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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by TracyJacks (2013)  

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Hello!
My chart is more a 'Top Favourite Albums' list than a 'Best Ever albums' one. Though it contains many great albums which are considered to be the best ever albums, I like to have albums on my list which influenced me a lot when I was younger (Blur's 13, Gorillaz, McCartney, Harrison solo albums, Placebo, The Verve, Travis etc). The word 'best' is a very subjective, there are albums here which I think of as one of the best in that decade etc. though others may think of them as horrible choices. It is all subjective: most of them are the 'best' for me because of my experiences, stories connected to an album, my love for a specific genre, or my daily mood. There are no hip hop or heavy metal albums, not because there aren't many brilliant albums amongst them, but because I'm not into many genres. My favourite genres are psychedelic rock/british psychedelia, progressive rock/art rock, experimental/jazz rock, beat and folk rock, indie pop and rock, dance/acid rock, and britpop.

The first ca. 20 albums are all my favourites ever, it really depends on my mood which one I listen to the most, I just love all those albums almost equally.
The other thing is that I am not really into 00s music so you won't find many albums from the last 12 years. I started to listen to music in the late 90s, I loved many bands and albums then, but I was only 12-13 at that time. Later, in the early 00s I started to listen to almost only 60s and early 70s music, the period between 1965-1975 is still my favourite. I listen to 70s or 80s, early 90s albums as well and I discover many brilliant albums through this site too, but it takes time to get know new genres, bands and albums. I try to open my mind to new music, it just takes time for me not to compare today's band to my beloved sixties or seventies artists. :) But I'm on my way to discover more and more albums from different genres and decades.

Hope you enjoy my personal favourites and thank you for having a look at my chart! :-)

Chart updated: 04/08/2013 20:24 (Created: 03/05/2012 20:05). Chart size: 100 albums.

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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandThe Beatles
So much was written and said about this album; I think it summarized everything which was Britain in the sixties, the idea of a concept album, Sgt. Pepper's band's 'concert' from until the reprise song and the 'bonus' track, the brilliant a Day in the Life - an incredibly amazing idea. Maybe it is not Beatles' best album, but it is the one I enjoyed the most when I was 10 and it is the one I enjoy listening to the most now as well.

Favourites - Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, She's Leaving Home, Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite, Getting Better, A Day in the Life
Year of Release:1967Appears in:1,278 charts
Rank in 1967:1Rank Score:78,486
Rank in 1960s3Overall Rank:5
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The Lamb Lies Down On BroadwayGenesis
Brilliant concept album by the great progressive rock Gabriel-era Genesis: obscure story, magnificent lyrics and brilliant music throughout the whole album. A truly masterpiece.

Favourites - Fly on a Windshield, In the Cage, Carpet Crawlers, The Chamber of 32 Doors, Lilywhite Lilith, Anyway, The Lamia, The Colony of Slipperman
Year of Release:1974Appears in:128 charts
Rank in 1974:1Rank Score:4,770
Rank in 1970s67Overall Rank:256
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The Piper At The Gates Of DawnPink Floyd
Quintessential masterpiece of psychedelia, of the best debut albums of all time. Syd Barrett made just one record with the band, but this made him one of the most important figures in the sixties. I enjoy every second of the album, this gives me often inspiration to my drawnings.

Favourites - Astronomy Domine, Lucifer Sam, Flaming, Interstellar Overdrive
Year of Release:1967Appears in:301 charts
Rank in 1967:7Rank Score:9,289
Rank in 1960s25Overall Rank:127
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The Soft MachineSoft Machine
Another masterpiece of British psychedelia. Very clever jazz-psychedelic-avantgarde rock music, often funny lyrics, it is exactly my taste.

Favourites - Joy of a Toy, Save Yourself, Lullabye Letter, We Did it Again, Why Are We Sleeping
Year of Release:1968Appears in:23 charts
Rank in 1968:44Rank Score:252
Rank in 1960s227Overall Rank:3,200
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RevolverThe Beatles
I love all of the Beatles albums but I picked Revolver as the second Beatles album in my Top 10. It changed music in 1966, with diverse styles and a huge step to psychedelia it is one of the best albums of all time. My personal favorites: Eleanor Rigby, Tomorrow Never Knows, She said she said.

Favourites - I'm Only Sleeping, She Said She Said, I Want To Tell You, Got to Get You Into My Life, For No One, Tomorrow Never Knows
Year of Release:1966Appears in:1,362 charts
Rank in 1966:1Rank Score:84,875
Rank in 1960s1Overall Rank:3
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The Dark Side Of The MoonPink Floyd
Pink Floyd's TDSOTM and MBV's Loveless are the top albums when it is about sound. Putting on a headphone and listening to this album is probably the greatest experience in the last 50 years of music.

Favourites - Breathe, On the Run, Time, Any Colour You Like, Brain Damage, Eclipse
Year of Release:1973Appears in:1,457 charts
Rank in 1973:1Rank Score:92,216
Rank in 1970s1Overall Rank:2
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The Stone RosesThe Stone Roses
One of the finest british albums ever made. It made an incredibly huge impact on the Britpop bands a few years later, and generally, on British guitar-based music.

Favourites - I Wanna Be Adored, WaterFall, (A Song For My) Sugar Spoon Sister, This Is the One, I Am the Resurrection
Year of Release:1989Appears in:645 charts
Rank in 1989:2Rank Score:30,491
Rank in 1980s4Overall Rank:31
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8. (=)

LovelessMy Bloody Valentine
If you haven't listened to this album yet, put your headphones on, search for it on youtube and listen to it in 720p. It is the most beautiful experience along with The Dark Side of the Moon. The whole thing is amazing.

Favourites - Only Shallow, Loomer, Come In Alone, Blown A Wish, Soon
Year of Release:1991Appears in:586 charts
Rank in 1991:2Rank Score:27,564
Rank in 1990s5Overall Rank:32
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9. (=)

Surrealistic PillowJefferson Airplane
The album which defined Californian psychedelia. Not only Somebody to Love or White Rabbit are classic songs but there are so many other tracks on it which are brilliant: She has funny cars, Today or Embryonic journey. The sound of the album is also very atmospheric.

Favourites - She Has Funny Cars, Somebody To Love, Today, White Rabbit, Embryonic Journey
Year of Release:1967Appears in:189 charts
Rank in 1967:11Rank Score:4,391
Rank in 1960s42Overall Rank:275
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10. (=)

Forever ChangesLove
One of the finest records of the 1960s. Amazingly beautifl from the very first seconds until the last one!

Favourites - Alone Again (Or), Andmoreagain, The Red Telephone, Live And Let Live, You Set the Scene
Year of Release:1967Appears in:378 charts
Rank in 1967:5Rank Score:16,140
Rank in 1960s17Overall Rank:68
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 0 0%
1960s 39 39%
1970s 27 27%
1980s 14 14%
1990s 16 16%
2000s 4 4%
2010s 0 0%
Band Albums %


Pink Floyd 6 6%
The Beatles 5 5%
Blur 4 4%
Genesis 4 4%
Soft Machine 3 3%
The Who 2 2%
Peter Gabriel 2 2%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 75 75%
United States 17 17%
Ireland 2 2%
Germany 2 2%
Mixed Nationality 1 1%
Canada 1 1%
Hungary 1 1%
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From MrFrogger 05/17/2013 05:53
Fantastic list, it's obvious that thought was put into it.
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From thekingofash 05/11/2013 13:17
A lot of great picks! Plus some which will be showing up further down my chart. :P Overall, awesome work!
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From hairymarx1 04/10/2013 05:00
Thanks for your positive comment. Yours is an impressive chart Tracy. I know where you are coming from, even though the Brit-pop retro/Brill Building entries are not quite my cup of Earl Grey. Personally, I'm also not too keen on the heavily produced orchestral/string-based 60s psychedelia. I much prefer, for instance, Da Capo over Forever Changes and I can't get on with Sgt Peppers, I'm afraid. But we basically sing from the same hymn sheet I think.
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From daftpunter 04/09/2013 02:51
As the chart stretched out it got better and more diverse. Got S.F. and Hangman's...not my taste. But I understand where you come from with the opening commentary as well as the album descriptions. I was surprised to not see more Yes and Kinks. A lot of stuff I need to study. Great job.
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From meccalecca 04/06/2013 17:01
Any list with SF Sorrow and 13 is great in my book
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From daftpunter 03/26/2013 03:00
coming along...
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From SingingPeasant96 03/25/2013 02:42
I like it!, especially Blur
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From JMan 03/09/2013 23:31
Great chart!
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From ffudnebbuh 02/06/2013 12:57
Nice chart
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From Shadow23 02/05/2013 19:19
Wow... thank you very much :)
I think many solo albums by Beatles are underrated because they are compared with the albums by the band, not the solo artists. And of course, none of them never peaked the bands' albums.
I'll add the next 50 entries as soon as the sites allows me, but that's not yet, unfortunately...
What do you think about Pink Floyd's "The Wall" by the way?
PS. I totally agree with 3/4 of your albums being British
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