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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41,572
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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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15,663
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[First added to this chart: 06/26/2014]
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2002
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11,713
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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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7,232
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[First added to this chart: 08/04/2014]
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1993
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5,230
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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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10,793
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[First added to this chart: 07/29/2014]
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2005
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19,624
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[First added to this chart: 08/28/2014]
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1967
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38,176
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[First added to this chart: 01/01/2018]
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1996
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9,708
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[First added to this chart: 06/26/2014]
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2014
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3,447
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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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| Justin Timberlake | 2 | 4% | |
| Coldplay | 2 | 4% | |
| The Shins | 2 | 4% | |
| Sufjan Stevens | 2 | 4% | |
| Kanye West | 2 | 4% | |
| The Strokes | 1 | 2% | |
| Yo La Tengo | 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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1 | 2% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 8 from 25th to 17thOh, Inverted World by The Shins |
| Up 4 from 13th to 9thIf You're Feeling Sinister by Belle And Sebastian |
| Up 4 from 11th to 7thIllinois by Sufjan Stevens |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 7 from 15th to 22ndThe Joshua Tree by U2 |
| Down 6 from 5th to 11thFuneral by Arcade Fire |
| Down 5 from 7th to 12thRevolver by The Beatles |
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| ! | 03/20/2025 22:43 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 85/100 |
| ! | 10/18/2018 02:34 |  pjohnsongolf | 272 | 89/100 |
| ! | 10/18/2018 01:19 |  jdenny2018 | 102 | 91/100 |
| ! | 10/17/2018 23:01 |  Christovskee | 12 | 96/100 |
| ! | 10/17/2018 14:52 |  Rhyner | 1,452 | 99/100 |
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From pjohnsongolf 10/18/2018 02:34 | #222705
pjohnsongolf 10/18/2018 02:34 | #222705
Great chart! We actually have quite a few in common!
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From 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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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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LedZep 04/24/2017 12:16 | #189755
LedZep 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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From Thad 10/05/2016 19:23 | #176399
18 in common!
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From platus 10/05/2016 17:27 | #176388
Good diverse chart.
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CharlieBarley 10/05/2016 08:10 | #176362
CharlieBarley 10/05/2016 08:10 | #176362
Good chart. Fresh and diverse.
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buzzdainer 07/07/2016 01:46 | #170730
buzzdainer 07/07/2016 01:46 | #170730
Excellent chart! I love Funeral and Illinois, and I'm glad to see plenty of hip hop represented here.
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HiImViibes 06/15/2016 19:16 | #168841
HiImViibes 06/15/2016 19:16 | #168841
I really like the inclusion of Transatlanticism, I wish it were more popular.
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From BraddlesHendo 12/14/2015 14:13 | #154533
Really cool albums St Vincent interstng choice for Top 10 a great album probably worthy of a Top 10
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