Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Paule
Hello there! Still working on the list... Suggestions welcome!
I mainly evaluate the art of songwriting and composition as I listen to it. I'm less concerned with things like social impact of an album. A completely honest list would contain all Radiohead and all Björk albums, but a slight restriction doesn't hurt, eh?
- Chart updated: 03/25/2023 20:45
- (Created: 08/03/2016 06:28).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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What is there to say about OK Computer? It's definitely much better than OK. It contains some of the best pop/rock songs ever written. It came up with new ways to make britpop/rock guitar band music sound interesting after it had become the most predictable type of music out there. I guess the reason it is not higher on the list for me personally is the fact that it does not feel as cohesive as Kid A and In Rainbows.. If I had to be completely honest it would probably be number 5 on the list. [First added to this chart: 08/03/2016]
To me, Medulla is the quintessential Björk album. Other artists write a song and the only unique thing about it is, if anything, the voice. Björk, has the most unique voice of them all but on top of that invents a new dimension in the recording and production process on every single album. To me, this album stands out among all her other awesome records. Choirs wrap you in velvet before some intense beatboxing wakes you up and then the throatsinging, while at first a bit hard to listen to, quickly becomes a highlight of the album. [First added to this chart: 08/03/2016]
Just watch the interview and making of video. This guy was a perfectionist and you only get it after the tenth time he hits an item with another item and is still not satisfied with the sound of the two items clashing. If you start to pay attention to how the "blocks of sound" are crafted, mixed and intertwined, you are welcomed into a new way of listening and consuming music and sound. And the words will send chills down your spine. It's a cinematic experience. I kind of feel like this album is what "fear" and "anxiety" sounds like. Powerful. [First added to this chart: 08/03/2016]
What a mean, terrifying and dirty sax this guy is playing. This album really makes you feel the horrors of being torn apart by bullets. This is my personal post-war hippie album. Never again. Please, humans, stop it. [First added to this chart: 03/19/2019]
This heat - like global warming- has mainly lurked in the background over the years but this doesn’t undermine their significance. To me, their music is about understanding where everything I love came from and why I love what I love. There is a nod/link to Can’s Krautrock but it is more modern, certainly futuristic for its time. And it is defined as playing free from restrictions but looking for strong emotions and crescendos. The impact of This Heat is felt on all of my top 3 albums from this list and the spirit of it is present in all my favorite albums. Like going on an adventure but lingering a bit to enjoy it more. [First added to this chart: 05/04/2019]
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
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1940s | 0 | 0% | |
1950s | 1 | 1% | |
1960s | 9 | 9% | |
1970s | 15 | 15% | |
1980s | 17 | 17% | |
1990s | 14 | 14% | |
2000s | 20 | 20% | |
2010s | 21 | 21% | |
2020s | 3 | 3% |
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Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
Björk | 3 | 3% | |
Talk Talk | 2 | 2% | |
PJ Harvey | 2 | 2% | |
Portishead | 2 | 2% | |
Can | 2 | 2% | |
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 2 | 2% | |
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24 | 24% | ||
18 | 18% | ||
8 | 8% | ||
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
Biggest climbers |
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Up 26 from 46th to 20th My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno & David Byrne |
Up 21 from 40th to 19th Illuminations by Buffy Sainte-Marie |
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Down 2 from 19th to 21st You Won't Get What You Want by Daughters |
Down 2 from 20th to 22nd ★ (Blackstar) by David Bowie |
Down 2 from 21st to 23rd Loud City Song by Julia Holter |
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03/25/2023 02:49 | mickilennial | 717 | 77/100 | |
03/24/2023 21:23 | Rm12398 | 99 | 89/100 | |
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A unique and intriguing list with a lot of time and effort clearly involved in the making of it. Will definitely check out some of these I am unfamiliar with. Thank you!
Yeah easily one of the best charts around. Excellent choices from the well known artists. Your Funeral My Trial, White Chalk, The Seer - all 3 are my personal faves by the artists and Confusion is Sex is an underrated one too. "Cool experimental 80s albums" is a fantastic niche to explore, a lot of great picks like Einstürzende Neubauten, Tuxedomoon, Laibach, Glenn Branca and Lydia Lunch. There were several albums which caught me off guard, like the new Širom, Scott Walker's experimental phase albums, Talabot's ƒIN... Never expected to see them in the chart which has 2 Radiohead albums in the top 5 (nothing against Radiohead though, those are great albums!) There are at least 20-ish albums I've never even heard of, which is exactly what I want out of BEA charts.
Can’t fault this chart. Simply a collection of stunning albums and I love the commentary. Great stuff
There is so much to be thankful on this list. First, you put so much passion into your comments. Second, there is a lot of variety, from countries to genres. And third, it seems you're still searching for more music to amaze you.
I didn't see any Mexican artists there so let me suggest 3 artists and let's see if they make the cut:
1) Santa Sabina's El mar abierto en la sangre. Great art-rock band that mixes goth aesthetics with jazz and choral sounds.
2) La Barranca's La Rueda de los Tiempos. It is rock, with a twist of Mexican and Latin American folk.
3) Cafe Tacvba's Revés/Yo Soy. They are the biggest Mexican rock band and this album is just insane: the first one (Revés) is just a collection of instrumental pieces, including the participation of the Kronos Quartet; the second (Yo Soy), was a collection of honest pop-rock songs. Warning: This one is not on Spotify but it is available on Youtube.
If you check them out tell me your opinion.
The writing is nice and all, but the title sentences really steps it up! They're often simple and quirky, but manages to hit the soft and funny spots in the feels, making every pick feel natural and obvious. And I don't usually comment on specifically the picks, but this is brilliant; Julia Holter, Can, Björk, Fishmans, Swans, Dead Can Dance, Tuxedomoon, Fela Kuti, Faust, Exuma, Jenny Hval. This is kinda uncanny. Thanfully this is not completely familiar, so there's tons to discover! An absolutely wonderful chart!
As you asked, some recommendations (a few wild and/or freaky ones to spice things up):
Pom Pom by Ariel Pink
Tricentennial 2076 by Vyto B
Unorthodox Behaviour by Brand X
Nice chart! Very unique and original, with interesting comments, good job!
We share not only top spots for well respected acts like Radiohead, Can, Portishead, Bjork, King Crimson and Fela Kuti
But also all the lesser known stuff; Moondog, Exuma, Fishmans, This Heat, Ground Zero, Peter Brotzmann, Jenny Hval, Faust etc
superb chart
Nice chart! I would recommend listening to Gorillaz
Kid A over OKC and LONG SEASON, phenomenal
Impressive list. Twelve artists but only three albums in common, though there are quite a few I have wanted to check out.
I wonder if you have heard ‘Winter Songs’ by Art Bears – an offshoot of Henry Cow that actually surpasses them with Dagmar Krause’s proto-Björk wail and some of the most intense, yet mysterious guitar and piano work ever put to record.
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