To demonstrate discipline and hopefully get a flexible badge I have honed my 20 artist list to just 20 albums from my 10k plus album collection…
Bruce Springsteen
The River
The Wild, The Innocent and The E St Shuffle
Elvis Costello
Imperial Bedroom
Painted From Memory
Miles Davis:Jack Johnson
John Hiatt Bring the Family
Little Steven Men Without Women
Bob Dylan; Blonde on Blonde
Beatles: Please Please Me
Tom Petty: Anthology
David Bowie: Black-star
Tom Waits; Asylum Years
Ryan Adams; New York New York
John Coltrane / Johnny Hartmam
John Grant Queen of Denmark
Johnny Cash American Recordings Boxset
Josh Rouse ; 1972
The Bathers Kelvingrove Baby
Van Morrison; Moondance
Wilco; Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Oh that was a painful process…
Josh Rouse 1972 and The Bathers Kelvingrove Baby - great call.
Such a great album. I rather overplayed it though back in the day and often used it for Naim upgrade comparison demos, which mean’t that for a while I couldn’t listen to it anymore. However, I recently came back to it and could listen to it afresh and it was like regaining the acquaintance of a much loved old friend.
That’s 21. Who’s the artist? The Smiths? 
G
With this post I will still stay within the rules with showing nine albums in total, while I belief I will bend the rules in the future…, targeting for the naughty boy badge…this has to be in the list. This is for me the definition of live hard rock…
This is in principle the new Miles Davis, while his last year was not so promising…upload://lMvHiy3SUn37xILyUosNniCr3Kz.jpeg) https://static.qobuz.com/images/covers/59/53/0724355625359_600.jpg
I am a real fan of Nigel when he plays classical, while I don’t dig his other stuff. This with inner thoughts are his most nice ones…
Sometimes a pity that the posts get messed up. This wouldn’t happen if there where not limitation on how many replies you can give … a missed opportunity. His picture belongs to the post before…
150 posts of Top Twenty Albums and not a single mention of
Elvis Presley
Buddy Holly
Cliff Richard
The Shadows
No wonder Mrs D thinks this place is dull and boring 
And whatever happened to The Proclaimers or Carley Simon ? (I ask)
Ok I’ll get her list and I’ll compile mine…
This is an album list and although there are a number of entries for, say, Miles Davis Kind of Blue (1959), I’d be hard pushed to name a Buddy Holly or Cliff album.
Great songs (singles) and compilations from all those artists you mention but albums?
I can assure you that all four (+ the other two) each has a massive list of albums.
OK, many of those albums are collections of their hits (and misses) or the musical content of a film or two, but nevertheless they are albums.
Many of the albums featured above are of a similar format, ie collections of that artist’s songs. Some of which were “Hits” many of which were not.
Anyway, I’ll compile my list and Mrs D is also compiling her list. There will be some overlap, I have no doubt, and between us I rather suspect the list will include all six mentioned artistes along with Pink Floyd and The Beatles
OOps, I don’t want to break any “rules” so I shall refrain from publishing both of our lists
- Revolver - The Beatles
- Hotel California - The Eagles
- …And Justice For All - Metallica
- Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin
- Hot Rats - Frank Zappa
- Unhalfbricking - Fairport Convention
- Friends Of Mr Cairo - Jon & Vangelis
- Vol. II - Hurt
- Smokin’ - Humble Pie
- Wheels Of Fire - Cream
- Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
- Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan
- Yes Album - Yes
- Live At Leeds - The Who
- Argus - Wishbone Ash
- Stop Making Sense - Talking Heads
- Spirit of Eden - Talk Talk
- Take Five - Dave Brubeck
- Bitches Brew - Miles Davis
- LIVE! In Europe - Rory Gallagher
All albums I love and have played countless times. I’ve left at least 100 out that could have made the cut. Just as well I’m never going to be invited on to Desert Island Discs!
I was only joking, Don. Go on, publish your lists,even if they are >20!
AndyP
Thanks for your comments. TBH, I could have included another 4 or 5 Todd albums but I realise the list would have been somewhat unbalanced! Couldn’t find room for any Neil Young either and I didn’t even get as far as considering any classical music.
Thanks Clive, I rather thought you were. But better safe than sorry !
Cliff Richard 
Truly shocking…
In no particular order and for one night only:
Lou Reed-Transformer
Elton John-Elton John
Yes-The Yes Album
Dire Straits-Dire Straits
Pink Floyd-Animals
Joni Mitchell-Night Ride Home
Rush-Hemispheres
Damien Rice-O
Beetles-Sgt Pepper
Radiohead-The Bends
Suzanne Vega-Solitude Standing
Talk Talk-The last three, sorry!
Jaqueline du Pre-Cello Concerto
LED Zep-III
David Bowie-Ziggy
Timbuk 3-Eden Alley
Ricky Lee Jones-Ricky Lee Jones
AC/DC-Black in Black
Eagles-Hell Freezes Over
Lou Reed-New York
Stu
In no particular order… and bloody hell this is tough.
Led Zep Physical Graffiti
Pink Floyd Division Bell
Billy Joel Songs in the Attic
Hue & Cry Stars Crash Down
Prefab Sprout From Langley Park to Memphis
Wishbone Ash Argus
Gerry Rafferty City to City
Eric Clapton August
Pink Floyd DOSM
Paul Simon Graceland
Deep Purple Made in Japan
Peter Frampton Frampton Comes Alive
Peter Gabriel New Blood
Chris Rea On the Beach
John Mayer Continuum
Acoustic Alchemy Roseland
Kate Bush Hounds of Love
Journey Raised on Radio
Yello Pocket Universe
Sting Dream of the Blue Turtles