The Current's 893 Essential Albums List compilation/contest has made social media a lot of fun over the last couple weeks. Seeing the top ten albums from people who's music opinions I like and respect is awesome and really got me thinking about my own. I submitted my top ten but stopping there seemed like not enough. The world (7 people who will read this) needs to know more from me! My original plan was to a top 100 album list but that quickly turned into 150. For the sake of diversity (as well as making it much easier on myself) I decided to only include one album per artist as well as no compilations or live albums. It's interesting to see how white male centric my tastes are and I wish I had more diverse tastes but I also had to be honest with myself. Anyway, here they are, my favorite 150 albums of all time, don't pay too much attention to the specific order as the difference between album 137 and 83 for example is largely negligible.
150. Ex Hex - Rips (2014)
149. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
148. Uncle Tupelo - Anodyne (1993)
147. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
146. Joe Jackson - Look Sharp! (1979)
145. The Sonics - Here Are The Sonics (1965)
144. The Knack - Get The Knack (1979)
143. Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
142. Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out (1997)
141. Allman Brothers Band - Idlewild South (1970)
140. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music (1962)
139. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain (1971)
138. The Jesus And Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
137. Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)
136. X - Los Angeles (1980)
135. The Specials - The Specials (1979)
134. The Suicide Commandos - Make A Record (1977)
133. The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
132. Dead Boys - Young Loud And Snotty (1977)
131. The Jayhawks - Tomorrow The Green Grass (1995)
130. U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
129. NOFX - Punk In Drublic (1994)
128. Nas - Illmatic (1994)
127. Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)
126. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
125. Lucero - That Much Further West (2003)
124. Elvis Presley - From Elvis In Memphis (1969)
123. Aerosmith - Rocks (1976)
122. Against Me! - Transgender Dysphoria Blues (2014)
121. Fugazi - Repeater (1990)
120. Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures (1979)
119. Neil Young With Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (1969)
118. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
117. Lynyrd Skynyrd - (Pronounced 'Leh-nerd 'Skin-nerd) (1973)
116. Misfits - Walk Among Us (1982)
115. Reel Big Fish - Turn The Radio Off (1996)
114. Metallica - Master Of Puppets (1986)
113. The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace Of Sin (1969)
112. The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers (1976)
111. The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
110. The Black Crowes - Shake Your Moneymaker (1990)
109. Operation Ivy - Energy (1989)
108. Tenacious D - Tenacious D (2001)
107. Televison - Marquee Moon (1977)
106. Minutemen - Double Nickles On The Dime (1984)
105. The Bottle Rockets - The Brooklyn Side (1994)
104. Guided By Voices - Bee Thousand (1994)
103. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
102. The Methadones - Not Economically Viable (2004)
101. The Menzingers - On The Impossible Past (2012)
100. Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
99. Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)
98. Marshall Crenshaw - Marshall Crenshaw (1982)
97.Dusty Springfield - Dusty In Memphis (1969)
96. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
95. Foo Fighters - The Colour And The Shape (1997)
94. Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)
93. Face To Face - Don't Turn Away (1992)
92. Blink 182 - Enema Of The State (1999)
91. Al Green - Call Me (1973)
90. Superdrag - In The Valley Of Dying Stars (2000)
89. Jason Isbell - Southeastern (2013)
88. Go-Go's - Beauty And The Beat (1981)
87. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
86. Eddie and the Hot Rods - Life On The Line (1977)
85. The Bouncing Souls - How I Spent My Summer Vacation (2001)
84. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy And The Poor Boys (1969)
83. The Cars - The Cars (1978)
82. Dwight Yoakam - Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. (1986)
81. Rise Against - Revolutions Per Minute (2003)
80. The Damned - Damned Damned Damned (1977)
79. Jawbreaker - 24 Hour Revenge Therapy (1994)
78.Smoking Popes - Born To Quit (1994)
77. The Exploding Hearts - Guitar Romantic (2003)
76. Alkaline Trio - Good Mourning (2003)
75. Lydia Loveless - Something Else (2014)
74. Mad Caddies - Just One More (2003)
73. Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul (1968)
72. Andrew W.K. - I Get Wet (2001)
71. Drive-By Truckers - The Dirty South (2004)
70. Willie Nelson - Phases And Stages (1974)
69. R.E,M. - Reckoning (1984)
68. Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Damn The Torpedoes (1979)
67. Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
66. Huey Lewis And The News - Sports (1983)
65. Little Feat - Dixie Chicken (1973)
64. Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend (1991)
63. Otis Redding - Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965)
62. Lemonheads - It's A Shame About Ray (1992)
61. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
60. The Last - L.A. Explosion! (1979)
59. Social Distortion - Somewhere Between Heaven And Hell (1992)
58. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)
57. Local H - Pack Up The Cats (1998)
56. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
55. Superchunk - Majesty Shredding (2010)
54. Old 97's - Too Far To Care (1997)
53. The Velvet Underground - Loaded (1970)
52. Japandroids - Celebration Rock (2012)
51. Prince and the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
50. Rockpile - Seconds Of Pleasure (1980)
49. The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
48. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)
47. Bad Religion - Stranger Than Fiction (1994)
46. Less Than Jake - Hello Rockview (1998)
45. The Band - The Band (1969)
44. Nick Lowe - Jesus Of Cool (1978)
43. AC/DC - Highway To Hell (1979)
42. The Black Keys - Rubber Factory (2004)
41. Dillinger Four - Versus God (2000)
40. Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
39. Sam Cooke - Night Beat (1963)
38. Heartbreakers - L.A.M.F. (1977)
37. Beastie Boys - Check Your Head (1992)
36. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (1972)
35. Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
34. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
33. New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
32. Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
31. Screeching Weasel - My Brain Hurts (1991)
30. Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
29. Cheap Trick - Heaven Tonight (1978)
28. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
27. Sly & the Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)
26. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
25. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
24. Ramones - Rocket To Russia (1977)
23. The Beatles - Rubber Soul (1965)
22. Weezer - The Blue Album (1994)
21. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
20. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
19.The Stooges - Fun House (1970)
18. Guns 'N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
17. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
16. The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound (2008)
15. Sugar - Copper Blue (1992)
14. Dance Hall Crashers - Honey, I'm Homely! (1997)
13. Elvis Costello - This Year's Model (1978)
12. Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
11. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
10. Descendents - Milo Goes To College (1982)
9. Graham Parker and the Rumour - Squeezing Out Sparks (1979)
8. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)
7. The Lillingtons - Death By Television (1999)
6. The Ike Reilly Assassination - Sparkle In The Finish (2004)
5. Rancid - ...And Out Come The Wolves (1995)
4. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street (1972)
3. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
2. The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)
1. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
