and shares with us that Rolling Stone has taken it upon themselves the great task of rating the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, which can be seen at their website (and in the print magazine). The #1 spot goes to the Beatles for "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". The Beatles also have 3 other albums in the top ten. Concerning punk rock, "London Calling" by the Clash takes the #8 spot, the "Velvet Underground and Nico" ranks at #13, and the Ramones self-titled debut hits at #33. Also on the list are albums from the Replacements, Husker Du, Suicide, Wire, The Sex Pistols, Green Day, Nirvana, Black Flag, Minutemen, Buzzcocks, Johnny Cash, X, Pixies, The Cure, The Stooges and others. Check out the full list (which is quite a read) at Rolling Stone's site.
Update: Because we love you, our team of scientists have extracted the punk / new wave and related placings from the list and posted them below.
#8 The Clash - London Calling
#13 The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground and Nico
#17 Nirvana - Nevermind
#33 Ramones - Ramones
#41 The Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols
#77 The Clash - The Clash
#88 Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison
#98 Elvis Costello - This Year's Model
#105 Ramones - Rocket To Russia
#109 The Velvet Underground - Loaded
#119 Various Artists - The Harder They Come
#125 The Stooges - Raw Power
#126 Talking Heads - Remain In Light
#128 Television - Marquee Moon
#136 The Replacements - Tim
#140 Blondie - Parallel Lines
#155 The Pretenders - Pretenders
#156 Beastie Boys - Paul's Beautique
#157 Joy Division - Closer
#166 Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Imperial Bedroom
#168 Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True
#185 The Stooges - The Stooges
#193 Green Day - Dookie
#210 Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
#213 New York Dolls - New York Dolls
#216 The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
#217 Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill
#226 Pixies - Doolittle
#239 The Replacements - Let It Be
#286 X - Los Angeles
#290 Talking Heads - Talking Heads:77
#292 The Velvet Underground - White Light / White Heat
#294 MC5 - Kick Out The Jams
#295 The Smiths - Meat Is Murder
#297 Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album)
#311 Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York
#314 The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
#315 Pixies - Surfer Rosa
#326 The Cure - Disintegration
#329 Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
#334 X - Wild Gift
#340 Black Flag - Damaged
#348 Buzzcocks - Singles Going Steady
#364 Johnny Cash - American Recordings
#367 The Strokes - Is This It
#368 Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine
#390 The White Stripes - Elephant
#404 The Clash - Sandinista
#410 Wire - Pink Flag
#411 Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime
#426 Rage Against The Machine - The Battle of Los Angeles
#439 Nirvana - In Utero
#411 No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom
#443 The Cure - Boys Don't Cry
#445 The Pogues - Rum Sodomy and the Lash
#446 Suicide - Suicide
#447 Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo
#451 MC5 - Back In the USA
#469 Public Image Ltd. - Metal Box
#471 Echo and the Bunnymen - Heaven Up Here
#481 The Smiths - The Smiths
#482 Elvis Costello and the Attractions 0 Armed Forces
#490 Gang of Four - Entertainment!
#495 Husker Du - New Day Rising