Here’s a sampling of the BEST music ever made! Great albums from the 60s, 70s and 80s rock and pop released this week (and some related albums of note):
Sep 28
● Status Quo —— Hello! ► British Rock >> 1973
● Slade —— Sladest ► Glam Rock >> 1973
● Stevie Wonder —— Songs In The Key Of Life ► Pop-R&B >> 1976
● Black Sabbath —— Never Say Die! ► Hard Rock >> 1978
● Alice Cooper —— DaDa ► Art Rock >> 1983
● Depeche Mode —— Music For The Masses ► Synth-Pop >> 1987
● Wet Wet Wet —— Popped In Souled Out ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1987
● Alice Cooper —— Raise Your Fist And Yell ► Art Rock >> 1987
● MC Hammer —— Let’s Get It Started ► Hip-Hop >> 1988
● Brian May —— Back To The Light [UK] ► Hard Rock >> 1992
● Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds —— Live Seeds ► Alt Rock >> 1993
● The Police —— Message in A Box: The Complete Recordings ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1993
● Anal Cunt —— Morbid Florist ► Heavy Metal/Grindcore >> 1993
● Paul Simon —— Paul Simon 1964/1993 ► Folk-Pop >> 1993
● Depeche Mode —— The Singles 86>98 ► Synth-Pop >> 1998
● Tony Bennett —— Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool ► Easy Listening >> 1999
● Sting —— Brand New Day ► Pop-Rock >> 1999
● Indigo Girls —— Come On Now Social ► Folk-Rock >> 1999
● Creed —— Human Clay ► Alt Rock/Post-Grunge >> 1999
● The Church —— Under The Milky Way: The Best Of The Church ► Alt. Power Pop >> 1999
● ZZ Top —— XXX ► Blues-Rock >> 1999
● Buzzcocks —— The Complete Singles Anthology ► Punk-Rock >> 2004
● Melissa Etheridge —— Lucky Live ► Roots Rock >> 2004
● Joss Stone —— Mind, Body & Soul ► Pop-Soul (Neo-Soul) >> 2004
● Mark Knopfler —— Shangri-La ► Roots Rock >> 2004
● Slade —— Live At The BBC ► Hard Rock >> 2009
● Mariah Carey —— Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel ► Pop-Rock >> 2009
● Tina Turner —— Tina Live ► Pop-Rock >> 2009
● Gin Blossoms —— No Chocolate Cake ► Power Pop >> 2010
● Soundgarden —— Telephantasm ► Grange Rock >> 2010
Sep 29
● The Jackson 5 —— Goin’ Back To Indiana ► Soul – Motown >> 1971
● Manfred Mann’s Earth Band —— Glorified Magnified ► Prog Rock >> 1972
● Rush —— All The World’s A Stage ► Arena Rock >> 1976
● Billy Joel —— The Stranger ► Pop-Rock >> 1977
● Kool & The Gang —— Celebrate! ► Disco-Funk >> 1980
● Stevie Wonder —— Hotter Than July ► Pop-R&B >> 1980
● The Fall —— Bend Sinister ► Pop-Rock/Post-Punk >> 1986
● New Order —— Brotherhood ► Power Pop >> 1986
● Chicago —— Chicago 18 ► Jazz-Rock >> 1986
● Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark —— The Pacific Age ► New Wave Synth Pop >> 1986
● The Smiths —— Strangeways, Here We Come ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1987
● Red Hot Chili Peppers —— The Uplift Mofo Party Plan ► Alt. Funk-Rock >> 1987
● Alice In Chains —— Dirt ► Heavy Metal/Grunge Metal >> 1992
● 10,000 Maniacs —— Our Time In Eden ► Folk-Rock >> 1992
● Peter Gabriel —— Us ► Prog Rock >> 1992
● Stone Temple Pilots —— Core ► Arena Rock >> 1982
● Rammstein —— Herzeleid ► Industrial/Krautrock >> 1995
● The Rolling Stones —— Bridges To Babylon ► Blues-Rock >> 1997
● The Fall —— Levitate ► Post-Punk Pop-Rock >> 1997
● Simple Minds —— The Promised ► New Wave Alt. Pop >> 1997
● The Verve —— Urban Hymns ► Psych Rock/Britpop >> 1997
● AFI —— A Fire Inside ► Hardcore Punk >> 1998
● Elvis Costello And The Attractions —— Painted From Memory ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1998
● Joni Mitchell —— Taming The Tiger ► Folk-Rock >> 1998
● Alice In Chains —— Black Gives Way To Blue ► Heavy Metal/Grunge Metal >> 2009
● Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ —— The Great American Bubble Factory ► Southern Rock >> 2009
● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— God & Guns ► Southern Rock >> 2009
Sep 30
● Martha Reeves & The Vandellas —— Heat Wave ► Soul – Motown >> 1963
● Rare Earth —— Get Ready ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1969
● Smokey Robinson & The Miracles —— A Pocket Full Of Miracles ► Soul – Motown >> 1970
● Joe Walsh —— Barnstorm ► Blues-Rock >> 1972
● Ian Dury —— New Boots And Panties!! ► Punk-Rock >> 1987
● Gary Moore —— Back On The Streets ► Roots Rock (Irish) >> 1978
● Godley & Crème —— Freeze Frame ► Prog Rock >> 1979
● Hall & Oates —— Live At The Apollo ► Pop-Rock >> 1985
● Madness —— Mad Not Mad ► Ska >> 1985
● Tom Waits —— Rain Dogs ► Blues-Rock >> 1985
● Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble —— Soul To Soul ► Blues-Rock >> 1985
● Wang Chung —— To Live And Die In L.A. ► New Wave/Dance-Pop >> 1985
● R.E.M. —— The Best Of R.E.M. ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1991
● Paul McCartney —— Choba b CCCP ► Pop-Rock >> 1991
● Nitzer Ebb —— Ebbhead ► Industrial/EBM >> 1991
● Simply Red —— Stars ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 1991
● Robbie Robertson —— Storyville ► Roots Rock >> 1991
● Natalie Cole —— Twin Best Now ► Soul-Pop >> 1992
● The Beatles —— The Beatles & Tony Sheridan ► Rock n Roll >> 1994
● Lake Of Tears —— Greater Art ► Doth/Doom Metsal >> 1994
● Secret Chiefs 3 —— First Grand Constitution And Bylaws ► Experimental/Indie Rock >> 1996
● Patti Smith —— Peace And Noise ► Heartland Rock >> 1997
● Bob Dylan —— Time Out Of Mind ► Folk-Rock >> 1997
● The Apples In Stereo —— Tone Soul Evolution ► Indie Pop-Rock/Power Pop >> 1997
● Turbonegro —— Darkness Forever! ► Heavy Metal/Glam Punk >> 2000
● Ace Of Base —— Da Capo ► Euro-Dance Pop >> 2002
● The Rolling Stones —— Forty Licks ► Blues-Rock >> 2002
● Mark Knopfler —— The Ragpicker’s Dream ► Roots Rock >> 2002
● Toto —— The Essential Toto ► Pop-Rock/Arena Rock >> 2003
● Martina McBride —— Martina ► Alt. Country >> 2003
● Sting —— Sacred Love ► Pop-Rock >> 2003
● James Taylor —— Covers ► Folk-Rock >> 2008
● Melissa Etheridge —— A New Thought For Christmas ► Roots Rock >> 2008
● Kool & The Gang —— Back To Back ► Funk >> 2011
● Lucinda Williams —— Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone ► Alt. Country >> 2014
● Melissa Etheridge —— This Is M.E. ► Roots Rock >> 2014
● Bryan Adams —— Tracks Of My Years ► Pop-Rock >> 2014
Oct 01
● Elvis Presley —— G.I. Blues ► Rock n Roll >> 1960
● Elvis Presley —— Blue Hawaii ► Rock n Roll >> 1961
● The Monkees —— The Monkees Present ► Pop-Rock >> 1969
● John Cale —— Fear ► Art Rock >> 1974
● Rory Gallagher —— Against The Grain ► Blues-Rock >> 1975
● Styx —— Crystal Ball ► Prog/Art Rock >> 1976
● Rory Gallagher —— Photo-Finish ► Blues-Rock >> 1978
● Slade —— Return To Base ► Hard Rock >> 1979
● Cocteau Twins —— Lullabies [EP] ► Folk-Rock >> 1982
● The Damned —— Strawberries ► Punk-Rock >> 1982
● Joan Jett & The Blackhearts —— Glorious Results Of A Misspent Youth ► Punk-rock >> 1984
● Chaka Khan —— I Feel For You ► Funk >> 1984
● Romeo Void —— Instincts ► Post-Punk >> 1984
● Midnight Oil —— Red Sails In The Sunset ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1984
● The Ramones —— Too Tough To Die ► Punk-Rock >> 1984
● U2 —— The Unforgettable Fire ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1984
● John Fogerty —— Eye Of The Zombie ► Folk-Rock >> 1986
● Lennie Gallant —— Breakwater ► Folk-Rock >> 1988
● Dannii Minogue —— Dannii ► Pop/Freestyle >> 1990
● 10,000 Maniacs —— Hope Chest: The Fredonia Recordings 1982-1983 ► Folk-Rock >> 1990
● Iron Maiden —— No Prayer For The Dying ► Heavy Metal >> 1990
● Prince & The New Power Generation —— Diamonds And Pearls ► Soul-Funk >> 1991
● Cheap Trick —— The Greatest Hits ► Hard Rock/Power Pop >> 1991
● Marduk —— Those Of The Unlight ► Heavy Metal/Black Metal >> 1993
● Natalie Cole —— Holly & Ivy ► Soul-Pop >> 1994
● Edge Of Sanity —— Purgatory Afterglow ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal >> 1994
● East 17 —— Up All Night ► Dance-Pop >> 1995
● Bad Brains —— Black Dots ► Post-Punk/Hardcore >> 1996
● Nirvana —— From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah ► Grunge >> 1996
● Thompson Twins —— Greatest Hits ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1996
● Curtis Mayfield —— New World Order ► Soul/Funk >> 1996
● Matchbox Twenty —— Yourself Or Someone Like You ► Alt. Rock >> 1996
● Carbon Leaf —— Shadows In The Banquet Hall ► AA Alt Rock >> 1997
● Eighteen Visions —— No Time For Love ► Metalcore >> 1999
● Kylie Minogue —— Fever ► Dance-Pop >> 2001
● Elton John —— Songs From The West Coast ► Pop-Rock >> 2001
● Weather Report —— Live And Unreleased ► Jazz-Rock Fusion >> 2002
● Matthew Sweet —— To Understand: The Early Recordings Of Matthew Sweet ► Power Pop >> 2002
Oct 02
● The Kinks —— The Kinks [UK] ► British Rock >> 1964
● The Kinks —— You Really Got Me ► British Rock >> 1964
● Dolly Parton —— Coat Of Many Colors ► Country >> 1971
● J. Geils Band —— The Morning After ► Blues-Rock >> 1971
● Barry White —— Stone Gon’ ► Soul >> 1973
● Frank Zappa & Captain Beefheart —— Bongo Fury ► Art Rock >> 1975
● Neil Young —— Comes A Time ► Folk-Rock >> 1978
● Chicago —— Hot Streets ► Jazz-Rock >> 1978
● Bob Marley & The Wailers —— Survival ► Roots Reggae >> 1979
● The Police —— Ghost In The Machine ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1981
● Bathory —— Bathory ► Heavy Metal/Black Metal >> 1984
● The Replacements —— Let It Be ► College Rock >> 1984
● Sheena Easton —— A Private Heaven ► Pop-Rock >> 1984
● Neil Young —— Freedom ► Blues-Rock >> 1989
● The Kinks —— UK Jive ► British Rock >> 1989
● Tiffany —— New Inside ► Dance-Pop >> 1990
● Oasis —— (What’s The Story) Morning Glory ► Alt. Pop-Rock/Britpop >> 1995
● Iron Maiden —— The X Factor ► Heavy Metal >> 1995
● Richard Marx —— The Best Of Richard Marx ► Adult Contemporary Pop-Rock >> 2000
● The Rembrandts —— Lost Together ► Pop-Rock >> 2001
● Machine Head —— Supercharger ► Heavy Metal/Groove Metal >> 2001
● Bob Dylan —— Dylan ► Folk-Rock >> 2007
● Matchbox Twenty —— Exile On Mainstream ► Alt. Rock >> 2007
● Bruce Springsteen —— Magic ► Heartland Rock >> 2007
● John Fogerty —— Revival ► Folk-Rock >> 2007
● Van Morrison —— Born To Sing: No Plan B ► Folk-Rock >> 2012
● The Tragically Hip —— Now For Plan A ► Folk-Rock >> 2012
Oct 03
● The Kingston Trio —— The Last Month Of The Year ► Folk-Pop >> 1960
● Merle Haggard —— Mama Tried ► Classic Country >> 1968
● George Harrison —— Extra Texture (Read All About It) [UK] ► Pop-Rock >> 1975
● The Who —— The Who By Numbers ► British Rock >> 1975
● Elvis Presley —— Elvis In Concert ► Adult Contemporary >> 1977
● The Police —— Zenyatta Mondatta ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1978
● Diamond Head —— Lightning To The Nations ► Heavy Metal (Brit New Wave) >> 1980
● Lindsey Buckingham —— Law And Order ► Pop-Rock >> 1981
● Genesis —— Genesis ► Prog Rock >> 1983
● Keith Richards —— Talk Is Cheap ► Hard Rock >> 1988
● Tracy Chapman —— Crossroads ► Folk-Rock >> 1989
● Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville —— Cry Like A Rainstorm – Howl Like The Wind ► Pop-Rock >> 1989
● Mark Knopfler —— Last Exit To Brooklyn [Sndtrk] ► Roots Rock >> 1989
● Jack Bruce —— A Question Of Time ► Prog Rock/Fusion >> 1989
● Otis Day & The Knights —— Shout ► Soul >> 1989
● Blind Guardian —— Tales From The Twilight World ► Heavy Metal/Power Metal >> 1990
● Scarface —— Mr. Scarface Is Back ► Gangsta Rap >> 1991
● Twisted Sister —— Live At Hammersmith ► Hair Metal >> 1994
● The Cranberries —— No Need To Argue ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1994
● Brenda Lee —— The Very Best With Love ► Country-Pop >> 1994
● Mariah Carey —— Daydream ► Pop-Rock >> 1995
● Radiohead —— Kid A ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2000
● Luis Miguel —— Vivo ► Latin Pop >> 2000
● Paul Simon —— You’re The One ► Folk-Pop >> 2000
● New Order —— Singles ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 2005
● Evanescence —— The Open Door ► Hard Rock/Alt Metal >> 2006
Oct 04
● Frank Zappa —— 200 Motels ► Art Rock >> 1971
● Rod Stewart —— Smiler ► Album Rock >> 1974
● John Lennon —— Walls And Bridges [UK] ► Pop-Rock >> 1974
● Elton John —— Rock Of The Westies ► Pop-Rock >> 1975
● Trooper —— Untitled ► Hard Rock >> 1980
● Hall & Oates —— H20 ► Pop-Rock >> 1982
● The Associates —— Sulk ► New Wave/New Romantic >> 1982
● Jefferson Starship —— Winds Of Change ► Arena Rock >> 1982
● Barbra Streisand —— Emotion ► Easy Listening >> 1984
● Ultramagnetic MC’s —— Critical Beatdown ► East Coast Rap >> 1988
● Anita Baker —— Giving You The Best That I Got ► Quiet Storm >> 1988
● Savatage —— Streets: A Rock Opera ► Heavy Metal/Speed Metal >> 1991
● Dannii Minogue —— Get Into You ► Dance-Pop >> 1993
● Entombed —— Wolverine Blues ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal >> 1993
● Bon Jovi —— Cross Road ► Arena Rock >> 1994
● Accept —— Death Row ► Heavy Metal/Kraut Metal >> 1994
● Robbie Robertson & The Red Road Ensemble —— Music For The Native Americans ► Roots Rock >> 1994
● The dB’s —— Paris Avenue ► Power Pop >> 1994
● R.E.M. —— R.E.M.: Singles Collected ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1994
● The Clash —— From Here To Etrenity: Live ► Punk >> 1999
● Bloodhound Gang —— Hooray For Boobies [UK] ► Post-Punk Alt Metal >> 1999
● The Church —— Beside Yourself ► Alt. Power Pop >> 2004
● Little Feat —— Barnstormin’ Live, Vol. 2 ► Southern Rock >> 2005
● Indigo Girls —— Beauty Queen Sister ► Folk-Rock >> 2011