Top 50 Greatest Music Albums by hippo

My 50 most favourite albums.

Used to be a full 100 chart, but I decided that since I don't look past the 4th-5th page of charts myself, it's only fair that I cut mine down to 5 pages as well.

Also, maximum 2 albums per artist to make it more interesting. For some artists *cough* (spoiler alert) Sufjan Stevens *achoo* Coldplay, I can't pick just 1, so you have to deal with 2 :) But I'll try to pick 1 for most other artists.

One day, I'll add notes. I promise!

• Chart updated: 01/02/2018 04:45
• (Created: 06/09/2014 23:47).
• Chart size: 50 albums.

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In Rainbows 

 Radiohead

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[First added to this chart: 08/14/2014]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

2,833 charts

Rank Score:

51,132

Rank in 2007:

1

Rank in 2000s:

2

Overall Rank:

6

Average Rating:

 90 (3,835 votes)

Comments:

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Illmatic 

 Nas

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Nas' microphone is his paintbrush and my ears are his canvas. [First added to this chart: 06/11/2014]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,311 charts

Rank Score:

18,506

Rank in 1994:

2

Rank in 1990s:

12

Overall Rank:

65

Average Rating:

 86 (1,535 votes)

Comments:

109

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A Rush Of Blood To The Head 

 Coldplay

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[First added to this chart: 06/26/2014]

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,308 charts

Rank Score:

13,382

Rank in 2002:

3

Rank in 2000s:

12

Overall Rank:

100

Average Rating:

 79 (2,154 votes)

Comments:

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Parachutes 

 Coldplay

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Turns a sunny day into a rainy one and a rainy day into a sunny one. [First added to this chart: 06/26/2014]

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

965 charts

Rank Score:

7,978

Rank in 2000:

5

Rank in 2000s:

36

Overall Rank:

207

Average Rating:

 78 (1,682 votes)

Comments:

95

5. (6) 1

Debut 

 Björk

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[First added to this chart: 08/04/2014]

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

742 charts

Rank Score:

5,444

Rank in 1993:

6

Rank in 1990s:

63

Overall Rank:

332

Average Rating:

 80 (1,019 votes)

Comments:

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6. (8) 2

Definitely Maybe 

 Oasis

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The sound of growing up in The UK in the 90's? [First added to this chart: 06/28/2014]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,220 charts

Rank Score:

11,939

Rank in 1994:

5

Rank in 1990s:

26

Overall Rank:

123

Average Rating:

 80 (1,831 votes)

Comments:

146

7. (11) 4

Illinois 

 Sufjan Stevens

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[First added to this chart: 07/29/2014]

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

1,598 charts

Rank Score:

23,035

Rank in 2005:

1

Rank in 2000s:

5

Overall Rank:

42

Average Rating:

 86 (1,851 votes)

Comments:

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8. (9) 1

The Velvet Underground & Nico 

 The Velvet Underground & Nico

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[First added to this chart: 08/28/2014]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

2,978 charts

Rank Score:

46,010

Rank in 1967:

2

Rank in 1960s:

4

Overall Rank:

10

Average Rating:

 89 (3,454 votes)

Comments:

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9. (13) 4

If You're Feeling Sinister 

 Belle And Sebastian

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[First added to this chart: 01/01/2018]

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

1,010 charts

Rank Score:

11,994

Rank in 1996:

1

Rank in 1990s:

25

Overall Rank:

122

Average Rating:

 83 (1,182 votes)

Comments:

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St. Vincent 

 St. Vincent

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[First added to this chart: 06/26/2014]

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

540 charts

Rank Score:

3,826

Rank in 2014:

6

Rank in 2010s:

65

Overall Rank:

471

Average Rating:

 79 (786 votes)

Comments:

59

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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	4	8%
1970s	1	2%
1980s	2	4%
1990s	15	30%
2000s	19	38%
2010s	9	18%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Justin Timberlake	2	4%
Coldplay	2	4%
The Shins	2	4%
Sufjan Stevens	2	4%
Kanye West	2	4%
St. Vincent	1	2%
White Lung	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	24	48%
	15	30%
	4	8%
	2	4%
	2	4%
	1	2%
	1	2%
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 8 from 25th to 17th Oh, Inverted World by The Shins
Up 4 from 13th to 9th If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle And Sebastian
Up 4 from 11th to 7th Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

Biggest fallers
Down 7 from 15th to 22nd The Joshua Tree by U2
Down 6 from 5th to 11th Funeral by Arcade Fire
Down 5 from 7th to 12th Revolver by The Beatles

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From pjohnsongolf 10/18/2018 02:34

Great chart! We actually have quite a few in common!

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From Christovskee 10/17/2018 23:02

The JT came as a surprise! Maybe I should go & check him out since we’ve got so many albums in common :)

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From ForegroundNoise 10/17/2018 08:31

Good start! Love the little smattering of notes you've done already - you're right more wouldn't hurt. Still a massive bias towards the post-80s; it is a little difficult to reconcile a chart in which Coldplay made two albums better than the all the records of the 60s, 70s and 80s put together. Here's a few from those decades that maybe you'd like:

Nico - Chelsea Girl
King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
The Stooges - Fun House
Neil Young - Harvest
Galaxie 500 - On Fire

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From LedZep 04/24/2017 12:16

Dig most of the things here, but Justin Timberlake? Really? Great rap things here and very nice to see Velvet Underground there in top 10

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From Thad 10/05/2016 19:23

18 in common!

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From platus 10/05/2016 17:27

Good diverse chart.

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From CharlieBarley 10/05/2016 08:10

Good chart. Fresh and diverse.

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From buzzdainer 07/07/2016 01:46

Excellent chart! I love Funeral and Illinois, and I'm glad to see plenty of hip hop represented here.

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From HiImViibes 06/15/2016 19:16

I really like the inclusion of Transatlanticism, I wish it were more popular.

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From BraddlesHendo 12/14/2015 14:13

Really cool albums St Vincent interstng choice for Top 10 a great album probably worthy of a Top 10

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