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Thursday, December 22, 2022

Mojo: Albums of the Year, 1950-2022

Mojo:

Albums of the Year, 1950-2022

Mojo is a British music magazine. The “End of Year Lists” link at the bottom of this page shows the year-end album lists from Mojo from 1994 on. However, the magazine has also produced multiple best-of-all-time lists over the years so those have been used to determine albums of the year prior to 1994.

Check out other album of the year awards here.

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First posted 12/31/2020; last updated 12/22/2022.

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Friday, January 10, 2014

Mojo Magazine’s 100 Greatest Albums

Mojo Magazine:

The Top 100 Albums

Mojo is a British music magazine. Over the years, they’ve put out a number of best-of-all-time album lists. This DMDB exclusive list aggregates 13 of Mojo’s lists together (see resources for all the lists at the bottom of the page).

Also, check out Mojo’s annual picks for album of the year from 1950 on.

Check out other publications and organizations’ best-of album lists here.

1. The Beach Boys Pet Sounds (1966)
2. The Beatles Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
3. The Beatles Revolver (1966)
4. The Jimi Hendrix Experience Are You Experienced? (1967)
5. The Clash London Calling (1979)
6. Marvin Gaye What’s Going On (1971)
7. Stevie Wonder Innervisions (1973)
8. Radiohead The Bends (1995)
9. The Rolling Stones Exile on Main Street (1972)
10. Jeff Buckley Grace (1994)

11. David Bowie The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972)
12. Patti Smith Horses (1975)
13. Ramones Ramones (1976)
14. The Doors The Doors (1967)
15. Pulp Different Class (1995)
16. The Stone Roses The Stone Roses (1989)
17. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Trout Mask Replica (1969)
18. Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
19. Television Marquee Moon (1977)
20. Oasis Definitely Maybe (1994)

21. Bruce Springsteen Born to Run (1975)
22. Bob Dylan Blonde on Blonde (1966)
23. Velvet Underground & Nico Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)
24. Nirvana Nevermind (1991)
25. Joni Mitchell Blue (1971)
26. Fairport Convention Liege and Lief (1969)
27. Richard & Linda Thompson I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight (1974)
28. Radiohead OK Computer (1997)
29. Bob Dylan Time Out of Mind (1997)
30. Bob Dylan Highway 61 Revisited (1965)

31. Love Forever Changes (1967)

32. The Jimi Hendrix Experience Electric Ladyland (1968)
33. Bob Dylan Blood on the Tracks (1975)
34. The Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers (1971)
35. New York Dolls New York Dolls (1973)
36. Neil Young Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (1969)
37. Lou Reed Transformer (1972)
38. Pink Floyd The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)
39. Steely Dan Can’t Buy a Thrill (1972)
40. U2 Achtung Baby (1991)

41. Neil Young Tonight’s the Night (1975)
42. The Band Music from Big Pink (1968)
43. Frank Zappa Hot Rats (1969)
44. Bob Dylan Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
45. The Strokes Is This It (2001)
46. The Libertines Up the Bracket (2002)
47. Tricky Maxinquaye (1995)
48. The Rolling Stones Let It Bleed (1969)
49. Nirvana In Utero (1993)
50. The Rolling Stones Beggars Banquet (1968)

51. The Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground (1969)
52. Blur Blur (1997)
53. Nick Drake Five Leaves Left (1969)
54. Van Morrison Astral Weeks (1968)
55. The Flaming Lips The Soft Bulletin (1999)
56. The Beatles The Beatles (aka “The White Album”) (1968)
57. The Beatles Abbey Road (1969)
58. DJ Shadow Endtroducing… (1996)
59. Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
60. Black Sabbath Black Sabbath (1970)

61. James Brown Live at the Apollo Volume 1 (live, 1962)
62. The Band The Band (1969)
63. Miles Davis Kind of Blue (1959)
64. David Bowie Hunky Dory (1971)
65. R.E.M. Automatic for the People (1992)
66. Portishead Dummy (1994)
67. The Stooges Fun House (1970)
68. Spiritualized Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space (1997)
69. Sex Pistols Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols (1977)
70. Fleetwood Mac Rumours (1977)

71. Air Moon Safari (1998)
72. Oasis (What’s the Story) Morning Glory (1995)
73. The Byrds The Notorious Byrd Brothers (1968)
74. Jesus and Mary Chain Psychocandy (1985)
75. Prince Sign ‘O’ the Times (1987)
76. John Lennon Plastic Ono Band (1970)
77. Various Artists Buena Vista Social Club (1997)
78. The Clash The Clash (1977)
79. Roxy Music For Your Pleasure (1973)
80. Blur Parklife (1994)

81. Otis Redding Otis Blue (1965)
82. Donald Fagen The Nightfly (1982)
83. Bruce Springsteen Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
84. Gram Parsons Grievous Angel (1974)
85. Joy Division Unknown Pleasures (1979)
86. The Beatles A Hard Day’s Night (soundtrack, 1964)
87. Tom Waits Swordfishtrombones (1983)
88. Carole King Tapestry (1971)
89. Kate Bush Hounds of Love (1985)
90. Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti (1975)

91. R.E.M. Murmur (1983)
92. Underworld Second Toughest in the Infants (1996)
93. Johnny Burnette & the Rock ‘N’ Roll Trio Johnny Burnette and the Rock ‘N’ Roll Trio (1956)
94. PJ Harvey To Bring You My Love (1995)
95. Derek and the Dominos Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
96. King Crimson In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
97. Free Fire and Water (1970)
98. The Slits Cut (1979)
99. Jethro Tull Stand Up (1969)
100. John Cale Music for a New Society (1982)

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First posted 1/10/2014; last updated 3/13/2024.

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Friday, December 10, 2010

Mojo: Songs of the Year, 1955-2006

Originally posted 12/10/2010; updated 4/7/2019.

Mojo is a monthly UK magazine first published in October 1993. While they haven’t always named a “song of the year” they have done multiple best-of lists. Based on 15 of those lists (see links at bottom of page), here are the best songs of each year from 1955 to 2005.

  • 1955: Little Richard “Tutti Frutti”
  • 1956: Elvis Presley “Heartbreak Hotel”
  • 1957: Buddy Holly & the Crickets “That’ll Be the Day”
  • 1958: Chuck Berry “Johnny B. Goode”
  • 1959: Ray Charles “What’d I Say”

  • 1960: The Shadows “Apache”
  • 1961: Del Shannon “Runaway”
  • 1962: Booker T. & the MG’s “Green Onions”
  • 1963: The Ronettes “Be My Baby”
  • 1964: The Righteous Brothers “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’”
  • 1965: The Miracles “The Tracks of My Tears”
  • 1966: Ike & Tina Turner “River Deep, Mountain High”
  • 1967: Aretha Franklin “Respect”
  • 1968: Marvin Gaye “I Heard It Through the Grapevine”
  • 1969: The Jackson 5 “I Want You Back”

  • 1970: Simon & Garfunkel “Bridge Over Troubled Water”
  • 1971: Marvin Gaye “What’s Going On”
  • 1972: Stevie Wonder “Superstition”
  • 1973: Stevie Wonder “Living for the City”
  • 1974: Kraftwerk “Autobahn”
  • 1975: Queen “Bohemian Rhapsody”
  • 1976: Sex Pistols “Anarchy in the U.K.”
  • 1977: Sex Pistols “God Save the Queen”
  • 1978: The Dils “I Hate the Rich”
  • 1979: Dead Kennedys “California Über Alles”

  • 1980: Martha & the Muffins “Echo Beach”
  • 1981: Ultravox “Vienna”
  • 1982: Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five “The Message”
  • 1983: The Smiths “This Charming Man”
  • 1984: Frankie Goes to Hollywood “Two Tribes”
  • 1985:
  • 1986: Run-D.M.C. with Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler & Joe Perry “Walk This Way”
  • 1987: Phuture “Acid Tracks”
  • 1988: A Guy Called Gerald “Voodoo Ray”
  • 1989: The La’s “There She Goes”

  • 1990: Sinéad O’Connor “Nothing Compares 2 U”
  • 1991: Nirvana “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
  • 1992: Radiohead “Creep”
  • 1993: Beck “Loser”
  • 1994: Oasis “Live Forever”
  • 1995: Pulp “Common People”
  • 1996: Manic Street Preachers “A Design for Life”
  • 1997: The Verve “Bittersweet Symphony”
  • 1998: Britney Spears “Baby One More Time”
  • 1999: Rage Against the Machine “Sleep Now in the Fire”

  • 2000: Asian Dub Foundation “Real Great Britain”
  • 2001: The White Stripes “Fell in Love with a Girl”
  • 2002: The Libertines “What a Waster”
  • 2003: The Darkness “Christmas Time (Don’t Let the Bells End)”
  • 2004: Franz Ferdinand “Take Me Out”
  • 2005: Arctic Monkeys “I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor”
  • 2006: Camera Obscura “Lloyd, I’m Ready to Be Heartbroken”
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Saturday, February 28, 2009

Mojo: Top 100 Songs

Mojo:

Top 100 Songs

Mojo is a monthly UK magazine first published in October 1993. They have published multiple best-of lists over the years. Below is an exclusive Dave’s Music Database list in which 15 song-based lists (see links at bottom of page) from Mojo hae been aggregated into one best-of list.

Click here to see other lists from publications and/or organizations.

1. Sex Pistols “God Save the Queen” (1977)
2. Nirvana “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (1991)
3. The Ronettes “Be My Baby” (1963)
4. Oasis “Live Forever” (1994)
5. Marvin Gaye “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” (1968)
6. Ike & Tina Turner “River Deep, Mountain High” (1966)
7. Queen “Bohemian Rhapsody” (1975)
8. Aretha Franklin “Respect” (1967)
9. The Miracles “The Tracks of My Tears” (1965)
10. Stevie Wonder “Superstition” (1972)

11. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five “The Message” (1982)
12. The Beach Boys “God Only Knows” (1966)
13. The La’s “There She Goes” (1990)
14. Pulp “Common People” (1995)
15. The Kingsmen “Louie Louie” (1963)
16. Bob Dylan “Like a Rolling Stone” (1965)
17. The Beatles “Revolution” (1968)
18. The Rolling Stones “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” (1965)
19. The Beatles “Hey Jude” (1968)
20. The Beatles “Penny Lane” (1967)

21. The Rolling Stones “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” (1968)
22. The Beatles “Paperback Writer” (1966)
23. The Beatles “Rain” (1966)
24. The Righteous Brothers “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” (1965)
25. Billie Holiday “Strange Fruit” (1939)
26. Procol Harum “A Whiter Shade of Pale” (1967)
27. The Beatles “I Want to Hold Your Hand” (1963)
28. Chuck Berry “Johnny B. Goode” (1958)
29. The Smiths “This Charming Man” (1983)
30. The Who “My Generation” (1966)

31. Ray Charles “What’d I Say” (1959)
32. The Jimi Hendrix Experience “Purple Haze” (1967)
33. The Beatles “Strawberry Fields Forever” (1967)
34. The Beach Boys “Good Vibrations” (1966)
35. The Jackson 5 “I Want You Back” (1969)
36. Elvis Presley “Heartbreak Hotel” (1956)
37. Four Tops “Reach Out (I’ll Be There)” (1966)
38. Sex Pistols “Anarchy in the U.K.” (1976)
39. The Byrds “Eight Miles High” (1966)
40. Kate Bush “Wuthering Heights” (1978)

41. Otis Redding “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay” (1968)
42. Blue Oyster Cult “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” (1976)
43. The Animals “The House of the Rising Sun” (1964)
44. ? and the Mysterians “96 Tears” (1966)
45. The Specials “Ghost Town” (1981)
46. Squeeze “Up the Junction” (1979)
47. The Small Faces “Itchycoo Park” (1967)
48. Simon & Garfunkel “Bridge Over Troubled Water” (1970)
49. The Dils “I Hate the Rich” (1978)
50. Marvin Gaye “What’s Going On” (1971)

51. Sex Pistols “Holidays in the Sun” (1977)
52. Martha & the Vandellas “Dancing in the Street” (1964)
53. Edwin Starr “War” (1970)
54. The Undertones “Teenage Kicks” (1978)
55. The Clash “White Riot” (1977)
56. The Poni Tails “Born Too Late” (1958)
57. The Byrds “Mr. Tambourine Man” (1965)
58. Sam Cooke “A Change Is Gonna Come” (1965)
59. Marvin Gaye “Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)” (1971)
60. Derek and the Dominos “Layla” (1971)

61. Stevie Wonder “Living for the City” (1973)
62. Don McLean “American Pie” (1971)
63. The Kinks “You Really Got Me” (1964)
64. Link Wray and His Men “Rumble” (1958)
65. R.E.M “.Losing My Religion” (1991)
66. James Brown “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” (1965)
67. Booker T. & the MG’s “Green Onions” (1962)
68. The Rolling Stones “Sympathy for the Devil” (1968)
69. Del Shannon “Runaway” (1961)
70. Manic Street Preachers “A Design for Life” (1996)

71. David Bowie “Space Oddity” (1969)
72. John Lennon “Imagine” (1971)
73. This Mortal Coil “Song to the Siren” (1984)
74. The Small Faces “Tin Soldier” (1967)
75. The Kinks “Waterloo Sunset” (1967)
76. Massive Attack “Unfinished Sympathy” (1991)
77. Buddy Holly & the Crickets “That’ll Be the Day” (1957)
78. Eddie Cochran “Summertime Blues” (1958)
79. Mott the Hoople “All the Young Dudes” (1972)
80. Jimmy Ruffin “What Becomes of the Broken Hearted” (1966)

81. Primal Scream “Higher Than the Sun” (1991)
82. Frankie Goes to Hollywood “Two Tribes” (1984)
83. Oasis “Wonderwall” (1995)
84. Oasis “Champagne Supernova” (1996)
85. Chic “Good Times” (1979)
86. McAlmont & Butler “Yes” (1995)
87. Radiohead “Creep” (1993)
88. The Jimi Hendrix Experience “Hey Joe” (1966)
89. The Temptations “My Girl” (1964)
90. Martha & the Vandellas “Heat Wave” (1963)

91. The Smiths “How Soon Is Now?” (1984)
92. Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps “Be-Bop-A-Lula” (1956)
93. Ramones “Blitzkrieg Bop” (1976)
94. Television Personalities “Part-Time Punks” (1978)
95. Pete Seeger “We Shall Overcome” (1963)
96. Kraftwerk “Autobahn” (1974)
97. Subway Sect “Ambition” (1978)
98. Ultravox “Vienna” (1981)
99. Fairport Convention “Who Knows Where the Time Goes” (1969)
100. R.E.M. “Everybody Hurts”” (1993)

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First posted 12/10/2010; last updated 4/8/2021.

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