Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by Peppermint 
These are albums I can't live without. I hope there's a decent amount of variety. I will admit it's heavily skewed post-2000 but in time I will discover more music gems.
- Chart updated: 03/26/2017 17:15
- (Created: 07/08/2015 12:13).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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Kate at her absolute peak.
[First added to this chart: 07/08/2015]
Year of Release:
1985
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18,115
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In a career filled with personal peaks and burrows David Bowie never sounded so simultaneously vulnerable and strong.
[First added to this chart: 07/08/2015]
Year of Release:
1977
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16,854
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Candle-light reverence music.
[First added to this chart: 07/08/2015]
Year of Release:
2008
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1,070
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4. (=)
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Instrumental music never sounded so beautiful.
[First added to this chart: 07/08/2015]
Year of Release:
2001
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496
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A devastating masterpiece.
[First added to this chart: 07/08/2015]
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1982
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5,783
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Less than a year and a half after 1997's 'Songs for a Dead Pilot' Low emerge with a rich, warm and gorgeous set of harmonies.
[First added to this chart: 07/08/2015]
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Just the best of Kate's unbridled passion
[First added to this chart: 03/26/2017]
Year of Release:
1982
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6,272
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A brooding ode to the shadows of this strange life
[First added to this chart: 03/26/2017]
Year of Release:
1998
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9,908
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A perfect americana album
[First added to this chart: 03/26/2017]
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2011
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541
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The quintessential 60's record.
[First added to this chart: 07/08/2015]
Year of Release:
1966
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38,684
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 2 | 4% | |
| 1960s | 3 | 6% | |
| 1970s | 3 | 6% | |
| 1980s | 8 | 16% | |
| 1990s | 14 | 28% | |
| 2000s | 9 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 11 | 22% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Kate Bush | 3 | 6% | |
| Low | 3 | 6% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 4% | |
| Beach House | 2 | 4% | |
| The Beatles | 2 | 4% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 2 | 4% | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | 2 | 4% | |
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