Top 79 Greatest Music Albums
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My TOP Rock Songs :

01. 1972, Hosianna Mantra - Popol Vuh
02. 1974, Alifib/Alifie - Robert Wyatt
03. 1967, The End - Doors
04. 1968, Sister Ray - Velvet Underground
05. 1990, (Edge Of The) Ape Oven - Royal Trux
06. 1971, Miss Fortune - Faust
07. 1972, Ebene - Klaus Schulze
08. 1977, Frankie Teardrop - Suicide
09. 1970, Lorca - Tim Buckley
10. 1977, After Cease To Exist Soundtrack - Throbbing Gristle
11. 1971, Vuh - Popol Vuh
12. 1986, Novus Pt.1 - Constance Demby
13. 1986, Novus Pt.2 - Constance Demby
14. 1968, A Saucerful Of Secrets - Pink Floyd
15. 1971, Aumgn - Can
16. 1968, The Chrome Plated Megaphone Of Destiny - Mothers Of Invention
17. 1967, Brown Shoes Don't Make It - Mothers Of Invention
18. 1971, Echoes - Pink Floyd
19. 2005, Kandu Vs. Corky (Horrorca) - Toby Driver
20. 1975, Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
21. 1988, Candle - Sonic Youth
22. 1970, Atom Heart Mother Suite - Pink Floyd
23. 1966, Sad-Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands - Bob Dylan
24. 1967, Venus In Furs - Velvet Underground
25. 1970, The Falconer - Nico
26. 1977, Vernal Equinox - Jon Hassell
27. 1981, Flowers of Romance - Public Image Ltd.
28. 1967, Spare Chaynge - Jefferson Airplane
29. 1968, 1983... (A Merman I Should Turn To Be) - Jimi Hendrix Experience
30. 1969, In The Court Of The Crimson King - King Crimson
31. 1973, No Quarter - Led Zeppelin
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My TOP Rock (+ Electronica/Folk/Hip Hop) Albums Of All Time (Rating >= 8.25; only one album x artist):

• Chart updated: 03/02/2020 21:45
• (Created: 05/10/2016 09:18).
• Chart size: 79 albums.

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Rock Bottom 

 Robert Wyatt

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[Avant-Prog, Psy-Rock, Art Rock]

Best Tracks:
- Little Red Riding Hood Hit The Road
- Alifib
- Alifie [First added to this chart: 03/12/2017]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

452 charts

Rank Score:

3,606

Rank in 1974:

5

Rank in 1970s:

103

Overall Rank:

465

Average Rating:

 78 (565 votes)

Comments:

43

2. (=)

Irrlicht 

 Klaus Schulze

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[Prog-Electronic, Drone, Space Ambient]

Best Tracks:
- 1 Satz: Ebene
- 3 Satz: Exil Sils Maria
- Dungeon [First added to this chart: 04/30/2017]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

131 charts

Rank Score:

796

Rank in 1972:

39

Rank in 1970s:

370

Overall Rank:

2,092

Average Rating:

 77 (154 votes)

Comments:

10

3. (=)

Faust 

 Faust

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[Prog-Rock, Krautrock, Art Rock, Sound Collage, Musique Concrète]

Best Tracks:
- Why Don't You Eat Carrots?
- Meadow Meal
- Miss Fortune [First added to this chart: 04/17/2017]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

243 charts

Rank Score:

1,401

Rank in 1971:

34

Rank in 1970s:

243

Overall Rank:

1,241

Average Rating:

 77 (329 votes)

Comments:

19

4. (=)

Trout Mask Replica 

 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

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[Avant-Rock, Rock&Blues, Acid Rock, Free Jazz]

Best Tracks:
- Pachuco Cadaver
- Steal Softly Thru Snow
- Veteran's Day Poppy [First added to this chart: 09/11/2016]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

746 charts

Rank Score:

5,891

Rank in 1969:

13

Rank in 1960s:

42

Overall Rank:

275

Average Rating:

 74 (1,093 votes)

Comments:

174

5. (=)

Dolmen Music 

 Meredith Monk

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[Modern Classical, Post-Minimalism, Choral]

Best Tracks:
- Travelling
- Biography
- Dolmen Music [First added to this chart: 02/03/2018]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

76 charts

Rank Score:

599

Rank in 1981:

47

Rank in 1980s:

384

Overall Rank:

2,635

Average Rating:

 75 (85 votes)

Comments:

3

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Lorca 

 Tim Buckley

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[Avant-Folk, Folk Jazz, Psy-Rock]

Best Tracks:
- Lorca
- Driftin'
- Nobody Walkin' [First added to this chart: 05/08/2017]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

150 charts

Rank Score:

1,063

Rank in 1970:

41

Rank in 1970s:

300

Overall Rank:

1,607

Average Rating:

 76 (224 votes)

Comments:

12

7. (=)

Novus Magnificat 

 Constance Demby

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[Prog-Electronic, Neoclassical New Age, Space Ambient]

Best Tracks:
- Novus Pt.1
- Novus Pt.2
_ [First added to this chart: 02/04/2018]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

142

Rank in 1987:

112

Rank in 1980s:

1,231

Overall Rank:

8,747

Average Rating:

 76 (24 votes)

Comments:

0

8. (=)

Hosianna Mantra 

 Popol Vuh

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[Prog-Rock, Neoclassical New Age, Krautrock, Modern Classical]

Best Tracks:
- Kyrie
- Hosianna Mantra
- Maria (Ave Maria) [First added to this chart: 05/02/2017]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

220 charts

Rank Score:

1,440

Rank in 1972:

25

Rank in 1970s:

241

Overall Rank:

1,209

Average Rating:

 80 (276 votes)

Comments:

10

9. (=)

White Light/White Heat 

 The Velvet Underground

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[Psy-Rock, Proto-Punk, Rock N' Roll]

Best Tracks:
- Lady Godiva's Operation
- I Heard Her Call My Name
- Sister Ray [First added to this chart: 04/08/2017]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

988 charts

Rank Score:

8,421

Rank in 1968:

7

Rank in 1960s:

30

Overall Rank:

168

Average Rating:

 84 (1,428 votes)

Comments:

102

10. (=)

The Modern Dance 

 Pere Ubu

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[New Wave, Post-Punk, Art-Punk, Industrial Punk]

Best Tracks:
- Laughing
- Street Waves
- Sentimental Journey [First added to this chart: 05/20/2017]

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

313 charts

Rank Score:

1,958

Rank in 1978:

18

Rank in 1970s:

184

Overall Rank:

888

Average Rating:

 78 (412 votes)

Comments:

21

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Top 79 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	14	18%
1970s	22	28%
1980s	21	27%
1990s	17	22%
2000s	4	5%
2010s	1	1%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Jon Hassell	1	1%
Sadaf	1	1%
The Velvet Underground	1	1%
Brian Eno	1	1%
Led Zeppelin	1	1%
Bob Dylan	1	1%
Godflesh	1	1%
Show all

Country	Albums	%
	47	59%
	18	23%
	9	11%
	1	1%
	1	1%
	1	1%
	1	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	78	99%
Yes	1	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	78	99%
Yes	1	1%

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85/100  !	03/20/2025 17:18	SomethingSpecial	1,088	86/100
80/100  !	06/21/2021 20:47	zwiebel	189	86/100
80/100  !	07/14/2020 19:13	RioBravo	200	84/100

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This chart is rated in the top 9% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 88.1/100, a mean average of 89.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.3/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 7.1.

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From sssvnnn 03/12/2017 21:53 | #187329

Very good start.
3 in common in our top 10...
I like your chart a lot, I hope you go on and present some more unusual picks.

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From LedZep TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/26/2017 17:38 | #186411

Very nice, love the jazz inclusions! I envy people that can put jazz in the same chart as Black Sabbath, I would've never finished my chart if I'd started including jazz, classical and ambient things. Also 11 in common

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From JulianR TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/03/2017 06:22 | #195411

There's a semi-famous music reviewer named Peiro Scaruffi that has VERY similar taste to you. I'd check him out if you didn't get your taste from him already.

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From glynspsa 01/07/2018 19:52 | #204882

Excellent List very impressive grouping of albums, and a couple i need to check out or relisten to again.

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From phantom1305 12/19/2017 13:16 | #203558

Love your taste. :)
I wish there was more newer stuff, but I like what we got.

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