Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by 
Liedzeit 
Lots of Seventies, I know. I cannot help it. Homer Simpson Syndrome ("Rock attained perfection in 1974"). I was only 20 when the Eighties began, but for me Music basically died then. It is pathetic. I tried to keep an open mind, though. Honest.
- Chart updated: 05/16/2025 08:45
- (Created: 07/16/2014 13:03).
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By a bizarre coincidence the first album I ever bought is not only the best album of all times but it has the best cover art as well.
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Acoustic Punk. I discovered him on my first trip to London in 78. He just had the EP The Paranoid Ward/The Bedroom Tapes out. I fell in love immediately. He can do no wrong. "You and me are just little fishes".
In one of his songs he sings: "I don’t want to be your hero". I just have to ignore this. He certainly is my hero. [First added to this chart: 07/16/2014]
In one of his songs he sings: "I don’t want to be your hero". I just have to ignore this. He certainly is my hero. [First added to this chart: 07/16/2014]
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This is not a Compilation, just some songs recorded between 74 and 77. Probably too weird even for Coyne to be included on his other albums. At least that is my explanation. Weird, of course, in this case is a synonym for utterly wonderful. Especially: Mona, where’s my trousers?
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This is the one album that will always cheer me up. I am a city dweller, but boy, do I wish to be a country boy, whenever I hear this. Early to bed, early to rise. Fiddle when I can work when I should. - In addition to the music I love the way Denver talks. I can listen to his introducing the band/orchestra endlessly.
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Like everyone else I had Velvet Underground and Nico in here. But this is the album I grew up with. It is a compilation and should not qualify. But I just had to make an exception. At the time I did not know it was a compilation. For me, it is just The VU. Also, I prefer the Cola to the banana.
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This one is unique. It is the only album that results in me humming one of the songs the whole next day. It is impossible not to have one song in my mind. And incredibly it is always a different one. Art School Canteen , Punchbag, Hit Factory or one of the others. Everything here a gem.
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I can barely understand that she did not become a superstar. But being totally ignored? She is not even present in ITunes! Of course, I was lucky to have seen her live a couple of times in the 70ies when she was the lover of some bloke in my home town. So she played in some pubs to 30 listeners. While she should have filled Carnegie Hall. Beautiful voice, incredible melodies, and in addition great step dancing too.
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The best thing that Punk music brought us. Like in many cases this one record would have been enough for a career. And although I like Join Hands and some other LPs I could argue that they would have been even greater if they stopped after this one.
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1978
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It is funny. Everyone seems to like Neil Young. I was no exception. Harvest. How can you not like it? Old man, a great song. Heart of Gold could not be destroyed by constant air play. But only when this one came out I started to love him. Comes a time when you’re drifting, comes a time when you settle down. I have no idea why it was this line that completely changed my way of thinking about him. Maybe I liked the fact that because of this record I lost a little bit of my dislike for country music. It does not go very far into the direction of country. But it does.
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I saw him live once or twice. And he was excellent. But not as good as on this one. A lot depends on the audience of course, with a live record. The way they start singing when the band had left the stage sends shivers down my spine every time I listen to it.
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 66 | 66% | |
| 1980s | 15 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 3 | 3% | |
| 2000s | 4 | 4% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 1% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| The Beatles | 2 | 2% | |
| Sparks | 2 | 2% | |
| Patrik Fitzgerald | 2 | 2% | |
| Wintergarden | 1 | 1% | |
| Stiff Little Fingers | 1 | 1% | |
| Jeanne Balibar | 1 | 1% | |
| 10cc | 1 | 1% | |
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28 | 28% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 2 from 33rd to 31st First Light by Richard & Linda Thompson |
| Up 2 from 32nd to 30th Autobahn by Kraftwerk |
| Up 1 from 56th to 55th Running On Empty by Jackson Browne |
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| Down 26 from 30th to 56th Metal Box by Public Image Ltd. |
| Down 1 from 31st to 32nd Danger In The Past by Robert Forster |
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89/100 (from 58 votes)
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| 100/100 | 01/15/2025 17:35 | Exist-en-ciel | | 99/100 |
| 45/100 | 12/19/2024 06:20 | martintho | | 74/100 |
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From Sonoffatboy 05/06/2024 12:32
Love the uniqueness of this chart! Artists and works that aren't the usual go to. Like you I'm a lover of all things 70s. Even though I didn't live in that decade!
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90/100
From Moondance 04/30/2023 09:37
Perhaps the most honest chart I've come across on this site ~ no peer pressure here! Although not in my top 100, I really love seeing Karla Bonoff & (Australia's own) Gary Shearston in this chart.
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80/100
From Johnnyo 01/14/2023 15:45
Really nice chart
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85/100
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StefanR10 06/06/2020 11:51
StefanR10 06/06/2020 11:51
Gute Top 100 mit richtig guten Alben ein paar sind mir unbekannt. Aber du hast auch Klassiker hier drin. Darum gibt es 85 Punkte. Und gut ist dass du auch Tame Impala hier hast.
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100/100
From pctrooper 05/05/2020 21:12
Very jingly and swell
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From Steppenwolf666 05/24/2019 17:45
I totally agree with you that music went downhill rapidly after the 70's, but my taste is completely different to yours. 60's & 70's are by far the best decades for music.
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100/100
From Reppu1976 01/16/2019 01:07
Good chart!
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75/100
From vancevisuals 10/15/2018 02:10
love ummagumma
love the wall too
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LedZep 10/14/2018 13:51
LedZep 10/14/2018 13:51
Such a great chart! Siouxsie And The Banshees, Nico and Sparks in top 10 are my favourite picks here. Also Comes a Time as favourite Neil Young record? That's pretty cool
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85/100
From 
ForegroundNoise 10/14/2018 09:01
ForegroundNoise 10/14/2018 09:01
Not really my thing and like you say I think there’s a tad too much focus on the 70s, but really like your notes and eclecticism!!
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