Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by 22erik22

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• Chart updated: 01/02/2019 00:15
• (Created: 12/28/2017 08:36).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Remain In Light 

 Talking Heads

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Could be the Greatest Record Of All Time. I had never heard about Talking Heads until this year, and they're really solid, but this record especially sticks out in their catalog. The grooves from Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) to Once In A Lifetime are just fast paced and amazing. After that we can see that the record slows down a bit from Houses In Motion until the last track, The Overload. It really dosen't leave you in a happy mood. And especially the last track goes into dark territory and feels extremely experimental, to say the least. Can't stop listen to it! Always get cheer goosebumps from Born Under Under Punches (The Heat Goes On), The Great Curve, Once In A Lifetime, Houses In Motion and Listening Wind. Such amazing songs, and though I don't get those tear inducing feelings for every song here, the records just flows so perfectly. A perfect 10/10 for me! [First added to this chart: 01/06/2018]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,967 charts

Rank Score:

30,712

Rank in 1980:

1

Rank in 1980s:

3

Overall Rank:

27

Average Rating:

 87 (2,224 votes)

Comments:

193

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Funeral 

 Arcade Fire

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This album has been hard to grasp for me. The first time I heard it I was impressed, but didn't understand why it was in the top 10. After a couple of months I have finally understood the music and the meaning of the lyrics. The last time I cried to an album was with Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles, now it has happened again; but with Funeral by Arcade Fire. [First added to this chart: 01/06/2018]

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

2,828 charts

Rank Score:

41,596

Rank in 2004:

1

Rank in 2000s:

3

Overall Rank:

15

Average Rating:

 88 (3,600 votes)

Comments:

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In Rainbows 

 Radiohead

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Never thought this would end up being one of my favorite album of all time. Still, It's so damn perfect though?!? An album with ten amazing tracks without a single low. And the flow is without question superb, no wonder they went crazy in the studio while making the album, Tom has stated a few years ago in a few interviews. It will go down to the history of music, and deserves all it praise it has gotten since the loud release, over ten years ago! [First added to this chart: 01/06/2018]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

2,835 charts

Rank Score:

51,020

Rank in 2007:

1

Rank in 2000s:

2

Overall Rank:

6

Average Rating:

 90 (3,836 votes)

Comments:

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Pet Sounds 

 The Beach Boys

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Pet Sounds remains a story of personal triumph. Brian Wilson fought his label, his bandmates, and his family to bring the album to reality. Against all odds, he harnessed his mental state for genius. He produced and inspired two of music's greatest album ever. "Without Pet Sounds, Sgt. Pepper never would have happened," the Beatles' producer George Martin later said. "Pepper was an attempt to equal Pet Sounds." The most beautiful vocal harmonies ever recorded, in my humble opinion. I think that Pet Sounds might be the greatest pop album ever made. [First added to this chart: 01/06/2018]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,784 charts

Rank Score:

45,087

Rank in 1966:

2

Rank in 1960s:

5

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 88 (3,197 votes)

Comments:

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Wish You Were Here 

 Pink Floyd

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This is probably my favorite Pink Floyd album. "Shine on You Crazy Diamond, pts. 1-5" is a great song, probably one of Floyd's best. All the songs on the album are great and truly amazing, and the record is definitely worth getting. The flow is also superb throughout the record. [First added to this chart: 01/06/2018]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

2,915 charts

Rank Score:

50,935

Rank in 1975:

1

Rank in 1970s:

2

Overall Rank:

7

Average Rating:

 91 (3,950 votes)

Comments:

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To Pimp A Butterfly 

 Kendrick Lamar

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Many people were wondering how Kendrick could possibly top the vivid and conceptual good kid, m.a.a.d. city. Well not only did he top it with this record but he exceeded the expectation. With a powerful and beautiful blend of hiphop and jazz which is all in sync with the concept of the album. A very dense listen, To Pimp A Butterfly is one of the most culturally and socially important and great albums of the 21st Century thus far and will go down as a defining piece in hiphop's wide discography and easily Kendrick's current Magnum Opus. [First added to this chart: 01/06/2018]

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

1,775 charts

Rank Score:

36,968

Rank in 2015:

1

Rank in 2010s:

1

Overall Rank:

19

Average Rating:

 89 (2,224 votes)

Comments:

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The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars 

 David Bowie

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[First added to this chart: 01/06/2018]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,936 charts

Rank Score:

50,152

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

9

Average Rating:

 90 (3,450 votes)

Comments:

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Born To Run 

 Bruce Springsteen

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A close to perfect as any album in rock history. Every song a killer. Bruce at his peak. It would never get any better than this. In many ways, the essence of rock music, with all the energy and spirit rock and roll has to offer. [First added to this chart: 01/06/2018]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,555 charts

Rank Score:

17,150

Rank in 1975:

3

Rank in 1970s:

20

Overall Rank:

73

Average Rating:

 83 (1,930 votes)

Comments:

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Abbey Road 

 The Beatles

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As far as rock music swan songs go, this might be the best there's ever been. From the iconic opening bass line of "Come Together" to the ambitious Side 2 medley to the solemnity-subverting "Her Majesty," the entire album is an unqualified triumph. The medley on Abbey Road always gives me goosebumps and gives me that a feeling of pure joy that no album ever since has. A true masterpiece and and of course a classic album! It definitely deserves it's praise! [First added to this chart: 01/06/2018]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

3,632 charts

Rank Score:

65,460

Rank in 1969:

1

Rank in 1960s:

1

Overall Rank:

3

Average Rating:

 92 (4,512 votes)

Comments:

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Hatful Of Hollow 

 The Smiths

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Amazing album, perfect flow and truly amazing songs, tear inducing nonetheless. This is what the band wanted their debut to sound like, and they got it here. [First added to this chart: 01/06/2018]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

607 charts

Rank Score:

6,783

Rank in 1984:

6

Rank in 1980s:

33

Overall Rank:

262

Average Rating:

 86 (1,007 votes)

Comments:

48

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	2	2%
1960s	22	22%
1970s	28	28%
1980s	10	10%
1990s	14	14%
2000s	14	14%
2010s	10	10%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
The Beatles	5	5%
Radiohead	4	4%
Pink Floyd	4	4%
Bob Dylan	4	4%
Led Zeppelin	3	3%
The Jimi Hendrix Experience	2	2%
Arcade Fire	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	51	51%
	37	37%
	6	6%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	1	1%

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Down 1 from 39th to 40th Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
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Down 1 from 41st to 42nd Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

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