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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: Pour Down Like Silver

Richard and Linda Thompson: Pour Down Like Silver

Album #210 - November 1975

“Pour Down Like Silver” is an album that almost never was, not that the general public gave a damn one way or the other.

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    Dr. John: Dr. John’s Gumbo

    Dr. John: Dr. John’s Gumbo

    Album #150 - April 1972

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      Los Novos Baianos: Acabou Chorare

      Los Novos Baianos: Acabou Chorare

      Album #149 - March 1972

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        Estherr Phillips: From a Whisper to a Scream

        Esther Phillips: From a Whisper to a Scream

        Album #148 - March 1972

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          Nick Drake - Pink Moon

          Nick Drake: Pink Moon

          Album #147 - February 1972

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            Ry Cooder: Into the Purple Valley

            Ry Cooder: Into the Purple Valley

            Album #146 - February 1972

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              Townes Van Zandt: High, Low and In Between

              Townes Van Zandt: High, Low and In Between

              Album #145 - January 1972

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                Jackson Browne: Jackson Browne (AKA - 'Saturate Before Using')

                Jackson Browne: Jackson Browne (AKA - 'Saturate Before Using')

                Album #144 - January 1972

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                  J.J. Cale - Naturally

                  J.J. Cale: Naturally

                  Album #143 - January 1972

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                    David Bowie: Hunky Dory

                    David Bowie: Hunky Dory

                    Album #142 - December 1971

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                      The Kinks: Muswell Hillbillies

                      The Kinks: Muswell Hillbillies

                      Album #141 - November 1971

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                        Pink Floyd - Meddle

                        Pink Floyd: Meddle

                        Album #140 - November 1971

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                          O.V. Wright

                          O.V. Wright: A Nickel and a Nail and Ace of Spades

                          Album #139 - July 1971

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