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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ffudnebbuh (2013)  

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I used to be a buyer for one of the largest record chains in the Midwest and had access to every album that one can imagine. So my chart is a strange collection of genres, well known albums and not so well known, from the highly regarded to the disdained..I went through my soul/r&b phase beginning in 1958(which I am still moving through), Beatles, Stones, etc, Simon/Garfunkel phase, Parliament/Funkadelic etc phase, Sex Pistols, Wire,Joy Division,Talking Heads phase, then Cocteau Twins, JMC, Pixies, MBV phase etc, and now my list is just what I am listening to the most at any moment. My interest in popular music is split between jazz, blues, and r/b on one hand and pop/rock on the other. I have an undergrad degree in classical piano. My chart is based partly on being in record retail for so many years(20) and having heard almost every album made and being bored with most of it...but is also informed from a performer's perspective, how I feel that a given artist is successful in communicating the particular ideas in words, music and arrangement and production regardless of genre.

When I left retail for graduate school in 1994, I became relatively out of touch with the music catalogue. I have been using Pandora more, so I feel that I am now caught up with most of the music from all music genres over the past 15 years.

Chart updated: 05/05/2013 15:15 (Created: 09/25/2009 15:15). Chart size: 100 albums.

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The Velvet Underground And NicoThe Velvet Underground
Year of Release:1967Appears in:974 charts
Rank in 1967:2Rank Score:51,881
Rank in 1960s5Overall Rank:12
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The Dark Side Of The MoonPink Floyd
Year of Release:1973Appears in:1,454 charts
Rank in 1973:1Rank Score:92,204
Rank in 1970s1Overall Rank:2
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The Heat Is OnThe Isley Brothers
Year of Release:1975Appears in:9 charts
Rank in 1975:57Rank Score:287
Rank in 1970s572Overall Rank:2,880
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The Beatles (The White Album)The Beatles
Year of Release:1968Appears in:1,045 charts
Rank in 1968:1Rank Score:59,156
Rank in 1960s4Overall Rank:7
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Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex PistolsThe Sex Pistols
Year of Release:1977Appears in:479 charts
Rank in 1977:3Rank Score:17,873
Rank in 1970s16Overall Rank:58
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Blood On The TracksBob Dylan
Year of Release:1975Appears in:565 charts
Rank in 1975:2Rank Score:26,628
Rank in 1970s9Overall Rank:33
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DoolittlePixies
Year of Release:1989Appears in:798 charts
Rank in 1989:1Rank Score:39,071
Rank in 1980s1Overall Rank:21
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The Black Saint And The Sinner LadyCharles Mingus
Year of Release:1963Appears in:169 charts
Rank in 1963:2Rank Score:6,946
Rank in 1960s32Overall Rank:177
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RevolverThe Beatles
Year of Release:1966Appears in:1,359 charts
Rank in 1966:1Rank Score:84,933
Rank in 1960s1Overall Rank:3
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Hunky DoryDavid Bowie
Year of Release:1971Appears in:470 charts
Rank in 1971:4Rank Score:17,434
Rank in 1970s17Overall Rank:59
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 5 5%
1960s 19 19%
1970s 41 41%
1980s 12 12%
1990s 6 6%
2000s 15 15%
2010s 2 2%
Band Albums %


Bob Dylan 3 3%
Miles Davis 2 2%
Van Morrison 2 2%
The Beatles 2 2%
Various Artists 2 2%
John Coltrane 2 2%
Led Zeppelin 2 2%
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Country Albums %


United States 62 62%
United Kingdom 25 25%
Mixed Nationality 5 5%
Canada 5 5%
Ireland 1 1%
Australia 1 1%
Germany 1 1%

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It was the best job you can imagine. I used to get free concert tickets for any concert. it is like the saying goes;"You will never work a day in your life if you have a job you love."
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Very nice! Very very nice!

Very unique chart. And that job you mentioned having seems like such a cool gig. I am jelly.
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From MrFrogger 3 days ago
Absolutely brilliant. A twist on the classics.
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From ffudnebbuh 05/15/2013 12:45
Thanks for the generous comments, love your chart as well, some albums I haven't heard and need to check out..Yes the John Abercrombie is a beautiful album, I have enjoyed his music for so many years
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From dividesbyzero 05/14/2013 23:13
Holy shit you added John Abercrombie. I was beginning to think I was the only one here to have even heard of him. This chart is perfect. So many under-appreciated artists getting some well-deserved attention. And some amazing jazz picks
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From ffudnebbuh 05/14/2013 17:06
thanks for clarifying that..funny
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From drakonium 05/14/2013 16:58
Haha, I just saw your comment sorry (I would like to put a xD here)

xD is the face of a laughing smiley : the cross is his eyes closed because of the laugh and the D is his open mouth. People use it when something is funny, like the "lol" for example. I often use smileys, I'm a kikoo, sorry about that (and there goes a xD)
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From ffudnebbuh 05/13/2013 12:21
Drakonium, what does "xD" mean?
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From ButterThumbz 05/09/2013 12:40
Nice to see the Isley's in a top ten. This chart gets more and more interesting the further you go. Some great jazz choices here.
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From drakonium 05/07/2013 14:56
Hehe, 40 years ago, there wasn't so many genres xD But I see what you mean. On the other hand, it's at the same time much easier today : with Deezer, YouTube, Spotify, the MP3, etc, you can have all the music you want everywhere. I don't really listen to the radio because of that. Everyday, this site shows me so many things I should listen to, I don't even need radio to find new music ^^
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