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List of the 100 most influential albums, as listed on http://www.influentialalbums.com
The Pretty Things - S.F. Sorrow
Ride - Nowhere
Wire - Chairs Missing
The Jesus And Mary Chain - Psychocandy
Jimi Hendrix - Axis: Bold As Love
New Order - Technique
Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson
Mazzy Star - So Tonight That I Might See
Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica
Elliott Smith - Roman Candle
Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo
Tim Buckley - Goodbye And Hello
Big Star - Third/Sister Lovers
Incredible String Band - The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Van Morrison Astral Weeks
Yes - Close To The Edge
Pink Floyd - The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
T. Rex - Electric Warrior
Talking Heads - Remain In Light
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace Of Sin
The Fall - Perverted By Language
Blur - Parklife
The Stooges - Fun House
Love - Forever Changes
Cocteau Twins - Heaven Or Las Vegas
Magazine - Real Life
Slint - Spiderland
XTC - Drums And Wires
Donovan - A Gift From A Flower To A Garden
The The - Soul Mining
Nirvana - Nevermind
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Searching For The Young Soul Rebels
Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Lou Reed - Transformer
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
AC/DC - Back In Black
Joy Division - Closer
Bert Jansch - Bert Jansch
The Go-Betweens - Before Hollywood
The Cure - Disintegration
Jeff Buckley - Grace
Pere Ubu - The Modern Dance
Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde
Belle And Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
The Breeders - Last Splash
Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
David Bowie - Hunky Dory
Ramones - Ramones
Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory
King Crimson - In The Court of The Crimson King
Johnny Cash - The Man Comes Around
Neil Young - After The Gold Rush
Sufjan Stevens - Illinoise
The Strokes - Is This It?
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
Massive Attack - Blue Lines
Slowdive - Souvlaki
REM - Automatic For The People
Mercury Rev - Deserter's Songs
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks
Patti Smith - Horses
Gerry Rafferty - City To City
The Chameleons - Script of The Bridge
Brian Eno - Here Come The Warm Jets
Roy Harper - Stormcock
John Cale - Paris
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
Spritualized - Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
The White Stripes - Elephant
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Felt - The Strange Idols Pattern And Other Short Stories
The Clash - London Calling
Arcade Fire - Funeral
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On?
John Martyn - Solid Air
The Delgados - Peloton
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
Super Furry Animals - Radiator
Cream - Disraeli Gears
I Am Kloot - Gods And Monsters
Pixies - Doolittle
The Wedding Present - George Best
Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
The Beatles - Revolver
The Kinks - Face To Face
Television - Marquee Moon
Can - Tago Mago
Radiohead - OK Computer
The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness
The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street
Joni Mitchell - Hejira
Kraftwerk - Computer World
Primal Scream - Screamadelica
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Great list - I hope you don't mind but I took the list and created a Spotify playlist...
(nb. Spotify is not 100% complete but most are there)

http://bit.ly/InfluentialAlbums

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