Selected by Philip Boatswain
Philip Boatswain's Top 10
Ten essential albums ranked from one to ten, shared about 2 months ago.
Inside the selection
The shape of this Top 10.
This ten travels from 1968 to 2003, with choices from 5 decades. 3 of the ten land in the 1970s, making that era its centre of gravity. Every choice comes from a different artist. Rock is the strongest MusicBrainz genre thread, shared by 10 of the ten. All ten are studio albums.
- Years
- 1968–2003
- Era focus
- 1970s
- Artists
- 10/10
- Genre data
- 10/10
Chronology
Release timeline
- 1968 The Beatles The Beatles
- 1970 Tea for the Tillerman Cat Stevens
- 1971 [Led Zeppelin IV] Led Zeppelin
- 1978 Darkness on the Edge of Town Bruce Springsteen
- 1984 Ride the Lightning Metallica
- 1992 Rage Against the Machine Rage Against the Machine
- 1995 (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? Oasis
- 1997 The Colour and the Shape Foo Fighters
- 2001 Lateralus Tool
- 2003 Absolution Muse
Distribution
Era mix
Album types
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Genre signals
Each bar shows how many choices share that MusicBrainz genre signal. One album can contribute to more than one genre.
The final ten
The ranking
Number one is the first choice.
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1
The Beatles
The Beatles · 1968
1960s Studio Rock Pop -
2
Ride the Lightning
Metallica · 1984
1980s Studio Thrash Metal Heavy Metal -
3
Lateralus
Tool · 2001
2000s Studio Alternative Metal Progressive Metal -
4
[Led Zeppelin IV]
Led Zeppelin · 1971
1970s Studio Hard Rock Rock -
5
(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?
Oasis · 1995
1990s Studio Alternative Rock Britpop -
6
Absolution
Muse · 2003
2000s Studio Alternative Rock Rock -
7
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen · 1978
1970s Studio Rock Heartland Rock -
8
Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens · 1970
1970s Studio Folk Rock Rock -
9
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine · 1992
1990s Studio Alternative Metal Funk Metal -
10
The Colour and the Shape
Foo Fighters · 1997
1990s Studio Alternative Rock Rock
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