Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by poppmusic

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Led Zeppelin II 

 Led Zeppelin

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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. [First added to this chart: 01/07/2015]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,882 charts

Rank Score:

22,891

Rank in 1969:

3

Rank in 1960s:

13

Overall Rank:

43

Average Rating:

 87 (2,680 votes)

Comments:

174

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Astral Weeks 

 Van Morrison

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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. [First added to this chart: 01/07/2015]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,481 charts

Rank Score:

17,748

Rank in 1968:

3

Rank in 1960s:

17

Overall Rank:

68

Average Rating:

 85 (1,662 votes)

Comments:

135

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Electric Ladyland 

 The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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I think "1983" may be my favorite song of all time, which props this one up quite a bit. [First added to this chart: 01/07/2015]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,628 charts

Rank Score:

18,725

Rank in 1968:

2

Rank in 1960s:

15

Overall Rank:

63

Average Rating:

 86 (1,919 votes)

Comments:

108

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Tommy 

 The Who

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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. [First added to this chart: 01/07/2015]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

969 charts

Rank Score:

7,265

Rank in 1969:

11

Rank in 1960s:

39

Overall Rank:

235

Average Rating:

 81 (1,430 votes)

Comments:

80

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Revolver 

 The Beatles

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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. [First added to this chart: 01/07/2015]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

3,479 charts

Rank Score:

56,991

Rank in 1966:

1

Rank in 1960s:

2

Overall Rank:

4

Average Rating:

 91 (4,474 votes)

Comments:

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In A Silent Way 

 Miles Davis

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In this album Miles switched from being a great orchestrator to being a sound artist. And here is a much more coherent, if less shocking, work than "Bitches Brew", that tastefully captures the mind's zen when at work. [First added to this chart: 01/14/2015]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

764 charts

Rank Score:

7,932

Rank in 1969:

9

Rank in 1960s:

34

Overall Rank:

209

Average Rating:

 86 (864 votes)

Comments:

48

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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady 

 Charles Mingus

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Released in 1963, this couldn't sound less like an album from that year, but rather almost seemed to encompass the whole of historic American music- AND the innovators of its future decades. Sometimes life is like standing at a railway station, and civiliziation is coming full steam ahead towards you- and you're thinking about a lost love on at one end of the line but the train is headed full speed the other way. [First added to this chart: 12/22/2015]

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

938 charts

Rank Score:

14,015

Rank in 1963:

1

Rank in 1960s:

22

Overall Rank:

92

Average Rating:

 86 (991 votes)

Comments:

73

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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 

 The Beatles

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A kaleidoscope of colors, musical textures, songs of friendship and communion, worldly cultures, all drowning in a hippy melting pot that's topped off with a pinch of avant-garde art. This seemingly bizarre combination nevertheless was grounded enough in recognizable flavors to win universal approval. [First added to this chart: 01/07/2015]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,416 charts

Rank Score:

50,840

Rank in 1967:

1

Rank in 1960s:

3

Overall Rank:

7

Average Rating:

 90 (4,486 votes)

Comments:

480

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The Notorious Byrd Brothers 

 The Byrds

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While lyrically it might sound like any other "hippie" album, I sense genuine concern and elegant pleading beneath the sometimes superficial sense of the time. This album flows together very well and is best listened to in the open countryside. Spectral. [First added to this chart: 01/07/2015]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

396 charts

Rank Score:

2,372

Rank in 1968:

16

Rank in 1960s:

82

Overall Rank:

752

Average Rating:

 78 (458 votes)

Comments:

31

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Bringing It All Back Home 

 Bob Dylan

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Side 1 is Dylan giving a "f**k you" to everyone who's got him down, and with the highly unexpected delivery of electric blues. Side 2 is a milestone of the literary genre, where surrealistic and evocative poetry is delivered through flexible folk music patterns (not to mention the generational zeitgeist). Seriously, how does one record do that? [First added to this chart: 01/07/2015]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

1,238 charts

Rank Score:

13,375

Rank in 1965:

4

Rank in 1960s:

24

Overall Rank:

101

Average Rating:

 86 (1,638 votes)

Comments:

102

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
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	%
The Who	6	6%
Led Zeppelin	5	5%
The Beatles	4	4%
Foo Fighters	3	3%
Bob Dylan	2	2%
U2	2	2%
Joni Mitchell	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	50	50%
	39	39%
	4	4%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	1	1%
	1	1%

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From Boltzmann 10/31/2019 08:08

I really like to see some love for Hendrix, he seems to be a bit overlooked on this site... but well, that includes me actually.

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100/100

From Keatownrodriguez 10/02/2019 19:29

I love how you aren't entirely skewed towards old or new music on this chart, I find that fairly rare on this site

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95/100

From ForegroundNoise 07/29/2019 07:59

So much brilliant effort put into this chart!! Your notes are extensive and personal (especially those for Illinois!), and though looking at the first couple of picks I got worried that I'd find things a little too classic-rock orientated, the smattering of jazz and hip hop provided a refreshing change from the rest of your picks. Well done!

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100/100

From DommeDamian 07/27/2019 10:18

I really dig your taste hard, man. And even though all your little descriptions are astounding, I will say that your Bringing It All Back Home is exceptionally on-point!

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85/100

From Reppu1976 07/28/2018 03:36

Nice chart!

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90/100

From DeusExMackia 07/18/2018 18:29

Fantastic to see such love for The Who, and a really interesting Smiths choice too!

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100/100

From AAL2014 11/09/2017 08:12

I really wish I could give this chart a 150/100 after seeing you say Stranger Things Have Happened is the highlight of Echoes, Silence, Patience, and Grace.

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80/100

From JulianR 10/09/2017 01:18

good stuff! good effort was put into this chart

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90/100

From LedZep 08/08/2017 00:38

Extremely original, love the top 3, that description of The Black Saint's fantastic as well

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100/100

From Ben4 06/16/2017 18:09

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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