tagesmann Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 To celebrate 25 years of Q magazine they have published their top 30 albums of the last 25 years. Not sure what it says about me or about Q magazine and its readers but I have 26 of the 30. 30. Loveless - My Bloody Valentine 29. Automatic For The People - R.E.M. 28. Urban Hymns - The Verve 27. Appetite For Destruction - Guns 'N' Roses 26. Origin Of Symmetry - Muse 25. Demon Days - Gorillaz 24. Only By The Night - Kings Of Leon 23. In Rainbows - Radiohead 22. Absolution - Muse 21. The Holy Bible - Manic Street Preachers 20. American Idiot - Green Day 19. Funeral - Arcade Fire 18. Kid A - Radiohead 17. Hot Fuss - The Killers 16. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel 15. White Blood Cells - The White Stripes 14. Screamadelica - Primal Scream 13. Parklife - Blur 12. A Rush Of Blood To The Head – Coldplay 11. Is This It - The Strokes 10. Black Holes And Revelations – Muse 9. Achtung Baby - U2 8. The Bends - Radiohead 7. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses 6. The Joshua Tree - U2 5. Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not - Arctic Monkeys 4. Definitely Maybe - Oasis 3. (What's The Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis 2. Nevermind - Nirvana 1. OK Computer – Radiohead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 Whereas I have one! (19). I have other albums by a couple of the acts listed, but not those chosen by Q. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grammath Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 You beat me, tagesmann. I only possess 24, mainly because I think Muse massively over-rated. I bought Q's first issue back in 1986 (Paul McCartney was on the cover as I recall) and have read it throughout its life. I think it is now my favourite music journal, although I found some of its competitors which have come and gone (Select, RIP) more readable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazel Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 29. Automatic For The People - R.E.M. 27. Appetite For Destruction - Guns 'N' Roses 24. Only By The Night - Kings Of Leon 17. Hot Fuss - The Killers 13. Parklife - Blur 10. Black Holes And Revelations – Muse 9. Achtung Baby - U2 8. The Bends - Radiohead 6. The Joshua Tree - U2 2. Nevermind - Nirvana I personally own these, but hubby owns a good few more than me, notably Radiohead's later output. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Friend Jack Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 20. American Idiot - Green Day 19. Funeral - Arcade Fire 16. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel 11. Is This It - The Strokes 9. Achtung Baby - U2 7. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses 4. Definitely Maybe - Oasis 3. (What's The Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis I was an avid Q reader (along with Record Collector) for many years, but stopped about 15 years ago. I rarely buy magazines at all these days, I'm afraid, I tend to use the internet to satisfy my need for information. Plus 50 or so music reference books. My favourite albums of the last 25 years would have to include Nanci Griffith's Storms, World Party's Goodbye Jumbo, Inspiral Carpets' Life, the Cowboy Junkies' Black Eyed Man, k d lang's Ingenue and Led Zeppelin's How The West Was Won. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tagesmann Posted December 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 My favourite albums of the last 25 years would have to include Nanci Griffith's Storms.I love that album! I used to read Q when it first came out. I prefer Mojo now but don't buy more than a couple of copies a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royal Rother Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 Very surprised to see Neutral Milk Hotel at No 16 - it seems very out of place in what is otherwise a very "obvious" list. Together with Midlake's "The Trials of Van Occupanther" it would be in my Top 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iff Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 wow, i own 4, all radiohead's the other acts on the list are not of interest to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solace91z Posted December 28, 2010 Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 I read and enjoyed Q for a few years but stopped around 97 when I got into metal. REM and Nirvana are my favourites from that list. (I also prefered Second Coming!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grammath Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 (I also prefered Second Coming!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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