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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In Rainbows 

 Radiohead

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Indie Rock

I don't know why it didn't click with me right away. But this is, in my opinion, Radiohead's most beautifully layered, and textured album. It all feels like a dream that you try to grab a hold of but just can't. The clean guitars and the ominous synth tones transport you to another universe. "Weird FIshes/ Arpeggi" slowly builds on a beutiful chord progression, each note feeling line a raindrop lightly tapping on your face and dripping down, until, after a short quiet moment, pours down even harder with the emotional, almost ominous, outro. "All I Need" is soft and quiet, until the piano takes you into it's dark world. "Nude" just has to be the smoothest piece of music to ever be released, and "Reckoner" swells and dives in ways that demand your full attention. All in all- it's just an incredible world to be in.

9.6 / 10

Favorite Track: "Weird Fishes / Arpeggi"

"I'm the next act
Waiting in the wings
I'm an animal
Trapped in your parked car
I am all the days
That you choose to ignore" [First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

2,897 charts

Rank Score:

46,320

Rank in 2007:

1

Rank in 2000s:

1

Overall Rank:

6

Average Rating:

 90 (3,917 votes)

Comments:

392

14. (=)

OK Computer 

 Radiohead

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Indie Rock

I don't quite understand why this one had to grow on me, but it did. It just didn't click as quickly as even Kid A did. But now I can understand why it's the top album on this site. "Paranoid Android", "Climbing Up the Walls", "Lucky", and "Let Down" are highlights, but the whole thing is gold (excluding fitter happier, sorry guys).

9.5 / 10

Favorite Track: "Lucky"

"Please could you stop the noise I'm tryin' to get some rest
From all the unborn chicken voices in my head
What's this?
When I am king, you will be first against the wall
With your opinion which is of no consequence at all" [First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,397 charts

Rank Score:

67,955

Rank in 1997:

1

Rank in 1990s:

1

Overall Rank:

1

Average Rating:

 92 (5,605 votes)

Comments:

849

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Kid A 

 Radiohead

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Experimental / Electronic

At first listen, I thought it was ok. I'll be honest. I loved "Everything In It's Right Place", "How to Disappear Completely", the bass-line from "The National Anthem", "Idioteque", and "Optimistic". Everything else... I could do without. I especially didn't like the title track. But I kept reading about how great this album was. So I gave it a few more listens, and I was hooked. Soon the odd vocals in "Kid A" that at first bothered me now fit so well with the album's mood it almost seemed essential. The jazz fusion at the end of "The National Anthem" became a crashing emotional breakdown instead of a messy orchestra. And "In Limbo" became the delay ridden, every-shifting song it is. And now I can't go a week without revisiting Kid A.

9.3 / 10

Favorite Track: "Idioteque"

"Who's in a bunker?
Who's in a bunker?
I have seen too much
I haven't seen enough
You haven't seen it
I'll laugh until my head comes off
Women and children first
And children first
And children" [First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

3,207 charts

Rank Score:

45,477

Rank in 2000:

1

Rank in 2000s:

2

Overall Rank:

9

Average Rating:

 89 (4,434 votes)

Comments:

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The Bends 

 Radiohead

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Indie Rock

Almost a transitional record for Radiohead, especially since there was no transition from the sound of OK Computer to Kid A - they kinda just jumped. But it's that halfway point in between experimentalism and their "Creep" catchy rock tunes, and it works very well. Some tracks are beautiful, others are fast and intense, and they're all good.

9.2 / 10

Favorite Track: "Street Spirit (Fade Out)"

"Two jumps and a week
I bet you think that's pretty clever, don't you boy
Flying on your motorcycle
Watching all the ground beneath you drop" [First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

2,661 charts

Rank Score:

30,452

Rank in 1995:

1

Rank in 1990s:

4

Overall Rank:

22

Average Rating:

 87 (3,898 votes)

Comments:

315

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A Moon Shaped Pool 

 Radiohead

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Ambient Rock

I hate to put an album so high so quickly after its release, but I believe it's fair considering the ridiculous amount of listens I've already put into this record. It's Radiohead's calmest release by quite a stretch- but that doesn't mean it's boring. Take songs like Identikit or Ful Stop that march ahead aggressively, or the rhythmic strings in "Burn the Witch". But the calmer tracks like "Daydreaming" and "Decks Dark" are my favorite. Beautifully anxious.

9.1 / 10

"Evol ym dnuof ev'I
Evol ym dnuof ev'I
Evol ym dnuof ev'I
Evol ym dnuof ev'I
Evol ym dnuof ev'I
Evol ym dnuof ev'I
Evol ym dnuof ev'I
Evol ym dnuof ev'I" [First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

1,390 charts

Rank Score:

15,772

Rank in 2016:

1

Rank in 2010s:

6

Overall Rank:

80

Average Rating:

 87 (2,141 votes)

Comments:

274

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
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%

Artist	Albums	%
Radiohead	5	5%
Animal Collective	5	5%
Pink Floyd	4	4%
Sigur Rós	3	3%
Tame Impala	3	3%
Car Seat Headrest	2	2%
Talk Talk	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	64	64%
	21	21%
	5	5%
	3	3%
	3	3%
	3	3%
	1	1%

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From 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.

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From dexmc 09/12/2019 03:42

Your chart sucks. It only has popular albums. Stop ratings albums just because you want points. How dare you.

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From ExTeaSea 08/14/2019 02:08

Really cool chart! Animal Collective and The Unicorns, nice!

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From Reppu1976 06/27/2018 01:44

Great chart!

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From elo269megv 09/15/2017 18:56

This has introduced me to so much!!

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From HoldenM 09/15/2017 12:24

Nothing new to add. This is really amazing, still.

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From SamNassiri98 09/15/2017 12:18

Nice chart!

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From DommeDamian 09/15/2017 09:19

Phenomenal chart my friend. Looks similar to mind, in terms of description. :)))

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From 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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From platus 09/15/2017 08:29

Interesting chart

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