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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.

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NEU!: NEU! 75

Album #204 - March 1975

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    Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The

    The Crickets: The "Chirping" Crickets

    Album #15 - November 1957

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      Miles Ahead - Miles Davis +19

      Miles Davis +19: Miles Ahead

      Album #14 - October 1957

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        Johnny Cash With His Hot and Blue Guitar

        Johnny Cash: With His Hot and Blue Guitar

        Album #13 - October 1957

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          Cookin' with The Miles Davis Quintet

          The Miles Davis Quintet: Cookin'

          Album #12 - July 1957

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            Ray Charles

            Ray Charles: (Self Titled)

            Album #11 - June 1957

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              Sonny Rollins: Volume 2

              Sonny Rollins: Vol. 2

              Album #10 - June 1957

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                Chuck Berry - After School Session

                Chuck Berry: After School Session

                Album #9 - May 1957

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                  Thelonius Monk: Brilliant Corners

                  Thelonius Monk: Brilliant Corners

                  Album #8 - March 1957

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                    Miles Davis - 'Round About Midnight

                    Miles Davis: 'Round About Midnight

                    Album #7 - March 1957

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                      B.B. King - Singin' The Blues

                      B.B. King: Singin' The Blues

                      Album #6 - February 1957

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                        Johnny Burnette and The Rock and Roll Trio

                        Johnny Burnette and The Rock and Roll Trio

                        Album #5 - December 1956

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                          Louis Prima: The Wildest

                          Louis Prima: The Wildest

                          Album #4 - November 1956

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