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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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    A Christmas Gift to You from Phil Spector - Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans, The Crystals, The Ronettes

    A Christmas Gift to You from Phillies Records: Various Artists

    Album #40 - November 1963

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      Charles Mingus: The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady

      Charles Mingus: The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady

      Album #39 - July 1963

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        Patsy Cline - Showcase

        Patsy Cline: Showcase

        Album #38 - November 1961

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          Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers

          Robert Johnson: King of the Delta Blues Singers

          Album #37 - June 1961

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            Bobby Bland: Two Steps From The Blues

            Bobby Bland: Two Steps From The Blues

            Album #36 - January 1961

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              Etta James - at last!

              Etta James: At Last

              Album #35 - November 1960

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                : Blues and Roots - Charles Mingus

                Charles Mingus: Blues and Roots

                Album #34 - March 1960

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                  John Coltrane: Giant Steps

                  John Coltrane: Giant Steps

                  Album #33 - February 1960

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                    Ornette Coleman: The Shape of Jazz to Come

                    Ornette Coleman: The Shape of Jazz to Come

                    Album #32 - November 1959

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                      Mingus Ah Um/Charles Mingus: Better Git It in Your Soul, Goodbye Pork Pie Hat, Boogie Stop Shuffle, Self-Portrait in Three Colors, Open Letter to Duke, Bird Calls, Fables of Faubus, Pussy Cat Dues, Jelly Roll

                      Charles Mingus: Mingus Ah Um

                      Album #31 - October 1959

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                        Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

                        Miles Davis: Kind of Blue

                        Album #30 - August 1959

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                          Chuck Berry Is On Top

                          Chuck Berry: Chuck Berry Is On Top

                          Album #29 - July 1959

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