What five albums should everyone have in their album collection.

Like it says on the tin...no Queen allowed though cos that would be too easy and this'll make Danno and MexQueen think a bit.

1. Pulp - Different Class
2. Radiohead - The Bends
3. Guns 'n' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
4. Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
5. Elvis - 1

I really should have made it ten albums!!

1- Billy Joel "River Of Dreams"
2- Jethro Tull "Original Masters"
3- No Doubt "Tragic Kingdom"
4- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers "Greatest Hits"
5- Queensryche "Empire"

And Archie, I wouldn't have even thought of picking a Queen album this time. Quite the shock I know...

And yes, Ten albums would've been much better. ;p

Aerosmith - Big Ones
Beatles - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Cheap Trick - Unauthroized Greatest Hits
Guns & Roses - Appetite For Destruction
Led Zeppelin - IV

Ok heres my 5 (in no particular order)

Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
Beatles - Revolver
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
Phil Collins - Face Value
Status Quo - Live

Imagine - John Lennon
History - Micheal Jackson
Houses of the Holy - Led Zepplin
Siamese Dream - Smashing Pumpkins
Are You Experienced? - Jimi Hendrix

Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Eagles - Desperado
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Iron Maiden - Powerslave
Abba - Abba Gold - Greatest Hits (well, many greatest hits compilations by various artists might be "essential" to own..)

Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
U2 - Pop
GnR - Use Your Illusion I and II (I'm cheating)
Toad the Wet Sprocket - Fear
Boston - Boston

Cheater. ;)

live & dangerous - thin lizzy
rage against the machine - rage against the machine
exit stage left - rush
hunky dory - david bowie
never mind the bollocks - the sex pistols

ANATO would be there except I don't want to look like a Stepford.

Good question, but I think that since most people are not exactly "fans" of all those bands, the first right choice are the compilations. But from studio albums and compilations, I'd definitely pick:

- Queen (Greatest Hits I & II)
- Beatles (1)
- Elton John (Greatest Hits 1970-2002)
- Guns N' Roses (Appetite For Destruction)
- Metallica (Metallica/aka Black Album)

However, if we're talking about studio albums, that's another story.

I have way too many to recommend, but I'll try to list one per artist.

- Magical Mystery Tour (The Beatles)
- Thriller (Michael Jackson)
- Bat Out Of Hell (Meat Loaf)
- Dookie (Green Day)
- Houses Of The Holy (Led Zeppelin)
- Get A Grip (Aerosmith)
- Californication (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- Nevermind (Nirvana)
- The Wall (Pink Floyd)
- Hysteria (Def Leppard)
- Faith (George Michael)
- Back In Black (AC/DC)
- Look Sharp (Roxette)
- True Blue (Madonna)
- 1984 (Van Halen)
- All That You Can't Leave Behind (U2)
- The Stranger (Billy Joel)
- Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness (Smashing Pumpkins)
- Tragic Kingdom (No Doubt)
- Slippery When Wet (Bon Jovi)

Metallica - The Black Album
GM - Patience
GM - LWP
El Tri - Grandes Exitos
Led Zeppelin - GH

'And Archie, I wouldn't have even thought of picking a Queen album this time. Quite the shock I know...'

Just a bit of banter Danno old boy, it's not murder one.

LOL!

In no particular order ...

Sentimental Hygiene - Warren Zevon
Goodbye Yellowbrick Road - Elton John
Hejiera - Joni Mitchell
2112 - Rush
The Confessor - Joe Walsh