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
