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!
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- Chart updated: 02/20/2018 21:45
- (Created: 01/14/2016 05:31).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Experimental / Electronic / Neo-Psychedelia
While this may not be the best album to ever exist, this is by far my favorite record. It's been the soundtrack to my life for the better part of 6 years now. From the moment my friend played "My Girls" in his car, I had to know who they were. This was before I had started to get into any of the music you see on this chart. If it weren't for this record, I probably would have never listened to a single record on this chart. I wouldn't even be as in love with music as I am now.
It starts with some soft chords- hushed vocals, and a dizzying twinkle that my ears can't identify. Then after whispering "If I could just leave my body for a night", it explodes into a blissful stomp, as Avey Tare sings the simple pleasures of life- dancing and a song that you love. But all this is temporary, and those pleasures disappear and the dizzying twinkle returns. "In the Flowers" is the perfect way to kick off this record. Throughout the entire record the theme of "shit get's hard, but you can still enjoy the little things" keeps coming back, which is kind of my life philosophy thing. "My Girls" is a song about enjoying a family, "Summertime Clothes" is about midnight walks, "Bluish" is about, well, a girl, "Taste" tells you to enjoy what you enjoy, no matter what others think, and "Brother Sport" was written for Panda Bear's brother, who sort of gave up after the death of their father, telling him to keep going. It is the soundtrack to my life, and it always will be.
10 / 10
Favorite Song: "Taste"
"She's too good to share our favorite things
I'll keep an open mind if you let me in
Don't let your temper rise, don't get a bitter face
Try not to judge me on my kind of taste
And don't go changing clothes when they don't like yours" [First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]
While this may not be the best album to ever exist, this is by far my favorite record. It's been the soundtrack to my life for the better part of 6 years now. From the moment my friend played "My Girls" in his car, I had to know who they were. This was before I had started to get into any of the music you see on this chart. If it weren't for this record, I probably would have never listened to a single record on this chart. I wouldn't even be as in love with music as I am now.
It starts with some soft chords- hushed vocals, and a dizzying twinkle that my ears can't identify. Then after whispering "If I could just leave my body for a night", it explodes into a blissful stomp, as Avey Tare sings the simple pleasures of life- dancing and a song that you love. But all this is temporary, and those pleasures disappear and the dizzying twinkle returns. "In the Flowers" is the perfect way to kick off this record. Throughout the entire record the theme of "shit get's hard, but you can still enjoy the little things" keeps coming back, which is kind of my life philosophy thing. "My Girls" is a song about enjoying a family, "Summertime Clothes" is about midnight walks, "Bluish" is about, well, a girl, "Taste" tells you to enjoy what you enjoy, no matter what others think, and "Brother Sport" was written for Panda Bear's brother, who sort of gave up after the death of their father, telling him to keep going. It is the soundtrack to my life, and it always will be.
10 / 10
Favorite Song: "Taste"
"She's too good to share our favorite things
I'll keep an open mind if you let me in
Don't let your temper rise, don't get a bitter face
Try not to judge me on my kind of taste
And don't go changing clothes when they don't like yours" [First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]
Year of Release:
2009
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9,601
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Indie Pop / Chamber Rock
For sure the magnum opus for the flaming lips for me, and that says a lot with their huge and varied catalog. But nowhere else does Wayne Coyne's frail voice sound better than backed with pounding drums, swooning synths, and guitar parts that come in and out only to play off of the melodies he is singing. In my opinion, this is the most important record in the neo-psychedelic movement. It paved the ways for bands such as Animal Collective, Tame Impala, and many more, combining a slightly schizo songwriting, with many elements popping in and out, dreamy textures, and a little bit of playfulness. The traces of this record can be found in countless today.
9.7 / 10
Favorite Song: "Suddenly Everything Has Changed"
"Will the fight
For our sanity,
Be the fight
Of our lives?" [First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]
For sure the magnum opus for the flaming lips for me, and that says a lot with their huge and varied catalog. But nowhere else does Wayne Coyne's frail voice sound better than backed with pounding drums, swooning synths, and guitar parts that come in and out only to play off of the melodies he is singing. In my opinion, this is the most important record in the neo-psychedelic movement. It paved the ways for bands such as Animal Collective, Tame Impala, and many more, combining a slightly schizo songwriting, with many elements popping in and out, dreamy textures, and a little bit of playfulness. The traces of this record can be found in countless today.
9.7 / 10
Favorite Song: "Suddenly Everything Has Changed"
"Will the fight
For our sanity,
Be the fight
Of our lives?" [First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]
Year of Release:
1999
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11,219
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Post-Punk
I honestly like this better than Unknown Pleasures. I like his voice a lot more. *Runs from tomatoes being thrown at me*
But in all seriousness, I recently went through my rankings and was like "where the fuck is Interpol? I listen to that album like daily. Then I saw it at 43.
I need to rerank my shit man.
This album is emotionally powerful, and very densely packed with great musical moments. The bass never lacks, and the guitars play off each other so well, it may as well be two singers harmonizing. Not to mention the lyrics are beautiful (depressing, but my point stands). Some of my favorite moments include the de-tuning guitars on the outro of "The New", the intense bass-and-drum pounding on the first verse of "Obstacle 1", and the seductive march of "PDA". All-in-all, a head-nodding album that is good when you're feeling contemplative, energetic, or creative.
9.6 / 10
Favorite Track: "PDA" [First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]
I honestly like this better than Unknown Pleasures. I like his voice a lot more. *Runs from tomatoes being thrown at me*
But in all seriousness, I recently went through my rankings and was like "where the fuck is Interpol? I listen to that album like daily. Then I saw it at 43.
I need to rerank my shit man.
This album is emotionally powerful, and very densely packed with great musical moments. The bass never lacks, and the guitars play off each other so well, it may as well be two singers harmonizing. Not to mention the lyrics are beautiful (depressing, but my point stands). Some of my favorite moments include the de-tuning guitars on the outro of "The New", the intense bass-and-drum pounding on the first verse of "Obstacle 1", and the seductive march of "PDA". All-in-all, a head-nodding album that is good when you're feeling contemplative, energetic, or creative.
9.6 / 10
Favorite Track: "PDA" [First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]
Year of Release:
2002
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13,569
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Punk Rock / Indie Rock / Emo-ish
Always my angry album- I don't know why. Ok maybe I do. And Maybe I'll tell you.
It's chop full of hooks, and every track has a chance to be your favorite if you let it. "Wasted Days" is an 8-minute full-throtle punk song that mutates into an ugly ferocious jam by the end of it's run time. "Fall In", and "Stay Useless" are songs that you could sing along with at any time of the day, anywhere. "No Future/No Past" is a depressing number, but a good one nonetheless, as well as "Cut You" and "No Sentiment". I didn't have this one so high before mostly out of reluctance, but I'm putting it up here now. I just did a whole "re-ranking" of my albums (I have a fucking 280+ album spreadsheet with all the albums I have liked enough to make note of) track-by-track, and track-by-track, this record is astounding. Great punk record with an emo touch, and just so goddamn angry at everything that is going wrong. And as much as I like to contain and hide all of my anger- this album lets me get it all out, screaming the lyrics if I ever have it playing in the car.
9.3 / 10
Favorite Track: "Cut You" [First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]
Always my angry album- I don't know why. Ok maybe I do. And Maybe I'll tell you.
It's chop full of hooks, and every track has a chance to be your favorite if you let it. "Wasted Days" is an 8-minute full-throtle punk song that mutates into an ugly ferocious jam by the end of it's run time. "Fall In", and "Stay Useless" are songs that you could sing along with at any time of the day, anywhere. "No Future/No Past" is a depressing number, but a good one nonetheless, as well as "Cut You" and "No Sentiment". I didn't have this one so high before mostly out of reluctance, but I'm putting it up here now. I just did a whole "re-ranking" of my albums (I have a fucking 280+ album spreadsheet with all the albums I have liked enough to make note of) track-by-track, and track-by-track, this record is astounding. Great punk record with an emo touch, and just so goddamn angry at everything that is going wrong. And as much as I like to contain and hide all of my anger- this album lets me get it all out, screaming the lyrics if I ever have it playing in the car.
9.3 / 10
Favorite Track: "Cut You" [First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]
Year of Release:
2012
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1,671
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Freak Folk / Experimental
(Side-note: The record clicked again and moved up significantly. It makes me so happy to be reconnected with an old friend- not to mention my former best friend)
This was my favorite record ever for the better part of the last 5 years, up until about a little under 2 years ago when I felt myself detach from it a little bit. It was sad. The record was kind of like a friend to me for a while- I could put it on whenever and just get transported to its world. I'll just go out and say it- I fell in love with this band because of the song "Did You See the Words?". I cried the first time I heard it. Something about it just got to me- there is some strange emotion behind that song that I cannot explain. It gets to me still- though it only made me tear up the first time. Those twinkling chords and all those nostaliagic, wonderful background noises bring the entire song to a new level of... Something. As you've noticed I can talk about music for a long, long time- but I can't see any words that can describe that song. Maybe those mad fucking geniuses planned it like that. But besides the first track, you'll still find many gems on this record. "The Purple Bottle" is almost like a folk version of their "Bluish" from Merriweather. "Turn Into Something" is a shifting, great closing track. "Banshee Beat" is the centerpiece, and it's brilliant. I read in an interview recently that the emotion behind that song makes Avey Tare unable to play it anymore. Which is a bummer- I've still yet to see them live and that's one of my favorites. Start to finish, this album will bring out the Feels, and it's terrific.
9.3 / 10
Favorite Track: "Did You See the Words?"
"Can I tell you that you are the purple in me?
Can I call you just to hear you would you care?
When I saw you put your purple finger on me
There's a feeling in your bottle
Found your bottle, found your heart
Gives a feeling from your bottled little part" [First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]
(Side-note: The record clicked again and moved up significantly. It makes me so happy to be reconnected with an old friend- not to mention my former best friend)
This was my favorite record ever for the better part of the last 5 years, up until about a little under 2 years ago when I felt myself detach from it a little bit. It was sad. The record was kind of like a friend to me for a while- I could put it on whenever and just get transported to its world. I'll just go out and say it- I fell in love with this band because of the song "Did You See the Words?". I cried the first time I heard it. Something about it just got to me- there is some strange emotion behind that song that I cannot explain. It gets to me still- though it only made me tear up the first time. Those twinkling chords and all those nostaliagic, wonderful background noises bring the entire song to a new level of... Something. As you've noticed I can talk about music for a long, long time- but I can't see any words that can describe that song. Maybe those mad fucking geniuses planned it like that. But besides the first track, you'll still find many gems on this record. "The Purple Bottle" is almost like a folk version of their "Bluish" from Merriweather. "Turn Into Something" is a shifting, great closing track. "Banshee Beat" is the centerpiece, and it's brilliant. I read in an interview recently that the emotion behind that song makes Avey Tare unable to play it anymore. Which is a bummer- I've still yet to see them live and that's one of my favorites. Start to finish, this album will bring out the Feels, and it's terrific.
9.3 / 10
Favorite Track: "Did You See the Words?"
"Can I tell you that you are the purple in me?
Can I call you just to hear you would you care?
When I saw you put your purple finger on me
There's a feeling in your bottle
Found your bottle, found your heart
Gives a feeling from your bottled little part" [First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]
Year of Release:
2005
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3,049
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Experimental / Electronic / Neo-Psychedelia
It starts out chaotic, with a (synth?) part that sounds a little bit like someone record bubbles and put distortion and chorus on it (it's Animal Collective so maybe they did who knows), but then slowly reveals itself as the heartbeat of the song. The melodies that follow are just as sweet and delectable as the album's title. "Chores" opens up with Panda taking the lead, singing about family schtuffs like usual. "For Reverand Green" is an emotional masterpiece. "Fireworks".... "Fireworks" is just all out amazing. It really seems like that song is a person in itself- it has a heartbeat and a voice and a rush of emotions that is difficult to explain. I can't put it any other way truthfully. It's a great record (although as with most AnCo, not for all), starting and ending just as good without wavering.
9.3 / 10
Favorite Track: "Fireworks"
"And an obsession with the past is like a dead fly
And just a few things are related to the "old times"
Then we did believe in magic and we did die
It's not my words that you should follow, it's your insides" [First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]
It starts out chaotic, with a (synth?) part that sounds a little bit like someone record bubbles and put distortion and chorus on it (it's Animal Collective so maybe they did who knows), but then slowly reveals itself as the heartbeat of the song. The melodies that follow are just as sweet and delectable as the album's title. "Chores" opens up with Panda taking the lead, singing about family schtuffs like usual. "For Reverand Green" is an emotional masterpiece. "Fireworks".... "Fireworks" is just all out amazing. It really seems like that song is a person in itself- it has a heartbeat and a voice and a rush of emotions that is difficult to explain. I can't put it any other way truthfully. It's a great record (although as with most AnCo, not for all), starting and ending just as good without wavering.
9.3 / 10
Favorite Track: "Fireworks"
"And an obsession with the past is like a dead fly
And just a few things are related to the "old times"
Then we did believe in magic and we did die
It's not my words that you should follow, it's your insides" [First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]
Year of Release:
2007
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3,977
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Post-Rock
If you're looking for catchy melodies, this album is not the place to look. If you're looking for a haunting experience that genuinely could terrify you- You've found it! Look no further than Slint's "Spiderland". Very nice post-rock riffs laid overtop of a narrator instead of a singer- telling you creepy tales that you'll barely hear over the downbeat guitars- but the mood of the album itself is enough to give you shivers. "Good Morning, Captain" is a perfect closer- the lead singer screamed so hard he was hospitalized afterwards. A haunting album.
9.3 / 10
Favorite Track: "Good Morning, Captain"
"I'm sorry....
... And I miss you..." [First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]
If you're looking for catchy melodies, this album is not the place to look. If you're looking for a haunting experience that genuinely could terrify you- You've found it! Look no further than Slint's "Spiderland". Very nice post-rock riffs laid overtop of a narrator instead of a singer- telling you creepy tales that you'll barely hear over the downbeat guitars- but the mood of the album itself is enough to give you shivers. "Good Morning, Captain" is a perfect closer- the lead singer screamed so hard he was hospitalized afterwards. A haunting album.
9.3 / 10
Favorite Track: "Good Morning, Captain"
"I'm sorry....
... And I miss you..." [First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]
Year of Release:
1991
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12,694
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Noise Rock / Punk Rock
One of those albums with so many distortion pedals sometimes it's impossible to know what's going on. Clocking it at 70 minutes, this one's not for people with a lack of patience, even though I promise you - if you like releases like "Future Perfect", hell even "Loveless", or your choice of any distortion-happy rock outfit, you'll love this one. The songs are all great, ranging from sweet, straight-forward alt rock tunes to songs that start with a catchy riff but dissolve into something that you can't even call a riff anymore- it's a scream. It's the sound of musicians deciding that this is the point in the song where you kick in all of the effects and go fucking ham. If that sounds like your thing, this is the record for you. Else- don't be that asshole who goes around with the whole "this gives me a headache" shit. It's not for you. Move on.
9.3 / 10
Favorite Track: "Hey Joni" [First added to this chart: 02/29/2016]
One of those albums with so many distortion pedals sometimes it's impossible to know what's going on. Clocking it at 70 minutes, this one's not for people with a lack of patience, even though I promise you - if you like releases like "Future Perfect", hell even "Loveless", or your choice of any distortion-happy rock outfit, you'll love this one. The songs are all great, ranging from sweet, straight-forward alt rock tunes to songs that start with a catchy riff but dissolve into something that you can't even call a riff anymore- it's a scream. It's the sound of musicians deciding that this is the point in the song where you kick in all of the effects and go fucking ham. If that sounds like your thing, this is the record for you. Else- don't be that asshole who goes around with the whole "this gives me a headache" shit. It's not for you. Move on.
9.3 / 10
Favorite Track: "Hey Joni" [First added to this chart: 02/29/2016]
Year of Release:
1988
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16,040
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Psychedelic Rock
*coughs*, *taps microphone*
"H-Hello? Hi my name is Jimi and I will be tearing this guitar to pieces before your very eyes while keeping a calm composure and oozing sex appeal all at once. Hit it, Mitch"
*Shreds*
9.3 / 10
Favorite Track: "Manic Depression"
"Purple Haze
All in my brain
Lately
Nothing seems the same" [First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]
*coughs*, *taps microphone*
"H-Hello? Hi my name is Jimi and I will be tearing this guitar to pieces before your very eyes while keeping a calm composure and oozing sex appeal all at once. Hit it, Mitch"
*Shreds*
9.3 / 10
Favorite Track: "Manic Depression"
"Purple Haze
All in my brain
Lately
Nothing seems the same" [First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]
Year of Release:
1967
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22,496
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Chamber Rock / Indie Rock
Jeff Magnum, what will we ever do with you? Your lyrics alone make every single song you write not for radio play. But you melodies sure say otherwise. I'm not in love with Anne Frank, so I don't exactly understand where he's coming from, but I can tell in his voice that it means a lot. And that's what draws me to this record- the sheer emotion behind it. Each song has it's own feel (it's usually a depressing one, but that's not important), and the record demands to be listened in order. I can't listen to it any other way.
9.3 / 10
Favorite Track: "Ghost"
"And one day in New York City, baby
A girl fell from the sky
From the top of a burning apartment building
Fourteen stories high
And when her spirit left her body
How it split the sun
I know that she will live forever
All goes on and on and on" [First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]
Jeff Magnum, what will we ever do with you? Your lyrics alone make every single song you write not for radio play. But you melodies sure say otherwise. I'm not in love with Anne Frank, so I don't exactly understand where he's coming from, but I can tell in his voice that it means a lot. And that's what draws me to this record- the sheer emotion behind it. Each song has it's own feel (it's usually a depressing one, but that's not important), and the record demands to be listened in order. I can't listen to it any other way.
9.3 / 10
Favorite Track: "Ghost"
"And one day in New York City, baby
A girl fell from the sky
From the top of a burning apartment building
Fourteen stories high
And when her spirit left her body
How it split the sun
I know that she will live forever
All goes on and on and on" [First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]
Year of Release:
1998
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34,601
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| 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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| 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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dihansse 09/12/2019 04:46
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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55/100
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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90/100
From ExTeaSea 08/14/2019 02:08
ExTeaSea 08/14/2019 02:08
Really cool chart! Animal Collective and The Unicorns, nice!
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85/100
From Reppu1976 06/27/2018 01:44
Great chart!
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95/100
From 
elo269megv 09/15/2017 18:56
elo269megv 09/15/2017 18:56
This has introduced me to so much!!
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100/100
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HoldenM 09/15/2017 12:24
HoldenM 09/15/2017 12:24
Nothing new to add. This is really amazing, still.
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85/100
From SamNassiri98 09/15/2017 12:18
Nice chart!
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100/100
From 
DommeDamian 09/15/2017 09:19
DommeDamian 09/15/2017 09:19
Phenomenal chart my friend. Looks similar to mind, in terms of description. :)))
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100/100
From 
Flay 09/15/2017 08:38
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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| Best Artists of 1975 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Pink Floyd | |
| 2. Bob Dylan | |
| 3. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 4. Led Zeppelin | |
| 5. Queen | |
| 6. Brian Eno | |
| 7. Eno | |
| 8. Patti Smith | |
| 9. Neil Young | |
| 10. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 11. Parliament | |
| 12. Joni Mitchell | |
| 13. Aerosmith | |
| 14. Keith Jarrett | |
| 15. Neil Young & Crazy Horse | |
| 16. Fela Kuti | |
| 17. Fela Kuti & Africa 70 | |
| 18. David Bowie | |
| 19. Elton John | |
| 20. Bob Dylan & The Band |