I'll working on a list this weekend.  One of the hardest things to do is limiting it to 50. 

Spontaneous top 50 pop albums for 11/22/2013
 
Elvis Presley - The Christmas Album
The Beatles - Abbey Road
The Beatles - Rubber Soul
The Beatles - Revolver
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper
The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour
The Beatles - Beatles for Sale
Pink Floyd - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti 
Mr. Bungle - California
Tool - Aenima
Tool - Lateralus
KISS - Creatures of the Night
KISS - Alive!
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Black Sabbath - Masters of Reality
Black Sabbath - Volume 4
Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of a Madman
Skinny Puppy - The Process
Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny
Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith
The Cure - Disintegration
The Cure - 17 Seconds
The Cure - Faith
The Cure - Pornography
Depeche Mode - Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode - Violator
Marilyn Manson - Mechanical Animal
Marilyn Manson - Golden Age of Grotesque
Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile
Alice Cooper - Love it to Death
Alice Cooper - School’s Out
Alice Cooper - Killer
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies
Christian Death - Only Theatre of Pain
David Bowie - Hunky Dory
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
Faith No More - Angel Dust
Elsiane - Hybrid
Voivod - Dimension Hatross
Voivod - NothingFace
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix - Band of Gypsys
Nirvana - Nevermind
 
Oh, and my Prog Rock list:
 
Harmonium - L'Heptade
Harmonium - Les 5 Saisons
 
Though there's no chance of you guys knowing about those. Harmonium was an incredible band from Quebec, in the 70s. I don't like music from back home all that much, but Harmonium I regard very highly. In fact, they're the only prog rock albums I really like.
 
 

Rain
Though there's no chance of you guys knowing about those. Harmonium was an incredible band from Quebec, in the 70s. I don't like music from back home all that much, but Harmonium I regard very highly. 

Do you really have that little faith in my extensive collection?
 
I've got their self-titled album (and will now add the two you mention to my "wishlist" - also known as where all of my "fun" money goes since I rarely go out any more and don't buy toys much either!).

Goodnight ladies and gentlemen, here are the votes from The Netherlands
with apologies to every artist we have forgotten.
 
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
Steely Dan - The Royal Scam
Beatles - Abby Road
Beach Boys - Surf's Up
Bob Marly and the Wailers - Natty Dread
Siouxie and the Banshees - Juju
Simple Minds - Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call
Tuxedo Moon - Desire
Stevie Wonder - Songs in the key of Life
Tom Waits - The Heart of Saturday Night
The Cure - 17 seconds
Chic - C'est Chic
Ketama – De Aki a Ketama
Grace Jones – Nightclubbing
Talking Heads – Remain in Light
Brian Eno and David Byrne – My life in the bush of ghosts
E.S.T. – From Gagarin’s point of view
David Bowie – Ziggy Stardust
Santana - Abraxas
Roy Hargrove – Habana
Pedro Almodovar - Songs of Almodovar Soundtrack CD
David Bowie - Station to station
Sweet d’Buster – Gigs
Miles Davis – Ascenseur pour L’echafaud
David Bowie - Heroes
Joy Division - Closer
Herman Brood – Shpritsz
Het goede doel – Live
Pat Metheny – Secret Story
Japan – Oil on Canvas
Donna Summer – On the radio
Moby – Play
Orbital - In Sides
Ian Dury - New Boots and Panties!!
Miles Davis – Amandla
Prince – Sign ‘o’ the times
Erykah Badu - Baduizm
Nina Hagen Band - Nina Hagen Band
 
 

craigb

Rain
Though there's no chance of you guys knowing about those. Harmonium was an incredible band from Quebec, in the 70s. I don't like music from back home all that much, but Harmonium I regard very highly. 

Do you really have that little faith in my extensive collection?
 
I've got their self-titled album (and will now add the two you mention to my "wishlist" - also known as where all of my "fun" money goes since I rarely go out any more and don't buy toys much either!).

Wow, really?!
 
Seriously, I don't think you will be disappointed. The first album was good, but L'Heptade is EPIC. It's a concept album, with the orchestration and synths and all. 
 
Incidentally, the friend of ours we jammed with back in Montreal during our last passage was an official member of Harmonium for the L'Heptade tour... Seeing how I regard this one as one of the greatest albums ever and I've been listening to that stuff since I was 17 or so, you can imagine I had to drink a few cold ones before I even dared picking up the guitar to play with him... 

Yep.  This is the cover of that first album.  I'm guessing playing with this guy would be a bit intimidating as well!  LOL.
 

craigb
Yep.  This is the cover of that first album.  I'm guessing playing with this guy would be a bit intimidating as well!  LOL.
 

LOL
 
I'd say that there's as much difference between that one and l'Heptade as there is between Love Me Do and Strawberry Fields Forever.

Found it on YouBoob and listening now.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTC7WgR-gcw&list=PLA9966DECEA3F514E
 
 

craigb
Man, I don't know how you guys can do that so easily!  It would take me hours to whittle down the thousands of albums I have - if I even could...
 
Actually, you guys just gave me an idea for a new thread.

Ok......we get it....you have a lot of albums ;)
 
For the benefitof Bristol Jonesey's idea, I'll cut straight to the stats.....
 
I have 5 from the OP list
2 from Jonesey's
2 from Strummy's
1 from James G's
0 from Glyn's
 
1 from Jonesy's is the one on James G's list
both on Strummy's list are also in the OP list.
 
Answers on a postcard.................
 
 

Do you mean to say nobody has got this one in their Top 100?