I have a very large CD collection and I realized there are some CDs that I never grow tired of. For instance, I have been a fan of "Journey" since their debut and I think their CD "Frontiers" is one of my all time faves.
How about the rest of you guys? Do you have a CD or recording that you never get tired of?

Gosh Eddie, like you I have a HUGE collection. Most everything I own I really love. I go through my phases w/ ea one. But some off the top of my head:

1. Rattle & Hum, U2
2. The Joshua Tree, U2
3. Anything by: The Smiths/Morrissey
4. Anything by: Depeche Mode (they're my all-time favs)
5. Anything by: Sade
6. Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morisette
7. The Best of the Doors, The Doors
8. Toward the Within, Dead Can Dance

There are probably more, but that gives you a clue.

I've bought this CD at least 10 times. It is there for me during those times where food and alcohol can't completely fill the void.

I am a major music listener and I have a lot of stuff, but from the top of my head I would say Hejira by Joni Mitchell. I went through a period in my life that one could call a "dark night of the soul" which lasted about five years and that is the record I kept gravitating to as my companion. Lots of books were my friends through that time as well, but this is not the thread...

Edited to add: My partner's choice is Diva by Annie Lennox

ABC..."Lexicon of Love"

I would also add:

9. Once Upon A Time, Siouxsie & the Banshees...

But out of the above list I would have to say that Joshua Tree by U2 is probably #1.

...a few more:
Beauty and the Beat--"GoGos:"
Carpenters Greatest Hits
Erasure.."The Innocents", and "Circus"
Bronski Beat--"Hundreds and Thousands"
10,000 Maniacs--"In My Tribe"

Jennifer Warnes, Famous Blue Raincoat

For me, since I'm an old fart.

1 Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
2 Harmonium (self titled) (70's Quebecois band)
3 Beaux Domage (self titled) (another 70's Quebecois band)
4 Kashtin - First album ('90s Innu band)
5 Black Sabbath - Paranoid

I'm sure there are others, but I've omitted the show tunes

Clearly MiamiSpartan, SC Trojan and I are on the same wavelength. In addition to their selections of Jagged Little Pill, the Joshua Tree, the Carpenters Greatest and In My Tribe, I would add:

Ten Pearl Jam
Suzanne Vega Suzanne Vega
Fear Toad the Wet Sprocket
Mental Jewelry Live

Am I a product of Generation X or what?

I think Eddie wanted you to name the one CD. What's up with all of these lists you big cheaters!

That's quite all right Maddog because I have several faves too. I also like a wide variety of music such as rock,jazz,R&B, easy listening/contemporary, opera (mostly Italian), many of the broadway musical/show tunes, some country music as well. I have also been listening to an older Jimmie Vaughan (Stevie Ray's little brother) CD quite a bit lately. It's called "Strange Pleasure" and it is excellent!

The Dixie Chicks' Home CD is one I couldn't live without.

W/ many music lovers here, one fav is nearly impossible, imho.

...But that's why I later noted The Joshua Tree.

my tastes are all over the place....the U2 Joshua Tree and Rattle and Hum are keepers. Here's a few more for me....

Van Halen-Live
Foriegner - Records
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
NWA - Straight Outta Compton

Even though Michael Jackson is a real nut job, "Thriller" is a keeper!

Will you marry me?

The Clash - London Calling

Ohhhh! I just thought of more cd/dvds:

Couldn't live without Kraftwerk's Minimum Maximum Ltd Ed Dvd Box Set

Samples of their dvd:

Numbers

Aerodynamik

Soft Cell's Non Stop Ecstatic Dancing.

This IS a tough one...Janis Joplin...Pearl. It's sad, got me through a bad break-up...one song in particular still brings a tear to my eye..."Me & Bobby McGee". I think I dated Bobby a few times!

Err, CD's? What are those again?

Here's a top ten (plus one):


Rolling Stones, Exile on Main Street
Rolling Stones, Beggar's Banquet
Lou Reed, New York
Muddy Waters, London Sessions
Theolonius Monk, Off Minor
John Coltraine, Lush Life
David Bowie, Hunky Dory
David Bowie, Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
Beck, Modern Guilt
Steve Earle, Jerusalem
Sly and the Family Stone, Greatest Hits

That album is excellent.

These albums are on my ultimate playlist: (sorry, I couldn't pick just one either)
01. Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)
02. The Smiths - Meat is Murder (1985)
03. The Cure - Pornograhy (1983)
04. Sigur Rós - Ágætis byrjun (1999)
05. David Sylvian - Secrets of the Beehive (1987)
06. Björk - Homogenic (1997)

I'm sure as with most of you, these recordings came along at critical moments in my life.

I've always enjoyed his music but I really seem to be into Brian Setzer more than ever.

...very tricky just to name one.
Anything live by Depeche Mode...just always good memories when I hear them.
Fez by Trashcan Sinatras...one of the most underrated bands in the universe.
Anything by The Smiths, but especially The Queen Is Dead...I Know It's Over is an amazing song that reminds me of my best friend.