20-30 albums?

Keep your kids cool, man!

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles

Pet Sounds, The Beach Boys

Revolver, The Beatles

Highway 61 Revisited, Bob Dylan

Rubber Soul, The Beatles

What's Going On, Marvin Gaye

Exile on Main Street, The Rolling Stones

London Calling, The Clash

Blonde on Blonde, Bob Dylan

The Beatles ("The White Album"), The Beatles

The Sun Sessions, Elvis Presley

Kind of Blue, Miles Davis

Velvet Underground and Nico, The Velvet Underground

Abbey Road, The Beatles

Are You Experienced?, The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Blood on the Tracks, Bob Dylan

Nevermind, Nirvana

Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen

Astral Weeks, Van Morrison

Plastic Ono Band, John Lennon

Innervisions, Stevie Wonder

Rumours, Fleetwood Mac

The Joshua Tree, U2

Who's Next, The Who

Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin

Blue, Joni Mitchell

Bringing It All Back Home, Bob Dylan

Let It Bleed, The Rolling Stones

Ramones, Ramones

Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, David Bowie

Hotel California, The Eagles

Please Please Me, The Beatles

Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, The Sex Pistols

The Doors, The Doors

The Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd

Legend, Bob Marley and the Wailers

A Love Supreme, John Coltrane

At Fillmore East, The Allman Brothers Band

Bridge Over Troubled Water, Simon and Garfunkel

Electric Ladyland, The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Songs in the Key of Life, Stevie Wonder

Beggars Banquet, The Rolling Stones

Appetite for Destruction, Guns n' Roses

Achtung Baby, U2

Sticky Fingers, The Rolling Stones

Moondance, Van Morrison

Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin

The Stranger, Billy Joel

Physical Graffiti, Led Zeppelin

After the Gold Rush, Neil Young

Purple Rain, Prince

Back in Black, AC/DC

The Clash, The Clash

Harvest, Neil Young

Graceland, Paul Simon

Bold as Love, The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Born in the U.S.A., Bruce Springsteen

Let It Be, The Beatles

The Wall, Pink Floyd

At Folsom Prison, Johnny Cash

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Elton John

Green River, Creedence Clearwater Revival

TRY OUT THESE !!

1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) -The Beatles

2. Pet Sounds (1966) - The Beach Boys

3. What's Going On (1971) - Marvin Gaye

4. Dark Side Of The Moon (1973) - Pink Floyd

5. Revolver (1966) - The Beatles

6. Live at the Apollo (1962) - James Brown

7. Highway 61 Revisited (1965) - Bob Dylan

8. Thriller (1982) - Michael Jackson

9. Are You Experienced? (1967) - Jimi Hendrix

10. Rubber Soul (1965) - The Beatles

11. It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988) - Public Enemy

12. Nevermind (1991) - Nirvana

13. Elvis Presley (1956) - Elvis Presley

14. Born To Run (1975) - Bruce Springsteen

15. Exile On Main Street (1972) - The Rolling Stones

16. Blonde On Blonde (1966) - Bob Dylan

17. Innervisions (1973) - Stevie Wonder

18. London Calling (1979) - The Clash

19. Abbey Road (1969) - The Beatles

20. Purple Rain (1984) - Prince

21. Who's Next (1971) - The Who

22. Led Zeppelin II (1969) - Led Zeppelin

23. Songs In The Key Of Life (1976) - Stevie Wonder

24. The Joshua Tree (1987) - U2

25. Rumours (1977) - Fleetwood Mac

26. The Beatles (The White Album) (1968) - The Beatles

27. I Never Loved A Man the Way I Love You (1967) - Aretha Franklin

28. Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962) - Ray Charles

29. Blue (1971) - Joni Mitchell

30. Tapestry (1971) - Carole King

31. Raising Hell (1986) - Run-D.M.C.

32. Tommy (1969) - The Who

33. Led Zeppelin IV (1971) - Led Zeppelin

34. The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967) - The Velvet Underground

35. Appetite For Destruction (1987) - Guns N Roses

36. Paranoid (1970) - Black Sabbath

37. There's A Riot Goin' On (1971) - Sly & The Family Stone

38. Ziggy Stardust (1972) - David Bowie

39. Let It Bleed (1969) - The Rolling Stones

40. Bringing It All Back Home (1965) - Bob Dylan

41. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973) - Elton John

42. Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack (1977) - Various Artists

43. Ten (1991) - Pearl Jam

44. Led Zeppelin I (1969) - Led Zeppelin

45. The Doors (1967) - The Doors

46. Superfly (1972) - Curtis Mayfield

47. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998) - Lauryn Hill

48. Back In Black (1980) - AC/DC

49. Born in the USA (1984) - Bruce Springsteen

50. Licensed to Ill (1986) - Beastie Boys

51. Never Mind the Bollocks (1977) - The Sex Pistols

52. Talking Book (1972) - Stevie Wonder

53. Lady Soul (1968) - Aretha Franklin

54. Sign 'O' The Times (1987) - Prince

55. The Ramones (1976) - The Ramones

56. Otis Blue (1965) - Otis Redding

57. Straight Outta Compton (1989) - N.W.A.

58. Moondance (1970) - Van Morrison

59. After the Goldrush (1970) - Neil Young

60. The Chronic (1992) - Dr. Dre

61. The Wall (1979) - Pink Floyd

62. Hotel California (1976) - The Eagles

63. Van Halen (1978) - Van Halen

64. Electric Ladyland (1968) - Jimi Hendrix

65. Ok Computer (1997) - Radiohead

66. Automatic for the People (1992) - R.E.M.

67. Blood On the Tracks (1975) - Bob Dylan

68. Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970) - Simon & Garfunkel

69. Murmur (1983) - R.E.M.

70. Like A Virgin (1984) - Madonna

71. A Hard Day's Night (1964) - The Beatles

72. Off the Wall (1979) - Michael Jackson

73. Achtung Baby (1991) - U2

74. The Band (1969) - The Band

75. Stand! (1969) - Sly & The Family Stone

76. From Elvis In Memphis (1969) - Elvis Presely

77. Metallica (The Black Album) (1991) - Metallica

78. Sticky Fingers (1971) - The Rolling Stones

79. Synchronicity (1983) - The Police

80. 1999 (1982) - Prince

81. Paul's Boutique (1989) - Beastie Boys

82. Astral Weeks (1968) - Van Morrison

83. Number Of the Beast (1982) - Iron Maiden

84. Machine Head (1972) - Deep Purple

85. Surrealistic Pillow (1967) - Jefferson Airplane

86. Master Of Puppets (1986) - Metallica

87. The Clash (1977) - The Clash

88. Remain In Light (1980) - Talking Heads

89. Plastic Ono Band (1970) - John Lennon

90. Black Sabbath (1970) - Black Sabbath

91. 3 Feet High and Rising (1989) - De La Soul

92. Catch A Fire (1973) - Bob Marley & The Wailers

93. The Queen Is Dead (1986) - The Smiths

94. The "Chirping" Crickets (1957) - Buddy Holly

95. Live At Leeds (1970) - The Who

96. Paid In Full (1987) - Eric B. & Rakim

97. Music From Big Pink (1968) - The Band

98. Fullfillingness' First Finale (1974) - Stevie Wonder

99. Disraeli Gears (1967) - Cream

100. Axis Bold As Love (1967) - Jimi Hendrix

101. A Night At The Opera (1975) - Queen

102. DéjàVu (1970) - Crosby, Stills, Nash, &Young

103. Harvest (1972) - Neil Young

104. Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963) - Bob Dylan

105. Beggar's Banquet (1968) - The Rolling Stones

106. In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969) - King Crimson

107. Imagine (1971) - John Lennon

108. Sweetheart of the Rodeo (1968) - The Byrds

109. Horses (1975) - Patti Smith

110. Days Of Future Passed (1967) - The Moody Blues

111. Like A Prayer (1989) - Madonna

112. Here's Little Richard (1957) - Little Richard

113. Jagged Little Pill (1995) - Alanis Morissette

114. Kick Out The Jams (1969) - The MC5

115. All Things Must Pass (1970) - George Harrison

116. Dookie (1994) - Green Day

117. Hot Buttered Soul (1969) - Issac Hayes

118. If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears (1966) - The Mamas & The Pappas

119. Let's Get It On (1973) - Marvin Gaye

120. Live at the Fillmore East (1971) - The Allman Brothers Band

121. Fresh (1973) - Sly & The Family Stone

122. My Aim Is True (1977) - Elvis Costello

123. Something Else (1968) - The Kinks

124. Captain Fantastic & The Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975) - Elton John

125. The Beach Boys Today! (1965) - The Beach Boys

126. Abraxas (1970) - Santana

127. Low (1978) - David Bowie

128. Rock Around The Clock (1956) - Bill Haley & His Comets

129. Graceland (1986) - Paul Simon

130. Radio (1985) - LL Cool J

131. Fun House (1970) - Iggy Pop & The Stooges

132. Ray Charles at Newport (1958) - Ray Charles

133. The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) - Eminem

134. Marquee Moon (1977) - Television

135. The Stone Roses (1989) - The Stone Roses

136. Cosmo's Factory (1970) - Creedence Clearwater Revival

137. Doolittle (1989) - Pixies

138. Stankonia (2000) - OutKast

139. Forever Changes (1967) - Love

140. Sweet Baby James (1970) - James Taylor

141. Run D.M.C. (1984) - Run D.M.C.

142. Call Me (1973) - Al Green

143. Freak Out! (1966) - Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention

144. One Nation Under A Groove (1978) - Funkadelic

145. At Last (1961) - Etta James

146. Pearl (1971) - Janis Joplin

147. Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991) - Red Hot Chili Peppers

148. Layla (1970) - Derek & The Dominos

149. Ready to Die (1994) - Notorious B.I.G.

150. Bad (1987) - Michael Jackson

151. Surfin U.S.A. (1963) - The Beach Boys

152. Court and Spark (1974) - Joni Mitchell

153. Physical Graffiti (1975) - Led Zeppelin

154. Parallel Lines (1978) - Blondie

155. The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967) - Pink Floyd

156. Cheap Thrills (1968) - Big Brother & the Holding Co.

157. (What's the Story) Morning Glory (1995) - Oasis

158. Maggot Brain (1971) - Funkadelic

159. Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978) - Bruce Springsteen

160. CrazySexyCool (1994) - TLC

161. Band On The Run (1973) - Paul McCartney/Wings

162. Bo Diddley (1958) - Bo Diddley

163. The Score (1996) - Fugees

164. Exodus (1977) - Bob Marley & the Wailers

165. The Who Sell Out (1967) - The Who

166. Going To A Go-Go (1965) - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

167. Aqualung (1971) - Jethro Tull

168. The Low End Theory (1991) - A Tribe Called Quest

169. Mr. Tambourine Man (1965) - The Byrds

170. Illmatic (1994) - Nas

171. Fear Of A Black Planet (1990) - Public Enemy

172. The Ventures In Space (1964) - The Ventures

173. Headquarters (1967) - The Monkees

174. Unknown Pleasures (1979) - Joy Division

175. American Idiot (2004) - Green Day

176. Young, Gifted & Black (1972) - Aretha Franklin

177. Toys in the Attic (1975) - Aerosmith

178. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995) - The Smashing Pumpkins

179. The Downward Spiral (1994) - Nine Inch Nails

180. All Eyez On Me (1996) - 2Pac

181. Ace Of Spades (1980) - Motorhead

182. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2003) - OutKast

183. Daydream Nation (1988) - Sonic Youth

184. Closer (1980) - Joy Division

185. Fragile (1971) - Yes

186. Please Please Me (1963) - The Beatles

187. Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989) - Janet Jackson

188. American Beauty (1970) - The Grateful Dead

189. Hysteria (1987) - Def Leppard

190. Brothers In Arms (1985) - Dire Straits

191. The Stranger (1977) - Billy Joel

192. This Year's Model (1978) - Elvis Costello & The Attractions

193. Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993) - Wu-Tang Clan

194. Bad Girls (1979) - Donna Summer

195. Pronounced Leh'-nerd Skin-'nerd (1973) - Lynyrd Skynyrd

196. Kid A (2000) - Radiohead

197. Gris Gris (1968) - Dr. John

198. In Rock (1970) - Deep Purple

199. Tracy Chapman (1988) - Tracy Chapman

200. Village Green Preservation Society (1968) - The Kinks

Live albums are essential as well...so:

1. James Brown - Live At The Apollo

2. The Who - Live At Leeds

3. The Allman Brothers - At Fillmore East

4. Jerry Lee Lewis - Live At The Star Club

5. Ray Charles - In Person

6. Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison

7. Deep Purple - Made In Japan

8. The Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya Ya's Out

9. Bob Dylan - The Royal Albert Hall Concert

10. Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive

11. Sam Cooke - At Harlem Square Club

12. Jimi Hendrix - Band of Gypsies

13. KISS - Alive

14. The MC5 - Kick Out The Jams

15. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Live

16. James Brown - Live At The Apollo Volume Two

17. The Grateful Dead - Live Dead

18. Donny Hathaway - Live

19. Etta James - Rocks The House!

20. Motorhead - No Sleep Til Hammersmith

21. Neil Young - Live Rust

22. Gene Chandler - Live At The Regal

23. Ike & Tina Turner - What You Hear Is W

Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV

Nirvana - Nevermind

Guns N Roses - Appitite For Destruction

Van Halen - 1984

Rocks - Aerosmith

Aerosmith - Aerosmith

Machine Head - Deep Purple

Are You Experienced - Jimi Hendrix Experience

By the Way - Red Hot Chili Peppers

What's the Story (Morning Glory?) - Oasis

Back In Black - AC/DC

Paranoid - Black Sabbath

The Wall - Pink Floyd

Moving Pictures - Rush

London Calling - The Clash

The Rise And Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - David Bowie

Tommy - The Who

Ten - Pearl Jam

Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd

Dr Feelgood - Motley Crue

I hope that helped.

Who's Next--The Who

Revolver--The Beatles

A Night at the Opera--Queen

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust--David Bowie

Wish You Were Here--Pink Floyd

IV--Led Zeppelin

Physical Graffiti--Led Zeppelin

Tommy--The Who (maybe wait until they're a little older for this one...I know a lot of teenagers who are creeped out by this album, but also some kids your sons' ages who love it).

London Calling--The Clash

Dark Side of the Moon--Pink Floyd

War--U2

Abbey Road--The Beatles

Okay, not twenty albums at all. These are just some albums I've heard all the way through and really enjoy. You should also include albums by:

The Kinks

Elton John

Billy Joel

The Doors

Chuck Berry

Elvis

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

I hope this helps! Your sons will really enjoy this gift!

Led Zeppelin - 4 / Led Zeppelin

Nirvana - Smells like Teen Spirit

The Clash - London Calling

Jimi Hendrix - Are you experienced

Michael Jackson - Thriller / Bad

U2 - Joshua Tree

The Doors - The Doors

Bob Marley - Legend

Guns n Roses - Erm, appetite for destruction

erm, I'll try and think of more.

ac/dc - back in black/for those about to rock/bonfire

rush - 2112/farewell to kings/hemispheres

led zeppelin - physical graffiti/in through the out door

the beatles - the white album/let it be

stevie wonder - the definitive collection

buckethead - electric tears

james brown - the best of james brown-20th century masters

black sabbath - paranoid/mob rules

the allman brothers - brothers and sisters/win, lose or draw

lynyrd skynyrd - (pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd)/gimme back my bullets

budgie - An Ecstacy of Fumbling - The Definitive Anthology

iron maiden - iron maiden

yes - the yes album/fragile

the isley brothers - the ultimate isley brothers

judas preist - british steel

jethro tull - aqualung/thick as a brick

Y&T - black tiger

van halen - van halen 1/fair warning

zz top - tres hombres/fandango

your kids sound like they got it made. i tried to list stuff that might be 'age appropriate' but you gotta watch out for James Brown he can get kinda...sexual...zz top as well...ac/dc does a little too...but there probably isnt a single "f-bomb" on any of those listed.

now playing:take my scars - machine head

AC/DC - Dirty deeds Done dirt Cheap

Led Zeppelin - Mothership

Thin Lizzy - Live & Dangerous

Marilyn Manson!!!