Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by desh79

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The only thing I could fault this album for, and this has nothing to do with the actual quality of the output, is that it played a huge part in fuelling the bullshit myth that "Great art has to arise from ARGUMENT and CONFLICT!" because, by jove, were the Beatles in conflict with each other when they made this album. Cue lots of musicians, actors, film directors, literary writers, etc. thinking "Hey, I have to be a total a**hole to everyone around me and I will automatically make great art!". Of course, the myth precedes the White Album (as anyone who belonged to Richard Wagner's circle of friends would probably testify), but I would suggest it didn't really help.

But that aside, the White Album is the Beatles' magnum opus. It's definitely a masterpiece. It even has the obligatory annoying singalong ditty that you really ought to dislike but can't help but, well, maybe not love but at least appreciate (Revolver had Yellow Submarine, Sgt. Pepper had Mr. Kite, this has Obladi Oblada).
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1968
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1967
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1966
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1969
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 0 0%
1960s 12 12%
1970s 27 27%
1980s 17 17%
1990s 29 29%
2000s 12 12%
2010s 3 3%
2020s 0 0%
Country Albums %


United Kingdom 46 46%
United States 38 38%
Canada 6 6%
Germany 3 3%
Japan 3 3%
Australia 1 1%
Greece 1 1%
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Soundtrack? Albums %
No 96 96%
Yes 4 4%

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From 01/05/2023 01:59
Really loved reading the write ups and the stories as to why these albums have resonated so much with you over the years. Great list!
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From 01/04/2023 22:29
A very interesting chart that spans the decades and reveals a unique musical taste ~ and the comments add flavour to your selections ~ which is always a nice BEA touch.
It was refreshing to see Lou Reed's 'New York' in there along with 'Transformer'.
An extra bonus point for including one album from south of the equator.
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From 01/04/2023 17:42
Great chart. Love the selections but also the work that has gone into putting this together. Cudos.
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From 04/02/2022 06:28
Cool list with a lot of fun picks and a lot of similar choices. Maybe a little rock-centric, but thats just me
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From 11/26/2021 12:07
Great list (and agree with CharlieBarley that I also like the included notes!) Always good to see Devo in a list on here and amazing to see The Residents included, one of my favourite bands! Definitely got some more bands / albums that I'll be checking out from your list too, and also revisiting some classics that I haven't heard for a while - starting with The Madcap Laughs (it's been too long since I heard that fantastic album!)
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From 11/27/2020 01:31
I don't know why I never rate people's charts; especially one's that I like. Better late than never I suppose :) Loving the Susumu Hirasawa pick, and your notes are well done.
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From 11/11/2020 17:07
Very interesting choices! Love the work you put in some of these texts.
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From 11/11/2020 08:59
Great chart! i love that you included some OST's from movies and games. There are some pretty interesting picks, i gotta listen to a lot of these records!
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From 10/28/2020 19:08
charis missing, good taste

good chart!!!1
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From 10/24/2020 19:45
Commenting again! Haha. I need to listen to that Love album again. Godspeed is great! Love REM. Love Big Science by Laurie Anderson, keep moving it up my main chart. White album is fantastic obviously, I even use to consider it my all time favorite but I rarely listen to the Beatles anymore. 17 artists in common, nice!
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Best Albums of the 1980s
1. The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
2. Doolittle by Pixies
3. Remain In Light by Talking Heads
4. Disintegration by The Cure
5. The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses
6. The Joshua Tree by U2
7. Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush
8. Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth
9. Thriller by Michael Jackson
10. Closer by Joy Division
11. Purple Rain by Prince And The Revolution
12. Surfer Rosa by Pixies
13. Master Of Puppets by Metallica
14. Rain Dogs by Tom Waits
15. Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses
16. Graceland by Paul Simon
17. Spirit Of Eden by Talk Talk
18. Back In Black by AC/DC
19. Murmur by R.E.M.
20. Moving Pictures by Rush
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