Live albums DO count, compilations do NOT

mine:


5. Electric Ladyland - Jimi Hendrix

4. London Calling - The Clash

3. Quadrophenia - The Who

2. Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin

1. Exile on Main St. - Rolling Stones

Post fail noob.

The "Red" and "Blue" albums definitely don't count, being compilations and also embarrassing unless you're in college. No, even if you are in college.

London Calling is number one (as well as all time favorite album).
Sandinista is number two (though it's a triple)

1. Neal Morse- Testimony (I want this played at my wake, start to finish.)
2. Spock's Beard- Snow
3. Flower Kings- Stardust We Are
4. Jerry Cantrell- Degradation Trip Volume 1 & 2
5. Drive By Truckers- Southern Rock Opera

Honorable Mention:

Flower Kings- Flower Power
David Cross- Shut Up You Fucking Baby
Lewis Black- Carnegie Hall Performance
Leonard Cohen- Live in London
Dream Theater- Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence

Does Guns N Roses Use Your Illusion count, or is that considered two separate albums? They were released on the same day.

Mellon Collie - Smashing Pumpkins
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - Genesis
Daydream Nation - Sonic Youth
Zen Arcade - Husker Du
Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me - The Cure

1. Blonde on Blonde
2. Allman Brothers Live at Filmore East
3. The White Album
4. Ummagumma / Studio Album
5. Yessongs

London Calling
Blonde on Blonde
Exile
Bitches Brew
Daydream Nation

Coulda' swore I posted this in the music section... mods?

Mellon Collie - Smashing Pumpkins

Whats interesting is that it appears that the 'Double Album' were a product of the 60's and 70's and early 80's. The only one of significance I know from the 90s+ is the SMashing Pumpkins Double Album.

Tupac - All Eyez On Me

That and The Fragile for me, from the 90's.

Prince Sign O the Times

Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever
The Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death

Those are the only two double albums I've ever needed.

Pink Floyd - The Wall
Prince - 1999
Metallica - ...And Justice for All
Iron Maiden - Live After Death
Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains the Same

That's just the change in technology. A single LP maxed out at about 45 minutes of music. A single CD could hold much more. Blood Sugar Sex Magik is 73 minutes long, and The Downward Spiral is 65 minutes long, but nobody thinks of them as double albums.

Live After Death. Maybe the greatest live album ever.

Wings Over America

There's more than a few solid double albums from the last 20 years, though some might debate their "significance":

- Being There - Wilco
- Sukierae - Tweedy
- Daydream Nation - Sonic Youth
- Speakerboxxx/Love Below - Outkast
- The Fragile - NiN
- Cold Roses - Ryan Adams
- Reflektor - Arcade Fire
- Drukqs - Aphex Twin
- Generation Terrorist - Manic Street Preachers

I'm sure there's more...

Live After Death
The Wall
Sign of the Times
Exit Stage Left
All the World's a Stage

A close sixth:
The Song Remains the Same

Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Meat Beat Manifesto - Subliminal Sandwich
The Future Sound of London - Lifeforms
Porcupine Tree - The Incident

1. Songs In The Key Of Life -- Stevie Wonder. Favorite double-album ever, favorite album ever, no question.
2. The Beatles -- The Beatles
3. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway -- Genesis
4. Agharta -- Miles Davis
5. Exile On Main St. -- The Rolling Stones

Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (Also the best album of all time)
The Beatles - White Album
George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (technically a triple album)
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
Pink Floyd - The Wall

Since most of the "usual suspects" have been listed already (Exile on Main St., London Calling, Quadrophenia), I'll just add these:

Ramones - It's Alive
Kiss Alive
The Who - Tommy (why has it taken so long for someone to list this one?!?!)

That's a triple album.

Physical Graffiti
Quadrophenia
Electric Ladyland
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Derek and The Dominos

Live
BOC-On Your Feet Or On Your Knees
Humble Pie-Rockin' The Fillmore
Song Remains the Same
ABB-Live at Fillmore
Golden Earring Live 1977