Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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I haven't set myself many restrictions for this chart, it's simply a list of my favourite albums. That means that there's not loads of variety in genres, because rock and folk are my favourites, and there's also a lot of repeated artists. Some more diversity would be nice, but this was the most honest ranking I could come up with
For each album I've included my favourite lyrics (currently incomplete), which have always been a very important aspect of music to me, and an ordered selection of my favourite songs from the album (favourite first). Hopefully I'll get around to giving a proper description of why I like each album soon.
- Chart updated: 10/28/2017 17:45
- (Created: 08/19/2016 17:23).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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'Oh, if the trip and the plan come apart in your hand
You can turn it on yourself you ridiculous clown
You forgot what you meant when you read what you said
And you always knew you were tired, but then
Where are your friends tonight?'
- All My Friends
Best tracks: All My Friends, Someone Great, New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down [First added to this chart: 01/18/2017]
You can turn it on yourself you ridiculous clown
You forgot what you meant when you read what you said
And you always knew you were tired, but then
Where are your friends tonight?'
- All My Friends
Best tracks: All My Friends, Someone Great, New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down [First added to this chart: 01/18/2017]
Year of Release:
2007
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12,075
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"Talking like a jerk
Except you are an actual jerk
And living proof that sometimes friends are mean
Present company expect it
Present company, just laugh it off
It's better than it seems"
- Dance Yrself Clean
Best tracks: Dance Yrself Clean, You Wanted A Hit, All I Want [First added to this chart: 05/20/2017]
Except you are an actual jerk
And living proof that sometimes friends are mean
Present company expect it
Present company, just laugh it off
It's better than it seems"
- Dance Yrself Clean
Best tracks: Dance Yrself Clean, You Wanted A Hit, All I Want [First added to this chart: 05/20/2017]
Year of Release:
2010
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7,574
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Year of Release:
2017
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2,742
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2005
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2,116
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 13 | 13% | |
| 1970s | 23 | 23% | |
| 1980s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 12 | 12% | |
| 2000s | 28 | 28% | |
| 2010s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Bob Dylan | 8 | 8% | |
| Radiohead | 7 | 7% | |
| The National | 5 | 5% | |
| Neil Young | 4 | 4% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 4 | 4% | |
| Sufjan Stevens | 4 | 4% | |
| LCD Soundsystem | 4 | 4% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 61 from 95th to 34th Live At Massey Hall 1971 by Neil Young |
| Up 31 from 58th to 27th Abbey Road by The Beatles |
| Up 29 from 46th to 17th Funeral by Arcade Fire |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 48 from 51st to 99th I See A Darkness by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy |
| Down 47 from 45th to 92nd Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits |
| Down 43 from 47th to 90th ( ) [Svigaplatan] by Sigur Rós |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 11/30/2017 15:17 | PaperVinnie | 452 | 81/100 |
| ! | 11/29/2017 06:12 |  Purplepash | 1,682 | 88/100 |
| ! | 11/29/2017 01:43 |  CharlieBarley | 477 | 94/100 |
| ! | 11/28/2017 23:16 | Lgk21 | 141 | 95/100 |
| ! | 11/28/2017 10:01 |  DommeDamian | 1,003 | 89/100 |
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From Lgk21 11/28/2017 23:17 | #202252
While it isn't super diverse, that is a stellar list of albums that reflects your tastes and that is far more important.
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From DommeDamian 11/28/2017 10:01 | #202220
DommeDamian 11/28/2017 10:01 | #202220
6 words, you've got GREAT taste!
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From LedZep 05/18/2017 22:01 | #191022
LedZep 05/18/2017 22:01 | #191022
It does have too much radiohead for my taste, but 2 Neil Young albums in top 10 have bought me! Really honest chart with nice descriptions
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From CharlieBarley 01/21/2017 11:31 | #183659
CharlieBarley 01/21/2017 11:31 | #183659
Good solid chart. Plenty of albums I like. And the lyrics add to it. I like this.
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marklg 01/19/2017 08:42 | #183334
marklg 01/19/2017 08:42 | #183334
Nice chart! You should try to listen to King Crimson The Zombies and Camel!
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| Best Artists of the 1960s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. The Velvet Underground | |
| 3. Jimi Hendrix | |
| 4. Bob Dylan | |
| 5. The Beach Boys | |
| 6. The Jimi Hendrix Experience | |
| 7. The Velvet Underground & Nico | |
| 8. Led Zeppelin | |
| 9. The Doors | |
| 10. The Rolling Stones | |
| 11. John Coltrane | |
| 12. King Crimson | |
| 13. Frank Zappa | |
| 14. The Kinks | |
| 15. Love | |
| 16. Neil Young | |
| 17. Van Morrison | |
| 18. Charles Mingus | |
| 19. Miles Davis | |
| 20. The Zombies |
