Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by seraphlaim 
Listing specifically the forty best albums you've ever heard creates an existential crisis in that you are forced to realize that many of your favorites are not among them. However, as best I can this list is in fact what the site calls for. I have set aside as much of my subjective ideas as possible, listened to a lot of music I hadn't listened to in a long time and detailed my opinion, as unbiased as possible, here. I welcome cheers or jeers. Thanks.
- Chart updated: 04/06/2010 12:50
- (Created: 02/20/2009 10:10).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 14 | 28% | |
| 1970s | 11 | 22% | |
| 1980s | 7 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 9 | 18% | |
| 2000s | 9 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 4 | 8% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 6% | |
| The Velvet Underground | 2 | 4% | |
| Various Artists | 2 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 4% | |
| The Clash | 1 | 2% | |
| Eminem | 1 | 2% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums similar charts
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Guardian 100 Best Albums Ever | The Guardian | Overall chart | 1997 |  |
| 100 Greatest Albums Ever | Q | Overall chart | 2006 | |
| Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums | Virgin | Overall chart | 2000 | |
| Top 100 Albums Ever | Consequence of Sound | Overall chart | 2010 | |
| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | Channel 4 | Overall chart | 2005 | |
| Top 500 Albums of All Time | Rolling Stone | Overall chart | 2003 | |
| Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | joem92 | Overall chart | 2010 | |
| The Top 100 Albums | VH1 | Overall chart | 2001 | |
| Greatest 100 Albums of All Time | The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums with NME | Overall chart | 2006 | |
| Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | TheBond | Overall chart | 2010 | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 01/21/2017 01:01 | Seab | 1,998 | 93/100 |
| ! | 02/12/2012 11:57 |  Bach | 971 | 78/100 |
| ! | 09/21/2011 07:11 | hairymarx1 | 44 | 70/100 |
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telefunker 06/11/2009 22:49 | #4702
telefunker 06/11/2009 22:49 | #4702
i second that request.. for gods sake GIVE US 10 MORE! GIVE US ALL 10 MORE PICKS AND PUT US OUT OF OUR MISERY!! i'm getting through half my valium prescription every day, waiting shakily on the edge of my seat to see whether you prefer leonard cohen to carole king!
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joannajewsom 03/21/2009 09:19 | #3216
joannajewsom 03/21/2009 09:19 | #3216
Thanks for the rating and the comment. Reading your intro, we seem to have similar qualms about making a chart. Something like The Woods wouldn't be so high up on a longer chart, but I gave it a spot to keep things interesting and give an idea of some of the new stuff I'm into. It's about compromise when you have 40 slots. There has been some talk of charts going higher soon. When that happens, I'm interested in seeing some more of your other picks, because you have good taste and we have some common ground, in more obvious instances like Pet Sounds and less obvious like Different Class. All in all, great chart.
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hairymarx1 TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/21/2011 07:11 | #27709
A diverse chart - Reich to Michael Jackson. Somewhat of a curiosity with too many Beatles for my taste.
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seraphlaim 03/22/2009 08:39 | #3238
I got a rating 4 points above harvos's average. I'm so vindicated!
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joannajewsom 03/10/2009 19:38 | #2975
joannajewsom 03/10/2009 19:38 | #2975
Too Beatles-heavy for my taste, but a really good chart.
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