Miles Davis expert Patrick Brown polled members of the jazz trumpeter's discussion list in 2001, to establish the rank order of Miles albums. Though the poll is six years old, the findings are still valid - Miles hasn't made any new albums since it was conducted!
Thanks to Patrick Brown.
1. Kind of Blue
2. In A Silent Way
3. Bitches Brew
4. Miles Smiles
5. Tribute to Jack Johnson
6. Filles de Kilimanjaro
7. Sketches of Spain
8. Nefertiti
9. Milestones
10. E.S.P.
BONUS: the next 10
11. ‘Round About Midnight
12. Miles Ahead
13. Live/Evil
14. On The Corner
15. Complete Concert 1964 (Four and More and My Funny Valentine)
16. Birth of the Cool
17. Porgy and Bess
18. Agharta
19. Get Up With It
20. Dark Magus
Monday 19 March 2007
Thursday 15 March 2007
The Top 10 Dylan albums – new expert ranking
Blonde On Blonde is the most popular Dylan album among the experts – the fans - comfortably ahead of Blood On The Tracks and Highway 61 Revisited.
And these three are more popular by a considerable margin than any other Dylan album.
Readers of The Dylan Daily and an associated website were asked in October 2006 to submit a list of their top 5 Dylan albums, in a competition to win a copy of the new Rough Guide to Bob Dylan. Many thousands of readers visited the web pages outlining the competition; and almost 100 submitted their top 5 list. Thanks to everyone who entered.
The submissions were processed to create a definitive new list of The Top 10 Dylan Albums:
The Top 10 Dylan Albums
1. Blonde On Blonde (1966) 100 (index)
2. Blood On the Tracks (1975) 84
3. Highway 61 Revisited (1965) 74
4. Bringing It All Back Home (‘65) 43
5. Time Out Of Mind (1997) 21
6. "Love And Theft" (2001) 18
7. The Freewheelin’ (1963) 17
8. John Wesley Harding (1967) 14
9. Desire (1976) 12
10. Another Side Of Bob Dylan (‘64) 11
BONUS: the next 10:
11. Oh Mercy (1989) 10
12. Modern Times (2006)
13. Street-Legal (1978)
14. Slow Train Coming (1979)
15. Infidels (1983)
16. Live 1966 (1998) 2
17. No Direction Home (2005)
18. Planet Waves (1974)
19. New Morning (1970)
20. The Times They Are A'-Changin’(‘64) 1
(Figures at the end of each line indicate popularity relative to Blonde On Blonde - they're index figures.)
The new Top 20 raises numerous intriguing points for discussion by Dylan aficionados. My own analysis will follow, but your reactions will be especially welcome: please email your comments to this blog.
Thanks in advance.
Gerry Smith
And these three are more popular by a considerable margin than any other Dylan album.
Readers of The Dylan Daily and an associated website were asked in October 2006 to submit a list of their top 5 Dylan albums, in a competition to win a copy of the new Rough Guide to Bob Dylan. Many thousands of readers visited the web pages outlining the competition; and almost 100 submitted their top 5 list. Thanks to everyone who entered.
The submissions were processed to create a definitive new list of The Top 10 Dylan Albums:
The Top 10 Dylan Albums
1. Blonde On Blonde (1966) 100 (index)
2. Blood On the Tracks (1975) 84
3. Highway 61 Revisited (1965) 74
4. Bringing It All Back Home (‘65) 43
5. Time Out Of Mind (1997) 21
6. "Love And Theft" (2001) 18
7. The Freewheelin’ (1963) 17
8. John Wesley Harding (1967) 14
9. Desire (1976) 12
10. Another Side Of Bob Dylan (‘64) 11
BONUS: the next 10:
11. Oh Mercy (1989) 10
12. Modern Times (2006)
13. Street-Legal (1978)
14. Slow Train Coming (1979)
15. Infidels (1983)
16. Live 1966 (1998) 2
17. No Direction Home (2005)
18. Planet Waves (1974)
19. New Morning (1970)
20. The Times They Are A'-Changin’(‘64) 1
(Figures at the end of each line indicate popularity relative to Blonde On Blonde - they're index figures.)
The new Top 20 raises numerous intriguing points for discussion by Dylan aficionados. My own analysis will follow, but your reactions will be especially welcome: please email your comments to this blog.
Thanks in advance.
Gerry Smith
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