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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.

Pete Townsend and Ronnie Lane: Rough Mix

Pete Townsend and Ronnie Lane: Rough Mix

Album #244 - September 1977

The connection between Pete Townshend and Ronnie Lane is a lot tighter than most fans may have recognized.

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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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                Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers: Moanin'

                Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers: Moanin'

                Album #26 - January 1959

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                  Milestones - Miles Davis

                  Miles Davis: Milestones

                  Album #25 - September 1958

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                    Something' Else - Cannon Ball Adderley, Miles Davis, Hank Jones, Art Blakey, Blue Note

                    Cannon Ball Adderley: Something' Else

                    Album #24 - August 1958

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                      Little Richard

                      Little Richard: Little Richard

                      Album #23 - July 1958

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                        Billie Holiday - Lady in Satin - Ray Ellis and his orchestra

                        Billie Holiday: Lady in Satin

                        Album #22 - June 1958

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                          Bo Diddley

                          Bo Diddley: (Self-Titled)

                          Album #21 - March 1958

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