Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by Tobias273 
My favorite Albums. I'm aware that there's alot of Genesis and Pink Floyd in here and in general alot of progressive rock.
Edit: I'm trying to edit this over the next days or so hopefully. Maybe make it will become a tiny bit more diverse, I'll try.
- Chart updated: 03/01/2019 07:45
- (Created: 09/16/2014 21:23).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Throughout the years this Genesis album has been a true treasure trove for me. It just keeps on giving. Wheter it's letting oneself fall into the hypnotic rythm of 'In The Cage', getting immersed in the sonic soundscape of the evil jam, rocking along with 'Fly on a Windshiled' or 'Back in NYC' or getting carried away by affectionate ballads like 'Anyway' or 'It'. Every song on this album is something special and has helped draw me back to this album again and again.
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1974
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It's the freaking Dark Side Of The Moon. I don't really feel like I need to comment this. It's progression is only comparable to some other Floyd albums. All songs smoothly fade into each other and time flies by. The album feel less than half as long as it really is because it consumes you.
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1973
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1973
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I just love the Jazzy groove on this that slowly delves into the depth of psychedelia. Is it just me or is 'One of these Days' like going to the beach on a very hot day?
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1971
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I love how this album plays with silence opposed to noise. Too few albums do this.
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1969
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26,253
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I've always been a huge fan of Welcome to the Machine. Much underrated.
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1975
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So weirdly contemporary and completely in the now. I found this irresistible right from the first listen when the kicks kick in. It took me years to get a grasp on the individual songs and I still haven't really, I only ever saw the album as one thing to listen from start to finish and time just floats by. However 15 Step in particular is the one I've become more aware of throughout the years, it's such an endlessly enjoyable song ("fifteen steps and then a shield drops" - what does that even mean? - "yeah" - super energizing).
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2007
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A gigantic leap forward for Genesis at the time this album contains some of their wildest and most unhinged long compositions laced with soem of their sweetest ballads. Just perfect.
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1971
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I find this to be the most delighful mix of Eno. The album transitions from rhytmic rock songs to calm atmospheric "ambient songs", much like Eno's career at the time. Also huge heads up for sampling Kurt Schwitters!
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1977
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1977
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 51 | 51% | |
| 1980s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1990s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2000s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2010s | 2 | 2% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Genesis | 7 | 7% | |
| Radiohead | 6 | 6% | |
| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| The Smiths | 5 | 5% | |
| Gentle Giant | 3 | 3% | |
| Mike Oldfield | 3 | 3% | |
| John Coltrane | 3 | 3% | |
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BestEverAlbums 12/12/2019 09:00 in Chart of the day (#2972): By Tobias273“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Tobias273 () 1. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis (1974) 2. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd (1973) 3. Selling England By The Pound by Genesis (1973) 4. Meddle by Pink Floyd (1971) 5. In The Court Of The Crimson King by King…”
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manurock 03/27/2016 14:05 | #162745
Lots of '70's albums (quite a few I haven't yet listened) and lots of British albums. This is one of the few charts like mine with more British than American albums, and I like that. You seem to have digged a lot in not so well known prog bands like Genesis or Camel and that's great. Have you listened to Supertramp?
I'd love to see some comments on these albums I know less.
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sssvnnn 10/04/2014 04:36 | #123305
sssvnnn 10/04/2014 04:36 | #123305
Hallo Tobias,
Your chart is very likeable.
All the music that I loved inmy youth.
Schöne chart - schöne Erinnerungen an die gute alte Zeit.
Sie kann sicher noch spannender werden, wenn du auf ein paar schwächere Alben der großen Bands verzichtest und noch ein paar unbekannte Überraschungsalben (wie Sigmatropic)oder etwas Aktuelles hinzufügst.
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Maucat 09/18/2014 07:20 | #122155
Very good choices expecially in the Prog Rock bands...
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sssvnnn 09/17/2014 00:35 | #122070
sssvnnn 09/17/2014 00:35 | #122070
Very good start.
I like your Progressive-Rock focus.
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flyingcitrus 03/19/2019 14:56 | #233744
flyingcitrus 03/19/2019 14:56 | #233744
Love seeing Future Days so high. There's nothing wrong with being such a prog rock fan! I'm impressed by your knowledge of the genre and I'll be coming here for recommendations next time I feel like listening to that kind of music.
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