Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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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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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!
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1980
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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.
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2004
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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!
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2007
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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.
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1966
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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.
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1975
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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.
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2015
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1972
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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.
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1975
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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!
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1969
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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.
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1984
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 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 | % | |
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| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 3% | |
| Nirvana | 2 | 2% | |
| The Smiths | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 7 from 46th to 39thThe Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 39th to 40thUnknown Pleasures by Joy Division |
| Down 1 from 40th to 41stRubber Soul by The Beatles |
| Down 1 from 41st to 42ndSticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones |
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