I take it that Q critics/writers compiled this. But what fleeting critical tatses- i.e. just looking at Madge, "Into the Groove" and the Like a Prayer album were the selections for that 80s feature. Now- "Into the Groove" was 1985, and Q started in 1986, so I suppose that explains its absence- but, now, the Ray of Light album appears! (no complaints, though, as it's just as good as LAP).
Thanks to rocklist.net. :)
Q – Top 20 Albums And Singles (Tracks) Of The Lifetime Of Q Magazine (20 Years)
November 2006 – Q244
Albums
1. Oasis – Definitely Maybe
2. Radiohead – Ok Computer
3. Nirvana – Nevermind
4. U2 – The Joshua Tree
5. Jeff Buckly – Grace
6. U2 – Achtung Baby
7. Radiohead – The Bends
8. Oasis – (What’s The Story) Morning Glory?
9. The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses
10. R.E.M. – Automatic For The People
11. Public Enemy – It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
12. Guns N’ Roses – Appetite For Destruction
13. Coldplay – A Rush Of Blood To The Head
14. The Verve – Urban Hymns
15. Bob Dylan – Time Out Of Mind
16. Red Hot Chilli Peppers – By The Way
17. Prince – Sign O’ The Times
18. Massive Attack – Blue Lines
19. Madonna – Ray Of Light
20. Gorillaz – Demon Days
Singles (Tracks)
1. Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Sprit
2. Outkast – Hey Ya!
3. Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child Of Mine
4. Massive Attack – Unfinished Sympathy
5. U2 – One
6. Oasis – Live Forever
7. The Verve – Bitter Sweet Symphony
8. Pulp – Common People
9. The La’s – There She Goes
10. The White Stripes – 7 Nation Army
11. Blur – Song 2
12. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
13. Robbie Williams – Angles
14. Britney Spears - …Baby One More Time
15. Depeche Mode – Personal Jesus
16. Madonna – Like A Prayer
17. The Prodigy – Firestarter
18. Cornershop – Brimful Of Asha
19. Eminem – Stan
20. Arctic Monkeys – I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor