Top 43 Greatest Music Albums
by tglegoman4 
Kind of a work in progress at the moment... The top 10 is solid but after that I'm not really happy with the positions.
- Chart updated: 01/21/2015 05:15
- (Created: 04/01/2013 02:14).
- Chart size: 43 albums.
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"a stunning art-rock tour de force"
[First added to this chart: 04/02/2013]
Year of Release:
1997
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62,890
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A swirling, cascading dream
[First added to this chart: 07/24/2014]
Year of Release:
2012
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14,321
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Really mind-blowing to be quite honest.
[First added to this chart: 04/01/2013]
Year of Release:
1973
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59,117
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Radiohead hated being Radiohead, but ended up with the most ideal, natural Radiohead record yet.
[First added to this chart: 04/01/2013]
Year of Release:
2000
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41,236
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They're Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. They hope we will enjoy the show. I sure did.
[First added to this chart: 10/27/2013]
Year of Release:
1967
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42,658
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Herbie's masterpiece
[First added to this chart: 01/18/2015]
Year of Release:
1973
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3,354
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Gorgeous sounds.
[First added to this chart: 01/20/2015]
Each member of this band is filled to to brim with mindblowing skill and precision
[First added to this chart: 01/18/2015]
Glacial music
[First added to this chart: 04/01/2013]
Year of Release:
1999
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14,952
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10. (=)
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WHEN I HEAR THE BEAT, THE SPIRIT'S ON ME LIKE A LIVE WIRE
[First added to this chart: 10/27/2013]
Year of Release:
2013
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7,058
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Total albums: 43. Page 1 of 5
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Top 43 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 2 | 5% | |
| 1970s | 2 | 5% | |
| 1980s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1990s | 5 | 12% | |
| 2000s | 13 | 30% | |
| 2010s | 20 | 47% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Radiohead | 5 | 12% | |
| Sigur Rós | 3 | 7% | |
| Arcade Fire | 3 | 7% | |
| Coldplay | 3 | 7% | |
| Tycho | 2 | 5% | |
| The Black Keys | 2 | 5% | |
| Muse | 2 | 5% | |
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Top 43 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 12th to 13thNevermind by Nirvana |
| Down 1 from 13th to 14thRandom Access Memories by Daft Punk |
| Down 1 from 14th to 15thXX by The xx |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 01/20/2017 00:06 | Seab | 2,001 | 93/100 | |
| 06/14/2016 12:58 | tjrcooper0 | 6 | 96/100 | |
| 01/24/2015 07:51 |  benpaco | 142 | 85/100 | |
| 05/23/2014 06:10 | Nykeaula | 78 | 87/100 | |
| 05/18/2014 12:37 |  meruizh | 144 | 83/100 |
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From Ahabmann 02/03/2021 15:36 | #265668
I totally agree with you about Coldplay. They are simply the greatest band of the 21st century. They have never made a disappointing album. No other group from the last twenty years comes close.
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From tjrcooper0 06/14/2016 12:57 | #168668
Lonerism, El Camino and Origin of Symetry! Love the list
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From benpaco 01/24/2015 07:51 | #132365
benpaco 01/24/2015 07:51 | #132365
Like to see Angels and Airwaves on here, their new release was really good
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From meruizh 05/18/2014 12:36 | #112164
meruizh 05/18/2014 12:36 | #112164
I fancy many of the modern choices you have in your chart. I am a big coldplay fan, but still I find it adventurous to place ghost stories at No.1 and listing all of their albums in your chart. You have a good start I here, maybe a more diverse chart might be better. And try other decades. Your chart will develop fantastically in future, im sure
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From strada95 02/24/2014 14:37 | #104300
nice chart! I can see you really like Radiohead and Arcade Fire, nice choices.
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tgarritsen 02/07/2014 02:11 | #102434
tgarritsen 02/07/2014 02:11 | #102434
I would like to see more a bit more power on this list and some more albums before the 90's but the modern albums you added are pretty cool.
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Anti 02/06/2014 23:24 | #102424
Anti 02/06/2014 23:24 | #102424
Great chart! And don't worry about having albums from 2013, this is your list, no one else's! They shouldn't judge your taste in music.
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Antonio-Pedro 11/02/2013 10:26 | #90214
Antonio-Pedro 11/02/2013 10:26 | #90214
You sounds like too Alternative and indie
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junodog4 09/08/2013 15:48 | #85445
junodog4 09/08/2013 15:48 | #85445
I don't like a few of your choices, but then you added Draw the Line at the end of your chart, and it made up for Angels and Airwaves and Linkin Park. Overall, a decent chart.
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Madadude 06/29/2013 08:58 | #80045
Madadude 06/29/2013 08:58 | #80045
I don't like that there isn't much variety, but who am I to complain, great list.
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. The Cure | |
| 4. Pixies | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Iron Maiden | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Tom Waits | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |
