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A new poll has named Peter Frampton’s Frampton Comes Alive as THE classic album that accidentally ruined music. The chart, put together by Spike.com, looks at some albums that intrinsically changed the music industry in some pretty negative way. Most of the albums are classics (note Frampton, Van Halen, GNR, Nirvana etc) but it’s the after effects of the albums that have catapulted them into this list.

While Van Halen’s debut is blamed for "their undeniable influence (which) helped create a buttload of trash that totally devolved rock” and GNR are blamed for inventing "douche rock”. Frampton’s crime was simply to sell a lot of records. Here’s what Spike says about the album:

"The fact that Frampton Comes Alive! went on to become the biggest selling live album ever in such a short period of time showed that there was big money to be made in music. This made labels totally rethink everything and pushed music further away from its artistic roots and brought it face-to-face with Wall Street. It ushered in the era of pop stars and turned musicians into products and brands overnight.”

Here’s the top ten, with a link below to read about the albums:

1) Peter Frampton – Frampton Comes Alive
2) Michael Jackson – Thriller
3) NWA – Straight Outta Compton
4) Nirvana – Nevermind
5) Van Halen – Van Halen I
6) Beastie Boys – Paul’s Boutique
7) Sex Pistols – Never Mind The Bollocks
8) Bob Marley – Legend
9) Guns N Roses – Appetite For Destruction
10) Rage Against The Machine – Rage Against The Machine