Another month, another 'Q' listing...

[Uncleskinny]

...and I've lost count of how many times I've said that. Posted in General due to Smiths/Moz interest, although could have been in Other Music. This time it's the Top 50 British Albums of all time (May 2008 edition), as voted for by readers. You're going to cringe! In reverse order:

50 - The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
49 - Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
48 - The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street
47 - Coldplay - Parachutes
46 - David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
45 - Pet Shop Boys - Behaviour
44 - Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
43 - Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go
42 - Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
41 - David Bowie - Hunky Dory
40 - Radiohead - In Rainbows
39 - Pulp - Different Class
38 - The Prodigy - The Fat Of The Land
37 - Stereophonics - Word Gets Around
36 - Depeche Mode - Songs Of Faith And Devotion
35 - Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
34 - Muse - Black Holes & Revelations
33 - The Who - Who's Next
32 - Coldplay - X&Y
31 - The Libertines - Up The Bracket
30 - Pink Floyd - The Wall
29 - Led Zeppelin - IV
28 - Muse - Origin Of Symmetry
27 - Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible
26 - Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head
25 - Blur - Parklife
24 - Duran Duran - Rio
23 - Muse - Absolution
22 - Oasis - Be Here Now
21 - The Beatles - Rubber Soul
20 - Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks
19 - The Beatles - White Album
18 - Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
17 - Queen - A Night At The Opera
16 - The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
15 - Depeche Mode - Violator
14 - Oasis - Don't Believe The Truth
13 - Keane - Hopes And Fears
12 - The Beatles - Abbey Road
11 - Radiohead - The Bends
10 - The Verve - Urban Hymns
9 - Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon
8 - Keane - Under The Iron Sea
7 - The Clash - London Calling
6 - The Beatles - Sgt Peppers' Lonely Hearts Club Band
5 - The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
4 - The Beatles - Revolver
3 - Radiohead - OK Computer
2 - Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory?
1 - Oasis - Definitely Maybe


A few mobilised Keane and Oasis fans then. Why did we not hear about this?

Peter

 

[Kewpie]

It shows average British consumers taste in pop/rock music which isn't too bad.

If you conduct a similar poll in Japan, the result would be devastating.

 

[Corrissey]

Oasis over the Beatles? There would NOT be an Oasis without the Fab Four.

 

[oye terence]

Oasis over the Beatles? There would be an Oasis without the Fab Four.

you are right there would be

 

[Vaudeville_Heroes]

I love Oasis, a lot a lot a lot, but even I wouldn't have given them the first two spots on that list. The Beatles will always be #1 to me, and The Smiths should have been higher too.

 

[Mike Mozfan]

There was a great insert in last month's Entertainment magazine, it was a pullout of the best indie bands in the last 25 years, the Smiths were on the list and the album of choice was The Queen Is Dead, single was How Soon Is Now? Other bands were like Dinosaur Jr, Depeche, and such...

 

[vivabob]

8 - Keane - Under The Iron Sea

NUFF SAID

 

[chelsea_steve]

Keane - Under The Iron Sea

better than ...

Rubber Soul / Led Zep IV / The Queen Is Dead.

Yeah right!!!!

 

[snowfallsoon]

Keane???Amy Winehouse???

 

[the judge]

Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Muse - Black Holes & Revelations

?????
It's no use arguing, though.

 

[Raincoatedloverspunybro]

ON a side issue, I've never and will never understand the deal with The White Album by The Beatles, it's a shoddy piece of work by 4 men who'd grown tired of each other and were working apart. Sure it contains some gems but it's not and shouldn't be considered as a Top 50 album, too many duff tracks on there for my liking.

I think it's just this decades 'flavour of the month' just like Revolver has suddenly become their best album when in the past it was never considered to be as good as Pepper. It is a great album tho but in 10 years time they'll probably start saying Strangeways is the best Smiths album.

 

[9 x Fined]

Nice to see Behaviour in there at least. Classic.

 

[prisoner77]

All Mod Cons - The Jam....Not a mention

 

[Radio Berlin]

1 of 50 is a woman. yaaay.

 

[Kewpie]

1 of 50 is a woman. yaaay.

Amy Winehouse was in the tabloid almost everyday when the poll was conducted.
Shame other more talented female artists didn't get vote from Q readers.

 

[Brel]

1 of 50 is a woman. yaaay.

That's the readers of Q for you?