Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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Patman360 
100 decent albums as recommended by an Irish geologist. Order is loose and subject to mood changes. Comments may or may not make any sense, sway from side to side or travel in a full 360 degrees, who knows? Not me anyway. Enjoy!
- Chart updated: 05/18/2024 10:45
- (Created: 08/28/2011 15:31).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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"An under water guy who controlled the sea,
Got killed by ten million pounds of sludge,
From New York and New Jersey"
I may not listen to this as much as I used, but damn, I don't have it in my heart to move it off top spot, it just means a lot to me and was pretty much love at first listen. Every so often when I do dust it off and put it on blaring, I still have it in me to air guitar (or something of that ilk) my way through 'Debaser' (young Pat once fell straight through a stool which he jumped on whilst doing this, shattering the whole thing). I first heard this while studying for school exams, I was cramming in a packed library, other students nearby left little to no breathing space (I've since adopted a more suited style of study where I lock myself alone in my room, but I digress...), anywho, I needed to get out of there and right next door was a shopping centre with a handful of places to check out of music, here I stumbled upon the Pixies. I'd heard a bit about this album but had never actually listened, so I figured now was as good a time as any, then bam! I've loved it ever since, there's no need to describe and try to do it justice, you've all heard it at this stage, so just go enjoy it, hopefully others get as much from it as I do.
Fun fact: My girlfriend caught Francis' guitar pick at gig a few years back, she's the best. [First added to this chart: 09/27/2011]
Got killed by ten million pounds of sludge,
From New York and New Jersey"
I may not listen to this as much as I used, but damn, I don't have it in my heart to move it off top spot, it just means a lot to me and was pretty much love at first listen. Every so often when I do dust it off and put it on blaring, I still have it in me to air guitar (or something of that ilk) my way through 'Debaser' (young Pat once fell straight through a stool which he jumped on whilst doing this, shattering the whole thing). I first heard this while studying for school exams, I was cramming in a packed library, other students nearby left little to no breathing space (I've since adopted a more suited style of study where I lock myself alone in my room, but I digress...), anywho, I needed to get out of there and right next door was a shopping centre with a handful of places to check out of music, here I stumbled upon the Pixies. I'd heard a bit about this album but had never actually listened, so I figured now was as good a time as any, then bam! I've loved it ever since, there's no need to describe and try to do it justice, you've all heard it at this stage, so just go enjoy it, hopefully others get as much from it as I do.
Fun fact: My girlfriend caught Francis' guitar pick at gig a few years back, she's the best. [First added to this chart: 09/27/2011]
Year of Release:
1989
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29,886
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"A cup of tea, she would admit to me"
Cautiously trying to get through a terrible mug of tea whilst hungover at 4AM on a bus in Abbeyleix. [First added to this chart: 11/22/2012]
Cautiously trying to get through a terrible mug of tea whilst hungover at 4AM on a bus in Abbeyleix. [First added to this chart: 11/22/2012]
Year of Release:
1996
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9,511
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"Close my eyes,
Feel me now,
I don't know maybe you could not love me now"
Drowning out the noise of everyone in the library as you cram for finals. [First added to this chart: 09/27/2011]
Feel me now,
I don't know maybe you could not love me now"
Drowning out the noise of everyone in the library as you cram for finals. [First added to this chart: 09/27/2011]
Year of Release:
1991
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26,513
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"Punk rock changed our lives"
Causing havoc in the cinema when the movie is so bad that no one else showed up. [First added to this chart: 08/06/2012]
Causing havoc in the cinema when the movie is so bad that no one else showed up. [First added to this chart: 08/06/2012]
Year of Release:
1984
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4,640
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"Meet me at the station don't be late,
I need to spend some money and it just won't wait"
Sitting on a wall watching the world slide by in slow-mo as autumn leaves cover the ground. [First added to this chart: 02/16/2014]
I need to spend some money and it just won't wait"
Sitting on a wall watching the world slide by in slow-mo as autumn leaves cover the ground. [First added to this chart: 02/16/2014]
Year of Release:
1974
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1,561
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"Frank Ryan brought you whiskey in a brothel in Madrid,
And you decked some fucking blackshirt who was cursing all the Yids"
Cigarettes and ciders and lock-ins. [First added to this chart: 01/20/2012]
And you decked some fucking blackshirt who was cursing all the Yids"
Cigarettes and ciders and lock-ins. [First added to this chart: 01/20/2012]
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1985
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2,994
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"And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack,
And you may find yourself in another part of the world,
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile,
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife,
And you may ask yourself,
Well...How did I get here?" [First added to this chart: 12/23/2018]
And you may find yourself in another part of the world,
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile,
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife,
And you may ask yourself,
Well...How did I get here?" [First added to this chart: 12/23/2018]
Year of Release:
1984
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4,250
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"Well now, everything dies, baby, that's a fact,
But maybe everything that dies someday comes back" [First added to this chart: 07/19/2013]
But maybe everything that dies someday comes back" [First added to this chart: 07/19/2013]
Year of Release:
1982
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5,608
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"Killing time won't stop this crime"
Sitting on the beach at 8AM whilst the sun begins to bounce off the bay. [First added to this chart: 08/30/2014]
Sitting on the beach at 8AM whilst the sun begins to bounce off the bay. [First added to this chart: 08/30/2014]
Year of Release:
1994
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897
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"Ugh, God, it's from Waldo,
That schmuck," said Sheila"
Losing your mind on the top of a mountain in hailstone. [First added to this chart: 04/03/2013]
That schmuck," said Sheila"
Losing your mind on the top of a mountain in hailstone. [First added to this chart: 04/03/2013]
Year of Release:
1968
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8,490
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1970s | 28 | 28% | |
| 1980s | 21 | 21% | |
| 1990s | 25 | 25% | |
| 2000s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2010s | 6 | 6% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Bruce Springsteen | 1 | 1% | |
| The Clash | 1 | 1% | |
| Pavement | 1 | 1% | |
| Joni Mitchell | 1 | 1% | |
| Brian Eno | 1 | 1% | |
| Sufjan Stevens | 1 | 1% | |
| The Avalanches | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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61 | 61% | |
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23 | 23% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Antonio-Pedro TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/22/2014 11:06 | #114985
Antonio-Pedro TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/22/2014 11:06 | #114985
wow what happened since my last visit here, I finally took a time to read almost all the notes in the charts and almost forgot to look what albums were they talking about seemed like they looked better then the albums appearance, Also this chart has improved a lot since my last visit (well past Antonio didn't care for notes but now he's gone) and jumped to my 100 club well done Patman this is amazing
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NathanTen 06/30/2013 00:58 | #80093
Thank you, sir! This list was last seriously updated two years ago (just getting back to perusing around again; trying to get to Level 3). It's been changed only for the better, I would argue and I look forward to being able to update it here. If people dig my list now they'll like the current one.
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C_Krug2009 06/03/2013 18:29 | #78010
C_Krug2009 06/03/2013 18:29 | #78010
Dude, you have some great choices on this list! We have a lot of bands in common haha. Got have great taste and quite a few classics :)
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RoundTheBend TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/08/2013 01:31 | #80602
RoundTheBend TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/08/2013 01:31 | #80602
Like how unique your top 10 are. Haven't gotten into Belle & Sebastian or The Pogues yet, but the rest of those albums are solid.
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EyeKanFly 07/26/2013 17:16 | #82466
EyeKanFly 07/26/2013 17:16 | #82466
Went back and listened to a few of the albums here, and I bumped up the rating. I really do enjoy this chart.
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