Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by JamesTookey

• Chart updated: 04/06/2010 12:52
• (Created: 09/28/2009 01:31).
• Chart size: 50 albums.

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1.

Run Come Save Me 

 Roots Manuva

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Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

128

Rank in 2001:

169

Rank in 2000s:

1,674

Overall Rank:

9,421

Average Rating:

 74 (33 votes)

Comments:

1

2.

Five Leaves Left 

 Nick Drake

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

990 charts

Rank Score:

9,029

Rank in 1969:

7

Rank in 1960s:

30

Overall Rank:

165

Average Rating:

 84 (1,074 votes)

Comments:

50

3.

Astral Weeks 

 Van Morrison

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Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,530 charts

Rank Score:

16,787

Rank in 1968:

3

Rank in 1960s:

17

Overall Rank:

65

Average Rating:

 84 (1,707 votes)

Comments:

138

4.

I Am A Bird Now 

 Antony & The Johnsons

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

378 charts

Rank Score:

2,428

Rank in 2005:

11

Rank in 2000s:

113

Overall Rank:

721

Average Rating:

 78 (374 votes)

Comments:

21

5.

Songs Of Leonard Cohen 

 Leonard Cohen

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Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

1,040 charts

Rank Score:

9,822

Rank in 1967:

7

Rank in 1960s:

25

Overall Rank:

144

Average Rating:

 84 (1,113 votes)

Comments:

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6.

Highway 61 Revisited 

 Bob Dylan

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Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,363 charts

Rank Score:

27,796

Rank in 1965:

1

Rank in 1960s:

8

Overall Rank:

27

Average Rating:

 89 (2,813 votes)

Comments:

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7.

Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers 
Compilation

 Bob Marley & The Wailers

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

524 charts

Rank Score:

3,452

Rank in 1984:

14

Rank in 1980s:

78

Overall Rank:

511

Average Rating:

 84 (1,033 votes)

Comments:

58

8.

Ready To Die 

 The Notorious B.I.G.

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

688 charts

Rank Score:

5,505

Rank in 1994:

12

Rank in 1990s:

60

Overall Rank:

314

Average Rating:

 82 (817 votes)

Comments:

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9.

For Emma, Forever Ago 

 Bon Iver

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Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

1,217 charts

Rank Score:

11,215

Rank in 2007:

3

Rank in 2000s:

14

Overall Rank:

118

Average Rating:

 83 (1,533 votes)

Comments:

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10.

Doolittle 

 Pixies

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Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,544 charts

Rank Score:

32,421

Rank in 1989:

1

Rank in 1980s:

2

Overall Rank:

18

Average Rating:

 88 (2,947 votes)

Comments:

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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	3	6%
1960s	10	20%
1970s	13	26%
1980s	7	14%
1990s	7	14%
2000s	10	20%
2010s	0	0%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Bob Dylan	4	8%
Nick Drake	3	6%
Radiohead	3	6%
2Pac	3	6%
Tom Waits	2	4%
The Notorious B.I.G.	2	4%
The Smiths	2	4%
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Country	Albums	%
	27	54%
	16	32%
	4	8%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%

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90/100	06/02/2017 10:01	voland	159	88/100
95/100	01/26/2017 01:37	Seab	2,005	93/100
90/100	07/07/2014 10:59	Antonio-Pedro	563	90/100
65/100	09/09/2012 10:20	Bach	956	78/100
80/100	07/14/2011 16:23	Triple Seis	1,251	79/100

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From Surfin'Dead 03/29/2012 12:37

very good list, very good top 5

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From HigherThanTheSun 01/27/2012 23:38

Loving Roots Manuva at #1! Just added Brand New Second Hand to my list and turns out I'm the first person to ever put it in a list, shocking!

Liking Outkast and Biggie in there aswell you don't see much rap on this website.

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From chris lancaster 10/03/2010 17:15

Great chart! Loving Roots Manuva and all the quality hip-hop you've got in there amongst the more usual albums. Obviously a discerning listener..

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From badfaith 09/28/2009 04:51

Good mix. A triumph of compilationismology!

Surprising how few people have Patti Smith's Horses on this site given it's general acclaim. Hmmm.... something to ponder.

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