Essential Collections
by 
Goliath 
No time to go through the thousands of old albums recommended on this site? Not sure if any of these ancient artists are any good? Flipping through the first 30 seconds on Amazon and iTunes not really helping? Try some of these compilations (pretty obvious selections).
- Chart updated: 10/13/2022 13:15
- (Created: 08/29/2018 16:02).
- Chart size: 60 albums.
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2000, 32 tracks.
Essential albums:-
Black Sabbath
Paranoid
Marters of Reality
Volume 4
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Sabotage
Technical Ecstacy [First added to this chart: 09/25/2018]
Essential albums:-
Black Sabbath
Paranoid
Marters of Reality
Volume 4
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Sabotage
Technical Ecstacy [First added to this chart: 09/25/2018]
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2001, 26 tracks.
Essential Albums:-
Dark Side of the Moon
Wish You Were Here
The Wall
Animals
Meddle [First added to this chart: 09/25/2018]
Essential Albums:-
Dark Side of the Moon
Wish You Were Here
The Wall
Animals
Meddle [First added to this chart: 09/25/2018]
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2007, 24 tracks.
Essential Albums:-
Led Zeppelin I, II, III and IV
House of the Holy
Physical Graffiti [First added to this chart: 09/25/2018]
Essential Albums:-
Led Zeppelin I, II, III and IV
House of the Holy
Physical Graffiti [First added to this chart: 09/25/2018]
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2002, 39 tracks.
Essential Albums:-
Ziggy Stardust
Hunky Dory
Heroes [First added to this chart: 09/25/2018]
Essential Albums:-
Ziggy Stardust
Hunky Dory
Heroes [First added to this chart: 09/25/2018]
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2000, 27 tracks.
Essential Albums:-
Revolver
Sgt. Pepper [First added to this chart: 09/25/2018]
Essential Albums:-
Revolver
Sgt. Pepper [First added to this chart: 09/25/2018]
Year of Release:
2000
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Rank Score:
356
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Kate Bush has only released two compilations, the Whole Story contains only singles and The Woman's Work The Anthology is too big to be a good introduction.
Essential Albums:-
The Red Shoes
The Hounds of Love
The Sensual World [First added to this chart: 07/04/2020]
Essential Albums:-
The Red Shoes
The Hounds of Love
The Sensual World [First added to this chart: 07/04/2020]
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1993, 32 tracks.
Essential Albums;-
Sin After Sin
Stained Class [First added to this chart: 09/25/2018]
Essential Albums;-
Sin After Sin
Stained Class [First added to this chart: 09/25/2018]
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1997, 42 tracks.
Essential Albums:-
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Powerage
Let There Be Rock [First added to this chart: 09/25/2018]
Essential Albums:-
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Powerage
Let There Be Rock [First added to this chart: 09/25/2018]
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2009, 20 tracks.
Essential Album:-
Night at the Opera [First added to this chart: 09/25/2018]
Essential Album:-
Night at the Opera [First added to this chart: 09/25/2018]
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1971, 21 tracks.
No clear essential albums more of a singles band. [First added to this chart: 09/25/2018]
No clear essential albums more of a singles band. [First added to this chart: 09/25/2018]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
686
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Total albums: 60. Page 1 of 6
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Essential Collections composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 2 | 3% | |
| 1980s | 14 | 23% | |
| 1990s | 34 | 57% | |
| 2000s | 10 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Who | 1 | 2% | |
| UFO | 1 | 2% | |
| Supertramp | 1 | 2% | |
| Santana | 1 | 2% | |
| Kate Bush | 1 | 2% | |
| Ozzy Osbourne | 1 | 2% | |
| Dire Straits | 1 | 2% | |
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