Spike's Top 150 Albums:

When I finally get that Wurlitzer,

I know what I'll be putting in it!

First things first: this is a list of MY FAVORITE albums to listen to... not "the best" or most-influencial.  So don't get your panties in a wad over Fiona Apple or whatever.  And YES, I can cheat and list greatest hits albums like "Remastered" rather than force myself to choose a favorite Zeppelin album.  It's my list!  lol

This wasn't an easy task for a guy with 6,000 CDs, but it's a pretty solid representation of my tastes.  Here ya go for 2005...

My 150 All-Time Favorite Albums:

1.             Beastie Boys – Ill Communication

2.             Nirvana – In Utero

3.             U2 – The Joshua Tree

4.             Nirvana – Nevermind

5.             The White Stripes – White Blood Cells

6.             Nine Inch Nails – The Downward Spiral

7.             U2 – All That You Can’t Leave Behind

8.             G. Love & Special Sauce – G. Love & Special Sauce

9.             Beastie Boys – Check Your Head

10.           The White Stripes - Elephant

11.           Rage Against The Machine – Rage Against The Machine

12.           Nine Inch Nails – The Fragile

13.           Nirvana – Bleach

14.           Rage Against The Machine – Evil Empire

15.           U2 – Achtung Baby

16.           Bob Marley & The Wailers – Legend

17.           Garbage – Garbage

18.           Garbage – Beautiful Garbage

19.           The Cure – Standing On A Beach

20.           Bjork – Post

21.           Jane’s Addiction – Ritual De Lo Habitual

22.           Tori Amos – Boys For Pele

23.           Ani DiFranco – Living In Clip

24.           Nine Inch Nails – Pretty Hate Machine

25.           Nirvana – Unplugged In NY

26.           Rage Against The Machine – The Battle Of Los Angeles

27.           Aretha Franklin - 30 Greatest Hits

28.           Garbage – Version 2.0

29.           Prince – The Hits / The B-Sides

30.           Frank Sinatra - The Reprise Collection

31.           G. Love - The Hustle

32.           The Beatles - The Beatles (The White Album)

33.           Marvin Gaye – Command Performances: 15 Greatest Hits

34.           The Cure – Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me

35.           Nine Inch Nails – Broken

36.           Madonna - Ray Of Light

37.           Jane’s Addiction – Nothing’s Shocking

38.           Stevie Wonder – Song Review

39.           James Brown – 20 All-Time Greatest Hits

40.           Fiona Apple – When The Pawn…

41.           Fiona Apple – Tidal

42.           No Doubt – The Singles 1992-2003

43.           Foo Fighters – Foo Fighters

44.           Various Artists – Hitsville USA : The Motown Singles

45.           Bjork – Debut

46.           Cake – Fashion Nugget

47.           Etta James – The Essential Etta James

48.           REM – Life’s Rich Pageant

49.           Red Hot Chili Peppers – Blood Sugar Sex Magik

50.           Lauryn Hill – The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill

51.           The Cure – Disintegration

52.           Nirvana – From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah

53.           The Rolling Stones – Forty Licks

54.           David Bowie – Changes Bowie

55.           Beastie Boys – Hello Nasty

56.           The Beatles – 1962-1966

57.           The Clash – London ’s Calling

58.           Beastie Boys – Paul’s Boutique

59.           Rage Against The Machine – Live At The Grand Olympic

60.           Bob Marley & The Wailers – Songs Of Freedom

61.           Lenny Kravitz – Mama Said

62.           Nikka Costa – Everybody Got Their Something

63.           Otis Redding – The Very Best Of

64.           Portishead – Dummy

65.           Peter Gabriel – So

66.           Soul Coughing – Irresistible Bliss

67.           The Beatles – Abbey Road

68.           Violent Femmes – Violent Femmes

69.           Weezer – Weezer (The Green Album)

70.           Sarah McLachlan – Fumbling Towards Ectasy

71.           Tony Bennett – MTV Unplugged

72.           Nine Inch Nails – And All That Could Have Been Live

73.           Live – Mental Jewelry

74.           Patsy Cline – 12 Greatest Hits

75.           Bjork – Homogenic

76.           Beastie Boys – To The 5 Boroughs

77.           Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin Remastered

78.           Ray Charles – The Best Of The Atlantic Years

79.           Coldplay – A Rush Of Blood To The Head

80.           Chemical Brothers – Dig Your Own Hole

81.           The Cure – Boy’s Don’t Cry

82.           New Order – Substance

83.           Morcheeba – Who Can You Trust?

84.           Morcheeba – Big Calm

85.           REM – Eponymous

86.           U2 – The Unforgettable Fire

87.           Norah Jones – Come Away With Me

88.           Depeche Mode - Violator

89.           Madonna - Music

90.           INXS – Listen Like Thieves

91.           REM – Green

92.           The Clash – The Clash

93.           Peter Gabriel – Us

94.           Smashing Pumpkins – Gish

95.           Public Enemy – It Takes A Nation Of…

96.           Radiohead – The Bends

97.           Fatboy Slim – You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby

98.           Madonna – The Immaculate Collection

99.           Pearl Jam – Ten

100.         Beastie Boys – Licensed To Ill

101.         U2 – How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb

102.         Bob Marley & The Wailers – Exodus

103.         G. Love & Special Sauce – Coast To Coast Motel

104.         Red Hot Chili Peppers – Mother’s Milk

105.         Jimi Hendrix Experience – Are You Experienced?

106.         Frank Sinatra – Sinatra’s 80^th: All The Best

107.         The Beatles – Let It Be

108.         Kid Rock – Devil Without A Cause

109.         Mazzy Star – So Tonight That I Might See

110.         U2 – The B-Sides 1980-1990

111.         Public Enemy – Fear Of A Black Planet

112.         Tori Amos – Under The Pink

113.         Black Eyed Peas - Elephunk

114.         The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

115.         Tori Amos – Little Earthquakes

116.         Peter Gabriel – Peter Gabriel (melting face)

117.         Radiohead – I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings

118.         Various Artists – The Disco Years Vol. 1-3

119.         INXS – Kick

120.         Marilyn Manson – Lest We Forget: The Best Of

121.         Barenaked Ladies – All Their Greatest Hits

122.         Foo Fighters – There Is Nothing Left To Lose

123.         Silverchair – Frogstomp

124.         The Smiths – Best Of The Smiths 1 & 2

125.         The Cure – The Head On The Door

126.         Coldplay - Parachutes

127.         Bjork – Vespertine

128.         Billie Holiday – This Is Jazz, Vol. 32

129.         Dave Matthews Band – Crash

130.         Dave Matthews Band – Under The Table And Dreaming

131.         Louis Prima – Capitol Collector’s Series

132.         Basement Jaxx - Rooty

133.         The Ramones – The Ramones

134.         10,000 Maniacs – In My Tribe

135.         Metallica – Metallica (The Black Album)

136.         G. Love & Special Sauce – Yeah, It’s That Easy

137.         Blur – The Best Of

138.         Beck - Odelay

139.         Outkast – Speakerboxx/The Love Below

140.         Depeche Mode – The Singles 86-98

141.         REM – Document

142.         Ani DiFranco – Dilate

143.         Various Artists – “Swingers” Motion Picture Soundtrack

144.         INXS – The Swing

145.         Tony Bennett – 16 Most Requested Songs

146.         Tori Amos - From The Choirgirl Hotel

147.         Guns N Roses – Appetite For Destruction

148.         The Police – Message In A Box

149.         John Lee Hooker – His Best Chess Sides

150.         Vince Guaraldi Trio – A Charlie Brown Christmas

There’s so many artists I like but couldn’t decide which album should make the list… artists like Eminem, Erykah Badu, David Gray, Missy Elliott, BB. King, Ben Harper, Dean Martin, Jay-Z, Jill Scott, Sting, Stone Temple Pilots, Willie Nelson, Pink Floyd, Sinead O’Connor, Elton John, The Roots, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Nelly Furtado, Moby, and lots of others.  Maybe I'll have to make it a Top 200 list next time!