Top 84 Greatest Music Albums
by nshaw75

13.06.13 Reached level 4 So I can expand the chart to 100 albums So before it turns into a complete free for all I will try and sort the top 50 First.

I have now reached level 3 Which means I can have up to 50 Albums. I will have to start duplicating artists though now as I doubt I could have 50 let alone 100 different artists where I think there albums are worthy of a greatest album ever list.

Albums 40-50 will be a work in progress for the time being

I am going to put on here the albums which have been the soundtrack to my life. I won't put Pink Floyd or Radiohead on just because they are musically brilliant albums, because I have never actually liked listening to them.

Latest Update - I have removed duplicate artists I therefore hope to have a Top 40 of Albums from individual artists.

Started to populate the chart from 50 - 100. By no means complete or in the correct order as yet.

• Chart updated: 08/05/2013 15:57
• (Created: 04/26/2013 17:14).
• Chart size: 84 albums.

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The Stone Roses 

 The Stone Roses

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Pick: This is the one. The Stone Roses album is up there as one of my all time favourites and has been for the last 20 odd years. I remember first hearing the drums at the beginning of "Resurrection" and thinking wow. Must listen to this album or songs from it, almost every day. [First added to this chart: 04/26/2013]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,026 charts

Rank Score:

23,026

Rank in 1989:

3

Rank in 1980s:

5

Overall Rank:

33

Average Rating:

 86 (2,300 votes)

Comments:

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Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not 

 Arctic Monkeys

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Pick: A certain romance.When this album was released it was a complete breath of fresh air. In my view the music industry was pretty stale at the time. Brilliant music and the lyrics and how they are portrayed in the Yorkshire accent is summet else. [First added to this chart: 04/27/2013]

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

1,619 charts

Rank Score:

16,009

Rank in 2006:

1

Rank in 2000s:

7

Overall Rank:

71

Average Rating:

 83 (2,364 votes)

Comments:

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Definitely Maybe 

 Oasis

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Pick: Supersonic.This takes me back to the summer of '94 before I met my wife and my old friend went to Glastonbury and did a road trip around the UK. We had Supersonic and Shakermaker on the tape player in the car. Another album I listen to on almost a daily basis. [First added to this chart: 04/26/2013]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,273 charts

Rank Score:

11,232

Rank in 1994:

5

Rank in 1990s:

23

Overall Rank:

116

Average Rating:

 80 (1,883 votes)

Comments:

148

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The Holy Bible 

 Manic Street Preachers

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Pick: Faster.This is probably the first album people will raise an eyebrow too. Very political and it is a very angry rock album. From hearing this album and seeing them live I could easily rank this as my favourite album of all time. This was Richey Edwards at his controversial best and to me, although I still like the Manics post Richey, this was definitely their swansong. [First added to this chart: 04/27/2013]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

463 charts

Rank Score:

3,611

Rank in 1994:

14

Rank in 1990s:

84

Overall Rank:

474

Average Rating:

 78 (621 votes)

Comments:

39

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Word Gets Around 

 Stereophonics

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Pick: Too many sandwiches.An all time favourite album of mine, which cheers me up no end when I play it. Full of great sing-along anthems like "Local Boy" and "Too many sandwiches" My playing of this album has actually had an influence on my son who keeps begging me to take him to watch them. [First added to this chart: 04/27/2013]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

119 charts

Rank Score:

828

Rank in 1997:

35

Rank in 1990s:

349

Overall Rank:

1,994

Average Rating:

 74 (171 votes)

Comments:

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What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? 

 The Vaccines

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Pick: Wetsuit.I bought this album,along with a couple of other,on the minibus to the airport, on the way for our holiday in 2011. The other albums were left by the wayside as I really got into this album. I eventually played it over and over and over throughout my holiday and still listen to it regularly now. [First added to this chart: 04/26/2013]

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

234 charts

Rank Score:

943

Rank in 2011:

39

Rank in 2010s:

284

Overall Rank:

1,781

Average Rating:

 73 (375 votes)

Comments:

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One Man Clapping 
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 James

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Pick: Stutter.This is an old favourite. If I knew how much the original would have been worth today I would have taken more care of it. I had this on vinyl and cassette and used to listen to it over and over.
One Man Clapping is a live recording of James a couple of years before they had their big breakthrough. Along with the Happy Mondays,Stone Roses, Inspiral Carpets and Charlatans these were the band I loved circa 1990. With my mop top and baggy jeans - LOL [First added to this chart: 04/29/2013]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

14

Rank in 1989:

617

Rank in 1980s:

5,644

Overall Rank:

48,011

Average Rating:

 73 (10 votes)

Comments:

1

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Metallica 

 Metallica

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Pick: The Unforgiven. Ever since I bought my first LP I was into rock music, as opposed to the fluffy pop, or psychedelic dance stuff. I had a friend from college who was into real heavy music and he introduced me to the likes of Metallica, Green Day, Iron Maiden, Rammstein, Megadeth etc We were even going to go to Castle Donnington in '94 but I couldn't afford after Glastonbury.
I remember the first time I heard this album I asked my mate to do me a tape. He did me a copy of it there and then and I listened to it on the bus home. Another great album I could listen to day in day out. [First added to this chart: 04/26/2013]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

962 charts

Rank Score:

7,302

Rank in 1991:

9

Rank in 1990s:

44

Overall Rank:

216

Average Rating:

 78 (1,561 votes)

Comments:

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We'll Live And Die In These Towns 

 The Enemy

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Pick: Had Enough.This album seems to bring out the football hooligan in me, not that there is one. It is such an energetic album and I can't help but sing along all the way through. Watching The Enemy live is a treat too as they put on a great show. [First added to this chart: 04/27/2013]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

98

Rank in 2007:

216

Rank in 2000s:

2,106

Overall Rank:

11,847

Average Rating:

 74 (37 votes)

Comments:

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Mens Needs, Womens Needs, Whatever 

 The Cribs

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Pick: Our bovine public.The Cribs are from my home town of Wakefield. I heard their first couple of albums and wasn't overly impressed but when they released "Men's Needs" a friend of mine told me that this was much better and I took his advice and bought a copy. They raised the bar with great songs like "Bovine public" and "Realist" [First added to this chart: 04/27/2013]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

86 charts

Rank Score:

551

Rank in 2007:

50

Rank in 2000s:

464

Overall Rank:

2,789

Average Rating:

 76 (106 votes)

Comments:

7

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Top 84 Greatest Music Albums composition

Country	Albums	%
	67	80%
	14	17%
	1	1%
	1	1%
	1	1%

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Rating	Date updated	Member	Chart ratings	Avg. chart rating
85/100  !	02/14/2018 15:33	joathome	181	80/100
85/100  !	10/13/2016 02:49	Xxnu99etxX	142	90/100
85/100  !	09/30/2016 06:12	Onater	458	90/100
95/100  !	10/10/2015 16:37	luis721	173	93/100
30/100  !	11/09/2014 20:16	Applerill	974	75/100

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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 82.1/100, a mean average of 77.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.2/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 20.9.

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From revolver94 04/30/2014 01:10 | #110384

I noticed you rated each of Taylor Swift's songs 5/100. I'm impressed, I haven't heard her entire discography and I consider myself a fan!! I'm glad you've been able to find good music like the Vaccines to listen to instead of her. Cheers!

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80/100

From Cymro2011 09/20/2013 10:48 | #86295

I've always had a soft spot for The Enemy.

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75/100

From EyeKanFly 06/24/2013 17:55 | #79732

I don't like fish either ;) Keep on listening to what you love; can't wait for a full 100.

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Rating:  

80/100

From cobbo95 06/15/2013 11:36 | #78920

Lots of similar albums/artists to my chart which means I rate it highly. Some I wasn't familiar with hence the non-perfect rating.

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Rating:  

85/100

From RupertRonco 06/14/2013 03:35 | #78808

Chart is fantastic. I don't like a great deal of the selections, but the personal touches and its divergence from my own tastes makes it an interesting read.

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75/100

From EyeKanFly 06/10/2013 02:38 | #78494

I'm not a huge fan of the chart as a whole, but there's some really nice choices, and a fantastic #1.

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80/100

From Johnnyo 06/08/2013 09:53 | #78381

Really nice chart & I love the comments against the albums. Nice to know something about albums I don't know & why people might love certain albums. Here's hoping that you get to 100 entries soon.

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Rating:  

90/100

From meccalecca 05/31/2013 12:12 | #77747

This chart may be a little heavy on the British, but it's also extremely personal which I love. And it's great to see One Hand Clapping so high. That version of Johnny Yen is simply incredible

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From SuedeSwede 05/29/2013 00:28 | #77524

Brilliant chart. 13/50 in common, but a lot of this is music such to the liking of mine. Lovely to see the Vaccines so high as well.

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Rating:  

85/100

From RupertRonco 05/28/2013 23:39 | #77510

Tastes vary greatly from my own, but the thought you put into the selections, and the merit given to each makes this list a quality read.

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