Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by emptysquares (2022)

After around 50 years of listening, these are some of my favourites so far (I kept it to a max of 4 albums per artist - man that was hard!)

• Chart updated: 03/20/2022 23:15
• (Created: 06/29/2018 17:01).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Animals 

 Pink Floyd

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Roger Waters paints a dark dystopian landscape of life in 1970's Britain where a ruthless "dog eat dog" culture exists in order to control and subdue the general populous ruled by a greedy & corrupt political elite.
Aaah....those were the days.
But we can make Britain great again.....let's take back control!!
Baaaa…..Baaaa... [First added to this chart: 06/29/2018]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,633 charts

Rank Score:

29,349

Rank in 1977:

2

Rank in 1970s:

9

Overall Rank:

36

Average Rating:

 88 (2,587 votes)

Comments:

189

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In The Court Of The Crimson King 

 King Crimson

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Greg Lake's voice heralds an entire era of edgy symphonic prog rock that would go on to bore girllfriends and annoy rock "journalists" for many years to come. [First added to this chart: 06/29/2018]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,892 charts

Rank Score:

36,299

Rank in 1969:

2

Rank in 1960s:

7

Overall Rank:

25

Average Rating:

 89 (2,207 votes)

Comments:

211

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Hunky Dory 

 David Bowie

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Mr.Jones gives a lesson in the art of song-writing accompanied by Mr.Wakeman on his Joanna and also Mr.Ronson performing with his martian arachnid associates. [First added to this chart: 06/29/2018]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,726 charts

Rank Score:

25,454

Rank in 1971:

3

Rank in 1970s:

13

Overall Rank:

46

Average Rating:

 87 (2,278 votes)

Comments:

156

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The Beatles (The White Album) 

 The Beatles

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The one where that nice Mr. McCartney invites us all to "do it in the road", young Georgie plays with his little piggies whilst that nasty Mr. Lennon sings about his filthy "warm gun".

Don't you just love the sixties???


Number nine...….number nine...…number nine...… [First added to this chart: 06/29/2018]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

2,751 charts

Rank Score:

50,020

Rank in 1968:

1

Rank in 1960s:

6

Overall Rank:

14

Average Rating:

 89 (3,580 votes)

Comments:

328

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Let England Shake 

 PJ Harvey

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Polly trades in her trusty Telecaster for an auto-harp and sings some jolly ditties about horrors of war seen from a female perspective. [First added to this chart: 06/29/2018]

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

657 charts

Rank Score:

6,295

Rank in 2011:

4

Rank in 2010s:

37

Overall Rank:

302

Average Rating:

 80 (893 votes)

Comments:

54

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Rain Dogs 

 Tom Waits

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Not. For. Shandy. Drinkers. [First added to this chart: 06/29/2018]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

1,069 charts

Rank Score:

14,448

Rank in 1985:

2

Rank in 1980s:

13

Overall Rank:

105

Average Rating:

 84 (1,243 votes)

Comments:

78

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My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts 

 Brian Eno & David Byrne

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Created in a pre-digital world, this somehow manages to be both funky and creepy at the same time. [First added to this chart: 06/29/2018]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

343 charts

Rank Score:

2,846

Rank in 1981:

5

Rank in 1980s:

98

Overall Rank:

655

Average Rating:

 78 (392 votes)

Comments:

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The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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Roger Waters writes about some fundamental topics that people thought and worried about in the 1970's including religion, class, ageing, wealth, sanity and death.
A modern updating of the concept for the 21st century is set to also include additional songs about the challenges of taking a good selfie, lack of 5G coverage and videos of cute animals doing the sweetest things. [First added to this chart: 06/29/2018]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

3,882 charts

Rank Score:

84,521

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (4,976 votes)

Comments:

564

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John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band 

 John Lennon

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The troubled ex-Beatle shares unedited intimate thoughts and feelings for our entertainment and amusement. [First added to this chart: 06/29/2018]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,009 charts

Rank Score:

11,732

Rank in 1970:

5

Rank in 1970s:

36

Overall Rank:

142

Average Rating:

 83 (1,320 votes)

Comments:

124

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OK Computer 

 Radiohead

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You too are a pig in a cage on anti-biotics [First added to this chart: 06/29/2018]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,161 charts

Rank Score:

91,162

Rank in 1997:

1

Rank in 1990s:

1

Overall Rank:

1

Average Rating:

 92 (5,252 votes)

Comments:

816

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	3	3%
1960s	15	15%
1970s	29	29%
1980s	15	15%
1990s	12	12%
2000s	16	16%
2010s	9	9%
2020s	1	1%

Artist	Albums	%
Pink Floyd	4	4%
David Bowie	4	4%
The Beatles	4	4%
Radiohead	3	3%
Steven Wilson	3	3%
Kate Bush	3	3%
King Crimson	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	65	65%
	22	22%
	4	4%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	1	1%
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

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Leavers
Hatful Of Hollow by The Smiths

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From RioBravo 07/14/2020 15:29

Didn't mean to piss you off, dude. You've got a good chart and the funniest commentary I've seen around here.

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From gussteivi 11/14/2019 20:15

Nice chart, the comments I enjoyed the most were the ones I didn't understand.

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From Purplepash 07/05/2018 07:34

Great comments that made me laugh quite a few times. Some great selections too!!

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From LedZep 07/04/2018 20:19

Lol gotta love these top 5s. Haven't watched the Classic Who, but absolutely love the 10 series. Smith - Tennant - Capaldi - Ecclestone (only 1 season that's why last, Hurt is great but only 1 episode, and the rest are brilliant and tend to change places). Also Maradona - Messi - Pele - others. "Franco" meaning Zola, Baresi or Guillermo Franco? The chart itself is great, Animals and Crimson's debut are both in my top 10, and the whole thing is a very interesting read.

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