The Virgin Top 100 albums

Radiohead are seen as the successors to The Beatles

The Beatles' album Revolver has been voted the greatest record of all time in a massive survey of musical tastes.

Music from the 1960s and 70s dominate the top 100 but contemporary bands such as Radiohead and U2 and 80s bands like The Smiths have established their musical credentials in the hall of fame.

The Top 100

1. Revolver - The Beatles.

2. The Bends - Radiohead.

3. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles.

4. OK Computer - Radiohead.

5. `The White Album' - The Beatles.

6. Automatic For The People - REM.

Bob Dylan remains a powerful figure in music

7. Blood On The Tracks - Bob Dylan.

8. Abbey Road - The Beatles.

9. Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd.

10. The Queen Is Dead - The Smiths.

11. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses.

12. Forever Changes - Love.

13. Velvet Underground And Nico - Velvet Underground. 14. Kind Of Blue - Miles Davis.

15. The Unforgettable Fire - U2.

16.Astral Weeks - Van Morrison.

17. Nevermind - Nirvana.

18. Pet Sounds - Beach Boys.

19. Sign O'The Times - Prince.

20. Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen.

21. (What's The Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis.

22. A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles.

23. Hunky Dory - David Bowie.

24. Blue - Joni Mitchell.

REM: The highest polled American band

25. The Joshua Tree - U2.

26. Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan.

27. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie.

28. Blue Lines - Massive Attack.

29. Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols - Sex Pistols.

30. The Wall - Pink Floyd.

31. Rumours - Fleetwood Mac.

32. Electric Ladyland - Jimi Hendrix.

33. Blonde On Blonde - Bob Dylan.

34. Rubber Soul - Beatles.

35. Exile On Main Street - Rolling Stones.

36. Achtung Baby - U2.

37. London Calling - Clash.

38. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd.

39. What's Going On - Marvin Gaye.

40. Let It Bleed - Rolling Stones.

41. Dummy - Portishead.

U2: once the world's biggest band

42. Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin.

43. Graceland - Paul Simon.

44. Definitely Maybe - Oasis.

45. The Band - The Band.

46. The Doors - The Doors.

47. Low - David Bowie.

48. Who's Next - The Who.

49. Out Of Time - REM.

50. Trout Mask Replica - Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band.

51. Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette.

52. Tommy - The Who.

53. Marquee Moon - Television.

54. Odelay - Beck.

55. Five Leaves Left - Nick Drake.

56. The Smiths - The Smiths.

57. Parallel Lines - Blondie.

58. Transformer - Lou Reed.

59. Leftism - Leftfield.

60. Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley & The Wailers - Bob Marley.

61. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin.

62. After The Goldrush - Neil Young.

63. Are You Experienced - Jimi Hendrix.

64. Thriller - Michael Jackson.

65. Loveless - My Bloody Valentine.

66. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon And Garfunkel.

67. Hotel California - Eagles.

68. Moon Safari - Air.

69. Performance And Cocktails - Stereophonics.

70. Ten - Pearl Jam.

71. Saint Dominic's Preview - Van Morrison.

72. Purple Rain - Prince.

73. Little Earthquakes - Tori Amos.

74. Tapestry - Carole King.

Travis: the band of 1999 enter the Top 100

75. The Man Who - Travis.

76. Melon Collie And The Infinite Sadness - Smashing Pumpkins.

77. Debut - Bjork.

78. Talk On Corners - Corrs.

79. Moondance - Van Morrison.

80. Woodface - Crowded House.

81. Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin.

82. So - Peter Gabriel.

83. Crosby, Stills And Nash - Crosby, Stills And Nash.

84. Sticky Fingers - Rolling Stones.

85. A Love Supreme - John Coltrane.

86. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John.

87. Hounds Of Love - Kate Bush.

88. Metallica - Metallica.

89. Songs In The Key Of Life - Stevie Wonder.

90. Otis Blue - Otis Redding.

91. Synchronicity - The Police.

92. It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back - Public Enemy.

93. Harvest - Neil Young.

94. Disintegration - Cure.

95. Parklife - Blur.

96. A Night At The Opera - Queen.

97. Licensed To Ill - Beastie Boys.

98. Moby Grape - Moby Grape.

99. Grace - Jeff Buckley.

100. Songs For Swingin' Lovers! - Frank Sinatra.