Observer - 50 albums that changed music (17 july 2006)

The Observer publiccerde op 16 juli 2006 een artikel t.g.v. 50 jaar popmuziek. Zeven critici kwamen tot onderstaande lijst. Een lijst voor de muziekcanon.

50 years ago this month, the album chart has tracked the history of pop. But only a select few records actually altered the course of music. To mark the anniversary, Kitty Empire pasy tribute to a sublime art from, and our panel of critics (7 in total) argues for 50 albums that caused a revoltion.

1	Velvet underground	Velvet underground + Nico	1967
2	Beatles	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely hearts club band	1967
3	Kraftwerk	Trans Europe Express	1977
4	N.W.A.	Straight outta Compton	1989
5	Robert Johnson	King of the Delta blues singers	1961
6	Marvin Gaye	What's going on	1971
7	Patti Smith	Horses	1975
8	Bob Dylan	Bringing it all back home	1965
9	Elvis Presley	Elvis Presley	1956
10	Beach boys	Pet sounds	1966
11	David Bowie	The rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust and the spiders from Mars	1972
12	Miles Davis	Kind of blue	1959
13	Frank Sinatra	Songs for swingin' lovers!	1956
14	Joni Mitchell	Blue	1971
15	Brian Eno	Discreet music	1975
16	Aretha Franklin	I never loved a man (the way I love you)	1967
17	Iggy Pop & the Stooges	Raw power	1973
18	Clash	London calling	1979
19	Mary J. Blige	What's the 411?	1992
20	Byrds	Sweetheart of the rodeo	1968
21	Spice girls	Spice	1996
22	Kate Bush	Hounds of love	1985
23	Augustus Pablo & King Tubby	King Tubby meets Rockers uptown	1976
24	Youssou N'Dour & le Super Útoile de Dakar	Immigrés/Bitim rew	1984
25	James Brown	Live at The Apollo, october 24, 1962	1963
26	Stevie Wonder	Songs in the key of life	1976
27	Jimi Hendrix	Are you experienced?	1967
28	Prince and the Revolution	Purple rain	1984
29	Pink floyd	Dark side of the moon	1973
30	Bob Marley and the Wailers	Catch a fire	1973
31	Stone roses	The Stone roses	1989
32	Otis Redding	Otis blue - Otis Redding sings soul	1965
33	Herbie Hancock	Headhunters	1973
34	Black sabbath	Black sabbath	1970
35	Ramones	Ramones	1976
36	Who	My generation	1965
37	Massive attack	Blue lines	1991
38	Radiohead	The bends	1995
39	Michael Jackson	Thriller	1982
40	Run DMC	Run DMC	1984
41	Chic	Chic	1977
42	Smiths	The Smiths	1984
43	Primal scream	Screamadelica	1991
44	Talking heads	Fear of music	1979
45	Fairport convention	Liege & lief	1969
46	Human league	Dare!	1981
47	Nirvana	Nevermind	1991
48	Strokes	Is this it	2001
49	De la soul	3 feet high and rising	1989
50	LFO	Frequencies	1991

10	Beach boys	Pet sounds	1966
2	Beatles	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely hearts club band	1967
34	Black sabbath	Black sabbath	1970
19	Mary J. Blige	What's the 411?	1992
11	David Bowie	The rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust and the spiders from Mars	1972
25	James Brown	Live at The Apollo, october 24, 1962	1963
22	Kate Bush	Hounds of love	1985
20	Byrds	Sweetheart of the rodeo	1968
41	Chic	Chic	1977
18	Clash	London calling	1979
12	Miles Davis	Kind of blue	1959
49	De la soul	3 feet high and rising	1989
8	Bob Dylan	Bringing it all back home	1965
15	Brian Eno	Discreet music	1975
45	Fairport convention	Liege & lief	1969
16	Aretha Franklin	I never loved a man (the way I love you)	1967
6	Marvin Gaye	What's going on	1971
33	Herbie Hancock	Headhunters	1973
27	Jimi Hendrix	Are you experienced?	1967
46	Human league	Dare!	1981
39	Michael Jackson	Thriller	1982
5	Robert Johnson	King of the Delta blues singers	1961
3	Kraftwerk	Trans Europe Express	1977
50	LFO	Frequencies	1991
30	Bob Marley and the Wailers	Catch a fire	1973
37	Massive attack	Blue lines	1991
14	Joni Mitchell	Blue	1971
4	N.W.A.	Straight outta Compton	1989
24	Youssou N'Dour & le Super Útoile de Dakar	Immigrés/Bitim rew	1984
47	Nirvana	Nevermind	1991
23	Augustus Pablo & King Tubby	King Tubby meets Rockers uptown	1976
29	Pink floyd	Dark side of the moon	1973
17	Iggy Pop & the Stooges	Raw power	1973
9	Elvis Presley	Elvis Presley	1956
43	Primal scream	Screamadelica	1991
28	Prince and the Revolution	Purple rain	1984
38	Radiohead	The bends	1995
35	Ramones	Ramones	1976
32	Otis Redding	Otis blue - Otis Redding sings soul	1965
40	Run DMC	Run DMC	1984
13	Frank Sinatra	Songs for swingin' lovers!	1956
7	Patti Smith	Horses	1975
42	Smiths	The Smiths	1984
21	Spice girls	Spice	1996
31	Stone roses	The Stone roses	1989
48	Strokes	Is this it	2001
44	Talking heads	Fear of music	1979
1	Velvet underground	Velvet underground + Nico	1967
36	Who	My generation	1965
26	Stevie Wonder	Songs in the key of life	1976