The Strange, The Obscure, The Great
by 
Hayden 
And sometimes the lost.
- Chart updated: 11/29/2025 15:15
- (Created: 08/22/2016 04:26).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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"You dagger-words, that I tempered and tested,
Gladly I'll draw from my breast where you rested,
But it is my heart to the purpose applying,
I'll shape a weapon with sparks from it flying,
Then I shall hang it up high on the wall
Others to gratify,
Ne to appall." - Ukrainka [First added to this chart: 03/23/2018]
Gladly I'll draw from my breast where you rested,
But it is my heart to the purpose applying,
I'll shape a weapon with sparks from it flying,
Then I shall hang it up high on the wall
Others to gratify,
Ne to appall." - Ukrainka [First added to this chart: 03/23/2018]
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"There was the Door to which I found no key;
There was the Veil through which I might not see." - Khayyam [First added to this chart: 01/23/2021]
There was the Veil through which I might not see." - Khayyam [First added to this chart: 01/23/2021]
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“Happiness, not in another place but this place...not for another hour, but this hour.” - Whitman
[First added to this chart: 02/10/2021]
Year of Release:
2017
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Rank in 2017:
None
Rank in 2010s:
None
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“Forgetfulness heals everything,
and song is the most beautiful manner of forgetting,
for in song man feels only what he loves.” - Andrić [First added to this chart: 05/21/2018]
and song is the most beautiful manner of forgetting,
for in song man feels only what he loves.” - Andrić [First added to this chart: 05/21/2018]
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“All I ever wanted was a world without maps.”
- Ondaatje [First added to this chart: 09/04/2019]
- Ondaatje [First added to this chart: 09/04/2019]
22. (=)
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"The wind whistles inside my ears,
now strong, now weak,
sounding rather solemn,
rather wild.
A child coming home from school
runs past me, laughing with delight;
a handful of coloured paper scraps
at once dances through the air
while the wind goes on whistling . . .
Suddenly, I feel an inexpressible joy:
my black hair
is ruffled in the wind,
is singing in the wind." - Xiaoni [First added to this chart: 02/10/2021]
now strong, now weak,
sounding rather solemn,
rather wild.
A child coming home from school
runs past me, laughing with delight;
a handful of coloured paper scraps
at once dances through the air
while the wind goes on whistling . . .
Suddenly, I feel an inexpressible joy:
my black hair
is ruffled in the wind,
is singing in the wind." - Xiaoni [First added to this chart: 02/10/2021]
Year of Release:
2018
Appears in:
Rank in 2018:
None
Rank in 2010s:
None
Average Rating:
Comments:
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"And Id like my words, my book,
To preserve, till the end of time and heavens,
Sunthorn the scribe who belongs
To the King of the White Elephant." - Phu [First added to this chart: 11/22/2018]
To preserve, till the end of time and heavens,
Sunthorn the scribe who belongs
To the King of the White Elephant." - Phu [First added to this chart: 11/22/2018]
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"What remains now are their graves,
far off in the forest or close to the road;
in the mission’s mausoleum, among the many termite mounds.
And where they slept we’re afraid to pass at night.
I cry for Namagondo, where I was born,
where I was born between earth and sky." - Kazilahabi [First added to this chart: 08/22/2016]
far off in the forest or close to the road;
in the mission’s mausoleum, among the many termite mounds.
And where they slept we’re afraid to pass at night.
I cry for Namagondo, where I was born,
where I was born between earth and sky." - Kazilahabi [First added to this chart: 08/22/2016]
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"The great sea
frees me, moves me,
as a strong river carries a weed.
Earth and her strong winds
move me, take me away,
and my soul is swept up in joy." - Uvavnuk [First added to this chart: 04/01/2019]
frees me, moves me,
as a strong river carries a weed.
Earth and her strong winds
move me, take me away,
and my soul is swept up in joy." - Uvavnuk [First added to this chart: 04/01/2019]
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"We hoarded the fresh berries in the byre.
But when the bath was filled we found a fur,
A rat-grey fungus, glutting on our cache.
The juice was stinking too. Once off the bush
The fruit fermented, the sweet flesh would turn sour.
I always felt like crying. It wasn't fair
That all the lovely canfuls smelt of rot.
Each year I hoped they'd keep, knew they would not." - Heaney [First added to this chart: 11/12/2019]
But when the bath was filled we found a fur,
A rat-grey fungus, glutting on our cache.
The juice was stinking too. Once off the bush
The fruit fermented, the sweet flesh would turn sour.
I always felt like crying. It wasn't fair
That all the lovely canfuls smelt of rot.
Each year I hoped they'd keep, knew they would not." - Heaney [First added to this chart: 11/12/2019]
Total albums: 23. Page 1 of 3
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The Strange, The Obscure, The Great composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 5 | 5% | |
| 1960s | 9 | 9% | |
| 1970s | 19 | 19% | |
| 1980s | 21 | 21% | |
| 1990s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2000s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2010s | 23 | 23% | |
| 2020s | 6 | 6% |
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| Various Artists | 6 | 6% | |
| TwinSisterMoon | 1 | 1% | |
| Lask | 1 | 1% | |
| [The User] | 1 | 1% | |
| Clara Rockmore | 1 | 1% | |
| Furekåben | 1 | 1% | |
| Harry Partch | 1 | 1% | |
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12 | 12% | |
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11 | 11% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 03/12/2025 13:15 | Johnnyo | 2,567 | 80/100 |
| ! | 03/02/2023 14:51 | Steppenwolf666 | 88 | 89/100 |
| ! | 02/16/2023 09:30 |  ForegroundNoise | 473 | 87/100 |
| ! | 10/06/2021 22:25 |  Rhyner | 1,457 | 99/100 |
| ! | 07/18/2020 17:10 |  ERadio | 58 | 91/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 1% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 92.3/100, a mean average of 96.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 96.7/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 7.7.
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From Johnnyo 03/12/2025 13:16 | #308002
Certainly lives up to its title. Really like charts like this as they provide me with ideas of albums that I might want to check out
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From Steppenwolf666 03/02/2023 14:52 | #294629
Incredible chart......I think. Don't know many of these, but weird and strange is right up my alley, so will investigate thoroughly.
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From ForegroundNoise 02/16/2023 09:32 | #294076
ForegroundNoise 02/16/2023 09:32 | #294076
Found this chart via Itoh Masyitoh & Rineka Swara's Naon Margina. Only familiar with a handful of albums on this list, but what I do know is entrancing. Can't wait to dive in!
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Tha1ChiefRocka 10/13/2018 02:29 | #222451
Tha1ChiefRocka 10/13/2018 02:29 | #222451
Juggalos? In the Netherlands? In 1971!?!
The ICP Orchestra sounds interesting.
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Mercury 10/07/2017 05:01 | #199208
Mercury 10/07/2017 05:01 | #199208
Love the look of some of these albums. Will be checking some out. Awesome chart!
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