Thursday, March 08, 2007

Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame: Definitive 200 Albums (Part 2)

The Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame has just published it's Definitive 200 albums of all time. Yesterday, I posted the first 100 album artists and titles.
Again, some of the choices are obviously good ones. Others, like Dixie Chicks, Tool, Jay-Z and Outkast are questionable (to put it politely). I jokingly said that I suspect some of the HoF staff is on crack yesterday. Of course, that wasn't a serious comment -- though it could be a fair assumption when reading some of the choices -- along with being tone deaf AND not knowing talent from non-talent.
Anyway, here is the remainder of the list -- numbers 101 - 200 (renumbered by my software, dangit).

  1. TOM PETTY – FULL MOON FEVER – 1989
  2. VAN HALEN – 1984 – 1984
  3. SOUNDTRACK – TITANIC – 1997
  4. CROSBY STILLS & NASH – DÉJÀ VU – 1970
  5. TLC – CRAZYSEXYCOOL – 1999
  6. BECK – ODELAY – 1994
  7. KENNY G – BREATHLESS – 1992
  8. NWA. – STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON – 1989
  9. SEX PISTOLS – NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS – 1977
  10. BEATLES – RUBBER SOUL – 1965
  11. RADIOHEAD – O.K. COMPUTER – 1997
  12. SIMON & GARFUNKEL – BRIDGE OVER TROUBLE WATER – 1970
  13. DIXIE CHICKS – FLY – 1999
  14. METALLICA – AND JUSTICE FOR ALL – 1988
  15. MICHAEL JACKSON – DANGEROUS – 1991
  16. MARIAH CAREY – DAYDREAM – 1995
  17. SOUNDTRACK – TOP GUN – 1999
  18. ELTON JOHN – GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD – 1973
  19. POLICE – SYNCHRONICITY – 1983
  20. NO DOUBT – TRAGIC KINGDOM – 1995
  21. ROLLING STONES – BEGGAR’S BANQUET – 1968
  22. R KELLY – R – 1998
  23. TOOL – LATERALUS – 2001
  24. OASIS – WHAT’S THE STORY MORNING GLORY – 1995
  25. BOB MARLEY – EXODUS – 1977
  26. JOURNEY – ESCAPE – 1981
  27. CHRISTINA AGUILERA – CHRISTINA AGUILERA – 1999
  28. JAY-Z – BLUEPRINT – 2001
  29. ALICIA KEYS – DIARY OF ALICIA KEYS – 2003
  30. SOUNDTRACK – O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU? – 2000
  31. CARS – CARS – 1978
  32. ENYA – DAY WITHOUT RAIN – 2000
  33. NATALIE COLE – UNFORGETTABLE WITH LOVE NATALIE COLE – 1991
  34. SOUNDTRACK – FOOTLOOSE – 1984
  35. LIONEL RICHIE – CAN’T SLOW DOWN – 1983
  36. SARAH MCLACHLAN – SURFACING – 1997
  37. BONNIE RAITT – NICK OF TIME – 1989
  38. METALLICA – RIDE THE LIGHTNING – 1984
  39. SHERYL CROW – TUESDAY NIGHT MUSIC CLUB – 1993
  40. FRANK SINATRA – IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS – 1954
  41. EARTH WIND FIRE – GRATITUDE – 1975
  42. ZZ TOP – ELIMINATOR – 1983
  43. WILLIE NELSON – RED HEADED STRANGER – 1975
  44. JOHN LENNON – IMAGINE – 1971
  45. TONI BRAXTON – TONI BRAXTON – 1993
  46. ETTA JAMES – AT LAST – 1961
  47. ELVIS PRESLEY – ELVIS PRESLEY – 1956
  48. CAT STEVENS – TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN – 1970
  49. SMASHING PUMPKINS – MELLON COLLIE & THE INFINITE SADNESS – 1995
  50. DAVE BRUBECK – TIME OUT – 1959
  51. JANET JACKSON – JANET – 1993
  52. QUEEN – A NIGHT AT THE OPERA – 1975
  53. OZZY OSBOURNE – BLIZZARD OF OZZ –1980
  54. WILL SMITH – BIG WILLIE STYLE – 1997
  55. PRINCE – SIGN OF THE TIMES – 1987
  56. PUBLIC ENEMY – IT TAKES A NATION OF MILLIONS TO HOLD US BACK – 1988
  57. BOB DYLAN – BLOOD ON THE TRACKS – 1975
  58. GEORGE MICHAEL - FAITH – 1987
  59. BOYZ II MEN – COOLEYHIGHHARMONY – 1993
  60. DESTINY’S CHILD – WRITING’S ON THE WALL – 1999
  61. JAY-Z – BLACK ALBUM – 2003
  62. AVRIL LAVIGNE – LET GO – 2002
  63. FUGEES – SCORE – 1996
  64. MADONNA – LIKE A VIRGIN – 1984
  65. LED ZEPPELIN – LED ZEPPELIN – 1969
  66. STEVIE RAY VAUGHN – TEXAS FLOOD – 1983
  67. STONE TEMPLE PILOTS – CORE – 1992
  68. ORIGINAL CAST – PHANTOM OF THE OPERA HIGHLIGHTS – 1988
  69. JETHRO TULL – AQUALUNG – 1971
  70. TUPAC – ME AGAINST THE WORLD – 1995
  71. DAVID BOWIE – RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST – 1972
  72. SHAKIRA – LAUNDRY SERVICE – 2002
  73. SOUNDTRACK – FORREST GUMP – 2001
  74. AL GREEN – CALL ME – 1973
  75. CURTIS MAYFIELD – SUPERFLY – 1997
  76. LIVE – THROWING COPPER – 1994
  77. GEORGE BENSON – BREEZIN’ – 1976
  78. WHITE STRIPES – WHITE BLOOD CELLS – 2001
  79. LYNYRD SKYNYRD – PRONOUNCED LEH-NERD SKIN-ERD – 1973
  80. SADE – DIAMOND LIFE – 1984
  81. FLEETWOOD MAC – FLEETWOOD MAC – 1975
  82. PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS – BAND ON THE RUN – 1973
  83. BEYONCE – DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE – 2003
  84. ANITA BAKER – RAPTURE – 1986
  85. NAS – IIIMATIC – 1994
  86. BARBARA STREISAND – A STAR IS BORN – 1976
  87. EARTH WIND FIRE – THAT’S THE WAY OF THE WORLD – 1975
  88. ANITA BAKER – RHYTHM OF LOVE – 1994
  89. JAY-Z – IN MY LIFETIME VOL 1 – 1997
  90. LL COOL J – MAMA SAID KNOCK YOU OUT – 1990
  91. STEELY DAN – AJA – 1977
  92. WILLIE NELSON – STARDUST – 1978
  93. ARETHA FRANKLIN – SPARKLE – 1976
  94. ANDREA BOCELLI – ANDREA – 2004
  95. BOB DYLAN – BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME – 1965
  96. LUTHER VANDROSS – NEVER TOO MUCH – 1981
  97. U2 – ALL THAT YOU CAN’T LEAVE BEHIND – 2000
  98. RUSH – 2112 – 1976
  99. OUTKAST – AQUEMINI – 1998
  100. GRAND FUNK RAILROAD – WE’RE AN AMERICAN BAND – 1973