Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by antiloopje

I recently noticed that it had been two full years since I had updated my chart. An update was past due.

This chart is now rather different from the previous version despite me no longer being as invested in discovering new music as I was before. This is partly because my taste in music has shifted quite a bit and partly because I wanted to try something new with the chart. Some old favourites have been dropped from this chart (there's only room for a 100 albums after all). On the other hand, I used to be wary of putting Radiohead and Pink Floyd near the top, but I've now given them the places they deserve i.m.o.


Another update of this chart will likely (hopefully) follow next summer.

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Year of Release:
1988
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10,557
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Year of Release:
1986
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 2 2%
1960s 11 11%
1970s 31 31%
1980s 16 16%
1990s 16 16%
2000s 10 10%
2010s 14 14%
2020s 0 0%
Artist Albums %


Pink Floyd 4 4%
Arcade Fire 3 3%
David Bowie 3 3%
King Crimson 3 3%
Radiohead 3 3%
Talk Talk 2 2%
Sufjan Stevens 2 2%
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Country Albums %


United States 54 54%
United Kingdom 30 30%
Canada 8 8%
Mixed Nationality 4 4%
Germany 2 2%
Belgium 1 1%
Bahamas 1 1%
Live? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 53 from 88th to 35th
Rumours
by Fleetwood Mac
Climber Up 45 from 59th to 14th
The Dark Side Of The Moon
by Pink Floyd
Climber Up 36 from 70th to 34th
Wish You Were Here
by Pink Floyd
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 59 from 21st to 80th
The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
by Pink Floyd
Faller Down 38 from 58th to 96th
Pure Mania
by The Vibrators
Faller Down 33 from 44th to 77th
Third
by Soft Machine
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From 03/26/2020 21:46
So much great stuff here.
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From 04/18/2019 21:49
Very nice chart!
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From 04/18/2019 12:51
Very interesting chart. I'm going to have to check out a few of your selections.
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From 02/02/2018 21:11
So many great albums here, especially love your top 7 or so. The Blacks Saint is too good!
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From 02/12/2016 16:47
Lots of albums and our nationality in common: I should check out Camel
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From 04/20/2014 16:33
Niiice!!!
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From 03/09/2014 16:35
@ the krauter:

I've finally listend to a full giraffes? giraffes! album. I must say I'm a bit more nuancated on them now. There were parts I really liked but also other parts. Nevertheless, they're quite good, but would probably fall off this chart.

@ Mies: thanks for the rec. I have it on my to-do list, but I'm a bit behind on it right now.

@ Wild Horses: I wouldn't call myself an expert, especially not for the 70s. There are people out here that know 3x the albums I know. As for Deep Purple: they are quite good but a bit too little 'explorative' for my taste - even though they have some great songs. The same sort of goes for Derek & the Dominoes: that one is too much blues for my taste (again, there are some great songs as well). The third rec, Uncle Acid ... is on my list

Thanks for all the recs, I'll make time to listen this week.

Edit: I listened. Lighning bolt was bit too heavy for my taste (even though there were a few great moments.) Uncle acid & deadbeats was rather good (I enjoyed them).
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From 02/21/2014 23:43
Greatest chart from a 60's/70's expert, my favorite decades.
Try some Deep Purple (Machine Head), Derek & the Dominos (Eric Clapton band) and more recently Uncle Acid and The Deadbeats (Mind Control specially).
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From 01/22/2014 20:23
to thekrauter:

LCD soundsystem was very nice. It may land in the lower parts of my chart (not sure yet). As for the Giraffes: great rec! So far I've only listened once though, but I liked it. I'll listen again in the future.

to an outlaw:

not bad, but I don't see why it would beat pure mania
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From 01/13/2014 21:13
Stunning chart!!!
If you`re looking for more recent music:
My suggestions are: LCD Soundsystem - electro, punk, dance
or... if you like prog/math-rock: the best choice for
antiloopje is without any doupt: Giraffes? Giraffes!
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