Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by SleepDealer

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Criteria for inclusion essentially revolve around there being a personal connection with the music. A more 'objective' list would look rather different, but probably a lot less interesting at the same time.

• Chart updated: 09/01/2019 20:45
• (Created: 09/02/2014 15:36).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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31. (30) 1

Rubber Soul 

 The Beatles

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[First added to this chart: 09/09/2014]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,288 charts

Rank Score:

30,600

Rank in 1965:

2

Rank in 1960s:

9

Overall Rank:

28

Average Rating:

 88 (3,291 votes)

Comments:

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32. (31) 1

Through The Looking Glass 

 高田みどり [Midori Takada]

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[First added to this chart: 03/29/2017]

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

358

Rank in 1983:

56

Rank in 1980s:

603

Overall Rank:

4,007

Average Rating:

 79 (30 votes)

Comments:

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33. (32) 1

Trans Europa Express 

 Kraftwerk

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[First added to this chart: 09/09/2014]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

701 charts

Rank Score:

5,826

Rank in 1977:

11

Rank in 1970s:

78

Overall Rank:

311

Average Rating:

 82 (886 votes)

Comments:

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34. (33) 1

Marquee Moon 

 Television

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[First added to this chart: 09/09/2014]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,723 charts

Rank Score:

21,717

Rank in 1977:

3

Rank in 1970s:

14

Overall Rank:

47

Average Rating:

 86 (1,832 votes)

Comments:

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35. (34) 1

Songs In The Key Of Life 

 Stevie Wonder

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[First added to this chart: 09/09/2014]

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

1,223 charts

Rank Score:

15,470

Rank in 1976:

1

Rank in 1970s:

23

Overall Rank:

86

Average Rating:

 85 (1,309 votes)

Comments:

86

36. (35) 1

Vulnicura 

 Björk

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[First added to this chart: 10/25/2015]

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

390 charts

Rank Score:

2,313

Rank in 2015:

13

Rank in 2010s:

115

Overall Rank:

773

Average Rating:

 78 (556 votes)

Comments:

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37. (36) 1

Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire 

 The Kinks

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[First added to this chart: 09/09/2014]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

588 charts

Rank Score:

5,062

Rank in 1969:

14

Rank in 1960s:

48

Overall Rank:

356

Average Rating:

 82 (692 votes)

Comments:

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38. (37) 1

The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place 

 Explosions In The Sky

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[First added to this chart: 09/09/2014]

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

364 charts

Rank Score:

2,803

Rank in 2003:

11

Rank in 2000s:

102

Overall Rank:

637

Average Rating:

 79 (501 votes)

Comments:

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39. (38) 1

Peter Gabriel III 

 Peter Gabriel

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[First added to this chart: 09/09/2014]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

509 charts

Rank Score:

4,386

Rank in 1980:

6

Rank in 1980s:

56

Overall Rank:

408

Average Rating:

 81 (573 votes)

Comments:

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40. (39) 1

S.F. Sorrow 

 The Pretty Things

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[First added to this chart: 09/09/2014]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

310 charts

Rank Score:

1,810

Rank in 1968:

21

Rank in 1960s:

107

Overall Rank:

993

Average Rating:

 78 (282 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	1	1%
1960s	12	12%
1970s	17	17%
1980s	20	20%
1990s	15	15%
2000s	21	21%
2010s	14	14%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
日向敏文 [Toshifumi Hinata]	2	2%
Belle And Sebastian	2	2%
Yoshio Suzuki	2	2%
Godspeed You! Black Emperor	2	2%
Laura Nyro	2	2%
Cocteau Twins	2	2%
Oneohtrix Point Never	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	41	41%
	20	20%
	19	19%
	6	6%
	5	5%
	3	3%
	2	2%
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

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Psyche by Masayuki Sakamoto

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90/100	02/17/2020 08:21	ForegroundNoise	475	87/100
85/100	02/13/2020 08:34	DommeDamian	969	90/100
95/100	02/12/2020 17:20	pctrooper	336	88/100
100/100	02/12/2020 10:34	LedZep	1,079	84/100
80/100	11/21/2019 07:45	Johnnyo	2,014	80/100

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90/100

From ForegroundNoise 02/17/2020 08:22

Really intrigued by your taste, a great mixture of genres and nationalities. Would love to see some notes so as to understand the person behind the list!!

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From ExTeaSea 01/08/2020 02:24

What a cool chart! I should check out those Japanese albums.

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From Tha1ChiefRocka 06/15/2019 15:59

I rated it, but I never left a comment. I'm gonna nick a couple of these for my own chart. You've got the Japanese ambient market cornered. :)

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From sophialeviev 07/19/2018 02:51

Good shit! So much here I have to check out. Good work.

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From Wh3n1nR0me 09/03/2017 20:50

Eclectic selection, what's not to like?

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From bobbyb5 08/04/2017 04:45

Fuckin awesome. I love it.

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From CharlieBarley 03/09/2017 03:01

Good chart. Quite a few I've heard of and like. Some of the ones I don't know I want to check out. 10 albums in common.

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From sageamagoo 03/09/2017 01:55

Love this chart—extremely personal, diverse, and good! Will definitely be taking suggestions from here in the future :)

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From LedZep 03/08/2017 22:51

Don't like some of the choices, but it's a personal and interesting chart. "Criteria for inclusion essentially revolve around there being a personal connection with the music. A more 'objective' list would look rather different, but probably a lot less interesting at the same time."
Couldn't have put it better myself, that's basically the same thing as with my chart.

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From TheHutts 03/08/2017 19:18

I think you're on a similar wavelength to me, and I like pretty much everything on here that I've heard - I should make an effort to track down the rest.

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