Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by StatSlave 
Work in progress. One day this will be more than a soulless list of recommendations.
As of creating this list, I'm far from versed enough to produce a chart to end all charts but figured a swing at it can't do any harm.
Look at the overall rankings if you want a good idea of the all-time "best" albums. These are just my personal favorites.
"Definitive Tracks" selected as the best sampler for each album.
- Chart updated: 12/18/2018 05:15
- (Created: 03/24/2016 19:53).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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Definitive Track - Alison
[First added to this chart: 04/28/2016]
Year of Release:
1993
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10,811
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Definitive Track - Cherub Rock
[First added to this chart: 04/28/2016]
Year of Release:
1993
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17,724
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Definitive Track - Degausser
[First added to this chart: 04/28/2016]
Year of Release:
2006
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4,030
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Definitive Track - Oh My Darling Don't Cry
[First added to this chart: 04/28/2016]
Year of Release:
2014
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Rank Score:
3,916
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Definitive Track - On Melancholy Hill
[First added to this chart: 04/28/2016]
Year of Release:
2010
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6,144
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Definitive Track - Time
[First added to this chart: 04/28/2016]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
59,749
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Definitive Track - Skinny Love
[First added to this chart: 05/11/2017]
Year of Release:
2007
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Rank Score:
11,009
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Definitive Track - The Moment
[First added to this chart: 05/31/2017]
Year of Release:
2015
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Rank Score:
9,882
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Definitive Track - Light My Fire
[First added to this chart: 04/28/2016]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
26,763
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Definitive Track - Dark Center Of The Universe
[First added to this chart: 04/28/2016]
Year of Release:
2000
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8,837
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Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 5 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 8 | 16% | |
| 1980s | 4 | 8% | |
| 1990s | 10 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 11 | 22% | |
| 2010s | 11 | 22% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Slowdive | 2 | 4% | |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 2 | 4% | |
| Brand New | 2 | 4% | |
| Run The Jewels | 2 | 4% | |
| Gorillaz | 2 | 4% | |
| Modest Mouse | 2 | 4% | |
| Kanye West | 2 | 4% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 37 from 49th to 12thScience Fiction by Brand New |
| Up 5 from 47th to 42ndFleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes |
| Up 5 from 30th to 25thSkeleton Tree by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 12 from 37th to 49thIll Communication by Beastie Boys |
| Down 11 from 24th to 35thBlood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan |
| Down 9 from 41st to 50thATLiens by OutKast |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 01/16/2018 22:10 |  JulianR | 570 | 75/100 |
| ! | 11/03/2017 06:14 | HotZappsBoogaloo | 77 | 81/100 |
| ! | 01/15/2017 19:36 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
| ! | 05/30/2016 01:54 |  phantom1305 | 291 | 92/100 |
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From JulianR 01/16/2018 22:14 | #205838
JulianR 01/16/2018 22:14 | #205838
I like this a lot! Keep expanding! For some recommendations: Based on Souvlaki, you should check out "Whirlpool" Chapterhouse. They're a cool dream pop / shoegaze band. "Eyedazzler" by Alison's Halo is also a great album that reminds me of Souvlaki. Also, have you listened to The Antlers' "Hospice"? it's a great album, if you haven't. Keep it up dude!
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| Best Artists of 1987 | |
|---|---|
| 1. U2 | |
| 2. Guns N' Roses | |
| 3. Prince | |
| 4. The Smiths | |
| 5. Dinosaur Jr. | |
| 6. Dinosaur | |
| 7. R.E.M. | |
| 8. Michael Jackson | |
| 9. Depeche Mode | |
| 10. Sonic Youth | |
| 11. New Order | |
| 12. Def Leppard | |
| 13. INXS | |
| 14. The Cure | |
| 15. The Jesus And Mary Chain | |
| 16. Pixies | |
| 17. Midnight Oil | |
| 18. Eric B. & Rakim | |
| 19. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 20. Bruce Springsteen |
