Criteria: - Albums were ranked for Influence, Impact, Popularity, and Acclaim. The lists in this post are the official DDD lists.

Edited By: A. Skhikkhi (SkullKiD)
Last Updated 12-21-09

Double Albums
1. Blonde On Blonde - Bob Dylan
2. The Beatles (The White Album) - The Beatles
3. London Calling - The Clash
4. Exile On Main St. - Rolling Stones
5. Tommy - The Who
6. Electric Ladyland - Jimi Hendrix Experience
7. Songs in the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder
8. The Wall - Pink Floyd
9. Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin
10. Quadrophenia - The Who
11. Saturday Night Fever - Various Artists
12. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
13. All Eyez On Me - 2Pac
14. 1999 - Prince
15. Sign O' the Times - Prince
16. The River - Bruce Springsteen
17. Daydream Nation - Sonic Youth
18. Wheels of Fire - Cream
19. Freak Out! - Mothers of Invention
20. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below - Outkast
21. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness - Smashing Pumpkins
22. Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs - Derek and the Dominoes
23. Blood Sugar Sex Magic - Red Hot Chili Peppers
24. Trout Mask Replica - Captain Beefheart
25. The Downward Spiral - Nine Inch Nails
26. Life After Death - Notorious B.I.G.
27. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - Genesis
28. Tusk - Fleetwood Mac
29. Bad Girls - Donna Summer
30. The Basement Tapes - Bob Dylan and The Band
31. Tago Mago - Can
32. At Fillmore East - Allman Brothers Band
33. Chicago Transit Authority - Chicago
34. Something/Anything? - Todd Rundgren
35. Frampton Comes Alive - Peter Frampton
36. Second Edition - Public Image Ltd.
37. Made in Japan - Deep Purple
38. The Payback - James Brown
39. Jesus Christ Superstar - Various Artists
40. Uncle Meat - Frank Zappa
41. Live/Dead - The Grateful Dead
42. Third - Soft Machine
43. Sheik Yerbouti - Frank Zappa
44. Eat a Peach - Allman Brothers Band
45. Alive! - KISS
46. Gift from a Flower to a Garden - Donovan
47. Before the Flood - Bob Dylan and the Band
48. Live and Dangerous - Thin Lizzy
49. English Settlement - XTC
50. Gratitude - Earth, Wind and Fire
51. Double Nickels On the Dime - Minutemen
52. Zen Arcade - Hüsker Dü
53. Space Ritual - Hawkwind
54. Out of the Blue - Electric Light Orchestra
55. Odessa - Bee Gees
56. Chicago II - Chicago
57. Tales from Topographic Oceans - Yes
58. Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven - Godspeed You! Black Emperor
59. Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me - The Cure
60. Live and More - Donna Summer
61. Being There - Wilco
62. Abattoir Blues/Lyre of Orpheus - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
63. The Fragile - Nine Inch Nails
64. 1969: The Velvet Underground Live - The Velvet Underground
65. Europe '72 - Grateful Dead
66. Untitled - The Byrds
67. Stadium Arcaduim - Red Hot Chili Peppers
68. LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem
69. Live Bullet - Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
70. Junta - Phish
71. Ummagumma - Pink Floyd
72. Forever - Wu-Tang Clan
73. Yeti - Amon Düül II
74. Live After Death - Iron Maiden
75. It's Too Late to Stop Now - Van Morrison
76. Hell - James Brown
77. A Live One - Phish
78. It's Alive - Ramones
79. Rock of Ages - The Band
80. Black Moses - Isaac Hayes
81. Welcome to the Pleasuredome - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
82. Once Upon a Time - Donna Summer
83. Oranges and Lemons - XTC
84. Let's Go - Rancid
85. Eat It - Humble Pie
86. Aerial - Kate Bush
87. Street's Disciple - Nas
88. Moonflower - Santana
89. Rattle and Hum - U2
90. Blue Moves - Elton John
91. Soundtracks for the Blind - Swans
92. Music From the Unrealized Film Script, Dusk at Cubist Castle - The Olivia Tremor Control
93. Leaves Turn Inside You - Unwound
94. Todd - Todd Rundgren
95. In Your Honour - Foo Fighters
96. Approximately Infinite Universe - Yoko Ono
97. One More from the Road - Lynyrd Skynyrd
98. The Name of this Band is Talking Heads - Talking Heads
99. Babylon by Bus - Bob Marley
100. Hymns to the Silence - Van Morrison

Triple Albums
1. All Things Must Pass - George Harrison
2. Metal Box - Public Image Ltd.
3. Sandinista! - The Clash
4. Emancipation - Prince
5. Shut Up and Play Yer Guitar - Frank Zappa
6. Frances the Mute - Mars Volta
7. Woodstock - Various Artists
8. How the West was Won - Led Zeppelin
9. Joe's Garage (Acts I, II and III) - Frank Zappa
10. The Last Waltz - The Band
11. 69 Love Songs - Magnetic Fields
12. Concert for Bangladesh - George Harrison/Various Artists
13. Rush in Rio - Rush
14. Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards - Tom Waits
15. Lotus - Santana
16. Live/1975-85 - Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
17. Dick's Picks Volume 4 - Grateful Dead
18. Wings Over America - The Wings
19. The Mother, the Mechanic and the Path - Early November
20. 11/6/00 Seattle, Washington - Pearl Jam
21. Welcome Back My Friends to the Show that Never Ends... - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
22. At Madison Square Garden (New Year's Eve 1995) - Phish
23. American Hunger - MF Grimm
24. Three - Joel Plaskett
25. Rated O - Oneida

In this post are the most recent Forum revisions from A. Skhikkhi (SkullKiD), dated March 25, 2010 and March 1, 2010 respectively.

Greatest Double Albums
1. Blonde On Blonde - Bob Dylan
2. The Beatles (The White Album) - The Beatles
3. London Calling - The Clash
4. Exile On Main St. - Rolling Stones
5. Tommy - The Who
6. Electric Ladyland - Jimi Hendrix Experience
7. Songs in the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder
8. The Wall - Pink Floyd
9. Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin
10. Quadrophenia - The Who
11. Saturday Night Fever - Various Artists
12. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
13. All Eyez On Me - 2Pac
14. 1999 - Prince
15. Daydream Nation - Sonic Youth
16. Sign O' the Times - Prince
17. The River - Bruce Springsteen
18. Wheels of Fire - Cream
19. Freak Out! - Mothers of Invention
20. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below - Outkast
21. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness - Smashing Pumpkins
22. Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs - Derek and the Dominoes
23. Blood Sugar Sex Magic - Red Hot Chili Peppers
24. Trout Mask Replica - Captain Beefheart
25. The Downward Spiral - Nine Inch Nails
26. Life After Death - Notorious B.I.G.
27. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - Genesis
28. Tusk - Fleetwood Mac
29. Bad Girls - Donna Summer
30. The Basement Tapes - Bob Dylan and The Band
31. Tago Mago - Can
32. At Fillmore East - Allman Brothers Band
33. Chicago Transit Authority - Chicago
34. Something/Anything? - Todd Rundgren
35. Second Edition - Public Image Ltd.
36. Frampton Comes Alive - Peter Frampton
37. Eat a Peach - Allman Brothers Band
38. The Payback - James Brown
39. Jesus Christ Superstar - Various Artists
40. Uncle Meat - Frank Zappa
41. Live/Dead - The Grateful Dead
42. Third - Soft Machine
43. Sheik Yerbouti - Frank Zappa
44. Made in Japan - Deep Purple
45. Alive! - KISS
46. Gift from a Flower to a Garden - Donovan
47. Before the Flood - Bob Dylan and the Band
48. Live and Dangerous - Thin Lizzy
49. English Settlement - XTC
50. Gratitude - Earth, Wind and Fire
51. Double Nickels On the Dime - Minutemen
52. Zen Arcade - Hüsker Dü
53. Space Ritual - Hawkwind
54. Out of the Blue - Electric Light Orchestra
55. Odessa - Bee Gees
56. Chicago II - Chicago
57. Tales from Topographic Oceans - Yes
58. Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven - Godspeed You! Black Emperor
59. Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me - The Cure
60. Live and More - Donna Summer
61. Being There - Wilco
62. Abattoir Blues/Lyre of Orpheus - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
63. The Fragile - Nine Inch Nails
64. 1969: The Velvet Underground Live - The Velvet Underground
65. Europe '72 - Grateful Dead
66. Untitled - The Byrds
67. Stadium Arcaduim - Red Hot Chili Peppers
68. LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem
69. Live Bullet - Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
70. Junta - Phish
71. Ummagumma - Pink Floyd
72. Forever - Wu-Tang Clan
73. Yeti - Amon Düül II
74. Live After Death - Iron Maiden
75. It's Too Late to Stop Now - Van Morrison
76. Hell - James Brown
77. A Live One - Phish
78. It's Alive - Ramones
79. Rock of Ages - The Band
80. Welcome to the Pleasuredome - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
81. Once Upon a Time - Donna Summer
82. Oranges and Lemons - XTC
83. Let's Go - Rancid
84. Eat It - Humble Pie
85. Aerial - Kate Bush
86. Street's Disciple - Nas
87. Moonflower - Santana
88. Rattle and Hum - U2
89. Blue Moves - Elton John
90. Soundtracks for the Blind - Swans
91. Music From the Unrealized Film Script, Dusk at Cubist Castle - The Olivia Tremor Control
92. Leaves Turn Inside You - Unwound
93. Todd - Todd Rundgren
94. In Your Honour - Foo Fighters
95. Approximately Infinite Universe - Yoko Ono
96. One More from the Road - Lynyrd Skynyrd
97. The Name of this Band is Talking Heads - Talking Heads
98. Babylon by Bus - Bob Marley
99. Hymns to the Silence - Van Morrison
100. Black Moses - Isaac Hayes

Greatest Triple Albums
1. All Things Must Pass - George Harrison
2. Metal Box - Public Image Ltd.
3. Sandinista! - The Clash
4. Emancipation - Prince
5. Shut Up and Play Yer Guitar - Frank Zappa
6. 69 Love Songs - Magnetic Fields
7. The Last Waltz - The Band
8. Frances the Mute - Mars Volta
9. Joe's Garage (Acts I, II and III) - Frank Zappa
10. Have One On Me - Joanna Newsom
11. Woodstock - Various Artists
12. How the West was Won - Led Zeppelin
13. Dick's Picks Volume 4 - Grateful Dead
14. Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards - Tom Waits
15. Lotus - Santana
16. Wings Over America - The Wings
17. Concert for Bangladesh - George Harrison/Various Artists
18. Live/1975-85 - Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
19. Rush in Rio - Rush
20. The Mother, the Mechanic and the Path - Early November
21. 11/6/00 Seattle, Washington - Pearl Jam
22. At Madison Square Garden (New Year's Eve 1995) - Phish
23. American Hunger - MF Grimm
24. Three - Joel Plaskett
25. Rated O - Oneida

Frances The Mute is a triple album? I don't think so.

The vinyl was a 3-disc set. Whether that should be the determining factor with a release from well into the CD era is another question.

I think that for any album released in the last 15 years, the CD format should be the determining factor.

BloodSugarSexMagik by RHCP's and Downward Spiral by NIN are doubles? in which country?

BloodSugarSexMagik might have been a double album on vinyl, and '91 was a borderline year for whether vinyl or CD is the relevant format. So I don't know on that one. But Downward Spiral is from '94, which I think is safely in the CD era, so I agree that it shouldn't be on the list.

kool.

Speakerboxxx / Love Below should be higher for sure.

I agree. At least to #17, and maybe higher.

I'd say it outdoes The River for sure.

Yeah, I was looking at the list in the 2nd post, so I agree with that.

I'm not saying it should be on this list, but would something like Use Your Illusions be considered a double album or two separate single albums?

I think it should be considered 2 separate single albums. They're packaged and sold separately, and had separate chart listings.

Skullkid had a mini-list for simultaneously released counterpart albums, like the Use Your Illusions and Tom Waits' "Alice" and "Blood Money" on the old forum thread.