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Harold Wexler

Feb 7, 05 - 10:41 PM

ROCKDELUX Top 200 - Rankings

Further investigation reveals that the ROCKDELUX list was, in fact, ranked from 1 to 200. I found the rankings on this Spanish message board:

http://www.muzikalia.com/foro_leermensajes.php?ref_foro=1&ref_mensaje=103&numero=61&paginaanterior=7

Perhaps someone who speaks the language could visit the board and confirm that these are actually the magazine's rankings (I have no reason to think otherwise, but it's always good to know for sure). In any case, here is the ranked list:

1. "The Velvet Underground & Nico" The Velvet Underground & Nico
2. "What's Going On" Marvin Gaye
3. "Pet Sounds" Beach Boys
4. "Blonde On Blonde" Bob Dylan
"It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back" Public Enemy
5. "The Rise And The Fall OF Ziggy Stardust And THe Spiders From Mars" David Bowie
7. "Revolver" The Beatles
8. "Never Mind THe Bollocks" Sex Pistols
9. "Marquee Moon" Television
10. "Exile On Main Street" The Rolling Stones
11. "A Love Supreme" John Coltrane
12. "Forever Changes" Love
13. "Curtis" Curtis Mayfield
14. "London Calling" The Clash
15. "Horses" Patti Smith
16. "Closer" Joy Division
17. "Electric Ladyland" THe Jimi Hendrix Experience
18. ""Astral Weeks" Van Morrison
19. "Live At The Apollo" James Brown
20. "Kind Of Blue" Miles Davis
21. "Berlin" Lou Reed
22. "The Complete Recordings" Robert Johnson
23. "After The Gold Rush" Neil Young
24. "We're Only In It For The Money" The Mothers Of Invention
25. "Trout Mask Replica" Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
26. "Back To Mono" Phil Spector
27. "Born To Run" Bruce Springsteen
28. "Songs Of Leronard Cohen" Leonard Cohen
29. "Trans Europe Express" Kraftwerk
30. "The Queen Is Dead" The Smiths
31. "Blue" Joni Mitchel
32. "Highway 61 Revisted" Bob Dylan
33. Transformer Lou Reed
34. "The Chess Story 1947-1975" Varios
35. "The Doors" The Doors
36. "Catch A Fire" The Wailers
37. "Psychocandy" The Jesus And Mary Chain
38. "Beggars Banquet" The Rolling Stones
39. "Live At Harlem Square Club, 1963" Sam Cooke
40. "Fun House" The Stooges
41. "Suicide" Suicide
42. "Remain In Light" Talking Heads
43. "Swordfishtrombones" TOm Waits
44. "Bitches Brew" Miles Davis
45. "Lady Soul" Aretha Franklin
46. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" The Beatles
47. "Hunky Dory" David Bowie
48. "THe Sun Collection" Varios
49. "Ramones" Ramones
50. "Anthology Of American Folk Music. Edited By Harry Smith" Varios
51. "Zen Arcade" Hüsker Dü
52. "Genius Of MOdern Music Volume One"/"Genius Of Music Volume Two" Thelonious Monk
53. "Let's Get It On" Marvin Gaye
54. "Loveless" My Bloody Valentine
55. "Rock Bottom" Robert Wiatt
56. "Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947-1974" Varios
57. "Free Jazz" Ornette Coleman Double Quartet
58. "Otis Blue" Otis Redding
59. "The Pipes At The Gates Of Dawn" Pink Floid
60. "Sign Of Times" Prince
61. "Hitsville USA. THe Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Volume One" Varios
62. "Sisters Lovers" Big Star
63. "Sister" Sonic Youth
64. "Lady In Satin" Billie Holiday
65. "Innervisions" Stevie Wonder
66. "Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book" Ella Fitzgerald
67. "Songs For Winging' Lovers"
68. "Hot Fives And Sevens" Louis Armstrong
69. "Complete Discography" Minor Threat
70. "Tougher Than Though. The Story Of Jamaican Music"
71. "From Elvis In Memphis" Elvis PResley
72. "The Complete Savoy & Dial Sessions"
73. "Automatic For The People" R.E.M.
74. "GP" Gram PArsons
75. "New York Dolls" New York Dolls
76. "Scott 3" Scott Walker
77. "Getz/Gilberto" Stan Getz And Joao Gilberto
78. "Are You Experiencied" The Jimi Hendrix Esperience
79. "Dust Bowl Ballads" Woodie Guthrie
80. "Nuggets Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968" Varios
81. "Nebraska" Bruce Springsteen
82. "En Concert Paris" Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
83. "The Complete RCA Victor Recordings" Dizzy Gilliespie
84. "Moondance" Van Morrison
85. "Metal Box" Public Image Ltd.
86. "Starsailor" Tim Buckley
87. "The Look Of Love. The Burt Bacharach Collection" Burt Bacharach
88. "Doolittle" Pixies
89. "40 Greatest Hits" Hank Williams
90. "The Essential" Dessie Smith
91. "Big Science" Laurie Anderson
92. "Maxinquaye" Tricky
93. "At Folsom Sleeps" Neil Young & Crazy Horse
95. "Thriller" Michael Jackson
96. "Kick Out The Jams" MC5
97. "I'm Your Man" Leonard Cohen
98. "Arkology" Lee Stratch Jackson
99. "Songs About Fucking" Big Black
100. "The B-52's" The B-52's
101. Charley Patton - "The definitive Charley Patton"
102. Augustus Pablo - "King Tubbys meets rockers uptown"
103. Beastie Boys - "Ill communication"
104. PJ Harvey - "Rid of me"
105. Sly and the Family Stone - "There's a riot goin' on"
106. Bob Wills and his Texan Playboys - "Anthology 1935-1973"
107. Duke Ellington - "Ellington at Newport"
108. Caetano Veloso - "Estrangeiro"
109. Can - "Tago Mago"
110. The Crickets - "The Chirpin' Crickets"
111. Serge Gainsbourg - "Historie de Melody Nelson"
112. Gang of four - "Entertainment"
113. John Cale - "Paris 1919"
114. Elvis Costello - "This years model"
115. Mary Margaret O'Hara - "Miss America"
116. Charles Mingus - "The black saint and the sinner lady"
117. Rickie Lee Jones - "Pirates"
118. De la Soul - "3 feet high and rising"
119. Steve Reich - "Music for 18 musicians"
120. Roxy Music - "For your pleasure"
121. Youssou N'Dour & Le Super Etoile de Dakar - "Immigres"
122. Neu! - "Neu!"
123. Pere Ubu - "The modern dance"
124. Brian Eno & David Byrne - "My life in the bush of ghosts"
125. Sun Ra - "Space is the place"
126. Slint - "Spiderland"
127. Rubén Blades y Seis del Solar - "Buscando América"
128. The Band - "Music from Big Pink"
129. James Brown - "Sex machine"
130. Nick Drake - "Five leaves left"
131. New Order - "Technique"
132. Led Zeppelin - "Led Zeppelin IV"
133. The Byrds - "Younger than yesterday"
134. John Zorn - "Spillane"
135. John Lennon - "Plastic Ono Band"
136. Bob Marley & The Wailers - "Natty Dread"
137. Jacques Brel - "Brel"
138. Goldie - "Timeless"
139. Madonna - "The Immaculate collection"
140. DJ Shadow - "Endtroducing..."
141. Dead Kennedys - Fresh fruit for rotting vegetables"
142. T.Rex - "The slider"
143. Skip James - "The complete early recordings of Skip James"
144. The Boo Radleys - "Giant steps"
145. The Pop Group - "Y"
146. Björk - "Debut"
147. The residents - "Commercial album"
148. Aphex twin - "Selected ambient works 85-92"
149. American Music Club - "California"
150. Jefferson Airplane - "Surrealistic pillow"
151. Boogie Down Productions - "Criminal minded"
152. Nirvana - "Nevermind"
153. Fania All stars - "Live at the Cheetah / Live at the Cheetah Vol. 2"
154. The impressions - "People get ready"
155. King Sunny Ade and his african beats - "Juju Music"
156. Motörhead - "No sleep 'till Hammersmith"
157. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - "Your funeral... my trial"
158. The Palace Brothers - "There is no-one that will take care of you"
159. Parliament - "Mothership connection"
160. Salif Keita - "Soro", je
161. Varios - "Tropicalia. Ou panis et circensis"
162. Young marble giants - "Colossal youth"
163. Varios - "No New York"
164. Slayer - "Reign in blood"
165. The Neville Brothers - "Yellow Moon"
166. The Kinks - "Face to face"
167. Dinosaur Jr. - "Bug"
168. Fingers Inc. - "Another side"
169. Oliver Nelson - "The Blues and the abstract truth"
170. Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Cosmo's factory"
171. Beny Moré - "El bárbaro del ritmo"
172. Eric B. & Rakim - "Paid in full"
173. Eric Dolphy - "Out to lunch"
174. Patsy Cline - "Showcase"
175. Primal Scream - "Screamadelica"
176. Derrick May - "Innovator"
177. Varios - "The House sound of Chicago"
178. Wu-Tang Clan - "Enter the Wu-Tang (36 chambers)"
179. The Who - "Who's next"
180. The magnetic fields - "69 love songs"
181. Specials - "Specials"
182. Pet shop boys - "Behaviour"
183. The Human League - "Dare!"
184. Grateful Dead - "American Beauty"
185. Dr. Dre - "The chronic"
186. The cure - "Disintegration"
187. Dusty Springfield - "Dusty in Memphis"
188. Fela Anikulapo Kuti - "Black-President"
189. Happy Mondays - "Pills'n'thrills'n'bellyaches"
190. The KLF - "Chill out"
191. Buzzcocks - "Singles going steady"
192. Prefab Sprout - "Steve McQueen"
193. Pulp - "Different class"
194. Tindersticks - "Tindersticks"
195. Varios - "Rai rebels"
196. Violent femmes - "Violent femmes"
197. Varios - "Retro/Techno Detroit Definitive"
198. The Fall - "This Nat-ion's saving grace"
199. The Jam - "All mod cons"
200. Massive Attack - "Blue lines"

Jacek

Feb 7th, 2005 - 11:01 PM

Re: ROCKDELUX Top 200 - Rankings

It appears the Pet Shop Boys' "Behaviour", which made it into the list, is better than either "Dark Side of the Moon" or "OK Computer", which didn't. Ugh

Harold Wexler

Feb 7th, 2005 - 11:13 PM

Re: ROCKDELUX Top 200 - Rankings

I didn't clean up the list before posting it -- it's riddled with spelling errors which are not mine. Significant errors: obviously, IT TAKES A NATION OF MILLIONS ... is #5 and ZIGGY STARDUST is #6. The entry listed as "SONGS FOR WINGING LOVERS" is the Sinatra album with a slightly different title. And "Dessie Smith" is Bessie Smith.

Henrik

Feb 7th, 2005 - 11:17 PM

Re: ROCKDELUX Top 200 - Rankings

Many thanks Harold!

This list is actually included already. Someone (who I don't remember the name of, sorry!) sent me the list by mail a couple of years ago and I have been too lazy to write down the list and post it on the web. But now, thanks to you, I can link to this page!

Harold Wexler

Feb 8th, 2005 - 4:18 AM

Re: ROCKDELUX Top 200 - Rankings

One more clarification: what's listed as #93, "AT FOLSOM SLEEPS by Neil Young and Crazy Horse", with no #94 following ... well, I assume everyone can figure that one out.

JR

Feb 8th, 2005 - 7:11 PM

Ohhh...

another citation for The Immaculate Collection.

What year was this published? (I may have overlooked in the initial post)

JR

Feb 8th, 2005 - 7:13 PM

Ah, I Didn't See the Other Post...

so this was 2002, I gather. Cool.

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Harold Wexler Feb 7, 05 - 10:41 PM	ROCKDELUX Top 200 - Rankings Further investigation reveals that the ROCKDELUX list was, in fact, ranked from 1 to 200. I found the rankings on this Spanish message board: http://www.muzikalia.com/foro_leermensajes.php?ref_foro=1&ref_mensaje=103&numero=61&paginaanterior=7 Perhaps someone who speaks the language could visit the board and confirm that these are actually the magazine's rankings (I have no reason to think otherwise, but it's always good to know for sure). In any case, here is the ranked list: 1. "The Velvet Underground & Nico" The Velvet Underground & Nico 2. "What's Going On" Marvin Gaye 3. "Pet Sounds" Beach Boys 4. "Blonde On Blonde" Bob Dylan "It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back" Public Enemy 5. "The Rise And The Fall OF Ziggy Stardust And THe Spiders From Mars" David Bowie 7. "Revolver" The Beatles 8. "Never Mind THe Bollocks" Sex Pistols 9. "Marquee Moon" Television 10. "Exile On Main Street" The Rolling Stones 11. "A Love Supreme" John Coltrane 12. "Forever Changes" Love 13. "Curtis" Curtis Mayfield 14. "London Calling" The Clash 15. "Horses" Patti Smith 16. "Closer" Joy Division 17. "Electric Ladyland" THe Jimi Hendrix Experience 18. ""Astral Weeks" Van Morrison 19. "Live At The Apollo" James Brown 20. "Kind Of Blue" Miles Davis 21. "Berlin" Lou Reed 22. "The Complete Recordings" Robert Johnson 23. "After The Gold Rush" Neil Young 24. "We're Only In It For The Money" The Mothers Of Invention 25. "Trout Mask Replica" Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band 26. "Back To Mono" Phil Spector 27. "Born To Run" Bruce Springsteen 28. "Songs Of Leronard Cohen" Leonard Cohen 29. "Trans Europe Express" Kraftwerk 30. "The Queen Is Dead" The Smiths 31. "Blue" Joni Mitchel 32. "Highway 61 Revisted" Bob Dylan 33. Transformer Lou Reed 34. "The Chess Story 1947-1975" Varios 35. "The Doors" The Doors 36. "Catch A Fire" The Wailers 37. "Psychocandy" The Jesus And Mary Chain 38. "Beggars Banquet" The Rolling Stones 39. "Live At Harlem Square Club, 1963" Sam Cooke 40. "Fun House" The Stooges 41. "Suicide" Suicide 42. "Remain In Light" Talking Heads 43. "Swordfishtrombones" TOm Waits 44. "Bitches Brew" Miles Davis 45. "Lady Soul" Aretha Franklin 46. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" The Beatles 47. "Hunky Dory" David Bowie 48. "THe Sun Collection" Varios 49. "Ramones" Ramones 50. "Anthology Of American Folk Music. Edited By Harry Smith" Varios 51. "Zen Arcade" Hüsker Dü 52. "Genius Of MOdern Music Volume One"/"Genius Of Music Volume Two" Thelonious Monk 53. "Let's Get It On" Marvin Gaye 54. "Loveless" My Bloody Valentine 55. "Rock Bottom" Robert Wiatt 56. "Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947-1974" Varios 57. "Free Jazz" Ornette Coleman Double Quartet 58. "Otis Blue" Otis Redding 59. "The Pipes At The Gates Of Dawn" Pink Floid 60. "Sign Of Times" Prince 61. "Hitsville USA. THe Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Volume One" Varios 62. "Sisters Lovers" Big Star 63. "Sister" Sonic Youth 64. "Lady In Satin" Billie Holiday 65. "Innervisions" Stevie Wonder 66. "Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book" Ella Fitzgerald 67. "Songs For Winging' Lovers" 68. "Hot Fives And Sevens" Louis Armstrong 69. "Complete Discography" Minor Threat 70. "Tougher Than Though. The Story Of Jamaican Music" 71. "From Elvis In Memphis" Elvis PResley 72. "The Complete Savoy & Dial Sessions" 73. "Automatic For The People" R.E.M. 74. "GP" Gram PArsons 75. "New York Dolls" New York Dolls 76. "Scott 3" Scott Walker 77. "Getz/Gilberto" Stan Getz And Joao Gilberto 78. "Are You Experiencied" The Jimi Hendrix Esperience 79. "Dust Bowl Ballads" Woodie Guthrie 80. "Nuggets Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968" Varios 81. "Nebraska" Bruce Springsteen 82. "En Concert Paris" Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan 83. "The Complete RCA Victor Recordings" Dizzy Gilliespie 84. "Moondance" Van Morrison 85. "Metal Box" Public Image Ltd. 86. "Starsailor" Tim Buckley 87. "The Look Of Love. The Burt Bacharach Collection" Burt Bacharach 88. "Doolittle" Pixies 89. "40 Greatest Hits" Hank Williams 90. "The Essential" Dessie Smith 91. "Big Science" Laurie Anderson 92. "Maxinquaye" Tricky 93. "At Folsom Sleeps" Neil Young & Crazy Horse 95. "Thriller" Michael Jackson 96. "Kick Out The Jams" MC5 97. "I'm Your Man" Leonard Cohen 98. "Arkology" Lee Stratch Jackson 99. "Songs About Fucking" Big Black 100. "The B-52's" The B-52's 101. Charley Patton - "The definitive Charley Patton" 102. Augustus Pablo - "King Tubbys meets rockers uptown" 103. Beastie Boys - "Ill communication" 104. PJ Harvey - "Rid of me" 105. Sly and the Family Stone - "There's a riot goin' on" 106. Bob Wills and his Texan Playboys - "Anthology 1935-1973" 107. Duke Ellington - "Ellington at Newport" 108. Caetano Veloso - "Estrangeiro" 109. Can - "Tago Mago" 110. The Crickets - "The Chirpin' Crickets" 111. Serge Gainsbourg - "Historie de Melody Nelson" 112. Gang of four - "Entertainment" 113. John Cale - "Paris 1919" 114. Elvis Costello - "This years model" 115. Mary Margaret O'Hara - "Miss America" 116. Charles Mingus - "The black saint and the sinner lady" 117. Rickie Lee Jones - "Pirates" 118. De la Soul - "3 feet high and rising" 119. Steve Reich - "Music for 18 musicians" 120. Roxy Music - "For your pleasure" 121. Youssou N'Dour & Le Super Etoile de Dakar - "Immigres" 122. Neu! - "Neu!" 123. Pere Ubu - "The modern dance" 124. Brian Eno & David Byrne - "My life in the bush of ghosts" 125. Sun Ra - "Space is the place" 126. Slint - "Spiderland" 127. Rubén Blades y Seis del Solar - "Buscando América" 128. The Band - "Music from Big Pink" 129. James Brown - "Sex machine" 130. Nick Drake - "Five leaves left" 131. New Order - "Technique" 132. Led Zeppelin - "Led Zeppelin IV" 133. The Byrds - "Younger than yesterday" 134. John Zorn - "Spillane" 135. John Lennon - "Plastic Ono Band" 136. Bob Marley & The Wailers - "Natty Dread" 137. Jacques Brel - "Brel" 138. Goldie - "Timeless" 139. Madonna - "The Immaculate collection" 140. DJ Shadow - "Endtroducing..." 141. Dead Kennedys - Fresh fruit for rotting vegetables" 142. T.Rex - "The slider" 143. Skip James - "The complete early recordings of Skip James" 144. The Boo Radleys - "Giant steps" 145. The Pop Group - "Y" 146. Björk - "Debut" 147. The residents - "Commercial album" 148. Aphex twin - "Selected ambient works 85-92" 149. American Music Club - "California" 150. Jefferson Airplane - "Surrealistic pillow" 151. Boogie Down Productions - "Criminal minded" 152. Nirvana - "Nevermind" 153. Fania All stars - "Live at the Cheetah / Live at the Cheetah Vol. 2" 154. The impressions - "People get ready" 155. King Sunny Ade and his african beats - "Juju Music" 156. Motörhead - "No sleep 'till Hammersmith" 157. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - "Your funeral... my trial" 158. The Palace Brothers - "There is no-one that will take care of you" 159. Parliament - "Mothership connection" 160. Salif Keita - "Soro", je 161. Varios - "Tropicalia. Ou panis et circensis" 162. Young marble giants - "Colossal youth" 163. Varios - "No New York" 164. Slayer - "Reign in blood" 165. The Neville Brothers - "Yellow Moon" 166. The Kinks - "Face to face" 167. Dinosaur Jr. - "Bug" 168. Fingers Inc. - "Another side" 169. Oliver Nelson - "The Blues and the abstract truth" 170. Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Cosmo's factory" 171. Beny Moré - "El bárbaro del ritmo" 172. Eric B. & Rakim - "Paid in full" 173. Eric Dolphy - "Out to lunch" 174. Patsy Cline - "Showcase" 175. Primal Scream - "Screamadelica" 176. Derrick May - "Innovator" 177. Varios - "The House sound of Chicago" 178. Wu-Tang Clan - "Enter the Wu-Tang (36 chambers)" 179. The Who - "Who's next" 180. The magnetic fields - "69 love songs" 181. Specials - "Specials" 182. Pet shop boys - "Behaviour" 183. The Human League - "Dare!" 184. Grateful Dead - "American Beauty" 185. Dr. Dre - "The chronic" 186. The cure - "Disintegration" 187. Dusty Springfield - "Dusty in Memphis" 188. Fela Anikulapo Kuti - "Black-President" 189. Happy Mondays - "Pills'n'thrills'n'bellyaches" 190. The KLF - "Chill out" 191. Buzzcocks - "Singles going steady" 192. Prefab Sprout - "Steve McQueen" 193. Pulp - "Different class" 194. Tindersticks - "Tindersticks" 195. Varios - "Rai rebels" 196. Violent femmes - "Violent femmes" 197. Varios - "Retro/Techno Detroit Definitive" 198. The Fall - "This Nat-ion's saving grace" 199. The Jam - "All mod cons" 200. Massive Attack - "Blue lines"
Jacek Feb 7th, 2005 - 11:01 PM	Re: ROCKDELUX Top 200 - Rankings It appears the Pet Shop Boys' "Behaviour", which made it into the list, is better than either "Dark Side of the Moon" or "OK Computer", which didn't. Ugh
Harold Wexler Feb 7th, 2005 - 11:13 PM	Re: ROCKDELUX Top 200 - Rankings I didn't clean up the list before posting it -- it's riddled with spelling errors which are not mine. Significant errors: obviously, IT TAKES A NATION OF MILLIONS ... is #5 and ZIGGY STARDUST is #6. The entry listed as "SONGS FOR WINGING LOVERS" is the Sinatra album with a slightly different title. And "Dessie Smith" is Bessie Smith.
Henrik Feb 7th, 2005 - 11:17 PM	Re: ROCKDELUX Top 200 - Rankings Many thanks Harold! This list is actually included already. Someone (who I don't remember the name of, sorry!) sent me the list by mail a couple of years ago and I have been too lazy to write down the list and post it on the web. But now, thanks to you, I can link to this page!
Harold Wexler Feb 8th, 2005 - 4:18 AM	Re: ROCKDELUX Top 200 - Rankings One more clarification: what's listed as #93, "AT FOLSOM SLEEPS by Neil Young and Crazy Horse", with no #94 following ... well, I assume everyone can figure that one out.
JR Feb 8th, 2005 - 7:11 PM	Ohhh... another citation for The Immaculate Collection. What year was this published? (I may have overlooked in the initial post)
JR Feb 8th, 2005 - 7:13 PM	Ah, I Didn't See the Other Post... so this was 2002, I gather. Cool.