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241.

Igor

Tyler, The Creator

"Having only listened to “Flower Boy” from Tyler, I like “Igor” much much more. The atmosphere the album builds throughout its songs is very pleasing, and that's exactly what I loved about his past record. It's not 'agressive rap', which many times I don't quite like. It's more 'jazzy'; like somet..." [+] Reply

lleon79 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +11 votes (11 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

2019

Appears in:

676 charts

Rank Score:

6,666

Rank in 2019:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

241

Average Rating:

83 (821 votes)

Comments:

242.

Tapestry

Carole King

"Certainly one of the best albums ever made, as others have said every song is good, and there are some funny stories as well as heart felt reflections in there. A good selection of instruments as well. Its the sort of album you can listen to multiple times over and over." Reply

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

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

851 charts

Rank Score:

6,585

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

242

Average Rating:

82 (959 votes)

Comments:

243.

Toxicity

System Of A Down

"This is a fantastic record that is extremely unique and different to anything else I have heard. The lyrics are brilliant and are delivered with such power and emotion that you start to feel connected to the artist. Musically, it is stunning as well with the guitar sounding thick and it completel..." [+] Reply

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

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

746 charts

Rank Score:

6,582

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

243

Average Rating:

78 (1,084 votes)

Comments:

244.

Post

Björk

"Isn’t this album just ‘Kid A’ but, 6 years earlier?" Reply

Lastings | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

819 charts

Rank Score:

6,563

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

244

Average Rating:

82 (1,095 votes)

Comments:

245.

Vampire Weekend

"An odd case for me, this great band. I'm probably in the minority, but to me, their albums have gotten better and better, so by definition this is their least strong album for me. It's a scary thought. Personally, I think if they keep up their craft and dedication, they can be our generation's Be..." [+] Reply

- smrtboi2120 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

936 charts

Rank Score:

6,550

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

245

Average Rating:

81 (1,331 votes)

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246.

Ænima

Tool

"hearing a sinister sounding man on your answering machine saying calmly, " You wanna know something? Fuck you! I want your balls smashed. Eat shit...." to the sound of a beautiful piano, priceless." Reply

- eatkhash | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +10 votes (10 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

739 charts

Rank Score:

6,536

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

246

Average Rating:

81 (1,005 votes)

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247.

F♯ A♯ ∞ [F-Sharp, A-Sharp, Infinity]

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

"Fun fact: The story behind the album title is that the first side starts in the key of F#, and the second side stars in the key of A#, with the infinite loop at the end... F♯A♯∞!" Reply

koner1 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +18 votes (18 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

656 charts

Rank Score:

6,487

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

247

Average Rating:

84 (790 votes)

Comments:

248.

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

"Beastie Boys are one of my favorite band (All genre confused). Despite being a commercial failure at the time, "Paul's Boutique" is the best album of the Beasties. Absolute masterpiece, production model, deluge of samples, the album is an indisputable reference to rock culture composed of archive..." [+] Reply

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

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

875 charts

Rank Score:

6,463

Rank in 1989:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

248

Average Rating:

82 (1,050 votes)

Comments:

249.

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

"The music is only part of the package. "Theoretically it is as if Joe Morello's three beats had ceased to be the basic pulse, and had become triplets in a slow 4-beat blues -- though with Eugene Wright's 1-in-a-bar bass as the constant link between piano and drums. The listener who keeps abreast ...""The music is only part of the package. "Theoretically it is as if Joe Morello's three beats had ceased to be the basic pulse, and had become triplets in a slow 4-beat blues -- though with Eugene Wright's 1-in-a-bar bass as the constant link between piano and drums. The listener who keeps abreast of the cross-rhythms here can congratulate themself on sharing with the Brubeck Quartet an enlightened rhythmic sense." That's a quote from the original liner notes, that particular excerpt talking about the tune Kathy's Waltz. But it's the tone--intellectual, technical--that I want to point out. The experience of this album for the original listeners was inseparable from the liner notes, which taught listeners what they should be paying attention to--the time and meter within each song. Each track's metric approach was described, some more precisely than others but all of the descriptions talking about meter, eg for the first track it's "Blue Rondo à la Turk plunges straight into the most jazz-remote time signature, 9/8 - grouped not in the usual form (3-3-3) but in 2-2-2-3." It's inviting the listener to count along and participate in the intellectual side of music, the technical side. In other words, it's not just saying "trust us, this is very technical, and you'd be impressed if you could understand." It's saying, "here's some technical information that you actually can understand and listen along with." And it promises the reward that you'll be able to "congratulate yourself" for your "enlightened" understanding. Jazz liner notes were like this, verbose and intellectual, and sometimes they became hits along with the music on the vinyl. Like Kind Of Blue with its notes by Bill Evans, this album's liner notes were a huge part of the crossover appeal. It's no criticism of the music to point out the plain fact that for both albums, take away the liner notes, and they aren't crossover hits, no way. It's non-jazz listeners being instructed by the liner notes how to listen, and feeling clever and "enlightened" when they do so. To get what this album was understood to be, you really do need to read the original liner notes (they're online) while listening, like 100% of the original listeners did. " [+] Reply

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

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

662 charts

Rank Score:

6,361

Rank in 1959:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

249

Average Rating:

84 (738 votes)

Comments:

250.

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

Genesis

"The Lamb just keeps getting better and more relevant with age. The most Peter Gabriel driven of any Genesis album, and the last before he left the band because of creative differences. Gabriel’s amazing voice and lyrics work perfectly with the highly melodic and sometimes very heavy progressive r...""The Lamb just keeps getting better and more relevant with age. The most Peter Gabriel driven of any Genesis album, and the last before he left the band because of creative differences. Gabriel’s amazing voice and lyrics work perfectly with the highly melodic and sometimes very heavy progressive rock grooves. Songs flow from one to the next as well as side two of Abbey Road. The atmosphere and texture at times could be mistaken for the best of Radiohead, before you are brought back by the sound of a flute, and you remember this was recorded in 1974. Gabriel brings a wicked edge to his voice right from the opening title track and into ‘Fly on a Windshield’. Five songs in is the 8+ minute ‘In a Cage’, which rocks as hard as anything ever recorded, with an organ solos thrown in to remind you this is Genesis. Next is ‘Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging’ which may still be ahead of its time in music and message, followed by ‘Back in N.Y.C.’ another highlight on a double album full of them…it really kicks in at the 1:50 mark. Even quiet interludes like ‘Hairless Hart’ are really good. ‘Counting Out Time’ is a great little pop number that foreshadows what Genesis did so well after Gabriel left, but still has a progressive edge in places. Next, ‘Carpet Crawlers’ has the power to haunt…it’s so hypnotic and layered. ‘Chamber of 32 Doors’ closes side two of disk one with some of my favorite parts of the album at the 1:45 and 4:22 marks. Lilywhite Lilith starts the second disk beautifully followed by the bazaar and beautiful ‘The Waiting Room’, which if you have the patience for really pays off in a big way at 3:10…out floyding Floyd at their best…(imo only parts of Dogs off of Animals surpass it). Outstanding run of songs continues with ‘Anyway’, and ‘Here Comes the Supernatural Anaesthetist’. ‘The Lamia’ is next, while wordy has become another favorite. ‘Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats’ is next, and could have been made last week by your favorite indie hipster pitchfork darling to be played on late night ambient mix playlists. Next, ‘Colony of Slippermen’ start so weird, has some weird parts, and is responsible for Gabriel’s weirdest stage costume. Nevertheless, it’s also become one of my favorites. ‘Ravine’ – similar vibe to Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats. ‘The Light Lies Down on Broadway’ ties together several musical themes (especially the title track and ‘The Lamia’) into quite a remarkable song…almost a mash-up of the two in places. If there has to be a weakest part to even the best album, it would be the third last song, ‘Riding the Scree’ (unless time simply hasn’t caught up to the genius of the song). The album closes with a nice combo of ‘In the Rapids’ and ‘it’, the later of which is great to scream along too in your best Gabriel voice…..”it is here!…it is now!” Put on your headphones and give this album a serious attempt." [+] Reply

- brent13 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +9 votes (9 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

793 charts

Rank Score:

6,352

Rank in 1974:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

250

Average Rating:

82 (973 votes)

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	37	0%
1950s	303	3%
1960s	720	7%
1970s	1,436	14%
1980s	1,431	14%
1990s	1,613	16%
2000s	1,734	17%
2010s	1,993	20%
2020s	731	7%

Artist	Albums	%

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

	5,010	50%
	2,663	27%
	431	4%
	318	3%
	222	2%
	159	2%
	136	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,725	97%
Yes	275	3%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,885	99%
Yes	115	1%

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