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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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    Dance Album of Carl Perkins

    Carl Perkins: Dance Album

    Album #16 - December 1957

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      Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The

      The Crickets: The "Chirping" Crickets

      Album #15 - November 1957

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        Miles Ahead - Miles Davis +19

        Miles Davis +19: Miles Ahead

        Album #14 - October 1957

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          Johnny Cash With His Hot and Blue Guitar

          Johnny Cash: With His Hot and Blue Guitar

          Album #13 - October 1957

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            Cookin'  with The Miles Davis Quintet

            The Miles Davis Quintet: Cookin'

            Album #12 - July 1957

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              Ray Charles

              Ray Charles: (Self Titled)

              Album #11 - June 1957

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                Sonny Rollins: Volume 2

                Sonny Rollins: Vol. 2

                Album #10 - June 1957

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                  Chuck Berry - After School Session

                  Chuck Berry: After School Session

                  Album #9 - May 1957

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                    Thelonius Monk: Brilliant Corners

                    Thelonius Monk: Brilliant Corners

                    Album #8 - March 1957

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                      Miles Davis - 'Round About Midnight

                      Miles Davis: 'Round About Midnight

                      Album #7 - March 1957

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                        B.B. King - Singin' The Blues

                        B.B. King: Singin' The Blues

                        Album #6 - February 1957

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                          Johnny Burnette and The Rock and Roll Trio

                          Johnny Burnette and The Rock and Roll Trio

                          Album #5 - December 1956

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