Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by Fox John

Alright redid a bunch I feel better about it but there are a couple albums that need rearranging.

just missed list: spiritualized - ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space; nation of millions - public enemy; 808s & heartbreaks - kanye west; slanted and enchanted - pavement; on fire - galaxie 500; bastard - tyler, the creator; all hour cymbals - yeasayer; kid a - radiohead; funeral - arcade fire; person pitch - panda bear; merriweather post pavilion - animal collective; s/t - vampire weekend; age of adz - sufjan stevens; treats - sleigh bells; pope killdragon - strand of oaks; daydream nation - sonic youth; nowhere - ride; madvillian - madvilliany; all of the smiths

• Chart updated: 05/28/2011 11:36
• (Created: 04/13/2011 00:34).
• Chart size: 50 albums.

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Pet Sounds 

 The Beach Boys

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Best Tracks: God Only Knows, Wouldn't Be Nice, Sloop John B [First added to this chart: 04/12/2011]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,858 charts

Rank Score:

39,154

Rank in 1966:

2

Rank in 1960s:

5

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 88 (3,277 votes)

Comments:

360

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Since I Left You 

 The Avalanches

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Best Tracks: Since I Left You, Frontier Psychiatrist, Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life [First added to this chart: 04/12/2011]

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

838 charts

Rank Score:

7,728

Rank in 2000:

4

Rank in 2000s:

32

Overall Rank:

198

Average Rating:

 82 (944 votes)

Comments:

69

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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 

 Kanye West

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Best Tracks: Monster, Lost In The World, Power [First added to this chart: 04/12/2011]

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

1,745 charts

Rank Score:

22,668

Rank in 2010:

1

Rank in 2010s:

2

Overall Rank:

34

Average Rating:

 85 (2,360 votes)

Comments:

283

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Loveless 

 My Bloody Valentine

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Best Tracks: Only Shallow, I Only Said, Loomer [First added to this chart: 04/12/2011]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

2,160 charts

Rank Score:

28,531

Rank in 1991:

2

Rank in 1990s:

5

Overall Rank:

23

Average Rating:

 86 (2,481 votes)

Comments:

312

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Pink Moon 

 Nick Drake

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Best Tracks: Pink Moon, Parasite, Place To Be [First added to this chart: 04/12/2011]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,558 charts

Rank Score:

17,635

Rank in 1972:

3

Rank in 1970s:

17

Overall Rank:

56

Average Rating:

 86 (1,856 votes)

Comments:

144

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In Rainbows 

 Radiohead

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Best Tracks: Weird Fishes/Arpeggi, Reckoner, Videotape [First added to this chart: 04/12/2011]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

2,922 charts

Rank Score:

43,838

Rank in 2007:

1

Rank in 2000s:

1

Overall Rank:

6

Average Rating:

 90 (3,945 votes)

Comments:

396

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American Water 

 Silver Jews

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Best Tracks: Smith and Jones Forever, Like Like The The The Death, Random Rules [First added to this chart: 04/12/2011]

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

190 charts

Rank Score:

1,087

Rank in 1998:

29

Rank in 1990s:

283

Overall Rank:

1,561

Average Rating:

 78 (193 votes)

Comments:

5

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Earl 

 Earl Sweatshirt

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Best Tracks: Stapleton, epaR, Kill [First added to this chart: 04/12/2011]

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

168

Rank in 2010:

148

Rank in 2010s:

1,444

Overall Rank:

7,438

Average Rating:

 75 (137 votes)

Comments:

9

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Closer 

 Joy Division

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Best Tracks: Decades, The Eternal, Atrocity Exhibition [First added to this chart: 04/12/2011]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,519 charts

Rank Score:

15,227

Rank in 1980:

2

Rank in 1980s:

11

Overall Rank:

78

Average Rating:

 85 (1,924 votes)

Comments:

126

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Remain In Light 

 Talking Heads

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Best Tracks: Once In A Life Time, Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On), The Overload [First added to this chart: 04/12/2011]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

2,037 charts

Rank Score:

27,575

Rank in 1980:

1

Rank in 1980s:

3

Overall Rank:

26

Average Rating:

 87 (2,298 votes)

Comments:

196

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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition

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	28	56%
	16	32%
	3	6%
	2	4%
	1	2%

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From GeevyDallas 03/25/2013 02:34 | #69839

Cool chart bruh,gonna check out Silver Jews

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From daftpunter 02/16/2012 04:13 | #36976

A VERY varied chart for only 50 albums. #1 gives you automatic credibility. Nice Sinatra pick. Love the Heads choice. Looking forward to the expanded list.

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From Mr November 01/26/2012 07:06 | #35913

A refreshing perspective not full of the usual classic albums. Good to be reminded of the Silver Jews, been meaning to check them out for the best part of 20 years. I like Liquid Swords but Ghostface Killah's Fishscale is my favourite Wu-Tang solo, you should check it out if you haven't already.

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From ProfessorSquid 01/25/2012 20:55 | #35886

Plenty of Radiohead, Liquid Swords, and J Dilla. A good "just missed list" as well. Plus the Earl Sweatshirt. Pretty solid.

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From album guru joe 01/25/2012 08:15 | #35843

Excellent chart :)

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From cheesus83 12/18/2011 13:53 | #33239

Very broad range of music, indeed. Like it, especially that you chose Aquemini and Endtroducing.

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From bertprob 09/09/2011 00:29 | #27252

Mr John:
There is a lot i love about your chart. Primarily Wolf Gang is up there and you have their two best albums (Journey to the 5th echelon is so fucking underatted isn't it)plus the talking heads album produced by eno. safe

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From FlashRah 06/22/2011 15:50 | #23382

Most bodacious list broheim

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From Bork 05/19/2011 14:40 | #21985

Thanks for the heads up on Fleet Foxes. Enjoyed them a lot.

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From Taric 05/14/2011 11:21 | #21747

Thanks for the comment, I thought I sorted my chart out, but I guess I didn't. This is the first recommendation so far I haven't heard before, I'll definitely check them out! Just noticed The Good, The Bad & The Queen, DFA1979, great inclusions.

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