Here’s a sampling of the BEST music ever made! Great albums from the 60s, 70s and 80s rock and pop released this week (and some related albums of note):
August 26
1966 ● The Walker Brothers —— Portrait ► Pop-Rock
1966 ● Donovan —— Sunshine Superman [US] ► Folk-Rock
1968 ● The Supremes —— Live At London’s Talk Of The Town ► Soul – Motown
1968 ● Marvin Gaye —— In The Groove ► Soul – Motown
1968 ● Diana Ross & The Supremes —— Diana Ross & The Supremes Sing And Perform “Funny Girl” ► Soul
1970 ● Otis Redding —— Historic Performances Recorded At The Monterey International Pop Festival ► Memphis Soul
1981 ● Grateful Dead —— Dead Set ► Folk-Rock
1985 ● The Cure —— The Head On The Door ► Post-Punk
1988 ● Journey —— Star-Box ► AOR Rock
1991 ● Blur —— Leisure ► Alt Pop-Rock/Britpop
1994 ● Amy Grant —— House Of Love ► Pop-Rock/Christian
1997 ● Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ —— Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ ► Southern Rock
1997 ● Eddie Money —— Super Hits ► Album Rock
1997 ● Tha Alkaholics —— Likwidation ► West Coast Rap
1997 ● Creed —— My Own Prison ► Alt Rock/Post-Grunge
1997 ● Dwight Yoakam —— Wild Gift ► Alt Country-Rock
2003 ● Peter Frampton —— Now ► Arena Rock
2003 ● Styx —— Rockers ► Prog/Art Rock
2003 ● Warren Zevon —— The Wind ► Pop-Rock
2003 ● Various Artists —— Live! The Farewell Tour ► Pop-Rock
2008 ● Three Dog Night —— Three Dog Night: Greatest Hits Live ► Blue-Eyed Soul
2008 ● Motörhead —— Motörizer ► Heavy Metal
2008 ● Little Feat —— Join The Band ► Southern Rock
2008 ● Matthew Sweet —— Sunshine Lies ► Power Pop
2016 ● Kiss —— Kiss Rocks Las Vegas ► Hard Rock
August 27
1967 ● Stevie Wonder —— I Was Made To Love Her ► Soul – Motown
1975 ● Donna Summer —— Love To Love You Baby ► Disco
1976 ● Eric Clapton —— No Reason To Cry ► Blues-Rock
1976 ● Manfred Mann’s Earth Band —— The Roaring Silence ► Pop-Rock
1979 ● Pat Benatar —— In The Heat Of The Night ► Hard Rock
1979 ● Alan Parsons Project —— Eve ► Prog Rock
1979 ● ZZ Top —— Degüello ► Blues-Rock
1980 ● The B-52’s —— Wild Planet ► New Wave Pop-Rock
1982 ● Billy Squier —— Emotions In Motion ► Hard Rock
1988 ● Mica Paris —— So Good ► Urban Contemporary
1990 ● Garth Brooks —— No Fences ► Country-Pop
1991 ● Jerry Garcia Band —— Jerry Garcia Band ► Roots Rock
1991 ● Bad English —— Backlash ► Arena Rock
1991 ● Alison Moyet —— Hoodoo ► Blue-Eyed Soul
1991 ● Pearl Jam —— Ten ► Hard Rock
1991 ● Procol Harum —— The Prodigal Stranger ► Prog Rock
1991 ● Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band —— The Fire Inside ► Heartland Rock
1991 ● Brenda Lee —— Anthology (1956-1980) ► Country-Pop
1996 ● A+ —— Latch-Key Child ► Pop-Rap
1996 ● Pearl Jam —— No Code ► Hard Rock
1996 ● The Who —— My Generation: The Very Best Opf The Who ► British Rock
2002 ● Grand Funk Railroad —— Trunk Of Funk ► Hard Rock
2002 ● Boston —— Corporate America ► Arena Rock
2002 ● Jimmy Fallon —— The Bathroom Wall ► Comedy/Satire
2002 ● Uncle Kracker —— No Stranger To Shame ► AA Pop-Rock
2002 ● Coldplay —— A Rush Of Blood To The Head ► Alt. Rock/Brit Pop
2007 ● Ringo Starr —— Photograph: The Very Best Of Ringo Starr ► Pop-Rock
2007 ● Procol Harum —— Secrets Of The Hive ► Prog Rock
2013 ● Little River Band —— Cuts Like A Diamond ► Soft Rock
2013 ● Bob Dylan —— The Bootleg Series, Vol. 10: Another Self-Portrait (1969-1971) ► Folk-Rock
August 28
1967 ● Merle Haggard —— Branded Man ► Country Classics
1972 ● Rick Springfield —— Beginnings ► Power Pop
1973 ● Marvin Gaye —— Let’s Get It On ► Soul – Motown
1974 ● Mike Oldfield —— Hergest Ridge ► Instrumental
1975 ● Michael Jackson —— The Best Of Michael Jackson ► Soul Ballad
1978 ● Devo —— Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! ► Pop-Rock/Post-Punk New Wave
1983 ● The Moody Blues —— The Present [UK] ► Prog Rock
1984 ● Stevie Wonder —— The Woman In Red ► Pop-R&B
1989 ● The Beach Boys —— Still Cruisin’ ► Pop-Rock
1992 ● Mortification —— Scrolls Of The Megilloth ► Heavy Metal/Christian Metal
1995 ● Morrissey —— Southpaw Grammar ► Alt. Pop-Rock
2000 ● Robbie Williams —— Swing When You’re Winning ► Jazz-Pop Vocals
2001 ● Kool & The Gang —— Gangland ► Funk
2001 ● American Head Charge —— The War Of Art ► Heavy Metal/Nu Metal
2006 ● Iron Maiden —— A Matter Of Life And Death [UK] ► Heavy Metal
2007 ● Three Dog Night —— Super Hits Live ► Blue-Eyed Soul
2007 ● Scorpions —— Humanity: Hour I ► Heavy Metal/Kraut Rock
2012 ● Triumph —— Live At Sweden Rock Festival ► Arena Rock
2012 ● Wild Nothing —— Nocturne ► Dream Pop
2015 ● Motörhead —— Bad Magic ► Heavy Metal
August 29
1966 ● Tony Bennett —— A Time For Love ► Easy Listening
1967 ● The Supremes —— Greatest Hits ► Soul – Motown
1967 ● Gladys Knight & The Pips —— Everybody Needs Love ► Soul – Motown
1969 ● Stevie Wonder —— My Cherie Amour ► Pop-R&B
1977 ● Iggy Pop —— Lust For Life ► Proto Punk
1977 ● Split Enz —— Dizrythmia ► New Wave Pop-Rock
1980 ● UB40 —— Signing Off ► Reggae-Pop
1980 ● Jethro Tull —— A [UK] ► Prog Rock
1987 ● Warren Zevon —— Sentimental Hygiene ► Pop-Rock
1989 ● The Innocence Mission —— The Innocence Mission ► Alt Pop-Rock
1989 ● Elton John —— Sleeping With The Past ► Pop-Rock
1989 ● The Rolling Stones —— Steel Wheels ► Blues-Rock
1994 ● The Palace Brothers —— Days In The Wake ► Indie Rock
1995 ● Heart —— The Road Home ► Album Rock
1995 ● Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ —— Wrapped In Sky ► Southern Rock
2000 ● Scorpions —— Moment Of Glory ► Heavy Metal/Kraut Rock
2000 ● Sarah Brightman —— La Luna ► Classical Crossover
2005 ● Dion —— Live In New York City ► Pop-Rock
2005 ● Eric Clapton —— Back Home ► Blues-Rock
2005 ● Journey —— Generations ► AOR Rock
2005 ● Iron Maiden —— Death On The Road ► Heavy Metal
2006 ● Motörhead —— Kiss Of Death ► Heavy Metal
2006 ● The Moody Blues —— An Introduction To The Moody Blues ► Brit Beat
2006 ● Bob Dylan —— Modern Times ► Folk-Rock
2006 ● Devon Allman’s Honeytribe —— Honeytribe ► Blues-Rock
2006 ● Bob Dylan —— Bob Dylan: The Collection ► Folk-Rock
2011 ● Counting Crows —— August And Everything After: Live At Town Hall ► AA Pop-Rock
2011 ● 38 Special —— Live From Texas ► Southern Rock
August 30
1965 ● Bob Dylan —— Highway 61 Revisited ► Folk-Rock
1966 ● The Mamas & The Papas —— The Mamas & The Papas ► Pop-Folk
1968 ● The Byrds —— Sweetheart Of The Rodeo ► Country-Rock
1971 ● The Beach Boys —— Surf’s Up ► Surfer
1974 ● Harry Nilsson —— Pussy Cats [UK] ► Folk-Rock
1977 ● Barry White —— Barry White Sings For Someone You Love ► Soul
1982 ● Hughes/Thrall —— Hughes/Thrall ► Hard Rock
1983 ● XTC —— Mummer ► New Wave Pop-Rock
1984 ● Miami Sound Machine —— Eyes Of Innocence ► Pop-Dance
1988 ● John Hiatt —— Slow Turning ► Roots Rock
1988 ● Boz Scaggs —— Other Roads ► Pop-Soul
1989 ● The Cover Girls —— We Can’t Go Wrong ► Dance-Pop
1990 ● REO Speedwagon —— The Earth, A Small Man, His Dog And A Chicken ► Arena Rock
1993 ● Dark Tranquility —— Skydancer ► Heavy Metal/Melodic Death Metal
1994 ● Luis Miguel —— Segundo Romance ► Latin Pop
1994 ● Oasis —— Definitely Maybe ► Alt. Pop-Rock/Britpop
2002 ● Herbert Grönemeyer —— Mensch ► Pop-Rock/German
2004 ● Asia —— Silent Nation ► Prog Rock
2005 ● Bob Dylan —— The Bootleg Series, Vol. 7: No Direction Home: The Soundtrack ► Folk-Rock
2005 ● Bob Dylan —— Live At The Gasight 1962 ► Folk-Rock
2005 ● Death Cab For Cutie —— Plans ► AA Pop-Rock
August 31
1962 ● The Ventures —— Going To The Ventures’ Dance Party! ► Rock n Roll Instrumental
1963 ● The Ventures —— Let’s Go! ► Rock n Roll Instrumental
1964 ● The Supremes —— Where Did Our Love Go? ► Soul – Motown
1964 ● Dionne Warwick —— Make Way For Dionne Warwick ► Pop-Soul
1967 ● Dionne Warwick —— The Windows Of The World ► Pop-Soul
1970 ● The Beach Boys —— Sunflower ► Pop-Rock
1971 ● Dr. John —— The Sun, Moon & Herbs ► Blues-Rock
1973 ● The Rolling Stones —— Goats Head Soup ► Blues-Rock
1978 ● Donna Summer —— Live And More ► Disco
1981 ● The Gun Club —— Fire Of Love ► Punk-Psychobilly
1983 ● Carly Simon —— Hello Big Man ► Pop-Rock
1987 ● 2 Live Crew —— Move Somethin’ ► East Coast Rap
1987 ● Michael Jackson —— Bad ► Dance-Pop
1990 ● Joe Henry —— Shuffletown ► Guitar Jazz
1992 ● Mike Oldfield —— Tubular Bells II ► Progressive Rock
1992 ● Charles & Eddie —— Duophonic ► Dance-Pop
1993 ● Garth Brooks —— In Pieces ► Country-Pop
1998 ● The Divine Comedy —— Fin de Siècle ► Brit Pop/Baroque Pop
1999 ● Dixie Chicks —— Fly ► Country-Rock
2003 ● Stabbing Westward —— What Do I Have To Do? ► Industrial Rock
2004 ● Kansas —— Sail On: The 30th Anniversary Collection ► Prog/Arena Rock
2004 ● Ray Charles & Bonnie Raitt —— Genius Loves Company ► Soul
2009 ● Jerry Garcia Band —— Pure Jerry: Bay Area 1978 ► Roots Rock
2009 ● The Black Crowes —— Before The Frost…Until The Freeze ► Southern Rock
2010 ● Rush —— Icon ► Prog/Art Rock
2010 ● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— Icon ► Southern Rock
2010 ● Heart —— Red Velvet Car ► Album Rock
2010 ● Nirvana —— Icon ► Grunge
2010 ● Bryan Adams —— Icon ► Pop-Rock
2010 ● Goo Goo Dolls —— Something For The Rest of Us ► Alt Pop-Rock/Post-Grunge
2010 ● Janet Jackson —— Icon: Number Ones ► Pop-Soul
September 01
1965 ● The Hollies —— Hear! Here! ► Pop-Rock
1967 ● John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers —— Crusade ► Blues-Rock
1971 ● Cat Stevens —— Teaser And The Firecat ► Folk-Pop
1973 ● The James Gang —— Bang! ► Blues-Rock
1975 ● Grateful Dead —— Blues For Allah ► Album Rock
1977 ● Rush —— A Farewell To Kings ► Arena Rock
1978 ● 10cc —— Bloody Tourists ► Pop-Rock
1978 ● Molly Hatchet —— Molly Hatchet ► Southern Rock
1980 ● Simple Minds —— Empires And Dance ► New Wave Alt. Pop
1980 ● Jethro Tull —— A ► Prog Rock
1981 ● Hall & Oates —— Private Eyes ► Pop-Rock
1986 ● Cocteau Twins —— Love’s Easy Tears [EP] ► Folk-Rock
1986 ● Tina Turner —— Break Every Rule ► Pop-Rock
1987 ● R.E.M. —— Document ► Alt. Pop-Rock
1989 ● Mötley Crüe —— Dr. Feelgood ► Heavy Metal
1992 ● The Ramones —— Mondo Bizarro ► Punk-Rock
1992 ● Thomas Anders —— Down On Sunset ► Pop-Rock
1995 ● Lighthouse Family —— Ocean Drive ► Blue-Eyed Soul
1997 ● Buzzcocks —— I Don’t Mind The Buzzcocks ► Punk-Rock
1998 ● Ace Of Base —— Cruel Summer ► Euro-Dance Pop
2002 ● Tonic —— Head On Straight ► Alt/Roots Rock
2009 ● The Apples In Stereo —— #1 Hits Explosion ► Indie Pop-Rock/Power Pop
