Every so often, music magazines, rock historians and random websites like to put out their list of the “greatest albums of all-time.” Many times, these lists end up with mostly the same results, with the only real variation being the ranking order. While I do enjoy a lot of the albums that make these kinds of lists, many times I think some of the choices are there simply because they are “supposed” to be there because of their historical significance, not because the writer actually enjoys and listens to them on a regular basis.

So, instead of wasting time talking about how “significant” an album is and creating the same old list everyone else makes, I decided to create my personal list of Most-Listened-To albums. Some of the albums on my list undoubtedly do make the “greatest albums” lists, because they truly are great to listen to, but some of them have never seen the light of day on a rock historian’s list. They aren’t ground-breaking and they aren’t particularly significant; they’re just worth listening to. And in the end, that’s all that really matters.

From time to time, I will present to you one of my most-listened-to albums, and I’ll try my best to convince you as to why it would be worth your while to give it a shot.