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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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.
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1989
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21,842
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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.
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2006
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15,350
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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.
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1994
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10,591
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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.
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1994
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3,342
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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.
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1997
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778
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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.
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2011
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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]
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]
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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]
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]
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1991
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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.
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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"
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Total albums: 84. Page 1 of 9
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Top 84 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1970s | 4 | 5% | |
| 1980s | 9 | 11% | |
| 1990s | 32 | 38% | |
| 2000s | 24 | 29% | |
| 2010s | 13 | 15% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Kasabian | 3 | 4% | |
| James | 3 | 4% | |
| The Charlatans (UK) | 3 | 4% | |
| The Stone Roses | 3 | 4% | |
| Primal Scream | 3 | 4% | |
| Manic Street Preachers | 3 | 4% | |
| The Prodigy | 2 | 2% | |
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meccalecca TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/31/2013 12:12 | #77747
meccalecca TOP 100 COMMENTER 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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nshaw75 04/29/2013 15:52 | #74787
Thanks for the feedback. I understand where you are coming from with the Britpop thing but it's the sort of music I grew to love. I have never been a lover of NME or any other media sources as to me music is a matter of individual taste and they tend to be terribly biased and judgmental. ie if their reporter likes/dislikes a new band they see this could make or break the artist into being the next Oasis - playing to hundreds of thousands or the next British Sea Power struggling to fill small venues.
I prefer to find out for myself, i will have a look at your recommendations too, this is my biggest reason for joining the site as I wanted to broaden my horizons.
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EyeKanFly 06/24/2013 17:55 | #79732
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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KinkyAfro 04/28/2013 12:52 | #74664
This chart is very much to my tastes, although there are a couple of bands that are not for me. Seen both The Enemy and The View live but I can't say I'm a fan, but that's just personal preference. Your Top 5 is fantastic!
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nshaw75 04/28/2013 12:59 | #74665
Thanks for the feedback. This task of building a chart is not as easy as it appears. Having to choose the albums is one thing, then putting them in order is a different matter altogether. I don't think this is finished by far.
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