Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by TheKing

• Chart updated: 11/06/2020 12:45
• (Created: 09/01/2016 08:24).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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No Shape 

 Perfume Genius

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Art Pop. Ambient Pop, Chamber Pop
Best Track: Wreath

I have loved this record from the very first time I listened to it. However, right then, I didn't expect this album to be my favorite album ever, and yet here it is. It's such a rich and outstanding record that every time I listened to it I would find some new appreciation towards it. This entered my personal chart at 34th in 2018. A couple weeks ago I moved it to 3rd and now it's sitting here at the top.

Onto the music, every single tracks in this album created a perfect harmony. Lush, twinkling production all throughout the album mashed with Hadreas' optimistic lyrics is a powerful combination. . It's a thrilling and emotional experience. Songs like "Wreath" and "Slip Away" fill those emotional quotas while still being uplifting, and exceptionally catchy. The string arrangements are perfect complement to the beautiful lyrics. Hadreas' vocals are rough around the ages but it was the way he pours his hearts out that makes this album sound as good as it is.

Overall, No Shape captures everything I want to find in an album, it's one of the reasons why listening to music isn't just a hobby to me. I consider it a privilege for me to be able to experience this beautiful record.

The music is very accessible for fans of any genre, and I would definitely recommend it. [First added to this chart: 02/21/2018]

Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

268 charts

Rank Score:

1,535

Rank in 2017:

19

Rank in 2010s:

170

Overall Rank:

1,153

Average Rating:

 79 (295 votes)

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Ys 

 Joanna Newsom

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Chamber Folk, Singer-Songwriter, Progressive Folk
Best Track: Only Skin [First added to this chart: 09/03/2016]

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

749 charts

Rank Score:

9,292

Rank in 2006:

2

Rank in 2000s:

28

Overall Rank:

171

Average Rating:

 82 (827 votes)

Comments:

85

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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 

 Kanye West

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Pop Rap, Hip Hop, Midwest Rap
Best Track: Power [First added to this chart: 09/03/2016]

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

1,682 charts

Rank Score:

26,157

Rank in 2010:

1

Rank in 2010s:

2

Overall Rank:

33

Average Rating:

 85 (2,293 votes)

Comments:

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Pet Sounds 

 The Beach Boys

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Psychedelic/Garage, Baroque Pop, Rock & Roll
Best Track: God Only Knows [First added to this chart: 09/03/2016]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,778 charts

Rank Score:

45,045

Rank in 1966:

2

Rank in 1960s:

5

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 88 (3,193 votes)

Comments:

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Ten 

 Pearl Jam

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Grunge, Alternative Rock, Hard Rock
Best Track: Once [First added to this chart: 09/03/2016]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,787 charts

Rank Score:

20,002

Rank in 1991:

3

Rank in 1990s:

7

Overall Rank:

51

Average Rating:

 83 (2,278 votes)

Comments:

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Highway 61 Revisited 

 Bob Dylan

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Folk Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Contemporary Folk
Best Track: Desolation Row [First added to this chart: 09/03/2016]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,310 charts

Rank Score:

31,075

Rank in 1965:

1

Rank in 1960s:

8

Overall Rank:

26

Average Rating:

 89 (2,737 votes)

Comments:

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To Pimp A Butterfly 

 Kendrick Lamar

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Conscious Hip Hop, Neo-Soul, West Coast Rap
Best Track: The Blacker The Berry [First added to this chart: 09/04/2016]

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

1,775 charts

Rank Score:

37,226

Rank in 2015:

1

Rank in 2010s:

1

Overall Rank:

19

Average Rating:

 89 (2,223 votes)

Comments:

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Innervisions 

 Stevie Wonder

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Soul, Funk, Smooth Soul
Best Track: Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing [First added to this chart: 09/03/2016]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

1,146 charts

Rank Score:

12,947

Rank in 1973:

2

Rank in 1970s:

31

Overall Rank:

109

Average Rating:

 86 (1,279 votes)

Comments:

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Good Kid, M.A.A.D City 

 Kendrick Lamar

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West Coast Rap, Conscious Rap, Hardcore Hip Hop
Best Track: Sing About Me, I'm Dying Of Thirst [First added to this chart: 10/23/2016]

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

1,479 charts

Rank Score:

25,764

Rank in 2012:

1

Rank in 2010s:

3

Overall Rank:

35

Average Rating:

 88 (1,954 votes)

Comments:

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Is This It 

 The Strokes

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Indie Rock. New Wave, Post-Punk Revival
Best Track: Take It Or Leave It [First added to this chart: 09/03/2016]

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

2,400 charts

Rank Score:

33,187

Rank in 2001:

1

Rank in 2000s:

4

Overall Rank:

24

Average Rating:

 86 (2,957 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	2	2%
1960s	16	16%
1970s	26	26%
1980s	13	13%
1990s	12	12%
2000s	16	16%
2010s	15	15%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
The Beatles	6	6%
Radiohead	5	5%
Pink Floyd	3	3%
Coldplay	3	3%
Led Zeppelin	3	3%
Bob Dylan	3	3%
Queen	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	45	45%
	39	39%
	5	5%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	1	1%
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 2 from 3rd to 1st No Shape by Perfume Genius
Up 1 from 6th to 5th Ege Bamyası by Can

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 1st to 2nd The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
Down 1 from 2nd to 3rd Revolver by The Beatles
Down 1 from 5th to 6th Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

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75/100	05/27/2022 07:08	Moondance	454	84/100
95/100	09/03/2021 15:42	ExTeaSea	239	89/100
90/100	09/03/2021 14:31	sszwalbenest	30	79/100
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From ExTeaSea 09/03/2021 15:43

Perfume Genius at number 1?! Amazing. I almost don't even need to look at the rest of your chart but I will.

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90/100

From EyeKanFly 09/03/2021 13:20

Solid chart, great variety of eras and genres. Appreciate the comments on genre and favorite track for those albums I haven't heard of. It seems like this is mostly the "classics", but with a good portion of surprises in here too, including that #1! I'd be interested to hear your take on some other Perfume Genius albums, since that one might be my least favorite of all his albums I've heard (which I think is all except the debut). All still great albums though.

Particularly fond of the 2010s entries in the chart

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From seb7 05/07/2021 17:00

Nice! I don't agree with most of the picks but it's good anyways

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From leniad 12/07/2020 00:26

good selections

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From leniad 10/20/2020 15:46

really love your picks with variety

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80/100

From WayneMC 06/17/2019 16:14

Good chart....only 9 albums that are not in my collection...sorry Dire Straits and Meat Loaf.

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90/100

From flyingcitrus 06/17/2019 14:23

I like this chart! It's good to see Bob Dylan and Stevie Wonder get the high ratings they deserve. I think you've done a good job incorporating pop music here too, which is something a lot of charts miss out on.

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95/100

From gidgidi 06/17/2019 08:07

Great chart!

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Rating:  

100/100

From mdbaxter 06/26/2018 17:02

Nice chart!

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85/100

From mjp11 06/26/2018 16:11

Great list! Love seeing Dark Side at number 1. It's nice to see such a variety of artists and genres represented here, definitely more varied than my own list.

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