Greatest Hits – Abba – 1975 First listen?: Yes No, not the Gold: Greatest Hits that sits at #2 on this list, this is the 1975 release that predates nearly all of the tracks on that 1992 release. This is the only album on this list that I literally couldn’t listen to the original version. All but replaced by … Continue reading
Grease The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture – Various Artists – 1978 First listen?: To the full soundtrack, Yes. Of course I’ve seen Grease A LOT. Let’s get one thing out of the way first, I’m not a huge fan of Grease. There isn’t much of a story, the songs are inconsistent at best and Danny is … Continue reading
I’ve Been Expecting You – Robbie Williams – 1998 First listen?: No I promise that this is definitely the last time I’ll mention Robbie Williams or anyone else from Take That in this list. With 4 appearances in the Top 60 Biggest Selling albums, two with Gary and the boys and two solo, Robbie has the most … Continue reading
x – Ed Sheeran – 2014 First listen?: No Just one of two ‘new’ albums that were released after the original top 40 list was collated, the global success of Ed Sheeran has been one of the biggest musical breakthroughs of the last decade. Unlike the many other UK acts that have made waves across the Atlantic, … Continue reading
Come Away With Me – Norah Jones – 2002 First listen?: No A lot of the albums that have captured the UK’s interest are full of hits, big bombastic tunes that were inescapable on radio. Even the more down tempo acts, Dido and such, still have radio friendly hits in the waiting. Come Away With Me is … Continue reading
Graceland – Paul Simon – 1986 First listen?: Yes One of those ‘classic’ albums that made me want to restart this blog series, Graceland is one of those ‘Albums to hear before you die’ that I just never got around to. Even after listening to his other top selling album Bridge Over Troubled Water as Simon & Garfunkel … Continue reading
The Sound of Music – Various Artists – 1965 First listen?: No I LOVED The Sound of Music as a kid. My very earliest memories are of me and my mum watching the film every single day. At the age of 4 or 5 I would make us sit down and watch it every single afternoon, where … Continue reading
Ladies & Gentleman: The Best of George Michael – George Michael – 1998 First listen?: Yes. I’ve listened to the later collection Twenty Five, but not Ladies & Gentleman. Of the acts that didn’t make the initial top 40 list the one I was most disappointed to not be able to write about was George Michael. I’ve been … Continue reading
Tango In The Night – Fleetwood Mac – 1987 First listen?: Yes One of the best albums I covered in last year’s portion of The UK’s Greatest Hits was Rumours by Fleetwood Mac. Released a decade after that breakthrough album, Tango In The Night was both the band’s most commercially successful record since, but also sounds like … Continue reading
The Marshall Mathers LP – Eminem – 2000 First listen?: Yes Disturbed, revolutionary, sickening, groundbreaking, controversial, iconic; The Marshall Mathers LP is all of these things. It’s the only Hip-Hop record to even come close to the top 60 biggest selling albums of all time and it’s unlike anything else on this list. I love rap … Continue reading
