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Lists: The 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums (of All Time)

Posted by Merry Swankster


[David Bowie]

Out.com polled the greatest and gayest (sorry) famous people they could reach for a definitive (?) list of the “Gayest Albums of All Time”. I don’t know even know what I could do with that without being a) offensive or b) reverting to a 13 year old version of myself, so here you go:

To create our list of the 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums of All Time, we polled more than 100 actors, comedians, musicians, writers, critics, performance artists, label reps, and DJs, asking each to list the 10 albums that left the most indelible impressions on their lives. After receiving responses from Boy George, Rufus Wainwright, Cyndi Lauper, the Indigo Girls’ Amy Ray, Candis Cayne, Perez Hilton, Nate Berkus, Jake Shears, John Cameron Mitchell, Wilson Cruz, Justin Bond, Darren Hayes, Junior Vasquez, Bruce Vilanch, Janis Ian, the Cliks, Ari Gold, Holly Johnson, and a slew of others, we tallied the results to determine our top-100 list. (Out.com)

List after the jump. (via NME)

Out.com’s “100 Greatest, Gayest Albums (of All Time)”

1. David Bowie, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, 1972
2. The Smiths, The Smiths, 1984
3. Tracy Chapman, Tracy Chapman, 1988
4. Indigo Girls, Indigo Girls, 1989
5. Judy Garland, Judy at Carnegie Hall, 1961
6. The Smiths, The Queen is Dead, 1986
7. Elton John, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, 1973
8. Madonna, The Immaculate Collection, 1990
9. Cyndi Lauper, She’s So Unusual, 1983
10. Antony and the Johnsons, I Am A Bird Now, 2005
11. Various artists, Hedwig and the Angry Inch soundtrack, 2001
12. The Velvet Underground & Nico, The Velvet Underground & Nico, 1967
13. Ani DiFranco, Dilate, 1996
14. Erasure, The Innocents, 1988
15. George Michael, Faith, 1987
16. Queen, A Night at the Opera, 1975
17. Lou Reed, Transformer, 1972
18. George Michael, Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. I, 1990
19. The B-52s, The B-52′s, 1979
20. Queen, A Day at the Races, 1976
21. David Bowie, Hunky Dory, 1971
22. The Gossip, Standing in the Way of Control, 2006
23. Deee-Lite, World Clique, 1990
24. Sylvester, Living Proof, 1979
25. k.d. lang, Ingénue, 1992
26. Scissor Sisters, Scissor Sisters, 2004
27. Eurythmics, Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), 1983
28. Queen, The Game, 1980
29. Pet Shop Boys, Actually, 1987
30. Diana Ross, Diana, 1980
31. Sarah McLachlan, Fumbling Towards Ecstacy, 1993
32. The Smiths, Meat Is Murder, 1985
33. The Smiths, Hatful of Hollow, 1984
34. Donna Summer, Bad Girls, 1979
35. Yaz, Upstairs at Eric’s, 1982
36. Madonna, Erotica, 1992
37. Blondie, Parallel Lines, 1978
38. Dusty Springfield, Dusty in Memphis, 1969
39. Laura Nyro and Labelle, Gonna Take A Miracle, 1971
40. Pet Shop Boys, Behavior, 1990
41. Melissa Etheridge, Yes I Am, 1993
42. ABBA, Gold, 1992
43. Prince, Purple Rain, 1984
44. Pet Shop Boys, Very, 1993
45. Bikini Kill, Pussy Whipped, 1993
46. Madonna, Ray of Light, 1998
47. The Magnetic Fields, 69 Love Songs, 1999
48. Cris Williamson, The Changer and the Changed, 1975
49. Patti Smith, Horses, 1975
50. Rufus Wainwright, Poses, 2001
51. Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Welcome to the Pleasuredome, 1984
52. Kate Bush, Hounds of Love, 1985
53. Culture Club, Colour by Numbers, 1983
54. Tori Amos, Little Earthquakes, 1992
55. David Bowie, Diamond Dogs, 1974
56. Team Dresch, Personal Best, 1994
57. Prince, Dirty Mind, 1980
58. Liz Phair, Exile in Guyville, 1993
59. Bronski Beat, The Age of Consent, 1984
60. R.E.M., Automatic for the People, 1992
61. Sleater-Kinney, Dig Me Out, 1997
62. Jeff Buckley, Grace, 1994
63. Björk, Debut, 1993
64. Patti Smith, Easter, 1978
65. Le Tigre, Le Tigre, 1999
66. Soft Cell, Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret, 1981
67. Hüsker Dü, Candy Apple Grey, 1986
68. Nirvana, Nevermind, 1991
69. Frances Faye, Caught in the Act, 1959
70. Rent original Broadway cast, Rent, 1996
71. Elton John, Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, 1975
72. Donna Summer, Once Upon a Time, 1977
73. Various artists, Fame soundtrack, 1980
74. Michael Jackson, Off the Wall, 1979
75. Carole King, Tapestry, 1971
76. Ani DiFranco, Imperfectly, 1992
77. New Order, Substance, 1987
78. Various artists, The Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack, 1975
79. T. Rex, Electric Warrior, 1971
80. Rufus Wainwright, Want One, 2003
81. Scissor Sisters, Ta-Dah, 2006
82. Cher, Believe, 1998
83. Bette Midler, The Divine Miss M, 1972
84. Cyndi Lauper, True Colors, 1986
85. Nina Simone, Anthology, 2003
86. Madonna, Madonna, 1983
87. Madonna , Confessions on a Dance Floor, 2005
88. Hüsker Dü, Zen Arcade, 1984
89. Fifth Column, To Sir With Hate, 1986
90. Kate Bush, The Kick Inside, 1978
91. Grace Jones, Nightclubbing, 1981
92. Morrissey, Viva Hate, 1988
93. Sade, Lovers Rock, 2000
94. Hair original Broadway cast, Hair, 1968
95. Culture Club, Kissing to Be Clever, 1982
96. Nick Drake, Bryter Layter, 1970
97. Janis Ian, Between the Lines, 1975
98. Ferron, Testimony, 1980
99. Joni Mitchell, For the Roses, 1972
100. The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967

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18 Comments

  1. How’d The Wizard of Oz Soundtrack not make the cut?


    Randall Monty- January 26, 2009 @ 10:01 pm

  2. OK, I’ll bite: why Sgt. Pepper? Anyone? Anyone?


    david k- January 28, 2009 @ 12:46 pm

  3. Umm…costumes?


    Merry Swankster- January 28, 2009 @ 2:58 pm

  4. She’s Leaving Home…to move in with her softball coach, Ms. Drobniak?


    Jeff Klingman- January 28, 2009 @ 3:40 pm

  5. Mr. Kite and his trampoline…not quite what they seem??


    david k- January 29, 2009 @ 4:53 pm

  6. I am totally in favor of the Beatles punning.

    When I’m Sixty-Four… perhaps states will quash legislation preventing homosexuals from getting married.

    And the easiest one of all: Fixing a Hole.


    Randall Monty- February 1, 2009 @ 10:14 am

  7. I had to check my music library. According to this list I am 27% GAY. I don’t see my pick for Gayest Album of All Time. It deserves a Faaabulous Shout Out. It is…JAZZ by Queen. Don’t Stop Me Now? Let me Entertain You? Begging for Jazzhands! Close Second- Marc Almond (Soft Cell) The Stars We Are. Kept Boy? I rest my case.


    Lady Lurksalot- February 4, 2009 @ 2:11 pm

  8. I had to check my music library. According to this list I am 27% GAY. I don’t see my pick for Gayest Album of All Time. It deserves a Faaabulous Shout Out. It is…JAZZ by Queen. Don’t Stop Me Now? Let me Entertain You? Begging for Jazzhands! Close Second- Marc Almond (Soft Cell) The Stars We Are. Kept Boy? I rest my case.


    Lady Lurksalot- February 4, 2009 @ 2:12 pm

  9. I had to check my music library. According to this list I am 27% GAY. I don’t see my pick for Gayest Album of All Time. It deserves a Faaabulous Shout Out. It is…JAZZ by Queen. Don’t Stop Me Now? Let me Entertain You? Begging for Jazzhands! Close Second- Marc Almond (Soft Cell) The Stars We Are. Kept Boy? I rest my case.


    Lady Lurksalot- February 4, 2009 @ 2:12 pm

  10. Nick Drake’s Bryter Later is another head-scratcher…Was Hazy Jane…a man???


    david k- February 5, 2009 @ 9:42 am

  11. One last gay thought: It would be cool to list the gayest SONGS of all time. The other day I was listening to 69 Love Songs and decided that “The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side” is the gayest song on a record that does not lack for them.


    david k- February 6, 2009 @ 1:18 pm

  12. Is that a tease for your next foray after numerology?


    Merry Swankster- February 6, 2009 @ 4:18 pm

  13. That’s beyond my abilities. Someone better qualified than I should do it though. (I’m sure “Relax” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood would be in the Top 10.)


    david k- February 7, 2009 @ 9:41 am

  14. I don’t see how you top “Fabulous Muscles” by Xiu Xiu. Although that seems to go above and beyond just describing a gay relationship and into super-freakdom. “Personal” by the Ballet is fairly explicit of a more normal interaction, I’d say. “I saw you on Gaydar…” is a tough first line to misconstrue. The Ripping Vinyl sbject, “Homosapien” by Pete Shelley is pretty on the nose, as well.


    Jeff Klingman- February 7, 2009 @ 1:32 pm

  15. You know, the more I think about it, the more I think that we are well qualified for this task. Good choices. “Homo superior/in my interior..” The Ballet song for sure. (the album too). Could be funny to post a Top 10 fave gay songs….


    david k- February 7, 2009 @ 1:45 pm

  16. This is a noble undertaking, Dave, but “Underwear” is the gayest song on 60 Love Songs.


    Randall Monty- February 7, 2009 @ 5:26 pm

  17. 69… you know what I mean.


    Randall Monty- February 7, 2009 @ 5:27 pm

  18. It’s up there, for sure, but he does give equal time to “a pretty girl’ in her underwear, along with a pretty boy. Whereas Luckiest Guy is guy-centric in the extreme, and sports a totally fey melody. Without the boy references, “Underwear” doesn’t announce itself as gay, whereas Luckiest Guy, even without the words, just makes you want to skip around and pick flowers.


    david k- February 9, 2009 @ 11:16 am

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