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apple music's 100 best albums: the top 12
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- 01The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill
- 02Thriller - Michael Jackson
- 03Abbey Road - The Beatles
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25 albums from kurt cobain's top 50
he wrote fifty. this is half of them, still in his order.
01
Iggy and the Stooges - Raw Power
number one on basically every version of this list he ever gave. still the answer
02
The Breeders, Pod
kim deal's other band. this one's slept on
03
The Shaggs - Philosophy of the World
genuinely doesn't sound like anything else, not in a good way at first
04
MDC, Millions of Dead Cops
05
Saccharine Trust - Paganicons
06
Black Flag, My War
side two is the slow doom half, not the hardcore everyone expects
07
Gang of Four - Entertainment!
post-punk's rosetta stone honestly
08
The Frogs, It's Only Right and Natural
this is the one that makes people go wait THIS was on his list?
09
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
10
The Saints, Know Your Product
11
The Raincoats - The Raincoats
he wrote the liner notes for their reissue later. that's how much this one mattered to him
12
Aerosmith, Rocks
yes really. argue with the list, not me
13
R.E.M. - Green
14
The Slits, Typical Girls
15
The Faith/Void - Split EP
DC hardcore, half a record each
16
Beat Happening - Jamboree
olympia's answer to everything, calvin johnson's other band
17
Leadbelly, Leadbelly's Last Sessions Vol. 1
the one non-rock pick that keeps showing up in interviews too
18
Daniel Johnston - Yip/Jump Music
19
The Beatles, Meet the Beatles
20
Butthole Surfers - Locust Abortion Technician
not for everyone, including some days me
21
Fear, The Record
22
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
the one hip hop pick, and he meant it
23
David Bowie, The Man Who Sold the World
24
Wipers - Youth of America
portland's finest, three wipers records total made the fifty
25
Mazzy Star, She Hangs Brightly
closes it out quiet, which feels right