Top 50 Greatest Music Albums by TheAstralPlane

One album per artist.

Honorable Mention (In no particular order)
Suede-Suede
Music Has The Right to Children-Boards of Canada
Bloom-Beach House
Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space-Spiritualized
Spiritual Unity-Albert Ayler
Funeral-Arcade Fire
Brothers-The Black Keys
Turn on the Bright Lights-Interpol
Damaged-Black Flag
Complete Discography-Minor Threat
(What's the Story) Morning Glory-Oasis
Since I Left You-The Avalanches
La's-The La's
Parklife-Blur
Automatic For The People-R.E.M
Blue-Joni Mitchell
Tapestry-Carole King
Disraeli Gears-Cream
Is This It-The Strokes
Maxinquaye-Tricky
Forever Changes-Love
Spiderland-Slint
Sounds of Silver-LCD Soundsystem
Violator-Depeche Mode
3 Feet High and Rising-De La Soul
Paid in Full-Eric B. & Rakim
Mos Def and Talib Kweli Are Black Star
The Glow Pt. 2-The Microphones
Pet Sounds-The Beach Boys
What's Goin On-Marvin Gaye
Otis Blue-Otis Redding
Ride the Lightning-Metallica
Blue Lines-Massive Attack
Screamadelica-Primal Scream
The Stone Roses-The Stone Roses
Odelay-Beck
Paranoid-Black Sabbath
Another Green World-Brian Eno
Getz/Gilberto-Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto
The Black Saint and Sinner Lady-Charles Mingus
Live at Newport-Duke Ellington
Live at the Apollo-James Brown
Kick Out The Jams-MC5
The Great Twenty Eight-Chuck Berry
Elvis Presley-Elvis Presley
At Folsom Prison-Johnny Cash
The Kinks Are Village Green Preservation Society-The Kinks
Suicide-Suicide
Laughing Stock-Talk Talk
Wild Gift-X
Disintegration-The Cure
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust-David Bowie
You're Living All Over Me-Dinosaur Jr.
This Nation's Saving Grace-The Fall
On Fire-Galaxie 500
Bee Thousand-Guided By Voices
Exile In Guyville-Liz Phair
Dookie-Green Day
Trans Europe Express-Kraftwerk
Transformer-Lou Reed
The Holy Bible-Manic Street Preachers
The Moon and Antarctica-Modest Mouse
Anthology-Muddy Waters
Life After Death-Notorious B.I.G
Stankonia-Outkast
Songs for the Deaf-Queens of the Stone Age
Dub Housing-Pere Ubu
Pretenders-The Pretenders
Metal Box-Public Image Ltd
Rage Against the Machine-Rage Against the Machine
Rocket to Russia-The Ramones
Californication-Red Hot Chili Peppers
Complete Collection-Robert Johnson
Parsley Sage Rosemary and Thyme-Simon and Garfunkel
Siamese Dream-Smashing Pumpkins
Saxophone Colossus-Sonny Rollins
Songs In The Key Of Life-Stevie Wonder
Rain Dogs-Tom Waits
Violent Femmes-Violent Femmes
Pink Flag-Wire
xx-The xx

• Chart updated: 11/06/2012 06:19
• (Created: 10/18/2011 04:31).
• Chart size: 50 albums.

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The Velvet Underground & Nico 

 The Velvet Underground & Nico

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[First added to this chart: 10/17/2011]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,033 charts

Rank Score:

42,404

Rank in 1967:

2

Rank in 1960s:

4

Overall Rank:

10

Average Rating:

 89 (3,514 votes)

Comments:

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Loveless 

 My Bloody Valentine

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[First added to this chart: 10/17/2011]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

2,153 charts

Rank Score:

30,773

Rank in 1991:

2

Rank in 1990s:

4

Overall Rank:

22

Average Rating:

 86 (2,464 votes)

Comments:

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Slanted And Enchanted 

 Pavement

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[First added to this chart: 10/17/2011]

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

892 charts

Rank Score:

7,215

Rank in 1992:

4

Rank in 1990s:

46

Overall Rank:

227

Average Rating:

 82 (1,166 votes)

Comments:

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London Calling 

 The Clash

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[First added to this chart: 10/17/2011]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,808 charts

Rank Score:

33,011

Rank in 1979:

1

Rank in 1970s:

5

Overall Rank:

20

Average Rating:

 87 (3,137 votes)

Comments:

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Kid A 

 Radiohead

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[First added to this chart: 10/17/2011]

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

3,206 charts

Rank Score:

45,765

Rank in 2000:

1

Rank in 2000s:

2

Overall Rank:

9

Average Rating:

 89 (4,428 votes)

Comments:

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Revolver 

 The Beatles

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[First added to this chart: 10/17/2011]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

3,552 charts

Rank Score:

52,716

Rank in 1966:

1

Rank in 1960s:

2

Overall Rank:

4

Average Rating:

 91 (4,555 votes)

Comments:

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Marquee Moon 

 Television

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[First added to this chart: 10/17/2011]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,783 charts

Rank Score:

20,746

Rank in 1977:

3

Rank in 1970s:

13

Overall Rank:

45

Average Rating:

 86 (1,875 votes)

Comments:

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Wish You Were Here 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 10/17/2011]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

2,973 charts

Rank Score:

46,620

Rank in 1975:

1

Rank in 1970s:

2

Overall Rank:

6

Average Rating:

 91 (4,022 votes)

Comments:

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Exile On Main St. 

 The Rolling Stones

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[First added to this chart: 10/17/2011]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,950 charts

Rank Score:

20,995

Rank in 1972:

2

Rank in 1970s:

12

Overall Rank:

44

Average Rating:

 85 (2,335 votes)

Comments:

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Daydream Nation 

 Sonic Youth

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[First added to this chart: 10/17/2011]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

1,572 charts

Rank Score:

16,293

Rank in 1988:

1

Rank in 1980s:

10

Overall Rank:

74

Average Rating:

 84 (1,853 votes)

Comments:

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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	1	2%
1960s	9	18%
1970s	18	36%
1980s	12	24%
1990s	9	18%
2000s	1	2%
2010s	0	0%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Nirvana	1	2%
The Doors	1	2%
Sonic Youth	1	2%
The Who	1	2%
Led Zeppelin	1	2%
Patti Smith	1	2%
Bob Dylan	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	27	54%
	16	32%
	3	6%
	2	4%
	1	2%
	1	2%

Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

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Up 1 from 19th to 18th Are You Experienced by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Biggest fallers
Down 8 from 40th to 48th Doolittle by Pixies
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The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

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Spiderland by Slint

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From TheKing 08/24/2024 11:41

Come back and update this chart please! It rules :)

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From tgarritsen 10/27/2013 17:57

Good chart, and really good position 1 choice

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From quadrophenia17 10/27/2013 15:27

Can't wait to see your other 50 choices!

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From Antonio-Pedro 10/27/2013 14:12

Aweasome chart no its not aweasome its amazing

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From HazeyTwilight 08/22/2013 15:40

Even though it's 50 entries, I think this is one of the best charts that implicate the one album per artist rule on this site. Most of your honourable mentions are good too.

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From ffudnebbuh 04/25/2013 12:33

great chart

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From Patman360 03/30/2013 14:32

Love it! Well done, now we need a full 100!

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From 5thbeatle 03/30/2013 14:19

Super chart! However I also think theres more than 1 great album of the last 15 years.

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From SingingPeasant96 03/30/2013 12:56

Amazing Choices!

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From revolver94 01/01/2013 08:33

don't remember this chart, but I loved it in July and I love it now!

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