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100. Leftfield Rhythm and Stealth (1999)

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099. Massive Attack Mezzanine (1998)

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098. Yesterday's New Quintet Stevie (2004)

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097. Fridge Happiness (2001)

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096. Madvillain Madvillainy (2004)

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095. Gridlock Trace (2001)

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094. Godspeed You! Black Emperor Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven! (2000)

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093. Justin Timberlake Justified (2002)

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092. Roots Manuva Run Come Save Me (2001)

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091. The Cinematic Orchestra Every Day (2002)

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090. DJ Krush Jaku (2004)

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089. Insight Targeting Zones (2004)

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088. Jurassic 5 Quality Control (2000)

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087. Lemon Jelly Lemonjelly.ky (2000)

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086. Talking Heads Remain In Light (1984)

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085. Looptroop The Struggle Continues (2002)

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084. Godspeed You Black Emperor! f#a#(infinity) (1998)

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083. Autechre Amber (1994)

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082. Beck Odelay (1996)

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081. Kings of Convenience Riot on an Empty Street (2004)

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080. Rjd2 Since We Last Spoke (2004)

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079. Archive Londinium (1997)

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078. The Magic Numbers The Magic Numbers (2005)

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077. Pest Necessary Measures (2003)

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076. Amy Winehouse Frank (2003)

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075. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists Shake the Sheets (2004)

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074. Ty Upwards (2003)

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073. Amp Fiddler Waltz of a Ghetto Fly (2004)

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072. The Streets A Grand Don't Come For Free (2004)

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071. Squarepusher Go Plastic (2001)

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070. Prefuse 73 One Word Extinguisher (2003)

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069. Outkast Stankonia (2000)

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068. Beastie Boys Hello Nasty (1998)

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067. Marvin Gaye What's Going On (1971)

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066. Rjd2 Deadringer (2002)

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065. The Go! Team Thunder, Lightning, Strike (2004)

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064. Paul Simon Still Crazy After All These Years (1975)

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063. Blur Blur (1997)

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062. Radiohead Hail to the Thief (2003)

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061. Paul Simon Graceland (1986)

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060. Beck Guero (2005)

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059. Röyksopp Melody A.M. (2001)

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058. Bola Soup (1998)

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057. Boom Boom Satellites Umbra (2001)

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056. Paul Simon The Rhythm of the Saints (1990)

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055. Adam F Colours (1997)

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054. Namco Consumer Software Sound Team Ridge Racer Type 4 Direct Audio (1998)

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053. The Flaming Lips The Soft Bulletin (1999)

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052. MF Doom MM..Food (2004)

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051. Paul Simon One Trick Pony (1980)

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050. The Divine Comedy Absent Friends (2004)

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049. DJ Shadow The Private Press (2002)

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048. Squarepusher Music Is Rotted One Note (1999)

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047. DM & Jemini Ghetto Pop Life (2003)

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046. Dizzee Rascal Boy In Da Corner (2003)

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045. The Fiery Furnaces Blueberry Boat (2004)

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044. Outkast Aquemini (1998)

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043. Jay-Z The Black Album (2003)

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042. Squarepusher Ultravisitor (2004)

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041. The Futureheads The Futureheads (2004)

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040. Kanye West The College Dropout (2004)

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039. The Postal Service Give Up (2003)

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038. Aphex Twin Come To Daddy (1997)

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037. Boards of Canada Geogaddi (2002)

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036. Ghostface The Pretty Toney Album (2004)

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035. K-Os Joyful Rebellion (2004)

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034. Squarepusher Hard Normal Daddy (1997)

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033. Roni Size/Reprazent New Forms (1997)

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032. Justus Köhncke Doppelleben (2005)

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031. Handsome Boy Modeling School White People (2004)

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030. Boom Boom Satellites Out Loud (1998)

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029. Blur Think Tank (2003)

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028. Boards of Canada Music Has the Right to Children (1998)

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027. Autechre Confield (2001)

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026. Non-Prophets Hope (2003)

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025. Outkast Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2003)

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024. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists Hearts of Oak (2003)

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023. Radiohead Kid A (2000)

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022. Blackalicious Blazing Arrow (2002)

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021. Akira Yamaoka Silent Hill 2 Original Soundtracks (2001)

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020. Björk Post (1995)

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019. Squarepusher Feed Me Weird Things (1996)

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018. Mr. Lif I Phantom (2002)

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017. Aphex Twin Richard D. James Album (1996)

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016. The Flaming Lips Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2002)

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015. Buckethead Colma (1998)

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014. The Delgados Hate (2002)

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013. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists The Tyranny of Distance (2001)

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012. Four Tet Rounds (2003)

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011. Radiohead The Bends (1995)

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010. King Geedorah Take Me To Your Leader (2003)

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009. Broken Social Scene You Forgot It In People (2002)

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008. Interpol Turn on the Bright Lights (2002)

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007. Aphex Twin Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1993)

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006. Björk Homogenic (1997)

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005. The Avalanches Since I Left You (2001)

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004. Jamie Lidell Multiply (2005)

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003. Squarepusher Big Loada (1997)

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002. Radiohead OK Computer (1997)

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001. DJ Shadow Endtroducing..... (1996)

why doesn't bbcode work.... ;(

http://soundtest.org/mike/top100/

This message has been edited. Last edited by: xiuying,

I actually do have a top 100, but I don't like it anymore. I'd have to completely restructure it before I was willing to share it. I'll share the top 40 though. (I'm fairly happy with it that far, except I now think Aenema and Elephant are both ranked way too high, as well as a few of the grunge entries from the 90s)

1. Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced
2. Joni Mitchell - Blue
3. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde
4. Nirvana - Nevermind
5. Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St
6. Nirvana - In Utero
7. Tool - Aenema
8. Beatles - Revolver
9. The Who - Quadrophenia
10. Joni Mitchell - Court & Spark
11. White Stripes - Elephant
12. Beatles - Abbey Road
13. Derek and the Dominos - Layla
14. Velvet Underground - Velvet Underground &Nico
15. Led Zeppelin - IV
16. Radiohead - OK Computer
17. Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
18. Neil Young - On The Beach
19. Janis Joplin - Cheap Thrills
20. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home
21. Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland
22. Pixies - Doolittle
23. Led Zeppelin - Physical Grafiti
24. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie
25. Soundgarden - Superunknown
26. Janis Joplin - Pearl
27. Beck - Mellow Gold
28. The Band - The Band
29. Metallica - Master Of Puppets
30. Beck - Odelay
31. Patti Smith - Horses
32. Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
33. Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young - Deja Vu
34. Joni Mitchell - Ladies Of The Canyon
35. Yes - Fragile
36. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
37. Yes - Close To The Edge
38. Buffalo Springfield - Again
39. Nico - Chelsea Girl
40. Neil Young - Tonight's the Night

Oh, hey mike.

I don't even have 100 albums total, though. I could cut and paste my top 10 list from FF:WA, but it's so poor that it's probably not worth bothering.

wazzup

Here's my top 50 favourite albums:

1. Radiohead - OK Computer
2. David Gray - White Ladder
3. The White Stripes - Elephant
4. Damien Rice - O
5. Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
6. The New Pornographers- Twin Cinema
7. Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
8. Coldplay - Parachutes
9. Notorious BIG - Life After Death
10. Ryan Adams- Heartbreaker
11. Notorious BIG - Ready to Die
12. Eninem - The Eninem Show
13. Radiohead - Hail to the Thief
14. Radiohead - The Bends
15. Dido - No Angle
16. Darren Hayes - The Tension and the Spark
17. NWA - Straight Outta Compton
18. The White Stripes - De Stijl
19. David Gray - A Century Ends
20. Racheal Yamagata - Happenstance
21. The Beatles - Sergent Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
22. Powderfinger - Odyssey Number Five
23. Moby - Play
24. Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head
25. the dissociatives (self titled)
26. Brian Wilson - Smile
27. Weezer - Pinkleton
28. Silverchair - Diorama
29. James Blunt - back to bedlam
30. Outkast - Stankonia
31. Antony and the Johnsons - I am a bird now
32. Jay Z - The Blueprint
33. Pete Murray - Feeler
34. Tom Waits - Closing Time
35. The Jimi Hendrix Experience- Are you Experienced
37. George - Polyserena
38. Ben Harper - Diamonds on the Inside
39. Powderfinger - Internationalist
40. 2Pac - All Eyez on Me
41. the streets - a grand don't come for free
42. Keane - Hopes and Fears
43. Red hot Chilli Peppers - Californication
44. Live - the distance to here
45. The White Stripes - White Blood Cells
46. the streets - Original Pirate Material
47. Nivarna - Nevermind
48. The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan
49. David Gray - Flesh
50. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP

This will at least give people an idea. I made a list of my top 100 two years ago on a different message board and I saved it and have continually modified it since. Here's how the first 60 are looking these days...
1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
2. Hum - Downward Is Heavenward
3. Failure - Fantastic Planet
4. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
5. Pink Floyd - Animals
6. Sparta - Porcelain
7. Incubus - Make Yourself
8. Dredg - Catch Without Arms
9. Dredg - El Cielo
10. Radiohead - OK Computer
11. Radiohead - The Bends
12. Failure - Magnified
13. Hum - You’d Prefer An Astronaut
14. New Order - Substance
15. Filter - Title of Record
16. Cave In - Jupiter
17. Led Zeppelin - Physical Grafitti
18. Quicksand - Slip
19. The Mars Volta - De-Loused In The Comatorium
20. Sparta - Wiretap Scars
21. The Stone Roses - Second Coming
22. 311 - Transistor
23. Slint - Spiderland
24. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californiacation
26. Matthew Good Band - Beautiful Midnight
27. Pink Floyd - Meddle
28. Helmet - Betty
29. Gorillaz - Demon Days
30. Beastie Boys - Ill Communication
31. New Order - Waiting For The Siren’s Call
32. 30 Seconds To Mars - 30 Seconds To Mars
33. The Clash - London Calling
34. Incubus - Morning View
35. Pink Floyd - A Saucerful of Secrets
36. Cave In - Antenna
37. Snow Patrol - Final Straw
38. Matthew Good Band - The Audio of Being
39. Matthew Good - In A Coma 1995-2005
40. Soundgarden - Down On The Upside
41. Hum - Electra 2000
42. Incubus - S.C.I.E.N.C.E.
43. Beastie Boys - Paul’s Boutique
44. Antarctica - 23:03
45. Coldplay - Parachutes
46. Beastie Boys - Hello Nasty
47. Led Zeppelin - IV
48. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
49. Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head
50. Cave In - Tides Of Tomorrow
51. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
52. Year of the Rabbit - Year of the Rabbit
53. Incubus - A Crow Left of the Murder
54. The Police - Regatta de Blanc
55. Filter - The Amalgamut
56. Deftones - Around The Fur
57. 311 - From Chaos
58. Deftones - White Pony
59. Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape
60. Radiohead - Kid A

This list also only includes albums that I own, so albums that I have on my computer or intend to buy aren't included... YET (it would be way harder to compile the list). So bands missing include Self, Minus The Bear, Shiner, Glifted, MBV, Autolux and others. Once bought, they'll be submitted.

VERY INTERESTING LIST. I can't help but notice that there's no Beatles, Stones, Kinks, Who, Roxy Music, etc. Welcome to the site and post away!

I am not that bored. Besides- most of it wouldn't be rock.

I'm always amused when someone participates by making a point of his non-participation.

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Originally posted by J_Deighton:
I am not that bored. Besides- most of it wouldn't be rock.

The first list was very hip-hop/trip-hop centric. One of these days I'll put a top 100 together, I don't feel like I've listened to enough to make one at this point.

Dude! I don't criticize people's musical tastes (in general), but if I see Ok Computer in one more Top 10 I am going to have a god damn aneurysm.

I think it's quite a solid selection, actually. It is probably the greatest guitar rock album of the '90s. I'm not sure I see your problem.

Ok Computer is a solid album, no doubt. But among the very best of music in a whole ten year span??? I doubt that.

It's not bad at all for the first half, and then it recycles a bunch of classic rock unimaginatively from "Fittier Happier" onward. Realistically I can see it in a 80-100 spot, but top 30? I think that's stetching it.

quote:

Originally posted by SanchoPanza!!!:
Dude! I don't criticize people's musical tastes (in general), but if I see Ok Computer in one more Top 10 I am going to have a god damn aneurysm.

Well, you could switch The Bends with Ok Computer on my list if that makes you feel better since OK Computer just barely made the top ten. I could go either way on those records, both great in my opinion.

quote:

Ok Computer is a solid album, no doubt. But among the very best of music in a whole ten year span??? I doubt that.

It's not bad at all for the first half, and then it recycles a bunch of classic rock unimaginatively from "Fittier Happier" onward. Realistically I can see it in a 80-100 spot, but top 30? I think that's stetching it.

What '90s guitar rock album is greater than OK Computer? It's subtle, melodically pleasing, inventive, and frustrating all at the same time. I can't tell if you're retreating to the old "Fitter Happier" complaint or if you mentioned it incidentally, but people who gripe about that track just completely miss the point of its inclusion. Brent DiCrescenzo in one of his less pointless pieces made the appropriate suggestion in relation to this album that removing "Turd on the Run" from Exile on Main Street would surely not make Exile on Main Street a five and a half star album. I don't know if this is what you're suggesting or not, but if it is, I'd like to remind you that "Fitter Happier" is a mood piece whose merit we cannot possibly judge using the same criteria demanded by the rest of the album.

That aside, I happen to think the second half of the album contains some of its true highlights: "Climbing up the Walls," "No Surprises" and "Lucky"--back to back to back, I remind you--are as evocative and formally stunning as anything on the record except for "Exit Music." I don't see how you can claim that songs so brave and difficult are "unimaginative" recyclings--they're simply not.

Agreed, "They're simply not." Tremendous album (guitar-, song-, vocals-driven.) 10/10. I have a hard-on for Kid A.

At some point I will be bored enough. And you know what, OK Computer will be my #1 (and I LOVE the Beatles, Dylan, etc.). I won't say it's the "best" album ever made, but it's my favorite, and I'd say easily the best album of my generation. Sorry about the aneurysm, Sancho...

I am by no means bashing Ok Computer or any of Radiohead's accomplishments. It's a good album, but dear God let's bring it back down to Earth.

And I wasn't in any way targeting "Fitter Happier" for anything. I mentioned it more as a line of demarcation between what I like in OK Computer and what I thought was rather humdrum. The first five songs are great and perfectly sequenced, but after "Fitter Happier", the songs take a downturn. Big time. "Climbing Up the Walls" is one of the most boring songs they ever wrote. I find "Lucky"s chorus to be quite irritating, and "The Tourist" goes nowhere. It's not a perfect album by any stretch of the imagination.

But this is also coming from a listener who dislikes The Bends, is lukewarm to Kid A and loves Amnesiac, and enjoys Hail to the Thief for the most part.

How predictable was this that it would evolve from a top 100 albums thread to a few people taking the time to post a top 100 and then be scrutinized by the masses?