul Simon - Still Crazy After All These Years (1975) - 4
Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel (1974) - 3
The Rolling Stones - Some Girls (1978) - 2
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974) - 1

Posted by Nick on Tuesday, 07/19/2016 @ 11:35am


Yes - The Yes Album (1971)-30
Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)-29
Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)-28
Yes - Fragile (1971)-27
Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)-26
Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)-25
War - The World Is A Ghetto (1972)-24
Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel (1974)-23
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)-22
Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)-21
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)-20
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974)-19
Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)-18
Genesis - Selling England By the Pound (1973)-17
Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark (1974)-16
Throbbing Gristle - 20 Jazz Funk Greats (1979)-15
Al Green - Call Me (1973)-14
Pink Floyd - Animals (1977)-13
Yes - Close To The Edge (1972)-12
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain (1971)-11
Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame (1971)-10
Grateful Dead - American Beauty (1970)-9
Parliament/Funkadelic - Mothership Connection (1975)-8
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery (1974)-7
David Bowie - Low (1977)-6
Gram Parsons - GP (1973)-5
Stevie Wonder - Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974)-4
Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson (1971)-3
Suicide - Suicide (1977)-2
David Bowie - Station To Station (1976)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 07/19/2016 @ 14:52pm


Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)- 30
Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like a Wheel (1974)- 29
Elton John - Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975)- 28
War - The World Is A Ghetto (1972)- 27
Yes - The Yes Album (1971)- 26
Parliament/Funkadelic - Mothership Connection (1975)- 25
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)- 24
Isaac Hayes - Shaft (1971)- 23
Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)- 22
Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger (1975)- 21
Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)- 20
Bill Withers - Still Bill (1972)- 19
Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)- 18
Billy Joel - 52nd Street (1978)- 17
Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)- 16
Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)- 15
Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)- 14
The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972)- 13
Yes - Close To The Edge (1972)- 12
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974)- 11
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (1973)- 10
The Jam - All Mod Cons (1978)- 9
Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame (1971)- 8
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)- 7
Jackson Browne - Running On Empty (1977)- 6
Buzzcocks - Another Music in a Different Kitchen (1978)- 5
Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark (1974)- 4
Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On (1973)- 3
The Spinners - Spinners (1973)- 2
Throbbing Gristle - 20 Jazz Funk Greats (1979)- 1



Al Green - Call Me (1973)
Alice Cooper - Love it to Death (1971)
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)
David Bowie - Low (1977)
David Bowie - Station To Station (1976)
Donna Summer - Bad Girls (1979)
Electric Light Orchestra - Out of the Blue (1977)
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - This Year's Model (1978)
Elvis Presley - The Sun Sessions (1976)
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery (1974)
Eric Clapton - Slowhand (1977)
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain (1971)
Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove (1978)
Gang of Four - Entertainment! (1979)
Genesis - Selling England By the Pound (1973)
George Harrison - The Concert for Bangladesh (1971)
Gram Parsons - GP (1973)
Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel (1974)
Grateful Dead - American Beauty (1970)
Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson (1971)
Jackson Browne - Late For The Sky (1974)
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures (1979)
KISS - Alive! (1975)
KISS - Destroyer (1976)
Paul Simon - Still Crazy After All These Years (1975)
Pink Floyd - Animals (1977)
Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)
Stevie Wonder - Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974)
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)
Suicide - Suicide (1977)
Television - Marquee Moon (1977)
The Cars - Candy-O (1979)
The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
The Rolling Stones - Some Girls (1978)
The Wailers - Burnin' (1973)
The Who - Live At Leeds (1970)
Traffic - The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys (1971)
Yes - Fragile (1971)

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Tuesday, 07/19/2016 @ 16:00pm


Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973) 30pts
KISS - Alive! (1975) 29pts
KISS - Destroyer (1976) 28pts
The Cars - Candy-O (1979) 27pts
Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976) 26pts
Eric Clapton - Slowhand (1977) 25pts
The Rolling Stones - Some Girls (1978) 24pts
Jackson Browne - Running On Empty (1977) 23pts
Yes - Fragile (1971) 22pts
Alice Cooper - Love it to Death (1971) 21pts
The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978) 20pts
Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977) 19pts
The Who - Live At Leeds (1970) 18pts
Buzzcocks - Another Music in a Different Kitchen (1978) 17pts
Yes - The Yes Album (1971) 16pts
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972) 15pts
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973) 14pts
Pink Floyd - Animals (1977) 13pts
Elton John - Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975) 12pts
David Bowie - Low (1977) 11pts
Suicide - Suicide (1977) 10pts
Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger (1975) 9pts
Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972) 8pts
Yes - Close To The Edge (1972) 7pts
Jackson Browne - Late For The Sky (1974) 6pts
George Harrison - The Concert for Bangladesh (1971) 5pts
David Bowie - Station To Station (1976) 4pts
Elvis Presley - The Sun Sessions (1976) 3pts
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery (1974) 2pts
War - The World Is A Ghetto (1972) 1pt

Posted by Mike on Tuesday, 07/19/2016 @ 19:28pm


Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery (1973) - 30
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974) - 29
Yes - Fragile (1971) - 28
Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972) - 27
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (1973) - 26
Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978) - 25
Traffic - The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys (1971) - 24
Pink Floyd - Animals (1977) - 23
Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972) - 22
Genesis - Selling England By the Pound (1973) - 21
Yes - The Yes Album (1971) - 20
Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark (1974) - 19
Grateful Dead - American Beauty (1970) - 18
Yes - Close To The Edge (1972) - 17
Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978) - 16
The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972) - 15
War - The World Is A Ghetto (1972) - 14
Alice Cooper - Love it to Death (1971) - 13
Billy Joel - 52nd Street (1978) - 12
Eric Clapton - Slowhand (1977) - 11
George Harrison - The Concert for Bangladesh (1971) - 10
Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson (1971) - 9
Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976) - 8
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973) - 7
Paul Simon - Still Crazy After All These Years (1975) - 6
Television - Marquee Moon (1977) - 5
The Cars - Candy-O (1979) - 4
The Rolling Stones - Some Girls (1978) - 3
Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger (1975) - 2
The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978) - 1

Posted by joker on Tuesday, 07/19/2016 @ 23:00pm


Darren-Please give me about 10 more minutes to finish up my list.

Posted by Jennifer on Tuesday, 07/19/2016 @ 23:01pm


Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976) 30
Billy Joel - 52nd Street (1978) 29
Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979) 28
Jackson Browne - Running On Empty (1977) 27
KISS - Alive! (1975) 26
KISS - Destroyer (1976) 25
The Cars - Candy-O (1979) 24
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973) 23
Eric Clapton - Slowhand (1977) 22
The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978) 21
The Rolling Stones - Some Girls (1978) 20
David Bowie - Station To Station (1976) 19
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery (1974) 18
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974) 17
The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972) 16
Yes - The Yes Album (1971) 15
Electric Light Orchestra - Out of the Blue (1977) 14
Elton John - Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975) 13
Alice Cooper - Love it to Death (1971) 12
The Spinners - Spinners (1973) 11
The Who - Live At Leeds (1970) 10
Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like a Wheel (1974) 9
Bill Withers - Still Bill (1972) 8
Elvis Presley - The Sun Sessions (1976) 7
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972) 6
Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger (1975) 5
George Harrison - The Concert for Bangladesh (1971) 4
Jackson Browne - Late For The Sky (1974) 3
Paul Simon - Still Crazy After All These Years (1975) 2
Grateful Dead - American Beauty (1970) 1

Posted by Jennifer on Tuesday, 07/19/2016 @ 23:11pm


Initial Ranking voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973) - 138
Yes - The Yes Album (1971) - 136
Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972) - 129
Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979) - 122
Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978) - 121
Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976) - 120
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972) - 113
Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978) - 110
The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972) - 108
The Cars - Candy-O (1979) - 106
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970) - 105
Yes - Fragile (1971) - 100
Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971) - 94
David Bowie - Low (1977) - 91
The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978) - 87
Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977) - 85
Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972) - 85
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973) - 84
_________________________

Eric Clapton - Slowhand (1977) - 83
Jackson Browne - Running On Empty (1977) - 83
Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger (1975) - 81
War - The World Is A Ghetto (1972) - 80
Television - Marquee Moon (1977) - 79
Grateful Dead - American Beauty (1970) - 78
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - This Year's Model (1978) - 77
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974) - 77
KISS - Destroyer (1976) - 76
The Jam - All Mod Cons (1978) - 76
KISS - Alive! (1975) - 74
Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel (1974) - 71
Isaac Hayes - Shaft (1971) - 71
Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like a Wheel (1974) - 69
Suicide - Suicide (1977) - 69
The Rolling Stones - Some Girls (1978) - 69
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures (1979) - 68
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery (1974) - 67
Pink Floyd - Animals (1977) - 67
Yes - Close To The Edge (1972) - 65
Elton John - Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975) - 64
Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark (1974) - 64
Billy Joel - 52nd Street (1978) - 59
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain (1971) - 58
Traffic - The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys (1971) - 58
Paul Simon - Still Crazy After All These Years (1975) - 57
Buzzcocks - Another Music in a Different Kitchen (1978) - 56
Al Green - Call Me (1973) - 53
Bill Withers - Still Bill (1972) - 53
Gang of Four - Entertainment! (1979) - 49
Alice Cooper - Love it to Death (1971) - 46
Elvis Presley - The Sun Sessions (1976) - 45
Gram Parsons - GP (1973) - 45
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (1973) - 45
The Wailers - Burnin' (1973) - 42
David Bowie - Station To Station (1976) - 41
Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On (1973) - 41
The Velvet Underground - Loaded (1970) - 40
Genesis - Selling England By the Pound (1973) - 38
Throbbing Gristle - 20 Jazz Funk Greats (1979) - 34
Donna Summer - Bad Girls (1979) - 33
Parliament/Funkadelic - Mothership Connection (1975) - 33
Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson (1971) - 31
Electric Light Orchestra - Out of the Blue (1977) - 30
The Who - Live At Leeds (1970) - 28
Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame (1971) - 27
George Harrison - The Concert for Bangladesh (1971) - 19
The Spinners - Spinners (1973) - 16
Stevie Wonder - Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974) - 15
Jackson Browne - Late For The Sky (1974) - 9
Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove (1978) - 7


Voting is now open for the final rankings.

The following 18 albums have been qualified to be ranked between #83 and #100 in the 1970s rankings:

Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
The Cars - The Cars (1978)
The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)


To participate in the final rankings, rank all 18 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 18 points, the second-highest 17 and so on.

In the event of a tie, the first tiebreaker is the album's score in this round's initial ranking. The second tiebreaker is determined by giving one point to each album for being the highest-ranked album on each individual's final ranking this round. The third tiebreaker is the same as the second tiebreaker, except for using the initial rankings. If the tie still isn't resolved, there will be a head-to-head tiebreaker vote after the conclusion of all rankings in the project.

There will be two days of final rankings.

Final rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Thursday the 21st.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 07/19/2016 @ 23:41pm


1. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972) 18 pts
2. Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)
3. Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)
4. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)
5. The Cars - Candy-O (1979)
6. The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
7. Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)
8. The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972)
9. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
10. Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)
11. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)
12. Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971
13. Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)
14. David Bowie - Low (1977)
15. Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)
16. Yes - Fragile (1971)
17. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)
18. Yes - The Yes Album (1971)

Posted by jtrichey on Wednesday, 07/20/2016 @ 00:15am


Yes - The Yes Album (1971)-18
Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)-17
Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)-16
Yes - Fragile (1971)-15
Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)-14
Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)-13
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)-12
Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)-11
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)-10
Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)-9
David Bowie - Low (1977)-8
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)-7
The Allman Brothers Band- Eat A Peach (1972)-6
Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)-5
The Police- Outlandos d'Amour (1978)-4
The Cars- Candy-O (1979)-3
Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)-2
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 07/20/2016 @ 06:45am


Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973) - 18
Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977) - 17
Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978) - 16
Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979) - 15
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973) - 14
The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972) - 13
Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972) - 12
Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971) - 11
The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978) - 10
The Cars - Candy-O (1979) - 9
David Bowie - Low (1977) - 8
Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972) - 7
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972) - 6
Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976) - 5
Yes - The Yes Album (1971) - 4
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970) - 3
Yes - Fragile (1971) - 2
Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978) - 1

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 07/21/2016 @ 01:35am


It's a shame that my 2nd favorite album of all time, "Captain Fantastic," didn't make it, nor did Linda Ronstadt's classy "Heart Like a Wheel." Oh well. At least Brian Eno has a heavy presence in this set of albums.

Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978) - 18
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970) - 17
Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978) - 16
Yes - The Yes Album (1971) - - 15
Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971) - 14
The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972) - 13
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972) - - 12
Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979) - 11
Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976) - 10
Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977) - 9
Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972) - 8
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973) - 7
Yes - Fragile (1971) - 6
The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978) - 5
David Bowie - Low (1977) - 4
The Cars - Candy-O (1979) - -3
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973) - 2
Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972) - 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Thursday, 07/21/2016 @ 07:13am


Sucking at the 70s has sort of become our gimmick. It's almost endearing at this point.

Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)
Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)
Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)
David Bowie - Low (1977)
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)
Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)
Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)
The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972)
The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)
The Cars - Candy-O (1979)
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
Yes - The Yes Album (1971)
Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)
Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)
Yes - Fragile (1971)
Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)

Posted by DarinRG on Thursday, 07/21/2016 @ 19:17pm


Reposting with ranking scores to make counting easier.

Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)18
Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)17
Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)16
David Bowie - Low (1977)15
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)14
Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)13
Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)12
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)11
The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972)10
The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)9
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)8
The Cars - Candy-O (1979)7
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)6
Yes - The Yes Album (1971)5
Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)4
Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)3
Yes - Fragile (1971)2
Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)1

Posted by DarinRG on Thursday, 07/21/2016 @ 19:31pm


Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973) 18pts
The Cars - Candy-O (1979) 17pts
Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976) 16pts
Yes - Fragile (1971) 15pts
The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978) 14pts
Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977) 13pts
Yes - The Yes Album (1971) 12pts
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972) 11pts
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973) 10pts
David Bowie - Low (1977) 9pts
Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972) 8pts
Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978) 7pts
Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979) 6pts
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970) 5pts
Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972) 4pts
Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971) 3pts
Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978) 2pts
The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972) 1pt

Posted by Mike on Thursday, 07/21/2016 @ 19:48pm


Yes - The Yes Album (1971) - 18
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973) - 17

Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976) - 16

The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972) - 15
Yes - Fragile (1971) - 14

Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972) - 13

The Cars - Candy-O (1979) - 12

Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970) - 11

Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971) - 10

Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979) - 9

David Bowie - Low (1977) - 8

The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978) - 7

Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972) - 6

Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978) - 5

Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972) - 4

Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978) - 3
Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977) - 2

David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973) - 1


Posted by Nick on Thursday, 07/21/2016 @ 22:34pm


Darren,

I just got home and saw this as almost due-please give me 10 minutes to finish up my list. sorry my life has been crazy busy this week.

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 07/21/2016 @ 23:01pm


Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976) 18
Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979) 17
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973) 16
The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978) 15
The Cars - Candy-O (1979) 14
Yes - The Yes Album (1971) 13
The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972) 12
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972) 11
Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977) 10
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973) 9
Yes - Fragile (1971) 8
David Bowie - Low (1977) 7
Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972) 6
Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972) 5
Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978) 4
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970) 3
Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971) 2
Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978) 1

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 07/21/2016 @ 23:10pm


Final Rankings are now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972) - 89

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973) - 86 (138 Points In Initial Ranking)
Yes - The Yes Album (1971) - 86 (136 Points In Initial Ranking)
Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976) - 86 (120 Points In Initial Ranking)

Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979) - 85
Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978) - 84
The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972) - 81
The Cars - Candy-O (1979) - 79
The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978) - 77

Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977) - 76 (85 Points In Initial Ranking)
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973) - 76 (84 Points In Initial Ranking)

Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972) - 74
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970) - 73
Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971) - 70
Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978) - 66
Yes - Fragile (1971) - 65
David Bowie - Low (1977) - 64
Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972) - 51


Here are the updated rankings for each group:

Top 100 Overall

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
3. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
4. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
5. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
6. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
7. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
8. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
9. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
10. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
12. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
13. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
14. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
15. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
16. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
17. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
18. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
19. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
20. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
21. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
22. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
23. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
24. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
25. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
26. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
27. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
28. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
29. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
30. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
31. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
32. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
33. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
34. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
35. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
36. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
37. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
38. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
39. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
40. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
41. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
42. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
43. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
44. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
45. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
46. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
47. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
48. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
49. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
50. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
51. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
52. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
53. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
54. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
55. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
56. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
57. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
58. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
59. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
60. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
61. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
62. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
63. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
64. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
65. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
66. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
67. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
68. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
69. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
70. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
71. The Who - Tommy (1969)
72. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
73. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
74. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
75. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
76. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
77. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
78. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
79. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
80. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
81. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
82. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
83. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
84. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
85. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
86. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
87. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
88. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
89. Beck - Odelay (1996)
90. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
91. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
92. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
93. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
94. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
95. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
96. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
97. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
98. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
99. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
100. Adele - 21 (2011)


Pre-1970

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
3. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
4. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
5. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
6. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
8. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
9. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
10. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
11. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
12. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
13. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
14. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
15. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
16. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
17. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
18. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
19. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
20. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
21. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
22. The Who - Tommy (1969)
23. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
24. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
25. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
26. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
27. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
28. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
29. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
30. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962)
31. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (1969)
32. The Doors - Strange Days (1967)
33. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
34. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
35. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)
36. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (1968)
37. Love - Forever Changes (1967)
38. Bob Dylan - The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964)
39. Santana - Santana (1969)
40. The Kinks - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968)
41. The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out! (1966)
42. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
43. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night [UK] (1964)
44. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends (1968)
45. The Beatles - Help! [UK] (1965)
46. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis (1969)
47 (tie). Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills (1968)
47 (tie). Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)
49. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys (1969)
50. The Doors - Waiting For The Sun (1968)
51. The Stooges - The Stooges (1969)
52. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (1969)
53. Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965)
54. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (1958)
55. The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace Of Sin (1969)
56. Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966)
57. Etta James - At Last! (1961)
58. Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968)
59. Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)
60. Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
61. Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959)
62. Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)
63. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967)
64. The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967)
65. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
66. The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963)
67. The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965)
68. Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)
69. The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)
70. Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)
71. Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)
72. Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)
73. Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)
74. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
75. The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)
76. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)
77. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)
78. Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)
79. Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)
80. Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)
81. The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
82. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967)
83. Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969)
84. Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962)
85. The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963)
86. The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)
87. The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966)
88. John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)
89. Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)
90. The Band - The Band (1969)
91. Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967)
92. The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)
93. Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)
94. Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)
95. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966)
96. The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964)
97. Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)
98. Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959)
99. Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)
100. Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)
101. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)


1970s

1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
2. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
3. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
4. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
5. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
6. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
7. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
8. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
9. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
10. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
11. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
12. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
13. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
14. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
15. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
16. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
17. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
18. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
19. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
20. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
21. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
22. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
23. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
24. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
25. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
26. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
27. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
28. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
29. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
30. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
31. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
32. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
33. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
34. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
35. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
36. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
37. Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
38. Boston - Boston (1976)
39. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
40. Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
41. Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
42. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
43. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
44. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
45. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
46. Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
47. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
48. The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)
49. AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
50. John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
51. The Cars - The Cars (1978)
52. Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
53. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
54. The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
55. Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
56. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
57. Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
58. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
59. Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
60. Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
61. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
62. The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
63. Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)
64. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
65. Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)
66. Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977)
67. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
68. Santana - Abraxas (1970)
69. New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
70. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
71. Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
72. Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)
73. Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
74. The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
75. The Eagles - Eagles (1972)
76. The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)
77. Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)
78. Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
79. Rush - 2112 (1976)
80. Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
81. Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
82. Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970)
83. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)
84. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
85. Yes - The Yes Album (1971)
86. Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)
87. Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)
88. Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)
89. The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972)
90. The Cars - Candy-O (1979)
91. The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
92. Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)
93. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)
94. Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)
95. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)
96. Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)
97. Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)
98. Yes - Fragile (1971)
99. David Bowie - Low (1977)
100. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)


1980s

1. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
2. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
3. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
4. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
5. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
6. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
7. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
8. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
9. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
10. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
11. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
12. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
13. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
14. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
15. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
16. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)


1990s

1. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
2. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
3. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
4. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
5. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
6. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
7. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
8. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
10. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
11. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
12. Beck - Odelay (1996)
13. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
14. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
15. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
16. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)


2000-2015

1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
3. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
4. Adele - 21 (2011)


Rankings for the 1970s group are now concluded. I will try to post the information for Round 1 of rankings for the 1980s group tomorrow morning or afternoon.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 07/22/2016 @ 02:15am


Nominations for Round 1 of the 1980s Group Rankings are now open.

Here is the list of qualified albums that haven't been ranked yet:

Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)
Bauhaus - In The Flat Field (1980)
Bauhaus - Mask (1981)
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)
Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels (1983)
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983)
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)
Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)
Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)
Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)
Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
Einstürzende Neubauten - Zeichnungen des Patienten O.T. (1983)
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)
Eric B. and Rakim - Follow the Leader (1988)
Eurythmics - Touch (1984)
Faith No More - The Real Thing (1989)
Foreigner - 4 (1981)
Fugazi - Fugazi (1988)
Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)
George Michael - Faith (1987)
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message (1982)
Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
INXS - Kick (1987)
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking (1988)
Janet Jackson - Control (1986)
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982)
John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
Joy Division - Closer (1980)
Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
Kate Bush - The Dreaming (1982)
Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)
Living Colour - Vivid (1988)
LL Cool J - Radio (1985)
Los Lobos - How Will the Wolf Survive? (1984)
Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989)
Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)
Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (1986)
Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)
Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)
Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
Minor Threat - Minor Threat (1981)
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime (1984)
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
Nirvana - Bleach (1989)
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980)
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)
Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)
Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush The Show (1987)
Queen Latifah - All Hail the Queen (1989)
Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
R.E.M. - Green (1988)
R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)
REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980)
Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)
Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)
Run-D.M.C. - Run-D.M.C. (1984)
Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986)
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life (1986)
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
The B-52's - Cosmic Thing (1989)
The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984)
The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)
The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)
The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987)
The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace (1985)
The Go-Go's - Beauty And The Beat (1982)
The Human League - Dare (1981)
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)
The Police - Synchronicity (1983)
The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)
The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)
The Replacements - Tim (1985)
The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (1989)
U2 - War (1983)
Van Halen - 1984 (1984)
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)
X - Los Angeles (1980)
Yes - 90125 (1983)
ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)


Each voter (including new voters to the project, who are welcome to join at any time) can nominate as many as 50 qualified albums (a minimum of 35 nominations is required for this round for your ballot to be counted) that haven't been ranked yet (listed below). Voters must have at least 20 current nominations (or explain that they didn't think any other albums were worthy of nomination) for their nominations to be counted.

Since this is the first round of rankings for this group, there will be 5 days of nominations.

Nominations will end at 10 PM Central on Thursday the 28th.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 07/24/2016 @ 01:30am


I look forward to nominating, but before I do:

I'm a lot less doctrinaire about the 1980s, and also less sure of my own judgment. If any of you want to make a short case for any of these albums, I'd be happy to take it under consideration!

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Sunday, 07/24/2016 @ 08:18am


AlexVoltaire (Pope Charming ?) :

The only album that really stands out for me from that list is Paul Simon - Graceland (1986) because it was one of the most successful musical experiments of all time. Even Rolling Stone ranks it #71 of the 500 greatest albums of all time.


What I don't understand is if this is Round 1 of the 1980s Group Rankings then why are some 80s albums already ranked??

Posted by joker on Sunday, 07/24/2016 @ 21:58pm


Darren,

Are newly inducted albums like Steve Nicks' Belladonna not being included into consideration for the the 1980s vote? I do not see it in the list. I think newly inducted albums Should Definitely Be Included for Voter Consideration.

Posted by Jennifer on Monday, 07/25/2016 @ 08:44am


Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)
Bauhaus - In The Flat Field (1980)
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
Black Flag - Damaged (1981)

Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels (1983)
David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983)
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)

Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)
Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)
Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
Einstürzende Neubauten - Zeichnungen des Patienten O.T. (1983)

Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)
Eurythmics - Touch (1984)
George Michael - Faith (1987)
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)

Joy Division - Closer (1980)
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
Los Lobos - How Will the Wolf Survive? (1984)
Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)
Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)

Minor Threat - Minor Threat (1981)
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime (1984)
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)

Nirvana - Bleach (1989)
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980)
Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)
Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush The Show (1987)

Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)
Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)
Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986)
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)

Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)
The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace (1985)

The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)

Posted by DarinRG on Monday, 07/25/2016 @ 20:50pm


Hi Joker...80s albums that made our overall top 100 are already ranked, so the first album that made that master list is #1, the second is #2, and so on.

I realize I'm not using all 50 nominees, but here goes:

Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)
Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)
Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)
Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
Einstürzende Neubauten - Zeichnungen des Patienten O.T. (1983)
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)
Eurythmics - Touch (1984)
Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
Janet Jackson - Control (1986)
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
Los Lobos - How Will the Wolf Survive? (1984)
Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989)
Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)
Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)
Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)
Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush The Show (1987)
Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984)
The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987)
The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)
The Police - Synchronicity (1983)
The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)
X - Los Angeles (1980)

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Monday, 07/25/2016 @ 22:06pm


Tougher to narrow down than I originally thought it would be but here goes nothing...

Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)
Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983)
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)
Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)
Foreigner - 4 (1981)
Fugazi - Fugazi (1988)
George Michael - Faith (1987)
INXS - Kick (1987)
Janet Jackson - Control (1986)
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
LL Cool J - Radio (1985)
Los Lobos - How Will the Wolf Survive? (1984)
Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)
Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)
R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)
Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life (1986)
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)
The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
The Police - Synchronicity (1983)
The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)
The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)
U2 - War (1983)
Van Halen - 1984 (1984)
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)
Yes - 90125 (1983)
ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)

Top Ten Priorities For Consideration in No Particular Order (also for Alex)-
1. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987) - Besides ‘It Takes a Nation of Millions…” and “Straight Outta Compton,” “Paid in Full is arguably the best hip-hop album of the 1980s, perhaps even of all-time.
2. Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989) - Although she had success with “Control,” “Rhythm Nation 1814” made Janet a superstar and spawned no more than half-dozen hit singles, all of which are still recognizable to this very day. Should’ve made the top 100 overall list.
3. Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989) - Trent Reznor’s debut brought industrial music to the mainstream and showcased his musical creativity, ultimately becoming one of the biggest rock acts of the 1990s and onward.
4. Paul Simon - Graceland (1986) - Perhaps the biggest omission from our top 100 list from the 1980s era. A great comeback album from Simon who brought African musical styles and traditions to the masses.
5. Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987) - One of my all-time favorite Prince albums from an artist at the apex of his musical genius in the late 80s.
6. R.E.M. - Murmur (1983) - A great early example of college rock/alternative rock and the album garnering R.E.M. considerable attention from critics and fans alike.
7. The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980) - One of the best debut albums ever that positioned Hynde as one of the great front women in rock music.
8. The Replacements - Let It Be (1984) - A great post-punk album showcasing the musical talents and chops of The Replacements, one of the unsung rock heroes of the decade.
9. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985) - A fanatically underrated album from one of the most interesting (aka polarizing) musicians of our time.
10. U2 - War (1983) - U2’s first great album right before ’The Joshua Tree’ and their first overly politically conscious effort. A glimpse of brilliance that would later propel them to superstardom.

Posted by Nick on Tuesday, 07/26/2016 @ 11:17am


When I created the list for my ‘top ten priorities,’ I must’ve dragged some names and copy-and-pasted others. Somehow I forget two of my ‘priorities’ that I would like to add to my initial top 50:

Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)

In addition, I have 1 spot left open after that so I’ll add Madonna - Like a Prayer (1989).

I’ll post my initial 50 nominees again to avoid confusion so use this list instead Darren -

Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)
Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983)
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)
Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)
Foreigner - 4 (1981)
Fugazi - Fugazi (1988)
George Michael - Faith (1987)
INXS - Kick (1987)
Janet Jackson - Control (1986)
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
LL Cool J - Radio (1985)
Los Lobos - How Will the Wolf Survive? (1984)
Madonna - Like a Prayer (1989)
Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)
Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)
R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)
Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life (1986)
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)
The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
The Police - Synchronicity (1983)
The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)
The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)
U2 - War (1983)
Van Halen - 1984 (1984)
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)
Yes - 90125 (1983)
ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)

Posted by Nick on Tuesday, 07/26/2016 @ 11:51am


Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)
Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)
Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)
Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
Faith No More - The Real Thing (1989)
Foreigner - 4 (1981)
INXS - Kick (1987)
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking (1988)
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)
Living Colour - Vivid (1988)
Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (1986)
Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)
Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)
Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)
Nirvana - Bleach (1989)
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
R.E.M. - Green (1988)
R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)
Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986)
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984)
The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)
The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987)
The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
U2 - War (1983)
Van Halen - 1984 (1984)
X - Los Angeles (1980)
Yes - 90125 (1983)
ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)

Posted by Mike on Tuesday, 07/26/2016 @ 18:01pm


I'll add to the mix a quick thirty-six:



Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983)
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)
Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
Einstürzende Neubauten - Zeichnungen des Patienten O.T. (1983)
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
INXS - Kick (1987)
John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)
Living Colour - Vivid (1988)
Minor Threat - Minor Threat (1981)
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)
R.E.M. - Green (1988)
R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)
Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)
Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life (1986)
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)
The Human League - Dare (1981)
The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)
The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)
The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)
U2 - War (1983)
X - Los Angeles (1980)

Posted by joker on Tuesday, 07/26/2016 @ 21:41pm


My nominations:

Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)
Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983)
Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)
Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
George Michael - Faith (1987)
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
Janet Jackson - Control (1986)
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989)
Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)
Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)
Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)
Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
Nirvana - Bleach (1989)
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)
R.E.M. - Green (1988)
R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)
Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)
Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986)
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)
The Police - Synchronicity (1983)
The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)
The Replacements - Tim (1985)
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
Van Halen - 1984 (1984)
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 07/27/2016 @ 00:53am


Darren (or anyone who knows),

Since I did not see any answers to my previously asked question:

Are newly inducted albums like Steve Nicks' Belladonna not being included into consideration for the the 1980s vote for any specific reason?

Posted by Jennifer on Wednesday, 07/27/2016 @ 01:54am


Or is it an error?

Posted by Jennifer on Wednesday, 07/27/2016 @ 01:55am


HI Jennifer: hopefully Darren will correct me if I am explaining this poorly, but here's what I think the case is.

Remember that the list you see for our 80s albums this round isn't every 80s album we inducted into the Album Project by a long shot. As far back as November, we trimmed down the master list of Album Project records into about 125-130 albums for each decade.

"Bella Donna", in contrast, was inducted into the Album Project in May of 2016- long after we selected our contenders for the Top 100 80s Albums. I'll admit that "Bella Donna" probably should have been inducted into the Album Project much earlier. Yet the fact remains, it got into our Album Project too late to qualify for this Top 100 ranking.

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Wednesday, 07/27/2016 @ 07:32am


Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels (1983)
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)
Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)
Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
Einstürzende Neubauten - Zeichnungen des Patienten O.T. (1983)
Eurythmics - Touch (1984)
Fugazi - Fugazi (1988)
Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message (1982)
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)
Joy Division - Closer (1980)
Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)
Living Colour - Vivid (1988)
LL Cool J - Radio (1985)
Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
Nirvana - Bleach (1989)
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980)
Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
Queen Latifah - All Hail the Queen (1989)
R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)
Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)
Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)
Run-D.M.C. - Run-D.M.C. (1984)
Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)
The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
The Go-Go's - Beauty And The Beat (1982)
The Human League - Dare (1981)
The Police - Synchronicity (1983)
The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)
The Replacements - Tim (1985)
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)
X - Los Angeles (1980)
Yes - 90125 (1983)

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 07/27/2016 @ 16:26pm


Jennifer - Alex explained it pretty well.

To recap:

At the beginning of this project, each group had several rounds of qualifications for the top 100 overall and the top 100 of their group (of which the 1980s was one).

At the time of qualification for the 80's group, all 80's albums that were inducted in the Album Project were eligible to be qualified.

We also added any albums that were inducted during 80's album qualifying.

Any albums inducted since qualifying ended won't be involved in the 80's rankings part of the project because they weren't eligible during qualifications.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 07/28/2016 @ 01:03am


some nominations:

Bauhaus - Mask (1981)
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983)
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)
Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)
Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
Faith No More - The Real Thing (1989)
Foreigner - 4 (1981)
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message (1982)
Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
INXS - Kick (1987)
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982)
Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)
Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)
Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
R.E.M. - Green (1988)
R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)
REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980)
Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)
Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)
Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life (1986)
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984)
The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987)
The Human League - Dare (1981)
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)
The Police - Synchronicity (1983)
The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)
The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
U2 - War (1983)
Van Halen - 1984 (1984)
X - Los Angeles (1980)

Posted by jtrichey on Thursday, 07/28/2016 @ 01:04am


AlexVoltaire and Darren,

Thank you both for patiently taking the time to answer my questions. I really appreciate it. It is sad we can't include newly inducted albums but now I understand the reasoning for it. :(

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 07/28/2016 @ 22:44pm


Bauhaus - Mask (1981)
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)
Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983)
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)
Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
Foreigner - 4 (1981)

Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)
George Michael - Faith (1987)
Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
INXS - Kick (1987)
John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982)
John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
Kate Bush - The Dreaming (1982)
Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980)

Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)
REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980)
Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life (1986)
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
The B-52's - Cosmic Thing (1989)
The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984)
The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)
The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)
The Cure - Disintegration (1989)

The Go-Go's - Beauty And The Beat (1982)
The Human League - Dare (1981)
The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)
The Police - Synchronicity (1983)
The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)
The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (1989)
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)
Yes - 90125 (1983)

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 07/28/2016 @ 22:47pm


Round 1 Nominations for the 1980s Group are now closed.

The following 15 albums received at least 6 nominations and will be included in the Initial Rankings:

Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983)
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)
Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)
The Police - Synchronicity (1983)


Any voter that would like to is eligible to vote in the Initial Rankings. To vote, rank all 15 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 15 points, the second-highest 14 points and so on.

The 9 albums that receive the most points (with more than 9 in the event of a tie for 9th) will be qualified for the final rankings vote for the 1970s group, to be ranked between #17 and #25 in the final rankings

There will be three days of initial ranking votes.

Rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Sunday the 31st.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 07/29/2016 @ 02:39am


Paul Simon - Graceland (1986) - 15
R.E.M. - Murmur (1983) - 14
The Police - Synchronicity (1983) - 13
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983) - 12
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988) - 11
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980) - 10
The Clash - Combat Rock (1982) - 9
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985) - 8
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980) - 7
David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983) - 6
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980) - 5
Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988) - 4
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983) - 3
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984) - 2
Duran Duran - Rio (1982) - 1

Really surprised Rhythm Nation, Let It Be, Pretenders, and War didn't make this tiebreaker round.

Posted by Nick on Friday, 07/29/2016 @ 09:54am


Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)- 15
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)- 14
The Police - Synchronicity (1983)- 13
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)- 12
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)- 11
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)- 10
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)- 9
Duran Duran - Rio (1982)- 8
R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)- 7
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)- 6
The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)- 5
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)- 4
David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983)- 3
Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)- 2
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Friday, 07/29/2016 @ 13:20pm


1. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988) 15
2. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983) 14
3. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985) 13
4. Duran Duran - Rio (1982) 12
5. Paul Simon - Graceland (1986) 11
6. Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980) 10
7. The Police - Synchronicity (1983) 9
8. R.E.M. - Murmur (1983) 8
9. Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984) 7
10. David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983) 6
11. Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980) 5
12. The Clash - Combat Rock (1982) 4
13. Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980) 3
14. Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988) 2
15. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983) 1

Posted by Gass3268 on Friday, 07/29/2016 @ 16:45pm


Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980) 15
Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988) 14
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980) 13
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983) 12
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983) 11
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985) 10
The Clash - Combat Rock (1982) 9
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988) 8
Duran Duran - Rio (1982) 7
R.E.M. - Murmur (1983) 6
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984) 5
David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983) 4
The Police - Synchronicity (1983) 3
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980) 2
Paul Simon - Graceland (1986) 1

Posted by Mike on Friday, 07/29/2016 @ 17:53pm


Strong group. Not a weak link in the bunch, so with all due respect to the ones that did get stuck at the bottom...

Duran Duran - Rio (1982)15
R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)14
The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)13
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)12
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)11
Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)10
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)9
David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983)8
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)7
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)6
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)5
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)4
Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)3
The Police - Synchronicity (1983)2
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)1


Posted by DarinRG on Friday, 07/29/2016 @ 18:04pm


1. R.E.M. - Murmur (1983) 15 pts
2. The Police - Synchronicity (1983)
3. Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
4. David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983)
5. Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
6. Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
7. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
8. Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)
9. The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)
10. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
11. Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
12. Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
13. Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)
14. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)
15. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)


Posted by jtrichey on Saturday, 07/30/2016 @ 15:08pm


Paul Simon - Graceland (1986) - 15
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980) - 14
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985) - 13
R.E.M. - Murmur (1983) - 12
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984) - 11
David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983) - 10
The Clash - Combat Rock (1982) - 9
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980) - 8
Duran Duran - Rio (1982) - 7
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983) - 6
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988) - 5
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983) - 4
The Police - Synchronicity (1983) - 3
Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988) - 2
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980) - 1

Posted by joker on Sunday, 07/31/2016 @ 20:39pm


Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988) - 15
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988) - 14
The Police - Synchronicity (1983) - 13
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985) - 12
The Clash - Combat Rock (1982) - 11
R.E.M. - Murmur (1983) - 10
Paul Simon - Graceland (1986) - 9
David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983) - 8
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980) - 7
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980) - 6
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984) - 5
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983) - 4
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983) - 3
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980) - 2
Duran Duran - Rio (1982) - 1

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 07/31/2016 @ 22:32pm


Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983) 15
David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983) 14
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985) 13
Duran Duran - Rio (1982) 12
The Clash - Combat Rock (1982) 11
The Police - Synchronicity (1983) 10
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984) 9
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980) 8
Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988) 7
Paul Simon - Graceland (1986) 6
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988) 5
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983) 4
R.E.M. - Murmur (1983) 3
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980) 2
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980) 1

Posted by Jennifer on Sunday, 07/31/2016 @ 23:02pm


Initial Ranking voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

R.E.M. - Murmur (1983) - 89
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985) - 86
Paul Simon - Graceland (1986) - 86
The Police - Synchronicity (1983) - 80
The Clash - Combat Rock (1982) - 78
Duran Duran - Rio (1982) - 76
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988) - 76
David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983) - 71
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980) - 69
___________________________

Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983) - 69
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980) - 67
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983) - 62
Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988) - 59
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984) - 56
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980) - 56


Voting is now open for the final rankings.

The following 9 albums have been qualified to be ranked between #17 and #25 in the 1980s rankings:

David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983)
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)
Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)
The Police - Synchronicity (1983)


To participate in the final rankings, rank all 9 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 18 points, the second-highest 17 and so on.

In the event of a tie, the first tiebreaker is the album's score in this round's initial ranking. The second tiebreaker is determined by giving one point to each album for being the highest-ranked album on each individual's final ranking this round. The third tiebreaker is the same as the second tiebreaker, except for using the initial rankings. If the tie still isn't resolved, there will be a head-to-head tiebreaker vote after the conclusion of all rankings in the project.

There will be two days of final rankings.

Final rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Tuesday the 2nd.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 07/31/2016 @ 23:40pm


Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988) - 9
The Police - Synchronicity (1983) - 8
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985) - 7
The Clash - Combat Rock (1982) - 6
R.E.M. - Murmur (1983) - 5
Paul Simon - Graceland (1986) - 4
David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983) - 3
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980) - 2
Duran Duran - Rio (1982) - 1

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 07/31/2016 @ 23:49pm


1. R.E.M. - Murmur (1983) 9 pts
2. The Police - Synchronicity (1983)
3. Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
4. David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983)
5. Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
6. Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
7. The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)
8. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)
9. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)

Posted by jtrichey on Sunday, 07/31/2016 @ 23:58pm


Paul Simon - Graceland (1986) - 9
R.E.M. - Murmur (1983) - 8
The Police - Synchronicity (1983) - 7
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988) - 6
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985) - 5
The Clash - Combat Rock (1982) - 4
David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983) - 3
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980) - 2
Duran Duran - Rio (1982) - 1

Posted by Nick on Monday, 08/1/2016 @ 00:36am


Duran Duran - Rio (1982)9
R.E.M. - Murmur (1983) 8
The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)7
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988) 6
David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983) 5
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980) 4
The Police - Synchronicity (1983)3
Paul Simon - Graceland (1986) 2
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)1

Posted by DarinRG on Monday, 08/1/2016 @ 02:45am


Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)- 9
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)- 8
The Police - Synchronicity (1983)- 7
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)- 6
Duran Duran - Rio (1982)- 5
R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)- 4
The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)- 3
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)- 2
David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Monday, 08/1/2016 @ 06:24am


Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980) 9
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985) 8
The Clash - Combat Rock (1982) 7
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988) 6
Duran Duran - Rio (1982) 5
R.E.M. - Murmur (1983) 4
David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983) 3
The Police - Synchronicity (1983) 2
Paul Simon - Graceland (1986) 1

Posted by Mike on Monday, 08/1/2016 @ 17:38pm


1. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988) 9
2. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985) 8
3. Duran Duran - Rio (1982) 7
4. Paul Simon - Graceland (1986) 6
5. The Police - Synchronicity (1983) 5
6. R.E.M. - Murmur (1983) 4
7. David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983) 3
8. Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980) 2
9. The Clash - Combat Rock (1982) 1

Posted by Gass3268 on Monday, 08/1/2016 @ 21:22pm


David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983) 9
The Clash - Combat Rock (1982) 8
The Police - Synchronicity (1983) 7
Duran Duran - Rio (1982) 6
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985) 5
Paul Simon - Graceland (1986) 4
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988) 3
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980) 2
R.E.M. - Murmur (1983) 1

Posted by Jennifer on Tuesday, 08/2/2016 @ 22:15pm


Paul Simon - Graceland (1986) - 9
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985) - 8
R.E.M. - Murmur (1983) - 7
David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983) - 6
The Clash - Combat Rock (1982) - 5
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980) - 4
Duran Duran - Rio (1982) - 3
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988) - 2
The Police - Synchronicity (1983) - 1

Posted by joker on Tuesday, 08/2/2016 @ 22:53pm


Final Rankings are now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985) - 52
R.E.M. - Murmur (1983) - 50
Paul Simon - Graceland (1986) - 49
The Police - Synchronicity (1983) - 48

The Clash - Combat Rock (1982) - 44 (78 Points In Initial Rankings)

Duran Duran - Rio (1982) - 44 (76 Points in Initial Rankings, 5 Higher Rankings in Final Rankings)
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988) - 44 (76 Points in Initial Rankings, 4 Higher Rankings In Final Rankings)

David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983) - 39
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980) - 35


Here are the updated rankings for each group:

Top 100 Overall

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
3. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
4. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
5. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
6. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
7. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
8. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
9. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
10. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
12. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
13. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
14. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
15. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
16. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
17. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
18. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
19. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
20. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
21. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
22. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
23. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
24. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
25. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
26. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
27. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
28. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
29. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
30. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
31. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
32. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
33. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
34. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
35. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
36. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
37. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
38. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
39. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
40. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
41. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
42. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
43. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
44. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
45. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
46. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
47. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
48. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
49. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
50. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
51. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
52. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
53. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
54. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
55. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
56. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
57. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
58. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
59. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
60. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
61. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
62. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
63. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
64. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
65. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
66. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
67. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
68. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
69. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
70. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
71. The Who - Tommy (1969)
72. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
73. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
74. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
75. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
76. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
77. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
78. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
79. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
80. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
81. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
82. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
83. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
84. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
85. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
86. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
87. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
88. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
89. Beck - Odelay (1996)
90. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
91. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
92. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
93. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
94. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
95. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
96. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
97. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
98. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
99. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
100. Adele - 21 (2011)


Pre-1970

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
3. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
4. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
5. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
6. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
8. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
9. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
10. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
11. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
12. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
13. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
14. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
15. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
16. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
17. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
18. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
19. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
20. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
21. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
22. The Who - Tommy (1969)
23. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
24. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
25. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
26. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
27. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
28. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
29. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
30. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962)
31. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (1969)
32. The Doors - Strange Days (1967)
33. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
34. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
35. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)
36. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (1968)
37. Love - Forever Changes (1967)
38. Bob Dylan - The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964)
39. Santana - Santana (1969)
40. The Kinks - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968)
41. The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out! (1966)
42. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
43. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night [UK] (1964)
44. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends (1968)
45. The Beatles - Help! [UK] (1965)
46. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis (1969)
47 (tie). Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills (1968)
47 (tie). Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)
49. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys (1969)
50. The Doors - Waiting For The Sun (1968)
51. The Stooges - The Stooges (1969)
52. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (1969)
53. Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965)
54. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (1958)
55. The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace Of Sin (1969)
56. Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966)
57. Etta James - At Last! (1961)
58. Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968)
59. Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)
60. Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
61. Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959)
62. Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)
63. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967)
64. The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967)
65. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
66. The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963)
67. The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965)
68. Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)
69. The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)
70. Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)
71. Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)
72. Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)
73. Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)
74. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
75. The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)
76. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)
77. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)
78. Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)
79. Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)
80. Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)
81. The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
82. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967)
83. Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969)
84. Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962)
85. The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963)
86. The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)
87. The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966)
88. John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)
89. Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)
90. The Band - The Band (1969)
91. Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967)
92. The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)
93. Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)
94. Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)
95. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966)
96. The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964)
97. Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)
98. Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959)
99. Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)
100. Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)
101. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)


1970s

1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
2. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
3. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
4. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
5. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
6. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
7. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
8. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
9. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
10. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
11. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
12. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
13. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
14. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
15. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
16. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
17. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
18. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
19. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
20. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
21. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
22. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
23. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
24. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
25. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
26. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
27. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
28. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
29. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
30. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
31. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
32. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
33. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
34. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
35. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
36. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
37. Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
38. Boston - Boston (1976)
39. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
40. Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
41. Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
42. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
43. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
44. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
45. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
46. Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
47. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
48. The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)
49. AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
50. John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
51. The Cars - The Cars (1978)
52. Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
53. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
54. The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
55. Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
56. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
57. Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
58. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
59. Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
60. Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
61. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
62. The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
63. Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)
64. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
65. Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)
66. Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977)
67. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
68. Santana - Abraxas (1970)
69. New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
70. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
71. Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
72. Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)
73. Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
74. The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
75. The Eagles - Eagles (1972)
76. The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)
77. Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)
78. Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
79. Rush - 2112 (1976)
80. Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
81. Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
82. Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970)
83. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)
84. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
85. Yes - The Yes Album (1971)
86. Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)
87. Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)
88. Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)
89. The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972)
90. The Cars - Candy-O (1979)
91. The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
92. Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)
93. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)
94. Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)
95. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)
96. Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)
97. Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)
98. Yes - Fragile (1971)
99. David Bowie - Low (1977)
100. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)


1980s

1. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
2. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
3. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
4. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
5. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
6. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
7. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
8. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
9. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
10. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
11. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
12. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
13. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
14. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
15. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
16. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
17. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)
18. R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)
19. Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
20. The Police - Synchronicity (1983)
21. The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)
22. Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
23. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
24. David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983)
25. Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)


1990s

1. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
2. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
3. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
4. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
5. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
6. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
7. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
8. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
10. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
11. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
12. Beck - Odelay (1996)
13. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
14. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
15. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
16. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)


2000-2015

1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
3. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
4. Adele - 21 (2011)


Nominations for Round 2 of the 1980s Group Rankings are now open.

Each voter (including new voters to the project, who are welcome to join at any time) can nominate as many as 50 qualified albums (a minimum of 35 nominations is required for this round for your ballot to be counted) that haven't been ranked yet (listed below). Voters must have at least 20 current nominations (or explain that they didn't think any other albums were worthy of nomination) for their nominations to be counted.

This will be the last round of replacement nominations for this group. The final round will be an open vote including all remaining, eligible albums.


Here are the maximum number of replacement nominations available this round for each voter that has previously nominated albums for this group:

Darren - 8
AlexVoltaire - 10
DarinRG - 5
Jennifer - 16
joker - 21
jtrichey - 7
Mike - 12
Nick - 9
Tom H. - 7

If you'd like additional replacement nominations, you'll need to specify which previously nominated album you would like to un-nominate.


Here is the list of qualified albums that haven't been ranked yet:

Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)
Bauhaus - In The Flat Field (1980)
Bauhaus - Mask (1981)
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)
Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels (1983)
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)
Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)
Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)
Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)
Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
Einstürzende Neubauten - Zeichnungen des Patienten O.T. (1983)
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)
Eric B. and Rakim - Follow the Leader (1988)
Eurythmics - Touch (1984)
Faith No More - The Real Thing (1989)
Foreigner - 4 (1981)
Fugazi - Fugazi (1988)
Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)
George Michael - Faith (1987)
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message (1982)
Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
INXS - Kick (1987)
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking (1988)
Janet Jackson - Control (1986)
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982)
John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
Joy Division - Closer (1980)
Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
Kate Bush - The Dreaming (1982)
Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)
Living Colour - Vivid (1988)
LL Cool J - Radio (1985)
Los Lobos - How Will the Wolf Survive? (1984)
Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989)
Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)
Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (1986)
Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)
Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)
Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
Minor Threat - Minor Threat (1981)
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime (1984)
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
Nirvana - Bleach (1989)
Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980)
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)
Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)
Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush The Show (1987)
Queen Latifah - All Hail the Queen (1989)
Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
R.E.M. - Green (1988)
REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980)
Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)
Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)
Run-D.M.C. - Run-D.M.C. (1984)
Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986)
Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life (1986)
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
The B-52's - Cosmic Thing (1989)
The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984)
The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)
The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987)
The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace (1985)
The Go-Go's - Beauty And The Beat (1982)
The Human League - Dare (1981)
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)
The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)
The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)
The Replacements - Tim (1985)
The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (1989)
U2 - War (1983)
Van Halen - 1984 (1984)
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)
X - Los Angeles (1980)
Yes - 90125 (1983)
ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)


There will be 3 days of replacement nominations. After the conclusion of replacement nominations, the approx. 25 albums with the most nominations will advance to this round's initial rankings to be qualified for final rankings. This round will rank 15 albums unless there is a tie at the end of the final rankings, in which case more than 15 albums could be ranked this round.


Replacement nominations will end at 10 PM Central on Friday the 5th.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 08/2/2016 @ 23:51pm


Replacements:

Bauhaus - Mask (1981)
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
U2 - War (1983)
X - Los Angeles (1980)

Posted by DarinRG on Wednesday, 08/3/2016 @ 03:35am


Fugazi - Fugazi (1988)
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982)
Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)
Minor Threat - Minor Threat (1981)
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980)

Posted by Mike on Wednesday, 08/3/2016 @ 20:49pm


My replacement nominations:

De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)
Faith No More - The Real Thing (1989)
Minor Threat - Minor Threat (1981)
Nirvana - Bleach (1989)
Run-D.M.C. - Run-D.M.C. (1984)
The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)


For Your Consideration:

Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
Van Halen - 1984 (1984)
The Replacements - Tim (1985)
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
George Michael - Faith (1987)
Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)
The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)
Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)
Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 08/3/2016 @ 23:43pm


My Top 10 Priorities:

Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
Foreigner - 4 (1981)
Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)
Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
INXS - Kick (1987)
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)
REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980)
The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984)
The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 08/4/2016 @ 00:01am


Replacements -
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)
John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982)
Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)
Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
Queen Latifah - All Hail the Queen (1989)
The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984)
The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)
The Replacements - Tim (1985)

Posted by Nick on Thursday, 08/4/2016 @ 00:12am


Round 2 Replacements:

Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989)
Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)
Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)
Van Halen - 1984 (1984)
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 08/4/2016 @ 08:27am


My replacement nominations:

Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
Foreigner - 4 (1981)
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message (1982)
John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982)
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
The B-52's - Cosmic Thing (1989)
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (1989)

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Thursday, 08/4/2016 @ 10:12am


Bauhaus - In The Flat Field (1980)
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
Kate Bush - The Dreaming (1982)
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
Van Halen - 1984 (1984)

Posted by Tom H. on Friday, 08/5/2016 @ 14:47pm


1. Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)
2. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)
3. Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
4. Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
5. Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
6. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
7. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)
8. Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)
9. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)
10. Fugazi - Fugazi (1988)
11. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message (1982)
12. Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
13. Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
14. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
15. Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking (1988)
16. Janet Jackson - Control (1986)
17. Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
18. Joy Division - Closer (1980)
19. Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)
20. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
21. LL Cool J - Radio (1985)
22. Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989)
23. Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)
24. Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)
25. Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
26. Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
27. Nirvana - Bleach (1989)
28. Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
29. Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
30. Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)
31. Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)
32. Run-D.M.C. - Run-D.M.C. (1984)
33. Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
34. Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986)
35. Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life (1986)
36. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
37. Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
38. The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
39. The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace (1985)
40. The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
41. The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
42. The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)
43. The Replacements - Tim (1985)
44. The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)
45. Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (1989)
46. Van Halen - 1984 (1984)
47. Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
48. Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)
49. X - Los Angeles (1980)
50. ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)

Posted by Gass3268 on Saturday, 08/6/2016 @ 11:16am


I apologize for the lateness of this posting. My internet connection has been down for most of the past 24 hours and I haven't been able to post the results until now (hopefully).


Round 2 Nominations for the 1980s Group are now closed.

The following 24 albums received at least 6 nominations and will be included in the Initial Rankings:

Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982)
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)
Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)
Van Halen - 1984 (1984)
X - Los Angeles (1980)


Any voter that would like to is eligible to vote in the Initial Rankings. To vote, rank 15 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 15 points, the second-highest 14 points and so on.

The 15 albums that receive the most points (with more than 15 in the event of a tie for 15th) will be qualified for the final rankings vote for the 1980s group, to be ranked between #26 and #40 in the final rankings

There will be three days of initial ranking votes.

Rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Tuesday the 9th.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 08/6/2016 @ 20:14pm


Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982) 15pts
Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988) 14pts
Van Halen - 1984 (1984) 13pts
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980) 12pts
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983) 11pts
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983) 10pts
X - Los Angeles (1980) 9pts
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985) 8pts
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989) 7pts
Michael Jackson - Bad (1987) 6pts
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984) 5pts
John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982) 4pts
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989) 3pts
Pixies - Doolittle (1989) 2pts
The Cure - Disintegration (1989) 1pt

Posted by Mike on Sunday, 08/7/2016 @ 10:19am


Pixies - Doolittle (1989) - 15
Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988) - 14
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989) - 13
Michael Jackson - Bad (1987) - 12
Van Halen - 1984 (1984) - 11
The Replacements - Let It Be (1984) - 10
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989) - 9
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985) - 8
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980) - 7
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982) - 6
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984) - 5
Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986) - 4
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983) - 3
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982) - 2
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989) - 1

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 08/7/2016 @ 21:24pm


The Cure - Disintegration (1989) 15
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982) 14
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989) 13
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987) 12
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985) 11
Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)10
X - Los Angeles (1980) 9
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985) 8
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983) 7
Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)6
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984) 5
The Replacements - Let It Be (1984) 4
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)3
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982) 2
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989) 1








Posted by DarinRG on Monday, 08/8/2016 @ 01:15am


De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)- 15
Pixies - Doolittle (1989)- 14
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)- 13
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)- 12
The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)- 11
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)- 10
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)- 9
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)- 8
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)- 7
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)- 6
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)- 5
Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)- 4
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)- 3
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)- 2
X - Los Angeles (1980)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Monday, 08/8/2016 @ 09:28am


1. Beastie Boys- Paul's Boutique (1989) 15 pts
2. Run D.M.C.- Raising Hell (1986)
3. Pixies- Doolittle (1989)
4. Janet Jackson- Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
5. Michael Jackson- Bad (1987)
6. The Replacements- Let it Be (1984)
7. Van Halen- 1984 (1984)
8. Eric B. and Rakim- Paid in Full (1987)
9. The Cure- Disintegration (1989)
10. Kate Bush- Hounds of Love (1985)
11. Bruce Springsteen- The River (1980)
12. De La Soul- 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
13. Iron Maiden- The Number of the Beast (1982)
14. X- Los Angeles (1980)
15. Metallica- ....And Justice for All (1988) 1 pt

Posted by Donnie on Monday, 08/8/2016 @ 10:01am


1. Pixies - Doolittle (1989) 15
2. Michael Jackson - Bad (1987) 14
3. The Cure - Disintegration (1989) 13
4. Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986) 12
5. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989) 11
6. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983) 10
7. Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989) 9
8. Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982) 8
9. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987) 7
10. Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980) 6
11. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982) 5
12. The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985) 4
13. Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984) 3
14. Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989) 2
15. The Replacements - Let It Be (1984) 1

Posted by Gass3268 on Monday, 08/8/2016 @ 22:08pm


1. X - Los Angeles (1980) 15 pts
2. Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
3. Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
4. Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)
5. Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
6. Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
7. Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)
8. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
9. Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
10. John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982)
11. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
12. Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
13. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
14. Van Halen - 1984 (1984)
15. Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)


Posted by jtrichey on Monday, 08/8/2016 @ 23:24pm


Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)-15
Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)-14
The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)-13
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)-12
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)-11
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)-10
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)-9
Pixies - Doolittle (1989)-8
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)-7
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)-6
X - Los Angeles (1980)-5
Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)-4
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)-3
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)-2
The Cure - Disintegration (1989)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 08/9/2016 @ 18:03pm


Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983) 15
John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982) 14
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983) 13
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985) 12
Van Halen - 1984 (1984) 11
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983) 10
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980) 9
The Cure - Disintegration (1989) 8
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985) 7
Michael Jackson - Bad (1987) 6
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984) 5
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989) 4
Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986) 3
Pixies - Doolittle (1989) 2
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982) 1

Posted by Jennifer on Tuesday, 08/9/2016 @ 23:00pm


Darren, I'm gonna post my ranking in 5 minutes or so.

Posted by Nick on Tuesday, 08/9/2016 @ 23:03pm


Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989) - 15
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987) - 14
The Replacements - Let It Be (1984) - 13
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989) - 12
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983) - 11
Van Halen - 1984 (1984) - 10
Michael Jackson - Bad (1987) - 9
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980) - 8
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985) - 7
The Cure - Disintegration (1989) - 6
Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986) - 5
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980) - 4
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985) - 3
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989) - 2
John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982) - 1

Posted by Nick on Tuesday, 08/9/2016 @ 23:06pm


Initial Ranking voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Pixies - Doolittle (1989) - 82
Michael Jackson - Bad (1987) - 73
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989) - 69
Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986) - 64
The Replacements - Let It Be (1984) - 62
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983) - 59
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985) - 58
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989) - 56
Van Halen - 1984 (1984) - 56
The Cure - Disintegration (1989) - 51
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989) - 50
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980) - 50
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980) - 50
Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988) - 49
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984) - 47
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985) - 47
___________________________

Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982) - 42
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987) - 41
X - Los Angeles (1980) - 41
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983) - 39
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983) - 35
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982) - 28
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989) - 26
John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982) - 25


Voting is now open for the final rankings.

The following 16 albums have been qualified to be ranked between #26 and #41 in the 1980s rankings:

Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)
Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)
Van Halen - 1984 (1984)


To participate in the final rankings, rank all 16 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 16 points, the second-highest 15 and so on.

In the event of a tie, the first tiebreaker is the album's score in this round's initial ranking. The second tiebreaker is determined by giving one point to each album for being the highest-ranked album on each individual's final ranking this round. The third tiebreaker is the same as the second tiebreaker, except for using the initial rankings. If the tie still isn't resolved, there will be a head-to-head tiebreaker vote after the conclusion of all rankings in the project.

There will be two days of final rankings.

Final rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Thursday the 11th.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 08/9/2016 @ 23:46pm


1. Beastie Boys- Paul's Boutique (1989) 15 pts
2. Run D.M.C.- Raising Hell (1986)
3. Pixies- Doolittle (1989)
4. Janet Jackson- Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
5. Michael Jackson- Bad (1987)
6. The Replacements- Let it Be (1984)
7. Van Halen- 1984 (1984)
8. The Cure- Disintegration (1989)
9. Kate Bush- Hounds of Love (1985)
10. Bruce Springsteen- The River (1980)
11. Metallica- ....And Justice for All (1988)
12. Nine Inch Nails- Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
13. Motorhead- Ace of Spades (1980)
14. Husker Du- Zen Arcade (1984)
15. The Smiths- Meat is Murder (1985) (1 pt)

Posted by Donnie on Wednesday, 08/10/2016 @ 00:47am


Disregard the previous post. Here is my correct ballot.


1. Beastie Boys- Paul's Boutique (1989) 16 pts
2. Run D.M.C.- Raising Hell (1986)
3. Pixies- Doolittle (1989)
4. Janet Jackson- Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
5. Michael Jackson- Bad (1987)
6. The Replacements- Let it Be (1984)
7. Van Halen- 1984 (1984)
8. The Cure- Disintegration (1989)
9. Kate Bush- Hounds of Love (1985)
10. Bruce Springsteen- The River (1980)
11. Metallica- ....And Justice for All (1988)
12. Nine Inch Nails- Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
13. Motorhead- Ace of Spades (1980)
14. Husker Du- Zen Arcade (1984)
15. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble- Texas Flood (1983)
16. The Smiths- Meat is Murder (1985) (1 pt)

Posted by Donnie on Wednesday, 08/10/2016 @ 00:49am


Pixies - Doolittle (1989)- 16
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)- 15
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)- 14
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)- 13
Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)- 12
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)- 11
Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)- 10
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)- 9
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)- 8
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)- 7
The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)- 6
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)- 5
Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)- 4
The Cure - Disintegration (1989)- 3
Van Halen - 1984 (1984)- 2
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Wednesday, 08/10/2016 @ 09:06am


Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)-16
Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)-15
The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)-14
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)-13
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)-12
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)-11
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)-10
Pixies - Doolittle (1989)-9
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)-8
Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)-7
The Cure - Disintegration (1989)-6
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)-5
Van Halen - 1984 (1984)-4
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)-3
Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)-2
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 08/10/2016 @ 10:51am


Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989) - 15
The Replacements - Let It Be (1984) - 14
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983) - 13
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989) - 12
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985) - 11
Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986) - 10
Van Halen - 1984 (1984) - 9
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980) - 8
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985) - 7
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989) - 6
Michael Jackson - Bad (1987) - 5
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980) - 4
The Cure - Disintegration (1989) - 3
Pixies - Doolittle (1989) - 2
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984) -2
Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988) - 1

Posted by Nick on Wednesday, 08/10/2016 @ 10:59am


Pixies - Doolittle (1989) - 16
Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988) - 15
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989) - 14
Michael Jackson - Bad (1987) - 13
Van Halen - 1984 (1984) - 12
The Replacements - Let It Be (1984) - 11
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989) - 10
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985) - 9
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980) - 8
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984) - 7
Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986) - 6
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983) - 5
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989) - 4
The Cure - Disintegration (1989) - 3
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980) - 2
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985) - 1

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 08/10/2016 @ 23:02pm


1. Pixies - Doolittle (1989) 16 pts
2. Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)
3. Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
4. Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
5. Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)
6. Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
7. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
8. Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
9. Van Halen - 1984 (1984)
10. Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
11. Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)
12. The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
13. The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)
14. The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)
15. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
16. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)

Posted by jtrichey on Wednesday, 08/10/2016 @ 23:03pm


The Cure - Disintegration (1989)16
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)15
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)14
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)13
Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)12
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)11
Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)10
The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)9
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)8
Pixies - Doolittle (1989)7
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)6
Van Halen - 1984 (1984)5
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)4
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)3
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)2
Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)1

Posted by DarinRG on Wednesday, 08/10/2016 @ 23:16pm


For some reason I had only 15 albums (as opposed to the 16 qualified albums) for my initial list so Darren use this list instead:

Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989) - 16
The Replacements - Let It Be (1984) - 15
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983) - 14
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989) - 13
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980) - 12
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985) - 11
Van Halen - 1984 (1984) - 10
Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986) - 9
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989) - 8
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980) - 7
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985) - 6
The Cure - Disintegration (1989) - 5
Pixies - Doolittle (1989) - 4
Michael Jackson - Bad (1987) - 3
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984) - 2
Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988) - 1

Posted by Nick on Thursday, 08/11/2016 @ 07:04am


Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988) 16
Van Halen - 1984 (1984) 15
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980) 14
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983) 13
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985) 12
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989) 11
Michael Jackson - Bad (1987) 10
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984) 9
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989) 8
Pixies - Doolittle (1989) 7
The Cure - Disintegration (1989) 6
The Replacements - Let It Be (1984) 5
Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986) 4
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980) 3
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989) 2
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985) 1

Posted by Mike on Thursday, 08/11/2016 @ 12:31pm


Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985) 16
Van Halen - 1984 (1984) 15
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985) 14
The Cure - Disintegration (1989) 13
Michael Jackson - Bad (1987) 12
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980) 11
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983) 10
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984) 9
Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986) 8
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989) 7
Pixies - Doolittle (1989) 6
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989) 5
The Replacements - Let It Be (1984) 4
Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988) 3
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989) 2
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980) 1

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 08/11/2016 @ 23:02pm


Final Rankings are now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Pixies - Doolittle (1989) - 95
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989) - 89
Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986) - 88
Van Halen - 1984 (1984) - 81
The Replacements - Let It Be (1984) - 79

Michael Jackson - Bad (1987) - 77 (73 Points in Initial Rankings)
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983) - 77 (59 Points in Initial Rankings)

Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988) - 76
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985) - 74

Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980) - 72 (50 Points in Initial Rankings)
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985) - 72 (47 Points in Initial Rankings)

Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989) - 70
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989) - 67

The Cure - Disintegration (1989) - 66 (51 Points in Initial Rankings)
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980) - 66 (50 Points in Initial Rankings)

Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984) - 65


Here are the updated rankings for each group:

Top 100 Overall

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
3. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
4. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
5. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
6. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
7. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
8. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
9. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
10. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
12. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
13. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
14. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
15. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
16. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
17. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
18. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
19. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
20. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
21. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
22. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
23. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
24. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
25. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
26. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
27. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
28. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
29. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
30. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
31. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
32. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
33. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
34. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
35. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
36. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
37. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
38. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
39. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
40. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
41. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
42. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
43. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
44. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
45. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
46. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
47. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
48. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
49. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
50. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
51. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
52. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
53. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
54. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
55. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
56. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
57. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
58. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
59. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
60. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
61. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
62. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
63. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
64. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
65. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
66. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
67. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
68. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
69. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
70. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
71. The Who - Tommy (1969)
72. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
73. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
74. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
75. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
76. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
77. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
78. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
79. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
80. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
81. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
82. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
83. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
84. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
85. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
86. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
87. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
88. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
89. Beck - Odelay (1996)
90. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
91. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
92. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
93. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
94. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
95. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
96. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
97. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
98. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
99. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
100. Adele - 21 (2011)


Pre-1970

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
3. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
4. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
5. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
6. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
8. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
9. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
10. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
11. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
12. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
13. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
14. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
15. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
16. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
17. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
18. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
19. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
20. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
21. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
22. The Who - Tommy (1969)
23. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
24. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
25. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
26. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
27. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
28. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
29. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
30. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962)
31. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (1969)
32. The Doors - Strange Days (1967)
33. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
34. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
35. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)
36. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (1968)
37. Love - Forever Changes (1967)
38. Bob Dylan - The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964)
39. Santana - Santana (1969)
40. The Kinks - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968)
41. The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out! (1966)
42. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
43. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night [UK] (1964)
44. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends (1968)
45. The Beatles - Help! [UK] (1965)
46. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis (1969)
47 (tie). Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills (1968)
47 (tie). Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)
49. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys (1969)
50. The Doors - Waiting For The Sun (1968)
51. The Stooges - The Stooges (1969)
52. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (1969)
53. Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965)
54. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (1958)
55. The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace Of Sin (1969)
56. Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966)
57. Etta James - At Last! (1961)
58. Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968)
59. Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)
60. Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
61. Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959)
62. Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)
63. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967)
64. The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967)
65. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
66. The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963)
67. The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965)
68. Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)
69. The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)
70. Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)
71. Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)
72. Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)
73. Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)
74. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
75. The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)
76. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)
77. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)
78. Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)
79. Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)
80. Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)
81. The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
82. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967)
83. Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969)
84. Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962)
85. The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963)
86. The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)
87. The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966)
88. John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)
89. Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)
90. The Band - The Band (1969)
91. Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967)
92. The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)
93. Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)
94. Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)
95. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966)
96. The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964)
97. Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)
98. Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959)
99. Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)
100. Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)
101. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)


1970s

1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
2. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
3. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
4. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
5. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
6. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
7. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
8. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
9. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
10. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
11. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
12. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
13. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
14. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
15. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
16. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
17. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
18. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
19. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
20. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
21. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
22. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
23. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
24. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
25. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
26. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
27. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
28. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
29. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
30. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
31. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
32. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
33. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
34. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
35. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
36. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
37. Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
38. Boston - Boston (1976)
39. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
40. Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
41. Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
42. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
43. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
44. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
45. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
46. Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
47. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
48. The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)
49. AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
50. John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
51. The Cars - The Cars (1978)
52. Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
53. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
54. The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
55. Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
56. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
57. Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
58. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
59. Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
60. Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
61. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
62. The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
63. Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)
64. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
65. Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)
66. Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977)
67. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
68. Santana - Abraxas (1970)
69. New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
70. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
71. Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
72. Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)
73. Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
74. The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
75. The Eagles - Eagles (1972)
76. The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)
77. Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)
78. Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
79. Rush - 2112 (1976)
80. Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
81. Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
82. Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970)
83. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)
84. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
85. Yes - The Yes Album (1971)
86. Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)
87. Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)
88. Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)
89. The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972)
90. The Cars - Candy-O (1979)
91. The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
92. Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)
93. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)
94. Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)
95. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)
96. Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)
97. Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)
98. Yes - Fragile (1971)
99. David Bowie - Low (1977)
100. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)


1980s

1. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
2. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
3. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
4. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
5. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
6. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
7. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
8. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
9. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
10. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
11. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
12. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
13. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
14. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
15. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
16. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
17. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)
18. R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)
19. Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
20. The Police - Synchronicity (1983)
21. The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)
22. Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
23. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
24. David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983)
25. Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
26. Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
27. Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
28. Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)
29. Van Halen - 1984 (1984)
30. The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)
31. Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
32. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
33. Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)
34. The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)
35. Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
36. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
37. Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
38. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)
39. The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
40. Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)
41. Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)


1990s

1. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
2. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
3. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
4. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
5. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
6. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
7. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
8. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
10. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
11. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
12. Beck - Odelay (1996)
13. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
14. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
15. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
16. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)


2000-2015

1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
3. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
4. Adele - 21 (2011)


Nominations for Round 3 of the 1980s Group Rankings are now open.

Each voter (including new voters to the project, who are welcome to join at any time) can nominate as many as 50 qualified albums (a minimum of 35 nominations is required for this round for your ballot to be counted) that haven't been ranked yet (listed below). Voters must have at least 20 current nominations (or explain that they didn't think any other albums were worthy of nomination) for their nominations to be counted.

This will be the last round of replacement nominations for this group. The final round will be an open vote including all remaining, eligible albums.


Here are the maximum number of replacement nominations available this round for each voter that has previously nominated albums for this group:

Darren - 14
AlexVoltaire - 15
DarinRG - 8
Gassman - 14
Jennifer - 15
joker - 25
jtrichey - 18
Mike - 13
Nick - 15
Tom H. - 13

If you'd like additional replacement nominations, you'll need to specify which previously nominated album you would like to un-nominate.


Here is the list of qualified albums that haven't been ranked yet:

Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)
Bauhaus - In The Flat Field (1980)
Bauhaus - Mask (1981)
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)
Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels (1983)
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)
Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)
Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)
Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)
Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
Einstürzende Neubauten - Zeichnungen des Patienten O.T. (1983)
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)
Eric B. and Rakim - Follow the Leader (1988)
Eurythmics - Touch (1984)
Faith No More - The Real Thing (1989)
Foreigner - 4 (1981)
Fugazi - Fugazi (1988)
Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)
George Michael - Faith (1987)
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message (1982)
Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
INXS - Kick (1987)
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking (1988)
Janet Jackson - Control (1986)
John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982)
John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
Joy Division - Closer (1980)
Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)
Kate Bush - The Dreaming (1982)
Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)
Living Colour - Vivid (1988)
LL Cool J - Radio (1985)
Los Lobos - How Will the Wolf Survive? (1984)
Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989)
Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)
Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (1986)
Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)
Minor Threat - Minor Threat (1981)
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime (1984)
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
Nirvana - Bleach (1989)
Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980)
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)
Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)
Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush The Show (1987)
Queen Latifah - All Hail the Queen (1989)
Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
R.E.M. - Green (1988)
REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980)
Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)
Run-D.M.C. - Run-D.M.C. (1984)
Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986)
Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life (1986)
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
The B-52's - Cosmic Thing (1989)
The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984)
The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987)
The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace (1985)
The Go-Go's - Beauty And The Beat (1982)
The Human League - Dare (1981)
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)
The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)
The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
The Replacements - Tim (1985)
The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (1989)
U2 - War (1983)
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)
X - Los Angeles (1980)
Yes - 90125 (1983)
ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)


There will be 3 days of replacement nominations. After the conclusion of replacement nominations, the approx. 25 albums with the most nominations will advance to this round's initial rankings to be qualified for final rankings. This round will rank 15 albums unless there is a tie at the end of the final rankings, in which case more than 15 albums could be ranked this round.


Replacement nominations will end at 10 PM Central on Sunday the 14th.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 08/11/2016 @ 23:54pm


My replacement nominations:

Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)
Eric B. and Rakim - Follow the Leader (1988)
Foreigner - 4 (1981)
Fugazi - Fugazi (1988)
Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)
INXS - Kick (1987)
The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)
The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)
U2 - War (1983)
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)


For Your Consideration:

Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
The Replacements - Tim (1985)
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
George Michael - Faith (1987)
Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)
ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)
Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)
Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)
Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)
Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
Black Flag - Damaged (1981)

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 08/11/2016 @ 23:57pm


Replacements:

Eric B. and Rakim - Follow the Leader (1988)
Fugazi - Fugazi (1988)
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message (1982)
INXS - Kick (1987)
Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987)
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (1989)

Posted by DarinRG on Friday, 08/12/2016 @ 23:03pm


Bauhaus - In The Flat Field (1980)
Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)
Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime (1984)
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
The Go-Go's - Beauty And The Beat (1982)
The Replacements - Tim (1985)
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)

I've counted 75 points for Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984) by the way.

Posted by Mike on Saturday, 08/13/2016 @ 08:42am


replacement noms:

Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)
Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking (1988)
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
Joy Division - Closer (1980)
LL Cool J - Radio (1985)
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime (1984)
Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
The B-52's - Cosmic Thing (1989)
The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
Yes - 90125 (1983)

Posted by jtrichey on Saturday, 08/13/2016 @ 11:47am


I won't use all of them, but here's some replacement nominations:

Bauhaus - Mask (1981)
Fugazi - Fugazi (1988)
Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)
Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)
Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (1986)
Queen Latifah - All Hail the Queen (1989)
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)

My five highest priorities:

Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)
Los Lobos - How Will the Wolf Survive? (1984)
The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Saturday, 08/13/2016 @ 13:53pm


My Replacements:
Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels (1983)
Eric B. and Rakim - Follow the Leader (1988)
Eurythmics - Touch (1984)
Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
Kate Bush - The Dreaming (1982)
Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)
Minor Threat - Minor Threat (1981)
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)
R.E.M. - Green (1988)
Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)
Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)

Posted by Nick on Saturday, 08/13/2016 @ 16:53pm


Replacement nominations

Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)
Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking (1988)
Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (1986)
Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)
Minor Threat - Minor Threat (1981)
R.E.M. - Green (1988)
Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986)
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987)
The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)
The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)

Posted by Tom H. on Saturday, 08/13/2016 @ 21:24pm


1. Bauhaus - In The Flat Field (1980)
2. Einstürzende Neubauten - Zeichnungen des Patienten O.T. (1983)
3. Los Lobos - How Will the Wolf Survive? (1984)
4. Minor Threat - Minor Threat (1981)
5. Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980)
6. R.E.M. - Green (1988)
7. Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)
8. The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984)
9. The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)
10. The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987)
11. The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)
12. The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)
13. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
14. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)

Posted by Gass3268 on Saturday, 08/13/2016 @ 23:55pm


Replacements:

Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels (1983)
Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)
Eurythmics - Touch (1984)
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)
Queen Latifah - All Hail the Queen (1989)
R.E.M. - Green (1988)
Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)
Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987)
U2 - War (1983)

Posted by Jennifer on Sunday, 08/14/2016 @ 07:36am


Round 3 Nominations for the 1980s Group are now closed.

The following 33 albums received at least 6 nominations and will be included in the Initial Rankings:

Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)
Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)
Foreigner - 4 (1981)
Fugazi - Fugazi (1988)
INXS - Kick (1987)
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982)
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)
Minor Threat - Minor Threat (1981)
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)
R.E.M. - Green (1988)
Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)
Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984)
The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987)
The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)
The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)
U2 - War (1983)
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)
X - Los Angeles (1980)


Any voter that would like to is eligible to vote in the Initial Rankings. To vote, rank 15 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 15 points, the second-highest 14 points and so on.

The 14 albums that receive the most points (with more than 14 in the event of a tie for 14th) will be qualified for the final rankings vote for the 1980s group, to be ranked between #42 and #55 in the final rankings.

There will be three days of initial ranking votes.

Rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Wednesday the 17th.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 08/15/2016 @ 00:53am


De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)- 15
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)- 14
The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)- 13
Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)- 12
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)- 11
The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)- 10
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)- 9
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)- 8
Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)- 7
X - Los Angeles (1980)- 6
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)- 5
The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)- 4
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)- 3
Foreigner - 4 (1981)- 2
The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Monday, 08/15/2016 @ 07:56am


1. R.E.M. - Green (1988) 15 pts
2. X - Los Angeles (1980)
3. INXS - Kick (1987)
4. The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984)
5. U2 - War (1983)
6. The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)
7. Foreigner - 4 (1981)
8. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
9. Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)
10. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
11. Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)
12. John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982)
13. The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)
14. Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
15. New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)

Great segment! This list is full of my favorites.

Posted by jtrichey on Monday, 08/15/2016 @ 22:14pm


Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983) - 15
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984) - 14
Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987) - 13
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983) - 12
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985) - 11
Rush - Moving Pictures (1981) - 10
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982) - 9
Black Flag - Damaged (1981) - 8
R.E.M. - Green (1988) - 7
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983) - 6
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982) - 5
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980) - 4
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987) - 3
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989) - 2
Minor Threat - Minor Threat (1981) - 1

Posted by Darren on Monday, 08/15/2016 @ 22:22pm


Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)-15
Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)-14
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)-13
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)-12
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)-11
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)-10
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)-9
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)-8
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)-7
Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)-6
X - Los Angeles (1980)-5
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)-4
Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)-3
Fugazi - Fugazi (1988)-2
The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 08/16/2016 @ 21:36pm


U2 - War (1983) - 15
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987) - 14
Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987) - 13
Foreigner - 4 (1981) - 12
Judas Priest - British Steel (1980) - 11
Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987) - 10
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989) - 9
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985) - 8
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983) - 7
Roxy Music - Avalon (1981) - 6
Minor Threat - Minor Threat (1981) - 5
The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984) - 4
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985) - 3
The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988) - 2
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987) - 1

Posted by Nick on Tuesday, 08/16/2016 @ 21:54pm


1. Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987) 15
2. Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982) 14
3. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987) 13
4. Rush - Moving Pictures (1981) 12
5. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982) 11
6. Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983) 10
7. Judas Priest - British Steel (1980) 9
8. U2 – War (1983) 8
9. Black Flag - Damaged (1981) 7
10. The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988) 6
11. Fugazi - Fugazi (1988) 5
12. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980) 4
13. X - Los Angeles (1980) 3
14. Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984) 2
15. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989) 1

Posted by Gass3268 on Tuesday, 08/16/2016 @ 23:07pm


My initial ballot


1. Prince- Sign O' the Times (1987) (15 pts)
2. The Police- Ghost in the Machine (1981)
3. Eric B. and Rakim- Paid in Full (1987)
4. Depeche Mode- Music for the Masses (1987)
5. Talking Heads- Stop Making Sense (1984)
6. Dead Kennedys- Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (1980)
7. De La Soul- 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
8. Rush- Moving Pictures (1981)
9. Black Flag- Damaged (1981)
10. Iron Maiden- The Number of the Beast (1982)
11. X- Los Angeles (1980)
12. The Clash- Sandanista! (1980)
13. John Mellencamp- Scarecrow (1985)
14. INXS- Kick (1987)
15. Cyndi Lauper- She's So Unusual (1983) (1 pt)

Posted by Donnie on Wednesday, 08/17/2016 @ 02:50am


The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)15
Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)14
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)13
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)12
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)11
Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)10
Black Flag - Damaged (1981)9
U2 - War (1983)8
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987)7
The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)6
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)5
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)4
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)3
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)2
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)1

Posted by DarinRG on Wednesday, 08/17/2016 @ 03:45am


Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982) 15
Judas Priest - British Steel (1980) 14
Rush - Moving Pictures (1981) 13
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983) 12
Foreigner - 4 (1981) 11
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980) 10
R.E.M. - Green (1988) 9
The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984) 8
X - Los Angeles (1980) 7
U2 - War (1983) 6
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987) 5
Black Flag - Damaged (1981) 4
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985) 3
The Clash - Sandinista! (1980) 2
INXS - Kick (1987) 1

Posted by Mike on Wednesday, 08/17/2016 @ 08:08am


Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983) 15
The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984) 14
The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981) 13
Foreigner - 4 (1981) 12
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983) 11
INXS - Kick (1987) 10
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985) 9
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985) 8
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987) 7
Rush - Moving Pictures (1981) 6
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984) 5
R.E.M. - Green (1988) 4
Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987) 3
The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980) 2
John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982) 1

Posted by Jennifer on Wednesday, 08/17/2016 @ 20:07pm


Initial Ranking voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987) - 76
Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987) - 68
Rush - Moving Pictures (1981) - 64
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982) - 63
Judas Priest - British Steel (1980) - 54
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989) - 49
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980) - 48
U2 - War (1983) - 48
Foreigner - 4 (1981) - 46
Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987) - 42
The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981) - 41
X - Los Angeles (1980) - 40
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983) - 39
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982) - 39
The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984) - 39
___________________________

Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983) - 38
The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988) - 37
Black Flag - Damaged (1981) - 35
R.E.M. - Green (1988) - 35
Roxy Music - Avalon (1981) - 35
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985) - 34
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984) - 32
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983) - 28
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983) - 28
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983) - 26
INXS - Kick (1987) - 26
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985) - 25
The Clash - Sandinista! (1980) - 22
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987) - 20
Fugazi - Fugazi (1988) - 7
Minor Threat - Minor Threat (1981) - 6
John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982) - 5
The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980) - 5


Voting is now open for the final rankings.

The following 15 albums have been qualified to be ranked between #42 and #56 in the 1980s rankings:

Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)
Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)
Foreigner - 4 (1981)
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)
Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)
Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984)
The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)
U2 - War (1983)
X - Los Angeles (1980)


To participate in the final rankings, rank all 16 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 15 points, the second-highest 14 and so on.

In the event of a tie, the first tiebreaker is the album's score in this round's initial ranking. The second tiebreaker is determined by giving one point to each album for being the highest-ranked album on each individual's final ranking this round. The third tiebreaker is the same as the second tiebreaker, except for using the initial rankings. If the tie still isn't resolved, there will be a head-to-head tiebreaker vote after the conclusion of all rankings in the project.

There will be two days of final rankings.

Final rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Friday the 19th.

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 08/17/2016 @ 23:17pm


Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987) - 15
Rush - Moving Pictures (1981) - 14
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982) - 13
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982) - 12
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980) - 11
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987) - 10
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989) - 9
U2 - War (1983) - 8
The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981) - 7
Foreigner - 4 (1981) - 6
Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987) - 5
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983) - 4
X - Los Angeles (1980) - 3
Judas Priest - British Steel (1980) - 2
The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984) - 1

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 08/17/2016 @ 23:56pm


De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)- 15
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)- 14
Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)- 13
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)- 12
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)- 11
Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)- 10
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)- 9
U2 - War (1983)- 8
X - Los Angeles (1980)- 7
Foreigner - 4 (1981)- 6
The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)- 5
The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984)- 4
Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)- 3
Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)- 2
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)- 1


Posted by AlexVoltaire on Thursday, 08/18/2016 @ 09:08am


1. Prince- Sign O' the Times (1987) (15 pts)
2. The Police- Ghost in the Machine (1981)
3. Eric B. and Rakim- Paid in Full (1987)
4. Depeche Mode- Music for the Masses (1987)
5. Dead Kennedys- Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (1980)
6. De La Soul- 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
7. Rush- Moving Pictures (1981)
8. Iron Maiden- The Number of the Beast (1982)
9. X- Los Angeles (1980)
10. U2- War (1983)
11. Bruce Springsteen- Nebraska (1982)
12. Judas Priest- British Steel (1980)
13. The Cars- Heartbeat City (1984)
14. Foreigner- 4 (1981)
15. Billy Idol- Rebel Yell (1983)

Posted by Donnie on Thursday, 08/18/2016 @ 11:14am


Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)-15
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)-14
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)-13
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)-12
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)-11
Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)-10
X - Los Angeles (1980)-9
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)-8
Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)-7
The Police- Ghost in the Machine (1981)-6
U2- War (1983)-5
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)-4
Foreigner - 4 (1981)-3
Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)-2
The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Thursday, 08/18/2016 @ 20:34pm


U2 - War (1983) - 15
Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987) - 14
Foreigner - 4 (1981) - 13
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987) - 12
Judas Priest - British Steel (1980) - 11
Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987) - 10
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989) - 9
The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984) - 8
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983) - 7
Rush - Moving Pictures (1981) - 6
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982) - 5
X - Los Angeles (1980) - 4
The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981) - 3
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980) - 2
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982) - 1

Posted by Nick on Thursday, 08/18/2016 @ 21:44pm


1. X - Los Angeles (1980) 15 pts
2. The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984)
3. U2 - War (1983)
4. The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)
5. Foreigner - 4 (1981)
6. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
7. Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)
8. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
9. Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)
10. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)
11. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
12. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)
13. Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
14. Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)
15. Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)

Posted by jtrichey on Thursday, 08/18/2016 @ 22:49pm


Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987) 15
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982) 14
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987) 13
U2 - War (1983) 12
X - Los Angeles (1980) 11
Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987) 10
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980) 9
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982) 8
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989) 7
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983) 6
Rush - Moving Pictures (1981) 5
Judas Priest - British Steel (1980) 4
The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981) 3
The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984) 2
Foreigner - 4 (1981) 1

Posted by DarinRG on Friday, 08/19/2016 @ 04:54am


Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982) 15
Judas Priest - British Steel (1980) 14
Rush - Moving Pictures (1981) 13
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983) 12
Foreigner - 4 (1981) 11
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980) 10
The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984) 9
X - Los Angeles (1980) 8
U2 - War (1983) 7
Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987) 6
Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987) 5
The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981) 4
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987) 3
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982) 2
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989) 1

Posted by Mike on Friday, 08/19/2016 @ 18:09pm


Final Rankings are now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987) - 81
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982) - 78
Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987) - 76
U2 - War (1983) - 74

De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989) - 71 (49 Points In Initial Rankings)
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980) - 71 (48 Points In Initial Rankings)

Rush - Moving Pictures (1981) - 67
Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987) - 65

Judas Priest - British Steel (1980) - 64 (54 Points In Initial Rankings)
X - Los Angeles (1980) - 64 (40 Points In Initial Rankings)

Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982) - 55
The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981) - 54
Foreigner - 4 (1981) - 53
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983) - 45
The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984) - 42


Here are the updated rankings for each group:

Top 100 Overall

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
3. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
4. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
5. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
6. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
7. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
8. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
9. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
10. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
12. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
13. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
14. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
15. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
16. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
17. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
18. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
19. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
20. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
21. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
22. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
23. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
24. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
25. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
26. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
27. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
28. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
29. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
30. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
31. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
32. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
33. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
34. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
35. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
36. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
37. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
38. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
39. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
40. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
41. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
42. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
43. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
44. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
45. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
46. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
47. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
48. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
49. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
50. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
51. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
52. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
53. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
54. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
55. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
56. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
57. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
58. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
59. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
60. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
61. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
62. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
63. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
64. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
65. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
66. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
67. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
68. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
69. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
70. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
71. The Who - Tommy (1969)
72. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
73. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
74. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
75. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
76. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
77. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
78. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
79. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
80. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
81. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
82. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
83. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
84. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
85. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
86. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
87. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
88. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
89. Beck - Odelay (1996)
90. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
91. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
92. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
93. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
94. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
95. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
96. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
97. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
98. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
99. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
100. Adele - 21 (2011)


Pre-1970

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
3. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
4. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
5. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
6. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
8. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
9. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
10. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
11. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
12. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
13. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
14. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
15. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
16. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
17. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
18. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
19. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
20. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
21. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
22. The Who - Tommy (1969)
23. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
24. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
25. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
26. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
27. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
28. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
29. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
30. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962)
31. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (1969)
32. The Doors - Strange Days (1967)
33. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
34. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
35. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)
36. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (1968)
37. Love - Forever Changes (1967)
38. Bob Dylan - The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964)
39. Santana - Santana (1969)
40. The Kinks - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968)
41. The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out! (1966)
42. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
43. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night [UK] (1964)
44. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends (1968)
45. The Beatles - Help! [UK] (1965)
46. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis (1969)
47 (tie). Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills (1968)
47 (tie). Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)
49. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys (1969)
50. The Doors - Waiting For The Sun (1968)
51. The Stooges - The Stooges (1969)
52. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (1969)
53. Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965)
54. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (1958)
55. The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace Of Sin (1969)
56. Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966)
57. Etta James - At Last! (1961)
58. Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968)
59. Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)
60. Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
61. Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959)
62. Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)
63. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967)
64. The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967)
65. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
66. The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963)
67. The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965)
68. Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)
69. The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)
70. Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)
71. Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)
72. Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)
73. Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)
74. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
75. The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)
76. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)
77. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)
78. Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)
79. Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)
80. Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)
81. The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
82. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967)
83. Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969)
84. Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962)
85. The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963)
86. The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)
87. The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966)
88. John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)
89. Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)
90. The Band - The Band (1969)
91. Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967)
92. The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)
93. Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)
94. Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)
95. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966)
96. The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964)
97. Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)
98. Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959)
99. Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)
100. Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)
101. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)


1970s

1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
2. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
3. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
4. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
5. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
6. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
7. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
8. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
9. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
10. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
11. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
12. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
13. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
14. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
15. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
16. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
17. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
18. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
19. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
20. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
21. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
22. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
23. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
24. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
25. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
26. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
27. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
28. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
29. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
30. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
31. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
32. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
33. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
34. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
35. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
36. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
37. Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
38. Boston - Boston (1976)
39. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
40. Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
41. Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
42. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
43. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
44. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
45. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
46. Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
47. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
48. The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)
49. AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
50. John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
51. The Cars - The Cars (1978)
52. Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
53. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
54. The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
55. Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
56. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
57. Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
58. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
59. Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
60. Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
61. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
62. The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
63. Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)
64. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
65. Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)
66. Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977)
67. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
68. Santana - Abraxas (1970)
69. New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
70. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
71. Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
72. Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)
73. Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
74. The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
75. The Eagles - Eagles (1972)
76. The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)
77. Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)
78. Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
79. Rush - 2112 (1976)
80. Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
81. Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
82. Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970)
83. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)
84. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
85. Yes - The Yes Album (1971)
86. Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)
87. Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)
88. Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)
89. The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972)
90. The Cars - Candy-O (1979)
91. The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
92. Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)
93. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)
94. Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)
95. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)
96. Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)
97. Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)
98. Yes - Fragile (1971)
99. David Bowie - Low (1977)
100. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)


1980s

1. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
2. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
3. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
4. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
5. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
6. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
7. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
8. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
9. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
10. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
11. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
12. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
13. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
14. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
15. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
16. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
17. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)
18. R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)
19. Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
20. The Police - Synchronicity (1983)
21. The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)
22. Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
23. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
24. David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983)
25. Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
26. Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
27. Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
28. Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)
29. Van Halen - 1984 (1984)
30. The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)
31. Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
32. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
33. Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)
34. The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)
35. Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
36. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
37. Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
38. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)
39. The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
40. Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)
41. Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
42. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)
43. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
44. Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)
45. U2 - War (1983)
46. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
47. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)
48. Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
49. Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)
50. Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)
51. X - Los Angeles (1980)
52. Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
53. The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)
54. Foreigner - 4 (1981)
55. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
56. The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984)


1990s

1. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
2. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
3. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
4. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
5. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
6. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
7. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
8. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
10. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
11. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
12. Beck - Odelay (1996)
13. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
14. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
15. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
16. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)


2000-2015

1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
3. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
4. Adele - 21 (2011)


Nominations for Round 3 of the 1980s Group Rankings are now open.

Each voter (including new voters to the project, who are welcome to join at any time) can nominate as many as 50 qualified albums (a minimum of 35 nominations is required for this round for your ballot to be counted) that haven't been ranked yet (listed below). Voters must have at least 20 current nominations (or explain that they didn't think any other albums were worthy of nomination) for their nominations to be counted.

This will be the last round of replacement nominations for this group. The final round will be an open vote including all remaining, eligible albums.


Here are the maximum number of replacement nominations available this round for each voter that has previously nominated albums for this group:

Darren - 12
AlexVoltaire - 18
DarinRG - 11
Gassman - 10
Jennifer - 11

joker - 32 (You currently have 18 nominations. The minimum required is 20, so you'll need to either add a minimum of two (or let us know that you don't think any other albums deserve to be nominated) or your current nominations won't be counted towards this round's total)

jtrichey - 15
Mike - 13
Nick - 11
Tom H. - 10

If you'd like additional replacement nominations, you'll need to specify which previously nominated album you would like to un-nominate.


Here is the list of qualified albums that haven't been ranked yet:

Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)
Bauhaus - In The Flat Field (1980)
Bauhaus - Mask (1981)
Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)
Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)
Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels (1983)
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)
Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)
Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
Einstürzende Neubauten - Zeichnungen des Patienten O.T. (1983)
Eric B. and Rakim - Follow the Leader (1988)
Eurythmics - Touch (1984)
Faith No More - The Real Thing (1989)
Fugazi - Fugazi (1988)
Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)
George Michael - Faith (1987)
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message (1982)
Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
INXS - Kick (1987)
Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking (1988)
Janet Jackson - Control (1986)
John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982)
John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
Joy Division - Closer (1980)
Kate Bush - The Dreaming (1982)
Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)
Living Colour - Vivid (1988)
LL Cool J - Radio (1985)
Los Lobos - How Will the Wolf Survive? (1984)
Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989)
Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)
Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (1986)
Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)
Minor Threat - Minor Threat (1981)
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime (1984)
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
Nirvana - Bleach (1989)
Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980)
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)
Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush The Show (1987)
Queen Latifah - All Hail the Queen (1989)
Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
R.E.M. - Green (1988)
REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980)
Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)
Run-D.M.C. - Run-D.M.C. (1984)
Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986)
Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life (1986)
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
The B-52's - Cosmic Thing (1989)
The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987)
The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace (1985)
The Go-Go's - Beauty And The Beat (1982)
The Human League - Dare (1981)
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)
The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
The Replacements - Tim (1985)
The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (1989)
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)
Yes - 90125 (1983)
ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)


There will be 3 days of replacement nominations. After the conclusion of replacement nominations, the approx. 25 albums with the most nominations will advance to this round's initial rankings to be qualified for final rankings. This round will rank 15 albums unless there is a tie at the end of the final rankings, in which case more than 15 albums could be ranked this round.


Replacement nominations will end at 10 PM Central on Monday the 22nd.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 08/20/2016 @ 02:30am


Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)
Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels (1983)
Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)
Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
Eurythmics - Touch (1984)
Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
The B-52's - Cosmic Thing (1989)
The Replacements - Tim (1985)
The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (1989)

Posted by joker on Saturday, 08/20/2016 @ 05:11am


My Top 12 1980s Album Priorities for Your Consideration:

Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)
Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)
REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980)
INXS - Kick (1987)
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)
Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (1989)
The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
Yes - 90125 (1983)
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)

Posted by Jennifer on Saturday, 08/20/2016 @ 13:18pm


Replacement Nominations

Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)
Bauhaus - Mask (1981)
Janet Jackson - Control (1986)
John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982)
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime (1984)
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)
The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)

Posted by Tom H. on Saturday, 08/20/2016 @ 16:27pm


Bauhaus - Mask (1981)
Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)
Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)
Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980)
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)
The B-52's - Cosmic Thing (1989)
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)

Posted by Mike on Sunday, 08/21/2016 @ 20:30pm


My Replacement Nominations:

Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)
Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)
Eurythmics - Touch (1984)
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message (1982)
Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking (1988)
Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (1986)
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime (1984)
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)
The B-52's - Cosmic Thing (1989)
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987)
The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)


For Your Consideration:

Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
The Replacements - Tim (1985)
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
George Michael - Faith (1987)
ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)
Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)
Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)
Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)
Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)
Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
R.E.M. - Green (1988)
The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989)

Posted by Darren on Monday, 08/22/2016 @ 01:12am


Just a few for me:

John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)
R.E.M. - Green (1988)
REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980)
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Monday, 08/22/2016 @ 13:59pm


Round 4 Nominations for the 1980s Group are now closed.

The following 33 albums received at least 6 nominations and will be included in the Initial Rankings:

Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)
Bauhaus - Mask (1981)
Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
Eurythmics - Touch (1984)
Fugazi - Fugazi (1988)
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message (1982)
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
INXS - Kick (1987)
John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982)
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
Minor Threat - Minor Threat (1981)
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)
Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
R.E.M. - Green (1988)
Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
The B-52's - Cosmic Thing (1989)
The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987)
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)
The Replacements - Tim (1985)
The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)


Any voter that would like to is eligible to vote in the Initial Rankings. To vote, rank 15 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 15 points, the second-highest 14 points and so on.

The 14 albums that receive the most points (with more than 14 in the event of a tie for 14th) will be qualified for the final rankings vote for the 1980s group, to be ranked between #57 and #70 in the final rankings

There will be three days of initial ranking votes.

Rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Thursday the 25th.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 08/22/2016 @ 23:39pm


Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983) - 15
Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988) - 14
The Replacements - Tim (1985) - 13
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984) - 12
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983) - 11
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985) - 10
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989) - 9
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985) - 8
Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989) - 7
Black Flag - Damaged (1981) - 6
R.E.M. - Green (1988) - 5
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983) - 4
Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987) - 3
The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981) - 2
Minor Threat - Minor Threat (1981) - 1

Posted by Darren on Monday, 08/22/2016 @ 23:44pm


The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)- 15
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)- 14
Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)- 13
The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)- 12
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message (1982)- 11
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)- 10
Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)- 9
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)- 8
Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)- 7
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)- 6
Eurythmics - Touch (1984)- 5
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)- 4
The B-52's - Cosmic Thing (1989)- 3
Bauhaus - Mask (1981)- 2
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Tuesday, 08/23/2016 @ 08:45am


1. The Rolling Stones- Tattoo You (1981) (15 pts)
2. The Replacements- Tim (1985)
3. Pixies- Surfer Rosa (1988)
4. Black Flag- Damaged (1981)
5. Talking Heads- Stop Making Sense (1984)
6. Phil Collins- No Jacket Required (1985)
7. INXS- Kick (1987)
8. Eurythmics- Touch (1983)
9. The B-52's- Cosmic Thing (1989)
10. New Order- Power, Corruption, and Lies (1983)
11. John Mellencamp- Scarecrow (1985)
12. Husker Du- New Day Rising (1985)
13. Cyndi Lauper- She's So Unusual (1983)
14. The Jesus and Mary Chain- Psychocandy (1985)
15. Bad Brains- Bad Brains (1982) (1 pt)

Posted by Donnie on Tuesday, 08/23/2016 @ 09:37am


Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)-15
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)-14
The Replacements - Tim (1985)-13
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)-12
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)-11
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)-10
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)-9
Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)-8
Eurythmics - Touch (1984)-7
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)-6
Fugazi - Fugazi (1988)-5
Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)-4
R.E.M. - Green (1988)-3
The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)-2
Bauhaus - Mask (1981)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 08/24/2016 @ 11:31am


R.E.M. - Green (1988) 15
Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982) 14
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987) 13
Black Flag- Damaged (1981) 12
The Rolling Stones- Tattoo You (1981) 11
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985) 10
The Clash - Sandinista! (1980) 9
INXS- Kick (1987) 8
Minor Threat - Minor Threat (1981) 7
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985) 6
John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982) 5
Fugazi - Fugazi (1988) 4
Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988) 3
The Replacements - Tim (1985) 2
Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987) 1

Posted by Mike on Wednesday, 08/24/2016 @ 12:51pm


This ballot is a little more Alt saturated than what I've been trying to do in previous rounds where I've bumped quite a few personal favorites in favor of landmark albums from genres that I'm less a fan of, but this round there's really no way around it. A vast majority of the most important albums on the list this round fall into the punk/post-punk/new wave category.


Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)15
Bauhaus - Mask (1981)14
The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)13
Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)12
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)11
Black Flag - Damaged (1981)10
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)9
The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)8
Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)7
Eurythmics - Touch (1984)6
The Replacements - Tim (1985)5
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987)4
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)3
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)2
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)1

Posted by DarinRG on Wednesday, 08/24/2016 @ 20:05pm


Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985) - 15
Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989) - 14
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983) - 13
Roxy Music - Avalon (1981) - 12
The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981) - 11
The Clash - Sandinista! (1980) - 10
The Replacements - Tim (1985) - 9
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985) - 8
The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988) - 7
Minor Threat - Minor Threat (1981) - 6
INXS - Kick (1987) - 5
John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982) - 4
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985) - 3
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983) - 2
Eurythmics - Touch (1984) - 1

Posted by Nick on Thursday, 08/25/2016 @ 00:02am


1. R.E.M. - Green (1988) 15 pts
2. INXS - Kick (1987)
3. The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)
4. Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
5. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
6. Bauhaus - Mask (1981)
7. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message (1982)
8. Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)
9. Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
10. New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
11. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
12. John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982)
13. Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
14. The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987)
15. Black Flag - Damaged (1981)

Posted by jtrichey on Thursday, 08/25/2016 @ 01:08am


Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985) 15
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983) 14
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985) 13
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985) 12
INXS - Kick (1987) 11
Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989) 10
The B-52's - Cosmic Thing (1989) 9
The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980) 8
John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982) 7
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987) 6
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983) 5
The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981) 4
Eurythmics - Touch (1984) 3
Bauhaus - Mask (1981) 2
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984) 1

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 08/25/2016 @ 21:20pm


Initial Ranking voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

The Replacements - Tim (1985) - 56
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983) - 55
INXS - Kick (1987) - 47
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983) - 45
Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989) - 44
Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988) - 43
The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981) - 43
Roxy Music - Avalon (1981) - 42
Black Flag - Damaged (1981) - 41
The Clash - Sandinista! (1980) - 39
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985) - 38
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985) - 38
R.E.M. - Green (1988) - 38
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985) - 38
___________________________

New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983) - 37
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984) - 37
The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988) - 37
Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982) - 35
Eurythmics - Touch (1984) - 30
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985) - 30
Bauhaus - Mask (1981) - 29
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985) - 29
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989) - 27
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983) - 26
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987) - 25
The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980) - 21
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message (1982) - 20
John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982) - 20
The B-52's - Cosmic Thing (1989) - 19
Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987) - 18
Minor Threat - Minor Threat (1981) - 14
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985) - 10
Fugazi - Fugazi (1988) - 9


Voting is now open for the final rankings.

The following 14 albums have been qualified to be ranked between #57 and #70 in the 1980s rankings:

Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
INXS - Kick (1987)
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)
Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
R.E.M. - Green (1988)
Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)
The Replacements - Tim (1985)
The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)


To participate in the final rankings, rank all 14 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 14 points, the second-highest 13 and so on.

In the event of a tie, the first tiebreaker is the album's score in this round's initial ranking. The second tiebreaker is determined by giving one point to each album for being the highest-ranked album on each individual's final ranking this round. The third tiebreaker is the same as the second tiebreaker, except for using the initial rankings. If the tie still isn't resolved, there will be a head-to-head tiebreaker vote after the conclusion of all rankings in the project.

There will be two days of final rankings.

Final rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Saturday the 27th.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 08/25/2016 @ 23:16pm


Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988) - 14
The Replacements - Tim (1985) - 13
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983) - 12
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985) - 11
Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989) - 10
Black Flag - Damaged (1981) - 9
R.E.M. - Green (1988) - 8
The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981) - 7
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983) - 6
INXS - Kick (1987) - 5
The Clash - Sandinista! (1980) - 4
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985) - 3
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985) - 2
Roxy Music - Avalon (1981) - 1

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 08/25/2016 @ 23:18pm


Black Flag - Damaged (1981)14
Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)13
The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)12
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)11
The Replacements - Tim (1985)10
R.E.M. - Green (1988)9
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)8
INXS - Kick (1987)7
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)6
Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)5
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)4
Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)3
The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)2
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)1

Posted by DarinRG on Friday, 08/26/2016 @ 00:05am


1. R.E.M. - Green (1988) 14 pts
2. INXS - Kick (1987)
3. Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
4. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
5. Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)
6. Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
7. The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)
8. Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
9. John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
10. Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)
11. The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)
12. The Replacements - Tim (1985)
13. Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)
14. Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)

Posted by jtrichey on Friday, 08/26/2016 @ 22:13pm


Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)- 14
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)- 13
The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)- 12
The Replacements - Tim (1985)- 11
R.E.M. - Green (1988)- 10
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)- 9
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)- 8
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)- 7
Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)- 6
INXS - Kick (1987)- 5
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)- 4
The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)- 3
Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)- 2
Black Flag - Damaged (1981)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Friday, 08/26/2016 @ 23:23pm


Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)-14
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)-13
The Replacements - Tim (1985)-12
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)-11
Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)-10
R.E.M. - Green (1988)-9
Black Flag - Damaged (1981)-8
The Clash- Sandinista! (1980)-7
Phil Collins- No Jacket Required (1985)-6
Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)-5
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)-4
INXS - Kick (1987)-3
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)-2
The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Saturday, 08/27/2016 @ 06:15am


R.E.M. - Green (1988) 14
Black Flag - Damaged (1981) 13
The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981) 12
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985) 11
The Clash- Sandinista! (1980) 10
INXS - Kick (1987) 9
The Replacements - Tim (1985) 8
Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988) 7
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983) 6
Phil Collins- No Jacket Required (1985) 5
Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989) 4
Roxy Music - Avalon (1981) 3
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983) 2
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985) 1

Posted by Mike on Saturday, 08/27/2016 @ 09:40am


Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985) 14
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983) 13
INXS - Kick (1987) 12
Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989) 11
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985) 10
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985) 9
The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981) 8
Roxy Music - Avalon (1981) 7
The Clash - Sandinista! (1980) 6
Black Flag - Damaged (1981) 5
R.E.M. - Green (1988) 4
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983) 3
The Replacements - Tim (1985) 2
Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988) 1

Posted by Jennifer on Saturday, 08/27/2016 @ 18:54pm


Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983) - 14
Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989) - 13
R.E.M. - Green (1988) - 12
The Replacements - Tim (1985) - 11
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985) - 10
The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981) - 9
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985) - 8
Black Flag - Damaged (1981) - 7
Roxy Music - Avalon (1981) - 6
INXS - Kick (1987) - 5
Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988) - 4
The Clash - Sandinista! (1980) - 3
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983) - 2
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985) - 1

Posted by Nick on Saturday, 08/27/2016 @ 21:05pm


Since I missed the deadline last night, we'll end the final rankings for this round 10 PM Central tonight instead.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 08/28/2016 @ 20:43pm


The Replacements - Tim (1985) 14
Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988) 13
Black Flag - Damaged (1981) 12
Roxy Music - Avalon (1981) 11
The Clash - Sandinista! (1980) 10
INXS - Kick (1987) 9
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985) 8
The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981) 7
R.E.M. - Green (1988) 6
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983) 5
Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989) 4
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983) 3
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985) 2
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985) 1

Posted by Gass3268 on Sunday, 08/28/2016 @ 20:59pm


Final Rankings are now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

R.E.M. - Green (1988) - 86
The Replacements - Tim (1985) - 84
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983) - 80
Black Flag - Damaged (1981) - 78
The Clash - Sandinista! (1980) - 72
INXS - Kick (1987) - 68

Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988) - 67 (43 Points In Initial Rankings)
Roxy Music - Avalon (1981) - 67 (41 Points In Initial Rankings)

Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989) - 66
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983) - 65
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985) - 62
The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981) - 53
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985) - 51
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985) - 46


Here are the updated rankings for each group:

Top 100 Overall

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
3. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
4. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
5. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
6. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
7. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
8. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
9. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
10. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
12. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
13. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
14. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
15. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
16. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
17. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
18. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
19. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
20. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
21. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
22. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
23. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
24. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
25. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
26. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
27. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
28. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
29. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
30. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
31. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
32. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
33. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
34. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
35. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
36. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
37. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
38. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
39. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
40. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
41. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
42. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
43. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
44. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
45. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
46. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
47. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
48. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
49. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
50. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
51. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
52. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
53. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
54. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
55. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
56. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
57. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
58. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
59. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
60. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
61. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
62. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
63. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
64. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
65. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
66. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
67. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
68. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
69. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
70. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
71. The Who - Tommy (1969)
72. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
73. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
74. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
75. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
76. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
77. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
78. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
79. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
80. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
81. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
82. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
83. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
84. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
85. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
86. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
87. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
88. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
89. Beck - Odelay (1996)
90. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
91. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
92. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
93. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
94. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
95. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
96. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
97. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
98. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
99. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
100. Adele - 21 (2011)


Pre-1970

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
3. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
4. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
5. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
6. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
8. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
9. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
10. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
11. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
12. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
13. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
14. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
15. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
16. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
17. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
18. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
19. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
20. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
21. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
22. The Who - Tommy (1969)
23. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
24. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
25. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
26. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
27. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
28. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
29. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
30. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962)
31. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (1969)
32. The Doors - Strange Days (1967)
33. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
34. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
35. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)
36. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (1968)
37. Love - Forever Changes (1967)
38. Bob Dylan - The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964)
39. Santana - Santana (1969)
40. The Kinks - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968)
41. The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out! (1966)
42. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
43. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night [UK] (1964)
44. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends (1968)
45. The Beatles - Help! [UK] (1965)
46. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis (1969)
47 (tie). Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills (1968)
47 (tie). Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)
49. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys (1969)
50. The Doors - Waiting For The Sun (1968)
51. The Stooges - The Stooges (1969)
52. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (1969)
53. Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965)
54. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (1958)
55. The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace Of Sin (1969)
56. Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966)
57. Etta James - At Last! (1961)
58. Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968)
59. Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)
60. Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
61. Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959)
62. Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)
63. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967)
64. The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967)
65. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
66. The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963)
67. The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965)
68. Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)
69. The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)
70. Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)
71. Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)
72. Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)
73. Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)
74. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
75. The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)
76. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)
77. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)
78. Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)
79. Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)
80. Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)
81. The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
82. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967)
83. Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969)
84. Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962)
85. The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963)
86. The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)
87. The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966)
88. John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)
89. Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)
90. The Band - The Band (1969)
91. Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967)
92. The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)
93. Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)
94. Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)
95. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966)
96. The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964)
97. Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)
98. Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959)
99. Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)
100. Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)
101. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)


1970s

1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
2. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
3. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
4. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
5. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
6. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
7. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
8. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
9. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
10. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
11. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
12. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
13. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
14. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
15. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
16. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
17. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
18. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
19. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
20. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
21. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
22. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
23. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
24. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
25. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
26. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
27. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
28. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
29. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
30. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
31. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
32. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
33. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
34. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
35. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
36. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
37. Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
38. Boston - Boston (1976)
39. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
40. Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
41. Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
42. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
43. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
44. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
45. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
46. Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
47. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
48. The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)
49. AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
50. John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
51. The Cars - The Cars (1978)
52. Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
53. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
54. The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
55. Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
56. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
57. Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
58. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
59. Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
60. Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
61. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
62. The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
63. Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)
64. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
65. Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)
66. Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977)
67. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
68. Santana - Abraxas (1970)
69. New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
70. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
71. Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
72. Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)
73. Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
74. The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
75. The Eagles - Eagles (1972)
76. The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)
77. Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)
78. Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
79. Rush - 2112 (1976)
80. Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
81. Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
82. Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970)
83. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)
84. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
85. Yes - The Yes Album (1971)
86. Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)
87. Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)
88. Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)
89. The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972)
90. The Cars - Candy-O (1979)
91. The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
92. Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)
93. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)
94. Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)
95. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)
96. Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)
97. Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)
98. Yes - Fragile (1971)
99. David Bowie - Low (1977)
100. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)


1980s

1. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
2. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
3. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
4. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
5. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
6. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
7. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
8. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
9. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
10. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
11. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
12. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
13. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
14. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
15. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
16. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
17. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)
18. R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)
19. Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
20. The Police - Synchronicity (1983)
21. The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)
22. Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
23. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
24. David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983)
25. Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
26. Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
27. Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
28. Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)
29. Van Halen - 1984 (1984)
30. The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)
31. Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
32. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
33. Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)
34. The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)
35. Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
36. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
37. Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
38. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)
39. The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
40. Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)
41. Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
42. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)
43. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
44. Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)
45. U2 - War (1983)
46. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
47. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)
48. Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
49. Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)
50. Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)
51. X - Los Angeles (1980)
52. Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
53. The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)
54. Foreigner - 4 (1981)
55. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
56. The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984)
57. R.E.M. - Green (1988)
58. The Replacements - Tim (1985)
59. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
60. Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
61. The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)
62. INXS - Kick (1987)
63. Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
64. Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)
65. Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)
66. Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
67. John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
68. The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)
69. Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)
70. Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)


1990s

1. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
2. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
3. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
4. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
5. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
6. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
7. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
8. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
10. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
11. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
12. Beck - Odelay (1996)
13. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
14. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
15. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
16. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)


2000-2015

1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
3. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
4. Adele - 21 (2011)


Nominations for Round 4 of the 1980s Group Rankings are now open.

Each voter (including new voters to the project, who are welcome to join at any time) can nominate as many as 50 qualified albums (a minimum of 35 nominations is required for this round for your ballot to be counted) that haven't been ranked yet (listed below). Voters must have at least 20 current nominations (or explain that they didn't think any other albums were worthy of nomination) for their nominations to be counted.

This will be the last round of replacement nominations for this group. The final round will be an open vote including all remaining, eligible albums.


Here are the maximum number of replacement nominations available this round for each voter that has previously nominated albums for this group:

Darren - 13
AlexVoltaire - 22
DarinRG - 18
Gassman - 18
Jennifer - 22
joker - 29
jtrichey - 23
Mike - 16
Nick - 24
Tom H. - 11

If you'd like additional replacement nominations, you'll need to specify which previously nominated album you would like to un-nominate.


Here is the list of qualified albums that haven't been ranked yet:

Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)
Bauhaus - In The Flat Field (1980)
Bauhaus - Mask (1981)
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)
Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels (1983)
Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)
Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)
Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
Einstürzende Neubauten - Zeichnungen des Patienten O.T. (1983)
Eric B. and Rakim - Follow the Leader (1988)
Eurythmics - Touch (1984)
Faith No More - The Real Thing (1989)
Fugazi - Fugazi (1988)
Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)
George Michael - Faith (1987)
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message (1982)
Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking (1988)
Janet Jackson - Control (1986)
John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982)
John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)
Joy Division - Closer (1980)
Kate Bush - The Dreaming (1982)
Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)
Living Colour - Vivid (1988)
LL Cool J - Radio (1985)
Los Lobos - How Will the Wolf Survive? (1984)
Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989)
Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)
Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (1986)
Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)
Minor Threat - Minor Threat (1981)
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime (1984)
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
Nirvana - Bleach (1989)
Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980)
Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush The Show (1987)
Queen Latifah - All Hail the Queen (1989)
Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980)
Run-D.M.C. - Run-D.M.C. (1984)
Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986)
Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life (1986)
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
The B-52's - Cosmic Thing (1989)
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987)
The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace (1985)
The Go-Go's - Beauty And The Beat (1982)
The Human League - Dare (1981)
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)
The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (1989)
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
Yes - 90125 (1983)
ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)


There will be 3 days of replacement nominations. After the conclusion of replacement nominations, the approx. 25 albums with the most nominations will advance to this round's initial rankings to be qualified for final rankings. This round will rank 15 albums unless there is a tie at the end of the final rankings, in which case more than 15 albums could be ranked this round.


Replacement nominations will end at 10 PM Central on Wednesday the 31st.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 08/28/2016 @ 23:17pm


My replacement nominations:

Bauhaus - In The Flat Field (1980)
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)
Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982)
Joy Division - Closer (1980)
Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)
Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980)
Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980)
Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life (1986)
The Go-Go's - Beauty And The Beat (1982)
The Human League - Dare (1981)
Yes - 90125 (1983)


For Your Consideration:

Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
George Michael - Faith (1987)
ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)
Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)
Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)
Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)
The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989)
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)
Janet Jackson - Control (1986)
Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986)
Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
Nirvana - Bleach (1989)
Faith No More - The Real Thing (1989)

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 08/28/2016 @ 23:20pm


I am going to respectfully take a bye week on nominations this time around.

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Monday, 08/29/2016 @ 00:10am


Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels (1983)
John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)
Los Lobos - How Will the Wolf Survive? (1984)
Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush The Show (1987)
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace (1985)
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (1989)

Posted by Mike on Monday, 08/29/2016 @ 19:51pm


few replacements:

Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels (1983)
Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)
John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)
Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)
The Go-Go's - Beauty And The Beat (1982)

Posted by jtrichey on Tuesday, 08/30/2016 @ 00:20am


My Top 12 1980s Album Priorities for Your Consideration:

Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)
REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980)
John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (1989)
The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
Yes - 90125 (1983)
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
George Michael - Faith (1987)
Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980)
The B-52's - Cosmic Thing (1989)
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)

Posted by Jennifer on Tuesday, 08/30/2016 @ 15:00pm


Our biggest 80s mistake so far is an album that I'm not even a fan of. Omitting Like a Virgin from the overall top 100 was on par with omitting Thriller, Born in the USA or Purple Rain, especially considering that we included Jagged Little Pill and, very generously, 21. For such a culturally dominant game changer of an album to have not even surfaced in the 80s rankings yet is a really bad look.

Replacements:

Faith No More - The Real Thing (1989)
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking (1988)
Janet Jackson - Control (1986)
Kate Bush - The Dreaming (1982)
Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)
Living Colour - Vivid (1988)
Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (1986)
Queen Latifah - All Hail the Queen (1989)
Run-D.M.C. - Run-D.M.C. (1984)
The Human League - Dare (1981)
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)

Posted by DarinRG on Tuesday, 08/30/2016 @ 18:15pm


While I am a little surprised Like a Virgin hasn't reared it's head yet, I don't think it is a game changer type album. Artist, yes, game changer. Song, yes, game changer. Album, IMO, not really. There is no comparison even close with Thriller or Purple Rain. I believe Jagged Little Pill is correctly ahead of Like a Virgin. 21? Yes, there's an argument there.

Posted by jtrichey on Tuesday, 08/30/2016 @ 23:20pm


Replacement Nominations

Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
Faith No More - The Real Thing (1989)
Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life (1986)
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
The B-52's - Cosmic Thing (1989)
The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace (1985)
The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 08/31/2016 @ 06:35am


Replacement Nominations

Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
Faith No More - The Real Thing (1989)
Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life (1986)
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
The B-52's - Cosmic Thing (1989)
The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace (1985)
The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 08/31/2016 @ 06:35am


Replacement Nominations

Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
Faith No More - The Real Thing (1989)
Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life (1986)
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
The B-52's - Cosmic Thing (1989)
The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace (1985)
The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 08/31/2016 @ 06:35am


Only meant to post that once. Sorry about that

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 08/31/2016 @ 06:37am


Apologies for the delay.


Round 5 Nominations for the 1980s Group are now closed.

The following 35 albums received at least 6 nominations and will be included in the Initial Rankings:

Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)
Bauhaus - Mask (1981)
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)
Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels (1983)
Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)
Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
Eurythmics - Touch (1984)
Fugazi - Fugazi (1988)
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message (1982)
Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking (1988)
Janet Jackson - Control (1986)
John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982)
John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)
Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)
Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)
Minor Threat - Minor Threat (1981)
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980)
Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life (1986)
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
The B-52's - Cosmic Thing (1989)
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987)
The Human League - Dare (1981)
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)
The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (1989)
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
Yes - 90125 (1983)
ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)


Any voter that would like to is eligible to vote in the Initial Rankings. To vote, rank 15 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 15 points, the second-highest 14 points and so on.

The 15 albums that receive the most points (with more than 15 in the event of a tie for 14th) will be qualified for the final rankings vote for the 1980s group, to be ranked between #71 and #85 in the final rankings

There will be three days of initial ranking votes.

Rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Sunday the 4th.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 09/1/2016 @ 19:08pm


Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983) - 15
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984) - 14
ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983) - 13
Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984) - 12
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989) - 11
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985) - 10
John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980) - 9
Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980) - 8
The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980) - 7
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983) - 6
Janet Jackson - Control (1986) - 5
Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987) - 4
Minor Threat - Minor Threat (1981) - 3
Fugazi - Fugazi (1988) - 2
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985) - 1

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 09/1/2016 @ 19:24pm


1. The Human League - Dare (1981) 15 pts
2. Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
3. Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
4. The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
5. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message (1982)
6. The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)
7. Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
8. John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982)
9. New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
10. The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987)
11. Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life (1986)
12. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
13. Bauhaus - Mask (1981)
14. The B-52's - Cosmic Thing (1989)
15. Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)

Posted by jtrichey on Thursday, 09/1/2016 @ 23:08pm


Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982) 15
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986) 14
ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983) 13
Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking (1988) 12
Yes - 90125 (1983) 11
Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980) 10
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989) 9
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987) 8
Minor Threat - Minor Threat (1981) 7
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985) 6
John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982) 5
Fugazi - Fugazi (1988) 4
Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987) 3
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983) 2
Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981) 1

Posted by Mike on Friday, 09/2/2016 @ 12:00pm


The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980) - 15
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985) - 14
Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984) - 13
Janet Jackson - Control (1986) - 12
Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life (1986) - 11
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986) - 10
Yes - 90125 (1983) - 9
The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988) - 8
Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981) - 7
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983) - 6
ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983) - 5
Minor Threat - Minor Threat (1981) - 4
John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982) -3
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985) - 2
The B-52's - Cosmic Thing (1989) - 1

Posted by Nick on Friday, 09/2/2016 @ 12:05pm


Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)15
Bauhaus - Mask (1981)14
The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)13
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)12
Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)11
Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)10
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)9
Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)8
Eurythmics - Touch (1984)7
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)6
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987)5
Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels (1983)4
Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)3
Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980)2
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)1

Posted by DarinRG on Friday, 09/2/2016 @ 15:14pm


The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)- 15
Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)- 14
Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)- 13
John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)- 12
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)- 11
Eurythmics - Touch (1984)- 10
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)- 9
Janet Jackson - Control (1986)- 8
Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)- 7
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (1989)- 6
John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982)- 5
Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)- 4
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)- 3
Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)- 2
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message (1982)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Friday, 09/2/2016 @ 21:14pm


Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985) - 15
The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988) - 14
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985) - 13
Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987) - 12
Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982) - 11
ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983) - 10
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983) - 9
Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981) - 8
Eurythmics - Touch (1984) - 7
John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980) - 6
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986) - 5
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989) - 4
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983) - 3
Bauhaus - Mask (1981) - 2
Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981) - 1

Posted by joker on Friday, 09/2/2016 @ 23:26pm


Talking Heads- Stop Making Sense (1984)-15
Yes-90125 (1983)-14
Husker Du- New Day Rising (1985)-13
Kraftwerk- Computer World (1981)-12
The Stone Roses- The Stone Roses (1989)-11
Peter Gabriel- Gabriel (III)(Melt) (1980)-10
John Lennon & Yoko Ono- Double Fantasy (1980)-9
New Order- Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)-8
The Pogues- If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)-7
Eurythmics- Touch (1984)-6
Cocteau Twins- Head Over Heels (1983)-5
The Jesus & Mary Chain- Psychocandy (1985)-4
Echo & the Bunnymen- Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)-3
Bad Brains- Bad Brains (1982)-2
Janet Jackson- Control (1986)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Sunday, 09/4/2016 @ 19:05pm


Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981) 15
John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980) 14
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (1989) 13
The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980) 12
Yes - 90125 (1983) 11
Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980) 10
The B-52's - Cosmic Thing (1989) 9
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986) 8
The Human League - Dare (1981) 7
Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life (1986) 6
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983) 5
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987) 4
John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982) 3
The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980) 2
Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984) 1

Tough to only pick 15 with so many great choices!

Posted by Jennifer on Sunday, 09/4/2016 @ 21:11pm


Initial Ranking voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988) - 57
Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984) - 51
John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980) - 50
Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987) - 48
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989) - 47
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986) - 46
The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980) - 46
Yes - 90125 (1983) - 45
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985) - 44
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984) - 44
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985) - 44
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983) - 43
Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982) - 42
ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983) - 41
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983) - 39
___________________________

Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981) - 38
Eurythmics - Touch (1984) - 30
Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981) - 27
Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980) - 26
Janet Jackson - Control (1986) - 26
John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982) - 24
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987) - 23
Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980) - 22
Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life (1986) - 22
The Human League - Dare (1981) - 22
Bauhaus - Mask (1981) - 19
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (1989) - 19
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985) - 18
Minor Threat - Minor Threat (1981) - 14
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message (1982) - 12
Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking (1988) - 12
The B-52's - Cosmic Thing (1989) - 12
The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980) - 12
Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels (1983) - 9
Fugazi - Fugazi (1988) - 6


Voting is now open for the final rankings.

The following 15 albums have been qualified to be ranked between #71 and #85 in the 1980s rankings:

Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)
Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)
Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
Yes - 90125 (1983)
ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)


To participate in the final rankings, rank all 15 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 15 points, the second-highest 14 and so on.

In the event of a tie, the first tiebreaker is the album's score in this round's initial ranking. The second tiebreaker is determined by giving one point to each album for being the highest-ranked album on each individual's final ranking this round. The third tiebreaker is the same as the second tiebreaker, except for using the initial rankings. If the tie still isn't resolved, there will be a head-to-head tiebreaker vote after the conclusion of all rankings in the project.

There will be two days of final rankings.

Final rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Tuesday the 6th.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 09/5/2016 @ 00:07am


Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983) - 15
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984) - 14
ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983) - 13
Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984) - 12
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989) - 11
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985) - 10
John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980) - 9
The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980) - 8
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983) - 7
Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987) - 6
Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982) - 5
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985) - 4
The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988) - 3
Yes - 90125 (1983) - 2
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986) - 1

Posted by Darren on Monday, 09/5/2016 @ 00:10am


1. Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984) 15 pts
2. Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
3. The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
4. New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
5. Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
6. John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)
7. Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)
8. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
9. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)
10. Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
11. Yes - 90125 (1983)
12. Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)
13. The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
14. ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)
15. Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)

Posted by jtrichey on Monday, 09/5/2016 @ 00:13am


The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980) - 15
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985) - 14
Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984) - 13
Yes - 90125 (1983) - 12
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986) - 11
ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983) - 10
The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988) - 9
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983) - 8
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983) - 7
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985) - 6
Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982) - 5
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984) - 4
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989) - 3
Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987) - 2
John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980) - 1

Not a single weak album this round and enjoy all these albums greatly.

Posted by Nick on Monday, 09/5/2016 @ 00:18am


1. The Pretenders- Pretenders (1980) (15 pts)
2. John Lennon and Yoko Ono- Double Fantasy (1980)
3. Madonna- Like a Virgin (1984)
4. Bon Jovi- Slippery When Wet (1986)
5. Talking Heads- Stop Making Sense (1984)
6. New Order- Power, Corruption, and Lies (1983)
7. ZZ Top- Eliminator (1983)
8. Bad Brains- Bad Brains (1982)
9. Husker Du- New Day Rising (1985)
10. The Stone Roses- Stone Roses (1989)
11. Tom Waits- Rain Dogs (1985)
12. Violent Femmes- Violent Femmes (1983)
13. Echo & the Bunnymen- Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
14. Yes- 90125 (1983)
15. The Pogues- If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988) (1 pt)

Posted by Donnie on Monday, 09/5/2016 @ 00:47am


Talking Heads- Stop Making Sense (1984)-15
Yes-90125 (1983)-14
Husker Du- New Day Rising (1985)-13
The Stone Roses- The Stone Roses (1989)-12
John Lennon & Yoko Ono- Double Fantasy (1980)-11
New Order- Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)-10
The Pogues- If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)-9
Echo & the Bunnymen- Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)-8
Bad Brains- Bad Brains (1982)-7
Madonna- Like A Virgin (1984)-6
The Pretenders- Pretenders (1980)-5
Violent Femmes- Violent Femmes (1983)-4
Tom Waits- Rain Dogs (1985)-3
ZZ Top- Eliminator (1983)-2
Bon Jovi- Slippery When Wet (1986)-1
Janet Jackson- Control (1986)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 09/5/2016 @ 10:48am


Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982) 15
Bon Jovi- Slippery When Wet (1986) 14
ZZ Top- Eliminator (1983) 13
Yes- 90125 (1983) 12
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989) 11
Husker Du- New Day Rising (1985) 10
Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987) 9
Violent Femmes- Violent Femmes (1983) 8
The Pretenders- Pretenders (1980) 7
New Order- Power, Corruption, and Lies (1983) 6
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984) 5
John Lennon and Yoko Ono- Double Fantasy (1980) 4
The Pogues- If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988) 3
Tom Waits- Rain Dogs (1985) 2
Madonna- Like a Virgin (1984) 1

Posted by Mike on Monday, 09/5/2016 @ 11:57am


The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)- 15
Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)- 14
Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)- 13
John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)- 12
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)- 11
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)- 10
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)- 9
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)- 8
Yes - 90125 (1983)- 7
The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)- 6
Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)- 5
ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)- 4
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)- 3
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)- 2
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Tuesday, 09/6/2016 @ 09:49am


Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985) 15
The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988) 14
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983) 13
Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982) 12
Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984) 11
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989) 10
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984) 9
Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)8
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985) 7
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983) 6
ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983) 5
The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980) 4
John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)3
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)2
Yes - 90125 (1983)1

Posted by DarinRG on Tuesday, 09/6/2016 @ 14:04pm


Disregard the Janet Jackson typo at the end of my rankings post from yesterday. Just call it wishful thinking

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 09/6/2016 @ 21:29pm


Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986) 15
Yes - 90125 (1983) 14
John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980) 13
The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980) 12
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983) 11
Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984) 10
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984) 9
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983) 8
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989) 7
Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987) 6
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985) 5
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985) 4
The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988) 3
ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983) 2
Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982) 1

Posted by Jennifer on Tuesday, 09/6/2016 @ 22:58pm


Final Rankings are now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984) - 90
Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984) - 89
The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980) - 85

John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980) - 77 (50 Points in Initial Rankings)
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989) - 77 (47 Points in Initial Rankings)
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983) - 77 (43 Points in Initial Rankings)

New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983) - 75

Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987) - 69 (48 Points in Initial Rankings)
Yes - 90125 (1983) - 69 (45 Points in Initial Rankings)

Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986) - 67 (46 Points in Initial Rankings)
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985) - 67 (44 Points in Initial Rankings)

Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982) - 62

The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988) - 60 (57 Points in Initial Rankings)
ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983) - 60 (41 Points in Initial Rankings)

Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985) - 56


Here are the updated rankings for each group:

Top 100 Overall

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
3. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
4. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
5. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
6. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
7. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
8. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
9. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
10. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
12. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
13. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
14. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
15. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
16. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
17. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
18. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
19. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
20. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
21. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
22. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
23. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
24. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
25. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
26. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
27. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
28. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
29. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
30. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
31. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
32. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
33. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
34. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
35. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
36. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
37. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
38. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
39. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
40. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
41. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
42. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
43. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
44. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
45. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
46. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
47. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
48. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
49. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
50. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
51. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
52. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
53. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
54. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
55. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
56. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
57. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
58. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
59. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
60. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
61. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
62. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
63. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
64. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
65. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
66. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
67. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
68. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
69. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
70. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
71. The Who - Tommy (1969)
72. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
73. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
74. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
75. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
76. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
77. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
78. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
79. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
80. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
81. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
82. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
83. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
84. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
85. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
86. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
87. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
88. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
89. Beck - Odelay (1996)
90. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
91. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
92. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
93. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
94. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
95. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
96. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
97. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
98. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
99. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
100. Adele - 21 (2011)


Pre-1970

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
3. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
4. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
5. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
6. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
8. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
9. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
10. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
11. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
12. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
13. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
14. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
15. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
16. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
17. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
18. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
19. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
20. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
21. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
22. The Who - Tommy (1969)
23. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
24. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
25. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
26. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
27. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
28. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
29. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
30. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962)
31. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (1969)
32. The Doors - Strange Days (1967)
33. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
34. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
35. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)
36. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (1968)
37. Love - Forever Changes (1967)
38. Bob Dylan - The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964)
39. Santana - Santana (1969)
40. The Kinks - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968)
41. The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out! (1966)
42. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
43. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night [UK] (1964)
44. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends (1968)
45. The Beatles - Help! [UK] (1965)
46. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis (1969)
47 (tie). Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills (1968)
47 (tie). Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)
49. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys (1969)
50. The Doors - Waiting For The Sun (1968)
51. The Stooges - The Stooges (1969)
52. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (1969)
53. Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965)
54. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (1958)
55. The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace Of Sin (1969)
56. Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966)
57. Etta James - At Last! (1961)
58. Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968)
59. Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)
60. Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
61. Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959)
62. Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)
63. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967)
64. The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967)
65. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
66. The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963)
67. The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965)
68. Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)
69. The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)
70. Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)
71. Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)
72. Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)
73. Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)
74. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
75. The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)
76. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)
77. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)
78. Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)
79. Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)
80. Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)
81. The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
82. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967)
83. Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969)
84. Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962)
85. The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963)
86. The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)
87. The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966)
88. John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)
89. Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)
90. The Band - The Band (1969)
91. Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967)
92. The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)
93. Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)
94. Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)
95. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966)
96. The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964)
97. Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)
98. Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959)
99. Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)
100. Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)
101. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)


1970s

1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
2. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
3. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
4. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
5. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
6. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
7. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
8. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
9. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
10. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
11. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
12. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
13. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
14. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
15. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
16. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
17. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
18. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
19. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
20. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
21. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
22. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
23. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
24. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
25. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
26. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
27. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
28. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
29. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
30. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
31. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
32. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
33. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
34. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
35. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
36. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
37. Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
38. Boston - Boston (1976)
39. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
40. Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
41. Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
42. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
43. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
44. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
45. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
46. Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
47. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
48. The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)
49. AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
50. John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
51. The Cars - The Cars (1978)
52. Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
53. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
54. The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
55. Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
56. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
57. Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
58. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
59. Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
60. Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
61. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
62. The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
63. Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)
64. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
65. Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)
66. Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977)
67. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
68. Santana - Abraxas (1970)
69. New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
70. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
71. Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
72. Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)
73. Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
74. The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
75. The Eagles - Eagles (1972)
76. The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)
77. Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)
78. Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
79. Rush - 2112 (1976)
80. Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
81. Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
82. Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970)
83. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)
84. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
85. Yes - The Yes Album (1971)
86. Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)
87. Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)
88. Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)
89. The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972)
90. The Cars - Candy-O (1979)
91. The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
92. Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)
93. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)
94. Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)
95. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)
96. Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)
97. Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)
98. Yes - Fragile (1971)
99. David Bowie - Low (1977)
100. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)


1980s

1. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
2. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
3. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
4. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
5. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
6. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
7. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
8. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
9. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
10. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
11. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
12. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
13. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
14. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
15. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
16. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
17. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)
18. R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)
19. Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
20. The Police - Synchronicity (1983)
21. The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)
22. Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
23. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
24. David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983)
25. Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
26. Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
27. Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
28. Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)
29. Van Halen - 1984 (1984)
30. The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)
31. Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
32. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
33. Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)
34. The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)
35. Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
36. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
37. Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
38. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)
39. The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
40. Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)
41. Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
42. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)
43. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
44. Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)
45. U2 - War (1983)
46. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
47. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)
48. Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
49. Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)
50. Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)
51. X - Los Angeles (1980)
52. Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
53. The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)
54. Foreigner - 4 (1981)
55. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
56. The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984)
57. R.E.M. - Green (1988)
58. The Replacements - Tim (1985)
59. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
60. Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
61. The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)
62. INXS - Kick (1987)
63. Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
64. Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)
65. Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)
66. Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
67. John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
68. The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)
69. Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)
70. Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)
71. Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
72. Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)
73. The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
74. John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)
75. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
76. Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
77. New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
78. Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
79. Yes - 90125 (1983)
80. Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)
81. Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
82. Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)
83. The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
84. ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)
85. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)


1990s

1. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
2. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
3. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
4. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
5. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
6. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
7. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
8. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
10. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
11. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
12. Beck - Odelay (1996)
13. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
14. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
15. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
16. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)


2000-2015

1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
3. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
4. Adele - 21 (2011)


This is the final round of rankings for the 1980s group. There won't be any replacement nominations this round. Instead, all remaining albums will be eligible for the final round of Initial rankings.


Here is the list of qualified albums that haven't been ranked yet:

Bauhaus - In The Flat Field (1980)
Bauhaus - Mask (1981)
Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels (1983)
Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)
Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)
Einstürzende Neubauten - Zeichnungen des Patienten O.T. (1983)
Eric B. and Rakim - Follow the Leader (1988)
Eurythmics - Touch (1984)
Faith No More - The Real Thing (1989)
Fugazi - Fugazi (1988)
Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)
George Michael - Faith (1987)
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message (1982)
Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking (1988)
Janet Jackson - Control (1986)
John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982)
Joy Division - Closer (1980)
Kate Bush - The Dreaming (1982)
Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)
Living Colour - Vivid (1988)
LL Cool J - Radio (1985)
Los Lobos - How Will the Wolf Survive? (1984)
Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989)
Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (1986)
Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)
Minor Threat - Minor Threat (1981)
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime (1984)
Nirvana - Bleach (1989)
Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980)
Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush The Show (1987)
Queen Latifah - All Hail the Queen (1989)
Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980)
Run-D.M.C. - Run-D.M.C. (1984)
Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986)
Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life (1986)
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
The B-52's - Cosmic Thing (1989)
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987)
The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace (1985)
The Go-Go's - Beauty And The Beat (1982)
The Human League - Dare (1981)
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (1989)


There are 46 albums involved in this initial ranking.

Any voter that would like to is eligible to vote in the Initial Rankings. To vote, rank 20 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked album gets 20 points, the second-highest 19 points and so on.

The 15 albums that receive the most points (with more than 15 in the event of a tie for 15th) will be qualified for the final rankings vote for the 1980s group, to be ranked between #86 and #100 in the final rankings

There will be three days of initial ranking votes.

Rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Friday the 9th.

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 09/7/2016 @ 01:59am


George Michael - Faith (1987) - 20
Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984) - 19
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985) - 18
Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980) - 17
Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989) - 16
Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986) - 15
Janet Jackson - Control (1986) - 14
Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986) - 13
Nirvana - Bleach (1989) - 12
Faith No More - The Real Thing (1989) - 11
Minor Threat - Minor Threat (1981) - 10
Fugazi - Fugazi (1988) - 9
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985) - 8
Eric B. and Rakim - Follow the Leader (1988) - 7
The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980) - 6
Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986) - 5
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987) - 4
Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (1986) - 3
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message (1982) - 2
Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking (1988) - 1

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 09/7/2016 @ 02:00am


1. Madonna- Like a Prayer (1989) (20 pts)
2. Janet Jackson- Control (1986) (19 pts)
3. Joy Division- Closer (1980) (18 pts)
4. Def Leppard- Pyromania (1983)(17 pts)
5. The Human League- Dare! (1981) (16 pts)
6. Nirvana- Bleach (1989) (15 pts)
7. Run-D.M.C.- Run-D.M.C. (1984) (14 pts)
8. Public Enemy- Yo! Bum Rush the Show (1987) (13 pts)
9. The B-52's- Cosmic Thing (1989) (12 pts)
10. Devo- Freedom of Choice (1980) (11 pts)
11. Slayer- Reign in Blood (1986) (10 pts)
12. Metallica- Right the Lightning (1984) (9 pts)
13. George Michael- Faith (1987) (8 pts)
14. Eurythmics- Touch (1983) (7 pts)
15. Jane's Addiction- Nothing's Shocking (1988) (6 pts)
16. Kraftwerk- Computer World (1981) (5 pts)
17. Genesis- Invisible Touch (1986) (4 pts)
18. Eric B. and Rakim- Follow the Leader (1988) (3 pts)
19. The Jesus & Mary Chain- Psychocandy (1985) (2 pts)
20. Fugazi- Fugazi (1988) (1 pt)

Posted by Donnie on Wednesday, 09/7/2016 @ 03:40am


Joy Division - Closer (1980)-20
Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)-19
Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980)-18
Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)-17
Queen Latifah - All Hail the Queen (1989)-16
Eurythmics - Touch (1984)-15
Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels (1983)-14
Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)-13
Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)-12
Einstürzende Neubauten - Zeichnungen des Patienten O.T. (1983)-11
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)-10
Kate Bush - The Dreaming (1982)-9
The Go-Go's - Beauty And The Beat (1982)-8
Fugazi - Fugazi (1988)-7
Living Colour - Vivid (1988)-6
Run-D.M.C. - Run-D.M.C. (1984)-5
The Human League - Dare (1981)-4
The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace (1985)-3
Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986)-2
George Michael - Faith (1987)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 09/7/2016 @ 15:19pm



1. REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980) 20 pts
2. John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982)
3. Faith No More - The Real Thing (1989)
4. Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
5. The Human League - Dare (1981)
6. Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)
7. Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
8. The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)
9. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message (1982)
10. The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987)
11. Bauhaus - Mask (1981)
12. Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life (1986)
13. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
14. LL Cool J - Radio (1985)
15. The B-52's - Cosmic Thing (1989)
16. Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking (1988)
17. Joy Division - Closer (1980)
18. Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
19. Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime (1984)
20. The Go-Go's - Beauty And The Beat (1982)

Posted by jtrichey on Thursday, 09/8/2016 @ 00:59am


I love the last round of garbage time fun.

Los Lobos - How Will the Wolf Survive? (1984)- 20
Eurythmics - Touch (1984)- 19
Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989)- 18
Janet Jackson - Control (1986)- 17
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (1989)- 16
Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)- 15
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message (1982)- 14
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)- 13
Eric B. and Rakim - Follow the Leader (1988)- 12
REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980)- 11
Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)- 10
LL Cool J - Radio (1985)- 9
Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (1986)- 8
Bauhaus - Mask (1981)- 7
The B-52's - Cosmic Thing (1989)- 6
Einstürzende Neubauten - Zeichnungen des Patienten O.T. (1983)- 5
John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982)- 4
Fugazi - Fugazi (1988)- 3
Kate Bush - The Dreaming (1982)- 2
Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life (1986)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Thursday, 09/8/2016 @ 02:55am


Joy Division - Closer (1980)20
Bauhaus - Mask (1981)19
Kate Bush - The Dreaming (1982)18
Eric B. and Rakim - Follow the Leader (1988)17
The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace (1985)16
Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980)15
Los Lobos - How Will the Wolf Survive? (1984)14
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)13
Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush The Show (1987)12
Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)11
Einstürzende Neubauten - Zeichnungen des Patienten O.T. (1983)10
Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986)9
Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels (1983)8
Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)7
Eurythmics - Touch (1984)6
George Michael - Faith (1987)5
Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)4
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (1989)3
Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime (1988)2
Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)1

Posted by DarinRG on Thursday, 09/8/2016 @ 04:13am


Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984) 20
Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (1986) 19
Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983) 18
Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986) 17
Nirvana - Bleach (1989) 16
Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime (1988) 15
Living Colour - Vivid (1988) 14
Faith No More - The Real Thing (1989) 13
Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking (1988) 12
Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980) 11
REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980) 10
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987) 9
Minor Threat - Minor Threat (1981) 8
John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982) 7
Fugazi - Fugazi (1988) 6
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime (1984) 5
Bauhaus - In The Flat Field (1980) 4
Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981) 3
Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986) 2
The Go-Go's - Beauty And The Beat (1982) 1

Posted by Mike on Thursday, 09/8/2016 @ 20:10pm


Darren,

I just got in the door and need 10 minutes to finish up my list.

Posted by Jennifer on Friday, 09/9/2016 @ 22:59pm


Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981) 20
Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986) 19
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (1989) 18
REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980) 17
Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980) 16
The B-52's - Cosmic Thing (1989) 15
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985) 14
George Michael - Faith (1987) 13
Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life (1986) 12
The Go-Go's - Beauty And The Beat (1982) 11
The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980) 10
Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime (1988) 9
Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels (1983) 8
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987) 7
John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982) 6
Kate Bush - The Dreaming (1982) 5
Bauhaus - Mask (1981) 4
Eurythmics - Touch (1984) 3
Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989) 2
The Human League - Dare (1981) 1

Posted by Jennifer on Friday, 09/9/2016 @ 23:17pm


Initial Ranking voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984) - 68
Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980) - 62
Joy Division - Closer (1980) - 62
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985) - 59
REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980) - 58
Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989) - 56
Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983) - 51
Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986) - 51
Eurythmics - Touch (1984) - 50
Janet Jackson - Control (1986) - 50
Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986) - 49
Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980) - 49
George Michael - Faith (1987) - 47
Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981) - 44
Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981) - 44
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985) - 44
___________________________

Nirvana - Bleach (1989) - 43
Faith No More - The Real Thing (1989) - 42
Bauhaus - Mask (1981) - 40
Eric B. and Rakim - Follow the Leader (1988) - 39
The B-52's - Cosmic Thing (1989) - 39
The Human League - Dare (1981) - 37
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (1989) - 37
John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982) - 36
Kate Bush - The Dreaming (1982) - 34
Los Lobos - How Will the Wolf Survive? (1984) - 34
Run-D.M.C. - Run-D.M.C. (1984) - 34
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987) - 31
Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels (1983) - 30
Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (1986) - 30
Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime (1988) - 29
The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980) - 29
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message (1982) - 28
Einstürzende Neubauten - Zeichnungen des Patienten O.T. (1983) - 26
Fugazi - Fugazi (1988) - 26
Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush The Show (1987) - 25
Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking (1988) - 24
Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life (1986) - 22
The Go-Go's - Beauty And The Beat (1982) - 21
Living Colour - Vivid (1988) - 20
The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace (1985) - 19
Minor Threat - Minor Threat (1981) - 18
LL Cool J - Radio (1985) - 16
Queen Latifah - All Hail the Queen (1989) - 16
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime (1984) - 7
Bauhaus - In The Flat Field (1980) - 4


Voting is now open for the final rankings.

The following 16 albums have been qualified to be ranked between #86 and #101 in the 1980s rankings:

Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)
Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)
Eurythmics - Touch (1984)
Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)
George Michael - Faith (1987)
Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
Janet Jackson - Control (1986)
Joy Division - Closer (1980)
Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)
Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989)
Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)
Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980)
REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980)
Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986)
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)


To participate in the final rankings, rank all 16 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 16 points, the second-highest 15 and so on.

In the event of a tie, the first tiebreaker is the album's score in this round's initial ranking. The second tiebreaker is determined by giving one point to each album for being the highest-ranked album on each individual's final ranking this round. The third tiebreaker is the same as the second tiebreaker, except for using the initial rankings. If the tie still isn't resolved, there will be a head-to-head tiebreaker vote after the conclusion of all rankings in the project.

There will be two days of final rankings.

Final rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Sunday the 11th.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 09/10/2016 @ 01:30am


George Michael - Faith (1987) - 16
Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984) - 15
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985) - 14
Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980) - 13
Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989) - 12
Janet Jackson - Control (1986) - 11
Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986) - 10
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985) - 9
Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986) - 8
Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983) - 7
Eurythmics - Touch (1984) - 6
Joy Division - Closer (1980) - 5
REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980) - 4
Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980) - 3
Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981) - 2
Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981) - 1

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 09/10/2016 @ 01:32am


Eurythmics - Touch (1984)- 16
Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989)- 15
Janet Jackson - Control (1986)- 14
Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)- 13
REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980)- 12
Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)- 11
Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)- 10
Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)- 9
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)- 8
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)- 7
Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986)- 6
Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980)- 5
Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)- 4
Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)- 3
George Michael - Faith (1987)- 2
Joy Division - Closer (1980)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Saturday, 09/10/2016 @ 01:56am


Joy Division - Closer (1980) 16
Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980) 15
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985) 14
Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980) 13
Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981) 12
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985) 11
Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984) 10
Eurythmics - Touch (1984) 9
George Michael - Faith (1987)8
Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986) 7
Janet Jackson - Control (1986) 6
Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989) 5
Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983) 4
Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986) 3
Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981) 2
REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980) 1



Posted by DarinRG on Saturday, 09/10/2016 @ 04:20am


1. Madonna- Like a Prayer (1989) (16 pts)
2. Janet Jackson- Control (1986)
3. Joy Division- Closer (1980)
4. Def Leppard- Pyromania (1983)
5. Devo- Freedom of Choice (1980)
6. Slayer- Reign in Blood (1986)
7. Metallica- Right the Lightning (1984)
8. George Michael- Faith (1987)
9. Eurythmics- Touch (1983)
10. Kraftwerk- Computer World (1981)
11. Genesis- Invisible Touch (1986)
12. The Jesus & Mary Chain- Psychocandy (1985)
13. Peter Gabriel- Peter Gabriel III (Melt) (1980)
14. Tears for Fears- Songs From the Big Chair (1985)
15. Hall & Oates- Private Eyes (1981)
16. REO Speedwagon- Hi Infidelity (1980) (1 pt)

Posted by Donnie on Saturday, 09/10/2016 @ 06:58am


Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984) 16
Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983) 15
Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986) 14
Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980) 13
REO Speedwagon- Hi Infidelity (1980) 12
Kraftwerk- Computer World (1981) 11
Genesis- Invisible Touch (1986) 10
Peter Gabriel- Peter Gabriel III (Melt) (1980) 9
The Jesus & Mary Chain- Psychocandy (1985) 8
Tears for Fears- Songs From the Big Chair (1985) 7
Joy Division- Closer (1980) 6
Hall & Oates- Private Eyes (1981) 5
George Michael- Faith (1987) 4
Madonna- Like a Prayer (1989) 3
Janet Jackson- Control (1986) 2
Eurythmics- Touch (1983) 1

Posted by Mike on Saturday, 09/10/2016 @ 21:17pm


1. REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980) 16 pts
2. Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
3. Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)
4. Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
5. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
6. Joy Division - Closer (1980)
7. Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)
8. Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986)
9. Eurythmics- Touch (1983)
10. Kraftwerk- Computer World (1981)
11. Genesis- Invisible Touch (1986)
12. Madonna- Like a Prayer (1989)
13. Peter Gabriel- Peter Gabriel III (Melt)
14. Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)
15. Janet Jackson- Control (1986)
16. George Michael- Faith (1987)

Posted by jtrichey on Saturday, 09/10/2016 @ 22:48pm


Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980)-16
Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)-15
Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)-14
Joy Division - Closer (1980)-13
Eurythmics - Touch (1984)-12
Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)-11
Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)-10
Janet Jackson - Control (1986)-9
Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)-8
Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986)-7
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)-6
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)-5
George Michael - Faith (1987)-4
REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980)-3
Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989)-2
Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Sunday, 09/11/2016 @ 16:53pm


Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981) 16
REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980) 15
Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986) 14
George Michael - Faith (1987) 13
Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980) 12
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985) 11
Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989) 10
Eurythmics - Touch (1984) 9
Janet Jackson - Control (1986) 8
Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983) 7
Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980) 6
Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981) 5
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985) 4
Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984) 3
Joy Division - Closer (1980) 2
Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986) 1

Posted by Jennifer on Sunday, 09/11/2016 @ 22:03pm


Final Rankings are now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980) - 88
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985) - 74

Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984) - 71 (68 Points In Initial Rankings)
Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986) - 71 (49 Points In Initial Rankings)
Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981) - 71 (44 Points In Initial Rankings)

Eurythmics - Touch (1984) - 69

Joy Division - Closer (1980) - 68 (62 Points In Initial Rankings)
Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989) - 68 (56 Points In Initial Rankings)
Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980) - 68 (49 Points In Initial Rankings)

Janet Jackson - Control (1986) - 67

Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986) - 65 (51 Points In Initial Rankings)
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985) - 65 (44 Points In Initial Rankings)

REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980) - 64 (58 Points In Initial Rankings)
Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983) - 64 (51 Points In Initial Rankings)

Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981) - 58
George Michael - Faith (1987) - 57


Here are the updated rankings for each group:

Top 100 Overall

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
3. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
4. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
5. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
6. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
7. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
8. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
9. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
10. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
12. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
13. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
14. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
15. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
16. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
17. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
18. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
19. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
20. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
21. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
22. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
23. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
24. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
25. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
26. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
27. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
28. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
29. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
30. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
31. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
32. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
33. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
34. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
35. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
36. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
37. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
38. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
39. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
40. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
41. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
42. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
43. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
44. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
45. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
46. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
47. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
48. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
49. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
50. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
51. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
52. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
53. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
54. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
55. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
56. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
57. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
58. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
59. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
60. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
61. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
62. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
63. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
64. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
65. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
66. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
67. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
68. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
69. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
70. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
71. The Who - Tommy (1969)
72. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
73. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
74. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
75. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
76. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
77. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
78. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
79. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
80. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
81. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
82. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
83. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
84. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
85. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
86. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
87. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
88. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
89. Beck - Odelay (1996)
90. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
91. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
92. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
93. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
94. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
95. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
96. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
97. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
98. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
99. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
100. Adele - 21 (2011)


Pre-1970

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
3. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
4. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
5. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
6. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
8. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
9. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
10. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
11. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
12. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
13. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
14. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
15. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
16. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
17. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
18. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
19. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
20. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
21. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
22. The Who - Tommy (1969)
23. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
24. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
25. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
26. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
27. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
28. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
29. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
30. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962)
31. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (1969)
32. The Doors - Strange Days (1967)
33. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
34. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
35. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)
36. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (1968)
37. Love - Forever Changes (1967)
38. Bob Dylan - The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964)
39. Santana - Santana (1969)
40. The Kinks - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968)
41. The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out! (1966)
42. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
43. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night [UK] (1964)
44. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends (1968)
45. The Beatles - Help! [UK] (1965)
46. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis (1969)
47 (tie). Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills (1968)
47 (tie). Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)
49. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys (1969)
50. The Doors - Waiting For The Sun (1968)
51. The Stooges - The Stooges (1969)
52. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (1969)
53. Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965)
54. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (1958)
55. The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace Of Sin (1969)
56. Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966)
57. Etta James - At Last! (1961)
58. Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968)
59. Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)
60. Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
61. Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959)
62. Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)
63. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967)
64. The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967)
65. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
66. The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963)
67. The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965)
68. Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)
69. The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)
70. Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)
71. Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)
72. Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)
73. Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)
74. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
75. The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)
76. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)
77. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)
78. Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)
79. Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)
80. Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)
81. The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
82. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967)
83. Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969)
84. Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962)
85. The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963)
86. The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)
87. The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966)
88. John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)
89. Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)
90. The Band - The Band (1969)
91. Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967)
92. The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)
93. Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)
94. Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)
95. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966)
96. The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964)
97. Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)
98. Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959)
99. Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)
100. Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)
101. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)


1970s

1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
2. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
3. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
4. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
5. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
6. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
7. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
8. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
9. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
10. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
11. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
12. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
13. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
14. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
15. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
16. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
17. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
18. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
19. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
20. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
21. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
22. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
23. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
24. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
25. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
26. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
27. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
28. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
29. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
30. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
31. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
32. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
33. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
34. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
35. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
36. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
37. Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
38. Boston - Boston (1976)
39. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
40. Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
41. Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
42. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
43. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
44. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
45. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
46. Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
47. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
48. The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)
49. AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
50. John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
51. The Cars - The Cars (1978)
52. Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
53. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
54. The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
55. Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
56. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
57. Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
58. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
59. Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
60. Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
61. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
62. The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
63. Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)
64. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
65. Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)
66. Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977)
67. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
68. Santana - Abraxas (1970)
69. New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
70. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
71. Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
72. Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)
73. Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
74. The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
75. The Eagles - Eagles (1972)
76. The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)
77. Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)
78. Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
79. Rush - 2112 (1976)
80. Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
81. Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
82. Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970)
83. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)
84. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
85. Yes - The Yes Album (1971)
86. Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)
87. Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)
88. Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)
89. The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972)
90. The Cars - Candy-O (1979)
91. The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
92. Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)
93. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)
94. Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)
95. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)
96. Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)
97. Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)
98. Yes - Fragile (1971)
99. David Bowie - Low (1977)
100. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)


1980s

1. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
2. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
3. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
4. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
5. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
6. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
7. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
8. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
9. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
10. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
11. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
12. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
13. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
14. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
15. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
16. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
17. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)
18. R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)
19. Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
20. The Police - Synchronicity (1983)
21. The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)
22. Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
23. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
24. David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983)
25. Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
26. Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
27. Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
28. Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)
29. Van Halen - 1984 (1984)
30. The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)
31. Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
32. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
33. Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)
34. The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)
35. Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
36. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
37. Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
38. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)
39. The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
40. Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)
41. Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
42. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)
43. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
44. Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)
45. U2 - War (1983)
46. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
47. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)
48. Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
49. Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)
50. Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)
51. X - Los Angeles (1980)
52. Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
53. The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)
54. Foreigner - 4 (1981)
55. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
56. The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984)
57. R.E.M. - Green (1988)
58. The Replacements - Tim (1985)
59. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
60. Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
61. The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)
62. INXS - Kick (1987)
63. Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
64. Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)
65. Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)
66. Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
67. John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
68. The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)
69. Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)
70. Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)
71. Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
72. Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)
73. The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
74. John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)
75. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
76. Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
77. New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
78. Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
79. Yes - 90125 (1983)
80. Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)
81. Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
82. Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)
83. The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
84. ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)
85. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)
86. Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)
87. Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
88. Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)
89. Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)
90. Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)
91. Eurythmics - Touch (1984)
92. Joy Division - Closer (1980)
93. Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989)
94. Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980)
95. Janet Jackson - Control (1986)
96. Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986)
97. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
98. REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980)
99. Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)
100. Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
101. George Michael - Faith (1987)


1990s

1. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
2. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
3. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
4. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
5. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
6. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
7. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
8. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
10. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
11. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
12. Beck - Odelay (1996)
13. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
14. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
15. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
16. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)


2000-2015

1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
3. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
4. Adele - 21 (2011)


Rankings for the 1980s group are now complete. I'll post instructions for Round 1 of the 1990s group soon.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 09/11/2016 @ 23:35pm


Round 1 nominations for the 1990's group are now open.

Each voter (including new voters to the project, who are welcome to join at any time) can nominate as many as 50 qualified albums (a minimum of 35 nominations is required for this round for your ballot to be counted) that haven't been ranked yet (listed below). Voters must have at least 20 current nominations (or explain that they didn't think any other albums were worthy of nomination) for their nominations to be counted.


Here is the list of qualified albums that haven't been ranked yet:

2pac - All Eyez on Me (1996)
2pac - Me Against The World (1995)
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)
Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992)
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994)
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992)
Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)
Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (1994)
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister (1996)
Björk - Homogenic (1997)
Björk - Post (1995)
Blur - Blur (1997)
Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993)
Blur - Parklife (1994)
Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind (1997)
Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994)
Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993)
Daft Punk - Homework (1997)
Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)
De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead (1991)
Depeche Mode - Violator (1990)
Elastica - Elastica (1995)
Elliott Smith - Either/Or (1997)
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999)
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)
Faith No More - Angel Dust (1992)
Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998)
Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996)
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)
Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997)
Garbage - Garbage (1995)
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992)
Green Day - Insomniac (1995)
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991)
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991)
Hole - Live Through This (1994)
Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994)
Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990)
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)
Janet Jackson - janet. (1993)
Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope (1997)
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996)
Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)
Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994)
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)
Live - Throwing Copper (1994)
Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)
Mary J. Blige - What's the 411? (1992)
Massive Attack - Blue Lines (1991)
Massive Attack - Mezzanine (1998)
Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991)
Missy Elliott - Supa Dupa Fly (1997)
Moby - Play (1999)
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991)
Nas - Illmatic (1994)
Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998)
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996)
Nirvana - In Utero (1993)
Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994)
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995)
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994)
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
Outkast - Aquemini (1998)
OutKast - ATLiens (1996)
Pantera - Cowboys From Hell (1990)
Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power (1992)
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994)
Pixies - Bossanova (1990)
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me (1993)
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995)
Portishead - Dummy (1994)
Primal Scream - Screamadelica (1991)
Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990)
Pulp - Different Class (1995)
R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991)
Radiohead - The Bends (1995)
Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996)
Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992)
Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)
Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993)
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993)
Sonic Youth - Goo (1990)
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991)
Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)
Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992)
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994)
Sublime - Sublime (1996)
The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990)
The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole (1997)
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin (1999)
The Fugees - The Score (1996)
The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)
TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994)
Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994)
Tool - Aenima (1996)
Tool - Undertow (1993)
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992)
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)
Weezer - Pinkerton (1996)
Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994)
Whitney Houston and Various - The Bodyguard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992)
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)


There will be 5 days of initial nominations. After the conclusion of replacement nominations, the approx. 25 albums with the most nominations will advance to this round's initial rankings to be qualified for final rankings. This round will rank 9 albums unless there is a tie at the end of the final rankings, in which case more than 9 albums could be ranked this round.


Replacement nominations will end at 10 PM Central on Friday the 16th.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 09/11/2016 @ 23:56pm


2pac - All Eyez on Me (1996)
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)
Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992)
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992)
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)

Björk - Post (1995)
Björk - Homogenic (1997)
Blur - Parklife (1994)
Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993)
Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind (1997)

De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead (1991)
Depeche Mode - Violator (1990)
Elastica - Elastica (1995)
Elliott Smith - Either/Or (1997)
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999)

Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996)
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992)
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991)
Hole - Live Through This (1994)
Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990)

Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)
Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994)
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)
Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)

Massive Attack - Mezzanine (1998)
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991)
Nas - Illmatic (1994)
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996)
Nirvana - In Utero (1993)

Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power (1992)
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995)
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me (1993)

Portishead - Dummy (1994)
Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990)
Pulp - Different Class (1995)
R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991)
Radiohead - The Bends (1995)

Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991)
The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole (1997)
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin (1999)

The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)
Tool - Aenima (1996)
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992)
Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994)
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)





Posted by DarinRG on Monday, 09/12/2016 @ 04:18am


2pac - All Eyez on Me (1996)
2pac - Me Against The World (1995)
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)
Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992)

Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992)
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister (1996)
Blur - Parklife (1994)
Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)

Depeche Mode - Violator (1990)
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999)
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)
Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996)
Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997)

Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992)
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991)
Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994)
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)
Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)

Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)
Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)
Mary J. Blige - What's the 411? (1992)
Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991)

Missy Elliott - Supa Dupa Fly (1997)
Moby - Play (1999)
Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998)
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996)
Nirvana - In Utero (1993)

Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994)
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995)
OutKast - ATLiens (1996)
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994)
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995)

Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990)
Radiohead - The Bends (1995)
Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999)
Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993)

Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993)
Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994)
The Fugees - The Score (1996)

TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994)
Tool - Aenima (1996)
Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994)
Whitney Houston and Various - The Bodyguard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992)
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)

My five highest priorities are:

TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994)
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)
Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994)
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Monday, 09/12/2016 @ 08:15am


Cheesecrop made a list as well, but posted it to the Albums Project. To make sure it doesn't get lost in the shuffle, I'll repost it here.

Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992)
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994)
Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)
Blur - Blur (1997)
Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993)
Blur - Parklife (1994)
Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994)
Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993)
Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)

Elastica - Elastica (1995)
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)
Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997)
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992)
Green Day - Insomniac (1995)
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991)
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991)
Hole - Live Through This (1994)
Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994)
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)

Live - Throwing Copper (1994)
Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)
Moby - Play (1999)
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991)
Nirvana - In Utero (1993)
Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994)
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994)
Primal Scream - Screamadelica (1991)
R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991)

Radiohead - The Bends (1995)
Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996)
Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992)
Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999)
Sonic Youth - Goo (1990)
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991)
Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)
Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992)
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994)
The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990)

The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole (1997)
The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)
TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994)
Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994)
Tool - Aenima (1996)
Tool - Undertow (1993)
Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994)
Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994)

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Monday, 09/12/2016 @ 08:20am


Initial 50 Nominations for the 90s -
2pac - Me Against The World (1995)
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)
Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992)
Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind (1997)
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)
Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997)
Green Day - Insomniac (1995)
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991)
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991)
Hole - Live Through This (1994)
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)
Janet Jackson - janet. (1993)
Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope (1997)
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996)
Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)
Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994)
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)
Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)
Mary J. Blige - What's the 411? (1992)
Missy Elliott - Supa Dupa Fly (1997)
Moby - Play (1999)
Nas - Illmatic (1994)
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996)
Nirvana - In Utero (1993)
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995)
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994)
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
OutKast - ATLiens (1996)
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994)
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me (1993)
Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990)
R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991)
Radiohead - The Bends (1995)
Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (193)
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993)
Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)
Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992)
The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990)
The Fugees - The Score (1996)
TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994)
Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994)
Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994)
Whitney Houston and Various - The Bodyguard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992)
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)

Posted by Nick on Monday, 09/12/2016 @ 23:58pm


Round One Nominations:

2pac - Me Against The World (1995)
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)
Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992)
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994)
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister (1996)
Blur - Parklife (1994)
Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993)
Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)
Depeche Mode - Violator (1990)
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999)
Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998)
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)
Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997)
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992)
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991)
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991)
Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994)
Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990)
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)
Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994)
Live - Throwing Copper (1994)
Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)
Moby - Play (1999)
Nas - Illmatic (1994)
Nirvana - In Utero (1993)
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995)
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994)
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
Outkast - Aquemini (1998)
OutKast - ATLiens (1996)
Pantera - Cowboys From Hell (1990)
Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power (1992)
Pixies - Bossanova (1990)
Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990)
Radiohead - The Bends (1995)
Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993)
Sonic Youth - Goo (1990)
Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)
Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992)
Sublime - Sublime (1996)
The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)
TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994)
Tool - Aenima (1996)
Tool - Undertow (1993)
Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994)
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 09/13/2016 @ 12:55pm


My nominations:

Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992)
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994)
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
Blur - Parklife (1994)
Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993)
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)
Depeche Mode - Violator (1990)
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999)
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)
Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997)
Green Day - Insomniac (1995)
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991)
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991)
Hole - Live Through This (1994)
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)
Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)
Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991)
Moby - Play (1999)
Nas - Illmatic (1994)
Nirvana - In Utero (1993)
Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994)
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994)
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995)
Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990)
R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991)
Radiohead - The Bends (1995)
Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996)
Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992)
Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993)
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993)
Sonic Youth - Goo (1990)
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991)
Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)
Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992)
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994)
Sublime - Sublime (1996)
The Fugees - The Score (1996)
Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994)
Tool - Aenima (1996)
Tool - Undertow (1993)
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992)
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)
Weezer - Pinkerton (1996)
Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994)

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 09/13/2016 @ 15:45pm


2pac - Me Against The World (1995)
Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992)
Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)
Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (1994)
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)

Björk - Homogenic (1997)
Blur - Parklife (1994)
Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994)
Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993)
Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)

De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead (1991)
Depeche Mode - Violator (1990)
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999)
Faith No More - Angel Dust (1992)
Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998)

Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996)
Garbage - Garbage (1995)
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991)
Hole - Live Through This (1994)
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)

Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996)
Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)
Live - Throwing Copper (1994)
Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)

Massive Attack - Blue Lines (1991)
Moby - Play (1999)
Nirvana - In Utero (1993)
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994)
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)

Outkast - Aquemini (1998)
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994)
Portishead - Dummy (1994)
Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990)

Pulp - Different Class (1995)
R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991)
Radiohead - The Bends (1995)
Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992)
Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999)

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)
Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993)
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993)
Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)

Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994)
The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990)
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin (1999)
Tool - Undertow (1993)
Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994)

Posted by jtrichey on Thursday, 09/15/2016 @ 23:09pm


Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992)
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992)
Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister (1996)

Blur - Parklife (1994)
Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994)
Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993)
Daft Punk - Homework (1997)
Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)

Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)
Depeche Mode - Violator (1990)
Elastica - Elastica (1995)
Elliott Smith - Either/Or (1997)
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)

Faith No More - Angel Dust (1992)
Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996)
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)
Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997)
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992)

Green Day - Insomniac (1995)
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991)
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991)
Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994)
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)

Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)
Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994)
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)
Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991)
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995)

Pulp - Different Class (1995)
R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991)
Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993)
Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)

The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990)
Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994)
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992)
Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994)
Whitney Houston and Various - The Bodyguard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992)

Posted by Jennifer on Friday, 09/16/2016 @ 20:21pm


Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992)
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994)
Blur - Blur (1997)
Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993)
Blur - Parklife (1994)
Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994)
Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993)
Elastica - Elastica (1995)
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)
Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997)
Garbage - Garbage (1995)
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992)
Green Day - Insomniac (1995)
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991)
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991)
Hole - Live Through This (1994)
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)
Live - Throwing Copper (1994)
Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)
Nirvana - In Utero (1993)
Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994)
Pantera - Cowboys From Hell (1990)
Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power (1992)
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994)
R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991)
Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996)
Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992)
Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991)
Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)
Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992)
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994)
Sublime - Sublime (1996)
The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990)
Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994)
Tool - Aenima (1996)
Tool - Undertow (1993)
Weezer - Pinkerton (1996)
Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994)

Posted by Mike on Friday, 09/16/2016 @ 21:23pm


2pac - All Eyez on Me (1996)
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)
Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992)
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994)
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992)
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
Björk - Homogenic (1997)
Björk - Post (1995)
Blur - Parklife (1994)
Daft Punk - Homework (1997)
Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)
De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead (1991)
Elliott Smith - Either/Or (1997)
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)
Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994)
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991)
Nas - Illmatic (1994)
Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998)
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996)
Nirvana - In Utero (1993)
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994)
Outkast - Aquemini (1998)
OutKast - ATLiens (1996)
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994)
Pixies - Bossanova (1990)
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me (1993)
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995)
Portishead - Dummy (1994)
R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991)
Radiohead - The Bends (1995)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)
Sonic Youth - Goo (1990)
Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)
The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990)
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin (1999)
Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994)
Weezer - Pinkerton (1996)
Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994)
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)

Posted by Max on Friday, 09/16/2016 @ 22:36pm


Round 1 Nominations for the 1990s Group are now closed.

The following 29 albums received at least 6 nominations and will be included in the Initial Rankings:

Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992)
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
Blur - Parklife (1994)
Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993)
Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)
Depeche Mode - Violator (1990)
Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997)
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992)
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991)
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991)
Hole - Live Through This (1994)
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)
Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)
Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994)
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)
Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)
Moby - Play (1999)
Nirvana - In Utero (1993)
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994)
Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990)
R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991)
Radiohead - The Bends (1995)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)
Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)
The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990)
Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994)
Tool - Aenima (1996)
Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994)


Any voter that would like to is eligible to vote in the Initial Rankings. To vote, rank 15 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 15 points, the second-highest 14 points and so on.

The 9 albums that receive the most points (with more than 9 in the event of a tie for 9th) will be qualified for the final rankings vote for the 1980s group, to be ranked between #17 and #25 in the final rankings

There will be three days of initial ranking votes.

Rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Monday the 19th.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 09/17/2016 @ 01:00am


Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994) - 15
Tool - Aenima (1996) - 14
Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994) - 13
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994) - 12
Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992) - 11
Nirvana - In Utero (1993) - 10
Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994) - 9
Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997) - 8
Radiohead - The Bends (1995) - 7
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999) - 6
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991) - 5
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998) - 4
Hole - Live Through This (1994) - 3
R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991) - 2
Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993) - 1

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 09/17/2016 @ 01:04am


Blur - Parklife (1994) 15
Depeche Mode - Violator (1990) 14
Nirvana - In Utero (1993) 13
Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994) 12
Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990) 11
Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993) 10
Radiohead - The Bends (1995) 9
Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994) 8
R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991) 7
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994) 6
Tool - Aenima (1996) 5
Hole - Live Through This (1994) 4
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992) 3
Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)2
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998) 1




Posted by DarinRG on Saturday, 09/17/2016 @ 01:50am


Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)- 15
Radiohead - The Bends (1995)- 14
Nirvana - In Utero (1993)- 13
Blur - Parklife (1994)- 12
Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994)- 11
Depeche Mode - Violator (1990)- 10
Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)- 9
R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991)- 8
Tool - Aenima (1996)- 7
Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)- 6
Moby - Play (1999)- 5
Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997)- 4
Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994)- 3
Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990)- 2
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Sunday, 09/18/2016 @ 03:43am


Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997) 15
Nirvana - In Utero (1993) 14
Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994) 13
Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992) 12
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991) 11
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991) 10
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994) 9
The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990) 8
R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991) 7
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999) 6
Blur - Parklife (1994) 5
Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993) 4
Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994) 3
Hole - Live Through This (1994) 2
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990) 1

Posted by Mike on Sunday, 09/18/2016 @ 10:54am


Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990) - 15
The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990) - 14
Radiohead - The Bends (1995) - 13
Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994) - 12
R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991) - 11
Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990) - 10
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994) - 9
Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994) - 8
Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996) - 7
Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994) - 6
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994) - 5
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998) - 4
Blur - Parklife (1994) - 3
Nirvana - In Utero (1993) - 2
Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994) - 1

Posted by Max on Sunday, 09/18/2016 @ 11:47am


1. Nirvana- In Utero (1993) (15 pts)
2. Lauryn Hill- The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998) (14 pts)
3. Soundgarden- Superunknown (1993) (13 pts)
4. Radiohead- The Bends (1995) (12 pts)
5. Public Enemy- Fear of a Black Planet (1990) (11 pts)
6. Alice in Chains- Dirt (1992) (10 pts)
7. Depeche Mode- Violator (1990) (9 pts)
8. Liz Phair- Exile in Guyville (1993) (8 pts)
9. Guns N' Roses- Use Your Illusion I (1991) (7 pts)
10. Guns N' Roses- Use Your Illusion II (1991) (6 pts)
11. Jeff Buckley- Grace (1994) (5 pts)
12. Moby- Play (1999) (4 pts)
13. Tool- AeNima (1996) (3 pts)
14. Weezer- Weezer (The Blue Album) (1994) (2 pts)
15. Red Hot Chill Peppers- Californication (1999) (1 pt)

Posted by Donnie on Sunday, 09/18/2016 @ 21:23pm


Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994) - 15
Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992) - 14
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998) - 13
Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994) - 12
Moby - Play (1999) - 11
Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994) - 10
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999) - 9
Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994) - 8
Nirvana - In Utero (1993) - 7
Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997) - 6
Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990) - 5
Radiohead - The Bends (1995) - 4
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994) - 3
Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993) - 2
The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990) - 1

Posted by Nick on Sunday, 09/18/2016 @ 22:39pm


1. Radiohead - The Bends (1995) 15 pts
2. Hole - Live Through This (1994)
3. R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991)
4. The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990)
5. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991)
6. Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990)
7. Nirvana - In Utero (1993)
8. Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)
9. Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)
10. Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994)
11. Depeche Mode - Violator (1990)
12. Moby - Play (1999)
13. Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)
14. Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
15. Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)


Posted by jtrichey on Sunday, 09/18/2016 @ 23:43pm


Extremely tough tie breaker as it read like my CD collection from 5th to 10th grade

Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)-15
Nirvana - In Utero (1993)-14
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)-13
Blur - Parklife (1994)-12
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992)-11
Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)-10
Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993)-9
Radiohead - The Bends (1995)-8
Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992)-7
Moby - Play (1999)-6
Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994)-5
Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)-4
Tool - Aenima (1996)-3
Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990)-2
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 09/19/2016 @ 10:02am


The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990) 15
Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993) 14
Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994) 13
Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994) 12
R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991) 11
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992) 10
Depeche Mode - Violator (1990) 9
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991) 8
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998) 7
Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997) 6
Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992) 5
Blur - Parklife (1994) 4
Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996) 3
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991) 2
Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994) 1

Posted by Jennifer on Monday, 09/19/2016 @ 12:48pm


Initial Ranking voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Nirvana - In Utero (1993) - 97
Radiohead - The Bends (1995) - 82
Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994) - 70
Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992) - 59
R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991) - 59
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998) - 58
Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994) - 54
Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994) - 53
Blur - Parklife (1994) - 51
Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990) - 51
___________________________

The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990) - 50
Depeche Mode - Violator (1990) - 47
Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994) - 45
Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993) - 44
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991) - 41
Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997) - 39
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999) - 35
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994) - 32
Tool - Aenima (1996) - 32
Moby - Play (1999) - 30
Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993) - 28
Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996) - 25
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992) - 24
Hole - Live Through This (1994) - 23
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990) - 20
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991) - 19
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994) - 14
Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994) - 10
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994) - 8


Voting is now open for the final rankings.

The following 10 albums have been qualified to be ranked between #17 and #26 in the 1990s rankings:

Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992)
Blur - Parklife (1994)
Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)
Nirvana - In Utero (1993)
Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990)
R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991)
Radiohead - The Bends (1995)
Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)
Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994)


To participate in the final rankings, rank all 10 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 10 points, the second-highest 9 and so on.

In the event of a tie, the first tiebreaker is the album's score in this round's initial ranking. The second tiebreaker is determined by giving one point to each album for being the highest-ranked album on each individual's final ranking this round. The third tiebreaker is the same as the second tiebreaker, except for using the initial rankings. If the tie still isn't resolved, there will be a head-to-head tiebreaker vote after the conclusion of all rankings in the project.

There will be two days of final rankings.

Final rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Wednesday the 21st.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 09/20/2016 @ 00:16am


Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994) - 10
Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994) - 9
Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992) - 8
Nirvana - In Utero (1993) - 7
Radiohead - The Bends (1995) - 6
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998) - 5
R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991) - 4
Blur - Parklife (1994) - 3
Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990) - 2
Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994) - 1

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 09/20/2016 @ 00:19am


Solid group of 10. No complaints here.

Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)- 10
Radiohead - The Bends (1995)- 9
Nirvana - In Utero (1993)- 8
Blur - Parklife (1994)- 7
R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991)- 6
Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990)- 5
Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994)- 4
Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)- 3
Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)- 2
Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Tuesday, 09/20/2016 @ 02:01am


Agreed with AV. Not a bad batch.

Blur - Parklife (1994)10
Nirvana - In Utero (1993)9
Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990)8
Radiohead - The Bends (1995)7
Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)6
R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991)5
Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)4
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)2
Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992)2
Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994)1

Posted by DarinRG on Tuesday, 09/20/2016 @ 03:26am


1. Nirvana- In Utero (1993) (10 pts)
2. Lauryn Hill- The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998) (9 pts)
3. Soundgarden- Superunknown (1994) (8 pts)
4. Radiohead- The Bends (1995) (7 pts)
5. Public Enemy- Fear of a Black Planet (1990) (6 pts)
6. Alice in Chains- Dirt (1992) (5 pts)
7. Jeff Buckley- Grace (1994) (4 pts)
8. Weezer- Weezer (The Blue Album) (1994) (3 pts)
9. R.E.M.- Out of Time (1991) (2 pts)
10. Blur- Parklife (1994) (1 pt)

Posted by Donnie on Tuesday, 09/20/2016 @ 06:52am


Nirvana - In Utero (1993)-10
Blur - Parklife (1994)-9
Radiohead - The Bends (1995)-8
Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992)-7
Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994)-6
Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)-5
Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990)-4
R.E.M- Out Of Time (1991)-3
Lauryn Hill- The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)-2
Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)-1

I agree good crop of 10 to start this decade's rankings.

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 09/20/2016 @ 09:05am


1. Radiohead - The Bends (1995) 10 pts
2. R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991)
3. Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990)
4. Nirvana - In Utero (1993)
5. Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)
6. Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992)
7. Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994)
8. Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)
9. Lauryn Hill- The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)
10. Blur - Parklife (1994)

Posted by jtrichey on Wednesday, 09/21/2016 @ 00:32am


Nirvana - In Utero (1993) 10
Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994) 9
Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992) 8
R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991) 7
Blur - Parklife (1994) 6
Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994) 5
Radiohead - The Bends (1995) 4
Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990) 3
Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994) 2
Lauryn Hill- The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998) 1

Posted by Mike on Wednesday, 09/21/2016 @ 10:20am


Final Rankings are now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Nirvana - In Utero (1993) - 61
Radiohead - The Bends (1995) - 51
Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994) - 44
Blur - Parklife (1994) - 37

Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992) - 36 (59 Points In Initial Rankings, 4 Higher Votes In Final Rankings)
R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991) - 36 (59 Points In Initial Rankings, 3 Higher Votes In Final Rankings)

Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990) - 36 (51 Points In Initial Rankings)

Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998) - 32 (58 Points In Initial Rankings)
Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994) - 32 (54 Points In Initial Ranking)

Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994) - 20


Here are the updated rankings for each group:

Top 100 Overall

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
3. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
4. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
5. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
6. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
7. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
8. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
9. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
10. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
12. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
13. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
14. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
15. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
16. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
17. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
18. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
19. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
20. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
21. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
22. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
23. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
24. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
25. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
26. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
27. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
28. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
29. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
30. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
31. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
32. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
33. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
34. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
35. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
36. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
37. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
38. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
39. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
40. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
41. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
42. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
43. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
44. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
45. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
46. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
47. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
48. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
49. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
50. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
51. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
52. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
53. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
54. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
55. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
56. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
57. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
58. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
59. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
60. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
61. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
62. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
63. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
64. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
65. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
66. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
67. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
68. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
69. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
70. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
71. The Who - Tommy (1969)
72. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
73. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
74. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
75. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
76. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
77. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
78. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
79. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
80. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
81. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
82. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
83. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
84. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
85. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
86. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
87. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
88. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
89. Beck - Odelay (1996)
90. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
91. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
92. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
93. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
94. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
95. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
96. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
97. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
98. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
99. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
100. Adele - 21 (2011)


Pre-1970

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
3. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
4. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
5. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
6. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
8. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
9. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
10. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
11. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
12. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
13. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
14. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
15. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
16. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
17. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
18. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
19. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
20. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
21. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
22. The Who - Tommy (1969)
23. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
24. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
25. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
26. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
27. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
28. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
29. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
30. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962)
31. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (1969)
32. The Doors - Strange Days (1967)
33. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
34. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
35. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)
36. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (1968)
37. Love - Forever Changes (1967)
38. Bob Dylan - The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964)
39. Santana - Santana (1969)
40. The Kinks - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968)
41. The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out! (1966)
42. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
43. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night [UK] (1964)
44. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends (1968)
45. The Beatles - Help! [UK] (1965)
46. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis (1969)
47 (tie). Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills (1968)
47 (tie). Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)
49. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys (1969)
50. The Doors - Waiting For The Sun (1968)
51. The Stooges - The Stooges (1969)
52. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (1969)
53. Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965)
54. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (1958)
55. The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace Of Sin (1969)
56. Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966)
57. Etta James - At Last! (1961)
58. Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968)
59. Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)
60. Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
61. Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959)
62. Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)
63. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967)
64. The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967)
65. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
66. The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963)
67. The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965)
68. Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)
69. The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)
70. Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)
71. Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)
72. Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)
73. Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)
74. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
75. The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)
76. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)
77. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)
78. Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)
79. Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)
80. Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)
81. The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
82. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967)
83. Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969)
84. Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962)
85. The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963)
86. The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)
87. The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966)
88. John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)
89. Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)
90. The Band - The Band (1969)
91. Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967)
92. The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)
93. Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)
94. Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)
95. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966)
96. The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964)
97. Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)
98. Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959)
99. Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)
100. Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)
101. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)


1970s

1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
2. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
3. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
4. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
5. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
6. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
7. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
8. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
9. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
10. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
11. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
12. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
13. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
14. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
15. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
16. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
17. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
18. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
19. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
20. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
21. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
22. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
23. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
24. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
25. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
26. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
27. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
28. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
29. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
30. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
31. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
32. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
33. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
34. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
35. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
36. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
37. Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
38. Boston - Boston (1976)
39. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
40. Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
41. Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
42. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
43. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
44. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
45. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
46. Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
47. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
48. The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)
49. AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
50. John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
51. The Cars - The Cars (1978)
52. Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
53. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
54. The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
55. Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
56. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
57. Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
58. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
59. Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
60. Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
61. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
62. The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
63. Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)
64. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
65. Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)
66. Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977)
67. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
68. Santana - Abraxas (1970)
69. New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
70. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
71. Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
72. Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)
73. Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
74. The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
75. The Eagles - Eagles (1972)
76. The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)
77. Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)
78. Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
79. Rush - 2112 (1976)
80. Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
81. Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
82. Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970)
83. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)
84. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
85. Yes - The Yes Album (1971)
86. Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)
87. Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)
88. Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)
89. The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972)
90. The Cars - Candy-O (1979)
91. The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
92. Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)
93. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)
94. Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)
95. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)
96. Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)
97. Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)
98. Yes - Fragile (1971)
99. David Bowie - Low (1977)
100. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)


1980s

1. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
2. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
3. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
4. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
5. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
6. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
7. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
8. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
9. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
10. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
11. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
12. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
13. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
14. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
15. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
16. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
17. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)
18. R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)
19. Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
20. The Police - Synchronicity (1983)
21. The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)
22. Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
23. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
24. David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983)
25. Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
26. Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
27. Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
28. Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)
29. Van Halen - 1984 (1984)
30. The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)
31. Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
32. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
33. Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)
34. The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)
35. Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
36. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
37. Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
38. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)
39. The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
40. Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)
41. Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
42. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)
43. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
44. Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)
45. U2 - War (1983)
46. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
47. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)
48. Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
49. Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)
50. Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)
51. X - Los Angeles (1980)
52. Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
53. The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)
54. Foreigner - 4 (1981)
55. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
56. The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984)
57. R.E.M. - Green (1988)
58. The Replacements - Tim (1985)
59. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
60. Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
61. The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)
62. INXS - Kick (1987)
63. Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
64. Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)
65. Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)
66. Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
67. John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
68. The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)
69. Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)
70. Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)
71. Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
72. Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)
73. The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
74. John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)
75. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
76. Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
77. New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
78. Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
79. Yes - 90125 (1983)
80. Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)
81. Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
82. Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)
83. The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
84. ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)
85. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)
86. Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)
87. Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
88. Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)
89. Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)
90. Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)
91. Eurythmics - Touch (1984)
92. Joy Division - Closer (1980)
93. Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989)
94. Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980)
95. Janet Jackson - Control (1986)
96. Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986)
97. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
98. REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980)
99. Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)
100. Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
101. George Michael - Faith (1987)


1990s

1. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
2. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
3. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
4. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
5. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
6. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
7. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
8. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
10. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
11. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
12. Beck - Odelay (1996)
13. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
14. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
15. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
16. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
17. Nirvana - In Utero (1993)
18. Radiohead - The Bends (1995)
19. Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)
20. Blur - Parklife (1994)
21. Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992)
22. R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991)
23. Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990)
24. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)
25. Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994)
26. Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)


2000-2015

1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
3. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
4. Adele - 21 (2011)


Nominations for Round 2 of the 1990s Group Rankings are now open.

Each voter (including new voters to the project, who are welcome to join at any time) can nominate as many as 50 qualified albums that haven't been ranked yet (listed below). Voters must have at least 20 current nominations (or explain that they didn't think any other albums were worthy of nomination) for their nominations to be counted.

Here are the maximum number of replacement nominations available this round for each voter that has previously nominated albums for this group:

Darren - 7
AlexVoltaire - 7
Cheesecrop - 6
DarinRG - 8
Jennifer - 17
jtrichey - 9
Max - 16
Mike - 14
Nick - 9
Tom H. - 7

If you'd like additional replacement nominations, you'll need to specify which previously nominated album you would like to un-nominate.


Here is the list of qualified albums that haven't been ranked yet:

2pac - All Eyez on Me (1996)
2pac - Me Against The World (1995)
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994)
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992)
Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)
Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (1994)
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister (1996)
Björk - Homogenic (1997)
Björk - Post (1995)
Blur - Blur (1997)
Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993)
Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind (1997)
Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994)
Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993)
Daft Punk - Homework (1997)
Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)
De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead (1991)
Depeche Mode - Violator (1990)
Elastica - Elastica (1995)
Elliott Smith - Either/Or (1997)
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999)
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)
Faith No More - Angel Dust (1992)
Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998)
Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996)
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)
Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997)
Garbage - Garbage (1995)
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992)
Green Day - Insomniac (1995)
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991)
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991)
Hole - Live Through This (1994)
Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994)
Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990)
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)
Janet Jackson - janet. (1993)
Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope (1997)
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996)
Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994)
Live - Throwing Copper (1994)
Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)
Mary J. Blige - What's the 411? (1992)
Massive Attack - Blue Lines (1991)
Massive Attack - Mezzanine (1998)
Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991)
Missy Elliott - Supa Dupa Fly (1997)
Moby - Play (1999)
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991)
Nas - Illmatic (1994)
Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998)
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996)
Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994)
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995)
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994)
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
Outkast - Aquemini (1998)
OutKast - ATLiens (1996)
Pantera - Cowboys From Hell (1990)
Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power (1992)
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994)
Pixies - Bossanova (1990)
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me (1993)
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995)
Portishead - Dummy (1994)
Primal Scream - Screamadelica (1991)
Pulp - Different Class (1995)
Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996)
Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992)
Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)
Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993)
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993)
Sonic Youth - Goo (1990)
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991)
Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992)
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994)
Sublime - Sublime (1996)
The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990)
The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole (1997)
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin (1999)
The Fugees - The Score (1996)
The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)
TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994)
Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994)
Tool - Aenima (1996)
Tool - Undertow (1993)
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992)
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)
Weezer - Pinkerton (1996)
Whitney Houston and Various - The Bodyguard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992)
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)


There will be 3 days of replacement nominations. After the conclusion of replacement nominations, the approx. 25 albums with the most nominations will advance to this round's initial rankings to be qualified for final rankings. This round will rank 15 albums unless there is a tie at the end of the final rankings, in which case more than 15 albums could be ranked this round.


Replacement nominations will end at 10 PM Central on Saturday the 24th.

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 09/21/2016 @ 23:54pm


Here are the correct number of available replacement nominations:

Darren - 9
AlexVoltaire - 9
Cheesecrop - 8
DarinRG - 10
Jennifer - 17
jtrichey - 9
Max - 16
Mike - 14
Nick - 9
Tom H. - 7

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 09/21/2016 @ 23:59pm


Sorry had a problem with reaching this part of this website on my other computer so I will submit mine in a couple of minutes

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 09/22/2016 @ 00:01am


Round Two Replacement Nominations

Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)
Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind (1997)
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)
Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994)
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994)
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)
The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole (1997)

Posted by Tom H. on Thursday, 09/22/2016 @ 00:02am


My replacement nominations:

Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (1994)
Live - Throwing Copper (1994)
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991)
Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998)
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994)
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)
The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990)
TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994)
Whitney Houston and Various - The Bodyguard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992)

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 09/22/2016 @ 00:03am


oops never mind-this is an old computer. I will try to figure out the issue on my other computer

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 09/22/2016 @ 00:03am


some replacements:

Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990)
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995)
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
Pixies - Bossanova (1990)
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)
The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole (1997)
The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)

Posted by jtrichey on Thursday, 09/22/2016 @ 00:41am


some replacements:

Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990)
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995)
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
Pixies - Bossanova (1990)
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)
The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole (1997)
The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)

Posted by jtrichey on Thursday, 09/22/2016 @ 00:41am


My replacement nominations are:

Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993)
Elliott Smith - Either/Or (1997)
Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990)
Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope (1997)
Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994)
Nas - Illmatic (1994)
Sublime - Sublime (1996)
The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Friday, 09/23/2016 @ 22:27pm


A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994)
Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993)
Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)
Depeche Mode - Violator (1990)
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)
Outkast - Aquemini (1998)
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995)
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991)

Posted by Nick on Friday, 09/23/2016 @ 22:45pm


Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)
Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994)
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991)
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996)
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995)
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
Pixies - Bossanova (1990)
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993)
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)
Sonic Youth - Goo (1990)
The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)

Posted by Mike on Saturday, 09/24/2016 @ 20:16pm


Round 2 Nominations for the 1990s Group are now closed.

The following 29 albums received at least 6 nominations and will be included in the Initial Rankings:

Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994)
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993)
Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)
Depeche Mode - Violator (1990)
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)
Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997)
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992)
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991)
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991)
Hole - Live Through This (1994)
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)
Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994)
Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)
Moby - Play (1999)
Nas - Illmatic (1994)
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995)
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993)
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)
The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990)
The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)
Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994)
Tool - Aenima (1996)
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)


Any voter that would like to is eligible to vote in the Initial Rankings. To vote, rank 15 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 15 points, the second-highest 14 points and so on.

The 14 albums that receive the most points (with more than 14 in the event of a tie for 14th) will be qualified for the final rankings vote for the 1980s group, to be ranked between #27 and #40 in the final rankings

There will be three days of initial ranking votes.

Rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Tuesday the 27th.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 09/25/2016 @ 00:15am


Tool - Aenima (1996) - 15
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994) - 14
Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994) - 13
Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997) - 12
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999) - 11
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991) - 10
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995) - 9
Hole - Live Through This (1994) - 8
Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993) - 7
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991) - 6
Nas - Illmatic (1994) - 5
Depeche Mode - Violator (1990) - 4
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993) - 3
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994) - 2
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994) - 1

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 09/25/2016 @ 00:18am


No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995)- 15
Depeche Mode - Violator (1990)- 14
Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997)- 13
Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)- 12
Tool - Aenima (1996)- 11
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)- 10
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)- 9
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)- 8
Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994)- 7
Moby - Play (1999)- 6
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993)- 5
Nas - Illmatic (1994)- 4
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)- 3
Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)- 2
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Sunday, 09/25/2016 @ 00:48am


1. Hole - Live Through This (1994) 15 pts
2. The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990)
3. Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)
4. Depeche Mode - Violator (1990)
5. Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994)
6. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991)
7. Moby - Play (1999)
8. Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)
9. Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)
10. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)
11. Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
12. Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
13. Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)
14. Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993)
15. Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993)


Posted by jtrichey on Tuesday, 09/27/2016 @ 00:11am


1. Nas- Illmatic (1994) (15 pts)
2. Depeche Mode- Violator (1990) (14 pts)
3. Liz Phair- Exile in Guyville (1993) (13 pts)
4. Guns N' Roses- Use Your Illusion I (1991) (12 pts)
5. Guns N' Roses- Use Your Illusion II (1991) (11 pts)
6. The Wu Tang Clan- Enter the Wu Tang (36 Chambers) (1993) (10 pts)
7. Moby- Play (1999) (9 pts)
8. The Verve- Urban Hymns (1997) (8 pts)
9. Oasis- Definitely Maybe (1994) (7 pts)
10. Tool- AeNima (1996) (6 pts)
11. Red Hot Chili Peppers- Californication (1999) (5 pts)
12. Jane's Addiction- Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990) (4 pts)
13. Pearl Jam- Vitalogy (1994) (3 pts)
14. Johnny Cash- American Recordings (1994) (2 pts)
15. Hole- Live Through This (1994) (1 pt)

Posted by Donnie on Tuesday, 09/27/2016 @ 09:57am


Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)-15
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)-14
Tool - Aenima (1996)-13
Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993)-12
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992)-11
Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)-10
Moby - Play (1999)-9
Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)-8
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994)-7
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991)-6
Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997)-5
The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)-4
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994)-3
Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994)-2
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 09/27/2016 @ 14:32pm


Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997) 15
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995) 14
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991) 13
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991) 12
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994) 11
The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990) 10
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999) 9
Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993) 8
Hole- Live Through This (1994) 7
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990) 6
Tool - Aenima (1996) 5
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994) 4
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994) 3
Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994) 2
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992) 1

Posted by Mike on Tuesday, 09/27/2016 @ 15:14pm


The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990) 15
Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993) 14
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993) 13
Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994) 12
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992) 11
Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996) 10
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995) 9
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991) 8
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991) 7
Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997) 6
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995) 5
Depeche Mode - Violator (1990) 4
Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994) 3
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994) 2
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994) 1

Posted by Jennifer on Tuesday, 09/27/2016 @ 19:02pm


Depeche Mode - Violator (1990)15
Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994)14
Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)13
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)12
The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)11
Moby - Play (1999)10
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)9
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)8
Hole - Live Through This (1994)7
Nas - Illmatic (1994)6
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992)5
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)4
Tool - Aenima (1996)3
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991)2
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)1







Posted by DarinRG on Tuesday, 09/27/2016 @ 22:59pm


Initial Ranking voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Depeche Mode - Violator (1990) - 63
Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993) - 61
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991) - 58
Tool - Aenima (1996) - 53
Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997) - 51
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999) - 46
Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993) - 43
Moby - Play (1999) - 43
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994) - 42
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991) - 39
The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990) - 39
Hole - Live Through This (1994) - 38
Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994) - 37
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993) - 31
___________________________

Nas - Illmatic (1994) - 30
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992) - 29
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995) - 28
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990) - 26
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998) - 26
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994) - 26
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995) - 24
Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996) - 23
The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997) - 23
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993) - 22
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994) - 18
Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994) - 18
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994) - 10
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997) - 7
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994) - 6


Voting is now open for the final rankings.

The following 14 albums have been qualified to be ranked between #27 and #40 in the 1990s rankings:

Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993)
Depeche Mode - Violator (1990)
Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997)
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991)
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991)
Hole - Live Through This (1994)
Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994)
Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)
Moby - Play (1999)
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)
The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990)
Tool - Aenima (1996)
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)


To participate in the final rankings, rank all 14 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 14 points, the second-highest 13 and so on.

In the event of a tie, the first tiebreaker is the album's score in this round's initial ranking. The second tiebreaker is determined by giving one point to each album for being the highest-ranked album on each individual's final ranking this round. The third tiebreaker is the same as the second tiebreaker, except for using the initial rankings. If the tie still isn't resolved, there will be a head-to-head tiebreaker vote after the conclusion of all rankings in the project.

There will be two days of final rankings.

Final rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Thursday the 29th.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 09/27/2016 @ 23:30pm


Tool - Aenima (1996) - 14
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994) - 13
Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997) - 12
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999) - 11
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991) - 10
Hole - Live Through This (1994) - 9
Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993) - 8
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991) - 7
Depeche Mode - Violator (1990) - 6
Moby - Play (1999) - 5
Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993) - 4
The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990) - 3
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993) - 2
Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994) - 1

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 09/27/2016 @ 23:33pm


Depeche Mode - Violator (1990)14
Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994)13
Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)12
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)11
Moby - Play (1999)10
Hole - Live Through This (1994)9
Tool - Aenima (1996)8
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991)7
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994)6
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991)5
The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990)4
Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993)3
Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997)2
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)1

Posted by DarinRG on Wednesday, 09/28/2016 @ 00:09am


Depeche Mode - Violator (1990)- 14
Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)- 13
Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997)- 12
Tool - Aenima (1996)- 11
Moby - Play (1999)- 10
Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994)- 9
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)- 8
Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993)- 7
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991)- 6
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)- 5
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994)- 4
The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990)- 3
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991)- 2
Hole - Live Through This (1994)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Wednesday, 09/28/2016 @ 09:03am


Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)-14
Tool - Aenima (1996)-13
Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993)-12
Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)-11
Moby - Play (1999)-10
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991)-9
Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997)-8
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994)-7
Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994)-6
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)-5
Depeche Mode - Violator (1990)-4
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991)-3
The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990)-2
Hole - Live Through This (1994)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 09/28/2016 @ 11:28am


Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997) 14
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991) 13
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991) 12
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994) 11
The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990) 10
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999) 9
Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993) 8
Hole - Live Through This (1994) 7
Tool - Aenima (1996) 6
Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993) 5
Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994) 4
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993) 3
Depeche Mode - Violator (1990) 2
Moby - Play (1999) 1

Posted by Mike on Wednesday, 09/28/2016 @ 18:52pm


The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990) 14
Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993) 13
Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994) 12
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991) 11
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991) 10
Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997) 9
Depeche Mode - Violator (1990) 8
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994) 7
Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993) 6
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999) 5
Hole - Live Through This (1994) 4
Moby - Play (1999) 3
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993) 2
Tool - Aenima (1996) 1

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 09/29/2016 @ 01:05am


1. Hole - Live Through This (1994) 14 pts
2. The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990)
3. Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)
4. Depeche Mode - Violator (1990)
5. Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994)
6. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991)
7. Moby - Play (1999)
8. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)
9. Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993)
10. Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994)
11. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
12. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991)
13. Tool - Aenima (1996)
14. Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997)

Posted by jtrichey on Thursday, 09/29/2016 @ 01:24am


Final Rankings are now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993) - 63
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991) - 62
Depeche Mode - Violator (1990) - 59

Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997) - 58 (51 Points In Initial Rankings)
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994) - 58 (42 Points In Initial Rankings)

Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993) - 57
Tool - Aenima (1996) - 55
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999) - 52
Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994) - 50
The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990) - 49
Moby - Play (1999) - 47

Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991) - 45 (39 Points In Initial Rankings)
Hole - Live Through This (1994) - 45 (38 Points In Initial Rankings)

Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993) - 35



Here are the updated rankings for each group:

Top 100 Overall

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
3. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
4. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
5. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
6. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
7. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
8. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
9. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
10. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
12. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
13. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
14. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
15. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
16. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
17. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
18. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
19. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
20. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
21. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
22. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
23. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
24. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
25. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
26. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
27. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
28. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
29. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
30. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
31. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
32. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
33. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
34. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
35. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
36. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
37. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
38. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
39. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
40. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
41. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
42. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
43. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
44. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
45. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
46. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
47. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
48. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
49. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
50. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
51. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
52. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
53. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
54. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
55. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
56. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
57. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
58. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
59. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
60. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
61. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
62. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
63. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
64. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
65. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
66. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
67. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
68. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
69. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
70. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
71. The Who - Tommy (1969)
72. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
73. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
74. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
75. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
76. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
77. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
78. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
79. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
80. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
81. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
82. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
83. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
84. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
85. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
86. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
87. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
88. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
89. Beck - Odelay (1996)
90. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
91. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
92. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
93. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
94. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
95. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
96. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
97. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
98. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
99. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
100. Adele - 21 (2011)


Pre-1970

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
3. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
4. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
5. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
6. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
8. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
9. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
10. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
11. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
12. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
13. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
14. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
15. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
16. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
17. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
18. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
19. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
20. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
21. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
22. The Who - Tommy (1969)
23. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
24. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
25. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
26. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
27. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
28. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
29. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
30. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962)
31. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (1969)
32. The Doors - Strange Days (1967)
33. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
34. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
35. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)
36. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (1968)
37. Love - Forever Changes (1967)
38. Bob Dylan - The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964)
39. Santana - Santana (1969)
40. The Kinks - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968)
41. The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out! (1966)
42. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
43. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night [UK] (1964)
44. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends (1968)
45. The Beatles - Help! [UK] (1965)
46. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis (1969)
47 (tie). Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills (1968)
47 (tie). Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)
49. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys (1969)
50. The Doors - Waiting For The Sun (1968)
51. The Stooges - The Stooges (1969)
52. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (1969)
53. Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965)
54. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (1958)
55. The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace Of Sin (1969)
56. Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966)
57. Etta James - At Last! (1961)
58. Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968)
59. Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)
60. Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
61. Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959)
62. Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)
63. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967)
64. The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967)
65. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
66. The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963)
67. The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965)
68. Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)
69. The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)
70. Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)
71. Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)
72. Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)
73. Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)
74. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
75. The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)
76. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)
77. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)
78. Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)
79. Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)
80. Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)
81. The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
82. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967)
83. Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969)
84. Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962)
85. The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963)
86. The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)
87. The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966)
88. John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)
89. Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)
90. The Band - The Band (1969)
91. Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967)
92. The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)
93. Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)
94. Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)
95. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966)
96. The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964)
97. Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)
98. Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959)
99. Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)
100. Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)
101. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)


1970s

1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
2. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
3. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
4. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
5. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
6. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
7. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
8. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
9. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
10. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
11. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
12. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
13. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
14. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
15. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
16. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
17. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
18. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
19. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
20. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
21. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
22. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
23. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
24. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
25. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
26. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
27. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
28. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
29. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
30. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
31. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
32. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
33. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
34. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
35. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
36. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
37. Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
38. Boston - Boston (1976)
39. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
40. Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
41. Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
42. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
43. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
44. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
45. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
46. Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
47. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
48. The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)
49. AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
50. John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
51. The Cars - The Cars (1978)
52. Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
53. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
54. The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
55. Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
56. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
57. Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
58. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
59. Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
60. Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
61. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
62. The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
63. Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)
64. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
65. Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)
66. Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977)
67. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
68. Santana - Abraxas (1970)
69. New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
70. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
71. Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
72. Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)
73. Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
74. The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
75. The Eagles - Eagles (1972)
76. The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)
77. Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)
78. Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
79. Rush - 2112 (1976)
80. Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
81. Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
82. Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970)
83. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)
84. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
85. Yes - The Yes Album (1971)
86. Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)
87. Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)
88. Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)
89. The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972)
90. The Cars - Candy-O (1979)
91. The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
92. Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)
93. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)
94. Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)
95. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)
96. Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)
97. Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)
98. Yes - Fragile (1971)
99. David Bowie - Low (1977)
100. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)


1980s

1. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
2. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
3. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
4. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
5. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
6. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
7. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
8. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
9. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
10. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
11. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
12. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
13. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
14. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
15. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
16. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
17. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)
18. R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)
19. Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
20. The Police - Synchronicity (1983)
21. The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)
22. Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
23. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
24. David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983)
25. Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
26. Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
27. Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
28. Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)
29. Van Halen - 1984 (1984)
30. The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)
31. Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
32. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
33. Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)
34. The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)
35. Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
36. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
37. Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
38. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)
39. The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
40. Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)
41. Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
42. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)
43. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
44. Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)
45. U2 - War (1983)
46. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
47. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)
48. Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
49. Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)
50. Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)
51. X - Los Angeles (1980)
52. Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
53. The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)
54. Foreigner - 4 (1981)
55. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
56. The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984)
57. R.E.M. - Green (1988)
58. The Replacements - Tim (1985)
59. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
60. Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
61. The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)
62. INXS - Kick (1987)
63. Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
64. Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)
65. Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)
66. Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
67. John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
68. The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)
69. Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)
70. Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)
71. Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
72. Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)
73. The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
74. John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)
75. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
76. Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
77. New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
78. Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
79. Yes - 90125 (1983)
80. Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)
81. Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
82. Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)
83. The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
84. ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)
85. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)
86. Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)
87. Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
88. Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)
89. Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)
90. Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)
91. Eurythmics - Touch (1984)
92. Joy Division - Closer (1980)
93. Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989)
94. Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980)
95. Janet Jackson - Control (1986)
96. Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986)
97. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
98. REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980)
99. Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)
100. Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
101. George Michael - Faith (1987)


1990s

1. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
2. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
3. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
4. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
5. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
6. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
7. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
8. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
10. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
11. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
12. Beck - Odelay (1996)
13. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
14. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
15. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
16. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
17. Nirvana - In Utero (1993)
18. Radiohead - The Bends (1995)
19. Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)
20. Blur - Parklife (1994)
21. Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992)
22. R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991)
23. Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990)
24. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)
25. Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994)
26. Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)
27. Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)
28. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991)
29. Depeche Mode - Violator (1990)
30. Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997)
31. Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994)
32. Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993)
33. Tool - Aenima (1996)
34. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)
35. Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994)
36. The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990)
37. Moby - Play (1999)
38. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991)
39. Hole - Live Through This (1994)
40. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)


2000-2015

1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
3. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
4. Adele - 21 (2011)


Nominations for Round 3 of the 1990s Group Rankings are now open.

Each voter (including new voters to the project, who are welcome to join at any time) can nominate as many as 50 qualified albums that haven't been ranked yet (listed below). Voters must have at least 20 current nominations (or explain that they didn't think any other albums were worthy of nomination) for their nominations to be counted.

Here are the maximum number of replacement nominations available this round for each voter that has previously nominated albums for this group:

Darren - 12
AlexVoltaire - 10
Cheesecrop - 19
DarinRG - 17
Jennifer - 24
jtrichey - 11
Max - 21
Mike - 12
Nick - 13
Tom H. - 12

If you'd like additional replacement nominations, you'll need to specify which previously nominated album you would like to un-nominate.


Here is the list of qualified albums that haven't been ranked yet:

2pac - All Eyez on Me (1996)
2pac - Me Against The World (1995)
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994)
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992)
Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)
Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (1994)
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister (1996)
Björk - Homogenic (1997)
Björk - Post (1995)
Blur - Blur (1997)
Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993)
Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind (1997)
Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994)
Daft Punk - Homework (1997)
Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)
De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead (1991)
Elastica - Elastica (1995)
Elliott Smith - Either/Or (1997)
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999)
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)
Faith No More - Angel Dust (1992)
Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998)
Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996)
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)
Garbage - Garbage (1995)
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992)
Green Day - Insomniac (1995)
Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994)
Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990)
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)
Janet Jackson - janet. (1993)
Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope (1997)
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996)
Live - Throwing Copper (1994)
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)
Mary J. Blige - What's the 411? (1992)
Massive Attack - Blue Lines (1991)
Massive Attack - Mezzanine (1998)
Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991)
Missy Elliott - Supa Dupa Fly (1997)
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991)
Nas - Illmatic (1994)
Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998)
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996)
Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994)
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995)
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994)
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
Outkast - Aquemini (1998)
OutKast - ATLiens (1996)
Pantera - Cowboys From Hell (1990)
Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power (1992)
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
Pixies - Bossanova (1990)
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me (1993)
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995)
Portishead - Dummy (1994)
Primal Scream - Screamadelica (1991)
Pulp - Different Class (1995)
Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996)
Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992)
Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999)
Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993)
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993)
Sonic Youth - Goo (1990)
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991)
Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992)
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994)
Sublime - Sublime (1996)
The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole (1997)
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin (1999)
The Fugees - The Score (1996)
The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)
TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994)
Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994)
Tool - Undertow (1993)
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992)
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)
Weezer - Pinkerton (1996)
Whitney Houston and Various - The Bodyguard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992)


There will be 3 days of replacement nominations. After the conclusion of replacement nominations, the approx. 25 albums with the most nominations will advance to this round's initial rankings to be qualified for final rankings. This round will rank 15 albums unless there is a tie at the end of the final rankings, in which case more than 15 albums could be ranked this round.


Replacement nominations will end at 10 PM Central on Sunday the 2nd.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 09/29/2016 @ 23:47pm


My replacement nominations:

A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)
Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind (1997)
Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994)
Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)
Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996)
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992)
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996)
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995)
Pantera - Cowboys From Hell (1990)
Pixies - Bossanova (1990)


For Your Consideration:

Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992)
Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994)
Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994)
Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996)
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999)
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994)
Tool - Undertow (1993)
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999)
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991)
Weezer - Pinkerton (1996)
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995)
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)
Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991)
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)
Sonic Youth - Goo (1990)
The Fugees - The Score (1996)
Nas - Illmatic (1994)
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993)

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 09/29/2016 @ 23:49pm


A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)
Blur - Blur (1997)
Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993)
De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead (1991)
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996)
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996)
Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999)
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993)
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991)
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992)
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)

Posted by Tom H. on Friday, 09/30/2016 @ 20:07pm


Some replacement nominations:

Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994)
De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead (1991)
Outkast - Aquemini (1998)
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me (1993)

My top 5 remaining priorities:

TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994)
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995)
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992)

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Friday, 09/30/2016 @ 22:16pm


Replacements:

Janet Jackson - janet. (1993)
The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)
TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994)

Posted by Jennifer on Sunday, 10/2/2016 @ 18:52pm


2pac - All Eyez on Me (1996)
Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999)
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)
Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998)
Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991)
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me (1993)
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995)
Primal Scream - Screamadelica (1991)
Pulp - Different Class (1995)
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992)
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)

Posted by Mike on Sunday, 10/2/2016 @ 20:40pm


Round 3 Nominations for the 1990s Group are now closed.

The following 24 albums received at least 6 nominations and will be included in the Initial Rankings:

A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994)
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994)
Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999)
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992)
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)
Nas - Illmatic (1994)
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996)
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995)
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995)
Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999)
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993)
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991)
The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)
TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994)
Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994)


Any voter that would like to is eligible to vote in the Initial Rankings. To vote, rank 15 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 15 points, the second-highest 14 points and so on.

The 15 albums that receive the most points (with more than 15 in the event of a tie for 15th) will be qualified for the final rankings vote for the 1990s group, to be ranked between #41 and #55 in the final rankings

There will be three days of initial ranking votes.

Rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Wednesday the 5th.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 10/3/2016 @ 01:14am


Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994) - 15
Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999) - 14
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999) - 13
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991) - 12
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995) - 11
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995) - 10
Nas - Illmatic (1994) - 9
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993) - 8
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994) - 7
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994) - 6
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994) - 5
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994) - 4
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990) - 3
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997) - 2
TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994) - 1

Posted by Darren on Monday, 10/3/2016 @ 01:18am


That's a great set of records.

TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994)- 15
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995)- 14
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999)- 13
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)- 12
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)- 11
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)- 10
Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999)- 9
Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)- 8
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996)- 7
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993)- 6
Nas - Illmatic (1994)- 5
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)- 4
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992)- 3
The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)- 2
Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Monday, 10/3/2016 @ 01:49am


Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996)15
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995)14
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)13
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)12
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991)11
The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)10
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)9
Nas - Illmatic (1994)8
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992)7
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)6
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)5
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)4
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999)3
Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999)2
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993)1


Posted by DarinRG on Monday, 10/3/2016 @ 02:42am


1. A Tribe Called Quest- The Low End Theory (1991) (15 pts)
2. Nas- Illmatic (1994) (14 pts)
3. The Verve- Urban Hymns (1997) (13 pts)
4. Oasis- Definitely Maybe (1994) (12 pts)
5. Jane's Addiction- Ritual De Lo Habitual (11 pts)
6. TLC- CrazySexyCool (1994) (10 pts)
7. Rage Against the Machine- The Battle of Los Angeles (1999) (9 pts)
8. Eminem- The Slim Shady LP (1999) (8 pts)
9. PJ Harvey- To Bring You My Love (1995) (7 pts)
10. No Doubt- Tragic Kingdom (1995) (6 pts)
11. Tom Petty- Wildflowers (1994) (5 pts)
12. Eric Clapton- Unplugged (1992) (4 pts)
13. Alice in Chains- Jar of Flies (1994) (3 pts)
14. Soundgarden- Badmotorfinger (1991) (2 pts)
15. Beck- Mellow Gold (1994) (1 pt)

Posted by Donnie on Monday, 10/3/2016 @ 14:03pm


1. Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999) 15 pts
2. Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994)
3. Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999)
4. Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)
5. No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995)
6. Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
7. Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
8. Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993)
9. Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)
10. Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)
11. Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)
12. The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)
13. Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991)
14. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)
15. Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)

Posted by jtrichey on Monday, 10/3/2016 @ 23:28pm


Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995) 15
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991) 14
Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994) 13
Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999) 12
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990) 11
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994) 10
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994) 9
Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994) 8
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992) 7
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997) 6
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993) 5
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998) 4
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996) 3
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995) 2
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994) 1

Posted by Mike on Tuesday, 10/4/2016 @ 18:57pm


Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992)-15
Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)-14
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)-13
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)-12
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)-11
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996)-10
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)-9
TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994)-8
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)-7
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995)-6
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999)-5
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)-4
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994)-3
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991)-2
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 10/5/2016 @ 08:30am


Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993) 15
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992) 14
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995) 13
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992) 12
Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996) 11
Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994) 10
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994) 9
The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997) 8
TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994) 7
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995) 6
Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994) 5
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994) 4
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990) 3
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994) 2
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997) 1

Posted by Jennifer on Wednesday, 10/5/2016 @ 21:58pm


TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994) - 15
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995) -14
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993) - 13
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low-End Theory (1991) - 12
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996) - 11
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994) - 10
Nas - Illmatic (1994) - 9
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991) - 8
Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994) - 7
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998) - 6
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994) - 5
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990) - 4
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999) - 3
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994) - 2
Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996) - 1

Posted by Nick on Wednesday, 10/5/2016 @ 22:58pm


I missed last night's deadline, so we'll extend it to 10 PM tonight (Thursday).

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 10/6/2016 @ 15:46pm


Initial Ranking voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995) - 66
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994) - 65
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991) - 61
Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999) - 61
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990) - 60
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999) - 58
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998) - 56
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993) - 56
TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994) - 56
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991) - 52
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992) - 46
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996) - 46
Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994) - 46
Nas - Illmatic (1994) - 45
Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996) - 40
______________________________

The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997) - 37
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995) - 36
Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994) - 32
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995) - 32
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994) - 30
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994) - 30
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994) - 29
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992) - 21
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997) - 19


Voting is now open for the final rankings.

The following 15 albums have been qualified to be ranked between #41 and #55 in the 1990s rankings:

A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)
Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999)
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992)
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)
Nas - Illmatic (1994)
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996)
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995)
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999)
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993)
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991)
TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994)
Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994)


To participate in the final rankings, rank all 15 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 15 points, the second-highest 14 and so on.

In the event of a tie, the first tiebreaker is the album's score in this round's initial ranking. The second tiebreaker is determined by giving one point to each album for being the highest-ranked album on each individual's final ranking this round. The third tiebreaker is the same as the second tiebreaker, except for using the initial rankings. If the tie still isn't resolved, there will be a head-to-head tiebreaker vote after the conclusion of all rankings in the project.

There will be two days of final rankings.

Final rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Saturday the 8th.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 10/6/2016 @ 23:16pm


Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994) - 15
Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999) - 14
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999) - 13
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991) - 12
Nas - Illmatic (1994) - 11
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993) - 10
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994) - 9
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990) - 8
TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994) - 7
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991) - 6
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992) - 5
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998) - 4
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995) - 3
Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996) - 2
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996) - 1

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 10/6/2016 @ 23:21pm


Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996) 15
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994) 14
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991) 13
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991) 12
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998) 11
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992) 10
Nas - Illmatic (1994) 9
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990) 8
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999) 7
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993) 6
Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999) 5
Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996) 4
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995) 3
Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994) 2
TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994) 1

Posted by DarinRG on Friday, 10/7/2016 @ 03:45am


TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994)- 15
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995)- 14
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999)- 13
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)- 12
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)- 11
Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999)- 10
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)- 9
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996)- 8
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993)- 7
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992)- 6
Nas - Illmatic (1994)- 5
Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)- 4
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991)- 3
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)- 2
Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Saturday, 10/8/2016 @ 01:47am



Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992)-15
Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)-14
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)-13
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)-12
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996)-11
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)-10
TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994)-9
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)-8
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995)-7
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999)-6
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991)-5
Nas - Illmatic (1994)-4
Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999)-3
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993)-2
Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Saturday, 10/8/2016 @ 09:04am


Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991) 15
Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999) 14
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990) 13
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994) 12
Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994) 11
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992) 10
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993) 9
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998) 8
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996) 7
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995) 6
Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996) 5
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999) 4
Nas - Illmatic (1994) 3
TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994) 2
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991) 1

Posted by Mike on Saturday, 10/8/2016 @ 14:02pm


A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991) - 15
TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994) - 14
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995) - 13
Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994) - 12
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993) - 11
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996) - 10
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991) - 9
Nas - Illmatic (1994) - 8
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998) - 7
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990) - 6
Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996) - 5
Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999) - 4
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994) - 3
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999) - 2
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992) - 1

Posted by Nick on Saturday, 10/8/2016 @ 16:16pm


Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993) 15
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992) 14
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995) 13
Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996) 12
Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994) 11
TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994) 10
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990) 9
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994) 8
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998) 7
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991) 6
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991) 5
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996) 4
Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999) 3
Nas - Illmatic (1994) 2
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999) 1

Posted by Jennifer on Saturday, 10/8/2016 @ 22:41pm


Final Rankings are now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991) - 62 (61 Points In Initial Rankings)
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998) - 62 (56 Points In Initial Rankings)

Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990) - 61 (60 Points In Initial Rankings)
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991) - 61 (52 Points In Initial Rankings)
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992) - 61 (46 Points In Initial Rankings)

Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994) - 60 (65 Points In Initial Rankings)
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993) - 60 (56 Points In Initial Rankings)

No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995) - 59
TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994) - 58
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996) - 56

Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999) - 53 (61 Points In Initial Rankings)
Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994) - 53 (46 Points In Initial Rankings)

Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999) - 46 (58 Points In Initial Rankings)
Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996) - 46 (40 Points In Initial Rankings)

Nas - Illmatic (1994) - 42


Here are the updated rankings for each group:

Top 100 Overall

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
3. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
4. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
5. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
6. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
7. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
8. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
9. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
10. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
12. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
13. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
14. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
15. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
16. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
17. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
18. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
19. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
20. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
21. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
22. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
23. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
24. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
25. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
26. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
27. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
28. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
29. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
30. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
31. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
32. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
33. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
34. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
35. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
36. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
37. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
38. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
39. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
40. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
41. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
42. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
43. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
44. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
45. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
46. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
47. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
48. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
49. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
50. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
51. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
52. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
53. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
54. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
55. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
56. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
57. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
58. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
59. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
60. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
61. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
62. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
63. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
64. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
65. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
66. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
67. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
68. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
69. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
70. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
71. The Who - Tommy (1969)
72. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
73. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
74. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
75. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
76. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
77. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
78. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
79. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
80. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
81. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
82. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
83. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
84. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
85. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
86. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
87. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
88. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
89. Beck - Odelay (1996)
90. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
91. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
92. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
93. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
94. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
95. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
96. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
97. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
98. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
99. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
100. Adele - 21 (2011)


Pre-1970

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
3. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
4. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
5. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
6. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
8. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
9. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
10. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
11. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
12. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
13. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
14. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
15. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
16. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
17. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
18. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
19. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
20. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
21. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
22. The Who - Tommy (1969)
23. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
24. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
25. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
26. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
27. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
28. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
29. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
30. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962)
31. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (1969)
32. The Doors - Strange Days (1967)
33. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
34. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
35. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)
36. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (1968)
37. Love - Forever Changes (1967)
38. Bob Dylan - The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964)
39. Santana - Santana (1969)
40. The Kinks - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968)
41. The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out! (1966)
42. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
43. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night [UK] (1964)
44. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends (1968)
45. The Beatles - Help! [UK] (1965)
46. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis (1969)
47 (tie). Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills (1968)
47 (tie). Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)
49. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys (1969)
50. The Doors - Waiting For The Sun (1968)
51. The Stooges - The Stooges (1969)
52. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (1969)
53. Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965)
54. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (1958)
55. The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace Of Sin (1969)
56. Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966)
57. Etta James - At Last! (1961)
58. Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968)
59. Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)
60. Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
61. Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959)
62. Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)
63. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967)
64. The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967)
65. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
66. The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963)
67. The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965)
68. Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)
69. The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)
70. Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)
71. Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)
72. Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)
73. Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)
74. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
75. The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)
76. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)
77. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)
78. Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)
79. Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)
80. Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)
81. The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
82. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967)
83. Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969)
84. Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962)
85. The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963)
86. The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)
87. The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966)
88. John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)
89. Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)
90. The Band - The Band (1969)
91. Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967)
92. The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)
93. Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)
94. Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)
95. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966)
96. The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964)
97. Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)
98. Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959)
99. Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)
100. Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)
101. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)


1970s

1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
2. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
3. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
4. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
5. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
6. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
7. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
8. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
9. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
10. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
11. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
12. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
13. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
14. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
15. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
16. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
17. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
18. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
19. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
20. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
21. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
22. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
23. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
24. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
25. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
26. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
27. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
28. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
29. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
30. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
31. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
32. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
33. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
34. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
35. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
36. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
37. Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
38. Boston - Boston (1976)
39. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
40. Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
41. Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
42. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
43. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
44. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
45. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
46. Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
47. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
48. The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)
49. AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
50. John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
51. The Cars - The Cars (1978)
52. Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
53. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
54. The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
55. Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
56. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
57. Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
58. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
59. Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
60. Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
61. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
62. The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
63. Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)
64. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
65. Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)
66. Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977)
67. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
68. Santana - Abraxas (1970)
69. New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
70. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
71. Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
72. Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)
73. Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
74. The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
75. The Eagles - Eagles (1972)
76. The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)
77. Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)
78. Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
79. Rush - 2112 (1976)
80. Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
81. Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
82. Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970)
83. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)
84. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
85. Yes - The Yes Album (1971)
86. Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)
87. Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)
88. Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)
89. The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972)
90. The Cars - Candy-O (1979)
91. The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
92. Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)
93. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)
94. Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)
95. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)
96. Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)
97. Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)
98. Yes - Fragile (1971)
99. David Bowie - Low (1977)
100. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)


1980s

1. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
2. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
3. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
4. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
5. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
6. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
7. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
8. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
9. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
10. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
11. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
12. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
13. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
14. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
15. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
16. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
17. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)
18. R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)
19. Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
20. The Police - Synchronicity (1983)
21. The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)
22. Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
23. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
24. David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983)
25. Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
26. Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
27. Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
28. Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)
29. Van Halen - 1984 (1984)
30. The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)
31. Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
32. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
33. Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)
34. The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)
35. Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
36. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
37. Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
38. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)
39. The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
40. Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)
41. Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
42. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)
43. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
44. Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)
45. U2 - War (1983)
46. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
47. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)
48. Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
49. Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)
50. Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)
51. X - Los Angeles (1980)
52. Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
53. The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)
54. Foreigner - 4 (1981)
55. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
56. The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984)
57. R.E.M. - Green (1988)
58. The Replacements - Tim (1985)
59. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
60. Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
61. The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)
62. INXS - Kick (1987)
63. Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
64. Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)
65. Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)
66. Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
67. John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
68. The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)
69. Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)
70. Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)
71. Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
72. Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)
73. The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
74. John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)
75. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
76. Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
77. New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
78. Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
79. Yes - 90125 (1983)
80. Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)
81. Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
82. Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)
83. The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
84. ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)
85. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)
86. Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)
87. Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
88. Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)
89. Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)
90. Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)
91. Eurythmics - Touch (1984)
92. Joy Division - Closer (1980)
93. Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989)
94. Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980)
95. Janet Jackson - Control (1986)
96. Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986)
97. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
98. REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980)
99. Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)
100. Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
101. George Michael - Faith (1987)


1990s

1. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
2. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
3. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
4. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
5. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
6. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
7. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
8. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
10. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
11. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
12. Beck - Odelay (1996)
13. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
14. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
15. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
16. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
17. Nirvana - In Utero (1993)
18. Radiohead - The Bends (1995)
19. Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)
20. Blur - Parklife (1994)
21. Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992)
22. R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991)
23. Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990)
24. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)
25. Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994)
26. Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)
27. Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)
28. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991)
29. Depeche Mode - Violator (1990)
30. Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997)
31. Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994)
32. Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993)
33. Tool - Aenima (1996)
34. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)
35. Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994)
36. The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990)
37. Moby - Play (1999)
38. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991)
39. Hole - Live Through This (1994)
40. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
41. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)
42. Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)
43. Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)
44. Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991)
45. Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992)
46. Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
47. Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993)
48. No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995)
49. TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994)
50. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996)
51. Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999)
52. Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994)
53. Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999)
54. Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)
55. Nas - Illmatic (1994)


2000-2015

1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
3. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
4. Adele - 21 (2011)


Nominations for Round 4 of the 1990s Group Rankings are now open.

Each voter (including new voters to the project, who are welcome to join at any time) can nominate as many as 50 qualified albums that haven't been ranked yet (listed below). Voters must have at least 20 current nominations (or explain that they didn't think any other albums were worthy of nomination) for their nominations to be counted.

Here are the maximum number of replacement nominations available this round for each voter that has previously nominated albums for this group:

Darren - 14
AlexVoltaire - 17
Cheesecrop - 27
DarinRG - 24
Jennifer - 28
jtrichey - 19
Max - 28
Mike - 12
Nick - 24
Tom H. - 14

If you'd like additional replacement nominations, you'll need to specify which previously nominated album you would like to un-nominate.


Here is the list of qualified albums that haven't been ranked yet:

2pac - All Eyez on Me (1996)
2pac - Me Against The World (1995)
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994)
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992)
Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)
Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (1994)
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister (1996)
Björk - Homogenic (1997)
Björk - Post (1995)
Blur - Blur (1997)
Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993)
Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind (1997)
Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994)
Daft Punk - Homework (1997)
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)
De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead (1991)
Elastica - Elastica (1995)
Elliott Smith - Either/Or (1997)
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)
Faith No More - Angel Dust (1992)
Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998)
Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996)
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)
Garbage - Garbage (1995)
Green Day - Insomniac (1995)
Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994)
Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990)
Janet Jackson - janet. (1993)
Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope (1997)
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996)
Live - Throwing Copper (1994)
Mary J. Blige - What's the 411? (1992)
Massive Attack - Blue Lines (1991)
Massive Attack - Mezzanine (1998)
Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991)
Missy Elliott - Supa Dupa Fly (1997)
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991)
Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998)
Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994)
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994)
Outkast - Aquemini (1998)
OutKast - ATLiens (1996)
Pantera - Cowboys From Hell (1990)
Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power (1992)
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
Pixies - Bossanova (1990)
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me (1993)
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995)
Portishead - Dummy (1994)
Primal Scream - Screamadelica (1991)
Pulp - Different Class (1995)
Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996)
Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992)
Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993)
Sonic Youth - Goo (1990)
Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992)
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994)
Sublime - Sublime (1996)
The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole (1997)
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin (1999)
The Fugees - The Score (1996)
The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)
Tool - Undertow (1993)
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992)
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)
Weezer - Pinkerton (1996)
Whitney Houston and Various - The Bodyguard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992)


There will be 3 days of replacement nominations. After the conclusion of replacement nominations, the approx. 25 albums with the most nominations will advance to this round's initial rankings to be qualified for final rankings. This round will rank 15 albums unless there is a tie at the end of the final rankings, in which case more than 15 albums could be ranked this round.


Replacement nominations will end at 10 PM Central on Tuesday the 11th.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 10/9/2016 @ 00:01am


My replacement nominations:

2pac - Me Against The World (1995)
Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)
Daft Punk - Homework (1997)
Garbage - Garbage (1995)
Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994)
Janet Jackson - janet. (1993)
Mary J. Blige - What's the 411? (1992)
Massive Attack - Blue Lines (1991)
Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power (1992)
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me (1993)
Portishead - Dummy (1994)
Pulp - Different Class (1995)
Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin (1999)


For Your Consideration:

Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992)
Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994)
Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996)
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994)
Tool - Undertow (1993)
Weezer - Pinkerton (1996)
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995)
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)
Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991)
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)
Sonic Youth - Goo (1990)
The Fugees - The Score (1996)
Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992)
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993)
Sublime - Sublime (1996)
Green Day - Insomniac (1995)
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994)

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 10/9/2016 @ 00:04am


Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister (1996)
Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind (1997)
Faith No More - Angel Dust (1992)
Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998)
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin (1999)

Posted by Mike on Monday, 10/10/2016 @ 19:47pm


2Pac- All Eyez on Me (1996)
Beastie Boys- Ill Communication (1994)
Faith No More- Angel Dust (1992)
Massive Attack- Blue Lines (1991)
Massive Attack- Mezzanine (1998)
Michael Jackson- Dangerous (1991)
Neutral Milk Hotel- In The Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998)
PJ Harvey- Rid Of Me (1993)
PJ Harvey- To Bring You My Love (1995)
Pulp- Different Class (1995)
Stone Temple Pilots- Purple (1994)
The Flaming Lips- The Soft Bulletin (1999)
Weezer- Pinkerton (1996)
Whitney Houston and Various- The Bodyguard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992)

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 10/11/2016 @ 10:43am


2pac - Me Against The World (1995)
Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind (1997)
Massive Attack - Mezzanine (1998)
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995)
Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992)
Sublime - Sublime (1996)
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)

Posted by Jennifer on Tuesday, 10/11/2016 @ 22:58pm


Round 4 Nominations for the 1990s Group are now closed.

The following 40 albums received at least 5 nominations and will be included in the Initial Rankings:

2pac - All Eyez on Me (1996)
2pac - Me Against The World (1995)
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994)
Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind (1997)
Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994)
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)
De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead (1991)
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)
Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996)
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)
Green Day - Insomniac (1995)
Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994)
Live - Throwing Copper (1994)
Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991)
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991)
Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998)
Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994)
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994)
Outkast - Aquemini (1998)
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
Pixies - Bossanova (1990)
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me (1993)
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995)
Pulp - Different Class (1995)
Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992)
Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993)
Sonic Youth - Goo (1990)
Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992)
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994)
Sublime - Sublime (1996)
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin (1999)
The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)
Tool - Undertow (1993)
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992)
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)
Whitney Houston and Various - The Bodyguard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992)


Any voter that would like to is eligible to vote in the Initial Rankings. To vote, rank 20 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 20 points, the second-highest 19 points and so on.

The 15 albums that receive the most points (with more than 15 in the event of a tie for 15th) will be qualified for the final rankings vote for the 1990s group, to be ranked between #56 and #70 in the final rankings

There will be three days of initial ranking votes.

Rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Friday the 14th.

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 10/12/2016 @ 00:31am


Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992) - 20
Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994) - 19
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994) - 18
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994) - 17
Tool - Undertow (1993) - 16
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995) - 15
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994) - 14
Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991) - 13
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995) - 12
Sonic Youth - Goo (1990) - 11
Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992) - 10
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994) - 9
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993) - 8
Sublime - Sublime (1996) - 7
Green Day - Insomniac (1995) - 6
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994) - 5
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992) - 4
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994) - 3
Whitney Houston and Various - The Bodyguard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992) - 2
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997) - 1

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 10/12/2016 @ 00:33am


1. 2Pac- All Eyez on Me (1996) (20 pts)
2. Nirvana- MTV Unplugged in New York (1994) (19 pts)
3. Michael Jackson- Dangerous (1991) (18 pts)
4. The Verve- Urban Hymns (1997) (17 pts)
5. Rage Against the Machine- Rage Against the Machine (1992) (16 pts)
6. My Bloody Valentine- Loveless (1991) (15 pts)
7. The Notorious B.I.G.- Ready to Die (1994) (14 pts)
8. 2Pac- Me Against the World (1995) (13 pts)
9. The Flaming Lips- The Soft Bulletin (1999) (12 pts)
10. OutKast- Aquemini (1998) (11 pts)
11. Stone Temple Pilots- Core (1992) (10 pts)
12. Snoop Doggy Dogg- Doggystyle (1993) (9 pts)
13. Whitney Houston- The Bodyguard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992) (8 pts)
14. The Pixies- Bossanova (1990) (7 pts)
15. Sonic Youth- Goo (1990) (6 pts)
16. Tool- Undertow (1993) (5 pts)
17. Alice in Chains- Jar of Flies (1994) (4 pts)
18. Tori Amos- Under the Pink (1994) (3 pts)
19. De La Soul- De La Soul is Dead (1991) (2 pts)
20. Live- Throwing Copper (1994) (1 pt)

Posted by Donnie on Wednesday, 10/12/2016 @ 01:31am


Pulp - Different Class (1995) 20
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995) 19
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992) 18
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991) 17
The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997) 16
2pac - All Eyez on Me (1996) 15
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me (1993) 14
Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996) 13
Tool - Undertow (1993) 12
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997) 11
Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994) 10
Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind (1997) 9
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994) 8
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994) 7
De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead (1991) 6
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994) 5
Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)4
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)3
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)2
Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)1

Posted by DarinRG on Wednesday, 10/12/2016 @ 06:08am


2pac - All Eyez on Me (1996)- 20
Outkast - Aquemini (1998)- 19
Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994)- 18
Whitney Houston and Various - The Bodyguard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992)- 17
Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)- 16
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995)- 15
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994)- 14
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)- 13
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)- 12
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)- 11
2pac - Me Against The World (1995)- 10
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)- 9
Sublime - Sublime (1996)- 8
Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991)- 7
Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998)- 6
Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994)- 5
The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)0 4
Live - Throwing Copper (1994)- 3
Pixies - Bossanova (1990)- 2
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Wednesday, 10/12/2016 @ 08:48am


Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994)-20
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)-19
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995)-18
Tool - Undertow (1993)-17
2pac - Me Against The World (1995)-16
Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994)-15
Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind (1997)-14
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994)-13
Live - Throwing Copper (1994)-12
Sonic Youth - Goo (1990)-11
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994)-10
Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)-9
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me (1993)-8
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)-7
Sublime - Sublime (1996)-6
Pulp - Different Class (1995)-5
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)-4
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)-3
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)-2
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Thursday, 10/13/2016 @ 11:38am


Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992) 20
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995) 19
Live - Throwing Copper (1994) 18
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994) 17
Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992) 16
Green Day - Insomniac (1995) 15
Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994) 14
Tool - Undertow (1993) 13
Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994) 12
Sublime - Sublime (1996) 11
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994) 10
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997) 9
Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994) 8
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994) 7
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994) 6
Pulp - Different Class (1995) 5
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995) 4
The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997) 3
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me (1993) 2
Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991) 1

Posted by Mike on Thursday, 10/13/2016 @ 18:18pm


Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992) - 20
Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind (1997) - 19
2pac - All Eyez on Me (1996) - 18
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994) - 17
Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992) - 16
Whitney Houston and Various - The Bodyguard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992) - 15
Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994) - 14
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994) - 13
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994) - 12
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994) - 11
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994) - 10
Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994) - 9
2pac - Me Against The World (1995) - 8
Green Day - Insomniac (1995) - 7
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992) - 6
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993) - 5
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me (1993) - 4
Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992) - 3
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994) - 2
Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991) - 1

Posted by Nick on Thursday, 10/13/2016 @ 23:40pm


1. Live - Throwing Copper (1994) 20 pts
2. Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996)
3. Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994)
4. Tool - Undertow (1993)
5. Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)
6. Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994)
7. Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994)
8. Pulp - Different Class (1995)
9. Pixies - Bossanova (1990)
10. Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992)
11. 2pac - Me Against The World (1995)
12. The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)
13. Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)
14. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993)
15. The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin (1999)
16. Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
17. Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)
18. Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
19. De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead (1991)
20. Outkast - Aquemini (1998)

Posted by jtrichey on Friday, 10/14/2016 @ 01:38am


Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind (1997) 20
Whitney Houston and Various - The Bodyguard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992) 19
Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991) 18
Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994) 17
Pulp - Different Class (1995) 16
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992) 15
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992) 14
The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997) 13
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994) 12
Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993) 11
Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996) 10
Sublime - Sublime (1996) 9
Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992) 8
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995) 7
Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994) 6
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994) 5
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995) 4
Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992) 3
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994) 2
2pac - Me Against The World (1995) 1

Posted by Jennifer on Friday, 10/14/2016 @ 22:48pm


Initial Ranking voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994) - 94
Tool - Undertow (1993) - 80
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995) - 75
2pac - All Eyez on Me (1996) - 73
Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992) - 66
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994) - 64
Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994) - 63
Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind (1997) - 62
The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997) - 62
Whitney Houston and Various - The Bodyguard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992) - 61
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994) - 59
Pulp - Different Class (1995) - 59
Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992) - 59
2pac - Me Against The World (1995) - 58
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994) - 58
Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991) - 58
______________________________

Live - Throwing Copper (1994) - 54
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994) - 54
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994) - 53
Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993) - 47
Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994) - 44
Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992) - 42
Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996) - 42
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995) - 42
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994) - 41
Sublime - Sublime (1996) - 41
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997) - 40
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994) - 38
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992) - 37
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992) - 33
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991) - 32
Outkast - Aquemini (1998) - 31
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993) - 29
Green Day - Insomniac (1995) - 28
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me (1993) - 28
Sonic Youth - Goo (1990) - 28
Pixies - Bossanova (1990) - 21
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin (1999) - 18
De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead (1991) - 10
Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998) - 6


Voting is now open for the final rankings.

The following 16 albums have been qualified to be ranked between #56 and #71 in the 1990s rankings:

2pac - All Eyez on Me (1996)
2pac - Me Against The World (1995)
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994)
Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind (1997)
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)
Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994)
Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991)
Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994)
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995)
Pulp - Different Class (1995)
Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992)
Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992)
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994)
The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)
Tool - Undertow (1993)
Whitney Houston and Various - The Bodyguard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992)


To participate in the final rankings, rank all 16 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 16 points, the second-highest 15 and so on.

In the event of a tie, the first tiebreaker is the album's score in this round's initial ranking. The second tiebreaker is determined by giving one point to each album for being the highest-ranked album on each individual's final ranking this round. The third tiebreaker is the same as the second tiebreaker, except for using the initial rankings. If the tie still isn't resolved, there will be a head-to-head tiebreaker vote after the conclusion of all rankings in the project.

There will be two days of final rankings.

Final rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Sunday the 16th.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 10/14/2016 @ 23:51pm


Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992) - 16
Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994) - 15
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994) - 14
Tool - Undertow (1993) - 13
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995) - 12
Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991) - 11
Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992) - 10
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994) - 9
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994) - 8
Whitney Houston and Various - The Bodyguard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992) - 7
Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind (1997) - 6
Pulp - Different Class (1995) - 5
Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994) - 4
2pac - Me Against The World (1995) - 3
The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997) - 2
2pac - All Eyez on Me (1996) - 1

Posted by Darren on Friday, 10/14/2016 @ 23:57pm


Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992) 16
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994) 15
Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992) 14
Tool - Undertow (1993) 13
Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994) 12
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994) 11
Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994) 10
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994) 9
Pulp - Different Class (1995) 8
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995) 7
The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997) 6
Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991) 5
2pac - All Eyez on Me (1996) 4
Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind (1997) 3
Whitney Houston and Various - The Bodyguard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992) 2
2pac - Me Against The World (1995) 1

Posted by Mike on Saturday, 10/15/2016 @ 16:22pm


Pulp - Different Class (1995)16
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995)15
Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind (1997)14
The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)13
Tool - Undertow (1993)12
Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994)11
2pac - All Eyez on Me (1996)10
2pac - Me Against The World (1995)9
Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991)8
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994)7
Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992)6
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)5
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994)4
Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994)3
Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992)2
Whitney Houston and Various - The Bodyguard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992)1

Posted by DarinRG on Saturday, 10/15/2016 @ 17:15pm


Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994)-16
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)-15
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995)-14
Tool - Undertow (1993)-13
Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994)-12
Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind (1997)-11
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994)-10
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994)-9
Pulp - Different Class (1995)-8
2pac - All Eyez on Me (1996)-7
Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991)-6
Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992)-5
Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992)-4
The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)-3
2pac- Me Against The World (1995)-2
Whitney Houston and Various - The Bodyguard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Saturday, 10/15/2016 @ 22:46pm


2pac - All Eyez on Me (1996)- 16
Whitney Houston and Various - The Bodyguard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992)- 15
Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991)- 14
Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994)- 13
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995)- 12
Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994)- 11
The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)- 10
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994)- 9
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)- 8
Pulp - Different Class (1995)- 7
Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992)- 6
Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind (1997)- 5
2pac - Me Against The World (1995)- 4
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994)- 3
Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992)- 2
Tool - Undertow (1993)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Sunday, 10/16/2016 @ 21:38pm


Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind (1997) 16
Whitney Houston and Various - The Bodyguard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992) 15
Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991) 14
Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994) 13
Pulp - Different Class (1995) 12
The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997) 11
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994) 10
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995) 9
Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992) 8
2pac - Me Against The World (1995) 7
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994) 6
2pac - All Eyez on Me (1996) 5
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994) 4
Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992) 3
Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994) 2
Tool - Undertow (1993) 1

Posted by Jennifer on Sunday, 10/16/2016 @ 23:02pm


Darren,
I'm gonna post in the next 5 minutes my tiebreaker vote. Sorry for the delay.

Posted by Nick on Sunday, 10/16/2016 @ 23:04pm


Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind (1997) - 16
Whitney Houston and Various - The Bodyguard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992) - 15
2pac - All Eyez on Me (1996) - 14
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994) - 13
Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992) - 12
Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994) - 11
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994) - 10
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995) - 9
2pac - Me Against The World (1995) - 8
Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992) - 7
Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994) - 6
Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991) - 5
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994) - 4
The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997) - 3
Tool - Undertow (1993) - 2
Pulp - Different Class (1995) - 1

Posted by Nick on Sunday, 10/16/2016 @ 23:08pm


Final Rankings are now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995) - 78
Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994) - 76
Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind (1997) - 71
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994) - 66

Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994) - 63 (63 Points in Initial Rankings)
Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991) - 63 (58 Points in Initial Rankings)

Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994) - 61

2pac - All Eyez on Me (1996) - 57 (73 Points in Initial Rankings)
Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992) - 57 (66 Points in Initial Rankings)
Pulp - Different Class (1995) - 57 (59 Points in Initial Rankings)

Whitney Houston and Various - The Bodyguard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992) - 56 (61 Points in Initial Rankings)
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994) - 56 (58 Points in Initial Rankings)

Tool - Undertow (1993) - 55
Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992) - 54
The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997) - 48
2pac - Me Against The World (1995) - 34


Here are the updated rankings for each group:

Top 100 Overall

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
3. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
4. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
5. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
6. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
7. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
8. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
9. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
10. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
12. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
13. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
14. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
15. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
16. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
17. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
18. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
19. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
20. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
21. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
22. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
23. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
24. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
25. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
26. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
27. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
28. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
29. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
30. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
31. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
32. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
33. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
34. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
35. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
36. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
37. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
38. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
39. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
40. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
41. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
42. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
43. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
44. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
45. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
46. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
47. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
48. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
49. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
50. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
51. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
52. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
53. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
54. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
55. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
56. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
57. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
58. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
59. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
60. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
61. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
62. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
63. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
64. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
65. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
66. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
67. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
68. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
69. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
70. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
71. The Who - Tommy (1969)
72. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
73. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
74. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
75. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
76. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
77. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
78. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
79. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
80. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
81. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
82. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
83. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
84. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
85. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
86. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
87. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
88. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
89. Beck - Odelay (1996)
90. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
91. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
92. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
93. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
94. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
95. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
96. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
97. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
98. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
99. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
100. Adele - 21 (2011)


Pre-1970

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
3. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
4. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
5. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
6. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
8. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
9. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
10. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
11. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
12. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
13. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
14. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
15. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
16. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
17. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
18. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
19. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
20. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
21. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
22. The Who - Tommy (1969)
23. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
24. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
25. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
26. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
27. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
28. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
29. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
30. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962)
31. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (1969)
32. The Doors - Strange Days (1967)
33. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
34. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
35. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)
36. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (1968)
37. Love - Forever Changes (1967)
38. Bob Dylan - The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964)
39. Santana - Santana (1969)
40. The Kinks - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968)
41. The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out! (1966)
42. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
43. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night [UK] (1964)
44. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends (1968)
45. The Beatles - Help! [UK] (1965)
46. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis (1969)
47 (tie). Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills (1968)
47 (tie). Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)
49. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys (1969)
50. The Doors - Waiting For The Sun (1968)
51. The Stooges - The Stooges (1969)
52. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (1969)
53. Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965)
54. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (1958)
55. The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace Of Sin (1969)
56. Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966)
57. Etta James - At Last! (1961)
58. Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968)
59. Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)
60. Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
61. Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959)
62. Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)
63. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967)
64. The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967)
65. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
66. The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963)
67. The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965)
68. Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)
69. The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)
70. Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)
71. Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)
72. Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)
73. Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)
74. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
75. The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)
76. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)
77. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)
78. Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)
79. Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)
80. Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)
81. The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
82. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967)
83. Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969)
84. Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962)
85. The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963)
86. The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)
87. The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966)
88. John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)
89. Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)
90. The Band - The Band (1969)
91. Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967)
92. The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)
93. Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)
94. Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)
95. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966)
96. The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964)
97. Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)
98. Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959)
99. Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)
100. Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)
101. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)


1970s

1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
2. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
3. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
4. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
5. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
6. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
7. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
8. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
9. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
10. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
11. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
12. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
13. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
14. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
15. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
16. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
17. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
18. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
19. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
20. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
21. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
22. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
23. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
24. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
25. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
26. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
27. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
28. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
29. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
30. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
31. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
32. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
33. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
34. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
35. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
36. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
37. Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
38. Boston - Boston (1976)
39. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
40. Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
41. Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
42. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
43. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
44. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
45. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
46. Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
47. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
48. The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)
49. AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
50. John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
51. The Cars - The Cars (1978)
52. Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
53. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
54. The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
55. Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
56. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
57. Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
58. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
59. Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
60. Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
61. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
62. The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
63. Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)
64. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
65. Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)
66. Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977)
67. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
68. Santana - Abraxas (1970)
69. New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
70. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
71. Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
72. Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)
73. Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
74. The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
75. The Eagles - Eagles (1972)
76. The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)
77. Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)
78. Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
79. Rush - 2112 (1976)
80. Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
81. Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
82. Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970)
83. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)
84. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
85. Yes - The Yes Album (1971)
86. Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)
87. Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)
88. Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)
89. The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972)
90. The Cars - Candy-O (1979)
91. The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
92. Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)
93. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)
94. Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)
95. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)
96. Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)
97. Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)
98. Yes - Fragile (1971)
99. David Bowie - Low (1977)
100. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)


1980s

1. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
2. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
3. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
4. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
5. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
6. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
7. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
8. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
9. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
10. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
11. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
12. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
13. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
14. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
15. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
16. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
17. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)
18. R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)
19. Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
20. The Police - Synchronicity (1983)
21. The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)
22. Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
23. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
24. David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983)
25. Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
26. Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
27. Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
28. Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)
29. Van Halen - 1984 (1984)
30. The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)
31. Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
32. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
33. Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)
34. The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)
35. Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
36. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
37. Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
38. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)
39. The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
40. Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)
41. Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
42. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)
43. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
44. Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)
45. U2 - War (1983)
46. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
47. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)
48. Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
49. Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)
50. Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)
51. X - Los Angeles (1980)
52. Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
53. The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)
54. Foreigner - 4 (1981)
55. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
56. The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984)
57. R.E.M. - Green (1988)
58. The Replacements - Tim (1985)
59. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
60. Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
61. The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)
62. INXS - Kick (1987)
63. Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
64. Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)
65. Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)
66. Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
67. John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
68. The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)
69. Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)
70. Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)
71. Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
72. Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)
73. The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
74. John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)
75. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
76. Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
77. New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
78. Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
79. Yes - 90125 (1983)
80. Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)
81. Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
82. Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)
83. The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
84. ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)
85. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)
86. Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)
87. Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
88. Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)
89. Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)
90. Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)
91. Eurythmics - Touch (1984)
92. Joy Division - Closer (1980)
93. Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989)
94. Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980)
95. Janet Jackson - Control (1986)
96. Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986)
97. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
98. REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980)
99. Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)
100. Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
101. George Michael - Faith (1987)


1990s

1. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
2. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
3. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
4. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
5. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
6. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
7. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
8. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
10. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
11. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
12. Beck - Odelay (1996)
13. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
14. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
15. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
16. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
17. Nirvana - In Utero (1993)
18. Radiohead - The Bends (1995)
19. Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)
20. Blur - Parklife (1994)
21. Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992)
22. R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991)
23. Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990)
24. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)
25. Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994)
26. Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)
27. Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)
28. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991)
29. Depeche Mode - Violator (1990)
30. Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997)
31. Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994)
32. Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993)
33. Tool - Aenima (1996)
34. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)
35. Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994)
36. The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990)
37. Moby - Play (1999)
38. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991)
39. Hole - Live Through This (1994)
40. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
41. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)
42. Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)
43. Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)
44. Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991)
45. Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992)
46. Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
47. Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993)
48. No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995)
49. TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994)
50. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996)
51. Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999)
52. Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994)
53. Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999)
54. Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)
55. Nas - Illmatic (1994)
56. PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995)
57. Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994)
58. Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind (1997)
59. Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)
60. Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994)
61. Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991)
62. Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994)
63. 2pac - All Eyez on Me (1996)
64. Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992)
65. Pulp - Different Class (1995)
66. Whitney Houston and Various - The Bodyguard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992)
67. Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994)
68. Tool - Undertow (1993)
69. Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992)
70. The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)
71. 2pac - Me Against The World (1995)


2000-2015

1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
3. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
4. Adele - 21 (2011)


Nominations for Round 4 of the 1990s Group Rankings are now open.

Each voter (including new voters to the project, who are welcome to join at any time) can nominate as many as 50 qualified albums that haven't been ranked yet (listed below). Voters must have at least 20 current nominations (or explain that they didn't think any other albums were worthy of nomination) for their nominations to be counted.

Here are the maximum number of replacement nominations available this round for each voter that has previously nominated albums for this group:

Darren - 14
AlexVoltaire - 17
Cheesecrop - 27
DarinRG - 24
Jennifer - 28
jtrichey - 19
Max - 28
Mike - 12
Nick - 24
Tom H. - 14

If you'd like additional replacement nominations, you'll need to specify which previously nominated album you would like to un-nominate.


Here is the list of qualified albums that haven't been ranked yet:

2pac - All Eyez on Me (1996)
2pac - Me Against The World (1995)
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994)
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992)
Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)
Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (1994)
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister (1996)
Björk - Homogenic (1997)
Björk - Post (1995)
Blur - Blur (1997)
Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993)
Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind (1997)
Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994)
Daft Punk - Homework (1997)
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)
De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead (1991)
Elastica - Elastica (1995)
Elliott Smith - Either/Or (1997)
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)
Faith No More - Angel Dust (1992)
Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998)
Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996)
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)
Garbage - Garbage (1995)
Green Day - Insomniac (1995)
Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994)
Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990)
Janet Jackson - janet. (1993)
Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope (1997)
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996)
Live - Throwing Copper (1994)
Mary J. Blige - What's the 411? (1992)
Massive Attack - Blue Lines (1991)
Massive Attack - Mezzanine (1998)
Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991)
Missy Elliott - Supa Dupa Fly (1997)
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991)
Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998)
Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994)
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994)
Outkast - Aquemini (1998)
OutKast - ATLiens (1996)
Pantera - Cowboys From Hell (1990)
Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power (1992)
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
Pixies - Bossanova (1990)
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me (1993)
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995)
Portishead - Dummy (1994)
Primal Scream - Screamadelica (1991)
Pulp - Different Class (1995)
Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996)
Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992)
Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993)
Sonic Youth - Goo (1990)
Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992)
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994)
Sublime - Sublime (1996)
The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole (1997)
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin (1999)
The Fugees - The Score (1996)
The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)
Tool - Undertow (1993)
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992)
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)
Weezer - Pinkerton (1996)
Whitney Houston and Various - The Bodyguard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992)


There will be 3 days of replacement nominations. After the conclusion of replacement nominations, the approx. 25 albums with the most nominations will advance to this round's initial rankings to be qualified for final rankings. This round will rank 15 albums unless there is a tie at the end of the final rankings, in which case more than 15 albums could be ranked this round.

Replacement nominations will end at 10 PM Central on Wednesday the 19th.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 10/17/2016 @ 00:36am


My replacement nominations:

Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister (1996)
De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead (1991)
Elliott Smith - Either/Or (1997)
Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998)
Massive Attack - Mezzanine (1998)
Outkast - Aquemini (1998)
OutKast - ATLiens (1996)


For your consideration:

Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996)
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
Weezer - Pinkerton (1996)
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)
Sonic Youth - Goo (1990)
The Fugees - The Score (1996)
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993)
Sublime - Sublime (1996)
Green Day - Insomniac (1995)
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992)
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (1994)
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)

Posted by Darren on Monday, 10/17/2016 @ 00:41am


Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (1994)
Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990)
Outkast - Aquemini (1998)
The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole (1997)

Posted by Mike on Monday, 10/17/2016 @ 16:16pm


17 replacements


Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister (1996)
Blur - Blur (1997)
Daft Punk - Homework (1997)
Faith No More - Angel Dust (1992)
Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998)
Garbage - Garbage (1995)
Massive Attack - Blue Lines (1991)
Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998)
Pantera - Cowboys From Hell (1990)
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
Primal Scream - Screamadelica (1991)
Sonic Youth - Goo (1990)
The Fugees - The Score (1996)
Tool - Undertow (1993)
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)

Posted by DarinRG on Monday, 10/17/2016 @ 19:44pm


Darren,

It does not look like you have updated either the number of replacement votes available for each person or the list of qualified albums that haven't been ranked yet for the last round. I still see all of the albums from the last round of rankings listed there.

Posted by Jennifer on Monday, 10/17/2016 @ 20:19pm


Jennifer - You're correct. I didn't get the second half of the update corrected for Round 4.

Here's the corrected data (Round 4 replacements are not included in remaining nominations available):

Nominations for Round 4 of the 1990s Group Rankings are now open.

Each voter (including new voters to the project, who are welcome to join at any time) can nominate as many as 50 qualified albums that haven't been ranked yet (listed below). Voters must have at least 20 current nominations (or explain that they didn't think any other albums were worthy of nomination) for their nominations to be counted.

Here are the maximum number of replacement nominations available this round for each voter that has previously nominated albums for this group:

Darren - 14
AlexVoltaire - 26
Cheesecrop - 36
DarinRG - 29
Jennifer - 30
jtrichey - 25
Max - 31
Mike - 19
Nick - 32
Tom H. - 15

If you'd like additional replacement nominations, you'll need to specify which previously nominated album you would like to un-nominate.


Here is the list of qualified albums that haven't been ranked yet:

A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992)
Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)
Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (1994)
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister (1996)
Björk - Homogenic (1997)
Björk - Post (1995)
Blur - Blur (1997)
Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993)
Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994)
Daft Punk - Homework (1997)
De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead (1991)
Elastica - Elastica (1995)
Elliott Smith - Either/Or (1997)
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)
Faith No More - Angel Dust (1992)
Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998)
Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996)
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)
Garbage - Garbage (1995)
Green Day - Insomniac (1995)
Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990)
Janet Jackson - janet. (1993)
Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope (1997)
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996)
Live - Throwing Copper (1994)
Mary J. Blige - What's the 411? (1992)
Massive Attack - Blue Lines (1991)
Massive Attack - Mezzanine (1998)
Missy Elliott - Supa Dupa Fly (1997)
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991)
Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998)
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994)
Outkast - Aquemini (1998)
OutKast - ATLiens (1996)
Pantera - Cowboys From Hell (1990)
Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power (1992)
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
Pixies - Bossanova (1990)
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me (1993)
Portishead - Dummy (1994)
Primal Scream - Screamadelica (1991)
Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996)
Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993)
Sonic Youth - Goo (1990)
Sublime - Sublime (1996)
The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole (1997)
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin (1999)
The Fugees - The Score (1996)
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992)
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)
Weezer - Pinkerton (1996)


There will be 3 days of replacement nominations. After the conclusion of replacement nominations, the approx. 25 albums with the most nominations will advance to this round's initial rankings to be qualified for final rankings. This round will rank 15 albums unless there is a tie at the end of the final rankings, in which case more than 15 albums could be ranked this round.

Replacement nominations will end at 10 PM Central on Wednesday the 19th.

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 10/19/2016 @ 00:31am


Only a few nominations this round:

Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996)
Garbage - Garbage (1995)
Green Day - Insomniac (1995)
Missy Elliott - Supa Dupa Fly (1997)
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
Portishead - Dummy (1994)

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 10/19/2016 @ 09:35am


Replacement Nominations:

A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)
Björk - Homogenic (1997)
Björk - Post (1995)
Blur - Blur (1997)
Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993)
Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope (1997)
Mary J. Blige - What's the 411? (1992)
Massive Attack - Blue Lines (1991)
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
Pixies - Bossanova (1990)
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me (1993)
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin (1999)
The Fugees - The Score (1996)
Weezer - Pinkerton (1996)

Posted by Jennifer on Wednesday, 10/19/2016 @ 16:14pm


Round 5 Nominations for the 1990s Group are now closed.

The following 40 albums received at least 5 nominations and will be included in the Initial Rankings:

A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)
Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister (1996)
Blur - Blur (1997)
Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993)
Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994)
De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead (1991)
Elliott Smith - Either/Or (1997)
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)
Faith No More - Angel Dust (1992)
Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998)
Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996)
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)
Garbage - Garbage (1995)
Green Day - Insomniac (1995)
Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990)
Live - Throwing Copper (1994)
Massive Attack - Blue Lines (1991)
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991)
Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998)
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994)
Outkast - Aquemini (1998)
OutKast - ATLiens (1996)
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
Pixies - Bossanova (1990)
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me (1993)
Portishead - Dummy (1994)
Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993)
Sonic Youth - Goo (1990)
Sublime - Sublime (1996)
The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole (1997)
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin (1999)
The Fugees - The Score (1996)
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992)
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)
Weezer - Pinkerton (1996)


Any voter that would like to is eligible to vote in the Initial Rankings. To vote, rank 20 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 20 points, the second-highest 19 points and so on.

The 14 albums that receive the most points (with more than 14 in the event of a tie for 14th) will be qualified for the final rankings vote for the 1990s group, to be ranked between #72 and #85 in the final rankings

There will be three days of initial ranking votes.

Rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Saturday the 22nd.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 10/20/2016 @ 00:50am


Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994) - 20
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992) - 19
Weezer - Pinkerton (1996) - 18
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994) - 17
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995) - 16
Sonic Youth - Goo (1990) - 15
The Fugees - The Score (1996) - 14
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993) - 13
Sublime - Sublime (1996) - 12
Green Day - Insomniac (1995) - 11
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992) - 10
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994) - 9
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997) - 8
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991) - 7
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994) - 6
Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994) - 5
Live - Throwing Copper (1994) - 4
Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998) - 3
Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996) - 2
Pixies - Bossanova (1990) - 1

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 10/20/2016 @ 00:54am


Sonic Youth - Goo (1990)-20
Live - Throwing Copper (1994)-19
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994)-18
Sublime - Sublime (1996)-17
Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998)-16
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992)-15
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)-14
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me (1993)-13
Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993)-12
Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990)-11
Blur - Blur (1997)-10
Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)-9
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)-8
Outkast - Aquemini (1998)-7
Pixies - Bossanova (1990)-6
OutKast - ATLiens (1996)-5
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)-4
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)-3
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)-2
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Thursday, 10/20/2016 @ 06:24am


1. Live - Throwing Copper (1994) 20 pts
2. Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)
3. Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994)
4. Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996)
5. Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994)
6. Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
7. Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998)
8. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993)
9. Faith No More - Angel Dust (1992)
10. Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
11. Massive Attack - Blue Lines (1991)
12. Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)
13. Garbage - Garbage (1995)
14. De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead (1991)
15. Portishead - Dummy (1994)
16. Outkast - Aquemini (1998)
17. Pixies - Bossanova (1990)
18. Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990)
19. Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)
20. The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin (1999)


Posted by jtrichey on Friday, 10/21/2016 @ 01:02am


Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995) 20
Live - Throwing Copper (1994) 19
Green Day - Insomniac (1995) 18
Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994) 17
Faith No More - Angel Dust (1992) 16
Sublime - Sublime (1996) 15
Weezer - Pinkerton (1996) 14
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997) 13
Garbage - Garbage (1995) 12
Blur - Blur (1997) 11
Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993) 10
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992) 9
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994) 8
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me (1993) 7
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992) 6
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992) 5
Pixies - Bossanova (1990) 4
Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993) 3
Sonic Youth - Goo (1990) 2
Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996) 1

Posted by Mike on Friday, 10/21/2016 @ 07:18am


The Fugees - The Score (1996)- 20
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)- 19
Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)- 18
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)- 17
Outkast - Aquemini (1998)- 16
Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister (1996)- 15
Sublime - Sublime (1996)- 14
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)- 13
OutKast - ATLiens (1996)- 12
De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead (1991)- 11
Live - Throwing Copper (1994)- 10
Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990)- 9
Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998)- 8
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992)- 7
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)- 6
Elliott Smith - Either/Or (1997)- 5
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me (1993)- 4
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)- 3
Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994)- 2
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Friday, 10/21/2016 @ 21:23pm


1. The Chemical Brothers- Dig Your Own Hole (1997) (20 pts)
2. The Notorious B.I.G.- Ready to Die (1994)
3. Ice Cube- Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990)
4. My Bloody Valentine- Loveless (1991)
5. Weezer- Pinkerton (1996)
6. The Flaming Lips- The Soft Bulletin (1999)
7. A Tribe Called Quest- Midnight Marauders (1993)
8. Massive Attack- Blue Lines (1991)
9. Snoop Doggy Dogg- Doggystyle (1993)
10. Fatboy Slim- You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998)
11. Garbage- Garbage (1995)
12. The Pixies- Bossanova (1990)
13. Sonic Youth- Goo (1990)
14. OutKast- Aquemini (1998)
15. Live- Throwing Copper (1994)
16. Portishead- Dummy (1994)
17. The Fugees- The Score (1996)
18. De La Soul- De La Soul is Dead (1991)
19. Tori Amos- Under the Pink (1994)
20. Pavement- Slanted and Enchanted (1992) (1 pt)

Posted by Donnie on Saturday, 10/22/2016 @ 11:00am


Initial Ranking voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Live - Throwing Copper (1994) - 78
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994) - 59
Sublime - Sublime (1996) - 58
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995) - 50
Weezer - Pinkerton (1996) - 48
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994) - 45
Sonic Youth - Goo (1990) - 45
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992) - 44
Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994) - 42
Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998) - 41
Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990) - 41
Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993) - 40
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993) - 38
The Fugees - The Score (1996) - 38
______________________________

Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992) - 37
Outkast - Aquemini (1998) - 35
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993) - 34
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994) - 31
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997) - 31
Garbage - Garbage (1995) - 30
Green Day - Insomniac (1995) - 29
Faith No More - Angel Dust (1992) - 28
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991) - 24
Pixies - Bossanova (1990) - 24
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me (1993) - 24
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994) - 24
Massive Attack - Blue Lines (1991) - 23
Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993) - 22
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992) - 22
Blur - Blur (1997) - 21
De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead (1991) - 21
Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996) - 20
The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole (1997) - 20
Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992) - 18
OutKast - ATLiens (1996) - 17
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin (1999) - 16
Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister (1996) - 15
Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998) - 11
Portishead - Dummy (1994) - 11
Elliott Smith - Either/Or (1997) - 5


Voting is now open for the final rankings.

The following albums have been qualified to be ranked between #72 and #85 in the 1990s rankings:

Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994)
Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998)
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)
Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990)
Live - Throwing Copper (1994)
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994)
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993)
Sonic Youth - Goo (1990)
Sublime - Sublime (1996)
The Fugees - The Score (1996)
Weezer - Pinkerton (1996)


To participate in the final rankings, rank all 14 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 14 points, the second-highest 13 and so on.

In the event of a tie, the first tiebreaker is the album's score in this round's initial ranking. The second tiebreaker is determined by giving one point to each album for being the highest-ranked album on each individual's final ranking this round. The third tiebreaker is the same as the second tiebreaker, except for using the initial rankings. If the tie still isn't resolved, there will be a head-to-head tiebreaker vote after the conclusion of all rankings in the project.

There will be two days of final rankings.

Final rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Monday the 24th.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 10/23/2016 @ 02:06am


Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992) - 14
Weezer - Pinkerton (1996) - 13
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995) - 12
Sonic Youth - Goo (1990) - 11
The Fugees - The Score (1996) - 10
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993) - 9
Sublime - Sublime (1996) - 8
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994) - 7
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994) - 6
Live - Throwing Copper (1994) - 5
Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994) - 4
Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993) - 3
Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998) - 2
Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990) - 1

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 10/23/2016 @ 02:15am


Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995) 14
Live - Throwing Copper (1994) 13
Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994) 12
Sublime - Sublime (1996) 11
Weezer - Pinkerton (1996) 10
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992) 9
Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993) 8
Sonic Youth - Goo (1990) 7
Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998) 6
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994) 5
Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990) 4
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994) 3
The Fugees - The Score (1996) 2
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993) 1

Posted by Mike on Sunday, 10/23/2016 @ 16:41pm


Sonic Youth - Goo (1990)-14
Live - Throwing Copper (1994)-13
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994)-12
Sublime - Sublime (1996)-11
Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998)-10
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)-9
Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990)-8
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)-7
Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994)-6
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992)-5
Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)-4
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993)-3
The Fugees - The Score (1996)-2
Weezer - Pinkerton (1996)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Sunday, 10/23/2016 @ 21:13pm


The Fugees - The Score (1996) - 14
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994) - 13
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993) - 12
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994) - 11
Sonic Youth - Goo (1990) - 10
Weezer - Pinkerton (1996) - 9
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995) - 8
Sublime - Sublime (1996) - 7
Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994) - 6
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992) - 5
Live - Throwing Copper (1994) - 4
Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993) - 3
Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990) - 2
Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998) - 1

Posted by Nick on Sunday, 10/23/2016 @ 22:23pm


1. Live - Throwing Copper (1994) 14 pts
2. Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)
3. Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994)
4. Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994)
5. Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
6. Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998)
7. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993)
8. Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
9. Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990)
10. Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)
11. The Fugees - The Score (1996)
12. Sublime - Sublime (1996)
13. Weezer - Pinkerton (1996)
14. Sonic Youth - Goo (1990)

Posted by jtrichey on Monday, 10/24/2016 @ 00:00am


Final Rankings are now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Live - Throwing Copper (1994) - 49
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995) - 48
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994) - 45

Sonic Youth - Goo (1990) - 43 (45 Points In Initial Rankings)
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992) - 43 (44 Points In Initial Rankings)

Sublime - Sublime (1996) - 40 (58 Points In Initial Rankings)
Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994) - 40 (42 Points In Initial Rankings)

Beck - Mellow Gold (1994) - 37
Weezer - Pinkerton (1996) - 35
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993) - 33
The Fugees - The Score (1996) - 32
Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993) - 31
Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998) - 28
Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990) - 21


Here are the updated rankings for each group:

Top 100 Overall

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
3. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
4. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
5. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
6. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
7. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
8. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
9. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
10. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
12. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
13. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
14. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
15. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
16. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
17. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
18. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
19. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
20. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
21. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
22. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
23. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
24. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
25. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
26. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
27. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
28. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
29. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
30. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
31. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
32. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
33. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
34. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
35. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
36. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
37. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
38. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
39. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
40. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
41. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
42. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
43. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
44. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
45. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
46. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
47. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
48. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
49. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
50. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
51. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
52. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
53. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
54. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
55. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
56. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
57. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
58. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
59. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
60. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
61. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
62. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
63. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
64. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
65. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
66. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
67. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
68. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
69. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
70. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
71. The Who - Tommy (1969)
72. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
73. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
74. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
75. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
76. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
77. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
78. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
79. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
80. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
81. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
82. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
83. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
84. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
85. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
86. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
87. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
88. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
89. Beck - Odelay (1996)
90. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
91. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
92. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
93. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
94. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
95. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
96. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
97. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
98. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
99. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
100. Adele - 21 (2011)


Pre-1970

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
3. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
4. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
5. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
6. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
8. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
9. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
10. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
11. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
12. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
13. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
14. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
15. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
16. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
17. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
18. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
19. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
20. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
21. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
22. The Who - Tommy (1969)
23. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
24. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
25. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
26. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
27. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
28. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
29. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
30. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962)
31. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (1969)
32. The Doors - Strange Days (1967)
33. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
34. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
35. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)
36. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (1968)
37. Love - Forever Changes (1967)
38. Bob Dylan - The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964)
39. Santana - Santana (1969)
40. The Kinks - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968)
41. The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out! (1966)
42. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
43. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night [UK] (1964)
44. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends (1968)
45. The Beatles - Help! [UK] (1965)
46. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis (1969)
47 (tie). Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills (1968)
47 (tie). Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)
49. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys (1969)
50. The Doors - Waiting For The Sun (1968)
51. The Stooges - The Stooges (1969)
52. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (1969)
53. Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965)
54. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (1958)
55. The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace Of Sin (1969)
56. Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966)
57. Etta James - At Last! (1961)
58. Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968)
59. Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)
60. Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
61. Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959)
62. Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)
63. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967)
64. The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967)
65. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
66. The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963)
67. The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965)
68. Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)
69. The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)
70. Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)
71. Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)
72. Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)
73. Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)
74. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
75. The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)
76. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)
77. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)
78. Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)
79. Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)
80. Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)
81. The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
82. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967)
83. Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969)
84. Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962)
85. The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963)
86. The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)
87. The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966)
88. John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)
89. Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)
90. The Band - The Band (1969)
91. Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967)
92. The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)
93. Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)
94. Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)
95. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966)
96. The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964)
97. Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)
98. Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959)
99. Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)
100. Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)
101. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)


1970s

1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
2. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
3. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
4. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
5. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
6. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
7. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
8. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
9. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
10. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
11. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
12. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
13. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
14. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
15. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
16. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
17. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
18. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
19. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
20. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
21. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
22. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
23. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
24. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
25. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
26. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
27. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
28. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
29. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
30. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
31. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
32. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
33. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
34. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
35. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
36. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
37. Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
38. Boston - Boston (1976)
39. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
40. Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
41. Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
42. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
43. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
44. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
45. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
46. Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
47. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
48. The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)
49. AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
50. John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
51. The Cars - The Cars (1978)
52. Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
53. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
54. The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
55. Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
56. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
57. Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
58. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
59. Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
60. Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
61. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
62. The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
63. Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)
64. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
65. Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)
66. Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977)
67. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
68. Santana - Abraxas (1970)
69. New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
70. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
71. Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
72. Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)
73. Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
74. The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
75. The Eagles - Eagles (1972)
76. The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)
77. Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)
78. Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
79. Rush - 2112 (1976)
80. Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
81. Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
82. Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970)
83. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)
84. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
85. Yes - The Yes Album (1971)
86. Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)
87. Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)
88. Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)
89. The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972)
90. The Cars - Candy-O (1979)
91. The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
92. Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)
93. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)
94. Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)
95. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)
96. Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)
97. Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)
98. Yes - Fragile (1971)
99. David Bowie - Low (1977)
100. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)


1980s

1. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
2. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
3. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
4. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
5. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
6. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
7. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
8. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
9. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
10. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
11. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
12. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
13. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
14. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
15. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
16. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
17. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)
18. R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)
19. Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
20. The Police - Synchronicity (1983)
21. The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)
22. Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
23. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
24. David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983)
25. Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
26. Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
27. Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
28. Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)
29. Van Halen - 1984 (1984)
30. The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)
31. Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
32. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
33. Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)
34. The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)
35. Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
36. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
37. Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
38. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)
39. The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
40. Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)
41. Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
42. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)
43. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
44. Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)
45. U2 - War (1983)
46. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
47. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)
48. Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
49. Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)
50. Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)
51. X - Los Angeles (1980)
52. Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
53. The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)
54. Foreigner - 4 (1981)
55. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
56. The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984)
57. R.E.M. - Green (1988)
58. The Replacements - Tim (1985)
59. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
60. Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
61. The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)
62. INXS - Kick (1987)
63. Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
64. Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)
65. Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)
66. Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
67. John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
68. The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)
69. Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)
70. Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)
71. Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
72. Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)
73. The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
74. John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)
75. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
76. Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
77. New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
78. Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
79. Yes - 90125 (1983)
80. Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)
81. Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
82. Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)
83. The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
84. ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)
85. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)
86. Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)
87. Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
88. Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)
89. Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)
90. Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)
91. Eurythmics - Touch (1984)
92. Joy Division - Closer (1980)
93. Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989)
94. Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980)
95. Janet Jackson - Control (1986)
96. Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986)
97. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
98. REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980)
99. Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)
100. Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
101. George Michael - Faith (1987)


1990s

1. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
2. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
3. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
4. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
5. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
6. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
7. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
8. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
10. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
11. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
12. Beck - Odelay (1996)
13. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
14. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
15. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
16. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
17. Nirvana - In Utero (1993)
18. Radiohead - The Bends (1995)
19. Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)
20. Blur - Parklife (1994)
21. Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992)
22. R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991)
23. Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990)
24. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)
25. Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994)
26. Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)
27. Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)
28. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991)
29. Depeche Mode - Violator (1990)
30. Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997)
31. Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994)
32. Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993)
33. Tool - Aenima (1996)
34. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)
35. Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994)
36. The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990)
37. Moby - Play (1999)
38. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991)
39. Hole - Live Through This (1994)
40. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
41. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)
42. Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)
43. Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)
44. Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991)
45. Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992)
46. Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
47. Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993)
48. No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995)
49. TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994)
50. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996)
51. Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999)
52. Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994)
53. Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999)
54. Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)
55. Nas - Illmatic (1994)
56. PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995)
57. Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994)
58. Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind (1997)
59. Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)
60. Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994)
61. Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991)
62. Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994)
63. 2pac - All Eyez on Me (1996)
64. Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992)
65. Pulp - Different Class (1995)
66. Whitney Houston and Various - The Bodyguard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992)
67. Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994)
68. Tool - Undertow (1993)
69. Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992)
70. The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)
71. 2pac - Me Against The World (1995)
72. Live - Throwing Copper (1994)
73. Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)
74. Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994)
75. Sonic Youth - Goo (1990)
76. Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
77. Sublime - Sublime (1996)
78. Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994)
79. Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
80. Weezer - Pinkerton (1996)
81. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993)
82. The Fugees - The Score (1996)
83. Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)
84. Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998)
85. Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990)


2000-2015

1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
3. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
4. Adele - 21 (2011)


The final round of rankings for the 1990s group is now open. The final round will begin with an initial ranking of all remaining eligible albums.

Here is the list of qualified albums that haven't been ranked yet:

A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992)
Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)
Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (1994)
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister (1996)
Björk - Homogenic (1997)
Björk - Post (1995)
Blur - Blur (1997)
Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993)
Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994)
Daft Punk - Homework (1997)
De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead (1991)
Elastica - Elastica (1995)
Elliott Smith - Either/Or (1997)
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)
Faith No More - Angel Dust (1992)
Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998)
Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996)
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)
Garbage - Garbage (1995)
Green Day - Insomniac (1995)
Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990)
Janet Jackson - janet. (1993)
Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope (1997)
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996)
Live - Throwing Copper (1994)
Mary J. Blige - What's the 411? (1992)
Massive Attack - Blue Lines (1991)
Massive Attack - Mezzanine (1998)
Missy Elliott - Supa Dupa Fly (1997)
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991)
Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998)
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994)
Outkast - Aquemini (1998)
OutKast - ATLiens (1996)
Pantera - Cowboys From Hell (1990)
Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power (1992)
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
Pixies - Bossanova (1990)
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me (1993)
Portishead - Dummy (1994)
Primal Scream - Screamadelica (1991)
Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996)
Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993)
Sonic Youth - Goo (1990)
Sublime - Sublime (1996)
The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole (1997)
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin (1999)
The Fugees - The Score (1996)
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992)
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)
Weezer - Pinkerton (1996)


Any voter that would like to is eligible to vote in the Initial Rankings. To vote, rank 20 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 20 points, the second-highest 19 points and so on.

The 15 albums that receive the most points (with more than 15 in the event of a tie for 15th) will be qualified for the final rankings vote for the 1990s group, to be ranked between #86 and #100 in the final rankings.

There will be three days of initial ranking votes.

Rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Thursday the 27th.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 10/24/2016 @ 23:40pm


Correction:

The final round of rankings for the 1990s group is now open. The final round will begin with an initial ranking of all remaining eligible albums.

Here is the list of qualified albums that haven't been ranked yet:

A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992)
Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)
Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (1994)
Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister (1996)
Björk - Homogenic (1997)
Björk - Post (1995)
Blur - Blur (1997)
Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993)
Daft Punk - Homework (1997)
De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead (1991)
Elastica - Elastica (1995)
Elliott Smith - Either/Or (1997)
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)
Faith No More - Angel Dust (1992)
Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996)
Garbage - Garbage (1995)
Green Day - Insomniac (1995)
Janet Jackson - janet. (1993)
Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope (1997)
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996)
Mary J. Blige - What's the 411? (1992)
Massive Attack - Blue Lines (1991)
Massive Attack - Mezzanine (1998)
Missy Elliott - Supa Dupa Fly (1997)
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991)
Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998)
Outkast - Aquemini (1998)
OutKast - ATLiens (1996)
Pantera - Cowboys From Hell (1990)
Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power (1992)
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
Pixies - Bossanova (1990)
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me (1993)
Portishead - Dummy (1994)
Primal Scream - Screamadelica (1991)
Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996)
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)
The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole (1997)
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin (1999)
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992)
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)


Any voter that would like to is eligible to vote in the Initial Rankings. To vote, rank 20 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 20 points, the second-highest 19 points and so on.

The 15 albums that receive the most points (with more than 15 in the event of a tie for 15th) will be qualified for the final rankings vote for the 1990s group, to be ranked between #86 and #100 in the final rankings.

There will be three days of initial ranking votes.

Rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Thursday the 27th.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 10/24/2016 @ 23:42pm


Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996) - 20
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994) - 19
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994) - 18
Green Day - Insomniac (1995) - 17
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992) - 16
Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (1994) - 15
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997) - 14
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991) - 13
Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998) - 12
Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996) - 11
Pixies - Bossanova (1990) - 10
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992) - 9
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996) - 8
Pantera - Cowboys From Hell (1990) - 7
Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power (1992) - 6
Portishead - Dummy (1994) - 5
Daft Punk - Homework (1997) - 4
Mary J. Blige - What's the 411? (1992) - 3
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me (1993) - 2
Garbage - Garbage (1995) - 1

Posted by Darren on Monday, 10/24/2016 @ 23:43pm


1. The Chemical Brothers- Dig Your Own Hole (1997) (20 pts)
2. Primal Scream- Screamadelica (1991) (19 pts)
3. Daft Punk- Homework (1997) (18 pts)
4. My Bloody Valentine- Loveless (1991) (17 pts)
5. Jay-Z- Reasonable Doubt (1996) (16 pts)
6. Aphex Twin- Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992) (15 pts)
7. Janet Jackson- janet (1993) (14 pts)
8. A Tribe Called Quest- Midnight Marauders (1993) (13 pts)
9. Rage Against the Machine- Evil Empire (1996) (12 pts)
10. Beastie Boys- Ill Communication (1994) (11 pts)
11. Massive Attack- Blue Lines (1991) (10 pts)
12. The Flaming Lips- The Soft Bulletin (1999) (9 pts)
13. Mary J. Blige- What's the 411? (1992) (8 pts)
14. Pixies- Bossanova (1990) (7 pts)
15. OutKast- Aquemini (1998) (6 pts)
16. Garbage- Garbage (1995) (5 pts)
17. Portishead- Dummy (1994) (4 pts)
18. Bjork- Post (1995) (3 pts)
19. De La Soul- De La Soul is Dead (1991) (2 pts)
20. Tori Amos- Under the Pink (1994) (1 pt)


The 20 albums in this group are better than the last 20 we ranked for the most part.

Posted by Donnie on Tuesday, 10/25/2016 @ 03:16am


Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)-20
Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996)-19
Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)-18
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me (1993)-17
Pantera - Cowboys From Hell (1990)-16
Massive Attack - Mezzanine (1998)-15
Blur - Blur (1997)-14
De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead (1991)-13
Pixies - Bossanova (1990)-12
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin (1999)-11
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)-10
Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993)-9
Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (1994)-8
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)-7
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996)-6
Outkast - Aquemini (1998)-5
Garbage - Garbage (1995)-4
Massive Attack - Blue Lines (1991)-3
Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power (1992)-2
Portishead - Dummy (1994)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 10/25/2016 @ 16:48pm


A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)- 20
Outkast - Aquemini (1998)- 19
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992)- 18
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)- 17
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)- 16
Missy Elliott - Supa Dupa Fly (1997)- 15
Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister (1996)- 14
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)- 13
Elliott Smith - Either/Or (1997)- 12
Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998)- 11
Mary J. Blige - What's the 411? (1992)- 10
Björk - Homogenic (1997)- 9
Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996)- 8
OutKast - ATLiens (1996)- 7
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992)- 6
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)- 5
The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole (1997)- 4
De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead (1991)- 3
Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)- 2
Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Wednesday, 10/26/2016 @ 10:44am


Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power (1992) 20
Green Day - Insomniac (1995) 19
Pantera - Cowboys From Hell (1990) 18
Faith No More - Angel Dust (1992) 17
Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996) 16
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997) 15
Garbage - Garbage (1995) 14
Elastica - Elastica (1995) 13
Blur - Blur (1997) 12
Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993) 11
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994) 10
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me (1993) 9
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992) 8
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992) 7
Pixies - Bossanova (1990) 6
Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996) 5
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994) 4
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991) 3
Primal Scream- Screamadelica (1991) 2
Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister (1996) 1

Posted by Mike on Wednesday, 10/26/2016 @ 22:27pm


1. Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996) 20 pts
2. Pixies - Bossanova (1990)
3. Garbage - Garbage (1995)
4. Massive Attack - Blue Lines (1991)
5. The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin (1999)
6. Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (1994)
7. De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead (1991)
8. Portishead - Dummy (1994)
9. Faith No More - Angel Dust (1992)
10. Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
11. The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole (1997)
12. Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996)
13. Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)
14. Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)
15. Outkast - Aquemini (1998)
16. Elastica - Elastica (1995)
17. A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993))
18. Mary J. Blige - What's the 411? (1992)
19. Björk - Homogenic (1997)
20. Daft Punk - Homework (1997)

Posted by jtrichey on Wednesday, 10/26/2016 @ 22:53pm


Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992) - 20
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996) - 19
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994) - 18
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993) - 17
Janet Jackson - janet. (1993) - 16
OutKast - ATLiens (1996) - 15
Mary J. Blige - What's the 411? (1992) - 14
Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996) - 13
Green Day - Insomniac (1995) - 12
Missy Elliott - Supa Dupa Fly (1997) - 11
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992) - 10
Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope (1997) - 9
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991) - 8
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me (1993) - 7
Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (1994) - 6
De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead (1991) - 5
Outkast - Aquemini (1998) - 4
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992) - 3
Pixies - Bossanova (1990) - 2
Blur - Blur (1997) - 1

Posted by Nick on Wednesday, 10/26/2016 @ 23:00pm


Daft Punk - Homework (1997) 20
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992) 19
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992) 18
Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996) 17
Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992) 16
Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister (1996) 15
Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993) 14
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994) 13
Blur - Blur (1997) 12
Green Day - Insomniac (1995) 11
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994) 10
Björk - Homogenic (1997) 9
Björk - Post (1995) 8
Janet Jackson - janet. (1993) 7
Elastica - Elastica (1995) 6
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992) 5
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me (1993) 4
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin (1999) 3
Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope (1997) 2
Mary J. Blige - What's the 411? (1992) 1

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 10/27/2016 @ 20:01pm


Initial Ranking voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994) - 84
Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996) - 81
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992) - 65
Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992) - 63
Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996) - 61
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997) - 60
Green Day - Insomniac (1995) - 59
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996) - 58
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994) - 58
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992) - 58
Pixies - Bossanova (1990) - 56
Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (1994) - 55
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993) - 54
Daft Punk - Homework (1997) - 43
Garbage - Garbage (1995) - 42
______________________________

My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991) - 41
Pantera - Cowboys From Hell (1990) - 41
Outkast - Aquemini (1998) - 40
Blur - Blur (1997) - 39
Mary J. Blige - What's the 411? (1992) - 39
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me (1993) - 39
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin (1999) - 39
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992) - 38
De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead (1991) - 37
Janet Jackson - janet. (1993) - 37
Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993) - 34
The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole (1997) - 34
Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister (1996) - 30
Massive Attack - Blue Lines (1991) - 30
Faith No More - Angel Dust (1992) - 29
Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power (1992) - 28
Missy Elliott - Supa Dupa Fly (1997) - 26
Elastica - Elastica (1995) - 24
Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998) - 23
Portishead - Dummy (1994) - 23
OutKast - ATLiens (1996) - 22
Primal Scream - Screamadelica (1991) - 21
Björk - Homogenic (1997) - 20
Massive Attack - Mezzanine (1998) - 15
Elliott Smith - Either/Or (1997) - 12
Björk - Post (1995) - 11
Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope (1997) - 11


Voting is now open for the final rankings.

The following albums have been qualified to be ranked between #86 and #100 in the 1990s rankings:

A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)
Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)
Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (1994)
Daft Punk - Homework (1997)
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)
Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996)
Garbage - Garbage (1995)
Green Day - Insomniac (1995)
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996)
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
Pixies - Bossanova (1990)
Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996)
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992)
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)


To participate in the final rankings, rank all 15 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 15 points, the second-highest 14 and so on.

In the event of a tie, the first tiebreaker is the album's score in this round's initial ranking. The second tiebreaker is determined by giving one point to each album for being the highest-ranked album on each individual's final ranking this round. The third tiebreaker is the same as the second tiebreaker, except for using the initial rankings. If the tie still isn't resolved, there will be a head-to-head tiebreaker vote after the conclusion of all rankings in the project.

There will be two days of final rankings.

Final rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Saturday the 29th.

I'm moving to a new apartment this weekend, so I might not have internet access on Saturday. If that's the case, I'll post the results as soon as I can.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 10/28/2016 @ 01:59am


Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996) - 15
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994) - 14
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994) - 13
Green Day - Insomniac (1995) - 12
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992) - 11
Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (1994) - 10
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997) - 9
Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996) - 8
Pixies - Bossanova (1990) - 7
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992) - 6
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996) - 5
Daft Punk - Homework (1997) - 4
Garbage - Garbage (1995) - 3
Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992) - 2
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993) - 1

Posted by Darren on Friday, 10/28/2016 @ 02:02am


The results of the final round of the 90's albums vote definitely shows we need to have a round of 90's electronic in the Genre Vote for the Album Project so people here can do more research on 90's electronic music. Because this list has way too much rock and not practically any electronic albums. No way should Aphex Twin, the Chemical Brothers, Bjork, and Massive Attack have missed out on a top 100 albums of the 1990's list (and that's just what was eligible, that's not even counting all of the great 90's electronic albums that weren't even considered for the project). Primal Scream isn't electronic music per se, but Screamadelica falls under the dance-rock category and consistently makes greatest 1990's album lists, and should also have made the list.

I'm sure my statement will make some people here mad, but I'm sorry, the results of this project shows a lack of knowledge or appreciation for electronic music in the 1990's.

Posted by Donnie on Friday, 10/28/2016 @ 02:14am


Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)-15
Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996)-14
Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)-13
Pixies - Bossanova (1990)-12
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)-11
Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (1994)-10
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)-9
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996)-8
Garbage - Garbage (1995)-7
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)-6
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992)-5
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)-4
Daft Punk - Homework (1997)-3
Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996)-2
Green Day - Insomniac (1995)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Friday, 10/28/2016 @ 13:54pm


A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)- 15
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)- 14
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)- 13
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)- 12
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)- 11
Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996)- 10
Pixies - Bossanova (1990)- 9
Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)- 8
Green Day - Insomniac (1995)- 7
Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996)- 6
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992)- 5
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996) 4
Daft Punk - Homework (1997)- 3
Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (1994)- 2
Garbage - Garbage (1995)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Friday, 10/28/2016 @ 19:34pm


Why so little time for this? I missed another final ranking section for this decade as it seemed like it was only out there for a day.

1. Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996) 15 pts
2. Pixies - Bossanova (1990)
3. Garbage - Garbage (1995)
4. Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (1994)
5. Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
6. Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996)
7. Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)
8. Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)
9. A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993))
10. Daft Punk - Homework (1997)
11. Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996)
12. Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)
13. Green Day - Insomniac (1995)
14. Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992)
15. Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)

Posted by jtrichey on Friday, 10/28/2016 @ 22:44pm


Daft Punk - Homework (1997) 15
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992) 14
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992) 13
Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996) 12
Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992) 11
Green Day - Insomniac (1995) 10
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994) 9
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994) 8
Pixies - Bossanova (1990) 7
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993) 6
Garbage - Garbage (1995) 5
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997) 4
Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (1994) 3
Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996) 2
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996) 1

Posted by Jennifer on Saturday, 10/29/2016 @ 12:51pm


Green Day - Insomniac (1995) 15
Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996) 14
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997) 13
Garbage - Garbage (1995) 12
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994) 11
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992) 10
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992) 9
Pixies - Bossanova (1990) 8
Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996) 7
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994) 6
Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992) 5
Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (1994) 4
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993) 3
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996) 2
Daft Punk - Homework (1997) 1

Posted by Mike on Saturday, 10/29/2016 @ 13:32pm


Final Rankings are now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994) - 62
Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994) - 59
Pixies - Bossanova (1990) - 57

Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996) - 56 (81 Points In Initial Rankings)
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997) - 56 (60 Points In Initial Rankings)

Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992) - 55
Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996) - 54
Green Day - Insomniac (1995) - 48
Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992) - 47
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992) - 46

Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (1994) - 41 (55 Points In Initial Rankings)
Garbage - Garbage (1995) - 41 (42 Points In Initial Rankings)

A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993) - 36
Daft Punk - Homework (1997) - 32
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996) - 30


Here are the updated rankings for each group:

Top 100 Overall

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
3. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
4. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
5. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
6. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
7. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
8. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
9. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
10. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
12. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
13. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
14. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
15. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
16. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
17. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
18. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
19. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
20. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
21. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
22. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
23. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
24. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
25. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
26. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
27. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
28. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
29. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
30. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
31. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
32. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
33. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
34. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
35. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
36. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
37. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
38. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
39. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
40. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
41. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
42. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
43. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
44. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
45. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
46. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
47. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
48. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
49. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
50. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
51. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
52. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
53. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
54. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
55. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
56. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
57. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
58. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
59. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
60. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
61. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
62. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
63. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
64. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
65. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
66. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
67. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
68. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
69. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
70. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
71. The Who - Tommy (1969)
72. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
73. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
74. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
75. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
76. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
77. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
78. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
79. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
80. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
81. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
82. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
83. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
84. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
85. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
86. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
87. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
88. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
89. Beck - Odelay (1996)
90. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
91. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
92. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
93. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
94. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
95. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
96. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
97. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
98. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
99. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
100. Adele - 21 (2011)


Pre-1970

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
3. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
4. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
5. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
6. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
8. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
9. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
10. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
11. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
12. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
13. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
14. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
15. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
16. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
17. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
18. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
19. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
20. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
21. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
22. The Who - Tommy (1969)
23. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
24. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
25. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
26. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
27. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
28. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
29. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
30. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962)
31. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (1969)
32. The Doors - Strange Days (1967)
33. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
34. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
35. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)
36. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (1968)
37. Love - Forever Changes (1967)
38. Bob Dylan - The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964)
39. Santana - Santana (1969)
40. The Kinks - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968)
41. The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out! (1966)
42. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
43. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night [UK] (1964)
44. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends (1968)
45. The Beatles - Help! [UK] (1965)
46. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis (1969)
47 (tie). Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills (1968)
47 (tie). Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)
49. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys (1969)
50. The Doors - Waiting For The Sun (1968)
51. The Stooges - The Stooges (1969)
52. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (1969)
53. Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965)
54. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (1958)
55. The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace Of Sin (1969)
56. Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966)
57. Etta James - At Last! (1961)
58. Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968)
59. Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)
60. Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
61. Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959)
62. Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)
63. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967)
64. The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967)
65. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
66. The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963)
67. The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965)
68. Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)
69. The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)
70. Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)
71. Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)
72. Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)
73. Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)
74. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
75. The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)
76. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)
77. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)
78. Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)
79. Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)
80. Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)
81. The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
82. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967)
83. Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969)
84. Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962)
85. The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963)
86. The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)
87. The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966)
88. John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)
89. Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)
90. The Band - The Band (1969)
91. Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967)
92. The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)
93. Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)
94. Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)
95. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966)
96. The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964)
97. Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)
98. Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959)
99. Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)
100. Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)
101. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)


1970s

1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
2. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
3. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
4. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
5. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
6. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
7. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
8. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
9. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
10. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
11. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
12. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
13. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
14. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
15. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
16. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
17. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
18. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
19. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
20. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
21. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
22. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
23. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
24. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
25. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
26. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
27. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
28. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
29. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
30. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
31. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
32. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
33. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
34. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
35. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
36. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
37. Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
38. Boston - Boston (1976)
39. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
40. Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
41. Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
42. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
43. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
44. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
45. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
46. Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
47. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
48. The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)
49. AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
50. John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
51. The Cars - The Cars (1978)
52. Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
53. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
54. The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
55. Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
56. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
57. Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
58. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
59. Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
60. Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
61. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
62. The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
63. Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)
64. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
65. Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)
66. Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977)
67. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
68. Santana - Abraxas (1970)
69. New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
70. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
71. Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
72. Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)
73. Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
74. The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
75. The Eagles - Eagles (1972)
76. The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)
77. Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)
78. Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
79. Rush - 2112 (1976)
80. Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
81. Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
82. Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970)
83. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)
84. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
85. Yes - The Yes Album (1971)
86. Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)
87. Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)
88. Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)
89. The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972)
90. The Cars - Candy-O (1979)
91. The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
92. Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)
93. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)
94. Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)
95. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)
96. Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)
97. Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)
98. Yes - Fragile (1971)
99. David Bowie - Low (1977)
100. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)


1980s

1. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
2. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
3. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
4. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
5. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
6. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
7. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
8. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
9. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
10. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
11. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
12. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
13. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
14. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
15. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
16. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
17. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)
18. R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)
19. Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
20. The Police - Synchronicity (1983)
21. The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)
22. Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
23. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
24. David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983)
25. Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
26. Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
27. Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
28. Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)
29. Van Halen - 1984 (1984)
30. The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)
31. Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
32. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
33. Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)
34. The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)
35. Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
36. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
37. Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
38. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)
39. The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
40. Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)
41. Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
42. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)
43. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
44. Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)
45. U2 - War (1983)
46. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
47. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)
48. Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
49. Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)
50. Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)
51. X - Los Angeles (1980)
52. Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
53. The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)
54. Foreigner - 4 (1981)
55. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
56. The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984)
57. R.E.M. - Green (1988)
58. The Replacements - Tim (1985)
59. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
60. Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
61. The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)
62. INXS - Kick (1987)
63. Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
64. Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)
65. Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)
66. Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
67. John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
68. The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)
69. Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)
70. Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)
71. Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
72. Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)
73. The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
74. John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)
75. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
76. Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
77. New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
78. Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
79. Yes - 90125 (1983)
80. Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)
81. Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
82. Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)
83. The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
84. ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)
85. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)
86. Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)
87. Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
88. Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)
89. Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)
90. Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)
91. Eurythmics - Touch (1984)
92. Joy Division - Closer (1980)
93. Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989)
94. Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980)
95. Janet Jackson - Control (1986)
96. Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986)
97. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
98. REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980)
99. Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)
100. Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
101. George Michael - Faith (1987)


1990s

1. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
2. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
3. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
4. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
5. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
6. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
7. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
8. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
10. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
11. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
12. Beck - Odelay (1996)
13. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
14. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
15. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
16. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
17. Nirvana - In Utero (1993)
18. Radiohead - The Bends (1995)
19. Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)
20. Blur - Parklife (1994)
21. Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992)
22. R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991)
23. Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990)
24. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)
25. Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994)
26. Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)
27. Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)
28. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991)
29. Depeche Mode - Violator (1990)
30. Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997)
31. Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994)
32. Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993)
33. Tool - Aenima (1996)
34. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)
35. Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994)
36. The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990)
37. Moby - Play (1999)
38. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991)
39. Hole - Live Through This (1994)
40. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
41. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)
42. Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)
43. Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)
44. Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991)
45. Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992)
46. Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
47. Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993)
48. No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995)
49. TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994)
50. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996)
51. Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999)
52. Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994)
53. Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999)
54. Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)
55. Nas - Illmatic (1994)
56. PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995)
57. Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994)
58. Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind (1997)
59. Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)
60. Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994)
61. Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991)
62. Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994)
63. 2pac - All Eyez on Me (1996)
64. Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992)
65. Pulp - Different Class (1995)
66. Whitney Houston and Various - The Bodyguard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992)
67. Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994)
68. Tool - Undertow (1993)
69. Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992)
70. The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)
71. 2pac - Me Against The World (1995)
72. Live - Throwing Copper (1994)
73. Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)
74. Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994)
75. Sonic Youth - Goo (1990)
76. Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
77. Sublime - Sublime (1996)
78. Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994)
79. Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
80. Weezer - Pinkerton (1996)
81. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993)
82. The Fugees - The Score (1996)
83. Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)
84. Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998)
85. Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990)
86. Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
87. Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)
88. Pixies - Bossanova (1990)
89. Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996)
90. Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)
91. Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)
92. Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996)
93. Green Day - Insomniac (1995)
94. Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)
95. Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992)
96. Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (1994)
97. Garbage - Garbage (1995)
98. A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)
99. Daft Punk - Homework (1997)
100. Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996)


2000-2015

1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
3. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
4. Adele - 21 (2011)


Ranking for the 90s group has now concluded. I'll post the Round 1 instructions for the 2000s group shortly.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 11/1/2016 @ 02:15am


Nominations for Round 1 of the 2000-2015 Group Rankings are now open.

Here is the list of qualified albums that haven't been ranked yet:

Adele - 19 (2008)
Adele - 25 (2015)
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006)
And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Source Tags & Codes (2002)
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009)
Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam (2007)
Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007)
Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013)
Arctic Monkeys - AM (2013)
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not (2006)
Beck - Morning Phase (2014)
Beck - Sea Change (2002)
Björk - Vespertine (2001)
Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001)
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago (2007)
Brian Wilson - SMiLE (2004)
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (2005)
Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2002)
Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball (2012)
Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe (2013)
Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002)
Coldplay - Parachutes (2000)
Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (2008)
Coldplay - X&Y (2005)
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)
Daft Punk - Discovery (2001)
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)
D'Angelo - Voodoo (2000)
D'Angelo and the Vanguard - Black Messiah (2014)
David Bowie - The Next Day (2013)
Death Cab For Cutie - Plans (2005)
Eminem - The Eminem Show (2002)
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel... (2012)
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (2008)
Florence & The Machine - Lungs (2009)
Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials (2011)
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (2011)
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012)
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004)
Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better (2005)
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (2006)
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (2000)
Gorillaz - Demon Days (2005)
Haim - Days Are Gone (2013)
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002)
Jack White - Blunderbuss (2012)
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (2010)
Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady (2013)
Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003)
Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001)
Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch The Throne (2011)
Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)
Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience (2013)
Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park (2013)
Kanye West - Graduation (2007)
Kanye West - Late Registration (2005)
Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004)
Kanye West - Yeezus (2013)
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012)
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015)
Lady Gaga - The Fame (2008)
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die (2012)
LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (2005)
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007)
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010)
Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (2000)
Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013)
M.I.A. - Kala (2007)
Mastodon - Leviathan (2004)
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (2007)
Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004)
Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica (2000)
Mumford & Sons - Babel (2012)
Mumford And Sons - Sigh No More (2009)
Muse - Black Holes And Revelations (2006)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008)
Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation Marks (2013)
OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003)
Outkast - Stankonia (2000)
Paul McCartney - New (2013)
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009)
Pink - Missundaztood (2001)
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake (2011)
PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Story From The Sea (2000)
Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork (2013)
Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000)
Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf (2002)
Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007)
Radiohead - Kid A (2000)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium (2006)
Robyn - Body Talk (2010)
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2 (2014)
Spoon - Gimme Fiction (2005)
St. Vincent - St. Vincent (2014)
Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds in Country Music (2014)
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (2005)
System Of A Down - Toxicity (2001)
Tame Impala - Lonerism (2012)
Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014)
The Black Keys - Attack And Release (2008)
The Black Keys - Brothers (2010)
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)
The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004)
The National - High Violet (2010)
The Strokes - Is This It? (2001)
The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream (2014)
The White Stripes - Elephant (2003)
The White Stripes - Icky Thump (2007)
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001)
Tool - Lateralus (2001)
TV On The Radio - Dear Science (2008)
U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000)
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004)
Vampire Weekend - Contra (2010)
Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City (2013)
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008)
Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Wilco - A Ghost is Born (2004)
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky (2007)
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell (2003)


Each voter (including new voters to the project, who are welcome to join at any time) can nominate as many as 50 qualified albums (a minimum of 35 nominations is required for this round for your ballot to be counted) that haven't been ranked yet (listed below). Voters must have at least 20 current nominations (or explain that they didn't think any other albums were worthy of nomination) for their nominations to be counted.

Since this is the first round of rankings for this group, there will be 5 days of nominations.

Nominations will end at 10 PM Central on Saturday the 5th.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 11/1/2016 @ 02:18am


Can I put a good word in for Janelle Monae, "The Electric Lady"? Brilliant R&B and a take on post-humanism worthy of a philosophy professor.

My nominations:

Adele - 25 (2015)
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006)
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009)
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007)
Beck - Morning Phase (2014)
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago (2007)
Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2002)
Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002)
Coldplay - X&Y (2005)
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)
Death Cab For Cutie - Plans (2005)
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (2008)
Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials (2011)
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (2010)
Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady (2013)
Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003)
Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience (2013)
Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004)
Kanye West - Yeezus (2013)
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015)
Lady Gaga - The Fame (2008)
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die (2012)
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007)
Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013)
M.I.A. - Kala (2007)
Mumford And Sons - Sigh No More (2009)
OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003)
Outkast - Stankonia (2000)
Pink - Missundaztood (2001)
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake (2011)
Radiohead - Kid A (2000)
St. Vincent - St. Vincent (2014)
Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds in Country Music (2014)
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (2005)
Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014)
The Black Keys - Attack And Release (2008)
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)
The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004)
The Strokes - Is This It? (2001)
The White Stripes - Elephant (2003)
The White Stripes - Icky Thump (2007)
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008)
Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Tuesday, 11/1/2016 @ 10:27am


My 5 biggest priorities this round -
1. Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head
2. Kayne West - The College Drop-Out
3. Radiohead - Kid-A
4. The Killers - Hot Fuss
5. The White Stripes - Elephant

50 Initial Nominations -

Adele - 19 (2008)
Adele - 25 (2015)
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006)
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007)
Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013)
Beck - Morning Phase (2014)
Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001)
Brian Wilson - SMiLE (2004)
Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2002)
Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002)
Coldplay - Parachutes (2000)
Coldplay - X&Y (2005)
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012)
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004)
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (2006)
Jack White - Blunderbuss (2012)
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (2010)
Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady (2013)
Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003)
Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001)
Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)
Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience (2013)
Kanye West - Late Registration (2005)
Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004)
Kanye West - Yeezus (2013)
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012)
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015)
Lady Gaga - The Fame (2008)
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die (2012)
Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (2000)
M.I.A. - Kala (2007)
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (2007)
Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004)
OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003)
Outkast - Stankonia (2000)
Pink - Missundaztood (2001)
Radiohead - Kid A (2000)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium (2006)
Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014)
The Black Keys - Brothers (2010)
The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004)
The Strokes - Is This It? (2001)
The White Stripes - Elephant (2003)
The White Stripes - Icky Thump (2007)
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001)
U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000)
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008)

Posted by Nick on Tuesday, 11/1/2016 @ 10:40am


Round One Nominations

Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007)
Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013)
Beck - Morning Phase (2014)
Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001)
Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002)
Coldplay - Parachutes (2000)
Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (2008)
Coldplay - X&Y (2005)
Daft Punk - Discovery (2001)
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)
Eminem - The Eminem Show (2002)
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (2008)
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012)
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004)
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (2006)
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (2000)
Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady (2013)
Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003)
Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)
Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience (2013)
Kanye West - Graduation (2007)
Kanye West - Late Registration (2005)
Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004)
Kanye West - Yeezus (2013)
LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (2005)
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007)
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010)
Mastodon - Leviathan (2004)
Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004)
Mumford & Sons - Babel (2012)
Mumford And Sons - Sigh No More (2009)
OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003)
Outkast - Stankonia (2000)
Radiohead - Kid A (2000)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium (2006)
St. Vincent - St. Vincent (2014)
System Of A Down - Toxicity (2001)
Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014)
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)
The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004)
The National - High Violet (2010)
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001)
Tool - Lateralus (2001)
U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000)
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004)
Wilco - A Ghost is Born (2004)
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky (2007)
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 11/2/2016 @ 09:26am


Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006)
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009)
Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007)
Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013)
Beck - Sea Change (2002)
Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001)
Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2002)
Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball (2012)
Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002)
Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (2008)
Death Cab For Cutie - Plans (2005)
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004)
Jack White - Blunderbuss (2012)
Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch The Throne (2011)
Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)
Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004)
Kanye West - Yeezus (2013)
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015)
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007)
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010)
Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013)
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (2007)
Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004)
Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica (2000)
Muse - Black Holes And Revelations (2006)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008)
OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003)
Outkast - Stankonia (2000)
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009)
PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Story From The Sea (2000)
Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork (2013)
Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf (2002)
Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007)
Radiohead - Kid A (2000)
St. Vincent - St. Vincent (2014)
System Of A Down - Toxicity (2001)
Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014)
The National - High Violet (2010)
The Strokes - Is This It? (2001)
The White Stripes - Elephant (2003)
The White Stripes - Icky Thump (2007)
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001)
Tool - Lateralus (2001)
TV On The Radio - Dear Science (2008)
Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City (2013)
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008)
Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 11/3/2016 @ 00:08am


Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006)
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009)
Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)
Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013)
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not (2006)

Beck - Morning Phase (2014)
Beck - Sea Change (2002)
Björk - Vespertine (2001)
Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001)
Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe (2013)


Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)
Daft Punk - Discovery (2001)
David Bowie - The Next Day (2013)
Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel... (2012)
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012)

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (2000)
Haim - Days Are Gone (2013)
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002)
Jack White - Blunderbuss (2012)
Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003)

Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)
Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park (2013)
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012)
Lady Gaga - The Fame (2008)
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007)

LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010)
Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013)
M.I.A. - Kala (2007)
Mastodon - Leviathan (2004)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008)


Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation Marks (2013)
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake (2011)
PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Story From The Sea (2000)
Radiohead - Kid A (2000)
Robyn - Body Talk (2010)

Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2 (2014)
Spoon - Gimme Fiction (2005)
St. Vincent - St. Vincent (2014)
Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds in Country Music (2014)
The Black Keys - Attack And Release (2008)

The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)
The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004)
The National - High Violet (2010)
The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream (2014)
The White Stripes - Elephant (2003)

The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001)
TV On The Radio - Dear Science (2008)
Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell (2003)

Posted by DarinRG on Thursday, 11/3/2016 @ 02:59am


Adele - 19 (2008)
Adele - 25 (2015)
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006)
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007)
Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013)
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not (2006)
Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe (2013)
Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002)
Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (2008)
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)
D'Angelo - Voodoo (2000)
David Bowie - The Next Day (2013)
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
Florence & The Machine - Lungs (2009)
Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials (2011)
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012)
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004)
Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better (2005)
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (2006)
Haim - Days Are Gone (2013)
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002)
Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003)
Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001)
Kanye West - Late Registration (2005)
Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004)
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015)
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007)
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010)
Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013)
M.I.A. - Kala (2007)
Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004)
Mumford & Sons - Babel (2012)
Mumford And Sons - Sigh No More (2009)
Muse - Black Holes And Revelations (2006)
OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003)
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009)
Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000)
Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007)
Radiohead - Kid A (2000)
Robyn - Body Talk (2010)
St. Vincent - St. Vincent (2014)
Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014)
The Black Keys - Brothers (2010)
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)
The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004)
The Strokes - Is This It? (2001)
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001)
U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000)
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell (2003)

Posted by jtrichey on Friday, 11/4/2016 @ 22:14pm


It appears I just nominated 51. SUcks, but I guess drop...

D'Angelo - Voodoo (2000)

Posted by jtrichey on Friday, 11/4/2016 @ 22:16pm


First Round Nominations:

Adele - 19 (2008)
Adele - 25 (2015)
Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam (2007)
Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007)
Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013)
Arctic Monkeys - AM (2013)
Beck - Morning Phase (2014)
Beck - Sea Change (2002)
Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001)

Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2002)
Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball (2012)
Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe (2013)
Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002)
Coldplay - Parachutes (2000)
Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (2008)
Daft Punk - Discovery (2001)
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)
David Bowie - The Next Day (2013)
Florence & The Machine - Lungs (2009)

Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials (2011)
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (2011)
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012)
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004)
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (2006)
Haim - Days Are Gone (2013)
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (2010)
Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady (2013)
Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)
Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience (2013)

Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park (2013)
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die (2012)
Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (2000)
Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013)
Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004)
Mumford & Sons - Babel (2012)
Muse - Black Holes And Revelations (2006)
Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation Marks (2013)
Paul McCartney - New (2013)
Pink - Missundaztood (2001)

PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Story From The Sea (2000)
Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000)
Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf (2002)
Radiohead - Kid A (2000)
Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014)
The Black Keys - Attack And Release (2008)
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)
The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004)
The Strokes - Is This It? (2001)
Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City (2013)

Posted by Jennifer on Saturday, 11/5/2016 @ 09:52am


And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Source Tags & Codes (2002)
Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007)
Arctic Monkeys - AM (2013)
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not (2006)
Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002)
Eminem - The Eminem Show (2002)
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (2011)
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004)
Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better (2005)
Gorillaz - Demon Days (2005)
Jack White - Blunderbuss (2012)
Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (2000)
Mastodon - Leviathan (2004)
Mumford & Sons - Babel (2012)
Mumford And Sons - Sigh No More (2009)
Muse - Black Holes And Revelations (2006)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008)
Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork (2013)
Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000)
Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf (2002)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium (2006)
Spoon - Gimme Fiction (2005)
System Of A Down - Toxicity (2001)
The Black Keys - Attack And Release (2008)
The Black Keys - Brothers (2010)
The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004)
The Strokes - Is This It? (2001)
The White Stripes - Elephant (2003)
The White Stripes - Icky Thump (2007)
Tool - Lateralus (2001)
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004)
Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Wilco - A Ghost is Born (2004)
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell (2003)

Posted by Mike on Saturday, 11/5/2016 @ 22:05pm


I'm not going to be able to compile the nomination results tonight, so this round will end at 10 PM Central on Sunday. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 11/6/2016 @ 02:33am


I'll throw in an initial 50, but I doubt I'll participate in the "Replacements Nominations" portion of the later rounds, just as a head's up.



Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006)
Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)
Beck - Sea Change (2002)
Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2002)
Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002)
Coldplay - Parachutes (2000)
Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (2008)
Coldplay - X&Y (2005)
Daft Punk - Discovery (2001)
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)
D'Angelo - Voodoo (2000)
D'Angelo and the Vanguard - Black Messiah (2014)
David Bowie - The Next Day (2013)
Eminem - The Eminem Show (2002)
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012)
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004)
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (2006)
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002)
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (2010)
Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003)
Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001)
Kanye West - Graduation (2007)
Kanye West - Late Registration (2005)
Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004)
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012)
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015)
Lady Gaga - The Fame (2008)
Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (2000)
M.I.A. - Kala (2007)
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (2007)
Muse - Black Holes And Revelations (2006)
OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003)
Outkast - Stankonia (2000)
Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf (2002)
Radiohead - Kid A (2000)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium (2006)
System Of A Down - Toxicity (2001)
Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014)
The Black Keys - Brothers (2010)
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)
The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004)
The National - High Violet (2010)
The Strokes - Is This It? (2001)
The White Stripes - Elephant (2003)
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001)
Tool - Lateralus (2001)
U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000)
Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)

Posted by Donnie on Sunday, 11/6/2016 @ 18:46pm


Round 1 Nominations for the 2000s Group are now closed.

The following 21 albums received at least 6 nominations and will be included in the Initial Rankings:

Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006)
Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007)
Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013)
Beck - Morning Phase (2014)
Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002)
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012)
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004)
Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003)
Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004)
OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003)
Radiohead - Kid A (2000)
Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014)
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)
The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004)
The Strokes - Is This It? (2001)
The White Stripes - Elephant (2003)
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001)
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)


Any voter that would like to is eligible to vote in the Initial Rankings. To vote, rank 15 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 15 points, the second-highest 14 points and so on.

The 6 albums that receive the most points (with more than 6 in the event of a tie for 6th) will be qualified for the final rankings vote for the 2000s group, to be ranked between #5 and #10 in the final rankings.

There will be three days of initial ranking votes.

Rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Wednesday the 9th.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 11/6/2016 @ 23:41pm


1. Radiohead- Kid A (2000) (15 pts)
2. Kanye West- The College Dropout (2004) (14 pts)
3. Coldplay- A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002) (13 pts)
4. Eminem- The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) (12 pts)
5. The Strokes- Is This It? (2001) (11 pts)
6. The White Stripes- Elephant (2003) (10 pts)
7. Arcade Fire- Funeral (2004) (9 pts)
8. OutKast- Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003) (8 pts)
9. Jay-Z- The Black Album (2003) (7 pts)
10. The Flaming Lips- Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2002) (6 pts)
11. Amy Winehouse- Back to Black (2006) (5 pts)
12. Wilco- Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002) (4 pts)
13. Franz Ferdinand- Franz Ferdinand (2004) (3 pts)
14. The Killers- Hot Fuss (2004) (2 pts)
15. Frank Ocean- Channel Orange (2012) (1 pt)

Posted by Donnie on Monday, 11/7/2016 @ 01:36am


OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003)-15
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)-14
Radiohead - Kid A (2000)-13
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007)-12
Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003)-11
Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013)-10
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)-9
Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)-8
Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014)-7
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001)-6
The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004)-5
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)-4
Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002)-3
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004)-2
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 11/7/2016 @ 08:12am


The White Stripes - Elephant (2003) - 15
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) - 14
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004) - 13
Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014) - 12
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007) - 11
Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002) - 10
The Strokes - Is This It? (2001) - 9
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001) - 8
OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003) - 7
Radiohead - Kid A (2000) - 6
Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004) - 5
Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013) - 4
Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004) - 3
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006) - 2
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002) - 1

Posted by Darren on Monday, 11/7/2016 @ 16:18pm


Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002) - 15
The White Stripes - Elephant (2003) - 14
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) - 13
Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014) - 12
Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003) - 11
Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004) - 10
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006) - 9
The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004) - 8
OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003) - 7
The Strokes - Is This It? (2001) - 6
Radiohead - Kid A (2000) - 5
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007) - 4
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001) - 3
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012) - 2
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013) - 1

Posted by Nick on Monday, 11/7/2016 @ 16:41pm


1. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007) 15 pts
2. The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004)
3. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004)
4. Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002)
5. Radiohead - Kid A (2000)
6. Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003)
7. The White Stripes - Elephant (2003)
8. Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013)
9. Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004)
10. OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003)
11. The Strokes - Is This It? (2001)
12. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)
13. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012)
14. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)
15. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)

Posted by jtrichey on Monday, 11/7/2016 @ 22:26pm


Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006)- 15
OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003)- 14
Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002)- 13
Radiohead - Kid A (2000)- 12
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)- 11
Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003)- 10
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)- 9
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)- 8
The White Stripes - Elephant (2003)- 7
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)- 6
Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014)- 5
The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004)- 4
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007)- 3
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012)- 2
Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Tuesday, 11/8/2016 @ 01:32am


Beck - Morning Phase (2014) 15
The White Stripes - Elephant (2003) 14
Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013) 13
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006) 12
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002) 11
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002) 10
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001) 9
Radiohead - Kid A (2000) 8
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013) 7
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012) 6
Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004) 5
The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004) 4
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004) 3
Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003) 2
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) 1

Posted by DarinRG on Wednesday, 11/9/2016 @ 05:37am


The White Stripes - Elephant (2003) 15
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001) 14
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004) 13
The Strokes - Is This It? (2001) 12
The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004) 11
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002) 10
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007) 9
Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002) 8
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) 7
Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004) 6
Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013) 5
Beck - Morning Phase (2014) 4
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002) 3
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006) 2
Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003) 1

Posted by Mike on Wednesday, 11/9/2016 @ 19:50pm


Darren,

I just got home and should have my list up in 5-10 minutes.

Posted by Jennifer on Wednesday, 11/9/2016 @ 23:02pm


Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013) 15
Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013) 14
The Strokes - Is This It? (2001) 13
Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002) 12
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004) 11
Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014) 10
The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004) 9
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007) 8
Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004) 7
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012) 6
Beck - Morning Phase (2014) 5
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002) 4
Radiohead - Kid A (2000) 3
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006) 2
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002) 1

Posted by Jennifer on Wednesday, 11/9/2016 @ 23:32pm


Initial Ranking voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002) - 86
The White Stripes - Elephant (2003) - 84
Radiohead - Kid A (2000) - 73
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) - 65
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007) - 62
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004) - 58
______________________________

OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003) - 57
The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004) - 57
The Strokes - Is This It? (2001) - 56
Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013) - 54
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002) - 53
Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003) - 52
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006) - 47
Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014) - 46
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001) - 40
Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004) - 38
Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004) - 37
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013) - 37
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002) - 34
Beck - Morning Phase (2014) - 24
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012) - 20


Voting is now open for the final rankings.

The following albums have been qualified to be ranked between #5 and #10 in the 1990s rankings:

Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007)
Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002)
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004)
Radiohead - Kid A (2000)
The White Stripes - Elephant (2003)


To participate in the final rankings, rank all 6 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 6 points, the second-highest 5 and so on.

In the event of a tie, the first tiebreaker is the album's score in this round's initial ranking. The second tiebreaker is determined by giving one point to each album for being the highest-ranked album on each individual's final ranking this round. The third tiebreaker is the same as the second tiebreaker, except for using the initial rankings. If the tie still isn't resolved, there will be a head-to-head tiebreaker vote after the conclusion of all rankings in the project.

There will be two days of final rankings.

Final rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Friday the 11th.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 11/10/2016 @ 08:26am


Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002)- 6
Radiohead - Kid A (2000)- 5
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)- 4
The White Stripes - Elephant (2003)- 3
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007)- 2
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Thursday, 11/10/2016 @ 17:04pm


The White Stripes - Elephant (2003) 6
Radiohead - Kid A (2000) 5
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007) 4
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004) 3
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) 2
Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002) 1

Posted by DarinRG on Thursday, 11/10/2016 @ 17:19pm


The White Stripes - Elephant (2003) 6
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004) 5
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007) 4
Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002) 3
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) 2
Radiohead - Kid A (2000) 1

Posted by Mike on Thursday, 11/10/2016 @ 22:42pm


The White Stripes - Elephant (2003) - 6
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) - 5
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004) - 4
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007) - 3
Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002) - 2
Radiohead - Kid A (2000) - 1

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 11/10/2016 @ 23:07pm


1. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007) 6 pts
2. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004)
3. Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002)
4. Radiohead - Kid A (2000)
5. The White Stripes - Elephant (2003)
6. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)

Posted by jtrichey on Friday, 11/11/2016 @ 00:26am


The White Stripes - Elephant (2003) 6
Radiohead - Kid A (2000) 5
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007) 4
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004) 3
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) 2
Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002) 1

Posted by Tom H. on Friday, 11/11/2016 @ 22:33pm


Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002) 6
Radiohead - Kid A (2000) 5
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004) 4
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007) 3
The White Stripes - Elephant (2003) 2
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) 1

Posted by Jennifer on Friday, 11/11/2016 @ 22:56pm


Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002) - 6
The White Stripes - Elephant (2003) - 5
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) - 4
Radiohead - Kid A (2000) - 3
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007) - 2
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004) - 1

Posted by Nick on Friday, 11/11/2016 @ 23:06pm


Final Rankings are now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

The White Stripes - Elephant (2003) - 31
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007) - 26

Radiohead - Kid A (2000) - 25 (73 Points in Initial Rankings)
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004) - 25 (58 Points in Initial Rankings)

Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002) - 23
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) - 17


Here are the updated rankings for each group:

Top 100 Overall

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
3. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
4. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
5. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
6. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
7. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
8. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
9. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
10. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
12. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
13. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
14. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
15. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
16. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
17. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
18. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
19. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
20. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
21. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
22. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
23. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
24. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
25. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
26. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
27. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
28. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
29. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
30. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
31. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
32. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
33. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
34. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
35. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
36. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
37. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
38. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
39. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
40. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
41. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
42. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
43. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
44. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
45. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
46. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
47. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
48. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
49. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
50. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
51. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
52. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
53. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
54. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
55. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
56. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
57. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
58. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
59. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
60. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
61. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
62. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
63. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
64. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
65. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
66. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
67. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
68. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
69. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
70. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
71. The Who - Tommy (1969)
72. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
73. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
74. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
75. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
76. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
77. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
78. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
79. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
80. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
81. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
82. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
83. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
84. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
85. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
86. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
87. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
88. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
89. Beck - Odelay (1996)
90. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
91. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
92. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
93. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
94. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
95. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
96. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
97. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
98. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
99. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
100. Adele - 21 (2011)


Pre-1970

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
3. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
4. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
5. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
6. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
8. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
9. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
10. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
11. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
12. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
13. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
14. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
15. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
16. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
17. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
18. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
19. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
20. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
21. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
22. The Who - Tommy (1969)
23. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
24. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
25. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
26. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
27. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
28. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
29. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
30. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962)
31. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (1969)
32. The Doors - Strange Days (1967)
33. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
34. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
35. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)
36. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (1968)
37. Love - Forever Changes (1967)
38. Bob Dylan - The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964)
39. Santana - Santana (1969)
40. The Kinks - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968)
41. The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out! (1966)
42. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
43. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night [UK] (1964)
44. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends (1968)
45. The Beatles - Help! [UK] (1965)
46. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis (1969)
47 (tie). Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills (1968)
47 (tie). Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)
49. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys (1969)
50. The Doors - Waiting For The Sun (1968)
51. The Stooges - The Stooges (1969)
52. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (1969)
53. Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965)
54. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (1958)
55. The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace Of Sin (1969)
56. Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966)
57. Etta James - At Last! (1961)
58. Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968)
59. Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)
60. Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
61. Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959)
62. Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)
63. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967)
64. The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967)
65. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
66. The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963)
67. The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965)
68. Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)
69. The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)
70. Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)
71. Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)
72. Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)
73. Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)
74. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
75. The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)
76. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)
77. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)
78. Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)
79. Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)
80. Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)
81. The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
82. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967)
83. Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969)
84. Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962)
85. The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963)
86. The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)
87. The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966)
88. John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)
89. Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)
90. The Band - The Band (1969)
91. Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967)
92. The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)
93. Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)
94. Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)
95. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966)
96. The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964)
97. Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)
98. Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959)
99. Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)
100. Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)
101. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)


1970s

1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
2. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
3. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
4. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
5. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
6. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
7. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
8. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
9. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
10. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
11. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
12. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
13. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
14. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
15. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
16. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
17. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
18. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
19. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
20. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
21. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
22. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
23. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
24. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
25. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
26. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
27. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
28. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
29. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
30. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
31. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
32. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
33. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
34. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
35. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
36. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
37. Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
38. Boston - Boston (1976)
39. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
40. Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
41. Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
42. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
43. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
44. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
45. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
46. Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
47. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
48. The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)
49. AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
50. John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
51. The Cars - The Cars (1978)
52. Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
53. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
54. The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
55. Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
56. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
57. Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
58. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
59. Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
60. Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
61. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
62. The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
63. Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)
64. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
65. Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)
66. Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977)
67. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
68. Santana - Abraxas (1970)
69. New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
70. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
71. Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
72. Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)
73. Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
74. The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
75. The Eagles - Eagles (1972)
76. The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)
77. Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)
78. Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
79. Rush - 2112 (1976)
80. Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
81. Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
82. Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970)
83. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)
84. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
85. Yes - The Yes Album (1971)
86. Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)
87. Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)
88. Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)
89. The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972)
90. The Cars - Candy-O (1979)
91. The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
92. Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)
93. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)
94. Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)
95. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)
96. Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)
97. Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)
98. Yes - Fragile (1971)
99. David Bowie - Low (1977)
100. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)


1980s

1. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
2. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
3. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
4. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
5. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
6. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
7. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
8. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
9. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
10. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
11. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
12. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
13. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
14. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
15. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
16. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
17. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)
18. R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)
19. Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
20. The Police - Synchronicity (1983)
21. The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)
22. Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
23. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
24. David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983)
25. Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
26. Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
27. Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
28. Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)
29. Van Halen - 1984 (1984)
30. The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)
31. Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
32. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
33. Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)
34. The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)
35. Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
36. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
37. Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
38. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)
39. The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
40. Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)
41. Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
42. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)
43. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
44. Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)
45. U2 - War (1983)
46. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
47. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)
48. Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
49. Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)
50. Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)
51. X - Los Angeles (1980)
52. Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
53. The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)
54. Foreigner - 4 (1981)
55. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
56. The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984)
57. R.E.M. - Green (1988)
58. The Replacements - Tim (1985)
59. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
60. Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
61. The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)
62. INXS - Kick (1987)
63. Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
64. Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)
65. Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)
66. Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
67. John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
68. The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)
69. Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)
70. Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)
71. Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
72. Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)
73. The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
74. John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)
75. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
76. Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
77. New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
78. Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
79. Yes - 90125 (1983)
80. Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)
81. Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
82. Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)
83. The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
84. ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)
85. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)
86. Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)
87. Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
88. Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)
89. Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)
90. Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)
91. Eurythmics - Touch (1984)
92. Joy Division - Closer (1980)
93. Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989)
94. Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980)
95. Janet Jackson - Control (1986)
96. Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986)
97. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
98. REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980)
99. Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)
100. Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
101. George Michael - Faith (1987)


1990s

1. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
2. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
3. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
4. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
5. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
6. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
7. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
8. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
10. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
11. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
12. Beck - Odelay (1996)
13. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
14. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
15. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
16. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
17. Nirvana - In Utero (1993)
18. Radiohead - The Bends (1995)
19. Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)
20. Blur - Parklife (1994)
21. Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992)
22. R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991)
23. Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990)
24. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)
25. Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994)
26. Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)
27. Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)
28. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991)
29. Depeche Mode - Violator (1990)
30. Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997)
31. Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994)
32. Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993)
33. Tool - Aenima (1996)
34. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)
35. Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994)
36. The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990)
37. Moby - Play (1999)
38. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991)
39. Hole - Live Through This (1994)
40. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
41. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)
42. Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)
43. Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)
44. Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991)
45. Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992)
46. Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
47. Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993)
48. No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995)
49. TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994)
50. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996)
51. Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999)
52. Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994)
53. Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999)
54. Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)
55. Nas - Illmatic (1994)
56. PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995)
57. Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994)
58. Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind (1997)
59. Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)
60. Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994)
61. Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991)
62. Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994)
63. 2pac - All Eyez on Me (1996)
64. Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992)
65. Pulp - Different Class (1995)
66. Whitney Houston and Various - The Bodyguard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992)
67. Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994)
68. Tool - Undertow (1993)
69. Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992)
70. The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)
71. 2pac - Me Against The World (1995)
72. Live - Throwing Copper (1994)
73. Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)
74. Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994)
75. Sonic Youth - Goo (1990)
76. Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
77. Sublime - Sublime (1996)
78. Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994)
79. Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
80. Weezer - Pinkerton (1996)
81. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993)
82. The Fugees - The Score (1996)
83. Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)
84. Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998)
85. Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990)
86. Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
87. Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)
88. Pixies - Bossanova (1990)
89. Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996)
90. Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)
91. Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)
92. Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996)
93. Green Day - Insomniac (1995)
94. Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)
95. Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992)
96. Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (1994)
97. Garbage - Garbage (1995)
98. A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)
99. Daft Punk - Homework (1997)
100. Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996)


2000-2015

1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
3. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
4. Adele - 21 (2011)
5. The White Stripes - Elephant (2003)
6. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007)
7. Radiohead - Kid A (2000)
8. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004)
9. Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002)
10. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)


Nominations for Round 2 of the 2000s Group Rankings are now open.

Each voter (including new voters to the project, who are welcome to join at any time) can nominate as many as 50 qualified albums that haven't been ranked yet (listed below). Voters must have at least 20 current nominations (or explain that they didn't think any other albums were worthy of nomination) for their nominations to be counted.

Here are the maximum number of replacement nominations available this round for each voter that has previously nominated albums for this group:

Darren - 6
AlexVoltaire - 10
DarinRG - 2
Donnie - 5
Jennifer - 4
jtrichey - 5
Mike - 18
Nick - 6
Tom H. - 5

If you'd like additional replacement nominations, you'll need to specify which previously nominated album you would like to un-nominate.


Here is the list of qualified albums that haven't been ranked yet:

Adele - 19 (2008)
Adele - 25 (2015)
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006)
And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Source Tags & Codes (2002)
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009)
Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam (2007)
Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)
Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013)
Arctic Monkeys - AM (2013)
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not (2006)
Beck - Morning Phase (2014)
Beck - Sea Change (2002)
Björk - Vespertine (2001)
Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001)
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago (2007)
Brian Wilson - SMiLE (2004)
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (2005)
Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2002)
Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball (2012)
Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe (2013)
Coldplay - Parachutes (2000)
Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (2008)
Coldplay - X&Y (2005)
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)
Daft Punk - Discovery (2001)
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)
D'Angelo - Voodoo (2000)
D'Angelo and the Vanguard - Black Messiah (2014)
David Bowie - The Next Day (2013)
Death Cab For Cutie - Plans (2005)
Eminem - The Eminem Show (2002)
Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel... (2012)
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (2008)
Florence & The Machine - Lungs (2009)
Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials (2011)
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (2011)
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012)
Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better (2005)
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (2006)
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (2000)
Gorillaz - Demon Days (2005)
Haim - Days Are Gone (2013)
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002)
Jack White - Blunderbuss (2012)
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (2010)
Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady (2013)
Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003)
Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001)
Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch The Throne (2011)
Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)
Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience (2013)
Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park (2013)
Kanye West - Graduation (2007)
Kanye West - Late Registration (2005)
Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004)
Kanye West - Yeezus (2013)
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012)
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015)
Lady Gaga - The Fame (2008)
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die (2012)
LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (2005)
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007)
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010)
Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (2000)
Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013)
M.I.A. - Kala (2007)
Mastodon - Leviathan (2004)
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (2007)
Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004)
Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica (2000)
Mumford & Sons - Babel (2012)
Mumford And Sons - Sigh No More (2009)
Muse - Black Holes And Revelations (2006)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008)
Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation Marks (2013)
OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003)
Outkast - Stankonia (2000)
Paul McCartney - New (2013)
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009)
Pink - Missundaztood (2001)
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake (2011)
PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Story From The Sea (2000)
Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork (2013)
Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000)
Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf (2002)
Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium (2006)
Robyn - Body Talk (2010)
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2 (2014)
Spoon - Gimme Fiction (2005)
St. Vincent - St. Vincent (2014)
Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds in Country Music (2014)
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (2005)
System Of A Down - Toxicity (2001)
Tame Impala - Lonerism (2012)
Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014)
The Black Keys - Attack And Release (2008)
The Black Keys - Brothers (2010)
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)
The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004)
The National - High Violet (2010)
The Strokes - Is This It? (2001)
The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream (2014)
The White Stripes - Icky Thump (2007)
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001)
Tool - Lateralus (2001)
TV On The Radio - Dear Science (2008)
U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000)
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004)
Vampire Weekend - Contra (2010)
Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City (2013)
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008)
Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Wilco - A Ghost is Born (2004)
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky (2007)
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell (2003)


There will be 3 days of replacement nominations. After the conclusion of replacement nominations, the approx. 25 albums with the most nominations will advance to this round's initial rankings to be qualified for final rankings. This round will rank 15 albums unless there is a tie at the end of the final rankings, in which case more than 15 albums could be ranked this round.

Replacement nominations will end at 10 PM Central on Monday the 14th.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 11/11/2016 @ 23:09pm


My replacement nominations:

Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not (2006)
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (2005)
David Bowie - The Next Day (2013)
Eminem - The Eminem Show (2002)
Kanye West - Late Registration (2005)
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)


For Your Consideration:

Outkast - Stankonia (2000) - Maybe the best album in the history of hip hop / rap.

Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork (2013)
Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City (2013)
System Of A Down - Toxicity (2001)
Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004)
Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (2008)
Tool - Lateralus (2001)
Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf (2002)
The National - High Violet (2010)
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010)
Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014)
TV On The Radio - Dear Science (2008)
Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007)
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015)
The Strokes - Is This It? (2001)
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001)
OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003)
Kanye West - Yeezus (2013)
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007)
Death Cab For Cutie - Plans (2005)

Posted by Darren on Friday, 11/11/2016 @ 23:11pm


Updating with Nick's vote:

Final Rankings Results:

The White Stripes - Elephant (2003) - 36
Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002) - 29

Radiohead - Kid A (2000) - 28 (73 Points in Initial Rankings)
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007) - 28 (62 Points in Initial Rankings)

Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004) - 26
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) - 21


2000s Rankings:

2000-2015

1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
3. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
4. Adele - 21 (2011)
5. The White Stripes - Elephant (2003)
6. Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002)
7. Radiohead - Kid A (2000)
8. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007)
9. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004)
10. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)

Posted by Darren on Friday, 11/11/2016 @ 23:17pm


1 replacement for now:

D'Angelo - Voodoo (2000)

Posted by jtrichey on Saturday, 11/12/2016 @ 01:04am


Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013)
Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (2008)
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002)
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010)
Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004)
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake (2011)
PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Story From The Sea (2000)
The National - High Violet (2010)
U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000)
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008)
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky (2007)

Posted by Mike on Saturday, 11/12/2016 @ 21:27pm


Replacement Nominations:

Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006)
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001)
U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000)
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)

Posted by Jennifer on Monday, 11/14/2016 @ 02:53am


Replacement Nominations

Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2002)
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009)
Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007)
The Strokes - Is This It? (2001)

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 11/14/2016 @ 10:03am


Round 2 Nominations for the 2000s Group are now closed.

The following 34 albums received at least 5 nominations and will be included in the Initial Rankings:

Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006)
Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007)
Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013)
Beck - Morning Phase (2014)
Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002)
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012)
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004)
Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003)
Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004)
OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003)
Radiohead - Kid A (2000)
Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014)
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)
The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004)
The Strokes - Is This It? (2001)
The White Stripes - Elephant (2003)
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001)
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)


Any voter that would like to is eligible to vote in the Initial Rankings. To vote, rank 15 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 15 points, the second-highest 14 points and so on.

The 15 albums that receive the most points (with more than 15 in the event of a tie for 15th) will be qualified for the final rankings vote for the 2000s group, to be ranked between #11 and #25 in the final rankings.

There will be three days of initial ranking votes.

Rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Thursday the 17th.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 11/15/2016 @ 02:03am


Outkast - Stankonia (2000) - 15
Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004) - 14
Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (2008) - 13
The National - High Violet (2010) - 12
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010) - 11
Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014) - 10
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015) - 9
The Strokes - Is This It? (2001) - 8
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001) - 7
OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003) - 6
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007) - 5
Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002) - 4
Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004) - 3
Muse - Black Holes And Revelations (2006) - 2
Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013) - 1

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 11/15/2016 @ 02:08am


Darren: It looks like you re-used the list from the last rankings for the initial ranking nominees post, then used the updated list for your individual rankings post.

Posted by SotN on Tuesday, 11/15/2016 @ 02:53am


I went through all the votes cast during the first 2 rounds and think that I came up with the list that was meant to be posted assuming that albums with 5 or more votes made the cut:

Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006)
Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)
Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013)
Beck - Morning Phase (2014)
Bob Dylan- Love And Theft (2001)
Bruce Springsteen- The Rising (2002)
Coldplay – Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (2008)
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)
David Bowie- The Next Day (2013)
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012)
Gnarls Barkley- St. Elsewhere (2006)
Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003)
Johnny Cash- American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)
Kanye West- Late Registration (2005)
Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004)
Kendrick Lamar- To Pimp A Butterfly (2015)
LCD Soundsystem- Sound Of Silver (2007)
LCD Soundsystem- This Is Happening (2010)
Lorde- Pure Heroine (2013)
M.I.A. Kala (2007)
Modest Mouse- Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004)
Muse- Black Holes And Revelations (2006)
OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003)
OutKast- Stankonia (2000)
St. Vincent- St. Vincent (2014)
Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014)
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)
The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004)
The National- High Violet (2010)
The Strokes - Is This It? (2001)
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001)
U2- All That You Can’t Leave Behind (2000)
Various Artists- O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)

Darren-
please correct me if I'm wrong

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 11/15/2016 @ 10:33am


If this is the correct list here is my preliminary rankings

OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003)-15
Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013)-14
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)-13
Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004)-12
Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)-11
Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014)10
Bob Dylan- Love And Theft (2001)-9
OutKast- Stankonia (2000)-8
U2- All That You Can’t Leave Behind (2000)-7
Johnny Cash- American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)-6
Modest Mouse- Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004)-5
St. Vincent- St. Vincent (2014)-4
Coldplay – Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (2008)-3
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)-2
Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 11/15/2016 @ 11:37am


Corrected (one day added for the initial rankings, previously cast votes can be updated, though there's no rule saying you can't do that whenever you want anyway):


Round 2 Nominations for the 2000s Group are now closed.

The following 34 albums received at least 5 nominations and will be included in the Initial Rankings:

Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006)
Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)
Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013)
Beck - Morning Phase (2014)
Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001)
Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2002)
Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (2008)
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)
David Bowie - The Next Day (2013)
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012)
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (2006)
Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003)
Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)
Kanye West - Late Registration (2005)
Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004)
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015)
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007)
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010)
Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013)
M.I.A. - Kala (2007)
Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004)
Muse - Black Holes And Revelations (2006)
OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003)
Outkast - Stankonia (2000)
St. Vincent - St. Vincent (2014)
Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014)
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)
The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004)
The National - High Violet (2010)
The Strokes - Is This It? (2001)
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001)
U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000)
Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)


Any voter that would like to is eligible to vote in the Initial Rankings. To vote, rank 15 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 15 points, the second-highest 14 points and so on.

The 15 albums that receive the most points (with more than 15 in the event of a tie for 15th) will be qualified for the final rankings vote for the 2000s group, to be ranked between #11 and #25 in the final rankings.

There will be three days of initial ranking votes.

Rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Friday the 18th.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 11/15/2016 @ 20:36pm


The National - High Violet (2010) 15
St. Vincent - St. Vincent (2014) 14
Beck - Morning Phase (2014) 13
Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013) 12
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001) 11
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006) 10
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010) 9
M.I.A. - Kala (2007) 8
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013) 7
Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002) 6
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002) 5
David Bowie - The Next Day (2013) 4
Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001) 3
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012) 2
Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013) 1

Posted by DarinRG on Tuesday, 11/15/2016 @ 21:42pm


Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006)- 15
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)- 14
Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003)- 13
OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003)- 12
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)- 11
Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004)- 10
Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2002)- 9
Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (2008)- 8
Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)- 7
Outkast - Stankonia (2000)- 6
St. Vincent - St. Vincent (2014)- 5
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)- 4
The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004)- 3
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012)- 2
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Wednesday, 11/16/2016 @ 07:28am


Reposting my preliminary rankings

OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003)-15
Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013)-14
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)-13
Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004)-12
Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)-11
Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014)-10
Bob Dylan- Love And Theft (2001)-9
OutKast- Stankonia (2000)-8
U2- All That You Can’t Leave Behind (2000)-7
Johnny Cash- American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)-6
Modest Mouse- Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004)-5
St. Vincent- St. Vincent (2014)-4
Coldplay – Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (2008)-3
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)-2
Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003)-1


Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 11/16/2016 @ 08:41am


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Latest comments for the Album, Song and Rankings projects are the link above.

Posted by FRL on Wednesday, 11/16/2016 @ 21:57pm


1. Muse - Black Holes And Revelations (2006) 15 pts
2. St. Vincent - St. Vincent (2014)
3. The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004)
4. U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000)
5. Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (2008)
6. Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003)
7. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)
8. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010)
9. OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003)
10. The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001)
11. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015)
12. David Bowie - The Next Day (2013)
13. Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013)
14. Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013)
15. Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004)

Posted by jtrichey on Wednesday, 11/16/2016 @ 22:08pm


The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004) - 15
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006) - 14
Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003) - 13
Outkast - Stankonia (2000) - 12
Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014) - 11
U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000) - 10
Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004) - 9
Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002) - 8
The Strokes - Is This It? (2001) - 7
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (2006) - 6
Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2002) - 5
OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003) - 4
M.I.A. - Kala (2007) - 3
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012) - 2
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013) - 1

Posted by Nick on Thursday, 11/17/2016 @ 22:57pm


Muse - Black Holes And Revelations (2006) 15
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001) 14
The Strokes - Is This It? (2001) 13
The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004) 12
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002) 11
Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) 10
Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (2008) 9
Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004) 8
Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004) 7
U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000) 6
Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013) 5
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010) 4
The National - High Violet (2010) 3
Beck - Morning Phase (2014) 2
St. Vincent - St. Vincent (2014) 1

Posted by Mike on Thursday, 11/17/2016 @ 23:10pm


Initial Ranking voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (2008) - 44
OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003) - 44
The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004) - 43
Outkast - Stankonia (2000) - 41
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002) - 40
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006) - 39
St. Vincent - St. Vincent (2014) - 38
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001) - 38
Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003) - 37
Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004) - 35
U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000) - 35
Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013) - 34
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010) - 32
Muse - Black Holes And Revelations (2006) - 32
Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014) - 31
__________________________________________

The National - High Violet (2010) - 30
The Strokes - Is This It? (2001) - 28
Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004) - 26
Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002) - 24
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013) - 23
Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004) - 19
Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) - 17
Beck - Morning Phase (2014) - 15
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015) - 15
Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2002) - 14
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002) - 14
Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001) - 12
M.I.A. - Kala (2007) - 11
David Bowie - The Next Day (2013) - 8
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012) - 6
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (2006) - 6
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007) - 5
Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013) - 4
Kanye West - Late Registration (2005) - 0


Voting is now open for the final rankings.


The following albums have been qualified to be ranked between #11 and #25 in the 2000s rankings:

Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006)
Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013)
Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (2008)
Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003)
Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004)
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010)
Muse - Black Holes And Revelations (2006)
OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003)
Outkast - Stankonia (2000)
St. Vincent - St. Vincent (2014)
Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014)
The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004)
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001)
U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000)
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)


To participate in the final rankings, rank all 15 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 15 points, the second-highest 14 and so on.

In the event of a tie, the first tiebreaker is the album's score in this round's initial ranking. The second tiebreaker is determined by giving one point to each album for being the highest-ranked album on each individual's final ranking this round. The third tiebreaker is the same as the second tiebreaker, except for using the initial rankings. If the tie still isn't resolved, there will be a head-to-head tiebreaker vote after the conclusion of all rankings in the project.

There will be two days of final rankings.

Final rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Sunday the 20th.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 11/19/2016 @ 01:31am


Outkast - Stankonia (2000) - 15
Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (2008) - 14
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010) - 13
Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014) - 12
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001) - 11
OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003) - 10
Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004) - 9
Muse - Black Holes And Revelations (2006) - 8
Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013) - 7
St. Vincent - St. Vincent (2014) - 6
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006) - 5
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002) - 4
U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000) - 3
The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004) - 2
Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003) - 1

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 11/19/2016 @ 01:37am


Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006)- 15
OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003)- 14
Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (2008)- 13
Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003)- 12
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)- 11
Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014)- 10
The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004)- 9
Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013)- 8
Outkast - Stankonia (2000)- 7
St. Vincent - St. Vincent (2014)- 6
Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004)- 5
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010)- 4
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001)- 3
U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000)- 2
Muse - Black Holes And Revelations (2006)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Saturday, 11/19/2016 @ 03:23am



1. Muse - Black Holes And Revelations (2006) 15 pts
2. St. Vincent - St. Vincent (2014)
3. The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004)
4. U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000)
5. Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (2008)
6. Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003)
7. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010)
8. OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003)
9. The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001)
10. Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013)
11. Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004)
12. Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014)
13. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)
14. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006)
15. Outkast - Stankonia (2000)

Posted by jtrichey on Saturday, 11/19/2016 @ 21:33pm


Almost forgot to do this

OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003)-15
Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013)-14
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)-13
Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004)-12
Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014)-11
Outkast - Stankonia (2000)-10
U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000)-9
St. Vincent - St. Vincent (2014)-8
Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (2008)-7
Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003)-6
The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004)-5
Muse - Black Holes And Revelations (2006)-4
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001)-3
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006)-2
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Sunday, 11/20/2016 @ 16:59pm


Muse - Black Holes And Revelations (2006) 15
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001) 14
The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004) 13
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002) 12
Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (2008) 11
U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000) 10
Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013) 9
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010) 8
St. Vincent - St. Vincent (2014) 7
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006) 6
Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003) 5
Outkast - Stankonia (2000) 4
OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003) 3
Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014) 2
Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004) 1

Posted by Mike on Sunday, 11/20/2016 @ 18:28pm


Outkast - Stankonia (2000) - 15
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006) - 14
Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014) - 13
The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004) - 12
Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003) - 11
U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000) - 10
OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003) - 9
Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004) - 8
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001) - 7
Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013) - 6
Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (2008) - 5
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002) - 4
Muse - Black Holes And Revelations (2006) - 3
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010) - 2
St. Vincent - St. Vincent (2014) - 1

Posted by Nick on Sunday, 11/20/2016 @ 22:08pm


Final Rankings are now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (2008) - 61
OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003) - 59
The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004) - 54

Outkast - Stankonia (2000) - 52 (41 Points in Initial Rankings)
Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014) - 52 (31 Points in Initial Rankings)

Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013) - 50
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002) - 47

U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000) - 46 (35 Points in Initial Rankings)
Muse - Black Holes And Revelations (2006) - 46 (32 Points in Initial Rankings)

The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001) - 45 (38 Points in Initial Rankings)
Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003) - 45 (37 Points in Initial Rankings)

Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006) - 44
St. Vincent - St. Vincent (2014) - 42
Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004) - 40
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010) - 37


Here are the updated rankings for each group:

Top 100 Overall

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
3. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
4. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
5. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
6. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
7. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
8. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
9. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
10. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
12. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
13. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
14. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
15. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
16. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
17. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
18. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
19. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
20. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
21. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
22. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
23. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
24. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
25. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
26. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
27. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
28. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
29. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
30. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
31. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
32. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
33. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
34. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
35. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
36. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
37. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
38. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
39. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
40. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
41. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
42. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
43. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
44. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
45. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
46. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
47. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
48. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
49. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
50. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
51. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
52. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
53. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
54. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
55. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
56. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
57. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
58. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
59. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
60. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
61. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
62. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
63. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
64. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
65. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
66. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
67. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
68. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
69. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
70. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
71. The Who - Tommy (1969)
72. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
73. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
74. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
75. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
76. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
77. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
78. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
79. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
80. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
81. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
82. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
83. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
84. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
85. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
86. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
87. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
88. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
89. Beck - Odelay (1996)
90. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
91. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
92. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
93. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
94. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
95. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
96. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
97. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
98. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
99. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
100. Adele - 21 (2011)


Pre-1970

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
3. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
4. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
5. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
6. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
8. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
9. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
10. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
11. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
12. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
13. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
14. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
15. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
16. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
17. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
18. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
19. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
20. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
21. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
22. The Who - Tommy (1969)
23. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
24. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
25. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
26. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
27. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
28. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
29. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
30. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962)
31. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (1969)
32. The Doors - Strange Days (1967)
33. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
34. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
35. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)
36. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (1968)
37. Love - Forever Changes (1967)
38. Bob Dylan - The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964)
39. Santana - Santana (1969)
40. The Kinks - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968)
41. The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out! (1966)
42. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
43. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night [UK] (1964)
44. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends (1968)
45. The Beatles - Help! [UK] (1965)
46. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis (1969)
47 (tie). Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills (1968)
47 (tie). Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)
49. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys (1969)
50. The Doors - Waiting For The Sun (1968)
51. The Stooges - The Stooges (1969)
52. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (1969)
53. Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965)
54. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (1958)
55. The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace Of Sin (1969)
56. Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966)
57. Etta James - At Last! (1961)
58. Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968)
59. Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)
60. Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
61. Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959)
62. Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)
63. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967)
64. The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967)
65. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
66. The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963)
67. The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965)
68. Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)
69. The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)
70. Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)
71. Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)
72. Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)
73. Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)
74. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
75. The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)
76. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)
77. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)
78. Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)
79. Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)
80. Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)
81. The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
82. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967)
83. Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969)
84. Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962)
85. The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963)
86. The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)
87. The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966)
88. John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)
89. Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)
90. The Band - The Band (1969)
91. Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967)
92. The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)
93. Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)
94. Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)
95. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966)
96. The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964)
97. Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)
98. Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959)
99. Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)
100. Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)
101. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)


1970s

1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
2. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
3. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
4. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
5. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
6. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
7. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
8. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
9. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
10. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
11. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
12. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
13. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
14. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
15. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
16. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
17. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
18. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
19. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
20. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
21. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
22. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
23. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
24. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
25. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
26. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
27. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
28. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
29. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
30. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
31. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
32. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
33. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
34. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
35. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
36. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
37. Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
38. Boston - Boston (1976)
39. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
40. Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
41. Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
42. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
43. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
44. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
45. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
46. Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
47. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
48. The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)
49. AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
50. John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
51. The Cars - The Cars (1978)
52. Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
53. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
54. The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
55. Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
56. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
57. Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
58. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
59. Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
60. Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
61. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
62. The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
63. Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)
64. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
65. Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)
66. Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977)
67. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
68. Santana - Abraxas (1970)
69. New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
70. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
71. Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
72. Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)
73. Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
74. The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
75. The Eagles - Eagles (1972)
76. The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)
77. Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)
78. Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
79. Rush - 2112 (1976)
80. Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
81. Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
82. Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970)
83. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)
84. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
85. Yes - The Yes Album (1971)
86. Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)
87. Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)
88. Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)
89. The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972)
90. The Cars - Candy-O (1979)
91. The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
92. Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)
93. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)
94. Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)
95. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)
96. Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)
97. Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)
98. Yes - Fragile (1971)
99. David Bowie - Low (1977)
100. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)


1980s

1. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
2. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
3. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
4. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
5. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
6. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
7. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
8. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
9. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
10. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
11. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
12. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
13. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
14. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
15. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
16. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
17. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)
18. R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)
19. Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
20. The Police - Synchronicity (1983)
21. The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)
22. Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
23. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
24. David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983)
25. Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
26. Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
27. Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
28. Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)
29. Van Halen - 1984 (1984)
30. The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)
31. Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
32. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
33. Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)
34. The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)
35. Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
36. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
37. Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
38. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)
39. The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
40. Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)
41. Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
42. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)
43. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
44. Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)
45. U2 - War (1983)
46. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
47. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)
48. Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
49. Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)
50. Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)
51. X - Los Angeles (1980)
52. Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
53. The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)
54. Foreigner - 4 (1981)
55. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
56. The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984)
57. R.E.M. - Green (1988)
58. The Replacements - Tim (1985)
59. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
60. Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
61. The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)
62. INXS - Kick (1987)
63. Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
64. Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)
65. Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)
66. Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
67. John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
68. The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)
69. Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)
70. Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)
71. Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
72. Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)
73. The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
74. John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)
75. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
76. Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
77. New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
78. Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
79. Yes - 90125 (1983)
80. Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)
81. Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
82. Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)
83. The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
84. ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)
85. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)
86. Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)
87. Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
88. Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)
89. Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)
90. Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)
91. Eurythmics - Touch (1984)
92. Joy Division - Closer (1980)
93. Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989)
94. Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980)
95. Janet Jackson - Control (1986)
96. Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986)
97. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
98. REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980)
99. Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)
100. Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
101. George Michael - Faith (1987)


1990s

1. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
2. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
3. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
4. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
5. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
6. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
7. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
8. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
10. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
11. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
12. Beck - Odelay (1996)
13. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
14. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
15. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
16. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
17. Nirvana - In Utero (1993)
18. Radiohead - The Bends (1995)
19. Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)
20. Blur - Parklife (1994)
21. Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992)
22. R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991)
23. Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990)
24. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)
25. Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994)
26. Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)
27. Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)
28. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991)
29. Depeche Mode - Violator (1990)
30. Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997)
31. Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994)
32. Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993)
33. Tool - Aenima (1996)
34. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)
35. Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994)
36. The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990)
37. Moby - Play (1999)
38. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991)
39. Hole - Live Through This (1994)
40. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
41. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)
42. Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)
43. Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)
44. Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991)
45. Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992)
46. Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
47. Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993)
48. No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995)
49. TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994)
50. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996)
51. Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999)
52. Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994)
53. Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999)
54. Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)
55. Nas - Illmatic (1994)
56. PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995)
57. Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994)
58. Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind (1997)
59. Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)
60. Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994)
61. Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991)
62. Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994)
63. 2pac - All Eyez on Me (1996)
64. Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992)
65. Pulp - Different Class (1995)
66. Whitney Houston and Various - The Bodyguard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992)
67. Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994)
68. Tool - Undertow (1993)
69. Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992)
70. The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)
71. 2pac - Me Against The World (1995)
72. Live - Throwing Copper (1994)
73. Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)
74. Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994)
75. Sonic Youth - Goo (1990)
76. Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
77. Sublime - Sublime (1996)
78. Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994)
79. Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
80. Weezer - Pinkerton (1996)
81. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993)
82. The Fugees - The Score (1996)
83. Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)
84. Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998)
85. Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990)
86. Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
87. Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)
88. Pixies - Bossanova (1990)
89. Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996)
90. Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)
91. Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)
92. Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996)
93. Green Day - Insomniac (1995)
94. Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)
95. Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992)
96. Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (1994)
97. Garbage - Garbage (1995)
98. A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)
99. Daft Punk - Homework (1997)
100. Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996)


2000-2015

1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
3. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
4. Adele - 21 (2011)
5. The White Stripes - Elephant (2003)
6. Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002)
7. Radiohead - Kid A (2000)
8. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007)
9. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004)
10. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
11. Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (2008)
12. OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003)
13. The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004)
14. Outkast - Stankonia (2000)
15. Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014)
16. Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013)
17. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)
18. U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000)
19. Muse - Black Holes And Revelations (2006)
20. The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001)
21. Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003)
22. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006)
23. St. Vincent - St. Vincent (2014)
24. Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004)
25. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010)


Nominations for Round 3 of the 2000s Group Rankings are now open.

Each voter (including new voters to the project, who are welcome to join at any time) can nominate as many as 50 qualified albums that haven't been ranked yet (listed below). Voters must have at least 20 current nominations (or explain that they didn't think any other albums were worthy of nomination) for their nominations to be counted.

Here are the maximum number of replacement nominations available this round for each voter that has previously nominated albums for this group:

Darren - 12
AlexVoltaire - 19
DarinRG - 10
Donnie - 17
Jennifer - 9
jtrichey - 18
Mike - 14
Nick - 16
Tom H. - 13

If you'd like additional replacement nominations, you'll need to specify which previously nominated album you would like to un-nominate.


Here is the list of qualified albums that haven't been ranked yet:

Adele - 19 (2008)
Adele - 25 (2015)
And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Source Tags & Codes (2002)
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009)
Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam (2007)
Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)
Arctic Monkeys - AM (2013)
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not (2006)
Beck - Morning Phase (2014)
Beck - Sea Change (2002)
Björk - Vespertine (2001)
Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001)
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago (2007)
Brian Wilson - SMiLE (2004)
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (2005)
Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2002)
Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball (2012)
Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe (2013)
Coldplay - Parachutes (2000)
Coldplay - X&Y (2005)
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)
Daft Punk - Discovery (2001)
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)
D'Angelo - Voodoo (2000)
D'Angelo and the Vanguard - Black Messiah (2014)
David Bowie - The Next Day (2013)
Death Cab For Cutie - Plans (2005)
Eminem - The Eminem Show (2002)
Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel... (2012)
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (2008)
Florence & The Machine - Lungs (2009)
Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials (2011)
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (2011)
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012)
Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better (2005)
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (2006)
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (2000)
Gorillaz - Demon Days (2005)
Haim - Days Are Gone (2013)
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002)
Jack White - Blunderbuss (2012)
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (2010)
Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady (2013)
Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001)
Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch The Throne (2011)
Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)
Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience (2013)
Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park (2013)
Kanye West - Graduation (2007)
Kanye West - Late Registration (2005)
Kanye West - Yeezus (2013)
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012)
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015)
Lady Gaga - The Fame (2008)
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die (2012)
LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (2005)
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007)
Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (2000)
Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013)
M.I.A. - Kala (2007)
Mastodon - Leviathan (2004)
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (2007)
Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004)
Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica (2000)
Mumford & Sons - Babel (2012)
Mumford And Sons - Sigh No More (2009)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008)
Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation Marks (2013)
Paul McCartney - New (2013)
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009)
Pink - Missundaztood (2001)
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake (2011)
PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Story From The Sea (2000)
Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork (2013)
Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000)
Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf (2002)
Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium (2006)
Robyn - Body Talk (2010)
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2 (2014)
Spoon - Gimme Fiction (2005)
Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds in Country Music (2014)
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (2005)
System Of A Down - Toxicity (2001)
Tame Impala - Lonerism (2012)
The Black Keys - Attack And Release (2008)
The Black Keys - Brothers (2010)
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)
The National - High Violet (2010)
The Strokes - Is This It? (2001)
The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream (2014)
The White Stripes - Icky Thump (2007)
Tool - Lateralus (2001)
TV On The Radio - Dear Science (2008)
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004)
Vampire Weekend - Contra (2010)
Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City (2013)
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008)
Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Wilco - A Ghost is Born (2004)
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky (2007)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell (2003)


There will be 3 days of replacement nominations. After the conclusion of replacement nominations, the approx. 25 albums with the most nominations will advance to this round's initial rankings to be qualified for final rankings. This round will rank 15 albums unless there is a tie at the end of the final rankings, in which case more than 15 albums could be ranked this round.

Replacement nominations will end at 10 PM Central on Wednesday the 23rd.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 11/21/2016 @ 00:47am


My replacement nominations:

Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (2008)
Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better (2005)
Gorillaz - Demon Days (2005)
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002)
Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park (2013)
LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (2005)
M.I.A. - Kala (2007)
Mumford And Sons - Sigh No More (2009)
Spoon - Gimme Fiction (2005)
The Black Keys - Attack And Release (2008)
The Black Keys - Brothers (2010)
Vampire Weekend - Contra (2010)


For Your Consideration:

Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork (2013)
Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City (2013)
System Of A Down - Toxicity (2001)
Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004)
Tool - Lateralus (2001)
Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf (2002)
The National - High Violet (2010)
TV On The Radio - Dear Science (2008)
Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007)
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015)
The Strokes - Is This It? (2001)
Kanye West - Yeezus (2013)
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007)
Death Cab For Cutie - Plans (2005)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008)
Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)
The White Stripes - Icky Thump (2007)
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009)
Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch The Throne (2011)
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008)

Posted by Darren on Monday, 11/21/2016 @ 00:49am


My five highest priorities:

1. Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady (2013)
2. Mumford And Sons - Sigh No More (2009)
3. The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)
4. Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (2005)
5. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (2008)

My replacement nominations:

Arctic Monkeys - AM (2013)
Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe (2013)
D'Angelo and the Vanguard - Black Messiah (2014)
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012)
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (2006)
Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)
Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park (2013)
Mastodon - Leviathan (2004)
Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008)
Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork (2013)
Tame Impala - Lonerism (2012)

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Monday, 11/21/2016 @ 01:42am


Round 3 Replacement Nominations

Arctic Monkeys - AM (2013)
D'Angelo - Voodoo (2000)
Gorillaz - Demon Days (2005)
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (2010)
Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001)
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012)
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008)
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake (2011)
PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Story From The Sea (2000)
Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork (2013)
Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000)
Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf (2002)

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 11/22/2016 @ 18:11pm


Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001)
Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2002)
Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball (2012)
Coldplay - Parachutes (2000)
Coldplay - X&Y (2005)
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)
David Bowie - The Next Day (2013)
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (2006)
Haim - Days Are Gone (2013)
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009)
Pink - Missundaztood (2001)
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)
Vampire Weekend - Contra (2010)

Posted by Mike on Wednesday, 11/23/2016 @ 18:55pm


Corrected (one day added for the initial rankings):

Round 3 Nominations for the 2000s Group are now closed.

The following 30 albums received at least 5 nominations and will be included in the Initial Rankings:

Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)
Beck - Morning Phase (2014)
Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001)
Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2002)
Coldplay - Parachutes (2000)
Coldplay - X&Y (2005)
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)
David Bowie - The Next Day (2013)
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012)
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (2006)
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002)
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (2010)
Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)
Kanye West - Late Registration (2005)
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015)
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007)
Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013)
M.I.A. - Kala (2007)
Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004)
Mumford And Sons - Sigh No More (2009)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008)
PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Story From The Sea (2000)
Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf (2002)
The Black Keys - Attack And Release (2008)
The Black Keys - Brothers (2010)
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)
The National - High Violet (2010)
The Strokes - Is This It? (2001)
Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)


Any voter that would like to is eligible to vote in the Initial Rankings. To vote, rank 15 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 15 points, the second-highest 14 points and so on.

The 15 albums that receive the most points (with more than 15 in the event of a tie for 15th) will be qualified for the final rankings vote for the 2000s group, to be ranked between #26 and #40 in the final rankings.

There will be four days of initial ranking votes (one extra day added to account for Thanksgiving).

Rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Sunday the 27th.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 11/24/2016 @ 02:49am


Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004) - 15
Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf (2002) - 14
The National - High Violet (2010) - 13
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015) - 12
The Strokes - Is This It? (2001) - 11
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007) - 10
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008) - 9
Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002) - 8
PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Story From The Sea (2000) - 7
Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) - 6
Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013) - 5
Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004) - 4
Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001) - 3
Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2002) - 2
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002) - 1

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 11/24/2016 @ 02:55am


Mumford And Sons - Sigh No More (2009)- 15
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)- 14
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (2010)- 13
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008)- 12
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)- 11
Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)- 10
Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2002)- 9
Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013)- 8
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012)- 7
Coldplay - Parachutes (2000)- 6
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015)- 5
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (2006)- 4
Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)- 3
The Black Keys - Attack And Release (2008)- 2
Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Thursday, 11/24/2016 @ 07:55am



Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2002)
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012)
M.I.A. - Kala (2007)
The National - High Violet (2010)
Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)


1. Kanye West- Late Registration (2005) (15 pts)
2. The Strokes- Is This It? (2001) (14 pts)
3. Arcade Fire- Funeral (2004) (13 pts)
4. Kendrick Lamar- To Pimp a Butterfly (2015) (12 pts)
5. Coldplay- X&Y (2005) (11 pts)
6. The Flaming Lips- Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2002) (10 pts)
7. Queens of the Stone Age- Songs for the Deaf (2002) (9 pts)
8. David Bowie- The Next Day (2013) (8 pts)
9. Gnarls Barkley- St. Elsewhere (2006) (7 pts)
10. Coldplay- Parachutes (2000) (6 pts)
11. M.I.A.- Kala (2007) (5 pts)
12. Frank Ocean- Channel Orange (2012) (4 pts)
13. Bruce Springsteen- The Rising (2001) (3 pts)
14. Various Artists- O, Brother Where Art Thou? (2000) (2 pts)
15. The National- High Violet (2010) (1 pt)


One question. Why hasn't Discovery by Daft Punk at least made an initial nomination round yet? It's the best electronic album of this period, and probably in the top 5 in the entire history of electronic music? It should've been in the top 10, if not top 5 of this entire list, and right now it's in danger of not even making the top 50. It's the album that brought Daft Punk from the level of "great" to the level of "elite." And it's a way better album than Random Access Memories. Yes, "Get Lucky" is a great song, but we're judging albums here, not songs.


So some people here will list "For Your Consideration Albums," I'm just gonna list one...


Daft Punk- Discovery (2001)

Posted by Donnie on Thursday, 11/24/2016 @ 09:19am


Disregard the previous post as I left a bit of my "worksheet" so to speak with my rankings, here's my final version post.

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1. Kanye West- Late Registration (2005) (15 pts)
2. The Strokes- Is This It? (2001) (14 pts)
3. Arcade Fire- Funeral (2004) (13 pts)
4. Kendrick Lamar- To Pimp a Butterfly (2015) (12 pts)
5. Coldplay- X&Y (2005) (11 pts)
6. The Flaming Lips- Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2002) (10 pts)
7. Queens of the Stone Age- Songs for the Deaf (2002) (9 pts)
8. David Bowie- The Next Day (2013) (8 pts)
9. Gnarls Barkley- St. Elsewhere (2006) (7 pts)
10. Coldplay- Parachutes (2000) (6 pts)
11. M.I.A.- Kala (2007) (5 pts)
12. Frank Ocean- Channel Orange (2012) (4 pts)
13. Bruce Springsteen- The Rising (2001) (3 pts)
14. Various Artists- O, Brother Where Art Thou? (2000) (2 pts)
15. The National- High Violet (2010) (1 pt)


One question. Why hasn't Discovery by Daft Punk at least made an initial nomination round yet? It's the best electronic album of this period, and probably in the top 5 in the entire history of electronic music? It should've been in the top 10, if not top 5 of this entire list, and right now it's in danger of not even making the top 50. It's the album that brought Daft Punk from the level of "great" to the level of "elite." And it's a way better album than Random Access Memories. Yes, "Get Lucky" is a great song, but we're judging albums here, not songs.


So some people here will list "For Your Consideration Albums," I'm just gonna list one...


Daft Punk- Discovery (2001)

Posted by Donnie on Thursday, 11/24/2016 @ 09:21am


Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002) - 15
Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2002) - 14
Kanye West - Late Registration (2005) - 13
Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001) - 12
The Strokes - Is This It? (2001) - 11
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015) - 10
The Black Keys - Brothers (2010) - 9
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (2006) - 8
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (2010) - 7
Coldplay - Parachutes (2000) - 6
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015) - 5
M.I.A. - Kala (2007) - 4
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012) - 3
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013) - 2
Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004) - 1

Posted by Nick on Thursday, 11/24/2016 @ 11:05am


Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf (2002) 15
The Strokes- Is This It? (2001) 14
The Black Keys - Brothers (2010) 13
Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) 12
The Black Keys - Attack And Release (2008) 11
Mumford And Sons - Sigh No More (2009) 10
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008) 9
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002) 8
Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004) 7
PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Story From The Sea (2000) 6
Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004) 5
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015) 4
David Bowie- The Next Day (2013) 3
Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2002) 2
Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001) 1

Posted by Mike on Friday, 11/25/2016 @ 19:36pm


1. Mumford And Sons - Sigh No More (2009) 15 pts
2. Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)
3. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015)
4. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)
5. Coldplay - Parachutes (2000)
6. The Strokes - Is This It? (2001)
7. Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (2006)
8. Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002)
9. David Bowie - The Next Day (2013)
10. Kanye West - Late Registration (2005)
11. LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007)
12. Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013)
13. The Black Keys - Brothers (2010)
14. M.I.A. - Kala (2007)
15. Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf (2002)

Posted by jtrichey on Friday, 11/25/2016 @ 22:43pm


Mumford And Sons - Sigh No More (2009)-15
Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)-14
Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004)-13
Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2002)-12
Coldplay - Parachutes (2000)-11
PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Story From The Sea (2000)-10
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)-9
Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf (2002)-8
Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001)-7
Coldplay - X&Y (2005)-6
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015)-5
Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)-4
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)-3
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012)-2
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (2006)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Saturday, 11/26/2016 @ 20:32pm


Initial Ranking voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

The Strokes - Is This It? (2001) - 60
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015) - 57
Mumford And Sons - Sigh No More (2009) - 55
Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf (2002) - 47
Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2002) - 42
Coldplay - Parachutes (2000) - 40
Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004) - 37
Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004) - 36
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013) - 34
Kanye West - Late Registration (2005) - 34
Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002) - 30
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008) - 30
Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) - 30
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (2006) - 29
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002) - 28
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The Black Keys - Brothers (2010) - 25
Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001) - 23
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015) - 23
PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Story From The Sea (2000) - 23
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (2010) - 20
David Bowie - The Next Day (2013) - 18
Coldplay - X&Y (2005) - 17
Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013) - 17
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012) - 16
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002) - 16
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007) - 15
The National - High Violet (2010) - 14
The Black Keys - Attack And Release (2008) - 13
M.I.A. - Kala (2007) - 11
Beck - Morning Phase (2014) - 0


Voting is now open for the final rankings.


The following albums have been qualified to be ranked between #11 and #125 in the 2000s rankings:

Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)
Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2002)
Coldplay - Parachutes (2000)
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (2006)
Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)
Kanye West - Late Registration (2005)
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015)
Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004)
Mumford And Sons - Sigh No More (2009)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008)
Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf (2002)
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)
The Strokes - Is This It? (2001)
Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)


To participate in the final rankings, rank all 15 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 15 points, the second-highest 14 and so on.

In the event of a tie, the first tiebreaker is the album's score in this round's initial ranking. The second tiebreaker is determined by giving one point to each album for being the highest-ranked album on each individual's final ranking this round. The third tiebreaker is the same as the second tiebreaker, except for using the initial rankings. If the tie still isn't resolved, there will be a head-to-head tiebreaker vote after the conclusion of all rankings in the project.

There will be two days of final rankings.

Final rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Wednesday the 30th.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 11/28/2016 @ 01:15am


Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004) - 15
Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf (2002) - 14
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015) - 13
The Strokes - Is This It? (2001) - 12
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008) - 11
Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002) - 10
Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) - 9
Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004) - 8
Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2002) - 7
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002) - 6
Kanye West - Late Registration (2005) - 5
Mumford And Sons - Sigh No More (2009) - 4
Coldplay - Parachutes (2000) - 3
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013) - 2
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (2006) - 1

Posted by Darren on Monday, 11/28/2016 @ 01:20am


Correction, voting will end at 10 PM Central on Tuesday the 29th.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 11/28/2016 @ 01:50am


Mumford And Sons - Sigh No More (2009)- 15
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)- 14
Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2002)- 13
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015)- 12
Coldplay - Parachutes (2000)- 11
Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)- 10
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)- 9
The Strokes - Is This It? (2001)- 8
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (2006)- 7
Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004)- 6
Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)- 5
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008)- 4
Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)- 3
Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf (2002)- 2
Kanye West - Late Registration (2005)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Monday, 11/28/2016 @ 08:04am


Mumford And Sons - Sigh No More (2009)-15
Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)-14
Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004)-13
Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2002)-12
Coldplay - Parachutes (2000)-11
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)-10
Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf (2002)-9
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015)-8
Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)-7
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)-6
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (2006)-5
Kanye West - Late Registration (2005)-4
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008)-3
The Strokes - Is This It? (2001)-2
Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 11/28/2016 @ 08:49am


Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008)15
Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)14
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015)13
Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)12
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)11
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)10
Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)9
Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf (2002)8
Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2002)7
Kanye West - Late Registration (2005)6
The Strokes - Is This It? (2001)5
Coldplay - Parachutes (2000)4
Mumford And Sons - Sigh No More (2009)3
Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004)2
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (2006)1

Posted by DarinRG on Monday, 11/28/2016 @ 15:49pm


1. Kanye West- Late Registration (2005) (15 pts)
2. The Strokes- Is This It? (2001) (14 pts)
3. Arcade Fire- Funeral (2004) (13 pts)
4. Kendrick Lamar- To Pimp a Butterfly (2015) (12 pts)
5. The Flaming Lips- Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2002) (11 pts)
6. Queens of the Stone Age- Songs for the Deaf (2002) (10 pts)
7. Gnarles Barkley- St. Elsewhere (2006) (9 pts)
8. Coldplay- Parachutes (2000) (8 pts)
9. Bruce Springsteen- The Rising (2002) (7 pts)
10. Various Artists- O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) (6 pts)
11. Daft Punk- Random Access Memories (2013) (5 pts)
12. Johnny Cash- American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002) (4 pts)
13. Mumford and Sons- Sigh No More (2009) (3 pts)
14. Modest Mouse- Good News for People Who Love Bad News (2004) (2 pts)
15. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds- Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008) (1 pt)

Posted by Donnie on Monday, 11/28/2016 @ 17:28pm


Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf (2002) 15
The Strokes - Is This It? (2001) 14
Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) 13
Mumford And Sons - Sigh No More (2009) 12
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008) 11
Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004) 10
Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004) 9
Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2002) 8
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (2006) 7
Coldplay - Parachutes (2000) 6
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002) 5
Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002) 4
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015) 3
Kanye West - Late Registration (2005) 2
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013) 1

Posted by Mike on Monday, 11/28/2016 @ 21:39pm


Final Rankings are now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015) - 61 (57 Points in Initial Rankings)
Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004) - 61 (36 Points in Initial Rankings)

Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf (2002) - 58
The Strokes - Is This It? (2001) - 55
Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2002) - 54
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002) - 53
Mumford And Sons - Sigh No More (2009) - 52

Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004) - 48 (37 Points in Initial Rankings)
Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) - 48 (30 Points in Initial Rankings)

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008) - 45
Coldplay - Parachutes (2000) - 43
Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002) - 42
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013) - 37
Kanye West - Late Registration (2005) - 33
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (2006) - 30


Here are the updated rankings for each group:

Top 100 Overall

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
3. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
4. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
5. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
6. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
7. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
8. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
9. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
10. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
12. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
13. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
14. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
15. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
16. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
17. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
18. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
19. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
20. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
21. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
22. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
23. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
24. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
25. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
26. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
27. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
28. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
29. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
30. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
31. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
32. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
33. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
34. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
35. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
36. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
37. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
38. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
39. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
40. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
41. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
42. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
43. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
44. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
45. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
46. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
47. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
48. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
49. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
50. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
51. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
52. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
53. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
54. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
55. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
56. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
57. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
58. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
59. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
60. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
61. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
62. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
63. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
64. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
65. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
66. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
67. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
68. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
69. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
70. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
71. The Who - Tommy (1969)
72. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
73. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
74. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
75. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
76. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
77. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
78. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
79. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
80. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
81. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
82. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
83. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
84. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
85. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
86. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
87. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
88. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
89. Beck - Odelay (1996)
90. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
91. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
92. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
93. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
94. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
95. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
96. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
97. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
98. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
99. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
100. Adele - 21 (2011)


Pre-1970

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
3. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
4. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
5. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
6. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
8. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
9. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
10. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
11. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
12. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
13. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
14. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
15. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
16. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
17. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
18. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
19. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
20. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
21. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
22. The Who - Tommy (1969)
23. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
24. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
25. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
26. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
27. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
28. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
29. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
30. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962)
31. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (1969)
32. The Doors - Strange Days (1967)
33. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
34. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
35. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)
36. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (1968)
37. Love - Forever Changes (1967)
38. Bob Dylan - The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964)
39. Santana - Santana (1969)
40. The Kinks - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968)
41. The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out! (1966)
42. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
43. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night [UK] (1964)
44. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends (1968)
45. The Beatles - Help! [UK] (1965)
46. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis (1969)
47 (tie). Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills (1968)
47 (tie). Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)
49. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys (1969)
50. The Doors - Waiting For The Sun (1968)
51. The Stooges - The Stooges (1969)
52. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (1969)
53. Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965)
54. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (1958)
55. The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace Of Sin (1969)
56. Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966)
57. Etta James - At Last! (1961)
58. Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968)
59. Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)
60. Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
61. Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959)
62. Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)
63. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967)
64. The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967)
65. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
66. The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963)
67. The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965)
68. Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)
69. The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)
70. Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)
71. Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)
72. Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)
73. Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)
74. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
75. The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)
76. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)
77. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)
78. Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)
79. Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)
80. Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)
81. The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
82. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967)
83. Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969)
84. Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962)
85. The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963)
86. The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)
87. The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966)
88. John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)
89. Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)
90. The Band - The Band (1969)
91. Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967)
92. The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)
93. Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)
94. Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)
95. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966)
96. The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964)
97. Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)
98. Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959)
99. Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)
100. Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)
101. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)


1970s

1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
2. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
3. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
4. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
5. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
6. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
7. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
8. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
9. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
10. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
11. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
12. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
13. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
14. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
15. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
16. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
17. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
18. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
19. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
20. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
21. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
22. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
23. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
24. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
25. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
26. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
27. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
28. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
29. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
30. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
31. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
32. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
33. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
34. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
35. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
36. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
37. Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
38. Boston - Boston (1976)
39. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
40. Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
41. Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
42. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
43. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
44. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
45. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
46. Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
47. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
48. The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)
49. AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
50. John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
51. The Cars - The Cars (1978)
52. Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
53. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
54. The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
55. Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
56. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
57. Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
58. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
59. Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
60. Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
61. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
62. The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
63. Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)
64. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
65. Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)
66. Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977)
67. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
68. Santana - Abraxas (1970)
69. New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
70. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
71. Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
72. Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)
73. Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
74. The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
75. The Eagles - Eagles (1972)
76. The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)
77. Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)
78. Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
79. Rush - 2112 (1976)
80. Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
81. Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
82. Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970)
83. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)
84. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
85. Yes - The Yes Album (1971)
86. Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)
87. Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)
88. Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)
89. The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972)
90. The Cars - Candy-O (1979)
91. The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
92. Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)
93. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)
94. Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)
95. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)
96. Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)
97. Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)
98. Yes - Fragile (1971)
99. David Bowie - Low (1977)
100. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)


1980s

1. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
2. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
3. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
4. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
5. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
6. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
7. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
8. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
9. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
10. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
11. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
12. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
13. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
14. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
15. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
16. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
17. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)
18. R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)
19. Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
20. The Police - Synchronicity (1983)
21. The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)
22. Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
23. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
24. David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983)
25. Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
26. Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
27. Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
28. Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)
29. Van Halen - 1984 (1984)
30. The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)
31. Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
32. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
33. Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)
34. The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)
35. Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
36. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
37. Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
38. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)
39. The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
40. Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)
41. Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
42. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)
43. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
44. Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)
45. U2 - War (1983)
46. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
47. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)
48. Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
49. Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)
50. Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)
51. X - Los Angeles (1980)
52. Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
53. The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)
54. Foreigner - 4 (1981)
55. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
56. The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984)
57. R.E.M. - Green (1988)
58. The Replacements - Tim (1985)
59. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
60. Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
61. The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)
62. INXS - Kick (1987)
63. Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
64. Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)
65. Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)
66. Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
67. John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
68. The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)
69. Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)
70. Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)
71. Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
72. Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)
73. The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
74. John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)
75. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
76. Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
77. New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
78. Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
79. Yes - 90125 (1983)
80. Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)
81. Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
82. Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)
83. The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
84. ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)
85. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)
86. Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)
87. Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
88. Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)
89. Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)
90. Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)
91. Eurythmics - Touch (1984)
92. Joy Division - Closer (1980)
93. Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989)
94. Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980)
95. Janet Jackson - Control (1986)
96. Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986)
97. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
98. REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980)
99. Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)
100. Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
101. George Michael - Faith (1987)


1990s

1. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
2. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
3. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
4. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
5. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
6. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
7. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
8. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
10. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
11. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
12. Beck - Odelay (1996)
13. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
14. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
15. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
16. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
17. Nirvana - In Utero (1993)
18. Radiohead - The Bends (1995)
19. Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)
20. Blur - Parklife (1994)
21. Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992)
22. R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991)
23. Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990)
24. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)
25. Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994)
26. Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)
27. Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)
28. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991)
29. Depeche Mode - Violator (1990)
30. Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997)
31. Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994)
32. Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993)
33. Tool - Aenima (1996)
34. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)
35. Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994)
36. The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990)
37. Moby - Play (1999)
38. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991)
39. Hole - Live Through This (1994)
40. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
41. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)
42. Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)
43. Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)
44. Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991)
45. Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992)
46. Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
47. Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993)
48. No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995)
49. TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994)
50. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996)
51. Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999)
52. Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994)
53. Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999)
54. Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)
55. Nas - Illmatic (1994)
56. PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995)
57. Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994)
58. Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind (1997)
59. Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)
60. Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994)
61. Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991)
62. Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994)
63. 2pac - All Eyez on Me (1996)
64. Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992)
65. Pulp - Different Class (1995)
66. Whitney Houston and Various - The Bodyguard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992)
67. Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994)
68. Tool - Undertow (1993)
69. Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992)
70. The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)
71. 2pac - Me Against The World (1995)
72. Live - Throwing Copper (1994)
73. Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)
74. Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994)
75. Sonic Youth - Goo (1990)
76. Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
77. Sublime - Sublime (1996)
78. Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994)
79. Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
80. Weezer - Pinkerton (1996)
81. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993)
82. The Fugees - The Score (1996)
83. Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)
84. Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998)
85. Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990)
86. Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
87. Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)
88. Pixies - Bossanova (1990)
89. Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996)
90. Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)
91. Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)
92. Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996)
93. Green Day - Insomniac (1995)
94. Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)
95. Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992)
96. Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (1994)
97. Garbage - Garbage (1995)
98. A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)
99. Daft Punk - Homework (1997)
100. Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996)


2000-2015

1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
3. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
4. Adele - 21 (2011)
5. The White Stripes - Elephant (2003)
6. Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002)
7. Radiohead - Kid A (2000)
8. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007)
9. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004)
10. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
11. Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (2008)
12. OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003)
13. The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004)
14. Outkast - Stankonia (2000)
15. Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014)
16. Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013)
17. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)
18. U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000)
19. Muse - Black Holes And Revelations (2006)
20. The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001)
21. Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003)
22. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006)
23. St. Vincent - St. Vincent (2014)
24. Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004)
25. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010)
26. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015)
27. Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)
28. Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf (2002)
29. The Strokes - Is This It? (2001)
30. Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2002)
31. The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)
32. Mumford And Sons - Sigh No More (2009)
33. Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004)
34. Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
35. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008)
36. Coldplay - Parachutes (2000)
37. Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)
38. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)
39. Kanye West - Late Registration (2005)
40. Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (2006)


Nominations for Round 4 of the 2000s Group Rankings are now open.

Each voter (including new voters to the project, who are welcome to join at any time) can nominate as many as 50 qualified albums that haven't been ranked yet (listed below). Voters must have at least 20 current nominations (or explain that they didn't think any other albums were worthy of nomination) for their nominations to be counted.

Here are the maximum number of replacement nominations available this round for each voter that has previously nominated albums for this group:

Darren - 12
AlexVoltaire - 18
DarinRG - 15
Donnie - 28
Jennifer - 19
jtrichey - 26
Mike - 12
Nick - 25
Tom H. - 14

If you'd like additional replacement nominations, you'll need to specify which previously nominated album you would like to un-nominate.


Here is the list of qualified albums that haven't been ranked yet:

Adele - 19 (2008)
Adele - 25 (2015)
And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Source Tags & Codes (2002)
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009)
Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam (2007)
Arctic Monkeys - AM (2013)
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not (2006)
Beck - Morning Phase (2014)
Beck - Sea Change (2002)
Björk - Vespertine (2001)
Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001)
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago (2007)
Brian Wilson - SMiLE (2004)
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (2005)
Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball (2012)
Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe (2013)
Coldplay - X&Y (2005)
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)
Daft Punk - Discovery (2001)
D'Angelo - Voodoo (2000)
D'Angelo and the Vanguard - Black Messiah (2014)
David Bowie - The Next Day (2013)
Death Cab For Cutie - Plans (2005)
Eminem - The Eminem Show (2002)
Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel... (2012)
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (2008)
Florence & The Machine - Lungs (2009)
Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials (2011)
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (2011)
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012)
Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better (2005)
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (2000)
Gorillaz - Demon Days (2005)
Haim - Days Are Gone (2013)
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002)
Jack White - Blunderbuss (2012)
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (2010)
Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady (2013)
Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001)
Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch The Throne (2011)
Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience (2013)
Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park (2013)
Kanye West - Graduation (2007)
Kanye West - Yeezus (2013)
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012)
Lady Gaga - The Fame (2008)
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die (2012)
LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (2005)
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007)
Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (2000)
Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013)
M.I.A. - Kala (2007)
Mastodon - Leviathan (2004)
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (2007)
Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica (2000)
Mumford & Sons - Babel (2012)
Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation Marks (2013)
Paul McCartney - New (2013)
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009)
Pink - Missundaztood (2001)
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake (2011)
PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Story From The Sea (2000)
Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork (2013)
Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000)
Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium (2006)
Robyn - Body Talk (2010)
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2 (2014)
Spoon - Gimme Fiction (2005)
Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds in Country Music (2014)
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (2005)
System Of A Down - Toxicity (2001)
Tame Impala - Lonerism (2012)
The Black Keys - Attack And Release (2008)
The Black Keys - Brothers (2010)
The National - High Violet (2010)
The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream (2014)
The White Stripes - Icky Thump (2007)
Tool - Lateralus (2001)
TV On The Radio - Dear Science (2008)
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004)
Vampire Weekend - Contra (2010)
Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City (2013)
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008)
Wilco - A Ghost is Born (2004)
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky (2007)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell (2003)


There will be 3 days of replacement nominations. After the conclusion of replacement nominations, the approx. 25 albums with the most nominations will advance to this round's initial rankings to be qualified for final rankings. This round will rank 15 albums unless there is a tie at the end of the final rankings, in which case more than 15 albums could be ranked this round.

Replacement nominations will end at 10 PM Central on Friday the 2nd.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 11/29/2016 @ 23:33pm


My Replacement Nominations:

Coldplay - X&Y (2005)
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)
Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials (2011)
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (2011)
Haim - Days Are Gone (2013)
Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady (2013)
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die (2012)
Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium (2006)
The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream (2014)
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004)
Wilco - A Ghost is Born (2004)


For Your Consideration:

Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork (2013)
Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City (2013)
System Of A Down - Toxicity (2001)
Tool - Lateralus (2001)
The National - High Violet (2010)
TV On The Radio - Dear Science (2008)
Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007)
Kanye West - Yeezus (2013)
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007)
Death Cab For Cutie - Plans (2005)
The White Stripes - Icky Thump (2007)
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009)
Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch The Throne (2011)
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008)
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (2007)
PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Story From The Sea (2000)
Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball (2012)
Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica (2000)
Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013)
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009)

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 11/29/2016 @ 23:34pm


In a rush, and flying back to the U.S. tonight, so only five quick replacement noms:

Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)
Florence & The Machine - Lungs (2009)
Paul McCartney - New (2013)
The National - High Violet (2010)
TV On The Radio - Dear Science (2008)

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Wednesday, 11/30/2016 @ 03:27am


Adele - 25 (2015)
And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Source Tags & Codes (2002)
Beck - Sea Change (2002)
David Bowie - The Next Day (2013)
Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch The Throne (2011)
Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013)
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (2007)
Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica (2000)
Paul McCartney - New (2013)
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2 (2014)
Spoon - Gimme Fiction (2005)
The Black Keys - Attack And Release (2008)
The Black Keys - Brothers (2010)
The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream (2014)

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 11/30/2016 @ 11:20am


15 replacements:

Arctic Monkeys - AM (2013)
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago (2007)
Florence & The Machine - Lungs (2009)
Gorillaz - Demon Days (2005)
Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady (2013)


LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (2005)
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009)
Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork (2013)
Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007)
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (2005)


The Black Keys - Brothers (2010)
The White Stripes - Icky Thump (2007)
Tool - Lateralus (2001)
Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City (2013)
Wilco - A Ghost is Born (2004)

Posted by DarinRG on Wednesday, 11/30/2016 @ 19:58pm


Here's some replacements -

Beck - Sea Change (2002)
Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball (2012)
Daft Punk - Discovery (2001)
D'Angelo - Voodoo (2000)
Eminem - The Eminem Show (2002)
Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials (2011)
Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013)
Mumford & Sons - Babel (2012)
Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation Marks (2013)
PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Story From The Sea (2000)
System Of A Down - Toxicity (2001)
The Black Keys - Attack And Release (2008)
The National - High Violet (2010)
The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream (2014)
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell (2003)

Posted by Nick on Wednesday, 11/30/2016 @ 21:54pm


D'Angelo and the Vanguard - Black Messiah (2014)
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (2008)
Florence & The Machine - Lungs (2009)
Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials (2011)
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007)
Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica (2000)
Paul McCartney - New (2013)

Posted by Mike on Friday, 12/2/2016 @ 16:03pm


Corrected (one day added for the initial rankings):

Round 4 Nominations for the 2000s Group are now closed.

The following 32 albums received at least 5 nominations and will be included in the Initial Rankings:

Adele - 25 (2015)
Arctic Monkeys - AM (2013)
Beck - Morning Phase (2014)
Beck - Sea Change (2002)
Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001)
Coldplay - X&Y (2005)
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)
Daft Punk - Discovery (2001)
David Bowie - The Next Day (2013)
Eminem - The Eminem Show (2002)
Florence & The Machine - Lungs (2009)
Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials (2011)
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012)
Haim - Days Are Gone (2013)
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002)
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (2010)
Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady (2013)
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007)
Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013)
M.I.A. - Kala (2007)
Mumford & Sons - Babel (2012)
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009)
PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Story From The Sea (2000)
Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork (2013)
Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium (2006)
System Of A Down - Toxicity (2001)
The Black Keys - Attack And Release (2008)
The Black Keys - Brothers (2010)
The National - High Violet (2010)
The White Stripes - Icky Thump (2007)
Tool - Lateralus (2001)


Any voter that would like to is eligible to vote in the Initial Rankings. To vote, rank 15 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 15 points, the second-highest 14 points and so on.

The 15 albums that receive the most points (with more than 15 in the event of a tie for 15th) will be qualified for the final rankings vote for the 2000s group, to be ranked between #41 and #55 in the final rankings.

There will be three days of initial ranking votes.

Rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Monday the 5th.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 12/3/2016 @ 01:22am


Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork (2013) - 15
System Of A Down - Toxicity (2001) - 14
Tool - Lateralus (2001) - 13
The National - High Violet (2010) - 12
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007) - 11
The White Stripes - Icky Thump (2007) - 10
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009) - 9
PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Story From The Sea (2000) - 8
Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013) - 7
Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001) - 6
Beck - Sea Change (2002) - 5
David Bowie - The Next Day (2013) - 4
Eminem - The Eminem Show (2002) - 3
The Black Keys - Brothers (2010) - 2
M.I.A. - Kala (2007) - 1

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 12/3/2016 @ 01:25am


If you haven't dug into to "The Electric Lady," I hope you'll give it a good listen and some consideration.

Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady (2013)- 15
Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013)- 14
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (2010)- 13
The White Stripes - Icky Thump (2007)- 12
Coldplay - X&Y (2005)- 11
Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials (2011)- 10
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012)- 9
The Black Keys - Attack And Release (2008)- 8
Adele - 25 (2015)- 7
PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Story From The Sea (2000)- 6
The National - High Violet (2010)- 5
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)- 4
Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork (2013)- 3
Florence & The Machine - Lungs (2009)- 2
Arctic Monkeys - AM (2013)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Saturday, 12/3/2016 @ 08:31am


System Of A Down - Toxicity (2001) 15
Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000) 14
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium (2006) 13
Tool - Lateralus (2001) 12
Arctic Monkeys - AM (2013) 11
The Black Keys - Brothers (2010) 10
The White Stripes - Icky Thump (2007) 9
The Black Keys - Attack And Release (2008) 8
Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork (2013) 7
Mumford & Sons - Babel (2012) 6
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002) 5
PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Story From The Sea (2000) 4
Eminem - The Eminem Show (2002) 3
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015) 2
David Bowie- The Next Day (2013) 1

Posted by Mike on Saturday, 12/3/2016 @ 13:08pm


System Of A Down - Toxicity (2001)-15
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium (2006)-14
Mumford & Sons - Babel (2012)-13
Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady (2013)-12
Tool - Lateralus (2001)-11
Daft Punk - Discovery (2001)-10
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009)-9
PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Story From The Sea (2000)-8
Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001)-7
Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork (2013)-6
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (2010)-5
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012)-4
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)-3
The National - High Violet (2010)-2
Beck - Morning Phase (2014)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Sunday, 12/4/2016 @ 19:08pm


1. Florence & The Machine - Lungs (2009) 15 pts
2. Mumford & Sons - Babel (2012)
3. Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials (2011)
4. Haim - Days Are Gone (2013)
5. Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)
6. LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007)
7. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009)
8. David Bowie - The Next Day (2013)
9. Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013)
10. Coldplay - X&Y (2005)
11. Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000)
12. Eminem - The Eminem Show (2002)
13. Adele - 25 (2015)
14. M.I.A. - Kala (2007)
15. Arctic Monkeys - AM (2013)

Posted by jtrichey on Sunday, 12/4/2016 @ 23:16pm


1. Daft Punk- Discovery (2001) (15 pts)
2. Tool- Lateralus (2001) (14 pts)
3. Frank Ocean- Channel Orange (2012) (13 pts)
4. David Bowie- The Next Day (2013) (12 pts)
5. System of a Down- Toxicity (2001) (11 pts)
6. Eminem- The Eminem Show (2002) (10 pts)
7. Coldplay- X&Y (2005) (9 pts)
8. M.I.A.- Kala (2007) (8 pts)
9. The Black Keys- Brothers (2010) (7 pts)
10. The Red Hot Chilli Peppers- Stadium Arcadium (2006) (6 pts)
11. The National- High Violet (2010) (5 pts)
12. Janelle Monae- The ArchAndroid (2010) (4 pts)
13. Beck- Sea Change (2002) (3 pts)
14. Queens of the Stone Age- Rated R (2000) (2 pts)
15. Interpol- Turn on the Bright Lights (2002) (1 pt)

Posted by Donnie on Monday, 12/5/2016 @ 04:39am


Initial Ranking voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

System Of A Down - Toxicity (2001) - 55
Tool - Lateralus (2001) - 50
Mumford & Sons - Babel (2012) - 33
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium (2006) - 33
Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork (2013) - 31
The White Stripes - Icky Thump (2007) - 31
Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013) - 28
Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady (2013) - 27
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009) - 27
Coldplay - X&Y (2005) - 26
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012) - 26
PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Story From The Sea (2000) - 26
Daft Punk - Discovery (2001) - 25
David Bowie - The Next Day (2013) - 25
The National - High Violet (2010) - 24
__________________________________________

Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials (2011) - 23
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (2010) - 22
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007) - 21
Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000) - 21
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015) - 20
Eminem - The Eminem Show (2002) - 20
The Black Keys - Brothers (2010) - 19
Florence & The Machine - Lungs (2009) - 17
The Black Keys - Attack And Release (2008) - 16
Arctic Monkeys - AM (2013) - 13
Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001) - 13
Haim - Days Are Gone (2013) - 12
M.I.A. - Kala (2007) - 11
Adele - 25 (2015) - 10
Beck - Sea Change (2002) - 8
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002) - 6
Beck - Morning Phase (2014) - 1


Voting is now open for the final rankings.


The following albums have been qualified to be ranked between #41 and #55 in the 2000s rankings:

Coldplay - X&Y (2005)
Daft Punk - Discovery (2001)
David Bowie - The Next Day (2013)
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012)
Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady (2013)
Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013)
Mumford & Sons - Babel (2012)
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009)
PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Story From The Sea (2000)
Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork (2013)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium (2006)
System Of A Down - Toxicity (2001)
The National - High Violet (2010)
The White Stripes - Icky Thump (2007)
Tool - Lateralus (2001)


To participate in the final rankings, rank all 15 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 15 points, the second-highest 14 and so on.

In the event of a tie, the first tiebreaker is the album's score in this round's initial ranking. The second tiebreaker is determined by giving one point to each album for being the highest-ranked album on each individual's final ranking this round. The third tiebreaker is the same as the second tiebreaker, except for using the initial rankings. If the tie still isn't resolved, there will be a head-to-head tiebreaker vote after the conclusion of all rankings in the project.

There will be two days of final rankings.

Final rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Wednesday the 7th.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 12/6/2016 @ 00:41am


Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork (2013) - 15
System Of A Down - Toxicity (2001) - 14
Tool - Lateralus (2001) - 13
The National - High Violet (2010) - 12
The White Stripes - Icky Thump (2007) - 11
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009) - 10
PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Story From The Sea (2000) - 9
Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013) - 8
David Bowie - The Next Day (2013) - 7
Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady (2013) - 6
Coldplay - X&Y (2005) - 5
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium (2006) - 4
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012) - 3
Mumford & Sons - Babel (2012) - 2
Daft Punk - Discovery (2001) - 1

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 12/6/2016 @ 00:43am


1. Daft Punk- Discovery (2001) (15 pts)
2. Tool- Lateralus (2001) (14 pts)
3. Frank Ocean- Channel Orange (2012) (13 pts)
4. David Bowie- The Next Day (2013) (12 pts)
5. System of a Down- Toxicity (2001) (11 pts)
6. Coldplay- X&Y (2005) (10 pts)
7. The Red Hot Chilli Peppers- Stadium Arcadium (2006) (9 pts)
8. The National- High Violet (2010) (8 pts)
9. PJ Harvey- Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea (2000) (7 pts)
10. Janelle Monae- The Electric Lady (2013) (6 pts)
11. The White Stripes- Icky Thump (2007) (5 pts)
12. Phoenix- Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009) (4 pts)
13. Mumford & Sons- Babel (2012) (3 pts)
14. Queens of the Stone Age- ...Like Clockwork (2013) (2 pts)
15. Lorde- Pure Heroine (2013) (1 pt)

Posted by Donnie on Tuesday, 12/6/2016 @ 01:05am


Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady (2013)- 15
Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013)- 14
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012)- 13
The White Stripes - Icky Thump (2007)- 12
Coldplay - X&Y (2005)- 11
PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Story From The Sea (2000)- 10
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009)- 9
David Bowie - The Next Day (2013)- 8
Daft Punk - Discovery (2001)- 7
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium (2006)- 6
The National - High Violet (2010)- 5
Tool - Lateralus (2001)- 4
Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork (2013)- 3
System Of A Down - Toxicity (2001)- 2
Mumford & Sons - Babel (2012)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Tuesday, 12/6/2016 @ 07:54am


System Of A Down - Toxicity (2001)-15
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium (2006)-14
Mumford & Sons - Babel (2012)-13
Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady (2013)-12
Tool - Lateralus (2001)-11
Daft Punk - Discovery (2001)-10
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009)-9
PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Story From The Sea (2000)-8
Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork (2013)-7
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012)-6
The National - High Violet (2010)-5
Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013)-4
Coldplay - X&Y (2005)-3
David Bowie - The Next Day (2013)-2
The White Stripes - Icky Thump (2007)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 12/6/2016 @ 10:21am


1. Mumford & Sons - Babel (2012) 15 pts
2. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009)
3. David Bowie - The Next Day (2013)
4. Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013)
5. Coldplay - X&Y (2005)
6. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012)
7. Daft Punk - Discovery (2001)
8. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium (2006)
9. Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork (2013)
10. Tool - Lateralus (2001)
11. The White Stripes - Icky Thump (2007)
12. Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady (2013)
13. The National - High Violet (2010)
14. PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Story From The Sea (2000)
15. System Of A Down - Toxicity (2001)

Posted by jtrichey on Tuesday, 12/6/2016 @ 23:15pm


System Of A Down - Toxicity (2001) 15
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium (2006) 14
Tool - Lateralus (2001) 13
The White Stripes - Icky Thump (2007) 12
Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork (2013) 11
Mumford & Sons - Babel (2012) 10
PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Story From The Sea (2000) 9
David Bowie- The Next Day (2013) 8
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009) 7
Coldplay - X&Y (2005) 6
The National - High Violet (2010) 5
Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady (2013) 4
Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013) 3
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012) 2
Daft Punk - Discovery (2001) 1

Posted by Mike on Wednesday, 12/7/2016 @ 16:35pm


Final Rankings are now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Tool - Lateralus (2001) - 61
System Of A Down - Toxicity (2001) - 58
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium (2006) - 55
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009) - 53
David Bowie - The Next Day (2013) - 50

Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady (2013) - 47 (27 Points in Initial Rankings)
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012) - 47 (26 Points in Initial Rankings)

The White Stripes - Icky Thump (2007) - 46 (31 Points in Initial Rankings)
Coldplay - X&Y (2005) - 46 (26 Points in Initial Rankings)

Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork (2013) - 45 (31 Points in Initial Rankings)
PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Story From The Sea (2000) - 45 (26 Points in Initial Rankings)

Mumford & Sons - Babel (2012) - 44
Daft Punk - Discovery (2001) - 43
Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013) - 42
The National - High Violet (2010) - 38


Here are the updated rankings for each group:

Top 100 Overall

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
3. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
4. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
5. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
6. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
7. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
8. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
9. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
10. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
12. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
13. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
14. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
15. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
16. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
17. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
18. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
19. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
20. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
21. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
22. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
23. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
24. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
25. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
26. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
27. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
28. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
29. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
30. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
31. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
32. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
33. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
34. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
35. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
36. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
37. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
38. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
39. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
40. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
41. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
42. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
43. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
44. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
45. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
46. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
47. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
48. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
49. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
50. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
51. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
52. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
53. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
54. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
55. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
56. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
57. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
58. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
59. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
60. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
61. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
62. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
63. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
64. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
65. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
66. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
67. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
68. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
69. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
70. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
71. The Who - Tommy (1969)
72. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
73. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
74. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
75. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
76. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
77. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
78. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
79. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
80. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
81. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
82. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
83. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
84. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
85. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
86. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
87. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
88. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
89. Beck - Odelay (1996)
90. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
91. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
92. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
93. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
94. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
95. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
96. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
97. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
98. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
99. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
100. Adele - 21 (2011)


Pre-1970

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
3. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
4. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
5. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
6. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
8. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
9. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
10. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
11. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
12. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
13. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
14. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
15. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
16. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
17. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
18. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
19. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
20. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
21. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
22. The Who - Tommy (1969)
23. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
24. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
25. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
26. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
27. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
28. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
29. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
30. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962)
31. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (1969)
32. The Doors - Strange Days (1967)
33. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
34. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
35. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)
36. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (1968)
37. Love - Forever Changes (1967)
38. Bob Dylan - The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964)
39. Santana - Santana (1969)
40. The Kinks - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968)
41. The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out! (1966)
42. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
43. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night [UK] (1964)
44. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends (1968)
45. The Beatles - Help! [UK] (1965)
46. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis (1969)
47 (tie). Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills (1968)
47 (tie). Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)
49. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys (1969)
50. The Doors - Waiting For The Sun (1968)
51. The Stooges - The Stooges (1969)
52. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (1969)
53. Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965)
54. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (1958)
55. The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace Of Sin (1969)
56. Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966)
57. Etta James - At Last! (1961)
58. Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968)
59. Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)
60. Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
61. Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959)
62. Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)
63. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967)
64. The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967)
65. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
66. The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963)
67. The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965)
68. Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)
69. The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)
70. Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)
71. Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)
72. Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)
73. Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)
74. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
75. The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)
76. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)
77. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)
78. Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)
79. Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)
80. Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)
81. The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
82. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967)
83. Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969)
84. Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962)
85. The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963)
86. The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)
87. The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966)
88. John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)
89. Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)
90. The Band - The Band (1969)
91. Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967)
92. The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)
93. Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)
94. Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)
95. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966)
96. The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964)
97. Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)
98. Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959)
99. Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)
100. Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)
101. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)


1970s

1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
2. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
3. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
4. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
5. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
6. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
7. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
8. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
9. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
10. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
11. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
12. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
13. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
14. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
15. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
16. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
17. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
18. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
19. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
20. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
21. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
22. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
23. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
24. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
25. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
26. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
27. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
28. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
29. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
30. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
31. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
32. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
33. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
34. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
35. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
36. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
37. Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
38. Boston - Boston (1976)
39. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
40. Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
41. Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
42. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
43. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
44. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
45. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
46. Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
47. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
48. The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)
49. AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
50. John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
51. The Cars - The Cars (1978)
52. Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
53. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
54. The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
55. Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
56. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
57. Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
58. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
59. Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
60. Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
61. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
62. The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
63. Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)
64. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
65. Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)
66. Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977)
67. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
68. Santana - Abraxas (1970)
69. New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
70. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
71. Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
72. Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)
73. Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
74. The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
75. The Eagles - Eagles (1972)
76. The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)
77. Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)
78. Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
79. Rush - 2112 (1976)
80. Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
81. Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
82. Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970)
83. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)
84. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
85. Yes - The Yes Album (1971)
86. Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)
87. Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)
88. Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)
89. The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972)
90. The Cars - Candy-O (1979)
91. The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
92. Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)
93. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)
94. Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)
95. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)
96. Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)
97. Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)
98. Yes - Fragile (1971)
99. David Bowie - Low (1977)
100. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)


1980s

1. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
2. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
3. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
4. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
5. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
6. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
7. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
8. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
9. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
10. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
11. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
12. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
13. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
14. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
15. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
16. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
17. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)
18. R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)
19. Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
20. The Police - Synchronicity (1983)
21. The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)
22. Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
23. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
24. David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983)
25. Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
26. Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
27. Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
28. Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)
29. Van Halen - 1984 (1984)
30. The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)
31. Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
32. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
33. Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)
34. The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)
35. Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
36. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
37. Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
38. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)
39. The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
40. Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)
41. Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
42. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)
43. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
44. Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)
45. U2 - War (1983)
46. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
47. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)
48. Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
49. Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)
50. Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)
51. X - Los Angeles (1980)
52. Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
53. The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)
54. Foreigner - 4 (1981)
55. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
56. The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984)
57. R.E.M. - Green (1988)
58. The Replacements - Tim (1985)
59. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
60. Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
61. The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)
62. INXS - Kick (1987)
63. Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
64. Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)
65. Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)
66. Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
67. John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
68. The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)
69. Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)
70. Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)
71. Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
72. Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)
73. The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
74. John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)
75. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
76. Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
77. New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
78. Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
79. Yes - 90125 (1983)
80. Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)
81. Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
82. Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)
83. The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
84. ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)
85. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)
86. Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)
87. Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
88. Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)
89. Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)
90. Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)
91. Eurythmics - Touch (1984)
92. Joy Division - Closer (1980)
93. Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989)
94. Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980)
95. Janet Jackson - Control (1986)
96. Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986)
97. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
98. REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980)
99. Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)
100. Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
101. George Michael - Faith (1987)


1990s

1. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
2. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
3. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
4. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
5. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
6. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
7. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
8. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
10. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
11. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
12. Beck - Odelay (1996)
13. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
14. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
15. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
16. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
17. Nirvana - In Utero (1993)
18. Radiohead - The Bends (1995)
19. Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)
20. Blur - Parklife (1994)
21. Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992)
22. R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991)
23. Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990)
24. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)
25. Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994)
26. Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)
27. Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)
28. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991)
29. Depeche Mode - Violator (1990)
30. Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997)
31. Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994)
32. Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993)
33. Tool - Aenima (1996)
34. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)
35. Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994)
36. The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990)
37. Moby - Play (1999)
38. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991)
39. Hole - Live Through This (1994)
40. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
41. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)
42. Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)
43. Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)
44. Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991)
45. Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992)
46. Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
47. Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993)
48. No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995)
49. TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994)
50. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996)
51. Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999)
52. Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994)
53. Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999)
54. Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)
55. Nas - Illmatic (1994)
56. PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995)
57. Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994)
58. Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind (1997)
59. Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)
60. Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994)
61. Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991)
62. Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994)
63. 2pac - All Eyez on Me (1996)
64. Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992)
65. Pulp - Different Class (1995)
66. Whitney Houston and Various - The Bodyguard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992)
67. Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994)
68. Tool - Undertow (1993)
69. Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992)
70. The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)
71. 2pac - Me Against The World (1995)
72. Live - Throwing Copper (1994)
73. Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)
74. Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994)
75. Sonic Youth - Goo (1990)
76. Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
77. Sublime - Sublime (1996)
78. Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994)
79. Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
80. Weezer - Pinkerton (1996)
81. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993)
82. The Fugees - The Score (1996)
83. Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)
84. Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998)
85. Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990)
86. Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
87. Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)
88. Pixies - Bossanova (1990)
89. Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996)
90. Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)
91. Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)
92. Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996)
93. Green Day - Insomniac (1995)
94. Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)
95. Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992)
96. Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (1994)
97. Garbage - Garbage (1995)
98. A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)
99. Daft Punk - Homework (1997)
100. Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996)


2000-2015

1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
3. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
4. Adele - 21 (2011)
5. The White Stripes - Elephant (2003)
6. Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002)
7. Radiohead - Kid A (2000)
8. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007)
9. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004)
10. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
11. Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (2008)
12. OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003)
13. The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004)
14. Outkast - Stankonia (2000)
15. Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014)
16. Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013)
17. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)
18. U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000)
19. Muse - Black Holes And Revelations (2006)
20. The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001)
21. Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003)
22. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006)
23. St. Vincent - St. Vincent (2014)
24. Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004)
25. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010)
26. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015)
27. Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)
28. Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf (2002)
29. The Strokes - Is This It? (2001)
30. Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2002)
31. The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)
32. Mumford And Sons - Sigh No More (2009)
33. Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004)
34. Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
35. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008)
36. Coldplay - Parachutes (2000)
37. Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)
38. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)
39. Kanye West - Late Registration (2005)
40. Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (2006)
41. Tool - Lateralus (2001)
42. System Of A Down - Toxicity (2001)
43. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium (2006)
44. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009)
45. David Bowie - The Next Day (2013)
46. Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady (2013)
47. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012)
48. The White Stripes - Icky Thump (2007)
49. Coldplay - X&Y (2005)
50. Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork (2013)
51. PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Story From The Sea (2000)
52. Mumford & Sons - Babel (2012)
53. Daft Punk - Discovery (2001)
54. Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013)
55. The National - High Violet (2010)


Nominations for Round 5 of the 2000s Group Rankings are now open.

Each voter (including new voters to the project, who are welcome to join at any time) can nominate as many as 50 qualified albums that haven't been ranked yet (listed below). Voters must have at least 20 current nominations (or explain that they didn't think any other albums were worthy of nomination) for their nominations to be counted.

Here are the maximum number of replacement nominations available this round for each voter that has previously nominated albums for this group:

Darren - 12
AlexVoltaire - 20
DarinRG - 11
Donnie - 36
Jennifer - 26
jtrichey - 31
Mike - 16
Nick - 20
Tom H. - 14

If you'd like additional replacement nominations, you'll need to specify which previously nominated album you would like to un-nominate.

Donnie, jtrichey - You currently have fewer than 20 total nominations. Please add more nominations this round to get to the minimum of 20 nominations (or explain that you don't want to nominate any more eligible albums) or I'll have to disqualify your previous nominations from Round 5 per project participation rules.


Here is the list of qualified albums that haven't been ranked yet:

Adele - 19 (2008)
Adele - 25 (2015)
And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Source Tags & Codes (2002)
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009)
Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam (2007)
Arctic Monkeys - AM (2013)
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not (2006)
Beck - Morning Phase (2014)
Beck - Sea Change (2002)
Björk - Vespertine (2001)
Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001)
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago (2007)
Brian Wilson - SMiLE (2004)
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (2005)
Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball (2012)
Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe (2013)
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)
D'Angelo - Voodoo (2000)
D'Angelo and the Vanguard - Black Messiah (2014)
Death Cab For Cutie - Plans (2005)
Eminem - The Eminem Show (2002)
Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel... (2012)
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (2008)
Florence & The Machine - Lungs (2009)
Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials (2011)
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (2011)
Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better (2005)
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (2000)
Gorillaz - Demon Days (2005)
Haim - Days Are Gone (2013)
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002)
Jack White - Blunderbuss (2012)
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (2010)
Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001)
Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch The Throne (2011)
Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience (2013)
Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park (2013)
Kanye West - Graduation (2007)
Kanye West - Yeezus (2013)
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012)
Lady Gaga - The Fame (2008)
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die (2012)
LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (2005)
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007)
Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (2000)
M.I.A. - Kala (2007)
Mastodon - Leviathan (2004)
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (2007)
Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica (2000)
Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation Marks (2013)
Paul McCartney - New (2013)
Pink - Missundaztood (2001)
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake (2011)
Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000)
Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007)
Robyn - Body Talk (2010)
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2 (2014)
Spoon - Gimme Fiction (2005)
Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds in Country Music (2014)
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (2005)
Tame Impala - Lonerism (2012)
The Black Keys - Attack And Release (2008)
The Black Keys - Brothers (2010)
The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream (2014)
TV On The Radio - Dear Science (2008)
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004)
Vampire Weekend - Contra (2010)
Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City (2013)
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008)
Wilco - A Ghost is Born (2004)
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky (2007)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell (2003)


There will be 3 days of replacement nominations. After the conclusion of replacement nominations, the approx. 25 albums with the most nominations will advance to this round's initial rankings to be qualified for final rankings. This round will rank 15 albums unless there is a tie at the end of the final rankings, in which case more than 15 albums could be ranked this round.

Replacement nominations will end at 10 PM Central on Sunday the 11th.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 12/9/2016 @ 02:33am


I stated at the beginning that I would most likely not participate in the "replacement nominations" portions of this round of voting, but I'll go ahead and throw in some more to keep myself in the running....


Adele - 25 (2015)
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009)
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not (2006)
Beck - Morning Phase (2014)
Björk - Vespertine (2001)
Brian Wilson - SMiLE (2004)
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (2005)
Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball (2012)
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)
Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel... (2012)
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (2008)
Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials (2011)
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (2011)
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (2000)
Gorillaz - Demon Days (2005)
Haim - Days Are Gone (2013)
Jack White - Blunderbuss (2012)
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (2010)
Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch The Throne (2011)
Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience (2013)
Kanye West - Yeezus (2013)
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die (2012)
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007)
Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation Marks (2013)
Paul McCartney - New (2013)
Pink - Missundaztood (2001)
Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000)
Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007)
Robyn - Body Talk (2010)
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2 (2014)
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (2005)
The Black Keys - Attack And Release (2008)
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004)
Vampire Weekend - Contra (2010)
Wilco - A Ghost is Born (2004)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell (2003)


Posted by Donnie on Friday, 12/9/2016 @ 09:53am


Beck - Sea Change (2002)
D'Angelo - Voodoo (2000)
Death Cab For Cutie - Plans (2005)
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (2010)

Posted by Mike on Friday, 12/9/2016 @ 19:25pm


My Replacement Nominations:

And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Source Tags & Codes (2002)
Arctic Monkeys - AM (2013)
Beck - Morning Phase (2014)
Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe (2013)
Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel... (2012)
Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001)
Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience (2013)
Kanye West - Graduation (2007)
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012)
Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation Marks (2013)
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2 (2014)
Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds in Country Music (2014)


For Your Consideration:

Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City (2013)
TV On The Radio - Dear Science (2008)
Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007)
Kanye West - Yeezus (2013)
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007)
Death Cab For Cutie - Plans (2005)
Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch The Throne (2011)
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008)
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (2007)
Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball (2012)
Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica (2000)
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009)
Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001)
Beck - Sea Change (2002)
Jack White - Blunderbuss (2012)
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (2005)
Eminem - The Eminem Show (2002)
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not (2006)
Gorillaz - Demon Days (2005)
Vampire Weekend - Contra (2010)

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 12/10/2016 @ 21:20pm


some noms:

Arctic Monkeys - AM (2013)
Beck - Sea Change (2002)
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (2005)
D'Angelo and the Vanguard - Black Messiah (2014)
Death Cab For Cutie - Plans (2005)
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (2011)
Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch The Throne (2011)
Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience (2013)
Kanye West - Graduation (2007)
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012)
LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (2005)
Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (2000)
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (2007)
Spoon - Gimme Fiction (2005)
TV On The Radio - Dear Science (2008)
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004)
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008)
Wilco - A Ghost is Born (2004)

Posted by jtrichey on Sunday, 12/11/2016 @ 00:59am


Here's a few nominations:

Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (2005)
Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (2000)
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (2007)
The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream (2014)
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell (2003)

My five highest priorities:

Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (2008)
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (2010)
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago (2007)
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (2005)
Lady Gaga - The Fame (2008)

Also, Darren- what are we going to do when this particular project is over- do we have anything lined up? Nobody would blame you if you wanted to take a respite, but I was just curious.

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Sunday, 12/11/2016 @ 12:36pm


10 nominations for this round

Adele - 19 (2008)
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not (2006)
Brian Wilson - SMiLE (2004)
Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe (2013)
Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel... (2012)
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (2011)
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002)
Lady Gaga - The Fame (2008)
M.I.A. - Kala (2007)
Robyn - Body Talk (2010)

Posted by Tom H. on Sunday, 12/11/2016 @ 20:54pm


AlexVoltaire - I have to check, but I think that we're due for a re-ranking of the Re-Visited / Projected Inductees. I think that we wanted to do it every three years, so I think that we're due.

Fortunately, that project doesn't take more than a year like the Song and Album Project Ranking projects do. lol

Posted by Darren on Monday, 12/12/2016 @ 00:41am


Corrected (one day added for the initial rankings):

Round 5 Nominations for the 2000s Group are now closed.

The following 25 albums received at least 6 nominations and will be included in the Initial Rankings:

Adele - 25 (2015)
Arctic Monkeys - AM (2013)
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not (2006)
Beck - Morning Phase (2014)
Beck - Sea Change (2002)
Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001)
Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe (2013)
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)
Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials (2011)
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (2011)
Haim - Days Are Gone (2013)
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002)
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (2010)
Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience (2013)
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012)
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007)
Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (2000)
M.I.A. - Kala (2007)
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (2007)
Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000)
The Black Keys - Attack And Release (2008)
The Black Keys - Brothers (2010)
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004)
Wilco - A Ghost is Born (2004)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell (2003)


Any voter that would like to is eligible to vote in the Initial Rankings. To vote, rank 15 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 15 points, the second-highest 14 points and so on.

The 15 albums that receive the most points (with more than 15 in the event of a tie for 15th) will be qualified for the final rankings vote for the 2000s group, to be ranked between #56 and #70 in the final rankings.

There will be three days of initial ranking votes.

Rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Wednesday the 14th.


It should also be noted that due to the dwindling number of eligible albums left for the final 30 ranking spots after this round is complete, the final two rounds will feature an initial ranking featuring all eligible albums, followed by the final rankings, so the nomination portion of the Album Ranking Project is now concluded.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 12/12/2016 @ 00:54am


LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007) - 15
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (2007) - 14
Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001) - 13
Beck - Sea Change (2002) - 12
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not (2006) - 11
The Black Keys - Brothers (2010) - 10
M.I.A. - Kala (2007) - 9
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002) - 8
The Black Keys - Attack And Release (2008) - 7
Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000) - 6
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004) - 5
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (2011) - 4
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015) - 3
Wilco - A Ghost is Born (2004) - 2
Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials (2011) - 1

Posted by Darren on Monday, 12/12/2016 @ 00:57am


Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (2010)- 15
Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials (2011)- 14
Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience (2013)- 13
Adele - 25 (2015)- 12
The Black Keys - Brothers (2010)- 11
Beck - Morning Phase (2014)- 10
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007)- 9
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell (2003)- 8
Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (2000)- 7
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)- 6
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (2007)- 5
Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe (2013)- 4
Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000)- 3
Wilco - A Ghost is Born (2004)- 2
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004)- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Monday, 12/12/2016 @ 06:55am


Darren, the last re-ranking of our Hall Projected artists included the Bill Withers/Captain Beefheart, etc class which was 2 years ago.


1. Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials (2011) 15 pts
2. Haim - Days Are Gone (2013)
3. Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)
4. LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007)
5. Adele - 25 (2015)
6. Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe (2013)
7. Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012)
8. M.I.A. - Kala (2007)
9. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (2007)
10. Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000)
11. Arctic Monkeys - AM (2013)
12. U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004)
13. Wilco - A Ghost is Born (2004)
14. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell (2003)
15. Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (2000)

Posted by jtrichey on Monday, 12/12/2016 @ 23:18pm


Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience (2013)-15
Wilco - A Ghost is Born (2004)-14
The Black Keys - Brothers (2010)-13
Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001)-12
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004)-11
Adele - 25 (2015)-10
The Black Keys - Attack And Release (2008)-9
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)-8
Beck - Morning Phase (2014)-7
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (2010)-6
Arctic Monkeys - AM (2013)-5
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012)-4
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007)-3
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (2007)-2
Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 12/13/2016 @ 11:53am


Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (2011) 15
Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (2000) 14
Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000) 13
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not (2006) 12
Arctic Monkeys - AM (2013) 11
The Black Keys - Brothers (2010) 10
The Black Keys - Attack And Release (2008) 9
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004) 8
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002) 7
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell (2003) 6
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015) 5
Haim - Days Are Gone (2013) 4
Wilco - A Ghost is Born (2004) 3
Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001) 2
Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials (2011) 1

Posted by Mike on Wednesday, 12/14/2016 @ 10:00am


Initial Ranking voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

The Black Keys - Brothers (2010) - 44
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007) - 39
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015) - 35
Adele - 25 (2015) - 33
Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials (2011) - 31
Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000) - 29
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004) - 29
Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience (2013) - 28
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (2007) - 28
Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001) - 27
The Black Keys - Attack And Release (2008) - 25
Wilco - A Ghost is Born (2004) - 24
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not (2006) - 23
Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (2000) - 22
Arctic Monkeys - AM (2013) - 21
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (2010) - 21
__________________________________________

Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (2011) - 19
Haim - Days Are Gone (2013) - 18
Beck - Morning Phase (2014) - 17
M.I.A. - Kala (2007) - 17
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell (2003) - 16
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002) - 15
Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe (2013) - 14
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012) - 13
Beck - Sea Change (2002) - 12


Voting is now open for the final rankings.


The following albums have been qualified to be ranked between #56 and #71 in the 2000s rankings:

Adele - 25 (2015)
Arctic Monkeys - AM (2013)
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not (2006)
Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001)
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)
Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials (2011)
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (2010)
Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience (2013)
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007)
Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (2000)
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (2007)
Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000)
The Black Keys - Attack And Release (2008)
The Black Keys - Brothers (2010)
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004)
Wilco - A Ghost is Born (2004)


To participate in the final rankings, rank all 16 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 15 points, the second-highest 15 and so on.

In the event of a tie, the first tiebreaker is the album's score in this round's initial ranking. The second tiebreaker is determined by giving one point to each album for being the highest-ranked album on each individual's final ranking this round. The third tiebreaker is the same as the second tiebreaker, except for using the initial rankings. If the tie still isn't resolved, there will be a head-to-head tiebreaker vote after the conclusion of all rankings in the project.

There will be two days of final rankings.

Final rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Friday the 16th.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 12/15/2016 @ 01:38am


LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007) - 16
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (2007) - 15
Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001) - 14
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not (2006) - 13
The Black Keys - Brothers (2010) - 12
The Black Keys - Attack And Release (2008) - 11
Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000) - 10
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004) - 9
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015) - 8
Wilco - A Ghost is Born (2004) - 7
Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials (2011) - 6
Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience (2013) - 5
Arctic Monkeys - AM (2013) - 4
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (2010) - 3
Adele - 25 (2015) - 2
Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (2000) - 1

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 12/15/2016 @ 01:38am


Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience (2013)-16
Wilco - A Ghost is Born (2004)-15
The Black Keys - Brothers (2010)-14
Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001)-13
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004)-12
Adele - 25 (2015)-11
The Black Keys - Attack And Release (2008)-10
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)-9
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (2010)-8
Arctic Monkeys - AM (2013)-7
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007)-6
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (2007)-5
Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000)-4
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not (2006)-3
Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials (2011)-2
Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (2000)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Thursday, 12/15/2016 @ 06:55am


Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (2000) 16
Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000) 15
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not (2006) 14
Arctic Monkeys - AM (2013) 13
The Black Keys - Brothers (2010) 12
The Black Keys - Attack And Release (2008) 11
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004) 10
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015) 9
Wilco - A Ghost is Born (2004) 8
Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001) 7
Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials (2011) 6
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (2010) 5
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007) 4
Adele - 25 (2015) 3
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (2007) 2
Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience (2013) 1

Posted by Mike on Thursday, 12/15/2016 @ 20:58pm


1. Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials (2011) 16 pts
2. Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)
3. LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007)
4. Adele - 25 (2015)
5. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (2007)
6. Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000)
7. Arctic Monkeys - AM (2013)
8. U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004)
9. Wilco - A Ghost is Born (2004)
10. Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (2000)
11. The Black Keys - Attack And Release (2008)
12. Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience (2013)
13. Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (2010)
14. The Black Keys - Brothers (2010)
15. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not (2006)
16. Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001)

Posted by jtrichey on Thursday, 12/15/2016 @ 22:34pm


Final Rankings are now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

The Black Keys - Brothers (2010) - 41 (44 Points In Initial Rankings)
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015) - 41 (35 Points In Initial Rankings)

LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007) - 40 (39 Points In Initial Rankings)

Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000) - 40 (29 Points In Initial Rankings)
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004) - 40 (29 Points In Initial Rankings)

The Black Keys - Attack And Release (2008) - 38 (25 Points In Initial Rankings)
Wilco - A Ghost is Born (2004) - 38 (24 Points In Initial Rankings)

Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001) - 35

MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (2007) - 34 (28 Points In Initial Rankings)
Arctic Monkeys - AM (2013) - 34 (21 Points In Initial Rankings)

Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not (2006) - 32
Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials (2011) - 30
Adele - 25 (2015) - 29
Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience (2013) - 27
Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (2000) - 25
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (2010) - 20


Here are the updated rankings for each group:

Top 100 Overall

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
3. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
4. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
5. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
6. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
7. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
8. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
9. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
10. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
12. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
13. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
14. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
15. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
16. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
17. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
18. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
19. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
20. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
21. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
22. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
23. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
24. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
25. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
26. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
27. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
28. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
29. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
30. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
31. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
32. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
33. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
34. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
35. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
36. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
37. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
38. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
39. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
40. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
41. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
42. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
43. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
44. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
45. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
46. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
47. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
48. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
49. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
50. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
51. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
52. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
53. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
54. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
55. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
56. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
57. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
58. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
59. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
60. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
61. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
62. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
63. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
64. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
65. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
66. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
67. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
68. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
69. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
70. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
71. The Who - Tommy (1969)
72. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
73. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
74. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
75. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
76. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
77. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
78. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
79. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
80. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
81. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
82. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
83. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
84. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
85. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
86. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
87. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
88. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
89. Beck - Odelay (1996)
90. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
91. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
92. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
93. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
94. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
95. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
96. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
97. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
98. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
99. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
100. Adele - 21 (2011)


Pre-1970

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
3. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
4. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
5. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
6. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
8. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
9. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
10. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
11. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
12. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
13. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
14. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
15. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
16. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
17. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
18. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
19. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
20. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
21. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
22. The Who - Tommy (1969)
23. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
24. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
25. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
26. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
27. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
28. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
29. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
30. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962)
31. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (1969)
32. The Doors - Strange Days (1967)
33. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
34. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
35. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)
36. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (1968)
37. Love - Forever Changes (1967)
38. Bob Dylan - The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964)
39. Santana - Santana (1969)
40. The Kinks - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968)
41. The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out! (1966)
42. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
43. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night [UK] (1964)
44. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends (1968)
45. The Beatles - Help! [UK] (1965)
46. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis (1969)
47 (tie). Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills (1968)
47 (tie). Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)
49. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys (1969)
50. The Doors - Waiting For The Sun (1968)
51. The Stooges - The Stooges (1969)
52. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (1969)
53. Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965)
54. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (1958)
55. The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace Of Sin (1969)
56. Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966)
57. Etta James - At Last! (1961)
58. Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968)
59. Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)
60. Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
61. Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959)
62. Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)
63. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967)
64. The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967)
65. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
66. The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963)
67. The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965)
68. Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)
69. The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)
70. Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)
71. Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)
72. Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)
73. Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)
74. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
75. The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)
76. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)
77. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)
78. Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)
79. Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)
80. Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)
81. The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
82. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967)
83. Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969)
84. Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962)
85. The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963)
86. The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)
87. The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966)
88. John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)
89. Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)
90. The Band - The Band (1969)
91. Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967)
92. The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)
93. Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)
94. Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)
95. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966)
96. The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964)
97. Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)
98. Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959)
99. Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)
100. Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)
101. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)


1970s

1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
2. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
3. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
4. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
5. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
6. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
7. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
8. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
9. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
10. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
11. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
12. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
13. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
14. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
15. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
16. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
17. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
18. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
19. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
20. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
21. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
22. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
23. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
24. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
25. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
26. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
27. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
28. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
29. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
30. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
31. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
32. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
33. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
34. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
35. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
36. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
37. Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
38. Boston - Boston (1976)
39. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
40. Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
41. Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
42. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
43. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
44. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
45. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
46. Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
47. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
48. The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)
49. AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
50. John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
51. The Cars - The Cars (1978)
52. Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
53. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
54. The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
55. Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
56. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
57. Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
58. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
59. Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
60. Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
61. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
62. The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
63. Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)
64. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
65. Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)
66. Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977)
67. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
68. Santana - Abraxas (1970)
69. New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
70. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
71. Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
72. Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)
73. Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
74. The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
75. The Eagles - Eagles (1972)
76. The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)
77. Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)
78. Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
79. Rush - 2112 (1976)
80. Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
81. Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
82. Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970)
83. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)
84. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
85. Yes - The Yes Album (1971)
86. Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)
87. Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)
88. Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)
89. The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972)
90. The Cars - Candy-O (1979)
91. The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
92. Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)
93. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)
94. Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)
95. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)
96. Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)
97. Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)
98. Yes - Fragile (1971)
99. David Bowie - Low (1977)
100. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)


1980s

1. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
2. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
3. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
4. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
5. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
6. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
7. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
8. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
9. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
10. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
11. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
12. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
13. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
14. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
15. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
16. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
17. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)
18. R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)
19. Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
20. The Police - Synchronicity (1983)
21. The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)
22. Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
23. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
24. David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983)
25. Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
26. Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
27. Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
28. Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)
29. Van Halen - 1984 (1984)
30. The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)
31. Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
32. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
33. Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)
34. The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)
35. Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
36. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
37. Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
38. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)
39. The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
40. Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)
41. Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
42. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)
43. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
44. Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)
45. U2 - War (1983)
46. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
47. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)
48. Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
49. Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)
50. Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)
51. X - Los Angeles (1980)
52. Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
53. The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)
54. Foreigner - 4 (1981)
55. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
56. The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984)
57. R.E.M. - Green (1988)
58. The Replacements - Tim (1985)
59. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
60. Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
61. The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)
62. INXS - Kick (1987)
63. Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
64. Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)
65. Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)
66. Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
67. John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
68. The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)
69. Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)
70. Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)
71. Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
72. Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)
73. The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
74. John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)
75. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
76. Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
77. New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
78. Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
79. Yes - 90125 (1983)
80. Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)
81. Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
82. Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)
83. The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
84. ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)
85. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)
86. Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)
87. Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
88. Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)
89. Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)
90. Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)
91. Eurythmics - Touch (1984)
92. Joy Division - Closer (1980)
93. Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989)
94. Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980)
95. Janet Jackson - Control (1986)
96. Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986)
97. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
98. REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980)
99. Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)
100. Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
101. George Michael - Faith (1987)


1990s

1. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
2. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
3. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
4. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
5. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
6. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
7. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
8. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
10. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
11. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
12. Beck - Odelay (1996)
13. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
14. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
15. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
16. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
17. Nirvana - In Utero (1993)
18. Radiohead - The Bends (1995)
19. Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)
20. Blur - Parklife (1994)
21. Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992)
22. R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991)
23. Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990)
24. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)
25. Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994)
26. Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)
27. Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)
28. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991)
29. Depeche Mode - Violator (1990)
30. Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997)
31. Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994)
32. Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993)
33. Tool - Aenima (1996)
34. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)
35. Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994)
36. The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990)
37. Moby - Play (1999)
38. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991)
39. Hole - Live Through This (1994)
40. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
41. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)
42. Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)
43. Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)
44. Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991)
45. Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992)
46. Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
47. Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993)
48. No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995)
49. TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994)
50. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996)
51. Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999)
52. Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994)
53. Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999)
54. Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)
55. Nas - Illmatic (1994)
56. PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995)
57. Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994)
58. Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind (1997)
59. Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)
60. Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994)
61. Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991)
62. Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994)
63. 2pac - All Eyez on Me (1996)
64. Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992)
65. Pulp - Different Class (1995)
66. Whitney Houston and Various - The Bodyguard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992)
67. Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994)
68. Tool - Undertow (1993)
69. Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992)
70. The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)
71. 2pac - Me Against The World (1995)
72. Live - Throwing Copper (1994)
73. Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)
74. Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994)
75. Sonic Youth - Goo (1990)
76. Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
77. Sublime - Sublime (1996)
78. Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994)
79. Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
80. Weezer - Pinkerton (1996)
81. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993)
82. The Fugees - The Score (1996)
83. Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)
84. Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998)
85. Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990)
86. Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
87. Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)
88. Pixies - Bossanova (1990)
89. Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996)
90. Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)
91. Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)
92. Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996)
93. Green Day - Insomniac (1995)
94. Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)
95. Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992)
96. Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (1994)
97. Garbage - Garbage (1995)
98. A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)
99. Daft Punk - Homework (1997)
100. Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996)


2000-2015

1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
3. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
4. Adele - 21 (2011)
5. The White Stripes - Elephant (2003)
6. Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002)
7. Radiohead - Kid A (2000)
8. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007)
9. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004)
10. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
11. Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (2008)
12. OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003)
13. The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004)
14. Outkast - Stankonia (2000)
15. Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014)
16. Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013)
17. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)
18. U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000)
19. Muse - Black Holes And Revelations (2006)
20. The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001)
21. Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003)
22. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006)
23. St. Vincent - St. Vincent (2014)
24. Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004)
25. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010)
26. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015)
27. Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)
28. Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf (2002)
29. The Strokes - Is This It? (2001)
30. Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2002)
31. The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)
32. Mumford And Sons - Sigh No More (2009)
33. Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004)
34. Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
35. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008)
36. Coldplay - Parachutes (2000)
37. Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)
38. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)
39. Kanye West - Late Registration (2005)
40. Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (2006)
41. Tool - Lateralus (2001)
42. System Of A Down - Toxicity (2001)
43. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium (2006)
44. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009)
45. David Bowie - The Next Day (2013)
46. Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady (2013)
47. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012)
48. The White Stripes - Icky Thump (2007)
49. Coldplay - X&Y (2005)
50. Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork (2013)
51. PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Story From The Sea (2000)
52. Mumford & Sons - Babel (2012)
53. Daft Punk - Discovery (2001)
54. Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013)
55. The National - High Violet (2010)
56. The Black Keys - Brothers (2010)
57. Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)
58. LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007)
59 (tie). Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000)
59 (tie). U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004)
61. The Black Keys - Attack And Release (2008)
62. Wilco - A Ghost is Born (2004)
63. Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001)
64. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (2007)
65. Arctic Monkeys - AM (2013)
66. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not (2006)
67. Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials (2011)
68. Adele - 25 (2015)
69. Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience (2013)
70. Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (2000)
71. Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (2010)

There won't be replacement nominations for this group for the rest of this project. I'll be posting the instructions for the initial rankings for Round 6 shortly.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 12/17/2016 @ 01:34am


Initial ranking voting is now open for Round 6.

Here are the remaining albums that are eligible for ranking in this group, but haven't been ranked yet:

Adele - 19 (2008)
And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Source Tags & Codes (2002)
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009)
Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam (2007)
Beck - Morning Phase (2014)
Beck - Sea Change (2002)
Björk - Vespertine (2001)
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago (2007)
Brian Wilson - SMiLE (2004)
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (2005)
Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball (2012)
Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe (2013)
D'Angelo - Voodoo (2000)
D'Angelo and the Vanguard - Black Messiah (2014)
Death Cab For Cutie - Plans (2005)
Eminem - The Eminem Show (2002)
Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel... (2012)
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (2008)
Florence & The Machine - Lungs (2009)
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (2011)
Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better (2005)
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (2000)
Gorillaz - Demon Days (2005)
Haim - Days Are Gone (2013)
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002)
Jack White - Blunderbuss (2012)
Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001)
Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch The Throne (2011)
Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park (2013)
Kanye West - Graduation (2007)
Kanye West - Yeezus (2013)
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012)
Lady Gaga - The Fame (2008)
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die (2012)
LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (2005)
M.I.A. - Kala (2007)
Mastodon - Leviathan (2004)
Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica (2000)
Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation Marks (2013)
Paul McCartney - New (2013)
Pink - Missundaztood (2001)
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake (2011)
Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007)
Robyn - Body Talk (2010)
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2 (2014)
Spoon - Gimme Fiction (2005)
Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds in Country Music (2014)
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (2005)
Tame Impala - Lonerism (2012)
The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream (2014)
TV On The Radio - Dear Science (2008)
Vampire Weekend - Contra (2010)
Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City (2013)
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008)
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky (2007)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell (2003)


Any voter that would like to is eligible to vote in the Initial Rankings. To vote, rank 25 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 25 points, the second-highest 24 points and so on.

The 15 albums that receive the most points (with more than 15 in the event of a tie for 15th) will be qualified for the final rankings vote for the 2000s group, to be ranked between #71 and #85 in the final rankings.

There will be three days of initial ranking votes.

Rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Monday the 19th.


It should also be noted that due to the dwindling number of eligible albums left for the final 30 ranking spots after this round is complete, the final two rounds will feature an initial ranking featuring all eligible albums, followed by the final rankings, so the nomination portion of the Album Ranking Project is now concluded.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 12/17/2016 @ 01:36am


Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City (2013) - 25
TV On The Radio - Dear Science (2008) - 24
Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007) - 23
Kanye West - Yeezus (2013) - 22
Death Cab For Cutie - Plans (2005) - 21
Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch The Throne (2011) - 20
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008) - 19
Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball (2012) - 18
Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica (2000) - 17
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009) - 16
Beck - Sea Change (2002) - 15
Jack White - Blunderbuss (2012) - 14
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (2005) - 13
Eminem - The Eminem Show (2002) - 12
Gorillaz - Demon Days (2005) - 11
Vampire Weekend - Contra (2010) - 10
Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park (2013) - 9
LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (2005) - 8
Spoon - Gimme Fiction (2005) - 7
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (2008) - 6
M.I.A. - Kala (2007) - 5
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002) - 4
Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better (2005) - 3
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (2011) - 2
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die (2012) - 1

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 12/17/2016 @ 01:37am


Sorry I missed the last vote.

Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago (2007)- 25
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (2008)- 24
Lady Gaga - The Fame (2008)- 23
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (2005)- 22
Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds in Country Music (2014)- 21
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008)- 20
Death Cab For Cutie - Plans (2005)- 19
Mastodon - Leviathan (2004)- 18
Kanye West - Yeezus (2013)- 17
Tame Impala - Lonerism (2012)- 16
TV On The Radio - Dear Science (2008)- 15
D'Angelo and the Vanguard - Black Messiah (2014)- 14
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009)- 13
Beck - Morning Phase (2014)- 12
Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park (2013)- 11
Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City (2013)- 10
Florence & The Machine - Lungs (2009)- 9
The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream (2014)- 8
Adele - 19 (2008)- 7
Robyn - Body Talk (2010)- 6
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (2005)- 5
Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe (2013)- 4
D'Angelo - Voodoo (2000)- 3
Paul McCartney - New (2013)- 2
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell (2003)- 1


Posted by AlexVoltaire on Saturday, 12/17/2016 @ 08:44am


1. Florence & The Machine - Lungs (2009) 25 pts
2. Haim - Days Are Gone (2013)
3. Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe (2013)
4. Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better (2005)
5. Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012)
6. Adele - 19 (2008)
7. M.I.A. - Kala (2007)
8. Eminem - The Eminem Show (2002)
9. Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007)
10. D'Angelo - Voodoo (2000)
11. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell (2003)
12. Death Cab For Cutie - Plans (2005)
13. Gorillaz - Demon Days (2005)
14. Robyn - Body Talk (2010)
15. Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002)
16. TV On The Radio - Dear Science (2008)
17. Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001)
18. Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (2011)
19. Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel... (2012)
20. Kanye West - Graduation (2007)
21. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky (2007)
22. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008)
23. Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (2005)
24. D'Angelo and the Vanguard - Black Messiah (2014)
25. LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (2005)

Posted by jtrichey on Saturday, 12/17/2016 @ 23:11pm


Mastodon - Leviathan (2004)--25
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (2000)-24
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (2008)-23
Spoon - Gimme Fiction (2005)-22
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake (2011)-21
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky (2007)-20
Kanye West - Yeezus (2013)-19
Gorillaz - Demon Days (2005)-18
Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001)-17
Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007)-16
Adele - 19 (2008)-15
Kanye West - Graduation (2007)-14
Eminem - The Eminem Show (2002)-13
Beck - Morning Phase (2014)-12
Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch The Throne (2011)-11
Robyn - Body Talk (2010)-10
Paul McCartney - New (2013)-9
D'Angelo - Voodoo (2000)-8
Beck - Sea Change (2002)-7
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (2011)-6
Brian Wilson - SMiLE (2004)-5
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2 (2014)-4
The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream (2014)-3
LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (2005)-2
Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica (2000)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 12/19/2016 @ 10:43am


Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (2011) 25
Mastodon - Leviathan (2004) 24
And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Source Tags & Codes (2002) 23
Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better (2005) 22
Jack White - Blunderbuss (2012) 21
Gorillaz - Demon Days (2005) 20
Spoon - Gimme Fiction (2005) 19
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002) 18
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell (2003) 17
Eminem - The Eminem Show (2002) 16
Haim - Days Are Gone (2013) 15
Florence & The Machine - Lungs (2009) 14
Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball (2012) 13
Pink - Missundaztood (2001) 12
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky (2007) 11
Paul McCartney - New (2013) 10
Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica (2000) 9
D'Angelo and the Vanguard - Black Messiah (2014) 8
Death Cab For Cutie - Plans (2005) 7
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008) 6
Vampire Weekend - Contra (2010) 5
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake (2011) 4
Beck - Morning Phase (2014) 3
D'Angelo - Voodoo (2000) 2
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (2008) 1

Posted by Mike on Monday, 12/19/2016 @ 18:01pm


Initial Ranking voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Mastodon - Leviathan (2004) - 67
Gorillaz - Demon Days (2005) - 62
Death Cab For Cutie - Plans (2005) - 61
Eminem - The Eminem Show (2002) - 59
Kanye West - Yeezus (2013) - 58
Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007) - 56
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (2008) - 54
TV On The Radio - Dear Science (2008) - 49
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008) - 49
Florence & The Machine - Lungs (2009) - 48
Spoon - Gimme Fiction (2005) - 48
Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better (2005) - 47
Adele - 19 (2008) - 42
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (2011) - 41
__________________________________________

Haim - Days Are Gone (2013) - 39
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky (2007) - 36
Jack White - Blunderbuss (2012) - 35
Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City (2013) - 35
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002) - 33
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell (2003) - 33
Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball (2012) - 31
Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch The Throne (2011) - 31
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009) - 29
D'Angelo - Voodoo (2000) - 29
Robyn - Body Talk (2010) - 28
Beck - Morning Phase (2014) - 27
Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe (2013) - 27
Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica (2000) - 27
Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001) - 26
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago (2007) - 25
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake (2011) - 25
D'Angelo and the Vanguard - Black Messiah (2014) - 24
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (2000) - 24
M.I.A. - Kala (2007) - 24
And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Source Tags & Codes (2002) - 23
Lady Gaga - The Fame (2008) - 23
Beck - Sea Change (2002) - 22
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (2005) - 22
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (2005) - 21
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012) - 21
Paul McCartney - New (2013) - 21
Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds in Country Music (2014) - 21
Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park (2013) - 20
Kanye West - Graduation (2007) - 20
Tame Impala - Lonerism (2012) - 16
Vampire Weekend - Contra (2010) - 15
Pink - Missundaztood (2001) - 12
LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (2005) - 11
The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream (2014) - 11
Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel... (2012) - 7
Brian Wilson - SMiLE (2004) - 5
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2 (2014) - 4
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die (2012) - 1
Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam (2007) - 0
Björk - Vespertine (2001) - 0
Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation Marks (2013) - 0


Voting is now open for the final rankings.


The following albums have been qualified to be ranked between #72 and #85 in the 2000s rankings:

Adele - 19 (2008)
Death Cab For Cutie - Plans (2005)
Eminem - The Eminem Show (2002)
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (2008)
Florence & The Machine - Lungs (2009)
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (2011)
Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better (2005)
Gorillaz - Demon Days (2005)
Kanye West - Yeezus (2013)
Mastodon - Leviathan (2004)
Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007)
Spoon - Gimme Fiction (2005)
TV On The Radio - Dear Science (2008)
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008)


To participate in the final rankings, rank all 14 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 14 points, the second-highest 13 and so on.

In the event of a tie, the first tiebreaker is the album's score in this round's initial ranking. The second tiebreaker is determined by giving one point to each album for being the highest-ranked album on each individual's final ranking this round. The third tiebreaker is the same as the second tiebreaker, except for using the initial rankings. If the tie still isn't resolved, there will be a head-to-head tiebreaker vote after the conclusion of all rankings in the project.

There will be two days of final rankings.

Final rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Wednesday the 21st.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 12/20/2016 @ 00:52am


TV On The Radio - Dear Science (2008) - 14
Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007) - 13
Kanye West - Yeezus (2013) - 12
Death Cab For Cutie - Plans (2005) - 11
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008) - 10
Eminem - The Eminem Show (2002) - 9
Gorillaz - Demon Days (2005) - 8
Spoon - Gimme Fiction (2005) - 7
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (2008) - 6
Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better (2005) - 5
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (2011) - 4
Florence & The Machine - Lungs (2009) - 3
Adele - 19 (2008) - 2
Mastodon - Leviathan (2004) - 1

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 12/20/2016 @ 00:56am


Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (2011) 14
Mastodon - Leviathan (2004) 13
Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better (2005) 12
Gorillaz - Demon Days (2005) 11
Spoon - Gimme Fiction (2005) 10
Eminem - The Eminem Show (2002) 9
Florence & The Machine - Lungs (2009) 8
Death Cab For Cutie - Plans (2005) 7
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008) 6
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (2008) 5
Adele - 19 (2008) 4
Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007) 3
TV On The Radio - Dear Science (2008) 2
Kanye West - Yeezus (2013) 1

Posted by Mike on Tuesday, 12/20/2016 @ 11:53am


Mastodon - Leviathan (2004)--14
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (2008)-13
Spoon - Gimme Fiction (2005)-12
Kanye West - Yeezus (2013)-11
Gorillaz - Demon Days (2005)-10
Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007)-9
Adele - 19 (2008)-8
Eminem - The Eminem Show (2002)-7
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (2011)-6
TV On The Radio - Dear Science (2008)-5
Death Cab For Cutie - Plans (2005)-4
Florence & The Machine - Lungs (2009)-3
Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better (2005)-2
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 12/20/2016 @ 15:25pm


1. Florence & The Machine - Lungs (2009) 14 pts
2. Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better (2005)
3. Adele - 19 (2008)
4. Eminem - The Eminem Show (2002)
5. Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007)
6. Death Cab For Cutie - Plans (2005)
7. Gorillaz - Demon Days (2005)
8. TV On The Radio - Dear Science (2008)
9. Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (2011)
10. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008)
11. Kanye West - Yeezus (2013)
12. Spoon - Gimme Fiction (2005)
13. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (2008)
14. Mastodon - Leviathan (2004)

Posted by jtrichey on Tuesday, 12/20/2016 @ 23:08pm


Final Rankings are now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Gorillaz - Demon Days (2005) - 37
Eminem - The Eminem Show (2002) - 36
Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007) - 35

Spoon - Gimme Fiction (2005) - 32 (48 Points in Initial Rankings)
Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better (2005) - 32 (47 Points in Initial Rankings)

Death Cab For Cutie - Plans (2005) - 31
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (2011) - 30
Mastodon - Leviathan (2004) - 29

Kanye West - Yeezus (2013) - 28 (58 Points in Initial Rankings)
TV On The Radio - Dear Science (2008) - 28 (49 Points in Initial Rankings)
Florence & The Machine - Lungs (2009) - 28 (48 Points in Initial Rankings)

Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (2008) - 26 (54 Points in Initial Rankings)
Adele - 19 (2008) - 26 (42 Points in Initial Rankings)

Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008) - 22


Here are the updated rankings for each group:

Top 100 Overall

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
3. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
4. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
5. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
6. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
7. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
8. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
9. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
10. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
12. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
13. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
14. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
15. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
16. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
17. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
18. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
19. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
20. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
21. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
22. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
23. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
24. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
25. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
26. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
27. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
28. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
29. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
30. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
31. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
32. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
33. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
34. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
35. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
36. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
37. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
38. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
39. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
40. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
41. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
42. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
43. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
44. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
45. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
46. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
47. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
48. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
49. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
50. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
51. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
52. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
53. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
54. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
55. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
56. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
57. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
58. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
59. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
60. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
61. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
62. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
63. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
64. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
65. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
66. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
67. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
68. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
69. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
70. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
71. The Who - Tommy (1969)
72. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
73. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
74. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
75. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
76. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
77. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
78. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
79. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
80. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
81. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
82. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
83. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
84. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
85. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
86. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
87. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
88. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
89. Beck - Odelay (1996)
90. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
91. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
92. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
93. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
94. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
95. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
96. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
97. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
98. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
99. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
100. Adele - 21 (2011)


Pre-1970

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
3. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
4. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
5. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
6. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
8. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
9. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
10. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
11. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
12. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
13. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
14. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
15. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
16. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
17. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
18. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
19. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
20. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
21. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
22. The Who - Tommy (1969)
23. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
24. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
25. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
26. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
27. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
28. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
29. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
30. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962)
31. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (1969)
32. The Doors - Strange Days (1967)
33. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
34. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
35. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)
36. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (1968)
37. Love - Forever Changes (1967)
38. Bob Dylan - The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964)
39. Santana - Santana (1969)
40. The Kinks - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968)
41. The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out! (1966)
42. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
43. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night [UK] (1964)
44. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends (1968)
45. The Beatles - Help! [UK] (1965)
46. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis (1969)
47 (tie). Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills (1968)
47 (tie). Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)
49. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys (1969)
50. The Doors - Waiting For The Sun (1968)
51. The Stooges - The Stooges (1969)
52. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (1969)
53. Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965)
54. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (1958)
55. The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace Of Sin (1969)
56. Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966)
57. Etta James - At Last! (1961)
58. Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968)
59. Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)
60. Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
61. Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959)
62. Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)
63. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967)
64. The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967)
65. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
66. The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963)
67. The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965)
68. Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)
69. The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)
70. Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)
71. Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)
72. Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)
73. Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)
74. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
75. The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)
76. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)
77. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)
78. Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)
79. Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)
80. Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)
81. The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
82. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967)
83. Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969)
84. Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962)
85. The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963)
86. The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)
87. The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966)
88. John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)
89. Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)
90. The Band - The Band (1969)
91. Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967)
92. The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)
93. Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)
94. Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)
95. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966)
96. The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964)
97. Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)
98. Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959)
99. Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)
100. Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)
101. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)


1970s

1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
2. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
3. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
4. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
5. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
6. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
7. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
8. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
9. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
10. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
11. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
12. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
13. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
14. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
15. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
16. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
17. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
18. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
19. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
20. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
21. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
22. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
23. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
24. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
25. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
26. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
27. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
28. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
29. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
30. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
31. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
32. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
33. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
34. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
35. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
36. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
37. Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
38. Boston - Boston (1976)
39. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
40. Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
41. Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
42. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
43. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
44. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
45. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
46. Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
47. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
48. The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)
49. AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
50. John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
51. The Cars - The Cars (1978)
52. Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
53. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
54. The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
55. Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
56. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
57. Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
58. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
59. Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
60. Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
61. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
62. The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
63. Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)
64. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
65. Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)
66. Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977)
67. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
68. Santana - Abraxas (1970)
69. New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
70. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
71. Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
72. Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)
73. Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
74. The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
75. The Eagles - Eagles (1972)
76. The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)
77. Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)
78. Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
79. Rush - 2112 (1976)
80. Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
81. Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
82. Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970)
83. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)
84. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
85. Yes - The Yes Album (1971)
86. Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)
87. Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)
88. Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)
89. The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972)
90. The Cars - Candy-O (1979)
91. The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
92. Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)
93. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)
94. Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)
95. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)
96. Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)
97. Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)
98. Yes - Fragile (1971)
99. David Bowie - Low (1977)
100. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)


1980s

1. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
2. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
3. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
4. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
5. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
6. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
7. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
8. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
9. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
10. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
11. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
12. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
13. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
14. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
15. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
16. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
17. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)
18. R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)
19. Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
20. The Police - Synchronicity (1983)
21. The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)
22. Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
23. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
24. David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983)
25. Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
26. Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
27. Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
28. Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)
29. Van Halen - 1984 (1984)
30. The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)
31. Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
32. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
33. Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)
34. The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)
35. Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
36. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
37. Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
38. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)
39. The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
40. Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)
41. Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
42. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)
43. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
44. Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)
45. U2 - War (1983)
46. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
47. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)
48. Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
49. Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)
50. Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)
51. X - Los Angeles (1980)
52. Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
53. The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)
54. Foreigner - 4 (1981)
55. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
56. The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984)
57. R.E.M. - Green (1988)
58. The Replacements - Tim (1985)
59. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
60. Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
61. The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)
62. INXS - Kick (1987)
63. Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
64. Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)
65. Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)
66. Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
67. John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
68. The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)
69. Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)
70. Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)
71. Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
72. Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)
73. The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
74. John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)
75. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
76. Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
77. New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
78. Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
79. Yes - 90125 (1983)
80. Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)
81. Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
82. Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)
83. The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
84. ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)
85. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)
86. Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)
87. Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
88. Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)
89. Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)
90. Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)
91. Eurythmics - Touch (1984)
92. Joy Division - Closer (1980)
93. Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989)
94. Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980)
95. Janet Jackson - Control (1986)
96. Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986)
97. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
98. REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980)
99. Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)
100. Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
101. George Michael - Faith (1987)


1990s

1. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
2. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
3. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
4. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
5. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
6. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
7. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
8. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
10. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
11. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
12. Beck - Odelay (1996)
13. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
14. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
15. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
16. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
17. Nirvana - In Utero (1993)
18. Radiohead - The Bends (1995)
19. Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)
20. Blur - Parklife (1994)
21. Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992)
22. R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991)
23. Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990)
24. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)
25. Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994)
26. Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)
27. Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)
28. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991)
29. Depeche Mode - Violator (1990)
30. Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997)
31. Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994)
32. Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993)
33. Tool - Aenima (1996)
34. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)
35. Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994)
36. The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990)
37. Moby - Play (1999)
38. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991)
39. Hole - Live Through This (1994)
40. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
41. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)
42. Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)
43. Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)
44. Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991)
45. Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992)
46. Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
47. Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993)
48. No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995)
49. TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994)
50. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996)
51. Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999)
52. Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994)
53. Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999)
54. Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)
55. Nas - Illmatic (1994)
56. PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995)
57. Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994)
58. Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind (1997)
59. Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)
60. Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994)
61. Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991)
62. Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994)
63. 2pac - All Eyez on Me (1996)
64. Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992)
65. Pulp - Different Class (1995)
66. Whitney Houston and Various - The Bodyguard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992)
67. Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994)
68. Tool - Undertow (1993)
69. Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992)
70. The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)
71. 2pac - Me Against The World (1995)
72. Live - Throwing Copper (1994)
73. Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)
74. Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994)
75. Sonic Youth - Goo (1990)
76. Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
77. Sublime - Sublime (1996)
78. Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994)
79. Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
80. Weezer - Pinkerton (1996)
81. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993)
82. The Fugees - The Score (1996)
83. Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)
84. Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998)
85. Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990)
86. Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
87. Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)
88. Pixies - Bossanova (1990)
89. Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996)
90. Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)
91. Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)
92. Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996)
93. Green Day - Insomniac (1995)
94. Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)
95. Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992)
96. Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (1994)
97. Garbage - Garbage (1995)
98. A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)
99. Daft Punk - Homework (1997)
100. Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996)


2000-2015

1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
3. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
4. Adele - 21 (2011)
5. The White Stripes - Elephant (2003)
6. Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002)
7. Radiohead - Kid A (2000)
8. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007)
9. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004)
10. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
11. Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (2008)
12. OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003)
13. The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004)
14. Outkast - Stankonia (2000)
15. Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014)
16. Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013)
17. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)
18. U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000)
19. Muse - Black Holes And Revelations (2006)
20. The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001)
21. Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003)
22. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006)
23. St. Vincent - St. Vincent (2014)
24. Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004)
25. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010)
26. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015)
27. Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)
28. Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf (2002)
29. The Strokes - Is This It? (2001)
30. Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2002)
31. The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)
32. Mumford And Sons - Sigh No More (2009)
33. Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004)
34. Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
35. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008)
36. Coldplay - Parachutes (2000)
37. Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)
38. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)
39. Kanye West - Late Registration (2005)
40. Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (2006)
41. Tool - Lateralus (2001)
42. System Of A Down - Toxicity (2001)
43. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium (2006)
44. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009)
45. David Bowie - The Next Day (2013)
46. Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady (2013)
47. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012)
48. The White Stripes - Icky Thump (2007)
49. Coldplay - X&Y (2005)
50. Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork (2013)
51. PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Story From The Sea (2000)
52. Mumford & Sons - Babel (2012)
53. Daft Punk - Discovery (2001)
54. Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013)
55. The National - High Violet (2010)
56. The Black Keys - Brothers (2010)
57. Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)
58. LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007)
59 (tie). Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000)
59 (tie). U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004)
61. The Black Keys - Attack And Release (2008)
62. Wilco - A Ghost is Born (2004)
63. Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001)
64. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (2007)
65. Arctic Monkeys - AM (2013)
66. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not (2006)
67. Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials (2011)
68. Adele - 25 (2015)
69. Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience (2013)
70. Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (2000)
71. Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (2010)
72. Gorillaz - Demon Days (2005)
73. Eminem - The Eminem Show (2002)
74. Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007)
75. Spoon - Gimme Fiction (2005)
76. Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better (2005)
77. Death Cab For Cutie - Plans (2005)
78. Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (2011)
79. Mastodon - Leviathan (2004)
80. Kanye West - Yeezus (2013)
81. TV On The Radio - Dear Science (2008)
82. Florence & The Machine - Lungs (2009)
83. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (2008)
84. Adele - 19 (2008)
85. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008)

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 12/22/2016 @ 11:57am


Initial ranking voting is now open for Round 7.

Here are the remaining albums that are eligible for ranking in this group, but haven't been ranked yet:

And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Source Tags & Codes (2002)
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009)
Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam (2007)
Beck - Morning Phase (2014)
Beck - Sea Change (2002)
Björk - Vespertine (2001)
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago (2007)
Brian Wilson - SMiLE (2004)
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (2005)
Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball (2012)
Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe (2013)
D'Angelo - Voodoo (2000)
D'Angelo and the Vanguard - Black Messiah (2014)
Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel... (2012)
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (2000)
Haim - Days Are Gone (2013)
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002)
Jack White - Blunderbuss (2012)
Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001)
Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch The Throne (2011)
Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park (2013)
Kanye West - Graduation (2007)
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012)
Lady Gaga - The Fame (2008)
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die (2012)
LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (2005)
M.I.A. - Kala (2007)
Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica (2000)
Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation Marks (2013)
Paul McCartney - New (2013)
Pink - Missundaztood (2001)
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake (2011)
Robyn - Body Talk (2010)
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2 (2014)
Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds in Country Music (2014)
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (2005)
Tame Impala - Lonerism (2012)
The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream (2014)
Vampire Weekend - Contra (2010)
Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City (2013)
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky (2007)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell (2003)


Any voter that would like to is eligible to vote in the Initial Rankings. To vote, rank 20 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 20 points, the second-highest 19 points and so on.

The 15 albums that receive the most points (with more than 15 in the event of a tie for 15th) will be qualified for the final rankings vote for the 2000s group, to be ranked between #86 and #100 in the final rankings.

There will be five days of initial ranking votes (to account for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Monday the 26th.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 12/22/2016 @ 11:58am


Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City (2013) - 20
Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch The Throne (2011) - 19
Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball (2012) - 18
Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica (2000) - 17
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009) - 16
Beck - Sea Change (2002) - 15
Jack White - Blunderbuss (2012) - 14
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (2005) - 13
Vampire Weekend - Contra (2010) - 12
Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park (2013) - 11
LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (2005) - 10
M.I.A. - Kala (2007) - 9
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002) - 8
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die (2012) - 7
Haim - Days Are Gone (2013) - 6
The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream (2014) - 5
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012) - 4
Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001) - 3
Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation Marks (2013) - 2
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2 (2014) - 1

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 12/22/2016 @ 11:59am


1. Haim - Days Are Gone (2013) 20 pts
2. Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe (2013)
3. M.I.A. - Kala (2007)
4. LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (2005)
5. Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012)
6. Robyn - Body Talk (2010)
7. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell (2003)
8. Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001)
9. D'Angelo - Voodoo (2000)
10. Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel... (2012)
11. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City (2013)
12. Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002)
13. Kanye West - Graduation (2007)
14. Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (2005)
15. Lady Gaga - The Fame (2008)
16. D'Angelo and the Vanguard - Black Messiah (2014)
17. Beck - Sea Change (2002)
18. Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation Marks (2013)
19. Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball (2012)
20. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky (2007)

Posted by jtrichey on Friday, 12/23/2016 @ 23:11pm


And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Source Tags & Codes (2002) 20
Jack White - Blunderbuss (2012) 19
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell (2003) 18
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002) 17
Haim - Days Are Gone (2013) 16
Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball (2012) 15
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky (2007) 14
Pink - Missundaztood (2001) 13
Paul McCartney - New (2013) 12
Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica (2000) 11
D'Angelo and the Vanguard - Black Messiah (2014) 10
Vampire Weekend - Contra (2010) 9
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake (2011) 8
Beck - Morning Phase (2014) 7
D'Angelo - Voodoo (2000) 6
Beck - Sea Change (2002) 5
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (2000) 4
Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds in Country Music (2014) 3
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (2005) 2
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago (2007) 1

Posted by Mike on Saturday, 12/24/2016 @ 15:17pm


Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (2000)-20
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake (2011)-19
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky (2007)-18
Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001)-17
Kanye West - Graduation (2007)-16
Beck - Morning Phase (2014)-15
Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch The Throne (2011)-14
Robyn - Body Talk (2010)-13
Paul McCartney - New (2013)-12
D'Angelo - Voodoo (2000)-11
Beck - Sea Change (2002)-10
Brian Wilson - SMiLE (2004)-9
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2 (2014)-8
The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream (2014)-7
LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (2005)-6
Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica (2000)-5
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012)-4
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002)-3
Tame Impala - Lonerism (2012)-2
Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball (2012)-1

Still a lot of good albums out there that haven't been ranked. Choose Wisely.

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 12/26/2016 @ 10:14am


Sorry I haven’t been contributing lately to this project - I think that new format on the main page separating the project and general comments has made me forget to post my rankings. Sorry everyone for that. But here’s my tiebreakers this round.

Jack White - Blunderbuss (2012) - 20
Pink - Missundaztood (2001) - 19
Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001) - 18
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012) - 17
Lady Gaga - The Fame (2008) - 16
Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball (2012) - 15
Kanye West - Graduation (2007) - 14
Brian Wilson - SMiLE (2004) - 13
M.I.A. - Kala (2007) - 12
Beck - Sea Change (2002) - 11
Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch The Throne (2011) - 10
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die (2012) - 9
Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park (2013) - 8
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake (2011) - 7
D'Angelo - Voodoo (2000) - 6
Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation Marks (2013) - 5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell (2003) - 4
Beck - Morning Phase (2014) - 3
Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City (2013) - 2
The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream (2014) - 1

Posted by Nick on Monday, 12/26/2016 @ 10:24am


Initial Ranking voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Jack White - Blunderbuss (2012) - 53
Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball (2012) - 51
Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001) - 51
Beck - Sea Change (2002) - 45
Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch The Throne (2011) - 43
Haim - Days Are Gone (2013) - 42
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012) - 41
M.I.A. - Kala (2007) - 39
Kanye West - Graduation (2007) - 38
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002) - 37
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell (2003) - 36
D'Angelo - Voodoo (2000) - 35
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake (2011) - 34
LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (2005) - 33
Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica (2000) - 33
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky (2007) - 33
__________________________________________

Pink - Missundaztood (2001) - 32
Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City (2013) - 32
Robyn - Body Talk (2010) - 28
Beck - Morning Phase (2014) - 25
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (2000) - 24
Paul McCartney - New (2013) - 24
Brian Wilson - SMiLE (2004) - 22
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (2005) - 22
Lady Gaga - The Fame (2008) - 22
Vampire Weekend - Contra (2010) - 21
And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Source Tags & Codes (2002) - 20
Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe (2013) - 19
Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park (2013) - 19
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009) - 16
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die (2012) - 16
D'Angelo and the Vanguard - Black Messiah (2014) - 15
The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream (2014) - 13
Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel... (2012) - 11
Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation Marks (2013) - 10
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2 (2014) - 9
Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds in Country Music (2014) - 3
Tame Impala - Lonerism (2012) - 2
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago (2007) - 1
Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam (2007) - 0
Björk - Vespertine (2001) - 0
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (2005) - 0


Voting is now open for the final rankings.


The following albums have been qualified to be ranked between #86 and #101 in the 2000s rankings:

Beck - Sea Change (2002)
Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball (2012)
D'Angelo - Voodoo (2000)
Haim - Days Are Gone (2013)
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002)
Jack White - Blunderbuss (2012)
Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001)
Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch The Throne (2011)
Kanye West - Graduation (2007)
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012)
LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (2005)
M.I.A. - Kala (2007)
Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica (2000)
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake (2011)
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky (2007)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell (2003)


To participate in the final rankings, rank all 16 albums in order of preference. The highest-ranked song gets 16 points, the second-highest 15 and so on.

In the event of a tie, the first tiebreaker is the album's score in this round's initial ranking. The second tiebreaker is determined by giving one point to each album for being the highest-ranked album on each individual's final ranking this round. The third tiebreaker is the same as the second tiebreaker, except for using the initial rankings. If the tie still isn't resolved, there will be a head-to-head tiebreaker vote after the conclusion of all rankings in the project.

There will be three days of final rankings (to account for the holiday season).

This will be the final ranking vote of this project, though there will be a final tiebreaking vote for songs that ended the final rankings in a tie.


Final rankings will end at 10 PM Central on Thursday the 29th.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 12/26/2016 @ 23:44pm


Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch The Throne (2011) - 16
Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball (2012) - 15
Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica (2000) - 14
Beck - Sea Change (2002) - 13
Jack White - Blunderbuss (2012) - 12
LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (2005) - 11
M.I.A. - Kala (2007) - 10
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002) - 9
Haim - Days Are Gone (2013) - 8
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012) - 7
Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001) - 6
Kanye West - Graduation (2007) - 5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell (2003) - 4
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky (2007) - 3
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake (2011) - 2
D'Angelo - Voodoo (2000) - 1

Posted by Darren on Monday, 12/26/2016 @ 23:47pm


1. Haim - Days Are Gone (2013) 16 pts
2. M.I.A. - Kala (2007)
3. LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (2005)
4. Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012)
5. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell (2003)
6. Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001)
7. D'Angelo - Voodoo (2000)
8. Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002)
9. Kanye West - Graduation (2007)
10. Beck - Sea Change (2002)
11. Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball (2012)
12. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky (2007)
13. Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica (2000)
14. Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch The Throne (2011)
15. Jack White - Blunderbuss (2012)
16. PJ Harvey - Let England Shake (2011)

Posted by jtrichey on Monday, 12/26/2016 @ 23:58pm


Yeah, I'm not a big fan of this new format of separate pages of recent comments for the projects and other general stuff either. It's made me forgetful about the projects as well, in addition to the holiday season. Anyways, here's my rankings for the final portions of the 2000's round.

1. Jay-Z- The Blueprint (2001) (16 pts)
2. Kendick Lamar- Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City (2012) (15 pts)
3. Kanye West- Graduation (2007) (14 pts)
4. Beck- Sea Change (2002) (13 pts)
5. M.I.A.- Kala (2007) (12 pts)
6. Interpol- Turn on the Bright Lights (2002) (11 pts)
7. D'Angelo- Voodoo (2000) (10 pts)
8. Jay-Z and Kanye West- Watch the Throne (2011) (9 pts)
9. Modest Mouse- The Moon & Antarctica (2000) (8 pts)
10. Haim- Days Are Gone (2013) (7 pts)
11. Jack White- Blunderbuss (2012) (6 pts)
12. Bruce Springsteen- Wrecking Ball (2012) (5 pts)
13. LCD Soundsystem- LCD Soundsystem (2005) (4 pts)
14. PJ Harvey- Let England Shake (2011) (3 pts)
15. Yeah Yeah Yeah's- Fever to Tell (2003) (2 pts)
16. Wilco- Sky Blue Sky (2007) (1 pt)

Posted by Donnie on Tuesday, 12/27/2016 @ 01:43am


I've got to be honest- I don't know these albums well, and I've got a couple major projects coming up in my professional life that I need to prioritize now that Christmas is finished. So I will respectfully pass on this last round of votes--

but I am grateful, Darren, for all your work in this album project over the last year or so. And while we can quibble, I think it's a good, solid take on what albums mattered the most in the rock and roll era. We should have had a Beyonce album or two in the 2000s, but that's my only substantive gripe. Nice work, everyone!

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Tuesday, 12/27/2016 @ 10:30am


Jack White - Blunderbuss (2012) 16
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell (2003) 15
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002) 14
Haim - Days Are Gone (2013) 13
Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball (2012) 12
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky (2007) 11
Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica (2000) 10
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake (2011) 9
D'Angelo - Voodoo (2000) 8
Beck - Sea Change (2002) 7
LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (2005) 6
Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001) 5
Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch The Throne (2011) 4
Kanye West - Graduation (2007) 3
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012) 2
M.I.A.- Kala (2007) 1

Posted by Mike on Tuesday, 12/27/2016 @ 15:14pm


PJ Harvey - Let England Shake (2011)-16
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky (2007)-15
Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001)-14
Kanye West - Graduation (2007)-13
Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch The Throne (2011)-12
D'Angelo - Voodoo (2000)-11
Beck - Sea Change (2002)-10
LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (2005)-9
Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica (2000)-8
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012)-7
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002)-6
Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball (2012)-5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell (2003)-4
Haim - Days Are Gone (2013)-3
Jack White - Blunderbuss (2012)-2
M.I.A. - Kala (2007)-1

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 12/28/2016 @ 11:00am


Final Rankings are now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001) - 52
Beck - Sea Change (2002) - 50
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002) - 49
Haim - Days Are Gone (2013) - 47

Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch The Throne (2011) - 44 (43 Points in Initial Rankings)
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012) - 44 (41 Points in Initial Rankings)

LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (2005) - 44 (33 Points in Initial Rankings)
Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica (2000) - 44 (33 Points in Initial Rankings)

Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball (2012) - 43 (51 Points in Initial Rankings)
Kanye West - Graduation (2007) - 43 (38 Points in Initial Rankings)

D'Angelo - Voodoo (2000) - 40
M.I.A. - Kala (2007) - 39
Jack White - Blunderbuss (2012) - 38
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell (2003) - 37
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky (2007) - 35
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake (2011) - 31


Here are the updated rankings for each group:

Top 100 Overall

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
3. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
4. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
5. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
6. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
7. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
8. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
9. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
10. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
12. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
13. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
14. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
15. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
16. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
17. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
18. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
19. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
20. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
21. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
22. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
23. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
24. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
25. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
26. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
27. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
28. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
29. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
30. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
31. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
32. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
33. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
34. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
35. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
36. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
37. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
38. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
39. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
40. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
41. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
42. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
43. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
44. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
45. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
46. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
47. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
48. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
49. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
50. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
51. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
52. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
53. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
54. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
55. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
56. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
57. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
58. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
59. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
60. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
61. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
62. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
63. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
64. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
65. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
66. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
67. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
68. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
69. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
70. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
71. The Who - Tommy (1969)
72. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
73. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
74. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
75. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
76. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
77. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
78. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
79. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
80. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
81. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
82. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
83. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
84. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
85. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
86. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
87. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
88. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
89. Beck - Odelay (1996)
90. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
91. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
92. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
93. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
94. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
95. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
96. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
97. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
98. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
99. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
100. Adele - 21 (2011)


Pre-1970

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
3. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
4. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
5. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
6. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
8. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
9. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
10. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
11. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
12. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
13. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
14. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
15. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
16. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
17. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
18. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
19. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
20. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
21. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
22. The Who - Tommy (1969)
23. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
24. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
25. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
26. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
27. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
28. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
29. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
30. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962)
31. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (1969)
32. The Doors - Strange Days (1967)
33. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
34. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
35. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)
36. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (1968)
37. Love - Forever Changes (1967)
38. Bob Dylan - The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964)
39. Santana - Santana (1969)
40. The Kinks - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968)
41. The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out! (1966)
42. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
43. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night [UK] (1964)
44. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends (1968)
45. The Beatles - Help! [UK] (1965)
46. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis (1969)
47 (tie). Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills (1968)
47 (tie). Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)
49. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys (1969)
50. The Doors - Waiting For The Sun (1968)
51. The Stooges - The Stooges (1969)
52. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (1969)
53. Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965)
54. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (1958)
55. The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace Of Sin (1969)
56. Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966)
57. Etta James - At Last! (1961)
58. Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968)
59. Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)
60. Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
61. Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959)
62. Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)
63. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967)
64. The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967)
65. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
66. The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963)
67. The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965)
68. Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)
69. The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)
70. Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)
71. Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)
72. Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)
73. Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)
74. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
75. The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)
76. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)
77. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)
78. Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)
79. Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)
80. Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)
81. The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
82. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967)
83. Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969)
84. Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962)
85. The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963)
86. The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)
87. The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966)
88. John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)
89. Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)
90. The Band - The Band (1969)
91. Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967)
92. The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)
93. Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)
94. Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)
95. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966)
96. The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964)
97. Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)
98. Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959)
99. Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)
100. Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)
101. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)


1970s

1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
2. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
3. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
4. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
5. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
6. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
7. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
8. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
9. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
10. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
11. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
12. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
13. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
14. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
15. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
16. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
17. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
18. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
19. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
20. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
21. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
22. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
23. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
24. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
25. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
26. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
27. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
28. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
29. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
30. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
31. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
32. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
33. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
34. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
35. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
36. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
37. Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
38. Boston - Boston (1976)
39. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
40. Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
41. Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
42. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
43. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
44. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
45. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
46. Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
47. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
48. The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)
49. AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
50. John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
51. The Cars - The Cars (1978)
52. Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
53. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
54. The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
55. Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
56. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
57. Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
58. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
59. Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
60. Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
61. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
62. The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
63. Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)
64. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
65. Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)
66. Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977)
67. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
68. Santana - Abraxas (1970)
69. New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
70. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
71. Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
72. Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)
73. Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
74. The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
75. The Eagles - Eagles (1972)
76. The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)
77. Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)
78. Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
79. Rush - 2112 (1976)
80. Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
81. Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
82. Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970)
83. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)
84. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
85. Yes - The Yes Album (1971)
86. Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)
87. Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)
88. Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)
89. The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972)
90. The Cars - Candy-O (1979)
91. The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
92. Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)
93. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)
94. Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)
95. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)
96. Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)
97. Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)
98. Yes - Fragile (1971)
99. David Bowie - Low (1977)
100. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)


1980s

1. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
2. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
3. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
4. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
5. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
6. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
7. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
8. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
9. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
10. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
11. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
12. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
13. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
14. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
15. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
16. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
17. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)
18. R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)
19. Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
20. The Police - Synchronicity (1983)
21. The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)
22. Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
23. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
24. David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983)
25. Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
26. Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
27. Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
28. Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)
29. Van Halen - 1984 (1984)
30. The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)
31. Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
32. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
33. Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)
34. The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)
35. Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
36. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
37. Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
38. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)
39. The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
40. Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)
41. Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
42. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)
43. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
44. Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)
45. U2 - War (1983)
46. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
47. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)
48. Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
49. Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)
50. Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)
51. X - Los Angeles (1980)
52. Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
53. The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)
54. Foreigner - 4 (1981)
55. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
56. The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984)
57. R.E.M. - Green (1988)
58. The Replacements - Tim (1985)
59. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
60. Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
61. The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)
62. INXS - Kick (1987)
63. Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
64. Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)
65. Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)
66. Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
67. John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
68. The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)
69. Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)
70. Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)
71. Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
72. Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)
73. The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
74. John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)
75. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
76. Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
77. New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
78. Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
79. Yes - 90125 (1983)
80. Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)
81. Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
82. Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)
83. The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
84. ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)
85. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)
86. Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)
87. Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
88. Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)
89. Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)
90. Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)
91. Eurythmics - Touch (1984)
92. Joy Division - Closer (1980)
93. Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989)
94. Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980)
95. Janet Jackson - Control (1986)
96. Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986)
97. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
98. REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980)
99. Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)
100. Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
101. George Michael - Faith (1987)


1990s

1. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
2. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
3. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
4. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
5. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
6. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
7. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
8. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
10. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
11. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
12. Beck - Odelay (1996)
13. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
14. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
15. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
16. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
17. Nirvana - In Utero (1993)
18. Radiohead - The Bends (1995)
19. Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)
20. Blur - Parklife (1994)
21. Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992)
22. R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991)
23. Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990)
24. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)
25. Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994)
26. Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)
27. Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)
28. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991)
29. Depeche Mode - Violator (1990)
30. Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997)
31. Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994)
32. Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993)
33. Tool - Aenima (1996)
34. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)
35. Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994)
36. The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990)
37. Moby - Play (1999)
38. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991)
39. Hole - Live Through This (1994)
40. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
41. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)
42. Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)
43. Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)
44. Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991)
45. Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992)
46. Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
47. Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993)
48. No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995)
49. TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994)
50. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996)
51. Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999)
52. Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994)
53. Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999)
54. Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)
55. Nas - Illmatic (1994)
56. PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995)
57. Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994)
58. Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind (1997)
59. Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)
60. Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994)
61. Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991)
62. Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994)
63. 2pac - All Eyez on Me (1996)
64. Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992)
65. Pulp - Different Class (1995)
66. Whitney Houston and Various - The Bodyguard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992)
67. Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994)
68. Tool - Undertow (1993)
69. Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992)
70. The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)
71. 2pac - Me Against The World (1995)
72. Live - Throwing Copper (1994)
73. Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)
74. Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994)
75. Sonic Youth - Goo (1990)
76. Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
77. Sublime - Sublime (1996)
78. Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994)
79. Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
80. Weezer - Pinkerton (1996)
81. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993)
82. The Fugees - The Score (1996)
83. Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)
84. Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998)
85. Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990)
86. Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
87. Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)
88. Pixies - Bossanova (1990)
89. Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996)
90. Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)
91. Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)
92. Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996)
93. Green Day - Insomniac (1995)
94. Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)
95. Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992)
96. Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (1994)
97. Garbage - Garbage (1995)
98. A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)
99. Daft Punk - Homework (1997)
100. Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996)


2000-2015

1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
3. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
4. Adele - 21 (2011)
5. The White Stripes - Elephant (2003)
6. Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002)
7. Radiohead - Kid A (2000)
8. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007)
9. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004)
10. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
11. Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (2008)
12. OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003)
13. The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004)
14. Outkast - Stankonia (2000)
15. Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014)
16. Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013)
17. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)
18. U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000)
19. Muse - Black Holes And Revelations (2006)
20. The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001)
21. Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003)
22. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006)
23. St. Vincent - St. Vincent (2014)
24. Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004)
25. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010)
26. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015)
27. Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)
28. Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf (2002)
29. The Strokes - Is This It? (2001)
30. Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2002)
31. The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)
32. Mumford And Sons - Sigh No More (2009)
33. Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004)
34. Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
35. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008)
36. Coldplay - Parachutes (2000)
37. Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)
38. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)
39. Kanye West - Late Registration (2005)
40. Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (2006)
41. Tool - Lateralus (2001)
42. System Of A Down - Toxicity (2001)
43. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium (2006)
44. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009)
45. David Bowie - The Next Day (2013)
46. Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady (2013)
47. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012)
48. The White Stripes - Icky Thump (2007)
49. Coldplay - X&Y (2005)
50. Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork (2013)
51. PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Story From The Sea (2000)
52. Mumford & Sons - Babel (2012)
53. Daft Punk - Discovery (2001)
54. Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013)
55. The National - High Violet (2010)
56. The Black Keys - Brothers (2010)
57. Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)
58. LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007)
59 (tie). Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000)
59 (tie). U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004)
61. The Black Keys - Attack And Release (2008)
62. Wilco - A Ghost is Born (2004)
63. Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001)
64. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (2007)
65. Arctic Monkeys - AM (2013)
66. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not (2006)
67. Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials (2011)
68. Adele - 25 (2015)
69. Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience (2013)
70. Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (2000)
71. Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (2010)
72. Gorillaz - Demon Days (2005)
73. Eminem - The Eminem Show (2002)
74. Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007)
75. Spoon - Gimme Fiction (2005)
76. Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better (2005)
77. Death Cab For Cutie - Plans (2005)
78. Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (2011)
79. Mastodon - Leviathan (2004)
80. Kanye West - Yeezus (2013)
81. TV On The Radio - Dear Science (2008)
82. Florence & The Machine - Lungs (2009)
83. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (2008)
84. Adele - 19 (2008)
85. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008)
86. Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001)
87. Beck - Sea Change (2002)
88. Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002)
89. Haim - Days Are Gone (2013)
90. Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch The Throne (2011)
91. Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012)
92 (tie). LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (2005)
92 (tie). Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica (2000)
94. Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball (2012)
95. Kanye West - Graduation (2007)
96. D'Angelo - Voodoo (2000)
97. M.I.A. - Kala (2007)
98. Jack White - Blunderbuss (2012)
99. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell (2003)
100. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky (2007)
101. PJ Harvey - Let England Shake (2011)

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 12/29/2016 @ 23:41pm


There are three rankings that ended as a tie and will need to be resolved in a tiebreaker vote.

Each tie involves two albums, so for each of these tiebreaker votes, select one of the two albums. In the event of a tie vote, the last vote cast will be disqualified to break the tie.

Here are the tiebreakers to be voted on:

Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills (1968)
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)

Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000)
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004)

LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (2005)
Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica (2000)


There will be three days of tiebreaker voting.

Tiebreaker voting (and the Album Ranking Project) will end at 10 PM Central on Sunday the 1st.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 12/29/2016 @ 23:41pm


Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004)
Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica (2000)

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 12/29/2016 @ 23:42pm



Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)

Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000)


LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (2005)

Posted by jtrichey on Thursday, 12/29/2016 @ 23:46pm


Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)
Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000)
Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica (2000)

Posted by Mike on Friday, 12/30/2016 @ 08:44am


Tie Breaker

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004)
Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica (2000)

Posted by Tom H. on Sunday, 01/1/2017 @ 10:28am


Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills (1968)

U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004)

LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (2005)

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Sunday, 01/1/2017 @ 14:26pm


Tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969) - 4
Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills (1968) - 1

U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004) - 3
Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000) - 2

Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica (2000) - 3
LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (2005) - 2


Here are the final rankings:

Top 100 Overall

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
3. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
4. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
5. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
6. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
7. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
8. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
9. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
10. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
12. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
13. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
14. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
15. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
16. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
17. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
18. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
19. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
20. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
21. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
22. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
23. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
24. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
25. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
26. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
27. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
28. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
29. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
30. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
31. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
32. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
33. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
34. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
35. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
36. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
37. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
38. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
39. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
40. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
41. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
42. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
43. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
44. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
45. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
46. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
47. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
48. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
49. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
50. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
51. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
52. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
53. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
54. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
55. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
56. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
57. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
58. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
59. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
60. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
61. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
62. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
63. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
64. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
65. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
66. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
67. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
68. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
69. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
70. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
71. The Who - Tommy (1969)
72. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
73. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
74. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
75. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
76. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
77. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
78. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
79. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
80. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
81. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
82. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
83. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
84. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
85. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
86. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
87. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
88. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
89. Beck - Odelay (1996)
90. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
91. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
92. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
93. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
94. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
95. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
96. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
97. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
98. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
99. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
100. Adele - 21 (2011)


Pre-1970

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
3. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
4. The Beatles - Revolver [UK] (1966)
5. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
6. The Beatles - Rubber Soul [UK] (1965)
7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
8. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
9. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)
10. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
11. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
12. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967)
13. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
14. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
15. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
16. Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)
17. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
18. James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
19. The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)
20. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
21. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
22. The Who - Tommy (1969)
23. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle (1968)
24. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
25. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
26. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
27. Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
28. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)
29. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
30. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962)
31. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (1969)
32. The Doors - Strange Days (1967)
33. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
34. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
35. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)
36. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (1968)
37. Love - Forever Changes (1967)
38. Bob Dylan - The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964)
39. Santana - Santana (1969)
40. The Kinks - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968)
41. The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out! (1966)
42. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
43. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night [UK] (1964)
44. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends (1968)
45. The Beatles - Help! [UK] (1965)
46. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis (1969)
47. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)
48. Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills (1968)
49. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys (1969)
50. The Doors - Waiting For The Sun (1968)
51. The Stooges - The Stooges (1969)
52. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (1969)
53. Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965)
54. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (1958)
55. The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace Of Sin (1969)
56. Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme (1966)
57. Etta James - At Last! (1961)
58. Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul (1968)
59. Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960)
60. Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
61. Chuck Berry - Is On Top (1959)
62. Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)
63. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967)
64. The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967)
65. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
66. The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963)
67. The Who - My Generation [UK] (1965)
68. Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)
69. The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)
70. Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)
71. Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)
72. Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967)
73. Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)
74. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
75. The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (1967)
76. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)
77. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)
78. Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967)
79. Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)
80. Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)
81. The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
82. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967)
83. Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - Hot Rats (1969)
84. Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962)
85. The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963)
86. The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969)
87. The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966)
88. John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)
89. Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)
90. The Band - The Band (1969)
91. Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967)
92. The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)
93. Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)
94. Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)
95. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966)
96. The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (1964)
97. Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)
98. Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959)
99. Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)
100. Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)
101. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)


1970s

1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
2. Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
3. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
4. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
5. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
6. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
7. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
8. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
9. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
10. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
11. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
12. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)
13. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
14. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
15. Ramones - Ramones (1976)
16. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
17. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
18. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
19. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
20. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
21. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
22. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
23. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
24. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
25. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
26. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
27. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)
28. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
29. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
30. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
31. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
32. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
33. Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
34. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
35. Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
36. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
37. Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
38. Boston - Boston (1976)
39. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
40. Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
41. Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
42. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
43. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
44. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
45. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
46. Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
47. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
48. The Clash - The Clash [US] (1977)
49. AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979)
50. John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
51. The Cars - The Cars (1978)
52. Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978)
53. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
54. The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)
55. Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
56. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
57. Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
58. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
59. Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
60. Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
61. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
62. The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
63. Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)
64. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)
65. Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971)
66. Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977)
67. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
68. Santana - Abraxas (1970)
69. New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
70. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
71. Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
72. Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)
73. Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
74. The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
75. The Eagles - Eagles (1972)
76. The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)
77. Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978)
78. Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
79. Rush - 2112 (1976)
80. Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
81. Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)
82. Chicago - Chicago (II) (1970)
83. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)
84. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)
85. Yes - The Yes Album (1971)
86. Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)
87. Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)
88. Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)
89. The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (1972)
90. The Cars - Candy-O (1979)
91. The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
92. Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)
93. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)
94. Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)
95. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)
96. Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)
97. Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports (1978)
98. Yes - Fragile (1971)
99. David Bowie - Low (1977)
100. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)


1980s

1. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
2. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
3. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
4. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
5. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
6. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
7. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
8. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
9. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
10. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
11. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
12. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
13. R.E.M. - Document (1987)
14. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
15. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
16. Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
17. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)
18. R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)
19. Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
20. The Police - Synchronicity (1983)
21. The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)
22. Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
23. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
24. David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983)
25. Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
26. Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
27. Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
28. Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)
29. Van Halen - 1984 (1984)
30. The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)
31. Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
32. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
33. Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)
34. The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)
35. Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
36. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
37. Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
38. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)
39. The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
40. Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)
41. Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
42. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)
43. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
44. Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)
45. U2 - War (1983)
46. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
47. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)
48. Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
49. Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)
50. Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)
51. X - Los Angeles (1980)
52. Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
53. The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)
54. Foreigner - 4 (1981)
55. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983)
56. The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984)
57. R.E.M. - Green (1988)
58. The Replacements - Tim (1985)
59. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
60. Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
61. The Clash - Sandinista! (1980)
62. INXS - Kick (1987)
63. Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
64. Roxy Music - Avalon (1981)
65. Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989)
66. Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
67. John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
68. The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)
69. Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)
70. Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)
71. Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
72. Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)
73. The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
74. John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)
75. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
76. Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
77. New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
78. Echo & the Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
79. Yes - 90125 (1983)
80. Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)
81. Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
82. Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)
83. The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
84. ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)
85. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)
86. Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980)
87. Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
88. Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)
89. Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)
90. Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)
91. Eurythmics - Touch (1984)
92. Joy Division - Closer (1980)
93. Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989)
94. Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt) (1980)
95. Janet Jackson - Control (1986)
96. Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986)
97. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
98. REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980)
99. Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)
100. Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
101. George Michael - Faith (1987)


1990s

1. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
2. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
3. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
4. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
5. U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
6. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
7. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
8. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
10. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
11. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
12. Beck - Odelay (1996)
13. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
14. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
15. Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)
16. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
17. Nirvana - In Utero (1993)
18. Radiohead - The Bends (1995)
19. Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)
20. Blur - Parklife (1994)
21. Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992)
22. R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991)
23. Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990)
24. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)
25. Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994)
26. Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)
27. Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)
28. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991)
29. Depeche Mode - Violator (1990)
30. Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997)
31. Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994)
32. Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993)
33. Tool - Aenima (1996)
34. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)
35. Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994)
36. The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990)
37. Moby - Play (1999)
38. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991)
39. Hole - Live Through This (1994)
40. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
41. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)
42. Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)
43. Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)
44. Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991)
45. Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992)
46. Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
47. Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club (1993)
48. No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995)
49. TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994)
50. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads (1996)
51. Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999)
52. Tom Petty - Wildflowers (1994)
53. Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999)
54. Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)
55. Nas - Illmatic (1994)
56. PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (1995)
57. Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994)
58. Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind (1997)
59. Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)
60. Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994)
61. Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991)
62. Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994)
63. 2pac - All Eyez on Me (1996)
64. Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992)
65. Pulp - Different Class (1995)
66. Whitney Houston and Various - The Bodyguard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992)
67. Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994)
68. Tool - Undertow (1993)
69. Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992)
70. The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)
71. 2pac - Me Against The World (1995)
72. Live - Throwing Copper (1994)
73. Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)
74. Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994)
75. Sonic Youth - Goo (1990)
76. Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
77. Sublime - Sublime (1996)
78. Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994)
79. Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
80. Weezer - Pinkerton (1996)
81. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993)
82. The Fugees - The Score (1996)
83. Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)
84. Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998)
85. Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990)
86. Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
87. Tori Amos - Under The Pink (1994)
88. Pixies - Bossanova (1990)
89. Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996)
90. Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)
91. Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992)
92. Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996)
93. Green Day - Insomniac (1995)
94. Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992)
95. Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992)
96. Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (1994)
97. Garbage - Garbage (1995)
98. A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)
99. Daft Punk - Homework (1997)
100. Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996)


2000-2015

1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
3. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
4. Adele - 21 (2011)
5. The White Stripes - Elephant (2003)
6. Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002)
7. Radiohead - Kid A (2000)
8. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007)
9. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004)
10. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
11. Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (2008)
12. OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003)
13. The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004)
14. Outkast - Stankonia (2000)
15. Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014)
16. Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013)
17. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)
18. U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000)
19. Muse - Black Holes And Revelations (2006)
20. The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001)
21. Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003)
22. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006)
23. St. Vincent - St. Vincent (2014)
24. Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004)
25. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010)
26. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015)
27. Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)
28. Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf (2002)
29. The Strokes - Is This It? (2001)
30. Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2002)
31. The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)
32. Mumford And Sons - Sigh No More (2009)
33. Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004)
34. Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
35. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008)
36. Coldplay - Parachutes (2000)
37. Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)
38. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)
39. Kanye West - Late Registration (2005)
40. Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (2006)
41. Tool - Lateralus (2001)
42. System Of A Down - Toxicity (2001)
43. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium (2006)
44. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009)
45. David Bowie - The Next Day (2013)
46. Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady (2013)
47. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012)
48. The White Stripes - Icky Thump (2007)
49. Coldplay - X&Y (2005)
50. Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork (2013)
51. PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Story From The Sea (2000)
52. Mumford & Sons - Babel (2012)
53. Daft Punk - Discovery (2001)
54. Lorde - Pure Heroine (2013)
55. The National - High Violet (2010)
56. The Black Keys - Brothers (2010)
57. Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)
58. LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007)
59. U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004)
60. Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000)
61. The Black Keys - Attack And Release (2008)
62. Wilco - A Ghost is Born (2004)
63. Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001)
64. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (2007)
65. Arctic Monkeys - AM (2013)
66. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not (2006)
67. Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials (2011)
68. Adele - 25 (2015)
69. Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience (2013)
70. Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (2000)
71. Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (2010)
72. Gorillaz - Demon Days (2005)
73. Eminem - The Eminem Show (2002)
74. Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007)
75. Spoon - Gimme Fiction (2005)
76. Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better (2005)
77. Death Cab For Cutie - Plans (2005)
78. Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (2011)
79. Mastodon - Leviathan (2004)
80. Kanye West - Yeezus (2013)
81. TV On The Radio - Dear Science (2008)
82. Florence & The Machine - Lungs (2009)
83. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (2008)
84. Adele - 19 (2008)
85. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008)
86. Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001)
87. Beck - Sea Change (2002)
88. Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002)
89. Haim - Days Are Gone (2013)
90. Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch The Throne (2011)
91. Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012)
92. Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica (2000)
93. LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (2005)
94. Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball (2012)
95. Kanye West - Graduation (2007)
96. D'Angelo - Voodoo (2000)
97. M.I.A. - Kala (2007)
98. Jack White - Blunderbuss (2012)
99. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell (2003)
100. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky (2007)
101. PJ Harvey - Let England Shake (2011)


The Album Ranking Project is now completed. Thanks to everyone who participated!

Posted by Darren on Monday, 01/2/2017 @ 13:38pm


Great job, Darren! Having ineptly subbed for you for a week during the Song Project, I know how much time this and how much care this can take- I very much appreciate it.

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Tuesday, 01/3/2017 @ 19:19pm


Hey guys, so it looks like the newer Rock Rankings were never implemented on this page at all? If somebody could relist them all again, that would be absolutely wonderful. I'm currently working on some stuff with the site owner and would like to get this resolved. So if someone can repost all of the new rankings (as I know they were all posted together months back), that would be great.

I'll also try and get him to implement a new page with the albums/song rankings list, etc.

We just need to have a moratorium on doing these re-rankings all the time especially because they take months to accomplish. I think it should be at least three years from when they're posted before everyone begins to re-do the entire process. This site gets way too cluttered with all of the constant project rankings going on around here, nor do I feel that the consensus on, say, The Clash really changes all that much year-to-year rather that the results of these rankings fluctuates more based on who happens to be voting.

But the bigger reason to start having much longer breaks in between is because the stuff isn't even being implemented on here at the moment although that's mostly a communications issue happening. I'm going to make sure a lot of your hard work ends up on the site here (and mine too given what I've participated in in the past) and that's what is most important.

Posted by Casper on Friday, 01/13/2017 @ 01:49am


Casper: Although the site has format issues due to its archiving, if you have any future problems like this, try the Internet Wayback Machine. I pulled the results from there (it also has the Song Rankings for when needed).

POST 1:

Here's the 2014 re-rankings only (not the combined totals):

1. The Beatles
2. The Rolling Stones
3. Bob Dylan
4. Elvis Presley
5. Chuck Berry
6. Led Zeppelin
7. The Who
8. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
9. James Brown and the Famous Flames
10. The Beach Boys
11. Aretha Franklin
12. Stevie Wonder
13. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
14. Ray Charles
15. Michael Jackson
16. Nirvana
17. Buddy Holly and the Crickets
18. Marvin Gaye
19. Johnny Cash
20. David Bowie
21. U2
22. Pink Floyd
23. Queen
24. The Clash
25. The Doors
26. Black Sabbath
27. Little Richard
28. Prince
29. Bob Marley & The Wailers
30. Elton John
31. Neil Young
32. Metallica
33. R.E.M.
34. The Velvet Underground
35. Public Enemy
36. Simon & Garfunkel
37. Ramones
38. Creedence Clearwater Revival
39. Fats Domino
40. Madonna
41. Sam Cooke
42. Otis Redding
43. The Kinks
44. Sly & The Family Stone
45. The Supremes
46. The Temptations
47. The Everly Brothers
48. Talking Heads
49. Bo Diddley
50. Kraftwerk
51. John Lennon
52. Joni Mitchell
53. Radiohead
54. The Allman Brothers Band
55. The Miracles with Smokey Robinson
56. Van Morrison
57. Eagles
58. Pearl Jam
59. Roy Orbison
60. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
61. Fleetwood Mac
62. Jerry Lee Lewis
63. The Byrds
64. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
65. The Police
66. Aerosmith
67. Guns N' Roses
68. Cream
69. The Grateful Dead
70. AC/DC
71. Billy Joel
72. The Band
73. B.B. King
74. Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company
75. Al Green
76. Run-D.M.C.
77. The Bee Gees
78. Paul McCartney & Wings
79. Parliament-Funkadelic
80. The Drifters
81. The Four Seasons
82. Elvis Costello & The Attractions
83. Van Halen
84. The Stooges
85. Genesis
86. Beastie Boys
87. Santana
88. Steely Dan
89. Eric Clapton
90. Jackie Wilson
91. Lynyrd Skynyrd
92. The Four Tops
93. The Cure
94. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
95. Bill Haley & His Comets
96. Outkast
97. Rush
98. Deep Purple
99. Red Hot Chili Peppers
100. Ike & Tina Turner
101. ABBA
102. Eminem
103. Peter Gabriel
104. Earth, Wind & Fire
105. The Smiths
106. Nine Inch Nails
107. Alice Cooper
108. Sex Pistols
109. Curtis Mayfield
110. Blondie
111. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
112. Carl Perkins
113. Jefferson Airplane
114. Joy Division
115. James Taylor
116. Wilson Pickett
117. Etta James
118. The Moody Blues
119. Iron Maiden
120. Roxy Music
121. Paul Simon
122. Pixies
123. Depeche Mode
124. Donna Summer
125. Janet Jackson
126. Smashing Pumpkins
127. The Jackson Five
128. Dusty Springfield
129. Coldplay
130. White Stripes
131. N.W.A.
132. Jay-Z
133. Judas Priest
134. Yes
135. Green Day
136. KISS
137. 2pac
138. King Crimson
139. T. Rex
140. Daft Punk
141. The Shirelles
142. Beck
143. The Animals
144. Martha and the Vandellas
145. George Harrison
146. The Isley Brothers
147. Electric Light Orchestra
148. John Mellencamp
149. Dion & The Belmonts
150. Patti Smith Group
151. Heart
152. Chicago
153. Rod Stewart
154. Sonic Youth
155. Duran Duran
156. Neil Diamond
157. Rage Against The Machine
158. The Cars
159. Arcade Fire
160. Chic
161. The Spinners
162. Whitney Houston
163. Oasis
164. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
165. Kanye West
166. Soundgarden
167. Jackson Browne
168. The Pretenders
169. Steve Miller Band
170. The Coasters
171. The Righteous Brothers
172. War
173. Foo Fighters
174. The Mamas & The Papas
175. Daryl Hall & John Oates
176. ZZ Top
177. Dire Straits
178. Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)
179. Gladys Knight & The Pips
180. Journey
181. The Yardbirds
182. The O'Jays
183. The Zombies
184. Eddie Cochran
185. The Replacements
186. LL Cool J
187. Jethro Tull
188. The Hollies
189. Linda Ronstadt
190. Bill Withers
191. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
192. Traffic
193. Weezer
194. Devo
195. The B-52's
196. Eurythmics
197. The Doobie Brothers
198. Jim Croce
199. Cheap Trick
200. Def Leppard
201. The Guess Who
202. Leonard Cohen
203. Sam and Dave
204. Tom Waits
205. Ricky Nelson
206. Bobby Darin
207. The Ronettes
208. The (Young) Rascals
209. The Platters
210. Peter, Paul & Mary
211. Link Wray
212. Donovan
213. MC5
214. Notorious B.I.G.
215. Gram Parsons
216. Ruth Brown
217. Kate Bush
218. Eric B. & Rakim
219. Big Star
220. Nick Drake
221. Lou Reed
222. The Dave Clark Five
223. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
224. Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
225. The Monkees
226. Isaac Hayes
227. Dick Dale
228. Randy Newman
229. The Impressions
230. Connie Francis
231. New Order
232. Afrika Bambaataa
233. Brenda Lee
234. Alice In Chains
235. Jan & Dean
236. Weird Al Yankovic
237. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
238. New York Dolls
239. Lovin' Spoonful
240. Clyde McPhatter
241. De La Soul
242. Motörhead
243. Wu-Tang Clan
244. Tool
245. Solomon Burke
246. Blur
247. The Staple Singers
248. The Jam
249. Black Flag
250. PJ Harvey
251. Hüsker Dü
252. Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
253. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
254. Duane Eddy
255. Bon Jovi
256. Ozzy Osbourne
257. Buffalo Springfield
258. Massive Attack
259. Siouxsie & The Banshees
260. Björk
261. Del Shannon
262. Ritchie Valens
263. The Dead Kennedys
264. The Carpenters
265. Wanda Jackson
266. The Marvelettes
267. Barry White
268. Fugazi
269. Bonnie Raitt
270. Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio
271. The Ventures
272. LCD Soundsystem
273. LaVern Baker
274. Jimmy Cliff
275. The Buzzcocks
276. Harry Nilsson
277. INXS
278. Television
279. Thin Lizzy
280. Steppenwolf
281. Slayer
282. Procol Harum
283. Jeff Beck
284. Warren Zevon
285. Jane's Addiction
286. Little Anthony & the Imperials
287. Love
288. Can
289. The Flamingos
290. Mary Wells
291. The Flaming Lips
292. Missy Elliott
293. Bad Company
294. Gene Pitney
295. Pavement
296. X
297. Tommy James and the Shondells
298. Belle & Sebastian
299. Lloyd Price
300. Stone Temple Pilots
301. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
302. Pantera
303. Faith No More
304. The Runaways
305. The Stone Roses
306. Suicide
307. Megadeth
308. The Offspring
309. Sparks
310. Scott Walker
311. XTC
312. My Bloody Valentine
313. Mötley Crüe
314. The Specials
315. Silver Apples

Posted by SotN on Friday, 01/13/2017 @ 14:41pm


POST 2:

Here's the combined rankings list:

1. The Beatles - 2
2. The Rolling Stones - 5
3. Elvis Presley - 6
4. Bob Dylan - 8
5. Chuck Berry - 9
6. Led Zeppelin - 14
7. James Brown and the Famous Flames - 16 (9th in 2014)
8. The Beach Boys - 16 (10th in 2014)
9. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 17
10. The Who - 21
11. Stevie Wonder - 25
12. Aretha Franklin - 26 (11th in 2014)
13. Ray Charles - 26 (14th in 2014)
14. Johnny Cash - 29
15. Michael Jackson - 31
16. Pink Floyd - 33
17. Buddy Holly and the Crickets - 34
18. Nirvana - 36
19. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 37
20. David Bowie - 38
21. U2 - 43 (21st in 2014)
22. The Clash - 43 (24th in 2014)
23. Marvin Gaye - 45
24. Queen - 49
25. Bob Marley & The Wailers - 50
26. The Doors - 55 (25th in 2014)
27. Black Sabbath - 55 (26th in 2014)
28. Little Richard - 58 (27th in 2014)
29. Elton John - 58 (30th in 2014)
30. The Velvet Underground - 59
31. Prince - 63
32. Neil Young - 64 (31st in 2014)
33. Sam Cooke - 64 (41st in 2014)
34. R.E.M. - 69
35. Ramones - 75 (37th in 2014)
36. Creedence Clearwater Revival - 75 (38th in 2014)
37. Metallica - 76 (32nd in 2014)
38. Public Enemy - 76 (35th in 2014)
39. The Kinks - 77
40. Simon & Garfunkel - 84 (36th in 2014)
41. The Supremes - 84 (45th in 2014)
42. Radiohead - 85
43. The Temptations - 88
44. Otis Redding - 89
45. Kraftwerk - 90
46. Fats Domino - 92
47. John Lennon - 94
48. Sly & The Family Stone - 96
49. Bo Diddley - 99
50. Madonna - 101
51. Talking Heads - 103 (48th in 2014)
52. Pearl Jam - 103 (58th in 2014)
53. Roy Orbison - 108 (59th in 2014)
54. Jerry Lee Lewis - 108 (62nd in 2014)
55. The Miracles with Smokey Robinson - 112
56. Fleetwood Mac - 117
57. The Everly Brothers - 118
58. The Police - 119
59. The Byrds - 121
60. Aerosmith - 125
61. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 127 (60th in 2014)
62. Run-D.M.C. - 127 (76th in 2014)
63. Joni Mitchell - 129
64. Eagles - 133
65. The Allman Brothers Band - 134
66. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 137
67. The Band - 138 (72nd in 2014)
68. B.B. King - 138 (73rd in 2014)
69. Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company - 142
70. Van Morrison - 144 (56th in 2014)
71. The Drifters - 144 (80th in 2014)
72. Cream - 146
73. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 152
74. Jackie Wilson - 153
75. The Cure - 155
76. Guns N' Roses - 159 (67th in 2014)
77. The Bee Gees - 159 (77th in 2014)
78. Billy Joel - 161 (71st in 2014)
79. Al Green - 161 (75th in 2014)
80. AC/DC - 163
81. The Grateful Dead - 166
82. Van Halen - 167 (83rd in 2014)
83. The Stooges - 167 (84th in 2014)
84. Deep Purple - 167 (98th in 2014)
85. Joy Division - 174
86. Beastie Boys - 177
87. Paul McCartney & Wings - 180
88. Genesis - 181 (85th in 2014)
89. Santana - 181 (87th in 2014)
90. Steely Dan - 183
91. The Four Seasons - 184
92. Parliament-Funkadelic - 187
93. Eric Clapton - 188
94. Sex Pistols - 189
95. The Four Tops - 192 (92nd in 2014)
96. The Smiths - 192 (105th in 2014)
97. Jefferson Airplane - 192 (113th in 2014)
98. Roxy Music - 195
99. Ike & Tina Turner - 205
100. Pixies - 207
101. Bill Haley & His Comets - 210
102. Lynyrd Skynyrd - 211 (91st in 2014)
103. T. Rex - 211 (139th in 2014)
104. Red Hot Chili Peppers - 212
105. Eminem - 213
106. Smashing Pumpkins - 215
107. Nine Inch Nails - 216 (106th in 2014)
108. Blondie - 216 (110th in 2014)
109. Rush - 218
110. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - 222
111. Alice Cooper - 223
112. Peter Gabriel - 225 (103rd in 2014)
113. Paul Simon - 225 (121st in 2014)
114. ABBA - 227
115. Carl Perkins - 230 (112th in 2014)
116. Depeche Mode - 230 (123rd in 2014)
117. Etta James - 231
118. N.W.A. - 232
119. Earth, Wind & Fire - 236
120. The Animals - 241
121. Dusty Springfield - 245
122. Curtis Mayfield - 248
123. Outkast - 249
124. White Stripes - 253
125. Eddie Cochran - 258
126. The Moody Blues - 259
127. Green Day - 260
128. Rod Stewart - 265
129. Beck - 266 (142nd in 2014)
130. Electric Light Orchestra (147th in 2014)
131. Donna Summer - 267
132. James Taylor - 271 (115th in 2014)
133. Janet Jackson - 271 (125th in 2014)
134. Judas Priest - 271 (133rd in 2014)
135. Soundgarden - 275
136. The Jackson Five - 278
137. Yes - 281 (134th in 2014)
138. 2Pac - 281 (137th in 2014)
139. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 283 (111th in 2014)
140. King Crimson - 283 (138th in 2014)
141. Sonic Youth - 285
142. Iron Maiden - 286
143. The Cars - 287
144. KISS - 288
145. Duran Duran - 290
146. Martha and the Vandellas - 292
147. Rage Against The Machine - 293
148. Coldplay - 299
149. The Isley Brothers - 300
150. George Harrison - 303
151. Wilson Pickett - 315
152. Jay-Z - 316
153. Arcade Fire - 318
154. The Yardbirds - 323
155. ZZ Top - 325
156. Dion & The Belmonts - 330 (149th in 2014)
157. Kanye West - 330 (165th in 2014)
158. Oasis - 331
159. The Coasters - 332
160. Patti Smith Group - 335
161. Leonard Cohen - 336
162. Dire Straits - 338
163. Ricky Nelson - 342
164. Chicago - 343 (152nd in 2014)
165. The Zombies - 343 (183rd in 2014)
166. Foo Fighters - 344 (173rd in 2014)
167. Devo - 344 (194th in 2014)
168. The Shirelles - 350 (141st in 2014)
169. Kate Bush - 350 (217th in 2014)
170. Jethro Tull - 351
171. Daft Punk - 352
172. LL Cool J - 355
173. Chic - 357
174. Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) - 358
175. The Spinners - 359
176. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - 360
177. Heart - 362
178. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - 364 (191st in 2014)
179. Jim Croce - 364 (198th in 2014)
180. The Mamas & The Papas - 366
181. The Replacements - 368 (185th in 2014)
182. MC5 - 368 (213th in 2014)
183. Weezer - 370
184. The Pretenders - 371 (168th in 2014)
185. New Order - 371 (231st in 2014)
186. Blur - 373
187. The Righteous Brothers - 375
188. John Mellencamp - 376
189. War - 378 (172nd in 2014)
190. The Jam - 378 (248th in 2014)
191. Jackson Browne - 380 (167th in 2014)
192. Gladys Knight & The Pips - 380 (179th in 2014)
193. Bill Withers - 380 (190th in 2014)
194. Sam and Dave - 382
195. Alice In Chains - 391
196. Whitney Houston - 392 (162nd in 2014)
197. The Doobie Brothers - 392 (197th in 2014)
198. Cheap Trick - 393
199. Big Star - 394
200. Daryl Hall & John Oates - 395
201. Bobby Darin - 396
202. Gram Parsons - 397
203. The Guess Who - 402
204. Tom Waits - 406
205. The Hollies - 407 (188th in 2014)
206. Def Leppard - 407 (200th in 2014)
207. Traffic - 408
208. Eurythmics - 410
209. The B-52's - 412 (195th in 2014)
210. The Monkees - 412 (225th in 2014)
211. Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps - 413 (224th in 2014)
212. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - 413 (237th in 2014)
213. Dick Dale - 415
214. Link Wray - 416 (211th in 2014)
215. New York Dolls - 416 (238th in 2014)
216. Motörhead - 416 (242nd in 2014)
217. Björk - 419
218. Journey - 420 (180th in 2014)
219. Donovan - 420 (212th in 2014)
220. Steve Miller Band - 425
221. Neil Diamond - 427
222. Notorious B.I.G. - 429
223. Tool - 430
224. The Ronettes - 431 (207th in 2014)
225. Peter, Paul & Mary - 431 (210th in 2014)
226. Lou Reed - 442
227. The Platters - 444
228. The O'Jays - 447
229. Randy Newman - 450
230. Can - 451
231. Massive Attack - 458
232. Isaac Hayes - 462
233. Nick Drake - 471
234. The Staple Singers - 472
235. Sparks - 474
236. Afrika Bambaataa - 475
237. Duane Eddy - 477
238. The Dave Clark Five - 479
239. Love - 480
240. The Ventures - 481
241. The (Young) Rascals - 482 (208th in 2014)
242. De La Soul - 482 (241st in 2014)
243. The Impressions - 488 (229th in 2014)
244. Weird Al Yankovic - 488
245. Linda Ronstadt - 489
246. Jan & Dean - 490 (235th in 2014)
247. Black Flag - 491
248. Ruth Brown - 492 (216th in 2014)
249. Solomon Burke - 492 (245th in 2014)
250. Eric B. & Rakim - 493
251. Brenda Lee - 496
252. Clyde McPhatter - 500 (240th in 2014)
253. PJ Harvey - 500 (250th in 2014)
254. Television - 504
255. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - 505 (223rd in 2014)
256. Jimmy Cliff - 505 (274th in 2014)
257. Lovin' Spoonful - 507
258. Bon Jovi - 509
259. Wanda Jackson - 510 (265th in 2014)
260. Slayer - 510 (281st in 2014)
261. INXS - 511
262. Ozzy Osbourne - 512
263. The Carpenters - 513 (264th in 2014)
264. Pavement - 513 (295th in 2014)
265. The Buzzcocks - 514 (275th in 2014)
266. Harry Nilsson - 514 (276th in 2014)
267. Connie Francis - 515 (230th in 2014)
268. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 515 (253rd in 2014)
269. Bonnie Raitt - 515 (269th in 2014)
270. Siouxsie & The Banshees - 518 (259th in 2014)
271. Jane's Addiction - 518 (285th in 2014)
272. Thin Lizzy - 520
273. Wu-Tang Clan - 521 (243rd in 2014)
274. The Dead Kennedys - 521 (263rd in 2014)
275. Buffalo Springfield - 523 (257th in 2014)
276, Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio - 523 (270th in 2014)
277. Hüsker Dü - 524 (251st in 2014)
278. Steppenwolf - 524 (280th in 2014)
279. Procol Harum - 530
280. Ritchie Valens - 532 (262nd in 2014)
281. Stone Temple Pilots - 532 (300th in 2014)
282. The Stone Roses - 532 (305th in 2014)
283. Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - 533 (252nd in 2014)
284. Del Shannon - 533 (261st in 2014)
285. Fugazi - 536
286. The Marvelettes - 543
287. LCD Soundsystem - 544 (272nd in 2014)
288. Megadeth - 544 (307th in 2014)
289. Warren Zevon - 551
290. Barry White - 557 (267th in 2014)
291. X - 557 (296th in 2014)
292. The Flaming Lips - 560
293. LaVern Baker - 562 (273rd in 2014)
294. Jeff Beck - 562 (283rd in 2014)
295. Belle & Sebastian - 562 (298th in 2014)
296. My Bloody Valentine - 562 (312th in 2014)
297. Little Anthony & the Imperials - 577 (286th in 2014)
298. Gene Pitney - 577 (294th in 2014)
299. Mary Wells - 583 (290th in 2014)
300. Faith No More - 583 (303rd in 2014)
301. Missy Elliott - 584
302. The Flamingos - 585 (289th in 2014)
303. Lloyd Price - 585 (299th in 2014)
304. Pantera - 589
305. Bad Company - 592
306. Scott Walker - 594
307. Tommy James and the Shondells - 598
308. The Runaways - 599
309. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - 602 (301st in 2014)
310. The Specials - 602 (314th in 2014)
311. XTC - 605
312. Mötley Crüe - 611
313. Suicide - 612 (306th in 2014)
314. Silver Apples - 612 (315th in 2014)
315. The Offspring - 616

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Here's the list from non-inductees at the time (I put asterisks next to any act who was inducted since this was made):

316. Muddy Waters
*317. Mariah Carey
*318. Carole King
*319. Three Dog Night
320. Supertramp
321. Patsy Cline
*322. Pat Benatar
*323. Dave Matthews Band
324. Booker T & The MGs
325. Willie Nelson
326. Tina Turner
327. Billy Idol / Generation X
*328. Beyonce
329. Alanis Morissette
330. Foreigner
331. Phil Collins
332. Queens of the Stone Age
333. Lenny Kravitz
334. John Lee Hooker
335. The Commodores
*336. A Tribe Called Quest
337. No Doubt
338. Franz Ferdinand
339. The Killers
*340. The Chemical Brothers
341. Chubby Checker
342. Boston
343. Joe Cocker
344. Muse
345. Ben E. King
346. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
347. The Moonglows
348. The Dells
349. George Michael
350. Carly Simon
351. Huey Lewis And The News
352. TLC
353. Bobby Womack
354. Cyndi Lauper
355. Steve Winwood
356. Boyz II Men
357. The Black Keys
358. Brian Eno
359. Tears For Fears
360. Blue Oyster Cult
361. Dr. Dre
362. The Chi-Lites
363. The Jesus and Mary Chain
364. Albert King
365. Alicia Keys
366. The Go Go's
367. Todd Rundgren
368. The Roots
369. Moby
*370. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
371. The Shangri-La's
372. Fatboy Slim
*373. Wilco
374. The Fugees
375. Salt N Pepa
376. Dionne Warwick
377. Justin Timberlake
378. Kool And The Gang
379. Tori Amos
380. Mary J. Blige
381. Sheryl Crow
382. Sweet
383. Sting
384. Dr. John
385. John Denver
386. Lionel Ritchie
387. Fairport Convention
388. Pet Shop Boys
389. Usher
390. Grand Funk Railroad
391. Bachman-Turner Overdrive
392. Snoop Dogg
393. System of a Down
394. Rufus w/ Chaka Khan
395. Maroon 5
396. Gang Of Four
397. Badfinger
398. The Turtles
399. Amy Winehouse
400. Sublime
401. Small Faces/Faces
402. The Black Crowes
403. The Meters
404. Garbage
405. Diana Ross
406. Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
407. The Spencer Davis Group
408. Boy George / Culture Club
409. Phish
410. The Flying Burrito Brothers
411. Fiona Apple
412. Sleater-Kinney
413. Gorillaz
414. Cher
415. Little Feat
416. Freddie King
417. Joan Baez
418. Echo & The Bunnymen
419. Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes
420. The Clovers
421. Cliff Richard & The Shadows
422. America
*423. Bauhaus
424. Lesley Gore
425. Mahavishnu Orchestra
426. Blood, Sweat And Tears
427. Styx
428. Paul Revere and the Raiders
429. Herbie Hancock
430. Kansas
431. Violent Femmes
432. Ringo Starr
433. Herman's Hermits
434. Neil Sedaka
435. They Might Be Giants
436. The Alan Parsons Project
437. Junior Walker and The All-Stars
438. Portishead
439. Destiny’s Child
440. The Strokes
441. Pink
442. REO Speedwagon
443. Korn
444. The Scorpions
445. Edgar Winter Group
446. Liz Phair
447. Norah Jones
448. The Cranberries
449. Queen Latifah
450. Rihanna
451. The Crystals
452. Ice Cube
453. Billy Preston
454. Gary "U.S." Bonds
455. Meat Loaf
456. Rick James
457. KC & the Sunshine Band
458. Emmylou Harris
*459. Bad Brains
460. Tracy Chapman
461. The Human League
462. 10,000 Maniacs
463. The Bangles
464. The Sonics
465. Robert Palmer
466. Cocteau Twins
467. The Verve
468. Johnny Winter
469. Cypress Hill
470. The Chantels
471. Public Image Ltd.
472. The Association
473. Joe Jackson
474. Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels
475. Anthrax
476. Modest Mouse
477. Gin Blossoms
478. Kings of Leon
479. The Black Eyed Peas
480. Laura Nyro
481. The Grass Roots
482. The Stylistics
483. Jimmy Buffett
484. Jeff Buckley
485. Melissa Etheridge
486. Nas
487. Matchbox Twenty / Rob Thomas
488. Joe Tex
489. Britney Spears
490. Dream Theater
491. The J. Geils Band
492. Sarah McLachlan
493. R. Kelly
494. Loretta Lynn
495. The National
496. The Chiffons
497. Jerry Butler
498. The Delfonics
499. Garth Brooks
500. The Prodigy
501. Madness

Posted by SotN on Friday, 01/13/2017 @ 14:43pm


POST 3:

And finally, here's the re-rankings for inducted non-performer, early influence, and sidemen categories:

1. Ahmet Ertegun - 2
2. Berry Gordy, Jr. - 4
3. Alan Freed - 7 (3rd in 2014)
4. Leonard Chess - 7 (4th in 2014)
5. Dick Clark - 10
6. Leo Fender - 12
7. Dr. Robert Moog - 15
8. Wolfman Jack - 19
9. Russell Simmons - 24
10. Clive Davis - 26 (12th in 2014)
11. David Geffen - 26 (14th in 2014)
12. Don Cornelius - 31 (18th in 2014)
13. Jim Stewart - 31 (22nd in 2014)
14. Brian Epstein - 32
15. Robert W. Pittman - 35 (19th in 2014)
16. Bernie Lowe - 35 (20th in 2014)
17. Jann Wenner - 36
18. Lou Adler - 37
19. Herb Alpert & Jerry Moss - 41
20. Jim Marshall (Marshall Amps) - 45 (21st in 2014)
21. Cosimo Matassa - 45 (25th in 2014)
22. Bill Graham - 45 (37th in 2014)
23. Chris Blackwell - 46
24. Seymour Stein - 49 (26th in 2014)
25. Nesuhi Ertegun - 49 (30th in 2014)
26. DJ Kool Herc - 50
27. Lew Chudd - 51
28. Mo Ostin - 52
29. Sylvia Robinson - 56
30. Alan Lomax - 57
31. Art Rupe - 59 (16th in 2014)
32. Tom Donahue - 59 (42nd in 2014)
33. Paul Ackerman - 61
34. Jac Holzman - 64 (29th in 2014)
35. Lester Bangs - 64 (32nd in 2014)
36. Hipgnosis - 66
37. Hilly Kristal - 68
38. Casey Kasem - 71
39. Frank Barsalona - 72
40. Joel Whitburn - 76
41. Tony Wilson - 78
42. Ed Sullivan - 79 (38th in 2014)
43. Bob Geldof - 79 (40th in 2014)
44. Malcolm McLaren - 80
45. Jim Marshall (photographer) - 82
46. Lang, Roberts, Rosenman & Kornfeld - 87


Here are the current 2014 Non-Performers - Songwriters re-rankings:

1. Gerry Goffin & Carole King
2. Holland-Dozier-Holland
3. Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
4. Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry (2 votes, Ranked #7 in previous rankings)
5. Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil (2 votes, Ranked #9 in previous rankings)
6. Otis Blackwell
7. Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield
8. Doc Pomus
9. Jesse Stone
10. Ashford & Simpson
11. Bernie Taupin (3 votes)
12. Mort Shuman (1 votes)
13. Allen Toussaint
14. Burt Bacharach and Hal David
15. Laura Nyro (3 votes)
16. Dave Bartholomew (1 votes)


Here are the final combined Non-Performers - Songwriters rankings:

1. Gerry Goffin & Carole King - 3
2. Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller - 4
3. Holland-Dozier-Holland - 5
4. Otis Blackwell - 10
5. Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry - 11
6. Doc Pomus - 13
7. Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil - 14
8. Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield - 17 (7th in 2014)
9. Jesse Stone - 17 (9th in 2014)
10. Mort Shuman - 18
11. Ashford & Simpson - 25 (10th in 2014)
12. Bernie Taupin - 25 (11th in 2014)
13. Allen Toussaint - 25 (13th in 2014)
14. Dave Bartholomew - 27
15. Laura Nyro - 28
16. Burt Bacharach and Hal David - 30


Here are the current 2014 Non-Performers - Producers / Engineers re-rankings:

1. Phil Spector
2. Jerry Wexler
3. George Martin
4. Quincy Jones
5. Gamble & Huff
6. Brian Eno
7. Sam Phillips
8. John Hammond
9. Thom Bell
10. Dr. Dre
11. Tom Dowd
12. Glyn Johns
13. Giorgio Moroder
14. Ralph Bass
15. John Peel
16. Rick Rubin
17. Milt Gabler
18. Willie Mitchell
19. Lee "Scratch" Perry
20. Todd Rundgren
21. Timbaland (8 Points in Tiebreaker)
22. Johnny Otis (7 Points in Tiebreaker)
23. Eddie Kramer (3 Points in Tiebreaker)
24. Syd Nathan
25. Joe Meek
26. Robert "Mutt" Lange
27. Daniel Lanois
28. Ted Templeman
29. Martin Hannett


Here are the final combined Non-Performers - Producers / Engineers rankings:

1. Phil Spector - 2
2. George Martin - 6
3. Jerry Wexler - 7
4. Sam Phillips - 9
5. Quincy Jones - 12 (4th in 2014)
6. Brian Eno - 12 (4th in 2014)
7. John Hammond - 15 (8th in 2014)
8. Tom Dowd - 15 (11th in 2014)
9. Gamble & Huff - 18 (5th in 2014)
10. Thom Bell - 18 (9th in 2014)
11. Giorgio Moroder - 24
12. Dr. Dre - 25
13. Rick Rubin - 28
14. John Peel - 29 (15th in 2014)
15. Lee "Scratch" Perry - 29 (19th in 2014)
16. Johnny Otis - 31
17. Ralph Bass - 33
18. Milt Gabler - 34 (17th in 2014)
19. Willie Mitchell - 34 (18th in 2014)
20. Glyn Johns - 40
21. Todd Rundgren - 41
22. Eddie Kramer - 43
23. Timbaland - 45 (21st in 2014)
24. Daniel Lanois - 45 (27th in 2014)
25. Syd Nathan - 46
26. Robert "Mutt" Lange - 49
27. Joe Meek - 52
28. Ted Templeman - 54 (28th in 2014)
29. Martin Hannett - 54 (29th in 2014)

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1. Robert Johnson
2. Hank Williams
3. Billie Holiday
4. Woody Guthrie
5. Les Paul
6. Louis Armstrong
7. Elmore James
8. Lead Belly
9. Django Reinhardt
10. Louis Jordan
11. Mahalia Jackson
12. Frank Sinatra
13. Nat "King" Cole
14. Sister Rosetta Tharpe
15. Bessie Smith
16. Duke Ellington
17. The Orioles
18. Jimmie Rodgers
19. Charlie Christian
20. Roy Brown
21. Big Mama Thornton
22. Professor Longhair
23. The Ink Spots
24. The Soul Stirrers
25. The Ravens
26. Wynonie Harris
27. Ma Rainey
28. The Weavers
29. Ella Fitzgerald
30. Jelly Roll Morton
31. Bill Monroe
32. Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
33. T-Bone Walker
34. W.C. Handy
35. Charles Brown
36. Sonny Boy Williamson II
37. Jimmy Yancey
38. Blind Lemon Jefferson
39. Mississippi John Hurt
40. Scott Joplin
41. The Mills Brothers
42. Dinah Washington
43. The Carter Family
44. Cab Calloway
45. Willie Dixon
46. Bing Crosby
47. Eddie Lang


Final rankings are pending the decision on ranking Wynonie Harris at 26th or not.


Here are the final combined Influences - Pre-Rock Era rankings:

1. Robert Johnson - 2
2. Hank Williams - 5
3. Woody Guthrie - 8
4. Les Paul - 11
5. Louis Jordan - 12
6. Lead Belly - 13
7. Billie Holiday - 17 (3rd in 2014)
8. Louis Armstrong - 17 (6th in 2014)
9. Sister Rosetta Tharpe - 23
10. Frank Sinatra - 25
11. Elmore James - 28 (7th in 2014)
12. Jimmie Rodgers - 28 (18th in 2014)
13. Bessie Smith - 30
14. Mahalia Jackson - 31
15. Django Reinhardt - 32
16. Wynonie Harris - 34
17. Roy Brown - 36
18. T-Bone Walker - 40
19. The Soul Stirrers - 42
20. The Weavers - 45
21. Professor Longhair - 46 (22nd in 2014)
22. Ma Rainey - 46 (27th in 2014)
23. The Ravens - 47
24. Jimmy Yancey - 49
25. Charlie Christian - 50
26. Nat "King" Cole - 51 (13th in 2014)
27. The Orioles - 51 (17th in 2014)
28. Duke Ellington - 53 (16th in 2014)
29. Big Mama Thornton - 53 (21st in 2014)
30. Ella Fitzgerald - 57
31. Bill Monroe - 58
32. The Ink Spots - 59
33. Charles Brown - 60
34. Jelly Roll Morton - 65 (30th in 2014)
35. Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - 65 (32nd in 2014)
36. The Carter Family - 69
37. Dinah Washington - 72
38. Willie Dixon - 74
39. Sonny Boy Williamson II - 78
40. W.C. Handy - 79 (34th in 2014)
41. Blind Lemon Jefferson - 79 (38th in 2014)
42. Mississippi John Hurt - 82
43. Cab Calloway - 83
44. Scott Joplin - 84
45. Bing Crosboy - 86
46. The Mills Brothers - 88
47. Eddie Lang - 93

Final rankings are pending the decision on ranking Wynonie Harris at 26th or not.


Here are the 2014 Influences - Rock Era re-rankings:

1. Muddy Waters
2. Miles Davis
3. Howlin' Wolf
4. Pete Seeger
5. John Lee Hooker
6. Big Joe Turner
7. Patsy Cline
8. Willie Nelson
9. Albert King
10. Buddy Guy
11. John Coltrane
12. Freddie King
13. The Dominoes
14. Bobby "Blue" Bland
15. Jimmy Reed
16. Lightnin' Hopkins
17. Herbie Hancock
18. The "5" Royales
19. The Kingston Trio
20. Dolly Parton
21. Lonnie Donegan
22. The Clovers
23. Chuck Willis
24. Little Willie John
25. Esther Phillips
26. John Cage
27. Merle Haggard
28. Joan Baez
29. Nina Simone
30. Screamin' Jay Hawkins
31. George Jones
32. Ravi Shankar
33. The Four Freshmen
34. Emmylou Harris
35. Crew Cuts
36. Waylon Jennings
37. Fela Kuti
38. Karlheinz Stockhausen
39. Johnny Ace
40. Buchanan & Goodman
41. Gil Scott-Heron
42. Townes Van Zandt
43. Jacques Brel


Here are the final combined Influences - Rock Era rankings:

1. Muddy Waters - 2
2. Howlin' Wolf - 6
3. Miles Davis - 7 (2nd in 2014)
4. John Lee Hooker - 7 (5th in 2014)
5. Pete Seeger - 8
6. Big Joe Turner - 10
7. Willie Nelson - 14
8. John Coltrane - 19
9. Patsy Cline - 20 (7th in 2014)
10. The Dominoes - 20 (13th in 2014)
11. Albert King - 24 (9th in 2014)
12. Buddy Guy - 24 (10th in 2014)
13. Jimmy Reed - 24 (15th in 2014)
14. Freddie King - 29
15. The Clovers - 32
16. Lightnin' Hopkins - 35 (16th in 2014)
17. The Kingston Trio - 35 (19th in 2014)
18. Bobby "Blue" Bland - 38
19. Herbie Hancock - 40 (17th in 2014)
20. The "5" Royales - 40 (18th in 2014)
21. Nina Simone - 40 (29th in 2014)
22. Lonnie Donegan - 42 (21st in 2014)
23. Little Willie John - 42 (24th in 2014)
24. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - 42 (30th in 2014)
25. Merle Haggard - 47
26. Chuck Willis - 50
27. John Cage - 52
28. Esther Phillips - 54 (25th in 2014)
29. Joan Baez - 54 (28th in 2014)
30. The Four Freshmen - 54 (33rd in 2014)
31. Dolly Parton - 56
32. Ravi Shankar - 64 (32nd in 2014)
33. Waylon Jennings - 64 (36th in 2014)
34. George Jones - 66 (31st in 2014)
35. Gil Scott-Heron - 66 (41st in 2014)
36. Fela Kuti - 67
37. Emmylou Harris - 68 (34th in 2014)
38. Crew Cuts - 68 (35th in 2014)
39. Johnny Ace - 70
40. Karlheinz Stockhausen - 77 (38th in 2014)
41. Buchanan & Goodman - 77 (40th in 2014)
42. Jacques Brel - 81
43. Townes Van Zandt - 84


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Here are the 2014 Sidemen - Backing Groups re-rankings:

1. The Funk Brothers
2. Booker T. & The M.G.'s
3. Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
4. The Wrecking Crew
5. The Jordanaires
6. The Meters
7. The Memphis Horns
8. The Cookies/Raelettes (2-1 vote over Crazy Horse)
9. Crazy Horse
10. The Bar-Kays
11. The Sweet Inspirations
12. The Love Unlimited Orchestra (3-0 vote over The Tennessee Three)
13. The Tennessee Three
14. The Hi Rhythm Section
15. The Revolution
16. Sly & Robbie
17. The Andantes
18. Jabo Starks & Clyde Stubblefield


Here are the final combined Sidemen - Backing Groups rankings:

1. The Funk Brothers - 2
2. Booker T. & The M.G.'s - 5
3. The Wrecking Crew - 6
4. Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section - 7
5. The Jordanaires - 10
6. The Meters - 12
7. The Memphis Horns - 15
8. Crazy Horse - 20 (9th in 2014)
9. The Bar-Kays - 20 (10th in 2014)
10. The Cookies/Raelettes - 22
11. The Love Unlimited Orchestra - 24
12. The Tennessee Three - 25 (13th in 2014)
13. Jabo Starks & Clyde Stubblefield - 25 (18th in 2014)
14. The Andantes - 26
15. The Hi Rhythm Section - 27
16. The Sweet Inspirations - 28
17. The Revolution - 30
18. Sly & Robbie - 32


Here are the current Sidemen - Individuals re-rankings:

1. Hal Blaine
2. King Curtis
3. Leon Russell
4. Floyd Cramer
5. Billy Preston
6. Scotty Moore
7. Little Walter
8. Chet Atkins
9. Darlene Love and the Blossoms
10. Earl Palmer
11. Carol Kaye
12. D.J. Fontana
13. Spooner Oldham
14. Bobby Womack
15. Glen Campbell
16. Al Kooper
17. Bill Black
18. James Burton
19. Jimmy Nolen
20. Huey "Piano" Smith
21. Nicky Hopkins
22. Steve Douglas
23. Mickey "Guitar" Baker
24. Johnnie Johnson
25. Thomas Dolby
26. Klaus Voormann
27. Boots Randolph
28. Maceo Parker
29. Carmine Appice
30. Ry Cooder
31. Fred Wesley
32. Jack Nitzsche
33. Jackie Brenston
34. John McLaughlin
35. Billy Cox / Buddy Miles
36. Kenny Aronoff
37. Philip Paul
38. Dr. John
39. Mike Bloomfield
40. Sam "The Man" Taylor
41. Jim Horn
42. Jeff "Skunk" Baxter
43. Randy Rhoads
44. Jim Keltner
45. Lee Allen
46. Del Casher
47. Bobby Keys
48. Gary Chester
49. Mick Ronson
50. Joe Satriani
51. Jim Gordon
52. Paul Shaffer
53. Pat Smear
54. Hubert Sumlin
55. Marc Benno
56. Daryl Stuermer
57. Herb Hardesty
58. Louis Shelton
59. Rob Sabino
60. Richard Thompson
61. Leland Sklar
62. Clarence Clemons
63. Charlie Daniels
64. Jesse Ed Davis
65. Chris Spedding
66. Bernard Purdie
67. Steve Vai
68. Sheila E.
69. Eric Johnson
70. Jah Wobble
71. Robert Wyatt
72. Jeff Porcaro


Here are the current combined Sidemen - Individuals rankings:

1. Hal Blaine - 2
2. Floyd Cramer - 10
3. King Curtis - 13 (2nd in 2014)
4. Scotty Moore - 13 (6th in 2014)
5. Earl Palmer - 14
6. D.J. Fontana - 15
7. Chet Atkins - 16
8. Leon Russell - 18
9. Bill Black - 19
10. Little Walter - 20
11. Billy Preston - 21
12. James Burton - 23
13. Bobby Womack - 24 (14th in 2014)
14. Glen Campbell - 24 (15th in 2014)
15. Darlene Love and the Blossoms - 30
16. Spooner Oldham - 32
17. Carol Kaye - 33
18. Steve Douglas - 34
19. Nicky Hopkins - 39
20. Al Kooper - 41 (16th in 2014)
21. Johnnie Johnson - 41 (24th in 2014)
22. Mickey "Guitar" Baker - 43
23. Jimmy Nolen - 48
24. Dr. John - 52
25. Ry Cooder - 53
26. Maceo Parker - 55
27. Carmine Appice - 60
28. Huey "Piano" Smith - 65 (20th in 2014)
29. Jackie Brenston - 65 (33rd in 2014)
30. Billy Cox / Buddy Miles - 65 (35th in 2014)
31. Fred Wesley - 68
32. Klaus Voormann - 69 (26th in 2014)
33. Lee Allen - 69 (45th in 2014)
34. Boots Randolph - 71 (27th in 2014)
35. Randy Rhoads - 71 (43rd in 2014)
36. Sam "The Man" Taylor - 74
37. Mike Bloomfield - 75 (39th in 2014)
38. Mick Ronson - 75 (49th in 2014)
39. Jim Keltner - 82
40. Jim Horn - 87
41. John McLaughlin - 88 (34th in 2014)
42. Del Casher - 88 (46th in 2014)
43. Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - 90
44. Thomas Dolby - 92
45. Kenny Aronoff - 93 (36th in 2014)
46. Louis Shelton - 93 (58th in 2014)
47. Leland Sklar - 94
48. Bernard Purdie - 96
49. Richard Thompson - 97
50. Jack Nitzsche - 100 (32nd in 2014)
51. Bobby Keys - 100 (47th in 2014)
52. Charlie Daniels - 103
53. Hubert Sumlin - 104 (54th in 2014)
54. Herb Hardesty - 104 (57th in 2014)
55. Philip Paul - 106
56. Daryl Stuermer - 108 (56th in 2014)
57. Steve Vai - 108 (67th in 2014)
58. Joe Satriani - 109
59. Gary Chester - 110 (48th in 2014)
60. Rob Sabino - 110 (59th in 2014)
61. Robert Wyatt - 110 (71st in 2014)
62. Jim Gordon - 111
63. Jesse Ed Davis - 113
64. Paul Shaffer - 116 (52nd in 2014)
65. Pat Smear - 116 (53rd in 2014)
66. Marc Benno - 121
67. Clarence Clemons - 124
68. Jah Wobble - 125
69. Chris Spedding - 126 (65th in 2014)
70. Sheila E. - 126 (68th in 2014)
71. Jeff Porcaro - 128
72. Eric Johnson - 134

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P.S.: There was no real concrete vote as to whether to put Wynonie Harris at #26.

P.P.S.: Sorry for the clutter spam everyone. Figured I'd help out, but the urge got the better of me.

Posted by SotN on Friday, 01/13/2017 @ 14:53pm


Alright, so I'm assuming the idea was just to have the combined rankings become the new standard.

I'm going to just move up the most recent inductees to the bottom of their respective lists. That will obviously lead to a slight renumbering of the groups that get us to #500.

Posted by Casper on Friday, 01/13/2017 @ 15:35pm


And let's just have a five year moratorium on this once it all gets factored into the site. It's a lot of upkeep for the site administrator to work out with adding in the new rankings, the rankings don't need to change like every year (especially when it takes an eternity to do them all) and it makes more sense for everyone's work to be up on this page for longer rather than being erased every couple years.

If people really have a problem with that, I'm open to discussion here, but I just think with so many other projects going on and the fact that it takes months upon months, usually, to re-do these rankings that it will be better to just put off rearranging them so often.

Posted by Casper on Friday, 01/13/2017 @ 15:40pm


BTW, I moved up all the new artists into the main ranking based on where they were in the most recent extended Performers ranking to #500. That one had people like Muddy Waters and such that are already on other lists so I removed them. I kept people we inducted as Non-Performers like Laura Nyro and Brian Eno on the new list to #500, however.

A couple of acts weren't on the new list to #500 but recently became inductees so I placed them on the bottom of the new Performers list based on their ranking in the previous list to #500.

Posted by Casper on Friday, 01/13/2017 @ 16:19pm


Casper,

To clarify, we plan to "re-do" the Performer / Non-Performer / Sidemen / Influences rankings every three years. The next time we'll do this is scheduled for after next year's inductions.

Each time we "re-do" the rankings, the final rankings gives equal weight to the brand new rankings and to the most recent combined rankings. The combined, final rankings is what we go with.

There are no plans to re-do the Song Ranking or Album Ranking projects. They took over 18 months to complete each and I don't intend to start over or dilute the results that we got. Let me know if you need any of the results so that they can be posted on the site.

There aren't any current plans to do any more ranking projects, though I have been kicking around the idea of year-by-year rankings, in a more simplified format than how the song and album ranking projects were conducted.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 01/30/2017 @ 22:39pm


Does anyone have the song ranking lists?

Posted by Gassman on Saturday, 04/15/2017 @ 15:06pm


Gassman-

I have a copy of the song ranking list saved on my laptop. However as tomorrow is Easter and I have three young children I will have to wait to post it until tomorrow. Hope this helps

Posted by Tom H. on Saturday, 04/15/2017 @ 20:18pm


Thanks Tom!

Posted by Gassman on Sunday, 04/16/2017 @ 09:23am


Gassman-

As promised here are the song ranking lists that we did a few years ago.

Top 100 Songs of All Time

1. Aretha Franklin - Respect (1967)
2. Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode (1956)
3. Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven (1971)
4. Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone (1965)
5. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
6. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (1975)
7. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991)
8. The Beatles - Hey Jude (1968)
9. The Who - My Generation (1965)
10. The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations (1966)
11. The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (1965)
12. Derek And The Dominos - Layla (1970)
13. The Doors - Light My Fire (1967)
14. Stevie Wonder - Superstition (1972)
15. The Beatles - Yesterday (1965)
16. The Who - Baba O'Riley (1971)
17. The Temptations - My Girl (1964)
18. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
19. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
20. Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay (1968)
21. Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2 (1979)
22. The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
23. Simon And Garfunkel - The Sounds of Silence (1965)
24. Elvis Presley - Hound Dog (1956)
25. The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again (1971)
26. Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (1968)
27. R.E.M. - Losing My Religion (1991)
28. The Mamas And The Papas - California Dreamin' (1965)
29. The Animals - The House of the Rising Sun (1964)
30. Prince And the Revolution - When Doves Cry (1984)
31. David Bowie - Changes (1971)
32. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Purple Haze (1967)
33. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
34. Bill Haley And His Comets - (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock (1954)
35. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
36. Big Brother And The Holding Co. - Piece Of My Heart (1968)
37. Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth (1967)
38. Roy Orbison - Oh, Pretty Woman (1964)
39. The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever (1967)
40. The Kinks - You Really Got Me (1964)
41. The Band - The Weight (1968)
42. David Bowie - Space Oddity (1969)
43. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (1982)
44. Al Green - Let's Stay Together (1971)
45. James Brown - I Got You (I Feel Good) (1965)
46. OutKast - Hey Ya! (2003)
47. U2 - With Or Without You (1987)
48. Buddy Holly And The Crickets - That'll Be the Day (1956)
49. Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man (1968)
50. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
51. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along The Watchtower (1968)
52. Ray Charles - What'd I Say (Pt. 1 And 2) (1959)
53. The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter (1969)
54. Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way (1977)
55. The Moody Blues - The Night: Nights In White Satin (1967)
56. Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love (1967)
57. Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love (1969)
58. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird (1973)
59. Billy Joel - Piano Man (1973)
60. Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line (1955)
61. Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime (1980)
62. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son (1969)
63. Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop (1976)
64. Public Enemy - Fight the Power (1989)
65. The Police - Every Breath You Take (1983)
66. Jefferson Airplane - Somebody To Love (1967)
67. Ben E. King - Stand By Me (1961)
68. Etta James - At Last (1961)
69. Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls Of Fire (1957)
70. The Beach Boys - California Girls (1965)
71. The Isley Brothers - Shout (Pt. 1 And 2) (1958)
72. Martha And The Vandellas - Dancing In The Street (1964)
73. Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five - The Message (1982)
74. Metallica - Enter Sandman (1991)
75. Aerosmith - Dream On (1973)
76. The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army (2003)
77. The Zombies - Time Of The Season (1968)
78. Blue Öyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper (1976)
79. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge (1991)
80. Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale (1967)
81. Black Sabbath - Iron Man (1970)
82. Don McLean - American Pie (Pts. 1 And 2) (1971)
83. Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit (1967)
84. Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb (1979)
85. Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel (1956)
86. The Ronettes - Be My Baby (1963)
87. The Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive (1977)
88. Little Richard - Tutti Frutti (1955)
89. Simon And Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson (1968)
90. Booker T. And The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)
91. Beck - Loser (1993)
92. Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know (1995)
93. Elton John - Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time) (1972)
94. Pearl Jam - Jeremy (1991)
95. John Lennon - Instant Karma! (1970)
96. The Doors - Riders On The Storm (1971)
97. Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues (1958)
98. Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes (1956)
99. Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight (1981)
100. Donna Summer - I Feel Love (1977)

Top 100 Songs Pre-1960:

1. Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode (1956)
2. Elvis Presley - Hound Dog (1956)
3. Bill Haley And His Comets - (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock (1954)
4. Buddy Holly And The Crickets - That'll Be the Day (1956)
5. Ray Charles - What'd I Say (Pt. 1 And 2) (1959)
6. Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line (1955)
7. Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls Of Fire (1957)
8. The Isley Brothers - Shout (Pt. 1 And 2) (1958)
9. Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel (1956)
10. Little Richard - Tutti Frutti (1955)
11. Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues (1958)
12. Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes (1956)
13. Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues (1955)
14. Ritchie Valens - La Bamba (1954)
15. Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue (1957)
16. Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock (1956)
17. Woody Guthrie - This Land Is Your Land (1944)
18. Frankie Lyman And The Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1958)
19. Big Joe Turner - Shake, Rattle And Roll (1959)
20. Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife (1959)
21. The Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love (1957)
22. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (1957)
23. The Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream (1957)
24. Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On (1959)
25. Dave Brubeck - Take Five (1959)
26. Buddy Holly And The Crickets - Everyday (1957)
27. Sam Cooke - You Send Me (1958)
28. Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want) (1959)
29. Little Richard - Good Golly Miss Molly (1958)
30. Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit (1939)
31. The Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie (1957)
32. Chuck Berry - Rock And Roll Music (1957)
33. Link Wray And His Ray Men - Rumble (1958)
34. The Platters - The Great Pretender (1955)
35. Chuck Berry - Roll Over Beethoven (1956)
36. Roy Orbison - Only The Lonely (1959)
37. The Coasters - Yakety Yak (1958)
38. Peggy Lee - Fever (1958)
39. The Penguins - Earth Angel (1954)
40. Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender (1956)
41. Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill (1956)
42. Buddy Holly And The Crickets - Not Fade Away (1957)
43. Screaming Jay Hawkins - I Put a Spell on You (1956)
44. The Del Vikings - Come Go With Me (1956)
45. Chuck Berry - Maybellene (1955)
46. Little Richard - Long Tall Sally (1956)
47. The Clovers - Love Potion No. 9 (1959)
48. Gene Vincent And The Blue Caps - Be Bop a Lula (1956)
49. The Chordettes - Mr. Sandman (1954)
50. Fats Domino - Ain't That a Shame (1955)
51. Buddy Holly And The Crickets - Oh Boy! (1957)
52. Elvis Presley - Blue Suede Shoes (1956)
53. The Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace (1958)
54. The Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes For You (1959)
55. Hank Williams - Hey Good Lookin' (1951)
56. Howlin' Wolf - Smokestack Lightning (1956)
57. Ruth Brown - (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean (1953)
58. Frank Sinatra - Come Fly With Me (1958)
59. Johnny Burnette And The Rock 'n' Roll Trio - Train Kept A-Rollin' (1956)
60. Elvis Presley - That's All Right (1957)
61. Jackie Wilson - Lonely Teardrops (1958)
62. Hank Ballard And The Midnighters - Work With Me, Annie (1954)
63. Bing Crosby - White Christmas (1942)
64. Chuck Berry - School Days (1957)
65. The Champs - Tequila (1958)
66. Bo Diddley - Who Do You Love? (1957)
67. Little Anthony And The Imperials - Tears On My Pillow (1958)
68. Nat "King" Cole - (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 (1946)
69. Lead Belly - The Midnight Special (1934)
70. Dean Martin - That's Amore (1953)
71. Elvis Presley - All Shook Up (1957)
72. Muddy Waters - Rollin' Stone (1950)
73. Dale Hawkins - Susie Q (1956)
74. Elvis Presley - Don't Be Cruel (1956)
75. Danny And The Juniors - At The Hop (1957)
76. The Platters - Only You (And You Alone) (1955)
77. The Coasters - Charlie Brown (1959)
78. Hank Williams - Your Cheatin' Heart (1953)
79. Ray Charles - I've Got A Woman (1954)
80. Scott Joplin - The Entertainer (1902)
81. Jackie Brenston - Rocket 88 (1951)
82. Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree (1958)
83. Chuck Berry - Sweet Little Sixteen (1958)
84. The Kingston Trio - Tom Dooley (1958)
85. Burl Ives - (Ghost) Riders In The Sky (1949)
86. Eddie Cochran - C'mon Everybody (1958)
87. Bobby Darin - Splish Splash (1957)
88. Frank Sinatra - I've Got You Under My Skin (1955)
89. Buddy Holly And The Crickets - Rave On! (1958)
90. Lavern Baker - Jim Dandy (1956)
91. Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog (1952)
92. Muddy Waters - Hoochie Coochie Man (1954)
93. Lloyd Price - Stagger Lee (1959)
94. Hank Williams - Move It On Over (1947)
95. Gene Kelly - Singin' In The Rain (1952)
96. Duane Eddy - Peter Gunn (1959)
97. Fats Domino - I'm Walkin' (1957)
98. Eddie Cochran - Somethin' Else (1959)
99. Robert Johnson - Cross Road Blues (1937)
100. The Drifters - Money Honey (1953)

Top 100 Songs of the 1960s

1. Aretha Franklin - Respect (1967)
2. Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone (1965)
3. The Beatles - Hey Jude (1968)
4. The Who - My Generation (1965)
5. The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations (1966)
6. The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (1965)
7. The Doors - Light My Fire (1967)
8. The Beatles - Yesterday (1965)
9. The Temptations - My Girl (1964)
10. Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay (1968)
11. Simon And Garfunkel - The Sounds of Silence (1965)
12. Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (1968)
13. The Mamas And The Papas - California Dreamin' (1965)
14. The Animals - The House of the Rising Sun (1964)
15. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Purple Haze (1967)
16. Big Brother And The Holding Co. - Piece Of My Heart (1968)
17. Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth (1967)
18. Roy Orbison - Oh, Pretty Woman (1964)
19. The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever (1967)
20. The Kinks - You Really Got Me (1964)
21. The Band - The Weight (1968)
22. David Bowie - Space Oddity (1969)
23. James Brown - I Got You (I Feel Good) (1965)
24. Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man (1968)
25. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along The Watchtower (1968)
26. The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter (1969)
27. The Moody Blues - The Night: Nights In White Satin (1967)
28. Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love (1967)
29. Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love (1969)
30. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son (1969)
31. Jefferson Airplane - Somebody To Love (1967)
32. Ben E. King - Stand By Me (1961)
33. Etta James - At Last (1961)
34. The Beach Boys - California Girls (1965)
35. Martha And The Vandellas - Dancing In The Street (1964)
36. The Zombies - Time Of The Season (1968)
37. Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale (1967)
38. Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit (1967)
39. The Ronettes - Be My Baby (1963)
40. Simon And Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson (1968)
41. Booker T. And The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)
42. Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come (1964)
43. The Beatles - A Day In The Life (1967)
44. The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil (1968)
45. The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody (1965)
46. The Beach Boys - God Only Knows (1966)
47. The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black (1966)
48. The Doors - Break On Through (To The Other Side) (1967)
49. The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun (1969)
50. The Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice (1966)
51. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night (1964)
52. Bob Dylan - Blowin' In The Wind (1963)
53. Simon And Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1969)
54. Bob Dylan - The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964)
55. The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling (1964)
56. Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire (1963)
57. Cream - White Room (1968)
58. The Beatles - In My Life (1965)
59. The Beatles - Revolution (1968)
60. Sam And Dave - Soul Man (1967)
61. Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild (1968)
62. The Beatles - Come Together (1969)
63. The Supremes - Stop! In the Name of Love (1965)
64. The Kinks - All Day and All of the Night (1964)
65. The Beatles - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (1967)
66. Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher (1967)
67. The Who - I Can See For Miles (1967)
68. The Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin' (1966)
69. Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds (1969)
70. Deep Purple - Hush (1968)
71. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising (1969)
72. Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling In Love (1961)
73. Crosby, Stills And Nash - Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (1969)
74. The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There (1963)
75. Aretha Franklin - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (1967)
76. Sly And The Family Stone - Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (1969)
77. Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues (1965)
78. James Brown - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (Pt. 1 And 2) (1965)
79. Dick Dale - Misirlou (1962)
80. The Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love (1966)
81. Them - Gloria (1964)
82. The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps (1968)
83. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (1968)
84. The Animals - We Gotta Get Out Of This Place (1965)
85. Marvin Gaye And Tammi Terrell - Ain't No Mountain High Enough (1967)
86. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Down On The Corner (1969)
87. B.B. King - The Thrill Is Gone (1969)
88. The Beach Boys - I Get Around (1964)
89. The Supremes - You Keep Me Hangin' On (1966)
90. Dion - The Wanderer (1961)
91. Cream - Crossroads (1968)
92. The Bobby Fuller Four - I Fought The Law (1965)
93. Albert King - Born Under A Bad Sign (1967)
94. The Velvet Underground - I'm Waiting For The Man (1967)
95. Roy Orbison - Crying (1961)
96. Santana - Evil Ways (1969)
97. Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride (1968)
98. The Rolling Stones - Jumpin' Jack Flash (1968)
99. Ray Charles - Georgia On My Mind (1960)
100. The Who - I Can't Explain (1964)

Top 100 Songs of the 1970s

1. Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven (1971)
2. John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
3. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (1975)
4. Derek And The Dominos - Layla (1970)
5. Stevie Wonder - Superstition (1972)
6. The Who - Baba O'Riley (1971)
7. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
8. The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
9. Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2 (1979)
10. The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)
11. The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again (1971)
12. David Bowie - Changes (1971)
13. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
14. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
15. Al Green - Let's Stay Together (1971)
16. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
17. Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way (1977)
18. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird (1973)
19. Billy Joel - Piano Man (1973)
20. Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop (1976)
21. Aerosmith - Dream On (1973)
22. Blue Öyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper (1976)
23. Black Sabbath - Iron Man (1970)
24. Don McLean - American Pie (Pts. 1 And 2) (1971)
25. Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb (1979)
26. The Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive (1977)
27. Elton John - Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time) (1972)
28. John Lennon - Instant Karma! (1970)
29. The Doors - Riders On The Storm (1971)
30. Donna Summer - I Feel Love (1977)
31. Led Zeppelin - Kashmir (1975)
32. Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road (1975)
33. Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water (1972)
34. Bill Withers - Lean On Me (1972)
35. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
36. James Taylor - Fire And Rain (1970)
37. Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song (1970)
38. AC/DC - Highway To Hell (1979)
39. Neil Young - Heart Of Gold (1972)
40. ABBA - Dancing Queen (1976)
41. The Police - Roxanne (1978)
42. Led Zeppelin - Black Dog (1971)
43. Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion (1975)
44. The Guess Who - American Woman (1970)
45. Bob Marley And The Wailers - No Woman No Cry (1974)
46. Bob Dylan - Tangled Up In Blue (1975)
47. Janis Joplin - Me And Bobby McGee (1971)
48. Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side (1972)
49. The Temptations - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone (1972)
50. The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight (1979)
51. T. Rex - Bang A Gong (Get It On) (1971)
52. Steely Dan - Reelin' In The Years (1972)
53. The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
54. Edwin Starr - War (1970)
55. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
56. Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill (1977)
57. George Harrison - My Sweet Lord (1970)
58. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
59. Pink Floyd - Money (1973)
60. Blondie - One Way Or Another (1978)
61. Chicago - 25 Or 6 To 4 (1970)
62. Queen - Killer Queen (1974)
63. Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down (1979)
64. The Kinks - Lola (1970)
65. Chic - Le Freak (1978)
66. Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young - Ohio (1970)
67. Jackson Browne - Running On Empty (1977)
68. Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen (1977)
69. Billy Joel - Only The Good Die Young (1977)
70. The Spinners - I'll Be Around (1972)
71. Iggy Pop - Lust For Life (1977)
72. Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (1977)
73. David Bowie - Heroes (1977)
74. Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - American Girl (1976)
75. Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi (1970)
76. The Clash - Train In Vain (Stand By Me) (1979)
77. The Stooges - Search And Destroy (1973)
78. War - Low Rider (1975)
79. Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The U.K. (1976)
80. Warren Zevon - Werewolves Of London (1978)
81. Alice Cooper - School's Out (1972)
82. Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated (1978)
83. The Doors - Roadhouse Blues (1970)
84. Paul McCartney And Wings - Band On The Run (1973)
85. The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar (1971)
86. Rod Stewart - Maggie May (1971)
87. Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me (1977)
88. Fleetwood Mac - Landslide (1975)
89. Elton John - Candle In The Wind (1973)
90. Carly Simon - You're So Vain (1972)
91. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust (1972)
92. Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing (1978)
93. The Cars - Just What I Needed (1978)
94. David Bowie - Rebel Rebel (1974)
95. Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground (1973)
96. Bob Dylan - Knockin' On Heaven's Door (1973)
97. T. Rex - 20th Century Boy (1973)
98. Paul Simon - Kodachrome (1973)
99. Chicago - Saturday In The Park (1972)
100. George Harrison - What Is Life (1970)

Top 100 Songs of the 1980s

1. Prince And the Revolution - When Doves Cry (1984)
2. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (1982)
3. U2 - With Or Without You (1987)
4. Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime (1980)
5. Public Enemy - Fight the Power (1989)
6. The Police - Every Breath You Take (1983)
7. Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five - The Message (1982)
8. Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight (1981)
9. Queen And David Bowie - Under Pressure (1981)
10. Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O Mine (1987)
11. U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (1987)
12. Tom Petty - Free Fallin' (1989)
13. R.E.M. - It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) (1987)
14. Michael Jackson - Beat It (1982)
15. Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (1983)
16. Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train (1980)
17. Metallica - One (1988)
18. Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle (1987)
19. Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (1986)
20. Queen - Another One Bites The Dust (1980)
21. Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf (1982)
22. Beastie Boys - (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party) (1986)
23. The Smiths - How Soon is Now? (1984)
24. Talking Heads - Burning Down the House (1983)
25. R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe (1981)
26. Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes (1986)
27. U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday (1983)
28. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
29. Bob Marley And The Wailers - Redemption Song (1980)
30. U2 - Where The Streets Have No Names (1987)
31. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart (1980)
32. Dire Straits - Money for Nothing (1985)
33. The Clash - Rock The Casbah (1982)
34. Madonna - Like a Virgin (1984)
35. Rush - Tom Sawyer (1981)
36. AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
37. Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)
38. Public Enemy - Bring The Noise (1987)
39. R.E.M. - The One I Love (1987)
40. The Cure - Just Like Heaven (1987)
41. Guns N' Roses - Paradise City (1987)
42. Modern English - I Melt With You (1982)
43. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
44. U2 - Pride (In the Name of Love) (1984)
45. Prince - Little Red Corvette (1982)
46. Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) (1985)
47. The B-52's - Love Shack (1989)
48. N.W.A - F*** Tha Police (1988)
49. The Human League - Don't You Want Me (1981)
50. Devo - Whip It (1980)
51. Prince - 1999 (1982)
52. Genesis - Land Of Confusion (1986)
53. Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
54. Joan Jett And The Blackhearts - I Love Rock And Roll (1981)
55. Journey - Don't Stop Believin' (1981)
56. Van Halen - Jump (1984)
57. Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A. (1984)
58. Iron Maiden - Run To The Hills (1982)
59. The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up (1981)
60. Violent Femmes - Blister In The Sun (1983)
61. The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go (1982)
62. Faith No More - Epic (1989)
63. Madonna - Like a Prayer (1989)
64. Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus (1989)
65. Billy Joel - It's Still Rock And Roll To Me (1980)
66. Run-D.M.C. feat. Aerosmith - Walk This Way (1986)
67. Soft Cell - Tainted Love (1981)
68. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen (1982)
69. Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun (1983)
70. Judas Priest - Breaking The Law (1980)
71. Neil Young - Rockin' in the Free World (1989)
72. John Mellencamp - Jack And Diane (1982)
73. Sonic Youth - Teenage Riot (1988)
74. A-Ha - Take on Me (1984)
75. Blondie - Call Me (1980)
76. U2 - New Year's Day (1983)
77. Prince And the Revolution - Let's Go Crazy (1984)
78. Rick James - Super Freak (1981)
79. Dead Kennedys - Holiday in Cambodia (1980)
80. Billy Idol - White Wedding (1982)
81. Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark (1984)
82. Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
83. Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love (1980)
84. Yes - Owner of a Lonely Heart (1983)
85. R.E.M. - Stand (1988)
86. Pixies - Monkey Gone To Heaven (1989)
87. Tom Petty - I Won't Back Down (1989)
88. De La Soul - Me, Myself And I (1988)
89. Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al (1986)
90. Living Colour - Cult of Personality (1988)
91. Dire Straits - Walk of Life (1985)
92. Tears for Fears - Shout (1984)
93. Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah (1984)
94. Huey Lewis And the News - The Power of Love (1985)
95. AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long (1980)
96. Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing (1982)
97. Electric Light Orchestra - Hold on Tight (1981)
98. New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle (1986)
99. Prince And the Revolution - Kiss (1986)
100. Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock - It Takes Two (1988)

Top 100 Songs of the 1990’s

1. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991)
2. R.E.M. - Losing My Religion (1991)
3. Metallica - Enter Sandman (1991)
4. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge (1991)
5. Beck - Loser (1993)
6. Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know (1995)
7. Pearl Jam - Jeremy (1991)
8. Oasis - Wonderwall (1995)
9. U2 - One (1991)
10. The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony (1997)
11. Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings (1995)
12. Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun (1994)
13. Guns N' Roses - November Rain (1991)
14. Nine Inch Nails - Closer (1994)
15. Pearl Jam - Alive (1991)
16. Radiohead - Paranoid Android (1997)
17. Nirvana - All Apologies (1993)
18. Beastie Boys - Sabotage (1994)
19. Smashing Pumpkins - 1979 (1995)
20. Weezer - Buddy Holly (1994)
21. Alice In Chains - Man In The Box (1990)
22. Counting Crows - Mr. Jones (1993)
23. Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U (1990)
24. Nirvana - Come As You Are (1991)
25. The Cure - Friday, I'm in Love (1992)
26. Blind Melon - No Rain (1992)
27. Seal - Kiss From A Rose (1995)
28. Radiohead - Creep (1992)
29. Coolio feat. L.V. - Gangsta's Paradise (1995)
30. Eric Clapton - Tears in Heaven (1992)
31. R.E.M. - Man On The Moon (1992)
32. Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight (1995)
33. Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang (1992)
34. Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah (1994)
35. Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence (1990)
36. Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You (1992)
37. Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name (1992)
38. LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out (1990)
39. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give It Away (1991)
40. Pearl Jam - Even Flow (1991)
41. The Black Crowes - Hard To Handle (1990)
42. Pearl Jam - Better Man (1994)
43. Smashing Pumpkins - Today (1993)
44. Fiona Apple - Criminal (1996)
45. 2Pac - Changes (1998)
46. Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees (1995)
47. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Gin And Juice (1993)
48. Gin Blossoms - Hey Jealousy (1992)
49. Green Day - Basket Case (1994)
50. TLC - Waterfalls (1994)
51. Santana feat. Rob Thomas - Smooth (1999)
52. Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Philadelphia (1994)
53. Radiohead - Karma Police (1997)
54. Pearl Jam - Black (1991)
55. Madonna - Ray Of Light (1998)
56. Alice In Chains - Rooster (1992)
57. Foo Fighters - Everlong (1997)
58. Arrested Development - Tennessee (1992)
59. U2 - Mysterious Ways (1991)
60. Nirvana - Lithium (1991)
61. Wallflowers - One Headlight (1996)
62. Stone Temple Pilots - Interstate Love Song (1994)
63. Oasis - Champagne Supernova (1995)
64. Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box (1993)
65. Fatboy Slim - Praise You (1998)
66. Blur - Song 2 (1997)
67. No Doubt - Don't Speak (1995)
68. Michael Jackson - Black Or White (1991)
69. Green Day - When I Come Around (1994)
70. R.E.M. - Everybody Hurts (1992)
71. Eminem - My Name Is (1999)
72. Tool - Sober (1993)
73. Spin Doctors - Two Princes (1991)
74. Rage Against the Machine - Bulls On Parade (1996)
75. Sheryl Crow - All I Wanna Do (1993)
76. Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm (1993)
77. Soundgarden - Spoonman (1994)
78. Beastie Boys - Intergalactic (1998)
79. Jane's Addiction - Been Caught Stealin' (1990)
80. Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way (1993)
81. Beck - Where It's At (1996)
82. Pavement - Cut Your Hair (1994)
83. The Cranberries - Zombie (1994)
84. Foo Fighters - Learn To Fly (1999)
85. Weezer - Say It Ain't So (1994)
86. Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Mary Jane's Last Dance (1993)
87. Pearl Jam - Daughter (1993)
88. Pulp - Common People (1995)
89. Notorious B.I.G. - Mo Money Mo Problems (1997)
90. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)
91. Marilyn Manson - The Beautiful People (1996)
92. Foo Fighters - Monkey Wrench (1997)
93. Bonnie Raitt - Something To Talk About (1991)
94. Sting - If I Ever Lose My Faith In You (1993)
95. Weezer - Undone (The Sweater Song) (1994)
96. White Zombie - More Human Than Human (1995)
97. House Of Pain - Jump Around (1992)
98. Public Enemy - 911 Is A Joke (1990)
99. Daft Punk - Around The World (1997)
100. Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize (1996)

Here are the updated rankings of the 2000-2012 group:

1. OutKast - Hey Ya! (2003)
2. The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army (2003)
3. Johnny Cash - Hurt (2002)
4. Adele - Rolling In The Deep (2010)
5. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy (2006)
6. Coldplay - Clocks (2002)
7. Coldplay - Viva La Vida (2008)
8. Jay-Z - 99 Problems (2003)
9. U2 - Beautiful Day (2000)
10. Mumford And Sons - The Cave (2010)
11. Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out (2004)
12. Modest Mouse - Float On (2004)
13. Gorillaz feat. De La Soul - Feel Good Inc. (2005)
14. OutKast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad) (2000)
15. Eminem - Lose Yourself (2002)
16. OutKast - Ms. Jackson (2000)
17. Arcade Fire - Intervention (2006)
18. The White Stripes - Fell In Love With A Girl (2001)
19. Queens Of The Stone Age - No One Knows (2002)
20. The Killers - Mr. Brightside (2004)
21. Cee Lo Green - F*ck You! (2010)
22. Beyonce feat. Jay-Z - Crazy in Love (2003)
23. LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends (2007)
24. Eminem feat. Dido - Stan (2000)
25. Mumford And Sons - I Will Wait (2012)
26. Tool - Schism (2001)
27. Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood (2001)
28. The Strokes - Last Nite (2001)
29. Gotye feat. Kimbra - Somebody That I Used to Know (2011)
30. Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys - Empire State Of Mind (2009)
31. Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor (2005)
32. Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams (2004)
33. Usher/Lil Jon/Ludacris - Yeah! (2004)
34. Daft Punk - One More Time (2000)
35. Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) (2008)
36. Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger (2005)
37. Alicia Keys - Fallin' (2001)
38. OutKast - The Way You Move (2003)
39. Maroon 5 - This Love (2002)
40. Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
41. Lady Gaga - Bad Romance (2009)
42. The Killers - Somebody Told Me (2004)
43. Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies) (2004)
44. U2 - Elevation (2000)
45. Johnny Cash - The Man Comes Around (2002)
46. Phoenix - 1901 (2009)
47. Phoenix - Lisztomania (2009)
48. Amy Winehouse - Rehab (2006)
49. MGMT - Time To Pretend (2007)
50. Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks (2011)
51. The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize? (2002)
52. Kanye West - Jesus Walks (2004)
53. Radiohead - Idioteque (2000)
54. Muse - Knights Of Cydonia (2006)
55. Vampire Weekend - A-Punk (2008)
56. Kings Of Leon- Sex On Fire (2008)
57. Jimmy Eat World- The Middle (2001)
58. Arcade Fire- Ready To Start (2010)
59. Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On (2001)
60. Arcade Fire- No Cars Go (2007)
61. M.I.A. - Paper Planes (2007)
62. Florence and The Machine- Dog Days Are Over (2009)
63. Adele - Someone Like You (2011)
64. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California (2006)
65. Coldplay - Fix You (2005)
66. Coldplay- The Scientist- (2002)
67. Pink - Get The Party Started (2001)
68. The Black Keys - Lonely Boy (2011)
69. Arcade Fire- Wake Up (2004)
70. Eminem - Without Me (2002)
71. Coldplay - Yellow (2000)
72. Lady Gaga - Poker Face (2008)
73. Eminem - The Real Slim Shady (2000)
74. Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2001)
75. Radiohead - Everything In Its Right Place (2000)
76. The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Pt. 1 (2002)
77. The Darkness - I Believe In A Thing Called Love (2003)
78. The Killers - When You Were Young (2006)
79. MGMT - Kids (2007)
80. Jay-Z - Izzo (H.O.V.A.) (2001)
81. Florence + The Machine - Shake It Out (2011)
82. Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone (2004)
83. LCD Soundsystem - Daft Punk Is Playing At My House (2005)
84. Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (2001)
85. Justin Timberlake - Cry Me A River (2002)
86. Robyn - Dancing On My Own (2010)
87. Foo Fighters - Times Like These (2002)
88. My Morning Jacket - I'm Amazed (2008)
89. Weezer - Hash Pipe (2001)
90. Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody (2008)
91. OutKast - Roses (2003)
92. Wilco - I'm The Man Who Loves You (2002)
93. The White Stripes - Icky Thump (2007)
94. The White Stripes - The Hardest Button to Button (2003)
95. Coldplay - Speed of Sound (2005)
96. Red Hot Chili Peppers - By the Way (2002)
97. Eminem - The Way I Am (2000)
98. Muse - Hysteria (2003)
99. The Strokes - Someday (2001)
100. The Black Keys - Howlin' For You (2010)

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 04/17/2017 @ 10:22am


Thank you so much Tom H! I am currently developing a reference book with a bunch of information and data on the Rock Hall Revisited/Projected Project Inductees and I needed the song ranking list.

Posted by Gassman on Monday, 04/17/2017 @ 12:47pm


Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that we're due for another update to these rankings, right?

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 11/11/2017 @ 00:20am


How about a start date of Monday, December 4th for the re-ranking project?

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 11/16/2017 @ 00:09am


It's been three years since the last time we updated the Artist Rankings, so we're due for an update.

Nominations are now open for the first round of qualifications for ranking. This round will be for rankings artists #1 through 10.

To participate in the nominations round, please select 100 artists from the list of performers that have been inducted into our Re-Visited / Projected Hall of Fame (list provided below).

The approx. 25 artists that receive the most nominations will be involved in an initial vote to determine which 10 artists (with more than 10 artists possible in the event of a tie) will be qualified for the Round 1 rankings of performers #1-#10.


Here is the list of eligible performers:

2pac
A Tribe Called Quest
ABBA
AC/DC
Aerosmith
Afrika Bambaataa
Al Green
Alice Cooper
Alice In Chains
Arcade Fire
Aretha Franklin
B.B. King
Bad Brains
Bad Company
Barry White
Bauhaus
Beastie Boys
Beck
Belle & Sebastian
Beyonce
Big Star
Bill Haley & His Comets
Bill Withers
Billy Joel
Björk
Black Flag
Black Sabbath
Blondie
Blur
Bo Diddley
Bob Dylan
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Bobby Darin
Bon Jovi
Bonnie Raitt
Brenda Lee
Brian Eno
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Buddy Holly and the Crickets
Buffalo Springfield
Can
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Carl Perkins
Carole King
Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)
Cheap Trick
Chic
Chicago
Chuck Berry
Clyde McPhatter
Coldplay
Connie Francis
Cream
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Curtis Mayfield
Daft Punk
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Dave Matthews Band
David Bowie
De La Soul
Deep Purple
Def Leppard
Del Shannon
Depeche Mode
Devo
Dick Dale
Dion & The Belmonts
Dire Straits
Donna Summer
Donovan
Duane Eddy
Duran Duran
Dusty Springfield
Eagles
Earth, Wind & Fire
Eddie Cochran
Electric Light Orchestra
Elton John
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Elvis Presley
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Eminem
Eric B. & Rakim
Eric Clapton
Etta James
Eurythmics
Faith No More
Fats Domino
Fleetwood Mac
Foo Fighters
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Fugazi
Gene Pitney
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
Genesis
George Harrison
George Michael
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Gram Parsons
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Green Day
Guns N' Roses
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
Harry Nilsson
Heart
Hüsker Dü
Ike & Tina Turner
INXS
Iron Maiden
Isaac Hayes
Jackie Wilson
Jackson Browne
James Brown and the Famous Flames
James Taylor
Jan & Dean
Jane's Addiction
Janet Jackson
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company
Jay-Z
Jeff Beck
Jefferson Airplane
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jethro Tull
Jim Croce
Jimmy Cliff
John Lennon
John Mellencamp
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio
Johnny Cash
Joni Mitchell
Journey
Joy Division
Judas Priest
Kanye West
Kate Bush
King Crimson
KISS
Kraftwerk
LaVern Baker
LCD Soundsystem
Led Zeppelin
Leonard Cohen
Linda Ronstadt
Link Wray
Little Anthony & the Imperials
Little Richard
LL Cool J
Lloyd Price
Lou Reed
Love
Lovin' Spoonful
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Madonna
Mariah Carey
Martha and the Vandellas
Marvin Gaye
Mary Wells
Massive Attack
MC5
Megadeth
Metallica
Michael Jackson
Missy Elliott
Mötley Crüe
Motörhead
My Bloody Valentine
N.W.A.
Neil Diamond
Neil Young
Neu!
New Order
New York Dolls
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Nick Drake
Nine Inch Nails
Nirvana
Notorious B.I.G.
Oasis
Otis Redding
Outkast
Ozzy Osbourne
Pantera
Parliament-Funkadelic
Pat Benatar
Patti Smith Group
Paul McCartney & Wings
Paul Simon
Pavement
Pearl Jam
Peter Gabriel
Peter, Paul & Mary
Pink Floyd
Pixies
PJ Harvey
Prince
Procol Harum
Public Enemy
Queen
Queens Of The Stone Age
R.E.M.
Radiohead
Rage Against The Machine
Ramones
Randy Newman
Ray Charles
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Ricky Nelson
Ritchie Valens
Rod Stewart
Roxy Music
Roy Orbison
Run-D.M.C.
Rush
Ruth Brown
Sam and Dave
Sam Cooke
Santana
Scott Walker
Sex Pistols
Silver Apples
Simon & Garfunkel
Siouxsie & The Banshees
Slayer
Sly & The Family Stone
Smashing Pumpkins
Solomon Burke
Sonic Youth
Soundgarden
Sparks
Steely Dan
Steppenwolf
Steve Miller Band
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
Stevie Wonder
Stone Temple Pilots
Suicide
System Of A Down
T. Rex
Talking Heads
Television
The (Young) Rascals
The Allman Brothers Band
The Animals
The B-52's
The Band
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
The Bee Gees
The Buzzcocks
The Byrds
The Carpenters
The Cars
The Chemical Brothers
The Clash
The Coasters
The Commodores
The Cure
The Dave Clark Five
The Dead Kennedys
The Doobie Brothers
The Doors
The Drifters
The Everly Brothers
The Flaming Lips
The Flamingos
The Four Seasons
The Four Tops
The Grateful Dead
The Guess Who
The Hollies
The Impressions
The Isley Brothers
The Jackson Five
The Jam
The Jesus And Mary Chain
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Kinks
The Mamas & The Papas
The Marvelettes
The Miracles with Smokey Robinson
The Monkees
The Moody Blues
The Offspring
The O'Jays
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
The Platters
The Police
The Pretenders
The Replacements
The Righteous Brothers
The Rolling Stones
The Ronettes
The Runaways
The Shirelles
The Smiths
The Specials
The Spinners
The Staple Singers
The Stone Roses
The Stooges
The Supremes
The Temptations
The Velvet Underground
The Ventures
The Who
The Yardbirds
The Zombies
Thin Lizzy
Three Dog Night
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Waits
Tommy James and the Shondells
Tool
Toots And The Maytals
Tori Amos
Traffic
U2
Van Halen
Van Morrison
Wanda Jackson
War
Warren Zevon
Weezer
Weird Al Yankovic
White Stripes
Whitney Houston
Wilco
Wilson Pickett
Wu-Tang Clan
X
XTC
Yes
ZZ Top


Since this is the first round of nominations and by far the most difficult (future rounds will involve replacing your nominated artists as they're ranked), there will be 7 days of nominations.

Nominations will end at 10 PM Central (nominations accepted until 11 PM Central) on Sunday the 10th.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 12/4/2017 @ 01:32am


I guess I'll start the nominating process for the re-ranking

Arcade Fire
Aretha Franklin
Beck
Beyonce
Bill Haley & His Comets
Billy Joel
Black Sabbath
Bo Diddley
Bob Dylan
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Brian Eno
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Buddy Holly and the Crickets
Carl Perkins
Chicago
Chuck Berry
Cream
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
David Bowie
Deep Purple
Eagles
Elton John
Elvis Presley
Eminem
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
Genesis
George Harrison
Guns N' Roses
James Brown and the Famous Flames
James Taylor
Janet Jackson
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company
Jay-Z
Jefferson Airplane
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jethro Tull
John Lennon
Johnny Cash
Joni Mitchell
King Crimson
Kraftwerk
Led Zeppelin
Little Richard
Madonna
Marvin Gaye
Metallica
Michael Jackson
Neil Diamond
Neil Young
Nirvana
Oasis
Otis Redding
Outkast
Parliament-Funkadelic
Paul McCartney & Wings
Pearl Jam
Pink Floyd
Prince
Public Enemy
Queen
R.E.M.
Radiohead
Ray Charles
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Roxy Music
Roy Orbison
Run-D.M.C.
Rush
Sam Cooke
Simon & Garfunkel
Sly & The Family Stone
Smashing Pumpkins
Stevie Wonder
Talking Heads
The Animals
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
The Byrds
The Clash
The Doors
The Drifters
The Everly Brothers
The Grateful Dead
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Kinks
The Moody Blues
The Police
The Rolling Stones
The Supremes
The Temptations
The Who
The Yardbirds
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
U2
Van Morrison
Weird Al Yankovic
Whitney Houston
White Stripes
Yes

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 12/4/2017 @ 11:18am


My nominations:

AC/DC
Aerosmith
Alice In Chains
Arcade Fire
Aretha Franklin
Beastie Boys
Beck
Billy Joel
Black Sabbath
Blondie
Bob Dylan
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Buddy Holly and the Crickets
Chuck Berry
Cream
Creedence Clearwater Revival
David Bowie
Depeche Mode
Devo
Eagles
Elton John
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Elvis Presley
Eminem
Fleetwood Mac
Foo Fighters
Genesis
Green Day
Guns N' Roses
Iron Maiden
James Brown and the Famous Flames
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company
Jay-Z
Jethro Tull
John Lennon
Johnny Cash
Joy Division
Kanye West
LCD Soundsystem
Led Zeppelin
Lou Reed
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Madonna
Marvin Gaye
Metallica
Michael Jackson
N.W.A.
Neil Young
Nine Inch Nails
Nirvana
Oasis
Outkast
Paul McCartney & Wings
Paul Simon
Pearl Jam
Pink Floyd
Pixies
Prince
Public Enemy
Queen
Queens Of The Stone Age
R.E.M.
Radiohead
Rage Against The Machine
Ramones
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Rush
Sex Pistols
Simon & Garfunkel
Sly & The Family Stone
Smashing Pumpkins
Sonic Youth
Soundgarden
Steely Dan
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
Stevie Wonder
Talking Heads
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
The Clash
The Cure
The Doors
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Kinks
The Police
The Rolling Stones
The Smiths
The Stooges
The Supremes
The Temptations
The Velvet Underground
The Who
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tool
U2
Van Halen
White Stripes
ZZ Top

Posted by Darren on Monday, 12/4/2017 @ 23:48pm


Here goes nothing...

1. AC/DC
2. Aerosmith
3. Al Green
4. Aretha Franklin
5. B.B. King
6. Beastie Boys
7. Black Sabbath
8. Bo Diddley
9. Bob Dylan
10. Bob Marley & The Wailers
11. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
12. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
13. Buddy Holly & The Crickets
14. Chuck Berry
15. Cream
16. Creedence Clearwater Revival
17. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
18. David Bowie
19. Depeche Mode
20. Donna Summer
21. Eagles
22. Elton John
23. Elvis Costello & The Attractions
24. Elvis Presley
25. Eric Clapton
26. Fats Domino
27. Fleetwood Mac
28. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
29. Genesis
30. Green Day
31. Jackie Wilson
32. James Brown & The Famous Flames
33. Janis Joplin & Big Brother and the Holding Company
34. Jay-Z
35. Jerry Lee Lewis
36. Johnny Cash
37. Joni Mitchell
38. Joy Division
39. Kate Bush
40. Kraftwerk
41. Led Zeppelin
42. Leonard Cohen
43. Little Richard
44. Lynyrd Skynyrd
45. Madonna
46. Marvin Gaye
47. Metallica
48. Michael Jackson
49. Neil Young
50. Nine Inch Nails
51. Nirvana
52. Otis Redding
53. Parliament-Funkadelic
54. Patti Smith Group
55. Pearl Jam
56. Peter Gabriel
57. Pink Floyd
58. Prince
59. Public Enemy
60. Queen
61. R.E.M.
62. Radiohead
63. Ramones
64. Ray Charles
65. Roxy Music
66. Run-D.M.C.
67. Sam Cooke
68. Simon & Garfunkel
69. Sly & The Family Stone
70. Steely Dan
71. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
72. Stevie Wonder
73. Talking Heads
74. The Allan Brothers Band
75. The Band
76. The Beach Boys
77. The Beatles
78. The Bee Gees
79. The Byrds
80. The Cars
81. The Clash
82. The Cure
83. The Doors
84. The Drifters
85. The Everly Brothers
86. The Four Seasons
87. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
88. The Kinks
89. The Miracles
90. The Police
91. The Rolling Stones
92. The Smiths
93. The Supremes
94. The Temptations
95. The Velvet Underground
96. The Who
97. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
98. U2
99. Van Morrison
100. Yes

Posted by Nick on Tuesday, 12/5/2017 @ 01:49am


This was unfathomably difficult to cut down to 100. The Cure, The Drifters, The Spinners, Bee Gees, Journey, and PJ Harvey were some of the more difficult cuts.

1. 2pac
2. A Tribe Called Quest
3. ABBA
4. AC/DC
5. Aerosmith
6. Al Green
7. Aretha Franklin
8. Beastie Boys
9. Beck
10. Beyonce
11. Billy Joel
12. Black Sabbath
13. Bo Diddley
14. Bob Dylan
15. Bob Marley & The Wailers
16. Brian Eno
17. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
18. Buddy Holly and the Crickets
19. Carole King
20. Chic
21. Chuck Berry
22. Coldplay
23. Cream
24. Creedence Clearwater Revival
25. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
26. Curtis Mayfield
27. David Bowie
28. Earth, Wind & Fire
29. Elton John
30. Elvis Presley
31. Eminem
32. Etta James
33. Fats Domino
34. Fleetwood Mac
35. Foo Fighters
36. Genesis
37. Green Day
38. Guns N' Roses
39. James Brown and the Famous Flames
40. James Taylor
41. Janet Jackson
42. Jay-Z
43. Johnny Cash
44. Joni Mitchell
45. Kraftwerk
46. Led Zeppelin
47. Little Richard
48. Madonna
49. Mariah Carey
50. Marvin Gaye
51. Metallica
52. Michael Jackson
53. Neil Young
54. Nine Inch Nails
55. Nirvana
56. Otis Redding
57. Outkast
58. Parliament-Funkadelic
59. Patti Smith Group
60. Paul McCartney & Wings
61. Pearl Jam
62. Pink Floyd
63. Prince
64. Public Enemy
65. Queen
66. R.E.M.
67. Radiohead
68. Rage Against The Machine
69. Ramones
70. Ray Charles
71. Red Hot Chili Peppers
72. Roy Orbison
73. Run-D.M.C.
74. Ruth Brown
75. Sam Cooke
76. Santana
77. Simon & Garfunkel
78. Sly & The Family Stone
79. Sonic Youth
80. Stevie Wonder
81. Talking Heads
82. The Allman Brothers Band
83. The Band
84. The Beach Boys
85. The Beatles
86. The Clash
87. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
88. The Kinks
89. The Miracles with Smokey Robinson
90. The Police
91. The Rolling Stones
92. The Smiths
93. The Supremes
94. The Temptations
95. The Who
96. The Zombies
97. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
98. U2
99. Van Morrison
100. White Stripes

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Tuesday, 12/5/2017 @ 07:54am


Let's do this

AC/DC
Aerosmith
Al Green
Aretha Franklin
B.B. King
Beastie Boys
Black Sabbath
Blondie
Bo Diddley
Bob Dylan
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Chuck Berry
Cream
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
David Bowie
Deep Purple
Depeche Mode
Donna Summer
Eagles
Earth, Wind & Fire
Elton John
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Elvis Presley
Etta James
Fats Domino
Fleetwood Mac
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
Grateful Dead
Guns N' Roses
Ike & Tina Turner
Jackie Wilson
James Brown & The Famous Flames
Janis Joplin & Big Brother & The Holding Company
Jefferson Airplane
Jerry Lee Lewis
John Lennon
Johnny Cash
Joni Mitchell
Joy Division
King Crimson
Kraftwerk
Led Zeppelin
Little Richard
Madonna
Marvin Gaye
Metallica
Michael Jackson
Neil Young
Nirvana
Otis Redding
Parliament Funkadelic
Pearl Jam
Pink Floyd
Pixies
Prince
Public Enemy
Queen
Radiohead
Ray Charles
Red Hot Chili Peppers
R.E.M.
Roxy Music
Roy Orbison
Run-D.M.C.
Santana
Sam Cooke
Simon & Garfunkel
Sly & The Family Stone
Sonic Youth
Soundgarden
Steely Dan
Stevie Wonder
Talking Heads
The Allman Brothers Band
The Band
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
The Bee Gees
The Byrds
The Clash
The Cure
The Doors
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Kinks
The Miracles with Smokey Robinson
The Police
The Ramones
The Rolling Stones
The Sex Pistols
The Smiths
The Stooges
The Supremes
The Temptations
The Velvet Underground
The Who
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
U2
Van Halen

Next Ten after this round is over - Creedence Clearwater Revival, Rod Stewart, Curtis Mayfield, The Smashing Pumpkins, Van Morrison, 2Pac, Genesis, The Drifters, Alice Cooper and Billy Joel

Posted by Nicky Joe on Tuesday, 12/5/2017 @ 12:02pm


Here it goes.

Al Green
Aretha Franklin
B.B. King
Bad Brains
Bill Haley & His Comets
Black Sabbath
Bo Diddley
Bob Dylan
Bob Marley & the Wailers
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
Buddy Holly and the Crickets
Chic
Chuck Berry
Cream
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Daryl Hall & John Oates
David Bowie
Deep Purple
Dick Dale
Earth, Wind & Fire
Elton John
Elvis Presley
Eric Clapton
Fats Domino
Fleetwood Mac
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
George Harrison
Iron Maiden
Isaac Hayes
Jackie Wilson
James Brown and the Famous Flames
James Taylor
Janis Joplin
Jefferson Airplane
Jerry Lee Lewis
John Lennon
Johnny Cash
Judas Priest
King Crimson
Led Zeppelin
Link Wray
Little Richard
Madonna
Marvin Gaye
MC5
Michael Jackson
Neil Young
Nirvana
Otis Redding
Parliament-Funkadelic
Paul McCartney and Wings
Paul Simon
Pearl Jam
Pink Floyd
Pixies
Prince
Queen
Ray Charles
Roy Orbison
Run-D.M.C.
Sam Cooke
Santana
Simon & Garfunkel
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
Stevie Wonder
T.Rex
Talking Heads
The Allman Brothers Band
The Animals
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
The Byrds
The Clash
The Doors
The Drifters
The Eagles
The Everly Brothers
The Four Seasons
The Jackson 5
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Kinks
The Mamas & the Papas
The Miracles with Smokey Robinson
The Police
The Ramones
The Rolling Stones
The Sex Pistols
The Smiths
The Stooges
The Supremes
The Temptations
The Velvet Underground
The Who
The Yardbirds
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Tori Amos
U2
Van Halen
Van Morrison

Posted by dmg on Tuesday, 12/5/2017 @ 16:55pm


2pac
ABBA
AC/DC
Aerosmith
Al Green
Aretha Franklin
B.B. King
Beastie Boys
Björk
Black Sabbath
Blondie
Bo Diddley
Bob Dylan
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Buddy Holly and the Crickets
Chic
Chuck Berry
Cream
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Curtis Mayfield
David Bowie
Dusty Springfield
Eagles
Elton John
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Elvis Presley
Eminem
Etta James
Fats Domino
Fleetwood Mac
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
Ike & Tina Turner
Jackie Wilson
James Brown and the Famous Flames
Janet Jackson
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company
Jay-Z
Jefferson Airplane
Jerry Lee Lewis
John Lennon
Johnny Cash
Joni Mitchell
Kraftwerk
Led Zeppelin
Little Richard
Madonna
Marvin Gaye
Massive Attack
Metallica
Michael Jackson
Missy Elliott
N.W.A.
Neil Young
Nirvana
Otis Redding
Outkast
Parliament-Funkadelic
Patti Smith Group
Pink Floyd
Prince
Public Enemy
Queen
R.E.M.
Radiohead
Ramones
Ray Charles
Roy Orbison
Run-D.M.C.
Ruth Brown
Sam Cooke
Santana
Sex Pistols
Simon & Garfunkel
Sly & The Family Stone
Sonic Youth
Stevie Wonder
Talking Heads
The Band
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
The Byrds
The Clash
The Doors
The Drifters
The Everly Brothers
The Isley Brothers
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Kinks
The Miracles with Smokey Robinson
The Police
The Rolling Stones
The Stooges
The Supremes
The Temptations
The Velvet Underground
The Who
U2
Van Halen
Van Morrison

Posted by The_Claw on Tuesday, 12/5/2017 @ 17:01pm


2Pac
AC/DC
Aerosmith
Al Green
The Animals
Aretha Franklin
The Band
The Beach Boys
Beastie Boys
The Beatles
Bee Gees
Billy Joel
Black Sabbath
Blondie
Bob Dylan
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bruce Springsteen
Buddy Holly and the Crickets
The Byrds
Chuck Berry
The Clash
The Cure
Daft Punk
David Bowie
Deep Purple
Def Leppard
Depeche Mode
The Doors
Elton John
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Elvis Presley
Eminem
The Everly Brothers
Fleetwood Mac
The Four Seasons
Frank Zappa
Fugazi
Hall & Oates
Husker Du
Iron Maiden
James Brown
Jay-Z
Jefferson Airplane
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Johnny Cash
Joni Mitchell
Journey
Joy Division
Judas Priest
King Crimson
The Kinks
Kraftwerk
Led Zeppelin
Madonna
Marvin Gaye
Metallica
Michael Jackson
Neil Young
New Order
Nine Inch Nails
Nirvana
The Notorious B.I.G.
N.W.A.
Otis Redding
Paul McCartney
Pearl Jam
Pink Floyd
Pixies
The Police
Prince
Public Enemy
Queen
Radiohead
Rage Against the Machine
Ramones
Ray Charles
Red Hot Chili Peppers
R.E.M.
Rod Stewart
The Rolling Stones
Run-D.M.C.
Rush
Sam Cooke
Sex Pistols
Sly & The Family Stone
Smashing Pumpkins
The Smiths
Sonic Youth
Soundgarden
Steely Dan
Stevie Wonder
The Stooges
The Supremes
Talking Heads
The Temptations
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Van Halen
The Velvet Underground
"Weird Al" Yankovic
The Who

Posted by Paul K. on Tuesday, 12/5/2017 @ 22:00pm


ABBA
AC/DC
Aerosmith
Aretha Franklin
B.B. King
Beastie Boys
Bill Haley & His Comets
Billy Joel
Black Sabbath
Blondie
Bo Diddley
Bob Dylan
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Buddy Holly and the Crickets
Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)
Chuck Berry
Coldplay
Connie Francis
Cream
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
David Bowie
Eagles
Elton John
Elvis Presley
Eurythmics
Fats Domino
Fleetwood Mac
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
Grateful Dead
Green Day
Guns N' Roses
Ike & Tina Turner
Jackie Wilson
James Brown and the Famous Flames
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company
Jefferson Airplane
Jerry Lee Lewis
John Lennon
Johnny Cash
Joni Mitchell
Kate Bush
Kraftwerk
Led Zeppelin
Leonard Cohen
Little Richard
Madonna
Marvin Gaye
Metallica
Michael Jackson
Neil Young
Nine Inch Nails
Nirvana
Otis Redding
Patti Smith Group
Pearl Jam
Pink Floyd
Pixies
Prince
Queen
R.E.M.
Radiohead
Ramones
Ray Charles
Roy Orbison
Sam Cooke
Santana
Sex Pistols
Simon & Garfunkel
Stevie Wonder
Talking Heads
The Allman Brothers Band
The Band
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
The Bee Gees
The Byrds
The Clash
The Coasters
The Cure
The Doors
The Drifters
The Everly Brothers
The Four Seasons
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Kinks
The Mamas & The Papas
The Rolling Stones
The Smiths
The Stooges
The Supremes
The Velvet Underground
The Who
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Waits
U2
Van Morrison
White Stripes
ZZ Top

Posted by MichaelEU on Wednesday, 12/6/2017 @ 12:42pm


I’m a little unfamiliar with how this works, since I wasn’t apart of the earlier rankings. Do I start by listing alphabetically the artists i think belong in the top 100? And then do the next 100 and so on?

Posted by Steve Z on Thursday, 12/7/2017 @ 18:01pm


here's my 100:

ABBA
Aerosmith
Al Green
Alice Cooper
Aretha Franklin
Beck
Big Star
Black Sabbath
Blondie
Bob Dylan
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Buddy Holly and the Crickets
Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)
Cheap Trick
Chuck Berry
Cream
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Curtis Mayfield
David Bowie
Devo
Donovan
Eddie Cochran
Elton John
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Elvis Presley
Eric Clapton
Fats Domino
George Harrison
Green Day
Harry Nilsson
Ike & Tina Turner
James Brown and the Famous Flames
James Taylor
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jethro Tull
Jimmy Cliff
John Lennon
Johnny Cash
Joni Mitchell
Led Zeppelin
Leonard Cohen
Little Richard
Madonna
Marvin Gaye
Michael Jackson
Miles Davis
Muddy Waters
N.W.A.
Neil Diamond
Neil Young
Nirvana
Otis Redding
Paul McCartney & Wings
Paul Simon
Pink Floyd
Pixies
Prince
Public Enemy
Queen
R.E.M.
Radiohead
Ramones
Ray Charles
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Rod Stewart
Roy Orbison
Run-D.M.C.
Sam Cooke
Sex Pistols
Simon & Garfunkel
Sly & The Family Stone
Steve Miller Band
Stevie Wonder
T. Rex
Talking Heads
The B-52's
The Band
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
The Byrds
The Clash
The Doors
The Everly Brothers
The Grateful Dead
The Isley Brothers
The Jackson Five
The Jam
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Kinks
The Mamas & the Papas
The Rolling Stones
The Supremes
The Temptations
The Velvet Underground
The Who
Van Morrison
Weezer

Posted by Darrin A on Friday, 12/8/2017 @ 04:17am


Steve Z- that's not a bad way to conceptualize it. What we're actually doing is picking a pool of artists from which our top 10 will be taken from, but if you want to approach this as listing the most 100 deserving artists, in your opinion, that's maybe the simplest way to do it!

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Sunday, 12/10/2017 @ 07:37am


ABBA
Aerosmith
Alice Cooper
Aretha Franklin
Bad Company
Bill Haley & His Comets
Billy Joel
Black Sabbath
Bob Dylan
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

Bobby Darin
Bon Jovi
Bonnie Raitt
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Buddy Holly and the Crickets
Buffalo Springfield
Carl Perkins
Cheap Trick
Chicago
Chuck Berry

Cream
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Daryl Hall & John Oates
David Bowie
Deep Purple
Del Shannon
Donovan
Dusty Springfield
Eagles

Electric Light Orchestra
Elton John
Elvis Presley
Eric Clapton
Fleetwood Mac
Genesis
George Harrison
Heart
Ike & Tina Turner
INXS

Jackson Browne
James Taylor
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company
Jefferson Airplane
Jerry Lee Lewis
John Lennon
Johnny Cash
Joni Mitchell
Journey
KISS

Led Zeppelin
Marvin Gaye
Metallica
Michael Jackson
Neil Diamond
Neil Young
Pat Benatar
Patti Smith Group
Paul McCartney & Wings
Peter, Paul & Mary

Pink Floyd
Prince
Queen
R.E.M.
Ricky Nelson
Rod Stewart
Roy Orbison
Rush
Santana
Simon & Garfunkel

Steppenwolf
Steve Miller Band
T. Rex
The Animals
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
The Bee Gees
The Cars
The Clash
The Commodores

The Doobie Brothers
The Doors
The Drifters
The Four Seasons
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Kinks
The Mamas & The Papas
The Miracles with Smokey Robinson
The Monkees
The Moody Blues

The Police
The Righteous Brothers
The Rolling Stones
The Supremes
The Temptations
The Who
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
U2
Van Morrison
Weird Al Yankovic

Posted by Jennifer on Sunday, 12/10/2017 @ 18:53pm


2pac
AC/DC
Aerosmith
Al Green
Arcade Fire
Aretha Franklin
B.B. King
Beastie Boys
Billy Joel
Black Sabbath
Bo Diddley
Bob Dylan
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Brian Eno
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Buddy Holly and the Crickets
Chuck Berry
Cream
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
David Bowie
Donna Summer
Eagles
Elton John
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Elvis Presley
Eminem
Fats Domino
Fleetwood Mac
Gram Parsons
Ike & Tina Turner
Jackie Wilson
James Brown and the Famous Flames
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company
Jay-Z
Jerry Lee Lewis
John Lennon
Johnny Cash
Joni Mitchell
Joy Division
Judas Priest
Kanye West
King Crimson
Kraftwerk
Led Zeppelin
Leonard Cohen
Little Richard
Madonna
Marvin Gaye
Metallica
Michael Jackson
Neil Young
Nine Inch Nails
Nirvana
Otis Redding
Outkast
Parliament-Funkadelic
Pearl Jam
Pink Floyd
Prince
Public Enemy
Queen
R.E.M.
Radiohead
Ramones
Ray Charles
Roy Orbison
Run-D.M.C.
Sam Cooke
Simon & Garfunkel
Sly & The Family Stone
Stevie Wonder
Talking Heads
The Allman Brothers Band
The Band
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
The Bee Gees
The Byrds
The Clash
The Cure
The Doors
The Grateful Dead
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Kinks
The Miracles with Smokey Robinson
The Police
The Rolling Stones
The Shirelles
The Smiths
The Stooges
The Supremes
The Velvet Underground
The Who
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
U2
Van Halen
Van Morrison
White Stripes
Wilson Pickett

Posted by Gassman on Sunday, 12/10/2017 @ 21:21pm


Steve Z - No, you pick 100 artists from the list of eligible artists. You don't pick the first 100 alphabetically that you think are qualified. If you do that, artists further down the list might not be qualified for the top ten because they don't get enough nominations. Essentially, you're voting for 100 artists and the 25 or so artists that get the most votes are eligible to be in the top ten.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 12/11/2017 @ 14:31pm


I'm not going to be able to compile the results of the nominations tonight, so I'll extend nominations until 10 PM Central on Tuesday (final deadline is 11 PM Central).

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 12/12/2017 @ 01:15am


AC?DC
Aerosmith
Al Green
Aretha Franklin
B.B. King
Beastie Boys
Black Sabbath
Bo Diddley
Bob Dylan
Bob Marley & the Wailers
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
Buddy Holly & the Crickets
Cheap Trick
Chuck Berry
Cream
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Curtis Mayfield
David Bowie
Deep Purple
Donna Summer
Eagles
Earth, Wind & Fire
Elton John
Elvis Costello & the Attractions
Elvis Presley
Etta James
Fats Domino
Fleetwood Mac
Frank Zappa & the MoI
Guns N' Roses
Jackie Wilson
James Brown & the Famous Flames
Janis Joplin & BB+tHC
Jerry Lee Lewis
John Lennon
Johnny Cash
Joni Mitchell
King Crimson
Kraftwerk
Led Zeppelin
Little Richard
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Madonna
Marvin Gaye
Metallica
Michael Jackson
Neil Young
Nine Inch Nails
Nirvana
Otis Redding
Parliament-Funkadelic
Paul McCartney
Pearl Jam
Pink Floyd
Pixies
Prince
Public Enemy
Queen
R.E.M.
Radiohead
Ramones
Ray Charles
Rod Stewart
Roy Orbison
Run-DMC
Rush
Sam Cooke
Santana
Simon & Garfunkel
Sly & the Family Stone
Soundgarden
Steely Dan
Stevie Wonder
T. Rex
Talking Heads
The Allman Brothers Band
The Band
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
The Byrds
The Clash
The Doors
The Drifters
The Everly Brothers
The Isley Brothers
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Kinks
The Miracles with Smokey Robinson
The Police
The Rolling Stones
THe Stooges
The Supremes
The Temptations
The Velvet Underground
The Who
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
U2
Van Halen
Van Morrison
'Weird' Al Yankovic

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Tuesday, 12/12/2017 @ 10:27am


Voting is now closed.

The following performers received at least 12 votes (out of 13 cast) and are eligible for the initial ranking vote:

Aretha Franklin
Black Sabbath
Bob Dylan
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Buddy Holly and the Crickets
Chuck Berry
Cream
David Bowie
Elton John
Elvis Presley
Johnny Cash
Led Zeppelin
Madonna
Marvin Gaye
Michael Jackson
Neil Young
Pink Floyd
Prince
Queen
R.E.M.
Simon & Garfunkel
Stevie Wonder
Talking Heads
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
The Clash
The Doors
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Kinks
The Rolling Stones
The Supremes
The Who


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they didn't nominate any performers in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, select 25 performers and rank them in order of preference. The highest ranked song will receive 25 points, the second highest 24 and so on.

The 10 performers that receive the most points (with more than 10 possible in the case of a tie) will advance to the final rankings, which will determine Performers #1-#10 in the 2017 Rankings.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Friday the 15th.

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 12/13/2017 @ 01:01am


The Beatles-25
Elvis Presley-24
Bob Dylan-23
Aretha Franklin-22
Chuck Berry-21
Led Zeppelin-20
Michael Jackson-19
The Rolling Stones-18
Stevie Wonder-17
The Jimi Hendrix Experience-16
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band-15
David Bowie-14
Marvin Gaye-13
Bob Marley & The Wailers-12
Buddy Holly and the Crickets-11
Black Sabbath-10
The Beach Boys-9
Prince-8
The Doors-7
Pink Floyd-6
The Supremes-5
The Who-4
Johnny Cash-3
Neil Young-2
The Clash-1

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 12/13/2017 @ 10:27am


Seems like some of us have problems acknowledging artists who peaked after 1985. Seriously- not even Nirvana?

The Beatles- 25
Bob Dylan- 24
The Rolling Stones- 23
Elvis Presley- 22
Led Zeppelin- 21
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band- 20
The Who- 19
Aretha Franklin- 18
Chuck Berry- 17
Michael Jackson- 16
Prince- 15
Stevie Wonder- 14
Elton John- 13
Marvin Gaye- 12
The Beach Boys- 11
Johnny Cash- 10
Pink Floyd- 9
Buddy Holly and the Crickets- 8
The Jimi Hendrix Experience- 7
David Bowie- 6
The Clash- 5
Queen- 4
R.E.M.- 3
Simon & Garfunkel- 2
Bob Marley & The Wailers- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Wednesday, 12/13/2017 @ 11:53am


The Beatles - 25
Bob Dylan - 24
The Rolling Stones - 23
Elvis Presley - 22
Johnny Cash - 21
Led Zeppelin - 20
The Beach Boys - 19
Chuck Berry - 18
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 17
David Bowie - 16
The Who - 15
Bob Marley & The Wailers - 14
Stevie Wonder - 13
Simon & Garfunkel - 12
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 11
The Kinks - 10
The Supremes - 9
Aretha Franklin - 8
Prince - 7
R.E.M. - 6
The Clash - 5
Elton John - 4
Queen - 3
Talking Heads - 2
Buddy Holly and the Crickets - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Wednesday, 12/13/2017 @ 12:20pm


25 - The Beatles
24 - Elvis Presley
23 - Bob Dylan
22 - Chuck Berry
21 - The Rolling Stones
20 - Stevie Wonder
19 - Aretha Franklin
18 - The Beach Boys
17 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
16 - Led Zeppelin
15 - Johnny Cash
14 - Buddy Holly & The Crickets
13 - Pink Floyd
12 - Michael Jackson
11 - The Who
10 - Madonna
9 - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
8 - Marvin Gaye
7 - The Supremes
6 - The Clash
5 - Bob Marley & The Wailers
4 - Prince
3 - The Kinks
2 - Queen
1 - Black Sabbath

Posted by Nicky Joe on Wednesday, 12/13/2017 @ 12:42pm


1 Beatles - 25 points
2 Bob Dylan
3 Doors
4 Beach Boys
5 Johnny Cash
6 The Clash
7 Kinks
8 Neil Young
9 Chuck Berry
10 Rolling Stones
11 Pink Floyd
12 The Who
13 Bruce Springsteen
14 Elvis Presley
15 REM
16 Simon & Garfunkel
17 Jimi Hendrix
18 Michael Jackson
19 Led Zeppelin
20 David Bowie
21 Talking Heads
22 Prince
23 Marvin Gaye
24 Stevie Wonder
25 buddy Holly

Posted by Darrin A on Wednesday, 12/13/2017 @ 15:54pm


My top 25:

1. The Beatles
2. Elvis Presley
3. Bob Dylan
4. Chuck Berry
5. The Rolling Stones
6. Aretha Franklin
7. Stevie Wonder
8. David Bowie
9. Michael Jackson
10. Bob Marley & The Wailers
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
12. The Beach Boys
13. The Who
14. Marvin Gaye
15. Prince
16. Madonna
17. Led Zeppelin
18. Bruce Springsteen
19. Pink Floyd
20. Neil Young
21. Queen
22. The Clash
23. The Kinks
24. R.E.M.
25. The Supremes

Biggest omission: Where is James Brown?

Posted by The_Claw on Wednesday, 12/13/2017 @ 19:14pm


1. The Beatles- 25 pts
2. Elvis Presley
3. The Rolling Stones
4. The Who
5. Led Zeppelin
6. Bob Dylan
7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
8. Stevie Wonder
9. The Beach Boys
10. Chuck Berry
11. The Doors
12. Pink Floyd
13. Prince
14. Elton John
15. Bob Marley and the Wailers
16. David Bowie
17. Michael Jackson
18. Buddy Holly and the Crickets
19. Marvin Gaye
20. Madonna
21. Queen
22. Aretha Franklin
23. Johnny Cash
24. Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band
25. The Clash- 1 pt


Biggest Snubs: James Brown, Ray Charles, John Lennon, Nirvana, Eric Clapton (though I know he's never gotten much love on this site)

Posted by Donnie on Thursday, 12/14/2017 @ 08:22am


Yeah, I'm not sure why James Brown didn't make it. Of what I see, he's only not on Jennifer's ballot.

Posted by Gassman on Thursday, 12/14/2017 @ 08:22am


Not getting to choose James Brown, Ray Charles, Nirvana, and U2 (all currently in the FRL Top 25, BTW) is a big mistake on your part, on par with the last 3 years of the 'real' RHoF (rigged) voting, so with that in mind:


The Beatles (25)
Chuck Berry (24)
The Rolling Stones (23)
James Brown & the FFs (22)
Bob Dylan (21)
Elvis Presley (20)
Ray Charles (19)
Aretha Franklin (18)
Led Zeppelin (17)
Stevie Wonder (16)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience (15)
Johnny Cash (14)
Bob Marley (13)
The Who (12)
The Beach Boys (11)
David Bowie (10)
Bruce Springsteen & the ESB (9)
Prince (8)
Madonna (7)
Marvin Gaye (6)
The Clash (5)
Pink Floyd (4)
Nirvana (3)
Michael Jackson (2)
U2 (1)

Stevie Wonder (15)

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Thursday, 12/14/2017 @ 18:48pm


Led Zeppelin - 25
The Beatles - 24
Bob Dylan - 23
The Rolling Stones - 22
David Bowie - 21
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 20
The Clash - 19
Prince - 18
The Who - 17
Pink Floyd - 16
R.E.M. - 15
Talking Heads - 14
Michael Jackson - 13
Queen - 12
Elton John - 11
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 10
Black Sabbath - 9
Johnny Cash - 8
The Beach Boys - 7
Chuck Berry - 6
Bob Marley & The Wailers - 5
Aretha Franklin - 4
The Doors - 3
Elvis Presley - 2
The Kinks - 1

Posted by Darren on Friday, 12/15/2017 @ 08:37am


I did miss Paul K's vote for James Brown. He should be included in the initial rankings.

Here is the list of performers involved in this initial tiebreaker:

Aretha Franklin
Black Sabbath
Bob Dylan
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Buddy Holly and the Crickets
Chuck Berry
Cream
David Bowie
Elton John
Elvis Presley
James Brown and the Famous Flames
Johnny Cash
Led Zeppelin
Madonna
Marvin Gaye
Michael Jackson
Neil Young
Pink Floyd
Prince
Queen
R.E.M.
Simon & Garfunkel
Stevie Wonder
Talking Heads
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
The Clash
The Doors
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Kinks
The Rolling Stones
The Supremes
The Who


If you haven't voted already, please include James Brown in consideration for your rankings.

If you have voted already, please tell me where James Brown should be in the rankings you've already posted. Which performer should he be above in your rankings, which performer below?

Because of the confusion, I'll extend the voting by a day. Voting will now end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Saturday the 16th.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 12/15/2017 @ 08:46am


I missed The_Claw's vote for Nirvana as well. I'm going to have to re-count the nominations and start the tiebreaker voting again if necessary. I'll try to get that done today.

My apologies for my mistakes. Even with using a spreadsheet to calculate the results, there's always the possibility of human error in tabulating so many results.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 12/15/2017 @ 08:53am


Both James Brown and Nirvana are eligible for the Round 1 initial rankings. Please adjust your ballots accordingly.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 12/15/2017 @ 17:19pm


Updated ranking

The Beatles-25
Elvis Presley-24
Bob Dylan-23
Aretha Franklin-22
Chuck Berry-21
Led Zeppelin-20
Nirvana-19
James Brown-18
Michael Jackson-17
The Rolling Stones-16
Stevie Wonder-15
The Jimi Hendrix Experience-14
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band-13
David Bowie-12
Marvin Gaye-11
Bob Marley & The Wailers-10
Buddy Holly and the Crickets-9
Black Sabbath-8
The Beach Boys-7
Prince-6
The Doors-5
Pink Floyd-4
The Supremes-3
The Who-2
Johnny Cash-1

Good to see Nirvana and James Brown back in the mix

Posted by Tom H. on Friday, 12/15/2017 @ 19:59pm


Disappointed in the lack of Ray Charles.

1 The Beatles (25 points)
2 Bob Dylan
3 Chuck Berry
4 The Who
5 Aretha Franklin
6 The Rolling Stones
7 Elvis Presley
8 James Brown and the Famous Flames
9 Pink Floyd
10 Marvin Gaye
11 Led Zeppelin
12 David Bowie
13 Cream
14 Buddy Holly and the Crickets
15 The Beach Boys
16 The Kinks
17 Johnny Cash
18 Bob Marley & The Wailers
19 Simon & Garfunkel
20 The Supremes
21 Michael Jackson
22 Stevie Wonder
23 The Clash
24 The Jimi Hendrix Experience
25 The Doors (1 point)

Posted by dmg on Friday, 12/15/2017 @ 20:05pm


Led Zeppelin - 25
The Beatles - 24
Bob Dylan - 23
The Rolling Stones - 22
David Bowie - 21
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 20
The Clash - 19
Nirvana - 18
Prince - 17
The Who - 16
Pink Floyd - 15
R.E.M. - 14
Talking Heads - 13
Michael Jackson - 12
Queen - 11
Elton John - 10
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 9
Black Sabbath - 8
Johnny Cash - 7
The Beach Boys - 6
Chuck Berry - 5
Bob Marley & The Wailers - 4
Aretha Franklin - 3
The Doors - 2
James Brown and the Famous Flames - 1

Posted by Darren on Friday, 12/15/2017 @ 22:17pm


I stick to my previous ranking.

Just wanted to mention another big snub: The Velvet Underground. Both Ray Charles and VU would probably be in my Top 15.

Posted by MichaelEU on Saturday, 12/16/2017 @ 03:26am


25 The Beatles
24 The Who
23 Elvis Presley
22 The Doors
21 The Kinks
20 Buddy Holly and the Crickets
19 Chuck Berry
18 David Bowie
17 Bob Dylan
16 Queen
15 The Rolling Stones
14 Pink Floyd
13 Simon & Garfunkel
12 The Jimi Hendrix Experience
11 Led Zeppelin
10 The Beach Boys
9 Johnny Cash
8 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
7 Michael Jackson
6 The Supremes
5 Aretha Franklin
4 Marvin Gaye
3 Neil Young
2 The Clash
1 Elton John

My two biggest snubs are Janis Joplin and Billy Joel who would both easily make it into my Top 15. Other high ranking snubs for me include Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, and John Lennon who would all probably make my Top 15 to 20.

Posted by Jennifer on Saturday, 12/16/2017 @ 14:26pm


The Beatles -25
Chuck Berry -24
Elvis Presley - 23
Bob Dylan - 22
The Rolling Stones - 21
Aretha Franklin - 20
Prince - 19
The Clash - 18
The Who - 17
Led Zeppelin - 16
James Brown and the Famous Flames - 15
Marvin Gaye - 14
David Bowie - 13
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 13
Madonna - 11
The Beach Boys - 10
Stevie Wonder - 9
The Supremes - 8
The Doors - 7
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 6
Michael Jackson - 5
Pink Floyd - 4
R.E.M. - 3
Buddy Holly and the Crickets - 2
The Kinks - 1

Posted by Nick on Saturday, 12/16/2017 @ 15:07pm


1. The Beatles
2. Elvis Presley
3. Bob Dylan
4. James Brown
5. Chuck Berry
6. The Rolling Stones
7. Aretha Franklin
8. Stevie Wonder
9. David Bowie
10. Michael Jackson
11. Bob Marley & The Wailers
12. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
13. The Beach Boys
14. The Who
15. Marvin Gaye
16. Prince
17. Madonna
18. Led Zeppelin
19. Bruce Springsteen
20. Pink Floyd
21. Neil Young
22. Nirvana
23. Queen
24. The Clash
25. The Kinks

Posted by The_Claw on Saturday, 12/16/2017 @ 16:42pm


Roy Gerald Bivins - Your ballot included Ray Charles and U2, who weren't eligible for the vote. I moved up the eligible artists in your rankings accordingly.

Also, I didn't include your vote(?) for Stevie Wonder, as it was at the bottom of the list, but ranked with (15) points, the same as Johnny Cash. You can update your rankings before the deadline if you like.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 12/16/2017 @ 23:06pm


Since 5 out of the 12 current votes were cast before we knew that James Brown and Nirvana were eligible for the tiebreaker, I think it's only fair that we extend the voting until Sunday at 10 PM / 11 PM to give these 6 voters the chance to either update their ballot or state that they don't intend to do so:

AlexVoltaire
Darrin A.
Donnie
Nicky Joe
Roy Gerald Bivins

If the updated votes / notifications haven't been received by the deadline, would anyone be opposed to including James Brown (who finished 8th in our previous rankings) in the Final Rankings tiebreaker (fyi, Nirvana finished 18th)?

Only the 10 artists that received the most points in the Final Rankings would be ranked, so James Brown would still have to finish in the top ten in the final rankings to be ranked in Round 1, if we had to do it this way.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 12/16/2017 @ 23:25pm


1. The Beatles - 25
2. Bob Dylan - 24
3. Elvis Presley - 23
4. Chuck Berry - 22
5. James Brown & The Famous Flames - 21
6. The Rolling Stones -20
7. Led Zeppelin - 19
8. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 18
9. Michael Jackson - 17
10. The Beach Boys - 16
11. The Who - 15
12. Stevie Wonder - 14
13. Aretha Franklin - 13
14. David Bowie - 12
15. Pink Floyd - 11
16. The Clash - 10
17. Black Sabbath – 9
18. Bob Marley & The Wailers – 8
19. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – 7
20. Prince - 6
21. Buddy Holly and the Crickets - 5
22. The Kinks - 4
23. Neil Young - 3
24. Nirvana - 2
25. Madonna – 1

Posted by Gassman on Saturday, 12/16/2017 @ 23:32pm


I think that including James Brown in the tiebreaker vote is a fair solution under these circumstances.

Posted by The _Claw on Sunday, 12/17/2017 @ 03:14am


Updated ballot...

1. The Beatles- 25 pts
2. Elvis Presley
3. The Rolling Stones
4. The Who
5. Led Zeppelin
6. Bob Dylan
7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
8. James Brown and the Famous Flames
9. Stevie Wonder
10. The Beach Boys
11. Chuck Berry
12. The Doors
13. Pink Floyd
14. Prince
15. Elton John
16. Bob Marley and the Wailers
17. David Bowie
18. Michael Jackson
19. Buddy Holly and the Crickets
20. Nirvana
21. Marvin Gaye
22. Madonna
23. Queen
24. Aretha Franklin
25. Johnny Cash- 1 pt

Posted by Donnie on Sunday, 12/17/2017 @ 06:07am



my updated vote... please insert Nirvana just after the Rolling Stones (Nirvana at 11) and also insert James Brown just before Jimi Hendrix in the list below. thanks

move everone else down accordingly with my bottom two falling off the top 25

1 Beatles - 25 points
2 Bob Dylan
3 Doors
4 Beach Boys
5 Johnny Cash
6 The Clash
7 Kinks
8 Neil Young
9 Chuck Berry
10 Rolling Stones
11 Pink Floyd
12 The Who
13 Bruce Springsteen
14 Elvis Presley
15 REM
16 Simon & Garfunkel
17 Jimi Hendrix
18 Michael Jackson
19 Led Zeppelin
20 David Bowie
21 Talking Heads
22 Prince
23 Marvin Gaye
24 Stevie Wonder
25 buddy Holly

Posted by Darrin A on Sunday, 12/17/2017 @ 14:44pm


My updated ballot:

The Beatles- 25
Bob Dylan- 24
The Rolling Stones- 23
Elvis Presley- 22
Led Zeppelin- 21
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band- 20
The Who- 19
Aretha Franklin- 18
Chuck Berry- 17
Michael Jackson- 16
James Brown- 15
Prince- 14
Stevie Wonder- 13
Elton John- 12
Marvin Gaye- 11
The Beach Boys- 10
Johnny Cash- 9
Nirvana- 8
Pink Floyd- 7
Buddy Holly and the Crickets- 6
The Jimi Hendrix Experience- 5
David Bowie- 4
The Clash- 3
Queen- 2
R.E.M.- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Sunday, 12/17/2017 @ 21:52pm


Initial Rankings tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

The Beatles - 324
Bob Dylan - 292
The Rolling Stones - 263
Elvis Presley - 259
Chuck Berry - 249
Led Zeppelin - 215
The Who - 201
The Beach Boys - 170
Aretha Franklin - 169
James Brown and the Famous Flames - 158
__________________________

David Bowie - 151
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 150
Stevie Wonder - 140
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 135
Michael Jackson - 124
Pink Floyd - 123
Johnny Cash - 108
Prince - 106
The Clash - 94
Bob Marley & The Wailers - 88
Marvin Gaye - 88
Buddy Holly and the Crickets - 76
Nirvana - 76
The Doors - 74
The Kinks - 69
Madonna - 43
Simon & Garfunkel - 41
Queen - 40
The Supremes - 39
Elton John - 38
R.E.M. - 34
Neil Young - 29
Black Sabbath - 26
Talking Heads - 18
Cream - 13


Final tiebreaker voting is now open.

The following performers are qualified to be ranked #1-#10 in the overall rankings for 2017 (the 2017 rankings will be averaged with the final rankings from 2014 to determine the 2017 final rankings):

Aretha Franklin
Bob Dylan
Chuck Berry
Elvis Presley
James Brown and the Famous Flames
Led Zeppelin
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
The Who


Everyone is eligible to participate in the final rankings, regardless of previous participation in the project.

To participate in the final rankings, rank the 10 performers in order of preference.

Final rankings will be determined by the number of points earned in the final tiebreaker.

There will be 3 days of tiebreaker voting.

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Wednesday the 20th.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 12/18/2017 @ 01:21am


My rankings:

Led Zeppelin - 10
The Beatles - 9
Bob Dylan - 8
The Rolling Stones - 7
The Who - 6
The Beach Boys - 5
Chuck Berry - 4
Aretha Franklin - 3
James Brown and the Famous Flames - 2
Elvis Presley - 1

Posted by Darren on Monday, 12/18/2017 @ 01:24am


1. The Beatles- 10 pts
2. Elvis Presley- 9 pts
3. The Rolling Stones- 8 pts
4. The Who- 7 pts
5. Led Zeppelin- 6 pts
6. Bob Dylan- 5 pts
7. James Brown and the Famous Flames- 4 pts
8. The Beach Boys- 3 pts
9. Chuck Berry- 2 pts
10. Aretha Franklin- 1 pt

Posted by Donnie on Monday, 12/18/2017 @ 02:19am


Groovy!

The Beatles- 10
Bob Dylan- 9
The Rolling Stones- 8
Elvis Presley- 7
Led Zeppelin- 6
Chuck Berry- 5
Aretha Franklin- 4
The Who- 3
James Brown and the Famous Flames- 2
The Beach Boys- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Monday, 12/18/2017 @ 06:27am


The Beatles-10
Elvis Presley-9
Bob Dylan-8
Aretha Franklin-7
Chuck Berry-6
Led Zeppelin-5
James Brown-4
The Rolling Stones-3
The Beach Boys-2
The Who-1

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 12/18/2017 @ 07:24am


my 10 votes:

The Beatles - 10 pts
Bob Dylan - 9
The Beach Boys - 8
Chuck Berry - 7
The Rolling Stones - 6
The Who - 5
Elvis Presley - 4
Led Zeppelin - 3
James Brown - 2
Aretha Franklin - 1



James Brown and the Famous Flames
Led Zeppelin



Ray Charles
Stevie Wonder

Aretha Franklin
Michael Jackson

Posted by Darrin A on Monday, 12/18/2017 @ 07:39am


10 - The Beatles
9 - Elvis Presley
8 - Bob Dylan
7 - Chuck Berry
6 - The Rolling Stones
5 - Aretha Franklin
4 - The Beach Boys
3 - Led Zeppelin
2 - James Brown & The Famous Flames
1 - The Who

Posted by Nicky Joe on Monday, 12/18/2017 @ 07:51am


1. The Beatles
2. Bob Dylan
3. Chuck Berry
4. Aretha Franklin
5. Elvis Presley
6. The Who
7. James Brown & the Famous Flames
8. Led Zeppelin
9. The Rolling Stones
10. The Beach Boys

Posted by dmg on Monday, 12/18/2017 @ 13:48pm


1. The Beatles
2. Elvis Presley
3. Bob Dylan
4. James Brown
5. Chuck Berry
6. The Rolling Stones
7. Aretha Franklin
8. The Beach Boys
9. The Who
10. Led Zeppelin

Posted by The_Claw on Monday, 12/18/2017 @ 15:52pm


The Beatles - 10
Bob Dylan - 9
The Rolling Stones - 8
Elvis Presley - 7
Led Zeppelin - 6
The Beach Boys - 5
Chuck Berry - 4
The Who - 3
Aretha Franklin - 2
James Brown and the Famous Flames - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Monday, 12/18/2017 @ 16:29pm


1. The Beatles - 10
2. Bob Dylan - 9
3. Elvis Presley - 8
4. Chuck Berry - 7
5. James Brown and the Famous Flames - 6
6. The Rolling Stones - 5
7. Led Zeppelin - 4
8. The Beach Boys - 3
9. Aretha Franklin - 2
10. The Who - 1

Changed my mind between Aretha Franklin and The Who.

Posted by Gassman on Monday, 12/18/2017 @ 16:40pm


10 The Beatles
9 The Who
8 Elvis Presley
7 Chuck Berry
6 Bob Dylan
5 The Rolling Stones
4 Led Zeppelin
3 The Beach Boys
2 Aretha Franklin
1 James Brown and the Famous Flames

Posted by Jennifer on Monday, 12/18/2017 @ 19:17pm


The Beatles - 10
Chuck Berry - 9
Elvis Presley - 8
Bob Dylan - 7
The Rolling Stones - 6
Aretha Franklin - 5
James Brown & The Famous Flames - 4
The Beach Boys - 3
The Who - 2
Led Zeppelin - 1

Posted by Nick on Wednesday, 12/20/2017 @ 23:18pm


Tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

1. The Beatles - 119
2. Bob Dylan - 95
3. Elvis Presley - 85
4. Chuck Berry - 72
5. The Rolling Stones - 69
6. Led Zeppelin - 52
7. The Who - 45
8. Aretha Franklin - 43
9. The Beach Boys - 41
10. James Brown and the Famous Flames - 39


To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the current rankings of the artists that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. The Beatles - 2 (1)
2. Bob Dylan - 6 (2)
3. Elvis Presley - 6 (3)
4. The Rolling Stones - 7 (5)
5. Chuck Berry - 9 (4)
6. Led Zeppelin - 12 (6)
7. The Who - 17 (7)
8. The Beach Boys - 17 (9)
9. James Brown and the Famous Flames - 17 (10)
10. Aretha Franklin - 20 (8)


Replacement nominations are now open.

If you've previously nominated performers in this project, they will remain nominated (unless you state that you want to rescind a nomination). Replacement nominations are meant to replace the performers you've nominated in the past after those artists are ranked.

Here is my current count for how many replacement nominations each voter has for this round:

Darren - 10
AlexVoltaire - 10
Darrin A - 12 (Note: Darrin A nominated John Coltrane and Muddy Waters, who aren't eligible for this ranking)
dmg - 10
Gassman - 10
Jennifer - 9
MichaelEU - 10
Nick - 10
Nicky Joe - 10
Paul K - 10
Roy Gerald Bivins - 10
The_Claw - 10
Tom H. - 10

Voters that haven't nominated artists previously are welcome to do so. For this round (and all rounds for the time being), the minimum number of nominations to qualify for re-ranking is 75 (the maximum is 100).

Any nominations from a voter whose total number of nominations falls below 75 total nominations (including those who nominated in Round 1) will be temporarily disqualified unless an explanation is given for the lack of replacement nominations. This is done to ensure that Round 1 nominations don't have an outsize influence on future rankings should a voter lose interest in the project.


Due to Christmas plans, replacement nominations will end at 10 PM Central (open until 11 PM Central) on Tuesday the 26th (replacements will usually be 3 days in length).

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 12/21/2017 @ 02:38am


My replacement nominations:

Coldplay
Hüsker Dü
Janet Jackson
Parliament-Funkadelic
Roxy Music
Run-D.M.C.
The Cars
The Pretenders
The Replacements
Weezer

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 12/21/2017 @ 02:42am


To clarify, votes won't be disqualified until after falling below the minimum threshold (currently 75 nominations) for two consecutive rounds without explanation.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 12/21/2017 @ 02:43am


Okay then, I'll vote for

2Pac
Alice Cooper
Björk
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Curtis Mayfield
The Drifters
The Everly Brothers
Rod Stewart
The Smashing Pumpkins
Van Morrison


Posted by Nicky Joe on Thursday, 12/21/2017 @ 04:21am


My ten replacements are:


Eagles
Elvis Costello & the Attractions
Heart
Kanye West
Leonard Cohen
Missy Elliott
PJ Harvey
The Cure
The Doors
Whitney Houston

Posted by Alex Voltaire on Thursday, 12/21/2017 @ 06:45am


I'll try to do better on this go around with providing nominations for each round.

My first 100 (not counting the top 10 artists already ranked who would've been among my 100)


1. 2pac
2. AC/DC
3. Aerosmith
4. Al Green
5. Alice Cooper
6. B.B. King
7. Beastie Boys
8. Beyonce
9. Billy Joel
10. Black Sabbath
11. Bo Diddley
12. Bob Marley & The Wailers
13. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
14. Buddy Holly and the Crickets
15. Carole King
16. Cream
17. Creedence Clearwater Revival
18. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
19. Curtis Mayfield
20. Daft Punk
21. David Bowie
22. Deep Purple
23. Depeche Mode
24. Eagles
25. Electric Light Orchestra
26. Elton John
27. Eminem
28. Eric Clapton
29. Fats Domino
30. Fleetwood Mac
31. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
32. Genesis
33. Guns N' Roses
34. Ike & Tina Turner
35. Janet Jackson
36. Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company
37. Jay-Z
38. John Lennon
39. Johnny Cash
40. Joni Mitchell
41. Kanye West
42. KISS
43. Kraftwerk
44. Little Richard
45. Lynyrd Skynyrd
46. Madonna
47. Marvin Gaye
48. Metallica
49. Michael Jackson
50. N.W.A.
51. Neil Young
52. Nirvana
53. Otis Redding
54. Parliament-Funkadelic
55. Paul McCartney & Wings
56. Pearl Jam
57. Peter Gabriel
58. Pink Floyd
59. Pixies
60. Prince
61. Public Enemy
62. Queen
63. R.E.M.
64. Radiohead
65. Ramones
66. Ray Charles
67. Red Hot Chili Peppers
68. Roy Orbison
69. Run-D.M.C.
70. Rush
71. Sam Cooke
72. Santana
73. Sex Pistols
74. Simon & Garfunkel
75. Sly & The Family Stone
76. Smashing Pumpkins
77. Steely Dan
78. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
79. Stevie Wonder
80. Talking Heads
81. The Allman Brothers Band
82. The Band
83. The Bee Gees
84. The Byrds
85. The Clash
86. The Doors
87. The Grateful Dead
88. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
89. The Kinks
90. The Miracles with Smokey Robinson
91. The Moody Blues
92. The Police
93. The Stooges
94. The Supremes
95. The Temptations
96. The Velvet Underground
97. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
98. U2
99. Van Halen
100. Van Morrison

Posted by Donnie on Thursday, 12/21/2017 @ 08:22am


here's my 12 new nominations:

Barry White
Eagles
Jan & Dean
Lou Reed
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Motorhead
The Animals
The Bee Gees
The Monkees
The Moody Blues
Traffic
U2

Posted by Darrin A on Thursday, 12/21/2017 @ 09:01am


Noooo! I missed voting. I would have really helped out The Beach Boys by at least +1 rank had I made it :'(

Replacement noms:
Alice Cooper
Alice in Chains
Dusty Springfield
Fats Domino
Guns N' Roses
Janis Joplin
Parliament-Funkadelic
Steely Dan
T. Rex
Weezer

Posted by Paul K. on Thursday, 12/21/2017 @ 10:08am


Arcade Fire
Beck
Dusty Springfield
Eddie Cochran
Eric Clapton
Neil Diamond
Ricky Nelson
The Jackson Five
The Police
Wilson Pickett

Posted by MichaelEU on Thursday, 12/21/2017 @ 11:13am


Aerosmith
Big Star
Eddie Cochran
Etta James
Kraftwerk
Motörhead
Patti Smith Group
Roxy Music
The Monkees
Tool

Posted by dmg on Thursday, 12/21/2017 @ 14:04pm


Deep Purple
Earth, Wind & Fire
Eric Clapton
Guns N Roses
Joy Division
Pearl Jam
The Cure
The Four Tops
The Shirelles
The Smiths

Posted by The_Claw on Thursday, 12/21/2017 @ 16:44pm


Just to clarify- are we to pick 10 acts that we didn't pick from our chosen Top 100 earlier (aside from the Top 10 vote-getters, of course)?

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Thursday, 12/21/2017 @ 18:49pm


you nominate 10 new acts to add to your original top 100, to replace the 10 that were promoted.

Posted by The_Claw on Thursday, 12/21/2017 @ 20:56pm


Roy Gerald Bivins - Essentially, you're nominating artists #101-#110 from your original rankings, the 10 artists you would have nominated if you could have nominated 10 more. That way, you replace the ranked artists and still have your top 100 eligible artists nominated from one round to the next.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 12/22/2017 @ 08:28am


Gotcha- thanks for clearing that up for me, Darren...

With that in mind, my #101-100 choices:

Depeche Mode
Foo Fighters
Jefferson Airplane
Link Wray
Outkast
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Smashing Pumpkins
The Cars
The Yardbirds
Tupac Shakur

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Friday, 12/22/2017 @ 10:36am


Meant to write, '#101-110', obviously... #needspellcheck

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Friday, 12/22/2017 @ 10:40am


The Next 10 -
2Pac
Coldplay
Eminem
Ike & Tina Turner
Janet Jackson
Outkast
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Santana
The Four Tops
The Pretenders

Posted by Nick on Saturday, 12/23/2017 @ 00:08am


Better late than never.

B.B. King
Electric Light Orchestra
Eric Clapton
Fats Domino
Green Day
Kanye West
Link Wray
Paul Simon
The Coasters
The Smiths

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 12/26/2017 @ 10:29am


Ten Replacements:

1. Alice Cooper
2. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
3. Guns N' Roses
4. Janet Jackson
5. Notorious B.I.G.
6. Pixies
7. Sonic Youth
8. The Drifters
9. The Everly Brothers
10. The Temptations

Posted by Gassman on Tuesday, 12/26/2017 @ 14:26pm


Voting is now closed.

The following performers received at least 12 votes (out of 14 cast) and are eligible for the initial ranking vote:

Aerosmith
Black Sabbath
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Buddy Holly and the Crickets
Cream
Creedence Clearwater Revival
David Bowie
Eagles
Elton John
Fats Domino
Fleetwood Mac
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company
Johnny Cash
Joni Mitchell
Madonna
Marvin Gaye
Metallica
Michael Jackson
Neil Young
Nirvana
Otis Redding
Pearl Jam
Pink Floyd
Prince
Queen
R.E.M.
Radiohead
Ramones
Ray Charles
Run-D.M.C.
Sam Cooke
Simon & Garfunkel
Stevie Wonder
Talking Heads
The Clash
The Doors
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Kinks
The Police
The Supremes
The Temptations
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
U2
Van Morrison


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they didn't nominate any performers in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, select 25 performers and rank them in order of preference. The highest ranked song will receive 25 points, the second highest 24 and so on.

The 15 performers that receive the most points (with more than 15 possible in the case of a tie) will advance to the final rankings, which will determine Performers #11-#25 in the 2017 Rankings.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting wil

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 12/27/2017 @ 02:05am


Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Friday the 29th.

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 12/27/2017 @ 02:05am


David Bowie - 25
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 24
Pearl Jam - 23
The Clash - 22
U2 - 21
Nirvana - 20
Prince - 19
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 18
Pink Floyd - 17
R.E.M. - 16
Talking Heads - 15
Michael Jackson - 14
Metallica - 13
Queen - 12
Elton John - 11
Radiohead - 10
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 9
Creedence Clearwater Revival - 8
Black Sabbath - 7
Johnny Cash - 6
Ramones - 5
Bob Marley & The Wailers - 4
Aerosmith - 3
The Doors - 2
Eagles - 1

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 12/27/2017 @ 02:12am



Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

The Clash

Van Morrison


1. The Jimi Hendrix Experience- 25 pts
2. Stevie Wonder- 24 pts
3. Ray Charles- 23 pts
4. The Doors- 22 pts
5. Pink Floyd- 21 pts
6. Prince- 20 pts
7. Elton John- 19 pts
8. Bob Marley and the Wailers- 18 pts
9. David Bowie- 17 pts
10. Michael Jackson- 16 pts
11. Buddy Holly and the Crickets- 15 pts
12. Nirvana- 14 pts
13. Marvin Gaye- 13 pts
14. Madonna- 12 pts
15. Queen- 11 pts
16. Johnny Cash- 10 pts
17. Creedence Clearwater Revival- 9 pts
18. Fleetwood Mac- 8 pts
19. Eagles- 7 pts
20. U2- 6 pts
21. Sam Cooke- 5 pts
22. Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band- 4 pts
23. The Clash- 3 pts
24. Van Morrison- 2 pts
25. Neil Young- 1 pt


Biggest Snubs in this round for me:

Eric Clapton
John Lennon
Little Richard (probably the biggest how did Fats Domino make it in but not Little Richard?)
Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young
Paul McCartney

Posted by Donnie on Wednesday, 12/27/2017 @ 02:47am


Disregard the post above, here's my final version (why doesn't this site allow editing for posts?)


1. The Jimi Hendrix Experience- 25 pts
2. Stevie Wonder- 24 pts
3. Ray Charles- 23 pts
4. The Doors- 22 pts
5. Pink Floyd- 21 pts
6. Prince- 20 pts
7. Elton John- 19 pts
8. Bob Marley and the Wailers- 18 pts
9. David Bowie- 17 pts
10. Michael Jackson- 16 pts
11. Buddy Holly and the Crickets- 15 pts
12. Nirvana- 14 pts
13. Marvin Gaye- 13 pts
14. Madonna- 12 pts
15. Queen- 11 pts
16. Johnny Cash- 10 pts
17. Creedence Clearwater Revival- 9 pts
18. Fleetwood Mac- 8 pts
19. Eagles- 7 pts
20. U2- 6 pts
21. Sam Cooke- 5 pts
22. Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band- 4 pts
23. The Clash- 3 pts
24. Van Morrison- 2 pts
25. Neil Young- 1 pt


Biggest Snubs in this round for me:

Eric Clapton
John Lennon
Little Richard (probably the biggest how did Fats Domino make it in but not Little Richard?)
Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young
Paul McCartney

Posted by Donnie on Wednesday, 12/27/2017 @ 02:48am


Johnny Cash - 25
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 24
Ray Charles - 23
David Bowie - 22
Simon & Garfunkel - 21
Bob Marley & The Wailers - 20
Stevie Wonder - 19
The Supremes - 18
The Kinks - 17
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 16
Buddy Holly and the Crickets - 15
Sam Cooke - 14
Talking Heads - 13
R.E.M. - 12
Eagles - 11
Prince - 10
Nirvana - 9
U2 - 8
Creedence Clearwater Revival - 7
Fleetwood Mac - 6
Elton John - 5
Fats Domino - 4
Queen - 3
Radiohead - 2
The Clash - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Wednesday, 12/27/2017 @ 03:16am




25 - Stevie Wonder
24 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
23 - Buddy Holly & The Crickets
22 - Ray Charles
21 - Johnny Cash
20 - Pink Floyd
19 - Fats Domino
18 - Michael Jackson
17 - Madonna
16 - Nirvana
15 - David Bowie
14 - U2
13 - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
12 - The Supremes
10 - The Clash
10 - Bob Marley & The Wailers
9 - Prince
8 - The Kinks
7 - The Temptations
6 - Marvin Gaye
5 - Queen
4 - Black Sabbath
3 - Otis Redding
2 - Neil Young
1 - The Doors

Posted by Nicky Joe on Wednesday, 12/27/2017 @ 07:20am


1. Ray Charles - 25 Points
2. Pink Floyd - 24 Points
3. Ramones - 23 Points
4. Marvin Gaye - 22 Points
5. Fats Domino - 21 Points
6. Buddy Holly and the Crickets - 20 Points
7. David Bowie - 19 Points
8. Cream - 18 Points
9. Stevie Wonder - 17 Points
10. The Kinks - 16 Points
11. Black Sabbath - 15 Points
12. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 14 Points
13. The Supremes - 13 Points
14. Sam Cooke - 12 Points
15. Johnny Cash - 11 Points
16. Creedence Clearwater Revival - 10 Points
17. Bob Marley & the Wailers - 9 Points
18. Michael Jackson - 8 Points
19. Otis Redding - 7 Points
20. The Temptations - 6 Points
21. Simon & Garfunkel - 5 Points
22. Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company - 4 Points
23. Eagles - 3 Points
24. Van Morrison - 2 Points
25. The Clash - 1 Point

Posted by dmg on Wednesday, 12/27/2017 @ 10:27am


1. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 25
2. Michael Jackson - 24
3. Ray Charles - 23
4. Stevie Wonder - 22
5. David Bowie - 21
6. Sam Cooke - 20
7. Pink Floyd - 19
8. The Clash - 18
9. Black Sabbath - 17
10. Bob Marley & The Wailers - 16
11. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 15
12. Prince - 14
13. Buddy Holly and the Crickets - 13
14. The Kinks - 12
15. Ramones - 11
16. Joni Mitchell - 10
17. Neil Young - 9
18. Nirvana - 8
19. Marvin Gaye - 7
20. U2 - 6
21. Elton John - 5
22. Creedence Clearwater Revival - 4
23. Otis Redding - 3
24. The Supremes - 2
25. Madonna - 1

Posted by Gassman on Wednesday, 12/27/2017 @ 12:54pm


Nirvana-25
Michael Jackson-24
Stevie Wonder-23
The Jimi Hendrix Experience-22
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band-21
David Bowie-20
Marvin Gaye-19
Bob Marley & The Wailers-18
Buddy Holly and the Crickets-17
Black Sabbath-16
Prince-15
The Doors-14
Pink Floyd-13
The Supremes-12
Johnny Cash-11
Neil Young-10
The Clash-9
Talking Heads-8
The Kinks-7
Ray Charles-6
Joni Mitchell-5
Radiohead-4
Otis Redding-3
Queen-2
Simon & Garfunkel-1

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 12/27/2017 @ 13:46pm


my rankings

The Doors - 25 pts
Johnny Cash
The Clash
The Kinks
Ramones
Neil Young
Nirvana
Pink Floyd
Run-D.M.C.
Joni Mitchell
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Van Morrison
R.E.M.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Simon & Garfunkel
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Michael Jackson
David Bowie
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Co.
Talking Heads
Prince
Marvin Gaye
Stevie Wonder
The Temptations
Buddy Holly and the Crickets


Posted by Darrin A on Wednesday, 12/27/2017 @ 15:08pm


Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band- 25
Stevie Wonder- 24
U2- 23
Michael Jackson- 22
Nirvana- 21
Elton John- 20
Prince- 19
The Jimi Hendrix Experience- 18
Marvin Gaye- 17
Queen- 16
Johnny Cash- 16
David Bowie- 15
Pink Floyd- 14
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- 13
R.E.M.- 12
Sam Cooke- 11
The Clash- 10
Buddy Holly and the Crickets- 9
Black Sabbath- 8
Metallica- 7
Bob Marley & The Wailers- 6
Simon & Garfunkel- 5
Pearl Jam- 4
Aerosmith- 3
Joni Mitchell- 2
The Police- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Wednesday, 12/27/2017 @ 17:08pm


1. Stevie Wonder (25 pts)
2. David Bowie
3. Michael Jackson
4. Bob Marley & The Wailers
5. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
6. Marvin Gaye
7. Prince
8. Madonna
9. Ray Charles
10. U2
11. Bruce Springsteen
12. Sam Cooke
13. Pink Floyd
14. Neil Young
15. Nirvana
16. Queen
17. The Clash
18. The Kinks
19. R.E.M.
20. Otis Redding
21. Joni Mitchell
22. The Supremes
23. Buddy Holly & The Crickets
24. The Doors
25. Ramones

Posted by The_Claw on Wednesday, 12/27/2017 @ 17:33pm


Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 25
David Bowie - 24
The Clash - 23
Marvin Gaye - 22
Prince - 21
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 20
Ramones -19
Stevie Wonder - 18
Madonna - 17
Nirvana - 16
Michael Jackson - 15
Ray Charles - 14
Bob Marley & The Wailers - 13
R.E.M. - 12
Fats Domino - 11
Sam Cooke - 10
U2 - 9
Pink Floyd - 8
Johnny Cash - 7
Creedence Clearwater Revival - 6
The Doors - 5
The Supremes - 4
Buddy Holly and the Crickets - 3
Simon & Garfunkel - 2
Neil Young - 1

Posted by Nick on Thursday, 12/28/2017 @ 00:38am


Ray Charles 25
The Jimi Hendrix Experience 24
Stevie Wonder 23
Johnny Cash 22
Fats Domino 21
Bob Marley/Wailers 20
Pink Floyd 19
David Bowie 18
Bruce Springsteen/E St. Band 17
Prince 16
Sam Cooke 15
Buddy Holly/Crickets 14
Michael Jackson 13
Marvin Gaye 12
The Clash 11
U2 10
Nirvana 9
Madonna 8
Neil Young 7
Creedence Clearwater Revival 6
The Kinks 5
Otis Redding 4
Black Sabbath 3
The Temptations 2
Metallica 1

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Thursday, 12/28/2017 @ 14:31pm


AlexVoltaire - Your post has 26 votes. I ignored the last artist in your rankings. If that's not what you meant to post, let me know.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 12/29/2017 @ 01:20am


Sorry about that Darren! I've fixed the problem.

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band- 25
Stevie Wonder- 24
U2- 23
Michael Jackson- 22
Nirvana- 21
Elton John- 20
Prince- 19
The Jimi Hendrix Experience- 18
Marvin Gaye- 17
Queen- 16
Johnny Cash- 15
David Bowie- 14
Pink Floyd- 13
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- 12
R.E.M.- 11
Sam Cooke- 10
The Clash- 9
Buddy Holly and the Crickets- 8
Black Sabbath- 7
Metallica- 6
Bob Marley & The Wailers- 5
Simon & Garfunkel- 4
Pearl Jam- 3
Aerosmith- 2
Joni Mitchell- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Friday, 12/29/2017 @ 09:54am


25 The Doors
24 The Kinks
23 Buddy Holly and the Crickets
22 David Bowie
21 Queen
20 Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company
19 Fleetwood Mac
18 Eagles
17 Pink Floyd
16 Simon & Garfunkel
15 The Jimi Hendrix Experience
14 Johnny Cash
13 Van Morrison
12 The Police
11 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
10 Michael Jackson
9 Aerosmith
8 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
7 The Supremes
6 Marvin Gaye
5 Neil Young
4 The Clash
3 Elton John
2 Cream
1 U2

Posted by Jennifer on Friday, 12/29/2017 @ 23:54pm


Initial Rankings tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

David Bowie - 249
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 243
Stevie Wonder - 223
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 209
Pink Floyd - 202
Michael Jackson - 196
Ray Charles - 178
Nirvana - 168
Prince - 167
Johnny Cash - 166
Bob Marley & The Wailers - 155
Buddy Holly and the Crickets - 155
Marvin Gaye - 148
The Clash - 144
The Kinks - 119
__________________________

U2 - 114
Sam Cooke - 100
The Doors - 96
Queen - 80
Ramones - 80
Fats Domino - 76
Madonna - 73
The Supremes - 72
R.E.M. - 71
Black Sabbath - 69
Neil Young - 67
Elton John - 63
Creedence Clearwater Revival - 62
Simon & Garfunkel - 60
Talking Heads - 42
Eagles - 40
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 38
Joni Mitchell - 37
Fleetwood Mac - 33
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company - 31
Van Morrison - 31
Otis Redding - 26
Pearl Jam - 26
Cream - 20
Metallica - 20
Run-D.M.C. - 17
The Temptations - 17
Radiohead - 16
Aerosmith - 14
The Police - 12


Final tiebreaker voting is now open.

The following performers are qualified to be ranked #11-#25 in the overall rankings for 2017 (the 2017 rankings will be averaged with the final rankings from 2014 to determine the 2017 final rankings):

Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Buddy Holly and the Crickets
David Bowie
Johnny Cash
Marvin Gaye
Michael Jackson
Nirvana
Pink Floyd
Prince
Ray Charles
Stevie Wonder
The Clash
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Kinks


Everyone is eligible to participate in the final rankings, regardless of previous participation in the project.

To participate in the final rankings, rank the 15 performers in order of preference.

Final rankings will be determined by the number of points earned in the final tiebreaker.

There will be 4 days of tiebreaker voting (to account for New Year's Eve / Day).

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Tuesday the 2nd.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 12/30/2017 @ 00:05am


David Bowie - 15
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 14
The Clash - 13
Nirvana - 12
Prince - 11
Pink Floyd - 10
Michael Jackson - 9
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 8
Johnny Cash - 7
Bob Marley & The Wailers - 6
The Kinks - 5
Stevie Wonder - 4
Buddy Holly and the Crickets - 3
Marvin Gaye - 2
Ray Charles - 1

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 12/30/2017 @ 00:12am


Johnny Cash - 15
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 14
David Bowie - 13
Ray Charles - 12
Bob Marley & The Wailers - 11
Stevie Wonder - 10
The Kinks - 9
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 8
Buddy Holly and the Crickets - 7
Nirvana - 6
Prince - 5
The Clash - 4
Michael Jackson - 3
Marvin Gaye - 2
Pink Floyd - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Saturday, 12/30/2017 @ 01:39am


1. The Jimi Hendrix Experience- 15 pts
2. Stevie Wonder- 14 pts
3. Ray Charles- 13 pts
4. Pink Floyd- 12 pts
5. Prince- 11 pts
6. Bob Marley and the Wailers- 10 pts
7. David Bowie- 9 pts
8. Michael Jackson- 8 pts
9. Buddy Holly and the Crickets- 7 pts
10. Nirvana- 6 pts
11. Marvin Gaye- 5 pts
12. Johnny Cash- 4 pts
13. Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band- 3 pts
14. The Clash- 2 pts
15. The Kinks- 1 pt

Posted by Donnie on Saturday, 12/30/2017 @ 05:51am


15 - Stevie Wonder
14 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
13 - Ray Charles
12 - Buddy Holly & The Crickets
11 - Johnny Cash
10 - Pink Floyd
9 - Michael Jackson
8 - David Bowie
7 - Nirvana
6 - Marvin Gaye
5 - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
4 - The Kinks
3 - Bob Marley & The Wailers
2 - Prince
1 - The Clash

Posted by Nicky Joe on Saturday, 12/30/2017 @ 08:46am



Ray Charles- 15
The Jimi Hendrix Experience- 14
Stevie Wonder- 13
Johnny Cash- 12
Bob Marley & the Wailers- 11
Pink Floyd- 10
David Bowie- 9
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band- 8
Prince- 7
Buddy Holly & the Crickets- 6
Michael Jackson- 5
Marvin Gaye- 4
The Clash- 3
Nirvana- 2
The Kinks-1

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Saturday, 12/30/2017 @ 11:11am


1. Stevie Wonder
2. David Bowie
3. Michael Jackson
4. Bob Marley & The Wailers
5. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
6. Marvin Gaye
7. Prince
8. Ray Charles
9. Bruce Springsteen
10. Pink Floyd
11. Nirvana
12. The Clash
13. The Kinks
14. Buddy Holly & The Crickets
15. Johnny Cash

Posted by The_Claw on Saturday, 12/30/2017 @ 12:42pm


Johnny Cash 15
David Bowie 14
Ray Charles 13
Prince 12
Marvin Gaye 11
The Clash 10
Stevie Wonder 9
Michael Jackson 8
Nirvana 7
Bob Marley & The Wailers 6
Pink Floyd 5
The Jimi Hendrix Experience 4
Buddy Holly and the Crickets 3
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band 2
The Kinks 1

Posted by DarinRG on Saturday, 12/30/2017 @ 13:05pm


1. Ray Charles - 15 Points
2. Pink Floyd - 14 Points
3. David Bowie - 13 Points
4. The Clash - 12 Points
5. Marvin Gaye - 11 Points
6. Stevie Wonder - 10 Points
7. The Kinks - 9 Points
8. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 8 Points
9. Buddy Holly and the Crickets - 7 Points
10. Johnny Cash - 6 Points
11. Bob Marley & The Wailers - 5 Points
12. Prince - 4 Points
13. Nirvana - 3 Points
14. Michael Jackson - 2 Points
15. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 1 Point

Posted by dmg on Saturday, 12/30/2017 @ 14:48pm


Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band- 15
Michael Jackson- 14
Stevie Wonder- 13
Prince- 12
Nirvana- 11
David Bowie- 10
Marvin Gaye- 9
Johnny Cash- 8
Pink Floyd- 7
Buddy Holly and the Crickets- 6
The Clash- 5
Bob Marley & The Wailers- 4
The Jimi Hendrix Experience- 3
Ray Charles- 2
The Kinks- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Sunday, 12/31/2017 @ 08:52am


Nirvana-15
Michael Jackson-14
Stevie Wonder-13
The Jimi Hendrix Experience-12
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band-11
David Bowie-10
Marvin Gaye-9
Bob Marley & The Wailers-8
Buddy Holly and the Crickets-7
Prince-6
Pink Floyd-5
Johnny Cash-4
The Clash-3
The Kinks-2
Ray Charles-1

Posted by Tom H. on Sunday, 12/31/2017 @ 15:44pm


1. The Jimi Hendrix Experience – 15
2. Michael Jackson – 14
3. Ray Charles – 13
4. Stevie Wonder – 12
5. David Bowie – 11
6. Pink Floyd – 10
7. The Clash – 9
8. Bob Marley & The Wailers – 8
9. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – 7
10. Prince – 6
11. Buddy Holly and the Crickets – 5
12. The Kinks – 4
13. Nirvana – 3
14. Marvin Gaye – 2
15. Johnny Cash – 1

Posted by Gassman on Monday, 01/1/2018 @ 02:34am


Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 15
David Bowie - 14
The Clash - 13
Prince - 12
Marvin Gaye - 11
Stevie Wonder - 10
Michael Jackson - 9
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 8
Ray Charles - 7
Johnny Cash - 6
Nirvana - 5
Buddy Holly & The Crickets - 4
Pink Floyd - 3
Bob Marley & The Wailers - 2
The Kinks - 1

Posted by Nick on Monday, 01/1/2018 @ 09:59am


15 The Kinks
14 Buddy Holly and the Crickets
13 David Bowie
12 Pink Floyd
11 The Jimi Hendrix Experience
10 Johnny Cash
9 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
8 Michael Jackson
7 Marvin Gaye
6 The Clash
5 Ray Charles
4 Bob Marley & The Wailers
3 Prince
2 Stevie Wonder
1 Nirvana

Posted by Jennifer on Tuesday, 01/2/2018 @ 15:43pm


Johnny Cash - 15 pts
The Clash
The Kinks
Nirvana
Pink Floyd
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Michael Jackson
David Bowie
Prince
Marvin Gaye
Stevie Wonder
Buddy Holly and the Crickets
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Ray Charles

Posted by Darrin A on Wednesday, 01/3/2018 @ 03:29am


My apologies, but I thought this ended tonight, so I'll extend the deadline so that it ends at 10 pm central (bites accepted until 11).

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 01/3/2018 @ 17:44pm


Tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

11. David Bowie - 160
12. Stevie Wonder - 144
13. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 140
14. Michael Jackson - 124
15. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 121
16. Ray Charles - 119
17. Pink Floyd - 116
18. Johnny Cash - 115
19. Prince - 106
20. The Clash - 99
21. Nirvana - 95
22. Marvin Gaye - 94
23. Bob Marley & The Wailers - 92
24. Buddy Holly and the Crickets - 86
25. The Kinks - 69


To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the current rankings of the artists that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. The Beatles - 2 (1)
2. Bob Dylan - 6 (2)
3. Elvis Presley - 6 (3)
4. The Rolling Stones - 7 (5)
5. Chuck Berry - 9 (4)
6. Led Zeppelin - 12 (6)
7. The Who - 17 (7)
8. The Beach Boys - 17 (9)
9. James Brown and the Famous Flames - 17 (10)
10. Aretha Franklin - 20 (8)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 22 (13)
12. Stevie Wonder - 23 (12)
13. Michael Jackson - 29 (14)
14. Ray Charles - 29 (16)
15. David Bowie - 31 (11)
16. Johnny Cash - 32 (18)
17. Pink Floyd - 33 (17)
18. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 34 (15)
19. Nirvana - 39 (21)
20. Buddy Holly and the Crickets - 41 (24)
21. The Clash - 42 (20)
22. Marvin Gaye - 45 (22)
23. Bob Marley & The Wailers - 48 (23)
24. Prince - 50 (19)
25. The Kinks - 64 (25)


Replacement nominations are now open.

If you've previously nominated performers in this project, they will remain nominated (unless you state that you want to rescind a nomination). Replacement nominations are meant to replace the performers you've nominated in the past after those artists are ranked.

Here is my current count for how many replacement nominations each voter has for this round:

Darren - 14
AlexVoltaire - 15
DarinRG - 100
Darrin A - 15
dmg - 14
Donnie - 15
Gassman - 15
Jennifer - 20
MichaelEU - 15
Nick - 15
Nicky Joe - 15
Paul K - 16
Roy Gerald Bivins - 15
The_Claw - 15
Tom H. - 15

Voters that haven't nominated artists previously are welcome to do so. For this round (and all rounds for the time being), the minimum number of nominations to qualify for re-ranking is 75 (the maximum is 100).

Any nominations from a voter whose total number of nominations falls below 75 total nominations (including those who nominated in Round 1) for two consecutive rounds will be temporarily disqualified unless an explanation is given for the lack of replacement nominations. This is done to ensure that Round 1 nominations don't have an outsized influence on future rankings should a voter lose interest in the project.


Replacement nominations will end at 10 PM Central (open until 11 PM Central) on Saturday the 6th (replacements will usually be 3 days in length).

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 01/4/2018 @ 00:44am


My replacement nominations:

2pac
Alice Cooper
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Deep Purple
Duran Duran
George Harrison
Jefferson Airplane
Joni Mitchell
Peter Gabriel
Steve Miller Band
The Dead Kennedys
The Moody Blues
Tori Amos
Van Morrison

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 01/4/2018 @ 00:45am


Replacement nominations:

2pac
Carl Perkins
Carole King
Depeche Mode
Donovan
George Harrison
James Taylor
Paul Simon
Peter Gabriel
Run-D.M.C.
Smashing Pumpkins
The Animals
The Miracles with Smokey Robinson
The Pretenders
The Ronettes

Posted by MichaelEU on Thursday, 01/4/2018 @ 03:21am


ABBA
Bill Haley & His Comets
Chíc
Eminem
The Four Tops
Genesis
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Green Day
Janet Jackson
Judas Priest
Leonard Cohen
Peter Gabriel
Rage Against the Machine
Rush
The Spinners

Posted by Nicky Joe on Thursday, 01/4/2018 @ 04:14am


Here are my replacement nominations:
My replacement nominations are:

B. B. King
Chicago
Donna Summer
Ike & Tina Turner
Judas Priest
Pixies
Smashing Pumpkins
Stevie Ray Vaughan
The Byrds
The Everly Brothers
The Grateful Dead
The Shirelles
The Velvet Underground
Van Halen
Weezer

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Thursday, 01/4/2018 @ 06:24am


Sorry for the confusion but I'm going to switch out Genesis, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Green Day and Peter Gabriel with N.W.A., Outkast, Nine Inch Nails and Whitney Houston so my ballot consists of

ABBA
Bill Haley & His Comets
Chíc
Eminem
The Four Tops
Janet Jackson
Judas Priest
Leonard Cohen
Nine Inch Nails
N.W.A.
Outkast
Rage Against the Machine
Rush
The Spinners
Whitney Houston

Posted by Nicky Joe on Thursday, 01/4/2018 @ 09:16am


Nicky Joe, I hope you don't mind that I took some of the artists that you dropped. ;)

The Allman Brothers Band
The Bee Gees
Beyoncé
Billy Joel
Coldplay
Genesis
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Oasis
Pixies
Solomon Burke
The White Stripes
Whitney Houston
Wu Tang Clan
The Yardbirds

Posted by The_Claw on Thursday, 01/4/2018 @ 12:42pm


The_Claw

Okay then, don't take them just because I dropped them. Take them because you want to.

Posted by Nicky Joe on Thursday, 01/4/2018 @ 13:59pm


My Replacement Nominations

Alice in Chains
Chicago
Coldplay
Earth, Wind, & Fire
Green Day
Jerry Lee Lewis
OutKast
Paul Simon
Rage Against the Machine
Rod Stewart
Soundgarden
The Cure
The Four Tops
The Pretenders
Whitney Houston

Posted by Donnie on Thursday, 01/4/2018 @ 15:45pm


Billy Joel
Bobby Darin
Buffalo Springfield
Donovan
Duran Duran
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Gram Parsons
Jackson Browne
Joy Division
Procol Harum
Sly & The Family Stone
Soundgarden
The Cure
The Four Tops

Posted by dmg on Thursday, 01/4/2018 @ 20:52pm


Only a few replacement nominations this round

Aerosmith
Bobby Darin
Eurythmics
Fleetwood Mac
The Replacements

Posted by Tom H. on Thursday, 01/4/2018 @ 21:23pm


My next 15 replacements:

Alice Cooper
Carl Perkins
Depeche Mode
Electric Light Orchestra
Green Day
Ike & Tina Turner
Janet Jackson
MC5
N.W.A.
Peter Gabriel
Rage Against the Machine
The Coasters
The Impressions
The Smiths
The Spinners

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Saturday, 01/6/2018 @ 11:08am


I'll jump in here. My first 100:

Aretha Franklin
B.B. King
Black Sabbath
Blur
Brian Eno
Can
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Carl Perkins
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Daft Punk
Depeche Mode
Donna Summer
Duane Eddy
Dusty Springfield
Eagles
Eddie Cochran
Elton John
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Eric Clapton
Etta James
Fats Domino
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
George Michael
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Guns N' Roses
Ike & Tina Turner
Iron Maiden
Janet Jackson
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company
Jerry Lee Lewis
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio
Johnny Cash
Joni Mitchell
Joy Division
Judas Priest
Kate Bush
King Crimson
Kraftwerk
Leonard Cohen
Link Wray
Little Richard
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Madonna
Metallica
N.W.A
Neil Young
New Order
New York Dolls
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Nine Inch Nails
Oasis
Otis Redding
Parliament-Funkadelic
Pearl Jam
Peter Gabriel
PJ Harvey
Public Enemy
Queen
R.E.M.
Radiohead
Ramones
Roxy Music
Roy Orbison
Run-D.M.C.
Sam Cooke
Simon & Garfunkel
Talking Heads
The Allman Brothers Band
The Animals
The Bee Gees
The Byrds
The Clash
The Coasters
The Cure
The Doors
The Everly Brothers
The Four Seasons
The Grateful Dead
The Jackson Five
The Jam
The Miracles with Smokey Robinson
The Moody Blues
The Police
The Ronettes
The Smiths
The Spinners
The Stooges
The Supremes
The Temptations
The Velvet Underground
The Ventures
The Yardbirds
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Waits
U2
Van Halen
Van Morrison
White Stripes









Posted by DarinRG on Saturday, 01/6/2018 @ 14:18pm


Artists in top 100 on rock rankings not in RNRHOF:
radiohead 32
kraftwerk 40
joy division 60
the cure 62
t rex 72
roxy music 75
pixies 85
smiths 87
smashing pumpkins 89

Posted by Classic Rock on Saturday, 01/6/2018 @ 16:08pm


1. Bill Haley & His Comets
2. Carl Perkins
3. Daft Punk
4. Deep Purple
5. Iron Maiden
6. James Taylor
7. Jane's Addiction
8. Jefferson Airplane
9. Jimmy Cliff
10. KISS
11. Lynyrd Skynyrd
12. Peter Gabriel
13. Roxy Music
14. Rush
15. Santana

Posted by Gassman on Saturday, 01/6/2018 @ 20:26pm


Voting is now closed.

The following performers received at least 12 votes (out of 15 cast) and are eligible for the initial ranking vote:

Aerosmith
Black Sabbath
Cream
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Eagles
Elton John
Fats Domino
Fleetwood Mac
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company
Jerry Lee Lewis
Joni Mitchell
Kraftwerk
Little Richard
Madonna
Metallica
Neil Young
Otis Redding
Parliament-Funkadelic
Pearl Jam
Public Enemy
Queen
R.E.M.
Radiohead
Ramones
Roy Orbison
Run-D.M.C.
Sam Cooke
Simon & Garfunkel
Sly & The Family Stone
Talking Heads
The Byrds
The Doors
The Everly Brothers
The Police
The Smiths
The Supremes
The Temptations
The Velvet Underground
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
U2
Van Morrison


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they didn't nominate any performers in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, select 25 performers and rank them in order of preference. The highest ranked song will receive 25 points, the second highest 24 and so on.

The 15 performers that receive the most points (with more than 15 possible in the case of a tie) will advance to the final rankings, which will determine Performers #26-#40 in the 2017 Rankings.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Tuesday the 9th.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 01/7/2018 @ 02:42am


Pearl Jam - 25
U2 - 24
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 23
R.E.M. - 22
Talking Heads - 21
Metallica - 20
Queen - 19
Elton John - 18
Radiohead - 17
The Velvet Underground - 16
Creedence Clearwater Revival - 15
Black Sabbath - 14
Ramones - 13
The Smiths - 12
Aerosmith - 11
Public Enemy - 10
The Doors - 9
Eagles - 8
Fleetwood Mac - 7
Neil Young - 6
Madonna - 5
The Police - 4
Cream - 3
Simon & Garfunkel - 2
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company - 1

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 01/7/2018 @ 02:45am


25 - The Velvet Underground
24 - The Supremes
23 - Public Enemy
22 - Sam Cooke
21 - Fats Domino
20 - Jerry Lee Lewis
19 - U2
18 - Queen
17 - Black Sabbath
16 - The Doors
15 - Joni Mitchell
14 - Sly & The Family Stone
13 - The Everly Brothers
12 - Roy Orbison
11 - R.E.M.
10 - The Ramones
9 - Radiohead
8 - Neil Young
7 - Talking Heads
6 - Kraftwerk
5 - Simon & Garfunkel
4 - Janis Joplin & Big Brother & The Holding Company
3 - Run-D.M.C.
2 - Otis Redding
1 - Fleetwood Mac

Posted by Nicky Joe on Sunday, 01/7/2018 @ 06:36am


The Velvet Underground - 25
R.E.M. - 24
Simon & Garfunkel - 23
The Everly Brothers - 22
Eagles - 21
Kraftwerk - 20
Fleetwood Mac - 19
The Supremes - 18
Talking Heads - 17
Sam Cooke - 16
Creedence Clearwater Revival - 15
The Byrds - 14
Ramones - 13
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company - 12
Fats Domino - 11
Little Richard - 10
Queen - 9
Roy Orbison - 8
Van Morrison - 7
U2 - 6
Joni Mitchell - 5
Radiohead - 4
Elton John - 3
Aerosmith - 2
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Sunday, 01/7/2018 @ 07:57am



U2- 25
Elton John- 24
Queen- 23
Otis Redding- 22
Pearl Jam- 21
Simon & Garfunkel- 20
Neil Young- 19
R.E.M.- 18
Metallica- 17
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- 16
Sam Cooke- 15
Public Enemy- 14
Ramones- 13
Radiohead- 12
Black Sabbath- 11
Aerosmith- 10
Creedence Clearwater Revival- 9
Fats Domino- 8
Little Richard- 7
Joni Mitchell- 6
Roy Orbison- 5
Fleetwood Mac- 4
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young- 3
The Velvet Underground- 2
The Temptations- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Sunday, 01/7/2018 @ 07:57am


1. Madonna - 25pt
2. Little Richard
3. Sam Cooke
4. The Velvet Underground
5. U2
6. Neil Young
7. Queen
8. Public Enemy
9. R.E.M.
10. Otis Redding
11. Sly & The Family Stone
12. Joni Mitchell
13. The Supremes
14. The Doors
15. Ramones
16. Fats Domino
17. Radiohead
18. The Byrds
19. Parliament-Funkadelic
20. Black Sabbath
21. Run-D.M.C.
22. Kraftwerk
23. Elton John
24. Van Morrison
25. Cream

Posted by The_Claw on Sunday, 01/7/2018 @ 13:13pm


1. The Doors- 25 pts
2. Elton John- 24 pts
3. Madonna- 23 pts
4. Little Richard- 22 pts
5. Queen- 21 pts
6. Creedence Clearwater Revival- 20 pts
7. Fleetwood Mac- 19 pts
8. Eagles- 18 pts
9. U2- 17 pts
10. Sam Cooke- 16 pts
11. Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young- 15 pts
12. The Velvet Underground- 14 pts
13. Black Sabbath- 13 pts
14. Kraftwerk- 12 pts
15. Neil Young- 11 pts
16. Radiohead- 10 pts
17. Public Enemy- 9 pts
18. Van Morrison- 8 pts
19. Aerosmith- 7 pts
20. Sly & the Family Stone- 6 pts
21. The Police- 5 pts
22. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers- 4 pts
23. Simon & Garfunkel- 3 pts
24. The Byrds- 2 pts
25. Parliament-Funkadelic- 1 pt


Last Cuts: Cream, Otis Redding, Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company


Boy, that was a tough round.

Posted by Donnie on Sunday, 01/7/2018 @ 14:15pm


1. Little Richard - (25 Points)
2. The Everly Brothers - (24 Points)
3. Cream - (23 Points)
4. Fats Domino - (22 Points)
5. The Supremes - (21 Points)
6. Roy Orbison - (20 Points)
7. The Temptations - (19 Points)
8. Jerry Lee Lewis - (18 Points)
9. Simon & Garfunkel - (17 Points)
10. The Police - (16 Points)
11. Van Morrison - (15 Points)
12. Creedence Clearwater Revival - (14 Points)
13. Sam Cooke - (13 Points)
14. Queen - (12 Points)
15. Fleetwood Mac - (11 Points)
16. Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company - (10 Points)
17. Sly & The Family Stone - (9 Points)
18. Elton John - (8 Points)
19. Black Sabbath - (7 Points)
20. Parliament-Funkadelic - (6 Points)
21. Otis Redding - (5 Points)
22. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - (4 Points)
23. The Doors - (3 Points)
24. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - (2 Points)
25. The Byrds - (1 Points)

Posted by dmg on Sunday, 01/7/2018 @ 14:16pm


Add R.E.M. and Run-DMC to my last cuts.

Posted by Donnie on Sunday, 01/7/2018 @ 14:17pm


The Doors 25
The Velvet Underground 24
Kraftwerk 23
Public Enemy 22
Neil Young 21
Elton John 20
Madonna 19
Otis Redding 18
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company 17
R.E.M. 16
Black Sabbath 15
U2 14
The Temptations 13
Van Morrison 12
The Supremes 11
Jerry Lee Lewis 10
Eagles 9
Queen 8
Metallica 7
Ramones 6
Joni Mitchell 5
The Smiths 4
The Byrds 3
Sam Cooke 2
Creedence Clearwater Revival 1

Posted by DarinRG on Monday, 01/8/2018 @ 20:16pm


Little Richard - 25
Madonna - 24
Ramones - 23
The Velvet Underground - 22
U2 - 21
Fats Domino - 20
R.E.M. - 19
The Doors - 18
Creedence Clearwater Revival - 17
Neil Young - 16
The Supremes - 15
Sam Cooke - 14
Eagles - 13
The Temptations - 12
Simon & Garfunkel - 11
Sly & The Family Stone - 10
Otis Redding - 9
Elton John - 8
Talking Heads - 7
Pearl Jam - 6
Roy Orbison - 5
The Everly Brothers - 4
Public Enemy - 3
Van Morrison - 2
Queen - 1

Posted by Nick on Monday, 01/8/2018 @ 23:06pm



The Doors - 25 pts
Ramones
Neil Young
Run-D.M.C.
Joni Mitchell
Van Morrison
R.E.M.
Public Enemy
The Byrds
Sly & The Family Stone
Simon & Garfunkel
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Jerry Lee Lewis
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and ...
Talking Heads
The Temptations
Radiohead
Otis Redding
The Everly Brothers
Cream
The Supremes
Aerosmith
Little Richard
Elton John
Madonna

Posted by Darrin A. on Tuesday, 01/9/2018 @ 08:41am



The Doors - 25 pts
Ramones
Neil Young
Run-D.M.C.
Joni Mitchell
Van Morrison
R.E.M.
Public Enemy
The Byrds
Sly & The Family Stone
Simon & Garfunkel
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Jerry Lee Lewis
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and ...
Talking Heads
The Temptations
Radiohead
Otis Redding
The Everly Brothers
Cream
The Supremes
Aerosmith
Little Richard
Elton John
Madonna

Posted by Darrin A. on Tuesday, 01/9/2018 @ 08:41am


double post for some reason . sorry

Posted by Darrin A. on Tuesday, 01/9/2018 @ 10:53am


Radiohead-25
Eagles-24
Fats Domino-23
Black Sabbath-22
Kraftwerk-21
Metallica-20
Little Richard-19
Ramones-18
Joni Mitchell-17
Queen-16
Talking Heads-15
The Byrds-14
Otis Redding-13
The Doors-12
Simon & Garfunkel-11
U2-10
Van Morrison-9
Pearl Jam-8
Sam Cooke-7
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company-6
R.E.M.-5
Elton John-4
Jerry Lee Lewis-3
The Supremes-2
Run-D.M.C.-1

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 01/9/2018 @ 10:59am


Radiohead-25
Eagles-24
Fats Domino-23
Black Sabbath-22
Kraftwerk-21
Metallica-20
Little Richard-19
Ramones-18
Joni Mitchell-17
Queen-16
Talking Heads-15
The Byrds-14
Otis Redding-13
The Doors-12
Simon & Garfunkel-11
U2-10
Van Morrison-9
Pearl Jam-8
Sam Cooke-7
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company-6
R.E.M.-5
Elton John-4
Jerry Lee Lewis-3
The Supremes-2
Run-D.M.C.-1

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 01/9/2018 @ 10:59am


Little Richard- 25
Fats Domino- 24
U2- 23
Sam Cooke- 22
Neil Young- 21
Creedence Clearwater Revival- 20
Madonna- 19
Black Sabbath- 18
Public Enemy- 17
Elton John- 16
Ramones- 15
Otis Redding- 14
Kraftwerk- 13
The Supremes- 12
Sly & the Family Stone- 11
Metallica- 10
Roy Orbison- 9
The Temptations- 8
Queen- 7
Run-DMC- 6
The Velvet Underground- 5
Pearl Jam- 4
Parliament/Funkadelic- 3
Van Morrison- 2
The Byrds- 1

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Tuesday, 01/9/2018 @ 14:32pm


25 The Doors
24 Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company
23 Fleetwood Mac
22 Eagles
21 Simon & Garfunkel
20 Queen
19 Van Morrison
18 The Police
17 Aerosmith
16 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
15 The Supremes
14 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
13 Neil Young
12 Elton John
11 Cream
10 The Temptations
9 Jerry Lee Lewis
8 Roy Orbison
7 Metallica
6 Black Sabbath
5 Creedence Clearwater Revival
4 Little Richard
3 R.E.M.
2 Sam Cooke
1 U2

Posted by Jennifer on Tuesday, 01/9/2018 @ 22:17pm


1. Sam Cooke 25
2. Little Richard 24
3. Black Sabbath 23
4. The Velvet Underground 22
5. Ramones 21
6. The Byrds 20
7. Joni Mitchell 19
8. Neil Young 18
9. U2 17
10. Kraftwerk 16
11. Elton John 15
12. Creedence Clearwater Revival 14
13. Otis Redding 13
14. The Supremes 12
15. Public Enemy 11
16. Madonna 10
17. Sly & The Family Stone 9
18. Fats Domino 8
19. Run-D.M.C. 7
20. Roy Orbison 6
21. Jerry Lee Lewis 5
22. Simon & Garfunkel 4
23. The Doors 3
24. Parliament-Funadelic 2
25. The Everly Brothers 1

Posted by Gassman on Tuesday, 01/9/2018 @ 23:58pm


Initial Rankings tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

U2 - 198
Little Richard - 188
Sam Cooke - 177
The Velvet Underground - 177
Neil Young - 176
Queen - 173
The Doors - 173
Ramones - 167
Elton John - 157
R.E.M. - 154
Black Sabbath - 152
The Supremes - 148
Fats Domino - 147
Public Enemy - 145
Creedence Clearwater Revival - 144
__________________________

Simon & Garfunkel - 132
Madonna - 126
Otis Redding - 120
Eagles - 115
Kraftwerk - 115
Joni Mitchell - 102
Van Morrison - 96
Radiohead - 95
Sly & The Family Stone - 90
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company - 86
Fleetwood Mac - 84
Metallica - 81
The Byrds - 80
Jerry Lee Lewis - 78
Talking Heads - 78
Roy Orbison - 73
The Temptations - 73
The Everly Brothers - 71
Pearl Jam - 64
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 62
Aerosmith - 51
Cream - 44
Run-D.M.C. - 44
The Police - 43
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 36
Parliament-Funkadelic - 19
The Smiths - 16


Final tiebreaker voting is now open.

The following performers are qualified to be ranked #26-#40 in the overall rankings for 2017 (the 2017 rankings will be averaged with the final rankings from 2014 to determine the 2017 final rankings):

Black Sabbath
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Elton John
Fats Domino
Little Richard
Neil Young
Public Enemy
Queen
R.E.M.
Ramones
Sam Cooke
The Doors
The Supremes
The Velvet Underground
U2


Everyone is eligible to participate in the final rankings, regardless of previous participation in the project.

To participate in the final rankings, rank the 15 performers in order of preference.

Final rankings will be determined by the number of points earned in the final tiebreaker.

There will be 3 days of tiebreaker voting.

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Thursday the 11th.

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 01/10/2018 @ 00:54am


U2 - 15
R.E.M. - 14
Queen - 13
Elton John - 12
The Velvet Underground - 11
Creedence Clearwater Revival - 10
Black Sabbath - 9
Ramones - 8
Public Enemy - 7
The Doors - 6
Neil Young - 5
The Supremes - 4
Little Richard - 3
Sam Cooke - 2
Fats Domino - 1

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 01/10/2018 @ 00:58am


Correction:

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Friday the 12th.

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 01/10/2018 @ 01:22am


15 - The Velvet Underground
14 - The Supremes
13 - Sam Cooke
12 - Fats Domino
11 - Public Enemy
10 - Little Richard
9 - Queen
7 - Black Sabbath
6 - Neil Young
5 - U2
4 - The Doors
3 - R.E.M.
2 - Elton John
1 - Creedence Clearwater Revival

Posted by Nicky Joe on Wednesday, 01/10/2018 @ 03:52am


My corrected list

15 - The Velvet Underground
14 - The Supremes
13 - Sam Cooke
12 - Fats Domino
11 - Public Enemy
10 - Little Richard
9 - Queen
8 - Black Sabbath
7 - Neil Young
6 - U2
5 - The Doors
4 - R.E.M.
3 - The Ramones
2 - Elton John
1 - Creedence Clearwater Revival

Posted by Nicky Joe on Wednesday, 01/10/2018 @ 03:54am



The Doors - 15 pts
Ramones
Neil Young
R.E.M.
Public Enemy
Creedence Clearwater Revival
The Supremes
Little Richard
Elton John
Black Sabbath
Queen
The Velvet Underground
U2
Sam Cooke
Fats Domino









Posted by Darrin A on Wednesday, 01/10/2018 @ 05:34am


1. Little Richard
2. Sam Cooke
3. The Velvet Underground
4. U2
5. Neil Young
6. Queen
7. Public Enemy
8. R.E.M.
9. The Supremes
10. The Doors
11. Ramones
12. Fats Domino
13. Black Sabbath
14. Elton John
15. Creedence Clearwater Revival

Posted by The_Claw on Wednesday, 01/10/2018 @ 07:26am


Fats Domino-15
Black Sabbath-14
Little Richard-13
Ramones-12
Queen-11
The Doors-10
U2-9
Sam Cooke-8
R.E.M.-7
Elton John-6
The Supremes-5
Creedence Clearwater Revival-4
Neil Young-3
Public Enemy-2
The Velvet Underground-1

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 01/10/2018 @ 09:54am


1. The Doors- 15 pts
2. Elton John- 14 pts
3. Little Richard- 13 pts
4. Queen- 12 pts
5. Creedence Clearwater Revival- 11 pts
6. U2- 10 pts
7. Sam Cooke- 9 pts
8. The Velvet Underground- 8 pts
9. Black Sabbath- 7 pts
10. Neil Young- 6 pts
11. Public Enemy- 5 pts
12. R.E.M.- 4 pts
13. Ramones- 3 pts
14. The Supremes- 2 pts
15. Fats Domino- 1 pt

Posted by Donnie on Wednesday, 01/10/2018 @ 11:49am


The Velvet Underground - 15
The Supremes - 14
R.E.M. - 13
Sam Cooke - 12
Elton John - 11
Fats Domino - 10
Creedence Clearwater Revival - 9
Ramones - 8
Little Richard - 7
U2 - 6
Queen - 5
Neil Young - 4
The Doors - 3
Black Sabbath - 2
Public Enemy - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Wednesday, 01/10/2018 @ 12:47pm


1. Little Richard - ( 15 Points )
2. Black Sabbath - ( 14 Points )
3. Fats Domino - ( 13 Points )
4. The Supremes - ( 12 Points )
5. Creedence Clearwater Revival - ( 11 Points )
6. Sam Cooke - ( 10 Points )
7. Ramones - ( 9 Points )
8. Queen - ( 8 Points )
9. Elton John - ( 7 Points )
10. The Doors - ( 6 Points )
11. The Velvet Underground - ( 5 Points )
12. Neil Young - ( 4 Points )
13. Public Enemy - ( 3 Points )
14. R.E.M. - ( 2 Points )
15. U2 - ( 1 Point )

Posted by dmg on Wednesday, 01/10/2018 @ 12:52pm


1. Sam Cooke – 15
2. Little Richard – 14
3. Black Sabbath – 13
4. The Velvet Underground – 12
5. Ramones – 11
6. Neil Young – 10
7. U2 – 9
8. Elton John – 8
9. Creedence Clearwater Revival – 7
10. The Supremes – 6
11. Public Enemy – 5
12. Fats Domino – 4
13. The Doors – 3
14. Queen – 2
15. R.E.M. – 1

Posted by Gassman on Wednesday, 01/10/2018 @ 18:56pm


The Doors - 15
The Velvet Underground - 14
Public Enemy - 13
Neil Young - 12
Sam Cooke - 11
Elton John - 10
Ramones - 9
R.E.M. - 8
Fats Domino - 7
The Supremes - 6
U2 - 5
Little Richard - 4
Black Sabbath - 3
Queen - 2
Creedence Clearwater Revival - 1

Posted by DarinRG on Wednesday, 01/10/2018 @ 19:39pm


U2- 15
Elton John- 14
Queen- 13
R.E.M.= 12
Sam Cooke- 11
Public Enemy- 10
Ramones- 9
Black Sabbath- 8
Fats Domino- 7
Little Richard- 6
Neil Young- 5
The Velvet Underground- 4
Creedence Clearwater Revival- 3
The Supremes- 2
The Doors- 1



Posted by AlexVoltaire on Thursday, 01/11/2018 @ 06:41am


Little Richard- 15
Fats Domino- 14
U2- 13
Sam Cooke- 12
Neil Young- 11
Creedence Clearwater Revival- 10
Black Sabbath- 9
Public Enemy- 8
Elton John- 7
Ramones- 6
The Supremes- 5
Queen- 4
The Velvet Underground- 3
R.E.M.- 2
The Doors- 1

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Thursday, 01/11/2018 @ 10:46am


Little Richard- 15
Ramones - 14
Fats Domino - 13
U2 - 12
The Velvet Underground - 11
The Supremes - 10
R.E.M. - 9
Sam Cooke - 8
The Doors - 7
Neil Young - 6
Creedence Clearwater Revival - 5
Public Enemy - 4
Elton John - 3
Queen - 2
Black Sabbath - 1

Posted by Nick on Thursday, 01/11/2018 @ 17:21pm


15 The Doors
14 Queen
13 Elton John
12 Creedence Clearwater Revival
11 The Supremes
10 U2
9 Neil Young
8 R.E.M.
7 Black Sabbath
6 Little Richard
5 Sam Cooke
4 The Velvet Underground
3 Fats Domino
2 Ramones
1 Public Enemy

Posted by Jennifer on Friday, 01/12/2018 @ 20:06pm


Tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

26. Little Richard - 144
27. Sam Cooke - 132
28. U2 - 126
29. The Velvet Underground - 120
30. Elton John - 116
31. Ramones - 113
32. Queen - 110
33. The Doors - 108
34. The Supremes - 107
35. Neil Young - 106
36. Fats Domino - 105
37. R.E.M. - 104 (8 Higher Votes)
38. Black Sabbath - 104 (6 Higher Votes)
39. Creedence Clearwater Revival - 95
40. Public Enemy - 90


To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the current rankings of the artists that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. The Beatles - 2 (1)
2. Bob Dylan - 6 (2)
3. Elvis Presley - 6 (3)
4. The Rolling Stones - 7 (5)
5. Chuck Berry - 9 (4)
6. Led Zeppelin - 12 (6)
7. The Who - 17 (7)
8. The Beach Boys - 17 (9)
9. James Brown and the Famous Flames - 17 (10)
10. Aretha Franklin - 20 (8)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 22 (13)
12. Stevie Wonder - 23 (12)
13. Michael Jackson - 29 (14)
14. Ray Charles - 29 (16)
15. David Bowie - 31 (11)
16. Johnny Cash - 32 (18)
17. Pink Floyd - 33 (17)
18. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 34 (15)
19. Nirvana - 39 (21)
20. Buddy Holly and the Crickets - 41 (24)
21. The Clash - 42 (20)
22. Marvin Gaye - 45 (22)
23. Bob Marley & The Wailers - 48 (23)
24. U2 - 49 (28)
25. Prince - 50 (19)
26. Little Richard - 54 (26)
27. Queen - 56 (32)
28. The Velvet Underground - 59 (29)
29. Elton John - 59 (30)
30. The Doors - 59 (33)
31. Sam Cooke - 60 (27)
32. The Kinks - 64 (25)
33. Black Sabbath - 65 (38)
34. Ramones - 66 (31)
35. Neil Young - 67 (35)
36. R.E.M. - 71 (37)
37. The Supremes - 75 (34)
38. Creedence Clearwater Revival - 75 (39)
39. Public Enemy - 78 (40)
40. Fats Domino - 82 (36)


Replacement nominations are now open.

If you've previously nominated performers in this project, they will remain nominated (unless you state that you want to rescind a nomination). Replacement nominations are meant to replace the performers you've nominated in the past after those artists are ranked.

Here is my current count for how many replacement nominations each voter has for this round:

Darren - 12
AlexVoltaire - 15
DarinRG - 18
*Darrin A - 30
dmg - 13
Donnie - 15
Gassman - 15
*Jennifer - 29
MichaelEU - 14
*Nick - 30
Nicky Joe - 15
*Paul K - 28
Roy Gerald Bivins - 16
The_Claw - 15
Tom H. - 23

* = 1st round under the minimum of 75 nominees;
** = 2nd round under the minimum of 75 nominees;
*** = nominations will no longer be included in results if the total doesn't exceed 75 by the end of these nominations without explanation

Voters that haven't nominated artists previously are welcome to do so. For this round (and all rounds for the time being), the minimum number of nominations to qualify for re-ranking is 75 (the maximum is 100).

Any nominations from a voter whose total number of nominations falls below 75 total nominations (including those who nominated in Round 1) for two consecutive rounds will be temporarily disqualified unless an explanation is given for the lack of replacement nominations. This is done to ensure that Round 1 nominations don't have an outsized influence on future rankings should a voter lose interest in the project.

There will be 3 days of replacement nominations.

Replacement nominations will end at 10 PM Central (open until 11 PM Central) on Monday the 15th.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 01/13/2018 @ 00:03am


My replacement nominations:

Black Flag
Dave Matthews Band
Jerry Lee Lewis
Otis Redding
Ozzy Osbourne
Pavement
Santana
The Animals
The Byrds
The Grateful Dead
The Jesus And Mary Chain
Wilco


Top Artists For Your Consideration:

Pearl Jam
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Talking Heads
Metallica
Radiohead
AC/DC
Soundgarden
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Guns N' Roses
The Smiths
Arcade Fire
Aerosmith
Rage Against The Machine
John Lennon
Nine Inch Nails
Smashing Pumpkins
Foo Fighters
The Cure
White Stripes
Jay-Z

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 01/13/2018 @ 00:04am


30 Replacement Nominees -

ABBA
Bill Haley & His Comets
Billy Joel
Blondie
Cheap Trick
Chicago
Curtis Mayfield
Etta James
Eurythmics
Guns N’ Roses
John Lennon
Mariah Carey
N.W.A.
New Order
Paul McCartney & Wings
Paul Simon
Rage Against the Machine
Ricky Nelson
Roy Orbison
Rush
Rod Stewart
The Coasters
The Dead Kennedys
The Grateful Dead
The Jam
The Replacements
Tom Waits
Traffic
White Stripes
Wilson Pickett

Posted by Nick on Saturday, 01/13/2018 @ 00:46am


My replacement nominees

Beck
Carl Perkins
Duran Duran
Genesis
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Green Day
Heart
Iron Maiden
Martha & The Vandellas
Oasis
Patti Smith Group
Peter Gabriel
The White Stripes
The Yardbirds
Yes

Posted by Nicky Joe on Saturday, 01/13/2018 @ 05:16am


Bill Haley & The Comets
The Coasters
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Depeche Mode
Donna Summer
The Grateful Dead
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
LL Cool J
Mariah Carey
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Paul McCartney
Peter Gabriel
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Steely Dan
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Posted by The_Claw on Saturday, 01/13/2018 @ 10:10am


Replacements:

Al Green
Beck
Bill Haley & His Comets
Bo Diddley
Deep Purple
Dick Dale
Gram Parsons
Jackie Wilson
James Taylor
Lou Reed
MC5
Neu!
Patti Smith Group
Ruth Brown
Sex Pistols
Solomon Burke
T. Rex
Wanda Jackson

Posted by DarinRG on Saturday, 01/13/2018 @ 12:12pm



My next (16) replacements:

Bill Haley & His Comets
Billy Joel
Dion & the Belmonts
Duane Eddy
Eric Clapton
Iron Maiden
James Taylor
Judas Priest
Kate Bush
LL Cool J
Paul Simon
Sam & Dave
The Animals
The Cure
The Four Tops
Yes

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Saturday, 01/13/2018 @ 13:15pm


My Replacement Nominees

ABBA
Arcade Fire
Bill Haley & His Comets
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Def Leppard
Jefferson Airplane
John Mellencamp
Judas Priest
Nine Inch Nails
Notorious B.I.G.
Sonic Youth
The Cars
The Chemical Brothers
The Coasters
ZZ Top

Posted by Donnie on Saturday, 01/13/2018 @ 16:07pm


1. Curtis Mayfield
2. Earth, Wind & Fire
3. MC5
4. N.W.A.
5. Oasis
6. Soundgarden
7. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
8. T. Rex
9. The Four Seasons
10. The Four Tops
11. The Replacements
12. The Yardbirds
13. The Zombies
14. Yes
15. ZZ Top

Posted by Gassman on Saturday, 01/13/2018 @ 21:32pm


Replacement nominations:

Dion & The Belmonts
Donna Summer
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Gram Parsons
Judas Priest
MC5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Parliament-Funkadelic
Peter, Paul & Mary
PJ Harvey
Sly & The Family Stone
The Jesus And Mary Chain
The Platters
The Shirelles

Posted by MichaelEU on Sunday, 01/14/2018 @ 05:51am


My replacements are:

Blondie
Carl Perkins
Daft Punk
Eric Clapton
Iron Maiden
Oasis
Paul Simon
Peter Gabriel
Sam and Dave
The Four Tops
The Pretenders
The Replacements
The Spinners
The Stooges
Yes

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Sunday, 01/14/2018 @ 10:17am


Replacement Nominations

Al Green
Alice Cooper
Chic
Dick Dale
Dusty Springfield
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Joy Division
Kate Bush
N.W.A.
New York Dolls
Peter Gabriel
Peter, Paul & Mary
Rage Against The Machine
T. Rex
The Allman Brothers Band
The Jackson Five
The Miracles with Smokey Robinson
The Platters
The Spinners
Tom Waits
Van Halen
Wilson Pickett

Posted by Tom H. on Sunday, 01/14/2018 @ 22:32pm


How can we find out which artists we've not nominated yet? I assume we need to keep track of this ourselves...

Anyway, I have 30 noms to make. Pretty sure I haven't mentioned these yet:

my nominations


Pearl Jam
Soundgarden
Guns N' Roses
Rage Against The Machine
Nine Inch Nails
Smashing Pumpkins
White Stripes
Bill Haley & His Comets
Chicago
Ricky Nelson
Roy Orbison (done already?)
The Dead Kennedys
Carl Perkins
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Martha & The Vandellas
Oasis
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (done already?)
LL Cool J
Steely Dan
Gram Parsons
Lou Reed
The Four Tops
Jefferson Airplane (done already?)
Notorious B.I.G.
Sonic Youth
ZZ Top
PJ Harvey
The Stooges
New York Dolls
The Allman Brothers Band

Posted by Darrin A on Monday, 01/15/2018 @ 11:06am


29 Replacements:

Brenda Lee
Carole King
Coldplay
Dire Straits
Duran Duran
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
George Michael
Guns N' Roses
Kate Bush
Linda Ronstadt

Madonna
Mariah Carey
Otis Redding
Randy Newman
Ritchie Valens
Talking Heads
The Allman Brothers Band
The Band
The Byrds
The Everly Brothers

The Guess Who
The Pretenders
The Runaways
The Spinners
The Yardbirds
The Zombies
Van Halen
Whitney Houston
Yes

Posted by Jennifer on Monday, 01/15/2018 @ 15:34pm


Darrin A - If anyone needs their list of current nominees posted, let me know and I'll post it as soon as I can.

Here are the list of artists you've nominated prior to this round (I don't have this round added yet, as I've been away from my computer all weekend and today):

ABBA
Aerosmith
Al Green
Alice Cooper
Barry White
Beck
Big Star
Blondie
Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)
Cheap Trick
Cream
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Curtis Mayfield
Devo
Donovan
Eagles
Eddie Cochran
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Eric Clapton
George Harrison
Green Day
Harry Nilsson
Ike & Tina Turner
James Taylor
Jan & Dean
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jethro Tull
Jimmy Cliff
John Lennon
Joni Mitchell
Leonard Cohen
Lou Reed
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Madonna
Motorhead
N.W.A.
Neil Diamond
Otis Redding
Paul McCartney & Wings
Paul Simon
Pixies
Radiohead
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Rod Stewart
Roy Orbison
Run-D.M.C.
Sex Pistols
Simon & Garfunkel
Sly & The Family Stone
Steve Miller Band
T. Rex
Talking Heads
The Animals
The B-52's
The Band
The Bee Gees
The Byrds
The Everly Brothers
The Grateful Dead
The Isley Brothers
The Jackson Five
The Jam
The Mamas & the Papas
The Monkees
The Moody Blues
The Temptations
Traffic
Van Morrison
Weezer

Posted by Darren on Monday, 01/15/2018 @ 22:46pm


Voting is now closed.

The following performers received at least 12 votes (out of 15 cast) and are eligible for the initial ranking vote:

Aerosmith
Al Green
Bill Haley & His Comets
Billy Joel
Cream
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Eagles
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Fleetwood Mac
Guns N' Roses
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company
Jefferson Airplane
Jerry Lee Lewis
John Lennon
Joni Mitchell
Kraftwerk
Madonna
Metallica
Otis Redding
Parliament-Funkadelic
Pearl Jam
Radiohead
Roy Orbison
Run-D.M.C.
Simon & Garfunkel
Sly & The Family Stone
Talking Heads
The Allman Brothers Band
The Byrds
The Cure
The Everly Brothers
The Miracles with Smokey Robinson
The Police
The Smiths
The Stooges
The Temptations
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Van Halen
Van Morrison


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they didn't nominate any performers in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, select 25 performers and rank them in order of preference. The highest ranked song will receive 25 points, the second highest 24 and so on.

The 15 performers that receive the most points (with more than 15 possible in the case of a tie) will advance to the final rankings, which will determine Performers #41-#55 in the 2017 Rankings.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Thursday the 18th.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 01/16/2018 @ 00:58am


Pearl Jam - 25
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 24
Talking Heads - 23
Metallica - 22
Radiohead - 21
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 20
Guns N' Roses - 19
The Smiths - 18
Aerosmith - 17
John Lennon - 16
The Cure - 15
Eagles - 14
Fleetwood Mac - 13
Madonna - 12
Billy Joel - 11
The Police - 10
Cream - 9
Simon & Garfunkel - 8
Van Halen - 7
The Stooges - 6
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company - 5
Sly & The Family Stone - 4
The Temptations - 3
Run-D.M.C. - 2
Parliament-Funkadelic - 1

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 01/16/2018 @ 01:01am


Madonna - 25
The Miracles with Smokey Robinson - 24
Talking Heads - 23
Eagles - 22
Otis Redding - 21
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 20
The Smiths - 19
The Temptations - 18
Pearl Jam - 17
Al Green - 16
The Cure - 15
Simon & Garfunkel - 14
Kraftwerk - 13
The Allman Brothers Band - 12
Sly & The Family Stone - 11
The Everly Brothers - 10
The Police - 9
Fleetwood Mac - 8
Cream - 7
John Lennon - 6
Billy Joel - 5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 4
Parliament-Funkadelic - 3
Metallica - 2
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company - 1

Posted by Nick on Tuesday, 01/16/2018 @ 01:19am


1. John Lennon- 25 pts
2. Madonna
3. Fleetwood Mac
4. Eagles
5. Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young
6. Kraftwerk
7. Cream
8. Van Morrison
9. Sly & the Family Stone
10. Simon and Garfunkel
11. The Police
12. Aerosmith
13. Radiohead
14. Van Halen
15. The Byrds
16. Billy Joel
17. Otis Redding
18. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
19. Parliament-Funkadelic
20. Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company
21. Run-DMC
22. Al Green
23. The Allman Brothers Band
24. The Stooges
25. Metallica- 1 pt

Posted by Donnie on Tuesday, 01/16/2018 @ 03:37am


Otis Redding- 25
Pearl Jam- 24
Simon & Garfunkel- 23
Metallica- 22
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- 21
Joni Mitchell- 20
Aerosmith- 19
The Temptations- 18
The Police- 17
Guns N' Roses- 16
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young- 15
Radiohead- 14
The Miracles with Smokey Robinson- 13
Fleetwood Mac- 12
Talking Heads- 11
The Allman Brothers Band- 10
Sly & The Family Stone- 9
Parliament-Funkadelic- 8
Roy Orbison- 7
Billy Joel- 6
Eagles- 5
Run-D.M.C.- 4
The Everly Brothers- 3
Elvis Costello & The Attractions- 2
Cream- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Tuesday, 01/16/2018 @ 07:50am


John Lennon - 25 pts
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Run-D.M.C.
Joni Mitchell
Van Morrison
The Byrds
Sly & The Family Stone
Simon & Garfunkel
Jerry Lee Lewis
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company
Talking Heads
Al Green
The Temptations
Radiohead
Otis Redding
The Everly Brothers
Cream
Aerosmith
Madonna
Eagles
Roy Orbison
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
The Allman Brothers Band
Pearl Jam
The Police

Posted by Darrin A on Tuesday, 01/16/2018 @ 11:25am


Kraftwerk-25
Jerry Lee Lewis-24
Van Morrison-23
Simon & Garfunkel-22
Radiohead-21
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company-20
Run-D.M.C.-19
Talking Heads-18
Metallica-17
Joni Mitchell-16
The Smiths-15
John Lennon-14
Otis Redding-13
The Everly Brothers-12
Pearl Jam-11
Madonna-10
The Miracles with Smokey Robinson-9
The Byrds-8
Billy Joel-7
The Temptations-6
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young-5
The Police-4
Roy Orbison-3
Sly & The Family Stone-2
Parliament-Funkadelic-1

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 01/16/2018 @ 11:50am


Simon & Garfunkel - 25
Fleetwood Mac - 24
The Everly Brothers - 23
Talking Heads - 22
Kraftwerk - 21
Eagles - 20
The Cure - 19
The Byrds - 18
Billy Joel - 17
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company - 16
Radiohead - 15
Joni Mitchell - 14
Roy Orbison - 13
Guns N' Roses - 12
John Lennon - 11
Aerosmith - 10
Otis Redding - 9
Madonna - 8
The Smiths - 7
Van Morrison - 6
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 5
The Allman Brothers Band - 4
The Police - 3
Bill Haley & His Comets - 2
Jefferson Airplane - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Tuesday, 01/16/2018 @ 12:26pm


1. Madonna - 25 pts
2. Otis Redding
3. Sly & The Family Stone
4. Joni Mitchell
5. Radiohead
6. The Byrds
7. Parliament/Funkadelic
8. Run-DMC
9. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
10. Kraftwerk
11. Van Morrison
12. Cream
13. Metallica
14. Jerry Lee Lewis
15. The Everly Brothers
16. Janis Joplin
17. John Lennon
18. Roy Orbison
19. Fleetwood Mac
20. Elvis Costello
21. Simon & Garfunkel
22. The Police
23. The Temptations
24. Talking Heads
25. Al Green

Biggest omission: Bo Diddley?

Posted by The_Claw on Tuesday, 01/16/2018 @ 13:56pm


25 - Madonna
24 - The Temptations
23 - Jerry Lee Lewis
22 - Otis Redding
21 - Roy Orbison
20 - Sly & The Family Stone
19 - Fleetwood Mac
18 - Radiohead
17 - Talking Heads
16 - Janis Joplin & Big Brother & The Holding Company
15 - The Miracles with Smokey Robinson
14 - Joni Mitchell
13 - Kraftwerk
12 - The Byrds
10 - The Cure
9 - The Stooges
8 - Metallica
7 - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
6 - John Lennon
5 - Parliament Funkadelic
4 - Simon & Garfunkel
3 - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2 - Pearl Jam
1 - Cream

Posted by Nicky Joe on Tuesday, 01/16/2018 @ 14:56pm



Madonna- 25
Otis Redding- 24
Kraftwerk- 23
Sly & the Family Stone- 22
Metallica- 21
Roy Orbison- 20
The Temptations- 19
Run-DMC- 18
Pearl Jam- 17
Parliament/Funkadelic- 16
Van Morrison- 15
The Byrds- 14
Jerry Lee Lewis- 13
Joni Mitchell- 12
The Police- 11
Elvis Costello & the Attractions- 10
Fleetwood Mac- 9
The Allman Brothers Band- 8
Janis Joplin/BB & tHC- 7
Radiohead- 6
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers- 5
Cream- 4
The Everly Brothers- 3
The Miracles w/Smokey Robinson- 2
John Lennon- 1

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Tuesday, 01/16/2018 @ 16:12pm


1. The Byrds 25
2. Joni Mitchell 24
3. Kraftwerk 23
4. Otis Redding 22
5. Madonna 21
6. Sly & The Family Stone 20
7. Run-D.M.C. 19
8. The Allman Brothers Band 18
9. Metallica 17
10. Radiohead 16
11. Roy Orbison 15
12. Jerry Lee Lewis 14
13. Simon & Garfunkel 13
14. Parliament-Funadelic 12
15. The Everly Brothers 11
16. Fleetwood Mac 10
17. Eagles 9
18. Billy Joel 8
19. Aerosmith 7
20. Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company 6
21. Cream 5
22. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 4
23. Al Green 3
24. Van Morrison 2
25. Pearl Jam 1

Posted by Gassman on Wednesday, 01/17/2018 @ 19:53pm


25 Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company
24 Billy Joel
23 Eagles
22 Fleetwood Mac
21 Jefferson Airplane
20 John Lennon
19 The Police
18 Bill Haley & His Comets
17 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
16 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
15 Simon & Garfunkel
14 Van Halen
13 Jerry Lee Lewis
12 Van Morrison
11 Roy Orbison
10 The Miracles
9 Aerosmith
8 Cream
7 The Allman Brothers
6 Guns N' Roses
5 The Temptations
4 The Everly Brothers
3 Talking Heads
2 The Byrds
1 Metallica

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 01/18/2018 @ 12:11pm


Jerry Lee Lewis 25
Kraftwerk 24
Otis Redding 23
The Miracles with Smokey Robinson 22
The Stooges 21
The Temptations 20
Al Green 19
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company 18
Elvis Costello & The Attractions 17
Van Morrison 16
Simon & Garfunkel 15
Joni Mitchell 14
John Lennon 13
Madonna 12
The Allman Brothers 11
The Cure 10
Eagles 9
Pearl Jam 8
Radiohead 7
Bill Haley & His Comets 6
Guns N' Roses 5
Metallica 4
Parliament-Funkadelic 3
Jefferson Airplane 2
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 1

Posted by DarinRG on Thursday, 01/18/2018 @ 20:58pm


Here are the final results. Let me know if any of this is wrong

Otis Redding - 203
Madonna - 179
Kraftwerk - 178
Radiohead - 164
Simon & Garfunkel - 163
Sly & The Family Stone - 162
Joni Mitchell - 158
Fleetwood Mac - 147
Janis Joplin & Big Brother & The Holding Company - 146
John Lennon - 146
Metallica - 143
Jerry Lee Lewis - 141
Talking Heads - 134
Eagles - 130
The Byrds - 130

Better luck next time for the others below
The Temptations - 129
Van Morrison - 128
The Miracles with Smokey Robinson - 112
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 110
Run-D.M.C. - 108
Pearl Jam - 107
Roy Orbison - 103
The Police - 93
Billy Joel - 88
The Everly Brothers - 87
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 86
Aerosmith - 84
Cream - 77
The Allman Brothers Band - 76
Parliament Funkadelic - 75
The Cure - 70
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 63
The Smiths - 59
Guns N' Roses - 58
Al Green - 57
The Stooges - 38
Van Halen - 33
Bill Haley & His Comets - 26
Jefferson Airplane - 24

Posted by Nicky Joe on Friday, 01/19/2018 @ 13:41pm


Initial Rankings tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Otis Redding - 203
Madonna - 194
Simon & Garfunkel - 179
Kraftwerk - 178
Radiohead - 164
Joni Mitchell - 158
Fleetwood Mac - 147
John Lennon - 147
Sly & The Family Stone - 147
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company - 146
Jerry Lee Lewis - 141
Talking Heads - 134
Eagles - 130
The Byrds - 130
Metallica - 129
The Temptations - 129
__________________________

Van Morrison - 128
The Miracles with Smokey Robinson - 112
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 111
Pearl Jam - 108
Run-D.M.C. - 108
Roy Orbison - 103
The Police - 93
Billy Joel - 88
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 87
The Everly Brothers - 87
Aerosmith - 84
Cream - 78
Parliament-Funkadelic - 76
The Allman Brothers Band - 76
The Cure - 70
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 63
The Smiths - 59
Guns N' Roses - 58
Al Green - 57
The Stooges - 39
Van Halen - 33
Bill Haley & His Comets - 26
Jefferson Airplane - 24

Please note the tie for 15th between Metallica and The Temptations. Since this is a two-way tie, I think that the best way to handle the final rankings is to rank all 16 artists this round and only rank 14 artists in Round 5 (#57-#70). If there were than 2 artists tied for the final spot, I would say that only the top 15 in the Final Tiebreaker would be ranked. If you would prefer to use this method in this cas as well, please let me know and we'll discuss the other method of breaking a tie involving only one extra


Final tiebreaker voting is now open.

The following performers are qualified to be ranked #41-#56 in the overall rankings for 2017 (the 2017 rankings will be averaged with the final rankings from 2014 to determine the 2017 final rankings):

Eagles
Fleetwood Mac
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company
Jerry Lee Lewis
John Lennon
Joni Mitchell
Kraftwerk
Madonna
Metallica
Otis Redding
Radiohead
Simon & Garfunkel
Sly & The Family Stone
Talking Heads
The Byrds
The Temptations


Everyone is eligible to participate in the final rankings, regardless of previous participation in the project.

To participate in the final rankings, rank the 16 performers in order of preference.

Final rankings will be determined by the number of points earned in the final tiebreaker.

There will be 3 days of tiebreaker voting (with the deadline extended by a day due to the late posting of these results).

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Monday the 22nd.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 01/19/2018 @ 19:48pm


1. The Byrds – 16
2. Joni Mitchell – 15
3. Kraftwerk – 14
4. Otis Redding – 13
5. Madonna – 12
6. Sly & The Family Stone – 11
7. Metallica – 10
8. Radiohead – 9
9. Jerry Lee Lewis – 8
10. Simon & Garfunkel – 7
11. Fleetwood Mac – 6
12. Eagles – 5
13. Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company – 4
14. Talking Heads – 3
15. The Temptations – 2
16. John Lennon – 1

Posted by Gassman on Friday, 01/19/2018 @ 20:34pm


Kraftwerk-16
Jerry Lee Lewis-15
Simon & Garfunkel-14
Radiohead-13
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company-12
Talking Heads-11
Metallica-10
Joni Mitchell-9
John Lennon-8
Otis Redding-7
Madonna-6
The Byrds-5
The Temptations-4
Sly & The Family Stone-3
Eagles-2
Fleet wood Mac-1

Posted by Tom H. on Friday, 01/19/2018 @ 21:05pm


Talking Heads - 16
Metallica - 15
Radiohead - 14
John Lennon - 13
Eagles - 12
Fleetwood Mac - 11
Madonna - 10
Simon & Garfunkel - 9
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company - 8
Sly & The Family Stone - 7
The Temptations - 6
Joni Mitchell - 5
The Byrds - 4
Otis Redding - 3
Jerry Lee Lewis - 2
Kraftwerk - 1

Posted by Darren on Friday, 01/19/2018 @ 23:46pm


Simon & Garfunkel - 16
Fleetwood Mac - 15
Talking Heads - 14
Kraftwerk - 13
Eagles - 12
The Byrds - 11
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company - 10
Radiohead - 9
Joni Mitchell - 8
John Lennon - 7
Otis Redding - 6
Madonna - 5
Jerry Lee Lewis - 4
Metallica - 3
Sly & the Family Stone - 2
The Temptations - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Saturday, 01/20/2018 @ 01:46am


16 - Madonna
15 - The Temptations
14 - Otis Redding
13 - Jerry Lee Lewis
12 - Sly & The Family Stone
11 - Radiohead
10 - Janis Joplin & Big Brother & The Holding Company
9 - Joni Mitchell
8 - Talking Heads
7 - Kraftwerk
6 - John Lennon
5 - Simon & Garfunkel
4 - Fleetwood Mac
3 - The Byrds
2 - Metallica
1 - Eagles

Posted by Nicky Joe on Saturday, 01/20/2018 @ 05:23am


1. Madonna - 16 pts
2. Otis Redding
3. Sly & The Family Stone
4. Joni Mitchell
5. Radiohead
6. The Byrds
7. Kraftwerk
8. Metallica
9. Jerry Lee Lewis
10. Janis Joplin
11. John Lennon
12. Fleetwood Mac
13. Simon & Garfunkel
14. The Temptations
15. Talking Heads
16. Eagles

Posted by The_Claw on Saturday, 01/20/2018 @ 05:33am



Otis Redding- 16
Simon & Garfunkel- 15
Radiohead- 14
Joni Mitchell- 13
The Temptations- 12
Sly & The Family Stone- 11
Metallica- 10
Fleetwood Mac- 9
Talking Heads- 8
The Byrds- 7
Eagles- 6
Kraftwerk- 5
John Lennon- 4
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company- 3
Jerry Lee Lewis- 2
Madonna- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Saturday, 01/20/2018 @ 08:49am


Jerry Lee Lewis 16
Kraftwerk 15
Otis Redding 14
The Temptations 13
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company 12
Madonna 11
Joni Mitchell 10
Radiohead 9
Eagles 8
Metallica 7
John Lennon 6
The Byrds 5
Simon & Garfunkel 4
Sly & The Family Stone 3
Talking Heads 2
Fleetwood Mac 1

Posted by DarinRG on Saturday, 01/20/2018 @ 13:15pm


1. John Lennon- 16 pts
2. Madonna
3. Fleetwood Mac
4. Eagles
5. Kraftwerk
6. Sly & the Family Stone
7. Simon and Garfunkel
8. Radiohead
9. The Byrds
10. Otis Redding
11. Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company
12. Metallica
13. Talking Heads
14. The Temptations
15. Joni Mitchell
16. Jerry Lee Lewis- 1 pt

Posted by Donnie on Saturday, 01/20/2018 @ 16:28pm


Madonna- 16
Otis Redding- 15
Kraftwerk- 14
Sly & the Family Stone- 13
Metallica- 12
The Temptations- 11
The Byrds- 10
Jerry Lee Lewis- 9
Joni Mitchell- 8
Fleetwood Mac- 7
Janis Joplin/BB & tHC- 6
Radiohead- 5
John Lennon- 4
Talking Heads- 3
Simon & Garfunkel- 2
Eagles- 1

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Saturday, 01/20/2018 @ 16:45pm


Madonna - 16
Kraftwerk - 15
Talking Heads - 14
Eagles - 13
Otis Redding - 12
The Temptations - 11
Sly & The Family Stone - 10
Metallica - 9
Simon & Garfunkel - 8
Joni Mitchell - 7
Radiohead - 6
John Lennon - 5
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company - 4
Jerry Lee Lewis - 3
Fleetwood Mac - 2
The Byrds - 1

Posted by Nick on Saturday, 01/20/2018 @ 22:35pm


votes

John Lennon - 16 pts
Joni Mitchell
The Byrds
Sly & The Family Stone
Simon & Garfunkel
Jerry Lee Lewis
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company
Talking Heads
The Temptations
Radiohead
Otis Redding
Madonna
Eagles
Fleetwood Mac
Kraftwerk
Metallica










Posted by Darrin A on Monday, 01/22/2018 @ 04:33am


16 Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company
15 Eagles
14 Fleetwood Mac
13 John Lennon
12 Simon & Garfunkel
11 Jerry Lee Lewis
10 The Temptations
9 Talking Heads
8 The Byrds
7 Metallica
6 Madonna
5 Joni Mitchell
4 Otis Redding
3 Sly & The Family Stone
2 Radiohead
1 Kraftwerk

Posted by Jennifer on Monday, 01/22/2018 @ 20:42pm


Tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

41. Madonna - 135
42. Otis Redding - 132
43. Kraftwerk - 125
44. Radiohead - 120
45. Joni Mitchell - 119
46. Simon & Garfunkel - 118
47. Sly & The Family Stone - 113
48. Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company - 108
49. John Lennon - 105

50. The Byrds - 103 (5 highest votes out of 13 in 3 way tiebreaker)
51. Jerry Lee Lewis - 103 (4/13 in 3-way tiebreaker, 8/13 in 2-way tiebreaker)
52. Talking Heads - 103 (4/13 in 3-way tiebreaker, 5/13 in 2-way tiebreaker)

53. Metallica - 100
54. The Temptations - 99
55. Eagles - 93
56. Fleetwood Mac - 92


To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the current rankings of the artists that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. The Beatles - 2 (1)
2. Bob Dylan - 6 (2)
3. Elvis Presley - 6 (3)
4. The Rolling Stones - 7 (5)
5. Chuck Berry - 9 (4)
6. Led Zeppelin - 12 (6)
7. The Who - 17 (7)
8. The Beach Boys - 17 (9)
9. James Brown and the Famous Flames - 17 (10)
10. Aretha Franklin - 20 (8)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 22 (13)
12. Stevie Wonder - 23 (12)
13. Michael Jackson - 29 (14)
14. Ray Charles - 29 (16)
15. David Bowie - 31 (11)
16. Johnny Cash - 32 (18)
17. Pink Floyd - 33 (17)
18. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 34 (15)
19. Nirvana - 39 (21)
20. Buddy Holly and the Crickets - 41 (24)
21. The Clash - 42 (20)
22. Marvin Gaye - 45 (22)
23. Bob Marley & The Wailers - 48 (23)
24. U2 - 49 (28)
25. Prince - 50 (19)
26. Little Richard - 54 (26)
27. Queen - 56 (32)
28. The Velvet Underground - 59 (29)
29. Elton John - 59 (30)
30. The Doors - 59 (33)
31. Sam Cooke - 60 (27)
32. The Kinks - 64 (25)
33. Black Sabbath - 65 (38)
34. Ramones - 66 (31)
35. Neil Young - 67 (35)
36. R.E.M. - 71 (37)
37. The Supremes - 75 (34)
38. Creedence Clearwater Revival - 75 (39)
39. Public Enemy - 78 (40)
40. Fats Domino - 82 (36)
41. Otis Redding - 86 (42)
42. Radiohead - 86 (44)
43. Simon & Garfunkel - 86 (46)
44. Kraftwerk - 88 (43)
45. Metallica - 90 (53)
46. Madonna - 91 (41)
47. Sly & The Family Stone - 95 (47)
48. John Lennon - 96 (49)
49. The Temptations - 97 (54)
50. Talking Heads - 103 (52)
51. Jerry Lee Lewis - 105 (51)
52. Joni Mitchell - 108 (45)
53. The Byrds - 109 (50)
54. Fleetwood Mac - 112 (56)
55. Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company - 117 (48)
56. Eagles - 119 (55)


Replacement nominations are now open.

If you've previously nominated performers in this project, they will remain nominated (unless you state that you want to rescind a nomination). Replacement nominations are meant to replace the performers you've nominated in the past after those artists are ranked.

Here is my current count for how many replacement nominations each voter has for this round:

Darren - 15
AlexVoltaire - 13
DarinRG - 13
Darrin A - 16
*dmg - 26
Donnie - 16
Gassman - 16
Jennifer - 13
MichaelEU - 15
Nick - 16
Nicky Joe - 16
**Paul K - 40
Roy Gerald Bivins - 16
The_Claw - 16
Tom H. - 16

* = 1st round under the minimum of 75 nominees;
** = 2nd round under the minimum of 75 nominees;
*** = nominations will no longer be included in results if the total doesn't exceed 75 by the end of these nominations without explanation

Voters that haven't nominated artists previously are welcome to do so. For this round (and all rounds for the time being), the minimum number of nominations to qualify for re-ranking is 75 (the maximum is 100).

Any nominations from a voter whose total number of nominations falls below 75 total nominations (including those who nominated in Round 1) for two consecutive rounds will be temporarily disqualified unless an explanation is given for the lack of replacement nominations. This is done to ensure that Round 1 nominations don't have an outsized influence on future rankings should a voter lose interest in the project.

There will be 3 days of replacement nominations.

Replacement nominations will end at 10 PM Central (open until 11 PM Central) on Thursday the 25th.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 01/23/2018 @ 00:50am


My replacement nominations:

Beyonce
Blur
Eric Clapton
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
Ike & Tina Turner
John Mellencamp
Judas Priest
Leonard Cohen
Rod Stewart
Roy Orbison
System Of A Down
T. Rex
The Allman Brothers Band
Warren Zevon
Weird Al Yankovic


For Your Consideration:

Pearl Jam
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
AC/DC
Soundgarden
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Guns N' Roses
The Smiths
Arcade Fire
Aerosmith
Rage Against The Machine
Nine Inch Nails
Smashing Pumpkins
Foo Fighters
The Cure
White Stripes
Jay-Z
Kanye West
Billy Joel
Rush
Tool
Pixies
Green Day
Beck
The Police
Outkast

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 01/23/2018 @ 00:52am


A Tribe Called Quest
Arcade Fire
Carole King
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Jane’s Addiction
Jay-Z
Kate Bush
LCD Soundsystem
The Marvelettes
Massive Attack
Missy Elliott
Motörhead
The Notorious B.I.G.
Paul Simon
Pavement
Ricky Nelson
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

My Replacement Nominations

Posted by Nicky Joe on Tuesday, 01/23/2018 @ 04:04am


My replacement nominations:

Alice Cooper
Bonnie Raitt
Dick Dale
Isaac Hayes
Kate Bush
LCD Soundsystem
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Peter, Paul & Mary
The Cars
The Jam
The Moody Blues
Weird Al Yankovic
Wilco

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Tuesday, 01/23/2018 @ 07:52am


16 Replacement Nominations

AC/DC
Blondie
Carole King
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Etta James
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
Pixies
Soundgarden
The Band
The Cure
The Dave Clark Five
The Four Tops
Tool
Wilco

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 01/23/2018 @ 09:03am


Let me also say, Darren, that I had the honor of visiting your home state of South Dakota this week, and speaking at a banquet held in Senator McGovern's honor.

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Tuesday, 01/23/2018 @ 10:09am


Replacement Nominations:

Al Green
Blur
Bobby Darin
Chic
Deep Purple
Dire Straits
Earth, Wind & Fire
Iron Maiden
Lou Reed
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Soundgarden
T. Rex
The Runaways
Van Halen

Posted by MichaelEU on Tuesday, 01/23/2018 @ 12:30pm


My next 16 replacement acts:

Blondie
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Husker Du
Jay-Z
Motorhead
New York Dolls
Patti Smith
Roxy Music
Sonic Youth
The Pretenders
The Shirelles
The White Stripes
Tom Waits
Wanda Jackson
Wilson Pickett
ZZ Top

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Tuesday, 01/23/2018 @ 13:20pm


Captain Beefheart
Carl Perkins
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Gram Parsons
Kate Bush
King Crimson
Leonard Cohen
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Martha and the Vandellas
PJ Harvey
Pretenders
Rush
Smashing Pumpkins
The Jackson Five
Tom Waits
Yes

Posted by The_Claw on Tuesday, 01/23/2018 @ 15:39pm


13 Replacements:

Al Green
Blondie
Donna Summer
Earth, Wind & Fire
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Green Day
John Mellencamp
King Crimson
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Paul Simon
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
The Cure
The Ronettes

Posted by Jennifer on Tuesday, 01/23/2018 @ 18:29pm


For Your Consideration:

Paul McCartney & Wings
Genesis
Billy Joel
The Animals
The Four Seasons
The Righteous Brothers
Jefferson Airplane
Journey
The Moody Blues
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Neil Diamond
Pat Benatar
The Mamas & The Papas
The Monkees
Electric Light Orchestra
Santana
Eric Clapton
Heart
T. Rex
INXS

Posted by Jennifer on Tuesday, 01/23/2018 @ 18:51pm


Replacements (26):

Black Flag
George Michael
The Impressions
Ike & Tina Turner
N.W.A
The Marvelettes
Solomon Burke
The Staple Singers
John Mellencamp
Jeff Beck
Barry White
Neil Diamond
The Hollies
Whitney Houston
Nine Inch Nails
Pantera
XTC
Silver Apples
Siouxsie & The Banshees
Yes
Captain Beefheart
Jethro Tull
Sonic Youth
INXS
Wanda Jackson
The Band

Posted by dmg on Tuesday, 01/23/2018 @ 21:21pm


My Replacement Nominations

Blondie
Devo
Elvis Costello and the Attractions
George Harrison
George Michael
Iron Maiden
Jethro Tull
Mariah Carey
T. Rex
The Drifters
The Everly Brothers
The Four Seasons
The Jackson Five
The Smiths
Traffic
The White Stripes

Posted by Donnie on Tuesday, 01/23/2018 @ 23:36pm


AlexVoltaire - Cool. Where all in SD did you go while you were here? Did you have time to do anything fun / interesting or just there for the banquet?

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 01/24/2018 @ 08:32am


1. Alice In Chains
2. Beyonce
3. Blondie
4. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
5. Depeche Mode
6. Electric Light Orchestra
7. Genesis
8. Green Day
9. Jackson Browne
10. Massive Attack
11. Pavement
12. Red Hot Chili Peppers
13. Rod Stewart
14. Sex Pistols
15. Smashing Pumpkins
16. Steely Dan

Posted by Gassman on Wednesday, 01/24/2018 @ 21:29pm


16 Replacements -

Alice In Chains
Big Star
Connie Francis
Judas Priest
Kanye West
Linda Ronstadt
Martha and the Vandellas
MC5
Neil Diamond
Ruth Brown
Smashing Pumpkins
T. Rex
The (Young) Rascals
The Buzzcocks
The Isley Brothers
The Marvelettes 

Posted by Nick on Thursday, 01/25/2018 @ 17:09pm


replacements

2pac
Afrika Bambaataa
Bad Brains
Bill Withers
Björk
Black Flag
Chic
Connie Francis
Duran Duran
Eric B. & Rakim
Jimmy Cliff
John Mellencamp
The Buzzcocks

Posted by DarinRG on Thursday, 01/25/2018 @ 21:54pm


Voting is now closed.

The following performers received at least 12 votes and are eligible for the initial ranking vote:

Aerosmith
Al Green
Bill Haley & His Comets
Billy Joel
Blondie
Cream
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Deep Purple
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Eric Clapton
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
Guns N' Roses
Ike & Tina Turner
Jefferson Airplane
Judas Priest
N.W.A.
Nine Inch Nails
Parliament-Funkadelic
Pearl Jam
Pixies
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Roy Orbison
Run-D.M.C.
Smashing Pumpkins
T. Rex
The Allman Brothers Band
The Band
The Cure
The Everly Brothers
The Miracles with Smokey Robinson
The Police
The Smiths
The Stooges
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Van Halen
Van Morrison
White Stripes


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they didn't nominate any performers in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, select 25 performers and rank them in order of preference. The highest ranked song will receive 25 points, the second highest 24 and so on.

The 14 performers that receive the most points (with more than 14 possible in the case of a tie) will advance to the final rankings, which will determine Performers #57-#70 in the 2017 Rankings.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Sunday the 28th.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 01/26/2018 @ 01:41am


Pearl Jam - 25
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 24
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 23
Guns N' Roses - 22
The Smiths - 21
Aerosmith - 20
Nine Inch Nails - 19
Smashing Pumpkins - 18
The Cure - 17
White Stripes - 16
Billy Joel - 15
Pixies - 14
The Police - 13
Cream - 12
Red Hot Chili Peppers - 11
N.W.A. - 10
Van Halen - 9
The Stooges - 8
Blondie - 7
Run-D.M.C. - 6
Parliament-Funkadelic - 5
Van Morrison - 4
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 3
Jefferson Airplane - 2
Deep Purple - 1

Posted by Darren on Friday, 01/26/2018 @ 01:45am


While I enjoyed my visit very much, Darren, I'm afraid it was short and limited to business- so mostly in the Mitchell area. Hopefully, I'll be able to tour the state more extensively!

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- 25
Pearl Jam- 24
The Police- 23
Aerosmith- 22
Guns N' Roses-21
The Miracles with Smokey Robinson- 20
Al Green- 19
Red Hot Chili Peppers- 18
The Everly Brothers- 17
Run-D.M.C.- 16
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young- 15
The Band- 14
The Allman Brothers Band- 13
Parliament-Funkadelic- 12
Van Morrison- 11
Roy Orbison- 10
Cream- 9
Smashing Pumpkins- 8
The Cure- 7
The Smiths- 6
Billy Joel- 5
Van Halen- 4
White Stripes- 3
Nine Inch Nails- 2
Elvis Costello & The Attractions- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Friday, 01/26/2018 @ 02:07am


25 - Blondie
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Run-D.M.C
Bill Haley & His Comets
The Miracles with Smokey Robinson
The Cure
Deep Purple
The Stooges
The Smiths
Roy Orbison
Cream
Pearl Jam
The Everly Brothers
N.W.A
Guns N’ Roses
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
Pixies
Parliament Funkadelic
Ike & Tina Turner
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Aerosmith
Jefferson Airplane
1 point - The Smashing Pumpkins

Posted by Nicky Joe on Friday, 01/26/2018 @ 04:13am


Blondie - 25
The Everly Brothers - 24
The Cure - 23
Van Morrison - 22
Billy Joel - 21
Roy Orbison - 20
The Allman Brothers Band - 19
Aerosmith - 18
Run-D.M.C. - 17
The Police - 16
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 15
The Smiths - 14
Cream - 13
Eric Clapton - 12
Ike & Tina Turner - 11
Jefferson Airplane - 10
Guns N' Roses - 9
Pixies - 8
Bill Haley & His Comets - 7
The Stooges - 6
The Band - 5
White Stripes - 4
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - 3
Nine Inch Nails - 2
The Miracles with Smokey Robinson - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Friday, 01/26/2018 @ 08:45am


1. Parliament-Funkadelic (25pts)
2. Run-D.M.C.
3. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
4. The Band
5. Van Morrison
6. Cream
7. The Everly Brothers
8. Roy Orbison
9. Elvis Costello
10. Frank Zappa
11. The Police
12. Al Green
13. Ike & Tina Turner
14. Aerosmith
15. Van Halen
16. The Stooges
17. N.W.A.
18. Jefferson Airplane
19. Blondie
20. The Smiths
21. Pearl Jam
22. The Cure
23. Guns N Roses
24. Eric Clapton
25. Deep Purple

Posted by The_Claw on Friday, 01/26/2018 @ 14:03pm


Pearl Jam- 25
Roy Orbison- 24
Run-DMC- 23
Parliament/Funkadelic- 22
Van Morrison- 21
The Police- 20
Elvis Costello & the Attractions- 19
The Allman Brothers Band- 18
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers- 17
Cream- 16
The Everly Brothers- 15
The Miracles w/Smokey Robinson- 14
T. Rex- 13
Nine Inch Nails- 12
The Band- 11
The Stooges- 10
Van Halen- 9
Pixies- 8
Frank Zappa & the MoI- 7
Red Hot Chili Peppers- 6
Aerosmith- 5
Al Green- 4
Deep Purple- 3
Guns N' Roses- 2
Smashing Pumpkins- 1

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Friday, 01/26/2018 @ 16:25pm


1. Eric Clapton- 25 pts
2. Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young
3. Cream
4. Van Morrison
5. The Police
6. Aerosmith
7. Van Halen
8. Billy Joel
9. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
10. Run-DMC
11. Al Green
12. Parliament-Funkadelic
13. The Allman Brothers Band
14. The Stooges
15. Roy Orbison
16. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
17. N.W.A.
18. Guns N' Roses
19. Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
20. The Band
21. Pearl Jam
22. Deep Purple
23. Ike and Tina Turner
24. Red Hot Chili Peppers
25. The Pixies- 1 pt

Posted by Donnie on Friday, 01/26/2018 @ 17:00pm


The Stooges 25
The Cure 24
Elvis Costello & The Attractions 23
Ike & Tina Turner 22
Al Green 21
N.W.A. 20
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention 19
The Smiths 18
Van Morrison 17
Nine Inch Nails 16
Pearl Jam 15
Guns N' Roses 14
Roy Orbison 13
Run-D.M.C. 12
T. Rex 11
Judas Priest 10
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 9
Bill Haley & His Comets 8
The Band 7
Parliament-Funkadelic 6
White Stripes 5
Blondie 4
Jefferson Airplane 3
Cream 2
Van Halen 1

Posted by DarinRG on Saturday, 01/27/2018 @ 14:39pm


25 Billy Joel
24 Jefferson Airplane
23 Eric Clapton
22 The Police
21 T. Rex
20 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
19 Bill Haley & His Comets
18 Deep Purple
17 The Miracles with Smokey Robinson
16 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
15 Van Morrison
14 Aerosmith
13 Roy Orbison
12 Van Halen
11 Cream
10 The Allman Brothers
9 Ike & Tina Turner
8 The Band
7 The Everly Brothers
6 Guns N' Roses
5 Blondie
4 Al Green
3 The Cure
2 Pearl Jam
1 Elvis Costello

Posted by Jennifer on Sunday, 01/28/2018 @ 16:06pm


The Miracles with Smokey Robinson - 25
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 24
The Smiths - 23
The Band - 22
The Police - 21
The Everly Brothers - 20
The Cure - 19
The Allman Brothers Band - 18
Al Green - 17
Van Morrison - 16
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - 15
Run-D.M.C. - 14
Pearl Jam - 13
Roy Orbison - 12
Elvis Costello and the Attractions - 11
Nine Inch Nails - 10
Billy Joel - 9
Aerosmith - 8
Cream - 7
Ike & Tina Turner - 6
Parliament-Funkadelic - 5
Eric Clapton - 4
White Stripes - 3
Red Hot Chili Peppers - 2
Blondie - 1

Posted by Nick on Sunday, 01/28/2018 @ 17:49pm


25 Eric Clapton
24 Roy Orbison
23 Van Morrison
22 The Police
21 The Allman Brothers Band
20 Parliament-Funkadelic
19 Cream
18 Jefferson Airplane
17 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
16 Judas Priest
15 Al Green
14 The Miracles with Smokey Robinson
13 T. Rex
12 The Stooges
11 Pearl Jam
10 Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
9 The Band
8 Ike & Tina Turner
7 Billy Joel
6 Run-DMC
5 The Everly Brothers
4 Van Halen
3 Deep Purple
2 Bill Haley & His Comets
1 The Cure

Posted by dmg on Sunday, 01/28/2018 @ 22:56pm


Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention-25
Van Morrison24
The Everly Brothers-23
T. Rex-22
Parliament-Funkadelic-21
The Smiths-20
Run-D.M.C.-19
Guns N' Roses-18
Pearl Jam-17
Deep Purple-16
Al Green-15
The Cure-14
Bill Haley & His Comets-13
Red Hot Chili Peppers-12
White Stripes-11
Smashing Pumpkins-10
The Police-9
Eric Clapton-8
The Miracles with Smokey Robinson-7
Billy Joel-6
Blondie-5
The Allman Brothers Band-4
Roy Orbison-3
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers-2
N.W.A.-1

Posted by Tom H. on Sunday, 01/28/2018 @ 23:16pm


1. Run-D.M.C. - 25
2. The Band - 24
3. The Allman Brothers Band - 23
4. The Miracles with Smokey Robinson - 22
5. Roy Orbison - 21
6. Parliament-Funadelic - 20
7. The Everly Brothers - 19
8. Billy Joel - 18
9. Aerosmith - 17
10. Cream - 16
11. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 15
12. Al Green - 14
13. Van Morrison - 13
14. Pearl Jam - 12
15. The Cure - 11
16. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 10
17. The Police - 9
18. The Stooges - 8
19. Nine Inch Nails - 7
20. The Smiths - 6
21. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 5
22. Guns N’ Roses - 4
23. Van Halen - 3
24. N.W.A. - 2
25. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - 1

Posted by Gassman on Sunday, 01/28/2018 @ 23:33pm


Initial Rankings tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Van Morrison 209
Run-D.M.C. 201
The Police 191
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 189
Roy Orbison 185
The Miracles with Smokey Robinson 174
Pearl Jam 168
Cream 163
The Everly Brothers 162
Parliament-Funkadelic 157
The Cure 143
Aerosmith 139
The Allman Brothers Band 139
Al Green 138
__________________________

The Smiths 131
The Band 128
Billy Joel 124
Guns N' Roses 118
Elvis Costello & The Attractions 110
The Stooges 109
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention 102
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 102
Eric Clapton 99
T. Rex 80
Blondie 79
Ike & Tina Turner 78
Van Halen 72
Bill Haley & His Comets 71
Nine Inch Nails 68
Jefferson Airplane 67
Deep Purple 65
N.W.A. 63
Red Hot Chili Peppers 56
White Stripes 42
Pixies 39
Smashing Pumpkins 38
Judas Priest 26


Final tiebreaker voting is now open.

The following performers are qualified to be ranked #57-#70 in the overall rankings for 2017 (the 2017 rankings will be averaged with the final rankings from 2014 to determine the 2017 final rankings):

Aerosmith
Al Green
Cream
Parliament-Funkadelic
Pearl Jam
Roy Orbison
Run-D.M.C.
The Allman Brothers Band
The Cure
The Everly Brothers
The Miracles with Smokey Robinson
The Police
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Van Morrison


Everyone is eligible to participate in the final rankings, regardless of previous participation in the project.

To participate in the final rankings, rank the 15 performers in order of preference.

Final rankings will be determined by the number of points earned in the final tiebreaker.

There will be 3 days of tiebreaker voting (with the deadline extended by a day due to the late posting of these results).

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Wednesday the 31st.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 01/29/2018 @ 00:05am


As there are only 14 nominees this round, rankings will start with 14 points rather than 15.

Pearl Jam - 14
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 13
Aerosmith - 12
The Cure - 11
The Police - 10
Cream - 9
Run-D.M.C. - 8
Parliament-Funkadelic - 7
Van Morrison - 6
The Allman Brothers Band - 5
Roy Orbison - 4
Al Green - 3
The Miracles with Smokey Robinson - 2
The Everly Brothers - 1

Posted by Darren on Monday, 01/29/2018 @ 00:48am


14 - Roy Orbison
13 - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
12 - Run-D.M.C.
11 - The Cure
10 - The Everly Brothers
9 - The Miracles with Smokey Robinson
8 - Cream
7 - Pearl Jam
6 - Parliament Funkadelic
5 - Aerosmith
4 - Van Morrison
3 - The Allman Brothers Band
2 - Al Green
1 - The Police

Posted by Nicky Joe on Monday, 01/29/2018 @ 02:54am


Run-D.M.C. - 14 pts
Van Morrison
Al Green
The Everly Brothers
Cream
Aerosmith
Roy Orbison
The Police
The Allman Brothers Band
Pearl Jam
The Miracles with Smokey Robinson
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Parliament-Funkadelic
The Cure

Posted by Darrin A on Monday, 01/29/2018 @ 03:31am


1. Cream- 14 pts
2. Van Morrison
3. The Police
4. Aerosmith
5. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
6. Run-DMC
7. Al Green
8. Parliament-Funkadelic
9. The Allman Brothers Band
10. Roy Orbison
11. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
12. Pearl Jam
13. The Cure
14. The Everly Brothers- 1 pt

Posted by Donnie on Monday, 01/29/2018 @ 05:42am


Van Morrison-14
The Everly Brothers-13
Parliament-Funkadelic-12
Run-D.M.C.-11
Pearl Jam-10
Al Green-9
The Cure-8
The Police-7
The Miracles with Smokey Robinson-6
The Allman Brothers Band-5
Roy Orbison-4
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers-3
Cream-2
Aerosmith-1

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 01/29/2018 @ 06:42am


The Everly Brothers - 14
The Cure - 13
Van Morrison - 12
Roy Orbison - 11
The Police - 10
Aerosmith - 9
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 8
The Allman Brothers Band - 7
Cream - 6
Run-D.M.C. - 5
The Miracles with Smokey Robinson - 4
Pearl Jam - 3
Parliament-Funkadelic - 2
Al Green - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Monday, 01/29/2018 @ 11:50am


1. Parliament-Funkadelic (14pts)
2. Run-D.M.C.
3. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
4. Van Morrison
5. Cream
6. The Everly Brothers
7. Roy Orbison
8. The Police
9. Al Green
10. Aerosmith
11. Pearl Jam
12. The Cure
13. The Allman Brothers Band
14. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Posted by The_Claw on Monday, 01/29/2018 @ 12:17pm


14 The Police
13 The Miracles with Smokey Robinson
12 Van Morrison
11 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
10 The Allman Brothers
9 Aerosmith
8 Roy Orbison
7 Al Green
6 Cream
5 The Everly Brothers
4 The Cure
3 Pearl Jam
2 Run-D.M.C.
1 Parliament-Funkadelic

Posted by Jennifer on Monday, 01/29/2018 @ 17:19pm


Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- 14
Pearl Jam- 13
Aerosmith- 12
The Police- 11
Parliament-Funkadelic- 10
The Allman Brothers Band- 9
The Miracles with Smokey Robinson- 8
Roy Orbison- 7
The Everly Brothers- 6
Run-D.M.C.- 5
Van Morrison- 4
Cream- 3
The Cure- 2
Al Green- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Monday, 01/29/2018 @ 20:22pm


Roy Orbison (14 points)
Van Morrison
The Police
The Allman Brothers Band
Parliament-Funkadelic
Cream
Al Green
The Miracles with Smokey Robinson
Pearl Jam
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Run-D.M.C.
The Everly Brothers
The Cure
Aerosmith (1 point)

Posted by dmg on Monday, 01/29/2018 @ 20:38pm


The Cure 14
Van Morrison 13
The Miracles with Smokey Robinson 12
Pearl Jam 11
Al Green 10
Run-D.M.C. 9
The Everly Brothers 8
The Allman Brothers Band 7
Roy Orbison 6
Parliament-Funkadelic 5
The Police 4
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 3
Cream 2
Aerosmith 1

Posted by DarinRG on Tuesday, 01/30/2018 @ 20:36pm


The Miracles with Smokey Robinson - 14
Van Morrison - 13
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 12
The Allman Brothers Band - 11
The Cure - 10
The Police - 9
Pearl Jam - 8
The Everly Brothers - 5
Al Green - 6
Run-D.M.C. - 5
Cream - 4
Parliament-Funkadelic - 3
Roy Orbison - 2
Aerosmith - 1

Posted by Nick on Tuesday, 01/30/2018 @ 23:17pm


Revised Ranking: Apparently I don't know how to count correctly :)

The Miracles with Smokey Robinson - 14
Van Morrison - 13
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 12
The Allman Brothers Band - 11
The Cure - 10
The Police - 9
Pearl Jam - 8
The Everly Brothers - 7
Al Green - 6
Run-D.M.C. - 5
Cream - 4
Parliament-Funkadelic - 3
Roy Orbison - 2
Aerosmith - 1

Posted by Nick on Tuesday, 01/30/2018 @ 23:35pm


1. Run-D.M.C. – 14
2. The Allman Brothers Band – 13
3. The Miracles with Smokey Robinson – 12
4. Roy Orbison – 11
5. Parliament-Funadelic – 10
6. The Everly Brothers – 9
7. Aerosmith – 8
8. Cream – 7
9. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – 6
10. Al Green – 5
11. Van Morrison – 4
12. Pearl Jam – 3
13. The Cure – 2
14. The Police – 1

Posted by Gassman on Wednesday, 01/31/2018 @ 08:15am


1. Run-D.M.C. – 14
2. The Allman Brothers Band – 13
3. The Miracles with Smokey Robinson – 12
4. Roy Orbison – 11
5. Parliament-Funadelic – 10
6. The Everly Brothers – 9
7. Aerosmith – 8
8. Cream – 7
9. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – 6
10. Al Green – 5
11. Van Morrison – 4
12. Pearl Jam – 3
13. The Cure – 2
14. The Police – 1

Posted by Gassman on Wednesday, 01/31/2018 @ 08:16am


Pearl Jam- 14
Roy Orbison- 13
Run-DMC- 12
Parliament/Funkadelic- 11
Van Morrison- 10
The Police- 9
The Allman Brothers Band- 8
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers- 7
Cream- 6
The Everly Brothers- 5
The Miracles w/Smokey Robinson- 4
Aerosmith- 3
Al Green- 2
The Cure- 1

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Wednesday, 01/31/2018 @ 11:48am


Tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

57. Van Morrison - 142
58. Run-D.M.C. - 123
59. Roy Orbison - 115
60. The Police - 114
61. The Miracles with Smokey Robinson - 111
62. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 109
63. Pearl Jam - 104
64. The Allman Brothers Band - 103
65. The Everly Brothers - 102
66. Parliament-Funkadelic - 100
67. Cream - 96
68. Aerosmith - 87
69. The Cure - 84
70. Al Green - 80



To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the current rankings of the artists that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. The Beatles - 2 (1)
2. Bob Dylan - 6 (2)
3. Elvis Presley - 6 (3)
4. The Rolling Stones - 7 (5)
5. Chuck Berry - 9 (4)
6. Led Zeppelin - 12 (6)
7. The Who - 17 (7)
8. The Beach Boys - 17 (9)
9. James Brown and the Famous Flames - 17 (10)
10. Aretha Franklin - 20 (8)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 22 (13)
12. Stevie Wonder - 23 (12)
13. Michael Jackson - 29 (14)
14. Ray Charles - 29 (16)
15. David Bowie - 31 (11)
16. Johnny Cash - 32 (18)
17. Pink Floyd - 33 (17)
18. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 34 (15)
19. Nirvana - 39 (21)
20. Buddy Holly and the Crickets - 41 (24)
21. The Clash - 42 (20)
22. Marvin Gaye - 45 (22)
23. Bob Marley & The Wailers - 48 (23)
24. U2 - 49 (28)
25. Prince - 50 (19)
26. Little Richard - 54 (26)
27. Queen - 56 (32)
28. The Velvet Underground - 59 (29)
29. Elton John - 59 (30)
30. The Doors - 59 (33)
31. Sam Cooke - 60 (27)
32. The Kinks - 64 (25)
33. Black Sabbath - 65 (38)
34. Ramones - 66 (31)
35. Neil Young - 67 (35)
36. R.E.M. - 71 (37)
37. The Supremes - 75 (34)
38. Creedence Clearwater Revival - 75 (39)
39. Public Enemy - 78 (40)
40. Fats Domino - 82 (36)
41. Otis Redding - 86 (42)
42. Radiohead - 86 (44)
43. Simon & Garfunkel - 86 (46)
44. Kraftwerk - 88 (43)
45. Metallica - 90 (53)
46. Madonna - 91 (41)
47. Sly & The Family Stone - 95 (47)
48. John Lennon - 96 (49)
49. The Temptations - 97 (54)
50. Talking Heads - 103 (52)
51. Jerry Lee Lewis - 105 (51)
52. Joni Mitchell - 108 (45)
53. The Byrds - 109 (50)
54. Fleetwood Mac - 112 (56)
55. Roy Orbison - 112 (59)
56. Pearl Jam - 115 (63)
57. The Miracles with Smokey Robinson - 116 (61)
58. Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company - 117 (48)
59. The Police - 118 (60)
60. Eagles - 119 (55)
61. Run-D.M.C. - 120 (58)
62. The Everly Brothers - 122 (65)
63. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 123 (62)
64. Van Morrison - 127 (57)
65. Aerosmith - 128 (68)
66. The Allman Brothers Band - 129 (64)
67. Cream - 139 (67)
68. The Cure - 144 (69)
69. Al Green - 149 (70)
70. Parliament-Funkadelic - 158 (66)


Replacement nominations are now open.

If you've previously nominated performers in this project, they will remain nominated (unless you state that you want to rescind a nomination). Replacement nominations are meant to replace the performers you've nominated in the past after those artists are ranked.

Here is my current count for how many replacement nominations each voter has for this round:

Darren - 11
AlexVoltaire - 14
DarinRG - 12
Darrin A - 25
dmg - 14
Donnie - 14
Gassman - 14
Jennifer - 11
MichaelEU - 14
Nick - 14
Nicky Joe - 13
***Paul K - 49
Roy Gerald Bivins - 14
The_Claw - 14
Tom H. - 14

* = 1st round under the minimum of 75 nominees;
** = 2nd round under the minimum of 75 nominees;
*** = nominations will no longer be included in results if the total doesn't exceed 75 by the end of these nominations without explanation

Voters that haven't nominated artists previously are welcome to do so. For this round (and all rounds for the time being), the minimum number of nominations to qualify for re-ranking is 75 (the maximum is 100).

Any nominations from a voter whose total number of nominations falls below 75 total nominations (including those who nominated in Round 1) for two consecutive rounds will be temporarily disqualified unless an explanation is given for the lack of replacement nominations. This is done to ensure that Round 1 nominations don't have an outsized influence on future rankings should a voter lose interest in the project.

There will be 3 days of replacement nominations.

Replacement nominations will end at 10 PM Central (open until 11 PM Central) on Saturday the 3rd.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 02/1/2018 @ 02:46am


My Replacement Nominations:

Electric Light Orchestra
Heart
Mötley Crüe
New Order
Randy Newman
Stone Temple Pilots
The Guess Who
The Jackson Five
The Zombies
Tom Waits
Traffic


For Your Consideration:

AC/DC
Soundgarden
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Guns N' Roses
The Smiths
Arcade Fire
Rage Against The Machine
Nine Inch Nails
Smashing Pumpkins
Foo Fighters
White Stripes
Jay-Z
Kanye West
Billy Joel
Rush
Tool
Pixies
Green Day
Beck
Outkast
Beastie Boys
Alice In Chains
Lynyrd Skynyrd
LCD Soundsystem
Red Hot Chili Peppers

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 02/1/2018 @ 02:49am


Hey Darren,

I'm off on my calculations for my remaining artists.

Can you send me who I have as my nominations so far, so I can check with what I currently have?

Thanks.

Posted by Donnie on Thursday, 02/1/2018 @ 07:28am


I'll send in my replacement nominations later, but first, for your consideration, my top 3 biggest omissions:

Bo Diddley
Sex Pistols
The Drifters

Posted by The_Claw on Thursday, 02/1/2018 @ 08:21am


Donnie - Here's your current list of nominees, according to my records:

2pac
ABBA
AC/DC
Alice Cooper
Alice in Chains
Arcade Fire
B.B. King
Beastie Boys
Beyonce
Bill Haley & His Comets
Billy Joel
Blondie
Bo Diddley
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Carole King
Chicago
Coldplay
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Curtis Mayfield
Daft Punk
Deep Purple
Def Leppard
Depeche Mode
Devo
Earth, Wind, & Fire
Electric Light Orchestra
Elvis Costello and the Attractions
Eminem
Eric Clapton
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
Genesis
George Harrison
George Michael
Green Day
Guns N' Roses
Ike & Tina Turner
Iron Maiden
Janet Jackson
Jay-Z
Jefferson Airplane
Jethro Tull
John Mellencamp
Judas Priest
Kanye West
KISS
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Mariah Carey
N.W.A.
Nine Inch Nails
Notorious B.I.G.
OutKast
Paul McCartney & Wings
Paul Simon
Peter Gabriel
Pixies
Rage Against the Machine
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Rod Stewart
Rush
Santana
Sex Pistols
Smashing Pumpkins
Sonic Youth
Soundgarden
Steely Dan
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
T. Rex
The Band
The Bee Gees
The Cars
The Chemical Brothers
The Coasters
The Drifters
The Four Seasons
The Four Tops
The Grateful Dead
The Jackson Five
The Moody Blues
The Pretenders
The Smiths
The Stooges
Traffic
Van Halen
White Stripes
Whitney Houston
ZZ Top

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 02/1/2018 @ 08:32am


Alice in Chains
Daft Punk
Dusty Springfield
Eddie Cochran
Foo Fighters
Kiss
Mariah Carey
New Order
Paul McCartney & Wings
T. Rex
The Cars
The Moody Blues
Wu-Tang Clan

New nominees I'd like to see appear in the next round: AC/DC, Bo Diddley, Depeche Mode, Etta James, Joy Division, Roxy Music, The Sex Pistols, Sonic Youth and Soundgarden

Posted by Nicky Joe on Thursday, 02/1/2018 @ 09:51am


Darren-

If you get a chance can you send me a list of my current nominees?

Posted by Tom H. on Thursday, 02/1/2018 @ 09:58am


My 11 Replacements:

Eddie Cochran
Etta James
Jackie Wilson
Jethro Tull
Lovin' Spoonful
Peter Gabriel
The B-52's
The Carpenters
The Smiths
Three Dog Night
Tommy James and the Shondells

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 02/1/2018 @ 11:09am


For Your Consideration:

Paul McCartney & Wings, Genesis, Billy Joel, The Animals, The Four Seasons, The Righteous Brothers, Jefferson Airplane, Journey, The Moody Blues, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Neil Diamond, Pat Benatar, The Mamas & The Papas, The Monkees, Electric Light Orchestra, Santana, Eric Clapton, Heart, T. Rex, INXS

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 02/1/2018 @ 11:13am


Replacement Nominations:

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Daft Punk
Etta James
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
INXS
Jimmy Cliff
Joy Division
Martha and the Vandellas
Paul McCartney & Wings
Rod Stewart
Roxy Music
Tori Amos
Wanda Jackson
Whitney Houston

Posted by MichaelEU on Thursday, 02/1/2018 @ 12:32pm


My (14) Replacement Choices:

A Tribe Called Quest
Beck
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
Fatih No More
Jackson Browne
Linda Ronstadt
PJ Harvey
Queens of the Stone Age
Slayer
Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble
The B-52's
The Replacements
Tool
War

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Thursday, 02/1/2018 @ 16:41pm


Alice Cooper
Beck
Dire Straits
Eric B & Rakim
Gene Vincent
George Michael
Kanye West
KISS
LaVern Baker
Rage Against The Machine
Rod Stewart
Roxy Music
Wilson Pickett
ZZ Top

Posted by The_Claw on Thursday, 02/1/2018 @ 18:08pm


Darren-- I hate to be a bother, but can you remind me who my remaining nominees are? I have been cleaning house on my computer and getting rid of five years of accumulated rock and roll rankings, and I must have gotten rid of my list of nominees for this project in the process.

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Thursday, 02/1/2018 @ 18:38pm


AlexVoltaire,
Here's the artists you voted for so far in the Project. Hope this helps.

2pac
A Tribe Called Quest
ABBA
AC/DC
Aerosmith
Al Green
Alice Cooper
Aretha Franklin
B. B. King
Beastie Boys
Beck
Beyonce
Billy Joel
Black Sabbath
Blondie
Bo Diddley
Bob Dylan
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bonnie Raitt
Brian Eno
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Carl Perkins
Carole King
Chic
Chicago
Chuck Berry
Coldplay
Cream
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Curtis Mayfield
Daft Punk
David Bowie
Dick Dale
Donna Summer
Earth, Wind & Fire
Elton John
Elvis Presley
Eminem
Eric Clapton
Etta James
Fats Domino
Fleetwood Mac
Foo Fighters
Genesis
Green Day
Guns N' Roses
Ike & Tina Turner
Iron Maiden
Issac Hayes
James Brown and the Famous Flames
James Taylor
Janet Jackson
Jay-Z
Johnny Cash
Joni Mitchell
Judas Priest
Kate Bush
Kraftwerk
LCD Soundsystem
Led Zeppelin
Little Richard
Madonna
Mariah Carey
Marvin Gaye
Metallica
Michael Jackson
Neil Young
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Nine Inch Nails
Nirvana
Oasis
Otis Redding
Outkast
Parliament-Funkadelic
Patti Smith Group
Paul McCartney & Wings
Paul Simon
Pearl Jam
Peter Gabriel
Peter, Paul & Mary
Pink Floyd
Pixies
Prince
Public Enemy
Queen
R.E.M.
Radiohead
Rage Against The Machine
Ramones
Ray Charles
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Roy Orbison
Run-D.M.C.
Ruth Brown
Sam and Dave
Sam Cooke
Santana
Simon & Garfunkel
Sly & The Family Stone
Smashing Pumpkins
Sonic Youth
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Wonder
Talking Heads
The Allman Brothers Band
The Band
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
The Byrds
The Cars
The Clash
The Everly Brothers
The Four Tops
The Grateful Dead
The Jam
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Kinks
The Miracles with Smokey Robinson
The Moody Blues
The Police
The Pretenders
The Replacements
The Rolling Stones
The Shirelles
The Smiths
The Spinners
The Stooges
The Supremes
The Temptations
The Velvet Underground
The Who
The Zombies
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
U2
Van Halen
Van Morrison
Weezer
Weird Al Yankovic
White Stripes
Wilco
Yes

Posted by Nick on Thursday, 02/1/2018 @ 20:36pm


Here is the list of artists still not ranked in the Revisited Artists Project. I think this will make it easier for voters to have something to reference back to when placing their replacement ballots. Hope this helps everyone out!
2pac
A Tribe Called Quest
ABBA
AC/DC
Afrika Bambaataa
Alice Cooper
Alice In Chains
Arcade Fire
B.B. King
Bad Brains
Bad Company
Barry White
Bauhaus
Beastie Boys
Beck
Belle & Sebastian
Beyonce
Big Star
Bill Haley & His Comets
Bill Withers
Billy Joel
Björk
Black Flag
Blondie
Blur
Bo Diddley
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Bobby Darin
Bon Jovi
Bonnie Raitt
Brenda Lee
Brian Eno
Buffalo Springfield
Can
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Carl Perkins
Carole King
Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)
Cheap Trick
Chic
Chicago
Clyde McPhatter
Coldplay
Connie Francis
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Curtis Mayfield
Daft Punk
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Dave Matthews Band
De La Soul
Deep Purple
Def Leppard
Del Shannon
Depeche Mode
Devo
Dick Dale
Dion & The Belmonts
Dire Straits
Donna Summer
Donovan
Duane Eddy
Duran Duran
Dusty Springfield
Earth, Wind & Fire
Eddie Cochran
Electric Light Orchestra
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Eminem
Eric B. & Rakim
Eric Clapton
Etta James
Eurythmics
Faith No More
Foo Fighters
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Fugazi
Gene Pitney
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
Genesis
George Harrison
George Michael
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Gram Parsons
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Green Day
Guns N' Roses
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
Harry Nilsson
Heart
Hüsker Dü
Ike & Tina Turner
INXS
Iron Maiden
Isaac Hayes
Jackie Wilson
Jackson Browne
James Taylor
Jan & Dean
Jane's Addiction
Janet Jackson
Jay-Z
Jeff Beck
Jefferson Airplane
Jethro Tull
Jim Croce
Jimmy Cliff
John Mellencamp
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio
Journey
Joy Division
Judas Priest
Kanye West
Kate Bush
King Crimson
KISS
LaVern Baker
LCD Soundsystem
Leonard Cohen
Linda Ronstadt
Link Wray
Little Anthony & the Imperials
LL Cool J
Lloyd Price
Lou Reed
Love
Lovin' Spoonful
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Mariah Carey
Martha and the Vandellas
Mary Wells
Massive Attack
MC5
Megadeth
Missy Elliott
Mötley Crüe
Motörhead
My Bloody Valentine
N.W.A.
Neil Diamond
Neu!
New Order
New York Dolls
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Nick Drake
Nine Inch Nails
Notorious B.I.G.
Oasis
Outkast
Ozzy Osbourne
Pantera
Pat Benatar
Patti Smith Group
Paul McCartney & Wings
Paul Simon
Pavement
Peter Gabriel
Peter, Paul & Mary
Pixies
PJ Harvey
Procol Harum
Queens Of The Stone Age
Rage Against The Machine
Randy Newman
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Ricky Nelson
Ritchie Valens
Rod Stewart
Roxy Music
Rush
Ruth Brown
Sam and Dave
Santana
Scott Walker
Sex Pistols
Silver Apples
Siouxsie & The Banshees
Slayer
Smashing Pumpkins
Solomon Burke
Sonic Youth
Soundgarden
Sparks
Steely Dan
Steppenwolf
Steve Miller Band
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
Stone Temple Pilots
Suicide
System Of A Down
T. Rex
Television
The (Young) Rascals
The Animals
The B-52's
The Band
The Bee Gees
The Buzzcocks
The Carpenters
The Cars
The Chemical Brothers
The Coasters
The Commodores
The Dave Clark Five
The Dead Kennedys
The Doobie Brothers
The Drifters
The Flaming Lips
The Flamingos
The Four Seasons
The Four Tops
The Grateful Dead
The Guess Who
The Hollies
The Impressions
The Isley Brothers
The Jackson Five
The Jam
The Jesus And Mary Chain
The Mamas & The Papas
The Marvelettes
The Monkees
The Moody Blues
The Offspring
The O'Jays
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
The Platters
The Pretenders
The Replacements
The Righteous Brothers
The Ronettes
The Runaways
The Shirelles
The Smiths
The Specials
The Spinners
The Staple Singers
The Stone Roses
The Stooges
The Ventures
The Yardbirds
The Zombies
Thin Lizzy
Three Dog Night
Tom Waits
Tommy James and the Shondells
Tool
Toots And The Maytals
Tori Amos
Traffic
Van Halen
Wanda Jackson
War
Warren Zevon
Weezer
Weird Al Yankovic
White Stripes
Whitney Houston
Wilco
Wilson Pickett
Wu-Tang Clan
X
XTC
Yes
ZZ Top

Posted by Nick on Thursday, 02/1/2018 @ 20:38pm


Thank you, Nick! My replacements are:

Depeche Mode
Duran Duran
Eurythmics
Jane's Addiction
John Mellencamp
Journey
Linda Ronstadt
L.L. Cool J
PJ Harvey
Steely Dan
The Four Seasons
The Staple Singers
Wu Tang Clan
ZZ Top

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Thursday, 02/1/2018 @ 21:44pm


Thanks Darren for posing my list of nominations.

My 14 Replacement Nominees

A Tribe Called Quest
Big Star
Donna Summer
Eric B. & Rakim
Eurythmics
James Taylor
Joy Division
Neil Diamond
New Order
New York Dolls
The Doobie Brothers
The Isley Brothers
The Replacements
Yes

Posted by Donnie on Friday, 02/2/2018 @ 00:25am


Replacement Nominees -
Beyonce
Cat Stevens
Chic
Duran Duran
Eric B. & Rakim
Hüsker Dü
INXS
John Mellencamp
Journey
New York Dolls
Notorious B.I.G.
Sex Pistols
Steve Miller Band
The Hollies
The Impressions
Weezer

Posted by Nick on Friday, 02/2/2018 @ 00:56am


25 replacement nominations:

Alice In Chains
Beastie Boys
Bobby Darin
Brenda Lee
Buffalo Springfield
Carl Perkins
Connie Francis
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Del Shannon
Dion & The Belmonts
Electric Light Orchestra
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Eminem
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
George Michael
Kate Bush
Love
The Buzzcocks
The Carpenters
The Flaming Lips
The Moody Blues
War
Warren Zevon
Weird Al Yankovic
Whitney Houston

Posted by Darrin A on Friday, 02/2/2018 @ 04:59am


AlexVoltaire - You've also nominated:

Eagles
Elvis Costello & the Attractions
Heart
Kanye West
Leonard Cohen
Missy Elliott
PJ Harvey
The Cure
The Doors
Whitney Houston

Posted by Darren on Friday, 02/2/2018 @ 22:22pm


Tom H. - Here are your current nominees, according to my records:

AC/DC
Alice Cooper
Arcade Fire
B.B. King
Beck
Beyonce
Bill Haley & His Comets
Billy Joel
Blondie
Bo Diddley
Bobby Darin
Brian Eno
Carl Perkins
Carole King
Chic
Chicago
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Deep Purple
Dick Dale
Dusty Springfield
Electric Light Orchestra
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Eminem
Eric Clapton
Etta James
Eurythmics
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
Genesis
George Harrison
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Green Day
Guns N' Roses
Iron Maiden
James Taylor
Janet Jackson
Jay-Z
Jefferson Airplane
Jethro Tull
Joy Division
Judas Priest
Kanye West
Kate Bush
King Crimson
Link Wray
N.W.A.
Neil Diamond
New York Dolls
Oasis
Outkast
Paul McCartney & Wings
Paul Simon
Peter Gabriel
Peter, Paul & Mary
Pixies
Rage Against The Machine
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Roxy Music
Rush
Smashing Pumpkins
Soundgarden
T. Rex
The Animals
The Band
The Coasters
The Dave Clark Five
The Drifters
The Four Tops
The Grateful Dead
The Jackson Five
The Moody Blues
The Platters
The Replacements
The Smiths
The Spinners
The Yardbirds
Tom Waits
Tool
Van Halen
Weird Al Yankovic
White Stripes
Whitney Houston
Wilco
Wilson Pickett
Yes

Posted by Darren on Friday, 02/2/2018 @ 22:23pm


Thanks, Darren. In that case, please discount my now-redundant second nomination of PJ Harvey.

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Friday, 02/2/2018 @ 23:00pm


2pac
Beastie Boys
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Dion & The Belmonts
Earth, Wind & Fire
Gram Parsons
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
Jackie Wilson
Leonard Cohen
Martha and the Vandellas
Nine Inch Nails
Procol Harum
Sam and Dave
The Four Seasons

Posted by Tom H. on Saturday, 02/3/2018 @ 08:39am


ABBA
AC/DC
Alice Cooper
B.B. King
Bad Company
Bill Haley & His Comets
Bill Withers
Billy Joel
Blondie
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Bobby Darin
Buffalo Springfield
Carl Perkins
Carole King
Cat Stevens
Cheap Trick
Chic
Chicago
Hall & Oates
Deep Purple
Def Leppard
Depeche Mode
Devo
Dire Straits
Donna Summer
Donovan
Duran Duran
Earth, Wind & Fire
Electric Light Orchestra
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Eric Clapton
Eurythmics
Genesis
George Harrison
Harry Nilsson
Heart
INXS
Isaac Hayes
Jackie Wilson
Jackson Browne
James Taylor
Jan & Dean
Jefferson Airplane
Jethro Tull
Jim Croce
John Mellencamp
Journey
Kiss
Linda Ronstadt
Lou Reed
The Lovin' Spoonful
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Neil Diamond
Pat Benatar
Patti Smith Group
Paul McCartney & Wings
Paul Simon
Peter Gabriel
Procol Harum
Randy Newman
Ricky Nelson
Rod Stewart
Santana
Steely Dan
Steppenwolf
Steve Miller Band
T. Rex
The (Young) Rascals
The Animals
The B-52's
The Band
Bee Gees
The Carpenters
The Cars
The Coasters
Commodores
The Doobie Brothers
The Drifters
The Four Seasons
The Grateful Dead
The Guess Who
The Hollies
The Isley Brothers
The Mamas & The Papas
The Moody Blues
The O'Jays
The Pretenders
The Righteous Brothers
The Spinners
The Staple Singers
The Zombies
Thin Lizzy
Three Dog Night
Tommy James and the Shondells
Van Halen
War
Warren Zevon
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Yes
ZZ Top

Posted by Rick Vendl II on Saturday, 02/3/2018 @ 20:47pm


1. A Tribe Called Quest
2. ABBA
3. Can
4. Chic
5. Chicago
6. Dion & The Belmonts
7. George Harrison
8. Isaac Hayes
9. John Mellencamp
10. Motörhead
11. New Order
12. Patti Smith Group
13. The Animals
14. The Cars

Posted by Gassman on Saturday, 02/3/2018 @ 22:01pm


Replacements:

Del Shannon
Dion & the Belmonts
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
Love
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Mary Wells
New Order
Sam and Dave
Slayer
Suicide
The Doobie Brothers
Tommy James and the Shondells

Posted by dmg on Saturday, 02/3/2018 @ 23:14pm


Voting is now closed.

Note: I had to remove Paul K's nominations, as he hasn't kept up with replacement nominations. Paul K's previous nominees will be retained in my records in case he decides to re-join the project.

The following performers received at least 11 votes and are eligible for the initial ranking vote:

2pac
AC/DC
Alice Cooper
B.B. King
Beastie Boys
Bill Haley & His Comets
Billy Joel
Blondie
Bo Diddley
Carl Perkins
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Deep Purple
Donna Summer
Earth, Wind & Fire
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Eric Clapton
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
Green Day
Guns N' Roses
Ike & Tina Turner
Jackie Wilson
James Taylor
Jefferson Airplane
Judas Priest
Lynyrd Skynyrd
N.W.A.
Nine Inch Nails
Patti Smith Group
Paul McCartney & Wings
Paul Simon
Peter Gabriel
Pixies
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Rod Stewart
Santana
Smashing Pumpkins
T. Rex
The Band
The Drifters
The Grateful Dead
The Smiths
The Stooges
Van Halen
White Stripes
Yes


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they didn't nominate any performers in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, select 25 performers and rank them in order of preference. The highest ranked song will receive 25 points, the second highest 24 and so on.

The 15 performers that receive the most points (with more than 15 possible in the case of a tie) will advance to the final rankings, which will determine Performers #57-#70 in the 2017 Rankings.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Tuesday the 6th.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 02/4/2018 @ 03:10am


AC/DC - 25
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 24
Guns N' Roses - 23
The Smiths - 22
Nine Inch Nails - 21
Smashing Pumpkins - 20
White Stripes - 19
Billy Joel - 18
Pixies - 17
Green Day - 16
Beastie Boys - 15
Lynyrd Skynyrd - 14
Red Hot Chili Peppers - 13
N.W.A. - 12
Van Halen - 11
The Stooges - 10
Paul McCartney & Wings - 9
Paul Simon - 8
Blondie - 7
Peter Gabriel - 6
Alice Cooper - 5
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 4
2pac - 3
Jefferson Airplane - 2
Deep Purple - 1

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 02/4/2018 @ 03:14am


Blondie - 25
The Drifters - 24
Bo Diddley - 23
Billy Joel - 22
The Grateful Dead - 21
AC/DC - 20
Jackie Wilson - 19
Bill Haley & His Comets - 18
Eric Clapton - 17
Ike & Tina Turner - 16
Guns N' Roses - 15
Pixies - 14
The Smiths - 13
Paul Simon - 12
Patti Smith Group - 11
Jefferson Airplane - 10
Nine Inch Nails - 9
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - 8
White Stripes - 7
The Stooges - 6
B.B. King - 5
Beastie Boys - 4
Carl Perkins - 3
The Band - 2
Lynyrd Skynyrd - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Sunday, 02/4/2018 @ 03:46am


25 - AC/DC
24 - Blondie
23 - Jackie Wilson
22 - Bo Diddley
21 - Deep Purple
20 - The Stooges
19 - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
18 - Guns N’ Roses
17 - The Smiths
16 - Beastie Boys
15 - Pixies
14 - B.B. King
13 - N.W.A.
12 - The Band
11 - Red Hot Chili Peppers
10 - 2Pac
9 - Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
8 - Van Halen
7 - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
6 - Ike & Tina Turner
5 - Grateful Dead
4 - Santana
3 - Jefferson Airplane
2 - The Smashing Pumpkins
1 - The Drifters

Worst Emissions of this Round: Etta James, Joy Division, Roxy Music, The Sex Pistols, Sonic Youth, Soundgarden, Depeche Mode and King Crimson

Posted by Nicky Joe on Sunday, 02/4/2018 @ 05:14am


1. Bo Diddley (25 pts)
2. The Band
3. The Drifters
4. Elvis Costello
5. AC/DC
6. Frank Zappa
7. Ike & Tina Turner
8. Van Halen
9. The Stooges
10. Beastie Boys
11. Patti Smith
12. 2Pac
13. N.W.A.
14. Santana
15. Jefferson Airplane
16. B.B. King
17. Jackie Wilson
18. Blondie
19. The Smiths
20. Guns N Roses
21. Eric Clapton
22. Deep Purple
23. Earth, Wind & Fire
24. The White Stripes
25. Pixies

Artists that would have made my Top 70: The Sex Pistols, ABBA

Posted by The_Claw on Sunday, 02/4/2018 @ 06:58am


Red Hot Chili Peppers- 25
The Band- 24
2pac- 23
Guns N' Roses- 22
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young- 21
AC/DC- 20
Santana- 19
Paul McCartney & Wings- 18
The Grateful Dead- 17
Smashing Pumpkins- 16
Green Day- 15
Lynyrd Skynyrd- 14
Nine Inch Nails- 13
James Taylor- 12
Earth, Wind & Fire- 11
Eric Clapton- 10
B.B. King- 9
Beastie Boys- 8
Ike & Tina Turner- 7
Bo Diddley- 6
Carl Perkins- 5
Billy Joel- 4
Peter Gabriel- 3
Donna Summer- 2
Alice Cooper- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Sunday, 02/4/2018 @ 07:16am


1. Eric Clapton- 25 pts
2. Paul McCartney and Wings
3. Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young
4. The Grateful Dead
5. AC/DC
6. Van Halen
7. Bo Diddley
8. Billy Joel
9. 2Pac
10. Lynyrd Skynyrd
11. The Stooges
12. B.B. King
13. N.W.A.
14. Guns N' Roses
15. Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
16. Santana
17. Beastie Boys
18. The Band
19. Alice Cooper
20. Peter Gabriel
21. Ike and Tina Turner
22. Deep Purple
23. Red Hot Chili Peppers
24. Pixies
25. Smashing Pumpkins

Posted by Donnie on Sunday, 02/4/2018 @ 07:26am


Beastie Boys- 25
Elvis Costello & the Attractions- 24
B.B. King- 23
T. Rex- 22
Nine Inch Nails- 21
AC/DC- 20
Bo Diddley- 19
The Band- 18
The Stooges- 17
Van Halen- 16
Santana- 15
Pixies- 14
Jackie Wilson- 13
Paul McCartney- 12
Frank Zappa & the MoI- 11
Deep Purple- 10
Donna Summer- 9
Rod Stewart- 8
The Drifters- 7
Guns N' Roses- 6
Lynyrd Skynyrd- 5
Earth, Wind & Fire- 4
Red Hot Chili Peppers- 3
Jefferson Airplane- 2
Smashing Pumpkins- 1

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Sunday, 02/4/2018 @ 16:02pm


T. Rex - 25 pts
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Paul McCartney & Wings
Pixies
Ike & Tina Turner
Paul Simon
Blondie
James Taylor
Alice Cooper
Green Day
The Grateful Dead
Rod Stewart
N.W.A.
The Band
Eric Clapton
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
Jefferson Airplane
Beastie Boys
Lynyrd Skynyrd
The Stooges
White Stripes
Guns N' Roses
Jackie Wilson

Posted by Darrin A on Monday, 02/5/2018 @ 03:47am


Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention-25
Yes-24
B.B. King-23
Paul Simon-22
The Smiths-21
The Grateful Dead-20
Bo Diddley-19
T. Rex-18
Peter Gabriel-17
N.W.A.-16
Deep Purple-15
Red Hot Chili Peppers-14
Elvis Costello & The Attractions-13
Blondie-12
The Drifters-11
Billy Joel-10
Carl Perkins-9
Judas Priest-8
Eric Clapton-7
Smashing Pumpkins-6
Jefferson Airplane-5
Guns N' Roses-4
Alice Cooper-3
Bill Haley & His Comets-2
The Band-1

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 02/5/2018 @ 10:04am


1. The Band - 25
2. Bo Diddley - 24
3. Grateful Dead - 23
4. Billy Joel - 22
5. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 21
6. The Stooges - 20
7. Nine Inch Nails - 19
8. Beastie Boys - 18
9. The Smiths - 17
10. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 16
11. Guns N’ Roses - 15
12. Van Halen - 14
13. B.B. King - 13
14. N.W.A. - 12
15. Alice Cooper - 11
16. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - 10
17. AC/DC - 9
18. The Drifters - 8
19. Ike & Tina Turner - 7
20. Carl Perkins - 6
21. Bill Haley & His Comets - 5
22. Deep Purple - 4
23. Judas Priest - 3
24. Santana - 2
25. The White Stripes -1

Posted by Gassman on Monday, 02/5/2018 @ 22:29pm


B.B. King - 25
The Smiths - 24
The Band - 23
The Grateful Dead - 22
2pac - 21
The Drifters - 20
Nine Inch Nails - 19
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - 18
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 17
Red Hot Chili Peppers - 16
Billy Joel - 15
AC/DC - 14
Beastie Boys - 13
Bo Diddley - 12
Peter Gabriel - 11
Patti Smith Group - 10
Lynyrd Skynyrd - 9
Green Day - 8
Ike & Tina Turner - 7
Guns N’ Roses - 6
Donna Summer - 5
Paul Simon - 4
Rod Stewart - 3
Jackie Wilson - 2
Eric Clapton - 1

Biggest Omissions - Depeche Mode, Bee Gees, Joy Division, Genesis, Etta James, ABBA, Sex Pistols, The Four Seasons

Posted by Nick on Tuesday, 02/6/2018 @ 01:05am


25 Billy Joel
24 Paul McCartney & Wings
23 Jefferson Airplane
22 Eric Clapton
21 T. Rex
20 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
19 Bill Haley & His Comets
18 Deep Purple
17 Santana
16 The Drifters
15 Van Halen
14 Rod Stewart
13 Jackie Wilson
12 Ike & Tina Turner
11 Alice Cooper
10 James Taylor
9 Carl Perkins
8 Patti Smith Group
7 The Band
6 Guns N' Roses
5 Yes
4 Paul Simon
3 Peter Gabriel
2 Green Day
1 Blondie

Posted by Jennifer on Tuesday, 02/6/2018 @ 20:57pm


Initial Rankings tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

AC/DC - 175
Bo Diddley - 169
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 159
The Band - 156
The Grateful Dead - 145
B.B. King - 136
Guns N' Roses - 135
Billy Joel - 134
Beastie Boys - 130
The Smiths - 121
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - 120
Paul McCartney & Wings - 110
The Drifters - 110
The Stooges - 109
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 105
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Nine Inch Nails - 102
Van Halen - 102
Ike & Tina Turner - 100
Eric Clapton - 98
Blondie - 96
Red Hot Chili Peppers - 95
N.W.A. - 92
2pac - 88
T. Rex - 86
Pixies - 85
Jackie Wilson - 80
Santana - 79
Deep Purple - 77
Paul Simon - 70
Lynyrd Skynyrd - 64
Jefferson Airplane - 63
Green Day - 57
Alice Cooper - 55
Peter Gabriel - 46
Smashing Pumpkins - 46
Bill Haley & His Comets - 44
Patti Smith Group - 44
James Taylor - 40
Rod Stewart - 39
Carl Perkins - 32
White Stripes - 32
Yes - 29
Earth, Wind & Fire - 18
Donna Summer - 16
Judas Priest - 11


Final tiebreaker voting is now open.

The following performers are qualified to be ranked #71-#85 in the overall rankings for 2017 (the 2017 rankings will be averaged with the final rankings from 2014 to determine the 2017 final rankings):

AC/DC
B.B. King
Beastie Boys
Billy Joel
Bo Diddley
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
Guns N' Roses
Paul McCartney & Wings
The Band
The Drifters
The Grateful Dead
The Smiths
The Stooges


Everyone is eligible to participate in the final rankings, regardless of previous participation in the project.

To participate in the final rankings, rank the 15 performers in order of preference.

Final rankings will be determined by the number of points earned in the final tiebreaker.

There will be 3 days of tiebreaker voting (with the deadline extended by a day due to the late posting of these results).

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Friday the 9th.

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 02/7/2018 @ 08:19am


AC/DC - 15
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 14
Guns N' Roses - 13
The Smiths - 12
Billy Joel - 11
Beastie Boys - 10
The Stooges - 9
Paul McCartney & Wings - 8
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 7
The Grateful Dead - 6
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - 5
B.B. King - 4
The Band - 3
Bo Diddley - 2
The Drifters - 1

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 02/7/2018 @ 08:23am


1. The Band – 15
2. Bo Diddley – 14
3. Grateful Dead – 13
4. Billy Joel – 12
5. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – 11
6. The Stooges – 10
7. Beastie Boys – 9
8. The Smiths – 8
9. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – 7
10. Guns N' Roses – 6
11. B.B. King – 5
12. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention – 4
13. AC/DC – 3
14. The Drifters – 2
15. Paul McCartney & Wings – 1

Posted by Gassman on Wednesday, 02/7/2018 @ 09:52am


The Drifters - 15
Bo Diddley - 14
AC/DC - 13
Billy Joel - 12
The Grateful Dead - 11
The Smiths - 10
Guns N' Roses - 9
B.B. King - 8
The Band - 7
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - 6
The Stooges - 5
Beastie Boys - 4
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 3
Paul McCartney & Wings - 2
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Wednesday, 02/7/2018 @ 12:06pm


15 - AC/DC
14 - Bo Diddley
13 - B.B. King
12 - The Stooges
11 - Beastie Boys
10 - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
9 - Guns N' Roses
8 - Grateful Dead
7 - The Band
6 - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
5 - Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
4 - The Smiths
3 - The Drifters
2 - Billy Joel
1 - Paul McCartney & Wings

Posted by Nicky Joe on Wednesday, 02/7/2018 @ 12:10pm


B.B. King - 15
Bo Diddley - 14
The Drifters - 13
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 12
The Band - 11
The Stooges - 10
Billy Joel - 9
Paul McCartney & Wings - 8
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - 7
Beastie Boys - 6
The Grateful Dead - 5
AC/DC - 4
The Smiths - 3
Guns N' Roses - 2
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 1

Posted by dmg on Wednesday, 02/7/2018 @ 13:14pm


1. Bo Diddley (15 pts)
2. The Band
3. The Drifters
4. Elvis Costello
5. AC/DC
6. Frank Zappa
7. The Stooges
8. Beastie Boys
9. B.B. King
10. The Smiths
11. Guns N' Roses
12. Billy Joel
13. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
14. Paul McCartney
15. The Grateful Dead

Posted by The_Claw on Wednesday, 02/7/2018 @ 15:42pm


Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention-15
B.B. King-14
The Smiths-13
The Grateful Dead-12
Bo Diddley-11
Elvis Costello & The Attractions-10
The Drifters-9
Billy Joel-8
Guns N' Roses-7
The Band-6
Beastie Boys-5
Paul McCartney & Wings-4
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young-3
AC/DC-2
The Stooges-1

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 02/7/2018 @ 16:00pm


Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention-15
B.B. King-14
The Smiths-13
The Grateful Dead-12
Bo Diddley-11
Elvis Costello & The Attractions-10
The Drifters-9
Billy Joel-8
Guns N' Roses-7
The Band-6
Beastie Boys-5
Paul McCartney & Wings-4
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young-3
AC/DC-2
The Stooges-1

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 02/7/2018 @ 16:01pm


The Band- 15
Guns N' Roses- 14
Paul McCartney & Wings- 13
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young- 12
B.B. King- 11
AC/DC- 10
Beastie Boys- 9
Billy Joel- 8
The Grateful Dead- 7
The Smiths- 6
The Drifters- 5
Bo Diddley- 4
Elvis Costello & The Attractions- 3
The Stooges- 2
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Wednesday, 02/7/2018 @ 19:40pm


B.B. King 15
The Stooges 14
Elvis Costello & The Attractions 13
The Drifters 12
The Smiths 11
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention 10
Beastie Boys 9
The Grateful Dead 8
Bo Diddley 7
Guns N' Roses 6
The Band 5
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 4
Billy Joel 3
AC/DC 2
Paul McCartney & Wings 1

Posted by DarinRG on Wednesday, 02/7/2018 @ 20:51pm


B.B. King - 15
The Smiths - 14
The Drifters - 13
The Band - 12
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - 11
Billy Joel - 10
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 9
The Grateful Dead - 8
Beastie Boys - 7
AC/DC - 6
Bo Diddley - 5
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 4
The Stooges - 3
Guns N Roses - 2
Paul McCartney & Wings - 1

Posted by Nick on Thursday, 02/8/2018 @ 00:06am


Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 15 pts
Paul McCartney & Wings
The Grateful Dead
The Band
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
The Stooges
Guns N' Roses
The Drifters
Bo Diddley
B.B. King
AC/DC
Billy Joel
Beastie Boys
The Smiths

Posted by Darrin A on Thursday, 02/8/2018 @ 03:36am


Beastie Boys- 15
Elvis Costello & the Attractions- 14
B.B. King- 13
AC/DC- 12
Bo Diddley- 11
The Band- 10
The Stooges- 9
Paul McCartney- 8
Frank Zappa & the MoI- 7
The Drifters- 6
Guns N' Roses- 5
The Smiths- 4
Billy Joel- 3
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young- 2
The Grateful Dead- 1

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Thursday, 02/8/2018 @ 11:32am


15 Billy Joel
14 Paul McCartney & Wings
13 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
12 The Drifters
11 The Band
10 Guns N' Roses
9 Elvis Costello
8 The Smiths
7 The Grateful Dead
6 Bo Diddley
5 Beastie Boys
4 B.B. King
3 AC/DC
2 The Stooges
1 Frank Zappa

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 02/8/2018 @ 13:36pm


1. Paul McCartney and Wings- 15 pts
2. Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young
3. The Grateful Dead
4. AC/DC
5. Bo Diddley
6. Billy Joel
7. The Stooges
8. B.B. King
9. Beastie Boys
10. Guns N' Roses
11. Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
12. The Band
13. Elvis Costello and the Attractions
14. The Smiths
15. The Drifters

Posted by Donnie on Thursday, 02/8/2018 @ 13:59pm


Tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

71. B.B. King
72. Bo Diddley
73. The Band
74. Elvis Costello & The Attractions
75. The Grateful Dead
76. The Drifters
77. AC/DC
78. Billy Joel
79. Beastie Boys
80. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
81. The Stooges
82 (tie). Guns N' Roses
82 (tie). The Smiths
84. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
85. Paul McCartney & Wings

The following artists are involved in a tiebreaker to determine their final ranking in 2017:

Guns N' Roses
The Smiths

To vote, select your preferred artist. The artist that receives the most votes will be ranked #82 and the other artist will be #83. In the event of a tie, the last vote cast will be disqualified to break the tie.

There will be 3 days of tiebreaker voting.

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Tuesday the 13th.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 02/11/2018 @ 00:12am


Replacement nominations are now open.

If you've previously nominated performers in this project, they will remain nominated (unless you state that you want to rescind a nomination). Replacement nominations are meant to replace the performers you've nominated in the past after those artists are ranked.

Here is my current count for how many replacement nominations each voter has for this round:

Darren - 11
AlexVoltaire - 14
DarinRG - 21
Darrin A - 11
dmg - 10
Donnie - 15
Gassman - 14
Jennifer - 8
MichaelEU - 14
Nick - 12
Nicky Joe - 14
***Paul K - 59 (Paul's nominations are not currently included)
Rick Vendl II - 7
Roy Gerald Bivins - 14
The_Claw - 15
Tom H. - 14

* = 1st round under the minimum of 75 nominees;
** = 2nd round under the minimum of 75 nominees;
*** = nominations will no longer be included in results if the total doesn't exceed 75 by the end of these nominations without explanation

Voters that haven't nominated artists previously are welcome to do so. For this round (and all rounds for the time being), the minimum number of nominations to qualify for re-ranking is 75 (the maximum is 100).

Any nominations from a voter whose total number of nominations falls below 75 total nominations (including those who nominated in Round 1) for two consecutive rounds will be temporarily disqualified unless an explanation is given for the lack of replacement nominations. This is done to ensure that Round 1 nominations don't have an outsized influence on future rankings should a voter lose interest in the project.

There will be 3 days of replacement nominations.

Replacement nominations will end at 10 PM Central (open until 11 PM Central) on Tuesday the 13th.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 02/11/2018 @ 00:15am


My replacement nominations:

Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)
Dire Straits
Earth, Wind & Fire
Faith No More
Fugazi
Motörhead
New York Dolls
Notorious B.I.G.
The Bee Gees
The Mamas & The Papas
Yes


For your consideration:

Soundgarden
Arcade Fire
Rage Against The Machine
Nine Inch Nails
Smashing Pumpkins
Foo Fighters
White Stripes
Jay-Z
Kanye West
Rush
Tool
Pixies
Green Day
Beck
Outkast
Alice In Chains
Lynyrd Skynyrd
LCD Soundsystem
Red Hot Chili Peppers
N.W.A.
Sex Pistols
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Sonic Youth
Eminem
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 02/11/2018 @ 00:18am


My replacement nominations:

Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)
Dire Straits
Earth, Wind & Fire
Faith No More
Fugazi
Motörhead
New York Dolls
Notorious B.I.G.
The Bee Gees
The Mamas & The Papas
Yes


For your consideration:

Soundgarden
Arcade Fire
Rage Against The Machine
Nine Inch Nails
Smashing Pumpkins
Foo Fighters
White Stripes
Jay-Z
Kanye West
Rush
Tool
Pixies
Green Day
Beck
Outkast
Alice In Chains
Lynyrd Skynyrd
LCD Soundsystem
Red Hot Chili Peppers
N.W.A.
Sex Pistols
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Sonic Youth
Eminem
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 02/11/2018 @ 00:18am


My tiebreaker vote is for Guns N Roses.

My replacement nominees are:

Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)
Daryl Hall and John Oates
De La Soul
Dire Straits
Dusty Springfield
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters
Ike & Tina Turner
Randy Newman
Soundgarden
The Chemical Brothers
The Dead Kennedys
The Monkees
The Platters
The Ronettes
Wilson Pickett

My five highest priorities right now: Carole King, Janet Jackson, Beyonce, Chicago, and Genesis.

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Sunday, 02/11/2018 @ 01:20am


Tie Breaker: Guns N' Roses

Replacement Nominations:

Alice Cooper
Bill Withers
Björk
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Curtis Mayfield
Jay-Z
John Mellencamp
Journey
LaVern Baker
Sonic Youth
The Carpenters
The Hollies
The Isley Brothers
The Jam

Posted by MichaelEU on Sunday, 02/11/2018 @ 01:53am


Tie-breaker: Guns N' Roses

Black Flag
Blur
Cheap Trick
Connie Francis
Faith no More
LL Cool J
My Bloody Valentine
PJ Harvey
Ruth Brown
The Animals
The Four Seasons
The Replacements
Thin Lizzy
Tool

Posted by Nicky Joe on Sunday, 02/11/2018 @ 04:15am


Nominations:
Daft Punk
Dion & The Belmonts
Duran Duran
Eddie Cochran
Eurythmics
Green Day
Iron Maiden
Jackson Browne
Nick Drake
Nine Inch Nails
Randy Newman
Sam & Dave
The Animals
The Notorious B.I.G.
The Ronettes

Tiebreaker vote: The Smiths

Posted by The_Claw on Sunday, 02/11/2018 @ 11:50am


Tiebreaker- Guns N' Roses

Replacement choices:

Alice in Chains
Arcade Fire
Bad Brains
Buffalo Springfield
Eddie Cochran
Eric B. and Rakim
Martha and the Vandellas
Ricky Nelson
System of a Down
The Buzzcocks
The Jackson Five
Tori Amos
Traffic
Warren Zevon

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Sunday, 02/11/2018 @ 14:08pm


Can we get some love for Joy Division and New Wave?

Posted by Gassman on Sunday, 02/11/2018 @ 14:31pm


*New Order

Posted by Gassman on Sunday, 02/11/2018 @ 15:30pm


21 replacements:

ABBA
Alice Cooper
Bauhaus
Big Star
De La Soul
Martha and the Vandellas
Massive Attack
Motörhead
Nick Drake
Peter, Paul & Mary
Siouxsie & The Banshees
Soundgarden
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
Suicide
Television
The Chemical Brothers
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
The Replacements
The Stone Roses
Toots And The Maytals
Wu-Tang Clan

Posted by DarinRG on Sunday, 02/11/2018 @ 15:48pm


Tie-Breaker

Guns N' Roses


Replacement Nominations

Black Flag
Jane’s Addiction
Journey
Kate Bush
LL Cool J.
Motorhead
Roxy Music
The Animals
The B-52’s
The Monkees
The O’Jays
The Shirelles
The Zombies
Tool
War

Posted by Donnie on Sunday, 02/11/2018 @ 20:25pm


Alice In Chains
Blur
Daft Punk
Depeche Mode
Foo Fighters
Jackson Browne
MC5
Randy Newman
Steely Dan
The Impressions
The O'Jays
The Righteous Brothers
The Ronettes
Wu-Tang Clan

Tie Breaker: The Smiths

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 02/12/2018 @ 13:14pm


Replacement Nominees -
A Tribe Called Quest
Arcade Fire
Carole King
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Dusty Springfield
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Lou Reed
Missy Elliott
Sam and Dave
Sparks
PJ Harvey
The O’Jays

Posted by Nick on Monday, 02/12/2018 @ 15:03pm


My Tiebreaker goes to The Smiths

Also, Good Shout Out Gassman! New Wave and Alternative is getting shafted. I'm really hoping Joy Division, Depeche Mode, Kate Bush, and New Order get enough votes this round.

Posted by Nick on Monday, 02/12/2018 @ 15:07pm


Tie Breaker=Guns N' Roses

8 Replacements:

Daft Punk
Eurythmics
Jan & Dean
Martha and the Vandellas
Nine Inch Nails
Smashing Pumpkins
Steely Dan
War

Posted by Jennifer on Monday, 02/12/2018 @ 15:34pm


My Top 5 Biggest Omissions: Genesis, The Animals, The Four Seasons, The Righteous Brothers, Jefferson Airplane

Also, For Your Consideration:

Journey, The Moody Blues, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Neil Diamond, Pat Benatar, The Mamas & The Papas, The Monkees, Electric Light Orchestra, Santana, Eric Clapton, Heart, T. Rex, INXS, George Harrison, Deep Purple, Bill Haley & His Comets, The Bee Gees, The Cars, The Doobie Brothers, Weird Al Yankovic

Posted by Jennifer on Monday, 02/12/2018 @ 15:35pm



1. Beck
2. Big Star
3. Blur
4. Cheap Trick
5. Duran Duran
6. Eurythmics
7. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
8. LL Cool J
9. New York Dolls
10. Rage Against The Machine
11. Sam And Dave
12. Slayer
13. Suicide
14. The Moody Blues

Posted by Gassman on Monday, 02/12/2018 @ 23:30pm


Tie-Breaker

Guns N' Roses

Posted by Darrin A on Tuesday, 02/13/2018 @ 04:03am


Tie-Breaker

The Smiths

Posted by Gassman on Tuesday, 02/13/2018 @ 08:28am


Tiebreaker:

The Smiths

Replacements:

Sam and Dave
The Moody Blues
Tommy James & the Shondells
Slayer
Rush
Megadeth
New York Dolls
Massive Attack
Pat Benatar
Bill Withers

Posted by dmg on Tuesday, 02/13/2018 @ 17:44pm


Tiebreaker voting is now closed.

By an 8-5 margin, Guns N' Roses won the tiebreaker over the Smiths.


Here are the final results of this round of ranking:

B.B. King - 137
Bo Diddley - 134
The Band - 132
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 121
The Grateful Dead - 113
The Drifters - 112
AC/DC - 112
Billy Joel - 110
Beastie Boys - 107
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 105
The Stooges - 104

Guns N' Roses - 102 (won tiebreaker 8-5)
The Smiths - 102

Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - 97
Paul McCartney & Wings - 92


Here are the current rankings of the artists that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. The Beatles - 2 (1)
2. Bob Dylan - 6 (2)
3. Elvis Presley - 6 (3)
4. The Rolling Stones - 7 (5)
5. Chuck Berry - 9 (4)
6. Led Zeppelin - 12 (6)
7. The Who - 17 (7)
8. The Beach Boys - 17 (9)
9. James Brown and the Famous Flames - 17 (10)
10. Aretha Franklin - 20 (8)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 22 (13)
12. Stevie Wonder - 23 (12)
13. Michael Jackson - 29 (14)
14. Ray Charles - 29 (16)
15. David Bowie - 31 (11)
16. Johnny Cash - 32 (18)
17. Pink Floyd - 33 (17)
18. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 34 (15)
19. Nirvana - 39 (21)
20. Buddy Holly and the Crickets - 41 (24)
21. The Clash - 42 (20)
22. Marvin Gaye - 45 (22)
23. Bob Marley & The Wailers - 48 (23)
24. U2 - 49 (28)
25. Prince - 50 (19)
26. Little Richard - 54 (26)
27. Queen - 56 (32)
28. The Velvet Underground - 59 (29)
29. Elton John - 59 (30)
30. The Doors - 59 (33)
31. Sam Cooke - 60 (27)
32. The Kinks - 64 (25)
33. Black Sabbath - 65 (38)
34. Ramones - 66 (31)
35. Neil Young - 67 (35)
36. R.E.M. - 71 (37)
37. The Supremes - 75 (34)
38. Creedence Clearwater Revival - 75 (39)
39. Public Enemy - 78 (40)
40. Fats Domino - 82 (36)
41. Otis Redding - 86 (42)
42. Radiohead - 86 (44)
43. Simon & Garfunkel - 86 (46)
44. Kraftwerk - 88 (43)
45. Metallica - 90 (53)
46. Madonna - 91 (41)
47. Sly & The Family Stone - 95 (47)
48. John Lennon - 96 (49)
49. The Temptations - 97 (54)
50. Talking Heads - 103 (52)
51. Jerry Lee Lewis - 105 (51)
52. Joni Mitchell - 108 (45)
53. The Byrds - 109 (50)
54. Fleetwood Mac - 112 (56)
55. Roy Orbison - 112 (59)
56. Pearl Jam - 115 (63)
57. The Miracles with Smokey Robinson - 116 (61)
58. Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company - 117 (48)
59. The Police - 118 (60)
60. Eagles - 119 (55)
61. Run-D.M.C. - 120 (58)
62. Bo Diddley - 121 (72)
63. The Everly Brothers - 122 (65)
64. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 123 (62)
65. Van Morrison - 127 (57)
66. Aerosmith - 128 (68)
67. The Allman Brothers Band - 129 (64)
68. Cream - 139 (67)
69. B.B. King - 139 (71)
70. The Band - 140 (73)
71. The Cure - 144 (69)
72. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 146 (80)
73. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 147 (74)
74. The Drifters - 147 (76)
75. Al Green - 149 (70)
76. The Grateful Dead - 156 (75)
77. Billy Joel - 156 (78)
78. AC/DC - 157 (77)
79. Parliament-Funkadelic - 158 (66)
80. Guns N' Roses - 158 (82)
81. The Stooges - 164 (81)
82. Beastie Boys - 165 (79)
83. Paul McCartney & Wings - 172 (85)
84. The Smiths - 179 (83)
85. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - 194 (84)

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 02/14/2018 @ 08:29am


Voting is now closed.

Note: I had to remove Paul K's nominations, as he hasn't kept up with replacement nominations. Paul K's previous nominees will be retained in my records in case he decides to re-join the project.

The following performers received at least 11 votes and are eligible for the initial ranking vote:

2pac
ABBA
Alice Cooper
Bill Haley & His Comets
Blondie
Carl Perkins
Deep Purple
Donna Summer
Earth, Wind & Fire
Eric Clapton
Green Day
Ike & Tina Turner
Iron Maiden
Jackie Wilson
James Taylor
Jefferson Airplane
Judas Priest
Kate Bush
Lynyrd Skynyrd
N.W.A.
Nine Inch Nails
Patti Smith Group
Paul Simon
Peter Gabriel
Pixies
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Rod Stewart
Roxy Music
Santana
Smashing Pumpkins
Steely Dan
T. Rex
The Animals
The Bee Gees
The Four Seasons
The Moody Blues
Van Halen
White Stripes
Yes


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they didn't nominate any performers in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, select 25 performers and rank them in order of preference. The highest ranked song will receive 25 points, the second highest 24 and so on.

The 15 performers that receive the most points (with more than 15 possible in the case of a tie) will advance to the final rankings, which will determine Performers #86-#100 in the 2017 Rankings.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Friday the 16th.

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 02/14/2018 @ 08:34am


Nine Inch Nails - 25
Smashing Pumpkins - 24
White Stripes - 23
Pixies - 22
Green Day - 21
Lynyrd Skynyrd - 20
Red Hot Chili Peppers - 19
N.W.A. - 18
Van Halen - 17
Iron Maiden - 16
Steely Dan - 15
Paul Simon - 14
Blondie - 13
Roxy Music - 12
Peter Gabriel - 11
Alice Cooper - 10
2pac - 9
The Moody Blues - 8
Jefferson Airplane - 7
Deep Purple - 6
Santana - 5
The Animals - 4
T. Rex - 3
Judas Priest - 2
Ike & Tina Turner - 1

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 02/14/2018 @ 08:38am


25 - Blondie
24 - Deep Purple
23 - Jackie Wilson
22 - Roxy Music
21 - Pixies
20 - 2Pac
19 - Red Hot Chili Peppers
18 - Donna Summer
17 - Jefferson Airplane
16 - Alice Cooper
15 - N.W.A
14 - Nine Inch Nails
13 - The Smashing Pumpkins
12 - Van Halen
11 - Judas Priest
10 - Peter Gabriel
9 - T. Rex
8 - Patti Smith Group
7 - The White Stripes
6 - Santana
5 - Steely Dan
4 - Iron Maiden
3 - Green Day
2 - The Bee Gees
1 - Yes

Posted by Nicky Joe on Wednesday, 02/14/2018 @ 11:37am


1. ABBA
2. Ike & Tina Turner
3. Van Halen
4. Patti Smith Group
5. 2Pac
6. N.W.A.
7. Santana
8. Jefferson Airplane
9. Jackie Wilson
10. Blondie
11. Eric Clapton
12. Deep Purple
13. Earth, Wind & Fire
14. White Stripes
15. Pixies
16. The Bee Gees
17. Red Hot Chili Peppers
18. Bill Haley & His Comets
19. Steely Dan
20. Peter Gabriel
21. Donna Summer
22. Smashing Pumpkins
23. Carl Perkins
24. Kate Bush
25. Lynyrd Skynyrd

Posted by The_Claw on Wednesday, 02/14/2018 @ 13:07pm


1. Eric Clapton- 25 pts
2. Van Halen
3. Lynyrd Skynyrd
4. 2Pac
5. Steely Dan
6. N.W.A.
7. Santana
8. Alice Cooper
9. Peter Gabriel
10. The Bee Gees
11. Deep Purple
12. Ike and Tina Turner
13. Red Hot Chili Peppers
14. Smashing Pumpkins
15. Pixies
16. The Moody Blues
17. Paul Simon
18. Earth, Wind, & Fire
19. Green Day
20. Rod Stewart
21. Abba
22. Judas Priest
23. Nine Inch Nails
24. Jefferson Airplane
25. Bill Haley & His Comets- 1 pt

Posted by Donnie on Wednesday, 02/14/2018 @ 13:11pm


Steely Dan- 25
T. Rex- 24
Nine Inch Nails- 23
Van Halen- 22
Santana- 21
Pixies- 20
Jackie Wilson- 19
Deep Purple- 18
Donna Summer- 17
Rod Stewart- 16
Lynyrd Skynyrd- 15
Earth, Wind & Fire- 14
Red Hot Chili Peppers- 13
Jefferson Airplane- 12
Smashing Pumpkins- 11
Tupac Shakur- 10
Peter Gabriel- 9
Ike & TIna Turner- 8
Carl Perkins- 7
Alice Cooper- 6
Green Day- 5
N.W.A.- 4
Yes- 3
Kate Bush- 2
The Animals- 1

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Wednesday, 02/14/2018 @ 13:20pm


Red Hot Chili Peppers- 25
Smashing Pumpkins- 24
2pac- 23
James Taylor- 22
Green Day- 21
ABBA- 20
The Bee Gees- 19
Santana- 18
Earth, Wind & Fire- 17
Peter Gabriel- 16
Eric Clapton- 15
The Four Seasons- 14
Alice Cooper- 13
Nine Inch Nails- 12
Yes- 11
Blondie- 10
Ike & Tina Turner- 9
Donna Summer- 8
Carl Perkins- 7
White Stripes- 6
Kate Bush- 5
Paul Simon- 4
Patti Smith Group- 3
Judas Priest- 2
Jackie Wilson- 1


Pixies
The Moody Blues


Posted by AlexVoltaire on Wednesday, 02/14/2018 @ 20:34pm


T. Rex - 25 pts
ABBA
Pixies
Ike & Tina Turner
Paul Simon
Blondie
James Taylor
Alice Cooper
Green Day
Rod Stewart
N.W.A.
Eric Clapton
The Bee Gees
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Jefferson Airplane
Lynyrd Skynyrd
White Stripes
The Moody Blues
The Animals
Van Halen
Peter Gabriel
The Four Seasons
Roxy Music
Smashing Pumpkins
Steely Dan

Posted by Darrin A on Thursday, 02/15/2018 @ 04:12am


The Moody Blues-25
Yes-24
Roxy Music-23
Blonde-22
Deep Purple-21
Red Hot Chili Peppers-20
Carl Perkins-19
Smashing Pumpkins-18
Kate Bush-17
Peter Gabriel-16
Paul Simon-15
Donna Summer-14
Jackie Wilson-13
Alice Cooper-12
2Pac-11
Nine Inch Nails-10
Iron Maiden-9
James Taylor-8
Eric Clapton-7
T.Rex-6
Jefferson Airplane-5
Earth, Wind & Fire-4
White Stripes-3
N.W.A.-2
Pixies-1

Posted by Tom H. on Thursday, 02/15/2018 @ 12:26pm


Eric Clapton - 25 Points
T. Rex - 24 Points
Jackie Wilson - 23 Points
Earth, Wind & Fire - 22 Points
Jefferson Airplane - 21 Points
Santana - 20 Points
Bill Haley & His Comets - 19 Points
Paul Simon - 18 Points
The Four Seasons - 17 Points
The Animals - 16 Points
Judas Priest - 15 Points
The Moody Blues - 14 Points
Van Halen - 13 Points
James Taylor - 12 Points
Roxy Music - 11 Points
Yes - 10 Points
Pixies - 9 Points
Ike & Tina Turner - 8 Points
Deep Purple - 7 Points
Lynyrd Skynyrd - 6 Points
Iron Maiden - 5 Points
Carl Perkins - 4 Points
N.W.A. - 3 Points
Steely Dan - 2 Points
Nine Inch Nails - 1 Point

Posted by dmg on Thursday, 02/15/2018 @ 13:23pm


Blondie - 25
The Four Seasons - 24
The Bee Gees - 23
Jackie Wilson - 22
ABBA - 21
Eric Clapton - 20
Pixies - 19
Nine Inch Nails - 18
Patti Smith Group - 17
White Stripes - 16
Kate Bush - 15
Jefferson Airplane - 14
Ike & Tina Turner - 13
Smashing Pumpkins - 12
2pac - 11
Green Day - 10
Bill Haley & His Comets - 9
Carl Perkins - 8
Paul Simon - 7
Lynyrd Skynyrd - 6
The Animals - 5
Roxy Music - 4
Santana - 3
Earth, Wind & Fire - 2
Peter Gabriel - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Thursday, 02/15/2018 @ 13:34pm


Nine Inch Nails -25
The Bee Gees - 24
Roxy Music - 23
2Pac - 22
The Four Seasons - 21
Peter Gabriel - 20
Red Hot Chili Peppers - 19
Eric Clapton - 18
Donna Summer - 17
Steely Dan - 16
Rod Stewart - 15
Jackie Wilson - 14
James Taylor - 13
Lynyrd Skynyrd - 12
Ike & Tina Turner - 11
Santana - 10
Patti Smtih Group - 9
T. Rex - 8
Paul Simon - 7
Earth, Wind & Wire - 6
Kate Bush - 5
Green Day - 4
ABBA - 3
Yes - 2
The Animals - 1

Posted by Nick on Thursday, 02/15/2018 @ 21:06pm


1. Nine Inch Nails - 25
2. Van Halen - 24
3. N.W.A. - 23
4. Alice Cooper - 22
5. Ike & Tina Turner - 21
6. Carl Perkins - 20
7. Bill Haley & His Comets - 19
8. Deep Purple - 18
9. Judas Priest - 17
10. Santana - 16
11. The White Stripes - 15
12. 2pac - 14
13. Steely Dan - 13
14. Jackie Wilson - 12
15. Peter Gabriel - 11
16. James Taylor -10
17. Yes - 9
18. Lynyrd Skynyrd - 8
19. Bee Gees - 7
20. Roxy Music - 6
21. Earth, Wind & Fire - 5
22. T.Rex - 4
23. The Smashing Pumpkins - 3
24. Blondie - 2
25. Pixies - 1

Posted by Gassman on Friday, 02/16/2018 @ 20:29pm


25 Jefferson Airplane
24 The Animals
23 The Four Seasons
22 T. Rex
21 The Moody Blues
20 Bill Haley & His Comets
19 Eric Clapton
18 Santana
17 Deep Purple
16 ABBA
15 Van Halen
14 Rod Stewart
13 The Bee Gees
12 Jackie Wilson
11 Alice Cooper
10 James Taylor
9 Carl Perkins
8 Ike & Tina Turner
7 Patti Smith Group
6 Yes
5 Paul Simon
4 Green Day
3 Kate Bush
2 Donna Summer
1 Earth, Wind & Fire

Posted by Jennifer on Friday, 02/16/2018 @ 20:31pm


Initial Rankings tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

2pac - 163
Eric Clapton - 158
Jackie Wilson - 156
Nine Inch Nails - 156
Van Halen - 156
Santana - 155
Red Hot Chili Peppers - 149
Deep Purple - 140
Ike & Tina Turner - 139
Pixies - 138
Blondie - 133
Jefferson Airplane - 132
The Bee Gees - 127
Alice Cooper - 126
T. Rex - 125
__________________________________

Smashing Pumpkins - 123
Peter Gabriel - 122
N.W.A. - 120
ABBA - 114
Steely Dan - 105
Roxy Music - 104
The Four Seasons - 103
Lynyrd Skynyrd - 101
Paul Simon - 100
James Taylor - 94
Earth, Wind & Fire - 92
Green Day - 92
White Stripes - 91
The Moody Blues - 86
Donna Summer - 81
Carl Perkins - 77
Bill Haley & His Comets - 76
Rod Stewart - 67
Patti Smith Group - 66
Yes - 66
The Animals - 58
Judas Priest - 51
Kate Bush - 49
Iron Maiden - 34


Final tiebreaker voting is now open.

The following performers are qualified to be ranked #86-#100 in the overall rankings for 2017 (the 2017 rankings will be averaged with the final rankings from 2014 to determine the 2017 final rankings):

2pac
Alice Cooper
Blondie
Deep Purple
Eric Clapton
Ike & Tina Turner
Jackie Wilson
Jefferson Airplane
Nine Inch Nails
Pixies
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Santana
T. Rex
The Bee Gees
Van Halen


Everyone is eligible to participate in the final rankings, regardless of previous participation in the project.

To participate in the final rankings, rank the 15 performers in order of preference.

Final rankings will be determined by the number of points earned in the final tiebreaker.

There will be 3 days of tiebreaker voting (with the deadline extended by a day due to the late posting of these results).

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Monday the 19th.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 02/17/2018 @ 00:15am


Nine Inch Nails - 15
Pixies - 14
Red Hot Chili Peppers - 13
Van Halen - 12
Blondie - 11
Alice Cooper - 10
2pac - 9
Jefferson Airplane - 8
Deep Purple - 7
Santana - 6
T. Rex - 5
Ike & Tina Turner - 4
Eric Clapton - 3
The Bee Gees - 2
Jackie Wilson - 1

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 02/17/2018 @ 00:39am



Red Hot Chili Peppers- 15
Nine Inch Nails- 14
2pac- 13
The Bee Gees- 12
Eric Clapton- 11
Santana- 10
Blondie- 9
Alice Cooper- 8
Ike & Tina Turner- 7
Jackie Wilson- 6
Van Halen- 5
Deep Purple- 4
Pixies- 3
Jefferson Airplane- 2
T. Rex- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Saturday, 02/17/2018 @ 00:45am


Blondie - 15
Jackie Wilson - 14
Pixies - 13
The Bee Gees - 12
Eric Clapton - 11
Jefferson Airplane - 10
Ike & Tina Turner - 9
Nine Inch Nails - 8
Santana - 7
2pac - 6
Red Hot Chili Peppers - 5
Alice Cooper - 4
T. Rex - 3
Deep Purple - 2
Van Halen - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Saturday, 02/17/2018 @ 00:52am


1. Nine Inch Nails - 15
2. Van Halen - 14
3. Alice Cooper - 13
4. Ike & Tina Turner - 12
5. Deep Purple - 11
6. Santana - 10
7. 2pac - 9
8. Jackie Wilson - 8
9. Bee Gees - 7
10. T.Rex - 6
11. Blondie - 5
12. Pixies - 4
13. Jefferson Airplane - 3
14. Red Hot Chili Peppers - 2
15. Eric Clapton - 1

I really don't get Eric Clapton this early. I am not sure what aspect of his solo career is worthy for inclusion in the top-100. His best work was with the variety of groups he was in: The Yardbirds, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Cream, Blind Faith and Derek & The Dominos. That's when you can truly hear his genius on guitar. His solo career was essentailly a few solid tracks in the 70's (mostly covers) and being Mr. Adult Contemporary in the 90's. What am I missing?

Posted by Gassman on Saturday, 02/17/2018 @ 01:50am


15 - Blondie
14 - Deep Purple
13 - Pixies
12 - Jackie Wilson
11 - Ike & Tina Turner
10 - Red Hot Chili Peppers
9 - Van Halen
8 - 2Pac
7 - The Bee Gees
6 - Nine Inch Nails
5 - Jefferson Airplane
4 - Alice Cooper
3 - T. Rex
2 - Santana
1 - Eric Clapton (Like Gassman, I don't think he should've gotten in this early. Should've waited a few more rounds and his place given over to N.W.A. or The Smashing Pumpkins instead.)

Posted by Nicky Joe on Saturday, 02/17/2018 @ 03:31am


1. Ike & Tina Turner
2. Van Halen
3. 2Pac
4. Santana
5. Jefferson Airplane
6. Jackie Wilson
7. Blondie
8. Eric Clapton
9. Deep Purple
10. Pixies
11. The Bee Gees
12. Red Hot Chili Peppers
13. Alice Cooper
14. Nine Inch Nails
15. T. Rex

Posted by The_Claw on Saturday, 02/17/2018 @ 04:14am


T. Rex- 15
Nine Inch Nails-14
Van Halen- 13
Santana- 12
Pixies- 11
Jackie Wilson- 10
Deep Purple- 9
Red Hot Chili Peppers- 8
Jefferson Airplane- 7
Tupac Shakur- 6
Alice Cooper- 5
Ike & Tina Turner- 4
Eric Clapton- 3
Blondie- 2
The Bee Gees- 1

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Saturday, 02/17/2018 @ 12:49pm


Nine Inch Nails
2pac
T. Rex
Ike & Tina Turner
Alice Cooper
Blondie
Van Halen
The Bee Gees
Pixies
Santana
Deep Purple
Jackie Wilson
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Jefferson Airplane
Eric Clapton

Posted by DarinRG on Saturday, 02/17/2018 @ 13:18pm


Eric Clapton
T. Rex
Jackie Wilson
Santana
Ike & Tina Turner
Van Halen
Jefferson Airplane
Deep Purple
Pixies
Nine Inch Nails
2pac
Alice Cooper
Blondie
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Bee Gees

Posted by dmg on Saturday, 02/17/2018 @ 21:38pm


Eric Clapton - 15
Deep Purple - 14
Jefferson Airplane - 13
The Bee Gees - 12
Santana - 11
Jackie Wilson - 10
T. Rex - 9
Alice Cooper - 8
Nine Inch Nails - 7
Pixies - 6
Ike & Tina Turner - 5
2pac - 4
Van Halen - 3
Red Hot Chili Peppers - 2
Blondie - 1


Maybe after battling booze/drugs, losing his son after falling out a window and experiencing other numerous life experiences over the course of several decades, Eric Clapton earned the right to be "Mr. Adult Contemporary" in the 90s because he actually became an adult???

Posted by joker on Saturday, 02/17/2018 @ 23:31pm


Gassman and Nicky Joe,

I don't understand all of the hate from you two about Eric Clapton. His music is always excellent and he has had a long and varied solo career which has been extremely influential on many other musicians from many different genres of music so he has more than earned his place in the Top 100 and his induction as a solo artist in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. Many of his classic songs were nominated when he was nominated in the song project a while back. I've included some song recommendations below that you should check out.

One of many examples of his excellent solo work was the song he wrote largely about his grief over losing his son that joker mentioned above that was part of his soundtrack for the movie Rush. He won multiple grammies for his hughly influential masterpiece Tears in Heaven (1992) which topped many different music charts all over the world such as the US Adult Contemporary Chart and hitting #2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 as well as #9 on the Mainstream Rock Chart. It was so hugely influential and popular of a song that in 2005, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne brought together many top musicians from many very different music genres to record the song together to raise money for Tsunami Earthquake victims in Southeast Asia.

Clapton is not only one of the greatest guitar players of all time, but also an immensely talented blues influenced vocalist who has contributed memorable songs to many movies such as It's In the Way that Use It from The Color of Money (1986) which hit #1 on the US Mainstream Rock chart and Change the World from Phenomenon (1996) which crossed over to chart highly in several genres including both Mainstream Rock Top 40 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs music charts as well as winning 3 grammies.

He has released over 20 solo studio albums as well as many renowned live albums and is probably one of the most successful blues influenced singer, songwriter, and guitarist in the modern rock era. Much of his music over the years has both topped and highly charted on not just the AC Charts but others also such as the Mainstream Rock charts. Clapton has also written and performed many now classic rock songs during his solo career such as Let It Rain (1972), Lay Down Sally (1977), Wonderful Tonight (1977), I Can't Stand It (1981), I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart (1983), Tearing Us Apart (with Tina Turner) (1986), and grammy winner My Father's Eyes (1998). He also often collaborates with other musicians and champions lesser known artists such as J.J. Cale whose work he has expertly covered with hits such as After Midnight (1970) and Cocaine (1977).

Also, it is a real shame that softer and melodic rock (aka Adult Contemporary) often seems to get short shrifted around here and not given the respect it deserves. It is just as important of a rock music genre as hard rock, heavy metal, alternative, rap, punk, or any other.

I don't personally think that gangsta rap should be as highly up in the rankings as it is but that is decided by the group as a whole so I try to not to complain about it since it is all a matter of each's person's music preferences. Instead, I accept that other people do see it as relevant and just keep supporting the artists that I think belong with my votes. The gangsta rap and some punk (but not all) often just sounds like fingers on a chalkboard noise to me. BUT, I Get that others find it worthy and I Respect that. I wish everyone here would do the same for music of all rock genres.

Posted by Jennifer on Sunday, 02/18/2018 @ 08:00am


15 Jefferson Airplane
14 Eric Clapton
13 T. Rex
12 Santana
11 The Bee Gees
10 Deep Purple
9 Alice Cooper
8 Van Halen
7 Ike & Tina Turner
6 Jackie Wilson
5 Blondie
4 Red Hot Chili Peppers
3 Nine Inch Nails
2 Pixies
1 2pac

Posted by Jennifer on Sunday, 02/18/2018 @ 08:16am


Well when people think of Eric Clapton, his solo work usually gets pushed to the side. When people site Clapton as an influence, it's through his work in Cream or Blind Faith and Derek & The Dominos and his solo work always seems to come later in comparison.

Top 150, sure. Top 100, God no, especially when Roxy Music and Sonic Youth have failed to make it.

Posted by Nicky Joe on Sunday, 02/18/2018 @ 09:11am


Nine Inch Nails - 15
The Bee Gees - 14
2pac - 13
Jackie Wilson - 12
Red Hot Chili Peppers - 11
Santana - 10
Eric Clapton - 9
Ike & Tina Turner - 8
T. Rex - 7
Blondie - 6
Pixies - 5
Deep Purple - 4
Van Halen - 3
Alice Cooper - 2
Jefferson Airplane - 1

Although Eric Clapton is getting heavily critiqued (some of it I understand to an extend, but I did rank him among the top half in this tiebreaker vote), there are a few artists here I think are more questionable choices that nobody has mentioned yet (I'm not mentioning any of them to avoid offending any voter's choices and/or decisions). There are glaring omissions in the top 100 that are beyond explanation at this point.

Posted by Nick on Sunday, 02/18/2018 @ 11:28am


I never said that I hated Eric Clapton or that is solo career was not worthy of induction. I just don't think he's worthy of a top-100 ranking. Probably closer to 175.

Posted by Gassman on Sunday, 02/18/2018 @ 14:06pm


Well, I'm in complete agreement with Jennifer on every single point of her statement.

IMHO, Clapton belongs to the Top 100. I personally would have put him in long before CSNY and McCartney/Wings, but that's just my point of view. It's in the nature of things that different people have different opinions.

What is the criteria on comparing and ranking different acts, in this round let's say Pixies and Bee Gees? One can say Bee Gees had an immense amount of sales numbers, charts success, award wins and some unforgettable song masterpieces. But the impact of the Bee Gees on the development of Popular Music (not to say Rock Music) and the influence on other artists seems not that big. The Pixies' highest charting album is their 2014 comeback-album at #23 on Billboard 200 (according to Wikipedia). The legendary "Surfer Rosa" didn't even chart, "Doolittle" reached #98. On the other hand, the Pixies' undeniable influence on bands like Nirvana, Radiohead, Blur or Weezer and their impact on Alternative Rock earned them a place in Music History.

So, who should be ranked higher? Go on. As for me, I ranked the Pixies one place higher. Some other voters ranked the Bee Gees much higher.

What I try to say is that there is no universally valid formula on such a deep personal feeling like music taste. So discussing if an act belongs to the Top 100 or not is as needless as debating the importance of "Adult Contemporary". 13 voters will have 13 different Top 100s and Thank God we have this diversity in our musical taste. Otherwise this could look like the real RnRHOF and our Top 100 would be full of '70 Classic Rockers. I think the ranking system we've got here works well for showing a kind of approximation to the majority's ideas of how it should be. After all, it's just emotion not science.

Once again back to Clapton. I don't think that people push his solo work to the side when they hear about Clapton. His solo career comes to my mind first. Oddly enough, when I hear of Cream, I first think of Ginger Baker, don't know why. When I hear of the Yardbirds, I think of Jimmy Page. When I hear of Blind Faith, I think of Steve Winwood. Only when it comes to Derek & the Dominos, I think of Clapton first. But like I said, just my personal opinion. My highlights of his solo career: the great MTV Unplugged session in the early 90's, the collaborations with JJ Cale and BB King and the '77 "Slowhand" album. Furthermore I think that doing cover songs is not a crime. Many high respected artists have done coversongs at some point. Just think of Aretha's RESPECT, Jimi Hendrix' Watchtower, Elvis' Always on my Mind or The Beatles' Twist and Shout, and those are just artists out of the Top 11.

Finally, thanks Jennifer for your great comment.

Posted by MichaelEU on Sunday, 02/18/2018 @ 14:43pm


I've done enough arguing on social media over political matters in the last few weeks, that I don't have the energy to join in on the Eric Clapton debate. All I'll say is that I think it's a crime that he's this low on the list, let alone whether he should be in the top 100. I'll leave it at that, cause it really doesn't matter at this point. Whether you think he should be even lower on the list or way higher, he's here in the last 15 of the top 100. And that's that.

On to my rankings...

1. Eric Clapton- 15 pts
2. Van Halen
3. 2Pac
4. Santana
5. Alice Cooper
6. The Bee Gees
7. Deep Purple
8. Ike and Tina Turner
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers
10. Pixies
11. Nine Inch Nails
12. Jefferson Airplane
13. Blondie
14. T. Rex
15. Jackie Wilson

Posted by Donnie on Sunday, 02/18/2018 @ 15:29pm


And though I get the point Michael EU was making, the Bee Gees are a lot more influential on today's music scene than people might think.

They're probably not that influential on indie rock, alt-rock, or hard rock/metal these days, but if you look at the pop and dance scene today, they along with Donna Summer, and Chic were really originators of that style and influenced Michael Jackson, Madonna, Janet Jackson, etc. who would become icons to today's generation of pop, dance, and R&B acts.

So yeah, the Bee Gees do have influence and impact to go along with their massive record sales and chart success.

Posted by Donnie on Sunday, 02/18/2018 @ 15:33pm


T. Rex - 15 pts
Pixies
Ike & Tina Turner
Blondie
Alice Cooper
Eric Clapton
The Bee Gees
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Jefferson Airplane
Van Halen
Nine Inch Nails
Jackie Wilson
2pac
Deep Purple
Santana






Posted by Darrin A on Monday, 02/19/2018 @ 08:47am


Blonde-15
Deep Purple-14
Red Hot Chili Peppers-13
Jackie Wilson-12
Alice Cooper-11
2Pac-10
Nine Inch Nails-9
Eric Clapton-8
T.Rex-7
Jefferson Airplane-6
Pixies-5
Van Halen-4
Ike & Tina Turner-3
Santana-2
The Bee Gees-1

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 02/19/2018 @ 09:41am


Tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

86. Nine Inch Nails
87. Ike & Tina Turner
88. 2pac
89. Eric Clapton
90. Santana
91. Van Halen
92. Jackie Wilson
93. Blondie
94. Deep Purple
95. Pixies
96. Alice Cooper
97. T. Rex
98. The Bee Gees
99. Red Hot Chili Peppers
100. Jefferson Airplane


To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the current rankings of the artists that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. The Beatles - 2 (1)
2. Bob Dylan - 6 (2)
3. Elvis Presley - 6 (3)
4. The Rolling Stones - 7 (5)
5. Chuck Berry - 9 (4)
6. Led Zeppelin - 12 (6)
7. The Who - 17 (7)
8. The Beach Boys - 17 (9)
9. James Brown and the Famous Flames - 17 (10)
10. Aretha Franklin - 20 (8)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 22 (13)
12. Stevie Wonder - 23 (12)
13. Michael Jackson - 29 (14)
14. Ray Charles - 29 (16)
15. David Bowie - 31 (11)
16. Johnny Cash - 32 (18)
17. Pink Floyd - 33 (17)
18. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 34 (15)
19. Nirvana - 39 (21)
20. Buddy Holly and the Crickets - 41 (24)
21. The Clash - 42 (20)
22. Marvin Gaye - 45 (22)
23. Bob Marley & The Wailers - 48 (23)
24. U2 - 49 (28)
25. Prince - 50 (19)
26. Little Richard - 54 (26)
27. Queen - 56 (32)
28. The Velvet Underground - 59 (29)
29. Elton John - 59 (30)
30. The Doors - 59 (33)
31. Sam Cooke - 60 (27)
32. The Kinks - 64 (25)
33. Black Sabbath - 65 (38)
34. Ramones - 66 (31)
35. Neil Young - 67 (35)
36. R.E.M. - 71 (37)
37. The Supremes - 75 (34)
38. Creedence Clearwater Revival - 75 (39)
39. Public Enemy - 78 (40)
40. Fats Domino - 82 (36)
41. Otis Redding - 86 (42)
42. Radiohead - 86 (44)
43. Simon & Garfunkel - 86 (46)
44. Kraftwerk - 88 (43)
45. Metallica - 90 (53)
46. Madonna - 91 (41)
47. Sly & The Family Stone - 95 (47)
48. John Lennon - 96 (49)
49. The Temptations - 97 (54)
50. Talking Heads - 103 (52)
51. Jerry Lee Lewis - 105 (51)
52. Joni Mitchell - 108 (45)
53. The Byrds - 109 (50)
54. Fleetwood Mac - 112 (56)
55. Roy Orbison - 112 (59)
56. Pearl Jam - 115 (63)
57. The Miracles with Smokey Robinson - 116 (61)
58. Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company - 117 (48)
59. The Police - 118 (60)
60. Eagles - 119 (55)
61. Run-D.M.C. - 120 (58)
62. Bo Diddley - 121 (72)
63. The Everly Brothers - 122 (65)
64. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 123 (62)
65. Van Morrison - 127 (57)
66. Aerosmith - 128 (68)
67. The Allman Brothers Band - 129 (64)
68. Cream - 139 (67)
69. B.B. King - 139 (71)
70. The Band - 140 (73)
71. The Cure - 144 (69)
72. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 146 (80)
73. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 147 (74)
74. The Drifters - 147 (76)
75. Al Green - 149 (70)
76. The Grateful Dead - 156 (75)
77. Billy Joel - 156 (78)
78. AC/DC - 157 (77)
79. Parliament-Funkadelic - 158 (66)
80. Guns N' Roses - 158 (82)
81. The Stooges - 164 (81)
82. Beastie Boys - 165 (79)
83. Jackie Wilson - 166 (92)
84. Paul McCartney & Wings - 172 (85)
85. Van Halen - 173 (91)
86. The Bee Gees - 175 (98)
87. Deep Purple - 178 (94)
88. The Smiths - 179 (83)
89. Santana - 179 (90)
90. Eric Clapton - 182 (89)
91. Ike & Tina Turner - 186 (87)
92. Nine Inch Nails - 193 (86)
93. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - 194 (84)
94. Pixies - 195 (95)
95. Jefferson Airplane - 197 (100)
96. T. Rex - 200 (97)
97. Blondie - 201 (93)
98. Red Hot Chili Peppers - 203 (99)
99. Alice Cooper - 207 (96)
100. 2pac - 226 (88)


Replacement nominations are now open.

If you've previously nominated performers in this project, they will remain nominated (unless you state that you want to rescind a nomination). Replacement nominations are meant to replace the performers you've nominated in the past after those artists are ranked.

Here is my current count for how many replacement nominations each voter has for this round:

Darren - 14
AlexVoltaire - 10
DarinRG - 10
Darrin A - 21
dmg - 13
Donnie - 14
Gassman - 14
Jennifer - 12
joker - 100
MichaelEU - 15
Nick - 10
Nicky Joe - 14
***Paul K - 70 (Paul's nominations are not currently included)
Rick Vendl II - 17
Roy Gerald Bivins - 14
The_Claw - 14
Tom H. - 12

* = 1st round under the minimum of 75 nominees;
** = 2nd round under the minimum of 75 nominees;
*** = nominations will no longer be included in results if the total doesn't exceed 75 by the end of these nominations without explanation

Voters that haven't nominated artists previously are welcome to do so. For this round (and all rounds for the time being), the minimum number of nominations to qualify for re-ranking is 75 (the maximum is 100).

Any nominations from a voter whose total number of nominations falls below 75 total nominations (including those who nominated in Round 1) for two consecutive rounds will be temporarily disqualified unless an explanation is given for the lack of replacement nominations. This is done to ensure that Round 1 nominations don't have an outsized influence on future rankings should a voter lose interest in the project.

There will be 3 days of replacement nominations.

Replacement nominations will end at 10 PM Central (open until 11 PM Central) on Thursday the 22nd.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 02/20/2018 @ 00:32am


My replacement nominations:

A Tribe Called Quest
ABBA
Curtis Mayfield
Jackson Browne
KISS
MC5
Pat Benatar
PJ Harvey
Television
The B-52's
The Buzzcocks
Three Dog Night
Wu-Tang Clan
X

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 02/20/2018 @ 00:33am


My replacement nominations are:

Belle & Sebastian
Bobby Darin
Electric Light Orchestra
Gladys Knight & the Pips
Neil Diamond
Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Queens of the Stone Age
Rod Stewart
The Coasters
The Jackson Five

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Tuesday, 02/20/2018 @ 01:08am


My nomination:

King Crimson

Posted by joker on Tuesday, 02/20/2018 @ 02:58am


De La Soul
Def Leppard
Dion & The Belmonts
Eric Clapton
Jackson Browne
Link Wray
MC5
Nick Drake
Slayer
Solomon Burke
The Mamas & The Papas
The Ronettes
Tom Waits
Weezer

Posted by Nicky Joe on Tuesday, 02/20/2018 @ 03:23am


My corrected list

De La Soul
Def Leppard
Dion & The Belmonts
Hüsker Dü
Jackson Browne
Link Wray
MC5
Nick Drake
Slayer
Solomon Burke
The Mamas & The Papas
The Ronettes
Tom Waits
Weezer

Posted by Nicky Joe on Tuesday, 02/20/2018 @ 03:26am


My Replacement Picks:

Barry White
Dire Straits
Donovan
Eminem
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
Jeff Beck
Mary Wells
Procol Harum
Randy Newman
Solomon Burke
The Marvelettes
The Monkees
The O'Jays
The Staple Singers

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Tuesday, 02/20/2018 @ 11:07am


Replacement Nominations:

Barry White
Beyonce
Jim Croce
Lovin' Spoonful
Massive Attack
Motörhead
Nick Drake
Randy Newman
Ruth Brown
Solomon Burke
Television
The Flaming Lips
The Monkees
The Righteous Brothers
Thin Lizzy

Posted by MichaelEU on Tuesday, 02/20/2018 @ 12:47pm


Afrika Bambaataa
Barry White
Blur
Bon Jovi
Carole King
Def Leppard
Lou Reed
New Order
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Soundgarden
The Mamas & The Papas
The MC5
The O'Jays
Tori Amos

Posted by The_Claw on Tuesday, 02/20/2018 @ 16:18pm


12 Replacement nominations

A Tribe Called Quest
Buffalo Springfield
Donna Summer
Duran Duran
Jane's Addiction
Jimmy Cliff
John Mellencamp
Motörhead
Patti Smith Group
The Isley Brothers
The Shirelles
X

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 02/21/2018 @ 09:06am


Bad Brains
Bonnie Raitt
Brenda Lee
Gram Parsons
Harry Nilsson
KISS
Steppenwolf
Televison
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
The Staple Singers

Posted by Nick on Wednesday, 02/21/2018 @ 22:59pm


12 Replacements:

Def Leppard
Depeche Mode
Dion & The Belmonts
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Janet Jackson
Leonard Cohen
Little Anthony & the Imperials
Mary Wells
Procol Harum
Roxy Music
The Four Tops
The Jackson Five

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 02/22/2018 @ 03:11am


My Top 5 Biggest Omissions: Genesis, The Animals, The Four Seasons, The Righteous Brothers, Journey

Also, For Your Consideration:

The Moody Blues, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Neil Diamond, Pat Benatar, The Mamas & The Papas, The Monkees, Electric Light Orchestra, Santana, Eric Clapton, Heart, T. Rex, INXS, George Harrison, Deep Purple, Bill Haley & His Comets, The Bee Gees, The Cars, The Doobie Brothers, Weird Al Yankovic, Chicago, Bad Company, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, ABBA, Steve Miller Band, KISS

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 02/22/2018 @ 03:13am


10 replacements

Curtis Mayfield
Dion & The Belmonts
Earth, Wind & Fire
Notorious B.I.G.
Scott Walker
Slayer
Smashing Pumpkins
Sonic Youth
The Marvelettes
X

Posted by DarinRG on Thursday, 02/22/2018 @ 21:07pm


Voting is now closed.

Note: I had to remove Paul K's nominations, as he hasn't kept up with replacement nominations. Paul K's previous nominees will be retained in my records in case he decides to re-join the project.

Note: I couldn't count joker's nomination for King Crimson this round because it was the only band that was nominated. At this point in the ranking process, a minimum of 75 nominations is required to be included towards initial ranking vote qualification. You, along with any other interested voters, can continue to participate in the rankings votes, even if you don't have the required number of nominated performers.

The following performers received at least 10 votes and are eligible for the initial ranking vote:

ABBA
Beck
Bill Haley & His Comets
Carl Perkins
Chic
Curtis Mayfield
Depeche Mode
Dion & The Belmonts
Donna Summer
Duran Duran
Earth, Wind & Fire
Eminem
Etta James
Genesis
Green Day
Iron Maiden
James Taylor
Janet Jackson
Jay-Z
John Mellencamp
Joy Division
Judas Priest
Kate Bush
Leonard Cohen
Lynyrd Skynyrd
MC5
Motörhead
N.W.A.
Patti Smith Group
Paul Simon
Peter Gabriel
Rage Against The Machine
Rod Stewart
Roxy Music
Rush
Sex Pistols
Smashing Pumpkins
Sonic Youth
Soundgarden
Steely Dan
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
The Animals
The Four Seasons
The Four Tops
The Jackson Five
The Moody Blues
White Stripes
Yes


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they didn't nominate any performers in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, select 25 performers and rank them in order of preference. The highest ranked song will receive 25 points, the second highest 24 and so on.

The 15 performers that receive the most points (with more than 15 possible in the case of a tie) will advance to the final rankings, which will determine Performers #101-#115 in the 2017 Rankings.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Sunday the 25th.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 02/23/2018 @ 00:40am


Soundgarden - 25
Rage Against The Machine - 24
Smashing Pumpkins - 23
White Stripes - 22
Jay-Z - 21
Rush - 20
Green Day - 19
Beck - 18
Lynyrd Skynyrd - 17
N.W.A. - 16
Sex Pistols - 15
Sonic Youth - 14
Eminem - 13
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - 12
Depeche Mode - 11
Iron Maiden - 10
Steely Dan - 9
Paul Simon - 8
Genesis - 7
Joy Division - 6
Roxy Music - 5
Janet Jackson - 4
Peter Gabriel - 3
The Moody Blues - 2
Duran Duran - 1

Posted by Darren on Friday, 02/23/2018 @ 00:44am


25 - Roxy Music
24 - Joy Division
23 - Sonic Youth
22 - Depeche Mode
21 - N.W.A.
20 - Donna Summer
19 - Soundgarden
18 - The Sex Pistols
17 - Janet Jackson
16 - Rush
15 - Bill Haley & His Comets
14 - Earth, Wind & Fire
13 - The Four Tops
12 - Etta James
11 - Curtis Mayfield
10 - The Smashing Pumpkins
9 - The White Stripes
8 - Eminem
7 - Rage Against the Machine
6 - Leonard Cohen
5 - Judas Priest
4 - Chic
3 - Green Day
2 - Patti Smith Group
1 - Iron Maiden




Posted by Nicky Joe on Friday, 02/23/2018 @ 03:08am


Leonard Cohen - 25
The Four Seasons - 24
Sex Pistols - 23
Beck - 22
Smashing Pumpkins - 21
ABBA - 20
Kate Bush - 19
Patti Smith Group - 18
Depeche Mode - 17
White Stripes - 16
John Mellencamp - 15
Paul Simon - 14
The Animals - 13
Dion & The Belmonts - 12
Carl Perkins - 11
Bill Haley & His Comets - 10
MC5 - 9
Green Day - 8
Lynyrd Skynyrd - 7
Peter Gabriel - 6
Jay-Z - 5
Roxy Music - 4
Joy Division - 3
Etta James - 2
The Jackson Five - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Friday, 02/23/2018 @ 08:27am


Leonard Cohen - 25 pts
Sex Pistols
ABBA
The Jackson Five
Paul Simon
James Taylor
Beck
Green Day
Curtis Mayfield
Rod Stewart
N.W.A.
Lynyrd Skynyrd
White Stripes
The Moody Blues
The Animals
Eminem
The Four Seasons
The Four Tops
Roxy Music
Smashing Pumpkins
Steely Dan
Peter Gabriel
Motörhead
Rage Against The Machine
Soundgarden

Posted by Darrin A on Friday, 02/23/2018 @ 08:42am


I hope we can do right by some of the post-1990 acts that are still waiting to be ranked.

Genesis- 25
Janet Jackson- 24
Jay-Z- 23
Smashing Pumpkins- 22
Earth, Wind & Fire- 21
ABBA- 20
James Taylor- 19
Leonard Cohen- 18
Green Day- 17
Eminem- 16
Rage Against The Machine- 15
Peter Gabriel- 14
The Four Seasons- 13
Beck- 12
Chic- 11
Etta James- 10
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble- 9
Depeche Mode- 8
Carl Perkins- 7
Steely Dan- 6
Donna Summer- 5
Kate Bush- 4
Paul Simon- 3
The Four Tops- 2
Yes- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Friday, 02/23/2018 @ 09:24am


Steely Dan- 25
Etta James- 24
Rush- 23
Donna Summer- 22
Soundgarden- 21
Rod Stewart- 20
Lynyrd Skynyrd- 19
Earth, Wind & Fire- 18
Curtis Mayfield- 17
Smashing Pumpkins- 16
Depeche Mode- 15
Peter Gabriel- 14
Carl Perkins- 13
Janet Jackson- 12
Green Day- 11
Rage Against the Machine- 10
MC5- 9
N.W.A.- 8
Yes- 7
Judas Priest- 6
Iron Maiden- 5
Kate Bush- 4
Bill Haley & His Comets- 3
The Animals- 2
Paul Simon- 1

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Friday, 02/23/2018 @ 13:06pm


Leonard Cohen 25
Carl Perkins 24
Joy Division 23
Depeche Mode 22
Etta James 21
Peter Gabriel 20
N.W.A. 19
The Jackson Five 18
Beck 17
Roxy Music 16
MC5 15
Lynyrd Skynyrd 14
Donna Summer 13
Duran Duran 12
Bill Haley & His Comets 11
Dion & The Belmonts 10
Patti Smith Group 9
Sex Pistols 8
John Mellencamp 7
James Taylor 6
Motörhead 5
ABBA 4
Janet Jackson 3
Chic 2
Iron Maiden 1


Posted by DarinRG on Friday, 02/23/2018 @ 21:58pm


1. Joy Division - 25
2. N.W.A. - 24
3. Carl Perkins - 23
4. Judas Priest - 22
5. Leonard Cohen - 21
6. Bill Haley & His Comets - 20
7. The White Stripes - 19
8. Steely Dan - 18
9. Peter Gabriel - 17
10. MC5 - 16
11. Depeche Mode - 15
12. James Taylor - 14
13. Yes - 13
14. Lynyrd Skynyrd - 12
15. Jay-Z - 11
16. Roxy Music - 10
17. Eminem - 9
18. The Animals - 8
19. Iron Maiden - 7
20. Curtis Mayfield - 6
21. Sonic Youth - 5
22. Donna Summer - 4
23. Rush - 3
24. Earth, Wind & Fire - 2
25. Sex Pistols - 1

Posted by Gassman on Friday, 02/23/2018 @ 22:15pm


1. Sex Pistols
2. ABBA
3. Eminem
4. Jay-Z
5. Patti Smith Group
6. N.W.A.
7. Curtis Mayfield
8. Sonic Youth
9. Etta James
10. The Isley Brothers
11. Chic
12. Janet Jackson
13. Joy Division
14. Earth, Wind & Fire
15. The Four Tops
16. Genesis
17. White Stripes
18. Depeche Mode
19. Bill Haley & His Comets
20. Steely Dan
21. Peter Gabriel
22. Donna Summer
23. Smashing Pumpkins
24. Carl Perkins
25. Kate Bush

Posted by The _Claw on Saturday, 02/24/2018 @ 22:39pm


The_Claw

The Isley Brothers weren't up on the selection list, you'll have to replace them with something else.

Posted by Nicky Joe on Sunday, 02/25/2018 @ 04:15am


Yes-25
The Moody Blues-24
Smashing Pumpkins-23
Rush-22
Roxy Music-21
Genesis-20
Joy Division-19
N.W.A.-18
Depeche Mode-17
Iron Maiden-16
Kate Bush-15
MC5-14
Paul Simon-13
Janet Jackson-12
The Animals-11
Carl Perkins-10
Jay-Z-9
Peter Gabriel-8
Rage Against The Machine-7
Soundgarden-6
Bill Haley & His Comets-5
The Four Tops-4
Beck-3
Motörhead-2
James Taylor-1

Posted by Tom H. on Sunday, 02/25/2018 @ 16:29pm


Damn, you’re right. Ok, then I wish to move every act one place up and put Lynyrd Skynyrd on #25.

And everybody who hasn’t voted for the Isley Brothers yet, please consider them for the next round.

Posted by The_Claw on Sunday, 02/25/2018 @ 16:33pm


Depeche Mode- 25
Roxy Music - 24
Joy Divison - 23
Etta James - 22
Peter Gabriel - 21
Donna Summer - 20
Kate Bush - 19
Leonard Cohen - 18
Green Day - 17
Genesis - 16
Lynyrd Skynyrd - 15
The Four Seasons - 14
James Taylor - 13
The Four Tops - 12
Janet Jackson - 11
White Stripes - 10
Jay-Z - 9
Patti Smith Group - 8
Smashing Pumpkins - 7
Rage Against the Machine - 6
Curtis Mayfield - 5
Steely Dan - 4
Soundgarden -3
N.W.A. - 2
Paul Simon - 1

Posted by Nick on Sunday, 02/25/2018 @ 17:30pm


The_Claw,
i absolutely agree with you about The Isley Brothers, one of the very few groups to have hits for five straight decades and they are hugely influential on U.S. popular music.

Posted by Nick on Sunday, 02/25/2018 @ 17:33pm


25 Genesis
24 The Animals
23 The Four Seasons
22 Bill Haley & His Comets
21 The Moody Blues
20 Rod Stewart
19 ABBA
18 James Taylor
17 Carl Perkins
16 Green Day
15 Patti Smith Group
14 Duran Duran
13 Kate Bush
12 Yes
11 John Mellencamp
10 Donna Summer
9 Earth, Wind & Fire
8 Janet Jackson
7 Rush
6 Leonard Cohen
5 Paul Simon
4 Steely Dan
3 Lynyrd Skynyrd
2 Etta James
1 The Jackson Five

Posted by Jennifer on Sunday, 02/25/2018 @ 20:31pm


Initial Rankings tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Depeche Mode - 161
Leonard Cohen - 144
N.W.A. - 143
Joy Division - 137
Smashing Pumpkins - 132
Sex Pistols - 114
Peter Gabriel - 113
Roxy Music - 112
ABBA - 110
Etta James - 110
Green Day - 109
Carl Perkins - 108
Janet Jackson - 106
Genesis - 104
Lynyrd Skynyrd - 102
__________________________________

Jay-Z - 100
Donna Summer - 99
White Stripes - 99
Bill Haley & His Comets - 94
Beck - 91
James Taylor - 91
Rush - 91
The Four Seasons - 83
Eminem - 79
Steely Dan - 78
Earth, Wind & Fire - 77
Kate Bush - 76
Curtis Mayfield - 75
Soundgarden - 75
Patti Smith Group - 73
Rage Against The Machine - 71
The Animals - 69
Paul Simon - 66
MC5 - 63
Sonic Youth - 60
The Moody Blues - 59
Yes - 58
Rod Stewart - 56
The Four Tops - 51
The Jackson Five - 42
Iron Maiden - 40
Chic - 33
John Mellencamp - 33
Judas Priest - 33
Duran Duran - 27
Dion & The Belmonts - 22
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - 21
Motörhead - 10


Final tiebreaker voting is now open.

The following performers are qualified to be ranked #101-#115 in the overall rankings for 2017 (the 2017 rankings will be averaged with the final rankings from 2014 to determine the 2017 final rankings):

ABBA
Carl Perkins
Depeche Mode
Etta James
Genesis
Green Day
Janet Jackson
Joy Division
Leonard Cohen
Lynyrd Skynyrd
N.W.A.
Peter Gabriel
Roxy Music
Sex Pistols
Smashing Pumpkins


Everyone is eligible to participate in the final rankings, regardless of previous participation in the project.

To participate in the final rankings, rank the 15 performers in order of preference.

Final rankings will be determined by the number of points earned in the final tiebreaker.

There will be 3 days of tiebreaker voting (with the deadline extended by a day due to the late posting of these results).

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Wednesday the 28th.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 02/26/2018 @ 00:10am


Smashing Pumpkins - 15
Green Day - 14
Lynyrd Skynyrd - 13
N.W.A. - 12
Sex Pistols - 11
Depeche Mode - 10
Genesis - 9
Joy Division - 8
Roxy Music - 7
Janet Jackson - 6
Peter Gabriel - 5
Leonard Cohen - 4
ABBA - 3
Carl Perkins - 2
Etta James - 1

Posted by Darren on Monday, 02/26/2018 @ 00:13am


15 - Joy Division
14 - Roxy Music
13 - Depeche Mode
12 - The Sex Pistols
11 - Etta James
10 - N.W.A
9 - Janet Jackson
8 - The Smashing Pumpkins
7 - Green Day
6 - Leonard Cohen
5 - Lynyrd Skynyrd
4 - Genesis
3 - Peter Gabriel
2 - Carl Perkins
1 - ABBA

Posted by Nicky Joe on Monday, 02/26/2018 @ 04:10am


1. Lynyrd Skynyrd- 15 pts
2. The Sex Pistols
3. N.W.A.
4. Peter Gabriel
5. The Smashing Pumpkins
6. Genesis
7. Janet Jackson
8. Depeche Mode
9. Green Day
10. Joy Division
11. Abba
12. Roxy Music
13. Carl Perkins
14. Etta James
15. Leonard Cohen

Posted by Donnie on Monday, 02/26/2018 @ 04:48am


Lots of acts I love, but lots of acts I "feel some kind of way about". Let's see...what do I hold in greater contempt: Joy Division's critical overratedness, NWA's misogyny, Skynyrd's unironic Lost Cause ideology, or the Sex Pistols' complete lack of musicianship?

Genesis- 15
Janet Jackson- 14
Smashing Pumpkins- 13
Green Day- 12
ABBA- 11
Peter Gabriel- 10
Etta James- 9
Leonard Cohen- 8
Carl Perkins- 7
Depeche Mode- 6
Roxy Music- 5
Lynyrd Skynyrd- 4
N.W.A.- 3
Joy Division- 2
Sex Pistols- 1


Posted by AlexVoltaire on Monday, 02/26/2018 @ 05:19am


1. Sex Pistols
2. ABBA
3. N.W.A.
4. Etta James
5. Janet Jackson
6. Joy Division
7. Genesis
8. Depeche Mode
9. Peter Gabriel
10. Smashing Pumpkins
11. Carl Perkins
12. Lynyrd Skynyrd
13. Leonard Cohen
14. Roxy Music
15. Green Day

Posted by The_Claw on Monday, 02/26/2018 @ 07:43am


Leonard Cohen - 15
Sex Pistols - 14
ABBA - 13
Depeche Mode - 12
Smashing Pumpkins - 11
Carl Perkins - 10
Peter Gabriel - 9
Etta James - 8
Green Day - 7
Roxy Music - 6
Joy Division - 5
Lynyrd Skynyrd - 4
N.W.A - 3
Genesis - 2
Janet Jackson - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Monday, 02/26/2018 @ 12:38pm


1. Joy Division – 15
2. N.W.A. – 14
3. Carl Perkins – 13
4. Leonard Cohen – 12
5. Peter Gabriel – 11
6. Depeche Mode – 10
7. Lynyrd Skynyrd – 9
8. Roxy Music – 8
9. Sex Pistols – 7
10. Smashing Pumpkins – 6
11. Green Day – 5
12. Janet Jackson – 4
13. Genesis – 3
14. Etta James – 2
15. ABBA – 1

Posted by Gassman on Monday, 02/26/2018 @ 21:51pm


Depeche Mode - 15
Roxy Music - 14
Joy Division - 13
Peter Gabriel - 12
Leonard Cohen - 11
Green Day - 10
Etta James - 9
Janet Jackson - 8
Genesis - 7
Lynyrd Skynyrd - 6
ABBA - 5
Smashing Pumpkins - 4
Carl Perkins - 3
N.W.A. - 2
Sex Pistols - 1

Posted by Nick on Monday, 02/26/2018 @ 22:47pm


Lots of acts I love, but lots of acts I "feel some kind of way about". Let's see...what do I hold in greater contempt: Joy Division's critical overratedness, NWA's misogyny, Skynyrd's unironic Lost Cause ideology, or the Sex Pistols' complete lack of musicianship?

Of those four acts you hate, three of the four were my top three. Go figure lol.

Posted by Donnie on Tuesday, 02/27/2018 @ 00:23am


Leonard Cohen - 15 pts
Sex Pistols
ABBA
Green Day
N.W.A.
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Roxy Music
Smashing Pumpkins
Peter Gabriel
Carl Perkins
Janet Jackson
Genesis
Etta James
Joy Division
Depeche Mode

Posted by Darrin A on Tuesday, 02/27/2018 @ 03:39am


Smashing Pumpkins-15
Roxy Music-14
Genesis-13
Joy Division-12
N.W.A.-11
Depeche Mode-10
Janet Jackson-9
Carl Perkins-8
Peter Gabriel-7
Etta James-6
Leonard Cohen-5
Green Day-4
Sex Pistols-3
ABBA-2
Lynyrd Skynyrd-1

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 02/27/2018 @ 08:57am


Etta James- 15
Lynyrd Skynyrd- 14
Smashing Pumpkins- 13
Depeche Mode- 12
Peter Gabriel- 11
Carl Perkins- 10
Janet Jackson- 9
Green Day- 8
N.W.A.- 7
Roxy Music- 6
Leonard Cohen- 5
Genesis- 4
Sex Pistols- 3
ABBA- 2
Joy Division- 1

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Tuesday, 02/27/2018 @ 17:36pm


Leonard Cohen 15
Joy Division 14
Carl Perkins 13
Etta James 12
Depeche Mode 11
N.W.A. 10
Roxy Music 9
Peter Gabriel 8
Janet Jackson 7
Smashing Pumpkins 6
Sex Pistols 5
ABBA 4
Green Day 3
Lynyrd Skynyrd 2
Genesis 1

Posted by DarinRG on Tuesday, 02/27/2018 @ 21:02pm


15 Genesis
14 ABBA
13 Carl Perkins
12 Green Day
11 Janet Jackson
10 Leonard Cohen
9 Peter Gabriel
8 Lynyrd Skynyrd
7 Etta James
6 Smashing Pumpkins
5 Roxy Music
4 Depeche Mode
3 Joy Division 60
2 Sex Pistols
1 N.W.A. 101

Posted by Jennifer on Wednesday, 02/28/2018 @ 20:35pm


Tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

101. Smashing Pumpkins
102. Depeche Mode
103. Peter Gabriel
104. N.W.A.
105. Leonard Cohen
106. Joy Division
107. Roxy Music
108. Janet Jackson
109. Sex Pistols
110. Green Day
111. Etta James
112. Genesis
113. Carl Perkins
114. Lynyrd Skynyrd
115. ABBA


To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the current rankings of the artists that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. The Beatles - 2 (1)
2. Bob Dylan - 6 (2)
3. Elvis Presley - 6 (3)
4. The Rolling Stones - 7 (5)
5. Chuck Berry - 9 (4)
6. Led Zeppelin - 12 (6)
7. The Who - 17 (7)
8. The Beach Boys - 17 (9)
9. James Brown and the Famous Flames - 17 (10)
10. Aretha Franklin - 20 (8)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 22 (13)
12. Stevie Wonder - 23 (12)
13. Michael Jackson - 29 (14)
14. Ray Charles - 29 (16)
15. David Bowie - 31 (11)
16. Johnny Cash - 32 (18)
17. Pink Floyd - 33 (17)
18. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 34 (15)
19. Nirvana - 39 (21)
20. Buddy Holly and the Crickets - 41 (24)
21. The Clash - 42 (20)
22. Marvin Gaye - 45 (22)
23. Bob Marley & The Wailers - 48 (23)
24. U2 - 49 (28)
25. Prince - 50 (19)
26. Little Richard - 54 (26)
27. Queen - 56 (32)
28. The Velvet Underground - 59 (29)
29. Elton John - 59 (30)
30. The Doors - 59 (33)
31. Sam Cooke - 60 (27)
32. The Kinks - 64 (25)
33. Black Sabbath - 65 (38)
34. Ramones - 66 (31)
35. Neil Young - 67 (35)
36. R.E.M. - 71 (37)
37. The Supremes - 75 (34)
38. Creedence Clearwater Revival - 75 (39)
39. Public Enemy - 78 (40)
40. Fats Domino - 82 (36)
41. Otis Redding - 86 (42)
42. Radiohead - 86 (44)
43. Simon & Garfunkel - 86 (46)
44. Kraftwerk - 88 (43)
45. Metallica - 90 (53)
46. Madonna - 91 (41)
47. Sly & The Family Stone - 95 (47)
48. John Lennon - 96 (49)
49. The Temptations - 97 (54)
50. Talking Heads - 103 (52)
51. Jerry Lee Lewis - 105 (51)
52. Joni Mitchell - 108 (45)
53. The Byrds - 109 (50)
54. Fleetwood Mac - 112 (56)
55. Roy Orbison - 112 (59)
56. Pearl Jam - 115 (63)
57. The Miracles with Smokey Robinson - 116 (61)
58. Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company - 117 (48)
59. The Police - 118 (60)
60. Eagles - 119 (55)
61. Run-D.M.C. - 120 (58)
62. Bo Diddley - 121 (72)
63. The Everly Brothers - 122 (65)
64. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 123 (62)
65. Van Morrison - 127 (57)
66. Aerosmith - 128 (68)
67. The Allman Brothers Band - 129 (64)
68. Cream - 139 (67)
69. B.B. King - 139 (71)
70. The Band - 140 (73)
71. The Cure - 144 (69)
72. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 146 (80)
73. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 147 (74)
74. The Drifters - 147 (76)
75. Al Green - 149 (70)
76. The Grateful Dead - 156 (75)
77. Billy Joel - 156 (78)
78. AC/DC - 157 (77)
79. Parliament-Funkadelic - 158 (66)
80. Guns N' Roses - 158 (82)
81. The Stooges - 164 (81)
82. Beastie Boys - 165 (79)
83. Jackie Wilson - 166 (92)
84. Paul McCartney & Wings - 172 (85)
85. Van Halen - 173 (91)
86. The Bee Gees - 175 (98)
87. Deep Purple - 178 (94)
88. The Smiths - 179 (83)
89. Santana - 179 (90)
90. Eric Clapton - 182 (89)
91. Ike & Tina Turner - 186 (87)
92. Joy Division - 191 (106)
93. Nine Inch Nails - 193 (86)
94. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - 194 (84)
95. Pixies - 195 (95)
96. Jefferson Airplane - 197 (100)
97. T. Rex - 200 (97)
98. Genesis - 200 (112)
99. Blondie - 201 (93)
100. Red Hot Chili Peppers - 203 (99)
101. Sex Pistols - 203 (109)
102. Roxy Music - 205 (107)
103. Alice Cooper - 207 (96)
104. Smashing Pumpkins - 207 (101)
105. Peter Gabriel - 215 (103)
106. Lynyrd Skynyrd - 216 (114)
107. Depeche Mode - 218 (102)
108. N.W.A. - 222 (104)
109. 2pac - 226 (88)
110. Etta James - 228 (111)
111. Carl Perkins - 228 (113)
112. ABBA - 229 (115)
113. Green Day - 237 (110)
114. Janet Jackson - 241 (108)
115. Leonard Cohen - 266 (105)


Replacement nominations are now open.

If you've previously nominated performers in this project, they will remain nominated (unless you state that you want to rescind a nomination). Replacement nominations are meant to replace the performers you've nominated in the past after those artists are ranked.

Here is my current count for how many replacement nominations each voter has for this round:

Darren - 13
AlexVoltaire - 10
DarinRG - 13
*Darrin A - 29
dmg - 19
*Donnie - 26
*Gassman - 28
Jennifer - 12
joker - 100
MichaelEU - 12
Nick - 14
Nicky Joe - 14
***Paul K - 75 (Paul's nominations are not currently included)
Rick Vendl II - 23
Roy Gerald Bivins - 10
The_Claw - 15
Tom H. - 12

* = 1st round under the minimum of 75 nominees;
** = 2nd round under the minimum of 75 nominees;
*** = nominations will no longer be included in results if the total doesn't exceed 75 by the end of these nominations without explanation

Voters that haven't nominated artists previously are welcome to do so. For this round (and all rounds for the time being), the minimum number of nominations to qualify for re-ranking is 75 (the maximum is 100).

Any nominations from a voter whose total number of nominations falls below 75 total nominations (including those who nominated in Round 1) for two consecutive rounds will be temporarily disqualified unless an explanation is given for the lack of replacement nominations. This is done to ensure that Round 1 nominations don't have an outsized influence on future rankings should a voter lose interest in the project.

There will be 3 days of replacement nominations.

Replacement nominations will end at 10 PM Central (open until 11 PM Central) on Saturday the 3rd.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 03/1/2018 @ 00:27am


My Replacement Nominations:

Belle & Sebastian
Big Star
Cheap Trick
Daft Punk
James Taylor
Journey
LL Cool J
Megadeth
Siouxsie & The Banshees
The Doobie Brothers
The Four Seasons
The Jam
The Spinners


For Your Consideration:

Soundgarden
Arcade Fire
Rage Against The Machine
Foo Fighters
White Stripes
Jay-Z
Kanye West
Rush
Tool
Beck
Outkast
Alice In Chains
LCD Soundsystem
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Sonic Youth
Eminem
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
Devo
Iron Maiden
Steely Dan

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 03/1/2018 @ 00:28am


Replacement nominations:

Arcade Fire
Bill Haley & the Comets
Dion & the Belmonts
Lloyd Price
Ozzy Osbourne
Ricky Nelson
The Commodores
The Flaming Lips
Tool
X

My five biggest priorities: Carole King, Beyonce, Chicago, A Tribe Called Quest, and Coldplay.

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Thursday, 03/1/2018 @ 01:00am


12 Replacements:

Bill Withers
Connie Francis
Dave Matthews Band
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Jim Croce
Ozzy Osbourne
Sam and Dave
The Coasters
The Isley Brothers
Tori Amos
Traffic
Warren Zevon

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 03/1/2018 @ 02:36am


My Top 5 Biggest Priorities: The Animals, The Four Seasons, The Righteous Brothers, Journey, The Moody Blues

Also, For Your Consideration:

Daryl Hall & John Oates, Neil Diamond, Pat Benatar, The Mamas & The Papas, The Monkees, Electric Light Orchestra, Heart, INXS, George Harrison, Bill Haley & His Comets, The Cars, The Doobie Brothers, Weird Al Yankovic, Chicago, Bad Company, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Steve Miller Band, KISS, Bon Jovi, Dusty Springfield

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 03/1/2018 @ 02:39am


Can
Captain Beefheart
Duane Eddy
Dick Dale
Eric B, & Rakim
Isaac Hayes
Kanye West
Pat Benatar
Sparks
The Coasters
The Runaways
Wanda Jackson
Warren Zevon
Wilson Pickett

Posted by Nicky Joe on Thursday, 03/1/2018 @ 06:49am


Bon Jovi
Foo Fighters
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Jackson Browne
Jane's Addiction
Linda Ronstadt
Link Wray
Lloyd Price
Love
Oasis
The Commodores

Biggest priorities: Eddie Cochran (who was #74 in 2014!) and Coldplay.

Posted by MichaelEU on Friday, 03/2/2018 @ 00:28am


Sorry about missing the nomination period last time:

1. Big Star
2. Björk
3. Def Leppard
4. Eddie Cochran
5. Eric B. & Rakim
6. Foo Fighters
7. Gladys Knight & The Pips
8. Hüsker Dü
9. Jeff Beck
10. Kate Bush
11. LCD Soundsystem
12. Lou Reed
13. Neu!
14. Ricky Nelson
15. Siouxsie & The Banshees
16. Solomon Burke
17. The B-52's
18. The Buzzcocks
19. The Coasters
20. The Isley Brothers
21. The Pretenders
22. The Ronettes
23. The Spinners
24. The Staple Singers
25. Weezer
26. Whitney Houston
27. Wilco
28. Wu-Tang Clan

Posted by Gassman on Friday, 03/2/2018 @ 16:03pm


13 Replacements:

A Tribe Called Quest
Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)
Clyde McPhatter
Eminem
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Harry Nilsson
Hüsker Dü
LCD Soundsystem
Pavement
Ricky Nelson
Ritchie Valens
Silver Apples
The Staple Singers

Posted by DarinRG on Friday, 03/2/2018 @ 21:02pm


Big Star
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Coldplay
Dire Straits
Heart
Isaac Hayes
LL Cool J
New Order
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Sonic Youth
The Mamas & The Papas
Weezer

Posted by Tom H. on Friday, 03/2/2018 @ 22:31pm


Replacement Nominees -
Afrika Bambaataa
Bobby Darin
Bon Jovi
Clyde McPhatter
Dire Straits
George Michael
Jackson Browne
Jane’s Adiction
Jeff Beck
Link Wray
Lloyd Price
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Solomon Burke
The Moody Blues

Posted by Nick on Friday, 03/2/2018 @ 23:34pm


Replacement choices (10):

Bjork
Def Leppard
DIck Dale
Harry Nilsson
Isaac Hayes
Jane's Addiction
Jim Croce
Ruth Brown
Stone Temple Pilots
Wu-Tang Clan

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Saturday, 03/3/2018 @ 17:45pm


OK, I've finally found the time to cobble together 75 nominees. I hope they are acceptable...


Big Star
Cheap Trick
Daft Punk
James Taylor
LL Cool J
Megadeth
Siouxsie & The Banshees
The Doobie Brothers
The Four Seasons
The Spinners
Rush
Beck
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Sonic Youth
Eminem
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
Steely Dan
Bill Haley & the Comets
Dion & the Belmonts
Ricky Nelson
The Commodores
Bill Withers
Jim Croce
The Coasters
Tori Amos
Traffic
The Animals
The Moody Blues
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Neil Diamond
Pat Benatar
The Mamas & The Papas
The Monkees
Dire Straits
Harry Nilsson
Bobby Darin
Sparks
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
The Replacements
Love
Donovan
The Shirelles
The Ventures
Jackson Browne
Traffic
The B-52's
The Hollies
Peter, Paul & Mary
Randy Newman
Television
INXS
The Platters
Steppenwolf
Procol Harum
The Carpenters
Nick Drake
Steve Miller Band
The Dave Clark Five
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Brenda Lee
Buffalo Springfield
Hüsker Dü
The (Young) Rascals
Jeff Beck
Scott Walker
Connie Francis
XTC
Silver Apples
Captain Beefheart
The Guess Who
Three Dog Night
King Crimson
George Harrison
Chicago
War

Posted by joker on Saturday, 03/3/2018 @ 23:16pm


Blah. Going to miss another round.

Posted by dmg on Saturday, 03/3/2018 @ 23:47pm


Voting is now closed.

The following performers received at least 10 votes and are eligible for the initial ranking vote:

Beck
Bill Haley & His Comets
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Chic
Curtis Mayfield
Daft Punk
Dion & The Belmonts
Dire Straits
Donna Summer
Duran Duran
Earth, Wind & Fire
Eminem
George Harrison
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Iron Maiden
Jackson Browne
James Taylor
Jay-Z
John Mellencamp
Judas Priest
Kate Bush
LL Cool J
MC5
Motörhead
Neil Diamond
Patti Smith Group
Paul Simon
Rage Against The Machine
Ricky Nelson
Rod Stewart
Rush
Sonic Youth
Soundgarden
Steely Dan
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
The Animals
The Coasters
The Four Seasons
The Four Tops
The Isley Brothers
The Jackson Five
The Mamas & The Papas
The Moody Blues
The Pretenders
The Replacements
The Spinners
White Stripes
Whitney Houston
Yes


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they didn't nominate any performers in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, select 25 performers and rank them in order of preference. The highest ranked song will receive 25 points, the second highest 24 and so on.

The 15 performers that receive the most points (with more than 15 possible in the case of a tie) will advance to the final rankings, which will determine Performers #116-#130 in the 2017 Rankings.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Tuesday the 6th.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 03/4/2018 @ 00:28am


Soundgarden - 25
Rage Against The Machine - 24
White Stripes - 23
Jay-Z - 22
Rush - 21
Beck - 20
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 19
Sonic Youth - 18
Eminem - 17
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - 16
Iron Maiden - 15
Steely Dan - 14
Paul Simon - 13
The Replacements - 12
The Pretenders - 11
George Harrison - 10
The Moody Blues - 9
Duran Duran - 8
The Animals - 7
Judas Priest - 6
John Mellencamp - 5
Rod Stewart - 4
The Jackson Five - 3
Motörhead - 2
Dire Straits - 1

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 03/4/2018 @ 00:34am


Jay-Z- 25
James Taylor- 24
Rage Against The Machine- 23
Eminem- 22
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble- 21
Earth, Wind & Fire- 20
LL Cool J- 19
Paul Simon- 18
Beck- 17
Yes- 16
Chic- 15
Donna Summer- 14
The Four Seasons- 13
Duran Duran- 12
The Isley Brothers- 11
Patti Smith Group- 10
Sonic Youth- 9
The Jackson Five- 8
White Stripes- 7
Dire Straits- 6
The Spinners- 5
The Four Tops- 4
Kate Bush- 3
Iron Maiden- 2
Steely Dan- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Sunday, 03/4/2018 @ 02:25am


25 - Bill Haley & His Comets
24 - Sonic Youth
23 - Curtis Mayfield
22 - Donna Summer
21 - Soundgarden
20 - Earth, Wind & Fire
19 - Rush
18 - Eminem
17 - The Four Tops
16 - Rage Against the Machine
15 - Iron Maiden
14 - Whitney Houston
13 - White Stripes
12 - Steely Dan
11 - Patti Smith Group
10 - Chic
9 - Beck
8 - Judas Priest
7 - The Spinners
6 - Jay-Z
5 - Motörhead
4 - The Jackson Five
3 - Yes
2 - The Replacements
1 - MC5

Posted by Nicky Joe on Sunday, 03/4/2018 @ 05:44am


Neil Diamond -25
The Four Seasons - 24
Beck - 23
Ricky Nelson - 22
Dire Straits - 21
White Stripes - 20
The Mamas & The Papas - 19
The Coasters - 18
Dion & The Belmonts - 17
The Pretenders - 16
Patti Smith Group - 15
MC5 - 14
Kate Bush - 13
The Animals - 12
Bill Haley & His Comets - 11
Soundgarden - 10
Daft Punk - 9
Paul Simon - 8
Donna Summer - 7
Jay-Z - 6
Judas Priest - 5
Iron Maiden - 4
John Mellencamp - 3
Sonic Youth - 2
The Jackson Five - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Sunday, 03/4/2018 @ 08:50am


1. Judas Priest - 25
2. Bill Haley & His Comets - 24
3. The White Stripes - 23
4. Steely Dan - 22
5. MC5 - 21
6. James Taylor - 20
7. Yes - 19
8. Jay-Z - 18
9. Eminem - 17
10. The Animals - 16
11. Iron Maiden - 15
12. Curtis Mayfield - 14
13. Sonic Youth - 13
14. Donna Summer - 12
15. Rush - 11
16. Earth, Wind & Fire - 10
17. Soundgarden - 9
18. Daft Punk - 8
19. Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble - 7
20. George Harrison - 6
21. The Moody Blues - 5
22. The Four Seasons - 4
23. Ricky Nelson - 3
24. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 2
25. The Coasters - 1

Posted by Gassman on Sunday, 03/4/2018 @ 12:46pm


Steely Dan- 25
The Isley Brothers- 24
Rush- 23
Soundgarden- 22
Rod Stewart- 21
Earth, Wind & Fire- 20
Donna Summer- 19
Curtis Mayfield- 18
The Spinners- 17
Rage Against the Machine- 16
MC5- 15
The Coasters- 14
Yes- 13
Kate Bush- 12
The Animals- 11
Judas Priest- 10
Iron Maiden- 9
Paul SImon- 8
The Four Tops- 7
Bill Haley & His Comets- 6
LL Cool J- 5
James Taylor- 4
Dion & the Belmonts- 3
Motorhead- 2
Sonic Youth- 1

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Sunday, 03/4/2018 @ 16:41pm


The Moody Blues - 25
Steely Dan - 24
Bill Haley & His Comets - 23
The Four Seasons - 22
Neil Diamond - 21
Dion & The Belmonts - 20
James Taylor - 19
MC5 - 18
The Four Tops - 17
Ricky Nelson - 16
Beck - 15
Rod Stewart - 14
LL Cool J - 13
Eminem - 12
Earth, Wind & Fire - 11
Jackson Browne - 10
Sonic Youth - 9
Paul Simon - 8
The Animals - 7
Dire Straits - 6
George Harrison - 5
The Replacements - 4
Daft Punk - 3
The Mamas & The Papas - 2
Rush - 1

Posted by joker on Monday, 03/5/2018 @ 00:40am



1. Eminem
2. Jay-Z
3. Patti Smith Group
4. Curtis Mayfield
5. Sonic Youth
6. The Isley Brothers
7. Chic
8. Earth, Wind & Fire
9. The Four Tops
10. Gladys Knight & The Pips
11. Whitney Houston
12. White Stripes
13. Bill Haley & His Comets
14. Steely Dan
15. Donna Summer

Posted by The_Claw on Monday, 03/5/2018 @ 02:11am



16. LL Cool J
17. Kate Bush
18. The JAckson Five
19. Rush
20. Yes
21. The Pretenders
22. Rod Stewart
23. Beck
24. Dire Straits
25. Rage Against the Machine

Posted by The_Claw on Monday, 03/5/2018 @ 02:19am


I'm gonna most likely take myself out of this project.

I would participate in the voting process, but I have no interest in the nominating process at this point, and beings you have to have a certain amount of artists consistently nominated to be eligible to vote (I think anyway?), then I'm gonna take myself out.

Posted by Donnie on Monday, 03/5/2018 @ 07:12am


George Harrison - 25 pts
The Jackson Five
Paul Simon
James Taylor
Beck
Curtis Mayfield
Rod Stewart
Neil Diamond
The Mamas & The Papas
The Isley Brothers
Motörhead
White Stripes
The Moody Blues
The Animals
Eminem
The Four Seasons
The Four Tops
Steely Dan
Rage Against The Machine
Soundgarden
LL Cool J
Kate Bush
Whitney Houston
Bill Haley & His Comets
Ricky Nelson

Posted by Darrin A on Monday, 03/5/2018 @ 09:21am


Yes-25
The Moody Blues-24
Rush-23
Whitney Houston-22
Iron Maiden-21
Kate Bush-20
MC5-19
Paul Simon-18
The Animals-17
Jay-Z-16
Rage Against The Machine-15
Neil Diamond-14
Soundgarden-13
Bill Haley & His Comets-12
The Four Tops-11
Beck-10
Motörhead-9
The Replacements-8
Daft Punk-7
James Taylor-6
The Spinners-5
Judas Priest-4
White Stripes-3
Duran Duran-2
Earth, Wind & Fire-1

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 03/5/2018 @ 10:20am


Donnie - Even if you stop nominating replacement artists, you can still vote in the Initial and Final tiebreaker votes. Anyone is eligible, even if they've never nominated any artists.

After a voter falls below the minimum number of nominations (currently 75, though I think I'll change it to 50 once we get to #150) for three consecutive rounds without stating that they plan to post replacements later (essentially, they completely stop participating in the project), their nominations will be removed from the nomination count until they come back.

For example, if ABBA had 10 votes before the votes are eliminated and one vote is for ABBA, they'll only have 9 votes going forward.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 03/5/2018 @ 20:35pm


25 The Animals
24 The Four Seasons
23 Bill Haley & His Comets
22 The Moody Blues
21 Rod Stewart
20 Neil Diamond
19 The Mamas & The Papas
18 George Harrison
17 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
16 James Taylor
15 Jackson Browne
14 The Pretenders
13 Patti Smith Group
12 Dire Straits
11 Whitney Houston
10 Duran Duran
9 Kate Bush
8 Yes
7 John Mellencamp
6 The Spinners
5 Donna Summer
4 Earth, Wind & Fire
3 Rush
2 Paul Simon
1 Steely Dan

Posted by Jennifer on Tuesday, 03/6/2018 @ 23:54pm


Initial Rankings tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Bill Haley & His Comets - 139
Eminem - 122
Steely Dan - 119
Beck - 118
Jay-Z - 117
White Stripes - 117
James Taylor - 111
Rush - 108
The Animals - 107
Soundgarden - 106
Earth, Wind & Fire - 104
Rage Against The Machine - 102
Neil Diamond - 98
Paul Simon - 98
The Moody Blues - 98
__________________________________

Curtis Mayfield - 97
Sonic Youth - 97
The Four Seasons - 97
Donna Summer - 90
Yes - 90
MC5 - 88
Rod Stewart - 83
The Four Tops - 82
Iron Maiden - 81
Patti Smith Group - 72
The Isley Brothers - 71
Kate Bush - 70
Whitney Houston - 65
George Harrison - 64
Judas Priest - 58
The Mamas & The Papas - 57
LL Cool J - 52
Dire Straits - 48
The Jackson Five - 48
The Pretenders - 46
Chic - 44
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - 44
Ricky Nelson - 42
Dion & The Belmonts - 40
The Spinners - 40
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 38
Motörhead - 33
The Coasters - 33
Duran Duran - 32
Daft Punk - 27
The Replacements - 26
Jackson Browne - 25
Gladys Knight & The Pips - 16
John Mellencamp - 15


Final tiebreaker voting is now open.

The following performers are qualified to be ranked #116-#130 in the overall rankings for 2017 (the 2017 rankings will be averaged with the final rankings from 2014 to determine the 2017 final rankings):

Beck
Bill Haley & His Comets
Earth, Wind & Fire
Eminem
James Taylor
Jay-Z
Neil Diamond
Paul Simon
Rage Against The Machine
Rush
Soundgarden
Steely Dan
The Animals
The Moody Blues
White Stripes


Everyone is eligible to participate in the final rankings, regardless of previous participation in the project.

To participate in the final rankings, rank the 15 performers in order of preference.

Final rankings will be determined by the number of points earned in the final tiebreaker.

There will be 3 days of tiebreaker voting (with the deadline extended by a day due to the late posting of these results).

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Friday the 9th.

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 03/7/2018 @ 00:17am


Soundgarden - 15
Rage Against The Machine - 14
White Stripes - 13
Jay-Z - 12
Rush - 11
Beck - 10
Eminem - 9
Steely Dan - 8
Paul Simon - 7
The Moody Blues - 6
The Animals - 5
Earth, Wind & Fire - 4
James Taylor - 3
Neil Diamond - 2
Bill Haley & His Comets - 1

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 03/7/2018 @ 00:20am


Paul Simon - 15 pts
James Taylor
Beck
Neil Diamond
White Stripes
The Moody Blues
The Animals
Eminem
Steely Dan
Rage Against The Machine
Soundgarden
Bill Haley & His Comets
Earth, Wind & Fire
Rush
Jay-Z

Posted by Darrin A on Wednesday, 03/7/2018 @ 08:38am


15 - Bill Haley & His Comets
14 - Soundgarden
13 - Earth, Wind & Fire
12 - Rush
11 - Eminem
10 - Rage Against the Machine
9 - White Stripes
8 - Steely Dan
7 - Beck
6 - Jay-Z
5 - The Moody Blues
4 - Paul Simon
3 - The Animals

And in dead last places
2 - James Taylor
1 - Neil Diamond

Posted by Nicky Joe on Wednesday, 03/7/2018 @ 09:39am


Neil Diamond - 15
Beck - 14
White Stripes - 13
Bill Haley & His Comets - 12
The Animals - 11
Paul Simon - 10
Jay-Z - 9
Soundgarden - 8
Earth, Wind & Fire - 7
James Taylor - 6
Rage Against The Machine - 5
Eminem - 4
The Moody Blues - 3
Rush - 2
Steely Dan - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Wednesday, 03/7/2018 @ 11:43am


Jay-Z- 15
James Taylor- 14
Rage Against The Machine- 13
Earth, Wind & Fire- 12
Eminem- 11
Paul Simon- 10
The Moody Blues- 9
Beck- 8
White Stripes- 7
Steely Dan- 6
Neil Diamond- 5
The Animals- 4
Soundgarden- 3
Bill Haley & His Comets- 2
Rush- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Wednesday, 03/7/2018 @ 18:58pm


The Moody Blues-15
Rush-14
Paul Simon-13
The Animals-12
Jay-Z-11
Rage Against The Machine-10
Neil Diamond-9
Soundgarden-8
Bill Haley & His Comets-7
Beck-6
James Taylor-5
White Stripes-4
Earth, Wind & Fire-3
Eminem-2
Steely Dan-1

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 03/7/2018 @ 20:44pm


Beck
The Animals
Eminem
Earth, Wind & Fire
James Taylor
White Stripes
Soundgarden
Bill Haley & His Comets
Rush
Jay-Z
The Moody Blues
Paul Simon
Rage Against The Machine
Neil Diamond
Steely Dan

Posted by DarinRG on Wednesday, 03/7/2018 @ 21:12pm


Jay-Z - 15
James Taylor - 14
Bill Haley & His Comets - 13
Earth, Wind & Fire - 12
Paul Simon - 11
Steely Dan - 10
White Stripes - 9
Rage Against the Machine - 8
Soundgarden - 7
Eminem - 6
Neil Diamond - 5
The Animals - 4
Rush - 3
The Moody Blues - 2
Beck - 1

I completely forgot to submit my tiebreakers, which if I did would have changed a few of the artists in this mix (not a bad bunch at all, but some of my personal favorites were close enough. I will try to remember next time).

Posted by Nick on Wednesday, 03/7/2018 @ 21:24pm


1. Bill Haley & His Comets – 15
2. The White Stripes – 14
3. Steely Dan – 13
4. James Taylor – 12
5. Jay-Z – 11
6. Eminem – 10
7. The Animals – 9
8. Rush – 8
9. Earth, Wind & Fire – 7
10. Soundgarden – 6
11. The Moody Blues – 5
12. Rage Against The Machine – 4
13. Beck – 3
14. Paul Simon – 2
15. Neil Diamond – 1

Posted by Gassman on Wednesday, 03/7/2018 @ 22:46pm



1. Eminem
2. Jay-Z
3. Earth, Wind & Fire
4. White Stripes
5. Bill Haley & His Comets
6. Steely Dan
7. Rush
8. Beck
9. Rage Against the Machine
10. The Animals
11. Soundgarden
12. Paul Simon
13. James Taylor
14. The Moody Blues
15. Neil Diamond

Posted by The_Claw on Thursday, 03/8/2018 @ 03:19am


Steely Dan- 15
Rush- 14
Soundgarden- 13
Earth, Wind and Fire- 12
Rage Against the Machine- 11
The Animals- 10
Paul Simon- 9
Bill Haley & His Comets- 8
James Taylor- 7
Jay-Z- 5
Beck- 4
Eminem- 3
The Moody Blues- 2
Neil Diamond- 1

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Thursday, 03/8/2018 @ 17:48pm


Sorry, fouled up toward the end; here's my bottom 6 choices:

Jay-Z- 6
The White Stripes- 5
Beck- 4
Eminem- 3
The Moody Blues- 2
Neil Diamond- 1

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Thursday, 03/8/2018 @ 17:51pm


The Moody Blues - 15
Steely Dan - 14
Bill Haley & His Comets - 13
Neil Diamond - 12
James Taylor - 11
Beck - 10
Eminem - 9
Earth, Wind & Fire - 8
Paul Simon - 7
The Animals - 6
Rush - 5
Soundgarden - 4
White Stripes - 3
Jay-Z - 2
Rage Against the Machine - 1

Posted by joker on Thursday, 03/8/2018 @ 23:53pm


15 The Animals
14 The Moody Blues
13 Bill Haley & His Comets
12 Neil Diamond
11 James Taylor
10 Earth, Wind & Fire
9 Rush
8 Paul Simon
7 Steely Dan
6 Soundgarden
5 Beck
4 White Stripes
3 Eminem
2 Rage Against The Machine
1 Jay-Z

Posted by Jennifer on Friday, 03/9/2018 @ 23:58pm


Tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

116. Bill Haley & His Comets - 122
117. Earth, Wind & Fire - 116
118. White Stripes - 114
119. James Taylor - 113
120. Jay-Z - 109
121. The Animals - 108
122. Paul Simon - 104 (5 Highest Votes in 3-way tie)
123. Beck - 104 (4 Highest Votes in 3-way tie, 8 Highest Votes in 2-way tie)
124. Eminem - 104 (4 Highest Votes in 3-way tie, 5 Highest Votes in 2-way tie)
125. Soundgarden - 103
126. Steely Dan - 101
127. Rush - 97
128. Rage Against The Machine - 94
129. The Moody Blues - 93
130. Neil Diamond - 78


To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the current rankings of the artists that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. The Beatles - 2 (1)
2. Bob Dylan - 6 (2)
3. Elvis Presley - 6 (3)
4. The Rolling Stones - 7 (5)
5. Chuck Berry - 9 (4)
6. Led Zeppelin - 12 (6)
7. The Who - 17 (7)
8. The Beach Boys - 17 (9)
9. James Brown and the Famous Flames - 17 (10)
10. Aretha Franklin - 20 (8)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 22 (13)
12. Stevie Wonder - 23 (12)
13. Michael Jackson - 29 (14)
14. Ray Charles - 29 (16)
15. David Bowie - 31 (11)
16. Johnny Cash - 32 (18)
17. Pink Floyd - 33 (17)
18. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 34 (15)
19. Nirvana - 39 (21)
20. Buddy Holly and the Crickets - 41 (24)
21. The Clash - 42 (20)
22. Marvin Gaye - 45 (22)
23. Bob Marley & The Wailers - 48 (23)
24. U2 - 49 (28)
25. Prince - 50 (19)
26. Little Richard - 54 (26)
27. Queen - 56 (32)
28. The Velvet Underground - 59 (29)
29. Elton John - 59 (30)
30. The Doors - 59 (33)
31. Sam Cooke - 60 (27)
32. The Kinks - 64 (25)
33. Black Sabbath - 65 (38)
34. Ramones - 66 (31)
35. Neil Young - 67 (35)
36. R.E.M. - 71 (37)
37. The Supremes - 75 (34)
38. Creedence Clearwater Revival - 75 (39)
39. Public Enemy - 78 (40)
40. Fats Domino - 82 (36)
41. Otis Redding - 86 (42)
42. Radiohead - 86 (44)
43. Simon & Garfunkel - 86 (46)
44. Kraftwerk - 88 (43)
45. Metallica - 90 (53)
46. Madonna - 91 (41)
47. Sly & The Family Stone - 95 (47)
48. John Lennon - 96 (49)
49. The Temptations - 97 (54)
50. Talking Heads - 103 (52)
51. Jerry Lee Lewis - 105 (51)
52. Joni Mitchell - 108 (45)
53. The Byrds - 109 (50)
54. Fleetwood Mac - 112 (56)
55. Roy Orbison - 112 (59)
56. Pearl Jam - 115 (63)
57. The Miracles with Smokey Robinson - 116 (61)
58. Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company - 117 (48)
59. The Police - 118 (60)
60. Eagles - 119 (55)
61. Run-D.M.C. - 120 (58)
62. Bo Diddley - 121 (72)
63. The Everly Brothers - 122 (65)
64. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 123 (62)
65. Van Morrison - 127 (57)
66. Aerosmith - 128 (68)
67. The Allman Brothers Band - 129 (64)
68. Cream - 139 (67)
69. B.B. King - 139 (71)
70. The Band - 140 (73)
71. The Cure - 144 (69)
72. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 146 (80)
73. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 147 (74)
74. The Drifters - 147 (76)
75. Al Green - 149 (70)
76. The Grateful Dead - 156 (75)
77. Billy Joel - 156 (78)
78. AC/DC - 157 (77)
79. Parliament-Funkadelic - 158 (66)
80. Guns N' Roses - 158 (82)
81. The Stooges - 164 (81)
82. Beastie Boys - 165 (79)
83. Jackie Wilson - 166 (92)
84. Paul McCartney & Wings - 172 (85)
85. Van Halen - 173 (91)
86. The Bee Gees - 175 (98)
87. Deep Purple - 178 (94)
88. The Smiths - 179 (83)
89. Santana - 179 (90)
90. Eric Clapton - 182 (89)
91. Ike & Tina Turner - 186 (87)
92. Joy Division - 191 (106)
93. Nine Inch Nails - 193 (86)
94. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - 194 (84)
95. Pixies - 195 (95)
96. Jefferson Airplane - 197 (100)
97. T. Rex - 200 (97)
98. Genesis - 200 (112)
99. Blondie - 201 (93)
100. Red Hot Chili Peppers - 203 (99)
101. Sex Pistols - 203 (109)
102. Roxy Music - 205 (107)
103. Alice Cooper - 207 (96)
104. Smashing Pumpkins - 207 (101)
105. Peter Gabriel - 215 (103)
106. Lynyrd Skynyrd - 216 (114)
107. Steely Dan - 216 (126)
108. Bill Haley & His Comets - 217 (116)
109. Depeche Mode - 218 (102)
110. N.W.A. - 222 (104)
111. 2pac - 226 (88)
112. Etta James - 228 (111)
113. Carl Perkins - 228 (113)
114. ABBA - 229 (115)
115. Eminem - 229 (124)
116. Paul Simon - 235 (122)
117. Earth, Wind & Fire - 236 (117)
118. Rush - 236 (127)
119. Green Day - 237 (110)
120. Janet Jackson - 241 (108)
121. The Animals - 241 (121)
122. White Stripes - 242 (118)
123. James Taylor - 251 (119)
124. Beck - 252 (123)
125. The Moody Blues - 255 (129)
126. Soundgarden - 260 (125)
127. Leonard Cohen - 266 (105)
128. Jay-Z - 272 (120)
129. Rage Against The Machine - 275 (128)
130. Neil Diamond - 351 (130)


Replacement nominations are now open.

If you've previously nominated performers in this project, they will remain nominated (unless you state that you want to rescind a nomination). Replacement nominations are meant to replace the performers you've nominated in the past after those artists are ranked.


NOTE: After this round, the minimum number of nominations to qualify for re-ranking will be lowered to 50. The maximum number of nominations will remain 100.

When only 100 artists remain eligible, there will no longer be replacement nominations and all eligible artists will be involved in an initial tiebreaker vote to determine who is qualified for the final vote each round.


Here is my current count for how many replacement nominations each voter has for this round:

Darren - 13
AlexVoltaire - 13
DarinRG - 9
**Darrin A - 41
*dmg - 28
**Donnie - 40
Gassman - 14
Jennifer - 9
*joker - 35
MichaelEU - 10
Nick - 10
Nicky Joe - 13
***Paul K - 82 (Paul's nominations are not currently included)
*Rick Vendl II - 31
Roy Gerald Bivins - 13
*The_Claw - 26
Tom H. - 15

* = 1st round under the minimum of 75 nominees;
** = 2nd round under the minimum of 75 nominees;
*** = nominations will no longer be included in results if the total doesn't exceed 75 by the end of these nominations without explanation

Voters that haven't nominated artists previously are welcome to do so. For this round (and all rounds for the time being), the minimum number of nominations to qualify for re-ranking is 75 (the maximum is 100).

Any nominations from a voter whose total number of nominations falls below 75 total nominations (including those who nominated in Round 1) for two consecutive rounds will be temporarily disqualified unless an explanation is given for the lack of replacement nominations. This is done to ensure that Round 1 nominations don't have an outsized influence on future rankings should a voter lose interest in the project.

There will be 3 days of replacement nominations.

Replacement nominations will end at 10 PM Central (open until 11 PM Central) on Monday the 12th.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 03/10/2018 @ 00:29am


My replacement nominations:

Belle & Sebastian
Big Star
Cheap Trick
Daft Punk
James Taylor
Journey
LL Cool J
Megadeth
Siouxsie & The Banshees
The Doobie Brothers
The Four Seasons
The Jam
The Spinners

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 03/10/2018 @ 00:34am


Barry White
Beyoncé
Big Star
Coldplay
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Eurythmics
New York Dolls
Queens of the Stone Age
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Stone Temple Pilots
System of a Down
The Isley Brothers
War

Posted by Nicky Joe on Saturday, 03/10/2018 @ 03:49am


Heart
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio
Outkast
Steve Miller Band
The Dave Clark Five
The Four Tops
The Replacements
The Spinners
The Yardbirds
Weezer

Posted by MichaelEU on Saturday, 03/10/2018 @ 04:20am


1. Bad Brains
2. Black Flag
3. Buffalo Springfield
4. Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)
5. Daryl Hall & John Oates
6. Dave Matthews Band
7. George Michael
8. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
9. PJ Harvey
10. Queens Of The Stone Age
11. Steve Miller Band
12. The Impressions
13. The O'Jays
14. The Platters

Posted by Gassman on Saturday, 03/10/2018 @ 12:18pm


My 26 replacement nominees:

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Bonnie Raitt
Brenda Lee
Buffalo Springfield
Can
Chicago
Darryl Hall & John Oates
De La Soul
Del Shannon
Electric Light Orchestra
George Harrison
Heart
Isaac Hayes
Jethro Tull
Judas Priest
Linda Ronstadt
Love
Ricky Nelson
Ritchie Valens
The B-52's
The Carpenters
The Chemical Brothers
The Commodores
The Four Seasons
The Hollies
The Platters

Posted by The_Claw on Saturday, 03/10/2018 @ 13:39pm



Bad Company
Bill Withers
Bonnie Raitt
Captain Beefheart
Daft Punk
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Eurythmics
Gladys Knight & the Pips
Heart
Lou Reed
The Flaming Lips
The Zombies
X

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Saturday, 03/10/2018 @ 18:41pm


My replacement nominations:

Bill Withers
Bjork
Devo
MC5
Notorious B.I.G.
T. Rex
The Buzzcocks
The Jesus and Mary Chain
The O’Jays
Tori Amos
War

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Saturday, 03/10/2018 @ 20:05pm


9 Replacements:

Def Leppard
Devo
Eurythmics
LaVern Baker
Megadeth
The Four Tops
The Jesus And Mary Chain
Warren Zevon
Wilson Pickett

Posted by DarinRG on Saturday, 03/10/2018 @ 22:52pm


Darren, one of your replacements was James Taylor who was already ranked at #119.

Posted by joker on Sunday, 03/11/2018 @ 00:32am


joker - You're right, that's for the head's up.

I'll nominate King Crimson instead.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 03/12/2018 @ 02:04am


Replacement Nominations

Traffic
The Dead Kennedys
Hüsker Dü
The Cars
Lou Reed
PJ Harvey
War
Barry White
Megadeth
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
The Zombies
The Monkees
The B-52's
Bad Company
Can

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 03/12/2018 @ 12:32pm


My replacement nominations were messed up due to my spreadsheet not being updated correctly (only on my rankings, not effecting anything else in the project).

Here are my corrected replacement nominations:

Bad Company
Bonnie Raitt
Def Leppard
George Michael
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Jane's Addiction
King Crimson
Patti Smith Group
Slayer
Steppenwolf
The Four Tops
War
XTC

Posted by Darren on Monday, 03/12/2018 @ 14:13pm


Bad Company
Barry White
Bauhaus
Brenda Lee
Def Leppard
Devo
Eddie Cochran
Gene Pitney
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
Suicide

Posted by Nick on Monday, 03/12/2018 @ 15:33pm


Voting is now closed.

The following performers received at least 10 votes and are eligible for the initial ranking vote:

Big Star
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Chic
Chicago
Curtis Mayfield
Daft Punk
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Def Leppard
Dion & The Belmonts
Dire Straits
Donna Summer
Duran Duran
Eddie Cochran
Electric Light Orchestra
Eurythmics
George Harrison
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Iron Maiden
Jackson Browne
John Mellencamp
Judas Priest
Kate Bush
King Crimson
LL Cool J
Lou Reed
MC5
Motörhead
New York Dolls
Outkast
Patti Smith Group
PJ Harvey
Ricky Nelson
Rod Stewart
Sonic Youth
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
The B-52's
The Cars
The Coasters
The Four Seasons
The Four Tops
The Isley Brothers
The Jackson Five
The Mamas & The Papas
The Pretenders
The Replacements
The Spinners
War
Whitney Houston
Yes


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they didn't nominate any performers in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, select 25 performers and rank them in order of preference. The highest ranked song will receive 25 points, the second highest 24 and so on.

The 15 performers that receive the most points (with more than 15 possible in the case of a tie) will advance to the final rankings, which will determine Performers #131-#145 in the 2017 Rankings.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Thursday the 15th.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 03/13/2018 @ 00:24am


Outkast - 25
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 24
Sonic Youth - 23
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - 22
Iron Maiden - 21
Lou Reed - 20
The Cars - 19
The Replacements - 18
The Pretenders - 17
George Harrison - 16
Duran Duran - 15
Judas Priest - 14
John Mellencamp - 13
Rod Stewart - 12
Electric Light Orchestra - 11
The Jackson Five - 10
Motörhead - 9
Dire Straits - 8
Yes - 7
The Mamas & The Papas - 6
New York Dolls - 5
Curtis Mayfield - 4
PJ Harvey - 3
The B-52's - 2
Jackson Browne - 1

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 03/13/2018 @ 00:35am


Chicago- 25
LL Cool J- 24
The Four Seasons- 23
Outkast- 22
PJ Harvey- 21
Donna Summer- 20
Chic- 19
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble- 18
The Spinners- 17
Yes- 16
Patti Smith Group- 15
Judas Priest- 14
Dire Straits- 13
Duran Duran- 12
Daft Punk- 11
The Isley Brothers- 10
The Jackson Five- 9
John Mellencamp- 8
Kate Bush- 7
The Four Tops- 6
Curtis Mayfield- 5
Eurythmics- 4
The Cars- 3
War- 2
Daryl Hall & John Oates- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Tuesday, 03/13/2018 @ 00:35am


Eddie Cochran - 25
PJ Harvey - 24
Ricky Nelson - 23
The Coasters - 22
Eurythmics - 21
The Mamas & The Papas - 20
The Four Seasons - 19
Dire Straits - 18
Patti Smith Group - 17
Kate Bush - 16
MC5 - 15
Lou Reed - 14
Dion & The Belmonts - 13
The Pretenders - 12
Daft Punk - 11
Outkast - 10
Iron Maiden - 9
George Harrison - 8
Judas Priest - 7
Chic - 6
Donna Summer - 5
John Mellencamp - 4
Sonic Youth - 3
The Jackson Five - 2
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Tuesday, 03/13/2018 @ 01:02am


Yes-25
Chicago-24
Whitney Houston-23
Iron Maiden-22
New York Dolls-21
Kate Bush-20
King Crimson-19
MC5-18
Outkast-17
Eurythmics-16
The Four Tops-15
Electric Light Orchestra-14
Motörhead-13
The Replacements-12
Daft Punk-11
The Spinners-10
Judas Priest-9
Duran Duran-8
Gladys Knight & The Pips-7
Dion & The Belmonts-6
Chic-5
Patti Smith Group-4
Donna Summer-3
The Jackson Five-2
John Mellencamp-1

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 03/13/2018 @ 09:12am


25 - Sonic Youth
24 - King Crimson
23 - Donna Summer
22 - Outkast
21 - Iron Maiden
20 - Curtis Mayfield
19 - Whitney Houston
18 - The Four Tops
17 - Judas Priest
16 - Yes
15 - Patti Smith Group
14 - The Spinners
13 - The Jackson Five
12 - Motörhead
11 - Chíc
10 - MC5
9 - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
8 - The Replacements
7 - PJ Harvey
6 - Kate Bush
5 - Duran Duran
4 - Eddie Cochran
3 - The Isley Brothers
2 - Ricky Nelson
1 - Dion & The Belmonts

Biggest Snubs: Oasis and Mariah Carey

Posted by Nicky Joe on Tuesday, 03/13/2018 @ 12:13pm


1. Patti Smith - 25 pts
2. OutKast
3. Curtis Mayfield
4. The Isley Brothers
5. Sonic Youth
6. Chic
7. The Four Tops
8. Whitney Houston
9. Gladys Knight & The Pips
10. Donna Summer
11. LL Cool J
12. The Coasters
13. Kate Bush
14. King Crimson
15. Yes
16. PJ Harvey
17. The Pretenders
18. The Jackson Five
19. Rod Stewart
20. Dire Straits
21. Jackson Browne
22. Dion & The Belmonts
23. Eddie Cochran
24. Duran Duran
25. Eurythmics - 1 pt

Posted by The_Claw on Tuesday, 03/13/2018 @ 17:11pm


Donna Summer - 25
Kate Bush - 24
Rod Stewart - 23
Curtis Mayfield - 22
The Four Seasons - 21
Patti Smith Group - 20
Outkast - 19
The Four Tops - 18
The Pretenders - 17
The Isley Brothers - 16
Ricky Nelson - 15
Yes - 14
The Replacements - 13
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 12
The Cars - 11
MC5 - 10
LL Cool J - 9
Chicago - 8
Judas Priest - 7
The Spinners - 6
Big Star - 5
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - 4
PJ Harvey - 3
Chic - 2
Eurythmics - 1

Many painful cuts this round.

Posted by Nick on Tuesday, 03/13/2018 @ 23:03pm


George Harrison - 25 pts
The B-52's
The Jackson Five
Eddie Cochran
Curtis Mayfield
Rod Stewart
The Mamas & The Papas
The Isley Brothers
Big Star
Lou Reed
Motörhead
The Four Seasons
The Four Tops
LL Cool J
Kate Bush
Whitney Houston
Ricky Nelson
Sonic Youth
Electric Light Orchestra
Chicago
Dire Straits
New York Dolls
PJ Harvey
Patti Smith Group
MC5

Posted by Darrin A on Wednesday, 03/14/2018 @ 04:28am



The Isley Brothers- 25
King Crimson- 24
Rod Stewart- 23
Donna Summer- 22
Curtis Mayfield- 21
Outkast- 20
The Cars- 19
The Spinners- 18
Electric Light Orchestra- 17
MC5- 16
The Coasters- 15
Yes- 14
Kate Bush- 13
Judas Priest- 12
Iron Maiden- 11
The Four Tops- 10
LL Cool J- 9
Motorhead-8
Sonic Youth- 7
Dion & the Belmonts- 6
The Pretenders- 5
Patti Smith Group- 4
The New York Dolls- 3
War- 2
PJ Harvey- 1

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Wednesday, 03/14/2018 @ 16:39pm


Eddie Cochran 25
PJ Harvey 24
Kate Bush 23
The Jackson Five 22
Daft Punk 21
The Isley Brothers 20
Donna Summer 19
MC5 18
Big Star 17
New York Dolls 16
The Four Tops 15
Chic 14
Duran Duran 13
Motörhead 12
Patti Smith Group 11
King Crimson 10
The Replacements 9
Judas Priest 8
Dion & The Belmonts 7
Eurythmics 6
Iron Maiden 5
Def Leppard 4
Gladys Knight & The Pips 3
Sonic Youth 2
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble 1

Posted by DarinRG on Wednesday, 03/14/2018 @ 21:52pm


King Crimson - 25
The Four Seasons - 24
Dion & The Belmonts - 23
MC5 - 22
The Four Tops - 21
Ricky Nelson - 20
Rod Stewart - 19
LL Cool J - 18
Jackson Browne - 17
Sonic Youth - 16
Chicago - 15
Dire Straits - 14
George Harrison - 13
The Replacements - 12
Daft Punk - 11
The Mamas & The Papas - 10
Lou Reed - 9
Kate Bush - 8
The Coasters - 7
The Jackson Five - 6
The Cars - 5
Big Star - 4
The Spinners - 3
Daryl Hall & John Oates - 2
War - 1

Posted by joker on Thursday, 03/15/2018 @ 02:16am


25 The Four Seasons
24 Rod Stewart
23 The Mamas & The Papas
22 George Harrison
21 Chicago
20 Daryl Hall & John Oates
19 Electric Light Orchestra
18 The Cars
17 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
16 Jackson Browne
15 The Pretenders
14 Patti Smith Group
13 Dire Straits
12 Whitney Houston
11 Duran Duran
10 Yes
9 John Mellencamp
8 Kate Bush
7 The Spinners
6 Eddie Cochran
5 King Crimson
4 Eurythmics
3 Donna Summer
2 Ricky Nelson
1 The B-52's

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 03/15/2018 @ 23:56pm


Electric Light Orchestra
Chicago
George Harrison
The Cars
The Spinners
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Hall & Oates
Rod Stewart
War
John Mellencamp
Jackson Browne
Donna Summer
Dire Straits
Yes
Ricky Nelson
The Mamas & The Papas
Eurythmics
The Pretenders
The Four Seasons
Duran Duran
Def Leppard
Chic
The Coasters
The Isley Brothers
Lou Reed

Posted by Rick Vendl II on Friday, 03/16/2018 @ 00:28am


I'm not going to be able to post the results for the initial tiebreaker until my lunch break, so I'll extend the tiebreaker deadline until 12 Noon Central today. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 03/16/2018 @ 08:25am


Initial Rankings tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Outkast - 159
Donna Summer - 150
Kate Bush - 149
Rod Stewart - 146
The Four Tops - 135
The Four Seasons - 133
Patti Smith Group - 127
Yes - 125
Chicago - 123
King Crimson - 119
Curtis Mayfield - 116
The Isley Brothers - 116
MC5 - 110
George Harrison - 107
Sonic Youth - 105
__________________________________

The Cars - 97
PJ Harvey - 96
The Spinners - 96
The Jackson Five - 95
Electric Light Orchestra - 93
Dire Straits - 90
Iron Maiden - 89
Judas Priest - 88
The Mamas & The Papas - 88
LL Cool J - 87
Eddie Cochran - 85
The Pretenders - 83
Ricky Nelson - 82
Whitney Houston - 82
Chic - 81
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 74
Duran Duran - 72
The Replacements - 72
Motörhead - 69
Daft Punk - 65
Eurythmics - 62
The Coasters - 61
Dion & The Belmonts - 60
Lou Reed - 60
Jackson Browne - 54
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - 54
John Mellencamp - 51
New York Dolls - 49
Big Star - 43
Daryl Hall & John Oates - 42
Gladys Knight & The Pips - 27
The B-52's - 27
War - 22
Def Leppard - 9


Final tiebreaker voting is now open.

The following performers are qualified to be ranked #131-#145 in the overall rankings for 2017 (the 2017 rankings will be averaged with the final rankings from 2014 to determine the 2017 final rankings):

Chicago
Curtis Mayfield
Donna Summer
George Harrison
Kate Bush
King Crimson
MC5
Outkast
Patti Smith Group
Rod Stewart
Sonic Youth
The Four Seasons
The Four Tops
The Isley Brothers
Yes


Everyone is eligible to participate in the final rankings, regardless of previous participation in the project.

To participate in the final rankings, rank the 15 performers in order of preference.

Final rankings will be determined by the number of points earned in the final tiebreaker.

There will be 3 days of tiebreaker voting (with the deadline extended by a day due to the late posting of these results).

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Monday the 19th.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 03/16/2018 @ 14:22pm


15 - Sonic Youth
14 - King Crimson
13 - Curtis Mayfield
12 - Donna Summer
11 - The Four Tops
10 - Outkast
9 - Yes
8 - Patti Smith Group
7 - Kate Bush
6 - The Isley Brothers
5 - MC5
4 - Rod Stewart
3 - The Four Seasons
2 - Chicago
1 - George Harrison

It's starting to feel more like a “What would Rolling Stone choose?” to me.

Posted by Nicky Joe on Friday, 03/16/2018 @ 14:37pm


The Four Seasons - 15
Patti Smith Group - 14
Kate Bush - 13
MC5 - 12
Outkast - 11
Donna Summer - 10
Sonic Youth - 9
The Isley Brothers - 8
The Four Tops - 7
George Harrison - 6
Rod Stewart - 5
Curtis Mayfield - 4
Chicago - 3
Yes - 2
King Crimson - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Friday, 03/16/2018 @ 14:41pm


1. Patti Smith Group - 15 pts
2. OutKast
3. Curtis Mayfield
4. The Isley Brothers
5. Sonic Youth
6. The Four Tops
7. Donna Summer
8. Kate Bush
9. King Crimson
10. Yes
11. Rod Stewart
12. MC5
13. The Four Seasons
14. Chicago
15. George Harrison - 1 pt

Posted by The_Claw on Friday, 03/16/2018 @ 17:08pm


Chicago- 15
Outkast- 14
The Four Seasons- 13
Yes- 12
Donna Summer- 11
Kate Bush- 10
The Isley Brothers- 9
Curtis Mayfield- 8
Patti Smith Group- 7
Sonic Youth- 6
The Four Tops- 5
Rod Stewart- 4
MC5- 3
George Harrison- 2
King Crimson- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Friday, 03/16/2018 @ 20:39pm


Outkast - 15
Sonic Youth - 14
George Harrison - 13
Rod Stewart - 12
Yes - 11
Curtis Mayfield - 10
MC5 - 9
The Four Seasons - 8
King Crimson - 7
Patti Smith Group - 6
The Four Tops - 5
Donna Summer - 4
Chicago - 3
Kate Bush - 2
The Isley Brothers - 1

Posted by Darren on Friday, 03/16/2018 @ 21:51pm


Kate Bush 15
Patti Smith Group
The Isley Brothers
MC5
Donna Summer
King Crimson
Sonic Youth
The Four Tops
Outkast
Curtis Mayfield
George Harrison
The Four Seasons
Yes
Chicago
Rod Stewart

Posted by DarinRG on Saturday, 03/17/2018 @ 02:12am


The Isley Brothers- 15
King Crimson- 14
Rod Stewart- 13
Donna Summer- 12
Curtis Mayfield- 11
Outkast- 10
MC5- 9
Yes- 8
Kate Bush- 7
The Four Tops- 6
Sonic Youth- 5
Patti Smith Group- 4
The Four Seasons- 3
Chicago- 2
George Harrison- 1

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Saturday, 03/17/2018 @ 11:37am


Donna Summer - 15
Kate Bush - 14
The Four Seasons - 13
Rod Stewart - 12
The Isley Brothers - 11
The Four Tops - 10
Curtis Mayfield - 9
Outkast - 8
MC5 - 7
Patti Smith Group - 6
Yes - 5
Sonic Youth - 4
Chicago - 3
King Crimson - 2
George Harrison - 1

Posted by Nick on Saturday, 03/17/2018 @ 16:56pm


King Crimson - 15
The Four Seasons - 14
MC5 - 13
The Four Tops - 12
Rod Stewart - 11
Sonic Youth - 10
Chicago - 9
George Harrison - 8
Kate Bush - 7
Curtis Mayfield - 6
Yes - 5
The Isley Brothers - 4
Outkast - 3
Donna Summer - 2
Patti Smith Group - 1

Posted by joker on Sunday, 03/18/2018 @ 22:26pm


1. King Crimson - 15
2. MC5 - 14
3. Outkast - 13
4. The Four Tops - 12
5. Yes - 11
6. Sonic Youth - 10
7. Curtis Mayfield - 9
8. The Four Seasons - 8
9 . Patti Smith Group - 7
10. Donna Summer - 6
11. Kate Bush - 5
12. George Harrison - 4
13. The Isley Brothers - 3
14. Chicago - 2
15. Rod Stewart - 1

Posted by Gassman on Sunday, 03/18/2018 @ 23:01pm


Yes-15
Chicago-14
Kate Bush-13
King Crimson-12
MC5-11
Outkast-10
The Four Tops-9
Patti Smith Group-8
Donna Summer-7
George Harrison-6
The Four Seasons-5
Curtis Mayfield-4
Sonic Youth-3
The Isley Brothers-2
Rod Stewart-1

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 03/19/2018 @ 10:09am


15 The Four Seasons
14 Rod Stewart
13 George Harrison
12 Chicago
11 Patti Smith Group
10 Yes
9 Kate Bush
8 King Crimson
7 Donna Summer
6 The Four Tops
5 The Isley Brothers
4 Curtis Mayfield
3 MC5
2 Sonic Youth
1 Outkast

Posted by Jennifer on Monday, 03/19/2018 @ 23:41pm


Tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

131. Outkast
132. Kate Bush
133. King Crimson
134. Donna Summer
135. The Four Seasons
136. MC5
137 (tie). Patti Smith Group
137 (tie). The Four Tops
139. Sonic Youth
140. Curtis Mayfield
141. Yes
142. The Isley Brothers
143. Rod Stewart
144. Chicago
145. George Harrison


The following artists will be involved in a tiebreaker for #137 in the 2017 rankings:

Patti Smith Group
The Four Tops

Any voter is eligible to vote in this tiebreaker. To vote in the tiebreaker, select your preferred artist.

The artist with the most votes will be ranked #137 in the 2017 rankings. The other artist will be ranked #138.

In the event of a tie, the last vote cast will be disqualified to break the tie.

There will be three days of tiebreaker voting. Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (vote accepted until 11 PM Central) on Thursday the 22nd.

Updated rankings will be posted after the tiebreaker has ended.


Replacement nominations are now open.

If you've previously nominated performers in this project, they will remain nominated (unless you state that you want to rescind a nomination). Replacement nominations are meant to replace the performers you've nominated in the past after those artists are ranked.

Here is my current count for how many replacement nominations each voter has for this round:

Darren - 11
AlexVoltaire - 15
DarinRG - 9
Darrin A - 49
dmg - 36
*Donnie - 52
Gassman - 15
Jennifer - 20
joker - 40
MichaelEU - 12
Nick - 13
Nicky Joe - 13
***Paul K - 86 (Paul's nominations are not currently included)
Rick Vendl II - 39
Roy Gerald Bivins - 12
The_Claw - 15
Tom H. - 13

* = 1st round under the minimum of 50 nominees;
** = 2nd round under the minimum of 50 nominees;
*** = nominations will no longer be included in results if the total doesn't exceed 50 by the end of these nominations without explanation

Voters that haven't nominated artists previously are welcome to do so. For this round (and all rounds for the time being), the minimum number of nominations to qualify for re-ranking is 50 (the maximum is 100).

Any nominations from a voter whose total number of nominations falls below 50 total nominations (including those who nominated in Round 1) for two consecutive rounds will be temporarily disqualified unless an explanation is given for the lack of replacement nominations. This is done to ensure that Round 1 nominations don't have an outsized influence on future rankings should a voter lose interest in the project.

There will be 3 days of replacement nominations.

Replacement nominations will end at 10 PM Central (open until 11 PM Central) on Thursday the 22nd.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 03/20/2018 @ 00:48am


I vote for Patti Smith Group.


My replacement nominations:

Donovan
Dusty Springfield
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
INXS
Jackie Wilson
Procol Harum
The Chemical Brothers
The Dave Clark Five
The Everly Brothers
The Hollies
Whitney Houston


For Your Consideration:

Arcade Fire
Foo Fighters
Kanye West
Tool
Alice In Chains
LCD Soundsystem
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
Devo
Iron Maiden
ZZ Top
Lou Reed
Oasis
Jethro Tull
Queens Of The Stone Age
Hüsker Dü
Weezer
The Cars
The Replacements
Coldplay

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 03/20/2018 @ 00:52am


Here are my replacement nominees:

Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
Eddie Cochran
Fugazi
Jackson Browne
Jimmy Cliff
Lovin’ Spoonful
Martha & the Vandellas
Mary Wells
Solomon Burke
The Impressions
Tom Waits

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Tuesday, 03/20/2018 @ 02:19am


Tiebreaker: Patti Smith

Replacement votes:
Dick Dale
Duane Eddy
Fugazi
INXS
John Mellencamp
My Bloody Valentine
Steve Miller Band
The Impressions
The Jam
The Marvelettes
The Spinners
The Staple Sisters
The Stone Roses
Thin Lizzy
Wanda Jackson

Posted by The_Claw on Tuesday, 03/20/2018 @ 03:06am


Tiebreaker: The Four Tops (Really tough choice)

Posted by Gassman on Tuesday, 03/20/2018 @ 08:23am


Darren, we already ranked Jackie Wilson and The Everly Brothers ;)

Posted by The_Claw on Tuesday, 03/20/2018 @ 08:41am


Tiebreaker: The Four Tops

Bad Brains
Dead Kennedys
Devo
Dire Straits
Fugazi
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio
Love
Neu!
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Pantera
Television
The B-52's
The Impressions

Posted by Nicky Joe on Tuesday, 03/20/2018 @ 12:22pm


Tiebreaker:

Patti Smith Group

Replacement Nominations:

Big Star
Black Flag
Duane Eddy
KISS
Mariah Carey
New York Dolls
Ritchie Valens
The B-52's
The Chemical Brothers
The Staple Singers
Tommy James and the Shondells
War

Posted by MichaelEU on Tuesday, 03/20/2018 @ 13:36pm


The_Claw - Hopefully I've got all the ranked artists removed from my list. lol

I'll nominate these as replacements:

Jimmy Cliff
Pantera

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 03/20/2018 @ 14:18pm


Tiebreaker: Patti Smith Group

Replacement choices:

De La Soul
Dusty Springfield
Fugazi
INXS
Journey
Megadeth
Missy Elliott
Motley Crue
Pantera
Pavement
The Ventures
Weezer

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Tuesday, 03/20/2018 @ 16:14pm


9 replacements:

Arcade Fire
Donovan
Foo Fighters
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
LL Cool J
Ozzy Osbourne
Rush
Sparks
Tori Amos

TB : Patti Smith Group

Posted by DarinRG on Tuesday, 03/20/2018 @ 21:28pm


Oh, and my tiebreaker vote is for the Patti Smith Group.

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Tuesday, 03/20/2018 @ 22:15pm


Replacements

Dion & The Belmonts
Eddie Cochran
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio
Ritchie Valens
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
The Impressions
The Marvelettes

Posted by Rick Vendl II on Wednesday, 03/21/2018 @ 00:46am


^

Bo Diddley
Dave Clark Five
Dead Kennedys
Del Shannon
Duane Eddy
Lloyd Price
The Monkees

Posted by Rick Vendl II on Wednesday, 03/21/2018 @ 01:16am


Daryl Hall & John Oates
Dave Matthews Band
Jim Croce
Love
Silver Apples
Steve Miller Band
The Buzzcocks
The Commodores
The Ventures
XTC

Tiebreaker: The Four Tops

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 03/21/2018 @ 12:15pm


DarinRG

Rush has already been inducted in to the project, you'll have to add in someone else.

Rick Vendi II
Bo Diddley has already been inducted in to the project, you'll have to add in someone else.

Posted by Nicky Joe on Wednesday, 03/21/2018 @ 16:56pm


Tiebreaker: Patti Smith Group

Here are 5 Replacements for now. I will add more if I get time before the deadline.

Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio
The (Young) Rascals
The Dave Clark Five
The Ventures

My Top 5 Biggest Priorities: The Righteous Brothers, Journey, Daryl Hall & John Oates, The Monkees, Pat Benatar

Also, For Your Consideration:

The Mamas & The Papas, Electric Light Orchestra, Heart, INXS, The Cars, The Doobie Brothers, Weird Al Yankovic, Bad Company, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Steve Miller Band, KISS, Bon Jovi, Dusty Springfield, Peter, Paul & Mary, Bonnie Raitt, Cheap Trick, Donovan, Buffalo Springfield, Jackson Browne, Steppenwolf

Posted by Jennifer on Wednesday, 03/21/2018 @ 19:17pm


Thanks, Nicky Joe.

I'll replace the Rush vote with the Specials.

Posted by DarinRG on Wednesday, 03/21/2018 @ 21:07pm


Nicky Joe,

It's VENDL, not Vendi, somehow I'd missed Bo Diddley and although I don't have to, I'll add as a replacement...

Peter, Paul & Mary

Posted by Rick Vendl II on Wednesday, 03/21/2018 @ 23:04pm


Tiebreaker - The Four Tops

Black Flag
Buffalo Springfield
Donovan
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Jethro Tull
Journey
Love
Ozzy Osbourne
Peter, Paul & Mary
The Carpenters
The Monkees
The Ventures

Posted by Nick on Thursday, 03/22/2018 @ 00:09am


Tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

137. Patti Smith Group - 7
138. The Four Tops - 4


Here are the final rankings for the 2017 vote:

131. Outkast
132. Kate Bush
133. King Crimson
134. Donna Summer
135. The Four Seasons
136. MC5
137. Patti Smith Group
138. The Four Tops
139. Sonic Youth
140. Curtis Mayfield
141. Yes
142. The Isley Brothers
143. Rod Stewart
144. Chicago
145. George Harrison


To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the current rankings of the artists that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. The Beatles - 2 (1)
2. Bob Dylan - 6 (2)
3. Elvis Presley - 6 (3)
4. The Rolling Stones - 7 (5)
5. Chuck Berry - 9 (4)
6. Led Zeppelin - 12 (6)
7. The Who - 17 (7)
8. The Beach Boys - 17 (9)
9. James Brown and the Famous Flames - 17 (10)
10. Aretha Franklin - 20 (8)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 22 (13)
12. Stevie Wonder - 23 (12)
13. Michael Jackson - 29 (14)
14. Ray Charles - 29 (16)
15. David Bowie - 31 (11)
16. Johnny Cash - 32 (18)
17. Pink Floyd - 33 (17)
18. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 34 (15)
19. Nirvana - 39 (21)
20. Buddy Holly and the Crickets - 41 (24)
21. The Clash - 42 (20)
22. Marvin Gaye - 45 (22)
23. Bob Marley & The Wailers - 48 (23)
24. U2 - 49 (28)
25. Prince - 50 (19)
26. Little Richard - 54 (26)
27. Queen - 56 (32)
28. The Velvet Underground - 59 (29)
29. Elton John - 59 (30)
30. The Doors - 59 (33)
31. Sam Cooke - 60 (27)
32. The Kinks - 64 (25)
33. Black Sabbath - 65 (38)
34. Ramones - 66 (31)
35. Neil Young - 67 (35)
36. R.E.M. - 71 (37)
37. The Supremes - 75 (34)
38. Creedence Clearwater Revival - 75 (39)
39. Public Enemy - 78 (40)
40. Fats Domino - 82 (36)
41. Otis Redding - 86 (42)
42. Radiohead - 86 (44)
43. Simon & Garfunkel - 86 (46)
44. Kraftwerk - 88 (43)
45. Metallica - 90 (53)
46. Madonna - 91 (41)
47. Sly & The Family Stone - 95 (47)
48. John Lennon - 96 (49)
49. The Temptations - 97 (54)
50. Talking Heads - 103 (52)
51. Jerry Lee Lewis - 105 (51)
52. Joni Mitchell - 108 (45)
53. The Byrds - 109 (50)
54. Fleetwood Mac - 112 (56)
55. Roy Orbison - 112 (59)
56. Pearl Jam - 115 (63)
57. The Miracles with Smokey Robinson - 116 (61)
58. Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company - 117 (48)
59. The Police - 118 (60)
60. Eagles - 119 (55)
61. Run-D.M.C. - 120 (58)
62. Bo Diddley - 121 (72)
63. The Everly Brothers - 122 (65)
64. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 123 (62)
65. Van Morrison - 127 (57)
66. Aerosmith - 128 (68)
67. The Allman Brothers Band - 129 (64)
68. Cream - 139 (67)
69. B.B. King - 139 (71)
70. The Band - 140 (73)
71. The Cure - 144 (69)
72. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 146 (80)
73. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 147 (74)
74. The Drifters - 147 (76)
75. Al Green - 149 (70)
76. The Grateful Dead - 156 (75)
77. Billy Joel - 156 (78)
78. AC/DC - 157 (77)
79. Parliament-Funkadelic - 158 (66)
80. Guns N' Roses - 158 (82)
81. The Stooges - 164 (81)
82. Beastie Boys - 165 (79)
83. Jackie Wilson - 166 (92)
84. Paul McCartney & Wings - 172 (85)
85. Van Halen - 173 (91)
86. The Bee Gees - 175 (98)
87. Deep Purple - 178 (94)
88. The Smiths - 179 (83)
89. Santana - 179 (90)
90. Eric Clapton - 182 (89)
91. Ike & Tina Turner - 186 (87)
92. Joy Division - 191 (106)
93. Nine Inch Nails - 193 (86)
94. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - 194 (84)
95. Pixies - 195 (95)
96. Jefferson Airplane - 197 (100)
97. T. Rex - 200 (97)
98. Genesis - 200 (112)
99. Blondie - 201 (93)
100. Red Hot Chili Peppers - 203 (99)
101. Sex Pistols - 203 (109)
102. Roxy Music - 205 (107)
103. Alice Cooper - 207 (96)
104. Smashing Pumpkins - 207 (101)
105. Peter Gabriel - 215 (103)
106. Lynyrd Skynyrd - 216 (114)
107. Steely Dan - 216 (126)
108. Bill Haley & His Comets - 217 (116)
109. Depeche Mode - 218 (102)
110. N.W.A. - 222 (104)
111. 2pac - 226 (88)
112. The Four Seasons - 226 (135)
113. Etta James - 228 (111)
114. Carl Perkins - 228 (113)
115. ABBA - 229 (115)
116. Eminem - 229 (124)
117. The Four Tops - 233 (138)
118. Paul Simon - 235 (122)
119. Earth, Wind & Fire - 236 (117)
120. Rush - 236 (127)
121. Green Day - 237 (110)
122. Janet Jackson - 241 (108)
123. The Animals - 241 (121)
124. White Stripes - 242 (118)
125. James Taylor - 251 (119)
126. Beck - 252 (123)
127. Outkast - 254 (131)
128. The Moody Blues - 255 (129)
129. Soundgarden - 260 (125)
130. Curtis Mayfield - 262 (140)
131. Donna Summer - 265 (134)
132. Leonard Cohen - 266 (105)
133. Rod Stewart - 271 (143)
134. Jay-Z - 272 (120)
135. King Crimson - 273 (133)
136. Rage Against The Machine - 275 (128)
137. Yes - 278 (141)
138. Sonic Youth - 280 (139)
139. The Isley Brothers - 291 (142)
140. George Harrison - 295 (145)
141. Patti Smith Group - 297 (137)
142. Kate Bush - 301 (132)
143. Chicago - 308 (144)
144. MC5 - 318 (136)
145. Neil Diamond - 351 (130)

Posted by Darren on Friday, 03/23/2018 @ 01:01am


Nominations are now closed.

The following performers received at least 10 nominations and are eligible for the initial ranking vote:

Arcade Fire
Big Star
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Buffalo Springfield
Chic
Daft Punk
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Def Leppard
Dion & The Belmonts
Dire Straits
Donovan
Duran Duran
Dusty Springfield
Eddie Cochran
Electric Light Orchestra
Eurythmics
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Iron Maiden
Jackson Browne
John Mellencamp
Judas Priest
LL Cool J
Lou Reed
Martha and the Vandellas
Motörhead
New York Dolls
PJ Harvey
Ricky Nelson
Steve Miller Band
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
The B-52's
The Cars
The Coasters
The Jackson Five
The Mamas & The Papas
The Monkees
The Pretenders
The Replacements
The Spinners
War
Whitney Houston


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they didn't nominate any performers in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, select 25 performers and rank them in order of preference. The highest ranked song will receive 25 points, the second highest 24 and so on.

The 15 performers that receive the most points (with more than 15 possible in the case of a tie) will advance to the final rankings, which will determine Performers #146-#160 in the 2017 Rankings.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Sunday the 25th.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 03/23/2018 @ 01:04am


Arcade Fire - 25
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 24
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - 23
Iron Maiden - 22
Lou Reed - 21
The Cars - 20
The Replacements - 19
The Pretenders - 18
Steve Miller Band - 17
Duran Duran - 16
Judas Priest - 15
John Mellencamp - 14
Electric Light Orchestra - 13
The Jackson Five - 12
Motörhead - 11
Dire Straits - 10
The Mamas & The Papas - 9
New York Dolls - 8
PJ Harvey - 7
The B-52's - 6
Jackson Browne - 5
LL Cool J - 4
Daft Punk - 3
The Spinners - 2
Big Star - 1

Posted by Darren on Friday, 03/23/2018 @ 01:09am


LL Cool J- 25
Duran Duran- 24
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble- 23
Daryl Hall & John Oates- 22
Judas Priest- 21
The Spinners- 20
Dire Straits- 19
Eurythmics- 18
Chic- 17
The Cars- 16
PJ Harvey- 15
The Jackson Five- 14
Iron Maiden- 13
Daft Punk- 12
Dusty Springfield- 11
Arcade Fire- 10
Steve Miller Band- 9
John Mellencamp- 8
War- 7
The Monkees- 6
The Replacements- 5
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band- 4
The Coasters- 3
Donovan- 2
Electric Light Orchestra- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Friday, 03/23/2018 @ 01:20am


Donovan - 25 pts
The B-52's
The Jackson Five
Eddie Cochran
Rod Stewart
Steve Miller Band
The Mamas & The Papas
Big Star
Lou Reed
LL Cool J
The Monkees
Whitney Houston
Ricky Nelson
Dion & The Belmonts
Electric Light Orchestra
War
Dire Straits
New York Dolls
PJ Harvey
Motörhead
Buffalo Springfield
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Eurythmics
Jackson Browne

Posted by Darrin A on Friday, 03/23/2018 @ 04:39am


25 - Whitney Houston
24 - Iron Maiden
23 - Judas Priest
22 - Chic
21 - Martha & The Vandellas
20 - The Jackson Five
19 - The Spinners
18 - Motörhead
17 - Eddie Cochran
16 - The Replacements
15 - PJ Harvey
14 - Arcade Fire
13 - Duran Duran
12 - Dusty Springfield
11 - Ricky Nelson
10 - Daft Punk
9 - Dion & The Belmont’s
8 - Jackson Browne
7 - The Mamas & The Papas
6 - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
5 - The Coasters
4 - Lou Reed
3 - New York Dolls
2 - The Cars
1 - Big Star

Posted by Nicky Joe on Friday, 03/23/2018 @ 05:24am


Eddie Cochran - 25
PJ Harvey - 24
Donovan - 23
Ricky Nelson - 22
Dire Straits - 21
The Mamas & The Papas - 20
Eurythmics - 19
Arcade Fire - 18
The Coasters - 17
Dusty Springfield - 16
The Pretenders - 15
Dion & The Belmonts - 14
Motörhead - 13
Lou Reed - 12
Iron Maiden - 11
Daft Punk - 10
Martha and the Vandellas - 9
Chic - 8
The Jackson Five - 7
Judas Priest - 6
John Mellencamp - 5
Steve Miller Band - 4
New York Dolls - 3
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 2
The Monkees - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Friday, 03/23/2018 @ 08:55am


Darrin A

Rod Stewart was inducted last round, you'll have to go with someone else.

Posted by Nicky Joe on Friday, 03/23/2018 @ 13:29pm


1. Dusty Springfield - 25 pts
2. Chic
3. Whitney Houston
4. Gladys Knight & The Pips
5. LL Cool J
6. The Coasters
7. PJ Harvey
8. Pretenders
9. Martha and The Vandellas
10. The Jackson Five
11. Dire Straits
12. Jackson Browne
13. Dion & The Belmonts
14. Eddie Cochran
15. Duran Duran
16. Eurythmics
17. Iron Maiden
18. Daft Punk
19. The Mamas and The Papas
20. Lou Reed
21. Def Leppard
22. Buffalo Springfield
23. Hall & Oates
24. The B-52's
25. Electric Light Orchestra - 1 pt

Posted by The_Claw on Friday, 03/23/2018 @ 20:41pm


Dion & The Belmonts - 25
Ricky Nelson - 24
LL Cool J - 23
Jackson Browne - 22
Dire Straits - 21
The Replacements - 20
Daft Punk - 19
The Mamas & The Papas - 18
Lou Reed - 17
The Coasters - 16
The Jackson Five - 15
The Cars - 14
Big Star - 13
The Spinners - 12
Daryl Hall & John Oates - 11
War - 10
Donovan - 9
Dusty Springfield - 8
Buffalo Springfield - 7
Steve Miller Band - 6
The Monkees - 5
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 4
Eddie Cochran - 3
Duran Duran - 2
Arcade Fire - 1

Posted by joker on Saturday, 03/24/2018 @ 01:01am


1. Judas Priest - 25
2. Eddie Cochran - 24
3. Iron Maiden - 23
4. Daft Punk - 22
5. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double - 21
6. Ricky Nelson - 20
7. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 19
8. The Coasters - 18
9. The Replacements - 17
10. Electric Light Orchestra - 16
11. Motörhead - 15
12. Chic - 14
13. Whitney Houston - 13
14. Arcade Fire - 12
15. Big Star - 11
16. The Cars - 10
17. Duran Duran - 9
18. The Pretenders - 8
19. Buffalo Springfield - 7
20. The Jackson Five - 6
21. Jackson Browne - 5
22. Def Leppard - 4
23. The Spinners - 3
24. LL Cool J - 2
25. Martha and the Vandellas - 1

Posted by Gassman on Saturday, 03/24/2018 @ 01:25am


The Cars- 25
The Spinners- 24
Electric Light Orchestra- 23
The Coasters- 22
Judas Priest- 21
Iron Maiden- 20
LL Cool J- 19
Motorhead- 18
Dion & the Belmonts- 17
The Pretenders- 16
New York Dolls- 15
War- 14
PJ Harvey- 13
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band- 12
The Replacements- 11
Jackson Browne- 10
The B-52's- 9
Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble- 8
Arcade Fire- 7
Martha & the Vandellas- 6
Eddie Cochran- 5
Buffalo Springfield- 4
The Jackson FIve- 3
Ricky Nelson- 2
Donovan- 1

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Saturday, 03/24/2018 @ 16:42pm


Judas Priest - 25
The Cars - 24
LL Cool J - 23
The Pretenders - 22
Ricky Nelson - 21
The Replacements - 20
Duran Duran - 19
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - 18
Big Star - 17
Steve Miller Band - 16
John Mellencamp - 15
Electric Light Orchestra - 14
Chic - 13
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 12
PJ Harvey - 11
The Spinners - 10
Eurythmics - 9
The Jackson Five - 8
Dire Straits - 7
Dion & The Belmonts - 6
Martha and the Vandellas - 5
Lou Reed - 4
The Coasters - 3
The B-52's - 2
Arcade Fire - 1

Posted by Nick on Saturday, 03/24/2018 @ 17:54pm


Iron Maiden-25
Judas Priest-24
Electric Light Orchestra-23
Dusty Springfield-22
New York Dolls-21
Whitney Houston-20
Daft Punk-19
LL Cool J-18
Arcade Fire-17
Big Star-16
Motörhead-15
The Spinners-14
Eurythmics-13
The Replacements-12
Chic-11
The Jackson Five-10
Gladys Knight & The Pips-9
Duran Duran-8
PJ Harvey-7
The Coasters-6
War-5
Dion & The Belmonts-4
The Cars-3
Lou Reed-2
Dire Straits-1

Posted by Tom H. on Sunday, 03/25/2018 @ 16:25pm


PJ Harvey 25
Daft Punk 24
Eddie Cochran 23
Big Star 22
New York Dolls 21
Chic 20
Judas Priest 19
Gladys Knight & The Pips 18
Duran Duran 17
The Coasters 16
Eurythmics 15
The Jackson Five 14
Motörhead 13
The Coasters 12
The Replacements 11
Iron Maiden 10
Martha and the Vandellas 9
Arcade Fire 8
Dion & The Belmonts 7
Def Leppard 6
The Spinners 5
Lou Reed 4
John Mellencamp 3
Dusty Springfield 2
LL Cool J 1

Posted by DarinRG on Sunday, 03/25/2018 @ 16:46pm


Electric Light Orchestra
The Cars
The Spinners
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Steve Miller Band
Hall & Oates
War
John Mellencamp
Jackson Browne
Dire Straits
Ricky Nelson
The Mamas & The Papas
Eurythmics
The Pretenders
Duran Duran
Def Leppard
Chic
The Monkees
The Coasters
Dion & The Belmonts
Buffalo Springfield
Donovan
Lou Reed
The B-52's
Eddie Cochran

Posted by Rick Vendl II on Sunday, 03/25/2018 @ 18:15pm


25 Daryl Hall & John Oates
24 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
23 The Mamas & The Papas
22 The Monkees
21 Electric Light Orchestra
20 The Cars
19 Steve Miller Band
18 Dusty Springfield
17 Donovan
16 Jackson Browne
15 Duran Duran
14 Ricky Nelson
13 Dire Straits
12 Dion & The Belmonts
11 Buffalo Springfield
10 The Pretenders
9 Whitney Houston
8 John Mellencamp
7 The Spinners
6 Eddie Cochran
5 Eurythmics
4 The B-52's
3 The Jackson Five
2 The Coasters
1 Martha and the Vandellas

Posted by Jennifer on Sunday, 03/25/2018 @ 20:30pm


Initial Rankings tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors)(Note: Ballots cast by Darrin A. and DarinRG had errors, which were corrected by moving up the rest of their ballots after the errors):

Judas Priest - 179
Iron Maiden - 158
The Cars - 158
LL Cool J - 154
The Jackson Five - 151
Electric Light Orchestra - 149
Duran Duran - 145
PJ Harvey - 144
Ricky Nelson - 143
The Spinners - 140
Chic - 138
Eddie Cochran - 138
The Coasters - 135
Dire Straits - 133
The Replacements - 132
__________________________________

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 127
Daft Punk - 127
Dion & The Belmonts - 127
The Pretenders - 119
The Mamas & The Papas - 118
Dusty Springfield - 115
Arcade Fire - 114
Steve Miller Band - 113
Motörhead - 110
Eurythmics - 105
Whitney Houston - 105
Big Star - 100
Jackson Browne - 99
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - 99
Lou Reed - 92
Daryl Hall & John Oates - 86
Donovan - 81
New York Dolls - 80
John Mellencamp - 72
Martha and the Vandellas - 70
War - 66
The Monkees - 58
Gladys Knight & The Pips - 49
The B-52's - 49
Buffalo Springfield - 44
Def Leppard - 26


Final tiebreaker voting is now open.

The following performers are qualified to be ranked #146-#160 in the overall rankings for 2017 (the 2017 rankings will be averaged with the final rankings from 2014 to determine the 2017 final rankings):

Chic
Dire Straits
Duran Duran
Eddie Cochran
Electric Light Orchestra
Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
LL Cool J
PJ Harvey
Ricky Nelson
The Cars
The Coasters
The Jackson Five
The Replacements
The Spinners


Everyone is eligible to participate in the final rankings, regardless of previous participation in the project.

To participate in the final rankings, rank the 15 performers in order of preference.

Final rankings will be determined by the number of points earned in the final tiebreaker.

There will be 3 days of tiebreaker voting (with the deadline extended by a day due to the late posting of these results).

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Wednesday the 28th.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 03/26/2018 @ 01:13am


Iron Maiden - 15
The Cars - 14
The Replacements - 13
Duran Duran - 12
Judas Priest - 11
Electric Light Orchestra - 10
The Jackson Five - 9
Dire Straits - 8
PJ Harvey - 7
LL Cool J - 6
The Spinners - 5
Chic - 4
Ricky Nelson - 3
The Coasters - 2
Eddie Cochran - 1

Posted by Darren on Monday, 03/26/2018 @ 01:28am


15 - Iron Maiden
14 - Judas Priest
13 - The Spinners
12 - Chic
11 - The Jackson Five
10 - Duran Duran
9 - The Replacements
8 - PJ Harvey
7 - Eddie Cochran
6 - Ricky Nelson
5 - The Coasters
4 - The Cars
3 - LL Cool J
2 - Dire Straits
1 - Electric Light Orchestra

Posted by Nicky Joe on Monday, 03/26/2018 @ 03:52am


LL Cool J- 15
Duran Duran- 14
The Jackson Five- 13
Judas Priest- 12
PJ Harvey- 11
The Spinners- 10
Dire Straits- 9
Chic- 8
The Cars- 7
The Coasters- 6
Iron Maiden- 5
Electric Light Orchestra- 4
The Replacements- 3
Ricky Nelson- 2
Eddie Cochran- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Monday, 03/26/2018 @ 05:35am


Iron Maiden-15
Judas Priest-14
Electric Light Orchestra-13
LL Cool J-12
The Spinners-11
The Replacements-10
Chic-9
The Jackson Five-8
Duran Duran-7
PJ Harvey-6
The Coasters-5
The Cars-4
Dire Straits-3
Eddie Cochran-2
Ricky Nelson-1

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 03/26/2018 @ 06:02am


The Cars - 15
The Replacements - 14
LL Cool J - 13
Judas Priest - 12
Chic - 11
Duran Duran - 10
Ricky Nelson - 9
The Spinners - 8
Electric Light Orchestra - 7
The Coasters - 6
PJ Harvey - 5
The Jackson Five - 4
Dire Straits - 3
Iron Maiden - 2
Eddie Cochran - 1

Posted by Nick on Monday, 03/26/2018 @ 11:50am


Eddie Cochran - 15
PJ Harvey - 14
Ricky Nelson - 13
The Coasters - 12
Dire Straits - 11
The Jackson Five - 10
Chic - 9
Iron Maiden - 8
Judas Priest - 7
The Replacements - 6
Duran Duran - 5
The Cars - 4
The Spinners - 3
LL Cool J - 2
Electric Light Orchestra - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Monday, 03/26/2018 @ 11:56am


1.Chic - 15 pts
2. LL Cool J
3. The Coasters
4. PJ Harvey
5. The Jackson Five
6. Dire Straits
7. Eddie Cochran
8. Duran Duran
9. Iron Maiden
10. Electric Light Orchestra
11. Ricky Nelson
12. Judas Priest
13. The Spinners
14. The Replacements
15. The Cars - 1 pt

Posted by The_Claw on Monday, 03/26/2018 @ 15:53pm


Electric Light Orchestra
The Cars
The Spinners
Dire Straits
Ricky Nelson
Duran Duran
Chic
The Coasters
Eddie Cochran
Judas Priest
LL Cool J
The Jackson Five
Iron Maiden
The Replacements
PJ Harvey

Posted by Rick Vendl II on Monday, 03/26/2018 @ 21:23pm


Ricky Nelson - 15
LL Cool J - 14
Dire Straits - 13
The Replacements - 12
The Coasters - 11
The Jackson Five - 10
The Cars - 9
The Spinners - 8
Eddie Cochran - 7
Duran Duran - 6
PJ Harvey - 5
Judas Priest - 4
Iron Maiden - 3
Electric Light Orchestra - 2
Chic - 1

Posted by joker on Tuesday, 03/27/2018 @ 01:02am



The Cars- 15
The Spinners- 14
Electric Light Orchestra- 13
The Coasters- 12
Judas Priest- 11
Iron Maiden- 10
LL Cool J- 9
PJ Harvey- 8
The Replacements- 7
Eddie Cochran- 6
The Jackson Five- 5
Ricky Nelson- 4
Dire Straits- 3
Chic- 2
Duran Duran- 1

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Tuesday, 03/27/2018 @ 15:03pm


PJ Harvey 15
Eddie Cochran 14
Duran Duran 13
The Jackson Five 12
The Replacements 11
Judas Priest 10
The Coasters 9
Chic 8
Iron Maiden 7
The Spinners 6
Electric Light Orchestra 5
LL Cool J 4
The Cars 3
Ricky Nelson 2
Dire Straits 1

Posted by DarinRG on Tuesday, 03/27/2018 @ 18:26pm


1. Judas Priest – 15
2. Eddie Cochran – 14
3. Iron Maiden – 13
4. Ricky Nelson – 12
5. The Coasters – 11
6. The Replacements – 10
7. Electric Light Orchestra – 9
8. Chic – 8
9. The Cars – 7
10. Duran Duran – 6
11. The Jackson Five – 5
12. The Spinners – 4
13. LL Cool J – 3
14. PJ Harvey – 2
15. Dire Straits – 1

Posted by Gassman on Tuesday, 03/27/2018 @ 21:41pm


The Jackson Five - 15 pts
Eddie Cochran
LL Cool J
Ricky Nelson
Electric Light Orchestra
Dire Straits
PJ Harvey
The Cars
The Replacements
The Coasters
The Spinners
Duran Duran
Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
Chic

Posted by Darrin A on Wednesday, 03/28/2018 @ 08:39am


15 Electric Light Orchestra
14 Ricky Nelson
13 Dire Straits
12 The Cars
11 Eddie Cochran
10 The Spinners
9 Duran Duran
8 The Coasters
7 The Jackson Five
6 LL Cool J
5 PJ Harvey
4 Iron Maiden
3 Judas Priest
2 The Replacements
1 Chic

Posted by Jennifer on Wednesday, 03/28/2018 @ 20:47pm


Tiebreaker voting is now closed

Here are the final rankings for the 2017 vote:

146. Judas Priest
147. The Jackson Five
148. LL Cool J
149. The Cars
150. Duran Duran
151. The Coasters
152. The Spinners
153. Electric Light Orchestra
154. Iron Maiden
155. Eddie Cochran
156. Ricky Nelson
157 (tie). PJ Harvey
157 (tie). The Replacements
159. Dire Straits
160. Chic


The following artists will be involved in a tiebreaker for #157 in the 2017 rankings:

PJ Harvey
The Replacements

Any voter is eligible to vote in this tiebreaker. To vote in the tiebreaker, select your preferred artist. The artist with the most votes will be ranked #137 in the 2017 rankings. The other artist will be ranked #138. In the event of a tie, the last vote cast will be disqualified to break the tie.

There will be three days of tiebreaker voting. Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (vote accepted until 11 PM Central) on Saturday the 31st.
__________________________________________

Replacement nominations are now open.

If you've previously nominated performers in this project, they will remain nominated (unless you state that you want to rescind a nomination). Replacement nominations are meant to replace the performers you've nominated in the past after those artists are ranked.

Here is my current count for how many replacement nominations each voter has for this round:

Darren - 11
AlexVoltaire - 19
DarinRG - 12
*Darrin A - 55
dmg - 42
**Donnie - 60
Gassman - 28
Jennifer - 24
joker - 45
MichaelEU - 11
Nick - 12
Nicky Joe - 13
***Paul K - 88 (Paul's nominations are not currently included)
Rick Vendl II - 34
Roy Gerald Bivins - 13
The_Claw - 13
Tom H. - 16

* = 1st round under the minimum of 50 nominees;
** = 2nd round under the minimum of 50 nominees;
*** = nominations will no longer be included in results if the total doesn't exceed 50 by the end of these nominations without explanation

Voters that haven't nominated artists previously are welcome to do so. For this round (and all rounds for the time being), the minimum number of nominations to qualify for re-ranking is 50 (the maximum is 100).

Any nominations from a voter whose total number of nominations falls below 50 total nominations (including those who nominated in Round 1) for two consecutive rounds will be temporarily disqualified unless an explanation is given for the lack of replacement nominations. This is done to ensure that Round 1 nominations don't have an outsized influence on future rankings should a voter lose interest in the project.

There will be 3 days of replacement nominations.

Replacement nominations will end at 10 PM Central (open until 11 PM Central) on Saturday the 31st.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 03/29/2018 @ 00:16am


I vote for The Replacements.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 03/29/2018 @ 00:17am


My replacement nominations:

Bad Brains
Björk
Brian Eno
Carole King
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Eric B. & Rakim
Eurythmics
Lovin' Spoonful
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
The Flaming Lips
The Monkees


For Your Consideration:

Arcade Fire
Foo Fighters
Kanye West
Tool
Alice In Chains
LCD Soundsystem
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
Devo
ZZ Top
Lou Reed
Oasis
Jethro Tull
Queens Of The Stone Age
Hüsker Dü
Weezer
Coldplay
The Pretenders
Tori Amos
Steve Miller Band

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 03/29/2018 @ 00:19am


My tiebreaker vote is for PJ Harvey.

My replacement nominations:

Blur
Bon Jovi
Dave Matthews Band
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Eric B. & Rakim
Husker Du
Jethro Tull
Johnny Burnette & the Rock
Joy Division
Link Wray
Pantera
The Carpenters
The Commodores
Toots & the Maytals
Warren Zevon

My five highest priorities: Carole King, Beyonce, The Zombies, Brian Eno, Ruth Brown

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Thursday, 03/29/2018 @ 02:34am


Whoops...I've seeing that we already ranked Joy Division. In that case, it's only right that I swap them out with New Order.

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Thursday, 03/29/2018 @ 02:37am


Bauhaus
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
Jim Croce
Jimmy Cliff
John Mellencamp
Mary Wells
Mötley Crüe
Sam & Dave
The Jam
The Jesus & Mary Chain
The Shirelles
The Stone Roses
XTC

Posted by Nicky Joe on Thursday, 03/29/2018 @ 11:14am


I vote for PJ Harvey.

Brenda Lee
Can
Cheap Trick
Clyde McPhatter
Harry Nilsson
Hüsker Dü
Jan & Dean
Pat Benatar
Steppenwolf
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
The Specials

Posted by MichaelEU on Thursday, 03/29/2018 @ 11:53am


10 Replacement Nominations

Bad Brains
Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)
Connie Stevens
De La Soul
Devo
Harry Nilsson
Jeff Beck
Lloyd Price
The Chemical Brothers
The Offspring

Posted by Tom H. on Thursday, 03/29/2018 @ 13:08pm


Tiebreaker

The Replacements

Posted by Tom H. on Thursday, 03/29/2018 @ 13:10pm


Tiebreaker: The Replacements

Posted by Nicky Joe on Thursday, 03/29/2018 @ 13:25pm


Replacements:
A Tribe Called Quest
Arcade Fire
Brian Eno
Connie Francis
Donovan
Jeff Beck
Link Wray
Lloyd Price
The Flamingos
Mary Wells
Motörhead
Traffic
War

Tiebreaker: PJ Harvey

Posted by The_Claw on Thursday, 03/29/2018 @ 13:42pm


Here are 5 Replacements for now. I will add more if I get time before the deadline.

Arcade Fire
Belle & Sebastian
Big Star
The Hollies
The Platters

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 03/29/2018 @ 19:58pm


My Top Biggest Priority and what I consider the Biggest Snub: The Righteous Brothers. With such classic blue-eyed soul hits hits as You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin', Soul and Inspiration, Rock and Roll Heaven, and Unchained Melody, these guys have more than earned a spot in the Top 200.

My Top 5 Biggest Priorities: The Righteous Brothers, Journey, Daryl Hall & John Oates, The Monkees, Pat Benatar

Also, For Your Consideration:

The Mamas & The Papas, Heart, INXS, The Doobie Brothers, Weird Al Yankovic, Bad Company, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Steve Miller Band, KISS, Bon Jovi, Dusty Springfield, Peter, Paul & Mary, Bonnie Raitt, Cheap Trick, Donovan, Buffalo Springfield, Jackson Browne, Steppenwolf, Del Shannon, The Commodores


Tiebreaker: PJ Harvey

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 03/29/2018 @ 20:01pm


Heart
Bad Company
Dusty Springfield
Del Shannon
Jimmy Cliff
The Jam
Björk

Tiebreaker: The Replacements

Posted by joker on Thursday, 03/29/2018 @ 23:00pm


Tiebreaker - The Replacements

Posted by Nick on Thursday, 03/29/2018 @ 23:38pm


Tiebreaker- PJ Harvey

Next round of picks:

Brenda Lee
Carole King
Clyde McPhatter
Devo
Johnny Burnette & the Rock 'n Roll Trio
Steppenwolf
The Commodores
The Dead Kennedys
The Jam
The Lovin' Spoonful
The Stone Roses
The (Young) Rascals
Toots and the Maytals

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Saturday, 03/31/2018 @ 10:58am


Daft Punk
Dick Dale
Foo Fighters
Hank Ballard and the Midnighters
Link Wray
Martha and the Vandellas
The Flaming Lips
The Jam
The Platters
The Shirelles
Weezer

Posted by Rick Vendl II on Saturday, 03/31/2018 @ 22:59pm


Sam & Dave

Posted by Rick Vendl II on Saturday, 03/31/2018 @ 23:01pm


Brenda Lee
Connie Stevens
Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Posted by Rick Vendl II on Saturday, 03/31/2018 @ 23:09pm


Connie Francis
Dusty Springfield
The Flamingos
The Ronettes
The Ventures

Posted by Rick Vendl II on Saturday, 03/31/2018 @ 23:59pm


Tiebreaker voting is now closed.

The final result of the voting is a 5-5 tie.

The last vote cast by Roy Gerald Bivins was for PJ Harvey. That vote will be disqualified to break the tie, so the final result is:

157. The Replacements
158. PJ Harvey.


Here are the final rankings for the 2017 vote:

146. Judas Priest
147. The Jackson Five
148. LL Cool J
149. The Cars
150. Duran Duran
151. The Coasters
152. The Spinners
153. Electric Light Orchestra
154. Iron Maiden
155. Eddie Cochran
156. Ricky Nelson
157. The Replacements
158. PJ Harvey
159. Dire Straits
160. Chic


To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the current rankings of the artists that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. The Beatles - 2 (1)
2. Bob Dylan - 6 (2)
3. Elvis Presley - 6 (3)
4. The Rolling Stones - 7 (5)
5. Chuck Berry - 9 (4)
6. Led Zeppelin - 12 (6)
7. The Who - 17 (7)
8. The Beach Boys - 17 (9)
9. James Brown and the Famous Flames - 17 (10)
10. Aretha Franklin - 20 (8)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 22 (13)
12. Stevie Wonder - 23 (12)
13. Michael Jackson - 29 (14)
14. Ray Charles - 29 (16)
15. David Bowie - 31 (11)
16. Johnny Cash - 32 (18)
17. Pink Floyd - 33 (17)
18. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 34 (15)
19. Nirvana - 39 (21)
20. Buddy Holly and the Crickets - 41 (24)
21. The Clash - 42 (20)
22. Marvin Gaye - 45 (22)
23. Bob Marley & The Wailers - 48 (23)
24. U2 - 49 (28)
25. Prince - 50 (19)
26. Little Richard - 54 (26)
27. Queen - 56 (32)
28. The Velvet Underground - 59 (29)
29. Elton John - 59 (30)
30. The Doors - 59 (33)
31. Sam Cooke - 60 (27)
32. The Kinks - 64 (25)
33. Black Sabbath - 65 (38)
34. Ramones - 66 (31)
35. Neil Young - 67 (35)
36. R.E.M. - 71 (37)
37. The Supremes - 75 (34)
38. Creedence Clearwater Revival - 75 (39)
39. Public Enemy - 78 (40)
40. Fats Domino - 82 (36)
41. Otis Redding - 86 (42)
42. Radiohead - 86 (44)
43. Simon & Garfunkel - 86 (46)
44. Kraftwerk - 88 (43)
45. Metallica - 90 (53)
46. Madonna - 91 (41)
47. Sly & The Family Stone - 95 (47)
48. John Lennon - 96 (49)
49. The Temptations - 97 (54)
50. Talking Heads - 103 (52)
51. Jerry Lee Lewis - 105 (51)
52. Joni Mitchell - 108 (45)
53. The Byrds - 109 (50)
54. Fleetwood Mac - 112 (56)
55. Roy Orbison - 112 (59)
56. Pearl Jam - 115 (63)
57. The Miracles with Smokey Robinson - 116 (61)
58. Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company - 117 (48)
59. The Police - 118 (60)
60. Eagles - 119 (55)
61. Run-D.M.C. - 120 (58)
62. Bo Diddley - 121 (72)
63. The Everly Brothers - 122 (65)
64. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 123 (62)
65. Van Morrison - 127 (57)
66. Aerosmith - 128 (68)
67. The Allman Brothers Band - 129 (64)
68. Cream - 139 (67)
69. B.B. King - 139 (71)
70. The Band - 140 (73)
71. The Cure - 144 (69)
72. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 146 (80)
73. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 147 (74)
74. The Drifters - 147 (76)
75. Al Green - 149 (70)
76. The Grateful Dead - 156 (75)
77. Billy Joel - 156 (78)
78. AC/DC - 157 (77)
79. Parliament-Funkadelic - 158 (66)
80. Guns N' Roses - 158 (82)
81. The Stooges - 164 (81)
82. Beastie Boys - 165 (79)
83. Jackie Wilson - 166 (92)
84. Paul McCartney & Wings - 172 (85)
85. Van Halen - 173 (91)
86. The Bee Gees - 175 (98)
87. Deep Purple - 178 (94)
88. The Smiths - 179 (83)
89. Santana - 179 (90)
90. Eric Clapton - 182 (89)
91. Ike & Tina Turner - 186 (87)
92. Joy Division - 191 (106)
93. Nine Inch Nails - 193 (86)
94. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - 194 (84)
95. Pixies - 195 (95)
96. Jefferson Airplane - 197 (100)
97. T. Rex - 200 (97)
98. Genesis - 200 (112)
99. Blondie - 201 (93)
100. Red Hot Chili Peppers - 203 (99)
101. Sex Pistols - 203 (109)
102. Roxy Music - 205 (107)
103. Alice Cooper - 207 (96)
104. Smashing Pumpkins - 207 (101)
105. Peter Gabriel - 215 (103)
106. Lynyrd Skynyrd - 216 (114)
107. Steely Dan - 216 (126)
108. Bill Haley & His Comets - 217 (116)
109. Depeche Mode - 218 (102)
110. N.W.A. - 222 (104)
111. 2pac - 226 (88)
112. The Four Seasons - 226 (135)
113. Etta James - 228 (111)
114. Carl Perkins - 228 (113)
115. ABBA - 229 (115)
116. Eminem - 229 (124)
117. The Four Tops - 233 (138)
118. Paul Simon - 235 (122)
119. Earth, Wind & Fire - 236 (117)
120. Rush - 236 (127)
121. Green Day - 237 (110)
122. Janet Jackson - 241 (108)
123. The Animals - 241 (121)
124. White Stripes - 242 (118)
125. James Taylor - 251 (119)
126. Beck - 252 (123)
127. Outkast - 254 (131)
128. The Moody Blues - 255 (129)
129. Soundgarden - 260 (125)
130. Curtis Mayfield - 262 (140)
131. Donna Summer - 265 (134)
132. Leonard Cohen - 266 (105)
133. Rod Stewart - 271 (143)
134. Jay-Z - 272 (120)
135. King Crimson - 273 (133)
136. Rage Against The Machine - 275 (128)
137. Yes - 278 (141)
138. Sonic Youth - 280 (139)
139. Judas Priest - 280 (146)
140. Eddie Cochran - 280 (155)
141. The Jackson Five - 283 (147)
142. Electric Light Orchestra - 283 (153)
143. The Isley Brothers - 291 (142)
144. The Cars - 292 (149)
145. George Harrison - 295 (145)
146. Duran Duran - 295 (150)
147. Iron Maiden - 296 (154)
148. Patti Smith Group - 297 (137)
149. Kate Bush - 301 (132)
150. Chicago - 308 (144)
151. The Coasters - 310 (151)
152. MC5 - 318 (136)
153. Ricky Nelson - 319 (156)
154. LL Cool J - 320 (148)
155. Dire Straits - 321 (159)
156. The Spinners - 327 (152)
157. Chic - 333 (160)
158. The Replacements - 338 (157)
159. Neil Diamond - 351 (130)
160. PJ Harvey - 411 (158)

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 04/1/2018 @ 00:22am


Nominations are now closed.

The following performers received at least 10 nominations and are eligible for the initial ranking vote:

A Tribe Called Quest
Arcade Fire
Big Star
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Buffalo Springfield
Carole King
Cheap Trick
Connie Francis
Daft Punk
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Def Leppard
Devo
Dion & The Belmonts
Donovan
Dusty Springfield
Eurythmics
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Heart
Hüsker Dü
Jackson Browne
Jethro Tull
John Mellencamp
Link Wray
Lou Reed
Martha and the Vandellas
Motörhead
New Order
New York Dolls
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Sam and Dave
Steve Miller Band
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
The B-52's
The Jam
The Mamas & The Papas
The Monkees
The Pretenders
The Shirelles
War
Weezer
Whitney Houston


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they didn't nominate any performers in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, select 25 performers and rank them in order of preference. The highest ranked song will receive 25 points, the second highest 24 and so on.

The 15 performers that receive the most points (with more than 15 possible in the case of a tie) will advance to the final rankings, which will determine Performers #146-#160 in the 2017 Rankings.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Tuesday the 3rd.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 04/1/2018 @ 00:24am


Arcade Fire - 25
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 24
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - 23
Devo - 22
Lou Reed - 21
Jethro Tull - 20
Hüsker Dü - 19
Weezer - 18
The Pretenders - 17
Steve Miller Band - 16
John Mellencamp - 15
New Order - 14
Heart - 13
Motörhead - 12
The Mamas & The Papas - 11
New York Dolls - 10
The B-52's - 9
Jackson Browne - 8
A Tribe Called Quest - 7
Cheap Trick - 6
The Jam - 5
Daft Punk - 4
Big Star - 3
War - 2
Def Leppard - 1

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 04/1/2018 @ 00:29am


Donovan - 25
Connie Francis - 24
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 23
Eurythmics - 22
The Mamas & The Papas - 21
Arcade Fire - 20
Dion & The Belmonts - 19
Martha and the Vandellas - 18
The Pretenders - 17
Carole King - 16
Lou Reed - 15
Weezer - 14
Daft Punk - 13
Dusty Springfield - 12
The Shirelles - 11
The B-52's - 10
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 9
John Mellencamp - 8
Motörhead - 7
The Jam - 6
The Monkees - 5
Big Star - 4
Steve Miller Band - 3
War - 2
Heart - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Sunday, 04/1/2018 @ 01:26am


Cheap Trick - 25
New Order - 24
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 23
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - 22
The Pretenders - 21
Steve Miller Band - 20
The Jam - 19
Big Star - 18
Whitney Houston - 17
John Mellencamp - 16
Gladys Knight & The Pips - 15
Arcade Fire - 14
New York Dolls - 13
Martha and the Vandellas - 12
Hüsker Dü - 11
Eurythmics - 10
The Shirelles - 9
Heart - 8
Lou Reed - 7
A Tribe Called Quest - 6
Sam and Dave - 5
The Monkees - 4
Jethro Tull - 3
The B-52’s - 2
Dion & The Belmonts - 1

Posted by Nick on Sunday, 04/1/2018 @ 01:31am


I know I sound entitled, but I'm really not pleased with the ballot. I would've liked to see more '90s artists like Björk, Oasis, Jane's Addiction, Mariah Carey and Massive Attack appear on the ballot to vote in.

25 - Whitney Houston
24 - Martha & The Vandellas
23 - Heart
22 - Motörhead
21 - Carole King
20 - Dusty Springfield
19 - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
18 - New Order
17 - Weezer
16 - Link Wray
15 - Arcade Fire
14 - Connie Francis
13 - Big Star
12 - Daft Punk
11 - Dion & The Belmonts
10 - Hüsker Dü
9 - Lou Reed
8 - Jackson Browne
7 - The Mamas & The Papas
6 - A Tribe Called Quest
5 - Gladys Knight & The Pips
4 - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3 - New York Dolls
2 - Cheap Trick
1 - The B-52's

Posted by Nicky Joe on Sunday, 04/1/2018 @ 03:47am


I think in general we haven't been fair to acts from 90s-onward. Mariah, Beyonce, Coldplay, Oasis, Wu-Tang and others should ideally have been in by now.

Carole King- 25
The Shirelles- 24
Heart- 23
A Tribe Called Quest- 22
Sam and Dave- 21
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble- 20
Weezer- 19
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band- 18
Eurythmics- 17
Dusty Springfield- 16
The Monkees- 15
Daryl Hall & John Oates- 14
War- 13
Whitney Houston- 12
Arcade Fire- 11
Steve Miller Band- 10
The Jam- 9
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds- 8
Big Star- 7
Daft Punk- 6
Jethro Tull- 5
John Mellencamp- 4
Martha and the Vandellas- 3
The B-52's- 2
The Mamas & The Papas- 1


Posted by AlexVoltaire on Sunday, 04/1/2018 @ 06:06am


I agree. I am surprised that artists like Björk, Coldplay, Oasis and Beyoncé haven't managed to gather 10 votes by now.

1. Dusty Springfield - 25 pts
2. The Shirelles
3. Whitney Houston
4. Gladys Knight & The Pips
5. The Pretenders
6. Martha & The Vandellas
7. Jackson Browne
8. Dion & The Belmonts
9. Eurythmics
10. Daft Punk
11. Sam and Dave
12. The Mamas and the Papas
13. Carole King
14. Lou Reed
15. Def Leppard
16. Buffalo Springfield
17. Hall & Oates
18. The B-52's
19. Jethro Tull
20. Heat
21. Bob Seger
22. John Mellencamp
23. Steve Miller Band
24. Arcade Fire
25. The Jam - 1 pt

Posted by The_Claw on Sunday, 04/1/2018 @ 17:40pm


20 is Heart, of course, not Heat

Posted by The_Claw on Sunday, 04/1/2018 @ 17:41pm


Jethro Tull-25
Carole King-24
Dusty Springfield-23
New York Dolls-22
Whitney Houston-21
Hüsker Dü-20
Daft Punk-19
Arcade Fire-18
Link Wray-17
New Order-16
Big Star-15
Motörhead-14
Eurythmics-13
Gladys Knight & The Pips-12
Sam and Dave-11
The Shirelles-10
War-9
Dion & The Belmonts-8
Lou Reed-7
A Tribe Called Quest-6
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds-5
Heart-4
The Monkees-3
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble-2
Weezer-1

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 04/2/2018 @ 08:55am


Donovan - 25 pts
Weezer
The B-52's
Devo
The Jam
Steve Miller Band
The Mamas & The Papas
Cheap Trick
Big Star
Lou Reed
Jethro Tull
The Monkees
Whitney Houston
Dion & The Belmonts
War
New York Dolls
Motörhead
Buffalo Springfield
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Eurythmics
Jackson Browne
Connie Francis
Dusty Springfield
The Pretenders

Posted by Darrin A on Tuesday, 04/3/2018 @ 03:49am


Cheap Trick- 25
Link Wray- 24
Sam & Dave- 23
Dion & the Belmonts- 22
Motorhead- 21
The Pretenders- 20
New York Dolls- 19
Husker Du- 18
The Shirelles- 17
War- 16
Bob Seger & the SBB- 15
Jackson Browne- 14
The B-52's- 13
A Tribe Called Quest- 12
Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble- 11
Arcade Fire- 10
Buffalo Springfield- 9
Martha & the Vandellas- 8
Donovan- 7
The Monkees- 6
Def Leppard- 5
Lou Reed- 4
Gladys Knight & the Pips- 3
Heart- 2
Daft Punk- 1

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Tuesday, 04/3/2018 @ 15:43pm


The Jam 25
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 24
New Order 23
Link Wray 22
Daft Punk 21
A Tribe Called Quest 20
New York Dolls 19
John Mellencamp 18
Big Star 17
Arcade Fire 16
Connie Francis 15
Martha and the Vandellas 14
Lou Reed 13
Motörhead 12
Eurythmics 11
Gladys Knight & The Pips 10
Hüsker Dü 9
The B-52's 8
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble 7
Def Leppard 6
Dion & The Belmonts 5
Donovan 4
Dusty Springfield 3
Carole King 2
Sam and Dave 1



Posted by DarinRG on Tuesday, 04/3/2018 @ 18:58pm


25 Daryl Hall & John Oates
24 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
23 The Mamas & The Papas
22 The Monkees
21 Steve Miller Band
20 Dusty Springfield
19 Heart
18 Donovan
17 Cheap Trick
16 Jackson Browne
15 Buffalo Springfield
14 The Pretenders
13 Jethro Tull
12 Dion & The Belmonts
11 Whitney Houston
10 John Mellencamp
9 Eurythmics
8 The B-52's
7 Martha and the Vandellas
6 Daft Punk
5 Gladys Knight & The Pips
4 Carole King
3 Connie Francis
2 Sam and Dave
1 Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

Posted by Jennifer on Tuesday, 04/3/2018 @ 23:24pm


Initial Rankings tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors)(Note: Ballots cast by Darrin A. and DarinRG had errors, which were corrected by moving up the rest of their ballots after the errors):

Arcade Fire - 131
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 124
Whitney Houston - 122
Dusty Springfield - 121
The Pretenders - 111
Dion & The Belmonts - 108
Martha and the Vandellas - 106
Carole King - 105
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - 105
Eurythmics - 104
Lou Reed - 104
Heart - 99
Daft Punk - 98
Motörhead - 97
New York Dolls - 96
The Mamas & The Papas - 96
__________________________________

New Order - 95
The Shirelles - 95
Big Star - 94
Cheap Trick - 93
Steve Miller Band - 93
Weezer - 93
Jethro Tull - 88
Hüsker Dü - 87
The Jam - 86
The B-52's - 84
A Tribe Called Quest - 79
Donovan - 79
Link Wray - 79
Sam and Dave - 78
John Mellencamp - 75
Gladys Knight & The Pips - 72
Jackson Browne - 69
The Monkees - 69
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 64
Connie Francis - 59
Daryl Hall & John Oates - 55
War - 53
Devo - 44
Buffalo Springfield - 42
Def Leppard - 23


Final tiebreaker voting is now open.

The following performers are qualified to be ranked #161-#176 in the overall rankings for 2017 (the 2017 rankings will be averaged with the final rankings from 2014 to determine the 2017 final rankings):

Arcade Fire
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Carole King
Daft Punk
Dion & The Belmonts
Dusty Springfield
Eurythmics
Heart
Lou Reed
Martha and the Vandellas
Motörhead
New York Dolls
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
The Mamas & The Papas
The Pretenders
Whitney Houston


Everyone is eligible to participate in the final rankings, regardless of previous participation in the project.

To participate in the final rankings, rank the 15 performers in order of preference.

Final rankings will be determined by the number of points earned in the final tiebreaker.

There will be 3 days of tiebreaker voting (with the deadline extended by a day due to the late posting of these results).

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Friday the 6th.

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 04/4/2018 @ 00:54am


Arcade Fire - 16
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 15
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - 14
Lou Reed - 13
The Pretenders - 12
Heart - 11
Motörhead - 10
The Mamas & The Papas - 9
New York Dolls - 8
Daft Punk - 7
Whitney Houston - 6
Dusty Springfield - 5
Carole King - 4
Eurythmics - 3
Martha and the Vandellas - 2
Dion & The Belmonts - 1

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 04/4/2018 @ 00:57am


Carole King- 15
Heart- 14
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble- 13
Dusty Springfield- 12
Arcade Fire- 11
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band- 10
Eurythmics- 9
Daft Punk- 8
Whitney Houston- 7
The Mamas and the Papas- 6
Martha and the Vandellas- 5
Lou Reed- 4
Motorhead- 3
Dion & the Belmonts- 2
New York Dolls- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Wednesday, 04/4/2018 @ 01:54am


Carole King-16
Dusty Springfield-15
New York Dolls-14
Whitney Houston-13
Daft Punk-12
Arcade Fire-11
Motörhead-10
Eurythmics-9
Dion & The Belmonts-8
Lou Reed-7
Heart-6
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble-5
The Mamas & The Papas-4
Martha and the Vandellas-3
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band-2
The Pretenders-1

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 04/4/2018 @ 08:47am


16 - Whitney Houston
15 - Martha & The Vandellas
14 - Heart
13 - Motörhead
12 - Carole King
11 - Dusty Springfield
10 - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
9 - Arcade Fire
8 - Daft Punk
7 - Dion & The Belmonts
6 - Lou Reed
5 - The Mamas & The Papas
4 - New York Dolls
3 - The Pretenders
2 - Eurythmics
1 - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

Posted by Nicky Joe on Wednesday, 04/4/2018 @ 12:14pm


Eurythmics - 16
Arcade Fire - 15
Carole King - 14
The Mamas & The Papas - 13
The Pretenders - 12
Martha and the Vandellas - 11
Dion & The Belmonts - 10
Lou Reed - 9
Dusty Springfield - 8
Daft Punk - 7
Motörhead - 6
Heart - 5
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 4
New York Dolls - 3
Whitney Houston - 2
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Wednesday, 04/4/2018 @ 12:28pm


1. Dusty Springfield - 16 pts
2. Whitney Houston
3. The Pretenders
4. Martha and The Vandellas
5. Dion & The Belmonts
6. Eurythmics
7. Daft Punk
8. The Mamas & The Papas
9. Carole King
10. Lou Reed
11. Heart
12. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
13. Arcade Fire
14. Motörhead
15. New York Dolls
16. Stevie Ray Vaughan - 1 pt

Posted by The_Claw on Wednesday, 04/4/2018 @ 15:43pm


New York Dolls 15
Lou Reed 14
Martha and the Vandellas 13
Eurythmics 12
Arcade Fire 11
Motörhead 10
Dusty Springfield 9
Dion & The Belmonts 8
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble 7
Carole King 6
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 5
The Pretenders 4
The Mamas & The Papas 3
Heart 2
Whitney Houston 1

Posted by DarinRG on Wednesday, 04/4/2018 @ 16:11pm


Scratch that last post. This is my complete ranking.

Daft Punk 16
New York Dolls 15
Lou Reed 14
Martha and the Vandellas 13
Eurythmics 12
Arcade Fire 11
Motörhead 10
Dusty Springfield 9
Dion & The Belmonts 8
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble 7
Carole King 6
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 5
The Pretenders 4
The Mamas & The Papas 3
Heart 2
Whitney Houston 1

Posted by DarinRG on Wednesday, 04/4/2018 @ 16:12pm


My apologies. There are a total of 16 performers in this final ranking, not 15. Please rank all 16 performers. If you post a ranking with only 15, I'll give the missing performer 1 point as the lowest ranked performer.

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 04/4/2018 @ 21:50pm


Daft Punk - 17
Arcade Fire - 15
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - 14
Martha and the Vandellas - 13
Lou Reed - 12
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 11
New York Dolls - 10
Motörhead - 9
The Pretenders - 8
Eurythmics - 7
Whitney Houston - 6
Dion & The Belmonts - 5
The Mamas & The Papas - 4
Heart - 3
Carole King - 2
Dusty Springfield - 1

Posted by Gassman on Thursday, 04/5/2018 @ 11:10am


Motorhead- 16
The Pretenders- 15
Dion & the Belmonts- 14
New York Dolls- 13
Bob Seger & the SBB- 12
Stevie Ray Vaughn & DT- 11
Arcade Fire- 10
Martha & the Vandellas- 9
Lou Reed- 8
Heart-7
Daft Punk- 6
Eurythmics- 5
Carole King- 4
Dusty Springfield- 3
The Mamas & the Papas- 2
Whitney Houston- 0

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Thursday, 04/5/2018 @ 16:32pm


16 The Mamas & The Papas
15 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
14 Heart
13 Dusty Springfield
12 The Pretenders
11 Whitney Houston
10 Eurythmics
9 Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
8 Martha and the Vandellas
7 Carole King
6 Daft Punk
5 Dion & The Belmonts
4 Arcade Fire
3 New York Dolls
2 Lou Reed
1 Motörhead

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 04/5/2018 @ 23:41pm


The Pretenders - 16
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - 15
Martha and the Vandellas - 14
New York Dolls - 13
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 12
Eurythmics - 11
Heart - 10
Whitney Houston - 9
Arcade Fire - 8
Lou Reed - 5
Dusty Springfield - 6
Dion & The Belmonts - 5
Carole King - 4
Daft Punk - 3
Motörhead - 2
The Mamas & The Papas - 1

Posted by Nick on Friday, 04/6/2018 @ 22:35pm


The Pretenders - 16
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - 15
Martha and the Vandellas - 14
New York Dolls - 13
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 12
Eurythmics - 11
Heart - 10
Whitney Houston - 9
Arcade Fire - 8
Lou Reed - 7
Dusty Springfield - 6
Dion & The Belmonts - 5
Carole King - 4
Daft Punk - 3
Motörhead - 2
The Mamas & The Papas - 1

Posted by Nick on Friday, 04/6/2018 @ 22:35pm


Tiebreaker voting is now closed

Here are the final rankings for the 2017 vote:

161. Arcade Fire
162. Martha and the Vandellas
163. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
164. Daft Punk
165. Dusty Springfield
166. The Pretenders
167. Eurythmics
168. Carole King
169. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
170. Heart
171. Lou Reed
172. Whitney Houston
173. New York Dolls
174. Motörhead
175. Dion & The Belmonts
176. The Mamas & The Papas


To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the current rankings of the artists that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. The Beatles - 2 (1)
2. Bob Dylan - 6 (2)
3. Elvis Presley - 6 (3)
4. The Rolling Stones - 7 (5)
5. Chuck Berry - 9 (4)
6. Led Zeppelin - 12 (6)
7. The Who - 17 (7)
8. The Beach Boys - 17 (9)
9. James Brown and the Famous Flames - 17 (10)
10. Aretha Franklin - 20 (8)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 22 (13)
12. Stevie Wonder - 23 (12)
13. Michael Jackson - 29 (14)
14. Ray Charles - 29 (16)
15. David Bowie - 31 (11)
16. Johnny Cash - 32 (18)
17. Pink Floyd - 33 (17)
18. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 34 (15)
19. Nirvana - 39 (21)
20. Buddy Holly and the Crickets - 41 (24)
21. The Clash - 42 (20)
22. Marvin Gaye - 45 (22)
23. Bob Marley & The Wailers - 48 (23)
24. U2 - 49 (28)
25. Prince - 50 (19)
26. Little Richard - 54 (26)
27. Queen - 56 (32)
28. The Velvet Underground - 59 (29)
29. Elton John - 59 (30)
30. The Doors - 59 (33)
31. Sam Cooke - 60 (27)
32. The Kinks - 64 (25)
33. Black Sabbath - 65 (38)
34. Ramones - 66 (31)
35. Neil Young - 67 (35)
36. R.E.M. - 71 (37)
37. The Supremes - 75 (34)
38. Creedence Clearwater Revival - 75 (39)
39. Public Enemy - 78 (40)
40. Fats Domino - 82 (36)
41. Otis Redding - 86 (42)
42. Radiohead - 86 (44)
43. Simon & Garfunkel - 86 (46)
44. Kraftwerk - 88 (43)
45. Metallica - 90 (53)
46. Madonna - 91 (41)
47. Sly & The Family Stone - 95 (47)
48. John Lennon - 96 (49)
49. The Temptations - 97 (54)
50. Talking Heads - 103 (52)
51. Jerry Lee Lewis - 105 (51)
52. Joni Mitchell - 108 (45)
53. The Byrds - 109 (50)
54. Fleetwood Mac - 112 (56)
55. Roy Orbison - 112 (59)
56. Pearl Jam - 115 (63)
57. The Miracles with Smokey Robinson - 116 (61)
58. Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company - 117 (48)
59. The Police - 118 (60)
60. Eagles - 119 (55)
61. Run-D.M.C. - 120 (58)
62. Bo Diddley - 121 (72)
63. The Everly Brothers - 122 (65)
64. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 123 (62)
65. Van Morrison - 127 (57)
66. Aerosmith - 128 (68)
67. The Allman Brothers Band - 129 (64)
68. Cream - 139 (67)
69. B.B. King - 139 (71)
70. The Band - 140 (73)
71. The Cure - 144 (69)
72. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 146 (80)
73. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 147 (74)
74. The Drifters - 147 (76)
75. Al Green - 149 (70)
76. The Grateful Dead - 156 (75)
77. Billy Joel - 156 (78)
78. AC/DC - 157 (77)
79. Parliament-Funkadelic - 158 (66)
80. Guns N' Roses - 158 (82)
81. The Stooges - 164 (81)
82. Beastie Boys - 165 (79)
83. Jackie Wilson - 166 (92)
84. Paul McCartney & Wings - 172 (85)
85. Van Halen - 173 (91)
86. The Bee Gees - 175 (98)
87. Deep Purple - 178 (94)
88. The Smiths - 179 (83)
89. Santana - 179 (90)
90. Eric Clapton - 182 (89)
91. Ike & Tina Turner - 186 (87)
92. Joy Division - 191 (106)
93. Nine Inch Nails - 193 (86)
94. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - 194 (84)
95. Pixies - 195 (95)
96. Jefferson Airplane - 197 (100)
97. T. Rex - 200 (97)
98. Genesis - 200 (112)
99. Blondie - 201 (93)
100. Red Hot Chili Peppers - 203 (99)
101. Sex Pistols - 203 (109)
102. Roxy Music - 205 (107)
103. Alice Cooper - 207 (96)
104. Smashing Pumpkins - 207 (101)
105. Peter Gabriel - 215 (103)
106. Lynyrd Skynyrd - 216 (114)
107. Steely Dan - 216 (126)
108. Bill Haley & His Comets - 217 (116)
109. Depeche Mode - 218 (102)
110. N.W.A. - 222 (104)
111. 2pac - 226 (88)
112. The Four Seasons - 226 (135)
113. Etta James - 228 (111)
114. Carl Perkins - 228 (113)
115. ABBA - 229 (115)
116. Eminem - 229 (124)
117. The Four Tops - 233 (138)
118. Paul Simon - 235 (122)
119. Earth, Wind & Fire - 236 (117)
120. Rush - 236 (127)
121. Green Day - 237 (110)
122. Janet Jackson - 241 (108)
123. The Animals - 241 (121)
124. White Stripes - 242 (118)
125. James Taylor - 251 (119)
126. Beck - 252 (123)
127. Outkast - 254 (131)
128. The Moody Blues - 255 (129)
129. Soundgarden - 260 (125)
130. Curtis Mayfield - 262 (140)
131. Donna Summer - 265 (134)
132. Leonard Cohen - 266 (105)
133. Rod Stewart - 271 (143)
134. Jay-Z - 272 (120)
135. King Crimson - 273 (133)
136. Rage Against The Machine - 275 (128)
137. Yes - 278 (141)
138. Sonic Youth - 280 (139)
139. Judas Priest - 280 (146)
140. Eddie Cochran - 280 (155)
141. The Jackson Five - 283 (147)
142. Electric Light Orchestra - 283 (153)
143. Dusty Springfield - 286 (165)
144. The Isley Brothers - 291 (142)
145. The Cars - 292 (149)
146. George Harrison - 295 (145)
147. Duran Duran - 295 (150)
148. Iron Maiden - 296 (154)
149. Patti Smith Group - 297 (137)
150. Kate Bush - 301 (132)
151. Chicago - 308 (144)
152. Martha and the Vandellas - 308 (162)
153. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 308 (169)
154. The Coasters - 310 (151)
155. Arcade Fire - 314 (161)
156. MC5 - 318 (136)
157. Ricky Nelson - 319 (156)
158. LL Cool J - 320 (148)
159. Dire Straits - 321 (159)
160. The Spinners - 327 (152)
161. Dion & The Belmonts - 331 (175)
162. Chic - 333 (160)
163. Daft Punk - 335 (164)
164. Carole King - 336 (168)
165. The Replacements - 338 (157)
166. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - 339 (163)
167. Heart - 347 (170)
168. The Pretenders - 350 (166)
169. Neil Diamond - 351 (130)
170. The Mamas & The Papas - 356 (176)
171. Whitney Houston - 368 (172)
172. Eurythmics - 375 (167)
173. New York Dolls - 388 (173)
174. Motörhead - 390 (174)
175. Lou Reed - 397 (171)
176. PJ Harvey - 411 (158)


Replacement nominations are now open.

If you've previously nominated performers in this project, they will remain nominated (unless you state that you want to rescind a nomination). Replacement nominations are meant to replace the performers you've nominated in the past after those artists are ranked.

Here is my current count for how many replacement nominations each voter has for this round:

Darren - 14
AlexVoltaire - 17
DarinRG - 22
**Darrin A - 63
dmg - 49
***Donnie - 70
Gassman - 39
Jennifer - 32
joker - 45
MichaelEU - 15
Nick - 22
Nicky Joe - 13
***Paul K - 90 (Paul's nominations are not currently included)
Rick Vendl II - 26
Roy Gerald Bivins - 14
The_Claw - 14
Tom H. - 21

* = 1st round under the minimum of 50 nominees;
** = 2nd round under the minimum of 50 nominees;
*** = nominations will no longer be included in results if the total doesn't exceed 50 by the end of these nominations without explanation

Voters that haven't nominated artists previously are welcome to do so. For this round (and all rounds for the time being), the minimum number of nominations to qualify for re-ranking is 50 (the maximum is 100).

Any nominations from a voter whose total number of nominations falls below 50 total nominations (including those who nominated in Round 1) for two consecutive rounds will be temporarily disqualified unless an explanation is given for the lack of replacement nominations. This is done to ensure that Round 1 nominations don't have an outsized influence on future rankings should a voter lose interest in the project.

There will be 3 days of replacement nominations.

Replacement nominations will end at 10 PM Central (open until 11 PM Central) on Monday the 9th.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 04/7/2018 @ 00:19am


My replacement nominations:

Afrika Bambaataa
Bauhaus
Bill Withers
Bon Jovi
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Harry Nilsson
Isaac Hayes
Missy Elliott
Peter, Paul & Mary
Sam and Dave
Suicide
The (Young) Rascals
The Righteous Brothers
The Runaways


For Your Consideration:

Foo Fighters
Kanye West
Tool
Alice In Chains
LCD Soundsystem
Devo
ZZ Top
Oasis
Jethro Tull
Queens Of The Stone Age
Hüsker Dü
Weezer
Coldplay
Tori Amos
Steve Miller Band
The Dead Kennedys
Black Flag
Wilco
Ozzy Osbourne
The Jesus And Mary Chain

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 04/7/2018 @ 00:22am


Darren

Who haven't I voted for? So I could make a quick rankings list on which 13 I would vote for this round.

Posted by Nicky Joe on Saturday, 04/7/2018 @ 05:14am


My replacement nominations:

Alice in Chains
Big Star
Duane Eddy
Little Anthony & the Imperials
Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
Nick Drake
Pat Benatar
The Runaways
XTC

My top 5 priorities: Beyonce, Coldplay, The Zombies, Mariah Carey, and The Shirelles.

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Saturday, 04/7/2018 @ 05:54am


Beyoncé
The Runaways
Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers

Posted by Rick Vendl II on Saturday, 04/7/2018 @ 07:13am


My 14 replacement nominations:

Bad Company
Black Flag
Bobby Darin
Cheap Trick
Dead Kennedys
Foo Fighters
Jimmy Cliff
Pavement
Procol Harum
Queens of the Stone Age
Television
The Lovin' Spoonful
The Monkees
The Righteous Brothers

Posted by The_Claw on Saturday, 04/7/2018 @ 09:54am


This'll be my final group of replacement nods...

Beyonce
Big Star
Black Flag
Coldplay
George Michael
Jimmy Cliff
KISS
Nick Drake & the Bad Seeds
Ozzy Osbourne
Suicide
The Offspring
The Righteous Brothers
Tommy James & the Shondells
Wilco

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Saturday, 04/7/2018 @ 20:14pm


Bad Brains
Bauhaus
De La Soul
Faith No More
Kanye West
LCD Soundsystem
Mary Wells
Neu!
New Order
Queens Of The Stone Age
Sam and Dave
The (Young) Rascals
The Dead Kennedys
The Offspring
Wu-Tang Clan

Posted by MichaelEU on Sunday, 04/8/2018 @ 03:41am


Darren

Could you please send me a list of artists I haven't voted for?

Posted by Nicky Joe on Sunday, 04/8/2018 @ 04:44am


Nicky Joe:

You haven't nominated these artists yet:

Afrika Bambaataa
Bad Company
Belle & Sebastian
Bill Withers
Bobby Darin
Bon Jovi
Bonnie Raitt
Brenda Lee
Brian Eno
Buffalo Springfield
Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)
Clyde McPhatter
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Dave Matthews Band
Del Shannon
Donovan
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Gene Pitney
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
George Michael
Gram Parsons
Harry Nilsson
INXS
Jan & Dean
Jeff Beck
Jethro Tull
Journey
LaVern Baker
Linda Ronstadt
Little Anthony & the Imperials
Lloyd Price
Lovin' Spoonful
Megadeth
Ozzy Osbourne
Peter, Paul & Mary
Procol Harum
Randy Newman
Ritchie Valens
Scott Walker
Silver Apples
Steppenwolf
Steve Miller Band
Suicide
The (Young) Rascals
The Buzzcocks
The Carpenters
The Chemical Brothers
The Commodores
The Dave Clark Five
The Doobie Brothers
The Flaming Lips
The Flamingos
The Guess Who
The Hollies
The Monkees
The Offspring
The O'Jays
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
The Platters
The Righteous Brothers
The Specials
The Staple Singers
The Ventures
The Zombies
Three Dog Night
Tommy James and the Shondells
Toots And The Maytals
Tori Amos
Traffic
Weird Al Yankovic
Wilco
X
ZZ Top

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 04/8/2018 @ 11:16am


Darren

Major thank you, here are my choices

Afrika Bambaataa
Belle & Sebastian
Brian Eno
Gram Parsons
Jethro Tull
Ozzy Osbourne
Scott Walker
Suicide
The Buzzcocks
The Staple Singers
The Ventures
Toots & The Maytals
Tori Amos - I'm surprised I haven't already voted for her.

Posted by Nicky Joe on Sunday, 04/8/2018 @ 11:52am


1. Bauhaus
2. Bill Withers
3. Bonnie Raitt
4. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
5. Coldplay
6. De La Soul
7. Devo
8. Dick Dale
9. Duane Eddy
10. Fugazi
11. Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
12. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
13. INXS
14. Jethro Tull
15. Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio
16. Linda Ronstadt
17. Link Wray
18. Love
19. Mötley Crüe
20. Nick Drake
21. Pantera
22. Pat Benatar
23. Randy Newman
24. Ritchie Valens
25. Stone Temple Pilots
26. The Commodores
27. The Dead Kennedys
28. The Doobie Brothers
29. The Flaming Lips
30. The Hollies
31. The Jam
32. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
33. The Righteous Brothers
34. The Runaways
35. Thin Lizzy
36. Tom Waits
37. Toots And The Maytals
38. Tori Amos
39. Traffic

Posted by Gassman on Sunday, 04/8/2018 @ 15:16pm


Beyoncé
The Runaways
Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers

Posted by Rick Vendl II on Saturday, 04.7.18 @ 07:13am


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Here are eight more in addition to the other three from yesterday morning quoted above...

De La Soul
Gene Pitney
Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps
George Michael
Mary Wells
Mötley Crüe
Ozzy Osbourne
Traffic

Posted by Rick Vendl II on Sunday, 04/8/2018 @ 21:22pm


Next 10 Replacement Nominations

Def Leppard
Donovan
INXS
LaVern Baker
Lovin' Spoonful
Notorious B.I.G.
Pat Benatar
System Of A Down
The Flaming Lips
Tori Amos

Top 10 yet to be ranked (1-10)

Jethro Tull
Brian Eno
Hüsker Dü
Beyonce
Oasis
Link Wray
Gram Parsons
New Order
Big Star
Peter, Paul & Mary

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 04/9/2018 @ 09:45am


Replacements

Alice In Chains
Barry White
Bobby Darin
Carole King
Del Shannon
Fugazi
Isaac Hayes
Jay-Z
Little Anthony & the Imperials
Love
Mötley Crüe
My Bloody Valentine
Rage Against The Machine
Randy Newman
Sam and Dave
The B-52's
The Dave Clark Five
The Dead Kennedys
The Hollies
The Zombies
Tool
Wilco





Posted by DarinRG on Monday, 04/9/2018 @ 16:37pm


My final nomination:

The Righteous Brothers


Arrivederci

Posted by joker on Monday, 04/9/2018 @ 22:23pm


After this round, there will be three more rounds of nominations. After that, with 101 performers remaining, the final rounds will involve an initial tiebreaker with all remaining performers and a final tiebreaker with the top 15 point-getters from the initial tiebreaker. As always, voters can choose to participate in any tiebreaker as they see fit.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 04/9/2018 @ 23:21pm


Replacements -
Dave Matthews Band
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
Little Anthony & The Imperials
The Righteous Brothers
Tommy James and the Shondells
Toots and the Maytals

Posted by Nick on Monday, 04/9/2018 @ 23:21pm


Nominations are now closed.

The following performers received at least 10 nominations and are eligible for the initial ranking vote (Donnie's votes have been removed due to lack of participation):

Beyonce
Big Star
Bill Withers
Bobby Darin
Buffalo Springfield
Cheap Trick
Coldplay
Connie Francis
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Def Leppard
Devo
Donovan
Foo Fighters
George Michael
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Hüsker Dü
INXS
Isaac Hayes
Jackson Browne
Jethro Tull
Jimmy Cliff
John Mellencamp
Link Wray
Love
New Order
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Pat Benatar
Randy Newman
Sam and Dave
Steve Miller Band
The B-52's
The Dead Kennedys
The Hollies
The Jam
The Monkees
The Righteous Brothers
The Staple Singers
Tom Waits
Tori Amos
Traffic
War
Weezer


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they didn't nominate any performers in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, select 25 performers and rank them in order of preference. The highest ranked song will receive 25 points, the second highest 24 and so on.

The 14 performers that receive the most points (with more than 14 possible in the case of a tie) will advance to the final rankings, which will determine Performers #177-#190 in the 2017 Rankings.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Thursday the 12th.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 04/10/2018 @ 00:26am


Foo Fighters - 25
Devo - 24
Jethro Tull - 23
Hüsker Dü - 22
Weezer - 21
Coldplay - 20
Tori Amos - 19
Steve Miller Band - 18
The Dead Kennedys - 17
Beyonce - 16
John Mellencamp - 15
Tom Waits - 14
New Order - 13
Traffic - 12
Randy Newman - 11
Pat Benatar - 10
The B-52's - 9
Jackson Browne - 8
Cheap Trick - 7
The Jam - 6
Big Star - 5
George Michael - 4
War - 3
Def Leppard - 2
Donovan - 1

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 04/10/2018 @ 00:31am


Tom Waits - 25
Coldplay - 24
Connie Francis - 23
Donovan - 22
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 21
Bobby Darin - 20
Weezer - 19
Tori Amos - 18
Love - 17
Randy Newman - 16
Beyonce - 15
The Jam - 14
Bill Withers - 13
INXS - 12
John Mellencamp - 11
Jimmy Cliff - 10
Foo Fighters - 9
Steve Miller Band - 8
The B-52's - 7
The Hollies - 6
The Monkees - 5
Hüsker Dü - 4
The Righteous Brothers - 3
Pat Benatar - 2
Link Wray - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Tuesday, 04/10/2018 @ 00:39am


This is a bit more like it!

Beyonce- 25
Coldplay- 24
Sam and Dave- 23
Foo Fighters- 22
Weezer- 21
The Monkees- 20
The Righteous Brothers- 19
John Mellencamp- 18
Daryl Hall & John Oates- 17
The Staple Singers- 16
Bill Withers- 15
Pat Benatar- 14
The Dead Kennedys- 13
Steve Miller Band- 12
The B-52's- 11
Big Star- 10
Randy Newman- 9
Gladys Knight & The Pips- 8
War- 7
The Jam- 6
Donovan- 5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds- 4
Jethro Tull- 3
Isaac Hayes- 2
Jimmy Cliff- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Tuesday, 04/10/2018 @ 01:06am


I won't be taking part in this round because I'm not happy with the ballot. The near undermining of important '90s artists like Björk, Oasis, Notorious B.I.G., Wu-Tang Clan, Massive Attack, Mariah Carey, Jane's Addiction and Faith no More is so ridiculously criminal to me and out's just getting absurd and over what? Bobby Darin, George Michael, INXS, Randy Newman and The Righteous Brothers, not a chance in hell.

Posted by Nicky Joe on Tuesday, 04/10/2018 @ 03:17am


Correction
I won't be taking part in this round because I'm not happy with the ballot. The near undermining of important '90s artists like Björk, Oasis, Notorious B.I.G., Wu-Tang Clan, Pavement, My Bloody Valentine, Massive Attack, Mariah Carey, Jane's Addiction and Faith no More is so ridiculously criminal to me and it's just getting absurd and over what? Bobby Darin, George Michael, INXS, Randy Newman and The Righteous Brothers, not a chance in hell.

Posted by Nicky Joe on Tuesday, 04/10/2018 @ 03:19am


Donovan - 25 pts
Weezer
The B-52's
Devo
The Jam
Steve Miller Band
Jimmy Cliff
Cheap Trick
Big Star
Jethro Tull
The Monkees
War
Traffic
Buffalo Springfield
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Jackson Browne
Connie Francis
George Michael
Love
The Dead Kennedys
Bobby Darin
Bill Withers
The Hollies
Sam and Dave
John Mellencamp

Posted by Darrin A on Tuesday, 04/10/2018 @ 03:51am


1. Beyoncé - 25 pts
2. Coldplay
3. Gladys Knight & The Pips
4. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
5. Tom Waits
6. George Michael
7. Randy Newman
8. Jackson Browne
9. Sam & Dave
10. Tori Amos
11. New Order
12. Def Leppard
13. Isaac Hayes
14. Buffalo Springfield
15. Darryl Hall & John Oates
16. The B-52's
17. Jethro Tull
18. Love
19. The Hollies
20. The Staple Sisters
21. John Mellencamp
22. Steve Miller Band
23. The Jam
24. INXS
25. Link Wray - 1 pt

Posted by The_Claw on Tuesday, 04/10/2018 @ 12:55pm


By the way, where are The Shirelles? Did they drop off the list?

Posted by The_Claw on Tuesday, 04/10/2018 @ 12:57pm


The following artists went from 10 votes to 9 votes when Donnie's nominations expired:

A Tribe Called Quest
Alice In Chains
Kiss
Notorious B.I.G.
The Shirelles

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 04/10/2018 @ 13:17pm


Jethro Tull-25
Hüsker Dü-24
Beyoncé-23
Link Wray-22
New Order-21
Big Star-20
Foo Fighters-19
Gladys Knight & The Pips-18
Sam and Dave-17
The Dead Kennedys-16
Tom Waits-15
Coldplay-14
Jimmy Cliff-13
War-12
Bobby Darin-11
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds-10
The Monkees-9
Isaac Hayes-8
Weezer-7
John Mellencamp-6
Daryl Hall & John Oates-5
The Righteous Brothers-4
The B-52's-3
Jackson Browne-2
Steve Miller Band-1

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 04/10/2018 @ 13:26pm


Messed up and forgot to add an artist that I thought we had already ranked

Final Ballot:

Jethro Tull-25
Hüsker Dü-24
Beyoncé-23
Link Wray-22
New Order-21
Big Star-20
Randy Newman-19
Foo Fighters-18
Gladys Knight & The Pips-17
Sam and Dave-16
The Dead Kennedys-15
Tom Waits-14
Coldplay-13
Jimmy Cliff-12
War-11
Bobby Darin-10
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds-9
The Monkees-8
Isaac Hayes-7
Weezer-6
John Mellencamp-5
Daryl Hall & John Oates-4
The Righteous Brothers-3
The B-52's-2
Jackson Browne-1

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 04/10/2018 @ 13:37pm


Tom Waits 25
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 24
Link Wray 23
The Jam 22
New Order 21
Jimmy Cliff 20
Big Star 19
The Staple Singers 18
Bill Withers 17
George Michael 16
Gladys Knight & The Pips 15
Hüsker Dü 14
Tori Amos 13
John Mellencamp 12
Foo Fighters 11
Connie Francis 10
The Dead Kennedys 9
Love 8
Devo 7
Weezer 6
Coldplay 5
Def Leppard 4
Donovan 3
The B-52's 2
The Hollies 1

Posted by DarinRG on Tuesday, 04/10/2018 @ 16:44pm


Cheap Trick-25
Link Wray-24
Foo Fighters-23
Sam and Dave-22
Husker Du-21
Tom Waits-20
War-19
Jackson Browne-18
The B-52's-17
Traffic-16
Tori Amos-15
The Staple Singers-14
Randy Newman-13
Donovan-12
The Monkees-11
Def Leppard-10
Isaac Hayes-9
Gladys Knight & the Pips-8
Daryl Hall & John Oates-7
Bill Withers-6
Weezer-5
INXS-4
Devo-3
The Jam-2
Jimmy Cliff-1

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Thursday, 04/12/2018 @ 12:22pm


25 Daryl Hall & John Oates
24 The Righteous Brothers
23 The Monkees
22 INXS
21 Pat Benatar
20 Steve Miller Band
19 Donovan
18 Cheap Trick
17 Jackson Browne
16 Buffalo Springfield
15 Coldplay
14 Bobby Darin
13 Randy Newman
12 The Hollies
11 The B-52's
10 Sam and Dave
9 George Michael
8 Connie Francis
7 John Mellencamp
6 Tori Amos
5 Bill Withers
4 War
3 Def Leppard
2 Jethro Tull
1 Traffic

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 04/12/2018 @ 19:52pm


Cheap Trick - 25
New Order - 24
Big Star - 23
Coldplay - 22
Beyonce - 21
Steve Miller Band - 20
Traffic - 19
The Jam - 18
Tom Waits - 17
John Mellencamp - 16
Gladys Knight & The Pips - 15
The Staple Singers - 14
The Dead Kennedys - 13
Jimmy Cliff - 12
Sam and Dave - 11
Weezer - 10
Bobby Darin - 9
Daryl Hall & John Oates - 8
The B-52’s - 7
Husker Du - 6
Connie Francis - 5
Jethro Tull - 4
The Monkees - 3
Randy Newman - 2
Donovan - 1

Posted by Nick on Thursday, 04/12/2018 @ 21:04pm


1. Isaac Hayes – 25
2. New Order – 24
3. Hüsker Dü – 23
4. Beyonce – 22
5. Big Star – 21
6. Weezer – 20
7. Jimmy Cliff – 19
8. The B-52's – 18
9. Cheap Trick – 17
10. Def Leppard – 16
11. Link Wray – 15
12. Sam and Dave – 14
13. Bill Withers – 13
14. Coldplay – 12
15. Steve Miller Band – 11
16. The Staple Singers – 10
17. Buffalo Springfield – 9
18. The Dead Kennedys – 8
19. John Mellencamp – 7
20. Tom Waits – 6
21. Traffic – 5
22. Devo – 4
23. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – 3
24. The Hollies – 2
25. The Jam – 1

Posted by Gassman on Thursday, 04/12/2018 @ 23:37pm


Initial Rankings tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors)(Note: Ballots cast by Darrin A. and DarinRG had errors, which were corrected by moving up the rest of their ballots after the errors):

Coldplay - 159
Beyonce - 147
Tom Waits - 142
Weezer - 132
New Order - 118
The B-52's - 117
Big Star - 115
Sam and Dave - 115
Hüsker Dü - 114
Steve Miller Band - 113
Cheap Trick - 110
Foo Fighters - 108
Randy Newman - 102
John Mellencamp - 97
__________________________________

Jimmy Cliff - 94
The Jam - 93
Donovan - 88
Tori Amos - 87
Gladys Knight & The Pips - 86
Link Wray - 86
The Monkees - 85
Daryl Hall & John Oates - 83
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 83
Jethro Tull - 82
The Dead Kennedys - 81
The Staple Singers - 78
Bill Withers - 73
Jackson Browne - 72
Traffic - 66
Devo - 60
Bobby Darin - 58
War - 58
George Michael - 57
Isaac Hayes - 56
Connie Francis - 55
Buffalo Springfield - 49
Def Leppard - 49
The Righteous Brothers - 49
Pat Benatar - 47
INXS - 40
Love - 40
The Hollies - 31


Final tiebreaker voting is now open.

The following performers are qualified to be ranked #146-#160 in the overall rankings for 2017 (the 2017 rankings will be averaged with the final rankings from 2014 to determine the 2017 final rankings):

Beyonce
Big Star
Cheap Trick
Coldplay
Foo Fighters
Hüsker Dü
John Mellencamp
New Order
Randy Newman
Sam and Dave
Steve Miller Band
The B-52's
Tom Waits
Weezer


Everyone is eligible to participate in the final rankings, regardless of previous participation in the project.

To participate in the final rankings, rank the 14 performers in order of preference.

Final rankings will be determined by the number of points earned in the final tiebreaker.

There will be 3 days of tiebreaker voting (with the deadline extended by a day due to the late posting of these results).

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Sunday the 15th.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 04/13/2018 @ 01:57am


Foo Fighters - 14
Hüsker Dü - 13
Weezer - 12
Coldplay - 11
Steve Miller Band - 10
Beyonce - 9
John Mellencamp - 8
Tom Waits - 7
New Order - 6
Randy Newman - 5
The B-52's - 4
Cheap Trick - 3
Big Star - 2
Sam and Dave - 1

Posted by Darren on Friday, 04/13/2018 @ 02:17am


Beyonce- 14
Coldplay- 13
Sam and Dave- 12
Weezer- 11
Foo Fighters- 10
Randy Newman- 9
John Mellencamp- 8
Steve Miller Band- 7
The B-52's- 6
Big Star- 5
Cheap Trick- 4
Tom Waits- 3
Hüsker Dü- 2
New Order- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Friday, 04/13/2018 @ 02:26am


Weezer - 14 pts
The B-52's
Steve Miller Band
Cheap Trick
Big Star
Sam and Dave
John Mellencamp
Coldplay
Beyonce
Tom Waits
Foo Fighters
Hüsker Dü
New Order
Randy Newman

Posted by Darrin A. on Friday, 04/13/2018 @ 03:34am


Hüsker Dü-14
Beyoncé-13
New Order-12
Big Star-11
Randy Newman-10
Foo Fighters-9
Sam and Dave-8
Tom Waits-7
Coldplay-6
Weezer-5
John Mellencamp-4
The B-52's-3
Steve Miller Band-2
Cheap Trick-1

Happy to see the 90's and 2000's get a little love this round

Posted by Tom H. on Friday, 04/13/2018 @ 08:23am


Tom Waits - 14
Coldplay - 13
Weezer - 12
The B-52's - 11
Beyonce - 10
John Mellencamp - 9
Foo Fighters - 8
Steve Miller Band - 7
Sam and Dave - 6
Randy Newman - 5
Hüsker Dü - 4
Cheap Trick - 3
Big Star - 2
New Order - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Friday, 04/13/2018 @ 08:25am


1. Beyoncé - 14 pts
2. Coldplay
3. Tom Waits
4. Randy Newman
5. Sam and Dave
6. New Order
7. The B-52's
8. John Mellencamp
9. Steve Miller Band
10. Foo Fighters
11. Cheap Trick
12. Big Star
13. Hüsker Dü
14. Weezer - 1 pt

Posted by The_Claw on Friday, 04/13/2018 @ 13:57pm


Cheap Trick- 14
Foo Fighters- 13
Sam and Dave- 12
Husker Du- 11
Tom Waits- 10
The B-52's- 9
Randy Newman- 8
Weezer- 7
Beyonce- 6
Big Star- 5
Coldplay- 4
Steve Miller Band- 3
John Mellencamp- 2
New Order- 1

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Friday, 04/13/2018 @ 16:11pm


Tom Waits 14
New Order 13
Big Star 12
Hüsker Dü 11
John Mellencamp 10
Weezer 9
Sam and Dave 8
The B-52's 7
Foo Fighters 6
Coldplay 5
Randy Newman 4
Cheap Trick 3
Beyonce 2
Steve Miller Band 1

Posted by DarinRG on Friday, 04/13/2018 @ 17:27pm


1. New Order – 14
2. Hüsker Dü – 13
3. Beyoncé – 12
4. Big Star – 11
5. Weezer – 10
6. The B-52's – 9
7. Cheap Trick – 8
8. Foo Fighters – 7
9. Sam and Dave – 6
10. Coldplay – 5
11. Steve Miller Band – 4
12. Tom Waits – 3
13. John Mellencamp – 2
14. Randy Newman – 1

Posted by Gassman on Saturday, 04/14/2018 @ 03:14am


14 - Foo Fighters
13 - Beyoncé
12 - Weezer
11 - New Order
10 - Tom Waits
9 - Hüsker Dü
8 - Big Star
7 - Cheap Trick
6 - Coldplay
5 - Sam and Dave
4 - The B-52's
3 - John Mellencamp
2 - Randy Newman
1 - Steve Miller Band

Posted by Nicky Joe on Saturday, 04/14/2018 @ 04:47am


14 Steve Miller Band
13 Cheap Trick
12 Randy Newman
11 John Mellencamp
10 The B-52's
9 Sam and Dave
8 Coldplay
7 Big Star
6 Foo Fighters
5 Weezer
4 Hüsker Dü
3 New Order
2 Tom Waits
1 Beyonce

Posted by Jennifer on Sunday, 04/15/2018 @ 17:25pm


Cheap Trick - 14
New Order - 13
Coldplay - 12
Big Star - 11
Beyonce - 10
Steve Miller Band - 9
John Mellencamp - 8
Tom Waits - 7
Weezer - 6
Sam and Dave - 5
The B-52’s - 4
Husker Du - 3
Randy Newman - 2
Foo Fighters - 1

Posted by Nick on Sunday, 04/15/2018 @ 17:53pm


Tiebreaker voting is now closed

Here are the final rankings for the 2017 vote:

177. Beyonce - 110
178. Weezer - 104
179. Coldplay - 103
180. Foo Fighters - 97
181. Tom Waits - 94
182. Sam and Dave - 91
183. Hüsker Dü - 89
184. The B-52's - 88
185. Big Star - 87
186. New Order - 86
187. Cheap Trick - 85
188. John Mellencamp - 80
189. Steve Miller Band - 76
190. Randy Newman - 70


To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the current rankings of the artists that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. The Beatles - 2 (1)
2. Bob Dylan - 6 (2)
3. Elvis Presley - 6 (3)
4. The Rolling Stones - 7 (5)
5. Chuck Berry - 9 (4)
6. Led Zeppelin - 12 (6)
7. The Who - 17 (7)
8. The Beach Boys - 17 (9)
9. James Brown and the Famous Flames - 17 (10)
10. Aretha Franklin - 20 (8)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 22 (13)
12. Stevie Wonder - 23 (12)
13. Michael Jackson - 29 (14)
14. Ray Charles - 29 (16)
15. David Bowie - 31 (11)
16. Johnny Cash - 32 (18)
17. Pink Floyd - 33 (17)
18. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 34 (15)
19. Nirvana - 39 (21)
20. Buddy Holly and the Crickets - 41 (24)
21. The Clash - 42 (20)
22. Marvin Gaye - 45 (22)
23. Bob Marley & The Wailers - 48 (23)
24. U2 - 49 (28)
25. Prince - 50 (19)
26. Little Richard - 54 (26)
27. Queen - 56 (32)
28. The Velvet Underground - 59 (29)
29. Elton John - 59 (30)
30. The Doors - 59 (33)
31. Sam Cooke - 60 (27)
32. The Kinks - 64 (25)
33. Black Sabbath - 65 (38)
34. Ramones - 66 (31)
35. Neil Young - 67 (35)
36. R.E.M. - 71 (37)
37. The Supremes - 75 (34)
38. Creedence Clearwater Revival - 75 (39)
39. Public Enemy - 78 (40)
40. Fats Domino - 82 (36)
41. Otis Redding - 86 (42)
42. Radiohead - 86 (44)
43. Simon & Garfunkel - 86 (46)
44. Kraftwerk - 88 (43)
45. Metallica - 90 (53)
46. Madonna - 91 (41)
47. Sly & The Family Stone - 95 (47)
48. John Lennon - 96 (49)
49. The Temptations - 97 (54)
50. Talking Heads - 103 (52)
51. Jerry Lee Lewis - 105 (51)
52. Joni Mitchell - 108 (45)
53. The Byrds - 109 (50)
54. Fleetwood Mac - 112 (56)
55. Roy Orbison - 112 (59)
56. Pearl Jam - 115 (63)
57. The Miracles with Smokey Robinson - 116 (61)
58. Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company - 117 (48)
59. The Police - 118 (60)
60. Eagles - 119 (55)
61. Run-D.M.C. - 120 (58)
62. Bo Diddley - 121 (72)
63. The Everly Brothers - 122 (65)
64. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 123 (62)
65. Van Morrison - 127 (57)
66. Aerosmith - 128 (68)
67. The Allman Brothers Band - 129 (64)
68. Cream - 139 (67)
69. B.B. King - 139 (71)
70. The Band - 140 (73)
71. The Cure - 144 (69)
72. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 146 (80)
73. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 147 (74)
74. The Drifters - 147 (76)
75. Al Green - 149 (70)
76. The Grateful Dead - 156 (75)
77. Billy Joel - 156 (78)
78. AC/DC - 157 (77)
79. Parliament-Funkadelic - 158 (66)
80. Guns N' Roses - 158 (82)
81. The Stooges - 164 (81)
82. Beastie Boys - 165 (79)
83. Jackie Wilson - 166 (92)
84. Paul McCartney & Wings - 172 (85)
85. Van Halen - 173 (91)
86. The Bee Gees - 175 (98)
87. Deep Purple - 178 (94)
88. The Smiths - 179 (83)
89. Santana - 179 (90)
90. Eric Clapton - 182 (89)
91. Ike & Tina Turner - 186 (87)
92. Joy Division - 191 (106)
93. Nine Inch Nails - 193 (86)
94. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - 194 (84)
95. Pixies - 195 (95)
96. Jefferson Airplane - 197 (100)
97. T. Rex - 200 (97)
98. Genesis - 200 (112)
99. Blondie - 201 (93)
100. Red Hot Chili Peppers - 203 (99)
101. Sex Pistols - 203 (109)
102. Roxy Music - 205 (107)
103. Alice Cooper - 207 (96)
104. Smashing Pumpkins - 207 (101)
105. Peter Gabriel - 215 (103)
106. Lynyrd Skynyrd - 216 (114)
107. Steely Dan - 216 (126)
108. Bill Haley & His Comets - 217 (116)
109. Depeche Mode - 218 (102)
110. N.W.A. - 222 (104)
111. 2pac - 226 (88)
112. The Four Seasons - 226 (135)
113. Etta James - 228 (111)
114. Carl Perkins - 228 (113)
115. ABBA - 229 (115)
116. Eminem - 229 (124)
117. The Four Tops - 233 (138)
118. Paul Simon - 235 (122)
119. Earth, Wind & Fire - 236 (117)
120. Rush - 236 (127)
121. Green Day - 237 (110)
122. Janet Jackson - 241 (108)
123. The Animals - 241 (121)
124. White Stripes - 242 (118)
125. James Taylor - 251 (119)
126. Beck - 252 (123)
127. Outkast - 254 (131)
128. The Moody Blues - 255 (129)
129. Soundgarden - 260 (125)
130. Curtis Mayfield - 262 (140)
131. Donna Summer - 265 (134)
132. Leonard Cohen - 266 (105)
133. Rod Stewart - 271 (143)
134. Jay-Z - 272 (120)
135. King Crimson - 273 (133)
136. Rage Against The Machine - 275 (128)
137. Yes - 278 (141)
138. Sonic Youth - 280 (139)
139. Judas Priest - 280 (146)
140. Eddie Cochran - 280 (155)
141. The Jackson Five - 283 (147)
142. Electric Light Orchestra - 283 (153)
143. Dusty Springfield - 286 (165)
144. The Isley Brothers - 291 (142)
145. The Cars - 292 (149)
146. George Harrison - 295 (145)
147. Duran Duran - 295 (150)
148. Iron Maiden - 296 (154)
149. Patti Smith Group - 297 (137)
150. Kate Bush - 301 (132)
151. Chicago - 308 (144)
152. Martha and the Vandellas - 308 (162)
153. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 308 (169)
154. The Coasters - 310 (151)
155. Arcade Fire - 314 (161)
156. MC5 - 318 (136)
157. Ricky Nelson - 319 (156)
158. LL Cool J - 320 (148)
159. Dire Straits - 321 (159)
160. The Spinners - 327 (152)
161. Coldplay - 327 (179)
162. Dion & The Belmonts - 331 (175)
163. Chic - 333 (160)
164. Daft Punk - 335 (164)
165. Carole King - 336 (168)
166. The Replacements - 338 (157)
167. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - 339 (163)
168. Foo Fighters - 346 (180)
169. Heart - 347 (170)
170. The Pretenders - 350 (166)
171. Neil Diamond - 351 (130)
172. Beyonce - 354 (177)
173. The Mamas & The Papas - 356 (176)
174. Weezer - 361 (178)
175. Whitney Houston - 368 (172)
176. New Order - 371 (186)
177. Eurythmics - 375 (167)
178. Sam and Dave - 376 (182)
179. John Mellencamp - 376 (188)
180. Big Star - 384 (185)
181. Tom Waits - 385 (181)
182. Cheap Trick - 385 (187)
183. New York Dolls - 388 (173)
184. Motörhead - 390 (174)
185. The B-52's - 393 (184)
186. Lou Reed - 397 (171)
187. Steve Miller Band - 409 (189)
188. PJ Harvey - 411 (158)
189. Randy Newman - 419 (190)
190. Hüsker Dü - 460 (183)


Replacement nominations are now open.

If you've previously nominated performers in this project, they will remain nominated (unless you state that you want to rescind a nomination). Replacement nominations are meant to replace the performers you've nominated in the past after those artists are ranked.

Here is my current count for how many replacement nominations each voter has for this round:

Darren - 14
AlexVoltaire - 19
DarinRG - 12
***Darrin A - 67
dmg - 53
***Donnie - 76 (Donnie's nominations are not currently included)
Gassman - 14
Jennifer - 40
joker - 50
MichaelEU - 14
Nick - 26
Nicky Joe - 12
***Paul K - 93 (Paul's nominations are not currently included)
Rick Vendl II - 24
Roy Gerald Bivins - 11
The_Claw - 11
Tom H. - 24

* = 1st round under the minimum of 50 nominees;
** = 2nd round under the minimum of 50 nominees;
*** = nominations will no longer be included in results if the total doesn't exceed 50 by the end of these nominations without explanation

Voters that haven't nominated artists previously are welcome to do so. For this round (and all rounds for the time being), the minimum number of nominations to qualify for re-ranking is 50 (the maximum is 100).

Any nominations from a voter whose total number of nominations falls below 50 total nominations (including those who nominated in Round 1) for two consecutive rounds will be temporarily disqualified unless an explanation is given for the lack of replacement nominations. This is done to ensure that Round 1 nominations don't have an outsized influence on future rankings should a voter lose interest in the project.

There will be 3 days of replacement nominations.

Replacement nominations will end at 10 PM Central (open until 11 PM Central) on Wednesday the 18th.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 04/16/2018 @ 01:20am


My replacement nominations:

Brenda Lee
Buffalo Springfield
De La Soul
Del Shannon
Mariah Carey
Nick Drake
The Commodores
The Impressions
The Offspring
The Stone Roses
The Yardbirds
Thin Lizzy
Tommy James and the Shondells
Wanda Jackson


For Your Consideration:

Kanye West
Tool
Alice In Chains
LCD Soundsystem
Devo
ZZ Top
Oasis
Jethro Tull
Queens Of The Stone Age
Tori Amos
The Dead Kennedys
Black Flag
Wilco
Ozzy Osbourne
The Jesus And Mary Chain
Pavement
Dave Matthews Band
Weird Al Yankovic
Warren Zevon
Blur

Posted by Darren on Monday, 04/16/2018 @ 01:22am


Belle & Sebastian
Fugazi
George Michael
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
Siouxsie & The Banshees
Slayer
Suicide
The Doobie Brothers
The Marvelettes
The Ventures
The Zombies
Warren Zevon
Wilco
XTC

Posted by MichaelEU on Monday, 04/16/2018 @ 12:10pm


Alice in Chains
Belle & Sebastian
Bill Withers
Clyde McPhatter
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Jane's Addiction
Johnny Burnette & The Rock n Roll Trio
Journey
The Doobie Brothers
The Jesus and Mary Chain
X

Posted by The_Claw on Monday, 04/16/2018 @ 13:08pm


Replacements:

Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
INXS
Jane's Addiction
Jim Croce
Missy Elliott
Pantera
Procol Harum
The Flaming Lips
The O'Jays
Tommy James and the Shondells
XTC
ZZ Top

Posted by DarinRG on Monday, 04/16/2018 @ 19:02pm


Let's finally get in Björk, Oasis, Notorious B.I.G., Jane's Addiction, A Tribe Called Quest, Wu-Tang Clan, Mariah Carey, Faith no More, De La Soul and Massive Attack rather cramming in as many '60s, '70s and '80s artists as we can like the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame does this time.

Bonnie Raitt
Harry Nilsson
Jan & Dean
Jeff Beck
LaVern Baker
Linda Ronstadt
Steppenwolf
The Chemical Brothers
The Specials
Tommy James & The Shondells
Wilco
ZZ Top

Posted by Nicky Joe on Tuesday, 04/17/2018 @ 11:32am


10 Replacement Nominations

Bauhaus
Black Flag
Eric B. & Rakim
Faith No More
Jan & Dean
Journey
Neu!
Solomon Burke
Stone Temple Pilots
The Marvelettes

Top 10 for your consideration

Jethro Tull
Brian Eno
Oasis
Link Wray
Gram Parsons
Peter, Paul & Mary
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
The Impressions
The Yardbirds
Tool-

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 04/18/2018 @ 11:55am


Blur
Devo
Link Wray
Oasis
The Marvelettes
Thin Lizzy

almost missed this round again

Posted by Jennifer on Wednesday, 04/18/2018 @ 23:57pm


Nominations are now closed.

The following performers received at least 10 nominations and are eligible for the initial ranking vote (Darrin A.'s votes will remain in the project, as he's continued voting in the tiebreakers):

Alice In Chains
Bill Withers
Bobby Darin
Buffalo Springfield
Connie Francis
Daryl Hall & John Oates
De La Soul
Def Leppard
Devo
Donovan
George Michael
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
Harry Nilsson
INXS
Isaac Hayes
Jackson Browne
Jane's Addiction
Jethro Tull
Jimmy Cliff
Link Wray
Love
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Oasis
Pat Benatar
Solomon Burke
The Commodores
The Dead Kennedys
The Hollies
The Impressions
The Jam
The Marvelettes
The Monkees
The Righteous Brothers
The Staple Singers
The Yardbirds
Tori Amos
Traffic
War
ZZ Top


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they didn't nominate any performers in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, select 25 performers and rank them in order of preference. The highest ranked song will receive 25 points, the second highest 24 and so on.

The 15 performers that receive the most points (with more than 15 possible in the case of a tie) will advance to the final rankings, which will determine Performers #191-#205 in the 2017 Rankings.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Saturday the 21st.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 04/19/2018 @ 00:07am


Alice In Chains - 25
Devo - 24
ZZ Top - 23
Oasis - 22
Jethro Tull - 21
Tori Amos - 20
The Dead Kennedys - 19
Traffic - 18
Pat Benatar - 17
Jackson Browne - 16
The Jam - 15
George Michael - 14
War - 13
Jane's Addiction - 12
Def Leppard - 11
Donovan - 10
INXS - 9
The Hollies - 8
Jimmy Cliff - 7
Daryl Hall & John Oates - 6
The Monkees - 5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 4
Bill Withers - 3
Harry Nilsson - 2
The Righteous Brothers - 1

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 04/19/2018 @ 00:11am


Jane's Addiction- 25
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters- 24
Daryl Hall & John Oates- 23
The Monkees- 22
The Yardbirds- 21
The Jam- 20
The Righteous Brothers- 19
The Staple Singers- 18
ZZ Top- 17
Pat Benatar- 16
Jackson Browne- 15
Oasis- 14
Alice In Chains- 13
War- 12
Bill Withers- 11
Donovan- 10
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds- 9
The Dead Kennedys- 8
The Commodores- 7
Bobby Darin- 6
De La Soul- 5
Gladys Knight & The Pips- 4
Jethro Tull- 3
Devo- 2
Tori Amos- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Thursday, 04/19/2018 @ 01:47am


Donovan - 25 points
Devo
The Jam
Jimmy Cliff
Harry Nilsson
Jethro Tull
The Monkees
War
Traffic
Buffalo Springfield
ZZ Top
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Jackson Browne
Connie Francis
George Michael
Love
The Righteous Brothers
The Dead Kennedys
Bobby Darin
Bill Withers
The Hollies
Oasis
INXS
Isaac Hayes
Alice In Chains


and also... here are some replacement nominations from me for next time:

Dick Dale
Dire Straits
Donna Summer
Billy Joel
Björk
Bo Diddley
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Carole King
Coldplay
Missy Elliott
Oasis
Pavement
Peter Gabriel
Peter, Paul & Mary
PJ Harvey
Procol Harum
The Ronettes
The Ventures
Tommy James and the Shondells
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Blur
Bonnie Raitt
Duran Duran
Ozzy Osbourne
Eurythmics

Posted by Darrin A on Thursday, 04/19/2018 @ 04:04am


Jethro Tull-25
Oasis-24
Link Wray-23
The Impressions-22
The Yardbirds-21
Gladys Knight & The Pips-20
The Dead Kennedys-19
Jimmy Cliff-18
Alice In Chains-17
War-16
Traffic-15
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters-14
Bobby Darin-13
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds-12
The Monkees-11
Jane's Addiction-10
Isaac Hayes-9
The Commodores-8
Daryl Hall & John Oates-7
The Righteous Brothers-6
Jackson Browne-5
Buffalo Springfield-4
Love-3
Connie Francis-2
Devo-1

Posted by Tom H. on Thursday, 04/19/2018 @ 06:35am


25 - Oasis
24 - Jane's Addiction
23 - De La Soul
22 - Link Wray
21 - Connie Francis
20 - The Yardbirds
19 - Alice in Chains
18 - Isaac Hayes
17 - The Marvelettes
16 - Gladys Knight & The Pips
15 - Solomon Burke
14 - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
13 - Jackson Browne
12 - Devo
11 - Tori Amos
10 - Jethro Tull
9 - Jimmy Cliff
8 - War
7 - Pat Benatar
6 - ZZ Top
5 - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
4 - Def Leppard
3 - The Dead Kennedys
2 - Love
1 - The Impressions

Who should appear next round: Björk, The Notorious B.I.G., Wu-Tang Clan, Pavement, Faith no More, My Bloody Valentine, Massive Attack, Thin Lizzy, Black Flag, Captain Beefheart, The Runaways, Can, Siouxsie & the Banshees, A Tribe Called Quest, Kiss

Posted by Nicky Joe on Thursday, 04/19/2018 @ 10:06am


Darrin A

Dire Straits, Donna Summer, Billy Joel, Bo Diddley, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Carole King, Coldplay, Peter Gabriel, PJ Harvey, Duran Duran and Eurythmics have already been inducted.

Posted by Nicky Joe on Thursday, 04/19/2018 @ 10:07am


Darrin A

Dire Straits, Donna Summer, Billy Joel, Bo Diddley, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Carole King, Coldplay, Peter Gabriel, PJ Harvey, Duran Duran and Eurythmics have already been inducted.

Posted by Nicky Joe on Thursday, 04/19/2018 @ 10:07am


Donovan - 25
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 24
Connie Francis - 23
Jane's Addiction - 22
Tori Amos - 21
ZZ Top - 20
Bobby Darin - 19
Oasis - 18
Jimmy Cliff - 17
INXS - 16
Bill Withers - 15
Love - 14
The Jam - 13
The Righteous Brothers - 12
Solomon Burke - 11
Pat Benatar - 10
The Monkees - 9
The Commodores - 8
Harry Nilsson - 7
Link Wray - 6
The Hollies - 5
The Dead Kennedys - 4
War - 3
Jackson Browne - 2
Gladys Knight & The Pips - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Thursday, 04/19/2018 @ 12:36pm


1. Oasis - 25 pts
2. The Yardbirds - 24 pts
3. Solomon Burke - 23 pts
4. Gladys Knight & The Pips - 22 pts
5. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 21 pts
6. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - 20 pts
7. ZZ Top - 19 pts
8. George Michael - 18 pts
9. Jackson Browne - 17 pts
10. Tori Amos - 16 pts
11. Def Leppard - 15 pts
12. Isaac Hayes - 14 pts
13. Buffalo Springfield - 13 pts
14. Daryl Hall & John Oates - 12 pts
15. Jethro Tull - 11 pts
16. The Commodores - 10 pts
17. Love - 9 pts
18. De La Soul - 8 pts
19. The Hollies - 7 pts
20. The Staple Singers - 6 pts
21. The Impressions - 5 pts
22. The Jam - 4 pts
23. INXS - 3 pts
24. The Marvelettes - 2 pts
25. Link Wray - 1 pts

Posted by The_Claw on Thursday, 04/19/2018 @ 14:13pm


Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 25
The Jam 24
De La Soul 23
Oasis 22
Link Wray 21
Gladys Knight & The Pips 20
The Yardbirds 19
Connie Francis 18
The Marvelettes 17
Tori Amos 16
Jimmy Cliff 15
Bill Withers 14
Jane's Addiction 13
The Staple Singers 12
George Michael 11
Def Leppard 10
Devo 9
Alice In Chains 8
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters 7
Harry Nilsson 6
The Dead Kennedys 5
Love 4
INXS 3
Donovan 2
Bobby Darin 1

Posted by DarinRG on Thursday, 04/19/2018 @ 17:29pm


Nicky Joe - In case you haven't seen the Projected board since you voted, your Performers ballot was invalid and needs to be fixed before voting closes at 11 PM central tonight or else it can't be counted.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 04/19/2018 @ 18:29pm


Link Wray- 25
The Yardbirds- 24
The Impressions- 23
ZZ Top- 22
War- 21
Jackson Browne- 20
Alice in Chains- 19
Tori Amos- 18
Traffic- 17
Buffalo Springfield- 16
Donovan- 15
The Monkees- 14
Solomon Burke- 13
The Staple Singers- 12
The Marvelettes- 11
Def Leppard- 10
Jane's Addiction- 9
Isaac Hayes- 8
Harry Nilsson- 7
Gladys Knight & the Pips- 6
Daryl Hall & John Oates- 5
Bill Withers- 4
INXS- 3
De La Soul- 2
Devo- 1

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Friday, 04/20/2018 @ 16:51pm


Darren

How?

Posted by Nicky Joe on Friday, 04/20/2018 @ 17:07pm


Nicky Joe - I assume you're asking me how your Performers ballot in the Re-visited / Projected nomination voting was invalid (if not, please specify what you're referring to). It was invalid because each voter was allowed to vote for 8 performers and you voted for 9.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 04/20/2018 @ 23:59pm


Oh right, get rid of Snoop Dogg then.

Posted by Nicky Joe on Saturday, 04/21/2018 @ 07:19am


Alice in Chains - 25
The Jam - 24
Traffic - 23
The Dead Kennedys - 22
Jimmy Cliff - 21
Donovan - 20
The Yardbirds - 19
Gladys Knight & The Pips - 18
ZZ Top - 17
The Marvelettes - 16
The Staple Singers - 15
Link Wray - 14
The Impressions - 13
Daryl Hall & John Oates - 12
INXS - 11
Harry Nilsson- 10
Jane’s Addiction - 9
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - 8
Bobby Darin - 7
Connie Francis - 6
Jethro Tull - 5
Solomon Burke - 4
The Hollies- 3
Jackson Browne - 2
The Monkees - 1

Posted by Nick on Saturday, 04/21/2018 @ 23:25pm


25 Daryl Hall & John Oates
24 The Monkees
23 The Righteous Brothers
22 Jackson Browne
21 Donovan
20 INXS
19 Pat Benatar
18 Buffalo Springfield
17 The Commodores
16 Bobby Darin
15 The Yardbirds
14 The Hollies
13 George Michael
12 Bill Withers
11 Connie Francis
10 Traffic
9 Jethro Tull
8 Tori Amos
7 War
6 Def Leppard
5 Oasis
4 Gladys Knight & The Pips
3 The Marvelettes
2 Devo
1 Link Wray

Posted by Jennifer on Sunday, 04/22/2018 @ 00:00am


Initial Rankings tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

The Yardbirds - 163
Oasis - 159
ZZ Top - 139
Donovan - 128
Alice In Chains - 127
Jackson Browne - 125
Jane's Addiction - 124
The Jam - 123
Link Wray - 113
Gladys Knight & The Pips - 111
Tori Amos - 111
Jimmy Cliff - 109
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 109
The Monkees - 105
Daryl Hall & John Oates - 104
Jethro Tull - 104
__________________________________

Traffic - 100
War - 98
Connie Francis - 93
The Dead Kennedys - 88
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - 78
Devo - 75
The Righteous Brothers - 70
Bobby Darin - 69
Pat Benatar - 69
INXS - 68
Buffalo Springfield - 67
George Michael - 67
Solomon Burke - 66
The Marvelettes - 66
Bill Withers - 65
The Impressions - 64
The Staple Singers - 63
De La Soul - 61
Def Leppard - 56
Harry Nilsson - 53
Isaac Hayes - 51
The Commodores - 50
Love - 42
The Hollies - 42


Final tiebreaker voting is now open.

The following performers are qualified to be ranked #191-#206 in the overall rankings for 2017 (the 2017 rankings will be averaged with the final rankings from 2014 to determine the 2017 final rankings):

Alice In Chains
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Donovan
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Jackson Browne
Jane's Addiction
Jethro Tull
Jimmy Cliff
Link Wray
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Oasis
The Jam
The Monkees
The Yardbirds
Tori Amos
ZZ Top


Everyone is eligible to participate in the final rankings, regardless of previous participation in the project.

To participate in the final rankings, rank the 16 performers in order of preference.

Final rankings will be determined by the number of points earned in the final tiebreaker.

There will be 3 days of tiebreaker voting (with the deadline extended by a day due to the late posting of these results).

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Tuesday the 24th.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 04/22/2018 @ 02:10am


As there are 16 nominees to be ranked this round, there will only be 14 nominees to be ranked next round (unless there's another tie at the bottom of the initial rankings).

There will be two more rounds of replacement rankings, initial tiebreakers and final tiebreakers. After that, all remaining artists will be eligible for rounds of initial tiebreakers and final tiebreakers until all performers are ranked. Then we'll begin ranking the other categories.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 04/22/2018 @ 02:16am


Alice In Chains - 16
ZZ Top - 15
Oasis - 14
Jethro Tull - 13
Tori Amos - 12
Jackson Browne - 11
The Jam - 10
Jane's Addiction - 9
Donovan - 8
Jimmy Cliff - 7
Daryl Hall & John Oates - 6
The Monkees - 5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 4
Gladys Knight & The Pips - 3
The Yardbirds - 2
Link Wray - 1

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 04/22/2018 @ 02:23am


Not bad!

Jane's Addiction- 16
Daryl Hall & John Oates- 15
The Monkees- 14
Oasis- 13
The Jam- 12
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds- 11
Alice In Chains- 10
Jethro Tull- 9
Tori Amos- 8
Jimmy Cliff- 7
Donovan- 6
ZZ Top- 5
Jackson Browne- 4
Gladys Knight & The Pips- 3
The Yardbirds- 2
Link Wray- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Sunday, 04/22/2018 @ 04:19am


1. Oasis - 16 pts
2. The Yardbirds - 15 pts
3. Gladys Knight & The Pips - 14 pts
4. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 13 pts
5. ZZ Top - 12 pts
6. Jackson Browne - 11 pts
7. Tori Amos - 10 pts
8. Daryl Hall & John Oates - 9 pts
9. Jethro Tull - 8 pts
10. The Jam - 7 pts
11. Link Wray - 6 pts
12. Donovan - 5 pts
13. The Monkees - 4 pts
14. Jimmy Cliff - 3 pts
15. Alice in Chains - 2 pts
16. Jane's Addiction - 1 pt

Posted by The_Claw on Sunday, 04/22/2018 @ 04:36am


16 - Oasis
15 - Jane’s Addiction
14 - Link Wray
13 - The Yardbirds
12 - Alice in Chains
11 - Gladys Knight & The Pips
10 - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
9 - Jackson Browne
8 - Tori Amos
7 - Jethro Tull
6 - Jimmy Cliff
5 - ZZ Top
4 - The Jam
3 - Donovan
2 - Daryl Hall & John Oates
1 - The Monkees

Posted by Nicky Joe on Sunday, 04/22/2018 @ 04:45am


Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 16
Donovan - 15
ZZ Top - 14
Jane's Addiction - 13
Tori Amos - 12
The Jam - 11
Oasis - 10
Jimmy Cliff - 9
The Monkees - 8
Link Wray - 7
Gladys Knight & The Pips - 6
Jackson Browne - 5
The Yardbirds - 4
Alice In Chains - 3
Daryl Hall & John Oates - 2
Jethro Tull - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Sunday, 04/22/2018 @ 04:53am


Jethro Tull-16
Oasis-15
Link Wray-14
The Yardbirds-13
Gladys Knight & The Pips-12
Jimmy Cliff-11
Alice In Chains-10
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds-9
The Monkees-8
Jane's Addiction-7
Daryl Hall & John Oates-6
Jackson Browne-5
Tori Amos-4
Donovan-3
The Jam-2
ZZ Top-1

Posted by Tom H. on Sunday, 04/22/2018 @ 07:31am


Link Wray- 16
The Yardbirds- 15
ZZ Top- 14
Jackson Browne- 13
Alice in Chains- 12
Tori Amos- 11
Donovan- 10
The Monkees- 9
Jane's Addiction- 8
Gladys Knight and the Pips- 7
Daryl Hall and John Oates- 6
Jimmy Cliff- 5
The Jam- 4
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds-3
Oasis- 2
Jethro Tull- 1


Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Sunday, 04/22/2018 @ 08:34am


Alice in Chains - 16
The Jam - 15
Jimmy Cliff - 14
The Yardbirds - 13
ZZ Top - 12
Donovan - 11
Gladys Knight & The Pips - 10
Daryl Hall & John Oates - 9
Jane’s Addiction - 8
The Monkees - 7
Jackson Browne - 6
Link Wray - 5
Jethro Tull - 4
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 3
Oasis - 2
Tori Amos - 1

Posted by Nick on Sunday, 04/22/2018 @ 16:09pm


The Jam 16
The Yardbirds 15
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 14
Link Wray 13
Gladys Knight & The Pips 12
Oasis 11
Tori Amos 10
Alice In Chains 9
Jimmy Cliff 8
Donovan 7
Jane's Addiction 6
ZZ Top 5
Jackson Browne 4
Jethro Tull 3
Daryl Hall & John Oates 2
The Monkees 1

Posted by DarinRG on Sunday, 04/22/2018 @ 17:08pm


Donovan - 16 pts
The Jam
Jimmy Cliff
Jethro Tull
The Monkees
ZZ Top
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Jackson Browne
Oasis
Alice In Chains
Link Wray
The Yardbirds
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Tori Amos
Jane's Addiction

Posted by Darrin A on Monday, 04/23/2018 @ 03:55am


16 Daryl Hall & John Oates
15 The Monkees
14 Donovan
13 Jackson Browne
12 The Yardbirds
11 Tori Amos
10 Gladys Knight & The Pips
9 Oasis
8 Link Wray
7 Jethro Tull
6 Jimmy Cliff
5 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4 The Jam
3 Jane's Addiction
2 Alice In Chains
1 ZZ Top

Posted by Jennifer on Tuesday, 04/24/2018 @ 21:15pm


Oasis - 16
Alice In Chains - 15
The Yardbirds - 14
Jackson Browne - 13
Jane's Addiction - 12
Jimmy Cliff - 11
Link Wray - 10
ZZ Top - 9
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 8
Jethro Tull - 7
Daryl Hall & John Oates - 6
Gladys Knight & The Pips - 5
Donovan - 4
The Jam - 3
Tori Amos - 2
The Monkees - 1

Posted by Gassman on Wednesday, 04/25/2018 @ 00:19am


Tiebreaker voting is now closed

Here are the final rankings for the 2017 vote:

191. Oasis
192. The Yardbirds
193. Alice In Chains
194. ZZ Top
195. Jackson Browne
196. The Jam
197. Donovan
198 (tie). Jimmy Cliff
198 (tie). Link Wray
200 (tie). Jane's Addiction
200 (tie). Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
202. Gladys Knight & The Pips
203. Tori Amos
204. Jethro Tull
205. Daryl Hall & John Oates
206. The Monkees


The following artists will be involved in tiebreakers to determine their final ranking:

Tiebreaker #1:

Jimmy Cliff
Link Wray


Tiebreaker #2:

Jane's Addiction
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds


Anyone is eligible to vote in either tiebreaker vote. To vote, select one performer from each tiebreaker (it's not necessary to vote in both tiebreakers). The performer that gets the most votes in each tiebreaker will win. In the event of a tie in either tiebreaker, the last vote cast in that tiebreaker will be disqualified to break the tie.

There will be three days of tiebreaker voting.

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Friday the 27th.

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 04/25/2018 @ 02:12am


Replacement nominations are now open.

If you've previously nominated performers in this project, they will remain nominated (unless you state that you want to rescind a nomination). Replacement nominations are meant to replace the performers you've nominated in the past after those artists are ranked.

Here is my current count for how many replacement nominations each voter has for this round:

Darren - 15
AlexVoltaire - 31
DarinRG - 12
Darrin A - 63
dmg - 62
***Donnie - 81 (Donnie's nominations are not currently included)
Gassman - 28
Jennifer - 44
joker - 58
MichaelEU - 13
Nick - 37
Nicky Joe - 12
***Paul K - 95 (Paul's nominations are not currently included)
Rick Vendl II - 32
Roy Gerald Bivins - 25
The_Claw - 16
Tom H. - 28

* = 1st round under the minimum of 50 nominees;
** = 2nd round under the minimum of 50 nominees;
*** = nominations will no longer be included in results if the total doesn't exceed 50 by the end of these nominations without explanation

Voters that haven't nominated artists previously are welcome to do so. For this round (and all rounds for the time being), the minimum number of nominations to qualify for re-ranking is 50 (the maximum is 100).

Any nominations from a voter whose total number of nominations falls below 50 total nominations (including those who nominated in Round 1) for two consecutive rounds will be temporarily disqualified unless an explanation is given for the lack of replacement nominations. This is done to ensure that Round 1 nominations don't have an outsized influence on future rankings should a voter lose interest in the project.

There will be 3 days of replacement nominations.

Replacement nominations will end at 10 PM Central (open until 11 PM Central) on Friday the 27th.

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 04/25/2018 @ 02:15am


My tiebreaker votes:

Jimmy Cliff

Jane's Addiction


My replacement nominations:

Barry White
Bobby Darin
Can
Gram Parsons
Jan & Dean
Jeff Beck
Linda Ronstadt
Massive Attack
My Bloody Valentine
Neu!
Ritchie Valens
The Platters
The Shirelles
The Specials
The Ventures


For Your Consideration:

Kanye West
Tool
LCD Soundsystem
Devo
Queens Of The Stone Age
The Dead Kennedys
Black Flag
Wilco
Ozzy Osbourne
The Jesus And Mary Chain
Pavement
Dave Matthews Band
Weird Al Yankovic
Warren Zevon
Blur
System Of A Down
The Zombies
Stone Temple Pilots
The Guess Who
Traffic

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 04/25/2018 @ 02:18am


TB:

Link Wray
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

Replacements:

Belle & Sebastian
Bonnie Raitt
Dave Matthews Band
Faith No More
Gene Pitney
Jan & Dean
Jeff Beck
Kanye West
Queens Of The Stone Age
The Flamingos
The Runaways
Thin Lizzy

Posted by DarinRG on Wednesday, 04/25/2018 @ 18:11pm


We are moving toward the "what the hell were we thinking when we inducted them?" stage of this activity.

Bad Brains
Def Leppard
Jim Croce
Faith No More
Pavement
The Marvelettes
The Stone Roses
Three Dog Night

My five highest priorities: The Zombies, Mariah Carey, Ruth Brown, Brian Eno, The Shirelles.

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Wednesday, 04/25/2018 @ 21:00pm


Here are 5 Replacements for now. I will add more if I get time before the deadline.

Björk
Gene Pitney
Isaac Hayes
Lloyd Price
Solomon Burke

Are there any more replacement rounds after this one?

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 04/26/2018 @ 02:45am


My Top 5 Biggest Priorities: The Righteous Brothers, Journey, Pat Benatar, INXS, The Doobie Brothers

Also, For Your Consideration:

Weird Al Yankovic, Bad Company, KISS, Bon Jovi, Peter, Paul & Mary, Bonnie Raitt, Buffalo Springfield, Steppenwolf, Del Shannon, The Commodores, Bobby Darin

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 04/26/2018 @ 02:47am


Bad Company
Bill Withers
Bon Jovi
Journey
Little Anthony & The Imperials
Megadeth
Procol Harum
The Carpenters
The Platters
The Flaming Lips
The Zombies
X

Posted by Nicky Joe on Thursday, 04/26/2018 @ 09:09am


As for the tiebreakers

Link Wray
Jane's Addiction

Posted by Nicky Joe on Thursday, 04/26/2018 @ 09:10am


Bonnie Raitt
Buffalo Springfield
Del Shannon
Dick Dale
Jeff Beck
My Bloody Valentine
Ozzy Osbourne
Procol Harum
Scott Walker
The Impressions
Three Dog Night
Toots And The Maytals
X

Tiebreaker:
Jimmy Cliff
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

Posted by MichaelEU on Thursday, 04/26/2018 @ 12:12pm


Replacements:
Cat Stevens
Faith No More
Gene Pitney
LCD Soundsystem
Little Anthony & The Imperials
Scott Walker
Slayer
System of a Down
The Buzzcocks
The Flaming Lips
The Ventures
The Zombies
Three Dog Night
Tool
Warren Zevon
Wilco

Tiebreakers:
Nick Cave
Link Wray

Posted by The_Claw on Thursday, 04/26/2018 @ 13:46pm


Jennifer - There will be one more round of replacement nominations after this one.

AlexVoltaire - This is also the stage where half the group thinks "I've never heard of them" and the other thinks "I can't believe they haven't been ranked yet".

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 04/26/2018 @ 17:07pm


Darren,

Thank you for the response. Also, thank you for all that you do to keep these votes on all these boards running smoothly.


I love your response to AlexVoltaire's comment and I completely agree.

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 04/26/2018 @ 18:06pm


"AlexVoltaire - This is also the stage where half the group thinks "I've never heard of them" and the other thinks "I can't believe they haven't been ranked yet"."

Yep. it seems that the 220-230 range is where this kicks in every time. It starts to get a little tense when we begin to get a picture of who will be keeping the Offspring company in the basement this time around.

Posted by DarinRG on Thursday, 04/26/2018 @ 18:06pm


10 Replacement Nominees

Afrika Bambaataa
Brenda Lee
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
LCD Soundsystem
Massive Attack
Pantera
The (Young) Rascals
The Jesus And Mary Chain
The Staple Singers
Three Dog Night

Top Ten Priorities

Brian Eno
Gram Parsons
Peter, Paul & Mary
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
The Impressions
Tool
The Dave Clark Five
Weird Al Yankovic
The Zombies
Wilco

Posted by Tom H. on Thursday, 04/26/2018 @ 22:20pm


Tiebreakers -
Jimmy Cliff
Jane’s Addiction

Replacements -
Massive Attack
Richtie Valens
The Flamingos
The Ventures

I honestly don’t know what artists I’ve nominated at this point so here’s a few.

Biggest Priorities In Order -
Traffic
The Dead Kennedys
The (Young) Rascals
The Impressions
Kayne West
Gram Parsons
The Dave Clark Five
The Marvelettes
The Staples Singles
INXS
Toots and the Maytals
The Buzzcocks
The Zombies
Cat Stevens
Journey

Posted by Nick on Friday, 04/27/2018 @ 22:58pm


Tie Breaker

Link Wray
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Posted by Tom H. on Friday, 04/27/2018 @ 23:05pm


Tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results:

Link Wray - 4
Jimmy Cliff - 3

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 4
Jane's Addiction - 3


Here are the final rankings for the 2017 vote:

191. Oasis
192. The Yardbirds
193. Alice In Chains
194. ZZ Top
195. Jackson Browne
196. The Jam
197. Donovan
198. Link Wray
199. Jimmy Cliff
200. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
201. Jane's Addiction
202. Gladys Knight & The Pips
203. Tori Amos
204. Jethro Tull
205. Daryl Hall & John Oates
206. The Monkees


To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the current rankings of the artists that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. The Beatles - 2 (1)
2. Bob Dylan - 6 (2)
3. Elvis Presley - 6 (3)
4. The Rolling Stones - 7 (5)
5. Chuck Berry - 9 (4)
6. Led Zeppelin - 12 (6)
7. The Who - 17 (7)
8. The Beach Boys - 17 (9)
9. James Brown and the Famous Flames - 17 (10)
10. Aretha Franklin - 20 (8)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 22 (13)
12. Stevie Wonder - 23 (12)
13. Michael Jackson - 29 (14)
14. Ray Charles - 29 (16)
15. David Bowie - 31 (11)
16. Johnny Cash - 32 (18)
17. Pink Floyd - 33 (17)
18. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 34 (15)
19. Nirvana - 39 (21)
20. Buddy Holly and the Crickets - 41 (24)
21. The Clash - 42 (20)
22. Marvin Gaye - 45 (22)
23. Bob Marley & The Wailers - 48 (23)
24. U2 - 49 (28)
25. Prince - 50 (19)
26. Little Richard - 54 (26)
27. Queen - 56 (32)
28. The Velvet Underground - 59 (29)
29. Elton John - 59 (30)
30. The Doors - 59 (33)
31. Sam Cooke - 60 (27)
32. The Kinks - 64 (25)
33. Black Sabbath - 65 (38)
34. Ramones - 66 (31)
35. Neil Young - 67 (35)
36. R.E.M. - 71 (37)
37. The Supremes - 75 (34)
38. Creedence Clearwater Revival - 75 (39)
39. Public Enemy - 78 (40)
40. Fats Domino - 82 (36)
41. Otis Redding - 86 (42)
42. Radiohead - 86 (44)
43. Simon & Garfunkel - 86 (46)
44. Kraftwerk - 88 (43)
45. Metallica - 90 (53)
46. Madonna - 91 (41)
47. Sly & The Family Stone - 95 (47)
48. John Lennon - 96 (49)
49. The Temptations - 97 (54)
50. Talking Heads - 103 (52)
51. Jerry Lee Lewis - 105 (51)
52. Joni Mitchell - 108 (45)
53. The Byrds - 109 (50)
54. Fleetwood Mac - 112 (56)
55. Roy Orbison - 112 (59)
56. Pearl Jam - 115 (63)
57. The Miracles with Smokey Robinson - 116 (61)
58. Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company - 117 (48)
59. The Police - 118 (60)
60. Eagles - 119 (55)
61. Run-D.M.C. - 120 (58)
62. Bo Diddley - 121 (72)
63. The Everly Brothers - 122 (65)
64. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 123 (62)
65. Van Morrison - 127 (57)
66. Aerosmith - 128 (68)
67. The Allman Brothers Band - 129 (64)
68. Cream - 139 (67)
69. B.B. King - 139 (71)
70. The Band - 140 (73)
71. The Cure - 144 (69)
72. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 146 (80)
73. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 147 (74)
74. The Drifters - 147 (76)
75. Al Green - 149 (70)
76. The Grateful Dead - 156 (75)
77. Billy Joel - 156 (78)
78. AC/DC - 157 (77)
79. Parliament-Funkadelic - 158 (66)
80. Guns N' Roses - 158 (82)
81. The Stooges - 164 (81)
82. Beastie Boys - 165 (79)
83. Jackie Wilson - 166 (92)
84. Paul McCartney & Wings - 172 (85)
85. Van Halen - 173 (91)
86. The Bee Gees - 175 (98)
87. Deep Purple - 178 (94)
88. The Smiths - 179 (83)
89. Santana - 179 (90)
90. Eric Clapton - 182 (89)
91. Ike & Tina Turner - 186 (87)
92. Joy Division - 191 (106)
93. Nine Inch Nails - 193 (86)
94. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - 194 (84)
95. Pixies - 195 (95)
96. Jefferson Airplane - 197 (100)
97. T. Rex - 200 (97)
98. Genesis - 200 (112)
99. Blondie - 201 (93)
100. Red Hot Chili Peppers - 203 (99)
101. Sex Pistols - 203 (109)
102. Roxy Music - 205 (107)
103. Alice Cooper - 207 (96)
104. Smashing Pumpkins - 207 (101)
105. Peter Gabriel - 215 (103)
106. Lynyrd Skynyrd - 216 (114)
107. Steely Dan - 216 (126)
108. Bill Haley & His Comets - 217 (116)
109. Depeche Mode - 218 (102)
110. N.W.A. - 222 (104)
111. 2pac - 226 (88)
112. The Four Seasons - 226 (135)
113. Etta James - 228 (111)
114. Carl Perkins - 228 (113)
115. ABBA - 229 (115)
116. Eminem - 229 (124)
117. The Four Tops - 233 (138)
118. Paul Simon - 235 (122)
119. Earth, Wind & Fire - 236 (117)
120. Rush - 236 (127)
121. Green Day - 237 (110)
122. Janet Jackson - 241 (108)
123. The Animals - 241 (121)
124. White Stripes - 242 (118)
125. James Taylor - 251 (119)
126. Beck - 252 (123)
127. Outkast - 254 (131)
128. The Moody Blues - 255 (129)
129. Soundgarden - 260 (125)
130. Curtis Mayfield - 262 (140)
131. Donna Summer - 265 (134)
132. Leonard Cohen - 266 (105)
133. Rod Stewart - 271 (143)
134. Jay-Z - 272 (120)
135. King Crimson - 273 (133)
136. Rage Against The Machine - 275 (128)
137. Yes - 278 (141)
138. Sonic Youth - 280 (139)
139. Judas Priest - 280 (146)
140. Eddie Cochran - 280 (155)
141. The Jackson Five - 283 (147)
142. Electric Light Orchestra - 283 (153)
143. Dusty Springfield - 286 (165)
144. The Isley Brothers - 291 (142)
145. The Cars - 292 (149)
146. George Harrison - 295 (145)
147. Duran Duran - 295 (150)
148. Iron Maiden - 296 (154)
149. Patti Smith Group - 297 (137)
150. Kate Bush - 301 (132)
151. Chicago - 308 (144)
152. Martha and the Vandellas - 308 (162)
153. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 308 (169)
154. The Coasters - 310 (151)
155. Arcade Fire - 314 (161)
156. MC5 - 318 (136)
157. Ricky Nelson - 319 (156)
158. LL Cool J - 320 (148)
159. Dire Straits - 321 (159)
160. The Spinners - 327 (152)
161. Coldplay - 327 (179)
162. Dion & The Belmonts - 331 (175)
163. Chic - 333 (160)
164. Daft Punk - 335 (164)
165. Carole King - 336 (168)
166. The Replacements - 338 (157)
167. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - 339 (163)
168. Foo Fighters - 346 (180)
169. The Yardbirds - 346 (192)
170. Heart - 347 (170)
171. Oasis - 349 (191)
172. ZZ Top - 349 (194)
173. The Pretenders - 350 (166)
174. Neil Diamond - 351 (130)
175. Beyonce - 354 (177)
176. The Mamas & The Papas - 356 (176)
177. Weezer - 361 (178)
178. Whitney Houston - 368 (172)
179. New Order - 371 (186)
180. Jethro Tull - 374 (204)
181. Eurythmics - 375 (167)
182. Sam and Dave - 376 (182)
183. John Mellencamp - 376 (188)
184. Big Star - 384 (185)
185. Tom Waits - 385 (181)
186. Cheap Trick - 385 (187)
187. Jackson Browne - 386 (195)
188. The Jam - 386 (196)
189. New York Dolls - 388 (173)
190. Alice In Chains - 388 (193)
191. Motörhead - 390 (174)
192. The B-52's - 393 (184)
193. Gladys Knight & The Pips - 394 (202)
194. Lou Reed - 397 (171)
195. Daryl Hall & John Oates - 405 (205)
196. Tori Amos - 406 (203)
197. Steve Miller Band - 409 (189)
198. PJ Harvey - 411 (158)
199. Link Wray - 412 (198)
200. Donovan - 416 (197)
201. The Monkees - 416 (206)
202. Randy Newman - 419 (190)
203. Jimmy Cliff - 455 (199)
204. Hüsker Dü - 460 (183)
205. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 468 (200)
206. Jane's Addiction - 472 (201)

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 04/28/2018 @ 08:04am


Nominations are now closed.

The following performers received at least 10 nominations and are eligible for the initial ranking vote:

Bad Brains
Barry White
Bill Withers
Björk
Blur
Bobby Darin
Bonnie Raitt
Brenda Lee
Buffalo Springfield
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)
Connie Francis
De La Soul
Def Leppard
Devo
Dick Dale
George Michael
Gram Parsons
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
Harry Nilsson
INXS
Isaac Hayes
Jeff Beck
Journey
Linda Ronstadt
Love
Ozzy Osbourne
Pat Benatar
Peter, Paul & Mary
Procol Harum
Solomon Burke
The Buzzcocks
The Commodores
The Dead Kennedys
The Flaming Lips
The Hollies
The Impressions
The Marvelettes
The Platters
The Righteous Brothers
The Ronettes
The Shirelles
The Staple Singers
The Ventures
The Zombies
Tommy James and the Shondells
Traffic
War
Warren Zevon


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they didn't nominate any performers in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, select 25 performers and rank them in order of preference. The highest ranked song will receive 25 points, the second highest 24 and so on.

The 15 performers that receive the most points (with more than 15 possible in the case of a tie) will advance to the final rankings, which will determine Performers #207-#220 in the 2017 Rankings.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Monday the 30th.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 04/28/2018 @ 08:07am


25 - Björk
24 - Blur
23 - The Marvelettes
22 - De La Soul
21 - Isaac Hayes
20 - Solomon Burke
19 - Dick Dale
18 - The Ronettes
17 - Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band
16 - Warren Zevon
15 - Devo
14 - Bad Brains
13 - Barry White
12 - Gram Parsons
11 - Def Leppard
10 - Pat Benatar
9 - War
8 - The Buzzcocks
7 - Bonnie Raitt
6 - Ozzy Osbourne
5 - The Ventures
4 - Love
3 - Jeff Beck
2 - The Dead Kennedys
1 - The Flaming Lips

Worst Snubs: Pavement, Faith no More, Massive Attack, My Bloody Valentine, Black Flag and Thin Lizzy

Posted by Nicky Joe on Saturday, 04/28/2018 @ 09:14am


Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) - 25
Connie Francis - 24
Blur - 23
Bobby Darin - 22
Peter, Paul & Mary - 21
Gram Parsons - 20
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - 19
Björk - 18
The Flaming Lips - 17
Love - 16
The Platters - 15
The Ronettes - 14
INXS - 13
The Dead Kennedys - 12
Tommy James and the Shondells - 11
Journey - 10
Linda Ronstadt - 9
Bill Withers - 8
The Shirelles - 7
Pat Benatar - 6
Bad Brains - 5
The Hollies - 4
The Righteous Brothers - 3
Solomon Burke - 2
War - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Saturday, 04/28/2018 @ 10:10am


The Zombies- 25
The Shirelles- 24
Linda Ronstadt- 23
The Righteous Brothers- 22
Journey- 21
Peter, Paul & Mary- 20
Bill Withers- 19
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters- 18
The Staple Singers- 17
Bobby Darin- 16
Pat Benatar- 15
Solomon Burke- 14
Dick Dale- 13
Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)- 12
The Ronettes- 11
Isaac Hayes- 10
De La Soul- 9
War- 8
The Impressions- 7
Björk- 6
Bonnie Raitt- 5
Devo- 4
The Dead Kennedys- 3
The Flaming Lips- 2
Warren Zevon- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Saturday, 04/28/2018 @ 10:46am


1. Björk - 25 pts
2. The Shirelles - 24 pts
3. Solomon Burke - 23 pts
4. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - 22 pts
5. Gram Parsons - 21 pts
6. Captain Beefheart - 20 pts
7. George Michael - 19 pts
8. The Ronettes - 18 pts
9. Blur - 17 pts
10. Barry White - 16 pts
11. Def Leppard - 15 pts
12. The Platters - 14 pts
13. Isaac Hayes - 13 pts
14. Brenda Lee - 12 pts
15. Linda Ronstadt - 11 pts
16. Buffalo Springfield - 10 pts
17. The Commodores - 9 pts
18. Love -8 pts
19. De La Soul - 7 pts
20. The Hollies - 6 pts
21. The Staple Sisters - 5 pts
22. Dick Dale - 4 pts
23. The Impressions - 3 pts
24. INXS - 2 pts
25. The Marvelettes - 1 pt

Posted by The_Claw on Saturday, 04/28/2018 @ 11:43am


Gram Parsons-25
Peter, Paul & Mary-24
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band-23
The Impressions-22
The Zombies-21
Blur-20
The Dead Kennedys-19
Dick Dale-18
The Shirelles-17
War-16
Traffic-15
The Ronettes-14
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters-13
The Platters-12
Procol Harum-11
Bobby Darin-10
Isaac Hayes-9
The Commodores-8
The Righteous Brothers-7
Barry White-6
Buffalo Springfield-5
Love-4
The Buzzcocks-3
The Ventures-2
Connie Francis-1

Posted by Tom H.. on Saturday, 04/28/2018 @ 20:59pm


The Impressions- 25
The Shirelles- 24
War- 23
Linda Ronstadt- 22
Traffic- 21
The Buzzcocks- 20
Warren Zevon- 19
Bad Brains- 18
Buffalo Springfield- 17
Procol Harum- 16
Jeff Beck- 15
Barry White- 14
The Staple Singers -13
Solomon Burke- 12
The Marvelettes- 11
Bjork- 10
Def Leppard- 9
Dick Dale- 8
Isaac Hayes- 7
Harry Nilsson- 6
The Zombies- 5
Bonnie Raitt- 4
Captain Beefheart- 3
Bill Withers- 2
The Flaming Lips- 1



Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Sunday, 04/29/2018 @ 09:06am


Devo - 25
The Dead Kennedys - 24
Ozzy Osbourne - 23
Warren Zevon - 22
Blur - 21
The Zombies - 20
Traffic - 19
Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) - 18
Pat Benatar - 17
The Buzzcocks - 16
Journey - 15
Bonnie Raitt - 14
George Michael - 13
War - 12
Def Leppard - 11
INXS - 10
Procol Harum - 9
The Hollies - 8
The Flaming Lips - 7
Björk - 6
Bad Brains - 5
Peter, Paul & Mary - 4
Bill Withers - 3
Harry Nilsson - 2
The Righteous Brothers - 1

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 04/29/2018 @ 12:20pm


Traffic - 25
The Shirelles - 24
Linda Ronstadt - 23
Gram Parsons - 22
The Dead Kennedys - 21
The Marvelettes - 20
The Platters - 19
The Impressions - 18
The Buzzcocks - 17
Journey - 16
Harry Nilsson - 15
Cat Stevens - 14
INXS - 13
George Michael - 12
Bobby Darin - 11
Connie Francis - 10
The Zombies - 9
The Hollies - 8
Pat Benatar - 7
Bonnie Raitt - 6
Solomon Burke - 5
War - 4
Tommy James & The Shondells - 3
Bill Withers - 2
Buffalo Springfield - 1

Posted by Nick on Sunday, 04/29/2018 @ 22:42pm


Devo - 25 pts
Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)
Harry Nilsson
Barry White
War
Traffic
Tommy James and the Shondells
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Procol Harum
Buffalo Springfield
Connie Francis
George Michael
Love
The Ventures
The Zombies
Warren Zevon
The Righteous Brothers
The Dead Kennedys
Bobby Darin
Bill Withers
The Hollies
The Ronettes
The Buzzcocks
INXS
The Flaming Lips

Posted by Darrin A on Monday, 04/30/2018 @ 03:53am


Blur 25
Gram Parsons 24
The Buzzcocks 23
De La Soul 22
Connie Francis 21
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band 20
The Ventures 19
Bill Withers 18
Bad Brains 17
Björk 16
George Michael 15
Solomon Burke 14
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters 13
Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) 12
The Ronettes 11
Ozzy Osbourne 10
Devo 9
The Zombies 8
Dick Dale 7
INXS 6
Barry White 5
Love 4
Harry Nilsson 3
Warren Zevon 2
The Staple Singers 1


Posted by DarinRG on Monday, 04/30/2018 @ 18:42pm


25 The Righteous Brothers
24 Journey
23 INXS
22 Pat Benatar
21 Peter, Paul & Mary
20 Bonnie Raitt
19 Buffalo Springfield
18 The Commodores
17 Bobby Darin
16 The Zombies
15 The Ronettes
14 George Michael
13 Warren Zevon
12 The Hollies
11 Jethro Tull
10 Brenda Lee
9 Bill Withers
8 Connie Francis
7 Traffic
6 Linda Ronstadt
5 The Platters
4 War
3 Tommy James and the Shondells
2 Def Leppard
1 The Ventures

Posted by Jennifer on Monday, 04/30/2018 @ 23:56pm


Revised because I accidentally included Jethro Tull, who were just ranked last round:

25 The Righteous Brothers
24 Journey
23 INXS
22 Pat Benatar
21 Peter, Paul & Mary
20 Bonnie Raitt
19 Buffalo Springfield
18 The Commodores
17 Bobby Darin
16 The Zombies
15 The Ronettes
14 George Michael
13 Warren Zevon
12 The Hollies
11 Brenda Lee
10 Bill Withers
9 Connie Francis
8 Traffic
7 Linda Ronstadt
6 The Platters
5 War
4 Tommy James and the Shondells
3 Def Leppard
2 The Ventures
1 Devo

Posted by Jennifer on Tuesday, 05/1/2018 @ 00:02am


Initial Rankings tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Blur - 130
Gram Parsons - 124
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - 120
The Shirelles - 120
The Zombies - 115
Traffic - 108
Björk - 106
Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) - 105
The Ronettes - 105
War - 99
Linda Ronstadt - 95
Peter, Paul & Mary - 90
Solomon Burke - 90
The Buzzcocks - 90
__________________________________

The Dead Kennedys - 89
George Michael - 87
Journey - 86
Bobby Darin - 83
Warren Zevon - 83
Connie Francis - 80
Devo - 78
Pat Benatar - 77
Barry White - 76
The Impressions - 75
Dick Dale - 69
INXS - 69
Bill Withers - 68
Buffalo Springfield - 68
The Righteous Brothers - 67
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - 66
The Platters - 66
De La Soul - 60
Isaac Hayes - 60
Bad Brains - 59
Bonnie Raitt - 56
The Marvelettes - 55
Procol Harum - 53
Def Leppard - 49
Harry Nilsson - 49
Love - 49
The Hollies - 43
The Ventures - 40
Ozzy Osbourne - 39
Tommy James and the Shondells - 37
The Staple Singers - 36
The Commodores - 35
The Flaming Lips - 29
Brenda Lee - 23
Jeff Beck - 18


Final tiebreaker voting is now open.

The following performers are qualified to be ranked #207-#220 in the overall rankings for 2017 (the 2017 rankings will be averaged with the final rankings from 2014 to determine the 2017 final rankings):

Björk
Blur
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)
Gram Parsons
Linda Ronstadt
Peter, Paul & Mary
Solomon Burke
The Buzzcocks
The Ronettes
The Shirelles
The Zombies
Traffic
War


Everyone is eligible to participate in the final rankings, regardless of previous participation in the project.

To participate in the final rankings, rank the 14 performers in order of preference.

Final rankings will be determined by the number of points earned in the final tiebreaker.

There will be 3 days of tiebreaker voting (with the deadline extended by a day due to the late posting of these results).

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Thursday the 3rd.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 05/1/2018 @ 00:06am


Blur - 14
The Zombies - 13
Traffic - 12
Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) - 11
The Buzzcocks - 10
War - 9
Björk - 8
Peter, Paul & Mary - 7
Linda Ronstadt - 6
Gram Parsons - 5
The Shirelles - 4
The Ronettes - 3
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - 2
Solomon Burke - 1

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 05/1/2018 @ 00:11am


The Zombies- 14
The Shirelles- 13
Linda Ronstadt- 12
Peter, Paul & Mary- 11
Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)- 10
Björk- 9
War- 8
The Ronettes- 7
Solomon Burke- 6
The Buzzcocks- 5
Blur- 4
Traffic- 3
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band- 2
Gram Parsons- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Tuesday, 05/1/2018 @ 00:46am


Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) - 14
Blur - 13
Gram Parsons - 12
Peter, Paul & Mary - 11
Björk - 10
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - 9
The Ronettes - 8
Solomon Burke - 7
The Shirelles - 6
Linda Ronstadt - 5
The Zombies - 4
War - 3
Traffic - 2
The Buzzcocks - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Tuesday, 05/1/2018 @ 01:30am


Blur 14
Gram Parsons 13
The Buzzcocks 12
The Ronettes 11
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band 10
Solomon Burke 9
Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) 8
Björk 7
The Zombies 6
The Shirelles 5
Traffic 4
Peter, Paul & Mary 3
Linda Ronstadt 2
War 1

Posted by DarinRG on Tuesday, 05/1/2018 @ 02:18am


Gram Parsons-14
Peter, Paul & Mary-13
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band-12
The Zombies-11
Blur-10
The Shirelles-9
War-8
Traffic-7
The Ronettes-6
The Buzzcocks-5
Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)-4
Solomon Burke-3
Bjork-2
Linda Ronstadt-1

Pleasantly surprised that Captain Beefheart made the cut this round.

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 05/1/2018 @ 10:48am


14 - Björk
13 - Blur
12 - The Ronettes
11 - Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band
10 - Gram Parsons
9 - War
8 - The Buzzcocks
7 - The Dead Kennedys
6 - The Flaming Lips
5 - Linda Ronstadt
4 - The Zombies
3 - Traffic
2 - Peter, Paul & Mary
1 - Cat Stevens

Worst snubs: De La Soul, The Marvelettes, Isaac Hayes and Solomon Burke

Posted by Nicky Joe on Tuesday, 05/1/2018 @ 11:02am


1. Björk - 14 pts
2. The Shirelles - 13 pts
3. Solomon Burke - 12 pts
4. Gram Parsons - 11 pts
5. Captain Beefheart - 10 pts
6. The Ronettes - 9 pts
7. Blur - 8 pts
8. Linda Ronstadt - 7 pts
9. War - 6 pts
10. Traffic - 5 pts
11. The Zombies - 4 pts
12. Cat Stevens - 3 pts
13. The Buzzcocks - 2 pts
14. Peter, Paul & Mary - 1 pt

Posted by The_Claw on Tuesday, 05/1/2018 @ 12:59pm


14 - Björk
13 - Blur
12 - Solomon Burke
11 - The Ronettes
10 - Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band
9 - Gram Parsons
8 - War
7 - The Buzzcocks
6 - The Shirelles
5 - Linda Ronstadt
4 - The Zombies
3 - Traffic
2 - Peter, Paul & Mary
1 - Cat Stevens

Posted by Nicky Joe on Tuesday, 05/1/2018 @ 15:49pm


The Shirelles- 14
War- 13
Linda Ronstadt- 12
Traffic- 11
The Buzzcocks- 10
Solomon Burke- 9
Bjork- 8
The Zombies- 7
Captain Beefheart- 6
The Ronettes- 5
Gram Parsons- 4
Blur- 3
Cat Stevens- 2
Peter, Paul & Mary- 1

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Tuesday, 05/1/2018 @ 16:21pm


Traffic - 14
The Shirelles - 13
Gram Parsons - 12
Linda Ronstadt - 11
The Zombies - 10
Solomon Burke - 9
War - 8
Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) - 7
The Buzzcocks - 6
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - 5
Peter, Paul & Mary - 4
The Ronettes - 3
Blur - 2
Björk - 1

Posted by Nick on Wednesday, 05/2/2018 @ 00:39am


Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) - 14 pts
War
Traffic
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
The Zombies
The Ronettes
The Buzzcocks
Gram Parsons
Peter, Paul & Mary
Blur
Linda Ronstadt
Björk
The Shirelles
Solomon Burke

Posted by Darrin A on Wednesday, 05/2/2018 @ 03:32am


14 Peter, Paul & Mary
13 The Zombies
12 The Ronettes
11 Traffic
10 Linda Ronstadt
9 War
8 Solomon Burke
7 Björk
6 Blur
5 Gram Parsons
4 The Shirelles
3 Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)
2 The Buzzcocks
1 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 05/3/2018 @ 23:58pm


Tiebreaker voting is now closed

Here are the final rankings for the 2017 vote:

207. The Zombies - 96
208. Gram Parsons - 93
209. Blur - 92
210. The Shirelles - 89
211. War - 86
212. The Ronettes - 84 (6 Higher Votes)
213. Traffic - 84 (5 Higher Votes)
214. Björk - 83
215. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - 78
216. Solomon Burke - 77 (6 Higher Votes)
217. Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) - 77 (5 Higher Votes)
218. Linda Ronstadt - 75
219. Peter, Paul & Mary - 73
220. The Buzzcocks - 68


To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the current rankings of the artists that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. The Beatles - 2 (1)
2. Bob Dylan - 6 (2)
3. Elvis Presley - 6 (3)
4. The Rolling Stones - 7 (5)
5. Chuck Berry - 9 (4)
6. Led Zeppelin - 12 (6)
7. The Who - 17 (7)
8. The Beach Boys - 17 (9)
9. James Brown and the Famous Flames - 17 (10)
10. Aretha Franklin - 20 (8)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 22 (13)
12. Stevie Wonder - 23 (12)
13. Michael Jackson - 29 (14)
14. Ray Charles - 29 (16)
15. David Bowie - 31 (11)
16. Johnny Cash - 32 (18)
17. Pink Floyd - 33 (17)
18. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 34 (15)
19. Nirvana - 39 (21)
20. Buddy Holly and the Crickets - 41 (24)
21. The Clash - 42 (20)
22. Marvin Gaye - 45 (22)
23. Bob Marley & The Wailers - 48 (23)
24. U2 - 49 (28)
25. Prince - 50 (19)
26. Little Richard - 54 (26)
27. Queen - 56 (32)
28. The Velvet Underground - 59 (29)
29. Elton John - 59 (30)
30. The Doors - 59 (33)
31. Sam Cooke - 60 (27)
32. The Kinks - 64 (25)
33. Black Sabbath - 65 (38)
34. Ramones - 66 (31)
35. Neil Young - 67 (35)
36. R.E.M. - 71 (37)
37. The Supremes - 75 (34)
38. Creedence Clearwater Revival - 75 (39)
39. Public Enemy - 78 (40)
40. Fats Domino - 82 (36)
41. Otis Redding - 86 (42)
42. Radiohead - 86 (44)
43. Simon & Garfunkel - 86 (46)
44. Kraftwerk - 88 (43)
45. Metallica - 90 (53)
46. Madonna - 91 (41)
47. Sly & The Family Stone - 95 (47)
48. John Lennon - 96 (49)
49. The Temptations - 97 (54)
50. Talking Heads - 103 (52)
51. Jerry Lee Lewis - 105 (51)
52. Joni Mitchell - 108 (45)
53. The Byrds - 109 (50)
54. Fleetwood Mac - 112 (56)
55. Roy Orbison - 112 (59)
56. Pearl Jam - 115 (63)
57. The Miracles with Smokey Robinson - 116 (61)
58. Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company - 117 (48)
59. The Police - 118 (60)
60. Eagles - 119 (55)
61. Run-D.M.C. - 120 (58)
62. Bo Diddley - 121 (72)
63. The Everly Brothers - 122 (65)
64. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 123 (62)
65. Van Morrison - 127 (57)
66. Aerosmith - 128 (68)
67. The Allman Brothers Band - 129 (64)
68. Cream - 139 (67)
69. B.B. King - 139 (71)
70. The Band - 140 (73)
71. The Cure - 144 (69)
72. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 146 (80)
73. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 147 (74)
74. The Drifters - 147 (76)
75. Al Green - 149 (70)
76. The Grateful Dead - 156 (75)
77. Billy Joel - 156 (78)
78. AC/DC - 157 (77)
79. Parliament-Funkadelic - 158 (66)
80. Guns N' Roses - 158 (82)
81. The Stooges - 164 (81)
82. Beastie Boys - 165 (79)
83. Jackie Wilson - 166 (92)
84. Paul McCartney & Wings - 172 (85)
85. Van Halen - 173 (91)
86. The Bee Gees - 175 (98)
87. Deep Purple - 178 (94)
88. The Smiths - 179 (83)
89. Santana - 179 (90)
90. Eric Clapton - 182 (89)
91. Ike & Tina Turner - 186 (87)
92. Joy Division - 191 (106)
93. Nine Inch Nails - 193 (86)
94. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - 194 (84)
95. Pixies - 195 (95)
96. Jefferson Airplane - 197 (100)
97. T. Rex - 200 (97)
98. Genesis - 200 (112)
99. Blondie - 201 (93)
100. Red Hot Chili Peppers - 203 (99)
101. Sex Pistols - 203 (109)
102. Roxy Music - 205 (107)
103. Alice Cooper - 207 (96)
104. Smashing Pumpkins - 207 (101)
105. Peter Gabriel - 215 (103)
106. Lynyrd Skynyrd - 216 (114)
107. Steely Dan - 216 (126)
108. Bill Haley & His Comets - 217 (116)
109. Depeche Mode - 218 (102)
110. N.W.A. - 222 (104)
111. 2pac - 226 (88)
112. The Four Seasons - 226 (135)
113. Etta James - 228 (111)
114. Carl Perkins - 228 (113)
115. ABBA - 229 (115)
116. Eminem - 229 (124)
117. The Four Tops - 233 (138)
118. Paul Simon - 235 (122)
119. Earth, Wind & Fire - 236 (117)
120. Rush - 236 (127)
121. Green Day - 237 (110)
122. Janet Jackson - 241 (108)
123. The Animals - 241 (121)
124. White Stripes - 242 (118)
125. James Taylor - 251 (119)
126. Beck - 252 (123)
127. Outkast - 254 (131)
128. The Moody Blues - 255 (129)
129. Soundgarden - 260 (125)
130. Curtis Mayfield - 262 (140)
131. Donna Summer - 265 (134)
132. Leonard Cohen - 266 (105)
133. Rod Stewart - 271 (143)
134. Jay-Z - 272 (120)
135. King Crimson - 273 (133)
136. Rage Against The Machine - 275 (128)
137. Yes - 278 (141)
138. Sonic Youth - 280 (139)
139. Judas Priest - 280 (146)
140. Eddie Cochran - 280 (155)
141. The Jackson Five - 283 (147)
142. Electric Light Orchestra - 283 (153)
143. Dusty Springfield - 286 (165)
144. The Isley Brothers - 291 (142)
145. The Cars - 292 (149)
146. George Harrison - 295 (145)
147. Duran Duran - 295 (150)
148. Iron Maiden - 296 (154)
149. Patti Smith Group - 297 (137)
150. Kate Bush - 301 (132)
151. Chicago - 308 (144)
152. Martha and the Vandellas - 308 (162)
153. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 308 (169)
154. The Coasters - 310 (151)
155. Arcade Fire - 314 (161)
156. MC5 - 318 (136)
157. Ricky Nelson - 319 (156)
158. LL Cool J - 320 (148)
159. Dire Straits - 321 (159)
160. The Spinners - 327 (152)
161. Coldplay - 327 (179)
162. Dion & The Belmonts - 331 (175)
163. Chic - 333 (160)
164. Daft Punk - 335 (164)
165. Carole King - 336 (168)
166. The Replacements - 338 (157)
167. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - 339 (163)
168. Foo Fighters - 346 (180)
169. The Yardbirds - 346 (192)
170. Heart - 347 (170)
171. Oasis - 349 (191)
172. ZZ Top - 349 (194)
173. The Pretenders - 350 (166)
174. Neil Diamond - 351 (130)
175. Beyonce - 354 (177)
176. The Mamas & The Papas - 356 (176)
177. Weezer - 361 (178)
178. Whitney Houston - 368 (172)
179. New Order - 371 (186)
180. The Zombies - 372 (207)
181. Jethro Tull - 374 (204)
182. Eurythmics - 375 (167)
183. Sam and Dave - 376 (182)
184. John Mellencamp - 376 (188)
185. The Shirelles - 378 (210)
186. Big Star - 384 (185)
187. Tom Waits - 385 (181)
188. Cheap Trick - 385 (187)
189. Jackson Browne - 386 (195)
190. The Jam - 386 (196)
191. New York Dolls - 388 (173)
192. Alice In Chains - 388 (193)
193. Motörhead - 390 (174)
194. Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) - 391 (217)
195. The B-52's - 393 (184)
196. Gladys Knight & The Pips - 394 (202)
197. Blur - 395 (209)
198. Lou Reed - 397 (171)
199. War - 400 (211)
200. Daryl Hall & John Oates - 405 (205)
201. Tori Amos - 406 (203)
202. Steve Miller Band - 409 (189)
203. Gram Parsons - 410 (208)
204. PJ Harvey - 411 (158)
205. Link Wray - 412 (198)
206. Donovan - 416 (197)
207. The Monkees - 416 (206)
208. Randy Newman - 419 (190)
209. Traffic - 420 (213)
210. Björk - 431 (214)
211. The Ronettes - 436 (212)
212. Peter, Paul & Mary - 444 (219)
213. Jimmy Cliff - 455 (199)
214. Hüsker Dü - 460 (183)
215. Linda Ronstadt - 463 (218)
216. Solomon Burke - 465 (216)
217. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 468 (200)
218. Jane's Addiction - 472 (201)
219. The Buzzcocks - 485 (220)
220. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - 524 (215)


Replacement nominations are now open.

This will be the last round of replacement nominations. Starting next round, the project will only have Initial Rankings followed by Final Rankings.

If you've previously nominated performers in this project, they will remain nominated (unless you state that you want to rescind a nomination). Replacement nominations are meant to replace the performers you've nominated in the past after those artists are ranked.

Here is my current count for how many replacement nominations each voter has for this round:

Darren - 11
AlexVoltaire - 36
DarinRG - 10
Darrin A - 73
dmg - 66
***Donnie - 85 (Donnie's nominations are not currently included)
Gassman - 40
Jennifer - 48
joker - 64
MichaelEU - 12
Nick - 41
Nicky Joe - 11
***Paul K - 95 (Paul's nominations are not currently included)
Rick Vendl II - 40
Roy Gerald Bivins - 34
The_Claw - 13
Tom H. - 30

* = 1st round under the minimum of 50 nominees;
** = 2nd round under the minimum of 50 nominees;
*** = nominations will no longer be included in results if the total doesn't exceed 50 by the end of these nominations without explanation

Voters that haven't nominated artists previously are welcome to do so. For this round (and all rounds for the time being), the minimum number of nominations to qualify for re-ranking is 50 (the maximum is 100).

Any nominations from a voter whose total number of nominations falls below 50 total nominations (including those who nominated in Round 1) for two consecutive rounds will be temporarily disqualified unless an explanation is given for the lack of replacement nominations. This is done to ensure that Round 1 nominations don't have an outsized influence on future rankings should a voter lose interest in the project.

There will be 3 days of replacement nominations.

Replacement nominations will end at 10 PM Central (open until 11 PM Central) on Sunday the 6th.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 05/4/2018 @ 01:19am


My replacement nominations:

Connie Francis
Dick Dale
Duane Eddy
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Jim Croce
Mary Wells
Sparks
The Carpenters
The O'Jays
The Staple Singers
Wilson Pickett


For Your Consideration:

Kanye West
Tool
LCD Soundsystem
Devo
Queens Of The Stone Age
The Dead Kennedys
Black Flag
Wilco
Ozzy Osbourne
The Jesus And Mary Chain
Pavement
Dave Matthews Band
Weird Al Yankovic
Warren Zevon
System Of A Down
Stone Temple Pilots
The Guess Who
Mötley Crüe
Faith No More
Fugazi

Posted by Darren on Friday, 05/4/2018 @ 01:23am


Buffalo Springfield
Dave Matthews Band
Del Shannon
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
INXS
Lovin’ Spoonful
Ritchie Valens
The Doobie Brothers
The Hollies
The (Young) Rascals

Worst emissions: Faith no More, Pavement, Massive Attack, Mariah Carey, My Bloody Valentine, Black Flag, Can, Tool, Thin Lizzy and The Runaways

Posted by Nicky Joe on Friday, 05/4/2018 @ 12:27pm


Final replacements:

A Tribe Called Quest
Afrika Bambaataa
Brian Eno
Dave Matthews Band
Gene Pitney
Isaac Hayes
Little Anthony & the Imperials
Pantera
Sparks
System Of A Down
The Guess Who
The O'Jays

Posted by MichaelEU on Friday, 05/4/2018 @ 15:16pm


The final 13:

Devo
Jan & Dean
Megadeth
Mötley Crüe
Ozzy Osbourne
Pantera
Pat Benatar
Steppenwolf
The Guess Who
The Offspring
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
The Young Rascals
Tommy James & The Shondells

Posted by The_Claw on Friday, 05/4/2018 @ 16:08pm


My final dozen choices:

Can
Duran Duran
Gram Parsons
Jethro Tull
Lloyd Price
Love
Massive Attack
Oasis
The Chemical Brothers
The Dave Clark Five
Thin Lizzy
XTC

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Saturday, 05/5/2018 @ 14:33pm


Roy Gerald Bilvins
Duran Duran, Gram Parsons, Jethro Tull and Oasis have already been inducted.

Posted by Nicky Joe on Saturday, 05/5/2018 @ 14:43pm


Indeed they have (somehow failed to check them off when appropriate); my apologies, and will stick with my final eight then...

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Saturday, 05/5/2018 @ 16:45pm


Final 10 Replacement Nominations

Bill Withers
Mariah Carey
Missy Elliott
Ritchie Valens
Sparks
The Hollies
The Stone Roses
Toots And The Maytals
Wanda Jackson
Warren Zevon

Top 10 Remaining

Brian Eno
The Impressions
Tool
The Dave Clark Five
Weird Al Yankovic
Wilco
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
The Dead Kennedys
Wu-Tang Clan
Wilson Pickett

Posted by Tom H. on Sunday, 05/6/2018 @ 16:14pm


It would be awesome if a few people other than the regular five or six of us would update their nominees. I can't justify continuing to be diligent about nominating any more acts that I have little to no enthusiasm for (which is what my eligible list has been entirely comprised of for a few rounds now) when so many people are sitting on 30-70 replacement votes.

Posted by DarinRG on Sunday, 05/6/2018 @ 18:34pm


DarinRG,

If I had more time to research and listen to some of the many potential candidates that I am not as familiar with, I would do some due diligence and add some more nominations. However, since it ends tonight and I have a lot in my real life that I still need to do tonight, I probably will not be able to add any more. It is a bit frustrating that this last round ends so fast.

Posted by Jennifer on Sunday, 05/6/2018 @ 20:17pm


Here's a few more replacement nominees (I don't think I've nominated any of these before):
Brian Eno
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Jan & Dean
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio
Lloyd Price
Nick Drake
Queens Of The Stone Age
Ritchie Valens
Sparks
Stone Temple Pilots
Suicide
Television
The Commodores
The Doobie Brothers
The Specials
The Stone Roses

Posted by Nick on Sunday, 05/6/2018 @ 23:46pm


Nominations are now closed.

The following performers received at least 10 nominations and are eligible for the initial ranking vote:

A Tribe Called Quest
Bad Brains
Barry White
Bill Withers
Bobby Darin
Bonnie Raitt
Brenda Lee
Buffalo Springfield
Connie Francis
De La Soul
Def Leppard
Del Shannon
Devo
Dick Dale
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
George Michael
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
Harry Nilsson
INXS
Isaac Hayes
Jan & Dean
Jeff Beck
Jim Croce
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio
Journey
Love
Massive Attack
Ozzy Osbourne
Pantera
Pat Benatar
Procol Harum
Ritchie Valens
The (Young) Rascals
The Carpenters
The Commodores
The Dead Kennedys
The Doobie Brothers
The Flaming Lips
The Hollies
The Impressions
The Marvelettes
The O'Jays
The Platters
The Righteous Brothers
The Staple Singers
The Ventures
Tommy James and the Shondells
Warren Zevon
Wilson Pickett


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they didn't nominate any performers in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, select 25 performers and rank them in order of preference. The highest ranked song will receive 25 points, the second highest 24 and so on.

The 15 performers that receive the most points (with more than 15 possible in the case of a tie) will advance to the final rankings, which will determine Performers #221-#235 in the 2017 Rankings.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Wednesday the 9th.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 05/7/2018 @ 00:18am


Devo - 25
The Dead Kennedys - 24
Ozzy Osbourne - 23
Warren Zevon - 22
Pat Benatar - 21
A Tribe Called Quest - 20
The Doobie Brothers - 19
Journey - 18
Bonnie Raitt - 17
George Michael - 16
Def Leppard - 15
INXS - 14
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - 13
Procol Harum - 12
The Hollies - 11
Pantera - 10
The Flaming Lips - 9
Bad Brains - 8
Bill Withers - 7
Harry Nilsson - 6
The (Young) Rascals - 5
The Righteous Brothers - 4
Isaac Hayes - 3
De La Soul - 2
Del Shannon - 1

Posted by Darren on Monday, 05/7/2018 @ 00:22am


The Impressions-25
The Dead Kennedys-24
Wilson Pickett-23
Dick Dale-22
Emerson, Lake & Palmer-21
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters-20
A Tribe Called Quest-19
The Platters-18
Procol Harum-17
Bobby Darin-16
The O'Jays-15
Isaac Hayes-14
The Commodores-13
The Righteous Brothers-12
Barry White-11
Buffalo Springfield-10
Jim Croce-9
Love-8
The Ventures-7
Connie Francis-6
Devo-5
Jeff Beck-4
Harry Nilsson-3
Bad Brains-2
De La Soul-1

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 05/7/2018 @ 06:09am


Connie Francis - 25
Bobby Darin - 24
The Dead Kennedys - 23
Massive Attack - 22
The Flaming Lips - 21
Jim Croce - 20
The Platters - 19
The Carpenters - 18
Bill Withers - 17
Wilson Pickett - 16
Love - 15
Journey - 14
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - 13
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps - 12
Tommy James and the Shondells - 11
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio - 10
Ritchie Valens - 9
INXS - 8
Pat Benatar - 7
Bad Brains - 6
The (Young) Rascals - 5
The Ventures - 4
The Commodores - 3
De La Soul - 2
Del Shannon - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Monday, 05/7/2018 @ 11:57am


This trend of '90s artists and onwards slipping through the cracks NEEDS TO STOP.

25 - Massive Attack
24 - A Tribe Called Quest
23 - De La Soul
22 - Connie Francis
21 - Isaac Hayes
20 - The Marvelettes
19 - Devo
18 - Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio
17 - Warren Zevon
16 - Dick Dale
15 - Bad Brains
14 - Pat Benatar
13 - Jan & Dean
12 - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
11 - Ozzy Osbourne
10 - Pantera
9 - Jim Croce
8 - Def Leppard
7 - Barry White
6 - Love
5 - Bonnie Raitt
4 - The Dead Kennedys
3 - The Impressions
2 - The Flaming Lips
1 - Harry Nilsson

Posted by Nicky Joe on Monday, 05/7/2018 @ 13:27pm


1. Massive Attack - 25 pts
2. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - 24 pts
3. Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - 23 pts
4. Gene Vincent - 22 pts
5. Wilson Pickett - 21 pts
6. George Michael - 20 pts
7. The O'Jays - 19 pts
8. Barry White - 18 pts
9. Def Leppard - 17 pts
10. The Platters - 16 pts
11. Isaac Hayes - 15 pts
12. The Carpenters - 14 pts
13. Brenda Lee - 13 pts
14. Buffalo Springfield - 12 pts
15. The Commodores - 11 pts
16. Love - 10 pts
17. De La Soul - 9 pts
18. The Hollies - 8 pts
19. Bonnie Raitt - 7 pts
20. Del Shannon - 6 pts
21. Ritchie Valens - 5 pts
22. The Staple Sisters - 4 pts
23. Dick Dale - 3 pts
24. The Impressions - 2 pts
25. INXS - 1 pt

Posted by The_Claw on Monday, 05/7/2018 @ 14:41pm


Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps 25
Massive Attack 24
Bad Brains 23
De La Soul 22
Connie Francis 21
Wilson Pickett 20
The Platters 19
Bill Withers 18
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers 17
A Tribe Called Quest 16
The Marvelettes 15
The Ventures 14
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio 13
George Michael 12
The Staple Singers 11
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters 10
Love 9
Ritchie Valens 8
Devo 7
The Dead Kennedys 6
INXS 5
Ozzy Osbourne 4
The Impressions 3
Harry Nilsson 2
Dick Dale 1


Posted by DarinRG on Monday, 05/7/2018 @ 19:01pm


The Impressions- 25
Warren Zevon- 24
Wilson Pickett- 23
Buffalo Springfield- 22
A Tribe Called Quest- 21
Bad Brains- 20
Jeff Beck- 19
Procol Harum- 18
Barry White- 17
The Staple Singers- 16
The Marvelettes- 15
Def Leppard- 14
Dick Dale- 13
Harry Nilsson- 12
Jim Croce- 11
Isaac Hayes- 10
Devo- 9

B




Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Wednesday, 05/9/2018 @ 07:43am


Brenda Lee- 8
The Commodores- 7
Tommy James & the Shondelles- 6
Johnny Burnette & the Rock N' Roll Trip- 5
The Dead Kennedys- 4
The (Young) Rascals- 3
Ozzy Osbourne- 2
George Michael- 1

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Wednesday, 05/9/2018 @ 07:48am


Devo - 25 pts
Harry Nilsson
Barry White
Tommy James and the Shondells
Procol Harum
Buffalo Springfield
Connie Francis
George Michael
Love
The Ventures
Warren Zevon
The Righteous Brothers
The Dead Kennedys
Bill Withers
The Hollies
Jan & Dean
INXS
The Flaming Lips
Bobby Darin
Brenda Lee
Del Shannon
The Carpenters
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
The Doobie Brothers
The Platters

Posted by Darrin A on Wednesday, 05/9/2018 @ 09:34am


The Dead Kennedys - 25
The (Young) Rascals - 24
Wilson Pickett - 23
The Marvelettes - 22
Warren Zevon - 21
Journey - 20
A Tribe Called Quest - 19
The Impressions - 18
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio - 17
INXS - 16
Tommy James and the Shondells - 15
The O'Jays - 14
The Platters - 13
Connie Francis - 12
The Hollies - 11
Pat Benatar - 10
Bonnie Raitt - 9
George Michael - 8
Harry Nilsson - 7
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - 6
Buffalo Springfield - 5
Brenda Lee - 4
Devo - 3
Bill Withers - 2
Bobby Darin - 1

Posted by Nick on Wednesday, 05/9/2018 @ 12:30pm


Oops almost forgot this vote ends tonight. I hope you are able to accept this.
25 The Righteous Brothers
24 Journey
23 The Doobie Brothers
22 INXS
21 Del Shannon
20 Pat Benatar
19 Buffalo Springfield
18 Ritchie Valens
17 Brenda Lee
16 The Commodores
15 Bonnie Raitt
14 The Carpenters
13 George Michael
12 Jan & Dean
11 The Ventures
10 The Hollies
9 Warren Zevon
8 Connie Francis
7 Bill Withers
6 Bobby Darin
5 Tommy James and the Shondells
4 The Platters
3 The Staple Singers
2 Devo
1 Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 05/10/2018 @ 00:02am


Initial Rankings tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Wilson Pickett - 126
The Dead Kennedys - 123
A Tribe Called Quest - 119
Connie Francis - 113
Warren Zevon - 108
Massive Attack - 96
Devo - 95
The Platters - 90
George Michael - 88
Buffalo Springfield - 88
Barry White - 76
The Impressions - 76
Journey - 76
INXS - 75
Bad Brains - 74
__________________________________

The Marvelettes - 72
Pat Benatar - 72
Procol Harum - 68
Love - 65
Isaac Hayes - 63
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio - 63
Bill Withers - 63
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - 60
De La Soul - 59
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps - 59
Tommy James and the Shondells - 59
Dick Dale - 55
Harry Nilsson - 55
The Righteous Brothers - 55
Def Leppard - 54
Bobby Darin - 54
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - 53
Bonnie Raitt - 53
The Ventures - 52
The Hollies - 51
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - 50
The Carpenters - 50
The Commodores - 50
Jim Croce - 49
The O'Jays - 48
Brenda Lee - 48
The Doobie Brothers - 44
Ozzy Osbourne - 40
The Flaming Lips - 40
Ritchie Valens - 40
The (Young) Rascals - 37
Jan & Dean - 35
The Staple Singers - 34
Del Shannon - 34
Jeff Beck - 23
Pantera - 20


Final tiebreaker voting is now open.

The following performers are qualified to be ranked #221-#235 in the overall rankings for 2017 (the 2017 rankings will be averaged with the final rankings from 2014 to determine the 2017 final rankings):

A Tribe Called Quest
Bad Brains
Barry White
Buffalo Springfield
Connie Francis
Devo
George Michael
INXS
Journey
Massive Attack
The Dead Kennedys
The Impressions
The Platters
Warren Zevon
Wilson Pickett


Everyone is eligible to participate in the final rankings, regardless of previous participation in the project.

To participate in the final rankings, rank the 15 performers in order of preference.

Final rankings will be determined by the number of points earned in the final tiebreaker.

There will be 3 days of tiebreaker voting (with the deadline extended by a day due to the late posting of these results).

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Saturday the 12th.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 05/10/2018 @ 00:38am


Devo - 15
The Dead Kennedys - 14
Warren Zevon - 13
A Tribe Called Quest - 12
Journey - 11
George Michael - 10
INXS - 9
Bad Brains - 8
The Impressions - 7
Buffalo Springfield - 6
Barry White - 5
Massive Attack - 4
The Platters - 3
Wilson Pickett - 2
Connie Francis - 1

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 05/10/2018 @ 00:59am


Connie Francis - 15
Massive Attack - 14
The Dead Kennedys - 13
The Platters - 12
Wilson Pickett - 11
Journey - 10
Bad Brains - 9
INXS - 8
Buffalo Springfield - 7
Barry White - 6
The Impressions - 5
Warren Zevon - 4
A Tribe Called Quest - 3
George Michael - 2
Devo - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Thursday, 05/10/2018 @ 01:14am


1. Massive Attack - 15 pts
2. Wilson Pickett - 14 pts
3. George Michael - 13 pts
4. Barry White - 12 pts
5. The Platters - 11 pts
6. Buffalo Springfield - 10 pts
7. The Impressions - 9 pts
8. INXS - 8 pts
9. A Tribe Called Quest - 7 pts
10. Connie Francis - 6 pts
11. The Dead Kennedys - 5 pts
12. Journey - 4 pts
13. Warren Zevon - 3 pts
14. Devo - 2 pts
15. Bad Brains - 1 pt

Posted by The_Claw on Thursday, 05/10/2018 @ 05:16am


The Impressions-15
The Dead Kennedys-14
Wilson Pickett-13
A Tribe Called Quest-12
The Platters-11
Barry White-10
Buffalo Springfield-9
Connie Francis-8
Devo-7
Bad Brains-6
Massive Attack-5
Warren Zevon-4
George Michael-3
INXS-2
Journey-1

Posted by Tom H. on Thursday, 05/10/2018 @ 08:03am


15- Massive Attack
14 - A Tribe Called Quest
13 - Connie Francis
12 - Devo
11 - Warren Zevon
10 - Bad Brains
9 - Barry White
8 - The Dead Kennedys
7 - The Impressions
6 - Wilson Pickett
5 - The Platters
4 - Journey
3 - Buffalo Springfield
2 - INXS
1 - George Michael

De La Soul should've been included!

Posted by Nicky Joe on Thursday, 05/10/2018 @ 08:59am


The Impressions- 15
Warren Zevon- 14
Wilson Pickett- 13
Buffalo Springfield- 12
A Tribe Called Quest- 11
Bad Brains- 10
Barry White- 9
Devo- 8
The Dead Kennedys- 7
George Michael- 6
INXS- 5
Journey- 4
Massive Attack- 3
The Platters- 2
Connie Francis- 1

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Thursday, 05/10/2018 @ 15:18pm


Massive Attack 15
Bad Brains 14
A Tribe Called Quest 13
Connie Francis 12
The Platters 11
George Michael 10
Wilson Pickett 9
The Dead Kennedys 8
INXS 7
The Impressions 6
Devo 5
Barry White 4
Warren Zevon 3
Buffalo Springfield 2
Journey 1

Posted by DarinRG on Thursday, 05/10/2018 @ 18:34pm


A Tribe Called Quest- 15
Journey- 14
The Dead Kennedys- 13
Wilson Pickett- 12
The Impressions- 11
Warren Zevon- 10
Devo- 9
Bad Brains- 8
The Platters- 7
INXS- 6
Barry White- 5
Connie Francis- 4
Massive Attack- 3
George Michael- 2
Buffalo Springfield- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Thursday, 05/10/2018 @ 19:18pm


Connie Francis - 15
INXS - 14
Buffalo Springfield - 13
Warren Zevon - 12
The Dead Kennedys - 11
Devo - 10
Massive Attack - 9
A Tribe Called Quest - 8
Journey - 7
Bad Brains - 6
The Platters - 5
Wilson Pickett - 4
Barry White - 3
The Impressions - 2
George Michael - 1

Posted by joker on Thursday, 05/10/2018 @ 23:22pm


15 Journey
14 INXS
13 Buffalo Springfield
12 George Michael
11 Warren Zevon
10 Connie Francis
9 The Platters
8 Devo
7 Barry White
6 The Impressions
5 Wilson Pickett
4 Massive Attack
3 A Tribe Called Quest
2 The Dead Kennedys
1 Bad Brains

Posted by Jennifer on Saturday, 05/12/2018 @ 07:20am


Wilson Pickett - 15
The Dead Kennedys - 14
The Impressions - 13
A Tribe Called Quest - 12
Connie Francis - 11
The Platters - 10
Journey - 9
INXS - 8
Buffalo Springfield - 7
Warren Zevon - 6
Massive Attack - 5
Devo - 4
Barry White - 3
George Michael - 2
Bad Brains - 1

Posted by Nick on Saturday, 05/12/2018 @ 10:27am


Tiebreaker voting is now closed

Here are the final rankings for the 2017 vote:

221. A Tribe Called Quest
222. The Dead Kennedys
223. Wilson Pickett
224. The Impressions
225. Connie Francis
226. Massive Attack
227. Warren Zevon
228. The Platters
229. INXS
230. Buffalo Springfield
231. Devo
232. Journey
233. Bad Brains
234. Barry White
235. George Michael


To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the current rankings of the artists that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. The Beatles - 2 (1)
2. Bob Dylan - 6 (2)
3. Elvis Presley - 6 (3)
4. The Rolling Stones - 7 (5)
5. Chuck Berry - 9 (4)
6. Led Zeppelin - 12 (6)
7. The Who - 17 (7)
8. The Beach Boys - 17 (9)
9. James Brown and the Famous Flames - 17 (10)
10. Aretha Franklin - 20 (8)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 22 (13)
12. Stevie Wonder - 23 (12)
13. Michael Jackson - 29 (14)
14. Ray Charles - 29 (16)
15. David Bowie - 31 (11)
16. Johnny Cash - 32 (18)
17. Pink Floyd - 33 (17)
18. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 34 (15)
19. Nirvana - 39 (21)
20. Buddy Holly and the Crickets - 41 (24)
21. The Clash - 42 (20)
22. Marvin Gaye - 45 (22)
23. Bob Marley & The Wailers - 48 (23)
24. U2 - 49 (28)
25. Prince - 50 (19)
26. Little Richard - 54 (26)
27. Queen - 56 (32)
28. The Velvet Underground - 59 (29)
29. Elton John - 59 (30)
30. The Doors - 59 (33)
31. Sam Cooke - 60 (27)
32. The Kinks - 64 (25)
33. Black Sabbath - 65 (38)
34. Ramones - 66 (31)
35. Neil Young - 67 (35)
36. R.E.M. - 71 (37)
37. The Supremes - 75 (34)
38. Creedence Clearwater Revival - 75 (39)
39. Public Enemy - 78 (40)
40. Fats Domino - 82 (36)
41. Otis Redding - 86 (42)
42. Radiohead - 86 (44)
43. Simon & Garfunkel - 86 (46)
44. Kraftwerk - 88 (43)
45. Metallica - 90 (53)
46. Madonna - 91 (41)
47. Sly & The Family Stone - 95 (47)
48. John Lennon - 96 (49)
49. The Temptations - 97 (54)
50. Talking Heads - 103 (52)
51. Jerry Lee Lewis - 105 (51)
52. Joni Mitchell - 108 (45)
53. The Byrds - 109 (50)
54. Fleetwood Mac - 112 (56)
55. Roy Orbison - 112 (59)
56. Pearl Jam - 115 (63)
57. The Miracles with Smokey Robinson - 116 (61)
58. Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company - 117 (48)
59. The Police - 118 (60)
60. Eagles - 119 (55)
61. Run-D.M.C. - 120 (58)
62. Bo Diddley - 121 (72)
63. The Everly Brothers - 122 (65)
64. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 123 (62)
65. Van Morrison - 127 (57)
66. Aerosmith - 128 (68)
67. The Allman Brothers Band - 129 (64)
68. Cream - 139 (67)
69. B.B. King - 139 (71)
70. The Band - 140 (73)
71. The Cure - 144 (69)
72. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 146 (80)
73. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 147 (74)
74. The Drifters - 147 (76)
75. Al Green - 149 (70)
76. The Grateful Dead - 156 (75)
77. Billy Joel - 156 (78)
78. AC/DC - 157 (77)
79. Parliament-Funkadelic - 158 (66)
80. Guns N' Roses - 158 (82)
81. The Stooges - 164 (81)
82. Beastie Boys - 165 (79)
83. Jackie Wilson - 166 (92)
84. Paul McCartney & Wings - 172 (85)
85. Van Halen - 173 (91)
86. The Bee Gees - 175 (98)
87. Deep Purple - 178 (94)
88. The Smiths - 179 (83)
89. Santana - 179 (90)
90. Eric Clapton - 182 (89)
91. Ike & Tina Turner - 186 (87)
92. Joy Division - 191 (106)
93. Nine Inch Nails - 193 (86)
94. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - 194 (84)
95. Pixies - 195 (95)
96. Jefferson Airplane - 197 (100)
97. T. Rex - 200 (97)
98. Genesis - 200 (112)
99. Blondie - 201 (93)
100. Red Hot Chili Peppers - 203 (99)
101. Sex Pistols - 203 (109)
102. Roxy Music - 205 (107)
103. Alice Cooper - 207 (96)
104. Smashing Pumpkins - 207 (101)
105. Peter Gabriel - 215 (103)
106. Lynyrd Skynyrd - 216 (114)
107. Steely Dan - 216 (126)
108. Bill Haley & His Comets - 217 (116)
109. Depeche Mode - 218 (102)
110. N.W.A. - 222 (104)
111. 2pac - 226 (88)
112. The Four Seasons - 226 (135)
113. Etta James - 228 (111)
114. Carl Perkins - 228 (113)
115. ABBA - 229 (115)
116. Eminem - 229 (124)
117. The Four Tops - 233 (138)
118. Paul Simon - 235 (122)
119. Earth, Wind & Fire - 236 (117)
120. Rush - 236 (127)
121. Green Day - 237 (110)
122. Janet Jackson - 241 (108)
123. The Animals - 241 (121)
124. White Stripes - 242 (118)
125. James Taylor - 251 (119)
126. Beck - 252 (123)
127. Outkast - 254 (131)
128. The Moody Blues - 255 (129)
129. Soundgarden - 260 (125)
130. Curtis Mayfield - 262 (140)
131. Donna Summer - 265 (134)
132. Leonard Cohen - 266 (105)
133. Rod Stewart - 271 (143)
134. Jay-Z - 272 (120)
135. King Crimson - 273 (133)
136. Rage Against The Machine - 275 (128)
137. Yes - 278 (141)
138. Sonic Youth - 280 (139)
139. Judas Priest - 280 (146)
140. Eddie Cochran - 280 (155)
141. The Jackson Five - 283 (147)
142. Electric Light Orchestra - 283 (153)
143. Dusty Springfield - 286 (165)
144. The Isley Brothers - 291 (142)
145. The Cars - 292 (149)
146. George Harrison - 295 (145)
147. Duran Duran - 295 (150)
148. Iron Maiden - 296 (154)
149. Patti Smith Group - 297 (137)
150. Kate Bush - 301 (132)
151. Chicago - 308 (144)
152. Martha and the Vandellas - 308 (162)
153. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 308 (169)
154. The Coasters - 310 (151)
155. Arcade Fire - 314 (161)
156. MC5 - 318 (136)
157. Ricky Nelson - 319 (156)
158. LL Cool J - 320 (148)
159. Dire Straits - 321 (159)
160. The Spinners - 327 (152)
161. Coldplay - 327 (179)
162. Dion & The Belmonts - 331 (175)
163. Chic - 333 (160)
164. Daft Punk - 335 (164)
165. Carole King - 336 (168)
166. The Replacements - 338 (157)
167. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - 339 (163)
168. Foo Fighters - 346 (180)
169. The Yardbirds - 346 (192)
170. Heart - 347 (170)
171. Oasis - 349 (191)
172. ZZ Top - 349 (194)
173. The Pretenders - 350 (166)
174. Neil Diamond - 351 (130)
175. Beyonce - 354 (177)
176. The Mamas & The Papas - 356 (176)
177. Weezer - 361 (178)
178. Whitney Houston - 368 (172)
179. New Order - 371 (186)
180. The Zombies - 372 (207)
181. Jethro Tull - 374 (204)
182. Wilson Pickett - 374 (223)
183. Eurythmics - 375 (167)
184. Sam and Dave - 376 (182)
185. John Mellencamp - 376 (188)
186. The Shirelles - 378 (210)
187. Big Star - 384 (185)
188. Tom Waits - 385 (181)
189. Cheap Trick - 385 (187)
190. Jackson Browne - 386 (195)
191. The Jam - 386 (196)
192. New York Dolls - 388 (173)
193. Alice In Chains - 388 (193)
194. Motörhead - 390 (174)
195. Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) - 391 (217)
196. The B-52's - 393 (184)
197. Gladys Knight & The Pips - 394 (202)
198. Blur - 395 (209)
199. Lou Reed - 397 (171)
200. Devo - 398 (231)
201. War - 400 (211)
202. Daryl Hall & John Oates - 405 (205)
203. Tori Amos - 406 (203)
204. Steve Miller Band - 409 (189)
205. Gram Parsons - 410 (208)
206. PJ Harvey - 411 (158)
207. Link Wray - 412 (198)
208. Donovan - 416 (197)
209. The Monkees - 416 (206)
210. Randy Newman - 419 (190)
211. Traffic - 420 (213)
212. Björk - 431 (214)
213. The Ronettes - 436 (212)
214. A Tribe Called Quest - 442 (221)
215. Peter, Paul & Mary - 444 (219)
216. Journey - 450 (232)
217. Jimmy Cliff - 455 (199)
218. The Platters - 455 (228)
219. Massive Attack - 457 (226)
220. Hüsker Dü - 460 (183)
221. Linda Ronstadt - 463 (218)
222. Solomon Burke - 465 (216)
223. Bad Brains - 466 (233)
224. The Impressions - 467 (224)
225. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 468 (200)
226. George Michael - 470 (235)
227. Jane's Addiction - 472 (201)
228. The Buzzcocks - 485 (220)
229. INXS - 490 (229)
230. Connie Francis - 492 (225)
231. The Dead Kennedys - 496 (222)
232. Buffalo Springfield - 505 (230)
233. Warren Zevon - 516 (227)
234. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - 524 (215)
235. Barry White - 524 (234)

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 05/13/2018 @ 00:16am


PLEASE NOTE - THE NUMBER OF PERFORMERS TO BE RANKED IN THIS ROUND IS 40.
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The following performers have not been ranked yet and are eligible for the initial ranking vote:

Afrika Bambaataa
Bad Company
Bauhaus
Belle & Sebastian
Bill Withers
Black Flag
Bobby Darin
Bon Jovi
Bonnie Raitt
Brenda Lee
Brian Eno
Can
Clyde McPhatter
Dave Matthews Band
De La Soul
Def Leppard
Del Shannon
Dick Dale
Duane Eddy
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Eric B. & Rakim
Faith No More
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Fugazi
Gene Pitney
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
Harry Nilsson
Isaac Hayes
Jan & Dean
Jeff Beck
Jim Croce
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio
Kanye West
KISS
LaVern Baker
LCD Soundsystem
Little Anthony & the Imperials
Lloyd Price
Love
Lovin' Spoonful
Mariah Carey
Mary Wells
Megadeth
Missy Elliott
Mötley Crüe
My Bloody Valentine
Neu!
Nick Drake
Notorious B.I.G.
Ozzy Osbourne
Pantera
Pat Benatar
Pavement
Procol Harum
Queens Of The Stone Age
Ritchie Valens
Ruth Brown
Scott Walker
Silver Apples
Siouxsie & The Banshees
Slayer
Sparks
Steppenwolf
Stone Temple Pilots
Suicide
System Of A Down
Television
The (Young) Rascals
The Carpenters
The Chemical Brothers
The Commodores
The Dave Clark Five
The Doobie Brothers
The Flaming Lips
The Flamingos
The Guess Who
The Hollies
The Jesus And Mary Chain
The Marvelettes
The Offspring
The O'Jays
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
The Righteous Brothers
The Runaways
The Specials
The Staple Singers
The Stone Roses
The Ventures
Thin Lizzy
Three Dog Night
Tommy James and the Shondells
Tool
Toots And The Maytals
Wanda Jackson
Weird Al Yankovic
Wilco
Wu-Tang Clan
X
XTC


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they haven't participated in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, select 40 performers and rank them in order of preference. The highest ranked song will receive 40 points, the second highest 39 and so on.

The 15 performers that receive the most points (with more than 15 possible in the case of a tie) will advance to the final rankings, which will determine Performers #236-#250 in the 2017 Rankings.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Tuesday the 15th.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 05/13/2018 @ 00:17am


My rankings:

Kanye West - 40
Tool - 39
LCD Soundsystem - 38
Queens Of The Stone Age - 37
Black Flag - 36
Wilco - 35
Ozzy Osbourne - 34
The Jesus And Mary Chain - 33
Pavement - 32
Dave Matthews Band - 31
Weird Al Yankovic - 30
System Of A Down - 29
Stone Temple Pilots - 28
The Guess Who - 27
Mötley Crüe - 26
Faith No More - 25
Fugazi - 24
Notorious B.I.G. - 23
KISS - 22
Pat Benatar - 21
Three Dog Night - 20
Television - 19
X - 18
Wu-Tang Clan - 17
The Doobie Brothers - 16
Belle & Sebastian - 15
Siouxsie & The Banshees - 14
Megadeth - 13
Bonnie Raitt - 12
Steppenwolf - 11
Slayer - 10
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - 9
XTC - 8
Def Leppard - 7
Bad Company - 6
The Dave Clark Five - 5
The Chemical Brothers - 4
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - 3
Procol Harum - 2
The Hollies - 1

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 05/13/2018 @ 00:17am


The Jesus And Mary Chain - 40
Bobby Darin - 39
The Runaways - 38
The Flaming Lips - 37
Wu-Tang Clan - 36
Nick Drake - 35
Wanda Jackson - 34
Love - 33
Television - 32
LaVern Baker - 31
The Carpenters - 30
Jim Croce - 29
Suicide - 28
Thin Lizzy - 27
Bill Withers - 26
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - 25
Ritchie Valens - 24
LCD Soundsystem - 23
Faith No More - 22
Bauhaus - 21
Belle & Sebastian - 20
Tommy James and the Shondells - 19
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps - 18
Queens Of The Stone Age - 17
KISS - 16
Black Flag - 15
Lovin' Spoonful - 14
Ruth Brown - 13
Steppenwolf - 12
De La Soul - 11
Siouxsie & The Banshees - 10
Lloyd Price - 9
Bon Jovi - 8
Can - 7
The Offspring - 6
Pat Benatar - 5
The Commodores - 4
The Specials - 3
The (Young) Rascals - 2
The Chemical Brothers - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Sunday, 05/13/2018 @ 01:03am


Mariah Carey- 40
Brian Eno- 39
Ruth Brown- 38
De La Soul- 37
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters- 36
Weird Al Yankovic- 35
Bonnie Raitt- 34
The Staple Singers- 33
The Righteous Brothers- 32
Kanye West- 31
Bill Withers- 30
Missy Elliott- 29
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band- 28
The Doobie Brothers- 27
Belle & Sebastian- 26
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio- 25
Dick Dale- 24
Lloyd Price- 23
Pat Benatar- 22
The (Young) Rascals- 21
Tool- 20
Bobby Darin- 19
Wilco- 18
Notorious B.I.G.- 17
LCD Soundsystem- 16
The Flaming Lips- 15
Afrika Bambaataa- 14
Bon Jovi- 13
Lovin' Spoonful- 12
Duane Eddy- 11
Ozzy Osbourne- 10
My Bloody Valentine- 9
Queens Of The Stone Age- 8
The Commodores- 7
X- 6
Def Leppard- 5
Little Anthony & the Imperials- 4
Nick Drake- 3
The Guess Who- 2
Dave Matthews Band- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Sunday, 05/13/2018 @ 02:10am


1. Ruth Brown - 40 pts
2. Missy Elliott - 39 pts
3. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - 38 pts
4. Wu-Tang Clan - 37 pts
5. Mariah Carey - 36 pts
6. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - 35 pts
7. Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers - 34 pts
8. Gene Vincent - 33 pts
9. Kanye West - 32 pts
10. LaVern Baker - 31 pts
11. Eric B & Rakim - 30 pts
12. KISS - 29 pts
13. Nick Drake - 28 pts
14. The Notorious B.I.G. - 27 pts
15. The O'Jays -26 pts
16. Afrika Bambaataa - 25 pts
17. Bon Jovi - 24 pts
18. Siouxsie and the Banshees - 23 pts
19. Def Leppard -22 pts
20. Isaac Hayes - 21 pts
21. The Carpenters - 20 pts
22. Brenda Lee - 19 pts
23. The Chemical Brothers - 18 pts
24. The Commodores - 17 pts
25. Can - 16 pts
26. Love - 15 pts
27. De La Soul - 14 pts
28. The Hollies - 13 pts
29. Bonnie Raitt - 12 pts
30. Del Shannon - 11 pts
31. Ritchie Valens - 10 pts
32. The Staple Sisters - 9 pts
33. Dick Dale - 8 pts
34. Fugazi - 7 pts
35. Duane Eddy - 6 pts
36. Wanda Jackson - 5 pts
37. My Bloody Valentine - 4 pts
38. Thin Lizzy - 3 pts
39. The Stone Roses - 2 pts
40. The Marvelettes - 1 pt

Posted by The_Claw on Sunday, 05/13/2018 @ 05:00am


40 Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
39 Notorious B.I.G.
38 Mariah Carey
37 Ruth Brown
36 Wu-Tang Clan
35 The Marvelettes
34 Kiss
33 Black Flag
32 My Bloody Valentine
31 Kanye West
30 The Runaways
29 Pavement
28 Faith no More
27 De La Soul
26 Thin Lizzy
25 Siouxsie & The Banshees
24 Nick Drake
23 Slayer
22 Isaac Hayes
21 Missy Elliott
20 Tool
19 LCD Soundsystem
18 Can
17 Queens of the Stone Age
16 Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio
15 Eric B. & Rakim
14 Sparks
13 Wanda Jackson
12 Afrika Bambaataa
11 System of a Down
10 Scott Walker
9 Pat Benatar
8 Television
7 Dick Dale
6 Toots & The Maytals
5 Stone Temple Pilots
4 Jan & Dean
3 Fugazi
2 Suicide
1 Ozzy Osbourne

Posted by Nicky Joe on Sunday, 05/13/2018 @ 08:34am


Brian Eno-40
Tool-39
The Dave Clark Five-38
Weird Al Yankovic-37
Wilco-36
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five-35
Wu-Tang Clan-34
Dick Dale-33
Emerson, Lake & Palmer-32
Dave Matthews Band-31
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters-30
Procol Harum-29
Bobby Darin-28
The O'Jays-27
Megadeth-26
Kanye West-25
Can-24
Isaac Hayes-23
The Commodores-22
X-21
Silver Apples-20
The Righteous Brothers-19
XTC-18
Bad Company-17
Jim Croce-16
Love-15
The Ventures-14
Jeff Beck-13
Harry Nilsson-12
De La Soul-11
Lloyd Price-10
The Chemical Brothers-9
The Offspring-8
Notorious B.I.G.-7
System Of A Down-6
LaVern Baker-5
Pat Benatar-4
Lovin' Spoonful-3
The Flaming Lips-2
Def Leppard-1

Posted by Tom H. on Sunday, 05/13/2018 @ 10:44am


Harry Nilsson - 40 pts
Tommy James and the Shondells
Procol Harum
Love
The Ventures
The Righteous Brothers
Bill Withers
The Hollies
Jan & Dean
The Flaming Lips
Brenda Lee
Del Shannon
The Carpenters
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
The Doobie Brothers
Bobby Darin
Notorious B.I.G.
Ozzy Osbourne
Ritchie Valens
The Offspring
The Stone Roses
Missy Elliott
Dick Dale
Bon Jovi
Thin Lizzy
Scott Walker
Bonnie Raitt
Three Dog Night
Steppenwolf
Isaac Hayes
Nick Drake
Weird Al Yankovic
Def Leppard
The Dave Clark Five
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Sparks
The Staple Singers
The Specials
KISS
Jeff Beck

Posted by Darrin A on Monday, 05/14/2018 @ 04:16am


Mariah Carey - 40
Ruth Brown - 39
Eric B. Rakim - 38
The (Young) Rascals - 37
Sparks - 36
Kayne West - 35
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - 34
The Dave Clark Five - 33
Harry Nilsson - 32
The Marvelettes - 31
Lovin’ Spoonful - 30
Toots and the Maytals - 29
Bobby Darin - 28
The Specials - 27
Steppenwolf - 26
KISS - 25
Bonnie Raitt - 24
Tommy James and the Shondells - 23
Pat Benatar - 22
The Hollies - 21
Gene Pitney - 20
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - 19
The O’Jays - 18
Johnny Burnette & The Rock ‘n’ Roll Trio - 17
Brian Eno - 16
Bon Jovi - 15
Afrika Bambaataa - 14
The Righteous Brothers - 13
Television - 12
Siouxsie & The Banshees - 11
Dick Dale - 10
The Staple Singers - 9
Lloyd Price - 8
Little Anthony & The Imperials - 7
Bill Withers - 6
Jeff Beck - 5
Brenda Lee - 4
Three Dog Night - 3
Bad Company - 2
Dave Matthews Band - 1

Posted by Nick on Tuesday, 05/15/2018 @ 20:02pm


40 The Righteous Brothers
39 Bad Company
38 Weird Al Yankovic
37 KISS
36 The Doobie Brothers
35 Del Shannon
34 Pat Benatar
33 Bon Jovi
32 Bonnie Raitt
31 Steppenwolf
30 The Commodores
29 Brenda Lee
28 The Carpenters
27 Jan & Dean
26 Ritchie Valens
25 The Ventures
24 The Hollies
23 Emerson, Lake & Palmer
22 The Guess Who
21 Three Dog Night
20 Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
19 The Runaways
18 Lloyd Price
17 Lovin' Spoonful
16 Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
15 Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio
14 Tommy James and the Shondells
13 Bobby Darin
12 Dave Matthews Band
11 Belle & Sebastian
10 Procol Harum
9 Bill Withers
8 Mary Wells
7 Mariah Carey
6 The Staple Singers
5 Ozzy Osbourne
4 Jim Croce
3 Little Anthony & the Imperials
2 The (Young) Rascals
1 Gene Pitney

I think that I have the right number without repeating any or listing an artist who is already in.

Posted by Jennifer on Tuesday, 05/15/2018 @ 21:25pm


Initial Rankings tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Kanye West - 194
Ruth Brown - 167
KISS - 165
Mariah Carey - 161
Wu-Tang Clan - 160
Bobby Darin - 152
Weird Al Yankovic - 149
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - 147
The Righteous Brothers - 139
Notorious B.I.G. - 137
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - 135
Bonnie Raitt - 128
Tool - 118
Pat Benatar - 117
Bon Jovi - 110
__________________________________________

Missy Elliott - 108
The Carpenters - 106
Bill Withers - 105
The Doobie Brothers - 105
De La Soul - 100
Dick Dale - 100
Love - 100
Nick Drake - 100
LCD Soundsystem - 96
Brian Eno - 95
Tommy James and the Shondells - 95
Steppenwolf - 92
The Hollies - 92
Wilco - 89
The Runaways - 87
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - 85
The Flaming Lips - 85
Black Flag - 84
Harry Nilsson - 84
Eric B. & Rakim - 83
Siouxsie & The Banshees - 83
The Dave Clark Five - 83
Brenda Lee - 82
Ritchie Valens - 82
The Commodores - 80
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - 79
Procol Harum - 79
Queens Of The Stone Age - 79
Isaac Hayes - 77
Dave Matthews Band - 76
Lovin' Spoonful - 76
Del Shannon - 75
Faith No More - 75
The Ventures - 75
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio - 73
Ozzy Osbourne - 73
The Jesus And Mary Chain - 73
Belle & Sebastian - 72
Thin Lizzy - 72
Television - 71
The O'Jays - 71
Lloyd Price - 68
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps - 67
LaVern Baker - 67
The Marvelettes - 67
Afrika Bambaataa - 65
Can - 65
Bad Company - 64
Jan & Dean - 63
The (Young) Rascals - 62
Pavement - 61
The Staple Singers - 61
Three Dog Night - 57
Sparks - 55
Wanda Jackson - 52
The Guess Who - 51
Jim Croce - 49
Megadeth - 47
System Of A Down - 46
My Bloody Valentine - 45
X - 45
Def Leppard - 43
The Offspring - 35
Toots And The Maytals - 35
Fugazi - 34
Slayer - 33
Stone Temple Pilots - 33
The Specials - 33
The Chemical Brothers - 32
Suicide - 30
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - 28
Mötley Crüe - 26
XTC - 26
Scott Walker - 25
The Stone Roses - 22
Bauhaus - 21
Gene Pitney - 21
Silver Apples - 20
Jeff Beck - 19
Duane Eddy - 17
Little Anthony & the Imperials - 14
Clyde McPhatter - 0
Mary Wells - 0
Neu! - 0
Pantera - 0
The Flamingos - 0


Final tiebreaker voting is now open.

The following performers are qualified to be ranked #236-#250 in the overall rankings for 2017 (the 2017 rankings will be averaged with the final rankings from 2014 to determine the 2017 final rankings):

Bobby Darin
Bon Jovi
Bonnie Raitt
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
Kanye West
KISS
Mariah Carey
Notorious B.I.G.
Pat Benatar
Ruth Brown
The Righteous Brothers
Tool
Weird Al Yankovic
Wu-Tang Clan


Everyone is eligible to participate in the final rankings, regardless of previous participation in the project.

To participate in the final rankings, rank the 15 performers in order of preference.

Final rankings will be determined by the number of points earned in the final tiebreaker.

There will be 3 days of tiebreaker voting.

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Friday the 18th.

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 05/16/2018 @ 08:13am


Kanye West - 15
Tool - 14
Weird Al Yankovic - 13
Notorious B.I.G. - 12
KISS - 11
Pat Benatar - 10
Wu-Tang Clan - 9
Bonnie Raitt - 8
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - 7
The Righteous Brothers - 6
Bon Jovi - 5
Mariah Carey - 4
Bobby Darin - 3
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - 2
Ruth Brown - 1

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 05/16/2018 @ 08:19am


Tool-15
Weird Al Yankovic-14
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five-13
Wu-Tang Clan-12
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters-11
Bobby Darin-10
Kanye West-9
The Righteous Brothers-8
Notorious B.I.G.-7
Pat Benatar-6
Ruth Brown-5
Bonnie Raitt-4
Mariah Carey-3
Bon Jovi-2
KISS-1

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 05/16/2018 @ 10:18am


1. Ruth Brown - 15 pts
2. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - 14 pts
3. Wu-Tang Clan - 13 pts
4. Mariah Carey - 12 pts
5. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - 11 pts
6. Kanye West - 10 pts
7. KISS - 9 pts
8. Notorious B.I.G. - 8 pts
9. Bon Jovi - 7 pts
10. Bonnie Raitt - 6 pts
11. Bobby Darin - 5 pts
12. The Righteous Brothers - 4 pts
13. Tool - 3 pts
14. Pat Benatar - 2 pts
15. Weird Al Yankovic - 1 pt

Posted by The_Claw on Wednesday, 05/16/2018 @ 12:11pm


15 - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
14 - Notorious B.I.G.
13 - Mariah Carey
12 - Ruth Brown
11 - Wu-Tang Clan
10 - KISS
9 - Kanye West
8 - Tool
7 - Pat Benatar
6 - Bonnie Raitt
5 - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
4 - Bon Jovi
3 - Weird Al Yankovic
2 - The Righteous Brothers
1 - Bobby Darin

Posted by Nicky Joe on Wednesday, 05/16/2018 @ 13:39pm


Mariah Carey - 15
Ruth Brown - 14
Kayne West - 13
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - 12
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - 11
Pat Benatar - 10
Bobby Darin - 9
Bonnie Raitt - 8
Wu-Tang Clan - 7
Bon Jovi - 6
The Righteous Brothers - 5
Notorious B.I.G. - 4
Kiss - 3
Weird Al Yankovic - 2
Tool - 1

Posted by Nick on Wednesday, 05/16/2018 @ 14:40pm


Bobby Darin - 15
Wu-Tang Clan - 14
Ruth Brown - 13
Bon Jovi - 12
The Righteous Brothers - 11
Pat Benatar - 10
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - 9
KISS - 8
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five 7
Tool - 6
Bonnie Raitt - 5
Mariah Carey - 4
Notorious B.I.G. - 3
Kanye West - 2
Weird Al Yankovic - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Wednesday, 05/16/2018 @ 16:19pm


Ruth Brown 15
Wu-Tang Clan 14
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters 13
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five 12
The Righteous Brothers 11
Tool 10
Kanye West 9
Notorious B.I.G. 8
Bobby Darin 7
Bonnie Raitt 6
KISS 5
Bon Jovi 4
Pat Benatar 3
Mariah Carey 2
Weird Al Yankovic 1

Posted by DarinRG on Wednesday, 05/16/2018 @ 19:37pm


15 The Righteous Brothers
14 Weird Al Yankovic
13 Bon Jovi
12 KISS
11 Bonnie Raitt
10 Pat Benatar
9 Bobby Darin
8 Mariah Carey
7 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
6 Ruth Brown
5 Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
4 Tool
3 Wu-Tang Clan
2 Notorious B.I.G.
1 Kanye West

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 05/17/2018 @ 06:15am


Who wrote more #1 songs than anybody not named John Lennon or Paul McCartney?

Mariah Carey- 15.

Filling it out...

Ruth Brown- 14
Weird Al Yankovic- 13
Kanye West- 12
The Righteous Brothers- 11
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters- 10
Pat Benatar- 9
Tool- 8
Wu-Tang Clan- 7
Bon Jovi- 6
Bonnie Raitt- 5
Bobby Darin- 4
Notorious B.I.G.- 3
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five- 2
KISS- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Thursday, 05/17/2018 @ 12:34pm


Bobby Darin - 15
The Righteous Brothers - 14
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - 13
Bonnie Raitt - 12
Pat Benatar - 11
Wu-Tang Clan - 10
Weird Al Yankovic - 9
KISS - 8
Ruth Brown - 7
Tool - 6
Bon Jovi - 5
Kanye West - 4
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - 3
Notorious B.I.G. - 2

and since 1 seems to be her number....

Mariah Carey - 1

Posted by joker on Friday, 05/18/2018 @ 02:36am


Tiebreaker voting is now closed

Here are the final rankings for the 2017 vote:

236. Ruth Brown
237. Wu-Tang Clan
238. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
239. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
240. The Righteous Brothers
241. Kanye West
242 (tie). Bobby Darin
242 (tie). Pat Benatar
244. Mariah Carey
245. Tool
246. Bonnie Raitt
247. Weird Al Yankovic
248. KISS
249. Bon Jovi
250. Notorious B.I.G.


The following artists will be involved in a tiebreaker to determine their final ranking:

Bobby Darin
Pat Benatar


Anyone is eligible to vote in either tiebreaker vote. To vote, select one performer. The performer that gets the most votes in each tiebreaker will win. In the event of a tie in either tiebreaker, the last vote cast in that tiebreaker will be disqualified to break the tie.

There will be three days of tiebreaker voting.

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Monday the 27th.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 05/19/2018 @ 00:44am


My vote is for Pat Benatar.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 05/19/2018 @ 00:48am


PLEASE NOTE - THE NUMBER OF PERFORMERS TO BE RANKED IN THIS ROUND IS 35.
__________________________________________________

The following performers have not been ranked yet and are eligible for the initial ranking vote:

Afrika Bambaataa
Bad Company
Bauhaus
Belle & Sebastian
Bill Withers
Black Flag
Brenda Lee
Brian Eno
Can
Clyde McPhatter
Dave Matthews Band
De La Soul
Def Leppard
Del Shannon
Dick Dale
Duane Eddy
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Eric B. & Rakim
Faith No More
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Fugazi
Gene Pitney
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
Harry Nilsson
Isaac Hayes
Jan & Dean
Jeff Beck
Jim Croce
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio
LaVern Baker
LCD Soundsystem
Little Anthony & the Imperials
Lloyd Price
Love
Lovin' Spoonful
Mary Wells
Megadeth
Missy Elliott
Mötley Crüe
My Bloody Valentine
Neu!
Nick Drake
Ozzy Osbourne
Pantera
Pavement
Procol Harum
Queens Of The Stone Age
Ritchie Valens
Scott Walker
Silver Apples
Siouxsie & The Banshees
Slayer
Sparks
Steppenwolf
Stone Temple Pilots
Suicide
System Of A Down
Television
The (Young) Rascals
The Carpenters
The Chemical Brothers
The Commodores
The Dave Clark Five
The Doobie Brothers
The Flaming Lips
The Flamingos
The Guess Who
The Hollies
The Jesus And Mary Chain
The Marvelettes
The Offspring
The O'Jays
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
The Runaways
The Specials
The Staple Singers
The Stone Roses
The Ventures
Thin Lizzy
Three Dog Night
Tommy James and the Shondells
Toots And The Maytals
Wanda Jackson
Wilco
X
XTC



Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they haven't participated in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, select 35 performers and rank them in order of preference. The highest ranked song will receive 35 points, the second highest 34 and so on.

The 15 performers that receive the most points (with more than 15 possible in the case of a tie) will advance to the final rankings, which will determine Performers #251-#265 in the 2017 Rankings.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Monday the 21st.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 05/19/2018 @ 00:49am


My rankings:

LCD Soundsystem - 35
Queens Of The Stone Age - 34
Black Flag - 33
Wilco - 32
Ozzy Osbourne - 31
The Jesus And Mary Chain - 30
Pavement - 29
Dave Matthews Band - 28
System Of A Down - 27
Stone Temple Pilots - 26
The Guess Who - 25
Mötley Crüe - 24
Faith No More - 23
Fugazi - 22
Three Dog Night - 21
Television - 20
X - 19
The Doobie Brothers - 18
Belle & Sebastian - 17
Siouxsie & The Banshees - 16
Megadeth - 15
Steppenwolf - 14
Slayer - 13
XTC - 12
Def Leppard - 11
Bad Company - 10
The Dave Clark Five - 9
The Chemical Brothers - 8
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - 7
Procol Harum - 6
The Hollies - 5
Pantera - 4
Brian Eno - 3
Eric B. & Rakim - 2
The Flaming Lips - 1

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 05/19/2018 @ 00:50am


My tiebreaker vote goes to Pat Benatar.

Posted by Nick on Saturday, 05/19/2018 @ 01:01am


The (Young) Rascals - 35
Eric B. & Rakim - 34
Harry Nilsson - 33
Sparks - 32
The Marvelettes - 31
Brian Eno - 30
The Dave Clark Five - 29
Toots and the Maytals - 28
Lovin’ Spoonful - 27
Afrika Bambaataa - 26
Black Flag - 25
Clyde McPhatter - 24
The Hollies - 23
Johnny Burnette & The Rock ‘n’ Roll Trio - 22
The O’Jays - 21
Tommy James & The Shondells - 20
Gene Pitney - 19
Brenda Lee - 18
Steppenwolf - 17
Missy Elliott - 16
Television - 15
Nick Drake - 14
Love - 13
Lloyd Price - 12
Little Anthony & The Imperials - 11
Bill Withers - 10
Stone Temple Pilots - 9
Ozzy Osbourne - 8
Bad Company - 7
The Specials - 6
Jeff Beck - 5
The Staple Singers - 4
The Doobie Brothers - 3
Three Dog Night - 2
Date Matthews Band - 1

Posted by Nick on Saturday, 05/19/2018 @ 01:22am


The Jesus And Mary Chain - 35
The Runaways - 34
The Flaming Lips - 33
Nick Drake - 32
Love - 31
The Carpenters - 30
Lovin' Spoonful - 29
Wanda Jackson - 28
Television - 27
Jim Croce - 26
LaVern Baker - 25
Belle & Sebastian - 24
Bill Withers - 23
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - 22
LCD Soundsystem - 21
Suicide - 20
Thin Lizzy - 19
Tommy James and the Shondells - 18
Wilco - 17
Bauhaus - 16
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps - 15
Lloyd Price - 14
Queens Of The Stone Age - 13
Ritchie Valens - 12
Black Flag - 11
The Offspring - 10
Faith No More - 9
Steppenwolf - 8
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio - 7
Fugazi - 6
The (Young) Rascals - 5
The Chemical Brothers - 4
The Specials - 3
The Hollies - 2
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - 1


Tiebreaker: Bobby Darin

Posted by MichaelEU on Saturday, 05/19/2018 @ 01:40am


1. Missy Elliott - 35 pts
2. Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - 34 pts
3. Gene Vincent - 33 pts
4. LaVern Baker - 32 pts
5. Eric B & Rakim - 31 pts
6. Nick Drake -30 pts
7. The O'Jays - 29 pts
8. Afrika Bambaataa - 28 pts
9. Siouxsie and the Banshees - 27 pts
10. Def Leppard - 26 pts
11. Isaac Hayes - 25 pts
12. The Carpenters - 24 pts
13. Brenda Lee - 23 pts
14. The Chemical Brothers - 22 pts
15. The Commodores - 21 pts
16. Can - 20 pts
17. Love - 19 pts
18. De La Soul - 18 pts
19. The Hollies - 17 pts
20. Del Shannon - 16 pts
21. Ritchie Valens - 15 pts
22. The Staple Sisters - 14 pts
23. Dick Dale - 13 pts
24. Fugazi - 12 pts
25. Duane Eddy - 11 pts
26. Wanda Jackson - 10 pts
27. My Bloody Valentine - 9 pts
28. Thin Lizzy - 8 pts
29. The Stone Roses - 7 pts
30. The Marvelettes - 6 pts
31. The Flamingos - 5 pts
32. Brian Eno - 4 pt
33. Mary Wells - 3 pts
34. Lloyd Price - 2 pts
35. Jeff Beck - 1 pt

Posted by The_Claw on Saturday, 05/19/2018 @ 06:28am


Tiebreaker: Bobby Darin

Posted by The_Claw on Saturday, 05/19/2018 @ 06:29am


Brian Eno- 35
Bill Withers- 34
De La Soul- 33
The Staple Singers- 32
Dick Dale- 31
The Flaming Lips- 30
Belle & Sebastian- 29
Lovin' Spoonful- 28
The (Young) Rascals- 27
Wilco- 26
LCD Soundsystem- 25
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio- 24
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band- 23
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps- 22
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers- 21
Eric B. & Rakim- 20
Ozzy Osbourne- 19
Missy Elliott- 18
The Doobie Brothers- 17
Lloyd Price- 16
My Bloody Valentine- 15
Queens Of The Stone Age- 14
Afrika Bambaataa- 13
Dave Matthews Band- 12
Isaac Hayes- 11
Toots And The Maytals- 10
X- 9
Black Flag- 8
Can- 7
Nick Drake- 6
The Commodores- 5
The Chemical Brothers- 4
The Guess Who- 3
The Ventures- 2
Fugazi- 1

Pat Benatar for the tie-breaker

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Saturday, 05/19/2018 @ 07:25am


Pat Benatar, no questions asked

35 - The Marvelettes
34 - Black Flag
33 - My Bloody Valentine
32 - The Runaways
31 - Pavement
30 - Faith no More
29 - De La Soul
28 - Thin Lizzy
27 - Siouxsie & The Banshees
26 - Nick Drake
25 - Slayer
24 - Isaac Hayes
23 - Missy Elliott
22 - LCD Soundsystem
21 - Can
20 - Queens of the Stone Age
19 - Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio
18 - Eric B. & Rakim
17 - Sparks
16 - Wanda Jackson
15 - Afrika Bambaataa
14 - System of a Down
13 - Scott Walker
12 - Television
11 - Dick Dale
10 - Toots & The Maytals
9 - Stone Temple Pilots
8 - Jan & Dean
7 - Fugazi
6 - Suicide
5 - Ozzy Osbourne
4 - Neu!
3 - Brian Eno
2 - Love
1 - Wilco

Posted by Nicky Joe on Saturday, 05/19/2018 @ 08:30am


Tie breaker: Bobby Darin

Brian Eno 35
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps 34
Can 33
Bauhaus 32
Eric B. & Rakim 31
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band 30
Television 29
De La Soul 28
The Stone Roses 27
Black Flag 26
Neu! 25
Suicide 24
The Chemical Brothers 23
Siouxsie & The Banshees 22
LCD Soundsystem 21
Afrika Bambaataa 20
Wanda Jackson 19
The Ventures 18
Slayer 17
Bill Withers 16
The Marvelettes 15
Toots And The Maytals 14
Scott Walker 13
Nick Drake 12
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio 11
Ozzy Osbourne 10
Duane Eddy 9
Ritchie Valens 8
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers 7
Pavement 6
Silver Apples 5
Wilco 4
Dick Dale 3
Love 2
Harry Nilsson 1

Posted by DarinRG on Saturday, 05/19/2018 @ 18:38pm


Bobby Darin in tie-breaker vote

35 ranked:

Harry Nilsson - 35 points
Tommy James and the Shondells
Procol Harum
Love
The Ventures
Bill Withers
The Hollies
Jan & Dean
The Flaming Lips
Brenda Lee
Del Shannon
The Carpenters
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
The Doobie Brothers
Ozzy Osbourne
Ritchie Valens
The Offspring
The Stone Roses
Missy Elliott
Dick Dale
Thin Lizzy
Scott Walker
Three Dog Night
Steppenwolf
Isaac Hayes
Nick Drake
Def Leppard
The Dave Clark Five
Sparks
The Staple Singers
The Specials
Jeff Beck
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Pavement
Stone Temple Pilots

Posted by Darrin A on Monday, 05/21/2018 @ 03:54am


Brian Eno-35
The Dave Clark Five-34
Wilco-33
Dick Dale-32
Emerson, Lake & Palmer-31
Dave Matthews Band-30
Procol Harum-29
The O'Jays-28
Megadeth-27
Can-26
Isaac Hayes-25
The Commodores-24
X-23
Silver Apples-22
XTC-21
Bad Company-20
Jim Croce-19
Love-18
The Ventures-17
Jeff Beck-16
Harry Nilsson-15
De La Soul-14
Lloyd Price-13
The Chemical Brothers-12
The Offspring-11
System Of A Down-10
LaVern Baker-9
Lovin' Spoonful-8
The Flaming Lips-7
Def Leppard-6
Neu!-5
Faith No More-4
Bauhaus-3
The Marvelettes-2
Eric B. & Rakim-1

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 05/21/2018 @ 11:54am


35 Bad Company
34 The Doobie Brothers
33 Del Shannon
32 Steppenwolf
31 The Commodores
30 Brenda Lee
29 The Carpenters
28 Jan & Dean
27 Ritchie Valens
26 The Ventures
25 The Hollies
24 Emerson, Lake & Palmer
23 The Guess Who
22 Three Dog Night
21 Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
20 The Runaways
19 Lloyd Price
18 Lovin' Spoonful
17 Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
16 Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio
15 Tommy James and the Shondells
14 Dave Matthews Band
13 Belle & Sebastian
12 Procol Harum
11 Bill Withers
10 Mary Wells
9 The Staple Singers
8 Ozzy Osbourne
7 Jim Croce
6 Little Anthony & the Imperials
5 The (Young) Rascals
4 Gene Pitney
3 Isaac Hayes
2 Missy Elliott
1 Dick Dale

Posted by Jennifer on Monday, 05/21/2018 @ 22:46pm


Pat Benatar won the tiebreaker 4-4, with the last vote, cast by dDarrin A, eliminated to break the tie.

I'll post the rest of the results this afternoon. Sorry for the delay.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 05/22/2018 @ 10:13am


Tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results:

Pat Benatar - 4
Bobby Darin - 4

Darrin A cast the last vote for Bobby Darin. That vote is eliminated to break the tie.


Here are the final rankings for the 2017 vote:

236. Ruth Brown
237. Wu-Tang Clan
238. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
239. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
240. The Righteous Brothers
241. Kanye West
242. Pat Benatar
243. Bobby Darin
244. Mariah Carey
245. Tool
246. Bonnie Raitt
247. Weird Al Yankovic
248. KISS
249. Bon Jovi
250. Notorious B.I.G.


To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the current rankings of the artists that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. The Beatles - 2 (1)
2. Bob Dylan - 6 (2)
3. Elvis Presley - 6 (3)
4. The Rolling Stones - 7 (5)
5. Chuck Berry - 9 (4)
6. Led Zeppelin - 12 (6)
7. The Who - 17 (7)
8. The Beach Boys - 17 (9)
9. James Brown and the Famous Flames - 17 (10)
10. Aretha Franklin - 20 (8)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 22 (13)
12. Stevie Wonder - 23 (12)
13. Michael Jackson - 29 (14)
14. Ray Charles - 29 (16)
15. David Bowie - 31 (11)
16. Johnny Cash - 32 (18)
17. Pink Floyd - 33 (17)
18. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 34 (15)
19. Nirvana - 39 (21)
20. Buddy Holly and the Crickets - 41 (24)
21. The Clash - 42 (20)
22. Marvin Gaye - 45 (22)
23. Bob Marley & The Wailers - 48 (23)
24. U2 - 49 (28)
25. Prince - 50 (19)
26. Little Richard - 54 (26)
27. Queen - 56 (32)
28. The Velvet Underground - 59 (29)
29. Elton John - 59 (30)
30. The Doors - 59 (33)
31. Sam Cooke - 60 (27)
32. The Kinks - 64 (25)
33. Black Sabbath - 65 (38)
34. Ramones - 66 (31)
35. Neil Young - 67 (35)
36. R.E.M. - 71 (37)
37. The Supremes - 75 (34)
38. Creedence Clearwater Revival - 75 (39)
39. Public Enemy - 78 (40)
40. Fats Domino - 82 (36)
41. Otis Redding - 86 (42)
42. Radiohead - 86 (44)
43. Simon & Garfunkel - 86 (46)
44. Kraftwerk - 88 (43)
45. Metallica - 90 (53)
46. Madonna - 91 (41)
47. Sly & The Family Stone - 95 (47)
48. John Lennon - 96 (49)
49. The Temptations - 97 (54)
50. Talking Heads - 103 (52)
51. Jerry Lee Lewis - 105 (51)
52. Joni Mitchell - 108 (45)
53. The Byrds - 109 (50)
54. Fleetwood Mac - 112 (56)
55. Roy Orbison - 112 (59)
56. Pearl Jam - 115 (63)
57. The Miracles with Smokey Robinson - 116 (61)
58. Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company - 117 (48)
59. The Police - 118 (60)
60. Eagles - 119 (55)
61. Run-D.M.C. - 120 (58)
62. Bo Diddley - 121 (72)
63. The Everly Brothers - 122 (65)
64. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 123 (62)
65. Van Morrison - 127 (57)
66. Aerosmith - 128 (68)
67. The Allman Brothers Band - 129 (64)
68. Cream - 139 (67)
69. B.B. King - 139 (71)
70. The Band - 140 (73)
71. The Cure - 144 (69)
72. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 146 (80)
73. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 147 (74)
74. The Drifters - 147 (76)
75. Al Green - 149 (70)
76. The Grateful Dead - 156 (75)
77. Billy Joel - 156 (78)
78. AC/DC - 157 (77)
79. Parliament-Funkadelic - 158 (66)
80. Guns N' Roses - 158 (82)
81. The Stooges - 164 (81)
82. Beastie Boys - 165 (79)
83. Jackie Wilson - 166 (92)
84. Paul McCartney & Wings - 172 (85)
85. Van Halen - 173 (91)
86. The Bee Gees - 175 (98)
87. Deep Purple - 178 (94)
88. The Smiths - 179 (83)
89. Santana - 179 (90)
90. Eric Clapton - 182 (89)
91. Ike & Tina Turner - 186 (87)
92. Joy Division - 191 (106)
93. Nine Inch Nails - 193 (86)
94. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - 194 (84)
95. Pixies - 195 (95)
96. Jefferson Airplane - 197 (100)
97. T. Rex - 200 (97)
98. Genesis - 200 (112)
99. Blondie - 201 (93)
100. Red Hot Chili Peppers - 203 (99)
101. Sex Pistols - 203 (109)
102. Roxy Music - 205 (107)
103. Alice Cooper - 207 (96)
104. Smashing Pumpkins - 207 (101)
105. Peter Gabriel - 215 (103)
106. Lynyrd Skynyrd - 216 (114)
107. Steely Dan - 216 (126)
108. Bill Haley & His Comets - 217 (116)
109. Depeche Mode - 218 (102)
110. N.W.A. - 222 (104)
111. 2pac - 226 (88)
112. The Four Seasons - 226 (135)
113. Etta James - 228 (111)
114. Carl Perkins - 228 (113)
115. ABBA - 229 (115)
116. Eminem - 229 (124)
117. The Four Tops - 233 (138)
118. Paul Simon - 235 (122)
119. Earth, Wind & Fire - 236 (117)
120. Rush - 236 (127)
121. Green Day - 237 (110)
122. Janet Jackson - 241 (108)
123. The Animals - 241 (121)
124. White Stripes - 242 (118)
125. James Taylor - 251 (119)
126. Beck - 252 (123)
127. Outkast - 254 (131)
128. The Moody Blues - 255 (129)
129. Soundgarden - 260 (125)
130. Curtis Mayfield - 262 (140)
131. Donna Summer - 265 (134)
132. Leonard Cohen - 266 (105)
133. Rod Stewart - 271 (143)
134. Jay-Z - 272 (120)
135. King Crimson - 273 (133)
136. Rage Against The Machine - 275 (128)
137. Yes - 278 (141)
138. Sonic Youth - 280 (139)
139. Judas Priest - 280 (146)
140. Eddie Cochran - 280 (155)
141. The Jackson Five - 283 (147)
142. Electric Light Orchestra - 283 (153)
143. Dusty Springfield - 286 (165)
144. The Isley Brothers - 291 (142)
145. The Cars - 292 (149)
146. George Harrison - 295 (145)
147. Duran Duran - 295 (150)
148. Iron Maiden - 296 (154)
149. Patti Smith Group - 297 (137)
150. Kate Bush - 301 (132)
151. Chicago - 308 (144)
152. Martha and the Vandellas - 308 (162)
153. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 308 (169)
154. The Coasters - 310 (151)
155. Arcade Fire - 314 (161)
156. MC5 - 318 (136)
157. Ricky Nelson - 319 (156)
158. LL Cool J - 320 (148)
159. Dire Straits - 321 (159)
160. The Spinners - 327 (152)
161. Coldplay - 327 (179)
162. Dion & The Belmonts - 331 (175)
163. Chic - 333 (160)
164. Daft Punk - 335 (164)
165. Carole King - 336 (168)
166. The Replacements - 338 (157)
167. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - 339 (163)
168. Foo Fighters - 346 (180)
169. The Yardbirds - 346 (192)
170. Heart - 347 (170)
171. Oasis - 349 (191)
172. ZZ Top - 349 (194)
173. The Pretenders - 350 (166)
174. Neil Diamond - 351 (130)
175. Beyonce - 354 (177)
176. The Mamas & The Papas - 356 (176)
177. Weezer - 361 (178)
178. Whitney Houston - 368 (172)
179. New Order - 371 (186)
180. The Zombies - 372 (207)
181. Jethro Tull - 374 (204)
182. Wilson Pickett - 374 (223)
183. Eurythmics - 375 (167)
184. Sam and Dave - 376 (182)
185. John Mellencamp - 376 (188)
186. The Shirelles - 378 (210)
187. Big Star - 384 (185)
188. Tom Waits - 385 (181)
189. Cheap Trick - 385 (187)
190. Jackson Browne - 386 (195)
191. The Jam - 386 (196)
192. New York Dolls - 388 (173)
193. Alice In Chains - 388 (193)
194. Motörhead - 390 (174)
195. Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) - 391 (217)
196. KISS - 392 (248)
197. The B-52's - 393 (184)
198. Gladys Knight & The Pips - 394 (202)
199. Blur - 395 (209)
200. Lou Reed - 397 (171)
201. Devo - 398 (231)
202. Kanye West - 398 (241)
203. War - 400 (211)
204. Daryl Hall & John Oates - 405 (205)
205. Tori Amos - 406 (203)
206. Steve Miller Band - 409 (189)
207. Gram Parsons - 410 (208)
208. PJ Harvey - 411 (158)
209. Link Wray - 412 (198)
210. Donovan - 416 (197)
211. The Monkees - 416 (206)
212. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - 417 (239)
213. Randy Newman - 419 (190)
214. Traffic - 420 (213)
215. The Righteous Brothers - 427 (240)
216. Björk - 431 (214)
217. The Ronettes - 436 (212)
218. A Tribe Called Quest - 442 (221)
219. Peter, Paul & Mary - 444 (219)
220. Bobby Darin - 444 (243)
221. Journey - 450 (232)
222. Jimmy Cliff - 455 (199)
223. The Platters - 455 (228)
224. Massive Attack - 457 (226)
225. Hüsker Dü - 460 (183)
226. Linda Ronstadt - 463 (218)
227. Solomon Burke - 465 (216)
228. Bad Brains - 466 (233)
229. The Impressions - 467 (224)
230. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 468 (200)
231. Tool - 468 (245)
232. George Michael - 470 (235)
233. Jane's Addiction - 472 (201)
234. Notorious B.I.G. - 472 (250)
235. Ruth Brown - 484 (236)
236. Pat Benatar - 484 (242)
237. The Buzzcocks - 485 (220)
238. Mariah Carey - 488 (244)
239. INXS - 490 (229)
240. Weird Al Yankovic - 491 (247)
241. Connie Francis - 492 (225)
242. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - 493 (238)
243. The Dead Kennedys - 496 (222)
244. Buffalo Springfield - 505 (230)
245. Bon Jovi - 507 (249)
246. Wu-Tang Clan - 510 (237)
247. Bonnie Raitt - 515 (246)
248. Warren Zevon - 516 (227)
249. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - 524 (215)
250. Barry White - 524 (234)

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 05/22/2018 @ 13:45pm


Initial Rankings tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Brian Eno - 145
Black Flag - 137
Eric B. & Rakim - 137
Nick Drake - 130
Bill Withers - 124
LCD Soundsystem - 124
De La Soul - 122
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps - 121
Love - 117
Wilco - 113
Missy Elliott - 111
Lovin' Spoonful - 110
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - 108
Can - 107
Dick Dale - 107
The Carpenters - 107
__________________________________________

Television - 103
Afrika Bambaataa - 102
Ozzy Osbourne - 102
The Hollies - 101
Isaac Hayes - 99
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio - 99
The Flaming Lips - 98
Brenda Lee - 97
The Doobie Brothers - 94
The Ventures - 94
Siouxsie & The Banshees - 92
The Marvelettes - 89
Tommy James and the Shondells - 87
The Runaways - 86
Dave Matthews Band - 85
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - 85
Harry Nilsson - 84
Belle & Sebastian - 83
Steppenwolf - 83
Ritchie Valens - 82
Queens Of The Stone Age - 81
The Commodores - 81
Procol Harum - 80
The Dave Clark Five - 80
The O'Jays - 78
Lloyd Price - 76
Del Shannon - 74
The Chemical Brothers - 73
Wanda Jackson - 73
Bad Company - 72
The (Young) Rascals - 72
Thin Lizzy - 70
Pavement - 68
Faith No More - 66
LaVern Baker - 66
The Jesus And Mary Chain - 65
The Staple Singers - 65
Jan & Dean - 64
Toots And The Maytals - 62
Three Dog Night - 58
My Bloody Valentine - 57
Sparks - 56
Slayer - 55
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - 54
Def Leppard - 52
Jim Croce - 52
The Stone Roses - 52
Bauhaus - 51
System Of A Down - 51
The Guess Who - 51
X - 51
Suicide - 50
Fugazi - 48
Stone Temple Pilots - 45
Megadeth - 42
Scott Walker - 40
The Offspring - 40
Neu! - 34
XTC - 33
Silver Apples - 27
Jeff Beck - 26
Clyde McPhatter - 24
Mötley Crüe - 24
Gene Pitney - 23
Duane Eddy - 20
Little Anthony & the Imperials - 17
The Specials - 14
Mary Wells - 13
The Flamingos - 5
Pantera - 4


Final tiebreaker voting is now open.

The following performers are qualified to be ranked #251-#266 in the overall rankings for 2017 (the 2017 rankings will be averaged with the final rankings from 2014 to determine the 2017 final rankings):

Bill Withers
Black Flag
Brian Eno
Can
De La Soul
Dick Dale
Eric B. & Rakim
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
LCD Soundsystem
Love
Lovin' Spoonful
Missy Elliott
Nick Drake
The Carpenters
Wilco


Everyone is eligible to participate in the final rankings, regardless of previous participation in the project.

To participate in the final rankings, rank the 16 performers in order of preference.

Final rankings will be determined by the number of points earned in the final tiebreaker.

There will be 3 days of tiebreaker voting.

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Thursday the 24th.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 05/22/2018 @ 13:46pm


LCD Soundsystem - 16
Black Flag - 15
Wilco - 14
Brian Eno - 13
Eric B. & Rakim - 12
Lovin' Spoonful - 11
Missy Elliott - 10
Bill Withers - 9
De La Soul - 8
Nick Drake - 7
Can - 6
Dick Dale - 5
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - 4
The Carpenters - 3
Love - 2
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps - 1

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 05/22/2018 @ 13:46pm


Brian Eno-16
Wilco-15
Dick Dale-14
Can-13
Love-12
De La Soul-11
Lovin' Spoonful-10
Eric B. & Rakim-9
Black Flag-8
LCD Soundsystem-7
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps-6
Bill Withers-5
Missy Elliott-4
Nick Drake-3
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers-2
The Carpenters-1

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 05/22/2018 @ 14:41pm


16 - Black Flag
15 - De La Soul
14 - Nick Drake
13 - Missy Elliott
12 - LCD Soundystem
11 - Can
10 - Eric B. & Rakim
9 - Brian Eno
8 - Dick Dale
7 - Wilco
6 - Love
5 - The Carpenters
4 - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
3 - Bill Withers
2 - Lovin’ Spoonful
1 - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers

Posted by Nicky Joe on Tuesday, 05/22/2018 @ 15:56pm


1. Missy Elliott - 16 pts
2. Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - 15 pts
3. Gene Vincent - 14 pts
4. Eric B. & Rakim - 13 pts
5. Nick Drake - 12 pts
6. The Carpenters - 11 pts
7. Can - 10 pts
8. Love - 9 pts
9. De La Soul - 8 pts
10. Dick Dale - 7 pts
11. Brian Eno - 6 pts
12. Black Flag - 5 pts
13. LCD Soundsystem - 4 pts
14. Wilco - 3 pts
15. The Lovin' Spoonful - 2 pts
16. Bill Withers - 1 pt

Posted by The_Claw on Tuesday, 05/22/2018 @ 15:56pm


Brian Eno- 16
Bill Withers- 15
De La Soul- 14
Lovin' Spoonful- 13
Missy Elliott- 12
Dick Dale- 11
LCD Soundsystem- 10
Nick Drake- 9
Wilco- 8
The Carpenters- 7
Black Flag- 6
Eric B. & Rakim- 5
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers- 4
Can- 3
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps- 2
Love- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Tuesday, 05/22/2018 @ 15:56pm


This was a really strong batch. Hated to put any of them in the bottom half.

Brian Eno 16
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps 15
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers 14
Eric B. & Rakim 13
Can 12
Bill Withers 11
Black Flag 10
De La Soul 9
Wilco 8
LCD Soundsystem 7
Nick Drake 6
Missy Elliott 5
Dick Dale 4
Love 3
The Carpenters 2
Lovin' Spoonful 1

Posted by DarinRG on Tuesday, 05/22/2018 @ 19:20pm


Brian Eno - 16
Eric B. & Rakim - 15
Lovin' Spoonful - 14
Missy Elliott - 13
Black Flag - 12
Bill Withers - 11
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - 10
Nick Drake - 9
Love - 8
Dick Dale - 7
The Carpenters - 6
De La Soul - 5
Can - 4
Wilco - 3
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps - 3
LCD Soundsystem - 1

Posted by Nick on Wednesday, 05/23/2018 @ 01:08am


Nick Drake - 16
Lovin' Spoonful - 15
The Carpenters - 14
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - 13
Love - 12
Bill Withers - 11
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps - 10
LCD Soundsystem - 9
Wilco - 8
Black Flag - 7
Can - 6
De La Soul - 5
Dick Dale - 4
Brian Eno - 3
Eric B. & Rakim - 2
Missy Elliott - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Wednesday, 05/23/2018 @ 15:53pm


16 The Carpenters
15 Lovin' Spoonful
14 Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
13 Bill Withers
12 Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
11 Dick Dale
10 Missy Elliott
9 Love
8 Brian Eno
7 Wilco
6 Eric B. & Rakim
5 De La Soul
4 Black Flag
3 Nick Drake
2 LCD Soundsystem
1 Can

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 05/24/2018 @ 02:07am


Tiebreaker voting is now closed

Here are the final rankings for the 2017 vote:

251. Brian Eno
252. Eric B. & Rakim
253. Missy Elliott
254. Lovin' Spoonful
255. Black Flag
256. De La Soul
257. Bill Withers
258. Nick Drake
259. Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
260. Wilco
261. Dick Dale
262. LCD Soundsystem
263. Can
264. Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
265. The Carpenters
266. Love


To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the current rankings of the artists that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. The Beatles - 2 (1)
2. Bob Dylan - 6 (2)
3. Elvis Presley - 6 (3)
4. The Rolling Stones - 7 (5)
5. Chuck Berry - 9 (4)
6. Led Zeppelin - 12 (6)
7. The Who - 17 (7)
8. The Beach Boys - 17 (9)
9. James Brown and the Famous Flames - 17 (10)
10. Aretha Franklin - 20 (8)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 22 (13)
12. Stevie Wonder - 23 (12)
13. Michael Jackson - 29 (14)
14. Ray Charles - 29 (16)
15. David Bowie - 31 (11)
16. Johnny Cash - 32 (18)
17. Pink Floyd - 33 (17)
18. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 34 (15)
19. Nirvana - 39 (21)
20. Buddy Holly and the Crickets - 41 (24)
21. The Clash - 42 (20)
22. Marvin Gaye - 45 (22)
23. Bob Marley & The Wailers - 48 (23)
24. U2 - 49 (28)
25. Prince - 50 (19)
26. Little Richard - 54 (26)
27. Queen - 56 (32)
28. The Velvet Underground - 59 (29)
29. Elton John - 59 (30)
30. The Doors - 59 (33)
31. Sam Cooke - 60 (27)
32. The Kinks - 64 (25)
33. Black Sabbath - 65 (38)
34. Ramones - 66 (31)
35. Neil Young - 67 (35)
36. R.E.M. - 71 (37)
37. The Supremes - 75 (34)
38. Creedence Clearwater Revival - 75 (39)
39. Public Enemy - 78 (40)
40. Fats Domino - 82 (36)
41. Otis Redding - 86 (42)
42. Radiohead - 86 (44)
43. Simon & Garfunkel - 86 (46)
44. Kraftwerk - 88 (43)
45. Metallica - 90 (53)
46. Madonna - 91 (41)
47. Sly & The Family Stone - 95 (47)
48. John Lennon - 96 (49)
49. The Temptations - 97 (54)
50. Talking Heads - 103 (52)
51. Jerry Lee Lewis - 105 (51)
52. Joni Mitchell - 108 (45)
53. The Byrds - 109 (50)
54. Fleetwood Mac - 112 (56)
55. Roy Orbison - 112 (59)
56. Pearl Jam - 115 (63)
57. The Miracles with Smokey Robinson - 116 (61)
58. Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company - 117 (48)
59. The Police - 118 (60)
60. Eagles - 119 (55)
61. Run-D.M.C. - 120 (58)
62. Bo Diddley - 121 (72)
63. The Everly Brothers - 122 (65)
64. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 123 (62)
65. Van Morrison - 127 (57)
66. Aerosmith - 128 (68)
67. The Allman Brothers Band - 129 (64)
68. Cream - 139 (67)
69. B.B. King - 139 (71)
70. The Band - 140 (73)
71. The Cure - 144 (69)
72. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 146 (80)
73. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 147 (74)
74. The Drifters - 147 (76)
75. Al Green - 149 (70)
76. The Grateful Dead - 156 (75)
77. Billy Joel - 156 (78)
78. AC/DC - 157 (77)
79. Parliament-Funkadelic - 158 (66)
80. Guns N' Roses - 158 (82)
81. The Stooges - 164 (81)
82. Beastie Boys - 165 (79)
83. Jackie Wilson - 166 (92)
84. Paul McCartney & Wings - 172 (85)
85. Van Halen - 173 (91)
86. The Bee Gees - 175 (98)
87. Deep Purple - 178 (94)
88. The Smiths - 179 (83)
89. Santana - 179 (90)
90. Eric Clapton - 182 (89)
91. Ike & Tina Turner - 186 (87)
92. Joy Division - 191 (106)
93. Nine Inch Nails - 193 (86)
94. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - 194 (84)
95. Pixies - 195 (95)
96. Jefferson Airplane - 197 (100)
97. T. Rex - 200 (97)
98. Genesis - 200 (112)
99. Blondie - 201 (93)
100. Red Hot Chili Peppers - 203 (99)
101. Sex Pistols - 203 (109)
102. Roxy Music - 205 (107)
103. Alice Cooper - 207 (96)
104. Smashing Pumpkins - 207 (101)
105. Peter Gabriel - 215 (103)
106. Lynyrd Skynyrd - 216 (114)
107. Steely Dan - 216 (126)
108. Bill Haley & His Comets - 217 (116)
109. Depeche Mode - 218 (102)
110. N.W.A. - 222 (104)
111. 2pac - 226 (88)
112. The Four Seasons - 226 (135)
113. Etta James - 228 (111)
114. Carl Perkins - 228 (113)
115. ABBA - 229 (115)
116. Eminem - 229 (124)
117. The Four Tops - 233 (138)
118. Paul Simon - 235 (122)
119. Earth, Wind & Fire - 236 (117)
120. Rush - 236 (127)
121. Green Day - 237 (110)
122. Janet Jackson - 241 (108)
123. The Animals - 241 (121)
124. White Stripes - 242 (118)
125. James Taylor - 251 (119)
126. Beck - 252 (123)
127. Outkast - 254 (131)
128. The Moody Blues - 255 (129)
129. Soundgarden - 260 (125)
130. Curtis Mayfield - 262 (140)
131. Donna Summer - 265 (134)
132. Leonard Cohen - 266 (105)
133. Rod Stewart - 271 (143)
134. Jay-Z - 272 (120)
135. King Crimson - 273 (133)
136. Rage Against The Machine - 275 (128)
137. Yes - 278 (141)
138. Sonic Youth - 280 (139)
139. Judas Priest - 280 (146)
140. Eddie Cochran - 280 (155)
141. The Jackson Five - 283 (147)
142. Electric Light Orchestra - 283 (153)
143. Dusty Springfield - 286 (165)
144. The Isley Brothers - 291 (142)
145. The Cars - 292 (149)
146. George Harrison - 295 (145)
147. Duran Duran - 295 (150)
148. Iron Maiden - 296 (154)
149. Patti Smith Group - 297 (137)
150. Kate Bush - 301 (132)
151. Chicago - 308 (144)
152. Martha and the Vandellas - 308 (162)
153. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 308 (169)
154. The Coasters - 310 (151)
155. Arcade Fire - 314 (161)
156. MC5 - 318 (136)
157. Ricky Nelson - 319 (156)
158. LL Cool J - 320 (148)
159. Dire Straits - 321 (159)
160. The Spinners - 327 (152)
161. Coldplay - 327 (179)
162. Dion & The Belmonts - 331 (175)
163. Chic - 333 (160)
164. Daft Punk - 335 (164)
165. Carole King - 336 (168)
166. The Replacements - 338 (157)
167. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - 339 (163)
168. Foo Fighters - 346 (180)
169. The Yardbirds - 346 (192)
170. Heart - 347 (170)
171. Oasis - 349 (191)
172. ZZ Top - 349 (194)
173. The Pretenders - 350 (166)
174. Neil Diamond - 351 (130)
175. Beyonce - 354 (177)
176. The Mamas & The Papas - 356 (176)
177. Weezer - 361 (178)
178. Whitney Houston - 368 (172)
179. New Order - 371 (186)
180. The Zombies - 372 (207)
181. Jethro Tull - 374 (204)
182. Wilson Pickett - 374 (223)
183. Eurythmics - 375 (167)
184. Sam and Dave - 376 (182)
185. John Mellencamp - 376 (188)
186. The Shirelles - 378 (210)
187. Big Star - 384 (185)
188. Tom Waits - 385 (181)
189. Cheap Trick - 385 (187)
190. Jackson Browne - 386 (195)
191. The Jam - 386 (196)
192. New York Dolls - 388 (173)
193. Alice In Chains - 388 (193)
194. Motörhead - 390 (174)
195. Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) - 391 (217)
196. KISS - 392 (248)
197. The B-52's - 393 (184)
198. Gladys Knight & The Pips - 394 (202)
199. Blur - 395 (209)
200. Lou Reed - 397 (171)
201. Devo - 398 (231)
202. Kanye West - 398 (241)
203. War - 400 (211)
204. Daryl Hall & John Oates - 405 (205)
205. Tori Amos - 406 (203)
206. Steve Miller Band - 409 (189)
207. Gram Parsons - 410 (208)
208. PJ Harvey - 411 (158)
209. Link Wray - 412 (198)
210. Donovan - 416 (197)
211. The Monkees - 416 (206)
212. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - 417 (239)
213. Randy Newman - 419 (190)
214. Traffic - 420 (213)
215. The Righteous Brothers - 427 (240)
216. Björk - 431 (214)
217. The Ronettes - 436 (212)
218. A Tribe Called Quest - 442 (221)
219. Peter, Paul & Mary - 444 (219)
220. Bobby Darin - 444 (243)
221. Journey - 450 (232)
222. Bill Withers - 450 (257)
223. Jimmy Cliff - 455 (199)
224. The Platters - 455 (228)
225. Massive Attack - 457 (226)
226. Hüsker Dü - 460 (183)
227. Linda Ronstadt - 463 (218)
228. Solomon Burke - 465 (216)
229. Bad Brains - 466 (233)
230. The Impressions - 467 (224)
231. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 468 (200)
232. Tool - 468 (245)
233. George Michael - 470 (235)
234. Jane's Addiction - 472 (201)
235. Notorious B.I.G. - 472 (250)
236. Dick Dale - 474 (261)
237. Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps - 475 (264)
238. Ruth Brown - 484 (236)
239. Pat Benatar - 484 (242)
240. The Buzzcocks - 485 (220)
241. Mariah Carey - 488 (244)
242. INXS - 490 (229)
243. Weird Al Yankovic - 491 (247)
244. Nick Drake - 491 (258)
245. Connie Francis - 492 (225)
246. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - 493 (238)
247. Can - 493 (263)
248. The Dead Kennedys - 496 (222)
249. De La Soul - 498 (256)
250. Brian Eno - 502 (251)
251. Eric B. & Rakim - 502 (252)
252. Black Flag - 502 (255)
253. Buffalo Springfield - 505 (230)
254. Love - 505 (266)
255. Bon Jovi - 507 (249)
256. Wu-Tang Clan - 510 (237)
257. Lovin' Spoonful - 511 (254)
258. Bonnie Raitt - 515 (246)
259. Warren Zevon - 516 (227)
260. Wilco - 520 (260)
261. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - 524 (215)
262. Barry White - 524 (234)
263. The Carpenters - 528 (265)
264. Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - 542 (259)
265. LCD Soundsystem - 549 (262)
266. Missy Elliott - 554 (253)

Posted by Darren on Friday, 05/25/2018 @ 00:36am


PLEASE NOTE - THE NUMBER OF PERFORMERS TO BE RANKED IN THIS ROUND IS 30.
______________________________________________________________________

The following performers have not been ranked yet and are eligible for the initial ranking vote:

Afrika Bambaataa
Bad Company
Bauhaus
Belle & Sebastian
Brenda Lee
Clyde McPhatter
Dave Matthews Band
Def Leppard
Del Shannon
Duane Eddy
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Faith No More
Fugazi
Gene Pitney
Harry Nilsson
Isaac Hayes
Jan & Dean
Jeff Beck
Jim Croce
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio
LaVern Baker
Little Anthony & the Imperials
Lloyd Price
Mary Wells
Megadeth
Mötley Crüe
My Bloody Valentine
Neu!
Ozzy Osbourne
Pantera
Pavement
Procol Harum
Queens Of The Stone Age
Ritchie Valens
Scott Walker
Silver Apples
Siouxsie & The Banshees
Slayer
Sparks
Steppenwolf
Stone Temple Pilots
Suicide
System Of A Down
Television
The (Young) Rascals
The Chemical Brothers
The Commodores
The Dave Clark Five
The Doobie Brothers
The Flaming Lips
The Flamingos
The Guess Who
The Hollies
The Jesus And Mary Chain
The Marvelettes
The Offspring
The O'Jays
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
The Runaways
The Specials
The Staple Singers
The Stone Roses
The Ventures
Thin Lizzy
Three Dog Night
Tommy James and the Shondells
Toots And The Maytals
Wanda Jackson
X
XTC


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they haven't participated in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, select 30 performers and rank them in order of preference. The highest ranked song will receive 30 points, the second highest 29 and so on.

The 14 performers that receive the most points (with more than 14 possible in the case of a tie) will advance to the final rankings, which will determine Performers #267-#280 in the 2017 Rankings.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Sunday the 27th.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 05/25/2018 @ 00:38am


Queens Of The Stone Age - 30
Ozzy Osbourne - 29
The Jesus And Mary Chain - 28
Pavement - 27
Dave Matthews Band - 26
System Of A Down - 25
Stone Temple Pilots - 24
The Guess Who - 23
Mötley Crüe - 22
Faith No More - 21
Fugazi - 20
Three Dog Night - 19
Television - 18
X - 17
The Doobie Brothers - 16
Belle & Sebastian - 15
Siouxsie & The Banshees - 14
Megadeth - 13
Steppenwolf - 12
Slayer - 11
XTC - 10
Def Leppard - 9
Bad Company - 8
The Dave Clark Five - 7
The Chemical Brothers - 6
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - 5
Procol Harum - 4
The Hollies - 3
Pantera - 2
The Flaming Lips (I'm going to see them perform in June) - 1

Posted by Darren on Friday, 05/25/2018 @ 00:40am


The Jesus And Mary Chain - 30
The Runaways - 29
The Flaming Lips - 28
Belle & Sebastian - 27
LaVern Baker - 26
Pantera - 25
Wanda Jackson - 24
Jim Croce - 23
Television - 22
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio - 21
Bauhaus - 20
Thin Lizzy - 19
Lloyd Price - 18
Tommy James and the Shondells - 17
Clyde McPhatter - 16
Steppenwolf - 15
Bauhaus - 14
Faith No More - 13
Suicide - 12
Queens Of The Stone Age - 11
Ritchie Valens - 10
The Offspring - 9
The Hollies - 8
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - 7
The Staple Singers - 6
The Chemical Brothers - 5
The (Young) Rascals - 4
Fugazi - 3
Duane Eddy - 2
The Dave Clark Five - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Friday, 05/25/2018 @ 09:28am


The Dave Clark Five-30
Emerson, Lake & Palmer-29
Dave Matthews Band-28
Procol Harum-27
The O'Jays-26
Megadeth-25
Isaac Hayes-24
The Commodores-23
X-22
Silver Apples-21
XTC-20
Bad Company-19
Jim Croce-18
The Ventures-17
Jeff Beck-16
Harry Nilsson-15
Lloyd Price-14
The Chemical Brothers-13
The Offspring-12
System Of A Down-11
LaVern Baker-10
The Flaming Lips-9
Def Leppard-8
Neu!-7
Faith No More-6
Bauhaus-5
The Marvelettes-4
Stone Temple Pilots-3
Jan & Dean-2
The Staple Singers-1

Posted by Tom H. on Friday, 05/25/2018 @ 11:39am


30 - The Marvelettes
29 - My Bloody Valentine
28 - The Runaways
27 - Pavement
26 - Faith no More
25 - Thin Lizzy
24 - Siouxsie and the Banshees
23 - Slayer
22 - Isaac Hayes
21 - Queens of the Stone Age
20 - Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio
19 - Sparks
18 - Wanda Jackson
17 - Afrika Bambaataa
16 - System of a Down
15 - Scott Walker
14 - Television
13 - Dick Dale
12 - Toots & The Maytals
11 - Stone Temple Pilots
10 - Jan & Dean
9 - Fugazi
8 - Suicide
7 - Ozzy Osbourne
6 - Neu!
5 - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
4 - The Jesus & Mary Chain
3 - Belle & Sebastian
2 - Jim Croce
1 - Def Leppard

Posted by Nicky Joe on Friday, 05/25/2018 @ 13:43pm


The Staple Singers- 30
Isaac Hayes- 29
X- 28
Queens Of The Stone Age- 27
Afrika Bambaataa- 26
The (Young) Rascals- 25
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band- 24
Fugazi- 23
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio- 22
Lloyd Price- 21
Little Anthony & the Imperials- 20
Ozzy Osbourne- 19
The Flaming Lips- 18
The Commodores- 17
The Guess Who- 16
The O'Jays- 15
Belle & Sebastian- 14
The Jesus And Mary Chain- 13
The Chemical Brothers- 12
The Doobie Brothers- 11
Dave Matthews Band- 10
Emerson, Lake & Palmer- 9
Television- 8
The Ventures- 7
Three Dog Night- 6
Jeff Beck- 5
The Hollies- 4
The Stone Roses- 3
Mary Wells- 2
Faith No More- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Friday, 05/25/2018 @ 14:38pm


1. LaVern Baker - 30 pts
2. The O'Jays - 29 pts
3. Afrika Bambaataa - 28 pts
4. Siouxsie and The Banshees - 27 pts
5. Def Leppard - 26 pts
6. Isaac Hayes - 25 pts
7. Brenda Lee - 24 pts
8. The Chemical Brothers - 23 pts
9. The Commodores - 22 pts
10. The Hollies - 21 pts
11. Del Shannon - 20 pts
12. Ritchie Valens - 19 pts
13. The Staple Singers - 18 pts
14. Fugazi - 17 pts
15. Duane Eddy - 16 pts
16. Wanda Jackson - 15 pts
17. My Bloody Valentine - 14 pts
18. Thin Lizzy - 13 pts
19. The Stone Roses - 12 pts
20. The Marvelettes - 11 pts
21. The Flamingos - 10 pts
22. Mary Wells - 9 pts
23. Lloyd Price - 8 pts
24. Jeff Beck - 7 pts
25. Queens of the Stone Age - 6 pts
26. Pavement - 5 pts
27. Television - 4 pts
28. Bad Company - 3 pts
29. Procol Harum - 2 pts
30. X - 1 pt

Posted by The_Claw on Friday, 05/25/2018 @ 16:20pm


The Paul Butterfield Blues Band 30
Bauhaus 29
Television 28
Siouxsie & The Banshees 27
Neu! 26
The Chemical Brothers 25
The Stone Roses 24
Wanda Jackson 23
The Marvelettes 22
Toots And The Maytals 21
Afrika Bambaataa 20
The Staple Singers 19
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio 18
The Ventures 17
Harry Nilsson 16
Slayer 15
Suicide 14
Ozzy Osbourne 13
Scott Walker 12
Ritchie Valens 11
The Jesus And Mary Chain 10
The Flamingos 9
Little Anthony & the Imperials 8
The Specials 7
Duane Eddy 6
Silver Apples 5
X 4
Pavement 3
The Dave Clark Five 2
Megadeth 1



Posted by DarinRG on Sunday, 05/27/2018 @ 19:49pm


The (Young) Rascals - 30
The Marvelettes - 29
The Dave Clark Five - 28
Harry Nilsson - 27
The O’Jays - 26
Sparks - 25
Toots and the Maytals - 24
The Hollies - 23
Tommy James and the Shondells - 22
Johnny Burnette & The Rock ‘n’ Roll Trio - 21
Television - 20
Steppenwolf - 19
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - 18
The Staple Singers - 17
The Guess Who - 16
Lloyd Price - 15
Gene Pitney - 14
Afrika Bambaataa - 13
Three Dog Night - 12
Stone Temple Pilots - 11
Dave Matthews Band - 10
Little Anthony & The Imperials - 9
Ozzy Osborne - 8
Brenda Lee - 7
Jeff Beck - 6
Bad Company - 5
The Doobie Brothers - 4
The Commodores - 3
Dick Dale - 2
Bauhaus - 1

Posted by Nick on Sunday, 05/27/2018 @ 20:54pm


30 Bad Company
29 The Doobie Brothers
28 Del Shannon
27 Steppenwolf
26 The Commodores
25 Brenda Lee
24 Jan & Dean
23 Ritchie Valens
22 The Ventures
21 The Hollies
20 Emerson, Lake & Palmer
19 The Guess Who
18 Three Dog Night
17 The Runaways
16 Lloyd Price
15 Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio
14 Tommy James and the Shondells
13 Dave Matthews Band
12 Belle & Sebastian
11 Procol Harum
10 Mary Wells
9 The Staple Singers
8 Ozzy Osbourne
7 Jim Croce
6 Little Anthony & the Imperials
5 The (Young) Rascals
4 Gene Pitney
3 Isaac Hayes
2 The Dave Clark Five
1 The Marvelettes

Posted by Jennifer on Sunday, 05/27/2018 @ 23:16pm


Initial Rankings tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio - 117
Television - 114
Afrika Bambaataa - 104
Isaac Hayes - 103
The Staple Singers - 100
The Marvelettes - 97
The O'Jays - 96
Queens Of The Stone Age - 95
Lloyd Price - 92
Siouxsie & The Banshees - 92
The Commodores - 91
Dave Matthews Band - 87
The Jesus And Mary Chain - 86
Ozzy Osbourne - 85
__________________________________________

The Chemical Brothers - 84
The Hollies - 80
Wanda Jackson - 80
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - 79
The Guess Who - 74
The Runaways - 74
Fugazi - 73
Steppenwolf - 73
Belle & Sebastian - 72
X - 72
The Dave Clark Five - 70
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - 69
Faith No More - 67
LaVern Baker - 66
Bad Company - 65
The (Young) Rascals - 64
Ritchie Valens - 63
The Ventures - 63
Pavement - 62
The Doobie Brothers - 60
Harry Nilsson - 58
Toots And The Maytals - 58
Thin Lizzy - 57
Brenda Lee - 56
The Flaming Lips - 56
Three Dog Night - 55
Tommy James and the Shondells - 53
System Of A Down - 52
Jim Croce - 51
Bauhaus - 50
Stone Temple Pilots - 50
Slayer - 49
Del Shannon - 48
Def Leppard - 45
Procol Harum - 44
Sparks - 44
Little Anthony & the Imperials - 43
My Bloody Valentine - 43
Neu! - 40
Megadeth - 39
The Stone Roses - 39
Jan & Dean - 37
Suicide - 35
Jeff Beck - 34
XTC - 30
Pantera - 27
Scott Walker - 27
Silver Apples - 26
Duane Eddy - 24
Mötley Crüe - 22
Mary Wells - 21
The Offspring - 21
The Flamingos - 19
Gene Pitney - 18
Clyde McPhatter - 16
The Specials - 7


Final tiebreaker voting is now open.

The following performers are qualified to be ranked #267-#280 in the overall rankings for 2017 (the 2017 rankings will be averaged with the final rankings from 2014 to determine the 2017 final rankings):

Afrika Bambaataa
Dave Matthews Band
Isaac Hayes
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio
Lloyd Price
Ozzy Osbourne
Queens Of The Stone Age
Siouxsie & The Banshees
Television
The Commodores
The Jesus And Mary Chain
The Marvelettes
The O'Jays
The Staple Singers


Everyone is eligible to participate in the final rankings, regardless of previous participation in the project.

To participate in the final rankings, rank the 14 performers in order of preference.

Final rankings will be determined by the number of points earned in the final tiebreaker.

There will be 3 days of tiebreaker voting.

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Wednesday the 30th.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 05/28/2018 @ 02:06am


Queens Of The Stone Age - 14
Ozzy Osbourne - 13
The Jesus And Mary Chain - 12
Dave Matthews Band - 11
Television - 10
Siouxsie & The Banshees - 9
Afrika Bambaataa - 8
Isaac Hayes - 7
The Commodores - 6
The O'Jays - 5
The Staple Singers - 4
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio - 3
Lloyd Price - 2
The Marvelettes - 1

Posted by Darren on Monday, 05/28/2018 @ 02:10am


The Staple Singers- 14
Isaac Hayes- 13
Afrika Bambaataa- 12
Dave Matthews Band- 11
Lloyd Price- 10
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio- 9
The Commodores- 8
Ozzy Osbourne- 7
Queens Of The Stone Age- 6
The Jesus And Mary Chain- 5
The Marvelettes- 4
The O'Jays- 3
Television- 2
Siouxsie & The Banshees- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Monday, 05/28/2018 @ 08:39am


The Jesus And Mary Chain - 14
Television - 13
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio - 12
Lloyd Price - 11
Queens Of The Stone Age - 10
The Commodores - 9
The Staple Singers - 8
Siouxsie & The Banshees - 7
Ozzy Osbourne - 6
The Marvelettes - 5
Isaac Hayes - 4
Dave Matthews Band - 3
Afrika Bambaataa - 2
The O'Jays - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Monday, 05/28/2018 @ 12:32pm


1. The O'Jays - 14 pts
2. Afrika Bambaataa - 13 pts
3. Siouxsie and the Banshees - 12 pts
4. Isaac Hayes - 11 pts
5. The Commodores - 10 pts
6. The Staple Singers - 9 pts
7. The Marvelettes - 8 pts
8. Lloyd Price - 7 pts
9. Queens of the Stone Age - 6 pts
10. Television - 5 pts
11. Johnny Burnette & Rock N Roll Trio - 4 pts
12. The Jesus and Mary Chain - 3 pts
13. Ozzy Osbourne - 2 pts
14. Dave Matthews Band - 1 pt

Posted by The_Claw on Monday, 05/28/2018 @ 13:17pm


14 - The Marvelettes
13 - Siouxsie and the Banshees
12 - Isaac Hayes
11 - Queens of the Stone Age
10 - Johnny Burnette & The Rock ’n’ Roll Trio
9 - Afrika Bambaataa
8 - Television
7 - Ozzy Osbourne
6 - The Jesus and Mary Chain
5 - The Chemical Brothers
4 - The Staple Singers
3 - Dave Matthews Band
2 - The O’ Jays
1 - Lloyd Price

Posted by Nicky Joe on Monday, 05/28/2018 @ 14:49pm


Dave Matthews Band-14
The O'Jays-13
Isaac Hayes-12
The Commodores-11
Lloyd Price-10
The Marvelettes-9
The Staple Singers-8
Afrika Bambaataa-7
The Jesus And Mary Chain-6
Ozzy Osbourne-5
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio-4
Siouxsie & The Banshees-3
Queens Of The Stone Age-2
Television-1

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 05/28/2018 @ 16:47pm


Siouxsie & The Banshees 14
Television 13
Afrika Bambaataa 12
The Staple Singers 11
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio 10
The Marvelettes 9
The Jesus And Mary Chain 8
Lloyd Price 7
Ozzy Osbourne 6
The O'Jays 5
Queens Of The Stone Age 4
Isaac Hayes 3
Dave Matthews Band 2
The Commodores 1

Posted by DarinRG on Monday, 05/28/2018 @ 21:05pm


Nicky Joe,

The Chemical Brothers did not make the cut in this round.

Also, you are missing The Commodores from your list.

Posted by Jennifer on Tuesday, 05/29/2018 @ 13:18pm


14 The Commodores
13 Lloyd Price
12 Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio
11 Dave Matthews Band
10 Ozzy Osbourne
9 The Staple Singers
8 The Marvelettes
7 Isaac Hayes
6 The O'Jays
5 Queens Of The Stone Age
4 Television
3 The Jesus And Mary Chain
2 Siouxsie & The Banshees
1 Afrika Bambaataa

Posted by Jennifer on Tuesday, 05/29/2018 @ 13:47pm


The Marvelettes - 14
Lloyd Price - 13
The O'Jays - 12
Dave Matthews Band - 11
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio - 10
Television - 9
The Staple Singers - 8
Afrika Bambaataa - 7
The Commodores - 6
Ozzy Osbourne - 5
Siouxsie & The Banshees - 4
Isaac Hayes - 3
Queens Of The Stone Age - 2
The Jesus And Mary Chain - 1

Posted by Nick on Tuesday, 05/29/2018 @ 14:09pm


14 - The Marvelettes
13 - Siouxsie and the Banshees
12 - Isaac Hayes
11 - Queens of the Stone Age
10 - Johnny Burnette & The Rock ’n’ Roll Trio
9 - Afrika Bambaataa
8 - Television
7 - Ozzy Osbourne
6 - The Jesus and Mary Chain
5 - The Staple Singers
4 - Dave Matthews Band
3 - The Commodores
2 - The O’ Jays
1 - Lloyd Price

Posted by Nicky Joe on Tuesday, 05/29/2018 @ 15:28pm


Tiebreaker voting is now closed

Here are the final rankings for the 2017 vote:

267. The Staple Singers
268. Lloyd Price
269. Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio
270. The Marvelettes
271. Isaac Hayes
272. Afrika Bambaataa
273. Dave Matthews Band
274. The Commodores
275. Television
276. Siouxsie & The Banshees
277. Ozzy Osbourne
278. The O'Jays
279. Queens Of The Stone Age
280. The Jesus And Mary Chain

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 05/31/2018 @ 00:48am


To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the current rankings of the artists that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. The Beatles - 2 (1)
2. Bob Dylan - 6 (2)
3. Elvis Presley - 6 (3)
4. The Rolling Stones - 7 (5)
5. Chuck Berry - 9 (4)
6. Led Zeppelin - 12 (6)
7. The Who - 17 (7)
8. The Beach Boys - 17 (9)
9. James Brown and the Famous Flames - 17 (10)
10. Aretha Franklin - 20 (8)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 22 (13)
12. Stevie Wonder - 23 (12)
13. Michael Jackson - 29 (14)
14. Ray Charles - 29 (16)
15. David Bowie - 31 (11)
16. Johnny Cash - 32 (18)
17. Pink Floyd - 33 (17)
18. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 34 (15)
19. Nirvana - 39 (21)
20. Buddy Holly and the Crickets - 41 (24)
21. The Clash - 42 (20)
22. Marvin Gaye - 45 (22)
23. Bob Marley & The Wailers - 48 (23)
24. U2 - 49 (28)
25. Prince - 50 (19)
26. Little Richard - 54 (26)
27. Queen - 56 (32)
28. The Velvet Underground - 59 (29)
29. Elton John - 59 (30)
30. The Doors - 59 (33)
31. Sam Cooke - 60 (27)
32. The Kinks - 64 (25)
33. Black Sabbath - 65 (38)
34. Ramones - 66 (31)
35. Neil Young - 67 (35)
36. R.E.M. - 71 (37)
37. The Supremes - 75 (34)
38. Creedence Clearwater Revival - 75 (39)
39. Public Enemy - 78 (40)
40. Fats Domino - 82 (36)
41. Otis Redding - 86 (42)
42. Radiohead - 86 (44)
43. Simon & Garfunkel - 86 (46)
44. Kraftwerk - 88 (43)
45. Metallica - 90 (53)
46. Madonna - 91 (41)
47. Sly & The Family Stone - 95 (47)
48. John Lennon - 96 (49)
49. The Temptations - 97 (54)
50. Talking Heads - 103 (52)
51. Jerry Lee Lewis - 105 (51)
52. Joni Mitchell - 108 (45)
53. The Byrds - 109 (50)
54. Fleetwood Mac - 112 (56)
55. Roy Orbison - 112 (59)
56. Pearl Jam - 115 (63)
57. The Miracles with Smokey Robinson - 116 (61)
58. Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company - 117 (48)
59. The Police - 118 (60)
60. Eagles - 119 (55)
61. Run-D.M.C. - 120 (58)
62. Bo Diddley - 121 (72)
63. The Everly Brothers - 122 (65)
64. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 123 (62)
65. Van Morrison - 127 (57)
66. Aerosmith - 128 (68)
67. The Allman Brothers Band - 129 (64)
68. Cream - 139 (67)
69. B.B. King - 139 (71)
70. The Band - 140 (73)
71. The Cure - 144 (69)
72. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 146 (80)
73. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 147 (74)
74. The Drifters - 147 (76)
75. Al Green - 149 (70)
76. The Grateful Dead - 156 (75)
77. Billy Joel - 156 (78)
78. AC/DC - 157 (77)
79. Parliament-Funkadelic - 158 (66)
80. Guns N' Roses - 158 (82)
81. The Stooges - 164 (81)
82. Beastie Boys - 165 (79)
83. Jackie Wilson - 166 (92)
84. Paul McCartney & Wings - 172 (85)
85. Van Halen - 173 (91)
86. The Bee Gees - 175 (98)
87. Deep Purple - 178 (94)
88. The Smiths - 179 (83)
89. Santana - 179 (90)
90. Eric Clapton - 182 (89)
91. Ike & Tina Turner - 186 (87)
92. Joy Division - 191 (106)
93. Nine Inch Nails - 193 (86)
94. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - 194 (84)
95. Pixies - 195 (95)
96. Jefferson Airplane - 197 (100)
97. T. Rex - 200 (97)
98. Genesis - 200 (112)
99. Blondie - 201 (93)
100. Red Hot Chili Peppers - 203 (99)
101. Sex Pistols - 203 (109)
102. Roxy Music - 205 (107)
103. Alice Cooper - 207 (96)
104. Smashing Pumpkins - 207 (101)
105. Peter Gabriel - 215 (103)
106. Lynyrd Skynyrd - 216 (114)
107. Steely Dan - 216 (126)
108. Bill Haley & His Comets - 217 (116)
109. Depeche Mode - 218 (102)
110. N.W.A. - 222 (104)
111. 2pac - 226 (88)
112. The Four Seasons - 226 (135)
113. Etta James - 228 (111)
114. Carl Perkins - 228 (113)
115. ABBA - 229 (115)
116. Eminem - 229 (124)
117. The Four Tops - 233 (138)
118. Paul Simon - 235 (122)
119. Earth, Wind & Fire - 236 (117)
120. Rush - 236 (127)
121. Green Day - 237 (110)
122. Janet Jackson - 241 (108)
123. The Animals - 241 (121)
124. White Stripes - 242 (118)
125. James Taylor - 251 (119)
126. Beck - 252 (123)
127. Outkast - 254 (131)
128. The Moody Blues - 255 (129)
129. Soundgarden - 260 (125)
130. Curtis Mayfield - 262 (140)
131. Donna Summer - 265 (134)
132. Leonard Cohen - 266 (105)
133. Rod Stewart - 271 (143)
134. Jay-Z - 272 (120)
135. King Crimson - 273 (133)
136. Rage Against The Machine - 275 (128)
137. Yes - 278 (141)
138. Sonic Youth - 280 (139)
139. Judas Priest - 280 (146)
140. Eddie Cochran - 280 (155)
141. The Jackson Five - 283 (147)
142. Electric Light Orchestra - 283 (153)
143. Dusty Springfield - 286 (165)
144. The Isley Brothers - 291 (142)
145. The Cars - 292 (149)
146. George Harrison - 295 (145)
147. Duran Duran - 295 (150)
148. Iron Maiden - 296 (154)
149. Patti Smith Group - 297 (137)
150. Kate Bush - 301 (132)
151. Chicago - 308 (144)
152. Martha and the Vandellas - 308 (162)
153. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 308 (169)
154. The Coasters - 310 (151)
155. Arcade Fire - 314 (161)
156. MC5 - 318 (136)
157. Ricky Nelson - 319 (156)
158. LL Cool J - 320 (148)
159. Dire Straits - 321 (159)
160. The Spinners - 327 (152)
161. Coldplay - 327 (179)
162. Dion & The Belmonts - 331 (175)
163. Chic - 333 (160)
164. Daft Punk - 335 (164)
165. Carole King - 336 (168)
166. The Replacements - 338 (157)
167. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - 339 (163)
168. Foo Fighters - 346 (180)
169. The Yardbirds - 346 (192)
170. Heart - 347 (170)
171. Oasis - 349 (191)
172. ZZ Top - 349 (194)
173. The Pretenders - 350 (166)
174. Neil Diamond - 351 (130)
175. Beyonce - 354 (177)
176. The Mamas & The Papas - 356 (176)
177. Weezer - 361 (178)
178. Whitney Houston - 368 (172)
179. New Order - 371 (186)
180. The Zombies - 372 (207)
181. Jethro Tull - 374 (204)
182. Wilson Pickett - 374 (223)
183. Eurythmics - 375 (167)
184. Sam and Dave - 376 (182)
185. John Mellencamp - 376 (188)
186. The Shirelles - 378 (210)
187. Big Star - 384 (185)
188. Tom Waits - 385 (181)
189. Cheap Trick - 385 (187)
190. Jackson Browne - 386 (195)
191. The Jam - 386 (196)
192. New York Dolls - 388 (173)
193. Alice In Chains - 388 (193)
194. Motörhead - 390 (174)
195. Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) - 391 (217)
196. KISS - 392 (248)
197. The B-52's - 393 (184)
198. Gladys Knight & The Pips - 394 (202)
199. Blur - 395 (209)
200. Lou Reed - 397 (171)
201. Devo - 398 (231)
202. Kanye West - 398 (241)
203. War - 400 (211)
204. Daryl Hall & John Oates - 405 (205)
205. Tori Amos - 406 (203)
206. Steve Miller Band - 409 (189)
207. Gram Parsons - 410 (208)
208. PJ Harvey - 411 (158)
209. Link Wray - 412 (198)
210. Donovan - 416 (197)
211. The Monkees - 416 (206)
212. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - 417 (239)
213. Randy Newman - 419 (190)
214. Traffic - 420 (213)
215. The Righteous Brothers - 427 (240)
216. Björk - 431 (214)
217. The Ronettes - 436 (212)
218. A Tribe Called Quest - 442 (221)
219. Peter, Paul & Mary - 444 (219)
220. Bobby Darin - 444 (243)
221. Journey - 450 (232)
222. Bill Withers - 450 (257)
223. Jimmy Cliff - 455 (199)
224. The Platters - 455 (228)
225. Massive Attack - 457 (226)
226. Hüsker Dü - 460 (183)
227. Linda Ronstadt - 463 (218)
228. Solomon Burke - 465 (216)
229. Bad Brains - 466 (233)
230. The Impressions - 467 (224)
231. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 468 (200)
232. Tool - 468 (245)
233. George Michael - 470 (235)
234. Jane's Addiction - 472 (201)
235. Notorious B.I.G. - 472 (250)
236. Dick Dale - 474 (261)
237. Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps - 475 (264)
238. Ruth Brown - 484 (236)
239. Pat Benatar - 484 (242)
240. The Buzzcocks - 485 (220)
241. Mariah Carey - 488 (244)
242. INXS - 490 (229)
243. Weird Al Yankovic - 491 (247)
244. Nick Drake - 491 (258)
245. Connie Francis - 492 (225)
246. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - 493 (238)
247. Can - 493 (263)
248. The Dead Kennedys - 496 (222)
249. De La Soul - 498 (256)
250. The Staple Singers - 501 (267)
251. Brian Eno - 502 (251)
252. Eric B. & Rakim - 502 (252)
253. Black Flag - 502 (255)
254. Isaac Hayes - 503 (271)
255. Buffalo Springfield - 505 (230)
256. Love - 505 (266)
257. The O'Jays - 506 (278)
258. Bon Jovi - 507 (249)
259. Afrika Bambaataa - 508 (272)
260. Wu-Tang Clan - 510 (237)
261. Lovin' Spoonful - 511 (254)
262. Bonnie Raitt - 515 (246)
263. Warren Zevon - 516 (227)
264. Wilco - 520 (260)
265. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - 524 (215)
266. Barry White - 524 (234)
267. The Carpenters - 528 (265)
268. Television - 529 (275)
269. Ozzy Osbourne - 539 (277)
270. Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - 542 (259)
271. Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio - 545 (269)
272. Dave Matthews Band - 546 (273)
273. Siouxsie & The Banshees - 546 (276)
274. The Commodores - 548 (274)
275. LCD Soundsystem - 549 (262)
276. Missy Elliott - 554 (253)
277. The Marvelettes - 556 (270)
278. Queens Of The Stone Age - 558 (279)
279. The Jesus And Mary Chain - 560 (280)
280. Lloyd Price - 571 (268)

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 05/31/2018 @ 00:48am


PLEASE NOTE - THE NUMBER OF PERFORMERS TO BE RANKED IN THIS ROUND IS 25.
______________________________________________________________________

The following performers have not been ranked yet and are eligible for the initial ranking vote:

Bad Company
Bauhaus
Belle & Sebastian
Brenda Lee
Clyde McPhatter
Def Leppard
Del Shannon
Duane Eddy
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Faith No More
Fugazi
Gene Pitney
Harry Nilsson
Jan & Dean
Jeff Beck
Jim Croce
LaVern Baker
Little Anthony & the Imperials
Mary Wells
Megadeth
Mötley Crüe
My Bloody Valentine
Neu!
Pantera
Pavement
Procol Harum
Ritchie Valens
Scott Walker
Silver Apples
Slayer
Sparks
Steppenwolf
Stone Temple Pilots
Suicide
System Of A Down
The (Young) Rascals
The Chemical Brothers
The Dave Clark Five
The Doobie Brothers
The Flaming Lips
The Flamingos
The Guess Who
The Hollies
The Offspring
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
The Runaways
The Specials
The Stone Roses
The Ventures
Thin Lizzy
Three Dog Night
Tommy James and the Shondells
Toots And The Maytals
Wanda Jackson
X
XTC


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they haven't participated in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, select 25 performers and rank them in order of preference. The highest ranked song will receive 25 points, the second highest 24 and so on.

The 15 performers that receive the most points (with more than 15 possible in the case of a tie) will advance to the final rankings, which will determine Performers #281-#295 in the 2017 Rankings.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Saturday the 2nd.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 05/31/2018 @ 00:50am


Pavement - 25
System Of A Down - 24
Stone Temple Pilots - 23
The Guess Who - 22
Mötley Crüe - 21
Faith No More - 20
Fugazi - 19
Three Dog Night - 18
X - 17
The Doobie Brothers - 16
Belle & Sebastian - 15
Megadeth - 14
Steppenwolf - 13
Slayer - 12
XTC - 11
Def Leppard - 10
Bad Company - 9
The Dave Clark Five - 8
The Chemical Brothers - 7
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - 6
Procol Harum - 5
The Hollies - 4
Pantera - 3
The Flaming Lips - 2
Bauhaus - 1

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 05/31/2018 @ 00:52am


The Runaways - 25
The Flaming Lips - 24
Belle & Sebastian - 23
Wanda Jackson - 22
Pantera - 21
LaVern Baker - 20
Jim Croce - 19
Bauhaus - 18
Suicide - 17
Thin Lizzy - 16
Tommy James and the Shondells - 15
Steppenwolf - 14
Faith No More - 13
Ritchie Valens - 12
Clyde McPhatter - 11
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - 10
The Offspring - 9
Del Shannon - 8
The Chemical Brothers - 7
The Specials - 6
The (Young) Rascals - 5
The Hollies - 4
The Ventures - 3
Fugazi - 2
Slayer - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Thursday, 05/31/2018 @ 01:30am


The Dave Clark Five-25
Emerson, Lake & Palmer-24
Procol Harum-23
Megadeth-22
X-21
Silver Apples-20
XTC-19
Bad Company-18
Jim Croce-17
The Ventures-16
Jeff Beck-15
Harry Nilsson-14
The Chemical Brothers-13
The Offspring-12
System Of A Down-11
LaVern Baker-10
The Flaming Lips-9
Def Leppard-8
Neu!-7
Faith No More-6
Bauhaus-5
Stone Temple Pilots-4
Jan & Dean-3
Pantera--2
Brenda Lee-1

Posted by Tom H. on Thursday, 05/31/2018 @ 06:00am


25 - My Bloody Valentine
24 - The Runaways
23 - Pavement
22 - Faith no More
21 - Thin Lizzy
20 - Slayer
19 - Sparks
18 - Wanda Jackson
17 - System of a Down
16 - Scott Walker
15 - Dick Dale
14 - Toots & The Maytals
13 - Stone Temple Pilots
12 - Jan & Dean
11 - Fugazi
10 - Suicide
9 - Neu!
8 - Emerson, Lake and Palmer
7 - Belle & Sebastian
6 - Jim Croce
5 - Def Leppard
4 - Mötley Crüe
3 - X
2 - XTC
1 - Tommy James & The Shondells

Posted by Nicky Joe on Thursday, 05/31/2018 @ 11:38am


1. LaVern Baker - 25 pts
2. Def Leppard - 24 pts
3. Brenda Lee - 23 pts
4. The Chemical Brothers - 22 pts
5. The Hollies - 21 pts
6. Del Shannon - 20 pts
7. Ritchie Valens - 19 pts
8. Fugazi - 18 pts
9. Duane Eddy - 17 pts
10. Wanda Jackson - 16 pts
11. My Bloody Valentine - 15 pts
12. Thin Lizzy - 14 pts
13. The Stone Roses - 13 pts
14. The Flamingos - 12 pts
15. Mary Wells - 11 pts
16. Jeff Beck - 10 pts
17. Pavement - 9 pts
18. Bad Company - 8 pts
19. Procol Harum - 7 pts
20. X - 6 pts
21. Clyde McPhatter - 5 pts
22. Belle and Sebastian - 4 pts
23. The Doobie Brothers - 3 pts
24. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - 2 pts
25. Slayer - 1 pt

Posted by The_Claw on Thursday, 05/31/2018 @ 16:50pm


Bauhaus 25
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band 24
The Stone Roses 23
Neu! 22
Wanda Jackson 21
Toots And The Maytals 20
Scott Walker 19
Duane Eddy 18
Suicide 17
Ritchie Valens 16
Little Anthony & the Imperials 15
The Chemical Brothers 14
Silver Apples 13
Mary Wells 12
The Ventures 11
Slayer 10
Harry Nilsson 9
X 8
The Dave Clark Five 7
Pavement 6
Jeff Beck 5
Mötley Crüe 4
Def Leppard 3
Fugazi 2
Jan & Dean 1









Posted by DarinRG on Thursday, 05/31/2018 @ 20:19pm


The (Young) Rascals - 25
The Dave Clark Five - 24
Harry Nilsson - 22
The Hollies - 23
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - 21
Toots and the Maytals - 20
Sparks - 19
Tommy James and the Shondells - 18
The Guess Who - 17
Steppenwolf - 16
Brenda Lee - 15
The Specials - 14
Three Dog Night - 13
Gene Pitney - 12
Stone Temple Pilots - 11
The Doobie Brothers - 10
Bad Company - 9
Jeff Beck - 8
Bauhaus - 7
The Stone Roses - 6
Def Leppard - 5
Fugazi - 4
Little Anthony & The Imperials - 3
Wanda Jackson - 2
Procal Harum - 1

Posted by Nick on Saturday, 06/2/2018 @ 23:20pm


Ignore the previous post; this is the corrected list -

The (Young) Rascals - 25
The Dave Clark Five - 24
Harry Nilsson - 23
The Hollies - 22
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - 21
Toots and the Maytals - 20
Sparks - 19
Tommy James and the Shondells - 18
The Guess Who - 17
Steppenwolf - 16
Brenda Lee - 15
The Specials - 14
Three Dog Night - 13
Gene Pitney - 12
Stone Temple Pilots - 11
The Doobie Brothers - 10
Bad Company - 9
Jeff Beck - 8
Bauhaus - 7
The Stone Roses - 6
Def Leppard - 5
Fugazi - 4
Little Anthony & The Imperials - 3
Wanda Jackson - 2
Procal Harum - 1

Posted by Nick on Saturday, 06/2/2018 @ 23:45pm


25 Bad Company
24 The Doobie Brothers
23 Del Shannon
22 Steppenwolf
21 Mary Wells
20 Brenda Lee
19 Jan & Dean
18 Ritchie Valens
17 Three Dog Night
16 The Guess Who
15 Emerson, Lake & Palmer
14 Procol Harum
13 Tommy James and the Shondells
12 Gene Pitney
11 Little Anthony & the Imperials
10 The Runaways
9 Clyde McPhatter
8 The Hollies
7 The Ventures
6 Jim Croce
5 The (Young) Rascals
4 The Dave Clark Five
3 Harry Nilsson
2 Mötley Crüe
1 Def Leppard

Posted by Jennifer on Sunday, 06/3/2018 @ 00:00am


Initial Rankings tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Wanda Jackson - 79
Bad Company - 69
The Dave Clark Five - 68
Ritchie Valens - 65
Steppenwolf - 65
Pavement - 63
The Chemical Brothers - 63
Faith No More - 61
Brenda Lee - 59
The Hollies - 59
The Runaways - 59
Def Leppard - 57
Fugazi - 57
Bauhaus - 56
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - 56
X - 56
__________________________________________

LaVern Baker - 55
The Guess Who - 55
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - 55
Toots And The Maytals - 55
The Doobie Brothers - 53
Stone Temple Pilots - 52
System Of A Down - 52
Del Shannon - 51
Thin Lizzy - 51
Belle & Sebastian - 50
Procol Harum - 50
Harry Nilsson - 49
Jim Croce - 49
Three Dog Night - 48
Tommy James and the Shondells - 48
Suicide - 45
Mary Wells - 44
Slayer - 44
The Stone Roses - 42
My Bloody Valentine - 40
Neu! - 39
Jeff Beck - 38
Sparks - 38
The Ventures - 37
Jan & Dean - 36
Megadeth - 36
Duane Eddy - 35
Scott Walker - 35
The (Young) Rascals - 35
The Flaming Lips - 35
Silver Apples - 33
XTC - 33
Mötley Crüe - 32
Little Anthony & the Imperials - 29
Pantera - 26
Clyde McPhatter - 25
Gene Pitney - 24
The Offspring - 21
The Specials - 20
The Flamingos - 12


Final tiebreaker voting is now open.

The following performers are qualified to be ranked #281-#296 in the overall rankings for 2017 (the 2017 rankings will be averaged with the final rankings from 2014 to determine the 2017 final rankings):

Bad Company
Bauhaus
Brenda Lee
Def Leppard
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Faith No More
Fugazi
Pavement
Ritchie Valens
Steppenwolf
The Chemical Brothers
The Dave Clark Five
The Hollies
The Runaways
Wanda Jackson
X


Everyone is eligible to participate in the final rankings, regardless of previous participation in the project.

To participate in the final rankings, rank the 16 performers in order of preference.

Final rankings will be determined by the number of points earned in the final tiebreaker.

There will be 3 days of tiebreaker voting.

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Tuesday the 5th.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 06/3/2018 @ 12:50pm


Pavement - 16
Faith No More - 15
Fugazi - 14
X - 13
Steppenwolf - 12
Def Leppard - 11
Bad Company - 10
The Dave Clark Five - 9
The Chemical Brothers - 8
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - 7
The Hollies - 6
Bauhaus - 5
The Runaways - 4
Brenda Lee - 3
Wanda Jackson - 2
Ritchie Valens - 1

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 06/3/2018 @ 13:12pm


The Runaways - 16
Wanda Jackson - 15
Ritchie Valens - 14
Steppenwolf - 13
Bauhaus - 12
Faith No More - 11
Fugazi - 10
The Hollies - 9
Brenda Lee - 8
The Chemical Brothers - 7
The Dave Clark Five - 6
X - 5
Pavement - 4
Def Leppard - 3
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - 2
Bad Company - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Sunday, 06/3/2018 @ 13:23pm


The Chemical Brothers- 16
The Hollies- 15
Fugazi- 14
Emerson, Lake & Palmer- 13
X- 12
Brenda Lee- 11
Def Leppard- 10
The Runaways- 9
The Dave Clark Five- 8
Pavement- 7
Bauhaus- 6
Faith No More- 5
Ritchie Valens- 4
Steppenwolf- 3
Bad Company- 2
Wanda Jackson- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Sunday, 06/3/2018 @ 15:13pm


16 - The Runaways
15 - Pavement
14 - Faith No More
13 - Wanda Jackson
12 - Fugazi
11 - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
10 - Def Leppard
9 - X
8 - Bauhaus
7 - Bad Company
6 - The Chemical Brothers
5 - Steppenwolf
4 - The Hollies
3 - Ritchie Valens
2 - Brenda Lee
1 - The Dave Clark Five

Posted by Nicky Joe on Sunday, 06/3/2018 @ 15:37pm


1. Def Leppard - 16 pts
2. Brenda Lee - 15 pts
3. The Chemical Brothers - 14 pts
4. The Hollies - 13 pts
5. Ritchie Valens - 12 pts
6. Fugazi - 11 pts
7. Wanda Jackson - 10 pts
8. Pavement -9 pts
9. Bad Company -8 pts
10. X - 7 pts
11. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - 6 pts
12. Faith No More - 5 pts
13. Steppenwolf - 4 pts
14. Bauhaus - 3 pts
15. The Runaways - 2 pts
16. The Dave Clark Five - 1 pt

Posted by The_Claw on Sunday, 06/3/2018 @ 16:03pm


Wanda Jackson 16
Bauhaus 15
The Chemical Brothers 14
Ritchie Valens 13
X 12
Def Leppard 11
Pavement 10
The Hollies 9
Brenda Lee 8
Steppenwolf 7
The Dave Clark Five 6
Fugazi 5
Faith No More 4
Bad Company 3
The Runaways 2
Emerson, Lake & Palmer 1

Posted by DarinRG on Sunday, 06/3/2018 @ 18:25pm


The Dave Clark Five-16
Emerson, Lake & Palmer-15
X-14
Bad Company-13
The Chemical Brothers-12
Def Leppard-11
Faith No More-10
Bauhaus-9
Brenda Lee-8
Wanda Jackson-7
Ritchie Valens-6
The Hollies-5
Pavement-4
Steppenwolf-3
Fugazi-2
The Runaways-1

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 06/4/2018 @ 11:05am


16 Bad Company
15 Steppenwolf
14 Ritchie Valens
13 Bauhaus
12 Brenda Lee
11 The Runaways
10 Wanda Jackson
9 Emerson, Lake & Palmer
8 The Dave Clark Five
7 The Hollies
6 Def Leppard
5 Faith No More
4 Pavement
3 X
2 The Chemical Brothers
1 Fugazi

Posted by Jennifer on Tuesday, 06/5/2018 @ 23:58pm


Tiebreaker voting is now closed

Here are the final rankings for the 2017 vote:

281. The Chemical Brothers
282. Def Leppard
283. X
284. Wanda Jackson
285. Bauhaus
286 (tie). Faith No More
286 (tie). Pavement
288. Fugazi
289. The Hollies
290 (tie). Brenda Lee
291 (tie). Ritchie Valens
292. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
293. Steppenwolf
294. The Runaways
295. Bad Company
296. The Dave Clark Five

The following artists will be involved in a tiebreaker to determine their final ranking:

Faith No More
Pavement

AND

Brenda Lee
Ritchie Valens


Anyone is eligible to vote in either tiebreaker vote. To vote, select one performer. The performer that gets the most votes in each tiebreaker will win. In the event of a tie in either tiebreaker, the last vote cast in that tiebreaker will be disqualified to break the tie.

There will be three days of tiebreaker voting.

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Friday the 8th.

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 06/6/2018 @ 00:39am


My votes:

Pavement

Ritchie Valens

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 06/6/2018 @ 00:40am


PLEASE NOTE - THE NUMBER OF PERFORMERS TO BE RANKED IN THIS ROUND IS 20.
______________________________________________________________________

The following performers have not been ranked yet and are eligible for the initial ranking vote:

Belle & Sebastian
Clyde McPhatter
Del Shannon
Duane Eddy
Gene Pitney
Harry Nilsson
Jan & Dean
Jeff Beck
Jim Croce
LaVern Baker
Little Anthony & the Imperials
Mary Wells
Megadeth
Mötley Crüe
My Bloody Valentine
Neu!
Pantera
Procol Harum
Scott Walker
Silver Apples
Slayer
Sparks
Stone Temple Pilots
Suicide
System Of A Down
The (Young) Rascals
The Doobie Brothers
The Flaming Lips
The Flamingos
The Guess Who
The Offspring
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
The Specials
The Stone Roses
The Ventures
Thin Lizzy
Three Dog Night
Tommy James and the Shondells
Toots And The Maytals
XTC


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they haven't participated in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, select 20 performers and rank them in order of preference. The highest ranked song will receive 20 points, the second highest 19 and so on.

The 14 performers that receive the most points (with more than 14 possible in the case of a tie) will advance to the final rankings, which will determine Performers #297-#310 in the 2017 Rankings.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Friday the 8th.

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 06/6/2018 @ 00:52am


System Of A Down - 20
Stone Temple Pilots - 19
The Guess Who - 18
Mötley Crüe - 17
Three Dog Night - 16
The Doobie Brothers - 15
Belle & Sebastian - 14
Megadeth - 13
Slayer - 12
XTC - 11
Procol Harum - 10
Pantera - 9
The Flaming Lips - 8
Harry Nilsson - 7
Suicide - 6
The (Young) Rascals - 5
The Offspring - 4
Thin Lizzy - 3
Del Shannon - 2
Tommy James and the Shondells - 1

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 06/6/2018 @ 01:00am


The Flaming Lips - 20
Belle & Sebastian - 19
Jim Croce - 18
LaVern Baker - 17
Pantera - 16
My Bloody Valentine - 15
Thin Lizzy - 14
Tommy James and the Shondells - 13
Suicide - 12
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - 11
Clyde McPhatter - 10
Mary Wells - 9
The Specials - 8
The Ventures - 7
The Offspring - 6
Del Shannon - 5
Neu! - 4
The (Young) Rascals - 3
Duane Eddy - 2
The Doobie Brothers - 1

Tiebreaker:

Faith No More
Ritchie Valens

Posted by MichaelEU on Wednesday, 06/6/2018 @ 01:37am


20 ranked

Harry Nilsson 20 pts
Tommy James and the Shondells
Procol Harum
The Ventures
Jan & Dean
The Flaming Lips
Del Shannon
The Doobie Brothers
The Offspring
The Stone Roses
Thin Lizzy
Scott Walker
Three Dog Night
The Specials
Stone Temple Pilots
The (Young) Rascals
The Guess Who
Jeff Beck
Little Anthony & the Imperials
Duane Eddy

Posted by Darrin A on Wednesday, 06/6/2018 @ 08:17am


Procol Harum-20
Megadeth-19
Silver Apples-18
XTC-17
Jim Croce-16
The Ventures-15
Jeff Beck-14
Harry Nilsson-13
The Offspring-12
System Of A Down-11
LaVern Baker-10
The Flaming Lips-9
Neu!-8
Stone Temple Pilots-7
Jan & Dean-6
Pantera--5
The (Young) Rascals-4
Three Dog Night-3
Toots And The Maytals-2
Sparks-1

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 06/6/2018 @ 10:17am


Tie Breaker

Faith No More

Brenda Lee

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 06/6/2018 @ 10:32am


Tie-breaker
Pavement
Ritchie Valens

20 - My Bloody Valentine
19 - Thin Lizzy
18 - Slayer
17 - Sparks
16 - System of a Down
15 - Scott Walker
14 - Dick Dale
13 - Toots & The Maytals
12 - Stone Temple Pilots
11 - Jan & Dean
10 - Suicide
9 - Neu!
8 - Belle & Sebastian
7 - Jim Croce
6 - Mötley Crüe
5 - XTC
4 - Tommy James & The Shondells
3 - The Stone Roses
2 - Mary Wells
1 - LaVern Baker

Posted by Nicky Joe on Wednesday, 06/6/2018 @ 11:36am


1. LaVern Baker - 20 pts
2. Del Shannon - 19 pts
3. Duane Eddy - 18 pts
4. My Bloody Valentine - 17 pts
5. Thin Lizzy - 16 pts
6. The Stone Roses - 15 pts
7. The Flamingos - 14 pts
8. Mary Wells - 13 pts
9. Jeff Beck - 12 pts
10. Procol Harum - 11 pts
11. Clyde McPhatter - 10 pts
12. Belle and Sebastian - 9 pts
13. The Doobie Brothers - 8 pts
14. Slayer - 7 pts
15. The Flaming Lips - 6 pts
16. Scott Walker - 5 pts
17. System of a Down - 4 pts
18. The Ventures - 3 pts
19. Gene Pitney - 2 pts
20. Little Anthony & The Imperials - 1 pt

Tiebreakers: Brenda Lee, Pavement

Posted by The_Claw on Wednesday, 06/6/2018 @ 12:54pm


The Paul Butterfield Blues Band 20
The Stone Roses 19
Neu! 18
Suicide 17
Toots and the Maytals 16
Scott Walker 15
Duane Eddy 14
The Ventures 13
Little Anthony & the Imperials 12
Silver Apples 11
Slayer 10
The Specials 9
The Flamingos 8
Harry Nilsson 7
Del Shannon 6
My Bloody Valentine 5
Jeff Beck 4
Sparks 3
Megadeth 2
Mötley Crüe 1

TB:
Pavement
Brenda Lee

Posted by DarinRG on Wednesday, 06/6/2018 @ 19:10pm


Nicky Joe,

Dick Dale is already ranked.

Posted by Jennifer on Wednesday, 06/6/2018 @ 19:34pm


Pavement, Richie Valens

The (Young) Rascals- 20
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band- 19
The Guess Who- 18
The Flaming Lips- 17
Toots And The Maytals- 16
The Doobie Brothers- 15
Belle & Sebastian- 14
Little Anthony & the Imperials- 13
Mary Wells- 12
Procol Harum- 11
Duane Eddy- 10
Three Dog Night- 9
The Ventures- 8
Del Shannon- 7
Jeff Beck- 6
Megadeth- 5
Slayer- 4
The Stone Roses- 3
Gene Pitney- 2
My Bloody Valentine- 1

Posted by Alex Voltaire on Thursday, 06/7/2018 @ 06:26am


Tiebreakers:

Pavement
Ritchie Valens

Tough Choices!

Posted by Jennifer on Friday, 06/8/2018 @ 21:38pm


20 The Doobie Brothers
19 Del Shannon
18 Three Dog Night
17 Mary Wells
16 The Guess Who
15 Tommy James and the Shondells
14 Jan & Dean
13 The (Young) Rascals
12 Little Anthony & the Imperials
11 Gene Pitney
10 Procol Harum
9 The Ventures
8 Clyde McPhatter
7 Jim Croce
6 Belle & Sebastian
5 Harry Nilsson
4 Mötley Crüe
3 The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
2 LaVern Baker
1 Thin Lizzy

Posted by Jennifer on Friday, 06/8/2018 @ 21:58pm


The (Young) Rascals - 20
Sparks - 19
Harry Nilsson - 18
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - 17
Tommy James and the Shondells - 16
Gene Pitney - 15
Stone Temple Pilots - 14
Toots and the Maytals - 13
The Guess Who - 12
Little Anthony & The Imperials - 11
The Stone Roses - 10
The Doobie Brothers - 9
The Specials - 8
Clyde McPhatter - 7
Procol Harum - 6
Three Dog Night - 5
XTC - 4
Jeff Beck - 3
Jim Croce - 2
Mary Wells - 1

Tiebreakers -
Pavement
Brenda Lee

Posted by Nick on Friday, 06/8/2018 @ 23:55pm


Tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results:

#286:

Pavement - 7
Faith No More - 2

#290:

Ritchie Valens - 5
Brenda Lee - 4


To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the current rankings of the artists that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. The Beatles - 2 (1)
2. Bob Dylan - 6 (2)
3. Elvis Presley - 6 (3)
4. The Rolling Stones - 7 (5)
5. Chuck Berry - 9 (4)
6. Led Zeppelin - 12 (6)
7. The Who - 17 (7)
8. The Beach Boys - 17 (9)
9. James Brown and the Famous Flames - 17 (10)
10. Aretha Franklin - 20 (8)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 22 (13)
12. Stevie Wonder - 23 (12)
13. Michael Jackson - 29 (14)
14. Ray Charles - 29 (16)
15. David Bowie - 31 (11)
16. Johnny Cash - 32 (18)
17. Pink Floyd - 33 (17)
18. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 34 (15)
19. Nirvana - 39 (21)
20. Buddy Holly and the Crickets - 41 (24)
21. The Clash - 42 (20)
22. Marvin Gaye - 45 (22)
23. Bob Marley & The Wailers - 48 (23)
24. U2 - 49 (28)
25. Prince - 50 (19)
26. Little Richard - 54 (26)
27. Queen - 56 (32)
28. The Velvet Underground - 59 (29)
29. Elton John - 59 (30)
30. The Doors - 59 (33)
31. Sam Cooke - 60 (27)
32. The Kinks - 64 (25)
33. Black Sabbath - 65 (38)
34. Ramones - 66 (31)
35. Neil Young - 67 (35)
36. R.E.M. - 71 (37)
37. The Supremes - 75 (34)
38. Creedence Clearwater Revival - 75 (39)
39. Public Enemy - 78 (40)
40. Fats Domino - 82 (36)
41. Otis Redding - 86 (42)
42. Radiohead - 86 (44)
43. Simon & Garfunkel - 86 (46)
44. Kraftwerk - 88 (43)
45. Metallica - 90 (53)
46. Madonna - 91 (41)
47. Sly & The Family Stone - 95 (47)
48. John Lennon - 96 (49)
49. The Temptations - 97 (54)
50. Talking Heads - 103 (52)
51. Jerry Lee Lewis - 105 (51)
52. Joni Mitchell - 108 (45)
53. The Byrds - 109 (50)
54. Fleetwood Mac - 112 (56)
55. Roy Orbison - 112 (59)
56. Pearl Jam - 115 (63)
57. The Miracles with Smokey Robinson - 116 (61)
58. Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company - 117 (48)
59. The Police - 118 (60)
60. Eagles - 119 (55)
61. Run-D.M.C. - 120 (58)
62. Bo Diddley - 121 (72)
63. The Everly Brothers - 122 (65)
64. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 123 (62)
65. Van Morrison - 127 (57)
66. Aerosmith - 128 (68)
67. The Allman Brothers Band - 129 (64)
68. Cream - 139 (67)
69. B.B. King - 139 (71)
70. The Band - 140 (73)
71. The Cure - 144 (69)
72. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 146 (80)
73. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 147 (74)
74. The Drifters - 147 (76)
75. Al Green - 149 (70)
76. The Grateful Dead - 156 (75)
77. Billy Joel - 156 (78)
78. AC/DC - 157 (77)
79. Parliament-Funkadelic - 158 (66)
80. Guns N' Roses - 158 (82)
81. The Stooges - 164 (81)
82. Beastie Boys - 165 (79)
83. Jackie Wilson - 166 (92)
84. Paul McCartney & Wings - 172 (85)
85. Van Halen - 173 (91)
86. The Bee Gees - 175 (98)
87. Deep Purple - 178 (94)
88. The Smiths - 179 (83)
89. Santana - 179 (90)
90. Eric Clapton - 182 (89)
91. Ike & Tina Turner - 186 (87)
92. Joy Division - 191 (106)
93. Nine Inch Nails - 193 (86)
94. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - 194 (84)
95. Pixies - 195 (95)
96. Jefferson Airplane - 197 (100)
97. T. Rex - 200 (97)
98. Genesis - 200 (112)
99. Blondie - 201 (93)
100. Red Hot Chili Peppers - 203 (99)
101. Sex Pistols - 203 (109)
102. Roxy Music - 205 (107)
103. Alice Cooper - 207 (96)
104. Smashing Pumpkins - 207 (101)
105. Peter Gabriel - 215 (103)
106. Lynyrd Skynyrd - 216 (114)
107. Steely Dan - 216 (126)
108. Bill Haley & His Comets - 217 (116)
109. Depeche Mode - 218 (102)
110. N.W.A. - 222 (104)
111. 2pac - 226 (88)
112. The Four Seasons - 226 (135)
113. Etta James - 228 (111)
114. Carl Perkins - 228 (113)
115. ABBA - 229 (115)
116. Eminem - 229 (124)
117. The Four Tops - 233 (138)
118. Paul Simon - 235 (122)
119. Earth, Wind & Fire - 236 (117)
120. Rush - 236 (127)
121. Green Day - 237 (110)
122. Janet Jackson - 241 (108)
123. The Animals - 241 (121)
124. White Stripes - 242 (118)
125. James Taylor - 251 (119)
126. Beck - 252 (123)
127. Outkast - 254 (131)
128. The Moody Blues - 255 (129)
129. Soundgarden - 260 (125)
130. Curtis Mayfield - 262 (140)
131. Donna Summer - 265 (134)
132. Leonard Cohen - 266 (105)
133. Rod Stewart - 271 (143)
134. Jay-Z - 272 (120)
135. King Crimson - 273 (133)
136. Rage Against The Machine - 275 (128)
137. Yes - 278 (141)
138. Sonic Youth - 280 (139)
139. Judas Priest - 280 (146)
140. Eddie Cochran - 280 (155)
141. The Jackson Five - 283 (147)
142. Electric Light Orchestra - 283 (153)
143. Dusty Springfield - 286 (165)
144. The Isley Brothers - 291 (142)
145. The Cars - 292 (149)
146. George Harrison - 295 (145)
147. Duran Duran - 295 (150)
148. Iron Maiden - 296 (154)
149. Patti Smith Group - 297 (137)
150. Kate Bush - 301 (132)
151. Chicago - 308 (144)
152. Martha and the Vandellas - 308 (162)
153. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 308 (169)
154. The Coasters - 310 (151)
155. Arcade Fire - 314 (161)
156. MC5 - 318 (136)
157. Ricky Nelson - 319 (156)
158. LL Cool J - 320 (148)
159. Dire Straits - 321 (159)
160. The Spinners - 327 (152)
161. Coldplay - 327 (179)
162. Dion & The Belmonts - 331 (175)
163. Chic - 333 (160)
164. Daft Punk - 335 (164)
165. Carole King - 336 (168)
166. The Replacements - 338 (157)
167. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - 339 (163)
168. Foo Fighters - 346 (180)
169. The Yardbirds - 346 (192)
170. Heart - 347 (170)
171. Oasis - 349 (191)
172. ZZ Top - 349 (194)
173. The Pretenders - 350 (166)
174. Neil Diamond - 351 (130)
175. Beyonce - 354 (177)
176. The Mamas & The Papas - 356 (176)
177. Weezer - 361 (178)
178. Whitney Houston - 368 (172)
179. New Order - 371 (186)
180. The Zombies - 372 (207)
181. Jethro Tull - 374 (204)
182. Wilson Pickett - 374 (223)
183. Eurythmics - 375 (167)
184. Sam and Dave - 376 (182)
185. John Mellencamp - 376 (188)
186. The Shirelles - 378 (210)
187. Big Star - 384 (185)
188. Tom Waits - 385 (181)
189. Cheap Trick - 385 (187)
190. Jackson Browne - 386 (195)
191. The Jam - 386 (196)
192. New York Dolls - 388 (173)
193. Alice In Chains - 388 (193)
194. Motörhead - 390 (174)
195. Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) - 391 (217)
196. KISS - 392 (248)
197. The B-52's - 393 (184)
198. Gladys Knight & The Pips - 394 (202)
199. Blur - 395 (209)
200. Lou Reed - 397 (171)
201. Devo - 398 (231)
202. Kanye West - 398 (241)
203. War - 400 (211)
204. Daryl Hall & John Oates - 405 (205)
205. Tori Amos - 406 (203)
206. Steve Miller Band - 409 (189)
207. Gram Parsons - 410 (208)
208. PJ Harvey - 411 (158)
209. Link Wray - 412 (198)
210. Donovan - 416 (197)
211. The Monkees - 416 (206)
212. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - 417 (239)
213. Randy Newman - 419 (190)
214. Traffic - 420 (213)
215. The Righteous Brothers - 427 (240)
216. Björk - 431 (214)
217. The Ronettes - 436 (212)
218. A Tribe Called Quest - 442 (221)
219. Peter, Paul & Mary - 444 (219)
220. Bobby Darin - 444 (243)
221. Journey - 450 (232)
222. Bill Withers - 450 (257)
223. Jimmy Cliff - 455 (199)
224. The Platters - 455 (228)
225. Massive Attack - 457 (226)
226. Hüsker Dü - 460 (183)
227. Linda Ronstadt - 463 (218)
228. Solomon Burke - 465 (216)
229. Bad Brains - 466 (233)
230. The Impressions - 467 (224)
231. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 468 (200)
232. Tool - 468 (245)
233. George Michael - 470 (235)
234. Jane's Addiction - 472 (201)
235. Notorious B.I.G. - 472 (250)
236. Dick Dale - 474 (261)
237. Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps - 475 (264)
238. Ruth Brown - 484 (236)
239. Pat Benatar - 484 (242)
240. The Buzzcocks - 485 (220)
241. Mariah Carey - 488 (244)
242. Def Leppard - 488 (282)
243. INXS - 490 (229)
244. Weird Al Yankovic - 491 (247)
245. Nick Drake - 491 (258)
246. Connie Francis - 492 (225)
247. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - 493 (238)
248. Can - 493 (263)
249. The Hollies - 494 (289)
250. The Dead Kennedys - 496 (222)
251. De La Soul - 498 (256)
252. The Staple Singers - 501 (267)
253. Brian Eno - 502 (251)
254. Eric B. & Rakim - 502 (252)
255. Black Flag - 502 (255)
256. Isaac Hayes - 503 (271)
257. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - 504 (292)
258. Buffalo Springfield - 505 (230)
259. Love - 505 (266)
260. The O'Jays - 506 (278)
261. Bon Jovi - 507 (249)
262. Afrika Bambaataa - 508 (272)
263. Wu-Tang Clan - 510 (237)
264. Lovin' Spoonful - 511 (254)
265. Bonnie Raitt - 515 (246)
266. Warren Zevon - 516 (227)
267. Wilco - 520 (260)
268. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - 524 (215)
269. Barry White - 524 (234)
270. The Carpenters - 528 (265)
271. Television - 529 (275)
272. The Dave Clark Five - 534 (296)
273. Ozzy Osbourne - 539 (277)
274. Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - 542 (259)
275. Brenda Lee - 542 (291)
276. Wanda Jackson - 543 (284)
277. Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio - 545 (269)
278. Dave Matthews Band - 546 (273)
279. Siouxsie & The Banshees - 546 (276)
280. The Commodores - 548 (274)
281. LCD Soundsystem - 549 (262)
282. Pavement - 550 (286)
283. Missy Elliott - 554 (253)
284. The Marvelettes - 556 (270)
285. Queens Of The Stone Age - 558 (279)
286. The Jesus And Mary Chain - 560 (280)
287. The Chemical Brothers - 562 (281)
288. Bauhaus - 570 (285)
289. Ritchie Valens - 570 (290)
290. Lloyd Price - 571 (268)
291. Steppenwolf - 571 (293)
292. Fugazi - 573 (288)
293. X - 574 (283)
294. Faith No More - 587 (287)
295. Bad Company - 600 (295)
296. The Runaways - 602 (294)

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 06/9/2018 @ 01:31am


Initial Rankings tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Procol Harum - 86
The Doobie Brothers - 81
The Flaming Lips - 75
Del Shannon - 72
The Ventures - 72
Belle & Sebastian - 71
Harry Nilsson - 70
The (Young) Rascals - 70
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - 70
Tommy James and the Shondells - 69
The Guess Who - 68
Thin Lizzy - 63
The Stone Roses - 62
Toots And The Maytals - 61
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Stone Temple Pilots - 59
Three Dog Night - 59
My Bloody Valentine - 58
Mary Wells - 55
Jim Croce - 51
LaVern Baker - 51
Little Anthony & the Imperials - 51
Slayer - 51
System Of A Down - 51
Jan & Dean - 48
Suicide - 46
Duane Eddy - 45
Scott Walker - 44
Jeff Beck - 42
Neu! - 40
Sparks - 40
Megadeth - 39
XTC - 38
Clyde McPhatter - 35
The Offspring - 34
The Specials - 32
Gene Pitney - 30
Pantera - 30
Mötley Crüe - 29
Silver Apples - 29
The Flamingos - 22


Final tiebreaker voting is now open.

The following performers are qualified to be ranked #297-#310 in the overall rankings for 2017 (the 2017 rankings will be averaged with the final rankings from 2014 to determine the 2017 final rankings):

Belle & Sebastian
Del Shannon
Harry Nilsson
Procol Harum
The (Young) Rascals
The Doobie Brothers
The Flaming Lips
The Guess Who
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
The Stone Roses
The Ventures
Thin Lizzy
Tommy James and the Shondells
Toots And The Maytals


Everyone is eligible to participate in the final rankings, regardless of previous participation in the project.

To participate in the final rankings, rank the 14 performers in order of preference.

Final rankings will be determined by the number of points earned in the final tiebreaker.

There will be 3 days of tiebreaker voting.

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Monday the 11th.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 06/9/2018 @ 01:33am


The Guess Who - 14
The Doobie Brothers - 13
Belle & Sebastian - 12
Procol Harum - 11
The Flaming Lips - 10
Harry Nilsson - 9
The (Young) Rascals - 8
Thin Lizzy - 7
Del Shannon - 6
Tommy James and the Shondells - 5
The Stone Roses - 4
The Ventures - 3
Toots And The Maytals - 2
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - 1

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 06/9/2018 @ 01:37am


1. Del Shannon - 14 pts
2. Thin Lizzy - 13 pts
3. The Stone Roses - 12 pts
4. Procol Harum - 11 pts
5. Belle and Sebastian - 10 pts
6. The Doobie Brothers - 9 pts
7. The Flaming Lips - 8 pts
8. The Ventures - 7 pts
9. Toots and The Maytals - 6 pts
10. The (Young) Rascals - 5 pts
11. The Guess Who - 4 pts
12. Tommy James and The Shondells - 3 pts
13. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - 2 pts
14. Harry Nilsson - 1 pt

Posted by The_Claw on Saturday, 06/9/2018 @ 06:24am


14 - Thin Lizzy
13 - Toots & The Maytals
12 - Belle & Sebastian
11 - Tommy James & The Shondells
10 - The Stone Roses
9 - The Ventures
8 - Harry Nilsson
7 - The Flaming Lips
6 - The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
5 - Procol Harum
4 - The Guess Who
3 - The Doobie Brothers
2 - The (Young) Rascals
1 - Del Shannon

Posted by Nicky Joe on Saturday, 06/9/2018 @ 09:27am


The (Young) Rascals- 14
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band- 13
The Flaming Lips- 12
The Guess Who- 11
Toots And The Maytals- 10
Belle & Sebastian- 9
The Doobie Brothers- 8
The Ventures- 7
Procol Harum- 6
The Stone Roses- 5
Del Shannon- 4
Thin Lizzy- 3
Harry Nilsson- 2
Tommy James and the Shondells- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Saturday, 06/9/2018 @ 10:48am


The (Young) Rascals - 14
Harry Nilsson - 13
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - 12
Toots and the Maytals - 11
The Stone Roses - 10
Tommy James and the Shondells - 9
Procol Harum - 8
The Guess Who - 7
The Doobie Brothers - 6
The Flaming Lips - 5
Del Shannon - 4
Thin Lizzy - 3
The Ventures - 2
Belle & Sebastian - 1

Posted by Nick on Saturday, 06/9/2018 @ 11:40am


The Stone Roses 14
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band 13
Toots And The Maytals 12
The Ventures 11
Harry Nilsson 10
The Flaming Lips 9
Tommy James and the Shondells 8
Belle & Sebastian 7
Procol Harum 6
Thin Lizzy 5
Del Shannon 4
The (Young) Rascals 3
The Guess Who 2
The Doobie Brothers 1

Posted by DarinRG on Saturday, 06/9/2018 @ 19:07pm


The Flaming Lips - 14
Belle & Sebastian - 13
Thin Lizzy - 12
Tommy James and the Shondells - 11
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - 10
Del Shannon - 9
The (Young) Rascals - 8
The Doobie Brothers - 7
The Ventures - 6
Harry Nilsson - 5
Toots And The Maytals - 4
The Guess Who - 3
Procol Harum - 2
The Stone Roses - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Monday, 06/11/2018 @ 01:07am


Procol Harum-14
The Ventures-13
Harry Nilsson-12
The Flaming Lips-11
The (Young) Rascals-10
Toots And The Maytals-9
The Stone Roses-8
Tommy James and the Shondells-7
The Doobie Brothers-6
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band-5
The Guess Who-4
Del Shannon-3
Thin Lizzy-2
Belle & Sebastian-1

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 06/11/2018 @ 09:47am


14 The Doobie Brothers
13 Del Shannon
12 The Guess Who
11 Tommy James and the Shondells
10 Procol Harum
9 The Flaming Lips
8 The (Young) Rascals
7 The Ventures
6 Belle & Sebastian
5 Harry Nilsson
4 The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
3 Thin Lizzy
2 Toots And The Maytals
1 The Stone Roses

Posted by Jennifer on Monday, 06/11/2018 @ 22:10pm


Tiebreaker voting is now closed

Here are the final rankings for the 2017 vote:

297. The Flaming Lips
298. Procol Harum
299. The (Young) Rascals
300. Belle & Sebastian
301. Toots And The Maytals
302. The Doobie Brothers
303. Tommy James and the Shondells
304. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
305. The Ventures
306. The Stone Roses
307. Harry Nilsson
308. Thin Lizzy
309. The Guess Who
310. Del Shannon


To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the current rankings of the artists that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. The Beatles - 2 (1)
2. Bob Dylan - 6 (2)
3. Elvis Presley - 6 (3)
4. The Rolling Stones - 7 (5)
5. Chuck Berry - 9 (4)
6. Led Zeppelin - 12 (6)
7. The Who - 17 (7)
8. The Beach Boys - 17 (9)
9. James Brown and the Famous Flames - 17 (10)
10. Aretha Franklin - 20 (8)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 22 (13)
12. Stevie Wonder - 23 (12)
13. Michael Jackson - 29 (14)
14. Ray Charles - 29 (16)
15. David Bowie - 31 (11)
16. Johnny Cash - 32 (18)
17. Pink Floyd - 33 (17)
18. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 34 (15)
19. Nirvana - 39 (21)
20. Buddy Holly and the Crickets - 41 (24)
21. The Clash - 42 (20)
22. Marvin Gaye - 45 (22)
23. Bob Marley & The Wailers - 48 (23)
24. U2 - 49 (28)
25. Prince - 50 (19)
26. Little Richard - 54 (26)
27. Queen - 56 (32)
28. The Velvet Underground - 59 (29)
29. Elton John - 59 (30)
30. The Doors - 59 (33)
31. Sam Cooke - 60 (27)
32. The Kinks - 64 (25)
33. Black Sabbath - 65 (38)
34. Ramones - 66 (31)
35. Neil Young - 67 (35)
36. R.E.M. - 71 (37)
37. The Supremes - 75 (34)
38. Creedence Clearwater Revival - 75 (39)
39. Public Enemy - 78 (40)
40. Fats Domino - 82 (36)
41. Otis Redding - 86 (42)
42. Radiohead - 86 (44)
43. Simon & Garfunkel - 86 (46)
44. Kraftwerk - 88 (43)
45. Metallica - 90 (53)
46. Madonna - 91 (41)
47. Sly & The Family Stone - 95 (47)
48. John Lennon - 96 (49)
49. The Temptations - 97 (54)
50. Talking Heads - 103 (52)
51. Jerry Lee Lewis - 105 (51)
52. Joni Mitchell - 108 (45)
53. The Byrds - 109 (50)
54. Fleetwood Mac - 112 (56)
55. Roy Orbison - 112 (59)
56. Pearl Jam - 115 (63)
57. The Miracles with Smokey Robinson - 116 (61)
58. Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company - 117 (48)
59. The Police - 118 (60)
60. Eagles - 119 (55)
61. Run-D.M.C. - 120 (58)
62. Bo Diddley - 121 (72)
63. The Everly Brothers - 122 (65)
64. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 123 (62)
65. Van Morrison - 127 (57)
66. Aerosmith - 128 (68)
67. The Allman Brothers Band - 129 (64)
68. Cream - 139 (67)
69. B.B. King - 139 (71)
70. The Band - 140 (73)
71. The Cure - 144 (69)
72. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 146 (80)
73. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 147 (74)
74. The Drifters - 147 (76)
75. Al Green - 149 (70)
76. The Grateful Dead - 156 (75)
77. Billy Joel - 156 (78)
78. AC/DC - 157 (77)
79. Parliament-Funkadelic - 158 (66)
80. Guns N' Roses - 158 (82)
81. The Stooges - 164 (81)
82. Beastie Boys - 165 (79)
83. Jackie Wilson - 166 (92)
84. Paul McCartney & Wings - 172 (85)
85. Van Halen - 173 (91)
86. The Bee Gees - 175 (98)
87. Deep Purple - 178 (94)
88. The Smiths - 179 (83)
89. Santana - 179 (90)
90. Eric Clapton - 182 (89)
91. Ike & Tina Turner - 186 (87)
92. Joy Division - 191 (106)
93. Nine Inch Nails - 193 (86)
94. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - 194 (84)
95. Pixies - 195 (95)
96. Jefferson Airplane - 197 (100)
97. T. Rex - 200 (97)
98. Genesis - 200 (112)
99. Blondie - 201 (93)
100. Red Hot Chili Peppers - 203 (99)
101. Sex Pistols - 203 (109)
102. Roxy Music - 205 (107)
103. Alice Cooper - 207 (96)
104. Smashing Pumpkins - 207 (101)
105. Peter Gabriel - 215 (103)
106. Lynyrd Skynyrd - 216 (114)
107. Steely Dan - 216 (126)
108. Bill Haley & His Comets - 217 (116)
109. Depeche Mode - 218 (102)
110. N.W.A. - 222 (104)
111. 2pac - 226 (88)
112. The Four Seasons - 226 (135)
113. Etta James - 228 (111)
114. Carl Perkins - 228 (113)
115. ABBA - 229 (115)
116. Eminem - 229 (124)
117. The Four Tops - 233 (138)
118. Paul Simon - 235 (122)
119. Earth, Wind & Fire - 236 (117)
120. Rush - 236 (127)
121. Green Day - 237 (110)
122. Janet Jackson - 241 (108)
123. The Animals - 241 (121)
124. White Stripes - 242 (118)
125. James Taylor - 251 (119)
126. Beck - 252 (123)
127. Outkast - 254 (131)
128. The Moody Blues - 255 (129)
129. Soundgarden - 260 (125)
130. Curtis Mayfield - 262 (140)
131. Donna Summer - 265 (134)
132. Leonard Cohen - 266 (105)
133. Rod Stewart - 271 (143)
134. Jay-Z - 272 (120)
135. King Crimson - 273 (133)
136. Rage Against The Machine - 275 (128)
137. Yes - 278 (141)
138. Sonic Youth - 280 (139)
139. Judas Priest - 280 (146)
140. Eddie Cochran - 280 (155)
141. The Jackson Five - 283 (147)
142. Electric Light Orchestra - 283 (153)
143. Dusty Springfield - 286 (165)
144. The Isley Brothers - 291 (142)
145. The Cars - 292 (149)
146. George Harrison - 295 (145)
147. Duran Duran - 295 (150)
148. Iron Maiden - 296 (154)
149. Patti Smith Group - 297 (137)
150. Kate Bush - 301 (132)
151. Chicago - 308 (144)
152. Martha and the Vandellas - 308 (162)
153. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 308 (169)
154. The Coasters - 310 (151)
155. Arcade Fire - 314 (161)
156. MC5 - 318 (136)
157. Ricky Nelson - 319 (156)
158. LL Cool J - 320 (148)
159. Dire Straits - 321 (159)
160. The Spinners - 327 (152)
161. Coldplay - 327 (179)
162. Dion & The Belmonts - 331 (175)
163. Chic - 333 (160)
164. Daft Punk - 335 (164)
165. Carole King - 336 (168)
166. The Replacements - 338 (157)
167. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - 339 (163)
168. Foo Fighters - 346 (180)
169. The Yardbirds - 346 (192)
170. Heart - 347 (170)
171. Oasis - 349 (191)
172. ZZ Top - 349 (194)
173. The Pretenders - 350 (166)
174. Neil Diamond - 351 (130)
175. Beyonce - 354 (177)
176. The Mamas & The Papas - 356 (176)
177. Weezer - 361 (178)
178. Whitney Houston - 368 (172)
179. New Order - 371 (186)
180. The Zombies - 372 (207)
181. Jethro Tull - 374 (204)
182. Wilson Pickett - 374 (223)
183. Eurythmics - 375 (167)
184. Sam and Dave - 376 (182)
185. John Mellencamp - 376 (188)
186. The Shirelles - 378 (210)
187. Big Star - 384 (185)
188. Tom Waits - 385 (181)
189. Cheap Trick - 385 (187)
190. Jackson Browne - 386 (195)
191. The Jam - 386 (196)
192. New York Dolls - 388 (173)
193. Alice In Chains - 388 (193)
194. Motörhead - 390 (174)
195. Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) - 391 (217)
196. KISS - 392 (248)
197. The B-52's - 393 (184)
198. Gladys Knight & The Pips - 394 (202)
199. Blur - 395 (209)
200. Lou Reed - 397 (171)
201. Devo - 398 (231)
202. Kanye West - 398 (241)
203. War - 400 (211)
204. Daryl Hall & John Oates - 405 (205)
205. Tori Amos - 406 (203)
206. Steve Miller Band - 409 (189)
207. Gram Parsons - 410 (208)
208. PJ Harvey - 411 (158)
209. Link Wray - 412 (198)
210. Donovan - 416 (197)
211. The Monkees - 416 (206)
212. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - 417 (239)
213. Randy Newman - 419 (190)
214. Traffic - 420 (213)
215. The Righteous Brothers - 427 (240)
216. Björk - 431 (214)
217. The Ronettes - 436 (212)
218. A Tribe Called Quest - 442 (221)
219. Peter, Paul & Mary - 444 (219)
220. Bobby Darin - 444 (243)
221. Journey - 450 (232)
222. Bill Withers - 450 (257)
223. Jimmy Cliff - 455 (199)
224. The Platters - 455 (228)
225. Massive Attack - 457 (226)
226. Hüsker Dü - 460 (183)
227. Linda Ronstadt - 463 (218)
228. Solomon Burke - 465 (216)
229. Bad Brains - 466 (233)
230. The Impressions - 467 (224)
231. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 468 (200)
232. Tool - 468 (245)
233. George Michael - 470 (235)
234. Jane's Addiction - 472 (201)
235. Notorious B.I.G. - 472 (250)
236. Dick Dale - 474 (261)
237. Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps - 475 (264)
238. Ruth Brown - 484 (236)
239. Pat Benatar - 484 (242)
240. The Buzzcocks - 485 (220)
241. Mariah Carey - 488 (244)
242. Def Leppard - 488 (282)
243. INXS - 490 (229)
244. Weird Al Yankovic - 491 (247)
245. Nick Drake - 491 (258)
246. Connie Francis - 492 (225)
247. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - 493 (238)
248. Can - 493 (263)
249. The Hollies - 494 (289)
250. The Dead Kennedys - 496 (222)
251. De La Soul - 498 (256)
252. The Doobie Brothers - 499 (302)
253. The Staple Singers - 501 (267)
254. Brian Eno - 502 (251)
255. Eric B. & Rakim - 502 (252)
256. Black Flag - 502 (255)
257. Isaac Hayes - 503 (271)
258. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - 504 (292)
259. Buffalo Springfield - 505 (230)
260. Love - 505 (266)
261. The O'Jays - 506 (278)
262. Bon Jovi - 507 (249)
263. Afrika Bambaataa - 508 (272)
264. Wu-Tang Clan - 510 (237)
265. Lovin' Spoonful - 511 (254)
266. The Guess Who - 512 (309)
267. Bonnie Raitt - 515 (246)
268. Warren Zevon - 516 (227)
269. Wilco - 520 (260)
270. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - 524 (215)
271. Barry White - 524 (234)
272. The Carpenters - 528 (265)
273. Television - 529 (275)
274. The Dave Clark Five - 534 (296)
275. Ozzy Osbourne - 539 (277)
276. The (Young) Rascals - 540 (299)
277. Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - 542 (259)
278. Brenda Lee - 542 (291)
279. Wanda Jackson - 543 (284)
280. Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio - 545 (269)
281. The Ventures - 545 (305)
282. Dave Matthews Band - 546 (273)
283. Siouxsie & The Banshees - 546 (276)
284. The Commodores - 548 (274)
285. LCD Soundsystem - 549 (262)
286. Pavement - 550 (286)
287. Missy Elliott - 554 (253)
288. The Marvelettes - 556 (270)
289. Queens Of The Stone Age - 558 (279)
290. The Jesus And Mary Chain - 560 (280)
291. The Chemical Brothers - 562 (281)
292. Bauhaus - 570 (285)
293. Ritchie Valens - 570 (290)
294. Lloyd Price - 571 (268)
295. Steppenwolf - 571 (293)
296. Fugazi - 573 (288)
297. Harry Nilsson - 573 (307)
298. X - 574 (283)
299. Procol Harum - 577 (298)
300. Thin Lizzy - 580 (308)
301. Faith No More - 587 (287)
302. The Stone Roses - 588 (306)
303. The Flaming Lips - 589 (297)
304. Del Shannon - 594 (310)
305. Belle & Sebastian - 595 (300)
306. Bad Company - 600 (295)
307. The Runaways - 602 (294)
308. Toots And The Maytals - 602 (301)
309. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - 608 (304)
310. Tommy James and the Shondells - 610 (303)

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 06/12/2018 @ 01:42am


PLEASE NOTE - THE NUMBER OF PERFORMERS TO BE RANKED IN THIS ROUND IS 15.
______________________________________________________________________

The following performers have not been ranked yet and are eligible for the initial ranking vote:

Clyde McPhatter
Duane Eddy
Gene Pitney
Jan & Dean
Jeff Beck
Jim Croce
LaVern Baker
Little Anthony & the Imperials
Mary Wells
Megadeth
Mötley Crüe
My Bloody Valentine
Neu!
Pantera
Scott Walker
Silver Apples
Slayer
Sparks
Stone Temple Pilots
Suicide
System Of A Down
The Flamingos
The Offspring
The Specials
Three Dog Night
XTC


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they haven't participated in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, select 15 performers and rank them in order of preference. The highest ranked song will receive 15 points, the second highest 14 and so on.

The 15 performers that receive the most points (with more than 15 possible in the case of a tie) will advance to the final rankings, which will determine Performers #311-#325 in the 2017 Rankings.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Thursday the 14th.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 06/12/2018 @ 01:46am


System Of A Down - 15
Stone Temple Pilots - 14
Mötley Crüe - 13
Three Dog Night - 12
Megadeth - 11
Slayer - 10
XTC - 9
Pantera - 8
Suicide - 7
The Offspring - 6
Jeff Beck - 5
Jan & Dean - 4
My Bloody Valentine - 3
The Specials - 2
Neu! - 1

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 06/12/2018 @ 01:47am


Jan & Dean - 15 pts
The Offspring
Scott Walker
Three Dog Night
The Specials
Stone Temple Pilots
Jeff Beck
Little Anthony & the Imperials
Duane Eddy
Gene Pitney
Sparks
Jim Croce
Clyde McPhatter
Mötley Crüe
Mary Wells

Posted by Darrin A on Tuesday, 06/12/2018 @ 08:38am


Mary Wells- 15
Little Anthony & the Imperials- 14
Three Dog Night- 13
My Bloody Valentine- 12
Duane Eddy- 11
Jeff Beck- 10
XTC- 9
Gene Pitney- 8
Jan & Dean- 7
Megadeth- 6
Neu!- 5
Pantera- 4
Mötley Crüe- 3
The Specials- 2
Slayer- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Tuesday, 06/12/2018 @ 08:53am


15 - My Bloody Valentine
14 - Slayer
13 - Sparks
12 - System of a Down
11 - Scott Walker
10 - Stone Temple Pilots
9 - Jan & Dean
8 - Suicide
7 - Neu!
6 - Jim Croce
5 - Mötley Crüe
4 - XTC
3 - Mary Wells
2 - LaVern Baker
1 - The Specials


Posted by Nicky Joe on Tuesday, 06/12/2018 @ 11:44am


LaVern Baker - 15
Jim Croce - 14
Pantera - 13
Suicide - 12
My Bloody Valentine - 11
The Offspring - 10
Clyde McPhatter - 9
Mary Wells - 8
The Specials - 7
Slayer - 6
Neu! - 5
Jan & Dean - 4
Duane Eddy - 3
Scott Walker - 2
Little Anthony & the Imperials - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Tuesday, 06/12/2018 @ 13:07pm


1. LaVern Baker - 15 pts
2. Duane Eddy - 14 pts
3. My Bloody Valentine - 13 pts
4. The Flamingos - 12 pts
5. Mary Wells - 11 pts
6. Jeff Beck - 10 pts
7. Clyde McPhatter - 9 pts
8. Slayer - 8 pts
9. Scott Walker - 7 pts
10. System of a Down - 6 pts
11. Gene Pitney - 5 pts
12. Little Anthony & The Imperials - 4 pts
13. Three Dog Night - 3 pts
14. Mötley Crüe - 2 pts
15. The Offspring - 1 pt

Posted by The_Claw on Tuesday, 06/12/2018 @ 13:41pm


Megadeth-15
Silver Apples-14
XTC-13
Jim Croce-12
Jeff Beck-11
The Offspring-10
System Of A Down-9
LaVern Baker-8
Neu!-7
Stone Temple Pilots-6
Jan & Dean-5
Pantera--4
Three Dog Night-3
Sparks-2
Clyde McPhatter-1

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 06/13/2018 @ 09:16am


Gene Pitney - 15
Sparks - 14
The Specials - 13
Little Anthony & The Imperials - 12
Three Dog Night - 11
Jim Croce - 10
Stone Temple Pilots - 9
XTC - 8
Mary Wells - 7
Clyde McPhatter - 6
Jeff Beck - 5
Suicide - 4
Lavern Baker - 3
Duane Eddy - 2
Slayer - 1

Posted by Nick on Wednesday, 06/13/2018 @ 09:49am


Scott Walker 15
Silver Apples 14
Neu! 13
Suicide 12
Duane Eddy 11
Slayer 10
My Bloody Valentine 9
The Specials 8
The Flamingos 7
Little Anthony & the Imperials 6
Sparks 5
Mötley Crüe 4
Jeff Beck 3
Megadeth 2
Mary Wells 1

Posted by DarinRG on Wednesday, 06/13/2018 @ 19:01pm


15 Three Dog Night
14 Mary Wells
13 Jan & Dean
12 Little Anthony & the Imperials
11 The Flamingos
10 Gene Pitney
9 Clyde McPhatter
8 Jim Croce
7 Scott Walker
6 Mötley Crüe
5 Sparks
4 LaVern Baker
3 Jeff Beck
2 The Offspring
1 My Bloody Valentine

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 06/14/2018 @ 21:27pm


Initial Rankings tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Three Dog Night - 69
My Bloody Valentine - 64
Mary Wells - 60
Jan & Dean - 57
Little Anthony & the Imperials - 57
Jeff Beck - 56
Scott Walker - 55
Jim Croce - 54
Slayer - 50
Stone Temple Pilots - 49
Duane Eddy - 48
LaVern Baker - 47
Gene Pitney - 44
Sparks - 44
The Specials - 44
__________________________________________

Suicide - 43
The Offspring - 43
XTC - 43
System Of A Down - 42
Neu! - 38
Clyde McPhatter - 37
Mötley Crüe - 35
Megadeth - 34
The Flamingos - 30
Pantera - 29
Silver Apples - 28


Final tiebreaker voting is now open.

The following performers are qualified to be ranked #311-#325 in the overall rankings for 2017 (the 2017 rankings will be averaged with the final rankings from 2014 to determine the 2017 final rankings):

Duane Eddy
Gene Pitney
Jan & Dean
Jeff Beck
Jim Croce
LaVern Baker
Little Anthony & the Imperials
Mary Wells
My Bloody Valentine
Scott Walker
Slayer
Sparks
Stone Temple Pilots
The Specials
Three Dog Night


Everyone is eligible to participate in the final rankings, regardless of previous participation in the project.

To participate in the final rankings, rank the 15 performers in order of preference.

Final rankings will be determined by the number of points earned in the final tiebreaker.

There will be 3 days of tiebreaker voting.

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Sunday the 17th.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 06/15/2018 @ 02:04am


Stone Temple Pilots - 15
Three Dog Night - 14
Slayer - 13
Jeff Beck - 12
Jan & Dean - 11
My Bloody Valentine - 10
The Specials - 9
Sparks - 8
Jim Croce - 7
Duane Eddy - 6
Mary Wells - 5
Scott Walker - 4
LaVern Baker - 3
Little Anthony & the Imperials - 2
Gene Pitney - 1

Posted by Darren on Friday, 06/15/2018 @ 02:07am


Mary Wells- 15
Three Dog Night- 14
Little Anthony & the Imperials- 13
Duane Eddy- 12
Jeff Beck- 11
The Specials- 10
Slayer- 9
Jim Croce- 8
My Bloody Valentine- 7
Jan & Dean- 6
Gene Pitney- 5
LaVern Baker- 4
Stone Temple Pilots- 3
Scott Walker- 2
Sparks- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Friday, 06/15/2018 @ 07:04am


LaVern Baker - 15
Jim Croce - 14
My Bloody Valentine - 13
Duane Eddy - 12
The Specials - 11
Mary Wells - 10
Slayer - 9
Little Anthony & the Imperials - 8
Jan & Dean - 7
Scott Walker - 6
Three Dog Night - 5
Gene Pitney - 4
Jeff Beck - 3
Sparks - 2
Stone Temple Pilots - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Friday, 06/15/2018 @ 08:35am


Jim Croce-15
Jeff Beck-14
LaVern Baker-13
Stone Temple Pilots-12
Jan & Dean-11
Three Dog Night-10
Sparks-9
My Bloody Valentine -8
Mary Wells-7
Little Anthony & the Imperials-6
Scott Walker-5
Slayer-4
Duanne Eddy-3
Gene Pitney-2
The Specials-1

Posted by Tom H. on Friday, 06/15/2018 @ 08:47am


Jan & Dean - 15 pts
Scott Walker
Three Dog Night
The Specials
Stone Temple Pilots
Jeff Beck
Little Anthony & the Imperials
Duane Eddy
Gene Pitney
Sparks
Jim Croce
Mary Wells
LaVern Baker
My Bloody Valentine
Slayer

Posted by Darrin A on Friday, 06/15/2018 @ 10:25am


15 - My Bloody Valentine
14 - Slayer
13 - Sparks
12 - Scott Walker
11 - Stone Temple Pilots
10 - Jan & Dean
9 - Jim Croce
8 - Mary Wells
7 - LaVern Baker
6 - The Specials
5 - Duane Eddy
4 - Jeff Beck
3 - Little Anthony & The Imperials
2 - Three Dog Night
1 - Gene Pitney

Posted by Nicky Joe on Friday, 06/15/2018 @ 10:55am


1. LaVern Baker - 15 pts
2. Duane Eddy - 14 pts
3. My Bloody Valentine - 13 pts
4. Mary Wells - 12 pts
5. Jeff Beck - 11 pts
6. Slayer - 10 pts
7. Scott Walker - 9 pts
8. Gene Pitney - 8 pts
9. Little Anthony & The Imperials - 7 pts
10. Three Dog Night - 6 pts
11. Jan & Dean - 5 pts
12. The Specials - 4 pts
13. Jim Croce - 3 pts
14. Sparks - 2 pts
15. Stone Temple Pilots - 1 pt

Posted by The_Claw on Friday, 06/15/2018 @ 14:10pm


I'm not the biggest metal fan, but objectively it's absurd that major bands in the genre have slipped this low into the company of our niche and three or four undeserving inductees.

Scott Walker 15
Slayer 14
Duane Eddy 13
My Bloody Valentine 12
The Specials 11
LaVern Baker 10
Sparks 9
Little Anthony & the Imperials 8
Mary Wells 7
Gene Pitney 6
Jan & Dean 5
Jeff Beck 4
Jim Croce 3
Stone Temple Pilots 2
Three Dog Night 1

Posted by DarinRG on Friday, 06/15/2018 @ 19:58pm


Tiebreaker voting is now closed

Here are the final rankings for the 2017 vote:

311. My Bloody Valentine
312. Slayer
313. Duane Eddy
314 (tie). Jan & Dean
314 (tie). LaVern Baker
316. Jeff Beck
317. Mary Wells
318. Scott Walker
319. Three Dog Night
320. The Specials
321. Jim Croce
322 (tie). Little Anthony & the Imperials
322 (tie). Stone Temple Pilots
324. Sparks
325. Gene Pitney


The following artists will be involved in a tiebreaker to determine their final ranking:

Jan & Dean
LaVern Baker

AND

Little Anthony & the Imperials
Stone Temple Pilots


Anyone is eligible to vote in either tiebreaker vote. To vote, select one performer. The performer that gets the most votes in each tiebreaker will win. In the event of a tie in either tiebreaker, the last vote cast in that tiebreaker will be disqualified to break the tie.

There will be three days of tiebreaker voting.

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Wednesday the 20th.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 06/18/2018 @ 00:46am


The following performers have not been ranked yet and are eligible for the final ranking vote:

Clyde McPhatter
Megadeth
Mötley Crüe
Neu!
Pantera
Silver Apples
Suicide
System Of A Down
The Flamingos
The Offspring
XTC

Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they haven't participated in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, rank all 11 performers in order of preference.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Wednesday the 20th.


This ranking will be the conclusion of the Performers portion of the ranking process (unless a tiebreaker vote is required). After this vote ends, we'll begin ranking the Non-Performers, Influences and Sidemen categories.

Unless there are any objections, we could do all three categories at the same time.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 06/18/2018 @ 00:51am


Tiebreakers -
LaVern Baker
Little Anthony & the Imperials

Final Rankings -
Clyde McPhatter - 11
XTC - 10
Pantera - 9
Suicide - 8
The Flamingos- 7
Megadeth - 6
System Of A Down – 5
Neu! - 4
Silver Apples - 3
Motley Crue - 2
The Offspring - 1

Posted by Nick on Monday, 06/18/2018 @ 01:13am


Tiebreakers -
LaVern Baker
Little Anthony & the Imperials

Final Rankings -
Clyde McPhatter - 11
XTC - 10
Pantera - 9
Suicide - 8
The Flamingos- 7
Megadeth - 6
System Of A Down – 5
Neu! - 4
Silver Apples - 3
Motley Crue - 2
The Offspring - 1

Posted by Nick on Monday, 06/18/2018 @ 01:13am


11 - System of a Down
10 - Suicide
9 - Neu!
8 - Mötley Crüe
7 - XTC
6 - Pantera
5 - Megadeth
4 - The Offspring
3 - Silver Apples
2 - Clyde McPhatter
1 - The Flamigos



Posted by Nicky Joe on Monday, 06/18/2018 @ 05:09am


Tie-breakers

Jan & Dean
Stone Temple Pilots

Posted by Nicky Joe on Monday, 06/18/2018 @ 05:44am


Tiebreaker: Jan & Dean, Little Anthony & the Imperials

Megadeth- 11
Pantera- 10
XTC- 9
The Flamingos- 8
Suicide- 7
Clyde McPhatter- 6
Neu!- 5
System Of A Down- 4
Silver Apples- 3
The Offspring- 2
Mötley Crüe- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Monday, 06/18/2018 @ 08:14am


1. The Flamingos - 11 pts
2. Clyde McPhatter - 10 pts
3. System of a Down - 9 pts
4. Mötley Crüe - 8 pts
5. The Offspring - 7 pts
6. Pantera - 6 pts
7. Megadeth - 5 pts
8. Suicide - 4 pts
9. XTC - 3 pts
10. Neu! - 2 pts
11. Silver Apples - 1 pt

Tiebreakers:
LaVern Baker
Little Anthony & The Imperials

Posted by The_Claw on Monday, 06/18/2018 @ 15:13pm


Silver Apples 11
Neu! 10
Suicide 9
The Flamingos 8
Megadeth 7
Clyde McPhatter 6
Pantera 5
XTC 4
Mötley Crüe 3
System Of A Down 2
The Offspring 1

Posted by DarinRG on Monday, 06/18/2018 @ 18:39pm


Jan & Dean
Stone Temple Pilots


System Of A Down - 11
Mötley Crüe - 10
Megadeth - 9
XTC - 8
Pantera - 7
Suicide - 6
The Offspring - 5
Neu! - 4
Silver Apples - 3
The Flamingos - 2
Clyde McPhatter - 1

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 06/19/2018 @ 08:41am


Pantera - 11
Suicide - 10
Clyde McPhatter - 9
The Offspring - 8
Neu! - 7
Megadeth - 6
System Of A Down - 5
XTC - 4
The Flamingos - 3
Mötley Crüe - 2
Silver Apples - 1

LaVern Baker
Little Anthony & The Imperials

Posted by MichaelEU on Tuesday, 06/19/2018 @ 11:40am


System of a Down- 11
Suicide- 10
Megadeth- 9
Pantera- 8
Motley Crue- 7
XTC- 6
The Offspring- 5
Neu!- 4
Silver Apples- 3
The Flamingos- 2
Clyde McPhatter- 1

Tiebreakers- LaVern Baker, Stone Temple Pilots

Posted by Roy Gerald Bivins on Tuesday, 06/19/2018 @ 12:02pm


Lavern Baker & Stone Temple Pilots for the tiebreaker

Megadeth-11
Silver Apples-10
XTC-9
The Offspring-8
System Of A Down-7
Neu!-6
Pantera--5
Clyde McPhatter-4
Suicide-3
The Flamingos-2
Mötley Crüe-1

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 06/20/2018 @ 12:06pm


Tiebreaker voting is now closed

Here are the final results of the tiebreakers:

314. LaVern Baker - 5
315. Jan & Dean - 3

322. Little Anthony & The Imperials - 4
323. Stone Temple Pilots - 4 (Tom H. cast the final vote for STP, which was eliminated to break the tie)


Here are the final rankings for the 2017 vote:

311. My Bloody Valentine
312. Slayer
313. Duane Eddy
314. LaVern Baker
315. Jan & Dean
316. Jeff Beck
317. Mary Wells
318. Scott Walker
319. Three Dog Night
320. The Specials
321. Jim Croce
322. Little Anthony & the Imperials
323. Stone Temple Pilots
324. Sparks
325. Gene Pitney
__________________________________

Here are the final results of the final round of ranking:

326. Megadeth - 69
327. Pantera - 67 (6 Higher Votes)
328. Suicide - 67 (3 Higher Votes)
329. System Of A Down - 65
330. XTC - 60
331. Neu! - 51
332. Clyde McPhatter - 50
333. The Flamingos - 44
334. Mötley Crüe - 42
335. The Offspring - 41
336. Silver Apples - 38


To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the current rankings of the artists that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. The Beatles - 2 (1)
2. Bob Dylan - 6 (2)
3. Elvis Presley - 6 (3)
4. The Rolling Stones - 7 (5)
5. Chuck Berry - 9 (4)
6. Led Zeppelin - 12 (6)
7. The Who - 17 (7)
8. The Beach Boys - 17 (9)
9. James Brown and the Famous Flames - 17 (10)
10. Aretha Franklin - 20 (8)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 22 (13)
12. Stevie Wonder - 23 (12)
13. Michael Jackson - 29 (14)
14. Ray Charles - 29 (16)
15. David Bowie - 31 (11)
16. Johnny Cash - 32 (18)
17. Pink Floyd - 33 (17)
18. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 34 (15)
19. Nirvana - 39 (21)
20. Buddy Holly and the Crickets - 41 (24)
21. The Clash - 42 (20)
22. Marvin Gaye - 45 (22)
23. Bob Marley & The Wailers - 48 (23)
24. U2 - 49 (28)
25. Prince - 50 (19)
26. Little Richard - 54 (26)
27. Queen - 56 (32)
28. The Velvet Underground - 59 (29)
29. Elton John - 59 (30)
30. The Doors - 59 (33)
31. Sam Cooke - 60 (27)
32. The Kinks - 64 (25)
33. Black Sabbath - 65 (38)
34. Ramones - 66 (31)
35. Neil Young - 67 (35)
36. R.E.M. - 71 (37)
37. The Supremes - 75 (34)
38. Creedence Clearwater Revival - 75 (39)
39. Public Enemy - 78 (40)
40. Fats Domino - 82 (36)
41. Otis Redding - 86 (42)
42. Radiohead - 86 (44)
43. Simon & Garfunkel - 86 (46)
44. Kraftwerk - 88 (43)
45. Metallica - 90 (53)
46. Madonna - 91 (41)
47. Sly & The Family Stone - 95 (47)
48. John Lennon - 96 (49)
49. The Temptations - 97 (54)
50. Talking Heads - 103 (52)
51. Jerry Lee Lewis - 105 (51)
52. Joni Mitchell - 108 (45)
53. The Byrds - 109 (50)
54. Fleetwood Mac - 112 (56)
55. Roy Orbison - 112 (59)
56. Pearl Jam - 115 (63)
57. The Miracles with Smokey Robinson - 116 (61)
58. Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company - 117 (48)
59. The Police - 118 (60)
60. Eagles - 119 (55)
61. Run-D.M.C. - 120 (58)
62. Bo Diddley - 121 (72)
63. The Everly Brothers - 122 (65)
64. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 123 (62)
65. Van Morrison - 127 (57)
66. Aerosmith - 128 (68)
67. The Allman Brothers Band - 129 (64)
68. Cream - 139 (67)
69. B.B. King - 139 (71)
70. The Band - 140 (73)
71. The Cure - 144 (69)
72. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 146 (80)
73. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 147 (74)
74. The Drifters - 147 (76)
75. Al Green - 149 (70)
76. The Grateful Dead - 156 (75)
77. Billy Joel - 156 (78)
78. AC/DC - 157 (77)
79. Parliament-Funkadelic - 158 (66)
80. Guns N' Roses - 158 (82)
81. The Stooges - 164 (81)
82. Beastie Boys - 165 (79)
83. Jackie Wilson - 166 (92)
84. Paul McCartney & Wings - 172 (85)
85. Van Halen - 173 (91)
86. The Bee Gees - 175 (98)
87. Deep Purple - 178 (94)
88. The Smiths - 179 (83)
89. Santana - 179 (90)
90. Eric Clapton - 182 (89)
91. Ike & Tina Turner - 186 (87)
92. Joy Division - 191 (106)
93. Nine Inch Nails - 193 (86)
94. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - 194 (84)
95. Pixies - 195 (95)
96. Jefferson Airplane - 197 (100)
97. T. Rex - 200 (97)
98. Genesis - 200 (112)
99. Blondie - 201 (93)
100. Red Hot Chili Peppers - 203 (99)
101. Sex Pistols - 203 (109)
102. Roxy Music - 205 (107)
103. Alice Cooper - 207 (96)
104. Smashing Pumpkins - 207 (101)
105. Peter Gabriel - 215 (103)
106. Lynyrd Skynyrd - 216 (114)
107. Steely Dan - 216 (126)
108. Bill Haley & His Comets - 217 (116)
109. Depeche Mode - 218 (102)
110. N.W.A. - 222 (104)
111. 2pac - 226 (88)
112. The Four Seasons - 226 (135)
113. Etta James - 228 (111)
114. Carl Perkins - 228 (113)
115. ABBA - 229 (115)
116. Eminem - 229 (124)
117. The Four Tops - 233 (138)
118. Paul Simon - 235 (122)
119. Earth, Wind & Fire - 236 (117)
120. Rush - 236 (127)
121. Green Day - 237 (110)
122. Janet Jackson - 241 (108)
123. The Animals - 241 (121)
124. White Stripes - 242 (118)
125. James Taylor - 251 (119)
126. Beck - 252 (123)
127. Outkast - 254 (131)
128. The Moody Blues - 255 (129)
129. Soundgarden - 260 (125)
130. Curtis Mayfield - 262 (140)
131. Donna Summer - 265 (134)
132. Leonard Cohen - 266 (105)
133. Rod Stewart - 271 (143)
134. Jay-Z - 272 (120)
135. King Crimson - 273 (133)
136. Rage Against The Machine - 275 (128)
137. Yes - 278 (141)
138. Sonic Youth - 280 (139)
139. Judas Priest - 280 (146)
140. Eddie Cochran - 280 (155)
141. The Jackson Five - 283 (147)
142. Electric Light Orchestra - 283 (153)
143. Dusty Springfield - 286 (165)
144. The Isley Brothers - 291 (142)
145. The Cars - 292 (149)
146. George Harrison - 295 (145)
147. Duran Duran - 295 (150)
148. Iron Maiden - 296 (154)
149. Patti Smith Group - 297 (137)
150. Kate Bush - 301 (132)
151. Chicago - 308 (144)
152. Martha and the Vandellas - 308 (162)
153. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 308 (169)
154. The Coasters - 310 (151)
155. Arcade Fire - 314 (161)
156. MC5 - 318 (136)
157. Ricky Nelson - 319 (156)
158. LL Cool J - 320 (148)
159. Dire Straits - 321 (159)
160. The Spinners - 327 (152)
161. Coldplay - 327 (179)
162. Dion & The Belmonts - 331 (175)
163. Chic - 333 (160)
164. Daft Punk - 335 (164)
165. Carole King - 336 (168)
166. The Replacements - 338 (157)
167. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - 339 (163)
168. Foo Fighters - 346 (180)
169. The Yardbirds - 346 (192)
170. Heart - 347 (170)
171. Oasis - 349 (191)
172. ZZ Top - 349 (194)
173. The Pretenders - 350 (166)
174. Neil Diamond - 351 (130)
175. Beyonce - 354 (177)
176. The Mamas & The Papas - 356 (176)
177. Weezer - 361 (178)
178. Whitney Houston - 368 (172)
179. New Order - 371 (186)
180. The Zombies - 372 (207)
181. Jethro Tull - 374 (204)
182. Wilson Pickett - 374 (223)
183. Eurythmics - 375 (167)
184. Sam and Dave - 376 (182)
185. John Mellencamp - 376 (188)
186. The Shirelles - 378 (210)
187. Big Star - 384 (185)
188. Tom Waits - 385 (181)
189. Cheap Trick - 385 (187)
190. Jackson Browne - 386 (195)
191. The Jam - 386 (196)
192. New York Dolls - 388 (173)
193. Alice In Chains - 388 (193)
194. Motörhead - 390 (174)
195. Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) - 391 (217)
196. KISS - 392 (248)
197. The B-52's - 393 (184)
198. Gladys Knight & The Pips - 394 (202)
199. Blur - 395 (209)
200. Lou Reed - 397 (171)
201. Devo - 398 (231)
202. Kanye West - 398 (241)
203. War - 400 (211)
204. Daryl Hall & John Oates - 405 (205)
205. Tori Amos - 406 (203)
206. Steve Miller Band - 409 (189)
207. Gram Parsons - 410 (208)
208. PJ Harvey - 411 (158)
209. Link Wray - 412 (198)
210. Donovan - 416 (197)
211. The Monkees - 416 (206)
212. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - 417 (239)
213. Randy Newman - 419 (190)
214. Traffic - 420 (213)
215. The Righteous Brothers - 427 (240)
216. Björk - 431 (214)
217. The Ronettes - 436 (212)
218. A Tribe Called Quest - 442 (221)
219. Peter, Paul & Mary - 444 (219)
220. Bobby Darin - 444 (243)
221. Journey - 450 (232)
222. Bill Withers - 450 (257)
223. Jimmy Cliff - 455 (199)
224. The Platters - 455 (228)
225. Massive Attack - 457 (226)
226. Hüsker Dü - 460 (183)
227. Linda Ronstadt - 463 (218)
228. Solomon Burke - 465 (216)
229. Bad Brains - 466 (233)
230. The Impressions - 467 (224)
231. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 468 (200)
232. Tool - 468 (245)
233. George Michael - 470 (235)
234. Jane's Addiction - 472 (201)
235. Notorious B.I.G. - 472 (250)
236. Dick Dale - 474 (261)
237. Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps - 475 (264)
238. Ruth Brown - 484 (236)
239. Pat Benatar - 484 (242)
240. The Buzzcocks - 485 (220)
241. Mariah Carey - 488 (244)
242. Def Leppard - 488 (282)
243. INXS - 490 (229)
244. Weird Al Yankovic - 491 (247)
245. Nick Drake - 491 (258)
246. Connie Francis - 492 (225)
247. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - 493 (238)
248. Can - 493 (263)
249. The Hollies - 494 (289)
250. The Dead Kennedys - 496 (222)
251. De La Soul - 498 (256)
252. The Doobie Brothers - 499 (302)
253. Jim Croce - 500 (321)
254. The Staple Singers - 501 (267)
255. Brian Eno - 502 (251)
256. Eric B. & Rakim - 502 (252)
257. Black Flag - 502 (255)
258. Isaac Hayes - 503 (271)
259. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - 504 (292)
260. Buffalo Springfield - 505 (230)
261. Love - 505 (266)
262. The O'Jays - 506 (278)
263. Bon Jovi - 507 (249)
264. Afrika Bambaataa - 508 (272)
265. Wu-Tang Clan - 510 (237)
266. Lovin' Spoonful - 511 (254)
267. The Guess Who - 512 (309)
268. Bonnie Raitt - 515 (246)
269. Warren Zevon - 516 (227)
270. Wilco - 520 (260)
271. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - 524 (215)
272. Barry White - 524 (234)
273. The Carpenters - 528 (265)
274. Television - 529 (275)
275. The Dave Clark Five - 534 (296)
276. Ozzy Osbourne - 539 (277)
277. The (Young) Rascals - 540 (299)
278. Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - 542 (259)
279. Brenda Lee - 542 (291)
280. Wanda Jackson - 543 (284)
281. Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio - 545 (269)
282. The Ventures - 545 (305)
283. Dave Matthews Band - 546 (273)
284. Siouxsie & The Banshees - 546 (276)
285. The Commodores - 548 (274)
286. LCD Soundsystem - 549 (262)
287. Pavement - 550 (286)
288. Duane Eddy - 550 (313)
289. Missy Elliott - 554 (253)
290. The Marvelettes - 556 (270)
291. Queens Of The Stone Age - 558 (279)
292. Sparks - 559 (324)
293. The Jesus And Mary Chain - 560 (280)
294. Jan & Dean - 561 (315)
295. The Chemical Brothers - 562 (281)
296. Bauhaus - 570 (285)
297. Ritchie Valens - 570 (290)
298. Lloyd Price - 571 (268)
299. Steppenwolf - 571 (293)
300. Slayer - 572 (312)
301. Fugazi - 573 (288)
302. Harry Nilsson - 573 (307)
303. X - 574 (283)
304. Procol Harum - 577 (298)
305. Thin Lizzy - 580 (308)
306. Clyde McPhatter - 584 (332)
307. Faith No More - 587 (287)
308. The Stone Roses - 588 (306)
309. The Flaming Lips - 589 (297)
310. Del Shannon - 594 (310)
311. Belle & Sebastian - 595 (300)
312. Bad Company - 600 (295)
313. The Runaways - 602 (294)
314. Toots And The Maytals - 602 (301)
315. Stone Temple Pilots - 604 (323)
316. LaVern Baker - 607 (314)
317. My Bloody Valentine - 607 (311)
318. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - 608 (304)
319. Tommy James and the Shondells - 610 (303)
320. Jeff Beck - 610 (316)
321. Megadeth - 614 (326)
322. Mary Wells - 616 (317)
323. Little Anthony & the Imperials - 619 (322)
324. Gene Pitney - 623 (325)
325. Scott Walker - 624 (318)
326. The Specials - 630 (320)
327. Pantera - 631 (327)
328. The Flamingos - 635 (333)
329. Three Dog Night - 638 (319)
330. XTC - 641 (330)
331. Suicide - 641 (328)
332. Mötley Crüe - 646 (334)
333. Silver Apples - 650 (336)
334. The Offspring - 650 (335)
335. System Of A Down - 658 (329)
336. Neu! - 662 (331)


Please note that performers that weren't inducted during the last ranking will have their 2017 ranking doubled to determine their combined ranking, which is why it's possible for System Of A Down and Neu! to rank higher than Motley Crue, Silver Apples and The Offspring, but finish below them in the final rankings.

The Performers rankings are now concluded.

I'll post the initial rankings for Non-Performers, Influences and Sidemen shortly.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 06/21/2018 @ 01:29am


Actually, we need to break down the new inductees into their proper categories before we can start ranking them.

Please let me know ASAP if I've placed these individuals and groups into the proper category (and which category they should be in if I'm wrong).


Here are the newly inducted Non-Performers and my best guess at the category they belong in):

Industry:

None


Songwriters:

None


Producers/Engineers:

Butch Vig
Frankie Knuckles
Danger Mouse
The Belleville Three
Conny Plank
Jimmy Iovine
____________________________________________

Here are the newly inducted Influences:

Pre-Rock Era:

Dizzy Gillespie
Charlie Parker
Glenn Miller


Rock Era:

Tom Lehrer
Serge Gainsbourg
Wendy Carlos
____________________________________________

Here are the newly inducted Sidemen (broken down into categories):

Backing Groups:

The J.B.'s
MFSB


Individuals:

Rick Derringer
Carlos Alomar
Lisa Fischer
Martha Wash


I'll wait two days in case there are any corrections that need to be made, then we'll start with the Non-Performers.

Voting will open at 10 PM Central on Friday the 22nd.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 06/21/2018 @ 01:52am


This all looks sensible to me, Darren.

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Thursday, 06/21/2018 @ 09:04am


The following Non-Performers (Industry) have not been ranked yet and are eligible for the initial ranking vote:

Ahmet Ertegun
Alan Freed
Alan Lomax
Art Rupe
Bernie Lowe
Berry Gordy, Jr.
Bill Graham
Bob Geldof
Brian Epstein
Casey Kasem
Chris Blackwell
Clive Davis
Cosimo Matassa
David Geffen
Dick Clark
DJ Kool Herc
Don Cornelius
Dr. Robert Moog
Ed Sullivan
Frank Barsalona
Herb Alpert & Jerry Moss
Hilly Kristal
Hipgnosis
Jac Holzman
Jann Wenner
Jim Marshall (Marshall Amps)
Jim Marshall (photographer)
Jim Stewart
Joel Whitburn
Lang, Roberts, Rosenman & Kornfeld
Leo Fender
Leonard Chess
Lester Bangs
Lew Chudd
Lou Adler
Malcolm McLaren
Mo Ostin
Nesuhi Ertegun
Paul Ackerman
Robert W. Pittman
Russell Simmons
Seymour Stein
Sylvia Robinson
Tom Donahue
Tony Wilson
Wolfman Jack


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they haven't participated in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, select 25 Non-Performers (Industry) and rank them in order of preference. The highest ranked song will receive 25 points, the second highest 24 and so on.

The 15 performers that receive the most points (with more than 15 possible in the case of a tie) will advance to the final rankings, which will determine Non-Performers (Industry) #1-#15 in the 2017 Rankings.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Tuesday the 26th.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 06/24/2018 @ 02:01am


The following Non-Performers (Songwriters) have not been ranked yet and are eligible for the initial ranking vote:

Allen Toussaint
Ashford & Simpson
Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield
Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
Bernie Taupin
Burt Bacharach and Hal David
Dave Bartholomew
Doc Pomus
Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry
Gerry Goffin & Carole King
Holland-Dozier-Holland
Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
Jesse Stone
Laura Nyro
Mort Shuman
Otis Blackwell


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they haven't participated in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, rank the 16 Non-Performers (Songwriters) in order of preference. The highest ranked song will receive 16 points, the second highest 15 and so on.

The results of the tiebreaker will be the final rankings for this category.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Tuesday the 26th.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 06/24/2018 @ 02:04am


The following Non-Performers (Producers / Engineers) have not been ranked yet and are eligible for the initial ranking vote:

Brian Eno
Butch Vig
Conny Plank
Danger Mouse
Daniel Lanois
Dr. Dre
Eddie Kramer
Frankie Knuckles
Gamble & Huff
George Martin
Giorgio Moroder
Glyn Johns
Jerry Wexler
Jimmy Iovine
Joe Meek
John Hammond
John Peel
Johnny Otis
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Martin Hannett
Milt Gabler
Phil Spector
Quincy Jones
Ralph Bass
Rick Rubin
Robert "Mutt" Lange
Sam Phillips
Syd Nathan
Ted Templeman
The Belleville Three
Thom Bell
Timbaland
Todd Rundgren
Tom Dowd
Willie Mitchell


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they haven't participated in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, select 25 Non-Performers (Producers / Engineers) and rank them in order of preference. The highest ranked song will receive 25 points, the second highest 24 and so on.

The 15 performers that receive the most points (with more than 15 possible in the case of a tie) will advance to the final rankings, which will determine Non-Performers (Producers / Engineers) #1-#15 in the 2017 Rankings.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Tuesday the 26th.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 06/24/2018 @ 02:06am


The plan for the rankings is to complete the Non-Performers, followed by the Influences and the Sidemen.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 06/24/2018 @ 02:07am


George Martin- 25
Brian Eno- 24
Phil Spector- 23
Jerry Wexler- 22
Lee "Scratch" Perry- 21
Thom Bell- 20
Rick Rubin- 19
Sam Phillips- 18
Quincy Jones- 17
Joe Meek- 16
Dr. Dre- 15
Danger Mouse- 14
Gamble & Huff- 13
Todd Rundgren- 12
Butch Vig- 11
Tom Dowd- 10
Timbaland- 9
John Hammond- 8
Milt Gabler- 7
Eddie Kramer- 6
Ralph Bass- 5
Conny Plank- 4
John Peel- 3
Robert "Mutt" Lange- 2
Glyn Johns- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Sunday, 06/24/2018 @ 08:05am


25 Phil Spector
24 George Martin
23 Lee "Scratch" Perry
22 Quincy Jones
21 Jerry Wexler
20 Thom Bell
19 Eddie Kramer
18 John Peel
17 Joe Meek
16 Sam Phillips
15 The Belleville Three
14 Dr. Dre
13 Giorgio Moroder
12 Johnny Otis
11 Rick Rubin
10 Tom Dowd
9 John Hammond
8 Daniel Lanois
7 Brian Eno
6 Butch Vig
5 Ralph Bass
4 Timbaland
3 Robert "Mutt" Lange
2 Todd Rundgren
1 Martin Hannett

Posted by Nicky Joe on Sunday, 06/24/2018 @ 08:56am


Ahmet Ertegun - 25
Alan Lomax - 24
Alan Freed - 23
Herb Alpert & Jerry Moss - 22
Leonard Chess - 21
Wolfman Jack - 20
Berry Gordy, Jr. - 19
Cosimo Matassa - 18
Hilly Kristal - 17
Seymour Stein - 16
Lou Adler - 15
Brian Epstein - 14
Art Rupe - 13
Leo Fender - 12
Dick Clark - 11
Nesuhi Ertegun - 10
Frank Barsalona - 9
Dr. Robert Moog - 8
Chris Blackwell - 7
Malcolm McLaren - 6
Jim Stewart - 5
David Geffen - 4
Mo Ostin - 3
Casey Kasem - 2
Bill Graham - 1


Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller - 16
Gerry Goffin & Carole King - 15
Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry - 14
Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil - 13
Doc Pomus - 12
Allen Toussaint - 11
Otis Blackwell - 10
Holland-Dozier-Holland - 9
Mort Shuman - 8
Laura Nyro - 7
Bernie Taupin - 6
Burt Bacharach and Hal David - 5
Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield - 4
Ashford & Simpson - 3
Jesse Stone - 2
Dave Bartholomew - 1


John Hammond - 25
Jerry Wexler - 24
Phil Spector - 23
George Martin - 22
Giorgio Moroder - 21
Rick Rubin - 20
Brian Eno - 19
Sam Phillips - 18
Johnny Otis - 17
Quincy Jones - 16
Lee "Scratch" Perry - 15
Glyn Johns - 14
Gamble & Huff - 13
Tom Dowd - 12
Syd Nathan - 11
Ralph Bass - 10
Robert "Mutt" Lange - 9
Milt Gabler - 8
Dr. Dre - 7
John Peel - 6
Thom Bell - 5
Martin Hannett - 4
Conny Plank - 3
Butch Vig - 2
Eddie Kramer - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Monday, 06/25/2018 @ 14:18pm


16 - Gerry Goffin & Carole King
15 - Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry
14 - Jerry Lieber & Mike Stroller
13 - Barry Mann & Cynthia Well
12 - Otis Blackwell
11 - Allen Toussaint
10 - Holland-Dozier-Holland
9 - Doc Pomus
8 - Bernie Taupin
7 - Mort Shuman
6 - Barrett Srong & Norman Whitfield
5 - Jesse Stone
4 - Ashford & Simpson
3 - Burt Bacharach & Hal David
2 - Dave Bartholomew
1 - Laura Nyro

25 - Ahmet Ertegun
24 - Alan Lomax
23 - Alan Freed
22 - Leonard Chess
21 - Berry Gordy, Jr.
20 - Herb Alpert & Jerry Moss
19 - Wolfman Jack
18 - Lou Adler
17 - Hilly Kristal
16 - Brian Esptein
15 - Art Rupe
14 - Cosimo Matassa
13 - Seymour Stein
12 - Nesuhi Ertegun
10 - Frank Barsalona
9 - Dick Clark
8 - Dr. Robert Moog
7 - Leo Fender
6 - Jim Stewart
5 - Chris Blackwell
4 - Mo Ostin
3 - Sylvia Robinson
2 - Malcolm McLaren
1 - Jann Wenner

Posted by Nicky Joe on Tuesday, 06/26/2018 @ 11:28am


Non-Performers -
Alan Freed - 25
Berry Gordy Jr. - 24
Ahmet Ertegun - 23
Leonard Chess - 22
Dick Clark - 21
Seymour Stein - 20
Jann Wenner - 19
Bill Graham - 18
Ed Sullivan - 17
Joel Whitburn - 16
Clive Davis - 15
Chris Blackwell - 14
Sylvia Robinson - 13
Don Cornelius - 12
Russell Simmons - 11
Cosimo Matassa - 10
Art Rupe - 9
David Geffen - 8
Lou Alder - 7
Frank Barsalona - 6
Nesuhi Ertegun - 5
Jim Stewart - 4
Brian Epstein - 3
Lou Alder - 2
Mo Ostin - 1

Songwriters -
Gerry Goffin & Carole King - 16
Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller - 15
Holland-Dozier-Holland - 14
Allen Toussaint - 13
Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry - 12
Otis Blackwell - 11
Bernie Taupin - 10
Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield - 9
Dave Bartholomew - 8
Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil - 7
Ashford & Simpson - 6
Burt Bacharach and Hal David - 5
Jesse Stone - 4
Doc Pomus - 3
Mort Shuman - 2
Laura Nyro - 1

Producers/Engineers -
Phil Spector - 25
Sam Phillips - 24
George Martin - 23
Jerry Wexler - 22
Brian Eno - 21
Rick Rubin - 20
Milt Gabler - 19
Quincy Jones - 18
Thom Bell - 17
Giorgio Moroder - 16
Johnny Otis - 15
Dr. Dre - 14
John Hammond - 13
Ralph Bass - 12
Syd Nathan - 11
Joe Meek - 10
Todd Rundgren - 9
“Lee Scratch” Perry - 8
Eddie Kramer - 7
Daniel Lanois - 6
Tom Dowd - 5
Butch Vig - 4
Glyn Johns - 3
Robert “Mutt” Lange” - 2
Gamble & Huff - 1

Posted by Nick on Tuesday, 06/26/2018 @ 23:55pm


Non-Performers Industry

Alan Freed - 25
Dick Clark - 24
Leo Fender - 23
Jim Marshall (Marshall Amps) - 22
Dr. Robert Moog - 21
Ed Sullivan - 20
Bill Graham - 19
Leonard Chess - 18
Wolfman Jack - 17
Berry Gordy, Jr. - 16
Jim Marshall (photographer) - 15
Ahmet Ertegunn - 14
Brian Epstein - 13
Casey Kasem - 12
Clive Davis - 11
David Geffen - 10
Alan Lomax - 9
Art Rupe - 8
Bernie Lowe - 7
Jim Stewart - 6
Joel Whitburn - 5
Lester Bangs - 4
Lew Chudd - 3
Lou Adler - 2
Malcolm McLaren - 1

Posted by joker on Wednesday, 06/27/2018 @ 00:19am


Gerry Goffin & Carole King- 16
Holland-Dozier-Holland- 15
Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller- 14
Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield- 13
Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil- 12
Burt Bacharach and Hal David- 11
Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry- 10
Otis Blackwell- 9
Ashford & Simpson- 8
Allen Toussaint- 7
Bernie Taupin- 6
Dave Bartholomew- 5
Doc Pomus- 4
Laura Nyro- 3
Mort Shuman- 2
Jesse Stone- 1


Alan Freed- 25
Ahmet Ertegun- 24
Berry Gordy, Jr.- 23
Dr. Robert Moog- 22
Leonard Chess- 21
Herb Alpert & Jerry Moss- 20
Dick Clark- 19
Alan Lomax- 18
DJ Kool Herc- 17
Leo Fender- 16
Joel Whitburn- 15
Jann Wenner- 14
Robert W. Pittman- 13
Bill Graham- 12
Lou Adler- 11
Don Cornelius- 10
Russell Simmons- 9
Paul Ackerman- 8
Sylvia Robinson- 7
Bob Geldof- 6
Chris Blackwell- 5
Seymour Stein- 4
Jim Marshall (Marshall Amps)- 3
Jim Marshall (photographer)- 2
Art Rupe- 1


Posted by AlexVoltaire on Wednesday, 06/27/2018 @ 09:26am


I was too wiped out from the Flaming Lips concert last night and missed the deadline for counting the votes.

Let's extend the final deadline until 11 PM Central tonight.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 06/27/2018 @ 21:47pm


Initial Rankings tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Alan Freed - 121
Ahmet Ertegun - 111
Leonard Chess - 104
Berry Gordy, Jr. - 103
Dick Clark - 85
Alan Lomax - 75
Herb Alpert & Jerry Moss - 62
Dr. Robert Moog - 60
Leo Fender - 59
Wolfman Jack - 56
Seymour Stein - 53
Bill Graham - 50
Lou Adler - 48
Art Rupe - 46
Brian Epstein - 46
__________________________________________

Cosimo Matassa - 42
Ed Sullivan - 37
Joel Whitburn - 36
Jann Wenner - 35
Hilly Kristal - 34
Chris Blackwell - 32
Nesuhi Ertegun - 27
Clive Davis - 26
Frank Barsalona - 26
Jim Marshall (Marshall Amps) - 25
Sylvia Robinson - 24
David Geffen - 22
Don Cornelius - 22
Jim Stewart - 22
Russell Simmons - 20
DJ Kool Herc - 17
Jim Marshall (photographer) - 17
Casey Kasem - 14
Robert W. Pittman - 13
Malcolm McLaren - 10
Mo Ostin - 9
Paul Ackerman - 8
Bernie Lowe - 7
Bob Geldof - 6
Lester Bangs - 4
Lew Chudd - 3
Hipgnosis - 0
Jac Holzman - 0
Lang, Roberts, Rosenman & Kornfeld - 0
Tom Donahue - 0
Tony Wilson - 0


Final tiebreaker voting is now open.

The following performers are qualified to be ranked #1-#15 in the overall rankings for 2017 (the 2017 rankings will be averaged with the final rankings from 2014 to determine the 2017 final rankings):

Ahmet Ertegun
Alan Freed
Alan Lomax
Art Rupe
Berry Gordy, Jr.
Bill Graham
Brian Epstein
Dick Clark
Dr. Robert Moog
Herb Alpert & Jerry Moss
Leo Fender
Leonard Chess
Lou Adler
Seymour Stein
Wolfman Jack


Everyone is eligible to participate in the final rankings, regardless of previous participation in the project.

To participate in the final rankings, rank the 15 performers in order of preference.

Final rankings will be determined by the number of points earned in the final tiebreaker.

There will be 3 days of tiebreaker voting.

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Saturday the 30th.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 06/28/2018 @ 00:29am


Initial Rankings tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Phil Spector - 96
George Martin - 94
Jerry Wexler - 89
Sam Phillips - 76
Quincy Jones - 73
Brian Eno - 71
Rick Rubin - 70
Lee "Scratch" Perry - 67
Thom Bell - 62
John Hammond - 55
Dr. Dre - 50
Giorgio Moroder - 50
Johnny Otis - 44
Joe Meek - 43
Tom Dowd - 37
__________________________________________

Milt Gabler - 34
Eddie Kramer - 33
Ralph Bass - 32
Gamble & Huff - 27
John Peel - 27
Butch Vig - 23
Todd Rundgren - 23
Syd Nathan - 22
Glyn Johns - 18
Robert "Mutt" Lange - 16
The Belleville Three - 15
Danger Mouse - 14
Daniel Lanois - 14
Timbaland - 13
Conny Plank - 7
Martin Hannett - 5
Frankie Knuckles - 0
Jimmy Iovine - 0
Ted Templeman - 0
Willie Mitchell - 0


Final tiebreaker voting is now open.

The following performers are qualified to be ranked #1-#15 in the overall rankings for 2017 (the 2017 rankings will be averaged with the final rankings from 2014 to determine the 2017 final rankings):

Brian Eno
Dr. Dre
George Martin
Giorgio Moroder
Jerry Wexler
Joe Meek
John Hammond
Johnny Otis
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Phil Spector
Quincy Jones
Rick Rubin
Sam Phillips
Thom Bell
Tom Dowd


Everyone is eligible to participate in the final rankings, regardless of previous participation in the project.

To participate in the final rankings, rank the 15 performers in order of preference.

Final rankings will be determined by the number of points earned in the final tiebreaker.

There will be 3 days of tiebreaker voting.

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Saturday the 30th.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 06/28/2018 @ 00:33am


Here are the final rankings for the 2017 vote:

1. Gerry Goffin & Carole King - 63
2. Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller - 59
3. Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry - 51
4. Holland-Dozier-Holland - 48
5. Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil - 45
6 (tie). Allen Toussaint - 42
6 (tie). Otis Blackwell - 42
8. Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield - 32
9. Bernie Taupin - 30
10. Doc Pomus - 28
11. Burt Bacharach and Hal David - 24
12. Ashford & Simpson - 21
13. Mort Shuman - 19
14. Dave Bartholomew - 16
15 (tie). Jesse Stone - 12
15 (tie). Laura Nyro - 12


The following Songwriters will be involved in a tiebreaker vote.

Allen Toussaint
Otis Blackwell

AND

Jesse Stone
Laura Nyro


Anyone is eligible to vote in these tiebreakers. To vote, select one Songwriter or the other. In the event of a tie, the final vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

There will be three days of voting.

Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted at 11 PM Central) on Saturday the 30th.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 06/28/2018 @ 00:39am


My votes:

Allen Toussaint

Laura Nyro

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 06/28/2018 @ 00:40am


Allen Toussaint

Jesse Stone

Posted by Nicky Joe on Thursday, 06/28/2018 @ 05:55am


gahh I forgot to vote.

Tiebreaker

Allen Toussaint
Laura Nyro

Ahmet Ertegun-15
Berry Gordy, Jr.-14
Leonard Chess-13
Leo Fender-12
Dr. Robert Moog-11
Alan Freed-10
Dick Clark-9
Wolfman Jack-8
Herb Alpert & Jerry Moss-7
Brian Epstein-6
Art Rupe-5
Seymour Stein-4
Alan Lomax-3
Lou Adler-2
Bill Graham-1

Quincy Jones-15
George Martin-14
Phil Spector-13
Dr. Dre-12
Thom Bell-11
John Hammond-10
Brian Eno-9
Jerry Wexler-8
Giorgio Moroder-7
Sam Phillips-6
Rick Rubin-5
Lee "Scratch" Perry-4
Tom Dowd-3
Johnny Otis-2
Joe Meek-1

Hopefully This can be accepted even though I missed the initial vote

Posted by Tom H. on Thursday, 06/28/2018 @ 07:15am


Producers:
1. Phil Spector
2. George Martin
3. Lee “Scratch” Perry
4. Sam Phillips
5. Jerry Wexler
6. Brian Eno
7. Giorgio Moroder
8. John Hammond
9. Quincy Jones
10. Johnny Otis
11. Tom Dowd
12. Rick Rubin
13. Dr. Dre
14. Thom Bell
15. Joe Meek

Songwriter tiebreakers:
Otis Blackwell
Jesse Stone

Posted by The_Claw on Thursday, 06/28/2018 @ 10:41am


Industry:
1. Alan Freed
2. Ahmet Ertegün
3. Berry Gordy, Jr
4. Leonard Chess
5. Leo Fender
6. Bill Graham
7. Alan Lomax
8. Art Rupe
9. Lou Adler
10. Seymour Stein
11. Brian Epstein
12. Dick Clark
13. Wolfman Jack
14. Robert Moog
15. Herb Alpert & Jerry Moss

Posted by The_Claw on Thursday, 06/28/2018 @ 11:00am


Otis Blackwell
Laura Nyro


Ahmet Ertegun - 15
Alan Lomax - 14
Alan Freed - 13
Herb Alpert & Jerry Moss - 12
Lou Adler - 11
Berry Gordy, Jr. - 10
Wolfman Jack - 9
Seymour Stein - 8
Leonard Chess - 7
Art Rupe - 6
Leo Fender - 5
Brian Epstein - 4
Dick Clark - 3
Bill Graham - 2
Dr. Robert Moog - 1


John Hammond - 15
Jerry Wexler - 14
Sam Phillips - 13
Phil Spector - 12
George Martin - 11
Rick Rubin - 10
Quincy Jones - 9
Giorgio Moroder - 8
Brian Eno - 7
Johnny Otis - 6
Lee "Scratch" Perry - 5
Tom Dowd - 4
Joe Meek - 3
Dr. Der - 2
Thom Bell - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Thursday, 06/28/2018 @ 14:04pm


Hey everyone,

I noticed that you ranked Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman separately, but I'm fairly certain that we inducted them as a duo "Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman." I think the only reason why they're listed separately on the Rock Hall Revisited page is because they were later inducted into the real hall of fame separately, so this site has separate pages (and subsequently links) for them. This would also explain why there was a "third" NP inductee that year (Tom Dowd).

Posted by Steve Z on Thursday, 06/28/2018 @ 15:24pm


George Martin- 15
Brian Eno- 14
Phil Spector- 13
Johnny Otis- 12
Jerry Wexler- 11
Quincy Jones- 10
Sam Phillips- 9
Rick Rubin- 8
Thom Bell- 7
Giorgio Moroder- 6
Lee "Scratch" Perry- 5
Dr. Dre- 4
Joe Meek- 3
John Hammond- 2
Tom Dowd- 1

Allen Toussaint, Laura Nyro

Alan Freed- 15
Ahmet Ertegun- 14
Herb Alpert & Jerry Moss- 13
Dr. Robert Moog- 12
Berry Gordy, Jr.- 11
Leonard Chess- 10
Art Rupe- 9
Leo Fender- 8
Alan Lomax- 7
Seymour Stein- 6
Bill Graham- 5
Dick Clark- 4
Lou Adler- 3
Wolfman Jack- 2
Brian Epstein- 1

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Saturday, 06/30/2018 @ 09:26am



15 - Phil Spector
14 - George Martin
13 - Lee “Scratch” Perry
12 - Quincy Jones
11 - Jerry Wexler
10 - Joe Meek
9 - Sam Phillips
8 - Dr. Dre
7 - Giorgio Moroder
6 - Johnny Otis
5 - Rick Rubin
4 - Tom Dowd
3 - John Hammond
2 - Brian Eno
1 - Thom Bell

Posted by Nicky Joe on Saturday, 06/30/2018 @ 12:39pm


Tiebreakers -
Allen Toussaint
Laura Nyro

Phil Spector - 15
Sam Phillips - 14
Jerry Wexler - 13
George Martin - 12
Rick Rubin - 11
Brian Eno - 10
Dr. Dre - 9
Quincy Jones - 8
Giorgio Moroder - 7
Thom Bell - 6
John Hammond - 5
Johnny Otis - 4
Lee "Scratch" Perry - 3
Tom Dowd - 2
Joe Meek - 1


Alan Freed - 15
Berry Gordy, Jr. - 14
Ahmet Ertegun - 13
Leonard Chess - 12
Dick Clark - 11
Leo Fender - 10
Seymour Stein - 9
Bill Graham - 8
Lou Adler - 7
Dr. Robert Moog - 6
Art Rupe - 5
Brian Epstein - 4
Wolfman Jack - 3
Herb Alpert & Jerry Moss - 2
Alan Lomax - 1

Posted by Nick on Sunday, 07/1/2018 @ 23:03pm


Here are the final Non-Performers - Industry rankings for the 2017 vote:

1. Ahmet Ertegun
2. Alan Freed
3. Berry Gordy, Jr.
4. Leonard Chess
5. Leo Fender
6. Herb Alpert & Jerry Moss
7. Alan Lomax
8. Art Rupe
9. Seymour Stein
10. Dr. Robert Moog
11. Dick Clark
12. Lou Adler
13. Bill Graham
14. Wolfman Jack
15. Brian Epstein


To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the current rankings of the Non-Performers - Industry that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. Ahmet Ertegun - 2 (1)
2. Alan Freed - 5 (2)
3. Berry Gordy, Jr. - 5 (3)
4. Leonard Chess - 8 (4)
5. Leo Fender - 11 (5)
6. Dick Clark - 16 (11)
7. Dr. Robert Moog - 17 (10)
8. Wolfman Jack - 22 (14)
9. Herb Alpert & Jerry Moss - 25 (6)
10. Brian Epstein - 29 (15)
11. Lou Adler - 30 (12)
12. Art Rupe - 33 (8)
13. Alan Lomax - 35 (7)
14. Seymour Stein - 39 (9)
15. Bill Graham - 39 (13)

Posted by Darren on Monday, 07/2/2018 @ 00:39am


Tiebreaker voting is now over.

Here are the final results:

Allen Toussaint - 5
________________

Otis Blackwell - 2

AND

Laura Nyro - 5
________________

Jesse Stone - 2


Here are the final Non-Performers - Songwriters rankings for the 2017 vote:

1. Gerry Goffin & Carole King
2. Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
3. Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry
4. Holland-Dozier-Holland
5. Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
6. Allen Toussaint
7. Otis Blackwell
8. Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield
9. Bernie Taupin
10. Doc Pomus
11. Burt Bacharach and Hal David
12. Ashford & Simpson
13. Mort Shuman
14. Dave Bartholomew
15. Laura Nyro
16. Jesse Stone


To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the final rankings of the Non-Performers - Songwriters that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. Gerry Goffin & Carole King - 2 (1)
2. Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller - 4 (2)
3. Holland-Dozier-Holland - 7 (4)
4. Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry - 8 (3)
5. Otis Blackwell - 11 (7)
6. Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil - 12 (5)
7. Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield - 16 (8)
8. Doc Pomus - 16 (10)
9. Allen Toussaint - 19 (6)
10. Bernie Taupin - 21 (9)
11. Ashford & Simpson - 23 (12)
12. Mort Shuman - 23 (13)
13. Jesse Stone - 25 (16)
14. Burt Bacharach and Hal David - 27 (11)
15. Dave Bartholomew - 28 (14)
16. Laura Nyro - 30 (15)

Posted by Darren on Monday, 07/2/2018 @ 00:48am


Here are the final Non-Performers - Producers / Engineers rankings for the 2017 vote:

1. Phil Spector
2. George Martin
3. Jerry Wexler
4. Sam Phillips
5. Quincy Jones
6. Brian Eno
7. Giorgio Moroder
8 (tie). John Hammond
8 (tie). Lee "Scratch" Perry
8 (tie). Rick Rubin
11. Dr. Dre
12. Johnny Otis
13. Thom Bell
14. Tom Dowd
15. Joe Meek


The following non-performers will be involved in a tiebreaker vote:

John Hammond
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Rick Rubin


Anyone is eligible to vote in this tiebreaker. To vote, rank all three non-performers in order of preference.

There will be three days of voting.

Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Wednesday the 4th.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 07/2/2018 @ 00:59am


The following Non-Performers (Producers / Engineers) have not been ranked yet and are eligible for the initial ranking vote:

Bernie Lowe
Bob Geldof
Casey Kasem
Chris Blackwell
Clive Davis
Cosimo Matassa
David Geffen
DJ Kool Herc
Don Cornelius
Ed Sullivan
Frank Barsalona
Hilly Kristal
Hipgnosis
Jac Holzman
Jann Wenner
Jim Marshall (Marshall Amps)
Jim Marshall (photographer)
Jim Stewart
Joel Whitburn
Lang, Roberts, Rosenman & Kornfeld
Lester Bangs
Lew Chudd
Malcolm McLaren
Mo Ostin
Nesuhi Ertegun
Paul Ackerman
Robert W. Pittman
Russell Simmons
Sylvia Robinson
Tom Donahue
Tony Wilson


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they haven't participated in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, select 20 Non-Performers - Industry and rank them in order of preference. The highest ranked song will receive 20 points, the second highest 19 and so on.

The 15 performers that receive the most points (with more than 15 possible in the case of a tie) will advance to the final rankings, which will determine Non-Performers (Producers / Engineers) #16-#30 in the 2017 Rankings.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Thursday the 5th.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 07/2/2018 @ 01:04am


Correction - The tiebreaker will end on Thursday the 5th, since the 4th of July is a holiday in America.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 07/2/2018 @ 01:04am


The following Non-Performers (Producers / Engineers) have not been ranked yet and are eligible for the initial ranking vote:

Butch Vig
Conny Plank
Danger Mouse
Daniel Lanois
Eddie Kramer
Frankie Knuckles
Gamble & Huff
Glyn Johns
Jimmy Iovine
John Peel
Martin Hannett
Milt Gabler
Ralph Bass
Robert "Mutt" Lange
Syd Nathan
Ted Templeman
The Belleville Three
Timbaland
Todd Rundgren
Willie Mitchell


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they haven't participated in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, rank all 20 Non-Performers - Producers / Engineers in order of preference. The highest ranked song will receive 20 points, the second highest 19 and so on.

This will be the final ranking for this category, which will determine Non-Performers (Producers / Engineers) #16-#35 in the 2017 Rankings.

There will be 4 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Thursday the 5th.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 07/2/2018 @ 01:18am


3 - Lee “Scratch Perry”
2 - Rick Rubin
1 - John Hammond

Posted by Nicky Joe on Monday, 07/2/2018 @ 10:09am


John Hammond - 3
Rick Rubin - 2
Lee "Scratch" Perry - 1

Glyn Johns - 20
Gamble & Huff - 19
Eddie Kramer - 18
Syd Nathan - 17
Butch Vig - 16
Conny Plank - 15
Ralph Bass - 14
Martin Hannett - 13
Milt Gabler - 12
Robert "Mutt" Lange - 11
Jimmy Iovine - 10
Willie Mitchell - 9
Daniel Lanois - 8
John Peel - 7
Timbaland - 6
Danger Mouse - 5
Ted Templeman - 4
Frankie Knuckles - 3
Todd Rundgren - 2
The Belleville Three - 1

Hilly Kristal - 20
Cosimo Matassa - 19
Frank Barsalona - 18
Malcolm McLaren - 17
Nesuhi Ertegun - 16
David Geffen - 15
Chris Blackwell - 14
Jim Stewart - 13
Casey Kasem - 12
Mo Ostin - 11
Russell Simmons - 10
Jac Holzman - 9
Ed Sullivan - 8
Lew Chudd - 7
Paul Ackerman - 6
Jim Marshall (photographer) - 5
Clive Davis - 4
Bernie Lowe - 3
Jann Wenner - 2
Jim Marshall (Marshall Amps) - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Monday, 07/2/2018 @ 12:13pm


Industry
1. Jim Stewart
2. Clive Davis
3. Cosimo Matassa
4. Tom Donahue
5. Frank Barsalona
6. Paul Ackerman
7. Lew Chudd
8. Chris Blackwell
9. DJ Kool Herc
10. Jac Holzman
11. David Geffen
12. Russell Simmons
13. Jann Wenner
14. Ed Sullivan
15. Robert W. Pittman
16. Mo Ostin
17. Don Cornelius
18. Sylvia Robinson
19. Malcolm McLaren
20. Hilly Kristal

Posted by The_Claw on Monday, 07/2/2018 @ 19:02pm


Tiebreaker:
1. Lee “Scratch” Perry
2. John Hammond
3. Rick Rubin

Posted by The_Claw on Monday, 07/2/2018 @ 19:05pm


Producers
1. Milt Gabler
2. Gamble & Huff
3. Ralph Bass
4. Todd Rundgren
5. Timbaland
6. Syd Nathan
7. Glyn Johns
8. Frankie Knuckles
9. The Belleville Three
10. John Peel
11. Eddie Kramer
12. Jimmy Iovine
13. Daniel Lanois
14. Butch Vig
15. Robert “Mutt” Lange
16. Willie Mitchell
17. Martin Hannett
18. Conny Plank
19. Danger Mouse
20. Ted Templeman

Posted by The_Claw on Monday, 07/2/2018 @ 19:42pm


Conny Plank-20
Gamble & Huff-19
Todd Rundgren-18
Jimmy Iovine-17
Ralph Bass-16
Danger Mouse-15
Glyn Johns-14
Timbaland-13
Frankie Knuckles-12
Butch Vig-11
Robert "Mutt" Lange-10
Milt Gabler-9
Syd Nathan-8
The Belleville Three-7
Eddie Kramer-6
John Peel-5
Daniel Lanois-4
Ted Templeman-3
Willie Mitchell-2
Martin Hannett-1

Don Cornelius-20
Russell Simmons-19
Jann Wenner-18
Clive Davis-17
Sylvia Robinson-16
David Geffen-15
Jim Marshall (Marshall Amps)-14
DJ Kool Herc-13
Casey Kasem-12
Mo Ostin-11
Hipgnosis-10
Ed Sullivan-9
Lou Adler-8
Nesuhi Ertegun-7
Bernie Lowe-6
Cosimo Matassa-5
Frank Barsalona-4
Lew Chudd-3
Jac Holzman-2
Bob Geldof-1

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 07/4/2018 @ 13:40pm


Jac Holzman - 20
Jim Marshall (photographer) - 19
Clive Davis - 18
Bernie Lowe - 17
Russell Simmons-16
Tom Donahue - 15
Mo Ostin - 14
Ed Sullivan - 13
Casey Kasem - 12
Paul Ackerman - 11
DJ Kool Herc - 10
Lew Chudd - 9
Hilly Kristal - 8
Don Cornelius - 7
Sylvia Robinson - 6
Jim Marshall (Marshall Amps) - 5
Lou Adler - 4
Nesuhi Ertegun - 3
Cosimo Matassa - 2
Bob Geldof - 1

Posted by joker on Friday, 07/6/2018 @ 00:04am


Tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results of the Round 1 tiebreakers:

8. Lee "Scratch" Perry - 7
9. John Hammond - 6
10. Rick Rubin - 5


Voting is now closed for Round 2 of the Non-Performers - Producers / Engineers group.

Here are the final results:

16. Gamble & Huff - 57
17. Ralph Bass - 48 (2 Higher Votes)
18. Glyn Johns - 48 (1 Higher Vote)
19. Milt Gabler - 41
20. Syd Nathan - 40
21. Conny Plank - 38
22. Todd Rundgren - 37
23. Jimmy Iovine - 36
24. Timbaland - 35
25. Eddie Kramer - 34 (2 Higher Votes)
26. Butch Vig - 34 (1 Higher Vote)
27. Frankie Knuckles - 28
28. Robert "Mutt" Lange - 27
29. John Peel - 23
30. Danger Mouse - 22
31. The Belleville Three - 20 (2 Higher Votes)
32. Daniel Lanois - 20 (1 Higher Vote)
33. Martin Hannett - 18
34. Willie Mitchell - 16
35. Ted Templeman - 8


Here are the final 2017 rankings:

1. Phil Spector
2. George Martin
3. Jerry Wexler
4. Sam Phillips
5. Quincy Jones
6. Brian Eno
7. Giorgio Moroder
8. Lee "Scratch" Perry
9. John Hammond
10. Rick Rubin
11. Dr. Dre
12. Johnny Otis
13. Thom Bell
14. Tom Dowd
15. Joe Meek
16. Gamble & Huff
17. Ralph Bass
18. Glyn Johns
19. Milt Gabler
20. Syd Nathan
21. Conny Plank
22. Todd Rundgren
23. Jimmy Iovine
24. Timbaland
25. Eddie Kramer
26. Butch Vig
27. Frankie Knuckles
28. Robert "Mutt" Lange
29. John Peel
30. Danger Mouse
31. The Belleville Three
32. Daniel Lanois
33. Martin Hannett
34. Willie Mitchell
35. Ted Templeman


To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the final rankings of the Non-Performers - Producers / Engineers, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking non-performer in 2017):

1. Phil Spector - 2 (1)
2. George Martin - 4 (2)
3. Jerry Wexler - 6 (3)
4. Sam Phillips - 8 (4)
5. Quincy Jones - 10 (5)
6. Brian Eno - 12 (6)
7. John Hammond - 16 (9)
8. Giorgio Moroder - 18 (7)
9. Tom Dowd - 22 (14)
10. Lee "Scratch" Perry - 23 (8)
11. Rick Rubin - 23 (10)
12. Dr. Dre - 23 (11)
13. Thom Bell - 23 (13)
14. Gamble & Huff - 25 (16)
15. Johnny Otis - 28 (12)
16. Ralph Bass - 34 (17)
17. Milt Gabler - 37 (19)
18. Glyn Johns - 38 (18)
19. Joe Meek - 42 (15)
20. Conny Plank - 42 (21)
21. Todd Rundgren - 43 (22)
22. John Peel - 43 (29)
23. Syd Nathan - 45 (20)
24. Jimmy Iovine - 46 (23)
25. Timbaland - 47 (24)
26. Eddie Kramer - 47 (25)
27. Butch Vig - 52 (26)
28. Willie Mitchell - 53 (34)
29. Frankie Knuckles - 54 (27)
30. Robert "Mutt" Lange - 54 (28)
31. Daniel Lanois - 56 (32)
32. Danger Mouse - 60 (30)
33. The Belleveille Three - 62 (31)
34. Martin Hannett - 62 (33)
35. Ted Templeman - 63 (35)

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 07/7/2018 @ 01:13am


Initial Rankings tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Clive Davis - 58
Russell Simmons - 54
Cosimo Matassa - 46
Jac Holzman - 43
Mo Ostin - 41
David Geffen - 40
Frank Barsalona - 39
Ed Sullivan - 37
Casey Kasem - 36
DJ Kool Herc - 35
Lew Chudd - 34
Jim Stewart - 33
Paul Ackerman - 32
Tom Donahue - 32
Don Cornelius - 31
__________________________________________

Hilly Kristal - 29
Jann Wenner - 28
Nesuhi Ertegun - 28
Bernie Lowe - 27
Chris Blackwell - 27
Sylvia Robinson - 25
Jim Marshall (photographer) - 24
Jim Marshall (Marshall Amps) - 20
Malcolm McLaren - 19
Hipgnosis - 10
Robert W. Pittman - 6
Bob Geldof - 4
Joel Whitburn - 0
Lang, Roberts, Rosenman & Kornfeld - 0
Lester Bangs - 0
Tony Wilson - 0


Final tiebreaker voting is now open.

The following performers are qualified to be ranked #16-#30 in the overall rankings for 2017 (the 2017 rankings will be averaged with the final rankings from 2014 to determine the 2017 final rankings):

Casey Kasem
Clive Davis
Cosimo Matassa
David Geffen
DJ Kool Herc
Don Cornelius
Ed Sullivan
Frank Barsalona
Jac Holzman
Jim Stewart
Lew Chudd
Mo Ostin
Paul Ackerman
Russell Simmons
Tom Donahue


Everyone is eligible to participate in the final rankings, regardless of previous participation in the project.

To participate in the final rankings, rank the 15 performers in order of preference.

Final rankings will be determined by the number of points earned in the final tiebreaker.

There will be 3 days of tiebreaker voting.

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Monday the 9th.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 07/7/2018 @ 01:18am


Cosimo Matassa - 15
Frank Barsalona - 14
David Geffen - 13
Jim Stewart - 12
Casey Kasem - 11
Mo Ostin - 10
Russell Simmons - 9
Jac Holzman - 8
Ed Sullivan - 7
Lew Chudd - 6
Paul Ackerman - 5
Clive Davis - 4
Tom Donahue - 3
Don Cornelius - 2
DJ Kool Herc - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Saturday, 07/7/2018 @ 04:01am


Don Cornelius-15
Russell Simmons-14
Clive Davis-13
David Geffen-12
DJ Kool Herc-11
Casey Kasem-10
Mo Ostin-9
Ed Sullivan-8
Cosimo Matassa-7
Frank Barsalona-6
Lew Chudd-5
Jac Holzman-4
Him Stewart-3
Paul Ackerman-2
Tom Donahue-1

Posted by Tom H. on Saturday, 07/7/2018 @ 22:33pm


1. Jim Stewart
2. Clive Davis
3. Cosimo Matassa
4. Tom Donahue
5. Frank Barsalona
6. Paul Ackerman
7. Lew Chudd
8. DJ Kool Herc
9. Jac Holzman
10. David Geffen
11. Russell Simmons
12. Ed Sullivan
13. Mo Ostin
14. Don Cornelius
15. Casey Kasem

Posted by The_Claw on Monday, 07/9/2018 @ 13:53pm


Here are the final Non-Performers - Producers / Engineers rankings for the 2017 vote:

16. Cosimo Matassa
17. Clive Davis
18. Frank Barsalona
19. David Geffen
20. Jim Stewart
21. Russell Simmons
22. Casey Kasem
23. Mo Ostin
24. Lew Chudd
25. DJ Kool Herc
26. Jac Holzman
27. Ed Sullivan
28. Don Cornelius
29. Paul Ackerman
30. Tom Donahue


To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the final rankings of the Non-Performers - Songwriters that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. Ahmet Ertegun - 2 (1)
2. Alan Freed - 5 (2)
3. Berry Gordy, Jr. - 5 (3)
4. Leonard Chess - 8 (4)
5. Leo Fender - 11 (5)
6. Dick Clark - 16 (11)
7. Dr. Robert Moog - 17 (10)
8. Wolfman Jack - 22 (14)
9. Herb Alpert & Jerry Moss - 25 (6)
10. Clive Davis - 27 (17)
11. Brian Epstein - 29 (15)
12. Lou Adler - 30 (12)
13. David Geffen - 30 (19)
14. Russell Simmons - 30 (21)
15. Art Rupe - 33 (8)
16. Jim Stewart - 33 (20)
17. Alan Lomax - 35 (7)
18. Cosimo Matassa - 37 (16)
19. Seymour Stein - 39 (9)
20. Bill Graham - 39 (13)
21. Don Cornelius - 40 (28)
22. Lew Chudd - 48 (24)
23. DJ Kool Herc - 48 (25)
24. Frank Barsalona - 51 (18)
25. Mo Ostin - 54 (23)
26. Tom Donahue - 57 (30)
27. Casey Kasem - 59 (22)
28. Paul Ackerman - 61 (29)
29. Jac Holzman - 62 (26)
30. Ed Sullivan - 69 (27)

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 07/10/2018 @ 00:59am


The following Non-Performers (Industry) have not been ranked yet and are eligible for the final ranking vote:

Bernie Lowe
Bob Geldof
Chris Blackwell
Hilly Kristal
Hipgnosis
Jann Wenner
Jim Marshall (Marshall Amps)
Jim Marshall (photographer)
Joel Whitburn
Lang, Roberts, Rosenman & Kornfeld
Lester Bangs
Malcolm McLaren
Nesuhi Ertegun
Robert W. Pittman
Sylvia Robinson
Tony Wilson


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they haven't participated in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, rank all 16 Non-Performers - Industry in order of preference. The highest ranked song will receive 16 points, the second highest 15 and so on.

This is the final rankings for this group of Non-Performers and will determine #31-#46 in the 2017 Rankings.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Thursday the 12th.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 07/10/2018 @ 01:04am


Hilly Kristal - 16
Malcolm McLaren - 15
Nesuhi Ertegun - 14
Chris Blackwell - 13
Jim Marshall (photographer) - 12
Bernie Lowe - 11
Jann Wenner - 10
Jim Marshall (Marshall Amps) - 9
Sylvia Robinson - 8
Tony Wilson - 7
Bob Geldof - 6
Hipgnosis - 5
Lester Bangs - 4
Lang, Roberts, Rosenman & Kornfeld - 3
Robert W. Pittman - 2
Joel Whitburn - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Tuesday, 07/10/2018 @ 11:53am


Chris Blackwell 16
Nesuhi Ertegun 15
Tony Wilson 14
Hilly Kristal 13
Sylvia Robinson 12
Lester Bangs 11
Jim Marshall (photographer) 10
Malcolm McLaren 9
Jann Wenner 8
Jim Marshall (Marshall Amps) 7
Hipgnosis 6
Bob Geldof 5
Bernie Lowe 4
Lang, Roberts, Rosenman & Kornfeld 3
Robert W. Pittman 2
Joel Whitburn 1

Posted by DarinRG on Tuesday, 07/10/2018 @ 17:26pm


1. Chris Blackwell
2. Jann Wenner
3. Robert W. Pittman
4. Sylvia Robinson
5. Malcolm McLaren
6. Hilly Kristal
7. Lester Bangs
8. Tony Wilson
9. Jim Marshall (photographer)
10. Jim Marshall (Marshall Amps)
11. Hipgnosis
12. The Woodstock guys
13. Nesuhi Ertegün
14. Bernie Lowe
15. Joel Whitburn
16. Bob Geldof

Posted by The_Claw on Tuesday, 07/10/2018 @ 18:10pm


Jann Wenner-16
Sylvia Robinson-15
Jim Marshall (Marshall Amps)-14
Hipgnosis-13
Nesuhi Ertegun-12
Bernie Lowe-11
Bob Geldof-10
Joel Whitburn-9
Jim Marshall (photographer)-8
Lester Bangs-7
Chris Blackwell-6
Hilly Kristal-5
Lang, Roberts, Rosenman & Kornfeld-4
Robert W. Pittman-3
Tony Wilson-2
Malcolm McLaren-1

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 07/11/2018 @ 19:36pm


Malcolm McLaren - 16
Jim Marshall (Marshall Amps) - 15
Jim Marshall (photographer) - 14
Hilly Kristal - 13
Nesuhi Ertegun - 12
Sylvia Robinson - 11
Chris Blackwell - 10
Tony Wilson - 9
Lester Bangs - 8
Bernie Lowe - 7
Hipgnosis - 6
Bob Geldof - 5
Robert W. Pittman - 4
Lang, Roberts, Rosenman & Kornfeld - 3
Joel Whitburn - 2
Jann Wenner - 1

Posted by joker on Thursday, 07/12/2018 @ 01:55am


Here are the final Non-Performers - Industry rankings for the 2017 vote:

31. Chris Blackwell
32. Sylvia Robinson
33. Hilly Kristal
34. Nesuhi Ertegun
35. Malcolm McLaren
36. Jim Marshall (photographer)
37. Jim Marshall (Marshall Amps)
38. Jann Wenner
39. Tony Wilson
40. Lester Bangs
41. Hipgnosis
42. Bernie Lowe
43. Bob Geldof
44. Robert W. Pittman
45. Lang, Roberts, Rosenman & Kornfeld
46. Joel Whitburn


To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the final rankings of the Non-Performers - Songwriters that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. Ahmet Ertegun - 2 (1)
2. Alan Freed - 5 (2)
3. Berry Gordy, Jr. - 5 (3)
4. Leonard Chess - 8 (4)
5. Leo Fender - 11 (5)
6. Dick Clark - 16 (11)
7. Dr. Robert Moog - 17 (10)
8. Wolfman Jack - 22 (14)
9. Herb Alpert & Jerry Moss - 25 (6)
10. Clive Davis - 27 (17)
11. Brian Epstein - 29 (15)
12. Lou Adler - 30 (12)
13. David Geffen - 30 (19)
14. Russell Simmons - 30 (21)
15. Art Rupe - 33 (8)
16. Jim Stewart - 33 (20)
17. Alan Lomax - 35 (7)
18. Cosimo Matassa - 37 (16)
19. Seymour Stein - 39 (9)
20. Bill Graham - 39 (13)
21. Don Cornelius - 40 (28)
22. Lew Chudd - 48 (24)
23. DJ Kool Herc - 48 (25)
24. Frank Barsalona - 51 (18)
25. Chris Blackwell - 53 (31)
26. Mo Ostin - 54 (23)
27. Jann Wenner - 55 (38)
28. Tom Donahue - 57 (30)
29. Jim Marshall (Marshall Amps) - 57 (37)
30. Bernie Lowe - 58 (42)
31. Casey Kasem - 59 (22)
32. Robert W. Pittman - 59 (44)
33. Paul Ackerman - 61 (29)
34. Jac Holzman - 62 (26)
35. Nesuhi Ertegun - 63 (34)
36. Hilly Kristal - 68 (33)
37. Ed Sullivan - 69 (27)
38. Malcolm McLaren - 73 (35)
39. Tony Wilson - 73 (39)
40. Jim Marshall (photographer) - 75 (36)
41. Sylvia Robinson - 76 (32)
42. Bob Geldof - 83 (43)
43. Lester Bangs - 85 (40)
44. Hipgnosis - 87 (41)
45. Joel Whitburn - 87 (46)
46. Lang, Roberts, Rosenman & Kornfeld - 88 (45)

Posted by Darren on Friday, 07/13/2018 @ 01:23am


The following Influences (Pre-Rock Era) have not been ranked yet and are eligible for the initial ranking vote:

Bessie Smith
Big Mama Thornton
Bill Monroe
Billie Holiday
Bing Crosby
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
Cab Calloway
Charles Brown
Charlie Christian
Charlie Parker
Dinah Washington
Dizzy Gillespie
Django Reinhardt
Duke Ellington
Eddie Lang
Ella Fitzgerald
Elmore James
Frank Sinatra
Glenn Miller
Hank Williams
Jelly Roll Morton
Jimmie Rodgers
Jimmy Yancey
Lead Belly
Les Paul
Louis Armstrong
Louis Jordan
Ma Rainey
Mahalia Jackson
Mississippi John Hurt
Nat "King" Cole
Professor Longhair
Robert Johnson
Roy Brown
Scott Joplin
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Sonny Boy Williamson II
T-Bone Walker
The Carter Family
The Ink Spots
The Mills Brothers
The Orioles
The Ravens
The Soul Stirrers
The Weavers
W.C. Handy
Willie Dixon
Woody Guthrie
Wynonie Harris


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they haven't participated in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, select 25 Influences (Pre-Rock Era) and rank in order of preference. The highest ranked influence will receive 25 points, the second highest 24 and so on.

The 15 performers that receive the most points (with more than 15 possible in the case of a tie) will advance to the final rankings, which will determine Influences (Pre-Rock Era) #1-#15 in the 2017 Rankings.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Sunday the 15th.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 07/13/2018 @ 01:34am


The following Influences (Rock Era) have not been ranked yet and are eligible for the initial ranking vote:

Albert King
Big Joe Turner
Bobby "Blue" Bland
Buchanan & Goodman
Buddy Guy
Chuck Willis
Crew Cuts
Dolly Parton
Emmylou Harris
Esther Phillips
Fela Kuti
Freddie King
George Jones
Gil Scott-Heron
Herbie Hancock
Howlin' Wolf
Jacques Brel
Jimmy Reed
Joan Baez
John Cage
John Coltrane
John Lee Hooker
Johnny Ace
Karlheinz Stockhausen
Lightnin' Hopkins
Little Willie John
Lonnie Donegan
Merle Haggard
Miles Davis
Muddy Waters
Nina Simone
Patsy Cline
Pete Seeger
Ravi Shankar
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Serge Gainsbourg
The "5" Royales
The Clovers
The Dominoes
The Four Freshmen
The Kingston Trio
Tom Lehrer
Townes Van Zandt
Waylon Jennings
Wendy Carlos
Willie Nelson


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they haven't participated in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, select 25 Influences (Rock Era) and rank in order of preference. The highest ranked influence will receive 25 points, the second highest 24 and so on.

The 15 performers that receive the most points (with more than 15 possible in the case of a tie) will advance to the final rankings, which will determine Influences (Rock Era) #1-#15 in the 2017 Rankings.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Sunday the 15th.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 07/13/2018 @ 01:36am


Influences (Rock Era) ranking vote:


Ravi Shankar 25 pts
The Kingston Trio
Pete Seeger
The Four Freshmen
Joan Baez
Gil Scott-Heron
Miles Davis
John Coltrane
Patsy Cline
John Lee Hooker
Dolly Parton
Tom Lehrer
Willie Nelson
Muddy Waters
Howlin' Wolf
Jacques Brel
Jimmy Reed
John Cage
Nina Simone
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Serge Gainsbourg
The "5" Royales
Townes Van Zandt
Waylon Jennings
Wendy Carlos

Posted by Darrin A on Friday, 07/13/2018 @ 04:03am


Influences (Pre-Rock Era) ranking vote:

Hank Williams 25 pts
Woody Guthrie
Frank Sinatra
Nat "King" Cole
The Carter Family
Bill Monroe
Robert Johnson
Bing Crosby
Billie Holiday
Lead Belly
The Weavers
Dizzy Gillespie
Les Paul
Louis Armstrong
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Scott Joplin
Elmore James
Django Reinhardt
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
Glenn Miller
Cab Calloway
Dinah Washington
Big Mama Thornton
Ella Fitzgerald
Duke Ellington

Posted by Darrin on Friday, 07/13/2018 @ 04:19am


Pre-Rock Era
1. Louis Jordan - 25 pts
2. The Orioles - 24 pts
3. Wynonie Harris - 23 pts
4. T-Bone Walker - 22 pts
5. Roy Brown - 21 pts
6. The Ravens - 20 pts
7. Les Paul - 19 pts
8. Hank Williams - 18 pts
9. Sister Rosetta Tharpe - 17 pts
10. The Ink Spots - 16 pts
11. Mahalia Jackson - 15 pts
12. The Soul Stirrers - 14 pts
13. Jimmie Rodgers - 13 pts
14. Elmore James - 12 pts
15. The Mills Brothers - 11 pts
16. Dinah Washington - 10 pts
17. Lead Belly - 9 pts
18. Charles Brown - 8 pts
19. Robert Johnson - 7 pts
20. Louis Armstrong - 6 pts
21. Jimmy Yancey - 5 pts
22. Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - 4 pts
23. Willie Dixon - 3 pts
24. The Carter Family - 2 pts
25. Bill Monroe - 1 pt

Posted by The_Claw on Friday, 07/13/2018 @ 07:13am


Rock Era:
1. Muddy Waters - 25 pts
2. Big Joe Turner - 24 pts
3. John Lee Hooker - 23 pts
4. Howlin' Wolf - 22 pts
5. The Clovers - 21 pts
6. The Dominoes - 20 pts
7. The "5" Royales - 19 pts
8. Johnny Ace - 18 pts
9. Chuck Willis - 17 pts
10. Miles Davis - 16 pts
11. Fela Kuti - 15 pts
12. Nina Simone - 14 pts
13. Esther Phillips - 13 pts
14. Jacques Brel - 12 pts
15. Little Willie John - 11 pts
16. George Jones - 10 pts
17. Herbie Hancock - 9 pts
18. Patsy Cline - 8 pts
19. Willie Nelson - 7 pts
20. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - 6 pts
21. Merle Haggard - 5 pts
22. Lightnin' Hopkins - 4 pts
23. Bobby "Blue" Bland - 3 pts
24. Lonnie Donegan - 2 pts
25. Joan Baez - 1 pt

Posted by The_Claw on Friday, 07/13/2018 @ 07:48am


Woody Guthrie - 25
The Carter Family - 24
Robert Johnson - 23
Louis Armstrong - 22
Hank Williams - 21
Lead Belly - 20
Billie Holiday - 19
Frank Sinatra - 18
Bessie Smith - 17
Sister Rosetta Tharpe - 16
Ella Fitzgerald - 15
Dinah Washington - 14
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - 13
Les Paul - 12
Mahalia Jackson - 11
Jimmie Rodgers - 10
T-Bone Walker - 9
Bill Monroe - 8
Elmore James - 7
Professor Longhair - 6
Nat "King" Cole - 5
Jelly Roll Morton - 4
Glenn Miller - 3
Louis Jordan - 2
The Weavers - 1


Muddy Waters - 25
Willie Nelson - 24
Miles Davis - 23
John Coltrane - 22
Nina Simone - 21
Pete Seeger - 20
Howlin' Wolf - 19
Joan Baez - 18
John Lee Hooker - 17
Patsy Cline - 16
Lightnin' Hopkins - 15
Emmylou Harris - 14
Dolly Parton - 13
Townes Van Zandt - 12
Jimmy Reed - 11
The Kingston Trio - 10
Big Joe Turner - 9
The "5" Royales - 8
Jacques Brel - 7
Screamin' Jay Hawkins - 6
The Dominoes - 5
Bobby "Blue" Bland - 4
Esther Phillips - 3
Waylon Jennings - 2
Merle Haggard - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Friday, 07/13/2018 @ 07:58am


Big Mama Thornton 25
Hank Williams 24
Woody Guthrie 23
Robert Johnson 22
Ella Fitzgerald 21
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 20
Sonny Boy Williamson II 19
Bessie Smith 18
Louis Armstrong 17
T-Bone Walker 16
Billie Holiday 15
Blind Lemon Jefferson 14
Lead Belly 13
Elmore James 12
Sister Rosetta Tharpe 11
The Carter Family 10
Willie Dixon 9
Duke Ellington 8
Django Reinhardt 7
Jimmie Rodgers 6
Wynonie Harris 5
Jelly Roll Morton 4
Charlie Christian 3
Mississippi John Hurt 2
Dizzy Gillespie 1


Posted by DarinRG on Friday, 07/13/2018 @ 18:43pm


Howlin' Wolf 25
Muddy Waters 24
Miles Davis 23
Jacques Brel 22
Ravi Shankar 21
Willie Nelson 20
John Coltrane 19
Lightnin' Hopkins 18
George Jones 17
John Lee Hooker 16
Patsy Cline 15
Serge Gainsbourg 14
Townes Van Zandt 13
Fela Kuti 12
Karlheinz Stockhausen 11
John Cage 10
Buddy Guy 9
Merle Haggard 8
Emmylou Harris 7
Albert King 6
Bobby "Blue" Bland 5
Waylon Jennings 4
Gil Scott-Heron 3
Nina Simone 2
Wendy Carlos 1










Posted by DarinRG on Friday, 07/13/2018 @ 19:22pm


Robert Johnson-25
Roy Brown-24
Woody Guthrie-23
The Weavers-22
Duke Ellington-21
Louis Jordan-20
The Carter Family-19
Billie Holiday-18
Louis Armstrong-17
Hank Williams-16
Ella Fitzgerald-15
T-Bone Walker-14
Mahalia Jackson-13
Lead Belly-12
Frank Sinatra-11
Ma Rainey-10
Professor Longhair-9
Bessie Smith-8
The Orioles-7
Nat "King" Cole-6
Sister Rosetta Tharpe-5
Mississippi John Hurt-4
Django Reinhardt-3
The Mills Brothers-2
Big Mama Thornton-1

Muddy Waters-25
Howlin' Wolf-24
Pete Seeger-23
Willie Nelson-22
Miles Davis-21
Herbie Hancock-20
John Lee Hooker-19
The Kingston Trio-18
Lightnin' Hopkins-17
Lonnie Donegan-16
Nina Simone-15
Albert King-14
Screamin' Jay Hawkins-13
Buddy Guy-12
The "5" Royales-11
Wendy Carlos-10
Johnny Ace-9
Karlheinz Stockhausen-8
Serge Gainsbourg-7
Bobby "Blue" Bland-6
Fela Kuti-5
Chuck Willis-4
Esther Phillips-3
Joan Baez-2
Freddie King-1

Posted by Tom H. on Sunday, 07/15/2018 @ 21:08pm


Initial Rankings tiebreaker voting is now closed for the Influences - Pre-Rock Era.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Hank Williams - 104
Robert Johnson - 96
Woody Guthrie - 95
The Carter Family - 76
Louis Armstrong - 74
Lead Belly - 70
Billie Holiday - 69
T-Bone Walker - 61
Ella Fitzgerald - 53
Frank Sinatra - 52
Sister Rosetta Tharpe - 49
Louis Jordan - 47
Roy Brown - 45
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - 44
Les Paul - 44
__________________________________________

Bessie Smith - 43
Elmore James - 40
Mahalia Jackson - 39
The Weavers - 38
Nat "King" Cole - 33
The Orioles - 31
Duke Ellington - 30
Big Mama Thornton - 29
Bill Monroe - 29
Jimmie Rodgers - 29
Dinah Washington - 28
Wynonie Harris - 28
Blind Lemon Jefferson - 25
The Ravens - 20
Sonny Boy Williamson II - 19
Bing Crosby - 18
Django Reinhardt - 18
The Ink Spots - 16
Dizzy Gillespie - 15
Professor Longhair - 15
The Soul Stirrers - 14
The Mills Brothers - 13
Willie Dixon - 12
Ma Rainey - 10
Scott Joplin - 10
Glenn Miller - 9
Charles Brown - 8
Jelly Roll Morton - 8
Mississippi John Hurt - 6
Cab Calloway - 5
Jimmy Yancey - 5
Charlie Christian - 3
Charlie Parker - 0
Eddie Lang - 0
W.C. Handy - 0


Final tiebreaker voting is now open.

The following performers are qualified to be ranked #1-#15 in the overall rankings for 2017 (the 2017 rankings will be averaged with the final rankings from 2014 to determine the 2017 final rankings):

Billie Holiday
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
Ella Fitzgerald
Frank Sinatra
Hank Williams
Lead Belly
Les Paul
Louis Armstrong
Louis Jordan
Robert Johnson
Roy Brown
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
T-Bone Walker
The Carter Family
Woody Guthrie


Everyone is eligible to participate in the final rankings, regardless of previous participation in the project.

To participate in the final rankings, rank the 15 performers in order of preference.

Final rankings will be determined by the number of points earned in the final tiebreaker.

There will be 3 days of tiebreaker voting.

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Wednesday the 18th.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 07/16/2018 @ 00:31am


Initial Rankings tiebreaker voting is now closed for the Influences - Rock Era.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Muddy Waters - 111
Miles Davis - 102
Howlin' Wolf - 101
John Lee Hooker - 91
Willie Nelson - 86
Pete Seeger - 66
John Coltrane - 59
Nina Simone - 59
Patsy Cline - 56
Lightnin' Hopkins - 54
The Kingston Trio - 52
Jacques Brel - 51
Ravi Shankar - 46
Joan Baez - 42
The "5" Royales - 42
__________________________________________

Big Joe Turner - 33
Fela Kuti - 32
Screamin' Jay Hawkins - 31
Herbie Hancock - 29
Dolly Parton - 28
Townes Van Zandt - 28
George Jones - 27
Johnny Ace - 27
Serge Gainsbourg - 26
The Dominoes - 25
Gil Scott-Heron - 23
The Four Freshmen - 22
Buddy Guy - 21
Chuck Willis - 21
Emmylou Harris - 21
The Clovers - 21
Albert King - 20
Jimmy Reed - 20
Esther Phillips - 19
Karlheinz Stockhausen - 19
Bobby "Blue" Bland - 18
John Cage - 18
Lonnie Donegan - 18
Merle Haggard - 14
Tom Lehrer - 14
Wendy Carlos - 12
Little Willie John - 11
Waylon Jennings - 8
Freddie King - 1
Buchanan & Goodman - 0
Crew Cuts - 0


Final tiebreaker voting is now open.

The following performers are qualified to be ranked #1-#15 in the overall rankings for 2017 (the 2017 rankings will be averaged with the final rankings from 2014 to determine the 2017 final rankings):

Howlin' Wolf
Jacques Brel
Joan Baez
John Coltrane
John Lee Hooker
Lightnin' Hopkins
Miles Davis
Muddy Waters
Nina Simone
Patsy Cline
Pete Seeger
Ravi Shankar
The "5" Royales
The Kingston Trio
Willie Nelson


Everyone is eligible to participate in the final rankings, regardless of previous participation in the project.

To participate in the final rankings, rank the 15 performers in order of preference.

Final rankings will be determined by the number of points earned in the final tiebreaker.

There will be 3 days of tiebreaker voting.

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Wednesday the 18th.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 07/16/2018 @ 00:32am


Woody Guthrie - 15
The Carter Family - 14
Robert Johnson - 13
Louis Armstrong - 12
Billie Holiday - 11
Lead Belly - 10
Hank Williams - 9
Frank Sinatra - 8
Sister Rosetta Tharpe - 7
Ella Fitzgerald - 6
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - 5
Les Paul - 4
T-Bone Walker - 3
Louis Jordan - 2
Roy Brown - 1


Muddy Waters - 15
Willie Nelson - 14
Miles Davis - 13
John Coltrane - 12
Nina Simone - 11
Pete Seeger - 10
Howlin' Wolf - 9
Joan Baez - 8
John Lee Hooker - 7
Patsy Cline - 6
Lightnin' Hopkins - 5
Jacques Brel - 4
The Kingston Trio - 3
The "5" Royales - 2
Ravi Shankar - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Monday, 07/16/2018 @ 12:54pm


Pre-Rock Era
1. Louis Jordan - 15 pts
2. T-Bone Walker - 14 pts
3. Roy Brown - 13 pts
4. Les Paul - 12 pts
5. Hank Williams - 11 pts
6. Sister Rosetta Tharpe - 10 pts
7. Lead Belly - 9 pts
8. Robert Johnson - 8 pts
9. Louis Armstrong - 7 pts
10. Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - 6 pts
11. The Carter Family - 5 pts
12. Woody Guthrie - 4 pts
13. Frank Sinatra - 3 pts
14. Billie Holiday - 2 pts
15. Ella Fitzgerald - 1 pt

Rock Era
1. Muddy Waters - 15 pts
2. John Lee Hooker - 14 pts
3. Howlin' Wolf - 13 pts
4. The "5" Royales - 12 pts
5. Miles Davis - 11 pts
6. Nina Simone - 10 pts
7. Jacques Brel - 9 pts
8. Patsy Cline - 8 pts
9. Willie Nelson - 7 pts
10. Lightnin' Hopkins - 6 pts
11. Joan Baez - 5 pts
12. The Kingston Trio - 3 pts
13. John Coltrane - 4 pts
14. Pete Seeger - 2 pts
15. Ravi Shankar - 1 pt

Posted by The_Claw on Monday, 07/16/2018 @ 17:55pm


Robert Johnson-15
Roy Brown-14
Woody Guthrie-13
Louis Jordan-12
The Carter Family-11
Billie Holiday-10
Louis Armstrong-9
Hank Williams-8
Ella Fitzgerald-7
T-Bone Walker-6
Lead Belly-5
Frank Sinatra-4
Sister Rosetta Tharpe-3
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys-2
Les Paul-1

Muddy Waters-15
Howlin' Wolf-14
Pete Seeger-13
Willie Nelson-12
Miles Davis-11
John Lee Hooker-10
The Kingston Trio-9
Lightnin' Hopkins-8
Nina Simone-7
The "5" Royales-6
Joan Baez-5
Ravi Shankar-4
John Coltrane-3
Jacques Brel-2
Patsy Cline-1

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 07/16/2018 @ 18:13pm


Howlin' Wolf 15
Muddy Waters 14
Miles Davis 13
Jacques Brel 12
Ravi Shankar 11
Willie Nelson 10
John Coltrane 9
Lightnin' Hopkins 8
Patsy Cline 7
John Lee Hooker 6
Nina Simone 5
Joan Baez 4
Pete Seeger 3
The "5" Royales 2
The Kingston Trio 1




Hank Williams 15
Woody Guthrie 14
Robert Johnson 13
Ella Fitzgerald 12
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 11
T-Bone Walker 10
Louis Armstrong 9
Billie Holiday 8
Lead Belly 7
Sister Rosetta Tharpe 6
The Carter Family 5
Roy Brown 4
Les Paul 3
Louis Jordan 2
Frank Sinatra 1

Posted by DarinRG on Monday, 07/16/2018 @ 18:36pm


Here are the final Influences - Pre-Rock Era rankings for the 2017 vote:

1. Robert Johnson
2. Woody Guthrie
3. Hank Williams
4. Louis Armstrong
5. The Carter Family
6. T-Bone Walker
7. Roy Brown
8 (tie). Billie Holiday
8 (tie). Louis Jordan
10. Lead Belly
11 (tie). Ella Fitzgerald
11 (tie). Sister Rosetta Tharpe
13. Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
14. Les Paul
15. Frank Sinatra


The following influences will be involved in a tiebreaker vote:

Billie Holliday
Louis Jordan

AND

Ella Fitzgerald
Sister Rosetta Tharpe


Anyone is eligible to vote in this tiebreaker. To vote, rank all three non-performers in order of preference.

There will be three days of voting.

Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Sunday the 22nd.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 07/20/2018 @ 11:50am


Here are the final Influences - Rock Era rankings for the 2017 vote:

1. Muddy Waters
2. Howlin' Wolf
3. Miles Davis
4. Willie Nelson
5. John Lee Hooker
6. Nina Simone
7. Pete Seeger
8. Jacques Brel
9 (tie). John Coltrane
9 (tie). Lightnin' Hopkins
11. The "5" Royales
12 (tie). Joan Baez
12 (tie). Patsy Cline
14. The Kingston Trio
15. Ravi Shankar


The following influences will be involved in a tiebreaker vote:

John Coltrane
Lightnin' Hopkins


AND

Joan Baez
Patsy Cline


Anyone is eligible to vote in this tiebreaker. To vote, select your preferred influence. In the event of a tie, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

There will be three days of voting.

Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Sunday the 22nd.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 07/20/2018 @ 11:57am


Correction - The tiebreakers in the Pre-Rock Era will be determined by selecting your preferred influence, as it's a two-way tie. Last vote cast eliminated if necessary.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 07/20/2018 @ 11:58am


The following Influences (Pre-Rock Era) have not been ranked yet and are eligible for the initial ranking vote:

Bessie Smith
Big Mama Thornton
Bill Monroe
Bing Crosby
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Cab Calloway
Charles Brown
Charlie Christian
Charlie Parker
Dinah Washington
Dizzy Gillespie
Django Reinhardt
Duke Ellington
Eddie Lang
Elmore James
Glenn Miller
Jelly Roll Morton
Jimmie Rodgers
Jimmy Yancey
Ma Rainey
Mahalia Jackson
Mississippi John Hurt
Nat "King" Cole
Professor Longhair
Scott Joplin
Sonny Boy Williamson II
The Ink Spots
The Mills Brothers
The Orioles
The Ravens
The Soul Stirrers
The Weavers
W.C. Handy
Willie Dixon
Wynonie Harris


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they haven't participated in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, select 20 Influences (Pre-Rock Era) and rank in order of preference. The highest ranked influence will receive 20 points, the second highest 19 and so on.

The 15 performers that receive the most points (with more than 15 possible in the case of a tie) will advance to the final rankings, which will determine Influences (Rock Era) #16-#30 in the 2017 Rankings.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Sunday the 22nd.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 07/20/2018 @ 12:00pm


The following Influences (Rock Era) have not been ranked yet and are eligible for the initial ranking vote:

Albert King
Big Joe Turner
Bobby "Blue" Bland
Buchanan & Goodman
Buddy Guy
Chuck Willis
Crew Cuts
Dolly Parton
Emmylou Harris
Esther Phillips
Fela Kuti
Freddie King
George Jones
Gil Scott-Heron
Herbie Hancock
Jimmy Reed
John Cage
Johnny Ace
Karlheinz Stockhausen
Little Willie John
Lonnie Donegan
Merle Haggard
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Serge Gainsbourg
The Clovers
The Dominoes
The Four Freshmen
Tom Lehrer
Townes Van Zandt
Waylon Jennings
Wendy Carlos


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they haven't participated in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, select 20 Influences (Rock Era) and rank in order of preference. The highest ranked influence will receive 20 points, the second highest 19 and so on.

The 15 performers that receive the most points (with more than 15 possible in the case of a tie) will advance to the final rankings, which will determine Influences (Rock Era) #16-#30 in the 2017 Rankings.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Sunday the 22nd.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 07/20/2018 @ 12:03pm


Tie breakers:

Billie Holliday
Ella Fitzgerald

T-Bone Walker
Patsy Cline

Posted by DarinRG on Friday, 07/20/2018 @ 18:34pm


Louis Jordan & Sister Rosetta Tharpe, of course!
And LIghtnin’ Hopkins & Patsy Cline for the other category.

Posted by The_Claw on Friday, 07/20/2018 @ 18:58pm


Tiebreakers:

Billie Holiday
Sister Rosetta Tharpe

John Coltrane
Joan Baez


Bessie Smith - 20
Jimmie Rodgers - 19
Bill Monroe - 18
Elmore James - 17
Dinah Washington - 16
Mahalia Jackson - 15
Jelly Roll Morton - 14
Professor Longhair - 13
Nat "King" Cole - 12
The Weavers - 11
Glenn Miller - 10
Mississippi John Hurt - 9
Duke Ellington - 8
Blind Lemon Jefferson - 7
Ma Rainey - 6
Django Reinhardt - 5
The Ink Spots - 4
Wynonie Harris - 3
The Mills Brothers - 2
Charlie Christian - 1


Jimmy Reed - 20
Emmylou Harris - 19
Townes Van Zandt - 18
Dolly Parton - 17
Esther Phillips - 16
Screamin' Jay Hawkins - 15
Big Joe Turner - 14
Waylon Jennings - 13
Merle Haggard - 12
Herbie Hancock - 11
Bobby "Blue" Bland - 10
The Dominoes - 9
Karlheinz Stockhausen - 8
George Jones - 7
Lonnie Donegan - 6
Serge Gainsbourg - 5
Tom Lehrer - 4
Buddy Guy - 3
Chuck Willis - 2
Johnny Ace - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Saturday, 07/21/2018 @ 02:48am


Louis Jordan
Ella Fitzgerald

Joan Baez
Lighhtnin' Hopkins

Posted by Tom H. on Saturday, 07/21/2018 @ 11:55am


Tiebreakers -
Pre-Rock: Louis Jordan and Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Rock-Era: Lightnin’ Hopkins and Joan Baez

Pre-Rock -
Wynonie Harris - 20
Elmore James - 19
Nat "King" Cole - 18
Bill Monroe - 17
Jimmie Rodgers - 16
Mahalia Jackson - 15
Charlie Christian - 14
Professor Longhair - 13
Bessie Smith - 12
Willie Dixon - 11
Jelly Roll Morton - 10
Jimmy Yancey - 9
Ma Rainey - 8
Dinah Washington - 7
The Soul Stirrers - 6
Duke Ellington - 5
The Weavers - 4
Mississippi John Hurt - 3
Django Reinhardt - 2
Charles Brown - 1

Rock-Era -

Big Joe Turner - 20
Jimmy Reed - 19
Bobby "Blue" Bland - 18
Buddy Guy - 17
Chuck Willis - 16
Albert King - 15
Esther Phillips - 14
Fela Kuti - 13
The Clovers - 12
Freddie King - 11
Johnny Ace - 10
The Dominoes - 9
Little Willie John - 8
Tom Lehrer - 7
Dolly Parton - 6
Herbie Hancock - 5
George Jones - 4
Gil Scott-Heron - 3
Merle Haggard - 2
Emmylou Harris - 1

I apologize for not contributing to this project as of late. I barely have a chance to post my votes for the song/album/revised projects (I’ve been on vacation the last week or so) and this has fallen by the waste side.

Posted by Nick on Saturday, 07/21/2018 @ 13:14pm


Pre-Rock
1. The Orioles - 20 pts
2. Wynonie Harris - 19 pts
3. The Ravens - 18 pts
4. The Ink Spots - 17 pts
5. Professor Longhair - 16 pts
6. Mahalia Jackson - 15 pts
7. The Soul Stirrers - 14 pts
8. Jimmie Rodgers - 13 pts
9. Elmore James - 12 pts
10. The Mills Brothers - 11 pts
11. Dinah Washington - 10 pts
12. Charles Brown - 9 pts
13. Jimmy Yancey - 8 pts
14. Willie Dixon - 7 pts
15. Bill Monroe - 6 pts
16. Charlie Christian - 5 pts
17. Nat "King" Cole - 4 pts
18. Big Mama Thornton - 3 pts
19. Mississippi John Hurt - 2 pts
20. Bing Crosby - 1 pt

Rock Era
1. Big Joe Turner - 20 pts
2. The Clovers - 19 pts
3. The Dominoes - 18 pts
4. Johnny Ace - 17 pts
5. Chuck Willis - 16 pts
6. Fela Kuti - 15 pts
7. Esther Phillips - 14 pts
8. Little Willie John - 13 pts
9. George Jones - 12 pts
10. Herbie Hancock - 11 pts
11. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - 10 pts
12. Merle Haggard - 9 pts
13. Bobby "Blue" Bland - 8 pts
14. Lonnie Donegan - 7 pts
15. Townes Van Zandt - 6 pts
16. Emmylou Harris - 5 pts
17. Gil Scott-Heron - 4 pts
18. Dolly Parton - 3 pts
19. Karlheinz Stockhausen - 2 pts
20. Serge Gainsbourg - 1 pt

Posted by The_Claw on Saturday, 07/21/2018 @ 17:45pm


The Weavers-20
Duke Ellington-19
Mahalia Jackson-18
Ma Rainey-17
Professor Longhair-16
Bessie Smith-15
The Orioles-14
Nat "King" Cole-13
Mississippi John Hurt-12
Django Reinhardt-11
The Mills Brothers-10
Big Mama Thornton-9
Sonny Boy Williamson II-8
Blind Lemon Jefferson-7
Bing Crosby-6
Dinah Washington-5
Elmore James-4
Cab Calloway-3
The Ink Spots-2
Charles Brown-1

Herbie Hancock-20
Lonnie Donegan-19
Albert King-18
Screamin' Jay Hawkins-17
Buddy Guy-16
Wendy Carlos-15
Johnny Ace-14
Karlheinz Stockhausen-13
Serge Gainsbourg-12
Bobby "Blue" Bland-11
Fela Kuti-10
Chuck Willis-9
Esther Phillips-8
Freddie King-7
Tom Lehrer-6
Jimmy Reed-5
The Dominoes-4
Gil Scott-Heron-3
John Cage-2
Big Joe Turner-1

Posted by Tom H. on Sunday, 07/22/2018 @ 11:40am


Billie Holliday
Ella Fitzgerald

John Coltrane
Patsy Cline

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 07/22/2018 @ 22:51pm


Tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results:

8. Louis Jordan - 3
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9. Billie Holiday - 3 (last vote cast eliminated)


11. Sister Rosetta Tharpe - 3
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12. Ella Fitzgerald - 3 (last vote cast eliminated)


Here are the final 2017 rankings:

1. Robert Johnson
2. Woody Guthrie
3. Hank Williams
4. Louis Armstrong
5. The Carter Family
6. T-Bone Walker
7. Roy Brown
8. Louis Jordan
9. Billie Holiday
10. Lead Belly
11. Sister Rosetta Tharpe
12. Ella Fitzgerald
13. Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
14. Les Paul
15. Frank Sinatra


To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the final rankings of the Influences - Pre-Rock Era that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. Robert Johnson - 2 (1)
2. Woody Guthrie - 5 (2)
3. Hank Williams - 5 (3)
4. Louis Armstrong - 12 (4)
5. Louis Jordan - 13 (8)
6. Billie Holiday - 16 (9)
7. Lead Belly - 16 (10)
8. Les Paul - 18 (14)
9. Sister Rosetta Tharpe - 20 (11)
10. T-Bone Walker - 24 (6)
11. Roy Brown - 24 (7)
12. Frank Sinatra - 25 (15)
13. The Carter Family - 41 (5)
14. Ella Fitzgerald - 42 (12)
15. Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - 48 (13)

Posted by Darren on Monday, 07/23/2018 @ 01:05am


Tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results:

9. Lightnin' Hopkins - 3
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10. John Coltrane - 2


12. Joan Baez - 3
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13. Patsy Cline - 3 (last vote cast eliminated)


Here are the final 2017 rankings:

1. Muddy Waters
2. Howlin' Wolf
3. Miles Davis
4. Willie Nelson
5. John Lee Hooker
6. Nina Simone
7. Pete Seeger
8. Jacques Brel
9. Lightnin' Hopkins
10. John Coltrane
11. The "5" Royales
12. Joan Baez
13. Patsy Cline
14. The Kingston Trio
15. Ravi Shankar


To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the final rankings of the Influences - Pre-Rock Era that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. Muddy Waters - 2 (1)
2. Howlin' Wolf - 4 (2)
3. Miles Davis - 6 (3)
4. John Lee Hooker - 9 (5)
5. Willie Nelson - 11 (4)
6. Pete Seeger - 12 (7)
7. John Coltrane - 18 (10)
8. Patsy Cline - 22 (13)
9. Lightnin' Hopkins - 25 (9)
10. Nina Simone - 27 (6)
11. The "5" Royales - 31 (11)
12. The Kingston Trio - 31 (14)
13. Joan Baez - 41 (12)
14. Ravi Shankar - 47 (15)
15. Jacques Brel - 50 (8)

Posted by Darren on Monday, 07/23/2018 @ 01:13am


Initial Rankings tiebreaker voting is now closed for the Influences - Pre-Rock Era.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Mahalia Jackson - 63
Professor Longhair - 58
Elmore James - 52
Jimmie Rodgers - 48
Bessie Smith - 47
Nat "King" Cole - 47
Wynonie Harris - 42
Bill Monroe - 41
Dinah Washington - 38
The Weavers - 35
The Orioles - 34
Duke Ellington - 32
Ma Rainey - 31
Mississippi John Hurt - 26
Jelly Roll Morton - 24
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The Ink Spots - 23
The Mills Brothers - 23
Charlie Christian - 20
The Soul Stirrers - 20
Django Reinhardt - 18
The Ravens - 18
Willie Dixon - 18
Jimmy Yancey - 17
Blind Lemon Jefferson - 14
Big Mama Thornton - 12
Charles Brown - 11
Glenn Miller - 10
Sonny Boy Williamson II - 8
Bing Crosby - 7
Cab Calloway - 3
Charlie Parker - 0
Dizzy Gillespie - 0
Eddie Lang - 0
Scott Joplin - 0
W.C. Handy - 0


Final tiebreaker voting is now open.

The following performers are qualified to be ranked #16-#30 in the overall rankings for 2017 (the 2017 rankings will be averaged with the final rankings from 2014 to determine the 2017 final rankings):

Bessie Smith
Bill Monroe
Dinah Washington
Duke Ellington
Elmore James
Jelly Roll Morton
Jimmie Rodgers
Ma Rainey
Mahalia Jackson
Mississippi John Hurt
Nat "King" Cole
Professor Longhair
The Orioles
The Weavers
Wynonie Harris


Everyone is eligible to participate in the final rankings, regardless of previous participation in the project.

To participate in the final rankings, rank the 15 influences in order of preference.

Final rankings will be determined by the number of points earned in the final tiebreaker.

There will be 3 days of tiebreaker voting.

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Wednesday the 25th.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 07/23/2018 @ 01:17am


Initial Rankings tiebreaker voting is now closed for the Influences - Rock Era.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Big Joe Turner - 55
Esther Phillips - 52
Bobby "Blue" Bland - 47
Herbie Hancock - 47
Jimmy Reed - 44
Chuck Willis - 43
Johnny Ace - 42
Screamin' Jay Hawkins - 42
The Dominoes - 40
Fela Kuti - 38
Buddy Guy - 36
Albert King - 33
Lonnie Donegan - 32
The Clovers - 31
Dolly Parton - 26
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Emmylou Harris - 25
Townes Van Zandt - 24
George Jones - 23
Karlheinz Stockhausen - 23
Merle Haggard - 23
Little Willie John - 21
Freddie King - 18
Serge Gainsbourg - 18
Tom Lehrer - 17
Wendy Carlos - 15
Waylon Jennings - 13
Gil Scott-Heron - 10
John Cage - 2
Buchanan & Goodman - 0
Crew Cuts - 0
The Four Freshmen - 0


Final tiebreaker voting is now open.

The following performers are qualified to be ranked #16-#30 in the overall rankings for 2017 (the 2017 rankings will be averaged with the final rankings from 2014 to determine the 2017 final rankings):

Albert King
Big Joe Turner
Bobby "Blue" Bland
Buddy Guy
Chuck Willis
Dolly Parton
Esther Phillips
Fela Kuti
Herbie Hancock
Jimmy Reed
Johnny Ace
Lonnie Donegan
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
The Clovers
The Dominoes


Everyone is eligible to participate in the final rankings, regardless of previous participation in the project.

To participate in the final rankings, rank the 15 influences in order of preference.

Final rankings will be determined by the number of points earned in the final tiebreaker.

There will be 3 days of tiebreaker voting.

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Wednesday the 25th.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 07/23/2018 @ 01:20am


Pre-Rock
1. The Orioles - 15 pts
2. Wynonie Harris - 14 pts
3. Professor Longhair - 13 pts
4. Mahalia Jackson - 12 pts
5. Jimmie Rodgers - 11 pts
6. Elmore James - 10 pts
7. Dinah Washington - 9 pts
8. Bill Monroe - 8 pts
9. Nat "King" Cole - 7 pts
10. Mississippi John Hurt - 6 pts
11. Bessie Smith - 5 pts
12. Ma Rainey - 4 pts
13. Jelly Roll Morton - 3 pts
14. The Weavers - 2 pts
15. Duke Ellington - 1 pt

Rock Era
1. Big Joe Turner - 15 pts
2. The Clovers - 14 pts
3. The Dominoes - 13 pts
4. Johnny Ace - 12 pts
5. Chuck Willis - 11 pts
6. Fela Kuti - 10 pts
7. Esther Phillips - 9 pts
8. Herbie Hancock - 8 pts
9. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - 7 pts
10. Bobby "Blue" Bland - 6 pts
11. Lonnie Donegan - 5 pts
12. Dolly Parton - 4 pts
13. Jimmy Reed - 3 pts
14. Buddy Guy - 2 pts
15. Albert King - 1 pt

Posted by The_Claw on Monday, 07/23/2018 @ 07:40am


The Weavers-15
Duke Ellington-14
Mahalia Jackson-13
Ma Rainey-12
Professor Longhair-11
Bessie Smith-10
The Orioles-9
Nat "King" Cole-8
Mississippi John Hurt-7
Dinah Washington-6
Elmore James-5
Wynonie Harris-4
Bill Monroe-3
Jelly Roll Morton-2
Jimmie Rodgers-1

Herbie Hancock-15
Lonnie Donegan-14
Albert King-13
Screamin' Jay Hawkins-12
Buddy Guy-11
Johnny Ace-10
Bobby "Blue" Bland-9
Fela Kuti-8
Chuck Willis-7
Esther Phillips-6
Jimmy Reed-5
The Dominoes-4
Big Joe Turner-3
The Clovers-2
Dolly Parton-1

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 07/23/2018 @ 11:06am


Bessie Smith - 15
Jimmie Rodgers - 14
Bill Monroe - 13
Elmore James - 12
Dinah Washington - 11
Mahalia Jackson - 10
Jelly Roll Morton - 9
Professor Longhair - 8
Nat "King" Cole - 7
The Weavers - 6
Mississippi John Hurt - 5
Duke Ellington - 4
Ma Rainey - 3
Wynonie Harris - 2
The Orioles - 1


Jimmy Reed - 15
Dolly Parton - 14
Esther Phillips - 13
Screamin' Jay Hawkins - 12
Big Joe Turner - 11
Herbie Hancock - 10
Bobby "Blue" Bland - 9
The Dominoes - 8
Lonnie Donegan - 7
Buddy Guy - 6
Chuck Willis - 5
Johnny Ace - 4
The Clovers - 3
Fela Kuti - 2
Albert King - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Monday, 07/23/2018 @ 12:43pm


Elmore James 15
Mahalia Jackson 14
Wynonie Harris 13
Bill Monroe 12
The Weavers 11
Bessie Smith 10
Professor Longhair 9
Mississippi John Hurt 8
Jelly Roll Morton 7
Ma Rainey 6
Nat "King" Cole 5
Duke Ellington 4
Jimmie Rodgers 3
Dinah Washington 2
The Orioles 1


Bobby "Blue" Bland 15
Buddy Guy 14
Fela Kuti 13
Albert King 12
Chuck Willis 11
Dolly Parton 10
Jimmy Reed 9
Lonnie Donegan 8
Herbie Hancock 7
Screamin' Jay Hawkins 6
Esther Phillips 5
Big Joe Turner 4
The Clovers 3
The Dominoes 2
Johnny Ace 1

Posted by DarinRG on Monday, 07/23/2018 @ 19:27pm


Elmore James - 15
Nat "King" Cole - 14
Mahalia Jackson - 13
Bessie Smith - 12
Wynonie Harris - 11
Professor Longhair - 10
Jimmie Rodgers - 9
The Orioles - 8
Bill Monroe - 7
The Weavers - 6
Ma Rainey - 5
Dinah Washington - 4
Mississippi John Hurt - 3
Jelly Roll Morton - 2
Duke Ellington - 1

Jimmy Reed - 15
Bobby "Blue" Bland - 14
Big Joe Turner - 13
Buddy Guy - 12
Albert King - 11
Chuck Willis - 10
The Dominoes - 9
The Clovers - 8
Herbie Hancock - 7
Esther Phillips - 6
Fela Kuti - 5
Johnny Ace - 4
Dolly Parton - 3
Screamin' Jay Hawkins - 2
Lonnie Donegan - 1

Posted by Nick on Monday, 07/23/2018 @ 20:31pm


Here are the final Influences - Pre-Rock Era rankings for the 2017 vote:

16. Mahalia Jackson
17. Elmore James
18. Bessie Smith
19. Professor Longhair
20. Wynonie Harris
21. Bill Monroe
22. Nat "King" Cole
23. The Weavers
24. Jimmie Rodgers
25. The Orioles
26. Dinah Washington
27. Ma Rainey
28. Mississippi John Hurt
29. Duke Ellington
30. Jelly Roll Morton


To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the final rankings of the Influences - Pre-Rock Era that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. Robert Johnson - 2 (1)
2. Woody Guthrie - 5 (2)
3. Hank Williams - 5 (3)
4. Louis Armstrong - 12 (4)
5. Louis Jordan - 13 (8)
6. Billie Holiday - 16 (9)
7. Lead Belly - 16 (10)
8. Les Paul - 18 (14)
9. Sister Rosetta Tharpe - 20 (11)
10. T-Bone Walker - 24 (6)
11. Roy Brown - 24 (7)
12. Frank Sinatra - 25 (15)
13. Elmore James - 28 (17)
14. Mahalia Jackson - 30 (16)
15. Bessie Smith - 31 (18)
16. Wynonie Harris - 36 (20)
17. Jimmie Rodgers - 36 (24)
18. Professor Longhair - 40 (19)
19. The Carter Family - 41 (5)
20. Ella Fitzgerald - 42 (12)
21. The Weavers - 43 (23)
22. Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - 48 (13)
23. Nat "King" Cole - 48 (22)
24. Ma Rainey - 49 (27)
25. Bill Monroe - 52 (21)
26. The Orioles - 52 (25)
27. Duke Ellington - 57 (29)
28. Dinah Washington - 63 (26)
29. Jelly Roll Morton - 64 (30)
30. Mississippi John Hurt - 70 (28)

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 07/26/2018 @ 08:41am


Here are the final Influences - Rock Era rankings for the 2017 vote:

16. Bobby "Blue" Bland
17. Jimmy Reed
18. Herbie Hancock
19. Big Joe Turner
20. Buddy Guy
21. Chuck Willis
22. Esther Phillips
23. Screamin' Jay Hawkins
24. Fela Kuti
25. Albert King
26. The Dominoes
27. Lonnie Donegan
28. Dolly Parton
29. Johnny Ace
30. The Clovers


To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the final rankings of the Influences - Rock Era that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. Muddy Waters - 2 (1)
2. Howlin' Wolf - 4 (2)
3. Miles Davis - 6 (3)
4. John Lee Hooker - 9 (5)
5. Willie Nelson - 11 (4)
6. Pete Seeger - 12 (7)
7. John Coltrane - 18 (10)
8. Patsy Cline - 22 (13)
9. Lightnin' Hopkins - 25 (9)
10. Big Joe Turner - 25 (19)
11. Nina Simone - 27 (6)
12. Jimmy Reed - 30 (17)
13. The "5" Royales - 31 (11)
14. The Kingston Trio - 31 (14)
15. Buddy Guy - 32 (20)
16. Bobby "Blue" Bland - 34 (16)
17. Albert King - 36 (25)
18. The Dominoes - 36 (26)
19. Herbie Hancock - 37 (18)
20. Joan Baez - 41 (12)
21. The Clovers - 45 (30)
22. Ravi Shankar - 47 (15)
23. Chuck Willis - 47 (21)
24. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - 47 (23)
25. Lonnie Donegan - 49 (27)
26. Jacques Brel - 50 (8)
27. Esther Phillips - 50 (22)
28. Dolly Parton - 59 (28)
29. Fela Kuti - 60 (24)
30. Johnny Ace - 68 (29)

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 07/26/2018 @ 08:45am


The following Influences (Pre-Rock Era) have not been ranked yet and are eligible for the initial ranking vote:

Big Mama Thornton
Bing Crosby
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Cab Calloway
Charles Brown
Charlie Christian
Charlie Parker
Dizzy Gillespie
Django Reinhardt
Eddie Lang
Glenn Miller
Jimmy Yancey
Scott Joplin
Sonny Boy Williamson II
The Ink Spots
The Mills Brothers
The Ravens
The Soul Stirrers
W.C. Handy
Willie Dixon


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they haven't participated in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, select 20 Influences (Rock Era) and rank in order of preference. The highest ranked influence will receive 20 points, the second highest 19 and so on.

This will be the final rankings for this category.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Saturday the 28th.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 07/26/2018 @ 08:47am


The following Influences (Rock Era) have not been ranked yet and are eligible for the initial ranking vote:

Buchanan & Goodman
Crew Cuts
Emmylou Harris
Freddie King
George Jones
Gil Scott-Heron
John Cage
Karlheinz Stockhausen
Little Willie John
Merle Haggard
Serge Gainsbourg
The Four Freshmen
Tom Lehrer
Townes Van Zandt
Waylon Jennings
Wendy Carlos


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they haven't participated in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, select 16 Influences (Rock Era) and rank in order of preference. The highest ranked influence will receive 16 points, the second highest 15 and so on.


This will be the final rankings for this category.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Saturday the 28th.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 07/26/2018 @ 08:49am


Pre-Rock Influences -
Jimmy Yancey - 20
The Ink Spots - 19
The Soul Stirrers - 18
Willie Dixon - 17
Charlie Christian - 16
Charles Brown - 15
Charlie Parker - 14
Cab Calloway - 13
Dizzy Gillespie - 12
The Ravens - 11
Sonny Boy Williamson II - 10
Big Mama Thornton - 9
Blind Lemon Jefferson - 8
Django Reinhardt - 7
The Mills Brothers - 6
Eddie Lang - 5
W.C. Handy - 4
Glenn Miller - 3
Scott Joplin - 2
Bing Crosby - 1

Rock-Era Influences -
George Jones - 16
Freddie King - 15
Gil Scott-Heron - 14
Little Willie John - 13
Serge Gainsbourg - 12
Merle Haggard - 11
John Cage - 10
Karlheinz Stockhausen - 9
Emmylou Harris - 8
Tom Lehrer - 7
Townes Van Zandt - 6
Waylon Jennings - 5
Crew Cuts - 4
Buchanan & Goodman - 3
The Four Freshmen - 2
Wendy Carlos - 1

Posted by Nick on Thursday, 07/26/2018 @ 17:30pm


Serge Gainsbourg 16
George Jones 15
Karlheinz Stockhausen 14
Gil Scott-Heron 13
John Cage 12
Freddie King 11
Emmylou Harris 10
Townes Van Zandt 9
Wendy Carlos 8
Waylon Jennings 7
Little Willie John 6
Merle Haggard 5
Tom Lehrer 4
The Four Freshmen 3
Crew Cuts 2
Buchanan & Goodman 1


Posted by DarinRG on Thursday, 07/26/2018 @ 18:56pm


Glenn Miller - 20
Blind Lemon Jefferson - 19
Django Reinhardt - 18
The Ink Spots - 17
The Mills Brothers - 16
Charlie Christian - 15
Sonny Boy Williamson II - 14
Charles Brown - 13
Big Mama Thornton - 12
Dizzy Gillespie - 11
Cab Calloway - 10
Jimmy Yancey - 9
Bing Crosby - 8
W.C. Handy - 7
The Ravens - 6
Charlie Parker - 5
Scott Joplin - 4
Willie Dixon - 3
Eddie Lang - 2
The Soul Stirrers - 1


Townes Van Zandt - 16
Emmylou Harris - 15
Waylon Jennings - 14
Merle Haggard - 13
Karlheinz Stockhausen - 12
George Jones - 11
Serge Gainsbourg - 10
Tom Lehrer - 9
Little Willie John - 8
Gil Scott-Heron - 7
Freddie King - 6
Buchanan & Goodman - 5
Crew Cuts - 4
John Cage - 3
The Four Freshmen - 2
Wendy Carlos - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Friday, 07/27/2018 @ 11:52am


Pre-Rock
1. The Ravens - 20 pts
2. The Ink Spots - 19 pts
3. The Soul Stirrers - 18 pts
4. The Mills Brothers - 17 pts
5. Charles Brown - 16 pts
6. Jimmy Yancey - 15 pts
7. Willie Dixon - 14 pts
8. Charlie Christian - 13 pts
9. Big Mama Thornton - 12 pts
10. Bing Crosby - 11 pts
11. W.C. Handy - 10 pts
12. Sonny Boy Williamson II - 9 pts
13. Scott Joplin - 8 pts
14. Django Reinhardt - 7 pts
15. Eddie Lang - 6 pts
16. Blind Lemon Jefferson - 5 pts
17. Cab Calloway - 4 pts
18. Glenn Miller - 3 pts
19. Dizzy Gillespie - 2 pts
20. Charlie Parker - 1 pt

Rock Era
1. Little Willie John - 16 pts
2. George Jones - 15 pts
3. Merle Haggard - 14 pts
4. Townes Van Zandt - 13 pts
5. Emmylou Harris - 12 pts
6. Gil Scott-Heron - 11 pts
7. Karlheinz Stockhausen - 10 pts
8. Serge Gainsbourg - 9 pts
9. Freddie King - 8 pts
10. John Cage - 7 pts
11. Wendy Carlos - 6 pts
12. Waylon Jennings - 5 pts
13. Buchanan & Goodman - 4 pts
14. The Four Freshmen - 3 pts
15. Tom Lehrer - 2 pts
16. The Crew Cuts - 1 pt

Posted by The_Claw on Friday, 07/27/2018 @ 18:03pm


Here are the final Influences - Pre-Rock Era rankings for the 2017 vote:

31. The Ink Spots
32 (tie). Charles Brown
32 (tie). Charlie Christian
32 (tie). Jimmy Yancey
35. The Mills Brothers
36. The Ravens
37. The Soul Stirrers
38. Willie Dixon
39. Sonny Boy Williamson II
40. Big Mama Thornton
41. Blind Lemon Jefferson
42. Django Reinhardt
43. Cab Calloway
44. Glenn Miller
45. Dizzy Gillespie
46. W.C. Handy
47. Bing Crosby
48. Charlie Parker
49. Scott Joplin
50. Eddie Lang


The following influences will be involved in a tiebreaker vote:

Charles Brown
Charlie Christian
Jimmy Yancey


Anyone is eligible to vote in this tiebreaker. To vote, rank all three non-performers in order of preference.

There will be three days of voting.

Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Tuesday the 31st.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 07/29/2018 @ 00:33am


Here are the final Influences - Rock Era rankings for the 2017 vote:

31. George Jones
32. Serge Gainsbourg
33. Emmylou Harris
34 (tie). Gil Scott-Heron
34 (tie). Karlheinz Stockhausen
36. Townes Van Zandt
37. Little Willie John
38. Merle Haggard
39. Freddie King
40. John Cage
41. Waylon Jennings
42. Tom Lehrer
43. Wendy Carlos
44. Buchanan & Goodman
45. Crew Cuts
46. The Four Freshmen


The following influences will be involved in a tiebreaker vote:

Gil Scott-Heron
Karlheinz Stockhausen


Anyone is eligible to vote in this tiebreaker. To vote, select the preferred influence. In the event of a tie, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

There will be three days of voting.

Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Tuesday the 31st.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 07/29/2018 @ 00:37am


The following Sidemen - Backing Groups have not been ranked yet and are eligible for the initial ranking vote:

Booker T. & The M.G.'s
Crazy Horse
Jabo Starks & Clyde Stubblefield
MFSB
Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
Sly & Robbie
The Andantes
The Bar-Kays
The Cookies/Raelettes
The Funk Brothers
The Hi Rhythm Section
The J.B.'s
The Jordanaires
The Love Unlimited Orchestra
The Memphis Horns
The Meters
The Revolution
The Sweet Inspirations
The Tennessee Three
The Wrecking Crew


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they haven't participated in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, rank all 20 Sidemen - Backing Groups in order of preference. The highest ranked sideman will receive 20 points, the second highest 19 and so on.

This will be the only round of ranking for this category, so the final vote will be the final 2017 rankings.


There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Tuesday the 31st.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 07/29/2018 @ 00:40am


The following Sidemen - Individuals have not been ranked yet and are eligible for the initial ranking vote:

Al Kooper
Bernard Purdie
Bill Black
Billy Cox / Buddy Miles
Billy Preston
Bobby Keys
Bobby Womack
Boots Randolph
Carlos Alomar
Carmine Appice
Carol Kaye
Charlie Daniels
Chet Atkins
Chris Spedding
Clarence Clemons
D.J. Fontana
Darlene Love and the Blossoms
Daryl Stuermer
Del Casher
Dr. John
Earl Palmer
Eric Johnson
Floyd Cramer
Fred Wesley
Gary Chester
Glen Campbell
Hal Blaine
Herb Hardesty
Hubert Sumlin
Huey "Piano" Smith
Jack Nitzsche
Jackie Brenston
Jah Wobble
James Burton
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter
Jeff Porcaro
Jesse Ed Davis
Jim Gordon
Jim Horn
Jim Keltner
Jimmy Nolen
Joe Satriani
John McLaughlin
Johnnie Johnson
Kenny Aronoff
King Curtis
Klaus Voormann
Lee Allen
Leland Sklar
Leon Russell
Lisa Fischer
Little Walter
Louis Shelton
Maceo Parker
Marc Benno
Martha Wash
Mick Ronson
Mickey "Guitar" Baker
Mike Bloomfield
Nicky Hopkins
Pat Smear
Paul Shaffer
Philip Paul
Randy Rhoads
Richard Thompson
Rick Derringer
Rob Sabino
Robert Wyatt
Ry Cooder
Sam "The Man" Taylor
Scotty Moore
Sheila E.
Spooner Oldham
Steve Douglas
Steve Vai
Thomas Dolby


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they haven't participated in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, select 30 Sidemen - Individuals and rank them in order of preference. The highest ranked sideman will receive 30 points, the second highest 29 and so on.

The 15 sidemen that receive the most points (with more than 15 possible in the case of a tie) will advance to the final rankings, which will determine Sidemen - Individuals #1-#15 in the 2017 Rankings.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Tuesday the 31st.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 07/29/2018 @ 00:42am


Tiebreaker:

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Charlie Christian
Charles Brown
Jimmy Yancey


Sidemen:

King Curtis - 30
Little Walter - 29
Carol Kaye - 28
D.J. Fontana - 27
Floyd Cramer - 26
Scotty Moore - 25
Glen Campbell - 24
Chet Atkins - 23
Hal Blaine - 22
Bill Black - 21
Boots Randolph - 20
Leon Russell - 19
Spooner Oldham - 18
Ry Cooder - 17
Earl Palmer - 16
Randy Rhoads - 15
Jackie Brenston - 14
Huey "Piano" Smith - 13
James Burton - 12
Johnnie Johnson - 11
Billy Preston - 10
Sheila E. - 9
Mike Bloomfield - 8
Dr. John - 7
Bobby Womack - 6
Nicky Hopkins - 5
Charlie Daniels - 4
Hubert Sumlin - 3
Sam "The Man" Taylor - 2
Klaus Voormann - 1


The Wrecking Crew - 20
Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section - 19
Booker T. & The M.G.'s - 18
The Tennessee Three - 17
Jabo Starks & Clyde Stubblefield - 16
Crazy Horse - 15
The Hi Rhythm Section - 14
The Cookies/Raelettes - 13
The Funk Brothers - 12
The Meters - 11
The Jordanaires - 10
The Andantes - 9
The J.B.'s - 8
The Sweet Inspirations - 7
The Memphis Horns - 6
MFSB - 5
The Revolution - 4
The Bar-Kays - 3
The Love Unlimited Orchestra - 2
Sly & Robbie - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Sunday, 07/29/2018 @ 02:14am


Tiebreakers:
1. Charles Brown
2. Jimmy Yancey
3. Charlie Christian

Gil Scott-Heron

Posted by The_Claw on Sunday, 07/29/2018 @ 02:47am


Tie breaker: Karlheinz Stockhausen

That's a tough call. There's a good case for both.

Posted by DarinRG on Sunday, 07/29/2018 @ 18:58pm


Seeing as how only one person voted in the Sidemen rankings, we'll extend the deadline until 11 PM Central on Wednesday the 1st.

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 08/1/2018 @ 02:02am


Tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results:

Charles Brown - 5
Charlie Christian - 4
Jimmy Yancey - 3


Here are the final Influences - Pre-Rock Era rankings for the 2017 vote:

31. The Ink Spots
32. Charles Brown
33. Charlie Christian
34. Jimmy Yancey
35. The Mills Brothers
36. The Ravens
37. The Soul Stirrers
38. Willie Dixon
39. Sonny Boy Williamson II
40. Big Mama Thornton
41. Blind Lemon Jefferson
42. Django Reinhardt
43. Cab Calloway
44. Glenn Miller
45. Dizzy Gillespie
46. W.C. Handy
47. Bing Crosby
48. Charlie Parker
49. Scott Joplin
50. Eddie Lang


To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the final rankings of the Influences - Pre-Rock Era that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. Robert Johnson - 2 (1)
2. Woody Guthrie - 5 (2)
3. Hank Williams - 5 (3)
4. Louis Armstrong - 12 (4)
5. Louis Jordan - 13 (8)
6. Billie Holiday - 16 (9)
7. Lead Belly - 16 (10)
8. Les Paul - 18 (14)
9. Sister Rosetta Tharpe - 20 (11)
10. T-Bone Walker - 24 (6)
11. Roy Brown - 24 (7)
12. Frank Sinatra - 25 (15)
13. Elmore James - 28 (17)
14. Mahalia Jackson - 30 (16)
15. Bessie Smith - 31 (18)
16. Wynonie Harris - 36 (20)
17. Jimmie Rodgers - 36 (24)
18. Professor Longhair - 40 (19)
19. The Carter Family - 41 (5)
20. Ella Fitzgerald - 42 (12)
21. The Weavers - 43 (23)
22. Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - 48 (13)
23. Nat "King" Cole - 48 (22)
24. Ma Rainey - 49 (27)
25. Bill Monroe - 52 (21)
26. The Orioles - 52 (25)
27. The Soul Stirrers - 56 (37)
28. Duke Ellington - 57 (29)
29. Django Reinhardt - 57 (42)
30. Charlie Christian - 58 (33)
31. Jimmy Yancey - 58 (34)
32. The Ravens - 59 (36)
33. Dinah Washington - 63 (26)
34. The Ink Spots - 63 (31)
35. Jelly Roll Morton - 64 (30)
36. Charles Brown - 65 (32)
37. Big Mama Thornton - 69 (40)
38. Mississippi John Hurt - 70 (28)
39. Willie Dixon - 76 (38)
40. Sonny Boy Williamson II - 78 (39)
41. The Mills Brothers - 81 (35)
42. Blind Lemon Jefferson - 82 (41)
43. Cab Calloway - 86 (43)
44. W.C. Handy - 86 (46)
45. Glenn Miller - 88 (44)
46. Dizzy Gillespie - 90 (45)
47. Bing Crosby - 92 (47)
48. Scott Joplin - 93 (49)
49. Charlie Parker - 96 (48)
50. Eddie Lang - 97 (50)

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 08/1/2018 @ 02:26am


Tiebreaker voting is now closed.

Here are the final results:

Karlheinz Stockhausen - 2
Gil Scott-Heron - 1


Here are the final Influences - Rock Era rankings for the 2017 vote:

31. George Jones
32. Serge Gainsbourg
33. Emmylou Harris
34. Karlheinz Stockhausen
35. Gil Scott-Heron
36. Townes Van Zandt
37. Little Willie John
38. Merle Haggard
39. Freddie King
40. John Cage
41. Waylon Jennings
42. Tom Lehrer
43. Wendy Carlos
44. Buchanan & Goodman
45. Crew Cuts
46. The Four Freshmen


To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the final rankings of the Influences - Rock Era that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. Muddy Waters - 2 (1)
2. Howlin' Wolf - 4 (2)
3. Miles Davis - 6 (3)
4. John Lee Hooker - 9 (5)
5. Willie Nelson - 11 (4)
6. Pete Seeger - 12 (7)
7. John Coltrane - 18 (10)
8. Patsy Cline - 22 (13)
9. Lightnin' Hopkins - 25 (9)
10. Big Joe Turner - 25 (19)
11. Nina Simone - 27 (6)
12. Jimmy Reed - 30 (17)
13. The "5" Royales - 31 (11)
14. The Kingston Trio - 31 (14)
15. Buddy Guy - 32 (20)
16. Bobby "Blue" Bland - 34 (16)
17. Albert King - 36 (25)
18. The Dominoes - 36 (26)
19. Herbie Hancock - 37 (18)
20. Joan Baez - 41 (12)
21. The Clovers - 45 (30)
22. Ravi Shankar - 47 (15)
23. Chuck Willis - 47 (21)
24. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - 47 (23)
25. Lonnie Donegan - 49 (27)
26. Jacques Brel - 50 (8)
27. Esther Phillips - 50 (22)
28. Freddie King - 53 (39)
29. Dolly Parton - 59 (28)
30. Fela Kuti - 60 (24)
31. Serge Gainsbourg - 64 (32)
32. George Jones - 65 (31)
33. Johnny Ace - 68 (29)
34. Emmylou Harris - 70 (33)
35. Gil Scott-Heron - 70 (35)
36. Karlheinz Stockhausen - 74 (34)
37. Little Willie John - 74 (37)
38. Waylon Jennings - 74 (41)
39. Merle Haggard - 76 (38)
40. The Four Freshmen - 76 (46)
41. Townes Van Zandt - 79 (36)
42. John Cage - 80 (40)
43. Crew Cuts - 83 (45)
44. Tom Lehrer - 84 (42)
45. Buchanan & Goodman - 85 (44)
46. Wendy Carlos - 86 (43)

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 08/1/2018 @ 02:31am


Here are the final Sidemen - Backing Groups rankings for the 2017 vote:

1. The Wrecking Crew
2. Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
3. Booker T. & The M.G.'s
4. The Tennessee Three
5. Jabo Starks & Clyde Stubblefield
6. Crazy Horse
7. The Hi Rhythm Section
8. The Cookies/Raelettes
9. The Funk Brothers
10. The Meters
11. The Jordanaires
12. The Andantes
13. The J.B.'s
14. The Sweet Inspirations
15. The Memphis Horns
16. MFSB
17. The Revolution
18. The Bar-Kays
19. The Love Unlimited Orchestra
20. Sly & Robbie


To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the final rankings of the Sidemen - Backing Groups that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. The Wrecking Crew - 4 (1)
2. Booker T. & The M.G.'s - 5 (3)
3. Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section - 6 (2)
4. The Funk Brothers - 8 (7)
5. Crazy Horse - 14 (6)
6. The Tennessee Three - 16 (4)
7. The Cookies/Raelettes - 16 (6)
8. The Meters - 16 (10)
9. The Jordanaires - 16 (11)
10. Jabo Starks & Clyde Stubblefield - 18 (5)
11. The Hi Rhythm Section - 20 (5)
12. The Memphis Horns - 22 (15)
13. The Andantes - 26 (12)
14. The J.B.'s - 26 (13)
15. The Bar-Kays - 27 (18)
16. The Sweet Inspirations - 30 (14)
17. The Love Unlimited Orchestra - 30 (19)
18. MFSB - 32 (16)
19. The Revolution - 34 (17)
20. Sly & Robbie - 38 (20)

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 08/2/2018 @ 02:37am


Initial Rankings tiebreaker voting is now closed for the Sidemen - Individuals.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

King Curtis - 30
Little Walter - 29
Carol Kaye - 28
D.J. Fontana - 27
Floyd Cramer - 26
Scotty Moore - 25
Glen Campbell - 24
Chet Atkins - 23
Hal Blaine - 22
Bill Black - 21
Boots Randolph - 20
Leon Russell - 19
Spooner Oldham - 18
Ry Cooder - 17
Earl Palmer - 16
__________________________________________

Randy Rhoads - 15
Jackie Brenston - 14
Huey "Piano" Smith - 13
James Burton - 12
Johnnie Johnson - 11
Billy Preston - 10
Sheila E. - 9
Mike Bloomfield - 8
Dr. John - 7
Bobby Womack - 6
Nicky Hopkins - 5
Charlie Daniels - 4
Hubert Sumlin - 3
Sam "The Man" Taylor - 2
Klaus Voormann - 1
Al Kooper - 0
Bernard Purdie - 0
Billy Cox / Buddy Miles - 0
Bobby Keys - 0
Carlos Alomar - 0
Carmine Appice - 0
Chris Spedding - 0
Clarence Clemons - 0
Darlene Love and the Blossoms - 0
Daryl Stuermer - 0
Del Casher - 0
Eric Johnson - 0
Fred Wesley - 0
Gary Chester - 0
Herb Hardesty - 0
Jack Nitzsche - 0
Jah Wobble - 0
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - 0
Jeff Porcaro - 0
Jesse Ed Davis - 0
Jim Gordon - 0
Jim Horn - 0
Jim Keltner - 0
Jimmy Nolen - 0
Joe Satriani - 0
John McLaughlin - 0
Kenny Aronoff - 0
Lee Allen - 0
Leland Sklar - 0
Lisa Fischer - 0
Louis Shelton - 0
Maceo Parker - 0
Marc Benno - 0
Martha Wash - 0
Mick Ronson - 0
Mickey "Guitar" Baker - 0
Pat Smear - 0
Paul Shaffer - 0
Philip Paul - 0
Richard Thompson - 0
Rick Derringer - 0
Rob Sabino - 0
Robert Wyatt - 0
Steve Douglas - 0
Steve Vai - 0
Thomas Dolby - 0


Final tiebreaker voting is now open.

The following performers are qualified to be ranked #1-#15 in the overall rankings for 2017 (the 2017 rankings will be averaged with the final rankings from 2014 to determine the 2017 final rankings):

Bill Black
Boots Randolph
Carol Kaye
Chet Atkins
D.J. Fontana
Earl Palmer
Floyd Cramer
Glen Campbell
Hal Blaine
King Curtis
Leon Russell
Little Walter
Ry Cooder
Scotty Moore
Spooner Oldham


Everyone is eligible to participate in the final rankings, regardless of previous participation in the project.

To participate in the final rankings, rank the 15 influences in order of preference.

Final rankings will be determined by the number of points earned in the final tiebreaker.

There will be 4 days of tiebreaker voting.

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Sunday the 5th.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 08/2/2018 @ 02:42am


King Curtis - 15
Little Walter - 14
Carol Kaye - 13
D.J. Fontana - 12
Floyd Cramer - 11
Scotty Moore - 10
Glen Campbell - 9
Chet Atkins - 8
Hal Blaine - 7
Bill Black - 6
Boots Randolph - 5
Leon Russell - 4
Spooner Oldham - 3
Ry Cooder - 2
Earl Palmer - 1

This was an easy one.

Posted by MichaelEU on Sunday, 08/5/2018 @ 08:16am


Here are the final Sidemen - Individual rankings for the 2017 vote:

1. King Curtis
2. Little Walter
3. Carol Kaye
4. D.J. Fontana
5. Floyd Cramer
6. Scotty Moore
7. Glen Campbell
8. Chet Atkins
9. Hal Blaine
10. Bill Black
11. Boots Randolph
12. Leon Russell
13. Spooner Oldham
14. Ry Cooder
15. Earl Palmer


To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the final rankings of the Sidemen - Individuals that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. King Curtis - 4 (1)
2. Floyd Cramer - 7 (5)
3. D.J. Fontana - 10 (4)
4. Scotty Moore - 10 (6)
5. Hal Blaine - 10 (9)
6. Little Walter - 12 (2)
7. Chet Atkins - 15 (8)
8. Bill Black - 19 (10)
9. Carol Kaye - 20 (3)
10. Leon Russell - 20 (12)
11. Earl Palmer - 20 (15)
12. Glen Campbell - 21 (7)
13. Spooner Oldham - 29 (13)
14. Ry Cooder - 39 (14)
15. Boots Randolph - 45 (11)

Posted by Darren on Monday, 08/6/2018 @ 03:13am


The following Sidemen - Individuals have not been ranked yet and are eligible for the initial ranking vote:

Al Kooper
Bernard Purdie
Billy Cox / Buddy Miles
Billy Preston
Bobby Keys
Bobby Womack
Carlos Alomar
Carmine Appice
Charlie Daniels
Chris Spedding
Clarence Clemons
Darlene Love and the Blossoms
Daryl Stuermer
Del Casher
Dr. John
Eric Johnson
Fred Wesley
Gary Chester
Herb Hardesty
Hubert Sumlin
Huey "Piano" Smith
Jack Nitzsche
Jackie Brenston
Jah Wobble
James Burton
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter
Jeff Porcaro
Jesse Ed Davis
Jim Gordon
Jim Horn
Jim Keltner
Jimmy Nolen
Joe Satriani
John McLaughlin
Johnnie Johnson
Kenny Aronoff
Klaus Voormann
Lee Allen
Leland Sklar
Lisa Fischer
Louis Shelton
Maceo Parker
Marc Benno
Martha Wash
Mick Ronson
Mickey "Guitar" Baker
Mike Bloomfield
Nicky Hopkins
Pat Smear
Paul Shaffer
Philip Paul
Randy Rhoads
Richard Thompson
Rick Derringer
Rob Sabino
Robert Wyatt
Sam "The Man" Taylor
Sheila E.
Steve Douglas
Steve Vai
Thomas Dolby


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they haven't participated in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, select 30 Sidemen - Individuals and rank them in order of preference. The highest ranked sideman will receive 30 points, the second highest 29 and so on.

The 15 sidemen that receive the most points (with more than 15 possible in the case of a tie) will advance to the final rankings, which will determine Sidemen - Individuals #16-#30 in the 2017 Rankings.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Wednesday the 8th.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 08/6/2018 @ 03:15am


Randy Rhoads - 30
Jackie Brenston - 29
Huey "Piano" Smith - 28
James Burton - 27
Johnnie Johnson - 26
Billy Preston - 25
Darlene Love and the Blossoms - 24
Sheila E. - 23
Mike Bloomfield - 22
Dr. John - 21
Bobby Womack - 20
Nicky Hopkins - 19
Charlie Daniels - 18
Hubert Sumlin - 17
Steve Douglas - 16
Sam "The Man" Taylor - 15
Klaus Voormann - 14
Mickey "Guitar" Baker - 13
Steve Vai - 12
Lee Allen - 11
Mick Ronson - 10
Pat Smear - 9
Maceo Parker - 8
Al Kooper - 7
Jimmy Nolen - 6
Leland Sklar - 5
Lisa Fischer - 4
Bobby Keys - 3
Richard Thompson - 2
Billy Cox / Buddy Miles - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Monday, 08/6/2018 @ 10:37am


Nicky Hopkins-30
Al Kooper-29
Billy Preston-28
Huey "Piano" Smith-27
John McLaughlin-26
Darlene Love and the Blossoms-25
Carmine Appice-24
Mickey "Guitar" Baker-23
Bobby Womack-22
Joe Satriani-21
Dr. John-20
Thomas Dolby-19
Maceo Parker-18
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter-17
Carlos Alomar-16
Jackie Brenston-15
Charlie Daniels-14
Randy Rhoads-13
Pat Smear-12
Klaus Voormann-11
Billy Cox / Buddy Miles-10
Steve Vai-9
Hubert Sumlin-8
Paul Shaffer-7
Rick Derringer-6
Johnnie Johnson-5
Louis Shelton-4
Mick Ronson-3
Jah Wobble-2
Richard Thompson-1

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 08/8/2018 @ 14:07pm


Initial Rankings tiebreaker voting is now closed for the Sidemen - Individuals.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Huey "Piano" Smith - 55
Billy Preston - 53
Darlene Love and the Blossoms - 49
Nicky Hopkins - 49
Jackie Brenston - 44
Randy Rhoads - 43
Bobby Womack - 42
Dr. John - 41
Al Kooper - 36
Mickey "Guitar" Baker - 36
Charlie Daniels - 32
Johnnie Johnson - 31
James Burton - 27
John McLaughlin - 26
Maceo Parker - 26
__________________________________________

Hubert Sumlin - 25
Klaus Voormann - 25
Carmine Appice - 24
Sheila E. - 23
Mike Bloomfield - 22
Joe Satriani - 21
Pat Smear - 21
Steve Vai - 21
Thomas Dolby - 19
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - 17
Carlos Alomar - 16
Steve Douglas - 16
Sam "The Man" Taylor - 15
Mick Ronson - 13
Billy Cox / Buddy Miles - 11
Lee Allen - 11
Paul Shaffer - 7
Jimmy Nolen - 6
Rick Derringer - 6
Leland Sklar - 5
Lisa Fischer - 4
Louis Shelton - 4
Bobby Keys - 3
Richard Thompson - 3
Jah Wobble - 2
Bernard Purdie - 0
Chris Spedding - 0
Clarence Clemons - 0
Daryl Stuermer - 0
Del Casher - 0
Eric Johnson - 0
Fred Wesley - 0
Gary Chester - 0
Herb Hardesty - 0
Jack Nitzsche - 0
Jeff Porcaro - 0
Jesse Ed Davis - 0
Jim Gordon - 0
Jim Horn - 0
Jim Keltner - 0
Kenny Aronoff - 0
Marc Benno - 0
Martha Wash - 0
Philip Paul - 0
Rob Sabino - 0
Robert Wyatt - 0


Final tiebreaker voting is now open.

The following performers are qualified to be ranked #16-#30 in the overall rankings for 2017 (the 2017 rankings will be averaged with the final rankings from 2014 to determine the 2017 final rankings):

Al Kooper
Billy Preston
Bobby Womack
Charlie Daniels
Darlene Love and the Blossoms
Dr. John
Huey "Piano" Smith
Jackie Brenston
James Burton
John McLaughlin
Johnnie Johnson
Maceo Parker
Mickey "Guitar" Baker
Nicky Hopkins
Randy Rhoads


Everyone is eligible to participate in the final rankings, regardless of previous participation in the project.

To participate in the final rankings, rank the 15 influences in order of preference.

Final rankings will be determined by the number of points earned in the final tiebreaker.

There will be 3 days of tiebreaker voting.

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Saturday the 11th.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 08/9/2018 @ 00:32am


Nicky Hopkins-15
Al Kooper-14
Billy Preston-13
Huey "Piano" Smith-12
John McLaughlin-11
Darlene Love and the Blossoms-10
Mickey "Guitar" Baker-9
Bobby Womack-8
Dr. John-7
Maceo Parker-6
Jackie Brenston-5
Charlie Daniels-4
Randy Rhoads-3
Johnnie Johnson-2
James Burton-1

Posted by Tom H. on Thursday, 08/9/2018 @ 07:05am


Randy Rhoads - 15
Jackie Brenston - 14
Huey "Piano" Smith - 13
James Burton - 12
Johnnie Johnson - 11
Billy Preston - 10
Darlene Love and the Blossoms - 9
Dr. John - 8
Bobby Womack - 7
Nicky Hopkins - 6
Charlie Daniels - 5
Mickey "Guitar" Baker - 4
Al Kooper - 3
Maceo Parker - 2
John McLaughlin - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Thursday, 08/9/2018 @ 08:59am


Here are the final Sidemen - Individual rankings for the 2017 vote:

16. Huey "Piano" Smith
17. Billy Preston
18. Nicky Hopkins
19 (tie). Darlene Love and the Blossoms
19 (tie). Jackie Brenston
21. Randy Rhoads
22. Al Kooper
23 (tie). Bobby Womack
23 (tie). Dr. John
25 (tie). James Burton
25 (tie). Johnnie Johnson
25 (tie). Mickey "Guitar" Baker
28. John McLaughlin
29. Charlie Daniels
30. Maceo Parker

Only two people voted, so there really isn't a way to break the ties in the rankings, so they'll remain as ties for this year's rankings.


To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the final rankings of the Sidemen - Individuals that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. King Curtis - 4 (1)
2. Floyd Cramer - 7 (5)
3. D.J. Fontana - 10 (4)
4. Scotty Moore - 10 (6)
5. Hal Blaine - 10 (9)
6. Little Walter - 12 (2)
7. Chet Atkins - 15 (8)
8. Bill Black - 19 (10)
9. Carol Kaye - 20 (3)
10. Leon Russell - 20 (12)
11. Earl Palmer - 20 (15)
12. Glen Campbell - 21 (7)
13. Billy Preston - 28 (17)
14. Spooner Oldham - 29 (13)
15. Darlene Love and the Blossoms - 34 (19)
16. Bobby Womack - 36 (23)
17. Nicky Hopkins - 37 (18)
18. James Burton - 37 (25)
19. Ry Cooder - 39 (14)
20. Al Kooper - 42 (22)
21. Huey "Piano" Smith - 44 (16)
22. Boots Randolph - 45 (11)
23. Johnnie Johnson - 46 (25)
24. Dr. John - 47 (23)
25. Mickey "Guitar" Baker - 47 (25)
26. Jackie Brenston - 48 (19)
27. Randy Rhoads - 56 (21)
28. Maceo Parker - 56 (30)
29. John McLaughlin - 69 (28)
30. Charlie Daniels - 81 (29)

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 08/12/2018 @ 00:10am


The following Sidemen - Individuals have not been ranked yet and are eligible for the initial ranking vote:

Bernard Purdie
Billy Cox / Buddy Miles
Bobby Keys
Carlos Alomar
Carmine Appice
Chris Spedding
Clarence Clemons
Daryl Stuermer
Del Casher
Eric Johnson
Fred Wesley
Gary Chester
Herb Hardesty
Hubert Sumlin
Jack Nitzsche
Jah Wobble
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter
Jeff Porcaro
Jesse Ed Davis
Jim Gordon
Jim Horn
Jim Keltner
Jimmy Nolen
Joe Satriani
Kenny Aronoff
Klaus Voormann
Lee Allen
Leland Sklar
Lisa Fischer
Louis Shelton
Marc Benno
Martha Wash
Mick Ronson
Mike Bloomfield
Pat Smear
Paul Shaffer
Philip Paul
Richard Thompson
Rick Derringer
Rob Sabino
Robert Wyatt
Sam "The Man" Taylor
Sheila E.
Steve Douglas
Steve Vai
Thomas Dolby


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they haven't participated in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, select 25 Sidemen - Individuals and rank them in order of preference. The highest ranked sideman will receive 25 points, the second highest 24 and so on.

The 15 sidemen that receive the most points (with more than 15 possible in the case of a tie) will advance to the final rankings, which will determine Sidemen - Individuals #31-#45 in the 2017 Rankings.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Tuesday the 14th.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 08/12/2018 @ 00:12am


Carmine Appice-25
Joe Satriani-24
Thomas Dolby-23
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter-22
Carlos Alomar-21
Pat Smear-20
Klaus Voormann-19
Billy Cox / Buddy Miles-18
Steve Vai-17
Hubert Sumlin-16
Paul Shaffer-15
Rick Derringer-14
Louis Shelton-13
Mick Ronson-12
Jah Wobble-11
Richard Thompson-10
Martha Wash-9
Sheila E.-8
Kenny Aronoff-7
Bobby Keys-6
Mike Bloomfield-5
Lee Allen-4
Steve Douglas-3
Rob Sabino-2
Del Casher-1

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 08/13/2018 @ 14:25pm


Sheila E. - 25
Lisa Fischer - 24
Sam "The Man" Taylor - 23
Mike Bloomfield - 22
Steve Douglas - 21
Hubert Sumlin - 20
Lee Allen - 19
Bobby Keys - 18
Klaus Voormann - 17
Steve Vai - 16
Mick Ronson - 15
Pat Smear - 14
Philip Paul - 13
Jimmy Nolen - 12
Louis Shelton - 11
Leland Sklar - 10
Richard Thompson - 9
Gary Chester - 8
Herb Hardesty - 7
Billy Cox / Buddy Miles - 6
Bernard Purdie - 5
Jim Horn - 4
Jesse Ed Davis - 3
Rick Derringer - 2
Jim Gordon - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Tuesday, 08/14/2018 @ 02:41am


Initial Rankings tiebreaker voting is now closed for the Sidemen - Individuals.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Hubert Sumlin - 36
Klaus Voormann - 36
Pat Smear - 34
Sheila E. - 33
Steve Vai - 33
Mick Ronson - 27
Mike Bloomfield - 27
Carmine Appice - 25
Billy Cox / Buddy Miles - 24
Bobby Keys - 24
Joe Satriani - 24
Lisa Fischer - 24
Louis Shelton - 24
Steve Douglas - 24
Lee Allen - 23
Sam "The Man" Taylor - 23
Thomas Dolby - 23
__________________________________________

Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - 22
Carlos Alomar - 21
Richard Thompson - 19
Rick Derringer - 16
Paul Shaffer - 15
Philip Paul - 13
Jimmy Nolen - 12
Jah Wobble - 11
Leland Sklar - 10
Martha Wash - 9
Gary Chester - 8
Herb Hardesty - 7
Kenny Aronoff - 7
Bernard Purdie - 5
Jim Horn - 4
Jesse Ed Davis - 3
Rob Sabino - 2
Del Casher - 1
Jim Gordon - 1
Chris Spedding - 0
Clarence Clemons - 0
Daryl Stuermer - 0
Eric Johnson - 0
Fred Wesley - 0
Jack Nitzsche - 0
Jeff Porcaro - 0
Jim Keltner - 0
Marc Benno - 0
Robert Wyatt - 0


Final tiebreaker voting is now open.

The following performers are qualified to be ranked #31-#47 in the overall rankings for 2017 (the 2017 rankings will be averaged with the final rankings from 2014 to determine the 2017 final rankings):

Billy Cox / Buddy Miles
Bobby Keys
Carmine Appice
Hubert Sumlin
Joe Satriani
Klaus Voormann
Lee Allen
Lisa Fischer
Louis Shelton
Mick Ronson
Mike Bloomfield
Pat Smear
Sam "The Man" Taylor
Sheila E.
Steve Douglas
Steve Vai
Thomas Dolby


Everyone is eligible to participate in the final rankings, regardless of previous participation in the project.

To participate in the final rankings, rank the 17 influences in order of preference.

Final rankings will be determined by the number of points earned in the final tiebreaker.

There will be 3 days of tiebreaker voting.

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Friday the 17th.

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 08/15/2018 @ 08:25am


Carmine Appice-17
Joe Satriani-16
Thomas Dolby-15
Pat Smear-14
Klaus Voormann-13
Billy Cox / Buddy Miles-12
Steve Vai-11
Hubert Sumlin-10
Louis Shelton-9
Mick Ronson-8
Sheila E.-7
Bobby Keys-6
Mike Bloomfield-5
Lee Allen-4
Steve Douglas-3
Sam "The Man" Taylor-2
Lisa Fischer-1

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 08/15/2018 @ 08:55am


Sheila E. - 17
Lisa Fischer - 16
Steve Douglas - 15
Mike Bloomfield - 14
Sam "The Man" Taylor - 13
Hubert Sumlin - 12
Lee Allen - 11
Bobby Keys - 10
Klaus Voormann - 9
Steve Vai - 8
Mick Ronson - 7
Pat Smear - 6
Louis Shelton - 5
Billy Cox / Buddy Miles - 4
Thomas Dolby - 3
Carmine Appice - 2
Joe Satriani - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Wednesday, 08/15/2018 @ 09:06am


Here are the final Sidemen - Individual rankings for the 2017 vote:

31. Sheila E.
32 (tie). Hubert Sumlin
32 (tie). Klaus Voormann
34. Pat Smear
35 (tie). Carmine Appice
35 (tie). Mike Bloomfield
35 (tie). Steve Vai
38 (tie). Steve Douglas
38 (tie). Thomas Dolby
40 (tie). Joe Satriani
40 (tie). Lisa Fischer
42 (tie). Billy Cox / Buddy Miles
42 (tie). Bobby Keys
44 (tie). Lee Allen
44 (tie). Mick Ronson
44 (tie). Sam "The Man" Taylor
47. Louis Shelton


Only two people voted, so there really isn't a way to break the ties in the rankings, so they'll remain as ties for this year's rankings.


To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the final rankings of the Sidemen - Individuals that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. King Curtis - 4 (1)
2. Floyd Cramer - 7 (5)
3. D.J. Fontana - 10 (4)
4. Scotty Moore - 10 (6)
5. Hal Blaine - 10 (9)
6. Little Walter - 12 (2)
7. Chet Atkins - 15 (8)
8. Bill Black - 19 (10)
9. Carol Kaye - 20 (3)
10. Leon Russell - 20 (12)
11. Earl Palmer - 20 (15)
12. Glen Campbell - 21 (7)
13. Billy Preston - 28 (17)
14. Spooner Oldham - 29 (13)
15. Darlene Love and the Blossoms - 34 (19)
16. Bobby Womack - 36 (23)
17. Nicky Hopkins - 37 (18)
18. James Burton - 37 (25)
19. Ry Cooder - 39 (14)
20. Al Kooper - 42 (22)
21. Huey "Piano" Smith - 44 (16)
22. Boots Randolph - 45 (11)
23. Johnnie Johnson - 46 (25)
24. Dr. John - 47 (23)
25. Mickey "Guitar" Baker - 47 (25)
26. Jackie Brenston - 48 (19)
27. Randy Rhoads - 56 (21)
28. Maceo Parker - 56 (30)
29. Steve Douglas - 56 (38)
30. Carmine Appice - 62 (35)
31. Klaus Voormann - 64 (32)
32. John McLaughlin - 69 (28)
33. Mike Bloomfield - 72 (35)
34. Billy Cox / Buddy Miles - 72 (42)
35. Lee Allen - 77 (44)
36. Lisa Fischer - 80 (40)
37. Sam "The Man" Taylor - 80 (44)
38. Charlie Daniels - 81 (29)
39. Thomas Dolby - 82 (38)
40. Mick Ronson - 82 (44)
41. Hubert Sumlin - 85 (32)
42. Steve Vai - 92 (35)
43. Bobby Keys - 93 (42)
44. Louis Shelton - 93 (47)
45. Joe Satriani - 98 (40)
46. Pat Smear - 99 (34)
47. Sheila E. - 101 (31)

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 08/18/2018 @ 01:12am


The following Sidemen - Individuals have not been ranked yet and are eligible for the initial ranking vote:

Bernard Purdie
Carlos Alomar
Chris Spedding
Clarence Clemons
Daryl Stuermer
Del Casher
Eric Johnson
Fred Wesley
Gary Chester
Herb Hardesty
Jack Nitzsche
Jah Wobble
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter
Jeff Porcaro
Jesse Ed Davis
Jim Gordon
Jim Horn
Jim Keltner
Jimmy Nolen
Kenny Aronoff
Leland Sklar
Marc Benno
Martha Wash
Paul Shaffer
Philip Paul
Richard Thompson
Rick Derringer
Rob Sabino
Robert Wyatt


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they haven't participated in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, select 20 Sidemen - Individuals and rank them in order of preference. The highest ranked sideman will receive 20 points, the second highest 24 and so on.

The 15 sidemen that receive the most points (with more than 15 possible in the case of a tie) will advance to the final rankings, which will determine Sidemen - Individuals #48-#62 in the 2017 Rankings.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Monday the 20th.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 08/18/2018 @ 01:13am


Philip Paul - 20
Herb Hardesty - 19
Jimmy Nolen - 18
Leland Sklar - 17
Gary Chester - 16
Richard Thompson - 15
Bernard Purdie - 14
Jim Horn - 13
Jim Gordon - 12
Jesse Ed Davis - 11
Jim Keltner - 10
Jack Nitzsche - 9
Chris Spedding - 8
Carlos Alomar - 7
Rick Derringer - 6
Jah Wobble - 5
Del Casher - 4
Fred Wesley - 3
Clarence Clemons - 2
Marc Benno - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Saturday, 08/18/2018 @ 02:13am


Initial Rankings tiebreaker voting is now closed for the Sidemen - Individuals.

Here are the final results (let me know ASAP if there are any errors):

Philip Paul 20
Herb Hardesty 19
Jimmy Nolen 18
Leland Sklar 17
Gary Chester 16
Richard Thompson 15
Bernard Purdie 14
Jim Horn 13
Jim Gordon 12
Jesse Ed Davis 11
Jim Keltner 10
Jack Nitzsche 9
Chris Spedding 8
Carlos Alomar 7
Rick Derringer 6
__________________________________________

Jah Wobble 5
Del Casher 4
Fred Wesley 3
Clarence Clemons 2
Marc Benno 1
Daryl Stuermer 0
Eric Johnson 0
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter 0
Jeff Porcaro 0
Kenny Aronoff 0
Martha Wash 0
Paul Shaffer 0
Rob Sabino 0
Robert Wyatt 0


Final tiebreaker voting is now open.

The following performers are qualified to be ranked #48-#62 in the overall rankings for 2017 (the 2017 rankings will be averaged with the final rankings from 2014 to determine the 2017 final rankings):

Bernard Purdie
Carlos Alomar
Chris Spedding
Gary Chester
Herb Hardesty
Jack Nitzsche
Jesse Ed Davis
Jim Gordon
Jim Horn
Jim Keltner
Jimmy Nolen
Leland Sklar
Philip Paul
Richard Thompson
Rick Derringer


Everyone is eligible to participate in the final rankings, regardless of previous participation in the project.

To participate in the final rankings, rank the 15 influences in order of preference.

Final rankings will be determined by the number of points earned in the final tiebreaker.

There will be 3 days of tiebreaker voting.

Tiebreaker voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Friday the 24th.

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 08/22/2018 @ 08:39am


Philip Paul 15
Herb Hardesty 14
Jimmy Nolen 13
Leland Sklar 12
Gary Chester 11
Richard Thompson 10
Bernard Purdie 9
Jim Horn 8
Jim Gordon 7
Jesse Ed Davis 6
Jim Keltner 5
Jack Nitzsche 4
Chris Spedding 3
Carlos Alomar 2
Rick Derringer 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Wednesday, 08/22/2018 @ 12:08pm


Here are the final Sidemen - Individual rankings for the 2017 vote:

48. Philip Paul
49. Herb Hardesty
50. Jimmy Nolen
51. Leland Sklar
52. Gary Chester
53. Richard Thompson
54. Bernard Purdie
55. Jim Horn
56. Jim Gordon
57. Jesse Ed Davis
58. Jim Keltner
59. Jack Nitzsche
60. Chris Spedding
61. Carlos Alomar
62. Rick Derringer


To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the final rankings of the Sidemen - Individuals that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. King Curtis - 4 (1)
2. Floyd Cramer - 7 (5)
3. D.J. Fontana - 10 (4)
4. Scotty Moore - 10 (6)
5. Hal Blaine - 10 (9)
6. Little Walter - 12 (2)
7. Chet Atkins - 15 (8)
8. Bill Black - 19 (10)
9. Carol Kaye - 20 (3)
10. Leon Russell - 20 (12)
11. Earl Palmer - 20 (15)
12. Glen Campbell - 21 (7)
13. Billy Preston - 28 (17)
14. Spooner Oldham - 29 (13)
15. Darlene Love and the Blossoms - 34 (19)
16. Bobby Womack - 36 (23)
17. Nicky Hopkins - 37 (18)
18. James Burton - 37 (25)
19. Ry Cooder - 39 (14)
20. Al Kooper - 42 (22)
21. Huey "Piano" Smith - 44 (16)
22. Boots Randolph - 45 (11)
23. Johnnie Johnson - 46 (25)
24. Dr. John - 47 (23)
25. Mickey "Guitar" Baker - 47 (25)
26. Jackie Brenston - 48 (19)
27. Randy Rhoads - 56 (21)
28. Maceo Parker - 56 (30)
29. Steve Douglas - 56 (38)
30. Carmine Appice - 62 (35)
31. Klaus Voormann - 64 (32)
32. John McLaughlin - 69 (28)
33. Mike Bloomfield - 72 (35)
34. Billy Cox / Buddy Miles - 72 (42)
35. Jimmy Nolen - 73 (50)
36. Lee Allen - 77 (44)
37. Lisa Fischer - 80 (40)
38. Sam "The Man" Taylor - 80 (44)
39. Charlie Daniels - 81 (29)
40. Thomas Dolby - 82 (38)
41. Mick Ronson - 82 (44)
42. Hubert Sumlin - 85 (32)
43. Steve Vai - 92 (35)
44. Bobby Keys - 93 (42)
45. Louis Shelton - 93 (47)
46. Jim Horn - 95 (55)
47. Jim Keltner - 97 (58)
48. Joe Satriani - 98 (40)
49. Leland Sklar - 98 (51)
50. Pat Smear - 99 (34)
51. Sheila E. - 101 (31)
52. Richard Thompson - 102 (53)
53. Philip Paul - 103 (48)
54. Herb Hardesty - 103 (49)
55. Bernard Purdie - 108 (54)
56. Jack Nitzsche - 109 (59)
57. Gary Chester - 111 (52)
58. Jim Gordon - 118 (56)
59. Jesse Ed Davis - 120 (57)
60. Carlos Alomar - 122 (61)
61. Rick Derringer - 124 (62)
62. Chris Spedding - 129 (60)

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 08/26/2018 @ 21:55pm


The following Sidemen - Individuals have not been ranked yet and are eligible for the initial ranking vote:

Clarence Clemons
Daryl Stuermer
Del Casher
Eric Johnson
Fred Wesley
Jah Wobble
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter
Jeff Porcaro
Kenny Aronoff
Marc Benno
Martha Wash
Paul Shaffer
Rob Sabino
Robert Wyatt


Any voter who would like to participate is eligible to vote, even if they haven't participated in the project as of yet.

To vote in the tiebreaker, rank all 14 Sidemen - Individuals in order of preference. The highest ranked sideman will receive 14 points, the second highest 13 and so on.

This is the final round of voting for this category and the re-ranking project.

There will be 3 days of voting. Voting will end at 10 PM Central (votes accepted until 11 PM Central) on Wednesday the 29th.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 08/26/2018 @ 21:57pm


Jah Wobble - 14
Del Casher - 13
Fred Wesley - 12
Clarence Clemons - 11
Marc Benno - 10
Eric Johnson - 9
Rob Sabino - 8
Daryl Stuermer - 7
Martha Wash - 6
Jeff Porcaro - 5
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - 4
Robert Wyatt - 3
Paul Shaffer - 2
Kenny Aronoff - 1

Posted by MichaelEU on Monday, 08/27/2018 @ 12:36pm


Jeff "Skunk" Baxter-14
Paul Shaffer-13
Jah Wobble-12
Martha Wash-11
Kenny Aronoff-10
Rob Sabino-9
Del Casher-8
Jeff Porcaro-7
Fred Wesley-6
Daryl Stuermer-5
Eric Johnson-4
Marc Benno-3
Robert Wyatt-2
Clarence Clemons-1

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 08/27/2018 @ 12:37pm


Here are the final Sidemen - Individual rankings for the 2017 vote:

63. Jah Wobble
64. Del Casher
65 (tie). Fred Wesley
65 (tie). Jeff "Skunk" Baxter
67 (tie). Martha Wash
67 (tie). Rob Sabino
69. Paul Shaffer
70 (tie). Eric Johnson
70 (tie). Marc Benno
72 (tie). Clarence Clemons
72 (tie). Daryl Stuermer
72 (tie). Jeff Porcaro
75. Kenny Aronoff
76. Robert Wyatt


To determine the final results of this re-ranking, we combine the results of the 2017 rankings with the final results of the 2014 re-ranking (which was actually the average of the 2014 re-ranking and the 2012 rankings). Performers added from 2015-2017 will be treated as though their 2017 rankings were the same as their 2014 final rankings (their 2017 ranking will be doubled).

Here are the final rankings of the Sidemen - Individuals that have been ranked so far in 2017, along with their 2017 ranking (tiebreaker preference will go to the higher ranking performer in 2017):

1. King Curtis - 4 (1)
2. Floyd Cramer - 7 (5)
3. D.J. Fontana - 10 (4)
4. Scotty Moore - 10 (6)
5. Hal Blaine - 10 (9)
6. Little Walter - 12 (2)
7. Chet Atkins - 15 (8)
8. Bill Black - 19 (10)
9. Carol Kaye - 20 (3)
10. Leon Russell - 20 (12)
11. Earl Palmer - 20 (15)
12. Glen Campbell - 21 (7)
13. Billy Preston - 28 (17)
14. Spooner Oldham - 29 (13)
15. Darlene Love and the Blossoms - 34 (19)
16. Bobby Womack - 36 (23)
17. Nicky Hopkins - 37 (18)
18. James Burton - 37 (25)
19. Ry Cooder - 39 (14)
20. Al Kooper - 42 (22)
21. Huey "Piano" Smith - 44 (16)
22. Boots Randolph - 45 (11)
23. Johnnie Johnson - 46 (25)
24. Dr. John - 47 (23)
25. Mickey "Guitar" Baker - 47 (25)
26. Jackie Brenston - 48 (19)
27. Randy Rhoads - 56 (21)
28. Maceo Parker - 56 (30)
29. Steve Douglas - 56 (38)
30. Carmine Appice - 62 (35)
31. Klaus Voormann - 64 (32)
32. John McLaughlin - 69 (28)
33. Mike Bloomfield - 72 (35)
34. Billy Cox / Buddy Miles - 72 (42)
35. Jimmy Nolen - 73 (50)
36. Lee Allen - 77 (44)
37. Lisa Fischer - 80 (40)
38. Sam "The Man" Taylor - 80 (44)
39. Charlie Daniels - 81 (29)
40. Thomas Dolby - 82 (38)
41. Mick Ronson - 82 (44)
42. Hubert Sumlin - 85 (32)
43. Steve Vai - 92 (35)
44. Bobby Keys - 93 (42)
45. Louis Shelton - 93 (47)
46. Jim Horn - 95 (55)
47. Fred Wesley - 96 (65)
48. Jim Keltner - 97 (58)
49. Joe Satriani - 98 (40)
50. Leland Sklar - 98 (51)
51. Pat Smear - 99 (34)
52. Sheila E. - 101 (31)
53. Richard Thompson - 102 (53)
54. Philip Paul - 103 (48)
55. Herb Hardesty - 103 (49)
56. Del Casher - 106 (64)
57. Bernard Purdie - 108 (54)
58. Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - 108 (65)
59. Jack Nitzsche - 109 (59)
60. Gary Chester - 111 (52)
61. Jim Gordon - 118 (56)
62. Jesse Ed Davis - 120 (57)
63. Kenny Aronoff - 120 (75)
64. Carlos Alomar - 122 (61)
65. Rick Derringer - 124 (62)
66. Rob Sabino - 127 (67)
67. Daryl Stuermer - 128 (72)
68. Chris Spedding - 129 (60)
69. Jah Wobble - 131 (63)
70. Paul Shaffer - 133 (69)
71. Martha Wash - 134 (67)
72. Marc Benno - 136 (70)
73. Robert Wyatt - 137 (76)
74. Clarence Clemons - 139 (72)
75. Eric Johnson - 142 (70)
76. Jeff Porcaro - 143 (72)

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 08/30/2018 @ 00:31am


The re-ranking project is now complete. The next scheduled re-ranking project is after the completion of the Re-Visited / Projected inductions in 2020.


Here are the updated rankings:

Performers

1. The Beatles - 2 (1)
2. Bob Dylan - 6 (2)
3. Elvis Presley - 6 (3)
4. The Rolling Stones - 7 (5)
5. Chuck Berry - 9 (4)
6. Led Zeppelin - 12 (6)
7. The Who - 17 (7)
8. The Beach Boys - 17 (9)
9. James Brown and the Famous Flames - 17 (10)
10. Aretha Franklin - 20 (8)
11. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 22 (13)
12. Stevie Wonder - 23 (12)
13. Michael Jackson - 29 (14)
14. Ray Charles - 29 (16)
15. David Bowie - 31 (11)
16. Johnny Cash - 32 (18)
17. Pink Floyd - 33 (17)
18. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 34 (15)
19. Nirvana - 39 (21)
20. Buddy Holly and the Crickets - 41 (24)
21. The Clash - 42 (20)
22. Marvin Gaye - 45 (22)
23. Bob Marley & The Wailers - 48 (23)
24. U2 - 49 (28)
25. Prince - 50 (19)
26. Little Richard - 54 (26)
27. Queen - 56 (32)
28. The Velvet Underground - 59 (29)
29. Elton John - 59 (30)
30. The Doors - 59 (33)
31. Sam Cooke - 60 (27)
32. The Kinks - 64 (25)
33. Black Sabbath - 65 (38)
34. Ramones - 66 (31)
35. Neil Young - 67 (35)
36. R.E.M. - 71 (37)
37. The Supremes - 75 (34)
38. Creedence Clearwater Revival - 75 (39)
39. Public Enemy - 78 (40)
40. Fats Domino - 82 (36)
41. Otis Redding - 86 (42)
42. Radiohead - 86 (44)
43. Simon & Garfunkel - 86 (46)
44. Kraftwerk - 88 (43)
45. Metallica - 90 (53)
46. Madonna - 91 (41)
47. Sly & The Family Stone - 95 (47)
48. John Lennon - 96 (49)
49. The Temptations - 97 (54)
50. Talking Heads - 103 (52)
51. Jerry Lee Lewis - 105 (51)
52. Joni Mitchell - 108 (45)
53. The Byrds - 109 (50)
54. Fleetwood Mac - 112 (56)
55. Roy Orbison - 112 (59)
56. Pearl Jam - 115 (63)
57. The Miracles with Smokey Robinson - 116 (61)
58. Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company - 117 (48)
59. The Police - 118 (60)
60. Eagles - 119 (55)
61. Run-D.M.C. - 120 (58)
62. Bo Diddley - 121 (72)
63. The Everly Brothers - 122 (65)
64. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 123 (62)
65. Van Morrison - 127 (57)
66. Aerosmith - 128 (68)
67. The Allman Brothers Band - 129 (64)
68. Cream - 139 (67)
69. B.B. King - 139 (71)
70. The Band - 140 (73)
71. The Cure - 144 (69)
72. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 146 (80)
73. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 147 (74)
74. The Drifters - 147 (76)
75. Al Green - 149 (70)
76. The Grateful Dead - 156 (75)
77. Billy Joel - 156 (78)
78. AC/DC - 157 (77)
79. Parliament-Funkadelic - 158 (66)
80. Guns N' Roses - 158 (82)
81. The Stooges - 164 (81)
82. Beastie Boys - 165 (79)
83. Jackie Wilson - 166 (92)
84. Paul McCartney & Wings - 172 (85)
85. Van Halen - 173 (91)
86. The Bee Gees - 175 (98)
87. Deep Purple - 178 (94)
88. The Smiths - 179 (83)
89. Santana - 179 (90)
90. Eric Clapton - 182 (89)
91. Ike & Tina Turner - 186 (87)
92. Joy Division - 191 (106)
93. Nine Inch Nails - 193 (86)
94. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - 194 (84)
95. Pixies - 195 (95)
96. Jefferson Airplane - 197 (100)
97. T. Rex - 200 (97)
98. Genesis - 200 (112)
99. Blondie - 201 (93)
100. Red Hot Chili Peppers - 203 (99)
101. Sex Pistols - 203 (109)
102. Roxy Music - 205 (107)
103. Alice Cooper - 207 (96)
104. Smashing Pumpkins - 207 (101)
105. Peter Gabriel - 215 (103)
106. Lynyrd Skynyrd - 216 (114)
107. Steely Dan - 216 (126)
108. Bill Haley & His Comets - 217 (116)
109. Depeche Mode - 218 (102)
110. N.W.A. - 222 (104)
111. 2pac - 226 (88)
112. The Four Seasons - 226 (135)
113. Etta James - 228 (111)
114. Carl Perkins - 228 (113)
115. ABBA - 229 (115)
116. Eminem - 229 (124)
117. The Four Tops - 233 (138)
118. Paul Simon - 235 (122)
119. Earth, Wind & Fire - 236 (117)
120. Rush - 236 (127)
121. Green Day - 237 (110)
122. Janet Jackson - 241 (108)
123. The Animals - 241 (121)
124. White Stripes - 242 (118)
125. James Taylor - 251 (119)
126. Beck - 252 (123)
127. Outkast - 254 (131)
128. The Moody Blues - 255 (129)
129. Soundgarden - 260 (125)
130. Curtis Mayfield - 262 (140)
131. Donna Summer - 265 (134)
132. Leonard Cohen - 266 (105)
133. Rod Stewart - 271 (143)
134. Jay-Z - 272 (120)
135. King Crimson - 273 (133)
136. Rage Against The Machine - 275 (128)
137. Yes - 278 (141)
138. Sonic Youth - 280 (139)
139. Judas Priest - 280 (146)
140. Eddie Cochran - 280 (155)
141. The Jackson Five - 283 (147)
142. Electric Light Orchestra - 283 (153)
143. Dusty Springfield - 286 (165)
144. The Isley Brothers - 291 (142)
145. The Cars - 292 (149)
146. George Harrison - 295 (145)
147. Duran Duran - 295 (150)
148. Iron Maiden - 296 (154)
149. Patti Smith Group - 297 (137)
150. Kate Bush - 301 (132)
151. Chicago - 308 (144)
152. Martha and the Vandellas - 308 (162)
153. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 308 (169)
154. The Coasters - 310 (151)
155. Arcade Fire - 314 (161)
156. MC5 - 318 (136)
157. Ricky Nelson - 319 (156)
158. LL Cool J - 320 (148)
159. Dire Straits - 321 (159)
160. The Spinners - 327 (152)
161. Coldplay - 327 (179)
162. Dion & The Belmonts - 331 (175)
163. Chic - 333 (160)
164. Daft Punk - 335 (164)
165. Carole King - 336 (168)
166. The Replacements - 338 (157)
167. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - 339 (163)
168. Foo Fighters - 346 (180)
169. The Yardbirds - 346 (192)
170. Heart - 347 (170)
171. Oasis - 349 (191)
172. ZZ Top - 349 (194)
173. The Pretenders - 350 (166)
174. Neil Diamond - 351 (130)
175. Beyonce - 354 (177)
176. The Mamas & The Papas - 356 (176)
177. Weezer - 361 (178)
178. Whitney Houston - 368 (172)
179. New Order - 371 (186)
180. The Zombies - 372 (207)
181. Jethro Tull - 374 (204)
182. Wilson Pickett - 374 (223)
183. Eurythmics - 375 (167)
184. Sam and Dave - 376 (182)
185. John Mellencamp - 376 (188)
186. The Shirelles - 378 (210)
187. Big Star - 384 (185)
188. Tom Waits - 385 (181)
189. Cheap Trick - 385 (187)
190. Jackson Browne - 386 (195)
191. The Jam - 386 (196)
192. New York Dolls - 388 (173)
193. Alice In Chains - 388 (193)
194. Motörhead - 390 (174)
195. Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) - 391 (217)
196. KISS - 392 (248)
197. The B-52's - 393 (184)
198. Gladys Knight & The Pips - 394 (202)
199. Blur - 395 (209)
200. Lou Reed - 397 (171)
201. Devo - 398 (231)
202. Kanye West - 398 (241)
203. War - 400 (211)
204. Daryl Hall & John Oates - 405 (205)
205. Tori Amos - 406 (203)
206. Steve Miller Band - 409 (189)
207. Gram Parsons - 410 (208)
208. PJ Harvey - 411 (158)
209. Link Wray - 412 (198)
210. Donovan - 416 (197)
211. The Monkees - 416 (206)
212. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - 417 (239)
213. Randy Newman - 419 (190)
214. Traffic - 420 (213)
215. The Righteous Brothers - 427 (240)
216. Björk - 431 (214)
217. The Ronettes - 436 (212)
218. A Tribe Called Quest - 442 (221)
219. Peter, Paul & Mary - 444 (219)
220. Bobby Darin - 444 (243)
221. Journey - 450 (232)
222. Bill Withers - 450 (257)
223. Jimmy Cliff - 455 (199)
224. The Platters - 455 (228)
225. Massive Attack - 457 (226)
226. Hüsker Dü - 460 (183)
227. Linda Ronstadt - 463 (218)
228. Solomon Burke - 465 (216)
229. Bad Brains - 466 (233)
230. The Impressions - 467 (224)
231. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 468 (200)
232. Tool - 468 (245)
233. George Michael - 470 (235)
234. Jane's Addiction - 472 (201)
235. Notorious B.I.G. - 472 (250)
236. Dick Dale - 474 (261)
237. Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps - 475 (264)
238. Ruth Brown - 484 (236)
239. Pat Benatar - 484 (242)
240. The Buzzcocks - 485 (220)
241. Mariah Carey - 488 (244)
242. Def Leppard - 488 (282)
243. INXS - 490 (229)
244. Weird Al Yankovic - 491 (247)
245. Nick Drake - 491 (258)
246. Connie Francis - 492 (225)
247. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - 493 (238)
248. Can - 493 (263)
249. The Hollies - 494 (289)
250. The Dead Kennedys - 496 (222)
251. De La Soul - 498 (256)
252. The Doobie Brothers - 499 (302)
253. Jim Croce - 500 (321)
254. The Staple Singers - 501 (267)
255. Brian Eno - 502 (251)
256. Eric B. & Rakim - 502 (252)
257. Black Flag - 502 (255)
258. Isaac Hayes - 503 (271)
259. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - 504 (292)
260. Buffalo Springfield - 505 (230)
261. Love - 505 (266)
262. The O'Jays - 506 (278)
263. Bon Jovi - 507 (249)
264. Afrika Bambaataa - 508 (272)
265. Wu-Tang Clan - 510 (237)
266. Lovin' Spoonful - 511 (254)
267. The Guess Who - 512 (309)
268. Bonnie Raitt - 515 (246)
269. Warren Zevon - 516 (227)
270. Wilco - 520 (260)
271. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - 524 (215)
272. Barry White - 524 (234)
273. The Carpenters - 528 (265)
274. Television - 529 (275)
275. The Dave Clark Five - 534 (296)
276. Ozzy Osbourne - 539 (277)
277. The (Young) Rascals - 540 (299)
278. Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - 542 (259)
279. Brenda Lee - 542 (291)
280. Wanda Jackson - 543 (284)
281. Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio - 545 (269)
282. The Ventures - 545 (305)
283. Dave Matthews Band - 546 (273)
284. Siouxsie & The Banshees - 546 (276)
285. The Commodores - 548 (274)
286. LCD Soundsystem - 549 (262)
287. Pavement - 550 (286)
288. Duane Eddy - 550 (313)
289. Missy Elliott - 554 (253)
290. The Marvelettes - 556 (270)
291. Queens Of The Stone Age - 558 (279)
292. Sparks - 559 (324)
293. The Jesus And Mary Chain - 560 (280)
294. Jan & Dean - 561 (315)
295. The Chemical Brothers - 562 (281)
296. Bauhaus - 570 (285)
297. Ritchie Valens - 570 (290)
298. Lloyd Price - 571 (268)
299. Steppenwolf - 571 (293)
300. Slayer - 572 (312)
301. Fugazi - 573 (288)
302. Harry Nilsson - 573 (307)
303. X - 574 (283)
304. Procol Harum - 577 (298)
305. Thin Lizzy - 580 (308)
306. Clyde McPhatter - 584 (332)
307. Faith No More - 587 (287)
308. The Stone Roses - 588 (306)
309. The Flaming Lips - 589 (297)
310. Del Shannon - 594 (310)
311. Belle & Sebastian - 595 (300)
312. Bad Company - 600 (295)
313. The Runaways - 602 (294)
314. Toots And The Maytals - 602 (301)
315. Stone Temple Pilots - 604 (323)
316. LaVern Baker - 607 (314)
317. My Bloody Valentine - 607 (311)
318. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - 608 (304)
319. Tommy James and the Shondells - 610 (303)
320. Jeff Beck - 610 (316)
321. Megadeth - 614 (326)
322. Mary Wells - 616 (317)
323. Little Anthony & the Imperials - 619 (322)
324. Gene Pitney - 623 (325)
325. Scott Walker - 624 (318)
326. The Specials - 630 (320)
327. Pantera - 631 (327)
328. The Flamingos - 635 (333)
329. Three Dog Night - 638 (319)
330. XTC - 641 (330)
331. Suicide - 641 (328)
332. Mötley Crüe - 646 (334)
333. Silver Apples - 650 (336)
334. The Offspring - 650 (335)
335. System Of A Down - 658 (329)
336. Neu! - 662 (331)


Non-Performers - Industry

1. Ahmet Ertegun - 2 (1)
2. Alan Freed - 5 (2)
3. Berry Gordy, Jr. - 5 (3)
4. Leonard Chess - 8 (4)
5. Leo Fender - 11 (5)
6. Dick Clark - 16 (11)
7. Dr. Robert Moog - 17 (10)
8. Wolfman Jack - 22 (14)
9. Herb Alpert & Jerry Moss - 25 (6)
10. Clive Davis - 27 (17)
11. Brian Epstein - 29 (15)
12. Lou Adler - 30 (12)
13. David Geffen - 30 (19)
14. Russell Simmons - 30 (21)
15. Art Rupe - 33 (8)
16. Jim Stewart - 33 (20)
17. Alan Lomax - 35 (7)
18. Cosimo Matassa - 37 (16)
19. Seymour Stein - 39 (9)
20. Bill Graham - 39 (13)
21. Don Cornelius - 40 (28)
22. Lew Chudd - 48 (24)
23. DJ Kool Herc - 48 (25)
24. Frank Barsalona - 51 (18)
25. Chris Blackwell - 53 (31)
26. Mo Ostin - 54 (23)
27. Jann Wenner - 55 (38)
28. Tom Donahue - 57 (30)
29. Jim Marshall (Marshall Amps) - 57 (37)
30. Bernie Lowe - 58 (42)
31. Casey Kasem - 59 (22)
32. Robert W. Pittman - 59 (44)
33. Paul Ackerman - 61 (29)
34. Jac Holzman - 62 (26)
35. Nesuhi Ertegun - 63 (34)
36. Hilly Kristal - 68 (33)
37. Ed Sullivan - 69 (27)
38. Malcolm McLaren - 73 (35)
39. Tony Wilson - 73 (39)
40. Jim Marshall (photographer) - 75 (36)
41. Sylvia Robinson - 76 (32)
42. Bob Geldof - 83 (43)
43. Lester Bangs - 85 (40)
44. Hipgnosis - 87 (41)
45. Joel Whitburn - 87 (46)
46. Lang, Roberts, Rosenman & Kornfeld - 88 (45)


Non-Performers - Songwriters

1. Gerry Goffin & Carole King - 2 (1)
2. Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller - 4 (2)
3. Holland-Dozier-Holland - 7 (4)
4. Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry - 8 (3)
5. Otis Blackwell - 11 (7)
6. Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil - 12 (5)
7. Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield - 16 (8)
8. Doc Pomus - 16 (10)
9. Allen Toussaint - 19 (6)
10. Bernie Taupin - 21 (9)
11. Ashford & Simpson - 23 (12)
12. Mort Shuman - 23 (13)
13. Jesse Stone - 25 (16)
14. Burt Bacharach and Hal David - 27 (11)
15. Dave Bartholomew - 28 (14)
16. Laura Nyro - 30 (15)


Non-Performers - Producers/Engineers

1. Phil Spector - 2 (1)
2. George Martin - 4 (2)
3. Jerry Wexler - 6 (3)
4. Sam Phillips - 8 (4)
5. Quincy Jones - 10 (5)
6. Brian Eno - 12 (6)
7. John Hammond - 16 (9)
8. Giorgio Moroder - 18 (7)
9. Tom Dowd - 22 (14)
10. Lee "Scratch" Perry - 23 (8)
11. Rick Rubin - 23 (10)
12. Dr. Dre - 23 (11)
13. Thom Bell - 23 (13)
14. Gamble & Huff - 25 (16)
15. Johnny Otis - 28 (12)
16. Ralph Bass - 34 (17)
17. Milt Gabler - 37 (19)
18. Glyn Johns - 38 (18)
19. Joe Meek - 42 (15)
20. Conny Plank - 42 (21)
21. Todd Rundgren - 43 (22)
22. John Peel - 43 (29)
23. Syd Nathan - 45 (20)
24. Jimmy Iovine - 46 (23)
25. Timbaland - 47 (24)
26. Eddie Kramer - 47 (25)
27. Butch Vig - 52 (26)
28. Willie Mitchell - 53 (34)
29. Frankie Knuckles - 54 (27)
30. Robert "Mutt" Lange - 54 (28)
31. Daniel Lanois - 56 (32)
32. Danger Mouse - 60 (30)
33. The Belleveille Three - 62 (31)
34. Martin Hannett - 62 (33)
35. Ted Templeman - 63 (35)


Influences - Pre-Rock Era

1. Robert Johnson - 2 (1)
2. Woody Guthrie - 5 (2)
3. Hank Williams - 5 (3)
4. Louis Armstrong - 12 (4)
5. Louis Jordan - 13 (8)
6. Billie Holiday - 16 (9)
7. Lead Belly - 16 (10)
8. Les Paul - 18 (14)
9. Sister Rosetta Tharpe - 20 (11)
10. T-Bone Walker - 24 (6)
11. Roy Brown - 24 (7)
12. Frank Sinatra - 25 (15)
13. Elmore James - 28 (17)
14. Mahalia Jackson - 30 (16)
15. Bessie Smith - 31 (18)
16. Wynonie Harris - 36 (20)
17. Jimmie Rodgers - 36 (24)
18. Professor Longhair - 40 (19)
19. The Carter Family - 41 (5)
20. Ella Fitzgerald - 42 (12)
21. The Weavers - 43 (23)
22. Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - 48 (13)
23. Nat "King" Cole - 48 (22)
24. Ma Rainey - 49 (27)
25. Bill Monroe - 52 (21)
26. The Orioles - 52 (25)
27. The Soul Stirrers - 56 (37)
28. Duke Ellington - 57 (29)
29. Django Reinhardt - 57 (42)
30. Charlie Christian - 58 (33)
31. Jimmy Yancey - 58 (34)
32. The Ravens - 59 (36)
33. Dinah Washington - 63 (26)
34. The Ink Spots - 63 (31)
35. Jelly Roll Morton - 64 (30)
36. Charles Brown - 65 (32)
37. Big Mama Thornton - 69 (40)
38. Mississippi John Hurt - 70 (28)
39. Willie Dixon - 76 (38)
40. Sonny Boy Williamson II - 78 (39)
41. The Mills Brothers - 81 (35)
42. Blind Lemon Jefferson - 82 (41)
43. Cab Calloway - 86 (43)
44. W.C. Handy - 86 (46)
45. Glenn Miller - 88 (44)
46. Dizzy Gillespie - 90 (45)
47. Bing Crosby - 92 (47)
48. Scott Joplin - 93 (49)
49. Charlie Parker - 96 (48)
50. Eddie Lang - 97 (50)


Influences - Rock Era

1. Muddy Waters - 2 (1)
2. Howlin' Wolf - 4 (2)
3. Miles Davis - 6 (3)
4. John Lee Hooker - 9 (5)
5. Willie Nelson - 11 (4)
6. Pete Seeger - 12 (7)
7. John Coltrane - 18 (10)
8. Patsy Cline - 22 (13)
9. Lightnin' Hopkins - 25 (9)
10. Big Joe Turner - 25 (19)
11. Nina Simone - 27 (6)
12. Jimmy Reed - 30 (17)
13. The "5" Royales - 31 (11)
14. The Kingston Trio - 31 (14)
15. Buddy Guy - 32 (20)
16. Bobby "Blue" Bland - 34 (16)
17. Albert King - 36 (25)
18. The Dominoes - 36 (26)
19. Herbie Hancock - 37 (18)
20. Joan Baez - 41 (12)
21. The Clovers - 45 (30)
22. Ravi Shankar - 47 (15)
23. Chuck Willis - 47 (21)
24. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - 47 (23)
25. Lonnie Donegan - 49 (27)
26. Jacques Brel - 50 (8)
27. Esther Phillips - 50 (22)
28. Freddie King - 53 (39)
29. Dolly Parton - 59 (28)
30. Fela Kuti - 60 (24)
31. Serge Gainsbourg - 64 (32)
32. George Jones - 65 (31)
33. Johnny Ace - 68 (29)
34. Emmylou Harris - 70 (33)
35. Gil Scott-Heron - 70 (35)
36. Karlheinz Stockhausen - 74 (34)
37. Little Willie John - 74 (37)
38. Waylon Jennings - 74 (41)
39. Merle Haggard - 76 (38)
40. The Four Freshmen - 76 (46)
41. Townes Van Zandt - 79 (36)
42. John Cage - 80 (40)
43. Crew Cuts - 83 (45)
44. Tom Lehrer - 84 (42)
45. Buchanan & Goodman - 85 (44)
46. Wendy Carlos - 86 (43)


Sidemen (Backing Groups)

1. The Wrecking Crew - 4 (1)
2. Booker T. & The M.G.'s - 5 (3)
3. Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section - 6 (2)
4. The Funk Brothers - 8 (7)
5. Crazy Horse - 14 (6)
6. The Tennessee Three - 16 (4)
7. The Cookies/Raelettes - 16 (6)
8. The Meters - 16 (10)
9. The Jordanaires - 16 (11)
10. Jabo Starks & Clyde Stubblefield - 18 (5)
11. The Hi Rhythm Section - 20 (5)
12. The Memphis Horns - 22 (15)
13. The Andantes - 26 (12)
14. The J.B.'s - 26 (13)
15. The Bar-Kays - 27 (18)
16. The Sweet Inspirations - 30 (14)
17. The Love Unlimited Orchestra - 30 (19)
18. MFSB - 32 (16)
19. The Revolution - 34 (17)
20. Sly & Robbie - 38 (20)


Sidemen (Individuals)

1. King Curtis - 4 (1)
2. Floyd Cramer - 7 (5)
3. D.J. Fontana - 10 (4)
4. Scotty Moore - 10 (6)
5. Hal Blaine - 10 (9)
6. Little Walter - 12 (2)
7. Chet Atkins - 15 (8)
8. Bill Black - 19 (10)
9. Carol Kaye - 20 (3)
10. Leon Russell - 20 (12)
11. Earl Palmer - 20 (15)
12. Glen Campbell - 21 (7)
13. Billy Preston - 28 (17)
14. Spooner Oldham - 29 (13)
15. Darlene Love and the Blossoms - 34 (19)
16. Bobby Womack - 36 (23)
17. Nicky Hopkins - 37 (18)
18. James Burton - 37 (25)
19. Ry Cooder - 39 (14)
20. Al Kooper - 42 (22)
21. Huey "Piano" Smith - 44 (16)
22. Boots Randolph - 45 (11)
23. Johnnie Johnson - 46 (25)
24. Dr. John - 47 (23)
25. Mickey "Guitar" Baker - 47 (25)
26. Jackie Brenston - 48 (19)
27. Randy Rhoads - 56 (21)
28. Maceo Parker - 56 (30)
29. Steve Douglas - 56 (38)
30. Carmine Appice - 62 (35)
31. Klaus Voormann - 64 (32)
32. John McLaughlin - 69 (28)
33. Mike Bloomfield - 72 (35)
34. Billy Cox / Buddy Miles - 72 (42)
35. Jimmy Nolen - 73 (50)
36. Lee Allen - 77 (44)
37. Lisa Fischer - 80 (40)
38. Sam "The Man" Taylor - 80 (44)
39. Charlie Daniels - 81 (29)
40. Thomas Dolby - 82 (38)
41. Mick Ronson - 82 (44)
42. Hubert Sumlin - 85 (32)
43. Steve Vai - 92 (35)
44. Bobby Keys - 93 (42)
45. Louis Shelton - 93 (47)
46. Jim Horn - 95 (55)
47. Fred Wesley - 96 (65)
48. Jim Keltner - 97 (58)
49. Joe Satriani - 98 (40)
50. Leland Sklar - 98 (51)
51. Pat Smear - 99 (34)
52. Sheila E. - 101 (31)
53. Richard Thompson - 102 (53)
54. Philip Paul - 103 (48)
55. Herb Hardesty - 103 (49)
56. Del Casher - 106 (64)
57. Bernard Purdie - 108 (54)
58. Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - 108 (65)
59. Jack Nitzsche - 109 (59)
60. Gary Chester - 111 (52)
61. Jim Gordon - 118 (56)
62. Jesse Ed Davis - 120 (57)
63. Kenny Aronoff - 120 (75)
64. Carlos Alomar - 122 (61)
65. Rick Derringer - 124 (62)
66. Rob Sabino - 127 (67)
67. Daryl Stuermer - 128 (72)
68. Chris Spedding - 129 (60)
69. Jah Wobble - 131 (63)
70. Paul Shaffer - 133 (69)
71. Martha Wash - 134 (67)
72. Marc Benno - 136 (70)
73. Robert Wyatt - 137 (76)
74. Clarence Clemons - 139 (72)
75. Eric Johnson - 142 (70)
76. Jeff Porcaro - 143 (72)

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 08/30/2018 @ 00:34am


I stopped reading when I saw...

131. Donna Summer - 265 (134)
132. Leonard Cohen - 266 (105)

Posted by joker on Thursday, 08/30/2018 @ 00:59am


Starting at approx. 11 AM on Sunday the 24th (after the conclusion of the Year and Artist votes on the Song and Album Project boards), voting will begin for round 1 of the 2019 Snub Madness Tournament.

The purpose of this tournament is to determine who FRL voters think is the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame's second biggest snub. This tournament's previous champion, Kraftwerk, remains uninducted, so logically, they are FRL's biggest snub and will not be included in this tournament.

Artists that are eligible for this tournament meet the following requirements.

1. They have been inducted in the FRL Revisited / Projected project.

2. They have not been inducted into the RNR HOF as Performers.

3. They are currently eligible for the RNR HOF as of the 2019 inductions (performers newly eligible in 2019 are not included in this vote).

4. They have not previously won this tournament. This only elminates our reigning champion, Kraftwerk.

There are 122 artists that are qualified for the Snub Madness 2019 tournament.


The tournament's match-ups bracket can be found at this link (match-ups have not been updated as of the time of this posting):

https://challonge.com/snubmadness2019


This year, seeding was determined based on the performer's first year of eligibility for the RNR HOF. They were then sorted alphabetically by the band's name (ignoring "A" or "The") and by the last name of solo performers or bands named after individuals.


For the first two rounds of voting, there will be either 7 or 8 votes per day.

For rounds 3 and 4, there will be 4 votes per day.

For rounds 5 and 6, there will be 2 votes per day.


Anyone is eligible to vote once (per IP address) in any polls that they choose to participate in.

Voters are not required to participate in every poll.

To vote, select one of the two candidates in the poll in question. Please post the performer's name or a clear abbreviation to indicate your preference.

Each vote will end at 11 PM Central the next day, unless the otherwise noted.

In the event of a tie, the last vote cast in a poll will be disqualified to determine the winner.

The tournament bracket linked above will be adhered to throughout to determine match-ups. The bracket will not be re-seeded, even in the event of a seeded upset.


If there are any further questions, please let me know.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 03/22/2019 @ 01:24am


Just confused because the bracket you listed seems to just be based on alphabetical order...so the #1, #2, etc. are A-B- and the closest to Z are the lowest numbered.

Posted by Casper on Friday, 03/22/2019 @ 01:32am


Casper - I hadn't updated the brackets yet. They're updated now. Johnny Burnette is the #1 seed.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 03/22/2019 @ 22:13pm


Just to be clear, is this voting taking place at the challonge.com site or here?

Posted by jtrichey on Saturday, 03/23/2019 @ 23:27pm


This voting is taking place on this messageboard (Rock Rankings) on futurerocklegends.com

The challonge.com brackets are just so voters can track the tournament results and upcoming match-ups.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 03/24/2019 @ 01:42am


Should be a lot of fun.

Looking highly forward to it!

Posted by Donnie on Sunday, 03/24/2019 @ 03:00am


I'm posting this now in case I'm not available at 11 PM tonight.

Here are the first set of Round 1 matches in the 2019 Snub Madness Tournament, which has now begun:

#1. Pat Benatar vs. Bauhaus
#2. King Crimson vs. Soundgarden
#3. Eric B. And Rakim vs. Three Dog Night
#4. Love vs. PJ Harvey
#5. New Order vs. The Runaways
#6. Aphex Twin vs. The Monkees
#7. The Replacements vs. Television


Anyone interested can vote in as many or all of these matches if they like.

To vote, post the name of the artist(s) that you're voting for.

In the event of a tie vote, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on Monday the 25th.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 03/24/2019 @ 22:10pm


#1. Pat Benatar
#2. King Crimson
#3. Eric B. And Rakim
#4. PJ Harvey
#5. New Order
#6. Aphex Twin
#7. Television

Posted by Billy R on Sunday, 03/24/2019 @ 23:18pm


#1. Pat Benatar
#2. Soundgarden
#3. Three Dog Night
#4. PJ Harvey
#5. New Order
#6. Aphex Twin
#7. The Replacements

Posted by jtrichey on Sunday, 03/24/2019 @ 23:40pm


#1: Pat Benatar
#2. Soundgarden
#3. Eric B. And Rakim
#4. PJ Harvey
#5. New Order
#6. The Monkees
#7. The Replacements

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Sunday, 03/24/2019 @ 23:55pm


#1. Pat Benatar
#2. Soundgarden
#3. Eric B. And Rakim
#4. PJ Harvey
#5. New Order
#6. Aphex Twin
#7. Television

Posted by Chris F. on Monday, 03/25/2019 @ 00:02am


I never did finish my series on my 150 Biggest Rock Hall Snubs list on my blog, so I'll use this opportunity to kind of do that.

I'll list each match up, and beside the artist I will show their updated ranking on my list (6 of the 7 inductees this year were on my list, all in the top 50 I might add). If the artist has an "N/A" next to it means they either didn't make my list of biggest snubs or weren't eligible for it yet (mainly the artists that became eligible to be nominated for the first time last year). So here are my picks...


#1. Pat Benatar (55) vs. Bauhaus (N/A)
Winner: Pat Benatar

#2. King Crimson (22) vs. Soundgarden (5)
Winner: Soundgarden

#3. Eric B. And Rakim (64) vs. Three Dog Night (N/A)
Winner: Eric B. and Rakim

#4. Love (N/A) vs. PJ Harvey (N/A)
Winner: PJ Harvey

#5. New Order (31) vs. The Runaways (N/A)
Winner: New Order

#6. Aphex Twin (75) vs. The Monkees (2)
Winner: The Monkees

#7. The Replacements (44) vs. Television (N/A)
Winner: The Replacements

Posted by Donnie on Monday, 03/25/2019 @ 00:10am


#1. Pat Benatar
#2. King Crimson
#3. Eric B. And Rakim
#4. PJ Harvey
#5. New Order
#6. The Monkees
#7. The Replacements

Posted by Gassman on Monday, 03/25/2019 @ 00:36am


KING'S 2019 Snub Tourney Votes.
#1. Pat Benatar
#2. Soundgarden
#3. Three Dog Night
#4. Love
#5. New Order
#6. The Monkees
#7. Television

KING 👑

Posted by KING on Monday, 03/25/2019 @ 00:52am


#1 Pat Benatar
#2 Soundgarden
#3 Three Dog Night
#4 PJ Harvey
#5 New Order
#6 The Monkees
#7 The Replacements

Posted by Darren on Monday, 03/25/2019 @ 01:15am


#1 Pat Benatar
#2 King Crimson
#3 Eric B. & Rakim
#4 PJ Harvey
#5 New Order
#6 The Monkees
#7 The Replacements

Posted by Greg F on Monday, 03/25/2019 @ 01:34am


#1. Pat Benatar
#2. Soundgarden
#3. Eric B. And Rakim
#4. PJ Harvey
#5. The Runaways
#6. The Monkees
#7. Television

Posted by MichaelEU on Monday, 03/25/2019 @ 02:26am


#1. Pat Benatar
#2. Soundgarden
#3. Three Dog Night
#4. Love
#5. The Runaways
#6. The Monkees
#7. The Replacements

Posted by Darrin A. on Monday, 03/25/2019 @ 04:57am


#1. Bauhaus
#2. King Crimson
#3. Eric B. And Rakim
#4. Love
#5. New Order
#6. Aphex Twin
#7. The Replacements

Love versus PJ Harvey was the only one I had to remotely take a second to consider. A lot of rather "meh" candidacies in the mix here or those that clearly don't stack up to the other (such as The Monkees versus true pioneer Aphex Twin)

Posted by Casper on Monday, 03/25/2019 @ 13:50pm


#1. Bauhaus
#2. King Crimson
#3. Eric B. And Rakim
#4. Love
#5. New Order
#6. The Monkees
#7. Television

Posted by Ray on Monday, 03/25/2019 @ 14:17pm


1. Pat Benatar
2. King Crimson
3. Eric B & Rakim
4. PJ Harvey
5. New Order
6. Aphex Twin
7. The Replacements

Posted by The_Claw on Monday, 03/25/2019 @ 14:30pm


1. Bauhaus
2. Soundgarden
3. Three Dog Night
4. Love
5. New Order
6. The Monkees
7. Television

Posted by Jason Dagotto on Monday, 03/25/2019 @ 14:55pm


1. Pat Benatar
2. Soundgarden
3. Three Dog Night
4. Love
5. New Order
6. The Monkees
7. The Replacements

Posted by Dave on Monday, 03/25/2019 @ 17:23pm


The real "bad luck draw" was Soundgarden drawing King Crimson in the first round...yet Soundgarden is winning which is oh-so-wrong...either of those would have clobbered most of the first round competition on here.

People choosing "manufactured band that put out like one alright album" over New Order are absolutely out of their minds. That should have been unanimous.

Posted by Casper on Monday, 03/25/2019 @ 18:17pm


#1. Pat Benatar
#2. King Crimson
#3. Three Dog Night
#4. PJ Harvey
#5. New Order
#6. The Monkees
#7. The Replacements

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 03/25/2019 @ 18:24pm


Pat Benatar
King Crimson
Eric B. and Rakim
PJ Harvey
New Order
The Monkees
The Replacements

Posted by Sean on Monday, 03/25/2019 @ 20:26pm


#1. Pat Benatar
#2. King Crimson
#3. Eric B. And Rakim
#4. Love
#5. New Order
#6. The Monkees
#7. The Replacements

Posted by Philip on Monday, 03/25/2019 @ 20:57pm


#1: Pat Benatar
#2: Soundgarden
#3: Eric B. & Rakim
#4: PJ Harvey
#5: New Order
#6: The Monkees
#7: The Replacements

Posted by Nick on Monday, 03/25/2019 @ 22:49pm


#1. Pat Benatar
#2. King Crimson
#3. Three Dog Night
#5. The Runaways
#6. The Monkees

Posted by Jennifer on Monday, 03/25/2019 @ 23:58pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know if there are any errors):

Pat Benatar 18 - Bauhaus 3
Soundgarden 11 - King Crimson 10
Eric B And Rakim 13 - Three Dog Night 8
PJ Harvey 13 - Love 7
New Order 18 - The Runaways 3
The Monkees 16 - Aphex Twin 5
The Replacements 14 - Television 6


Here are today's Round 1 matches in the 2019 Snub Madness Tournament:

#1. Dave Matthews Band vs. The Spinners
#2. Ozzy Osbourne vs. XTC
#3. Nine Inch Nails vs. Silver Apples
#4. The Jesus And Mary Chain vs. War
#5. Toots & the Maytals vs. Wu-Tang Clan
#6. Depeche Mode vs. Motorhead
#7. Can vs. Pavement
#8. Big Star vs. Whitney Houston


Anyone interested can vote in as many or all of these matches if they like.

To vote, post the name of the artist(s) that you're voting for.

In the event of a tie vote, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on Tuesday the 26th.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 03/26/2019 @ 00:15am


#1 The Spinners
#2 XTC
#3 Nine Inch Nails
#4 War
#5 Wu-Tang Clan
#6 Depeche Mode
#7 Pavement
#8 Whitney Houston

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 03/26/2019 @ 00:22am


The Spinners
XTC
Nine Inch Nails
War
Wu-Tang Clan
Depeche Mode
Can
Whitney Houston


Just want to note how awesome and how unusual it is for Darren and me to be this much in agreement.

Posted by Philip on Tuesday, 03/26/2019 @ 00:41am


#1. The Spinners
#2. XTC
#3. Nine Inch Nails
#4. War
#5. Wu-Tang Clan
#6. Depeche Mode
#7. Pavement
#8. Whitney Houston

Posted by Chris F on Tuesday, 03/26/2019 @ 01:05am


1. The Spinners
2. XTC
3. Nine Inch Nails
4. War
5. Wu-Tang Clan
6. Depeche Mode
7. Can
8. Big Star

Posted by Greg F on Tuesday, 03/26/2019 @ 01:47am


KING'S 👑 Snub Tourney Votes
#1. The Spinners
#2. Ozzy Osbourne
#3. Nine Inch Nails
#4. WAR
#5. Wu-Tang Clan
#6. Depeche Mode
#7. Can
#8. Big Star

KING 👑

Posted by KING on Tuesday, 03/26/2019 @ 03:24am


#1. The Spinners
#2. XTC
#3. Nine Inch Nails
#4. War
#5. Wu-Tang Clan
#6. Motorhead
#7. Can
#8. Whitney Houston

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 03/26/2019 @ 06:06am


#1: The Spinners
#2: XTC
#3: Nine Inch Nails
#4: War
#5: Toots & The Maytals
#6: Depeche Mode
#7: Pavement
#8: Big Star

Posted by Nick on Tuesday, 03/26/2019 @ 07:28am


#1. The Spinners
#2. Ozzy Osbourne
#3. Nine Inch Nails
#4. The Jesus And Mary Chain
#5. Wu-Tang Clan
#6. Depeche Mode
#7. Pavement
#8. Whitney Houston

Posted by jtrichey on Tuesday, 03/26/2019 @ 09:02am


#1. The Spinners
#2. Ozzy Osbourne
#3. Nine Inch Nails
#4. War
#5. Toots & the Maytals
#6. Motorhead
#7. Can
#8. Big Star

Posted by Darrin A. on Tuesday, 03/26/2019 @ 09:50am


#1. The Spinners
#2. XTC
#3. Nine Inch Nails
#4. The Jesus And Mary Chain
#5. Wu-Tang Clan
#6. Depeche Mode
#7. Can
#8. Big Star



Wow. The Spinners and NIN are both undefeated so far. I don't think there's really an argument for the other names in the first three rounds though (so certainly XTC over Ozzy Osbourne's solo career).

Other five match-ups are very very interesting.

Posted by Casper on Tuesday, 03/26/2019 @ 12:14pm


Soundgarden versus King Crimson...that was your Super Bowl right there. Might as well just pack up and go home.

And wowzers, had no idea PJ Harvey would slay Love with ease.

Posted by Casper on Tuesday, 03/26/2019 @ 12:18pm


Here are my votes!

#1. Dave Matthews Band
#2. Ozzy Osbourne
#3. Nine Inch Nails
#4. The Jesus And Mary Chain
#5. Wu-Tang Clan
#6. Motorhead
#7. Can
#8. Big Star

Posted by The Dude on Tuesday, 03/26/2019 @ 12:19pm


#1. The Spinners
#2. XTC
#3. Nine Inch Nails
#4. War
#5. Wu-Tang Clan
#6. Depeche Mode
#7. Pavement
#8. Big Star

Posted by Gassman on Tuesday, 03/26/2019 @ 14:49pm


Same format as before (an artist's ranking on my 150 Biggest Rock Snubs is listed next to them in parenthesis; N/A means they weren't on the list or weren't yet eligible to be on the list)

#1. Dave Matthews Band (N/A) vs. The Spinners (40)
Winner: The Spinners

#2. Ozzy Osbourne (42) vs. XTC (N/A)
Winner: Ozzy Osbourne

#3. Nine Inch Nails (19) vs. Silver Apples (N/A)
Winner: Nine Inch Nails

#4. The Jesus And Mary Chain (N/A) vs. War (38)
Winner: War

#5. Toots & the Maytals (N/A) vs. Wu-Tang Clan (116)
Winner: Wu-Tang Clan

#6. Depeche Mode (12) vs. Motorhead (36)
Winner: Depeche Mode

#7. Can (N/A) vs. Pavement (N/A)
Winner: Can

#8. Big Star (39) vs. Whitney Houston (6)
Winner: Whitney Houston

Posted by Donnie on Tuesday, 03/26/2019 @ 17:13pm


1. The Spinners
2. XTC
3. Nine Inch Nails
4. War
5. Wu Tang Clan
6. Depeche Mode
7. Can
8. Whitney Houston

Posted by The_Claw on Tuesday, 03/26/2019 @ 17:21pm


The Spinners
Ozzy Osbourne
Nine Inch Nails
War
Toots And The Maytals
Depeche Mode
Can
Big Star

Posted by Steve Z on Tuesday, 03/26/2019 @ 20:07pm


#1. The Spinners
#2. XTC
#3. Nine Inch Nails
#4. The Jesus And Mary Chain
#5. Wu-Tang Clan
#6. Depeche Mode
#7. Can
#8. Big Star


Brutal choice for #6. Either way, two of our biggest snubs. Less diffilcukt was #3, where I think NIN has had a larger direct influence.

Posted by Ray on Tuesday, 03/26/2019 @ 23:59pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know if there are any errors):

The Spinners 15 - Dave Matthews Band 1
XTC 10 - Ozzy Osbourne 6
Nine Inch Nails 16 - Silver Apples 0
War 12 - The Jesus And Mary Chain 4
Wu-Tang Clan 13 - Toots & the Maytals 3
Depeche Mode 13 - Motorhead 3
Can 11 - Pavement 5
Big Star 9 - Whitney Houston 7


Here are today's Round 1 matches in the 2019 Snub Madness Tournament:

#1. Siouxsie & the Banshees vs. The Specials
#2. The Offspring vs. Steppenwolf
#3. Megadeth vs. Sparks
#4. Jim Croce vs. Nas
#5. The Buzzcocks vs. Husker Du
#6. Mariah Carey vs. MC5
#7. The Commodores vs. Pantera


Anyone interested can vote in as many or all of these matches if they like.

To vote, post the name of the artist(s) that you're voting for.

In the event of a tie vote, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on Wednesday the 27th.

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 03/27/2019 @ 00:50am


#1 Siouxsie & the Banshees
#2 Steppenwolf
#3 Megadeth
#4 Jim Croce
#5 Husker Du
#6 MC5
#7 Pantera

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 03/27/2019 @ 00:57am


KING's VOTES 2019 SNUB TOURNEY
#1. The Specials
#2. The Offspring
#3. Megadeth
#4. Jim Croce
#5. Husker Du
#6. Mariah Carey
#7. Pantera

Tough luck for Steppenwolf but The Offspring is 1 of my FAV all-time bands. Mariah Carey hopefully advances.
KING 👑



Posted by KING on Wednesday, 03/27/2019 @ 03:58am


#1. The Specials
#2. Steppenwolf
#3. Sparks
#4. Jim Croce
#5. The Buzzcocks
#6. MC5
#7. The Commodores

Posted by Darrin A. on Wednesday, 03/27/2019 @ 04:30am


#1. The Specials
#2. Steppenwolf
#3. Megadeth
#4. Jim Croce
#5. Husker Du
#6. MC5
#7. Pantera

Posted by MichaelEU on Wednesday, 03/27/2019 @ 05:46am


#1. Siouxsie & the Banshees
#2. The Offspring
#3. Sparks
#4. Nas
#5. The Buzzcocks
#6. MC5
#7. Pantera


More brutal choices with #3 and #5.

Posted by Ray on Wednesday, 03/27/2019 @ 06:39am


Here are my votes!

#1. Siouxsie & the Banshees
#2. Steppenwolf
#3. Megadeth
#4. Nas
#5. The Buzzcocks
#6. MC5
#7. Pantera

Posted by The Dude on Wednesday, 03/27/2019 @ 09:17am


1. The Specials
2. Steppenwolf
3. Sparks
4. Jim Croce
5. The Buzzcocks
6. MC5
7. The Commodores

Posted by Dave on Wednesday, 03/27/2019 @ 11:09am


The Specials
Steppenwolf
Megadeth
Jim Croce
The Buzzcocks
Mariah Carey
The Commodores

Posted by Philip on Wednesday, 03/27/2019 @ 11:56am


#1. Siouxsie & the Banshees
#2. The Offspring
#3. Megadeth
#4. Jim Croce
#5. Husker Du
#6. MC5
#7. Pantera

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 03/27/2019 @ 13:17pm



#1. Siouxsie & the Banshees
#2. The Offspring
#3. Megadeth
#4. Nas
#5. The Buzzcocks
#6. Mariah Carey
#7. The Commodorea

Posted by Chris F. on Wednesday, 03/27/2019 @ 13:23pm


1. Siouxsie and the Banshees
2. Steppenwolf
3. Sparks
4. Nas
5. Hüsker Dü
6. Mariah Carey
7. The Commodores

Posted by The_Claw on Wednesday, 03/27/2019 @ 14:06pm


#1. Suoixsie and the Banshees
#2. Steppenwolf
#3. Sparks
#4. Nas
#5. The Buzzcocks
#6. MC5
#7. Pantera

Posted by Greg F on Wednesday, 03/27/2019 @ 19:08pm


#1. Siouxsie & the Banshees (N/A) vs. The Specials (N/A)
Winner: Siouxsie & the Banshees

#2. The Offspring (N/A) vs. Steppenwolf (98)
Winner: Steppenwolf

#3. Megadeth (78) vs. Sparks (N/A)
Winner: Megadeth

#4. Jim Croce (N/A) vs. Nas (N/A)
Winner: Jim Croce (only because I don't consider Nas to be a snub at all as his real debut wasn't until 1994, thus making him first eligible this upcoming year, thus meaning by definition he can't be snub)

#5. The Buzzcocks (65) vs. Husker Du (72)
Winner: The Buzzcocks

#6. Mariah Carey (17) vs. MC5 (20)
Winner: Mariah Carey

#7. The Commodores (63) vs. Pantera (126)
Winner: The Commodores

Posted by Donnie on Wednesday, 03/27/2019 @ 19:14pm


Siouxsie and the Banshees
Steppenwolf
Sparks
Jim Croce
Husker Du
Mariah Carey
The Commodores

Posted by Sean on Wednesday, 03/27/2019 @ 19:32pm


#1. Siouxsie & the Banshees
#2. Steppenwolf
#3. Megadeth
#4. Jim Croce
#5. Husker Du
#6. MC5
#7. The Commodores

Posted by jtrichey on Wednesday, 03/27/2019 @ 20:06pm


#2. Steppenwolf
#4. Jim Croce
#6. Mariah Carey
#7. The Commodores

Posted by Jennifer on Wednesday, 03/27/2019 @ 20:15pm


#1. The Specials
#2. The Offspring
#3. Sparks
#4. Nas
#5. Husker Du
#6. MC5
#7. The Commodores

Posted by Casper on Wednesday, 03/27/2019 @ 20:21pm


I don't think either Offspring or Steppenwolf are worthy, but man, the latter is just a meat-and-potatoes rock band and that's real, real boring. Even if you're very pro "Born To Be Wild" and "Magic Carpet Ride" which are both unqestionably phenomenal tracks, you can easily make the argument that the singles from Offspring's Smash LP are just as iconic, and frankly, better. Offspring at least delivered too very, very great records that are nice time capsules of that period where Punk went Pop (Ignition and Smash).

Steppenwolf is EXACTLY the kind of faceless band that deserved to be backdoored via the Singles category.

Posted by Casper on Wednesday, 03/27/2019 @ 20:26pm


The "Snubs" That I Think Have Way Too Thing A Case To Be Inductees In Rock Hall Revisited/Projected:

Connie Francis

Jan & Dean (would make a great Singles inductee)

Peter, Paul and Mary (like Connie Francis, they don't even fit the category)

The Guess Who (It's a clear "no" but closer than you would think)

The Sonics (not enough THERE there)

Steppenwolf

The Carpenters (again, not the right category)

Kool & The Gang (70s mediocrity at its best selling)

Three Dog Night (see Kool & The Gang)

Barry White (nope)

The Runaways (no movie, no induction here)

Pat Benatar (CLASSIC ROCK RADIO!!!)

"Weird" Al (Totally deserving but a Musical Excellence category inductee if there ever was one. Him getting in as a Performer before anybody else is a total travesty. He would agree.)

INXS (The resume always looks to thin whenever I peak at it)

Pantera (See: INXS)

Faith No More (See: Pantera)

Stone Roses (I love that debut. It was not as world changing as Television or Sex Pistols)

George Michael (Lots of throwaway muzak here with a few high points. Thin career.)

Mariah Carey (Mostly dated records that sold like McDonald's...it's a clear innovation/personality drop-off from Janet to Whitney to her.)

Dave Matthews Band (What are we really rewarding here? Coffee shop popularity? Yuppie fandom? Adult contemporary radio?)

Posted by Casper on Wednesday, 03/27/2019 @ 20:36pm


* Thin, not Thing

Posted by Casper on Wednesday, 03/27/2019 @ 20:37pm


#1. Siouxsie & the Banshees
#2. Steppenwolf!!!!!
#3. Sparks
#4. Jim Croce
#5. Too close to call
#6. MC5
#7. The Commodores

Posted by joker on Wednesday, 03/27/2019 @ 21:37pm


#1: Siouxsie & The Banshees
#2: Steppenwolf
#3: Sparks
#4: Jim Croce
#5: The Buzzcocks
#6: Mariah Carey
#7: The Commodores

Posted by Nick on Wednesday, 03/27/2019 @ 22:52pm


#1. Siouxsie & the Banshees
#2. Steppenwolf
#3. Megadeth
#4. Jim Croce
#5. The Buzzcocks
#6. Mariah Care
#7. The Commodores

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Wednesday, 03/27/2019 @ 23:18pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know if there are any errors):

Siouxsie & the Banshees 13 - The Specials 6
Steppenwolf 15 - The Offspring 5
Megadeth 10 - Sparks 9
Jim Croce 14 - Nas 6
The Buzzcocks 10 - Husker Du 8
MC5 11 - Mariah Carey 9
The Commodores 13 - Pantera 7


Here are today's Round 1 matches in the 2019 Snub Madness Tournament:

#1. Joy Division vs. Weird Al Yankovic
#2. Kool & the Gang vs. Pixies
#3. The Doobie Brothers vs. Faith No More
#4. Captain Beefheart vs. Rage Against The Machine
#5. Chic vs. Fugazi
#6. Blur vs. Harry Nilsson
#7. Bad Company vs. Slayer


Anyone interested can vote in as many or all of these matches if they like.

To vote, post the name of the artist(s) that you're voting for.

In the event of a tie vote, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on Thursday the 28th.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 03/28/2019 @ 00:43am


Joy Division
Pixies
The Doobie Brothers
Rage Against The Machine
Chic
Harry Nilsson
Slayer

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 03/28/2019 @ 00:49am


KING'S 2019 SNUB TOURNEY VOTES
#1. Weird Al Yankovic
#2. Kool & The Gang
#3. Faith No More
#4. Rage Against The Machine
#5. Chic
#6. Harry Nilsson
#7. Bad Company

It's a shame Mariah Carey was eliminated on her birthday. And to MC5. I'm hoping Mariah can forgive us. Too bad 4 The Offspring!
KING 👑

Posted by KING on Thursday, 03/28/2019 @ 01:06am


"Weird Al" Yankovic
Kool And The Gang
The Doobie Brothers
Captain Beefheart
Chic
Harry Nilsson
Slayer

Posted by Philip on Thursday, 03/28/2019 @ 01:07am


Weird Al Yankovic
Pixies
The Doobie Brothers
Rage Against The Machine
Chic
Blur
Slayer

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Thursday, 03/28/2019 @ 01:49am


#1. Joy Division
#2. Pixies
#3. Faith No More
#4. Captain Beefheart
#5. Chic
#6. Nilsson
#7. Slayer

Posted by MichaelEU on Thursday, 03/28/2019 @ 02:48am


#1. Joy Division
#2. Pixies
#3. The Doobie Brothers
#4. Captain Beefheart
#5. Chic
#6. Harry Nilsson
#7. Slayer

Posted by Greg F on Thursday, 03/28/2019 @ 02:58am


#1. Weird Al Yankovic
#2. Pixies
#3. The Doobie Brothers
#4. Rage Against The Machine
#5. Chic
#6. Harry Nilsson
#7. Bad Company

Posted by Darrin A. on Thursday, 03/28/2019 @ 06:02am



#1. Joy Division
#2. Pixies
#3. The Doobie Brothers
#4. Rage Against The Machine
#5. Chic
#6. Blur
#7. Slayer

Posted by Chris F. on Thursday, 03/28/2019 @ 08:05am


#1. Joy Division
#2. Pixies
#3. The Doobie Brothers
#4. Rage Against The Machine
#5. Chic
#6. Blur
#7. Slayer

Posted by Gassman on Thursday, 03/28/2019 @ 08:07am


1. Weird So Yankovic
2. Pixies
3. The Doobie Brothers
4. Captain Beefheart
5. Chic
6. Blur
7. Bad Company

Posted by Tom H. on Thursday, 03/28/2019 @ 09:34am


1. Joy Division
2. Pixies
3. The Doobie Brothers
4. Rage Against the Machine
5. Chic
6. Harry Nilsson
7. Bad Company

Posted by Dave on Thursday, 03/28/2019 @ 09:55am


In case I forget to vote today, please note that my vote in the #1 group will go to Joy Division. I want to say this in advance, so if the utter travesty that they are being thrown out of the competition by freaking Weird Al Yankovic, it was not because I didn't participate today.

Posted by The_Claw on Thursday, 03/28/2019 @ 11:55am


#1. Joy Division
#2. Pixies
#3. The Doobie Brothers
#4. Captain Beefheart
#5. Fugazi
#6. Blur
#7. Slayer


Blur versus Harry Nilsson makes me want to cry. :(

Joy Division is one of the most influential acts to not be inducted. For them to lose to a parodist would be a total tragedy and really expose the mainstream leanings of some of the voters in these projects...

Posted by Casper on Thursday, 03/28/2019 @ 16:51pm


Here are my votes!

#1. Joy Division
#2. Pixies
#3. Faith No More
#4. Rage Against The Machine
#5. Fugazi
#6. Harry Nilsson
#7. Slayer

Posted by The Dude on Thursday, 03/28/2019 @ 16:56pm


Found time to vote!

1. Joy Division
2. Pixies
3. The Doobie Brothers
4. Captain Beefheart
5. Chic
6. Blur
7. Slayer

Posted by The_Claw on Thursday, 03/28/2019 @ 17:08pm


#1. Joy Division
#2. Pixies
#3. Faith No More
#4. Captain Beefheart
#5. Fugazi
#6. Harry Nilsson
#7. Slayer

Posted by Ray on Thursday, 03/28/2019 @ 17:58pm


#1. Weird Al Yankovic
#2. Kool & the Gang
#3. The Doobie Brothers
#5. Chic
#6. Harry Nilsson
#7. Bad Company

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 03/28/2019 @ 19:33pm


Joy Division
Pixies
Faith No More
Captain Beefheart
Chic
Blur
Slayer

Posted by Sean on Thursday, 03/28/2019 @ 19:46pm


Oh pffft Casper. It was a tough call between JD and WAY for me. Both are very deserving of respect. Admittedly, the brilliance of the Weird one lies more in the "style" parodies or "pastiches" as Joe K. calls them, than in the straight-up song parodies, but he is not as corny and hacky as people always want to believe he is.

Not to take anything away from Joy Divison either. It was a tough call for me, but in the end, I had to go with an artist that makes me smile than an act that makes me wanna start cutting myself again.

Posted by Philip on Thursday, 03/28/2019 @ 20:49pm


Don’t have access to my snubs list, so I’ll just list my choices.

1. Joy Division
2. Pixies
3. The Doobie Brothers
4. Rage Against the Machine
5. Chic
6. Harry Nilsson
7. Bad Company

Posted by Donnie on Thursday, 03/28/2019 @ 21:42pm



1. Joy Division
2. Pixies
3. The Doobie Brothers
4. Rage Against the Machine
5. Chic
6. Harry Nilsson
7. Bad Company

Posted by Nick on Thursday, 03/28/2019 @ 22:39pm


#1. Joy Division
#2. Pixies
#3. The Doobie Brothers
#4. Rage Against The Machine
#5. Chic
#6. Harry Nilsson
#7. Slayer

Posted by jtrichey on Thursday, 03/28/2019 @ 23:33pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know if there are any errors):

Joy Division 14 - Weird Al Yankovic 6
Pixies 17 - Kool & the Gang 3
The Doobie Brothers 15 - Faith No More 5
Rage Against The Machine 11 - Captain Beefheart 8
Chic 17 - Fugazi 3
Harry Nilsson 13 - Blur 7
Slayer 13 - Bad Company 7


Here are today's Round 1 matches in the 2019 Snub Madness Tournament:

#1. The B-52's vs. The Dead Kennedys
#2. The Carpenters vs. Jane's Addiction
#3. Stone Roses vs. Warren Zevon
#4. Beck vs. Tommy James & the Shondells
#5. Motley Crue vs. Suicide
#6. The Sonics vs. Tori Amos
#7. Bad Brains vs. Judas Priest


Anyone interested can vote in as many or all of these matches if they like.

To vote, post the name of the artist(s) that you're voting for.

In the event of a tie vote, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on Friday the 29th.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 03/29/2019 @ 01:02am


#1 The B-52's
#2 Jane's Addiction
#3 Warren Zevon
#4 Beck
#5 Suicide
#6 Tori Amos
#7 Judas Priest

Posted by Darren on Friday, 03/29/2019 @ 01:07am



#1. The B-52s
#2. The Carpenters
#3. Stone Roses
#4. Beck
#5. Motley Crue
#6. Tori Amos
#7. Judas Priest

Posted by Chris F. on Friday, 03/29/2019 @ 01:29am


1. The B-52’s
2. Jane’s Addiction
3. Warren Zevon
4. Beck
5. Suicide
6. Tori Amos
7. Judas Priest

Posted by Nick on Friday, 03/29/2019 @ 01:34am


KING'S 2019 SNUB VOTES
#1. The B-52's
#2. Jane's Addiction
#3. Warren Zevon
#4. Tommy James & The Shondells
#5. Motley Crue
#6. The Sonics
#7. Judas Priest

Disappointed that The Pixies advanced over Kool & The Gang. A group that has several hits in an excellent 50+ music career. Bad Company also eliminated early. 2 groups that should have advanced. KING is not happy with these developments. KING 👑

Posted by KING on Friday, 03/29/2019 @ 01:37am


The B-52's
The Carpenters
Stone Roses
Beck
Suicide
The Sonics
Judas Priest

Posted by Tom H. on Friday, 03/29/2019 @ 08:41am


#1. The B-52's
#2. The Carpenters
#3. Warren Zevon
#4. Beck
#5. Suicide
#6. The Sonics
#7. Judas Priest

Posted by MichaelEU on Friday, 03/29/2019 @ 09:39am


#1. The B-52's
#2. The Carpenters
#3. Warren Zevon
#4. Beck
#5. Motley Crue
#6. The Sonics
#7. Judas Priest

Posted by Darrin A. on Friday, 03/29/2019 @ 10:13am


#1. The B-52's
#2. The Carpenters
#3. Warren Zevon
#4. Beck
#5. Suicide
#6. Tori Amos

Posted by joker on Friday, 03/29/2019 @ 14:44pm


The B-52's
The Carpenters
Warren Zevon
Beck
Suicide
Tori Amos
Judas Priest

Posted by Sean on Friday, 03/29/2019 @ 15:16pm


Here are my votes

#1. The Dead Kennedys
#2. Jane's Addiction
#3. Warren Zevon
#4. Beck
#5. Motley Crue
#6. The Sonics
#7. Judas Priest

Posted by The Dude on Friday, 03/29/2019 @ 15:45pm


#1. The B-52's
#2. Jane's Addiction
#3. Warren Zevon
#4. Beck
#5. Suicide
#6. Tori Amos
#7. Judas Priest

Posted by Casper on Friday, 03/29/2019 @ 16:36pm


1. The B-52's
2. The Carpenters
3. Stone Roses
4. Beck
5. Suicide
6. Tori Amos
7. Judas Priest

Posted by The_Claw on Friday, 03/29/2019 @ 18:56pm


#1. The B-52's
#2. The Carpenters
#3. Warren Zevon
#4. Tommy James & the Shondells
#5. Suicide
#6. Tori Amos
#7. Judas Priest

Posted by Philip on Friday, 03/29/2019 @ 20:37pm


#1. The Dead Kennedys
#2. Jane's Addiction
#3. Stone Roses
#4. Tommy James & the Shondells
#5. Suicide
#6. The Sonics
#7. Judas Priest

Man, tough break for Bad Brains. One of the essential punk bands, and one of the bigger snubs.

Posted by Ray on Friday, 03/29/2019 @ 20:48pm


1. The B-52's
2. The Carpenters
3. Warren Zevon
4. Beck
5. Suicide
6. Tori Amos
7. Judas Priest

Posted by Jason Dagotto on Friday, 03/29/2019 @ 20:53pm


1. B-52s
2. The Carpenters
3. Warren Zevon
4. Beck
5. Suicide
6. Tori Amos
7. Judas Priest

Posted by Greg F on Friday, 03/29/2019 @ 21:55pm


#1. The B-52's
#2. The Carpenters
#3. Warren Zevon
#4. Tommy James & the Shondells
#5. Motley Crue
#6. Tori Amos
#7. Judas Priest

Posted by Jennifer on Friday, 03/29/2019 @ 22:03pm


#1. The B-52's
#2. Jane's Addiction
#3. Stone Roses
#4. Beck
#5. Suicide
#6. The Sonics
#7. Judas Priest

Posted by jtrichey on Friday, 03/29/2019 @ 23:13pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know if there are any errors):

The B-52's 16 - The Dead Kennedys 2
The Carpenters 11 - Jane's Addiction 7
Warren Zevon 13 - Stone Roses 5
Beck 14 - Tommy James & the Shondells 4
Suicide 13 - Motley Crue 5
Tori Amos 11 - The Sonics 7
Judas Priest 17 - Bad Brains 0


Here are today's Round 1 matches in the 2019 Snub Madness Tournament:

#1. Link Wray vs. Outkast
#2. Black Flag vs. INXS
#3. Massive Attack vs. Nick Drake
#4. LL Cool J vs. Thin Lizzy
#5. Dick Dale vs. Tool
#6. Duran Duran vs. The Jam
#7. A Tribe Called Quest vs. Procol Harum
#8. The Flaming Lips vs. New York Dolls


Anyone interested can vote in as many or all of these matches if they like.

To vote, post the name of the artist(s) that you're voting for.

In the event of a tie vote, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on Saturday the 30th.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 03/30/2019 @ 00:13am


Link Wray
Black Flag
Massive Attack
LL Cool J
Dick Dale
Duran Duran
A Tribe Called Quest
New York Dolls

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 03/30/2019 @ 00:18am


#1. Outkast (damn tough pairing though!)
#2. Black Flag
#3. Nick Drake
#4. LL Cool J
#5. Dick Dale
#6. Duran Duran
#7. A Tribe Called Quest
#8. New York Dolls

Posted by Philip on Saturday, 03/30/2019 @ 00:21am


1. Link Wray
2. Black Flag
3. Massive Attack
4. LL Cool J
5. Dick Dale
6. The Jam
7. A Tribe Called Quest
8. New York Dolls

Posted by Greg F on Saturday, 03/30/2019 @ 00:30am


#1. Outkast
#2. Black Flag
#3. Nick Drake
#4. Thin Lizzy
#5. Dick Dale
#6. The Jam
#7. A Tribe Called Quest
#8. The Flaming Lips

Posted by Casper on Saturday, 03/30/2019 @ 00:31am



#1. Outkast
#2. Black Flag
#3. Massive Attack
#4. LL Cool J
#5. Tool
#6. Duran Duran
#7. A Tribe Called Quest
#8. The Flaming Lips

Posted by Chris F. on Saturday, 03/30/2019 @ 00:41am


Outkast
Black Flag
Nick Drake
LL Cool J
Dick Dale
The Jam
A Tribe Called Quest
New York Dolls

Posted by Sean on Saturday, 03/30/2019 @ 00:41am


KING'S 2019 SNUB TOURNEY VOTES
#1. Link Wray
#2. INXS
#3. Massive Attack
#4. LL Cool J
#5. Dick Dale
#6. Duran Duran
#7. Procol Harum
#8. New York Dolls
KING 👑


Posted by KING on Saturday, 03/30/2019 @ 00:55am


Here are my votes!

#1. Link Wray
#2. Black Flag
#3. Nick Drake
#4. Thin Lizzy
#5. Tool
#6. The Jam
#7. Procol Harum
#8. New York Dolls

Posted by The Dude on Saturday, 03/30/2019 @ 01:27am


#1. Link Wray
#2. INXS
#3. Nick Drake
#4. LL Cool J
#5. Dick Dale
#6. The Jam
#7. Procol Harum
#8. The Flaming Lips

Posted by MichaelEU on Saturday, 03/30/2019 @ 02:21am


Outkast
Black Flag
Nick Drake
LL Cool J
Tool
Duran Duran
Procol Harum
New York Dolls

Posted by Tom H. on Saturday, 03/30/2019 @ 10:31am


#1. Link Wray
#2. INXS
#4. LL Cool J
#5. Dick Dale
#6. Duran Duran
#7. Procol Harum
#8. New York Dolls

Posted by Jennifer on Saturday, 03/30/2019 @ 13:10pm


#1. Link Wray
#2. Black Flag
#3. Nick Drake
#4. Thin Lizzy
#5. Dick Dale
#6. Duran Duran
#7. Procol Harum
#8. New York Dolls

Brutal choices for #5 and #6. Tool have, for instance, been one of the major influences on this century's metal so far.

Posted by Ray on Saturday, 03/30/2019 @ 21:54pm


Back to my regular format as I have access to my 150 Biggest Snubs list..

#1. Link Wray (32) vs. Outkast (N/A; not eligible for the list at the time it was made)
Winner: Link Wray

#2. Black Flag (23) vs. INXS (67)
Winner: Black Flag

#3. Massive Attack (N/A) vs. Nick Drake (131)
Winner: Nick Drake

#4. LL Cool J (28) vs. Thin Lizzy (110)
Winner: LL Cool J

#5. Dick Dale (24) vs. Tool (125)
Winner: Dick Dale

#6. Duran Duran (48) vs. The Jam (122)
Winner: Duran Duran

#7. A Tribe Called Quest (58) vs. Procol Harum (97)
Winner: A Tribe Called Quest

#8. The Flaming Lips (N/A) vs. New York Dolls (11)
Winner: The New York Dolls

Posted by Donnie on Saturday, 03/30/2019 @ 22:47pm


1. Outkast
2. Black Flag
3. Nick Drake
4. LL Cool J
5. Dick Dale
6. Duran Duran (Cutting The Jam this early is so brutal)
7. A Tribe Called Quest
8. The New York Dolls

Posted by Nick on Saturday, 03/30/2019 @ 23:21pm


#1. Link Wray
#2. INXS
#3. Massive Attack
#4. LL Cool J
#5. Dick Dale
#6. Duran Duran
#7. A Tribe Called Quest
#8. New York Dolls

Posted by jtrichey on Saturday, 03/30/2019 @ 23:28pm


#1. Outkast
#2. INXS
#3. Nick Drake
#4. LL Cool J
#5. Dick Dale
#6. Duran Duran
#7. A Tribe Called Quest
#8. The Flaming Lips

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Saturday, 03/30/2019 @ 23:51pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know if there are any errors):

Link Wray 9 - Outkast 7
Black Flag 11 - INXS 5
Nick Drake 10 - Massive Attack 5
LL Cool J 13 - Thin Lizzy 3
Dick Dale 13 - Tool 3
Duran Duran 11 - The Jam 5
A Tribe Called Quest 10 - Procol Harum 6
New York Dolls 12 - The Flaming Lips 4


Here are today's Round 1 matches in the 2019 Snub Madness Tournament:

#1. Iron Maiden vs. X
#2. George Michael vs. T. Rex
#3. Emerson, Lake & Palmer vs. My Bloody Valentine
#4. The Guess Who vs. Mary J Blige
#5. Billy Idol vs. Bjork
#6. Scott Walker vs. Smashing Pumpkins
#7. Brian Eno vs. Sonic Youth


Anyone interested can vote in as many or all of these matches if they like.

To vote, post the name of the artist(s) that you're voting for.

In the event of a tie vote, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on Sunday the 31st.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 03/31/2019 @ 00:32am


Iron Maiden
T. Rex
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
The Guess Who
Billy Idol
Smashing Pumpkins
Sonic Youth

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 03/31/2019 @ 00:38am


#1. Iron Maiden
#2. T. Rex
#3. Emerson, Lake and Palmer
#4. Mary J Blige
#5. Bjork
#6. Smashing Pumpkins
#7. Sonic Youth

Posted by Greg F on Sunday, 03/31/2019 @ 00:45am


KING'S 2019 SNUB VOTES
#1. Iron Maiden
#2. T.Rex
#3. Emerson,Lake,And Palmer(ELP)
#4. The Guess Who
#5. Billy Idol
#6. Smashing Pumpkins
#7. Sonic Youth

KING 👑

Posted by KING on Sunday, 03/31/2019 @ 01:00am


Here are my votes!

#1. Iron Maiden
#2. T. Rex
#3. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
#4. The Guess Who
#5. Billy Idol
#6. Smashing Pumpkins
#7. Sonic Youth

Posted by The Dude on Sunday, 03/31/2019 @ 01:08am


#1. Iron Maiden (15) vs. X (95)
Winner: Iron Maiden

#2. George Michael (34) vs. T. Rex (9)
Winner: T. Rex

#3. Emerson, Lake & Palmer (N/A) vs. My Bloody Valentine (N/A)
Winner: Emerson, Lake & Palmer

#4. The Guess Who (54) vs. Mary J Blige (115)
Winner: The Guess Who

#5. Billy Idol (88) vs. Bjork (N/A)
Winner: Bjork

#6. Scott Walker (N/A) vs. Smashing Pumpkins (7)
Winner: Smashing Pumpkins

#7. Brian Eno (46) vs. Sonic Youth (16)
Winner: Sonic Youth

Posted by Donnie on Sunday, 03/31/2019 @ 01:11am


#1. X
#2. George Michael
#3. My Bloody Valentine
#4. The Guess Who
#5. Billy Idol (almost didn't vote... can't stand either of these artists)
#6. Smashing Pumpkins
#7. Sonic Youth

Posted by Philip on Sunday, 03/31/2019 @ 01:49am


#1. Iron Maiden
#2. T. Rex
#3. My Bloody Valentine
#4. Mary J Blige
#5. Bjork
#6. Smashing Pumpkins
#7. Sonic Youth

Posted by MichaelEU on Sunday, 03/31/2019 @ 03:09am


#1. X
#2. George Michael
#3. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
#4. Mary J Blige
#5. Bjork
#6. Smashing Pumpkins
#7. Sonic Youth

Posted by Chris F. on Sunday, 03/31/2019 @ 04:39am


1. Iron Maiden
2. George Michael
3. My Bloody Valentine
4. Mary J Blige
5. Björk
6. Smashing Pumpkins
7. Sonic Youth

Posted by The_Claw on Sunday, 03/31/2019 @ 06:43am


1. Iron Maiden
2. T. Rex
3. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
4. Mary J. Blige
5. Billy Idol
6. Smashing Pumpkins
7. Brian Eno

Posted by Tom H. on Sunday, 03/31/2019 @ 09:07am


Iron Maiden
T. Rex
My Bloody Valentine
Mary J Blige
Bjork
Smashing Pumpkins
Sonic Youth

Posted by Sean on Sunday, 03/31/2019 @ 10:44am


#1. Iron Maiden
#2. T. Rex
#3. My Bloody Valentine
#5. Bjork
#6. Scott Walker
#7. Sonic Youth


Walker drew an absolutely impossible opponent. I'm a TOTAL Smashing Pumpkins stan, but I need to give him a vote with his recent passing. He's done so much great material over the years.

Yes, Eno is more important than Sonic Youth, but we also inducted him as an NP and something like Musical Excellence would seem more fitting in real life (and he's already a Performer inductee with Roxy Music).


ELP versus MBV is actually way closer than you would expect when you look at it objectively. I just think the very best records from MBV are going to have had a bigger impact on rock as a whole.

I'm foregoing #4 which is Mary J Blige versus The Guess Who. Partially due to indifference, partially due to not feeling like I know enough about either to accurately assess them. I'll let those that care sort that one out.

Posted by Casper on Sunday, 03/31/2019 @ 13:37pm



2. T. Rex
3. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
4. The Guess Who
6. Scott Walker (Not the governor of Wisconsin)
7. Brian Eno

Posted by joker on Sunday, 03/31/2019 @ 14:49pm


I'm not making this up, but on the day Scott Walker died there was an article on yahoo about it. Literally 50% of the people commenting thought he really WAS the governor of Wisconsin and another 30% said they never heard of him. Absolutely deplorable.

Posted by joker on Sunday, 03/31/2019 @ 15:03pm


#1. Iron Maiden
#2. T. Rex
#3. My Bloody Valentine
#4. Mary J Blige
#5. Billy Idol
#6. Smashing Pumpkins
#7. Brian Eno

Posted by jtrichey on Sunday, 03/31/2019 @ 15:04pm


#2. T. Rex
#3. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
#4. The Guess Who
#5. Billy Idol

Posted by Jennifer on Sunday, 03/31/2019 @ 18:42pm


1. Iron Maiden
2. T. Rex
3. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
4. Mary J. Blige
5. Billy Idol
6. Scott Walker
7. Sonic Youth

Posted by Nick on Sunday, 03/31/2019 @ 20:56pm


#1. Iron Maiden
#2. T. Rex
#3. My Bloody Valentine
#5. Bjork
#6. Scott Walker
#7. Brian Eno

Posted by Ray on Sunday, 03/31/2019 @ 22:45pm


joker - One group read the headline and literally nothing in the article while the other group felt the need to comment on the story just to say that it wasn't important to them.

Pretty good summary of the internet really.


It is weird when two celebrities have the same name and one of them dies. It happened recently when rapper Tech 9 died and everyone thought it was rapper Tech N9ne and I had a moment of panic when Beatles manager George Martin's death was announced, you know, before he could finish his books. lol

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 03/31/2019 @ 23:09pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know if there are any errors):

Iron Maiden 13 - X 2
T. Rex 14 - George Michael 3
Emerson, Lake & Palmer 10 - My Bloody Valentine 7
Mary J Blige 8 - The Guess Who - 7
Billy Idol 8 - Bjork 8 (Ray's was the last vote, for Bjork)
Smashing Pumpkins 12 - Scott Walker - 4
Sonic Youth 12 - Brian Eno - 4


Here are today's Round 1 matches in the 2019 Snub Madness Tournament:

#1. Afrika Bambaataa vs. Kate Bush
#2. De La Soul vs. Jethro Tull
#3. Neu! vs. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
#4. Peter, Paul & Mary vs. Stone Temple Pilots
#5. Devo vs. Eurythmics
#6. Alice In Chains vs. Gram Parsons
#7. Barry White vs. The Smiths


Anyone interested can vote in as many or all of these matches if they like.

To vote, post the name of the artist(s) that you're voting for.

In the event of a tie vote, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on Monday the 1st.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 04/1/2019 @ 02:00am


Kate Bush
Jethro Tull
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Stone Temple Pilots
Devo
Alice In Chains
The Smiths

Posted by Darren on Monday, 04/1/2019 @ 02:07am


#1. Kate Bush
#2. De La Soul
#3. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
#4. Peter, Paul & Mary
#5. Eurythmics
#6. Gram Parsons
#7. The Smiths

Posted by MichaelEU on Monday, 04/1/2019 @ 02:13am


Darren - ROTFL. Well said!


Michael EU - Great job nominating that Scott Walker song. It will be interesting to see how well it does in the wake of his passing.

Posted by joker on Monday, 04/1/2019 @ 03:10am


KING'S 2019 SNUB TOURNEY VOTES

#1. Kate Bush
#2. Jethro Tull
#3. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
#4. Stone Temple Pilots (STP)
#5. Eurythmics
#6. Alice In Chains
#7. The Smiths

KING 👑

Posted by KING on Monday, 04/1/2019 @ 03:52am


#1. Kate Bush
#2. De La Soul
#3. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
#4. Peter, Paul & Mary
#5. Eurythmics
#6. Alice In Chains
#7. The Smiths

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Monday, 04/1/2019 @ 05:56am


Here are my votes!

#1. Kate Bush
#2. Jethro Tull
#3. Neu!
#4. Stone Temple Pilots
#5. Devo
#6. Alice In Chains
#7. The Smiths

Posted by The Dude on Monday, 04/1/2019 @ 08:18am


#1. Kate Bush
#2. Jethro Tull
#3. Neu!
#4. Peter, Paul & Mary
#5. Eurythmics
#6. Alice In Chains
#7. The Smiths

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 04/1/2019 @ 09:06am


Kate Bush
Jethro Tull
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Peter, Paul & Mary
Eurythmics
Alice In Chains
The Smiths

Posted by Steve Z on Monday, 04/1/2019 @ 11:11am


Kate Bush
Jethro Tull
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Peter, Paul & Mary
Devo
Gram Parsons
The Smiths

Posted by Sean on Monday, 04/1/2019 @ 12:47pm


#1. Kate Bush
#2. Jethro Tull
#3. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
#4. Peter, Paul & Mary
#5. Eurythmics
#6. Gram Parsons
#7. The Smiths

Posted by Greg F on Monday, 04/1/2019 @ 13:27pm


#1. Afrika Bambaataa
#2. De La Soul
#3. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
#4. Peter, Paul & Mary
#5. Eurythmics
#6. Gram Parsons
#7. The Smiths

These are some rather complicated matchups.

Posted by Chris F. on Monday, 04/1/2019 @ 16:39pm


#1. Kate Bush
#2. De La Soul
#3. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
#4. Stone Temple Pilots
#5. Devo
#6. Alice In Chains
#7. The Smiths

Posted by Casper on Monday, 04/1/2019 @ 16:47pm


Kate Bush and The Smiths will run away with their match-ups but those other five are very competitive. Probably the most interesting crop yet.

(BTW, I think The Smiths are going to win)

Posted by Casper on Monday, 04/1/2019 @ 16:49pm


1. Kate Bush
2. Jethro Tull
3. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
4. Stone Temple Pilots
5. Devo
6. Alice In Chains
7. The Smiths

Posted by Donnie on Monday, 04/1/2019 @ 16:54pm


1. Kate Bush
2. Jethro Tull
3. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4. Peter, Paul & Mary
5. Eurythmics
6. Gram Parsons
7. The Smiths

Posted by The_Claw on Monday, 04/1/2019 @ 17:17pm


1. Kate Bush
2. Jethro Tull
3. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4. Peter, Paul & Mary
5. Devo
6. Gram Parsons
7. The Smiths

#5 and #6 made me think for a good minute before I decided on my choices.

Posted by Nick on Monday, 04/1/2019 @ 19:31pm


I would have gone for Gram Parsons in a heartbeat years back although I prefer Alice In Chains personally - fan of both.

Gram Parsons' credentials look a lot shakier with each passing year. He had key contributions to bands and then a short solo career but other people were doing stuff similar both then and after. I think the moment may have been missed. Like he would have easily been inducted a few years back if he were on the ballot, but now it would be a tough sell on these large ballots with a lot of A-list snubs.

And with the creation of the Musical Excellence category, well, it's clearly where he fits best.

Posted by Casper on Monday, 04/1/2019 @ 19:44pm


#1. Afrika Bambaataa
#2. De La Soul
#3. Neu!
#4. Peter, Paul & Mary
#5. Devo
#6. Gram Parsons
#7. Barry White

Posted by Philip on Monday, 04/1/2019 @ 19:58pm


#1. Kate Bush
#2. De La Soul
#3. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
#4. Peter, Paul & Mary
#5. Eurythmics
#6. Gram Parsons
#7. The Smiths

Posted by jtrichey on Monday, 04/1/2019 @ 20:17pm


#1. Kate Bush
#2. Jethro Tull
#4. Peter, Paul & Mary
#5. Eurythmics

Posted by Jennifer on Monday, 04/1/2019 @ 21:27pm


1 - Kate Bush
2 - Jethro Tull
3 - Nick Cave
4 - Peter Paul & Mary
5 - Devo
6 - Gram Parsons
7 - The Smiths

Thanks!

Posted by Dano Loves Music on Monday, 04/1/2019 @ 23:50pm


#1. Kate Bush
#2. Jethro Tull
#3. Neu!
#4. Stone Temple Pilots
#5. Eurythmics
#6. Alice In Chains
#7. The Smiths

Some tough calls here. I hated not voting for Nick Cave. It's hard to distinguish between Parsons' impact as a solo artist vs. with The Flying Burrito Brothers, so AiC get the call here. #1 I think is more a question of direct vs. indirect influence.

Posted by Ray on Monday, 04/1/2019 @ 23:59pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know if there are any errors):

Kate Bush 17 - Afrika Bambaataa 2
Jethro Tull 13 - De La Soul 6
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 14 - Neu! 4
Peter, Paul & Mary 13 - Stone Temple Pilots 6
Eurythmics 11 - Devo 8
Gram Parsons 9 - Alice In Chains 9 (Last vote cast was for Alice In Chains)
The Smiths 17 - Barry White 1


Round 1 has now concluded. 64 artists remain.


Here are today's Round 2 matches in the 2019 Snub Madness Tournament:

#1. Johnny Burnette and the Rock N Roll Trio vs. Pat Benatar
#2. Eric B. & Rakim vs. Soundgarden
#3. New Order vs. PJ Harvey
#4. The Monkees vs. The Replacements
#5. The Spinners vs. XTC
#6. Nine Inch Nails vs. War
#7. Depeche Mode vs. Wu-Tang Clan
#8. Big Star vs. Can


Anyone interested can vote in as many or all of these matches if they like.

To vote, post the name of the artist(s) that you're voting for.

In the event of a tie vote, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on Tuesday the 2nd.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 04/2/2019 @ 00:05am


Pat Benatar
Soundgarden
New Order
The Replacements
The Spinners
Nine Inch Nails
Depeche Mode
Big Star

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 04/2/2019 @ 00:11am


1. Pat Benatar
2. Eric B. & Rakim
3. New Order
4. The Replacements
5. The Spinners
6. Nine Inch Nails
7. Depeche Mode
8. Big Star

Posted by Nick on Tuesday, 04/2/2019 @ 00:14am


Casper - who else have you found who was doing similar things before Parsons?

Posted by Ray on Tuesday, 04/2/2019 @ 00:16am


KING'S 2019 SNUB TOURNEY VOTES 2ND RD.

#1. Pat Benatar
#2. Soundgarden
#3. New Order
#4. The Monkees
#5. The Spinners
#6. Nine Inch Nails
#7. Depeche Mode
#8. Big Star

KING 👑

Posted by KING on Tuesday, 04/2/2019 @ 00:39am


#1. Johnny Burnette And The Rock And Roll Trio
#2. Eric B. And Rakim
#3. New Order
#4. The Monkees
#5. The Spinners
#6. War
#7. Depeche Mode
#8. Can

Posted by Philip on Tuesday, 04/2/2019 @ 01:20am


#1. Johnny Burnette and the Rock N Roll Trio
#2. Soundgarden
#3. PJ Harvey
#4. The Replacements
#5. The Spinners
#6. Nine Inch Nails
#7. Depeche Mode
#8. Big Star

Posted by MichaelEU on Tuesday, 04/2/2019 @ 01:23am


I mean, the country connection to Rock and Roll was always there, particularly in rockabilly. I don't think Parsons proved to be all that necessary. Rock still would have made those sort of connections without him.

His case is a slam dunk in terms of induction worthiness, but there's really no need to get him in as a Performer with the current sort of ballots the committee is tossing out there (as in, they've always got plenty more important snubs on them).

Posted by Casper on Tuesday, 04/2/2019 @ 01:56am


#1. Johnny Burnette and the Rock N Roll Trio
#3. New Order
#4. The Replacements
#5. XTC
#6. Nine Inch Nails
#7. Depeche Mode
#8. Big Star


I couldn't decide on #2 whatsoever, so I just gave up.

Posted by Casper on Tuesday, 04/2/2019 @ 01:59am


#1. Pat Benatar
#4. The Monkees
#5. The Spinners
#6. War

Posted by Jennifer on Tuesday, 04/2/2019 @ 02:46am


#1. Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'n' Roll Trio
#2. Soundgarden
#3. New Order
#4. The Replacements
#5. XTC
#6. Nine Inch Nails
#7. Depeche Mode
#8. Can

Posted by Greg F on Tuesday, 04/2/2019 @ 03:28am


#1. Johnny Burnette and the Rock N Roll Trio
#2. Soundgarden
#3. PJ Harvey
#4. The Monkees
#5. The Spinners
#6. War
#7. Wu-Tang Clan
#8. Big Star

Posted by Darrin A. on Tuesday, 04/2/2019 @ 04:02am


#1. Johnny Burnette and the Rock N Roll Trio
#2. Soundgarden
#3. PJ Harvey
#4. The Monkees
#5. The Spinners
#6. War
#7. Depeche Mode
#8. Can

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 04/2/2019 @ 06:24am


#1. Pat Benatar
#2. Eric B. & Rakim
#3. PJ Harvey
#4. The Monkees
#5. The Spinners
#6. Nine Inch Nails
#7. Wu-Tang Clan
#8. Can

Posted by Chris F. on Tuesday, 04/2/2019 @ 18:35pm


Pat Benatar
Soundgarden
New Order
The Replacements
XTC
Nine Inch Nails
Depeche Mode
Can

Posted by Sean on Tuesday, 04/2/2019 @ 18:42pm


#1. Pat Benatar
#2. Soundgarden
#3. New Order
#4. The Replacements
#5. The Spinners
#6. Nine Inch Nails
#7. Depeche Mode
#8. Big Star

Posted by jtrichey on Tuesday, 04/2/2019 @ 21:12pm


1. Pat Benatar
2. Soundgarden
3. New Order
4. The Monkees
5. The Spinners
6. Nine Inch Nails
7. Depeche Mode
8. Big Star

Posted by Donnie on Tuesday, 04/2/2019 @ 22:00pm


Casper - I see, though of course Parsons deserves credit for making those connections. I'm for packaging him in with The Flying Burrito Brothers at this point, but agreed that the Nominating Committee has bigger fish to fry at this point (particularly with some inexcusable additions to the backlog that should have been first-ballot selections).

#1. Johnny Burnette and the Rock N Roll Trio
#2. Soundgarden
#3. New Order
#4. The Replacements
#5. XTC
#6. Nine Inch Nails
#7. Depeche Mode
#8. Can

Brutal choice for #8. Soundgarden's role from grunge's conception puts them over the top for me.

Posted by Ray on Tuesday, 04/2/2019 @ 23:59pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know if there are any errors):

Pat Benatar 9 - Johnny Burnette and the Rock N Roll Trio 6
Soundgarden 10 - Eric B. & Rakim 3
New Order 10 - PJ Harvey 4
The Replacements 8 - The Monkees 7
The Spinners 11 - XTC 4
Nine Inch Nails 11 - War 4
Depeche Mode 12 - Wu-Tang Clan 2
Big Star 8 - Can 6


Here are today's Round 2 matches in the 2019 Snub Madness Tournament:

#1. Carole King vs. Siouxsie & the Banshees
#2. Megadeth vs. Steppenwolf
#3. The Buzzcocks vs. Jim Croce
#4. The Commodores vs. MC5
#5. Joy Division vs. The Marvelettes
#6. The Doobie Brothers vs. Pixies
#7. Chic vs. Rage Against The Machine
#8. Harry Nilsson vs. Slayer


Anyone interested can vote in as many or all of these matches if they like.

To vote, post the name of the artist(s) that you're voting for.

In the event of a tie vote, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on Wednesday the 3rd.

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 04/3/2019 @ 01:05am


Carole King
Steppenwolf
The Buzzcocks
MC5
Joy Division
Pixies
Rage Against The Machine
Slayer

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 04/3/2019 @ 01:21am


#1. Carole King
#2. Megadeth
#3. The Buzzcocks
#4. MC5
#5. Joy Division
#6. Pixies
#7. Chic
#8. Harry Nilsson

Posted by Casper on Wednesday, 04/3/2019 @ 02:00am


#1. Carole King
#2. Steppenwolf
#3. The Buzzcocks
#4. MC5
#5. The Marvelettes
#6. Pixies
#7. Rage Against The Machine
#8. Harry Nilsson

Posted by Darrin A. on Wednesday, 04/3/2019 @ 03:52am


KING'S 2019 SNUB MADNESS TOURNEY 2ND RD.
#1. Siouxsie & The Banshees
#2. Megadeth
#3. Jim Croce
#4. The Commodores
#5. Joy Division
#6. The Doobie Brothers
#7. Rage Against The Machine
#8. Slayer

KING 👑

Posted by KING on Wednesday, 04/3/2019 @ 03:55am


Here are my votes!

Siouxsie & The Banshees
Steppenwolf
The Buzzcocks
MC5
Joy Division
Pixies
Rage Against The Machine
Slayer

Posted by The Dude on Wednesday, 04/3/2019 @ 08:19am


#1. Carole King
#2. Megadeth
#3. Jim Croce
#4. MC5
#5. The Marvelettes
#6. Pixies
#7. Chic
#8. Slayer

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 04/3/2019 @ 08:53am


Carole King
Steppenwolf
Jim Croce
The Commodores
The Marvelettes
The Doobie Brothers
Chic
Harry Nilsson

Posted by Philip on Wednesday, 04/3/2019 @ 11:48am


I cannot believe that I actually concur with Casper on every single pick!

Carole King
Megadeth
Buzzcocks
MC5
Joy Division
Pixies
Chic
Nilsson

Posted by Dano Loves Music on Wednesday, 04/3/2019 @ 14:01pm


#1. Carole King
#2. Megadeth
#3. Buzzcocks
#4. MC5
#5. Joy Divison
#6. Pixies
#7. Rage Against the Machine
#8. Slayer

Posted by Greg F on Wednesday, 04/3/2019 @ 14:09pm


1. Carole King
2. Steppenwolf
3. Buzzcocks
4. The MC5
5. Joy Division
6. Pixies
7. Chic
8. Slayer

Posted by The_Claw on Wednesday, 04/3/2019 @ 15:26pm


I'm a big Motown buff and The Marvelettes could have made it very far for me. Drawing Joy Division rightfully ended their chances. That's a top five snub, at minimum, and New Order would be a Top 20. Combined, you could argue they are only behind Kraftwerk.

Posted by Casper on Wednesday, 04/3/2019 @ 16:15pm


#1. Siouxsie & the Banshees
#2. Megadeth
#3. Jim Croce
#4. MC5
#5. Joy Division
#6. Pixies
#7. Chic
#8. Slayer

Posted by jtrichey on Wednesday, 04/3/2019 @ 16:44pm


Carole King
Megadeth
Jim Croce
MC5
Joy Division
Pixies
Rage Against The Machine
Slayer

Posted by Steve Z on Wednesday, 04/3/2019 @ 17:18pm


1. Carole King
2. Steppenwolf
3. The Buzzcocks
4. MC5
5. Joy Division
6. Pixies
7. Chic
8. Harry Nilsson

Posted by Nick on Wednesday, 04/3/2019 @ 17:20pm


Funny you should say that, Casper, because imho, the Marvelettes are a Top 3 snub for me (interference from the Singles Category notwithstanding)... behind only Chubby Checker and *maybe* Kraftwerk for me. I know I'm pretty alone in that regard, but that's my take on it.

Fwiw, I agree that the Hall needs to induct more post-punk, but that doesn't necessarily make any one post-punk act that much more deserving BECAUSE they're part of a neglected (sub)genre. Not that I'm implying that that's what you're saying, but there's an undercurrent, a temptation you might say, to think that way, and we can all be susceptible to that.

Either way, it's moot. It'd take a helluva comeback for the marvelous Marvelettes at this point.

Posted by Philip on Wednesday, 04/3/2019 @ 18:32pm


1. Carole King
#2. Steppenwolf
#3. Jim Croce
#4. The Commodores
#5. The Marvelettes
#6. The Doobie Brothers
#7. Chic
#8. Harry Nilsson

Posted by Jennifer on Wednesday, 04/3/2019 @ 19:21pm


Carole King
Megadeth
The Buzzcocks
The Commodores
Joy Division
Pixies
Chic
Harry Nilsson

Posted by Sean on Wednesday, 04/3/2019 @ 20:07pm


Yeah, it's more about a lot of key acts being induction worthy from the post-punk realm NOT GETTING IN that's the issue here. I'm not arguing for unworthy acts from that genre/era to get in (same for indie). Rather it's clearly the most neglected territory.

Marvelettes, for me, are probably the biggest R&B/Soul/Motown snub left which is saying a lot. I mean, Chic would probably be the right answer but there's that whole backdoor induction of Nile Rodgers clouding things...

Posted by Casper on Wednesday, 04/3/2019 @ 22:36pm


Back to the Snub List Rankings format...

#1. Carole King (4) vs. Siouxsie & the Banshees (N/A)
Winner: Carole King

#2. Megadeth (78) vs. Steppenwolf (98)
Winner: Megadeth

#3. The Buzzcocks (65) vs. Jim Croce (N/A)
Winner: The Buzzcocks

#4. The Commodores (63) vs. MC5 (20)
Winner: MC5

#5. Joy Division (27) vs. The Marvelettes (107)
Winner: Joy Division

#6. The Doobie Brothers (25) vs. Pixies (13)
Winner: Pixies

#7. Chic (49) vs. Rage Against The Machine (30)
Winner: Rage Against the Machine

#8. Harry Nilsson (108) vs. Slayer (70)
Winner: Slayer

Posted by Donnie on Wednesday, 04/3/2019 @ 23:49pm


#1. Siouxsie & the Banshees
#2. Megadeth
#3. The Buzzcocks
#4. MC5
#5. Joy Division
#6. Pixies
#7. Chic
#8. Slayer

Posted by Ray on Wednesday, 04/3/2019 @ 23:57pm


See, the induction of Nile Rodgers as AME only makes Chic a BIGGER snub for me, because they gave Chic the ultimate snub by cherry-picking Nile.

Even using my I-5 system, Joy Division might come a little bit ahead of the Marvlettes (maybe, I'm not rendering judgment either way), but just sheer merits alone are not the whole of the story for being considered a bigger snub. For example, the fact that so many other powerhouse acts from Motown and not the Marvelettes can be considered snubbing them pretty hard. It's a matter of perception really.

But this is a good, enlightening, and respectful discussion.

Posted by Philip on Thursday, 04/4/2019 @ 01:29am


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know if there are any errors):

Carole King 13 - Siouxsie & the Banshees 4
Megadeth 10 - Steppenwolf 7
The Buzzcocks 11 - Jim Croce 6
MC5 13 - The Commodores 4
Joy Division 13 - The Marvelettes 4
Pixies 14 - The Doobie Brothers 3
Chic 10 - Rage Against The Machine 7
Slayer 10 - Harry Nilsson 7


Here are today's Round 2 matches in the 2019 Snub Madness Tournament:

#1. The B-52's vs. Connie Francis
#2. The Carpenters vs. Warren Zevon
#3. Beck vs. Suicide
#4. Tori Amos vs. Judas Priest
#5. Black Flag vs. Link Wray
#6. Nick Drake vs. LL Cool J
#7. Dick Dale vs. Duran Duran
#8. New York Dolls vs. A Tribe Called Quest


Anyone interested can vote in as many or all of these matches if they like.

To vote, post the name of the artist(s) that you're voting for.

In the event of a tie vote, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on Thursday the 4th.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 04/4/2019 @ 01:55am


The B-52's
Warren Zevon
Beck
Judas Priest
Link Wray
LL Cool J
Dick Dale
New York Dolls

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 04/4/2019 @ 01:56am


Connie Francis
Warren Zevon
Beck
Judas Priest
Link Wray
Nick Drake
Dick Dale
New York Dolls

Posted by Greg F on Thursday, 04/4/2019 @ 02:21am


KING'S 2019 SNUB MADNESS TOURNEY VOTES 2nd Rd.
#1. The B-52's
#2. Warren Zevon
#3. Beck
#4. Judas Priest
#5. Link Wray
#6. LL Cool J
#7. Duran Duran
#8. New York Dolls
KING 👑

Posted by KING on Thursday, 04/4/2019 @ 03:41am


#1. The B-52's
#2. The Carpenters
#3. Beck
#4. Judas Priest
#5. Link Wray
#6. LL Cool J
#7. Duran Duran
#8. New York Dolls

Posted by Darrin A. on Thursday, 04/4/2019 @ 04:54am


1. The B-52's
2. Warren Zevon
3. Beck
4. Judas Priest
5. Link Wray
6. LL Cool J
7. Dick Dale
8. New York Dolls

Posted by Tom H. on Thursday, 04/4/2019 @ 09:27am


#1. The B-52's
#2. Warren Zevon
#3. Beck
#4. Tori Amos
#5. Black Flag
#6. Nick Drake
#7. Duran Duran
#8. A Tribe Called Quest

Hard ones:

Amos versus Priest. I was able to go with Amos because

1) She's way underrated to begin with

2) I figure she'll still lose to Priest


#8 was just brutal. Absolute pioneers. My entire decision was based on giving Hip Hop a boost since there's plenty of guitar acts that will continue to advance in this tourney.

Posted by Casper on Thursday, 04/4/2019 @ 15:24pm


Nick Drake really should not lose to LL Cool J.

1) Drake's peak value is way higher. Three masterpiece albums. Best LL Cool J is the dated Radio.

2) LL Cool J was a consistent presence in Hip Hop that was more of a "career compiler" than much of an innovator. Hip Hop lives on just fine without him whereas Drake's baroque pop is just ALL OVER the indie/underground rock of the ensuing fifty years.

Posted by Casper on Thursday, 04/4/2019 @ 15:26pm


#1. Connie Francis
#2. The Carpenters
#3. Beck
#4. Judas Priest
#5. Link Wray
#6. Nick Drake
#7. Dick Dale
#8. New York Dolls

Posted by MichaelEU on Thursday, 04/4/2019 @ 16:13pm


B-52's
Warren Zevon
Beck
Judas Priest
Black Flag
LL Cool J
Duran Duran
Tribe Called Quest

I guess this means I'm a fan of career compiling!

Posted by Dano Loves Music on Thursday, 04/4/2019 @ 16:25pm


I'd say Bonnie Raitt is the biggest career compiler in the Hall. You can't even make a case for her without bringing in her commercial resurgence circa 1990. Essentially took her 20 years to even develop a case, and in my eyes, still falls way short. Zero innovation, minimal influence.

Some could argue that Jackson Browne or James Taylor or even Billy Joel fit this mold. If you aren't as high on their peak material as others, then you can just think, "Well, it's more of an award just for being around forever"


BTW, the term comes from people analyzing Baseball Hall of Famers or would be Hall of Famers. Harold Baines, recent inductee, is just a career compiler. Same for Jim Rice and some other needless recent inductees, usually via the Veteran's Committee.

Posted by Casper on Thursday, 04/4/2019 @ 16:38pm


Weezer and Foo Fighters would honestly both fit the "career compiler" label. You either think their 90s material is enough to warrant induction or you think they just would get in via adding a couple decades of relative mediocrity to their case file.

But, it begs the question. Weezer added little of artistic relevance to their case this century, yet it probably HELPS their case with the many, many voters who would never in a million years have voted for that band if they had just called it a day after Pinkerton.

Same goes for Foo Fighters. They stopped putting out truly forward thinking material once this century began, yet their case revolves entirely on them being THE BIG BAND in Mainstream Rock for this century, selling out stadiums and getting a lot of radio play.

Posted by Casper on Thursday, 04/4/2019 @ 16:42pm


Like, for Weezer, I think it's enough because those two albums are masterpieces and HUGELY influential.

For Foo Fighters, my entire support of their candidacy has been BECAUSE of their 21st century success. Even though I find basically none of it to have much artistic merit (just generally repeating themselves) nor do I even like any of it.

I mean, in the case of Foo Fighters, it's not like it WAS NOT pointed out around here when we inducted them in RHP. And for years, we've all been kind of dreading them getting in before dozens and dozens and dozens of acts that were far more groundbreaking. FF will be just getting the award for showing up.

RHCP. That's a career compiler. Nobody really cares about their 80s stuff and BloodSugarSexMagik is widely seen nowadays as a pretty half-assed record in a lot of respects along with One Hot Minute (probably the MOST interesting thing they have done artistically, to be honest) and the loudness-war posterboy known as Californication.

But, what really came after Californication? Just them repeating themselves over and over and over musically. But it strengthened their case because these songs were on the radio and the albums sold millions. They got points for BEING THERE.

Posted by Casper on Thursday, 04/4/2019 @ 16:46pm


1. The B-52's
2. The Carpenters
3. Beck
4. Tori Amos
5. Link Wray
6. Nick Drake
7. Duran Duran
8. New York Dolls

Posted by The_Claw on Thursday, 04/4/2019 @ 18:51pm


The B-52's
Warren Zevon
Beck
Judas Priest
Black Flag
Nick Drake
Duran Duran
New York Dolls

Posted by Sean on Thursday, 04/4/2019 @ 19:23pm


B-52's
Warren Zevon
Beck
Judas Priest
Link Wray
LL Cool J
Dick Dale
New York Dolls

Posted by Philip on Thursday, 04/4/2019 @ 20:35pm


#1. Connie Francis
#2. Warren Zevon
#3. Suicide
#4. Judas Priest
#5. Link Wray
#6. Nick Drake
#7. Dick Dale
#8. New York Dolls

Man, I hated to make Black Flag sit here. His direct influence in the present day appears minimal, but I think Link Wray is the correct choice.

Posted by Ray on Thursday, 04/4/2019 @ 20:46pm


1. The B-52’s
2. The Carpenters
3. Beck
4. Judas Priest
5. Black Flag
6. LL Cool J
7. Dick Dale
8. The New York Dolls

Posted by Donnie on Thursday, 04/4/2019 @ 21:52pm


#1. Connie Francis
#2. Warren Zevon
#3. Beck
#4. Judas Priest
#5. Link Wray
#6. LL Cool J
#7. Duran Duran
#8. A Tribe Called Quest

Posted by jtrichey on Thursday, 04/4/2019 @ 23:41pm


1. The B-52’s
2. Warren Zevon
3. Beck
4. Judas Priest
5. Link Wray
6. LL Cool J
7. Duran Duran
8. New York Dolls

Posted by Nick on Thursday, 04/4/2019 @ 23:46pm


Connie Francis
The Carpenters
Beck
Judas Priest
Link Wray
Nick Drake
Dick Dale
New York Dolls

Posted by joker on Thursday, 04/4/2019 @ 23:50pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know if there are any errors):

The B-52's 10 - Connie Francis 6
Warren Zevon 11 - The Carpenters 5
Beck 15 - Suicide 1
Judas Priest 14 - Tori Amos 2
Link Wray 12 - Black Flag 4
LL Cool J 9 - Nick Drake 7
Duran Duran 8 - Dick Dale 8 (The last vote cast was for Dick Dale.)
New York Dolls 13 - A Tribe Called Quest 3


Here are today's Round 2 matches in the 2019 Snub Madness Tournament:

#1. Iron Maiden vs. Jan & Dean
#2. Emerson, Lake & Palmer vs. T. Rex
#3. Billy Idol vs. Mary J. Blige
#4. Smashing Pumpkins vs. Sonic Youth
#5. Kate Bush vs. Mary Wells
#6. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds vs. Jethro Tull
#7. Eurythmics vs. Peter, Paul & Mary
#8. Gram Parsons vs. The Smiths


Anyone interested can vote in as many or all of these matches if they like.

To vote, post the name of the artist(s) that you're voting for.

In the event of a tie vote, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on Friday the 5th.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 04/5/2019 @ 02:13am


Iron Maiden
T. Rex
Billy Idol
Smashing Pumpkins
Kate Bush
Jethro Tull
Eurythmics
The Smiths

Posted by Darren on Friday, 04/5/2019 @ 02:14am


#1. Iron Maiden
#2. T. Rex
#3. Mary J. Blige
#4. Smashing Pumpkins
#5. Kate Bush
#6. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
#7. Eurythmics
#8. Gram Parsons

Wow. Sonic Youth vs Smashing Pumkins and Parsons vs Smiths. It hurts.

Posted by MichaelEU on Friday, 04/5/2019 @ 02:40am


KING'S 2019 SNUB MADNESS TOURNEY 2ND RD.
#1. Iron Maiden
#2. T. Rex
#3. Billy Idol
#4. Smashing Pumpkins
#5. Kate Bush
#6. Jethro Tull
#7. Peter, Paul, & Mary
#8. Gram Parsons
KING 👑

Posted by KING on Friday, 04/5/2019 @ 05:50am


1. Iron Maiden
2. T. Rex
3. Mary J. Blige
4. Smashing Pumpkins
5. Mary Wells
6. Jethro Tull
7. Peter, Paul, & Mary
8. The Smiths

Posted by Tom H. on Friday, 04/5/2019 @ 11:09am


#1. Jan & Dean
#2. T. Rex
#3. Billy Idol
#4. Smashing Pumpkins
#5. Kate Bush
#6. Jethro Tull
#7. Eurythmics
#8. Gram Parsons

Posted by Darrin A. on Friday, 04/5/2019 @ 11:38am


#1. Jan & Dean
#2. T. Rex
#3. Billy Idol
#4. Smashing Pumpkins
#5. Mary Wells
#6. Jethro Tull
#7. Peter, Paul & Mary

Posted by Jennifer on Friday, 04/5/2019 @ 12:49pm


#1. Iron Maiden
#3. Mary J. Blige
#4. Smashing Pumpkins
#5. Kate Bush
#6. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
#7. Eurythmics
#8. The Smiths


#2 was tough. ELP has more career value, T Rex peak (prefer the former). I'll let everyone else decide.


#4...christ!


Rest of these were easy-peasy.

Posted by Casper on Friday, 04/5/2019 @ 13:14pm


Has anybody here ever given much thought as to who the top snub is after Kraftwerk? I never have.

There's certainly instances like Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five needing to get in. Or Radiohead. Or Metallica arguably being passed over in their first year of eligibility, etc.

But those were all relatively temporary and Kraftwerk still had a better argument for the #1 slot. I can't recall ever having a #2 in my head except for the obvious "1B" that was Radiohead for a year. So I'm pretty stoked to see how this will end.

Posted by Casper on Friday, 04/5/2019 @ 13:17pm


The Stooges were a very high priority for years and you can make a case for them being more important than Kraftwerk. Kraftwerk has clearly been the "Snub King" ever since.

Posted by Casper on Friday, 04/5/2019 @ 13:21pm


I do recall the entirety of Brian Eno's career being considered at or just below Kraftwerk around here. Godfather of ambient music, one of the top rock producers, etc.

He now has a trophy with Roxy Music though so it's not as important to honor him as it was when he had NOTHING from the institution.

Posted by Casper on Friday, 04/5/2019 @ 13:23pm


1. Iron Maiden
2. T. Rex
3. Mary J. Blige
4. Smashing Pumpkins
5. Kate Bush
6. Nick Cave
7. Eurythmics
8. The Smiths

Posted by The_Claw on Friday, 04/5/2019 @ 16:35pm


Here are my votes!

#1. Iron Maiden
#2. T. Rex
#3. Billy Idol
#4. Sonic Youth
#5. Kate Bush
#6. Jethro Tull
#7. Eurythmics
#8. The Smiths

Posted by The Dude on Friday, 04/5/2019 @ 16:39pm


Iron Maiden
T. Rex
Billy Idol
Smashing Pumpkins
Kate Bush
Jethro Tull
Peter, Paul, & Mary
The Smiths

Posted by Steve Z on Friday, 04/5/2019 @ 17:03pm


To me, the top snub after Kraftwerk is Joy Division. Double them with New Order and their influence is even farther reaching. After JD, I think Iron Maiden may be next in line.

Posted by Steve Z on Friday, 04/5/2019 @ 17:07pm


Yeah, a combined Joy Division-New Order on the ballot is unquestionably #2 after Kraftwerk.

Posted by Casper on Friday, 04/5/2019 @ 18:03pm


Iron Maiden
T. Rex
Mary J. Blige
Sonic Youth
Kate Bush
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Eurythmics
The Smiths

Posted by Sean on Friday, 04/5/2019 @ 18:40pm


"Has anybody here ever given much thought as to who the top snub is after Kraftwerk? I never have. "

Among the long time snubs excluding Radiohead I'm gonna say it WAS The Cure until they were just inducted.

Now, I'm going to say The Smiths because they are the main root of Britpop not inducted, and when you consider that even their descendants Blur and Oasis appear higher on the Acclaimed Music rankings than even Joy Division and New Order do (admittedly individually, not combined), that makes a strong case. It does not however IMO make a case for Blur and Oasis over JD/NO because obviously they were an important influence over The Smiths themselves. OutKast and Beck would seem to be very high as well, especially when you consider that RATM was nominated over them.

Curious why Smashing Pumpkins is killing Sonic Youth here because aren't SP pretty much just reduced to two albums lately while SY had a longer string of classics? And they also seem to have more innovation and influence? (Much harder to think of bands that sound like the Pumpkins than Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Radiohead, and Green Day IMO... Besides Silversun Pickups and My Chemical Romance I'm struggling to come up with anything else in the mainstream.) Is it just the commercial success here? Or is that they are having more influence on current indie bands?

Posted by Sean on Friday, 04/5/2019 @ 18:56pm


Iron Maiden
T. Rex
Mary J. Blige
Sonic Youth
Kate Bush
Jethro Tull
Eurythmics
The Smiths

Posted by Greg F on Friday, 04/5/2019 @ 19:23pm


1. Iron Maiden
2. T. Rex
3. Billy Idol
4. Sonic Youth
5. Kate Bush
6. Jethro Tull
7. Eurthymics
8. The Smiths

Posted by Nick on Friday, 04/5/2019 @ 21:01pm


“Curious why Smashing Pumpkins is killing Sonic Youth here because aren't SP pretty much just reduced to two albums lately while SY had a longer string of classics? And they also seem to have more innovation and influence? (Much harder to think of bands that sound like the Pumpkins than Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Radiohead, and Green Day IMO... Besides Silversun Pickups and My Chemical Romance I'm struggling to come up with anything else in the mainstream.) Is it just the commercial success here? Or is that they are having more influence on current indie bands?”

- Sean

Deftones cited the Pumpkins as one of their biggest influences; they could be dreamy as them musically.

Posted by The Dude on Friday, 04/5/2019 @ 21:06pm


#1. Iron Maiden
#2. T. Rex
#3. Mary J. Blige
#4. Sonic Youth
#5. Mary Wells
#6. Jethro Tull
#7. Peter, Paul & Mary
#8. The Smiths

Posted by Philip on Friday, 04/5/2019 @ 21:16pm


I maintain that Chubby Checker is a bigger snub than Kraftwerk, honestly, especially in my arithmetic, where time is a factor in the equation.

Posted by Philip on Friday, 04/5/2019 @ 21:22pm


#1. Iron Maiden
#2. T. Rex
#3. Mary J. Blige
#4. Sonic Youth
#5. Mary Wells
#6. Jethro Tull
#7. Eurythmics
#8. The Smiths

Posted by Ray on Friday, 04/5/2019 @ 21:44pm


1. Iron Maiden
2. T. Rex
3. Billy Idol
4. Smashing Pumpkins
5. Kate Bush
6. Jethro Tull
7. Eurythmics
8. The Smiths

Posted by Donnie on Friday, 04/5/2019 @ 21:46pm


#1. Iron Maiden
#2. T. Rex
#3. Billy Idol
#4. Smashing Pumpkins
#5. Kate Bush
#6. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
#7. Eurythmics
#8. The Smiths


As for Pumpkins vs Sonic Youth, influence is vastly overrated around here. Pumpkins are just a better band that has had more success. It's not close IMO.

Posted by jtrichey on Friday, 04/5/2019 @ 23:54pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know if there are any errors):

Iron Maiden 15 - Jan & Dean 2
T. Rex 16 - Emerson, Lake & Palmer 0
Billy Idol 9 - Mary J. Blige 8
Smashing Pumpkins 11 - Sonic Youth 6
Kate Bush 13 - Mary Wells 4
Jethro Tull 12 - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 5
Eurtyhmics 12 - Peter, Paul & Mary 5
The Smiths 13 - Gram Parsons 3

Round 2 has now concluded.

Round 3 begins now. There will be 4 days of 4 matches per day.


Here are today's Round 3 matches in the 2019 Snub Madness Tournament:

#1. Pat Benatar vs. Soundgarden
#2. New Order vs. The Replacements
#3. Nine Inch Nails vs. The Spinners
#4. Big Star vs. Depeche Mode


Anyone interested can vote in as many or all of these matches if they like.

To vote, post the name of the artist(s) that you're voting for.

In the event of a tie vote, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on Saturday the 6th.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 04/6/2019 @ 01:22am


Soundgarden
New Order
Nine Inch Nails
Depeche Mode

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 04/6/2019 @ 01:35am


KING'S 2019 SNUB TOURNEY 3RD RD.
#1. Pat Benatar
#2. New Order
#3. Nine Inch Nails
#4. Depeche Mode

I feel bad for Big Star and The Spinners. Depeche Mode and Nine Inch Nails are 2 of the most respected bands around the FRL discussion forum. Also, 2 of the biggest snubs. KING

Posted by KING on Saturday, 04/6/2019 @ 01:44am


Can not believe that Idol and his mediocre discography keeps advancing. Like two solid classic rock tracks is enough to stay in this?


KING, I dunno. Yes, Depeche Mode is more well liked around here and will probably win but Big Star's influence is just plain huge, huge, huge and arguably as significant. Mode was more of an influence on alternative rock than they were on electronic or dance music - their influence was actually rather minimal on those latter two genres. Big Star is basically the next significant indie band that came after Velvet Underground. Their fingerprints are all over the indie rock scene from the 80s and beyond.

Gonna go with The Replacements out of personal preference and to be contrary and make this more exciting.

My votes:

Soundgarden
The Replacements
Nine Inch Nails
Big Star

Posted by Casper on Saturday, 04/6/2019 @ 03:02am


Phillip, do you have a mathematical model for this addition of time to your analysis? I am seriously interested in seeing it.

When Bill James created Win Shares (basically a precursor to WAR in baseball SABRmetrics), he threw in a time element for his New Historical Baseball Abstract book when he did a Top 100 ranking of each position. Obviously, it boosted the more modern players since they faced tougher competition (stronger, faster athletes and greater international diversity within the sport as decades passed). So, I'd be interested in seeing how much extra weight you give to an act based on when they arrived on the scene.

Posted by Casper on Saturday, 04/6/2019 @ 03:06am


Regarding The Smiths and other acts like The Jam that never transferred over to the States in equal popularity (or anywhere REMOTELY close to how they were viewed in the UK), I think it's IMPOSSIBLE to actually judge their achievements within their home country unless you live there. Like, I totally get the importance of both of those acts and think they are among the biggest snubs and adore them both, but I STILL have no idea how the direct connections work between them and the groups they directly inspired and also how the average person/music fan in the UK views their accomplishments.

And I never truly will. And that's a HUGE problem with the Rock Hall's American bias is that they just can't see that. And if they are going to consider the output that came via The Smiths (such as Radiohead and Oasis), then it's totally myopic of them to not honor the artist that truly made it happen. It's an AMERICAN bias because those Radiohead and Oasis albums still sold by the boatload here and got similar praise, etc.

Posted by Casper on Saturday, 04/6/2019 @ 03:11am


When I was arguing a few posts above that "Depeche Mode will win" I was talking about their match-up against Big Star. But now that I think about it, I revoke my Smiths pick to Depeche Mode winning this entire tourney.

I mean, step back for a second. What is the argument AGAINST Depeche Mode?

Innovation. Influence. Sells out arenas. Sold millions of albums. Endless (and I mean endless) rock radio hits. (And in the United States as well, no less)

They really have everything going for them on paper and I mean EVERYTHING. The next time they are on the actual ballot, they're going to be inducted with considerable ease given that Cure, Roxy Music and Radiohead all just waltzed in this past year.

Posted by Casper on Saturday, 04/6/2019 @ 03:13am


Ah, and it somehow dropped out of my mind that both Beck and OutKast were snubbed this past year. Easy top five picks.

Beck is probably the most important rock name eligible that was also a mainstream success in the 90s and beyond. Bjork, moreso, but is a bit more "out there" (also a truly disturbing snub). Beck appealing to meat and potato rock fans would make him a slam dunk for induction.

OutKast is the best eligible Hip Hop act that has yet to get in yet. I don't need to say anymore.


It's just that we all though for years that they were going to get in immediately and then they weren't even on the ballot. Ugh.


Had they been on the ballot this year, methinks they get in at the expense of Janet Jackson and somebody else...

Posted by Casper on Saturday, 04/6/2019 @ 03:18am


Casper
I'm agreeing with you that Depeche Mode could win the entire tourney here. They have a tornado of momentum in their innovation, longevity and units albums/CD's sold. Plus,they have had plenty of hits songs. Enjoy The Silence, Personal Jesus, Policy Of Truth, Strangelove, etc. They have been successful in the United States. It might make a good, interesting Masters Research Paper on why some British bands succeed commercially and are popular in the United States while others don't and remain bigger in England. I think Depeche Mode vs. Iron Maiden would be an outstanding championship game. Honestly, I expect Depeche Mode to receive another RRHOF Nomination this cycle and induction 2020. KING

Posted by KING on Saturday, 04/6/2019 @ 03:52am


#1. Pat Benatar
#2. The Replacements
#3. Nine Inch Nails
#4. Depeche Mode

Posted by MichaelEU on Saturday, 04/6/2019 @ 04:33am


1. Soundgarden
2. New Order
3. Nine Inch Nails
4. Depeche Mode

Posted by The_Claw on Saturday, 04/6/2019 @ 07:32am


1. Soundgarden
2. The Replacements
3. The Spinners
4. Depeche Mode

Posted by Tom H. on Saturday, 04/6/2019 @ 09:34am


Here are my votes!

#1. Soundgarden
#2. New Order
#3. Nine Inch Nails
#4. Depeche Mode

Posted by The Dude on Saturday, 04/6/2019 @ 09:54am


#1. Pat Benatar
#2. New Order
#3. The Spinners
#4. Depeche Mode

Posted by jtrichey on Saturday, 04/6/2019 @ 15:30pm


Soundgarden
New Order
Nine Inch Nails
Depeche Mode

Posted by Sean on Saturday, 04/6/2019 @ 17:05pm


#1. Pat Benatar
#3. The Spinners

Posted by Jennifer on Saturday, 04/6/2019 @ 19:03pm


Pat Benatar
The Replacements
The Spinners
Depeche Mode

Posted by Philip on Saturday, 04/6/2019 @ 19:12pm


#1. Soundgarden
#2. The Replacements
#3. Nine Inch Nails
#4. Big Star

Brutal call with #4. Either way, two snubs easily in the top 20.

Posted by Ray on Saturday, 04/6/2019 @ 20:39pm


1. Pat Benatar
2. The Replacements
3. Nine Inch Nails
4. Depeche Mode

All these choices were absolutely brutal, especially #2 (and I literally did a coin toss because I couldn’t decide because I love both bands). I’m loving all the support for Depeche Mode, one of my all-time favorites

Posted by Nick on Saturday, 04/6/2019 @ 21:38pm


Casper, there's obviously not a precise mathematical formula for me. It's primarily a combination of Merits and the Passage Of Time. Whether that combination is a sum, product, or logarithmic function isn't always consistent either.

And now there's actually a third thing to consider. Basically, if the Hall has dissed them in some otherwise well-intentioned, clandestine, backhanded way. Chic has now become a serious snub for me because of the cherry-picking of Nile Rodgers. The entire Singles Category is a prime example. Front Man Fever can be a bit of a factor, the Weavers are a big one in this category for me as well.

As I said, it's imprecise, so take it for what it's worth.

Posted by Philip on Saturday, 04/6/2019 @ 21:49pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know if there are any errors):

Soundgarden 7 - Pat Benatar 6
New Order 6 - The Replacements 6 (Last vote cast for The Replacements)
Nine Inch Nails 9 - The Spinners 4
Depeche Mode 10 - Big Star - 2


Here are today's Round 3 matches in the 2019 Snub Madness Tournament:

#1. Carole King vs. Megadeth
#2. The Buzzcocks vs. MC5
#3. Joy Division vs. Pixies
#4. Chic vs. Slayer


Anyone interested can vote in as many or all of these matches if they like.

To vote, post the name of the artist(s) that you're voting for.

In the event of a tie vote, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on Sunday the 7th.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 04/7/2019 @ 01:37am


Carole King
MC5
Pixies
Chic

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 04/7/2019 @ 01:41am


Carole King
The MC5
Joy Division
Chic

Posted by Philip on Sunday, 04/7/2019 @ 01:45am


Carole King
MC5
Joy Division
Chic

Posted by Nick on Sunday, 04/7/2019 @ 01:47am


KING'S 2019 SNUB MADNESS TOURNEY 3RD RD.
#1. Megadeth
#2. The Buzzcocks
#3. Joy Division
#4. Slayer

Looks like Pixies run will come to an abrupt end in the Snub Madness Tourney. Joy Division is very popular with the FRL regulars. Hopefully, Megadeth will defeat Carole King too. The Chic and Slayer match could be a photo finish. KING 👑

Posted by KING on Sunday, 04/7/2019 @ 01:47am


#1. Carole King
#2. MC5
#3. Pixies
#4. Chic

Posted by MichaelEU on Sunday, 04/7/2019 @ 01:49am


Back to the snubs ranking format.

#1. Carole King (4) vs. Megadeth (78)
Winner: Carole King

#2. The Buzzcocks (65) vs. MC5 (20)
Winner: MC5

#3. Joy Division (27) vs. Pixies (13)
Winner: Pixies

#4. Chic (49) vs. Slayer (70)

Winner: Chic

Posted by Donnie on Sunday, 04/7/2019 @ 03:02am


Carole King
Buzzcocks
Pixies
Chic

Posted by Dano Loves Music on Sunday, 04/7/2019 @ 09:58am


Carole King
MC5
Joy Division
Chic

Posted by Sean on Sunday, 04/7/2019 @ 11:40am


Carole King
MC5
Joy Division
Chic

Posted by Greg F on Sunday, 04/7/2019 @ 11:46am


Megadeth
MC5
Joy Division
Slayer

Posted by The Dude on Sunday, 04/7/2019 @ 13:57pm


#1. Megadeth
#2. MC5
#3. Pixies
#4. Chic

Posted by jtrichey on Sunday, 04/7/2019 @ 14:48pm


#1. Megadeth
#2. MC5
#3. Joy Division
#4. Chic

Posted by Casper on Sunday, 04/7/2019 @ 15:53pm


1. Carole King
2. MC5
3. Joy Division
4. Chic

Posted by The_Claw on Sunday, 04/7/2019 @ 18:35pm


1. Carole King
2. MC5
3. Pixies
4. Chic

Posted by Tom H. on Sunday, 04/7/2019 @ 19:51pm


#1. Megadeth
#2. MC5
#3. Joy Division
#4. Slayer

I'm not sure Carole King is as huge an omission when she has already been inducted as a songwriter. Difficult choices here, though, especially with #3.

Posted by Ray on Sunday, 04/7/2019 @ 21:42pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know if there are any errors):

Carole King 10 - Megadeth 5
MC5 13 - The Buzzcocks 2
Joy Division 9 - Pixies 6
Chic 12 - Slayer 3


Here are today's Round 3 matches in the 2019 Snub Madness Tournament:

#1. The B-52's vs. Warren Zevon
#2. Beck vs. Judas Priest
#3. Link Wray vs. LL Cool J
#4. Duran Duran vs. New York Dolls


Anyone interested can vote in as many or all of these matches if they like.

To vote, post the name of the artist(s) that you're voting for.

In the event of a tie vote, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on Monday the 8th.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 04/8/2019 @ 00:48am


The B-52's
Judas Priest
Link Wray
New York Dolls

Posted by Darren on Monday, 04/8/2019 @ 00:51am


The B-52's
Beck
Link Wray
Duran Duran

Posted by joker on Monday, 04/8/2019 @ 01:04am


#1. Warren Zevon
#2. Beck
#3. Link Wray


Ugh. #1 was the only one I was confident with.

#4? I mean, WTF? Those two acts both had about two great albums worth of material and a similar amount of influence. I'm not even going to bother trying to make a decision.

Posted by Casper on Monday, 04/8/2019 @ 01:42am


KING'S 2019 SNUB TOURNEY VOTES 3RD RD. MATCHES.
#1. The B-52's
#2. Judas Priest
#3. LL Cool J
#4. Duran Duran
KING 👑

Posted by KING on Monday, 04/8/2019 @ 02:02am


#1. The B-52's
#2. Beck
#3. Link Wray
#4. New York Dolls

Arghh...Pixies were my personal #1 snub (Kraftwerk, The Cure, Pixies. My Top 3 for years)

Posted by MichaelEU on Monday, 04/8/2019 @ 02:25am


1. The B-52’s
2. Beck
3. LL Cool J
4. New York Dolls

Posted by Nick on Monday, 04/8/2019 @ 10:28am


#1. The B-52's
#2. Beck
#3. Link Wray
#4. New York Dolls

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 04/8/2019 @ 12:36pm


#1. Warren Zevon
#2. Judas Priest
#3. Link Wray
#4. New York Dolls

Posted by Steve Z on Monday, 04/8/2019 @ 12:45pm


The B-52’s
Judas Priest
Link Wray
Duran Duran

Posted by The Dude on Monday, 04/8/2019 @ 13:07pm


The B-52's
Beck
LL Cool J
New York Dolls

Posted by Sean on Monday, 04/8/2019 @ 13:58pm


The B-52's
Judas Priest
LL Cool J
Duran Duran

Posted by Philip on Monday, 04/8/2019 @ 21:19pm


#1. Warren Zevon
#2. Judas Priest
#3. Link Wray
#4. New York Dolls

Posted by Ray on Monday, 04/8/2019 @ 23:19pm


#1. The B-52's
#2. Judas Priest
#3. LL Cool J
#4. Duran Duran

Posted by jtrichey on Monday, 04/8/2019 @ 23:57pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know if there are any errors):

The B-52's 10 - Warren Zevon 3
Judas Priest 7 - Beck 6
Link Wray 8 - LL Cool J 5
New York Dolls 7 - Duran Duran 5


Here are today's Round 3 matches in the 2019 Snub Madness Tournament:

#1. Iron Maiden vs. T. Rex
#2. Billy Idol vs. Smashing Pumpkins
#3. Jethro Tull vs. Kate Bush
#4. Eurythmics vs. The Smiths


Anyone interested can vote in as many or all of these matches if they like.

To vote, post the name of the artist(s) that you're voting for.

In the event of a tie vote, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on Tuesday the 9th.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 04/9/2019 @ 00:16am


T. Rex
Smashing Pumpkins
Jethro Tull
The Smiths

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 04/9/2019 @ 00:20am


T. Rex
Smashing Pumpkins
Kate Bush
The Smiths

Posted by Nick on Tuesday, 04/9/2019 @ 00:23am


#1. T. Rex
#2. Smashing Pumpkins
#3. Kate Bush
#4. The Smiths

Posted by jtrichey on Tuesday, 04/9/2019 @ 00:43am


KING'S 2019 SNUB TOURNEY VOTES 3RD RD.
#1. Iron Maiden
#2. Smashing Pumpkins
#3. Jethro Tull
#4. Eurythmics

Can't believe Duran Duran fell short against New York Dolls. It appears Billy Idol's Cinderella run hits a cement wall. Smashing Pumpkins a chic pick to win the entire 2019 Snub Madness Tourney. KING

Posted by KING on Tuesday, 04/9/2019 @ 01:03am


1. Iron Maiden
2. Smashing Pumpkins
3. Kate Bush
4. The Smiths

Posted by Greg F on Tuesday, 04/9/2019 @ 01:07am


#1. T. Rex
#2. Smashing Pumpkins
#3. Kate Bush
#4. Eurythmics

Posted by MichaelEU on Tuesday, 04/9/2019 @ 01:54am


#1. Iron Maiden
#2. Smashing Pumpkins
#3. Jethro Tull
#4. Eurythmics

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 04/9/2019 @ 06:35am


1 - Iron Maiden
2 - Smashing Pumpkins
3 - Kate Bush
4 - The Smiths

Posted by Dano Loves Music on Tuesday, 04/9/2019 @ 14:29pm


#1. T. Rex
#2. Smashing Pumpkins
#3. Kate Bush
#4. The Smiths

Posted by Casper on Tuesday, 04/9/2019 @ 14:35pm


#1. T. Rex
#2. Smashing Pumpkins
#3. Kate Bush
#4. The Smiths

Posted by Casper on Tuesday, 04/9/2019 @ 14:35pm


Iron Maiden
Smashing Pumpkins
Jethro Tull
The Smiths

Posted by The Dude on Tuesday, 04/9/2019 @ 15:31pm


1. Iron Maiden
2. Smashing Pumpkins
3. Kate Bush
4. The Smiths

Posted by The_Claw on Tuesday, 04/9/2019 @ 16:04pm


1. T. Rex
2. Smashing Pumpkins
3. Jethro Tull
4. The Smiths

Posted by Donnie on Tuesday, 04/9/2019 @ 17:05pm


T. Rex
Smashing Pumpkins
Kate Bush
The Smiths

Posted by Sean on Tuesday, 04/9/2019 @ 20:17pm


#1. Iron Maiden
#2. Smashing Pumpkins
#3. Kate Bush
#4. The Smiths

Posted by Ray on Tuesday, 04/9/2019 @ 23:58pm


#1...how do you choose? Marc Bolan's appearance, decked out as he was, at Top of the Pops was the start of glam, and T-Rex's huge influence has continued into the present day (and they were even influential in their early history as a psychedelic folk band). But Iron Maiden, along with Judas Priest, essentially defined the sound and roots of metal going forward (as much as Black Sabbath continued and continues to exert an influence). Every thrash metal band and their mother cites at least Maiden and Priest, they were a big player in bringing metal into the mainstream, and at least two major metal subgenres implicitly or explicitly cite Maiden as a major part of their foundation: power metal is essentially rooted in Maiden meets thrash, while In Flames explicitly described their pioneering work in melodic death metal as the marriage of Maiden and death metal. Both continue to be relevant with today's artists, but I think there's a bigger imprint there with Maiden. Either way, two top 10 snubs, much like Joy Division vs. the Pixies.

#3 was a difficult choice, as well.

Posted by Ray on Wednesday, 04/10/2019 @ 00:08am


Iron Maiden
Smashing Pumpkins
Kate Bush
The Smiths

Posted by Philip on Wednesday, 04/10/2019 @ 01:04am


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know if there are any errors):

Iron Maiden 8 - T. Rex 7
Smashing Pumpkins 15 - Billy Idol 0
Kate Bush 10 - Jethro Tull 5
The Smiths 12 - Eurythmics 3


Round 3 has now concluded.


Here are today's Round 4 matches in the 2019 Snub Madness Tournament:

#1. New Order vs. Soundgarden
#2. Depeche Mode vs. Nine Inch Nails


Anyone interested can vote in as many or all of these matches if they like.

To vote, post the name of the artist(s) that you're voting for.

In the event of a tie vote, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on Wednesday the 10th.

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 04/10/2019 @ 08:21am


Soundgarden
Depeche Mode

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 04/10/2019 @ 08:23am


New Order
Depeche Mode

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 04/10/2019 @ 08:26am


Soundgarden
Depeche Mode

Posted by MichaelEU on Wednesday, 04/10/2019 @ 08:27am


New Order
Depeche Mode

Posted by The_Claw on Wednesday, 04/10/2019 @ 08:40am


SMT 2019 4TH RD.
SOUNDGARDEN
DEPECHE MODE
KING 👑

Posted by KING on Wednesday, 04/10/2019 @ 10:11am


Soundgarden
Depeche Mode

As a suggestion, we should do another bracket for future eligibles after this.

Posted by The Dude on Wednesday, 04/10/2019 @ 10:32am


Soundgarden
Depeche Mode

Posted by Philip on Wednesday, 04/10/2019 @ 11:45am


The Dude - We could do that if there was enough interest.

It would be a short tournament, since the only eligible artists would be those that have been inducted into the FRL Project, but aren't yet eligible for the RNR HOF as of the 2018 vote (the window between eligible after 10 years and eligible after 25 years).

I don't know the exact number, but I'll look into it later tonight.


Is this something participants in the current tourney would be interested in?

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 04/10/2019 @ 15:27pm


New Order
Depeche Mode

Posted by Casper on Wednesday, 04/10/2019 @ 15:31pm


New Order
Depeche Mode

Posted by Sean on Wednesday, 04/10/2019 @ 20:57pm


New Order
Depeche Mode

I think Trent would be fine taking a backseat to one of his idols.

Posted by Nick on Wednesday, 04/10/2019 @ 20:57pm


#1. Soundgarden
#2. Depeche Mode

Posted by jtrichey on Wednesday, 04/10/2019 @ 23:31pm


#1. Soundgarden
#2. Depeche Mode

Man...two brutal choices, right there. I feel more confident about the second than the first.

Posted by Ray on Wednesday, 04/10/2019 @ 23:55pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know if there are any errors):

Soundgarden 7 - New Order 5
Depeche Mode 12 - Nine Inch Nails 0


Here are today's Round 4 matches in the 2019 Snub Madness Tournament:

#1. Carole King vs. MC5
#2. Chic vs. Joy Division


Anyone interested can vote in as many or all of these matches if they like.

To vote, post the name of the artist(s) that you're voting for.

In the event of a tie vote, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on Thursday the 11th.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 04/11/2019 @ 00:08am


Carole King
Joy Division

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 04/11/2019 @ 00:09am


Carole King
Joy Division

Posted by Sean on Thursday, 04/11/2019 @ 00:17am


#1. MC5
#2. Joy Division

Posted by Ray on Thursday, 04/11/2019 @ 00:27am


MC5
Joy Division

When it comes to Carole King, we're just talking about the solo career that effectively begins with Tapestry - and even half of that record's best highlights are her just remaking songs of hers that had been recorded by other artists years prior. She'd be a very worthy inductee for her solo career, but when you realize it begins in 1970 and is kind of thin outside of Tapestry, well, she has no business defeating MC5 in this tourney.

Posted by Casper on Thursday, 04/11/2019 @ 00:40am


Carole King
Chic

Posted by Philip on Thursday, 04/11/2019 @ 01:07am


MC5
Chic

Posted by MichaelEU on Thursday, 04/11/2019 @ 01:56am


Carole King
Joy Division

Posted by Donnie on Thursday, 04/11/2019 @ 03:02am


KING'S 2019 SNUB MADNESS TOURNEY 4TH RD.
#1. MC5
#2. JOY DIVISION

I have voted against Carole King and MC5 every time but here they are matched together. King has been inducted twice RRHOF as a non-performer and Songwriters. Don't see her as a major snub solo. Just induct Tapestry as an album. Chic has been rejected by the RRHOF voters 11 times by some of the greatest and talented musicians in the USA and the world. That carries plenty of weight. JOY DIVISION wins my vote. I don't think MC5 is the biggest SNUB of all-time either. Short peak time but I like powerful guitars and loud music. MC5 supplied that I guess. Hopefully, a Depeche Mode and Iron Maiden Final. Liked Darren's choice of Meat Puppets Back Water 90's Alternative. Will vote for that during voting. KING 👑

Posted by KING on Thursday, 04/11/2019 @ 05:44am


KING - I don't think that Carole King has been inducted into the RNR HOF twice. The induction as a non-performer is for her songwriting. There weren't two separate inductions, just that one.

Not saying it should change your opinion, but I think what you said was incorrect.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 04/11/2019 @ 08:24am


I may be mistaken, but these 16 artists are the only ones that I found that have been inducted into the FRL project who aren't eligible for the RNR HOF as of last year's inductions:

Arcade Fire
Belle And Sebastian
Beyonce
Coldplay
Eminem
Foo Fighters
Jay-Z
Kanye West
LCD Soundsystem
Missy Elliott
Queens Of The Stone Age
System Of A Down
The Chemical Brothers
The Killers
White Stripes
Wilco


We could have a short tournament to figure out our top pick from this group after the Snub Madness is over, if there was enough interest.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 04/11/2019 @ 08:31am


The hard sells in real life:

Belle And Sebastian
LCD Soundsystem
Queens Of The Stone Age
System Of A Down
The Chemical Brothers
The Killers


Two of those are indie acts that didn't make it into the mainstream zeitgeist (Belle & Sebastian, LCD Soundsystem) and then you have two hard rock acts that were kind of niche and briefly pretty popular on mainstream rock radio (Queens of the Stone Age, System of a Down). It's then rounded out with an electronic act (Chemical Brothers) and an act that kind of quickly faded commercially (The Killers).


As far as Wilco is concerned, they are super well liked within the industry (see the Grammy nominations, etc.). It will just be more about having a proponent in the nominating committee (something that huge names like Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Smashing Pumpkins, Bjork, OutKast and Beck have all lacked thus far).

Posted by Casper on Thursday, 04/11/2019 @ 14:14pm


Did we include the upcoming eligibles in this snubs tourney? Like Weezer, Oasis, Daft Punk, Biggie? I don't think we did...

Posted by Casper on Thursday, 04/11/2019 @ 14:17pm


No, the upcoming eligibles weren't included in the Snubs tourney. Only artists that had been officially snubbed at least once were included.

I did forget to include them on the list I posted earlier, but they would be in the next tournament if we decide to have one.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 04/11/2019 @ 14:25pm


1. Carole King
2. Joy Division

I don’t think we could’ve selected 4 more different artists for today’s vote. All of them are high caliber choices.

Posted by Nick on Thursday, 04/11/2019 @ 21:21pm


1. Carole King
2. Joy Division

Posted by Tom H. on Thursday, 04/11/2019 @ 21:33pm


#1. MC5
#2. Chic

Posted by jtrichey on Thursday, 04/11/2019 @ 22:07pm


MC5
Joy Division

Posted by Greg F on Thursday, 04/11/2019 @ 23:34pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know if there are any errors):

Carole King 6 - MC5 6 (Last vote cast by Greg F for MC5)
Joy Division 9 - Chic - 3


Here are today's Round 4 matches in the 2019 Snub Madness Tournament:

#1. The B-52's vs. Judas Priest
#2. New York Dolls vs. Link Wray


Anyone interested can vote in as many or all of these matches if they like.

To vote, post the name of the artist(s) that you're voting for.

In the event of a tie vote, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on Friday the 12th.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 04/12/2019 @ 00:27am


Judas Priest
New York Dolls

Posted by Greg F on Friday, 04/12/2019 @ 00:29am


Judas Priest
Link Wray

Posted by Darren on Friday, 04/12/2019 @ 00:31am


The B-52's
Link Wray

Posted by MichaelEU on Friday, 04/12/2019 @ 02:54am


SMT 2019 4th Rd.
Judas Priest
Link Wray

KING 👑

Posted by KING on Friday, 04/12/2019 @ 04:35am


1. Judas Priest
2. New York Dolls

Posted by Tom H. on Friday, 04/12/2019 @ 08:30am


Judas Priest
Link Wray

Posted by The Dude on Friday, 04/12/2019 @ 08:32am


Judas Priest
New York Dolls

Posted by Casper on Friday, 04/12/2019 @ 15:08pm


Will end up being for The Final Eight...

Mode over Soundgarden

Joy Division over King (now, it's possible King wins because of Joy Division having issues with being "accessible" to some people...but if she struggled against MC5, not sure how she takes down Ian Curtis)

Priest over Wray or New York Dolls

The Smiths (after defeating Kate Bush) over either Smashing Pumpkins or Iron Maiden




Smiths versus Priest in the final four will be VERY interesting. Mode will easily win their bracket.

Then the finale is either Depeche Mode or Judas Priest or Smiths being crowned the winner. I think my two picks (first Smiths, then Mode) will be the finalists.

Posted by Casper on Friday, 04/12/2019 @ 18:07pm


It's tough because Smiths have the tighter discography, better peak run and more influential (albeit brief) four-year run.

But Mode just racked up so, so many hits on Alternative Radio and the Pop Charts. Selling out arenas and stadiums all over the world, etc. They may have the better overall career value. For a band to be THAT well respected critically and THAT popular commercially and NOT be in the Hall of Fame is perplexing.

Posted by Casper on Friday, 04/12/2019 @ 18:09pm


Judas Priest
New York Dolls

Posted by Nick on Friday, 04/12/2019 @ 19:46pm


Judas Priest
New York Dolls

Posted by Sean on Friday, 04/12/2019 @ 19:59pm


The B-52's
Link Wray

Posted by Philip on Friday, 04/12/2019 @ 21:34pm


#1. Judas Priest
#2. New York Dolls

Posted by Ray on Friday, 04/12/2019 @ 21:40pm


Casper,

They were saying the same thing about the Cure. Pretty sure DM's day is coming pretty soon.

Posted by Philip on Friday, 04/12/2019 @ 21:51pm


#1. Judas Priest
#2. Link Wray

Posted by jtrichey on Friday, 04/12/2019 @ 23:44pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know if there are any errors):

Judas Priest 10 - The B-52's 2
New York Dolls 6 - Link Wray 6 (Last vote cast for Link Wray by jtrichey)


Here are today's Round 4 matches in the 2019 Snub Madness Tournament:

#1. Iron Maiden vs. Smashing Pumpkins
#2. Kate Bush vs. The Smiths


Anyone interested can vote in as many or all of these matches if they like.

To vote, post the name of the artist(s) that you're voting for.

In the event of a tie vote, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on Saturday the 13th.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 04/13/2019 @ 11:53am


Iron Maiden
The Smiths

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 04/13/2019 @ 11:54am


Iron Maiden
The Smiths
KING

Posted by KING on Saturday, 04/13/2019 @ 12:26pm


Iron Maiden
The Smiths

Posted by The Dude on Saturday, 04/13/2019 @ 12:51pm


Smashing Pumpkins
Kate Bush

Posted by The_Claw on Saturday, 04/13/2019 @ 13:38pm


Iron Maiden
The Smiths

Posted by Sean on Saturday, 04/13/2019 @ 13:54pm


Smashing Pumpkins
The Smiths

Posted by Casper on Saturday, 04/13/2019 @ 14:45pm


Smashing Pumpkins
The Smiths

Posted by Philip on Saturday, 04/13/2019 @ 19:46pm


#1. Smashing Pumpkins
#2. The Smiths

Posted by jtrichey on Saturday, 04/13/2019 @ 20:07pm


#1. Iron Maiden
#2. The Smiths

Posted by Ray on Saturday, 04/13/2019 @ 21:20pm


Smashing Pumpkins
Kate Bush

Posted by MichaelEU on Saturday, 04/13/2019 @ 23:10pm


Smashing Pumpkins
The Smiths

Posted by Nick on Saturday, 04/13/2019 @ 23:10pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know if there are any errors):

Smashing Pumpkins 6 - Iron Maiden 5
The Smiths 9 - Kate Bush 2

Round 4 has now ended.


Here are today's Round 5 matches in the 2019 Snub Madness Tournament:

#1. Depeche Mode vs. Soundgarden
#2. Carole King vs. Joy Division


Anyone interested can vote in as many or all of these matches if they like.

To vote, post the name of the artist(s) that you're voting for.

In the event of a tie vote, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on Sunday the 14th.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 04/14/2019 @ 00:28am


Depeche Mode
Joy Division

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 04/14/2019 @ 00:28am


Here's the link for the Prospect Madness Tourney (FRL inductees that aren't eligible for the RNR HOF yet):

https://challonge.com/kmanm4h5


I figure the tournament will take a week to complete and we'll start after the conclusion of Snub Madness.

That will cover every FRL inductee that isn't in the RNR HOF, unless I missed someone.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 04/14/2019 @ 00:36am


Depeche Mode
Carole King

Posted by Philip on Sunday, 04/14/2019 @ 01:42am


Soundgarden
Carole King

Posted by Donnie on Sunday, 04/14/2019 @ 02:47am


Here's the link for the Prospect Madness Tourney (FRL inductees that aren't eligible for the RNR HOF yet):

https://challonge.com/kmanm4h5


I figure the tournament will take a week to complete and we'll start after the conclusion of Snub Madness.

That will cover every FRL inductee that isn't in the RNR HOF, unless I missed someone.

-----------------------------------------------

So this might be a silly question, but what exactly is the point of this tournament? What are we deciding between?

Like for the tournament we're doing now, the winner will be "the second biggest snub of the HOF." There's a clear title/distinction for our winner?

Not sure what that title/distinction will be for the winner of the upcoming tournament.

Are we basically deciding which non-eligible artist is the most deserving of being in the HOF? The best artist not yet eligible for the HOF?, etc.

Posted by Donnie on Sunday, 04/14/2019 @ 02:54am


KING'S PICKS.

Depeche Mode
Joy Division

KING 👑

Posted by KING on Sunday, 04/14/2019 @ 06:04am


Depeche Mode
Carole King

Posted by MichaelEU on Sunday, 04/14/2019 @ 07:15am


"Are we basically deciding which non-eligible artist is the most deserving of being in the HOF? The best artist not yet eligible for the HOF?, etc."

Yes, those would both be accurate descriptions of what we'd be looking for in that tournament.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 04/14/2019 @ 11:37am


Depeche Mode
Joy Division

Posted by The Dude on Sunday, 04/14/2019 @ 12:14pm


Depeche Mode
Joy Division

Posted by The_Claw on Sunday, 04/14/2019 @ 12:45pm


Depeche Mode
Joy Division

Posted by Sean on Sunday, 04/14/2019 @ 13:38pm


#1. Depeche Mode
#2. Carole King

Posted by jtrichey on Sunday, 04/14/2019 @ 15:23pm


Depeche Mode
Joy Division

Posted by Greg F on Sunday, 04/14/2019 @ 16:56pm


Depeche Mode
Joy Division

Posted by Casper on Sunday, 04/14/2019 @ 20:40pm


Depeche Mode
Joy Division

Posted by Nick on Sunday, 04/14/2019 @ 22:39pm


#1. Depeche Mode
#2. Joy Division

Posted by Ray on Sunday, 04/14/2019 @ 23:09pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know if there are any errors):

Depeche Mode 12 - Soundgarden 1
Joy Division 9 - Carole King 4


Here are today's Round 5 matches in the 2019 Snub Madness Tournament:

#1. Judas Priest vs. New York Dolls
#2. Smashing Pumpkins vs. The Smiths


Anyone interested can vote in as many or all of these matches if they like.

To vote, post the name of the artist(s) that you're voting for.

In the event of a tie vote, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on Monday the 15th.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 04/15/2019 @ 00:41am


Judas Priest
The Smiths

Posted by Darren on Monday, 04/15/2019 @ 00:43am


KING'S VOTES 5TH RD.
#1. Judas Priest
#2. Smashing Pumpkins

KING 👑

Posted by KING on Monday, 04/15/2019 @ 00:50am


Judas Priest
Smashing Pumpkins

Posted by MichaelEU on Monday, 04/15/2019 @ 01:14am


#1. Judas Priest
#2. Smashing Pumpkins

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 04/15/2019 @ 09:13am


Judas Priest
The Smiths

Posted by Nick on Monday, 04/15/2019 @ 09:19am


Judas Priest
The Smiths

Posted by The_Claw on Monday, 04/15/2019 @ 10:29am


Judas Priest
Smashing Pumpkins

Posted by Donnie on Monday, 04/15/2019 @ 17:26pm


Judas Priest
Smashing Pumpkins

Posted by Casper on Monday, 04/15/2019 @ 18:17pm


Judas Priest
The Smiths

Posted by Sean on Monday, 04/15/2019 @ 18:22pm


Judas Priest
The Smiths

Posted by Ray on Monday, 04/15/2019 @ 18:23pm


Judas Priest
The Smiths

Posted by The Dude on Monday, 04/15/2019 @ 18:32pm


Judas Priest
The Smiths

Posted by Philip on Monday, 04/15/2019 @ 21:11pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know if there are any errors):

Judas Priest 12 - New York Dolls 0
The Smiths 7 - Smashing Pumpkins 5

Round 5 has now concluded.


Here are today's Semi-Final matches in the 2019 Snub Madness Tournament:

#1. Depeche Mode vs. Joy Division
#2. Judas Priest vs. The Smiths


Anyone interested can vote in as many or all of these matches if they like.

To vote, post the name of the artist(s) that you're voting for.

In the event of a tie vote, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on Tuesday the 16th.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 04/16/2019 @ 00:16am


Joy Division
The Smiths

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 04/16/2019 @ 00:17am


#1. Depeche Mode
#2. Judas Priest

Posted by jtrichey on Tuesday, 04/16/2019 @ 00:23am


#1. Depeche Mode
#2. Judas Priest
KING

Posted by KING on Tuesday, 04/16/2019 @ 00:40am


Depeche Mode
The Smiths

Posted by MichaelEU on Tuesday, 04/16/2019 @ 02:00am


1. Joy Division
2. The Smiths

Posted by The_Claw on Tuesday, 04/16/2019 @ 03:33am


#1. Depeche Mode
#2. Judas Priest

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 04/16/2019 @ 06:18am


Joy Division
Judas Priest

Posted by The Dude on Tuesday, 04/16/2019 @ 08:20am


Depeche Mode
Judas Priest

Posted by Dave on Tuesday, 04/16/2019 @ 09:49am


Joy Division
The Smiths

Posted by Casper on Tuesday, 04/16/2019 @ 16:15pm


Depeche Mode
Judas Priest

Posted by Donnie on Tuesday, 04/16/2019 @ 21:49pm


Depeche Mode
The Smiths

Posted by Philip on Tuesday, 04/16/2019 @ 22:32pm


Depeche Mode
Judas Priest

Posted by Nick on Tuesday, 04/16/2019 @ 23:33pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know if there are any errors):

Depeche Mode 8 - Joy Division 4
Judas Priest 7 - The Smiths 5

The semi-finals have now concluded.


Here is the Championship match in the 2019 Snub Madness Tournament:

Depeche Mode vs. Judas Priest


Anyone interested can vote.

To vote, post the name of the artist(s) that you're voting for.

In the event of a tie vote, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on Wednesday the 17th.

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 04/17/2019 @ 00:19am


Depeche Mode

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 04/17/2019 @ 00:19am


Depeche Mode

Ironic that our top two contenders both appeared on the 2018 ballot. Thank you Darren for organizing this tournament, it was a lot of fun and helped me see where we all stand on the biggest HOF snubs.

Posted by Nick on Wednesday, 04/17/2019 @ 01:04am


2019 Final Championship
Judas Priest

JP is 1 of the biggest snubs and they have been around 50 years. Older than Depeche Mode and influenced dozens of heavy metal bands. I like Depeche Mode but this is a tough matchup for them.

KING

Posted by KING on Wednesday, 04/17/2019 @ 01:15am


Depeche Mode

Posted by MichaelEU on Wednesday, 04/17/2019 @ 01:28am


Depeche Mode

Posted by The_Claw on Wednesday, 04/17/2019 @ 03:31am


Depeche Mode

Posted by Dave on Wednesday, 04/17/2019 @ 11:40am


Depeche Mode. A resume so strong that there isn't a single weakness in it. 100% chance they get in the next time they make the ballot.

Posted by Casper on Wednesday, 04/17/2019 @ 12:56pm


Well, Mode has this in the bag. Can we do a third/fourth place runoff for The Smiths/Joy Division?


My vote: Joy Divison

Posted by Casper on Wednesday, 04/17/2019 @ 20:33pm


Judas Priest

Posted by Greg F on Wednesday, 04/17/2019 @ 20:48pm


Judas Priest

Posted by The Dude on Wednesday, 04/17/2019 @ 21:02pm


Depeche Mode... gotta agree with Casper... a DM induction would be a pretty logical succession after the Cars last year and the Cure this year.

Consolation match--The Smiths

Posted by Philip on Wednesday, 04/17/2019 @ 22:12pm


Depeche Mode

The Smiths

Posted by Sean on Wednesday, 04/17/2019 @ 22:20pm


Essay time. If you don't care about my thoughts on my decision for our Final round, and want to get straight to my choice, skip to the bottom lol.

This is about who is the bigger snub of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Not necessarily who is more deserving, who is the greater band, etc.

If I was basing it solely on who was the better band, via innovation, influence, body of work, longevity, any typical criteria that goes with such a decision, I would go with Depeche Mode.

However, when I think of snubs of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as important as the case for the artist being deserving is, an even bigger criteria for me is how long the artist has been rejected by the Hall. Either by never being nominated, or in the case of both bands here, being nominated but ultimately rejected by the voters. That is the deciding factor for me in how I pick snubs in many cases. Now that's not the case in some situations. Even though Chuck Willis has been eligible for far longer than say A Tribe Called Quest, Smashing Pumpkins, or Soundgarden, he's not anywhere close to their level of greatness and importance to music history of those bands, so obviously they're bigger snubs in my eye.

However, both Depeche Mode and Judas Priest are two of the greatest bands in music history not yet in the HOF in my view, that's eligible of course.

Judas Priest is the most important and influential band on heavy metal music not yet in the HOF. I would actually probably consider them to be the third most important band in the history of metal music, only behind Black Sabbath and Metallica. Now there's die-hard metal fans here that probably know more about the genre than I do, but I'm a huge history buff, if not an avid fan, so I think even the most die-hard and knowledgeable metal listeners probably wouldn't argue with my statement much. Judas Priest helped shape the sound of metal into the 80's and 90's, was the leading band of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, and even defined the visual image of what a heavy metal band looks like. They're case is strong for the HOF based on their musical merits, importance to their genre, and importance to music overall. They've also been eligible since the late 1990's, thus going on over 20 years. That's a long time obviously. They've also only been nominated one time, and it just happened the year before last. So the band was largely overlooked for over 20 years. So from the standpoint of how long they've been "snubbed" by the Hall, they've got to be one of the biggest snubs in that regard to. So their combination of innovation, influence, and overall greatness, plus their length of time being snubbed, to me, they're one of the biggest snubs of the HOF. In fact, now that Radiohead and Janet Jackson were inducted this year, Judas Priest shoots to the top 3 of my biggest snubs list. Where exactly do they place? More on that later.


Depeche Mode also has an extremely strong case too. Depeche Mode is the most popular, influential, and probably, greatest synth-pop group in music history. Synth-pop groups were largely relegated to the 1980's in terms of popularity in the mainstream and on the charts/MTV, etc. Few groups remained relevant into the 90's and beyond. Depeche Mode is that group. What puts Depeche Mode ahead of Judas Priest on a greatest artists of all-time list for me, is I think their songwriting and general body of work was more unique, innovative, and just better (though that's down to personal taste and opinion). In addition, I think Depeche Mode's influence on music as a whole was much broader. Judas Priest was important largely to metal and hard rock, and not much else beyond that. Depeche Mode was influential on alternative rock, indie rock, electronica, pop, and ironically, heavy metal and hard rock. Depeche Mode is the better band. Depeche Mode has been eligible since 2006/2007, so going on 10-12 years, and they've already been nominated twice, just rejected by the voters. So the Hall has clearly paid more attention to them than Judas Priest.


In the end, again this is about who's the bigger snub, not who's the greatest band or has a stronger case for being in the HOF.

So the answer to me, and my choice is Judas Priest. Here's 3 reasons why.

1. Mathematics. Again Depeche Mode has been eligible for 12-13 years, and has been nominated twice. Judas Priest has been eligible for almost 25 years and has been nominated only once. It also took them a lot longer to finally get a nomination. Clearly, from mathematics alone, they've been snubbed more and for a longer period of time.

2. Respective to Genres. For my personal tastes and beliefs on how the HOF should pick their inductees. One, each class should be diverse, and tell the story of music history as a whole through their inductions. That means important artists of ALL GENRES should be inducted to represent said genres. And also inductees for the most part should be inducted in chronological order, except for elite top 20 of all time level artists that become eligible. Obviously they go right in immediately. So Depeche Mode represents both synth-pop/new wave and electronic music. From a new wave/synth-pop perspective, Talking Heads, Blondie, the Cars, the Police have been inducted. Devo should probably be next on that front, or the B-52's, but Depeche Mode is a fine choice. To me though, Depeche Mode falls more in line with electronic than new wave, so electronic has still largely been ignored by the Hall. Let's be frank. As great as Depeche Mode is they should not go in before Kraftwerk, whom we all agree for the most part is the No. 1 snub (also No. 1 on my list). Now if the Hall decides to induct them both in the same class, I'm cool with that. But until Kraftwerk goes in, Depeche Mode can wait.

When it comes to heavy metal, Judas Priest is absolutely, definitively the next band to go in and should. You could make the argument maybe for second/third-tier heavy metal bands of the 70's like Rainbow, Blue Oyster Cult, Thin Lizzy, UFO, Uriah Heep, etc. but those bands can wait for the elite ones. Sure Iron Maiden and Motorhead is in the conversation to be next one, but really it should be Judas Priest.

So from accurately telling the stories of their respective genres, Depeche Mode has 1-2 bands to wait on before induction (Kraftwerk and possibly New Order or even Giorgio Moroder). Judas Priest is next in line. If they continue to get passed on like they've been, then they're the bigger snub.


3. Length of time being snubbed. Depeche Mode has been eligible for 12-13 years, Judas Priest has been eligible for almost 25 years. Both are at similar levels of overall greatness. Therefore, one shouldn't be rushed in over the other. Judas Preist should've been inducted at minimum 10 years ago, if not longer than that. Depeche Mode should've gone in at minimum the last 2-3 years.



So in the end, my vote goes to Judas Priest.

Posted by Donnie on Wednesday, 04/17/2019 @ 22:59pm


Depeche Mode

Both bands would be in my personal Final Four, probably with T Rex and Duran Duran. Depeche Mode edges Judas Priest out by the slimmest of margins.

Posted by jtrichey on Wednesday, 04/17/2019 @ 23:13pm


Judas Priest

Posted by Ray on Wednesday, 04/17/2019 @ 23:58pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know if there are any errors):

Depeche Mode 9 - Judas Priest 5


Congratulations to this year's Snub Madness champion (and FRL's choice as the second-biggest RNR HOF Snub behind Kraftwerk):

Depeche Mode

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 04/18/2019 @ 07:45am


There's been some interest and some votes cast in a "third-place vote", so we can conduct that vote between:

The Smiths vs. Joy Division


Anyone interested can vote in as many or all of these matches if they like.

To vote, post the name of the artist(s) that you're voting for.

In the event of a tie vote, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on Thursday the 18th.

___________________________

I do feel that it should be noted that since the seedings for the tournament were random and not based on expected performance, that this is only an exhibition poll.

This tournament was designed to be winner-take-all to determine the #2 snub behind Kraftwerk. Judas Priest lost the championship to Depeche Mode, but that doesn't necessarily make them the #3 snub behind K and DM. I hope that we can determine that next year and that the Snub Madness and upcoming Prospect Madness Tournaments can be an annual event, with re-shuffled tournament seedings and previous champions disqualified / crowned as reigning champions.

Logically speaking, the #3 choice would be one of these artists that Depeche Mode defeated during the tournament:

Judas Priest
Joy Division
Soundgarden
Nine Inch Nails
Big Star
Wu-Tang Clan
Motorhead

Also, next year the list of eligible performers will change as some performers will be inducted into the RNR HOF and a new group of artists will become eligible for Snub Madness that weren't eligible the year before. Couple that with a different method of determining the seeds and we should have a new set of matches every year to decide.
__________________________

Starting at 11 PM Central tonight, after today's match has concluded, I'll start the "Prospect Madness" tournament.

It will be a 7 day tournament to determine the best artist that we've inducted into the FRL Project despite not yet being eligible for the RNR HOF.

The current seedings can be found at this link:

https://challonge.com/kmanm4h5


I still need to review the list to make sure that there aren't any missing performers, so match-ups may change.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 04/18/2019 @ 07:59am


Apparently, I started the tournament on the site, so I can't remove Outkast from the Prospects tournament (they were in the Snub Madness Tourney).

To fix this, their match with Weezer will be treated as if Weezer got a first round bye when I post the first set of matches today.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 04/18/2019 @ 14:43pm


Voting in the exhibition 3rd place match for this tournament is now closed.

The final results are:

The Smiths 2 - Joy Division 1

Posted by Darren on Friday, 04/19/2019 @ 00:51am


Here are the Round 1 matches in the 2019 Prospect Madness Tournament:

#1 Queens Of The Stone Age vs. System Of A Down
#2 Notorious B.I.G. vs. White Stripes
#3 LCD Soundsystem vs. Wilco
#4 Oasis vs. Kanye West


Anyone interested can vote in as many or all of these matches if they like.

To vote, post the name of the artist(s) that you're voting for.

In the event of a tie vote, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on Friday the 19th.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 04/19/2019 @ 00:53am


Queens of the Stone Age
White Stripes
LCD Soundsystem
Kanye West

Posted by Darren on Friday, 04/19/2019 @ 00:54am


I think The Smiths would have won if the vote turnout were higher, so I can live with that result (and I was the Joy Division vote).

The "For Fun" Top Five Snubs:

1. Kraftwerk - 2018 champion
2. Depeche Mode - 2019 champion
3. Judas Priest
4. The Smiths
5. Joy Division

Posted by Casper on Friday, 04/19/2019 @ 00:54am


#2 White Stripes
#3 Wilco
#4 Kanye West


Ugh. That first round is just gross. Neither is deserving of being an inductee. Sorry.

Wilco easily trumps LCD Soundsystem. LCD Soundsystem is a unique act that has consistently knocked it out of the park from album-to-album, but it's kind of odd that they got in fairly quickly while someone like Elliott Smith or Sufjan Stevens is out on the sidelines...


#2 and #4 are absolutely brutal.

Posted by Casper on Friday, 04/19/2019 @ 00:57am


Casper - I intended to vote for The Smiths, but I missed the deadline.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 04/19/2019 @ 02:59am


Queens of the Stone Age
The White Stripes
Wilco
Kanye West

Posted by Greg F on Friday, 04/19/2019 @ 09:34am


System Of A Down
White Stripes
LCD Soundsystem
Oasis

Posted by The Dude on Friday, 04/19/2019 @ 10:22am


My pick to win this is Kanye West. If you were going to try and choose the most important artist since Nirvana, it's either Radiohead or Kanye. Therefore, it would be kind of weird for him to lose.

Posted by Casper on Friday, 04/19/2019 @ 13:46pm


Queens
Biggie
Wilco
Oasis

Posted by Philip on Friday, 04/19/2019 @ 21:18pm


Queens of the Stone Age
Notorious B.I.G.
LCD Soundsystem
Kanye West

Posted by Donnie on Friday, 04/19/2019 @ 21:55pm


#1 Queens Of The Stone Age (agree this vote is a bit of a downer)
#2 White Stripes
#3 LCD Soundsystem
#4 Kanye West (too bad cause I would have voted Oasis over a lot of the other ones on this list)

Posted by jtrichey on Friday, 04/19/2019 @ 23:34pm


Queens of the Stone Age
Notorious B.I.G. (#2 was so Brutal)
Wilco
Kayne West

Posted by Nick on Friday, 04/19/2019 @ 23:36pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know if there are any errors):

Queens Of The Stone Age 6 - System Of A Down 1
White Stripes 5 - Notorious B.I.G. 3
LCD Soundsystem 4 - Wilco 4 (Last vote cast for Wilco by Nick)
Kanye West 6 - Oasis 2


Here are the Round 2 matches in the 2019 Prospect Madness Tournament:

#1 Arcade Fire vs. Queens Of The Stone Age
#2 Eminem vs. Foo Fighters
#3 The Chemical Brothers vs. White Stripes
#4 Coldplay vs. LCD Soundsystem


Anyone interested can vote in as many or all of these matches if they like.

To vote, post the name of the artist(s) that you're voting for.

In the event of a tie vote, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on Saturday the 20th.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 04/20/2019 @ 00:22am


#1. Queens Of The Stone Age
#2. Eminem
#3. The Chemical Brothers
#4. Coldplay

Posted by Philip on Saturday, 04/20/2019 @ 00:45am


Arcade Fire
Eminem
White Stripes
LCD Soundsystem

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 04/20/2019 @ 02:10am


#1 Arcade Fire
#2 Eminem
#3 White Stripes
#4 LCD Soundsystem


Eminem versus Foo Fighters...kind of similar situation. Each put out a trilogy of important music and then ran the motions for the rest of their career. Eminem has the higher peak value though, much higher in fact.

Posted by Casper on Saturday, 04/20/2019 @ 02:12am


Arcade Fire
Eminem
White Stripes
Coldplay

Posted by Nick on Saturday, 04/20/2019 @ 10:29am


Queens Of The Stone Age
Foo Fighters
White Stripes
LCD Soundsystem

Posted by The Dude on Saturday, 04/20/2019 @ 14:09pm


Arcade Fire
Eminem
The Chemical Brothers
Coldplay

Posted by Donnie on Saturday, 04/20/2019 @ 21:24pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know if there are any errors):

Arcade Fire 4 - Queens Of The Stone Age 2
Eminem 5 - Foo Fighters 1
White Stripes 4 - The Chemical Brothers 2
LCD Soundystem 3 - Coldplay 3 (Last vote caste for Coldplay by Donnie)


Here are the Round 2 matches in the 2019 Prospect Madness Tournament:

#1 Belle And Sebastian vs. Weezer
#2 Missy Elliott vs. Jay-Z
#3 Beyonce vs. Kanye West
#4 Daft Punk vs. The Killers


Anyone interested can vote in as many or all of these matches if they like.

To vote, post the name of the artist(s) that you're voting for.

In the event of a tie vote, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on Sunday the 21st.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 04/21/2019 @ 00:23am


#1 Belle And Sebastian
#2 Jay-Z
#3 Kanye West
#4 The Killers

Posted by jtrichey on Sunday, 04/21/2019 @ 00:40am


Belle And Sebastian
Jay-Z
Beyonce
Daft Punk

Posted by Philip on Sunday, 04/21/2019 @ 00:45am


1. Weezer
2. Jay-Z
3. Kanye West (Beyonce is more important culturally, but Kanye's got the better body of work)
4. Daft Punk

Posted by Donnie on Sunday, 04/21/2019 @ 00:46am


#1 Belle And Sebastian
#2 Jay-Z
#3 Kanye West
#4 Daft Punk

Posted by Casper on Sunday, 04/21/2019 @ 02:23am


Weezer
Jay-Z
Beyonce
Daft Punk

Posted by Greg F on Sunday, 04/21/2019 @ 17:58pm


Weezer
Jay-Z
Kayne West
The Killers

Posted by Nick on Sunday, 04/21/2019 @ 22:38pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know if there are any errors):

Belle And Sebastian 3 - Weezer 3 (Last vote cast for Weezer by Nick)
Jay-Z 6 - Missy Elliott 0
Kanye West 4 - Beyonce 2
Daft Punk 4 - The Killers 2


Here are the Round 3 matches in the 2019 Prospect Madness Tournament:

#1 Arcade Fire vs. Eminem
#2 LCD Soundsystem vs. White Stripes


Anyone interested can vote in as many or all of these matches if they like.

To vote, post the name of the artist(s) that you're voting for.

In the event of a tie vote, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on Monday the 22nd.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 04/22/2019 @ 01:56am


Eminem
White Stripes

Posted by Darren on Monday, 04/22/2019 @ 01:56am


Arcade Fire
LCD Soundsystem

Just going to be voting on personal preference from here on out, so Belle & Sebastian could, in fact, win this thing.

Posted by Casper on Monday, 04/22/2019 @ 03:17am


Eminem
The White Stripes

Posted by Donnie on Monday, 04/22/2019 @ 04:53am


Arcade Fire
White Stripes

Posted by MichaelEU on Monday, 04/22/2019 @ 07:57am


Eminem
White Stripes

Posted by Nick on Monday, 04/22/2019 @ 11:15am


#1 Arcade Fire
#2 LCD Soundsystem

Posted by jtrichey on Monday, 04/22/2019 @ 20:06pm


Eminem
White Stripes

Feeling the MI love.

Posted by Philip on Monday, 04/22/2019 @ 22:52pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know if there are any errors):

Eminem 4 - Arcade Fire 3
White Stripes 5 - LCD Soundsystem 2


Here are the Round 3 matches in the 2019 Prospect Madness Tournament:

#1 Belle And Sebastian vs. Jay-Z
#2 Daft Punk vs. Kanye West


Anyone interested can vote in as many or all of these matches if they like.

To vote, post the name of the artist(s) that you're voting for.

In the event of a tie vote, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on Tuesday the 23rd.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 04/23/2019 @ 01:14am


Jay-Z
Kanye West

Watch The Throne

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 04/23/2019 @ 01:15am


Belle And Sebastian
Daft Punk

Posted by Philip on Tuesday, 04/23/2019 @ 01:23am


Belle And Sebastian
Daft Punk

Posted by Casper on Tuesday, 04/23/2019 @ 01:42am


Belle And Sebastian
Daft Punk

Posted by MichaelEU on Tuesday, 04/23/2019 @ 01:48am


Belle And Sebastian
Daft Punk

Posted by Jennifer on Tuesday, 04/23/2019 @ 02:00am


If Belle and Sebastian sneaks past Kanye, they're going to win this thing. Nobody else left has anywhere near as big and strong a discography.

Frankly, they have more GREAT tunes than practically any band in rock history.

Posted by Casper on Tuesday, 04/23/2019 @ 16:09pm


#1 Jay-Z
#2 Kanye West

Posted by jtrichey on Tuesday, 04/23/2019 @ 23:04pm


Jay-Z
Kanye West

Posted by Nick on Tuesday, 04/23/2019 @ 23:35pm


Belle & Sebastian
Kanye West

Posted by Jason Dagotto on Wednesday, 04/24/2019 @ 00:26am


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know if there are any errors):

Belle And Sebastian 5 - Jay-Z 3
Daft Punk 4 - Kanye West 4 (Last vote cast for Kanye West by Jason Dagotto)


Here are the semi-final matches in the 2019 Prospect Madness Tournament:

#1 Eminem vs. White Stripes
#2 Belle And Sebastian vs. Daft Punk


Anyone interested can vote in as many or all of these matches if they like.

To vote, post the name of the artist(s) that you're voting for.

In the event of a tie vote, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on Wednesday the 24th.

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 04/24/2019 @ 03:11am


White Stripes
Belle And Sebastian

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 04/24/2019 @ 03:12am


Eminem
Daft Punk

Posted by Greg F on Wednesday, 04/24/2019 @ 03:42am


Eminem
Daft Punk

Posted by Greg F on Wednesday, 04/24/2019 @ 03:43am


White Stripes
Daft Punk

Posted by MichaelEU on Wednesday, 04/24/2019 @ 03:53am


Eminem
Daft Punk

Posted by The_Claw on Wednesday, 04/24/2019 @ 04:49am


White Stripes
Daft Punk

Posted by Darrin A. on Wednesday, 04/24/2019 @ 08:48am


Eminem
Belle and Sebastian


Daft Punk now looking PRETTY good to win this thing...we shall see...

Posted by Casper on Wednesday, 04/24/2019 @ 12:25pm


Eminem
Daft Punk

Posted by Nick on Wednesday, 04/24/2019 @ 18:49pm


Eminem
Daft Punk

Posted by Philip on Wednesday, 04/24/2019 @ 22:58pm


#1 Eminem
#2 Daft Punk

Posted by jtrichey on Wednesday, 04/24/2019 @ 23:14pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know if there are any errors):

Eminem 6 - White Stripes 3
Daft Punk 7 - Belle And Sebastian 2


Here is the championship in the 2019 Prospect Madness Tournament:

#1 Daft Punk vs. Eminem


Here is the unofficial 3rd place match in the 2019 Prospect Madness Tournament:

#2 Belle And Sebastian vs. White Stripes


Anyone interested can vote in as many or all of these matches if they like.

To vote, post the name of the artist(s) that you're voting for.

In the event of a tie vote, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on Thursday the 25th.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 04/25/2019 @ 00:15am


Eminem

White Stripes

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 04/25/2019 @ 00:16am


Daft Punk

White Stripes

Posted by MichaelEU on Thursday, 04/25/2019 @ 02:21am


Brutal Final Round matchup.

In the end I've got to go with Eminem. I enjoy Daft Punk more, and they mean more to me personally as far as the evolution of my musical tastes and fandom, as they're the band that got me into electronic music. But in every objective way, I've got to go with Eminem. Eminem is one of the greatest rap artists of all-time, who was more important to music and pop culture than Daft Punk was, though their influence on modern music is pretty substantial as well. Another edge that I give to Eminem is productivity, as he's released far more albums and work in general than Daft Punk has. I know for some people that doesn't matter, but to me, a group that releases one album per decade (ala Daft Punk, Tool, etc), well that hurts their stock. True talent is someone that can release great music on a consistent basis, and Eminem has done that for the most part, other than a 5 year run in the late 2000's when he was having personal issues. Either way, even though Eminem has has slow periods over the years, it's nothing like Daft Punk.

So in the end I've got to go with Eminem as my choice.


As for the third round. The White Stripes, easily.

That comment about Belle and Sebastian having the biggest amount of great songs of any band in rock history is the biggest pile of horse manure I think I've ever seen on this message board, outside of Zuzu's Alex Jones-inspired conspiracy theories that she goes off on during Rock Hall season.

Belle and Sebastian is a fringe indie band adored by the Pitchfork crowd who no one else has heard of. The White Stripes are one of the last great rock bands to come around and actually had a great run of albums in the 00's, and defined an era for rock music. Not to mention they gave us Jack White, who's been a consistent leader and influencer in the world of rock music over the last 20 years, even beyond the group's lifespan.

Heck. there's Pitchford-worshipped bands that are more revered than Belle and Sebastian.

So yeah, the White Stripes for 3rd place, easy choice.

Posted by Donnie on Thursday, 04/25/2019 @ 03:40am


Eminem

The White Stripes for 3rd place

Posted by The_Claw on Thursday, 04/25/2019 @ 04:28am


Enimem

No offense, but if the winner of this 'not-yet eligible' tournament is not a Hip-Hop artist, then what's the point. Hip-Hop has been the most dominant and popular genre of the last few decades, so it only makes sense a Hip-Hop artist wins this tournament. Donnie posted a great response as to why he chose Eminem as well.

The White Stripes for 3rd Place

Posted by Nick on Thursday, 04/25/2019 @ 07:31am


Eminem

White Stripes

Posted by Greg F on Thursday, 04/25/2019 @ 11:10am


#1 Eminem

3rd place match in the 2019 Prospect Madness Tournament:

#2 White Stripes

Posted by Darrin A. on Thursday, 04/25/2019 @ 11:18am


#1 Eminem


#2 White Stripes


That it is Eminem and not Jay Z or Kanye probably says something about something.

Posted by jtrichey on Thursday, 04/25/2019 @ 14:10pm


Em and the Stripes.

Posted by The Dude on Thursday, 04/25/2019 @ 14:28pm


I'm voting for Daft Punk. Eminem wasn't even that interesting musically. He's a skilled rapper/writer/unique personality, but even half the material from his first three albums (the ONLY good ones) is dated and cheesy as hell at this point. Daft Punk is unquestionably the most important electronic act from the 1990s to now.


Belle and Sebastian were far more innovative than the White Stripes and their catalog is far less SAMEY. Jack White might be the most overrated person in Rock this entire century (that said, still deserves to be an inductee).

Posted by Casper on Thursday, 04/25/2019 @ 20:20pm


Eminem has 9 studio albums from Slim Shady LP to Kamikaze.

Daft Punk has 4 studio albums, a seminal live album that is considered to be one of the best of this century and the soundtrack to Tron.

So, Eminem has 9 important releases and Daft Punk has 6.

The weakest Daft Punk releases (album #3 and the Tron soundtrack) are basically all held in higher regard than Eminem albums #4-9.

So, I don't buy the "productivity" argument at all when it comes to Eminem. He has less truly great material than almost anybody else that was included in this tournament.

Posted by Casper on Thursday, 04/25/2019 @ 20:25pm


Metacritic Scores:

Encore - 64/100
Relapse - 59/100
Recovery - 63/100
Marshall Mathers LP 2 - 72/100
Revival - 50/100


Do you know how hard it is to have your album NOT get a 70/100 or higher on Metacritic? It's no exaggeration that basically everything does, meaning hundreds and hundreds of albums were better received in that given year than 4 of the 5 titles I listed above.

Eminem has maintained his COMMERCIAL success but audiences and critics have been nothing but disappointed for 15+ years now.

Posted by Casper on Thursday, 04/25/2019 @ 20:28pm


Sorry, forgot this turd.

Kamikaze - 62/100


The guy has been less artistically relevant to music for longer than U2 has.

I'm not trying to knock anybody for supporting Eminem, nor do I think the case for Daft Punk is a super strong one. I'm just pointing out the reality here that he hasn't excelled for quite some time. Eminem's run at the top was big and brief.


Belle and Sebastian is a fringe indie band adored by the Pitchfork crowd who no one else has heard of."

As in, you have barely heard of or listened to them. Tigermilk, If You're Feeling Sinister, The Boy With The Arab Strap, Push Barman To Open Old Wounds (non-album EPs), Dear Catastrophe Waitress and The Life Pursuit are all considered classic records, my friend. This band took DIY to new heights along with production and arrangement techniques for indie recordings while Stuart Murdoch's gift for melody and lyrics isn't topped by ANYBODY that has come in the last two decades that doesn't work in Hip Hop. This "fringe indie band" literally invented the modern indie festival scene (including being an early Coachella top name) and is hosting a cruise in August with other top name acts to something like 2400 paying guests (again, the first indie rock act to ever do that).

Posted by Casper on Thursday, 04/25/2019 @ 20:35pm


Digital Draem Door: Greatest Indie Rock Artists

1. The Smiths
2. Pixies
3. Pavement
4. Dinosaur Jr.
5. Belle & Sebastian
6. Yo La Tengo

Yo La Tengo is on the aforementioned cruise. So are FRL inductees The Buzzcocks along with Mogwai, Camera Obscura, one of 2019's most buzzed artists (Nilufer Yanya), etc.



DigitalDreamDoor Greatest Indie Rock Albums

11. If You're Feeling Sinister
25. Tigermilk
77. Dear Catastrophe Waitress
129. The Boy With The Arab Strap

Posted by Casper on Thursday, 04/25/2019 @ 20:38pm


DigitalDreamDoor Greatest Indie Pop/Twee Artists:

1. The Smiths
2. Belle and Sebastian


DigitalDreamDoor Greatest Indie Pop/Twee Albums:

2. If You're Feeling Sinister
7. Tigermilk
29. The Life Pursuit
57. The Boy With The Arab Strap
80. Dear Catastrophe Waitress

DigitalDreamDoor Best Alternative Artists:

78. Belle and Sebastian

DigitalDreamDoor IndiePop/Twee Songs:

9. The State I Am In
31. Funny Little Frog
45. I'm A Cuckoo
59. Legal Man
84. Like Dylan In The Movies


They are also basically at or near the top in QUANTITY on these song and album lists. I mean, just go listen already. I'd personally start with the Push Barman compilation and those first three LPs - most of which is from one of the most incredible runs in rock history over just the span of two years! And you tell me just who had a stronger opening punch than this band.

Posted by Casper on Thursday, 04/25/2019 @ 20:50pm


To put it in baseball terms, "Root, root, root for the home team."

Eminem

The White Stripes


Nothing against the other two.

Posted by Philip on Thursday, 04/25/2019 @ 21:30pm


Daft Punk

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 04/25/2019 @ 23:59pm


Daft Punk

White Stripes

Posted by Steve Z on Friday, 04/26/2019 @ 00:05am


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results (let me know if there are any errors):

Eminem 9 - Daft Punk 4


Congratulations to the 2019 Prospect Madness Tournament Champion, Eminem!


3rd place match results:

White Stripes 11 - Belle And Sebastian 1


Congratulations to the unofficial 2019 Prospect Madness Tournament 3rd Place Winner, White Stripes!

Posted by Darren on Friday, 04/26/2019 @ 01:13am


Decided to make a list ranking the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees (the Performers category only) in order of my favorites. This is a completely biased list based on what I like and how much I like an artist, nothing to do with their credentials for overall artistic greatness, innovation, influence, worthiness of induction, etc. Just what I like.

I'll list the artists along with the year they were inducted. Side-bands that were inducted in 2012 and beyond will be listed with the main artist and the year the main artist was inducted.

I'll start the list in order from least favorite to most favorite. Just to generate some controversy, because the first two I know are favorites among many here on the group lol. Let's get the party started.....


217. Leonard Cohen (2008)
216. Tom Waits (2011)
215. Joan Baez (2017)
214. Darlene Love (2011)
213. Laura Nyro (2012)
212. Clyde McPhatter (1987)
211. Dr. John (2011)
210. Jeff Beck (2009)
209. The Dells (2004)
208. Duane Eddy (1994)
207. Buddy Guy (2005)
206. The Moonglows (2000)
205. Randy Newman (2013)
204. Little Anthony and the Imperials (2009)
203. LaVern Baker (1991)
202. Gene Vincent and His Blue-Caps (1998)
201. Brenda Lee (2002)
200. The Flamingos (2001)
199. Del Shannon (1999)
198. The Ventures (2008)
197. Hank Ballard and the Midnighters (1990)
196. The Platters (1990)
195. The Ronettes (2007)
194. Rick Nelson (1987)
193. Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers (1993)
192. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (2015)
191. Lloyd Price (1998)
190. Bobby Womack (2010)
189. Percy Sledge (2005)
188. Solomon Burke (2001)
187. The Impressions (1991)
186. Jackie Wilson (1987)
185. Etta James (1993)
184. Albert King (2013)
183. Eddie Cochran (1987)
182. Big Joe Turner (1987)
181. The Righteous Brothers (2003)
180. Joni Mitchell (1997)
179. Nina Simone (2018)
178. Little Willie John (1996)
177. The Yardbirds (1992)
176. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (2007)
175. Patti Smith (2007)
174. Bonnie Raitt (2000)
173. Jerry Lee Lewis (1986)
172. Cat Stevens (2014)
171. Small Faces/Faces (2012)
170. John Lee Hooker (1991)
169. Dion (1989)
168. Elvis Costello and the Attractions (2003)
167. Isaac Hayes (2002)
166. Dusty Springfield (1999)
165. Gladys Knight & the Pips (1996)
164. Roxy Music (2019)
163. Bobby Darin (1990)
162. Buffalo Springfield (1997)
161. The Lovin’ Spoonful (2000)
160. James Taylor (2000)
159. Jimmy Cliff (2010)
158. Carl Perkins (1987)
157. Booker T. and the MG’s (1992)
156. Cheap Trick (2016)
155. Bill Withers (2015)
154. The Shirelles (1996)
153. Gene Pitney (2002)
152. Miles Davis (2006)
151. The Everly Brothers (1986)
150. Ruth Brown (1993)
149. Bobby “Blue” Bland (1992)
148. Ike and Tina Turner (1991)
147. The Dave Clark Five (2008)
146. The Hollies (2010)
145. Sam & Dave (1992)
144. The (Young) Rascals (1997)
143. Yes (2017)
142. Donna Summer (2013)
141. The Staple Singers (1999)
140. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (2015)
139. Stevie Nicks (2019)
138. Lou Reed (2015)
137. B.B. King (1987)
136. Martha and the Vandellas (1995)
135. The Mamas and the Papas (1998)
134. Roy Orbison (1987)
133. Muddy Waters (1987)
132. Dire Straits (2018)
131. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (1987)
130. Traffic (2004)
129. The Four Seasons (1990)
128. The Jackson 5 (1997)
127. Frank Zappa (1995)

From here on, the following artists all appear on my general list of my 200 Favorite Music Artists of All-Time....

126. The Cure (2019)
125. The O’Jays (2005)
124. Blondie (2006)
123. The Animals (1994)
122. The Coasters (1987)
121. Bill Haley & His Comets (1986)
120. Wilson Pickett (1991)
119. The Isley Brothers (1992)
118. Earth, Wind, & Fire (2000)
117. Journey (2017)
116. Abba (2010)
115. Hall & Oates (2014)
114. Heart (2013)
113. The Four Tops (1990)
112. The Temptations (1989)
111. Deep Purple (2016)
110. Aretha Franklin (1987)
109. Curtis Mayfield (1999)
108. The Zombies (2019)
107. Janis Joplin (1995)
106. Fats Domino (1986)
105. The Sex Pistols (2006)
104. Jimmy Reed (1991)
103. Bon Jovi (2018)
102. Otis Redding (1989)
101. Steve Miller (2016)
100. Ramones (2002)
99. Pearl Jam (2017)
98. N.W.A. (2016)
97. Jackson Browne (2004)
96. Neil Diamond (2012)
95. Metallica (2009)
94. The Kinks (1990)
93. The Supremes (1988)
92. Def Leppard (2019)
91. The Stooges (2010)
90. Johnny Cash (1992)
89. Pretenders (2005)
88. The Band (1994)
87. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble (2015)
86. Al Green (1995)
85. Peter Gabriel (2014)
84. The Bee Gees (1997)
83. Parliament/Funkadelic (1996)
82. Rush (2013)
81. Sly & the Family Stone (1993)
80. 2Pac (2017)
79. Paul Simon (2001)
78. The Cars (2018)
77. Run-DMC (2009)
76. Bo Diddley (1987)
75. Jefferson Airplane (1996)
74. Janet Jackson (2019)
73. Green Day (2015)
72. Talking Heads (2002)
71. Beastie Boys (2012)
70. Buddy Holly and the Crickets (1986)
69. Red Hot Chili Peppers (2012)
68. Black Sabbath (2006)
67. Santana (1998)
66. Genesis (2010)
65. Sam Cooke (1986)
64. Electric Light Orchestra (2017)
63. Guns N’ Roses (2012)
62. James Brown and the Famous Flames (1986)
61. Grateful Dead (1994)
60. Rod Stewart (1994)
59. Chicago (2016)
58. Alice Cooper (2011)
57. The Moody Blues (2018)
56. George Harrison (2004)
55. The Allman Brothers Band (1995)
54. ZZ Top (2004)
53. The Velvet Underground (1996)
52. Little Richard (1986)
51. Neil Young (1995)


The following artists are not only my 50 favorite Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, but are also my top 50 favorite artists of all-time, as all of my top 50 favorite artists have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, thanks to Radiohead being inducted this year. The highest artist on my general favorite artists of all-time list not yet inducted into the RNRHOF is Kanye West who is No. 51 on my list, just outside the top 50.

50. The Byrds (1991)
49. Cream (1993)
48. KISS (2014)
47. Public Enemy (2013)
46. Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band (1999)
45. Chuck Berry (1986)
44. R.E.M. (2007)
43. Radiohead (2019)
42. Simon and Garfunkel (1990)
41. The Clash (2003)
40. Marvin Gaye (1987)
39. Ray Charles (1986)
38. The Police (2003)
37. Steely Dan (2001)
36. Billy Joel (1999)
35. David Bowie (1996)
34. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (2002)
33. Lynyrd Skynyrd (2006)
32. Bob Marley (1994)
31. Michael Jackson (2001)
30. U2 (2005)
29. Bob Dylan (1988)
28. John Mellencamp (2008)
27. Bob Seger (2004)
26. Van Morrison (1993)
25. Paul McCartney (1999)
24. Crosby, Stills, & Nash (& Young) (1997)
23. Aerosmith (2001)
22. Nirvana (2014)
21. Elvis Presley (1986)
20. The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1992)
19. Van Halen (2007)
18. Eagles (1998)
17. Fleetwood Mac (1998)
16. AC/DC (2003)
15. Madonna (2008)
14. John Lennon (1994)
13. Queen (2001)
12. Creedence Clearwater Revival (1993)
11. Elton John (1994)
10. Prince (2004)
9. Eric Clapton (2000)
8. Stevie Wonder (1989)
7. The Beach Boys (1988)
6. Pink Floyd (1996)
5. Led Zeppelin (1995)
4. The Doors (1993)
3. The Who (1990)
2. The Rolling Stones (1989)
1. The Beatles (1988)

Posted by Donnie on Sunday, 04/28/2019 @ 05:03am


And just for fun here are my 50 favorite artists not yet inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

50. Kendrick Lamar
49. Underworld
48. Joe Cocker
47. Bad Company
46. Air
45. TLC
44. Blink-182
43. Raspberries
42. Train
41. Orbital
40. Rihanna
39. Devo
38. Don Henley
37. Todd Rundgren
36. New Order
35. The Monkees
34. Boston
33. OutKast
32. The B-52's
31. Stone Temple Pilots
30. Huey Lewis and the News
29. Duran Duran
28. T. Rex
27. Tool
26. Arcade Fire
25. Rage Against the Machine
24. Depeche Mode
23. "Weird" Al Yankovic
22. The Replacements
21. Big Star
20. Ozzy Osbourne (solo)
19. Kraftwerk
18. Phil Collins (solo)
17. Christina Aguilera
16. Jay-Z
15. Moby
14. Pixies
13. Soundgarden
12. INXS
11. Jethro Tull
10. Eurythmics
9. Styx
8. Eminem
7. Coldplay
6. Alice in Chains
5. Smashing Pumpkins
4. The Doobie Brothers
3. Daft Punk
2. The Chemical Brothers
1. Kanye West

Posted by Donnie on Sunday, 04/28/2019 @ 06:22am


Donnie, congrats for generating controversy, it worked out perfectly.

I was indeed shocked to see your picks for #217 and #216. Cohen and Waits are probably personal Top 20's (I don't know exactly, I never made such a list). Laura Nyro too, I'd put her much higer. Your Top 5 seem very reasonable.

Your list is a challenge to create an own list and I will do so. I'm curious to see how much we have in common.

Posted by MichaelEU on Sunday, 04/28/2019 @ 08:06am


Thanks Michael EU,

Yes, I absolutely cannot stand Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, and Joan Baez (with the exception of "The Night They Drove Ole Dixie Down"). I've tried and tried to listen to all three, and I just can't get into them at all. Their voices are unbearable to me. By far my least favorite artists in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, though I understand why all are in (especially Joan Baez who unquestionably deserved to be inducted).

The next four down are artists I also don't care for much either mainly just due to none of their material really standing out to me.

Darlene Love, I feel is one of the least deserving artists in the Rock Hall as her solo discography is among the weakest of all inductees. She's beloved by the Rolling Stone/Springsteen/Paul Schafer camp for whatever reason, but none of her work IMO compares to practically any of the great girl groups and vocalists from the early 60's including acts like the Crystals (which is how she should've been inducted), the Shangri-La's, or Lesley Gore.

Laura Nyro is another artists I just can't really get into as her music is just dull and boring to me. I respect her place in music history, and I consider her to be "The Godmother" of all female alternative rock artists. She paved the way for Kate Bush, Sinead O'Connor, Tori Amos, PJ Harvey, Courtney Love, Bjork, Alanis Morrissette, etc. She's absolutely deserving of induction. Just can't get into her music.

Clyde McPhatter is similar to Laura Nyro. Very influential and important to the early history of soul music, but I also find him dull and boring compared to Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, James Brown, the Flamingos, the Moonglows, and Little Willie John. Ironic considering he's such an important part of the Hall history, beings the club of multiple inductees is named after him.

Dr. John is more on the line of Joan Baez, Tom Waits, and Leonard Cohen, in that I also find him mostly un-listenable and don't enjoy him at all. I do, however really like "Right Place, Wrong Time," so beings I really like one of his songs, he gets the nod over all of the previous artists, which I can't say the same for.

After that from about 210-202, it's mostly artists that I don't dislike, but haven't listened to that much, but based off what I've listened to I don't see them becoming big favorites down the road. From 201 until the end, it's artists that I all like somewhat to absolutely love, based on their rankings.

I also realized after the fact that I missed four inductees on my initial list: those being Donovan, The Drifters, Linda Ronstadt, and Richie Valens. After remaking the list, only Donovan finished somewhat higher as he made it to the top 140. The rest fell between 190-160. I'll post the new version of the list in another post.

And yes, I would love to see your list along with others. With all the projects and rankings, and general discussion we do on here, it's mostly based on our opinions and perceptions of artistic greatness and important to music history. We really don't talk about what we just like that much.

So I'd be interested to see lists where everyone puts critical acclaim, influence, musical excellence, innovation, etc aside and just ranks a list about what they like, whether it's cool or not.

Posted by Donnie on Sunday, 04/28/2019 @ 10:42am


So I missed four inductees with my original list. So there's actually 221 total inductees of the Performers category in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Here is the correct final list ranking them in the order of my favorites....

221. Leonard Cohen (2008)
220. Tom Waits (2011)
219. Joan Baez (2017)
218. Darlene Love (2011)
217. Laura Nyro (2012)
216. Clyde McPhatter (1987)
215. Dr. John (2011)
214. Jeff Beck (2009)
213. The Dells (2004)
212. Duane Eddy (1994)
211. Buddy Guy (2005)
210. The Moonglows (2000)
209. Randy Newman (2013)
208. Little Anthony and the Imperials (2009)
207. LaVern Baker (1991)
206. Gene Vincent and His Blue-Caps (1998)
205. Brenda Lee (2002)
204. The Flamingos (2001)
203. Del Shannon (1999)
202. The Ventures (2008)
201. Hank Ballard and the Midnighters (1990)
200. The Platters (1990)
199. The Ronettes (2007)
198. Rick Nelson (1987)
197. Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers (1993)
196. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (2015)
195. Lloyd Price (1998)
194. Bobby Womack (2010)
193. Ritchie Valens (2001)
192. Percy Sledge (2005)
191. Solomon Burke (2001)
190. The Impressions (1991)
189. Jackie Wilson (1987)
188. Etta James (1993)
187. Albert King (2013)
186. Eddie Cochran (1987)
185. Big Joe Turner (1987)
184. The Righteous Brothers (2003)
183. Joni Mitchell (1997)
182. Nina Simone (2018)
181. Little Willie John (1996)
180. The Yardbirds (1992)
179. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (2007)
178. Patti Smith (2007)
177. Bonnie Raitt (2000)
176. Jerry Lee Lewis (1986)
175. Cat Stevens (2014)
174. Small Faces/Faces (2012)
173. John Lee Hooker (1991)
172. Dion (1989)
171. Linda Ronstadt (2014)
170. Elvis Costello and the Attractions (2003)
169. Isaac Hayes (2002)
168. Dusty Springfield (1999)
167. Gladys Knight & the Pips (1996)
166. Roxy Music (2019)
165. Bobby Darin (1990)
164. Buffalo Springfield (1997)
163. The Drifters (1988)
162. The Lovin’ Spoonful (2000)
161. James Taylor (2000)
160. Jimmy Cliff (2010)
159. Carl Perkins (1987)
158. Booker T. and the MG’s (1992)
157. Cheap Trick (2016)
156. Bill Withers (2015)
155. The Shirelles (1996)
154. Gene Pitney (2002)
153. Miles Davis (2006)
152. The Everly Brothers (1986)
151. Ruth Brown (1993)
150. Bobby “Blue” Bland (1992)
149. Ike and Tina Turner (1991)
148. The Dave Clark Five (2008)
147. The Hollies (2010)
146. Sam & Dave (1992)
145. The (Young) Rascals (1997)
144. Yes (2017)
143. Donna Summer (2013)
142. The Staple Singers (1999)
141. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (2015)
140. Stevie Nicks (2019)
139. Lou Reed (2015)
138. Donovan (2012)
137. B.B. King (1987)
136. Martha and the Vandellas (1995)
135. The Mamas and the Papas (1998)
134. Roy Orbison (1987)
133. Muddy Waters (1987)
132. Dire Straits (2018)
131. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (1987)
130. Traffic (2004)
129. The Four Seasons (1990)
128. The Jackson 5 (1997)
127. Frank Zappa (1995)

All artists from here on are on my 200 Favorite Artists of All-Time list

126. The Cure (2019)
125. The O’Jays (2005)
124. Blondie (2006)
123. The Animals (1994)
122. The Coasters (1987)
121. Bill Haley & His Comets (1986)
120. Wilson Pickett (1991)
119. The Isley Brothers (1992)
118. Earth, Wind, & Fire (2000)
117. Journey (2017)
116. Abba (2010)
115. Hall & Oates (2014)
114. Heart (2013)
113. The Four Tops (1990)
112. The Temptations (1989)
111. Deep Purple (2016)
110. Aretha Franklin (1987)
109. Curtis Mayfield (1999)
108. The Zombies (2019)
107. Janis Joplin (1995)
106. Fats Domino (1986)
105. The Sex Pistols (2006)
104. Jimmy Reed (1991)
103. Bon Jovi (2018)
102. Otis Redding (1989)
101. Steve Miller (2016)
100. Ramones (2002)
99. Pearl Jam (2017)
98. N.W.A. (2016)
97. Jackson Browne (2004)
96. Neil Diamond (2012)
95. Metallica (2009)
94. The Kinks (1990)
93. The Supremes (1988)
92. Def Leppard (2019)
91. The Stooges (2010)
90. Johnny Cash (1992)
89. Pretenders (2005)
88. The Band (1994)
87. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble (2015)
86. Al Green (1995)
85. Peter Gabriel (2014)
84. The Bee Gees (1997)
83. Parliament/Funkadelic (1996)
82. Rush (2013)
81. Sly & the Family Stone (1993)
80. 2Pac (2017)
79. Paul Simon (2001)
78. The Cars (2018)
77. Run-DMC (2009)
76. Bo Diddley (1987)
75. Jefferson Airplane (1996)
74. Janet Jackson (2019)
73. Green Day (2015)
72. Talking Heads (2002)
71. Beastie Boys (2012)
70. Buddy Holly and the Crickets (1986)
69. Red Hot Chili Peppers (2012)
68. Black Sabbath (2006)
67. Santana (1998)
66. Genesis (2010)
65. Sam Cooke (1986)
64. Electric Light Orchestra (2017)
63. Guns N’ Roses (2012)
62. James Brown (1986)
61. Grateful Dead (1994)
60. Rod Stewart (1994)
59. Chicago (2016)
58. Alice Cooper (2011)
57. The Moody Blues (2018)
56. George Harrison (2004)
55. The Allman Brothers Band (1995)
54. ZZ Top (2004)
53. The Velvet Underground (1996)
52. Little Richard (1986)
51. Neil Young (1995)

The next 50 are not only my 50 Favorite Rock Hall inductees, but are also my 50 favorite artists of all-time

50. The Byrds (1991)
49. Cream (1993)
48. KISS (2014)
47. Public Enemy (2013)
46. Bruce Springsteen (1999)
45. Chuck Berry (1986)
44. R.E.M. (2007)
43. Radiohead (2019)
42. Simon and Garfunkel (1990)
41. The Clash (2003)
40. Marvin Gaye (1987)
39. Ray Charles (1986)
38. The Police (2003)
37. Steely Dan (2001)
36. Billy Joel (1999)
35. David Bowie (1996)
34. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (2002)
33. Lynyrd Skynyrd (2006)
32. Bob Marley (1994)
31. Michael Jackson (2001)
30. U2 (2005)
29. Bob Dylan (1988)
28. John Mellencamp (2008)
27. Bob Seger (2004)
26. Van Morrison (1993)
25. Paul McCartney (1999)
24. Crosby, Stills, & Nash (1997)
23. Aerosmith (2001)
22. Nirvana (2014)
21. Elvis Presley (1986)
20. Jimi Hendrix Experience (1992)
19. Van Halen (2007)
18. Eagles (1998)
17. Fleetwood Mac (1998)
16. AC/DC (2003)
15. Madonna (2008)
14. John Lennon (1994)
13. Queen (2001)
12. Creedence Clearwater Revival (1993)
11. Elton John (1994)
10. Prince (2004)
9. Eric Clapton (2000)
8. Stevie Wonder (1989)
7. The Beach Boys (1988)
6. Pink Floyd (1996)
5. Led Zeppelin (1995)
4. The Doors (1993)
3. The Who (1990)
2. The Rolling Stones (1989)
1. The Beatles (1988)

Posted by Donnie on Sunday, 04/28/2019 @ 10:48am


Here's my list.

221 The Dells (2004)
220 N.W.A. (2016)
219 The Flamingos (2001)
218 Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (2007)
217 Public Enemy (2013)
216 Bonnie Raitt (2000)
215 Albert King (2013)
214 Rush (2013)
213 Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble (2015)
212 The O’Jays (2005)
211 Yes (2017)
210 The Moonglows (2000)
209 Bobby “Blue” Bland (1992)
208 Isaac Hayes (2002)
207 Steely Dan (2001)
206 Percy Sledge (2005)
205 Gene Pitney (2002)
204 Def Leppard (2019)
203 Chicago (2016)
202 Buddy Guy (2005)
201 Bobby Womack (2010)
200 Stevie Nicks (2019)
199 Booker T. and the MG’s (1992)
198 Little Willie John (1996)
197 Jeff Beck (2009)
196 The Staple Singers (1999)
195 Buffalo Springfield (1997)
194 Traffic (2004)
193 Electric Light Orchestra (2017)
192 Del Shannon (1999)
191 The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (2015)
190 KISS (2014)
189 Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (2015)
188 Jackson Browne (2004)
187 Small Faces/Faces (2012)
186 The Ventures (2008)
185 Curtis Mayfield (1999)
184 The Moody Blues (2018)
183 The Impressions (1991)
182 Hank Ballard and the Midnighters (1990)
181 Sam & Dave (1992)
180 The Hollies (2010)
179 Gene Vincent and His Blue-Caps (1998)
178 Dr. John (2011)
177 Van Halen (2007)
176 Hall & Oates (2014)
175 Little Anthony and the Imperials (2009)
174 Duane Eddy (1994)
173 Lloyd Price (1998)
172 The (Young) Rascals (1997)
171 The Yardbirds (1992)
170 Parliament/Funkadelic (1996)
169 Sly & the Family Stone (1993)
168 Al Green (1995)
167 Deep Purple (2016)
166 Ruth Brown (1993)
165 The Four Tops (1990)
164 Clyde McPhatter (1987)
163 Ritchie Valens (2001)
162 The Zombies (2019)
161 The Righteous Brothers (2003)
160 Paul McCartney (1999)
159 Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (1987)
158 Run-DMC (2009)
157 Darlene Love (2011)
156 Brenda Lee (2002)
155 Genesis (2010)
154 James Taylor (2000)
153 Rod Stewart (1994)
152 2Pac (2017)
151 Gladys Knight & the Pips (1996)
150 Alice Cooper (2011)
149 Heart (2013)
148 Janet Jackson (2019)
147 B.B. King (1987)
146 Carl Perkins (1987)
145 Earth, Wind, & Fire (2000)
144 The Dave Clark Five (2008)
143 Santana (1998)
142 Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers (1993)
141 Cheap Trick (2016)
140 The Isley Brothers (1992)
139 Wilson Pickett (1991)
138 The Cars (2018)
137 Jimmy Cliff (2010)
136 Frank Zappa (1995)
135 Steve Miller (BAND!) (2016)
134 Solomon Burke (2001)
133 Bill Withers (2015)
132 Otis Redding (1989)
131 Red Hot Chili Peppers (2012)
130 Journey (2017)
129 LaVern Baker (1991)
128 Miles Davis (2006)
127 John Lee Hooker (1991)
126 George Harrison (2004)
125 The Temptations (1989)
124 Linda Ronstadt (2014)
123 Randy Newman (2013)
122 Elvis Costello and the Attractions (2003)
121 Jerry Lee Lewis (1986)
120 Big Joe Turner (1987)
119 The Shirelles (1996)
118 Donna Summer (2013)
117 The Lovin’ Spoonful (2000)
116 Martha and the Vandellas (1995)
115 Metallica (2009)
114 Dion (1989)
113 Pearl Jam (2017)
112 The Band (1994)
111 The Jackson 5 (1997)
110 John Mellencamp (2008)
109 Bon Jovi (2018)
108 Bill Haley & His Comets (1986)
107 Beastie Boys (2012)
106 Crosby, Stills, & Nash (1997)
105 The Animals (1994)
104 Peter Gabriel (2014)
103 Bob Seger (2004)
102 Michael Jackson (2001)
101 Lou Reed (2015)
100 Pink Floyd (1996)
99 Jefferson Airplane (1996)
98 Lynyrd Skynyrd (2006)
97 Cream (1993)
96 Grateful Dead (1994)
95 Green Day (2015)
94 James Brown and the Famous Flames (1986)
93 Jimmy Reed (1991)
92 The Ronettes (2007)
91 Dusty Springfield (1999)
90 Bo Diddley (1987)
89 Roxy Music (2019)
88 Pretenders (2005)
87 Marvin Gaye (1987)
86 Bobby Darin (1990)
85 The Stooges (2010)
84 The Sex Pistols (2006)
83 The Platters (1990)
82 Joan Baez (2017)
81 The Four Seasons (1990)
80 The Doors (1993)
79 Ike and Tina Turner (1991)
78 Prince (2004)
77 Madonna (2008)
76 John Lennon (1994)
75 Jackie Wilson (1987)
74 Etta James (1993)
73 Black Sabbath (2006)
72 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (2002)
71 Paul Simon (2001)
70 Dire Straits (2018)
69 Cat Stevens (2014)
68 The Police (2003)
67 The Mamas and the Papas (1998)
66 Guns N’ Roses (2012)
65 Aerosmith (2001)
64 The Bee Gees (1997)
63 Little Richard (1986)
62 Radiohead (2019)
61 Roy Orbison (1987)
60 Patti Smith (2007)
59 The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1992)
58 Queen (2001)
57 Neil Young (1995)
56 Laura Nyro (2012)
55 Janis Joplin (1995)
54 Muddy Waters (1987)
53 The Allman Brothers Band (1995)
52 Eric Clapton (2000)
51 ZZ Top (2004)
50 ABBA (2010)
49 Donovan (2012)
48 Aretha Franklin (1987)
47 Buddy Holly and the Crickets (1986)
46 Van Morrison (1993)
45 Billy Joel (1999)
44 U2 (2005)
43 Neil Diamond (2012)
42 Led Zeppelin (1995)
41 The Coasters (1987)
40 The Clash (2003)
39 Stevie Wonder (1989)
38 Elton John (1994)
37 Ricky Nelson (1987)
36 Nina Simone (2018)
35 Ray Charles (1986)
34 The Supremes (1988)
33 Joni Mitchell (1997)
32 Chuck Berry (1986)
31 Sam Cooke (1986)
30 The Everly Brothers (1986)
29 The Byrds (1991)
28 Ramones (2002)
27 Bob Marley (1994)
26 Eddie Cochran (1987)
25 Fats Domino (1986)
24 The Drifters (1988)
23 Nirvana (2014)
22 The Cure (2019)
21 Leonard Cohen (2008)
20 The Who (1990)
19 The Beach Boys (1988)
18 Eagles (1998)
17 Talking Heads (2002)
16 AC/DC (2003)
15 Elvis Presley (1986)
14 Creedence Clearwater Revival (1993)
13 Blondie (2006)
12 Fleetwood Mac (1998)
11 David Bowie (1996)
10 Tom Waits (2011)
9 The Kinks (1990)
8 R.E.M. (2007)
7 The Velvet Underground (1996)
6 Simon and Garfunkel (1990)
5 The Rolling Stones (1989)
4 Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band (1999)
3 Johnny Cash (1992)
2 The Beatles (1988)
1 Bob Dylan (1988)

This shows my blind spots. I knew about Rap and Prog, but I wouldn't expect the Electric Blues Artists at the end of the ranking, I actually like Blues Music in general. Funk and some Doo Wop Artists are also sticking at the backyard, while the Singer/Songwriters and Alternative precursors have a walk-over.

After all, this was a fun exercise. Thanks Donnie for the motivation.

Posted by MichaelEU on Sunday, 04/28/2019 @ 12:54pm


I'm the biggest Phil Spector fanboy there is, but even I think Darlene Love getting in via the Performers category was an absolute travesty. She'd have made a PERFECT Musical Excellence selection though. Background vocalist, Crystals lead vocalist and solo performer.

Posted by Casper on Sunday, 04/28/2019 @ 13:38pm


Dang, I think hell has frozen over.


Casper and I actually agree on something, lol.

You'll get no argument from me Casper. I still think the Crystals deserve induction (what 60's girl group other than the Supremes, Shirelles, and Vandellas has more classic songs?), and I think both iterations of the group should've been inducted, meaning that's where Darlene Love should've gotten an induction, but the Musical Excellence category would've been fine too.

For all of the crap that people have given the Hall over Ringo Starr's induction, well he was far more deserving of an actual real induction than Darlene Love was. His solo career was much more notable, and he was much more influential on musicians (particularly drummers) as well.

Posted by Donnie on Sunday, 04/28/2019 @ 14:54pm


My personal snub rankings:

100 Desmond Dekker & the Aces
99 Phil Ochs
98 Chic
97 Faith no More
96 Tori Amos
95 The Go-Go's
94 Flaming Lips
93 Wu-Tang Clan
92 Outkast
91 Raspberries
90 Pantera
89 Steppenwolf
88 The Marvelettes
87 J.J. Cale
86 Warren Zevon
85 Duran Duran
84 Tommy James & the Shondells
83 The Replacements
82 Steve Earle
81 Tracy Chapman
80 The Cranberries
79 Pet Shop Boys
78 Joy Division
77 Jane's Addiction
76 Afrika Bambaataa
75 Pulp
74 Billy Lee Riley
73 The Bangles
72 Jim Croce
71 Love
70 Cher
69 Echo & the Bunnymen
68 Einstürzende Neubauten
67 Chubby Checker
66 Pat Benatar
65 Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
64 Fugazi
63 Hüsker Dü
62 Alanis Morissette
61 The Carpenters
60 Harry Nilsson
59 INXS
58 Iggy Pop
57 Sheryl Crow
56 The B-52's
55 The Commodores
54 The Dead Kennedys
53 Steve Winwood
52 Bauhaus
51 Them
50 John Coltrane
49 Television
48 Marianne Faithfull
47 Gordon Lightfoot
46 Dick Dale & the Del-Tones
45 The Sonics
44 Thin Lizzy
43 Peter, Paul & Mary
42 Link Wray & his Ray-Men
41 Björk
40 The Pogues
39 Emmylou Harris
38 Big Star
37 The Jam
36 Sir Douglas Quintet
35 New York Dolls
34 Blur
33 The Runaways
32 Sting
31 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
30 The Shangri-Las
29 Carly Simon
28 Mary Wells
27 Esther Phillips
26 Harry Belafonte
25 Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
24 Iron Maiden
23 Massive Attack
22 The Jesus & Mary Chain
21 Gram Parsons
20 Judas Priest
19 Carole King
18 Nick Drake
17 Rufus with Chaka Khan
16 Beck
15 Motörhead
14 T. Rex
13 Connie Francis
12 Townes Van Zandt
11 Sonic Youth
10 MC5
9 Smashing Pumpkins
8 Kate Bush
7 Depeche Mode
6 Eurythmics
5 Nine Inch Nails
4 PJ Harvey
3 Willie Nelson
2 Pixies
1 Kraftwerk


My personal future eligibles rankings:

50 Vampire Weekend
49 Britney Spears
48 Foo Fighters
47 Adele
46 Air
45 Kacey Musgraves
44 Kings of Leon
43 Mumford & Sons
42 TV on the Radio
41 Eminem
40 Fatboy Slim
39 Fleet Foxes
38 Destiny's Child
37 Christina Aguilera
36 Bon Iver
35 Gorillaz
34 Alabama Shakes
33 The Black Keys
32 Yeah Yeah Yeahs
31 Pink
30 Modest Mouse
29 Florence + The Machine
28 Kendrick Lamar
27 The Killers
26 LCD Soundsystem
25 Queens of the Stone Age
24 M.I.A
23 Garbage
22 Rihanna
21 The Chemical Brothers
20 Muse
19 Weezer
18 Portishead
17 Janelle Monáe
16 Alicia Keys
15 Wilco
14 Lauryn Hill
13 Lorde
12 Jay-Z
11 Beyoncé
10 St. Vincent
9 Lady Gaga
8 Belle & Sebastian
7 Sleater-Kinney
6 Oasis
5 Daft Punk
4 Amy Winehouse
3 White Stripes
2 Arcade Fire
1 Coldplay

Posted by MichaelEU on Sunday, 04/28/2019 @ 15:00pm


As far as comparing mine and Michael's lists; here's the artists we shared in our top 20

AC/DC
Eagles
Fleetwood Mac
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
The Who

Our only shared top 10 artists are the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.

The biggest differences in ranking an artist.

Michael EU had Tom Waits at No. 10 on his list, I had him at No. 220, a difference of 210 positions.

Conversely, I had Public Enemy at No. 47 on my list, Michael EU had them at No. 217, a difference of 170 positions. Also, I had Steely Dan at No. 37 on my list, while Michael had them at No. 207 on his list, also a difference of 170 positions.

Posted by Donnie on Sunday, 04/28/2019 @ 15:02pm


Well, I never did finish my blog on my biggest snubs list, so here's the current 100 with the 2019 inductees no longer being on the list...

My 100 Biggest Snubs of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...

100. The Crystals
99. Boyz II Men
98. Steppenwolf
97. Procol Harum
96. Joe Cocker
95. X
94. Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
93. Fugazi
92. Barry White
91. Blue Oyster Cult
90. Rainbow
89. Cyndi Lauper
88. Billy Idol
87. De La Soul
86. Luther Vandross
85. Scorpions
84. Don Henley
83. The Alan Parsons Project
82. Kool and the Gang
81. Bad Brains
80. Ben E. King
79. Neil Sedaka
78. Megadeth
77. Foreigner
76. Grand Funk Railroad
75. Aphex Twin
74. Moby
73. Stone Temple Pilots
72. Husker Du
71. The Dead Kennedys
70. Slayer
69. Rufus and Chaka Khan
68. Salt N’ Pepa
67. INXS
66. Giorgio Moroder
65. The Buzzcocks
64. Eric B. and Rakim
63. The Commodores
62. Boston
61. Mary Wells
60. “Weird Al” Yankovic
59. Gil Scott-Heron
58. A Tribe Called Quest
57. Johnny Burnette and the Rock and Roll Trio
56. The B-52’s
55. Pat Benatar
54. The Guess Who
53. The Clovers
52. Motley Crue
51. Gram Parsons
50. Sting
49. Chic
48. Duran Duran
47. Kate Bush
46. Brian Eno
45. Bad Company
44. The Replacements
43. Eurythmics
42. Ozzy Osbourne
41. TLC
40. The Spinners
39. Big Star
38. War
37. Jane’s Addiction
36. Motorhead
35. Todd Rundgren
34. George Michael
33. Phil Collins
32. Link Wray
31. New Order
30. Rage Against the Machine
29. Alice in Chains
28. LL Cool J
27. Joy Division
26. Chubby Checker
25. The Doobie Brothers
24. Dick Dale & the Del-Tones
23. Black Flag
22. King Crimson
21. Devo
20. The MC5
19. Nine Inch Nails
18. Dr. Dre
17. Mariah Carey
16. Sonic Youth
15. Iron Maiden
14. The Smiths
13. Pixies
12. Depeche Mode
11. The New York Dolls
10. Jethro Tull
9. T. Rex
8. Tina Turner
7. Smashing Pumpkins
6. Whitney Houston
5. Soundgarden
4. Carole King
3. Judas Priest
2. The Monkees
1. Kraftwerk

Posted by Donnie on Sunday, 04/28/2019 @ 15:13pm


The biggest snubs out there are Iron Maiden and Procol Harum. Both feature excellent musicianship and outstanding songs. It would have been interesting had The Beatles just took a few years off and regrouped as a band. Stuck together like the Rolling Stones. They could have have put out some intriguing 70's and 80's albums. However, they might have called it a day when John Lennon died. Similar, when Led Zeppelin ended after John Bonham died. Maybe, if the Beatles continued,John Lennon would still be alive. He might have been in Los Angeles instead or somewhere in Florida recording with the band.
Like many others, I'm tinkering with my 2019-2020 RRHOF predictions. Depeche Mode, Judas Priest, Alice In Chains, Iron Maiden, and Procol Harum would be locks. A British Invasion as you will. I'm trying to find a few spots for my annual last cuts Pat Benatar, The Guess Who, Tommy James. It's going to be tough sledding. I'm not big for lists but I would probably put The Kinks at #1. What an incredible band! Expert writing, well-crafted songs. Davies such a talented frontman singer/guitarist. Had a long run too. I think The Kinks made better songs than The Beatles. That's just my opinion. KING

Posted by KING on Sunday, 04/28/2019 @ 15:24pm


Sort of weird to see Mary Wells do better than The Marvelettes on multiple lists. Can't really think of anything she has going for her case over that group.

Posted by Casper on Sunday, 04/28/2019 @ 17:11pm


Ah, come on. No Three Dog Night or Gary Lewis & the Playboys??

Posted by joker on Sunday, 04/28/2019 @ 20:45pm


This post is for Donnie and King.

My band snubs from A-Z

AFI
Alice In Chains
Anthrax
Bad Brains
Bad Company
Badfinger
Bad Religion
Bauhaus
Big Black
Black Flag
Blind Melon
Blue Öyster Cult
Boston
B-52's
Cannibal Corpse
Celtic Frost
Corrosion of Conformity
Crowbar
Dead Kennedys
Death
Depeche Mode
Devo
Duran Duran
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Exodus
Exhorder
Eurythmics
Faith No More
Flipper
Foreigner
Germs
Helmet
INXS
Iron Butterfly
Iron Maiden
Jane's Addiction
Jethro Tull
Joy Division/New Order
Judas Priest
Killdozer
King Crimson
Kyuss
Los Saicos
Malfunkshun
Manowar
Mayhem
MC5
Megadeth
Ministry
Minor Threat
The Modern Lovers
The Monkes
Motörhead
Motley Crue
Mr. Bungle
Mudhoney
New York Dolls
Nine Inch Nails
The Offspring
Pantera
Procol Harum
Possessed
Primus
Rage Against The Machine
The Residents
Saint Vitus
Saxon
Scorpions
Sepultura
Slayer
The Smiths
The Sonics
Soundgarden
Steppenwolf
Stone Temple Pilots
Sublime
Suicidal Tendencies
Tears For Fears
Testament
Thin Lizzy
Tool
Trouble
T. Rex
Type O Negative
UFO
U-Men
The United States of America
Venom
Witchfinder General
13th Floor Elevators

My most wanted newly/future eligibles

Audioslave
Babymetal
The Black Keys
Bring Me The Horizon
A Day To Remember
Deftones
Foo Fighters
Korn
Linkin Park
Muse
Okilly Dokilly
Paramore
A Perfect Circle
Queens of the Stone Age
Slipknot
The Strokes
System of a Down
The White Stripes

Posted by The Dude on Monday, 04/29/2019 @ 14:48pm


Beyond my Top 2 all-time favorites, I have not worked out the exact order of the rest of my Top 50 Inducted Favorites and it sometimes changes a bit from year to year for various reasons. For example, 10 years ago, KISS and Led Zeppelin would not have made my Top 50 but both groups have become bigger favorites more recently.

I agree with both Donnie and MichaelEU on 17 of my Top 50 Inducted at the moment:

1. The Beatles
2. The Who

The rest in alphabetical order:

Billy Joel
Bob Dylan
Bruce Springsteen
Creedence Clearwater Revival
David Bowie
Eagles
Elton John
Elvis Presley
Fleetwood Mac
Led Zeppelin

Simon and Garfunkel
The Beach Boys
The Clash
The Rolling Stones
Van Morrison


I agree with Donnie alone on the following 13 favorites (and many of the others in his Top 50 do make my Top 100 Inducted):

Aerosmith
Bob Seger
Crosby, Stills, & Nash
Eric Clapton
Jimi Hendrix Experience
John Lennon
KISS
Paul McCartney
Pink Floyd
Queen

The Doors
The Police
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers


I agree with MichaelEU alone on the following 2 favorites in my Top 50 Inducted:

Neil Diamond
The Kinks


If I get time, I will try to see how many top snubs and future eligibles that I agree with for all who have posted.

Posted by Jennifer on Tuesday, 04/30/2019 @ 19:50pm


Jennifer, I'm very surprised you're more into Knights in Satan's Service (KISS) now than you were 10 years ago. For many people it's the opposite. They outgrow them after 8th grade or by the time they finish high school.


Donnie, I never would have guessed that Styx would be #9 on your list of 50 favorite artists not yet inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I don't remember you ever nominating any of their songs or mentioning them whatsoever. That's actually refreshing compared to various other fanboys who never tire of trying to jam their favorite artist's songs down the project's throat!

Posted by joker on Tuesday, 04/30/2019 @ 22:10pm


Casper,

If Darlene had been inducted as a Crystal, then I might have been willing to forgo a solo induction, but I would still want her as a double inductee, in the Sideman category too. I just think with how fast and loose the lineup of the Crystals was, I say induct all three major eras: Barbara Alston, Lala Brooks, AND the Blossoms.

Right now, I just really don't like the AME category. It's way too similar to the purpose of the Singles category: a Rock Hall Zamboni, clearing the ice of everything that debuted before 1975. That's just wrong, imo.

I don't see myself actually ranking the inductees in a comprehensive list like Donnie and MichaelEU have done, but if I did, the Four Seasons are top of the list, U2 at #2, with the Top Ten probably including the Beatles, the Drifters, Elvis Presley, and the Righteous Brothers at least. Just speculation.

Posted by Philip on Tuesday, 04/30/2019 @ 23:09pm


joker,

I am definitely not like most people and never have been really. But, I have lived a very interesting life so far with many, many cool stories. Just to get a better understanding of my background: I have been lucky since moving south that I (and many of my family and friends) sometimes get to work as a background artist (aka actress) on many, many great TV shows and movies. Several have been science fiction/fantasy/supernatural/horror/etc. shows and movies which are some of my favorite genres so I loved being a part of these especially, including helping to create the illusions through my performances and seeing behind the curtain to really take it all in on how these types of shows/movies are created from the inside both before and after additional visual effects later get added in. I also have always thought it would be cool to go to Georgia for a while to attend "Zombie school" which is required to potentially work as a zombie on The Walking Dead.

Shameless Plug: Check Out Swamp Thing on the DC Universe streaming service premiering May 31st. I am really excited about it. It was very cool that I have gotten to work with stars Virginia Madsen, Will Patton, Andy Bean, Crystal Reed, Henderson Wade, Maria Sten, Ian Ziering, and Jennifer Beals. My Mom recently got to work closely on some super cool sounding scenes with Virginia Madsen. The show also stars Derek Mears, Jeryl Prescott, Leonardo Nam, and Kevin Durand. Executive Producers Len Wiseman (Underworld films) and James Wan (Aquaman) have been on set locally directing some of these episodes.

In case y'all can't tell, I am not only a huge music fan but am also a really big fan when it comes to movies and TV shows which is helpful since each day on set is a new adventure where you rarely know exactly what stars you'll be working with, the location for the shoot, very many details about the scene ahead of time, nor even how many hours you may be asked to work. It is often very, very competitive to get any role and it is also honestly not nearly as glamorous to work on set as many people would believe it to be. It can often be an endurance test with long hours in sometimes difficult conditions so it definitely is not for everyone.

In my past, I have taken many classes and taken on acting challenges to play many different types of characters both scripted and improvised throughout grade school, middle school, high school, college, and beyond. KISS and Alice Cooper were always 2 of my brother's favorite bands for many years. But, honestly, they really weren't on my music "radar" back in high school or college. However, I also didn't really have my goth clothes/makeup phase until after college such as when I would play Live Action Vampire Roleplaying at places like MIT and got involved in the Harvard Square Cambridge MA shadow cast/crew of The Rocky Horror Picture Show for fun in my spare time.

KISS were one of the first concerts I went to see with my brother after moving south and when I started getting into a real appreciation of their music, backgrounds, clothes, makeup, and stage show. I really only recently started to love and appreciate both the music and theatrical aspects of both KISS and Alice Cooper since moving south.

During college, the only Led Zeppelin song that I was really familiar with was Stairway to Heaven, mostly because it was the song that we always played on our college radio station if there was only one of us in the studio and that individual had to use the restroom. LOL I did a lot of late shifts alone at the station so I knew it well.

We have many great tribute bands that play in the area I now live in and I was reading and listening to a review of a great Led Zeppelin tribute band that recreates both the music and the look of all the members back in their prime. That review led me to start really listening to and watching the original band and I quickly came to be a much bigger fan.

Being involved with this website has also expanded my appreciation, knowledge, and enjoyment of many musical groups that I previously was unfamiliar with as well as learning more about some of my favorites.

Posted by Jennifer on Wednesday, 05/1/2019 @ 03:03am


Jennifer,

I feel like I've just been knocked to the ground by a combination tornado/earthquake/meteor! I'm glad you're not like most people because some folks I know are so normal they scare me. I really want to stay objective, though I'll probably still sound like a delusional knucklehead; but I feel like there's some kind of connection between you and me. Both our names begin with 'j' and end with 'er.' My mother's side of the family resided on farms in the Carolinas/Virginia and my father's side has ties to New England. Like Gene Simmons, my grandfather was a theology major and founded a religious retreat/conference center in upstate Connecticut where I spent a few summers rowing boats on the lake and attending services. Just a few weeks ago on The Song Project, I wrote that so much great music has originated from the Cambridge/Boston, MA area including 1 of my favorite alternative artists, Juliana Hatfield. You must have been away from the project when that was going on. I can only imagine the feeling of being enveloped in a locale crackling with artistic ebullience like Cambridge!! I love New England and I'm actually looking for a summer home there to escape the oppressive weather where I live farther down the coast. You also nominated the album This Fire by Paula Cole which was released on the exact date of my birthday! (Not including the year) And now you tell me you worked at your college radio station. It's too bad my plans for an online radio station with a playlist of songs inducted in The Song Project fell through. I surely would have asked you to be a DJ if you had even just a few minutes of time a week or maybe record a brief promo. Maybe we could have even done a show - The Joker & Jennifer Show.....excuse me, where are my manners....The Jennifer & Joker show.

Posted by joker on Wednesday, 05/1/2019 @ 17:46pm


Made another list where I ranked the Hall of Famers based on ranking my favorite song from each Hall of Famer. "Hey Jude" by the Beatles if my favorite song of all-time, so that makes the Beatles No. 1 on this list. "Gimme Shelter" by the Rolling Stones is No. 2 based on my favorite songs by every Hall of Famer, thus the Rolling Stones end up at No. 2 on the list. And so on and so forth. Here is that list. Beside each artist/song will have first the year the song came out, then the year the artist was inducted into the RNRHOF.


1. The Beatles- Hey Jude (1968) (1988)
2. The Rolling Stones- Gimme Shelter (1969) (1989)
3. Pink Floyd- Another Brick in the Wall (1979) (1996)
4. Queen- Bohemian Rhapsody (1975) (2001)
5. Led Zeppelin- Kashmir (1975) (1995)
6. The Moody Blues- Nights in White Satin (1967) (2018)
7. Lynyrd Skynyrd- Free Bird (1973) (2006)
8. The Who- Baba O' Riley (1971) (1990)
9. The Beach Boys- Good Vibrations (1966) (1988)
10. Prince and the Revolution- When Doves Cry (1984) (2004)
11. Elvis Presley- Jailhouse Rock (1957) (1986)
12. Jackson Browne- Running on Empty (1977) (2004)
13. Aerosmith- Dream On (1973) (2001)
14. U2- With or Without You (1987) (2005)
15. Eagles- Hotel California (1976) (1998)
16. Elton John- Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me (1974) (1994)
17. Nirvana- Come As You Are (1991) (2014)
18. Tom Petty- Free Fallin' (1989) (2002)
19. Michael Jackson- Beat It (1982) (2001)
20. The Jimi Hendrix Experience- Voodoo Child: Slight Return (1968) (1992)
21. Madonna- Like a Prayer (1989) (2008)
22. Fleetwood Mac- Gypsy (1982) (1998)
23. Stevie Wonder- Uptight (Everything's Alright) (1965) (1989)
24. Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young- Carry On/Questions (1970) (1997)
25. Buffalo Springfield- For What It's Worth (1966) (1997)
26. AC/DC- Highway to Hell (1979) (2003)
27. John Lennon- #9 Dream (1974) (1994)
28. Little Richard- Good Golly Miss Molly (1958) (1986)
29. Bob Dylan- Subterranean Homesick Blues (1965) (1988)
30. Wilson Pickett- Land of 1,000 Dances (1966) (1991)
31. Red Hot Chili Peppers- Under the Bridge (1991) (2012)
32. Guns N' Roses- November Rain (1991) (2012)
33. Bob Seger- Night Moves (1976) (2004)
34. Van Morrison- Brown Eyed Girl (1967) (1993)
35. George Harrison- Hear Me Lord (1970) (2004)
36. The Coasters- Yakety Yak (1958) (1987)
37. The Flamingos- I Only Have Eyes for You (1959) (2001)
38. R.E.M.- Man on the Moon (1992) (2007)
39. John Mellencamp- Pink Houses (1984) (2008)
40. Creedence Clearwater Revival- Born on the Bayou (1969) (1993)
41. David Bowie- Space Oddity (1969) (1996)
42. Johnny Cash- Hurt (2002) (1992)
43. Hall & Oates- I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) (1981) (2014)
44. Paul McCartney- Maybe I'm Amazed (1970) (1999)
45. Radiohead- Karma Police (1997) (2019)
46. The Doors- Riders on the Storm (1971) (1993)
47. Simon and Garfunkel- The Only Living Boy in New York (1970) (1990)
48. Alice Cooper- Hello Hooray (1973) (2011)
49. Chuck Berry- Rock and Roll Music (1957) (1986)
50. Jefferson Airplane- White Rabbit (1967) (1996)
51. Jerry Lee Lewis- Great Balls of Fire (1957) (1986)
52. The Byrds- My Back Pages (1967) (1991)
53. Public Enemy- Fight the Power (1989) (2013)
54. Booker T. and the MG's- Green Onions (1962) (1992)
55. The Lovin' Spoonful- Summer in the City (1966) (2000)
56. The Righteous Brothers- You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' (1964) (2003)
57. Sam Cooke- Bring it on Home to Me (1962) (1986)
58. The Velvet Underground- What Goes On (1969) (1996)
59. Talking Heads- Road to Nowhere (1985) (2002)
60. Peter Gabriel- Steam (1992) (2014)
61. Tupac Shakur- California Love (1996) (2017)
62. Bob Marley- Iron Lion Zion (1995) (1994)
63. James Brown- Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (1965) (1986)
64. Cream- White Room (1968) (1993)
65. The Four Tops- Bernadette (1967) (1990)
66. Yes- Roundabout (1971) (2017)
67. Marvin Gaye- Got to Give it Up (1977) (1987)
68. Eric Clapton- Wonderful Tonight (1977) (2000)
69. ZZ Top- La Grange (1973) (2004)
70. Chicago- Old Days (1974) (2016)
71. Black Sabbath- Paranoid (1970) (2006)
72. The Jackson 5- ABC (1970) (1997)
73. The Bee Gees- Stayin' Alive (1977) (1997)
74. The Police- Don't Stand So Close to Me (1980) (2003)
75. Billy Joel- It's Still Rock and Roll to Me (1980) (1999)
76. Fats Domino- Whole Lotta Lovin' (1957) (1986)
77. Earth, Wind, & Fire- September (1978) (2000)
78. Dion and the Belmonts- Teenager in Love (1959) (1989)
79. Bo Diddley- Bring it to Jerome (1955) (1987)
80. Rod Stewart feat. Ronald Isley- This Old Heart of Mine (1989) (1994)
81. The Band- The Weight (1968) (1994)
82. Janet Jackson- Rhythm Nation (1989) (2019)
83. Van Halen- When It's Love (1988) (2007)
84. The Animals- We Gotta Get Out of This Place (1965) (1994)
85. The Ronettes- Be My Baby (1963) (2007)
86. Metallica- Nothing Else Matters (1991) (2009)
87. The Zombies- Time of the Season (1968) (2019)
88. Genesis- Jesus He Knows Me (1991) (2010)
89. Donovan- Atlantis (1969) (2012)
90. Steely Dan- Dirty Work (1972) (2001)
91. Muddy Waters- Mannish Boy (1954) (1987)
92. Eddie Cochran- Summertime Blues (1958) (1987)
93. The Hollies- The Air That I Breathe (1974) (2010)
94. Run-DMC- Rock Box (1984) (2009)
95. Roy Orbison- You Got It (1989) (1987)
96. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five- The Message (1982) (2007)
97. Journey- Don't Stop Believin' (1981) (2017)
98. Neil Diamond- Evermore (2005) (2011)
99. Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band- Glory Days (1984) (1999)
100. Pretenders- My City Was Gone (1984) (2005)
101. Bill Haley & His Comets- See Ya Later, Alligator (1956) (1987)
102. Sly & the Family Stone- Thank You Falettin Me Be Mice Elf Agin (1969) (1993)
103. Solomon Burke- Cry to Me (1962) (2001)
104. Beastie Boys- So Whatcha Want (1992) (2012)
105. Green Day- Longview (1994) (2015)
106. Curtis Mayfield- Think (Instrumental) (1972) (1999)
107. Electric Light Orchestra- Telephone Line (1976) (2017)
108. Ray Charles- Lonely Avenue (1956) (1986)
109. Neil Young- Heart of Gold (1972) (1995)
110. Santana feat. Rob Thomas- Smooth (1999) (1998)
111. Al Green- Here I Am (Come and Take Me) (1973) (1995)
112. The Allman Brothers Band- Melissa (1972) (1995)
113. The Cars- Drive (1984) (2018)
114. The Cure- Friday, I'm in Love (1992) (2019)
115. Pearl Jam- Better Man (1994) (2017)
116. Buddy Holly and the Crickets- Peggy Sue (1957) (1986)
117. The Kinks- All Day and All of the Night (1964) (1990)
118. Sam & Dave- Hold On, I'm Comin' (1966) (1992)
119. Bobby Darin- Mack the Knife (1959) (1990)
120. Steve Miller Band- Threshold/Jet Airliner (1977) (2016)
121. The Clash- Train in Van (Stand by Me) (1979) (2003)
122. Traffic- The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys (1971) (2004)
123. Paul Simon- Mother and Child Reunion (1972) (2001)
124. The Staple Singers- Respect Yourself (1972) (1999)
125. The Sex Pistols- Pretty Vacant (1977) (2006)
126. Frank Zappa- You Are What You Is (1981) (1995)
127. Jimmy Reed- Bright Lights, Big City (1961) (1991)
128. The (Young) Rascals- (I've Been) Lonely Too Long (1966) (1997)
129. The Mamas and the Papas- California Dreamin' (1965) (1998)
130. N.W.A.- Straight Outta Compton (1988) (2016)
131. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble- The House is a Rockin' (1989) (2015)
132. Def Leppard- Photograph (1983) (2019)
133. Aretha Franklin- Think (1968) (1987)
134. The Four Seasons- Walk Like a Man (1962) (1990)
135. Bonnie Raitt- Something to Talk About (1991) (2000)
136. Big Joe Turner- Shake, Rattle, & Roll (1954) (1987)
137. Abba- S.O.S. (1975) (2010)
138. Stevie Nicks- Blue Lamp (1981) (2019)
139. Heart- These Dreams (1985) (2013)
140. The Temptations- Get Ready (1966) (1989)
141. Martha and the Vandellas- Nowhere to Run (1965) (1995)
142. Gene Pitney- She's a Heartbreaker (1968) (2002)
143. The Supremes- You Keep Me Hanging On (1966) (1988)
144. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles- The Tears of a Clown (1967/1970) (1987)
145. Ramones- Blitzkrieg Bop (1976) (2002)
146. Otis Redding (and Carla Thomas)- Tramp (1967) (1989)
147. The Isley Brothers- That Lady (1973) (1992)
148. The Stooges- Raw Power (1973) (2010)
149. Funkadelic- Can You Get to That (1971) (1997)
150. Cat Stevens- Peace Train (1971) (2014)
151. Janis Joplin- Me and Bobby McGee (1971) (1995)
152. Dire Straits- Sultans of Swing (1978) (2018)
153. The O'Jays- You Got Your Hooks in Me (1973) (2005)
154. KISS- Rock and Roll All Nite (1975) (2014)
155. Lou Reed- Satellite of Love (1972) (2015)
156. Deep Purple- Space Truckin' (1972) (2016)
157. Donna Summer- I Feel Love (1977) (2013)
158. Patti Smith- Because the Night (1978) (2007)
159. Bill Withers- Lean on Me (1972) (2015)
160. Blondie- Dreaming (1979) (2006)
161. Cheap Trick- Surrender (1978) (2016)
162. Little Willie John- Talk to Me, Talk to Me (1958) (1996)
163. Carl Perkins- Matchbox (1956) (1987)
164. Bon Jovi- Wanted Dead or Alive (1986) (2018)
165. Jackie Wilson- (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher (1967) (1987)
166. The Dave Clark Five- Glad All Over (1963) (2008)
167. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts- I Love Rock N' Roll (1981) (2015)
168. Isaac Hayes- Hyperbolicsyllablecsesquedalymistic (1969) (2002)
169. Ritchie Valens- La Bamba (1958) (2001)
170. The Shirelles- Mama Said (1961) (1996)
171. Del Shannon- Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun) (1964) (1999)
172. Dusty Springfield- Don't Forget About Me (1969) (1999)
173. Rush- Limelight (1981) (2013)
174. Grateful Dead- Casey Jones (1970) (1994)
175. Albert King- Born Under a Bad Sign (1967) (2013)
176. Bobby "Blue" Bland- Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City (1974) (1992)
177. Percy Sledge- When a Man Loves a Woman (1966) (2005)
178. Elvis Costello and the Attractions- What's So Funny Bout' Peace, Love, and Understanding (1979) (2003)
179. Linda Ronstadt- When Will I Be Loved (1974) (2014)
180. James Taylor- Fire and Rain (1970) (2000)
181. The Faces- Stay With Me (1971) (2012)
182. Roxy Music- Love is the Drug (1975) (2019)
183. Jimmy Cliff- Many Rivers to Cross (1969) (2010)
184. B.B. King- Paying the Cost to Be the Boss (1968) (1987)
185. The Everly Brothers- Cathy's Clown (1960) (1986)
186. The Drifters- Under the Boardwalk (1964) (1988)
187. Ike and Tina Turner- Nutbush City Limits (1973) (1991)
188. Brenda Lee- Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (1958) (2002)
189. Ruth Brown- Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean (1953) (1993)
190. The Impressions- Gypsy Woman (1961) (1991)
191. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band- Walkin' Blues (1966) (2015)
192. Bobby Womack- If You Think You're Lonely Now (1981) (2009)
193. Miles Davis- So What (1959) (2006)
194. Lloyd Price- Stagger Lee (1958) (1998)
195. Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps- Be Bop a Lula (1956) (1998)
196. Etta James- Tell Mama (1968) (1993)
197. Nina Simone- Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (1964) (2018)
198. Ricky Nelson- Hello Mary Lou (1961) (1986)
199. The Ventures- Walk, Don't Run (1960) (2008)
200. Joan Baez- The Night They Drove Ole' Dixie Down (1971) (2017)
201. Dr. John- Right Place, Wrong Time (1973) (2011)
202. The Platters- Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (1958) (1990)
203. LaVern Baker- Jim Dandy (1956) (1991)
204. Duane Eddy- Rebel Rouser (1958) (1994)
205. Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers- Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1956) (1993)
206. The Moonglows- Sincerely (1954) (2000)
207. The Yardbirds- For Your Love (1965) (1992)
208. Joni Mitchell- Help Me (1974) (1997)
209. Gladys Knight & the Pips- Friendship Train (1967) (1996)
210. Hank Ballard and the Midnighters- Work With Me Annie (1954) (1990)
211. John Lee Hooker- Dimples (1956) (1991)
212. Little Anthony and the Imperials- Shimmy Shimmy Ko Ko Bop (1959) (2009)
213. Randy Newman- I Love L.A. (1983) (2013)
214. The Jeff Beck Group- Plynth (Water Down the Drain) (1969) (2009)
215. The Dells- Oh, What a Night (1956) (2004)
216. Darlene Love- Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) (1963) (2011)
217. Laura Nyro- Eli's Comin' (1967) (2012)
218. Clyde McPhatter- A Lover's Question (1958) (1987)
219. Leonard Cohen- Hallelujah (1984) (2008)
220. Buddy Guy- Damn Right, I've Got the Blues (1991) (2005)
221. Tom Waits- Cold, Cold Ground (1987) (2011)

Posted by Donnie on Wednesday, 05/22/2019 @ 21:29pm


Starting at approx. 11 PM on Sunday the 8th, voting will begin for round 1 of the 2020 Snub Madness Tournament.

The purpose of this tournament is to determine who FRL voters think is the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame's second biggest snub. This tournament's previous champion, Kraftwerk, remains un-inducted, so logically, they are FRL's biggest snub and will not be included in this tournament.

Last year's champion, Depeche Mode, was inducted this year, and is no longer a snubbed artist.

Artists that are eligible for this tournament meet the following requirements.

1. They have been inducted in the FRL Revisited / Projected project.

2. They have not been inducted into the RNR HOF as Performers.

3. They are currently eligible for the RNR HOF as of the 2020 inductions (performers newly eligible in 2020 are not included in this vote).

4. They have not previously won this tournament. This only eliminates our reigning champion, Kraftwerk.

There are 126 artists that are qualified for the Snub Madness 2020 tournament.


The tournament's match-ups bracket can be found at this link (match-ups have not been updated as of the time of this posting):

https://challonge.com/bpf6nq76


This year, seeding was determined alphabetically based on the performer's name (ignoring "A" or "The") and by the last name of solo performers or bands named after individuals (excluding Jethro Tull, as that's a band name and, to my knowledge, not the name of a member of the band).


For the first two rounds of voting, there will be either 15 or 16 votes per day.

For round 3, there will be 16 votes on one day.

For round 4, there will be 8 votes on one day.

For round 5, there will be 4 matches on one day.

For round 6, there will be 2 votes on one day.

The championship and "third place" match will be on the same day, scheduled to end on the 19th.


Anyone is eligible to vote once (per IP address) in any polls that they choose to participate in.

Voters are not required to participate in every poll.

To vote, select one of the two candidates in the poll in question. Please post the performer's name or a clear abbreviation to indicate your preference.

Each vote will end at 11 PM Central the next day, unless the otherwise noted.

In the event of a tie, the last vote cast in a poll will be disqualified to determine the winner.

The tournament bracket linked above will be adhered to throughout to determine match-ups. The bracket will not be re-seeded, even in the event of a seeded upset.


On Sunday the 23rd, at approx. 11 PM Central, I will post the first round of voting for the tournament of performers that have been inducted into FRL, but who are not eligible for the rock hall yet and are therefore, not snubs.

Last year's champion, Eminem, will be declared the #1 on this list and this tournament will be to determine 2nd place.

There are 16 performers that fit this criteria.

Round 1 will have 8 matches on one day of voting.

Round 2 will have 4 matches on one day of voting.

Round 3 will have 2 matches on one day of voting.

The championship and "3rd place" matches will take place on one day of voting.

The anticipated conclusion of this project is at 11 PM Central on the 26th.


I apologize for the rushed schedule this month, as well as the gap between the two tournaments, but I am going to be traveling on the last two weekends of March and unable to update results when I'm away from my computer.


If there are any further questions, please let me know.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 03/5/2020 @ 23:38pm


The 2020 Snub Madness Tournament has now begun!

The tournament brackets can be viewed at https://challonge.com/bpf6nq76

This tournament is to determine our pick for the second biggest Rock Hall snub. Previous tournament champion Kraftwerk is disqualified from this tournament as the default #1 snub.

"Seedings" were determined by listing eligible artists in alphabetical order, by Last Name where applicable and with "A" or "The" listed at the end of the artist's name where applicable.


Here are today's matches:

#1 The Marvelettes vs. Massive Attack
#2 De La Soul vs. Smashing Pumpkins
#3 The Dead Kennedys Vs. Sleater-Kinney
#4 Blue Oyster Cult vs. Toots And The Maytals
#5 INXS vs. The Offspring
#6 Blur vs. Tool
#7 Billy Idol vs. Ozzy Osbourne
#8 Afrika Bambaataa vs. Link Wray
#9 Joy Division vs. Motorhead
#10 Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds vs. The Spinners
#11 Faith No More vs. Rage Against The Machine
#12 Bauhaus vs. Wilco
#13 Jethro Tull vs. My Bloody Valentine
#14 The Carpenters vs. Steppenwolf
#15 The Flaming Lips vs. Procol Harum

Alice In Chains has a first round bye and will play the winner of Match #1 in the 2nd Round.


Anyone is eligible to vote.

To vote, select your preferred artist.

Voters can vote in as many matches as they like. It's not required that you vote in every match.

In the event of a tie, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

There will be one day of voting.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on the 9th.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 03/8/2020 @ 23:11pm


My votes:

#1 Massive Attack
#2 Smashing Pumpkins
#3 The Dead Kennedys
#4 Blue Oyster Cult
#5 INXS
#6 Tool
#7 Billy Idol
#8 Link Wray
#9 Joy Division
#10 The Spinners
#11 Rage Against The Machine
#12 Wilco
#13 Jethro Tull
#14 Steppenwolf
#15 Procol Harum

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 03/8/2020 @ 23:12pm


#1 The Marvelettes
#2 Smashing Pumpkins
#4 Blue Oyster Cult
#5 INXS
#7 Billy Idol
#8 Link Wray
#10 The Spinners
#12 Bauhaus
#13 Jethro Tull
#14 Steppenwolf
#15 Procol Harum

Posted by Jennifer on Monday, 03/9/2020 @ 18:04pm


#1 The Marvelettes
#2 Smashing Pumpkins
#3 Sleater-Kinney
#4 Blue Oyster Cult
#5 The Offspring
#6 Tool
#7 Ozzy Osbourne
#8 Link Wray
#9 Joy Division
#10 The Spinners
#11 Rage Against The Machine
#12 Wilco
#13 Jethro Tull
#14 The Carpenters
#15 Procol Harum

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 03/9/2020 @ 18:25pm


KING MARCH SNUB MADNESS 2020 Music Round 1 Votes.
#1 The Marvelettes
#2 Smashing Pumpkins
#3 The Dead Kennedys
#4 Blue Oyster Cult
#5 The Offspring
#6 Tool
#7 Billy Idol
#8 Link Wray
#9 Motorhead
#10 The Spinners
#11 Faith No More
#12 Wilco
#13 Jethro Tull
#14 Steppenwolf
#15 Procol Harum
KING

Posted by KING on Monday, 03/9/2020 @ 18:50pm


#1 Massive Attack
#2 Smashing Pumpkins
#3 The Dead Kennedys
#4 Toots And The Maytals
#5 INXS
#6 Tool
#7 Ozzy Osbourne
#8 Link Wray
#9 Joy Division
#10 Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
#11 Faith No More
#12 Bauhaus
#13 My Bloody Valentine
#14 Steppenwolf
#15 The Flaming Lips

Posted by DarinRG on Monday, 03/9/2020 @ 19:01pm


#1 Massive Attack
#2 Smashing Pumpkins
#3 The Dead Kennedys
#4 Toots And The Maytals
#5 INXS
#6 Tool
#7 Ozzy Osbourne
#8 Afrika Bambaataa
#9 Joy Division
#10 The Spinners
#11 Rage Against The Machine
#12 Bauhaus
#13 My Bloody Valentine
#14 Steppenwolf
#15 The Flaming Lips

Posted by BSLO on Monday, 03/9/2020 @ 19:09pm


#1. The Marvelettes
#2. Smashing Pumpkins
#3. The Dead Kennedys
#4. Toots and The Maytals
#5. INXS
#6. Blur
#7. Ozzy Osbourne
#8. Link Wray
#9. Joy Division
#10. The Spinners
#11. Rage Against the Machine
#12. Wilco
#13. Jethro Tull
#14. Steppenwolf
#15. Procol Harum

Posted by Greg F on Monday, 03/9/2020 @ 20:11pm


The Marvelettes
De La Soul
The Dead Kennedys
Blue Oyster Cult
INXS
Tool
Ozzy Osbourne
Afrika Bambaataa
Motorhead
The Spinners
Rage Against The Machine
Bauhaus
Jethro Tull
Steppenwolf
The Flaming Lips

Posted by Philip on Monday, 03/9/2020 @ 20:19pm


#1 Massive Attack
#2 Smashing Pumpkins
#3 Sleater-Kinney
#4 Blue Oyster Cult
#5 INXS
#6 Tool
#7 Billy Idol
#8 Link Wray
#9 Motorhead
#10 The Spinners
#11 Faith No More
#12 Bauhaus
#13 My Bloody Valentine
#14 Steppenwolf
#15 Procol Harum

Posted by jtrichey on Monday, 03/9/2020 @ 21:46pm


1. The Marvelettes
2. Smashing Pumpkins
3. The Dead Kennedys
4. Toots and the Maytals
5. INXS
6. Tool
7. Billy Idol
8. Link Wray
9. Joy Division
10. The Spinners
11. Rage Against the Machine
12. Bauhaus
13. Jethro Tull
14. Steppenwolf
15. Procol Harum

#9 was an absolutely brutal decision to make.

Posted by Nick on Monday, 03/9/2020 @ 22:01pm


#1 The Marvelettes
#2 De La Soul
#3 The Dead Kennedys
#4 Blue Oyster Cult
#5 The Offspring
#6 Tool
#7 Ozzy Osbourne
#8 Link Wray
#9 Joy Division
#10 Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
#11 Faith No More
#12 Bauhaus
#13 My Bloody Valentine
#14 Steppenwolf
#15 Procol Harum

Agree with Nick that #9 was absolutely brutal.

Posted by Ray on Monday, 03/9/2020 @ 22:59pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results:

#1 The Marvelettes 7 - Massive Attack 4
#2 Smashing Pumpkins 9 - De La Soul 2
#3 The Dead Kennedys 8 - Sleater-Kinney 2
#4 Blue Oyster Cult 7 - Toots And The Maytals 4
#5 INXS 8 - The Offspring 3
#6 Tool 9 - Blur 1
#7 Ozzy Osbourne 6 - Billy Idol 5
#8 Link Wray 9 - Afrika Bambaataa 2
#9 Joy Division 7 - Motorhead 3
#10 The Spinners 9 - Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds 2
#11 Rage Against The Machine 6 - Faith No More 4
#12 Bauhaus 7 - Wilco 4
#13 Jethro Tull 7 - My Bloody Valentine 4
#14 Steppenwolf 10 - The Carpenters 1
#15 Procol Harum 8 - The Flaming Lips 3


Here are today's matches:

#1 Eric B. And Rakim vs. Weird Al Yankovic
#2 Kool And The Gang vs. Megadeth
#3 Daft Punk vs. The Sonics
#4 Duran Duran vs. Silver Apples
#5 Bjork vs. War
#6 Tommy James And The Shondells vs. New York Dolls
#7 The Buzzcocks vs. Television
#8 The Guess Who vs. Gram Parsons
#9 The B-52's vs. XTC
#10 Carole King vs. George Michael
#11 Jim Croce vs. Soundgarden
#12 Emerson, Lake And Palmer vs. The Runaways
#13 Big Star vs. Weezer
#14 Jan And Dean vs. New Order
#15 Can vs. Suicide
#16 The Go-Go's vs. Pavement


Anyone is eligible to vote.

To vote, select your preferred artist.

Voters can vote in as many matches as they like. It's not required that you vote in every match.

In the event of a tie, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

There will be one day of voting.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on the 10th.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 03/9/2020 @ 23:25pm


#1 Weird Al Yankovic
#2 Kool And The Gang
#3 The Sonics
#4 Duran Duran
#5 Bjork
#6 New York Dolls
#7 Television
#8 The Guess Who
#9 The B-52's
#10 Carole King
#11 Soundgarden
#12 Emerson, Lake And Palmer
#13 Big Star
#14 New Order
#15 Can
#16 The Go-Go's

Posted by Darren on Monday, 03/9/2020 @ 23:32pm


1. Eric B. And Rakim
2. Kool and the Gang
3. The Sonics
4. Duran Duran
5. War
6. New York Dolls
7. Buzzcocks
8. Gram Parsons
9. The B-52's
10. Carole King
11. Soundgarden
12. The Runaways
13. Big Star
14. New Order
15. Can
16. The Go-Go's

Posted by Nick on Monday, 03/9/2020 @ 23:38pm


1) Weird Al
2) Kool and the Gang
3) Daft Punk
4) Silver Apples
5) Bjork
6) NY Dolls
7) Buzzcocks
8) Gram Parsons
9) The B-52's
10) Carole King
11) Soundgarden
12) Runaways
13) Big Star
14) New Order
15) Suicide
16) Pavement

Posted by EDS on Tuesday, 03/10/2020 @ 00:15am


KING'S VOTES MARCH 2020 SNUB MADNESS.
1. Eric B. And Rakim
2. Megadeth
3. The Sonics
4. Duran Duran
5. War
6. Tommy James & The Shondells
7. Television
8. The Guess Who
9. The B-52's
10. George Michael
11. Soundgarden
12. ELP
13. Weezer
14. Jan And Dean
15. Suicide
16. The Go-Go's
KING

Posted by KING on Tuesday, 03/10/2020 @ 00:23am


#1. Eric B. and Rakim
#2. Kool and The Gang
#3. Daft Punk
#4. Duran Duran
#5. Bjork
#6. New York Dolls
#7. The Buzzcocks
#8. Gram Parsons
#9. The B-52s
#10. Carole King
#11. Soundgarden
#12. The Runaways
#13. Big Star
#14. New Order
#15. Can
#16. The Go-Go's

Posted by Greg F on Tuesday, 03/10/2020 @ 02:32am


1. Eric B & Rakim
2. Megadeth
3. Daft Punk
4. Duran Duran
5. War
6. New York Dolls
7. Television
8. Guess Who
9. B-52s
10. George Michael
11. Soundgarden (I think they have a good chance at winning this)
12. ELP
13. Weezer
14. New Order
15. Can
16. Pavement
MTAF

Posted by More Than A Feeling on Tuesday, 03/10/2020 @ 02:44am


#1 Weird Al Yankovic
#2 Kool And The Gang
#3 Daft Punk
#4 Silver Apples
#5 War
#6 New York Dolls
#7 Television
#8 The Guess Who
#9 The B-52's
#10 Carole King
#11 Jim Croce
#12 Emerson, Lake And Palmer
#13 Weezer
#14 New Order
#15 Can
#16 The Go-Go's

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 03/10/2020 @ 05:19am


#1 "Weird Al" Yankovic
#2 Kool And The Gang
#3 Ugh, this one's too hard. I guess Daft Punk if my arm is twisted.
#4 Duran Duran
#5 Bjork
#6 New York Dolls
#7 Television
#8 The Guess Who
#9 The B-52's
#10 Carole King
#11 Soundgarden
#12 Emerson, Lake And Palmer
#13 Weezer
#14 New Order
#15 Suicide
#16 The Go-Go's

Posted by Steve Z on Tuesday, 03/10/2020 @ 09:15am


Here are my votes!

#1 Eric B. And Rakim
#2 Megadeth
#3 The Sonics
#4 Duran Duran
#5 War
#6 New York Dolls
#7 The Buzzcocks
#8 The Guess Who
#9 The B-52's
#10 Carole King
#11 Soundgarden
#12 Emerson, Lake And Palmer
#13 Big Star
#14 New Order
#15 Can
#16 The Go-Go's

Posted by The Dude on Tuesday, 03/10/2020 @ 09:42am


#1 Eric B. And Rakim
#2 Megadeth
#3 Daft Punk
#4 Duran Duran
#5 Bjork
#6 New York Dolls
#7 The Buzzcocks
#8 The Guess Who
#9 The B-52's
#10 Carole King
#11 Soundgarden
#12 Emerson, Lake And Palmer
#13 Weezer
#14 New Order
#15 Can
#16 Pavement

Posted by BSLO on Tuesday, 03/10/2020 @ 20:56pm


#1 Weird Al Yankovic
#2 Megadeth
#3 Daft Punk
#4 Duran Duran
#5 Bjork
#6 New York Dolls
#7 The Buzzcocks
#8 The Guess Who
#9 The B-52's
#10 George Michael
#11 Soundgarden
#12 The Runaways
#13 Big Star
#14 New Order
#15 Suicide
#16 The Go-Go's

Posted by jtrichey on Tuesday, 03/10/2020 @ 21:37pm


Weird Al Yankovic
Kool And The Gang
Daft Punk
Duran Duran
War
Tommy James And The ShondellsTelevision
The Guess Who
The B-52's
Carole King
Soundgarden
The Runaways
Weezer
Jan And Dean
Can
The Go-Go's

Posted by Philip on Tuesday, 03/10/2020 @ 21:56pm


#1 Eric B. And Rakim
#2 Megadeth
#3 The Sonics
#4 Silver Apples
#5 Bjork
#6 New York Dolls
#7 Television
#8 Gram Parsons
#9 XTC
#10 Carole King
#11 Soundgarden
#12 Emerson, Lake And Palmer
#13 Big Star
#14 New Order
#15 Can
#16 Pavement

#15 was just brutal. Two essential groups. #3 and #4 were also pretty difficult.

Posted by Ray on Tuesday, 03/10/2020 @ 22:59pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results:

#1 Eric B. And Rakim 7 - Weird Al Yankovic 6
#2 Kool And The Gang 7 - Megadeth 6
#3 Daft Punk 8 - The Sonics 5
#4 Duran Duran 10 - Silver Apples 3
#5 Bjork 7 - War 6
#6 New York Dolls 11 - Tommy James And The Shondells 2
#7 The Buzzcocks 6 - Television 6 (Last Vote For Television)
#8 The Guess Who 9 - Gram Parsons 4
#9 The B-52's 12 - XTC 1
#10 Carole King 10 - George Michael 3
#11 Soundgarden 12 - Jim Croce 1
#12 Emerson, Lake And Palmer 8 - The Runaways 5
#13 Big Star 7 - Weezer 6
#14 New Order 11 - Jan And Dean 2
#15 Can 9 - Suicide 4
#16 The Go-Go's 9 - Pavement 4


Here are today's matches:

#1 Love vs. Dave Matthews Band
#2 The Damned vs. The Smiths
#3 Devo vs. Slayer
#4 Mary J. Blige vs. A Tribe Called Quest
#5 Iron Maiden vs. Oasis
#6 Johnny Burnette And The Rock N Roll Trio vs. Three Dog Night
#7 Husker Du vs. Outkast
#8 Bad Company vs. Wu-Tang Clan
#9 Judas Priest vs. Motley Crue
#10 Chic vs. The Specials
#11 Eurythmics vs. The Replacements
#12 Beck vs. Barry White
#13 The Jesus And Mary Chain vs. Nas
#14 Mariah Carey vs. Stone Roses
#15 Connie Francis vs. Pixies

The winner of match #1 will face Tori Amos in Round 2.


Anyone is eligible to vote.

To vote, select your preferred artist.

Voters can vote in as many matches as they like. It's not required that you vote in every match.

In the event of a tie, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

There will be one day of voting.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on the 11th.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 03/10/2020 @ 23:05pm


#1 Dave Matthews Band
#2 The Smiths
#3 Devo
#4 A Tribe Called Quest
#5 Iron Maiden
#6 Three Dog Night
#7 Outkast
#8 Wu-Tang Clan
#9 Judas Priest
#10 Chic
#11 The Replacements
#12 Beck
#13 The Jesus And Mary Chain
#14 Mariah Carey
#15 Pixies

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 03/10/2020 @ 23:13pm


#1. Love
#2. The Smiths
#3. Slayer
#4. A Tribe Called Quest
#5. Iron Maiden
#6. Johnny Burnette and The Rock and Roll Trio
#7. Outkast
#8. Wu-Tang Clan
#9. Judas Priest
#10. Chic
#11. The Replacements
#12. Barry White
#13. Nas
#14. Mariah Carey
#15. Pixies

Posted by Greg F on Tuesday, 03/10/2020 @ 23:31pm


1) Love
2) The Smiths
3) Slayer
4) A Tribe Called Quest
5) Iron Maiden
6) Johnny Burnette & RnR Trio
7) Outkast
8) Wu-Tang Clan
9) Judas Priest
10) The Specials
11) The Replacements
12) Beck
13) J&M Chain
14) The Stone Roses
15) Pixies

Posted by EDS on Wednesday, 03/11/2020 @ 02:32am


#1 Love
#2 The Damned
#3 Devo
#4 A Tribe Called Quest
#5 Oasis
#6 .Three Dog Night
#7 Outkast
#8 Wu-Tang Clan
#9 Motley Crue
#10 The Specials
#11 Eurythmics
#12 Beck
#13 The Jesus And Mary Chain
#14 Stone Roses
#15 Pixies

Posted by Darrin A. on Wednesday, 03/11/2020 @ 03:33am


KING MARCH 2020 SNUB TOURNEY (16)
1. Love
2. The Smiths
3. Slayer
4. A Tribe Called Quest
5. Iron Maiden
6. Three Dog Night
7. Husker Du
8. Bad Company
9. Judas Priest
10. Chic
11. The Replacements
12. Beck
13. The Jesus And Mary Chain
14. Mariah Carey
15. Connie Francis
KING

Posted by KING on Wednesday, 03/11/2020 @ 03:58am


1. Love
2. The Smiths
3. Devo
4. A Tribe Called Quest
5. Iron Maiden
6. Johnny Burnette and the Rock N Roll Trio
7. OutKast
8. Wu-Tang Clan
9. Judas Priest
10. Chic
11. Eurythmics
12. Beck
13. Nas
14. Mariah Carey
15. Pixies

Oh my, Numbers 4, 5, 7, and 11 were so hard to answer.

Posted by Nick on Wednesday, 03/11/2020 @ 09:45am


#1 Love
#2 The Smiths
#3 Slayer
#4 A Tribe Called Quest
#5 Iron Maiden
#6 Johnny Burnette And The Rock N Roll Trio
#7 Husker Du
#8 Bad Company
#9 Judas Priest
#10 Chic
#11 The Replacements
#12 Beck
#13 Nas
#14 Mariah Carey
#15 Pixies

Posted by Steve Z on Wednesday, 03/11/2020 @ 10:07am


#1 Love
#2 The Smiths
#3 Slayer
#4 A Tribe Called Quest
#5 Oasis
#6 Johnny Burnette And The Rock N Roll Trio
#7 Husker Du
#8 Wu-Tang Clan
#9 Judas Priest
#10 The Specials
#11 The Replacements
#12 Beck
#13 The Jesus And Mary Chain
#14 Stone Roses
#15 Pixies

Posted by DarinRG on Wednesday, 03/11/2020 @ 11:21am


#1 Love
#2 The Smiths
#3 Slayer
#4 Mary J. Blige
#5 Iron Maiden
#6 Johnny Burnette And The Rock N Roll Trio
#7 Husker Du
#8 Bad Company
#9 Judas Priest
#10 Chic
#11 The Replacements
#12 Beck
#13 The Jesus And Mary Chain
#14 Stone Roses
#15 Pixies

Posted by The Dude on Wednesday, 03/11/2020 @ 11:48am


1. Dave Matthews Band
2. The Smiths
3. Deck
4. A Tribe Called Quest
5. Oasis
6. Johnny Burnette and the Rock and Roll Trio
7. OutKast
8. Bad Company
9. Judas Priest
10. Chic
11. Eurythmics
12. Beck
13. Nas
14. Mariah Carey
15. Pixies

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 03/11/2020 @ 21:30pm


#1 Love
#2 The Smiths
#3 Slayer
#4 A Tribe Called Quest
#5 Iron Maiden
#6 Johnny Burnette And The Rock N Roll Trio
#7 Husker Du
#8 Wu-Tang Clan
#9 Judas Priest
#10 Chic
#11 The Replacements
#12 Beck
#13 The Jesus And Mary Chain
#14 Stone Roses
#15 Pixies

Posted by Ray on Wednesday, 03/11/2020 @ 21:43pm


#1 Dave Matthews Band
#2 The Smiths
#3 Slayer
#4 A Tribe Called Quest
#5 Iron Maiden
#6 Three Dog Night
#7 Outkast
#8 Wu-Tang Clan
#9 Judas Priest
#10 Chic
#11 Eurythmics
#12 Beck
#13 The Jesus And Mary Chain
#14 Mariah Carey
#15 Pixies

Posted by jtrichey on Wednesday, 03/11/2020 @ 22:16pm


#1 Dave Matthews Band
#2 The Smiths
#3 Devo
#4 A Tribe Called Quest
#5 Oasis
#6 Johnny Burnette And The Rock N Roll Trio
#7 Husker Du
#8 Wu-Tang Clan
#9 Judas Priest
#10 Chic
#11 The Replacements
#12 Beck
#13 The Jesus And Mary Chain
#14 Mariah Carey
#15 Pixies

Posted by BSLO on Wednesday, 03/11/2020 @ 22:34pm


#1 Love
#2 The Smiths
#3 Devo
#4 Mary J. Blige
#5 Iron Maiden
#6 Johnny Burnette And The Rock N Roll Trio
#7 Outkast
#8 Wu-Tang Clan
#9 Judas Priest
#10 Chic
#11 Eurythmics
#12 Barry White
#13 Nas
#14 Mariah Carey
#15 Connie Francis

Posted by Philip on Thursday, 03/12/2020 @ 00:14am


Also, I have 7 votes for Television.... that's kinda my fault, actually. In my deleting, I didn't hit Enter after Tommy James And the Shondells, and got my vote for Television on the same line as my vote for TJ&tS, but I was voting for Television over the Buzzcocks, which gives Television 7.

Posted by Philip on Thursday, 03/12/2020 @ 00:17am


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results:

#1 Love 9 - Dave Matthews Band 4
#2 The Smiths 12 - The Damned 1
#3 Slayer 8 - Devo 5
#4 A Tribe Called Quest 12 - Mary J. Blige 1
#5 Iron Maiden 9 - Oasis 4
#6 Johnny Burnett And The Rock N Roll Trio 9 - Three Dog Night 4
#7 Outkast 7 - Husker Du 6
#8 Wu-Tang Clan 9 - Bad Company 4
#9 Judas Priest 12 - Motley Crue 1
#10 Chic 10 - The Specials 3
#11 The Replacements 9 - Eurythmics 4
#12 Beck 12 - Barry White 1
#13 The Jesus And Mary Chain 9 - Nas 4
#14 Mariah Carey 8 - Stone Roses 5
#15 Pixies 12 - Connie Francis 1


Here are today's matches:

#1 Aphex Twin vs. Warren Zevon
#2 LL Cool J vs. MC5
#3 Dick Dale vs. Sonic Youth
#4 Nick Drake vs. Siouxsie And The Banshees
#5 Black Flag vs. Scott Walker
#6 The Jam vs. Harry Nilsson
#7 Kate Bush vs. Thin Lizzy
#8 PJ Harvey vs. Pantera
#9 Bad Brains vs. X
#10 King Crimson vs. The Monkees
#11 The Commodores vs. Sparks
#12 Brian Eno vs. Rufus feat. Chaka Khan
#13 Pat Benatar vs. Mary Wells
#14 Jane's Addiction vs. Neu!
#15 Captain Beefheart vs. Stone Temple Pilots
#16 Fugazi vs. Peter, Paul And Mary

These matches will conclude Round 1 of voting.


Anyone is eligible to vote.

To vote, select your preferred artist.

Voters can vote in as many matches as they like. It's not required that you vote in every match.

In the event of a tie, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

There will be one day of voting.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on the 12th.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 03/12/2020 @ 00:21am


#1 Warren Zevon
#2 MC5
#3 Sonic Youth
#4 Siouxsie And The Banshees
#5 Black Flag
#6 The Jam
#7 Kate Bush
#8 Pantera
#9 X
#10 The Monkees
#11 The Commodores
#12 Rufus feat. Chaka Khan
#13 Pat Benatar
#14 Jane's Addiction
#15 Stone Temple Pilots
#16 Peter, Paul And Mary

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 03/12/2020 @ 00:23am


#1. Warren Zevon
#2. MC5
#3. Sonic Youth
#4. Siouxsie and The Banshees
#5. Black Flag
#6. Harry Nilsson
#7. Kate Bush
#8. PJ Harvey
#9. X
#10. King Crimson
#11. Sparks
#12. Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
#13. Mary Wells
#14. Jane's Addiction
#15. Captain Beefheart
#16. Fugazi

Posted by Greg F on Thursday, 03/12/2020 @ 01:33am


KING MARCH Snub Tourney 2020 Votes
1. Warren Zevon
2. LL Cool J
3. Sonic Youth
4. Siouxsie And The Banshees
5. Black Flag
6. The Jam
7. Kate Bush
8. Pantera
9. X
10. King Crimson
11. The Commodores
12. Rufus/Chaka Khan
13. Pat Benatar
14. Jane's Addiction
15. Stone Temple Pilots
16. Peter, Paul And Mary
KING

Posted by KING on Thursday, 03/12/2020 @ 02:26am


#1 Warren Zevon
#2 LL Cool J
#3 Dick Dale
#4 Nick Drake
#5 Black Flag
#6 Harry Nilsson
#7 Kate Bush
#8 Pantera
#9 Bad Brains
#10 King Crimson
#11 The Commodores
#12 Brian Eno
#13 Mary Wells
#14 Neu!
#15 Captain Beefheart
#16 Peter, Paul And Mary

Posted by Steve Z on Thursday, 03/12/2020 @ 08:16am


#1 Warren Zevon
#2 LL Cool J
#3 Dick Dale
#4 Nick Drake
#5 Scott Walker
#6 The Jam
#7 Thin Lizzy
#8 PJ Harvey
#9 X
#10 The Monkees
#11 Sparks
#12 Brian Eno
#13 Pat Benatar
#14 Jane's Addiction
#15 Stone Temple Pilots
#16 Peter, Paul And Mary

Posted by Darrin A. on Thursday, 03/12/2020 @ 08:28am


1) Warren Zevon
2) LL Cool J
3) Sonic Youth
4) Nick Drake
5) Black Flag
6) Harry Nilsson
7) Kate Bush
8) PJ Harvey
9) Bad Brains
10) King Crimson
11) The Commodores
12) Brian Eno
13) Mary Wells
14) Jane's Addiction
15) Captain Beefheart
16) Fugazi

Posted by EDS on Thursday, 03/12/2020 @ 09:12am


#1 Warren Zevon
#2 MC5
#3 Dick Dale
#4 Siouxsie And The Banshees
#5 Black Flag
#6 The Jam
#7 Thin Lizzy
#8 Pantera
#9 Bad Brains
#10 King Crimson
#11 The Commodores
#12 Rufus feat. Chaka Khan
#13 Pat Benatar
#14 Jane's Addiction
#15 Stone Temple Pilots
#16 Fugazi

Posted by The Dude on Thursday, 03/12/2020 @ 09:55am


1. Warren Zevon
2. LL Cool J
3. Sonic Youth
4. Siouxsie And The Banshees
5. Black Flag
6. The Jam
7. Kate Bush
8. Pantera
9. X
10. The Monkees
11. The Commodores
12. Brian Eno
13. Pat Benatar
14. Jane's Addiction
15. Stone Temple Pilots
16. Peter, Paul And Mary

Posted by Michael W. on Thursday, 03/12/2020 @ 10:36am


1. Warren Zevon
2. LL Cool J
3. Sonic Youth
4. Siouxsie and the Banshees
5. Black Flag
6. The Jam
7. Kate Bush
8. PJ Harvey
9. X
10. The Monkees
11. The Commodores
12. Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
13. Pat Benatar
14. Jane's Addiction
15. Captain Beefheart
16. Fugazi

Posted by Nick on Thursday, 03/12/2020 @ 13:10pm


#1 Aphex Twin
#2 MC5
#3 Sonic Youth
#4 Siouxsie And The Banshees
#5 Black Flag
#6 The Jam
#7 Kate Bush
#8 Pantera
#9 Bad Brains
#10 King Crimson
#11 Sparks
#12 Brian Eno
#13 Mary Wells
#14 Neu!
#15 Captain Beefheart
#16 Fugazi

Awfully tough pick for #3. Nick Drake, Scott Walker, and Jane's Addiction were among the tough luck losers in their respective matches.

Posted by Ray on Thursday, 03/12/2020 @ 16:46pm


#1 Aphex Twin
#2 MC5
#3 Dick Dale
#4 Siouxsie And The Banshees
#5 Scott Walker
#6 The Jam
#7 Kate Bush
#8 PJ Harvey
#9 Bad Brains
#10 King Crimson
#11 Sparks
#12 Brian Eno
#13 Mary Wells
#14 Neu!
#15 Captain Beefheart
#16 Fugazi

Posted by DarinRG on Thursday, 03/12/2020 @ 19:53pm


#1 Warren Zevon
#2 MC5
#3 Dick Dale
#4 Nick Drake
#5 Scott Walker
#6 Harry Nilsson
#7 Kate Bush
#8 PJ Harvey
#9 X
#10 King Crimson
#11 Sparks
#12 Brian Eno
#13 Pat Benatar
#14 Jane's Addiction
#15 Captain Beefheart
#16 Peter, Paul And Mary

Posted by joker on Thursday, 03/12/2020 @ 21:14pm


#1 Warren Zevon
#2 LL Cool J
#3 Sonic Youth
#4 Siouxsie And The Banshees
#5 Black Flag
#6 The Jam
#7 Kate Bush
#8 PJ Harvey
#9 X
#10 King Crimson
#11 Sparks
#12 Brian Eno
#13 Pat Benatar
#14 Jane's Addiction
#15 Stone Temple Pilots
#16 Fugazi

Posted by BSLO on Thursday, 03/12/2020 @ 21:27pm


1. Warren Zevon
2. 'LL Cool J
3. Dick Dale
4. Nick Drake
5. Scott Walker
6. Harry Nilsson
7. Kate Bush
8. Pantera
9. X
10. King Crimson
11. The Commodores
12. Brian Eno
13. Pat Benatar
14. Neu!
15. Captain Beefheart
16. Peter, Paul and Mary

Posted by Tom H. on Thursday, 03/12/2020 @ 21:48pm


#1 Aphex Twin
#2 MC5
#3 Dick Dale
#4 Siouxsie And The Banshees
#5 Black Flag
#6 The Jam
#7 Kate Bush
#8 PJ Harvey
#9 X
#10 King Crimson
#11 Sparks
#12 Brian Eno
#13 Pat Benatar
#14 Jane's Addiction
#15 Stone Temple Pilots
#16 Peter, Paul And Mary

Posted by jtrichey on Thursday, 03/12/2020 @ 22:34pm


#1 Warren Zevon
#2 LL Cool J
#3 Dick Dale
#7 Kate Bush
#10 The Monkees
#11 The Commodores
#12 Rufus feat. Chaka Khan
#13 Pat Benatar
#16 Peter, Paul And Mary

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 03/12/2020 @ 22:59pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results:

#1 Warren Zevon 13 - Aphex Twin 3
#2 LL Cool J 9 - MC5 7
#3 Sonic Youth 8 - Dick Dale 8 (Last vote cast for Dick Dale)
#4 Siouxsie And The Banshees 10 - Nick Drake 5
#5 Black Flag 11 - Scott Walker 4
#6 The Jam 10 - Harry Nilsson 5
#7 Kate Bush 14 - Thin Lizzy 2
#8 PJ Harvey 8 - Pantera 7
#9 X 10 - Bad Brains 5
#10 King Crimson 11 - The Monkees 5
#11 The Commodores 9 - Sparks 7
#12 Brian Eno 10 - Rufus feat. Chaka Khan 6
#13 Pat Benatar 11 - Mary Wells 5
#14 Jane's Addiction 11 - Neu! 4
#15 Captain Beefheart 8 - Stone Temple Pilots 7
#16 Peter, Paul And Mary 9 - Fugazi 7

Round 1 is now complete.

Round 2 begins now.

Here are today's matches:

#1 Alice In Chains vs. The Marvelettes
#2 Smashing Pumpkins vs. The Dead Kennedys
#3 Blue Oyster Cult vs. INXS
#4 Tool vs. Ozzy Osbourne
#5 Link Wray vs. Joy Division
#6 The Spinners vs. Rage Against The Machine
#7 Bauhaus vs. Jethro Tull
#8 Steppenwolf vs. Procol Harum
#9 Eric B. And Rakim vs. Kool And The Gang
#10 Daft Punk vs. Duran Duran
#11 Bjork vs. New York Dolls
#12 The Buzzcocks vs. The Guess Who
#13 The B-52's vs. Carole King
#14 Soundgarden vs. Emerson, Lake And Palmer
#15 Big Star vs. New Order
#16 Can vs. The Go-Go's


Anyone is eligible to vote.

To vote, select your preferred artist.

Voters can vote in as many matches as they like. It's not required that you vote in every match.

In the event of a tie, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

There will be one day of voting.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on the 13th.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 03/12/2020 @ 23:38pm


Thin Lizzy over Kate Bush, King Crimson over Monkees and Beefhart over STP is all I care about. Oh and Sonic Youth over Dick Dale.

Posted by More Than A Feeling on Thursday, 03/12/2020 @ 23:40pm


Alice In Chains
Smashing Pumpkins
Blue Oyster Cult
Tool
Joy Division
Rage Against The Machine
Jethro Tull
Procol Harum
Eric B. And Rakim
Duran Duran
New York Dolls
The Guess Who
The B-52's
Soundgarden
New Order
The Go-Go's

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 03/12/2020 @ 23:44pm


#1 Warren Zevon
#2 LL Cool J
#3 Dick Dale
#4 Siouxsie And The Banshees
#5 Black Flag
#6 The Jam
#7 Kate Bush
#8 Pantera
#9 X
#10 The Monkees
#11 The Commodores
#12 Rufus feat. Chaka Khan
#13 Mary Wells
#14 Jane's Addiction
#15 Captain Beefheart
#16 Peter, Paul And Mary

Posted by Philip on Friday, 03/13/2020 @ 00:00am


Dammit, missed the last day. Didn't see the results.

#1 The Marvelettes
#2 The Dead Kennedys
#3 INXS
#4 Tool
#5 Link Wray
#6 The Spinners
#7 Bauhaus
#8 Steppenwolf
#9 Kool And The Gang
#10 Duran Duran
#11 New York Dolls
#12 The Guess Who
#13 Carole King
#14 Soundgarden
#15 New Order
#16 The Go-Go's

Posted by Philip on Friday, 03/13/2020 @ 00:06am


#1. Alice in Chains
#2. The Dead Kennedys
#3. Blue Oyster Cult
#4. Tool
#5. Joy Division
#6. Rage Against the Machine
#7. Jethro Tull
#8. Steppenwolf
#9. Eric B. & Rakim
#10. Daft Punk
#11. Bjork
#12. The Buzzcocks
#13. The B-52s
#14. Soundgarden
#15. New Order
#16. The Go-Go's

Posted by Greg F on Friday, 03/13/2020 @ 01:01am


1) Alice in Chains
2) Smashing Pumpkins
3) Blue Oyster Cult
4) Tool
5) Link Wray
6) Rage Against the Machine
7) Jethro Tull
8) Steppenwolf
9) Kool & the Gang
10) Daft Punk
11) Bjork
12) Buzzcocks
13) The B-52's
14) Soundgarden
15) Big Star
16) The Go-Go's

Posted by EDS on Friday, 03/13/2020 @ 02:36am


KING MARCH 2020 SNUB MADNESS TOURNEY (16)
1. Alice In Chains
2. Smashing Pumpkins
3. Blue Oyster Cult
4. Tool
5. Link Wray
6. The Spinners
7. Jethro Tull
8. Procol Harum
9. Kool And The Gang
10. Duran Duran
11. New York Dolls
12. The Guess Who
13. The B-52's
14. Soundgarden
15. New Order
16. The Go-Go's
KING

Posted by KING on Friday, 03/13/2020 @ 03:38am


#1 Alice In Chains
#2 Smashing Pumpkins
#3 INXS
#4 Tool
#5 Joy Division
#6 Rage Against The Machine
#7 Jethro Tull
#8 Steppenwolf
#9 Eric B. And Rakim
#10 Duran Duran
#11 New York Dolls
#12 The Buzzcocks
#13 The B-52's
#14 Soundgarden
#15 New Order
#16 Can

Posted by BSLO on Friday, 03/13/2020 @ 06:28am


#1 Alice In Chains
#2 Smashing Pumpkins
#3 Blue Oyster Cult
#4 Ozzy Osbourne
#5 Joy Division
#6 Rage Against The Machine
#7 Bauhaus
#8 Steppenwolf
#9 Kool And The Gang
#10 Daft Punk
#11 New York Dolls
#12 The Guess Who
#13 Carole King
#14 Emerson, Lake And Palmer
#15 New Order
#16 The Go-Go's

Posted by Steve Z on Friday, 03/13/2020 @ 08:16am


1. Alice In Chains
2. Smashing Pumpkins
3. INXS
4. Tool
5. Joy Division
6. The Spinners
7. Jethro Tull
8. Steppenwolf
9. Kool & The Gang
10. Duran Duran
11. Bjork
12. The Guess Who
13. The B-52's
14. Soundgarden
15. Big Star
16. The Go-Go's

Posted by Michael W. on Friday, 03/13/2020 @ 08:48am


#1 Alice In Chains
#2 The Dead Kennedys
#3 INXS
#4 Tool
#5 Link Wray
#6 Rage Against The Machine
#7 Jethro Tull
#8 Procol Harum
#9 Kool And The Gang
#10 Duran Duran
#11 New York Dolls
#12 The Buzzcocks
#13 The B-52's
#14 Soundgarden
#15 New Order
#16 Can

Posted by The Dude on Friday, 03/13/2020 @ 08:50am


1. The Marvelettes
2. Smashing Pumpkins
3. INXS
4. Tool
5. Joy Division
6. The Spinners
7. Jethro Tull
8. Steppenwolf
9. Eric B. & Rakim
10. Duran Duran
11. New York Dolls
12. The Buzzcocks
13. The B-52's
14. Soundgarden
15. Big Star
16. The Go-Go's

Numbers 2, 5, 6, 9, 13, and 15...my goodness!

Posted by Nick on Friday, 03/13/2020 @ 15:08pm


#1 Alice In Chains
#2 Smashing Pumpkins
#3 Blue Oyster Cult
#4 Tool
#5 Joy Division
#6 Rage Against The Machine
#7 Bauhaus
#8 Procol Harum
#9 Eric B. And Rakim
#10 Duran Duran
#11 New York Dolls
#12 The Buzzcocks
#13 Carole King
#14 Soundgarden
#15 New Order
#16 Can

Really tough calls on 2, 10, and 15. The Marvelettes and Link Wray were among the tough luck losers.

Posted by Ray on Friday, 03/13/2020 @ 17:34pm


#1 The Marvelettes
#2 Smashing Pumpkins
#3 INXS
#4 Tool vs. Ozzy Osbourne
#5 Link Wray
#6 The Spinners
#7 Jethro Tull
#8 Procol Harum
#9 Eric B. And Rakim
#10 Duran Duran
#11 Bjork
#12 The Buzzcocks
#13 Carole King
#14 Soundgarden
#15 Big Star
#16 The Go-Go's

Posted by AlexVoltaire on Friday, 03/13/2020 @ 18:58pm


1. Alice in Chains
2. Smashing Pumpkins
3. Blue Oyster Cult
4. Tool
5. Joy Division
6. The Spinners
7. Jethro Tull
8. Procol Harum
9. Kool and the Gang
10. Duran Duran
11. New York Dolls
12. The Guess Who
13. Carole King
14. Emerson, Lake and Palmer
15. Big Star
16. Can

Posted by Tom H. on Friday, 03/13/2020 @ 20:06pm


#1 The Marvelettes
#2 Smashing Pumpkins
#3 INXS
#4 Ozzy Osbourne
#5 Link Wray
#6 The Spinners
#7 Bauhaus
#8 Steppenwolf
#9 Eric B. And Rakim
#10 Duran Duran
#11 New York Dolls
#12 The Guess Who
#13 Carole King
#14 Soundgarden
#15 New Order
#16 The Go-Go's

Posted by jtrichey on Friday, 03/13/2020 @ 21:50pm


#1 The Marvelettes
#2 Smashing Pumpkins
#3 Blue Oyster Cult
#4 Ozzy Osbourne
#5 Link Wray
#6 The Spinners
#7 Jethro Tull
#8 Steppenwolf
#9 Kool And The Gang
#10 Duran Duran
#11 New York Dolls
#12 The Guess Who
#13 The B-52's
#14 Emerson, Lake And Palmer
#16 The Go-Go's

Posted by Jennifer on Friday, 03/13/2020 @ 22:51pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results:

#1 Alice In Chains 10 - The Marvelettes 5
#2 Smashing Pumpkins 12 - The Dead Kennedys 3
#3 Blue Oyster Cult 8 - INXS 7
#4 Tool 11 - Ozzy Osbourne 3
#5 Joy Division 8 - Link Wray 7
#6 The Spinners 8 - Rage Against The Machine 7
#7 Jethro Tull 11 - Bauhaus 4
#8 Steppenwolf 9 - Procol Harum 6
#9 Kool And The Gang 8 - Eric B. And Rakim 7
#10 Duran Duran 12 - Daft Punk 3
#11 New York Dolls 11 - Bjork 4
#12 The Guess Who 8 - The Buzzcocks 7
#13 The B-52's 9 - Carole King 6
#14 Soundgarden 12 - Emerson, Lake And Palmer 3
#15 New Order 9 - Big Star 5
#16 The Go-Go's 11 - Can 4


Here are today's matches:

#1 Tori Amos vs. Love
#2 The Smiths vs. Slayer
#3 A Tribe Called Quest vs. Iron Maiden
#4 Johnny Burnette And The Rock N Roll Trio vs. Outkast
#5 Wu-Tang Clan vs. Judas Priest
#6 Chic vs. The Replacements
#7 Beck vs. The Jesus And Mary Chain
#8 Mariah Carey vs. Pixies
#9 Warren Zevon vs. LL Cool J
#10 Sonic Youth vs. Siouxsie And The Banshees
#11 Black Flag vs. The Jam
#12 Kate Bush vs. PJ Harvey
#13 X vs. King Crimson
#14 The Commodores vs. Brian Eno
#15 Pat Benatar vs. Jane's Addiction
#16 Captain Beefheart vs. Peter, Paul And Mary


Today's votes will conclude Round 2. Round 3 will take place tomorrow.


Anyone is eligible to vote.

To vote, select your preferred artist.

Voters can vote in as many matches as they like. It's not required that you vote in every match.

In the event of a tie, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

There will be one day of voting.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on the 14th.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 03/13/2020 @ 23:17pm


#1 Tori Amos
#2 The Smiths
#3 Iron Maiden
#4 Outkast
#5 Judas Priest
#6 The Replacements
#7 Beck
#8 Pixies
#9 Warren Zevon
#10 Sonic Youth
#11 The Jam
#12 Kate Bush
#13 King Crimson
#14 Brian Eno
#15 Pat Benatar
#16 Peter, Paul And Mary

Posted by Darren on Friday, 03/13/2020 @ 23:19pm


1. Love
2. The Smiths
3. A Tribe Called Quest
4. Johnny Burnette And The Rock And Roll Trio
5. Judas Priest
6. Chic
7. Beck
8. Mariah Carey
9. LL Cool J
10. Sonic Youth
11. Black Flag
12. Kate Bush
13. X
14. The Commodores
15. Pat Benatar
16. Peter, Paul, And Mary

Posted by Philip on Saturday, 03/14/2020 @ 00:09am


March 2020 Snub Madness Tourney (16)
1. Love
2. Slayer
3. Iron Maiden
4. Outkast
5. Judas Priest
6. The Replacements
7. Beck
8. Mariah Carey
9. LL Cool J
10. Sonic Youth
11. Black Flag
12. Kate Bush
13. X
14. The Commodores
15. Pat Benatar
16. Peter, Paul & Mary
KING

Posted by KING on Saturday, 03/14/2020 @ 07:22am


1) Tori Amos
2) The Smiths
3) Iron Maiden
4) Outkast
5) Judas Priest
6) The Replacements
7) Beck
8) Pixies
9) LL Cool J
10) Sonic Youth
11) Black Flag
12) Kate Bush
13) King Crimson
14) The Commodores
15) Jane's Addiction
16) Captain Beefheart

Posted by EDS on Saturday, 03/14/2020 @ 07:52am


#1 Tori Amos
#2 The Smiths
#3 Iron Maiden
#4 Johnny Burnette And The Rock N Roll Trio
#5 Judas Priest
#6 The Replacements
#7 Beck
#8 Pixies
#9 LL Cool J
#10 Sonic Youth
#11 The Jam
#12 Kate Bush
#13 King Crimson
#14 Brian Eno
#15 Jane's Addiction
#16 Captain Beefheart

Posted by BSLO on Saturday, 03/14/2020 @ 10:29am


#1 Love
#2 Slayer
#3 Iron Maiden
#4 Johnny Burnette And The Rock N Roll Trio
#5 Judas Priest
#6 The Replacements
#7 Beck
#8 Pixies
#9 Warren Zevon
#10 Siouxsie And The Banshees
#11 Black Flag
#12 Kate Bush
#13 King Crimson
#14 Brian Eno
#15 Jane's Addiction
#16 Captain Beefheart

Posted by The Dude on Saturday, 03/14/2020 @ 11:31am


#1 Love
#2 The Smiths
#3 Iron Maiden
#4 Johnny Burnette And The Rock N Roll Trio
#5 Judas Priest
#6 The Replacements
#7 Beck
#8 Pixies
#9 Warren Zevon
#10 Sonic Youth
#11 Black Flag
#12 Kate Bush
#13 King Crimson
#14 Brian Eno
#15 Pat Benatar
#16 Peter, Paul And Mary

Posted by Steve Z on Saturday, 03/14/2020 @ 13:47pm


#1. Tori Amos
#2. The Smiths
#3. Iron Maiden
#4. Outkast
#5. Judas Priest
#6. Chic
#7. Beck
#8. Pixies
#9. LL Cool J
#10. Siouxsie and The Banshees
#11. Black Flag
#12. Kate Bush
#13. King Crimson
#14. The Commodores
#15. Pat Benatar
#16. Captain Beefheart

Posted by Greg F on Saturday, 03/14/2020 @ 14:40pm


#1 Love
#2 Slayer
#3 Iron Maiden
#4 Johnny Burnette And The Rock N Roll Trio
#5 Judas Priest
#6 The Replacements
#7 The Jesus And Mary Chain
#8 Pixies
#9 LL Cool J
#10 Siouxsie And The Banshees
#11 Black Flag
#12 Kate Bush
#13 King Crimson
#14 Brian Eno
#15 Jane's Addiction
#16 Captain Beefheart

Siouxsie and the Banshees vs. Sonic Youth is a bit of a brutal choice, but Siouxsie and the gang have been too huge an influence on most of the key alternative and post-punk bands (Joy Division, The Cure, Radiohead, The Smiths, Faith No More, the Smashing Pumpkins, Garbage, Primal Scream, Jane's Addiction, My Bloody Valentine, etc. etc.), not to mention a strong continuing influence on today's acts. Underrated, IMO, and a top 5 snub in my book.

Posted by Ray on Saturday, 03/14/2020 @ 18:51pm


1. Love
2. The Smiths
3. Iron Maiden
4. OutKast
5. Judas Priest
6. Chic
7. Beck
8. Mariah Carey
9. LL Cool J
10. Sonic Youth
11. The Jam
12. Kate Bush
13. X
14. The Commodores
15. Pat Benatar
16. Captain Beefheart

Posted by Nick on Saturday, 03/14/2020 @ 20:50pm


1. Tori Amos
2. The Smiths
3. Iron Maiden
4. Outkast
5. Judas Priest
6. The Replacements
7. Beck
8. Pixies
9. LL Cool J
10. Sonic Youth
11. The Jam
12. Kate Bush
13. X
14. The Commodores
15. Pat Benatar
16. Peter, Paul and Mary

Posted by Michael W. on Saturday, 03/14/2020 @ 21:05pm


1. Love
2. the Smiths
3. Iron Maiden
4. Outkast
5. Judas Priest
6. Chic
7. Beck
8. Pixes
9. 'LL Cool J
10. Sonic Youth
11. The Jam
12. Kate Bush
13. King Crimson
14. The Commodores
15. Pat Benetar
16.Peter Paul and Mary

Posted by Tom H. on Saturday, 03/14/2020 @ 21:23pm


Blue Oyster Cult over INXS - ouch


#1 Love
#2 The Smiths
#3 A Tribe Called Quest
#4 Outkast
#5 Judas Priest
#6 Chic
#7 Beck
#8 Pixies
#9 LL Cool J
#10 Siouxsie And The Banshees
#11 The Jam
#12 Kate Bush
#13 X
#14 The Commodores
#15 Pat Benatar
#16 Peter, Paul And Mary

Posted by jtrichey on Saturday, 03/14/2020 @ 22:38pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results:

#1 Love 8 - Tori Amos 5
#2 The Smiths 10 - Slayer 3
#3 Iron Maiden 11 - A Tribe Called Quest 2
#4 Outkast 8 - Johnny Burnette And The Rock N Roll Trio 5
#5 Judas Priest 13 - Wu-Tang Clan 0
#6 The Replacements 8 - Chic 5
#7 Beck 12 - The Jesus And Mary Chain 1
#8 Pixies 10 - Mariah Carey 3
#9 LL Cool J 10 - Warren Zevon 3
#10 Sonic Youth 9 - Siouxsie And The Banshees 4
#11 Black Flag 7 - The Jam 6
#12 Kate Bush 13 - PJ Harvey 0
#13 King Crimson 8 - X 5
#14 The Commodores 8 - Brian Eno 5
#15 Pat Benatar 9 - Jane's Addiction 4
#16 Peter, Paul And Mary 7 - Captain Beefheart 6

This concludes Round 2.

Round 3's matches will take place today.


Here are today's matches:

#1 Alice In Chains vs. Smashing Pumpkins
#2 Blue Oyster Cult vs. Tool
#3 Joy Division vs. The Spinners
#4 Jethro Tull vs. Steppenwolf
#5 Kool And The Gang vs. Duran Duran
#6 New York Dolls vs. The Guess Who
#7 The B-52's vs. Soundgarden
#8 New Order vs. The Go-Go's
#9 Love vs. The Smiths
#10 Iron Maiden vs. Outkast
#11 Judas Priest vs. The Replacements
#12 Beck vs. Pixies
#13 LL Cool J vs. Sonic Youth
#14 Black Flag vs. Kate Bush
#15 King Crimson vs. The Commodores
#16 Pat Benatar vs. Peter, Paul And Mary


Anyone is eligible to vote.

To vote, select your preferred artist.

Voters can vote in as many matches as they like. It's not required that you vote in every match.

In the event of a tie, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

There will be one day of voting.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on the 15th.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 03/14/2020 @ 23:49pm


#1 Smashing Pumpkins
#2 Tool
#3 Joy Division
#4 Jethro Tull
#5 Duran Duran
#6 New York Dolls
#7 Soundgarden
#8 New Order
#9 The Smiths
#10 Iron Maiden
#11 Judas Priest
#12 Pixies
#13 Sonic Youth
#14 Black Flag
#15 King Crimson
#16 Peter, Paul And Mary

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 03/14/2020 @ 23:51pm


1. Alice In Chains
2. Tool
3. The Spinners
4. Steppenwolf
5. Duran Duran
6. New York Dolls
7. Soundgarden
8. The Go-Gos
9. The Smiths
10. Iron Maiden
11. The Replacements
12. Pixies
13. Sonic Youth
14. Kate Bush
15. King Crimson
16. Pat Benatar

Posted by remy10 on Sunday, 03/15/2020 @ 06:48am


1) Smqshing Pumpkins
2) Tool
3) The Spinners
4) Steppenwolf
5) Kool and the Gang
6) New York Dolls
7) Soundgarden
8) New Order
9) The Smiths
10) Iron Maiden
11) Judas Priest
12) Pixies
13) Sonic Youth
14) Kate Bush
15) King Crimson
16) Pat Benatar

Posted by EDS on Sunday, 03/15/2020 @ 07:07am


1 Smashing Pumpkins
#2 Tool
#3 The Spinners
#4 Jethro Tull
#5 Duran Duran
#6 New York Dolls
#7 Soundgarden
#8 New Order
#9 The Smiths
#10 Iron Maiden
#11 Judas Priest
#12 Beck
#13 Sonic Youth
#14 Kate Bush
#15 King Crimson
#16 Pat Benatar

Posted by BSLO on Sunday, 03/15/2020 @ 07:12am


1. Smashing Pumpkins
2. Tool
3. The Spinners
4. Jethro Tull
5. Kool and the Gang
6. New York Dolls
7. The B-52's
8. New Order
9. Love
10. Outkast
11. Judas Priest
12. Beck
13. LL Cool J
14. Kate Bush
15. King Crimson
16. Peter, Paul and Mary

Posted by Tom H. on Sunday, 03/15/2020 @ 07:56am


1. Smashing Pumpkins
2. Tool
3. The Spinners
4. Jethro Tull
5. Duran Duran
6. The Guess Who
7. The B-52's
8. The Go-Go's
9. The Smiths
10. Outkast
11. Judas Priest
12. Beck
13. LL Cool J
14. Kate Bush
15. The Commodores
16. Pat Benatar

Posted by Michael W. on Sunday, 03/15/2020 @ 10:37am


#1 Smashing Pumpkins
#2 Tool
#3 Joy Division
#4 Steppenwolf
#5 Duran Duran
#6 New York Dolls
#7 Soundgarden
#8 New Order
#9 The Smiths
#10 Iron Maiden
#11 The Replacements
#12 Beck
#13 Sonic Youth
#14 Kate Bush
#15 King Crimson
#16 Peter, Paul And Mary

Gutted either way having to decide on #1 and 14.

Posted by DarinRG on Sunday, 03/15/2020 @ 11:37am


#1 Smashing Pumpkins
#2 Blue Oyster Cult
#3 Joy Division
#4 Jethro Tull
#5 Kool And The Gang
#6 New York Dolls
#7 The B-52's
#8 New Order
#9 The Smiths
#10 Iron Maiden
#11 Judas Priest
#12 Pixies
#13 LL Cool J
#14 Black Flag
#15 The Commodores
#16 Peter, Paul And Mary

Posted by Steve Z on Sunday, 03/15/2020 @ 13:40pm


1. Smashing Pumpkins
2. Tool
3. The Spinners
4. Jethro Tull
5. Duran Duran
6. New York Dolls
7. The B-52's
8. New Order
9. The Smiths
10. Outkast
11. Judas Priest
12. Beck
13. LL Cool J
14. Kate Bush
15. The Commodores
16. Pat Benatar

Posted by Nick on Sunday, 03/15/2020 @ 14:29pm


#1 Alice In Chains
#2 Tool
#3 Joy Division
#4 Jethro Tull
#5 Duran Duran
#6 New York Dolls
#7 Soundgarden
#8 New Order
#9 Love
#10 Iron Maiden
#11 Judas Priest
#12 Pixies
#13 Sonic Youth
#14 Black Flag
#15 King Crimson
#16 Pat Benatar

Posted by The Dude on Sunday, 03/15/2020 @ 14:51pm


1 Smashing Pumpkins
#2 Blue Oyster Cult
#3 The Spinners
#4 Steppenwolf
#5 Kool And The Gang
#6 The Guess Who
#7 The B-52's
#8 The Go-Go's
#9 The Smiths
#10 Iron Maiden
#11 Judas Priest
#13 LL Cool J
#14 Kate Bush
#15 King Crimson
#16 Peter, Paul And Mary

Posted by Jennifer on Sunday, 03/15/2020 @ 16:35pm


#1 Alice In Chains
#2 Tool
#3 Joy Division
#4 Jethro Tull
#5 Duran Duran
#6 New York Dolls
#7 Soundgarden
#8 New Order
#9 The Smiths
#10 Iron Maiden
#11 Judas Priest
#12 Pixies
#13 Sonic Youth
#14 Black Flag
#15 King Crimson
#16 Pat Benatar

Posted by Ray on Sunday, 03/15/2020 @ 18:31pm


#1 Alice In Chains
#2 Tool
#3 The Spinners
#4 Steppenwolf
#5 Kool And The Gang
#6 The Guess Who
#7 The B-52's
#8 The Go-Go's
#9 The Smiths
#10 Outkast
#11 Judas Priest
#12 Beck
#13 LL Cool J
#14 Black Flag
#15 The Commodores
#16 Peter, Paul And Mary

Posted by Philip on Sunday, 03/15/2020 @ 22:05pm


#1 Smashing Pumpkins
#2 Tool
#3 The Spinners
#4 Steppenwolf
#5 Duran Duran
#6 New York Dolls
#7 Soundgarden
#8 New Order
#9 The Smiths
#10 Iron Maiden
#11 Judas Priest
#12 Beck
#13 LL Cool J
#14 Black Flag
#15 King Crimson
#16 Pat Benatar

Posted by jtrichey on Sunday, 03/15/2020 @ 22:59pm


#1 Alice In Chains vs. Smashing Pumpkins
Winner: Smashing Pumpkins

#2 Blue Oyster Cult vs. Tool
Winner: Tool

#3 Joy Division vs. The Spinners
Winner: The Spinners

#4 Jethro Tull vs. Steppenwolf
Winner: Jethro Tull

#5 Kool And The Gang vs. Duran Duran
Winner: Kool and the Gang

#6 New York Dolls vs. The Guess Who
Winner: New York Dolls

#7 The B-52's vs. Soundgarden
Winner: Soundgarden

#8 New Order vs. The Go-Go's
Winner: New Order

#9 Love vs. The Smiths
Winner: The Smiths

#10 Iron Maiden vs. Outkast
Winner: Iron Maiden

#11 Judas Priest vs. The Replacements
Winner: Judas Priest

#12 Beck vs. Pixies
Winner: Pixies

#13 LL Cool J vs. Sonic Youth
Winner: LL Cool J

#14 Black Flag vs. Kate Bush
Winner: Kate Bush

#15 King Crimson vs. The Commodores
Winner: King Crimson

#16 Pat Benatar vs. Peter, Paul And Mary
Winner: Pat Benatar

Posted by Donnie on Monday, 03/16/2020 @ 00:01am


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results:

#1 Smashing Pumpkins 10 - Alice In Chains 4
#2 Tool 12 - Blue Oyster Cult 2
#3 The Spinners 9 - Joy Division 5
#4 Jethro Tull 8 - Steppenwolf 6
#5 Duran Duran 9 - Kool And The Gang 5
#6 New York Dolls 11 - The Guess Who 3
#7 Soundgarden 8 - The B-52's 6
#8 New Order 10 - The Go-Go's 4
#9 The Smiths 12 - Love 2
#10 Iron Maiden 10 - Outkast 4
#11 Judas Priest 12 - The Replacements 2
#12 Beck 7 - Pixies 6
#13 Sonic Youth 7 - LL Cool J 7 (Last vote cast for LL Cool J)
#14 Kate Bush 8 - Black Flag 6
#15 King Crimson 10 - The Commodores 4
#16 Pat Benatar 10 - Peter, Paul And Mary 4

This concludes Round 3.

Round 4's matches will take place today.


Here are today's matches:

#1 Smashing Pumpkins vs. Tool
#2 The Spinners vs. Jethro Tull
#3 Duran Duran vs. New York Dolls
#4 Soundgarden vs. New Order
#5 The Smiths vs. Iron Maiden
#6 Judas Priest vs. Beck
#7 Sonic Youth vs. Kate Bush
#8 King Crimson vs. Pat Benatar


Anyone is eligible to vote.

To vote, select your preferred artist.

Voters can vote in as many matches as they like. It's not required that you vote in every match.

In the event of a tie, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

There will be one day of voting.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on the 16th.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 03/16/2020 @ 00:08am


#1 Smashing Pumpkins
#2 Jethro Tull
#3 Duran Duran
#4 Soundgarden
#5 The Smiths
#6 Judas Priest
#7 Sonic Youth
#8 King Crimson

Posted by Darren on Monday, 03/16/2020 @ 00:10am


1) Tool
2) The Spinners
3) New York Dolls
4) Soundgarden
5) Iron Maiden
6) Beck
7) Sonic Youth
8) King Crimson

Posted by EDS on Monday, 03/16/2020 @ 01:00am


#1 Smashing Pumpkins vs. Tool
Winner: Smashing Pumpkins

#2 The Spinners vs. Jethro Tull
Winner: Jethro Tull

#3 Duran Duran vs. New York Dolls
Winner: New York Dolls

#4 Soundgarden vs. New Order
Winner: Soundgarden

#5 The Smiths vs. Iron Maiden
Winner: Iron Maiden

#6 Judas Priest vs. Beck
Winner: Judas Priest

#7 Sonic Youth vs. Kate Bush
Winner: Sonic Youth

#8 King Crimson vs. Pat Benatar
Winner: King Crimson

Posted by Donnie on Monday, 03/16/2020 @ 04:02am


1. Smashing Pumpkins
2. The Spinners
3. Duran Duran
4. Soundgarden
5. Iron Maiden
6. Beck
7. Sonic Youth
8. Pat Benatar

Posted by Michael W. on Monday, 03/16/2020 @ 07:56am


#1 Smashing Pumpkins
#2 Jethro Tull
#3 New York Dolls
#4 New Order
#5 YIKES...uh, Iron Maiden
#6 Judas Priest
#7 Kate Bush
#8 King Crimson

These are all getting tough but #5 was especially brutal. I think those should be the top two in my opinion.

Posted by Steve Z on Monday, 03/16/2020 @ 08:24am


1. Smashing Pumpkins
2. The Spinners
3. Duran Duran
4. New Order
5. The Smiths
6. Judas Priest
7. Kate Bush
8. Pat Benatar

Posted by Nick on Monday, 03/16/2020 @ 08:54am


#1 Smashing Pumpkins
#2 The Spinners
#3 Duran Duran
#7 Kate Bush
#8 Pat Benatar

Posted by Jennifer on Monday, 03/16/2020 @ 17:33pm


#1. Smashing Pumpkins
#2. Jethro Tull
#3. New York Dolls
#4. Soundgarden
#5. Iron Maiden
#6. Judas Priest
#7. Kate Bush
#8. King Crimson

Posted by Greg F on Monday, 03/16/2020 @ 18:30pm


KING Votes March Snub Tourney
1. Smashing Pumpkins
2. The Spinners
3. Duran Duran
4. Soundgarden
5. Iron Maiden
6. Judas Priest
7. Kate Bush
8. Pat Benatar
__________________________________
Getting down towards the Semis and Championship. Great to see the Pixies meet their Waterloo. I see Smashing Pumpkins or Iron Maiden winning it. New York Dolls and The Spinners still hanging around.
KING

Posted by KING on Monday, 03/16/2020 @ 19:01pm


#1 Smashing Pumpkins
#2 Jethro Tull
#3 Duran Duran
#4 Soundgarden
#5 Iron Maiden
#6 Judas Priest
#7 Sonic Youth
#8 King Crimson

Some really tough calls. We are into the big snubs now!

This tourney has been a nice distraction this week...

Posted by BSLO on Monday, 03/16/2020 @ 19:27pm


1. Smashing Pumpkins
2. The Spinners
3. New York Dolls
4. Soundgarden
5. The Smiths
6. Beck
7. Kate Bush
8. King Crimson

Posted by remy10 on Monday, 03/16/2020 @ 19:45pm


#1 Tool
#2 Jethro Tull
#3 New York Dolls
#4 Soundgarden
#5 Iron Maiden
#6 Judas Priest
#7 Sonic Youth
#8 King Crimson

Posted by The Dude on Monday, 03/16/2020 @ 19:52pm


1. Tool
2. Jethro Tull
3. Duran Duran
4. Soundgarden
5. Iron Maiden
6. Beck
7. Kate Bush
8. King Crimson

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 03/16/2020 @ 20:14pm


#1 Tool
#2 The Spinners
#3 New York Dolls
#4 New Order
#5 The Smiths
#6 Beck
#7 Kate Bush
#8 King Crimson

Posted by .DarinRG on Monday, 03/16/2020 @ 20:26pm


#1 Smashing Pumpkins
#2 The Spinners
#3 Duran Durans
#4 New Order
#5 The Smiths
#6 Judas Priest
#7 Kate Bush
#8 Pat Benatar

Posted by jtrichey on Monday, 03/16/2020 @ 21:47pm


#1 Tool
#2 The Spinners
#3 Duran Duran
#4 Soundgarden
#5 The Smiths
#6 Judas Priest
#7 Kate Bush
#8 Pat Benatar

Posted by Philip on Monday, 03/16/2020 @ 22:07pm


BSLO - I totally agree, especially considering the actual March Madness (and everything else) tourney isn't happening. It's always nice to have a fun distraction.

Not sure if people have been looking ahead based on the current match-ups, but tomorrow's vote has one vote that will be particularly gut-wrenching.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 03/16/2020 @ 22:14pm


#1 Tool
#2 Jethro Tull
#3 New York Dolls
#4 Soundgarden
#5 Iron Maiden
#6 Judas Priest
#7 Sonic Youth
#8 King Crimson

Posted by Ray on Monday, 03/16/2020 @ 23:00pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results:

#1 Smashing Pumpkins 11 - Tool 6
#2 The Spinners 9 - Jethro Tull 8
#3 Duran Duran 9 - New York Dolls 8
#4 Soundgarden 12 - New Order 4
#5 Iron Maiden 10 - The Smiths 6
#6 Judas Priest 11 - Beck 5
#7 Kate Bush 10 - Sonic Youth 7
#8 King Crimson 11 - Pat Benatar 6

This concludes Round 4.

Round 5's matches will take place today.


Here are today's matches:

#1 Smashing Pumpkins vs. The Spinners
#2 Duran Duran vs. Soundgarden
#3 Iron Maiden vs. Judas Priest
#4 Kate Bush vs. King Crimson


Anyone is eligible to vote.

To vote, select your preferred artist.

Voters can vote in as many matches as they like. It's not required that you vote in every match.

In the event of a tie, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

There will be one day of voting.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on the 17th.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 03/16/2020 @ 23:08pm


#1 Smashing Pumpkins
#2 Soundgarden
#3 Judas Priest
#4 King Crimson

Posted by Darren on Monday, 03/16/2020 @ 23:08pm


The Spinners
Duran Duran
Judas Priest
Kate Bush

Posted by Philip on Monday, 03/16/2020 @ 23:21pm


1. The Spinners
2. Duran Duran
3. Judas Priest
4. Kate Bush

Posted by Nick on Monday, 03/16/2020 @ 23:33pm


#1 Smashing Pumpkins
#2 Duran Duran
#3 Iron Maiden
#4 Kate Bush

Posted by Steve Z on Monday, 03/16/2020 @ 23:55pm


1. Smashing Pumpkins
2. Duran Duran
3. Judas Priest
4. King Crimson

Posted by Michael W. on Tuesday, 03/17/2020 @ 07:41am


1) Smashing Pumpkins
2) Soundgarden
3) Judas Priest
4) King Crimson

Posted by EDS on Tuesday, 03/17/2020 @ 09:11am


#1 Smashing Pumpkins
#2 Soundgarden
#3 Judas Priest
#4 King Crimson

Posted by The Dude on Tuesday, 03/17/2020 @ 11:18am


#1 Smashing Pumpkins
#2 Duran Duran
#3 Iron Maiden
#4 King Crimson

Posted by joker on Tuesday, 03/17/2020 @ 15:46pm


#1 Smashing Pumpkins
#2 Duran Duran
#3 Judas Priest
#4 Kate Bush

Posted by DarinRG on Tuesday, 03/17/2020 @ 16:49pm


#1. Smashing Pumpkins
#2. Soundgarden
#3. Judas Priest
#4. Kate Bush

Posted by Greg F on Tuesday, 03/17/2020 @ 18:38pm


1. The Spinners
2. Soundgarden
3. Iron Maiden
4. Kate Bush

Posted by remy10 on Tuesday, 03/17/2020 @ 18:59pm


#1 The Spinners
#2 Duran Duran
#4 King Crimson

Posted by Jennifer on Tuesday, 03/17/2020 @ 18:59pm


#1 Smashing Pumpkins
#2 Soundgarden
#3 Judas Priest
#4 Kate Bush

Posted by BSLO on Tuesday, 03/17/2020 @ 19:21pm


1. The Spinners
2. Soundgarden
3. Iron Maiden
4. King Crimson

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 03/17/2020 @ 20:39pm


#1 Smashing Pumpkins
#2 Duran Duran
#3 Judas Priest
#4 Kate Bush

Posted by jtrichey on Tuesday, 03/17/2020 @ 21:38pm


#1 Smashing Pumpkins
#2 Soundgarden
#3 Judas Priest
#4 King Crimson

Posted by Ray on Tuesday, 03/17/2020 @ 22:25pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results:

#1 Smashing Pumpkins 11 - The Spinners 5
#2 Duran Duran 8 - Soundgarden 8 (Last vote cast for Soundgarden)
#3 Judas Priest 11 - Iron Maiden 4
#4 Kate Bush 8 - King Crimson 8 (Last vote cast for King Crimson)

This concludes Round 5. Two tie votes...EPIC!

Round 6's matches will take place today.


Here are today's matches:

#1 Smashing Pumpkins vs. Duran Duran
#2 Judas Priest vs. Kate Bush


Anyone is eligible to vote.

To vote, select your preferred artist.

Voters can vote in as many matches as they like. It's not required that you vote in every match.

In the event of a tie, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

There will be one day of voting.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on the 18th.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 03/17/2020 @ 23:31pm


#1 Smashing Pumpkins
#2 Judas Priest

Went back and forth several times on #1.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 03/17/2020 @ 23:32pm


FYI - Due to the cancellation of basically everything, it's no longer necessary to take a 4 day break before we vote on the 16 inducted artists that aren't currently eligible for the Rock Hall.

Here's my proposed schedule:

Round 1 - 2 Days of 4 Matches, ending on the 20th and 21st
Round 2 - 1 Day of 4 Matches, ending on the 22nd
Round 3 - 1 Day of 2 Matches, ending on the 23rd
Round 4 - 1 Day of 1 Match, ending on the 24th


We'll keep rolling with this until the tournament's conclusion, unless there are any objections.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 03/17/2020 @ 23:39pm


1. Duran Duran
2. Kate Bush

I like all 4 fine and beyond pleased to see Kate Bush in the final four! Even in this group of 4, I'd say she's the most impactful and influential, but that's how I see it.

Posted by Nick on Tuesday, 03/17/2020 @ 23:50pm


#1. Smashing Pumpkins
#2. Kate Bush

Posted by Greg F on Wednesday, 03/18/2020 @ 00:03am


Duran Duran
Kate Bush

Posted by Philip on Wednesday, 03/18/2020 @ 00:45am


1) Smashing Pumpkins
2) Judas Priest

Posted by EDS on Wednesday, 03/18/2020 @ 01:59am


Smashing Pumpkins
Judas Priest

Posted by BSLO on Wednesday, 03/18/2020 @ 06:36am


Duran Duran
Judas Priest

Posted by The Dude on Wednesday, 03/18/2020 @ 07:04am


1. Duran Duran
2. Judas Priest

Posted by Michael W. on Wednesday, 03/18/2020 @ 08:08am


#1 Smashing Pumpkins
#2 Judas Priest

Posted by Steve Z on Wednesday, 03/18/2020 @ 08:38am


#1 Smashing Pumpkins
#2 Kate Bush

Posted by DarinRG on Wednesday, 03/18/2020 @ 20:01pm


#1 Duran Duran
#2 Judas Priest

Posted by Ray on Wednesday, 03/18/2020 @ 21:13pm


1. Smashing Pumpkins
2. Kate Bush

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 03/18/2020 @ 21:38pm


KING
1. Duran Duran
2. Judas Priest

Posted by KING on Wednesday, 03/18/2020 @ 22:26pm


#1 Duran Duran
#2 Judas Priest

Posted by jtrichey on Wednesday, 03/18/2020 @ 22:28pm


#1. Duran Duran
#2. Kate Bush

Posted by Greg F on Wednesday, 03/18/2020 @ 22:40pm


1) Smashing Pumpkins
2) Judas Priest

Posted by EDS on Wednesday, 03/18/2020 @ 23:28pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results:

#1 Duran Duran 8 - Smashing Pumpkins 7
#2 Judas Priest 9 - Kate Bush 6


Here are today's matches:

CHAMPIONSHIP - Duran Duran vs. Judas Priest

"3rd Place" - Smashing Pumpkins vs. Kate Bush

I put "3rd Place" in quotes because the tournament is randomly seeded and the only outcome that can be conclusive is the winner of the Championship.

Theoretically, any of the performers defeated by the Champion in the tournament could be the true second place finisher, even if they lost in the first round.

That being said, it's fun to have a "3rd Place" vote, so why not?


Anyone is eligible to vote.

To vote, select your preferred artist.

Voters can vote in as many matches as they like. It's not required that you vote in every match.

In the event of a tie, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

There will be one day of voting.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on the 19th.

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 03/18/2020 @ 23:28pm


EDS - Your votes were cast after the 11 PM Central deadline, so weren't counted in the final totals. Your votes wouldn't have changed the final results, as Smashing Pumpkins would still have lost the tiebreaker.

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 03/18/2020 @ 23:30pm


#1 Judas Priest
#2 Smashing Pumpkins

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 03/18/2020 @ 23:30pm


Ooh, tough call in the championship...

1. Judas Priest
3. Kate Bush

Posted by Philip on Wednesday, 03/18/2020 @ 23:37pm


Championship - Duran Duran
"3rd Place" - Smashing Pumpkins

Posted by Michael W. on Thursday, 03/19/2020 @ 07:43am


#1. Judas Priest
#2. Kate Bush

Posted by Greg F on Thursday, 03/19/2020 @ 07:55am


CHAMPIONSHIP- Judas Priest
'3rd Place'- Smashing Pumpkins

Posted by EDS on Thursday, 03/19/2020 @ 08:36am


Judas Priest
3rd Place - Smashing Pumpkins

Posted by Steve Z on Thursday, 03/19/2020 @ 10:58am


Duran Duran

Kate Bush

Posted by Nick on Thursday, 03/19/2020 @ 12:41pm


CHAMPIONSHIP - Duran Duran

"3rd Place" - Smashing Pumpkins

Posted by jtrichey on Thursday, 03/19/2020 @ 15:17pm


Judas Priest and Kate Bush.

Posted by The Dude on Thursday, 03/19/2020 @ 15:47pm


Judas Priest

Kate Bush

Posted by remy10 on Thursday, 03/19/2020 @ 18:16pm


CHAMPIONSHIP - Judas Priest

"3rd Place" - Kate Bush

JP was my pick all along, so certainly rooting for them here in the final round.

Posted by Ray on Thursday, 03/19/2020 @ 18:25pm


Judas Priest

Smashing Pumpkins

Posted by BSLO on Thursday, 03/19/2020 @ 18:31pm


1. Judas Priest
3. Kate Bush

Posted by Tom H. on Thursday, 03/19/2020 @ 18:59pm


Duran Duran

Kate Bush

Posted by DarinRG on Thursday, 03/19/2020 @ 19:59pm


KING Championship Rd. March 2020
JUDAS PRIEST
3rd Place-SMASHING PUMPKINS
______________________________
Difficult to go against Duran Duran but Judas Priest is around a decade older. They should have been inducted by now. I could see Duran Duran, Judas Priest, and Smashing Pumpkins on my 2020 Nomination List. Maybe Kate Bush. Thanks to the FRL Regulars and new cadets who have voted in the Tournament. KING

Posted by KING on Thursday, 03/19/2020 @ 20:47pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results:

CHAMPIONSHIP - Judas Priest 11 - Duran Duran 4
"3rd Place" - Kate Bush 8 - Smashing Pumpkins 7


Congratulations to Judas Priest, winner of the 2020 Snub Madness tournament!

As a result, they are "officially" FRL's #2 Rock Hall Snub (previous champion Krafwerk being #1).

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 03/19/2020 @ 23:42pm


There are 17 performers that have been inducted into the FRL Revisited / Projected projects that aren't eligible for the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame (and therefore, not eligible for Snub Madness).

Eminem won the tournament last year and is still in this category, so he'll be ruled the #1 contender.

This tournament of 16 artists is to determine the #2 contender in this category.


Here are today's matches:

#1 Arcade Fire vs. White Stripes
#2 Belle And Sebastian vs. Kanye West
#3 Beyonce vs. System Of A Down
#4 The Chemical Brothers vs. Rihanna


Anyone is eligible to vote.

To vote, select your preferred artist.

Voters can vote in as many matches as they like. It's not required that you vote in every match.

In the event of a tie, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

There will be one day of voting.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on the 20th.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 03/19/2020 @ 23:43pm


#1 White Stripes (ouch)
#2 Kanye West
#3 System Of A Down
#4 Rihanna

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 03/19/2020 @ 23:44pm


White Stripes
Kanye West
Beyonce
Rihanna (tough call!)

Posted by Philip on Friday, 03/20/2020 @ 00:27am


1. White Stripes (the toughest choice for me)
2. Kanye West
3. Beyonce
4. Rihanna

Posted by Michael W. on Friday, 03/20/2020 @ 14:01pm


#1 Arcade Fire
#2 Belle And Sebastian
#3 System Of A Down
#4 The Chemical Brothers

Posted by Steve Z on Friday, 03/20/2020 @ 14:30pm


White Stripes
Kanye West
Beyonce
Rihanna

Posted by More Than A Feeling on Friday, 03/20/2020 @ 15:06pm


#1 White Stripes
#2 Kanye West
#3 Beyonce
#4 The Chemical Brothers

Posted by DarinRG on Friday, 03/20/2020 @ 18:54pm


1. Arcade Fire
2. Kanye West
3. System of a Down
4. Rihanna

Posted by Tom H. on Friday, 03/20/2020 @ 19:14pm


1. White Stripes
2. Kanye West
3. Beyoncé
4. Rihanna

Posted by Nick on Friday, 03/20/2020 @ 22:02pm


#1 Arcade Fire
#2 Kanye West
#3 Beyonce
#4 The Chemical Brothers

Posted by jtrichey on Friday, 03/20/2020 @ 22:29pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results:

#1 White Stripes 6 - Arcade Fire 3
#2 Kanye West 8 - Belle And Sebastian 1
#3 Beyonce 6 - System Of A Down 3
#4 Rihanna 6 - The Chemical Brothers 3
___________________________________

Here are today's matches:

#1 Coldplay vs. Queens Of The Stone Age
#2 Missy Elliott vs. LCD Soundsystem
#3 Foo Fighters vs. Kendrick Lamar
#4 Jay-Z vs. The Killers


Anyone is eligible to vote.

To vote, select your preferred artist.

Voters can vote in as many matches as they like. It's not required that you vote in every match.

In the event of a tie, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

There will be one day of voting.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on the 21st.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 03/20/2020 @ 23:44pm


#1 Queens Of The Stone Age
#2 LCD Soundsystem
#3 Foo Fighters
#4 Jay-Z

Posted by Darren on Friday, 03/20/2020 @ 23:45pm


#1 Coldplay
#2 LCD Soundsystem
#3 Kendrick Lamar
#4 Jay-Z

Posted by jtrichey on Saturday, 03/21/2020 @ 12:05pm


#1 Coldplay
#2 LCD Soundsystem
#3 Kendrick Lamar
#4 Jay-Z

Posted by More Than A Feeling on Saturday, 03/21/2020 @ 14:27pm


#1. Queens of the Stone Age
#2. Missy Elliot
#3. Kendrick Lamar
#4. Jay-Z

Posted by Greg F on Saturday, 03/21/2020 @ 17:41pm


1. Coldplay
2. Missy Elliott
3. Foo Fighters
4. Jay-Z

Posted by Tom H. on Saturday, 03/21/2020 @ 18:54pm


1. Coldplay
2. Missy Elliott
3. Kendrick Lamar
4. Jay-Z

Posted by Nick on Saturday, 03/21/2020 @ 22:07pm


#1 Queens of the Stone Age
#2 LCD Soundsystem
#3 Foo Fighters
#4 Jay-Z

Posted by DarinRG on Saturday, 03/21/2020 @ 22:53pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results:

#1 Coldplay 4 - Queens Of The Stone Age 3
#2 LCD Soundsystem 4 - Missy Elliott 3
#3 Kendrick Lamar 4 - Foo Fighters 3
#4 Jay-Z 7 - The Killers 0


This concludes Round 1.

Round 2 begins today.
___________________________________

Here are today's matches:

#1 White Stripes vs. Kanye West
#2 Beyonce vs. Rihanna
#3 Coldplay vs. LCD Soundsystem
#4 Kendrick Lamar vs. Jay-Z


Anyone is eligible to vote.

To vote, select your preferred artist.

Voters can vote in as many matches as they like. It's not required that you vote in every match.

In the event of a tie, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

There will be one day of voting.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on the 22nd.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 03/21/2020 @ 23:35pm


#1 White Stripes
#2 Beyonce
#3 Coldplay
#4 Jay-Z

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 03/21/2020 @ 23:36pm


#1 White Stripes(Kanye is better but I want White Stripes to win)
#2 Beyonce
#3 Coldplay
#4 Jay-Z

Posted by More Than A Feeling on Sunday, 03/22/2020 @ 00:08am


#1. Kanye West
#2. Beyonce
#3. Coldplay
#4. Jay-Z

Posted by Greg F on Sunday, 03/22/2020 @ 01:54am


Kanye West
Beyonce
Coldplay
Jay-Z

Posted by Philip on Sunday, 03/22/2020 @ 09:51am


1. Kanye West
2. Beyoncé
3. Coldplay
4. Jay-Z

Posted by Michael W. on Sunday, 03/22/2020 @ 12:36pm


#1 White Stripes
#2 Beyonce
#3 LCD Soundsystem
#4 Kendrick Lamar

Posted by DarinRG on Sunday, 03/22/2020 @ 16:37pm


#1 Kanye West
#2 Rihanna
#3 LCD Soundsystem
#4 Jay-Z

Posted by jtrichey on Sunday, 03/22/2020 @ 21:17pm


1. Kayne West
2. Beyonce
3. Coldplay
4. Jay-Z

Posted by Nick on Sunday, 03/22/2020 @ 21:30pm


#1 White Stripes
#2 Beyonce
#3 Coldplay
#4 Kendrick Lamar

Posted by Steve Z on Sunday, 03/22/2020 @ 21:32pm


1. White Stripes
2. Beyonce
3. Coldplay
4. Jay-Z

Posted by Tom H. on Sunday, 03/22/2020 @ 22:10pm


#1 White Stripes
#2 Beyonce
#3 Coldplay
#4 Jay-Z

Posted by Alex Voltaire on Sunday, 03/22/2020 @ 23:41pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results:

#1 Kanye West 5 - White Stripes 5 (Last vote for White Stripes)
#2 Beyonce 9 - Rihanna 1
#3 Coldplay 8 - LCD Soundsystem 2
#4 Jay-Z 8 - Kendrick Lamar 2

__________________________________

Here are today's Round 3 matches:

#1 Kanye West vs. Beyonce
#2 Coldplay vs. Jay-Z


Anyone is eligible to vote.

To vote, select your preferred artist.

Voters can vote in as many matches as they like. It's not required that you vote in every match.

In the event of a tie, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

There will be one day of voting.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on the 23rd.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 03/22/2020 @ 23:43pm


Beyonce
Jay-Z

Posted by Philip on Sunday, 03/22/2020 @ 23:48pm


#1. Beyonce
#2. Jay-Z

Posted by Greg F on Monday, 03/23/2020 @ 02:13am


1. Kanye West
2. Coldplay

Posted by Michael W. on Monday, 03/23/2020 @ 08:51am


#1 Beyonce
#2 Coldplay

Posted by Steve Z on Monday, 03/23/2020 @ 09:08am


Beyonce
Coldplay

Posted by Nick on Monday, 03/23/2020 @ 09:57am


#1 Kanye West
#2 Jay-Z

Posted by Darren on Monday, 03/23/2020 @ 17:25pm


#1 Kanye West
#2 Jay-Z

Jay-Z vs either one would be epic

Posted by jtrichey on Monday, 03/23/2020 @ 22:09pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results:

#1 Beyonce 4 - Kanye West 3
#2 Jay-Z 4 - Coldplay 3
__________________________________

Here are today's matches:

Championship: Beyonce vs. Jay-Z

"3rd Place": Kanye West vs. Coldplay


Anyone is eligible to vote.

To vote, select your preferred artist.

Voters can vote in as many matches as they like. It's not required that you vote in every match.

In the event of a tie, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

There will be one day of voting.

Voting will end at 11 PM Central on the 24th.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 03/23/2020 @ 23:06pm


Championship - Jay-Z
3rd Place - Kanye West

Posted by Darren on Monday, 03/23/2020 @ 23:06pm


Beyonce

Kanye

Posted by Philip on Monday, 03/23/2020 @ 23:15pm


Beyonce
Kanye West

Posted by Nick on Monday, 03/23/2020 @ 23:44pm


#1. Beyonce
#2. Kanye West

Posted by Greg F on Monday, 03/23/2020 @ 23:57pm


Championship - Jay-Z
"3rd Place" - Kanye West

Posted by Michael W. on Tuesday, 03/24/2020 @ 08:49am


Jay-Z

Kanye

Posted by jtrichey on Tuesday, 03/24/2020 @ 19:14pm


Championship Round/ Family Feud

Beyonce

3rd Place

Coldplay

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 03/24/2020 @ 21:52pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results:

Championship: Beyonce 4 - Jay-Z 3

"3rd Place": Kanye West 7 - Coldplay 0


Congrats to Beyonce, winner of this year's Top Prospects tourney, officially making her FRL's #2 performer prospect (previous champion Eminem remains #1).

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 03/24/2020 @ 23:15pm


Latin artists and artists from other parts of the world such as Spinetta, Soda Stereo, Café Tacuba, El Cuarteto de Nos, Víctor Jara, Charles Aznavour, Fela Kuti, Charly Garcia, Caifanes, Chico Buarque, Serge Gainsbourg, Os Mutantes, Los Redondos, Los Prisioneros, El Tri, Fito Paez, Héroes del Silencio, Joaquín Sabina, Jorge Drexler, Divididos, Sumó, Juan Gabriel, Juanes, Manú Dibango, Osibisa, Héctor Lavoe, etc

Posted by Víctor Calderon on Sunday, 10/4/2020 @ 13:29pm


The NCAA will announce their NCAA brackets on Sunday the 14th, which means it's time for FRL to fire up this year's Snub Madness Tournament on the Rock Rankings messageboard: https://futurerocklegends.com/Revisited_Projected_Rankings/

For those who didn't participate last year, Snub Madness is our winner-take-all tournament to determine who our voters feel is the Rock Hall's biggest "snub", defined as a performer that's eligible for induction as of the current year (so Foo Fighters and Jay-Z would be eligible this year), that has been inducted into the FRL Re-visited / Projected Project, but not inducted into the RNR HOF.

Each year's previous champions are crowned in advance so that we don't get the same results every year, but the other inductees will face off in a single elimination tournament of one day polls to determine the biggest snub in the tournament this year.

After the conclusion of the Snub Madness tournament, we'll also have a smaller, Prospect Madness tournament to determine our pick for the top Performer that's been inducted by FRL, but isn't yet eligible for the RNR HOF.

The plan is to start the first matches of Round 1 on Monday night.

I still need to figure out the brackets and the schedule, but for now, please review these lists and let me know if anyone is missing or on the list incorrectly:


Snub Madness:

Reigning Champion #1 Snub - Kraftwerk
Reigning Champion #2 Snub - Judas Priest

Eligible Peformers (134 total):

Afrika Bambaataa
Alice In Chains
Tori Amos
Anthrax
Aphex Twin
Eric B. & Rakim
The B-52's
Bad Brains
Bad Company
Bauhaus
Beck
Pat Benatar
Big Star
Björk
Black Flag
Mary J. Blige
Blue Öyster Cult
Blur
Johnny Burnette and the Rock N Roll Trio
Kate Bush
The Buzzcocks
Can
Captain Beefheart
Mariah Carey
The Carpenters
Nick Cave
The Chemical Brothers
Chic
The Commodores
Jim Croce
Daft Punk
Dick Dale
The Damned
De La Soul
The Dead Kennedys
Devo
Nick Drake
Duran Duran
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Brian Eno
Eurythmics
Faith No More
The Flaming Lips
Foo Fighters
Connie Francis
Fugazi
The Go-Go's
The Guess Who
PJ Harvey
Hüsker Dü
Billy Idol
INXS
Iron Maiden
The Jam
Tommy James & the Shondells
Jan & Dean
Jane's Addiction
Jay-Z
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Jethro Tull
Joy Division
King Crimson
Carole King
Kool & the Gang
LL Cool J
Love
The Marvelettes
Massive Attack
Dave Matthews Band
MC5
Megadeth
George Michael
The Monkees
Mötley Crüe
Motörhead
My Bloody Valentine
Nas
Neu!
New Order
New York Dolls
Harry Nilsson
Oasis
The Offspring
Ozzy Osbourne
Outkast
Pantera
Gram Parsons
Pavement
Peter, Paul & Mary
Pixies
Procol Harum
Rage Against the Machine
The Replacements
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
The Runaways
Salt N Pepa
The Shangri-Las
Silver Apples
Siouxsie & the Banshees
Slayer
Sleater-Kinney
Smashing Pumpkins
The Smiths
Sonic Youth
The Sonics
Soundgarden
Sparks
The Specials
The Spinners
Steppenwolf
Stone Roses
Stone Temple Pilots
Suicide
Tears For Fears
Television
Thin Lizzy
Three Dog Night
Tool
Toots & the Maytals
Peter Tosh
A Tribe Called Quest
Tina Turner
Scott Walker
War
Weezer
Mary Wells
Barry White
Wilco
Link Wray
Wu-Tang Clan
X
XTC
Weird Al Yankovic
Warren Zevon


Prospect Madness:

Reigning Champion #1 Prospect - Eminem
Reigning Champion #2 Prospect - Beyonce

Eligible Performers (13 Total):

Arcade Fire
Belle & Sebastian
Coldplay
Missy Elliott
The Killers
Lady Gaga
Kendrick Lamar
LCD Soundsystem
Queens Of The Stone Age
Rihanna
System Of A Down
Kanye West
White Stripes

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 03/13/2021 @ 00:01am


Starting at approx. 9 PM on Monday the 15th, voting will begin for round 1 of the 2021 Snub Madness Tournament.

The purpose of this tournament is to determine who FRL voters think is the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame's third biggest snub. This tournament's previous champions, Kraftwerk and Judas Priest, remain un-inducted, so logically, they are FRL's biggest snub and will not be included in this tournament.

Artists that are eligible for this tournament meet the following requirements.

1. They have been inducted in the FRL Revisited / Projected project.

2. They have not been inducted into the RNR HOF as Performers.

3. They are currently eligible for the RNR HOF as of the 2021 inductions. Newly eligible performers this year will be included each year going forward, since the Rock Hall changed their schedule, but Re-visited / Projected didn't.

4. They have not previously won this tournament. This only eliminates previous champions Kraftwerk and Judas Priest.

There are 134 artists that are qualified for the Snub Madness 2021 tournament.


The tournament's match-ups bracket can be found at this link (match-ups have not been updated as of the time of this posting):

https://challonge.com/9t9s5kl5


This year, seeding was determined alphabetically based on the performer's name (ignoring "A" or "The") and by the last name of solo performers or bands named after individuals (excluding Jethro Tull, as that's a band name and, to my knowledge, not the name of a member of the band. It looks like I also sorted Afrika Bambaataa the same way.).


For the first three rounds of voting, there will be approx. 16 votes per day (there are some play-in matches that will all take place on day one, along with Part 1 of Round 1 voting).

For round 4, there will be 8 votes on one day.

For round 5, there will be 4 matches on one day.

For round 6, there will be 2 votes on one day.

The championship and "third place" match will be on the same day, scheduled to end on the 19th.


Anyone is eligible to vote once (per IP address) in any polls that they choose to participate in.

Voters are not required to participate in every poll.

To vote, select one of the two candidates in the poll in question. Please post the performer's name or a clear abbreviation to indicate your preference.

Each vote will end at 9 PM Central the next day, unless the otherwise noted.

In the event of a tie, the last vote cast in a poll will be disqualified to determine the winner.

The tournament bracket linked above will be adhered to throughout to determine match-ups. The bracket will not be re-seeded, even in the event of a seeded upset.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 03/14/2021 @ 23:17pm


Select one performer per match.

It's not required to vote in every match.

In the event of a tie, the last vote cast will be eliminated to break the tie.

Voting will end at 9 PM Central on Tuesday the 16th.


Round 1, Day 1:

Play-In Matches:

1. Wilco vs. Link Wray
2. Weezer vs. XTC
3. War vs. Weird Al Yankovic
4. Barry White vs. Wu-Tang Clan
5. Mary Wells vs. X
6. Scott Walker vs. Warren Zevon


Round 1, Group 1 Matches:

7. Kool & the Gang vs. LL Cool J.
8. Dick Dale vs. The Shangri-Las
9. The Damned vs. Salt N Pepa
10. Mary J. Blige vs. Suicide
11. PJ Harvey vs. New York Dolls
12. Blue Oyster Cult vs. Stone Temple Pilots
13. The Guess Who vs. Harry Nilsson
14. Bad Brains vs. A Tribe Called Quest
15. Jane's Addiction vs. George Michael
16. The Carpenters vs. Sonic Youth
17. Brian Eno vs. Peter, Paul & Mary
18. Bad Company vs. Peter Tosh
19. Jan & Dean vs. The Monkees
20. Mariah Carey vs. The Sonics
21. Eurythmics vs. Pavement

Posted by Darren on Monday, 03/15/2021 @ 22:03pm


1. Link Wray
2. XTC
3. War
4. Wu-Tang Clan
5. X
6. Warren Zevon

Posted by Nick on Monday, 03/15/2021 @ 22:08pm


Play-In Match Votes:

1: Link Wray
2: Weezer
3: War
4: Barry White
5: X
6: Warren Zevon

Posted by Johnny on Monday, 03/15/2021 @ 22:33pm


1. Link Wray
2. Weezer
3. War
4. Wu-Tang Clan
5. X
6. Warren Zevon

7. Kool & the Gang
8. The Shangri-Las
9. Salt N Pepa
10. Suicide
11. PJ Harvey
12. Blue Oyster Cult
13. Harry Nilsson
14. Bad Brains
15. Jane's Addiction
16. Sonic Youth
17. Peter, Paul & Mary
18. Peter Tosh
19. Jan & Dean
20. The Sonics
21. Eurythmics

Posted by MichaelEU on Monday, 03/15/2021 @ 22:43pm


1. Link Wray
2. XTC
3. War
4. Barry White
5. Mary Wells
6. Warren Zevon

7. LL Cool J
8. Dick Dale
9. The Damned
10. Suicide
11. New York Dolls
12. Stone Temple Pilots
13. Harry Nilsson
14. Bad Brains
15. George Michael
16. The Carpenters
17. Brian Eno
18. Peter Tosh
19. The Monkees
20. Mariah Carey
21. Eurythmics

Posted by dmg on Monday, 03/15/2021 @ 23:40pm


I'm not sure if there's any confusion, but in case there is, voting is open for all 21 matches posted today.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 03/15/2021 @ 23:49pm


My Votes:

1. Link Wray
2. XTC
3. Weird Al Yankovic
4. Wu-Tang Clan
5. X
6. Warren Zevon
7. LL Cool J.
8. Dick Dale
9. Salt N Pepa
10. Mary J. Blige
11. New York Dolls
12. Stone Temple Pilots
13. The Guess Who
14. A Tribe Called Quest
15. George Michael
16. Sonic Youth
17. Brian Eno
18. Bad Company
19. The Monkees
20. Mariah Carey
21. Eurythmics

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 03/16/2021 @ 00:05am


Link Wray
XTC
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Barry White
Mary Wells
Warren Zevon
LL Cool J
Dick Dale
Salt-N-Pepa
Mary J. Blige
New York Dolls
Stone Temple Pilots
The Guess Who
A Tribe Called Quest
George Michael
The Carpenters
Peter, Paul, And Mary
Peter Tosh
Jan And Dean
Mariah Carey
Eurythmics

Posted by Philip on Tuesday, 03/16/2021 @ 00:47am


KING MARCH SNUB MADNESS TOURNEY 2021 VOTES (21)
1. Link Wray
2. Weezer
3. War
4. Barry White
5. X
6. Warren Zevon
7. Kool And The Gang
8. Dick Dale
9. The Damned
10. Mary J. Blige
11. New York Dolls
12. Stone Temple Pilots
13. The Guess Who
14. A Tribe Called Quest
15. Jane's Addiction
16. Sonic Youth
17. Peter, Paul & Mary
18. Bad Company
19. Jan And Dean
20. The Sonics
21. Eurythmics
KING

Posted by KING on Tuesday, 03/16/2021 @ 03:39am


If nobody objects, here's the rest of my Round 1, Group 1 Match Votes:

7: Kool & the Gang
8: Dick Dale
9: Salt N Pepa
10: Mary J. Blige
11: PJ Harvey
12: Blue Oyster Cult
13: The Guess Who
14: Bad Brains
15: Jane's Addiction
16: Sonic Youth
17: Peter, Paul & Mary
18: Bad Company
19: The Monkees
20: Mariah Carey
21: Eurythmics

P.S. Sorry about any confusion on my part. In case you're curious, this is my first time doing this. Hope the rest of my vote still counts.

Posted by Johnny on Tuesday, 03/16/2021 @ 08:02am


1. Link Wray
2. Weezer
3. Weird Al Yankovic
4. Wu-Tang Clan
5. X
6. Warren Zevon

7. Kool & the Gang
8. Dick Dale
9. The Damned
10. Suicide
11. New York Dolls
12. Blue Oyster Cult
13. Harry Nilsson
14. Bad Brains
15. George Michael
16. Sonic Youth
17. Brian Eno
18. Bad Company
19. The Monkees
20. The Sonics
21. Eurythmics

Posted by Steve Z on Tuesday, 03/16/2021 @ 11:34am


Play-In Matches:

1. Wilco
2. Weezer
3. War
4. Wu-Tang Clan
5. X
6. Warren Zevon

Round 1, Group 1 Matches:

7. LL Cool J.
8. Dick Dale
9. Salt N Pepa
10. Suicide
11. New York Dolls
12. Stone Temple Pilots
13. Harry Nilsson
14. A Tribe Called Quest
15. Jane's Addiction
16. Sonic Youth
17. Brian Eno
18. Peter Tosh
19. The Monkees
20. The Sonics
21. Pavement (hardest choice in this round)

Posted by Gassman on Tuesday, 03/16/2021 @ 11:48am


1. Link Wray
2. Weezer
3. Weird Al Yankovic
4. Barry White
5. Mary Wells
6. Warren Zevon


Round 1, Group 1 Matches:

7. Kool & the Gang .
8. Dick Dale
9. Salt N Pepa
10. Mary J. Blige
11. New York Dolls
12. Blue Oyster Cult
13. The Guess Who
14. A Tribe Called Quest
15. Jane's Addiction
16. Sonic Youth
17. Peter, Paul & Mary
18. Peter Tosh
19. Jan & Dean
20. Mariah Carey
21. Eurythmics

Posted by ntndeacon on Tuesday, 03/16/2021 @ 12:42pm


1. Link Wray
2. XTC
3. War
4. Barry White
5. X
6. Warren Zevon

7. Kool & The Gang
8. Dick Dale
9. Salt-N-Pepa
10. Mary J. Bilge
11. New York Dolls
12. Blue Oyster Cult
13. Harry Nilsson
14. A Tribe Called Quest
15. George Michael
16. Sonic Youth
17. Brian Eno
18. Peter Tosh
19. The Monkees
20. The Sonics
21. Eurythmics

Posted by Greg F on Tuesday, 03/16/2021 @ 13:23pm


Play-in:

1) Link Wray
2) Weezer
3) Weird Al
4) Wu-Tang Clan
5) X
6) Warren Zevon

Group 1:

7) Kool and the Gang
8) Dick Dale
9) Salt N Pepa
10) Mary J. Blige
11) PJ Harvey
12) Blue Oyster Cult
13) Harry Nilsson
14) A Tribe Called Quest
15) Jane's Addiction
16) Sonic Youth
17) Brian Eno
18) Peter Tosh
19) The Monkees
20) The Sonics
21) Pavement

Posted by EDS on Tuesday, 03/16/2021 @ 17:10pm


Let's re-do these rankings...

1. Link Wray
2. XTC
3. War
4. Wu-Tang Clan
5. X
6. Warren Zevon
7. LL Cool J
8. Dick Dale
9. Salt N Pepa
10. Mary J. Blige
11. PJ Harvey
12. Blue Oyster Cult
13. Harry Nilsson
14. A Tribe Called Quest
15. George Michael
16. Sonic Youth
17. Brian Eno
18. Peter Tosh
19. The Monkees
20. Mariah Carey
21. Eurythmics

Posted by Nick on Tuesday, 03/16/2021 @ 18:35pm


1. Link Wray
2. Weezer
3. . Weird Al Yankovic
4. Barry White
5. Mary Wells
6. Warren Zevon


Round 1, Group 1 Matches:

7. Kool & the Gang
8. The Shangri-Las
9. Salt N Pepa
10. Mary J. Blige
11. New York Dolls
12. Blue Oyster Cult
13. Harry Nilsson
14. A Tribe Called Quest
15. Jane's Addiction
16. The Carpenters
17. Peter, Paul & Mary
18. Bad Company
19. The Monkees
20. The Sonics
21. Eurythmics

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 03/16/2021 @ 19:20pm


1. Link Wray
2. XTC
3. Weird Al Yankovic
4. Wu-Tang Clan
5. Mary Wells
6. Scott Walker


7. LL Cool J.
8. Dick Dale
9. The Damned
10. Suicide
11. New York Dolls
12. Blue Oyster Cult
13. Harry Nilsson
14. Bad Brains
15. Jane's Addiction
16. Sonic Youth
17. Brian Eno
18. Peter Tosh
19. Jan & Dean
20. The Sonics
21. Pavement

Picked Walker over Zevon even though I like Zevon better--just can't deny the former's impact and influence. 2, 5, 14, and 19 were the toughest battles for me.

Posted by Ray on Tuesday, 03/16/2021 @ 19:21pm


Round 1 Results:

Ray's vote was the last vote cast, so his votes were eliminated to break both ties this round.

Play-In Matches:

Link Wray 13 - Wilco 1
Weezer 8 - XTC 6
War 7 - Weird Al Yankovic 7 (Ray's vote for Weird Al was eliminated)
Barry White 7 - Wu-Tang Clan 7 (Ray's vote for Wu-Tang Clan was eliminated)
X 9 - Mary Wells 5
Warren Zevon 13 - Scott Walker 1


Round 1, Day 1:

Kool & the Gang 8 - LL Cool J 6
Dick Dale 12 - The Shangri-Las 2
Salt N Pepa 10 - The Damned 4
Mary J. Blige 9 - Suicide 5
New York Dolls 10 - PJ Harvey 4
Blue Oyster Cult 9 - Stone Temple Pilots 5
Harry Nilsson 9 - The Guess Who 5
A Tribe Called Quest 9 - Bad Brains 5
Jane's Addiction 8 - George Michael 6
Sonic Youth 11 - The Carpenters 3
Brian Eno 8 - Peter, Paul & Mary 6
Peter Tosh 9 - Bad Company 5
The Monkees 9 - Jan & Dean 5
The Sonics 8 - Mariah Carey 6
Eurythmics 11 - Pavement 3


Round 1, Day 2 will be posted shortly.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 03/16/2021 @ 22:56pm


Round 1, Day 2:

1. Anthrax Vs. Weezer
2. Joy Division vs. Massive Attack
3. The Commodores vs. Slayer
4. Devo vs. The Replacements
5. Big Star vs. Thin Lizzy
6. INXS vs. Nas
7. Kate Bush vs. The Spinners
8. Connie Francis vs. Ozzy Osbourne
9. Aphex Twin vs. War / Weird Al Yankovic
10. Jethro Tull vs. Dave Matthews Band
11. Chic vs. Sleater-Kinney
12. Nick Drake vs. Rage Against The Machine
13. Pat Benatar vs. Three Dog Night
14. Iron Maiden vs. My Bloody Valentine
15. The Buzzcocks vs. The Specials
16. Foo Fighters vs. Outkast
17. Afrika Bambaataa vs. Link Wray

Voting will end at 9 PM Central on Wednesday the 16th.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 03/16/2021 @ 22:57pm


Correction:

Round 1, Day 2:

1. Anthrax Vs. Weezer
2. Joy Division vs. Massive Attack
3. The Commodores vs. Slayer
4. Devo vs. The Replacements
5. Big Star vs. Thin Lizzy
6. INXS vs. Nas
7. Kate Bush vs. The Spinners
8. Connie Francis vs. Ozzy Osbourne
9. Aphex Twin vs. War
10. Jethro Tull vs. Dave Matthews Band
11. Chic vs. Sleater-Kinney
12. Nick Drake vs. Rage Against The Machine
13. Pat Benatar vs. Three Dog Night
14. Iron Maiden vs. My Bloody Valentine
15. The Buzzcocks vs. The Specials
16. Foo Fighters vs. Outkast
17. Afrika Bambaataa vs. Link Wray

Voting will end at 9 PM Central on Wednesday the 16th.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 03/16/2021 @ 23:01pm


1. Anthrax
2. Joy Division
3. Slayer
4. Devo
5. Big Star
6. INXS
7. Kate Bush
8. Ozzy Osbourne
9. War
10. Jethro Tull
11. Chic
12. Rage Against The Machine
13. Pat Benatar
14. Iron Maiden
15. The Buzzcocks
16. Outkast
17. Link Wray

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 03/16/2021 @ 23:06pm


1. Weezer
2. Joy Division
3. The Commodores
4. Devo
5. Big Star
6. Nas
7. Kate Bush
8. Connie Francis
9. War
10. Jethro Tull
11. Chic
12. Rage Against the Machine
13. Pat Benatar
14. Iron Maiden
15. Buzzcocks
16. Outkast
17. Link Wray

Posted by Nick on Tuesday, 03/16/2021 @ 23:17pm


1. Weezer
2. Joy Division
3. The Commodores
4. The Replacements
5. Thin Lizzy
6. INXS
7. Kate Bush
8. Connie Francis
9. War
10. Jethro Tull
11. Chic
12. Nick Drake
13. Pat Benatar
14. Iron Maiden
15. The Buzzcocks
16. Outkast
17. Link Wray

Posted by MichaelEU on Tuesday, 03/16/2021 @ 23:18pm


1. Weezer
2. Joy Division
3. The Commodores
4. The Replacements
5. Big Star
6. Nas
7. Kate Bush
8. Ozzy Osbourne
9. Aphex Twin
10. Jethro Tull
11. Chic
12. Nick Drake
13. Pat Benatar
14. Iron Maiden
15. The Specials
16. Outkast
17. Link Wray

Posted by Steve Z on Tuesday, 03/16/2021 @ 23:36pm


Anthrax
Joy Division
The Commodore
The Replacements
Big Star
INXS
The Spinners
Connie Francis
War
Jethro Tull
Chic
Rage Against The Machine
Pat Benatar
Iron Maiden
The Specials
Outkast
Link Wray

Posted by Philip on Wednesday, 03/17/2021 @ 00:01am


1. Weezer
2. Joy Division
3. Slayer
4. The Replacements
5. Thin Lizzy
6. INXS
7. The Spinners
8. Ozzy Osbourne
9. WAR
10. Jethro Tull
11. Chic
12. Rage Against The Machine
13. Pat Benatar
14. Iron Maiden
15. The Buzzcocks
16. Foo Fighters
17. Link Wray
KING

Posted by KING on Wednesday, 03/17/2021 @ 00:24am


1: Weezer
2: Joy Division
3: Slayer
4: Devo
5: Thin Lizzy
6: INXS
7: The Spinners
8: Ozzy Osbourne
9: War
10: Jethro Tull
11: Chic
12: Rage Against the Machine
13: Pat Benatar
14: Iron Maiden
15: The Buzzcocks
16: Foo Fighters
17: Link Wray

Posted by Johnny on Wednesday, 03/17/2021 @ 08:00am


1. Anthrax
2. Joy Division
3. The Commodores
4. Devo
5. Big Star
6. Nas
7. Kate Bush
8. Ozzy Osbourne
9. War
10. Jethro Tull
11. Chic
12.Rage Against The Machine
13. Pat Benatar
14. Iron Maiden
15. The Buzzcocks
16. Outkast
17. Afrika Bambaataa

Posted by ntndeacon on Wednesday, 03/17/2021 @ 11:12am


1. Weezer
2. Joy Division
3. The Commodores
4. The Replacements
5. Big Star
6. INXS
7. The Spinners
8. Connie Francis
9. War
10. Jethro Tull
11. Chic
12. Rage Against The Machine
13. Pat Benatar
14. Iron Maiden
15. The Buzzcocks
16. Outkast
17. Link Wray

Posted by dmg on Wednesday, 03/17/2021 @ 12:37pm


1) Anthrax
2) Joy Division
3) Slayer
4) The Replacements
5) Thin Lizzy
6) INXS
7) Kate Bush
8) Ozzy Osbourne
9) War
10) Jethro Tull
11) Sleater-Kinney
12) Rage Against the Machine
13) Pat Benatar
14) Iron Maiden
15) Buzzcocks
16) OutKast
17) Link Wray

Posted by EDS on Wednesday, 03/17/2021 @ 16:06pm


1. Weezer
2. Joy Division
3. Slayer
4. The Replacements
5. Big Star
6. Nas
7. Kate Bush
8. Connie Francis
9. Aphex Twin
10. Jethro Tull
11. Chic
12. Nick Drake
13. Pat Benatar
14. Iron Maiden
15. The Buzzcocks
16. Outkast
17. Link Wray

Some brutal decisions with 1, 12, and 17, whew.

Posted by Ray on Wednesday, 03/17/2021 @ 18:45pm


Whoops, meant to put Anthrax for #1, sorry.

Posted by Ray on Wednesday, 03/17/2021 @ 18:47pm


1. Weezer
2. Joy Division
3. The Commodores
4. The Replacements
5. Thin Lizzy
6. INXS
7. The Spinners
8. Connie Francis
9. War
10. Jethro Tull
11. Chic
12. Rage Against The Machine
13. Pat Benatar
14. Iron Maiden
15. The Buzzcocks
16. Outkast
17. Link Wray

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 03/17/2021 @ 21:54pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results from Round 1, Day 2:

1. Weezer 7 - Anthrax 5
2. Joy Division 12 - Massive Attack 0
3. The Commodores 7 - Slayer 5
4. The Replacements 8 - Devo 4
5. Big Star 7 - Thin Lizzy 5
6. INXS 8 - Nas 4
7. Kate Bush 7 - The Spinners 5
8. Ozzy Osbourne 6 - Connie Francis 6 (Tom H. was the last vote cast for Connie Francis)
9. War 10 - Aphex Twin 2
10. Jethro Tull 12 - Dave Matthews 0
11. Chic 11 - Sleater-Kinney 1
12. Rage Againste The Machine 9 - Nick Drake 3
13. Pat Benatar 12 - Three Dog Night 0
14. Iron Maiden 12 - My Bloody Valentine 0
15. The Buzzcocks 10 - The Specials 2
16. Outkast 10 - Foo Fighters 2
17. Link Wray 11 - Afrika Bambaataa 1


Round 1, Day 3 will be posted shortly.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 03/18/2021 @ 00:09am


Round 1, Day 3:

1. Alice In Chains vs. Barry White
2. Carole King vs. Love
3. Daft Punk vs. Silver Apples
4. De La Soul vs. The Runaways
5. Black Flag vs. Tears For Fears
6. Husker Du vs. New Order
7. Blur vs. Stone Roses
8. The Go-Go's vs. Oasis
9. The B-52's vs. Tina Turner
10. Jay-Z vs. Megadeth
11. Nick Cave vs. The Smiths
12. Emerson, Lake & Palmer vs. Pixies
13. Bauhaus vs. Toots & the Maytals
14. Tommy James & the Shondells vs. Motley Crue
15. Captain Beefheart vs. Soundgarden
16. Faith No More vs. Gram Parsons

Voting will end at 9 PM Central on Thursday the 18th.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 03/18/2021 @ 00:10am


1. Alice In Chains
2. Carole King
3. Daft Punk
4. De La Soul
5. Black Flag
6. New Order
7. Blur
8. The Go-Go's
9. Tina Turner
10. Jay-Z
11. The Smiths
12. Pixies
13. Bauhaus
14. Tommy James & the Shondells
15. Soundgarden
16. Gram Parsons

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 03/18/2021 @ 00:11am


Barry White
Carole King
Daft Punk
De La Soul
Black Flag
New Order
Stone Roses
Go-Go's
B-52s
Jay-Z
Smiths
Pixies
Bauhaus
Tommy James And The Shondells
Captain Beecher
Gram Parsons

Posted by Philip on Thursday, 03/18/2021 @ 00:42am


1. Barry White
2. Carole King
3. Daft Punk
4. The Runaways
5. Black Flag
6. Husker Du
7. Blur
8. The Go-Go's
9. The B-52's
10. Jay-Z
11. Nick Cave
12. Pixies
13. Toots & the Maytals
14. Tommy James & the Shondells
15. Captain Beefheart
16. Gram Parsons

Posted by MichaelEU on Thursday, 03/18/2021 @ 00:46am


1. Alice In Chains
2. Love
3. Silver Apples
4. The Runaways
5. Tears For Fears
6. Husker Du
7. Blur
8. The Go-Go's
9.Tina Turner
10. Megadeth
11. The Smiths
12. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
13. Bauhaus
14. Motley Crue
15. Soundgarden
16. Faith No More
KING

Posted by KING on Thursday, 03/18/2021 @ 00:54am


1. Alice In Chains
2. Carole King
3. Daft Punk
4. The Runaways
5. Black Flag
6. Husker Du
7. Blur
8. Oasis
9. The B-52's
10. Jay-Z
11. The Smiths
12. Pixies
13. Toots & the Maytals
14. Motley Crue
15. Soundgarden
16. Gram Parsons

Posted by Steve Z on Thursday, 03/18/2021 @ 02:03am


1. Barry White
2. Carole King
3. Silver Apples
4. De La Soul
5. Black Flag
6. Husker Du
7. Blur
8. The Go-Go's
9. Tina Turner
10. Jay-Z
11. The Smiths
12. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
13. Toots & the Maytals
14. Tommy James & the Shondells
15. Captain Beefheart
16. Gram Parsons

Posted by Tom H. on Thursday, 03/18/2021 @ 06:51am


1: Alice In Chains
2: Carole King
3: Daft Punk
4: The Runaways
5: Tears For Fears
6: New Order
7: Stone Roses
8: The Go-Go's
9: Tina Turner
10: Jay-Z
11: The Smiths
12: Emerson, Lake & Palmer
13: Toots & the Maytals
14: Mötley Crüe
15: Soundgarden
16: Faith No More

Posted by Johnny on Thursday, 03/18/2021 @ 07:58am


1) Alice In Chains
2) Carole King
3) Daft Punk
4) De La Soul
5) Black Flag
6) New Order
7) Stone Roses
8) The Go-Go's
9) Tina Turner
10) Megadeth
11) The Smiths
12) Pixies
13) Toots and the Maytals
14) Tommy James and the Shondelles
15) Soundgarden
16) Faith No More

Posted by EDS on Thursday, 03/18/2021 @ 08:54am


1. Alice in Chains
2. Carole King
3. Daft Punk
4. De La Soul
5. Black Flag
6. New Order
7. Blur
8. Oasis
9. Tina Turner
10. Jay-Z
11. The Smiths
12. Pixies
13. Toots & The Maytals
14. Tommy James & The Shondells
15. Soundgarden
16. Gram Parsons

#9 was insanely brutal to decide!

Posted by Nick on Thursday, 03/18/2021 @ 10:55am


1. Alice In Chains
2. Carole King
3. Daft Punk
4. De La Soul
5. Tears For Fears
6. New Order
7. Stone Roses
8. The Go-Go's
9. The B-52's
10. Jay-Z
11. The Smiths
12. . Pixies
13. Toots & the Maytals
14. Tommy James & the Shondells
15. Captain Beefheart
16. Gram Parsons

Posted by ntndeacon on Thursday, 03/18/2021 @ 15:54pm


1. Alice In Chains
2. Love
3. Silver Apples
4. De La Soul
5. Black Flag
6. Husker Du
7. Stone Roses
8. Oasis
9. The B-52's
10. Megadeth
11. The Smiths
12. Pixies
13. Bauhaus
14. Motley Crue
15. Soundgarden
16. Faith No More

Man, this was the toughest round yet. #6 was practically the definition of brutal.

Posted by Ray on Thursday, 03/18/2021 @ 20:57pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results from Round 1, Day 3:

Alice In Chains 8 - Barry White 3
Carole King 9 - Love 2
Daft Punk 8 - Silver Apples 3
De La Soul 7 - The Runaways 4
Black Flag 8 - Tears For Fears 3
New Order 6 - Husker Du 5
Blur 6 - Stone Roses 5
The Go-Go's 8 - Oasis 3
Tina Turner 6 - The B-52's 5
Jay-Z 8 - Megadeth 3
The Smiths 10 - Nick Cave 1
Pixies 8 - Emerson, Lake & Palmer 3
Toots & the Maytals 7 - Bauhaus 4
Tommy James & the Shondells 7 - Motley Crue 4
Soundgarden 7 - Captain Beefheart 4
Gram Parsons 7 - Faith No More 4

Round 1, Day 4 will be posted shortly.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 03/18/2021 @ 22:24pm


Round 1, Day 4:

1. Tori Amos vs. X
2. King Crimson vs. The Marvelettes
3. Jim Croce vs. Siouxsie & the Banshees
4. The Dead Kennedys vs. Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
5. Bjork vs. Television
6. Billy Idol vs. Neu!
7. Johnny Burnette and the Rock N Roll Trio vs. Steppenwolf
8. Fugazi vs. The Offspring
9. Eric B. & Rakim vs. Warren Zevon
10. The Jesus and Mary Chain vs. MC5
11. The Chemical Brothers vs. Smashing Pumpkins
12. Duran Duran vs. Procol Harum
13. Beck vs. Tool
14. The Jam vs. Motorhead
15. Can vs. Sparks
16. The Flaming Lips vs. Pantera

Voting will end at 9 PM Central on Friday.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 03/18/2021 @ 22:24pm


1. X
2. King Crimson
3. Siouxsie & the Banshees
4. The Dead Kennedys
5. Bjork
6. Billy Idol
7. Steppenwolf
8. Fugazi
9. Warren Zevon
10. MC5
11. Smashing Pumpkins
12. Duran Duran
13. Beck
14. The Jam
15. Can
16. Pantera

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 03/18/2021 @ 22:26pm


Man, I knew I was going to miss this. I know you gave a shout out 3-4 days before, but you really needed one more reminder the day you started posting.

1. X
2. The Marvelettes
3. Siouxsie & the Banshees
4. Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
5. Bjork
6. Billy Idol
7. Steppenwolf
8. The Offspring
9. Eric B. & Rakim
10. MC5
11. Smashing Pumpkins
12. Duran Duran
13. Beck
14. Motorhead
15. Sparks
16. Pantera

Posted by jtrichey on Thursday, 03/18/2021 @ 22:28pm


1. X
2. The Marvelettes
3. Siouxsie & the Banshees
4. Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
5. Bjork
6. Billy Idol vs.
7. Johnny Burnette and the Rock N Roll Trio
8. Fugazi
9. Eric B. & Rakim
10. MC5
11. Smashing Pumpkins
12. Duran Duran
13. Beck
14. The Jam
15. Sparks
16. Pantera

Posted by Nick on Thursday, 03/18/2021 @ 22:36pm


1. X
2. The Marvelettes
3. Jim Croce
4. The Dead Kennedys
5. Television
6. Neu!
7. Johnny Burnette and the Rock N Roll Trio
8. Fugazi
9. Warren Zevon
10. MC5
11. Smashing Pumpkins
12. Duran Duran
13. Beck
14. Motorhead
15. Can
16. The Flaming Lips

Posted by MichaelEU on Thursday, 03/18/2021 @ 23:26pm


1: X
2: King Crimson
3: Jim Croce
4: Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
5: Television
6: Billy Idol
7: Steppenwolf
8: Fugazi
9: Warren Zevon
10: MC5
11: Smashing Pumpkins
12: Duran Duran
13: Tool
14: Motörhead
15: Can
16: Pantera

Posted by Johnny on Thursday, 03/18/2021 @ 23:58pm


KING VOTES March Snub Madness Tourney. RD 1 Day 4.
1. X
2. The Marvelettes
3. Jim Croce
4. Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan
5. Television
6. Billy Idol
7. Steppenwolf
8. The Offspring
9. Warren Zevon
10. MC5
11. Smashing Pumpkins
12. Procol Harum
13. Beck
14. Motorhead
15. Sparks
16. Pantera
_______________________________
Mind damaged from 12 as Duran Duran and Procol Harum are 2 KING FAVS. Not letting Procol Harum be defeated 12 love or 14 love. Tool & Beck was another killer matchup. Went with Beck. Like him a little better. The Offspring needs a comeback like UCLA hoops. KING

Posted by KING on Friday, 03/19/2021 @ 02:44am


I totally wasn't paying attention and missed the first three votes. Grrrrr...

Round 1, Day 4:

1. Tori Amos
2. King Crimson
3. Jim Croce
4. The Dead Kennedys
5. Bjork
6. Billy Idol
7. Steppenwolf
8. Fugazi
9. Warren Zevon
10. MC5
11. Smashing Pumpkins
12. Duran Duran
13. Beck
14. The Jam
15. Can
16. Pantera

Posted by Michael W on Friday, 03/19/2021 @ 06:33am


1. X
2. The Marvelettes
3. Jim Croce
4. Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
5. Television
6. Billy Idol
7. Johnny Burnette and the Rock N Roll Trio
8. The Offspring
9. Eric B. & Rakim
10. MC5
11. Smashing Pumpkins
12. Duran Duran
13. Tool
14. Motorhead
15. Can
16. Pantera

Posted by ntndeacon on Friday, 03/19/2021 @ 10:19am


1. X
2. King Crimson
3. Siouxsie & the Banshees
4. Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
5. Television
6. Neu!
7. Johnny Burnette and the Rock N Roll Trio
8. The Offspring
9. Eric B. & Rakim
10. MC5
11. Smashing Pumpkins
12. Duran Duran
13. Tool
14. Motorhead
15. Can
16. Pantera

Posted by Tom H. on Friday, 03/19/2021 @ 12:38pm


1. Tori Amos
2. King Crimson
3. Jim Croce
4. The Dead Kennedys
5. Television
6. Billy Idol
7. Johnny Burnette and the Rock N Roll Trio
8. The Offspring
9. Warren Zevon
10. MC5
11. Smashing Pumpkins
12. Duran Duran
13. Beck
14. Motorhead
15. Sparks
16. Pantera

Posted by Steve Z on Friday, 03/19/2021 @ 13:00pm


1) Tori Amos
2) King Crimson
3) Jim Croce
4) Dead Kennedys
5) Bork
6) Neu!
7) Johnny Burnette & the RNR Trio
8) Fugazi
9) Warren Zevon
10) MC5
11) Smashing Pumpkins
12) Duran Duran
13) Beck
14) Motörhead
15) Can
16) Pantera

Posted by EDS on Friday, 03/19/2021 @ 15:28pm


1. Tori Amos
2. The Marvelettes
3. Siouxsie & the Banshees
4. Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
5. Bjork
6. Billy Idol
7. Steppenwolf
8. The Offspring
9. Eric B. & Rakim
10. MC5
11. The Chemical Brothers
12. Duran Duran
13. Tool
14. Motorhead
15. Can
16. Pantera

Posted by dmg on Friday, 03/19/2021 @ 15:35pm


1. X
2. King Crimson
3. Siouxsie & the Banshees
4. The Dead Kennedys
5. Television
6. Neu!
7. Johnny Burnette and the Rock N Roll Trio
8. Fugazi
9. Eric B. & Rakim
10. The Jesus and Mary Chain
11. Smashing Pumpkins
12. Duran Duran
13. Tool
14. Motorhead
15. Can
16. Pantera

Another tough round. Some really tough calls with the likes of 10, 11, 12, and 15.

Posted by Ray on Friday, 03/19/2021 @ 20:30pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results from Round 1, Day 4:

X 9 - Tori Amos 4
King Crimson 7 - The Marvelettes 6
Jim Croce 7 - Siouxsie & the Banshees - 6
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan 7 - The Dead Kennedys 6
Television 7 - Bjork 6
Billy Idol 9 - Neu! 4
Johnny Burnette and the Rock N Roll Trio 7 - Steppenwolf 6
Fugazi 7 - The Offspring 6
Warren Zevon 7 - Eric B. & Rakim 6
MC5 12 - The Jesus And Mary Chain 1
Smashing Pumpkins 12 - The Chemical Brothers 1
Duran Duran 12 - Procol Harum 1
Beck 8 - Tool 5
Motorhead 10 - The Jam 3
Can 9 - Sparks 4
Pantera 12 - The Flaming Lips 1


Round 2, Day 1 will be posted shortly.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 03/19/2021 @ 23:45pm


Round 2, Day 1:

1. Link Wray vs. Kool & the Gang
2. Dick Dale vs. Salt N Pepa
3. Mary J. Blige vs. New York Dolls
4. Blue Oyster Cult vs. Harry Nilsson
5. A Tribe Called Quest vs. Jane's Addiction
6. Sonic Youth vs. Brian Eno
7. Peter Tosh vs. The Monkees
8. The Sonics vs. Eurythmics
9. Weezer vs. Joy Division
10. The Commodores vs. The Replacements
11. Big Star vs. INXS
12. Kate Bush vs. Ozzy Osbourne
13. War vs. Jethro Tull
14. Chic vs. Rage Against The Machine
15. Pat Benatar vs. Iron Maiden
16. The Buzzcocks vs. Outkast

Voting will end at 9 PM Central on Saturday.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 03/19/2021 @ 23:45pm


Link Wray
Dick Dale
Mary J. Blige
Harry Nelson
A Tribe Called Quest
Sonic Youth
The Monkees
Eurythmics
Joy Division
The Commodores
INXS
Kate Bush
War
Chic
Iron Maiden
Outkast

Posted by Philip on Saturday, 03/20/2021 @ 00:02am


1. Link Wray
2. Salt N Pepa
3. New York Dolls
4. Harry Nilsson
5. Jane's Addiction
6. Sonic Youth
7. Peter Tosh
8. Eurythmics
9. Joy Division
10. The Replacements
11. Big Star
12. Kate Bush
13. War
14. Chic
15. Iron Maiden
16. Outkast

Posted by MichaelEU on Saturday, 03/20/2021 @ 01:12am


March 2021 Voting Round 2
1. Kool & The Gang
2. Salt N Pepa
3. Mary J. Blige
4. Blue Oyster Cult
5. Jane's Addiction
6. Sonic Youth
7. The Monkees
8. The Sonics
9. Weezer
10. The Replacements
11. INXS
12. Ozzy Osbourne
13. Jethro Tull
14. Rage Against The Machine
15. Iron Maiden
16. The Buzzcocks
KING

Posted by KING on Saturday, 03/20/2021 @ 02:41am


1) Link Wray
2) Dick Dale
3) Mary J. Blige
4) Blue Oyster Cult
5) A Tribe Called Quest
6) Sonic Youth
7) Peter Tosh
8) Eurythmics
9) Weezer
10) The Replacements
11) Big Star
12) Kate Bush
13) War
14) Rage Against the Machine
15) Iron Maiden
16) OutKast

Posted by EDS on Saturday, 03/20/2021 @ 07:32am


1. Kool & the Gang
2. Dick Dale
3. New York Dolls
4. Harry Nilsson
5. A Tribe Called Quest
6. Brian Eno
7. The Monkees
8. Eurythmics
9. Joy Division
10. The Replacements
11. Big Star
12. Kate Bush
13. Jethro Tull
14. Chic
15. Iron Maiden
16. Outkast

Posted by Tom H. on Saturday, 03/20/2021 @ 08:10am


1. Kool & The Gang
2. Salt N Pepa
3. Mary J Blige
4. Harry Nilsson
5. A Tribe Called Quest
6. Sonic Youth
7. The Monkees
8. Eurythmics
9. Joy Division
10. The Replacements
11. Big Star
12. Kate Bush
13. Jethro Tull
14. Rage Against the Machine
15. Pat Benatar
16. Outkast

Posted by Nick on Saturday, 03/20/2021 @ 08:16am


Round 2, Day 1:

1. Link Wray
2. Salt N Pepa
3. Mary J. Blige
4. Blue Oyster Cult
5. Jane's Addiction
6. Sonic Youth
7. Peter Tosh
8. Eurythmics
9. Weezer
10. The Commodores
11. Big Star
12. Ozzy Osbourne
13. Jethro Tull
14. Rage Against The Machine
15. Pat Benatar
16. Outkast

Posted by Michael W on Saturday, 03/20/2021 @ 08:40am


1. Link Wray
2. Dick Dale
3. New York Dolls
4. Harry Nilsson
5. A Tribe Called Quest
6. Brian Eno
7. The Monkees
8. The Sonics
9. Joy Division
10. The Replacements
11. INXS
12. Kate Bush
13. Jethro Tull
14. Chic
15. Iron Maiden
16. Outkast

Posted by Steve Z on Saturday, 03/20/2021 @ 12:36pm


1. Link Wray
2. Dick Dale
3. New York Dolls
4. Blue Oyster Cult
5. A Tribe Called Quest
6. Brian Eno
7. The Monkees
8. The Sonics
9. Joy Division
10. The Replacements
11. Big Star
12. Kate Bush
13. Jethro Tull
14. Chic
15. Iron Maiden
16. The Buzzcocks

Sonic Youth vs. Brian Eno...jeez. They're basically Top 10 snubs for me. I think Eno's influence, innovation, and impact have ultimately been larger, though, even with his induction with Roxy Music. 5, 14, and 16 were also really tough calls.

Posted by Ray on Saturday, 03/20/2021 @ 15:56pm


1: Kool & the Gang
2: Dick Dale
3: Mary J. Blige
4: Blue Öyster Cult
5: Jane's Addiction
6: Sonic Youth
7: Peter Tosh
8: Eurythmics
9: Weezer
10: The Commodores
11: INXS
12: Ozzy Osbourne
13: Jethro Tull
14: Rage Against the Machine
15: Iron Maiden
16: Outkast

P.S. The matchup between Pat Benatar & Iron Maiden was the most heartbreaking vote for me personally. I love both Pat Benatar AND Iron Maiden. BUT...alas, I could only choose one.

Posted by Johnny on Saturday, 03/20/2021 @ 16:07pm


1. Link Wray
2. Salt N Pepa
3. New York Dolls
4. Harry Nilsson
5. A Tribe Called Quest
6. Brian Eno
7. The Monkees
8. Eurythmics
9. Joy Division
10. The Commodores
11. INXS
12. Kate Bush
13. Jethro Tull
14. Chic
15. Iron Maiden
16. Outkast

Posted by dmg on Saturday, 03/20/2021 @ 17:40pm


1. Link Wray
2. Dick Dale
3. New York Dolls
4. Blue Oyster Cult
5. A Tribe Called Quest
6. Brian Eno
7. The Monkees
8. Eurythmics
9. Weezer
10.The Replacements
11. INXS
12. Ozzy Osbourne
13. War
14. Rage Against The Machine
15. Pat Benatar
16. Outkast

Posted by jtrichey on Saturday, 03/20/2021 @ 21:24pm


Voting is now closed.

jtrichey - Your ballot wasn't counted as it was cast after 9 PM Central. As the last voter, any votes you cast that created a tie would have been removed to break the tie anyway, so it really wouldn't make a difference

Here are the final results from Round 2, Day 1:

Link Wray 7 - Kool & the Gang 4
Dick Dale 6 - Salt N Pepa 5
Mary J. Blige 6 - New York Dolls 5
Harry Nilsson 6 - Blue Oyster Cult 5
A Tribe Called Quest 7 - Jane's Addiction 4
Sonic Youth 7 - Brian Eno 4
The Monkees 7 - Peter Tosh 4
Eurythmics 8 - The Sonics 3
Joy Division 7 - Weezer 4
The Replacements 7 - The Commodores 4
Big Star 6 - INXS 5
Kate Bush 8 - Ozzy Osbourne 3
Jethro Tull 8 - War 3
Chic 6 - Rage Against The Machine 5
Iron Maiden 9 - Pat Benatar 2
Outkast 9 - The Buzzcocks 2

Round 2, Day 2 will be posted shortly.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 03/21/2021 @ 02:08am


Round 2, Day 2:

1. Alice In Chains vs. Carole King
2. Daft Punk vs. De La Soul
3. Black Flag vs. New Order
4. Blur vs. The Go-Go's
5. Tina Turner vs. Jay-Z
6. The Smiths vs. Pixies
7. Toots & the Maytals vs. Tommy James & the Shondells
8. Soundgarden vs. Gram Parsons
9. X vs. King Crimson
10. Jim Croce vs. Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
11. Television vs. Billy Idol
12. Johnny Burnette and the Rock N Roll Trio vs. Fugazi
13. Warren Zevon vs. MC5
14. Smashing Pumpkins vs. Duran Duran
15. Beck vs. Motorhead
16. Can vs. Pantera

Voting will end at 9 PM Central on Sunday.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 03/21/2021 @ 02:08am


Carole King
De La Soul
New Order
The Go-Go's
Tina Turner
The Smiths
Toots & the Maytals
Soundgarden
King Crimson
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
Television
Fugazi
Warren Zevon
Duran Duran
Beck
Pantera

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 03/21/2021 @ 02:10am


KING MARCH 2021 SNUB Tourney
Round 2 Day 2 (16)
1. Alice In Chains
2. De La Soul
3. New Order
4. The Go-Go's
5. Tina Turner
6. The Smiths
7. Tommy James & The Shondells
8. Soundgarden
9. X
10. Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan
11. Billy Idol
12. Fugazi
13. Warren Zevon
14. Duran Duran
15. Motorhead
16. Pantera
KING

Posted by KING on Sunday, 03/21/2021 @ 03:49am


1. Carole King
2. Daft Punk
3. Black Flag
4. The Go-Go's
5. Jay-Z
6. Pixies
7. Toots & the Maytals
8. Gram Parsons
9. X
10. Jim Croce
11. Television
12. Johnny Burnette and the Rock N Roll Trio
13. MC5
14. Smashing Pumpkins
15. Beck
16. Pantera

Posted by MichaelEU on Sunday, 03/21/2021 @ 07:47am


1: Alice In Chains
2: De La Soul
3: New Order
4: The Go-Go's
5: Tina Turner
6: The Smiths
7: Tommy James & the Shondells
8: Soundgarden
9: King Crimson
10: Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
11: Television
12: Johnny Burnette and the Rock N Roll Trio
13: Warren Zevon
14: Duran Duran
15: Motörhead
16: Pantera

Posted by Johnny on Sunday, 03/21/2021 @ 07:55am


Round 2, Day 2:

1. Alice In Chains
2. Daft Punk
3. New Order
4. Blur
5. Jay-Z
6. The Smiths
7. Tommy James & the Shondells
8. Soundgarden
9. King Crimson
10. Jim Croce
11. Television
12. Johnny Burnette and the Rock N Roll Trio
13. MC5
14. Smashing Pumpkins
15. Beck
16. Pantera

Posted by Michael W on Sunday, 03/21/2021 @ 10:58am


1) Alice In Chains
2) Daft Punk
3) Black Flag
4) The Go-Go's
5) Tina Turner
6) Pixies
7) Toots and the Maytals
8) Soundgarden
9) King Crimson
10) Jim Croce
11) Television
12) Fugazi
13) Warren Zevon
14) Smashing Pumpkins
15) Beck
16) Pantera

Posted by EDS on Sunday, 03/21/2021 @ 15:38pm


Carole King
De La Soul
Black Flag
Go-Go's
Tina Turner
The Smiths
Tommy James And The Shondells
Soundgarden
X
Rufus with Chaka Khan
Television
Johnny Burnette And The Rock 'N' Roll Trio
MC5
Duran Duran
Motorhead
Pantera

Posted by Philip on Sunday, 03/21/2021 @ 17:44pm


1. Alice In Chains
2. Daft Punk
3. Black Flag
4. Blur
5. Jay-Z
6. Pixies
7. Toots & the Maytals
8. Soundgarden
9. King Crimson
10. Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
11. Television
12. Fugazi
13. MC5
14. Duran Duran
15. Motorhead
16. Can

6 is the heavyweight title match here. Two major snubs. I just think that the Pixies' influence has been more ubiquitous. 2 and 3 were also really tough.

Posted by Ray on Sunday, 03/21/2021 @ 20:49pm


1. Carole King
2. Daft Punk
3. New Order
4. The Go-Go's
5. Tina Turner
6. The Smiths
7. Toots & The Maytals
8. Soundgarden
9. X
10. Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
11. Billy Idol
12. Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'N Roll Trio
13. MC5
14. Smashing Pumpkins
15. Beck
16. Pantera

Posted by Nick on Sunday, 03/21/2021 @ 21:02pm


Carole King
Daft Punk
New Order
The Go-Go's
Jay-Z
Pixies
Tommy James and the Shondells
Soundgarden
King Crimson
Jim Croce
Television
Fugazi
MC5
Smashing Pumpkins
Motorhead
Can

Posted by Tom H. on Sunday, 03/21/2021 @ 21:12pm


1. Carole King
2. Daft Punk
3.New Order
4. Blur
5. Jay-Z
6. The Smiths
7. Tommy James & the Shondells
8. Soundgarden
9. X
10. Jim Croce
11. Billy Idol
12. Johnny Burnette and the Rock N Roll Trio
13. MC5
14. Duran Duran
15. Beck
16. Pantera

Posted by jtrichey on Sunday, 03/21/2021 @ 21:24pm


Boy this format is tough on me. I usually am on here at 9 PM Central or so. So with only 1 day of voting, I miss everything. My votes don't count, but the next day's bracket isn't up yet so I can't vote on that either. I know, I know, come to the site at a different time. But this is my routine for multiple years and the rest of the day I'm not thinking about it.

Posted by jtrichey on Sunday, 03/21/2021 @ 21:27pm


jtrichey - Starting next round, we'll make the deadline 10 PM.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 03/22/2021 @ 00:03am


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results from Round 2, Day 2:

Alice In Chains 5 - Carole King 5 (Tom H.'s final vote was for Carole King)
Daft Punk 6 - De La Soul 4
New Order 6 - Black Flag 4
The Go-Go's 8 - Blur 2
Tina Turner 6 - Jay-Z 4
The Smiths 6 - Pixies 4
Toots & the Maytals 5 - Tommy James & the Shondells 5 (Tom H.'s final vote was for Tommy James)
Soundgarden 9 - Gram Parsons 1
King Crimson 6 - X 4
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan 6 - Jim Croce 4
Television 8 - Billy Idol 2
Johnny Burnette and the Rock N Roll Trio 5 - Fugazi 5 (Tom H.'s final vote was for Fugazi)
MC5 6 - Warren Zevon 4
Duran Duran 5 - Smashing Pumpkins 5 (Tom H.'s final vote was for Smashing Pumpkins)
Beck 5 - Motorhead 5 (Tom H.'s final vote was for Motorhead)
Pantera 8 - Can 2

Round 3 will be posted shortly.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 03/22/2021 @ 00:29am


Round 3:

1. Link Wray vs. Dick Dale
2. Mary J. Blige vs. Harry Nilsson
3. A Tribe Called Quest vs. Sonic Youth
4. The Monkees vs. Eurythmics
5. Joy Division vs. The Replacements
6. Big Star vs. Kate Bush
7. Jethro Tull vs. Chic
8. Iron Maiden vs. Outkast
9. Alice In Chains vs. Daft Punk
10. New Order vs. The Go-Go's
11. Tina Turner vs. The Smiths
12. Toots & the Maytal vs. Soundgarden
13. King Crimson vs. Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
14. Television vs. Johnny Burnette and the Rock N Roll Trio
15. MC5 vs. Duran Duran
16. Beck vs. Pantera

Voting will end at 10 PM Central on Monday.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 03/22/2021 @ 00:29am


1. Link Wray
2. Mary J. Blige
3. Sonic Youth
4. The Monkees
5. Joy Division
6. Kate Bush
7. Jethro Tull
8. Iron Maiden
9. Alice In Chains
10. New Order
11. The Smiths
12. Soundgarden
13. King Crimson
14. Television
15. Duran Duran
16. Beck

Posted by Darren on Monday, 03/22/2021 @ 00:33am


KING'S PICKS MARCH 22, 2021
Round 3
1. Link Wray
2. Mary J. Blige
3. Sonic Youth
4. Eurythmics
5. The Replacements
6. Kate Bush
7. Jethro Tull
8. Iron Maiden
9. Alice In Chains
10. The Go-Go's
11. Tina Turner
12. Soundgarden
13. King Crimson
14. Television
15. Duran Duran
16. Beck
KING

Posted by KING on Monday, 03/22/2021 @ 01:22am


1. Link Wray
2. Harry Nilsson
3. A Tribe Called Quest
4. Eurythmics
5. The Replacements
6. Big Star
7. Jethro Tull
8. Outkast
9. Alice In Chains
10. The Go-Go's
11. Tina Turner
12. Soundgarden
13. King Crimson
14. Johnny Burnette and the Rock N Roll Trio
15. MC5
16. Beck

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 03/22/2021 @ 06:47am


Link Wray
Mary J. Blige
A Tribe Called Quest
The Monkees
Joy Division
Kate Bush
Chic
Outkast
Daft Punk
Go-Go's
Tina Turner
Soundgarden
Rufus with Chaka Khan
Johnny Burnette And The Rock 'N' Roll Trio
Duran Duran
Pantera

Posted by Philip on Monday, 03/22/2021 @ 07:54am


1: Link Wray
2: Mary J. Blige
3: Sonic Youth
4: Eurythmics
5: Joy Division
6: Kate Bush
7: Jethro Tull
8: Iron Maiden
9: Alice In Chains
10: The Go-Go's
11: Tina Turner
12: Soundgarden
13: King Crimson
14: Television
15: Duran Duran
16: Pantera

Posted by Johnny on Monday, 03/22/2021 @ 07:57am


1. Link Wray
2. Mary J. Blige
3. Sonic Youth
4. The Monkees
5. Joy Division
6. Kate Bush
7. Jethro Tull
8. Iron Maiden
9. Alice In Chains
10. The Go-Go's
11. Tina Turner
12. Toots & the Maytal
13. Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
14. Television
15. MC5
16.Pantera

Posted by ntndeacon on Monday, 03/22/2021 @ 08:57am


1. Link Wray
2. Mary J. Blige
3. Sonic Youth
4. The Monkees
5. The Replacements
6. Big Star
7. Jethro Tull
8. Outkast
9. Alice In Chains
10. New Order
11. The Smiths
12. Soundgarden
13. King Crimson
14. Television
15. Duran Duran
16. Beck

Posted by Michael W on Monday, 03/22/2021 @ 09:17am


1. Link Wray
2. Harry Nilsson
3. Sonic Youth
4. Eurythmics
5. Joy Division
6. Kate Bush
7. Chic
8. Outkast
9. Daft Punk
10. The Go-Go's
11. The Smiths
12. Toots & the Maytals
13. Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
14. Johnny Burnette and the Rock N Roll Trio
15. MC5
16. Beck

Posted by MichaelEU on Monday, 03/22/2021 @ 12:20pm


1. Link Wray
2. Mary J. Blige
3. Sonic Youth
4. The Monkees
5. Joy Division
6. Big Star
7. Jethro Tull
8. Iron Maiden
9. Alice In Chains
10. New Order
11. The Smiths
12. Soundgarden
13. King Crimson
14. Television
15. MC5
16. Pantera

Lots of brutal choices here. I still don't know that I made the right call for 7--two important and influential groups whose impact has crossed genres. 1, 3, 9, and 15 were also really difficult.

Posted by Ray on Monday, 03/22/2021 @ 13:42pm


1. Link Wray
2. Harry Nilsson
3. A Tribe Called Quest
4. The Monkees
5. Joy Division
6. Kate Bush
7. Jethro Tull
8. Iron Maiden
9. Daft Punk
10. New Order
11. The Smiths
12. Toots & the Maytals
13. King Crimson
14. Johnny Burnette and the Rock N Roll Trio
15. MC5
16. Beck

Posted by Steve Z on Monday, 03/22/2021 @ 14:32pm


1. Link Wray
2. Mary J. Blige
3. Sonic Youth
4. Eurythmics
5. Joy Division
6. Kate Bush
7. Chic
8. Outkast
9. Daft Punk
10. New Order
11. Tina Turner
12. Toots & The Maytals
13. Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
14. Johnny Burnette & The Rock N Roll Trio
15. Duran Duran
16. Beck

#11 is literally my #1 and #2 selections from my recent Prospects Project; how ironically cool is that.

Posted by Nick on Monday, 03/22/2021 @ 17:25pm


1. Link Wray
2. Mary J. Blige
3. A Tribe Called Quest
4. Eurythmics
5. The Replacements
6. Big Star
7. Chic
8. Outkast
9. Daft Punk
10. New Order
11. The Smiths
12. Soundgarden
13. King Crimson
14. Johnny Burnette and the Rock N Roll Trio
15. Duran Duran
16. Beck

I actually made it tonight!

Posted by jtrichey on Monday, 03/22/2021 @ 20:52pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results from Round 3:

Link Wray 12 - Dick Dale 0
Mary J. Blige 9 - Harry Nilsson 3
Sonic Youth 8 - A Tribe Called Quest 4
The Monkees 6 - Eurythmics 6 (jtrichey cast the last vote for Eurythmics)
Joy Division 8 - The Replacements 4
Kate Bush 8 - Big Star 4
Jethro Tull 8 - Chic 4
Iron Maiden 6 - Outkast 6 (jtrichey cast the last vote for Outkast)
Alice In Chains 7 - Daft Punk 5
The Go-Go's 6 - New Order 6 (jtrichey cast the last vote for New Order)
Tina Turner 6 - The Smiths 6 (jtrichey cast the last vote for The Smiths)
Soundgarden 8 - Toots & the Maytals 4
King Crimson 8 - Rufus featuring Chaka Khan 4
Television 6 - Johnny Burnette and the Rock N Roll Trio (jtrichey cast the last vote for Johnny Burnette)
Duran Duran 7 - MC5 5
Beck 8 - Pantera 4

Round 4 will be posted shortly.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 03/22/2021 @ 23:51pm


Round 4:

1. Link Wray vs. Mary J. Blige
2. Sonic Youth vs. The Monkees
3. Joy Division vs. Kate Bush
4. Jethro Tull vs. Iron Maiden
5. Alice In Chains vs. The Go-Go's
6. Tina Turner vs. Soundgarden
7. King Crimson vs. Television
8. Duran Duran vs. Beck

Voting will end at 10 PM Central on Tuesday.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 03/22/2021 @ 23:55pm


1. Link Wray
2. The Monkees
3. Joy Division
4. Jethro Tull
5. The Go-Go's
6. Soundgarden
7. Television
8. Duran Duran

Posted by Darren on Monday, 03/22/2021 @ 23:57pm


1. Link Wray
2. Sonic Youth
3. Kate Bush
4. Iron Maiden
5. The Go-Go's
6. Tina Turner
7. Television
8. Beck

Posted by MichaelEU on Tuesday, 03/23/2021 @ 00:00am


KING 2021 March Snub Tourney
Round 4
1. Link Wray
2. The Monkees
3. Kate Bush
4. Iron Maiden
5. Alice In Chains
6. Soundgarden
7. King Crimson
8. Duran Duran
KING

Posted by KING on Tuesday, 03/23/2021 @ 03:39am


1) Link Wray
2) Sonic Youth
3) Kate Bush
4) Iron Maiden
5) Alice In Chains
6) Soundgarden
7) King Crimson
8) Beck

Posted by EDS on Tuesday, 03/23/2021 @ 04:25am


1. Link Wray
2. Sonic Youth
3. Kate Bush
4. Iron Maiden
5. The Go-Gos
6. Soundgarden
7. Television
8. Duran Duran (brutally hard choice)

Posted by remy10 on Tuesday, 03/23/2021 @ 07:19am


1: Link Wray
2: Sonic Youth
3: Joy Division
4: Iron Maiden
5: Alice In Chains
6: Soundgarden
7: King Crimson
8: Duran Duran

Posted by Johnny on Tuesday, 03/23/2021 @ 07:57am


1. Link Wray
2. The Monkees
3. Joy Division
4. Iron Maiden
5. The Go-Go's
6. Soundgarden
7. King Crimson
8. Beck

Posted by Steve Z on Tuesday, 03/23/2021 @ 09:13am


1. Link Wray
2. Sonic Youth
3. Kate Bush
4. Iron Maiden
5. The Go-Go's
6. Tina Turner
7. Television
8. Duran Duran

Posted by ntndeacon on Tuesday, 03/23/2021 @ 09:35am


Round 4:

1. Mary J. Blige
2. Sonic Youth
3. Joy Division
4. Iron Maiden
5. Alice In Chains
6. Soundgarden
7. King Crimson
8. Duran Duran

Posted by Michael W on Tuesday, 03/23/2021 @ 15:13pm


1. Link Wray
2. Sonic Youth
3. Joy Division
4. Iron Maiden
5. Alice In Chains
6. Soundgarden
7. King Crimson
8. Duran Duran

This one seemed a little easier than some of the previous rounds, maybe because I've formulated my thoughts more on some of these artists across this and other years. I'm glad to see Television at least make it this far, even if I give KC the edge: they're an important artist that doesn't always get their due.

Posted by Ray on Tuesday, 03/23/2021 @ 18:16pm


1. Link Wray
2. The Monkees
3. Kate Bush
4. Jethro Tull
5. The Go-Go's
6. Tina Turner
7. King Crimson
8. Beck

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 03/23/2021 @ 18:30pm


1. Mary J. Blige
2. The Monkees
3. Joy Division
4. Iron Maiden
5. The Go-Go's
6. Soundgarden
7. King Crimson
8. Duran Duran

Posted by jtrichey on Tuesday, 03/23/2021 @ 18:49pm


1. Mary J. Blige
2. Sonic Youth
3. Kate Bush
4. Jethro Tull
5. The Go-Go's
6. Tina Turner
7. King Crimson
8. Duran Duran

Posted by Nick on Tuesday, 03/23/2021 @ 19:44pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results from Round 4:

Link Wray 10 - Mary J. Blige 3
Sonic Youth 8 - The Monkees 5
Kate Bush 7 - Joy Division 6
Iron Maiden 10 - Jethro Tull 3
The Go-Go's 8 - Alice In Chains 5
Soundgarden 9 - Tina Turner 4
King Crimson 9 - Television 4
Duran Duran 9 - Beck 4

Round 5 will be posted shortly.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 03/23/2021 @ 23:46pm


Round 5:

1. Link Wray vs. Sonic Youth
2. Kate Bush vs. Iron Maiden
3. The Go-Go's vs. Soundgarden
4. King Crimson vs. Duran Duran

Voting will end at 10 PM Central on Wednesday.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 03/23/2021 @ 23:46pm


1. Link Wray
2. Iron Maiden
3. Soundgarden
4. Duran Duran

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 03/23/2021 @ 23:46pm


1. Sonic Youth
2. Kate Bush
3. The Go-Go's
4. Duran Duran

Posted by MichaelEU on Tuesday, 03/23/2021 @ 23:54pm


KING 'S PICKS Round 5
1. Link Wray
2. Iron Maiden
3. Soundgarden
4. Duran Duran
KING

Posted by KING on Wednesday, 03/24/2021 @ 01:53am


1. Link Wray
2. Iron Maiden
3. The Go-Go's
4. King Crimson

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 03/24/2021 @ 07:15am


1: Sonic Youth
2: Iron Maiden
3: Soundgarden
4: King Crimson

Posted by Johnny on Wednesday, 03/24/2021 @ 07:48am


1. Sonic Youth
2. Iron Maiden
3. The Go-Go's
4. King Crimson

Posted by Steve Z on Wednesday, 03/24/2021 @ 10:41am


1. Sonic Youth
2. Iron Maiden
3. Soundgarden
4. King Crimson

Posted by Gassman on Wednesday, 03/24/2021 @ 12:01pm


1. Sonic Youth
2. Iron Maiden
3. Soundgarden
4. King Crimson

1 was the toughest one here for me. I've had to reevaluate Wray lately, and what's really struck me is, beyond popularizing the power chord, how important he was to some of the guitarists and artists that followed him in the '60s, like Pete Townsend, Neil Young, and Iggy Pop, never mind later musicians like Mark E. Smith. I'm still giving Sonic Youth the edge, but I might have to look more deeply into that, prying out more of the direct impact of each. Either way, two very important artists, and I'm glad Wray has at least made it as far as he has.

Posted by Ray on Wednesday, 03/24/2021 @ 13:24pm


1) Sonic Youth
2) Kate Bush
3) Soundgarden
4) King Crimson

Posted by EDS on Wednesday, 03/24/2021 @ 15:27pm


Round 5:

1. Sonic Youth
2. Iron Maiden
3. Soundgarden
4. Duran Duran

Posted by Michael W on Wednesday, 03/24/2021 @ 16:23pm


1. Sonic Youth
2. Kate Bush
3. The Go-Go's
4. Duran Duran

Posted by Nick on Wednesday, 03/24/2021 @ 17:37pm


1. Link Wray
2. Iron Maiden
3. Soundgarden
4. Duran Duran

Posted by jtrichey on Wednesday, 03/24/2021 @ 21:26pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results from Round 5:

Sonic Youth 8 - Link Wray 4
Iron Maiden 9 - Kate Bush 3
Soundgarden 8 - The Go-Go's 4
King Crimson 6 - Duran Duran 6 (The last vote cast was jtrichey's vote for Duran Duran)

Round 6 will be posted shortly.

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 03/24/2021 @ 23:08pm


Round 6:

1. Sonic Youth vs. Iron Maiden
2. Soundgarden vs. King Crimson

Voting will end at 10 PM Central on Thursday.

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 03/24/2021 @ 23:08pm


1. Iron Maiden
2. Soundgarden

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 03/24/2021 @ 23:09pm


1. SonicYouth
2. Duran Duran

Posted by Nick on Thursday, 03/25/2021 @ 00:15am


Iron Maiden
Soundgarden

Posted by Philip on Thursday, 03/25/2021 @ 00:33am


Sonic Youth
Soundgarden

Posted by MichaelEU on Thursday, 03/25/2021 @ 00:37am


KINGS VOTES March Snub Tourney
Round 6 Final 4!!!
1. Iron Maiden
2. Soundgarden
KING

Posted by KING on Thursday, 03/25/2021 @ 01:38am


Round 6:

1. Sonic Youth
2. Soundgarden

Posted by Michael W on Thursday, 03/25/2021 @ 07:06am


Round 6 Votes:

1: Iron Maiden
2: King Crimson

Posted by Johnny on Thursday, 03/25/2021 @ 08:54am


1. Iron Maiden
2. King Crimson

Posted by Steve Z on Thursday, 03/25/2021 @ 09:27am


1) Sonic Youth
2) Soundgarden

Posted by EDS on Thursday, 03/25/2021 @ 10:06am


1. .Iron Maiden
2. Soundgarden

Posted by ntndeacon on Thursday, 03/25/2021 @ 10:10am


1. Sonic Youth
2. King Crimson

Posted by joker on Thursday, 03/25/2021 @ 15:12pm


1. Iron Maiden
2. King Crimson

A very defensible Final 4. Picking here was easier than it would otherwise be because I'd already put in some thought about these matchups.

Posted by Ray on Thursday, 03/25/2021 @ 20:39pm


Nick: Did you mean King Crimson instead of Duran Duran?

Posted by Ray on Thursday, 03/25/2021 @ 20:43pm


1. Iron Maiden
2. King Crimson

Posted by Tom H. on Thursday, 03/25/2021 @ 21:03pm


It was probably a protest vote for Duran Duran because they ARE the biggest snub from the rock hall right now :)

Posted by jtrichey on Thursday, 03/25/2021 @ 22:29pm


Heh, I almost went with that. Might've been...

Posted by Ray on Thursday, 03/25/2021 @ 22:50pm


I meant to vote for Soundgarden; I can't believe I misread that.

Posted by Nick on Thursday, 03/25/2021 @ 23:07pm


And Jtrichey, as a huge Duranie, it was unintentionally a protest vote for the Fab Five :)

Posted by Nick on Thursday, 03/25/2021 @ 23:09pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results from Round 6:

Iron Maiden 8 - Sonic Youth 5
Soundgarden 8 - King Crimson 5

The Championship and 3rd Place matches will be posted shortly.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 03/26/2021 @ 01:00am


Championship Match

1. Iron Maiden vs. Soundgarden

3rd Place Match

2. Sonic Youth vs. King Crimson

Voting will end at 10 PM Central on Friday.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 03/26/2021 @ 01:00am


1. Soundgarden
2. Sonic Youth

Posted by Darren on Friday, 03/26/2021 @ 01:01am


KING MARCH 2021 SNUB TOURNEY CHAMPIONSHIP
IRON MAIDEN
3RD PLACE MATCH
SONIC YOUTH

Congrats to the FRL REGULARS on their voting and the entire tourney. Very close matches. KING

Posted by KING on Friday, 03/26/2021 @ 06:06am


Championship Match

1.Iron Maiden

3rd Place Match

2. Sonic Youth

Posted by Michael W on Friday, 03/26/2021 @ 07:46am


My Championship Match Vote:
Iron Maiden

My 3rd Place Match Vote:
King Crimson

Posted by Johnny on Friday, 03/26/2021 @ 08:57am


1. Iron Maiden
2. King Crimson

Posted by Steve Z on Friday, 03/26/2021 @ 09:16am


1. Iron Maiden



2. Sonic Youth

Posted by ntndeacon on Friday, 03/26/2021 @ 10:55am


Iron Maiden
Sonic Youth

Posted by MichaelEU on Friday, 03/26/2021 @ 11:03am


1. Soundgarden
2. King Crimson

Posted by dmg on Friday, 03/26/2021 @ 14:45pm


1. Iron Maiden
2. King Crimson

Posted by Tom H. on Friday, 03/26/2021 @ 14:52pm


Championship- Soundgarden

3rd Place- Sonic Youth

Posted by EDS on Friday, 03/26/2021 @ 19:12pm


Championship- Soundgarden

3rd Place- Sonic Youth

Posted by EDS on Friday, 03/26/2021 @ 19:12pm


1. Soundgarden
2. Sonic Youth

Posted by Nick on Friday, 03/26/2021 @ 20:49pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results:

Championship Match

Iron Maiden 7 - Soundgarden 4

3rd Place Match

Sonic Youth 7 - King Crimson 4


Congratulations to this year's Snub Madness champion and FRL's current #3 Rock Hall Snub:

2021 Champion (FRL's #3 Biggest Snub) - Iron Maiden

3rd Place - Sonic Youth

The 1st round of the Prospect Madness Tournament will be posted shortly.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 03/26/2021 @ 23:58pm


Prospect Madness - Round 1:

1. LCD Soundsystem vs. Queens Of The Stone Age
2. Missy Elliott vs. White Stripes
3. The Killers vs. Kanye West
4. Kendrick Lamar vs. Rihanna
5. Lady Gaga vs. System Of A Down

Voting will end at 10 PM Central on Saturday.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 03/26/2021 @ 23:59pm


1. LCD Soundsystem
2. White Stripes
3. Kanye West
4. Kendrick Lamar
5. System Of A Down

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 03/27/2021 @ 00:02am


1. LCD Soundsystem
2. White Stripes
3. Kanye West
4. Kendrick Lamar
5. Lady Gaga

Posted by MichaelEU on Saturday, 03/27/2021 @ 00:10am


2021 March 27, 2021 Prospect Madness Tourney Round 1.
1. Queens Of The Stone Age
2. White Stripes
3. The Killers
4. Kendrick Lamar
5. System Of A Down
KING

Posted by KING on Saturday, 03/27/2021 @ 00:15am


Prospect Madness, Round 1:

1: Queens of the Stone Age
2: White Stripes
3: The Killers
4: Kendrick Lamar
5: System of a Down

Posted by Johnny on Saturday, 03/27/2021 @ 07:34am


1. LCD Soundsystem
2. . White Stripes
3. Kanye West
4. Kendrick Lamar
5. Lady Gaga

Posted by ntndeacon on Saturday, 03/27/2021 @ 10:51am


1. Queens Of The Stone Age
2. White Stripes
3. The Killers
4. Kendrick Lamar
5. System Of A Down

Posted by Steve Z on Saturday, 03/27/2021 @ 10:55am


1. LCD Soundsystem
2. White Stripes
3. Kanye West
4. Kendrick Lamar
5. Lady Gaga

Posted by Nick on Saturday, 03/27/2021 @ 19:58pm


Prospect Madness - Round 1:

1. Queens Of The Stone Age
2. White Stripes
3. Kanye West
4. Rihanna
5. Lady Gaga

#4 was a really tough one for me.

Posted by Michael W on Saturday, 03/27/2021 @ 20:09pm


1. Queens Of The Stone Age
2. White Stripes
3. The Killers
4. Rihanna
5. System Of A Down

Posted by Tom H. on Saturday, 03/27/2021 @ 21:27pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results:

Queens Of The Stone Age 5 - LCD Soundsystem - 4
White Stripes 9 - Missy Elliott 0
Kanye West 5 - The Killers 4
Kendrick Lamar 7 - Rihanna 2
System Of A Down 5 - Lady Gaga 4

The 2nd round of the Prospect Madness Tournament will be posted shortly.


Prospect Madness - Round 2:

1. Arcade Fire vs. Queens Of The Stone Age
2. White Stripes vs. Kanye West
3. Belle & Sebastian vs. Kendrick Lamar
4. Coldplay vs. System Of A Down


Voting will end at 10 PM Central on Sunday.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 03/27/2021 @ 23:40pm


Prospect Madness - Round 2:

1. Arcade Fire vs. Queens Of The Stone Age
2. White Stripes vs. Kanye West
3. Belle & Sebastian vs. Kendrick Lamar
4. Coldplay vs. System Of A Down


Voting will end at 10 PM Central on Sunday.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 03/27/2021 @ 23:43pm


1. Arcade Fire
2. Kanye West
3. Kendrick Lamar
4. System Of A Down

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 03/27/2021 @ 23:43pm


1. Arcade Fire
2. Kanye West
3. Kendrick Lamar
4. Coldplay

Posted by jtrichey on Sunday, 03/28/2021 @ 00:20am


1. Arcade Fire
2. White Stripes
3. Kendrick Lamar
4. Coldplay

Posted by MichaelEU on Sunday, 03/28/2021 @ 01:09am


Round 2
1. Arcade Fire
2. White Stripes
3. Belle & Sebastian
4. System Of A Down
KING

Posted by KING on Sunday, 03/28/2021 @ 01:56am


1. Arcade Fire
2. Kanye West
3. Kendrick Lamar
4. Coldplay

#2, my dear lord.....I closed my eyes and pointed to one of the two to choose. Could've easily been the final two.

Posted by Nick on Sunday, 03/28/2021 @ 09:00am


1. Arcade Fire
2. White Stripes
3. Kendrick Lamar
4. System Of A Down

Posted by Steve Z on Sunday, 03/28/2021 @ 11:21am


Prospect Madness, Round 2:

1: Queens of the Stone Age
2: White Stripes
3: Kendrick Lamar
4: System Of A Down

Posted by Johnny on Sunday, 03/28/2021 @ 13:25pm


1. Queens Of The Stone Age
2. White Stripes
3. Kendrick Lamar
4. System Of A Down

Posted by dmg on Sunday, 03/28/2021 @ 15:14pm


1. Arcade Fire
2. White Stripes
3. Kendrick Lamar
4. System Of A Down

Posted by Tom H. on Sunday, 03/28/2021 @ 21:23pm


Prospect Madness - Round 2:

1. Arcade Fire
2. Kanye West
3. Kendrick Lamar
4. Coldplay

Posted by Michael W on Sunday, 03/28/2021 @ 21:32pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results:

Arcade Fire 8 - Queens Of The Stone Age 2
White Stripes 6 - Kanye West 4
Kendrick Lamar 9 - Belle & Sebastian 1
System Of A Down 6 - Coldplay 4

The 3rd round of the Prospect Madness Tournament will be posted shortly.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 03/28/2021 @ 22:04pm


Prospect Madness - Round 3:

1. Arcade Fire vs. White Stripes
2. Kendrick Lamar vs. System Of A Down


Voting will end at 10 PM Central on Monday.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 03/28/2021 @ 22:04pm


1. White Stripes
2. Kendrick Lamar

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 03/28/2021 @ 22:05pm


White Stripes
Kendrick Lamar

Posted by Nick on Sunday, 03/28/2021 @ 22:30pm


Arcade Fire
Kendrick Lamar

Posted by MichaelEU on Sunday, 03/28/2021 @ 22:35pm


Prospect Madness, Round 3

1: White Stripes
2: System Of A Down

Posted by Johnny on Sunday, 03/28/2021 @ 22:42pm


For the requested "Influences" tournament, I'll be including any influences that are listed on the rankings page under "Influences - Rock Era", as well as the Influences that have been inducted since the most recent update. If I end up including any performers that shouldn't be from the rock era, vote for their opponent, I guess. lol

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 03/28/2021 @ 22:42pm


KING Selections Prospects Round 3.
1. Arcade Fire
2. System Of A Down
KING

Posted by KING on Monday, 03/29/2021 @ 00:34am


Prospect Madness - Round 3:

1. White Stripes
2. Kendrick Lamar

Posted by Michael W on Monday, 03/29/2021 @ 13:20pm


1. Arcade Fire
2. System Of A Down

Posted by Steve Z on Monday, 03/29/2021 @ 13:58pm


1. Arcade Fire
2. System Of A Down

Posted by Steve Z on Monday, 03/29/2021 @ 13:58pm


Apologies for the double post!

Posted by Steve Z on Monday, 03/29/2021 @ 14:10pm


1: White Stripes
2: System Of A Down

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 03/29/2021 @ 15:06pm


1. Arcade Fire
2. Kendrick Lamar

Posted by jtrichey on Monday, 03/29/2021 @ 22:56pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results:

White Stripes 5 - Arcade Fire 4
Kendrick Lamar 5 - System Of A Down 4

The Championship and 3rd Place Matches of the Prospect Madness Tournament will be posted shortly.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 03/29/2021 @ 23:45pm


Prospect Madness - Championship:

1. White Stripes vs. Kendrick Lamar

Prospect Madness - 3rd Place:

2. Arcade Fire vs. System Of A Down

Voting will end at 10 PM Central on Tuesday.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 03/29/2021 @ 23:45pm


1. White Stripes
2. Arcade Fire

Posted by Darren on Monday, 03/29/2021 @ 23:46pm


KING Prospect Tourney
Championship
White Stripes
3rd Place
Arcade Fire
KING

Posted by KING on Tuesday, 03/30/2021 @ 00:13am


Prospect Madness Championship!

Championship:
White Stripes

3rd Place:
System Of A Down

Look. I've got a lot of respect and love for Kendrick Lamar, but I can't go against the White Stripes. A Seven Nation Army can't hold 'em back on their March to the championship.

Posted by Johnny on Tuesday, 03/30/2021 @ 07:42am


Prospect Madness - Championship:

1. White Stripes

Prospect Madness - 3rd Place:

2. System Of A Down

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 03/30/2021 @ 09:08am


1. White Stripes
2. Kendrick Lamar

Posted by ntndeacon on Tuesday, 03/30/2021 @ 09:30am


1. White Stripes
2. Arcade Fire

Posted by Steve Z on Tuesday, 03/30/2021 @ 09:50am


1. White Stripes
2. Arcade Fire

Posted by MichaelEU on Tuesday, 03/30/2021 @ 10:51am


1. White Stripes
2. System Of A Down

Posted by dmg on Tuesday, 03/30/2021 @ 16:35pm


1. White Stripes
2. Arcade Fire

Posted by Nick on Tuesday, 03/30/2021 @ 18:18pm


Championship:

Kendrick Lamar

3rd Place:

Arcade Fire

Posted by jtrichey on Tuesday, 03/30/2021 @ 21:55pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results:

Prospect Madness - Championship:

White Stripes 9 - Kendrick Lamar 1

Prospect Madness - 3rd Place:

Arcade Fire 6 - System Of A Down 3

Congratulations to this year's tournament winner and current #3 Prospect - The White Stripes!


Round 1 of the Influences Madness Tournament will be posted shortly.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 03/30/2021 @ 23:09pm


The Influences Madness bracket can be viewed here:

https://challonge.com/e5irhxke

It's a bit of a mess, as some of the participants have actually been inducted into the RNR HOF already, so their matches will be considered byes for their opponent, but by Round 2, it should all be worked out.

Influences Madness - Round 1:

1. Freddie King vs. Fela Kuti
2. Lonnie Donegan vs. Karlheinz Stockhausen
3. Screamin' Jay Hawkins vs. Willie Nelson
4. Emmylou Harris vs. Charlie Parker
5. Waylon Jennings vs. Loretta Lynn
6. Crew Cuts vs. Townes Van Zandt
7. Buchanan & Goodman vs. Gil Scott-Heron
8. Ivory Joe Hunter vs. Amos Milburn
9. The Clovers vs. Chuck Willis
10. Merle Haggard vs. Esther Phillips
11. The Dominoes vs. The Kingston Trio
12. Serge Gainsbourg vs. Ravi Shankar
13. Patsy Cline vs. Howlin' Wolf
14. Herbie Hancock vs. Dolly Parton
15. Dizzy Gillespie vs. Pete Seeger
16. Lightnin' Hopkins vs. Glenn Miller


Voting will end at 10 PM Central on Tuesday.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 03/30/2021 @ 23:11pm


1. Freddie King
2. Lonnie Donegan
3. Willie Nelson
4. Charlie Parker
5. Loretta Lynn
6. Townes Van Zandt
7. Gil Scott-Heron
8. Ivory Joe Hunter
9. Chuck Willis
10. Merle Haggard
11. The Dominoes
12. Ravi Shankar
13. Patsy Cline
14. Dolly Parton
15. Dizzy Gillespie
16. Lightnin' Hopkins

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 03/30/2021 @ 23:12pm


Influences Madness - Round 1:

1. Fela Kuti
2. Lonnie Donegan
3. Willie Nelson
4. Charlie Parker
5. Loretta Lynn
6. Townes Van Zandt
7. Gil Scott-Heron
8. Amos Milburn
9. The Clovers
10. Merle Haggard
11. The Kingston Trio
12. Ravi Shankar
13. Patsy Cline
14. Dolly Parton
15. Dizzy Gillespie
16. Lightnin' Hopkins

Posted by Michael W on Wednesday, 03/31/2021 @ 06:25am


INFLUENCES MADNESS
1. Freddie King
2. Lonnie Donegan
3. Willie Nelson
4. Emmylou Harris
5. Loretta Lynn
6. Townes Van Zandt
7. Buchanan & Goodman
8. Ivory Joe Hunter
9. Chuck Willis
10. Merle Haggard
11. The Kingston Trio
12. Ravi Shankar
13. Patsy Cline
14. Dolly Parton
15. Pete Seeger
16. Glenn Miller
KING

Posted by KING on Wednesday, 03/31/2021 @ 06:30am


1. Fela Kuti
2. Lonnie Donegan
3. Willie Nelson
4. Charlie Parker
5. Loretta Lynn
6. Crew Cuts
7. Gil Scott-Heron
8. Ivory Joe Hunter
9. Chuck Willis
10. Esther Phillips
11. The Kingston Trio
12. Ravi Shankar
13. Howlin' Wolf
14. Herbie Hancock
15. Pete Seeger
16. Lightnin' Hopkins

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 03/31/2021 @ 07:11am


Influence Madness, Round 1:

1: Freddie King
2: Lonnie Donegan
3: Willie Nelson
4: Charlie Parker
5: Loretta Lynn
6: Townes Van Zandt
7: Gil Scott-Heron
8: Amos Milburn
9: Chuck Willis
10: Merle Haggard
11: The Kingston Trio
12: Ravi Shankar
13: Howlin' Wolf
14: Dolly Parton
15: Dizzy Gillespie
16: Glenn Miller

Posted by Johnny on Wednesday, 03/31/2021 @ 07:55am


1. Freddie King
2. Karlheinz Stockhausen
3. Screamin' Jay Hawkins
4. Charlie Parker
5. Loretta Lynn
6. Townes Van Zandt
7. Gil Scott-Heron
8. Ivory Joe Hunter
9. Chuck Willis
10. Esther Phillips
11. The Dominoes
12. Serge Gainsbourg
13. Howlin' Wolf
14. Herbie Hancock
15. Dizzy Gillespie
16. Lightnin' Hopkins

Posted by dmg on Wednesday, 03/31/2021 @ 09:13am


1. Freddie King
2. Karlheinz Stockhausen
3. Screamin' Jay Hawkins
4. Charlie Parker
5. Loretta Lynn
6. Townes Van Zandt
7. Gil Scott-Heron
8. Amos Milburn
9. The Clovers
10. Merle Haggard
11. The Kingston Trio
12. Ravi Shankar
13. Patsy Cline
14. Herbie Hancockn
15. Pete Seeger
16. Lightnin' Hopkins

Posted by ntndeacon on Wednesday, 03/31/2021 @ 10:00am


1. Fela Kuti
2. Lonnie Donegan
3. Willie Nelson
4. Emmylou Harris
5. Waylon Jennings
6. Townes Van Zandt
7. Gil Scott-Heron
8. Amos Milburn
9. Chuck Willis
10. Esther Phillips
11. The Kingston Trio
12. Serge Gainsbourg
13. Patsy Cline
14. Dolly Parton
15. Dizzy Gillespie
16. Lightnin' Hopkins

Posted by MichaelEU on Wednesday, 03/31/2021 @ 13:05pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results:

Freddie King 5 - Fela Kuti 3
Lonnie Donegan 6 - Karlheinz Stockhausen 2
Willie Nelson 6 - Screamin' Jay Hawkins 2
Charlie Parker 6 - Emmylou Harris 2
Loretta Lynn 7 - Waylon Jennings 1
Townes Van Zandt 7 - Crew Cuts 1
Gil Scott-Heron 7 - Buchanan & Goodman 1
Ivory Joe Hunter 4 - Amos Milburn 4 (Last vote cast by MichaelEU was for Amos Milburn)
Chuck Willis 6 - The Clovers 2
Merle Haggard 5 - Esther Phillips 3
The Kingston Trio 6 - The Dominoes 2
Ravi Shankar 6 - Serge Gainsbourg 2
Patsy Cline 5 - Howlin' Wolf 3
Dolly Parton 5 - Herbie Hancock 3
Dizzy Gillespie 5 - Pete Seeger 3
Lightnin' Hopkins 6 - Glenn Miller 2


Round 2 of the Influences Madness Tournament will be posted shortly.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 04/1/2021 @ 00:14am


Influences Madness - Round 2:

1. The "5" Royales vs. Freddie King
2. The Four Freshmen vs. Lonnie Donegan
3. John Cage vs. Willie Nelson
4. Wendy Carlos vs. Charlie Parker
5. Count Basie vs. Loretta Lynn
6. Townes Van Zandt vs. Gil Scott-Heron
7. Harry Belafonte vs. Ivory Joe Hunter
8. The Kingston Trio vs. Ravi Shankar
9. Jacques Brel vs. Thelonious Monk
10. Patsy Cline vs. Dolly Parton
11. Joan Baez vs. George Jones
12. Big Joe Turner vs. Dizzy Gillespie
13. Bobby "Blue" Bland vs. Lightnin' Hopkins
14. Chuck Willis vs. Merle Haggard


Voting will end at 10 PM Central on Wednesday.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 04/1/2021 @ 00:17am


1. Freddie King
2. Lonnie Donegan
3. Willie Nelson
4. Charlie Parker
5. Loretta Lynn
6. Gil Scott-Heron
7. Harry Belafonte
8. Ravi Shankar
9. Thelonious Monk
10. Dolly Parton
11. Joan Baez
12. Big Joe Turner
13. Bobby "Blue" Bland
14. Merle Haggard

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 04/1/2021 @ 00:32am


Influences Madness - Round 2:

1. Freddie King
2. Lonnie Donegan
3. Willie Nelson
4. Charlie Parker
5. Loretta Lynn
6. Gil Scott-Heron
7. Harry Belafonte
8. The Kingston Trio
9. Thelonious Monk
10. Patsy Cline
11. Joan Baez
12. Dizzy Gillespie
13. Lightnin' Hopkins
14. Chuck Willis

Posted by Michael W on Thursday, 04/1/2021 @ 06:46am


1. The "5" Royales
2. The Four Freshmen
3. Willie Nelson
4. Charlie Parker
5. Count Basie
6. Gil Scott-Heron
7. Harry Belafonte
8. The Kingston Trio
9. Thelonious Monk
10. Dolly Parton
11. Joan Baez
12. Big Joe Turner
13. . Lightnin' Hopkins
14. . Merle Haggard

Posted by ntndeacon on Thursday, 04/1/2021 @ 09:38am


1. The "5" Royales
2. Lonnie Donegan
3. Willie Nelson
4. Charlie Parker
5. Loretta Lynn
6. Townes Van Zandt
7. Harry Belafonte
8. The Kingston Trio
9. Jacques Brel
10. Patsy Cline
11. George Jones
12. Dizzy Gillespie
13. Lightnin' Hopkins
14. Chuck Willis

Posted by MichaelEU on Thursday, 04/1/2021 @ 10:42am


1: Freddie King
2: Lonnie Donegan
3: Willie Nelson
4: Charlie Parker
5: Count Basie
6: Gil Scott-Heron
7: Harry Belafonte
8: Ravi Shankar
9: Thelonious Monk
10: Dolly Parton
11: Joan Baez
12: Dizzy Gillespie
13: Lightnin' Hopkins
14: Merle Haggard

Posted by Johnny on Thursday, 04/1/2021 @ 15:47pm


Freddie King
2. Lonnie Donegan
3. John Cage
4.Charlie Parker
5. Count Basie
6. Gil Scott-Heron
7. Harry Belafonte
8. Ravi Shankar
9. Thelonious Monk
10. Patsy Cline
11. Joan Baez
12. Big Joe Turner
13. Lightnin' Hopkins
14. Chuck Willis

Posted by Tom H. on Thursday, 04/1/2021 @ 21:11pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results:

Freddie King 4 - The "5" Royales 2
Lonnie Donegan 5 - The Four Freshman 1
Willie Nelson 5 - John Cage 1
Charlie Parker 6 - Wendy Carlos 0
Loretta Lynn 3 - Count Basie 3 (Tom H.'s last vote cast was for Count Basie)
Gil Scott-Heron 5 - Townes Van Zandt 1
Harry Belafonte 6 - Ivory Joe Hunter 0
The Kingston Trio 3 - Ravi Shankar 3 (Tom H.'s last vote cast was for Ravi Shankar)
Thelonious Monk 5 - Jacques Brel 1
Dolly Parton 3 - Patsy Cline 3 (Tom H.'s last vote cast was for Patsy Cline)
Joan Baez 5 - George Jones 1
Dizzy Gillespie 3 - Big Joe Turner 3 (Tom H.'s last vote cast was for Big Joe Turner)
Lightnin' Hopkins 5 - Bobby "Blue" Bland 1
Merle Haggard 3 - Chuck Willis (Tom H.'s last vote cast was for Chuck Willis)


Round 3 of the Influences Madness Tournament will be posted shortly.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 04/2/2021 @ 01:28am


Influences Madness - Round 3:

1. Freddie King vs. Lonnie Donegan
2. Willie Nelson vs. Charlie Parker
3. Loretta Lynn vs. Gil Scott-Heron
4. Harry Belafonte vs. John Coltrane

5. Johnny Ace vs. Tom Lehrer vs The Kingston Trio

I missed a Round 2 match, so pick your favorite of these three. We'll eliminate the most recent votes to break any ties that occur.

6. Thelonious Monk vs. Dolly Parton
7. Joan Baez vs. Dizzy Gillespie
8. Lightnin' Hopkins vs. Merle Haggard


Voting will end at 10 PM Central on Thursday.

Posted by Darren on Friday, 04/2/2021 @ 01:36am


1. Freddie King
2. Willie Nelson
3. Loretta Lynn
4. John Coltrane
5. The Kingston Trio
6. Dolly Parton
7. Dizzy Gillespie (Joan Baez has been inducted, so Dizzy will get a bye this round. I can't believe I missed this until now. lol)
8. Merle Haggard

Posted by Darren on Friday, 04/2/2021 @ 01:38am


INFLUENCES MADNESS
Round 3
1. Freddie King
2. Willie Nelson
3. Loretta Lynn
4. Harry Belafonte
5. Johnny Ace
6. Dolly Parton
7. Dizzy Gillespie
8. Merle Haggard
KING

Posted by KING on Friday, 04/2/2021 @ 02:46am


1. Freddie King vs.
2. Charlie Parker
3. Gil Scott-Heron
4. John Coltrane
5. Johnny Ace
6. Thelonious Monk
7. . Dizzy Gillespie
8. Lightnin' Hopkins

Posted by Tom H. on Friday, 04/2/2021 @ 07:28am


1: Freddie King
2: Willie Nelson
3: Loretta Lynn
4: John Coltrane
5: Johnny Ace
6: Dolly Parton
7: Dizzy Gillespie
8: Merle Haggard

Posted by Johnny on Friday, 04/2/2021 @ 09:29am


1. Lonnie Donegan (would've voted for Freddie King, but he's already in)
2. Willie Nelson
3. Gil Scott-Heron
4. John Coltrane
5. The Kingston Trio
6. Dolly Parton
7. Dizzy Gillespie
8. Lightnin' Hopkins

Posted by MichaelEU on Friday, 04/2/2021 @ 10:36am


1. Lonnie Donegan
2. Willie Nelson
3. Loretta Lynn
4. John Coltrane
5. Johnny Ace
6. Dolly Parton
7. Dizzy Gillespie
8. Lightin' Hawkins

Posted by Greg F on Friday, 04/2/2021 @ 13:21pm


Freddie King isn't inducted as a Performer, which is why he was / is still eligible for this tournament.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 04/3/2021 @ 21:34pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results:

Freddie King 4 - Lonnie Donegan 2
Willie Nelson 5 - Charlie Parker 1
Loretta Lynn 4 - Gil Scott-Heron 2
John Coltrane 5 - Harry Belafonte 1
Johnny Ace 4 - The Kingston Trio 2 - Tom Lehrer 0
Dolly Parton 5 - Thelonious Monk 1
Merle Haggard 3 - Lightnin' Hopkins 3 (The last vote cast was Greg F's vote for Lightnin' Hopkins)


Round 4 of the Influences Madness Tournament will be posted shortly.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 04/3/2021 @ 21:42pm


Influences Madness - Round 4:

1. Freddie King vs. Willie Nelson
2. Loretta Lynn vs. John Coltrane
3. Johnny Ace vs. Dolly Parton
4. Dizzy Gillespie vs. Merle Haggard

Voting will end at 10 PM Central on Saturday.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 04/3/2021 @ 21:42pm


1. Willie Nelson
2. John Coltrane
3. Dolly Parton
4. Merle Haggard

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 04/3/2021 @ 21:45pm


The Round 4 poll will end at 10 PM Central on Sunday.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 04/3/2021 @ 21:49pm


1. Willie Nelson
2. John Coltrane
3. Dolly Parton
4. Dizzy Gillespie

Posted by MichaelEU on Saturday, 04/3/2021 @ 22:59pm


1: Willie Nelson
2: John Coltrane
3: Dolly Parton
4: Merle Haggard

Posted by Johnny on Sunday, 04/4/2021 @ 20:12pm


1: Willie Nelson
2: John Coltrane
3: Dolly Parton
4: Merle Haggard

Posted by Greg F on Sunday, 04/4/2021 @ 21:18pm


1. Freddie King
2. John Coltrane
3. Johnny Ace
4. Dizzy Gillespie

Posted by Tom H. on Sunday, 04/4/2021 @ 21:32pm


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results:

Willie Nelson 4 - Freddie King 1
John Coltrane 5 - Loretta Lynn 0
Dolly Parton 4 - Johnny Ace 1
Merle Haggard 3 - Dizzy Gillespie 2

Round 5 of the Influences Madness Tournament will be posted shortly.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 04/4/2021 @ 22:50pm


Influences Madness - Round 5:

1. Willie Nelson vs. John Coltrane
2. Dolly Parton vs. Merle Haggard


Voting will end at 10 PM Central on Monday.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 04/4/2021 @ 22:50pm


1. Willie Nelson
2. Dolly Parton

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 04/4/2021 @ 22:51pm


KING Influences Round 5
1. Willie Nelson
2. Dolly Parton
KING

Posted by KING on Monday, 04/5/2021 @ 00:28am


1. Willie Nelson
2. Dolly Parton

Posted by MichaelEU on Monday, 04/5/2021 @ 05:44am


1: Willie Nelson
2: Dolly Parton

Posted by Johnny on Monday, 04/5/2021 @ 07:32am


1: John Coltrane
2: Dolly Parton

Posted by Greg F on Monday, 04/5/2021 @ 08:37am


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results:

Willie Nelson 4 - John Coltrane 1
Dolly Parton 5 - Merle Haggard 0

The Championship and 3rd Place Matches of the Influences Madness Tournament will be posted shortly.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 04/5/2021 @ 23:54pm


Influences Madness - Championship:

1. Willie Nelson vs. Dolly Parton


Influences Madness - 3rd Place:

2. John Coltrane vs. Merle Haggard


Voting will end at 10 PM Central on Tuesday.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 04/5/2021 @ 23:54pm


1. Willie Nelson
2. John Coltrane

Posted by Darren on Monday, 04/5/2021 @ 23:55pm


1: Dolly Parton
2: John Coltrane

Posted by Greg F on Tuesday, 04/6/2021 @ 06:15am


1: Willie Nelson
2: John Coltrane

Posted by Johnny on Tuesday, 04/6/2021 @ 08:29am


KING INFLUENCES Championship.
1. Willie Nelson
Other Match 3rd Place.
2. John Coltrane
KING

Posted by KING on Tuesday, 04/6/2021 @ 08:48am


1. Willie Nelson
2. John Coltrane

Posted by MichaelEU on Tuesday, 04/6/2021 @ 10:58am


Voting is now closed.

Here are the final results:

Influences Madness - Championship:

Willie Nelson 4 - Dolly Parton 1


Influences Madness - 3rd Place:

John Coltrane 5 - Merle Haggard 0


Congrats to the 2021 Influences Madness Champion, Willie Nelson!

That concludes the Madness tournaments for 2021! Thanks to everyone who participated!

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 04/6/2021 @ 23:20pm


Good morning everyone. With me being in charge of the top 500 songs/albums project, figured I'd explain how this works. We're gonna start with 500 songs list
Those who want to request songs to be put in go here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14Zz1p6zPRsD2UKXezQpbxsgHlkglVDBwAnxjeSzSh-A/edit

Song requests will end next Sunday, which will hopefully give enough time to get 500 songs. If not, I'll repost the sheet again fot those who haven't seen it. After 500 songs are compiled, I will put them all in a randomizer and post the results here, where we will dicuss what song should move a spot, what should stay, etc. After thats done I will make a Spotify playlist and post it here. This will be repeated with the albums list minus the Spotify part.
Also I will be requesting songs for this project and I'm gonna reveal them now so that way we don't end with repeats:
Aretha Franklin- Respect
David Bowie- "Heroes"
The Beatles- Let It Be
Missy Elliot- Get Yo Freak On
King Crimson- In The Court of The Crimson King
Radiohead- Paranoid Android
Marvin Gaye- Whats Going On
Carole King- Natural Woman
Chuck Berry- Johnny B.Goode
Public Enemy- Fight The Power
Rolling Stones- Gimme Shelter
Nirvana- Smells Like Teen Spirit
Led Zeppelin- Stairway to Heaven
Coldplay- Yellow
OutKast- Hey Ya
Stevie Wonder- Superstition
Queen- Bohemian Rhapsody
Prince- Purple Rain
John Lennon- Imagine
Ozzy Osbourne- Crazy Train
Jane's Addiction- Jane Says
MF DOOM- Fancy Clown
Billy Squire- The Stroke
Ween- Ocean Man
Jack Stauber- Buttercup
Soundgarden- Black Hole Sun
Slade- Merry Xmas Everybody
Tally Hall- Ruler of Everything
Blur- Parklife
AC/DC- Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

With all that out of the way, let the requesting begin

Posted by Raichu on Sunday, 01/9/2022 @ 07:42am


KING,

You didn't put any songs in your response, you just put the number. Do you mind posting what songs you requested here?

Posted by Raichu on Sunday, 01/9/2022 @ 10:02am


Greg F,
You'll have to change your Purple Rain request to something else seeing as how I already added that, but I can change mine if you can't come up with anything.

Posted by Raichu on Sunday, 01/9/2022 @ 10:31am


I'll replace Purple Rain with Orange Juice - Rip It Up (1982).

Posted by Greg F on Sunday, 01/9/2022 @ 10:48am


We're currently have 133 songs out of 500, if anyone else would like to add songs please use the form to do so

Posted by Raichu on Sunday, 01/9/2022 @ 12:42pm


Sure Raichu
King 30 Songs 500 Song Project
The Sonics-Have Gun, Will Travel
Def Leppard-Photograph
Radiohead-Creep
The Grass Roots-Sooner Or Later
Soundgarden-Fell On Black Days
The Cascades-Rhythm Of The Rain
The Rolling Stones-Paint It, Black
George Strait-Marina Del Ray
Alice In Chains-Down In A Hole
Don Henley-Boys Of Summer
The Pretty Things-Rosalyn
KISS-Love Gun
Counting Crows-Mr. Jones
The Beatles-Revolution
Duran Duran-RIO
Quiet Riot-Metal Health
The Spinners-Rubberband Man
Kim Carnes-Bette Davis Eyes
Kool & The Gang-Misled
The Hollies-Carrie Anne
Pat Benatar-Fire And Ice
U2-With Or Without You
David Bowie-Modern Love
Survivor-Eye Of The Tiger
Metallica-Enter Sandman
The Black Crowes-She Talks To Angels
Eagles-One Of These Nights
The The-Dogs Of Lust
Ben E. King-Spanish Harlem
Madonna-Like A Prayer

KING

Posted by KING on Sunday, 01/9/2022 @ 12:45pm


KING Correction:
Should read The Sonics-Have Love, Will Travel.
KING

Posted by KING on Sunday, 01/9/2022 @ 13:03pm


So we currently have 153 songs.
Gonna repost the link for those who didn't see it: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14Zz1p6zPRsD2UKXezQpbxsgHlkglVDBwAnxjeSzSh-A/edit

Posted by Raichu on Sunday, 01/9/2022 @ 14:00pm


We're now at 183 songs

Posted by Raichu on Sunday, 01/9/2022 @ 17:42pm


Gonna add 17 songs myself to round it out to 200:
Billy Preston- Nothing from Nothing
LL Cool Jay- Rock the Bells
ELO- Mr Blue Sky
Oingo Boingo- Weird Science
Fools Garden- Lemon Tree
Steely Dan- Aja
Rolling Stones- Bitch
Nat King Cole- Nature Boy
TOOL- Stinkfist
Men At Work- Down Under
Elvis Presley- Wonder of You
Scorpions- Rock You Like A Hurricane
M.I.A- Paper Planes
Cranberries- Zombie
Hawkwind- Brainstorm
Radiohead- Idioteque
Alice Cooper- Eighteen

Posted by Raichu on Sunday, 01/9/2022 @ 17:54pm


Once again posting the form link for those who didn't see it: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14Zz1p6zPRsD2UKXezQpbxsgHlkglVDBwAnxjeSzSh-A/edit

Posted by Raichu on Sunday, 01/9/2022 @ 20:18pm


Hi, Raichu! Congratulations on doing an excellent job so far with your Top 500 Songs Project! 2 questions for you, though:

1: Are you planning on revealing the Top 500 Songs List once it's complete?
2: If it goes well, are you gonna add more songs? Because judging by the looks of things, I think you're gonna have to expand the list to about 1,000...or maybe more (!).

Keep up the good work, buddy!

Posted by Johnny on Sunday, 01/9/2022 @ 20:23pm


Johnny,

To answer your questions, I do plan to reveal the songs list once we hit 500, and if I end getting more than 500, I'll say those were runner-ups because I don't wanna screw myself over trying to add 1000 songs to a Spotify playlist.

Posted by Raichu on Monday, 01/10/2022 @ 06:44am


Also probably gonna keep adding songs myself while waiting for responses from other people.

Also also, Nick or Darren, whenever you guys see this, can you possibly help advertise and/or join the Discord server I made a while back? Heres the link for it: https://discord.gg/38aKMHeTq8

Posted by Raichu on Monday, 01/10/2022 @ 06:53am


Ok so I've noticed a few repeat requests from the form responses, so I'm gonna list the songs that have currently been added on the list so that way they don't get requesting again:
The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
The Beatles - A Day in the Life
The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon
John Hiatt - Have a Little Faith in Me
Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes - Wake Up Everybody
Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
deadmau5 and Kaskade - I Remember
Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)
Dolly Parton - Jolene (
Loretta Lynn - The Pill
Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams - Get Lucky
Eagles - Hotel California
Chic - Good Times
Donna Summer - I Feel Love
Fiona Apple - Criminal
Tori Amos - Cornflake Girl
Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know
Big Star - Thirteen
Todd Rundgren - Hello It's Me
Orange Juice- Rip it Up
David Bowie - Space oddity
Carly Simon - You're So Vain
Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog
Mamie Smith - Crazy Blues
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
Sade - Smooth Operator
Michael Jackson - Beat It
Madonna - Like a Prayer
The Kinks - You Really Got Me
Gary Wright - Dream Weaver
The Spencer Davis Group - I'm a Man
The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Pearl Jam - Alive
Weezer - Buddy Holly
Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
Public Enemy - Rebel Without a Pause
Black Sabbath - War Pigs
Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name
Carole King - It's Too Late
Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused
Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
Fairport Convention - Meet On the Ledge
George Harrison - My Sweet Lord
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run
Stevie Wonder - I Wish
Laura Nyro - Eli's Comin'
Three Dog Night - Joy to the World
The Guess Who - American Woman
The Cars - Just What I Needed
Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the U.K.
John Mellencamp - Jack & Diane
MC5 - Kick Out the Jams
Yes - Roundabout
The Replacements - Can't Hardly Wait
Hüsker Dü - Something I Learned Today
Prince & The Revolution - When Doves Cry
Danzig - Mother
The Temptations - My Girl
The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman
The Supremes - Come See About Me
R.E.M. - Losing My Religion
Amy Winehouse - Rehab
Billie Holiday - Summertime
Blondie - Heart of Glass
Bob Dylan - Times They Are a-Changin'
Bob Marley & the Wailers - Three Little Birds
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary
Derek & the Dominos - Layla
Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock
Ike & Tina Turner - River Deep Mountain High
Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee
Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind
Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues
Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now
Neil Young - Heart of Gold
Ray Charles - I've Got a Woman
Sam Cook - Bring It On Home to Me
Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence
Talking Heads - Once In a Lifetime
The Beatles - Here Comes the Sun
The Carter Family - Wildwood Flower
The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset
The Mamas & the Papas - California Dreamin'
The Ronettes - Be My Baby
The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack
The Velvet Underground - Venus in Furs
Tom Waits - Downtown Train
Willie Nelson - Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain
ZZ Top - La Grange
The Sonics-Have Love, Will Travel.
Def Leppard-Photograph
Radiohead-Creep
The Grass Roots-Sooner Or Later
Soundgarden-Fell On Black Days
The Cascades-Rhythm Of The Rain
The Rolling Stones-Paint It, Black
George Strait-Marina Del Ray
Alice In Chains-Down In A Hole
Don Henley-Boys Of Summer
The Pretty Things-Rosalyn
KISS-Love Gun
Counting Crows-Mr. Jones
The Beatles-Revolution
Duran Duran-RIO
Quiet Riot-Metal Health
The Spinners-Rubberband Man
Kim Carnes-Bette Davis Eyes
Kool & The Gang-Misled
The Hollies-Carrie Anne
Pat Benatar-Fire And Ice
U2-With Or Without You
David Bowie-Modern Love
Survivor-Eye Of The Tiger
Metallica-Enter Sandman
The Black Crowes-She Talks To Angels
Eagles-One Of These Nights
The The-Dogs Of Lust
Ben E. King-Spanish Harlem
Madonna-Like A Prayer
The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night
The Beatles - Help!
The Beatles - Yesterday
The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
The Beatles - Lady Madonna
Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Led Zeppelin - Black Dog
Led Zeppelin - When the Levee Breaks
King Crimson - Fallen Angel
Heart - Barracuda
Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
Pat Benatar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Soft Cell - Tainted Love
George Thorogood & the Destroyers - Bad to the Bone
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
Judas Priest - You've Got Another Thing Comin'
Gary Portnoy - Where Everybody Knows Your Name
Depeche Mode - Everything Counts
ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man
Dire Straits - Money for Nothing
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Slayer - Angel of Death
Judas Priest - Painkiller
Rage Against the Machine - Know Your Enemy
Depeche Mode - I Feel You
Radiohead - Just
Iron Maiden - Brave New World
Mastodon - Oblivion
Kamasi Washington - Truth
Billy Preston- Nothing from Nothing
LL Cool Jay- Rock the Bells
ELO- Mr Blue Sky
Oingo Boingo- Weird Science
Fools Garden- Lemon Tree
Steely Dan- Aja
Rolling Stones- Bitch
Nat King Cole- Nature Boy
TOOL- Stinkfist
Men At Work- Down Under
Elvis Presley- Wonder of You
Scorpions- Rock You Like A Hurricane
M.I.A- Paper Planes
Cranberries- Zombie
Hawkwind- Brainstorm
Radiohead- Idioteque
Alice Cooper- Eighteen
Vance Joy- Riptide
Grateful Dead- Touch of Grey
The Who- Won't Get Fooled Again
Grateful Dead- Shakedown StreetA Tribe Called Quest - Scenario
Aesop Rock - Daylight
Bill Evans Trio - Peace Piece
Bob Dylan - Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts
Daft Punk - One More Time
Dean Martin - Ain't That a Kick in the Head?
Death Grips - The Fever (Aye Aye) Dolly Parton - Jolene
Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings
Fugazi - Waiting Room
Hüsker Dü - Pink Turns to Blue
Jacques Brel - Le moribond
Joy Division - Disorder
Kurt Vile - Pretty Pimpin'
Leonard Cohen - Dress Rehearsal Rag
Miles Davis - Miles Runs the Voodoo Down
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat
Rush - 2112
Sonic Youth - Tunic (Song for Karen)
Sophie - Bipp
Tame Impala - Feels Like We Only Go Backwards
The Gun Club - Sex Beat
The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up
Townes Van Zandt - Fare Thee Well, Miss Carousel
Warren Zevon - Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner
Wilco - Jesus, etc. XTC - Dear God
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Technopolis
If anyone who has requested any of the songs already on this list, please change it to a different song. I've already noticed Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush has been requested 3 times and You Got Another Thing Coming by Judas Priest 2 times. Sorry for the long ass post but I figured I should say something.

Posted by Raichu on Monday, 01/10/2022 @ 09:49am


So that would make (on the main list) Kraftwerk, at #40 (not as a performer) or Joy Division, at #60, the highest-ranked acts not in the actual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, at #330, the lowest-ranked Hall of Famer?

Posted by Joe S. on Monday, 01/10/2022 @ 10:22am


I'll replace Running Up that Hill and Jolene with Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird and Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express.

If I can I would like to add five more.

New Order - Blue Monday
Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time
The Temptations - My Girl
Mary Wells - My Guy
Link Wray - Rumble

Posted by Greg F on Monday, 01/10/2022 @ 10:33am


Not sure how this works. What happens with all these songs? How are they going to be ranked? I saw Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is on the list twice, so I'd like to replace it with Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road.

Posted by MichaelEU on Monday, 01/10/2022 @ 12:08pm


MichaelEU,

what will happen is that once 500 songs are gathered, they will be put through a randomizer and whatever the rankings that will be generated will be posted here. We will then discuss what songs should be moved up, moved down, etc.

Posted by Raichu on Monday, 01/10/2022 @ 12:53pm


Raichu, I'd like to add another Fab 5 of my own:

1: Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (1983)
2: Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'n' Roll (1981)
3: Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
4: Black Sabbath - Iron Man (1971)
5: Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water (1973)

Posted by Johnny on Monday, 01/10/2022 @ 16:14pm


Raichu, here's your list in alphabetical order including the following songs I added:

Crosby, Stills and Nash - Suite Judy Blue Eyes
Don McLean - American Pie
Petula Clark - Downtown
Ram Jam - Black Betty
The Allman Brothers Band - Ramblin' Man
The Association - Windy
The Troggs - Wild Thing
The Who - My Generation





A Tribe Called Quest - Scenario
Aesop Rock - Daylight
Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know
Alice Cooper- Eighteen
Alice In Chains-Down In A Hole
Amy Winehouse - Rehab
Ben E. King-Spanish Harlem
Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog
Big Star - Thirteen
Bill Evans Trio - Peace Piece
Billie Holiday - Summertime
Billy Preston- Nothing from Nothing
Black Sabbath - Iron Man
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Black Sabbath - War Pigs
Blondie - Heart of Glass
Bob Dylan - Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts
Bob Dylan - Times They Are a-Changin'
Bob Marley & the Wailers - Three Little Birds
Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road
Carly Simon - You're So Vain
Carole King - It's Too Late
Chic - Good Times
Counting Crows - Mr. Jones
Cranberries- Zombie
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary
Crosby, Stills and Nash - Suite Judy Blue Eyes
Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time
Daft Punk - One More Time
Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams - Get Lucky
Danzig - Mother
David Bowie - Space oddity
David Bowie - Modern Love
Dean Martin - Ain't That a Kick in the Head?
Death Grips - The Fever (Aye Aye) Dolly Parton - Jolene
Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water
Def Leppard - Photograph
Depeche Mode - Everything Counts
Depeche Mode - I Feel You
Derek & the Dominos - Layla
Dire Straits - Money for Nothing
Don Henley - Boys Of Summer
Don McLean - American Pie
Donna Summer - I Feel Love
Duran Duran - RIO
ELO - Mr Blue Sky
Eagles - Hotel California
Eagles - One Of These Nights
Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock
Elvis Presley - Wonder of You
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Fairport Convention - Meet On the Ledge
Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings
Fiona Apple - Criminal
Fools Garden - Lemon Tree
Fugazi - Waiting Room
Gary Portnoy - Where Everybody Knows Your Name
Gary Wright - Dream Weaver
George Harrison - My Sweet Lord
George Strait - Marina Del Ray
George Thorogood & the Destroyers - Bad to the Bone
Grateful Dead - Shakedown Street
Grateful Dead - Touch of Grey
Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes - Wake Up Everybody
Hawkwind - Brainstorm
Heart - Barracuda
Hüsker Dü - Pink Turns to Blue
Hüsker Dü - Something I Learned Today
Ike & Tina Turner - River Deep Mountain High
Iron Maiden - Brave New World
Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
Jacques Brel - Le moribond
Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee
Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind
Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'n' Roll
John Hiatt - Have a Little Faith in Me
John Mellencamp - Jack & Diane
Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues
Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now
Joy Division - Disorder
Judas Priest - Painkiller
Judas Priest - You've Got Another Thing Comin'
KISS - Love Gun
Kamasi Washington - Truth
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
King Crimson - Fallen Angel
Kool & The Gang - Misled
Kurt Vile - Pretty Pimpin'
LL Cool Jay - Rock the Bells
Laura Nyro - Eli's Comin'
Led Zeppelin - Black Dog
Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused
Led Zeppelin - When the Levee Breaks
Leonard Cohen - Dress Rehearsal Rag
Link Wray - Rumble
Loretta Lynn - The Pill
M.I.A - Paper Planes
MC5 - Kick Out the Jams
Madonna - Like a Prayer
Mamie Smith - Crazy Blues
Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Mary Wells - My Guy
Mastodon - Oblivion
Men At Work- Down Under
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Metallica - Enter Sandman
Michael Jackson - Beat It
Miles Davis - Miles Runs the Voodoo Down
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
Nat King Cole - Nature Boy
Neil Young - Heart of Gold
New Order - Blue Monday
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat
Oingo Boingo - Weird Science
Orange Juice - Rip it Up
Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker
Pat Benatar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Pat Benatar - Fire And Ice
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run
Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed
Pearl Jam - Alive
Petula Clark - Downtown
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
Prince & The Revolution - When Doves Cry
Public Enemy - Rebel Without a Pause
Quiet Riot - Metal Health
R.E.M. - Losing My Religion
Radiohead - Just
Radiohead- Idioteque
Radiohead - Creep
Rage Against the Machine - Know Your Enemy
Ram Jam - Black Betty
Ray Charles - I've Got a Woman
Rolling Stones- Bitch
Rush - 2112
Sade - Smooth Operator
Sam Cook - Bring It On Home to Me
Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane
Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the U.K.
Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence
Slayer - Angel of Death
Soft Cell - Tainted Love
Sonic Youth - Tunic (Song for Karen)
Sophie - Bipp
Soundgarden - Fell On Black Days
Steely Dan - Aja
Stevie Wonder - I Wish
Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger
TOOL - Stinkfist
Talking Heads - Once In a Lifetime
Tame Impala - Feels Like We Only Go Backwards
The Allman Brothers Band - Ramblin' Man
The Association - Windy
The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
The Beatles - A Day in the Life
The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night
The Beatles - Help!
The Beatles - Here Comes the Sun
The Beatles - Lady Madonna
The Beatles - Revolution
The Beatles - Yesterday
The Black Crowes - She Talks To Angels
The Cars - Just What I Needed
The Carter Family - Wildwood Flower
The Cascades - Rhythm Of The Rain
The Grass Roots - Sooner Or Later
The Guess Who - American Woman
The Gun Club - Sex Beat
The Hollies - Carrie Anne
The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset
The Kinks - You Really Got Me
The Mamas & the Papas - California Dreamin'
The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman
The Pretty Things - Rosalyn
The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up
The Replacements - Can't Hardly Wait
The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
The Rolling Stones - Paint It, Black
The Ronettes - Be My Baby
The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack
The Sonics - Have Love, Will Travel.
The Spencer Davis Group - I'm a Man
The Spinners - Rubberband Man
The Supremes - Come See About Me
The Temptations - My Girl
The Temptations - My Girl
The The - Dogs Of Lust
The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight
The Troggs - Wild Thing
The Velvet Underground - Venus in Furs
The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon
The Who - My Generation
The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
Three Dog Night - Joy to the World
Todd Rundgren - Hello It's Me
Tom Waits - Downtown Train
Tori Amos - Cornflake Girl
Townes Van Zandt - Fare Thee Well, Miss Carousel
U2 - With Or Without You
Vance Joy - Riptide
Warren Zevon - Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner
Weezer - Buddy Holly
Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
Wilco - Jesus, etc. XTC - Dear God
Willie Nelson - Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Technopolis
Yes - Roundabout
ZZ Top - La Grange
ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man
deadmau5 and Kaskade - I Remember

Posted by joker on Monday, 01/10/2022 @ 16:41pm


Raichu, I just wanna point one thing out: My Girl by The Temptations is listed twice.

Posted by Johnny on Monday, 01/10/2022 @ 18:44pm


Here is a google doc with the 500 songs list as it is being added on if anyone is intrested: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_OhllWE-aneHhtaYZcWPM9Ol0v2yzQF4OL8NWsnCyvA/edit?usp=drivesdk

Posted by Raichu on Monday, 01/10/2022 @ 19:07pm


As of right now, there are 359 songs. I have gotten songs requests from KING, Greg F, GothGuy2022, J.W, MichaelEU, Johnny, and Skylanderlord3. If anyone else have any song requests don't bother with the form, just post them here. Requests end Sunday.

Posted by Raichu on Tuesday, 01/11/2022 @ 09:32am


7 more


Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
Chumbawamba - I Get Knocked Down
Rick Derringer - Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo
Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
The Animals - House of the Rising Sun
The Yardbirds - For Your Love
Van Morrison - Moondance

Posted by joker on Tuesday, 01/11/2022 @ 14:46pm


Raichu, here's 11 more songs I wanna add to the list, in no particular order:

1: The Supremes - Stop! In the Name of Love
2: The Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)
3: The Mash - Suicide is Painless
4: Deep Purple - Highway Star
5: Pink Floyd - Time
6: Pink Floyd - Money
7: Billy Joel - The Stranger
8: Billy Joel - Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
9: Herb Alpert - Rise
10: The Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize
11: Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)

Posted by Johnny on Tuesday, 01/11/2022 @ 15:29pm


That Chumbawamba song is called Tubthumping.

I'll add another 5

Robyn - Dancing on My Own
T.Rex - 20th Century Boy
Roxy Music - Love is the Drug
Ray LaMontagne - Trouble
The Beach Boys - God Only Knows

Posted by Greg F on Tuesday, 01/11/2022 @ 16:14pm


That song by Chumbawamba should be:

Chumbawamba - Tubthumping (I Get Knocked Down)

Posted by joker on Tuesday, 01/11/2022 @ 16:16pm


Here is the current list of songs for the 500 song project:
Aretha Franklin- Respect
David Bowie- "Heroes"
The Beatles- Let It Be
Missy Elliot- Get Yo Freak On
King Crimson- In The Court of The Crimson King
Radiohead- Paranoid Android
Marvin Gaye- Whats Going On
Carole King- Natural Woman
Chuck Berry- Johnny B.Goode
Public Enemy- Fight The Power
Rolling Stones- Gimme Shelter
Nirvana- Smells Like Teen Spirit
Led Zeppelin- Stairway to Heaven
Coldplay- Yellow
OutKast- Hey Ya
Stevie Wonder- Superstition
Queen- Bohemian Rhapsody
Prince- Purple Rain
John Lennon- Imagine
Ozzy Osbourne- Crazy Train
Jane's Addiction- Jane Says
MF DOOM- Fancy Clown
Billy Squire- The Stroke
Ween- Ocean Man
Jack Stauber- Buttercup
Soundgarden- Black Hole Sun
Slade- Merry Xmas Everybody
Tally Hall- Ruler of Everything
Blur- Parklife
AC/DC- Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations (1966)
The Beatles - A Day in the Life (1967)
The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon (1985)
John Hiatt - Have a Little Faith in Me (1987)
Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes - Wake Up Everybody (1975)
Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed (1970)
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1972)
deadmau5 and Kaskade - I Remember (2008)
Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God) (1985)
Dolly Parton - Jolene (1972)
Loretta Lynn - The Pill (1975)
Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams - Get Lucky (2013)
Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
Chic - Good Times (1979)
Donna Summer - I Feel Love (1977)
Fiona Apple - Criminal (1996)
Tori Amos - Cornflake Girl (1994)
Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know (1995)
Big Star - Thirteen (1972)
Todd Rundgren - Hello It's Me (1972)
Orange Juice- Rip it Up (1982)
David Bowie - Space oddity (1969)
Carly Simon - You're So Vain (1972)
Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog (1951)
Mamie Smith - Crazy Blues (1920)
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
Sade - Smooth Operator (1984)
Michael Jackson - Beat It
Madonna - Like a Prayer (1989)
The Kinks - You Really Got Me (1965)
Gary Wright - Dream Weaver
The Spencer Davis Group - I'm a Man
The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Pearl Jam - Alive
Weezer - Buddy Holly
Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
Public Enemy - Rebel Without a Pause
Black Sabbath - War Pigs
Lynyrd Skynyrd- Free Bird
Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name
Carole King - It's Too Late
Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused
Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
Fairport Convention - Meet On the Ledge
George Harrison - My Sweet Lord
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run
Stevie Wonder - I Wish
Laura Nyro - Eli's Comin'
Three Dog Night - Joy to the World
The Guess Who - American Woman
The Cars - Just What I Needed
Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the U.K.
John Mellencamp - Jack & Diane
MC5 - Kick Out the Jams
Yes - Roundabout
The Replacements - Can't Hardly Wait
Hüsker Dü - Something I Learned Today
Prince & The Revolution - When Doves Cry
Danzig - Mother
The Temptations - My Girl
The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman
The Supremes - Come See About Me
R.E.M. - Losing My Religion
Amy Winehouse - Rehab
Billie Holiday - Summertime
Blondie - Heart of Glass
Bob Dylan - Times They Are a-Changin'
Bob Marley & the Wailers - Three Little Birds
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary
Derek & the Dominos - Layla
Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues
Bruce Springsteen- Thunder Road
Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock
Ike & Tina Turner - River Deep Mountain High
Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee
Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind
Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues
Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now
Neil Young - Heart of Gold
Ray Charles - I've Got a Woman
Sam Cook - Bring It On Home to Me
Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence
Talking Heads - Once In a Lifetime
The Beatles - Here Comes the Sun
The Carter Family - Wildwood Flower
The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset
The Mamas & the Papas - California Dreamin'
The Ronettes - Be My Baby
The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack
The Velvet Underground - Venus in Furs
Tom Waits - Downtown Train
Willie Nelson - Blue Eyes Crying' in the Rain
ZZ Top - La Grange
The Sonics-Have Love, Will Travel.
Def Leppard-Photograph
Radiohead-Creep
The Grass Roots-Sooner Or Later
Soundgarden-Fell On Black Days
The Cascades-Rhythm Of The Rain
The Rolling Stones-Paint It, Black
George Strait-Marina Del Rey
Alice In Chains-Down In A Hole
Don Henley-Boys Of Summer
The Pretty Things-Rosalyn
KISS-Love Gun
Counting Crows-Mr. Jones
The Beatles-Revolution
Duran Duran-RIO
Quiet Riot-Metal Health
The Spinners-Rubberband Man
Kim Carnes-Bette Davis Eyes
Kool & The Gang-Misled
The Hollies-Carrie Anne
Pat Benatar-Fire And Ice
U2-With Or Without You
David Bowie-Modern Love
Survivor-Eye Of The Tiger
Metallica-Enter Sandman
The Black Crowes-She Talks To Angels
Eagles-One Of These Nights
The The-Dogs Of Lust
Ben E. King-Spanish Harlem
Madonna-Like A Prayer
The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night (1964)
The Beatles - Help! (1965)
The Beatles - Yesterday (1965)
The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (1965)
The Beatles - Lady Madonna (1968)
Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine (1968)
Led Zeppelin - Black Dog (1971)
Led Zeppelin - When the Levee Breaks (1971)
King Crimson - Fallen Angel (1974)
Heart - Barracuda (1977)
Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker (1979)
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb (1979)
Pat Benatar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot (1980)
Soft Cell - Tainted Love (1981)
George Thorogood & the Destroyers - Bad to the Bone (1982)
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
Judas Priest - You've Got Another Thing Comin' (1982)
Gary Portnoy - Where Everybody Knows Your Name (1983)
Depeche Mode - Everything Counts (1983)
ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man (1983)
Dire Straits - Money for Nothing (1985)
Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
Slayer - Angel of Death (1986)
Judas Priest - Painkiller (1990)
Rage Against the Machine - Know Your Enemy (1992)
Depeche Mode - I Feel You (1993)
Radiohead - Just (1995)
Iron Maiden - Brave New World (2000)
Mastodon - Oblivion (2009)
Kamasi Washington - Truth (2017)
Billy Preston- Nothing from Nothing
LL Cool Jay- Rock the Bells
ELO- Mr Blue Sky
Oingo Boingo- Weird Science
Fools Garden- Lemon Tree
Steely Dan- Aja
Rolling Stones- Bitch
Nat King Cole- Nature Boy
TOOL- Stinkfist
Men At Work- Down Under
Elvis Presley- Wonder of You
Scorpions- Rock You Like A Hurricane
M.I.A- Paper Planes
Cranberries- Zombie
Hawkwind- Brainstorm
Radiohead- Idioteque
Alice Cooper- Eighteen
Vance Joy- Riptide
Grateful Dead- Touch of Grey
The Who- Won't Get Fooled Again
Grateful Dead- Shakedown Street
A Tribe Called Quest - Scenario
Aesop Rock - Daylight
Bill Evans Trio - Peace Piece
Bob Dylan - Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts
Daft Punk - One More Time
Dean Martin - Ain't That a Kick in the Head?
Death Grips - The Fever (Aye Aye)
Kraftwerk- Trans-Europe Express
Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings
Fugazi - Waiting Room
Hüsker Dü - Pink Turns to Blue
Jacques Brel - Le moribond
Joy Division - Disorder
Kurt Vile - Pretty Pimpin'
Leonard Cohen - Dress Rehearsal Rag
Miles Davis - Miles Runs the Voodoo Down
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat
Rush - 2112
Sonic Youth - Tunic (Song for Karen)
Sophie - Bipp
Tame Impala - Feels Like We Only Go Backwards
The Gun Club - Sex Beat
The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up
Townes Van Zandt - Fare Thee Well, Miss Carousel
Warren Zevon - Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner
Wilco - Jesus, etc.
XTC - Dear God
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Technopolis
New Order- Blue Monday
Cyndi Lauper- Time after Time
Michael Jackson- Beat It
Mary Wells- My Guy
Link Wray- Rumble
Aerosmith- Sweet Emotion
Sonic Youth- Teenage Riot
Notorious B.I.G- Juicy
SRV- Pride and Joy
Imagine Dragons- Radioactive
Harry Nillson- Without You
The Smiths- How Soon Is Now
Turbonegro- All My Friends are Dead
Tally Hall- Banana Man
LCD Soundsystem- All My Friends
Kanye West- Through the Wire
AC/DC- Highway to Hell
Pink Floyd- Echoes
Arcade Fire- Wake Up
Oasis- She's Electric
Steve Miller Band- Fly Like An Eagle
The Outfield- Your Love
Mountain- Mississippi Queen
The Killers- Mr Brightside
Cage the Elephant- Come a Little Closer
Korn- Freak on a Leash
Lana Del Rey- Summertime Sadness
Billie Eilish- bad guy
Lorde- Royals
MF Doom- Doomsday
Mountain Goats- No Children
Crosby, Stills and Nash - Suite Judy Blue Eyes
Don McLean - American Pie
Petula Clark - Downtown
Ram Jam - Black Betty
The Allman Brothers Band - Ramblin' Man
The Association - Windy
The Troggs - Wild Thing
The Who - My Generation
Miles Davis- In A Silent Way/It's About That Time
Beastie Boys - Sabotage
Ben Folds Five - Brick
Big Star - September Gurls
Bikini Kill - Rebel Girl
Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit
Blue Oyster Cult - Astronomy
Blues Magoos - (We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet
Butthole Surfers - Pepper
Cannibal Corpse - Hammer Smashed Face
Conway Twitty - Reuben James
Curtis Mayfield - Give It Up
Daniel Johnston - True Love Will Find You in the End
Dinosaur Jr. - Start Choppin'
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - What I Am
Elton John - Daniel
Elvis Costello & the Attractions - Watching the Detectives
Graham Parker - Discovering Japan
Gram Parsons - In My Hour of Darkness
Heavenly - Hearts and Crosses
Helloween - Halloween
John Coltrane - My Favourite Things
Kleenex Girl Wonder - Anne Marie
Leonard Cohen - Bird on the Wire
Leonard Cohen - So Long, Marianne
Megadeth - Holy Wars… The Punishment Due
Motorhead - (We Are) the Roadcrew
Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger
Pat Benatar - Shadows of the Night
Phil Ochs - Here's to the State of Mississippi
Pixies - Debaser
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love
Queen - Ogre Battle
Queen Latifah - U.N.I.T.Y.
Run the Jewels - Legend Has It
Rush - The Spirit of Radio
Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us
Suicide - Frankie Teardrop
The Beatles - And Your Bird Can Sing
The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize??
The Modern Lovers - Roadrunner
The Residents - Constantinople
The Smiths - I Know It's Over
The Strokes - Last Nite
The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
The Zombies - This Will Be Our Year
Vanilla Fudge - You Keep Me Hangin' On
Vic Chesnutt - It Is What It Is
Ween - Transdermal Celebration
Weezer - Undone (The Sweater Song)
Queen- Killer Queen
T.Rex- Bang a Gong
The Jam- Going Underground
AC/DC- You Shook Me All Night Long
Smash Mouth- All Star
Santana- Black Magic Woman
Santana- Oye Como Va
Scorpions- No One Like You
The Cure- Just Like Heaven
Harvey Danger- Flagpole Sitta
The Flys- Got You (Where I Want You)
Semisonic- Closing Time
Bastille- Pompeii
RHCP- Californiacation
RHCP- Can't Stop
EWAF- September
KISS- Rock and Roll all Nite
Warren Zevon- Werewolf in London
Jethro Tull- Aqualung
Janet Jackson- Rhythm Nation
Snoop Dogg- Doggy Dogg World
Eurythmics- Sweet Dreams
Rolling Stones- Jumpin Jack Flash
The Who- Baba O'Riley
Beck- Loser
Jeff Beck- Because We Ended as Lovers
DEVO- Whip It
Eminem- Without Me
Boston- More Than a Feeling
Roberta Flack- Killing Me Softly With His Song
Bad Company- Bad Company
Ozzy Osbourne- No More Tears
Doobie Brothers- What A Fool Believes
Tina Turner- What's Love Got To Do With
Lil Nas X- Old Town Road
Oasis- Wonderwall
David Bowie- Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
Black Sabbath- Iron Man
Black Sabbath- Paranoid
Deep Purple- Smoke on the Water
Joan Jett- I Love Rock and Roll
U2- Where The Streets Have No Name
Billy Cobb- Dear Friend Who Watches Me Sleep
MC Lyte- Rough Neck
The Beatles- Revolution
Afrika Bambaataa- Planet Rock
Mike Oldfield- Tubular Bells
Green Day- Basket Case
Nirvana- Heart Shaped Box
Nat King Cole- It's Only a Paper Moon
Alice Cooper- School's Out
Queen- Made in Heaven
Queen- Don't Stop Me Now
Pink Floyd- Another Brick In the Wall pt 2
Curtis Mayfield- Superfly
Hawkwind- Brainstorm
Everly Brothers- All I Have To Do Is Dream
ELO- Turn To Stone
Duran Duran- Ordinary World
Lynyrd Skynyrd- Gimme Three Steps
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers- Mary Jane's Last Dance
Tom Jones- It's Not Unusual
Run-DMC- My Adidas
Beastie Boys- No Sleep Till Brooklyn
Commodores- Easy
Depeche Mode- Enjoy the Silence
Foo Fighters- Everlong
Foo Fighters- The Best
Foo Fighters- Given To Fly
Rolling Stones- Sympathy for the Devil
Bob Dylan- Knockin on Heaven's Door
Radiohead- Karma Police
Rush- Tom Sawyer
Garbage- The World Is Not Enough
Adele- Skyfall
Beach Boys- I Get Around
Prince- Soft and Wet
OutKast- Ms Jackson
Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
Chumbawamba - Tubthumping
Rick Derringer - Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo
Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
The Animals - House of the Rising Sun
The Yardbirds - For Your Love
Van Morrison - Moondance
The Supremes - Stop! In the Name of Love
The Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)
The Mash - Suicide is Painless
Deep Purple - Highway Star
Pink Floyd - Time
Pink Floyd - Money
Billy Joel - The Stranger
Billy Joel - Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
Herb Alpert - Rise
The Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize
Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)
The Hollies- Air that I breathe
Robyn - Dancing on My Own
T.Rex - 20th Century Boy
Roxy Music - Love is the Drug
Ray LaMontagne - Trouble
The Beach Boys - God Only Knows

Posted by Raichu on Tuesday, 01/11/2022 @ 18:33pm


Might as well add some songs

Bob Dylan- Blowin' In the Wind
Chicago- 25 or 6 to 4
Cream- Sunshine of Your Love
Elvis Presley- Heartbreak Hotel
Frank Zappa- Peaches en Regalia
Gene Chandler- Duke of Earl
Grateful Dead- Truckin'
Kool & the Gang- Jungle Boogie
Miles Davis- All Blues
The Beatles- Hey Jude
The Coasters- Yakety Yak
Yes- Close to the Edge

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 01/11/2022 @ 20:25pm


I'm not sure if these songs are on the Top 500 List, but because I love this project very much (and also because I can't help myself), I wanna add these songs before it's too late. So here it goes:

The Jive Five - My True Story
Del Shannon - Runaway
Queen - We Will Rock You
Queen - We Are the Champions
Van Halen - Hot For Teacher
Miles Davis - So What
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
Isaac Hayes - Theme from Shaft
The Gap Band - Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)
Luther Vandross - Never Too Much

If I unknowingly added songs that are already on the list, please feel free to disregard them. I don't want to accidentally add duplicate selections.

Posted by Johnny on Tuesday, 01/11/2022 @ 22:01pm


If I'm allowed to add some more songs please add them, if not please ignore them.

The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man
The Clash - London Calling
Pixies - Where Is My Mind
R.E.M. - It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
Kraftwerk - Autobahn
The Cure - Boys Don't Cry
Pulp - Common People
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
Guns n' Roses - November Rain
The Drifters - Save the Last Dance For Me

Posted by MichaelEU on Tuesday, 01/11/2022 @ 22:52pm


I nominated Kraftwerk's "Autobahn" on the Google doc without knowing that someone already nominated it. So I would like to replace that with:

TLC - Waterfalls (1994)

Posted by John R.C. on Wednesday, 01/12/2022 @ 04:50am


Alright lads, we have hit 509 songs. News songs can no longer be requested. Now we do have a few runner-ups that didn't make the cut, and those are the following:
Leslie Parrish- Killing my Love
Ralf Gyllenhammar- Bed on Fire
Jefferson Airplane- Somebody to Love
Iggy Pop- The Passenger
The Monkees- Daydream Believer
MGMT- Time to Pretend
The Boomtown Rats- I Don't Like Mondays.
I will now put the current list through a randomizer and the results will be posted soon and song placement discussions will soon start.

Posted by Raichu on Wednesday, 01/12/2022 @ 06:38am


Correction: we have hit only 500 songs. The 9 in 509 was a missclick on my part cause I'm typing this comment out on my phone. My apologies.

Posted by Raichu on Wednesday, 01/12/2022 @ 06:40am


Forgot to reveal the full song list. Also I don't trust the randomizer I'm using to produce a solid top 20 that everyone would agree on so I'm gonna let you guys decide. Out of the 500 songs, which ones do you think should be in the top 20. Whatever songs you guys can agree on will be the top 20. the full song list is:
Aretha Franklin- Respect
David Bowie- "Heroes"
The Beatles- Let It Be
Missy Elliot- Get Yo Freak On
King Crimson- In The Court of The Crimson King
Radiohead- Paranoid Android
Marvin Gaye- Whats Going On
Carole King- Natural Woman
Chuck Berry- Johnny B.Goode
Public Enemy- Fight The Power
Rolling Stones- Gimme Shelter
Nirvana- Smells Like Teen Spirit
Led Zeppelin- Stairway to Heaven
Coldplay- Yellow
OutKast- Hey Ya
Stevie Wonder- Superstition
Queen- Bohemian Rhapsody
Prince- Purple Rain
John Lennon- Imagine
Ozzy Osbourne- Crazy Train
Jane's Addiction- Jane Says
MF DOOM- Fancy Clown
Billy Squire- The Stroke
Ween- Ocean Man
Jack Stauber- Buttercup
Soundgarden- Black Hole Sun
Slade- Merry Xmas Everybody
Tally Hall- Ruler of Everything
Blur- Parklife
AC/DC- Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations (1966)
The Beatles - A Day in the Life (1967)
The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon (1985)
John Hiatt - Have a Little Faith in Me (1987)
Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes - Wake Up Everybody (1975)
Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed (1970)
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1972)
deadmau5 and Kaskade - I Remember (2008)
Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God) (1985)
Dolly Parton - Jolene (1972)
Loretta Lynn - The Pill (1975)
Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams - Get Lucky (2013)
Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
Chic - Good Times (1979)
Donna Summer - I Feel Love (1977)
Fiona Apple - Criminal (1996)
Tori Amos - Cornflake Girl (1994)
Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know (1995)
Big Star - Thirteen (1972)
Todd Rundgren - Hello It's Me (1972)
Orange Juice- Rip it Up (1982)
David Bowie - Space oddity (1969)
Carly Simon - You're So Vain (1972)
Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog (1951)
Mamie Smith - Crazy Blues (1920)
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
Sade - Smooth Operator (1984)
Michael Jackson - Beat It
Madonna - Like a Prayer (1989)
The Kinks - You Really Got Me (1965)
Gary Wright - Dream Weaver
The Spencer Davis Group - I'm a Man
The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Pearl Jam - Alive
Weezer - Buddy Holly
Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
Public Enemy - Rebel Without a Pause
Black Sabbath - War Pigs
Lynyrd Skynyrd- Free Bird
Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name
Carole King - It's Too Late
Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused
Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
Fairport Convention - Meet On the Ledge
George Harrison - My Sweet Lord
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run
Stevie Wonder - I Wish
Laura Nyro - Eli's Comin'
Three Dog Night - Joy to the World
The Guess Who - American Woman
The Cars - Just What I Needed
Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the U.K.
John Mellencamp - Jack & Diane
MC5 - Kick Out the Jams
Yes - Roundabout
The Replacements - Can't Hardly Wait
Hüsker Dü - Something I Learned Today
Prince & The Revolution - When Doves Cry
Danzig - Mother
The Temptations - My Girl
The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman
The Supremes - Come See About Me
R.E.M. - Losing My Religion
Amy Winehouse - Rehab
Billie Holiday - Summertime
Blondie - Heart of Glass
Bob Dylan - Times They Are a-Changin'
Bob Marley & the Wailers - Three Little Birds
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary
Derek & the Dominos - Layla
Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues
Bruce Springsteen- Thunder Road
Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock
Ike & Tina Turner - River Deep Mountain High
Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee
Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind
Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues
Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now
Neil Young - Heart of Gold
Ray Charles - I've Got a Woman
Sam Cook - Bring It On Home to Me
Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence
Talking Heads - Once In a Lifetime
The Beatles - Here Comes the Sun
The Carter Family - Wildwood Flower
The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset
The Mamas & the Papas - California Dreamin'
The Ronettes - Be My Baby
The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack
The Velvet Underground - Venus in Furs
Tom Waits - Downtown Train
Willie Nelson - Blue Eyes Crying' in the Rain
ZZ Top - La Grange
The Sonics-Have Love, Will Travel.
Def Leppard-Photograph
Radiohead-Creep
The Grass Roots-Sooner Or Later
Soundgarden-Fell On Black Days
The Cascades-Rhythm Of The Rain
The Rolling Stones-Paint It, Black
George Strait-Marina Del Rey
Alice In Chains-Down In A Hole
Don Henley-Boys Of Summer
The Pretty Things-Rosalyn
KISS-Love Gun
Counting Crows-Mr. Jones
Ramones- Blitzkrieg Bop
Duran Duran-RIO
Quiet Riot-Metal Health
The Spinners-Rubberband Man
Kim Carnes-Bette Davis Eyes
Kool & The Gang-Misled
The Hollies-Carrie Anne
Pat Benatar-Fire And Ice
U2-With Or Without You
David Bowie-Modern Love
Survivor-Eye Of The Tiger
Metallica-Enter Sandman
The Black Crowes-She Talks To Angels
Eagles-One Of These Nights
The The-Dogs Of Lust
Ben E. King-Spanish Harlem
Madonna-Like A Prayer
The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night (1964)
The Beatles - Help! (1965)
The Beatles - Yesterday (1965)
The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (1965)
The Beatles - Lady Madonna (1968)
Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine (1968)
Led Zeppelin - Black Dog (1971)
Led Zeppelin - When the Levee Breaks (1971)
King Crimson - Fallen Angel (1974)
Heart - Barracuda (1977)
Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker (1979)
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb (1979)
Pat Benatar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot (1980)
Soft Cell - Tainted Love (1981)
George Thorogood & the Destroyers - Bad to the Bone (1982)
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
Judas Priest - You've Got Another Thing Comin' (1982)
Gary Portnoy - Where Everybody Knows Your Name (1983)
Depeche Mode - Everything Counts (1983)
ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man (1983)
Dire Straits - Money for Nothing (1985)
Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
Slayer - Angel of Death (1986)
Judas Priest - Painkiller (1990)
Rage Against the Machine - Know Your Enemy (1992)
Depeche Mode - I Feel You (1993)
Radiohead - Just (1995)
Iron Maiden - Brave New World (2000)
Mastodon - Oblivion (2009)
Kamasi Washington - Truth (2017)
Billy Preston- Nothing from Nothing
LL Cool Jay- Rock the Bells
ELO- Mr Blue Sky
Oingo Boingo- Weird Science
Fools Garden- Lemon Tree
Steely Dan- Aja
Rolling Stones- Bitch
Nat King Cole- Nature Boy
TOOL- Stinkfist
Men At Work- Down Under
Elvis Presley- Wonder of You
Scorpions- Rock You Like A Hurricane
M.I.A- Paper Planes
Cranberries- Zombie
Hawkwind- Brainstorm
Radiohead- Idioteque
Alice Cooper- Eighteen
Vance Joy- Riptide
Grateful Dead- Touch of Grey
The Who- Won't Get Fooled Again
Grateful Dead- Shakedown Street
A Tribe Called Quest - Scenario
Aesop Rock - Daylight
Bill Evans Trio - Peace Piece
Bob Dylan - Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts
Daft Punk - One More Time
Dean Martin - Ain't That a Kick in the Head?
Death Grips - The Fever (Aye Aye)
Kraftwerk- Trans-Europe Express
Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings
Fugazi - Waiting Room
Hüsker Dü - Pink Turns to Blue
Jacques Brel - Le moribond
Joy Division - Disorder
Kurt Vile - Pretty Pimpin'
Leonard Cohen - Dress Rehearsal Rag
Miles Davis - Miles Runs the Voodoo Down
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat
Rush - 2112
Sonic Youth - Tunic (Song for Karen)
Sophie - Bipp
Tame Impala - Feels Like We Only Go Backwards
The Gun Club - Sex Beat
The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up
Townes Van Zandt - Fare Thee Well, Miss Carousel
Warren Zevon - Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner
Wilco - Jesus, etc.
XTC - Dear God
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Technopolis
New Order- Blue Monday
Cyndi Lauper- Time after Time
Michael Jackson- Beat It
Mary Wells- My Guy
Link Wray- Rumble
Aerosmith- Sweet Emotion
Sonic Youth- Teenage Riot
Notorious B.I.G- Juicy
SRV- Pride and Joy
Imagine Dragons- Radioactive
Harry Nillson- Without You
The Smiths- How Soon Is Now
Turbonegro- All My Friends are Dead
Tally Hall- Banana Man
LCD Soundsystem- All My Friends
Kanye West- Through the Wire
AC/DC- Highway to Hell
Pink Floyd- Echoes
Arcade Fire- Wake Up
Oasis- She's Electric
Steve Miller Band- Fly Like An Eagle
The Outfield- Your Love
Mountain- Mississippi Queen
The Killers- Mr Brightside
Cage the Elephant- Come a Little Closer
Korn- Freak on a Leash
Lana Del Rey- Summertime Sadness
Billie Eilish- bad guy
Lorde- Royals
MF Doom- Doomsday
Mountain Goats- No Children
Crosby, Stills and Nash - Suite Judy Blue Eyes
Don McLean - American Pie
Petula Clark - Downtown
Ram Jam - Black Betty
The Allman Brothers Band - Ramblin' Man
The Association - Windy
The Troggs - Wild Thing
The Who - My Generation
Miles Davis- In A Silent Way/It's About That Time
Beastie Boys - Sabotage
Ben Folds Five - Brick
Big Star - September Gurls
Bikini Kill - Rebel Girl
Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit
Blue Oyster Cult - Astronomy
Blues Magoos - (We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet
Butthole Surfers - Pepper
Cannibal Corpse - Hammer Smashed Face
Conway Twitty - Reuben James
Curtis Mayfield - Give It Up
Daniel Johnston - True Love Will Find You in the End
Dinosaur Jr. - Start Choppin'
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - What I Am
Elton John - Daniel
Elvis Costello & the Attractions - Watching the Detectives
Graham Parker - Discovering Japan
Gram Parsons - In My Hour of Darkness
Heavenly - Hearts and Crosses
Helloween - Halloween
John Coltrane - My Favourite Things
Kleenex Girl Wonder - Anne Marie
Leonard Cohen - Bird on the Wire
Leonard Cohen - So Long, Marianne
Megadeth - Holy Wars… The Punishment Due
Motorhead - (We Are) the Roadcrew
Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger
Pat Benatar - Shadows of the Night
Phil Ochs - Here's to the State of Mississippi
Pixies - Debaser
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love
Queen - Ogre Battle
Queen Latifah - U.N.I.T.Y.
Run the Jewels - Legend Has It
Rush - The Spirit of Radio
Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us
Suicide - Frankie Teardrop
The Beatles - And Your Bird Can Sing
The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize??
The Modern Lovers - Roadrunner
The Residents - Constantinople
The Smiths - I Know It's Over
The Strokes - Last Nite
The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
The Zombies - This Will Be Our Year
Vanilla Fudge - You Keep Me Hangin' On
Vic Chesnutt - It Is What It Is
Ween - Transdermal Celebration
Weezer - Undone (The Sweater Song)
Queen- Killer Queen
T.Rex- Bang a Gong
The Jam- Going Underground
AC/DC- You Shook Me All Night Long
Smash Mouth- All Star
Santana- Black Magic Woman
Santana- Oye Como Va
Scorpions- No One Like You
The Cure- Just Like Heaven
Harvey Danger- Flagpole Sitta
The Flys- Got You (Where I Want You)
Semisonic- Closing Time
Bastille- Pompeii
RHCP- Californiacation
RHCP- Can't Stop
EWAF- September
KISS- Rock and Roll all Nite
Warren Zevon- Werewolf in London
Jethro Tull- Aqualung
Janet Jackson- Rhythm Nation
Snoop Dogg- Doggy Dogg World
Eurythmics- Sweet Dreams
Rolling Stones- Jumpin Jack Flash
The Who- Baba O'Riley
Beck- Loser
Jeff Beck- Because We Ended as Lovers
DEVO- Whip It
Eminem- Without Me
Boston- More Than a Feeling
Roberta Flack- Killing Me Softly With His Song
Bad Company- Bad Company
Ozzy Osbourne- No More Tears
Doobie Brothers- What A Fool Believes
Tina Turner- What's Love Got To Do With
Lil Nas X- Old Town Road
Oasis- Wonderwall
David Bowie- Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
Black Sabbath- Iron Man
Black Sabbath- Paranoid
Deep Purple- Smoke on the Water
Joan Jett- I Love Rock and Roll
U2- Where The Streets Have No Name
Billy Cobb- Dear Friend Who Watches Me Sleep
MC Lyte- Rough Neck
The Beatles- Revolution
Afrika Bambaataa- Planet Rock
Mike Oldfield- Tubular Bells
Green Day- Basket Case
Nirvana- Heart Shaped Box
Nat King Cole- It's Only a Paper Moon
Alice Cooper- School's Out
Queen- Made in Heaven
Queen- Don't Stop Me Now
Pink Floyd- Another Brick In the Wall pt 2
Curtis Mayfield- Superfly
Hawkwind- Brainstorm
Everly Brothers- All I Have To Do Is Dream
ELO- Turn To Stone
Duran Duran- Ordinary World
Lynyrd Skynyrd- Gimme Three Steps
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers- Mary Jane's Last Dance
Tom Jones- It's Not Unusual
Run-DMC- My Adidas
Beastie Boys- No Sleep Till Brooklyn
Commodores- Easy
Depeche Mode- Enjoy the Silence
Foo Fighters- Everlong
Foo Fighters- The Best
Foo Fighters- Given To Fly
Rolling Stones- Sympathy for the Devil
Bob Dylan- Knockin on Heaven's Door
Radiohead- Karma Police
Rush- Tom Sawyer
Garbage- The World Is Not Enough
Adele- Skyfall
Beach Boys- I Get Around
Prince- Soft and Wet
OutKast- Ms Jackson
Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
Chumbawamba - Tubthumping
Rick Derringer - Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo
Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
The Animals - House of the Rising Sun
The Yardbirds - For Your Love
Van Morrison - Moondance
The Supremes - Stop! In the Name of Love
The Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)
The Mash - Suicide is Painless
Deep Purple - Highway Star
Pink Floyd - Time
Pink Floyd - Money
Billy Joel - The Stranger
Billy Joel - Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
Herb Alpert - Rise
The Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize
Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)
The Hollies- Air that I breathe
Robyn - Dancing on My Own
T.Rex - 20th Century Boy
Roxy Music - Love is the Drug
Ray LaMontagne - Trouble
The Beach Boys - God Only Knows
Wilco- Being There
Bob Dylan- Blowin' In the Wind
Chicago- 25 or 6 to 4
Cream- Sunshine of Your Love
Elvis Presley- Heartbreak Hotel
Frank Zappa- Peaches en Regalia
Gene Chandler- Duke of Earl
Grateful Dead- Truckin'
Kool & the Gang- Jungle Boogie
Miles Davis- All Blues
The Beatles- Hey Jude
The Coasters- Yakety Yak
Yes- Close to the Edge
The Jive Five - My True Story
Del Shannon - Runaway
Queen - We Will Rock You
Queen - We Are the Champions
Van Halen - Hot For Teacher
Miles Davis - So What
Isaac Hayes - Theme from Shaft
The Gap Band - Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)
Luther Vandross - Never Too Much
The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man
The Clash - London Calling
Pixies - Where Is My Mind
R.E.M. - It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
The Cure - Boys Don't Cry
Pulp - Common People
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
Guns n' Roses - November Rain
The Drifters - Save the Last Dance For Me
TLC - Waterfalls (1994)
Taylor Swift - All Too Well (2012)
Radiohead - Everything in its Right Place (2000)
Kendrick Lamar - Alright (2015)
Kendrick Lamar - The Blacker the Berry (2015)
Daft Punk - Around the World (1997)
Talking Heads - This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) (1983)
Florence + The Machine - Shake it Out (2011)
The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever (1967)
R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe (1981)
Outkast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghbdad) (2000)
Rufus & Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody (1983)
Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights (1978)
Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
Cher - Believe (1998)
Beyonce - Formation (2016)
TLC - No Scrubs (1999)
Kanye West - Runaway (feat. Pusha T) (2010)
Jay-Z - Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) (1998)
2Pac - California Love (feat. Dr. Dre and Roger) (1996)
Digital Underground - Same Song (feat. 2Pac) (1991)
The Notorious B.I.G. - Big Poppa (1994)
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message (1982)
Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) (1987)
A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It? (1990)
The Temptations - Papa Was a Rollin' Stone (1972)
Missy Elliot - Get Ur Freak On (2001)
They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul (1990)
BTS - Dynamite (2020)
Heat Of The Moment by Asia-
I Fought the Law by The Clash
Come On Eileen by Dexys Midnight Runners
Touch-Tone Telephone by Lemon Demon
The Devil Went Down to Georgia by Charlie Daniels
Puttin' on the Ritz by Taco Ockerse
The Communists Have the Music by They Might be Giants
I'm on My Way by The Proclaimers -
Letterbox by Particlemen
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by Particlemen
Night of fire by Dream
Fly me to the moon by Frank Sinatra
Alone Again Naturally by O`Sullivan -
Love Is All by Ronnie James Dio & Deep Purple
Rebel Yell by Billy Idol
Wouldn't It Be Nice by the Beach Boys

Posted by Raichu on Wednesday, 01/12/2022 @ 07:09am


Although my own personal bias would be very different, I would make the objective top 20:

1. The Beatles - A Day in the Life
2. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
3. Michael Jackson - Beat It
4. Link Wray - Rumble
5. Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
6. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five - The Message
7. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
8. Public Enemy - Fight the Power
9. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
10. The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
11. The Beatles - Hey Jude
12. Bob Dylan - Blowin' in the Wind
13. Kraftwerk - Autobahn
14. The Who - My Generation
15. Prince - Purple Rain
16. Miles Davis - So What
17. Pixies - Where is My Mind?
18. Radiohead - Karma Police
19. David Bowie - "Heroes"
20. Stevie Wonder - Superstition

Really major cuts I had to make like Sonic Youth, Kate Bush, Notorious B.I.G., and Daniel Johnston, but I think that would be a solid top 20 in terms of importance.

Posted by Skylanderlord3 on Wednesday, 01/12/2022 @ 07:58am


I have finally produced a list I liked from the randomizer I was using. The discussions for placement will begin now. The results are:
1. The Beatles - A Day in the Life
2. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
3. Michael Jackson - Beat It
4. Link Wray - Rumble
5. Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
6. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five - The Message
7. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
8. Public Enemy - Fight the Power
9. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
10. The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
11. The Beatles - Hey Jude
12. Bob Dylan - Blowin' in the Wind
13. Kraftwerk - Autobahn
14. The Who - My Generation
15. Prince - Purple Rain
16. Miles Davis - So What
17. Pixies - Where is My Mind?
18. Radiohead - Karma Police
19. David Bowie - "Heroes"
20. Stevie Wonder - Superstition
21. Rush- Tom Sawyer
22. AC/DC- Highway to Hell
23. Beach Boys- I Get Around
24. Sonic Youth- Teenage Riot
25. The Guess Who - American Woman
26. Bob Dylan - Times They Are a-Changin'
27. The Outfield- Your Love
28. Black Sabbath- Iron Man
29. Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
30. Don Henley-Boys Of Summer
31. The Cure- Just Like Heaven
32. Janet Jackson- Rhythm Nation
33. Metallica-Enter Sandman
34. Joy Division - Disorder
35. Ben E. King-Spanish Harlem
36. Pearl Jam - Alive
37. Daniel Johnston - True Love Will Find You in the End
38. Rufus & Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody (1983)
39. Arcade Fire- Wake Up
40. Nat King Cole- It's Only a Paper Moon
41. Wilco- Being There
42. Orange Juice- Rip it Up (1982)
43. Queen- Killer Queen
44. George Harrison - My Sweet Lord
45. Graham Parker - Discovering Japan
46. Hawkwind- Brainstorm
47. XTC - Dear God
48. Afrika Bambaataa- Planet Rock
49. Blondie - Heart of Glass
50. Lynyrd Skynyrd- Free Bird
51. Mary Wells- My Guy
52. The Killers- Mr Brightside
53. Dire Straits - Money for Nothing (1985)
54. The Pretty Things-Rosalyn
55. Ozzy Osbourne- No More Tears
56. The Animals - House of the Rising Sun
57. Chumbawamba - Tubthumping
58. Billy Squire- The Stroke
59. MC5 - Kick Out the Jams
60. Judas Priest - You've Got Another Thing Comin' (1982)
61. Judas Priest - Painkiller (1990)
62. Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes - Wake Up Everybody (1975)
63. Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
64. The Allman Brothers Band - Ramblin' Man
65. Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
66. Green Day- Basket Case
67. Billy Cobb- Dear Friend Who Watches Me Sleep
68. Hüsker Dü - Something I Learned Today
69. Lorde- Royals
70. Radiohead - Everything in its Right Place (2000)
71. The Grass Roots-Sooner Or Later
72. Eurythmics- Sweet Dreams
73. Eagles-One Of These Nights
74. Loretta Lynn - The Pill (1975)
75. Kleenex Girl Wonder - Anne Marie
76. R.E.M. - Losing My Religion
77. Amy Winehouse - Rehab
78. Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit
79. I Fought the Law by The Clash
80. Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the U.K.
81. Radiohead- Paranoid Android
82. Jacques Brel - Le moribond
83. Fugazi - Waiting Room
84. Pat Benatar - Shadows of the Night
85. Alice Cooper- School's Out
86. Madonna - Like a Prayer (1989)
87. Roberta Flack- Killing Me Softly With His Song
88. Pat Benatar-Fire And Ice
89. Ramones- Blitzkrieg Bop
90. The Jive Five - My True Story
91. Harry Nillson- Without You
92. Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock
93. Carole King - It's Too Late
94. George Strait-Marina Del Rey
95. Ram Jam - Black Betty
96. Kool & the Gang- Jungle Boogie
97. Alice In Chains-Down In A Hole
98. Ray Charles - I've Got a Woman
99. Beastie Boys - Sabotage
100. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
101. Everly Brothers- All I Have To Do Is Dream
102. A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It? (1990)
103. Cream- Sunshine of Your Love
104. Love Is All by Ronnie James Dio & Deep Purple
105. Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed (1970)
106. MF Doom- Doomsday
107. Alice Cooper- Eighteen
108. Del Shannon - Runaway
109. U2-With Or Without You
110. The Who- Baba O'Riley
111. Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues
112. Three Dog Night - Joy to the World
113. Van Morrison - Moondance
114. KISS- Rock and Roll all Nite
115. Yes - Roundabout
116. Imagine Dragons- Radioactive
117. Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine (1968)
118. Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
119. Run the Jewels - Legend Has It
120. Queen- Made in Heaven
121. Depeche Mode - I Feel You (1993)
122. Gary Wright - Dream Weaver
123. Mike Oldfield- Tubular Bells
124. Jack Stauber- Buttercup
125. Florence + The Machine - Shake it Out (2011)
126. The Hollies-Carrie Anne
127. Leonard Cohen - Bird on the Wire
128. Soundgarden- Black Hole Sun
129. Adele- Skyfall
130. Eminem- Without Me
131. Come On Eileen by Dexys Midnight Runners
132. R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe (1981)
133. The Mamas & the Papas - California Dreamin'
134. deadmau5 and Kaskade - I Remember (2008)
135. Fools Garden- Lemon Tree
136. The Temptations - My Girl
137. Ween- Ocean Man
138. Miles Davis - Miles Runs the Voodoo Down
139. Talking Heads - Once In a Lifetime
140. Foo Fighters- Everlong
141. The Residents - Constantinople
142. The Flys- Got You (Where I Want You)
143. The Carter Family - Wildwood Flower
144. Isaac Hayes - Theme from Shaft
145. The Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)
146. TLC - No Scrubs (1999)
147. Rolling Stones- Jumpin Jack Flash
148. The Replacements - Can't Hardly Wait
149. Elvis Costello & the Attractions - Watching the Detectives
150. Miles Davis- All Blues
151. Tori Amos - Cornflake Girl (1994)
152. Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) (1987)
153. Santana- Oye Como Va
154. Conway Twitty - Reuben James
155. Snoop Dogg- Doggy Dogg World
156. The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman
157. Radiohead-Creep
158. Tally Hall- Banana Man
159. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat
160. The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
161. Jeff Beck- Because We Ended as Lovers
162. Mountain- Mississippi Queen
163. Led Zeppelin - Black Dog (1971)
164. Queen - We Are the Champions
165. Miles Davis- In A Silent Way/It's About That Time
166. The Notorious B.I.G. - Big Poppa (1994)
167. Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights (1978)
168. Ben Folds Five - Brick
169. Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee
170. Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - What I Am
171. Kraftwerk- Trans-Europe Express
172. Lynyrd Skynyrd- Gimme Three Steps
173. Vance Joy- Riptide
174. 2Pac - California Love (feat. Dr. Dre and Roger) (1996)
175. The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset
176. Chic - Good Times (1979)
177. Billy Preston- Nothing from Nothing
178. Daft Punk - One More Time
179. Night of fire by Dream
180. Santana- Black Magic Woman
181. Harvey Danger- Flagpole Sitta
182. Phil Ochs - Here's to the State of Mississippi
183. The Communists Have the Music by They Might be Giants
184. Bastille- Pompeii
185. Jay-Z - Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) (1998)
186. Cage the Elephant- Come a Little Closer
187. Ike & Tina Turner - River Deep Mountain High
188. Prince- Soft and Wet
189. Warren Zevon- Werewolf in London
190. Garbage- The World Is Not Enough
191. Fairport Convention - Meet On the Ledge
192. The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations (1966)
193. Wouldn't It Be Nice by the Beach Boys
194. Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now
195. Oasis- Wonderwall
196. OutKast- Hey Ya
197. Pink Floyd - Time
198. Warren Zevon - Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner
199. Michael Jackson- Beat It
200. Foo Fighters- The Best
201. Kendrick Lamar - Alright (2015)
202. Wilco - Jesus, etc.
203. Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God) (1985)
204. The Coasters- Yakety Yak
205. Suicide - Frankie Teardrop
206. Daft Punk - Around the World (1997)
207. The Beach Boys - God Only Knows
208. Kool & The Gang-Misled
209. Rebel Yell by Billy Idol
210. R.E.M. - It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
211. Yes- Close to the Edge
212. Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)
213. The Black Crowes-She Talks To Angels
214. AC/DC- Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
215. New Order- Blue Monday
216. Ray LaMontagne - Trouble
217. The Strokes - Last Nite
218. Led Zeppelin- Stairway to Heaven
219. Herb Alpert - Rise
220. Sam Cook - Bring It On Home to Me
221. Todd Rundgren - Hello It's Me (1972)
222. Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger
223. Puttin' on the Ritz by Taco Ockerse
224. Vic Chesnutt - It Is What It Is
225. The Rolling Stones-Paint It, Black
226. Neil Young - Heart of Gold
227. Nirvana- Heart Shaped Box
228. A Tribe Called Quest - Scenario
229. Kanye West - Runaway (feat. Pusha T) (2010)
230. Elvis Presley- Heartbreak Hotel
231. Ween - Transdermal Celebration
232. Blur- Parklife
233. ZZ Top - La Grange
234. Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings
235. The Beatles - And Your Bird Can Sing
236. The Jam- Going Underground
237. The Ronettes - Be My Baby
238. Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind
239. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man
240. Mamie Smith - Crazy Blues (1920)
241. Sonic Youth - Tunic (Song for Karen)
242. Luther Vandross - Never Too Much
243. Curtis Mayfield- Superfly
244. Grateful Dead- Shakedown Street
245. Foo Fighters- Given To Fly
246. The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever (1967)
247. John Lennon- Imagine
248. The Association - Windy
249. Korn- Freak on a Leash
250. David Bowie- Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
251. Turbonegro- All My Friends are Dead
252. Deep Purple - Highway Star
253. RHCP- Californiacation
254. Fly me to the moon by Frank Sinatra
255. Quiet Riot-Metal Health
256. Duran Duran-RIO
257. The Who- Won't Get Fooled Again
258. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers- Mary Jane's Last Dance
259. Laura Nyro - Eli's Comin'
260. Yellow Magic Orchestra - Technopolis
261. Def Leppard-Photograph
262. Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
263. EWAF- September
264. The Mash - Suicide is Painless
265. Billie Holiday - Summertime
266. TLC - Waterfalls (1994)
267. Vanilla Fudge - You Keep Me Hangin' On
268. Slade- Merry Xmas Everybody
269. Frank Zappa- Peaches en Regalia
270. The Beatles - Lady Madonna (1968)
271. Townes Van Zandt - Fare Thee Well, Miss Carousel
272. Fiona Apple - Criminal (1996)
273. Robyn - Dancing on My Own
274. Bad Company- Bad Company
275. Counting Crows-Mr. Jones
276. Big Star - September Gurls
277. Letterbox by Particlemen
278. Weezer - Buddy Holly
279. ELO- Turn To Stone
280. TOOL- Stinkfist
281. Roxy Music - Love is the Drug
282. The Spencer Davis Group - I'm a Man
283. Beyonce - Formation (2016)
284. Doobie Brothers- What A Fool Believes
285. Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues
286. Heart - Barracuda (1977)
287. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1972)
288. Dean Martin - Ain't That a Kick in the Head?
289. George Thorogood & the Destroyers - Bad to the Bone (1982)
290. The Zombies - This Will Be Our Year
291. Soundgarden-Fell On Black Days
292. Digital Underground - Same Song (feat. 2Pac) (1991)
293. Bob Dylan - Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts
294. KISS-Love Gun
295. Iron Maiden - Brave New World (2000)
296. I'm on My Way by The Proclaimers -
297. Gene Chandler- Duke of Earl
298. Pixies - Debaser
299. The Spinners-Rubberband Man
300. U2- Where The Streets Have No Name
301. Aerosmith- Sweet Emotion
302. Deep Purple- Smoke on the Water
303. The Kinks - You Really Got Me (1965)
304. Alone Again Naturally by O`Sullivan -
305. Grateful Dead- Touch of Grey
306. Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence
307. The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (1965)
308. Steve Miller Band- Fly Like An Eagle
309. Cannibal Corpse - Hammer Smashed Face
310. Big Star - Thirteen (1972)
311. Blues Magoos - (We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet
312. Queen - We Will Rock You
313. Tame Impala - Feels Like We Only Go Backwards
314. Radiohead- Idioteque
315. Public Enemy - Rebel Without a Pause
316. The Modern Lovers - Roadrunner
317. Ozzy Osbourne- Crazy Train
318. Taylor Swift - All Too Well (2012)
319. The Sonics-Have Love, Will Travel.
320. Bruce Springsteen- Thunder Road
321. RHCP- Can't Stop
322. Carole King- Natural Woman
323. They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul (1990)
324. David Bowie-Modern Love
325. Gary Portnoy - Where Everybody Knows Your Name (1983)
326. The Beatles - Yesterday (1965)
327. King Crimson- In The Court of The Crimson King
328. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
329. Rolling Stones- Bitch
330. Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name
331. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by Particlemen
332. The Beatles- Revolution
333. Weezer - Undone (The Sweater Song)
334. Heavenly - Hearts and Crosses
335. Megadeth - Holy Wars… The Punishment Due
336. Blue Oyster Cult - Astronomy
337. Hüsker Dü - Pink Turns to Blue
338. Bob Marley & the Wailers - Three Little Birds
339. Kendrick Lamar - The Blacker the Berry (2015)
340. Pat Benatar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot (1980)
341. Gram Parsons - In My Hour of Darkness
342. King Crimson - Fallen Angel (1974)
343. The Velvet Underground - Venus in Furs
344. Bob Dylan- Knockin on Heaven's Door
345. Billy Joel - The Stranger
346. Queen - Ogre Battle
347. Aretha Franklin- Respect
348. Beck- Loser
349. Talking Heads - This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) (1983)
350. Kanye West- Through the Wire
351. Pink Floyd- Another Brick In the Wall pt 2
352. Kurt Vile - Pretty Pimpin'
353. The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight
354. Soft Cell - Tainted Love (1981)
355. SRV- Pride and Joy
356. Kim Carnes-Bette Davis Eyes
357. Outkast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghbdad) (2000)
358. Bill Evans Trio - Peace Piece
359. Donovan- Mellow Yellow
360. Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us
361. Danzig - Mother
362. Rush - The Spirit of Radio
363. The Smiths - I Know It's Over
364. John Mellencamp - Jack & Diane
365. David Bowie - Space oddity (1969)
366. BTS - Dynamite (2020)
367. MC Lyte- Rough Neck
368. Curtis Mayfield - Give It Up
369. Elvis Presley- Wonder of You
370. Semisonic- Closing Time
371. Queen- Don't Stop Me Now
372. Led Zeppelin - When the Levee Breaks (1971)
373. Men At Work- Down Under
374. The Troggs - Wild Thing
375. Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know (1995)
376. Duran Duran- Ordinary World
377. Van Halen - Hot For Teacher
378. Pink Floyd- Echoes
379. Donna Summer - I Feel Love (1977)
380. T.Rex - 20th Century Boy
381. Dinosaur Jr. - Start Choppin'
382. Boston- More Than a Feeling
383. Billy Joel - Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
384. John Coltrane - My Favourite Things
385. Depeche Mode - Everything Counts (1983)
386. Billie Eilish- bad guy
387. LCD Soundsystem- All My Friends
388. Radiohead - Just (1995)
389. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run
390. Slayer - Angel of Death (1986)
391. The Cure - Boys Don't Cry
392. Leonard Cohen - Dress Rehearsal Rag
393. Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog (1951)
394. M.I.A- Paper Planes
395. Kamasi Washington - Truth (2017)
396. Steely Dan- Aja
397. The The-Dogs Of Lust
398. Coldplay- Yellow
399. Rush - 2112
400. Elton John - Daniel
401. Smash Mouth- All Star
402. Don McLean - American Pie
403. Touch-Tone Telephone by Lemon Demon
404. Tally Hall- Ruler of Everything
405. Cranberries- Zombie
406. Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb (1979)
407. The Cascades-Rhythm Of The Rain
408. Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams - Get Lucky (2013)
409. The Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize
410. The Temptations - Papa Was a Rollin' Stone (1972)
411. Willie Nelson - Blue Eyes Crying' in the Rain
412. Survivor-Eye Of The Tiger
413. Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker (1979)
414. The Cars - Just What I Needed
415. The Smiths- How Soon Is Now
416. Mastodon - Oblivion (2009)
417. LL Cool Jay- Rock the Bells
418. AC/DC- You Shook Me All Night Long
419. The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
420. Nat King Cole- Nature Boy
421. Black Sabbath - War Pigs
422. The Hollies- Air that I breathe
423. The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon (1985)
424. PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love
425. Leonard Cohen - So Long, Marianne
426. Notorious B.I.G- Juicy
427. The Beatles- Let It Be
428. Depeche Mode- Enjoy the Silence
429. T.Rex- Bang a Gong
430. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary
431. Scorpions- No One Like You
432. Tina Turner- What's Love Got To Do With
433. The Gap Band - Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)
434. N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
435. Missy Elliot- Get Yo Freak On
436. Jethro Tull- Aqualung
437. Grateful Dead- Truckin'
438. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night (1964)
439. Cher - Believe (1998)
440. Cyndi Lauper- Time after Time
441. Madonna-Like A Prayer
442. Stevie Wonder - I Wish
443. Pulp - Common People
444. The Yardbirds - For Your Love
445. Heat Of The Moment by Asia-
446. The Drifters - Save the Last Dance For Me
447. Carly Simon - You're So Vain (1972)
448. The Supremes - Stop! In the Name of Love
449. Bikini Kill - Rebel Girl
450. OutKast- Ms Jackson
451. Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
452. Tom Waits - Downtown Train
453. Guns n' Roses - November Rain
454. The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up
455. Lil Nas X- Old Town Road
456. Death Grips - The Fever (Aye Aye)
457. Chicago- 25 or 6 to 4
458. Crosby, Stills and Nash - Suite Judy Blue Eyes
459. DEVO- Whip It
460. ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man (1983)
461. The Beatles - Here Comes the Sun
462. Helloween - Halloween
463. Dolly Parton - Jolene (1972)
464. Oingo Boingo- Weird Science
465. Petula Clark - Downtown
466. Joan Jett- I Love Rock and Roll
467. Hawkwind- Brainstorm
468. Black Sabbath- Paranoid
469. The Devil Went Down to Georgia by Charlie Daniels
470. John Hiatt - Have a Little Faith in Me (1987)
471. The Gun Club - Sex Beat
472. Queen Latifah - U.N.I.T.Y.
473. Beastie Boys- No Sleep Till Brooklyn
474. MF DOOM- Fancy Clown
475. Commodores- Easy
476. Scorpions- Rock You Like A Hurricane
477. Oasis- She's Electric
478. Tom Jones- It's Not Unusual
479. Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused
480. The Supremes - Come See About Me
481. Rage Against the Machine - Know Your Enemy (1992)
482. Rick Derringer - Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo
483. Run-DMC- My Adidas
484. Sade - Smooth Operator (1984)
485. Derek & the Dominos - Layla
486. Lana Del Rey- Summertime Sadness
487. Sophie - Bipp
488. Rolling Stones- Sympathy for the Devil
489. Prince & The Revolution - When Doves Cry
490. Butthole Surfers - Pepper
491. The Beatles - Help! (1965)
492. ELO- Mr Blue Sky
493. Aesop Rock - Daylight
494. The Clash - London Calling
495. The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize??
496. Mountain Goats- No Children
497. Motorhead - (We Are) the Roadcrew
498. Pink Floyd - Money
499. Jane's Addiction- Jane Says
500. The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack

Posted by Raichu on Wednesday, 01/12/2022 @ 10:21am


Michael Jackson - Beat It is ranked at #3 and #199. I'd say it belongs closer to #3 than #199. Not exactly #3 but....

Posted by joker on Wednesday, 01/12/2022 @ 20:12pm


OK, I understand that what I'm about to say makes me sound like an old Classic Rock man trapped inside a young man's body, but here it goes: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones deserves to be ranked much higher than #307. And Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd deserves to be ranked much higher than #406.

P.S. There. I said it.

Posted by Johnny on Wednesday, 01/12/2022 @ 22:19pm


Hello everyone. After the success of the FRL 500 songs list, I've decided to start the FRL version of the 500 Albums list. I'm still working on the spotify playlist for the 500 songs list, but I figured I'd start the album list today cause it would be easier to do than the song list because I don't think I can make a album playlist in spotify. Same rules apply as the song list, request 20 to 30 albums, though this time not in a google form, you come up with a top 20, and I put the rest of the results in a randomizer and post it here. I've already come up with 50 albums to start off and those are as followed:
The Beatles- Abbey Road
The Beatles- Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beatles- Rubber Soul
The Beatles- Magical Mystery Tour
Radiohead- Ok Computer
Radiohead- Amnesiac
Radiohead- In Rainbows
Radiohead- Kid A
Rolling Stones- Beggar's Banquet
Rolling Stones- Let It Bleed
Rolling Stones- Sticky Fingers
Prince- Purple Rain
Todd Rundgren- Something/Anything
Pink Floyd- Dark Side of The Moon
Nirvana- Nevermind
Pink Floyd- Shine On You Crazy Diamond
Guns N' Roses- Appetite for Destruction
ELO- Out Of The Blue
AC/DC- Back in Black
Supertramp- Breakfast in America
Paul McCartney- Band on the Run
T.Rex- Electric Warrior
Pearl Jam- Ten
Soundgarden- Superunknown
David Bowie- Aladdin Sane
David Bowie- The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders of Mars
Steely Dan- Can't Buy a Thrill
Led Zeppelin- Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin- Physical Graffiti
Coldplay- A Rush of Blood To The Head
Bob Dylan- The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bruce Springsteen- Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen- Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen- Born in the USA
Eminem- The Slim Shady LP
Eminem- The Eminem Show
Judas Priest- Screaming For Vengeance
Metallica- Ride the Lightning
Ozzy Osbourne- Blizzard of Oz
Ozzy Osbourne- No More Tears
Black Sabbath- Paranoid
The Cure- Pornogaphy
The Police- Synchronicity
Oingo Boingo- Dead Man's Party
Stevie Wonder- Songs in The Key of Live
Stevie Wonder- Talking Book
Tally Hall- Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum
King Crimson- In The Court of the Crimson King
Jethro Tull- Aqualung

Posted by Raichu on Friday, 01/14/2022 @ 09:46am


1. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
2. Pink Floyd - The Wall
3. The Avalanches - Since I Left You
4. Beck - Sea Change
5. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico
6. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
7. Joni Mitchell - Blue
8. Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark
9. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
10. Dr. Dre - The Chronic
11. N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
12. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
13. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
14. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
15. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
16. Metallica - Master of Puppets
17. Nirvana - In Utero
18. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
19. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
20. Cheap Trick - In Budakan
21. Poco - Pickin' Up the Pieces
22. The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Guilded Place of Sin
23. Big Star - #1 Record
24. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers
25. Slayer - Reign of Blood
26. Daft Punk - Discovery
27. Steely Dan - Aja
28. Sparks - Kimono My House
29. The Rolling Stones - Exhile on Main Street
30. Liz Phair - Exhile in Guyville

Posted by Greg F on Friday, 01/14/2022 @ 11:55am


The Slayer album should be Reign in Blood. Oops my bad.

Posted by Greg F on Friday, 01/14/2022 @ 12:15pm


1. Leonard Cohen - New Skin for the Old Ceremony
2. Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
3. Stone Temple Pilots - Purple
4. Pearl Jam - Vs.
5. Kate Bush - The Kick Inside
6. Todd Rundgren - A Wizard, a True Star
7. The Rolling Stones - Some Girls
8. Daft Punk - Human After All
9. Dr. Dre - 2001
10. Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album)
11. Metallica - Metallica (Black Album)
12. The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
13. 2Pac - All Eyez on Me
14. Motörhead - Ace of Spades
15. Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
16. Judas Priest - British Steel
17. John Cougar Mellencamp - American Fool
18. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Night Moves
19. Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure
20. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Posted by J.W. on Friday, 01/14/2022 @ 12:43pm


Raichu, buddy, I'm sorry to be a pest, but there's one slight correction that needs to be made regarding Pink Floyd: Shine On You Crazy Diamond was a Pink Floyd song, but not the title of an album. The actual album that song was from was called Wish You Were Here.

However, I'm thrilled that you're starting an FRL Top 500 Albums section. Stay tuned, though, because I'll be sending in my selections A.S.A.P.!

Posted by Johnny on Friday, 01/14/2022 @ 15:09pm


OK, here's my Fab 30 albums, to start with:

1: The Beatles - Revolver
2: The Beatles - The Beatles (a.k.a. The White Album)
3: The Beatles - Let It Be
4: Pink Floyd - Meddle
5: Pink Floyd - Animals
6: Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
7: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced
8: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland
9: The Who - Who's Next
10: Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic
11: Yes - Fragile
12: King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic
13: King Crimson - Red
14: Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
15: Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance
16: Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime
17: Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
18: Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
19: AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
20: AC/DC - Highway to Hell
21: AC/DC - Back in Black
22: Metallica - Death Magnetic
23: Slayer - World Painted Blood
24: Heart - Dreamboat Annie
25: Mastodon - Crack the Skye
26: U2 - The Joshua Tree
27: Queens of the Stone Age - …Like Clockwork
28: Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
29: Kamasi Washington - The Epic
30: Kamasi Washington - Harmony of Difference

Posted by Johnny on Friday, 01/14/2022 @ 15:44pm


Johnny, you and Raichu have AC/DC - Back in Black on both of your lists. Either you or him need to pick something else.

Posted by Greg F on Friday, 01/14/2022 @ 17:54pm


Thanks for the heads-up, Greg F. Here's the album I wanna choose instead:

The Clash - London Calling

Posted by Johnny on Friday, 01/14/2022 @ 18:42pm


KING 30 Albums Jan 2022 Project
1. Def Leppard-Pyromania
2. U2-WAR
3. Bryan Adams-Reckless
4. Queensryche-Empire
5. White Lion-Pride
6. Robert Plant-Fate Of Nations
7. Def Leppard-Hysteria
8. Counting Crows-August And Everything After
9. Maggie's Dream-Maggie's Dream
10. Blue Rodeo-5 Days In July
11. George Strait-Blue Clear Sky
12. Counting Crows-Recovering The Satellites
13. Scorpions-Blackout
14. Van Halen-1984
15. David Bowie-Let's Dance
16. DIO-The Last In Line
17. Deep Purple-In Rock
18. Judas Priest-Turbo
19. Better Than Ezra-Deluxe
20. Motley Crue-Shout At The Devil
21. KISS-Love Gun
22. KISS-Dynasty
23. Hootie & The Blowfish-Cracked Mirror View
24. Tears For Fears-Songs From The Big Chair
25. Tesla-Mechanical Resonance
26. The Hollies-The Hollies
27. Matchbox 20-Yourself Or Someone Like You
28. Wishbone Ash-Argus
29. Wishbone Ash-New England
30. Duran Duran-RIO
KING

Posted by KING on Friday, 01/14/2022 @ 20:11pm


A few albums for the list

Grateful Dead- Workingman's Dead
Grateful Dead- American Beauty
Bob Dylan- Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan- Blonde on Blonde
The Band- Music From Big Pink
The Allman Brothers Band- At Fillmore East
The Byrds- Sweetheart of the Rodeo
Wico- Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
The Who- Tommy
R.E.M.- Murmur

Posted by Tom H. on Friday, 01/14/2022 @ 21:48pm


I think Tom H. meant to say this:

Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Posted by Johnny on Friday, 01/14/2022 @ 22:58pm


My album picks:

1. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
2. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
3. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
4. TLC - CrazySexyCool
5. Janelle Monaé - Dirty Computer
6. Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour
7. Taylor Swift - Red
8. Missy Elliott - Supa Dupa Fly
9. Outkast - Stankonia
10. Beyoncé - Lemonade
11. Lorde - Melodrama
12. Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814
13. Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope
14. Janet Jackson - Control
15. Prince - Purple Rain
16. Prince - Sign o the Times
17. R.E.M. - Automatic For the People
18. Talking Heads - Remain in Light
19. Depeche Mode - Violater
20. Madonna - Like a Prayer
21. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
22. The Clash - London Calling
23. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
24. Fugees - The Score
25. Nina Simone - I Put a Spell On You
26. Nina Simone - Wild is the Wind
27. The Roots - Things Fall Apart
28. De La Soul - 3 Feet and High Rising
29. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
30. Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet

Posted by John R.C. on Saturday, 01/15/2022 @ 00:19am


Sorry, one of my album picks is misspelled. So here's the correct spelling:

Depeche Mode - Violator

Posted by John R.C. on Saturday, 01/15/2022 @ 00:25am


John R.C., just so you know, I already picked London Calling by The Clash for the FRL Top 500 Albums List. Don't worry, though. You still have one pick left if you wanna hopefully use it.

P.S. Other than that, great album choices! Excellent list, buddy!

Posted by Johnny on Saturday, 01/15/2022 @ 07:57am


Ok so I've been noticed a lot of requests for the same albums and songs so I'm gonna add a new rule to these projects: before posting your request lists, please read over what the already posted request lists and if you see a album in one of the lists that you were gonna request, change the one you were gonna request to a new one.

Posted by Raichu on Saturday, 01/15/2022 @ 08:40am


John R.C. you also doubled up on these album Prince - Purple Rain, Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Marvin Gaye - What's Going On, and De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising.

Johnny you also doubled up on Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance.

Posted by Greg F on Saturday, 01/15/2022 @ 09:23am


Doggone it! What a silly goose I am! I hope it's not too late to fix my mistake!

OK, if it's alright with everyone else, I'd like to make one more pick, and here it is:

Judas Priest - Painkiller

Posted by Johnny on Saturday, 01/15/2022 @ 13:03pm


Okay, here are my replacements for the ones that were already posted:

Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours
The Weeknd - After Hours
Selena - Amor Prohibido
Taylor Swift - 1989
Beyoncé - Beyoncé

Posted by John R.C. on Saturday, 01/15/2022 @ 16:48pm


Wait, let me change my "1989" pick with:

Taylor Swift - folklore

Posted by John R.C. on Saturday, 01/15/2022 @ 16:50pm


Does anyone else have any requests for the 500 albums list. We currently have 227

Posted by Raichu on Sunday, 01/16/2022 @ 14:54pm


What's up, Raichu? If you could give me some time, I'd like to put some more albums on the list. I may be awhile, but I promise I'll have some.

Posted by Johnny on Sunday, 01/16/2022 @ 15:06pm


OK, here are some more albums I wanna place on the list:

1: The Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols
2: Pat Benatar - In the Heat of the Night
3: Heart - Little Queen
4: Blue Öyster Cult - Agents of Fortune
5: Blue Öyster Cult - Fire of Unknown Origin
6: Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet
7: Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
8: Iron Maiden - Brave New World
9: Pink Floyd - The Division Bell
10: Oasis - Definitely Maybe
11: Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
12: Pantera - Cowboys from Hell
13: Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power
14: Pantera - Far Beyond Driven
15: No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom
16: TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain
17: TV on the Radio - Dear Science
18: Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
19: DragonForce - Inhuman Rampage
20: Slipknot - All Hope Is Gone
21: Machine Head - The Blackening
22: Iron Maiden - The Book of Souls
23: Mastodon - Leviathan
24: Mastodon - Blood Mountain
25: Mastodon - Emperor of Sand
26: The Be Good Tanyas - Blue Horse
27: St. Vincent - Masseduction
28: Metallica - Hardwired… to Self-Destruct

Posted by Johnny on Sunday, 01/16/2022 @ 16:05pm


I would like leave some more requests.

1. Brian Wilson - Smile
2. Carole King - Tapestry
3. Jay-Z - The Black Album
4. Jay-Z - The Blueprint
5. Nick Drake - Pink Moon
6. Kate Bush - The Dreaming
7. Elton John - Tumbleweed Connection
8. Love - Forever Changes
9. Yes - Fragile
10. Slade - Slayed?
11. Jean-Michel Jarre - Oxygen
12. Jean-Michel Jarre - Equinoxe
13. Jean-Michel Jarre - Zoolook
14. Prince - 1999
15. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
16. Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
17. Run-DMC - Raising Hell
18. Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
19. Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
20. Orbital - In Sides
21. The Who - Quadrophenia
22. Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
23. Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
24. Madonna - Ray of Light
25. Carly Rae Jepson - E.MO.TION
26. Robyn - Body Talk
27. Robyn - Honey

Posted by Greg F on Sunday, 01/16/2022 @ 17:44pm


Greg F., I don't mean to pop your balloon, but you accidentally doubled up on Fragile by Yes. I already picked Fragile.

Posted by Johnny on Sunday, 01/16/2022 @ 20:01pm


I'll replace Fragile with Michael Jackson - Thriller.

I also want to add

Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
Yes - Close to the Edge
The Beach Boys - Sunflower
Dan Fogelberg - The Innocent Age
Rickie Lee Jones - Pirates

Posted by Greg F on Sunday, 01/16/2022 @ 20:49pm


I made a few spelling errors I need to correct for a few of my picks.

Jean-Michel Jarre - Oxygene
Carly Rae Jepsen - E.MO.TION

Posted by Greg F on Sunday, 01/16/2022 @ 20:55pm


Here's some of my choices:
Aesop Rock - Labor Days
Aesop Rock - The Impossible Kid
Albert Ayler Quintet - Spirits Rejoice
Behemoth - The Satanist
Big Star - Radio City
Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties
Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks
Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
Death - Symbolic
Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs
Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear
Flipper - Album: Generic Flipper
Fugazi - The Argument
Husker Du - Zen Arcade
Jellyfish - Spilt Milk
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
John Coltrane - Blue Train
Kleenex Girl Wonder - Ponyoak
KMFDM - Nihil
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Love and Hate
Lou Reed & John Cale - Songs for Drella
MF Doom - Operation: Doomsday
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Let Love In
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - No More Shall We Part
Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz to Come
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2
Rush - 2112
Silk Sonic - An Evening With Silk Sonic
Sparks - Kimono My House
Sparks - Propaganda
Taj Mahal - Taj Mahal
Tame Impala - Lonerism
The Flaming Lips - At War With the Mystics
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
The Gun Club - Fire of Love
The Misfits - Static Age
The Misfits - Walk Among Us
The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers
The Prodigy - The Fat of the Land
The Promise Ring - Nothing Feels Good
The Residents - Duck Stab / Buster & Glen
The Taj-Mahal Travelers - July 15, 1972
The White Stripes - Elephant
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells
Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners
Ween - Quebec
Ween - The Mollusk
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Solid State Survivor

Sorry if there are repeats. Ignore them if there are.

Posted by Skylanderlord3 on Monday, 01/17/2022 @ 09:48am


Raichu, if you're reading this, I wonder if you could do me a favor:

If you have time, I'd like you to go over the FRL Top 500 Songs List we recently composed, and then see if you can find any songs that are not already on FRL's Important Songs List. Here are 3 songs I already know are not on the Important Songs List yet (along with the year they were released):

1: The Jive Five - My True Story (1961)
2: The Gap Band - Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) (1980)
3: Kamasi Washington - Truth (2017)

When you get done with your research, I wanna know if you or Nick B. think we should take a vote to induct them onto the Important Songs List in light of the fact that they're on the FRL Top 500. Hope to hear back from you soon. Thank you.

Posted by Johnny on Monday, 01/17/2022 @ 15:20pm


I don't think we should induct them that way. We should do it the normal way.

On another note I thought about possibly doing a snub list project for songs and albums not yet inducted in the projects after Raichu is done with the top 500 project. Let me know if there would be interest in something like that.

Posted by Greg F on Monday, 01/17/2022 @ 17:12pm


Greg F., when the time comes, I will totally say "YES!" to a snub list project for songs and albums not yet inducted onto Important Songs & Albums Lists. SIGN ME UP!

Posted by Johnny on Monday, 01/17/2022 @ 18:02pm


Hello everyone. There are currently 139 slots left for the 500 Albums list. The Albums currently on the list are as followed:
Beatles- Abbey Road
Beatles- Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Beatles- Rubber Soul
Beatles- Magical Mystery Tour
Radiohead- Ok Computer
Radiohead- Amnesiac
Radiohead- In Rainbows
Radiohead- Kid A
Rolling Stones- Beggars Banquet
Rolling Stones- Let It Bleed
Rolling Stones- Sticky Fingers
Prince- Purple Rain
Todd Rundgren- Something/Anything
Pink Floyd- Dark Side of the Moon
Nirvana- Nevermind
Pink Floyd- Wish You Were Here
Guns N Roses- Appetite for Destruction
ELO- Out of the Blue
AC/DC- Back in Black
Supertramp- Breakfast in America
Paul McCartney- Band on the Run
T.Rex- Electric Warrior
Pearl Jam- Ten
Soundgarden- Superunknown
David Bowie- Aladdin Sane
David Bowie- The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Steely Dan- Can't Buy a Thrill
Led Zeppelin- Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin- Led Zeppelin IV
Coldplay- A Rush of Blood to The Head
Bob Dylan- The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bruce Springsteen- Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen- Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen- Born In The U.S.A
Eminem- The Slim Shady LP
Eminem- The Eminem Show
Judas Priest- Screaming for Vengeance
Metallica- Ride the Lightning
Ozzy Osbourne- Blizzard of Oz
Ozzy Osbourne- No More Tears
Black Sabbath- Paranoid
The Cure- Pornography
The Police- Synchronicity
Oingo Boingo- Dead Man's Party
Stevie Wonder- Songs in the Keys of Life
Stevie Wonder- Talking Book
Tally Hall- Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum
Talking Heads- Remain in Light
King Crimson- In the Court of the Crimson King
Jethro Tull- Aqualung
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Pink Floyd - The Wall
The Avalanches - Since I Left You
Beck - Sea Change
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
Joni Mitchell - Blue
Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
Dr. Dre - The Chronic
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton


Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Nirvana - In Utero
Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Cheap Trick - In Budokan
Poco - Pickin' Up the Pieces
The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace of Sin
Big Star - #1 Record
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers
Slayer - Reign of Blood
Daft Punk - Discovery
Steely Dan - Aja
Sparks - Kimono My House
The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street
Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville
Leonard Cohen - New Skin for the Old Ceremony
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple
Pearl Jam - Vs.
Kate Bush - The Kick Inside
Todd Rundgren - A Wizard, a True Star
The Rolling Stones - Some Girls
Daft Punk - Human After All
Dr. Dre - 2001
Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album)
Metallica - Metallica (Black Album)
The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
2Pac - All Eyez on Me
Motörhead - Ace of Spades
Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
Judas Priest - British Steel
John Cougar Mellencamp - American Fool
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Night Moves
Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
The Beatles - Revolver
The Beatles - The Beatles (a.k.a. The White Album)
The Beatles - Let It Be
Pink Floyd - Meddle
Pink Floyd - Animals
Fleetwood Mac - Rumors
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland
The Who - Who's Next
Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic
Yes - Fragile
King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic
King Crimson - Red
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
Radiohead- The Bends
Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime
Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
AC/DC - Highway to Hell
The Clash- London Calling
Metallica - Death Magnetic
Slayer - World Painted Blood
Heart - Dreamboat Annie
Mastodon - Crack the Skye
U2 - The Joshua Tree
Queens of the Stone Age - …Like Clockwork
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
Kamasi Washington - The Epic
Kamasi Washington - Harmony of Difference
. Def Leppard-Pyromania
2. U2-WAR
3. Bryan Adams-Reckless
4. Queensryche-Empire
5. White Lion-Pride
6. Robert Plant-Fate Of Nations
7. Def Leppard-Hysteria
8. Counting Crows-August And Everything After
9. Maggie's Dream-Maggie's Dream
10. Blue Rodeo-5 Days In July
11. George Strait-Blue Clear Sky
12. Counting Crows-Recovering The Satellites
13. Scorpions-Blackout
14. Van Halen-1984
15. David Bowie-Let's Dance
16. DIO-The Last In Line
17. Deep Purple-In Rock
18. Judas Priest-Turbo
19. Better Than Ezra-Deluxe
20. Motley Crue-Shout At The Devil
21. KISS-Love Gun
22. KISS-Dynasty
23. Hootie & The Blowfish-Cracked Mirror View
24. Tears For Fears-Songs From The Big Chair
25. Tesla-Mechanical Resonance
26. The Hollies-The Hollies
27. Matchbox 20-Yourself Or Someone Like You
28. Wishbone Ash-Argus
29. Wishbone Ash-New England
30. Duran Duran-RIO
Grateful Dead- Workingman's Dead
Grateful Dead- American Beauty
Bob Dylan- Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan- Blonde on Blonde
The Band- Music From Big Pink
The Allman Brothers Band- At Fillmore East
The Byrds- Sweetheart of the Rodeo
The Who- Tommy
R.E.M.- Murmur
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Outkast- Speakerboxx/Love Below
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
TLC - CrazySexyCool
Janelle Monaé - Dirty Computer
Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour
Taylor Swift - Red
Missy Elliott - Supa Dupa Fly
Outkast - Stankonia
Beyoncé - Lemonade
Lorde - Melodrama
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814
Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope
Janet Jackson - Control
Green Day- American Idiot
Prince - Sign o the Times
R.E.M. - Automatic For the People
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues
Depeche Mode - Violator
Madonna - Like a Prayer
Alice in Chains- Dirt
Deep Purple- Machine Head
Peter Frampton- Frampton Comes Alive
Fugees - The Score
Nina Simone - I Put a Spell On You
Nina Simone - Wild is the Wind
The Roots - Things Fall Apart
De La Soul - 3 Feet and High Rising
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
Judas Priest- Painkiller
Thin Lizzy- Jailbreak
Metallica-... and Justice for Hall
T.Rex- Slider
Fleetwood Mac- Tusk
Beastie Boys- Licensed to Ill
Pat Benatar- In The Heat of the Night
Sex Pistols- Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols
Donna Summer- Bad Girls
Carole King- Tapestry
Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours
The Weeknd - After Hours
Selena - Amor Prohibido
Beyoncé - Beyoncé
Taylor Swift - folklore
Chuck Berry- Is On Top
Black Flag- Damaged
Lady Gaga- Born This Way
Can- Ege Bamyasi
Nine Inch Nails- The Downward Spiral
The Cars- Moving in Stereo
Bee Gees- Saturday Night Fever
Hall and Oates- Big Bam Boom
Dr Dre- The Chronic
Notorious B.I.G- Ready To Die
Notorious B.I.G- Life After Death
Pat Benatar - In the Heat of the Night
Heart - Little Queen
Blue Öyster Cult - Agents of Fortune
Blue Öyster Cult - Fire of Unknown Origin
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet
Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Iron Maiden - Brave New World
Pink Floyd - The Division Bell
Oasis - Definitely Maybe
Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
Pantera - Cowboys from Hell
Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power
Pantera - Far Beyond Driven
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom
TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain
TV on the Radio - Dear Science
Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
DragonForce - Inhuman Rampage
Slipknot - All Hope Is Gone
Machine Head - The Blackening
Iron Maiden - The Book of Souls
Mastodon - Leviathan
Mastodon - Blood Mountain
Mastodon - Emperor of Sand
The Be Good Tanyas - Blue Horse
St. Vincent - Masseduction
Metallica - Hardwired… to Self-Destruct
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
Run-DMC - Raising Hell
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
Orbital - In Sides
The Who - Quadrophenia
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
Madonna - Ray of Light
Carly Rae Jepsen - E.MO.TION
Robyn - Body Talk
Robyn - Honey
Slade - Slayed?
Jean-Michel Jarre - Oxygene
Jean-Michel Jarre - Equinoxe
Jean-Michel Jarre - Zoolook
Prince-1999
Jay-Z - The Black Album
Jay-Z - The Blueprint
Nick Drake - Pink Moon
Kate Bush - The Dreaming
Elton John - Tumbleweed Connection
8.Love - Forever Changes
Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
Yes - Close to the Edge
The Beach Boys - Sunflower
Dan Fogelberg - The Innocent Age
Rickie Lee Jones - Pirates
Michael Jackson- Thriller
White Stripes- Elephant
The Weeknd- Beauty Behind the Madness
Blur- Parklife
Pet Shop Boys- Actually
Arcade Fire- Funeral
RHCP- Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Rush- Moving Pictures
Aesop Rock - Labor Days
Aesop Rock - The Impossible Kid
Albert Ayler Quintet - Spirits Rejoice
Behemoth - The Satanist
Big Star - Radio City
Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties
Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks
Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
Death - Symbolic
Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs
Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear
Flipper - Album: Generic Flipper
Fugazi - The Argument
Husker Du - Zen Arcade
Jellyfish - Spilt Milk
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
John Coltrane - Blue Train
Kleenex Girl Wonder - Ponyoak
KMFDM - Nihil
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Love and Hate
Lou Reed & John Cale - Songs for Drella
MF Doom - Operation: Doomsday
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Let Love In
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - No More Shall We Part
Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz to Come
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2
Rush - 2112
Sparks - Propaganda
Taj Mahal - Taj Mahal
Tame Impala - Lonerism
The Flaming Lips - At War With the Mystics
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
The Gun Club - Fire of Love
The Misfits - Static Age
The Misfits - Walk Among Us
The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers
The Prodigy - The Fat of the Land
The Promise Ring - Nothing Feels Good
The Residents - Duck Stab / Buster & Glen
The Taj-Mahal Travelers - July 15, 1972
The White Stripes - Elephant
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells
Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners
Ween - Quebec
Ween - The Mollusk
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Solid State Survivor
Dio- Holy Diver
Gorillaz- Demon Days
LCD Soundsystem- Sound of Silver
Elvis Costello- My Aim Is True
Van Halen- Hot for Teacher
Van Halen- Diver Down
Paul Simon- Graceland
The Clash- Combat Rock
Smokey Robinson and The Miracles- Going to a Go-Go
Neil Young- Harvest
Fela Kuti- Expensive Shit
Blondie- Blondie
The Go-Go's- Beauty and the Beat
Billie Eilish- When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go
Pixies- Surfer Rose
Buddy Holly- The "Chirping" Crickets
Aretha Franklin- Young, Gifted, and Black
Selena- Amor Prohibido
The Kinks- Kinks
Jefferson Airplane- Surrealistic Pillow
Bon Iver- For Emma
Boston- Boston
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers- Damn the Torpedoes
Radiohead- A Moonshaped Pool

Posted by Raichu on Tuesday, 01/18/2022 @ 07:36am


Also somehow Elephant by White Stripes ended up on there twice even tho I could've sworn I didn't copy that when I copied and pasted Skylanderlord3's suggestions

Posted by Raichu on Tuesday, 01/18/2022 @ 07:41am


Van Halen - Hot for Teacher isn't an album. Hot for Teacher was a song on their album 1984.

Posted by Skylanderlord3 on Tuesday, 01/18/2022 @ 08:18am


Thank you for telling me this Skylander. I'll replace it with something else when I think of something to replace it.

Posted by Raichu on Tuesday, 01/18/2022 @ 08:34am


The following albums have been added to the top 500 list:
Beastie Boys- Paul's Boutique
Kiss- Destroyer
Green Day- Dookie
Bob Marley- Exodus
D'Angelo- Black Messiah
Arctic Monkeys- AM
Miles Davis- In a Silent Way
Run-DMC- Run-DMC
Aerosmith- Permanent Vacation
Queen- A Night at the Opera
Queen- Made in Heaven
Queen- News of the World
Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Fever to Tell
Robert Johnson- King of the Delta Blues Singers
Massive Attack- Mezzanine
George Harrison- All Things Must Pass
Parliament- Mothership Connection
Luther Vandross- Never Too Much
My Chemical Romance- The Black Parade
Tom Waits- Rain Dogs
Jack Stauber- Finite Form
Jack Stauber- Pop Food
Jack Stauber- Viator
Snoop Dogg- Doggystyle
The Cure- Disintegration
Santana- Caravanserai
Vampire Weekend- Modern Vampires of the City
Cream- Disraeli Gears
The Stone Roses- Stone Roses
Derek and The Dominos- Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
Johnny Cash- At Folsom Prison
Led Zeppelin- Coda
Mötley Crüe- Dr Feelgood

There are now 107 slots open

Posted by Raichu on Tuesday, 01/18/2022 @ 14:54pm


Before it's too late, I'd like to add some more albums to fill the open slots.

1: System of a Down - Toxicity
2: King Crimson - Discipline
3: Oasis - Don't Believe the Truth
4: Pat Benatar - Precious Time
5: Joe Bonamassa - The Ballad of John Henry
6: Depeche Mode - Songs of Faith and Devotion
7: The Pointer Sisters - Black & White
8: The Pointer Sisters - Break Out
9: Gary Clark Jr. - Black and Blu
10: Gary Clark Jr. - The Story of Sonny Boy Slim
11: Gary Clark Jr. - This Land
12: DragonForce - Ultra Beatdown
13: DragonForce - Reaching into Infinity
14: Mastodon - Hushed and Grim
15: Type O Negative - October Rust
16: Whitechapel - The Valley

Posted by Johnny on Tuesday, 01/18/2022 @ 15:29pm


Sorry to be a pain in the neck, but I need to make a spelling correction to one of the Gary Clark Jr. albums I chose. The album in question should read like this:

Gary Clark Jr. - Blak and Blu

Posted by Johnny on Tuesday, 01/18/2022 @ 15:39pm


I want to add these albums.

Liz Phair - Whipsmart
Ween - Chocolate and Cheese
Sublime - Sublime
X-Ray Specs - Germ Free Adolescence
X - Los Angeles
Sade - Diamond Life
Sade - Love Deluxe
Anita Baker - Rapture
The Dictators - Go Girl Crazy!
Ella Fitzgerald - Sings the Cole Porter Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald - Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook

Posted by Greg F on Wednesday, 01/19/2022 @ 13:02pm


The following albums have been added to the list:
System of a Down - Toxicity
King Crimson - Discipline
Oasis - Don't Believe the Truth
Pat Benatar - Precious Time
Joe Bonamassa - The Ballad of John Henry
Depeche Mode - Songs of Faith and Devotion
The Pointer Sisters - Black & White
The Pointer Sisters - Break Out
Gary Clark Jr. - The Story of Sonny Boy Slim
Gary Clark Jr. - This Land
DragonForce - Ultra Beatdown
DragonForce - Reaching into Infinity
Mastodon - Hushed and Grim
Type O Negative - October Rust
Whitechapel - The Valley
Gary Clark Jr. - Blak and Blu
Paul McCartney- Ram
New Order- Pumped Full of Drugs
Kraftwerk- Trans-Europe Express
Captain Beefheart- Trout Mask Replica
The Smiths- The Queen is Dead
Badfinger- No Dice
Joy Division- Closer
Joy Division- Unknown Pleasures
George Micheal- Faith
Jane's Addiction- Nothing Shocking
New Order- Power, Corruption, and Lies
Smashing Pumpkins- Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Billy Idol- Rebel Yell
Devo- Q: Are We Not Men? A: We are Devo!
Emerson, Lake, and Palmer- Tarkus
Sade- Love Deluxe
Megadeth- Countdown to Extinction
Daft Punk- Random Access Memories
Creedence Clearwater Revival- Willy and the Poor Boys
CCR- Green River
James Brown- Live at the Apollo
James Brown- Sex Machine
Little Richard- Here's Little Richard
Sonic Youth- Daydream Nation
The Jam- Sound Affects
ELO-Time
Weezer- Pinkerton
Linkin Park- Hybrid Theory
Offspring- Smash
Foo Fighters- One by One
REO Speedwagon- Hi Infidelity
Fall Out Boy- From Under the Cork Tree
Rod Stewart- Every Picture Tells A Story
Tom Waits- SwordFishTrombones
The Stooges- Funhouse
John Lennon- Imagine
Blink-182- Dude Ranch
Aphex Twin- Richard D. James Album
Siouxsie and the Banshees- Kaleidoscope
Ice Cube- AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Jimmy Eat World- Bleed American
Liz Phair - Whipsmart
Ween - Chocolate and Cheese
Sublime - Sublime
X-Ray Spex - Germ Free Adolescence
X - Los Angeles
Sade - Diamond Life
The Dictators - Go Girl Crazy!
Ella Fitzgerald - Sings the Cole Porter Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald - Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook
Marty Robbins- Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs
Avril Lavigne- Let Go
Panic! At The Disco- A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
Tool- Aenima
Michael Jackson- Off the Wall
Robyn- Body Talk
Elastica- Elastica
We currently have 35 slots left before we discuss what the top 20 would be and I put everything in a randomizer

Posted by Raichu on Wednesday, 01/19/2022 @ 13:17pm


I'm not sure if these albums are already on the list, but if not, I wanna add them before it's too late.

Fear Factory - Demanufacture
Opeth - My Arms, Your Hearse
Opeth - Still Life
Opeth - Blackwater Park
Opeth - Deliverance
Opeth - Sorceress
Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet
Midlake - The Trials of Van Occupanther
Midlake - The Courage of Others
Tool - Undertow
Tool - Lateralus
Tool - Fear Inoculum
TV on the Radio - Nine Types of Light
TV on the Radio - Seeds
St. Vincent - Daddy's Home

Posted by Johnny on Wednesday, 01/19/2022 @ 16:15pm


Alright ya'll, we have finally reached 500 albums. The list of albums are: Beatles- Abbey Road
Beatles- Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Beatles- Rubber Soul
Beatles- Magical Mystery Tour
Radiohead- Ok Computer
Radiohead- Amnesiac
Radiohead- In Rainbows
Radiohead- Kid A
Rolling Stones- Beggars Banquet
Rolling Stones- Let It Bleed
Rolling Stones- Sticky Fingers
Prince- Purple Rain
Todd Rundgren- Something/Anything
Pink Floyd- Dark Side of the Moon
Nirvana- Nevermind
Pink Floyd- Wish You Were Here
Guns N Roses- Appetite for Destruction
ELO- Out of the Blue
AC/DC- Back in Black
Supertramp- Breakfast in America
Paul McCartney- Band on the Run
T.Rex- Electric Warrior
Pearl Jam- Ten
Soundgarden- Superunknown
David Bowie- Aladdin Sane
David Bowie- The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Steely Dan- Can't Buy a Thrill
Led Zeppelin- Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin- Led Zeppelin IV
Coldplay- A Rush of Blood to The Head
Bob Dylan- The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bruce Springsteen- Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen- Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen- Born In The U.S.A
Eminem- The Slim Shady LP
Eminem- The Eminem Show
Judas Priest- Screaming for Vengeance
Metallica- Ride the Lightning
Ozzy Osbourne- Blizzard of Oz
Ozzy Osbourne- No More Tears
Black Sabbath- Paranoid
The Cure- Pornography
The Police- Synchronicity
Oingo Boingo- Dead Man's Party
Stevie Wonder- Songs in the Keys of Life
Stevie Wonder- Talking Book
Tally Hall- Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum
Talking Heads- Remain in Light
King Crimson- In the Court of the Crimson King
Jethro Tull- Aqualung
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Pink Floyd - The Wall
The Avalanches - Since I Left You
Beck - Sea Change
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
Joni Mitchell - Blue
Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
Dr. Dre - The Chronic
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
Elvis Presley- The Sun Sessions
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Nirvana - In Utero
Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Cheap Trick - In Budokan
Poco - Pickin' Up the Pieces
The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace of Sin
Big Star - #1 Record
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers
Slayer - Reign of Blood
Daft Punk - Discovery
Steely Dan - Aja
Sparks - Kimono My House
The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street
Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville
Leonard Cohen - New Skin for the Old Ceremony
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple
Pearl Jam - Vs.
Kate Bush - The Kick Inside
Todd Rundgren - A Wizard, a True Star
The Rolling Stones - Some Girls
Daft Punk - Human After All
Dr. Dre - 2001
Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album)
Metallica - Metallica (Black Album)
The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
2Pac - All Eyez on Me
Motörhead - Ace of Spades
Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
Judas Priest - British Steel
John Cougar Mellencamp - American Fool
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Night Moves
Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
The Beatles - Revolver
The Beatles - The Beatles (a.k.a. The White Album)
The Beatles - Let It Be
Pink Floyd - Meddle
Pink Floyd - Animals
Fleetwood Mac - Rumors
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland
The Who - Who's Next
Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic
Yes - Fragile
King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic
King Crimson - Red
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
Radiohead- The Bends
Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime
Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
AC/DC - Highway to Hell
The Clash- London Calling
Metallica - Death Magnetic
Slayer - World Painted Blood
Heart - Dreamboat Annie
Mastodon - Crack the Skye
U2 - The Joshua Tree
Queens of the Stone Age - …Like Clockwork
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
Kamasi Washington - The Epic
Kamasi Washington - Harmony of Difference
Def Leppard-Pyromania
U2-WAR
Bryan Adams-Reckless
Queensryche-Empire
White Lion-Pride
Robert Plant-Fate Of Nations
Def Leppard-Hysteria
Counting Crows-August And Everything After
Maggie's Dream-Maggie's Dream
Blue Rodeo-5 Days In July
George Strait-Blue Clear Sky
Counting Crows-Recovering The Satellites
13 Scorpions-Blackout
Van Halen-1984
15. David Bowie-Let's Dance
16. DIO-The Last In Line
17. Deep Purple-In Rock
18. Judas Priest-Turbo
19. Better Than Ezra-Deluxe
20. Motley Crue-Shout At The Devil
21. KISS-Love Gun
22. KISS-Dynasty
23. Hootie & The Blowfish-Cracked Mirror View
24. Tears For Fears-Songs From The Big Chair
25. Tesla-Mechanical Resonance
26. The Hollies-The Hollies
27. Matchbox 20-Yourself Or Someone Like You
28. Wishbone Ash-Argus
29. Wishbone Ash-New England
30. Duran Duran-RIO
Grateful Dead- Workingman's Dead
Grateful Dead- American Beauty
Bob Dylan- Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan- Blonde on Blonde
The Band- Music From Big Pink
The Allman Brothers Band- At Fillmore East
The Byrds- Sweetheart of the Rodeo
The Who- Tommy
R.E.M.- Murmur
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Outkast- Speakerboxx/Love Below
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
TLC - CrazySexyCool
Janelle Monaé - Dirty Computer
Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour
Taylor Swift - Red
Missy Elliott - Supa Dupa Fly
Outkast - Stankonia
Beyoncé - Lemonade
Lorde - Melodrama
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814
Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope
Janet Jackson - Control
Green Day- American Idiot
Prince - Sign o the Times
R.E.M. - Automatic For the People
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues
Depeche Mode - Violator
Madonna - Like a Prayer
Alice in Chains- Dirt
Deep Purple- Machine Head
Peter Frampton- Frampton Comes Alive
Fugees - The Score
Nina Simone - I Put a Spell On You
Nina Simone - Wild is the Wind
The Roots - Things Fall Apart
De La Soul - 3 Feet and High Rising
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
Judas Priest- Painkiller
Thin Lizzy- Jailbreak
Metallica-... and Justice for Hall
T.Rex- Slider
Fleetwood Mac- Tusk
Beastie Boys- Licensed to Ill
Pat Benatar- In The Heat of the Night
Sex Pistols- Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols
Donna Summer- Bad Girls
Carole King- Tapestry
Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours
The Weeknd - After Hours
Selena - Amor Prohibido
Beyoncé - Beyoncé
Taylor Swift - folklore
Chuck Berry- Is On Top
Black Flag- Damaged
Lady Gaga- Born This Way
Can- Ege Bamyasi
Nine Inch Nails- The Downward Spiral
The Cars- The Cars
Bee Gees- Saturday Night Fever
Hall and Oates- Big Bam Boom
Dr Dre- The Chronic
Notorious B.I.G- Ready To Die
Notorious B.I.G- Life After Death
Pat Benatar - In the Heat of the Night
Heart - Little Queen
Blue Öyster Cult - Agents of Fortune
Blue Öyster Cult - Fire of Unknown Origin
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet
Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Iron Maiden - Brave New World
Pink Floyd - The Division Bell
Oasis - Definitely Maybe
Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
Pantera - Cowboys from Hell
Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power
Pantera - Far Beyond Driven
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom
TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain
TV on the Radio - Dear Science
Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
DragonForce - Inhuman Rampage
Slipknot - All Hope Is Gone
Machine Head - The Blackening
Iron Maiden - The Book of Souls
Mastodon - Leviathan
Mastodon - Blood Mountain
Mastodon - Emperor of Sand
The Be Good Tanyas - Blue Horse
St. Vincent - Masseduction
Metallica - Hardwired… to Self-Destruct
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
Run-DMC - Raising Hell
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
Orbital - In Sides
The Who - Quadrophenia
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
Madonna - Ray of Light
Carly Rae Jepsen - E.MO.TION
Robyn - Body Talk
Robyn - Honey
Slade - Slayed?
Jean-Michel Jarre - Oxygene
Jean-Michel Jarre - Equinoxe
Jean-Michel Jarre - Zoolook
Prince-1999
Jay-Z - The Black Album
Jay-Z - The Blueprint
Nick Drake - Pink Moon
Kate Bush - The Dreaming
Elton John - Tumbleweed Connection
8.Love - Forever Changes
Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
Yes - Close to the Edge
The Beach Boys - Sunflower
Dan Fogelberg - The Innocent Age
Rickie Lee Jones - Pirates
Michael Jackson- Thriller
White Stripes- Elephant
The Weeknd- Beauty Behind the Madness
Blur- Parklife
Pet Shop Boys- Actually
Arcade Fire- Funeral
RHCP- Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Rush- Moving Pictures
Aesop Rock - Labor Days
Aesop Rock - The Impossible Kid
Albert Ayler Quintet - Spirits Rejoice
Behemoth - The Satanist
Big Star - Radio City
Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties
Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks
Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
Death - Symbolic
Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs
Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear
Flipper - Album: Generic Flipper
Fugazi - The Argument
Husker Du - Zen Arcade
Jellyfish - Spilt Milk
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
John Coltrane - Blue Train
Kleenex Girl Wonder - Ponyoak
KMFDM - Nihil
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Love and Hate
Lou Reed & John Cale - Songs for Drella
MF Doom - Operation: Doomsday
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Let Love In
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - No More Shall We Part
Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz to Come
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2
Rush - 2112
Sparks - Propaganda
Taj Mahal - Taj Mahal
Tame Impala - Lonerism
The Flaming Lips - At War With the Mystics
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
The Gun Club - Fire of Love
The Misfits - Static Age
The Misfits - Walk Among Us
The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers
The Prodigy - The Fat of the Land
The Promise Ring - Nothing Feels Good
The Residents - Duck Stab / Buster & Glen
The Taj-Mahal Travelers - July 15, 1972
Rage Against The Machine- Battle of Los Angeles
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells
Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners
Ween - Quebec
Ween - The Mollusk
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Solid State Survivor
Dio- Holy Diver
Gorillaz- Demon Days
LCD Soundsystem- Sound of Silver
Elvis Costello- My Aim Is True
Outkast- Stankonia
Van Halen- Diver Down
Paul Simon- Graceland
The Clash- Combat Rock
Smokey Robinson and The Miracles- Going to a Go-Go
Neil Young- Harvest
Fela Kuti- Expensive Shit
Blondie- Blondie
The Go-Go's- Beauty and the Beat
Billie Eilish- When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go
Pixies- Surfer Rose
Buddy Holly- The "Chirping" Crickets
Aretha Franklin- Young, Gifted, and Black
Selena- Amor Prohibido
The Kinks- Kinks
Jefferson Airplane- Surrealistic Pillow
Bon Iver- For Emma
Boston- Boston
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers- Damn the Torpedoes
Radiohead- A Moonshaped Pool
Beastie Boys- Paul's Boutique
Kiss- Destroyer
Green Day- Dookie
Bob Marley- Exodus
D'Angelo- Black Messiah
Arctic Monkeys- AM
Miles Davis- In a Silent Way
Run-DMC- Run-DMC
Aerosmith- Permanent Vacation
Queen- A Night at the Opera
Queen- Made in Heaven
Queen- News of the World
Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Fever to Tell
Robert Johnson- King of the Delta Blues Singers
Massive Attack- Mezzanine
George Harrison- All Things Must Pass
Parliament- Mothership Connection
Luther Vandross- Never Too Much
My Chemical Romance- The Black Parade
Tom Waits- Rain Dogs
Jack Stauber- Finite Form
Jack Stauber- Pop Food
Jack Stauber- Viator
Snoop Dogg- Doggystyle
The Cure- Disintegration
Santana- Caravanserai
Vampire Weekend- Modern Vampires of the City
Cream- Disraeli Gears
The Stone Roses- Stone Roses
Derek and The Dominos- Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
Johnny Cash- At Folsom Prison
Led Zeppelin- Coda
Mötley Crüe- Dr Feelgood
System of a Down - Toxicity
King Crimson - Discipline
Oasis - Don't Believe the Truth
Pat Benatar - Precious Time
Joe Bonamassa - The Ballad of John Henry
Depeche Mode - Songs of Faith and Devotion
The Pointer Sisters - Black & White
The Pointer Sisters - Break Out
Gary Clark Jr. - The Story of Sonny Boy Slim
Gary Clark Jr. - This Land
DragonForce - Ultra Beatdown
DragonForce - Reaching into Infinity
Mastodon - Hushed and Grim
Type O Negative - October Rust
Whitechapel - The Valley
Gary Clark Jr. - Blak and Blu
Paul McCartney- Ram
New Order- Pumped Full of Drugs
Kraftwerk- Trans-Europe Express
Captain Beefheart- Trout Mask Replica
The Smiths- The Queen is Dead
Badfinger- No Dice
Joy Division- Closer
Joy Division- Unknown Pleasures
George Micheal- Faith
Jane's Addiction- Nothing Shocking
New Order- Power, Corruption, and Lies
Smashing Pumpkins- Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Billy Idol- Rebel Yell
Devo- Q: Are We Not Men? A: We are Devo!
Emerson, Lake, and Palmer- Tarkus
Sade- Love Deluxe
Megadeth- Countdown to Extinction
Daft Punk- Random Access Memories
Creedence Clearwater Revival- Willy and the Poor Boys
CCR- Green River
James Brown- Live at the Apollo
James Brown- Sex Machine
Little Richard- Here's Little Richard
Sonic Youth- Daydream Nation
The Jam- Sound Affects
ELO-Time
Weezer- Pinkerton
Linkin Park- Hybrid Theory
Offspring- Smash
Foo Fighters- One by One
REO Speedwagon- Hi Infidelity
Fall Out Boy- From Under the Cork Tree
Rod Stewart- Every Picture Tells A Story
Tom Waits- SwordFishTrombones
The Stooges- Funhouse
John Lennon- Imagine
Blink-182- Dude Ranch
Aphex Twin- Richard D. James Album
Siouxsie and the Banshees- Kaleidoscope
Ice Cube- AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Jimmy Eat World- Bleed American
Liz Phair - Whipsmart
Ween - Chocolate and Cheese
Sublime - Sublime
X-Ray Spex - Germ Free Adolescence
X - Los Angeles
Sade - Diamond Life
The Dictators - Go Girl Crazy!
Ella Fitzgerald - Sings the Cole Porter Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald - Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook
Marty Robbins- Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs
Avril Lavigne- Let Go
Panic! At The Disco- A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
Tool- Aenima
Michael Jackson- Off the Wall
Siamés- Jump Into The Music
Men at Work- Business as Usual
Nick Cave- From Her To Eternity
Foreigner- Double Vision
Korn- Follow the Leader
Doobie Brothers- Minute by Minute
Fear Factory - Demanufacture
Opeth - My Arms, Your Hearse
Opeth - Still Life
Opeth - Blackwater Park
Opeth - Deliverance
Opeth - Sorceress
Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet
Midlake - The Trials of Van Occupanther
Midlake - The Courage of Others
Tool - Undertow
Tool - Lateralus
Tool - Fear Inoculum
TV on the Radio - Nine Types of Light
TV on the Radio - Seeds
St. Vincent - Daddy's Home
Curtis Mayfield- Superfly
Simon and Garfunkel- Bridge Over Troubled Water
Sly and the Family Stone- There's A Riot Goin On
The Doors- L.A Woman
Cyndi Lauper- She's So Unusual
Peter Gabriel- So
Brian Eno- Another Green World
Bill Withers- Just As I Am
Tom Petty- Full Moon Fever
Bjork- Post
The Byrds- Mr Tambourine Man
RHCP- Californiacation
Harry Nilsson- Nilsson Schmilsson
50 Cent- Get Rich or Die Tryin
Nirvana- MTV Unplugged At New York
Now all we have to do is figure out what the top 20 should be and then the rest will be randomized

Posted by Raichu on Thursday, 01/20/2022 @ 09:38am


Here is my proposition for the Top 20:The Beatles- Abbey Road
Radiohead- OK Computer
Rolling Stones- Let it Bleed
Bob Dylan- The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Pink Floyd- Dark Side of The Moon
Nirvana- Nevermind
Queen- A Night at the Opera
Prince- Purple Rain
Stevie Wonder- Songs in the Key of Live
Led Zeppelin- Led Zeppelin IV
Soundgarden- Superunknown
Supertramp- Breakfast in America
David Bowie- The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Ozzy Osbourne- Blizzard of Oz
ELO- Out of the Blue
AC/DC- Back in Black
Notorious B.I.G- Life After Death
Steely Dan- Can't Buy a Thrill
Fleetwood Mac- Rumors
Jimi Hendrix Experience- Are You Experienced

Posted by Raichu on Thursday, 01/20/2022 @ 10:38am


My top 20

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
2. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
3. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
4. Joni Mitchell - Blue
5. Carole King - Tapestry
6. The Beatles - Revolver
7. Dr. Dre - The Chronic
8. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
9. N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
10. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
11. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
12. Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express
13. Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced
14. Nirvana - Nevermind
15. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
16. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
17. Pink Floyd - The Wall
18. Radiohead - OK Computer
19. Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
20. Michael Jackson - Thriller

Posted by Greg F on Thursday, 01/20/2022 @ 10:43am


Ok I have a better idea: Instead of trying to figure out the top 20 for the albums list, why don't we just discuss which albums should make up the top 50. This part of the list would basically the best of all time list, the albums that had such a large impact, influence, legacy, etc. so far we have:
1. The Beatles- Abbey Road
2. Radiohead- OK Computer
3. Rolling Stones- Let it Bleed
4. Bob Dylan- The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
5. Pink Floyd- Dark Side of The Moon
6. Nirvana- Nevermind
7. Queen- A Night at the Opera
8. Prince- Purple Rain
9. Stevie Wonder- Songs in the Key of Live
10. Led Zeppelin- Led Zeppelin IV
11. Soundgarden- Superunknown
12. Supertramp- Breakfast in America
13. David Bowie- The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
14. Ozzy Osbourne- Blizzard of Oz
15. ELO- Out of the Blue
16. AC/DC- Back in Black
17. Notorious B.I.G- Life After Death
18. Steely Dan- Can't Buy a Thrill
19. Fleetwood Mac- Rumors
20. Jimi Hendrix Experience- Are You Experienced
21. The Beatles- Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
22. Joni Mitchell- Blue
23. Carole King - Tapestry
24. The Beatles - Revolver
25. Dr. Dre - The Chronic
26. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
27. Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express
28. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
29. Pink Floyd - The Wall
30. Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
31. Michael Jackson - Thriller

Posted by Raichu on Thursday, 01/20/2022 @ 11:25am


My Top 30 Albums KING Addition Jan 2022.
1. Def Leppard-Pyromania
2. Fleetwood Mac-Rumours
3. Nirvana-Nevermind
4. Bryan Adams-Reckless
5. U2-The Joshua Tree
6. Radiohead-OK Computer
7. Led Zeppelin-Led Zeppelin IV
8. Metallica-The Black Album
9. The Beatles-Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
10. The Beach Boys-Pet Sounds
11. Pink Floyd-Dark Side Of The Moon
12. Metallica-Master Of Puppets
13. The Beatles-Abbey Road
14. David Bowie-Let's Dance
15. Pearl Jam-Ten
16. Prince-Purple Rain
17. Guns N Roses-Appetite For Destruction
18. Def Leppard-Hysteria
19. U2-WAR
20. Soundgarden-Superunkown
21. KISS-Alive
22. Stevie Wonder-Songs In The Key Of Life
23. Michael Jackson-Thriller
24. Counting Crows-August And Everything After
25. Black Crowes-Shake Your Moneymaker
26. AC/DC-Back In Black
27. The Cars- The Cars (Their First Album)
28. Rolling Stones-Let It Bleed
29. Pink Floyd-The Wall
30. KISS-Destroyer

I'm probably missing some but it's an exciting and fun project. Happy Birthday to the Star Child Paul Stanley. Happy I could get KISS 2 albums in my Top 30. Can't wait for the final Albums list.
KING

Posted by KING on Thursday, 01/20/2022 @ 16:51pm


Slowly but surely we are getting close to the top 50. Also I'm posting the Discord server link for those who are interested in joining: https://discord.gg/38aKMHeTq8

Posted by Raichu on Friday, 01/21/2022 @ 07:00am


Quick question for you all, and mind you, this is strictly out of curiosity: Is there still support for Greg F.'s FRL Top 500 Song Snub List idea? Because if there is — and only if there is — I have a few ideas on how to really make it popular. Keep me posted if you can.

Posted by Johnny on Friday, 01/21/2022 @ 18:37pm


Johnny,
I'm in support of it, but I need to finalize the top 50 for then 500 albums list.

Posted by Raichu on Friday, 01/21/2022 @ 21:05pm


Is anyone else going to contribute to the discussion of what the top 50 should be? If there isn't much activity going on with this project I suspect the same for my proposed project. Anyways here are a few other albums I would put in the top 50. Big Star - #1 Record, Metallica - Master of Puppets, Radiohead - Kid A, King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King, The Beatles - Revolver and The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico.

Posted by Greg F on Saturday, 01/22/2022 @ 08:20am


I'll try to list what albums I think should be in the Top 50 later on. I'd do it now, but I'm a little busy at the moment.

Posted by Johnny on Saturday, 01/22/2022 @ 13:09pm


Here's my Top 50, in alphabetical order (Because it's easier for me)

1: AC/DC - Highway to Hell
2: AC/DC - Back in Black
3: The Beatles - Rubber Soul
4: The Beatles - Revolver
5: The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
6: The Beatles - The Beatles (The White Album)
7: The Beatles - Let It Be
8: The Beatles - Abbey Road
9: Black Sabbath - Paranoid
10: Blue Öyster Cult - Agents of Fortune
11: The Clash - London Calling
12: Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
13: Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
14: George Harrison - All Things Must Pass
15: Heart - Dreamboat Annie
16: Heart - Little Queen
17: Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
18: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced
19: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland
20: John Lennon - Imagine
21: Judas Priest - British Steel
22: Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance
23: Kamasi Washington - The Epic
24: King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic
25: King Crimson - Red
26: Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
27: Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
28: Mastodon - Crack the Skye
29: Metallica - Ride the Lightning
30: Metallica - Master of Puppets
31: Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album)
32: Metallica - Death Magnetic
33: Michael Jackson - Thriller
34: Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
35: Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
36: Nirvana - Nevermind
37: Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz
38: Pat Benatar - In the Heat of the Night
39: Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
40: Prince - Purple Rain
41: Queen - A Night at the Opera
42: The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet
43: The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
44: The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
45: The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street
46: Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols
47: Slayer - Reign in Blood
48: TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain
49: U2 - The Joshua Tree
50: Yes - Fragile

Posted by Johnny on Saturday, 01/22/2022 @ 17:11pm


Raichu, one more thing if you're reading this: If you look closely at the Top 500 Albums List, you'll find that In the Heat of the Night by Pat Benatar is listed twice. Before you throw all the albums in the randomizer, I'd like to suggest an album to replace the duplicate Pat Benatar album:

Joe Satriani - Surfing with the Alien

Posted by Johnny on Saturday, 01/22/2022 @ 17:24pm


Raichu & Greg F.,

If either one of you have time to read this, I'd like to expand on Greg F.'s FRL Top 500 Song Snub List Proposal:

A: First, we say "Yes" to creating a Top 500 Song Snub List.
B: We make it a requirement to list the year the songs on the Song Snub List were released. Why, you ask? Well, that leads me to…
C: VERY IMPORTANT. After we completely fill the list, I propose we start a new voting category to go alongside the 4 current categories: (General, Genre, Year & Artist) The Song Snub Category.

My reasoning for proposing a new category is this:
1: The regular voting period has been shortened from 5 days to 4
2: Tiebreaker voting has been shortened from 3 days to 2.
3: After the Year & Artist votes have simultaneously concluded, we shouldn't worry about dilly-dallying until the monthly general vote begins.

There's a major backlog of great songs that haven't been inducted onto the Important Songs List yet. Having a Song Snub category would help clear the backlog immensely. I hope you'll consider this expanded proposal. Enjoy your day.

Posted by Johnny on Sunday, 01/23/2022 @ 13:15pm


No I'm not interested in expanding it beyond creating a snub list. I intended it to be a list of 500 songs not in as just that nothing more. Me or anyone else could make it a genre nomination.

Posted by Greg F on Sunday, 01/23/2022 @ 16:03pm


OK, Greg. I respect your opinion. Hopefully, Raichu will get back to us and we can still create a Top 500 Song Snub List.

Posted by Johnny on Sunday, 01/23/2022 @ 17:55pm


Sure I think a snub list is a good idea, I just gotta finish the album list first.

Posted by Raichu on Sunday, 01/23/2022 @ 19:30pm


Raichu, how's your Top 500 Albums List coming along? It's been a while since I last heard from you. Is everything OK?

Posted by Johnny on Tuesday, 01/25/2022 @ 15:41pm


Johnny,
Its actually done, I just forgot to post the results, which are as follows:
1The Beatles- Abbey Road
2Radiohead- OK Computer
3Rolling Stones- Let it Bleed
4Bob Dylan- The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
5Pink Floyd- Dark Side of The Moon
6Nirvana- Nevermind
7Queen- A Night at the Opera
8Prince- Purple Rain
9Stevie Wonder- Songs in the Key of Live
10Led Zeppelin- Led Zeppelin IV
11Soundgarden- Superunknown
12Supertramp- Breakfast in America
13David Bowie- The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
14Ozzy Osbourne- Blizzard of Oz
15ELO- Out of the Blue
16AC/DC- Back in Black
17Notorious B.I.G- Life After Death
18Steely Dan- Can't Buy a Thrill
19Fleetwood Mac- Rumors
20Jimi Hendrix Experience- Are You Experienced
21The Beatles- Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
22Joni Mitchell- Blue
23 Carole King - Tapestry
24The Beatles - Revolver
25Dr. Dre - The Chronic
26Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
27 Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express
28Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
29Pink Floyd - The Wall
30Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
31Michael Jackson - Thriller
32The Clash - London Calling
33Black Sabbath - Paranoid
34The Beatles - The Beatles (The White Album)
35U2- The Joshua Tree
36George Harrison - All Things Must Pass
37Heart - Little Queen
38Metallica- Black Album
39Blue Öyster Cult - Agents of Fortune
40The Beatles - Abbey Road
41Heart - Dreamboat Annie
42The Beatles - Rubber Soul
43Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
44Def Leppard- Pyromania
45Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
46Judas Priest- Screaming for Vengeance
47Meat Loaf- Bat Outta Hell
48AC/DC - Highway to Hell
49The Beatles - Let It Be
50Pearl Jam- Ten
51Creedence Clearwater Revival- Willy and the Poor Boys
52Slade - Slayed?
53Radiohead- Amnesiac
54Motley Crue-Shout At The Devil
55Rush - 2112
56Daft Punk - Discovery
57Sade- Love Deluxe
58Harry Nilsson- Nilsson Schmilsson
59Opeth - Blackwater Park
60Maggie's Dream-Maggie's Dream
61Santana- Caravanserai
62Cyndi Lauper- She's So Unusual
63Paul McCartney- Band on the Run
64George Harrison- All Things Must Pass
65Blur- Parklife
66Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues
67Nick Cave- From Her To Eternity
68Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet
69Mastodon - Leviathan
70Offspring- Smash
71Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
72MF Doom - Operation: Doomsday
73Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
74The Residents - Duck Stab / Buster & Glen
75X-Ray Spex - Germ Free Adolescence
76Sly and the Family Stone- There's A Riot Goin On
77John Cougar Mellencamp - American Fool
78Stone Temple Pilots - Purple
79Blondie- Blondie
80King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic
81Nirvana- MTV Unplugged At New York
82Sonic Youth- Daydream Nation
83Opeth - Sorceress
84Johnny Cash- At Folsom Prison
85The Band- Music From Big Pink
86John Lennon- Imagine
87Flipper - Album: Generic Flipper
88Jack Stauber- Finite Form
89Big Star - #1 Record
90Devo- Q: Are We Not Men? A: We are Devo!
91The Stooges- Funhouse
92Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners
93Gorillaz- Demon Days
94Neil Young- Harvest
95Kamasi Washington - Harmony of Difference
96Dan Fogelberg - The Innocent Age
97New Order- Power, Corruption, and Lies
98The Cars- The Cars
99The Gun Club - Fire of Love
100Beyoncé - Beyoncé
101The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers
102The Go-Go's- Beauty and the Beat
103The Promise Ring - Nothing Feels Good
104ELO-Time
105King Crimson - Red
106Badfinger- No Dice
107St. Vincent - Daddy's Home
108DIO-The Last In Line
109KMFDM - Nihil
110Fall Out Boy- From Under the Cork Tree
111Aerosmith- Permanent Vacation
112Pat Benatar- In The Heat of the Night
113Fleetwood Mac- Tusk
114Beyoncé - Lemonade
115The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico
116Kate Bush - The Dreaming
117Blink-182- Dude Ranch
118The Hollies-The Hollies
119The Taj-Mahal Travelers - July 15, 1972
120Joe Bonamassa - The Ballad of John Henry
121D'Angelo- Black Messiah
122Yellow Magic Orchestra - Solid State Survivor
123Pantera - Cowboys from Hell
124Steely Dan - Aja
125Duran Duran-RIO
126T.Rex- Electric Warrior
127Behemoth - The Satanist
128Ella Fitzgerald - Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook
129Daft Punk- Random Access Memories
130Counting Crows-August And Everything After
131Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power
132The Roots - Things Fall Apart
133Tool - Undertow
134Missy Elliott - Supa Dupa Fly
135Megadeth- Countdown to Extinction
136Simon and Garfunkel- Bridge Over Troubled Water
137Radiohead- The Bends
138The Byrds- Mr Tambourine Man
139Bjork- Post
140Buddy Holly- The "Chirping" Crickets
141The Beach Boys - Sunflower
142Vampire Weekend- Modern Vampires of the City
143Slayer - World Painted Blood
144Type O Negative - October Rust
145No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom
146DragonForce - Inhuman Rampage
147Led Zeppelin- Coda
148Taylor Swift - folklore
149David Bowie- Aladdin Sane
150Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties
151Opeth - My Arms, Your Hearse
152Joy Division- Closer
153Midlake - The Trials of Van Occupanther
154Robyn - Honey
155Aretha Franklin- Young, Gifted, and Black
156Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet
157Lorde - Melodrama
158Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope
159The Who - Who's Next
160Luther Vandross- Never Too Much
161Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
162Counting Crows-Recovering The Satellites
163Hootie & The Blowfish-Cracked Mirror View
164Robert Plant-Fate Of Nations
165Elvis Presley- The Sun Sessions
166TLC - CrazySexyCool
167Gary Clark Jr. - The Story of Sonny Boy Slim
168Opeth - Deliverance
169Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
170Marty Robbins- Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs
171Grateful Dead- American Beauty
172Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
173The Byrds- Sweetheart of the Rodeo
174My Chemical Romance- The Black Parade
175Big Star - Radio City
176Dr. Dre - 2001
177Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Let Love In
178Rage Against The Machine- Battle of Los Angeles
179Pat Benatar - Precious Time
180Deep Purple-In Rock
181John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
182Linkin Park- Hybrid Theory
183Van Halen-1984
184Judas Priest-Turbo
185Janet Jackson - Control
186Queens of the Stone Age - …Like Clockwork
187Chuck Berry- Is On Top
188Van Halen- Diver Down
189Wishbone Ash-Argus
190The Jam- Sound Affects
191Metallica - Hardwired… to Self-Destruct
192RHCP- Blood Sugar Sex Magik
193Foo Fighters- One by One
194Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers
195George Strait-Blue Clear Sky
196Cream- Disraeli Gears
197Parliament- Mothership Connection
198The Police- Synchronicity
199Todd Rundgren - A Wizard, a True Star
200Queen- News of the World
201The Misfits - Walk Among Us
202Massive Attack- Mezzanine
203Robert Johnson- King of the Delta Blues Singers
204X - Los Angeles
205Curtis Mayfield- Superfly
206Kate Bush - The Kick Inside
207Whitechapel - The Valley
208Outkast- Speakerboxx/Love Below
209Green Day- Dookie
210DragonForce - Reaching into Infinity
211Eminem- The Eminem Show
212Cheap Trick - In Budokan
213Slipknot - All Hope Is Gone
214Pantera - Far Beyond Driven
215Peter Gabriel- So
216Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814
217Can- Ege Bamyasi
218Iron Maiden - Brave New World
219David Bowie- The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
220Nirvana - In Utero
221T.Rex- Slider
222Donna Summer- Bad Girls
223Rod Stewart- Every Picture Tells A Story
224Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Fever to Tell
225St. Vincent - Masseduction
226The Who- Tommy
227Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs
228Mastodon - Hushed and Grim
229Bill Withers- Just As I Am
230Queen- A Night at the Opera
231Carly Rae Jepsen - E.MO.TION
232Pearl Jam - Vs.
233Beck - Sea Change
234Led Zeppelin- Physical Graffiti
235KISS-Dynasty
236The Cure- Pornography
237Leonard Cohen - New Skin for the Old Ceremony
238The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace of Sin
239Midlake - The Courage of Others
240Taj Mahal - Taj Mahal
241Radiohead- Kid A
242The Clash- Combat Rock
243James Brown- Sex Machine
244Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz to Come
245Michael Jackson- Off the Wall
246Metallica - Death Magnetic
247Men at Work- Business as Usual
248RHCP- Californiacation
249The Flaming Lips - At War With the Mystics
250Albert Ayler Quintet - Spirits Rejoice
251TV on the Radio - Nine Types of Light
2528.Love - Forever Changes
253Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks
254Peter Frampton- Frampton Comes Alive
255Sade - Diamond Life
256Beastie Boys- Paul's Boutique
257Bruce Springsteen- Darkness on the Edge of Town
2582Pac - All Eyez on Me
259Arcade Fire- Funeral
260The Misfits - Static Age
261Jean-Michel Jarre - Oxygene
262Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
263King Crimson- In the Court of the Crimson King
264Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours
265Pink Floyd - Meddle
266Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
267The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street
268Jefferson Airplane- Surrealistic Pillow
269Mastodon - Emperor of Sand
270The Doors- L.A Woman
271Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic
272Hall and Oates- Big Bam Boom
273George Micheal- Faith
274The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland
275Rickie Lee Jones - Pirates
276Stevie Wonder- Talking Book
277The Dictators - Go Girl Crazy!
278Billy Idol- Rebel Yell
279Def Leppard-Hysteria
280N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
281Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
282Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
283Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure
284Coldplay- A Rush of Blood to The Head
285Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
286Pixies- Surfer Rose
287John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
288Metallica- Ride the Lightning
289Opeth - Still Life
290De La Soul - 3 Feet and High Rising
291Poco - Pickin' Up the Pieces
292Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville
293Jellyfish - Spilt Milk
294U2-WAR
295Thin Lizzy- Jailbreak
296Prince-1999
297Tesla-Mechanical Resonance
298Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
299Korn- Follow the Leader
300Rolling Stones- Beggars Banquet
301Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
302Tom Waits- SwordFishTrombones
303Grateful Dead- Workingman's Dead
304Machine Head - The Blackening
305Metallica - Master of Puppets
306Elvis Costello- My Aim Is True
307Panic! At The Disco- A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
308The Be Good Tanyas - Blue Horse
309The Pointer Sisters - Break Out
310Guns N Roses- Appetite for Destruction
311Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
312The Avalanches - Since I Left You
313Judas Priest - British Steel
314Emerson, Lake, and Palmer- Tarkus
315Sparks - Kimono My House
316Bee Gees- Saturday Night Fever
317Tool - Lateralus
318Lady Gaga- Born This Way
319Metallica-... and Justice for Hall
320Better Than Ezra-Deluxe
321Blue Rodeo-5 Days In July
322Liz Phair - Whipsmart
323Madonna - Ray of Light
324Smokey Robinson and The Miracles- Going to a Go-Go
325Kamasi Washington - The Epic
326Jimmy Eat World- Bleed American
327Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
328Nina Simone - I Put a Spell On You
329John Coltrane - Blue Train
330Jack Stauber- Viator
331Jay-Z - The Blueprint
332Husker Du - Zen Arcade
333Judas Priest- Painkiller
334Nick Drake - Pink Moon
335The Cure- Disintegration
336A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
337Kiss- Destroyer
338Bon Iver- For Emma
339Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
340Brian Eno- Another Green World
341The Pointer Sisters - Black & White
342Deep Purple- Machine Head
343Orbital - In Sides
344Ozzy Osbourne- No More Tears
345Oasis - Definitely Maybe
346Mötley Crüe- Dr Feelgood
347Beastie Boys- Licensed to Ill
348Fela Kuti- Expensive Shit
349Outkast- Stankonia
350Janelle Monaé - Dirty Computer
351Tool- Aenima
352The Weeknd- Beauty Behind the Madness
353Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
354Alice in Chains- Dirt
355Nine Inch Nails- The Downward Spiral
356Bryan Adams-Reckless
357Aesop Rock - The Impossible Kid
358Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
359Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2
360Gary Clark Jr. - Blak and Blu
361Tally Hall- Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum
362Pink Floyd- Wish You Were Here
363Jean-Michel Jarre - Zoolook
364Ween - Quebec
365The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
366The Weeknd - After Hours
367Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
368Pink Floyd - Animals
369The Smiths- The Queen is Dead
370Jean-Michel Jarre - Equinoxe
371Run-DMC- Run-DMC
372Selena - Amor Prohibido
373Paul Simon- Graceland
374Gary Clark Jr. - This Land
375Aesop Rock - Labor Days
376The Rolling Stones - Some Girls
377Slayer - Reign of Blood
37850 Cent- Get Rich or Die Tryin
379Bob Dylan- Highway 61 Revisited
380Fear Factory - Demanufacture
381Bob Dylan- Blonde on Blonde
382Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
383Ween - The Mollusk
384Bruce Springsteen- Born to Run
385CCR- Green River
386Depeche Mode - Songs of Faith and Devotion
387Tears For Fears-Songs From The Big Chair
388Todd Rundgren- Something/Anything
389The Stone Roses- Stone Roses
390Siouxsie and the Banshees- Kaleidoscope
391Fugazi - The Argument
392Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
393Ice Cube- AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
394Mastodon - Crack the Skye
395The Allman Brothers Band- At Fillmore East
396Run-DMC - Raising Hell
397King Crimson - Discipline
398Pink Floyd - The Division Bell
399The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
400REO Speedwagon- Hi Infidelity
401TV on the Radio - Dear Science
402Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour
403Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - No More Shall We Part
404Dio- Holy Diver
405James Brown- Live at the Apollo
406Arctic Monkeys- AM
407Nina Simone - Wild is the Wind
408Rush- Moving Pictures
409System of a Down - Toxicity
410Sparks - Propaganda
411Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
412Green Day- American Idiot
413Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
414Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark
415Tom Waits- Rain Dogs
416Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers- Damn the Torpedoes
417AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
418Death - Symbolic
419Pet Shop Boys- Actually
420Radiohead- In Rainbows
421Boston- Boston
422Sex Pistols- Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols
423David Bowie-Let's Dance
424Tame Impala - Lonerism
425Black Flag- Damaged
426Rolling Stones- Sticky Fingers
427Weezer- Pinkerton
428Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime
429Snoop Dogg- Doggystyle
430Jethro Tull- Aqualung
431Oingo Boingo- Dead Man's Party
432Mastodon - Blood Mountain
433White Lion-Pride
434Selena- Amor Prohibido
435Jay-Z - The Black Album
436Iron Maiden - The Book of Souls
437Jane's Addiction- Nothing Shocking
438Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
439Avril Lavigne- Let Go
440The Kinks- Kinks
441Ween - Chocolate and Cheese
442Madonna - Like a Prayer
443Yes - Close to the Edge
444Tool - Fear Inoculum
445Queen- Made in Heaven
446The Prodigy - The Fat of the Land
447Little Richard- Here's Little Richard
448The White Stripes - White Blood Cells
449Kleenex Girl Wonder - Ponyoak
450Ella Fitzgerald - Sings the Cole Porter Songbook
451R.E.M.- Murmur
452Joe Satriani - Surfing with the Alien
453Tom Petty- Full Moon Fever
454Wishbone Ash-New England
455Outkast - Stankonia
456Radiohead- A Moonshaped Pool
457Matchbox 20-Yourself Or Someone Like You
458Sublime - Sublime
459Miles Davis- In a Silent Way
460Fugees - The Score
461Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Night Moves
462Siamés- Jump Into The Music
463Eminem- The Slim Shady LP
464Lou Reed & John Cale - Songs for Drella
465Doobie Brothers- Minute by Minute
466White Stripes- Elephant
467The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
468Aphex Twin- Richard D. James Album
469Jack Stauber- Pop Food
470Talking Heads- Remain in Light
471New Order- Pumped Full of Drugs
472TV on the Radio - Seeds
473Oasis - Don't Believe the Truth
474R.E.M. - Automatic For the People
475Smashing Pumpkins- Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
476Paul McCartney- Ram
477Motörhead - Ace of Spades
478Taylor Swift - Red
479Billie Eilish- When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go
480Captain Beefheart- Trout Mask Replica
481Queensryche-Empire
482TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain
483Blue Öyster Cult - Fire of Unknown Origin
484Elton John - Tumbleweed Connection
485Prince - Sign o the Times
486Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear
487Foreigner- Double Vision
488The Who - Quadrophenia
489Bruce Springsteen- Born In The U.S.A
490Scorpions-Blackout
491Derek and The Dominos- Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
492LCD Soundsystem- Sound of Silver
493Leonard Cohen - Songs of Love and Hate
494Depeche Mode - Violator
495Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
496KISS-Love Gun
497DragonForce - Ultra Beatdown
498Bob Marley- Exodus
499LL Cool Jay- Mama Said Knock You Out
500Robyn - Body Talk

Posted by Raichu on Tuesday, 01/25/2022 @ 20:33pm


Raichu & Greg F.

Are you both still interested in composing an FRL Top 500 Song Snub List? I am sorry to be a nuisance, but if you still are, I suggest we pick a time to start so we can get the ball rolling.

Posted by Johnny on Thursday, 01/27/2022 @ 08:52am


Johnny,
when do you wanna start?

Posted by Raichu on Thursday, 01/27/2022 @ 09:00am


I want at least five confirmed participants before I start the sub list project. So also else interested? If I don't get at least five participants by next week I'm not going to do the project because it would more worth it if than just me, Johnny and Raichu participating.

Posted by Greg F on Thursday, 01/27/2022 @ 10:08am


Raichu, to answer your question, I recommend you and I join Greg F. and help him kickstart his song snub list project, which I believe he wants to start next week. I already let Greg know I wanna be a part of his project, and if you're interested, I suggest let Greg know, too.

One more thing, Raichu: Try to recruit some of our fellow FRL buddies to join. I know they'll have fun. Trust me.

Posted by Johnny on Thursday, 01/27/2022 @ 13:22pm


Johnny and Raichu I know you're interested. I'm waiting for a week to start to try to drum up interest for the project. I won't plan on starting the project until I have at least five participants. If you guys would help me spread the word that would be great.

Posted by Greg F on Thursday, 01/27/2022 @ 13:51pm


Greg F & Company. Here are 30 Songs for your FRL Top 500 Song Snub List. In No Particular Order.
1. Def Leppard-Too Late For Love (1983)
2. KISS-Sure Know Something (1979)
3. The Grass Roots-Sooner Or Later (1971)
4. White Lion-Wait (1987)
5. Naughty By Nature-Feel Me Flow (1995)
6. Bryan Adams-Somebody (1984)
7. KISS-Hard Luck Woman (1976)
8. The Grass Roots-Where Were You When I Needed You (1966)
9. Nice & Smooth-Sometimes I Rhyme (1991)
10. Counting Crows-Angels Of The Silences (1996)
11. Queensryche-Walk In The Shadows (1986)
12. Tesla-Modern Day Cowboy (1986)
13. W.A.S.P.-Hold On To My Heart (1992)
14. Counting Crows-Miami (2002)
15. Metallica-King Nothing (1996)
16. The Killers-On Top (2004)
17. Procol Harum-Simple Sister (1971)
18. Rick Springfield-Love Somebody (1984)
19. Johnny Gill-Rub You The Right Way (1990)
20. Kool & The Gang-Tonight (1983)
21. Suzi Quatro-Close The Door (1976)
22. KISS-Is That You? (1980)
23. Lenny Kravitz-New York City (2014)
24. Stevie Nicks-Talk To Me (1985)
25. Fleetwood Mac-Love Shines (1992)
26. Tesla-Little Suzi (1986)
27. Queensryche-I Don't Believe In Love (1988)
28. Taylor Dayne-I'll Be Your Shelter (1991)
29. The Posies-I Can Dream All Day (1993)
30. John Anderson-Straight Tequila Night (1992)
KING

Posted by KING on Wednesday, 02/2/2022 @ 14:53pm


A few snubs from me:

Grateful Dead- Franklin's Tower (1975)
Black Sabbath- The Wizard (1970)
Miles Davis- All Blues (1959)
James Taylor- Shower the People (1976)
Pink Floyd- One of These Days (1971)
The Beach Boys- Please Let Me Wonder (1965)
The Beatles- Michelle (1965)
The Beatles- Old Brown Shoe (1970)
The Beatles- Rain (1966)
The Beatles- The Ballad of John and Yoko (1969)
The Beatles- Fool on the Hill (1967)
The Beatles- Girl (1965)

Posted by Tom H. on Wednesday, 02/2/2022 @ 21:05pm


OK, Greg F. Here's a Top 20 Song Snub List from me, including a surprise at #20:

1: The Beatles - Things We Said Today (1964)
2: The Beatles - I'll Be Back (1964)
3: The Beatles - I Don't Want to Spoil the Party (1964)
4: The Beatles - You Won't See Me (1965)
5: Paul Revere & the Raiders - Good Thing (1966)
6: Black Sabbath - Fairies Wear Boots (1970)
7: John Lennon - How Do You Sleep?
8: Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973)
9: King Crimson - Fallen Angel (1974)
10: King Crimson - One More Red Nightmare (1974)
11: The Isley Brothers - Footsteps in the Dark (1977)
12: McFadden & Whitehead - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now (1979)
13: The Gap Band - Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) (1980)
14: Metallica - Creeping Death (1984)
15: Luther Vandross - 'Til My Baby Comes Home (1985)
16: Luscious Jackson - Naked Eye (1996)
17: The Cast of Rent - Seasons of Love (1996)
18: Slipknot - Psychosocial (2008)
19: Dinah Washington (feat, Max Richter) - This Bitter Earth/On the Nature of Daylight (2010)

And now, #20...

20: Maurice Chevalier - You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me (1930)

P.S. You haven't heard the last of me as far as snubbed songs are concerned. I've got quite a few more if you're interested.

Posted by Johnny on Wednesday, 02/2/2022 @ 23:09pm


I need to correct a slight mistake I made...

John Lennon - How Do You Sleep? (1971)

Don't worry, Greg F. I'm not trying to add How Do You Sleep? to the list twice. I simply forgot to list when John recorded and released this song. Thanks.

Posted by Johnny on Wednesday, 02/2/2022 @ 23:16pm


The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon (1985)
The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues (1988)
John Hiatt - Have a Little Faith in Me (1987)
KMFDM - Juke Joint Jezebel (1995)
Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On (2006)
Orange Juice - Rip It Up (1982)
The Human League - Being Boiled (1978)
Level 42 - Love Games (1981)
Eddie Cochran - Twenty Flight Rock (1956)
Loretta Lynn - Rated "X" (1972)
Mamie Smith - Crazy Blues (1920)
Porter Wagoner - The Carroll County Accident (1972)
Wu-Tang Clan - Can It Be All So Simple (1993)
Dolly Parton - Joshua (1971)
Ray LaMontagne - Trouble (2004)
Shelby Lynne - Your Lies (1999)
Sting - I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying (1996)
deadmau5 and Kaskade - I Remember (2008)
Kid Cudi - Soundtrack 2 My Life (2009)
The Roots feat. Erykah Badu & Eve - You Got Me (1999)
EMPD - Strictly Business (1988)
Janis Ian - Society's Child (1967)
Eminem - Like Toy Soldiers (2004)
The Equals - Police On My Back (1967)
Gil Scott-Heron - The Bottle (1974)
Spirit - Taurus (1968)
Frankie Knuckles - The Whistle Song (1991)
Phuture - Acid Tracks (1987)
LCD Soundsystem - Tonite (2017)
The O'Jays - Give the People What They Want (1975)
The Spinners - Mighty Love (1974)
The S.O.S. Band - Take Your Time (Do It Right) (1980)
The Phantom - Love Me (1960)
Phyllis Hyman - Living All Alone (1986)
Joan Armatrading - Love and Affection (1976)
Ray Price - Crazy Arms (1956)
Prefab Sprout - When Love Breaks Down (1984)
Lee Dorsey - Ya Ya (1961)
Teddy Pendergrass - Love T.K.O. (1980)
The McGuire Sisters - Sugartime (1957)
Melissa Etheridge - I Want to Come Over (1995)
Natalie Merchant - Wonder (1995)

That's it for now. I may add more if needed.

Posted by Greg F on Wednesday, 02/2/2022 @ 23:47pm


Ok so I did not know that snub list suggestions had started, so I'm gonna give mine now:
1: Slade- Merry Xmas Everybody (1973)
2: Slade- Far Far Away (1974)
3: King Crimson- Epitaph (1969)
4: Run-DMC- My Adidas (1986)
5: Queen- Made In Heaven (1995)
6: Led Zeppelin- Coda (1982)
7: Led Zeppelin- Ozone Baby (1982)
8: Miles Davis- In A Silent Way/Its About That Time (1969)
9: AC/DC- Money Talks (1990)
10: Steely Dan- Dr Wu (1975)
11: Kiss- Love Gun (1977)
12: Oingo Boingo- Just Another Day (1985)
13: Jeff Beck- Because We Ended as Lovers (1975)
14: Ozzy Osbourne- Hellraiser (1991)
15: Coldplay- Paradise (2011)
16: Jack Stauber- Oh Klahoma (2017
17: Jack Stauber- Buttercup (2017)
18: The Fly's- Got You Where I want You (1998)
19: Rolling Stones- Bitch (1971)
20: Eminem- Venom (2018)

Posted by Raichu on Thursday, 02/3/2022 @ 09:56am


Here are some songs I wanna add to the Top 500 Song Snub List:

1: The Jive Five - My True Story (1961)
2: The Cadets - Stranded in the Jungle (1956)
3: The Big Bopper - The Big Bopper's Wedding (1958)
4: Huey "Piano" Smith & the Clowns - Don't You Just Know It (1958)
5: Del Shannon - Hats Off to Larry (1961)
6: Marvin Gaye - I'll Be Doggone (1965)
7: The Four Tops - Something About You (1965)
8: The Supremes - Love is Here and Now You're Gone (1967)
9: 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) - Somebody's Been Sleeping (1970)
10: Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin' (1973)
11: Dave Loggins - Please Come to Boston (1974)
12: Kenny Rogers - Lucille (1977)
13: Joe Piscopo & Eddie Murphy - Honeymooners Rap (1985)
14: AC/DC - That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll (1988)
15: AC/DC - Heatseeker (1988)
16: Technotronic - Move This (1989)
17: Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy (1991)
18: Bruce Springsteen - 57 Channels (And Nothin' On) (1992)
19: Jon Secada - Just Another Day (1992)
20: Jo Dee Messina - Heads Carolina, Tails California (1996)
21: Alabama 3 - Woke Up This Morning (Theme from The Sopranos) (1997)
22: Toby Keith - I Wanna Talk About Me (2001)
23: Toby Keith - I Love This Bar (2003)
24: Toby Keith - As Good as I Once Was (2005)
25: Kid Rock - All Summer Long (2008)

Posted by Doo-Wop Phil on Thursday, 02/3/2022 @ 15:10pm


Here's My Top 30 Song Snubs for the FRL Top 500 Snubs List:

1. Kate Bush - The Big Sky (1985)
2. Ethel Waters - Down Home Blues (1921)
3. Dawn featuring Tony Orlando - Candida (1970)
4. Jackson Browne - Rock Me on the Water (1972)
5. Jackson Browne - Fountain of Sorrow (1974)
6. INXS - Guns in the Sky (1985)
7. Primal Scream - Come Together (1991)
8. Primal Scream - Damaged (1991)
9. Primal Scream - Loaded (1991)
10. Pearl Jam - Go (1993)
11. Pearl Jam - W.M.A. (1993)
12. Pearl Jam - Spin the Black Circle (1994)
13. Pearl Jam - Immortality (1994)
14. Pearl Jam - Given to Fly (1998)
15. U2 - Even Better Than the Real Thing (1991)
16. U2 - Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses (1991)
17. U2 - Lemon (1993)
18. U2 - Numb (1993)
19. Warren Zevon - Carmelita (1976)
20. Wilco - Muzzle of Bees (2004)
21. Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) (1970)
22. England Dan & John Ford Coley - It's Sad to Belong (1977)
23. Tower of Power - So Very Hard to Go (1973)
24. 2Pac - If My Homie Calls (1991)
25. AC/DC - Who Made Who (1986)
26. AC/DC - Gone Shootin' (1978)
27. Van Morrison - Saint Dominic's Preview (1972)
28. New York Dolls - Stranded in the Jungle (1974)
29. Carly Simon - Let the River Run (1989)
30. Teena Marie - Lovergirl (1984)

Posted by J.W. on Thursday, 02/3/2022 @ 19:22pm


If nobody minds, I'd like to add some more songs to the snub list…which is a true "mish-mash" of genres.

1: Muddy Waters (feat. Little Walter) You're Gonna Need My Help I Said (Gonna Need My Help) (1950)
2: The Davis Sisters - I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know About Him (1953)
3: Webb Pierce - There Stands the Glass (1953)
4: B. T. Express - Do It ('Til You're Satisfied) (1974)
5: Head East - Never Been Any Reason (1975)
6: Parliament - Bop Gun (Endangered Species) (1977)
7: Bobby Caldwell - What You Won't Do for Love (1978)
8: Evelyn "Champagne" King - Shame (1978)
9: Kenny Loggins & Stevie Nicks - Whenever I Call You "Friend" (1978)
10: The Brothers Johnson - Stomp! (1980)
11: Genesis - Keep It Dark (1981)
12: Genesis - No Reply at All (1981)
13: Genesis - Man on the Corner (1981)
14: Evelyn "Champagne" King - Love Come Down (1982)
15: The Isley Brothers - Choosey Lover (1983)
16: Timbuk 3 - The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades (1985)
17: Queensrÿche - Breaking the Silence (1988)
18: Iron Maiden - The Clairvoyant (1988)
19: Bryan Adams - Do I Have to Say the Words (1992)
20: Depeche Mode - In Your Room (1994)
21: Goo Goo Dolls - Black Balloon (1999)
22: Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of…) (1999)
23: Iron Maiden - Brave New World (2000)
24: Toby Keith & Willie Nelson - Beer for My Horses (2003)
25: Slipknot - Vermilion (Pt. 1) (2004)
26: Slipknot - Duality (2004)
27: Black Label Society - Suicide Messiah (2005)
28: Miranda Lambert - Kerosene (2005)
29: Trace Adkins - Honky Tonk Badonkadonk (2005)
30: DragonForce - Operation Ground and Pound (2006)

P.S. Stay tuned, because I may have more song snubs headed your way…probably tomorrow.

Posted by Johnny on Friday, 02/4/2022 @ 15:01pm


Patty Loveless - I Try to Think About Elvis (1994)
Reba McEntire - Why Haven't I Heard from You (1994)
Bob Dylan - Most of the Time (1989)
Kylie Minogue - I Believe in You (2004)
Carly Simon - You Belong to Me (1978)
Carly Simon - Coming Around Again (1986)
Carly Simon - That's I Always Heard It Be (1971)
Carly Rae Jepsen - Cut to the Feeling (2016)
Carly Rae Jepsen - Run Away with Me (2015)
Spice Girls - Say You'll be There (1996)
Robert Palmer - Johnny and Mary (1980)
Anita Baker - Giving You the Best That I Got (1988)
Christina Aguilera ft. Lil' Kim - Can't Hold Us Down (2002)
N.E.R.D. - Rockstar (2002)
Salt-n-Pepa - None of Your Business (1993)
Roxanne Shante - Roxanne's Revenge (1984)
Coolio - Fantastic Voyage (1994)
Lakeside - Fantastic Voyage (1980)
The Moments - Love on a Two-Way Street (1970)
Miranda Lambert - Mama's Broken Heart (2011)
ABBA - The Day Before You Came (1982)
Tommy James and The Shondells - She (1970)
Big Star - Feel (1972)
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan - Do You Love What You Feel (1979)
Bee Gees - Words (1968)
Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying (2004)
Britney Spears - Piece of Me (2007)
Lady Gaga - Speechless (2009)
Hot Chip - Over and Over (2006)
No Doubt - Simple Kind of Life (2000)
Elton John - Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (1972)
Shania Twain - Any Man of Mine (1995)
Marianne Faithfull - Broken English (1979)
Shannon - Let the Music Play (1981)
The Pointer Sisters - Yes We Can Can (1973)
The Pointer Sisters - Fairytale (1974)
Melanie - Lay Down (Candles in the Rain) (1970)
UFO - Lights Out (1978)
Iron Maiden - Wasted Years (1986)
Throbbing Gristle - Hamburger Lady (1978)
Alice Cooper - Under My Wheels (1971)
The Louvin Brothers - Knoxville Girl (1956)
Suzi Quatro - Can the Can (1972)
Megadeth - Sweating Bullets (1992)
The B-52's - Give Me Back My Man (1980)
Carolina Buddies - Murder of the Lawson Family (1930)

Posted by Greg F on Friday, 02/4/2022 @ 20:22pm


That should be Carly Simon - That's the Way I Always Heard It Be (1971).

Posted by Greg F on Friday, 02/4/2022 @ 20:50pm


Let me try this one more Carly Simon - That's the Way I Always Heard It Should Be (1971)

Posted by Greg F on Friday, 02/4/2022 @ 20:53pm


There's one small title correction I'd like to make to a song I already submitted earlier today:

Bryan Adams - Do I Have to Say the Words? (1992)

Again, I'm not adding it twice. I forgot to add the doggone question mark.

Posted by Johnny on Friday, 02/4/2022 @ 21:07pm


And now, as promised, I have some more songs for the Song Snub List…starting with a Slayer Triple Play.

1: Slayer - World Painted Blood (2009)
2: Slayer - Americon (2009)
3: Slayer - Psychopathy Red (2009)
4: Dream Theater - The Root of All Evil (2005)
5: New Edition - Candy Girl (1982)
6: New Edition - Mr. Telephone Man (1984)
7: The Style Council - My Ever Changing Moods (1984)
8: Oasis - Lyla (2005)
9: Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)
10: Soundgarden - 4th of July (1994)
11: Depeche Mode - A Question of Time (1986)
12: Billy Joel - Sometimes a Fantasy (1980)
13: Billy Joel - A Matter of Trust (1980)
14: Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom (1986)
15: Chairmen of the Board - Give Me Just a Little More Time (1970)
16: Starbuck - Moonlight Feels Right (1976)
17: Dave Matthews Band - Too Much (1996)
18: Cameo - Candy (1986)
19: Ready for the World - Oh Sheila (1985)
20: Gretchen Wilson (feat. Merle Haggard) - Politically Uncorrect (2006)
21: The Claypool Lennon Delirium - Amethyst Realm (2019)

And because I'm celebrating Silly Saturday, here are some comedy songs to wrap up my Top 25:

22: Elmo & Patsy - Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (1979)
23: Bob Rivers Comedy Corp. - The Twelve Pains of Christmas (1987)
24: Red Peters - How's Your Whole…Family? (1990)
25: Darius Rucker (feat. Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan & Charles Kelley) - Straight to Hell (2018)

Posted by Johnny on Saturday, 02/5/2022 @ 14:47pm


And once again, I need to make a correction regarding one of my song selections...

Billy Joel - A Matter of Trust (1986)

Posted by Johnny on Saturday, 02/5/2022 @ 14:53pm


Good morning, folks. Today is Sunday. So, appropriately, this song is my next submission for the Song Snub List:

The Sundays - Here's Where the Story Ends (1990)

More to follow later today. See you later.

Posted by Johnny on Sunday, 02/6/2022 @ 07:55am


And now, if there's still enough space, I'd like to add more tunes to the Song Snub List:

1: The Beatles - I'll Follow the Sun (1964)
2: The Pretty Things - Grass (1970)
3: The Stylistics - Break Up to Make Up (1973)
4: Al Wilson - Show and Tell (1973)
5: The Isley Brothers - (At Your Best) You Are Love (1976)
6: The Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter 23 (1977)
7: Gerry Rafferty - Right Down the Line (1978)
8: Earth, Wind & Fire - After the Love Has Gone (1979)
9: The Eagles - I Can't Tell You Why (1980)
10: The Police - When the World is Running Down, You Make the Best of What's Still Around (1980)
11: The Police - Invisible Sun (1981)
12: Journey - Chain Reaction (1983)
13: Journey - After the Fall (1983)
14: Anne Murray - Time Don't Run Out on Me (1985)
15: Zapp - Computer Love (1986)
16: Reba McEntire - Whoever's in New England (1986)
17: Living Colour - Open Letter (To a Landlord) (1988)
18: George Harrison - When We Was Fab (1988)
19: Paul McCartney - My Brave Face (1989)
20: Aerosmith - What It Takes (1990)
21: Red House Painters - Summer Dress (1995)
22: Queens of the Stone Age - Little Sister (2005)
23: Sara Bareilles - Love on the Rocks (2007)
24: Laura Veirs - Don't Lose Yourself (2007)
25: Brad Paisley - Online (2007)
26: Brad Paisley - American Saturday Night (2009)
27: Joe Bonamassa - The Ballad of John Henry (2009)
28: Kamasi Washington - Change of the Guard (2015)
29: Kamasi Washington - Truth (2017)
30: Blackberry Smoke (feat. Robert Randolph) - I'll Keep Ramblin' (2018)

Posted by Johnny on Sunday, 02/6/2022 @ 15:55pm


Here are 2 more songs for the Snub List, before I forget:

1: Rod Stewart - Some Guys Have All the Luck (1984)
2: Rod Stewart - Infatuation (1984)

Posted by Johnny on Sunday, 02/6/2022 @ 16:49pm


There are 313 songs so far.

Posted by Greg F on Sunday, 02/6/2022 @ 18:20pm


Bobby Goldsboro - Honey (1968)
Debbie Boone - You Light Up My Life (1977)
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra - Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition (1943)
Mario Lanza - Be My Love (1950)

Posted by Zechariah on Sunday, 02/6/2022 @ 20:10pm


I think I wanna squeeze 4 more songs in before I go to sleep...

1: Rosemary Clooney - Mambo Italiano (1954)
2: Marv Johnson - Merry-Go-Round (1961)
3: Fleetwood Mac - I Don't Want to Know (1977)
4: Eric Clapton - Pretending (1989)

Posted by Johnny on Sunday, 02/6/2022 @ 22:57pm


Good morning once again, friends. Today is Metallica Monday. And I'd like to add 4 songs from their classic 2008 album, Death Magnetic, onto the Song Snub List:

1: Metallica - That Was Just Your Life (2008)
2: Metallica - Broken, Beat & Scarred (2008)
3: Metallica - All Nightmare Long (2008)
4: Metallica - Cyanide (2008)

Posted by Johnny on Monday, 02/7/2022 @ 07:55am


I'm feelin' a little bit Country — AND a little bit Rock 'N' Roll. Let's see if I can combine the best of both worlds with these latest additions to the Song Snub List — starting with a Triple Dose of AC/DC.

1: AC/DC - Caught With Your Pants Down (1995)
2: AC/DC - Let Me Pour My Love Into You (1980)
3: AC/DC - Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution (1980)
4: Sugarland - Mean Girls (2006)
5: Darius Rucker - Come Back Song (2010)
6: The Rolling Stones - Undercover of the Night (1983)
7: Pantera - Becoming (1994)
8: Pantera - I'm Broken (1994)
9: Pantera - Five Minutes Alone (1994)
10: ZZ Top - Got Me Under Pressure (1983)
11: Dwight Yoakam - Honky-Tonk Man (1986)
12: Avenged Sevenfold - Bat Country (2005)
13: Avenged Sevenfold - The Stage (2016)
14: The Eagles - Outlaw Man (1973)
15: Drive-By Truckers - Aftermath USA (2006)
16: Tool - Invincible (2019)
17: Tool - Reflection (2001)
18: Keith Urban & Pink - One Too Many (2020)
19: Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Stonegates (1973)
20: Wolfmother - Phoenix (2009)
21: Volbeat - The Devil's Bleeding Crown (2016)
22: Blackberry Smoke - Pretty Little Lie (2013)
23: Blackberry Smoke - Let Me Help You (Find the Door) (2015)
24: Kenny Chesney - She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy (1999)
25: DragonForce - The Edge of the World (2017)

Posted by Johnny on Monday, 02/7/2022 @ 15:55pm


Carpenters - Only Yesterday (1975)
George Michael - Fastlove (1996)
Wham! - Everything She Wants (1984)
Joe Jackson - Sunday Papers (1979)
Tom Tom Club - Wordy Rappinghood (1981)
Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass - Tijuana Taxi (1965)
George Jones - The Grand Tour (1974)
Meat Loaf - Read 'Em and Weep (1981)
Orbital - The Box (1996)
Yello - The Race (1988)
The Art of Noise - Moments in Love (1984)
Lucinda Williams - Buttercup (2011)
Everclear - I Will Buy You a New Life (1997)
Fastball - Fire Escape (1998)
Lennie Tristano - Wow (1949)
Neil Sedaka - Solitaire (1972)
Connie Francis - You're Gonna Miss Me (1959)
Paul Anka - I Love You Baby (1957)
Jan and Dean - New Girl in School (1964)
Lesley Gore - She's a Fool (1963)
Stone Temple Pilots - Days of the Week (2001)
Prince - Pop Life (1985)
Mariya Takeuchi - Plastic Love (1984)
Tatsuro Yamashita - Ride on Time (1980)
Suzy Bogguss - Outbound Plane (1991)
Gene Pitney - Looking Through the Eyes of Love (1965)
Tommy Bolin - Teaser (1975)
Bread - If (1971)
Diana Ross - The Boss (1979)
Toni Braxton - Another Sad Love Song (1993)
Jody Watley - Real Love (1989)
Jane Child - Don't Wanna Fall in Love (1989)
Skyy - Call Me (1981)
Dave Mason - Only You Know and I Know (1970)
Steve Winwood - While See a Chance (1980)
Gram Parsons - Ooh Los Vegas (1974)
Skid Row - I Remember You (1989)
Mac Miller - Self Care (2018)
Cher - Just Like Jesse James (1989)
Passion Pit - Carried Away (2012)
Young the Giant - Cough Syrup (2011)
Fitz and The Tantrums - Out of My League (2013)
Stephanie Mills - Never Knew a Love Like This Before (1980)
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Ice Cream For Crow (1982)
Commodores - Too Hot Ta Trot (1977)
Average White Band - Cut the Cake (1975)
LaBelle - Get You Somebody New (1976)
Patti LaBelle - Stir It Up (1985)
Chaka Khan - Through the Fire (1984)
Chaka Khan - Whatcha Gonna Do for Me (1981)
Gregory Isaacs - Night Nurse (1982)
Natalie Cole - Sophisticated Lady (She's a Different Lady) (1976)
Natalie Cole - Inseparable (1975)
The Dramatics - Whatcha See is Whatcha Get (1971)
Ricky Van Shelton - I've Cried My Last Tear for You (1990)
Gloria Estefan - Live for Loving You (1991)
The Whispers - And the Beat Goes on (1979)
The Whispers - Rock Steady (1987)
Mariah Carey - Don't Forget About Us (2005)
Whitney Houston ft. Faith Evans and Kelly Price - Heartbreak Hotel (1998)
Bon Jovi - In and Out of Love (1985)
Jennifer Rush - The Power of Love (1985)
The Louvin Brothers - Knoxville Girl (1956)
April Wine - Roller (1979)
Trooper - Raise a Little Hell (1978)
Max Webster - Let Go of the Line (1979)
The Monkees - Cuddly Toy (1967)
Tim Buckley - Pleasant Street (1967)
Harry Nilsson - Without Her (1967)
Taylor Dayne - Love Will Lead You Back (1989)
Grace Jones - Pull Up to the Bumper (1981)
The Feeling - Sewn (2006)
Feist - My Moon My Man (2007)
Imogen Heap - Hide and Seek (2005)
Frou Frou - Let Go (2002)
Loggins and Messina - Danny's Song (1972)
Linda Ronstadt - How Do I Make You (1980)
The Knack - Good Girls Don't (1979)
Sleeper - Sale of the Century (1996)
The Alan Parsons Project - Limelight (1985)
The Tubes - White Punks on Dope (1975)
Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros - Give Me a Sign (2013)
Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free (1976)
Franz Ferdinand - Darts of Pleasure (2003)
FFS - Call Girl (2015)
Lupe Fiasco - Kick, Push (2006)
The Beatles - Oh Darling (1969)
Post Malone ft. Ozzy Osbourne & Travis Scott - Take What You Want (2019)
Rina Sawyama - XS (2020)
U.S. Girls - 4 American Dollars (2020)
Millie Jackson - I Had to Say It (1980)
Tina Turner - Typical Male (1986)
Nelly Furtado - Say It Right (2006)
Henry Cowell - The Banshee (1925)
Scissor Sisters - I Don't Feel Like Dancin' (2006)
Sade - Kiss of Life (1992)
Neil Diamond - Love on the Rocks (1980)
Helen Reddy - Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady (1975)
XTC - No Thugs in Our House (1982)
Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand the Rain (1974)
Saga - On the Loose (1981)
Miki Matsubara - Stay with Me (1980)
Roger - I Want to be Your Man (1987)
Zapp - More Bounce to the Ounce (1980)
Liza Minnelli - Cabaret (1972)
Takako Mamiya - Love Trip (1982)
Jann Arden - Insensitive (1994)
Yoko Ono - Walking on Thin Ice (1981)
Iggy Pop - Gardenia (2016)
Yo La Tengo - Autumn Sweater (1997)
Miami Sound Machine - Falling in Love (Uh-Oh) (1985)
The Smiths - That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore (1985)
Julia Fordham - Happy Ever After (1988)
Dierks Bentley - How Am I Doin' (2003)
Blessid Union of Souls - Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me) (1999)
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals - Steal My Kisses (1999)
Chic - Real People (1980)
The Supremes - Stoned Love (1970)
The Rooftop Singers - Walk Right In (1962)
Clarence "Frogman" Henry - (I Don't Know Why) But I Do (1961)
Tanya Tucker - Delta Dawn (1972)
Crowded House - Into Temptation (1988)
Squeeze - Take Me I'm Yours (1978)
Hooters - And We Danced (1985)
Janet Jackson - I Get Lonely (1998)
Sheena Easton - Sugar Walls (1984)
Kim Carnes - Voyeur (1982)
REO Speedwagon - Roll with the Changes (1978)
The Jacksons - Torture (1984)
Belle and Sebastian - I'm A Cuckoo (2003)
Dennis Wilson - River Song (1977)
Shirley Ellis - The Name Game (1964)
Broken Bells - The High Road (2009)
W.A.S.P. - Animal (F*** Like a Beast) (1984)
Judas Priest - Eat Me Alive (1984)
Def Leppard - High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night) (1981)
Venom - Possessed (1985)
Black Sabbath - The Mob Rules (1981)
Michael Jackson - Remember the Time (1991)
INXS - Shine Like It Does (1985)
Billy Squier- My Kind of Lover (1981)
Billy Joel - Captain Jack (1972)
Neon Indian - Deadbeat Summer (2009)
Taylor Swift - Style (2014)
Modest Mouse - Dramamine (1996)
Toto - Georgy Porgy (1978)
Betty Wright - After the Pain (1989)
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Electricity (1979)
Empire of the Sun - Walking on a Dream (2008)
Shanice - I Love Your Smile (1991)
Trisha Yearwood - You Say You Will (1992)
Cat Stevens - Was Dog a Doughnut (1977)
Tracey Chapman - Bang Bang Bang (1992)
Dan Hartman feat. Loleatta Hollaway- Relight My Fire (1979)
Ash - Girl from Mars (1995)
The Boo Radleys - Wake Up Boo! (1995)
Pulp - Help the Aged (1998)
Suede - My Insatiable One (1992)
Travis - Sing (2001)
Cake - Love You Madly (2001)
Bob Welch - Ebony Eyes (1976)
Kate Bush - Breathing (1980)
New Riders of the Purple Sage - I Don't Know You (1971)
Barry Manilow - Could It Be Magic (1973)
Barry Manilow - Can't Smile Without You (1978)

Posted by Greg F on Monday, 02/7/2022 @ 16:24pm


Greg F., if you're reading this, I've got a question for you: Are you gonna be displaying the full Top 500 Song Snub List in chronological order (from earliest to latest)?

Because once you display the Top 500 list in its' entirety, I think a lot of voters — myself included — will definitely wanna pick songs off the snub list. In my opinion, if you display the list in "Earliest to Latest" order, it will be easier to cross songs off the list once they earn induction. Let me know what you're plans are for the Top 500. Thank you.

Posted by Johnny on Monday, 02/7/2022 @ 17:39pm


I just copied all posts into a list. It would be easier at this point to just post it that way.

1: The Beatles - I'll Follow the Sun (1964)
2: The Pretty Things - Grass (1970)
3: The Stylistics - Break Up to Make Up (1973)
4: Al Wilson - Show and Tell (1973)
5: The Isley Brothers - (At Your Best) You Are Love (1976)
6: The Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter 23 (1977)
7: Gerry Rafferty - Right Down the Line (1978)
8: Earth, Wind & Fire - After the Love Has Gone (1979)
9: The Eagles - I Can't Tell You Why (1980)
10: The Police - When the World is Running Down, You Make the Best of What's Still Around (1980)
11: The Police - Invisible Sun (1981)
12: Journey - Chain Reaction (1983)
13: Journey - After the Fall (1983)
14: Anne Murray - Time Don't Run Out on Me (1985)
15: Zapp - Computer Love (1986)
16: Reba McEntire - Whoever's in New England (1986)
17: Living Colour - Open Letter (To a Landlord) (1988)
18: George Harrison - When We Was Fab (1988)
19: Paul McCartney - My Brave Face (1989)
20: Aerosmith - What It Takes (1990)
21: Red House Painters - Summer Dress (1995)
22: Queens of the Stone Age - Little Sister (2005)
23: Sara Bareilles - Love on the Rocks (2007)
24: Laura Veirs - Don't Lose Yourself (2007)
25: Brad Paisley - Online (2007)
26: Brad Paisley - American Saturday Night (2009)
27: Joe Bonamassa - The Ballad of John Henry (2009)
28: Kamasi Washington - Change of the Guard (2015)
29: Kamasi Washington - Truth (2017)
30: Blackberry Smoke (feat. Robert Randolph) - I'll Keep Ramblin' (2018)
31: The Sundays - Here's Where the Story Ends (1990)
32. Def Leppard-Too Late For Love (1983)
33. KISS-Sure Know Something (1979)
34. The Grass Roots-Sooner Or Later (1971)
35. White Lion-Wait (1987)
36. Naughty By Nature-Feel Me Flow (1995)
37. Bryan Adams-Somebody (1984)
38. KISS-Hard Luck Woman (1976)
39. The Grass Roots-Where Were You When I Needed You (1966)
40. Nice & Smooth-Sometimes I Rhyme (1991)
41. Counting Crows-Angels Of The Silences (1996)
42. Queensryche-Walk In The Shadows (1986)
43. Tesla-Modern Day Cowboy (1986)
44. W.A.S.P.-Hold On To My Heart (1992)
45. Counting Crows-Miami (2002)
46. Metallica-King Nothing (1996)
47. The Killers-On Top (2004)
48. Procol Harum-Simple Sister (1971)
49. Rick Springfield-Love Somebody (1984)
50. Johnny Gill-Rub You The Right Way (1990)
51. Kool & The Gang-Tonight (1983)
52. Suzi Quatro-Close The Door (1976)
53. KISS-Is That You? (1980)
54. Lenny Kravitz-New York City (2014)
55. Stevie Nicks-Talk To Me (1985)
56. Fleetwood Mac-Love Shines (1992)
57. Tesla-Little Suzi (1986)
58. Queensryche-I Don't Believe In Love (1988)
59. Taylor Dayne-I'll Be Your Shelter (1991)
60. The Posies-I Can Dream All Day (1993)
61. John Anderson-Straight Tequila Night (1992)
62. Grateful Dead- Franklin's Tower (1975)
63. Black Sabbath- The Wizard (1970)
64. Miles Davis- All Blues (1959)
65. James Taylor- Shower the People (1976)
66. Pink Floyd- One of These Days (1971)
67. The Beach Boys- Please Let Me Wonder (1965)
68. The Beatles- Michelle (1965)
69. The Beatles- Old Brown Shoe (1970)
70. The Beatles- Rain (1966)
71. The Beatles- The Ballad of John and Yoko (1969)
72. The Beatles- Fool on the Hill (1967)
73. The Beatles- Girl (1965)
74: The Beatles - Things We Said Today (1964)
75: The Beatles - I'll Be Back (1964)
76: The Beatles - I Don't Want to Spoil the Party (1964)
77: The Beatles - You Won't See Me (1965)
78: Paul Revere & the Raiders - Good Thing (1966)
79: Black Sabbath - Fairies Wear Boots (1970)
80: John Lennon - How Do You Sleep? (1971)
81: Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973)
82: King Crimson - Fallen Angel (1974)
83: King Crimson - One More Red Nightmare (1974)
84: The Isley Brothers - Footsteps in the Dark (1977)
85: McFadden & Whitehead - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now (1979)
86: The Gap Band - Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) (1980)
87: Metallica - Creeping Death (1984)
88: Luther Vandross - 'Til My Baby Comes Home (1985)
89: Luscious Jackson - Naked Eye (1996)
90: The Cast of Rent - Seasons of Love (1996)
91: Slipknot - Psychosocial (2008)
92: Dinah Washington (feat, Max Richter) - This Bitter Earth/On the Nature of Daylight (2010)
93: Maurice Chevalier - You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me (1930)
94. The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon (1985)
95. The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues (1988)
96. John Hiatt - Have a Little Faith in Me (1987)
97. KMFDM - Juke Joint Jezebel (1995)
98. Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On (2006)
99..Orange Juice - Rip It Up (1982)
100..The Human League - Being Boiled (1978)
101. Level 42 - Love Games (1981)
102. Eddie Cochran - Twenty Flight Rock (1956)
103. Loretta Lynn - Rated "X" (1972)
104. Mamie Smith - Crazy Blues (1920)
105. Porter Wagoner - The Carroll County Accident (1972)
106. Wu-Tang Clan - Can It Be All So Simple (1993)
107. Dolly Parton - Joshua (1971)
108. Ray LaMontagne - Trouble (2004)
109. Shelby Lynne - Your Lies (1999)
110. Sting - I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying (1996)
111. deadmau5 and Kaskade - I Remember (2008)
112. Kid Cudi - Soundtrack 2 My Life (2009)
113. The Roots feat. Erykah Badu & Eve - You Got Me (1999)
114. EMPD - Strictly Business (1988)
115. Janis Ian - Society's Child (1967)
116. Eminem - Like Toy Soldiers (2004)
117. The Equals - Police On My Back (1967)
118.Gil Scott-Heron - The Bottle (1974)
119. Spirit - Taurus (1968)
120. Frankie Knuckles - The Whistle Song (1991)
121. Phuture - Acid Tracks (1987)
122. LCD Soundsystem - Tonite (2017)
123. The O'Jays - Give the People What They Want (1975)
124. The Spinners - Mighty Love (1974)
125. The S.O.S. Band - Take Your Time (Do It Right) (1980)
126. The Phantom - Love Me (1960)
127. Phyllis Hyman - Living All Alone (1986)
128. Joan Armatrading - Love and Affection (1976)
129. Ray Price - Crazy Arms (1956)
130. Prefab Sprout - When Love Breaks Down (1984)
131. Lee Dorsey - Ya Ya (1961)
132. Teddy Pendergrass - Love T.K.O. (1980)
133. The McGuire Sisters - Sugartime (1957)
134. Melissa Etheridge - I Want to Come Over (1995)
135.Natalie Merchant - Wonder (1995)
136: Slade- Merry Xmas Everybody (1973)
137: Slade- Far Far Away (1974)
138: King Crimson- Epitaph (1969)
139: Run-DMC- My Adidas (1986)
140: Queen- Made In Heaven (1995)
141: Led Zeppelin- Coda (1982)
142: Led Zeppelin- Ozone Baby (1982)
143: Miles Davis- In A Silent Way/Its About That Time (1969)
144: AC/DC- Money Talks (1990)
145: Steely Dan- Dr Wu (1975)
146: Kiss- Love Gun (1977)
147: Oingo Boingo- Just Another Day (1985)
148: Jeff Beck- Because We Ended as Lovers (1975)
149: Ozzy Osbourne- Hellraiser (1991)
150: Coldplay- Paradise (2011)
151: Jack Stauber- Oh Klahoma (2017
152: Jack Stauber- Buttercup (2017)
153: The Fly's- Got You Where I want You (1998)
154: Rolling Stones- Bitch (1971)
155: Eminem- Venom (2018)
156: The Jive Five - My True Story (1961)
157: The Cadets - Stranded in the Jungle (1956)
158: The Big Bopper - The Big Bopper's Wedding (1958)
159: Huey "Piano" Smith & the Clowns - Don't You Just Know It (1958)
160: Del Shannon - Hats Off to Larry (1961)
161: Marvin Gaye - I'll Be Doggone (1965)
162: The Four Tops - Something About You (1965)
163: The Supremes - Love is Here and Now You're Gone (1967)
164: 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) - Somebody's Been Sleeping (1970)
165: Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin' (1973)
166: Dave Loggins - Please Come to Boston (1974)
167: Kenny Rogers - Lucille (1977)
168: Joe Piscopo & Eddie Murphy - Honeymooners Rap (1985)
169: AC/DC - That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll (1988)
170: AC/DC - Heatseeker (1988)
171: Technotronic - Move This (1989)
172: Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy (1991)
173: Bruce Springsteen - 57 Channels (And Nothin' On) (1992)
174: Jon Secada - Just Another Day (1992)
175: Jo Dee Messina - Heads Carolina, Tails California (1996)
176: Alabama 3 - Woke Up This Morning (Theme from The Sopranos) (1997)
177: Toby Keith - I Wanna Talk About Me (2001)
178: Toby Keith - I Love This Bar (2003)
179: Toby Keith - As Good as I Once Was (2005)
180: Kid Rock - All Summer Long (2008)
181. Kate Bush - The Big Sky (1985)
182. Ethel Waters - Down Home Blues (1921)
183. Dawn featuring Tony Orlando - Candida (1970)
184. Jackson Browne - Rock Me on the Water (1972)
185. Jackson Browne - Fountain of Sorrow (1974)
186. INXS - Guns in the Sky (1985)
187. Primal Scream - Come Together (1991)
188. Primal Scream - Damaged (1991)
189. Primal Scream - Loaded (1991)
190. Pearl Jam - Go (1993)
191. Pearl Jam - W.M.A. (1993)
192. Pearl Jam - Spin the Black Circle (1994)
193. Pearl Jam - Immortality (1994)
194. Pearl Jam - Given to Fly (1998)
195. U2 - Even Better Than the Real Thing (1991)
196. U2 - Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses (1991)
197. U2 - Lemon (1993)
198. U2 - Numb (1993)
199. Warren Zevon - Carmelita (1976)
200. Wilco - Muzzle of Bees (2004)
201. Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) (1970)
202. England Dan & John Ford Coley - It's Sad to Belong (1977)
203. Tower of Power - So Very Hard to Go (1973)
204. 2Pac - If My Homie Calls (1991)
205. AC/DC - Who Made Who (1986)
206. AC/DC - Gone Shootin' (1978)
207. Van Morrison - Saint Dominic's Preview (1972)
208. New York Dolls - Stranded in the Jungle (1974)
209. Carly Simon - Let the River Run (1989)
210. Teena Marie - Lovergirl (1984)
211: Muddy Waters (feat. Little Walter) You're Gonna Need My Help I Said (Gonna Need My Help) (1950)
212: The Davis Sisters - I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know About Him (1953)
213: Webb Pierce - There Stands the Glass (1953)
214: B. T. Express - Do It ('Til You're Satisfied) (1974)
215: Head East - Never Been Any Reason (1975)
216: Parliament - Bop Gun (Endangered Species) (1977)
217: Bobby Caldwell - What You Won't Do for Love (1978)
218: Evelyn "Champagne" King - Shame (1978)
219: Kenny Loggins & Stevie Nicks - Whenever I Call You "Friend" (1978)
220: The Brothers Johnson - Stomp! (1980)
221: Genesis - Keep It Dark (1981)
222: Genesis - No Reply at All (1981)
223: Genesis - Man on the Corner (1981)
224: Evelyn "Champagne" King - Love Come Down (1982)
225: The Isley Brothers - Choosey Lover (1983)
226: Timbuk 3 - The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades (1985)
227: Queensrÿche - Breaking the Silence (1988)
228: Iron Maiden - The Clairvoyant (1988)
229: Bryan Adams - Do I Have to Say the Words? (1992)
230: Depeche Mode - In Your Room (1994)
231: Goo Goo Dolls - Black Balloon (1999)
232: Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of…) (1999)
233: Iron Maiden - Brave New World (2000)
234: Toby Keith & Willie Nelson - Beer for My Horses (2003)
235: Slipknot - Vermilion (Pt. 1) (2004)
236: Slipknot - Duality (2004)
237: Black Label Society - Suicide Messiah (2005)
238: Miranda Lambert - Kerosene (2005)
239: Trace Adkins - Honky Tonk Badonkadonk (2005)
240: DragonForce - Operation Ground and Pound (2006)
241. Patty Loveless - I Try to Think About Elvis (1994)
242. Reba McEntire - Why Haven't I Heard from You (1994)
243. Bob Dylan - Most of the Time (1989)
244. Kylie Minogue - I Believe in You (2004)
245. Carly Simon - You Belong to Me (1978)
246. Carly Simon - Coming Around Again (1986)
247. Carly Simon - That's the Way I Always Heard It Should Be (1971)
248. Carly Rae Jepsen - Cut to the Feeling (2016)
249. Carly Rae Jepsen - Run Away with Me (2015)
250. Spice Girls - Say You'll be There (1996)
251. Robert Palmer - Johnny and Mary (1980)
252. Anita Baker - Giving You the Best That I Got (1988)
253. Christina Aguilera ft. Lil' Kim - Can't Hold Us Down (2002)
254. N.E.R.D. - Rockstar (2002)
255. Salt-n-Pepa - None of Your Business (1993)
256. Roxanne Shante - Roxanne's Revenge (1984)
257. Coolio - Fantastic Voyage (1994)
258. Lakeside - Fantastic Voyage (1980)
259. The Moments - Love on a Two-Way Street (1970)
260. Miranda Lambert - Mama's Broken Heart (2011)
261. ABBA - The Day Before You Came (1982)
262. Tommy James and The Shondells - She (1970)
263. Big Star - Feel (1972)
264. Rufus featuring Chaka Khan - Do You Love What You Feel (1979)
265. Bee Gees - Words (1968)
266. Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying (2004)
267. Britney Spears - Piece of Me (2007)
268. Lady Gaga - Speechless (2009)
269. Hot Chip - Over and Over (2006)
270. No Doubt - Simple Kind of Life (2000)
271. Elton John - Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (1972)
272. Shania Twain - Any Man of Mine (1995)
273. Marianne Faithfull - Broken English (1979)
274. Shannon - Let the Music Play (1981)
275. The Pointer Sisters - Yes We Can Can (1973)
276. The Pointer Sisters - Fairytale (1974)
277. Melanie - Lay Down (Candles in the Rain) (1970)
278. UFO - Lights Out (1978)
279. Iron Maiden - Wasted Years (1986)
280. Throbbing Gristle - Hamburger Lady (1978)
281. Alice Cooper - Under My Wheels (1971)
282. The Louvin Brothers - Knoxville Girl (1956)
283. Suzi Quatro - Can the Can (1972)
284. Megadeth - Sweating Bullets (1992)
285. The B-52's - Give Me Back My Man (1980)
286. Carolina Buddies - Murder of the Lawson Family (1930)
287: Slayer - World Painted Blood (2009)
288: Slayer - Americon (2009)
289: Slayer - Psychopathy Red (2009)
290: Dream Theater - The Root of All Evil (2005)
291: New Edition - Candy Girl (1982)
292: New Edition - Mr. Telephone Man (1984)
293: The Style Council - My Ever Changing Moods (1984)
294: Oasis - Lyla (2005)
295: Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)
296: Soundgarden - 4th of July (1994)
297: Depeche Mode - A Question of Time (1986)
298: Billy Joel - Sometimes a Fantasy (1980)
299: Billy Joel - A Matter of Trust (1986)
300: Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom (1986)
301: Chairmen of the Board - Give Me Just a Little More Time (1970)
302: Starbuck - Moonlight Feels Right (1976)
303: Dave Matthews Band - Too Much (1996)
304: Cameo - Candy (1986)
305: Ready for the World - Oh Sheila (1985)
306: Gretchen Wilson (feat. Merle Haggard) - Politically Uncorrect (2006)
307: The Claypool Lennon Delirium - Amethyst Realm (2019)
308: Elmo & Patsy - Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (1979)
309: Bob Rivers Comedy Corp. - The Twelve Pains of Christmas (1987)
310: Red Peters - How's Your Whole…Family? (1990)
311: Darius Rucker (feat. Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan & Charles Kelley) - Straight to Hell (2018)
312: Rod Stewart - Some Guys Have All the Luck (1984)
313: Rod Stewart - Infatuation (1984)
314. Bobby Goldsboro - Honey (1968)
315. Debbie Boone - You Light Up My Life (1977)
316. Kay Kyser and His Orchestra - Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition (1943)
317. Mario Lanza - Be My Love (1950)
318. : Rosemary Clooney - Mambo Italiano (1954)
319. Marv Johnson - Merry-Go-Round (1961)
320. Fleetwood Mac - I Don't Want to Know (1977)
321. Eric Clapton - Pretending (1989)
322. Metallica - That Was Just Your Life (2008)
323. Metallica - Broken, Beat & Scarred (2008)
324. Metallica - All Nightmare Long (2008)
325. Metallica - Cyanide (2008)
326. AC/DC - Caught With Your Pants Down (1995)
327. AC/DC - Let Me Pour My Love Into You (1980)
328. AC/DC - Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution (1980)
329. Sugarland - Mean Girls (2006)
330. Darius Rucker - Come Back Song (2010)
331. The Rolling Stones - Undercover of the Night (1983)
332. Pantera - Becoming (1994)
333. Pantera - I'm Broken (1994)
334. Pantera - Five Minutes Alone (1994)
335. ZZ Top - Got Me Under Pressure (1983)
336. Dwight Yoakam - Honky-Tonk Man (1986)
337. Avenged Sevenfold - Bat Country (2005)
338. Avenged Sevenfold - The Stage (2016)
339. The Eagles - Outlaw Man (1973)
340. Drive-By Truckers - Aftermath USA (2006)
341. Tool - Invincible (2019)
342. Tool - Reflection (2001)
343. Keith Urban & Pink - One Too Many (2020)
344. Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Stonegates (1973)
345. Wolfmother - Phoenix (2009)
346. Volbeat - The Devil's Bleeding Crown (2016)
347. Blackberry Smoke - Pretty Little Lie (2013)
348. Blackberry Smoke - Let Me Help You (Find the Door) (2015)
349. Kenny Chesney - She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy (1999)
350. DragonForce - The Edge of the World (2017)
351. Carpenters - Only Yesterday (1975)
352. George Michael - Fastlove (1996)
353. Wham! - Everything She Wants (1984)
354. Yo La Tengo - Autumn Sweater (1997)
355. Miami Sound Machine - Falling in Love (Uh-Oh) (1985)
356. The Smiths - That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore (1985)
357. Julia Fordham - Happy Ever After (1988)
358. Dierks Bentley - How Am I Doin' (2003)
359. Blessid Union of Souls - Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me) (1999)
360. Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals - Steal My Kisses (1999)
361. Chic - Real People (1980)
362. The Supremes - Stoned Love (1970)
363. The Rooftop Singers - Walk Right In (1962)
364. Clarence "Frogman" Henry - (I Don't Know Why) But I Do (1961)
365. Tanya Tucker - Delta Dawn (1972)
366. Crowded House - Into Temptation (1988)
367. Squeeze - Take Me I'm Yours (1978)
368. Hooters - And We Danced (1985)
369. Janet Jackson - I Get Lonely (1998)
370. Sheena Easton - Sugar Walls (1984)
371. Kim Carnes - Voyeur (1982)
372. REO Speedwagon - Roll with the Changes (1978)
373. The Jacksons - Torture (1984)
374. Belle and Sebastian - I'm A Cuckoo (2003)
375. Dennis Wilson - River Song (1977)
376. Shirley Ellis - The Name Game (1964)
377. Broken Bells - The High Road (2009)
378. W.A.S.P. - Animal (F*** Like a Beast) (1984)
379. Judas Priest - Eat Me Alive (1984)
380. Def Leppard - High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night) (1981)
381. Venom - Possessed (1985)
382. Black Sabbath - The Mob Rules (1981)
383. Michael Jackson - Remember the Time (1991)
384. INXS - Shine Like It Does (1985)
385. Billy Squier- My Kind of Lover (1981)
386. Billy Joel - Captain Jack (1972)
387. Neon Indian - Deadbeat Summer (2009)
388. Taylor Swift - Style (2014)
389. Modest Mouse - Dramamine (1996)
390. Toto - Georgy Porgy (1978)
391. Betty Wright - After the Pain (1989)
392. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Electricity (1979)
393. Empire of the Sun - Walking on a Dream (2008)
394. Shanice - I Love Your Smile (1991)
395. Trisha Yearwood - You Say You Will (1992)
396. Cat Stevens - Was Dog a Doughnut (1977)
397. Tracey Chapman - Bang Bang Bang (1992)
398. Dan Hartman feat. Loleatta Hollaway- Relight My Fire (1979)
399. Ash - Girl from Mars (1995)
400. The Boo Radleys - Wake Up Boo! (1995)
401. Pulp - Help the Aged (1998)
402. Suede - My Insatiable One (1992)
403. Travis - Sing (2001)
404. Cake - Love You Madly (2001)
405. Bob Welch - Ebony Eyes (1976)
406. Kate Bush - Breathing (1980)
407. New Riders of the Purple Sage - I Don't Know You (1971)
408. Barry Manilow - Could It Be Magic (1973)
409. Barry Manilow - Can't Smile Without You (1978)
410. Joe Jackson - Sunday Papers (1979)
411. Tom Tom Club - Wordy Rappinghood (1981)
412. Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass - Tijuana Taxi (1965)
413. George Jones - The Grand Tour (1974)
414. Meat Loaf - Read 'Em and Weep (1981)
415. Orbital - The Box (1996)
416. Yello - The Race (1988)
417. The Art of Noise - Moments in Love (1984)
418. Lucinda Williams - Buttercup (2011)
419. Everclear - I Will Buy You a New Life (1997)
420. Fastball - Fire Escape (1998)
421. Lennie Tristano - Wow (1949)
422. Neil Sedaka - Solitaire (1972)
423. Connie Francis - You're Gonna Miss Me (1959)
424. Paul Anka - I Love You Baby (1957)
425. Jan and Dean - New Girl in School (1964)
426. Lesley Gore - She's a Fool (1963)
427. Stone Temple Pilots - Days of the Week (2001)
428. Prince - Pop Life (1985)
429. Mariya Takeuchi - Plastic Love (1984)
430. Tatsuro Yamashita - Ride on Time (1980)
431. Suzy Bogguss - Outbound Plane (1991)
432. Gene Pitney - Looking Through the Eyes of Love (1965)
433. Tommy Bolin - Teaser (1975)
434. Bread - If (1971)
435. Diana Ross - The Boss (1979)
436. Toni Braxton - Another Sad Love Song (1993)
437. Jody Watley - Real Love (1989)
438. Jane Child - Don't Wanna Fall in Love (1989)
439. Skyy - Call Me (1981)
440. Dave Mason - Only You Know and I Know (1970)
441. Steve Winwood - While See a Chance (1980)
442. Gram Parsons - Ooh Los Vegas (1974)
443. Skid Row - I Remember You (1989)
444. Mac Miller - Self Care (2018)
445. Cher - Just Like Jesse James (1989)
446. Passion Pit - Carried Away (2012)
447. Young the Giant - Cough Syrup (2011)
448. Fitz and The Tantrums - Out of My League (2013)
449. Stephanie Mills - Never Knew a Love Like This Before (1980)
450. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Ice Cream For Crow (1982)
451. Commodores - Too Hot Ta Trot (1977)
452. Average White Band - Cut the Cake (1975)
453. LaBelle - Get You Somebody New (1976)
454. Patti LaBelle - Stir It Up (1985)
455. Chaka Khan - Through the Fire (1984)
456. Chaka Khan - Whatcha Gonna Do for Me (1981)
457. Gregory Isaacs - Night Nurse (1982)
458. Natalie Cole - Sophisticated Lady (She's a Different Lady) (1976)
459. Natalie Cole - Inseparable (1975)
460. The Dramatics - Whatcha See is Whatcha Get (1971)
461. Ricky Van Shelton - I've Cried My Last Tear for You (1990)
462. Gloria Estefan - Live for Loving You (1991)
463. The Whispers - And the Beat Goes on (1979)
464. The Whispers - Rock Steady (1987)
465. Mariah Carey - Don't Forget About Us (2005)
466. Whitney Houston ft. Faith Evans and Kelly Price - Heartbreak Hotel (1998)
467. Bon Jovi - In and Out of Love (1985)
468. Jennifer Rush - The Power of Love (1985)
469. The Louvin Brothers - Knoxville Girl (1956)
470. April Wine - Roller (1979)
471. Trooper - Raise a Little Hell (1978)
472. Max Webster - Let Go of the Line (1979)
473. The Monkees - Cuddly Toy (1967)
474. Tim Buckley - Pleasant Street (1967)
475. Harry Nilsson - Without Her (1967)
476. Taylor Dayne - Love Will Lead You Back (1989)
477. Grace Jones - Pull Up to the Bumper (1981)
478. The Feeling - Sewn (2006)
479. Feist - My Moon My Man (2007)
480. Imogen Heap - Hide and Seek (2005)
481. Frou Frou - Let Go (2002)
482. Loggins and Messina - Danny's Song (1972)
483. Linda Ronstadt - How Do I Make You (1980)
484. The Knack - Good Girls Don't (1979)
485. Sleeper - Sale of the Century (1996)
486. The Alan Parsons Project - Limelight (1985)
487. The Tubes - White Punks on Dope (1975)
488. Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros - Give Me a Sign (2013)
489. Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free (1976)
490. Franz Ferdinand - Darts of Pleasure (2003)
491. FFS - Call Girl (2015)
492. Lupe Fiasco - Kick, Push (2006)
493. The Beatles - Oh Darling (1969)
494. Post Malone ft. Ozzy Osbourne & Travis Scott - Take What You Want (2019)
495. Rina Sawyama - XS (2020)
496. U.S. Girls - 4 American Dollars (2020)
497. Millie Jackson - I Had to Say It (1980)
498. Tina Turner - Typical Male (1986)
499. Nelly Furtado - Say It Right (2006)
500. Henry Cowell - The Banshee (1925)

Posted by Greg F on Monday, 02/7/2022 @ 17:51pm


Now that song snub list is done I would like to start on an album snub list. Jump in when you have suggestions I'll start.

Beck - Mutations (1998)
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Dazzle Ships (1983)
The Human League - Reproduction (1979)
Robyn - Honey (2018)
Carly Rae Jepsen - E.MO.TION (2015)
Carly Rae Jepsen - Dedicated (2019)
Bee Gees - Main Course (1975)
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Doc at the Radar Station (1980)
Rickie Lee Jones - Pirates (1981)
Dan Fogelberg - The Innocent Age (1981)
Esquivel and His Orchestra - Latin-Esque (1962)
The Pointer Sisters - That's A Plenty (1974)
Prince and The Revolution - Around the World in a Day (1985)
Steely Dan - The Royal Scam (1976)
The Jayhawks - Tomorrow the Green Grass (1995)
Disclosure - Settle (2013)
Tatsuro Yamashita - For You (1982)
Aimee Mann - Whatever (1993)
IQ - Dark Matter (2004)
The Dictators - Go Girl Crazy! (1975)
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Will the Circle be Unbroken (1972)
The Louvin Brothers - Tragic Songs of Life (1956)
The The - Soul Mining (1983)
Depeche Mode - Ultra (1997)
Ween - Chocolate and Cheese (1994)
George Jones - The Grand Tour (1974)
Stereolab - Dots and Loops (1997)
George Benson - Breezin' (1976)
Britney Spears - Circus (2008)
Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's You (2009)
The Waterboys - This is the Sea (1985)
David Ackles - American Gothic (1972)
Shelby Lynne - I Am Shelby Lynne (1999)
Jean-Michel Jarre - Equinoxe (1978)
Big L - Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous (1995)
Dan Fogelberg - The Innocent Age (1981)
Rickie Lee Jones - Pirates (1981)
Wendy Carlos - A Clockwork Orange: Wendy Carlos' Complete Original Score (1972)
Joan Armatrading - Joan Armatrading (1976)
k.d. lang - Ingénue (1992)
Tanya Tucker - TNT (1978)
Pure Prairie League - Bustin' Out (1973)
Tommy Bolin - Teaser (1975)
Tommy Bolin - Private Eyes (1976)
Millie Jackson - Feelin' Bitchy (1977)
Todd Rundgren - Todd (1974)
Fleetwood Mac - Future Games (1971)
Janis Ian - Between the Lines (1975)
The Flaming Lips - At War with the Mystics (2006)
Ryan Adams - Love is Hell (2004)
Skid Row - Slave to the Grind (1991)
Los Lobos - Kiko (1992)
The Strokes - First Impressions of Earth (2006)
The Wallflowers - (Breach) (2000)
Nelly Furtado - Loose (2006)
Link Wray - Link Wray (1971)
Billy Cobham - Spectrum (1972)
Various Artists - Cabaret: Original Soundtrack Recording (1972)
Quincy Jones - The Dude (1981)
Devo - New Traditionalists (1981)
Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook (1956)
Crowded House - Woodface (1991)
Harry Nilsson - Harry (1969)
Morphine - Like Swimming (1997)
John Mayall - The Turning Point (1969)
Kesha - Rainbow (2017)
Bob Dylan - Oh Mercy (1989)
Mogwai - The Hawk is Howling (2008)
Hot Chip - Made in the Dark (2008)
Spyro Gyra - Carnaval (1980)
ABBA - Super Trouper (1980)

Posted by Greg F on Monday, 02/7/2022 @ 18:51pm


Aimee Mann - @#%&*! Smilers (2008)
Aimee Mann - Bachelor No. 2 or, the Last Remains of the Dodo (2000)
Aimee Mann - Mental Illness (2017)
Ashlee Simpson - Autobiography (2004)
Ashlee Simpson - I Am Me (2005)
Ashlee Simpson - Bittersweet World (2008)
Juliana Hatfield - Blood (2021)
Juliana Hatfield - Pussycat (2017)
The Juliana Hatfield Three - Become What You Are (1992)

Posted by joker on Monday, 02/7/2022 @ 19:41pm


Ok I accidentally listed Rickie Lee Jones - Pirates (1981) and Dan Fogelberg - The Innocent Age (1981) twice. I'm going to add a few more.

Black Sabbath - Mob Rules (1981)
Taj Mahal - Taj Mahal (1968)
Triumvirat - Spartacus (1975)
The Beach Boys - Holland (1974)
The Beach Boys - Love You (1976)
Lenny Kravitz - Let Love Rule (1989)
Lenny Kravitz - Mama Said (1991)
Disclosure - Settle (2013)
Tori Amos - Scarlet's Walk (2002)
Nelly Furtado - Loose (2006)
The Feeling - Twelve Stops and Home (2006

Posted by Greg F on Monday, 02/7/2022 @ 19:59pm


Greg F., here are some albums I'd like to submit for the Album Snub List:

1: King Crimson - Lizard (1970)
2: Depeche Mode - Construction Time Again (1983)
3: Morbid Angel - Blessed Are the Sick (1991)
4: Fear Factory - Demanufacture (1995)
5: Opeth - Morningrise (1996)
6: Meshuggah - Chaosphere (1998)
7: Porcupine Tree - Lightbulb Sun (2000)
8: The Be Good Tanyas - Blue Horse (2001)
9: King Crimson - The Power to Believe (2003)
10: The Be Good Tanyas - Chinatown (2003)
11: DragonForce - Inhuman Rampage (2006)
12: Midlake - The Trials of Van Occupanther (2006)
13: Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet (2007)
14: Machine Head - The Blackening (2007)
15: Midlake - The Courage of Others (2010)
16: Machine Head - Unto the Locust (2011)
17: Jaksyzk, Fripp and Collins - A Scarcity of Miracles (2011)

Now, Greg, just so you know, The Power to Believe is doing well in this month's General Album Vote, so you might have to cross that album off the Snub List if it earns induction. But so far, this is my starting point for the list.

Posted by Johnny on Monday, 02/7/2022 @ 20:15pm


Here's my list of album snubs:

1. Fleetwood Mac - Kiln House (1970)
2. The Rolling Stones - It's Only Rock 'n Roll (1974)
3. Fleetwood Mac - Bare Trees (1972)
4. Fleetwood Mac - Mirage (1982)
5. Los Lobos - By the Light of the Moon (1987)
6. Los Lobos - The Neighborhood (1990)
7. Stone Temple Pilots - No. 4 (1999)
8. The Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue (1980)
9. Bobby Womack - The Poet (1981)
10. Gin Blossoms - Congratulations I'm Sorry (1996)
11. Ghostface Killah - Ironman (1996)
12. The Rolling Stones - Black and Blue (1976)
13. Robin Trower - Bridge of Sighs (1974)
14. Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour '74 (1974)
15. Rory Gallagher - Calling Card (1976)
16. Thin Lizzy - Fighting (1975)
17. Motörhead - Motörhead (1977)
18. Wu-Tang Clan - Iron Flag (2001)
19. Wu-Tang Clan - 8 Diagrams (2007)
20. Tim Buckley - Lorca (1970)
21. Lil' Kim - The Notorious K.I.M. (2000)
22. Leonard Cohen - Songs from a Room (1969)
23. Tori Amos - The Beekeeper (2005)
24. Jethro Tull - A Passion Play (1973)
25. Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom (1974)
26. Mick Ronson - Slaughter on 10th Avenue (1974)
27. Jethro Tull - Crest of a Knave (1987)
28. Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses (1978)
29. Nicky Hopkins - The Tin Man Was a Dreamer (1973)
30. Billy Preston - Music Is My Life (1972)

Posted by J.W. on Monday, 02/7/2022 @ 20:43pm


KING Feb 2022 Album Snubs for the Project.
1. White Lion-Pride (1987)
2. Robert Plant-Fate Of Nations (1993)
3. Tesla-Mechanical Resonance (1986)
4. Overkill-Feel The Fire (1985)
5. Maggie's Dream-Maggie's Dream (1990)
6. Duran Duran-Pop Trash (2000)
7. Counting Crows-Hard Candy (2002)
8. Wishbone Ash-New England (1976)
9. The Hunger-Devil Thumbs A Ride (1996)
10. Saigon Kick-Water (1993)
11. Third Eye Blind-Out Of The Vein (2003)
12. George Strait-Pure Country (1992)
13. Cinderella-Heartbreak Station (1990)
14. W.A.S.P.-The Crimson Idol (1992)
15. Queensryche-Rage For Order (1986)
16. Collin Raye-I Think About You (1995)
17. Sammy Kershaw-Politics, Religion, & Her (1994)
18. Suzanne Vega-99.9F° (1992)
19. Scorpions-Unbreakable (2004)
20. KISS-Unmasked (1980)
21. KISS-Revenge (1992)
22. Badlands-Badlands (1989)
23. John Anderson-Eye Of A Hurricane (1984)
24. Taylor Dayne-Soul Dancing (1993)
25. Blue Murder-Blue Murder (1989)
26. Y&T-Down For The Count (1985)
27. Handsome-Handsome (1997)
28. Flotsam And Jetsam-Ugly Noise (2012)
29. Martika-Martika's Kitchen (1991)
30. April Wine-The Nature Of The Beast (1981)
KING

Posted by KING on Tuesday, 02/8/2022 @ 01:12am


I'm going to add a few more.

The Tubes - The Tubes (1975)
Jean-Michel Jarre - Zoolook (1984)
Les Baxter and His Orchestra - Ritual of the Savage (1951)
UFO - Phenomenon (1974)
UFO - Force It (1975)
UFO - No Heavy Petting (1976)
UFO - Lights Out (1978)
The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues (1988)
The Waterboys - A Pagan Place (1984)
Laura Nyro - Smile (1976)
Air - Pocket Symphony (2007)
Vangelis - Direct (1988)
Melanie - Photograph (1976)
Death Grips - The Money Store (2012)
Danny Brown - XXX (2011)
Mac Miller - Swimming (2018)
Melanie Martinez - Cry Baby (2015)
Cher - Believe (1998)

Posted by Greg F on Tuesday, 02/8/2022 @ 09:23am


Greg F., I have a couple of questions for you regarding the Song Snub List: Assume, hypothetically, that a song currently on the Snub List earns induction onto the Important Songs List. Because as of right now, a couple of songs on the list are poised to earn induction. Here's what I'd like to know:

A: Would you like to replace said songs to keep the list at 500?
B: If yes, would you like to replace said songs immediately or wait until the end of the Year & Artist Votes?

Posted by Johnny on Tuesday, 02/8/2022 @ 15:10pm


No I don't have plans on replacing songs as they get inducted into the song project. Same would go for the albums.

Posted by Greg F on Tuesday, 02/8/2022 @ 17:30pm


Now I've always been a huge Slipknot fan. So, to quote one of their best ever songs, let me add these Slipknot albums to the Album Snub List, "Before I Forget." (Wink Wink!)

1: Slipknot - Slipknot (1999)
2: Slipknot - Iowa (2001)
3: Slipknot - Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) (2004)
4: Slipknot - .5: The Gray Chapter (2014)

Posted by Johnny on Tuesday, 02/8/2022 @ 18:31pm


Albums

Barry De Vorzon and Perry Botkin Jr. - Bless the Beasts & Children (1971)
The Alan Parsons Project - Eve (1979)
Louis Clark - (per-spek-tiv) n. (1979)
Louis Clark conducting The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Hooked on Classics (1981)
Huey Lewis and the News - Fore! (1986)
Jeff Lynne - Armchair Theatre (1990)
Kelly Groucutt - Kelly (1982)
Mike and the Mechanics - Mike + the Mechanics (1985)
Tandy & Morgan - Earthrise (1986)
Wizzard - Wizzard Brew (1973)

Sorry I missed the song snubs, here's my own personal long list of considerations...

Al B. Sure! - Nite and Day (1988)
Al Jarreau - We're in This Love Together (1981)
Al Jarreau - Mornin' (1983)
Al Jarreau - Moonlighting (1987)
Al Wilson - Show and Tell (1973)
The Alan Parsons Project - A Dream Within a Dream (1976)
The Alan Parsons Project - The Raven (1976)
The Alan Parsons Project - I Robot (1977)
The Alan Parsons Project - Lucifer (1979)
The Alan Parsons Project - Damned If I Do (1979)
Alan Sylvestri - The Delta Force (1986)
Alice Cooper - You and Me (1977)
Ambrosia - How Much I Feel (1978)
Ambrosia - Biggest Part of Me (1980)
Ambrosia - You're the Only Woman (You & I) (1980)
America - I Need You (1972)
America - Lonely People (1974)
America - Daisy Jane (1975)
America - Today's the Day (1976)
America - The Border (1983)
The Andrea True Connection - More, More, More (1976)
Andy Williams - Can't Get Used to Losing You (1963)
Anne Murray - Snowbird (1969)
Anne Murray - Danny's Song (1973)
Anne Murray - A Love Song (1973)
Anne Murray - You Won't See Me (1974)
Anne Murray - You Needed Me (1978)
Anne Murray - I Just Fall in Love Again (1979)
Anne Murray - Broken Hearted Me (1979)
Apollo 100 - Joy (1972)
Art Gargunkel - All I Know (1973)
Art Garfunkel - Second Avenue (1974)
Art Garfunkel with Paul Simon and James Taylor - (What a) Wonderful World
Atlanta Rhythm Section - Imaginary Lover (1978)
Average White Band - Cut the Cake (1975)
B.J. Thomas - Hooked on a Feeling (1968)
B.J. Thomas - I Just Can't Help Believing (1970)
B.J. Thomas - No Love at All (1971)
B.J. Thomas - Mighty Clouds of Joy (1971)
B.J. Thomas - Rock and Roll Lullaby (1972)
Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Hey You (1975)
Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Take It Like a Man (1976)
Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Lookin' Out for #1 (1976)
Bad Company - Movin' On (1974)
Bad Company - Ready for Love (1974)
Baltimora - Tarzan Boy (1985)
Barbra Streisand - Stoney End (1970)
Barbra Streisand - Evergreen (Love Theme from "A Star Is Born") (1976)
Barbra Streisand - My Heart Belongs to Me (1977)
Barbra Streisand - Prisoner (Love Theme from "Eyes of Laura Mars") (1978)
Barbra Streisand - Woman in Love (1980)
Barbra Streisand with Barry Gibb - Guilty (1980)
Barry De Vorzon and Perry Botkin Jr. - Nadia's Theme (The Young and the Restless) (1976)
Barry Manilow - I Write the Songs (1975)
Barry Manilow - Looks Like We Made It (1976)
Barry Manilow - Weekend in New England (1976)
Barry Manilow - Can't Smile Without You (1978)
Barry Manilow - Copacabana (At the Copa) (1978)
Barry Manilow - Ready to Take a Chance Again (1978)
Barry Manilow - I Made It Through the Rain (1980)
Barry Manilow - The Old Songs (1981)
Barry Manilow - Read 'Em and Weep (1983)
Bay City Rollers - Money Honey (1976)
Bay City Rollers - I Only Want to Be with You (1976)
Bay City Rollers - You Made Me Believe in Magic (1976)
Benjamin Orr - Stay the Night (1986)
Benny Mardones - Into the Night (1980)
Bill Cosby - Little Ole Man (Uptight, Everything's Alright) (1967)
Billy Joel - Don't Ask Me Why (1980)
Billy Joel - Keeping the Faith (1983)
Billy Joel - A Matter of Trust (1986)
Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run) (1984)
Billy Preston - Outa-Space (1971)
Billy Preston - Space Race (1973)
Blood, Sweat & Tears - And When I Die (1968)
Blood, Sweat & Tears - Hi-De-Ho (1970)
Blood, Sweat & Tears - Go Down Gamblin' (1971)
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - Shame on the Moon (1982)
Bob Welch - Ebony Eyes (1977)
Bob Welch - Sentimental Lady (1977)
Bobby Bloom - Montego Bay (1970)
Bobby Goldsboro - Honey (1968)
Bobby Goldsboro - Watching Scotty Grow (1970)
Bobby Goldsboro - Summer (The First Time) (1973)
Bobby Vinton - Ev'ry Day of My Life (1972)
Bobby Vinton - Sealed With a Kiss (1972)
Bobby Vinton - My Melody of Love (1974)
Boney M. - Rivers of Babylon (1978)
Boston - We're Ready (1986)
The Brotherhood of Man - United We Stand (1970)
The Brotherhood of Man - Save Your Kisses for Me (1976)
The Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter 23 (1977)
The Buoys - Timothy (1971)
Captain & Tennille - The Way I Want to Touch You (1975)
Captain & Tennille - Lonely Night (Angel Face) (1976)
Captain & Tennille - Muskrat Love (1976)
Captain & Tennille - Shop Around (1976)
Captain & Tennille - Do That to Me One More Time (1979)
Carl Carlton - Everlasting Love (1974)
Carl Carlton - She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked) (1981)
Carly Simon - That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be (1971)
Carly Simon - You Belong to Me (1978)
Carly Simon - Jesse (1980)
Carly Simon - Coming Around Again (1986)
Carly Simon - Let the River Run (1989)
The Carpenters - For All We Know (1971)
The Carpenters - Hurting Each Other (1972)
The Carpenters - Yesterday Once More (1973)
The Carpenters - Only Yesterday (1975)
Cashmen & West - American City Suite (1972)
Champaign - How 'Bout Us (1981)
Charlie Daniels - Uneasy Rider (1973)
Charlie Dore - Pilot of the Airwaves (1979)
Cher - The Way of Love (1971)
Cher - Dark Lady (1974)
Cher - Take Me Home (1979)
Chicago - Just You 'n' Me (1973)
Chicago - Call on Me (1974)
Chicago - (I've Been) Searchin' So Long (1974)
Chicago - Wishing You Were Here (1974)
Chicago - No Tell Lover (1978)
Chicago - Alive Again (1978)
Chicago - Street Player (1979)
Chicago - Hard Habit to Break (1984)
Chicago - Will You Still Love Me? (1986)
Chicago - Look Away (1988)
The Chicago Bears Shufflin' Crew - The Super Bowl Shuffle (1985)
Chris Rea - Fool (If You Think It's Over) (1978)
Christopher Cross - Never Be the Same (1980)
Christopher Cross - Say You'll Be Mine (1980)
Christopher Cross - All Right (1983)
Christopher Cross - Think of Laura (1983)
Chuck Mangione - Give It All You Got (1979)
Chuck Mangione - Cannonball Run Theme (1981)
City Boy - 5-7-0-5 (1978)
Classics IV - Stormy (1968)
Classics IV - Traces (1969)
Climax Blues Band - I Love You (1980)
Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen - Hot Rod Lincoln (1971)
The Commodores - Sail On (1979)
The Commodores - Still (1979)
The Commodores - Oh No (1981)
Coven - One Tin Soldier (The Legend of Billy Jack) (1971)
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Sweet Hitch-Hiker (1971)
Crosby, Stills & Nash - Wasted on the Way (1982)
Cyndi Grecco - Making Our Dreams Come True (1976)
Dan Fogelberg - Longer (1979)
Dan Fogelberg - Hard to Say (1981)
Dan Fogelberg - Leader of the Band (1981)
Dan Hill - Sometimes When We Touch (1977)
Dan Hill - It's a Long Road (Theme from First Blood) (1982)
Daniel Boone - Beautiful Sunday (1972)
Daryl Hall - Dreamtime (1986)
Dave Edmunds - Slipping Away (1983)
Dave Loggins - Please Come to Boston (1974)
Debby Boone - You Light Up My Life (1977)
Delbert McClinton - Giving It Up for Your Love (1980)
Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band - Scorpio (1971)
Deodato - Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) (1973)
Diana Ross - Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) (1975)
Dionne Warwick - Alfie (1967)
Dionne Warwick - (Theme from) Valley of the Dolls (1967)
Dionne Warwick - I'll Never Love This Way Again (1979)
Dionne Warwick - Heartbreaker (1982)
Don Covay & the Goodtimers - Mercy Mercy (1964)
Don Henley - Sunset Grill (1984)
The Doobie Brothers - Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me) (1975)
The Doobie Brothers - Minute by Minute (1978)
The Doobie Brothers - Real Love (1980)
Dr. Hook - Only Sixteen (1975)
Dr. Hook - A Little Bit More (1976)
Dr. Hook - When You're in Love With a Beautiful Woman (1978)
Dr. Hook - Sharing the Night Together (1978)
Dr. Hook - Better Love Next Time (1979)
Dr. Hook - Sexy Eyes (1979)
Dr. Hook - Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk (1982)
The Dramatics - Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get (1971)
The Dramatics - In the Rain (1971)
The Eagles - I Can't Tell You Why (1979)
The Eagles - Seven Bridges Road (1980)
The Eagles - Get Over It (1994)
The Eagles - Love Will Keep Us Alive (1994)
Earth, Wind & Fire - That's the Way of the World (1975)
Earth, Wind & Fire - Sing a Song (1975)
Earth, Wind & Fire - Got to Get You into My Life (1978)
Eddie Money - Think I'm in Love (1982)
Eddie Rabbitt - Every Which Way but Loose (1978)
Eddie Rabbitt - Suspicions (1979)
Eddie Rabbitt - Drivin' My Life Away (1980)
Eddie Rabbitt - Step by Step (1981)
Eddie Rabbitt - Someone Could Lose a Heart Tonight (1981)
Eddie Rabbitt with Crystal Gayle - You and I (1982)
Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) (1970)
Electric Light Orchestra - Roll Over Beethoven (1973)
Electric Light Orchestra - Kuiama (1973)
Electric Light Orchestra - Showdown (1973)
Electric Light Orchestra - Daybreaker (1973)
Electric Light Orchestra - Ma-Ma-Ma Belle (1973)
Electric Light Orchestra - Boy Blue (1974)
Electric Light Orchestra - Rockaria! (1976)
Electric Light Orchestra - Shine a Little Love (1979)
Electric Light Orchestra - Confusion (1979)
Electric Light Orchestra - Last Train to London (1979)
Electric Light Orchestra - All Over the World (1980)
Electric Light Orchestra - I'm Alive (1980)
ELO - Twilight (1981)
E.L.O. - Rock 'n' Roll Is King (1983)
E.L.O. - Stranger (1983)
Electric Light Orchestra - Calling America (1986)
Elton John - Step into Christmas (1973)
Elton John - Mama Can't Buy You Love (1979)
Elton John - Little Jeannie (1980)
Elton John - Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) (1982)
Elton John - I Don't Wanna Go on With You Like That (1988)
Elton John - The One (1992)
Elton John - Simple Life (1992)
England Dan and John Ford Coley - Nights Are Forever Without You (1976)
England Dan and John Ford Coley - It's Sad to Belong (1977)
England Dan and John Ford Coley - We'll Never Have to Say Goodbye Again (1978)
England Dan and John Ford Coley - Love Is the Answer (1979)
Eric Clapton - Promises (1978)
Eric Clapton - I Can't Stand It (1981)
Eric Clapton - I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart (1983)
Eric Clapton - Forever Man (1985)
The Everly Brothers - The Story of Me (1984)
Fanny - Charity Ball (1971)
Fanny - Butter Boy (1974)
Firefall - You Are the Woman (1976)
Firefall - Just Remember I Love You (1977)
Firefall - Strange Way (1978)
The First Class - Beach Baby (1974)
Fleetwood Mac - Over My Head (1975)
Fleetwood Mac - Big Love (1987)
Fleetwood Mac - As Long as You Follow (1988)
Fleetwood Mac - Save Me (1990)
The Fortunes - You've Got Your Troubles (1965)
The Fortunes - Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again (1971)
Franke and the Knockouts - Sweetheart (1981)
Gallery - I Believe in Music (1972)
Gallery - Nice to Be with You (1972)
Gary Wright - Really Wanna Know You (1981)
Genesis - Man on the Corner (1981)
Genesis - Keep It Dark (1981)
Genesis - No Reply at All (1981)
Genesis - Paperlate (1982)
Genesis - In Too Deep (1986)
Genesis - Hold on My Heart (1991)
Genesis - Jesus He Knows Me (1991)
Genesis - Never a Time (1991)
Genesis - No Son of Mine (1991)
Genesis - Tell Me Why (1991)
George Benson - The Greatest Love of All (1977)
George Benson - On Broadway (1978)
George Benson - Lady Love Me (One More Time) (1983)
George Harrison - Apple Scruffs (1970)
George Harrison - Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) (1970)
George Harrison - Dark Horse (1974)
George Harrison - You (1975)
George Harrison - Crackerbox Palace (1976)
George Harrison - This Song (1976)
George Harrison - Blow Away (1979)
George Harrison - When We Was Fab (1987)
George Harrison - This Is Love (1987)
George Harrison - Cheer Down (1989)
George Harrison - Any Road (2002)
George Harrison - Rising Sun (2002)
George Harrison - Marwa Blues (2002)
Gerry Rafferty - Right Down the Line (1978)
Glass Tiger - Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone) (1986)
Glass Tiger - Someday (1986)
Glen Campbell - Galveston (1969)
Glenn Frey - The One You Love (1982)
Glenn Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You (1987)
Godspell - Day by Day (1972)
Grand Funk Railroad - Bad Time (1974)
The Grass Roots - Midnight Confessions (1968)
The Grass Roots - Sooner or Later (1971)
The Grass Roots - Two Divided by Love (1971)
The Guess Who - Clap for the Wolfman (1974)
Hall & Oates - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' (1980)
Hall & Oates - Did It in a Minute (1981)
Hall & Oates - One on One (1982)
Hall & Oates - Family Man (1982)
Hall & Oates - Say It Isn't So (1983)
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds - Don't Pull Your Love (1971)
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds - Fallin' in Love (1975)
Hank Williams Jr. - All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight (1984)
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes - Bad Luck (1975)
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes - Wake Up Everybody (1975)
Harry Chapin - W.O.L.D. (1973)
Harry Chapin - Sequel (1980)
Helen Reddy - I Don't Know How to Love Him (1971)
Helen Reddy - Delta Dawn (1973)
Helen Reddy - Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) (1973)
Helen Reddy - Angie Baby (1974)
Helen Reddy - Keep on Singing (1974)
Helen Reddy - You and Me Against the World (1974)
Helen Reddy - Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady (1975)
Helen Reddy - You're My World (1977)
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass - The Lonely Bull (1962)
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana - Spanish Flea (1965)
Herb Alpert - This Guy's in Love With You (1968)
Herb Alpert - Rotation (1979)
Herb Alpert - Route 101 (1982)
Herb Alpert featuring Janet Jackson and Lisa Keith - Diamonds (1987)
Hot Chocolate - Emma (1974)
Hot Chocolate - Every 1's a Winner (1978)
Howard Jones - No One Is to Blame (1986)
Huey Lewis and the News - Stuck with You (1986)
Huey Lewis and the News - Jacob's Ladder (1986)
Huey Lewis and the News - Doing It All for My Baby (1986)
Huey Lewis and the News - Perfect World (1988)
Huey Lewis and the News - It Hit Me Like a Hammer (1991)
Hugh Masekela - Grazing in the Grass (1968)
Imagination - Just an Illusion (1982)
Information Society - Walking Away (1988)
James Horner - Theme from Star Trek II (1982)
James Taylor - Long Ago and Far Away (1971)
James Taylor - Shower the People (1976)
James Taylor with J.D. Souther - Her Town Too (1981)
Jeff Lynne - Every Little Thing (1990)
Jefferson Starship - With Your Love (1976)
Jefferson Starship - Count on Me (1978)
Jefferson Starship - Runaway (1978)
Jerry Goldsmith - Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Main Title) (1979)
Jigsaw - Sky High (1975)
Jim Croce - I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song (1973)
Jimmy Buffett - Come Monday (1974)
Jimmy Buffett - Fins (1979)
Jimmy Dean - I.O.U. (1976)
Joe Dolce - Shaddap You Face (1980)
Joe South - Walk a Mile in My Shoes (1969)
John Cougar - Ain't Even Done with the Night (1980)
John Cougar - Hand to Hold On To (1984)
John Denver - Back Home Again (1974)
John Denver - I'm Sorry (1975)
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band - Power to the People (1971)
John Lennon - Nobody Told Me (1984)
John Williams - Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams - Too Much, Too Little, Too Late (1978)
Johnny Pearson - Heavy Action (1970)
José Feliciano - Old Turkey Buzzard (Mackenna's Gold) (1969)
Journey - I'll Be Alright Wit hout You (1986)
Journey - When You Love a Woman (1996)
Judy Collins - Amazing Grace (1970)
Juice Newton - The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known) (1981)
Juice Newton - Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me (1982)
Jump 'n the Saddle Band - The Curly Shuffle (1983)
KC & the Sunshine Band - Give It Up (1982)
Kenny Loggins and Stevie Nicks - Whenever I Call You "Friend" (1978)
Kenny Loggins - Heart to Heart (1982)
Kenny Loggins - Meet Me Half Way (1987)
Kenny Rogers - Lucille (1977)
Kenny Rogers - She Believes in Me (1978)
Kenny Rogers - You Decorated My Life (1979)
Kenny Rogers - Lady (1980)
Kenny Rogers - Through the Years (1981)
Kenny Rogers - Love Will Turn You Around (1982)
Kiki Dee Band - I've Got the Music in Me (1974)
Kiss - Calling Dr. Love (1976)
Kiss - Hard Luck Woman (1976)
Kool & the Gang - Too Hot (1979)
Kool & the Gang - Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) (1981)
Kool & the Gang - Joanna (1983)
Kool & the Gang - Tonight (1983)
Kool & the Gang - Fresh (1984)
Lee Ritenour - Is It You (1981)
Leif Garrett - I Was Made for Dancin' (1978)
Leo Sayer - Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance) (1974)
Leo Sayer - How Much Love (1976)
Leo Sayer - When I Need You (1976)
Leo Sayer - You Make Me Feel Like Dancing (1976)
Leo Sayer - More Than I Can Say (1980)
Linda Ronstadt - Long, Long Time (1970)
Linda Ronstadt - That'll Be the Day (1976)
Linda Ronstadt - Tumbling Dice (1977)
Linda Ronstadt - Ooh Baby Baby (1978)
Linda Ronstadt - Back in the U.S.A. (1978)
Linda Ronstadt - How Do I Make You (1980)
Linda Ronstadt - Hurt So Bad (1980)
Linda Ronstadt - I Can't Let Go (1980)
Linda Ronstadt - I Knew You When (1982)
Lindsey Buckingham - Trouble (1981)
Lindsey Buckingham - Go Insane (1984)
Lionel Richie - Stuck on You (1983)
Little River Band - Help Is on Its Way (1977)
Little River Band - Happy Anniversary (1977)
Little River Band - Reminiscing (1978)
Little River Band - Lady (1978)
Little River Band - Cool Change (1979)
Little River Band - The Night Owls (1981)
Little River Band - Take It Easy on Me (1981)
Loggins and Messina - My Music (1973)
Louis Clark conducting The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Hooked on Classics (Parts 1 & 2) (1981)
Mac Davis - Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me (1972)
Mac Davis - One Hell of a Woman (1974)
Mac Davis - Stop and Smell the Roses (1974)
Mac Davis - Rock and Roll (I Gave You the Best Years of My Life) (1975)
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Runner (1982)
Marty Robbins - A Man and a Train (1973)
Mary MacGregor - Torn Between Two Lovers (1976)
Maureen McGovern - The Morning After (1973)
Maureen McGovern - Different Worlds (1979)
Maxi, Dick and Twink - Things You Hear About Me (1970)
Maxine Nightingale - Lead Me On (1978)
McFadden & Whitehead - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now (1979)
Meco - Theme from Star Wars/Cantina Band (1977)
Meco - Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Meco - Themes from The Wizard of Oz (1978)
Meco - Empire Strikes Back (Medley) (1980)
Meco - Pop Goes the Movies Part I (1982)
Mel & Tim - Backfield in Motion (1969)
Mel & Tim - Starting All Over (1972)
Melissa Manchester - Midnight Blue (1975)
Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom (1986)
Miguel Rios - A Song of Joy (1970)
Mike + the Mechanics - Taken In (1985)
The Mike Curb Congregation - Burning Bridges (1970)
Mike Post - The Rockford Files (1974)
Mike Post - Hill Street Blues (1981)
Mike Post - Magnum, P.I. (1980)
The Monkees - That Was Then, This Is Now (1986)
The Moody Blues - Gemini Dream (1981)
The Moody Blues - Sitting at the Wheel (1983)
The Moody Blues - I Know You're Out There Somewhere (1988)
Neil Diamond - Holly Holy (1969)
Neil Diamond - Stones (1971)
Neil Diamond - Play Me (1972)
Neil Diamond - Be (1973)
Neil Diamond - Longfellow Serenade (1974)
Neil Diamond - If You Know What I Mean (1976)
Neil Diamond - Beautiful Noise (1976)
Neil Diamond - Desiree (1977)
Neil Diamond - September Morn (1979)
Neil Diamond - Hello Again (1980)
Neil Diamond - Love on the Rocks (1980)
Neil Diamond - Yesterday's Songs (1981)
Neil Diamond - Heartlight (1982)
Neil Sedaka - That's When the Music Takes Me (1972)
Neil Sedaka - The Immigrant (1974)
Neil Sedaka - Bad Blood (1975)
Neil Young & the Bluenotes - This Note's for You (1988)
The New Seekers - Look What They've Done to My Song Ma (1970)
The New Vaudeville Band - Winchester Cathedral (1966)
The O'Jays - I Love Music (1975)
The O'Jays - Use ta Be My Girl (1978)
Ocean - Put Your Hand in the Hand (1971)
Olivia Newton-John - If Not for You (1971)
Olivia Newton-John - If You Love Me (Let Me Know) (1974)
Olivia Newton-John - I Honestly Love You (1974)
Olivia Newton-John - Have You Never Been Mellow (1975)
Olivia Newton-John - Please Mr. Please (1975)
Olivia Newton-John - Hopelessly Devoted to You (1978)
Olivia Newton-John with Cliff Richard - Suddenly (1980)
Olivia Newton-John - Make a Move on Me (1981)
Olivia Newton-John - Twist of Fate (1983)
Pablo Cruise - Whatcha Gonna Do? (1977)
Pablo Cruise - Love Will Find a Way (1978)
Pablo Cruise - Cool Love (1981)
Patrick Hernandez - Born to Be Alive (1978)
Paul Davis - I Go Crazy (1977)
Paul Davis - Sweet Life (1977)
Paul Davis - Do Right (1980)
Paul Davis - Cool Night (1981)
Paul Davis - '65 Love Affair (1981)
Paul McCartney - Coming Up (1980)
Paul McCartney - No More Lonely Nights (1984)
Paul McCartney - Spies Like Us (1985)
Paul McCartney - My Brave Face (1989)
Paul McCartney - The World Tonight (1997)
Paul McCartney & Wings - Junior's Farm (1974)
Paul Young - Everytime You Go Away (1985)
Phil Collins - I Missed Again (1981)
Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love (1982)
Phil Collins - One More Night (1985)
Phil Collins - Don't Lose My Number (1985)
Phil Collins - Two Hearts (1988)
Phil Collins - A Groovy Kind of Love (1988)
Phil Collins - Do You Remember? (1989)
Phil Collins - Hang in Long Enough (1989)
Phil Collins - I Wish It Would Rain Down (1989)
Phil Collins - Both Sides of the Story (1993)
Phil Collins - Everyday (1993)
Phil Collins - Dance into the Light (1996)
Phil Collins - You'll Be in My Heart (1999)
Phil Collins - Can't Stop Loving You (2002)
The Pipes and Drums and the Military Band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards - Amazing Grace (1972)
The Pipkins - Gimme Dat Ding (1970)
Poco - Crazy Love (1978)
The Pointer Sisters - Yes We Can Can (1973)
The Pointer Sisters - Be There (1987)
Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram - Just Once (1981)
Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram - One Hundred Ways (1981)
Randy Newman - The Story of a Rock and Roll Band (1979)
Randy Newman - Falling in Love (1988)
Ray Stevens - Everything Is Beautiful (1970)
Ray Stevens - Cannonball (1981)
REO Speedwagon - Roll with the Changes (1978)
Reunion - Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me) (1974)
Rhythm Heritage - Theme from S.W.A.T. (1975)
Richard Marx - Don't Mean Nothing (1987)
Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots - Disco Duck (1976)
Rick Springfield - I've Done Everything for You (1981)
Rick Springfield - Don't Talk to Strangers (1982)
Rick Springfield - Love Somebody (1984)
Ricky Nelson - I'm Walkin' (1957)
Ringo Starr - Back Off Boogaloo (1972)
Ringo Starr - You're Sixteen (1973)
Ringo Starr - Oh My My (1973)
Ringo Starr - No No Song (1974)
Ringo Starr - Only You (1974)
Ringo Starr - Wrack My Brain (1981)
Rita Coolidge - (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher (1977)
Rita Coolidge - We're All Alone (1977)
Robbie Dupree - Steal Away (1980)
Robert Palmer - Every Kinda People (1978)
Robert Palmer - I Didn't Mean to Turn You On (1986)
Roberta Flack - Feel Like Makin' Love (1975)
Roberta Flack with Donny Hathaway - The Closer I Get to You (1977)
Roberta Flack with Peabo Bryson - Tonight, I Celebrate My Love (1983)
Roberta Flack with Maxi Priest - Set the Night to Music (1991)
Rocky Burnette - Tired of Toein' the Line (1979)
Rod Stewart - The First Cut Is the Deepest (1976)
Rod Stewart - Passion (1980)
Rod Stewart - Infatuation (1984)
Rod Stewart - Some Guys Have All the Luck (1984)
Rod Stewart - Love Touch (1986)
Rod Stewart - This Old Heart of Mine (1989)
Rod Stewart - The Motown Song (1990)
Rodney Dangerfield - Rappin' Rodney (1983)
Rupert Holmes - Him (1979)
Sanford-Townsend Band - Smoke from a Distant Fire (1977)
Seals & Crofts - Hummingbird (1972)
Seals & Crofts - We May Never Pass This Way (Again) (1973)
Seals & Crofts - I'll Play for You (Hear the Band) (1975)
Seals & Crofts - Get Closer (1976)
Sérgio Mendes - The Look of Love (1968)
Sérgio Mendes - Never Gonna Let You Go (1982)
Sheena Easton - Modern Girl (1980)
Sheena Easton - You Could Have Been With Me (1981)
Sheena Easton - Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) (1983)
Sheena Easton - Strut (1984)
Sheena Easton - It's Christmas All Over the World (1985)
Simon & Garfunkel - My Little Town (1975)
Simply Red - Money's Too Tight (To Mention) (1985)
Simply Red - The Right Thing (1987)
Simply Red - If You Don't Know Me by Now (1989)
Sister Janet Mead - The Lord's Prayer (1974)
Sonny & Cher - All I Ever Need Is You (1971)
Sonny & Cher - A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done (1972)
Sonny & Cher - When You Say Love (1972)
The Spinners - One of a Kind (Love Affair) (1973)
The Spinners - Might Love (1974)
The Spinners - Cupid/I've Loved You for a Long Time (1979)
Stars on 45 - Medley (1981)
Starship - Sara (1985)
Starship - We Built This City (1985)
Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now (1987)
Stephen Forbert - Romeo's Tune (1979)
Steve Winwood - The Finer Things (1986)
Steve Winwood - Don't You Know What the Night Can Do? (1988)
Stevie Nicks - Talk to Me (1985)
Stevie Nicks - I Can't Wait (1985)
Stu Phillips - Battlestar Galactica (1978)
Styx - Blue Collar Man (1978)
Styx - The Best of Times (1981)
Styx - Don't Let It End (1983)
Survivor - High on You (1984)
Survivor - The Search Is Over (1984)
Survivor - Burning Heart (1985)
The System - Don't Disturb This Groove (1987)
Three Dog Night - Eli's Coming (1969)
Three Dog Night - Liar (1970)
Three Dog Night - Never Been to Spain (1971)
Three Dog Night - Black & White (1972)
Timbuk 3 - The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades (1986)
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Jammin' Me (1987)
Tony Camillo's Bazuka - Dynomite (1975)
Tony Orlando and Dawn - Candida (1970)
Tony Orlando and Dawn - He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) (1975)
Toto - 99 (1979)
Toto - I Won't Hold You Back (1982)
Toto - I'll Be Over You (1986)
Tower of Power - So Very Hard to Go (1973)
The Turtles - She'd Rather Be with Me (1967)
The Turtles - You Showed Me (1968)
The Undisputed Truth - Smiling Faces Sometimes (1971)
Wayne Newton - Danke Schoen (1963)
Wayne Newton - Red Roses for a Blue Lady (1965)
Wayne Newton - Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast (1972)
The Who - See Me, Feel Me (1969)
The Who - Join Together (1972)
White Plains - My Baby Loves Lovin' (1970)
Wings - With a Little Luck (1978)
Wings - Goodnight Tonight (1979)
Wizzard - See My Baby Jive (1973)
Yvonne Elliman - I Don't Know How to Love Him (1971)
Yvonne Elliman - Hello Stranger (1977)
ZZ Top - I Thank You (1979)
ZZ Top - Sleeping Bag (1985)
ZZ Top - Stages (1985)
ZZ Top - Rough Boy (1985)
ZZ Top - Velcro Fly (1985)
ZZ Top - Doubleback (1990)

Posted by Rick Vendl II on Wednesday, 02/9/2022 @ 12:26pm


^ Forgot

Chuck Berry - My Ding-a-Ling (1972)
Chuck Berry - Reelin' and Rockin' (1972)

Posted by Rick Vendl II on Wednesday, 02/9/2022 @ 12:31pm


^^ Also

Paul Stookey - Wedding Song (There Is Love) (1971)

Posted by Rick Vendl II on Wednesday, 02/9/2022 @ 12:50pm


And now, for the Album Snub List, I'd like to submit some metal albums by 2 of my favorite metal bands: DragonForce & Mastodon.

DragonForce - Sonic Firestorm (2004)
DragonForce - Ultra Beatdown (2008)
Mastodon - The Hunter (2011)
DragonForce - The Power Within (2012)
DragonForce - Maximum Overload (2014)
Mastodon - Once More 'Round the Sun (2014)
Mastodon - Emperor of Sand (2017)
Mastodon - Hushed and Grim (2021)

By the way, I just want everyone to know I haven't lost interest in this Album Snub List project. In the interest of honesty, it's much easier for me to pick songs than albums.

Posted by Johnny on Wednesday, 02/9/2022 @ 18:57pm


Stone Sour - Come What(ever) May (2006)
Roger - Unlimited! (1987)
Rhiannon Giddens - Freedom Highway (2017)
Toshiki Kadomatsu - Sea is a Lady (1987)
Zapp - Zapp (1980)
Alanis Morissette - So-Called Chaos (2004)
Yoko Ono - Approximately Infinite Universe (1973)
Patty Griffin - 1,000 Hours (2002)
Esperanza Spalding - Emily's D+Evolution (2016)
Bob Weir - Ace (1972)
Julia Fordham - Porcelain (1989)
The Streets - Original Pirate Material (2002)
The Streets - A Grand Don't Come for Free (2004)
The Dillards - Roots and Branches (1972)
The Dillards - Copperfields (1970)
The Dillards - Wheatstraw Suite (1968)
FFS - FFS (2015)
Lupe Fiasco - Lupe Fiasco's Food and Liquor (2006)
Lupe Fiasco - Lupe Fiasco's The Cool (2007)
Pavement - Terror Twilight (1999)
Frou Frou - Details (2002)
Imogen Heap - Speak for Yourself (2005)
Feist - Let It Die (2005)
Kim Carnes - Mistaken Identity (1981)
Kim Carnes - Voyeur (1982)

Posted by Greg F on Wednesday, 02/9/2022 @ 21:43pm


Alright, everybody. Let me add some jazz albums to balance out the "Heavy Metal Overload" of my previous picks...

1: Benny Goodman - B.G. in Hi-Fi (1954)
2: Ahmad Jamal - Poinciana (1963)
3: The New Tony Williams Lifetime - Believe It (1975)
4: Al Di Meola - Land of the Midnight Sun (1976)
5: Al Di Meola - Elegant Gypsy (1977)
6: Pat Metheny Group - American Garage (1979)

Posted by Johnny on Wednesday, 02/9/2022 @ 22:54pm


Albums

The Idle Race - The Birthday Party (1968)
The Idle Race - Idle Race (1969)
Electric Light Orchestra - Zoom (2001)

Songs I'd forgotten to paste onto my very long list a few comments above this one...

Al Stewart - Time Passages (1978)
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Understanding (1984)
Frank Stallone - Far from Over (1983)
Michael Martin Murphey - Wildfire (1975)
Rick Springfield - Bruce (1980)
Rolling Stones - Happy (1972)
Sammy Johns - Chevy Van (1973)

Posted by Rick Vendl II on Thursday, 02/10/2022 @ 09:43am


And now, for the Album Snub List, I'd like to add the following albums from one of the greatest metal bands of all time: Opeth.

1: Opeth - Orchid (1995)
2: Opeth - Damnation (2003)
3: Opeth - Ghost Reveries (2005)
4: Opeth - Watershed (2008)
5: Opeth - Heritage (2011)
6: Opeth - Pale Communion (2014)
7: Opeth - In Cauda Venenum (2019)

Posted by Johnny on Thursday, 02/10/2022 @ 14:51pm


Here's one more album I wanna submit for the Snub List...an album which absolutely deserves to be inducted onto the Important Albums List one of these days.

Rush - Snakes & Arrows (2007)

Posted by Johnny on Thursday, 02/10/2022 @ 15:10pm


I'm going to add a few more

Carly Simon - Anticipation (1971)
Carly Simon - Carly Simon (1971)
Carly Simon - Have You Seen Me Lately? (1990)
Poco - Poco (1970)
Poco - Deliverin' (1971)
Poco - Crazy Eyes (1972)
Spoon - Kill the Moonlight (2002)

Posted by Greg F on Thursday, 02/10/2022 @ 16:49pm


Here's one more Album Snub List addition for the road…

Mannheim Steamroller - The Music of the Spheres (2013)

Posted by Johnny on Thursday, 02/10/2022 @ 18:55pm


Faces - A Nod is as Good as a Wink.... To a Blind Horse (1971)
Procol Harum - Home (1970)
Procol Harum - Grand Hotel (1974)
Son Volt - The Search (2007)
Evelyn "Champagne" King - Get Loose (1982)
Iron Butterfly - Ball (1969)
Stereolab - Sound-Dust (2001)
Indigo Girls - Indigo Girls (1989)
Indigo Girls - Become You (2002)
Ash - Meltdown (2004)
Ash - Twilight of the Innocents (2007)
Mariah Carey - Butterfly (1997)
Mariah Carey - Rainbow (1999)
Mariah Carey - Charmbracelet (2002)
Mariah Carey - Caution (2018)
Joan Baez - Gulf Winds (1976)
Various Artists - Streets of Fire: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1984)
Various Artists - Thank God It's Friday: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1978)
Laura Nyro - Christmas and The Beads of Sweat (1970)
Laura Nyro - Nested (1978)
Foreigner - Foreigner (1977)
Foreigner - Head Games (1979)
Foreigner - Agent Provocateur (1984)
Cake - Prolonging the Magic (1998)
Cake - Comfort Eagle (2001)
Cake - Pressure Chief (2004)
Cold War Kids - Robbers & Cowards (2006)
Garth Brooks - In Pieces (1993)
Giorgio Moroder - E=mc² (1979)
Silver Sunshine - Silver Sunshine (2004)
Danielson - Ships (2006)

Posted by Greg F on Thursday, 02/10/2022 @ 20:01pm


One more for now

Painted Hills - Painted Hills (2010)

Posted by Greg F on Thursday, 02/10/2022 @ 20:08pm


And now, for the Album Snub List, I'd like to add some albums by another great metal band: Meshuggah.

1: Meshuggah - Destroy Erase Improve (1995)
2: Meshuggah - Nothing (2002)
3: Meshuggah - I (2004)
4: Meshuggah - Catch Thirtythree (2005)
5: Meshuggah - The Violent Sleep of Reason (2016)

Posted by Johnny on Friday, 02/11/2022 @ 15:51pm


Some more albums I want to add.

Janis Ian - Stars (1974)
Janis Ian - Aftertones (1976)
Janis Ian - Miracle Row (1977)
Donna Summer - I Remember Yesterday (1977)
Donna Summer - Live and More (1978)
Melissa Manchester - Melissa (1975)
Melissa Manchester - Don't Cry Out Loud (1978)
Olivia Newton -John - Totally Hot (1978)
Olivia Newton -John - Physical (1981)
Melanie - Gather Me (1971)
Mandy Moore - Mandy Moore (2001)
Mandy Moore - Wild Hope (2007)
Mandy Moore - Silver Landings (2020)
Christina Aguilera - Back to Basics (2006)
Britney Spears - In the Zone (2003)
Teena Marie - Irons in the Fire (1980)
Teena Marie - It Must be Magic (1981)
Lucinda Williams - Essence (2001)

Posted by Greg F on Sunday, 02/13/2022 @ 17:30pm


A few more to add

Barry Manilow - Live (1977)
Little Feat - Time Loves a Hero (1977)

Posted by Greg F on Sunday, 02/13/2022 @ 17:41pm


I'm not 100% sure if there's still enough space for any more albums on the Album Snub List, BUT…if there is, here's a few more albums I wanna add to the list:

1: Stereolab - Emperor Tomato Ketchup (1996)
2: The Claypool Lennon Delirium - South of Reality (2019)

Posted by Johnny on Sunday, 02/13/2022 @ 22:56pm


There's still plenty of space left. There's currently 315 albums on the list. If there's more albums you guys want to submit you still can.

Posted by Greg F on Monday, 02/14/2022 @ 00:05am


I'll put in a few. My bad if some of these were already nominated. I was on vacation and away from my computer for the last week or so.

Jerry Garcia- Garcia (1972)
Grateful Dead- From the Mars Hotel (1974)
Grateful Dead- Terrapin Station (1977)
Jethro Tull- Minstral in the Gallery (1975)
Dream Theater- A View from the Top of the World (2021)

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 02/14/2022 @ 08:48am


A few more additional albums I'd like to submit to the Album Snubs list:

Tim Buckley - Greetings from L.A. (1972)
Eagles - On the Border (1974)
Eagles - One of These Nights (1975)
Elton John - Caribou (1974)
Elton John - Rock of the Westies (1975)
Little Feat - Feats Don't Fail Me Now (1974)
Fleetwood Mac - Tango in the Night (1987)
Wilco - Summerteeth (1999)
Eminem - Encore (2004)
Dr. Dre - Compton (2015)

And just a quick note: Jethro Tull - Minstrel in the Gallery (1975) has been inducted into the Album Project previously.

Posted by J.W. on Monday, 02/14/2022 @ 10:10am


in that case a few more albums for the list:

Frank Zappa- Waka/Jawaka (1972)
Frank Zappa- One Size Fits All (1975)
Jimmy Buffett- Son of a Son of a Sailor (1978)
Phish- Rift (1993)
Phish- Hoist (1994)
Phish- Billy Breathes (1996)

Posted by Tom H. on Monday, 02/14/2022 @ 11:09am


I'm not sure if this album has been added to the Album Snub List already, but if not, here comes my next Snub List selection:

Van der Graaf Generator - H to He, Who Am the Only One (1970)

Posted by Johnny on Monday, 02/14/2022 @ 15:04pm


Albums

Brian Wilson - Brian Wilson (1988)
Dave Edmunds - Information (1983)
Enya - Watermark (1988)
Enya - Shepherd Moons (1991)
Enya - The Memory of Trees (1995)
Enya - Amarantine (2005)
Enya - And Winter Came... (2008)
Enya - Dark Sky Island (2015)
The Everly Brothers - EB 84 (1984)
Fanny - Fanny (1970)
Fanny - Charity Ball (1971)
Fanny - Fanny Hill (1972)
Fanny - Mothers Pride (1973)
Fanny - Rock and Roll Survivors (1974)
The Move - Looking On (1970)
Randy Newman - Born Again (1979)
Randy Newman - Land of Dreams (1988)
Paul McCartney - Flaming Pie (1997)
Regina Spektor - Far (2009)
Tom Petty - Highway Companion (2006)
Traveling Wilburys - Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 (1990)

Songs addendum to my long list 15 comments above...

The 5th Dimension - Go Where You Wanna Go (1966)
The 5th Dimension - Up-Up and Away (1966)
The 5th Dimension - One Less Bell to Answer (1970)
The Beatles - The Beatles' Movie Medley (1982)
The Beatles - Free as a Bird (1995)
The Blackbyrds - Walking in Rhythm (1974)
Bread - Make It with You (1970)
Bread - If (1971)
Bread - Baby I'm-a Want You (1971)
Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting (1974)
The Eagles - Best of My Love (1974)
J.D. Souther - You're Only Lonely (1979)
Jeff Lynne - Doin' That Crazy Thing (1977)
The Mamas and the Papas - Go Where You Wanna Go (1965)
Marty Balin - Hearts (1981)
The Motels - Suddenly Last Summer (1983)
Ohio Players - Funky Worm (1972)
Petula Clark - My Love (1965)
Petula Clark - A Sign of the Times (1966)
The Stylistics - You Are Everything (1971)
The Stylistics - Betcha by Golly, Wow (1971)
The Stylistics - I'm Stone in Love with You (1972)
The Stylistics - Break Up to Make Up (1972)

Posted by Rick Vendl II on Monday, 02/14/2022 @ 17:06pm


Boz Scaggs - Boz Scaggs (1969)
Boz Scaggs - Moments (1971)
Boz Scaggs - Slow Dancer (1974)
Boz Scaggs - Middle Man (1980)
Brian Wilson - That Lucky Old Sun (2008)
Harry Nilsson - Pandemonium Shadow Show (1967)
Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Sings Newman (1970)
Poco - From the Inside (1971)
Poco - A Good Feelin' to Know (1973)
Tim Buckley - Goodbye and Hello (1967)
Tim Buckley - Happy Sad (1969)
Tim Buckley - Starsailer (1970)
The Jayhawks - Brown Earth (1989)
Crowded House - Temple of Low Men (1988)
Crowded House - Together Alone (1993)
10,000 Maniacs - The Wishing Chair (1985)
10,000 Maniacs - Blind Man's Zoo (1989)
The Art of Noise - In Visible Silence (1986)

Posted by Greg F on Monday, 02/14/2022 @ 21:15pm


Albums

Blood, Sweat & Tears - Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 (1970)
Blood, Sweat & Tears - B, S & T 4 (1971)
George Harrison - Dark Horse (1974)
George Harrison - Extra Texture (Read All About It) (1975)
George Harrison - Thirty Three & 1/3 (1976)
George Harrison - George Harrison (1979)

Songs to my long list 24 comments above...

George Harrison - Ding Dong, Ding Dong (1974)
Spyro Gyra - Morning Dance (1979)

Posted by Rick Vendl II on Monday, 02/14/2022 @ 23:22pm


Here are some more heavy metal albums I wanna add to the Album Snub List, from a group I think very highly of: Trivium.

1: Trivium - Ascendancy (2005)
2: Trivium - The Crusade (2006)
3: Trivium - Shogun (2008)
4: Trivium - In Waves (2011)
5: Trivium - Vengeance Falls (2013)
6: Trivium - The Sin and the Sentence (2017)
7: Trivium - What the Dead Men Say (2020)
8: Trivium - In the Court of the Dragon (2021)

Posted by Johnny on Monday, 02/14/2022 @ 23:22pm


Robert Palmer - Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley (1974)
Robert Palmer - Pressure Drop (1975)
Robert Palmer - Riptide (1985)
Dan Fogelberg - Souvenirs (1974)
Dan Fogelberg - Captured Angel (1975)
Dan Fogelberg - Nether Lands (1977)
Chilliwack - Wanna Be a Star (1981)
Chilliwack - Opus X (1982)
Dan Fogelberg & Tim Weisberg - Twin Sons of Different Mothers (1978)
Dan Fogelberg - Phoenix (1979)

Posted by Greg F on Monday, 02/14/2022 @ 23:51pm


More metal albums for the Album Snub List…

1: Machine Head - Burn My Eyes (1994)
2: Machine Head - Through the Ashes of Empires (2003)
3: Lamb of God - Ashes of the Wake (2004)
4: Avenged Sevenfold - City of Evil (2005)
5: Black Label Society - Mafia (2005)
6: Avenged Sevenfold - Nightmare (2010)
7: Avenged Sevenfold - Hail to the King (2013)
8: Machine Head - Bloodstone & Diamonds (2014)
9: Lamb of God - VII: Sturm und Drang (2014)
10: Avenged Sevenfold - The Stage (2016)
11: Whitechapel - The Valley (2019)

Posted by Johnny on Tuesday, 02/15/2022 @ 10:35am


One slight correction I need to make with one of my Lamb of God albums:

Lamb of God - VII: Sturm Und Drang (2015)

I was a year off with that album.

Posted by Johnny on Tuesday, 02/15/2022 @ 10:39am


There are currently 410 albums on the list. 89 slots left.

Posted by Greg F on Tuesday, 02/15/2022 @ 11:50am


a few more albums for the list

Herbie Hancock- Crossings (1972)
John Coltrane- Coltrane (1962)
John Coltrane- Ascension (1965)
Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson- Pancho & Lefty (1983)
Sonny Rollins- Tenor Madness (1956)
The Kingston Trio- Here We Go Again! (1959)
Thelonious Monk- Thelonious Himself (1957)
Thelonious Monk- 5 by Monk by 5 (1959)
Thelonious Monk- Solo Monk (1964)
Willie Nelson- Always on My Mind (1982)

Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 02/15/2022 @ 14:08pm


Let's blend a little blues onto the Album Snub List.

1: Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Ledbetter Heights (1995)
2: Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band - Trouble Is… (1997)
3: Jonny Lang - Lie to Me (1997)
4: Kenny Wayne Shepherd - The Place You're In (2004)
5: Joe Bonamassa - Sloe Gin (2007)
6: Joe Bonamassa - The Ballad of John Henry (2009)
7: Joe Bonamassa - Dust Bowl (2011)
8: Tedeschi Trucks Band - Revelator (2011)
9: Tedeschi Trucks Band - Made Up Mind (2013)
10: Jonny Lang - Fight for My Soul (2013)
11: Tedeschi Trucks Band - Let Me Get By (2016)
12: Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Lay It On Down (2017)
13: Kenny Wayne Shepherd - The Traveler (2019)
14: Tedeschi Trucks Band - Signs (2019)

Posted by Johnny on Tuesday, 02/15/2022 @ 19:30pm


Juliana Hatfield - Hey Babe (1991)
Loggins and Messina - Sittin' In (1971)
Loggins and Messina - Full Sail (1973)
Loggins and Messina - Mother Lode (1974)
Mary Chapin Carpenter - Stones in the Road (1994)
Patty Loveless - When Fallen Angels Fly (1994)
Reba McEntire - Rumor Has It (1990)
Reba McEntire - It's Your Call (1992)
Owen Pallett - Homeland (2010)
Kate Bush - Aeriel (2005)
About Nine Times - Play Jacks (1985)
About Nine Times - There is No... (1986)
Toto - Toto (1978)
Toto - Hydra (1979)

Posted by Greg F on Tuesday, 02/15/2022 @ 23:08pm


I'm going to add one for now

Suzanne Vega - Solitude Standing (1987)

Posted by Greg F on Wednesday, 02/16/2022 @ 09:12am


Before I forget, I wanna add a couple of Judas Priest albums to the Snub List, in hopes that Judas Priest will (FINALLY!) be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

1: Judas Priest - Angel of Retribution (2005)
2: Judas Priest - Redeemer of Souls (2014)

Posted by Johnny on Wednesday, 02/16/2022 @ 15:03pm


There's currently 451 albums on the list.

Posted by Greg F on Wednesday, 02/16/2022 @ 15:35pm


Hold on, Greg F. Let me try to knock it up to 455 with these 4 retro-rock albums.

1: Count Five - Psychotic Reaction (1966)
2: Paul Revere & the Raiders - The Spirit of '67 (1966)
3: The 13th Floor Elevators - Bull of the Woods (1969)
4: The Pretty Things - Parachute (1970)

Posted by Johnny on Wednesday, 02/16/2022 @ 16:06pm


I have 5 more.

Tomorrow - Tomorrow (1967)
July - July (1968)
New Radicals - Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too (1998)
Amos Lee - Last Days at the Lodge (2008)
Amos Lee - Mission Bell (2011)

Posted by Greg F on Wednesday, 02/16/2022 @ 19:35pm


For old time's sake, let's throw some Depeche Mode onto the Album Snub List.

1: Depeche Mode - Exciter (2001)
2: Depeche Mode - Playing the Angel (2005)
3: Depeche Mode - Sounds of the Universe (2009)
4: Depeche Mode - Delta Machine (2013)
5: Depeche Mode - Spirit (2017)

Posted by Johnny on Wednesday, 02/16/2022 @ 20:47pm


Here are some Death Metal albums for the Album Snub List. Just for fun.

Obituary - The End Complete (1992)
Death - Scream Bloody Gore (1987)
Deicide - Once Upon the Cross (1995)

Posted by Johnny on Thursday, 02/17/2022 @ 11:39am


Thought I'd try sneaking in these 30 albums of mostly metal while there's still space.

Budgie - Never Turn Your Back on a Friend (1973)
Burzum - Filosofem (1996)
Burzum - Hvis lyset tar oss (1994)
Camel - Moonmadness (1976)
Caravan - In the Land of Grey and Pink (1971)
Darkthrone - A Blaze in the Northern Sky (1992)
Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger (1994)
Darkthrone - Under a Funeral Moon (1993)
Dead Can Dance - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun (1987)
Discharge - Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing (1982)
Mark Hollis - Mark Hollis (1998)
Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas (1994)
Mgła - Age of Excuse (2019)
Mgła - Exercises in Futility (2015)
Mgła - With Hearts Toward None (2012)
My Dying Bride - Turn Loose the Swans (1993)
Nightwish - Oceanborn (1998)
NoMeansNo - Wrong (1989)
Paradise Lost - Gothic (1991)
Paradise Lost - Icon (1993)
Sonata Arctica - Ecliptica (1999)
Stratovarius - Visions (1997)
Swans - The Seer (2012)
Swans - White Light From the Mouth of Infinity (1991)
Theatre of Tragedy - Aegis (1998)
Ulver - Bergtatt – Et eeventyr i 5 capitler (1995)
Ulver - Kveldssanger (1996)
Ulver - Nattens madrigal (1997)
Weakling - Dead as Dreams (2000)
Wishfinder General - Death Penalty (1982)

Posted by Ray on Thursday, 02/17/2022 @ 13:51pm


I think this means thanks to Ray's picks (Great choices, Ray!), we have just 2 slots left…and I have just the 2 to bump it up to 500.

1: Carcass - Necroticism - Descanting the Insalubrious (1991)
2: Carcass - Heartwork (1993)

500!!!

Posted by Johnny on Thursday, 02/17/2022 @ 14:04pm


Thanks! And great choices, yourself!

Posted by Ray on Thursday, 02/17/2022 @ 15:06pm


Here's the complete list.

1. Fleetwood Mac - Kiln House (1970)
2. The Rolling Stones - It's Only Rock 'n Roll (1974)
3. Fleetwood Mac - Bare Trees (1972)
4. Fleetwood Mac - Mirage (1982)
5. Los Lobos - By the Light of the Moon (1987)
6. Los Lobos - The Neighborhood (1990)
7. Stone Temple Pilots - No. 4 (1999)
8. The Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue (1980)
9. Bobby Womack - The Poet (1981)
10. Gin Blossoms - Congratulations I'm Sorry (1996)
11. Ghostface Killah - Ironman (1996)
12. The Rolling Stones - Black and Blue (1976)
13. Robin Trower - Bridge of Sighs (1974)
14. Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour '74 (1974)
15. Rory Gallagher - Calling Card (1976)
16. Thin Lizzy - Fighting (1975)
17. Motörhead - Motörhead (1977)
18. Wu-Tang Clan - Iron Flag (2001)
19. Wu-Tang Clan - 8 Diagrams (2007)
20. Tim Buckley - Lorca (1970)
21. Lil' Kim - The Notorious K.I.M. (2000)
22. Leonard Cohen - Songs from a Room (1969)
23. Tori Amos - The Beekeeper (2005)
24. Jethro Tull - A Passion Play (1973)
25. Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom (1974)
26. Mick Ronson - Slaughter on 10th Avenue (1974)
27. Jethro Tull - Crest of a Knave (1987)
28. Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses (1978)
29. Nicky Hopkins - The Tin Man Was a Dreamer (1973)
30. Billy Preston - Music Is My Life (1972)
31. King Crimson - Lizard (1970)
32. Depeche Mode - Construction Time Again (1983)
33. Morbid Angel - Blessed Are the Sick (1991)
34. Fear Factory - Demanufacture (1995)
35. Opeth - Morningrise (1996)
36. Meshuggah - Chaosphere (1998)
37. Porcupine Tree - Lightbulb Sun (2000)
38. The Be Good Tanyas - Blue Horse (2001)
39. King Crimson - The Power to Believe (2003)
40. The Be Good Tanyas - Chinatown (2003)
41. DragonForce - Inhuman Rampage (2006)
42. Midlake - The Trials of Van Occupanther (2006)
43. Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet (2007)
44. Machine Head - The Blackening (2007)
45. Midlake - The Courage of Others (2010)
46. Machine Head - Unto the Locust (2011)
47. Jaksyzk, Fripp and Collins - A Scarcity of Miracles (2011)
48. Black Sabbath - Mob Rules (1981)
49. Taj Mahal - Taj Mahal (1968)
50. Triumvirat - Spartacus (1975)
51. The Beach Boys - Holland (1974)
52. The Beach Boys - Love You (1976)
53. Lenny Kravitz - Let Love Rule (1989)
54. Lenny Kravitz - Mama Said (1991)
55. Disclosure - Settle (2013)
56. Tori Amos - Scarlet's Walk (2002)
57. Nelly Furtado - Loose (2006)
58. The Feeling - Twelve Stops and Home (2006)
59. Aimee Mann - @#%&*! Smilers (2008)
60. Aimee Mann - Bachelor No. 2 or, the Last Remains of the Dodo (2000)
61. Aimee Mann - Mental Illness (2017)
62. Ashlee Simpson - Autobiography (2004)
63. Ashlee Simpson - I Am Me (2005)
64. Ashlee Simpson - Bittersweet World (2008)
65. Juliana Hatfield - Blood (2021)
66. Juliana Hatfield - Pussycat (2017)
67. The Juliana Hatfield Three - Become What You Are (1992)
68. Beck - Mutations (1998)
69. Carly Simon - Anticipation (1971)
70. The Human League - Reproduction (1979)
71. Robyn - Honey (2018)
72. Carly Rae Jepsen - E.MO.TION (2015)
73. Carly Rae Jepsen - Dedicated (2019)
74. Bee Gees - Main Course (1975)
75. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Doc at the Radar Station (1980)
76. Rickie Lee Jones - Pirates (1981)
77. Dan Fogelberg - The Innocent Age (1981)
78. Esquivel and His Orchestra - Latin-Esque (1962)
79. The Pointer Sisters - That's A Plenty (1974)
80. Prince and The Revolution - Around the World in a Day (1985)
81. Steely Dan - The Royal Scam (1976)
82. The Jayhawks - Tomorrow the Green Grass (1995)
83. Disclosure - Settle (2013)
84. Tatsuro Yamashita - For You (1982)
85. Aimee Mann - Whatever (1993)
86. IQ - Dark Matter (2004)
87. The Dictators - Go Girl Crazy! (1975)
88. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Will the Circle be Unbroken (1972)
89. The Louvin Brothers - Tragic Songs of Life (1956)
90. The The - Soul Mining (1983)
91. Depeche Mode - Ultra (1997)
92. Ween - Chocolate and Cheese (1994)
93. George Jones - The Grand Tour (1974)
94. Stereolab - Dots and Loops (1997)
95. George Benson - Breezin' (1976)
96. Britney Spears - Circus (2008)
97. Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's You (2009)
98. The Waterboys - This is the Sea (1985)
99. David Ackles - American Gothic (1972)
100. Shelby Lynne - I Am Shelby Lynne (1999)
101. Jean-Michel Jarre - Equinoxe (1978)
102. Big L - Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous (1995)
103. Dan Fogelberg - The Innocent Age (1981)
104. Rickie Lee Jones - Pirates (1981)
105. Wendy Carlos - A Clockwork Orange: Wendy Carlos' Complete Original Score (1972)
106. Joan Armatrading - Joan Armatrading (1976)
107. k.d. lang - Ingénue (1992)
108. Tanya Tucker - TNT (1978)
109. Pure Prairie League - Bustin' Out (1973)
110. Tommy Bolin - Teaser (1975)
111. Tommy Bolin - Private Eyes (1976)
112. Millie Jackson - Feelin' Bitchy (1977)
113. Todd Rundgren - Todd (1974)
114. Fleetwood Mac - Future Games (1971)
115. Janis Ian - Between the Lines (1975)
116. The Flaming Lips - At War with the Mystics (2006)
117. Ryan Adams - Love is Hell (2004)
118. Skid Row - Slave to the Grind (1991)
119. Los Lobos - Kiko (1992)
120. The Strokes - First Impressions of Earth (2006)
121. The Wallflowers - (Breach) (2000)
122. Link Wray - Link Wray (1971)
123. Billy Cobham - Spectrum (1972)
124. Various Artists - Cabaret: Original Soundtrack Recording (1972)
125. Quincy Jones - The Dude (1981)
126. Devo - New Traditionalists (1981)
127. Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook (1956)
128. Crowded House - Woodface (1991)
129. Harry Nilsson - Harry (1969)
130. Morphine - Like Swimming (1997)
131. John Mayall - The Turning Point (1969)
132. Kesha - Rainbow (2017)
133. Bob Dylan - Oh Mercy (1989)
134. Mogwai - The Hawk is Howling (2008)
135. Hot Chip - Made in the Dark (2008)
136. Spyro Gyra - Carnaval (1980)
137. ABBA - Super Trouper (1980)
138. White Lion-Pride (1987)
139. Robert Plant-Fate Of Nations (1993)
140. Tesla-Mechanical Resonance (1986)
141. Overkill-Feel The Fire (1985)
142. Maggie's Dream-Maggie's Dream (1990)
143. Duran Duran-Pop Trash (2000)
144. Counting Crows-Hard Candy (2002)
145. Wishbone Ash-New England (1976)
146. The Hunger-Devil Thumbs A Ride (1996)
147. Saigon Kick-Water (1993)
148. Third Eye Blind-Out Of The Vein (2003)
149. George Strait-Pure Country (1992)
150. Cinderella-Heartbreak Station (1990)
151. W.A.S.P.-The Crimson Idol (1992)
152. Queensryche-Rage For Order (1986)
153. Collin Raye-I Think About You (1995)
154. Sammy Kershaw-Politics, Religion, & Her (1994)
155. Suzanne Vega-99.9F° (1992)
156. Scorpions-Unbreakable (2004)
157. KISS-Unmasked (1980)
158. KISS-Revenge (1992)
159. Badlands-Badlands (1989)
160. John Anderson-Eye Of A Hurricane (1984)
161. Taylor Dayne-Soul Dancing (1993)
162. Blue Murder-Blue Murder (1989)
163. Y&T-Down For The Count (1985)
164. Handsome-Handsome (1997)
165. Flotsam And Jetsam-Ugly Noise (2012)
166. Martika-Martika's Kitchen (1991)
167. April Wine-The Nature Of The Beast (1981)
168. DragonForce - Sonic Firestorm (2004)
169. DragonForce - Ultra Beatdown (2008)
170. Mastodon - The Hunter (2011)
171. DragonForce - The Power Within (2012)
172. DragonForce - Maximum Overload (2014)
173. Mastodon - Once More 'Round the Sun (2014)
174. Mastodon - Emperor of Sand (2017)
175. Mastodon - Hushed and Grim (2021)
176. Barry De Vorzon and Perry Botkin Jr. - Bless the Beasts & Children (1971)
177. The Alan Parsons Project - Eve (1979)
178. Louis Clark - (per-spek-tiv) n. (1979)
179. Louis Clark conducting The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Hooked on Classics (1981)
180. Huey Lewis and the News - Fore! (1986)
181. Jeff Lynne - Armchair Theatre (1990)
182. Kelly Groucutt - Kelly (1982)
183. Mike and the Mechanics - Mike + the Mechanics (1985)
184. Tandy & Morgan - Earthrise (1986)
185. Wizzard - Wizzard Brew (1973)
186. Slipknot - Slipknot (1999)
187. Slipknot - Iowa (2001)
188. Slipknot - Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) (2004)
189. Slipknot - .5: The Gray Chapter (2014)
190. The Tubes - The Tubes (1975)
191. Jean-Michel Jarre - Zoolook (1984)
192. Les Baxter and His Orchestra - Ritual of the Savage (1951)
193. UFO - Phenomenon (1974)
194. UFO - Force It (1975)
195. UFO - No Heavy Petting (1976)
196. UFO - Lights Out (1978)
197. The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues (1988)
198. The Waterboys - A Pagan Place (1984)
199. Laura Nyro - Smile (1976)
200. Air - Pocket Symphony (2007)
201. Vangelis - Direct (1988)
202. Melanie - Photograph (1976)
203. Death Grips - The Money Store (2012)
204. Danny Brown - XXX (2011)
205. Mac Miller - Swimming (2018)
206. Melanie Martinez - Cry Baby (2015)
207. Cher - Believe (1998)
208. Stone Sour - Come What(ever) May (2006)
209. Roger - Unlimited! (1987)
210. Rhiannon Giddens - Freedom Highway (2017)
211. Toshiki Kadomatsu - Sea is a Lady (1987)
212. Zapp - Zapp (1980)
213. Alanis Morissette - So-Called Chaos (2004)
214. Yoko Ono - Approximately Infinite Universe (1973)
215. Patty Griffin - 1,000 Hours (2002)
216. Esperanza Spalding - Emily's D+Evolution (2016)
217. Bob Weir - Ace (1972)
218. Julia Fordham - Porcelain (1989)
219. The Streets - Original Pirate Material (2002)
220. The Streets - A Grand Don't Come for Free (2004)
221. The Dillards - Roots and Branches (1972)
222. The Dillards - Copperfields (1970)
223. The Dillards - Wheatstraw Suite (1968)
224. FFS - FFS (2015)
225. Lupe Fiasco - Lupe Fiasco's Food and Liquor (2006)
226. Lupe Fiasco - Lupe Fiasco's The Cool (2007)
227. Pavement - Terror Twilight (1999)
228. Frou Frou - Details (2002)
229. Imogen Heap - Speak for Yourself (2005)
230. Feist - Let It Die (2005)
231. Kim Carnes - Mistaken Identity (1981)
232. Kim Carnes - Voyeur (1982)
233. Carly Simon - Carly Simon (1971)
234. Carly Simon - Have You Seen Me Lately? (1990)
235. Poco - Poco (1970)
236. Poco - Deliverin' (1971)
237. Poco - Crazy Eyes (1972)
238. Spoon - Kill the Moonlight (2002)
239. Rush - Snakes and Arrows (2007)
240. Opeth - Orchid (1995)
241. Opeth - Damnation (2003)
242. Opeth - Ghost Reveries (2005)
243. Opeth - Watershed (2008)
244. Opeth - Heritage (2011)
245. Opeth - Pale Communion (2014)
246. Opeth - In Cauda Venenum (2019)
247. The Idle Race - The Birthday Party (1968)
248. The Idle Race - Idle Race (1969)
249. Electric Light Orchestra - Zoom (2001)
250. Benny Goodman - B.G. in Hi-Fi (1954)
251. Ahmad Jamal - Poinciana (1963)
252. The New Tony Williams Lifetime - Believe It (1975)
253. Al Di Meola - Land of the Midnight Sun (1976)
254. Al Di Meola - Elegant Gypsy (1977)
255. Pat Metheny Group - American Garage (1979)
256. Mannheim Steamroller - The Music of the Spheres (2013)
257. Faces - A Nod is as Good as a Wink.... To a Blind Horse (1971)
258. Procol Harum - Home (1970)
259. Procol Harum - Grand Hotel (1974)
260. Son Volt - The Search (2007)
261. Evelyn "Champagne" King - Get Loose (1982)
262. Iron Butterfly - Ball (1969)
263. Stereolab - Sound-Dust (2001)
264. Indigo Girls - Indigo Girls (1989)
265. Indigo Girls - Become You (2002)
266. Ash - Meltdown (2004)
267. Ash - Twilight of the Innocents (2007)
268. Mariah Carey - Butterfly (1997)
269. Mariah Carey - Rainbow (1999)
270. Mariah Carey - Charmbracelet (2002)
271. Mariah Carey - Caution (2018)
272. Joan Baez - Gulf Winds (1976)
273. Various Artists - Streets of Fire: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1984)
274. Various Artists - Thank God It's Friday: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1978)
275. Laura Nyro - Christmas and The Beads of Sweat (1970)
276. Laura Nyro - Nested (1978)
277. Foreigner - Foreigner (1977)
278. Foreigner - Head Games (1979)
279. Foreigner - Agent Provocateur (1984)
280. Cake - Prolonging the Magic (1998)
281. Cake - Comfort Eagle (2001)
282. Cake - Pressure Chief (2004)
283. Cold War Kids - Robbers & Cowards (2006)
284. Garth Brooks - In Pieces (1993)
285. Giorgio Moroder - E=mc² (1979)
286. Silver Sunshine - Silver Sunshine (2004)
287. Danielson - Ships (2006)
288. Painted Hills - Painted Hills (2010)
289. Meshuggah - Destroy Erase Improve (1995)
290. Meshuggah - Nothing (2002)
291. Meshuggah - I (2004)
292. Meshuggah - Catch Thirtythree (2005)
293. Meshuggah - The Violent Sleep of Reason (2016)
294. Janis Ian - Stars (1974)
295. Janis Ian - Aftertones (1976)
296. Janis Ian - Miracle Row (1977)
297. Donna Summer - I Remember Yesterday (1977)
298. Donna Summer - Live and More (1978)
299. Melissa Manchester - Melissa (1975)
300. Melissa Manchester - Don't Cry Out Loud (1978)
301. Olivia Newton -John - Totally Hot (1978)
302. Olivia Newton -John - Physical (1981)
303. Melanie - Gather Me (1971)
304. Mandy Moore - Mandy Moore (2001)
305. Mandy Moore - Wild Hope (2007)
306. Mandy Moore - Silver Landings (2020)
307. Christina Aguilera - Back to Basics (2006)
308. Britney Spears - In the Zone (2003)
309. Teena Marie - Irons in the Fire (1980)
310. Teena Marie - It Must be Magic (1981)
311. Lucinda Williams - Essence (2001)
312. Barry Manilow - Barry Manilow Live (1977)
313. Little Feat - Time Loves a Hero (1977)
314. Stereolab - Emperor Tomato Ketchup (1996)
315. The Claypool Lennon Delirium - South of Reality (2019)
316. Jerry Garcia- Garcia (1972)
317. Grateful Dead- From the Mars Hotel (1974)
318. Grateful Dead- Terrapin Station (1977)
319. Van der Graaf Generator - H to He, Who Am the Only One (1970)
320. Dream Theater- A View from the Top of the World (2021)
321. Frank Zappa- Waka/Jawaka (1972)
322. Frank Zappa- One Size Fits All (1975)
323. Jimmy Buffett- Son of a Son of a Sailor (1978)
324. Phish- Rift (1993)
325. Phish- Hoist (1994)
326. Phish- Billy Breathes (1996)
327. Tim Buckley - Greetings from L.A. (1972)
328. Eagles - On the Border (1974)
329. Eagles - One of These Nights (1975)
330. Elton John - Caribou (1974)
331. Elton John - Rock of the Westies (1975)
332. Little Feat - Feats Don't Fail Me Now (1974)
333. Fleetwood Mac - Tango in the Night (1987)
334. Wilco - Summerteeth (1999)
335. Eminem - Encore (2004)
336. Dr. Dre - Compton (2015)
337. Brian Wilson - Brian Wilson (1988)
338. Dave Edmunds - Information (1983)
339. Enya - Watermark (1988)
340. Enya - Shepherd Moons (1991)
341. Enya - The Memory of Trees (1995)
342. Enya - Amarantine (2005)
343. Enya - And Winter Came... (2008)
344. Enya - Dark Sky Island (2015)
345. The Everly Brothers - EB 84 (1984)
346. Fanny - Fanny (1970)
347. Fanny - Charity Ball (1971)
348. Fanny - Fanny Hill (1972)
349. Fanny - Mothers Pride (1973)
350. Fanny - Rock and Roll Survivors (1974)
351. The Move - Looking On (1970)
352. Randy Newman - Born Again (1979)
353. Randy Newman - Land of Dreams (1988)
354. Paul McCartney - Flaming Pie (1997)
355. Regina Spektor - Far (2009)
356. Tom Petty - Highway Companion (2006)
357. Traveling Wilburys - Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 (1990)
358. Boz Scaggs - Boz Scaggs (1969)
359. Boz Scaggs - Moments (1971)
360. Boz Scaggs - Slow Dancer (1974)
361. Boz Scaggs - Middle Man (1980)
362. Brian Wilson - That Lucky Old Sun (2008)
363. Harry Nilsson - Pandemonium Shadow Show (1967)
364. Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Sings Newman (1970)
365. Poco - From the Inside (1971)
366. Poco - A Good Feelin' to Know (1973)
367. Tim Buckley - Goodbye and Hello (1967)
368. Tim Buckley - Happy Sad (1969)
369. Tim Buckley - Starsailer (1970)
370. The Jayhawks - Brown Earth (1989)
371. Crowded House - Temple of Low Men (1988)
372. Crowded House - Together Alone (1993)
373. 10,000 Maniacs - The Wishing Chair (1985)
374. 10,000 Maniacs - Blind Man's Zoo (1989)
375. The Art of Noise - In Visible Silence (1986)
376. Trivium - Ascendancy (2005)
377. Trivium - The Crusade (2006)
378. Trivium - Shogun (2008)
379. Trivium - In Waves (2011)
380. Trivium - Vengeance Falls (2013)
381. Trivium - The Sin and the Sentence (2017)
382. Trivium - What the Dead Men Say (2020)
383. Trivium - In the Court of the Dragon (2021)
384. Blood, Sweat & Tears - Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 (1970)
385. Blood, Sweat & Tears - B, S & T 4 (1971)
386. George Harrison - Dark Horse (1974)
387. George Harrison - Extra Texture (Read All About It) (1975)
388. George Harrison - Thirty Three & 1/3 (1976)
389. George Harrison - George Harrison (1979)
390. Robert Palmer - Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley (1974)
391. Robert Palmer - Pressure Drop (1975)
392. Robert Palmer - Riptide (1985)
393. Dan Fogelberg - Souvenirs (1974)
394. Dan Fogelberg - Captured Angel (1975)
395. Dan Fogelberg - Nether Lands (1977)
396. Chilliwack - Wanna Be a Star (1981)
397. Chilliwack - Opus X (1982)
398. Dan Fogelberg & Tim Weisberg - Twin Sons of Different Mothers (1978)
399. Dan Fogelberg - Phoenix (1979)
400. Machine Head - Burn My Eyes (1994)
401. Machine Head - Through the Ashes of Empires (2003)
402. Lamb of God - Ashes of the Wake (2004)
403. Avenged Sevenfold - City of Evil (2005)
404. Black Label Society - Mafia (2005)
405. Avenged Sevenfold - Nightmare (2010)
406. Avenged Sevenfold - Hail to the King (2013)
407. Machine Head - Bloodstone & Diamonds (2014)
408. Lamb of God - VII: Sturm und Drang (2015)
409. Avenged Sevenfold - The Stage (2016)
410. Whitechapel - The Valley (2019)
411. Herbie Hancock- Crossings (1972)
412. John Coltrane- Coltrane (1962)
413. John Coltrane- Ascension (1965)
414. Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson- Pancho & Lefty (1983)
415. Sonny Rollins- Tenor Madness (1956)
416. The Kingston Trio- Here We Go Again! (1959)
417. Thelonious Monk- Thelonious Himself (1957)
418. Thelonious Monk- 5 by Monk by 5 (1959)
419. Thelonious Monk- Solo Monk (1964)
420. Willie Nelson- Always on My Mind (1982)
421. Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Ledbetter Heights (1995)
422. Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band - Trouble Is… (1997)
423. Jonny Lang - Lie to Me (1997)
424. Kenny Wayne Shepherd - The Place You're In (2004)
425. Joe Bonamassa - Sloe Gin (2007)
426. Joe Bonamassa - The Ballad of John Henry (2009)
427. Joe Bonamassa - Dust Bowl (2011)
428. Tedeschi Trucks Band - Revelator (2011)
429. Tedeschi Trucks Band - Made Up Mind (2013)
430. Jonny Lang - Fight for My Soul (2013)
431. Tedeschi Trucks Band - Let Me Get By (2016)
432. Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Lay It On Down (2017)
433. Kenny Wayne Shepherd - The Traveler (2019)
434. Tedeschi Trucks Band - Signs (2019)
435. Juliana Hatfield - Hey Babe (1991)
436. Loggins and Messina - Sittin' In (1971)
437. Loggins and Messina - Full Sail (1973)
438. Loggins and Messina - Mother Lode (1974)
439. Mary Chapin Carpenter - Stones in the Road (1994)
440. Patty Loveless - When Fallen Angels Fly (1994)
441. Reba McEntire - Rumor Has It (1990)
442. Reba McEntire - It's Your Call (1992)
443. Owen Pallett - Homeland (2010)
444. Kate Bush - Aeriel (2005)
445. About Nine Times - Play Jacks (1985)
446. About Nine Times - There is No... (1986)
447. Toto - Toto (1978)
448. Toto - Hydra (1979)
449. Suzanne Vega - Solitude Standing (1987)
450. Judas Priest - Angel of Retribution (2005)
451. Judas Priest - Redeemer of Souls (2015)
452. Count Five - Psychotic Reaction (1966)
453. Paul Revere & the Raiders - The Spirit of '67 (1966)
454. The 13th Floor Elevators - Bull of the Woods (1969)
455. The Pretty Things - Parachute (1970)
456. Tomorrow - Tomorrow (1967)
457. July - July (1968)
458. New Radicals - Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too (1998)
459. Amos Lee - Last Days at the Lodge (2008)
460. Amos Lee - Mission Bell (2011)
461. Depeche Mode - Exciter (2001)
462. Depeche Mode - Playing the Angel (2005)
463. Depeche Mode - Sounds of the Universe (2009)
464. Depeche Mode - Delta Machine (2013)
465. Depeche Mode - Spirit (2017)
466. Obituary - The End Complete (1992)
467. Death - Scream Bloody Gore (1987)
468. Deicide - Once Upon the Cross (1995)
469. Budgie - Never Turn Your Back on a Friend (1973)
470. Burzum - Filosofem (1996)
471.Burzum - Hvis lyset tar oss (1994)
472. Camel - Moonmadness (1976)
473. Caravan - In the Land of Grey and Pink (1971)
474. Darkthrone - A Blaze in the Northern Sky (1992)
475. Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger (1994)
476. Darkthrone - Under a Funeral Moon (1993)
477. Dead Can Dance - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun (1987)
478. Discharge - Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing (1982)
479. Mark Hollis - Mark Hollis (1998)
480. Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas (1994)
481. Mgła - Age of Excuse (2019)
482. Mgła - Exercises in Futility (2015)
483. Mgła - With Hearts Toward None (2012)
484. My Dying Bride - Turn Loose the Swans (1993)
485. Nightwish - Oceanborn (1998)
486. NoMeansNo - Wrong (1989)
487. Paradise Lost - Gothic (1991)
488. Paradise Lost - Icon (1993)
489. Sonata Arctica - Ecliptica (1999)
490. Stratovarius - Visions (1997)
491. Swans - The Seer (2012)
492. Swans - White Light From the Mouth of Infinity (1991)
493. Theatre of Tragedy - Aegis (1998)
494. Ulver - Bergtatt – Et eeventyr i 5 capitler (1995)
495. Ulver - Kveldssanger (1996)
496.Ulver - Nattens madrigal (1997)
497. Weakling - Dead as Dreams (2000)
498.Wishfinder General - Death Penalty (1982)
499. Carcass - Necroticism - Descanting the Insalubrious (1991)
500. Carcass - Heartwork (1993)

Posted by Greg F on Thursday, 02/17/2022 @ 15:12pm


For all of my fellow FRL buddies who may be reading this, especially my man, Greg F.,

I'm keeping track of all the songs that are currently on the FRL Top 500 Song Snub List…or should I say, the Top 496 Song Snub List. The following 4 songs may now be removed from the Snub List:

1: Bobby Caldwell - What You Won't Do for Love (1978)
2: Earth, Wind & Fire - After the Love Has Gone (1979)
3: Depeche Mode - A Question of Time (1986)
4: Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy (1991)

These 4 songs have earned induction onto the Important Songs List. If I left out any other songs, please let me know A.S.A.P.

Congratulations to these songs on a job well done.

Posted by Johnny on Tuesday, 02/22/2022 @ 22:10pm


For whoever wants to do something for that Community Class thing I mentioned earlier post it here.

Posted by Raichu on Monday, 02/28/2022 @ 13:52pm


Before I forget, I'm happy to announce that the following 6 songs can now be taken off the FRL Song Snub List:

1: The Isley Brothers - Footsteps in the Dark (1977)
2: AC/DC - Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution (1980)
3: Teddy Pendergrass - Love T.K.O. (1980)
4: George Harrison - When We Was Fab (1987)
5: Carly Simon - Let the River Run (1988)
6: Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On (2006)

All of these songs have earned induction onto the Important Songs List. Congratulations to these great songs on a job well done.

Posted by Johnny on Friday, 03/25/2022 @ 15:11pm


8 more songs can now be removed from the FRL Song Snub List, and they are as follows:

1: Eddie Cochran - Twenty Flight Rock (1956)
2: The Rolling Stones - Bitch (1971)
3: The Sundays - Here's Where the Story Ends (1990)
4: AC/DC - Money Talks (1990)
5: Wu-Tang Clan - Can It All Be So Simple (1993)
6: Coolio - Fantastic Voyage (1994)
7: The Roots (feat. Erykah Badu & Eve) - You Got Me (1999)
8: Coldplay - Paradise (2011)

We're already down to 482 songs left on the Song Snub List! Way to go, guys!

Posted by Johnny on Wednesday, 04/27/2022 @ 22:10pm


4 more songs can now be removed from the FRL Song Snub List, and those songs are as follows:

1: Billy Joel - A Matter of Trust (1986)
2: Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...) (1999)
3: Mariah Carey - Don't Forget About Us (2005)
4: Miranda Lambert - Kerosene (2005)

We are now down to 478 songs remaining on the Song Snub List.

Posted by Johnny on Tuesday, 05/24/2022 @ 10:28am


My friends, this month was a GREAT month for knocking off songs from the FRL Song Snub List! Here are the songs that have been removed from the Snub List:

1: Miles Davis - All Blues (1959)
2: Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass - Tijuana Taxi (1965)
3: The Beatles - The Fool on the Hill (1967)
4: King Crimson - Epitaph (1969)
5: King Crimson - Fallen Angel (1974)
6: James Taylor - Shower the People (1976)
7: REO Speedwagon - Roll with the Changes (1976)
8: McFadden & Whitehead - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now (1979)
9: Shannon - Let the Music Play (1983)
10: Frankie Knuckles - The Whistle Song (1991)
11: Michael Jackson - Remember the Time (1991)
12: U2 - Even Better Than the Real Thing (1991)
13: Kamasi Washington - Truth (2017)

This means that as of right now, we are now down to 465 songs on the Song Snub List. Let's keep up the good work, guys! Great job!

Posted by Johnny on Friday, 06/24/2022 @ 19:13pm


Sorry to be a pest, folks, but I have a couple corrections I wanna make regarding the Song Snub List. Roll with the Changes by REO Speedwagon was made in 1978, NOT 1976. My apologies about that. The second correction I need to make involves an AC/DC song on the list. I accidentally titled it "Let Me Pour My Love into You," but it actually should be titled this:

AC/DC - Let Me Put My Love into You (1980)

Posted by Johnny on Sunday, 06/26/2022 @ 15:37pm


Hello friends. So, I was looking through the Rolling Stone top 500 songs list for fun, and I had 2 thoughts while doing: the first one was pertaining to the little song clips you can listen to get a feel for them and how some of them aren't working fsr and I'm kinda mad about it. The 2nd basically was me going hey, what if we did a purge of the list and replace the purged songs with new ones. I think it'd be a neat little idea, and I tbh I just want to talk about something other than anything related to the projects and constantly being prodded to predict who will be nominated next year. What do you guys think?

Posted by Raichu on Saturday, 07/2/2022 @ 14:49pm


This is a neat idea. For starters I would purge any song on there that is less than five years old. I think songs need time to prove themselves to be classics and most of the time five years is enough time. I'll need to think about what I would replace them with.

Posted by Greg F on Monday, 07/4/2022 @ 19:52pm


As far as replacing the purged songs on the FRL Song Snub List: I also think this a good idea I could get behind, BUT…let's remember 2 important points:

1: This should be Greg F.'s decision. Greg was the driving force behind creating the Song Snub List. Therefore, he should decide whether to let us add songs or keep the list as is, which is now at 465 songs on the Snub List.
2: If Greg does say yes to adding more songs to the list, he might only want us to add "X" amount of songs so that anyone who wants to participate has a fair chance of adding their song choices. I myself supplied a big bulk of the songs on the list, but I would gladly be respectful of Greg's requests, whichever way he chooses.

Posted by Johnny on Tuesday, 07/5/2022 @ 16:16pm


First of all Raichu was talking about the newest Rolling Stone 500 Greatest list not that snub list
we did in January and February.

Second there's no need to update that snub list up to date since Nick started a new snubs list spreadsheet. We have a replacement for it. Hopefully more users will participate in submitting more songs, albums and projected snubs to the spreadsheet.

Posted by Greg F on Tuesday, 07/5/2022 @ 17:46pm


Hey Greg, mind telling me where to find said spreadsheet

Posted by Raichu on Tuesday, 07/5/2022 @ 19:04pm


Nick B left a link on the song project a couple days ago. It will initially open view only mode. If you want to contribute send him a request in Google sheets.

Posted by Greg F on Tuesday, 07/5/2022 @ 19:23pm


If anyone wants to do the Rolling Stone 500 purge thing, here's a google doc for it: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1URwj7sPYeni9wFU_a2h1-lZnjXCLdVl4NVpX0GFobKw/edit?usp=sharing

Posted by Raichu on Friday, 07/8/2022 @ 12:12pm


Ok, so I posted a google doc link for my mini Rolling Stone 500 songs purge list. Not much happened on it and no one else but Johnny really did much on it (thx btw). So change of plans, I'm posting the currently non-purged list here. But before we do that, I'm gonna ask if we could not just add random songs we happen to like in place of old ones. Think about stuff like did a song create a new genre, did a song help shape the sound of a genre, was a song a pioneer for those to follow, stuff like that. Also I like Greg F's idea of removing songs less than 5 years old (although some exceptions could be made based on other criteria to consider IG)
I keep trying to post the list here so we can actually start purging, but for some stupid reason whatever filter the website has says it looks too much like spam. Any ideas on how I can post the list?

Posted by Raichu on Sunday, 07/17/2022 @ 19:54pm


Here's the current Rolling Stone song list for the whole Purge thing:
Aretha Franklin – Respect
Public Enemy – Fight the Power
Sam Cooke – A Change Is Gonna Come
Bob Dylan – Like a Rolling Stone
Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit
Marvin Gaye – What's Going On
The Beatles – Strawberry Fields Forever
Missy Elliott – Get Ur Freak On
Fleetwood Mac – Dreams
Outkast – Hey Ya!
The Beach Boys – God Only Knows
Stevie Wonder – Superstition
The Rolling Stones – Gimme Shelter
The Kinks – Waterloo Sunset
The Beatles – I Want to Hold Your Hand
Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z – Crazy in Love
Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
Prince and the Revolution – Purple Rain
John Lennon – Imagine
Robyn – Dancing on My Own
Billie Holiday – Strange Fruit
The Ronettes – Be My Baby
David Bowie – Heroes
The Beatles – A Day in the Life
Kanye West feat. Pusha T – Runaway
Joni Mitchell – A Case of You
Bruce Springsteen – Born to Run
Talking Heads – Once in a Lifetime
Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Doggy Dogg – Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang
Lorde – Royals
The Rolling Stones – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Notorious B.I.G. – Juicy
Chuck Berry – Johnny B. Goode
James Brown – Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
Little Richard – Tutti-Frutti
The White Stripes – Seven Nation Army
Prince and the Revolution – When Doves Cry
Otis Redding – (Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay
Outkast – B.O.B.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience – All Along the Watchtower
Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
Bob Marley and the Wailers – Redemption Song
The Temptations – My Girl
Michael Jackson – Billie Jean
Kendrick Lamar – Alright
M.I.A. – Paper Planes
Elton John – Tiny Dancer
Radiohead – Idioteque
Lauryn Hill – Doo Wop (That Thing)
Daddy Yankee – Gasolina
Dionne Warwick – Walk on By
Donna Summer – I Feel Love
The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles – The Tracks of My Tears
Madonna – Like a Prayer
Missy Elliott – Work It
Sly and the Family Stone – Family Affair
The Band – The Weight
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five – The Message
Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill
Led Zeppelin – Stairway to Heaven
U2 – One
Dolly Parton – Jolene
Ramones – Blitzkrieg Bop
Earth, Wind & Fire – September
Simon and Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water
Bob Dylan – Tangled Up in Blue
Chic – Good Times
Taylor Swift – All Too Well
Elvis Presley – Suspicious Minds
Tracy Chapman – Fast Car
The Beatles – Yesterday
Beyoncé – Formation
Leonard Cohen – Hallelujah
Pulp – Common People
Johnny Cash – I Walk the Line
The Modern Lovers – Roadrunner
The Four Tops – Reach Out (I'll Be There)
Amy Winehouse – Back to Black
Ray Charles – What'd I Say
The Velvet Underground – I'm Waiting for the Man
Adele – Rolling in the Deep
Bob Dylan – Desolation Row
Al Green – Let's Stay Together
Prince – Kiss
The Rolling Stones – Tumbling Dice
LCD Soundsystem – All My Friends
Guns N' Roses – Sweet Child O' Mine
The Beatles – Hey Jude
Aretha Franklin – (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
UGK feat. Outkast – Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)
Little Richard – Good Golly, Miss Molly
Kelly Clarkson – Since U Been Gone
Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You
Oasis – Wonderwall
Jay-Z – 99 Problems
Patti Smith – Gloria
The Beatles – In My Life
Bee Gees – Stayin' Alive
Daddy Yankee – Gasolina
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Maps
Chuck Berry – Maybelline
Alanis Morissette – You Oughta Know
The Jackson 5 – I Want You Back
David Bowie – Life on Mars?
The Rolling Stones – Sympathy for the Devil
Wu-Tang Clan – C.R.E.A.M.
The Cure – Just Like Heaven
Sly and the Family Stone – Everyday People
The Beatles – Something
Bruce Springsteen – Thunder Road
R.E.M. – Losing My Religion
Stevie Wonder – Higher Ground
Britney Spears – Toxic
Etta James – At Last
Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock – It Takes Two
Aretha Franklin – I Say a Little Prayer
Radiohead – Creep
Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through the Grapevine
X-Ray Spex – Oh Bondage! Up Yours!
The Beatles – Let It Be
The Impressions – People Get Ready
Talking Heads – This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
Buddy Holly – That'll Be the Day
Sex Pistols – Anarchy in the U.K.
George Michael – Freedom! '90
TLC – Waterfalls
Led Zeppelin – Whole Lotta Love
Drake feat. Majid Jordan – Hold On, We're Going Home
Martha and the Vandellas – Dancing in the Street
Ben E. King – Stand by Me
Eric B. and Rakim – Paid in Full
Journey – Don't Stop Believin'
Tina Turner – What's Love Got to Do With It
The Beatles – She Loves You
Otis Redding – Try a Little Tenderness
Ariana Grande – Thank U, Next
Blondie – Heart of Glass
Madonna – Vogue
Bob Marley and the Wailers – No Woman No Cry
Rod Stewart – Maggie May
George Jones – He Stopped Loving Her Today
The Clash – London Calling
The Rolling Stones – Jumpin' Jack Flash
Outkast – Ms. Jackson
James Taylor – Fire and Rain
Fats Domino – Blueberry Hill
Led Zeppelin – Kashmir
Elton John – Rocket Man
Green Day – Basket Case
The Shirelles – Will You Love Me Tomorrow
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Proud Mary
Rick James – Super Freak
Howlin' Wolf – Spoonful
The Strokes – Last Nite
The Kingsmen – Louie Louie
Sonic Youth – Teenage Riot
The Meters – Cissy Strut
The Who – Baba O'Riley
R.E.M. – Nightswimming
Madonna – Into the Groove
Nick Drake – Pink Moon
Fleetwood Mac – Landslide
Bob Dylan – Mr. Tambourine Man
Hank Williams – I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Mott the Hoople – All the Young Dudes
Eminem – Lose Yourself
Dusty Springfield – Son of a Preacher Man
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – American Girl
The Five Satins – In the Still of the Night
Louis Armstrong – What a Wonderful World
Nina Simone – Mississippi Goddam
Television – Marquee Moon
R.E.M. – Radio Free Europe
The Flamingos – I Only Have Eyes for You
The Kinks – You Really Got Me
Van Halen – Jump
Billie Eilish – Bad Guy
Pink Floyd – Comfortably Numb
Lou Reed – Walk on the Wild Side
The Byrds – Eight Miles High
Simon and Garfunkel – The Sounds of Silence
Stevie Wonder – You Are the Sunshine of My Life
Sinéad O'Connor – Nothing Compares 2 U
Michael Jackson – Beat It
The Staple Singers – I'll Take You There
Bob Dylan – Subterranean Homesick Blues
The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Little Wing
David Bowie – Space Oddity
N.W.A – F*ck tha Police
Bobbie Gentry – Ode to Billie Joe
Geto Boys – Mind Playing Tricks on Me
The Rolling Stones – Wild Horses
PJ Harvey – Rid of Me
Patsy Cline – Crazy
James Brown – Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine
Ann Peebles – I Can't Stand the Rain
Marvin Gaye – Sexual Healing
Aerosmith – Dream On
David Bowie – Changes
Johnny Cash – Ring of Fire
Elton John – Your Song
Stevie Wonder – Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours
David Bowie – Young Americans
Britney Spears – …Baby One More Time
Glen Campbell – Wichita Lineman
Rage Against the Machine – Killing in the Name
Hole – Doll Parts
Don Henley – Boys of Summer
Funkadelic – One Nation Under a Groove
U2 – With or Without You
Boston – More Than a Feeling
The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black
Steely Dan – Deacon Blues
Mobb Deep – Shook Ones, Pt. II
Elvis Presley – Jailhouse Rock
Stevie Nicks – Edge of Seventeen
Wilson Pickett – In the Midnight Hour
Tom Petty – Free Fallin'
New Order – Bizarre Love Triangle
Ike and Tina Turner – River Deep, Mountain High
Crosby – Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
Eminem feat. Dido – Stan
Derek and the Dominos – Layla
Joni Mitchell – Both Sides Now
The Smiths – There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Fortunate Son
Beyoncé – Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)
Woody Guthrie – This Land Is Your Land
The Byrds – Mr. Tambourine Man
Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
The Who – My Generation
Deee-Lite – Groove Is in the Heart
The Supremes – You Keep Me Hangin' On
New Order – Blue Monday
Bill Withers – Lean on Me
Hank Williams – Your Cheatin' Heart
Aaliyah – Are You That Somebody?
Big Star – September Gurls
Backstreet Boys – I Want It That Way
Digital Underground – The Humpty Dance
Jerry Lee Lewis – Great Balls of Fire
The Beatles – Eleanor Rigby
Pavement – Summer Babe (Winter Version)
Beastie Boys – Sabotage
Faces – Ooh La La
Joni Mitchell – River
N.W.A – Straight Outta Compton
Joan Jett – Bad Reputation
The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Purple Haze
Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive
Parliament – Flash Light
Willie Nelson – Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
The Supremes – Stop! In the Name of Love
Loretta Lynn – Coal Miner's Daughter
Metallica – Master of Puppets
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas – Heat Wave
Gil-Scott Heron – The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Neil Young – Heart of Gold
The Wailers – Get Up, Stand Up
Curtis Mayfield – Pusherman
Paul Simon – American Tune
Dolly Parton – Coat of Many Colors
Marvin Gaye – Let's Get It On
The Replacements – Left of the Dial
Augustus Pablo – King Tubby Meets the Rockers Uptown
Drake feat. Rihanna – Take Care
The Isley Brothers – Shout (Parts 1 and 2)
The Righteous Brothers – Unchained Melody
Nine Inch Nails – Closer
Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade of Pale
Thin Lizzy – The Boys Are Back in Town
Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly With His Song
Al Green – Love and Happiness
Randy Newman – Sail Away
Buzzcocks – Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)
Bo Diddley – Bo Diddley
Toots and the Maytals – Pressure Drop
Radiohead – Karma Police
The Beatles – Penny Lane
Clipse – Grindin'
INXS – Never Tear Us Apart
Ray Charles – Georgia on My Mind
Leonard Cohen – Suzanne
Destiny's Child – Say My Name
ABBA – Dancing Queen
AC/DC – You Shook Me All Night Long
The Funky 4 + 1 – That's the Joint
Bruce Springsteen – Atlantic City
Usher feat. Lil Jon and Ludacris – Yeah!
Phil Collins – In the Air Tonight
A Tribe Called Quest – Can I Kick It?
Alice Cooper – School's Out
The Velvet Underground – Sweet Jane
The Who – Won't Get Fooled Again
Bikini Kill – Rebel Girl
Beach Boys – Wouldn't It Be Nice
Bruce Springsteen – Jungleland
Screamin' Jay Hawkins – I Put a Spell on You
The B-52's – s, 'Rock Lobster
Bob Seger – Night Moves
Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here
TLC – No Scrubs
Kraftwerk – Trans-Europe Express
The Police – Every Breath You Take
Aretha Franklin – Chain of Fools
Gnarls Barkley – Crazy
Liz Phair – Divorce Song
Bill Withers – Ain't No Sunshine
The Doors – Light My Fire
The Eagles – Hotel California
Isaac Hayes – Walk on By
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles – The Tears of a Clown
The Stooges – I Wanna Be Your Dog
John Coltrane – Pt. 1-Acknowledgement
The Shangri-Las – Leader of the Pack
Bob Dylan – Visions of Johanna
Big Mama Thornton – Hound Dog
Tears for Fears – Everybody Wants to Rule the World
2Pac – California Love
U2 – I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
Neil Young – After the Gold Rush
Everly Brothers – All I Have to Do Is Dream
Billy Joel – Scenes From an Italian Restaurant
Iggy Pop – Lust for Life
Rilo Kiley – Portions for Foxes
Mary J. Blige – Real Love
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Under the Bridge
Bad Bunny – Safaera
The Notorious B.I.G. – Big Poppa
The Marvelettes – Please Mr. Postman
Rihanna feat. Jay-Z – Umbrella
The Temptations – Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
The Grateful Dead – Ripple
Marshall Jefferson – Move Your Body (The House Music Anthem)
Hall and Oates – She's Gone
Cher – Believe
Black Sabbath – Paranoid
Prince – 1999
The Clash – (White Man) in Hammersmith Palais
The Monkees – I'm a Believer
Chuck Berry – Promised Land
The Doobie Brothers – What a Fool Believes
Black Sabbath – Iron Man
Carole King – It's Too Late
BTS – Dynamite
Elvis Presley – Heartbreak Hotel
Roxy Music – Virginia Plain
The Zombies – Time of the Season
John Prine – Angel From Montgomery
Jorge Ben – Ponta de Lança Africano (Umbabarauma)
Ice Cube – It Was a Good Day
Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Michael Jackson – Rock With You
Thelma Houston – Don't Leave Me This Way
Cheap Trick – Surrender
Taylor Swift – Blank Space
Patti Smith – Because the Night
Fugees – Killing Me Softly With His Song
Prince – Little Red Corvette
Jimmy Cliff – The Harder They Come
Kacey Musgraves – Merry Go 'Round
Bob Marley and the Wailers – Could You Be Loved
The Grateful Dead – Box of Rain
Sex Pistols – God Save the Queen
The Crystals – Da Doo Ron Ron
Frank Ocean – Thinkin Bout You
Soundgarden – Black Hole Sun
The Cars – Just What I Needed
Buddy Holly – Peggy Sue
Elton John – Bennie and the Jets
Bonnie Raitt – I Can't Make You Love Me
Drake – Hotline Bling
William DeVaughn – Be Thankful for What You Got
The Drifters – Up on the Roof
Merle Haggard – Mama Tried
The Cure – Pictures of You
The Killers – Mr. Brightside
D'Angelo – Untitled (How Does It Feel)
Fountains of Wayne – Radiation Vibe
The Slits – Typical Girls
Fiona Apple – Paper Bag
Childish Gambino – Redbone
Cardi B Ft. Bad Bunny & J Balvin – I Like It
Diana Ross – I'm Coming Out
The Kinks – Lola
New York Dolls – Personality Crisis
DMX – Party Up (Up in Here)
Pretenders – Brass in Pocket
Metallica – Enter Sandman
Eric Church – Springsteen
Coldplay – Fix You
James Brown – Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud)
Jeff Buckley – Grace
Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force – Planet Rock
Elvis Costello – Alison
Public Enemy – Bring the Noise
Duran Duran – Hungry Like the Wolf
Sylvester – You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
David Bowie – Station to Station
Fleetwood Mac – Go Your Own Way
Bill Withers – Lovely Day
Rufus and Chaka Khan – Ain't Nobody
Kiss – Rock and Roll All Nite
Selena – Amor Prohibido
Run-DMC – Sucker MC's
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Free Bird
Cat Stevens/Yusuf – Father and Son
Foo Fighters – Everlong
Allman Brothers Band – Whipping Post
Wilco – Heavy Metal Drummer
Neneh Cherry – Buffalo Stance
Them – Gloria
Blondie – Dreaming
Depeche Mode – Enjoy the Silence
Pearl Jam – Alive
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
Booker T. and the MGs – Green Onions
Mariah Carey – Fantasy
The Mamas and the Papas – California Dreamin'
The Smiths – How Soon Is Now?
Craig Mack feat. Notorious B.I.G. – Flava in Ya Ear (Remix)
Fiona Apple – Criminal
Blackstreet feat. Dr. Dre and Queen Pen – No Diggity
Muddy Waters – Mannish Boy
Nicki Minaj – Super Bass
Sugar Hill Gang – Rapper's Delight
Harry Styles – Sign of the Times
Queen and David Bowie – Under Pressure
Pete Rock and CL Smooth – They Reminisce Over You
Prince – Adore
Eddie Cochran – Summertime Blues
Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls
Ramones – Sheena Is a Punk Rocker
Rush – Limelight
Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
Lucinda Williams – Passionate Kisses
Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyoncé – Savage (Remix)


Celia Cruz – La Vida Es un Carnaval
Alicia Keys – If I Ain't Got You
Miranda Lambert – The House That Built Me
Motörhead – Ace of Spades
Fall Out Boy – Sugar, We're Goin Down
50 Cent – In Da Club
T. Rex – Cosmic Dancer
Bruce Springsteen – Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
The Beatles – Help!
Erykah Badu – Tyrone
Blue Öyster Cult – (Don't Fear) The Reaper
Neil Young – Powderfinger
Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert – Bad and Boujee
Toto – Africa
Missy Elliot – The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)
Sister Nancy – Bam Bam
Jefferson Airplane – White Rabbit
Lana Del Rey – Summertime Sadness
Bon Jovi – Livin' on a Prayer
Beck – Loser
Sade – No Ordinary Love
Steel Pulse – Ku Klux Klan
Roy Orbison – Crying
Van Morrison – Into the Mystic
John Lee Hooker – Boom Boom
Joni Mitchell – Help Me
Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams – Get Lucky
Luther Vandross – Never Too Much
Nirvana – Come as You Are
Mazzy Star – Fade Into You
Dixie Chicks – Goodbye Earl
Gladys Knight and the Pips – Midnight Train to Georgia
The Animals – The House of the Rising Sun
Peter Gabriel – Solsbury Hill
Tammy Wynette – Stand by Your Man
Curtis Mayfield – Move On Up
Janet Jackson – Rhythm Nation
Kris Kristofferson – Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down
The Go-Gos – Our Lips Are Sealed
Juvenile feat. Lil Wayne and Mannie Fresh – Back That Azz Up
Santana – Oye Como Va
Biz Markie – Just a Friend
Robert Johnson – Cross Road Blues
Lady Gaga – Bad Romance
The Four Tops – I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
Weezer – Buddy Holly
Azealia Banks – 212
Lil Wayne – A Milli
Solange – Cranes in the Sky
The Weeknd – House of Balloons
The Breeders – Cannonball
Lil Nas X – Old Town Road
Guns N' Roses – Welcome to the Jungle
Miles Davis – So What
The Pixies – Where Is My Mind?
Cyndi Lauper – Time After Time
Carly Simon – You're So Vain
Harry Nilsson – Without You
Lizzo – Truth Hurts
Townes Van Zandt – Pancho and Lefty
The Supremes – Baby Love
Kanye West – Stronger

Posted by Raichu on Monday, 07/18/2022 @ 08:26am


2 things to say:
1, sorry for the long ass post, I tried to put the list with the post I made yesterday but the site kept rejecting it saying it looked like spam.

2, right off the bat I'd say lets purge songs that have more than one version of itself on the list like Mr Tambourine Man cause that kinda feels like a wasted spot.

Posted by Raichu on Monday, 07/18/2022 @ 08:35am


Raichu, couple of questions for you:

1: Are you gonna re-start the "Purge List" again? And if so, when will you be posting a link for us to see?

2: I didn't get a chance to view the full purge list you posted this morning. Did you keep my change? This would be adding Oblivion by Mastodon. Because I always felt Oblivion was Mastodon's signature song, and that it elevated them to being metal legends.

Let me know what your plans are soon, Raichu. Enjoy your day.

Posted by Johnny on Monday, 07/18/2022 @ 13:34pm


Johnny,
1: No I'm not restarting it, I'm just posting it here cause I know that at times comments I make with links on them can get drowned out by the comment feed. That and I'm just implementing a few rules to look at when choosing songs, plus I wanna do some actual purging and discuss what should be purged and stuff.

2: Sure, I guess I can keep your change. Like I said above, let's all discuss what should be purged first. I was trying to do that when talking about duplicate songs if you know what I mean.

Posted by Raichu on Monday, 07/18/2022 @ 13:59pm


Just to speed things along here, I'm gonna list both all songs that have more than one version on it and all the songs that are less than 5 years old:
Duplicates:
Mr. Tambourine Man (Bob Dylan and the Byrds)
Gloria (Them and Patti Smith)
Walk On By (Dionne Warwick and Issac Hayes)
Killing Me Softly with His Song (Roberta Flack and the Fugees)

Less Than 5 Years Old:
Cardi B: I Like It (2018) (#384)
Lil Nas X: Old Town Road (2018) (#490)
Billie Eilish: Bad Guy (2019) (#178) (I think this one should be up for debate because I think there could be a case for it staying)
Ariana Grande: Thank You, Next (2019) (#137)
Megan Thee Stallion: Savage (Remix) (2020) (#438)
BTS: Dynamite (2020) (#346)
Bad Bunny: Safaera (2020) (#329)
There are few songs that are right on the edge of being past the 5 year mark cause they were released on 2017 but I think it shouldn't count. Also regarding the duplicate songs I might just make a google poll but I'm gonna wait till more responses regarding this whole thing are made first.

Posted by Raichu on Monday, 07/18/2022 @ 20:00pm


A couple songs I think should go.

Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe (2012)
Azalea Banks - 212
Drake - Hotline Bling
Lil Wayne - A Milli
Clipse - Grindin'

I just don't get why they're there.

Posted by Greg F on Tuesday, 07/19/2022 @ 16:13pm


2 more songs I'm gonna purge:
Juvenile feat. Lil Wayne and Mannie Fresh – Back That Azz Up
Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert – Bad and Boujee

Also 5 songs I think should be swapped out for better ones:
Cyndi Lauper – Time After Time should be swapped out for Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Roy Orbison – Crying should be swapped out for either You Got It or Pretty Woman.
Van Morrison – Into the Mystic should be swapped out for Brown Eyed Girl
T.Rex- Cosmic Dancer should be swapped out for Bang a Gong

Posted by Raichu on Tuesday, 07/19/2022 @ 18:55pm


Raichu, if you ask me, I think you should replace Crying by Roy Orbison with Pretty Woman -- yes, also by Roy Orbison. The reason I say that, and feel free to tell me if you already knew this, is that Pretty Woman was a major inspiration for the opening riff of Daytripper by The Beatles. Of course, Roy & George Harrison were great friends, well before they were bandmates in the Traveling Wilburys. And Daytripper is one of my all-time favorite Beatles songs.

Posted by Johnny on Tuesday, 07/19/2022 @ 19:37pm


Aight so Crying is being replaced by Pretty Woman and Cosmic Dancer is staying after hearing Skylander make a case for it on the Discord (which you guys shouldn't totally check out, or don't idc)
As for song swaps, either Push It or Move on Up should/could) be replaced by Superfly, Left on the Dial should be Bastards of Young or Here Comes a Regular, and Adore by Prince should be replaced by Paisley Park.

Also heres a google poll for the purging of the duplicate songs: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdrbc6LhNOuXof1CD6iEkojR10sOdGAkWu1LXYuINcdWZvmcQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

Posted by Raichu on Wednesday, 07/20/2022 @ 09:22am


I would replace Push It with Superfly and Keep Move on Up, replace Left on the Dial with Bastards of Young and keep Adore.

I also would replace Divorce Song by Liz Phair with Never Said.

Posted by Greg F on Wednesday, 07/20/2022 @ 10:25am


Here's the link to the Discord server I mentioned earlier. I feel like you guys are sick of me posting stuff about the server, but I think it would help with some of the problems that this site has. Examples of this being:
-Message moderation to prevent the same messages being spammed all the time.
- Chances for more activity seeing as how you don't have to navigate through a ton of pages
- A notification system to help everyone be notified about news or projects

So yeah heres the link for it. If some of you won't mind joining that'd be great: https://discord.gg/38aKMHeTq8

Posted by Raichu on Wednesday, 07/20/2022 @ 11:03am



So just gonna reveal the results of the poll:
Mr Tambourine Man:
Byrds version: 100%
Dylan version: 0%

Gloria:
Them/ Van Morrison version: 66.7%
Patti Smith version: 33.3%

Walk on By:
Dionne version: 100%
Issac Hayes version: 0%

Killing Me Softly With His Song:
Roberta Flack version: 100%
Fugees version: 0%

So, the Byrds, Flack, Dionne, and Them songs are staying, and the others are getting purged.
In total, 23 songs have been purged, but only we only have 17 empty spots because some of the purged songs were only swapped out for different ones and not removed entirely and one of the spots will be filled by Johnny's Mastadon- Oblivion suggestion. Here are my 17 proposed songs to fills the spot:
Led Zeppelin- Immigrant Song
Led Zeppelin- Communication Breakdown
King Crimson- Epitaph
Jack Stauber- Buttercup
LL Cool Jay- Rock the Bells
The Beatles- While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Radiohead- Paranoid Android
Deep Purple- Smoke on the Water
R.E.M- Stand
Link Wray- Rumble
Nirvana- Something in the Way
Carl Perkins- Blue Swede Shoes
Wheatus- Teenage Dirtbag
Judas Priest- You Got Another Thing Coming
Coldplay- Yellow
Ozzy Osbourne- Crazy Train
Supertramp- Illogical Song

If anyone has any songs they think should be put in instead of the ones I've listed or have any songs from the original list that should be purged, feel free to make suggestions.

Posted by Raichu on Friday, 07/22/2022 @ 11:53am


Few grammatical corrections:
LL Cool Jay should be LL Cool J (though I feel like it doesn't matter, it equals the same thing either way)
Blue Swede Shoes should be Blue Suede Shoes
Illogical Song should be Logical Song

Posted by Raichu on Friday, 07/22/2022 @ 12:05pm


The Judas Priest song is actually titled THIS:

Judas Priest - You've Got Another Thing Comin'

But YES! That song does deserve a place on the list!

Posted by Johnny on Friday, 07/22/2022 @ 17:28pm


I think the rock hall ranking should be updated by future rock legends as the ranking does not match recent inductees and nominations of the rock hall well.

Posted by power on Friday, 04/14/2023 @ 09:00am


These are the rankings of Rock Hall Revisited/Projected inductees. This has nothing to do the actual Hall of Fame inductees.

Posted by Greg F on Friday, 04/14/2023 @ 10:42am


Greg F, you are right. But it should be noted that the ranking is old and younger influential artists like Kanye, Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar are not even on that list, which is not suitable. Hence, the list needs to be updated. I appreciate the future rock legends provides us information about rock hall. I think it will be better to make update for the ranking.

Posted by power on Friday, 04/14/2023 @ 13:00pm


FRL doesn't do the rankings. The regulars involved in the Rock Hall Revisited/Projected do the rankings. They do it every five years roughly. It had been updated a couple times since the original list was made but FRL didn't put any of on the top page. The most recent update that was done is this thread somewhere. You can through it if you're interested taking a look at it.

Posted by Greg F on Saturday, 04/15/2023 @ 16:02pm


Greg F, I am new to this forum. I came here after 2021 and I do not know about the things about the ranking. Thanks for your comment.

Posted by power on Saturday, 04/15/2023 @ 23:56pm


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