Top 50 List of Canterbury Albums
Welcome on the Canterbury Top 50 page. More than a hundred people sent in their top 10 to make this list what it is today. You can also cast your vote by sending a top 10 list to Hulloder.
Use only albums that are in the Ultimate Canterbury Discography (or albums that should IYHO be in it).
The score is made up of the points an album has been given (10 for a number 1 spot, 9 for number 2, etc.) and how many people voted for this album.
Check The Best of the Rest, all the records that couldn’t get enough votes to enter the first 50.
Update March 17th 2007
Ranking |
Artist |
Album Title |
Score |
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1. |
Soft Machine |
705-87 |
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2. |
Hatfield & The North |
525-81 |
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3. |
Robert Wyatt |
484-72 |
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4. |
Hatfield & The North |
479-68 |
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5. |
Caravan |
465-75 |
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6. |
Soft Machine |
405-58 |
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7. |
National Health |
301-48 |
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8. |
Soft Machine |
287-45 |
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9. |
Gong |
218-38 |
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10. |
Matching Mole |
203-47 |
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11. |
Gong |
195-34 |
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12. |
Caravan |
If I Could Do It All Over Again… |
193-32 |
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13. |
Matching Mole |
180-31 |
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14. |
National Health |
158-33 |
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15. |
Soft Machine |
148-28 |
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16. |
Kevin Ayers |
124-21 |
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17. |
Khan |
101-19 |
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18. |
Egg |
97-21 |
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19. |
Gong |
91-21 |
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20. |
Henry Cow |
Leg End |
87-19 |
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21. |
Soft Machine |
85-20 |
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22. |
Soft Machine |
84-18 |
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23. |
Caravan |
For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night |
83-15 |
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24. |
Gong |
80-15 |
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25. |
Henry Cow |
77-13 |
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26. |
Henry Cow/Slapp Happy |
In Praise of Learning |
74-14 |
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27. |
Camel |
Mirage |
72-17 |
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28. |
Caravan |
70-14 |
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29. |
Centipede |
67-11 |
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30. |
National Health |
65-12 |
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31. |
Kevin Ayers |
64-12 |
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32. |
Egg |
58-10 |
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33. |
Nucleus |
Elastic Rock |
53-8 |
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34. |
Hugh Hopper |
50-10 |
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35. |
Keith Tippett |
50-9 |
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36. |
Greaves, Blegvad, Herman |
Kew.Rhône |
49-8 |
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37. |
Caravan |
45-8 |
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38. |
Egg |
Egg |
44-11 |
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39. |
Kevin Ayers & The Whole World |
44-8 |
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40. |
Soft Machine |
43-9 |
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41. |
Robert Wyatt |
41-12 |
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42. |
Soft Machine |
41-9 |
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43. |
Soft Machine |
41-6 |
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44. |
Robert Wyatt |
40-9 |
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45. |
Hopper/Dean/Tippett/Gallivan |
40-8 |
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46. |
Robert Wyatt |
39-11 |
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Steve Hillage |
39-11 |
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47. |
Daevid Allen & Euterpe |
Good Morning |
39-7 |
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48. |
Camel |
A Live Record |
37-6 |
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49. |
Soft Machine |
36-8 |
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50. |
Henry Cow |
36-7 |
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Check the Best of the rest.