Top 71 Greatest Music Albums by
indieshins 
UPDATE 2022: Slowly going through the process of updating this chart - I thought I'd do that rather than create an entirely new one. This new chart will hopefully give a more complete picture of my musical tastes and the development of it since I first made this chart. I hope to have a good variety of eras and genres, and a good mix of objective and subjective picks.
I have two sides to my musical identity: first, left-field, experimental, artsy, alternative, cerebral. Second, accessible, catchy, fun, possibly mainstream (though not necessarily). Often, a favourite album will have elements of both. In any case, I intend to represent both sides amply here.
Notes will be added gradually over time.
- Chart updated: 04/12/2024 07:15
- (Created: 06/08/2017 04:40).
- Chart size: 71 albums.
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Top 71 Greatest Music Albums composition
Decade | Albums | % | |
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1930s | 0 | 0% | |
1940s | 0 | 0% | |
1950s | 2 | 3% | |
1960s | 9 | 13% | |
1970s | 14 | 20% | |
1980s | 10 | 14% | |
1990s | 10 | 14% | |
2000s | 16 | 23% | |
2010s | 10 | 14% | |
2020s | 0 | 0% |
Artist | Albums | % | |
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Van Morrison | 1 | 1% | |
Joe Jackson | 1 | 1% | |
The Beach Boys | 1 | 1% | |
Frank Sinatra | 1 | 1% | |
Tame Impala | 1 | 1% | |
Beastie Boys | 1 | 1% | |
Beck | 1 | 1% | |
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100/100 ![]() | 01/15/2025 17:38 | Exist-en-ciel | ![]() | 99/100 |
80/100 ![]() | 03/18/2023 22:49 | Moondance | ![]() | 85/100 |
95/100 ![]() | 03/18/2023 15:12 | ![]() | ![]() | 92/100 |
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Cool chart - cool comments. Continue to enjoy your adventure through the amazing albums of the past 60+ years. Looking forward to seeing you complete a top 100.
This is a very good chart and I particularly like the time that you have dedicated to explaining why each album qualifies.

Love the unique picks with the comments to justify them, what I look for in a great chart!!
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