Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
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Abbey Road 
United Kingdom The Beatles
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Each Beatle gets their time to shine individually here; but, most importantly, they work together so well. Every track works perfectly, and I consider the medley on Side 2 to be their greatest achievement. The whole here is greater than the sum of its parts, and that's saying something.
Favorite Tracks: Side 2 Medley
Worst Tracks: Maxwell's Silver Hammer, Oh! Darling [First added to this chart: 01/04/2019]
Year of Release:
1969
Appears in:
3,736 charts
Rank Score:
57,257
Rank in 1969:
1
Rank in 1960s:
1
Overall Rank:
3
Average Rating:
Top rated album (92/100 - 4628 votes)  92 (4,628 votes)
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OK Computer 
United Kingdom Radiohead
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The first rock album I ever really loved. Any album that opens with "Airbag" and closes with "The Tourist" would be high on my list, yet there's so much more in between. Such a unique sound, and really ushers in the Digital Age.
Favorite Tracks: Airbag, Subterranean Homesick Alien, Paranoid Android, Climbing Up the Walls, Lucky
Worst Tracks: Fitter Happier [First added to this chart: 01/04/2019]
Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
4,422 charts
Rank Score:
63,618
Rank in 1997:
1
Rank in 1990s:
1
Overall Rank:
1
Average Rating:
Top rated album (92/100 - 5636 votes)  92 (5,636 votes)
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The Dark Side Of The Moon 
United Kingdom Pink Floyd
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Favorite Tracks: Breathe (In the Air), Time, Money
Worst Tracks: None [First added to this chart: 01/04/2019]
Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
4,133 charts
Rank Score:
60,051
Rank in 1973:
1
Rank in 1970s:
1
Overall Rank:
2
Average Rating:
Top rated album (92/100 - 5333 votes)  92 (5,333 votes)
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Revolver 
United Kingdom The Beatles
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Favorite Tracks: I'm Only Sleeping, Here, There and Everywhere, I Want to Tell You
Worst Tracks: Doctor Robert [First added to this chart: 01/04/2019]
Year of Release:
1966
Appears in:
3,590 charts
Rank Score:
49,566
Rank in 1966:
1
Rank in 1960s:
2
Overall Rank:
4
Average Rating:
Top rated album (91/100 - 4586 votes)  91 (4,586 votes)
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 
United Kingdom The Beatles
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One of the only "concept albums" I've really liked, it's just larger than life. The beauty is how it manages to be coherent despite so many different sounds on each track. After so many listens, it's the one Beatles album that I'm still learning to enjoy more.
Favorite Tracks: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, Within You Without You, A Day in the Life
Worst Tracks: Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!, Good Morning Good Morning [First added to this chart: 01/04/2019]
Year of Release:
1967
Appears in:
3,494 charts
Rank Score:
43,290
Rank in 1967:
1
Rank in 1960s:
3
Overall Rank:
8
Average Rating:
Top rated album (90/100 - 4592 votes)  90 (4,592 votes)
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Highway 61 Revisited 
United States Bob Dylan
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Favorite Tracks: Like a Rolling Stone, Ballad of a Thin Man, Queen Jane Approximately, Desolation Row
Worst Tracks: None [First added to this chart: 01/04/2019]
Year of Release:
1965
Appears in:
2,367 charts
Rank Score:
27,360
Rank in 1965:
1
Rank in 1960s:
8
Overall Rank:
27
Average Rating:
Top rated album (89/100 - 2819 votes)  89 (2,819 votes)
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The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars 
United Kingdom David Bowie
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Favorite Songs: Soul Love, Moonage Daydream, Rock 'N' Roll Suicide
Worst Songs: It Ain't Easy [First added to this chart: 01/04/2019]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
3,018 charts
Rank Score:
43,409
Rank in 1972:
1
Rank in 1970s:
3
Overall Rank:
7
Average Rating:
Top rated album (90/100 - 3543 votes)  90 (3,543 votes)
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In The Aeroplane Over The Sea 
United States Neutral Milk Hotel
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Favorite Tracks: In the Aeroplane Over the Sea [First added to this chart: 04/01/2020]
Year of Release:
1998
Appears in:
2,430 charts
Rank Score:
32,859
Rank in 1998:
1
Rank in 1990s:
3
Overall Rank:
17
Average Rating:
Top rated album (87/100 - 2956 votes)  87 (2,956 votes)
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The Queen Is Dead 
United Kingdom The Smiths
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Favorite Tracks: The Queen is Dead, I Know It's Over, Cemetry Gates, Bigmouth Strikes Again, The Boy with the Thorn in his Side, There is a Light that Never Goes Out
Worst Tracks: None [First added to this chart: 04/01/2020]
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
2,494 charts
Rank Score:
33,900
Rank in 1986:
1
Rank in 1980s:
1
Overall Rank:
16
Average Rating:
Top rated album (88/100 - 2917 votes)  88 (2,917 votes)
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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 
United States Kanye West
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Favorite Tracks: Dark Fantasy, POWER, All of the Lights, Runaway, Lost in the World
Worst Tracks: Blame Game [First added to this chart: 01/04/2019]
Year of Release:
2010
Appears in:
1,744 charts
Rank Score:
22,674
Rank in 2010:
1
Rank in 2010s:
2
Overall Rank:
34
Average Rating:
Top rated album (85/100 - 2360 votes)  85 (2,360 votes)
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 0 0%
1960s 11 22%
1970s 12 24%
1980s 1 2%
1990s 5 10%
2000s 12 24%
2010s 9 18%
2020s 0 0%
Artist Albums %


Bob Dylan 5 10%
The Beatles 5 10%
Pink Floyd 4 8%
David Bowie 4 8%
Sufjan Stevens 3 6%
Radiohead 3 6%
The Rolling Stones 2 4%
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Country Albums %


United States 24 48%
United Kingdom 24 48%
Mixed Nationality 1 2%
Australia 1 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 49 98%
Yes 1 2%

Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 18 from 26th to 8th
In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
by Neutral Milk Hotel
Climber Up 1 from 12th to 11th
Illinois
by Sufjan Stevens
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 3 from 9th to 12th
In Rainbows
by Radiohead
Faller Down 2 from 11th to 13th
Blonde On Blonde
by Bob Dylan
Faller Down 2 from 17th to 19th
Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
by Kendrick Lamar
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From 04/02/2020 05:35 | #249423
I like your choices. A lot of music in common, so many classic albums here. I wonder what shape will it take when you get to 100 albums.
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From 03/24/2019 17:59 | #233966
I like your picks.
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