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Of the 1001, I cut it down to 35 mandatory selections from the 50s-70s.
1950s
- Basie, Count – Atomic Mr Basie
- Fitzgerald, Ella – Sings the Gershwin Song Book
- Brubeck, Dave – Time Out
1960s
- Rolling Stones – Rolling Stones (1st Album)
- Beach Boys – Pet Sounds
- Cream – Disraeli Gears
- Pink Floyd – Piper at the Gates of Dawn
- Doors – Doors (1st Album)
- Velvet Underground – & Nico
- Hendrix, Jimi – Are You Experienced
- Cash, Johnny – At Folsom Prison
- Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bayou Country
- Who – Tommy
- Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin (1st Album)
- King Crimson – In the Court of the Crimson King
1970s
- Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath (1st Album)
- Morrison, Van – Moondance
- Barrett, Syd – Madcap Laughs
- Jethro Tull – Aqualung
- Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Tarkus
- T.Rex – Electric Warrior
- Lynyrd Skynyrd – Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd
- Oldfield, Mike – Tubular Bells
- Pink Floyd – Dark Side of the Moon
- Queen – II
- Led Zeppelin – Physical Graffiti
- Petty, Tom & the Heartbreakers – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers (1st Album)
- Boston – Boston (1st Album)
- Rush – 2112
- Frampton, Peter – Frampton Comes Alive
- Clash – Clash (1st Album)
- Dire Straits – Dire Straits (1st Album)
- AC/DC – Highway to Hell
- Joy Division – Unknown Pleasures
- Pink Floyd – Wall, the
I won’t even touch the 80s, 90s and 00s. I’m sure I could find 1001 just from the 50s through the 70s if I had the time and inclination.
What albums must you hear one more time before kicking the bucket?
