Top 40 Greatest Music Albums by BoneyKingOfNowhere

This is a list of my favourite albums of all time, I will include compilations and live albums. With each Album I will write a brief accompanying note about why I like the album along with My favourite track, Enjoy.

• Chart updated: 09/29/2014 21:45
• (Created: 08/09/2013 02:27).
• Chart size: 40 albums.

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Different Class 

 Pulp

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This is an album that has recently topped my chart. It's one of those rare albums that gets not only better with every listen but you grow to realise that everything in it is sublime. There isn't a bad track on it, sure, there are some that do Not live up to the rest of the album but most any other band would kill to have it as a single.This album in a word- Class.

Favourite Track- Underwear [First added to this chart: 08/19/2013]

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

896 charts

Rank Score:

8,828

Rank in 1995:

4

Rank in 1990s:

39

Overall Rank:

185

Average Rating:

 82 (1,016 votes)

Comments:

65

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Louder Than Bombs 
Compilation

 The Smiths

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This album is made up of a collection of Smiths B-Sides and a couple of singles, And it's just spectacular. The album begins with Is it really so strange?, a happy tune from Ol' Moz and Marr, and soars to dizzying heights at It's close with the beautifully melancholic Asleep. Just Stellar.

Favourite Track- Golden Lights [First added to this chart: 08/19/2013]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

304 charts

Rank Score:

2,681

Rank in 1987:

14

Rank in 1980s:

102

Overall Rank:

670

Average Rating:

 83 (647 votes)

Comments:

25

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Modern Life Is Rubbish 

 Blur

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The album That defined Britpop, a phenomenon That was "completely and utterly Damon's idea" and It's easy to see how, It has the same charisma as any other blur album and has a uniquely british sense of patriotism without it coming off as nationalism, Cracking.

Favourite Track- For Tomorrow [First added to this chart: 08/19/2013]

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

389 charts

Rank Score:

2,408

Rank in 1993:

14

Rank in 1990s:

131

Overall Rank:

745

Average Rating:

 77 (672 votes)

Comments:

38

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In The Aeroplane Over The Sea 

 Neutral Milk Hotel

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I adore this album, everything about it screams brilliance, Wandering Genies, Singing saws, acoustic guitars, and one of the most enigmatically beautiful voices I have ever heard. Jeff Mangum's surreal yet beautiful lyrics help drive the brilliance of this album home.

Favourite track- Ghost [First added to this chart: 11/01/2013]

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,379 charts

Rank Score:

39,541

Rank in 1998:

1

Rank in 1990s:

3

Overall Rank:

16

Average Rating:

 87 (2,868 votes)

Comments:

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Funeral 

 Arcade Fire

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On the recommendation of a friend, I decided to give this album a listen. I love it. Its unique blend of baroque pop and indie rock create this anthemic masterpiece. The album should quite simply be the soundtrack to any revolution. Win Butler's voice cuts through the tight musicianship to deliver pure poetry to your ears ("I carved your name across my eyelids. You pray for rain, I pray for blindness"). A modern classic is not a prestigious enough title for this masterpiece.

Favourite track- Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels) [First added to this chart: 12/25/2013]

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

2,824 charts

Rank Score:

41,816

Rank in 2004:

1

Rank in 2000s:

3

Overall Rank:

15

Average Rating:

 88 (3,598 votes)

Comments:

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Strangeways, Here We Come 

 The Smiths

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My favourite of The Smiths' studio albums and the album that cemented them as my favourite act of all time. This, to me, is the epitome of what they could achieve, with not only Stephen Street but any producer.

Favourite Track- Paint A Vulgar Picture [First added to this chart: 10/25/2013]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

724 charts

Rank Score:

6,378

Rank in 1987:

4

Rank in 1980s:

36

Overall Rank:

276

Average Rating:

 81 (1,103 votes)

Comments:

64

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Unknown Pleasures 

 Joy Division

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This album is a post punk masterpiece. Some great bass riffs and one of the most haunting voices ever to be put to music, this album is proof enough as to why Joy Division should be classed as one of the all time great british bands.

Favourite Track- Disorder [First added to this chart: 08/19/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

1,917 charts

Rank Score:

24,990

Rank in 1979:

3

Rank in 1970s:

9

Overall Rank:

38

Average Rating:

 87 (2,270 votes)

Comments:

188

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Abbey Road 

 The Beatles

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The best Beatles album. There is no two ways about it. Whilst Sgt. Pepper's revolutionized The Beatles album, Abbey Road perfected it. It is brilliant by anyone's definition of the word. I'm also hard pressed to find anything as cool as the closing medley, you can't fault it.

Favourite track- I Want You (She's so Heavy) [First added to this chart: 11/06/2013]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

3,625 charts

Rank Score:

65,341

Rank in 1969:

1

Rank in 1960s:

1

Overall Rank:

3

Average Rating:

 92 (4,506 votes)

Comments:

466

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OK Computer 

 Radiohead

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Like a lot of artists I used to dismiss I thought Radiohead rode their one good song to its absolute limit. Then I listened to OK Computer. This album, not the best of all time, but a damn good attempt. There is only one song that i'm not too fond of but other than that. I just adore it. The structure is taken wholly into account and the album is all the better for it.

Favourite Track- Let Down [First added to this chart: 11/10/2013]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,334 charts

Rank Score:

76,974

Rank in 1997:

1

Rank in 1990s:

1

Overall Rank:

1

Average Rating:

 92 (5,496 votes)

Comments:

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London Calling 

 The Clash

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When I first heard London Calling, I didn't really enjoy it. I viewed The Clash as one of your typical punk bands. They happen to be one of the most diverse and interesting bands that I have ever listened to. Both the lyricism of Strummer and Jones is far beyond the capability of all of their contemporaries as is a lot of the musicianship and that is one of the most interesting parts of the album. London Calling combines an abundance of outside influences mixed with their traditional punk sound and it is just a treat. Essential listening and an album that I will hold dear for many, many years to come.

Favourite track- Lost In The Supermarket [First added to this chart: 04/23/2014]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,751 charts

Rank Score:

36,216

Rank in 1979:

1

Rank in 1970s:

5

Overall Rank:

20

Average Rating:

 87 (3,080 votes)

Comments:

256

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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	2	5%
1970s	7	18%
1980s	7	18%
1990s	15	38%
2000s	8	20%
2010s	1	3%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
The Smiths	5	13%
Radiohead	3	8%
Pulp	3	8%
Blur	3	8%
Oasis	2	5%
The Beatles	2	5%
Pink Floyd	2	5%
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Country	Albums	%
	30	75%
	8	20%
	1	3%
	1	3%

Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 2 from 40th to 38th England Keep My Bones by Frank Turner
Up 2 from 39th to 37th Heavy Weather by Weather Report
Up 2 from 38th to 36th Transformer by Lou Reed

New entries
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang Clan
Down In Albion by Babyshambles

Leavers
Crow Sit On Blood Tree by Graham Coxon
Bona Drag by Morrissey

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From JacobHarris97 10/02/2014 10:05

Sound.

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From SuedeSwede 07/09/2014 00:26

I checked Tilt - it was great. If you like that kinda stuff you should really check out Nico's solo stuff, honestly so similar, I'd check 'Desertshore' and 'Marble Index' which are both very similar dark avant-garde kinda music. Also, sorta similar, you should check out Popol Vuh though they're not exactly like 'Tilt', they share some similarities in the atmospheric noises - 'Hosianna Mantra' would be the place to start, and 'In Den Garten Pharaos' is good too.

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From SuedeSwede 07/04/2014 20:40

http://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?c=19103 - indie pop chart just for you <3

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From SuedeSwede 04/25/2014 12:22

only fgts like Billy Bragg

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From Tradex 04/14/2014 23:51

bless

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From KILLALLHIPPIES 04/13/2014 00:40

YES YES YES YES YES!!!!

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From WildHorses 02/18/2014 00:29

An Avid Smiths fan! Nice!

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From joathome 02/17/2014 17:18

A very good chart from a britpop fan !!
Love the top position of "different class" which is so ...

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From SuedeSwede 12/29/2013 12:54

Really digging this chart now, Crow Sit On Blood Tree is fantastic so I may have to use you for recs more often.

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From chris lancaster 12/29/2013 11:42

A delightful list of evocative, tender music.

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