June 1st, 1974. The UK music magazine NME published its list of the 100 Greatest Albums:
1. Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – The Beatles
2. Blond On Blond – Bob Dylan
3. Pet Sounds – Beach Boys
4. Revolver – The Beatles
5. Highway 61 Revisited – Bob Dylan
6. Electric Ladyland – Jimi Hendrix
7. Are You Experienced? – Jimi Hendeix
8. Abby Road – The Beatles
9. Sticky Fingers – The Rolling Stones
10. Music From Big Pink – The Band
11. Let It Bleed – The Rolling Stones
12. Layla – Derek & The Dominoes
13. The Velvet Underground & Nico – The Velvet Underground
14. Golden Decade Vol 1 – Chuck Berry
15. Rubber Soul – The Beatles
16. Tommy – The Who
17. Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon & Garfunkel
18. Hunky Dory – David Bowie
19. Beggar’s Banquet – The Rolling Stones
20. Disraeli Gears – Cream
21. Piper At The Gates Of Dawn – Pink Floyd
22. My Generation – The Who
23. Crosby, Stills & Nash – Crosby, Stills & Nash
24. The Rolling Stones – The Rolling Stones
25. Imagine – John Lennon
26. Tapestry – Carole King
27. Ziggy Stardust – David Bowie
28. Freewheelin’ – Bob Dylan
29. Back In The USA – MC5
30. Deja Vu – Crosby, Stills & Nash
31. The Band – The Band
32. Gasoline Alley – Rod Stewart
33. A Hard Day’s Night – The Beatles
34. Every Picture Tells A Story – Rod Stewart
35. Led Zeppelin 4 – Led Zeppelin
36. The Doors – The Doors
37. In The Court Of The Crimson King – King Crimson
38. Exile On Main Street – The Rolling Stones
39. The Beatles – The Beatles
40. The Soft Machine – Soft Machine
41. Hot Rats – Frank Zappa
42. Traffic – Traffic
43. Trout Mask Replica – Captain Beefheart
44. Music From A Dolls House – Family
45. Talking Book – Stevie Wonder
46. Anthology – Smoky Bacon & The Miracles
47. Strange Days – The Doors
48. Led Zeppelin 2 – Led Zeppelin
49. Otis Blue – Otis Redding
50. Stand Up – Jethro Tull
51. Impressions, The – Big 16
52. Love – Forever Changes
53. Young, Neil – Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
54. Taylor, James – Sweet Baby James
55. Byrds, The – Fifth Dimension
56. Wings – Band On The Run
57. Bowie, David – The Man Who Sold The World
58. Mothers Of Invention, The – We’re Only In It For The Money
59. Rolling Stones, The – Get Your Ya-Yas Out
60. Beck, Jeff, Group – Beck-Ola
61. Stooges, Iggy & The – Raw Power
62. Beach Boys, The – Smiley Smile
63. Morrison, Van – Astral Weeks
64. Velvet Underground, The – Loaded
65. Franklin, Aretha – Greatest Hits
66. Beatles, The – With The Beatles
67. Mitchell, Joni – Blue
68. Mothers Of Invention, The – Freak Out
69. Young, Neil – After The Gold Rush
70. Stills, Stephen – Stephen Stills
71. Winter, Johnny – Johnny Winter And
72. Cocker, Joe – With A Little Help From My Friends
73. Yes – The Yes Album
74. Morrison, Van – Moondance
75. Rundgren, Todd – A Wizard, A True Star
76. Lennon, John – Plastic Ono Band
77. Jefferson Airplane, The – Crown Of Creation
78. Doors, The L.A. Woman
79. Sly & The Family Stone – There’s A Riot Going On
80. Who, The – Who’s Next
81. Country Joe & The Fish – Electric Music For The Mind & Body
82. Johnson, Robert – King Of The Delta Blues Singers
83. Beach Boys, The – Best Of The Beach Boys Volume 1
84. Mitchell, Joni – Songs For A Seagull
85. Mayall’s, John, Bluesbreakers – Bluesbreakers
86. Traffic – Mr Fantasy
87. Dylan, Bob – Bringing It All Back Home
88. Presley, Elvis – Greatest Hits Volume 2
89. Velvet Underground, The – White Light/White Heat
90. Moby Grape – Moby Grape
91. Big Brother & The Holding Co. – Cheap Thrills
92. Pink Floyd – Dark Side Of The Moon
93. Doctor John – Gris-Gris
94. Wonder, Stevie – Music Of The Mind
95. Roxy Music – Stranded
96. Beach Boys, The – Surf’s Up
97. Newman, Randy – 12 Songs
98. Spirit – The 12 Dreams Of Dr Sardonicus
99. Miller, Steve, Band – Sailor
100. The Rolling Stones – Goats Head Soup
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