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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Psychedelic Rock / Neo-Psychedelia
Each track unfolds in front of you like some sort of crazed psychedelic dream. Not only is each track dreamy, catchy, and filled with hooks upon hooks, its thrown together in a way that really just invites you to get lost in it. It's just what Kevin Parker wanted this album to be - a trip inside of the listener's head. A Lonerism. Sorry if that was corny, I couldn't help it. But this record came out in a time of my life where I was very much that - lost in my own head. So this album helped me through every disorienting, terrifying adventure that I divulged in while thinking about, well, everything. Which is why one of the critical moments in this album is when the psychedelic haze clears for a singular voice to ask you "Hey? What are you doing out here? You're thinking about everything aren't you? I know it's crazy. Just don't think of it like that. Come on, let's go back inside" .... And back into the dreamy textures you go. Some of my favorite moments in any music I've heard take place in this album. The stunning guitar part that hits you oh so well after that pause in "Apocalypse Dreams", any part in "Mind Mischief" in all honestly, but especially the "oooooh that's what you get for cheeeaattting..." part when everything is just swirling around you
Now that I've gotten past the albums meaning, I can rant again (whoops sorry this is gonna be a long one folks) about Kevin Parker's writing. I can't believe how genius this guy is- every instrument, every line, and every second of production was done by him. And just listen to it. This is the best sounding record I've ever heard, with none of the tracks dragging on or repeating for too long, and constantly shifting. After writing the interchanging parts that make up every instrument of this record, he put in production value that made each part move even more. The swirling effect of "Mind Mischief" makes it sound like the song is swirling around you, literally. "Nothing That Has Happened So Far..." is just one long, every changing psychedelic dream, each part constantly shifting tones and sides of the stereo. His drumming is original and always changing (listen to his drumming in Mind Mischief- it never repeats itself), his guitar features a wide variety of parts in every single song, and the synth features just as wide of a variety. Each part of this record is obsessively perfected, and each song has it's own unique feel. It flows from one song to the next in perfect harmony. I find myself nodding my head and tapping my foot all throughout the album, and each time I listen to it, I find brand new things to appreciate about it.
9.5 / 10
Favorite Song: "Mind Mischief"
"But I just don't know
How to feel right
A beautiful girl
Is wasting my life
I'm playing a part
As somebody else
While trying so hard
To be myself
I just need to hear
Somebody say
That this will make sense one day
I guess I'm alright
But they're all doing so well
What I would give
To be under that spell"
(This is my favorite set of lyrics of all time just thought I'd say) [First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]
Each track unfolds in front of you like some sort of crazed psychedelic dream. Not only is each track dreamy, catchy, and filled with hooks upon hooks, its thrown together in a way that really just invites you to get lost in it. It's just what Kevin Parker wanted this album to be - a trip inside of the listener's head. A Lonerism. Sorry if that was corny, I couldn't help it. But this record came out in a time of my life where I was very much that - lost in my own head. So this album helped me through every disorienting, terrifying adventure that I divulged in while thinking about, well, everything. Which is why one of the critical moments in this album is when the psychedelic haze clears for a singular voice to ask you "Hey? What are you doing out here? You're thinking about everything aren't you? I know it's crazy. Just don't think of it like that. Come on, let's go back inside" .... And back into the dreamy textures you go. Some of my favorite moments in any music I've heard take place in this album. The stunning guitar part that hits you oh so well after that pause in "Apocalypse Dreams", any part in "Mind Mischief" in all honestly, but especially the "oooooh that's what you get for cheeeaattting..." part when everything is just swirling around you
Now that I've gotten past the albums meaning, I can rant again (whoops sorry this is gonna be a long one folks) about Kevin Parker's writing. I can't believe how genius this guy is- every instrument, every line, and every second of production was done by him. And just listen to it. This is the best sounding record I've ever heard, with none of the tracks dragging on or repeating for too long, and constantly shifting. After writing the interchanging parts that make up every instrument of this record, he put in production value that made each part move even more. The swirling effect of "Mind Mischief" makes it sound like the song is swirling around you, literally. "Nothing That Has Happened So Far..." is just one long, every changing psychedelic dream, each part constantly shifting tones and sides of the stereo. His drumming is original and always changing (listen to his drumming in Mind Mischief- it never repeats itself), his guitar features a wide variety of parts in every single song, and the synth features just as wide of a variety. Each part of this record is obsessively perfected, and each song has it's own unique feel. It flows from one song to the next in perfect harmony. I find myself nodding my head and tapping my foot all throughout the album, and each time I listen to it, I find brand new things to appreciate about it.
9.5 / 10
Favorite Song: "Mind Mischief"
"But I just don't know
How to feel right
A beautiful girl
Is wasting my life
I'm playing a part
As somebody else
While trying so hard
To be myself
I just need to hear
Somebody say
That this will make sense one day
I guess I'm alright
But they're all doing so well
What I would give
To be under that spell"
(This is my favorite set of lyrics of all time just thought I'd say) [First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]
Year of Release:
2012
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15,207
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Indie Rock
I don't think any other record on this list has a better opening track than "Get Away". "In the Flowers" is pretty close, but not this good. It's just one bit upbeat, raging song where each note hits your ears oh so sweetly. Daniel's voice is the perfect fit here, with an emotional edge that some would describe as a bit whiny, but I don't consider it like that. It's a song about being truly numb. Breaking down everything you thought you knew with nothing to hold on to, not even the pain. You get away, but is it worth it? At least that's what the song says to me. It also helps that any hook in that song could be stuck in your head for days. Some more highlights in this album are the sweet, sweet riffage in "Operation", the guitar bends on "The Wall" that seem to literally bend your brain as you're listening to it, stirring up a random emotion that you didn't even know you had. Truly not a bad track, although there are a few that aren't necessarily great. "Rubber" is the emotional slow-burner that they put at the end, and it fits just fine. I'm not gonna lie, had a few emotional breakdowns during that song, because it just has a way of stirring up whatever it is that you were trying to push down. "Should I give in? Yes I give in" Daniel sings, and that's exactly what happens. But enough of my blabbering and back to the original point - This album starts and ends brilliantly.
9.5 / 10
Favorite Track: "Operation"
"Break it down,
And then break it up again
Me and my guitar
Drowning down and down again
Not even the pain kicks in
Tell me when the pain kicks in" [First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]
I don't think any other record on this list has a better opening track than "Get Away". "In the Flowers" is pretty close, but not this good. It's just one bit upbeat, raging song where each note hits your ears oh so sweetly. Daniel's voice is the perfect fit here, with an emotional edge that some would describe as a bit whiny, but I don't consider it like that. It's a song about being truly numb. Breaking down everything you thought you knew with nothing to hold on to, not even the pain. You get away, but is it worth it? At least that's what the song says to me. It also helps that any hook in that song could be stuck in your head for days. Some more highlights in this album are the sweet, sweet riffage in "Operation", the guitar bends on "The Wall" that seem to literally bend your brain as you're listening to it, stirring up a random emotion that you didn't even know you had. Truly not a bad track, although there are a few that aren't necessarily great. "Rubber" is the emotional slow-burner that they put at the end, and it fits just fine. I'm not gonna lie, had a few emotional breakdowns during that song, because it just has a way of stirring up whatever it is that you were trying to push down. "Should I give in? Yes I give in" Daniel sings, and that's exactly what happens. But enough of my blabbering and back to the original point - This album starts and ends brilliantly.
9.5 / 10
Favorite Track: "Operation"
"Break it down,
And then break it up again
Me and my guitar
Drowning down and down again
Not even the pain kicks in
Tell me when the pain kicks in" [First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]
Year of Release:
2011
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1,557
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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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Rank Score:
1,672
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Lo-Fi / Indie Rock
So I know I could've put the new version on here instead, but at least at the moment, I still prefer the original version. It's just such a soul-bearing album. Will's direct lyrical style shines in this one just as well as it does in "Teens of Denial", if not even better. The lines hit you hard - it's clear with every note he hits that the entire album is deeply personal, as if he's trying to nararate his life and figure everything out even as he's singing. You really feel like you've stepped into a part of his life when you listen to this record.
9.2 / 10
Favorite Track: "Beach Life-In-Death"
"I am almost completely soul-less
I am incapable of being human
I am incapable of being in-human
I am living uncontrollably
It should be called anti-depression, as a friend of mine suggested
Because it's not the action that hurts you, it's the brain's reaction against it
It's not enough to love the unreal
I am inseperable from the impossible
I want gravity to stop for me, my soul years
For a fugutive from the laws of nature"
"And I said, ma, this is my bro-THER!" [First added to this chart: 02/20/2018]
So I know I could've put the new version on here instead, but at least at the moment, I still prefer the original version. It's just such a soul-bearing album. Will's direct lyrical style shines in this one just as well as it does in "Teens of Denial", if not even better. The lines hit you hard - it's clear with every note he hits that the entire album is deeply personal, as if he's trying to nararate his life and figure everything out even as he's singing. You really feel like you've stepped into a part of his life when you listen to this record.
9.2 / 10
Favorite Track: "Beach Life-In-Death"
"I am almost completely soul-less
I am incapable of being human
I am incapable of being in-human
I am living uncontrollably
It should be called anti-depression, as a friend of mine suggested
Because it's not the action that hurts you, it's the brain's reaction against it
It's not enough to love the unreal
I am inseperable from the impossible
I want gravity to stop for me, my soul years
For a fugutive from the laws of nature"
"And I said, ma, this is my bro-THER!" [First added to this chart: 02/20/2018]
Year of Release:
2011
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Rank Score:
1,330
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Metal
Normally, I'm not a huge fan of metal. But this album peaked my interest almost immediately- I discovered it because me and a friend of mine were trying to find a band to listen to that was half way in between our tastes- his being death metal and mine being... Shoegazey?.... Experimental?... I don't know. But I'm so glad I stumbled onto this record and this band in general. The riffs are fantastic, sometimes being head-nod-inducing, and other times being washed out in reverb and just taking you away. It's just fantastic all the way through.
9.2 / 10
Favorite Track: "Baby Blue" [First added to this chart: 02/20/2018]
Normally, I'm not a huge fan of metal. But this album peaked my interest almost immediately- I discovered it because me and a friend of mine were trying to find a band to listen to that was half way in between our tastes- his being death metal and mine being... Shoegazey?.... Experimental?... I don't know. But I'm so glad I stumbled onto this record and this band in general. The riffs are fantastic, sometimes being head-nod-inducing, and other times being washed out in reverb and just taking you away. It's just fantastic all the way through.
9.2 / 10
Favorite Track: "Baby Blue" [First added to this chart: 02/20/2018]
Year of Release:
2015
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Rank Score:
750
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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]
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
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Rank Score:
15,772
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Indie Rock / Electronic / Experimental
Not sure exactly what I'd label this album as. Electro-indie-whisper-rock? I don't know. But it's great. Truthfully a great listen from start to finish, characterized by often electronic drum beats leading guitars and electronics that dance behind Bradford Cox's voice, often times singing about breaking down. One of those albums that at times brings you down and at other times lifts you up.
9.1 / 10
Favorite Track: "Helicopter"
"All these drugs they play
On me in these terrible ways
They don't pay like they used to pay
I used to make it day to day
No one cares for me
I have minimal needs
I keep no company
And now they are through with me" [First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]
Not sure exactly what I'd label this album as. Electro-indie-whisper-rock? I don't know. But it's great. Truthfully a great listen from start to finish, characterized by often electronic drum beats leading guitars and electronics that dance behind Bradford Cox's voice, often times singing about breaking down. One of those albums that at times brings you down and at other times lifts you up.
9.1 / 10
Favorite Track: "Helicopter"
"All these drugs they play
On me in these terrible ways
They don't pay like they used to pay
I used to make it day to day
No one cares for me
I have minimal needs
I keep no company
And now they are through with me" [First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]
Year of Release:
2010
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6,129
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Acoustic
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]
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]
Year of Release:
2015
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16,880
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Psychedelic Rock
Really nice, relaxing neo-psychadelia. And that smooth voice tho
8.9 / 10
Favorite Track: "Paper Trails"
"Where are you when I need you?
Where did you go?
How can I find you when I need you?
Where should I go?" [First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]
Really nice, relaxing neo-psychadelia. And that smooth voice tho
8.9 / 10
Favorite Track: "Paper Trails"
"Where are you when I need you?
Where did you go?
How can I find you when I need you?
Where should I go?" [First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]
Year of Release:
2013
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1,626
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Acoustic
This is a very relaxing album that showcases J Mascis as exposed as he's been. He's dropped the 4,000 pounds of fuzz and distortion and traded it for finger-picked guitars, gentle double-tracked chords, and even some violin. One track, "Not Enough" features three other singers, including Kurt Vile, and the Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene. It attempts to reveal J Mascis's true nature- a slacker on the outside that actually puts a lot of work into his songs, crafting each one with his expert guitar playing.
8.9 / 10
"Theres no peace, little comfort, no ones shoulder
Not a wrinklings of a time that made you colder
I'm not saying much, I tried hard, thats all I do
Tried and waited then got tired thats about it
With my time
With my time" [First added to this chart: 03/02/2016]
This is a very relaxing album that showcases J Mascis as exposed as he's been. He's dropped the 4,000 pounds of fuzz and distortion and traded it for finger-picked guitars, gentle double-tracked chords, and even some violin. One track, "Not Enough" features three other singers, including Kurt Vile, and the Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene. It attempts to reveal J Mascis's true nature- a slacker on the outside that actually puts a lot of work into his songs, crafting each one with his expert guitar playing.
8.9 / 10
"Theres no peace, little comfort, no ones shoulder
Not a wrinklings of a time that made you colder
I'm not saying much, I tried hard, thats all I do
Tried and waited then got tired thats about it
With my time
With my time" [First added to this chart: 03/02/2016]
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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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| 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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This chart is rated in the top 1% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 92.7/100, a mean average of 92.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 93.8/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 13.5.
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90/100
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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
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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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75/100
From platus 09/15/2017 08:29
Interesting chart
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