Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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joedec 
- Chart updated: 11/04/2023 19:15
- (Created: 07/31/2011 15:33).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Release Date - June 25, 1984
Favorite Tracks
1. Computer Blue
2. Purple Rain
3. The Beautiful Ones
4. Let's Go Crazy
The 6th album from Prince, and the soundtrack to the film of the same name, Purple Rain is the album/film that truly made a Prince a superstar. He would say is as much on Baby, I'm Star. It's also the first album to fully feature his band The Revolution. This album is a perfect combination of Funk, R&B, Rock, and New Wave all perfectly blended together. It also showcases Prince as the guitar icon that he was, especially on Let's Go Crazy and the iconic title track. Of course, the biggest hit off the album would be When Doves Cry, and for good enough reason. Back in 1984, you couldn't go anywhere without hearing it on the radio. But in all honesty, my favorite song off this album would have to be Computer Blue (both the album version and the Hallway version). Purple Rain truly made Prince a star as well as cementing his place as one of the greatest musical icons of all time." [First added to this chart: 07/31/2011]
Favorite Tracks
1. Computer Blue
2. Purple Rain
3. The Beautiful Ones
4. Let's Go Crazy
The 6th album from Prince, and the soundtrack to the film of the same name, Purple Rain is the album/film that truly made a Prince a superstar. He would say is as much on Baby, I'm Star. It's also the first album to fully feature his band The Revolution. This album is a perfect combination of Funk, R&B, Rock, and New Wave all perfectly blended together. It also showcases Prince as the guitar icon that he was, especially on Let's Go Crazy and the iconic title track. Of course, the biggest hit off the album would be When Doves Cry, and for good enough reason. Back in 1984, you couldn't go anywhere without hearing it on the radio. But in all honesty, my favorite song off this album would have to be Computer Blue (both the album version and the Hallway version). Purple Rain truly made Prince a star as well as cementing his place as one of the greatest musical icons of all time." [First added to this chart: 07/31/2011]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
15,881
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 18 | 18% | |
| 1980s | 47 | 47% | |
| 1990s | 23 | 23% | |
| 2000s | 2 | 2% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Cure | 6 | 6% | |
| Metallica | 5 | 5% | |
| Megadeth | 4 | 4% | |
| David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
| Depeche Mode | 4 | 4% | |
| Misfits | 3 | 3% | |
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 13 from 38th to 25thAchtung Baby by U2 |
| Up 4 from 45th to 41stThe Chronic by Dr. Dre |
| Up 2 from 40th to 38thFloodland by The Sisters Of Mercy |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 8 from 62nd to 70thThe Suburbs by Arcade Fire |
| Down 3 from 23rd to 26thNever Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols by Sex Pistols |
| Down 3 from 32nd to 35thSticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones |
| New entries |
|---|
| Phantasmagoria by The Damned |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Thriller by Michael Jackson |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 03/20/2025 22:49 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 05/14/2024 14:03 |  AvalancheGrips | 128 | 89/100 |
| ! | 08/03/2023 10:12 | Fade2Black | 10 | 85/100 |
| ! | 04/07/2023 11:32 |  Tamthebam | 651 | 85/100 |
| ! | 04/07/2023 11:20 | Johnnyo | 2,566 | 80/100 |
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From Fade2Black 08/03/2023 10:13 | #298462
Nice list. Love your attention to detail. Well done.
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From Johnnyo 04/07/2023 11:20 | #295847
Ace chart.
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From Moondance 04/07/2023 09:09 | #295845
It is clear where your tastes lie. For me, I didn't find this chart all that exciting or adventurous - nothing at all from outside the USA/Canada/UK/Ireland bubble or hidden album gems from your preferred musical genre. Appreciated the 'love' for The Cure ~ if a bit over the top with 6 entries (and not a 'Bloodflowers' in sight).
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From Larcx13 08/11/2022 16:53 | #288371
Larcx13 08/11/2022 16:53 | #288371
good work on here
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From mrmcrook 11/21/2020 21:15 | #261199
Fantastic chart. Love how you've labelled your favorite 4 songs off each. Original concept
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From mianfei 03/14/2020 05:11 | #248712
“Foreground Noise” has it quite right that there is very little unpredictable about this chart: it entirely lacks artists unfamiliar to readers of the most standard rock criticism.
It is true that vis-à-vis such charts as those of ‘Rolling Stone’ and ‘New Musical Express’ there is a greater emphasis upon heavy metal – refreshing and a positive given the important impact heavy metal has undoubtedly had on Western culture since the late 1970s. However, even this positive is diluted by being confined to metal from before the middle 1990s, a period when the genre diverged and developed numerous new forms equally or more underground than beforehand.
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qwert9579 09/02/2018 08:24 | #220389
qwert9579 09/02/2018 08:24 | #220389
Sweet Chart
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From normshorg 07/02/2018 21:05 | #217653
excellent chart, friend
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foxytreeko 07/02/2018 20:47 | #217651
foxytreeko 07/02/2018 20:47 | #217651
Fantastic chart, I love it!
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ForegroundNoise 07/02/2018 08:42 | #217630
ForegroundNoise 07/02/2018 08:42 | #217630
There are many great albums here but I feel little of your own personality or love of music comes through (something that the few well placed notes or a chart bio might help remedy). Only four of your 100 albums sit outside the overall BEA top 1000 and all but one are only ranked low because they are picks from artists who already have a number of entries in your chart. I don't mean to be rude when I say this but I feel like you are yet to carve out your own taste yet, try avoiding the classics and look off the beaten path - who knows you might find something you love that's a little different!!
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