Top 50 Greatest Music Albums by Dingerbell

My favourite songs:
1. Gold Soundz by Pavement
2. Citizen Erased by Muse
3. Svefn-g-englar by Sigur Ros
4. Vapour Trail by Ride
5. Ceremony by New Order
6. Move on Up by Curtis Mayfield
7. They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) by Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
8. Souvlaki Space Station by Slowdive
9. Carry the Zero by Built to Spill
10. Wasted Days by Cloud Nothings
11. Helicopter by Bloc Party
12. Frontier Psychiatrist by The Avalanches
13. Two Weeks by Grizzly Bear
14. Shook Ones Part II by Mobb Deep
15. Maps by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
16. Thirteen by Big Star
17. Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space by Spiritualized
18. Chicago by Sufjan Stevens
19. Never Catch Me by Flying Lotus
20. Angeles by Elliott Smith
21. Us by Regina Spektor
22. Diamond Day by Vashti Bunyan
23. Tugboat by Galaxie 500
24. Long Season by Fishmans
25. Fancy Clown by Madvillain

• Chart updated: 07/11/2020 20:15
• (Created: 09/27/2013 19:57).
• Chart size: 50 albums.

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Ágætis Byrjun 

 Sigur Rós

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“Indecipherable Icelandic stuff.”

This album is simply from another planet. The combination of Jónsi's crazy “are you sure its not a female singing” falsetto and the lyrics being in Icelandic/Hopelandic gives it such a unique and un-human feel; surely this is something we have intercepted from an alien transmission from another world? When this album is on loud, Jónsi's tone just pierces my soul; it gives me goose bumps.

Then you’ve got Sigur Rós’ wonderful instrumentation, combining classical and modern sounds- such as with Jónsi's signature bowed guitar. There’s not one moment of this album that isn’t filled to the brim with wonderful noise. But the noise isn’t random: it’s brilliantly effective. Part of this comes from the dynamics. They jump up on you in a discreet way, often appearing from nowhere, but whether it being one note or a whole section of a song, the sound hits you like an emotional train.

Whether it being through the dynamics, the vocals or the instrumentation, Sigur Rós really know how to grab your undivided attention. This album makes you lose concentration over your surroundings and makes you completely lose track of time, making this album the shortest double album ever created; it passes over so smoothly and so quickly that it never feels like 70 minutes.

And a quick shout out for Hjartað hamast (bamm bamm bamm), one of my favourite song titles ever. I love the (bamm bamm bamm) part; it is really cute!

Best Moments:
Svefn-g-englar. One of the greatest songs mankind has ever written. I don’t know if I just lose myself in its beauty ever time, but it only ever feels like it’s only a couple of minutes long.
The section from 4:09 to 5:32 in Starálfur.
The wonderful bass line and piano in Flugufrelsarinn.
The drums and bass in Ný batterí.
The noisy section at the end of Hjartað hamast (bamm bamm bamm).
The last two minutes of Viðrar vel til loftárása. Another “I can’t believe this is over ten minutes” song.
The drum fill in Olsen Olsen at 4:51. [First added to this chart: 09/27/2013]

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

1,397 charts

Rank Score:

15,684

Rank in 1999:

1

Rank in 1990s:

14

Overall Rank:

80

Average Rating:

 86 (1,704 votes)

Comments:

139

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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	1	2%
1960s	6	12%
1970s	6	12%
1980s	5	10%
1990s	16	32%
2000s	12	24%
2010s	4	8%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Mobb Deep	1	2%
The Avalanches	1	2%
The Velvet Underground & Nico	1	2%
DJ Shadow	1	2%
Belle And Sebastian	1	2%
Electric Wizard	1	2%
Flying Lotus	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	27	54%
	13	26%
	3	6%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%
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From Larcx13 12/21/2022 21:06

Came here because I didn't like some of your album ratings lol.
Nice chart. Good work put in too. I'm sorry you have an easier time disliking albums I tend to find great, but glad we still have a few in Common... Good job on the 1 album per artist too.

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From EyeKanFly 06/18/2020 13:07

Really awesome chart. So much thought put into all your comments, and I love the "top moments" idea rather than top tracks (which doesn't make sense for some albums with only 1-3 tracks). Definite favorite

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From StefanR10 06/18/2020 11:18

I find it good there a albums i have and most of them i knew. Really good i give you a high rating for such classic music pieces.

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From Reppu1976 01/16/2019 01:13

Really nice chart!

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From DommeDamian 01/11/2018 10:55

Unique chart, thanks for the surprise of The Avalanches

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From JulianR 08/31/2017 05:19

I've gotta say... this is one of my favorite charts. Even with Muse at #1. The in depth reviews are great. And it's funny, I had the exact same idea for the best moments thing; I got so tired of seeing the "top three tracks:..." thins everywhere

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From RandolphCarterJr 07/15/2017 03:26

I was getting nervous till I saw Doolittle at 3. Solid and interesting chart.

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From Onater 07/15/2017 03:12

Much better than I expected for a chart with Muse at #1

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From Davy 07/14/2017 21:00

Mhm, great top 10 :D

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From benschrier00 07/14/2017 16:57

Really good chart, not only some of my favorites but also a reminder of some albums I've been meaning to check out. I really like the idea of "favorite moments" as well, and I especially agree with things like Sometimes from Loveless and the crescendo in Epitaph.

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