Sunday, September 5, 2021

Dave’s Faves: My Top 100 Albums of All Time

Dave’s Faves:

My Top 100 Albums

Here are my personal top 100 favorite albums. This list focuses only on studio albums; live recordings and other compilations such as box sets or greatest hits collections are not included. Links will take you to dedicated pages for albums on the DMDB blog or website. Enjoy!

Check out other Dave’s Faves album lists here.

1. Marillion Misplaced Childhood (1985)
2. The Beatles Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
3. Styx Paradise Theater (1981)
4. Kevin Gilbert The Shaming of the True (1996)
5. Pink Floyd The Wall (1979)
6. Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
7. Styx The Grand Illusion (1977)
8. Tears for Fears Songs from the Big Chair (1985)
9. Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
10. The Rainmakers The Rainmakers (1986)

11. Bruce Springsteen Born the U.S.A. (1984)
12. Prince & the Revolution Purple Rain (soundtrack, 1984)
13. Marillion Script for a Jester’s Tear (1983)
14. The Who Who’s Next (1971)
15. The Police Synchronicity (1983)
16. U2 The Joshua Tree (1987)
17. Marillion Clutching at Straws (1987)
18. The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
19. Various Artists Some Kind of Wonderful (soundtrack, 1987)
20. The Beatles Abbey Road (1969)

21. Eagles Hotel California (1976)
22. Fleetwood Mac Rumours (1977)
23. Journey Escape (1981)
24. Olivia Newton-John/Electric Light Orchestra Xanadu (soundtrack, 1980)
25. Boston Boston (1976)
26. The Jimi Hendrix Experience Are You Experienced? (1967)
27. Tears for Fears The Hurting (1983)
28. The Beatles Please Please Me (1963)
29. Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II (1969)
30. Indigo Girls Indigo Girls (1989)

31. Sting Nothing Like the Sun (1987)
32. Peter Gabriel So (1986)
33. Tori Amos Little Earthquakes (1992)
34. Alan Parsons Project The Turn of a Friendly Card (1980)
35. Sting The Dream of the Blue Turtles (1985)
36. Dire Straits Brothers in Arms (1985)
37. The Who Tommy (1969)
38. Velvet Underground & Nico Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)
39. Billy Joel The Stranger (1977)
40. Van Halen Van Halen (1978)

41. The Police Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)
42. Marillion Fugazi (1984)
43. Terence Trent D’Arby Introducing the Hardline… (1987)
44. Alan Parsons Project I Robot (1977)
45. Melissa Etheridge Melissa Etheridge (1988)
46. David + David Boomtown (1986)
47. The Beatles The Beatles (aka “The White Album”) (1968)
48. The Rolling Stones Let It Bleed (1969)
49. Michael Jackson Thriller (1982)
50. John Cougar Mellencamp The Lonesome Jubilee (1987)

51. Lyle Lovett Pontiac (1988)
52. Crowded House Crowded House (1986)
53. Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman (1988)
54. Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here (1975)
55. Toy Matinee Toy Matinee (1990)
56. The Doors The Doors (1967)
57. The Beatles Revolver (1966)
58. Pearl Jam Ten (1991)
59. Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young Déjà Vu (1970)
60. The Police Reggatta De Blanc (1979)

61. Tears for Fears The Seeds of Love (1989)
62. Marillion Seasons End (1989)
63. Styx Pieces of Eight (1978)
64. Squeeze East Side Story (1981)
65. Yes Fragile (1971)
66. The Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers (1971)
67. The Beatles Rubber Soul (1965)
68. Genesis Genesis (1983)
69. David Bowie The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972)
70. Yes 90125 (1983)

71. Paul Simon Graceland (1986)
72. Asia Asia (1982)
73. U2 War (1983)
74. The Beatles Help! (1965)
75. Bruce Springsteen Born to Run (1975)
76. The Police Outlandos D’Amour (1978)
77. Various Artists K-Tel: High Energy (1979)
78. John Cougar Mellencamp Scarecrow (1985)
79. Sheryl Crow Tuesday Night Music Club (1993)
80. Kevin Gilbert Thud (1995)

81. Fish Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors (1990)
82. Lyle Lovett Lyle Lovett and His Large Band (1989)
83. Violent Femmes Violent Femmes (1983)
84. XTC Skylarking (1986)
85. Styx Crystal Ball (1976)
86. Styx Equinox (1975)
87. David Baerwald A Fine Mess (1999)
88. Toni Childs Union (1988)
89. Crowded House Woodface (1991)
90. Pat Benatar Crimes of Passion (1980)

91. The Cars The Cars (1978)
92. Mike + the Mechanics Mike + The Mechanics (1985)
93. The Williams Brothers The Williams Brothers (1991)
94. U2 Rattle and Hum (live/studio soundtrack, 1988)
95. Nirvana Nevermind (1991)
96. Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill (1995)
97. Meat Loaf Bat Out of Hell (1977)
98. The Rainmakers 25 On (2011)
99. Hooters Nervous Night (1985)
100. Del Amitri Waking Hours (1989)