100 Greatest Albums of 1975

[C]

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According to my aunt Elsie

1. Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
2. That's The Way Of The World - Earth, Wind & Fire
3. Blood On The Tracks - Bob Dylan
4. Mothership Connection - Parliament
5. A Night At The Opera - Queen
6. Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin
7. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
8. The Heat Is On - The Isley Brothers
9. Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan - Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
10. Captain Fantastic & The Brown Dirt Cowboy - Elton John
11. Toys In The Attic - Aerosmith
12. Alive! - Kiss
13. Horses - Patti Smith
14. Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac
15. Why Can't We Be Friends - War
16. Still Crazy After All These Years - Paul Simon
17. Wake Up Everybody - Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes
18. Honey - Ohio Players
19. One Of These Nights - The Eagles
20. Live - Bob Marley & The Wailers
21. Tonight's The Night - Neil Young
22. Gratitude - Earth, Wind & Fire
23. Love To Love You Baby - Donna Summer
24. The Hissing Of Summer Lawns - Joni Mitchell
25. Spirit Of The Boogie - Kool & The Gang
26. Welcome To My Nightmare - Alice Cooper
27. Young Americans - David Bowie
28. Steppin - The Pointer Sisters
29. Marcus Garvey - Burning Spear
30. Pick Of The Litter - The Spinners
31. Blow By Blow - Jeff Beck
32. The Basement Tapes - Bob Dylan/The Band
33. Darryl Hall & John Oates - Hall & Oates
34. There's No Place Like America Today - Curtis Mayfield
35. Family Reunion - The O'Jays
36. Caught In The Act - The Commodores
37. KC & The Sunshine Band - KC & The Sunshine Band
38. Dread In A Babylon - U Roy
39. Southern Nights - Allen Toussaint
40. Red Octopus - Jefferson Starship
41. Another Green World - Eno
42. Never Can Say Goodbye - Gloria Gaynor
43. Hair Of The Dog - Nazareth
44. A Quiet Storm - Smokey Robinson
45. Diamonds & Rust - Joan Baez
46. Al Green Is Love - Al Green
47. Rock of The Westies - Elton John
48. Fire On The Bayou - The Meters
49. What A Difference A Day Makes - Esther Phillips
50. In The City - Tavares
51. The Original Soundtrack - 10cc
52. To Be True - Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes
53. Zuma - Neil Young
54. The Bitch Is Black - Yvonne Fair
55. Fandango - ZZ Top
56. Just Another Way To Say I Love You - Barry White
57. Nighthawks At The Diner - Tom Waits
58. Let's Take It To The Stage - Funkadelic
59. Black Bach - Lamont Dozier
60. One Size Fits All - Frank Zappa
61. Inseparable - Natalie Cole
62. Down By The Jetty - Dr. Feelgood
63. Movin' On - The Commodores
64. Danger High Voltage - Betty Wright
65. Katy Lied - Steely Dan
66. Blues For Allah - The Grateful Dead
67. Chocolate City - Parliament
68. Main Course - The Bee Gees
69. The Who By Numbers - The Who
70. Let's Do It Again - The Staple Singers/Curtis Mayfield
71. Siren - Roxy Music
72. Coney Island Baby - Lou Reed
73. Nasty Gal - Betty Davis
74. Revolution Dub - Lee Perry & The Upsetters
75. Born To Be With You - Dion
76. Survival - The O'Jays
77. Beautiful Loser - Bob Seger
78. Non Stop - B.T. Express
79. Stampede - The Doobie Brothers
80. Nuthin' Fancy - Lynyrd Skynyrd
81. Still Caught Up - Millie Jackson
82. High On You - Sly Stone
83. Minstrel In The Gallery - Jethro Tull
84. Face The Music - Electric Light Orchestra
85. Urban Renewal - Tower Of Power
86. Adventures In Paradise - Minnie Riperton
87. Promised Land - Elvis Presley
88. Fool For The City - Foghat
89. 2nd Anniversary - Gladys Knight & The Pips
90. T.N.T. - AC/DC
91. Spinners Live! - The Spinners
92. Gorilla - James Taylor
93. A Song For You - The Temptations
94. Midnight Band: The First Minute Of A New Day - Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson
95. Atlantic Crossing - Rod Stewart
96. Chocolate Chip - Issac Hayes
97. Teaser - Tommy Bolin
98. City Of Angels - The Miracles
99. Cut The Cake - Average White Band
100. Hutson - Leroy Hutson



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[robertff]

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According to my aunt Elsie

1. Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
2. That's The Way Of The World - Earth, Wind & Fire
3. Blood On The Tracks - Bob Dylan
4. Mothership Connection - Parliament
5. A Night At The Opera - Queen
6. Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin
7. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
8. The Heat Is On - The Isley Brothers
9. Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan - Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
10. Captain Fantastic & The Brown Dirt Cowboy - Elton John
11. Toys In The Attic - Aerosmith
12. Alive! - Kiss
13. Horses - Patti Smith
14. Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac
15. Why Can't We Be Friends - War
16. Still Crazy After All These Years - Paul Simon
17. Wake Up Everybody - Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes
18. Honey - Ohio Players
19. One Of These Nights - The Eagles
20. Live - Bob Marley & The Wailers
21. Tonight's The Night - Neil Young
22. Gratitude - Earth, Wind & Fire
23. Love To Love You Baby - Donna Summer
24. The Hissing Of Summer Lawns - Joni Mitchell
25. Spirit Of The Boogie - Kool & The Gang
26. Welcome To My Nightmare - Alice Cooper
27. Young Americans - David Bowie
28. Steppin - The Pointer Sisters
29. Marcus Garvey - Burning Spear
30. Pick Of The Litter - The Spinners
31. Blow By Blow - Jeff Beck
32. The Basement Tapes - Bob Dylan/The Band
33. Darryl Hall & John Oates - Hall & Oates
34. There's No Place Like America Today - Curtis Mayfield
35. Family Reunion - The O'Jays
36. Caught In The Act - The Commodores
37. KC & The Sunshine Band - KC & The Sunshine Band
38. Dread In A Babylon - U Roy
39. Southern Nights - Allen Toussaint
40. Red Octopus - Jefferson Starship
41. Another Green World - Eno
42. Never Can Say Goodbye - Gloria Gaynor
43. Hair Of The Dog - Nazareth
44. A Quiet Storm - Smokey Robinson
45. Diamonds & Rust - Joan Baez
46. Al Green Is Love - Al Green
47. Rock of The Westies - Elton John
48. Fire On The Bayou - The Meters
49. What A Difference A Day Makes - Esther Phillips
50. In The City - Tavares
51. The Original Soundtrack - 10cc
52. To Be True - Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes
53. Zuma - Neil Young
54. The Bitch Is Black - Yvonne Fair
55. Fandango - ZZ Top
56. Just Another Way To Say I Love You - Barry White
57. Nighthawks At The Diner - Tom Waits
58. Let's Take It To The Stage - Funkadelic
59. Black Bach - Lamont Dozier
60. One Size Fits All - Frank Zappa
61. Inseparable - Natalie Cole
62. Down By The Jetty - Dr. Feelgood
63. Movin' On - The Commodores
64. Danger High Voltage - Betty Wright
65. Katy Lied - Steely Dan
66. Blues For Allah - The Grateful Dead
67. Chocolate City - Parliament
68. Main Course - The Bee Gees
69. The Who By Numbers - The Who
70. Let's Do It Again - The Staple Singers/Curtis Mayfield
71. Siren - Roxy Music
72. Coney Island Baby - Lou Reed
73. Nasty Gal - Betty Davis
74. Revolution Dub - Lee Perry & The Upsetters
75. Born To Be With You - Dion
76. Survival - The O'Jays
77. Beautiful Loser - Bob Seger
78. Non Stop - B.T. Express
79. Stampede - The Doobie Brothers
80. Nuthin' Fancy - Lynyrd Skynyrd
81. Still Caught Up - Millie Jackson
82. High On You - Sly Stone
83. Minstrel In The Gallery - Jethro Tull
84. Face The Music - Electric Light Orchestra
85. Urban Renewal - Tower Of Power
86. Adventures In Paradise - Minnie Riperton
87. Promised Land - Elvis Presley
88. Fool For The City - Foghat
89. 2nd Anniversary - Gladys Knight & The Pips
90. T.N.T. - AC/DC
91. Spinners Live! - The Spinners
92. Gorilla - James Taylor
93. A Song For You - The Temptations
94. Midnight Band: The First Minute Of A New Day - Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson
95. Atlantic Crossing - Rod Stewart
96. Chocolate Chip - Issac Hayes
97. Teaser - Tommy Bolin
98. City Of Angels - The Miracles
99. Cut The Cake - Average White Band
100. Hutson - Leroy Hutson

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And the criteria was?

Sorry Darkness.



Off the top of my head and without looking 41 and you C.?


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[Darkness_Fish]

I'm just going to point out that that list doesn't have Neu! 75 in it, and is therefore worthless.

Terrible year though.

[robertff]

I'm just going to point out that that list doesn't have Neu! 75 in it, and is therefore worthless.

Terrible year though.

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[C]

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Many omissions!

Bundles by Soft Machine, Rubycon by Tangerine Dream and Kraftwerk’s Radio-Activity are three that immediately come to mind



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[J]

22, I think.

What, no Ommadawn?

[mudshark]

1. Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
2. That's The Way Of The World - Earth, Wind & Fire
3. Blood On The Tracks - Bob Dylan
4. Mothership Connection - Parliament
6. Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin
7. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
9. Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan - Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
10. Captain Fantastic & The Brown Dirt Cowboy - Elton John
13. Horses - Patti Smith
15. Why Can't We Be Friends - War
17. Wake Up Everybody - Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes
19. One Of These Nights - The Eagles
20. Live - Bob Marley & The Wailers
21. Tonight's The Night - Neil Young
22. Gratitude - Earth, Wind & Fire
27. Young Americans - David Bowie
29. Marcus Garvey - Burning Spear
31. Blow By Blow - Jeff Beck
32. The Basement Tapes - Bob Dylan/The Band
33. Darryl Hall & John Oates - Hall & Oates
38. Dread In A Babylon - U Roy
39. Southern Nights - Allen Toussaint
41. Another Green World - Eno
46. Al Green Is Love - Al Green
48. Fire On The Bayou - The Meters
51. The Original Soundtrack - 10cc
53. Zuma - Neil Young
57. Nighthawks At The Diner - Tom Waits
58. Let's Take It To The Stage - Funkadelic
60. One Size Fits All - Frank Zappa
64. Danger High Voltage - Betty Wright
65. Katy Lied - Steely Dan
69. The Who By Numbers - The Who
71. Siren - Roxy Music
72. Coney Island Baby - Lou Reed
74. Revolution Dub - Lee Perry & The Upsetters
77. Beautiful Loser - Bob Seger
81. Still Caught Up - Millie Jackson
82. High On You - Sly Stone
83. Minstrel In The Gallery - Jethro Tull
85. Urban Renewal - Tower Of Power
94. Midnight Band: The First Minute Of A New Day - Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson
96. Chocolate Chip - Issac Hayes
97. Teaser - Tommy Bolin

Are the ones did I have on either vinyl or CD.

Neu & Kraftwerk should be in there. TD perhaps, the Softies certainly not (one of their weaker efforts).
Biggest omission in my book: Robert Wyatt - Ruth is Stranger Than Richard.
It was a pretty good year, I think.

[C]

I'm just going to point out that that list doesn't have Neu! 75 in it

Yes, good call - an excellent album

What, no Ommadawn?

Mike's best album

Another god call




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[C]

the Softies certainly not (one of their weaker efforts).

That's ridiculous!

What are the other weak ones then Muddy?

[other than the last - which was basically a Sir Karl solo album with Marshall on tubs]




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[mudshark]

C, your response suggests that you too think that Bundles isn't that great. And so you should, my friend. Call a spade a spade.
But I admit: it's not as bad as "Softs", which I bought only a few weeks ago. And that Cockayne rubbish needs to be avoided at all times.
Of course: it's still one of my favorite bands of all times, and beyond.

[Spock!]

Kate & Anna McGarrigle's eponymous album is most definitely missing. Guess Keith Jarrett's Koln Concert & Miles Davis' Agharta are outside the scope of the list and in a personal list I'd includer Emmylou Harris' Elite Hotel.


Agree that the afore mentioned Neu '75, Ommadawn & Bundles should have been included.

[Darkness_Fish]

I own practically nothing from 1975, this is my top 8:

1. Kraftwerk - Radio-Activity
2. Neu! - Neu! 75
3. Harmonia - Deluxe
4. Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music
5. Popol Vuh - Das Hohelied Salomos
6. Rahsaan Roland Kirk - The Case of the 3 Sided Dream in Audio Color
7. Barclay James Harvest - Time Honoured Ghosts
8. John Cale - Helen of Troy

I don't own proper copies of anything else from 1975.

[John_K]

22 for me I believe...

[Andrews Sisters Conundrum]

Half of that list is dreadful slop. And Another Green World, Radioactivity and Neu! 75 should absolutely be there.

[C]

And Another Green World […] should absolutely be there.

It is soft lad

Number 41



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[Neige]

Kate & Anna McGarrigle's eponymous album is most definitely missing..

Totally agree. The list is very US centric and there's way too much soul/disco/funk/r'n'b

[Neige]

"Black" music is a blind spot, I must admit.

1. Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
3. Blood On The Tracks - Bob Dylan
4. Mothership Connection - Parliament
7. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
8. The Heat Is On - The Isley Brothers
13. Horses - Patti Smith
14. Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac
16. Still Crazy After All These Years - Paul Simon
20. Live - Bob Marley & The Wailers
21. Tonight's The Night - Neil Young
24. The Hissing Of Summer Lawns - Joni Mitchell
29. Marcus Garvey - Burning Spear
32. The Basement Tapes - Bob Dylan/The Band
38. Dread In A Babylon - U Roy
39. Southern Nights - Allen Toussaint
41. Another Green World - Eno
48. Fire On The Bayou - The Meters
51. The Original Soundtrack - 10cc
53. Zuma - Neil Young
55. Fandango - ZZ Top
57. Nighthawks At The Diner - Tom Waits
60. One Size Fits All - Frank Zappa
62. Down By The Jetty - Dr. Feelgood
65. Katy Lied - Steely Dan
66. Blues For Allah - The Grateful Dead
71. Siren - Roxy Music
83. Minstrel In The Gallery - Jethro Tull

[Andrews Sisters Conundrum]

And Another Green World […] should absolutely be there.

It is soft lad

Number 41



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oh! i must have been blinded by excitement

[Mike Boom]

One of the best from 75

[C]

One of the best from 75

Yes, very good



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