Rank the Albums of your Favorite Musical Artists

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Led Zeppelin
1. Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (1971)
2. Houses Of The Holy (1973)
3. Led Zeppelin II (1969)
4. Led Zeppelin I (1969)
5. Physical Graffiti (1975)
6. In Through The Out Door (1979)
7. Led Zeppelin III (1970)
8. Presence (1976)
9. Coda (1982)

The Beatles
1. Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
2. Abbey Road (1969)
3. Revolver (1966)
4. Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
5. Rubber Soul (1965)
6. The Beatles (White Album) (1968)
7. Please Please Me (1963)
8. Help! (1965)
9. Let It Be (1970)
10. A Hard Day's Night (1964)
11. With The Beatles (1963)
12. Yellow Submarine (1969)
13. Beatles For Sale (1964)

Arcade Fire
1. Funeral (2004)
2. The Suburbs (2010)
3. Neon Bible (2007)
4. Reflector (2013)

Daft Punk
1. Discovery (2001)
2. Random Access Memories (2013)
3. Alive 2007 (2007)
4. Homework (1997)
5. Human After All (2005)

The Velvet Underground
1. The Velvet Underground w/ Nico (1967)
2. Loaded (1970)
3. White Light/White Heat (1968)
4. The Velvet Underground (1969)

The Stooges
1. Raw Power (1973)
2. The Stooges (1969)
3. Fun House (1970)

The Clash
1. London Calling (1979)
2. The Clash [US] (1979)
3. Combat Rock (1982)
4. Sandinista! (1981)
5. Give 'Em Enough Rope (1978)
6. Cut The Crap (1985)

That's a good start

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Few more:

Yes
1. Close To The Edge (1972)
2. Fragile (1971)
3. The Yes Album (1971)
4. Relayer (1974)
5. 90125 (1983)
6. Tales from Topographic Oceans (1973)
7. Drama (1980)
8. Yes (1969)
9. Tormato (1978)
10. Going For The One 1977)
11. Time And A World (1969)

Roxy Music
1. For Your Pleasure (1973)
2. Avalon (1982)
3. Stranded (1973)
4. Roxy Music (1972)
5. Country Life (1974)
6. Siren (1975)
7. Flesh + Blood (1980)
8. Manifesto (1979)

Pink Floyd
1. Dark Side Of The Moon (1973)
2. Wish You Were Here (1975)
3. The Wall (1979)
4. Animals (1977)
5. Meddle (1971)
6. Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (1967)
7. The Division Bell (1994)
8. Atom Heart Mother (1970)
9. A Saucerful of Secrets (1968)
10. The Endless River (2014)
11. More (1969)
12. The Final Cut (1983)
13. A Momentary Lapse Of Reason (1987)
14. Ummagumma (1969)

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Led Zeppelin
1. Untitled
2. Physical Graphitti
3. In Through The Out Door
4. II
5. III
6. Houses of the Holy
7. I

In what alternate universe is in through the outdoor not at the bottom of that list? Ahead of one and two even? Heresy!

It's better than III, Presence and Coda.

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Few more:

Roxy Music
1. For Your Pleasure (1973)
2. Avalon (1982)
3. Stranded (1973)
4. Roxy Music (1972)
5. Country Life (1974)
6. Siren (1975)
7. Flesh + Blood (1980)
8. Manifesto (1979)

Roxy Music is my favorite 70's band. For Your Pleasure is a great album. I alternate between Stranded and their debut as my top choice album. Avalon is a great work as well - very different in character from the Eno or even Jobson era albums. If the "Pyjamarama/Pride and Pain" single were included in For Your Pleasure though perhaps it would push it to the top. I love that single - Paul Thompson's drums especially. I don't think any band likewise had as consistent an oboist as McKay. Sax yes, but not also oboe. Manzanera with Roxy, with Eno, with 801, with Ferry, and on his solo project is just awesome too - a great textural guitarist. Yes, Ferry often talked about having a guitarist like PF's David Gilmour but I think that does Manzanera a major disservice. Tracks like "Cindy Tells Me" and "Amazona" - just brilliant.

Have you read any RM books?

I have The Thrill of It All: Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music by David Buckley and I've read Re-Make/Re-Model: Becoming Roxy Music by Michael Bracewell.

Buckley's book has a lot of direct sources but he is quite critical of Ferry's solo work - even saying it is worse than any RM album. Bracewell's book is not for the casual fan and is more academic in nature but I definitely learned quite a bit about their start and their inspirations. He does not really take positions on the music and its more of a pre-history up to the release of the first album.

I have not read any of the RM books.

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Metallica
1. Master of Puppets (1986) (5)
2. Ride The Lightning (1984) (5)
3. Kill 'Em All (1983) (4)
4. Metallica (Black Album) (1991) (4)
5. Death Magnetic (2008) (4)
6. ...And Justice For All (1988) (4)
7. Hardwired... To Self Destruct (2016) (4)
8. Load (1996) (3.5)
9. Garage Inc. (1998) (3.5)
10. St. Anger (2003) (2.5)
11. Lulu (w/ Lou Reed) (2011) (2)
12. Reload (1997) (2)