Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by emptysquares (2021)

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: 03/07/2021 22:15
• (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:

1,554 charts

Rank Score:

30,897

Rank in 1977:

2

Rank in 1970s:

9

Overall Rank:

36

Average Rating:

 88 (2,459 votes)

Comments:

177

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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:

1,795 charts

Rank Score:

38,156

Rank in 1969:

2

Rank in 1960s:

8

Overall Rank:

27

Average Rating:

 89 (2,084 votes)

Comments:

200

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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:

1,637 charts

Rank Score:

26,999

Rank in 1971:

3

Rank in 1970s:

13

Overall Rank:

46

Average Rating:

 87 (2,168 votes)

Comments:

143

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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:

2,664 charts

Rank Score:

53,658

Rank in 1968:

1

Rank in 1960s:

6

Overall Rank:

14

Average Rating:

 89 (3,469 votes)

Comments:

313

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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:

630 charts

Rank Score:

6,680

Rank in 2011:

4

Rank in 2010s:

35

Overall Rank:

297

Average Rating:

 80 (864 votes)

Comments:

50

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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:

1,046 charts

Rank Score:

16,083

Rank in 1985:

2

Rank in 1980s:

13

Overall Rank:

98

Average Rating:

 84 (1,197 votes)

Comments:

71

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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:

332 charts

Rank Score:

3,011

Rank in 1981:

4

Rank in 1980s:

94

Overall Rank:

634

Average Rating:

 78 (374 votes)

Comments:

27

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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:

3,777 charts

Rank Score:

93,596

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (4,792 votes)

Comments:

534

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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:

974 charts

Rank Score:

12,306

Rank in 1970:

5

Rank in 1970s:

36

Overall Rank:

144

Average Rating:

 84 (1,271 votes)

Comments:

114

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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:

4,047 charts

Rank Score:

101,147

Rank in 1997:

1

Rank in 1990s:

1

Overall Rank:

1

Average Rating:

 92 (5,054 votes)

Comments:

783

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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	28	28%
1980s	16	16%
1990s	13	13%
2000s	16	16%
2010s	9	9%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Pink Floyd	4	4%
David Bowie	4	4%
The Beatles	4	4%
Steven Wilson	3	3%
Kate Bush	3	3%
King Crimson	3	3%
Muse	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	67	67%
	20	20%
	4	4%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	1	1%
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 56th to 57th A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead
Down 1 from 57th to 58th Grace by Jeff Buckley
Down 1 from 58th to 59th Insurgentes by Steven Wilson

New entries
White Chalk by PJ Harvey

Leavers
Funeral by Arcade Fire

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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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