Top 36 Greatest Music Albums
by wizerdofaus

First i would like to say that this is not my list of what i think the "best" albums of all time are, rather it is simply a list of my favorite albums. These are the albums that i would choose to bring to a deserted island. Also this list is not in perfect order from best to worst, i put them in randomly and then had to move them around. Again, this is simply my opinion, many of these are probably on here mainly through nostalgia or because the lyrics said something to me. I own many more albums that would probably be considered "better" but either i haven't listened to them enough or i didn't listen to them at the right time. i enjoy searching through this website to find many more albums to hopefully add to this list in the future. If anyone has any suggestions for other artist i might enjoy please let me know, i am always open to suggestions, thats why i came to this site in the first place. Finally i would like to note that i only really started building up my music collection a few years ago which is why this list is so heavy on recent albums.

• Chart updated: 04/10/2011 03:20
• (Created: 02/13/2010 00:57).
• Chart size: 36 albums.

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Give Up 

 The Postal Service

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[First added to this chart: 02/12/2010]

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

557 charts

Rank Score:

4,071

Rank in 2003:

6

Rank in 2000s:

66

Overall Rank:

410

Average Rating:

 79 (702 votes)

Comments:

28

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Keasbey Nights 

 Streetlight Manifesto

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[First added to this chart: 02/12/2010]

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

23

Rank in 2006:

651

Rank in 2000s:

6,461

Overall Rank:

34,377

Average Rating:

 74 (33 votes)

Comments:

1

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Vampire Weekend 

 Vampire Weekend

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[First added to this chart: 02/12/2010]

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

933 charts

Rank Score:

6,566

Rank in 2008:

2

Rank in 2000s:

38

Overall Rank:

245

Average Rating:

 81 (1,327 votes)

Comments:

80

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August And Everything After 

 Counting Crows

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[First added to this chart: 02/12/2010]

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

445 charts

Rank Score:

2,663

Rank in 1993:

9

Rank in 1990s:

107

Overall Rank:

643

Average Rating:

 73 (626 votes)

Comments:

38

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Plans 

 Death Cab For Cutie

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[First added to this chart: 02/12/2010]

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

344 charts

Rank Score:

2,181

Rank in 2005:

12

Rank in 2000s:

127

Overall Rank:

787

Average Rating:

 76 (531 votes)

Comments:

22

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For Emma, Forever Ago 

 Bon Iver

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[First added to this chart: 02/12/2010]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

1,220 charts

Rank Score:

10,906

Rank in 2007:

3

Rank in 2000s:

14

Overall Rank:

118

Average Rating:

 83 (1,542 votes)

Comments:

114

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Fleet Foxes 

 Fleet Foxes

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[First added to this chart: 02/12/2010]

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

1,261 charts

Rank Score:

10,341

Rank in 2008:

1

Rank in 2000s:

16

Overall Rank:

126

Average Rating:

 83 (1,612 votes)

Comments:

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There's Nothing Wrong With Love 

 Built To Spill

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[First added to this chart: 02/12/2010]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

260 charts

Rank Score:

1,713

Rank in 1994:

29

Rank in 1990s:

194

Overall Rank:

1,013

Average Rating:

 79 (326 votes)

Comments:

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Contra 

 Vampire Weekend

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[First added to this chart: 02/12/2010]

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

616 charts

Rank Score:

3,669

Rank in 2010:

12

Rank in 2010s:

64

Overall Rank:

466

Average Rating:

 77 (1,112 votes)

Comments:

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Transatlanticism 

 Death Cab For Cutie

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[First added to this chart: 02/12/2010]

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

546 charts

Rank Score:

3,874

Rank in 2003:

7

Rank in 2000s:

71

Overall Rank:

437

Average Rating:

 79 (773 votes)

Comments:

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Top 36 Greatest Music Albums composition

Country	Albums	%
	30	83%
	2	6%
	1	3%
	1	3%
	1	3%
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95/100  !	02/19/2017 01:15	Seab	2,001	93/100
95/100  !	05/17/2011 21:52	Kupohunter	16	81/100
50/100  !	04/23/2011 22:34	Leonar	196	37/100
75/100  !	04/17/2011 03:30	Triple Seis	1,251	79/100
80/100  !	04/09/2011 18:10	dfulfo01	191	84/100

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From Kupohunter 05/17/2011 21:52 | #21914

Cool dude. You listen to pretty much the same as me. Check out my list.

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From dfulfo01 04/09/2011 18:12 | #20174

you've got a really interesting mix. the weepies and passion pit are a few of my favourites.

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From cartoken 02/13/2010 17:33 | #9109

good chart ! i'd strongly recommend Sonic Youth and The Pixies

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From telefunker 02/13/2010 06:24 | #9103

fair play mate, but i'd rather take an ice sculpture to a desert island than this lot. ..on a serious note, you maybe interested in the following: kate bush, tori amos, muse, rem, led zeppelin, green day, the beach boys

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From RaineyWins 02/13/2010 06:06 | #9102

Okay, you are very indie/alternative, from what I see, so: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Raconteurs, White Stripes, Wilco, Passion Pit, Yeasayer, TV on the Radio, Arcade Fire, some modern artists for you there..
Check out my list if you want, I am into, Acoustic, Folk, Indie, Rock, Punk, so may intrest you

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