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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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]
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]
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1977
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25,609
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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.
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1971
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22,121
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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]
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]
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1973
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71,237
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The troubled ex-Beatle shares unedited intimate thoughts and feelings for our entertainment and amusement.
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1970
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10,327
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Rick Wakeman's cape has often been cited as a key element provoking the UK punk rock movement...
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1972
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14,455
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Nick Drakes soothing low key voice and gentle acoustic guitar provide an unsettling backdrop for his songs, all of which are about isolation, death and the end of the world.
Not recommended for small kids parties. [First added to this chart: 06/29/2018]
Not recommended for small kids parties. [First added to this chart: 06/29/2018]
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1972
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20,127
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Posh English Charterhouse boys compose sprawling surrealist prog opera that would later inspire Ian Dury to write the lyric "there ain't 'arf been some clever bastards" (may not be true).
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1974
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7,437
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Freddie brings Opera to the great unwashed.
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1975
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13,298
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Bowie named the Spiders from Mars after a mass UFO sighting in 1953 at an Italian football stadium which scientists later suggested was caused by agglomerated silk from migrating spiders. When asked, the spiders commented: "It's true, it was us. We formed a protest group called 'arachnid lives matter' and thousands of us donated our homes for a mass demonstration to raise public awareness only to have our identity ruthlessly exploited in the name of glam rock".
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1972
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This milestone 1974 Krautrock recording achieved unexpected commercial success, inadvertently kickstarting the then fledgling career of Richard Branson who would go on become a world-class pioneer in tax avoidance and egoism.
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1974
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 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% |
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| 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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64 | 64% | |
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23 | 23% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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 Toxicityby System Of A Down |
| Leavers |
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 Earthlingby David Bowie |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
91/100 (from 23 votes)
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 100/100  | 03/20/2024 21:30 |  sssvnnn | | 83/100 |
| 95/100 | 02/15/2024 20:58 | mrmcrook | | 92/100 |
| 90/100 | 06/14/2023 12:45 | Johnnyo | | 80/100 |
| 95/100 | 10/15/2022 23:23 | KineticEchoes02 | | 88/100 |
| 85/100 | 10/15/2022 20:55 | Moondance | | 84/100 |
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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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90/100
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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Purplepash 07/05/2018 07:34
Purplepash 07/05/2018 07:34
Great comments that made me laugh quite a few times. Some great selections too!!
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LedZep 07/04/2018 20:19
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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