Top 33 Greatest Music Albums
by Grymer 
- Chart updated: 06/24/2026 18:15
- (Created: 10/10/2013 13:26).
- Chart size: 33 albums.
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Erykah established herself as THE soul singer of the new generation with "Baduizm" in 1997, and with "Mama's Gun" no-one can deny her skill as a musician and songwriter - she is the new Queen. "Penitentiary Philosophy" is an almost rockish song where miss Badu shows her skill as a vocalist, but it's especially on passionate and soulful numbers like "Didn't cha know", "Orange Moon" and "Bag Lady" where her both jazzy and funky vocals are evident and pure.
[First added to this chart: 10/10/2013]
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2000
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[First added to this chart: 05/13/2014]
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1971
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15,532
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The Amazing High Priestts of Soul: Nina Simone. Jazz, blues, soul, funk, gospel and so on. She is everything, and everything she touches becomes Soul.
[First added to this chart: 05/14/2014]
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1967
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782
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1983
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557
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2014]
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1985
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To me, Janis will always be the perfect woman. She gave everything she had, every time she went on stage. Her songs and her voice were a perfect combination of soul and rock, and she was able to make you feel just the way she did. On "Move Over" she is rough and tough, but on "A Woman Left Lonely" she is so vulnerable and delicate as any little girl. And "Me And Bobby McGee" is an amazing journey through the 60's counterculture.
[First added to this chart: 10/10/2013]
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1971
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Donna Summer gained fame with "Love To Love You Baby", but with this essential Disco-release, she made sure everyone knew, that she was, and still is, the Queen of Disco. "Hot Stuff" is a Disco/Rock anthem for which is won the grammy for Best Rock Vocal, "Bad Girls" is a very danceable beat with whistles, horns, clapping, and streetwise backup-singers. The album also contains the dimmed gem "Dim All the Lights" and the minor hit "Walk Away". A great Soundtrack for a night out.
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1979
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It may seem a slightly strange album to have among 'the best' but Eartha Kitt is like the best of jokes; you have to be in on it to really get it. And I am all in. The album is full of camp humour as well as truly touching and profound moments, showing off Kitt's tremendous ability as a night club and cabaret pro. All done over extremely catchy and danceable music. Her signature purring (present throughout the album) can be overbearing at times, however it adds to the camp aesthetic of the entire thing and underscores that Kitt is playing a character playing a singer. The first track "I Love Men" is my favorite and it's a classic cabaret/disco mix with Kitt belting out her love of men while lamenting her constant loneliness (she contained multitudes, I tell you). "Sugar daddy" is just good old camp fun, while "Tonite" has a darker more mysterious night club tone. The lead single "Where is my man" appears as a fun (and long) club mix at the end of the album, and it contains an emotive and powerful performance by Kitt, again searching for love without much luck. The album is thus an exploration of the diva/material girl's search for both love and security (financial as well as emotional) but finding herself disappointed time and time again - perhaps she is better off relying on herself?
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Sade proved to us all that soul isn't about range or power, it's about something much deeper - and smoother. Her vocals are jazzy "Smooth Operator", funky and exotic "Hang on to your love" and most of all packed with passion and soul "Frankie's First Affair".
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1984
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Total albums: 33. Page 1 of 4
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Top 33 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 2 | 6% | |
| 1960s | 6 | 18% | |
| 1970s | 11 | 33% | |
| 1980s | 7 | 21% | |
| 1990s | 3 | 9% | |
| 2000s | 3 | 9% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Erykah Badu | 2 | 6% | |
| Buffy Sainte-Marie | 1 | 3% | |
| D'Angelo | 1 | 3% | |
| Sade | 1 | 3% | |
| Sly & The Family Stone | 1 | 3% | |
| Bettye Swann | 1 | 3% | |
| Koko Taylor | 1 | 3% | |
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| ! | 04/03/2015 06:53 | Finky | 6 | 84/100 |
| ! | 05/15/2014 07:24 |  Decurso | 171 | 82/100 |
| ! | 05/02/2014 21:43 |  sssvnnn | 2,875 | 83/100 |
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Finky 04/03/2015 07:00 | #138676
Grymer, you've got stuff good stuff on here. I see you like blues and motown a lot, and you really like the lady singers.
In fact, you had Janis Joplin at #1, so, I'd like to recommend someone to you that I think you will love, Susan Tedeschi (now of the Tedeschi Trucks Band). Check out her album called "Just Won't Burn". Her voice sounds like an incredible combination of Janis Joplin's and Bonnie Raitt's. She does a couple of covers, including "Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean" (also sung by Koko Taylor), "Little By Little", and "Angel From Montgomery". Her originals are really good too: "Rock Me Right", "It Hurt So Bad" (if you love Janis Joplin, you will love this), "Friars Point", and "You Need To Be With Me". If you give it a listen, let me know how you like it.
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Decurso 05/15/2014 07:26 | #111877
Decurso 05/15/2014 07:26 | #111877
A very nice list! Heavy on the ladies (refreshing to see) and full of artists who evoke genuine emotion.
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sssvnnn 05/02/2014 21:43 | #110634
sssvnnn 05/02/2014 21:43 | #110634
soulful.
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