Entertainment Weekly's Top 10 Albums of the Last 25 Years

[kearn1tm]

Purple Rain - Prince
The Miseducation of Luaryn Hill
Achtung Baby - U2
The College Dropout - Kayne West
Madonna
American Idiot - Green Day
The Blueprint - Jay-Z
Graceland - Paul Simon
Back to Black - Amy Winehouse
In Rainbows - RadioheadThat's such an abysmal list.

[bowl of oranges]

yeah that's ridiculous.

[Ailite]

I love Entertainment Weekly, but that sucks

[Chris Fallon]

Amy Winehouse? No.

Listen, some of those albums deserve respect and are definitely well-received, but Jay-Z and Green Day should not be on that list. And surely there is a better Prince album than Purple Rain to put on there. In Rainbows isn't even the best Radiohead album - EW needs to focus on film and TV.

[kearn1tm]

Graceland and Purple Rain are arguably valid choices. The rest have no place in this list, especially considering how many seminal albums have been released since 1983.

[bowl of oranges]

the albums they picked by U2, Green Day, and Radiohead aren't even their best releases [The Unforgettable Fire, Dookie, Kid A; respectively].
and Prince?!

[Chris Fallon]

Graceland and Miseducation - okay, fair enough. I still think there has to be a better Prince selection in general (that could just be me though).

And what Madonna album? Did she have a s/t album? I am not a fan of her so I have no clue what her "best" is.

[bowl of oranges]

EW needs to focus on film and TV.yeah, pretty much.

[heyzombiehitler]

Amy Winehouse? No.


Couldn't agree more.

[Cuddleworthy]

Probably the worst list I have ever seen.

[a gym bag]

How about Nevermind, Illmatic, Straight Outta Compton, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, Fear of a Black Planet, OK Computer, The Blue Album, Pinkerton, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Ready to Die, In on the Kill Taker, The Colour and the Shape, or Transatlanticism?

TMOLH is the only album that belongs on that list.

[thespearkid]

Pretty bad list. Also, I wasn't aware that Madonna was an album.

[hockeyguitar99]

this list made me lol, I'd put In Rainbows third on my list of radiohead albums. behind Kid A and Ok Computer.

[oranjeman]

That is absolutely ridiculous to put Achtung Baby ahead of The Joshua Tree. 9 and 10 are jokes too.

[airik625]

Seriously, Amy Winehouse?

Any top "x" list with her included, I'm ignoring.

[googirl8907]

I can't believe they put Amy Winehouse on that list.

[teenagetwilight]

Amy Winehouse?
Where's the massive truck of fail?

[IWasaCamera]

The College Dropout - Kayne West
Madonna
American Idiot - Green Day
The Blueprint - Jay-Z
Back to Black - Amy Winehouse
In Rainbows - Radiohead
hahaha

[kearn1tm]

Graceland and Miseducation - okay, fair enough. I still think there has to be a better Prince selection in general (that could just be me though).

And what Madonna album? Did she have a s/t album? I am not a fan of her so I have no clue what her "best" is.

She had a self-titled debut.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_%281983_album%29

Here's the link to the list, by the way.

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20207076_20207387_20207337,00.ht ml

[kearn1tm]

The entire Top 100 albums of the Last 25 Years from issue #1,000

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20207076_20207387_20207337,00.ht ml


1. Purple Rain Prince and the Revolution (1984)
2. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Lauryn Hill (1998)
3. Achtung Baby U2 (1991)
4. The College Dropout Kanye West (2004)
5. Madonna Madonna (1983)
6. American Idiot Green Day (2004)
7. The Blueprint Jay-Z (2001)
8. Graceland Paul Simon (1986)
9. Back to Black Amy Winehouse (2007)
10. In Rainbows Radiohead (2007)
11. MTV Unplugged in New York Nirvana (1994)
12. Stankonia OutKast (2000)
13. You Are Free Cat Power (2003)
14. Disintegration The Cure (1989)
15. The Marshall Mathers LP Eminem (2000)
16. Rain Dogs Tom Waits (1985)
17. Odelay Beck (1996)
18. People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm A Tribe Called Quest (1990)
19. Dangerously in Love Beyoncé (2003)
20. Tidal Fiona Apple (1996)
21. The Emancipation of Mimi Mariah Carey (2005)
22. 3 Feet High and Rising De La Soul (1989)
23. The Soft Bulletin The Flaming Lips (1999)
24. Come On Over Shania Twain (1997)
25. Turn On the Bright Lights Interpol (2002)
26. Time Out of Mind Bob Dylan (1997)
27. Funeral Arcade Fire (2004)
28. Illmatic Nas (1994)
29. Breakaway Kelly Clarkson (2004)
30. Appetite for Destruction Guns N' Roses (1987)
31. FutureSex/LoveSounds Justin Timberlake (2006)
32. Life's Rich Pageant R.E.M. (1985)
33. As I Am Alicia Keys (2007)
34. Is This It The Strokes (2001)
35. Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette (1995)
36. CrazySexyCool TLC (1994)
37. The Moon & Antarctica Modest Mouse (2000)
38. Raising Hell Run-DMC (1986)
39. Sheryl Crow Sheryl Crow (1996)
40. Ready to Die The Notorious B.I.G. (1994)
41. Legend Bob Marley and the Wailers (1984)
42. Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) Wu-Tang Clan (1993)
43. Paul's Boutique Beastie Boys (1989)
44. Car Wheels on a Gravel Road Lucinda Williams (1998)
45. If You're Feeling Sinister Belle and Sebastian (1996)
46. Homogenic Björk (1997)
47. Exile in Guyville Liz Phair (1993)
48. American IV: The Man Comes Around Johnny Cash (2002)
49. A Rush of Blood to the Head Coldplay (2002)
50. Sounds of Silver LCD Soundsystem (2007)
51. The Score Fugees (1996)
52. Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Spoon (2007)
53. King of America Elvis Costello (1986)
54. Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 Janet Jackson (1989)
55. It Takes a Nation of Millions... Public Enemy (1988)
56. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Wilco (2002)
57. Harvest Moon Neil Young (1992)
58. Surfer Rosa The Pixies (1988)
59. Ray of Light Madonna (1998)
60. Crooked Rain Crooked Rain Pavement (1994)
61. Paid in Full Eric B. & Rakim (1987)
62. OK Computer Radiohead (1997)
63. The Joshua Tree U2 (1987)
64. Mama's Gun Erykah Badu (2000)
65. Elephant The White Stripes (2003)
66. The Chronic Dr. Dre (1992)
67. Metallica Metallica (1991)
68. Wrecking Ball Emmylou Harris (1995)
69. Give Up The Postal Service (2003)
70. My Life Mary J. Blige (1994)
71. Rock Steady No Doubt (2001)
72. 1984 Van Halen (1984)
73. The Queen is Dead Smiths (1986)
74. Play Moby (1999)
75. Born in the U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen (1984)
76. Heartbreaker Ryan Adams (2000)
77. Dummy Portishead (1994)
78. Vs. Pearl Jam (1991)
79. Let It Be The Replacements (1984)
80. Back to Basics Christina Aguilera (2006)
81. The Downward Spiral Nine Inch Nails (1994)
82. Grace Jeff Buckley (1994)
83. Learning to Crawl The Pretenders (1984)
84. Low-Life New Order (1985)
85. Home Dixie Chicks (2002)
86. Loveless My Bloody Valentine (1991)
87. All Eyez on Me 2Pac (1996)
88. So Peter Gabriel (1986)
89. Bachelor No. 2 Aimee Mann (2000)
90. Toxicity System of a Down (2001)
91. Siamese Dream Smashing Pumpkins (1993)
92. The Writing's on the Wall Destiny’s Child (1999)
93. Either/Or Elliott Smith (1997)
94. Synchronicity The Police (1983)
95. Trap Muzik T.I. (2003)
96. Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea PJ Harvey (2000)
97. Britney Britney Spears (2001)
98. Transatlanticism Death Cab for Cutie (2003)
99. Live Through This Hole (1994)
100. Faith George Michael (1987)

[Genuma]

Kanye's reaction - #4? #4!? Y'all mothafuckas ain't got shit on me! Cuz I'm black, right? Fuckin Prince is barely even black. I numba one in dese 25 years!

[SanePsychotic]

the albums they picked by U2, Green Day, and Radiohead aren't even their best releases [The Unforgettable Fire, Dookie, Kid A; respectively].
and Prince?!

Warning over Dookie anyday.

[Brokenhill]

Needs Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

[Fin.]

OK Computer is number 62 behind Shania Twain, Mariah Carey, TLC, etc? Riiight. And I think they have the wrong Nirvana album at number 11.

[IWasaCamera]

13. You Are Free Cat Power (2003)
25. Turn On the Bright Lights Interpol (2002)
34. Is This It The Strokes (2001)
50. Sounds of Silver LCD Soundsystem (2007)
69. Give Up The Postal Service (2003)
93. Either/Or Elliott Smith (1997)
98. Transatlanticism Death Cab for Cutie (2003)

:-( at the "indie" contingent.

[kearn1tm]

:-( at the "indie" contingent.

That's cred right there.

[micahistheballs]

If this wasn't in order, it'd be a lot better at least.

[IWasaCamera]

That's cred right there.
Troof.

[Kerplunk_23]

That list is just messed up considering the album choices are all somewhat recent and some of them are by people who dont deserve to be on any list period (Amy Winehouse)

[kwsqd]

that's the worst list I have ever seen in my entire fucking life

[Chromefox]

I have seen one list worse than this before in my life, and it was Kerrang's 2008 list of the Greatest Bands of All Time.

[kwsqd]

I have seen one list worse than this before in my life, and it was Kerrang's 2008 list of the Greatest Bands of All Time.
damn, that must have beeeeeen awful

[Chromefox]

damn, that must have beeeeeen awful My Chemical Romance were number one, Avenged Sevenfold, Fall Out Boy, and Lostprophets were in the top twenty, Papa Roach was something like 75, and bands with an undeniable impact like The Beatles were completely exempt.

I'm pretty sure it was voted on by 14 year old fuckwits with absolutely no respect for music.

[Fin.]

My Chemical Romance were number one, Avenged Sevenfold, Fall Out Boy, and Lostprophets were in the top twenty, Papa Roach was something like 75, and bands with an undeniable impact like The Beatles were completely exempt.

I'm pretty sure it was voted on by 14 year old fuckwits with absolutely no respect for music.

Why would a magazine even publish a list like that? My gosh.

[3mpire]

Could be the strangest top album list I've ever seen. How is Transatlanticism one of the 100 best albums of the last 25 years!?

[Regards]

Lol @ George Michael's Faith clocking in at 100.

[Until The Bombs]

Looking at it through the pop culture lens that EW does, I don't really see what's so wrong about this list.

[KatieKutthroat.]

lol at Nevermind not even making the list.

[Until The Bombs]

lol at Nevermind not even making the list.

I think they followed the rules that you can't list an artist more than once. They went with Unplugged which I believe is arguably the best album released by Nirvana.

Edit: Nope, I'm wrong. Radiohead is on there twice.

[handlikesecret]

goodness gracious. this is worse than Time's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time."

well, the top 10 is horrible at least. the rest has some good albums, just in a bad order. oh well.

[KatieKutthroat.]

I think they followed the rules that you can't list an artist more than once. They went with Unplugged which I believe is arguably the best album released by Nirvana.

Edit: Nope, I'm wrong. Radiohead is on there twice.

They went with U2 and Madonna twice as well.

[wroteurname]

Way to make me sick to my stomach just before lunch.

[chipdip18]

My Chemical Romance were number one, Avenged Sevenfold, Fall Out Boy, and Lostprophets were in the top twenty, Papa Roach was something like 75, and bands with an undeniable impact like The Beatles were completely exempt.

I'm pretty sure it was voted on by 14 year old fuckwits with absolutely no respect for music.


Hahaha any link possibly?

[GuitarR0cker1]

Why the hell is American Idiot up there? I actually liked the album but it is trash compared to plenty of stuff in the last 25 years.

[GuitarR0cker1]

My Chemical Romance were number one, Avenged Sevenfold, Fall Out Boy, and Lostprophets were in the top twenty, Papa Roach was something like 75, and bands with an undeniable impact like The Beatles were completely exempt.

I'm pretty sure it was voted on by 14 year old fuckwits with absolutely no respect for music.
Well that is Kerrang for you...

[checkered.stars]

Hahaha I can't believe they put Amy Winehouse.

[alice+interiors]

at least The Marshall Mathers LP had the solid position it deserves.

[Machu505]

My Chemical Romance were number one, Avenged Sevenfold, Fall Out Boy, and Lostprophets were in the top twenty, Papa Roach was something like 75, and bands with an undeniable impact like The Beatles were completely exempt.

I'm pretty sure it was voted on by 14 year old fuckwits with absolutely no respect for music.

LINK

[stereomouse]

Noooooo

[Chromefox]

Hahaha any link possibly? http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=819981

Someone's transcription of the list. The first I saw was a more complete list, but I can't seem to find it.

[AlternateToLife]

the albums they picked by U2, Green Day, and Radiohead aren't even their best releases [The Unforgettable Fire, Dookie, Kid A; respectively].
and Prince?!

I agree. In Rainbows and American Idiot are, in my opinion, the worst releases of both those bands.

[Machu505]

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=819981

Someone's transcription of the list. The first I saw was a more complete list, but I can't seem to find it.

I found it. (http://dametokillfor.livejournal.com/193207.html)

[GuitarR0cker1]

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=819981

Someone's transcription of the list. The first I saw was a more complete list, but I can't seem to find it.
Holy shit, that is the worst list ever.

[Chromefox]

I agree. In Rainbows and American Idiot are, in my opinion, the worst releases of both those bands. In Rainbows is not worse than Pablo Honey. Come on now, be reasonable. :-D

I found it. (http://dametokillfor.livejournal.com/193207.html) Yep, that was the one. Pretty shithouse eh?

[chipdip18]

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=819981

Someone's transcription of the list. The first I saw was a more complete list, but I can't seem to find it.

What is this trash. Look at the top 20. I am embarrassed.

[handlikesecret]

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=819981

Someone's transcription of the list. The first I saw was a more complete list, but I can't seem to find it.
http://idiotsyncrasies.com/uploaded_images/DocBackToTheFuture-740310.jpg
GREAT SCOTT!

[GuitarR0cker1]

What is this trash. Look at the top 20. I am embarrassed.
Bowling For Soup is at number 10:-0 .

[checkered.stars]

I found it. (http://dametokillfor.livejournal.com/193207.html)
Hahaha holy shit, worst list ever.

[Machu505]

Nickelback at 49 is enough to make that list shit.

[Brokenhill]

I found it. (http://dametokillfor.livejournal.com/193207.html)


Aiden ahead of Pink Floyd...

Just wow.

[handlikesecret]

Aiden ahead of Pink Floyd...

Just wow.
:pet:

[Brokenhill]

:pet:

:wave:

[CellarGhosts]

What a terrible fucking list.

[GuitarR0cker1]

Aiden ahead of Pink Floyd...

Just wow.
So disgusting. Whoever made this list should be drawn and quartered, have their entrails cut out and be forced to eat them. That is how horrible it is.

[lindZ629]

Miseducation is so good.

[Brokenhill]

So disgusting. Whoever made this list should be drawn and quartered, have their entrails cut out and be forced to eat them. That is how horrible it is.


Lol...well it was said that the TV viewers did the voting, and so 90% of them would be people in there low 20's and under...so it's not completely suprising.

[CellarGhosts]

I found it. (http://dametokillfor.livejournal.com/193207.html)
That made me want to hurt every person who voted for that list.

[handlikesecret]

:wave:
how's it going friend?

[Brokenhill]

how's it going friend?


Pretty good, i'm finally back hoem for good from house sitting for a week...and i'm listening to PF! Can't get much better =P

[handlikesecret]

Pretty good, i'm finally back hoem for good from house sitting for a week...and i'm listening to PF! Can't get much better =P
oh nice, did you get paid a lot? haha well them being your favorite band, no it doesn't.

[Brokenhill]

oh nice, did you get paid a lot? haha well them being your favorite band, no it doesn't.


$50 for like 5-6 days...but I got to bring over my 360 and hook it up to their internet, so I mean there wasn't a lot of work involved.

[handlikesecret]

$50 for like 5-6 days...but I got to bring over my 360 and hook it up to their internet, so I mean there wasn't a lot of work involved.
haha yeah, easy stuff.

[Chromefox]

So disgusting. Whoever made this list should be drawn and quartered, have their entrails cut out and be forced to eat them. That is how horrible it is. So all the kids of the UK then. :-D