Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by Snowdog

I don't pretend that this is anything but an entirely personal list of my favorite recordings. That is why Misplaced Childhood is first, the Beatles don't show up and I have The Wall as the top Pink Floyd album. A list of the Greatest ever would involve examing things like historical significance, influence and consensus of opinion. Those things were not considered in this list.

• Chart updated: 04/06/2010 12:53
• (Created: 05/12/2009 06:36).
• Chart size: 50 albums.

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Misplaced Childhood 

 Marillion

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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2010]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

335 charts

Rank Score:

2,847

Rank in 1985:

11

Rank in 1980s:

93

Overall Rank:

605

Average Rating:

 77 (422 votes)

Comments:

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2. (3) 1

The Bends 

 Radiohead

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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2010]

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

2,672 charts

Rank Score:

29,340

Rank in 1995:

1

Rank in 1990s:

4

Overall Rank:

22

Average Rating:

 87 (3,920 votes)

Comments:

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3. (2) 1

The Joshua Tree 

 U2

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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2010]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,856 charts

Rank Score:

18,325

Rank in 1987:

1

Rank in 1980s:

6

Overall Rank:

52

Average Rating:

 83 (2,455 votes)

Comments:

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Moving Pictures 

 Rush

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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2010]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

1,014 charts

Rank Score:

8,947

Rank in 1981:

1

Rank in 1980s:

21

Overall Rank:

164

Average Rating:

 82 (1,295 votes)

Comments:

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5. (6) 1

Clutching At Straws 

 Marillion

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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2010]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

138 charts

Rank Score:

1,028

Rank in 1987:

34

Rank in 1980s:

257

Overall Rank:

1,653

Average Rating:

 79 (181 votes)

Comments:

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6. (11) 5

Warren Zevon 

 Warren Zevon

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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2010]

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

144 charts

Rank Score:

586

Rank in 1976:

40

Rank in 1970s:

482

Overall Rank:

2,663

Average Rating:

 77 (153 votes)

Comments:

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Sparkle In The Rain 

 Simple Minds

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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2010]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

105 charts

Rank Score:

521

Rank in 1984:

49

Rank in 1980s:

443

Overall Rank:

2,925

Average Rating:

 74 (167 votes)

Comments:

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8. (10) 2

Look Sharp! 

 Joe Jackson

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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2010]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

214 charts

Rank Score:

867

Rank in 1979:

37

Rank in 1970s:

358

Overall Rank:

1,906

Average Rating:

 78 (238 votes)

Comments:

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9. (5) 4

A Letter From St. Paul 

 The Silencers

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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2010]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

8

Rank in 1987:

738

Rank in 1980s:

7,245

Overall Rank:

63,905

Average Rating:

 68 (14 votes)

Comments:

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10. (12) 2

...And The Battle Begun 

 Rx Bandits

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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2010]

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

191

Rank in 2006:

114

Rank in 2000s:

1,177

Overall Rank:

6,717

Average Rating:

 74 (23 votes)

Comments:

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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	0	0%
1970s	6	12%
1980s	20	40%
1990s	8	16%
2000s	16	32%
2010s	0	0%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
U2	3	6%
Rush	3	6%
Radiohead	2	4%
Warren Zevon	2	4%
Simple Minds	2	4%
Rx Bandits	2	4%
Wire Train	2	4%
Show all

Country	Albums	%
	23	46%
	15	30%
	6	12%
	3	6%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%

Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 5 from 11th to 6th Warren Zevon by Warren Zevon
Up 4 from 48th to 44th Is This It by The Strokes
Up 4 from 41st to 37th Blackfield by Blackfield

Biggest fallers
Down 10 from 32nd to 42nd Untrue by Burial
Down 4 from 5th to 9th A Letter From St. Paul by The Silencers
Down 4 from 43rd to 47th Joyful Rebellion by k-os

New entries
Tick Tock by Gazpacho
Just A Game by The Kickdrums

Leavers
F♯ A♯ ∞ [F-Sharp, A-Sharp, Infinity] by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Fear Of A Blank Planet by Porcupine Tree

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70/100	04/09/2014 03:48	junodog4	712	73/100
75/100	12/17/2011 16:59	Johnnyo	2,536	80/100
80/100	02/27/2011 16:08	nir con	52	84/100
80/100	02/19/2011 23:46	jhuik	171	89/100

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From junodog4 04/09/2014 03:48

Some of this is really good... and some is too dry.

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From Johnnyo 12/17/2011 17:00

Nice chart. Good to see a couple of Wire Train albums in there.

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From jhuik 02/19/2011 23:47

Real cool list, bro. Some similarities between your taste and mine. But also some interesting differences.

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From telefunker 05/12/2009 14:15

haven't heard the bulk of it..

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