The 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time is a list of the best album releases issued by Slovak recording artists. As the first such list presented in Slovakia, it was published by Nový čas daily on 22 September 2007.[1][2]
The list is entirely composed of Slovak, or else of formerly Czechoslovak artists, featuring all albums published in the country of origin from the 1960s onwards. Some of nominated full-length records could have been performed also in a different language (occasionally in English but partially). Ranking itself was based on votes received from twenty-five selected native-born musicians, critics and/or industry figures. Each of them voted ten most significant Slovak LPs from the past four decades in the country.[1][2]
While the winning album became Zvoňte, zvonky (1969) by Prúdy band, the most-represented musical act on the list is female vocalist Marika Gombitová, having six out of her nine studio albums in total present. The final list also included two original motion picture soundtracks by various artists such as Neberte nám princeznú (1980) at number No. 27 and Fontána pre Zuzanu (1986) ranked at No. 90, as well as one live recording Live (1973) by Collegium Musicum at number No. 89.[1][2]
Members of the Jury
| Members of the Jury |
| Composers and/or musicians: | Music publishers and/or record producers: | Broadcasters and/or radio-hosts: | Music reviewers and/or critics: |
| | - Peter Riava
- Lenka Slaná
- Pavol Repa
- Tomáš Zubák
| - Milan Urbaník
- Miroslav Babják
- Roman Bomboš
- Eva Bacigálová
- Juraj Čurný
- Július Kuruc
| - Peter Bálik
- Bibiana Bombošová
- Marián Pavel
- Felícia Boronkayová
- Peter Derňár
- Jozef Kollár
- Denisa Vološčuková
|
Statistics
Artists with the most albums
- 11 Marika Gombitová – with 6 solo albums including 1 double release, 2 with Modus, 1 soundtrack, and 2 with Miro Žbirka (as featured artist)
- 9 Pavol Hammel – with 1 solo, 3 with Prúdy, 2 with Marián Varga, 2 double sets with Collegium Musicum, and 1 with Marika Gombitová (as writer)
- 7 Janko Lehotský – with 3 by Modus, 3 with Marika Gombitová (as writer/featured artist), and 1 with Collegium Musicum (as featured artist)
- 6 Marián Varga – with 1 solo, 3 (including two double sets) with Collegium Musicum, 1 with Pavol Hammel, and 1 with Prúdy
- 6 Richard Müller – with 4 solo, and 2 with Banket
- 6 Miro Žbirka – with 3 solo, 2 with Modus, and 1 soundtrack (as featured artist)
- 6 Jaro Filip – with 2 solo, 1 with Milan Lasica & Július Satinský, and 3 with Richard Müller (as writer)
- 5 Dežo Ursiny – with 2 solo, 2 with Ivan Štrpka, and 1 compilation (as writer)
Number of albums from each decade
- 1960s – only 1 album (1.0%)
- 1970s – 13 albums (13.0%)
- 1980s – 35 albums (35.0%)
- 1990s – 27 albums (27.0%)
- 2000s – 24 albums (24.0%)
Top 10
Top 10 – Overall
Top 10 – Females
Top 10 – Males
| # | Album | Artist | Release | Label |
| 1 | Zelená pošta | Pavol Hammel & Marián Varga | 1972 | OPUS |
| 2 | Modrý vrch | Dežo Ursiny | 1981 | OPUS |
| 3 | Pevnina detstva | Dežo Ursiny | 1978 | OPUS |
| 4 | Doktor Sen | Miro Žbirka | 1980 | OPUS |
| 5 | Robo Grigorov – Midi | Robo Grigorov | 1987 | OPUS |
| 6 | Nočná optika | Richard Müller | 1998 | PolyGram |
| 7 | Nohy | Robo Grigorov | 1987 | OPUS |
| 8 | Sezónne lásky | Miro Žbirka | 1982 | OPUS |
| 9 | Chráň svoje bláznovstvá | Peter Nagy | 1984 | OPUS |
| 10 | 33 | Richard Müller | 1994 | BMG-Ariola |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Exkluzívny rebríček: 100 najlepších slovenských albumov". Topky (in Slovak). Zoznam.sk. 22 September 2007. topky.sk. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ a b c "Exkluzívny rebríček: 100 najlepších slovenských albumov". Nový čas (in Slovak). Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia. 22 September 2007. cas.sk. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
External links
- The 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time by Nový čas
- The 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time at Topky.sk
