Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by ashratempel 
Some of my favourites in no real order. Hoping to order them properly when I can add all my favourites.
- Chart updated: 01/17/2016 01:45
- (Created: 12/01/2015 03:30).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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The peak of ISB for me. The lyrics are fascinating, often esoteric and at times unsettling. 'Job's Tears' is eerie.
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The original and probably the best ambient/drone performance.
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1974
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Warm, melting synthesizers.
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1970
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919
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1982
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1972
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13,908
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1971
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1969
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434
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Total albums: 40. Page 1 of 4
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 5 | 13% | |
| 1970s | 12 | 30% | |
| 1980s | 10 | 25% | |
| 1990s | 6 | 15% | |
| 2000s | 3 | 8% | |
| 2010s | 4 | 10% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Ash Ra Tempel | 1 | 3% | |
| Dr. Strangely Strange | 1 | 3% | |
| Master's Hammer | 1 | 3% | |
| Dead Can Dance | 1 | 3% | |
| Enno Velthuys | 1 | 3% | |
| The Incredible String Band | 1 | 3% | |
| Michael Stearns | 1 | 3% | |
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13 | 33% | |
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10 | 25% | |
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4 | 10% | |
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3 | 8% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 3 from 40th to 37th First Utterance by Comus |
| Up 3 from 17th to 14th Mana-Yood-Sushai by Bong |
| Up 2 from 38th to 36th Veedon Fleece by Van Morrison |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 39th to 40th Trail Of The Unwary by Nest (FI) |
| New entries |
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| Shri Camel by Terry Riley |
| P Aa Opal Poere Pr. 33 by Velvet Cacoon |
| Leavers |
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| Bufo Alvarius, Amen 29:15 by Bardo Pond |
| Autumn Aurora by Drudkh |
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sssvnnn 01/16/2016 19:08 | #156752
Very cool ambient, avantgarde, noise chart.
Some picks I love (Ummagumma, Discreet Music), some I hate, some I don´t know.
Go on.
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