Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by MeatIsMurder

Just a snippet of my taste of music

• Chart updated: 01/18/2017 12:45
• (Created: 07/21/2014 08:33).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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In The Aeroplane Over The Sea 

 Neutral Milk Hotel

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Defining Track - Holland 1945

A masterpiece [First added to this chart: 01/18/2017]

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,379 charts

Rank Score:

39,558

Rank in 1998:

1

Rank in 1990s:

3

Overall Rank:

16

Average Rating:

 87 (2,868 votes)

Comments:

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The Velvet Underground & Nico 

 The Velvet Underground & Nico

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Defining Track - Heroin

Just incredible, still sounds phenomenal nearly 50 years on. [First added to this chart: 07/21/2014]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

2,978 charts

Rank Score:

46,146

Rank in 1967:

2

Rank in 1960s:

4

Overall Rank:

10

Average Rating:

 89 (3,453 votes)

Comments:

350

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Funeral 

 Arcade Fire

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Defining Track - Rebellion (Lies)

I love this album, 'Rebellion (Lies)' is my favourite Arcade Fire song, narrowly edging 'Wake Up' which is also on 'Funeral'. Arcade Fire's debut generally has depressing and sad lyrics as you would imagine from the album title 'Funeral' but combined with the music, the tracks really do become beautiful. Despite the down heartening general theme to 'Funeral' I believe that the album is uplifting in many areas (like Wake Up), the album really is a masterpiece. [First added to this chart: 07/21/2014]

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

2,824 charts

Rank Score:

41,834

Rank in 2004:

1

Rank in 2000s:

3

Overall Rank:

15

Average Rating:

 88 (3,598 votes)

Comments:

400

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Hatful Of Hollow 

 The Smiths

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Defining Track - These Things Take Time

My favourite Smiths album despite being a compilation [First added to this chart: 07/21/2014]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

607 charts

Rank Score:

6,823

Rank in 1984:

6

Rank in 1980s:

33

Overall Rank:

258

Average Rating:

 86 (1,003 votes)

Comments:

47

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The Queen Is Dead 

 The Smiths

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Defining Track - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out

- 'The Queen Is Dead' is beautifully sad at times (I Know It's Over), yet it can also be uplifting to an extent in 'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out' for example. The topic of death frequently appears in the album, (Including tracks, 'The Queen Is Dead', 'I Know It's Over', 'Cemetry Gates', 'Bigmouth Strikes Again' and of course 'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out'). This perhaps shows Morrissey's suicidal state of mind while writing the album, which makes it even more intriguing. [First added to this chart: 07/21/2014]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,422 charts

Rank Score:

39,176

Rank in 1986:

1

Rank in 1980s:

1

Overall Rank:

17

Average Rating:

 88 (2,833 votes)

Comments:

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If You're Feeling Sinister 

 Belle And Sebastian

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Defining Track - Judy and the Dream of Horses

It's rare to find an album without a filler or average track but IYFS managages that a beautiful album. [First added to this chart: 11/18/2014]

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

1,010 charts

Rank Score:

12,023

Rank in 1996:

1

Rank in 1990s:

24

Overall Rank:

121

Average Rating:

 83 (1,182 votes)

Comments:

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Lonerism 

 Tame Impala

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Defining Track - Feels Like We're Only Going Backwards

The album is extremely complex and the songs incredible, it is impossible to be bored listening to Lonerism. [First added to this chart: 11/18/2014]

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

1,348 charts

Rank Score:

16,839

Rank in 2012:

2

Rank in 2010s:

7

Overall Rank:

79

Average Rating:

 85 (1,845 votes)

Comments:

184

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Is This It 

 The Strokes

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Defining Track - Last Nite

'Is This It?' reminds me a bit of Oasis's debut with the energy in the album, but the Strokes add their own touch. 'Last Nite' is one of my favourite songs of all time. [First added to this chart: 07/21/2014]

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

2,400 charts

Rank Score:

33,249

Rank in 2001:

1

Rank in 2000s:

4

Overall Rank:

24

Average Rating:

 86 (2,957 votes)

Comments:

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Closer 

 Joy Division

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Defining Track - Twenty Four Hours

The second half of 'Closer' still blows me away today, with 'Decades' being a perfect intensifying ending to the album. [First added to this chart: 07/21/2014]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,457 charts

Rank Score:

16,800

Rank in 1980:

2

Rank in 1980s:

10

Overall Rank:

80

Average Rating:

 85 (1,868 votes)

Comments:

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Blonde On Blonde 

 Bob Dylan

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Defining Track - Rainy Day Women #12 and 35

Every song tells a different story [First added to this chart: 07/21/2014]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

1,968 charts

Rank Score:

27,863

Rank in 1966:

3

Rank in 1960s:

11

Overall Rank:

31

Average Rating:

 88 (2,329 votes)

Comments:

173

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	9	9%
1970s	18	18%
1980s	14	14%
1990s	16	16%
2000s	17	17%
2010s	26	26%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
The Smiths	6	6%
Radiohead	4	4%
Arcade Fire	4	4%
David Bowie	3	3%
Bob Dylan	3	3%
The Velvet Underground	3	3%
Pixies	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	48	48%
	37	37%
	7	7%
	5	5%
	2	2%
	1	1%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 23 from 83rd to 60th Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective
Up 23 from 79th to 56th St. Vincent by St. Vincent
Up 16 from 58th to 42nd Slanted And Enchanted by Pavement

Biggest fallers
Down 27 from 30th to 57th Definitely Maybe by Oasis
Down 22 from 37th to 59th Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols by Sex Pistols
Down 13 from 38th to 51st White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

New entries
Teen Dream by Beach House
Horses by Patti Smith
Surfer Rosa by Pixies
Bloom by Beach House
Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan
Strange Mercy by St. Vincent
Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain by Pavement
In Colour by Jamie xx
Currents by Tame Impala
Sound Of Silver by LCD Soundsystem
Boxer by The National
Odelay by Beck
My Love Is Cool by Wolf Alice
Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West
Visions by Grimes
Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens
Leave Me Alone by Hinds
Modern Lovers 'Live' by Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers
Crazy For You by Best Coast
Next Thing by Frankie Cosmos
I Love You, Honeybear by Father John Misty
Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit by Courtney Barnett

Leavers
Parklife by Blur
(What's The Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis
Forever Changes by Love
Hot Fuss by The Killers
Favourite Worst Nightmare by Arctic Monkeys
Antidotes by Foals
Kings & Queens by Jamie T
The Libertines by The Libertines
Pills 'N' Thrills And Bellyaches by Happy Mondays
Elephant by The White Stripes
A Grand Don't Come For Free by The Streets
Sound Affects by The Jam
Ramones by Ramones
Down In Albion by Babyshambles
Vauxhall And I by Morrissey
The Great Escape by Blur
Rum Sodomy & The Lash by The Pogues
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix by Phoenix
The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea by PJ Harvey
I Speak Because I Can by Laura Marling
Dummy by Portishead
Room On Fire by The Strokes
Substance 1987 by New Order

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95/100	07/04/2018 20:58	DommeDamian	970	90/100
95/100	09/03/2017 10:49	Purplepash	1,303	88/100
95/100	08/29/2017 21:57	Davy	448	87/100
75/100	08/29/2017 17:28	platus	311	81/100
80/100	08/29/2017 10:58	LedZep	1,078	84/100

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From platus 08/29/2017 17:28

Nice chart

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From LedZep 08/29/2017 10:59

All the major Smiths albums! This is what a truly great indie chart looks like

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From chris lancaster 06/06/2017 11:56

Excellent choices, all outstanding albums. Would love to see some of the hip hop albums moving even higher up the list.

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From LordMark 02/21/2016 00:01

24 albums in common!

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From dihansse 02/20/2016 20:09

congratulation with your chart of the day: great chart

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90/100

From ShadowColossi 02/20/2016 10:20

Classics everywhere. I like it

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From dihansse 12/26/2015 21:53

Good chart

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From Graeme2 10/05/2015 08:55

Great no1+roses in top 10+alvvays=100

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From neilgee 10/04/2015 12:29

Nice chart but I was expecting The Smiths at no 1 from someone with your user name!

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From AMEIER 06/16/2015 05:18

Very interesting...

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