Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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poppmusic 
- Chart updated: 10/04/2019 05:45
- (Created: 01/07/2015 04:38).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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The records that I love the most deliver in emotional impact. It's a sweeping vision to be sure but at a very human level. Impeccable songwriting meets brilliant musicianship track after track.
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1973
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Superunknown was a remarkable step forward for an already badass rock group. The musicians reach into your consciousness and shatter its foundations. There's really nothing like Cornell's incredibly nuanced singing or Thayil's unpredictable and liberating solos.
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1994
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8,644
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From the 70s until the mid 00s rock music dominated the airwaves. In some ways, every band was paying tribute to this incredible album. Zeppelin perfected the drifting, rambling blues rock of an earlier era to encompass the volatility and excitement of the modernist age.
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1969
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20,139
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The best indie album ever made. A fondness for knick-knacks of the past, old attic history collections, and innocent love pervades alongside a fear of the great beyond. Musically, Stevens mixes Neil Young and Phillip Glass to great consequence.
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2005
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19,122
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A highly confessional record, Grohl furiously indicts while asking for strength and support from the (rightfully?) unsympathetic crowd. The music is filled with angst and distortion but there's also the sheen of the chance to bounce back and start anew. Probably no other album makes you feel more alive.
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1997
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4,390
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Some of the most organic music ever written. Each instrument is carefully layered as part of an overall texture that waxes and wanes according to the mood of the moment. This is not to mention Van Morrison's beautiful, soulful singing.
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1968
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15,149
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I think "1983" may be my favorite song of all time, which props this one up quite a bit.
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1968
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Deservingly considered one of the most artistic and exploratory albums ever made. Not sure what else I can say.
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1973
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An opera about the loss of innocence at the height of the riff-based song structure and choreographed with incredibly delicate sound work. Try listening on a rainy day.
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1969
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There are moments on this album that contemporary musicians still haven't figured out. Even aside from all this, there's a unique Cold War feeling to the songs that is irreplaceable.
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1966
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 25 | 25% | |
| 1970s | 30 | 30% | |
| 1980s | 8 | 8% | |
| 1990s | 19 | 19% | |
| 2000s | 10 | 10% | |
| 2010s | 6 | 6% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Who | 6 | 6% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 5% | |
| The Beatles | 4 | 4% | |
| Foo Fighters | 3 | 3% | |
| Charles Mingus | 2 | 2% | |
| Crosby, Stills & Nash | 2 | 2% | |
| R.E.M. | 2 | 2% | |
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BestEverAlbums 02/10/2020 09:00 in Chart of the day (#3032): By poppmusic
BestEverAlbums 02/10/2020 09:00 in Chart of the day (#3032): By poppmusic“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by poppmusic () 1. Quadrophenia by The Who (1973) 2. Superunknown by Soundgarden (1994) 3. Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin (1969) 4. Illinois by Sufjan Stevens (2005) 5. The Colour And The Shape by Foo Fighters (1997) 6. Astral Weeks by Van…”
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Ben4 06/16/2017 18:09 | #192713
Quadrophenia rules! So does Superunknown. Lots of good choices here. Glad to see someone else appreciates There is Nothing Left to Lose.
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Oselju 06/10/2016 07:37 | #168370
Oselju 06/10/2016 07:37 | #168370
Could you please explain to me why you give me this note (0) at my chart "100 poor lonesome singers (girls)" ??
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calsper 07/09/2016 11:41 | #170940
calsper 07/09/2016 11:41 | #170940
This chart is a great effort from a mind of music. Will definitely check your page out for inspiration.
Thanks a lot!
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LordMark 05/16/2016 10:53 | #166133
21 albums in common. I'm glad to see Superunknown ranked so highly on your list.
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vancevisuals 05/17/2016 00:31 | #166244
Love Quadrophenia
It's an album I forget about
Glad to be reminded
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