ChuckyG's Desert Island Albums
The best discs of all time. The albums I can't possibly do without. I'm not limiting myself
to just ten or some other arbitrarily number. It's helpful for me to be able to see at a glance the
albums I know best for instance where I want to take a smaller subset of my collection somwhere
but don't just want my favorite songs. Alpha-sorted, no ranking.
Greatest hits albums are also included, marked with an asterisk*. It's "cooler" to exclude greatest hits collections,
but some groups are strictly singles groups or have very uneven albums. Not to mention I can think of
plenty of examples of really bad greatest hits collections for some performers, so it doesn't hurt to celebrate the good ones.
'Til Tuesday
- Voices Carry (1985)
- Welcome Home (1986)
- Everything's Different Now (1988)
10cc
- The Very Best of 10cc (1997)*
A Flock Of Seagulls
- A Flock Of Seagulls (1982)
- Listen (1983)
- The Story Of A Young Heart (1984)
- Dream Come True (1986)
A-Ha
- Headlines and Deadlines-The Hits of a-ha (1998)*
ABC
- The Lexicon of Love (1982)
AC-DC
- Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (1976)
- Back In Black (1980)
- Who Made Who (1986)
Adam Ant
- Antics in the Forbidden Zone (1990)*
Aerosmith
- Aerosmith (1973)
- Get Your Wings (1974)
- Toys In The Attic (1975)
- Rocks (1976)
- Permanent Vacation (1987)
- Pump (1989)
Aimee Mann
- Whatever (1993)
- I'm With Stupid (1995)
Air Supply
- Definitive Collection (1999)*
Al Stewart
- Year Of The Cat (1976)
- Time Passages (1978)
- The Best of Al Stewart, Songs From The Radio (1992)*
Alanis Morissette
- Jagged Little Pill (1995)
Alice Cooper
Alice In Chains
- Dirt (1992)
- Jar Of Flies (1994)
- Sap [EP] (s1991)
Angelfish
Anita Baker
- Rapture (1986)
- Giving You The Best That I Got (1988)
Arcadia
Asia
Association
- The Association Greatest Hits (1968)*
Audioslave
B-52's
- The B-52's (1979)
- Wild Planet (1980)
- Cosmic Thing (1989)
Bananarama
Bangles
Be Bop Deluxe
- Raiding the Divine Archive (1987)*
Beach Boys
- Time Life The Rock and Roll Era, The Beach Boys 1962-1967 (1988)*
Beastie Boys
Beatles
- Help! (1965)
- Rubber Soul (1965)
- Revolver (1966)
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
- Abbey Road (1969)
Ben Folds Five
- Whatever And Ever Amen (1997)
Berlin
- Best of Berlin 1979-1988 (1988)*
Billy Idol
Billy Joel
- The Stranger (1977)
- 52nd Street (1978)
- Glass Houses (1980)
- Greatest Hits Volume I (1973-1978) (1985)*
- Greatest Hits Volume II (1978-1985) (1985)*
- Greatest Hits Volume III (1997)*
Billy Squier
- 16 Strokes - The Best Of Billy Squier (1995)*
Bjork
Black Sabbath
Blind Faith
- Blind Faith [Deluxe Edition] (1969)
Blondie
- The Best of Blondie (1981)*
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Bloodhound Gang
- Hooray For Boobies (1999)
Bob Seger
Boston
- Boston (1976)
- Don't Look Back (1978)
Bow Wow Wow
- The Best of Bow Wow Wow (1996)*
Boz Scaggs
Breeders
Bruce Hornsby & The Range
Bruce Springsteen
Bryan Adams
- Cuts Like a Knife (1983)
- Reckless (1984)
Captain Sensible
- Live at the Milky Way (L1995)
Carly Simon
- Clouds in My Coffee Disc 1 (1995)*
Cars
- The Cars [deluxe edition] (1978)
- Candy-O (1979)
- Panorama (1980)
- Shake it Up (1981)
- Heartbeat City (1984)
Cat Stevens
- Mona Bone Jakon (1970)
- Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
- Teaser and the Firecat (1971)
Charlatans
- Some Friendly (1990)
- Between 10th and 11th (1992)
- Up to Our Hips (1994)
Cheap Trick
- Authorized Greatest Hits (1988)*
Chicago
- The Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
- Chicago 17 (1984)
Chris Isaak
Clash
- London Calling (1979)
- Story of the Clash, Vol. 1 (1988)*
Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Chronicle 1 (1976)*
- Chronicle 2 (1986)*
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Crowded House
- Crowded House (1986)
- Woodface (1991)
Cult
- Pure Cult, The Singles 1984-1995 (2000)*
Cure
- Staring At The Sea - The Singles (1986)*
Cyndi Lauper
- Twelve Deadly Cyns... And Then Some (1995)*
Dave Matthews Band
- Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)
David Bowie
- Best Of David Bowie 1969-1974 (1997)*
- Changes (1999)*
Def Leppard
- Pyromania (1983)
- Hysteria (1987)
Del Fuegos
- Best of the Slash Years (2002)*
Devo
Dexys Midnight Runners
Dire Straits
- Dire Straits (1978)
- Making Movies (1980)
- Love Over Gold (1982)
- Brothers In Arms (1985)
Divinyls
Don Henley
- I Can't Stand Still (1982)
- Building The Perfect Beast (1984)
Donald Fagen
Doobie Brothers
- Best of the Doobies, Vol 1 (1976)*
- Best of the Doobies, Vol 2 (1981)*
Doors
- Strange Days (1967)
- The Doors (1967)
- Waiting For The Sun (1968)
- The Soft Parade (1969)
- Morrison Hotel (Hard Rock Cafe) (1970)
- L.A. Woman (1971)
Duran Duran
- Duran Duran (1981)
- Rio (1982)
- Seven And The Ragged Tiger (1983)
- Notorious (1986)
- Big Thing (1988)
- Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) [last two innacurate] (1993)
- Medazzaland (1997)
- Astronaut (2004)
EMF
Eagles
- Desperado (1973)
- On The Border (1974)
- One Of These Nights (1975)
- Hotel California (1976)
- Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 (1976)*
Echo & The Bunnymen
- More Song To Learn And To Sing (1985)*
Eddie Money
- Greatest Hits; Sound Of Money (1989)*
Electric Light Orchestra
- Strange Magic; The Best Of Electric Light Orchestra (1995)*
Elvis Costello
- The Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions (1985)*
Erykah Badu
Eurythmics
Expose
Faith No More
Filter
Fine Young Cannibals
- The Raw and the Cooked (1989)
Finger Eleven
- The Greyest of Blue Skies (2000)
Fiona Apple
- Tidal (1996)
- When The Pawn (1999)
Fixx
- Greatest Hits; One Thing Leads To Another (1989)*
Fleetwood Mac
- Fleetwood Mac (1975)
- Rumours (1977)
Foo Fighters
- Foo Fighters (1995)
- The Colour and the Shape (1997)
- There Is Nothing Left to Lose (1999)
Foreigner
- 4 (1981)
- Agent Provocateur (1984)
- Records (1982)*
Four Tops
- The Ultimate Collection (1997)*
Garbage
- Garbage (1995)
- Version 2.0 (1998)
Gary Numan
- The Pleasure Principle [IN 8,15,17] (1979)
Genesis
- Abacab (1981)
- Genesis (1983)
- Invisible Touch (1986)
George Harrison
Gerry Rafferty
Gnarls Barkley
Go-Go's
- Beauty And The Beat (1981)
- Vacation (1982)
Godsmack
Green Day
- Dookie (1994)
- Insomniac (1995)
Hall & Oates
- Big Bam Boom (1984)
- Rock 'n Soul Part 1 (1983)*
Harvey Danger
- Where Have All The Merrymakers Gone (1997)
- King James Version (2000)
- Little By Little (2005)
Heart
- Heart (1985)
- Bad Animals (1987)
Hole
Hollies
Hooters
Howard Jones
Huey Lewis & The News
Human League
Human Sexual Response
INXS
- Listen Like Thieves (1985)
- Kick (1987)
- Greatest Hits (1994)*
Information Society
- Information Society (1988)
J. Geils Band
- Flashback; The Best Of J. Geils Band (1985)*
James Brown
- Live At The Apollo (L1963)
- 20 All Time Greatest Hits! (1991)*
Jane's Addiction
- Nothing's Shocking (1988)
- Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)
Jefferson Airplane
- Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
Jesus Jones
Jim Carroll Band
- Catholic Boy (1980)
- A World Without Gravity, Best of The Jim Carroll Band (1993)*
Jimi Hendrix
- Are You Experienced (1967)
- Axis; Bold As Love (1967)
- Electric Ladyland (1968)
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
- I Love Rock n' Roll (1981)
Joe Jackson
John Farrar
John Mellencamp
- American Fool (1982)
- Uh-Huh (1983)
- Scarecrow (1985)
Journey
Joy Division
Julian Lennon
- Valotte (1984)
- The Secret Value of Daydreaming (1986)
Kansas
- The Best of Kansas (1984)*
Kate Bush
- Lionheart (1978)
- The Kick Inside (1978)
Kinks
- Come Dancing With The Kinks - The Best Of The Kinks 1977-1986 (1986)*
Knack
Korn
- Issues (1999)
- Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (2004)*
L7
Laura Nyro
Laurie Anderson
Led Zeppelin
- Led Zeppelin (1969)
- Led Zeppelin II (1969)
- Led Zeppelin III (1970)
- Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
Lemonheads
- It's a Shame About Ray (1992)
Leonard Cohen
- The Best of Leonard Cohen (1975)*
- More Best of Leonard Cohen (1997)*
Letters to Cleo
- Aurora Gory Alice [Giant] (1994)
Level 42
- World Machine (1985)
- Running in the Family (1987)
- Level Best (1989)*
Little Richard
Little River Band
Live
- Throwing Copper (1994)
- Secret Samadhi (1997)
- The Distance To Here (1999)
Living Colour
- Vivid (1988)
- Time's Up (1990)
Lorraine Ellison
- Stay with Me, The Best of Lorraine Ellison (1995)*
Loverboy
Lovin' Spoonful
Luscious Jackson
- Fever In Fever Out (1996)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Southern Surroundings; The Ultimate Skynyrd Collection (2012)*
M-A-R-R-S
- Pump Up The Volume [US] (s1987)
Mad Season
Madness
- Ultimate Collection (2000)*
Mamas & The Papas
Marilyn Manson
- Antichrist Superstar (1996)
Martha & The Vandellas
- Martha & The Vandellas Greatest Hits (1987)*
Meat Loaf
Men At Work
- Business As Usual (1981)
- Cargo (1983)
Men Without Hats
Michael Penn
Midnight Oil
- Diesel and Dust (1988)
- Blue Sky Mining (1990)
Missing Persons
- The Best Of Missing Persons (1987)*
Monkees
- The Monkees Greatest Hits (1995)*
Moody Blues
- The Best Of The Moody Blues (1996)*
Morrissey
- Kill Uncle (1991)
- Maladjusted (1997)
Mr. Mister
- Welcome To The Real World (1985)
Naked Eyes
- Promises Promises The Very Best Of (1994)*
Neil Young
- Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere [with Crazy Horse] (1969)
- Harvest (1972)
- Decade (1977)*
Neurotic Outsiders
- Neurotic Outsiders (1995)
New Order
- Substance (1987)*
- (The Best of) New Order (1990)*
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
- The Best of Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (1998)*
Nick Drake
Nick Lowe
- Basher, The Best of Nick Lowe (1989)*
Night Ranger
- The Best Of Night Ranger (2000)*
Nine Inch Nails
- Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
- The Downward Spiral (1994)
- Broken (s1992)
Nirvana
- Nevermind (1991)
- MTV Unplugged In New York (L1994)
No Doubt
Oasis
- (What's the Story) Morning Glory (1995)
Offspring
Olivia Newton-John
- Totally Hot (1978)
- Physical (1981)
- Olivia's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (1982)*
PJ Harvey
- Dry (1992)
- Rid of Me (1993)
- Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea (2000)
Pat Benatar
- Seven the Hard Way (1985)
- Best Shots (1989)*
Patti Smith
- Horses (1975)
- Easter (1978)
- Gung Ho (2000)
Paul Pena
Paul Simon
- Negotiations and Love Songs 1971-1986 (1988)*
Pet Shop Boys
- Please (1986)
- Discography; The Complete Singles Collection (1991)*
Pete Shelley
- Heaven and the Sea (1986)
Peter Gabriel
- Peter Gabriel 3 aka Melt (1980)
- Security (1982)
- So (1986)
Peter Murphy
Phil Collins
- Face Value (1981)
- No Jacket Required (1985)
- But Seriously (1989)
Pink Floyd
- Meddle (1971)
- The Dark Side Of The Moon (1973)
- Wish You Were Here (1975)
- The Wall (1979)
Pixies
Plimsouls
- Everywhere at Once (1983)
Police
- Reggatta de Blanc (1979)
- Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)
- Ghost In The Machine (1981)
- Synchronicity (1983)
Porno For Pyros
Power Station
Presidents of the United States of America
- The Presidents of the United States of America (1995)
Pretenders
- Pretenders (1980)
- Pretenders II (1981)
- Learning To Crawl (1984)
- Get Close (1986)
- The Singles (1987)*
Primus
- Tales From The Punchbowl (1995)
Psychedelic Furs
- The Psychedelic Furs (1980)
- Talk Talk Talk (1981)
- Forever Now (1982)
- World Outside (1991)
Pylon
Quarterflash
Queen
- News Of The World (1977)
- Greatest Hits (1992)*
R.E.M
- Murmur (1983)
- Reckoning (1984)
- Fables of the Reconstruction (1985)
- Life's Rich Pageant (1986)
- Document (1987)
- Green (1988)
- Dead Letter Office (1987)*
- Chronic Town EP (s1982)
REO Speedwagon
Radiohead
- Pablo Honey (1993)
- The Bends (1995)
- OK Computer (1997)
Rage Against The Machine
Ramones
Rascals
- Time Peace; The Rascals' Greatest Hits (1968)*
Ratt
- Ratt & Roll; 81-91 (1991)*
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Richard Marx
Ringo Starr
- Blast From Your Past (1976)*
Robert Palmer
Robert Plant
- The Principle of Moments (1983)
- Now and Zen (1988)
Rod Stewart
Roxette
- Look Sharp! (1988)
- Joyride (1991)
Sade
Santana
- The Best of Santana (1998)*
Silverchair
- Frogstomp (1995)
- Freak Show (1997)
Simon & Garfunkel
- Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M (1964)
- Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme (1966)
- Sounds Of Silence (1966)
- Bookends (1968)
- Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
- Best Of (1999)*
Simple Minds
- New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) (1982)
- Sparkle In The Rain (1984)
- Once Upon A Time (1985)
- Glittering Prize (1992)*
Simply Red
Smash Mouth
Smashing Pumpkins
- Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
Smithereens
- Blown to Smithereens [promo] (1995)*
Smiths
- The Smiths (1984)
- Meat is Murder (1985)
- The Queen Is Dead (1986)
- Strangeways, Here We Come (1987)
Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
Solex
- Solex Vs. The Hitmeister (1998)
Sonic Youth
Soundgarden
- Badmotorfinger (1991)
- Superunknown (1994)
Soundtracks
- Better Off Dead (1985)
- Pretty in Pink (1986)
- Good Morning Vietnam (1987)
- Lost Boys (1987)
- Commitments Volume 1 (1991)
- Clerks (1994)
- Dead Presidents Volume I (1995)
- Dead Presidents Volume II (1995)
Spacehog
Squeeze
- Babylon And On (1987)
- Singles; 45's and Under (1982)*
Squirrel Nut Zippers
Stan Ridgway
- Songs That Made This Country Great (1992)*
Steadman
Steely Dan
- Can't Buy A Thrill (1972)
- Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)
- Pretzel Logic (1974)
- Katy Lied (1975)
- The Royal Scam (1976)
- Aja (1977)
- Gaucho (1980)
- Greatest Hits (1978)*
Steve Perry
Steve Winwood
- Back in the High Life (1986)
- Roll With It (1988)
Stevie Nicks
- Timespace, The Best of Stevie Nicks (1991)*
Sting
- The Dream Of The Blue Turtles (1985)
- Nothing Like The Sun (1987)
Stone Temple Pilots
- Core (1992)
- Purple (1994)
- Tiny Music... Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop (1996)
- No. 4 (1999)
- Shangri-La Dee Da (2001)
Stray Cats
- Runaway Boys; A Retrospective '81-'92 (1996)*
Styx
Sugarcubes
Supertramp
- Breakfast in America (1979)
- Classics Volume 9 (1987)*
Suzanne Vega
- Solitude Standing (1987)
- Days of Open Hand (1990)
- Nine Objects of Desire (1996)
Sweet
- The Best of Sweet (1992)*
Syd Barrett
Talk Talk
- The Party's Over (1982)
- It's My Life (1984)
Talking Heads
- Talking Heads 77 (1977)
- More Songs About Buildings and Food [IN 2,3 9-11] (1978)
- Fear of Music (1979)
- Remain In Light (1980)
- Speaking In Tongues (1983)
- Little Creatures (1985)
- Popular Favorites 1976-1992; Sand In The Vaseline (1992)*
Tears for Fears
- The Hurting (1983)
- Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
- The Seeds of Love (1989)
Tegan and Sara
- So Jealous (2004)
- The Con (2007)
Thomas Dolby
- The Golden Age Of Wireless (1983)
- The Flat Earth (1984)
- Aliens Ate My Buick (1988)
Thompson Twins
Timbuk 3
- Greetings From Timbuk 3 (1986)
- Eden Alley (1988)
Todd Rundgren
- The Best of Todd Rundgren (1994)*
Tom Jones
- The Lead And How To Swing It (1994)
Tom Petty
Tool
- Undertow (1993)
- Aenima (1996)
Tori Amos
- Little Earthquakes (1992)
- Under The Pink (1994)
Toto
- Past To Present 1977-1990 (1990)*
Tribe
- Abort (1991)
- Sleeper (1993)
Tubes
- The Best of The Tubes 1981-1987 (1991)*
Turtles
U2
- Boy (1980)
- October (1981)
- War (1983)
Van Halen
- Van Halen (1978)
- Van Halen II (1979)
- Women And Children First (1980)
- Fair Warning (1981)
- Diver Down (1982)
- 1984 (1984)
Van Morrison
- Blowin' Your Mind (1967)
- Moondance (1970)
Velvet Underground
- The Velvet Underground and Nico (1967)
- The Velvet Underground (1969)
- Loaded [Fully Loaded Edition] (1970)
Violent Femmes
- Violent Femmes (1983)
- Add It Up (1981-1993) (1993)*
Waitresses
- The Best of the Waitresses (1990)*
Wang Chung
- Everybody Wang Chung Tonight; Wang Chung's Greatest Hits (1997)*
Warren Zevon
- A Quiet Normal Life The Best Of (1986)*
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Weird Al Yankovic
White Zombie
- La Sexorcisto Devil Music, Vol. 1 (1992)
- Astro-Creep; 2000 (1995)
Who
- Live at Leeds (L1970)
- My Generation; The Very Best Of The Who (1996)*
XTC
- Black Sea (1980)
- English Settlement (1982)
- Mummer (1983)
- The Big Express (1984)
- Skylarking (1986)
- Oranges & Lemons (1989)
- Nonsuch (1992)
Yazoo
- Upstairs At Eric's (1982)
- You and Me Both (1983)
Yes
- 90125 (1983)
- Big Generator (1987)
ZZ Top
- Tres Hombres (1973)
- Deguello (1979)
- El Loco [Vinyl] (1981)
- Eliminator (1983)
- Afterburner (1985)
- The Best of ZZ Top (1977)*
