Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by LoganGrube

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If people want to give me a poor rating for including a lot of old highly rated albums here, go for it. I generally feel this site does a great job at listing some of the best albums ever, and I find I often agree with the rankings. This list exists as a reference for myself, and so I can have pointless, yet incredibly heated, arguments about music with my friends. I don't want to make it inauthentic by capping albums per decade or per artist.
Top Ten Best Songs of All Time:
1. Heroin - Velvet Underground and Nico
2. Here, There, and Everywhere - The Beatles (Paul Mccartney)
3. Runaway - Kanye West
4. Hey Mama - Kanye West
5. For No One - The Beatles (Paul McCartney)
6. Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles (Paul McCartney)
7. Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again - Bob Dylan
8. MAAD City - Kendrick Lamar
9. Candy Says - The Velvet Underground
10. New Slaves - Kanye West

• Chart updated: 02/07/2019 00:15
• (Created: 04/15/2018 22:58).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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

 David Bowie

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Genre: Glam Rock
Sorry Picasso, Rembrandt, and da Vinci - this is the greatest artistic achievement in human history.
Best Track: "Ziggy Stardust"

"You're too old to lose it, too young to choose it." [First added to this chart: 04/15/2018]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,935 charts

Rank Score:

50,014

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

9

Average Rating:

 90 (3,448 votes)

Comments:

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London Calling 

 The Clash

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Genre: Punk Rock
The most consistent double album ever made
Best Track: "Rudie Can't Fail"

"I went to the market to realize my soul. What I need, they just don't have." [First added to this chart: 04/15/2018]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,754 charts

Rank Score:

36,180

Rank in 1979:

1

Rank in 1970s:

5

Overall Rank:

20

Average Rating:

 87 (3,084 votes)

Comments:

256

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Animals 

 Pink Floyd

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Genre: Progressive Rock
Best Track: "Pigs (Three Little Ones)" [First added to this chart: 04/15/2018]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,711 charts

Rank Score:

25,524

Rank in 1977:

2

Rank in 1970s:

8

Overall Rank:

36

Average Rating:

 88 (2,722 votes)

Comments:

198

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The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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Genre: Progressive Rock
Best Track: "Brain Damage/Eclipse"

"There is no dark side of the moon really. Matter of fact, it's all dark." [First added to this chart: 04/15/2018]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,044 charts

Rank Score:

71,008

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,204 votes)

Comments:

582

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Low 

 David Bowie

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[First added to this chart: 08/18/2018]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,486 charts

Rank Score:

19,356

Rank in 1977:

4

Rank in 1970s:

17

Overall Rank:

55

Average Rating:

 86 (2,028 votes)

Comments:

168

24. (37) 13

Blue 

 Joni Mitchell

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[First added to this chart: 09/03/2018]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,330 charts

Rank Score:

17,053

Rank in 1971:

6

Rank in 1970s:

21

Overall Rank:

76

Average Rating:

 85 (1,450 votes)

Comments:

108

26. (25) 1

Station To Station 

 David Bowie

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[First added to this chart: 09/02/2018]

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

1,057 charts

Rank Score:

13,293

Rank in 1976:

2

Rank in 1970s:

28

Overall Rank:

104

Average Rating:

 85 (1,508 votes)

Comments:

95

29. (28) 1

Hunky Dory 

 David Bowie

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Genre: Glam Rock
Best Track: "Life on Mars?" [First added to this chart: 04/15/2018]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,801 charts

Rank Score:

22,059

Rank in 1971:

3

Rank in 1970s:

13

Overall Rank:

46

Average Rating:

 87 (2,377 votes)

Comments:

159

32. (31) 1

Bridge Over Troubled Water 

 Simon & Garfunkel

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[First added to this chart: 04/16/2018]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,236 charts

Rank Score:

13,186

Rank in 1970:

4

Rank in 1970s:

29

Overall Rank:

106

Average Rating:

 84 (1,487 votes)

Comments:

95

34. (33) 1

All Things Must Pass 

 George Harrison

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Genre: Rock
Best Track: "Run of the Mill" [First added to this chart: 04/15/2018]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,168 charts

Rank Score:

13,577

Rank in 1970:

3

Rank in 1970s:

25

Overall Rank:

97

Average Rating:

 85 (1,268 votes)

Comments:

112

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	24	24%
1970s	33	33%
1980s	8	8%
1990s	9	9%
2000s	14	14%
2010s	12	12%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
The Beatles	7	7%
David Bowie	6	6%
Pink Floyd	5	5%
Kanye West	3	3%
Kendrick Lamar	3	3%
Bob Dylan	3	3%
The Smiths	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	48	48%
	39	39%
	7	7%
	4	4%
	2	2%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 13 from 37th to 24th Blue by Joni Mitchell

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 24th to 25th Illinois by Sufjan Stevens
Down 1 from 25th to 26th Station To Station by David Bowie
Down 1 from 26th to 27th The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

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From WillyMac 05/24/2020 15:16

Very cool list. You have a lot more recent albums and a lot fewer from the 80s compared to my list. I wish I was as open-minded about hip-hop as you are.

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From LankyLen 10/17/2019 13:44

Great chart. Love the classic rock/top notch hip hop mix

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From JulianR 01/28/2019 20:27

Nice hip-hop picks in there!

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From CharlieBarley 09/13/2018 17:10

Great chart with a fine selection of albums. I'm with you about 97% of the way. A few more expanded notes would be nice but good work man.

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From ForegroundNoise 09/13/2018 08:38

Nice chart!! I like how at least you're honest in your bio about your love of the classic rock era (not my digs but appreciate the picks you've made nonetheless). If I were to make any suggestions though it'd be to listen to some non-English speaking music. Here's a few that maybe you'll like from that era:

Novos Baianos - Acabou Chorare
Amon Duul II - Yeti
Osanna - Palepoli
Can - Ege Bamyasi

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From toxicteaaa 08/18/2018 22:39

Good chart! A lot of good oldies

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From bobbyb5 08/15/2018 19:49

I don't know why you thought people would downvote you for the old albums you included. It's actually a pretty great selection of older albums. I pretty much like all of them but for a few.

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From bobbyb5 08/15/2018 19:48

I don't know why you thought people would give you a low rating because of the old albums you included. Actually, your selection of old albums is pretty great.

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From jdenny2018 05/07/2018 04:11

Really good chart, don't listen to the haters. You like what you like, don't worry about being "basic" but also don't think you're better than everybody

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From C_Krug2009 05/06/2018 18:33

A BEA friendly chart for sure, not my cup of tea but at least you get what there is get about your picks

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