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Your Top 10 Albums Of The 20th Century

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TobyNZ said on May 7, 2003 05:58:

Hi all,

I am writing on behalf of Dean Scapolo, a New Zealand music chart researcher, who is conducting a survey of peoples’ top ten albums of the 20th century (until 2000). He has had 840 votes so far - but can never get enough!!

His website is:
hstrial-dscapolo.homestea...Page1.html
where you can find his list of the top 100 albums he has got (of all his 840 votes) so far.

Here are the rules (VERY IMPORTANT!!):
1) No 21st century albums, this current survey is for 20th century albums only.
2) No Bootleg albums, these are not official albums.
3) Greatest Hits, Live, Compilations and Soundtracks are fine.
4) Show your dversity and try to keep to a maximum of five albums by one artist, with a minimum of four artists per list!
5) TEN albums, no more no less. TEN.

ALSO - We need your NAME and COUNTRY!!! AGE is optional.
Please - this is very important as we cannot use your lists without this information. Nor can we use your lists if they do not follow any of the rules.

Lets see the lists come rolling in!

Remember, you can only have up to FIVE albums from any one artist. That means for example you can have up to FIVE Roxette albums but NO MORE - the rest must be from different artists, with at least FOUR artists in total on your list.

There is no need to include any Roxette albums if you don’t want to. It’s up to you.

Thanks for your time and look forward to hearing from you,

Toby, 20, NZ

Aaso said on May 7, 2003 06:47:

non Roxettes are :
History by Michael Jackson, Older Faster by Goerge Micheal, Load and Reload, The Wall, and so on *I can not remeber now!

Stormkeeper said on May 7, 2003 06:56:

Older faster? lol

Santi said on May 7, 2003 11:58:

I like Canon by Pachelbel... oh, ok, that’s not the 20th century, sorry :D

(Sorry, I had it pretty difficult to select the ones to take with me to Belgium... I gotta think of it a little.)

animalkingdom said on May 7, 2003 17:29:

#1 “Joyride” - Roxette

#2 “Crash! Boom! Bang!” - Roxette
#3 “Post” - Björk
#4 “Unihiekkamyrsky” - Kaija Koo
#5 “Ultra” - Depeche Mode
#6 “Den Ständiga Resan” - Marie Fredriksson
#7 “Erotica” - Madonna
#8 “Have A Nice Day” - Roxette
#9 “Heathen” - David Bowie
#10 “HIStory - Past, Present & Future Book 1” - Michael Jackson

animalkingdom said on May 7, 2003 17:30:

oh, I am from...f1NlaNd..right. :)

Vixzter said on May 7, 2003 19:16:

#1 - Joyride - Roxette
#2 - Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits
#3 - Innuendo - Queen
#4 - Hysteria - Def Leppard
#5 - Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morisette
#6 - Crash! Boom! Bang! - Roxette
#7 - Woodface - Crowded House
#8 - Divine Madness - Madness
#9 - Keep The Faith - Bon Jovi
#10 - Voulez Vous - Abba

I’m from England....did u want my proper name?? ;) (please say no!)

Not very varied I’m affraid ;) Roxette has skewed my perception of music ;) oh and I expect if you asked me tomorow what my top 10 were they’d probably be different ;)

wendy said on May 7, 2003 19:43:

1 Avril Lavigne-Let go
2 The Calling-Camino palmero
3 P!nk-Missundaztood
4 Shakira-Laundry Service
5 Sugababes-Angels with dirty faces
6 Christina Aguilera-Stripped
7 Roxette-Crash boom bang
8 U2-All that you can leave behind
9 Live-The distance to here
10 Within temptation-Mother earth

Jackie_Radiorox said on May 7, 2003 20:16:

In absolutely no particular order.

1- Queensryche - Opperation: MindCrime
2- Depeche Mode - Violator
3- Roxette - Joyride
4- Lita Ford - Lita
5- Gyllene Tider - Återtåget
6- Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet
7- Heart - Heart
8- Scorpions - Love At First Sting
9- Metallica - Metallica (AKA: The Black Album)
10- Madonna - Immaculate Collection

Name: Jackie
Country: USA.

Vixzter said on May 7, 2003 20:28:

@wendy: I don’t mean to pick holes in what you’ve chosen....but most of them are 21st century....sorry. ;)

@Jackz: bugger! I forgot about that Metallica album!

See....I could change my albums already!

wendy said on May 7, 2003 20:30:

OOooooooooohhhh,Vix,sorry,i might be stupid then :DD

Shit,ok,don’t look at me :p,i wasn’t even alive in the 20th century :p ok,i was,but,i was verrrry young :p

powerpoplarry said on May 8, 2003 02:27:

Oh, OK, here’s MY Top 10 list, as for now, LOL!!

1– Per Gessle– “The World According To Gessle”
2– Adam Schmitt– “World So Bright”
3– (TIE) a-ha– “East Of The Sun, West Of The Moon” + Def Leppard– “Hysteria”
4– The Merrymakers– “Bubblegun”
5– Jellyfish– “Spilt Milk”
6– Roxette– “Crash! Boom! Bang!”
7– The Posies– “Amazing Disgrace”
8– Cheap Trick– “One On One”
9– The Muffs– “Happy Birthday To Me”
10- (TIE) The Wildhearts– “P.H.U.Q.” + Alanis Morissette– “Jagged Little Pill”

My name– Larry
Country– USA

There ya go...

TobyNZ said on May 8, 2003 06:50:

Hi,

Thanks Larry, Jackie and Vizxter, I have forwarded your lists on.

Wendy - I CERTAINLY cannot use your list - more than half of it is 21st century albums - this SPECIFICALLY ASKS for 20th century albums (up to and including 2000) only. I ask that you please read the rules carefully and show some diversity in your lists while posting here. I hope you understand that because of this rule we could not accept your list.

animalkingdom - great list, but we need your name and country - so please send that in so I can forward your list on? Thanks :)

Toby, 20, NZ

animalkingdom said on May 8, 2003 14:17:

Oh okay... Juma is the name, Finland is the country.

wendy said on May 8, 2003 20:45:

Yeahyeahyeah,Toby,don’t worry,i’ve been told already :p

The only prob is : I can’t give you another list,cuz,i was too young :’(
I’m sorry :p

Stormkeeper said on May 8, 2003 20:51:

wendy @ lol

coyboyusa said on May 8, 2003 21:28:

1.) kill em all metallica
2.) the wall pink floyd
3.) the beatles number ones
4.) elvis number ones
5.) abba gold
6.) kd lang: ingenue
7.) melissa etheridge I’m the onyl one
8.) the cranberries: no need to argue
9.) madonna: like a prayer
10.) michale jackson: dangerous

TobyNZ said on May 9, 2003 06:37:

Thanks Juma from Finland - sorry about all the hassle - I have forwarded your list on.

Sorry Wendy - I understand to be young it is only natural to like the music that goes on around you - I understand that. Don’t worry - though understand that there is a whole world of great music around if you do dare to look back in time! :)

cowboyusa - Great list - but PLEASE give me your name and country so I can send it on? PLEASE??? Thanks! :)

Take care everyone,
Toby, 20, NZ

TobyNZ said on May 9, 2003 07:59:

Oh yes and cowboyusa - I’m not entirely sure - but is elvis number ones a 21st century album? Just remember that this survey is only for albums of 20th century (up to AND INCLUDING year 2000 albums).
So please if this is true please make that alteration.

Thanks,
Toby, 20, NZ

Santi said on May 9, 2003 11:44:

My list:

- “Recuerdos en la Alhambra / Francisco Tarrega” by Narciso Yepes (1987) - (Music composed around 1901)
- “Stone Roses” by The Stone Roses (1989)
- “Full Moon Fever” by Tom Petty (1989)
- “Joyride” by Roxette (1991)
- “The Very Best of” by The Byrds (1997), music from 1965-
- “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust” by David Bowie (1972)
- “Heart Core” by Eva Braun (1998)
- “Isola (sv)” by Kent (1997)
- “What’s the Story Morning Glory?” by Oasis (1995)
- “Puls” by Gyllene Tider (1982)

I think it’s pretty ok. My name is Santi Rodriguez and I use to live and was born in Spain. However I had mentioned 3 Swedish bands and one Yugoslavian... and just 1 thing from Spain, so I don’t understand how useful is to know where I come from. Let’s say I’m a citizen of the world.

EDIT: (Ok, I corrected some things)

animalkingdom said on May 9, 2003 12:43:

Oops..There was NO Joyride released in 1990, Sanchezzzz!

Stormkeeper said on May 9, 2003 13:54:

Santi your list is quite impressive.
What happened to Stone Roses?

Shane said on May 9, 2003 15:35:

Elvis - The Number Ones Cd

Beatles - The Number Ones

Go Go’s - Beauty and the Beat (I know, I know.... but they were the first all-girl band to write and perform all their own songs - had a #1 hit before any recording company would sign them - totally changed the industry)

The Joshua Tree - U2

Like a Prayer - Madonna

Rhythm Nation - Janet Jackson

Gold - ABBA

Kick - INXS

Greatest Hits - Eurythmics

Joyride - Roxette

Santi said on May 9, 2003 22:36:

Oh, the Stone Roses should make a movie of their life :D
How do I start??
Ok, they were so good that The Rolling Stones wanted them as support band, to which they replied “we don’t play with dinosaurs”.
This is the attitude that brought to them so many problems.
They had a contract with a small company called “Silvertone” and well, their success was so huge that they thought they could get more cash. So they tried to break the contract, but they couldn’t.
They got very angry at the company and some day came to the offices with a lot of paint cans, and spread the paint all around :D It went to the court and they couldn’t release anything in 4 or five years.
In this time Silvertone released everything they had of them, singles and a rarities album, etc... making good money.
But the band was preparing the “second coming” as the new album was called, in 1994 (in Geffen). It wasn’t as good as everyone expected and following it they released a greatest hits.
But the band started to “die” in 1996. What else... John Squire (the guitar player and composer) left and formed a band called The Seahorses that well, was kinda boring to my taste (too much “guitar hero”) in 1997.
Mani (the bass player) went into a well known band called “Primal Scream” in 1996.
Ian Brown (singer) got into techno music and released an album on his own, and was in jail because of some drugs issues.
About the drummer I don’t know much, and lately John Squire has released an album on his own where he even sings called “Time changes everything”. I still don’t have this record :)

The stone Roses has released lately also a new record, with all their biggest hits... but a record like “Stone Roses” is difficult to make it again :)

TobyNZ said on May 10, 2003 03:41:

PLEASE READ THE RULES!!!
NAME AND COUNTRY REQUIRED!
NO 21ST CENTURY ALBUMS ALLOWED! ONLY ALBUMS UP TO AND INCLUDING YEAR 2000!
————————————————————
Hi all,

Santi - thank you very much for you list - I have forwarded it on :)

Shane - great list - one problem - Which Elvis album are you talking about for #1? Is it the one with 30 #1’s that was released last year? Because if it was, I hate to say it, that is a 21st century album and we cannot accept your list.
However, good list overall - PLEASE send it again with that changed (or confirm it is 20th century) and also include your name and country? Thanks

Toby, 20, NZ

wendy said on May 10, 2003 19:35:

Thx,Toby,for understanding... ;)

Anyway,i know a lot of “old” music,like,Elvis,Guns n’ Roses,Meatloaf,Bon Jovi,...
Cuz,my brother is 11 years older as me,i’m the second youngest out of 8 :p

I just know the hits,no full-CD’s!!

Stormkeeper said on May 11, 2003 18:19:

Thanks @ Santi.

xuxa said on May 11, 2003 20:01:

Here it is my TOP TEN:

The Cardigans - “Gran Turismo”
Carlos Santana - “Supernatural”
Roxette - “Crash! Boom! Bang!”
Roxette - “Joyride”
Led Zeppelin - “BBC Sessions”
U2 - ” The Joshua Tree”
Depeche Mode - “Violator”
Lenny Kravitz - “5”
Madonna - “Ray of Light”
Dido - “No Angel”

Name: Ana
Country: Portugal

Jackeill said on May 11, 2003 21:38:

it’s hard to choose...

i think that’s what i like most for now... in a week or two it will change though ;)

edited: lol there are some albums from 21th century also ;/ so it’ll be st like this for 20th:

o1| gessle - the world according to gessle | 97
o2| gyllene tider - konstpaus | 2000
o3| bryan adams - waking up the neighbours | 91
o4| roxette - crash! boom! bang! |94
o5| roxette - joyride |91
o6| oasis - be here now | 98 [?]
o7| placebo - placebo | 94
o8| green day - warning | 2000
o9| roxette - tourism | 92
1o| radiohead - pablo honey | 91 [?]

name : jackeill
country : poland
age: 20

TobyNZ said on May 12, 2003 00:28:

Thanks Jackeill and Ana I have forwarded your lists on.

The overall Top 100 list has now been updated (with 900 votes so far) follow this link:
http://hstrial-dscapolo.homestead.com/Page2.html

Still only one Roxette album in the Top 100 though:(

Toby, 20, NZ

Shane said on May 12, 2003 04:23:

Sorry - I did read the rules, but totally forgot that Elvis’ Number One hits was released in the 21st century. I changed it to Elvis’ first record - feel it kind of changed the face of rock and roll.

Name - Shane
Country - Canada

Hope I did it right this time.

Elvis - “Elvis”
Beatles - The Number Ones
Go Go’s - Beauty and the Beat
The Joshua Tree - U2
Like a Prayer - Madonna
Rhythm Nation - Janet Jackson
Gold - ABBA
Kick - INXS
Greatest Hits - Eurythmics
Joyride - Roxette

TobyNZ said on May 13, 2003 01:52:

Thank you Shane for getting back I have sent your list on :)

Toby, 20, NZ

on_a_mission said on February 22, 2005 22:51:

this is hard. But I can’t answer it any better at this stage. Rox are only on there cos they made the best shameless pop-disguised-as-lite-rock album of the 20th century ;-)

1. Nevermind (Nirvana)
2. The Stone Roses (Stone Roses)
3. The Doors (The Doors)
4. Led Zepplin IV (Led Zepplin)
5. Parklife (Blur)
6. Is This It [UK] (The Strokes)
7. BloodSugarSexMagik (RHCP)
8. Ride the Lightning (Metallica)
9. Velvet Underground & Nico (Velvet Underground)
10. Joyride (Roxette)

Name: on_a_mission
Country: UK/Sweden

Rich-UK said on February 22, 2005 23:25:

lite metal LOL you’ve lost me there...

on_a_mission said on February 23, 2005 00:19:

all the guitars are metal influenced, maybe lite rock is a better word, i’LL edit that, oam.

James_Earp said on March 20, 2005 12:06:

1. The World According to Gessle
2. Tourism
3. So Far so goo - Bryan Adams
4. Happiness is not a fish you can catch - Our Lady peace
5. The Better life - 3 Doors Down
6. Chrash! Boom! Bang!
7. Joyride
8. Look Sharp - Roxette
9. Dizzy up the girl - Goo Goo Dolls
10. The distance to here - Live

Mikael Karlsson, 18, Sweden