Music

[kmusser]

Elsewhere catpaw67 asked about albums with no bad tracks on them. Being a music geek that has all my songs rated I figured I'd take a look and see which albums I rated the best (considering that I rated songs individually, not as albums). So listed below are my favorite albums - staying true to the original question I didn't include anything with anything less than good on them (and there are definitely were some albums done in by one bad song; Muppet Movie and Rocky Horror - I'm looking at you). I generally didn't include Greatest Hits or compilation albums as that felt like cheating, though I did make a few exceptions. Anyway, consider this your shopping list - some are the usual suspects, and some were surprises even to me, and good luck finding a few of them (in parenthesis are the year, genre, and my rating):


Blues Brothers soundtrack (1980, Blues, 5.0, had the distinction of being the only album that I gave every song my highest rating)
Great Big Sea - Rant & Roar (1998, Celtic Rock, 4.71)
Ashley MacIsaac - Hi, How Are You Today (1995, Celtic Rock, 4.58)
Prince - Purple Rain (1984, Pop/Funk, 4.56)
Paul Simon - Graceland (1986, Folk/Rock, 4.54)
Salsa Celtica - Great Scottish Latin Adventure (2000, Celtic/Latin, 4.45)
Big Village - Up (1997, World, 4.44)
Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (1966, Folk/Rock, 4.42)
Garbage - Version 2.0 (1998, Alternative, 4.42)
Indigo Girls - Indigo Girls (1989, Folk/Rock, 4.4)
Tempest - The Double Cross (2006, Celtic Rock, 4.4)
The Rovers (now Dublin 5) - Buy Us a Drink (2011, Celtic Rock, 4.4)
Presidents of the United States of America debut album (1995, Alternative, 4.38)
Dervish - The Boys of Sligo (1992, Celtic, 4.38)
Dire Straits - Money for Nothing (1988, Blues/Rock, 4.33, a greatest hits)
They Might Be Giants - Flood (1990, Geek Rock, 4.33)
Various - Strummin' with the Devil (2006, Bluegrass, 4.33, compilation of bluegrass covers of Van Halen - it really is awesome)
Ashley MacIsaac - Fine Thank You Very Much (1988, Celtic, 4.31)
Melissa Etheridge - Never Enough (1992, Rock, 4.3)
Scythian - Aidan's Orbit (2004, Celtic Rock, 4.3)
Town Pants - Coming Home (2007, Celtic Rock, 4.29)
Dr. John - Goin' Back to New Orleans (1992, Blues, 4.28)
Talking Heads - Little Creatures (1985, New Wave, 4.22)
David Bowie - Changesbowie (1990, Pop, 4.22, a greatest hits)
Salsa Celtica - El Agua de la Vida (2003, Celtic/Latin, 4.22)
Cake - Fashion Nugget (1996, Geek Rock, 4.21)
Sting - Dream of the Blue Turtles (1985, New Wave, 4.2)
Melissa Etheridge - Brave and Crazy (1989, Rock, 4.2)
Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971, Progressive, 4.18)
Afro-Celt Sound System - Volume 2: Release (1999, Celtic Rock, 4.18)
Barenaked Ladies - Gordon (1992, Geek Rock, 4.13)
Prince - Graffiti Bridge (1990, Pop/Funk, 4.12)
Paul Simon - Rhythm of the Saints (1990, Folk/Rock, 4.1)
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989, Industrial, 4.1)
Simon & Garfunkel - Sounds of Silence (1966, Folk/Rock, 4.09)
Lowen & Navarro - Walking on a Wire (1990, Folk/Rock, 4.09)
Beatles - Sgt. Pepper (1967, Pop, 4.08)
Beatles - Revolver (1966, Pop, 4.07)
Cirque du Soleil - Alegria (1994, Soundtrack, 4.07)
Slimpickins - Cross the Mountain (2009, Bluegrass, 4.07)
Led Zeppelin IV (1971, Rock, 4.0)
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975, Progressive, 4.0)
Indigo Girls - Nomads Indians Saints (1990, Folk/Rock, 4.0)
Depeche Mode - Violator (1990, New Wave, 4.0)
Tinsmith - An American Wake (2007, Celtic, 4.0)
Scythian - It's Not Too Late (2012, Celtic Rock, 4.0)
Dr. John - Gumbo (1972, Blues, 3.92)
Blues Traveler - Four (1994, Blues/Rock, 3.92)
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973, Progressive, 3.9)
George Thorogood - Live (1986, Blues/Rock, 3.9, and I usually don't like live albums, but love this one)
Afro-Celt Sound System - Volume 1: Sound Magic (1996, Celtic Rock, 3.89)
Bangles - Different Light (1986, Pop, 3.83)
Afro-Celt Sound System - Volume 3: Further in Time (2001, Celtic Rock, 3.83)
R.E.M. - Green (1988, Alternative, 3.82)

edit: now ranked in order with ratings and some corrections