4chan's /mu/ compiles a list of essential albums

[Viaene 0]

Then and now: the list

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/9199/muessentials.jpg

(loads some time)

They also put a link on where you can download ALL of them, but I don't think I can post that here

[Farin 2]

If one just forgets that it was done by 4chan... the list isn't even half bad