Top 50 Greatest Music Albums by luis 
- Chart updated: 05/11/2014 03:30
- (Created: 03/16/2011 05:04).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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There's no way around it here: The Dark Side of the Moon is the best album ever recorded.
[First added to this chart: 03/21/2011]
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1973
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70,645
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Take a seat, m'boy. You're about to sink.
[First added to this chart: 03/21/2011]
Year of Release:
1979
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24,877
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The definitive "brain-burning" album (it means it will burn your brain as much as Fight Club or Blade Runner). Wish You Were Here is unbeatable in its field, and was for many time my favorite record. I recall even placing it No. 1 on my first chart on the website.
[First added to this chart: 03/21/2011]
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1975
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50,765
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I've only recently came aware of, but production in this album is not only excellent, it's probably the best of all time.
[First added to this chart: 03/21/2011]
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1979
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35,967
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This is the best Stones. You can be submerged in blues rock until suddenly a salsa rhythm comes by.
[First added to this chart: 03/21/2011]
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1971
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18,980
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Man, I mean, Eno... Man... It's just... y'know.
[First added to this chart: 06/22/2013]
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1977
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19,152
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Of Course. Dogs, Pigs and Sheep. And the songs are long. Way underrated.
[First added to this chart: 03/21/2011]
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1977
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25,502
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A record about a former beast-controlling maestro, Brazil, TV Sets, fish and chips, bald figures lying on a storefront, press agencies and one or two XUs (which I don't know what it is, but it must be cool).
I hope that I, one day, conceive a song that is as punk in attitude as Ex Lion Tamer, but still has that f*cking catchy line like STAY GLUED TO YOUR TV SET! (Tee-vee)
In the meantime... well, we have Wire, don't we? [First added to this chart: 11/16/2013]
I hope that I, one day, conceive a song that is as punk in attitude as Ex Lion Tamer, but still has that f*cking catchy line like STAY GLUED TO YOUR TV SET! (Tee-vee)
In the meantime... well, we have Wire, don't we? [First added to this chart: 11/16/2013]
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1977
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I was trying not to include a new record by a band that was already on the chart... until I came by The Clash. This album makes Never Mind the Bollocks sound like a poor man's punk rocker. The energy of Strummer plus the backing vocals of Jones fit perfectly. The raw, almost lo-fi sound heard in some tracks defines the overall standard for The Clash.
The US version, released 2 years later, includes some classic Clash tracks, as Clash City Rockers, Complete Control, and White Man in Hammersmith Palais. Still, I think that the earlier version of White Riot is better. [First added to this chart: 02/13/2013]
The US version, released 2 years later, includes some classic Clash tracks, as Clash City Rockers, Complete Control, and White Man in Hammersmith Palais. Still, I think that the earlier version of White Riot is better. [First added to this chart: 02/13/2013]
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1977
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6,261
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1970
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16,388
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 3 | 6% | |
| 1970s | 12 | 24% | |
| 1980s | 13 | 26% | |
| 1990s | 12 | 24% | |
| 2000s | 10 | 20% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Pink Floyd | 3 | 6% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 6% | |
| Pavement | 2 | 4% | |
| Nirvana | 2 | 4% | |
| The Clash | 2 | 4% | |
| The Flaming Lips | 1 | 2% | |
| Wire | 1 | 2% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 2 from 38th to 36th The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses |
| Up 2 from 37th to 35th You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr. |
| Up 2 from 35th to 33rd If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle And Sebastian |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 8 from 30th to 38th Spiderland by Slint |
| Down 3 from 40th to 43rd Substance 1987 by New Order |
| Down 2 from 44th to 46th Double Nickels On The Dime by Minutemen |
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87/100 (from 48 votes)
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75/100  | 02/04/2017 11:09 |  arthurbittencour | | 90/100 |
95/100 | 01/24/2017 23:56 | Seab | | 93/100 |
100/100 | 11/08/2014 14:48 |  Laurence | | 86/100 |
85/100 | 11/02/2014 01:08 | edubs | | 89/100 |
100/100 | 11/01/2014 11:32 | BraddlesHendo | | 91/100 |
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From Laurence 11/08/2014 14:48
Laurence 11/08/2014 14:48
Great chart! Love the notes for Souvlaki :)
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From BraddlesHendo 11/01/2014 11:33
Way cool
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HoldenM 11/01/2014 10:13
HoldenM 11/01/2014 10:13
We've got quite a lot in common, especially for such a small chart. Can't wait for this to get bigger.
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85/100
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MLou 11/01/2014 09:08
MLou 11/01/2014 09:08
Nothing new. Classic chart, but I love your notes!
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85/100
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sssvnnn 09/07/2014 21:36
sssvnnn 09/07/2014 21:36
Good and likeable chart.
A typical BEA Chart.
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85/100
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Martinborras 08/22/2014 01:15
Martinborras 08/22/2014 01:15
Muy bueno el chart, me gustaron mucho las descripciones, muy buenas y la mayoría originales. Pero como dijo Defago, no entiendo como no pones musica argentina!!! Con los terribles artistas que tenemos, como el flaco Spinetta y todas sus bandas, Charlie Garcia, Manal, Gustavo Cerati, etc. Es casi imposible que alguno de estos no este en tu top 50 siendo Argento!
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85/100
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pa 05/17/2014 15:58
pa 05/17/2014 15:58
so cool chart and notes dude!
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100/100
From 
tgarritsen 03/03/2014 13:01
tgarritsen 03/03/2014 13:01
It's fun to see your comments on the Sex Pistols. You think they're pricks but you still listen to them. That's punk for you. I really enjoyed reading through your chart keep adding more albums as soon as you can.
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85/100
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Anti 03/02/2014 13:51
Anti 03/02/2014 13:51
Yes!!!
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From dcnfreire 09/17/2013 05:10
cool chart! personal but also cool
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