Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
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KneadSilentedTheDeep 
I tried to represent as many genres as possible.
- Chart updated: 10/28/2010 02:17
- (Created: 10/22/2010 02:09).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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1959
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20,832
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1966
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46,117
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1983
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2,156
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1967
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14,812
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1971
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8,761
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1967
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40,178
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1977
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15,805
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1971
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18,202
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1997
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59,053
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1959
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Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 2 | 4% | |
| 1960s | 12 | 24% | |
| 1970s | 16 | 32% | |
| 1980s | 14 | 28% | |
| 1990s | 4 | 8% | |
| 2000s | 2 | 4% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 4 | 8% | |
| The Chameleons | 3 | 6% | |
| John Coltrane | 2 | 4% | |
| Miles Davis | 2 | 4% | |
| Joy Division | 2 | 4% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 4% | |
| Echo & The Bunnymen | 2 | 4% | |
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| ! | 08/03/2016 10:06 |  Bach | 971 | 78/100 |
| ! | 06/17/2013 19:03 |  joedec | 71 | 83/100 |
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cartoken TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/27/2010 21:48 | #15945
cartoken TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/27/2010 21:48 | #15945
commercial or not those albums are my favorite right now, and i definitely prefer the music of the last 20 years, because it's simply my decades (i'm 26) and i don't think that there have been better music in the 60s/70s than in the 90s/00s ... far from that.
Anyway, i've only listened to the The Chameleons from the bands you've mentioned as "influential", and i liked a lot Script of The Bridge, so i'm going to explore more their discography soon.
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KneadSilentedTheDeep 10/22/2010 16:33 | #15871
KneadSilentedTheDeep 10/22/2010 16:33 | #15871
Yea, I was hoping for a Top 100, at least. I haven't heard of The Dodos or Beirut, so I'll check them out. But the lesser know works I meant are by The Comsat Angels and The Sound, who both took the music of Joy Division to new heights (as well as The Chameleons, of course).
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Mr.Music 10/30/2010 06:14 | #16088
Btw i was the first person here who had the Sound in the chart! Lovely chart and yes i believe english post/punk is more superior. Mixing jazz and rock is always lil bit dangerous, you are missing alot of GREAT jazz albums.
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mckick 05/01/2011 14:46 | #20942
This chart is outstanding. Great to see the mix in genres like yours has. Nice one =]
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Omid 02/14/2011 20:23 | #18385
Omid 02/14/2011 20:23 | #18385
Good list.I like your broad musical taste,though I can't agree with all your choices.
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