I know this is really non sequitur for a marketing blog, but in my newsletter last week I promised to produce a list of the most influential albums of all time.
Since I know it would create endless argument to presume to name the most influential albums of all time, I will simply the albums that I found most influential, to me. No one can argue with that, right.
These are in no particular order. I have two lists, one for pop/rock and one for jazz.
Top 63 Rock/Pop Albums
Not in any order
1. Abbey Road – Beatles
2. Sgt. Pepper – Beatles
3. Revolver – Beatles
4. Rubber Soul – Beatles
5. Live at Filmore East – Allman Brothers
6. Blood Sweat and Tears 2
7. Boston – Boston
8. Disraeli Gears – Cream
9. Hotel California – Eagles
10. The Long Run – Eagles
11. Minute by Minute – Doobie Brothers
12. Brothers in Arms – Dire Straits
13. Rumors – Fleetwood Mac
14. Fleetwood Mac – Fleetwood Mac
15. Unplugged – Eric Clapton
16. Synchronicity – Police
17. Ghost in the Machine – Police
18. ABACAB – Genesis
19. Invisible Touch – Genesis
20. Night and Day – Joe Jackson
21. Court and Spark – Joni Mitchell
22. Led Zeppelin IV
23. Houses of the Holy – Led Zeppelin
24. World Machine – Level 42
25. Welcome to the Real World – Mister Mister
26. Graceland – Paul Simon
27. Dark Side of the Moon – Pink floyd
28. So – Peter Gabriel
29. Abraxas – Santana
30. Seal (1st album)
31. Fat City – Shawn Colvin
32. Steady On – Shawn Colvin
33. Aja – Steely Dan
34. Can’t Buy a Thrill – Steely Dan
35. Countdown to Ecstasy – Steely Dan
36. Gaucho – Steely Dan
37. Pretzel Logic – Steely Dan
38. Katy Lied – Steely Dan
39. Mosquitos – Stan Ridgway
40. Back in the High Life – Stevie Winwood
41. Soul Cages – Sting
42. Ten Summoners Tales – Sting
43. Hermit of Mink Hollow – Todd Rungren
44. Toy Matinee
45. Vonda Shepard – Vonda Shepard
46. Yes Album – Yes
47. Fragile – Yes
48. Close to the Edge – Yes
49. Room for Squares – John Mayer
50. Heavier Things – John Mayer
51. The Nighfly – Donald Fagen
52. Sunken Condos – Donald Fagen
53. Continuum – John Mayer
54. Chicago II
55. Breakin Away – Al Jarreau
56. Blood Sweat and Tears 3
57. Hejira – Joni Mitchell
58. Smile – Marilyn Scott
59. Sky Dancing – Marilyn Scott
60. Avenues of Love – Marilyn Scott
61. Innervisions – Stevie Wonder
62. Toto IV
63. The Radical Light – Vonda Shepard
Top Jazz Albums
Not in any order
1. Kind of Blue – Miles David
2. Bitches Brew – Miles David
3. Light as a Feather – Chick Corea
4. Electric Band – Chick Corea
5. Bright Size Life – Pat Metheny
6. Imaginary Day – Pat Metheny Group
7. As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls – Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays
8. Out of the Woods – Oregon
9. Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy – Return to Forever
10. Where Have I Known You Before – Return to Forever
11. Romantic Warrior – Return to Forever
12. Birds of Fire – Mahavishnu Orchestra
13. Moonlighting – The Rippingtons
14. Four Corners – Yellowjackets
15. Politics – Yellowjackets
16. Night Passage – Weather Report
17. Heavy Weather – Weather Report
18. Sunflower – Milt Jackson
19. Sky Dive – Freddie Hubbard
20. The Koln Concert – Keith Jarrett
21. Headhunters – Herbie Hancock
22. Thrust – Herbie Hancock
23. Possibilities – Herbie Hancock
24. The New Quartet – Gary Burton
25. When I Look in Your Eyes – Diana Krall
26. Synergy – Dave Weckl
27. Master Plan – Dave Weckl
28. Leprechaun – Chick Corea
29. Step It – Bill Connors
30. Crystal Silence – Chick Corea and Gary Burton
31. Around the City – Eliane Elias
32. Blow by Blow – Jeff Beck
33. Sweet Dreams – Lyle Mays
34. Aerial Boundaries – Michael Hedges
35. Way Down West – Wishful Thinking
36. Yellowjackets – Yellowjackets
