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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By The Way 

 Red Hot Chili Peppers

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Some call this the slightly lame Chili album, which I personally think is ludicrous. Sure, it is much more softly spoken than some of the previous works, the guitars are less distorted, the bass is much less punchy and the lyrics are no longer so overtly sexual and generally I would argue a bit better. There are of course funky numbers on here, like the immovable Can't Stop, but generally the atmosphere is one of calm. Frusciante is the absolute star of this album, Flea and Chad are solid throughout and in terms of lyrics these are some Keidis' best up to this point. The only downside to this album are the songs Don't Forget Me and Venice Queen. They are brilliant songs, but having heard the live versions, particularly La Cigale and Slane Castle, the studios seem rather lackluster in comparison. Best songs: Dosed, Can't Stop and I Could Die For You (the chords are incredible). [First added to this chart: 03/10/2017]

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

580 charts

Rank Score:

4,021

Rank in 2002:

9

Rank in 2000s:

75

Overall Rank:

446

Average Rating:

 76 (1,057 votes)

Comments:

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Strangeways, Here We Come 

 The Smiths

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[First added to this chart: 03/10/2017]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

725 charts

Rank Score:

6,372

Rank in 1987:

4

Rank in 1980s:

36

Overall Rank:

275

Average Rating:

 81 (1,104 votes)

Comments:

64

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Doggystyle 

 Snoop Dogg

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The greatest G-Funk album of all time. Snoop could easily be criticised for a lot of things, putting out an endless stream of mediocre records, appearing on anything for the money etc etc, but this is him at his best, before he made it, before he was rich, before he became a meme. If you consider yourself a fan of rap and you haven't given this a listen then hang your head in shame. Key tracks include: Gz and Hustlaz, G Funk Intro and Who Am I (What's my Name)?. [First added to this chart: 03/10/2017]

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

387 charts

Rank Score:

2,501

Rank in 1993:

12

Rank in 1990s:

126

Overall Rank:

722

Average Rating:

 78 (477 votes)

Comments:

29

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The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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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. [First added to this chart: 03/10/2017]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,044 charts

Rank Score:

71,008

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,204 votes)

Comments:

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Meat Is Murder 

 The Smiths

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[First added to this chart: 03/10/2017]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

810 charts

Rank Score:

6,844

Rank in 1985:

4

Rank in 1980s:

32

Overall Rank:

254

Average Rating:

 82 (1,252 votes)

Comments:

68

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The Empyrean 

 John Frusciante

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This is an album for listening to in the dark, on good quality headphones. The album starts with an incredible cover of 'Maggot Brain' by Funkadelic, where Frusciante's guitar truly screams, it's rare that a near 10 minute guitar solo can hold ones attention so effectively, but this achieves that. Other highlights include the most accessible track 'Unreachable', the most popular track 'Central' that acts as the volta of the album, and the the closing track 'Here, Air' which sounds somewhat out of place, but successfully brings you back down to earth before you continue your day. Frusciante's falsetto vocals are incredibly soothing on this album particularly on tracks such as 'Heaven' and 'Dark Light'. There are also some brilliant string arrangements, such as on 'Central' and 'One More of Me'. [First added to this chart: 03/10/2017]

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

325

Rank in 2009:

72

Rank in 2000s:

764

Overall Rank:

4,332

Average Rating:

 78 (83 votes)

Comments:

4

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Rubber Soul 

 The Beatles

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[First added to this chart: 03/17/2017]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,288 charts

Rank Score:

30,563

Rank in 1965:

2

Rank in 1960s:

9

Overall Rank:

28

Average Rating:

 88 (3,291 votes)

Comments:

256

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Mother's Milk 

 Red Hot Chili Peppers

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This is the album that truly showed what the Chili's would one day become. Certainly it is not as good as later albums, there is too much distortion, the lyrics are not quite there yet, and it lacks the backing vocals that made albums like 'By the Way' so perfect. However, there is still a lot to love in the childish humour, obvious talent on display and raw feel to it. The cover of Stevie Wonder's 'Higher Ground' naturally takes the plaudits, but other highlights include the opener 'Good Time Boys', the anti drug anthem 'Knock Me Down' and the frankly pleasant 'Pretty Little Ditty'. [First added to this chart: 03/10/2017]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

203 charts

Rank Score:

886

Rank in 1989:

24

Rank in 1980s:

293

Overall Rank:

1,885

Average Rating:

 74 (393 votes)

Comments:

17

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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 

 The Beatles

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There is nothing I can say about this album that hasn't been said before. Perfect, but for the fact that Within You Without You (or whatever it's called) is part of the track listing. [First added to this chart: 03/10/2017]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,417 charts

Rank Score:

50,725

Rank in 1967:

1

Rank in 1960s:

3

Overall Rank:

7

Average Rating:

 90 (4,487 votes)

Comments:

480

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The Smiths 

 The Smiths

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[First added to this chart: 03/10/2017]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

935 charts

Rank Score:

8,630

Rank in 1984:

3

Rank in 1980s:

23

Overall Rank:

189

Average Rating:

 83 (1,440 votes)

Comments:

86

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Top 78 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
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	%
John Frusciante	8	10%
Red Hot Chili Peppers	7	9%
The Beatles	6	8%
Pink Floyd	4	5%
The Smiths	4	5%
Tame Impala	3	4%
Snoop Dogg	3	4%
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Country	Albums	%
	46	59%
	26	33%
	4	5%
	1	1%
	1	1%

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100/100	07/27/2020 00:35	zwiebel	188	85/100
85/100	01/14/2020 23:10	pctrooper	336	88/100
90/100	04/06/2017 15:10	Seab	2,017	93/100
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90/100	06/28/2016 14:35	luis721	174	93/100

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From zwiebel 07/27/2020 00:37

as a huge RHCP fan myself i give u 100 for a brave first pick

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From LedZep 11/18/2017 17:19

Pretty repetitive but who can not repeat Smiths and RHCP? Waiting for comments of course!

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