Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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Chart updated: 10/10/2016 17:45
(Created: 10/14/2014 20:05).
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Dialoghi Del Presente

Luciano Cilio

[First added to this chart: 11/28/2015]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

263

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

845

Overall Rank:

5,272

Average Rating:

80 (44 votes)

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The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground & Nico

[First added to this chart: 12/10/2014]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,070 charts

Rank Score:

37,393

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[First added to this chart: 11/28/2015]

Year of Release:

1964

Appears in:

355 charts

Rank Score:

1,932

Rank in 1964:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

899

Average Rating:

79 (398 votes)

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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

[First added to this chart: 12/10/2014]

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

978 charts

Rank Score:

12,205

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Average Rating:

86 (1,039 votes)

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Compulsion!!!!!

Andrew Hill

[First added to this chart: 10/10/2016]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

102

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Conference Of The Birds

David Holland Quartet

[First added to this chart: 10/10/2016]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

119

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Starsailor

Tim Buckley

[First added to this chart: 11/28/2015]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

291 charts

Rank Score:

1,675

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

208

Overall Rank:

1,042

Average Rating:

76 (336 votes)

Comments:

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Faust

[First added to this chart: 11/28/2015]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

240 charts

Rank Score:

1,418

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

242

Overall Rank:

1,228

Average Rating:

77 (329 votes)

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Live At The Troubadour 1969
Live

Tim Buckley

[First added to this chart: 10/10/2016]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1994:

2,224

Rank in 1990s:

22,481

Average Rating:

75 (9 votes)

Comments:

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Satie: Gnossiennes; Gymnopédies; Ogives; Trois Sarabandes; Petite Ouverture À Danser

Reinbert De Leeuw

[First added to this chart: 10/10/2016]

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

18 charts

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	3	3%
1960s	31	31%
1970s	24	24%
1980s	13	13%
1990s	16	16%
2000s	11	11%
2010s	2	2%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%

Tim Buckley	5	5%
John Coltrane	3	3%
Coil	3	3%
Scott Walker	2	2%
Wolfgang Voigt	2	2%
The Velvet Underground	2	2%
Don Cherry	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%

	58	58%
	17	17%
	10	10%
	4	4%
	4	4%
	1	1%
	1	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	96	96%
Yes	4	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	92	92%
Yes	8	8%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

New entries
The Ape Of Naples by Coil
In Den Gärten Pharaos by Popol Vuh (DE)
Pop by Gas
Evolution by Grachan Moncur III
Happy Sad by Tim Buckley
Yeti by Amon Düül II
Quartet (Santa Cruz) 1993 by Anthony Braxton
Mark Hollis by Mark Hollis
Ys by Joanna Newsom
98.12.28 男達の別れ [98.12.28 Otokotachi No Wakare] by フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans]
Speak No Evil by Wayne Shorter
You Are My Everlovin' / Celestial Power by Henry Flynt
Pawn Hearts by Van Der Graaf Generator
Blowing In From Chicago by Cliff Jordan & John Gilmore
Tilt by Scott Walker
Bird Seed by Whitehouse
666 by Aphrodite's Child
"Mu" First Part by Don Cherry
Black Woman by Sonny Sharrock
Soundtracks For The Blind by Swans
Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake
Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits
Zauberberg by Gas
Coltrane Live At Birdland by John Coltrane
Science 1994 by Indian Summer (US)
West Side Soul by Magic Sam Blues Band
Double Nickels On The Dime by Minutemen
Scenery by 福居良 [Ryo Fukui]
Moondog (1969) by Moondog
Bad Timing by Jim O'Rourke
Third by Soft Machine
Cop by Swans
Remain In Light by Talking Heads
Bad Brains by Bad Brains
Marquee Moon by Television
Los Angeles by X (US)
An Electric Storm by White Noise
Complete Discography by Minor Threat
Penis Envy by Crass
Eternal Rhythm by Don Cherry
Cluster II by Cluster
Yellow Fields by Eberhard Weber
Unity by Larry Young
Music For 18 Musicians by Steve Reich
Neu! by Neu!
The Key To The Kingdom by Washington Phillips
Księżyc by Księżyc
The Glow Pt. 2 by The Microphones
Kill From The Heart by The Dicks
Sun Ship by John Coltrane

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90/100 !	04/11/2018 16:08	Joeingram	38	93/100

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BestEverAlbums 05/03/2017 08:00 in Chart of the day (#2024): By Schnouttz

“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Schnouttz () 1. Dialoghi Del Presente by Luciano Cilio (1977) 2. The Velvet Underground And Nico by The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967) 3. Out To Lunch! by Eric Dolphy (1964) 4. The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus (1963)…”

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BestEverAlbums 02/05/2016 09:00 in Chart of the day (#1571): By Schnouttz

“Today's chart of the day Top 50 Greatest Music Albums by Schnouttz () 1. The Velvet Underground And Nico by The Velvet Underground (1967) 2. Dialoghi Del Presente by Luciano Cilio (1977) 3. Spirit Of Eden by Talk Talk (1988) 4. The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus (1963) 5. Trout…”

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From mianfei 07/06/2019 00:10 | #239025

A very interesting chart indeed.

Two major surprises are Washington Phillips and the Crass – neither of whom I have seen before on an all-time chart before. Ksiezyc (would always wish to be able to write those diacritics as they must be) is another interesting one where I always feel I should be listening again.

Van der Graaf Generator and Amon Düül II’s ‘Yeti’ are from a more personal perspective equally refreshing.

I do wonder why five Tim Buckley albums are needed, though.