Top 36 Greatest Music Albums by buckchilly

First and foremost I haven't nearly listened to enough music to warrant an all time top album list, and until I can do 100 I'll stick to one album per band (so there will be some shifting)
But what I've tried not to do is let what I've been listening to recently to bias this chart, using my last.fm and record collection as basis alongside my favourites of the last few years.
As with all charts there's a story behind every album and a why I connect with it.

• Chart updated: 12/24/2013 15:53
• (Created: 12/15/2013 23:38).
• Chart size: 36 albums.

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Animals 

 Pink Floyd

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A stunning work by an incredible band. This album saw their visceral side come to the front to stand side by side with mesmerising beauty. They had never rocked so hard and on such extended pieces. Sadly it all went downhill from this. The pinnacle for which the band are rarely praised.
Stand out track: Sheep [First added to this chart: 12/16/2013]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,756 charts

Rank Score:

23,067

Rank in 1977:

2

Rank in 1970s:

8

Overall Rank:

35

Average Rating:

 88 (2,792 votes)

Comments:

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Thick As A Brick 

 Jethro Tull

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If the myths are to believed an album made to mock prog rock excessiveness becomes one of its greatest gems. Spellbinding from the get go, and essentially one song spread over two sides. It swells and builds before lulling the listener into a false safety before the bombastic brilliance comes round full swing. Captivating in every musical note.
Stand out track: Both [First added to this chart: 12/16/2013]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

646 charts

Rank Score:

5,354

Rank in 1972:

8

Rank in 1970s:

80

Overall Rank:

322

Average Rating:

 83 (846 votes)

Comments:

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Selling England By The Pound 

 Genesis

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Taking the British whimsicalness of their previous outings to new heights. They may have found critical acclaim awaiting on their next album but this is where they reached a creative peak and a sense of unity which would never be reproduced.
Stand out track: Dancing With The Moonlight Knight [First added to this chart: 12/16/2013]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

1,006 charts

Rank Score:

10,744

Rank in 1973:

4

Rank in 1970s:

34

Overall Rank:

125

Average Rating:

 84 (1,263 votes)

Comments:

94

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Close To The Edge 

 Yes

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That magic moment when a band just clicked. Fragile showed glimpses of what was to come but this blew it all away. Bruford left stating that it couldn't be bettered, and he was right. The title track is the perfect example of a band firing on all cylinders.
Stand out track: Close To The Edge [First added to this chart: 12/17/2013]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,197 charts

Rank Score:

14,105

Rank in 1972:

4

Rank in 1970s:

24

Overall Rank:

87

Average Rating:

 85 (1,469 votes)

Comments:

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Tubular Bells 

 Mike Oldfield

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As a small child my parents played me this album, it's stuck with me. It's one man's musical vision carried out with meticulous precision. He ended up spending the rest of his career trying to emulate this album, only Ommadawn came close.
Stand out track: Tubular Bells [First added to this chart: 12/17/2013]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

546 charts

Rank Score:

3,454

Rank in 1973:

14

Rank in 1970s:

117

Overall Rank:

511

Average Rating:

 79 (653 votes)

Comments:

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Houses Of The Holy 

 Led Zeppelin

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IV may have the better songs but it's the musical freedom they show on this release that does it for me. They express their prowess at out-and-out rockers to folk to reggae and all in between. No Quarter stands as an all time career high for band with many career highs.
Stand out track: No Quarter [First added to this chart: 12/18/2013]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

1,334 charts

Rank Score:

11,935

Rank in 1973:

3

Rank in 1970s:

31

Overall Rank:

111

Average Rating:

 85 (2,041 votes)

Comments:

116

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Moonmadness 

 Camel

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Perhaps the only other English prog band to achieve the otherworldliness that Floyd achieved. The instrumental passages on this album are beautifully crafted and the vocals are almost whispered. An album where the cover and content go perfectly together.
Stand out track: Lunar Sea [First added to this chart: 12/18/2013]

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

200 charts

Rank Score:

1,545

Rank in 1976:

18

Rank in 1970s:

235

Overall Rank:

1,132

Average Rating:

 80 (273 votes)

Comments:

21

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Argus 

 Wishbone Ash

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Stand out track: Warrior [First added to this chart: 12/18/2013]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

287 charts

Rank Score:

1,975

Rank in 1972:

20

Rank in 1970s:

188

Overall Rank:

879

Average Rating:

 80 (300 votes)

Comments:

21

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Hark! The Village Wait 

 Steeleye Span

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Ashley Hutchins features on three albums in this list, and rightly so. After leaving Fairport he assembled this group of musicians who created a better album than the following Fairport effort. The two female singers really create some beautiful harmonies and the lack of fiddle make this stand out within the scene.
Stand out track: Lowlands Of Holland [First added to this chart: 12/18/2013]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

83

Rank in 1970:

183

Rank in 1970s:

1,883

Overall Rank:

13,816

Average Rating:

 75 (44 votes)

Comments:

1

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No Roses 

 Shirley Collins And The Albion Country Band

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Here as part of the Albion Country Band. The playing ensemble that Ashley Hutchins put together is a who's who of the British folk rock movement at the time. It works very well, Collins singing is as good as she ever recorded and the choice of songs fitted perfectly together.
Stand out track: Murder Of Maria Marten [First added to this chart: 12/19/2013]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

28

Rank in 1971:

364

Rank in 1970s:

3,326

Overall Rank:

30,030

Average Rating:

 76 (16 votes)

Comments:

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Top 36 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	4	11%
1970s	15	42%
1980s	2	6%
1990s	1	3%
2000s	8	22%
2010s	6	17%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Elder	1	3%
Clutch	1	3%
Jethro Tull	1	3%
Kvelertak	1	3%
Camel	1	3%
Shirley Collins And The Albion Country Band	1	3%
Genesis	1	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	18	50%
	12	33%
	1	3%
	1	3%
	1	3%
	1	3%
	1	3%
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From Skinny 02/25/2015 18:30

Hahaha, I was listening to and loving Elder's new album, so I decided I should check out who else on the site liked them. And of course the only chart they show up on is yours. Makes sense. Hope you're good anyway. Also, the new Elder's fantastic, although I guess you already knew that.

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From Cymro2011 12/28/2013 21:11

Woah Colour Haze, The Machine, Causa Sui...good shit, man.

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From junodog4 12/22/2013 04:52

When it expands, it will be interesting to see if there's as much of a prog rock flavour.

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From Defeat213 12/19/2013 20:12

@Buckchilly, I would have chosen Blackwater Park, then Still Life, then Reveries, then Damnation.

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From buckchilly 12/19/2013 19:52

@Defeat213, I've never been a Blackwater Park person, if it wasn't Ghost Reveries it would be Morningrise or Still Life. Can I ask what you'd chose?

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From buckchilly 12/19/2013 19:50

@lethalnezzle touché! Sleep's Holy Mountain will probably make the top 100.

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From Defeat213 12/19/2013 01:02

Although I can definitely agree with most of this chart, I'm just not feeling Ghost Reveries on there instead of a different Opeth album.

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From buckchilly 12/18/2013 23:24

Thanks @tgarritsen & @genesisfoxtrot21, I'll add a few more everyday. Hopefully be done by Christmas.

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From tgarritsen 12/17/2013 01:13

It seems you like a lot of prog. rock. Waiting to see more albums.

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