Music:
Best Albums of the 20th Century
At the end of 1999, WFUV listeners chose the top 100 (or so) albums ever recorded in our Best of the Century Album Poll. And the envelope please...
Best Albums of the 20th Century [1999]
- The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- Bob Dylan, Blood on the Tracks
- The Beatles, The Beatles ("White Album")
- Bob Dylan, Blonde on Blonde
- Miles Davis, Kind of Blue
- Bob Dylan, Highway 61 Revisited
- Joni Mitchell, Blue
- Beach Boys, Pet Sounds
- The Beatles, Rubber Soul
- The Beatles, Abbey Road
- Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon
- The Grateful Dead, American Beauty
- Paul Simon, Graceland
- Bruce Springsteen, Born to Run
- Bob Dylan & The Band, The Basement Tapes
- Van Morrison, Moondance
- The Band, Music from Big Pink
- Carole King, Tapestry
- Jimi Hendrix, Are You Experienced?
- Rolling Stones, Exile on Main Street
- Derek and the Dominos, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
- John Coltrane, A Love Supreme
- The Allman Brothers Band, Live at the Fillmore East
- The Beatles, Revolver
- Bob Dylan, Bringing it All Back Home
- The Beatles, Meet the Beatles
- Joni Mitchell, Court & Spark
- The Band, The Band
- Bob Dylan, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
- Rolling Stones, Let it Bleed
- The Grateful Dead, Workingman's Dead
- Neil Young, Harvest
- Jimi Hendrix, Electric Ladyland
- Robert Johnson, Complete Recordings
- Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Déjà Vu
- Neil Young, After the Gold Rush
- James Taylor, Sweet Baby James
- The Grateful Dead, Europe `72
- Elvis Presley, The Sun Sessions
- Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley
- Rolling Stones, Beggar's Banquet
- Simon & Garfunkel, Bridge over Troubled Water
- Bob Dylan, Desire
- The Band, Last Waltz
- The Byrds, Sweetheart of the Rodeo
- Elvis Costello, My Aim is True
- Bob Marley , Legend
- Stevie Wonder, Songs in the Key of Life
- Various artists, Woodstock
- Marvin Gaye, What's Going On
- The Who, Tommy
- The Beatles, Hard Day's Night
- The Who, Who's Next tied with
Pink Floyd, The Wall
- Jefferson Airplane, Volunteers tied with
The Grateful Dead, Reckoning
- Nirvana, Nevermind
- Rolling Stones, Sticky Fingers
- The Band, Rock of Ages tied with
Steely Dan, Aja
- The Beatles, The Beatles Second Album
- Miles Davis, Cookin'
- Bob Dylan, Another Side of Bob Dylan
- Simon & Garfunkel, Bookends
- The Moody Blues, Days of Future Passed tied with
Jackson Browne, Late for the Sky
- Fleetwood Mac, Rumours tied with
Frank Sinatra, Songs for Swinging Lovers
- Janis Joplin, Pearl
- Joni Mitchell, Hejira
- Richie Havens, Mixed Bag tied with
The Doors, The Doors
- Jefferson Airplane, Surrealistic Pillow
- Bruce Springsteen, The Wild, The Innocent and the E Street Shuffle
- Frank Sinatra, In the Wee Small Hours
- Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, 4 Way Street
- Joni Mitchell, Ladies of the Canyon
- The Beatles, Let it Be tied with
Van Morrison, Astral Weeks
- John Lennon, Imagine
- James Brown, Live at the Apollo
- Bernstein/Sondheim, West Side Story tied with
Miles Davis, Bitches Brew
- John Prine, John Prine
- Muddy Waters, Folk Singer
- Various artists, Anthology of American Folk Music tied with
Woody Guthrie, Dust Bowl Ballads
- Stevie Wonder, Innervision
- Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin IV tied with
U2, Joshua Tree
- Frank Sinatra, Only the Lonely
- Dave Brubeck, Time Out
- Bob Marley , Exodus
- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Will the Circle Be Unbroken
- Ella Fitzgerald, The Cole Porter Songbook
- The Clash, London Calling tied with
David Bowie, Ziggy Stardust
- Benny Goodman & others, Carnegie Hall Concerts
- B.B. King, Live at the Regal
- Louis Armstrong, Hot Fives and Sevens tied with
Beck, Odelay
- Duke Ellington, Live at Newport
- Arlo Guthrie, Alice's Restaurant
- Talking Heads, Remain in Light
- Hank Williams, Greatest Hits
- The Grateful Dead, Aoxomoxoa
- Johnny Cash, Live at Folsom Prison tied with
Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan
- Billie Holiday, Songs for Distingue Lovers
- The Velvet Underground & Nico, The Velvet Underground & Nico
- Emmylou Harris, Wrecking Ball tied with
Jimmie Rodgers, First Sessions
- Lucinda Williams, Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
- Gram Parsons, GP tied with
Gram Parsons, Grievous Angel