Top 94 Greatest Music Albums by Kupohunter

I, being a kid raised on alternative, have fallen in love with Indie Rock. If you don't like that kind of music, don't even comment on my chart. Some creative criticism might be good though...

• Chart updated: 12/01/2014 18:45
• (Created: 04/23/2011 00:48).
• Chart size: 94 albums.

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In The Aeroplane Over The Sea 

 Neutral Milk Hotel

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Music is meant to convey emotion. No emotion is more raw than that of ITAOTS. [First added to this chart: 03/11/2012]

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,420 charts

Rank Score:

34,586

Rank in 1998:

1

Rank in 1990s:

3

Overall Rank:

17

Average Rating:

 87 (2,946 votes)

Comments:

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Pinkerton 

 Weezer

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Simply a pure ride full of angst and naivety. Never has a frontman's heart been flayed out so. [First added to this chart: 02/14/2013]

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

1,097 charts

Rank Score:

10,514

Rank in 1996:

2

Rank in 1990s:

28

Overall Rank:

131

Average Rating:

 83 (1,572 votes)

Comments:

147

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Illinois 

 Sufjan Stevens

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I was raised right here in Illinois. I honestly am not a big fan, but this album is just fantastic. Full of lush strings, sound, lyrics, and endearment, it just makes you all fuzzy inside, its only fault was its obscene length. [First added to this chart: 06/11/2012]

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

1,648 charts

Rank Score:

21,132

Rank in 2005:

1

Rank in 2000s:

5

Overall Rank:

43

Average Rating:

 86 (1,903 votes)

Comments:

168

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For Emma, Forever Ago 

 Bon Iver

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Most indie fans know the story. Depressed guy goes out into the woods to record an album in a little cabin in Wisconsin for 3 months in the winter. He produced a phenomenal album, amazing. The first half of this album is a bit weak, hit or miss, but Skinny Love and Lump Sum come through to keep you listening. When you get to Blindsided, the entire album from then on is PERFECT. The lyrics are a bit jumbled, and their meaning is a bit shrouded in fog, but lyrics are not the only thing that can express feeling. "For Emma" is one of my favorite songs of all time. [First added to this chart: 12/25/2011]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

1,211 charts

Rank Score:

11,414

Rank in 2007:

3

Rank in 2000s:

14

Overall Rank:

118

Average Rating:

 83 (1,526 votes)

Comments:

114

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The Money Store 

 Death Grips

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IM IN YO AREA [First added to this chart: 03/09/2013]

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

662 charts

Rank Score:

7,116

Rank in 2012:

5

Rank in 2010s:

27

Overall Rank:

230

Average Rating:

 82 (968 votes)

Comments:

84

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Helplessness Blues 

 Fleet Foxes

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I have listened to a lot of albums. This is the one of the best. It is like walking in a dark cave, seeing a light, and emerging to see the most beautiful thing on earth. It is like discovering who you are. It is like complaining about a long car ride in the country, but all you have to do is look out the window to make it a whole lot better. It is like the Gettysburg Address, albeit not as short; In something as simple as a speech or an album, a great point is put out there and though it was not supposed to be a definitive point in history, it became one. I found a part of myself listening to this, on the verge of tears of joy. It is for those who feel wiser than they should. [First added to this chart: 06/29/2011]

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

919 charts

Rank Score:

8,762

Rank in 2011:

1

Rank in 2010s:

16

Overall Rank:

174

Average Rating:

 82 (1,313 votes)

Comments:

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Emergency & I 

 The Dismemberment Plan

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A masterpiece incapable of being labeled to simple genres. [First added to this chart: 09/03/2012]

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

466 charts

Rank Score:

3,764

Rank in 1999:

9

Rank in 1990s:

82

Overall Rank:

462

Average Rating:

 81 (525 votes)

Comments:

33

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Since I Left You 

 The Avalanches

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Let's face it, sample albums are often not taken seriously. They are dismissed as simple "dance" albums, that have little to no musical value. The Avalanches have smashed this stereotype to pieces with "Since I Left You". It feels both new and old, rustic yet refreshing. It really does put music as the focus of well, music, but to understand this, you MUST listen to the full album in one sitting. [First added to this chart: 07/07/2012]

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

829 charts

Rank Score:

7,923

Rank in 2000:

4

Rank in 2000s:

33

Overall Rank:

196

Average Rating:

 82 (937 votes)

Comments:

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Visiter 

 The Dodos

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Though musically, it feels very similar to Local Native's Gorilla Manor, I draw many similarities to For Emma Forever Ago by Bon Iver. It becomes very downtrodden and depressing, but emerges from this depression in a different way. Phenomenal, one of Indie Folk's finest. [First added to this chart: 06/11/2012]

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

107 charts

Rank Score:

417

Rank in 2008:

49

Rank in 2000s:

601

Overall Rank:

3,532

Average Rating:

 76 (111 votes)

Comments:

4

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Michigan 

 Sufjan Stevens

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Sufjan Steven's 3rd LP, released 2 years prior to his Magnum Opus (Illinois), is a very solid album. It has elements of Illinois, but still has the backwoods folk feel of Seven Swans. This is a great place to start on Sufjan, just be wary of the length. [First added to this chart: 07/07/2012]

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

391 charts

Rank Score:

2,326

Rank in 2003:

13

Rank in 2000s:

118

Overall Rank:

754

Average Rating:

 80 (530 votes)

Comments:

28

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Top 94 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	2	2%
1970s	3	3%
1980s	4	4%
1990s	10	11%
2000s	55	59%
2010s	20	21%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Sufjan Stevens	6	6%
Animal Collective	4	4%
Arcade Fire	4	4%
Radiohead	3	3%
Beirut	3	3%
Peter Bjorn And John	3	3%
Fleet Foxes	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	59	63%
	13	14%
	7	7%
	6	6%
	4	4%
	2	2%
	1	1%
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Top 94 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 75 from 93rd to 18th The Glow Pt. 2 by The Microphones
Up 8 from 13th to 5th The Money Store by Death Grips
Up 4 from 17th to 13th Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? by of Montreal

Biggest fallers
Down 6 from 16th to 22nd Clap Your Hands Say Yeah by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Down 5 from 11th to 16th Sung Tongs by Animal Collective
Down 4 from 52nd to 56th Dreams by The Whitest Boy Alive

New entries
Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes
Kid A by Radiohead

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80/100	12/30/2016 14:04	desh79	1,278	93/100
95/100	10/21/2016 15:52	Seab	2,007	93/100
85/100	02/13/2015 18:38	rafalink	180	77/100
90/100	12/02/2014 23:50	BraddlesHendo	496	91/100
85/100	12/02/2014 01:35	Martinborras	300	79/100

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From rafalink 02/13/2015 18:47

A good indie rock selection, but it's too new. Try to look for some old indie bands.

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From BraddlesHendo 12/02/2014 23:49

I've been through that indie rock phase as a adolescent a great time if my life. Enjoy your cool music tastes I'll add to my faves always looking for new music new & old

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From Martinborras 12/02/2014 01:39

Great chart! Excellent variety of music and very original, and some descriptions are pretty good. However, this is mainly from the 2000 until now, and you ought to know that is many fantastic and mind blowing albums in the 60' and the 70', among other decades. I am not saying that the albums you included are bad, in fact, there are some that are totally incredible, really nice. This is only a comment, of course. Also, i really like the predomination of Sufjan Stevens, as it makes your chart really attractive. So, overall nice chart!

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90/100

From SingingPeasant96 05/16/2013 03:07

and another nice chart

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75/100

From willabeejones60 02/26/2013 20:59

I just don't get how your second favourite album of all time could have that much wrong with it...

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90/100

From guigs13 01/17/2013 02:04

Very nice chart!

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70/100

From chisholm.matt 01/13/2013 04:38

Why did you give me a 5/100 on my chart when we have at least 3 of the same artists...weird.

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From dfulfo01 01/02/2013 03:20

i agree with a lot of this... but i find your comments, especially on the top ones, kind of disappointing i guess. Some really sick choices nonetheless. but where's Bon Iver, Bon Iver!

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95/100

From pvn271 01/15/2012 13:11

More !!!!!!!!!!

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From Sean 09/26/2011 00:22

good chart but ur top ten should be albums that u consider 10/10 not just ok

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