Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by 
ShadowColossi 
Ok so I rate albums as follows:
I basically just write down all the songs, rank them from 1-5*, and then add up all the *s, / the max number of stars. For example:
Pink Floyd Animals
Pigs on the Wing pt. 1 - *****
Dogs- *****
Pigs- *****
Sheep- *****
Pigs on the Wing pt. 2- *****
25/25=10.0
This chart is a constant work in process- it's very possible it may change multiple times a day. I'm always listening to new music and my opinions on certain albums are also due to change over time- So I apologize if you liked my chart a way it was before, but they're all there anyways. I just like to keep it up to date for my tastes at the moment.
I judge music by complexity and creativity in songwriting, as well as uniqueness. So when something strikes me as well written, complex music with a unique sound, it's bound to one of my favorites. I also believe emotion is a huge thing for music, some songs portray it so well it can make you feel the same way. Anyways, enjoy my chart! Recommendations are ALWAYS welcome :)
Also, I make music and would love if you checked it out!
https://padomine.bandcamp.com/album/imperfection
- Chart updated: 02/20/2018 21:45
- (Created: 01/14/2016 05:31).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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The variety in this record is amazing- and the songwriting is perfected on nearly every track. "Come On! Feel the Illinoise pt. 1" has a great melody, and is up with "Chicago" as number one on my "I need to sing along with this... now." list (that I have just made up now). "John Wayne Gacy Jr." is one of the most haunting and fitting tracks I've ever heard. Everything from his guitar to his voice to his lyrics almost weep to you. It's frightening and beautiful at the same time. "The Seer's Tower" is another sad but beautiful piece. It flows great from beginning to end, and the instrumentation of every track is great. Overall... It's just a masterpiece. Some of Sufjan's best work.
9 / 10
Favorite Track: "John Wayne Gacy, Jr." [First added to this chart: 02/19/2016]
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My first Sufjan Stevens record I listened to - Which, as the release date will tell you, was pretty recent. I wasn't blown away at first- it seemed like a bunch of really good acoustic tracks. It wasn't until "4th of July" that it all kicked in- there's so much emotion behind this album that it really speaks to you. This is Stevens at his most honest and his most exposed- it's usually just him and his guitar. Almost like when Nick Drake dropped everything for Pink Moon, save for the one piano track. Carrie & Lowell isn't completely without other elements, but it's still mostly Sufjan. The tracks are all fantastic- the beginning 4 or 5 especially. It's a depressing album, but at the same time, it's oh so beautiful.
8.9 / 10
Favorite Track: "Fourth of July"
"Amethyst and flowers on the table
Is it real or a fable
Well I suppose, A friend is a friend
And we all know how this will end" [First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 5 | 5% | |
| 1970s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1980s | 4 | 4% | |
| 1990s | 25 | 25% | |
| 2000s | 27 | 27% | |
| 2010s | 28 | 28% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Animal Collective | 5 | 5% | |
| Radiohead | 5 | 5% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Tame Impala | 3 | 3% | |
| Sigur Rós | 3 | 3% | |
| Nick Drake | 2 | 2% | |
| Elliott Smith | 2 | 2% | |
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Really, really good chart.
dihansse 09/12/2019 04:46
@dexme: I don’t understand your comment at all: he only rated a couple of hundreds of albums, he’s chosen some fairly non standard albums albums for this top chart and he wouldn’t go into the trouble to write these long personal comments on his top albums if he was only after the points: for me this chart and the comment that go with it is a winner.
Your chart sucks. It only has popular albums. Stop ratings albums just because you want points. How dare you.
ExTeaSea 08/14/2019 02:08
Really cool chart! Animal Collective and The Unicorns, nice!
Great chart!
elo269megv 09/15/2017 18:56
This has introduced me to so much!!
HoldenM 09/15/2017 12:24
Nothing new to add. This is really amazing, still.
Nice chart!
DommeDamian 09/15/2017 09:19
Phenomenal chart my friend. Looks similar to mind, in terms of description. :)))
Flay 09/15/2017 08:38
Great chart, I can see mine looking a bit like this in a year's time. By the way, the track on Blonde on Blonde is "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again", not "the Texas Blues".
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