FAVOURITE POP / ROCK / SOUL / COUNTRY COMPILATIONS – ’70S/ ’80S

TOP FAVORITE ALBUMS
TOP POP / ROCK / SOUL / COUNTRY COMPILATIONS
THE SEVENTIES AND EIGHTIES
 
  
 1. BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS
      Legend
 
 2. AL GREEN
       Greatest Hits
 
 3. HAWKWIND
       25 Years On
 
 4. NICK DRAKE
       Fruit Tree
 
 5. POCO
       Very Best Of
 
 6. RODNEY CROWELL
       Collection
 
 7. DUANE ALLMAN
        An Anthology Volume 2
 
 8. STEELEYE SPAN
       Original Masters - Story
 
 9. ELTON JOHN
       Greatest Hits
 
10. GARY STEWART
        Gary's Greatest
 
11. HANK WILLIAMS, JR.
       Greatest Hits
 
12. JACKSON 5
        Anthology
 
13. WIZZARD
        Wizzard Brew
 
14. TOWNES VAN ZANDT
        Anthology 1968 - 1979
 
15. AMOL DUUL
        The Best Of 1969 - 1974
 
16. JOHN ANDERSON
        Greatest Hits
 
17. JOHN LENNON
        Shaved Fish
 
18. SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & THE ASBURY JUKES
        Havin' A Party
 
19. TALK TALK
        The Very Best Of: Natural History
 
20. KEITH WHITLEY
         Greatest Hits
 
21. ANN PEEBLES
        The Hi Records Master
 
22. OTIS CLAY
          The Best Of: Hi Records
 
23. BRUCE COCKBURN
         Waiting For A Miracle
 
24. ROY WOOD & WIZZARD
         16 Greats From The '70s
 
25. WAYLON JENNINGS
         Greatest Hits
 
26. MICKEY GILLEY
         Greatest Hits
 
27. SYL JOHNSON
         The Love Chimes
 
28. LEON RUSSELL
         Best Of
 
29. R.E.O. SPEEDWAGON
         A Decade Of Rock & Roll
 
30. ZZ TOP
         Best Of
 
31. RASPBERRIES
        Best
 
32. COUNT BISHOPS
         The Best Of
 
33. DOLLY PARTON
         Collectors Series
 
34. ALICE COOPER
         Greatest Hits
 
35. ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND
         The Road Goes On Forever
 
36. LAST POETS
         The Legend - The Best Of
 
37. COLIN BLUNSTONE
         Some Years: It's The Time Of...
 
38. JAMES TAYLOR
         Greatest Hits
 
39. NILSSON
         Greatest Hits
 
40. STEPHEN STILLS
         Still Stills: The Best Of
 
41. BOOTSY COLLINS
        Back in The Day: The Best Of
 
42. FACES
         Snakes & Ladders
 
43. JERRY JEFF WALKER
         The Best of
 
44. GRIN
         Best Of Featuring Nils Lofgren
 
45. ALVIN LEE & TEN YEARS AFTER
         Classic Performances
 
46. MANDRILL
         The Best Of
 
47. ARGENT
         Anthology
 
48. JOE COCKER
         Greatest Hits
 
49. CHI-LITES
         Greatest Hits
 
50. 10 C.C.
         Greatest Hits 1972 - 1978
 
51. THREE DOG NIGHT
        Joy To The World
 
52. NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE
         Greatest Hits
 
53. LOU REED
         Walk On The Wild Side
 
54. SEALS & CROFT
         Greatest Hits
 
55. RINGO STARR
         Starr Struck: The Best Of Volume 2
 
56. JAMES GANG
         Best Of
 
57. URIAH HEEP
         Best Of
 
58. MOTT THE HOOPLE
         Greatest Hits
 
59. KING BISCUIT BOY
         Badly Bent: the Best Of
 
60. GEORGE HARRISON
          Best Of
 
61. HANK WILLIAMS, JR.
        Greatest Hits II
 
62. HANK WILLIAMS, JR.
         Greatest Hits III
 
63. BILLY COBHAM
         Best Of
 
64. J. GEILS BAND
         Best Of... Two
 
65. GARY NUMAN & THE TUBEWAY ARMY
        Premier Hits
 
66. LOGGINS & MESSINA
         Best Of Friends
 
67. JAMES BROWN
         Doing It To Death
 
68. JETHRO TULL
         Repeat - Best Of Tull II
 
69. DAVE MASON
         Very Best Of
 
70. FOCUS
          Greatest Hits Of
 
71. FLEETWOOD MAC / CHRISTINE PERFECT
        Albatross
 
72. ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
         Flashback
 
73. NEW BIRTH
         Golden Classics
 
74. LAURA LEE
         Greatest Hits
 
75. TIM WEISBERG
         Smile: The Best Of
 
76. PAT TRAVERS
         Boom Boom / The Best Of
 
 

TOP FAVOURITE REGGAE – THE SIXTIES AND SEVENTIES

TOP FAVORITE ALBUMS
TOP FAVOURITE REGGAE - THE SIXTIES AND SEVENTIES
 
  
 1. TROJAN RECORDS
      Creation Rockers Volume 1 - 6
 
 2. COUNT OSSIE & THE MYSTIC REVELATIONS OF RASTAFARI
       Grounation
 
 3. PRINCE BUSTER
       Fabulous Greatest Hits
 
 4. TOOTS & THE MAYTALS
       Funky Kingston
 
 5. SKATALITES
       Foundation Ska
 
 6. DENNIS BROWN
       Visions
 
 7. BOB MARLEY
       Catch A Fire
 
 8. CONGOS
       Heart Of The Congo
 
 9. DR. ALIMANTADO
       Best Dressed Chicken In Town
 
10. JOE HIGGS
        Life Of Contradiction
 
11. BUNNY WAILER
       Blackheart Man
 
12. LINTON KWESI JOHNSON
        Dread Beat An' Blood
 
13. HEPTONES
        On Top
 
14. PETER TOSH
        Equal Rights
 
15. JUDY MOWATT
        Black Woman
 
16. BURNING SPEAR
        Marcus Garvey
 
17. PIONEERS
        Long Shot Kick De Bucket
 
18. JACOB MILLER
        Greatest Hits!
 
19. YABBY YOU
        Jesus Dread 1972 - 1977
 
20. CULTURE
         Cumbolo
 
21. GREGORY ISAAKS
        Early Years
 
22. PETER TOSH
         Legalize It
 
23. RITA MARLEY
         Who Knows It Feels It
 
24. MEDITATIONS
         Messages From the Meditations
 
25. RAS MICHAEL & SONS OF NEGUS
         Rastafari
 
26. U ROY
         Version Galore
 
27. BOB MARLEY
         African Herbsman
 
28. BOB MARLEY
         Live!
 
29. ASWAD
         Showcase
 
30. HUGH MUNDELL
          Africa Must Be Free By 1983
 
31. BIG YOUTH
        Screaming Target
 
32. HEPTONES
         Night Food
 
33. CULTURE
         Two Sevens Clash
 
34. JACKIE MITTOO
        Champion In The Arena 1976-1977
 
35. BLACK UHURU
         Vital Selection
 
36. PRINCE FAR-I
         Message From A King
 
37. IJAHMAN
         Are We A Warrior
 
38. AUGUSTUS PABLO
         King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown
 
39. PETER TOSH
         Bush Doctor
 
40. TOMMY MC COOK & SUPER SONIC
         Top Secret
 
41. DESMOND DEKKER
        The Original Rudeboy
 
42. BURNING SPEAR
         Harder Than The Rest
 
43. THIRD WORLD
         Journey To Addis
 
44. LEE PERRY & FRIENDS
         Give Me Power
 
45. LEE PERRY & THE UPSETTERS
         Some Of The Best
 
46. I ROY
         Presenting
47. BOB MARLEY
         Rasta Revolution
 
48. LEE PERRY & THE UPSETTERS
         Upsetters Collection
 
49. HEPTONES
         Party Time
 
50. CULTURE
          Harder Than The Rest
 
51. LEE PERRY & THE UPSETTERS
        Chapter 1
 
52. JOE GIBBS & FRIENDS
         Reggae Train
 
53. LINTON KWESI JOHNSON
         Independent Intavenshen
 
54. BOB MARLEY
         Rastaman Vibration
 
 
 

TOP FAVOURITE REGGAE – THE EIGHTIES

TOP FAVORITE ALBUMS
TOP FAVOURITE REGGAE - THE EIGHTIES
  
 
  
 1. BARRINGTON LEVY
     Englishman
 2. BLACK UHURU
     Red
  3. DENNIS BROWN
      Money in My Pocket
 4. AUGUSTUS PABLO
      East Of The River Nile
 5. STEEL PULSE
      Earth Crisis
 6. BLACK UHURU
      Sinsemilla
 7. BUNNY WAILER
       Sings The Wailers
 8. PABLO MOSES
      Pave The Way
 9. MIGHTY DIAMONDS
      Vital Selection
10. MIKEY DREAD
       Beyond World War III
11. MUTABARUKA
       The Mystery Unfolds
12. HALF PINT
       (Half Pint)
13. YELLOWMAN
       Look How Me Sexy
14. EEK-A-MOUSE
       Mouseketeer
15. GLADIATORS
       Symbol Of Reality
16. PRINCE FAR-I
        Jamaican Heroes
17. WAILING SOULS
        Firehouse Rock
18. EEK-A-MOUSE
        The Man & The Mouse
19. STEEL PULSE
        True Democracy
20. LUCKY DUBE
        Retrospective
21. MARCIA GRIFFITHS
       Marcia
22. BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS
        Natural Mystic

FAVOURITE COMEDY ALBUMS

TOP FAVORITE ALBUMS
  
FAVOURITE COMEDY ALBUMS
 
FOREWORD: During the '60s and '70s, comedy albums made a deep impact on American society. But towards the '80s, commercial radio and moronic corporate label politics kept any worthwhile non-musical acts from gaining major exposure. Perhaps HBO has filled in the gap.
 
 
 1. FIRESIGN THEATRE
     How Can You Be Two Places At Once When You're Not Anywhere At All
 
 2. RICHARD PRYOR
      Bicentennial Nigger
 
 3. FIRESIGN THEATRE
      Everything You Know Is Wrong
 
 4. BILL COSBY
     To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With
 
 5. GEORGE CARLIN
     Class Clown
 
 6. FIRESIGN THEATRE
       Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me The Pliers
 
 7. NATIONAL LAMPOON
      Lemmings
 
 8. WOODY ALLEN
       Stand Up Comic
 
 9. VAUGHN MEADER
       The First Family
 
10. STEVE MARTIN
       A Wild & Crazy Guy
 
11. GEORGE CARLIN
       FM & AM
 
12. FIRESIGN THEATRE
      Waiting For The Electrician Or Someone Like Him
 
13. CHEECH Y CHONG
       Big Bambu

FAVOURITE COMPILATIONS – CONCERTS / VARIOUS ARTISTS

TOP FAVORITE ALBUMS
FAVOURITE COMPILATIONS - CONCERTS / VARIOUS ARTISTS
 
FOREWORD: Amongst thousands of singles (45 RPM vinyl recordings), these compilations fill out my collection of rock, soul, country, punk, and more. Various artists, some well-known, others merely one or no-hit wonders, are featured. Towards the bottom of this list (from #80 on down) are less-known collections that contain a few 'nuggets' I wouldn't be caught without - but little else.
 
   
 1. STAX - VOLT: COMPLETE SINGLES COLLECTION 1959-1968
 
 2. NUGGETS: ORIGINAL ARTYFACTS FIRST PSYCHEDELIC ERA
 
 3. LOVE TRAIN: THE SOUND OF PHILADELPHIA
 
 4. NUGGETS: ORIGINAL ARTYFACTS BRITISH EMPIRE & BEYOND
 
 5. DR. DEMENTO PRESENTS THE GREATEST NOVELTY HITS OF ALL TIME 
   6. HARRY SMITH - ANTHOLOGY OF AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC  7. YOUR HIT PARADE - THE WAR YEARS (1941-1945)+ 1946/1951/1952  8. WOODSTOCK  9. AMERICAN GRAFFITI 10. PHIL SPECTOR: A CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR YOU 11. SOUNDTRACK - THE HARDER THEY COME 12. LOUD, FAST & OUT OF CONTROL: THE WILD SOUNDS OF ‘50S ROCK 13. TOUGHER THAN TOUGH: THE STORY OF JAMAICAN MUSIC 14. HARLEM NEW YORK - THE DOO-WOP ERA 15. ‘THE LAST WALTZ’ STARRING THE BAND 16. BURNING AMBITIONS: HISTORY OF PUNK 17. JAY MILLER SESSIONS: TAG ALONG 18. CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH 19. GIRL IN THE TIGHT BLUE JEANS - LOUISIANA BLUES 20. O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? 21. GIMME INDIE ROCK V. 1 22. BLANK GENERATION - THE NEW YORK SCENE 23. GOLD SOUL - STAX RECORDS 24. NUGGETS VOLUME 11: POP PART IV 25. WHIP IT ON 'EM - VARIOUS SOUL ARTISTS 26. TALES FROM THE AUSTRALIAN UNDERGROUND (1976-1989) 27. JAZZ ROCK BLUES PROJECT 28. THIS ARE TWO TONE 29. FOLKWAYS: A VISION SHARED/ TRIBUTE: WOODY GUTHRIE & LEADBELLY 30. HYPE! MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK 31. TIBETAN FREEDOM CONCERT 32. THE ISLAND STORY 33. IMMEDIATE SINGLES STORY/ 20 X 10 A COMPLEAT COLLECTION 34. THE BEST OF CHESS VOCAL GROUPS 35. KINGS OF AFRICAN MUSIC 36. THE SOUTH'S GREATEST HITS - CAPRICORN RECORDS 37. OLDIES BUT GOODIES 38. YELLOW PILLS- THE BEST OF AMERICAN POP! 39. WE'RE DESPERATE - THE L.A. SCENE 40. UNITED KINGDOM OF PUNK: THE HARDCORE YEARS 41. THE BEST OF BOMP! VOLUME 1 42. LAS VEGAS GRIND! 43. WILD MEN RIDE WILD GUITARS!- NON-STOP ORIGINAL ROCKABILLY 44. HISTORY OF BRITISH ROCK VOLUME III 45. JOOK BLOCKBUSTERS VOL. 1: 100% BONA-FIDE R & B STOMPERS 46. I.R.S. GREATEST HITS VOLUME II & III 47. BOSS DRAG '64: ROAD SEARING SOUNDS FROM SUPER CHARGED SIXTIES! 48. STORMING ‘60S SOUL SOUNDS! 49. WILD SURF! LIVELY ONES/SURFTONES/CENTURIONS/IMPACTS/SENTINALS 50. L.A. CONFIDENTIAL SOUNDTRACK 51. FASTER & LOUDER - HARDCORE PUNK VOLUME 1 & 2 52. COLLECTORS RECORDS OF '50'S & '60'S VOL. 2 & 3- LAURIE RECORDS 53. I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER 1966 - 1972: AMERICAN SOUL 54. ROOTS OF BRITISH ROCK 55. MR. MAGIC'S RAP ATTACK VOLUME II 56. NUGGETS VOLUME 4: POP PART II 57. WOODSTOCK II 58. TROUBLEMAN MIX-TAPE 59. HISTORY OF BRITISH ROCK VOLUME II 60. INDIVIDUALS - COLUMBIA JAZZ 1977- 1980 61. VELVET GOLDMINE 62. 1 GIANT LEAP 63. DEADICATED - VARIOUS ARTISTS 64. SONGS FOR THE JETSET VOLUME 2 65. 8 MILE SOUNDTRACK 66. ROLL WIT THA FLAVA 67. MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE "JUDGMENT NIGHT" 68. SOUNDTRACK - FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH 69. TOO MUCH GOIN' ON : 16 YELLPIN' SCALPIN', POW WOWWING TUNES 70. MENACE II SOCIETY ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK 71. U.S.A. FOR AFRICA – WE ARE THE WORLD 72. VITAL ORGANS: GROOVY SOUNDS UNLIMITED & MR. FINE WINE PRESENT 73. IF I WERE A CARPENTER - VARIOUS ARTISTS 74. RETURN OF THE GREVIOUS ANGEL: A TRIBUTE TO GRAM PARSONS 75. NO ALTERNATIVE 76. SWEET RELIEF: A BENEFIT FOR VICTORIA WILLIAMS 77. THE LOUNGE AX DEFENSE & RELOCATION CD 78. GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT: THE SONGS OF THE KINKS 79. ATTACK OF THE KILLER B'S VOLUME I 80. MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE "DEAD MAN WALKING" 81. HELLBOUND HOT RODS! 82. LOST TREASURES - DEL*FI RECORDS 83. PULP SURFIN’ - DEL*FI RECORDS 84. SUCK IT & SEE 85. HELP: A CHARITY PROJECT FOR THE CHILDREN OF BOSNIA 86. FIVE RING CIRCUS - 29 BANDS FROM ATHENS, GEORGIA 87. SHOTS IN THE DARK - DEL*FI RECORDS 88. A TRIBUTE TO BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN’S NEBRASKA: BADLANDS 89. AIN’T NUTHIN’ BUT A SHE THING 90. KIDS SOUNDTRACK 91. SOUNDTRACK - PRETTY IN PINK 92. EVERY MAN HAS A WOMAN: YOKO ONO TRIBUTE 93. A MODERN GIRL GROUP COMPILATION: THE GIRLS CAN'T HELP IT 94. SOUNDTRACK - PARTY! PARTY! 95. SINGLES SOUNDTRACK 96. SONGS FROM THE "COOL WORLD" SOUNDTRACK 97. SLAVES OF NEW YORK 98. CAROLINA FUNK: FIRST IN FUNK 99. ISLE OF WIGHT / ATLANTA POP FESTIVAL 100. THE BRIDGE: A TRIBUTE TO NEIL YOUNG 101. NEW JACK CITY 102. THE SHOW SOUNDTRACK 103. POOR LITTLE KNITTER ON THE ROAD: TRIBUTE TO THE KNITTERS 104. LOUNGE-A-PALOOZA 105. A LIFE LESS ORDINARY 106. FRIDAY 107. BLUE CHEER / H.P. LOVECRAFT / HELLO PEOPLE 108. AMBITIOUS?: CHERRY DISC RECORDS 109. PRETTY WOMAN SOUNDTRACK 110. WAITING TO EXHALE 111. ASTRO SHEEN 112. AT THE FEVER : DISCO 113. REGGAE ON THE RIVER: 10TH ANNIVERSARY 114. THE CROW SOUNDTRACK 115. THE NEPTUNES PRESENT…CLONES 116. AIRHEADS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 117. ABOVE THE RIM SOUNDTRACK 118. DANGEROUS MINDS 119. BATMAN FOREVER 120. BUBBAPALOOZA "CHRONICLE OF THE REDNECK UNDERGROUND" 121. HELLCAT RECORDS PRESENTS: GIVE ‘EM THE BOOT 122. A SAUCERFUL OF PINK: A TRIBUTE TO PINK FLOYD - CLEOPATRA 123. DUMB AND DUMBER 124. TANK GIRL 125. PRET-A-PORTER 126. BASKETBALL DIARIES 127. BULWORTH SOUNDTRACK 128. PARTICLE THEORY 129. LAST ACTION HERO SOUNDTRACK 130. THIS IS INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTION VOL. 1 131. TOOTH & NAIL ROCK SAMPLER VOLUME 1 132. SOUNDTRACK - SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL  

FAVOURITE HIP-HOP ALBUMS – 2008

TOP FAVORITE ALBUMS
FAVOURITE HIP-HOP ALBUMS - 2008
 
FOREWORD: Beginning in 1988, these yearly hip-hop charts rank my favorite albums bought or serviced during each calendar year.
 
   
 1. Q-TIP
      The Renaissance
 
 2. BLACK MILK
       Tronic
 
 3. NAS
       Nas
 
 4. ROOTS
       Rising Down
 
 5. ATMOSPHERE
       When Life Gives You The Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold
 
 6. LIL WAYNE
       Tha Carter III
 
 7. DEL THE FUNKY HOMOSAPIEN
        Eleventh Hour
 
 8. PETE ROCK
        N.Y.'s Finest

FAVOURITE HIP-HOP ALBUMS – 2007

TOP FAVORITE ALBUMS
FAVOURITE HIP-HOP ALBUMS - 2007
 
FOREWORD: Beginning in 1988, these yearly hip-hop charts rank my favorite albums bought or serviced during each calendar year.
 
   
 1. KANYE WEST
      Graduation
 
 2. BROTHER ALI
       The Undisputed Truth
 
 3. GHOSTFACE KILLAH
       The Big Doe Rehab
 
 4. UGK
       Underground Kingz
 
 5. TALIB KWELI
       Eardrum
 
 6. JAY-Z
       American Gangster
 
 7. PHAROAHE MONCH
       Desire
 
 8. WU-TANG CLAN
        8 Diagrams
 
 9. 50 CENT
       Curtis
 
10. NORTHERN STATE
        Can I Keep This Pen?

FAVOURITE HIP-HOP ALBUMS – 2006

TOP FAVORITE ALBUMS
FAVOURITE HIP-HOP ALBUMS - 2006
 
FOREWORD: Beginning in 1988, these yearly hip-hop charts rank my favorite albums bought or serviced during each calendar year.
 
   
 1. GHOSTFACE KILLAH
      Fishscale
 
 2. ROOTS
       Game Theory
 
 3. THE COUP
       Pick A Bigger Weapon
 
 4. LUPE FIASCO
       Food & Liquor
 
 5. T.I.
       King
 
 6. SPANK ROCK
       Yoyoyoyoyo

FAVOURITE HIP-HOP ALBUMS – 2005

TOP FAVORITE ALBUMS
FAVOURITE HIP-HOP ALBUMS - 2005
 
FOREWORD: Beginning in 1988, these yearly hip-hop charts rank my favorite albums bought or serviced during each calendar year.
 
   
 1. KANYE WEST
      Late Registration
 
 2. PERCEPTIONISTS
       Perceptionists
 
 3. 50 CENT
       The Massacre
 
 4. DANGER DOOM
        The Mouse And The Mask
 
 5. THE GAME
       The Documentary
 
 6. HEIRUSPECS
       A Tiger Dancing
 
 7. LUDACRIS
       The Red Light District
 
 8. SAGE FRANCIS
       A Healthy Distrust
 
 9. DALEK
       Absence
 
10. YING YANG TWINS
         My Brother & Me

FAVOURITE HIP-HOP ALBUMS – 2004

TOP FAVORITE ALBUMS
FAVOURITE HIP-HOP ALBUMS - 2004
 
FOREWORD: Beginning in 1988, these yearly hip-hop charts rank my favorite albums bought or serviced during each calendar year.
 
   
 1. KANYE WEST
      The College Dropout
 
 2. TALIB KWELI
       The Beautiful Struggle
 
 3. MADVILLAIN
       Madvillainy
 
 4. MOS DEF
       The New Danger
 
 5. CEE-LO
       Cee-Lo Green...Is The Soul Machine
 
 6. MF DOOM
       Mm...Food
 
 7. GHOSTFACE
       The Pretty Toney Album
 
 8. PETE ROCK
       Soul Survivor II
 
 9. ROOTS
       The Tipping Point
 
10. NORTHERN STATE
        All City
 
11. MISSY ELLIOTT
       This Is Not A Test!
 
12. LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ
        Crunk Juice
 
13. WILEY         Treadin' On Thin Ice
 
14. DILATED PEOPLES
        Neighborhood Watch
 
15. EYEDEA & ABILITIES
        E & A
 
16. YOUNG BUCK
        The Hood

FAVOURITE HIP-HOP ALBUMS – 2003

TOP FAVORITE ALBUMS
FAVOURITE HIP-HOP ALBUMS - 2003
 
FOREWORD: Beginning in 1988, these yearly hip-hop charts rank my favorite albums bought or serviced during each calendar year.
 
   
 1. LYRICS BORN
      Later that Day
 
 2. 50 CENT
       Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
 
 3. VIKTOR VAUGHN
       Vaudeville Villain
 
 4. JAY-Z
       The Black Album
 
 5. BUUBA SPARXXX
       Deliverance
 
 6. PANJABI MC
       Beware
 
 7. FREEWAY
       Philadelphia Freeway
 
 8. NAS
       God's Son
 
 9. MISSY ELLIOTT
       Under Construction
 
10. PRINCE PAUL
        Politics Of The Business
 
11. LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ
       Kings Of Crunk
 
12. ILL KIDD
       Ill Kidd
 
13. CHINGY
        Jackpot
14. LIFESAVAS
         Spirit In Stone
 
15. OBIE TRICE
        Cheers

FAVOURITE HIP-HOP ALBUMS – 2002

TOP FAVORITE ALBUMS
FAVOURITE HIP-HOP ALBUMS - 2002
 
FOREWORD: Beginning in 1988, these yearly hip-hop charts rank my favorite albums bought or serviced during each calendar year.
 
   
 1. ROOTS
       Phrenology
 
 2. ANTIPOP CONSORTIUM
       Arrythmia
 
 3. SCARFACE
       The Fix
 
 4. EL-P
       Fantastic Damage
 
 5. JURRASIC 5
       Power In Numbers
 
 6. MR. LIF
       I Phantom
 
 7. JAY-Z
       The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse
 
 8. NORTHERN STATE
       Dying In Stereo
 
 9. CEE-LO GREEN
       Cee-Lo Green And His Imperfections
 
10. MC PAUL BARMAN
        Paullelujah!
 
11. NAS
       Stillmatic
 
12. CLIPSE
        Lord Willin'
 
13. NAPPY ROOTS
        Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz
 
14. G. DEP
        Child Of The Ghetto
 
15. NELLY
        Nellyville
 
16. MR. LIF
        Emergency Rations
 
17. DALEK
        From the Filthy Tongue Of Gods And Griots
 
18. PRINCESS SUPERSTAR
        Princess Superstar Is
 
19. J-LIVE
        All Of The Above