Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Fade2Black

My Favourite Albums - by no means a list of the greatest albums ever. A kind of awkward mix of albums that had a big impact on my life and those that are current favourites. Respect to the albums and artists that make the popular and commonly voted / accepted lists.... but music is a personal and subjective thing. We are all different, and there are no rules governing taste.

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Ten 
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The Soundtrack to my late teens. A wonderful album from start to finish. Fav Tracks - Black, Porch, Garden, Alive

Everyone has a sweet spot, a short window in time when you were the most influenced by music and what you listened to touched you and will stay with you forever. This sweet spot for me started in 1991 with this album and carried through to 1995. So much great music, certainly rivalling that 1968 to 1973 period as the all time greatest period in music.
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1991
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Much more straight up garage rock sound which took me a while to get into. Not as grand as Ten, but vs is just one great rock track after the other. Best tracks: rearviewmirror, elderly woman, wma, indifference. [First added to this chart: 11/06/2015]
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1993
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Hugely underrated album. One of pearl jam's best releases since the mid 90s. Favourite tracks: unthought known, just breathe, the fixer. [First added to this chart: 12/12/2015]
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2009
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597
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This was a slow burner for me. Ten was the pinnacle, Vs was great but a step down, Vitalogy was raw, edgier than the previous two and a sign of things to come. It took a while to grow on me and I still need to be in the mood for this, but it is a great album, with so many standout tracks. But not in the same league as their previous outings. [First added to this chart: 11/06/2015]
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1994
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 0 0%
1960s 7 7%
1970s 20 20%
1980s 14 14%
1990s 39 39%
2000s 17 17%
2010s 3 3%
2020s 0 0%
Artist Albums %


Pearl Jam 4 4%
Metallica 4 4%
Powderfinger 3 3%
The Beatles 3 3%
The Offspring 3 3%
Live 3 3%
Tool 3 3%
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Country Albums %


United States 55 55%
United Kingdom 25 25%
Australia 9 9%
Mixed Nationality 4 4%
Canada 4 4%
Denmark 1 1%
Ireland 1 1%
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Live? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

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Ride The Lightning
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Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV)
by Led Zeppelin
Climber Up 1 from 15th to 14th
10,000 Days
by Tool
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Faller Down 9 from 13th to 22nd
Saturation
by Urge Overkill
Faller Down 2 from 14th to 16th
Metallica
by Metallica
Faller Down 1 from 12th to 13th
Back In Black
by AC/DC

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From 08/25/2022 10:09
Pretty cool list overall. I'm pleasantly surprised that you ranked Metallica's And Justice For All in your top 5.
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From 06/27/2022 18:44
Excellent chart
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From 04/10/2022 04:21
Fabulous chart Fade2Black. Loved your opening comment - 'there are no rules to govern taste'. I really liked seeing Boy & Bear & Jeff Buckley and some golden oldies - Sticky Fingers, Tapestry, Tea For The Tillerman, Harvest (ie my vintage). You have canvassed all the decades and found lots of musical gems.
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From 09/17/2021 02:59
interesting.
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From 09/16/2021 22:18
Great list. 7 albums in common but so many other albums and artists that never quite made my top 100 but are on my decade and year lists. Love that Powderfinger & The Tea Party are in there. Like your notes as well.
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From 07/10/2017 16:41
This is extremely interesting to browse. Your 3 favourite bands judging by the number of albums are some of my favourites too! Lots of things to discover here, and a strong possibility I'll rerate chart when I try Powderfinger and Live.
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From 11/20/2016 17:26
Let It Bleed my favorite Stones
Love Sabbath and The Beatles of Course and Metallica has turned into one of the most underated bands of all time
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From 01/26/2016 01:00
13 albums and 12 artists in common! And I'm happy to see that you've just added Soundgarden's Superunknown to your list.
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