ZU's Favourite Albums: Submissions and Voting

Here we go, lets see how this works.

This is the thread where you can submit your fifteen most favourite albums. There is no restriction on era or age, country, genre or anything like that.

Here's how it will work. The album you rank to be number one, your favourite album, will receive twenty points. The second will receive nineteen, and so forth all the way down to number fifteen receiving six points. If your list does not contain fifteen albums, then they will still receive the corresponding number of points. If your list contains more than fifteen album, any others below fifteen will be ignored and will receive no points. As hard as it is to chose between albums sometimes, ties will also be discounted, so don't use them.

This thread will be open for a month, and will likely be closed around November 6th, depending on activity. I know some will bang off a list in no time, but others will take careful consideration that may take longer. You are allowed to change or alter your list as much as you'd like during the time the thread is open, but I do ask that you delete your previous list in order to save me some headache at the end if you chose to do so.

Following its close I will tabulate the results and post a final list. Its likely that there will be a lot of ties and not a lot of crossover, since we're a community with a fairly wide and varied set of musical tastes. But oh well, it should still be fun.

Finally, comments and such on each other's lists are fine. However, this is a favourite albums list, not a best albums list, so arguing over someone else's taste in music is kind of a pointless exercise.

So, get submitting and have fun!

This is going to be insanely difficult, ranking them in any kind of order. :X I like 'em all for different reasons.

Ah well, here goes:


1. "Ray of Light" by Madonna

2. "No Need to Argue" by The Cranberries

3. "Simple Things" by Zero 7

4. "Jagged Little Pill" by Alanis Morissette

5. "A Funk Odyssey" by Jamiroquai

6. "The Best of Everything But The Girl" by Everything But The Girl

7. "Forgiven Not Forgotten" by The Corrs

8. "Everybody else is doing it, so why can't we?" by The Cranberries

9. "Why Try Harder?" by Fatboy Slim

10. "Confessions On a Dance Floor" by Madonna

11. "Tigerlily" by Natalie Merchant

12. "Are You Listening?" by Dolores o'Riordan

13. "Polyserena" by George

14. "Rockferry" by Duffy

15. "A Rush of Blood to the Head" by Coldplay

I'm gonna find this list impossible to do, I don't know where most my CDs are : /

Also, I've just realised that I like almost no music from the 70s o:. Ziggy Stardust is the only album from the 70s that might end up on my list.

EDIT: Scratch that, I have more than I thought. Raw Power, All Mod Cons, Blood on the Tracks, Who's Next. 1970s *bow*

Originally Posted by Astarael

This is going to be insanely difficult, ranking them in any kind of order. :X I like 'em all for different reasons.

Ah well, here goes:


1. "Ray of Light" by Madonna

2. "No Need to Argue" by The Cranberries

3. "Simple Things" by Zero 7

4. "Jagged Little Pill" by Alanis Morissette

5. "A Funky Odyssey" by Jamiroquai

6. "The Best of Everything But The Girl" by Everything But The Girl

7. "Forgiven Not Forgotten" by The Corrs

8. "Everybody else is doing it, so why can't we?" by The Cranberries

9. "Why Try Harder?" by Fatboy Slim

10. "Confessions On a Dance Floor" by Madonna

11. "Tigerlily" by Natalie Merchant

12. "Are You Listening?" by Dolores o'Riordan

13. "Polyserena" by George

14. "Rockferry" by Duffy

15. "A Rush of Blood to the Head" by Coldplay

It's interesting that most of these albums are of bands with female singers... That's so different from me. I like the male voice.

Anyway- I'll definitely be making a list for this soon!

1. Rx Bandits - ...And The Battle Begun


2. The Clash - Give 'Em Enough Rope


3. Alkaline Trio - Good Mourning


4. The Police - Ghost in the Machine


5. As Tall as Lions - As Tall as Lions


6. Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Get Happy!!


7. Incubus - Make Yourself


8. Explosions in the Sky - The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place


9. Red Hot Chili Peppers - By the Way


10. TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain


11. Saves The Day - In Reverie


12. Pinback - Blue Screen Life


13. Streetlight Manifesto - Somewhere in the Between


14. Less Than Jake - GNV FLA


15. The Cure - Disintegration

^oh that last one i can get behind!!

Ok here goes:

1. Pearl Jam- Ten

2. Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger

3. Alice In Chains - Facelift

4. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral

5. Ministry - Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed And The Way To Suck Eggs

6. Primus - Sailing The Seas Of Cheese

7. Type O Negative - October Rust

8. Opeth - Blackwater Park

9. Nevermore - Dead Heart In A Dead World

10. Tool - Aenima

11. Monster Magnet - Power Trip

12. Megadeth - Countdown To Extinction

13. Metallica - Master of Puppets

14. Pink Floyd - The Wall

15. Michael Jackson - Thriller

Originally Posted by Florina Belmont

^oh that last one i can get behind!!

I'm listening to it right now actually.

1.Surferrosa- The Pixies.

2. Castaways and Cutouts- The Decemberists.

3.The Shepard's Dog- Iron and Wine.

4.Music from Big Pink- The Band.

5. Daydream Nation or Dirty- Sonic Youth. I can't choose between the two.

I'll think of some later. I have to listen to some more music and decide.

hmmm, don't have 15 yet. I'll throw a few out there to get brainstorming.


1) Sibelius/Schoenberg concerti - hilary hahn
2) sgt. peppers lonely hearts club band
3) The shepherd's dog
4) Goldberg Variations - glenn gould (the one from the 80's, not the other one.)
5) The Bach Cello Suites - Anner bylsma
6) The best of: Red Hot chilli peppers
7) You Forgot It in People - Broken Social Scene
8) chaos and creation in the back yard - Paul McCartney

just off the top of my head. will search iPod later and will probably revise as well

Greatest Hits count...?

Originally Posted by Alex

Greatest Hits count...?

I recall there being compilation albums in the Rolling Stones Top 500 list, so I think it should be okay here...

Ooooookay.

All right, I guess I'll be that guy and be the first to mention The Beatles.

1. The Beatles-Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band
2. Streetlight Manifesto-Everything Goes Numb
3. Bob Dylan-Blonde on Blonde
4. AC/DC-Powerage
5. The Who-Who's Next
6. Beck-Odelay
7. NWA-Straight Outta Compton
8. Boston-Boston
9. Cake-Comfort Eagle
10. Gorillaz-Demon Days
11. Outkast-Speakerboxxx/Love Below
12. Reel Big Fish-Turn the Radio Off
13. Rush-Moving Pictures
14. The Doors-Waiting for the Sun
15. Weezer-Weezer(Blue)

Originally Posted by Alex

Greatest Hits count...?

I considered saying that Greatest Hits and Compilation albums (including soundtracks with unoriginal scores or songs) shouldn't be eligible, but then those are albums too. I wouldn't really ever include any in any list I made, but if others want to I can't really justify not allowing them to.

Originally Posted by Hoopy Frood

10. Gorillaz-Feel Good Inc

Do you mean their self-titled?

Hm... I'm usually more a fan of songs rather than albums, but I'll pitch in. Though I gotta admit my favourite albums change a bit over time, so I'll include the albums which made a big impact on me when I first heard them.

But I need to know if greatest hits compilations and live albums count, cause... that could potentially change my list quite a bit.

But anyways.

1. Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
2. Octavarium - Dream Theatre
3. OK Computer - Radiohead
4. Origin of Symmetry - Muse
5. The Heart of Everything - Within Temptation
6. Brave New World - Iron Maiden
7. United Abominations - Megadeth
8. Dance of Death - Iron Maiden
9. Blues - Jimi Hendrix
10. Us & Them - Shinedown


EDIT: Questions answered by Nolan. X3

Originally Posted by nolan

I considered saying that Greatest Hits and Compilation albums (including soundtracks with unoriginal scores or songs) shouldn't be eligible, but then those are albums too. I wouldn't really ever include any in any list I made, but if others want to I can't really justify not allowing them to.

Do you mean their self-titled?

I actually meant Demon Days. Writing lists at 4AM is a bad idea. Lawl.

My 'short' list, thus far:

The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound
The Beatles - Abbey Road
Less Than Jake - Anthem
As Tall as Lions - As Tall As Lions
Counting Crows - August and Everything After
blink-182 - Blink-182
Broken Social Scene - Broken Social Scene
mewithoutYou - Brother, Sister
Brand New - Deja Endtendu
Brand New - The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me
Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor
Barenaked Ladies - Gordon
Less Than Jake - Hello Rockview
The Beatles - Help!
Motion City Soundtrack - I Am the Movie
Tegan and Sara - If It Was You
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Soundtrack - O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Good Old War - Only Way to Be Alone
R.E.M. - Out of Time
Great Big Sea - Play
Forgive Durden - Razia's Shadow: A Musical
Moneen - The Red Tree
Ben Folds - Rockin' the Suburbs
Great Big Sea - Sea of No Cares
Tegan and Sara - So Jealous
New Found Glory - Sticks and Stones
Barenaked Ladies - Stunt
Counting Crows - This Desert Life
The Used - The Used
Hanson - The Walk
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells
Cary Brothers - Who You Are

I know it may seem like I compiled this quickly, but I didn't. I've been making this since Alex suggested the 15 albums limit. This **** was hard and I honestly feel like some of these albums shouldn't be on there.

1. The Times They Are A-Changin' - Bob Dylan
2. Food and Liquor - Lupe Fiasco
3. Bringing it All Back Home - Bob Dylan
4. Good News for People Who Love Bad News - Modest Mouse
5. In Our Nature - Jose Gonzalez
6. Stankonia - OutKast
7. Audioslave - Audioslave
8. Antics - Interpol
9. The Blueprint - Jay-Z
10. Demon Days - Gorillaz
11. Black on Both Sides - Mos Def
12. Graduation - Kanye West
13. The Tipping Point - The Roots
14. Grace - Jeff Buckley
15. The Moon & Antarctica - Modest Mouse

1: Superunknown - Soundgarden
2: Powerage - AC/DC
3: Down on the Upside - Soundgarden
4: The Doors - The Doors
5: Green Day - American Idiot
6: Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown
7: Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
8: Highway to Hell - AC/DC
9: Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin
10: Ten - Pearl Jam
11: Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Rainbow
12: Dirt - Alice in Chains
13: Core - Stone Temple Pilots
14: Trouble is...- The Kenny Wayne Sheppard Band
15: Disturbed - Down with the Sickness

I'm going to edit this in with my albums; still need to decide on all of them....

Anyway, question: Do EPs count?