Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Weepingguitarman

Keeping it one album per artist for the sake of variety, but I'm including recommendations (ACO = Also Check Out) in the notes for other favorites of mine. There is still so much music I want to listen to, so if you don't see your favorite band on here, let me know! Maybe (probably) I just haven't heard of them/gotten around to listening to them yet.

I'll try to include notes for as many as I can, but I'm going to be changing and adding to this chart all the time, so it won't be fast.

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Nick Cave has classic albums in every decade since the 80's, which is a feat incredibly few artists can match. You may think that genius would be mitigated by being spread out over such a long time, but if anything it's the opposite. Nick Cave has explored so many different styles and moods that it's almost impossible to know what you're getting into with each album. Just listen to Let Love In, Murder Ballads, and The Boatman's Call to get what that means, and then realize that those albums came out in a four year span. Then, try to imagine what it would sound like in a forty year span. This is my favorite album of his now, but I have only listened to a fraction of the albums he's put out, so I have no idea how long that'll last. It's a great place to jump into his discography, and I highly recommend you do.

ACO: I've loved literally everything I've listened to so just go ham
[First added to this chart: 08/13/2017]
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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 20 20%
1980s 17 17%
1990s 23 23%
2000s 16 16%
2010s 14 14%
2020s 0 0%
Artist Albums %


Girls 1 1%
Sun Ra 1 1%
R.E.M. 1 1%
The Strokes 1 1%
The Velvet Underground 1 1%
Sonic Youth 1 1%
Galaxie 500 1 1%
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Country Albums %


United States 70 70%
United Kingdom 19 19%
Canada 6 6%
Jamaica 1 1%
Guinea 1 1%
Australia 1 1%
Mixed Nationality 1 1%
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Soundtrack? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 38 from 41st to 3rd
Karma
by Pharoah Sanders
Climber Up 37 from 51st to 14th
If You're Feeling Sinister
by Belle And Sebastian
Climber Up 30 from 100th to 70th
Ys
by Joanna Newsom
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 23 from 11th to 34th
The Wall
by Pink Floyd
Faller Down 22 from 5th to 27th
Deathconsciousness
by Have A Nice Life
Faller Down 19 from 23rd to 42nd
Let Love In
by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

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From 12/28/2020 02:20
love the notes on a lot of these albums. looking forward to seeing if you add notes to ys and loud city song
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From 12/27/2020 18:23
Great chart man! I will definitely check some stuff out!
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From 12/27/2020 11:08
A really great read revisiting. Picked up a few new recommendations too; thanks!
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From 01/02/2019 07:45
Really love your chart and the notes against each entry really add to the enjoyment. Thanks for taking the time to do this.
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From 09/05/2018 21:12
One of my favorite charts I have ever seen on this site, I love your picks and descriptions of what each of these albums mean to you! Can't wait until you finish commenting on the rest of your chart!
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From 03/12/2018 04:23
Dude this chart is work of art. I adore every single title on here except for three and that’s only because I haven’t heard them. We practically have the exact same taste. This is excellent!
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From 02/13/2018 23:48
I'm so happy I dug upon this chart, there is so much beauty in your notes on the middle to the end part, makes justice to the whole list, also loved your annotation on Steve reich's record, really wll thought and is probably going to get me to listen to it again.
Also I'm a very personal person with my notes, and as much as there some personal touch here I think you have a quite cool feature to present your favorite records in an objective way, as you're telling them their own inner beauties, that's cute, I like it.
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From 01/03/2018 23:11
This is a great chart in part because of the great selections of albums but also because of the quality of your descriptions.
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From 01/03/2018 21:47
Nary a bad record in sight.
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From 01/03/2018 12:35
AHHhhh what an incredible chart!! Especially the notes!! Love the #1 pick and the inclusion of Blood Visions, I'm sure you know way more stuff than I do but in case you haven't listened, check out these underground beauties:

Rodan - Rusty
Bark Psychosis - Hex
This Heat - Deceit
Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein
Fishmans - Long Season
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