Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by AReasonableMan 
- Chart updated: 02/20/2020 00:45
- (Created: 01/14/2016 16:34).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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Front to back perfect. Picking a highlight track is enough to give me a migraine, everything is executed brilliantly.
The only $100 boxset I've ever bought. [First added to this chart: 01/20/2016]
The only $100 boxset I've ever bought. [First added to this chart: 01/20/2016]
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1997
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Fragile, gorgeous, and terribly sad. I intend to get several Joni-themed tattoos because of this record
[First added to this chart: 01/30/2018]
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1971
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15,398
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The personified scream of the void. This album comes from such a real place of suffering you feel uncomfortable listening.
[First added to this chart: 04/26/2018]
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2008
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4,030
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Gritty, funny, conceptual, and technical. Until recently it was far and away my favorite metal album. Now it's just my favorite.
[First added to this chart: 01/30/2018]
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1996
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6,507
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Beneath an underpass, in the freezing rain you huddle up with a heroin junkie. He whips out a guitar, and plays the saddest songs about addiction and self-hatred you've ever heard.
[First added to this chart: 01/23/2019]
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1995
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2,866
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The vocals may be a smidge overly dramatic but otherwise, a perfect record. Y'know that specific feeling you get when you're just as enraged as you are hurt? It's that feeling for a whole record, peaking (imo) with The Pecan Tree. It might be my favorite song ever.
[First added to this chart: 08/26/2019]
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2013
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3,571
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The first real post-rock album, as far as I'm concerned. Reminds me a lot of watching a good horror movie. It's very restrained most of the time, but there are a few moments on the record that go from creepy to straight up scary. Especially the last song, Good Morning, Captain. Evidently it was the last track they recorded, and the vocalist was pouring sweat after they were done recording. He checked himself into a mental hospital the next day.
This is one of those albums that has a supernatural kind of presence to it that can send chills down your spine and make you feel like you're being watched. OK Computer, this, and Soundtracks For The Blind do this sometimes, Deathconsciousness is an entire record that makes your skin crawl. [First added to this chart: 01/23/2019]
This is one of those albums that has a supernatural kind of presence to it that can send chills down your spine and make you feel like you're being watched. OK Computer, this, and Soundtracks For The Blind do this sometimes, Deathconsciousness is an entire record that makes your skin crawl. [First added to this chart: 01/23/2019]
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1991
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11,564
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Didn't get this until recently but I'm very glad I did.
Styrofoam Boots is one of my favorite songs now.
"My brain's the burger and my heart's the charcoal" [First added to this chart: 10/08/2019]
Styrofoam Boots is one of my favorite songs now.
"My brain's the burger and my heart's the charcoal" [First added to this chart: 10/08/2019]
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1997
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7,191
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Depressed in College? You're not the only one. It's hilarious, sad, and the instrumentation is pretty refreshing for an indie rock record from this decade.
[First added to this chart: 04/26/2018]
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2016
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6,842
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I'm not crying, you're crying. I didn't listen to this album for years because it was everywhere, but now I understand why. Nothing heals lingering emotional pain like this album.
[First added to this chart: 01/23/2019]
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2007
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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 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 11 | 22% | |
| 1980s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1990s | 17 | 34% | |
| 2000s | 10 | 20% | |
| 2010s | 12 | 24% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Radiohead | 5 | 10% | |
| Joni Mitchell | 2 | 4% | |
| Neil Young | 2 | 4% | |
| Jackson Browne | 2 | 4% | |
| Daughters | 2 | 4% | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | 2 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 4% | |
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BestEverAlbums 02/19/2020 09:00 in Chart of the day (#3041): By AReasonableMan
BestEverAlbums 02/19/2020 09:00 in Chart of the day (#3041): By AReasonableMan“Today's chart of the day Top 50 Greatest Music Albums by AReasonableMan () 1. OK Computer by Radiohead (1997) 2. Blue by Joni Mitchell (1971) 3. Deathconsciousness by Have A Nice Life (2008) 4. Ænima by Tool (1996) 5. Elliott Smith by Elliott Smith (1995) 6. Sunbather by Deafheaven (2013) 7.…”
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ForegroundNoise 02/20/2020 08:25 | #248045
ForegroundNoise 02/20/2020 08:25 | #248045
Really great stuff, love the notes too. Looking forward to seeing the complete list - though nothing at all from the 80s?
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KurwaHawk 01/31/2019 19:31 | #231068
KurwaHawk 01/31/2019 19:31 | #231068
Thank you for the comment on my chart, I really digged yours alot! You should definitely listen to Loveless again, it didn't click with me on my first listen either until I did repeated listens. Yeah I'm also a Fantano fan but most of my favorite albums came from recommendations from close friends and RYM.
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JulianR 03/19/2018 01:10 | #211254
JulianR 03/19/2018 01:10 | #211254
Nice list, keep expanding! I would have expected to see Amnesiac higher, but I'll get off your case ;) Here's a couple albums I would recommend:
Massive Attack - Mezzanine. A trip-hop album kinda like Dummy, and in the same vein as radiohead's electronic stuff.
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battle the Pink Robots. Another great album by the Lips that is pretty similar to the soft bulletin. They also have some great, and more noisy stuff from their earlier years if you're interested
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LedZep 03/01/2018 17:45 | #209860
LedZep 03/01/2018 17:45 | #209860
Good looking chart so far! So nice to see Lateralus at 6, i have it at number 5 right now, a killer album. Nick Drake and The Smiths are great additions.
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Strangel 12/20/2017 11:10 | #203600
Strangel 12/20/2017 11:10 | #203600
Some good selections so far.
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