My Top 10 Albums

My top 10 albums of all time!

Hey guys! This is my top 10 albums of all time. They all range between 1970 to 1990, so they are all still retro (within reason). It took me a long time to think about this, as I am a great music lover, and I know people will not agree with this as it is pretty much the same bands and singers, but to be honest, I don't really care! So here it is; my top 10 albums of all time.

#10: Prince - Around The World In A Day (1985)

Most would most certainly disagree when I say this, but I greatly preffered this to Purple Rain. I love this album purely because it has this great sound to it, and several great and catchy songs, like Paisley Park, Raspberry Beret and Pop Life.

#9: Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)

This album is just legendary. There's no other words you can use for it. It is just half an hour of pure rock genius, and although the majority of people would say Rocks was the better album, I would disagree. Plus, you got some of their best and most legendary songs from this album, like Toys In The Attic, Walk This Way, Sweet Emotion and Big Ten Inch Record. Just pure legend!

#8: Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973)

Again, this is another legendary album that every true rocker should adore. This was, in '73, THE bestselling rock album of the year, and going straight to #1 in the charts for a number of weeks. You get so many great songs, that are considered essential gems with every Alice Cooper fan, like Hello Hooray, Elected, Billion Dollar Babies, No More Mr. Nice Guy, Generation Lanslide and my personal favourite, I Love The Dead.

#7: Aerosmith - Nine Lives (1997)

Again, another immortal rock album, especially in the minds of any Aerosmith fan. From this album, you just got so many great songs, like smash hits Falling In Love (Is So Hard On The Knees), Pink and Hole In My Soul. I love every song from this album, but my favourites were always Ain't That A Bitch, The Farm and Something's Gotta Give; all three I would recommend to any rock and Aerosmith fan alike.

#6: Aerosmith - Rock In A Hard Place (1982)

Most people would greatly disagree if I were to say this album was better than both Nine Lives and Toys In The Attic, which, in proffessional musical circles, it most certainly, without a doubt, isn't. But this album I've always thought just has this really catchy, earthy feel to it, and during songs like Prelude To Joanie and Joanie's Butterfly, has really quite a disturbing hidden message deep within it, which I love in an album.

#5: Aerosmith - Permanent Vacation (1987)

Again, another Aerosmith album. This one again also is just pure legend, just because every song is so unimaginably brilliant and catchy. You also got a variety of Aerosmith's biggest ever hits including Rag Doll, Angel, and easily any rock fan's favourite Aerosmith song, Dude (Looks Like A lady). Also I got some of my personal favourite songs from this album, like Hangman Jury, St. John, Heart's Done Time and Permanent vacation.

#4: Bjork - Homogenic (1997)

I bet right now, if you're an absolute metal head or rocker reading this now, you cannot believe how I could spoil this list with Bjork and Prince. Well, They still are just brilliant albums and singers alike. And I absolutely love this album in particular, purely because of how aggressive Bjork's voice is on this album, and how truly amazing every song on this album is.

#3: Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)

This album is just legendary; it is the only album EVER for a singer to have had six #1 singles. Those of course were Bad, The Way You Make Me Feel, Man In The Mirror, I Just Can't Stop Loving You, Dirty Diana and the UK hit, Smooth Criminal. The album also had other singles that remain a staple in MJ's career, like Leave Me Alone, Another Part Of Me and Liberian Girl. Smooth Criminal has to be my favourite song from this album, simply because it is pure song-writing genius, as is this album.

#2: Alice Cooper - Welcome To My Nightmare (1975)

Pure genius. There's nothing else to it. This magnificent piece of work has to be any Alice Cooper fan's favourite, simply because of the awesome work put into the arrangement, the lyrics, the eerie yet stunning concept behind the album, and of course the sheer brilliance and variation of Alice's vocals. The concept of this album of course was showing the nightmares, in sequence of a mentally disturbed child named Steven, and the album concludes with him committing murder... even seeing the story written like this just intrigues you enormously! A dazzling album where you get Some of Alice's biggest and most memorable hits including Welcome To My Nightmare, Department Of Youth and the smash hit ballad Only Women Bleed. A definite recommendation.

#1: Aerosmith - Pump (1989)

You've heard me describe the majority of the albums in this list with a lot of description and graphic detail... when it comes to this album, I just can't. It's too amazing for words. With the combination of Steven Tyler's truly dazzling vocals, the genius of the miscellaneous lyrics, and the amazing power in the guitar and drums by Joe Perry and Joey Kramer, not to mention the brilliance of bassists Brad Whitford and Tom Hamilton, this all creates one of the most amazing albums of all time (my personal favourite, obviously). From this album you got the smash hits Love In An Elevator, Janie's Got A Gun, The Otehr Side and What It Takes. Plus you had every other song on the album: Young Lust, F.I.N.E., Monkey On My Back, My Girl, Don't Get Mad, Get Even and Voodoo Medicine Man... all of them some of my favourite songs of all time. Yes, this truly is, in my eyes (or ears rather), the best album of all time.

Comments

You shouldn't be surprised by the list, having a ton of Aerosmith and Alice Cooper, given the name of the person who wrote the article ("aeroalice"

. What I don't understand is why they just didn't write an article about either Aerosmith or Alice Cooper and the albums that they liked.

This just seemed like a dumb idea.

Two Alice Cooper albums and neither of them are "Love It To Death".

List Fails

I agree, while there are some good albums on here, it's a pretty disgraceful list.

i don't like your top ten... no offense. thumbs down. my opinion is that RJ doesn't normally do well with tops of music listings... just a little advise to anyone out thinking of doing thier own top 10 not too many enjoy that.

no top ten list of anything should be so weighted towards one group. are you saying that Aerosmith consistently topped every other musician out there time and time again? Impossible, all groups have their peaks and valleys (not just peaks!)

I like most of the albums, but come on Aerosmith in 5 of them? They're good, but not the 10 best albums of all time- worthy. At least this was still a decent article.

One word: Legendary. Oh wait, one more word: Legendary. Before I go just one more word: Legendary. Thank you and good night.

I'm glad you like my list, Jo. Maybe I should write an article of my own to demonstrate the right way to write a "Top Ten" albums list of my own...

Nice article

. Welcome to My Nightmare, and Permanent vacation are my two favorite albums on that list.

Why is half the list Aerosmith?? Come on. you should have just called it "My Top 10 Aerosmith albums"

jango your list had three if my all time favorite albums. Pink Floyd, Marilyn Manson and Smashing Pumpkins!

Too much Aerosmith...They're good but not that good. This list is garbage. At least Bjork and Michael Jackson are on it.

Here would be my top ten:

10. Slipknot--Iowa
9. Marilyn Manson--Mechanical Animals

8. Journey--Greatest Hits (I know its a greatest hits compilation but its the best one in my opinion and everyone has it...)

7. Jamiroquai--Traveling Without Moving
6. Michael Jackson--Thriller
5. The Smashing Pumpkins--Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
4. Bjork--Post
3. Korn--Life Is Peachy
2. KISS--Destroyer
1. Pink Floyd--The Wall

I was just thinking that what RetroJunk needs is more "My Favorite" or "Top 10" lists. Oh wait...no I wasn't. That's exactly what we *don't* need.

While I don't have a problem with your choices overall (I like all the albums except for the Bjork one), the list is completely uninspiring. And, no doubt, this will eventually be lost on the back page among the other equally bad lists of things we don't care about.

For starters, this is a crappy list for the most part.

Second, all you did was give us the album title, a few song titles, and the fact that you liked the album. On most of these, you didn't even bother to explain WHY you liked them or what was so revolutionary about them. When I read an article like this, I expect some critique. As it is, you've given me nothing to persuade me to check out these albums and you've given me no reason for their rankings. This article is a skeleton.

Third, PUMP is higher ranked that Toys in the Attic? Whu-fuh?

Fourth, use a thesaurus to find some synonyms for "legendary." You used that word way too much. 3 uses of "legend" in number 9 was a bit much.

Fifth, this is another mindless list, more fit for the Forums. Not an article.

Half of the list is Aerosmith? You got quite a bit of varity there huh? Still its your personal list so who am I to nit pick. Not what I would pick but its not my list. Thumbs up.