The Vinyl Surrender TOP 100 music albums of all-time.
The best 100 recordings ever, based on the cummulative
score of all songs listed for each album.




Pos.

Album

Year

Artist

 Score
 
(Total)

Score
 (Weighted)  


1

Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

1967

The Beatles

9.86 pts

7.48

2

The White Album

1968

The Beatles

8.86 pts

2.62

3

The Queen Is Dead

1986

The Smiths

8.25 pts

6.81

4

Dummy

1994

Portishead

8.05 pts

6.48

5

Rubber Soul

1965

The Beatles

7.88 pts

4.44

6

Saturday Night Fever (Various Artists)

1977

The Bee Gees

7.51 pts

5.13

7

Parallel Lines

1978

Blondie

7.24 pts

4.37

8

The Velvet Underground & Nico

1967

The Velvet Underground

7.22 pts

4.74

9

Lady Soul

1968

Aretha Franklin

7.20 pts

5.18

10

Aretha Now

1968

Aretha Franklin

6.65 pts

4.42

11

Ziggy Stardust

1972

David Bowie

6.62 pts

3.98

12

The Smiths

1984

The Smiths

6.51 pts

4.24

13

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

1973

Elton John

6.28 pts

2.32

14

Remain In Light

1980

Talking Heads

6.25 pts

4.88

15

Automatic For The People

1992

R.E.M.

6.20 pts

3.20

16

Speak & Spell

1981

Depeche Mode

6.18 pts

3.47

17

Roxy Music

1972

Roxy Music

6.15 pts

4.20

18

Madonna

1983

Madonna

6.13 pts

4.70

19

For Your Pleasure

1973

Roxy Music

5.86 pts

4.29

20

(What's The Story) Morning Glory?

1995

Oasis

5.74 pts

3.29

21

If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears

1966

The Mamas & The Papas

5.68 pts

2.69

22

Pearl

1971

Janis Joplin

5.60 pts

3.14

23

The Love Below

2003

Outkast

5.59 pts

1.56

24

Captain Fantastic...

1975

Elton John

5.58 pts

2.40

25

When It Falls

2004

Zero 7

5.57 pts

2.82

26

Moon Safari

1998

Air

5.47 pts

2.99

27

Wind And Wuthering

1976

Genesis

5.44 pts

3.29

28

New Gold Dream 81,82,83,84

1982

Simple Minds

5.40 pts

3.24

29

Meat Is Murder

1985

The Smiths

5.38 pts

2.89

30

Modern Life Is Rubbish

1993

Blur

5.37 pts

1.70

31

Slippery When Wet

1986

Bon Jovi

5.36 pts

2.87

32

The Unforgettable Fire

1984

U2

5.35 pts

2.86

33

Arrival

1976

Abba

5.28 pts

2.53

34

Hunky Dory

1971

David Bowie

5.25 pts

2.51

35

Tribalistas

2002

Tribalistas

5.15 pts

2.04

36

10,000 Hz Legend

2001

Air

5.13 pts

2.39

37

Marquee Moon

1977

Television

5.05 pts

3.19

38

Oh, Inverted World

2001

The Shins

4.99 pts

2.26

39

Imagine

1971

John Lennon

4.98 pts

2.48

40

A Rush of Blood To The Head

2002

Coldplay

4.97 pts

2.25

41

Vertigo

1999

Groove Armada

4.86 pts

1.97

42

The Heart of The Congos

1977

The Congos

4.84 pts

1.80

43

First And Last And Always

1985

The Sisters of Mercy

4.77 pts

2.28

44

Mutantes

1969

Os Mutantes

4.76 pts

2.06

45

Desire

1976

Bob Dylan

4.73 pts

2.49

46

The Joshua Tree

1987

U2

4.73 pts

2.03

47

Faith

1987

George Michael

4.70 pts

1.16

48

Shadow of The Moon

1997

Blackmore's Night

4.69 pts

1.37

49

Vanishing Point

1997

Primal Scream

4.67 pts

1.98

50

Violator

1990

Depeche Mode

4.66 pts

2.41

51

Back To Black

2006

Amy Winehouse

4.66 pts

1.97

52

L.A.Woman

1971

The Doors

4.64 pts

2.15

53

Stankonia

2000

Outkast

4.53 pts

1.21

54

Person Pitch

2007

Panda Bear

4.49 pts

2.88

55

What's Going On

1971

Marvin Gaye

4.49 pts

2.24

56

Naked

1988

Talking Heads

4.48 pts

1.82

57

Simple Things

2001

Zero 7

4.45 pts

1.65

58

Odelay

1996

Beck

4.45 pts

1.41

59

Bolan's Zip Gun

1975

T.Rex

4.44 pts

1.79

60

On The Beach

1974

Neil Young

4.39 pts

0.92

61

Aqualung

1971

Jethro Tull

4.37 pts

1.74

62

Screamadelica

1991

Primal Scream

4.34 pts

1.71

63

Attack Decay Sustain Release

2007

Simian Mobile Disco

4.34 pts

1.88

64

The Velvet Underground

1969

The Velvet Underground

4.33 pts

1.87

65

Datarock

2005

Datarock

4.32 pts

1.70

66

Innervisions

1973

Stevie Wonder

4.32 pts

2.07

67

Can't Get Enough

1974

Barry White

4.31 pts

2.65

68

Wincing The Night Away

2007

The Shins

4.25 pts

1.64

69

Cease To Begin

2007

Band of Horses

4.21 pts

1.77

70

The K&D Sessions

1998

Kruder & Dorfmeister

4.19 pts

0.84

71

Howl

2005

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

4.17 pts

1.34

72

Blonde On Blonde

1966

Bob Dylan

4.14 pts

1.22

73

The Kick Inside

1978

Kate Bush

4.13 pts

1.31

74

Machine Head

1973

Deep Purple

4.12 pts

2.42

75

Transformer

1972

Lou Reed

4.11 pts

1.54

76

Discovery

2001

Daft Punk

4.10 pts

1.20

77

Rumours

1977

Fleetwood Mac

4.09 pts

1.52

78

Room On Fire

2003

The Strokes

4.09 pts

1.52

79

Harvest

1972

Neil Young

4.08 pts

1.66

80

Another Green World

1975

Brian Eno

4.08 pts

1.19

81

So

1986

Peter Gabriel

4.07 pts

1.84

82

In Rainbows

2007

Radiohead

4.05 pts

1.64

83

Dare!

1981

The Human League

4.05 pts

1.64

84

Thriller

1982

Michael Jackson

4.05 pts

1.82

85

The Age of Consent

1984

Bronski Beat

4.05 pts

1.64

86

Os Mutantes

1968

Os Mutantes

4.04 pts

1.48

87

The Doors

1967

The Doors

4.03 pts

1.48

88

Blade Runner OST

1982

Vangelis

4.03 pts

1.35

89

Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only The...

1973

Elton John

4.03 pts

1.16

90

Fulfillingness' First Finale

1974

Stevie Wonder

4.00 pts

1.60

91

Hatful of Hollow

1984

The Smiths

4.00 pts

1.78

92

Prince Charming

1981

Adam & The Ants

3.93 pts

1.54

93

The Head On The Door

1985

The Cure

3.92 pts

1.54

94

Slider

1972

T.Rex

3.88 pts

1.16

95

Fancy Footwork

2007

Chromeo

3.87 pts

1.36

96

Parachutes

2000

Coldplay

3.86 pts

1.49

97

OK-Oyot System

2006

Extra Golden

3.83 pts

2.44

98

Off The Wall

1979

Michael Jackson

3.83 pts

1.47

99

Michigan

2003

Sufjan Stevens

3.80 pts

0.96

100

The Sophtware Slump

2000

Grandaddy

3.80 pts

1.31


Pos.

Album

Year

Artist

 Score
 
(Total)

Score
 (Weighted)




 


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