Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by mickilennial

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• Chart updated: 03/26/2023 03:15
• (Created: 07/10/2013 05:42).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Pet Sounds 

 The Beach Boys

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[First added to this chart: 07/09/2013]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,777 charts

Rank Score:

45,117

Rank in 1966:

2

Rank in 1960s:

5

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 88 (3,192 votes)

Comments:

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Doolittle 

 Pixies

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[First added to this chart: 07/09/2013]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,491 charts

Rank Score:

37,451

Rank in 1989:

1

Rank in 1980s:

2

Overall Rank:

18

Average Rating:

 88 (2,870 votes)

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In And Out Of Control 

 The Raveonettes

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My favorite musical act of the twenty-first century.

The Raveonettes have always had this ability to channel their influences seamlessly, drawing soundscapes that are as catchy and anthemic as they are dark and cynical thinkpieces. To do that is a rare gift–and they occupy a space in my mind that going into my thirties is still as true as it was in my twenties.

In And Out Of Control is Sharin Foo and Sune Rose Wagner at the peak of their powers. After nine years of producing raw indie pop with nods back to the brill building girl groups the duo was on the cusp of creating something truly unique and impactful. Foregoing the rawer production of their early records, Foo and Rose Wagner are joined with recording engineer Thomas Troelsen to create something much more immaculate and high fidelity. Many fans of the Raveonettes that I know don’t care for this move and call it a swing in the wrong direction. They are wrong. Absolutely, completely wrong.

If I was bold I would say In and Out of Control is the successor to The Velvet Underground & Nico, sharing the same intangible aspects of the 1967 classic with a dreamy, noise pop foreground in place of the 60’s psychedelia. It’s so apparent in the songwriting, as Rose Wagner creates stories of drug addiction, loss, sexual assault, obsession and death to the beat of cheery noise pop with girl group-esque harmonies from Foo. They are incredibly danceable until you catch yourself actually hearing what the songwriting is depicting and stop and think before you go right back to dancing and vibing along.

The duo would continue writing records with this same design, though none would be as good.

But how can you meet perfection? [First added to this chart: 07/09/2013]

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

201

Rank in 2009:

117

Rank in 2000s:

1,154

Overall Rank:

6,442

Average Rating:

 74 (34 votes)

Comments:

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The Cars 

 The Cars

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[First added to this chart: 03/12/2014]

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

685 charts

Rank Score:

6,102

Rank in 1978:

3

Rank in 1970s:

74

Overall Rank:

295

Average Rating:

 81 (777 votes)

Comments:

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The Mantle 

 Agalloch

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[First added to this chart: 07/09/2013]

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

191 charts

Rank Score:

1,486

Rank in 2002:

20

Rank in 2000s:

188

Overall Rank:

1,196

Average Rating:

 78 (235 votes)

Comments:

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Blue Kentucky Girl 

 Emmylou Harris

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[First added to this chart: 07/14/2020]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

139

Rank in 1979:

127

Rank in 1970s:

1,327

Overall Rank:

8,704

Average Rating:

 75 (33 votes)

Comments:

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The Soft Bulletin 

 The Flaming Lips

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[First added to this chart: 07/09/2013]

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

1,230 charts

Rank Score:

12,146

Rank in 1999:

2

Rank in 1990s:

23

Overall Rank:

118

Average Rating:

 83 (1,481 votes)

Comments:

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Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements 

 Stereolab

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[First added to this chart: 03/16/2015]

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

188 charts

Rank Score:

1,222

Rank in 1993:

24

Rank in 1990s:

256

Overall Rank:

1,418

Average Rating:

 79 (225 votes)

Comments:

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Diana 

 Diana Ross

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[First added to this chart: 07/14/2020]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

132 charts

Rank Score:

496

Rank in 1980:

60

Rank in 1980s:

467

Overall Rank:

3,033

Average Rating:

 77 (106 votes)

Comments:

5

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E•MO•TION 

 Carly Rae Jepsen

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[First added to this chart: 11/16/2019]

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

337 charts

Rank Score:

3,555

Rank in 2015:

7

Rank in 2010s:

69

Overall Rank:

508

Average Rating:

 77 (405 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	10	10%
1970s	17	17%
1980s	17	17%
1990s	20	20%
2000s	20	20%
2010s	13	13%
2020s	3	3%

Artist	Albums	%
The Mountain Goats	3	3%
Pink Floyd	2	2%
R.E.M.	2	2%
Emmylou Harris	2	2%
Lucinda Williams	1	1%
Built To Spill	1	1%
Cat Power	1	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	66	66%
	16	16%
	5	5%
	3	3%
	3	3%
	1	1%
	1	1%
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 75th to 76th Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? by Metric
Down 1 from 76th to 77th Damn The Torpedoes by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Down 1 from 77th to 78th I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You by Aretha Franklin

New entries
Angels Cry by Angra

Leavers
Fleetwood Mac (1975) by Fleetwood Mac

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From Tamthebam 02/01/2024 12:21

A really good selection of genres and artists with really helpful descriptions

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From craab 06/10/2023 02:40

great chart. love too Scarecrow on another chart!

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From Johnnyo 04/17/2023 18:49

Really interesting chart. Like it a lot

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From MadhattanJack 03/29/2023 19:52

This chart strikes me as young, fast, and scientific. Awesome-o!

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From seb7 01/23/2021 23:12

fun chart. Love your Motown inclusions!

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From Luigii 12/04/2020 03:13

Have a happy birthday.

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From StefanR10 11/10/2020 19:36

I looked through it and it was very good. Some classics and some new stuff. Great

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95/100

From Larcx13 11/09/2020 14:39

Nice selection and good effort on adding text.

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From EyeKanFly 11/09/2020 12:58

Revisited this and it's fantastic. Great chart Gowi. I'm glad you got rid of the "one album per artist" rule in favor of honesty, though I do think that having an equal distribution of albums per decade sort of pigeonholes you. Either way, there's around 60 amazing albums here and 40 which should immediately go onto my wishlist.

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From Keatownrodriguez 11/04/2020 22:13

Descriptions are what make or break a chart and you're are very intriguing! Great Chart!

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