Best Ever Albums

Re: Highest-ranked album you’ve never heard

AAL2014 — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 19:42:03 GMT

Author: AAL2014

Posted: 01/17/2024 00:42

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens currently at #43 I believe.

Re: Highest-ranked album you’ve never heard

Rhyner — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 16:48:41 GMT

Author: Rhyner

Posted: 01/12/2024 21:48

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Wide Awake! by Parquet Courts
This is the highest-ranked album that I'm near-certain I've never heard, at #630.

I thought I had never heard Piñata by Freddie Gibbs & Madlib at #525, but according to last.fm I listened to it in January of 2018. I don't remember it at all.

There was a point when I had heard everything in the top 1,000. Since then several have crept in and I haven't kept up on them too well. My goal right now is to eventually rate every album in the top 1,000. The highest-ranked album I have not yet rated is The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden at #268. There are 235 albums in the top 1,000 I have not yet rated, and maybe about 10 to 20 that I've never heard at all. And loads more that I need to revisit.

Re: Highest-ranked album you’ve never heard

LedZep — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 10:41:40 GMT

Author: LedZep

Posted: 01/12/2024 15:41

The one I haven't rated but have heard at some point is

#103

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A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

The first one I haven't heard start to finish

#182

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Different Class by Pulp

That being said, there are several albums in the top 100 which need another listen.

Re: Highest-ranked album you’ve never heard

CharlieBarley — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 04:06:30 GMT

Author: CharlieBarley

Posted: 01/12/2024 09:06

I have heard the whole Top 1000.
And most of the top 1001-2000.
I spent a few years going through and listening to the albums, even ones I didn't like.
I know...OCD!
I recently went back through the Overall Chart, just to check I'd heard the top 1000.

The highest ranked album I have yet to hear is this one:

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Aim And Ignite by fun.

Re: Highest-ranked album you’ve never heard

RockyRaccoon — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 20:50:50 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 01/12/2024 01:50

Mine would be this one:

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98.12.28 男達の別れ [98.12.28 Otokotachi No Wakare] by フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans]

It's at #314 on the overall chart. Not that I have anything against it, on the contrary, I think Fishmans is great, I just don't often have the time to listen to a 120+ minute live album.

That and Joanna Newsom's Have One on Me are the only albums in the top 500 I haven't heard yet (and that's only because Newsom isn't on streaming)

Re: Highest-ranked album you’ve never heard

Hayden — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 19:32:29 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 01/12/2024 00:32

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Core by Stone Temple Pilots

(Currently #809)

I haven't heard 11 of our top 1000. Not too interested in any of them, but maybe one day.

Re: Highest-ranked album you’ve never heard

Romanelli — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 14:24:27 GMT

Author: Romanelli

Posted: 01/11/2024 19:24

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Igor by Tyler, The Creator

I own the top 258 of the overall chart. This one is next on my list...and I have not yet heard it.

Re: Highest-ranked album you’ve never heard

baystateoftheart — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 05:01:46 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 01/11/2024 10:01

#257

Hotel California by Eagles

If you want to check off more on this list (or any list) in a game format, come join us in the listen to the album below you canon edition thread in the games section 😄

Re: Highest-ranked album you’ve never heard

Norman Bates — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 04:52:03 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 01/11/2024 09:52

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Animals by Pink Floyd

#36

Re: Highest-ranked album you’ve never heard

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 04:32:03 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/11/2024 09:32

I’ve heard the top 150, but after that quite a few gaps. I was trying to listen to the top 200. I think I’ve still about 5 or 6 to go.

The highest I’ve not heard is American Idiot by Green Day, which is it #154.

Re: Highest-ranked album you’ve never heard

MadhattanJack — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 00:00:04 GMT

Author: MadhattanJack

Posted: 01/11/2024 05:00

I'm pretty sure I've never heard Is This It by The Strokes (currently at #24), so I guess I'm not so impressive in that department. I definitely haven't heard My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (#33) or Ten (#50), except for the singles. I'll probably listen to Is This It eventually, just to find out what the fuss was about (and I'll probably love it), but... not the other two.

I actually do better from 50 to 100 — the only one of those I've not heard is Sound Of Silver by LCD Soundsystem (#96).

Highest-ranked album you’ve never heard

replacementlevel — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 19:58:24 GMT

Author: replacementlevel

Posted: 01/11/2024 00:58

I spent some time tonight poring over the overall list here trying to find the highest-ranked album I’d never heard. The winner: New Order’s compilation “Substance 1987” at #621.

Among studio albums, it was Artaud’s “Pescado Rabioso” at #664.

What’s yours?