Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 01/05/2019 18:45
- (Created: 03/14/2014 14:00).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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What makes this album so special for me? The answer is pretty hard to describe. The bombastic opener Perth, the breathtaking Holocene, the almost cheerful Towers, the climactic Calgary: every song is simply amazing. The album hypnotizes me every time I listen to it. Once you've heard the first chord, you can't stop listening and after the last chord you need to start all over again. There are so many details to discover, the voice of Justin Vernon is unequalled. So much musicality in a world with so much too commercial, insincere music on the radio. Yes, this must be the greatest album I've ever heard.
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2011
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8,314
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Normally lyrics doesn't matter to me that much, but in the case of The Turn Of A Friendly Card you need to listen to the story being telled. In just ten songs it's like reading a whole book. The absolute highlight: the Snake Eyes snippet in Nothing Left To Lose. Like an angry mother to a child saying 'I've told you so.' Very subtle, but so powerful. Very catching music
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1980
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707
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I was visiting a concert of rock band Black Stone Cherry, with this band as the support act. Never heard of them, but although they played only a couple of songs, they totally blew me and my friends away. The Parlor Mob made Black Stone Cherry look like a bunch of amateurs. I immediately bought their debut album and still they make an overpowering impression every time I listen to it. Every fan of rock music need to listen to these guys. Meanwhile I'll keep waiting until they return to Europe
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Year of Release:
2017
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4,349
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1991
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18,320
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1994
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17,871
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1972
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17,634
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2003
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3,550
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[First added to this chart: 03/10/2015]
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1977
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1980s | 6 | 6% | |
| 1990s | 11 | 11% | |
| 2000s | 21 | 21% | |
| 2010s | 39 | 39% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| The Parlor Mob | 2 | 2% | |
| The War On Drugs | 2 | 2% | |
| The Paper Kites | 2 | 2% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 2% | |
| Bon Iver | 2 | 2% | |
| The Alan Parsons Project | 1 | 1% | |
| Midlake | 1 | 1% | |
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53 | 53% | |
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24 | 24% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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| Down 1 from 91st to 92nd Isbells by Isbells |
| Down 1 from 92nd to 93rd Sweet Baby James by James Taylor |
| Down 1 from 93rd to 94th Hot Thoughts by Spoon |
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| Love Is Dead by CHVRCHES |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| ! | 05/28/2019 18:58 |  Rhyner | 1,456 | 99/100 |
| ! | 05/13/2019 17:40 |  Paule | 93 | 85/100 |
| ! | 05/13/2019 11:15 | sebfox | 29 | 86/100 |
| ! | 05/01/2019 16:12 |  Keatownrodriguez | 84 | 95/100 |
| ! | 07/21/2018 10:02 |  WildHorses | 113 | 91/100 |
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From WildHorses 07/21/2018 10:03 | #218598
WildHorses 07/21/2018 10:03 | #218598
Great diversity. I'll be sure to check some of the stuff I never listened.
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From Thad 03/26/2018 03:19 | #211710
interesting, cool folky stuff
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Boltzmann 03/25/2018 15:02 | #211681
Boltzmann 03/25/2018 15:02 | #211681
Very interesting! Never really could get into Bon Iver, maybe I’ll give it another shot. And maybe I should give Frusciante’s solo work a chance.
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LedZep 03/25/2018 13:24 | #211673
LedZep 03/25/2018 13:24 | #211673
Exactly what poppmusic guy said, a fantastic and diverse chart
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From Ulf 03/25/2018 09:59 | #211668
very nice chart
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poppmusic 01/16/2016 09:26 | #156711
poppmusic 01/16/2016 09:26 | #156711
Blackbird and Grace right next to each other. As it should be.
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HoldenM 01/16/2016 09:13 | #156710
HoldenM 01/16/2016 09:13 | #156710
One of the coolest charts on this site.
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sssvnnn 07/25/2015 15:00 | #146404
sssvnnn 07/25/2015 15:00 | #146404
Pretty good chart.
Fine music and a personal approach.
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From manurock 07/21/2015 18:18 | #146173
Unique and interesting chart. You like both prog and folk rock like me so I must give you a good rating. I will keep an eye on it and may improve (or downgrade) the rating. Please add some comments sometime.
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From hoomantc 06/27/2015 19:03 | #144695
I like the chart. It is different and full of undiscovered ones for me. But the most interesting thing about it is the shade of folk genre which shows that you have a good taste in music.
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