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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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    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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                  DUSTY SPRINGFIELD

                  Dusty Springfield: Dusty in Memphis

                  Album #105- March 1969

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                    The Flying Burrito Bros. -The Gilded Palace of Sin

                    The Flying Burrito Bros.: The Gilded Palace of Sin

                    Album #104 - February 1969

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                      The Monkees - Head

                      The Monkees: Head

                      Album #103 - December 1968

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                        The Kinks: The Kinks Are The Village Preservation Society

                        The Kinks: The Kinks Are The Village Preservation Society

                        Album #102 - November 1968

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                          Van Morrison: Astral Weeks

                          Van Morrison: Astral Weeks

                          Album #101 - November 1968

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