I decided to include all my favorite music in one pen-drive, so I did a selection of my favorite albums by my favorite bands. I included 18 bands in alphabetical order, with the albums in chronological order. Of course that I have more albums (by the same artists and by others), but this is what I consider as the most refined cream. Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix are absent because I selected synergic groups, but they would complete a virtual Top 20 list. I also added a personal rating for each album, but these are just relative and conservative values, because I love them all.
1. The Animals1.1. The Best Of The Animals *** (good)
2. The Beach Boys2.1. Pet Sounds ***** (excellent)
2.2. The Very Best Of The Beach Boys **** (very good)
3. The Beatles3.1. Please Please Me *** (good)
3.2. With The Beatles *** (good)
3.3. A Hard Day’s Night **** (very good)
3.4. Beatles For Sale *** (good)
3.5. Help! **** (very good)
3.6. Rubber Soul ***** (excellent)
3.7. Revolver ***** (excellent)
3.8. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band ***** (excellent)
3.9. Magical Mystery Tour **** (very good)
3.10. The Beatles (White Album) **** (very good)
3.11. Abbey Road ***** (excellent)
3.12. Let It Be *** (good)
3.13. Past Masters 1 **** (very good)
3.14. Past Masters 2 ***** (excellent)
4. Buffalo Springfield4.1. Buffalo Springfield *** (good)
4.2. Buffalo Springfield Again **** (very good)
4.3. Last Time Around *** (good)
5. The Byrds5.1. Mr. Tambourine Man ***** (excellent)
5.2. Turn! Turn! Turn! **** (very good)
5.3. Fifth Dimension **** (very good)
5.4. Younger Than Yesterday ***** (excellent)
5.5. The Notorious Byrd Brothers *** (good)
6. Cream6.1. The Very Best Of Cream ***** (excellent)
7. The Doors7.1. The Doors **** (very good)
7.2. Strange Days **** (very good)
7.3. Waiting For The Sun *** (good)
7.4. The Soft Parade *** (good)
7.5. Morrison Hotel *** (good)
7.6. L.A. Woman *** (good)
8. Grateful Dead8.1. Workingman’s Dead *** (good)
8.2. American Beauty **** (very good)
9. Jefferson Airplane9.1. Jefferson Airplane Takes Off **** (very good)
9.2. Surrealistic Pillow ***** (excellent)
9.3. After Bathing At Baxter’s **** (very good)
9.4. Crown Of Creation **** (very good)
9.5. Volunteers *** (good)
10. The Kinks10.1. Face To Face *** (good)
10.2. Something Else **** (very good)
10.3. The Village Green Preservation Society ***** (excellent)
10.4. Arthur **** (very good)
10.5. Lola **** (very good)
10.6. The Singles Collection **** (very good)
11. Love11.1. Love *** (good)
11.2. Da Capo *** (good)
11.3. Forever Changes ***** (excellent)
12. The Rolling Stones12.1. Out Of Our Heads *** (good)
12.2. Aftermath **** (very good)
12.3. Between The Buttons **** (very good)
12.4. Their Satanic Majesties Request *** (good)
12.5. Beggars Banquet **** (very good)
12.6. Let It Bleed ***** (excellent)
12.7. Sticky Fingers ***** (excellent)
12.8. Exile On Main Street **** (very good)
13. Simon & Garfunkel13.1. Greatest Hits **** (very good)
14. Spirit14.1. Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus **** (very good)
15. Traffic15.1. Mr. Fantasy **** (very good)
15.2. Traffic **** (very good)
16. The Who16.1. My Generation *** (good)
16.2. A Quick One *** (good)
16.3. The Who Sell Out **** (very good)
16.4. Tommy ***** (excellent)
16.5. Who’s Next ***** (excellent)
16.6. Quadrophenia **** (very good)
16.7. The Who By Numbers *** (good)
16.8. Who Are You **** (very good)
16.9. The Very Best Of The Who ***** (excellent)
17. The Yardbirds17.1. Greatest Hits **** (very good)
17.2. Roger The Engineer *** (good)
17.3. Little Games *** (good)
18. The Zombies18.1. The Singles A’s & B’s *** (good)
18.2. Odessey And Oracle ***** (excellent)