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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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    Fairport Convention - Liege and Lief

    Fairport Convention: Liege and Lief

    Album #122 - December 1969

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      David Bowie - Space Oddity

      David Bowie: Space Oddity

      Album #121 - November 1969

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        Scott Walker: Scott 4

        Scott Walker: Scott 4

        Album #120 - November 1969

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          The Allman Brothers Band

          The Allman Brothers Band: (Self Titled)

          Album #119 - November 1969

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            Fleetwood Mac - Then Play On

            Fleetwood Mac: Then Play On

            Album #118 - November 1969

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              The Grateful Dead - Live/Dead

              The Grateful Dead: Live/Dead - Part 2

              Album #117 - November 1969

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                Grateful Dead - Live/Dead

                The Grateful Dead: Live/Dead - Part 1

                Album #117 - November 1969

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                  Frank Zappa - Hot Rats

                  Frank Zappa: Hot Rats

                  Album #116 - October 1969

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                    The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)

                    The Kinks: Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)

                    Album #115 - October 1969

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                      Townes Van Zandt

                      Townes Van Zandt: Townes Van Zandt

                      Album #114 - September 1969

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                        Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left

                        Nick Drake: Five Leaves Left

                        Album #113 - September 1969

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                          The Stooges - We Will Fall

                          The Stooges: The Stooges

                          Album #112- August 1969

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