Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by LittleM1971 
hope you enjoy...slowly adding more comments for each choice (I'll get there in the end)
- Chart updated: 02/15/2025 00:45
- (Created: 11/06/2013 13:03).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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The single Trigger Cut was already on heavy rotation for me so when this album was released I was really excited and it didn't disappoint. I must have played it 4 times on that day alone and was immediately hooked. 20+ years on and I still love it to bits, for me it somehow just retains that freshness. It's an absolute joy which for me they would never better. For years I've avoided putting this album top of my list, always going for something more widely respected like Pet Sounds or something. Not anymore and with amazing tracks like Summer Babe / Trigger Cut / In the Mouth a Desert through to beautiful songs like Here, Zurich is Stained and fuzzy gems like Perfume it's just brilliant. I'm standing up and claiming this to be the greatest album of all time and that feels good.
[First added to this chart: 11/11/2013]
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1992
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The thing I love about My Bloody Valentine is that they never lose sight of the melody. They may bend it and twist it but it's always there. To Here Knows When sounded so strange when it came out, I still enjoy peoples reaction when they hear it for the first time now. As a footnote MBV remain the only band that have actually made me black out at a gig! The Rollercoaster Tour, what a line-up that was...The Mary Chain, MBV, Dinosaur Jr and Blur.
[First added to this chart: 11/16/2013]
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1991
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Much like The Stone Roses a huge impact album which fortunately arrived in the prime of my youth. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, My Generation, Anarchy In The UK...Smells Like Teen Spirit, yep it was and still is that important!!! The album itself is so strong and sounds huge and I count my blessings that I was lucky enough to catch them at the Reading Festival in 1992.
[First added to this chart: 11/10/2013]
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1991
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Ride didn't put a foot wrong releasing three brilliant EP's before this album which they then followed up with the Today Forever EP...a great run of records before kinda losing me with the album 'Going Blank Again'.
One of my most memorable (bit hazy tbh) days out with friends when I was younger was going to the Slough Music Festival in 1991. Ended up getting very stoned watching Revolver, Slowdive, Curve and Ride playing a blinding headline set. Happy carefree days!!! [First added to this chart: 11/27/2013]
One of my most memorable (bit hazy tbh) days out with friends when I was younger was going to the Slough Music Festival in 1991. Ended up getting very stoned watching Revolver, Slowdive, Curve and Ride playing a blinding headline set. Happy carefree days!!! [First added to this chart: 11/27/2013]
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1990
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OK I'm not gonna try and be cool here as like many my first experience of hearing the talented Mr Smith was watching the film Good Will Hunting. Basically popped out after that and grabbed some of his albums and this is my favourite. Sad loss.
[First added to this chart: 12/03/2013]
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1997
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Absolute stunner...probably the most abrasive album in Stereolab's impressive discography. A sprawling double album which always maintains your attention and for me should be looked upon as their masterpiece...Stereolabs very own ‘Daydream Nation’ perhaps?
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1993
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I was living down in London back in the late nineties and whilst travelling home on the tube one evening I noted in the local newspaper that Hefner were playing a live in-store show at Waterstones bookstore that night. Hopped off the train at the next stop and headed back into London to catch a wonderfully intimate acoustic show that made me realise just how good they actually were.
[First added to this chart: 11/13/2013]
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[First added to this chart: 01/26/2014]
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1995
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The album Dreamy pointed towards a more consistent output from the band, and on this their last studio offering, they nailed it from start to the very last track (Bury The Hammer) which might just be their greatest song.
[First added to this chart: 11/13/2013]
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This album is so good and yes I think it's better than Giant Steps, certainly more consistent. A really ambitious record and a huge leap forward from their debut Ichabod and I. Really deserves a re-issue. The joint headline tour with Pale Saints was a bit special.
[First added to this chart: 11/30/2013]
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
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| 1960s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 17 | 17% | |
| 1980s | 29 | 29% | |
| 1990s | 28 | 28% | |
| 2000s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2010s | 6 | 6% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
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| Pixies | 4 | 4% | |
| The Smiths | 4 | 4% | |
| The Jam | 3 | 3% | |
| Neil Young | 2 | 2% | |
| The Damned | 2 | 2% | |
| Elliott Smith | 2 | 2% | |
| Bob Marley & The Wailers | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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| Up 1 from 76th to 75th Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain |
| Up 1 from 73rd to 72nd Specials by The Specials |
| Up 1 from 72nd to 71st Chelsea Girl by Nico |
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| Down 2 from 71st to 73rd 13 by Blur |
| Down 1 from 46th to 47th Raise by Swervedriver |
| Down 1 from 66th to 67th Up For A Bit With The Pastels by The Pastels |
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From Moondance 12/28/2022 00:12
An exciting chart - love having so many outliers and how each means something uniquely special to you. If I had been born about 20 years later I could easily imagine this would be my chart! We do have 2 albums in common despite the difference! Glad to see one Aussie & one NZ album in the mix.
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95/100
From Lgk21 01/09/2021 23:22
Cool stuff, I really enjoyed your blurbs.
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100/100
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DeusExMackia 07/15/2020 15:12
DeusExMackia 07/15/2020 15:12
An alt-rock lover's dream. One of the best lists on the site, love it to bits.
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100/100
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ForegroundNoise 05/20/2020 19:36
ForegroundNoise 05/20/2020 19:36
Just a gorgeous, personal, vitality-inducing chart. Can't believe it was created seven years ago and I'm only finding it now???
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ExTeaSea 05/03/2020 15:49
ExTeaSea 05/03/2020 15:49
Cool! Started off like a number of charts but ended up having a bunch of lesser known artists which I appreciate. There's many I need to check out from your chart. Especially since I want to get more familiar with the late eighties and early nineties.
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From bonnequestion 04/05/2020 13:23
Nice chart with very interesting comments, keep it up!
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90/100
From pctrooper 09/14/2019 22:48
Really cool chart and I also like your notes. The personal anecdotes help me to appreciate where you're coming from with this distinctive taste of yours. I really don't know why I never gave Pavement much of a chance; they're quite enjoyable.
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Julelios 12/05/2018 14:35
Julelios 12/05/2018 14:35
Excellent choices !
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100/100
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Purplepash 08/17/2018 04:25
Purplepash 08/17/2018 04:25
Love this chart! Would like to check out some of the few I haven't heard at some stage...and props for Goon Sax and Beach Slang. Not in my faves but I really enjoyed them, and I like seeing some unique choices.
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75/100
From vancevisuals 08/15/2018 14:32
not so much in common but I couldn't agree more with your comments about "the White Album"
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