Top 50 Greatest Music Albums by sammac

A list of personal favourites interspersed with twice as many renowned classics to try and help balance off the list. Where's the usual Oasis, Radiohead, Hendrix, more Beatles etc? Well they've been voted for quite enough times already :0b and it gives a bit more space for other deserving entries :0).

Extra note: my pick of 2023 (in order of appearance rather than that bonkers one better than another idea) were as follows:

• The Great White Sea Eagle by James Yorkston and Nina Perrson
• Desire, I Want To Turn Into You by Caroline Polacheck
• Heavy Heavy by Young Fathers
• UK GRIM by Sleaford Mods
• Did You Know There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd by Lana Del Rey
• False Lankum by Lankum
• That! Feels Good! By Jessie Ware
• Angels & Queens by Gabriels
• Beautiful And Brutal Yard by J Hus
• The Ballad Of Darren by Blur
• Black Rainbows by Corinne Bailey Rae
• Tension by Kylie Minogue
• Something To Give Each Other by Troye Sivan
• Crazymad, For Me by CMAT

• Chart updated: 09/02/2024 23:45
• (Created: 01/24/2011 07:55).
• Chart size: 50 albums.

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Do You Like Rock Music? 

 British Sea Power

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[First added to this chart: 01/23/2011]

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

260

Rank in 2008:

78

Rank in 2000s:

907

Overall Rank:

5,228

Average Rating:

 76 (58 votes)

Comments:

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Murmur 

 R.E.M.

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[First added to this chart: 01/23/2011]

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

1,135 charts

Rank Score:

10,337

Rank in 1983:

1

Rank in 1980s:

18

Overall Rank:

136

Average Rating:

 83 (1,414 votes)

Comments:

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The Soft Bulletin 

 The Flaming Lips

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[First added to this chart: 01/23/2011]

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

1,263 charts

Rank Score:

11,245

Rank in 1999:

2

Rank in 1990s:

24

Overall Rank:

119

Average Rating:

 83 (1,516 votes)

Comments:

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Wish You Were Here 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 01/23/2011]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

2,991 charts

Rank Score:

46,190

Rank in 1975:

1

Rank in 1970s:

2

Overall Rank:

5

Average Rating:

 91 (4,034 votes)

Comments:

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Rubber Soul 

 The Beatles

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[First added to this chart: 03/09/2011]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,332 charts

Rank Score:

27,699

Rank in 1965:

2

Rank in 1960s:

9

Overall Rank:

28

Average Rating:

 88 (3,357 votes)

Comments:

260

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The Hissing Of Summer Lawns 

 Joni Mitchell

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[First added to this chart: 09/02/2024]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

329 charts

Rank Score:

2,550

Rank in 1975:

10

Rank in 1970s:

155

Overall Rank:

689

Average Rating:

 80 (409 votes)

Comments:

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Hounds Of Love 

 Kate Bush

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[First added to this chart: 09/02/2024]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

1,398 charts

Rank Score:

18,451

Rank in 1985:

1

Rank in 1980s:

7

Overall Rank:

54

Average Rating:

 85 (1,396 votes)

Comments:

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Blur 

 Blur

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[First added to this chart: 01/23/2011]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

490 charts

Rank Score:

2,997

Rank in 1997:

14

Rank in 1990s:

99

Overall Rank:

579

Average Rating:

 78 (813 votes)

Comments:

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Plastic Beach 

 Gorillaz

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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2011]

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

722 charts

Rank Score:

6,358

Rank in 2010:

6

Rank in 2010s:

32

Overall Rank:

267

Average Rating:

 79 (1,248 votes)

Comments:

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What's Going On 

 Marvin Gaye

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[First added to this chart: 01/13/2012]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,632 charts

Rank Score:

19,515

Rank in 1971:

4

Rank in 1970s:

15

Overall Rank:

49

Average Rating:

 85 (1,943 votes)

Comments:

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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	2	4%
1960s	5	10%
1970s	11	22%
1980s	9	18%
1990s	12	24%
2000s	7	14%
2010s	4	8%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Primal Scream	1	2%
The Beatles	1	2%
The Zombies	1	2%
Beck	1	2%
Johnny Cash	1	2%
ABBA	1	2%
Joni Mitchell	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	21	42%
	19	38%
	2	4%
	2	4%
	2	4%
	1	2%
	1	2%
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From TheKing 08/24/2024 12:12

Come back and update this chart please! It rules :)

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From imnotanotter 10/07/2013 15:03

good word...

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From daftpunter 04/09/2013 01:26

Not a dud in the bunch. Any list that has Black Sabbath and Ol' Blue Eyes deserves to be a classic. Just wish it was 100.

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From Patman360 04/08/2013 13:05

Fantastic chart! BSP at number 1! Awesome!

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From Rikuff 04/08/2013 09:27

Good chart, a lot of interesting choices

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85/100

From SingingPeasant96 03/13/2013 06:43

NEW!

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From sageamagoo 02/14/2013 12:23

Soft Bulletin and Plastic Beach?

Instant 100!

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From album guru joe 10/10/2012 06:57

good chart :)

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From btener11 10/09/2012 20:54

i love your 41-50

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From junodog4 09/30/2012 18:06

Well now I'm curious about British Sea Power...

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