Top 36 Greatest Music Albums
by aricohen129 
This is my list of personal favorite albums with which I connect the most. Totally subjective and ever-changing as I discover more music
- Chart updated: 12/11/2018 15:45
- (Created: 05/27/2018 15:18).
- Chart size: 36 albums.
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A grand final statement from the greatest band of all time. Nothing can touch the last medley of Golden Slumbers-Carry That Weight-The End.
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1969
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56,738
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Pretty perfect the whole way through. Guitar solo in "Time" is my all-time favorite.
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1973
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59,332
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Morrisey's satirical lyrics combined with Marr's stellar guitar work, plus the best rhythm section ever placed onto any record (in my opinion) make this beautiful piece of art the best album of the 1980s.
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1986
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33,327
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A bleak, apocalyptic look from Thom Yorke into the future, OK Computer contains some terrifying predictions that have now become our present.
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1997
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63,042
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The album that in my opinion best personifies the wave of psychedelia in the late 1960s. Flows beautifully and concludes in majestic fashion with the greatest song by the greatest band of all time, "A Day In The Life".
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1967
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42,812
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By far the most complete hip-hop album ever recorded. From the lyricism to the delivery to the perfect production, this is as monumental, influential and cohesive as it gets when it comes to hip-hop albums.
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1994
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16,031
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Beautifully produced, featuring some of the best vocals of Thom Yorke's career, this is the album that proved that Radiohead could still rock with the best of them, while still maintaining the lush electronic sound that had dominated their work since Kid A.
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2007
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42,990
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Beautiful songwriting, gorgeous arrangments and vocals, and the backstory behind this Britpop classic all contribute to the beauty of this nearly-perfect album. The bright shining light of a band that had so much potential and could have done so much more.
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1995
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17,416
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Perfect songwriting, perfect layering, every track complimenting the next. Perfectly amazing work from the best band of the millenium.
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2004
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33,786
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Comes full circle better than any album ever made. The themes explored here are rivaled only by the group's previous album.
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1975
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44,171
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Top 36 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 8 | 22% | |
| 1970s | 9 | 25% | |
| 1980s | 5 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 6 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 6 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 2 | 6% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 6 | 17% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 11% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 8% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 6% | |
| Talking Heads | 1 | 3% | |
| Oasis | 1 | 3% | |
| Wilco | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 36 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 12 from 26th to 14thKid A by Radiohead |
| Up 11 from 18th to 7thIn Rainbows by Radiohead |
| Up 10 from 21st to 11thExile On Main St. by The Rolling Stones |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 10 from 8th to 18thPurple Rain by Prince And The Revolution |
| Down 8 from 11th to 19thThe Stone Roses by The Stone Roses |
| Down 4 from 13th to 17thThe Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico |
| New entries |
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| Lonerism by Tame Impala |
| Leavers |
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| Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John |
| Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen |
| Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division |
| Who's Next by The Who |
| Power, Corruption & Lies by New Order |
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| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Nirvana | |
| 10. Neil Young | |
| 11. The Velvet Underground | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. R.E.M. | |
| 16. The Beach Boys | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 19. Pixies | |
| 20. The Cure |
