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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.

Bob Marley & The Wailers 'Natty Dread'

Bob Marley & The Wailers: Natty Dread

Album #199 - October 1974

The third album by the Wailers brought significant changes in that two of the three bandmembers were no longer present.

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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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              Louis Prima: The Wildest

              Louis Prima: The Wildest

              Album #4 - November 1956

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                The Louvin Brothers - Tragic Songs of Life

                The Louvin Brothers: Tragic Songs of Life

                Album #3 - July 1956

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                  Horace Silver and The Jazz Messengers

                  Horace Silver and The Jazz Messengers

                  Album #2 - July 1956

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                    Sarah Vaughn

                    Sarah Vaughn: Sarah Vaughn

                    Album #1 - January 1955

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