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Rolling Stone's Top 100 Albums,
from 1967-1987 *

Rank Artist Title Call Number
1 The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band M1630.18 .B42 S4 1987
2 Sex Pistols Never Mind the Bollocks M1630.18 .S475 N4 1977
3 Rolling Stones Exile on Main Street M1630.18 .R65 E95 1994
4 John Lennon Plastic Ono Band M1630.18 .L46 J64 2000
5 Jimi Hendrix Are You Experienced? M1630.18 .H46 A74 1997
6 David Bowie The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust... M1630.18 .B69 R57 1999
7 Van Morrison Astral Weeks M1630.18 .M67 A88 1968
8 Bruce Springsteen Born to Run M1630.18 .S67 B67 1975
9 The Beatles The Beatles M1630.18 .B43 W45 1968
10 Marvin Gaye What's Going On M1630.18 .G39 W43 1998
11 Elvis Costello This Year's Model M1630.18 .C67 T45 2002
12 Bob Dylan Blood on the Tracks M1630.18 .D95 B56 1974
13 Bob Dylan and The Band The Basement Tapes M1630.18 .D95 B37 1975
14 The Clash London Calling M1630.18 .C53 L66 1999
15 The Rolling Stones Beggars Banquet M1630.18 .R65 B44 1986
16 Patti Smith Horses M1630.18 .S65 H67 1996
17 The Beatles Abbey Road M1630.18 .B43 A33 1987
18 The Rolling Stones Let It Bleed M1630.18 .R65 L48 1969
19 The Band The Band M1630.18 .B36 2000
20 Prince Dirty Mind M1630.18 .P75 D57 1985
21 The Velvet Underground and Nico The Velvet Underground and Nico M1630.18 .V45 V45 1967
22 The Who Who's Next M1630.18 .W46 W46 1995
23 Derek and The Dominos L'Ayla M1630.18 .D47 L39 1970
24 Richard and Linda Thompson Shoot Out the Lights M1630.18 .T46 S56 1982
25 The Doors The Doors M1630.18 .D66 D66 1988
26 Neil Young Tonight's the Night M1630.18 .Y75 T65
27 The Clash The Clash M1630.18 .C53 S76 1988
28 Bruce Springsteen Born in the USA M1630.18 .S67 B67 1984
29 Elvis Costello My Aim Is True M1630.18 .C67 M93 1993
30 Sly and The Family Stone There's a Riot Goin' On M1630.18 .S59 T44 1987
31 The Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers M1630.18 .R65 S75 1971
32 The Velvet Underground Loaded M1630.18 .V45 L63 1997
33 Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band Trout Mask Replica M1630.18 .C37 T76 1970
34 Rod Stewart Every Picture Tells a Story M1630.18 .S74 E94 1971
35 Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon M1630.18 .P56 D37 1994
36 Creedence Clearwater Revival Willy and the Poor Boys M1630.18 .C74 W55 1989
37 Stevie Wonder Innervisions M1630.18 .W66 .I56 2000
38 Television Marquee Moon M1630.18 .T423 M27
39 Prince Purple Rain M1630.18 .P75 P87 1984
40 Bruce Springsteen Darkness on the Edge of Town M1630.18 .S67 D37 1978
41 The Band Music From Big Pink M1630.18 .B32 M88
42 The Pretenders The Pretenders M1630.18 .T423 M27
43 Creedence Clearwater Revival Green River M1630.18.C74 G74 1969
44 Jefferson Airplane Surrealistic Pillow M1630.18 .J44 S87 2001
45 Graham Parker Squeezing Out Sparks M1630.18.P364 S7x 1996
46 Joni Mitchell Blue M1630.18 .M58 B58 1971
47 Led Zeppelin IV M1630.18 .L43 L435
48 Aretha Franklin Lady Soul M1630.18 .F73 L33 1995
49 Randy Newman 12 Songs M1630.18.N49 T83 1970
50 Big Brother and The Holding Company Cheap Thrills M1630.18 .B54 C44 1999
51 Bruce Springsteen The Wild, The Innocent and the E Street Shuffle M1630.18.S67 W54 1973
52 The Modern Lovers Beserkley not available
>53 Talking Heads Remain in Light M1630.18 .T35 R46 1980
54 Graham Parker and The Rumour Howlin' Wind not available
55 The New York Dolls New York Dolls M1630.18.N48 N48 1973
56 Paul Simon Graceland M1630.18 .S56 G73 1986
57 Talking Heads More Songs About Buildings and Food M 1630.18 .T35 M67 1978
58 R.E.M. Murmur M1630.18 .R46 M87 1983
59 Van Morrison Moondance M1630.18 .M67 M66 1971
60 Various Artists The Harder They Come PN 1997 .H28 1991e(video)
61 John Lennon Imagine M1630.18 .L46 I43 2000
62 Jimi Hendrix Electric Ladyland M1630.18 .H46 E44 1997
63 Bruce Springsteen The River M1630.18 .S67 R58 1980
64 Stevie Wonder Talking Book M1630.18 .W66 T35 2000
65 Elvis Costello Get Happy M1630.18 .C67 G472 2003
66 Neil Young and Crazy Horse Rust Never Sleeps M1630.18 .Y75 R88
67 Bob Dylan John Wesley Harding M1630.18 .D95 J64 2003
68 Michael Jackson Off the Wall M1630.18 .J33 O44 1979
69 Ramones Ramones M1630.18 .R32 R24 2001
70 The Rolling Stones Between the Buttons M1630.18 .R65 B48 1986
71 Neil Young After the Gold Rush M1630.18 .Y68 A48 1970
72 Fleetwood Mac Rumours M1630.18 .F54 R8 1977
73 Todd Rundgren Something/Anything? M1630.18 .R86 S66 1972
74 Crosby, Stills and Nash Crosby, Stills and Nash M1630.18 .C76 1969
75 Al Green Call Me M1630.18 .G74 C35 1994
76 Elvis Presley From Elvis in Memphis M1630.18 .P74 F76 2000
77 The Mothers of Invention We're Only In It For the Money M1630.18 .Z37 W47 1995
78 Sly and The Family Stone Greatest Hits not available
79 Pink Floyd The Piper at the Gates of Dawn M1630.18 .P56 P57 1994
80 Talking Heads 77 M1630.18 .T35 S48 1977
81 Miles Davis Bitches Brew M1366 .D38 B58 1999
82 The Byrds Sweetheart of the Rodeo M1630.18 .B97 S94 1997
83 Led Zeppelin II M1630.18 .L43 1994
84 Roxy Music Siren M1630.18.R68 S5 1999
85 Michael Jackson Thriller M1630.18 .J33 T47 1982
86 Richard and Linda Thompson I Want To See the Bright Lights Tonight M1630.18 .T57 I9 2004
87 Sly and The Family Stone Stand M1630.18 .S59 S73 1987
88 Iggy and The Stooges Raw Power M1630.18 .I44 R39 1997
89 Randy Newman Sail Away M1630.18 .N49 S25 1972
90 Nuggets Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era M1630.18 .N84 1998
91 Aretha Franklin I Never Loved a Man The Way I Love You M1630.18.F73 I5 1995
92 Southside Johnny Hearts of Stone M1630.18 .S68 H43 1978
93 Simon and Garfunkel Bridge over Troubled Waters M1630.18 .S56 B75 1969
94 Talking Heads Fear of Music M1630.18 .T35 F43 1979
95 Otis Redding Otis! The Definitive Otis Redding M1630.18.R43 O78 1993
96 David Bowie ChangesOneBowie not available
97 Velvet Underground Velvet Underground M1630.18 .V458 1996
98 Steely Dan Katy Lied M1630.18 .S74 K38 1999
99 The Who Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy not available
100 T. Rex Electric Warrier M1630.18 .T2 E4 1971


*This list originally appeared in Rolling Stone magazine, Issue 507, August 27, 1987, pages 45-174.


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