In 2001, Clarke Speicher published his list of the 100 greatest albums of all time in the “Mosaic” column for The Review, a student-led newspaper for the University of Delaware. It appeared over multiple issues (volume 128, numbers 12-23). Here are the specific issues and their dates:
- Issue #12 (10/9/01): 91-100
- Issue #13 (10/12/01): 81-90
- Issue #14 (10/16/01): 71-80
- Issue #15 (10/19/01): 61-70
- Issue #16 (10/23/01): 51-60
- Issue #17 (11/2/01): 41-50
- Issue #18 (11/6/01): 31-40
- Issue #19 (11/9/01): 21-30
- Issue #20 (11/13/01): 11-20
- Issue #22 (11/20/01): 6-10
- Issue #23 (11/30/01): 1-5
- Issue #21 (11/16/01): 25 albums that barely missed the cut
These issues no longer appear online, but they have been referenced in multiple album reviews here at the DMDB. The original list appears below.
Check out other best-of album lists by individuals/critics here.
1. The Beatles Revolver (1966)
2. The Beach Boys Pet Sounds (1966)
3. Bob Dylan Blonde on Blonde (1966)
4. Sex Pistols Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols (1977)
5. Marvin Gaye What’s Going On (1971)
6. Velvet Underground & Nico Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)
7. The Beatles The Beatles (aka “The White Album”) (1968)
8. The Beatles Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
9. The Clash London Calling (1979)
10. The Stone Roses The Stone Roses (1989)
11. The Rolling Stones Exile on Main Street (1972)
12. The Smiths The Queen Is Dead (1986)
13. Public Enemy It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)
14. Nirvana Nevermind (1991)
15. The Jimi Hendrix Experience Are You Experienced? (1967)
16. Miles Davis Kind of Blue (1959)
17. Van Morrison Astral Weeks (1968)
18. The Beatles Abbey Road (1969)
19. Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
20. Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
21. Love Forever Changes (1967)
22. Bob Dylan Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
23. Radiohead OK Computer (1997)
24. Stevie Wonder Innervisions (1973)
25. The Beatles Rubber Soul (1965)
26. The Who Who’s Next (1971)
27. The Clash The Clash (1977)
28. Joni Mitchell Blue (1971)
29. Prince Sign ‘O’ the Times (1987)
30. The Rolling Stones Let It Bleed (1969)
31. Frank Sinatra Songs for Swingin’ Lovers! (1956)
32. Bob Dylan Blood on the Tracks (1975)
33. U2 The Joshua Tree (1987)
34. The Beatles A Hard Day’s Night (soundtrack, 1964)
35. Elvis Presley The Sun Sessions (archives: 1954-55, released 1976)
36. R.E.M. Automatic for the People (1992)
37. The Doors The Doors (1967)
38. Patti Smith Horses (1975)
39. Otis Redding Otis Blue (1965)
40. James Brown Live at the Apollo Volume 1 (live, 1962)
41. Bob Dylan Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
42. David Bowie Hunky Dory (1971)
43. Neil Young After the Gold Rush (1970)
44. John Coltrane A Love Supreme (1965)
45. Nick Drake Five Leaves Left (1969)
46. Lou Reed Transformer (1972)
47. Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti (1975)
48. David Bowie Low (1977)
49. The Jimi Hendrix Experience Electric Ladyland (1968)
50. Television Marquee Moon (1977)
51. The Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground (1969)
52. Miles Davis Bitches Brew (1970)
53. Ramones Ramones (1976)
54. My Bloody Valentine Loveless (1991)
55. David Bowie The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972)
56. Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy (1973)
57. Bruce Springsteen Born to Run (1975)
58. De La Soul 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
59. Bob Marley & The Wailers Natty Dread (1974)
60. Joy Division Closer (1980)
61. The Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers (1971)
62. Aretha Franklin I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967)
63. Sly & the Family Stone Stand! (1969)
64. Michael Jackson Thriller (1982)
65. Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin I (1969)
66. Elvis Costello My Aim Is True (1977)
67. Pink Floyd The Wall (1979)
68. Dusty Springfield Dusty in Memphis (1969)
69. The Police Synchronicity (1983)
70. Carole King Tapestry (1971)
71. Paul Simon Graceland (1986)
72. Parliament Mothership Connection (1975)
73. Massive Attack Blue Lines (1991)
74. Van Morrison Moondance (1970)
75. Al Green Call Me (1973)
76. Jeff Buckley Grace (1994)
77. The Rolling Stones Beggars Banquet (1968)
78. Beastie Boys Paul’s Boutique (1989)
79. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Trout Mask Replica (1969)
80. Simon & Garfunkel Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
81. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Déjà Vu (1970)
82. N.W.A. Straight Outta Compton (1989)
83. Pixies Surfer Rosa (1988)
84. AC/DC Back in Black (1980)
85. Sonic Youth Daydream Nation (1988)
86. The Who Tommy (1969)
87. Curtis Mayfield Superfly (soundtrack, 1972)
88. Ray Charles Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962)
89. Moby Grape Moby Grape (1967)
90. U2 Achtung Baby (1991)
91. Santana Abraxas (1970)
92. Peter Gabriel So (1986)
93. The Band The Band (1969)
94. Leftfield Leftism (1995)
95. Pearl Jam Ten (1991)
96. Fleetwood Mac Rumours (1977)
97. Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995)
98. Liz Phair Exile in Guyville (1993)
99. Talking Heads Remain in Light (1980)
100. Primal Scream Screamadelica (1991)
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