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1031.

Young Americans

David Bowie

"This is definitely one of Bowie's best work, brilliant album. Every single song is great, really strong. After this album Bowie's singing style change forever, he learned how to use this deeper voice and this high falsetto (in a soulful way). Should be higher rated, up there in the top 5, at leas..." [+] Reply

- Hellaboi | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

435 charts

Rank Score:

1,683

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

210

Overall Rank:

1,031

Average Rating:

77 (762 votes)

Comments:

1032.

Just Another Diamond Day

Vashti Bunyan

"This sounds like I'm working at a sweet quaint farm. I wake up to the birds chiming and the rooster cockle-doodling, and I skip along a vast field of daisies (daisies again, why does female folk remind me of daisies all the time?), and I'm happy as can be. I bask in the sun and Vashti and I decid..." [+] Reply

SuedeSwede | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +9 votes (9 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

267 charts

Rank Score:

1,683

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

211

Overall Rank:

1,032

Average Rating:

80 (280 votes)

Comments:

1033.

RTJ4

Run The Jewels

"RTJ 4 is the opposite of timeless music. This is the encapsulation of a specific moment in history: here and now." Reply

- SamNassiri98 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +9 votes (9 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

436 charts

Rank Score:

1,682

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,033

Average Rating:

79 (402 votes)

Comments:

1034.

The Madcap Laughs

Syd Barrett

"The most important thing to realize going into listening to this album the first couple of times is that Syd Barrett really *was* a talented songwriter, and that even without his total mental breakdown he still would have amassed a pretty decently sized following. There are quite a few melodies a...""The most important thing to realize going into listening to this album the first couple of times is that Syd Barrett really *was* a talented songwriter, and that even without his total mental breakdown he still would have amassed a pretty decently sized following. There are quite a few melodies and chord sequences here that would have worked just fine in a normal setting, with a lyrical combination of playfulness and self-confession that would make quite an impact on their own. The opening "Terrapin" is a great example of this, as it's a rather gentle acoustic ballad that combines playful (and only somewhat nonsensical) lyrics about being a swimming fish and simple (but still kinda clever to my ears) boy-girl lyrics like, "Well oh baby my hair's on end about you." Simple and poppy, yes, but high quality simple-and-poppy, if you ask me. But of course, it's not the normal aspects of the album alone that ultimately draw people here, but rather the way in which they provide a context for the train wreck of Syd's mind. "Terrapin," by having such 'regular' appeal, is an extremely deceptive opener, as the evidence for this album's weirdness reputation begins in full force with track two. Witness the dark aggressive (and outright disturbing) cacophony of "No Good Trying", whose most revealing moment is the line about the person Syd is singing to spinning around in a car while lights are flashing all around. Witness the hilariously catchy up-tempo, nonsensical "Love You," where Syd and Co. conjure up a vaguely Kinksy piano number and let it linger in the astral plane just long enough to totally screw it up (meant in a good way). Witness ESPECIALLY when Syd's performance (singing, lyrics, guitar, everything) goes totally off the deep end in "Octopus," all culminating in the ecstatic chanting of, "Please leave us here! Close our eyes to the octopus riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide!!!" And so on. The easiest way, for me at least, to categorize the rest of the album is to divide it into "lucid" and "less lucid." The less lucid parts sometimes happen within the songs themselves (like the weird mumbling freak-out in the second half of "No Man's Land"), but the most frightening one comes when Roger Waters and David Gilmour (the producers) share an outtake from right before Syd's 'proper' rendition of "If It's In You," where Syd starts into the number and ends up hideously off-key in singing, "Yes I'm thiiiiiiiiiiiNNNNNNNNNNKing" and follows by mumbling only semi-coherently. Poor, poor, Syd. What makes his collapse even more frightening and sad in my mind, though, is the ways the lucid moments show he was fully aware of it. "Dark Globe" is playful and has somewhat off-key vocals, yes, but those are serious chills down my back when he sings, "Won't you miss me? Wouldn't you miss me at aaaallllllll??" Those chills stay when I hear Syd longing for a girl in "Here I Go," in the mournful "Long Gone," and even when he's slowly singing James Joyce poetry to an elementary melody. Beyond these, there are some songs that aren't really that super, and that kinda negate my original hopes that, even in the wake of such heavy drug abuse, his songwriting abilities would remain completely unscathed. But really, I don't think that's the point. This is an album that can be extremely enjoyable at points, yes, but it's also very sad, and more than that really has no parallel in music of which I'm aware. It's messy, it's playful, it's sad ... it's Syd. And Syd was great, despite himself. This is why I like this album terribly much, despite that I almost never bring it out. If you don't like it, I can understand, but you must also understand that those of us who do like it get a feel from it that's largely indescribable, and thus you should not condemn us or this album. PS: Somehow, I left out mention of the album's second best song, the closing "Late Night." It's probably the best example on the album of a semi-coherent love song, one that had a great song at its core but got tweaked more than a bit by being filtered through Syd's mind. It brings a tear to my eye each time I hear it. " [+] Reply

- Tarkus1980 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +8 votes (8 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

326 charts

Rank Score:

1,679

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

212

Overall Rank:

1,034

Average Rating:

76 (444 votes)

Comments:

1035.

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

"One of those albums thats nostalgic to a fault for me. Hysteric is my wedding song. Is it a 100? Maybe not, but for me it is. Every song sparks a magic in me that is undeniable. Listen to the extended version, so much beautiful music. Thank you YYY for letting this record exist." Reply

micah88800 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

342 charts

Rank Score:

1,679

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

156

Overall Rank:

1,035

Average Rating:

78 (501 votes)

Comments:

1036.

The Man Who Sold The World

David Bowie

"Bowie dips into heavy rock. I love this album. Width of a Circle blows me away every time. All the Madmen and After All give us a little glimpse into Bowie’s mindset. With mental illness sadly stalking his family history. A lot of credit goes to Mick Ronson and Tony Visconti who arranged and prod..." [+] Reply

Nowhereman1965 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

453 charts

Rank Score:

1,674

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

213

Overall Rank:

1,036

Average Rating:

78 (873 votes)

Comments:

1037.

This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About

Modest Mouse

"Despising this Album at first, it quickly grew on me. Now its one of my absolute favorites, from the trippy feel of Dramamine to Space Travel is Boring. It established Modest Mouse as a unique alternative band." Reply

- rmkidd199 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

266 charts

Rank Score:

1,674

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

197

Overall Rank:

1,037

Average Rating:

77 (449 votes)

Comments:

1038.

A Farewell To Kings

Rush

"For whatever reason Rush is not a band that I've ever felt the need to connect with and listen to until now, a relatively late phase in my musical discovery (of classic rock at least), and I am completely shocked and blown away by how good this album is (especially considering that you don't hear...""For whatever reason Rush is not a band that I've ever felt the need to connect with and listen to until now, a relatively late phase in my musical discovery (of classic rock at least), and I am completely shocked and blown away by how good this album is (especially considering that you don't hear about it all that often). I can't think of a single reason to dock this album even five points. A true masterpiece of performance, thematic cohesion, innovation...just great rock music in every sense. All six tracks are spectacular in their own right and work wonderfully together. The album opens with the title track, which immediately pulls you in with its incredibly catchy chorus "Cities full of hatred fear and lies". Whereas the Ayn Rand influence can be a bit overbearing in some of their earlier albums, here I feel like it is mixed in just the right amount, capturing a sense of dissatisfaction in the present and a deeply held internal conviction that things can be better, as relevant now as ever. The song ends with the lyric "closer to the heart" which acts as a perfect connection to the song of the same name which appears third on the album and succinctly encapsulates all these things. In between these two songs is the album's centerpiece, the incredible "Xanadu" which is an absolute tour de force, from its beautiful zen opening, to its parade of brilliant riffage that opens the work, glossed with reverberated sounds that anticipated the 80s before its time, leading to the song itself that maintains momentum with its sudden tempo changes, and topped off by a truly tremendous drumming performance by Peart. The second half of the album is equally strong, beginning with the hugely underrated "Cinderella Man", one of the most earwarm pleasant songs I have ever heard. It seems to idolize an Elon Musk kind of figure, which honestly probably is not the most aligned with my personal beliefs but is done so convincingly you can't help but to be swept up by it. Sure, "Madrigal" is the weakest track, but it fits very well as a palette cleanser and it is nice to have a more simple, sweet sentiment within all the complex political and social theory. The last track on the album is the first one I heard, and when it popped up on a playlist without me checking the artis or song name, I could have sworn something from "Kid A" snuck its way in. Well, it quickly transitions from that course, but you get some of the coolest prog rock I've ever heard, kind of proto-Tool in a way with its complex time signatures and heavy mayhem, giving a quite convincing musical portrayal of a black hole while lyrically genuinely reflecting on the mysteries of the cosmos that could cause such a phenomena. One heck of an impressive album, very surprised this isn't regarded higher or more frequently as Rush's best." [+] Reply

poppmusic | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

345 charts

Rank Score:

1,671

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

214

Overall Rank:

1,038

Average Rating:

80 (520 votes)

Comments:

1039.

Clouds Taste Metallic

The Flaming Lips

"Your drug dealer and priest are the same person and you've just been baptized." Reply

meccalecca | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +8 votes (8 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

302 charts

Rank Score:

1,670

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

198

Overall Rank:

1,039

Average Rating:

78 (425 votes)

Comments:

1040.

Ellington At Newport
Live

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

"Ahahaha Did that darn ol popular opinion change again? You have the ability to think for yourself, try it sometime." Reply

- | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

231 charts

Rank Score:

1,667

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

1,040

Average Rating:

79 (207 votes)

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	37	0%
1950s	304	3%
1960s	715	7%
1970s	1,439	14%
1980s	1,434	14%
1990s	1,616	16%
2000s	1,728	17%
2010s	1,999	20%
2020s	726	7%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	37	0%
The Rolling Stones	35	0%
David Bowie	32	0%
The Beatles	29	0%
Miles Davis	27	0%
Various Artists	26	0%
Neil Young	25	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	5,011	50%
	2,665	27%
	430	4%
	315	3%
	222	2%
	160	2%
	137	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,724	97%
Yes	276	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,729	97%
Yes	271	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,882	99%
Yes	118	1%

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