Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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Slowly redoing my chart. I'm adding some descriptions, containing my thoughts and some further exploring if you enjoy the album.
Lately I've been exploring some more current albums and lots of jazz and hip-hop. If you have some suggestions for what I should listen to (really, I'll accept pretty much anything), feel free to pm me or comment below. :)
- Chart updated: 04/19/2016 02:45
- (Created: 07/23/2015 05:09).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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As pretentious as this may sound, this album transcends barriers. Musical barriers, spiritual barriers, mind barriers, and time barriers. This beauty of an album seems so short- even if there are only two tracks and one is 30 minutes long. But in that piece and the fantastic and vibrant Colors, all restrictions upon music are taken away, and it seems like it's coming from a place that's not quite heaven but not quite Earth.
This album made me a huge Pharoah Sanders fan. I recommend any album of his from the late 60's through all of the 70's, though my favorite, besides this one, is Tauhid. Quite an underrated gem full of free, spiritual jazz. [First added to this chart: 08/15/2015]
This album made me a huge Pharoah Sanders fan. I recommend any album of his from the late 60's through all of the 70's, though my favorite, besides this one, is Tauhid. Quite an underrated gem full of free, spiritual jazz. [First added to this chart: 08/15/2015]
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1969
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2,854
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A perfect pop album. Has a perfect mix of bittersweet and psychedelia, not to mention catchy choruses.
This is practically the only Zombies album, but they had many "groovy" singles from the mid-60's to check out. [First added to this chart: 07/23/2015]
This is practically the only Zombies album, but they had many "groovy" singles from the mid-60's to check out. [First added to this chart: 07/23/2015]
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1968
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This is truly a relaxing and smooth album. Sometimes it's hard to believe this is the same man who also did A Kind of Blue and Dark Magus. Everything here almost seems to just emit a kind of coolness and beauty through the flawless jazz fusion instrumentation, which is something that Davis never really visited again within his jazz fusion releases.
Davis' other jazz fusion stuff wasn't really as peaceful as this, most of it much more experimental in the vein of Bitches Brew, but still worth checking out if you adore fusion. If you're as huge of a fan of this album as I am, you won't be disappointed in the box set In a Silent Way Sessions. [First added to this chart: 07/23/2015]
Davis' other jazz fusion stuff wasn't really as peaceful as this, most of it much more experimental in the vein of Bitches Brew, but still worth checking out if you adore fusion. If you're as huge of a fan of this album as I am, you won't be disappointed in the box set In a Silent Way Sessions. [First added to this chart: 07/23/2015]
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1969
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The Stones really had so many great albums it was extremely difficult to pick one to include here. Let It Bleed feels comforting to me. Some Girls has the quirkiness, and Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main Street has a special dark tone to them, but Let It Bleed is the friend who I turn to in the end.
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1969
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This album is absolutely ridiculous, and I love it. It has classic Zappa humor, and a perfect album length (compared to Freak Out!) to keep the quirky story going.
[First added to this chart: 07/23/2015]
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1968
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There's really nothing left to be said about this album. It leaves me speechless every time I hear it.
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1963
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This album is hilarious, and a true musical joke. I don't view it as a work of genius or absolute trash, it's just Trout Mask Replica.
[First added to this chart: 07/23/2015]
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1969
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The Beatles got everything right on this album. I rarely find any songwriting that is this impressive. There's a varied mix of songs that really come together (pardon my pun... even though this is the wrong album) to spin tales of sorrow, satire, and out-of-body experiences.
[First added to this chart: 07/23/2015]
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1966
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I'm sure you've heard enough about this album, so I'll keep this somewhat short: If you haven't heard this jazzy and beautiful album yet, or are thinking if you should listen to it again, take some time out of your day and listen to it. It's completely worth it.
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1968
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1967
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 23 | 23% | |
| 1970s | 45 | 45% | |
| 1980s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2000s | 4 | 4% | |
| 2010s | 4 | 4% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Van Morrison | 1 | 1% | |
| Kanye West | 1 | 1% | |
| The Jam | 1 | 1% | |
| Prince And The Revolution | 1 | 1% | |
| Jethro Tull | 1 | 1% | |
| John Prine | 1 | 1% | |
| Miles Davis | 1 | 1% | |
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From quadrophenia17 07/01/2017 13:08 | #193515
Love these descriptions! :)
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From sssvnnn 07/01/2017 06:25 | #193493
sssvnnn 07/01/2017 06:25 | #193493
close to perfection.
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From xXhermitXx 04/12/2017 00:36 | #189131
Lots of diversity, very interesting chart
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From vancevisuals 04/11/2017 22:16 | #189116
John Barletcorn Must Die may be the underated album of all time
like your chart
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From platus 04/11/2017 17:16 | #189077
A really excellent chart! Some gems onside.
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Liedzeit 11/07/2016 11:42 | #178059
Liedzeit 11/07/2016 11:42 | #178059
Very good one. I do not care for Ramones but you get extra credit for including Sweet.
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LedZep 09/12/2016 17:17 | #174827
LedZep 09/12/2016 17:17 | #174827
Love the choices!
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WildHorses 09/12/2016 10:10 | #174817
WildHorses 09/12/2016 10:10 | #174817
Great great Chart! This could be my next top 100 of all time. Full of favorites of mine. Just one top 100 is not enough.
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Cojo7 05/02/2016 04:44 | #164973
Cojo7 05/02/2016 04:44 | #164973
I love it, great diversity and interesting picks and comments. I'm definitely going to need to listen to Surf's Up, because Pet Sounds is one of my favorites and anything that can top that is perfect in my eyes.
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Arthurknight 11/24/2015 12:03 | #153390
Arthurknight 11/24/2015 12:03 | #153390
Kimono my house - YES YES YES
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