Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ThePoodleBites

My favorite albums of all time; this list is defined simply by what I, from what I have thus so far heard, consider to be the greatest works of art and most enjoyable works of music ever created.

• Chart updated: 11/15/2019 07:45
• (Created: 04/07/2013 00:00).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Harvest 

 Neil Young

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When Neil Young decided to go solo from his days with CSN, he did so by creating an influential and multifaceted country-rock masterpiece. The album features Neil's thoughtful guitar work, beautiful falsetto, and emotionally personal songwriting one would expect from a Neil Young album, all accompanied by occasionally an orchestra, or a piano, or a harmonica ... It even added to the album's folk-lore when Graham Nash explained how Neil introduced him to the album on his lake. All in all, Harvest is a quintessential piece of nostalgia that every musician should have stuck up their nose. [First added to this chart: 04/11/2013]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,322 charts

Rank Score:

13,234

Rank in 1972:

5

Rank in 1970s:

29

Overall Rank:

106

Average Rating:

 84 (1,665 votes)

Comments:

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Tonight's The Night 

 Neil Young

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Tonight's The Night is likely Neil's darkest moment; its rawness contributes to the feeling of a man teetering on the edge of his existence, half-depressed, half-confused, a mid-life monstrosity desperately trying to interpret his past and find the path to continue. The high-contrast grayscale artwork and various codes throughout the package add to its mystery and allure. The legendary Crazy Horse guitarist Danny Whitten appears here, perhaps as a figment of Neil's memory, who felt responsible for the musician's untimely death. Neil's music is somewhat cathartic as a man who has experienced the bottom and attempted to return; just as the memory of Bruce Berry crowds Neil's conscience he is immortalized through his song. Perhaps here we see Neil working through his darkness which is what is so fascinating and beautiful about this peculiar piece of depressive country rock 'n' roll. [First added to this chart: 11/15/2019]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

530 charts

Rank Score:

3,362

Rank in 1975:

8

Rank in 1970s:

124

Overall Rank:

538

Average Rating:

 82 (733 votes)

Comments:

39

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After The Gold Rush 

 Neil Young

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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2013]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,519 charts

Rank Score:

16,310

Rank in 1970:

2

Rank in 1970s:

22

Overall Rank:

82

Average Rating:

 86 (1,738 votes)

Comments:

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Songs Of Leonard Cohen 

 Leonard Cohen

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[First added to this chart: 01/03/2014]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

1,001 charts

Rank Score:

10,245

Rank in 1967:

7

Rank in 1960s:

25

Overall Rank:

150

Average Rating:

 84 (1,084 votes)

Comments:

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Music From Big Pink 

 The Band

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[First added to this chart: 01/03/2014]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

752 charts

Rank Score:

5,962

Rank in 1968:

8

Rank in 1960s:

43

Overall Rank:

303

Average Rating:

 81 (935 votes)

Comments:

45

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	3	3%
1960s	49	49%
1970s	38	38%
1980s	4	4%
1990s	4	4%
2000s	1	1%
2010s	1	1%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Pink Floyd	5	5%
Neil Young	3	3%
The Velvet Underground	3	3%
The Beatles	3	3%
Frank Zappa	3	3%
The Beach Boys	3	3%
The Mothers Of Invention	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	58	58%
	33	33%
	5	5%
	3	3%
	1	1%

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100/100	02/25/2022 13:57	IlMala	177	95/100
100/100	09/05/2020 04:31	Rhyner	1,382	99/100
95/100	09/04/2020 22:40	jnfbn	314	96/100
95/100	09/04/2020 21:49	desh79	1,281	93/100
90/100	09/04/2020 17:32	Szyfman	173	85/100

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From Larcx13 09/04/2020 11:22

Frank Zappa up there!

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From StefanR10 05/30/2020 20:44

I like it because there are so much music from the 60s and 70s one of the best times for music. So i give you a high up for the choice.

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From salahshoori 12/16/2019 14:35

Amazing list. I'll be checking this list a lot for material to listen to.

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From Steppenwolf666 11/02/2019 21:03

Great stuff. My kind of music.

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From manurock 01/06/2018 19:50

High quality comments and some nice choices. You clearly know the classics. Maybe you can try and include some >2000 albums you also enjoy apart from Radiohead's?

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From ObsoleteEntity 01/06/2018 17:15

Wonderful chart. Great comments up to #25. You speak of lack of recognition: the Captain falls into that category. He is certainly off-putting at first listen, but his genius comes out with additional listens. Agree or disagree?

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From CharlieBarley 01/06/2018 11:21

Fabulous chart.
I really need to get into Zappa, I've only heard Hot Rats and I liked it. Psychedelic music I love and experimental is interesting.
Wish the notes had carried on but the ones that are there are great, Very enthusiastic. Love this.

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From Drzozzy 02/15/2017 18:58

Any chart with Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys in it is alright with me

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From NoeSSS 08/29/2016 01:06

Nice

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From sssvnnn 08/28/2016 19:15

I love the Chart.
I´m too young to have been part of the music scene in the end of the 60´s...but maybe that was the best time for good music.

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