Top 40 Greatest Music Albums by bigvern63 
- Chart updated: 02/19/2024 19:45
- (Created: 04/04/2010 18:08).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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The last 4 tracks of 'Closer', for me, remain the most moving music I have ever heard. How much of that is influenced by what happened to Ian Curtis afterwards and his legacy, who knows, but the counter of that is that if he had not been in such a dark place, he would not have written these tracks in the first place. You simply can't fake this type of sound and whilst I loved New Order, nothing they produced matched that unique Joy Divisions sound.
[First added to this chart: 08/23/2010]
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1980
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Simply the best band of the last 25 years, Radiohead stand on the podium with the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin in producing quality album after quality album. The Bends, OK Computer, Kid A - all masterpieces that quite rightly sit in the top 20 of the overall BEA chart, but 'In Rainbows' is my favourite. Why? I am not sure, just love this record!!
[First added to this chart: 08/23/2010]
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2007
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Late to the party with Pink Floyd, remember hearing 'Another Brick in the Wall' when I was a teenager and felt it wasn't cutting edge enough for me. Then on flight to Dubai about 10 years, put the headphones and listened to this album and was blown away. It is a seamless piece of music, timeless in its appeal and I probably listen to this album as much as anything else now. The Dark Side of the Moon showed me the light when it cam to appreciating the brilliance of Pink Floyd.
[First added to this chart: 08/23/2010]
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1973
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As a Sussex lad myself for the last 45 years, I can say that The Cure are the best thing to come out of Crwaley (some might say the only good thing!!). They have it all, a dark edge, but a lightness too, very cool, without seemingly taking themselves too seriously and most importantly, they write some fantastic music. My initial introduction to them were the more pop orientated tracks (Love Cats, The Caterpillar), came back to Disintegration later on in life and it is undeniably their peak, not a bad track on the album, the lighter feel of some of the classic tracks like Lullaby and Love Song paving the way for the more dark, brooding sound of Prayers of Rain onwards.
[First added to this chart: 03/25/2012]
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1989
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27,828
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Not sure there is anything more to say about The Beatles. From 'Rubber Soul through to 'Abbey Road', 5 classic albums that changed the face of popular music and displayed an inventiveness of sound that is often imitated to this day, rarely matched. Quite simply the best and the most influential band ever and 'Abbey Road' is my favourite of their great albums, flows from start to finish and aside from a couple of singalong duds, contains great tracks throughout, 'Golden Slumbers' being my favourite of all the songs on this record.
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1969
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65,347
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2001
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2002
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1999
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2002
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2010
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 4 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 11 | 28% | |
| 1980s | 7 | 18% | |
| 1990s | 7 | 18% | |
| 2000s | 7 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 8% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 3% |
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| The Smiths | 2 | 5% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 5% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 5% | |
| The Beatles | 2 | 5% | |
| Massive Attack | 1 | 3% | |
| Blur | 1 | 3% | |
| Arcade Fire | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 7 from 13th to 6th It's A Wonderful Life by Sparklehorse |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 15 from 20th to 35th Master Of Reality by Black Sabbath |
| Down 8 from 17th to 25th In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel |
| Down 8 from 29th to 37th Trans Europa Express by Kraftwerk |
| New entries |
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 13by Blur |
| Geogaddi by Boards Of Canada |
| Plastic Beach by Gorillaz |
| Music For The Masses by Depeche Mode |
| Tangk by Idles |
| Psyence Fiction by Unkle |
| Leavers |
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 The Inevitable Endby Röyksopp |
| High Violet by The National |
| Doolittle by Pixies |
| The Disintegration Loops I by William Basinski |
| Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco |
| Definitely Maybe by Oasis |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums ratings
86/100 (from 37 votes)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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 95/100  | 11/04/2016 21:38 | Seab | | 93/100 |
| 85/100 | 02/23/2016 10:08 |  ShadowColossi | | 88/100 |
| 95/100 | 10/08/2015 14:29 | luis721 | | 93/100 |
| 90/100 | 10/22/2014 06:56 |  greatson | | 80/100 |
| 90/100 | 10/08/2014 21:45 |  Martinborras | | 79/100 |
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85/100
From ShadowColossi 02/23/2016 10:08
ShadowColossi 02/23/2016 10:08
Very nice
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90/100
From greatson 10/22/2014 06:56
greatson 10/22/2014 06:56
Classical and a bit melancholic chart - well done so far!
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sssvnnn 02/21/2014 23:08
sssvnnn 02/21/2014 23:08
Good
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95/100
From Santiago 02/07/2014 17:19
Great chart! All the right records!
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90/100
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MrFrogger 06/09/2013 22:42
MrFrogger 06/09/2013 22:42
Really, really great, love seeing Closer up there
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95/100
From KinkyAfro 04/19/2013 22:05
Wow! we share the same no1 and the only other chart ive ever seen Music of the Spheres in. Also Electronic in there as well, love it. Not a fan of Bowie but other than that this is great.
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80/100
From album guru joe 10/31/2012 06:20
Very good chart :)
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80/100
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junodog4 10/30/2012 15:40
junodog4 10/30/2012 15:40
You must have been blown away by In Rainbows... This is a strong chart.
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90/100
From Fedfan 10/17/2012 20:33
I'm in love with your list,also lots of stuff that just didn't make my top 50 in here :D
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75/100
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silverwing 04/01/2012 00:25
silverwing 04/01/2012 00:25
For me it hits and misses (through my own personal taste, rather than quality of the albums) but I think your top 10 is pretty darn solid. Good chart! :)
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