whats the greatest album of all time of any genre?

[jomitm]

Originally Posted by MikeTysontheKiller

sorry typing fast. And why would Imention a John Legend album when I was talking about the beatles? lol

lol i was just playin. cuz his last album is named Evolver.

 

[exile on ivy st]

10) Tony Toni Tone - Sons of Soul
9) Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers

Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
7) Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
6) Outkast - Aquemini(from a music aspect albums like Illmatic and Ready to Die fall WAY short in terms of originality and creativity. If you wanna be in thisdiscussion at least 75% of the melodies and chord progressions have to be original. Biggie doesn't get any love for riding an Mmtume beat)
5) Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band(this isn't popular for being popular like some here have implied, it changed the entire game when it wasreleased)
4) Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life
3) Beatles - Abbey Road
2) Led Zeppelin IV
1) Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St(yes sir . .)

Top 6 are pretty much interchangeable, IMO.

 

[shatterkneesinc]

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[b humbie]

Originally Posted by JR Paperstacks

Miseducation

Bingo

 

[in yo nostril]

 

[Pmighty]

 

[fl0eticnostalgia]

 

[10453]

Originally Posted by cleansneaksonly21

shuttin this post down..

 

[kickmatic23]

I've never been able to make up my mind cuz I like all kinds of music.. so I'll put up one from two genres

 

[iceman617]

PRINCE - PURPLE RAIN

 

[Lizakers]

Originally Posted by FL0ETiCNOSTALGiA

ding ding ding we have a winnner.

this album is pure beauty! a masterpiece in every sense of the word.

 

[paje05]

Hip Hop id have to go with illmatic aswell

 

[keithahundred]

Originally Posted by Iceman617

PRINCE - PURPLE RAIN

forgot all about that one

 

[xtapolapacetl]

I am certain that the vast majority who posted in this thread have never heard this album since it wasn't mentioned once:

 

[theprocessofbelief]

This album IS punk rock.

Every song is flawless. Nothing in it's genre touches it. Ask Green Day. Ask Blink. Ask Rancid. Ask Anti-Flag.

26:44 of pure

 

[josh4523]

De-Loused in The Comatorium, Pure genius. Creativity and passion at its best.

 

[renkxedik]

Originally Posted by JOSH4523

De-Loused in The Comatorium, Pure genius. Creativity and passion at its best.

my man ..... coming with The Mars Volta

 

[rocsole]

Mars Volta is so dope.

 

[unkleluke]

Originally Posted by 10453

Originally Posted by cleansneaksonly21

shuttin this post down..

 

[danikerhino]

Originally Posted by UnkleLuke

Originally Posted by 10453

Originally Posted by cleansneaksonly21

shuttin this post down..

I completely agree, I like every song on that CD and I don't think I've ever gotten sick of that album.

 

[the game is a foot]

And as far as hip-hop, Illmatic, Reasonable Doubt, Life After Death and AQUEMINI were ALL created equal.

 

[uknowdonti]

These are my top albums per genre:
Rap:

Rock:

Jazz:

^This album to me is the greatest ever. I can never get tired of it.

 

[ValarMorghulis]

from wiki BY WORLDWIDE SALES.......... and its not even close
110+ million people cant be wrong

Over 100 million copies

Artist Album Sales (millions)
Michael Jackson- Thriller 100-109

40-49 million copies

Artist Album Sales (millions)
AC/DC - Back in Black 45
Eagles - Their Greatest Hits 42
Whitney Houston- The Bodyguard 42
Andrew Lloyd Webber- The Phantom of the Opera 40
Backstreet Boys - Millennium 40
Bee Gees - Saturday Night Fever 40
Pink Floyd- The Dark Side of the Moon 40

31-39 million copies

Artist Album Sales (millions)
Shania Twain Come on Over 39
Meat Loaf Bat out of Hell 37
The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 32
Céline Dion Falling into You 32
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV 32
Mariah Carey Music Box 32
Various artists Dirty Dancing 32
Celine Dion Let's Talk About Love 31

 

[tuff g0ng]

Just for the sake of saying something that hasn't already been named:

 

[beatjunkie5]

And people complain about Nas only having 9 tracks on illmatic...Thriller had 9 tracks too..9 tracks of pure heat