Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by schletty 
I'm inclined to place certain albums high out of a sense of social obligation. I am trying to resist that temptation, instead placing them in the order in which I actually value them. An influential album may be "great," but I want to include the ones that I actually want to listen to, not just admire myself for owning. The chief question for me is, "What albums could I least do without?"
I should also add that this list, composed on August 1, 2013, would be different if composed on any other day of my life.
- Chart updated: 08/01/2013 21:06
- (Created: 08/01/2013 21:06).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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Must be the tops, because its on every iteration of every list I've ever made.
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1959
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22,235
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1956
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893
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Every time I hear it, I ask myself, "How did I not remember its being this good!?"
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2005
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Band most likely to make me want to throw away all other albums. You have to admire an artist on a never ending quest for musical influences, willing to play with them to create something both catchy and innovative. Which album I rank higher depends on when you get me.
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The best album by the best band you've never heard of.
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Yeah! Like I'm going to be arrogant enough to add something to this conversation!
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1969
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57,349
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The lost art of album-making.
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2009
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449
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Just because it has a beat, doesn't mean it has to be trivial.
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2007
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11,948
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Pure worship must sound something like this.
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1965
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15,758
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Lyrically and stylistically expansive. I must listen to this one at least once a month in its entirety.
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1991
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 2 | 5% | |
| 1960s | 5 | 13% | |
| 1970s | 3 | 8% | |
| 1980s | 2 | 5% | |
| 1990s | 8 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 19 | 48% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 3 | 8% | |
| U2 | 2 | 5% | |
| Animal Collective | 2 | 5% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 5% | |
| Adam Again | 2 | 5% | |
| Sufjan Stevens | 2 | 5% | |
| Tune-Yards | 2 | 5% | |
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