Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by emptysquares

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: 04/01/2024 23:45
• (Created: 06/29/2018 17:01).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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31. (30) 1

The Dreaming 

 Kate Bush

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I will refrain from commenting on Rolf Harris and his didgeridoo as that would only detract from a much overlooked and underrated piece of work. [First added to this chart: 06/30/2018]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

624 charts

Rank Score:

6,629

Rank in 1982:

2

Rank in 1980s:

34

Overall Rank:

265

Average Rating:

 81 (753 votes)

Comments:

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32. (31) 1

Roxy Music 

 Roxy Music

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The transexual offspring of the threesome that is Art Rock, Glam and Prog. [First added to this chart: 03/06/2021]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

373 charts

Rank Score:

1,981

Rank in 1972:

21

Rank in 1970s:

194

Overall Rank:

910

Average Rating:

 79 (465 votes)

Comments:

23

33. (32) 1

Origin Of Symmetry 

 Muse

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Nicely understated. [First added to this chart: 06/30/2018]

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

803 charts

Rank Score:

7,817

Rank in 2001:

7

Rank in 2000s:

37

Overall Rank:

217

Average Rating:

 80 (1,411 votes)

Comments:

93

34. (33) 1

Real Life 

 Magazine

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[First added to this chart: 06/30/2018]

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

255 charts

Rank Score:

1,560

Rank in 1978:

21

Rank in 1970s:

240

Overall Rank:

1,137

Average Rating:

 79 (236 votes)

Comments:

12

35. (34) 1

Islands 

 King Crimson

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It took Wimbourne Minster by storm. [First added to this chart: 04/08/2020]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

164 charts

Rank Score:

746

Rank in 1971:

50

Rank in 1970s:

422

Overall Rank:

2,187

Average Rating:

 76 (293 votes)

Comments:

12

36. (35) 1

Aqualung 

 Jethro Tull

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Ian Anderson assumes the identity of a 17th century agriculturalist and the attire of a down & out vagrant whilst performing an elaborate form of rock music.on a flute whilst standing one legged.
Somebody find me a seed drill! [First added to this chart: 06/30/2018]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

725 charts

Rank Score:

5,648

Rank in 1971:

14

Rank in 1970s:

81

Overall Rank:

319

Average Rating:

 83 (961 votes)

Comments:

57

37. (36) 1

The Velvet Underground & Nico 

 The Velvet Underground & Nico

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The definitive statement in 60's banana iconography. [First added to this chart: 06/30/2018]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

2,978 charts

Rank Score:

46,105

Rank in 1967:

2

Rank in 1960s:

4

Overall Rank:

10

Average Rating:

 89 (3,454 votes)

Comments:

350

38. (37) 1

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols 

 Sex Pistols

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Mr Ferocious and his playmates sing some songs about blighty before making it big in butter. [First added to this chart: 06/30/2018]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,343 charts

Rank Score:

11,835

Rank in 1977:

5

Rank in 1970s:

33

Overall Rank:

124

Average Rating:

 80 (1,818 votes)

Comments:

145

39. (38) 1

Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

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[First added to this chart: 12/17/2019]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,070 charts

Rank Score:

44,375

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

12

Average Rating:

 90 (3,897 votes)

Comments:

300

40. (39) 1

Paranoid 

 Black Sabbath

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Black Country fine art. [First added to this chart: 06/30/2018]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,643 charts

Rank Score:

19,384

Rank in 1970:

1

Rank in 1970s:

18

Overall Rank:

56

Average Rating:

 86 (2,028 votes)

Comments:

136

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	3	3%
1960s	16	16%
1970s	30	30%
1980s	17	17%
1990s	11	11%
2000s	15	15%
2010s	8	8%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
The Beatles	5	5%
Pink Floyd	4	4%
King Crimson	3	3%
Kate Bush	3	3%
Radiohead	3	3%
Steven Wilson	3	3%
Led Zeppelin	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	64	64%
	23	23%
	4	4%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	1	1%
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 28 from 58th to 30th The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd
Up 1 from 61st to 60th Chimera by Bill Nelson
Up 1 from 60th to 59th Jesus Christ Superstar (Original Concept Recording) by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice

Biggest fallers
Down 10 from 52nd to 62nd Mind Bomb by The The
Down 8 from 53rd to 61st Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel
Down 5 from 20th to 25th Hand. Cannot. Erase. by Steven Wilson

New entries
Toxicity by System Of A Down

Leavers
Earthling by David Bowie

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100/100	03/20/2024 21:30	sssvnnn	2,821	83/100
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From mrmcrook 02/15/2024 20:57

Nice picks. Great notes. Entertaining

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From Johnnyo 06/14/2023 12:45

Love this chart and the comments.

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From Moondance 10/15/2022 21:05

Loved the commentary - so much truth from so few lines. As for the chart - yeah, it's alright. Major reservation is no Aussie albums ~ folks may think we are the lucky country, but we got the same issues (childhood innocence, the solar system, ADHD, an ex-Aussie named Rolf) as anywhere else in the world ~ and some decent singers & bands to expose the truth about these life-altering subjects.

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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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