Tuesday, November 29, 2011

The Top 25 Electronica Albums of All Time


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This is Dave’s Music Database’s take on the top electronica albums of all time. This list is the result of an aggregate of 16 other best-of lists focused on electronica albums. Links will take you to more detailed pages about the album at DavesMusicDatabase.com. Note: 19 of these albums also make the DMDB’s list of the top 1000 albums of all time.



Massive Attack Blue Lines


1. Massive Attack…Blue Lines (1991)
2. Portishead…Dummy (1994)
3. DJ Shadow…Endtroducing… (1996)
4. The Orb…Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld (1991)
5. Tricky…Maxinquaye (1995)



Portishead Dummy


6. Leftfield…Leftism (1995)
7. Moby…Play (1999)
8. Underworld…Dubnobasswithmyheadman (1993)
9. Daft Punk…Homework (1997)
10. The Prodigy…The Fat of the Land (1997)



DJ Shadow Endtroducing…


11. The Chemical Brothers…Dig Your Own Hole (1997)
12. Orbital…Orbital 2 (aka “The Brown Album”) (1993)
13. Primal Scream…Screamadelica (1991)
14. Global Communication…76:14 (1997)
15. Fatboy Slim…You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby (1998)



The Orb Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld


16. Aphex Twin…Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992)
17. Happy Mondays…Pills ‘N’ Thrills and Bellyaches (1990)
18. Air…Moon Safari (1998)
19. The Prodigy…Music for the Jilted Generation (1994)
20. Massive Attack…Mezzanine (1998)



Tricky Maxinquaye


21. The Chemical Brothers…Exit Planet Dust (1995)
22. Kraftwerk…Computer World (1981)
23. The KLF…Chill Out (1990)
24. Depeche Mode…Violator (1990)
25. New Order…Technique (1989)

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