Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
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I've just gone with the one favourite album per artist (which made for some tough decisions) so that there's some variety. Let me know what you think.
- Chart updated: 08/23/2012 10:00
- (Created: 06/11/2011 12:26).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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Can't give you a favourite track, you've gotta listen to it in full. Friggin amazing!
[First added to this chart: 06/11/2011]
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2005
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2,133
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Deadman
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Halfway Home
[First added to this chart: 06/11/2011]
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2008
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3,102
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Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
[First added to this chart: 06/11/2011]
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2004
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31,532
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Reckoner
[First added to this chart: 06/11/2011]
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2007
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40,228
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The Noose
[First added to this chart: 06/11/2011]
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2003
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1,081
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Citizen Erased
[First added to this chart: 06/11/2011]
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2001
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7,336
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Spanish Sahara
[First added to this chart: 06/11/2011]
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2010
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1,342
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Vicarious
[First added to this chart: 06/11/2011]
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2006
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2,999
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Harrowdown Hill
[First added to this chart: 06/11/2011]
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2006
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2,053
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1980s | 2 | 4% | |
| 1990s | 3 | 6% | |
| 2000s | 39 | 78% | |
| 2010s | 6 | 12% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Karnivool | 1 | 2% | |
| The Knife | 1 | 2% | |
| Jeff Buckley | 1 | 2% | |
| Iron Maiden | 1 | 2% | |
| At The Drive-In | 1 | 2% | |
| TV On The Radio | 1 | 2% | |
| Interpol | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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22 | 44% | |
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14 | 28% | |
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6 | 12% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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Up 1 from 40th to 39th |
Up 1 from 39th to 38th |
Up 1 from 38th to 37th |
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Down 8 from 32nd to 40th |
Down 6 from 21st to 27th |
Down 3 from 15th to 18th |
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| ! | 01/26/2017 20:49 | Seab | 1,998 | 93/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 09/10/2012 08:00 in Chart of the day (#333): By diss
BestEverAlbums 09/10/2012 08:00 in Chart of the day (#333): By diss“Today's chart of the day Top 50 Greatest Music Albums by diss () 1. Frances The Mute by The Mars Volta (2005) 2. Sound Awake by Karnivool (2009) 3. Dear Science, by TV On The Radio (2008) 4. Funeral by Arcade Fire (2004) 5. In Rainbows by Radiohead (2007) 6. Thirteenth Step by A Perfect Circle…”
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BestEverAlbums 02/18/2012 09:04 in Chart of the day (#131): By diss“Today's chart of the day Top 50 Greatest Music Albums by diss () 1. Frances The Mute by The Mars Volta (2005) 2. Sound Awake by Karnivool (2009) 3. Dear Science, by TV On The Radio (2008) 4. Funeral by Arcade Fire (2004) 5. In Rainbows by Radiohead (2007) 6. Thirteenth Step by A Perfect Circle…”
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drakonium 03/11/2013 12:58 | #67849
drakonium 03/11/2013 12:58 | #67849
Very diverse and interesting modern chart. However, like most people said in the comments, you should maybe listen to some older stuff. You'll find awesome things, that's for sure ;-)
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album guru joe 02/19/2012 00:02 | #37103
Love all the recent albums listed, but nothing from the 50's, 60's & 70's ??? and only 1 from the 80's ???
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videoheadcleaner 06/11/2011 09:11 | #23004
videoheadcleaner 06/11/2011 09:11 | #23004
Awesome seeing Karnivool in there!
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Captain_Dude 07/01/2011 20:37 | #23785
Captain_Dude 07/01/2011 20:37 | #23785
The 2000-era was definitely NOT the "Golden Era" of music as this list seems to make it out to be. If you TRULY love music...and not just hip picks, look into some of the albums that inspired your selections. Dig a little deeper and you'll love what you'll discover. I spent my entire high school years discovering really good music by hanging out at a local record shop and pretty much ignoring the flavors of the day. I guess the internet is all we have today to help guide...so, please, with all sincerity, open up to some older influences. :o)
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stui27 10/05/2011 09:30 | #28051
Bloody good chart, yes a lot of 2000 stuff. But screw it, obviously you've done a lot of growing up during this period, like myself. I dont think it is as easy as some think to spend endless days search the back catalogues of brilliant tunes, I try my hardest and do really appreciate some great old tunes... But I think a lot of todays stuff is also brilliant, it is just masked by the most outrageously terrible commercial music we have ever heard.
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