Beatles discs take four out of the top five spots on a new survey, "1,000 Greatest Albums Of All Time," set for release Sept. 8 by Virgin Publishing. According to Billboard Bulletin, "Revolver" tops the list, followed by "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" and "The Beatles" (known as the White Album), with "Abbey Road" at No. 5. Only Nirvana's "Nevermind," which nabs the fourth spot, breaks the Fab Four's dominance. The survey, which is billed as the most comprehensive sampling of musical tastes ever conducted, is based on 200,000 votes compiled from the U.K. and the U.S.
The list's top 10 is completed by the Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds," R.E.M.'s "Automatic For The People," Pink Floyd's "Dark Side Of The Moon," Oasis' "(What's The Story) Morning Glory?," and Radiohead's "The Bends." Other contemporary albums scoring high on the list include Blur's "Parklife" (30), Prodigy's "The Fat Of The Land" (33), Portishead's "Dummy" (34), and Alanis Morissette's "Jagged Little Pill" (35).
The Beatles secure the most entries in the top 1,000, with 14, followed by Frank Sinatra and Miles Davis (13 each) and Bob Dylan (12). The most popular female artist is Joni Mitchell, with eight entries.
The poll suggests that the '60s and early '70s are widely regarded by fans of all ages as the golden age of pop. A separate list of the 50 greatest artists of all time, compiled cumulatively from the album votes, includes 30 acts who first enjoyed success in the '60s or earlier and only 11 whose careers post-date the 1976 punk explosion.
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