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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Best Tracks: God Only Knows, Wouldn't Be Nice, Sloop John B
[First added to this chart: 04/12/2011]
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1966
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Best Tracks: Since I Left You, Frontier Psychiatrist, Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life
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2000
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7,502
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Best Tracks: Monster, Lost In The World, Power
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2010
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20,888
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Best Tracks: Only Shallow, I Only Said, Loomer
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1991
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26,670
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Best Tracks: Pink Moon, Parasite, Place To Be
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1972
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16,575
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Best Tracks: Weird Fishes/Arpeggi, Reckoner, Videotape
[First added to this chart: 04/12/2011]
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2007
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40,133
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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]
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1998
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1,009
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Best Tracks: Stapleton, epaR, Kill
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Best Tracks: Decades, The Eternal, Atrocity Exhibition
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1980
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Best Tracks: Once In A Life Time, Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On), The Overload
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1980
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Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 5 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 2 | 4% | |
| 1980s | 4 | 8% | |
| 1990s | 12 | 24% | |
| 2000s | 17 | 34% | |
| 2010s | 9 | 18% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Radiohead | 4 | 8% | |
| Animal Collective | 2 | 4% | |
| Kanye West | 2 | 4% | |
| Nick Drake | 2 | 4% | |
| Joy Division | 2 | 4% | |
| Thom Yorke | 1 | 2% | |
| Brian Wilson | 1 | 2% | |
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BestEverAlbums 01/25/2012 08:00 in Chart of the day (#107): By Fox John“Today's chart of the day Top 50 Greatest Music Albums by Fox John () 1. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys (1966) 2. Since I Left You by The Avalanches (2000) 3. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West (2010) 4. Loveless by My Bloody Valentine (1991) 5. Pink Moon by Nick Drake (1972) 6. In…”
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covecove TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/29/2011 20:25 | #20849
covecove TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/29/2011 20:25 | #20849
It feels a bit weak at the end... Still some great picks in there and love the Talking Heads in the top 10
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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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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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bcaie16 04/29/2011 02:24 | #20797
One of my favourites I have seen. Most of these are if not on are very close to my top 50.
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ProfessorSquid 01/25/2012 20:55 | #35886
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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