The 50 coolest records &
The 50 uncoolest
records
| In issue 893
(11 april 2002) verscheen onder de titel the 50 coolest records een onevenwichtige lijst. Wat cool is wordt niet gedefinieerd. Uit de toelichting:
music department (Nathan Brackett, Jenny Eliscu, Jason Fine and David Fricke and Austin Scaggs) and was ranked and written by Joe Levy and Rob Sheffield. Een maand later verscheen een tweede lijst met the 50 uncoolest records. Ook hier was niet duidelijk welke criteria daaraan ten grondlag lagen. |
| 1 | Velvet underground | White light/white heat (1968) |
| 2 | Rolling stones | Aftermath (1966) |
| 3 | James Brown | Live at The Apollo (1968) |
| 4 | Chuck Berry | The great twenty-eight (1982) |
| 5 | Beastie boys | Paul's boutique (1989) |
| 6 | Blondie | Parallel lines (1978) |
| 7 | Aretha Franklin | Spirit in the dark (1970) |
| 8 | Massive attack | Protection (1994) |
| 9 | Dusty Springfield | Dusty in Memphis (1969) |
| 10 | Beatles | Revolver (1966) |
| 11 | Sly and the family Stone | Fresh (1973) |
| 12 | Pavement | Wowee zowee! (1995) |
| 13 | Steely dan | Countdown to ecstasy (1973) |
| 14 | Prince | 1999 (1982) |
| 15 | Bob Dylan | John Wesley Harding (1967) |
| 16 | Björk | Vespertine (2001) |
| 17 | # | Heavyweight sound: blood and fire sampler (1995) |
| 18 | Otis Redding | The Otis Redding dictionary of soul (1966) |
| 19 | Eric B and Rakim | Paid in full (1987) |
| 20 | Chic | Real people (1980) |
| 21 | David Bowie | Station to station (1976) |
| 22 | Jorge Ben | Africa Brasil (1976) |
| 23 | Frank Sinatra | Songs for swingin' lovers (1956) |
| 24 | Joy division | Unknown pleasures (1979) |
| 25 | Culture | Two sevens clash (1977) |
| 26 | Brides of Funkenstein | Never buy Texas from a cowboy (1979) |
| 27 | Beck | Odelay (1996) |
| 28 | Ronettes | The best of the Ronettes (1992) |
| 29 | Miles Davis | In a silent way (1969) |
| 30 | Roxy music | For your pleasure (1973) |
| 31 | Michael Jackson | Off the wall (1979) |
| 32 | Cemical brothers | Dig your own hole (1997) |
| 33 | Howlin' Wolf | Howlin' Wolf (1962) |
| 34 | White stripes | De stijl (2000) |
| 35 | # | Super bad is back (1973) |
| 36 | Joan Jett | Bad reputation (1981) |
| 37 | Jungle brothers | Done by the forces of nature (1989) |
| 38 | Alexander Spence | Oar (1969) |
| 39 | Cheap trick | Heaven tonight (1978) |
| 40 | Bikini kill | Reject all American (1996) |
| 41 | Smokey Robinson and the Miracles | Anthology (1974) |
| 42 | Merle Haggard | Songs I'll always sing (1976) |
| 43 | Roxanne Shanté | Bad sister (1989) |
| 44 | Quicksilver messenger service | Happy trails (1969) |
| 45 | Serge Gainsbourg | Comix strip (1997) |
| 46 | Isaac Hayes | Hot buttered soul (1969) |
| 47 | Blue öyster cult | Secret treaties (1974) |
| 48 | Aphex twin | Classics (1995) |
| 49 | Strokes | Is this it (2001) |
| 50 | Madonna | You can dance (1987) |
Alfabetisch
| # | Heavyweight sound: blood and fire sampler (1995) |
| # | Super bad is back (1973) |
| Aphex twin | Classics (1995) |
| Beastie boys | Paul's boutique (1989) |
| Beatles | Revolver (1966) |
| Beck | Odelay (1996) |
| Jorge Ben | Africa Brasil (1976) |
| Chuck Berry | The great twenty-eight (1982) |
| Bikini kill | Reject all American (1996) |
| Björk | Vespertine (2001) |
| Blondie | Parallel lines (1978) |
| Blue öyster cult | Secret treaties (1974) |
| David Bowie | Station to station (1976) |
| Brides of Funkenstein | Never buy Texas from a cowboy (1979) |
| James Brown | Live at The Apollo (1968) |
| Cheap trick | Heaven tonight (1978) |
| Cemical brothers | Dig your own hole (1997) |
| Chic | Real people (1980) |
| Culture | Two sevens clash (1977) |
| Miles Davis | In a silent way (1969) |
| Dusty Springfield | Dusty in Memphis (1969) |
| Bob Dylan | John Wesley Harding (1967) |
| Eric B and Rakim | Paid in full (1987) |
| Aretha Franklin | Spirit in the dark (1970) |
| Serge Gainsbourg | Comix strip (1997) |
| Merle Haggard | Songs I'll always sing (1976) |
| Isaac Hayes | Hot buttered soul (1969) |
| Howlin' Wolf | Howlin' Wolf (1962) |
| Michael Jackson | Off the wall (1979) |
| Joan Jett | Bad reputation (1981) |
| Joy division | Unknown pleasures (1979) |
| Jungle brothers | Done by the forces of nature (1989) |
| Madonna | You can dance (1987) |
| Massive attack | Protection (1994) |
| Pavement | Wowee zowee! (1995) |
| Prince | 1999 (1982) |
| Quicksilver messenger service | Happy trails (1969) |
| Otis Redding | The Otis Redding dictionary of soul (1966) |
| Smokey Robinson and the Miracles | Anthology (1974) |
| Rolling stones | Aftermath (1966) |
| Ronettes | The best of the Ronettes (1992) |
| Roxy music | For your pleasure (1973) |
| Roxanne Shanté | Bad sister (1989) |
| Frank Sinatra | Songs for swingin' lovers (1956) |
| Sly and the family Stone | Fresh (1973) |
| Alexander Spence | Oar (1969) |
| Steely dan | Countdown to ecstasy (1973) |
| Strokes | Is this it (2001) |
| Velvet underground | White light/white heat (1968) |
| White stripes | De stijl (2000) |
| 1 | # | Freedom rock (1987) |
| 2 | Accept | Balls to the wall (1984) |
| 3 | America | History : America's greatest hits (1975) |
| 4 | Andrew W.K. | I get wet (2002) |
| 5 | Burt Bacharach | Reach out (1967) |
| 6 | Barenaked ladies | Gordon (1992) |
| 7 | Bay city rollers | Greatest hits (1977) |
| 8 | Beach boys | Love you (1977) |
| 9 | Bee gees | Bee gees 1st (1967) |
| 10 | Biz Markie | The Biz never sleeps (1989) |
| 11 | Blue oyster cult | Secret treaties (1974) |
| 12 | Bread | The best of Bread (1972) |
| 13 | Carpenters | Live at the Palladium (1976) |
| 14 | Cinderella | Long cold winter (1988) |
| 15 | Commodores | The Commodores (1977) |
| 16 | John Denver | An evening with (1975) |
| 17 | Neil Diamond | Velvet glory and spit (1968) |
| 18 | Electric Light Orchestra | A new world record (1976) |
| 19 | Fifth dimension | Up, up and away (1967) |
| 20 | Freddie and the Dreamers | Freddie and the Dreamers (1963) |
| 21 | Graham Gouldman | The Graham Gouldman thing (1968) |
| 22 | Vince Guaraldi | Greatest hits (1962) |
| 23 | Haircut one hundred | Pelican West (1983) |
| 24 | Hanson | Middle of nowhere (1997) |
| 25 | Honeys | Collection (2001) |
| 26 | Klaatu | Klaatu (1976) |
| 27 | Knack | Get the Knack (1979) |
| 28 | Kris Kross | Totally Krossed out (1992) |
| 29 | Louvin brothers | Satan is real (1960) |
| 30 | Johnny Mathis | Greatest hits (1962) |
| 31 | Meat loaf | Bat out of hell (1977) |
| 32 | Joe Meek | The amazing world of (1995) |
| 33 | George Michael | Listen without prejudice, vol. 1 (1990) |
| 34 | Monkees | Greatest hits (1976) |
| 35 | Moog cookbook | Ye olde space band (1997) |
| 36 | Rick Nelson | Ricky (1957) |
| 37 | Johnny Paycheck | She's all I got (1971) |
| 38 | Perrey and Kingsley | The in round from way out (1966) |
| 39 | Pet shop boys | Actually (1987) |
| 40 | Elvis Presley | Clambake (soundtrack) (1967) |
| 41 | Proclaimers | Sunshine on Keith (1988) |
| 42 | Bob Seger | Night moves (1976) |
| 43 | Sparks | Kimono my house (1974) |
| 44 | Rod Stewart | Blondes have more fun (1978) |
| 45 | Supertramp | Breakfast in America (1979) |
| 46 | Tesla | Five man acoustical jam (1990) |
| 47 | Shania Twain | Come on over (1997) |
| 48 | Venom | At war with satan (1985) |
| 49 | Weezer | Weezer (1994) ("blauwe album") |
| 50 | Hank Williams sr. | As luke the Drifter (1966) |