Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by hahol 
I think personal charts always are feelings,combined with nostalgic connections to your youth and childhood favourites melted together with lifeexperiences and strong impressions from the past. I can not point at classic albums from the near past, because defining classics takes time! A great example is Nick Drake!
Some 25 years passed before his genius was rediscovered! I hope there are still several other artists out there to be appreciated and yet are to be discovered from the hidden past!
- Chart updated: 06/04/2021 10:15
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- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Bowie's most timeless work to date. Life on Mars is top class, Quicksand as well. A superb collection of songs of overwhelming calibre. Great lyrics too. His most accomplished album and before Ziggiemania.
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1971
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Procol Harum made records combining blues and classical music, a very rare accomplishment. A whiter shade of pale of course is their most memorable song, but this album as a whole show them explore their formula in many directions. Robin Trower's guitar work, Gary Brooker's voice and keyboard connected with superb pieces like Luskus Delph, the title track, Simple sister make this record a pure pleasure!
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Sandy Denny is Britain's best folksinger ever. Her interpretive ability, vulnerable and emphatic voice is unique.
She duets with Robert Plant on Battle of Evermore, a track from Led Zeppelin IV and made this record on her own in the same period. Listen to the sublime title track, Late November, John the Gun and Crazy Lady Blues, Next time around. Her work with Fairport Convention and Fotheringay is also worth searching out! [First added to this chart: 10/02/2014]
She duets with Robert Plant on Battle of Evermore, a track from Led Zeppelin IV and made this record on her own in the same period. Listen to the sublime title track, Late November, John the Gun and Crazy Lady Blues, Next time around. Her work with Fairport Convention and Fotheringay is also worth searching out! [First added to this chart: 10/02/2014]
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It might have been on top here, but I feel Revolver is a little bit too much over the top in experimentation and studioresearching activities. There are masterful songs like For no one, Here, there and everywhere, Eleanor Rigby, Good day sunshine here, but the overall atmosphere is overwhelmed by the experimental track Tomorrow never knows. An influential record for the time to come and a great achievement indeed.
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1966
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It was impossible to avoid a compilation this time! I think The Stones has some magnificent singles and one of them is an alltime- favourite: Honky tonk woman. There are several other starhits here like Jumping Jack Flash,Satisfaction, Paint it black. Stones had good albums too,(Let it bleed, Sticky fingers,Beggars banquet) but some of their singles were simply awesome!
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Echoes is one of their strongest tracks ever, building up from Rick Wright's "ping" to the desert climax and the beautiful peaceful melodic end. A symphonic masterpiece and a great promise for what to come in the future.
One of my favourite Pink Floyd albums! [First added to this chart: 10/23/2014]
One of my favourite Pink Floyd albums! [First added to this chart: 10/23/2014]
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1971
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Yes in their prime time! Every member is contributing and the synergy of their combined talents are showing off.
Roundabout, Heart of the sunrise, Long distance runaround, The Fish, Mood for a day are all fantastic tracks where the technical ability within the group are just stunning! A glorious record!! [First added to this chart: 10/02/2014]
Roundabout, Heart of the sunrise, Long distance runaround, The Fish, Mood for a day are all fantastic tracks where the technical ability within the group are just stunning! A glorious record!! [First added to this chart: 10/02/2014]
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1971
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This album is so underrated among Peter Gabriel's catalogue! In the midst of punkdomination in his homeland, Gabriel answers with an aggressive and mindstorming couple of songs, full of anger, fear and sarcastic hints. The music builds up a storming and inventive atmosphere, Robert Fripp on guitar and "Frippertronics" contributes to the soundscape too. A superb album !
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1978
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A sensation when it appeared in 97 and still an influential force inspiring plenty of artists today. Maybe a little overrated, but this is a masterpiece ...that is a fact. The dark side of the moon for the 90's generation, Thom Yorke's vocals and Johnny Greenwood's guitar are dynemite producing some of the most adventerous sounds and compositions before the millennium. Paranoid Android is an enigmatic piece of work, along with Subterranean homesick alien, Lucky, Karma Police, No surprises etc. etc. A stunning record!
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1997
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King Crimson as a trio, John Wetton, Bill Bruford and Robert Fripp are dynamite on this album. Forceful and surprising, innovative and creative are keywords to describe the music. Loud and uncompromising, but this is not heavy metal, rather more "progmetal-fusion".
The trilogy of "Lark's tongue in aspic, "Starless and bible black" and this album showed them from another side than the direction started with "In the court of..". A must have in my collection! [First added to this chart: 11/18/2014]
The trilogy of "Lark's tongue in aspic, "Starless and bible black" and this album showed them from another side than the direction started with "In the court of..". A must have in my collection! [First added to this chart: 11/18/2014]
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1974
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
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| 1950s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 26 | 26% | |
| 1970s | 53 | 53% | |
| 1980s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 7 | 7% | |
| 2000s | 2 | 2% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
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| Bob Dylan | 6 | 6% | |
| The Beatles | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| The Byrds | 3 | 3% | |
| Little Feat | 3 | 3% | |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer | 2 | 2% | |
| Leonard Cohen | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 33 from 77th to 44th What's Going On by Marvin Gaye |
| Up 23 from 56th to 33rd Hot Rocks 1964–1971 by The Rolling Stones |
| Up 1 from 78th to 77th Hot Rats by Frank Zappa |
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| Down 44 from 34th to 78th A Salty Dog by Procol Harum |
| Down 34 from 23rd to 57th Purple Rain by Prince And The Revolution |
| Down 13 from 66th to 79th Hjernen Er Alene by deLillos |
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 Blood On The Tracksby Bob Dylan |
| Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan |
| Future Days by Can |
| Oh Mercy by Bob Dylan |
| Leavers |
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 Volunteersby Jefferson Airplane |
| Nevermind by Nirvana |
| Blows Against The Empire by Paul Kantner & Jefferson Starship |
| Susanne Sundfør by Susanne Sundfør |
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100/100 | 12/15/2021 16:18 |  Cytoma | | 90/100 |
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From tk421ucopy 12/15/2021 15:40
I respect your comment that "defining classics takes time," but I don't find my favorite albums are always classics. And to take that a step further, sometimes I'm just worn out on the classics. I wish there was more outisde of the 60s and 70s, but regardless nice chart with the best descriptions I've read in a while.
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From areminder 08/01/2020 04:38
Wonderful chart, I enjoyed your annotations. Going to check out Hjernen Er Alene.
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StefanR10 07/31/2020 19:08
StefanR10 07/31/2020 19:08
Some interesting picks. Great to see some unknown artist and some classics I give 90 points for that.
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DommeDamian 07/31/2020 17:10
DommeDamian 07/31/2020 17:10
Favorited!
Not only do you have amazing albums included (from MJ to The Byrds), your descriptions are short and perfect, showing off your emotional intelligence and intellectuality. Don't let NE1 tell otherwise :)
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From Larcx13 07/31/2020 17:05
Larcx13 07/31/2020 17:05
Yes! Blonde on Blonde #1!
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From DommeDamian 11/30/2019 14:54
DommeDamian 11/30/2019 14:54
Really amazing chart, but damn that #1 description (and choice) hit hard man ;)
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ForegroundNoise 11/30/2019 10:22
ForegroundNoise 11/30/2019 10:22
Even if the music is not generally my cup of tea, the care you've taken in writing for each of these albums is astonishing and impressive. That said, I don't think I agree with your statement: "I can not point at classic albums from the near past, because defining classics takes time!" - this shouldn't be a list of albums you 'think' are classics, these are just your favourite albums!! The whole idea of 'classics' is a subjective construction anyway, I fear that some underground picks might miss your radar because of this standardisation of the rock canon. Would be nice to see some more of your fringe tastes come through!!
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From Juneof44 03/13/2019 22:46
Very impressive, i love the comments for every album.
Just a little lack of nowadays records.
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From platus 11/11/2017 08:37
Great chart! I agree completely. Excellent comments, by the way.
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From vancevisuals 11/11/2017 01:28
to our children's children's children brst Moody Blues
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