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The Alternative Top 40

The Alternative Top 40

500 of the best and most historically relevant to NEVER make the top 40 album charts, chosen by Tom Ryan and presented chronologically.

Richard and Linda Thompson: Hokey Pokey

Richard and Linda Thompson: Hokey Pokey

Album #205 - April 1975

For a guy who has been saddled with impressions of writing “gloom and doom from the tomb” by his own fanbase, there are an awful lot of light moments on “Hokey Pokey.” It ma

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    NEU!

    NEU!: NEU! 75

    Album #204 - March 1975

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      Emmylou Harris: Pieces of the Sky

      Emmylou Harris: Pieces of the Sky

      Album # 203 - February 1975

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        Brian Eno: Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)

        Brian Eno: Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)

        Album #202 - November 1974

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          Badfinger: Wish You Were Here

          Badfinger: Wish You Were Here

          Album #201 - November 1974

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            Genesis: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway

            Genesis: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - Part 2

            Album #200 - November 1974

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              Genesis: The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

              Genesis: The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - Part 1

              Album #200 - November 1974

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                Bob Marley & The Wailers 'Natty Dread'

                Bob Marley & The Wailers: Natty Dread

                Album #199 - October 1974

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                  Van Morrison Veedon Fleece

                  Van Morrison: Veedon Fleece

                  Album #198 - October 1974 

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                    Toot and The Maytals In The Dark

                    Toots and The Maytals: In The Dark

                    Album #197 - September 1974

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                      Gene Clark: No Other

                      Gene Clark: No Other

                      Album #196 - September 1974

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                        Stevie Wonder Presents Syreeta

                        Stevie Wonder Presents Syreeta - Syreeta

                        Album #195 - July 1974

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                          Jorge Ben: A Tabula de Esmeralda

                          Jorge Ben: A Tabula de Esmeralda

                          Album #194 - June 1974

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