Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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lancashirearab 
I have decided to only include one album from each artist in this chart because I am having to leave out some great bands from my chart. I have included some notes about each album to try to explain why they are so special to me. Just remember they are all my babies and I love them all equally even though some are definately cuter than others and some of them look nothing like me!
- Chart updated: 05/26/2012 09:55
- (Created: 03/25/2012 23:36).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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I have deliberately taken the long route into Manchester just to see view on the cover of this album.
[First added to this chart: 03/25/2012]
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1985
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1,919
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The first time I heard this album it blew my mind. It was different from anything I had ever heard before. They had played Aberdeen a few weeks before and I had never heard of them and so didn't go!
[First added to this chart: 04/05/2012]
Year of Release:
1978
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2,064
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The best opening track on any album I have heard.
[First added to this chart: 03/25/2012]
Year of Release:
1977
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16,988
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The dolphin is like the banana on the Velvet Underground album. I grew my fringe in the eighties because of this album.
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1982
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780
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This might even be better than Trout Mask Replica.
[First added to this chart: 04/05/2012]
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1970
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760
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It comes in a tin. It is simply amazing. A landmark in post-punk music.
[First added to this chart: 05/26/2012]
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1979
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2,103
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I was introduced to this by The Fall.
[First added to this chart: 04/07/2012]
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1971
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9,325
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I can remember being amazed by the album's clear polythene sleeve when I bought it.
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My first ever Sonic Youth Album. A love affair that continues to this day. I even called my son Thurston.
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1985
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730
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This is just an amazing album. I got into this through This Mortal Coil. I would like to thank them for the introduction.
[First added to this chart: 04/07/2012]
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1978
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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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 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1970s | 30 | 30% | |
| 1980s | 37 | 37% | |
| 1990s | 7 | 7% | |
| 2000s | 12 | 12% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 1% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| The Nightingales | 1 | 1% | |
| The Associates | 1 | 1% | |
| Godspeed You! Black Emperor | 1 | 1% | |
| Kurt Vile | 1 | 1% | |
| Jeffrey Lewis | 1 | 1% | |
| Richard Hell & The Voidoids | 1 | 1% | |
| Cabaret Voltaire | 1 | 1% | |
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39 | 39% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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JulianR 08/09/2017 00:09 | #195770
JulianR 08/09/2017 00:09 | #195770
punky
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LedZep 06/29/2017 20:58 | #193438
LedZep 06/29/2017 20:58 | #193438
One of the best charts I've seen. Gotta listen to some albums I don't know, but just the hard work and the appreciation of music make this one of my favs.
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From crimson 09/02/2016 07:01 | #174039
You must be kidding! Forever Changes has one of the greatest covers of all time! Haha. Great list!
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neilgee 08/20/2016 22:52 | #173157
neilgee 08/20/2016 22:52 | #173157
Totally disagree with your no 1 and yet your chart was interesting enough to keep my looking through all 10 pages. That's the greatest compliment I can give you, I think.
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From stangetzaway 07/23/2016 21:47 | #171716
Fascinating chart and thanks for the engaging comments. Lots of unexplored territory here!
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From quadrophenia17 05/06/2015 18:39 | #140971
What a unique chart. I would like more descriptions in your albums.
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Amirkhosro 05/06/2015 17:52 | #140970
Amirkhosro 05/06/2015 17:52 | #140970
This rules
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Arthurknight 03/09/2015 11:20 | #136431
Arthurknight 03/09/2015 11:20 | #136431
Love it. I agree with so much of this chart, and charts like this one that are so brilliantly personal make the experience of going through them so engaging
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From BraddlesHendo 12/03/2014 07:13 | #128575
Your list one of my faves great seeing THE FALL at number 1 and glad u love three of my most loved Aussie bands The Triffids, The Go Betweens & Nick Cave
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From newjlp 02/02/2014 19:25 | #102083
Great selections. Thanks for reintroducing me to the Monochrome Set - I had forgotten how great they were!
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