Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by sgraham1990

For the sake of a more diverse chart, I limited myself to one album per artist. Also, I've decided to not include soundtrack albums on this list. Other than that, enjoy the chart! Comments are appreciated!
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I have a distaste for jazz. I have a particular distaste for instrumental jazz. I have a deeply rooted distaste for improvisational jazz. But I love love love this album; not sure how that works... [First added to this chart: 11/08/2011]
Year of Release:
1959
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21,491
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Top rated album (89/100 - 2288 votes)  89 (2,288 votes)
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Ahhh, to take a walk outdoors at 4:00 a.m. while listening to this... I've always wanted to try it, but I've never managed to get myself out of bed that early... [First added to this chart: 11/23/2011]
Year of Release:
1955
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Rank Score:
4,618
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From 01/13/2015 02:54 | #131408
Amazing chart! I love the amount of different artists and genres.
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From 12/09/2014 06:33 | #129046
Man! What an Amazing chart!

It's been about a month already that i discovered this website and i'm having such a pleasure on this that a cannot explain! Mostly of the times I agree with the albums places in here, and your chart gave me such a good feeling that I had to leave this message here.
Some artists in your list, I don't have enough knowledge to make an opinion to.
I really beginning on this but I wish you can take a look on my chart, and see how it goes, and maybe leave a message for me. Hope also, to show you more about brazilian music, and it's history behind.
Was very nice again.. Thanks!!
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From 12/03/2014 14:17 | #128603
Great descriptive choices just a couple of albums I don't like so much
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From 07/08/2014 13:03 | #116278
I think it's better for watch it upside down.
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From 07/08/2014 11:24 | #116271
great variety!
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From 04/25/2014 07:28 | #110028
Some very good picks and thanks for the personal notes.
Good Chart, sorry I´m no Country fan.
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From 02/23/2014 19:19 | #104189
Really nice chart! Great diversity. Regarding your comment for "In the Wee Small hours", its much easier to stay up past 4 than to get up before 4, i think!
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From 10/02/2013 07:40 | #87415
I´m sorry to say the more I studied your chart the less I like the country picks on it. 5 extra points for Woody Guthrie.
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From 10/01/2013 22:25 | #87368
What a great chart! Lots of classics mixed with underdogs that aren't as recognized on this site. I like that you added some country music especially.
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From 09/26/2013 17:41 | #86891
I like your style and I like your picks: Some brilliant classics and some very personal, nameless albums.
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