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The Top 500 of The Top 40

The Top 500 of The Top 40

500 of the best and most historically relevant albums to make the top 40 album charts from 1955 to the present - chosen by Tom Ryan and presented chronologically.

Kraftwerk: Autobahn

Kraftwerk: Autobahn

Album #238 - November 1974

Looking back from a modern-day perspective, I find myself with alternating viewpoints concerning the relevance of Kraftwerk’s “Autobahn.”

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    Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland

    Jimi Hendrix Experience: Electric Ladyland - Part 2

    Album #90 - October 1968

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      Jimi Hendrix Experience: Electric Ladyland

      Jimi Hendrix Experience: Electric Ladyland - Part 1

      Album #90 - October 1968

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        The Bee Gees - Idea

        The Bee Gees: Idea

        Album #89 - August 1968

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          Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills

          Big Brother and the Holding Company: Cheap Thrills

          Album #88 - August 1968

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            The Band: Music from Big Pink

            The Band: Music from Big Pink

            Album #87 - July 1968

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              The Moody Blues: In Search of the Lost Chord

              The Moody Blues: In Search of the Lost Chord

              Album #86 - July 1968

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                Al Kooper/Mike Bloomfield/Stephen Stills: Super Session

                Kooper/Bloomfield/Stills: Super Session

                Album # 85 - July 1968

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                  Johnny Cash  - At Folsom Prison

                  Johnny Cash: At Folsom Prison

                  Album #84 - May 1968

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                    Simon & Garfunkel: Bookends

                    Simon and Garfunkel: Bookends

                    Album #83 - April 1968

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                      The Mothers of Invention: We're Only In It For The Money

                      The Mothers of Invention: We're Only In It For The Money

                      Album #82 - March 1968

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                        THE BEE GEES: HORIZONTAL

                        The Bee Gees: Horizontal

                        Album #81 - February 1968

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                          Aretha Franklin: Lady Soul

                          Aretha Franklin: Lady Soul

                          Album #80 - January 1968

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