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:

30,578

Rank in 1980:

1

Rank in 1980s:

3

Overall Rank:

27

Average Rating:

 87 (2,228 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:

2,788 charts

Rank Score:

44,957

Rank in 1966:

2

Rank in 1960s:

5

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 88 (3,202 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:

36,907

Rank in 2015:

1

Rank in 2010s:

1

Overall Rank:

19

Average Rating:

 89 (2,230 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:

1,558 charts

Rank Score:

17,295

Rank in 1975:

3

Rank in 1970s:

21

Overall Rank:

71

Average Rating:

 83 (1,931 votes)

Comments:

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Blonde On Blonde 

 Bob Dylan

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

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

1,974 charts

Rank Score:

27,683

Rank in 1966:

3

Rank in 1960s:

11

Overall Rank:

32

Average Rating:

 88 (2,336 votes)

Comments:

173

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What's Going On 

 Marvin Gaye

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

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,571 charts

Rank Score:

19,785

Rank in 1971:

4

Rank in 1970s:

16

Overall Rank:

53

Average Rating:

 85 (1,891 votes)

Comments:

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Highway 61 Revisited 

 Bob Dylan

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

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,318 charts

Rank Score:

31,105

Rank in 1965:

1

Rank in 1960s:

8

Overall Rank:

26

Average Rating:

 89 (2,741 votes)

Comments:

226

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Illinois 

 Sufjan Stevens

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

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

1,605 charts

Rank Score:

23,020

Rank in 2005:

1

Rank in 2000s:

5

Overall Rank:

42

Average Rating:

 86 (1,861 votes)

Comments:

167

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Are You Experienced 

 The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

2,169 charts

Rank Score:

24,167

Rank in 1967:

4

Rank in 1960s:

12

Overall Rank:

39

Average Rating:

 87 (2,423 votes)

Comments:

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Weezer (Blue Album) 

 Weezer

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

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,434 charts

Rank Score:

16,780

Rank in 1994:

4

Rank in 1990s:

15

Overall Rank:

79

Average Rating:

 84 (1,903 votes)

Comments:

138

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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%
Bob Dylan	4	4%
Radiohead	4	4%
Pink Floyd	4	4%
Led Zeppelin	3	3%
Kendrick Lamar	2	2%
Nirvana	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	51	51%
	37	37%
	6	6%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	1	1%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 7 from 46th to 39th The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

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

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