Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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yepyepyep 
The top 10 are my favourite albums. The rest is in non-consecutive order.
- Chart updated: 05/19/2014 07:45
- (Created: 07/06/2010 13:59).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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One of the only albums to warrant all the acclaim and hype. Fav track:To Here Knows When
[First added to this chart: 07/07/2010]
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1991
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26,565
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This album is probably a tie with Washing Machine but I Had to select one. My favourite type of Sonic Youth is the more loose songwriting with really brittle guitar as demonstrated in EVOL. Favourite track: Maryln Moore
[First added to this chart: 07/06/2010]
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1986
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2,244
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Deerhoof are my favourite band. People are often put off by Satomi's unnecessarily high vocals, but they fail to realise they're supposed to be self-deprecating. Similar to why I love The Red Krayola, there is humour to experimentation which avoids it being some highbrow wankfest. Regardless, The Runners Four is one of their more accesible "pop" albums.Its hard to transcribe the appeal. Its cute without being twee or cringeworthy. Its genuinely odd without being contrived or pretentious. Greg Saunier said they set out create "music that is more than just good music" and they've totally suceeded.Favourtie song:Running Thouhgts
[First added to this chart: 07/06/2010]
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This album is creepy and intense. Way unexpected if you were only familiar with Chelsea Girl and The Velvet Underground and Nico. Julius Caesar (Memento Hodie) is one of the most beautiful songs I've heard.
[First added to this chart: 10/11/2011]
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1968
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1,265
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See you on battlefield, when we go through the mill!
[First added to this chart: 01/06/2012]
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1993
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1,218
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[First added to this chart: 08/02/2011]
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2003
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636
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7. (=)
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Just a really fun album.
Fav track:Gigantic [First added to this chart: 07/06/2010]
Fav track:Gigantic [First added to this chart: 07/06/2010]
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1988
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11,864
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A giant collage of all that is kitsch, absurd and tasteless in music. And with such conviction! Fav track: Bo-Go-Bompoo
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PJ at her most uninhibited and raw phase. Badass
Fav track: Legs [First added to this chart: 07/06/2010]
Fav track: Legs [First added to this chart: 07/06/2010]
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1993
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[First added to this chart: 05/02/2012]
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1973
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4,579
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 8 | 8% | |
| 1970s | 8 | 8% | |
| 1980s | 15 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 29 | 29% | |
| 2000s | 32 | 32% | |
| 2010s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| ボアダムス [Boredoms] | 2 | 2% | |
| Matmos | 2 | 2% | |
| Can | 2 | 2% | |
| Nina Simone | 2 | 2% | |
| Dirty Three | 2 | 2% | |
| Bill Callahan | 2 | 2% | |
| Sonic Youth | 2 | 2% | |
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52 | 52% | |
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14 | 14% | |
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9 | 9% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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From Anonymous 07/03/2014 17:01 in User Pick #99: Transient Random Noise Bursts... [yepyepyep]
“Chart: Rank on User's Chart: 5 Year: 1993 Rank on BEA Overall: 1,704 Average Rating: 78/100 Summary Info: The second album and major-label debut of experimental rock band, Stereolab. The London-based outfit continued their incorporation of easy-listening elements that began with their EP from the…”
View post →From Anonymous 04/14/2014 22:30 in User Pick of the Day (#29): EVOL [yepyepyep]
“Chart: Rank on User's Chart: 2 Year: 1986 Rank on BEA Overall: 730 Average Rating: 80/100 Summary Info: The third studio album by alternative rock band, Sonic Youth. This was a major transitional album for the band, showcasing their first move away from the overtly anti-commercial no wave movement.…”
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BestEverAlbums 03/24/2014 08:00 in Chart of the day (#889): By yepyepyep
BestEverAlbums 03/24/2014 08:00 in Chart of the day (#889): By yepyepyep“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by yepyepyep () 1. Loveless by My Bloody Valentine (1991) 2. EVOL by Sonic Youth (1986) 3. The Runners Four by Deerhoof (2005) 4. The Marble Index by Nico (1968) 5. Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements by Stereolab (1993) 6. Haha…”
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hairymarx1 TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/29/2011 05:48 | #19684
Very imaginative and thought-provoking chart - up there with the best. Glad that you included United States of America, an extremely influential album and Parable at number one - wonderful.
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btener11 03/04/2013 20:30 | #67022
Amazing chart - one of my favorites. Every page makes me think, "man, I should add that album to my chart, or that one." Just so many great albums here. Even some bands I don't know and will have to get to know soon. You might like my custom chart "The Next 100" more than my Top 100, but I think you would dig them both. My one objection: I don't know your age, or if you were listening to Nirvana before Kurt's death, but they had already reached legendary status, and were already a big hit with fans and critics alike. That was what made Kurt's death all the more shocking and painful.
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Rounder89 02/09/2013 06:21 | #64538
I have one album in common with this chart and it is Loveless. Both no 1 on our charts, but nothing else in common so far. What are the odds of that?
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edubs 09/22/2013 13:25 | #86511
Interesting list ... I will definitely give some of these a try that I haven't listened to yet.
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sssvnnn 09/24/2013 09:14 | #86713
sssvnnn 09/24/2013 09:14 | #86713
Why not hardcore....
I will definitely give some of these a try that I haven't listened to yet.
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