The Fifty

TOP 50

The ones I'd save first in a fire. Ranked.

#1 — The Top
Hounds of Love
01
Hounds of Love
Kate Bush
★ All-Time #1
#2 – #10
02
In a Silent Way
In a Silent Way
Miles Davis
03
Kala
Kala
M.I.A.
04
Another Green World
Another Green World
Brian Eno
05
Purple Rain
Purple Rain
Prince
06
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
07
Remain in Light
Remain in Light
Talking Heads
08
Abbey Road
Abbey Road
The Beatles
09
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
10
Blue
Blue
Joni Mitchell
#11 – #50
11
The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground
12
Blonde on Blonde
Blonde on Blonde
Bob Dylan
13
Pet Sounds
Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
14
Kind of Blue
Kind of Blue
Miles Davis
15
Illinois
Illinois
Sufjan Stevens
16
A Love Supreme
A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
17
Homogenic
Homogenic
Björk
18
Kid A
Kid A
Radiohead
19
Murmur
Murmur
R.E.M.
20
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
David Bowie
21
Songs in the Key of Life
Songs in the Key of Life
Stevie Wonder
22
Selected Ambient Works Volume II
Selected Ambient Works Volume II
Aphex Twin
23
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
24
Discovery
Discovery
Daft Punk
25
Sticky Fingers
Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
26
The Queen Is Dead
The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
27
Rust Never Sleeps
Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young
28
Pink Moon
Pink Moon
Nick Drake
29
Heaven or Las Vegas
Heaven or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins
30
Loveless
Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
31
To Pimp a Butterfly
To Pimp a Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
32
Brilliant Corners
Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
33
Renaissance
Renaissance
Beyoncé
34
Dummy
Dummy
Portishead
35
The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do
The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do
Fiona Apple
36
Rumours
Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
37
The Low End Theory
The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
38
Funeral
Funeral
Arcade Fire
39
Is This It
Is This It
The Strokes
40
Aja
Aja
Steely Dan
41
Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
Lucinda Williams
42
Future Days
Future Days
Can
43
Horses
Horses
Patti Smith
44
Sound of Silver
Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
45
Modern Vampires of the City
Modern Vampires of the City
Vampire Weekend
46
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
47
The Woods
The Woods
Sleater-Kinney
48
Emotion
Emotion
Carly Rae Jepsen
49
Art Angels
Art Angels
Grimes
50
Ray of Light
Ray of Light
Madonna