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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1972
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1979
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1965
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1971
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1972
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1968
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1967
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1966
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1970
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1980
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 10 | 20% | |
| 1970s | 26 | 52% | |
| 1980s | 7 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 7 | 14% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| The Kinks | 3 | 6% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 3 | 6% | |
| Jimi Hendrix | 2 | 4% | |
| The Who | 2 | 4% | |
| Los Lobos | 2 | 4% | |
| The Beatles | 2 | 4% | |
| The Band | 2 | 4% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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Up 5 from 22nd to 17th |
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Down 10 from 34th to 44th |
Down 4 from 10th to 14th |
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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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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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Decurso TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/23/2014 02:25 | #115054
Decurso TOP 100 COMMENTER 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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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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ffudnebbuh TOP 100 COMMENTER 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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