THE 200 ALBUMS THAT EVERY MUSIC LOVER SHOULD OWN

SHOWBIZ TIME MAGAZINE. April-May Issue P.25-26-27-28 Cover of the Magazine Table of Contents

THE 200 ALBUMS THAT EVERY MUSIC LOVER SHOULD OWN

The National Association of Record Merchandisers (NARM) and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have unveiled a list of the 200 albums that every music lover should own. The list was chosen by a committee of national, local and regional record retailers, who are also featuring the 200 titles in their stores. "In an era when record stores and album sales are somewhat embattled, NARM thought it was the perfect time to release this list, and have retailers promote these great, classic albums," said NARM President Jim Donio.

Rank Artist Album Title Release Date Genre

1	BEATLES	SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND	1967	Rock
2	PINK FLOYD	DARK SIDE OF THE MOON	1973	Rock
3	MICHAEL JACKSON	THRILLER	1982	Pop
4	LED ZEPPELIN	LED ZEPPELIN IV	1971	Rock
5	U2	JOSHUA TREE	1987	Rock
6	ROLLING STONES	EXILE ON MAIN STREET	1972	Rock
7	CAROLE KING	TAPESTRY	1971	Adult Contemporary
8	BOB DYLAN	HIGHWAY '61 REVISITED	1965	Rock
9	BEACH BOYS	PET SOUNDS	1966	Rock
10	NIRVANA	NEVERMIND	1991	Rock
11	PEARL JAM	TEN	1991	Rock
12	BEATLES	ABBEY ROAD	1969	Rock
13	SANTANA	SUPERNATURAL	1999	Rock
14	METALLICA	METALLICA	1991	Rock
15	BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN	BORN TO RUN	1975	Rock
16	PRINCE	PURPLE RAIN	1984	Pop
17	AC/DC	BACK IN BLACK	1980	Rock
18	ROLLING STONES	LET IT BLEED	1969	Rock
19	DOORS	DOORS	1967	Rock
20	GRATEFUL DEAD	AMERICAN BEAUTY	1970	Rock
21	SHANIA TWAIN	COME ON OVER	1997	Country
22	WHO	WHO'S NEXT	1971	Rock
23	STEVIE WONDER	SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE	1976	R&B
24	FLEETWOOD MAC	RUMOURS	1977	Pop
25	PINK FLOYD	WALL	1979	Rock
26	ALANIS MORISSETTE	JAGGED LITTLE PILL	1995	Pop
27	NORAH JONES	COME AWAY WITH ME	2002	Pop
28	EMINEM	MARSHALL MATHERS LP	2000	Rap
29	OUTKAST	SPEAKERBOXX-LOVE BELOW	2003	R&B
30	DR. DRE	CHRONIC	1992	Rap
31	BEASTIE BOYS	LICENSED TO ILL	1986	Rap
32	GUNS 'N ROSES	APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION	1987	Rock
33	DIXIE CHICKS	WIDE OPEN SPACES	1998	Country
34	MILES DAVIS	KIND OF BLUE	1959	Jazz
35	EAGLES	HOTEL CALIFORNIA	1976	Rock
36	DEF LEPPARD	HYSTERIA	1987	Rock
37	SOUNDTRACK	GREASE	1978	Soundtrack
38	MARVIN GAYE	WHAT'S GOING ON	1971	R&B
39	BEATLES	WHITE ALBUM	1968	Rock
40	SOUNDTRACK	SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER	1977	Soundtrack
41	JIMI HENDRIX	ARE YOU EXPERIENCED?	1967	Rock
42	BEATLES	REVOLVER	1966	Rock
43	BOSTON	BOSTON	1976	Rock
44	BON JOVI	SLIPPERY WHEN WET	1986	Rock
45	U2	ACHTUNG BABY	1991	Rock
46	WHITNEY HOUSTON	WHITNEY HOUSTON	1985	R&B
47	LED ZEPPELIN	LED ZEPPELIN II	1969	Rock
48	DAVE MATTHEWS BAND	CRASH	1996	Rock
49	ROLLING STONES	STICKY FINGERS	1971	Rock
50	GREEN DAY	DOOKIE	1994	Rock
51	LED ZEPPELIN	HOUSES OF THE HOLY	1973	Rock
52	JONI MITCHELL	BLUE	1971	Rock
53	ELVIS PRESLEY	ELVIS PRESLEY AT SUN	2004	Rock
54	AEROSMITH	TOYS IN THE ATTIC	1975	Rock
55	LAURYN HILL	MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL	1998	R&B
56	BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN	BORN IN THE U.S.A.	1984	Rock
57	50 CENT	GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN'	2003	Rap
58	AC/DC	HIGHWAY TO HELL	1979	Rock
59	NOTORIOUS B.I.G.	LIFE AFTER DEATH	1997	Rap
60	VAN HALEN	VAN HALEN	1978	Rock
61	GREEN DAY	AMERICAN IDIOT	2004	Rock
62	BLACK SABBATH	PARANOID	1971	Rock
63	EMINEM	EMINEM SHOW	2000	Rap
64	JEWEL	PIECES OF YOU	1995	Pop
65	COLDPLAY	RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD	2002	Pop
66	MEATLOAF	BAT OUT OF HELL	1977	Rock
67	USHER	CONFESSIONS	2004	R&B
68	KID ROCK	DEVIL WITHOUT A CAUSE	1998	Rock
69	GEORGE HARRISON	ALL THINGS MUST PASS	1970	Pop
70	BILLY JOEL	STRANGER	1977	Pop
71	EAGLES	HELL FREEZES OVER	1994	Rock
72	VAN MORRISON	MOONDANCE	1970	Rock
73	REM	AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE	1992	Pop
74	PHIL COLLINS	NO JACKET REQUIRED	1985	Pop
75	METALLICA	MASTER OF PUPPETS	1986	Rock
76	FAITH HILL	BREATHE	1999	Country
77	JOHNNY CASH	AT FOLSOM PRISON	1968	Country
78	JOHN COLTRANE	LOVE SUPREME	1964	Jazz
79	PINK FLOYD	WISH YOU WERE HERE	1975	Rock
80	MICHAEL JACKSON	OFF THE WALL	1979	Pop
81	MARVIN GAYE	LET'S GET IT ON	1973	R&B
82	BOB SEGER	NIGHT MOVES	1976	Rock
83	PAUL SIMON	GRACELAND	1986	Pop
84	LINKIN PARK	HYBRID THEORY	2000	Rock