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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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    Ry Cooder: Paradise and Lunch

    Ry Cooder: Paradise and Lunch

    Album #193 - May 1974

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      10cc Sheet Music

      10cc: Sheet Music

      Album #192 - May 1974

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        I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight - Richard and Linda Thompson

        Richard and Linda Thompson: I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight

        Album #191 - April 1974

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          Willie Nelson: Phases and Stages

          Willie Nelson: Phases and Stages

          Album #190 - March 1974

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            Radio City Big Star

            Big Star: Radio City

            Album #189 - February 1974

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              Brian Eno: Hear Comes the Warm Jets

              Brian Eno: Hear Comes the Warm Jets

              Album #188 - July 1974

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                Lou Reed: Rock ‘n' Roll Animal

                Lou Reed: Rock ‘n' Roll Animal

                Album #187 - February 1974

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                  Gram Parsons Grievous Angel

                  Gram Parsons: Grievous Angel

                  Album #186 - January 1974

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                    Ann Peebles: I Can't Stand the Rain

                    Ann Peebles: I Can't Stand the Rain

                    Album #185 - January 1974

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                      Roxy Music: Stranded

                      Album #184 - November 1973

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                        The Wailers - Burnin'

                        The Wailers: Burnin'

                        Album #183 - October 1973

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                          Lou Reed - Berlin

                          Lou Reed: Berlin

                          Album #182 - October 1973

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