Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by TheMusicDefener

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For a long time I had some junk on here just taking up space. Now I think I've filled it up with only things that I love.

It doesn't work for me to do only 1 album per artist, because it wouldn't show my tastes in full. So yeah, 4 Islands albums.

Chart updated: 05/05/2019 23:15
(Created: 01/04/2014 18:42).
Chart size: 50 albums.

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I Love You, Honeybear

Father John Misty

Best tracks: Every single fucking note. If I had to pick, Ideal Husband, Chateau Lobby #4, Bored in the U.S.A. [First added to this chart: 03/19/2015]

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

727 charts

Rank Score:

5,121

Rank in 2015:

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Overall Rank:

324

Average Rating:

80 (913 votes)

Comments:

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Tago Mago

Can

Best tracks: Mushroom, Paperhouse, Peking O [First added to this chart: 04/29/2015]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

950 charts

Rank Score:

8,833

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

156

Average Rating:

83 (1,059 votes)

Comments:

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Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?

The Unicorns

Best tracks: Sea Ghost, I Was Born (A Unicorn), Inoculate the Innocuous, Les Os [First added to this chart: 01/16/2014]

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

226 charts

Rank Score:

1,420

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

185

Overall Rank:

1,232

Average Rating:

79 (304 votes)

Comments:

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Girls Can Tell

Spoon

Best tracks: Everything Hits at Once, Me and the Bean, The Fitted Shirt [First added to this chart: 04/29/2015]

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

128 charts

Rank Score:

498

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

512

Overall Rank:

3,080

Average Rating:

79 (195 votes)

Comments:

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Future Days

Can

Best tracks: Bel Air, Future Days [First added to this chart: 04/29/2015]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

536 charts

Rank Score:

4,611

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

356

Average Rating:

82 (606 votes)

Comments:

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Return To The Sea

Islands

Best tracks: Swans (Life After Death), Rough Gem, Where There's a Will, There's a Whalebone [First added to this chart: 01/16/2014]

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

180

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Ege Bamyası

Can

Best tracks: Vitamin C, Soup, Pinch [First added to this chart: 04/29/2015]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

639 charts

Rank Score:

5,106

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

325

Average Rating:

83 (741 votes)

Comments:

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Sound Of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

Best tracks: All My Friends, North American Scum, New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down [First added to this chart: 10/12/2014]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

1,248 charts

Rank Score:

11,368

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

109

Average Rating:

84 (1,414 votes)

Comments:

9. (14) 5

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

Best tracks: Pink Moon, Road, Things Behind the Sun [First added to this chart: 01/19/2014]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,566 charts

Rank Score:

16,634

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Best tracks: Putting the Dog to Sleep, French Exit, I Don't Want Love [First added to this chart: 01/16/2014]

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

316 charts

Rank Score:

1,525

Rank in 2011:

Rank in 2010s:

168

Overall Rank:

1,144

Average Rating:

77 (391 votes)

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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	0	0%
1970s	5	10%
1980s	1	2%
1990s	12	24%
2000s	21	42%
2010s	11	22%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%

Spoon	5	10%
Islands	4	8%
LCD Soundsystem	3	6%
The Antlers	3	6%
Can	3	6%
Wilco	2	4%
of Montreal	2	4%
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Country	Albums	%

	27	54%
	8	16%
	7	14%
	3	6%
	2	4%
	1	2%
	1	2%
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Down 10 from 16th to 26th Harmony In Ultraviolet by Tim Hecker
Down 9 from 12th to 21st Vampire Weekend by Vampire Weekend

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“Today's chart of the day Top 50 Greatest Music Albums by TheMusicDefener () 1. I Love You, Honeybear by Father John Misty (2015) 2. Tago Mago by Can (1971) 3. Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone? by The Unicorns (2003) 4. Girls Can Tell by Spoon (2001) 5. Future Days by Can (1973) 6. Return To…”

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ExTeaSea 04/16/2020 08:10 | #250013

Unicorns are fantastic and his other band Islands are pretty cool as well. Two Can albums in the top ten, that's cool. Burst Apart by The Antlers is amazing! Spoon and LCD are great. Cool chart!