Have you ever listened to an album that utterly gobsmacks you and you think you must be listening to a greatest hits? And then find out you aren't?

A few examples I can think of...

Let It Bleed and Sticky Fingers
Abbey Road
Who's Next
T Rex - Electric Warrior
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

Very rarely an act cuts a record where every song could be a hit.

Any others out there?



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Very rarely an act cuts a record where every song could be a hit.

Michael Jackson - "Thriller" - (best-selling album of all time) - Wikipedia:

"He wanted to create an album where 'every song was a killer' ... why can't every one be like a hit song? ... why can't every song be so great that people would want to buy it if you could release it as a single?"

Side two of album In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly



ROCKMAN

-Oooooh, often thought about it. It would have to be "Rumours" by Fleetwood Mac. "Thriller" by Michael Jackson too is a good contender. I have often thought all albums should be like that. At the other end of that scale there are some of Madonna`s albums, like "True Blue" and "Like A Prayer". -Just a couple of hits and the rest fillers.

-Now, back to our issue, of course there are most of the Beatles`s albums. -Led Zep`s first four, ah well; David Bowie`s "Ziggy Stardust" and "Alladin Sane" too, although "Cracked Actor" had a bit too daring lyrics, hadn`t it? -Plus "Scary Monsters" too. Then there is "Country Life" by Roxy Music, packed with only good songs. There are a whole lot more to mention, which only means that they do exist. However, there is just too much of the other stuff. (You got that, didn`t you? I know you have to be explicit on the net to be understood, but then there is the matter of using everyday language...)



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Brothers in Arms


Who's Next


Hotel California


Rumors


Some Girls


Tattoo You


Dirty Work........... not really but I am sure you laughed when you saw it.



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Thinking of an AC/DC album, probably Highway to Hell and Back and Black.

I guess Tattoo You and Some Girls are like that as well, so I'd rank them with Sticky & LIB.

If I'm thinking of another Beatles album maybe Sgt. Pepper. While Revolver & Rubber Soul are great, they aren't 'greatest hits' sounding.

The Rolling Stones
Aftermath ....(either seeein Loog is watchin'...HHhaaa)
Black & Blue



ROCKMAN

a couple that come to mind:

Ziggy Stardust - Bowie
Paranoid - Black Sabbath

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treaclefingers
Have you ever listened to an album that utterly gobsmacks you and you think you must be listening to a greatest hits? And then find out you aren't?

A few examples I can think of...

Let It Bleed and Sticky Fingers
Abbey Road
Who's Next
T Rex - Electric Warrior
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

Very rarely an act cuts a record where every song could be a hit.

Any others out there?

The Cult's ELECTRIC!

Quite a few.

BACK IN BLACK.

LED ZEPPELIN 2, 4 and PG.

VAN HALEN

Possibly the greatest ever - DARK SIDE OF THE MOON.

I could be wrong, but the last time I did informal research on this topic, I think "Rumors" had the greatest number of songs that went on to become concert staples.

Allman Brothers - At Fillmore East and Brothers and Sisters

the only albums I've kept over the years are ones where I don't skip any songs cuz I like all the songs, so I guess, all my albums are greatest hits

ROCKMAN

Nevermind the Bollocks - Sex Pistols
LAMF - Heartbreakers
Beggars Banquet
Sticky finger
Let it Bleed
Exile on Main St - The Stones
The Doors - The Doors
Definitely Maybe - Oasis
Morning Glory - Oasis
Paranoid - Black Sabbath
Nevermind - Nirvana
Ten - Pearl Jam
Appetite For Destruction - Guns N Roses
Ok Computer - Radiohead
Elastica - Elastica
Leave Home - The Ramones
Troublegum - Therapy?
Highway to Hell - Ac/Dc
Seventh son of a seventh son - Iron Maiden
Automatic for the people - REM
The Velvet Underground & Nico -Velvet Underground
Fresh Fruit for rotting Vegetables- Dead Kennedys
Ace of Spades - Motörhead


There’s lots more but those come to mind.

Appetite is a good contender.

Def Lep - Hysteria
Thriller
Hotel California
Rumours

David Gray - White Ladder

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Rockman
The Rolling Stones
Aftermath ....(either seeein Loog is watchin'...HHhaaa)

Hey! In the spirit of goodwill just demonstrated, let me say that I concur.


God bless us, everyone!


Back to topic:
The first album by Crosby, Stills, & Nash
Kimono My House-- Sparks
This Year's Model--Elvis Costello
I'm Still In Love With You-- Al Green

Alice Cooper:school's out

CCR-Cosmos factory

Joni Mitchell-Blue

Amy Winehouse-Back to black

Hendrix- Are you experienced

I'm surprised no one mentioned the first Cars album. It very nearly is their greatest hits. I also remember playing Neil Young's Harvest for a friend of mine who asked me if it was, in fact, a greatest hits album.

ROCKMAN

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I'm surprised no one mentioned the first Cars album. It very nearly is their greatest hits. I also remember playing Neil Young's Harvest for a friend of mine who asked me if it was, in fact, a greatest hits album.

You gave us just what we needed tatters.

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CCR-Cosmos factory

Joni Mitchell-Blue

Amy Winehouse-Back to black

Hendrix- Are you experienced

I’d add CCR - Willie & the Poorboys to that list

the shoot 'em dead, brainbell jangler!

I think the ultimate example of this, and again, I'm surprised no one's mentioned it, is Dave Mason's Alone Together. Several years after its release, his record label actually put out a Very Best of Dave Mason album with a track listing that was almost identical to Alone Together. It included nearly every track that from that album, and not a whole helluva lot else; One track from Headkeeper, and live recordings of two Traffic songs.



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The Beatles, "White Album"
The Who - Quadrophenia
Chuck Berry is on Top
The Clash - London Calling

... just about any Stones album, pre-Undercover

Springsteen’s Born in the USA was a greatest hits album! 8 of the tracks were top 10 hits I think.

Rod



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The Cars (for sure)
BOSTON

Nirvana - Nevermind

Sex Pistols Never mind the Bullock . It literally is their greatest hits album