EOY List Aggregate: 2018 Old Music: Other (Mostly Pop/Rock, or Unknown)

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Sub-Lists

Some breakdowns by genre:

Ranking

  1. Prince: Piano and a Microphone 1983 (NPG/Warner Bros) {27}: BB:33, C:22, Cpu:4, JC_r:+, Mj:42, PM_r:4, PO:+, V:+(7); am_o:+, okp:5, nw:+, sfj:2, vjw:2, vmw:2, vzs:10, xhs:+ -- RM:150, TH:B
  2. Bob Dylan: More Blood More Tracks: The Bootleg Series Vol 14 (Columbia/Legacy) {16}: FR_r:3, Mc:+, PA:24, PM_r:2, PO:+, V:+(5); am_bx:+, jjk:+, ton:+, xhs:+ -- Mc:90
  3. Joan Jett: Bad Reputation [Music From the Original Motion Picture] (Legacy) {9}: PO:+ -- RC:A-, TH:A-
  4. Liz Phair: Girly-Sound to Guyville (Matador -3CD) {9}: Mc:+, PM_r:7; am_bx:+ -- Mc:99, TH:A-
  5. The Beatles: The Beatles [Super Deluxe Edition] (UMC -6CD) {8}: Mc:+, PM_r:1, V:+(4); am_bx:+, jjk:+ -- Mc:100
  6. Neil Young: Roxy: Tonight's the Night Live (1973, Reprise) {8}: Mc:+, PO:+, V:+(1); am_o:+ -- Mc:89, TH:A-
  7. Liz Phair: The Girly Sound Tapes (Matador) {7}: V:+(1); vew:1 -- TH:***
  8. John Lennon: Imagine: The Ultimate Collection (Capitol) {6}: Mc:+, PM_r:6, V:+(1); am_bx:+ -- Mc:93
  9. Metallica: And Justice for All [Remastered] (Rhino/Blackened -3CD) {6}: Atl:3, PM_r:15
  10. Joe Strummer: 001 (Ignition -2CD) {6}: FR_r:19, V:+(1); am_bx:+ -- TH:**
  11. Belle & Sebastian: How to Solve Our Human Problems (Parts 1-3) (Matador) {5}: ATH:42, Mj:51, Noj:40, UR:51, V:+(1)
  12. Kate Bush: Remastered Part I (Rhino -7CD) {5}: PM_r:10; am_bx:+, jjk:+
  13. The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Electric Ladyland [50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition] (Experience Hendrix/Legacy -3CD) {5}: Mc:+, V:+(1); am_bx:+, jdt:+, ny_x:+ -- Mc:97
  14. The Posies: Frosting on the Beater (Omnivore) {5}: PM_r:3; am_o:+
  15. The Paranoid Style: Rock & Roll Just Can't Recall + 3 (Bar/None -EP) {5}: RC:A
  16. Dr Demento Covered in Punk (Demented Punk) {5}: V:+(1), YW:4
  17. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!! And Rights!! (FOLC) {5}: PO:+ -- TH:A-
  18. David Bowie: Loving the Alien (1983-1988) (Rhino) {4}: PM_r:8; am_bx:+
  19. Kate Bush: Remastered Part II (Rhino -11CD) {4}: PM_r:10; jjk:+
  20. Tom Petty: An American Treasure (Reprise) {4}: PM_r:9, V:+(1); am_bx:+
  21. Hedy West: From Grandmaw and Me (Fledg'ling) {4}: FR_r:5
  22. Neil Young: Songs for Judy (1976, Reprise) {4}: PO:+; am_o:+ -- TH:**
  23. Insecure: Music From the HBO Original Series Season 3 (RCA) {4}: V:+(1); asp:4, vcc:6
  24. Star: Season 3 [Official Soundtrack] (self-released) {4}: V:+(1); vcc:1
  25. Jimi Hendrix: Both Sides of the Sky (Legacy) {3}: Fp:48 -- TH:**
  26. Joe McPhee/Mats Gustafsson: Brace for Impact (2007, Corbett vs Dempsey) {3}: TH:***
  27. Elvis Presley: '68 Comeback Special: 50th Anniversary Edition (RCA/Legacy -5CD) {3}: V:+(1); am_bx:+, ny_x:+
  28. Discophilia Belgica: Next-Door-Disco & Local Spacemusic From Belgium 1975-1987 (Sdban) {3}: V:+(1); vjo:4
  29. The Beta Band: The Three EPs [20th Century Remaster] (Because Music) {2}: PM_r:20
  30. Biosphere: The Hilvarenbeek Recordings (Biophon) {2}: PM_r:19
  31. Dennis Coffey: One Night at Morey's (Omnivore) {2}: V:+(1); am_o:+
  32. Holger Czukay: Cinema (Gronland) {2}: Mc:+, YW:+ -- Mc:93
  33. The Durutti Column: Without Mercy (Factory Benelux) {2}: PM_r:18
  34. The Entourage Music & Theatre Ensemble: Ceremony of Dreams: Studio Sessions & Outtakes 1972-1977 (Tompkins Square) {2}: PO:+; am_o:+
  35. Dave Evans: The World in Between (Earth) {2}: FR_r:19
  36. Fleetwood Mac: Fleetwood Mac [Deluxe Expanded Edition] (Rhino) {2}: PM_r:12
  37. The Glands: Double Coda (New West) {2}: V:+(2); am_o:+
  38. Guns N' Roses: Appetite for Destruction [Super Deluxed Edition] (Geffen) {2}: Mc:+; am_bx:+ -- Mc:95
  39. The House of Love: The House of Love (Cherry Red) {2}: PM_r:17
  40. The Kinks: The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society [Super Deluxe Edition] (Sanctuary) {2}: V:+(1); am_bx:+
  41. Love: Forever Changes [50th Anniversary Edition] (Rhino/Warners/Elektra) {2}: PM_r:14
  42. Nocturnal Projections: Complete Studio Recordings (Dais) {2}: YW:+; am_o:+
  43. REM: Live at the BBC (Craft) {2}: PM_r:11
  44. The Spinanes: Manos (Merge) {2}: V:+(1); am_o:+
  45. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band: The Roxy July 7 1978 (self-released) {2}: PO:+, V:+(1); cct:9
  46. The Verboden Boys (Belfast Chapter): Band From Reality: The Complete Demos (Doggy Bag) {2}: V:+(1); vkj:9
  47. Frank Zappa: The Roxy Performances (Zappa) {2}: am_o:+, jjk:+
  48. Zuider Zee: Zeenith (Light in the Attic) {2}: V:+(1); vgg:6
  49. Destination (Fellside) {2}: FR_r:14
  50. La Contra Ola (Bongo Joe) {2}: Bc:11
  51. The Greatest Showman [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] (Atlantic -17) {2}: V:+(2); vcc:7
  52. The Action: Shadows and Reflections: Complete Recordings 1964-1968 (Grapefruit -4CD) {1}: am_bx:+
  53. Rikk Agnew: All by Myself (1982, Frontier -17) {1}: V:+(1)
  54. Badfinger: Wish You Were Here [Expanded Edition] (Real Gone) {1}: am_o:+
  55. The Band: Music From Big Pink [50th Anniversary] (Capitol) {1}: Mc:+ -- Mc:99
  56. The Bangles/The Three O'Clock/The Dream Syndicate/Rain Parade: 3 x 4 (Yep Roc) {1}: V:+(1)
  57. Barry & the Remains: Live 1969 (Sundazed) {1}: am_o:+
  58. Big Brother & the Holding Company: Sex Dope & Cheap Thrills (Legacy) {1}: V:+(1)
  59. Big Star: Live at Lafayette's Music Room Memphis TN (Omnivore) {1}: am_o:+ -- TH:B
  60. David Bowie: Live Santa Monica '72 (Parlophone -16) {1}: PO:+
  61. David Bowie: Welcome to the Blackout (Live London '78 (Parlophone) {1}: V:+(1)
  62. Bow Wow Wow: Your Box Set Pet: The Complete Recordings 1980-1984 (Cherry Red -3CD) {1}: am_bx:+
  63. Boyracer: Fling Yr Bonnet Over the Windmill (Emotional Response) {1}: YW:+
  64. Billy Bremner: Singled Out (RPM) {1}: am_o:+
  65. Lindsey Buckingham: Solo Anthology: The Best of Lindsey Buckingham (Rhino [1-CD or Deluxe 3-CD]) {1}: ny_x:+
  66. Buffalo Springfield: What's That Sound? Complete Albums Collection (Atlantic/Rhino) {1}: am_bx:+
  67. Glen Campbell: Sings for the King (1965-67, UMe) {1}: am_o:+
  68. Carbonas: Your Moral Superiors: Singles and Rarities (Goner) {1}: V:+(1)
  69. Cause Co-Motion: It's Time (2005-08, Slumberland) {1}: YW:+
  70. Cedric: Press Pause (Part One) (Headphone Commute) {1}: YW:+
  71. A Certain Ratio: ACR: Set (Mute) {1}: am_o:+
  72. Chandra: Transportation EPs (Telephone Explosion) {1}: am_o:+
  73. The Choir: Artifact: The Unreleased Album (Omnivore) {1}: am_o:+
  74. Gene Clark: Gene Clark Sings for You (Omnivore) {1}: am_o:+ -- TH:B
  75. Phil Collins: Plays Well With Others (Rhino) {1}: am_bx:+
  76. Chris Cornell: Chris Cornell (A&M -4CD) {1}: am_o:+
  77. The Cranberries: Everybody Else Is Doing It So Why Can't We [25th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition] (Island -4CD) {1}: am_bx:+
  78. Dave Davies: Decade (Red River Entertainment) {1}: am_o:+
  79. Betty Davis: The Columbia Years 1968-1969 (Light in the Attic -16) {1}: JC_r:+
  80. Dead Moon: Dead Moon: The Book (Mississippi) {1}: PO:+
  81. Jackie DeShannon: Stone Cold Soul: The Complete Capitol Recordings (Capitol) {1}: am_o:+
  82. The Fabulous Poodles: Mirror Stars: The Complete Pye Recordings 1976-1980 (Cherry Red -3CD) {1}: am_bx:+
  83. Fairport Convention: A Tree With Roots: Fairport Convention and the Songs of Bob Dylan (UMC) {1}: YW:+
  84. Falls: Unfinished and Unreleased Tracks 2015-2017 (self-released) {1}: YW:+
  85. The Fall: Levitate [Expanded Edition] (Cherry Red) {1}: YW:+
  86. Fastball: All the Pain Money Can Buy (1998, Omnivore) {1}: am_o:+
  87. Felt: The Pictorial Jackson Review (Cherry Red) {1}: am_o:+
  88. Fleetwood Mac: 50 Years: Don't Stop (1967-2013, Rhino -1/3CD) {1}: am_bx:+
  89. Garbage: Version 2.0 [20th Anniversary Edition] (PIAS -2CD) {1}: am_o:+
  90. Grateful Dead: Anthem of the Sun [50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition] (Grateful Dead/Rhino) {1}: am_o:+
  91. Grateful Dead: Pacific Northwest '73-'74 (The Complete Recordings) (Rhino) {1}: jjk:+
  92. Jimi Hendrix: Axis Bold as Love [Mono + Stereo SACD Hybrid] (Analogue Productions) {1}: jjk:+
  93. Laraaji: Vision Songs Vol 1 (Numero) {1}: am_o:+
  94. The Marked Men: On the Other Side (Dirtnap) {1}: am_o:+
  95. Nick Mason: Unattended Luggage (Rhino/Parlophone -3CD) {1}: am_bx:+
  96. The Monochrome Set: Eligible Bachelors [Deluxe Edition] (Cherry Red -3CD) {1}: am_bx:+
  97. Mott the Hoople: Mental Train: The Island Years 1969-1971 (Island -6CD) {1}: V:+(1)
  98. Graham Nash: Over the Years . . . (Atlantic) {1}: am_o:+
  99. Penguin Cafe Orchestra: Union Cafe (Erased Tapes -17) {1}: YW:+
  100. Permanent Green Light: Hallucinations (Omnivore) {1}: am_o:+
  101. Persian Leaps: Pop That Goes Crunch (Land Ski) {1}: YW:+
  102. Pet Shop Boys: Behaviour: Further Listening 1990-1991 (Parlophone) {1}: am_o:+
  103. Pink Floyd: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn [Mono] (Columbia) {1}: V:+(1)
  104. John Prine: Live in Asheville '86 (Oh Boy -16) {1}: PO:+ -- [TH:**]
  105. Procol Harum: Exotic Birds and Fruit (1974, Cherry Red -3CD) {1}: V:+(1)
  106. Procol Harum: Still There'll Be More: An Anthology 1967-2017 (Esoteric) {1}: am_bx:+
  107. Public Image Ltd: The Public Image Is Rotten: Songs From the Heart (Virgin -7CD) {1}: am_bx:+
  108. REM: REM at the BBC (Craft -2/8CD) {1}: am_bx:+
  109. The Residents: The Third Reich 'n Roll: pREServed Edition (Cryptic Corp) {1}: YW:+
  110. Thee Revelators: In Which the Revelators Perform Live Renditions of Selections From the Billy Childish Songbook (Crypt) {1}: PO:+
  111. Happy Rhodes: Ectotrophia (Numero) {1}: Bc:63
  112. Roxy Music: Roxy Music [Deluxe/Super-Deluxe Editions] (Virgin -2/3CD) {1}: am_bx:+
  113. Roxy Music: Roxy Music (Virgin) {1}: YW:+
  114. Luther Russell: Selective Memories: An Anthology (Hanky Panky) {1}: am_o:+
  115. The Scientists: The Scientists EP (Numero Group) {1}: YW:+
  116. Bob Seger & the Last Heard: Heavy Music: The Complete Cameo Recordings 1966-1967 (Abkco) {1}: am_o:+
  117. Shoes: Black Vinyl Shoes: Anthology 1973-1978 (Cherry Red -3CD) {1}: am_bx:+
  118. Judee Sill: Songs of Rapture and Redemption: Rarities & Live (Run Out Groove) {1}: am_o:+
  119. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band: No Nukes 1979 (self-released) {1}: PO:+
  120. Stevens & Foster: What Would I Have (If I Didn't Have You) (Everland) {1}: YW:+
  121. Super Furry Animals: At the BBC (Strangetown) {1}: am_o:+
  122. Television Personalities: Beautiful Despair (Fire) {1}: am_o:+
  123. Terry Vs Tori: Terry Vs Tori EP (Box Bedroom Rebels) {1}: YW:+
  124. Third Ear Band: Elements 1970-1971 (Esoteric) {1}: jjk:+
  125. This Heat: Repeat/Metal (Light in the Attic) {1}: YW:+
  126. The Times: This Is London (Tapete) {1}: YW:+
  127. Pete Townshend: Who Came First [45th Anniversary Expanded Edition] (Uniersal -2CD) {1}: am_bx:+
  128. Vainqueur: Reductions 1995-1997 (Scion) {1}: PM_r:21
  129. Tom Verlaine: Cover (Wounded Bird) {1}: YW:+
  130. Vulgar Boatmen: You and Your Sister (Time Change) {1}: YW:+
  131. The Who: Live at the Fillmore East 1968 (MCA) {1}: am_bx:+
  132. Wire: Pink Flag [Deluxe Edition] (Pink Flag -2CD) {1}: am_o:+
  133. The Wolfhounds: Hands in the Till: The Complete John Peel Sessions (A Turntable Friend) {1}: am_o:+
  134. Yes: The Steven Wilson Remixes (Atlantic) {1}: am_bx:+
  135. American Folk [Original Soundtrack] () {1}: ax:+
  136. Basement Beehive: The Girl Group Underground (Numero Group) {1}: am_o:+
  137. Bob Stanley & Pete Wiggs Present: State of the Union: The American Dream in Crisis 1967-1973 (Ace) {1}: am_o:+
  138. C89 (Cherry Red) {1}: am_bx:+
  139. Chicago Plays the Stones (Raisin Music) {1}: nod:+
  140. Feelin' Right Saturday Night: The Ric & Ron Anthology (Craft) {1}: PO:+
  141. Harmony in My Head: UK Power Pop & New Wave 1977-81 (Cherry Red -3CD) {1}: am_bx:+
  142. Make Mine Mondo! (Ace) {1}: am_o:+ -- TH:B
  143. Patina Echoes (Timedance) {1}: F:47
  144. Restoration: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John and Bernie Taupin (MCA Nashville) {1}: RS:+; am_c:+
  145. Teen Expo: The Cleopatra Label (Numero) {1}: am_o:+
  146. The Thousand Incarnations of the Rose: American Primitive Guitar and Banjo (1963-1974) (Craft) {1}: am_f:+
  147. Twitch Presents Kreaturen Der Nacht_JD (Strut) {1}: V:+(1)
  148. Typical Girls Volume Four (Emotional Rescue) {1}: YW:98
  149. Unusual Sounds: The Hidden History of Library Music (Anthology) {1}: am_o:+

Notes

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