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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Defining Track - Holland 1945
A masterpiece [First added to this chart: 01/18/2017]
A masterpiece [First added to this chart: 01/18/2017]
Year of Release:
1998
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31,629
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Defining Track - Heroin
Just incredible, still sounds phenomenal nearly 50 years on. [First added to this chart: 07/21/2014]
Just incredible, still sounds phenomenal nearly 50 years on. [First added to this chart: 07/21/2014]
Year of Release:
1967
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38,975
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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]
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
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33,489
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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]
My favourite Smiths album despite being a compilation [First added to this chart: 07/21/2014]
Year of Release:
1984
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6,030
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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]
- '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
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33,030
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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]
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
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10,019
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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]
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
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14,247
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8. (=)
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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]
'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
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27,923
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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]
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
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14,739
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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]
Every song tells a different story [First added to this chart: 07/21/2014]
Year of Release:
1966
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24,656
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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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Smiths | 6 | 6% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| Arcade Fire | 4 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 3% | |
| The Velvet Underground | 3 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 3% | |
| The Clash | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 23 from 83rd to 60thMerriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective |
| Up 23 from 79th to 56thSt. Vincent by St. Vincent |
| Up 16 from 58th to 42ndSlanted And Enchanted by Pavement |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 27 from 30th to 57thDefinitely Maybe by Oasis |
| Down 22 from 37th to 59thNever Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols by Sex Pistols |
| Down 13 from 38th to 51stWhite Blood Cells by The White Stripes |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 07/04/2018 20:58 |  DommeDamian | 1,002 | 89/100 | |
| 09/03/2017 10:49 |  Purplepash | 1,728 | 88/100 | |
| 08/29/2017 21:57 |  Davy | 439 | 87/100 | |
| 08/29/2017 17:28 | platus | 308 | 81/100 | |
| 08/29/2017 10:58 |  LedZep | 1,103 | 84/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 10% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 87.8/100, a mean average of 87.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.3/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 8.8.
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From platus 08/29/2017 17:28 | #196898
Nice chart
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From LedZep 08/29/2017 10:59 | #196892
LedZep 08/29/2017 10:59 | #196892
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 | #192131
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 | #160395
24 albums in common!
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dihansse 02/20/2016 20:09 | #160358
dihansse 02/20/2016 20:09 | #160358
congratulation with your chart of the day: great chart
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ShadowColossi 02/20/2016 10:20 | #160297
ShadowColossi 02/20/2016 10:20 | #160297
Classics everywhere. I like it
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From dihansse 12/26/2015 21:53 | #155172
dihansse 12/26/2015 21:53 | #155172
Good chart
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Graeme2 10/05/2015 08:55 | #150984
Graeme2 10/05/2015 08:55 | #150984
Great no1+roses in top 10+alvvays=100
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neilgee 10/04/2015 12:29 | #150945
neilgee 10/04/2015 12:29 | #150945
Nice chart but I was expecting The Smiths at no 1 from someone with your user name!
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AMEIER 06/16/2015 05:18 | #143906
AMEIER 06/16/2015 05:18 | #143906
Very interesting...
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