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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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    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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              Miles Davis - In A Silent Way

              Miles Davis: In a Silent Way

              Album #111 - July 1969

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                Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica

                Captain Beefheart: Trout Mask Replica (Part 2)

                Album #110 - June 1969

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                  Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica

                  Captain Beefheart: Trout Mask Replica (Part 1)

                  Album #110 - June 1969

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                    The Shaggs - Philosophy of the World

                    The Shaggs

                    Album #109 - June 1969

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                      The Meters - The Meters

                      The Meters - The Meters

                      Album #108 - May 1969

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                        The Sir Douglas Quintet: Mendocino

                        The Sir Douglas Quintet: Mendocino

                        Album #107 - April 1969

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                          The Velvet Underground: The Velvet Underground

                          The Velvet Underground: The Velvet Underground

                          Album #106 - March 1969

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