Top 78 Greatest Music Albums
by willmaatealrii 
Hello chart viewers, few disclaimers:
Yeah I realise this chart is incredibly repetitive, but it's also honest.
There are also a lot of fairly obvious picks, Bowie, Pink Floyd, Beatles etc, however there is also a decent amount of slightly less known and interesting picks to be had
Comments are in the works, I pinky promise.
Enjoy
- Chart updated: 02/10/2020 12:15
- (Created: 05/14/2016 13:48).
- Chart size: 78 albums.
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The best concept album of all time, perfectly bookmarked by two short, acoustic love songs. The middle three, lengthier songs all demonstrate Gilmour at his absolute best (see particularly Dogs about three mins in). The lyrics are so good, that you probably won't get them until you read up on the backstory (I had to). Even the cover art has a certain mystique to it.
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1977
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22,630
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The Wall is once again a near enough perfect album by Pink Floyd. There is not much once again that I can say that hasn't been said before. Listen in the dark, late at night with headphones if you want my advice. My favourite tracks: Goodbye Blue Sky, The Thin Ice, Young Lust.
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1979
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25,162
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I once again cannot think of anything to say about this album that has not been said before. If you haven't listened to it, drop everything and get it done.
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1973
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60,008
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1971
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38,621
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With rumours Fleetwood Mac didn't seek to reinvent the wheel, the sought to create the most perfect wheel ever, (not my words, and sadly can't remember who to credit). This definitely rings true, there is nothing new here, it's a pop album. However, it is unquestionably one of the best pop albums ever. So lovingly crafted with minute attention to detail, just listen to the backing vocals on 'Dreams' for proof of this.
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1977
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30,731
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1971
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8,996
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1971
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4,675
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1975
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11,597
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Best David Bowie album bar none. I don't generally like Bowie that much, I gave him a really good chance a few years ago and just couldn't get on with much of his stuff, but this album was different. This album showed me what everyone was on about when they called him a great songwriter, a great singer and a great piano player. Two of those thing are definitely true and although I do agree he is a great singer, I'm not convinced that I always like the sound of his voice (that's more a problem for later Bowie stuff).
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1971
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1970
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Top 78 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 10 | 13% | |
| 1970s | 16 | 21% | |
| 1980s | 9 | 12% | |
| 1990s | 16 | 21% | |
| 2000s | 16 | 21% | |
| 2010s | 11 | 14% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| John Frusciante | 8 | 10% | |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | 7 | 9% | |
| The Beatles | 6 | 8% | |
| The Smiths | 4 | 5% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 5% | |
| Tame Impala | 3 | 4% | |
| Snoop Doggy Dogg | 2 | 3% | |
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zwiebel 07/27/2020 00:37 | #256249
as a huge RHCP fan myself i give u 100 for a brave first pick
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