I'm with Xenophon on this: I think Low is the Bowie album that sounds like it could have been recorded last week. Loved Ziggy when it came out but it does sound a bit dated.
If you're going to diss albums because they were made when the artist was on drugs, you're going to have to omit about...
Mr Xenophon, sir. You sound like a person of excellent tastes - these would be in my top 20
I can't be arsed to check the whole thread but I'll add:
Airplane over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel
American Gothic - David Ackles (99% of people won't have heard of this but it's one of the great...