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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.

Kraftwerk: Trans-Europe Express

Kraftwerk: Trans-Europe Express

Album #228 - March 1977

“Trans-Europe Express” elicits something like an existential crisis in me when I hear it after all these years.

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    Patsy Cline - Showcase

    Patsy Cline: Showcase

    Album #38 - November 1961

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      Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers

      Robert Johnson: King of the Delta Blues Singers

      Album #37 - June 1961

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        Bobby Bland: Two Steps From The Blues

        Bobby Bland: Two Steps From The Blues

        Album #36 - January 1961

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          Etta James - at last!

          Etta James: At Last

          Album #35 - November 1960

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            : Blues and Roots - Charles Mingus

            Charles Mingus: Blues and Roots

            Album #34 - March 1960

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              John Coltrane: Giant Steps

              John Coltrane: Giant Steps

              Album #33 - February 1960

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                Ornette Coleman: The Shape of Jazz to Come

                Ornette Coleman: The Shape of Jazz to Come

                Album #32 - November 1959

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                  Mingus Ah Um/Charles Mingus: Better Git It in Your Soul, Goodbye Pork Pie Hat, Boogie Stop Shuffle, Self-Portrait in Three Colors, Open Letter to Duke, Bird Calls, Fables of Faubus, Pussy Cat Dues, Jelly Roll

                  Charles Mingus: Mingus Ah Um

                  Album #31 - October 1959

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                    Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

                    Miles Davis: Kind of Blue

                    Album #30 - August 1959

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                      Chuck Berry Is On Top

                      Chuck Berry: Chuck Berry Is On Top

                      Album #29 - July 1959

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                        Howlin' Wolf - Moanin' in the Moonlight

                        Howlin’ Wolf: Moanin’ In The Moonlight

                        Album #28 - April 1959

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                          Chet

                          Chet Baker: Chet

                          Album #27 - February 1959

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