Chart of the day (#3720): By Cardboardfolder

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Today's chart of the day

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Cardboardfolder (View chart)

1. The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus (1963)
2. Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde by Rafael Kubelik / Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (2002)
3. Music For 18 Musicians by Steve Reich (1978)
4. J.S. Bach: Le Clavier Bien Tempéré by Edwin Fischer (1981)
5. Funeral by Arcade Fire (2004)
6. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys (1966)
7. Wagner: Tristan Und Isolde by Wilhelm Furtwängler / Philharmonia Orchestra (1953)
8. Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 by Georg Tintner / Royal Scottish National Orchestra (1999)
9. In A Silent Way by Miles Davis (1969)
10. Car Wheels On A Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams (1998)
11. Superfly by Curtis Mayfield (1972)
12. J.S. Bach: The Six Cello Suites by Pablo Casals (1972)
13. Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan (1965)
14. Siembra by Willie Colon & Ruben Blades (1978)
15. Scriabin: Second Symphony In C Minor, Op. 29, 1901 by Nikolai Golovanov / The Great Symphony Orchestra Of The All-Union Radio And Central TV (1961)
16. Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen (1975)
17. Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen by Sir Georg Solti / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (1965)
18. Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow (1996)
19. Chopin: Études Op. 10 & Op. 25 by Maurizio Pollini (1972)
20. Phases Of The Moon by Various Artists (1981)
21. Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen by Sir Charles Mackerras / Wiener Philharmoniker (1982)
22. The Indestructible Beat Of Soweto by Various Artists (1985)
23. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye (1971)
24. Maiden Voyage by Herbie Hancock (1965)
25. Tchaikovsky: Sixth Symphony In B Minor, Op. 74; The 1812 Overture, Op. 49 by Nikolai Golovanov / The Great Symphony Orchestra Of The All-Union Radio And Central TV (1999)
26. Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo [The Good, The Bad & The Ugly] by Ennio Morricone (1966)
27. Mahler: Symphony #9 by Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic (1968)
28. Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 by Wilhelm Furtwängler / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (1971)
29. After The Gold Rush by Neil Young (1970)
30. Low by David Bowie (1977)
31. Mahler: Symphony #2, "Resurrection" by Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic (1963)
32. Canteloube: Chants D'Auvergne by Victoria De Los Angeles / Orchestre Des Concerts Lamoureux (1986)
33. Monteverdi: L'Orfeo by John Eliot Gardiner / English Baroque Soloists / Monteverdi Choir (1987)
34. Tim by The Replacements (1985)
35. Mahler: Symphony No. 7 by Claudio Abbado / Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1984)
36. Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy (1990)
37. Dvořák: Symphony #9 - Aus Der Neuen Welt by Rafael Kubelík / Berliner Philharmoniker (1974)
38. The Beatles (The White Album) by The Beatles (1968)
39. The Clash by The Clash (1977)
40. Delius: A Village Romeo And Juliet by Sir Charles Mackerras / ORF Symphonieorchester / Arnold Schoenberg Chor (1990)
41. A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists (1963)
42. Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro by René Jacobs / Concerto Köln (2004)
43. Beethoven: Symphonie No. 6 by Carlos Kleiber / Bavarian State Orchestra (2003)
44. Ravel: Boléro; Debussy: La Mer; Mussorgsky / Ravel: Pictures At An Exhibition by Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (1995)
45. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake by Charles Dutoit / Orchestre Symphonique De Montréal (1992)
46. Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana by Tullio Serafin / Coro E Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano (1953)
47. The Smile Sessions by The Beach Boys (2011)
48. Puccini: Madama Butterfly by Sir John Barbirolli / Rome Opera House Orchestra & Chorus (1967)
49. The Shape Of Punk To Come by Refused (1998)
50. The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths (1986)
51. Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier by Herbert Von Karajan / Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus / Bancroft School Choir / Elisabeth Schwarzkopf / Christa Ludwig (1957)
52. Merrily We Roll Along by The Original Broadway Cast (1982)
53. Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen (1967)
54. J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion by Willem Mengelberg / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (1954)
55. Puccini: Tosca by Maria Callas / Victor De Sabata (1953)
56. Gigi by Various Artists (1958)
57. A Love Supreme by John Coltrane (1965)
58. Avalon Blues: The Complete 1928 OKeh Recordings by Mississippi John Hurt (1996)
59. Mahler: Symphony #4 by Willem Mengelberg / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (1962)
60. Play Traditional Cajun Music, Vol. 1 & 2 by The Balfa Brothers (1990)
61. Bernstein: A Quiet Place by Leonard Bernstein / ORF Symphonie Orchester (1987)
62. New Day Rising by Hüsker Dü (1985)
63. Korngold: Kings Row by Charles Gerhardt / National Philharmonic Orchestra (1979)
64. Mozart: Don Giovanni by Bruno Walter / Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus (1997)
65. Illinois by Sufjan Stevens (2005)
66. Richard Strauss: Salome by Sir Georg Solti / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (1962)
67. Out To Lunch! by Eric Dolphy (1964)
68. Glazunov: Symphony No. 4 by Gennady Rozhdestvensky / USSR Ministry Of Culture State Symphony Orchestra (1985)
69. Tango: Zero Hour by Astor Piazzolla (1986)
70. Is This It by The Strokes (2001)
71. Ascension by John Coltrane (1966)
72. Desire by Bob Dylan (1976)
73. Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique by Colin Davis / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (1974)
74. Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club (1997)
75. Brahms: Symphonie No. 1 by Wilhelm Furtwängler / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (1984)
76. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 by Wilhelm Furtwängler / Bayreuth Festpiele Orchester Und Chor (1955)
77. Singin' In The Rain (Recorded Directly From The Sound Track Of The M-G-M Technicolor Musical) by Various Artists (1952)
78. Wagner: Parsifal by Hans Knappertsbusch / Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Chorus (1962)
79. Weezer (The Blue Album) by Weezer (1994)
80. On The Beach by Neil Young (1974)
81. O LP by Os Cobras (1964)
82. Korngold: The Sea Hawk by Varujan Kojian / The Utah Symphony Orchestra (1987)
83. Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra (1956)
84. Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone (1969)
85. Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras (Complete) by Kenneth Schermerhorn / Nashville Symphony Orchestra (2005)
86. Gershwin: Porgy And Bess by Sherwin M. Goldman / Houston Grand Opera (1977)
87. Richard Strauss: An Alpine Symphony by Antoni Wit / Weimar Staatskapelle (2006)
88. The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest (1991)
89. Beethoven: Symphonie No. 5 by Carlos Kleiber / Wiener Philharmoniker (1975)
90. Glass: Einstein On The Beach by Michael Riesman / Philip Glass Ensemble (1993)
91. Mon Pays by Gilles Vigneault (1966)
92. Closer by Joy Division (1980)
93. Korngold: The Adventures Of Robin Hood by William Stromberg / Moscow Symphony Orchestra (2003)
94. Mahler: Symphony No. 6 "Tragic" by Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic (1967)
95. All Things Must Pass by George Harrison (1970)
96. Gasoline Alley by Rod Stewart (1970)
97. Wagner: Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg by Rafael Kubelik / Orchestra E Coro Della Radio Bavarese (1967)
98. Richard Strauss: Elektra by Sir Georg Solti / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (1968)
99. Wagner: The Ring Without Words by Lorin Maazel / Berlin Philharmoniker (1988)
100. Closing Time by Tom Waits (1973)

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[Fischman]

Fascinating comparison.

I find lots of overlap with what I appreciate in classical and jazz.... and none at all in pop/rock.