Top 85 Greatest Music Albums
by romanmonts 
I add interludes into average track rating if I feel like it
- Chart updated: 03/04/2018 07:45
- (Created: 10/21/2017 07:40).
- Chart size: 85 albums.
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fav tracks: Hard to explain, Last night, Is this it
Average track rating: 94.5
This record makes me tap everything in sight [First added to this chart: 10/21/2017]
fav tracks: Hard to explain, Last night, Is this it
Average track rating: 94.5
This record makes me tap everything in sight [First added to this chart: 10/21/2017]
Year of Release:
2001
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28,483
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99/100
Fav tracks: King of carrot flowers part 1, Holland 1945, In the aeroplane over the sea
Average track rating: 95 [First added to this chart: 10/21/2017]
Fav tracks: King of carrot flowers part 1, Holland 1945, In the aeroplane over the sea
Average track rating: 95 [First added to this chart: 10/21/2017]
Year of Release:
1998
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32,873
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98/100
Fav tracks: hey, debaser, dead
Average track rating: 92.3
I never understood how anyone could enjoy the sound of someone screaming until i listened to this [First added to this chart: 10/21/2017]
Fav tracks: hey, debaser, dead
Average track rating: 92.3
I never understood how anyone could enjoy the sound of someone screaming until i listened to this [First added to this chart: 10/21/2017]
Year of Release:
1989
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31,547
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98/100
Fav tracks: Accordion, Fancy clown, Strange ways
Average track rating: 91.1 [First added to this chart: 10/21/2017]
Fav tracks: Accordion, Fancy clown, Strange ways
Average track rating: 91.1 [First added to this chart: 10/21/2017]
Year of Release:
2004
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14,302
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97/100
Fav tracks: Neighborhood 1, Neighborhood 2, Haiti
Average track rating: 92.5 [First added to this chart: 10/27/2017]
Fav tracks: Neighborhood 1, Neighborhood 2, Haiti
Average track rating: 92.5 [First added to this chart: 10/27/2017]
Year of Release:
2004
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34,247
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97/100
Fav tracks: I'm so tired, Long long long, Revolution 1
Average track rating: 88.1
The Beatles overall best tracks mixed in with some of their worst (which are still quite good) [First added to this chart: 10/21/2017]
Fav tracks: I'm so tired, Long long long, Revolution 1
Average track rating: 88.1
The Beatles overall best tracks mixed in with some of their worst (which are still quite good) [First added to this chart: 10/21/2017]
Year of Release:
1968
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37,279
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97/100
fav tracks: Self control, Nights, Good guy
Average track rating: 93.3
100% the best record of the decade so far, can't wait for the follow-up [First added to this chart: 10/21/2017]
fav tracks: Self control, Nights, Good guy
Average track rating: 93.3
100% the best record of the decade so far, can't wait for the follow-up [First added to this chart: 10/21/2017]
Year of Release:
2016
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12,790
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96/100
Top tracks: I know it's over, Franky mr. shankly, There is a light that never goes out
Average track rating: 91.5 [First added to this chart: 10/21/2017]
Top tracks: I know it's over, Franky mr. shankly, There is a light that never goes out
Average track rating: 91.5 [First added to this chart: 10/21/2017]
Year of Release:
1986
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33,914
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96/100
Fav tracks: Changes, Oh you Pretty Things, Life on Mars
Average track rating:92.3 [First added to this chart: 10/27/2017]
Fav tracks: Changes, Oh you Pretty Things, Life on Mars
Average track rating:92.3 [First added to this chart: 10/27/2017]
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1971
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19,353
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96/100
Fav tracks, Obstacle 1, Say hello to the angels, The new
Average track rating: 93.2 [First added to this chart: 12/01/2017]
Fav tracks, Obstacle 1, Say hello to the angels, The new
Average track rating: 93.2 [First added to this chart: 12/01/2017]
Year of Release:
2002
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13,120
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Top 85 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 14 | 16% | |
| 1970s | 25 | 29% | |
| 1980s | 12 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 9 | 11% | |
| 2000s | 14 | 16% | |
| 2010s | 11 | 13% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 7 | 8% | |
| David Bowie | 5 | 6% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 5% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 4% | |
| Neil Young | 3 | 4% | |
| The Smiths | 3 | 4% | |
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 85 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 15 from 37th to 22nd Loaded by The Velvet Underground |
| Up 5 from 25th to 20th Tonight's The Night by Neil Young |
| Up 2 from 26th to 24th 98.12.28 男達の別れ [98.12.28 Otokotachi No Wakare] by フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans] |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 7 from 20th to 27th Illinois by Sufjan Stevens |
| Down 5 from 27th to 32nd Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? by of Montreal |
| Down 4 from 21st to 25th Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 12/19/2017 10:14 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,831 | 83/100 |
| ! | 11/16/2017 06:11 | DJENNY | 4,365 | 100/100 |
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From DJENNY 11/16/2017 06:12 | #201425
Any list with Doolittle at the top is a great list for me.
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