Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 09/07/2020 09:15
- (Created: 05/10/2018 22:56).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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This was maybe my first favourite album, and I believe it to still be my favourite to this day. Songs like Eleanor Rigby, Here, There and Everywhere and For No One show Paul McCartney in the prime of his songwriting.
Favourite track: For No One [First added to this chart: 05/10/2018]
Favourite track: For No One [First added to this chart: 05/10/2018]
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1966
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50,438
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Genesis came way too late into my life, but I am so happy that I chose to start listening to them. This album is really close to my heart, and I would almost say that it's tied for the number one spot. No other band has perfected the art of ending albums on high notes, and this might be the best ending of any album I've ever heard.
Favourite track: The Lamia [First added to this chart: 05/10/2018]
Favourite track: The Lamia [First added to this chart: 05/10/2018]
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1974
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6,580
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I discovered Sufjan Stevens only about a year ago, but in that year, I have more or less only listened to Sufjan. A truly unique artist with melodies and arrangements that make your hairs rise. One of the greatest composers of the last 30 years, and this album is his greatest without a single bad track, which is a feat considering the album contains 22 tracks.
Favourite track: The Predatory Wasp of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us [First added to this chart: 02/28/2020]
Favourite track: The Predatory Wasp of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us [First added to this chart: 02/28/2020]
Year of Release:
2005
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20,652
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The darkest Pink Floyd album (maybe apart from The Wall), but also the best when it comes to lyrics and melodies. The guitar solo in Dogs is the standout moment from this album.
Favourite track: Dogs [First added to this chart: 05/10/2018]
Favourite track: Dogs [First added to this chart: 05/10/2018]
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1977
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22,938
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This has to be top 10 in any "best albums of all time"-chart. An immediately recognizable classic. It doesn't get much more creative than this.
Favourite track: She's Leaving Home [First added to this chart: 05/10/2018]
Favourite track: She's Leaving Home [First added to this chart: 05/10/2018]
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1967
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44,114
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The excellent Richard Wright really shines in this journey of an album. Great variation in the songs, and Gilmour doing some of his best ever work on Shine On You Crazy Diamond.
Favourite track: Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5 [First added to this chart: 05/10/2018]
Favourite track: Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5 [First added to this chart: 05/10/2018]
Year of Release:
1975
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45,589
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You don't need more than three songs on an album if they are all of this quality. Three prog classics, all more spectacular than the other. Not really the world's biggest Yes fan, but it is fair to say that I am a fan of this album.
Favourite track: Siberian Khatru [First added to this chart: 05/10/2018]
Favourite track: Siberian Khatru [First added to this chart: 05/10/2018]
Year of Release:
1972
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14,100
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One of his longest albums, and (in my opinion) his very best. Bob Dylan spewed out great songs one after another in the middle of the 60s, and there is not one single "weak" track in this masterpiece of an album.
Favourite track: One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) [First added to this chart: 05/10/2018]
Favourite track: One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) [First added to this chart: 05/10/2018]
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1966
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With instant prog classics like Watcher of The Skies and Supper's Ready, and only one "filler" in Horizons, but still one of the most beautiful guitar songs from the 70s. Supper's Ready might be the best prog rock song ever made.
Favourite track: Supper's Ready [First added to this chart: 05/10/2018]
Favourite track: Supper's Ready [First added to this chart: 05/10/2018]
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1972
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The last Beatles album to be recorded, it is also maybe the one where all members of the band work most as a team, and it is extremely rewarding. I Want You (She's So Heavy) and the medley might be two of the earliest signs of prog rock just a few weeks before the release of King Crimson's wonderful In The Court of The Crimson King.
Favourite track: The medley [First added to this chart: 05/10/2018]
Favourite track: The medley [First added to this chart: 05/10/2018]
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1969
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 20 | 20% | |
| 1970s | 48 | 48% | |
| 1980s | 9 | 9% | |
| 1990s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2000s | 11 | 11% | |
| 2010s | 12 | 12% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Genesis | 8 | 8% | |
| The Beatles | 8 | 8% | |
| Pink Floyd | 6 | 6% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 6 | 6% | |
| Bob Dylan | 5 | 5% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 4 | 4% | |
| First Aid Kit | 4 | 4% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 39 from 69th to 30th Michigan by Sufjan Stevens |
| Up 36 from 73rd to 37th Low by David Bowie |
| Up 12 from 15th to 3rd Illinois by Sufjan Stevens |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 36th to 38th Origin Of Symmetry by Muse |
| Down 2 from 37th to 39th Magical Mystery Tour by The Beatles |
| Down 2 from 38th to 40th Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield |
| New entries |
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 The Age Of Adzby Sufjan Stevens |
| Leavers |
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 A Night At The Operaby Queen |
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 95/100 | 03/08/2020 17:12 | pctrooper | | 88/100 |
| 100/100 | 02/28/2020 18:41 | DJENNY | | 100/100 |
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From bonnequestion 04/28/2019 00:02
Nice chart! I don't know if you tried Gentle Giant, but based on your tastes, I think you might like it (Three Friends, Free Hand, Octopus, Gentle Giant). Also, have you heard "Time And A Word" from Yes? This album is crazy good!
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