Wayne, please calm down and don't insinuate anyone was trying to make a fool out of you, because I certainly didn't see that here.
OK, ranking my fave John is no easy task. I swear to all of you, I LOVE his solo music. I sometimes go nutty over one album, and then it will become my favorite album of his for a certain time period, then I move to another. I'm just in love with his music.
That being said,
Plastic Ono Band is probably my favorite album of all time. I think it changed my life more than any other record. It's so raw and intense, the lyrics are really brisk and to-the-point, and there is such a ferocious passion and honesty and conviction underlying the whole effort. This was a concept album. It was like someone peeling off the layers of their skin and revelaing their insides to the whole world, with whatever results.
My second choice? Hmmm...let me get back to you on this list. I promise to think it all out. Nothing is definite, though. I have to really think about it because I love John's solo music so much, and I hold it very dear to my heart. Not an easy matter, this ranking stuff.