100 records: as mentioned yesterday, here is the list of my 100 favorite record albums as of today, july 15. it could be a very different list tomorrow, and it's a very different list than it would've been at this time last year. comments to follow.

100. electric light orchestra, a new world record, 1976
99. wire, chairs missing, 1978
98. massive attack, blue lines, 1991
97. richard harris, the yard went on forever, 1969
96. todd rundgren, a wizard, a true star, 1973
95. brian eno, before & after science, 1977
94. richard & linda thompson, i want to see the bright lights tonight, 1974
93. madonna, like a prayer, 1989
92. daft punk, discovery, 2001
91. public enemy, fear of a black planet , 1990
90. bruce springsteen, the wild, the innocent & the e street shuffle, 1973
89. aretha franklin, i never loved a man (the way i love you), 1967
88. elton john, tumbleweed connection, 1971
87. eric b. & rakim, paid in full, 1987
86. tom waits, swordfishtrombones, 1983
85. james brown, live at the apollo, 1963
84. david bowie, the rise and fall of ziggy stardust & the spiders from mars, 1972
83. u2, achtung baby, 1991
82. aerosmith, rocks, 1976
81. roxy music, country life, 1974
80. beatles, revolver, 1966
79. iggy & the stooges, raw power, 1973
78. marvin gaye, let's get it on, 1973
77. dusty springfield, dusty in memphis, 1969
76. blondie, parallel lines, 1978
75. bee gees, odessa, 1969
74. abba, the visitors, 1981
73. beach boys, sunflower, 1970
72. talking heads, remain in light, 1980
71. kraftwerk, trans-europe express, 1977
70. four tops, reach out, 1967
69. cheap trick, in color, 1977
68. isaac hayes, hot buttered soul, 1969
67. public enemy, it takes a nation of millions to hold us back, 1988
66. ramones, rocket to russia, 1977
65. nick cave & the bad seeds, the boatman's call, 1997
64. scott walker, scott 2, 1967
63. go-betweens, liberty belle & the black diamond express, 1986
62. new york dolls, new york dolls, 1973
61. big star, #1 record, 1972
60. rod stewart, every picture tells a story, 1971
59. left banke, walk away renee/pretty ballerina, 1966
58. prince & the revolution, purple rain, 1984
57. elton john, elton john, 1970
56. de la soul, 3 feet high & rising, 1989
55. flying burrito brothers, the gilded palace of sin, 1969
54. chic, c'est chic, 1978
53. pet shop boys, very, 1993
52. mercury rev, see you on the other side, 1995
51. xtc, english settlement, 1982
50. serge gainsbourg, histoire de melody nelson, 1971
49. nick drake, five leaves left, 1969
48. sly & the family stone, stand!, 1969
47. pixies, doolittle, 1989
46. orange juice, you can't hide your love forever, 1982
45. stevie wonder, songs in the key of life, 1976
44. elvis costello, armed forces, 1979
43. rolling stones, sticky fingers, 1971
42. jimi hendrix, electric ladyland, 1968
41. soft cell, non-stop erotic cabaret, 1981
40. al green, call me, 1973
39. led zeppelin, houses of the holy, 1973
38. elvis presley, from elvis in memphis, 1969
37. scott walker, scott 4, 1969
36. bob dylan, bringing it all back home, 1965
35. neil young, after the gold rush, 1970
34. r.e.m., reckoning, 1984
33. prince & the revolution, parade (music from the film under the cherry moon), 1986
32. dexy's midnight runners, searching for the young soul rebels, 1980
31. velvet underground, loaded, 1970
30. magnetic fields, 69 love songs, 1999
29. brian eno, another green world, 1975
28. pixies, trompe le monde, 1991
27. talking heads, fear of music, 1979
26. otis redding, otis blue: otis redding sings soul, 1966
25. roxy music, stranded, 1973
24. beatles, abbey road, 1969
23. frank sinatra, in the wee small hours of the morning, 1955
22. bruce springsteen, born to run, 1975
21. david bowie, station to station, 1976
20. beach boys, the beach boys today, 1965
19. the who, who's next, 1971
18. sly & the family stone, there's a riot goin' on, 1971
17. big star, third/sister lovers, 1975
16. guns n' roses, appetite for destruction, 1987
15. led zeppelin, led zeppelin ii, 1969
14. the stooges, fun house, 1970
13. the smiths, the queen is dead, 1986
12. stevie wonder, innervisions, 1973
11. bruce springsteen, darkness on the edge of town, 1978
10. bob dylan, blood on the tracks, 1975
9. rolling stones, let it bleed, 1969
8. velvet underground, velvet underground, 1969
7. al green, i'm still in love with you, 1972
6. stevie wonder, talking book, 1972
5. new york dolls, in too much, too soon, 1974
4. frank sinatra, songs for swingin' lovers, 1956
3. rolling stones, exile on main street, 1972
2. prince, sign o' the times, 1987
1. beach boys, pet sounds, 1966