Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
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MelverneArkady 
In the interests of variety and fairness, I have kept the chart to one album per artist. I didn't realise how hard it would be to narrow my choice down to forty, there are a lot more albums I want to put in here.
- Chart updated: 06/07/2013 13:37
- (Created: 06/06/2013 12:10).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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One of the greatest metal albums of all time. Mastodon's first four full-length albums were vaguely based on an elemental theme, Leviathan obviously representing water. With Moby Dick as a narrative backbone, this album was Mastodon developing the sound they are now known for. The Lifesblood EP and Remission, their earlier releases, were raw powerhouses of drop-tuned riffs and guttural shouts. These releases also served as catalysts for Troy Sanders and Brent Hinds to shed the heavier skin of their previous band, Four Hour Fogger, and for Brann Dailor to (slightly) relax from the mathcore lead guitar-accompanying blastbeat drumming of his former band Lethargy. While Remission is a great album, Leviathan truly showcases the talent of the group, both musically and as a cohesive narrative. It functions as a standalone piece, and also slots nicely into the overall arc of Mastodon as a band; even aside from being one of four 'elemental' albums, their first three full-length albums contain long, operatic tracks based on the story of the Elephant Man. The one on Leviathan, Joseph Merrick, is by far the best, fitting nicely with the themes of bones and individuality that run through both Moby Dick and Leviathan.
All round, a solid and cohesive metal album that projected the path the band would later walk, while still remaining great in it's own right. The album is both a journey and a destination. [First added to this chart: 06/06/2013]
All round, a solid and cohesive metal album that projected the path the band would later walk, while still remaining great in it's own right. The album is both a journey and a destination. [First added to this chart: 06/06/2013]
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2004
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1993
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12,539
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1994
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5,355
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1975
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475
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2003
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10. (=)
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1992
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Total albums: 40. Page 1 of 4
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 3 | 8% | |
| 1970s | 4 | 10% | |
| 1980s | 3 | 8% | |
| 1990s | 11 | 28% | |
| 2000s | 14 | 35% | |
| 2010s | 5 | 13% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Queens Of The Stone Age | 1 | 3% | |
| Cream | 1 | 3% | |
| Clutch | 1 | 3% | |
| The Jesus Lizard | 1 | 3% | |
| Sarah Jarosz | 1 | 3% | |
| Blu & Exile | 1 | 3% | |
| Wu-Tang Clan | 1 | 3% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 03/27/2018 11:44 | Johnnyo | 2,561 | 80/100 |
| ! | 06/03/2014 17:30 |  DanielNunes93 | 128 | 80/100 |
| ! | 10/10/2013 06:51 | bigbird | 22 | 83/100 |
| ! | 09/26/2013 22:15 |  sssvnnn | 2,865 | 83/100 |
| ! | 08/27/2013 06:27 |  ProfessorSquid | 101 | 79/100 |
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From Johnnyo 03/27/2018 11:45 | #211747
Just when I thought that I'd got a handle on the chart, you throw in a left field choice like Fats Waller. I like that. Not predicable at all.
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From DanielNunes93 06/03/2014 17:31 | #113620
DanielNunes93 06/03/2014 17:31 | #113620
Great chart, special with "(A) Senile Animal" on number 7!
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From bigbird 10/10/2013 07:01 | #88088
Good stuff....probably the most unique chart ive seen on here so far. Some of my favourite artists, some that I (ignorantly) would never think to listen to and some that im intrigued by. The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble is playing as I type...interesting.....thankyou
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From sssvnnn 09/26/2013 22:15 | #86908
sssvnnn 09/26/2013 22:15 | #86908
Very surprising Chart, wide range but mostly not my cup of tea.
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From ProfessorSquid 08/27/2013 06:28 | #84602
ProfessorSquid 08/27/2013 06:28 | #84602
I really love some of this stuff and yet a handful of these selections leave me pretty dumbfounded.
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meccalecca 06/21/2013 15:52 | #79555
meccalecca 06/21/2013 15:52 | #79555
Wonderfully weird chart. It's hard to imagine anyone with Jesus Lizard and Cristina in the same chart. As indifferent as I feel about quite a few of the albums here, I'm psyched to see Fiona, Fugazi and Dino Jr, even if those are probably my least favorite records by each of them
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bongritsu 06/17/2013 03:47 | #79093
bongritsu 06/17/2013 03:47 | #79093
Fantastic! Love the The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble although im more of a fan of the The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation works.
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Patman360 06/07/2013 01:31 | #78255
Patman360 06/07/2013 01:31 | #78255
I have never seen anything like this on the site ever, it's pretty damn awesome!
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junodog4 06/06/2013 17:08 | #78224
junodog4 06/06/2013 17:08 | #78224
An interesting mix... Your taste seems like your music is alot of fun. Can't wait to see 100.
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MrFrogger 06/06/2013 14:56 | #78213
MrFrogger 06/06/2013 14:56 | #78213
Damn, already pretty outstanding and super unique, good job.
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