Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by andrewken9 
- Chart updated: 05/12/2016 17:15
- (Created: 09/09/2015 01:46).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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This was the second Kanye album that I ever heard. I was a part of the population that hated him without giving his music a shot, once I did I was hooked. Every beat of this album pops in my head and blows my mind. How does a person create something like this?
[First added to this chart: 10/31/2015]
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2010
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22,754
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This album should be considered the greatest christian album ever written. It makes a person want to worship more than most Christian artists.
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1965
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15,715
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I remember hearing a friend talk about the concept of this album and checked it out. Everything was perfect. The lyrics were piercing and the instrumentation was unlike anything I had ever heard.
[First added to this chart: 10/31/2015]
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2005
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20,304
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This is probably a weird choice as my first Bob Dylan pick. However, it was the first album I heard by him. I was hooked by the grunge sound of his voice, but more important, the words behind it. Daniel Lanois contributed immensely to the overall sound of this album
[First added to this chart: 10/31/2015]
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1997
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2,344
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As important today as it was the day that it was first released. I am moved from the first word to the last. I can't turn this off half way through.
[First added to this chart: 10/31/2015]
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1971
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18,938
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The Boxer is probably a better album, but i always go to high violet first when listening to the national. Its heartbreaking and emotional. Its deep and almost sexy.
[First added to this chart: 10/31/2015]
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2010
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10,572
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Is it to early to include this album on a greatest ever list? I don't care. It is beautiful and moving. An album that doesn't care about airplay, but about informing a generation about pain and hardship.
[First added to this chart: 10/31/2015]
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2015
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31,505
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This album could live on repeat and I would be happy.
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1979
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30,864
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I don't know why I like this album so much, but I do and I can't stop listening to it.
[First added to this chart: 10/31/2015]
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1971
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16,151
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This is the album I am listening to while making this list. Its their best. I find it hard to pick between this and The White album or Abbey Road. All three are equal to me.
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1968
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37,239
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 7 | 14% | |
| 1970s | 12 | 24% | |
| 1980s | 5 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 10 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 5 | 10% | |
| 2010s | 10 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Bob Dylan | 3 | 6% | |
| Big Star | 2 | 4% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 4% | |
| Marvin Gaye | 2 | 4% | |
| Kanye West | 1 | 2% | |
| Chris Stapleton | 1 | 2% | |
| Pixies | 1 | 2% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 20 from 42nd to 22nd #1 Record by Big Star |
| Up 17 from 38th to 21st Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys |
| Up 16 from 36th to 20th Closer by Joy Division |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 13 from 37th to 50th The Suburbs by Arcade Fire |
| Down 1 from 2nd to 3rd Illinois by Sufjan Stevens |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 02/19/2022 22:43 | Peppermint | 20 | 78/100 |
| ! | 01/10/2017 23:51 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
| ! | 01/01/2017 11:00 | zrommeke | 81 | 83/100 |
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From Peppermint 02/19/2022 22:43 | #281548
This is a good list!
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From zrommeke 01/01/2017 11:01 | #181413
Nice one, but too much of a kind of music which is not my favourite.
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