Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Paule Unknown

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?

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What is this album...? Hitting a table with a fish, that's exactly what this album is.

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.
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2006
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[First added to this chart: 04/09/2019]
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1969
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495
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[First added to this chart: 08/02/2019]
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1981
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This is the best beat. No this is the best beat. No this is the best beat. No this is the best beat....... [First added to this chart: 12/18/2018]
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2004
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[First added to this chart: 12/18/2018]
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1995
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[First added to this chart: 03/28/2020]
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1971
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513
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[First added to this chart: 03/14/2019]
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1994
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
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%
Artist Albums %


Radiohead 4 4%
Björk 3 3%
Can 2 2%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 2 2%
Scott Walker 2 2%
Talk Talk 2 2%
PJ Harvey 2 2%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 24 24%
United States 18 18%
Germany 8 8%
Mixed Nationality 7 7%
Australia 4 4%
Iceland 4 4%
France 4 4%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 26 from 46th to 20th
My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
by Brian Eno & David Byrne
Climber Up 21 from 40th to 19th
Illuminations
by Buffy Sainte-Marie
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 2 from 19th to 21st
You Won't Get What You Want
by Daughters
Faller Down 2 from 20th to 22nd
★ (Blackstar)
by David Bowie
Faller Down 2 from 21st to 23rd
Loud City Song
by Julia Holter

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From 03/24/2023 21:25
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!
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From 03/24/2023 10:27
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.
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From 05/28/2021 16:04
Can’t fault this chart. Simply a collection of stunning albums and I love the commentary. Great stuff
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From 04/02/2020 05:28
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.
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From 03/23/2020 21:49
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
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From 03/11/2020 13:45
Nice chart! Very unique and original, with interesting comments, good job!
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From 03/11/2020 13:04
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
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From 03/11/2020 11:10
Nice chart! I would recommend listening to Gorillaz
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From 06/24/2019 12:17
Kid A over OKC and LONG SEASON, phenomenal
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From 06/05/2019 11:04
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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