Worst List Ever

The Definitive 200 of albums and soundtracks co-sponsored by the National Association of Recording Merchandisers and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

The List warning for anyone with a weak stomach.


The Top 20

# BEATLES â?? SGT. PEPPERâ??S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND â?? 1967
# PINK FLOYD â?? DARK SIDE OF THE MOON â?? 1973
# MICHAEL JACKSON â?? THRILLER â?? 1982
# LED ZEPPELIN â?? LED ZEPPELIN IV â?? 1971
# U2 â?? JOSHUA TREE â??1987
# ROLLING STONES â?? EXILE ON MAIN STREET â?? 1972
# CAROLE KING â?? TAPESTRY â?? 1971
# BOB DYLAN â?? HIGHWAY â??61 REVISITED â?? 1965
# BEACH BOYS â?? PET SOUNDS â?? 1966
# NIRVANA â?? NEVERMIND â?? 1991
# PEARL JAM â?? TEN â?? 1991
# BEATLES â?? ABBEY ROAD â?? 1969
# SANTANA â?? SUPERNATURAL â?? 1999
# METALLICA â?? METALLICA â?? 1991
# BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN â?? BORN TO RUN â?? 1975
# PRINCE â?? PURPLE RAIN â?? 1984
# AC/DC â?? BACK IN BLACK â?? 1980
# ROLLING STONES â?? LET IT BLEED â?? 1969
# DOORS â?? DOORS â?? 1967
# GRATEFUL DEAD â?? AMERICAN BEAUTY â?? 197

here's a grouping you wont see every day.

107 KENNY G â?? BREATHLESS â?? 1992
108 NWA. â?? STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON â?? 1989
109 SEX PISTOLS â?? NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS â?? 1977

They really nailed it with this one:
PHIL COLLINS â?? NO JACKET REQUIRED â?? 1985

And these too:
SANTANA â?? SUPERNATURAL â?? 1999
SOUNDTRACK â?? TOP GUN â?? 1999

Originally posted by kosmo:
107 KENNY G â?? BREATHLESS â?? 1992

And I suppose Spyrogyra just missed the cut!

If the list looked any different it wouldn't be NARM.

26. ALANIS MORISSETTE â?? JAGGED LITTLE PILL â?? 1995

FUCK YEAH.
but shouldn't the acoustic re-release from 10 years later certainly be #27? or maybe even higher!?

Originally posted by distance:
26. ALANIS MORISSETTE â?? JAGGED LITTLE PILL â?? 1995

FUCK YEAH.
but shouldn't the acoustic re-release from 10 years later certainly be #27? or maybe even higher!?

Now there's the first sensible idea I've heard all day!

Why care about lists like these? Look who wrote it. You can't criticize because its someone else's opinion - most "best of" lists are.

Originally posted by distance:
26. ALANIS MORISSETTE â?? JAGGED LITTLE PILL â?? 1995

FUCK YEAH.
but shouldn't the acoustic re-release from 10 years later certainly be #27? or maybe even higher!?

Wasn't the acoustic version exclusive to Starbucks, at least at first? They're not a record store (or are they?) so I don't think they would belong to NARM. NARM and its members often get pissed when artists release exclusives at non-record stores. A couple of years ago, Tower pulled all Lenny Kravitz stock when he released an exclusive at Target.

Originally posted by beetsnotbeats:
Wasn't the acoustic version exclusive to Starbucks, at least at first? They're not a record store (or are they?) so I don't think they would belong to NARM. NARM and its members often get pissed when artists release exclusives at non-record stores. A couple of years ago, Tower pulled all Lenny Kravitz stock when he released an exclusive at Target.

so you're saying don't fuck with lenny kravitz?

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Originally posted by distance:
so you're saying don't fuck with lenny kravitz?

Well, it was mostly copies of his new CD that wasn't even selling anyway, so I don't think Lenny alone brought down Tower.

A former Annapolis manager said he loved the irony of a customer complaining about high prices while drinking a $5 cup of coffee (he agreed about the CD prices, however).

Originally posted by beetsnotbeats:
A former Annapolis manager said he loved the irony of a customer complaining about high prices while drinking a $5 cup of coffee (he agreed about the CD prices, however).

You know, I get tired of all the jokes about how expensive Starbucks coffee is. Saying that a "cup of coffee" costs $5 at Starbucks is completely inaccurate. You can get a cup of actual brewed coffee for about a buck fifty at Starbucks. It's the specialty espresso drinks like lattes and mochas and such that cost four or five bucks, and those kinds of drinks cost that much no matter where you go. Whether it's a little independent coffee shop or a corporate chain like Starbucks or Carribou, you're going to pay around $5 for those drinks. So when I see Starbucks getting singled out time and time again, I get a bit annoyed.

I guess definitive is NARM code for any album that allows us to keep our doors open… It's safe to assume all those albums are platinum, which would explain why none of the early R.E.M. albums made the cut.

Originally posted by Reod Dai:
You know, I get tired of all the jokes about how expensive Starbucks coffee is. Saying that a "cup of coffee" costs $5 at Starbucks is completely inaccurate. You can get a cup of actual brewed coffee for about a buck fifty at Starbucks. It's the specialty espresso drinks like lattes and mochas and such that cost four or five bucks, and those kinds of drinks cost that much no matter where you go. Whether it's a little independent coffee shop or a corporate chain like Starbucks or Carribou, you're going to pay around $5 for those drinks. So when I see Starbucks getting singled out time and time again, I get a bit annoyed.

But who goes there just for regular coffee. I always go to check out the chicks.

That may be true, but at the end of the day, Belle and Sebastian are still a popular band, and Bright Eyes is still a dork. Oh, your eyes, they're so bright!

Originally posted by Reod Dai:

Originally posted by beetsnotbeats:
A former Annapolis manager said he loved the irony of a customer complaining about high prices while drinking a $5 cup of coffee (he agreed about the CD prices, however).

You know, I get tired of all the jokes about how expensive Starbucks coffee is. Saying that a "cup of coffee" costs $5 at Starbucks is completely inaccurate. You can get a cup of actual brewed coffee for about a buck fifty at Starbucks. It's the specialty espresso drinks like lattes and mochas and such that cost four or five bucks, and those kinds of drinks cost that much no matter where you go. Whether it's a little independent coffee shop or a corporate chain like Starbucks or Carribou, you're going to pay around $5 for those drinks. So when I see Starbucks getting singled out time and time again, I get a bit annoyed.

With the exception of the Kenny G album and Metallica-Metallica, I have every album posted in this thread - most of them in vinyl. I rather enjoyed most of them at one time or another in my life.

i bet you have 127. CHRISTINA AGUILERA â?? CHRISTINA AGUILERA too

What?! no love for C&C Music Factory?

vansmack, you disappoint me. I thought you are the King.

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
i bet you have 127. CHRISTINA AGUILERA â?? CHRISTINA AGUILERA too

Of course I do, although Smackette likes it a lot more than I do. I wasn't actually referring to the list, I was just referring to the albums mentioned in this thread. There are ~50 albums on that list that I DON'T own.