#1 – In the Wee Small Hours – Frank Sinatra

#2 – Elvis Presley – Elvis Presley

#3 – Tragic Songs of Life – The Louvin Brothers

#4 – The Wildest – Louis Prima

#5 – This is Fats – Fats Domino (1956)

#6 – Ellington at Newport – Duke Ellington.(1956) (bit of slog this one.  Not a jazz fan)

#7 – Songs for Swingin’ Lovers – Frank Sinatra (1956)

#8 – The “Chirping” Crickets – Buddy Holly (1957)

#9 – The Atomic Mr. Basie – Count Basie (1958)

#10 – Brilliant Corners – Thelonious Monk (1957)(still not a jazz fan)

#11 – Palo Congo – Sabu (1957)

#12 – Birth of the Cool – Miles Davis (1957)

#13 – Kenya – Machito (1957)  Odd one.  Afro-Cuban Jazz.  Ok.  But the ratings don’t seem to suggest it should be in the 1001 Musts.

#14 – Little Richard – Here’s Little Richard – Reviews – Album of The Year – Little Richard (1957).  Baller!

#15 – Dance Mania – Tito Puente (1958) “Y’know, one day, Tito Puente will be dead, and you’ll say, “Oh, yes, I’ve been listening to his work for years.”

#16 – Lady in Satin – Billie Holiday (1958)

#18 – At Mister Kelly’s – Sarah Vaughn

 

#32 – Green Onions – Booker T. and the M.G.’s

 

#81 – Safe as Milk – Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band

#82 – Moby Grape – Moby Grape

#83 – Da Capo – Love

#84 – Triangle – The Beau Brummels (1967)

#85 – Headquarters – The Monkees (1967)

#89 – The Piper at the Gates of Dawn – Pink Floyd (1967)

#90 – The Who Sell Out – The Who (1967)

 

#364 – Ramones – Ramones (1976)

#365 – Zombie – Fela & Africa 70 (1977)

#366 – Legalize It – Peter Tosh (1976) – Reggae isn’t my thing.  It mostly all sounds the same to me, but I suppose most people would say that about my thing: hardcore punk

#368 – Peter Frampton – Frampton Comes Alive! – Reviews – Album of The Year – Peter Frampton (1976).  One of the biggest albums from my childhood.  Oddly, I don’t know anyone who has ever listened to any other Frampton album.  The other huge ones were Cheap Trick at Budokon and Meatloaf’s Bat Out of Hell. HUGE.

369 – Before and After Science – Brian Eno (1977).  The last time I tried this list I remember liking this album and it holds true today.  However, last time I must not have Google searched Eno enough because lord I had no idea he was in Roxy Music.  Seems like a big overlook.

#375 – Hard Again – Muddy Waters (1977).  Not a fan of jazz, but I am a big fan of the blues.  Bonus trivia to help in your next Pub Trivia meet-up.  Real name: McKinley Morganfield

#383 – Rumours – Fleetwood Mac

#499 – Imperial Bedroom – Elvis Costello & The Attractions

 

#528 – War – U2

 

#831 – Now I Got Worry – Jon Spencer Blues Group

 

#1001 – Heaux Tales – Jazmine Sullivan (2001)