Worst List Ever

[kosmo vinyl]

The Definitive 200 of albums and soundtracks co-sponsored by the National Association of Recording Merchandisers and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
 
  The List warning for anyone with a weak stomach.
 
 
 The Top 20
 
 # BEATLES â?? SGT. PEPPERâ??S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND â?? 1967
 # PINK FLOYD â?? DARK SIDE OF THE MOON â?? 1973
 # MICHAEL JACKSON â?? THRILLER â?? 1982
 # LED ZEPPELIN â?? LED ZEPPELIN IV â?? 1971
 # U2 â?? JOSHUA TREE â??1987
 # ROLLING STONES â?? EXILE ON MAIN STREET â?? 1972
 # CAROLE KING â?? TAPESTRY â?? 1971
 # BOB DYLAN â?? HIGHWAY â??61 REVISITED â?? 1965
 # BEACH BOYS â?? PET SOUNDS â?? 1966
 # NIRVANA â?? NEVERMIND â?? 1991
 # PEARL JAM â?? TEN â?? 1991
 # BEATLES â?? ABBEY ROAD â?? 1969
 # SANTANA â?? SUPERNATURAL â?? 1999
 # METALLICA â?? METALLICA â?? 1991
 # BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN â?? BORN TO RUN â?? 1975
 # PRINCE â?? PURPLE RAIN â?? 1984
 # AC/DC â?? BACK IN BLACK â?? 1980
 # ROLLING STONES â?? LET IT BLEED â?? 1969
 # DOORS â?? DOORS â?? 1967
 # GRATEFUL DEAD â?? AMERICAN BEAUTY â?? 197
 
 here's a grouping you wont see every day.
 
 107 KENNY G â?? BREATHLESS â?? 1992
 108 NWA. â?? STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON â?? 1989
 109 SEX PISTOLS â?? NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS â?? 1977

[chaz]

They really nailed it with this one:
 PHIL COLLINS â?? NO JACKET REQUIRED â?? 1985
 
 And these too:
 SANTANA â?? SUPERNATURAL â?? 1999
 SOUNDTRACK â?? TOP GUN â?? 1999

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

Originally posted by kosmo:
 107 KENNY G â?? BREATHLESS â?? 1992
 

And I suppose Spyrogyra just missed the cut!

[beetsnotbeats]

If the list looked any different it wouldn't be NARM.

[distance]

26. ALANIS MORISSETTE â?? JAGGED LITTLE PILL â?? 1995
 
 FUCK YEAH.
 but shouldn't the acoustic re-release from 10 years later certainly be #27?  or maybe even higher!?

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

Originally posted by distance:
  26. ALANIS MORISSETTE â?? JAGGED LITTLE PILL â?? 1995
 
 FUCK YEAH.
 but shouldn't the acoustic re-release from 10 years later certainly be #27?  or maybe even higher!?

Now there's the first sensible idea I've heard all day!

[PigIron]

Why care about lists like these?  Look who wrote it.  You can't criticize because its someone else's opinion - most "best of" lists are.

[beetsnotbeats]

Originally posted by distance:
  26. ALANIS MORISSETTE â?? JAGGED LITTLE PILL â?? 1995
 
 FUCK YEAH.
 but shouldn't the acoustic re-release from 10 years later certainly be #27?  or maybe even higher!?

Wasn't the acoustic version exclusive to Starbucks, at least at first? They're not a record store (or are they?) so I don't think they would belong to NARM. NARM and its members often get pissed when artists release exclusives at non-record stores. A couple of years ago, Tower pulled all Lenny Kravitz stock when he released an exclusive at Target.

[distance]

Originally posted by beetsnotbeats:
 Wasn't the acoustic version exclusive to Starbucks, at least at first? They're not a record store (or are they?) so I don't think they would belong to NARM. NARM and its members often get pissed when artists release exclusives at non-record stores. A couple of years ago, Tower pulled all Lenny Kravitz stock when he released an exclusive at Target.

so you're saying don't fuck with lenny kravitz?

[Random Citizen]

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[beetsnotbeats]

Originally posted by distance:
  so you're saying don't fuck with lenny kravitz?

Well, it was mostly copies of his new CD that wasn't even selling anyway, so I don't think Lenny alone brought down Tower.
 
 A former Annapolis manager said he loved the irony of a customer complaining about high prices while drinking a $5 cup of coffee (he agreed about the CD prices, however).

[Reod Dai]

Originally posted by beetsnotbeats:
 A former Annapolis manager said he loved the irony of a customer complaining about high prices while drinking a $5 cup of coffee (he agreed about the CD prices, however).

You know, I get tired of all the jokes about how expensive Starbucks coffee is.  Saying that a "cup of coffee" costs $5 at Starbucks is completely inaccurate.  You can get a cup of actual brewed coffee for about a buck fifty at Starbucks.  It's the specialty espresso drinks like lattes and mochas and such that cost four or five bucks, and those kinds of drinks cost that much no matter where you go.  Whether it's a little independent coffee shop or a corporate chain like Starbucks or Carribou, you're going to pay around $5 for those drinks.  So when I see Starbucks getting singled out time and time again, I get a bit annoyed.

[kosmo vinyl]

I guess definitive is NARM code for any album that allows us to keep our doors open... It's safe to assume all those albums are platinum, which would explain why none of the early R.E.M. albums made the cut.

Originally posted by Reod Dai:
  You know, I get tired of all the jokes about how expensive Starbucks coffee is.  Saying that a "cup of coffee" costs $5 at Starbucks is completely inaccurate.  You can get a cup of actual brewed coffee for about a buck fifty at Starbucks.  It's the specialty espresso drinks like lattes and mochas and such that cost four or five bucks, and those kinds of drinks cost that much no matter where you go.  Whether it's a little independent coffee shop or a corporate chain like Starbucks or Carribou, you're going to pay around $5 for those drinks.  So when I see Starbucks getting singled out time and time again, I get a bit annoyed.

But who goes there just for regular coffee.  I always go to check out the chicks.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

That may be true, but at the end of the day, Belle and Sebastian are still a popular band, and Bright Eyes is still a dork. Oh, your eyes, they're so bright!
 
 

Originally posted by Reod Dai:
   

Originally posted by beetsnotbeats:
 A former Annapolis manager said he loved the irony of a customer complaining about high prices while drinking a $5 cup of coffee (he agreed about the CD prices, however).

You know, I get tired of all the jokes about how expensive Starbucks coffee is.  Saying that a "cup of coffee" costs $5 at Starbucks is completely inaccurate.  You can get a cup of actual brewed coffee for about a buck fifty at Starbucks.  It's the specialty espresso drinks like lattes and mochas and such that cost four or five bucks, and those kinds of drinks cost that much no matter where you go.  Whether it's a little independent coffee shop or a corporate chain like Starbucks or Carribou, you're going to pay around $5 for those drinks.  So when I see Starbucks getting singled out time and time again, I get a bit annoyed. [/b]