This ranking shows the Top 100 Albums of the Rock Era strictly by weeks at #1. Again as you can see, this list is considerably different than the one that was published on this blog. You will note very little correlation between the two lists. Albums with an asterisk (*) indicate albums that are not in the official Top 100 Albums of All-Time in the Rock Era*. You don't have to go far to see that chart performance does not have a big influence in ranking the top albums--the #2 album in chart performance is not ranked in The Top 100 Albums of All-Time in the Rock Era*.
(This list does not include Greatest Hits Packages, Soundtracks (unless they consisted of all-new material by one artist) or Live albums (unless the album represented the first time that the mass public was introduced to the artist).)
1. Thriller by Michael Jackson
2. Calypso by Harry Belafonte*
3. Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
4. Purple Rain by Prince
5. Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em by M.C. Hammer*
6. Blue Hawai'i by Elvis Presley*
7. Ropin' the Wind by Garth Brooks
8. More of the Monkees by the Monkees*
9. Some Gave All by Billy Ray Cyrus*
10. Synchronicity by the Police
11. To the Extreme by Vanilla Ice*
12. Days of Wine and Roses by Andy Williams*
13. Tapestry by Carole King
14. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by the Beatles
15. Business As Usual by Men At Work*
16. The Kingston Trio At Large by the Kingston Trio*
17. Hi Infidelity by REO Speedwagon
18. The Wall by Pink Floyd
19. Whitney Houston by Whitney Houston
20. The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart by Bob Newhart*
21. Songs in the Key of Life by Stevie Wonder
22. Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles*
23. A Hard Day's Night by the Beatles
24. Persuasive Percussion by Enoch Light & Terry Snyder and the All-Stars*
25. The Monkees by the Monkees*
26. Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette
27. Faith by George Michael
28. Supernatural by Santana
29. The First Family by Vaughn Meader*
30. Mariah Carey by Mariah Carey
31. Calcutta! by Lawrence Welk*
32. Whitney by Whitney Houston
33. Abbey Road by the Beatles
34. Meet the Beatles! by the Beatles*
35. Forever Your Girl by Paula Abdul*
36. Frampton Comes Alive! by Peter Frampton
37. Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley*
38. Millennium by the Backstreet Boys
39. 4 by Foreigner
40. G.I. Blues by Elvis Presley*
41. String Along by the Kingston Trio*
42. Loving You by Elvis Presley*
43. The Singing Nun by the Singing Nun*
44. Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel
45. Confessions by Usher*
46. Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits
47. Tragic Kingdom by No Doubt*
48. What Now My Love by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass*
49. Asia by Asia*
50. The Graduate by Simon & Garfunkel*
51. American Fool by John Cougar*
52. Tattoo You by the Rolling Stones*
53. The Long Run by the Eagles
54. Nice 'n' Easy by Frank Sinatra*
55. Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival
56. Beatles '65 by the Beatles*
57. Help! by the Beatles*
58. The White Album by the Beatles
59. Pearl by Janis Joplin*
60. Chicago V by Chicago*
61. Whipped Cream & Other Delights by Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass*
62. Cracked Rear View by Hootie & the Blowfish
63. Sing Along With Mitch by Mitch Miller & the Gang*
64. Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi
65. Girl You Know It's True by Milli Vanilli*
66. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John
67. Music Box by Mariah Carey
68. Love is the Thing by Nat King Cole*
69. No Strings Attached by *NSYNC*
70. Hotel California by the Eagles
71. Here We Go Again! by the Kingston Trio*
72. Double Fantasy by John Lennon & Yoko Ono*
73. 52nd Street by Billy Joel
74. The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem
75. Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 by Van Cliburn*
76. Wings at the Speed of Sound by Wings*
77. In Through the Out Door by Led Zeppelin
78. American Pie by Don McLean*
79. Captain Fantastic & the Brown Dirt Cowboy by Elton John
80. All Things Must Pass by George Harrison*
81. Born in the U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen
82. No Jacket Required by Phil Collins
83. The Raw & the Cooked by Fine Young Cannibals*
84. The Chase by Garth Brooks*
85. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast*
86. Belafonte by Harry Belafonte*
87. Abraxas by Santana
88. Breakfast in America by Supertramp
89. A Star is Born by Barbra Streisand*
90. Spirits Having Flown by the Bee Gees*
91. Bad Girls by Donna Summer*
92. ...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears*
93. Janet by Janet Jackson*
94. Daydream by Mariah Carey
95. I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got by Sinead O'Connor*
96. Get Rich or Die Tryin' by 50 Cent*
97. The Eminem Show by Eminem*
98. Hotshot by Shaggy*
99. The Massacre by 50 Cent*
100. Feels Like Home by Norah Jones*Source URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/08/top-100-albums-by-chart-performance.html
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(This list does not include Greatest Hits Packages, Soundtracks (unless they consisted of all-new material by one artist) or Live albums (unless the album represented the first time that the mass public was introduced to the artist).)
1. Thriller by Michael Jackson
2. Calypso by Harry Belafonte*
3. Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
4. Purple Rain by Prince
5. Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em by M.C. Hammer*
6. Blue Hawai'i by Elvis Presley*
7. Ropin' the Wind by Garth Brooks
8. More of the Monkees by the Monkees*
9. Some Gave All by Billy Ray Cyrus*
10. Synchronicity by the Police
11. To the Extreme by Vanilla Ice*
12. Days of Wine and Roses by Andy Williams*
13. Tapestry by Carole King
14. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by the Beatles
15. Business As Usual by Men At Work*
16. The Kingston Trio At Large by the Kingston Trio*
17. Hi Infidelity by REO Speedwagon
18. The Wall by Pink Floyd
19. Whitney Houston by Whitney Houston
20. The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart by Bob Newhart*
21. Songs in the Key of Life by Stevie Wonder
22. Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles*
23. A Hard Day's Night by the Beatles
24. Persuasive Percussion by Enoch Light & Terry Snyder and the All-Stars*
25. The Monkees by the Monkees*
26. Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette
27. Faith by George Michael
28. Supernatural by Santana
29. The First Family by Vaughn Meader*
30. Mariah Carey by Mariah Carey
31. Calcutta! by Lawrence Welk*
32. Whitney by Whitney Houston
33. Abbey Road by the Beatles
34. Meet the Beatles! by the Beatles*
35. Forever Your Girl by Paula Abdul*
36. Frampton Comes Alive! by Peter Frampton
37. Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley*
38. Millennium by the Backstreet Boys
39. 4 by Foreigner
40. G.I. Blues by Elvis Presley*
41. String Along by the Kingston Trio*
42. Loving You by Elvis Presley*
43. The Singing Nun by the Singing Nun*
44. Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel
45. Confessions by Usher*
46. Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits
47. Tragic Kingdom by No Doubt*
48. What Now My Love by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass*
49. Asia by Asia*
50. The Graduate by Simon & Garfunkel*
51. American Fool by John Cougar*
52. Tattoo You by the Rolling Stones*
53. The Long Run by the Eagles
54. Nice 'n' Easy by Frank Sinatra*
55. Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival
56. Beatles '65 by the Beatles*
57. Help! by the Beatles*
58. The White Album by the Beatles
59. Pearl by Janis Joplin*
60. Chicago V by Chicago*
61. Whipped Cream & Other Delights by Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass*
62. Cracked Rear View by Hootie & the Blowfish
63. Sing Along With Mitch by Mitch Miller & the Gang*
64. Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi
65. Girl You Know It's True by Milli Vanilli*
66. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John
67. Music Box by Mariah Carey
68. Love is the Thing by Nat King Cole*
69. No Strings Attached by *NSYNC*
70. Hotel California by the Eagles
71. Here We Go Again! by the Kingston Trio*
72. Double Fantasy by John Lennon & Yoko Ono*
73. 52nd Street by Billy Joel
74. The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem
75. Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 by Van Cliburn*
76. Wings at the Speed of Sound by Wings*
77. In Through the Out Door by Led Zeppelin
78. American Pie by Don McLean*
79. Captain Fantastic & the Brown Dirt Cowboy by Elton John
80. All Things Must Pass by George Harrison*
81. Born in the U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen
82. No Jacket Required by Phil Collins
83. The Raw & the Cooked by Fine Young Cannibals*
84. The Chase by Garth Brooks*
85. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast*
86. Belafonte by Harry Belafonte*
87. Abraxas by Santana
88. Breakfast in America by Supertramp
89. A Star is Born by Barbra Streisand*
90. Spirits Having Flown by the Bee Gees*
91. Bad Girls by Donna Summer*
92. ...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears*
93. Janet by Janet Jackson*
94. Daydream by Mariah Carey
95. I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got by Sinead O'Connor*
96. Get Rich or Die Tryin' by 50 Cent*
97. The Eminem Show by Eminem*
98. Hotshot by Shaggy*
99. The Massacre by 50 Cent*
100. Feels Like Home by Norah Jones*Source URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/08/top-100-albums-by-chart-performance.html
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