Top 40 Greatest Music Albums by bigvern63

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• (Created: 04/04/2010 18:08).
• Chart size: 40 albums.

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Closer 

 Joy Division

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The last 4 tracks of 'Closer', for me, remain the most moving music I have ever heard. How much of that is influenced by what happened to Ian Curtis afterwards and his legacy, who knows, but the counter of that is that if he had not been in such a dark place, he would not have written these tracks in the first place. You simply can't fake this type of sound and whilst I loved New Order, nothing they produced matched that unique Joy Divisions sound. [First added to this chart: 08/23/2010]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,513 charts

Rank Score:

15,679

Rank in 1980:

2

Rank in 1980s:

11

Overall Rank:

78

Average Rating:

 85 (1,912 votes)

Comments:

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In Rainbows 

 Radiohead

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Simply the best band of the last 25 years, Radiohead stand on the podium with the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin in producing quality album after quality album. The Bends, OK Computer, Kid A - all masterpieces that quite rightly sit in the top 20 of the overall BEA chart, but 'In Rainbows' is my favourite. Why? I am not sure, just love this record!! [First added to this chart: 08/23/2010]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

2,900 charts

Rank Score:

45,856

Rank in 2007:

1

Rank in 2000s:

1

Overall Rank:

6

Average Rating:

 90 (3,922 votes)

Comments:

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The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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Late to the party with Pink Floyd, remember hearing 'Another Brick in the Wall' when I was a teenager and felt it wasn't cutting edge enough for me. Then on flight to Dubai about 10 years, put the headphones and listened to this album and was blown away. It is a seamless piece of music, timeless in its appeal and I probably listen to this album as much as anything else now. The Dark Side of the Moon showed me the light when it cam to appreciating the brilliance of Pink Floyd. [First added to this chart: 08/23/2010]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,120 charts

Rank Score:

63,150

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,313 votes)

Comments:

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Disintegration 

 The Cure

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As a Sussex lad myself for the last 45 years, I can say that The Cure are the best thing to come out of Crwaley (some might say the only good thing!!). They have it all, a dark edge, but a lightness too, very cool, without seemingly taking themselves too seriously and most importantly, they write some fantastic music. My initial introduction to them were the more pop orientated tracks (Love Cats, The Caterpillar), came back to Disintegration later on in life and it is undeniably their peak, not a bad track on the album, the lighter feel of some of the classic tracks like Lullaby and Love Song paving the way for the more dark, brooding sound of Prayers of Rain onwards. [First added to this chart: 03/25/2012]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,829 charts

Rank Score:

26,789

Rank in 1989:

2

Rank in 1980s:

4

Overall Rank:

30

Average Rating:

 86 (2,042 votes)

Comments:

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Abbey Road 

 The Beatles

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Not sure there is anything more to say about The Beatles. From 'Rubber Soul through to 'Abbey Road', 5 classic albums that changed the face of popular music and displayed an inventiveness of sound that is often imitated to this day, rarely matched. Quite simply the best and the most influential band ever and 'Abbey Road' is my favourite of their great albums, flows from start to finish and aside from a couple of singalong duds, contains great tracks throughout, 'Golden Slumbers' being my favourite of all the songs on this record. [First added to this chart: 08/23/2010]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

3,715 charts

Rank Score:

59,719

Rank in 1969:

1

Rank in 1960s:

1

Overall Rank:

3

Average Rating:

 92 (4,604 votes)

Comments:

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It's A Wonderful Life 

 Sparklehorse

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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2014]

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

189 charts

Rank Score:

1,126

Rank in 2001:

24

Rank in 2000s:

242

Overall Rank:

1,521

Average Rating:

 78 (180 votes)

Comments:

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Turn On The Bright Lights 

 Interpol

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[First added to this chart: 08/23/2010]

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,279 charts

Rank Score:

13,616

Rank in 2002:

2

Rank in 2000s:

9

Overall Rank:

90

Average Rating:

 84 (1,611 votes)

Comments:

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13 

 Blur

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Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

591 charts

Rank Score:

4,138

Rank in 1999:

5

Rank in 1990s:

74

Overall Rank:

418

Average Rating:

 79 (834 votes)

Comments:

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Geogaddi 

 Boards Of Canada

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Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

391 charts

Rank Score:

3,331

Rank in 2002:

11

Rank in 2000s:

85

Overall Rank:

531

Average Rating:

 80 (457 votes)

Comments:

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Plastic Beach 

 Gorillaz

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Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

722 charts

Rank Score:

6,358

Rank in 2010:

6

Rank in 2010s:

32

Overall Rank:

267

Average Rating:

 79 (1,248 votes)

Comments:

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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	4	10%
1970s	11	28%
1980s	7	18%
1990s	7	18%
2000s	7	18%
2010s	3	8%
2020s	1	3%

Artist	Albums	%
Radiohead	2	5%
Pink Floyd	2	5%
The Beatles	2	5%
The Smiths	2	5%
Bob Dylan	1	3%
Black Sabbath	1	3%
Gorillaz	1	3%
Show all

Country	Albums	%
	31	78%
	7	18%
	1	3%
	1	3%

Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 7 from 13th to 6th It's A Wonderful Life by Sparklehorse

Biggest fallers
Down 15 from 20th to 35th Master Of Reality by Black Sabbath
Down 8 from 17th to 25th In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
Down 8 from 29th to 37th Trans Europa Express by Kraftwerk

New entries
13 by Blur
Geogaddi by Boards Of Canada
Plastic Beach by Gorillaz
Music For The Masses by Depeche Mode
Tangk by Idles
Psyence Fiction by Unkle

Leavers
The Inevitable End by Röyksopp
High Violet by The National
Doolittle by Pixies
The Disintegration Loops I by William Basinski
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco
Definitely Maybe by Oasis

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95/100	11/04/2016 21:38	Seab	2,007	93/100
85/100	02/23/2016 10:08	ShadowColossi	93	88/100
95/100	10/08/2015 14:29	luis721	173	93/100
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From ShadowColossi 02/23/2016 10:08

Very nice

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From greatson 10/22/2014 06:56

Classical and a bit melancholic chart - well done so far!

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From sssvnnn 02/21/2014 23:08

Good

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From Santiago 02/07/2014 17:19

Great chart! All the right records!

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From MrFrogger 06/09/2013 22:42

Really, really great, love seeing Closer up there

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From KinkyAfro 04/19/2013 22:05

Wow! we share the same no1 and the only other chart ive ever seen Music of the Spheres in. Also Electronic in there as well, love it. Not a fan of Bowie but other than that this is great.

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From album guru joe 10/31/2012 06:20

Very good chart :)

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From junodog4 10/30/2012 15:40

You must have been blown away by In Rainbows... This is a strong chart.

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From Fedfan 10/17/2012 20:33

I'm in love with your list,also lots of stuff that just didn't make my top 50 in here :D

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From silverwing 04/01/2012 00:25

For me it hits and misses (through my own personal taste, rather than quality of the albums) but I think your top 10 is pretty darn solid. Good chart! :)

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