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10. The Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" (1966)
9. Elvis Presley "Elvis Presley" (1956)
8. Bob Dylan "Bringing it All Back Home" (1965)
7. Patti Smith "Horses" (1975)
6. Marvin Gaye "What's Going On" (1971)
5. Robert Johnson "King of the Delta Blues" (1961)
4. N.W.A. "Straight Outta Compton" (1988)
3. Kraftwerk "Trans-Europe Express"(1977)
2. The Beatles “ Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band” (1967)
1. "The Velvet Underground & Nico" by The Velvet Underground & Nico
https://rateyourmusic.com/list/fedderedder/the_observers_50_albums_that_changed_music/



Plan is to listen in release order.
I have listened to half the playlist. Some of it sucks, most of it is good so far.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/jul/16/popandrock.shopping
http://rateyourmusic.com/list/fedderedder/the_observers_50_albums_that_changed_music/1/
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/jul/16/popandrock.shopping

http://rateyourmusic.com/list/fedderedder/the_observers_50_albums_that_changed_music/1/
4(50) NWA Straight Outta Compton (1989)

3(50) Kraftwerk Trans-Europe Express (1977)

2(50) Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)

1(50) the velvet underground and nico (1967)
1. (12/27/14) The Velvet Underground and Nico - The Velvet Underground and Nico (1967)

2. (1/1/14) The Beatles - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)

3. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)

4. NWA - Straight Outta Compton (1989)

5. Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)

6. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)

7. Patti Smith - Horses (1975)

8. Bob Dylan - Bringing it All Back Home (1965)

9. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)

10. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)

11. David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (1972)

12. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)

13. Frank Sinatra - Songs for Swingin' Lovers (1956)

14. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)

15. Brian Eno - Discreet Music (1975)

16. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I love You (1967)

17. The Stooges - Raw Power (1973)

18. The Clash - London Calling (1979)

19. Mary J Blige - What's the 411? (1992)

20. The Byrds - Sweetheart of the Rodeo (1968)

21. The Spice Girls - Spice (1996)

22. Kate Bush - The Hounds of Love (1985)

23. Augustus Pablo - King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown (1976)

24. Youssou N'Dour - Immigres (1984)

25. James Brown - Live at the Apollo (1963)

26. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)

27. Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced (1967)

28. Prince and the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)

29. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)

30. The Wailers - Catch a Fire (1973)

31. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)

32. Otis Redding - Otis Blue (1965)

33. Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters (1973)

34. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)

35. The Ramones - The Ramones (1976)

36. The Who - My Generation (1965)

37. Massive Attack - Blue Lines (1991)

38. Radiohead - The Bends (1995)

39. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)

40. Run DMC - Run DMC (1984)

41. Chic - Chic (1977)

42. The Smiths - The Smiths (1984)

43. Primal Scream - Screamadelica (1991)

44. Talking Heads - Fear of Music (1979)

45. Fairport Convention - Liege and Lief (1969)

46. The Human League - Dare (1981)

47. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)

48. The Strokes - Is This It? (2001)

49. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)

50. LFO - Frequencies (1991)
9/20/14 Listened to Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by the Beatles

Listed to Trans Europa Express by Kraftwerk
8/28/14 listened to Velvet Underground and Nico
The Velvet Underground and Nico - The Velvet Underground and Nico (1967)

The Beatles - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) ✔

Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)

NWA - Straight Outta Compton (1989)

Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)

Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971) ✔

Patti Smith - Horses (1975) ✔

Bob Dylan - Bringing it All Back Home (1965)

Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956) ✔

The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)✔

David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (1972) ✔

Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)✔

Frank Sinatra - Songs for Swingin' Lovers (1956)

Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971) ✔

Brian Eno - Discreet Music (1975)

Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I love You (1967) ✔

The Stooges - Raw Power (1973) ✔

The Clash - London Calling (1979)

Mary J Blige - What's the 411? (1992) ✔

The Byrds - Sweetheart of the Rodeo (1968) ✔

The Spice Girls - Spice (1996) ✔

Kate Bush - The Hounds of Love (1985)

Augustus Pablo - King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown (1976)

Youssou N'Dour - Immigres (1984)

James Brown - Live at the Apollo (1963)

Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)

Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced (1967)

Prince and the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)

Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)

The Wailers - Catch a Fire (1973)

The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)

Otis Redding - Otis Blue (1965) ✔

Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters (1973)

Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)

The Ramones - The Ramones (1976)

The Who - My Generation (1965) ✔

Massive Attack - Blue Lines (1991) ✔

Radiohead - The Bends (1995)✔

Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982) ✔

Run DMC - Run DMC (1984)

Chic - Chic (1977)

The Smiths - The Smiths (1984)

Primal Scream - Screamadelica (1991)

Talking Heads - Fear of Music (1979)

Fairport Convention - Liege and Lief (1969)

The Human League - Dare (1981)

Nirvana - Nevermind (1991) ✔

The Strokes - Is This It? (2001)

De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)

LFO - Frequencies (1991)

1. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956) ✓

2. Frank Sinatra - Songs for Swingin' Lovers (1956)

3. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)

4. Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)

5. James Brown - Live at the Apollo (1963)

6. Bob Dylan - Bringing it All Back Home (1965)

7. Otis Redding - Otis Blue (1965)

8. The Who - My Generation (1965)

9. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)

10. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I love You (1967)

11. Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced (1967)

12. The Velvet Underground and Nico - The Velvet Underground and Nico (1967)

13. The Beatles - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)

14. The Byrds - Sweetheart of the Rodeo (1968)

15. Fairport Convention - Liege and Lief (1969)

16. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)

17. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)

18. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)

19. David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (1972)

20. The Stooges - Raw Power (1973)

21. Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters (1973)

22. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)

23. The Wailers - Catch a Fire (1973)

24. Patti Smith - Horses (1975)

25. Brian Eno - Discreet Music (1975)

26. Augustus Pablo - King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown (1976)

27. The Ramones - The Ramones (1976)

28. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)

29. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)

30. Chic - Chic (1977)

31. The Clash - London Calling (1979)

32. Talking Heads - Fear of Music (1979)

33. The Human League - Dare (1981)

34. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)

35. Youssou N'Dour - Immigres (1984)

36. Run DMC - Run DMC (1984)

37. Prince and the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)

38. The Smiths - The Smiths (1984)

39. Kate Bush - The Hounds of Love (1985)

40. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)

41. NWA - Straight Outta Compton (1989)

42. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)

43. Massive Attack - Blue Lines (1991)

44. Primal Scream - Screamadelica (1991)

45. LFO - Frequencies (1991)

46. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)

47. Mary J Blige - What's the 411? (1992)

48. Radiohead - The Bends (1995)

49. The Spice Girls - Spice (1996)

50. The Strokes - Is This It? (2001)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2006/jul/16/popandrock.shopping
Finished 4/17/12. Actually a well rounded list of music compared to others who specialize in just one genre. Definitely listened to some good music and definitely listened to A LOT of bad music. Just my opinion.
http://www.listsofbests.com/list/10275-50-albums-that-changed-music
26. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
1. 27.11.2010 Listened to 'The Smiths' by The Smiths
2. 28.11.2010 Listened to 'Spice' by the Spice Girls
3. 30.11.2010 Listened to 'Pet Sounds' by the Beach Boys
4. 5.12.2010 Listened to 'What's the 411?' by Mary J. Blige
5. 10.12.2010 Listened to 'The Velvet Underground and Nico'
6. 10.12.2010 Listened to 'Chic' by Chic
7. 10.12.2010 Listened to 'Purple Rain' by Prince and the Revolution
8. 10.12.2010 Listened to 'Dare' by The Human League
9. 20.12.2010 Listened to 'The Bends' by Radiohead
10. 20.12.2010 Listened to 'Run-DMC by Run DMC
11. Listened to 'Blue' by Joni Mitchell
12. Listened to 'Discreet Music' by Brian Eno
13. Listened to 'Is This It?' by The Strokes
14. Listened to 'The Stone Roses' by The Stone Roses
15. Listened to 'Nevermind' by Nirvana
16. Listened to 'I Never Loved a Man the Way I loved You' by Aretha Franklin
17. Listened to 'Thriller' by Michael Jackson
18. Listened to 'Trans-Europe Express' by Kraftwerk
19. Listened to 'Horses' by Patti Smith
20. Listened to 'Elvis Presley' by Elvis
21. Listened to 'Screamadelica' by Primal Scream
22. Listened to 'King of the Delta Blues' by Robert Johnson
23. Listened to 'Fear of Music' by Talking Heads
24. Listened to 'What's Going On?' by Marvin Gaye
25. Listened to 'London Calling' by The Clash
26. Listened to 'The Hounds of Love' by Kate Bush
27. Listened to 'Sweetheart of the Rodeo' by The Byrds
28. Listened to 'Kind of Blue' by Miles Davis
29. Listened to Augustus Pablo 'King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown'
30. Listened to Herbie Hancock 'Head Hunters'
31. Listened to NWA 'Straight Outta Compton'
32. Listened to 'Songs for Swingin' Lovers!' by Frank Sinatra
33. Listened to 'Catch a Fire' by The Wailers
34. Listened to 'Black Sabbath' by Black Sabbath
35. Listened to 'Live at the Apollo' by James Brown
36. Listened to 'Raw Power' by The Stooges
37. Listened to 'The Ramones' by The Ramones
38. Listened to 'Liege and Lief' by Fairport Convention
39. Listened to 'Are you Experienced' by Jimi Hendrix
40. Listened to 'Frequencies' by LFO
41. Listened to 'Songs in the Key of Life' by Stevi Wonder
42. Listened to 'My Generation' The Who
Currently listening to The Velvet Underground.
1. The Velvet Underground & Nico
2. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by the Beatles
3. Trans-Europe Express by Kraftwerk
4. Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.
5. King of the Delta Blues Singers by Robert Johnson
6. What's Going On? by Marvin Gaye
7. Horses by Patti Smith
8. Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan
9. Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley
10. Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys
11. The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders from Mars
12. Kind of Blue by Miles Davis
13. Songs for Swingin Lovers by Frank Sinatra
14. Blue by Joni Mitchell
15. Discreet Music by Brian Eno
16. I Never Loved a Man The Way I Loved You by Aretha Franklin
17. Raw Power by the Stooges
18. London Calling by The Clash
19. What's the 411? by Mary J Blige
20. Sweetheart of the Rodeo by the Byrds
21. Spice by the Spice Girls
22. Hounds of Love by Kate Bush
23. King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown by Augustus Pablo
24. Immigres by Youssou N'Dour
25. Live at the Apollo by James Brown
26. Songs in the Key of My Life by Stevie Wonder
27. Are You Experienced? by Jimi Hendrix
28. Purple Rain by Prince and the Revolution
29. The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd
30. Catch a Fire by The Wailers
31. The Stone Roses by the Stone Roses
32. Otis Blue by Otis Redding
33. Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock
34. Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath
35. The Ramones by the Ramones
36. My Generation by The Who
37. Blue Lines by Massive Attack
38. The Bends by Radiohead
39. Thriller by Michael Jackson
40. Run DMC by Run DMC
41. Chic by Chic
42. The Smiths by The Smiths
43. Screamadelica by Primal Scream
44. Fear of Music by Talking Heads
45. Liege & Lief by Fairport Convention
46. Dare by the Human League
47. Nevermind by Nirvana
48. Is This It? by the Strokes
49. 3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul
50. Frequencies by LFO
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12. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
Listened to Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club 8/8/11
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2006/jul/16/popandrock.shopping


Listened to The Velvet Underground and Nico 8/8/11