Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 01/26/2016 01:45
- (Created: 03/26/2013 00:37).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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Though I would like to be original and distinctive and put a personal favorite of mine in the number one spot, it would be ignorant to argue that this masterpiece is not the greatest album of all time. It is hard to find a reason that this album isn't the greatest and it's the only album that is concise enough to do so. With influences and textures that push the boundaries of sonics and theme, this album still manages to stay instantaneous and accessible and has stood the test of time. It is the only album that can both get your grandma singing along to the melody of "good day sunshine" and give you a haunting and extra-terrestrial experience with the vibrations of "Tomorrow Never Knows" not a moment on this album is weak,inane or unneeded. Yet it managed to remain unpredictable, mind-blowing and breath-taking, even after 50 years.
[First added to this chart: 03/25/2013]
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1966
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45,966
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[First added to this chart: 03/28/2013]
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1967
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40,207
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A totally explosion of euphoria, swagga, self-esteem and passion conducted from the grungy basement of Keith Richard's mansion. Coated with the mud and pessimism of the 70's, this album is the ultimate bow of the 60's dream, flower power is dead, beatlemania had biten the dust and all that is left is the cockroaches and the pain of the scary scenes in Vietnam. Though through the hard times of drug addiction and the passing of Brian Jones, The Stones remain level headed and always ready to caress the neck of a guitar.
Rocks Off*****
Rip This Joint****
Shake Your Hips****
Casino Boogie****
Tumbling Dice*****
Sweet Virginia*****
Torn & Frayed*****
Sweet Black Angel***
Loving Cup*****
Happy*****
Turd On The Run****
Ventilator Blues*****
I Just Want To See His Face*****
Let It Loose****
All Down The Line****
Stop Breaking Down****
Shine A Light*****
Soul Survivor**** [First added to this chart: 03/18/2015]
Rocks Off*****
Rip This Joint****
Shake Your Hips****
Casino Boogie****
Tumbling Dice*****
Sweet Virginia*****
Torn & Frayed*****
Sweet Black Angel***
Loving Cup*****
Happy*****
Turd On The Run****
Ventilator Blues*****
I Just Want To See His Face*****
Let It Loose****
All Down The Line****
Stop Breaking Down****
Shine A Light*****
Soul Survivor**** [First added to this chart: 03/18/2015]
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1972
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18,217
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[First added to this chart: 03/28/2013]
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1972
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40,415
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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2015]
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1979
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6,583
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6. (=)
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This album perhaps is not the most boundary pushing, but for me it is impossible to think of a world without Nirvana. The first time I ever heard rock music was when I asked my drum teacher what it was aged 6. He proceed to play me "Smells Like Teen Spirit" for the first time I heard what you could do with sound, the way you could make a guitar roar and moan so loudly that it could hit you harder than thunder. I heard that you could hit drums so fucking hard that it would make your blood boil. I heard that you could scream and shout so intensely that it would leave an audience shell shocked. After that I became obsessed. Nirvana encapsulates everything about rock, they show that you don't have to be popular or trained to be gifted. They show you that as long as you are yourself and you play like you mean it, someone out there will understand. The best part of it all is unlike most albums in this list, I know for sure I'll still be singing along to the chorus of "Lithium" aged 60 while I clean my denchers.
[First added to this chart: 03/25/2013]
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1991
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35,760
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[First added to this chart: 10/15/2014]
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1966
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36,199
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Someone needs to get Thom a glass of water because he's not ok.
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[First added to this chart: 10/15/2014]
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2000
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38,498
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David Bowie's paranoid cocaine fulled years brought with them the ridiculously pompous and audacious "Thin White Duke", an alien character with extreme sexual charm and intense severity. Station to Station managed to perfectly describe the meaning of Rock n' Roll. The title track is a 10 minuet rock symphony consisting of arguably some of the best moments in pop history, bowie's vocals create a passionate energy when singing "It's too late to be hateful". The following guitar solo is powerful in its simplicity. The following track "Golden Years" sounds like a man losing his mind.
1.Station to Station:*****
2.Golden Years:*****
3.Word On A Wing:****
4.TVC15:*****
5.Stay:*****
6Wild Is The Wind:***
[First added to this chart: 08/29/2015]
1.Station to Station:*****
2.Golden Years:*****
3.Word On A Wing:****
4.TVC15:*****
5.Stay:*****
6Wild Is The Wind:***
[First added to this chart: 08/29/2015]
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1976
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11,351
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[First added to this chart: 12/01/2014]
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1967
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37,079
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 10 | 25% | |
| 1970s | 16 | 40% | |
| 1980s | 3 | 8% | |
| 1990s | 6 | 15% | |
| 2000s | 4 | 10% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 5 | 13% | |
| David Bowie | 4 | 10% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 8% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 8% | |
| Talking Heads | 2 | 5% | |
| Joy Division | 2 | 5% | |
| Blur | 2 | 5% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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Up 8 from 23rd to 15th |
Up 1 from 13th to 12th |
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Down 3 from 14th to 17th |
Down 2 from 12th to 14th |
Down 2 from 16th to 18th |
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| ! | 03/02/2017 21:28 | Seab | 1,998 | 93/100 |
| ! | 02/23/2016 19:11 | LP_Green | 6 | 85/100 |
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SingingPeasant96 TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/26/2013 01:41 | #69971
SingingPeasant96 TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/26/2013 01:41 | #69971
I don't know why you rank Nevermind at top, but your other choices are brilliant, especially MLIR at 2.
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lauracarpena 02/13/2014 08:48 | #103020
Really nice one! Reach level 3 so you can keep working on it!
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GeevyDallas 03/27/2013 22:53 | #70231
GeevyDallas 03/27/2013 22:53 | #70231
Stick around,put up another 60
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Bloaf38 11/29/2020 12:39 | #261625
Great chart. Hard to argue with your number one pick. I think Eleanor Rigby and Tomorrow Never Knows are my two favorite songs of all time
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cobbo95 01/09/2015 00:03 | #131100
Good chart with some albums I also have on my chart. Loving the inclusion of some Kanye West towards the end as well.
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