Rolling Stone ranking: #99 Our score: 91.67 Read Rolling Stone review here. Tom Heerman: Some have said that There's a Riot Goin' On was the answer to Marvin Gaye's question What's Goin' On? which came out the same year. I like that story. It makes me feel like I am part of the in crowd that knows stuff about the... Read more →

Rolling Stone ranking: #42 Our score: 85 Read Rolling Stone review here. Tom Heerman: I decided to nominate one of my longtime favorites, The Doors. The first album by the band of the same name, whose sales are probably the most volatile on the entire Rolling Stone Top 500 list. The Doors have enjoyed success upon release,... Read more →

Rolling Stone ranking: #7 Our score: 100 Read Rolling Stone review here. Chris McJaggerly: Jim: “What’s your favorite album?” Me: “Exile.” Jim: “But which album?” Me: “What do you mean which album?” Jim: “Which album by Exile?” Me: “Exile on Fuckin’ Main Street. By the Stones.” Jim: “Oh,... Read more →

Rolling Stone ranking: #70 Our score: 71 Read the Rolling Stone review here. Tom Heerman: Ah. Ha ha ha. Billy Joel in the Top 70 of all time. I suppose it's appropriate, but I could go on the rest of my life without ever hearing this record again. So to me, that tips the scale badly. Sure, I had a "Joel Phase" as some... Read more →

Rolling Stone ranking: #45 Our score: 75 2/3 Read Rolling Stone review here. Tom Heerman: The Band by The Band is a record that sounds loose and casual in spite of the obvious skills of the musicians. The electric guitar is not the key instrument, rather just a player along with aberrant contributions from saxes, tubas,... Read more →