Top 56 Greatest Music Albums by hailey 
In the summer of 2018, I had a friend of mine introduce me to the best music I have ever listened to. Before I started talking to my friend I was listening to today's alternative music, which, isn't near as great as any of the things I have listed on this chart. The first album he had me listen to was Illinois by Sufjan Stevens. It was very different, but I loved it. I then asked him for some more music suggestions and he gave me a list that was almost 100 albums long with all sorts of artists. I am still working on listening to them, but my experience so far has been so great with this music. As of now, I am still meeting new people, which brings along a lot of different music tastes that just gets mixed in with this big list of (sometimes) random albums.
- Chart updated: 01/11/2021 22:45
- (Created: 11/28/2018 16:43).
- Chart size: 56 albums.
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Man this album...great story and meaning, just beautiful, and I cannot stop listening to it. I think this is one of the last David Bowie albums I listened to. My first one was definitely Station to Station and then Blackstar. I thought those were ok, not really anything special though, in comparison to this album. Every single song in this album is something really special to me. Soul Love is a relaxing yet frustrating concept as the characters in this story are dealing with love when they know the world is about to end. Moonage Daydream pretty much introduces Ziggy for the first time but man, the Sax solo...its probably one of the most satisfying and beautiful things I've ever heard. Another one of my favorites was Ziggy Stardust. It gave a very straightforward explanation of the "rise and fall" and I don't think it could've been more perfect than it is.
Favorite: Sorry, I can't choose a favorite...I told you this album is perfect and there is no way that I could ever just chose ONE song from here.
Collection: Vinyl [First added to this chart: 03/22/2019]
Favorite: Sorry, I can't choose a favorite...I told you this album is perfect and there is no way that I could ever just chose ONE song from here.
Collection: Vinyl [First added to this chart: 03/22/2019]
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1972
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Favorite: Just What I Needed
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I honestly didn't have a clue who the Cars were before this year. Thanks to my best friend who showed me this album and many more 70s and 80s albums, I now have another album that fits in my top 10. Another thing about this album is the amount of influence it had on the sound of rock music in the 80s. It was honestly ahead of its time, so if you like any 80s rock, you have the cars to thank. I also think is truly amazing that these guys were able to release multiple timeless classics on this one album. Truly amazing. [First added to this chart: 10/22/2020]
Collection: Vinyl
I honestly didn't have a clue who the Cars were before this year. Thanks to my best friend who showed me this album and many more 70s and 80s albums, I now have another album that fits in my top 10. Another thing about this album is the amount of influence it had on the sound of rock music in the 80s. It was honestly ahead of its time, so if you like any 80s rock, you have the cars to thank. I also think is truly amazing that these guys were able to release multiple timeless classics on this one album. Truly amazing. [First added to this chart: 10/22/2020]
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1978
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Favorite: Have a Cigar and Wish You Were Here
Wish You Were Here was the first song (besides the stupid ones on a guitar learning app that I used in the beginning) that I learned in the guitar, and for that, this song holds a special place in my heart......and this guy that works at the maverick in the town that I live in compliments my Pink Floyd shirts which I really appreciate so I thought id add that here if someone were to actually give a frick. [First added to this chart: 11/28/2018]
Wish You Were Here was the first song (besides the stupid ones on a guitar learning app that I used in the beginning) that I learned in the guitar, and for that, this song holds a special place in my heart......and this guy that works at the maverick in the town that I live in compliments my Pink Floyd shirts which I really appreciate so I thought id add that here if someone were to actually give a frick. [First added to this chart: 11/28/2018]
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1975
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Favorite: Money
Ok, really great album, but for some reason last night, I had this dream that the track 'Time' didn't exist and I was freaking out and I was not ok and that is all I have to say about that. [First added to this chart: 11/28/2018]
Ok, really great album, but for some reason last night, I had this dream that the track 'Time' didn't exist and I was freaking out and I was not ok and that is all I have to say about that. [First added to this chart: 11/28/2018]
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1973
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Favorite: Friends
Collection: Vinyl
Led Zeppelin's sound is definitely different in this album compared to the earlier ones. I LOVE IT THOUGH [First added to this chart: 04/24/2019]
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Led Zeppelin's sound is definitely different in this album compared to the earlier ones. I LOVE IT THOUGH [First added to this chart: 04/24/2019]
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1970
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Favorite: When the Levee Breaks
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Pretty much anything by Led Zeppelin (in my opinion) is a classic. Black Dog comes on the radio a lot when I'm driving, and when it is, I will most definitely be screaming the words because its really good and I love the entire album very much thank you, Led Zeppelin, very cool. [First added to this chart: 03/22/2019]
Collection: Vinyl
Pretty much anything by Led Zeppelin (in my opinion) is a classic. Black Dog comes on the radio a lot when I'm driving, and when it is, I will most definitely be screaming the words because its really good and I love the entire album very much thank you, Led Zeppelin, very cool. [First added to this chart: 03/22/2019]
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1971
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Favorite: Iron Man
Obviously, this is a classic. I recommend you give this a listen. It's a super good classic rock album and I think it's likable for most anyone. [First added to this chart: 11/28/2018]
Obviously, this is a classic. I recommend you give this a listen. It's a super good classic rock album and I think it's likable for most anyone. [First added to this chart: 11/28/2018]
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1970
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Favorite: Songbird, Dreams
Whatever genre of music this is, it's a lot different from what I'm used to...no complaints though. I love the soft cottagecore vibes i get from it. [First added to this chart: 10/22/2020]
Whatever genre of music this is, it's a lot different from what I'm used to...no complaints though. I love the soft cottagecore vibes i get from it. [First added to this chart: 10/22/2020]
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1977
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Top 56 Greatest Music Albums composition
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 1 | 2% | |
| 1970s | 8 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 4 | 7% | |
| 1990s | 11 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 10 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 22 | 39% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Weezer | 5 | 9% | |
| My Chemical Romance | 4 | 7% | |
| Nirvana | 3 | 5% | |
| The 1975 | 3 | 5% | |
| Blink-182 | 2 | 4% | |
| Billy Joel | 2 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 4% | |
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Top 56 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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| Down 1 from 8th to 9th Ballads 1 by Joji |
| Down 1 from 9th to 10th Nevermind by Nirvana |
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| 90/100 | 11/02/2019 17:43 | ars2458 | | 78/100 |
| 100/100 | 09/03/2019 16:59 |  DommeDamian | | 90/100 |
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From ars2458 11/02/2019 17:43
The variety in this chart is truly staggering.
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From PeterSmith 07/03/2019 12:13
Good start and welcome to the journey. Keep going and finding new stuff - old classics, weird and new. I won't give any suggestions since you've got someone guiding you there for now. Your Pink Floyd and Bon Iver are amongst my fav's and isn't Neutral Milk Hotel just an amazing and emotional album.
Enjoy the journey and remember to add comments to your picks - why you like them and what they are - helps others decide if they want to give it a listen.
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Best chart on the website homie
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Lovely top ten <3
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