Bowie didn't just shape music through Ziggy Stardust and his continued reinventions. I saw him live during his Serious Moonlight tour .. charisma off the charts, yes, but also had a down to earth warmth about him. Fabulous.
I saw him bottom of the gig,,....Japanese mime..........above him were Stefan Grossman,,.roy.harper & Marc.Bolan, before fame hype.........festival hall, London.........nice gig......
Oh man I'm so jealous that you're going to listen to The Animals properly for the 1st time! Amazing band and Eric Burdon has one of the most underrated voices ever! You'll probably be shocked at the number of their records you actually know. Great vid as always!
Somebody at WatchMojo is obviously an Oasis fan XD The Animals is probably mentioned on there because they were one of the most important bands that were part of the 'British Invasion' of the USA. The Animals in particular were one of the first groups (along with the Rolling Stones) to really re-introduce blues to the USA and laid the groundwork for a lot of blues rock that came later, as well as fuelling much of the counter-culture of the era. In fact it could be said The Animals success paved the way for bands like The Rolling Stones in the USA - as well as many, many other British blues rock bands - as they achieved success there while the Stones were still largely unknown, and this would obviously have a massive impact on the evolution of rock in general from the mid-60s onwards. I guess it might not sound revolutionary now, but in context it caused quite a seismic shift in the musical landscape on both sides of the Atlantic and The Animals were at the cutting edge of that.
I’m English and lived through all that - some weird choices for top ten? Beatles Floyd Queen Bowie Zeppelin certainly … the rest are the best hmmmm? Genesis? Radiohead? Peter Gabriel? Kate Bush?
Love it, your knowledge of UK music is positively un American. You have such a pleasantly openminded and generous view of the world. Keep up the good work.
I agree - this list was clearly compiled by a rock fan, and probably one who lives in Manchester. And the thing about rock - very few bands genuine change it - even the rock combo format - drummer, bassist, guitarist and vocalist - is inherently derivative. I think it's fair to have the Beatles, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and Bowie in there to represent influential genre defining rock albums, but the rest of the space is wasted.
Quintessentially british plus we know music through our veins. Every part of the uk has music entwined in villages towns cities wherever you go music at its base is us.
I used to think it was because of our native tongue, but that doesn't translate into instruments. We can write shit hot lyrics and play like badass's too!....
The Rolling Stones 'Let it Bleed' album also has a place in British cooking/food history; the cake on album cover was baked by the - at the time unknown - Queen of English TV cooking in the '80s/'90s/early '00s, Delia Smith! She was a friend of the photographer who booked her to help her out, and was tasked with making a 'gaudy cake' for the album cover. Not long afterwards, she rose to fame and had a hugely successful career in TV and cookery writing - in fact many of the dishes that appear on my Christmas table are Delia recipes (including the Christmas pudding), with Delia's Christmas book being a festive staple in many UK households!
Sex Pistols were more in your face Punk - but I'd argue that The Clash, The Stranglers, Siouxsie, The Damned had a more lasting effect on late '70's music!
I’d of thought the Telly Tubbies greatest hits might have been included.. it certainly ‘rocked’ my house I can tell you! 😂 their extended version of Eh Oh was a classic!
@@weejackrussell Hi Wee Jack, I also bought stuff like ELO (after seeing them at Loughborough Uni one weekend), Moody blues and Bob Dylan, I still have all my albums but don't play them very often these days, especially the early Pink Floyd with Syd Barrett, and of course I bought all 3 cream albums. Nowadays, I just play the CDs bought to protect the albums. I may sound like an outdated old codger, but music then was much better than today, albums had a continuity in the songs, not simply a collection of singles and there were concept albums as well and the lyrics often being more like poems or literature. I try to listen to the latest music offerings, I really try hard, but can find little of depth, meaning or musicality in them, the best stuff still comes from the artists of the 1960s to the 80s in my limited opinion. But that's just me.
It's all pretty subjective. I agree with Sgt pepper (but I'd argue Abbey road was even better), Dark side of the Moon, and Led Zeppelin. As for Black Sabath, I'd say paranoid was a very influencial single. I wouldn't rate any of their albums in my top ten. No mention of ELO, Supertramp, Genesis and what about Tubular Bells (Mike Oldfield) or War of the Worlds (Jeff Wayne). There are so many more that I could mention so I can't even imagine how the heck the Smiths made it into this list.
@@KenFullman Hi Ken, As far as the Beatles are concerned I would have possibly put Revolver in there as it was their first album after finishing live playing and touring which gave them more time in the studio (and of course finance) to begin their musical experimentation before the heights of Pepper and Abbey Road. I agree about the Smiths, that was a great surprise, I could almost have included Amy Winehouse for the influence she had to popularise serious female artist songwriters and her jazz influence. Then again we all had our favourites which influenced us.
An American friend of mine who is a sound engineer for 40 years,told me,the British are the Rolls Royce of music. So many iconic giants from this Little Rock in the North Atlantic. By the way,Oasis? In the top ten all time British? Bollocks is it.
@@philmorton7275they weren't even britpop. Noel said so. They sang in american accents and never sung about Britain. They called blur posh but never made working class anthems like Blur or Pulp.
Most female artists get over looked like when Punk/post punk comes up it’s always The Clash and Sex Pistols that are brought up with The Slits being all but ignored.
Maybe aproros of nothing but I've watched a few of your videos and I think you qualify as Unintentional ASMR. You have such a soothing speaking voice. Love listening to your commentary.
I think I would put The Bends above OK Computer, I'm very shocked to not see Disintegration or something by The Cure on this list, or Substance - Joy Division or All Mod Cons - The Jam
@@richardanderson8696 I should have put Unknown Pleasures, you are definitely right there ... being an ex goth, I'd be tempted to put Love - The Cult on there too. And definitely The Stone Roses or Psychocandy - JAMC
Another ten British albums might be; The Who 'Tommy', Yes 'Close to the Edge', David Bowie 'Low', Joy Division 'Closer', Peter Gabriel 3 (Scratch), Kate Bush 'Hounds of Love', Brian Eno 'Discreet Music', King Crimson 'In The Court of the Crimson King', Radiohead 'Kid A', Cream 'Disraeli Gears'. A less obvious selection perhaps, but the influence of these albums has been significant.
@@ScoobGruber I remember taking that particular The Kinks album out of the library at the same time as Beggars Banquet. The older (rather good looking male) librarian gave me a thumbs up sign as I was leaving. A strange teenage recollection. 😂😂😂
I am definitely partial since I am a huge Smiths fan. I'm glad they're on it, but there are so many other bands that deserve to be on lists. In fact, they shouldn't have any all-time greatest lists, because there are just too many great artist/albums.
As someone with a love of punk, can't help thinking that Stiff Little Fingers - Inflammable Material, should at least have had an honourable mention. It's often quoted, but without them, we wouldn't have bands like Green Day. They took punk in a different direction lyrically, singing confrontationally about the horror of the civil conflict they were living in, and it started with this album.
I really find Watch Mojo lists are to be taken with a pinch of salt. I am so tired of seeing Oasis glorified. I was in my late teens at the height of their fame and I never understood the hype then either. They ripped off The Beatles not to mention that the Gallagher brothers were pretty arrogant, vile human beings that did not deserve that level of fame. Wonderwall is a cover! The Animals were the first British band to introduce the blues rock style to mainstream audiences and influenced bands like The Stones and Zep. It's a jolly good album and worth a listen, not number 1 worthy but non the less an OK choice. Thanks again for another great video. My husband and I look forward to them and watch every day with dinner. Big cheers from Hampshire, England.
HAVING MET THEM (AND "HIM") I HAVE TO SAY THEY WON'Y GET TO THE TOP OF ANY "NICE-PEOPLE-LIST" ANYTIME SOON IN THE HISTORY BOOKS. USING U/C AS I AM MEDICALLY BLIND NOW AT 80+ PS ~ OPENED FOR THEM IN NEWCASTLE - NOT NICE!!
I BEG YOU to have a listen to Roxy Music for a UK band that greatly influenced music. But their evolution from 1st album "Roxy Music" in the early 70s to their final album in the 80s "Avalon". The change record by record means you have to listen to them chronologically. Bowie described them as one of his favourite and most influential bands he loved and theres footage of Bowie talking about them on RUclips. On Bryan Ferry's later solo albums some of the greats like Dave Gilmour and Mark Knopfler and Robert Fripp have all worked with him. But listen to them in order of release and Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry's solo albums treat as different entities. Oh and Brian Eno was also a founding member but left aft the first couple of Roxy albums. Listen to what The Professor of Rock talk about Bryan Ferry.
Roxy incredibly influential, were obviously great themselves but inspired so many bands from mid seventies up...should have a mention but maybe that's influential bands rather then a single album I suppose....defo have a listen to all who have not and everyone else, go have a listen again
Bit of a leftfield one, but Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin invented a genre (ambient techno), still influences electronic music greatly, and sounds as fresh today as when it came out. I'd stick it in over Oasis (who were a collection of influences rather than influential themselves, IMHO).
WatchMojo tend to ignore the likes of Genesis and Yes, yet they have had a huge influence on heavy rock and metal. (I also noticed that they avoided calling Dark Side of the Moon a Prog Album).
I'd choose Hunky Dory, Aladdin Sane and Low ahead of Ziggy, Physical Graffiti ahead of IV, though I love the both, Revolver ahead of Pepper (I'd probably put Rubber Soul and Abbey Road ahead too), OK Computer should be in the Top 10 and where are For Your Pleasure, Who's Next and The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society? As for Oasis, as we said in the 90s: "Have you heard the new one from Oasis?" "Probably"
@@Thurgosh_OG I think you misunderstood my point entirely - it was a reference to their arrant plagiarism and lack of talent. By the way, if you were party to every single conversation in the 90s, I salute your omnipresence, if not your omniscience
Another one I’ll throw in here that I think’s worthy of mentioning is Tubeway Army’s Replicas (Gary Numan’s band) Principally for the track Are Friends Electric, the first British No.1 synth-pop track and effectively set the scene for the entirety of popular British 80s new wave and pop, which in turn inspired pop of modern bands.
Totally agree with you about swapping out Definitely Maybe with OK Computer. But then this list is pretty subjective I guess. Oasis were massively popular, but I'm not sure how musically influential they really were, considering how heavily influenced by The Beatles they were.
I love both bands but if the list is about groundbreaking innovation that changed music I wouldn’t put either on the list. I think the major shifts were created in the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s, possibly ending with Grunge at the turn of the 90’s. After that everything is basically derivative or some sort of fusion. The Beatles influence is paramount.
Good list but missing a hell of a lot of electronic albums that have definitely changed music... E.g. Prodigy's jilted generation, leftfield's leftism and massive attack's blue lines or protection, portishead's Dummy, Goldie and even chemical brothers. UK was definitely a leader in electronic music in the 90's
I think this list, and most of WatchMojo UK's, would be more accurate if they had named it "albums that changed music in Britain forever" or "changed British music forever" or something like that. The Oasis thing, I've never been a big fan of them but you have no idea how big they were here, they were massive and spawned a thousand other bands that looked and sounded like them to this day, I know they were never really anything special in America so I understand why you'd be confused that they're on the list, but if you look at it as a "changed music in Britain forever" list instead of worldwide then they definitely should be on there.
@@group-music Tubeway Army and the Human League have been more influential to British music over the last 30 years than Oasis? lol ok man, whatever you say.
I don't think there are a slew of bands trying to be Oasis at all. There are some bands inspired by some of the same things that Oasis were inspired by, but Oasis (regardless of whether you like them or not, or how well they sold) didn't in any way "change" music.
The smiths changed music forever easily my friend. Basically every band that came after them has either said the smiths influenced them greatly or that they were an influence of sorts. Smiths should be higher and you should definitely get into them. Also yes, everyone agrees radiohead should be on the list, probably twice cuz kid a too.
The Smiths influenced music negatively, with some of the most miserable music I've ever heard. Someone I know called it 'music to slit your throat to'. She wasn't wrong.
I am a Beatles addict and was devastated when they broke up.Thank heavens i discovered David Bowie not long after that.His music from Ziggy to Young Americans is truly amazing.The Beatles were the best band ever.What they did in eight years was groundbreaking.They opened the door for all the other Greats to come in,Bowie,Cream,Floyd,Zeppelin and,for mr,my honorable mention,Jimi Hendrix Experience.
The Sex Pistols were very underrated.. Most rock / metal fans like myself dislike Punk.. But not me.. When the punk era came about here in the UK 76/77.. I loved it.. It was like a breath of fresh air. It's what was needed to wake up the music scene.. I saw the pistols twice 77 and 78 I think they were brilliant and this never mind the.. Album was a damn good album
I have an eclectic taste. From classical to modern jazz, pop, rock, singer-song writers, and synthesiser music (I latched on to Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream in the early 1970s). Never Mind The Bollocks was a breath of fresh air. I dismissed the Pistols at first but changed my mind when I listened to the lyrics of Pretty Vacant on the radio. Oh yes, I thought. Rock had gone stale. The, look how many keyboards (Yes) I can play grated. The spark had gone. Punk and bands such as the Ramones brought it back to basics. And a good thing, too.
So where's, Having a Rave Up with the Yardbirds, Disraeli Gears, Rumours, Out of the Blue, Synchronicity, The Big Wheel, Goodbye Yellow-brick Road, Every Picture Tells a Story, Dusty in Memphis, On the Threshold of a Dream, etc.?
Jeff Wayne's "The War of the Worlds" album is another great 'listen start-to-finish' concept album. It had many great guest musicians perform on it too. Creepy too and captures the alien dread. Has to be the original album, not the stage musical versions that came later. I believe it's on RUclips in its entirety.
Influential, sure. But how has it only sold 9 million copies (Compared to Morning Glory which has sold around 20 million)? I often wonder if Radiohead fans are genuine fans or if they just go around telling people they are.
Bands that go above Oasis in the top 50... Simple Minds, Supertramp, The Police, The Stone Roses, The Darkness, The Verve, Eurythmics, Arctic Monkeys ... damn, I'd put Duran Duran above Oasis
I grew up in the 90s and you simply couldn't escape Oasis. They were very influential as they were the anti-grunge and (it felt like) represented something new and exciting.
I wouldn't have Oasis anywhere the Top Ten. Bands like Killing Joke, Orbital, Massive Attack and a few more had albums that were more influential in terms of who they influenced.
Yeah, theres a glaring lack of anything electronic 80s or 90s in here. New Order or Depeche Mode surely deserve a spot given what a huge amount of post 80s music sounds like. I think that Oasis album belongs though, pop charts were pretty sterile before that and it definitely kick started that indie/brit pop era, everyone wanted to be in a band after that(if they didnt wanna be a dj or rapper)
forgot to say, nirvanas first album was a cover of the sex pistols "never mind the bollox" Kurt dose a fucking amazing job in this album.... killer cover
I wonder why it is that the little old UK has for decades, managed to consistently punch above its weight with contemporary music. I figure there must be something fundamental within the social culture that nurtures it.
Our culture doesn't nurture music in schools. If children can't afford to learn a musical instrument, then they miss out. It should be free to learn, and part of the curriculum.
Considering America has 7 times more people and a land mass that's 30 times that of the UK: it's pretty damn impressive the influence british music's had on the world. Britain was definitely a force to be reckoned with from the mid-60s to the late 80s
Oasis, a band who literally ripped off other bands, and they failed to break America, changed NOTHING about the music of the world, but played a part in a sub-genre that only really took hold in Northern Europe, mainly Britain, ergo Brit-pop. Meanwhile, one of the biggest musical genres to emerge from Britain is the NWOBHM and the likes of Iron Maiden led that movement, and not mentioned here, despite conquering the world, still selling millions of albums today, still packing out arenas. In turn they influenced the likes of Metallica, who took NWOBHM and turned it into thrash metal, another genre again. Other acts who were massively influential of the creation of genres, not mentioned here such as Depeche Mode with electronic, and Madness with modern Ska rock. Colour me skeptical of the man who made this video, I don’t think they know as much about music as they think.
@@JJLAReacts I cannot understand why people massively overrate Oasis, it’s obscene. Just had a thought, another genre that came from North America but was taken by Britain and turned into a big deal, Hi-NRG. As much as I didn’t enjoy their work, Stock Aitken and Waterman created hit, after hit, after hit that really took MTV and America by storm. The likes of Dead or Alive, Bronski Beat, Bananarama, Pet Shop Boys etc all were icons of the genre. Not even a passing mention in the video. I love your passion for music, and your understanding depth and wide ranging tastes, I think you were let down by the video you reacted to here.
Oh and the Spice Girls! Ha! Of course! They created a feminist music movement worldwide that still resonates to this day. Again, as performing artists, song writers and genre wise they are not my cup of tea, but without them, no ‘girl power’.
So ignorant. Oasis went 4 times platinum with their Morning Glory album in America and by not playing the game. It was a piece of piss for them really. They had three Top 5 albums there and just missed getting a number 1 album in America by a few hundred copies to Puff Daddy in 1997 so please do your research.
@@darrenthomas7402 the charts are largely irrelevant. The video was discussing artists who changed music, forever. As I gave in my example above, bands who created the genre of NWOBHM, such as Iron Maiden, don’t have a long string of US number one albums, but they spearheaded an entirely new genre that became a worldwide sensation, influencing generation after generation of heavy metal bands. In turn those bands, such as Metallica, went on to create thrash and speed metal, which again became a worldwide movement. Brit-pop or Brit-rock was short lived, limited to a small number of acts, didn’t really transition into anything and didn’t really influence anything and is now dead. And clearly Brit-rock was largely a rip off of 1960’s rock and roll mixed with grunge, in the most part. And don’t forget, USA is a vast place, hundreds of millions of people. A few million record sales will get someone to the charts and a lot of radio play at the behest of the label, but doesn’t necessarily mean they broke the place. If Oasis did a North American tour next week it probably would be ok, small ish venues. By contrast when Iron Maiden tour North America they sell out stadiums, time after time. Yet their music isn’t radio friendly at all, and in many conservative states they are seen as the devil incarnate. If you’re wanting to just lump commercial success into the video, the Bee Gees put Oasis and Iron Maiden to shame in album sales, but are not in the video either! Saturday Night Fever alone has reportedly sold something like 50m copies, but did it change music forever? Probably not, disco was already around and other artists were already big in the genre.
How can anyone cut it down to just 10? No "Who's Next" (The Who), "London Calling" (The Clash), "Disraeli Gears" (Cream), "Red" (King Crimson), "Another Green World" (Brian Eno), "Astral Weeks" (Van Morrison), "Selling England By the Pound" (Genesis), "Aqualung" (Jethro Tull), "Drums and Wires" (XTC), "Fragile" (Yes), "You've Come a Long Way Baby" (Fatboy Slim), "Unknown Pleasures" (Joy Division), "This Year's Model" (Elvis Costello)... there's a long list of hugely influential albums from the UK out there!
Good call! I'd definitely have "Who's Next" (The Who), "Disraeli Gears" (Cream), "Red" (King Crimson), "Another Green World" (Brian Eno), "Selling England By the Pound" (Genesis), "Aqualung" (Jethro Tull) too
Totally agree that Oasis were a misstep on this list, they absorbed and recycled a 60s/70s Beatles type sound, they in no way changed music! Loving your reactions by the way very thoughtful, intelligent and occasionally funny. 👍
Oasis didn't change music, they just turned the clock back thirty years, the Manchester sound really came from the Stone Roses... OK Computer by Radiohead, or Park Life by Blur were both much more mould breaking. And Gorillaz even more so. I would have picked Revolver as the Beatles album which changed music, kicking the gate open for Sgt. Pepper's, but that doesn't really matter, as all Beatles albums probably deserve to be on the list. Fleetwood Mac (who became a transatlantic band before their biggest successes) and the Moody Blues also created ground breaking albums, as did many others, to be fair...
Sabbath, Zep, Floyd and The Beatles. Revolver, The White Album, this album has to contain the most covered tracks ever and is my favourite after Sergeant Peppers. Just watched Yellow Submarine again last week. That's a psychedelic rush! lol. Great reaction.
Oasis deserved that 10th place they literally reformed 90's rock and roll sound, everybody talks about that What's The Story Morning Glory was their best album because Wonderwall and Don't Look Back In Anger are on it but Definetely Maybe had a better raw sound... Live Forever.
WTF are you talking about? reformed 90s rock n roll? yeah, 4/4 pub rock with beatles rip-offs was so revoloutionery, there was a reason they were called Quoasis... The Stone Roses kick-strarted it and were a far better band by a huge distance, none of Oasis albums come close to what The Roses done, and if Liam hadn't followed the Roses Oasis would not have happened, they only got so big because mums and nans bought the 2 songs you just mentioned lol
@@SamTurtonsamsamsam999 really? enlighten me.... I lived through it, seen Oasis on numerous occasions and bought a shit load of music throughout the 90s... ...so unless you have a counter argument its really you who is 'waffling'
I get why people outside the UK don't get the Oasis phenomenon, but they were absolutely massive and still are. 8% of the UK population applied for tickets for their 1996 Knebworth gigs, they influenced alternative rock and and the indie resurgence through the 00's, and an Oasis tribute band is playing the soon-to-be-open, largest indoor arena, the Co-op Live, later this year. There's still hope and anticipation of a reunion 15 years after their split and I guarantee if it happens it will be the biggest tour in the UK's history.
I think OK Computer should have been number 5 in my opinion. My daughter has just bought me tickets to the Roadiohead orchestra at Lichfield cathedral... I'm so excited. Lichfield cathedral is stunning too, so it will be a gorgeous setting.
No, I don't accept Bowie being higher than Pink Floyd or Led Zep and London Calling should be on there instead of The Smiths. Other than that, pretty accurate.
Queen’s pop culture resurgence has made them such an overrated band. Bowie’s Ronson period and Berlin albums highly influenced music and subsequent decades of music. Ziggy deserves to be on any list, as does Hunky Dory and Low. Truth be told, those albums influenced far more music than Pink Floyd. Hawkwind was more impactful than Floyd!
There's also the original Fleetwood Mac. Of course, the later line-up produced that monster of the heart-on-sleeve album, Rumours. Ths Small Faces Ogdens Nut Gone Flake was an unusual concept album. And what of bands such as Depeche Mode?
They’re British certainly, so the title of the list is only half right. As far a changing music forever? Pft! Oasis weren’t doing anything the Stone Roses hadn’t already done 5 years before. Black Sabbath, the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin were just copying the heavy blues sound that Cream had already established. Dark Side of the Moon, didn’t push boundaries any more than In the Court of the Crimson King hadn’t already done way back in 1969. The only two albums on this list that did change music forever was sgt Pepper, as it was really the first album to utilise the studio as a tool of innovation, (although I think the Moody Blues Days of Future Past may have a photo finish here), and Never mind the Bollocks, that changed music forever, but not in a good way. I hate the damm thing and every groove contained therein.
I’m surprised Pink Moon isn’t on the list given how often it’s cited as an influence, or Crime of the Century, or (a bit more complex as they were styled as both British and American) Rumours.
To be absolutely clear Rumours should have been on it, as Fleetwood Mac by Mick Fleetwood and John Mcvitie are a British band bringing in a couple of Yanks much later on does not change that ultimately.
As a Brit, agree this listing is overstating the case for Oasis. They are not that influential or world changing with their music. Oasis were a cool band for the era they existed in. Yet Noel has admitted being highly influenced. Which you can clearly hear with motifs in their music, from the Beatles themselves to Gary Glitter ! Radiohead are true pioneers, as each album had tracks of original ground breaking music that pushed beyond expectations of normal rock band fare.
I am surprised that Venom's Black Metal album did not make the list. Not only did change the world of metal for ever but the album gave its name to a whole genre. If THAT is no changing the world then I do not know what IS!
Good call, but it's such a niche genre, so I'd say there are at least 10 albums more impactful on music as a whole. The Fall are another band in that category. Massively influential in the punk, post-punk and indie-rock world, but practically unknown in the mainstream. The same could be said of Gang of Four or Joy Division. Or Bauhaus for pretty much inventing goth music. Aphex Twin deserves to be up there too - is there any modern electronic music he didn't influence in some way? Even Radiohead were trying to emulate his sound on Kid A.
@JillVALENTINE320 Ah yeah, that makes sense, I hadn't thought about that. Never been a massive metal fan besides the classics, but it's finally growing on me in recent years since i started thinking of thrash and death metal as being like a more fleshed-out hardcore punk. Would you consider Napalm Death to be high on the influential list? And I do quite like Oasis, but I don't consider their sound to be original enough to be all that influential. It was more a case of right place, right time. The Stone Roses were doing largely the same thing almost a decade earlier.
Changed music forever? OK Computer is miles more influential than anything by Oasis, its the album that took us into the 21st century.... (Slash, Dave Grohl and many others have said it changed music forever) ....and I'd have Unknown Pleasures way ahead of The Smiths (it influenced The Smiths ffs!!!) The Stone Roses reminded a generation who were being swamped by europop and acid-house that guitars were actually cool and bands were actually better than DJs, so Id have their debut album in before Queen who didn't change shit....Black Sabbath are a bye product of Led Zep, there is no need for both to be on this list so I'd drop Sabbath for New Order or The Cure.
@@rohnnyjotten3985Black Sabbath invented a literal GENRE that went on to spawn hundreds of sub genres and a whole culture. No new wave of british heavy metal without them or metallica. They also influenced punk and so many other styles of rock and pop with their inventive riff. You were being incredibly sensible until you said that. Metal is immensely popular in many American, European and Asian country. In some its now ingrained into their culture.8
@@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek Its just an opinion, I'm well aware of Sabbaths legacy, I'm not dissing them, I think all those genres and sub-genres would have happened anyway purely because of Led Zep, thats just my opinion....they just wouldn't be in my top 10.. if I put them at #11 is that ok? (they would defo be above Queen and The Smiths)
Very predictable list. Nothing from The Prodigy, Chemical Brothers, Goldie, Joy Division, Spice Girls, T Rex, Amy Winehouse, Buzzcocks, Belle & Sebastian, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Cream, The Police and Roni Size. British music is much more than the same 10 over and over, and are just as influential.
It was killing me trying to remember where i'd heard this voice before and then right at the end it came to me ... The computer HAL in 2001A Space Odyssey.
It's the a combined debut album The Smiths and a few B sides added - can't really class it as 80% of the songs were on The Smiths debut album. This was just the record company making a few extra quid - but yes its brilliant.
Someone else has noted Joy Division's Closer, but where is My Bloody Valentine's 'Loveless', or Massive Attack's 'Blue Lines'? The list suffers from the opposite of 'recency bias'.
Big time! British rock bands have been amazing but if we’re talking about influencing future music then at least one of Aphex Twin, Underworld, Depeche Mode, The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, Chemical Brothers make it in! Brian Eno might be more influential than anyone bar the Beatles honestly. Even pop acts like the Spice Girls - their debut album was actually culture changing.
I feel like this list kinda missed the mark tbh. Whilst A Night At The Opera was a fantastic album i dont really feel its influence on other artists at all. Where as an album like In The Court Of The Crimson King was responsible for creating a new musical genre and yet was absent.
You really should check out Bowies 1973 performance of Jean Genie on BBC Top Of The Pops, it was lost footage but surfaced about 10 years ago. It might change your mind about Bowie, he was a one off. Also Radiohead over Oasis any day!
@@garyhoward6507 they are legendary players! The drumming especially is essentially jimi hendrix experience too me. Maybe if they wrote more songs the band would get more acknowledgment! I'm pretty sure both Mitchell and Redding only wrote one song each and they aren't popular songs.
@@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek I totally agree. Everyone ignores the band and hails Jimi. The drumming was integral and to play alongside Jimis imaginative guitar meanderings is astounding, especially live
Lots of bands not well known but still made influence to UK music. Start with rock ,Jethro Tull,Saxon,etc.then Punk,Two tone in late 70-80s. Then 90s lots of bands unknown Porcupine tree ( Stephen Wilson well known sound engineer) so not just the ones that get into charts
@@chrisholland7367 more to mention but will take pages and pages. Have you never heard of Porcupine tree, progressive rock band, got more fans after they split. Try porcupine tree synesthesia extended
In my opinion as a dutch person,britain keeps overestimating Oasis. They collectively fanboyed/girled over them in the 90s and never admitted they overreacted
Not really. I'm not a fan myself, but they reinvented the cool Manchester music scene....they had the roses Monday's thing, then James, simply red but then oasis came along. Every kid in Manchester schools wanted to be like them.
Bowie didn't just shape music through Ziggy Stardust and his continued reinventions. I saw him live during his Serious Moonlight tour .. charisma off the charts, yes, but also had a down to earth warmth about him. Fabulous.
I saw him bottom of the gig,,....Japanese mime..........above him were Stefan Grossman,,.roy.harper & Marc.Bolan, before fame hype.........festival hall, London.........nice gig......
I also went to the serious moonlight concert brilliant love Bowie very muched missed
Oh man I'm so jealous that you're going to listen to The Animals properly for the 1st time! Amazing band and Eric Burdon has one of the most underrated voices ever! You'll probably be shocked at the number of their records you actually know. Great vid as always!
"We've Gotta Get Out of This Place" should be high on his review list.
I watch Eric loosen his tie, grab the mic and belt out "Get ready...I'm coming" and draw a veil over what's next!!@@jamesdignanmusic2765
Somebody at WatchMojo is obviously an Oasis fan XD
The Animals is probably mentioned on there because they were one of the most important bands that were part of the 'British Invasion' of the USA. The Animals in particular were one of the first groups (along with the Rolling Stones) to really re-introduce blues to the USA and laid the groundwork for a lot of blues rock that came later, as well as fuelling much of the counter-culture of the era.
In fact it could be said The Animals success paved the way for bands like The Rolling Stones in the USA - as well as many, many other British blues rock bands - as they achieved success there while the Stones were still largely unknown, and this would obviously have a massive impact on the evolution of rock in general from the mid-60s onwards. I guess it might not sound revolutionary now, but in context it caused quite a seismic shift in the musical landscape on both sides of the Atlantic and The Animals were at the cutting edge of that.
Bowie is right to be at number 2 , so many genres, such an influence not only musically but socially ...
The Small Faces always get overlooked. Really good stuff . Try the track Tin Soldier.
Yes, definitely. Son Of A Baker, brilliant song.
Itchycoo Park!
I’m English and lived through all that - some weird choices for top ten? Beatles Floyd Queen Bowie Zeppelin certainly … the rest are the best hmmmm? Genesis? Radiohead? Peter Gabriel? Kate Bush?
@@grahamhowes6904Radiohead yes,&the national treasure that is 'Kate Bush'.😊
Small faces deserve so much more recognition.. Steve Marriott is a legend but is never on any of these top ten countdowns
Love it, your knowledge of UK music is positively un American. You have such a pleasantly openminded and generous view of the world. Keep up the good work.
Americans born before the 2000s LOVE british music.
I would have to add in the Prodigy "The Jilted generation" "Fat of the land"
Absolutely 💯
I agree - this list was clearly compiled by a rock fan, and probably one who lives in Manchester. And the thing about rock - very few bands genuine change it - even the rock combo format - drummer, bassist, guitarist and vocalist - is inherently derivative. I think it's fair to have the Beatles, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and Bowie in there to represent influential genre defining rock albums, but the rest of the space is wasted.
Or Experience (the quintisential Breakbeat Hardcore album)
I'd suggest Goldie - Timeless as well for being the seminal album of Drum & Bass.
Quintessentially british plus we know music through our veins. Every part of the uk has music entwined in villages towns cities wherever you go music at its base is us.
I used to think it was because of our native tongue, but that doesn't translate into instruments. We can write shit hot lyrics and play like badass's too!....
The Rolling Stones 'Let it Bleed' album also has a place in British cooking/food history; the cake on album cover was baked by the - at the time unknown - Queen of English TV cooking in the '80s/'90s/early '00s, Delia Smith! She was a friend of the photographer who booked her to help her out, and was tasked with making a 'gaudy cake' for the album cover. Not long afterwards, she rose to fame and had a hugely successful career in TV and cookery writing - in fact many of the dishes that appear on my Christmas table are Delia recipes (including the Christmas pudding), with Delia's Christmas book being a festive staple in many UK households!
Sex Pistols were more in your face Punk - but I'd argue that The Clash, The Stranglers, Siouxsie, The Damned had a more lasting effect on late '70's music!
Jam
There are others I would give a mention to like ELO, War of the worlds, Tubular bells, Cream or Genesis. The list could go on for a long time.
Forgot about Tubular Bells. A worthy contender.
Ommadawn.......,.
Tubular Bells is amazing... I used to listen to that album every time I studied or did homework to help me focus.
big WotW fan here, following in my dad's footsteps. not a fan of the NEW version though. original remaster only.
I’d of thought the Telly Tubbies greatest hits might have been included.. it certainly ‘rocked’ my house I can tell you! 😂 their extended version of Eh Oh was a classic!
Ziggy Stardust and much of the Bowie catalog is a must listen!!
Imagine what it was like to buy Sgt Pepper, Let it Bleed, Dark Side of The Moon and Led Zeppelin IV when they were first issued. Magical.
it sure was
I bought some of these at the time.
@@weejackrussell Hi Wee Jack, I also bought stuff like ELO (after seeing them at Loughborough Uni one weekend), Moody blues and Bob Dylan, I still have all my albums but don't play them very often these days, especially the early Pink Floyd with Syd Barrett, and of course I bought all 3 cream albums. Nowadays, I just play the CDs bought to protect the albums. I may sound like an outdated old codger, but music then was much better than today, albums had a continuity in the songs, not simply a collection of singles and there were concept albums as well and the lyrics often being more like poems or literature. I try to listen to the latest music offerings, I really try hard, but can find little of depth, meaning or musicality in them, the best stuff still comes from the artists of the 1960s to the 80s in my limited opinion. But that's just me.
It's all pretty subjective. I agree with Sgt pepper (but I'd argue Abbey road was even better), Dark side of the Moon, and Led Zeppelin. As for Black Sabath, I'd say paranoid was a very influencial single. I wouldn't rate any of their albums in my top ten. No mention of ELO, Supertramp, Genesis and what about Tubular Bells (Mike Oldfield) or War of the Worlds (Jeff Wayne). There are so many more that I could mention so I can't even imagine how the heck the Smiths made it into this list.
@@KenFullman Hi Ken, As far as the Beatles are concerned I would have possibly put Revolver in there as it was their first album after finishing live playing and touring which gave them more time in the studio (and of course finance) to begin their musical experimentation before the heights of Pepper and Abbey Road. I agree about the Smiths, that was a great surprise, I could almost have included Amy Winehouse for the influence she had to popularise serious female artist songwriters and her jazz influence. Then again we all had our favourites which influenced us.
An American friend of mine who is a sound engineer for 40 years,told me,the British are the Rolls Royce of music.
So many iconic giants from this Little Rock in the North Atlantic.
By the way,Oasis?
In the top ten all time British?
Bollocks is it.
Exactly where's Genesis, Yes, ELO for example.
WatchMojo do the worst lists. Clueless mostly.
Oasis deserve their place. They re-ignited the British love affair with rock n roll. The Brit pop era wouldn't have happened without them.
@@philmorton7275you really need to speak to your therapist sonny
@@philmorton7275they weren't even britpop. Noel said so. They sang in american accents and never sung about Britain. They called blur posh but never made working class anthems like Blur or Pulp.
Honourable mention - Hounds of Love Kate Bush
Johnny Marr started playing with Modest Mouse and kept that jangle pop vibe. Love The Smiths
I can't believe there is no Kate Bush on this list!! She is cited as being a major influence on the likes of Tori Amos and many more female artists
she spent too much time in a leotard, big mistake. Wasnt taken seriously in 1980, and there are comedy spoofs about her at that time to prove it.
Most female artists get over looked like when Punk/post punk comes up it’s always The Clash and Sex Pistols that are brought up with The Slits being all but ignored.
@@AC-pm3lxI love The Slits!🏴
I never thought she was anything better than average!! Prefer Amy Winehouse!!😁🇬🇧
So hard to pick a top 10, but I feel like OK Computer should've made an appearance, rather than just an honourable mention
Absolutely, should be in this top 10
But it did make an appearance, as an honourable mention!😋
The Bends is a better album by far
@@linky8899 I personally like In Rainbows the best, but the list isn’t about what our favourite album is
@@SamTurtonsamsamsam999 obviously... just stating my opinion, the bends should be there instead... feel better now ???
Maybe aproros of nothing but I've watched a few of your videos and I think you qualify as Unintentional ASMR. You have such a soothing speaking voice. Love listening to your commentary.
I think I would put The Bends above OK Computer, I'm very shocked to not see Disintegration or something by The Cure on this list, or Substance - Joy Division or All Mod Cons - The Jam
'Substance' wasn't an album, it was a compilation released later. I agree with you on The Cure - who were more influential than The Smiths ever were.
@@richardanderson8696 I should have put Unknown Pleasures, you are definitely right there ... being an ex goth, I'd be tempted to put Love - The Cult on there too. And definitely The Stone Roses or Psychocandy - JAMC
Another ten British albums might be; The Who 'Tommy', Yes 'Close to the Edge', David Bowie 'Low', Joy Division 'Closer', Peter Gabriel 3 (Scratch), Kate Bush 'Hounds of Love', Brian Eno 'Discreet Music', King Crimson 'In The Court of the Crimson King', Radiohead 'Kid A', Cream 'Disraeli Gears'. A less obvious selection perhaps, but the influence of these albums has been significant.
Also The Kinks "Village green preservation society", The Zombies "Oddyssey and Oracle"
@@ScoobGruber Two albums I should check out!!
Great list. I think from an 'album' perspective The Who definitely should have had a shout out considering how they pushed the format.
@@ScoobGruber I remember taking that particular The Kinks album out of the library at the same time as Beggars Banquet. The older (rather good looking male) librarian gave me a thumbs up sign as I was leaving. A strange teenage recollection. 😂😂😂
@@iantellam9970 Townsend was a pioneering songwriter. The Who, together with Cream, probably established what Rock music could be!
Happy new year Geezer...👍
Love your style...
One cool dude. 👍 🤓
I am definitely partial since I am a huge Smiths fan. I'm glad they're on it, but there are so many other bands that deserve to be on lists. In fact, they shouldn't have any all-time greatest lists, because there are just too many great artist/albums.
Where was London Calling ?? 😢
The riff from house of the rising sun spured multitudes of teenagers to learn to play Guitar
Bowie … ABSOLUTELY! Most punk, new wave, new romantic bands ALWAYS on interview sighted Bowie as their personal musical influence.
There will never be another as good as Bowie
Fleetwood mac, Rumours, should get a mention it is afterall the 9th best selling album of all time.
Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac too
It wasn’t groundbreaking though, which is what the list is supposed to be.
As someone with a love of punk, can't help thinking that Stiff Little Fingers - Inflammable Material, should at least have had an honourable mention. It's often quoted, but without them, we wouldn't have bands like Green Day. They took punk in a different direction lyrically, singing confrontationally about the horror of the civil conflict they were living in, and it started with this album.
Irish?
Yes.
I really find Watch Mojo lists are to be taken with a pinch of salt. I am so tired of seeing Oasis glorified. I was in my late teens at the height of their fame and I never understood the hype then either. They ripped off The Beatles not to mention that the Gallagher brothers were pretty arrogant, vile human beings that did not deserve that level of fame. Wonderwall is a cover!
The Animals were the first British band to introduce the blues rock style to mainstream audiences and influenced bands like The Stones and Zep. It's a jolly good album and worth a listen, not number 1 worthy but non the less an OK choice. Thanks again for another great video. My husband and I look forward to them and watch every day with dinner. Big cheers from Hampshire, England.
HAVING MET THEM (AND "HIM") I HAVE TO SAY THEY WON'Y GET TO THE TOP OF ANY "NICE-PEOPLE-LIST" ANYTIME SOON IN THE HISTORY BOOKS. USING U/C AS I AM MEDICALLY BLIND NOW AT 80+ PS ~ OPENED FOR THEM IN NEWCASTLE - NOT NICE!!
As a Brit, I'll concede that Oasis, though good, are very overrated.
Great reaction. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I BEG YOU to have a listen to Roxy Music for a UK band that greatly influenced music. But their evolution from 1st album "Roxy Music" in the early 70s to their final album in the 80s "Avalon". The change record by record means you have to listen to them chronologically. Bowie described them as one of his favourite and most influential bands he loved and theres footage of Bowie talking about them on RUclips. On Bryan Ferry's later solo albums some of the greats like Dave Gilmour and Mark Knopfler and Robert Fripp have all worked with him. But listen to them in order of release and Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry's solo albums treat as different entities. Oh and Brian Eno was also a founding member but left aft the first couple of Roxy albums. Listen to what The Professor of Rock talk about Bryan Ferry.
Roxy incredibly influential, were obviously great themselves but inspired so many bands from mid seventies up...should have a mention but maybe that's influential bands rather then a single album I suppose....defo have a listen to all who have not and everyone else, go have a listen again
100% exactly right m8 @@dr.zacking2097
I just love the evolution of the band, never stagnating, each album is a step forward from the last one@@dr.zacking2097
Bit of a leftfield one, but Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin invented a genre (ambient techno), still influences electronic music greatly, and sounds as fresh today as when it came out. I'd stick it in over Oasis (who were a collection of influences rather than influential themselves, IMHO).
I would too
It’s amazing as a small country GB along with the USA then and now still rule the music world .
WatchMojo tend to ignore the likes of Genesis and Yes, yet they have had a huge influence on heavy rock and metal.
(I also noticed that they avoided calling Dark Side of the Moon a Prog Album).
I'd choose Hunky Dory, Aladdin Sane and Low ahead of Ziggy, Physical Graffiti ahead of IV, though I love the both, Revolver ahead of Pepper (I'd probably put Rubber Soul and Abbey Road ahead too), OK Computer should be in the Top 10 and where are For Your Pleasure, Who's Next and The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society?
As for Oasis, as we said in the 90s:
"Have you heard the new one from Oasis?"
"Probably"
Except that no one said that in the Uk in the 90s. Most had better taste.
@@Thurgosh_OG I think you misunderstood my point entirely - it was a reference to their arrant plagiarism and lack of talent. By the way, if you were party to every single conversation in the 90s, I salute your omnipresence, if not your omniscience
Another one I’ll throw in here that I think’s worthy of mentioning is Tubeway Army’s Replicas (Gary Numan’s band)
Principally for the track Are Friends Electric, the first British No.1 synth-pop track and effectively set the scene for the entirety of popular British 80s new wave and pop, which in turn inspired pop of modern bands.
Old Bówie Wannabe,...........
Totally agree with you about swapping out Definitely Maybe with OK Computer. But then this list is pretty subjective I guess. Oasis were massively popular, but I'm not sure how musically influential they really were, considering how heavily influenced by The Beatles they were.
I love both bands but if the list is about groundbreaking innovation that changed music I wouldn’t put either on the list. I think the major shifts were created in the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s, possibly ending with Grunge at the turn of the 90’s. After that everything is basically derivative or some sort of fusion. The Beatles influence is paramount.
The cake on the cover of Let It Bleed was baked by Delia Smith, who was the TV chef of the 90s.
She was a tv Chef in the 70's and 80's too! And owned Norwich City FC.
your musical knowledge knows no bounds, and where would we be without that titbit. I always though Lemmy baked it.
Good list but missing a hell of a lot of electronic albums that have definitely changed music... E.g. Prodigy's jilted generation, leftfield's leftism and massive attack's blue lines or protection, portishead's Dummy, Goldie and even chemical brothers. UK was definitely a leader in electronic music in the 90's
Germany got there first.
I think this list, and most of WatchMojo UK's, would be more accurate if they had named it "albums that changed music in Britain forever" or "changed British music forever" or something like that.
The Oasis thing, I've never been a big fan of them but you have no idea how big they were here, they were massive and spawned a thousand other bands that looked and sounded like them to this day, I know they were never really anything special in America so I understand why you'd be confused that they're on the list, but if you look at it as a "changed music in Britain forever" list instead of worldwide then they definitely should be on there.
But they're German, not British.
@@group-music 100 PERCENT AGREE.
Somebody bought that hype then...
@@group-music Tubeway Army and the Human League have been more influential to British music over the last 30 years than Oasis? lol ok man, whatever you say.
I don't think there are a slew of bands trying to be Oasis at all. There are some bands inspired by some of the same things that Oasis were inspired by, but Oasis (regardless of whether you like them or not, or how well they sold) didn't in any way "change" music.
The smiths changed music forever easily my friend. Basically every band that came after them has either said the smiths influenced them greatly or that they were an influence of sorts. Smiths should be higher and you should definitely get into them.
Also yes, everyone agrees radiohead should be on the list, probably twice cuz kid a too.
The Smiths influenced music negatively, with some of the most miserable music I've ever heard. Someone I know called it 'music to slit your throat to'. She wasn't wrong.
@@AnneDowson-vp8lg that's awesome dude :D anyways I'm glad you agree with my comment
The Smiths influence on British music was for no band to sound as dire as they were. Dismal and tedious, would describe their sound.
@@Thurgosh_OG that's awesome dude :D anyways I'm glad you agree with my comment
@@AnneDowson-vp8lgSad music is important! I'm guessing you're an Oasis fan😂
Rolling Stones , Let It Bleed , by far my fav.
I am a Beatles addict and was devastated when they broke up.Thank heavens i discovered David Bowie not long after that.His music from Ziggy to Young Americans is truly amazing.The Beatles were the best band ever.What they did in eight years was groundbreaking.They opened the door for all the other Greats to come in,Bowie,Cream,Floyd,Zeppelin and,for mr,my honorable mention,Jimi Hendrix Experience.
I agree with you regarding the Stones. Exile on main street.
The Sex Pistols were very underrated.. Most rock / metal fans like myself dislike Punk.. But not me.. When the punk era came about here in the UK 76/77.. I loved it.. It was like a breath of fresh air. It's what was needed to wake up the music scene.. I saw the pistols twice 77 and 78 I think they were brilliant and this never mind the.. Album was a damn good album
I have an eclectic taste. From classical to modern jazz, pop, rock, singer-song writers, and synthesiser music (I latched on to Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream in the early 1970s). Never Mind The Bollocks was a breath of fresh air. I dismissed the Pistols at first but changed my mind when I listened to the lyrics of Pretty Vacant on the radio. Oh yes, I thought. Rock had gone stale. The, look how many keyboards (Yes) I can play grated. The spark had gone. Punk and bands such as the Ramones brought it back to basics. And a good thing, too.
I would switch Oasis with Radiohead and/or Joy Division anytime!
So where's, Having a Rave Up with the Yardbirds, Disraeli Gears, Rumours, Out of the Blue, Synchronicity, The Big Wheel, Goodbye Yellow-brick Road, Every Picture Tells a Story, Dusty in Memphis, On the Threshold of a Dream, etc.?
Excellent question!
Jeff Wayne's "The War of the Worlds" album is another great 'listen start-to-finish' concept album. It had many great guest musicians perform on it too. Creepy too and captures the alien dread. Has to be the original album, not the stage musical versions that came later. I believe it's on RUclips in its entirety.
Omg. I agree that ok computer was more influential than any oasis recird
Influential, sure.
But how has it only sold 9 million copies (Compared to Morning Glory which has sold around 20 million)?
I often wonder if Radiohead fans are genuine fans or if they just go around telling people they are.
Bands that go above Oasis in the top 50... Simple Minds, Supertramp, The Police, The Stone Roses, The Darkness, The Verve, Eurythmics, Arctic Monkeys ... damn, I'd put Duran Duran above Oasis
All true. I was never sure why Oasis were so popular, a couple of catchy tunes was it.
I grew up in the 90s and you simply couldn't escape Oasis. They were very influential as they were the anti-grunge and (it felt like) represented something new and exciting.
I agree. I don’t get why they are so hyped up.
@@rmh032 Oasis, new and exciting? They were as new as Tutankhamun and less exciting than train spotting.
@@jinxvrs yep. That's why I put in brackets that it 'felt like' it at the time.
Excellent commentary regarding The Dark Side of the Moon 😊❤
Yes, Radiohead's OK Computer should have definitely come before Oasis.
HAVE TO SAY IT ~ ANYTHING SHOULD COME BEFORE OASIS ~ EVEN BLACK CATS IN A CELLAR BANGING EMPTY CANS ~~ SORRY 4 U/C ~ AM MEDICALLY BLIND.
Yes...Radiohead!
That is true. I was a big fan of Oasis and I really liked them...but I love Radiohead. You like what you like.
No need for an apology, It's just Band banter 👍
I wouldn't have Oasis anywhere the Top Ten. Bands like Killing Joke, Orbital, Massive Attack and a few more had albums that were more influential in terms of who they influenced.
Yeah, theres a glaring lack of anything electronic 80s or 90s in here. New Order or Depeche Mode surely deserve a spot given what a huge amount of post 80s music sounds like. I think that Oasis album belongs though, pop charts were pretty sterile before that and it definitely kick started that indie/brit pop era, everyone wanted to be in a band after that(if they didnt wanna be a dj or rapper)
forgot to say, nirvanas first album was a cover of the sex pistols "never mind the bollox" Kurt dose a fucking amazing job in this album.... killer cover
I wonder why it is that the little old UK has for decades, managed to consistently punch above its weight with contemporary music. I figure there must be something fundamental within the social culture that nurtures it.
Our culture doesn't nurture music in schools.
If children can't afford to learn a musical instrument, then they miss out.
It should be free to learn, and part of the curriculum.
Considering America has 7 times more people and a land mass that's 30 times that of the UK: it's pretty damn impressive the influence british music's had on the world. Britain was definitely a force to be reckoned with from the mid-60s to the late 80s
Bowie is just too good for this list. Legend. 🏴✌️
Bowie was the icon of the 21st century ❤
Oasis, a band who literally ripped off other bands, and they failed to break America, changed NOTHING about the music of the world, but played a part in a sub-genre that only really took hold in Northern Europe, mainly Britain, ergo Brit-pop.
Meanwhile, one of the biggest musical genres to emerge from Britain is the NWOBHM and the likes of Iron Maiden led that movement, and not mentioned here, despite conquering the world, still selling millions of albums today, still packing out arenas. In turn they influenced the likes of Metallica, who took NWOBHM and turned it into thrash metal, another genre again.
Other acts who were massively influential of the creation of genres, not mentioned here such as Depeche Mode with electronic, and Madness with modern Ska rock.
Colour me skeptical of the man who made this video, I don’t think they know as much about music as they think.
Wow, you’re right! I hadn’t even considered NWOBHM - probably one of the most influential genres around the world! Great observation, thanks!
@@JJLAReacts I cannot understand why people massively overrate Oasis, it’s obscene. Just had a thought, another genre that came from North America but was taken by Britain and turned into a big deal, Hi-NRG. As much as I didn’t enjoy their work, Stock Aitken and Waterman created hit, after hit, after hit that really took MTV and America by storm. The likes of Dead or Alive, Bronski Beat, Bananarama, Pet Shop Boys etc all were icons of the genre. Not even a passing mention in the video. I love your passion for music, and your understanding depth and wide ranging tastes, I think you were let down by the video you reacted to here.
Oh and the Spice Girls! Ha! Of course! They created a feminist music movement worldwide that still resonates to this day. Again, as performing artists, song writers and genre wise they are not my cup of tea, but without them, no ‘girl power’.
So ignorant. Oasis went 4 times platinum with their Morning Glory album in America and by not playing the game. It was a piece of piss for them really. They had three Top 5 albums there and just missed getting a number 1 album in America by a few hundred copies to Puff Daddy in 1997 so please do your research.
@@darrenthomas7402 the charts are largely irrelevant. The video was discussing artists who changed music, forever. As I gave in my example above, bands who created the genre of NWOBHM, such as Iron Maiden, don’t have a long string of US number one albums, but they spearheaded an entirely new genre that became a worldwide sensation, influencing generation after generation of heavy metal bands. In turn those bands, such as Metallica, went on to create thrash and speed metal, which again became a worldwide movement.
Brit-pop or Brit-rock was short lived, limited to a small number of acts, didn’t really transition into anything and didn’t really influence anything and is now dead. And clearly Brit-rock was largely a rip off of 1960’s rock and roll mixed with grunge, in the most part.
And don’t forget, USA is a vast place, hundreds of millions of people. A few million record sales will get someone to the charts and a lot of radio play at the behest of the label, but doesn’t necessarily mean they broke the place. If Oasis did a North American tour next week it probably would be ok, small ish venues. By contrast when Iron Maiden tour North America they sell out stadiums, time after time. Yet their music isn’t radio friendly at all, and in many conservative states they are seen as the devil incarnate.
If you’re wanting to just lump commercial success into the video, the Bee Gees put Oasis and Iron Maiden to shame in album sales, but are not in the video either! Saturday Night Fever alone has reportedly sold something like 50m copies, but did it change music forever? Probably not, disco was already around and other artists were already big in the genre.
Agree with Radiohead.... Where the **** is Rumours?
The second WatchMojo video that showed Joy Division in the intro but didn't put them on the list. This is unacceptable.
And what about Rumours by Fleetwood Mac?
@@group-music unfortunately, Kraftwerk weren't British
And Fleetwood Mac can't really be described as British either.
The Second Coming of "Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac" were Transatlantic:)
@@AnneDowson-vp8lg The band was formed in Britain and the majority of the band is British. It can easily be argued they are a British band. 🤷🏻♀️
@@AnneDowson-vp8lgyes they can
Stone Roses and Blur were far superior in writing, range, and musicianship to Oasis.
It's like listening to Bob Harris again.
Jeeze. Oasis, as much as I like some of their stuff, did nothing to progress music. LOLing my head off at their inclusion.
I agree that OK, Computer should be there instead of the Oasis one. I've never been an Oasis fan, I like a few of their songs, but that's that.
Oasis? Come on guys.
Exactly.
It's embarrassing really. Leaving off The who, kinks, king crimson... AND ON AND ON😂
@Swansea123 nah
Bought this LP .night at the opera when it came out ..wonderful in stereo .
How can anyone cut it down to just 10? No "Who's Next" (The Who), "London Calling" (The Clash), "Disraeli Gears" (Cream), "Red" (King Crimson), "Another Green World" (Brian Eno), "Astral Weeks" (Van Morrison), "Selling England By the Pound" (Genesis), "Aqualung" (Jethro Tull), "Drums and Wires" (XTC), "Fragile" (Yes), "You've Come a Long Way Baby" (Fatboy Slim), "Unknown Pleasures" (Joy Division), "This Year's Model" (Elvis Costello)... there's a long list of hugely influential albums from the UK out there!
Good call! I'd definitely have "Who's Next" (The Who), "Disraeli Gears" (Cream), "Red" (King Crimson), "Another Green World" (Brian Eno), "Selling England By the Pound" (Genesis), "Aqualung" (Jethro Tull) too
Totally agree that Oasis were a misstep on this list, they absorbed and recycled a 60s/70s Beatles type sound, they in no way changed music! Loving your reactions by the way very thoughtful, intelligent and occasionally funny. 👍
Oasis didn't change music, they just turned the clock back thirty years, the Manchester sound really came from the Stone Roses... OK Computer by Radiohead, or Park Life by Blur were both much more mould breaking. And Gorillaz even more so. I would have picked Revolver as the Beatles album which changed music, kicking the gate open for Sgt. Pepper's, but that doesn't really matter, as all Beatles albums probably deserve to be on the list. Fleetwood Mac (who became a transatlantic band before their biggest successes) and the Moody Blues also created ground breaking albums, as did many others, to be fair...
The Beatles are always number one in any list of musical greats. And deservedly so!
Metal? Jazz? Blues? Modernist classicsl? EDM?
Music.@@ChimpingBulldog
@@ChimpingBulldogif its a watchmojo list.
Sabbath, Zep, Floyd and The Beatles. Revolver, The White Album, this album has to contain the most covered tracks ever and is my favourite after Sergeant Peppers. Just watched Yellow Submarine again last week. That's a psychedelic rush! lol. Great reaction.
The top 4 is intertwineable - and you're right, any music fan would have listened to all of the top 4 all the way through.
Oasis deserved that 10th place they literally reformed 90's rock and roll sound, everybody talks about that What's The Story Morning Glory was their best album because Wonderwall and Don't Look Back In Anger are on it but Definetely Maybe had a better raw sound... Live Forever.
Exactly, I feel like if you’re an American viewer it’s hard to grasp how big they are over here.
WTF are you talking about? reformed 90s rock n roll? yeah, 4/4 pub rock with beatles rip-offs was so revoloutionery, there was a reason they were called Quoasis...
The Stone Roses kick-strarted it and were a far better band by a huge distance, none of Oasis albums come close to what The Roses done, and if Liam hadn't followed the Roses Oasis would not have happened, they only got so big because mums and nans bought the 2 songs you just mentioned lol
@@rohnnyjotten3985 you’re just waffling lol
@@SamTurtonsamsamsam999 really? enlighten me....
I lived through it, seen Oasis on numerous occasions and bought a shit load of music throughout the 90s...
...so unless you have a counter argument its really you who is 'waffling'
@@SamTurtonsamsamsam999you're a fanboy. Everything he said makes PERFECT sense.
I'm 63 and i started listening to pink floyd and still listening to today.
Pink Floyd should be number 1 . By far.
Ummagúmma...........
Only if you are a fan of theirs.
@@williamwilkes9873 brilliant album 👍🏻
If it had come before Sergeant Pepper's yes, but it was heavily influenced by the Beatles. The record engineering the Beatle's started they enhanced.
My favourite floyd album is animals brilliant
I get why people outside the UK don't get the Oasis phenomenon, but they were absolutely massive and still are. 8% of the UK population applied for tickets for their 1996 Knebworth gigs, they influenced alternative rock and and the indie resurgence through the 00's, and an Oasis tribute band is playing the soon-to-be-open, largest indoor arena, the Co-op Live, later this year. There's still hope and anticipation of a reunion 15 years after their split and I guarantee if it happens it will be the biggest tour in the UK's history.
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Still vastly overrated. Wouldn't go to see them for free.
I think OK Computer should have been number 5 in my opinion. My daughter has just bought me tickets to the Roadiohead orchestra at Lichfield cathedral... I'm so excited. Lichfield cathedral is stunning too, so it will be a gorgeous setting.
No, I don't accept Bowie being higher than Pink Floyd or Led Zep and London Calling should be on there instead of The Smiths. Other than that, pretty accurate.
Sex pistols over queen? Pretty accurate 😂
Queen’s pop culture resurgence has made them such an overrated band. Bowie’s Ronson period and Berlin albums highly influenced music and subsequent decades of music. Ziggy deserves to be on any list, as does Hunky Dory and Low. Truth be told, those albums influenced far more music than Pink Floyd. Hawkwind was more impactful than Floyd!
Totally agree.
No way should Bowie be ahead of Zeppelin or Floyd. This isn't about weird hair cuts and makeup.
There's also the original Fleetwood Mac. Of course, the later line-up produced that monster of the heart-on-sleeve album, Rumours. Ths Small Faces Ogdens Nut Gone Flake was an unusual concept album. And what of bands such as Depeche Mode?
They’re British certainly, so the title of the list is only half right. As far a changing music forever? Pft!
Oasis weren’t doing anything the Stone Roses hadn’t already done 5 years before. Black Sabbath, the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin were just copying the heavy blues sound that Cream had already established. Dark Side of the Moon, didn’t push boundaries any more than In the Court of the Crimson King hadn’t already done way back in 1969. The only two albums on this list that did change music forever was sgt Pepper, as it was really the first album to utilise the studio as a tool of innovation, (although I think the Moody Blues Days of Future Past may have a photo finish here), and Never mind the Bollocks, that changed music forever, but not in a good way. I hate the damm thing and every groove contained therein.
I’m surprised Pink Moon isn’t on the list given how often it’s cited as an influence, or Crime of the Century, or (a bit more complex as they were styled as both British and American) Rumours.
To be absolutely clear Rumours should have been on it, as Fleetwood Mac by Mick Fleetwood and John Mcvitie are a British band bringing in a couple of Yanks much later on does not change that ultimately.
The Nick Drake album?
We’ll all have our own list but ok computer is missing
As a Brit, agree this listing is overstating the case for Oasis. They are not that influential or world changing with their music. Oasis were a cool band for the era they existed in. Yet Noel has admitted being highly influenced. Which you can clearly hear with motifs in their music, from the Beatles themselves to Gary Glitter !
Radiohead are true pioneers, as each album had tracks of original ground breaking music that pushed beyond expectations of normal rock band fare.
I am surprised that Venom's Black Metal album did not make the list. Not only did change the world of metal for ever but the album gave its name to a whole genre. If THAT is no changing the world then I do not know what IS!
Good call, but it's such a niche genre, so I'd say there are at least 10 albums more impactful on music as a whole. The Fall are another band in that category. Massively influential in the punk, post-punk and indie-rock world, but practically unknown in the mainstream. The same could be said of Gang of Four or Joy Division. Or Bauhaus for pretty much inventing goth music. Aphex Twin deserves to be up there too - is there any modern electronic music he didn't influence in some way? Even Radiohead were trying to emulate his sound on Kid A.
@@thegrinderman1090to be fair venom influences ALL extreme genres of metal and huge bands like Metallica. Definitely more influential than Oasis.
@JillVALENTINE320 Ah yeah, that makes sense, I hadn't thought about that. Never been a massive metal fan besides the classics, but it's finally growing on me in recent years since i started thinking of thrash and death metal as being like a more fleshed-out hardcore punk. Would you consider Napalm Death to be high on the influential list?
And I do quite like Oasis, but I don't consider their sound to be original enough to be all that influential. It was more a case of right place, right time. The Stone Roses were doing largely the same thing almost a decade earlier.
Changed music forever? OK Computer is miles more influential than anything by Oasis, its the album that took us into the 21st century.... (Slash, Dave Grohl and many others have said it changed music forever) ....and I'd have Unknown Pleasures way ahead of The Smiths (it influenced The Smiths ffs!!!)
The Stone Roses reminded a generation who were being swamped by europop and acid-house that guitars were actually cool and bands were actually better than DJs, so Id have their debut album in before Queen who didn't change shit....Black Sabbath are a bye product of Led Zep, there is no need for both to be on this list so I'd drop Sabbath for New Order or The Cure.
Talking shit about Sabbath mate.
@@wolfeflambe don't get all butthurt... mate, grow a pair.
Well you can certainly argue that without the first two Zeppelin albums Sabbath wouldn't have been what they became.
@@rohnnyjotten3985Black Sabbath invented a literal GENRE that went on to spawn hundreds of sub genres and a whole culture. No new wave of british heavy metal without them or metallica. They also influenced punk and so many other styles of rock and pop with their inventive riff. You were being incredibly sensible until you said that. Metal is immensely popular in many American, European and Asian country. In some its now ingrained into their culture.8
@@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek Its just an opinion, I'm well aware of Sabbaths legacy, I'm not dissing them, I think all those genres and sub-genres would have happened anyway purely because of Led Zep, thats just my opinion....they just wouldn't be in my top 10.. if I put them at #11 is that ok? (they would defo be above Queen and The Smiths)
Very predictable list. Nothing from The Prodigy, Chemical Brothers, Goldie, Joy Division, Spice Girls, T Rex, Amy Winehouse, Buzzcocks, Belle & Sebastian, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Cream, The Police and Roni Size.
British music is much more than the same 10 over and over, and are just as influential.
It was killing me trying to remember where i'd heard this voice before and then right at the end it came to me ... The computer HAL in 2001A Space Odyssey.
I'm so glad The Rolling stones are in there
A Hat full of Hollow is by far the Smiths best Album.
It's the a combined debut album The Smiths and a few B sides added - can't really class it as 80% of the songs were on The Smiths debut album. This was just the record company making a few extra quid - but yes its brilliant.
Someone else has noted Joy Division's Closer, but where is My Bloody Valentine's 'Loveless', or Massive Attack's 'Blue Lines'? The list suffers from the opposite of 'recency bias'.
Blue Lines. Undisputately a classis album. I never tire of listening to it.
Not having an Aphex Twin album on the list is insane. A lot of people forget that music other than rock music exists.
Orbital, Chemical Brothers, Something by Albarn, Dizzee Rascal could all of easily taken a spot; but apparently music stopped in 1990.
AGREE ABOUT THE OVER EMPHASIS ON ROCK. What about Dylan, for example? And album-wise, Bush's "Hounds of Love" redefined the cocept album.
@@raycornford283 Dylan is American
Big time! British rock bands have been amazing but if we’re talking about influencing future music then at least one of Aphex Twin, Underworld, Depeche Mode, The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, Chemical Brothers make it in! Brian Eno might be more influential than anyone bar the Beatles honestly. Even pop acts like the Spice Girls - their debut album was actually culture changing.
Who???
Aw, your smile when number 1 was revealed 😁
I feel like this list kinda missed the mark tbh. Whilst A Night At The Opera was a fantastic album i dont really feel its influence on other artists at all. Where as an album like In The Court Of The Crimson King was responsible for creating a new musical genre and yet was absent.
Yes. The list confuses great with groundbreaking.
You really should check out Bowies 1973 performance of Jean Genie on BBC Top Of The Pops, it was lost footage but surfaced about 10 years ago. It might change your mind about Bowie, he was a one off. Also Radiohead over Oasis any day!
I do apologise but...Jimi Hendrix Experience? The Kinks? Yes?
People always forgot the Jimi Hendrix Experience were English
@@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek yes and Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding deserve to be acknowledged by more people
@@garyhoward6507 they are legendary players! The drumming especially is essentially jimi hendrix experience too me. Maybe if they wrote more songs the band would get more acknowledgment! I'm pretty sure both Mitchell and Redding only wrote one song each and they aren't popular songs.
@@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek I totally agree. Everyone ignores the band and hails Jimi. The drumming was integral and to play alongside Jimis imaginative guitar meanderings is astounding, especially live
QUEEN, PINK FLOYD, LED ZEPPELIN, DEEP PURPLE, There are ABSOLUTLY those are all number 1..❤❤
Lots of bands not well known but still made influence to UK music. Start with rock ,Jethro Tull,Saxon,etc.then Punk,Two tone in late 70-80s. Then 90s lots of bands unknown Porcupine tree ( Stephen Wilson well known sound engineer) so not just the ones that get into charts
Tull and Saxon definitely. There is sure much musical gold form Great Britain is difficult to choose.
@@chrisholland7367 more to mention but will take pages and pages. Have you never heard of Porcupine tree, progressive rock band, got more fans after they split. Try porcupine tree synesthesia extended
@martinlewis1015 unfortunately not.
You should listen to some of the Animal songs from the 60's as there's some great stuff. Like your comments.
In my opinion as a dutch person,britain keeps overestimating Oasis. They collectively fanboyed/girled over them in the 90s and never admitted they overreacted
Half the uk can’t stand oasis
Not really. I'm not a fan myself, but they reinvented the cool Manchester music scene....they had the roses Monday's thing, then James, simply red but then oasis came along. Every kid in Manchester schools wanted to be like them.
Bullshit if a oasis reunion tour was put on sale they would be sold out in seconds.
Always saw them a a Beatles tribute band
As a Brit I agree they're overrated but so do half of the UK, still baffles me the amount of love and hype they still get instead of Blur
I'm a Brit, I agree with you, Oasis should be on a separate list. A list of countless albums that contain a drumming noise.
It's called a shit list and that's where they belong
Nice😂