Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by galchava 
- Chart updated: 04/17/2013 10:35
- (Created: 07/28/2011 09:44).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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Conceptual album, talking about the bad things about being an artist, and the traumas that the Second World War caused to that generation. Also the pressure to which the english society pressured children. Great ambient with the unique and amazing Pink Floyd music.
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1979
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One of the most original albums that I have ever listened to. I don't get bored of listen to it. I'm a great Bowie fan.
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1972
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43,364
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To me is the Beatles best, because is a more conceptual album than revolver, more well done to me, and has their best song ( a day in the life), one of the most emblematic songs of the 60's (Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds) and one of Harrison's best (Within you Without you).
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1967
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43,267
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Songs like Time, Us and Them Brain Damage and Eclipse make to this album one of the best ever. Unfortunately, some of the instrumental parts feel much like filling the album.
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1973
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60,153
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Most revolutionary album ever, making a break in the music before and after this one. Songs like Eleanor Rigby and Tomorrow Never Knows makes a before and after.
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1966
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49,532
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My favourite Beatles album, it has very original pieces in many styles, and also many just regular tracks.
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1968
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37,318
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Best rock album, full of energy and virtuosism.
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1975
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12,166
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Best weird album! The second one is Kid A! The Bends is better musically than this, but this is more weirdly original.
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1997
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63,714
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Best heavy metal album.
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1988
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2,512
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Best album ever! Great musicians Pete Townshend and John Enwistle make their best album, full of energy and of the representation of an english teenager of that years, which is submitted to so many things, and finally finishes very bad. It makes you think about life.
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1973
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 8 | 16% | |
| 1970s | 10 | 20% | |
| 1980s | 8 | 16% | |
| 1990s | 12 | 24% | |
| 2000s | 12 | 24% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pink Floyd | 4 | 8% | |
| Iron Maiden | 3 | 6% | |
| Porcupine Tree | 3 | 6% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 6% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 6% | |
| The Who | 2 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 2 | 4% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 13 from 28th to 15th The Incident by Porcupine Tree |
| Up 7 from 31st to 24th Mezzanine by Massive Attack |
| Up 3 from 17th to 14th Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 13 from 22nd to 35th Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys |
| Down 9 from 1st to 10th Quadrophenia by The Who |
| Down 9 from 13th to 22nd Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun by Dead Can Dance |
| New entries |
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| Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park |
| Ghost In The Machine by The Police |
| Leavers |
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| Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan |
| Synchronicity by The Police |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 12/30/2014 23:44 |  sssvnnn | 2,865 | 83/100 |
| ! | 08/23/2014 15:12 | gvdev | 13 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/30/2014 21:05 | vinnid127 | 68 | 83/100 |
| ! | 01/30/2014 18:01 | camsh | 22 | 81/100 |
| ! | 01/30/2014 18:00 | Tiuhanen | 51 | 66/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 79.6/100, a mean average of 75.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.2/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 13.8.
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From BassCadet 06/26/2016 14:14 | #169874
hey what's up dad
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From sssvnnn 12/30/2014 23:45 | #130487
sssvnnn 12/30/2014 23:45 | #130487
Love your Progressive-Rock best.
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From gvdev 08/23/2014 15:12 | #120208
Nice collection!
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Gooz 01/31/2014 01:19 | #101925
Gooz 01/31/2014 01:19 | #101925
Would be interesting to see some albums from your country...
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From vinnid127 01/30/2014 21:07 | #101902
A very british selection of records. Obviously all classics though, particularly since most of them are from the 60's/70's era of music when British rock bands were arguably miles and miles ahead of their american counterparts in terms of both quality and creativity. Nice to see you put OK Computer up there as well, my all time fav!
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From camsh 01/30/2014 18:02 | #101893
Lots of really good albums here. And it flows really well. Also, I heartily approve of the number one ;)
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tgarritsen 01/30/2014 12:46 | #101877
tgarritsen 01/30/2014 12:46 | #101877
A chart full of classic albums.
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From quadrophenia17 07/30/2013 17:05 | #82737
Love how you describe all these great albums, especially the top 10! Can't wait to see your other 50 choices!
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EyeKanFly 07/30/2013 14:48 | #82735
EyeKanFly 07/30/2013 14:48 | #82735
It's a little too metal heavy for my tastes, but most everything else is stuff I love.
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From Mr November 01/15/2013 10:16 | #61564
Good chart, nothing I don't like but your comments are a bit confusing. Why would you rank your favourite Beatles album behind 2 other Beatles albums?
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