Originally Posted by GatorDeb (Post 9680214)

I wanted to skip over anything on vinyl and not on CD because it'd be harder to come across, so I wanted to stick to albums that were on the CD format :)

Originally Posted by Boba Fett (Post 9680854)

Originally Posted by Sessa17 (Post 9680323)

I'm not sure if this is a serious list or not?

Originally Posted by al_bundy (Post 9681245)

Originally Posted by Sessa17 (Post 9680323)

I'm not sure if this is a serious list or not?.

Originally Posted by Mabuse (Post 9682134)

My god those chicks are gorgeous. I've never heard of this band. What were/are their names so I can google some more pics?

Originally Posted by redhenry (Post 9683445)

That looks suspiciously like a list of the best selling albums of all time. Not necessarily great though, just popular.

"Best" is a subjective term and you will never get agreement.

Originally Posted by Tscott (Post 9683370)

Originally Posted by Giles (Post 9683724)

but have you heard the album? the 'Flannel in Seattle' and 'You're Ugly' songs are hysterical

Originally Posted by auto (Post 9680312)

So, you're looking for the best albums of all time, released on CD? Really? This is your thread? Really?

Originally Posted by Tscott (Post 9683370)

Originally Posted by Stupid Time list I actually spent time formatting, God knows why

Al Green, Call Me (The Right Stuff, 1973)
Aretha Franklin, I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (Atlantic, 1967)
Aretha Franklin, Lady Soul (Atlantic, 1968)
Beastie Boys, Paul's Boutique (Capitol, 1989)
Black Sabbath, Paranoid (Warner Brothers, 1971)
Bob Dylan, Blonde on Blonde (Columbia, 1966)
Bob Dylan, Highway 61 Revisited (Columbia, 1965)
Bob Dylan, Time Out of Mind (Sony, 1997)
Bob Marley and the Wailers, Legend (Island/Tuff Gong, 1984)
Bruce Springsteen, Born to Run (Sony, 1975)
Carole King, Tapestry (Ode/A&M, 1971)
Chuck Berry, The Great Twenty-Eight (MCA, 1982)
David Bowie, Hunky Dory (RCA, 1971)
David Bowie, The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust (RCA, 1972)
DJ Shadow, Endtroducing... (Mo' Wax, 1996)
Dolly Parton, Coat of Many Colors (RCA, 1971)
Dr. Dre, The Chronic (Death Row/Interscope, 1992)
Elton John, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (MCA, 1973)
Elvis Presley, Elvis: 30 No. 1 Hits (BMG/Elvis, 2002)
Elvis Presley, Sunrise (BMG / Elvis, 1999)
Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP (Interscope, 2000)
Eric B. and Rakim, Paid in Full (Island, 1987)
Fleetwood Mac, Rumours (Warner Brothers, 1977)
Frank Sinatra, In the Wee Small Hours (Capitol, 1954)
Frank Sinatra, Songs for Swingin' Lovers (Capitol, 1955)
Garth Brooks, Ropin' The Wind (Capitol, 1991)
Hank Williams, The Essential Hank Williams Collection: Turn Back the Years (Mercury, 2005)
Hole, Live Through This (Geffen, 1994)
James Brown, Live at the Apollo (1963) (Polydor, 1963)
James Brown, Star Time (Polydor, 1991)
Jimmy Cliff and Various Artists, The Harder They Come (Island, 1972)
John Coltrane, A Love Supreme (Impulse, 1964)
Johnny Cash, At Folsom Prison (Sony, 1968)
Joni Mitchell, Blue (Warner Brothers/Wea, 1971)
Kanye West, The College Dropout (Roc-a-Fella, 2004)
Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin IV (a.k.a. Zoso) (Wea International, 1971)
Little Richard, Here's Little Richard (Specialty, 1957)
Lucinda Williams, Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (Universal, 1998)
Madonna, Like a Prayer (Sire/London/Rhino, 1989)
Marvin Gaye, What's Going On (Motown, 1971)
Mary J. Blige, My Life (MCA, 1994)
Metallica, Master of Puppets (Elektra/Wea, 1986)
Michael Jackson, Thriller (Sony, 1982)
Miles Davis, Bitches Brew (Sony, 1969)
Miles Davis, Kind of Blue (Sony, 1959)
Muddy Waters, The Anthology, 1947 - 1972 (Chess, 2001)
N.W.A, Straight Outta Compton (Priority, 1988)
Neil Young, After the Gold Rush (Reprise, 1970)
Nirvana, Nevermind (DGC Records, 1991)
Oasis, (What's the Story) Morning Glory (Sony, 1995)
Otis Redding, Otis Blue (Atlantic, 1965)
Outkast, Stankonia (LaFace, 2000)
Parliament / Funkadelic, One Nation Under a Groove (Warner Brothers, 1978)
Patti Smith, Horses (Arista, 1975)
Paul Simon, Graceland (Warner Brothers, 1986)
Pavement, Slanted and Enchanted (Matador, 1992)
PJ Harvey, Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea (UMG Recordings, 2000)
Plastic Ono Band, John Lennon (Apple/EMI, 1970)
Prince, Purple Rain (Warner Brothers, 1984)
Prince, Sign O' The Times (Paisley Park, 1987)
Public Enemy, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (Def Jam/Columbia, 1988)
R.E.M., Document (I.R.S. Records, 1987)
R.E.M., Out of Time (Warner Brothers, 1991)
Radiohead, Kid A (Capitol, 2000)
Radiohead, OK Computer (Capitol, 1997)
Ray Charles, Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (ABC/Paramount, 1962)
Robert Johnson, King of the Delta Blues Singers (Columbia, 1961)
Run-DMC, Raising Hell (Arista Records/Profile, 1986)
Sam Cooke, Portrait of a Legend 1951 - 1964 (ABKCO Music & Records, 2003)
Simon and Garfunkel, Bridge Over Troubled Water (Columbia, 1970)
Sly & the Family Stone, Stand! (Epic, 1969)
Stevie Wonder, Songs in the Key of Life (Motown, 1976)
Stevie Wonder, Talking Book (UMG Recordings, 1972)
Talking Heads, Stop Making Sense (Warner Brothers/Wea, 1984)
The Band, The Band (Capitol, 1969)
The Beach Boys, Pet Sounds (DCC, 1966)
The Beatles, Abbey Road (Capitol, 1969)
The Beatles, Revolver (Capitol, 1966)
The Beatles, Rubber Soul (Capitol, 1965)
The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Capitol, 1967)
The Beatles, The Beatles ("The White Album") (Capitol, 1968)
The Clash, London Calling (Sony, 1979)
The Eagles, Hotel California (Elektra/Wea, 1976)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Are You Experienced (Experience Hendrix, 1967)
The Notorious B.I.G., Ready to Die (Bad Boy, 1994)
The Ramones, Ramones (Sire, 1976)
The Rolling Stones, Exile on Main Street (Virgin, 1972)
The Rolling Stones, Sticky Fingers (Virgin, 1971)
The Sex Pistols, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (Warner Brothers/Wea, 1977)
The Stone Roses, The Stone Roses (Jive, 1989)
The Velvet Underground, The Velvet Underground and Nico (Polydor/Pgd, 1967)
The Who, Who's Next (Mobile Fidelity, 1971)
U2, Achtung Baby (Island, 1991)
U2, The Joshua Tree (Island, 1987)
Van Morrison, Astral Weeks (Warner Brothers/Wea, 1968)
Van Morrison, Moondance (Warner Brothers/Wea, 1970)
Various Artists, Phil Spector, Back to Mono (1958 - 1969) (Abkco, 1991)
Willie Nelson, Red Headed Stranger (Sony, 1975)

Originally Posted by wendersfan (Post 9683854)

A few years ago Time magazine gave a list of the "100 best albums of all time". It's kind of a stupid list, but it's probably close to what the OP wants. Here it is: