The sound of music: my all time favorite albums

Recently a close friend and I engaged in an interesting and nostalgia filled discussion about our favorite record albums. I have, for most of my adult life, been much more into video, that is television and films, than in music. Still, music helped me successfully transit my high school and college years and now what with audio CDs, downloadable MP3s and the always present website that is YouTube, my favorite songs are never far away.

After some thought and consideration, here are my top twenty favorite record albums by band(or artist) name and album title:

1. LED ZEPPELIN - album: " II" (1969)
2. ZZ TOP -  album: "Fandango" (1975)
3. STYX - album: "Pieces Of Eight" (1978)
4. KANSAS - album: "Leftoverture" (1976)
5. BOSTON - album: "Boston" (debut album - 1977)
6. MAHOGANY RUSH - album: "IV"(1976)
7. DEEP PURPLE - album: "Burn" (1974)
8. STYX - album: "The Grand Illusion" (1977)
9. KANSAS - album: "Point Of Know Return" (1977)
10. YES - album: "90125"  (1983)
11.  GENESIS - album: "Invisible Touch" (1986)
12. FOREIGNER - album: "Head Games" (1979)
13. THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT - album: "I, Robot" (1977)
14. DEF LEPPARD - album: "Pyromania" (1983)
15. TOTO - album: "Isolation" (1984)
16. THE DOOBIE BROTHERS - album: "The Captain And Me" (1973)
17. DONALD FAGEN - album: "The Nightfly" (1982)
18. AEROSMITH - album: "Toys In The Attic" (1975)
19.  STYX - album: "Equinox" (1975)
20. QUEEN - album: "The Game" (1980)