Top 50 Greatest Music Albums by haredoug

Rattled these off in ten minutes. Many more in the wings, hundreds really. There IS a lot of great music being made today, but i'm 55 and everyone knows it's the music of your youth that sustains and continues to amaze you. i wouldn't trade mine for yours. Leon Russell! Hot Tuna! Humble Pie! Wild Man Fischer! Passport! Count Five! Norman Greenbaum! The Shins! The The! The Swimming Pool Qs! Throbbing Gristle! The Residents! The Legendary Stardust Cowboy! on and on forever.......

• Chart updated: 04/06/2010 12:53
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1.

Court And Spark 

 Joni Mitchell

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Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

476 charts

Rank Score:

3,165

Rank in 1974:

6

Rank in 1970s:

131

Overall Rank:

565

Average Rating:

 82 (560 votes)

Comments:

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2.

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus 

 Spirit

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Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

166 charts

Rank Score:

961

Rank in 1970:

43

Rank in 1970s:

347

Overall Rank:

1,769

Average Rating:

 79 (209 votes)

Comments:

11

3.

Abbey Road 

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

3,632 charts

Rank Score:

65,521

Rank in 1969:

1

Rank in 1960s:

1

Overall Rank:

3

Average Rating:

 92 (4,510 votes)

Comments:

466

4.

The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars 

 David Bowie

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,936 charts

Rank Score:

50,237

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

9

Average Rating:

 90 (3,449 votes)

Comments:

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5.

Who's Next 

 The Who

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,130 charts

Rank Score:

24,053

Rank in 1971:

2

Rank in 1970s:

10

Overall Rank:

40

Average Rating:

 86 (2,489 votes)

Comments:

200

6.

The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,043 charts

Rank Score:

71,215

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,206 votes)

Comments:

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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,418 charts

Rank Score:

50,900

Rank in 1967:

1

Rank in 1960s:

3

Overall Rank:

8

Average Rating:

 90 (4,487 votes)

Comments:

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At Fillmore East 
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 The Allman Brothers Band

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

571 charts

Rank Score:

4,184

Rank in 1971:

20

Rank in 1970s:

103

Overall Rank:

429

Average Rating:

 82 (707 votes)

Comments:

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9.

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band 

 John Lennon

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Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,071 charts

Rank Score:

10,353

Rank in 1970:

5

Rank in 1970s:

38

Overall Rank:

146

Average Rating:

 83 (1,381 votes)

Comments:

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10.

Quadrophenia 

 The Who

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

917 charts

Rank Score:

8,555

Rank in 1973:

5

Rank in 1970s:

47

Overall Rank:

190

Average Rating:

 83 (1,318 votes)

Comments:

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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	22	44%
1970s	26	52%
1980s	1	2%
1990s	1	2%
2000s	0	0%
2010s	0	0%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
The Beatles	5	10%
The Who	3	6%
Spirit	2	4%
The Doors	2	4%
Bob Dylan	2	4%
Everclear	1	2%
John Prine	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	27	54%
	20	40%
	2	4%
	1	2%

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From WildHorses 09/05/2018 15:21

One entry one list! GREAT CHOICES! I'm a 60/70's fan aswell

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From flamingyesdept 09/15/2016 15:25

wooo Yes, Spirit and Todd Rundgren :D

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From henrygreen0203 09/13/2013 16:05

Court and Spark! Fine album by a fine singer/songwriter/artist. It's nice to see the "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" album near the top too!

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From ZebraRock 08/13/2012 23:55

good list!

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From junodog4 03/29/2012 01:55

Joni Mitchell #1? Well done! I'm not appalled at all...

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From bigbaddude 05/14/2010 05:15

Actually I HAVE listened to them before, but not with that particular plan of listening. Maybe I'll give them another try. At the moment, though, my opinion is that they're not #1 and #2 album material (not that they're not good albums.)

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From bigbaddude 05/13/2010 10:47

Well I can't say I'm 55... Or even out of high school... And I'm appalled by your top two choices... But did I see jethro tull? Deep purple Machine head? Yes Close to edge? AWESOME! A very good selection and balance of some very good albums.

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From galileo1957 05/02/2010 09:28

I would have filled all 5 stars if it weren't for Album #50 on your chart ...lol great list!!!

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From Mandro 12/11/2009 06:04

old school music.. like it

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From ffudnebbuh 12/08/2009 02:40

Love your chart, agree with everything you said, I just turned 55 also, I still get so turned by all of the new music, its all connected, its all a great form of communication.

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