Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by chrisware 
- Chart updated: 09/06/2013 23:36
- (Created: 08/27/2013 03:40).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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The pinnacle of human civilization. Best tracks: All of side one--total domination of an unprecedented level.
[First added to this chart: 08/26/2013]
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1987
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18,293
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The only real evidence that there might be a higher power. Best tracks: Sweet Thing, Astral Weeks
[First added to this chart: 08/26/2013]
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1968
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16,409
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Criminally under rated. Best tracks: Elvis Presley and America, Bad, A Sort of Homecoming
[First added to this chart: 08/26/2013]
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1984
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3,592
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He really was the future of rock and roll. Best tracks: Backstreets, Born to run, Jungleland
[First added to this chart: 08/26/2013]
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1975
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15,418
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A towering achievement by the Morrissey/Marr song-writing duo. Best tracks: Pretty much everything except Never Had No One Ever and Vicar in a Tutu
[First added to this chart: 08/26/2013]
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1986
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34,031
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An absolute masterpiece that also doesn't get the respect it deserves.
[First added to this chart: 08/26/2013]
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1991
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460
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It's ironic that the most well known song from this album (the crappy Prince cover) is the one track that sucks. The rest is impossibly good. Best line that posers and hacks (I'm looking at you Alannis Morrissette)will never equal: "Like the times we did it so hard, there was blood on the wall."
[First added to this chart: 08/26/2013]
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1990
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1,634
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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2013]
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1991
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11,832
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The other classic album from the Smiths. Love the piano solo by Morrissey. I Won't Share You is the perfect end to the Morrissey/Marr collaboration. Seven songs about death--nuff said!
[First added to this chart: 08/26/2013]
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1987
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5,748
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Every song is a gem, from start to finish.
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1973
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12,563
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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 | 5 | 13% | |
| 1970s | 13 | 33% | |
| 1980s | 14 | 35% | |
| 1990s | 7 | 18% | |
| 2000s | 1 | 3% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Smiths | 5 | 13% | |
| U2 | 5 | 13% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 5 | 13% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 8% | |
| Van Morrison | 3 | 8% | |
| Roxy Music | 2 | 5% | |
| Morrissey | 2 | 5% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 8 from 33rd to 25th Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles |
| Up 8 from 28th to 20th The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie |
| Up 7 from 15th to 8th Achtung Baby by U2 |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 11 from 18th to 29th The Beatles (The White Album) by The Beatles |
| Down 9 from 8th to 17th War by U2 |
| Down 6 from 34th to 40th Moondance by Van Morrison |
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| ! | 03/27/2018 23:06 |  AvalancheGrips | 128 | 89/100 |
| ! | 04/28/2016 16:21 |  LedZep | 1,104 | 84/100 |
| ! | 03/01/2016 02:07 | Deckiller | 38 | 80/100 |
| ! | 11/20/2013 08:44 |  greatson | 906 | 80/100 |
| ! | 11/19/2013 09:22 |  AliMetallica | 3 | 57/100 |
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From LedZep 04/28/2016 16:21 | #164785
LedZep 04/28/2016 16:21 | #164785
Very nice chart, give us top 100 soon
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From Deckiller 03/01/2016 02:07 | #161049
Pretentious nonsense. Pretentious user. You should've stayed 9 years old. Your taste is narrow and boring, and your attitude sucks.
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From greatson 11/20/2013 08:44 | #93711
greatson 11/20/2013 08:44 | #93711
great music,
but the chart is too short and too redundant for me.
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From AliMetallica 11/19/2013 09:22 | #93528
AliMetallica 11/19/2013 09:22 | #93528
great list
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junodog4 10/07/2013 02:50 | #87785
junodog4 10/07/2013 02:50 | #87785
To be fair, chrisware is not the only one on this site (past or present) that approaches his musical taste and knowledge in an arrogant way. He's also not the first to resort to trite insults and ageism. It's sad when older members behave immaturely - shouln't wisdom result in rising above all that? I struggle to see what he aims to achieve on this site. Insulting another member's taste is bound to get a negative response...
That said, I kinda agree with the others. Your chart is OK (U2 and the Smiths are decent bands, and I really like Springsteen), but it is limited in scope. Good music was made after 1995. There's also great music in other genres besides rock. I'd like to see your decade charts.
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SuedeSwede 09/30/2013 22:26 | #87284
SuedeSwede 09/30/2013 22:26 | #87284
I think the fact that he looks at things so subjectively and then claims his chart to be objectively ranked, plus the fact that he hypocritically degrades users for their lack of diversity and clarity. Also, he fails to see what mistakes he's making and tries to demean other users by being patronizing and patriarchal; he seems like the guy you just wouldn't like to meet for a coffee break. Considering this is a vast community where people can openly comment on issues, and he is taking this in the worst manner possible, he should just reconsider actually utilizing this site.
Anyway, his chart's perfectly fine, he's just a pain in the arse.
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alelsupreme 09/07/2013 16:51 | #85406
alelsupreme 09/07/2013 16:51 | #85406
Sampling is not musical plagiarism. If it is then so is collage.
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SquishypuffDave 09/07/2013 03:54 | #85370
SquishypuffDave 09/07/2013 03:54 | #85370
I think I've found my new least favourite user. You are repulsively smug, hypocritical, and wrong about basically everything you have said about the nature of music and reality in general. This is a site where people post lists of the music they most enjoy, for reasons based entirely on their own criteria. That's what most people mean when they say a particular album is the "best", assuming they aren't condescending douche-turds.
In regards to an argument you made earlier, someone liking Justin Beiber as much as The Smiths is an absolutely valid viewpoint. The idea of that experience being "invalid" isn't even a coherent idea. ppnw did a pretty good job of summarizing your misconceptions about objectivity in art, so I guess I'll leave it there.
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From chrisware 09/06/2013 22:54 | #85360
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