Top 20 Greatest Music Albums
by billman 
These are albums that connect with me and move me on a deep level - when I listen to them, they take me some place else. That's my primary criteria for inclusion.
As pointed out, this is an "odd conglomeration" - I wish I could figure out how to retitle my chart that way!
- Chart updated: 04/06/2010 12:53
- (Created: 10/22/2009 23:21).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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1979
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28,818
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1975
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19,240
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1977
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15,753
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1983
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9,635
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1980
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442
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1995
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8,309
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1979
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3,914
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1984
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7,374
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1993
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2,173
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2001
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Top 20 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 2 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 8 | 40% | |
| 1980s | 5 | 25% | |
| 1990s | 2 | 10% | |
| 2000s | 3 | 15% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Bob Dylan | 3 | 15% | |
| Neil Young | 1 | 5% | |
| Thievery Corporation | 1 | 5% | |
| The Replacements | 1 | 5% | |
| Liz Phair | 1 | 5% | |
| The Strokes | 1 | 5% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 1 | 5% | |
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| ! | 08/24/2013 13:16 | tomr37 | 25 | 83/100 |
| ! | 09/15/2010 15:55 |  Triple Seis | 1,251 | 79/100 |
| ! | 12/29/2009 12:47 |  ffudnebbuh | 653 | 91/100 |
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billman 10/23/2009 21:44 | #6861
telefunker: Ambient 4: is credited to Harold Budd & Brian Eno, though in my readings about the album it seems that Harold Budd is the primary composer of the pieces and Eno "treated" the results kind of like an arranger. I should change the artist to Harold Budd & Brian Eno, which is how it usually appears.
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tomr37 08/24/2013 13:16 | #84437
Love your chart. Very eclectic.
I would be interested to see your own comments on these albums.
I too am a big fan of The Plateaux of Mirror.
I have an almost complete collection of both Budd and Eno and I view this principally as a Harold Budd album.
It's him playing the keys.
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telefunker 11/19/2009 04:01 | #7243
telefunker 11/19/2009 04:01 | #7243
ah, i see. it's actually made its way into my list now as it seems to be the eno album i reach for by default when looking to turn myself down..
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billman 10/23/2009 10:51 | #6856
Thanks, purple - perfect description: "odd conglomeration" - kinda describes my life! :-)
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telefunker 10/23/2009 15:08 | #6858
telefunker 10/23/2009 15:08 | #6858
plateux of mirror is quality.. technically it's a brian eno album though, right?
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