Top 50 Greatest Music Albums by 
jlancast1996 
This is very much a work in progress, but these are my favorite 50 albums at the moment. As I discover new music things are bound to move around a little bit. Let me know what you think, and any suggestions are much appreciated.
- Chart updated: 08/17/2021 17:15
- (Created: 04/14/2015 12:45).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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Probably my most listened to Radiohead album. No matter how I'm feeling, this always sounds good.
[First added to this chart: 12/04/2015]
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2007
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Many people like to hate Nirvana because of their popularity, and those hipsters are plain wrong. This is great music. Angry, sad, even humorous, Cobain put it all together with this classic.
[First added to this chart: 09/15/2015]
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1993
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This is an album I often turn to in the winter when I'm feeling down, and it always manages to cheer me up.
[First added to this chart: 04/12/2016]
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2007
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Not quite as good as TPAB in my opinion, but it was the first rap album that truly blew me away. I heard it the day it came out after hearing the first single with Dr. Dre. I remember not being able to sleep that night because I wanted to tell my friends about it the next day.
[First added to this chart: 04/15/2015]
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2012
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This albums atmosphere makes me think of 20000 Leagues Under the Sea. Hauntingly beautiful.
[First added to this chart: 12/27/2015]
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2002
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This album was a grower for me, but it sure grew fast. I enjoy it from front to back. Perfect for car rides alone.
[First added to this chart: 02/15/2017]
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2002
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I think Frank is the most important voice right now. He doesn't release often and stays out of the spotlight, but the music world will stop to listen to whatever is next no matter what. I think that says a lot about how great he is.
[First added to this chart: 04/27/2017]
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2016
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Every song here is good, and it flows effortlessly. My favorite Arcade Fire album.
[First added to this chart: 05/25/2015]
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2004
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The opening track is like riding my bike as a kid, feeling the wind in my face and having my whole life ahead of me.
[First added to this chart: 07/06/2015]
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2010
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22,192
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Heavy, grimy, dark. Wonderful album.
[First added to this chart: 04/26/2018]
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1992
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 4 | 8% | |
| 1980s | 11 | 22% | |
| 1990s | 6 | 12% | |
| 2000s | 11 | 22% | |
| 2010s | 16 | 32% | |
| 2020s | 2 | 4% |
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| Queens Of The Stone Age | 2 | 4% | |
| Joy Division | 2 | 4% | |
| The Smiths | 2 | 4% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 4% | |
| Alex Cameron | 2 | 4% | |
| Arcade Fire | 2 | 4% | |
| Kendrick Lamar | 2 | 4% | |
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95/100  | 09/05/2021 01:06 | mrmcrook | | 92/100 |
 75/100 | 01/09/2021 05:35 | areminder | | 78/100 |
| 100/100 | 01/08/2021 20:17 | Brando1788 | | 85/100 |
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From mrmcrook 09/05/2021 01:07
Love the chart. Good mix of bands and genres. Good little footnotes as well
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From areminder 01/09/2021 05:40
Great picks, love to see REM and Protomartyr on the same list. I'm probably echoing what others have said but there many amazing rock albums out of the 60s-70s. Also many great jazz albums out of the 50s-60s.
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100/100
From pjohnsongolf 01/08/2021 18:01
pjohnsongolf 01/08/2021 18:01
Great chart!
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85/100
From leniad 11/05/2020 02:23
good chart,
i hope you can dig into 60s (john coltrane, beatles, velvet undergound, love, jimi hendrix, beach boys )
and the 70s (pink floyd, led zeppelin, neil young, genesis, stevie wonder, marvin gaye, supertramp, joy division)
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95/100
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gidgidi 08/13/2019 18:08
gidgidi 08/13/2019 18:08
This is great!
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rliberty 09/30/2018 16:31
rliberty 09/30/2018 16:31
Some really great picks here, love pretty much all of these albums personally. My only suggestion is to explore a bit more from the 60s and 70s as you continue to fill this out, as there's some truly amazing albums/artists to be found there.
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DommeDamian 09/30/2018 09:49
DommeDamian 09/30/2018 09:49
Great chart, full of excellent albums. My suggestions:
-Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (basically any Eminem album outside of Revival, Encore, and Relapse). - I saw you love Kendrick, so...
-P.M. Dawn - of The Heart of The Soul And of The Cross: The Utopian Experience (icy rap album full of introspective, philosophical lyrics - and nothing less of a eminent album to play in the winter).
-Soundgarden - Superunknown (grunge rock about depression, at its finest).
-The Calling - Camino Palmero (simply a worthwile rock album, jampacked of quintessential subjects)
-Coldplay - A Rush of Blood To The Head / X&Y (anyone with Interpol's debut on their list, needs to listen to these two classics. And oppositely).
PS: Your descriptions are very nice. Check out my chart! =)
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80/100
From 
brunotp 02/16/2018 17:42
brunotp 02/16/2018 17:42
That's a very fine selection!
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80/100
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mdbaxter 02/16/2018 17:39
mdbaxter 02/16/2018 17:39
Good list!
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100/100
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flyingcitrus 02/16/2018 17:15
flyingcitrus 02/16/2018 17:15
Excellent chart. I love it
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