Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by Copeland 
I'm a sucker for opening tracks.
- Chart updated: 06/03/2018 14:15
- (Created: 06/29/2013 19:38).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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Top 3 Tracks - Nude, Weird Fishes/Arpeggi, Reckoner
[First added to this chart: 06/30/2013]
Year of Release:
2007
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40,495
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Top 3 Tracks - Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels), Wake Up, Rebellion (Lies)
[First added to this chart: 10/25/2013]
Year of Release:
2004
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31,868
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Top 3 Tracks - Airbag, Paranoid Android, No Surprises
[First added to this chart: 06/30/2013]
Year of Release:
1997
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59,462
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Top 3 Tracks - Debaser, Here Comes Your Man, Hey
[First added to this chart: 02/16/2014]
Year of Release:
1989
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30,014
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Top 3 Tracks - Get Innocuous!, Time To Get Away, All My Friends
[First added to this chart: 06/03/2018]
Year of Release:
2007
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11,376
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Top 3 Tracks - I Am Trying to Break Your Heart, Jesus etc, Poor Places
[First added to this chart: 04/20/2014]
Year of Release:
2002
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16,196
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Top 3 Tracks - King of Carrot Flowers Pt.1, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, Holland 1945
[First added to this chart: 03/14/2014]
Year of Release:
1998
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29,751
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Top 3 Tracks - The Night Josh Tillman Came to Our House, Bored in the USA, Holy Shit
Year of Release:
2015
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5,124
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Top 3 Tracks - Sorrow, Bloodbuzz Ohio, England
[First added to this chart: 01/25/2017]
Year of Release:
2010
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10,449
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Top 3 Tracks - Death With Dignity, Should Have Known Better, Fourth of July
[First added to this chart: 08/16/2015]
Year of Release:
2015
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15,495
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Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 4 | 8% | |
| 1970s | 7 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 4 | 8% | |
| 1990s | 12 | 24% | |
| 2000s | 15 | 30% | |
| 2010s | 8 | 16% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Radiohead | 4 | 8% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 6% | |
| Arcade Fire | 3 | 6% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 4% | |
| Sufjan Stevens | 2 | 4% | |
| The Flaming Lips | 2 | 4% | |
| Weezer | 1 | 2% | |
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| ! | 03/27/2025 15:10 | DrewHamster | 314 | 79/100 |
| ! | 04/07/2021 22:34 |  Mercury | 257 | 95/100 |
| ! | 02/03/2020 10:38 | Vegetariat | 4 | 94/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 06/17/2016 08:00 in Chart of the day (#1704): By Copeland
BestEverAlbums 06/17/2016 08:00 in Chart of the day (#1704): By Copeland“Today's chart of the day Top 50 Greatest Music Albums by Copeland () 1. In Rainbows by Radiohead (2007) 2. Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens (2015) 3. OK Computer by Radiohead (1997) 4. Funeral by Arcade Fire (2004) 5. Doolittle by Pixies (1989) 6. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco (2002) 7. In The…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 10/07/2015 08:00 in Chart of the day (#1450): By Copeland
BestEverAlbums 10/07/2015 08:00 in Chart of the day (#1450): By Copeland“Today's chart of the day Top 50 Greatest Music Albums by Copeland () 1. In Rainbows by Radiohead (2007) 2. Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens (2015) 3. OK Computer by Radiohead (1997) 4. Funeral by Arcade Fire (2004) 5. Doolittle by Pixies (1989) 6. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd (1973) 7.…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 05/29/2014 08:00 in Chart of the day (#954): By Copeland
BestEverAlbums 05/29/2014 08:00 in Chart of the day (#954): By Copeland“Today's chart of the day Top 50 Greatest Music Albums by Copeland () 1. OK Computer by Radiohead (1997) 2. Funeral by Arcade Fire (2004) 3. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd (1973) 4. In Rainbows by Radiohead (2007) 5. Doolittle by Pixies (1989) 6. Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The…”
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Mercury 04/07/2021 22:34 | #268307
Mercury 04/07/2021 22:34 | #268307
Great chart! Cant wait to see it at 100.
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Vegetariat 02/03/2020 10:39 | #247455
10 in common and a great list overall!
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Brad1770 12/19/2017 12:49 | #203555
Brad1770 12/19/2017 12:49 | #203555
Great to see Car Seat Headrest included, it’s not on my all time chart but certainly on my best of for 2016
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JulianR 08/10/2017 07:51 | #195848
JulianR 08/10/2017 07:51 | #195848
good, but ya it is 2000's heavy
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ecwllm 06/18/2016 03:35 | #169008
We share five discs, eight artists, and you name several others that are close behind my top 40. I really like the diversity of your list -- different eras, different styles. While you give at least a couple of bands several spots, so be it. Besides, I like Radiohead, Pink Floyd, and Sufjan too. Good job -- I look forward to seeing how your rankings evolve.
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