Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 01/08/2026 13:45
- (Created: 09/22/2015 01:17).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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What an album!
[First added to this chart: 02/11/2025]
Year of Release:
1975
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20,678
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This is one of my favourite albums ever. This might have been before John's experimentations with dub on the "One World" album, but I still feel that the space on these tracks owes a lot to dub and the Nick Drake tribute "Solid Air" is just a perfect ode to his friend. The atmosphere Martyn creates on this album is second to none and his experimentations with tape delay effects would be explored more on the aforementioned "One World" album. Perfect!
[First added to this chart: 09/03/2025]
Year of Release:
1973
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1,421
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[First added to this chart: 12/23/2024]
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1967
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7,507
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This album is filled with sweet pop tunes and catchy melodies. From the opening “ba ba ba baaa” of Who Loves The Sun, to the closing chords of Oh! Sweet Nuthin’, the band put barely a note wrong. For me this just pips the more experimental The Velvet Underground & Nico to be the best Velvet Underground album.
Highlights: Sweet Jane, Rock & Roll, Oh! Sweet Nuthin’ [First added to this chart: 10/04/2023]
Highlights: Sweet Jane, Rock & Roll, Oh! Sweet Nuthin’ [First added to this chart: 10/04/2023]
Year of Release:
1970
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6,170
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The Velvet Underground invented noise in the context of rock, a concept Lou Reed would take to its extreme on his Metal Machine Music. Without this there would be no Jesus & Mary Chain.
Highlights: This album has to be listened to as a whole [First added to this chart: 09/21/2015]
Highlights: This album has to be listened to as a whole [First added to this chart: 09/21/2015]
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1967
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39,647
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[First added to this chart: 09/21/2015]
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1991
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28,331
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[First added to this chart: 07/22/2024]
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1970
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18,696
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[First added to this chart: 07/28/2022]
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2003
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5,798
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For me this is better than Television’s debut.
[First added to this chart: 07/26/2024]
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1978
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608
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[First added to this chart: 01/31/2025]
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2013
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3,102
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 8 | 16% | |
| 1970s | 17 | 34% | |
| 1980s | 6 | 12% | |
| 1990s | 10 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 5 | 10% | |
| 2010s | 2 | 4% | |
| 2020s | 2 | 4% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 4 | 8% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 6% | |
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 6% | |
| Television | 2 | 4% | |
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 2 | 4% | |
| The Jesus And Mary Chain | 2 | 4% | |
| My Bloody Valentine | 2 | 4% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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| ! | 01/29/2025 12:45 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,098 | 85/100 |
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From SMcCrae95 07/17/2017 15:34 | #194481
Rubber Soul!!
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From Gerard1968 02/19/2016 00:04 | #160163
We have very similar tastes, there are just two albums in your list I don't own, I'll put them on my wish list. Cheers
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From gon2bed 09/24/2015 16:53 | #150375
Good known list, know almost all of them. Have 12 in mine.
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