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76. The Best of INXS [Rhino] (2002)
by INXS
Following a year after Rhino's double-disc set Shine Like It Does, Rhino's The Best of INXS trumps the 1994 set Greatest Hits in the single-disc ... More
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77. Siren Song of the Counter-Culture (2004)
by Rise Against
Rise Against's somewhat sudden major label-ness has slightly diluted their direct assault on melodic hardcore, but the adjustment should only invite ... More
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78. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972)
by David Bowie
Borrowing heavily from Marc Bolan's glam rock and the future shock of A Clockwork Orange, David Bowie reached back to the heavy rock of The Man Who ... More
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79. Greatest Hits (1996)
by Simply Red
Best of Simply Red: Holding Back the Years 1985-1997 contains all of Simply Red's biggest British and American hits, including "Holding Back the ... More
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80. De Stijl (2000)
by The White Stripes
Despite their reputation as garage rock revivalists, the White Stripes display an impressive range of styles on their second album, De Stijl, which ... More
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81. Scary Monsters (1980)
by David Bowie
David Bowie returned to relatively conventional rock & roll with Scary Monsters, an album that effectively acts as an encapsulation of all his '70s ... More
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82. The Breakfast Club (1985)
by Original Soundtrack
Any fan of John Hughes or '80s teen culture remembers the soundtrack to The Breakfast Club for one reason: Simple Minds' stone classic "Don't You ... More
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83. Horehound (2009)
by The Dead Weather
Expectations for a project featuring members of the White Stripes, the Raconteurs, the Kills, and Queens of the Stone Age would almost have to run ... More
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84. Greatest Hits [Capitol/Chrysalis] (2006)
by Blondie
If you consulted a Blondie discography in the fall of 2002, you would see a slew of compilations listed, and you might wonder why a new Greatest Hits ... More
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85. Rio [Bonus Video Tracks] (1982)
by Duran Duran
From its Nagel cover to the haircuts and overall design -- and first and foremost the music -- Rio is as representative of the '80s at its best as it ... More
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87. The Greatest Hits (2008)
by Simply Red
Simply Red's second major hits collection not only celebrates their illustrious 25-year career but also marks the end of it, thanks to Mick Hucknall ... More
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88. Classic Rock Gold (2005)
by Various Artists
With an oversaturation of budget-line compilations and titles purporting to be the "definitive" or "ultimate" collection of classic rock available, ... More
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89. The Best of Talking Heads (2004)
by Talking Heads
Rhino's -- or, more accurately, Sire/Warner/Rhino's -- Best of Talking Heads follows 2003's box set Once in a Lifetime by a year, and it features the ... More
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90. War (1983)
by U2
Opening with the ominous, fiery protest of "Sunday Bloody Sunday," War immediately announces itself as U2's most focused and hardest-rocking album to ... More
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91. Peel Slowly and See (1995)
by The Velvet Underground
Does this five-CD box set feature an abundance of essential material? Certainly. It has all four of the studio albums released by the Lou Reed-led ... More
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92. The Best of Depeche Mode, Vol. 1 (2006)
by Depeche Mode
Consider this a primer, because there is no way a career spanning 25 years can be summarized justifiably within the cramped space of an 80-minute ... More
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93. The Very Best of Badfinger (2000)
by Badfinger
The difference between 2000's The Very Best of Badfinger and 1995's Come and Get It: The Best of Badfinger is a simple one -- the 1995 collection ... More
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94. Controversy (1981)
by Prince
Controversy continues in the same vein of new wave-tinged funk on Dirty Mind, emphasizing Prince's fascination with synthesizers and synthesizing ... More
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95. Strange Days [Deluxe Edition] (1967)
by The Doors
Many of the songs on Strange Days had been written around the same time as the ones that appeared on The Doors, and with hindsight one has the sense ... More
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96. Big Bam Boom [Bonus Tracks] (1984)
by Hall & Oates
Big Bam Boom is the last of the big Hall & Oates albums, the one that closed their period of greatest commercial success and artistic achievement. ... More
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97. Pure '80s: #1s (2006)
by Various Artists
The blessing and curse of '80s compilations is the wide variety, quantity, and quality of music that was issued during the decade. On one hand, the ... More
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98. Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears (2001)
by Tears for Fears
Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears provides an excellent overview of the band's key tracks, including all their hit singles, beginning with ... More
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99. Greatest Hits (2006)
by The Ramones
Appearing one year after Rhino's Ramones box set Weird Tales of the Ramones, and appearing four years after Rhino's first single-disc Ramones ... More
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100. Pure 80's (1999)
by Various Artists
Although there's nothing particularly out of the ordinary of Pure 80's, it nevertheless is a good, basic collection of 20 new wave hits, highlighted ... More
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