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Moonbeam
 Feb 21, 05 - 5:45 AM |
Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
I just ran across this today. I'm not sure if it's eligible, but it is apparently voted on by DJs, black artists and music industry experts. http://www.wzforums.com/archive/index.php/t-87747 And I quote: "1.Whats going on - Marvin Gaye 2.Off the wall - Micheal Jackson 3.It takes a nation of millions to hold us back - Public Enemy 4.Songs in the key os life - Stevie wonder 5.Illmatic - Nas 6.Thriller - Micheal Jackson 7.Catch a fire - Bob Marley and The Wailers 8.Ready to die - B.I.G. 9.Straight outta compton - NWA 10.The miseducation of Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill 11.Midnight marauders - A.T.C.Q. 12.Kind of blue - Miles Davis 13.A love supreme - John Coltrane 14.Innervisons - Stevie Wonder 15.Whats the 411 - Mary J Blige 16.Brown suger - D'Angelo 17.Death certificate - Ice Cube 18.The chronic - Dr Dre 19.I want you - Marvin Gaye 20.Only built 4 cuban linx - Raekwon 21.Rapture - Anita Baker 22.Club classics vol 1 - Soul 2 Soul 23.Baduizm - Erykah Badu 24.Talkin book - Marvin Gaye 25.Exodus - Bob Marley 26.Greatest hits - Al Green 27.Lets get it on - Marvin Gaye 28.Superfly - Curtis Mayfield 29.The harder they come - Various 30.Doggystyle - Snoop Doggy Dogg 31.Paid in full - Eric B and Rakim 32.3 Feet and rising - De La Soul 33.Reasonable doubt - Jay Z 34.The score - Fugees 35.Natty dread - Bob Marley and The Wailers 36.'Till shiloh - Buju Banton 37.Hot buttered soul - Issac Hayes 38.My life - Mary J Blige 39.Everybody loves the sunshine - Roy Ayers 40.Electric ladyland - Jimi Hendrix 41.Bad - Micheal Jackson 42.Revolution - Dennis Brown 43.3+3 - Isley Brothers 44.Curtis/live! - Curtis Mayfield 45.Theres a riot going on - Sly and The Family Stone 46.Legalize it - Peter Tosh 47.Birth of the cool - Miles Davis 48.By all means necessary - BDP 49.Me against the world - Pac 50.Blue train - John Coltrane 51.Live at the apollo - James Brown and The Famous Flames 52.Can't get enough - Barry White 53.12Play - R.Kelly 54.Da real thing - Sizzla 55.Shaft - Issac Hayes 56.Live - Donny Hathaway 57.Control - Janet Jackson 58.Fela Kuti - Coffin for the head of state...Nigeria Reppin'!!! 59.The night i fell in love - Luther Vandross 60.Life after death - B.I.G. 61.Criminal minded - BDP 62.Diary of a mad band - Jodeci 63.For pleasure - Omar 64.All eyez on me - Pac 65.Follow the leader - Eric B and Rakim 66.Whatcha' gonna do for me - Chaka Khan 67.Winter in america - Gil Scott Heron 68.Equal rights - Peter Tosh 69.Forever my lady - Jodeci 70.Peace beyond passion - Me'shell Ndegeocello 71.Sex machine - James Brown 72.New moon daughter - Cassandra Wilson 73.The revolution will not be televised - Gil Scott Heron 74.Lady day:The best of Billie Holiday - Billie Holiday 75.Sign o' the times - Prince 76.Music is life - Beres Hammond 77.Everything is everything - Donny Hathaway 78.Original rockers - Augustus Pablo 79.Young gifted and black - Aretha Franklin 80.Aquemini - Outkast 81.Street songs - Rick James 82.Who is Jill Scott - Jill Scott 83.This is madness - The Last Poets 84.Marcus Garvey - Burning Spear 85.Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston 86.Road to freedom - Young Disciples 87.Step in the arena - Gnag Starr 88.Voodo - D'Angelo 89.Anthology - Nina Simone 90.Otis blue - Otis Redding 91.Confusion - Fela Kuti...Nigeria reppin AGAIN!!! 92.One nation under a groove - Funkadelic 93.Guy - Guy 94.Wolves and leopards - Dennis Brown 95.CrazySexyCool - TLC 96.Raising hell - Run DMC 97.Mama said knock you out - LL Cool J 98.Don't be cruel - Bobby Brown 99.Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman 100.Stronger than Pride - Sade" |
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Henrik
Feb 21st, 2005 - 9:16 AM |
Re: Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
It says it's published by The New Nation newspapers, Britains biggest selling African - Carribean news paper, so this is definitely OK. I like this list and it should at least make Jason happy too. But Moonbeam, I was expecting to see a comment from you about Prince only ending up on a 75th place! |
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Moonbeam
Feb 21st, 2005 - 4:03 PM |
Re: Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
Yeah, Prince being at number 75 is bogus.  Plus, they should have put in 1999 instead. 
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Michael S
Feb 21st, 2005 - 4:40 PM |
Re: Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
Can we have the top 100 albums by artists with blue eyes next? 
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JR
Feb 22nd, 2005 - 7:24 AM |
Not the Typical Selections...
in some cases, that we usually see- i.e. no Aretha Franklin's I Never Loved a Man... or Lady Soul (which usually are her cited albums). But, that's what makes it more interesting, I s'ppose.
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sonofsamiam
Feb 22nd, 2005 - 2:21 PM |
Re: Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
When was this poll released? (Maybe I just missed it.) It doesn't look like anything's on there from the last 5 years or so. |
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Moonbeam
Feb 22nd, 2005 - 4:50 PM |
Re: Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
Jill Scott is in there, so it has to be 2001 or later, I think. |
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sonofsamiam
Feb 22nd, 2005 - 7:32 PM |
Re: Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
I think that Jill Scott album came out in early to mid-2000. I think it may be telling that her album and Voodoo are on there, and Stankonia (which came out in late '00) is not... |
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sjoerdfp
May 27th, 2005 - 1:28 PM |
Re: Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
One of the poorest lists of black music I've ever seen. Where's Sam Cooke, where's Otis Redding? Probably only present in the lousy Rap albums that sampled them. |
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Eduard
May 27th, 2005 - 4:58 PM |
Re: Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
Otis Redding is number 90, a low position nevertheless; he should be higher but, at least, he's there. But, yes, Sam Cooke is not on it. And no Bobby Bland. |
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Eduard
May 27th, 2005 - 5:02 PM |
Re: Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
And it's true that girl groups were more singles oriented acts but I don't think the value of The Supremes, The Crystals, The Shirelles or The Ronnetes can't be understimated, and none of them are on on the list. |
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Mario
Aug 3rd, 2005 - 2:10 AM |
Re: Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
Talking book is a steve wonder album, not marvin gaye 
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Harold Wexler
Aug 3rd, 2005 - 2:26 PM |
Re: Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
Actually, there might be a very good reason why the Ronettes aren't on this list ...
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tungsten
Aug 3rd, 2005 - 11:20 PM |
Re: Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
Michael Jackson isnt black! I've seen him on TV!
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SuaveMusicFiend
Nov 29th, 2005 - 10:47 PM |
Re: Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
Nas at #4? What about Otis Redding? |
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Michael
Dec 31st, 2005 - 5:55 AM |
Re: Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
I'm appalled by that error. Talking Book is my all-time favorite album. Grrrr. 
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Dudemon
Jan 11th, 2006 - 10:56 PM |
Re: Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
I personally think "Innervisions" is better than "Songs In the Key of life". |
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Michael
Jan 11th, 2006 - 11:13 PM |
Re: Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
Talking Book, Innervisions, Fulfillingness' First Finale, and Songs in the Key of Life are ALL brilliant. Songs is perhaps the best double album ever made, especially from a solo artist. |
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Pac Fan
Jun 12th, 2008 - 4:48 AM |
Re: Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
Uh Hello....2Pac at #64????
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Moonbeam
Jun 12th, 2008 - 5:08 AM |
Re: Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
What's the problem with that? |
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mismaiome
Jun 12th, 2008 - 2:11 PM |
Re: Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
Pacman! |
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Slush
Jun 12th, 2008 - 3:19 PM |
Re: Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
Any list that puts the finest hip-hop album ever released at #5 is okay with me. |
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Harold Wexler
Jun 12th, 2008 - 4:38 PM |
Re: Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
Slush, what are you talking about? TO THE EXTREME wouldn't even be eligible for this list ... |
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Kevin
Jun 12th, 2008 - 5:39 PM |
Re: Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
No TV ON THE RADIO?!?!?!?!?!?! This should so not be eligable |
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Stephan
Jun 12th, 2008 - 5:45 PM |
Re: Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
They should have turned on their clairvoyance skills and predicted that TV On The Radio would release a great album 1 year later? Who bumps 3 year old posts anyway? 2Pac fans apparently. |
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Slush
Jun 13th, 2008 - 4:11 PM |
Re: Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
I need to get better at reading timestamps. Harold Wexler, I take your To The Extreme and rebut with this: |
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Harold Wexler
Jun 13th, 2008 - 6:02 PM |
Re: Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
"Informer" is actually Bubbling Under the AM song list, believe it or not. Anyone ever seen Jim Carrey's devastating Vanilla Ice parody ("White, White Baby") on IN LIVING COLOR? First time I'm trying this, so bear with me if it doesn't work: |
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BillAdama
Jun 15th, 2008 - 3:59 AM |
Re: Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
My biggest issues with this list: #1: Hendrix not until #40? #2: Lauryn Hill in top ten? Combine an irritating voice with generic melodies and cliche pandering lyrics, you do not get an album deserving this much acclaim. #3: Songs In The Key Of Life highest Stevie Wonder album?! |
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jp
Jun 15th, 2008 - 9:08 AM |
Re: Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
I guess Hendrix is not considered black. Oh wait, there he is, below Mary J Blige. |
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Greg Rumpff
Jul 18th, 2008 - 8:38 PM |
Re: Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
I've been on an R&B and gospel kick lately (mostly listening to the "BODY AND SOUL" and "DIDN'T IT BLOW YOUR MIND?" series) but I still haven't heard an embarrassingly large number of these. The 39% I've heard below... 1.Whats going on - Marvin Gaye 2.Off the wall - Micheal Jackson 3.It takes a nation of millions to hold us back - Public Enemy 4.Songs in the key os life - Stevie wonder 6.Thriller - Micheal Jackson 9.Straight outta compton - NWA 10.The miseducation of Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill 12.Kind of blue - Miles Davis 14.Innervisons - Stevie Wonder 15.Whats the 411 - Mary J Blige 19.I want you - Marvin Gaye 21.Rapture - Anita Baker 22.Club classics vol 1 - Soul 2 Soul 23.Baduizm - Erykah Badu 24.Talkin book - Marvin Gaye 25.Exodus - Bob Marley 26.Greatest hits - Al Green 28.Superfly - Curtis Mayfield 31.Paid in full - Eric B and Rakim 32.3 Feet and rising - De La Soul 34.The score - Fugees 37.Hot buttered soul - Issac Hayes 40.Electric ladyland - Jimi Hendrix 41.Bad - Micheal Jackson 45.Theres a riot going on - Sly and The Family Stone 51.Live at the apollo - James Brown and The Famous Flames 57.Control - Janet Jackson 61.Criminal minded - BDP 75.Sign o' the times - Prince 79.Young gifted and black - Aretha Franklin 80.Aquemini - Outkast 82.Who is Jill Scott - Jill Scott 85.Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston 90.Otis blue - Otis Redding 92.One nation under a groove - Funkadelic 95.CrazySexyCool - TLC 96.Raising hell - Run DMC 97.Mama said knock you out - LL Cool J 99.Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman Anyone who's knowledgeable can suggest which one I ought to get around to next
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sonofsamiam
Jul 18th, 2008 - 9:23 PM |
Re: Top 100 Albums by Black Artists
Anyone who's knowledgeable can suggest which one I ought to get around to next If you like hip-hop, get Illmatic. If you like jazz, get A Love Supreme. |
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