Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by hippo 
My 50 most favourite albums.
Used to be a full 100 chart, but I decided that since I don't look past the 4th-5th page of charts myself, it's only fair that I cut mine down to 5 pages as well.
Also, maximum 2 albums per artist to make it more interesting. For some artists *cough* (spoiler alert) Sufjan Stevens *achoo* Coldplay, I can't pick just 1, so you have to deal with 2 :) But I'll try to pick 1 for most other artists.
One day, I'll add notes. I promise!
- Chart updated: 01/02/2018 04:45
- (Created: 06/09/2014 23:47).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/14/2014]
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2007
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Nas' microphone is his paintbrush and my ears are his canvas.
[First added to this chart: 06/11/2014]
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1994
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15,140
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2002
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11,653
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Turns a sunny day into a rainy one and a rainy day into a sunny one.
[First added to this chart: 06/26/2014]
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2000
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7,179
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[First added to this chart: 08/04/2014]
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1993
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5,126
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The sound of growing up in The UK in the 90's?
[First added to this chart: 06/28/2014]
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1994
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10,609
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2005
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19,122
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1967
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37,185
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1996
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9,500
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[First added to this chart: 06/26/2014]
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2014
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Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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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 | 4 | 8% | |
| 1970s | 1 | 2% | |
| 1980s | 2 | 4% | |
| 1990s | 15 | 30% | |
| 2000s | 19 | 38% | |
| 2010s | 9 | 18% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Shins | 2 | 4% | |
| Sufjan Stevens | 2 | 4% | |
| Kanye West | 2 | 4% | |
| Justin Timberlake | 2 | 4% | |
| Coldplay | 2 | 4% | |
| David Bowie | 1 | 2% | |
| Oasis | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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24 | 48% | |
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15 | 30% | |
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4 | 8% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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Up 8 from 25th to 17th |
Up 4 from 13th to 9th |
Up 4 from 11th to 7th |
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Down 7 from 15th to 22nd |
Down 6 from 5th to 11th |
Down 5 from 7th to 12th |
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| ! | 03/20/2025 22:43 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,090 | 86/100 |
| ! | 10/18/2018 02:34 |  pjohnsongolf | 272 | 89/100 |
| ! | 10/18/2018 01:19 |  jdenny2018 | 102 | 91/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 10/17/2018 08:00 in Chart of the day (#2551): By hippo
BestEverAlbums 10/17/2018 08:00 in Chart of the day (#2551): By hippo“Today's chart of the day Top 50 Greatest Music Albums by hippo () 1. In Rainbows by Radiohead (2007) 2. Illmatic by Nas (1994) 3. A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay (2002) 4. Parachutes by Coldplay (2000) 5. Debut by Björk (1993) 6. Definitely Maybe by Oasis (1994) 7. Illinois by Sufjan…”
View forum post →From hippo 01/01/2018 19:27 in Chart talk
“Hi there. Haven't posted on the forums for quite some time :) What better way to come back than some harmless self-promotion :D Anyway, to kick off the new year, I've revamped my to include only 50 albums and decided to keep a maximum of 2 albums per artist Also, lol my sig still has my 2016 chart…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 10/05/2016 08:00 in Chart of the day (#1814): By hippo
BestEverAlbums 10/05/2016 08:00 in Chart of the day (#1814): By hippo“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by hippo () 1. In Rainbows by Radiohead (2007) 2. Illmatic by Nas (1994) 3. A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay (2002) 4. Parachutes by Coldplay (2000) 5. Definitely Maybe by Oasis (1994) 6. Funeral by Arcade Fire (2004) 7. Revolver by The…”
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ForegroundNoise 10/17/2018 08:31 | #222647
ForegroundNoise 10/17/2018 08:31 | #222647
Good start! Love the little smattering of notes you've done already - you're right more wouldn't hurt. Still a massive bias towards the post-80s; it is a little difficult to reconcile a chart in which Coldplay made two albums better than the all the records of the 60s, 70s and 80s put together. Here's a few from those decades that maybe you'd like:
Nico - Chelsea Girl
King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
The Stooges - Fun House
Neil Young - Harvest
Galaxie 500 - On Fire
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manurock 10/13/2014 17:30 | #124328
I feel the opposite to Borras: I like your top 10, especially the top tracks and the order of the Coldplay and Radiohead albums, but I didn't enjoy too much the rest of the chart. You do agree with me on quite a few pop-rock albums so I'll give you a good rating.
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HigherThanTheSun 07/09/2014 13:16 | #116344
HigherThanTheSun 07/09/2014 13:16 | #116344
Well I'm flattered! Looking at your chart there's barely a weak album, and I especially like all the hip hop involved, seems like we have similar taste. Feel free to take as many recs as you like from mine, I'd be flattered by that too
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LedZep TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/24/2017 12:16 | #189755
LedZep TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/24/2017 12:16 | #189755
Dig most of the things here, but Justin Timberlake? Really? Great rap things here and very nice to see Velvet Underground there in top 10
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Christovskee 10/17/2018 23:02 | #222701
Christovskee 10/17/2018 23:02 | #222701
The JT came as a surprise! Maybe I should go & check him out since we’ve got so many albums in common :)
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