Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by 
BoneyKingOfNowhere 
This is a list of my favourite albums of all time, I will include compilations and live albums. With each Album I will write a brief accompanying note about why I like the album along with My favourite track, Enjoy.
- Chart updated: 09/29/2014 21:45
- (Created: 08/09/2013 02:27).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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This is an album that has recently topped my chart. It's one of those rare albums that gets not only better with every listen but you grow to realise that everything in it is sublime. There isn't a bad track on it, sure, there are some that do Not live up to the rest of the album but most any other band would kill to have it as a single.This album in a word- Class.
Favourite Track- Underwear [First added to this chart: 08/19/2013]
Favourite Track- Underwear [First added to this chart: 08/19/2013]
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1995
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8,586
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This album is made up of a collection of Smiths B-Sides and a couple of singles, And it's just spectacular. The album begins with Is it really so strange?, a happy tune from Ol' Moz and Marr, and soars to dizzying heights at It's close with the beautifully melancholic Asleep. Just Stellar.
Favourite Track- Golden Lights [First added to this chart: 08/19/2013]
Favourite Track- Golden Lights [First added to this chart: 08/19/2013]
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1987
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2,400
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The album That defined Britpop, a phenomenon That was "completely and utterly Damon's idea" and It's easy to see how, It has the same charisma as any other blur album and has a uniquely british sense of patriotism without it coming off as nationalism, Cracking.
Favourite Track- For Tomorrow [First added to this chart: 08/19/2013]
Favourite Track- For Tomorrow [First added to this chart: 08/19/2013]
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1993
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2,227
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I adore this album, everything about it screams brilliance, Wandering Genies, Singing saws, acoustic guitars, and one of the most enigmatically beautiful voices I have ever heard. Jeff Mangum's surreal yet beautiful lyrics help drive the brilliance of this album home.
Favourite track- Ghost [First added to this chart: 11/01/2013]
Favourite track- Ghost [First added to this chart: 11/01/2013]
Year of Release:
1998
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31,910
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On the recommendation of a friend, I decided to give this album a listen. I love it. Its unique blend of baroque pop and indie rock create this anthemic masterpiece. The album should quite simply be the soundtrack to any revolution. Win Butler's voice cuts through the tight musicianship to deliver pure poetry to your ears ("I carved your name across my eyelids. You pray for rain, I pray for blindness"). A modern classic is not a prestigious enough title for this masterpiece.
Favourite track- Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels) [First added to this chart: 12/25/2013]
Favourite track- Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels) [First added to this chart: 12/25/2013]
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2004
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33,693
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My favourite of The Smiths' studio albums and the album that cemented them as my favourite act of all time. This, to me, is the epitome of what they could achieve, with not only Stephen Street but any producer.
Favourite Track- Paint A Vulgar Picture [First added to this chart: 10/25/2013]
Favourite Track- Paint A Vulgar Picture [First added to this chart: 10/25/2013]
Year of Release:
1987
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5,699
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This album is a post punk masterpiece. Some great bass riffs and one of the most haunting voices ever to be put to music, this album is proof enough as to why Joy Division should be classed as one of the all time great british bands.
Favourite Track- Disorder [First added to this chart: 08/19/2013]
Favourite Track- Disorder [First added to this chart: 08/19/2013]
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1979
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21,355
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The best Beatles album. There is no two ways about it. Whilst Sgt. Pepper's revolutionized The Beatles album, Abbey Road perfected it. It is brilliant by anyone's definition of the word. I'm also hard pressed to find anything as cool as the closing medley, you can't fault it.
Favourite track- I Want You (She's so Heavy) [First added to this chart: 11/06/2013]
Favourite track- I Want You (She's so Heavy) [First added to this chart: 11/06/2013]
Year of Release:
1969
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56,619
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Like a lot of artists I used to dismiss I thought Radiohead rode their one good song to its absolute limit. Then I listened to OK Computer. This album, not the best of all time, but a damn good attempt. There is only one song that i'm not too fond of but other than that. I just adore it. The structure is taken wholly into account and the album is all the better for it.
Favourite Track- Let Down [First added to this chart: 11/10/2013]
Favourite Track- Let Down [First added to this chart: 11/10/2013]
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1997
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62,860
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When I first heard London Calling, I didn't really enjoy it. I viewed The Clash as one of your typical punk bands. They happen to be one of the most diverse and interesting bands that I have ever listened to. Both the lyricism of Strummer and Jones is far beyond the capability of all of their contemporaries as is a lot of the musicianship and that is one of the most interesting parts of the album. London Calling combines an abundance of outside influences mixed with their traditional punk sound and it is just a treat. Essential listening and an album that I will hold dear for many, many years to come.
Favourite track- Lost In The Supermarket [First added to this chart: 04/23/2014]
Favourite track- Lost In The Supermarket [First added to this chart: 04/23/2014]
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1979
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30,398
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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 | 2 | 5% | |
| 1970s | 7 | 18% | |
| 1980s | 7 | 18% | |
| 1990s | 15 | 38% | |
| 2000s | 8 | 20% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Smiths | 5 | 13% | |
| Pulp | 3 | 8% | |
| Blur | 3 | 8% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 8% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 5% | |
| Oasis | 2 | 5% | |
| The Beatles | 2 | 5% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 2 from 40th to 38thEngland Keep My Bones by Frank Turner |
| Up 2 from 39th to 37thHeavy Weather by Weather Report |
| Up 2 from 38th to 36thTransformer by Lou Reed |
| New entries |
|---|
| Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang Clan |
| Down In Albion by Babyshambles |
| Leavers |
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| Crow Sit On Blood Tree by Graham Coxon |
| Bona Drag by Morrissey |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 11/04/2016 21:52 | Seab | 2,001 | 93/100 | |
| 01/18/2016 19:16 |  Applerill | 972 | 75/100 | |
| 10/02/2014 10:04 | JacobHarris97 | 3 | 67/100 | |
| 04/14/2014 23:51 |  Tradex | 4 | 71/100 | |
| 04/13/2014 00:39 | KILLALLHIPPIES | 38 | 87/100 |
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From JacobHarris97 10/02/2014 10:05 | #123162
Sound.
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SuedeSwede 07/09/2014 00:26 | #116308
SuedeSwede 07/09/2014 00:26 | #116308
I checked Tilt - it was great. If you like that kinda stuff you should really check out Nico's solo stuff, honestly so similar, I'd check 'Desertshore' and 'Marble Index' which are both very similar dark avant-garde kinda music. Also, sorta similar, you should check out Popol Vuh though they're not exactly like 'Tilt', they share some similarities in the atmospheric noises - 'Hosianna Mantra' would be the place to start, and 'In Den Garten Pharaos' is good too.
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From SuedeSwede 07/04/2014 20:40 | #115980
SuedeSwede 07/04/2014 20:40 | #115980
http://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?c=19103 - indie pop chart just for you <3
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From SuedeSwede 04/25/2014 12:22 | #110034
SuedeSwede 04/25/2014 12:22 | #110034
only fgts like Billy Bragg
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From Tradex 04/14/2014 23:51 | #109264
Tradex 04/14/2014 23:51 | #109264
bless
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From KILLALLHIPPIES 04/13/2014 00:40 | #109129
YES YES YES YES YES!!!!
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WildHorses 02/18/2014 00:29 | #103450
WildHorses 02/18/2014 00:29 | #103450
An Avid Smiths fan! Nice!
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From joathome 02/17/2014 17:18 | #103407
A very good chart from a britpop fan !!
Love the top position of "different class" which is so ...
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From SuedeSwede 12/29/2013 12:54 | #99066
SuedeSwede 12/29/2013 12:54 | #99066
Really digging this chart now, Crow Sit On Blood Tree is fantastic so I may have to use you for recs more often.
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From chris lancaster 12/29/2013 11:42 | #99061
A delightful list of evocative, tender music.
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