Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by mozzmozz

DESERT ISLAND DISCS:
I imagine that these albums are the only ones I can listen to on my Desert Island. So I'll want a great variety. That's why I have limited it to only 2 albums per artist. This means there is no Sgt Pepper, no Led Zep IV, no Dark Side Of The Moon, no In Rainbows, no Deadwing. But this means I can add some gorgeous if less well know gems from Fresh Maggots, Gazpacho and Dubstar.
Lookout for the following lesser-well known albums in my chart:
- Air Conditioning by Curved Air
- The Machine That Cried by String Driven Thing
- Hard Nose The Highway by Van Morrison
- Not Of This World by Pendragon
- The Magnificent Tree by Hooverphonic
- Fresh Maggots by Fresh Maggots
- Night by Gazpacho
- Variations On A Dream by The Pineapple Thief
- Identity by Airbag
- Disgraceful by Dubstar

• Chart updated: 03/23/2018 22:15
• (Created: 11/14/2017 17:28).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Doomsday Afternoon 

 Phideaux

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[First added to this chart: 12/01/2017]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

234

Rank in 2007:

97

Rank in 2000s:

988

Overall Rank:

5,641

Average Rating:

 76 (27 votes)

Comments:

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Kind Of Blue 

 Miles Davis

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[First added to this chart: 12/03/2017]

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

1,611 charts

Rank Score:

25,036

Rank in 1959:

1

Rank in 1950s:

1

Overall Rank:

37

Average Rating:

 89 (2,213 votes)

Comments:

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Identity 

 Airbag (NO)

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PROG ROCK.
This is another largely unknown prog band from Norway. Their sound is a cross between Pink Floyd, Radiohead and Porcupine Tree. Their guitarist, Asle Tostrup, sounds so much like David Gilmour it's uncanny. [First added to this chart: 12/01/2017]

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

65

Rank in 2009:

318

Rank in 2000s:

3,103

Overall Rank:

16,643

Average Rating:

 77 (11 votes)

Comments:

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The Downward Spiral 

 Nine Inch Nails

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[First added to this chart: 12/01/2017]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

926 charts

Rank Score:

9,780

Rank in 1994:

6

Rank in 1990s:

33

Overall Rank:

162

Average Rating:

 83 (1,185 votes)

Comments:

84

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Thick As A Brick 

 Jethro Tull

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PROG ROCK.
So many Tull albums, and they're all so good. Which one to put in my chart. It's a hard call. I chose this because ... it's ... so ... prog. Just one song split over two sides. It's expansive, funny and shows that Tull were at the top of their game.
And whatever happened to Gerald Bostock? He showed so much promise.
And where the hell was Biggles! [First added to this chart: 03/23/2018]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

623 charts

Rank Score:

6,169

Rank in 1972:

8

Rank in 1970s:

73

Overall Rank:

290

Average Rating:

 83 (822 votes)

Comments:

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96. (=)

Fulfillingness' First Finale 

 Stevie Wonder

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[First added to this chart: 12/01/2017]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

246 charts

Rank Score:

1,508

Rank in 1974:

23

Rank in 1970s:

248

Overall Rank:

1,175

Average Rating:

 79 (309 votes)

Comments:

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Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory 

 Dream Theater

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[First added to this chart: 12/01/2017]

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

279 charts

Rank Score:

2,355

Rank in 1999:

15

Rank in 1990s:

135

Overall Rank:

762

Average Rating:

 78 (436 votes)

Comments:

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Simple Things 

 Zero 7

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[First added to this chart: 12/01/2017]

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

89 charts

Rank Score:

623

Rank in 2001:

43

Rank in 2000s:

421

Overall Rank:

2,523

Average Rating:

 75 (104 votes)

Comments:

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Disgraceful 

 Dubstar

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DREAM POP, SYNTHPOP.
This is a guilty pleasure. Pop music ... albeit of the highest quality. Some of the most glorious pop songs, many of them about the band's home town of Wallsend (nr. Newcastle). Not a single disgraceful song at all. But the album cover IS disgraceful ... it looks just like a .... well you decide. [First added to this chart: 12/01/2017]

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

91

Rank in 1995:

244

Rank in 1990s:

2,124

Overall Rank:

12,626

Average Rating:

 71 (17 votes)

Comments:

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A Natural Disaster 

 Anathema

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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2017]

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

212

Rank in 2003:

125

Rank in 2000s:

1,088

Overall Rank:

6,119

Average Rating:

 78 (57 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	1	1%
1960s	17	17%
1970s	28	28%
1980s	3	3%
1990s	13	13%
2000s	34	34%
2010s	4	4%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Radiohead	2	2%
Pink Floyd	2	2%
R.E.M.	2	2%
Nick Drake	2	2%
Joni Mitchell	2	2%
The Moody Blues	2	2%
Kate Bush	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	52	52%
	28	28%
	5	5%
	4	4%
	4	4%
	2	2%
	2	2%
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From sssvnnn 03/13/2020 22:54

Thanks for introducing me to The String Driven Thing - gorgeous album.

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From Lgk21 02/12/2019 02:39

Very interesting stuff. I'm not a huge prog guy we still have a bunch of overlap. Love your rationales.

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From ForegroundNoise 02/10/2019 09:46

Really like the notes you've got interspersed throughout the chart!

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From ExTeaSea 12/14/2018 18:46

Your chart is awesome! Love the amount of prog old-school and modern. Van Der Graaf in common nice! Found your charts through Pat Metheny of all people haha. I think it's really cool Atom Heart Mother is in your top ten, excellent title track for sure. One of the most spaced out jams ever. 21 artists in common!

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From sssvnnn 11/15/2018 22:59

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From jdenny2018 07/19/2018 13:58

Thorough, interesting, and very much like my list. Fantastic list and descriptions!

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From JulianR 03/21/2018 04:40

Amazing stuff! Love the prog picks. I can't imagine not including Hand Cannot Erase in a chart with two (and kinda four) steven wilson albums, but to each their own. Also some great picks hiding in the nether regions of this chart, like spiderland, one of my personal favs

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From reinvanoyen 03/17/2018 17:05

Mozzmozz, I just read your comment on my chart and figured someone who knows and appreciates both The God Machine and Ryley Walker must have a varied and great taste. Your top 100 chart does not disapoint. Being in my mid 20's, there's so much music to discover for me in this list. I've been getting into Soft Machine recently, man...what a band! Your other choices of both 70's prog and newer prog are just amazing as well. I love the inclusion of the notes, really gives each pick a story. Keep tinkering with the order! ;)

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From LedZep 01/13/2018 22:25

Full of great prog I gotta give a listen or two :)

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From SquishypuffDave 12/19/2017 08:31

For an artist in my top ten, it's ridiculous that I haven't gotten around to Kate Bush's full discography yet. I will amend that asap.

Though it doesn't list many albums in common, about a third of these have been on my chart at one time or another. We both seem to like albums with a somewhat pastoral vibe.

Deerhoof are ridiculously prolific, I'm glad you got a kick out of them. Other good entry points are La Isla Bonita and Friend Opportunity.

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