Top 10 Albums of All Time

Matt Bailey

By Matt Bailey

Commercial Director of Performance Horizon. Man City, rugby and general sports fan and lover of cooking and University Challenge.

  1. Definitely Maybe by Oasis

    Definitely Maybe by Oasis

    It's not an over exaggeration to say that the first time I heard Live Forever was a pivotal moment in my teenage years.

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  2. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

    Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

    My Dad owned all the Beatles albums on vinyl and this is the one that I used to listen to over and over.

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  3. The Stone Roses

    The Stone Roses

    I didn't discover the Stone Roses until after they'd combusted, but when I did I realised why they meant so much to so many.

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  4. (What's the Story) Morning Glory

    (What's the Story) Morning Glory

    My second favourite Oasis album, but still incredible.

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  5. Nevermind

    Nevermind

    One of the soundtracks to my teenage years.

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  6. Performance and Cocktails - Stereophonics

    Performance and Cocktails - Stereophonics

    Going to University in Cardiff I had to like the Phonics, and this album is the one that takes me back to those days.

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  7. Dig Your Own Hole – The Chemical Brothers

    Dig Your Own Hole – The Chemical Brothers

    An album that engrained itself within me. The contrast of the high energy songs with the drifting melancholy still grabs me.

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  8. Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman

    Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman

    She has a wonderful knack of making you feel perfectly connected through brilliant lyrics and melodies.

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  9. Rumours (Fleetwood Mac)

    Rumours (Fleetwood Mac)

    An album passed down from my parents that I never grow tired of hearing.

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  10. Green Day - Dookie

    Green Day - Dookie

    Another album that I played over and over as a teenager. Hasn't aged as well as others, but still takes me back.

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