For a few years up to 1980 I was obsessed with Top Of The Pops and in particular the Top 40 singles chart. I could include lists of top singers, songwriters or musicians, or top albums from particular genres or decades, but in homage to those glorious days forty years ago here’s my Top 40 favourite albums of all-time.
- Neil Young – After The Goldrush
- David Bowie – Hunky Dory
- Fleetwood Mac – Rumours
- The Beatles – Revolver
- The Who – Quadrophenia
- Stevie Wonder – Songs In The Key Of Life
- Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On
- Stevie Wonder – Innervisions
- Neil Young – Harvest
- Nick Drake – Bryter Layter
- Pink Floyd – Dark Side Of The Moon
- The Beatles – Abbey Road
- Jeff Buckley – Grace
- Van Morrison – Astral Weeks
- Doves – Lost Souls
- Tom Petty – Wildflowers
- Paul Weller – Stanley Road
- Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here
- Bob Dylan – Desire
- Van Morrison – Moondance
- The Specials – The Specials
- Dexys Midnight Runners – Searching For The Young Soul Rebels
- Jimi Hendrix – Electric Ladyland
- David Bowie – The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars
- The Jam – All Mod Cons
- The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds
- Carole King – Tapestry
- Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin II
- The Beatles – Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
- Radiohead – OK Computer
- Jackie Wilson – The Soul Years
- Amy Winehouse – Back To Black
- Paul Weller – Wild Wood
- Lloyd Cole and The Commotions – Rattlesnakes
- Santana – Moonflower
- Teenage Fanclub – Grand Prix
- Simon and Garfunkel – Sounds Of Silence
- Nick Drake – Pink Moon
- Neil Young – MTV Unplugged
- World Party – Goodbye Jumbo
How this list doesn’t include any Elton John, John Lennon, Bob Marley, John Martyn, Doors, Kinks, Stones or Steely Dan I’m not quite sure. Now I’m tempted to do a Top 100…
