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The Alternative Top 40

The Alternative Top 40

500 of the best and most historically relevant to NEVER make the top 40 album charts, chosen by Tom Ryan and presented chronologically.

Lou Reed: Rock ‘n' Roll Animal

Lou Reed: Rock ‘n' Roll Animal

Album #187 - February 1974

This is the album that completed Lou Reed’s ‘transformation’ to the mainstream.

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    Gram Parsons Grievous Angel

    Gram Parsons: Grievous Angel

    Album #186 - January 1974

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      Ann Peebles: I Can't Stand the Rain

      Ann Peebles: I Can't Stand the Rain

      Album #185 - January 1974

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        Roxy Music: Stranded

        Album #184 - November 1973

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          The Wailers - Burnin'

          The Wailers: Burnin'

          Album #183 - October 1973

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            Lou Reed - Berlin

            Lou Reed: Berlin

            Album #182 - October 1973

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              Bonnie Raitt: Takin' My Time

              Bonnie Raitt: Takin' My Time

              Album #181 - October 1973

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                Genesi - Selling England By The Pound

                Genesis: Selling England By The Pound

                Album #180 - October 1973

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                  Bruce Springsteen: The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle

                  Bruce Springsteen: The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle

                  Album #179 - September 1973

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                    Can: Future Days

                    Can: Future Days

                    Album #178 - August 1973

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                      Waylon Jennings: Honky Tonk Heroes

                      Waylon Jennings: Honky Tonk Heroes

                      Album #177 - July 1973

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                        The New York Dolls

                        The New York Dolls: The New York Dolls

                        Album #176 - July 1973

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                          O, V. Wright - Memphis Unlimited

                          O. V. Wright: Memphis Unlimited

                          Album #175 - June 1973

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