Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by imacgill

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• (Created: 07/24/2022 20:56).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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In The Aeroplane Over The Sea 

 Neutral Milk Hotel

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My formative music years were the eighties and early nineties where I listened to mostly post punk and new wave, so this album being number 1 on my Greatest Music chart might seem odd. At the time, I wasn't big fan of some genres including folk and rap. However, as I grew older my musical mind opened up (the internet helped) and I was soon listening to a lot of different sounds. When I first heard this album from Neutral Milk Hotel I was totally blown away. Singer Jeff Mangum has this very melancholic but luring voice that make this one of the most beautiful albums ever released. The fact that this is a concept album and was made with an array of different musical instruments including a singing saw makes it all the more brilliant.
Live Moment: Seeing Neutral Milk Hotel play on their reunion tour in 2014. [First added to this chart: 07/24/2022]

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,379 charts

Rank Score:

39,395

Rank in 1998:

1

Rank in 1990s:

3

Overall Rank:

16

Average Rating:

 87 (2,870 votes)

Comments:

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OK Computer 

 Radiohead

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What more can be said about this album other than it has another lead singer that has a voice that lures you into the music. This is a record that was an innovative bright light at a time when post grunge and rap metal were killing the rock music industry. [First added to this chart: 07/24/2022]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,336 charts

Rank Score:

76,624

Rank in 1997:

1

Rank in 1990s:

1

Overall Rank:

1

Average Rating:

 92 (5,498 votes)

Comments:

842

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The Unforgettable Fire 

 U2

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U2 were my favourite band in my teen years and this will always be my favourite album of theirs. U2 have other albums that are more popular with both fans and critics but this record was the one that made me a mega fan and the most endearing to me.
Live Moment: Watching U2 play "Bad" at Live Aid and seeing Bono jump into the audience to dance with a girl while the rest of the band played patiently while privately seething in anger. [First added to this chart: 07/24/2022]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

544 charts

Rank Score:

3,953

Rank in 1984:

12

Rank in 1980s:

63

Overall Rank:

452

Average Rating:

 77 (958 votes)

Comments:

57

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Elephant 

 The White Stripes

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A lot of people will disagree but Jack White is the best guitarist of his generation. Don't fuck with Meg White either. Never heard two people make such a racket....but in a very good way. [First added to this chart: 07/24/2022]

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

1,465 charts

Rank Score:

12,843

Rank in 2003:

1

Rank in 2000s:

14

Overall Rank:

113

Average Rating:

 83 (2,104 votes)

Comments:

128

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The Joshua Tree 

 U2

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Consensus is this is the greatest U2 album but for me it is second to The Unforgettable Fire (see above).
Live Moment: Seeing U2 live on the Joshua Tree tour with Bono's arm in a sling because of a separated shoulder which he sustained when he slipped on a stage a few nights earlier. [First added to this chart: 07/24/2022]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,814 charts

Rank Score:

19,849

Rank in 1987:

1

Rank in 1980s:

6

Overall Rank:

52

Average Rating:

 83 (2,389 votes)

Comments:

226

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Black Celebration 

 Depeche Mode

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Same comments for this album as the comments for the Joshua Tree. Depeche Mode were my second favourite band during my formative years.
Live Moment: Depeche Mode's Toronto gig on their Black Celebration tour was my first ever major concert. [First added to this chart: 07/24/2022]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

350 charts

Rank Score:

2,596

Rank in 1986:

10

Rank in 1980s:

104

Overall Rank:

696

Average Rating:

 78 (479 votes)

Comments:

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The Queen Is Dead 

 The Smiths

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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2022]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,426 charts

Rank Score:

39,051

Rank in 1986:

1

Rank in 1980s:

1

Overall Rank:

17

Average Rating:

 88 (2,837 votes)

Comments:

264

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The Bends 

 Radiohead

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Radiohead mixed the two most popular music styles of the time, grunge and Britpop and made the perfect 90's album. [First added to this chart: 07/24/2022]

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

2,626 charts

Rank Score:

33,159

Rank in 1995:

1

Rank in 1990s:

5

Overall Rank:

23

Average Rating:

 87 (3,828 votes)

Comments:

312

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So 

 Peter Gabriel

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Gabriel perfects his art rock/afrobeat fusion, and with the help of some slick videos that got heavy airplay on MTV, plus Kate Bush guesting on one of the beat duets ever made, make this album a masterpiece.
Live Moment: The only time I saw Peter Gabriel was on his So tour at the Busch missed maple Leaf Gardens. [First added to this chart: 03/19/2023]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

779 charts

Rank Score:

7,385

Rank in 1986:

4

Rank in 1980s:

28

Overall Rank:

229

Average Rating:

 80 (903 votes)

Comments:

57

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Psychocandy 

 The Jesus And Mary Chain

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I remember in high school seeing the name "Jesus and Mary Chain" etched into a desk in a classroom and wondering who the hell were they. Thought it must be some new punk band and then I heard their music and it was listening to someone run their fingernails down a chalkboard. Then I listened again and could hear these beautiful 60's pop melodies underneath the feedback and thoughi this is genius. It was the beginning of my love affair with Noise Pop and Shoegaze.
Live Moment: I never saw JAMC live back in the day but got to see them on their Psychocandy 30th anniversary tour. [First added to this chart: 07/24/2022]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

736 charts

Rank Score:

6,111

Rank in 1985:

5

Rank in 1980s:

37

Overall Rank:

292

Average Rating:

 79 (900 votes)

Comments:

67

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	5	5%
1970s	17	17%
1980s	21	21%
1990s	14	14%
2000s	29	29%
2010s	14	14%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
U2	4	4%
LCD Soundsystem	3	3%
Depeche Mode	3	3%
Radiohead	3	3%
Beach House	2	2%
The White Stripes	2	2%
The Beatles	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	43	43%
	41	41%
	6	6%
	6	6%
	1	1%
	1	1%
	1	1%
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

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85/100	08/09/2022 14:37	Larcx13	1,092	86/100

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