Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by 
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- (Created: 08/25/2017 08:30).
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Released: November 1985
38:55
Producer: The Jesus and Mary Chain
Recorded: March 1985 at Southern Studios Wood Green , North London
Quote 1: “We just did it. I don’t know how we did it. It’s a little miracle" (Jim Reid)
Quote 2: “We used to put a lot of this mad, drunken energy into the gigs with this pent-up anger that was kind of a, ‘If we don’t do this, we’re gonna die’ attitude. So when it came to making the record, we were very conscientious and not drinking and not getting wasted.” Bassist Douglas Hart discusses recording Psycocandy. [First added to this chart: 08/25/2017]
38:55
Producer: The Jesus and Mary Chain
Recorded: March 1985 at Southern Studios Wood Green , North London
Quote 1: “We just did it. I don’t know how we did it. It’s a little miracle" (Jim Reid)
Quote 2: “We used to put a lot of this mad, drunken energy into the gigs with this pent-up anger that was kind of a, ‘If we don’t do this, we’re gonna die’ attitude. So when it came to making the record, we were very conscientious and not drinking and not getting wasted.” Bassist Douglas Hart discusses recording Psycocandy. [First added to this chart: 08/25/2017]
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1985
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6,114
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Released: September 1991
64:48
Producers: The Orb , Andrew Weatherall , Hugo Nicolson and Jimmy Miller
Recorded: 1990 to 1991 at Jam Studios , London
Quote 1: "I vaguely remember bits of it , I think I remember bits of it" Bobby Gillespie 23/03/2011 when asked what he recalls of the Screamadelica recording sessions
Quote 2: " I broke all the rules because I didn't know what the rules were" Andy Weatherall discussing his role as Screamadelica Producer
Fact : On Loaded the piano chords are lifted from “Sympathy For The Devil “ , the drums are lifted from a dance mix of Edie Brickells “What Am I” whilst drugged out Peter Fonda dialogue is included from the movie “ The Wild Angels “. [First added to this chart: 08/25/2017]
64:48
Producers: The Orb , Andrew Weatherall , Hugo Nicolson and Jimmy Miller
Recorded: 1990 to 1991 at Jam Studios , London
Quote 1: "I vaguely remember bits of it , I think I remember bits of it" Bobby Gillespie 23/03/2011 when asked what he recalls of the Screamadelica recording sessions
Quote 2: " I broke all the rules because I didn't know what the rules were" Andy Weatherall discussing his role as Screamadelica Producer
Fact : On Loaded the piano chords are lifted from “Sympathy For The Devil “ , the drums are lifted from a dance mix of Edie Brickells “What Am I” whilst drugged out Peter Fonda dialogue is included from the movie “ The Wild Angels “. [First added to this chart: 08/25/2017]
Year of Release:
1991
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5,441
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Released: March 1993
45:36
Producer: Ed Buller
Recorded: 1992 to 1993 at Master Rock Studios , London
Fact 1: The album would go on to win the 1993 Mercury Music Prize
Fact 2: Brett Anderson has declared this album is about "sex and depression in equal measure" [First added to this chart: 08/25/2017]
45:36
Producer: Ed Buller
Recorded: 1992 to 1993 at Master Rock Studios , London
Fact 1: The album would go on to win the 1993 Mercury Music Prize
Fact 2: Brett Anderson has declared this album is about "sex and depression in equal measure" [First added to this chart: 08/25/2017]
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1993
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2,991
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Released: October 1995
50:06
Producer: Owen Morris and Noel Gallagher
Recorded: 1995 Rockfield Studios Monmouth , Wales
Fact 1: Upon release fans loved it but critics did not. "Laboured and lazy , On this evidence Oasis are a limited band , They sound knackered " Melody Maker 1995
Fact 2: "Whilst Definitely Maybe is about dreaming of being a pop star What's The Story is about actually being a pop star in a band " Noel Gallagher quote 1995 [First added to this chart: 08/25/2017]
50:06
Producer: Owen Morris and Noel Gallagher
Recorded: 1995 Rockfield Studios Monmouth , Wales
Fact 1: Upon release fans loved it but critics did not. "Laboured and lazy , On this evidence Oasis are a limited band , They sound knackered " Melody Maker 1995
Fact 2: "Whilst Definitely Maybe is about dreaming of being a pop star What's The Story is about actually being a pop star in a band " Noel Gallagher quote 1995 [First added to this chart: 08/25/2017]
Year of Release:
1995
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18,882
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Released: June 1979
39:28
Producer: Martin Hannett
Recorded: 1979 at Strawberry Studios , Stockport England
Fact 1:Martin Hannett used a number of unusual production techniques and sound effects on the album, including several AMS 15-80s digital delays, Marshall Time Modulators, tape echo and bounce, the sound of a bottle smashing, someone eating crisps, backwards guitar , the sound of the Strawberry Studios lift with a leslie speaker whirring inside , the sound of a basement toilet , an aerosol can and Curtis's vocals for "Insight" recorded down a telephone line
Fact 2: Both Sumner and Hook hated 'Unknown Pleasures' when they initially heard the finished album
"The production inflicted this dark, doomy mood over the album ,we'd drawn this picture in black and white, and Martin had coloured it in for us. We resented it , everyone else loved it though, so, we swallowed our pride and went with it" (Bernard Sumner)
"I couldn't hide my disappointment then, it sounded like Pink Floyd" (Peter Hook) [First added to this chart: 12/23/2017]
39:28
Producer: Martin Hannett
Recorded: 1979 at Strawberry Studios , Stockport England
Fact 1:Martin Hannett used a number of unusual production techniques and sound effects on the album, including several AMS 15-80s digital delays, Marshall Time Modulators, tape echo and bounce, the sound of a bottle smashing, someone eating crisps, backwards guitar , the sound of the Strawberry Studios lift with a leslie speaker whirring inside , the sound of a basement toilet , an aerosol can and Curtis's vocals for "Insight" recorded down a telephone line
Fact 2: Both Sumner and Hook hated 'Unknown Pleasures' when they initially heard the finished album
"The production inflicted this dark, doomy mood over the album ,we'd drawn this picture in black and white, and Martin had coloured it in for us. We resented it , everyone else loved it though, so, we swallowed our pride and went with it" (Bernard Sumner)
"I couldn't hide my disappointment then, it sounded like Pink Floyd" (Peter Hook) [First added to this chart: 12/23/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
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25,021
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Released: May 2012
48:42
Producer: Charlie Andrew and Mark Bishop
Recorded: 2009 to 2011 at Iguana Studio London England
Fact 1: Sales of 'An Awesome Wave' spiked by 400% after the band won the Mercury Prize in 2012
Fact 2: The band juggled working on this debut album in Brixton whilst studying for their university degrees in Leeds [First added to this chart: 08/28/2017]
48:42
Producer: Charlie Andrew and Mark Bishop
Recorded: 2009 to 2011 at Iguana Studio London England
Fact 1: Sales of 'An Awesome Wave' spiked by 400% after the band won the Mercury Prize in 2012
Fact 2: The band juggled working on this debut album in Brixton whilst studying for their university degrees in Leeds [First added to this chart: 08/28/2017]
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2012
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7,416
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Released: May 1999
47:33
Producers: Nigel Godrich , Ian Grimble and Mike Hedges
Recorded: 1998 to 1999 at Abbey Road Studios London England , RAK Studios London England , Mayfair Studios London England and Chateau de la Rouge Motte Domfront France
Fact 1: The majority of the album's songs were written before the band's debut album 'Good Feeling' (1997)
Fact 2: The title The Man Who was derived from the book The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by neurologist Oliver Sacks from 1985 [First added to this chart: 08/25/2017]
47:33
Producers: Nigel Godrich , Ian Grimble and Mike Hedges
Recorded: 1998 to 1999 at Abbey Road Studios London England , RAK Studios London England , Mayfair Studios London England and Chateau de la Rouge Motte Domfront France
Fact 1: The majority of the album's songs were written before the band's debut album 'Good Feeling' (1997)
Fact 2: The title The Man Who was derived from the book The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by neurologist Oliver Sacks from 1985 [First added to this chart: 08/25/2017]
Year of Release:
1999
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1,953
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Released: June 1986
36:48
Producers: Morrissey and Johnny Marr
Recorded: Winter 1985 at Jacob Studios Farnham Surrey England
Fact 1: The album was initially set to be titled Margaret On The Guillotine , a song of the same name later featured on Morrissey's solo album Viva Hate
Fact 2: The A side of the original LP featured the run-out groove message "Fear of Manchester" , while the B side was inscribed with "Them was rotten days" [First added to this chart: 12/18/2017]
36:48
Producers: Morrissey and Johnny Marr
Recorded: Winter 1985 at Jacob Studios Farnham Surrey England
Fact 1: The album was initially set to be titled Margaret On The Guillotine , a song of the same name later featured on Morrissey's solo album Viva Hate
Fact 2: The A side of the original LP featured the run-out groove message "Fear of Manchester" , while the B side was inscribed with "Them was rotten days" [First added to this chart: 12/18/2017]
Year of Release:
1986
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38,922
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Released: December 1994
52:38
Producers: Clive Langer , Alan Winstanley and Bush
Recorded: January 1994 at Westside Studios London
Fact 1: Sixteen Stone went 6x Platinum in the US with 6,000,000 sales and Canada with 600,000 sales .
Fact 2: The album title Sixteen Stone comes from a real life experience. Sixteen Stone translates to 224 pounds, allegedly the weight of a young woman who catfished one of Gavin Rossdale’s friends via a personal ad [First added to this chart: 08/25/2017]
52:38
Producers: Clive Langer , Alan Winstanley and Bush
Recorded: January 1994 at Westside Studios London
Fact 1: Sixteen Stone went 6x Platinum in the US with 6,000,000 sales and Canada with 600,000 sales .
Fact 2: The album title Sixteen Stone comes from a real life experience. Sixteen Stone translates to 224 pounds, allegedly the weight of a young woman who catfished one of Gavin Rossdale’s friends via a personal ad [First added to this chart: 08/25/2017]
Year of Release:
1994
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1,061
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Released: July 2003
38:09
Producer: Pedro Ferreira
Recorded: Chapel Studios, South Thoresby, Lincolnshire; Paul Smith Music Studios, London
Fact 1: The band took inspiration for some of their work from the local north Suffolk area surrounding their home town Lowestoft, including "Black Shuck", based on the legend of a dog which supposedly haunts the church of the nearby village of Blythburgh
Fact 2: Before striking it big with 'Permission To Land ' Justin Hawkins was earning a living writing commercial jingles which he hawked between the advertising agencies on an old four-track recorder [First added to this chart: 08/25/2017]
38:09
Producer: Pedro Ferreira
Recorded: Chapel Studios, South Thoresby, Lincolnshire; Paul Smith Music Studios, London
Fact 1: The band took inspiration for some of their work from the local north Suffolk area surrounding their home town Lowestoft, including "Black Shuck", based on the legend of a dog which supposedly haunts the church of the nearby village of Blythburgh
Fact 2: Before striking it big with 'Permission To Land ' Justin Hawkins was earning a living writing commercial jingles which he hawked between the advertising agencies on an old four-track recorder [First added to this chart: 08/25/2017]
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2003
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585
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 4 | 4% | |
| 1970s | 9 | 9% | |
| 1980s | 36 | 36% | |
| 1990s | 31 | 31% | |
| 2000s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2010s | 12 | 12% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Pixies | 3 | 3% | |
| R.E.M. | 3 | 3% | |
| The Cure | 3 | 3% | |
| Sonic Youth | 2 | 2% | |
| The Breeders | 2 | 2% | |
| The Smiths | 2 | 2% | |
| The National | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 2 from 44th to 42nd If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues |
| Up 1 from 89th to 88th Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs |
| Up 1 from 88th to 87th Burn Your Fire For No Witness by Angel Olsen |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 28 from 22nd to 50th The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico |
| Down 28 from 63rd to 91st The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do by Fiona Apple |
| Down 1 from 91st to 92nd Born Sandy Devotional by The Triffids |
| New entries |
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 When The Pawn...by Fiona Apple |
| Leavers |
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 Primary Coloursby The Horrors (UK) |
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