Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by cwel87 
DISCLAIMER: This is my opinion of what the best albums are, not the world's. I own each of these, so none of the below albums are without merit. And, in pretty much all cases, that is extensively overplayed merit.
- Chart updated: 02/08/2011 22:40
- (Created: 02/07/2011 07:25).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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The entries in this chart have a zero rank score because the chart has not been updated within the last ten years (points from overall charts are decayed over a ten year period).
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The closest to heaven guitars will ever get.
[First added to this chart: 02/07/2011]
Year of Release:
2003
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2,548
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The defining album of the age we live in. Many bands have spent their careers imitating OK Computer - to commercial success.
[First added to this chart: 02/07/2011]
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1997
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63,618
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A stark contrast from Radiohead's previous two works, Kid A is a mind-bending masterpiece in its own right.
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2000
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42,305
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The extraordinary opening act of the best band you've never heard of.
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2004
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Further refining their musical ingenuity with their fourth studio album, Arcade Fire was simply on 'fire' from beginning to end.
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2010
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19,153
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The apex of metal's contribution to music.
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1986
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12,444
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Queen's best. Which is better than (most of) the rest.
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1975
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11,643
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Seriously, again. Ghost of York, Song for Luna, Love, Love, Love - from start to end, this is an album to cherish.
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James Hetfield and co., with Michael Kamen's San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, at their very best. Live.
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An underrated album by an underrated band working at their artistic peak.
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2001
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1,532
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Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 2 | 4% | |
| 1970s | 6 | 12% | |
| 1980s | 4 | 8% | |
| 1990s | 12 | 24% | |
| 2000s | 24 | 48% | |
| 2010s | 2 | 4% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Jimmy Eat World | 4 | 8% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 8% | |
| Metallica | 4 | 8% | |
| As Tall As Lions | 3 | 6% | |
| Arcade Fire | 3 | 6% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 2 | 4% | |
| Blue October | 2 | 4% | |
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