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The essential
dozen - #01 Punk |
|
1 |
Adverts |
Crossing the Red sea with the Adverts |
1978 |
2 |
Buzzcocks |
Love bites |
1978 |
3 |
Clash |
The Clash |
1977 |
4 |
Damned |
Damned Damned Damned |
1977 |
5 |
Dead Kennedys |
Fresh fruit for rotting vegetables |
1980 |
6 |
Green day |
Dookie |
1994 |
7 |
Nirvana |
In utero |
1993 |
8 |
Ramones |
Rocket to Russia |
1977 |
9 |
Sex pistols |
Never mind the bollocks, here's the Sex pistols |
1977 |
10 |
Stooges |
Fun house |
1970 |
11 |
Stranglers |
Rattus Norvegicus |
1977 |
12 |
Undertones |
The Undertones |
1979 |
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The essential dozen - #02 Reggae |
|
1 |
Bob Andy |
Bob Andy's song book |
1970 |
2 |
Burning spear |
Marcus Garvey |
1975 |
3 |
Luciano |
Where there is life |
1995 |
4 |
Bob Marley and the Wailers |
Natty dread |
1974 |
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The essential dozen - #03 Country |
|
1 |
Garth Brooks |
No fences |
1990 |
2 |
Johnny Cash |
Johnny Cash at Folsom prison |
1968 |
3 |
Patsy Cline |
Live at the Cimarron Ballroom |
1997 |
4 |
Merle Haggard |
I'm a lonesome fugitive |
1967 |
5 |
Emmylou Harris |
Wrecking ball |
1995 |
6 |
George Jones |
George Jones sings Bob Wills |
1962 |
7 |
Louvin brothers |
Tragic songs of life |
1956 |
8 |
Patty Loveless |
The trouble with the truth |
1996 |
9 |
Gram Parsons |
Grievous angel |
1974 |
10 |
Dolly Parton |
In the good old days (when times were bad) |
1969 |
11 |
Randy Travis |
Storms of life |
1986 |
12 |
Hank Williams |
40 greatest hits |
1978 |
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The essential dozen - #04 Britpop |
|
1 |
Blur |
Modern life is rubbish |
1993 |
2 |
Blur |
Parklife |
1994 |
3 |
Cud |
Asquarius |
1992 |
4 |
Elastica |
Elastica |
1995 |
5 |
Gene |
Olympian |
1995 |
6 |
Mansun |
Attack of the grey lantern |
1997 |
7 |
Oasis |
Definitely maybe |
1994 |
8 |
Pulp |
Different class |
1995 |
9 |
Sleeper |
Smart |
1995 |
10 |
Suede |
Suede |
1993 |
11 |
Super furry animals |
Fuzzy logic |
1996 |
12 |
Supergrass |
In it for the money |
1997 |
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The essential dozen - #05 Dinner
party |
|
1 |
Air |
Moon safari |
1998 |
2 |
Blue Nile |
Peace at last |
1996 |
3 |
Elvis Costello and the Brodsky quartet |
The Juliet letters |
1993 |
4 |
Miles Davis |
Kind of blue |
1959 |
5 |
Nick Drake |
Bryter layter |
1970 |
6 |
Brian Eno |
Discreet music |
1975 |
7 |
Everything but the girl |
Walking wounded |
1996 |
8 |
Marvin Gaye |
Midnight love |
1982 |
9 |
Lee 'Scratch' Perry |
Arkology |
1997 |
10 |
Portishead |
Dummy |
1994 |
11 |
Sade |
Diamond life |
1984 |
12 |
Tom Waits |
Closing time |
1973 |
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The essential dozen - #06 Summer |
|
1 |
Beach boys |
Pet sounds |
1966 |
2 |
Bon Jovi |
Slippery when wet |
1986 |
3 |
Boo radleys |
Wake up! |
1995 |
4 |
Stan Getz & João Gilberto |
Getz/Gilberto |
1964 |
5 |
Lightning seeds |
Jollification |
1994 |
6 |
Love |
Forever changes |
1967 |
7 |
Bob Marley and the Wailers |
Exodus |
1977 |
8 |
Joni Mitchell |
The hissing of summer lawns |
1975 |
9 |
Prince |
Parade |
1986 |
10 |
Paul Simon |
Graceland |
1986 |
11 |
UB40 |
Labour of love |
1983 |
12 |
Wham! |
Fantastic |
1983 |
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The essential dozen - #07 New r&b |
|
1 |
Erykah Badu |
Baduizm |
1997 |
2 |
Bell Biv Devoe |
Poison |
1990 |
3 |
Blackstreet |
Another level |
1996 |
4 |
Mary J. Blige |
What's the 411? |
1992 |
5 |
Toni Braxton |
Secrets |
1996 |
6 |
Bobby Brown |
Don't be cruel |
1988 |
7 |
D'Angelo |
Brown sugar |
1995 |
8 |
En vogue |
Funky divas |
1992 |
9 |
Jodeci |
Forever my lady |
1991 |
10 |
Maxwell |
Maxwell's urban hang suite |
1996 |
11 |
TLC |
Crazysexycool |
1994 |
12 |
Usher |
My way |
1997 |
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The essential dozen - #08
Soundtracks |
|
1 |
#s |
American graffiti (soundtrack) |
1973 |
2 |
#s |
Natural born killers (soundtrack) |
1994 |
3 |
#s |
Saturday night fever (soundtrack) |
1977 |
4 |
#s |
The bodyguard (soundtrack) |
1992 |
5 |
#s |
The harder they come (soundtrack) |
1972 |
6 |
John Barry |
On her majesty's secret service (soundtrack) |
1969 |
7 |
Philip Glass |
Koyaanisqatsi (soundtrack) |
1983 |
8 |
Bernard Herrmann |
Taxi driver (soundtrack) |
1976 |
9 |
Ennio Morricone |
The good, the bad and the ugly (soundtrack) |
1966 |
10 |
Prince |
Purple rain |
1984 |
11 |
Simon and Garfunkel |
The graduate (soundtrack) |
1968 |
12 |
Vangelis |
Blade runner (soundtrack) |
1982 |
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The essential dozen - #09 '80s
British |
|
1 |
ABC |
The lexicon of love |
1982 |
2 |
David Bowie |
Let's dance |
1983 |
3 |
Kate Bush |
Hounds of love |
1985 |
4 |
Def leppard |
Hysteria |
1987 |
5 |
Dexy's midnight runners |
Searching for the young soul rebels |
1980 |
6 |
Dire straits |
Brothers in arms |
1985 |
7 |
Human league |
Dare |
1981 |
8 |
Joy division |
Closer |
1980 |
9 |
Pogues |
Rum, sodomy & the lash |
1985 |
10 |
Simple minds |
New gold dream (81-82-83-84) |
1982 |
11 |
Soul II Soul |
Club classics : vol. one |
1989 |
12 |
Stone roses |
The Stone roses |
1989 |
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|
The essential dozen - #09 Miserable
records |
|
1 |
Black |
Wonderful life |
1987 |
2 |
Leonard Cohen |
Death of a ladies man |
1977 |
3 |
PJ Harvey |
Rid of me |
1993 |
4 |
Jewel |
Pieces of you |
1994 |
5 |
Joy division |
Closer |
1980 |
6 |
George Michael |
Older |
1996 |
7 |
Bob Mould |
Black sheets of rain |
1990 |
8 |
Nirvana |
In utero |
1993 |
9 |
Pink floyd |
The final cut |
1983 |
10 |
Radiohead |
OK computer |
1997 |
11 |
Bruce Springsteen |
Tunnel of love |
1987 |
12 |
The The |
Soul mining |
1983 |
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The essential dozen - #10 Comedy |
|
1 |
# |
The complete beyond the fringe |
1996 |
2 |
Woody Allen |
Standup comic |
1979 |
3 |
Steve Coogan |
Knowing me, knowing you 2 |
1994 |
4 |
Derek & Clive |
Come again |
1977 |
5 |
Ben Elton |
Motormouth |
1987 |
6 |
Tony Hancock |
The best of Tony Hancock |
1961 |
7 |
Bill Hicks |
Relentless |
1992 |
8 |
Victor Lewis-Smith |
Tested on humans for irritancy |
1991 |
9 |
Monty python |
The album of the soundtrack of the trailer of
the film of Monty python and the holy grail |
1975 |
10 |
Monty python |
The Monty python matching tie and handkerchief |
1973 |
11 |
Richard Pryor |
Is it something I said? |
1975 |
12 |
Robin Williams |
A night at the Met |
1986 |
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|
The essential dozen - #11 Rap |
|
1 |
Beastie boys |
Licensed to ill |
1986 |
2 |
Common |
One day it'll make sense |
1997 |
3 |
Cypress hill |
Cypress hill |
1991 |
4 |
De la soul |
3 feet high and rising |
1989 |
5 |
Dr. Dre |
The chronic |
1992 |
6 |
Missy Elliott |
Supa dupa fly |
1997 |
7 |
Gang starr |
Step in the arena |
1991 |
8 |
Ice Cube |
Amerikkka's most wanted |
1990 |
9 |
Notorious B.I.G. |
Ready to die |
1994 |
10 |
Public enemy |
It takes a nation of millions to hold us back |
1988 |
11 |
Run DMC |
Raising hell |
1986 |
12 |
Wu-Tang clan |
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 chambers) |
1993 |
|
|
The essential dozen - #12 Divas |
|
1 |
#s |
Evita (soundtrack) (Madonna) |
1996 |
2 |
Shirley Bassey |
Shirley |
1961 |
3 |
Kate Bush |
The kick inside |
1978 |
4 |
Céline Dion |
The colour of my love |
1993 |
5 |
Marianne Faithfull |
Broken English |
1979 |
6 |
Aretha Franklin |
This girl's in love with you |
1970 |
7 |
Whitney Houston |
Whitney |
1987 |
8 |
Annie Lennox |
Diva |
1992 |
9 |
Diana Ross |
Diana |
1980 |
10 |
Dusty Springfield |
Everything's coming up Dusty |
1965 |
11 |
Barbra Streisand |
Live concert at the Forum |
1972 |
12 |
Tammy Wynette |
Your good girl's gonna go bad |
1967 |
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|
The essential dozen - #12a
Progressive |
|
1 |
Aphrodite's child |
666 |
1972 |
2 |
Emerson, Lake & Palmer |
Brain salad surgery |
1973 |
3 |
Genesis |
The lamb lies down on Broadway |
1974 |
4 |
Jethro tull |
Thick as a brick |
1972 |
5 |
King Crimson |
In the court of the Crimson king |
1969 |
6 |
Marillion |
Misplaced childhood |
1985 |
7 |
Moody blues |
On the treshhold of a dream |
1969 |
8 |
Pink floyd |
Dark side of the moon |
1973 |
9 |
Radiohead |
OK computer |
1997 |
10 |
Teardrop explodes |
Wilder |
1981 |
11 |
Van der Graaf generator |
H to he who am the only one |
1970 |
12 |
Yes |
The Yes album |
1971 |
|
|
The essential dozen - #14 Jazz |
|
1 |
Louis Armstrong |
Hot fives & sevens : volume 3 |
|
2 |
Chet Baker |
Chet Baker sings |
1954 |
3 |
Michael Brecker |
Tales from the Hudson |
1996 |
4 |
Steve Coleman |
The tao of Mad Phat : <fringe zones> |
1993 |
5 |
John Coltrane |
A love supreme |
1965 |
6 |
Miles Davis |
Bitches brew |
1970 |
7 |
Miles Davis |
Kind of blue |
1959 |
8 |
Benny Goodman |
The Harry James years : volume 1 |
|
9 |
Thelonious Monk |
Genius of modern music : vol. 2 |
1951 |
10 |
Lee Morgan |
The sidewinder |
1964 |
11 |
Charlie Parker |
The quintet Jazz at Massey Hall |
1953 |
12 |
Sarah Vaughan |
Sarah Vaughan (with Clifford Brown) |
1954 |
|
|
The essential dozen - #15 Blonde |
|
1 |
Abba |
The singles : the first ten years |
1982 |
2 |
Blondie |
Parallel lines |
1978 |
3 |
Cardigans |
First band on the moon |
1996 |
4 |
Catatonia |
International velvet |
1998 |
5 |
Goldie |
Timeless |
1995 |
6 |
Billy Idol |
Billy Idol |
1982 |
7 |
Madonna |
The immaculate collection |
1990 |
8 |
Joni Mitchell |
Clouds |
1969 |
9 |
Police |
Outlandos d'amour |
1978 |
10 |
Nancy Sinatra |
Boots |
1966 |
11 |
Rod Stewart |
Blondes have more fun |
1978 |
12 |
Tubeway army |
Replicas |
1979 |
|
|
The essential dozen - #16 Political |
|
1 |
Asian dub foundation |
Rafi's revenge |
1998 |
2 |
Joan Baez |
In concert : part 2 |
1964 |
3 |
Billy Bragg |
Back to basics |
1987 |
4 |
Bronski beat |
The age of consent |
1984 |
5 |
Tracy Chapman |
Tracy Chapman |
1988 |
6 |
Chumbawamba |
Tubthumper |
1997 |
7 |
Clash |
The Clash |
1977 |
8 |
Dick Gaughan |
Handful of Earth |
1981 |
9 |
Woody Guthrie |
Legends of American folk blues : the very best
of |
1992 |
10 |
Phil Ochs |
American troubadour |
1997 |
11 |
Public enemy |
It takes a nation of millions to hold us back |
1988 |
12 |
Test dept & the South Wales striking miners
choir |
Shoulder to shoulder |
1985 |
|
|
The essential dozen - #18
Psycchedelic |
|
1 |
# |
Nuggets : original artyfacts from the first
psychedelic era, 1965-1968 |
1972 |
2 |
Beatles |
Magical mystery tour |
1967 |
3 |
Byrds |
Fifth dimension |
1966 |
4 |
Captain Beefheart and the Magic band |
Safe as milk |
1967 |
5 |
De la soul |
3 feet high and rising |
1989 |
6 |
Hawkwind |
Space ritual |
1973 |
7 |
Jefferson airplane |
Surrealistic pillow |
1967 |
8 |
Love |
Forever changes |
1967 |
9 |
Mothers of invention |
We're only in it for the money |
1968 |
10 |
Pink floyd |
The piper at the gates of dawn |
1967 |
11 |
Primal scream |
Screamadelica |
1991 |
12 |
Spiritualized |
Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space |
1997 |
|
|
The essential dozen - #19 Happy |
|
1 |
# |
South Pacific (original cast recording) |
1949 |
2 |
Beatles |
A hard day's night |
1964 |
3 |
Chic |
C'est Chic |
1978 |
4 |
Corrs |
Talk on corners |
1997 |
5 |
Elvis Costello |
Get happy! |
1980 |
6 |
Fun lovin' criminals |
Come find yourself |
1996 |
7 |
Monkees |
The Monkees |
1966 |
8 |
Pizzicato five |
Happy end of the world |
1998 |
9 |
Django Reinhardt |
Django! |
1994 |
10 |
Jonathan Richman and the Modern lovers |
Rock 'n' roll with the Modern lovers |
1977 |
11 |
Saint Etienne |
So tough |
1993 |
12 |
Teenage fanclub |
Grand prix |
1995 |
|
|
The essential dozen - #20 Motown |
|
1 |
Boyz II men |
Cooley high harmony |
1992 |
2 |
Four tops |
Reach out |
1967 |
3 |
Marvin Gaye |
What's going on |
1971 |
4 |
Jackson 5 |
Diana Ross presents the Jackson 5 |
1969 |
5 |
Lionel Richie |
Can't slow down |
1983 |
6 |
Smokey Robinson |
A quiet storm |
1975 |
7 |
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles |
Going to a go-go |
1965 |
8 |
Diana Ross |
Diana |
1980 |
9 |
Temptations |
Cloud nine |
1969 |
10 |
Temptations |
Psychedelic shack |
1970 |
11 |
Stevie Wonder |
Innervisions |
1973 |
12 |
Stevie Wonder |
Songs in the key of life |
1976 |
|
|
The essential dozen - #21 Folk |
|
1 |
Shirley Collins & Davy Graham |
Folk roots, new routes |
1964 |
2 |
Nick Drake |
Five leaves left |
1969 |
3 |
Fairport convention |
Liege & lief |
1969 |
4 |
Jethro tull |
Heavy horses |
1978 |
5 |
John Martyn |
Bless the weather |
1971 |
6 |
Van Morrison & the Chieftains |
Irish heartbeat |
1988 |
7 |
Pentangle |
Basket of light |
1969 |
8 |
Kate Rusby |
Sleepless |
1999 |
9 |
Alan Stivell |
Zoom 70/95 |
1997 |
10 |
June Tabor |
Aqaba |
1988 |
11 |
Richard & Linda Thompson |
I want to see the bright lights tonight |
1974 |
12 |
Watersons |
Frost and fire : a calendar of ritual and
magical songs |
1965 |
|
|
The essential dozen - #22 Gothic |
|
1 |
Bauhaus |
In the flat field |
1980 |
2 |
Black sabbath |
Paranoid |
1970 |
3 |
Nick Cave and the Bad seeds |
Tender prey |
1988 |
4 |
Cult |
Dreamtime |
1984 |
5 |
Cure |
Pornography |
1982 |
6 |
Curve |
Doppelgänger |
1992 |
7 |
Marilyn Manson |
Antichrist superstar |
1996 |
8 |
Mission |
Children |
1988 |
9 |
Nine inch nails |
The downward spiral |
1994 |
10 |
Siouxsie and the Banshees |
Juju |
1981 |
11 |
Sisters of mercy |
First and last and always |
1985 |
12 |
Richard Wagner |
The best of Wagner |
1992 |
|
|
The essential dozen - #23 Hangover |
|
1 |
Arthur Alexander |
You better move on |
1962 |
2 |
Beatles |
Beatles for sale |
1964 |
3 |
Patsy Cline |
12 greatest hits |
1967 |
4 |
Brian Eno |
Apollo : atmospheres & soundtracks |
1983 |
5 |
Bryan Ferry |
The bride stripped bare |
1978 |
6 |
Dean Martin |
The very best of the Capitol & Reprise years |
1999 |
7 |
Pogues |
Hell's ditch |
1990 |
8 |
Lou Reed |
Berlin |
1973 |
9 |
Frank Sinatra |
Sings for only the lonely |
1958 |
10 |
Sly and the family Stone |
There's a riot goin' on |
1971 |
11 |
David Sylvian |
Secrets of the beehive |
1987 |
12 |
Tom Waits |
Swordfishtrombones |
1983 |
|
|
The essential dozen - #24
Relationship |
|
1 |
Blur |
13 |
1999 |
2 |
Billy Bragg |
Workers playtime |
1988 |
3 |
Jackson Browne |
I'm alive |
1993 |
4 |
Cocteau twins |
Four-calender café |
1993 |
5 |
Phil Collins |
Face value |
1981 |
6 |
Elvis Costello |
Imperial bedroom |
1982 |
7 |
Fleetwood mac |
Rumours |
1977 |
8 |
Marvin Gaye |
Here, my dear |
1978 |
9 |
John Lennon & Yoko Ono |
Double fantasy |
1980 |
10 |
George Michael |
Older |
1996 |
11 |
Bruce Springsteen |
Tunnel of love |
1987 |
12 |
Texas |
The hush |
1999 |
|
|
The essential dozen - #25 Drumming |
|
1 |
David Bowie |
Stage : live |
1978 |
2 |
Stewart Copeland |
Rumble fish (soundtrack) |
1983 |
3 |
Human league |
Dare |
1981 |
4 |
Japan |
Oil on canvas |
1983 |
5 |
King Crimson |
Red |
1974 |
6 |
Gene Krupa & Buddy Rich |
Krupa & Rich |
1955 |
7 |
Led zeppelin |
Led zeppelin 2 |
1969 |
8 |
Nirvana |
Nevermind |
1991 |
9 |
Rainbow |
Rising |
1976 |
10 |
Rolling stones |
Get yer ya-ya's out |
1970 |
11 |
Diana Ross |
Diana |
1980 |
12 |
Who |
My generation : the very best of the Who |
1996 |
|
|
The essential dozen - #26 Soul |
|
1 |
James Brown |
Live at The Apollo, october 24, 1962 |
1963 |
2 |
Ray Charles |
The genius of Ray Charles |
1959 |
3 |
Aretha Franklin |
Lady soul |
1968 |
4 |
Marvin Gaye |
Midnight love |
1982 |
5 |
Macy Gray |
On how life is |
1999 |
6 |
Al Green |
Let's stay together |
1972 |
7 |
Isley brothers |
3+3 |
1973 |
8 |
Michael Jackson |
Off the wall |
1979 |
9 |
Curtis Mayfield |
There's no place like America today |
1975 |
10 |
Otis Redding |
Otis blue - Otis Redding sings soul |
1965 |
11 |
Lionel Richie |
Can't slow down |
1983 |
12 |
Stevie Wonder |
Innervisions |
1973 |
|
|
The essential dozen - #27 Male
angst |
|
1 |
Beach boys |
Pet sounds |
1966 |
2 |
Chris Bell |
I am the cosmos |
1978 |
3 |
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions |
Easy pieces |
1985 |
4 |
Bob Dylan |
Hard rain |
1976 |
5 |
Happy mondays |
Yes please! |
1992 |
6 |
Ronnie Lane |
April fool |
1999 |
7 |
John Lennon |
Imagine |
1971 |
8 |
The The |
Soul mining |
1983 |
9 |
Verve |
Urban hymns |
1997 |
10 |
Paul Weller |
Wild wood |
1993 |
11 |
Who |
The Who by numbers |
1975 |
12 |
Neil Young |
Harvest |
1972 |
|
|
The essential dozen - #28 Metal |
|
1 |
AC/DC |
Back in black |
1980 |
2 |
Black sabbath |
Black sabbath |
1970 |
3 |
Guns n' roses |
Appetite for destruction |
1987 |
4 |
Iron maiden |
Iron maiden |
1980 |
5 |
Judas priest |
British steel |
1980 |
6 |
Korn |
Korn |
1994 |
7 |
Led zeppelin |
Led zeppelin 2 |
1969 |
8 |
Marilyn Manson |
Antichrist superstar |
1996 |
9 |
Metallica |
Metallica |
1991 |
10 |
Motörhead |
Ace of spades |
1980 |
11 |
Slayer |
Reign in blood |
1986 |
12 |
Van Halen |
Van Halen |
1978 |
|
|
The essential dozen - #29
Alt.Country |
|
1 |
Byrds |
Sweetheart of the rodeo |
1968 |
2 |
John Doe |
Meet John Doe |
1990 |
3 |
Flying burrito brothers |
The gilded palace of sin |
1969 |
4 |
Freakwater |
Feels like the third time |
1993 |
5 |
Joe Henry |
Short man's room |
1992 |
6 |
Jayhawks |
Hollywood town hall |
1992 |
7 |
Lambchop |
How I quit smoking |
1996 |
8 |
Lone justice |
Lone justice |
1985 |
9 |
Son Volt |
Straightaways |
1997 |
10 |
Uncle tupelo |
Anodyne |
1993 |
11 |
Whiskeytown |
Faithless street |
1998 |
12 |
Wilco |
A.M. |
1995 |
|
|
The essential dozen - #30 Best ofs |
|
1 |
# |
Motown forever |
1998 |
2 |
Abba |
Gold : greatest hits |
1992 |
3 |
Beatles |
1967-1970 (blue album) |
1973 |
4 |
David Bowie |
the singles collection |
1993 |
5 |
Depeche mode |
The singles 81>85 |
1985 |
6 |
Jam |
The very best of the Jam |
1997 |
7 |
Madness |
Divine Madness |
1992 |
8 |
Madonna |
The immaculate collection |
1990 |
9 |
New order |
Substance 1987 |
1987 |
10 |
Queen |
Greatest hits : I & II |
1994 |
11 |
Smiths |
Singles |
1995 |
12 |
Neil Young |
Decade |
1977 |