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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Let England Shake 

 PJ Harvey

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[First added to this chart: 06/29/2018]

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

717 charts

Rank Score:

6,328

Rank in 2011:

3

Rank in 2010s:

35

Overall Rank:

278

Average Rating:

 80 (936 votes)

Comments:

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25. (20) 5

Hand. Cannot. Erase. 

 Steven Wilson

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Steven explores themes of isolation and alienation in urban environments such as Hemel Hempstead. [First added to this chart: 06/30/2018]

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

294 charts

Rank Score:

3,210

Rank in 2015:

8

Rank in 2010s:

78

Overall Rank:

559

Average Rating:

 80 (403 votes)

Comments:

43

55. (56) 1

The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories) 

 Steven Wilson

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In 2013 Steven Wilson decided that the world was crying out for a suite of ghost stories told through the medium of progressive rock.
"I've always been able to predict public opinion and know what's around the corner.." said Wilson when promoting the album "..that's why I'm opening a new holiday resort in Syria as well as investing in retail chains such as BHS, Blockbuster and Toys R Us". [First added to this chart: 07/02/2018]

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

220 charts

Rank Score:

1,943

Rank in 2013:

14

Rank in 2010s:

136

Overall Rank:

925

Average Rating:

 79 (352 votes)

Comments:

25

63. (62) 1

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MASSEDUCTION 

 St. Vincent

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21st Century Schizoid Woman? [First added to this chart: 08/05/2019]

Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

357 charts

Rank Score:

1,994

Rank in 2017:

14

Rank in 2010s:

133

Overall Rank:

903

Average Rating:

 78 (379 votes)

Comments:

24

76. (75) 1

A Moon Shaped Pool 

 Radiohead

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Following this release, Radiohead broke an international cultural boycott by playing in Tel Aviv ironically enabling each of the band to fund their very own moon shaped (swimming) pool in exotic locations (best avoid the west bank and Gaza chaps as the locals are a little rough). [First added to this chart: 07/03/2018]

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

1,341 charts

Rank Score:

17,163

Rank in 2016:

1

Rank in 2010s:

6

Overall Rank:

72

Average Rating:

 87 (2,090 votes)

Comments:

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91. (90) 1

An Awesome Wave 

 alt-J

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Millenial uber geeks kick dirt in the face of other less intimidating millenial uber geeks. [First added to this chart: 06/20/2019]

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

670 charts

Rank Score:

7,444

Rank in 2012:

6

Rank in 2010s:

27

Overall Rank:

225

Average Rating:

 78 (989 votes)

Comments:

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97. (=)

Is This The Life We Really Want? 

 Roger Waters

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Grumpier than Grumpy from the 7 dwarfs on a bad hair day. [First added to this chart: 07/03/2018]

Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

171 charts

Rank Score:

934

Rank in 2017:

30

Rank in 2010s:

295

Overall Rank:

1,805

Average Rating:

 75 (241 votes)

Comments:

28

98. (=)

50 Words For Snow 

 Kate Bush

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Kate is currently working on her follow-up to this called "50 words for Donald Trump (explicit warnings)". [First added to this chart: 07/04/2018]

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

204 charts

Rank Score:

1,068

Rank in 2011:

35

Rank in 2010s:

259

Overall Rank:

1,613

Average Rating:

 74 (296 votes)

Comments:

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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%
Yes	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	2,824	83/100
95/100	02/15/2024 20:58	mrmcrook	394	92/100
90/100	06/14/2023 12:45	Johnnyo	2,014	80/100
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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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70/100

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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