maarts' top 100 favourite albums

Egged on by a messageboard I started out compiling my 100 favourite albums...i kep on changing it forever. Consider this as the base and revisit this post if you want to see the update- who knows, I might make it into a top 1000 one day. But for now:


1. Dead Can Dance- Spleen and Ideal
2. This Mortal Coil- It'll End In Tears
3. Talking Heads- Fear Of Music
4. Sigur Ros- Agaetis Byrjun
5. The Smiths- The Queen Is Dead
6. Pixies- Surfer Rosa
7. Sigur Ros- Takk
8. Porcupine Tree- Signify
9. Tangerine Dream- Tangram
10. Joy Division- Unknown Pleasures
11. My Bloody Valentine- Loveless
12. Not Drowning Waving- The Little Desert
13. Cocteau Twins- Treasure
14. Brian Eno/Dan Lanois/Roger Eno- Apollo: Atmospheres And Soundtracks
15. Dead Can Dance- Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun
16. Swans- White Light From The Mouth Of Infinity
17. David Bowie- Heroes
18. Pink Floyd- Meddle
19. Kraftwerk- the Man Machine
20. VAST- Visual Audio Sensory Theatre
21. Mike Oldfield- Incantations
22. Ashra- New Age Of Earth
23. Metallica- Ride The Lightning
24. Yes- Close To The Edge
25. Penguin Cafe Orchestra- Broadcasting From Home
26. Van Morrison- Poetic Champions Compose
27. Spiritualized- Lazer Guided Melodies
28. Talk Talk- Spirit Of Eden
29. Jean Michel Jarre- Oxygene
30. David Bridie- Act Of Free Choice
31. Northern Picture Library- Alaska
32. Nine Inch Nails- Pretty Hate Machine
33. Prince & the Revolution- Sign 'O' The Times
34. The Cure- Seventeen Seconds
35. Red Devils- King King
36. Emmylou Harris- Wrecking Ball
37. Brian Eno/David Byrne- My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
38. Vangelis- Bladerunner
39. Propaganda- a Secret Wish
40. Spacemen 3- Taking Drugs To Make Music To Take Drugs To
41. U2- The Unforgettable Fire
42. Lou Reed- Berlin
43. Brian Eno/Jon Hassell- Fourth World Volume 1: Possible Musics
44. Talk Talk- The Colour Of Spring
45. Bel Canto- White Out Conditions
46. Godspeed You! Black Emperor- Lift your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven
47. Gene Clark- White Light
48. Cranes- Loved
49. Radiohead- Kid A
50. Interpol- Turn On The Bright Lights
51. The Cure- Disintegration
52. Velvet Underground- and Nico
53. David Sylvian- Brilliant Trees
54. Porcupine Tree- In Absentia
55. Bruce Springsteen- Tunnel Of Love
56. Daniel Lanois- Acadie
57. Marianne Faithfull- Broken English
58. The Congos- Heart Of The Congos
59. Stone Roses- Stone Roses
60. Butterfly Child- Soft Explosives
61. Shriekback- Oil and Gold
62. Roy Harper- Flat Baroque & Berserk
63. Simple Minds- New Gold Dream
64. Pearls Before Swine- One Nation Underground
65. Quicksilver Messenger Service- Happy Trails
66. Sheila Chandra- Weaving My Ancestor's Voice
67. Japan- Gentleman Take Polaroids
68. Tim Buckley- Starsailor
69. No-Man- Together We're Stranger
70. Jesus & Mary Chain- Psychocandy
71. Kate Bush- Hounds Of Love
72. Klaatu- Klaatu
73. Peter Gabriel- So
74. Marvin Gaye- What's Going On?
75. Lee Perry- Arkology
76. His Name Is Alive- Home Is In Your Head
77. Jon Hassell- Dream Theory in Malaya
78. Tori Amos- Little Earthquakes
79. Primal Scream- Screamadelica
80. Tom Waits- Nighthawks At The Diner
81. King Crimson- Larks Tongues In Aspic
82. Ministry- Psalm 69
83. The Alan Parsons Project- I Robot
84. Stevie Ray Vaughan- The Sky Is Crying
85. Kate & Anne McGarrigle- The French Record
86. Hector Zazou- Sahara Blue
87. Coil- Horse Rotorvator
88. Jimi Hendrix- Electric Ladyland
89. La Bottine Souriante- En Spectacle
90. Steve Roach/Vidna Obmana- Cavern Of Sirens
91. James- Seven
92. Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy- Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury
93. Slowdive- Just For a Day
94. Genesis- The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
95. The Beatles- The Beatles
96. Cassell Webb- The Thief Of Sadness
97. Prefab Sprout- Jordan: The Comeback
98. Sly & The Family Stone- There's A Riot Goin' On
99. Johnny Cash- American Recordings
100. Lloyd Cole & The Commotions- Rattlesnakes