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Hi. I'm Robert Christgau.  I've written about rock and roll, popular and semipopular music, and popular culture since 1967. This is my website, and herein you will find as much of my writing as we can put up. This includes my Consumer guide to over 12,000 records, my books, essays from my Village Voice  Rock&Roll& column, other music writings, book reviews, and more.

Bovenstaande tekst staat op de homepage van de Amerikaanse popjournalist Robert Christgau. Actief sinds 1967. Een journalist uit het rijtje David Marsh, Greil Marcus, David Fricke, Charles Shaar Murray en Bert van de Kamp.

Hij heeft een eigen systeem bedacht om albums van een waardering te voorzien.

Hieronder staan twee lijsten met zijn topplaten (per 16 maart 2006).

103 albums met een A+ (An A+ record is an organically conceived masterpiece that repays prolonged listening with new excitement and insight. It is unlikely to be marred by more than one merely ordinary cut.)

en 633 met een A (An A is a great record both of whose sides offer enduring pleasure and surprise. You should own it.).

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Albums met A+

1 # African connection, vol. 1 Zaire choc! 1988
2 # Anthology of American folk music (compiled by Harry Smith) 1952
3 # ESPN presents slam jams : vol. 1 1997
4 # Girl group greats 2001
5 # Guitar paradise of East Africa 1991
6 # Have moicy! 1976
7 # Motown : the classic years 2000
8 # Motown classics gold 2005
9 # Postwar jazz : an arbitrary roadmap 2003
10 # Roots of jazz funk : volume one 1997
11 # The indestructable beat of Soweto : vol. one 1985
12 # The music in my head 1998
13 King Sunny Adé The best of the classic years 2003
14 Louis Armstrong Portrait of the artist as a young man : 1923-1934 1994
15 Beach boys Wild honey 1967
16 Beastie boys Licensed to ill 1986
17 Art Blakey Ken Burns Jazz 2000
18 James Brown Star time 1991
19 Ray Charles A twenty-fifth anniversary in show business salute to Ray Charles 1971
20 Clash London calling 1979
21 Coasters 50 Coastin' classics 1992
22 Ornette Coleman Of human feelings 1982
23 Robert Cray band Strong persuader 1986
24 Creedence clearwater revival Willy and the poor boys 1969
25 Marshall Crenshaw Field day 1983
26 Culture Two sevens clash 1977
27 Miles Davis Jack Johnson (soundtrack) 1971
28 De la soul Timeless : the singles collection 2003
29 Debarge In a special way 1983
30 Delaney and Bonnie The original Delaney and Bonnie 1969
31 Iris DeMent My life 1994
32 Derek and the Dominos Layla and other assorted love songs 1970
33 Bo Diddley The Chess box 1990
34 DJ Shadow Endtroducing 1996
35 Fats Domino My blue heaven : the best of 1990
36 Double Dee & Steinski The payoff mix/Lesson 2/Lesson 3 1985
37 Bob Dylan Love and theft 2001
38 Bob Dylan and the Band The basement tapes 1975
39 Brian Eno Another green world 1975
40 Firesign theatre Don't crush that dwarf, hand me the pliers 1970
41 Firesign theatre How can you be in two places at once when you're not anywhere at all? 1969
42 Ella Fitzgerald Ken Burns Jazz 2000
43 Franco & Rochereau Omona wapi 1985
44 Franco The very best of the rumba giant of Zaire 2000
45 Lefty Frizzell Look what thoughts will do 1997
46 Lefty Frizzell The best of Lefty Frizzell 1991
47 Grateful dead Live/Dead 1969
48 Al Green Call me 1973
49 Al Green Greatest hits 1975
50 PJ Harvey Stories from the city, stories from the sea 2000
51 Billie Holiday & Lester Young A musical romance 2002
52 Billie Holiday Ken Burns Jazz 2000
53 Mississippi John Hurt Rediscovered 1998
54 Elmore James The sky is crying : the history of 1993
55 Freedy Johnston Can you fly 1992
56 Louis Jordan Five guys named Moe : the Decca recordings 1992
57 Latin playboys Latin playboys 1994
58 Arto Lindsay Mundo Civilizado 1997
59 Madonna The immaculate collection 1990
60 Magnetic fields 69 love songs 1999
61 Manfred Mann's Earth band Manfred Mann's Earth band 1972
62 Curtis Mayfield & the Impressions The anthology 1961-1977 1992
63 Mekons Fear and whiskey 1985
64 Mighty Sparrow Volume one 1993
65 Moby Play 1999
66 Thelonious Monk Ken Burns Jazz 2000
67 Van Morrison Moondance 1970
68 David Murray Shakill's warrior 1992
69 Youssou N'Dour & Etoile de Dakar The Rough guide to Youssou N'Dour & Etoile de Dakar 2002
70 New York dolls In too much, too soon 1974
71 New York dolls New York dolls 1973
72 Randy Newman 12 songs 1970
73 Charlie Parker The legendary Dial masters 1996
74 Dolly Parton The best of Dolly Parton 1975
75 Wilson Pickett A man and a half 1992
76 Elvis Presley 30 # 1 hits 2002
77 Prince Sign o the times 1987
78 Procol harum A salty dog 1969
79 Richard Pryor And it's deep too! : the complete Warner bros recordings (1968-1992) 2000
80 Public enemy It takes a nation of millions to hold us back 1988
81 Replacements Let it be 1984
82 Rolling stones Exile on Main street 1972
83 Sonny Rollins G-man 1987
84 Sonny Rollins Ken Burns Jazz 2000
85 Sonny Rollins Silver city 1996
86 Shirelles The very best of the Shirelles 1994
87 Paul Simon Paul Simon 1972
88 Sly and the family Stone Greatest hits 1970
89 Sly and the family Stone There's a riot goin' on 1971
90 Sonic youth A thousand leaves 1998
91 Bruce Springsteen Born in the USA 1984
92 Steely dan Pretzel logic 1974
93 Rod Stewart Every picture tells a story 1971
94 Television Marquee moon 1977
95 Tricky Maxinquaye 1995
96 Ben Webster King of the tenors 1993
97 Who The Who sell out 1967
98 Lucinda Williams Car wheels on a gravel road 1998
99 Brian Wilson Smile 2004
100 X Wild gift 1981
101 Neil Young After the goldrush 1970
102 Neil Young Rust never sleeps 1979
103 Tom Zé The best of Tom Zé (Brazil classics 4) 1990







Albums met A

1 # A taste of the indestructable of Soweto 1993
2 # Africa dances 1973
3 # African ambience : the ultimate African dance party 1999
4 # African music 1983
5 # American pop : an audio history from minstrel to mojo on record, 1893-1946 1998
6 # Before Benga 2 : the Nairobi sound 1993
7 # Billboard top hits : 1984 1992
8 # Closer than a kiss : crooner classics 1997
9 # Dance floor divas : the 70's 1996
10 # Electric highlife : sessions from the Bokoor studios 2002
11 # Greatest rap hits : vol. 2 1981
12 # Groove 'n' grind : '50s and '60s dance hits 1990
13 # Guitar player presents Legends of guitar : electric blues, vol. 1 1990
14 # Handraizer 1994
15 # Hard rock cafe : party rock 1998
16 # Harry Smith's anthology of American folk music, volume four 2000
17 # Hillbilly fever! : vol. I Legends of Western swing 1995
18 # Hip hop greats : classic raps 1990
19 # Hot luv : the ultimate dance songs collection 1996
20 # Joe Franklin presents ... the roaring '20s roar again 1995
21 #trib Lost in the stars (Kurt Weill) 1985
22 # Masters of jazz : bebop's greatest hits 1996
23 # Mbuki mvuki 1993
24 # Millennium funk party 1998
25 # MTV : the first 1000 years : R&B 1999
26 # Novelty songs : crazy and obscure 1914-1946 2001
27 # Ocean of sound 1996
28 # Our New Orleans 2005 : a benefit album 2005
29 # Over in glory : favorites from classic gospel groups 1998
30 # Phases of the moon : traditional Chinese music 1981
31 # Pop music : the early years 1890-1950 1999
32 #trib Red hot + blue 1990
33 # Risqué rhythm : nasty 50's R&B 1991
34 # Rock this town : rockabilly hits, vol. 1 1991
35 # Roller disco : boogie from the skating rinks 1996
36 # Roots of jazz funk : volume two 1997
37 # Smooth grooves : the essential collection 2000
38 # Sugar and poison 1996
39 # Tea in Marrakech 2001
40 # The best bootlegs in the world ever 2002
41 # The best of Ace records : the R&B hits 1993
42 # The best punk album in the world ... ever! 1995
43 # The best there ever was 2003
44 # The disco years : vol. 1 - Turn the beat around (1974-1978) 1989
45 # The funk box 2000
46 #s The harder they come (soundtrack) 1972
47 # The heartbeat of Soweto 1988
48 # The jazz age : New York in the twenties 1991
49 # The Kampala sound 1989
50 # The kings and queens of township jive : modern roots of the indestructible beat of Soweto 1991
51 # The roots of rock 'n' roll : 1946-1954 2004
52 # The Rough guide to the music of Nigeria & Ghana 2002
53 # The Rough guide to the music of the Sahara 2005
54 #trib The songs of Jimmie Rodgers : a tribute 1997
55 # The sound of the city : New Orleans 2003
56 # This is ska! 1997
57 # Tougher than tough : the story of Jamaican music 1993
58 # Township jazz 'n' jive 1997
59 # Wanna buy a bridge? (a Rough trade compilation of singles) 1980
60 # Wild about my lovin' : Beale street blues 1928-1930 1991
61 Roy Acuff The essential Roy Acuff 1936-1949 1993
62 King Sunny Adé Aura 1984
63 King Sunny Adé King of juju 2002
64 King Sunny Adé The message 1981
65 Air Air lore 1979
66 Ambitious lovers Greed 1988
67 John Anderson Greatest hits 1984
68 Laurie Anderson Strange angels 1989
69 Laurie Anderson United States live 1984
70 Angry Samoans Back from Samoa 1982
71 Angry Samoans Gimme Samoa : 31 garbage-pit hits 1987
72 Angry Samoans Inside my brain 1980
73 Archers of loaf Icky mettle 1993
74 Archers of loaf Vee Vee 1995
75 Louis Armstrong 16 most requested songs 1994
76 Louis Armstrong An American icon 1998
77 Louis Armstrong & Friends What a wonderful Christmas 1997
78 Robert Ashley Perfect lives (Private parts/The bar) 1980
79 Fred Astaire Top hat : hits from Hollywood 1994
80 B-52's The B-52's 1979
81 B-52's Time capsule : songs for a future generation 1998
82 Bad brains Banned in D.C. : Bad brains' greatest hits 2003
83 Erykah Badu Mama's gun 2000
84 Chet Baker The best of Chet Baker 2004
85 Count Basie The best of early Basie 1996
86 Beach boys Love you 1977
87 Beastie boys Hello nasty 1998
88 Beastie boys Paul's boutique 1989
89 Beat Wh'appen 1981
90 Beatles At the Hollywood bowl 1977
91 Beatles Hey Jude 1970
92 Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely hearts club band 1967
93 Beautiful South Blue is the colour 1996
94 Beck Mellow gold 1994
95 Big star Radio city 1974
96 Black box recorder The facts of life 2000
97 Black flag Wasted ... again 1987
98 Black uhuru Anthem 1983
99 Black uhuru The millennium collection : the best of Black uhuru - 20th century masters 2002
100 Bobby 'Blue' Bland Greatest hits : volume one (the Duke recordings) 1998
101 Blasters Hard line 1985
102 Blasters Non fiction 1983
103 Paul Bley Live at the Hillcrest club 1958 1976
104 Blondie Parallel lines 1978
105 Alpha Blondy The best of Alpha Blondy 1990
106 Arthur Blythe Lenox avenue breakdown 1979
107 David Bowie ChangesBowie 1990
108 David Bowie ChangesOneBowie 1976
109 David Bowie Station to station 1976
110 Billy Bragg and Wilco Mermaid avenue 1998
111 Garth Brooks The hits 1994
112 James Brown Sex machine 1970
113 Buck 65 Talkin' honky blues 2003
114 Burning spear Harder than the rest 1979
115 Paul Butterfield blues band Keep on moving 1969
116 Buzzcocks Operator's manual : Buzzcocks best 1991
117 Cadallaca Introducing Cadallaca 1998
118 John Cale Guts 1977
119 Camper van Beethoven Camper van Beethoven 1986
120 Canibus Can-I-Bus 1998
121 Captain Beefheart and the Magic band Shiny beast (bat chain puller) 1978
122 Captain Beefheart and the Magic band The dust blows forward, an anthology 1999
123 Carter family Can the circle be unbroken 2000
124 James Carter Chasin' the gypsy 2000
125 James Carter Conversin' with the elders 1995
126 James Carter Layin' in the cut 2000
127 James Carter The real quietstorm 1994
128 Johnny Cash The essential Johnny Cash 1992
129 Johnny Cash The legend 2005
130 Johnny Cash The Sun years 1990
131 Rosanne Cash The very best of Rosanne Cash 2005
132 Chantels The best of the Chantels 1990
133 Manu Chao Proxima estacion: esperanza 2001
134 Ray Charles Doing his thing 1969
135 Ray Charles Genius & soul : the 50th anniversary collection 1997
136 Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton 1997
137 Chic Real people 1980
138 Chic The best of Chic, volume 2 1992
139 Chi-lites Greatest hits 1972
140 Chills Submarine bells 1990
141 Eric Clapton 461 Ocean boulevard 1974
142 Clash Give 'em enough rope 1978
143 Clash The Clash 1977
144 George Clinton Computer games 1982
145 George Clinton & the P-funk all stars Dope dogs 1998
146 George Clinton Greatest funkin' hits 1997
147 George Clinton You shouldn't nuf bit fish 1983
148 Clovers Down in the alley 1991
149 Joe Cocker Joe Cocker 1969
150 Leonard Cohen The essential Leonard Cohen 2002
151 Ornette Coleman Dancing in your head 1973
152 Ornette Coleman In all languages 1987
153 Ornette Coleman & Prime time Virgin beauty 1988
154 Bootsy Collins Back in the day : the best of Bootsy 1994
155 John Coltrane Africa brass L vol. II 1974
156 Cornershop Handcream for a generation 2002
157 Cornershop When I was born for the seventh time 1997
158 Elvis Costello This year's model 1978
159 Elvis Costello Trust 1981
160 Coulson, Dean, McGuiness, Flint Lo and behold 1973
161 Coup Party music 2001
162 Coup Steal this album 1998
163 Coupé cloué Maximum compas from Haiti 1992
164 Creedence clearwater revival Chronicle : the 20 greatest hits 1976
165 Creedence clearwater revival Cosmo's factory 1970
166 Marshall Crenshaw Marshall Crenshaw 1982
167 Bing Crosby A centennial anthology of his Decca recordings 2003
168 Bing Crosby The millennium collectium : the best of Bing Crosby 1999
169 Ya Ntesa Dalienst & le Maquisard Belalo 1991
170 Miles Davis Agartha 1975
171 Miles Davis Dark magus 1997
172 Miles Davis Love songs 1999
173 Miles Davis Panthalassa : the music of Miles Davis 1969-74 1998
174 P.M. Dawn Of the heart, of the soul and of the cross : the Utopian experience 1991
175 P.M. Dawn The bliss album? (vibrations of love and anger and the ponderance of life and existance) 1993
176 Kimya Dawson I'm sorry that sometimes I'm mean 2002
177 De la soul Aoi: bionix 2001
178 De la soul Buhloone mindstate 1993
179 Delaney and Bonnie Motel shot 1971
180 Delaney and Bonnie The best of Delaney and Bonnie 1972
181 Delaney and Bonnie The best of Delaney and Bonnie 1990
182 Iris DeMent The way I should 1996
183 DFX2 Emotion 1983
184 Digable planets Reachin' (a new refutation of time and space) 1993
185 DJ Shadow The private press 2002
186 Eric Dolphy The Berlin concerts 1978
187 Eric Dolphy The best of Eric Dolphy 2004
188 Doors The very best of the Doors 2001
189 Lee Dorsey Holy cow! : the best of Lee Dorsey 1985
190 Lee Dorsey Wheelin' and dealin' : the definitive collection 1996
191 Lee Dorsey Working in a coal mine : the very best of Lee Dorsey 2001
192 Dr. Buzzard's original Savannah band Dr. Buzzard's original Savannah band 1976
193 Drifters The very best of the Drifters 1995
194 Ian Dury and the Blockheads Juke box Dury 1981
195 Ian Dury and the Blockheads Sex & drugs & rock & roll 1987
196 Bob Dylan and the Band Before the flood 1974
197 Bob Dylan Blood on the tracks 1974
198 Bob Dylan Bob Dylan's greatest hits : volume 2 1971
199 Duke Ellington The best of early Ellington 1996
200 Missy Elliott This is not a test! 2003
201 Joe Ely Honky tonk masquerade 1978
202 Joe Ely The best of Joe Ely 2001
203 Eminem Encore 2004
204 Eminem The Marshall Mathers lp 2000
205 Brian Eno Here come the warm jets 1973
206 Eric B & Rakim The millennium collectium : the best of Eric B & Rakim : 20th century masters 2001
207 Etoile de Dakar Absa gueye (volume 1) 1993
208 Everly brothers This is the Everly brothers 1996
209 Donald Fagen The nightfly 1982
210 John Fahey Of rivers and religion 1972
211 Andy Fairweather Low Be bop 'n' holla 1976
212 Andy Fairweather Low Spider jiving 1974
213 Fall 50.000 Fall fans can't be wrong 2004
214 Feelies Time for a witness 1991
215 Firesign theatre Shoes for industry! : the best of the Firesign theatre 1993
216 Ella Fitzgerald Love songs : best of the Verve song books 1996
217 Ella Fitzgerald The best of the concert years 2003
218 5 Royales Monkey hips and rice : the 5 Royales anthology 1994
219 Fleetwood mac Rumours 1977
220 Flipper The generic album 1981
221 Fluffy Black eye 1996
222 Flying burrito brothers Farther along : the best of the Flying burrito brothers 1988
223 John Fogerty & Creedence Clearwater revival The long way home 2005
224 Franco The Rough guide to Franco 2001
225 Aretha Franklin A rose is still a rose 1998
226 Aretha Franklin Greatest hits (1980-1994) 1994
227 Aretha Franklin I never loved a man (the way I love you) 1967
228 Aretha Franklin Spirit in the dark 1970
229 Aretha Franklin Who's zooming who? 1985
230 Aretha Franklin Young, gifted and black 1972
231 Fugees The score 1996
232 Funkadelic One nation under a groove 1978
233 Funkadelic The best of Funkadelic : the early years 1977
234 Funky 4+1 That's the joint 1981
235 Slim Gaillard Laughing in rhythm : the best of the Verve years 1994
236 Gang of four 100 flowers bloom 1998
237 Gang of four Another day/another dollar 1981
238 Gang of four Entertainment! 1979
239 Gang of four Solid gold 1981
240 Gap band The 12" collection 1986
241 Taana Gardner Heartbeat 1981
242 Marvin Gaye The very best of Marvin Gaye 2001
243 Ghostface Killah Ironman 1996
244 Jimmie Dale Gilmore Spinning around the sun 1993
245 Goats Tricks of the shade 1992
246 Go-betweens 1978-1990 1990
247 Go-betweens Oceans apart 2005
248 Go-betweens Spring hill fair 1984
249 Go-betweens Tallulah 1987
250 Go-betweens The friends of Rachel Worth 2000
251 Gogol bordello Gypsy punks : underdog world strike 2005
252 Go-go's Greatest 1990
253 Grandmaster Flash & the Furious five Message from Beat street : the best of Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & the Furious five 1994
254 Grateful dead Aoxomoxoa 1969
255 Grateful dead Workingman's Dead 1970
256 Al Green Gets next to you 1971
257 Al Green Greatest hits 1975
258 Al Green Higher plane 1981
259 Al Green Livin' for you 1973
260 Al Green One in a million 1991
261 Al Green The Belle album 1977
262 Arlo Guthrie Running down the road 1969
263 Woody Guthrie This land is your land (Asch recordings : vol. 1) 1997
264 Orüc Guvenc Ocean of remembrance 1995
265 Tom T. Hall In searhc of a song 1971
266 Tom T. Hall The story songs : the essential Tom T. Hall 1988
267 Handsome boy modeling school So ... how's your girl 1999
268 PJ Harvey Rid of me 1993
269 PJ Harvey To bring you my love 1995
270 Jon Hassell & Brian Eno Fourth world, vol. 1 possible music 1980
271 Coleman Hawkins Ken Burns Jazz 2000
272 Jimi Hendrix Live at Winterland 1987
273 Jimi Hendrix The cry of love 1970
274 Highlife allstars Sankofa 2001
275 Z.Z. Hill Greatest hits 1986
276 Hole Live through this 1994
277 Billie Holiday Classic live recordings 1990
278 Dave Holland Conference of the birds 1972
279 Buddy Holly The Buddy Holly collection 1993
280 Holy modal rounders I make a wish for a potato 2001
281 Holy modal rounders Too much fun! 1999
282 Hot chocolate 10 greatest hits 1977
283 Alberta Hunter Amtrak blues 1980
284 Mississippi John Hurt Last sessions 1972
285 Hüsker dü Candy apple grey 1986
286 Hüsker dü Metal circus 1983
287 Hüsker dü New day rising 1985
288 Ice-T Original gangster 1991
289 Ice-T The evidence : greatest hits 2000
290 Insect trust Hoboken saturday night 1970
291 Michael Jackson Off the wall 1979
292 Michael Jackson Thriller 1982
293 Etta James Her best 1996
294 Etta James The Chess box 2000
295 Keith Jarrett Bop-be 1978
296 Jay-Z Life and times of S. Carter (vol. 3) 1998
297 Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Fit to be tied : great hits by 1997
298 Little Willie John Fever : the best of Little Willie John 1993
299 Linton Kwesi Johnson Making history 1984
300 Linton Kwesi Johnson Tings an' times 1991
301 Spike Jones Musical depraciation revue : the Spike Jones anthology 1995
302 Janis Joplin Greatest hits 1973
303 Janis Joplin Janis (soundtrack) 1975
304 Joy of cooking Joy of cooking 1971
305 Jungle brothers Done by the forces of nature 1989
306 Thomas Jefferson Kaye First grade 1974
307 Khaled N'ssi N'ssi 1993
308 Badar Ali Khan Lost in Qawwali 1997
309 Kid Creole and the Coconuts Wise guy 1982
310 B.B. King The best of B.B. King : volume one 1991
311 Kinks The Kink kronikles 1972
312 Fela Anikulapo Kuti The best best of Fela Kuti 1999
313 L 7 Bricks are heavy 1992
314 L 7 Smell the magic 1990
315 L.L. Cool J All world 1996
316 L.L. Cool J Mama said knock you out 1990
317 Jon Langford All the flame of Lofty deeds 2004
318 Latin playboys Dose 1999
319 Cyndi Lauper She's so unusual 1983
320 Bettye Lavette A woman like me 2003
321 Led zeppelin Led zeppelin 4 1971
322 John Lennon & Yoko Ono Double fantasy 1980
323 John Lennon Imagine 1971
324 John Lennon John Lennon/Plastic Ono band 1970
325 John Lennon & Yoko Ono Milk and honey 1983
326 Jerry Lee Lewis Milestones 1985
327 Jerry Lee Lewis Rare tracks 1990
328 Libertines Up the bracket 2002
329 Liliput LiLiPut 1982
330 Arto Lindsay/Ambitious lovers Envy 1985
331 Little Richard The Georgia peach 1991
332 Los Lobos Colossal head 1996
333 Los Lobos How will the wolf survive? 1984
334 Nils Lofgren/Gin 1+1 1971
335 Loketo Extra ball 1991
336 Orlando Cachaíto López Cachaíto 2001
337 Los Van Van La colección Cubana 1998
338 Louvin brothers Tragic songs of life 1956
339 Dorothy Love-Coates & the Gospel harmonettes The best of Dorothy Love-Coates & the Gospel harmonettes 1996
340 Nick Lowe Labour of lust 1979
341 Nick Lowe Pure pop for now people 1978
342 Luna Penthouse 1995
343 Frankie Lymon The very best of Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers 2000
344 Loretta Lynn The country music hall of fame : Loretta Lynn 1991
345 Lynyrd skynyrd Gold and platinum 1979
346 Lynyrd skynyrd Pronounced Leh-Nerd-Skin-Nerd 1973
347 Lynyrd skynyrd Street survivors 1977
348 Lyrics born Later that day 2003
349 M people Elegant slumming 1993
350 M.I.A. Arular 2005
351 Madonna Erotica 1992
352 Madonna I'm breathless (soundtrack Dick Tracy) 1990
353 Madonna Music 2000
354 Taj Mahal Taj's blues 1992
355 Taj Mahal The best of Taj Mahal 2000
356 Mahavishnu orchestra The inner mounting flame 1971
357 Mahlathini and the Mahotella queens Paris-Soweto 1988
358 Mama's and the Papa's Gold 2005
359 Mama's and the Papa's Greatest hits 1998
360 Thomas Mapfumo Ndangariro 1984
361 Bob Marley and the Wailers Burnin' 1973
362 Bob Marley and the Wailers Catch a fire 1973
363 Bob Marley and the Wailers Legend 1984
364 Bob Marley and the Wailers Natty dread 1974
365 Marvelettes Deliver : the singles 1961-1971 1993
366 Mzwakhe Mbuli Resistance is defence 1992
367 McEnroe and Birdapres Nothing is cool 2004
368 Kate & Anna McGarrigle Dancer with bruised knees 1977
369 Kate & Anna McGarrigle Kate & Anna McGarrigle 1975
370 John McLaughlin Devotion 1970
371 Meat puppets No strings attached 1990
372 Mekons Oooh! 2002
373 Mekons Original sin 1989
374 Mekons The Mekons rock 'n' roll 1989
375 Memphis jug band Memphis jug band 1991
376 Pat Metheny/Ornette Coleman Song X 1986
377 Pat Metheny/Ornette Coleman Song X : twentieth anniversary 2005
378 Minutemen Three way tie (for last) 1985
379 Joni Mitchell Blue 1971
380 Joni Mitchell Court and spark 1974
381 Joni Mitchell For the roses 1972
382 Modern lovers The Modern lovers 1976
383 Nils Petter Molvaer Solid ether 2000
384 Thelonious Monk quartet with John Coltrane At Carnegie hall 2005
385 Thelonious Monk Monk 2002
386 Thelonious Monk The very best 2005
387 Moonglows Their greatest hits 1997
388 Lee Morgan The very best of 2005
389 Van Morrison His band and the Street choir 1970
390 Van Morrison Into the music 1979
391 Van Morrison It's too late to stop now 1974
392 Van Morrison The best of 1990
393 Pablo Moses In the future 1983
394 Mother Earth Make a joyful noise 1969
395 Mott the hoople The ballad of Mott : a retrospective 1993
396 Mountain goats Tallahassee 2003
397 Mountain goats We shall all be healed 2004
398 Mr. Lif I phantom 2002
399 David Murray Ming 1981
400 Mutabaruka The ultimate collection 1996
401 Youssou N'Dour Coono du Réér (nothing's in vain) 2002
402 Tracy Nelson Mother Earth presents Tracy Nelson 1970
403 Willie Nelson & Hank Snow Brand on my heart 1985
404 Willie Nelson Night and day 1999
405 Willie Nelson Nite life : greatest hits & rare tracks 1989
406 Neville brothers Yellow moon 1989
407 New order Brotherhood 1986
408 New order Substance, the singles 1980-1987 1987
409 New order The best of New order 1995
410 Randy Newman Bad love 1999
411 Randy Newman Faust 1995
412 Randy Newman Good old boys 1974
413 Harry Nilsson Nilsson Schmilsson 1971
414 Harry Nilsson Personal best : the Harry Nilsson anthology 1995
415 Nirvana From the muddy banks of the Whiskah 1996
416 Nirvana In utero 1993
417 Nirvana Nevermind 1991
418 Nirvana Unplugged in New York 1994
419 Northern state All city 2004
420 Northern state Dying in stereo 2002
421 Northern state Hip hop tou haven't heard 2002
422 Notorious B.I.G. Ready to die 1994
423 Sinéad O'Connor So far : the best of 1997
424 Ohio players The millennium collection : the best of Ohio players 2000
425 Old 97s Fight songs 1999
426 Old 97s Satellite rides 2001
427 Remmy Ongala and Orchestra super Matimila Songs for the poor man 1989
428 Yoko Ono Walking on thin ice 1992
429 Orchestra Baobab Specialist in all styles 2002
430 Oriental brothers international Heavy on the highlife! 1990
431 Outkast Stankonia 2000
432 Augustus Pablo East of the river Nile 1981
433 Charlie Parker Yardbird suite : the ultimate Charlie Perker collection 1996
434 Graham Parker Heat treatment 1976
435 Graham Parker Howlin' wind 1976
436 Graham Parker Squeezing out sparks 1979
437 Parliament Funkentechnology vs. the Placebo syndrome 1977
438 Parliament P. funk, uncut, the bomb : greatest hits 1984
439 Gram Parsons Grievous angel 1974
440 Dolly Parton The best of Dolly Parton 1975
441 Pavement Brighten the corners 1997
442 Pavement Crooked rain, crooked rain 1994
443 Pavement Slanted and enchanted 1992
444 Pavement Wowee zowee! 1995
445 Pere Ubu Dub housing 1978
446 Pere Ubu The tenement year 1988
447 Persian gulf Changing the weather 1984
448 Pet shop boys Discography : the complete singles collection 1991
449 Pet shop boys Very 1993
450 Liz Phair Exile in Guyville 1993
451 Liz Phair Liz Phair 2003
452 Liz Phair White chocolate space egg 1998
453 Astor Piazzolla The Rough guide to Astor Piazzolla 2005
454 Wilson Pickett The best of Wilson Pickett : vol. II 1971
455 Wilson Pickett Wilson Pickett's greatest hits 1973
456 Pink Missundaztood 2001
457 Pixies Bossanova 1990
458 Pixies Wave of mutilation : best of Pixies 2004
459 Plastic people of the universe 1997 1998
460 Pogues Rum, sodomy & the lash 1985
461 Elvis Presley A Valentine gift for you 1985
462 Pretenders The singles 1987
463 Prince Dirty mind 1980
464 Prince The gold experience 1995
465 Prince Paul A Prince among thieves 1999
466 John Prine Fair & square 2005
467 John Prine In spite of ourselves 1999
468 John Prine John Prine 1971
469 John Prine Lost dogs + mixed blessings 1995
470 John Prine Sweet revenge 1973
471 Prodigy Music for the jilted generation 1994
472 Professor Longhair Crawfish fiesta 1980
473 Professor Longhair Fess : the Professor Longhair anthology 1993
474 Professor Longhair The last mardi grass 1982
475 Richard Pryor Is it something I said? 1975
476 Richard Pryor That nigger's crazy 1974
477 Psychedelic furs All this and nothing 1988
478 Psychedelic furs Talk talk talk 1981
479 Public enemy Apocalypse 91, the enemy strikes black 1991
480 Public enemy Fear of a black planet 1990
481 Public enemy He got game 1998
482 Don Pullen/George Adams quartet Breakthrough 1986
483 Q-tip Amplified 1999
484 R.E.M. Document 1987
485 R.E.M. Out of time 1991
486 Ma Rainey Ma Rainey's black bottom 1984
487 Bonnie Raitt Give it up 1972
488 Bonnie Raitt Home plate 1975
489 Bonnie Raitt Luck of the draw 1991
490 Ramones Leave home 1977
491 Ramones Ramones 1976
492 Ramones Road to ruin 1978
493 Ramones Rocket to Russia 1977
494 Ramones Too tough to die 1984
495 Otis Redding Love man 1969
496 Jimmy Reed Blues masters : the very best of Jimmy Reed 2000
497 Lou Reed Ecstacy 2000
498 Lou Reed Legendary hearts 1983
499 Lou Reed New sensations 1984
500 Lou Reed The blue mask 1982
501 Jonathan Richman and the Modern lovers Jonathan sings! 1983
502 Amy Rigby Diary of a mod housewife
503 Amy Rigby Little fugitive 2005
504 Tom Robinson Sector 27 Tom Robinson Sector 27 1980
505 Roches A dove 1992
506 Roches The Roches 1979
507 Jimmie Rodgers RCA country legends 2002
508 Jimmie Rodgers The essential Jimmie Rodgers 1997
509 Rolling stones Dirty work 1986
510 Rolling stones Some girls 1978
511 Rolling stones Sticky fingers 1971
512 Sonny Rollins Sunny days, starry nights 1984
513 Sonny Rollins There will never be another you 1978
514 Roxy music Greatest hits 1977
515 Run DMC Greatest hits 2002
516 Run DMC Together forever : greatest hits 1983-1991 1991
517 Oumou Sangare Oumou. 2003
518 Sebadoh Bakesale 1994
519 Sex pistols Never mind the bollocks, here's the Sex pistols 1977
520 Shalamar Greatest hits 1999
521 Sonny Sharrock Guitar 1986
522 Sonny Sharrock band Highlife 1991
523 Sonny Sharrock band Seize the rainbow 1987
524 Horace Silver The very best 2005
525 Paul Simon Graceland 1986
526 Paul Simon Greatest hits, etc. 1977
527 Frank Sinatra Everything happens to me 1996
528 Roni Size & Reprazent In the mode 2000
529 Sleater-Kinney Call the doctor 1996
530 Sleater-Kinney Dig me out 1997
531 Sleater-Kinney One beat 2002
532 Sleater-Kinney The hot rock 1999
533 Sleater-Kinney The woods 2005
534 Sly and Robbie Rhythm killers 1987
535 Sly and the family Stone Fresh 1973
536 Huey 'Piano' Smith This is ... Huey "Paino" Smith 1998
537 Patti Smith Horses 1975
538 Todd Snyder East Nashville skyline 2004
539 Sonic youth Daydream nation 1988
540 Sonic youth Dirty 1992
541 Sonic youth Experimental jet set, trash and no star 1994
542 Sonic youth NYC ghosts & flowers 2000
543 Sonic youth Sister 1987
544 Soul coughing Ruby vroom 1994
545 Spaniels 16 soulful serenades 1984
546 Specials Ghost town/Why?/Friday night saturday morning 1981
547 Spinners A one of a kind love : the anthology 1992
548 Spoon Kill the moonlight 2002
549 Spring heel Jack 68 million shades ... 1997
550 Spring heel Jack Busy curious thirsty 1997
551 Bruce Springsteen Born to run 1975
552 Bruce Springsteen Tunnel of love 1987
553 Peter Stampfel You must remeber this 1995
554 Steely dan Can't buy a thrill 1972
555 Steely dan Countdown to ecstasy 1973
556 Steely dan Two against nature 2000
557 Gary Stewart Gary's greatest hits 1991
558 Gary Stewart Greatest hits 1981
559 Sugar F.U.E.L.(= File under: easy listening) 1994
560 Donna Summer Endless summer 1994
561 Donna Summer On the radio : greatest hits, vol. 1 and 2 1979
562 Talking heads Little creatures 1985
563 Talking heads More songs about buildings and food 1978
564 Talking heads Remain in light 1980
565 James Talley Got no bread, no milk, no money, but we sure got a lot of love 1975
566 Art Tatum The best of the Pablo group masterpieces 2003
567 Hound Dog Taylor and the Houserockers Deluxe edition 1999
568 Temptations Anthology 1995
569 Joe Tex The very best of Joe Tex 1996
570 They might be giants Dial a song : 20 years of They might be giants 2002
571 They might be giants They might be giants 1986
572 Leon Thomas The Leon Thomas album 1970
573 Richard & Linda Thompson Hokey pokey 1974
574 Richard & Linda Thompson Shoot out the lights 1982
575 Tiger Shining in the wood 1997
576 Le Tigre Le Tigre 1999
577 Tony! Toni! Tone! House of music 1996
578 Transplants Transplants 2002
579 Merle Travis The best of Merle Travis 1990
580 Randy Travis Greatest hits : volume one 1992
581 Randy Travis Trail of memories : the Randy Travis anthology 2002
582 A Tribe called quest The anthology 1999
583 Tricky Blowback 2001
584 Big Joe Turner The very best of Big Joe Turner 1986
585 James Blood Ulmer Odyssey 1983
586 Velvet underground Loaded 1970
587 Velvet underground Velvet underground 1969
588 Velvet underground Velvet underground + Nico 1967
589 Velvet underground VU 1985
590 Vibrators Pure mania 1977
591 Gene Vincent The screaming end : the best of Gene Vincent & his Blue caps 1997
592 Loudon Wainwright III Career moves 1993
593 Dionne Warwick The very best of Dionne Warwick 2000
594 Muddy Waters Rare and unissued 1984
595 Kitty Wells Country music hall of fame series 1991
596 Mary Wells The millennium collection : the best of Mary Wells (20th century masters)
597 Papa Wemba 1977-1997 2004
598 Papa Wemba L'esclave 1988
599 Kanye West The college dropout 2004
600 White stripes White blood cells 2001
601 Who Who's next 1971
602 Wild Tchoupitoulas The Wild Tchoupitoulas 1976
603 Hank Williams Turn back the years : the essential Hank Williams collection 2005
604 Lucinda Williams Lucinda Williams 1988
605 Lucinda Williams Sweet old world 1992
606 Tony Williams lifetime Emergency! 1969
607 Sonny Boy Williamson The essential Sonny Boy Williamson 1993
608 Bob Wills & his Texas playboys Anthology 1953-73 1991
609 Jackie Wilson Reet petite 1985
610 Jackie Wilson The very best of Jackie Wilson 1995
611 Wire And here it is ... again ... Wire 1984
612 Wire On returning (1977-1979) 1989
613 Wire Pink flag 1977
614 Wire The A list : 1985-1990 1993
615 Bill Withers Live at Carnegie hall 1997
616 Bill Withers Still Bill 1972
617 Stevie Wonder Greatest hits, vol. 2 1971
618 Stevie Wonder Innervisions 1973
619 Stevie Wonder Songs in the key of life 1976
620 Stevie Wonder Talking book 1972
621 Wrens The meadowlands 2003
622 Yo la tengo Electr-o-pura 1995
623 Yo la tengo I can hear the heart beating as one 1997
624 Yo la tengo Summer sun 2003
625 Neil Young Comes a time 1978
626 Neil Young Decade 1978
627 Neil Young Freedom 1989
628 Neil Young Time fades away 1973
629 Neil Young Tonight's the night 1975
630 Frank Zappa & the Mothers of invention We're only in it for the money 1968
631 Tom Zé Brazil classics 5 : the return of Tom Zé 1992
632 Tom Zé Jogos de armar 2001
633 Warren Zevon Genius : the best of Warren Zevon 2002

 

Uitleg waardering door Robert Christgau

The Grades  Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the '70s, 1980

An A+ record is an organically conceived masterpiece that repays prolonged listening with new excitement and insight. It is unlikely to be marred by more than one merely ordinary cut.

An A is a great record both of whose sides offer enduring pleasure and surprise. You should own it.

An A- is a very good record. If one of its sides doesn't provide intense and consistent satisfaction, then both include several cuts that do.

A B+ is a good record, at least one of whose sides can be played with lasting interest and the other of which includes at least one enjoyable cut.

A B is an admirable effort that aficionados of the style or artist will probably find quite listenable.

A B- is a competent or mildly interesting record that will usually feature at least three worthwhile cuts.

A C+ is a not disreputable performance, most likely a failed experiment or a pleasant piece of hackwork.

A C is a record of clear professionalism or barely discernible inspiration, but not both.

A C- is a regrettably successful exploitation or a basically honest but quite incompetent stab at something more.

A D+ is an appalling piece of pimpwork or a thoroughly botched token of sincerity.

It is impossible to understand why anyone would buy a D record.

It is impossible to understand why anyone would release a D- record.

It is impossible to understand why anyone would cut an E+ record.

E records are frequently cited as proof that there is no God.

An E- record is an organically conceived masterpiece that repays repeated listening with a sense of horror in the face of the void. It is unlikely to be marred by one listenable cut.

 

Key to Icons    Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s, 2000

An A+ is a record of sustained beauty, power, insight, groove, and/or googlefritz that has invited and repaid repeated listenings in the daily life of someone with 500 other CDs to get to.

An A is a record that rarely flags for more than two or three tracks. Not every listener will feel what it's trying to do, but anyone with ears will agree that it's doing it.

An A- is the kind of garden-variety good record that is the great luxury of musical micromarketing and overproduction. Anyone open to its aesthetic will enjoy more than half its tracks.

A B+ is remarkable one way or another, yet also flirts with the humdrum or the half-assed.

A *** Honorable Mention is an enjoyable effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well treasure.

A ** Honorable Mention is an likable effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well enjoy.

A * Honorable Mention is a worthy effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well like.

A Neither (Neither) may impress once or twice with consistent craft or an arresting track or two. Then it won't.

A Choice Cut (Choice Cuts) is a good song on an album that isn't worth your time or money--sometimes a Neither, more often a Dud. Some (Choice Cuts)s are arbitrarily personal, others inescapably social. Sometimes one is so wondrous you'll be tempted to spring for the high-priced package anyway. More often it would fit sweetly onto a compilation you can only pray will include it.

A Dud (Dud) is a bad record whose details rarely merit further thought. At the upper level it may merely be overrated, disappointing, or dull. Down below it may be contemptible.

A Turkey ({Tu}) is a bad record of some general import, although no artist should be saddled with more than two in a decade. What distinguishes a {Tu} from a Dud is that it's reviewed and graded. I'm aware of no {Tu} lower than D, and a few even get a B, a grade reserved for Voice Dud of the Month, whereas the annual Turkey Shoot works down from B-. But such distinctions are, as the saying goes, academic. In this age of grade inflation, all of 'em flunk.