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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.

Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello: My Aim Is True

Album #232 - June 1977

The Punk movement of 1977 happened so quickly that it caught a lot of artists by surprise.

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    Graham Parker / Heat Treatment

    Graham Parker & The Rumour: Heat Treatment

    Album #223 - December 1976

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      Sarah Vaughn

      Sarah Vaughn: Sarah Vaughn

      Album #1 - January 1955

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        Horace Silver and The Jazz Messengers

        Horace Silver and The Jazz Messengers

        Album #2 - July 1956

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          The Louvin Brothers - Tragic Songs of Life

          The Louvin Brothers: Tragic Songs of Life

          Album #3 - July 1956

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            Louis Prima: The Wildest

            Louis Prima: The Wildest

            Album #4 - November 1956

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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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                B.B. King - Singin' The Blues

                B.B. King: Singin' The Blues

                Album #6 - February 1957

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                  Miles Davis - 'Round About Midnight

                  Miles Davis: 'Round About Midnight

                  Album #7 - March 1957

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                    Thelonius Monk: Brilliant Corners

                    Thelonius Monk: Brilliant Corners

                    Album #8 - March 1957

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                      Chuck Berry - After School Session

                      Chuck Berry: After School Session

                      Album #9 - May 1957

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                        Sonny Rollins: Volume 2

                        Sonny Rollins: Vol. 2

                        Album #10 - June 1957

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                          Ray Charles

                          Ray Charles: (Self Titled)

                          Album #11 - June 1957

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