Top 40 Greatest Music Albums by blur21

• Chart updated: 01/26/2016 01:45
• (Created: 03/26/2013 00:37).
• Chart size: 40 albums.

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Revolver 

 The Beatles

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Though I would like to be original and distinctive and put a personal favorite of mine in the number one spot, it would be ignorant to argue that this masterpiece is not the greatest album of all time. It is hard to find a reason that this album isn't the greatest and it's the only album that is concise enough to do so. With influences and textures that push the boundaries of sonics and theme, this album still manages to stay instantaneous and accessible and has stood the test of time. It is the only album that can both get your grandma singing along to the melody of "good day sunshine" and give you a haunting and extra-terrestrial experience with the vibrations of "Tomorrow Never Knows" not a moment on this album is weak,inane or unneeded. Yet it managed to remain unpredictable, mind-blowing and breath-taking, even after 50 years. [First added to this chart: 03/25/2013]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

3,479 charts

Rank Score:

56,991

Rank in 1966:

1

Rank in 1960s:

2

Overall Rank:

4

Average Rating:

 91 (4,474 votes)

Comments:

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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 

 The Beatles

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[First added to this chart: 03/28/2013]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,416 charts

Rank Score:

50,840

Rank in 1967:

1

Rank in 1960s:

3

Overall Rank:

7

Average Rating:

 90 (4,486 votes)

Comments:

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Exile On Main St. 

 The Rolling Stones

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A totally explosion of euphoria, swagga, self-esteem and passion conducted from the grungy basement of Keith Richard's mansion. Coated with the mud and pessimism of the 70's, this album is the ultimate bow of the 60's dream, flower power is dead, beatlemania had biten the dust and all that is left is the cockroaches and the pain of the scary scenes in Vietnam. Though through the hard times of drug addiction and the passing of Brian Jones, The Stones remain level headed and always ready to caress the neck of a guitar.
Rocks Off*****
Rip This Joint****
Shake Your Hips****
Casino Boogie****
Tumbling Dice*****
Sweet Virginia*****
Torn & Frayed*****
Sweet Black Angel***
Loving Cup*****
Happy*****
Turd On The Run****
Ventilator Blues*****
I Just Want To See His Face*****
Let It Loose****
All Down The Line****
Stop Breaking Down****
Shine A Light*****
Soul Survivor**** [First added to this chart: 03/18/2015]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,909 charts

Rank Score:

22,617

Rank in 1972:

2

Rank in 1970s:

12

Overall Rank:

44

Average Rating:

 85 (2,294 votes)

Comments:

209

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The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars 

 David Bowie

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[First added to this chart: 03/28/2013]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,934 charts

Rank Score:

50,138

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

9

Average Rating:

 90 (3,446 votes)

Comments:

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Fear Of Music 

 Talking Heads

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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2015]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

840 charts

Rank Score:

7,312

Rank in 1979:

4

Rank in 1970s:

56

Overall Rank:

233

Average Rating:

 84 (1,060 votes)

Comments:

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Nevermind 

 Nirvana

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This album perhaps is not the most boundary pushing, but for me it is impossible to think of a world without Nirvana. The first time I ever heard rock music was when I asked my drum teacher what it was aged 6. He proceed to play me "Smells Like Teen Spirit" for the first time I heard what you could do with sound, the way you could make a guitar roar and moan so loudly that it could hit you harder than thunder. I heard that you could hit drums so fucking hard that it would make your blood boil. I heard that you could scream and shout so intensely that it would leave an audience shell shocked. After that I became obsessed. Nirvana encapsulates everything about rock, they show that you don't have to be popular or trained to be gifted. They show you that as long as you are yourself and you play like you mean it, someone out there will understand. The best part of it all is unlike most albums in this list, I know for sure I'll still be singing along to the chorus of "Lithium" aged 60 while I clean my denchers. [First added to this chart: 03/25/2013]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

3,109 charts

Rank Score:

41,990

Rank in 1991:

1

Rank in 1990s:

2

Overall Rank:

14

Average Rating:

 87 (4,232 votes)

Comments:

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Pet Sounds 

 The Beach Boys

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[First added to this chart: 10/15/2014]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,779 charts

Rank Score:

45,108

Rank in 1966:

2

Rank in 1960s:

5

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 88 (3,194 votes)

Comments:

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Kid A 

 Radiohead

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Someone needs to get Thom a glass of water because he's not ok. [First added to this chart: 10/15/2014]

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

3,155 charts

Rank Score:

51,394

Rank in 2000:

1

Rank in 2000s:

1

Overall Rank:

5

Average Rating:

 89 (4,353 votes)

Comments:

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Station To Station 

 David Bowie

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David Bowie's paranoid cocaine fulled years brought with them the ridiculously pompous and audacious "Thin White Duke", an alien character with extreme sexual charm and intense severity. Station to Station managed to perfectly describe the meaning of Rock n' Roll. The title track is a 10 minuet rock symphony consisting of arguably some of the best moments in pop history, bowie's vocals create a passionate energy when singing "It's too late to be hateful". The following guitar solo is powerful in its simplicity. The following track "Golden Years" sounds like a man losing his mind.
1.Station to Station:*****
2.Golden Years:*****
3.Word On A Wing:****
4.TVC15:*****
5.Stay:*****
6Wild Is The Wind:*** [First added to this chart: 08/29/2015]

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

1,057 charts

Rank Score:

13,318

Rank in 1976:

2

Rank in 1970s:

27

Overall Rank:

103

Average Rating:

 85 (1,507 votes)

Comments:

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The Velvet Underground & Nico 

 The Velvet Underground & Nico

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[First added to this chart: 12/01/2014]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

2,978 charts

Rank Score:

46,030

Rank in 1967:

2

Rank in 1960s:

4

Overall Rank:

10

Average Rating:

 89 (3,454 votes)

Comments:

350

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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	10	25%
1970s	16	40%
1980s	3	8%
1990s	6	15%
2000s	4	10%
2010s	1	3%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
The Beatles	5	13%
David Bowie	4	10%
Radiohead	3	8%
Bob Dylan	3	8%
Joy Division	2	5%
Blur	2	5%
Elvis Costello	2	5%
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Country	Albums	%
	23	58%
	16	40%
	1	3%

Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 9 from 22nd to 13th Is This It by The Strokes
Up 8 from 23rd to 15th My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello
Up 1 from 13th to 12th Remain In Light by Talking Heads

Biggest fallers
Down 3 from 14th to 17th Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan
Down 2 from 12th to 14th Low by David Bowie
Down 2 from 16th to 18th Either/Or by Elliott Smith

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90/100	11/29/2020 12:37	Bloaf38	16	85/100
90/100	03/02/2017 21:28	Seab	2,017	93/100
85/100	02/23/2016 19:11	LP_Green	6	85/100
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90/100

From Bloaf38 11/29/2020 12:39

Great chart. Hard to argue with your number one pick. I think Eleanor Rigby and Tomorrow Never Knows are my two favorite songs of all time

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From Davy 01/17/2016 18:39

Well, ok, if you think so :'( ...

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From Banjolord 03/18/2015 16:16

Harvey told me to promote this page. So here you go. PROMOTION! Yay music!

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From cobbo95 01/09/2015 00:03

Good chart with some albums I also have on my chart. Loving the inclusion of some Kanye West towards the end as well.

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From Martinborras 10/13/2014 21:18

Excellent! Just expand!

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From Martinborras 10/08/2014 14:12

Good chart! Keep going!

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90/100

From lauracarpena 02/13/2014 08:48

Really nice one! Reach level 3 so you can keep working on it!

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From GeevyDallas 03/27/2013 22:53

Stick around,put up another 60

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From SingingPeasant96 03/26/2013 01:41

I don't know why you rank Nevermind at top, but your other choices are brilliant, especially MLIR at 2.

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