1. BEATLES SGT. PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
2. PINK FLOYD DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
3. MICHAEL JACKSON THRILLER
4. LED ZEPPELIN LED ZEPPELIN IV
5. U2 JOSHUA TREE
6. ROLLING STONES EXILE ON MAIN STREET
7. CAROLE KING TAPESTRY
8. BOB DYLAN HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED
9. BEACH BOYS PET SOUNDS
10. NIRVANA NEVERMIND
11. PEARL JAM TEN
12. BEATLES ABBEY ROAD
13. SANTANA SUPERNATURAL
14. METALLICA METALLICA
15. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN BORN TO RUN
16. PRINCE PURPLE RAIN
17. AC/DC BACK IN BLACK
18. ROLLING STONES LET IT BLEED
19. DOORS DOORS
20. GRATEFUL DEAD AMERICAN BEAUTY
21. SHANIA TWAIN COME ON OVER
22. WHO WHOS NEXT
23. STEVIE WONDER SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE
24. FLEETWOOD MAC RUMOURS
25. PINK FLOYD WALL
26. ALANIS MORISSETTE JAGGED LITTLE PILL
27. NORAH JONES COME AWAY WITH ME
28. EMINEM MARSHALL MATHERS LP
29. OUTKAST SPEAKERBOXX-LOVE BELOW
30. DR. DRE CHRONIC
31. BEASTIE BOYS LICENSED TO ILL
32. GUNS N ROSES APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION
33. DIXIE CHICKS WIDE OPEN SPACES
34. MILES DAVIS KIND OF BLUE
35. EAGLES HOTEL CALIFORNIA
36. DEF LEPPARD HYSTERIA
37. SOUNDTRACK GREASE
38. MARVIN GAYE WHATS GOING ON
39. BEATLES WHITE ALBUM
40. SOUNDTRACK SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER
41. JIMI HENDRIX ARE YOU EXPERIENCED?
42. BEATLES REVOLVER
43. BOSTON BOSTON
44. BON JOVI SLIPPERY WHEN WET
45. U2 ACHTUNG BABY
46. WHITNEY HOUSTON WHITNEY HOUSTON
47. LED ZEPPELIN LED ZEPPELIN II
48. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND CRASH
49. ROLLING STONES STICKY FINGERS
50. GREEN DAY DOOKIE
51. LED ZEPPELIN HOUSES OF THE HOLY
52. JONI MITCHELL BLUE
53. ELVIS PRESLEY ELVIS AT SUN
54. AEROSMITH TOYS IN THE ATTIC
55. LAURYN HILL MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL
56. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN BORN IN THE U.S.A.
57. 50 CENT GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN
58. AC/DC HIGHWAY TO HELL
59. NOTORIOUS B.I.G. LIFE AFTER DEATH
60. VAN HALEN VAN HALEN
61. GREEN DAY AMERICAN IDIOT
62. BLACK SABBATH PARANOID
63. EMINEM EMINEM SHOW
64. JEWEL PIECES OF YOU
65. COLDPLAY RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD
66. MEATLOAF BAT OUT OF HELL
67. USHER CONFESSIONS
68. KID ROCK DEVIL WITHOUT A CAUSE
69. GEORGE HARRISON ALL THINGS MUST PASS
70. BILLY JOEL STRANGER
71. EAGLES HELL FREEZES OVER
72. VAN MORRISON MOONDANCE
73. REM AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE
74. PHIL COLLINS NO JACKET REQUIRED
75. METALLICA MASTER OF PUPPETS
76. FAITH HILL BREATHE
77. JOHNNY CASH AT FOLSOM PRISON
78. JOHN COLTRANE LOVE SUPREME
79. PINK FLOYD WISH YOU WERE HERE
80. MICHAEL JACKSON OFF THE WALL
81. MARVIN GAYE LETS GET IT ON
82. BOB SEGER NIGHT MOVES
83. PAUL SIMON GRACELAND
84. LINKIN PARK HYBRID THEORY
85. PRINCE 1999
86. DEF LEPPARD PYROMANIA
87. JANET JACKSON CONTROL
88. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS BLOOD SUGAR SEX MAGIK
89. DIRE STRAITS BROTHERS IN ARMS
90. TUPAC ALL EYEZ ON ME
91. MATCHBOX TWENTY YOURSELF OR SOMEONE LIKE YOU
92. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS CALIFORNICATION
93. LED ZEPPELIN PHYSICAL GRAFFITI
94. NELLY COUNTRY GRAMMAR
95. CREED HUMAN CLAY
96. CLASH LONDON CALLING
97. CELINE DION FALLING INTO YOU
98. NEIL YOUNG HARVEST
99. SOUNDTRACK DIRTY DANCING
100. DIXIE CHICKS HOME
101. TOM PETTY FULL MOON FEVER
102. VAN HALEN 1984
103. SOUNDTRACK TITANIC
104. CROSBY STILLS & NASH DΙJΐ VU
105. TLC CRAZYSEXYCOOL
106. BECK ODELAY
107. KENNY G BREATHLESS
108. NWA. STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON
109. SEX PISTOLS NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS
110. BEATLES RUBBER SOUL
111. RADIOHEAD O.K. COMPUTER
112. SIMON & GARFUNKEL BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
113. DIXIE CHICKS FLY
114. METALLICA AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
115. MICHAEL JACKSON DANGEROUS
116. MARIAH CAREY DAYDREAM
117. SOUNDTRACK TOP GUN
118. ELTON JOHN GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
119. POLICE SYNCHRONICITY
120. NO DOUBT TRAGIC KINGDOM
121. ROLLING STONES BEGGARS BANQUET
122. R KELLY R 123. TOOL LATERALUS
124. OASIS WHATS THE STORY MORNING GLORY
125. BOB MARLEY EXODUS
126. JOURNEY ESCAPE
127. CHRISTINA AGUILERA CHRISTINA AGUILERA
128. JAY-Z BLUEPRINT
129. ALICIA KEYS DIARY OF ALICIA KEYS
130. SOUNDTRACK O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU?
131. CARS CARS
132. ENYA DAY WITHOUT RAIN
133. NATALIE COLE UNFORGETTABLE WITH LOVE NATALIE COLE
134. SOUNDTRACK FOOTLOOSE
135. LIONEL RICHIE CANT SLOW DOWN
136. SARAH MCLACHLAN SURFACING
137. BONNIE RAITT NICK OF TIME
138. METALLICA RIDE THE LIGHTNING
139. SHERYL CROW TUESDAY NIGHT MUSIC CLUB
140. FRANK SINATRA IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS
141. EARTH WIND FIRE GRATITUDE
142. ZZ TOP ELIMINATOR
143. WILLIE NELSON RED HEADED STRANGER
144. JOHN LENNON IMAGINE
145. TONI BRAXTON TONI BRAXTON
146. ETTA JAMES AT LAST
147. ELVIS PRESLEY ELVIS PRESLEY
148. CAT STEVENS TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN
149. SMASHING PUMPKINS MELLON COLLIE & THE INFINITE SADNESS
150. DAVE BRUBECK TIME OUT
151. JANET JACKSON JANET
152. QUEEN A NIGHT AT THE OPERA
153. OZZY OSBOURNE BLIZZARD OF OZZ
154. WILL SMITH BIG WILLIE STYLE
155. PRINCE SIGN OF THE TIMES
156. PUBLIC ENEMY IT TAKES A NATION OF MILLIONS TO HOLD US BACK
157. BOB DYLAN BLOOD ON THE TRACKS
158. GEORGE MICHAEL FAITH
159. BOYZ II MEN COOLEYHIGHHARMONY
160. DESTINYS CHILD WRITINGS ON THE WALL
161. JAY-Z BLACK ALBUM
162. AVRIL LAVIGNE LET GO
163. FUGEES SCORE
164. MADONNA LIKE A VIRGIN
165. LED ZEPPELIN LED ZEPPELIN
166. STEVIE RAY VAUGHN TEXAS FLOOD
167. STONE TEMPLE PILOTS CORE
168. ORIGINAL CAST PHANTOM OF THE OPERA HIGHLIGHTS
169. JETHRO TULL AQUALUNG
170. TUPAC ME AGAINST THE WORLD
171. DAVID BOWIE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST
172. SHAKIRA LAUNDRY SERVICE
173. SOUNDTRACK FORREST GUMP
174. AL GREEN CALL ME
175. CURTIS MAYFIELD SUPERFLY
176. LIVE THROWING COPPER
177. GEORGE BENSON BREEZIN
178. WHITE STRIPES WHITE BLOOD CELLS
179. LYNYRD SKYNYRD PRONOUNCED LEH-NERD SKIN-ERD
180. SADE DIAMOND LIFE
181. FLEETWOOD MAC FLEETWOOD MAC
182. PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS BAND ON THE RUN
183. BEYONCE DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE
184. ANITA BAKER RAPTURE
185. NAS IIIMATIC
186. BARBRA STREISAND A STAR IS BORN
187. EARTH WIND FIRE THATS THE WAY OF THE WORLD
188. ANITA BAKER RHYTHM OF LOVE
189. JAY-Z IN MY LIFETIME VOL 1
190. LL COOL J MAMA SAID KNOCK YOU OUT
191. STEELY DAN AJA
192. WILLIE NELSON STARDUST
193. ARETHA FRANKLIN SPARKLE
194. ANDREA BOCELLI ANDREA
195. BOB DYLAN BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME
196. LUTHER VANDROSS NEVER TOO MUCH
197. U2 ALL THAT YOU CANT LEAVE BEHIND
198. RUSH 2112
199. OUTKAST AQUEMINI
200. GRAND FUNK RAILROAD WERE AN AMERICAN BAND
Lateralus seems a bit high to me, but then I've never really liked tool. Eliminator by ZZ Top, Imagine by John Lennon, Exodus by Bob Marley and Cars by Cars are much better albums IMO, but then there are worse albums above it (like anything by the Dixie Chicks and Dr. Dre), so whatever. As usual, lists disappoint me.
Is this one of those mindless Rolling Stone compilations, omitting Biggie's first, adding Lauryn Hill and Will Smith, while tossing Nas' debut towards the bottom?
illmatic is boring anyway.. only 30 mins long and out of that only a couple songs are really that good. overrated p.o.s. imo. it was written is far better.
this list is pretty basic.. no surprises. obviously designed to please the classic rock generation. couple token rap and jazz records thrown in to keep the minorities happy.
In your opinion. The rest of us will stick to the opinion of it being one of the most celebrated and influential true Hip Hop albums of all time....which was actually 40 minutes long.
"It Was Written" was more or less Nas going commercial, with two (or three) songs getting plastered on the airwaves and MTV.
Last edited by Cory Chaos on Mar 15th, 2007 at 05:14 PM
nothin wrong with going commercial if the music sounds dope. it was written is a lot more interesting to me than illmatic. the only downside would be the corny little "point of view of a gun" song and "if iiiiii ruleeddd da worldddd" but even those are entertaining for their corny-ness.
When people list Purple Rain as Prince's best album I'm always like Puh'lease!
And Michael jackson the third best artist: Get outta here!
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It's an image worth pondering for a moment. Maybe, when you cut past the instrumental and songwriting virtuosity, the funny voices and characters, what is left is a man alone in his recording studio for days at a time.
Eh...wasn't too obvious, you just said it like it was a matter of fact. No big deal.
..and if you ask me, real Hip Hop doesn't go commercial. Nas can go on about Hip Hop being dead and all that..not that he's helping matters, but he;s obviously not looking in the right place.
Can I ask again, who compiled this list? The actual RNRHOF commitee er what?
Those ARE stupidly placed. Looks like the guy just picked random artists and albums. Most of it is shit music. Will Smith? Creed? Wtf is this guy thinking?
Street Dreams, Nas Is Coming and If I Ruled the World (which is an awesome single anyway) was the extent of IWW's commercial side. Other than that, it's really good. I enjoyed it almost as much as I did Illmatic, and in my opinion, I Gave You Power is still Nas' most powerful song.