Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
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This is my first charts of the best vinyl
- Chart updated: 05/10/2020 09:45
- (Created: 12/27/2017 09:44).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/21/2018]
Year of Release:
1989
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23,108
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[First added to this chart: 08/04/2018]
Year of Release:
1987
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18,326
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[First added to this chart: 05/21/2018]
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#17
Sting @bring on the night
This is #Sting after The Police . Nothing to prove . He plays Jazz rock with the best including Branford Marsalis Kenny Kirkland DARYL JONES Omar Hakim @janice panda.
We could have easy taken the album The Dream of the Blue Turtles but , live #Sting is even better .
Bring on the Night is a 1986 live album by Sting recorded over the course of several live shows in 1985 and released in 1986. The title is taken from a song by The Police from their 1979 album Reggatta de Blanc. The songs performed include Sting's early solo material from the studio album The Dream of the Blue Turtles, and from his time with The Police, with a few of the performances played as medleys of the two. The touring band features the prominent jazz musicians Branford Marsalis, Darryl Jones, Kenny Kirkland, and Omar Hakim. [First added to this chart: 05/26/2018]
Sting @bring on the night
This is #Sting after The Police . Nothing to prove . He plays Jazz rock with the best including Branford Marsalis Kenny Kirkland DARYL JONES Omar Hakim @janice panda.
We could have easy taken the album The Dream of the Blue Turtles but , live #Sting is even better .
Bring on the Night is a 1986 live album by Sting recorded over the course of several live shows in 1985 and released in 1986. The title is taken from a song by The Police from their 1979 album Reggatta de Blanc. The songs performed include Sting's early solo material from the studio album The Dream of the Blue Turtles, and from his time with The Police, with a few of the performances played as medleys of the two. The touring band features the prominent jazz musicians Branford Marsalis, Darryl Jones, Kenny Kirkland, and Omar Hakim. [First added to this chart: 05/26/2018]
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Dire Straits Brothers in Arms (álbum)
Loved Mark Knopfler & Dire Straits always , until 1985 I really liked Love over Gold with the song @private investigation song
But in 1985 #BrothersInArms was released .
One of the albums I owned as a #cassette before I puerchesed the #vinyl #record
Brothers in Arms is the fifth studio album by the British rock band Dire Straits, released on 13 May 1985 by Vertigo Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. It charted at number one worldwide, spending 10 weeks at number one on the UK Albums Chart (between 18 January and 22 March 1986), nine weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 in the United States, and 34 weeks at number one on the Australian Albums Chart. Brothers in Arms was the first album certified 10-times platinum in the UK[2] and is the eighth-best-selling album in UK chart history, is certified nine-times platinum in the United States, and is one of the world's best-selling albums, having sold over 30 million copies worldwide
The album won two Grammy Awards in 1986, and also won Best British Album at the 1987 Brit Awards.[7][8] Q magazine placed the album at number 51 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. [First added to this chart: 05/26/2018]
Dire Straits Brothers in Arms (álbum)
Loved Mark Knopfler & Dire Straits always , until 1985 I really liked Love over Gold with the song @private investigation song
But in 1985 #BrothersInArms was released .
One of the albums I owned as a #cassette before I puerchesed the #vinyl #record
Brothers in Arms is the fifth studio album by the British rock band Dire Straits, released on 13 May 1985 by Vertigo Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. It charted at number one worldwide, spending 10 weeks at number one on the UK Albums Chart (between 18 January and 22 March 1986), nine weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 in the United States, and 34 weeks at number one on the Australian Albums Chart. Brothers in Arms was the first album certified 10-times platinum in the UK[2] and is the eighth-best-selling album in UK chart history, is certified nine-times platinum in the United States, and is one of the world's best-selling albums, having sold over 30 million copies worldwide
The album won two Grammy Awards in 1986, and also won Best British Album at the 1987 Brit Awards.[7][8] Q magazine placed the album at number 51 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. [First added to this chart: 05/26/2018]
Year of Release:
1985
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7,099
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The next album of my favorite #vinyl #records , takes me back to my time in London . I played this album every day for 12 month and still love it . It was like mental yoga to put on my Walkman and play Sade Diamond Life (album)
Diamond Life is the debut studio album by English band Sade. It was first released in the United Kingdom on 16 July 1984 by Epic Records and in the United States on 27 February 1985 by Portrait Records. After studying fashion design, and later modelling, Sade Adu began backup singing with British band Pride. During this time Adu and three of the original members of "Pride" - Paul Anthony Cook, Paul Denman and Stuart Matthewman - left the group to form their own band called Sade. Following various demos and performances, Sade received interest from record labels and later signed to Epic.
Recording for the album began in 1983 at The Power Plant in London and took a total of six weeks to complete. The album's content was written by the group Sade whilst the production was handled by Robin Millar. A total of fifteen songs were recorded for the album with the use of live instruments that used sonically experimental material. The album contained a variety of musical elements including soul, jazz and sophisti-pop, with lyrics revolving mainly around themes of love.
Upon release, Diamond Life was met with acclaim from music critics and went on to win the Brit Award for Best British Album in 1985. Commercially the album was a success charting highly in the UK and US, and was later certified multi platinum in both regions. Diamond Life went on to sell over six million copies worldwide, becoming one of the top-selling debut recordings of the '80s and the best-selling debut by a British female vocalist, until Welsh singer Duffy released her debut studio album, Rockferry in 2008. The album spawned four singles including the hit singles "Your Love Is King" and "Smooth Operator". [First added to this chart: 05/26/2018]
Diamond Life is the debut studio album by English band Sade. It was first released in the United Kingdom on 16 July 1984 by Epic Records and in the United States on 27 February 1985 by Portrait Records. After studying fashion design, and later modelling, Sade Adu began backup singing with British band Pride. During this time Adu and three of the original members of "Pride" - Paul Anthony Cook, Paul Denman and Stuart Matthewman - left the group to form their own band called Sade. Following various demos and performances, Sade received interest from record labels and later signed to Epic.
Recording for the album began in 1983 at The Power Plant in London and took a total of six weeks to complete. The album's content was written by the group Sade whilst the production was handled by Robin Millar. A total of fifteen songs were recorded for the album with the use of live instruments that used sonically experimental material. The album contained a variety of musical elements including soul, jazz and sophisti-pop, with lyrics revolving mainly around themes of love.
Upon release, Diamond Life was met with acclaim from music critics and went on to win the Brit Award for Best British Album in 1985. Commercially the album was a success charting highly in the UK and US, and was later certified multi platinum in both regions. Diamond Life went on to sell over six million copies worldwide, becoming one of the top-selling debut recordings of the '80s and the best-selling debut by a British female vocalist, until Welsh singer Duffy released her debut studio album, Rockferry in 2008. The album spawned four singles including the hit singles "Your Love Is King" and "Smooth Operator". [First added to this chart: 05/26/2018]
Year of Release:
1984
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2,599
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[First added to this chart: 09/05/2019]
Year of Release:
1980
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3,935
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[First added to this chart: 08/23/2019]
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 1 | 2% | |
| 1970s | 8 | 16% | |
| 1980s | 8 | 16% | |
| 1990s | 4 | 8% | |
| 2000s | 2 | 4% | |
| 2010s | 23 | 46% | |
| 2020s | 4 | 8% |
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| Neil Young | 2 | 4% | |
| The Stone Roses | 1 | 2% | |
| Ezra Collective | 1 | 2% | |
| Big Star | 1 | 2% | |
| The Band | 1 | 2% | |
| U2 | 1 | 2% | |
| Lewis Capaldi | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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17 | 34% | |
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15 | 30% | |
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8 | 16% | |
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4 | 8% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 3 from 11th to 8th When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? by Billie Eilish |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 5 from 4th to 9th Melodrama by Lorde |
| Down 5 from 5th to 10th The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses |
| Down 5 from 6th to 11th The Joshua Tree by U2 |
| Leavers |
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| Tell Me How You Really Feel by Courtney Barnett |
| Vaya Con Dios by Vaya Con Dios |
| The Brazil Project by Toots Thielemans |
| Moon Safari by Air |
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From Moondance 06/15/2021 23:37 | #270685
Excellent selection of albums - especially the recognition of the great music from Australia.
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Such a totally different chart to many on this site, and I love how highly ranked so many very new albums are on here.
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