Women in rock - the 50
essential albums
Rolling stone issue 908 - 31
october 2002
Toelichting: Start with these: womankind's best rock albums, in order of greatness.
(samengesteld door Arion Berger, Holly George-Warren, Rob Sheffield and Mim Udovitch).
| 1 | Aretha Franklin | I never loved a man the way I love you (1967) |
| 2 | Joni Mitchell | Blue (1971) |
| 3 | Dusty Springfield | Dusty in Memphis (1968) |
| 4 | Fleetwood mac | Rumours (1977) |
| 5 | Patti Smith | Horses (1975) |
| 6 | Blondie | Parallel lines (1978) |
| 7 | Janis Joplin | Pearl (1971) |
| 8 | PJ Harvey | Stories from the city, stories from the sea (2000) |
| 9 | Supremes | Anthology (2001) |
| 10 | Lucinda Williams | Car wheels on a gravel road (1998) |
| 11 | Tina Turner | Proud Mary : the best of Ike and Tina Turner (1975) |
| 12 | Pretenders | Pretenders (1980) |
| 13 | Patsy Cline | The Patsy Cline collection (1991) |
| 14 | Labelle | Nightbirds (1974) |
| 15 | Sleater-Kinney | The hot rock (1999) |
| 16 | Madonna | Like a prayer (1989) |
| 17 | Mary J. Blige | My life (1994) |
| 18 | Dionne Warwick | Presenting ... (1962) |
| 19 | Carole King | Tapestry (1971) |
| 20 | Hole | Live through this (1994) |
| 21 | Etta James | At last! (1961) |
| 22 | Sinéad O'Connor | I do not want what I haven't got (1990) |
| 23 | Linda Ronstadt | Heart like a wheel (1974) |
| 24 | Liz Phair | Exile in Guyville (1993) |
| 25 | Heart | Little queen (1977) |
| 26 | Breeders | Last splash (1993) |
| 27 | Janet Jackson | Rhythm nation 1814 (1989) |
| 28 | Tracy Chapman | Tracy Chapman (1988) |
| 29 | Salt n pepa | Hot, cool and vicious (1986) |
| 30 | Marianne Faithfull | Broken english (1979) |
| 31 | Alanis Morissette | Jagged little pill (1995) |
| 32 | Lauryn Hill | The miseducation of (1998) |
| 33 | X | Wild gift (1981) |
| 34 | Dolly Parton | Best of Dolly Parton (1975) |
| 35 | Irma Thomas | Soul queen of New Orleans (1978) |
| 36 | Go-Go's | Beauty and the beat (1981) |
| 37 | Tammy Wynette | D-I-V-O-R-C-E (1968) |
| 38 | Ronettes | The best of the Ronettes (1992) |
| 39 | Jefferson airplane | Surrealistic pillow (1967) |
| 40 | Rosanne Cash | The wheel (1993) |
| 41 | Cyndi Lauper | She's so unusual (1984) |
| 42 | Kate Bush | The kick inside (1978) |
| 43 | Björk | Post (1995) |
| 44 | Sheryl Crow | Sheryl Crow (1996) |
| 45 | Bonnie Raitt | Nick of time (1989) |
| 46 | X-ray speck | Germ free adolescents (1978) |
| 47 | Joan Jett | Bad reputation (1981) |
| 48 | Yoko Ono | Walking on thin ice (1992) |
| 49 | k.d. Lang | Shadowland (1988) |
| 50 | Aimee Mann | Magnolia (soundtrack) (1999) |
| 43 | Björk | Post (1995) |
| 17 | Mary J. Blige | My life (1994) |
| 6 | Blondie | Parallel lines (1978) |
| 26 | Breeders | Last splash (1993) |
| 42 | Kate Bush | The kick inside (1978) |
| 40 | Rosanne Cash | The wheel (1993) |
| 28 | Tracy Chapman | Tracy Chapman (1988) |
| 13 | Patsy Cline | The Patsy Cline collection (1991) |
| 44 | Sheryl Crow | Sheryl Crow (1996) |
| 30 | Marianne Faithfull | Broken english (1979) |
| 4 | Fleetwood mac | Rumours (1977) |
| 1 | Aretha Franklin | I never loved a man the way I love you (1967) |
| 36 | Go-Go's | Beauty and the beat (1981) |
| 8 | PJ Harvey | Stories from the city, stories from the sea (2000) |
| 25 | Heart | Little queen (1977) |
| 32 | Lauryn Hill | The miseducation of (1998) |
| 20 | Hole | Live through this (1994) |
| 27 | Janet Jackson | Rhythm nation 1814 (1989) |
| 21 | Etta James | At last! (1961) |
| 39 | Jefferson airplane | Surrealistic pillow (1967) |
| 47 | Joan Jett | Bad reputation (1981) |
| 7 | Janis Joplin | Pearl (1971) |
| 19 | Carole King | Tapestry (1971) |
| 14 | Labelle | Nightbirds (1974) |
| 49 | k.d. Lang | Shadowland (1988) |
| 41 | Cyndi Lauper | She's so unusual (1984) |
| 16 | Madonna | Like a prayer (1989) |
| 50 | Aimee Mann | Magnolia (soundtrack) (1999) |
| 2 | Joni Mitchell | Blue (1971) |
| 31 | Alanis Morissette | Jagged little pill (1995) |
| 22 | Sinéad O'Connor | I do not want what I haven't got (1990) |
| 48 | Yoko Ono | Walking on thin ice (1992) |
| 34 | Dolly Parton | Best of Dolly Parton (1975) |
| 24 | Liz Phair | Exile in Guyville (1993) |
| 12 | Pretenders | Pretenders (1980) |
| 45 | Bonnie Raitt | Nick of time (1989) |
| 38 | Ronettes | The best of the Ronettes (1992) |
| 23 | Linda Ronstadt | Heart like a wheel (1974) |
| 29 | Salt n pepa | Hot, cool and vicious (1986) |
| 15 | Sleater-Kinney | The hot rock (1999) |
| 5 | Patti Smith | Horses (1975) |
| 3 | Dusty Springfield | Dusty in Memphis (1968) |
| 9 | Supremes | Anthology (2001) |
| 35 | Irma Thomas | Soul queen of New Orleans (1978) |
| 11 | Tina Turner | Proud Mary : the best of Ike and Tina Turner (1975) |
| 18 | Dionne Warwick | Presenting ... (1962) |
| 10 | Lucinda Williams | Car wheels on a gravel road (1998) |
| 37 | Tammy Wynette | D-I-V-O-R-C-E (1968) |
| 33 | X | Wild gift (1981) |
| 46 | X-ray speck | Germ free adolescents (1978) |
| 21 | Etta James | At last! (1961) |
| 18 | Dionne Warwick | Presenting ... (1962) |
| 1 | Aretha Franklin | I never loved a man the way I love you (1967) |
| 39 | Jefferson airplane | Surrealistic pillow (1967) |
| 3 | Dusty Springfield | Dusty in Memphis (1968) |
| 37 | Tammy Wynette | D-I-V-O-R-C-E (1968) |
| 7 | Janis Joplin | Pearl (1971) |
| 19 | Carole King | Tapestry (1971) |
| 2 | Joni Mitchell | Blue (1971) |
| 14 | Labelle | Nightbirds (1974) |
| 23 | Linda Ronstadt | Heart like a wheel (1974) |
| 34 | Dolly Parton | Best of Dolly Parton (1975) |
| 5 | Patti Smith | Horses (1975) |
| 11 | Tina Turner | Proud Mary : the best of Ike and Tina Turner (1975) |
| 4 | Fleetwood mac | Rumours (1977) |
| 25 | Heart | Little queen (1977) |
| 6 | Blondie | Parallel lines (1978) |
| 42 | Kate Bush | The kick inside (1978) |
| 35 | Irma Thomas | Soul queen of New Orleans (1978) |
| 46 | X-ray speck | Germ free adolescents (1978) |
| 30 | Marianne Faithfull | Broken english (1979) |
| 12 | Pretenders | Pretenders (1980) |
| 36 | Go-Go's | Beauty and the beat (1981) |
| 47 | Joan Jett | Bad reputation (1981) |
| 33 | X | Wild gift (1981) |
| 41 | Cyndi Lauper | She's so unusual (1984) |
| 29 | Salt n pepa | Hot, cool and vicious (1986) |
| 28 | Tracy Chapman | Tracy Chapman (1988) |
| 49 | k.d. Lang | Shadowland (1988) |
| 27 | Janet Jackson | Rhythm nation 1814 (1989) |
| 16 | Madonna | Like a prayer (1989) |
| 45 | Bonnie Raitt | Nick of time (1989) |
| 22 | Sinéad O'Connor | I do not want what I haven't got (1990) |
| 13 | Patsy Cline | The Patsy Cline collection (1991) |
| 48 | Yoko Ono | Walking on thin ice (1992) |
| 38 | Ronettes | The best of the Ronettes (1992) |
| 26 | Breeders | Last splash (1993) |
| 40 | Rosanne Cash | The wheel (1993) |
| 24 | Liz Phair | Exile in Guyville (1993) |
| 17 | Mary J. Blige | My life (1994) |
| 20 | Hole | Live through this (1994) |
| 43 | Björk | Post (1995) |
| 31 | Alanis Morissette | Jagged little pill (1995) |
| 44 | Sheryl Crow | Sheryl Crow (1996) |
| 32 | Lauryn Hill | The miseducation of (1998) |
| 10 | Lucinda Williams | Car wheels on a gravel road (1998) |
| 50 | Aimee Mann | Magnolia (soundtrack) (1999) |
| 15 | Sleater-Kinney | The hot rock (1999) |
| 8 | PJ Harvey | Stories from the city, stories from the sea (2000) |
| 9 | Supremes | Anthology (2001) |