| 5.0 classic |
| Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill |
| Arcade Fire Funeral |
| Such a moving, healing masterpiece. Every single song is a perfect work of art. Ranked as my favourite Arcade Fire album, favourite album of 2004, favourite album of the 2000s, and 8th favourite album of all time. |
| Bon Iver For Emma, Forever Ago |
| Bon Iver Bon Iver, Bon Iver |
| Boston Boston |
| By and far the greatest debut album of all time. Boston created a masterpiece and then went on to other albums that were far inferior to this one. Ranked as my favourite Boston album, favourite album of 1976, 2nd favourite album of the 1970s, and 4th favourite album of all time. |
| Broken Bells Broken Bells |
| Bryan Adams Reckless |
| Bryan Adams On a Day Like Today |
| Bryan Adams Cuts Like a Knife |
| City and Colour Sometimes |
| City and Colour Bring Me Your Love |
| City and Colour Little Hell |
| Dream Theater Images And Words |
| Dream Theater Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory |
| Dream Theater Awake |
| Dream Theater A Dramatic Turn of Events |
| Garbage Version 2.0 |
| George Harrison All Things Must Pass |
| Horribly underrated masterpiece. I can sit down for two hours and listen to this whole album, no questions asked. Personally, I even love the fifth and six sides that contain only some jam sessions, even though they're almost universally hated by everyone else. Ranked as my favourite George Harrison album, favourite album of 1970, favourite album of the 1970s, and favourite album of all time. |
| Green Day Dookie |
| Green Day Insomniac |
| Green Day Kerplunk |
| Green Day 1039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours |
| Green Day 39/Smooth |
| Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin |
| Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV |
| Need I explain? This album has "Stairway" on it. Plus all the other songs are masterpieces in themselves. Ranked as my favourite Led Zeppelin album, 2nd favourite album of 1971, 5th favourite album of the 1970s, and 9th favourite album of all time. |
| Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II |
| Marvin Gaye What's Going On |
| A soulful and beautiful album made by a beautiful human being who left us far too soon. Ranked as my favourite Marvin Gaye album, favourite album of 1971, 3rd favourite album of the 1970s, and 6th favourite album of all time. |
| Miles Davis Kind of Blue |
| Nick Drake Pink Moon |
| Nick Drake Five Leaves Left |
| Nick Drake Bryter Layter |
| Nirvana In Utero |
| Pink Floyd The Dark Side Of The Moon |
| Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here |
| Such a gem. Featuring some of the greatest compositions by Pink Floyd, or by any artist for that matter. Ranked as my favourite Pink Floyd album, favourite album of 1975, 4th favourite album of the 1970s, and 7th favourite album of all time. |
| Pink Floyd A Saucerful Of Secrets |
| Radiohead The Bends |
| Only ever-so-slightly inferior to OK Computer, every single song is still a masterpiece. Close enough to perfect to garner a 5/5 rating. Ranked as my 2nd favourite Radiohead album, favourite album of 1995, 2nd favourite album of the 1990s, and 10th favourite album of all time. |
| Radiohead OK Computer |
| Such a perfect album, every single song - yes, even "Fitter Happier" - is a masterpiece. Ranked as my favourite Radiohead album, favourite album of 1997, favourite album of the 1990s, and 3rd favourite album of all time. |
| Radiohead In Rainbows |
| The Beach Boys Pet Sounds |
| This album cannot be explained. It changed music for me forever the first time I heard it. Ranked as my favourite Beach Boys album, favourite album of 1966, favourite album of the 1960s, and 2nd favourite album of all time. |
| The Beatles Revolver |
| Absolutely a masterpiece in every way, this doesn't need explaining whatsoever. Ranked as my favourite Beatles album, 2nd favourite album of 1966, 2nd favourite album of the 1960s, and 5th favourite album of all time. |
| The Beatles Rubber Soul |
| The album that began album-oriented rock, this contains nothing but amazing songs. Perfect album. Ranked as my 2nd favourite Beatles album, favourite album of 1965, 3rd favourite album of the 1960s, and 11th favourite album of all time. |
| The Beatles Let It Be |
| The Beatles Abbey Road |
| The Clash London Calling |
| The Clash The Clash |
| The Offspring Smash |