Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by exile_ken

This is a cool site, but I would never be so presumptuous as to claim I know what the 50 "Greatest" albums are. These are my 50 "Favorite" albums. I realize very few people would list Help! as the Beatles "Greatest album". But in 40 plus years of listening to the Beatles, Help! is my favorite. Its impossible for me to nail down a rank for a lot of these albums. I can�t really say for instance that Labour of Lust at 30 is 20 albums better than Rough Mix at 50. I love Rough Mix, and on a particular day I might think it�s the best of all. I have been a music fan since I was a pre teen and have always had a sizeable music collection. I currently own 1500 or so CDs, and about 150 albums, and still have almost 100 cassettes. So this is what I came up with. It was a fun exercise, but a lot more difficult than I thought it would be. I left a lot of really great records off the list. Disclaimer. This list is subject to change at any time based on how I feel that particular day and what I have been listening to. Albums can be added, removed, and moved up and down the list for no particular reason.

• Chart updated: 02/11/2023 20:15
• (Created: 04/05/2010 08:10).
• Chart size: 50 albums.

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Exile On Main St. 

 The Rolling Stones

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[First added to this chart: 04/05/2010]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,968 charts

Rank Score:

19,678

Rank in 1972:

2

Rank in 1970s:

13

Overall Rank:

45

Average Rating:

 85 (2,352 votes)

Comments:

210

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London Calling 

 The Clash

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[First added to this chart: 04/05/2010]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,825 charts

Rank Score:

30,808

Rank in 1979:

1

Rank in 1970s:

6

Overall Rank:

21

Average Rating:

 87 (3,158 votes)

Comments:

259

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Rubber Soul 

 The Beatles

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[First added to this chart: 04/12/2010]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,345 charts

Rank Score:

26,736

Rank in 1965:

2

Rank in 1960s:

10

Overall Rank:

29

Average Rating:

 88 (3,375 votes)

Comments:

262

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Sticky Fingers 

 The Rolling Stones

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[First added to this chart: 04/05/2010]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,643 charts

Rank Score:

16,919

Rank in 1971:

5

Rank in 1970s:

19

Overall Rank:

64

Average Rating:

 86 (1,922 votes)

Comments:

136

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The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars 

 David Bowie

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[First added to this chart: 04/05/2010]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

3,017 charts

Rank Score:

43,353

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

7

Average Rating:

 90 (3,543 votes)

Comments:

304

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Music From Big Pink 

 The Band

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[First added to this chart: 04/05/2010]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

791 charts

Rank Score:

5,784

Rank in 1968:

9

Rank in 1960s:

44

Overall Rank:

286

Average Rating:

 81 (968 votes)

Comments:

45

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Something Else By The Kinks 

 The Kinks

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[First added to this chart: 01/19/2019]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

605 charts

Rank Score:

4,060

Rank in 1967:

15

Rank in 1960s:

57

Overall Rank:

414

Average Rating:

 81 (700 votes)

Comments:

28

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Fresh Cream 

 Cream

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[First added to this chart: 01/19/2019]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

340 charts

Rank Score:

1,503

Rank in 1966:

12

Rank in 1960s:

120

Overall Rank:

1,155

Average Rating:

 78 (407 votes)

Comments:

23

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Band Of Gypsys 
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 Jimi Hendrix

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[First added to this chart: 04/12/2010]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

314 charts

Rank Score:

1,657

Rank in 1970:

29

Rank in 1970s:

217

Overall Rank:

1,046

Average Rating:

 81 (487 votes)

Comments:

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Underwater Moonlight 

 The Soft Boys

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[First added to this chart: 04/12/2010]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

220 charts

Rank Score:

1,497

Rank in 1980:

30

Rank in 1980s:

185

Overall Rank:

1,160

Average Rating:

 78 (235 votes)

Comments:

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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition

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	25	50%
	20	40%
	3	6%
	2	4%

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95/100  !	03/07/2023 22:19	mrmcrook	758	92/100
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From mrmcrook 03/07/2023 22:23 | #294799

Great preface note. Nobody knows what the greatest albums are. That's the joy of music. That's why I love this site. You get to see what other's musical tastes and preferences are. It's a wondrous discovery ground.

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From Decurso 06/23/2014 02:25 | #115054

Ana amazing list of classics! Lola in the top 10 is surprising not but something I would argue. Great to see The new York Dolls in there as well. fabulous. Look forward to your next 50.

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From daftpunter 10/08/2011 05:56 | #28116

Great chart. Now I've got to go back and re-think everything on my chart because I didn't list Live at Leeds.

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From ffudnebbuh 04/16/2010 16:33 | #10692

I really like that Graham Parker album, also "Heat Treatment".I think that that was the album just before this one.

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From exile_ken 04/13/2010 04:21 | #10526

Thanks for making me feel old 8-). But I am what I am. Thank you for the Band of Gypsys correction. I was wondering why that had not been added by anyone. I seem to be the first to add a Dave Edmunds album. Thats a shame, but maybe by me including him here some folks will give him a listen. They will be very impressed. Still working on this list. Its by no means complete.

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