Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by 
maxperenchio 
admittedly subjective :) Says more about me and less about the bands.
- Chart updated: 01/16/2011 10:11
- (Created: 08/06/2009 03:54).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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Number 1s are always hard. This is rock hard.
[First added to this chart: 01/11/2010]
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1972
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19,419
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Sprawling and majestic. What it sounds like to grow up in a dreamlike Chicago.
[First added to this chart: 01/11/2010]
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1995
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14,656
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Animalize is roughly the sound of fire-winged bionic falcons flying out of the mouth of a giant pharaoh-beast. See "comments"
[First added to this chart: 01/28/2010]
Slick Iggy is awesome, God bless'im. The finest fruit of the Bowie/Pop collab. Favorite track "Neighborhood Threat".
[First added to this chart: 01/11/2010]
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1977
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3,371
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The coolest heavy metal album of all time. I'll fight you.
[First added to this chart: 01/11/2010]
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1973
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2,310
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One of the most diverse albums of the 60s. Vliet proves he has the pop chops here before he dives into madness.
[First added to this chart: 01/11/2010]
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1967
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3,460
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The Who, and arguably 70s rock, at its most monolithic. (THERES EVEN A MONOLITH ON THE COVER)
[First added to this chart: 01/11/2010]
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1971
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20,873
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I like to have sex to this album.
[First added to this chart: 01/11/2010]
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1991
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28,004
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I usually don't like including really obscure bands, but this album is so good I had to make an exception.
[First added to this chart: 01/11/2010]
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1968
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36,685
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Doesn't every pansy music fan especially love listening to music in Autumn ? Me too, and this is my Autumnal favorite.
[First added to this chart: 01/11/2010]
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1985
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18,098
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Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 12 | 24% | |
| 1970s | 18 | 36% | |
| 1980s | 11 | 22% | |
| 1990s | 5 | 10% | |
| 2000s | 2 | 4% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 2% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Kiss | 3 | 6% | |
| Black Sabbath | 2 | 4% | |
| Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2 | 4% | |
| The Beatles | 2 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 4% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 2 | 4% | |
| Pixies | 1 | 2% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 07/07/2023 13:59 |  Brandon8 | 40 | 88/100 | |
| 10/08/2016 06:10 |  Onater | 457 | 90/100 | |
| 07/12/2015 09:27 |  greatson | 904 | 80/100 | |
| 07/24/2012 16:12 |  junodog4 | 712 | 73/100 | |
| 05/29/2012 16:29 |  Applerill | 972 | 75/100 |
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From TheKing 08/24/2024 12:48 | #304952
Come back and update this chart please! It rules :)
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From junodog4 07/24/2012 16:13 | #47170
junodog4 07/24/2012 16:13 | #47170
So great music by amazing artists... I just can't figure out how Kiss gets 3 albums on your chart.
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From daftpunter 12/24/2011 05:37 | #33642
Great chart. Love the Kiss.
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From maxperenchio 01/16/2011 03:11 | #17590
maxperenchio 01/16/2011 03:11 | #17590
@Juan Schwartz- you figured it out!!! I wish I had a prize :)
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Juan Schwartz 12/20/2010 22:09 | #17111
Juan Schwartz 12/20/2010 22:09 | #17111
are you in 17?
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From maxperenchio 12/20/2010 02:15 | #17101
maxperenchio 12/20/2010 02:15 | #17101
Glad you liked some of it Lethalnezzle. For the record- I completely endorse overblown pretentious music.
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From wdm2073 04/21/2010 18:29 | #10817
great chart
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From woolwasa 04/09/2010 16:50 | #10454
great chart, im loving almost every album there!
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From zz_serge 03/19/2010 01:23 | #9936
Good chart. At least, it is much better than faceless porridge of charts on this site with artists ad nauseam.
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From dp39 03/13/2010 06:08 | #9825
A fellow kiss fan. right on. Destroyer is god.
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