Top 50 Greatest Music Albums by JamesCollier

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• (Created: 08/31/2012 05:13).
• Chart size: 50 albums.

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OK Computer 

 Radiohead

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Best tracks: Airbag, Paranoid Android, Subterranean Homesick Alien, Let Down, Karma Police, Climbing Up the Walls, No Surprises, Lucky, The Tourist [First added to this chart: 08/30/2012]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,334 charts

Rank Score:

76,947

Rank in 1997:

1

Rank in 1990s:

1

Overall Rank:

1

Average Rating:

 92 (5,496 votes)

Comments:

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Spirit Of Eden 

 Talk Talk

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Best tracks: The Rainbow, I Believe in You, Wealth [First added to this chart: 04/11/2013]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

891 charts

Rank Score:

11,269

Rank in 1988:

3

Rank in 1980s:

17

Overall Rank:

135

Average Rating:

 84 (964 votes)

Comments:

67

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The Bends 

 Radiohead

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Best track: Planet Telex, The Bends, Fake Plastic Trees, Bones, Just, Bullet Proof..I Wish I Was, Black Star, Street Spirit (Fade Out) [First added to this chart: 08/30/2012]

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

2,624 charts

Rank Score:

33,270

Rank in 1995:

1

Rank in 1990s:

5

Overall Rank:

23

Average Rating:

 87 (3,827 votes)

Comments:

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Kid A 

 Radiohead

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Best tracks: Everything in Its Right Place, Kid A, The National Anthem, How to Disappear Completely, Optimistic, Idioteque, Morning Bell, Motion Picture Soundtrack w/Genchildren (hidden track). [First added to this chart: 08/30/2012]

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

3,154 charts

Rank Score:

51,383

Rank in 2000:

1

Rank in 2000s:

1

Overall Rank:

5

Average Rating:

 89 (4,350 votes)

Comments:

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Heaven Or Las Vegas 

 Cocteau Twins

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Best track: Cherry-Coloured Funk [First added to this chart: 02/19/2015]

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

783 charts

Rank Score:

9,832

Rank in 1990:

2

Rank in 1990s:

32

Overall Rank:

160

Average Rating:

 84 (815 votes)

Comments:

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Physical Graffiti 

 Led Zeppelin

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Best tracks: In the Light, Down by the Seaside, Ten Years Gone, Night Flight, Sick Again [First added to this chart: 08/30/2012]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,316 charts

Rank Score:

13,315

Rank in 1975:

4

Rank in 1970s:

26

Overall Rank:

102

Average Rating:

 85 (2,004 votes)

Comments:

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Closer 

 Joy Division

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Best tracks: Atrocity Exhibition, A Means to an End, Heart and Soul, Twenty Four Hours, The Eternal, Decades. [First added to this chart: 08/30/2012]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,457 charts

Rank Score:

16,788

Rank in 1980:

2

Rank in 1980s:

10

Overall Rank:

80

Average Rating:

 85 (1,868 votes)

Comments:

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Disintegration 

 The Cure

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Best tracks: Plainsong, Pictures of You, Lovesong, Lullaby, Fascination Street, Prayers for Rain, Disintegration, Homesick, Untitled [First added to this chart: 08/30/2012]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,760 charts

Rank Score:

27,819

Rank in 1989:

2

Rank in 1980s:

4

Overall Rank:

32

Average Rating:

 86 (1,964 votes)

Comments:

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The Holy Bible 

 Manic Street Preachers

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Best tracks: Yes, She is Suffering, Archives of Pain, 4st 7lb, Faster, This is Yesterday, The Intense Humming of Evil [First added to this chart: 08/30/2012]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

440 charts

Rank Score:

3,916

Rank in 1994:

13

Rank in 1990s:

83

Overall Rank:

459

Average Rating:

 78 (602 votes)

Comments:

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Tinderbox 

 Siouxsie And The Banshees

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Best track: Cities in Dust [First added to this chart: 02/19/2015]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

108 charts

Rank Score:

332

Rank in 1986:

58

Rank in 1980s:

630

Overall Rank:

4,259

Average Rating:

 78 (133 votes)

Comments:

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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	0	0%
1970s	9	18%
1980s	24	48%
1990s	10	20%
2000s	2	4%
2010s	5	10%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
The Cure	4	8%
New Order	3	6%
Radiohead	3	6%
Cocteau Twins	2	4%
David Bowie	2	4%
Brian Eno	2	4%
Joy Division	2	4%
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Country	Albums	%
	36	72%
	9	18%
	2	4%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%

Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 57 from 99th to 42nd Nowhere by Ride
Up 24 from 62nd to 38th Low by David Bowie
Up 11 from 61st to 50th Thursday Afternoon by Brian Eno

New entries
Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin
This Year's Model by Elvis Costello
Bloom by Beach House
Days by Real Estate
Seventeen Seconds by The Cure
Republic by New Order
The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
This Is Hardcore by Pulp
Die Mensch·Maschine [The Man-Machine] by Kraftwerk

Leavers
Laughing Stock by Talk Talk
Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks by Brian Eno With Daniel Lanois & Roger Eno
Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers
Singles Going Steady by Buzzcocks
Animals by Pink Floyd
In Rainbows by Radiohead
Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths
Nevermind by Nirvana
Hearts Of Oak by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
Automatic For The People by R.E.M.
This Nation's Saving Grace by The Fall
White Light/White Heat by The Velvet Underground
Without You I'm Nothing by Placebo
Hail To The Thief by Radiohead
Monster by R.E.M.
The Suburbs by Arcade Fire
The Beatles (The White Album) by The Beatles
The Psychedelic Furs by The Psychedelic Furs
Who's Next by The Who
Pink Flag by Wire
"Heroes" by David Bowie
Houses Of The Holy by Led Zeppelin
Berlin by Lou Reed
The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico
Movement by New Order
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band by John Lennon
After The Gold Rush by Neil Young
Faith by The Cure
Graceland by Paul Simon
Meddle by Pink Floyd
The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours by Manic Street Preachers
Roxy Music by Roxy Music
Reckoning by R.E.M.
Three Imaginary Boys by The Cure
Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces
Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies
War by U2
Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins
Yuck by Yuck
A Bell Is A Cup ... Until It Is Struck by Wire
Dog Man Star by Suede
Different Class by Pulp
Face To Face by The Kinks
Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished by Avey Tare & Panda Bear
Third by Portishead
Sister by Sonic Youth
In Utero by Nirvana
Definitely Maybe by Oasis
Blur by Blur
In The City by The Jam
Close To The Edge by Yes
Illmatic by Nas
Experience by The Prodigy
Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen
Marquee Moon by Television

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95/100	01/18/2017 23:33	Seab	2,017	93/100
75/100	09/09/2016 22:17	TheSmiths82-87	1,839	83/100
90/100	09/09/2016 18:41	Oid	12	85/100
70/100	09/09/2016 17:34	WayneMC	53	80/100
80/100	12/31/2015 16:56	serpico	158	80/100

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From Oid 09/09/2016 18:41

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From WayneMC 09/09/2016 17:36

I own 46 of these so I can't complain about the quality, however there isn't too much variety.

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From Davy 12/31/2015 09:50

Nothing to complain about, great list :D

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From Kuzh69 04/30/2015 04:14

Outstanding chart !!! With some depeche mode, would be a 100.

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85/100

From NamibiaStarr 04/01/2015 14:29

good chart

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From DeusExMackia 03/11/2015 19:10

Nice for something a bit different.

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From replacementlevel 09/02/2013 05:29

Very British, very nice.

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From SingingPeasant96 07/01/2013 09:59

Very good list

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From joedec 06/21/2013 10:22

Awesome list.

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From Boo69 04/10/2013 15:39

Looks like your still discovering music and I imagine your chart will change alot in the future. But for now it's a very good chart. I would recommend King Crimson if you like Pink Floyd, and Magazine due to you having Radiohead, Joy Division and Television in your chart.

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