C’est dans son édition de ce week-end que le journal « The observer » nous donne les résultats d’un sondage mené en Grande Bretagne et dont la question était « Quel est selon vous, le meilleur album d’un artiste britannique publié, toutes époques confondues ? »… et grande surprise, ce ne sont pas les Beatles qui arrivent en tête, mais Stone Roses.
1. The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses
2. Revolver – The Beatles
3. London Calling – The Clash
4. Astral Weeks – Van Morrison
5. Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – The Beatles
6. The White Album – The Beatles
7. Sticky Fingers – The Rolling Stones
8. Exile on Main Street – The Rolling Stones
9. Blue Lines – Massive Attack
10. Metal Box – Public Image Limited
11. Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust – David Bowie
12. Beggars Banquet – The Rolling Stones
13. The Clash – The Clash
14. Never Mind the Bollocks – The Sex Pistols
15. Club Classics Vol. One – Soul II Soul
16. Five Leaves Left – Nick Drake
17. The Specials – The Specials
18. Closer – Joy Division
19. Definitely Maybe – Oasis
20. Loveless – My Bloody Valentine
21. The Smiths – The Smiths
22. Hounds of Love – Kate Bush
23. For Your Pleasure – Roxy Music
24. OK Computer – Radiohead
25. Piper at the Gates of Dawn – Pink Floyd
26. Roxy Music – Roxy Music
27. Unhalf Bricking – Fairport Convention
28. Abbey Road – The Beatles
29. Stranded – Roxy Music
30. Unknown Pleasure – Joy Division
31. New Boots and Panties – Ian Dury and the Blockheads
32. Rubber Soul – The Beatles
33. Spirit of Eden – Talk Talk
34. Every Picture Tells a Story – Rod Stewart
35. Bryter Later – Nick Drake
36. Rock Bottom – Robert Wyatt
37. The Queen is Dead – The Smiths
38. Ocean Rain – Echo and the Bunnymen
39. Low – David Bowie
40. Led Zeppelin II – Led Zeppelin
41. The Bends – Radiohead
42. Lexicon of Love – ABC
43. The La’s – The La’s
44. Bummed – Happy Mondays
45. John Lennon and The Plastic Ono Band – John Lennon and The Plastic Ono Band
46. Solid Air – John Martyn
47. Hatful of Hollow – The Smiths
48. Led Zeppelin IV – Led Zeppelin
49. Here Come The Warm Jets – Brian Eno
50. Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake – Small Faces
51. The Yes Album – Yes
52. Handsworth Revolution – Steele Pulse
53. Just Another Diamond Day – Vashti Bunyan
54. Searching for the Young Soul Rebels – Dexy’s Midnight Runners
55. Entertainment – Gang of Four
56. All Mod Cons – The Jam
57. Village Green Preservation Society – The Kinks
58. Cut – The Slits
59. Urban Hymns – The Verve
60. Maxinquaye – Tricky
61. My Aim is True – Elvis Costello
62. Meat is Murder – The Smiths
63. Dark Side of the Moon – Pink Floyd
64. Aladdin Sane – David Bowie
65. Power, Corruption and Lies – New Order
66. Something Else – The Kinks
67. Moondance – Van Morrison
68. Screamadelica – Primal Scream
69. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Elton John
70. (What’s the story) Morning Glory – Oasis
71. The Slider – T Rex
72. Grand Prix – Teenage Fanclub
73. Jailbreak – Thin Lizzy
74. Quadrophenia – The Who
75. Original Pirate Material – The Streets
76. Parklife – Blur
77. Dusty in Memphis – Dusty Springfield
78. Let it Bleed – Rolling Stones
79. Penguin Eggs – Nic Jones
80. Station to Station – David Bowie
81. Dummy – Portishead
82. Basket of Light – Pentangle
83. My Generation – The Who
84. Road to Freedom – Young Disciples
85. Hunky Dory – David Bowie
86. Don’t Stand Me Down – Dexy’s Midnight Runners
87. This Nation’s Saving Grace – The Fall
88. Young Americans – David Bowie
89. Band on the run – Wings
90. Regatta De Blanc – The Police
91. Physical Grafitti – Led Zeppelin
92. Paranoid – Black Sabbath
93. Parachutes – Coldplay
94. Behaviour – Pet Shop Boys
95. Boy in da Corner – Dizzee Rascal
96. Dare – Human League
97. Heaven or Las Vegas – The Cocteau Twins
98. Rattlesnakes – Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
99. The Holy Bible – Manic Street Preachers
100.Sweet Dreams – The Eurythmics
