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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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    Milestones - Miles Davis

    Miles Davis: Milestones

    Album #25 - September 1958

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      Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers: Moanin'

      Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers: Moanin'

      Album #26 - January 1959

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        Chet

        Chet Baker: Chet

        Album #27 - February 1959

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          Howlin' Wolf - Moanin' in the Moonlight

          Howlin’ Wolf: Moanin’ In The Moonlight

          Album #28 - April 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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              Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

              Miles Davis: Kind of Blue

              Album #30 - August 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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                  Ornette Coleman: The Shape of Jazz to Come

                  Ornette Coleman: The Shape of Jazz to Come

                  Album #32 - November 1959

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                    John Coltrane: Giant Steps

                    John Coltrane: Giant Steps

                    Album #33 - February 1960

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                      : Blues and Roots - Charles Mingus

                      Charles Mingus: Blues and Roots

                      Album #34 - March 1960

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                        Etta James - at last!

                        Etta James: At Last

                        Album #35 - November 1960

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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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