Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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greatson 
Hallo I´m the great son from Austria. Austria is the home of the great sons - as our national anthem tells everybody, so I´m not the only one.
Please let me introduce You to my great family...
I like electronic music and singer, songwriter.
So here is my chart.
- Chart updated: 08/28/2020 14:15
- (Created: 08/20/2013 15:09).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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He is our grand-grandfather.
The father of Bob and Arlo.
We should never forget him: This land is our land! [First added to this chart: 08/20/2013]
The father of Bob and Arlo.
We should never forget him: This land is our land! [First added to this chart: 08/20/2013]
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Everyone in Austria is a relative of Mozart, he has lots of children, everyone loves him.
We call him "Woiferl" [First added to this chart: 08/21/2013]
We call him "Woiferl" [First added to this chart: 08/21/2013]
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Our cousins from england doing quite well.
They are not only our cousins but at the same time the grandfathers of eletronic singer songwriter music.
That´s why I love them so. [First added to this chart: 08/21/2013]
They are not only our cousins but at the same time the grandfathers of eletronic singer songwriter music.
That´s why I love them so. [First added to this chart: 08/21/2013]
Year of Release:
1973
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60,023
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We call him grandpa Bob but I cannot tell you a lot about him.
He is on tour since I was born and I havn´t seen him for a while.
It´s a pity that I was not invited to his lecture in Stockholm.
I´ll forgive him! [First added to this chart: 08/21/2013]
He is on tour since I was born and I havn´t seen him for a while.
It´s a pity that I was not invited to his lecture in Stockholm.
I´ll forgive him! [First added to this chart: 08/21/2013]
Year of Release:
1966
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24,966
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She is my little sister, she is called Anja and she is a born Päffgen, for we don´t have the same mother.
I remember the old times when her sister Christa came across and sung with her...
But... as our uncle Elvis from America used to say: Little sister don´t you do whot your big sister´s done. [First added to this chart: 08/21/2013]
I remember the old times when her sister Christa came across and sung with her...
But... as our uncle Elvis from America used to say: Little sister don´t you do whot your big sister´s done. [First added to this chart: 08/21/2013]
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Unkle Andre always has been the smartest boy in our family. Maybe this makes him so melancholic. Not everyone loves smart melancholic boys.
I have always been a little bit sceptic towards him but he did this
album with the help of other smart boys like Brian Eno, The Waxolutionists, The Walkabouts or Thomas D. [First added to this chart: 08/20/2013]
I have always been a little bit sceptic towards him but he did this
album with the help of other smart boys like Brian Eno, The Waxolutionists, The Walkabouts or Thomas D. [First added to this chart: 08/20/2013]
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The godfathers of electronic pop came from our neighbour-country.
For my fathers family once came from germany I visit them frequently driving on the german Autobahn as fast as possible. [First added to this chart: 08/21/2013]
For my fathers family once came from germany I visit them frequently driving on the german Autobahn as fast as possible. [First added to this chart: 08/21/2013]
Year of Release:
1974
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1,810
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The twins from vienna learned fast playing electronic music.
They are doing it more relaxed because we don´t need no stress. [First added to this chart: 08/21/2013]
They are doing it more relaxed because we don´t need no stress. [First added to this chart: 08/21/2013]
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He has a dark heart and a good sense of humour. He sure dousn´t look at the world in an optimistic way and he passed away pretty soon after I saw him performing live... I guess it wasn´t my fault.
Sternderl schaun: Looking at the stars! [First added to this chart: 08/21/2013]
Sternderl schaun: Looking at the stars! [First added to this chart: 08/21/2013]
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The american grandfathers of electronic music.
[First added to this chart: 08/21/2013]
Year of Release:
1968
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 4 | 4% | |
| 1960s | 8 | 8% | |
| 1970s | 25 | 25% | |
| 1980s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1990s | 19 | 19% | |
| 2000s | 21 | 21% | |
| 2010s | 12 | 12% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Tangerine Dream | 3 | 3% | |
| Ludwig Hirsch | 2 | 2% | |
| John Cale | 2 | 2% | |
| Jean Michel Jarre | 2 | 2% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 2% | |
| Neil Young | 2 | 2% | |
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21 | 21% | |
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19 | 19% | |
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14 | 14% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 7 from 49th to 42nd Hadestown by Anaïs Mitchell |
| Up 3 from 86th to 83rd Aquarythmies by Richard Vimal |
| Up 2 from 58th to 56th Vienna Scientists by Various Artists |
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| Down 11 from 57th to 68th Heavy by Jochen Distelmeyer |
| Down 8 from 40th to 48th Falco 3 by Falco |
| Down 8 from 77th to 85th Too Old To Rock 'N' Roll: Too Young To Die! by Jethro Tull |
| New entries |
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| Live ... Auf Ana Langen, Finster'n Stroß'n by Wolfgang Ambros |
| Leavers |
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| #2 by Thees Uhlmann |
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| ! | 10/07/2025 11:15 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 05/14/2021 09:12 |  Tamthebam | 645 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/02/2021 01:21 | mianfei | 168 | 62/100 |
| ! | 12/22/2020 22:56 |  imimesis | 54 | 83/100 |
| ! | 12/22/2020 20:59 | RioBravo | 201 | 84/100 |
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From mianfei 01/02/2021 01:24 | #263608
Even with one artist and no albums in common, this list is very good indeed. There are a few artists like Travis that I really do detest, but apart from that the list is well-varied and has many surprises to it.
The notes, although short in general, are always a worthwhile addition in my mind.
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From imimesis 12/22/2020 22:57 | #263088
imimesis 12/22/2020 22:57 | #263088
Bold list with some classical albums and things I've never heard of. But including Silver Apples in the top ten, and Joan Baez's first (just listened to it yesterday: excellent!) in the top twenty gets mad props from me.
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From jeitee 12/22/2020 20:01 | #263081
love the descriptions
quite a good bit of european music i don't know so will have to check out some of these
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StefanR10 12/22/2020 18:31 | #263077
StefanR10 12/22/2020 18:31 | #263077
Also wirklich gute sortierte Musik wegen dir habe ich zwei Musiker kennengelernt die mich interessieren einmal den Argentinier und dann den Namen Vian
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DommeDamian 12/22/2020 17:03 | #263065
DommeDamian 12/22/2020 17:03 | #263065
omg this is amazing
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From pctrooper 10/06/2019 05:34 | #243447
You have done good here. I commend you, great son.
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From Steppenwolf666 05/24/2019 17:27 | #236691
Very interesting chart, i know nothing about most of these artists but will investigate further.
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From jeffrey-hodgson 10/13/2018 02:57 | #222457
a bit weak
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CharlieBarley 09/22/2017 17:14 | #198544
CharlieBarley 09/22/2017 17:14 | #198544
6 albums in common must check out Tangerine Dream I like the stuff they did for movie soundtracks in the 80s. Great to see Falco, I only know Rock Me Amadeus but he was a mad genius. A lot to check out. Bonus points for Travis.
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From Lgk21 09/22/2017 14:44 | #198527
It's neat to see so much Austrian music, even if I am not familiar with it.
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