Top 41 Greatest Music Albums by 
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Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man - El Grohlerino
Slimmed down list to include only my absolute favourites.
- Chart updated: 06/01/2023 21:15
- (Created: 06/16/2015 16:14).
- Chart size: 41 albums.
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The devil got a lush new outfit and went on to slay his enemies. Kanye went for maximalism (later going for the opposite on Yeezus) and really brought it home. After 808s and the Swift debacle, Ye could have gone down the safe road and retreated back to the sounds that made him. Instead he played up to the egotistic douchebag image that had been slapped on him by the media. It could so easily have turned sour but it didn't because he went it Dark Fantasy with both feet - there were no half measures. The people turning on Ye seemed to actually literate him. He no longer restricted himself to what his audience wanted or expected from him. Runaway is the epitome of this and is in my opinion Kanye's greatest song. It is a juxtaposition - the operatic and the robotic, the beauty and the beast. And this album, more than any other, perfectly demonstrates the ability of Ye to get the most out of every single one of his featured artists.
[First added to this chart: 08/17/2015]
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2010
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God knows I love a massive and extravagant album and this may be the most consistent double (triple?) album of all time. It might not reach the heady heights of Exile or the tender moments of Tusk but boy, Billy Corgan's vision is dazzling. He never once wavers from the theme of love and suicide cast against sweeping sonic sounds. It instills a gravitas that runs throughout the album. Sure some songs may not be as good as others but even the "worst" songs contribute something. In reality, there's not one song that I dislike on this beast of an album and that's really something to marvel at. The Pumpkins create their own definition of epic; the benchmark from which every other epic must be judged.
[First added to this chart: 06/13/2016]
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1995
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The soundscape of this album is unbelievable, the Sgt Pepper of the digital era. I'm constantly amazed by how Kanye keeps evolving his sound and I truly think that this album is ahead of its time in a way that 808s was. Blood on the Leaves is a particular favourite of mine. Nina Simone's hauntingly dreamy voice floating over Kanye's abrasive ramblings about money and fame, reflecting the change in moral corruption between the past and the present. Maybe I'm reading to much into it and I can see how (understandingly) some people are put off by Kanye's persona both in and out of music, but no other modern artist makes me read between the lines as much as Kanye. Praise Yeezus!
[First added to this chart: 01/29/2016]
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2013
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The greatest biographical film ever committed to audio tape. A mass hallucinatory parable set in Compton, told through the humble beginnings of one of its most famous sons. The evolution of K-Dot to Kendrick. From Angel on Angel Dust to international superstar working with his childhood hero.
[First added to this chart: 04/03/2016]
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2012
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I don't like to get too political with my music. By that I mean that a band needs to walk a fine line if they decide to incorporate on-the-nose political messages into their songs because if they get it wrong, for me, it taints the music because it can come off as preachy and restricts enjoyment of the music to a certain context. Saying that, when a band gets it right, a listener can take the initial message, understand it, be invigorated by it, and transfer it to other contexts that are more relevant in their lives. This is what I experienced with Rage Against The Machine, the band and the album. It is a statement of how well crafted their messages are that the social and political climate they bash in early nineties America still holds up in present day America and the UK. There is perhaps nothing more important than a band's legacy and Rage's music will continually remind me about the power of common people to rise up against social injustice with a big middle finger.
[First added to this chart: 03/06/2016]
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1992
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The vinyl man's favourite vinyl record. There are only a few songs that are distinct beasts here. The middle section is purposely muddled, one composition flowing into and feeding the next. It begs you to hear it as a whole. This is why it is one of the first vinyls I got. The sampling on this motherfucker blew me away. You could call is sampling jazz hop. You'd think that this was created by a mad orchestra, composed by a mad John Williams, created for a mad film score. There are parts of Endtroducing that sound like the score to an epic Halo space battle. But there are also parts that are way more earthbound, akin to something like a moonlight lit street walk past the rogues and parties of Brooklyn. No matter what's being mixed or chopped, there's always magic in the air. The gospel according to DJs.
[First added to this chart: 01/19/2016]
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1996
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I would love to curate this album. Strip away some of the filler, rejig the track listing and Blonde becomes a top twenty list contender. Still, Frank creates some of the most emotive and innovative songs of the new millennium. There are hooks in some songs that should not be hooks but the way he meshes beats just works. As much as I liked portions of Channel Orange (particularly Pyramids and Lost), Frank reaches greater experimental highs with Blonde. He's no longer the new whatever. He's Frank fucking Ocean. No one else sounds like this boy.
[First added to this chart: 03/07/2017]
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2016
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[First added to this chart: 03/11/2018]
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1993
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[First added to this chart: 09/08/2020]
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2016
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[First added to this chart: 01/06/2016]
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2008
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Top 41 Greatest Music Albums composition
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 2 | 5% | |
| 1970s | 12 | 29% | |
| 1980s | 2 | 5% | |
| 1990s | 6 | 15% | |
| 2000s | 5 | 12% | |
| 2010s | 14 | 34% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 10% | |
| Kanye West | 3 | 7% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 3 | 7% | |
| Frightened Rabbit | 2 | 5% | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | 2 | 5% | |
| Fleetwood Mac | 2 | 5% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 5% | |
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Top 41 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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| Down 1 from 39th to 40th Screamadelica by Primal Scream |
| Down 1 from 40th to 41st MASSEDUCTION by St. Vincent |
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| 85/100 | 10/06/2020 16:49 | leniad | | 85/100 |
| 100/100 | 02/21/2020 02:01 | DJENNY | | 100/100 |
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NowhereMan 01/02/2018 18:45
NowhereMan 01/02/2018 18:45
I was in that Stone Roses bar recently that you talk about. A cracking dive. Love the enthusiasm for the Stones, too few out and out Stones maniacs on this site.
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LedZep 04/09/2017 10:42
LedZep 04/09/2017 10:42
Came back, saw Biffy, saw Lebowski quote and decided to close one eye and ignore Kanye albums. Don't like his music, but that's just, like, my opinion, man
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From zrommeke 01/06/2017 08:07
Very good chart, but a bit more variation would make it even better.
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85/100
From platus 01/05/2017 18:15
flamboyant chart. I like it.
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95/100
From jackharrison21 01/05/2017 16:35
Wonderful chart, 8 albums in common and some really interesting reading in the comments
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95/100
From LedZep 09/05/2016 10:54
LedZep 09/05/2016 10:54
I'm really not a great Kanye fan, but the rest is fantastic
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Davy 08/22/2016 16:49
Davy 08/22/2016 16:49
pretty neat
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95/100
From 
buzzdainer 07/12/2016 14:46
buzzdainer 07/12/2016 14:46
I share your feelings about Tusk, as you know. And your putting two albums by the Stones in your top ten reminds me that I've got to find space for them in my top 100. I love this chart, and I enjoy the pithy notes you've attached to some of your entries. Would love to see more of those!
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90/100
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WildHorses 05/06/2016 22:53
WildHorses 05/06/2016 22:53
Some great albums here. Hope to see the rest soon!
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From martinjaa 01/25/2016 15:38
It's great! Exile on Main Street is an incredible album
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