Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
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dholl 
This chart has one rule: one-entry-per-artist (otherwise Floyd, Psykovsky & Neubauten would dominate the top 20). At some point I'll increase it to a top 100 so the likes of La Femme, Vangelis, Basinksi, Godspeed with classic grunge/metal like Soundgarden, Nirvana, Metallica & Pearl Jam and the rest get a look-in.
- Chart updated: 02/15/2019 21:45
- (Created: 11/30/2018 23:23).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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Flawless study of a flawed man...we have all been Pink. Had I not limited my top 40 to one-entry-per-artist, Floyd would have 7 or 8 entries. No other band or artist has matched the sheer variety, creativity, emotion, intellect and quality of their epic studio work (post-Waters era not included). Best song: all 80 glorious minutes of it!
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1979
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Liam Howlett conjured magic here and he was never able to repeat it. Away from the shouty electropunk of everything from 1996 onwards or dated rave stylings of everything before 1993 we have ageless high-end breakbeat-techno, still sounding like the future even today almost 25 years later, especially Break & Enter, Speedway, The Heat The Energy and the Narcotic Suite. Best track: Speedway, also including the ambient-bleeding into The Heat The Energy
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1994
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Radiohead had potential to match Pink Floyd but they somewhat scuppered it by not being adventurous enough as they matured (not many instrumentals, song-lengths quite samey, over-reliance on reverb). Saying that: with Kid A, Amnesiac, Hail & In Rainbows we have an immense run of form...I could've chosen any of them to represent (Amnesiac has my top 2 Radiohead songs) but Kid A just about wins for best-flowing as an album. If you're surprised I haven't mentioned OK Computer, it's because Kid A kinda killed it forever, tho' I still enjoy a blast of Paranoid Android & Exit Music. Best song from Kid A: The National Anthem
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2000
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42,475
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The actual best band to come out of that Britpop era. Six is ballsy progressive rock with both emotional & intellectual heft. Rule of thumb here is the longer the song, the better it is! Best: Cancer
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Portishead already had cult status from their first two albums which perfected longing trip-hop, Third went somewhere else while still sounding like Portishead. Let's call it trip-folk. Gorgeous stuff. Best song: The Rip
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2008
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It was very nearly A Man A Woman Walked By, but White Chalk edges it as it has a very specific unique sound (like echoes of lost chamber songs from a ghostly abandoned old house). Best ghost: Grow
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2007
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Probably the most accessible Juno album. You'll likely recognise Pistolero or Masters of the Universe, but there's a lot more going on. Best: Badimo...the baddest tribal-electro you'll ever hear!
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My first favourite musik...already at 3 or 4 years old I was a fan, and today almost 4 decades later Adam & his Ants still provide lots of fun eccentric energies. Kings of the Wild Frontier has 4 songs which are amazing, but Prince Charming as an album is brilliant from start to finish. Best song: ha ha hilla hey hallah hollo lo ho Mowhok!
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They dug deep here and found their best work...by far. It's the darkness that adds depth to the overall quality here, missing from the Chem Bros other albums. Best: It Doesn't Matter...brutal!
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1997
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Seventh Tree is very nice indeed but their debut shades it as there's not a weak spot on it. And how gloriously sexy is that vocal-solo on Lovely Head? Extremely. Still, the best song spot goes to Deer Stop
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 12 | 30% | |
| 1980s | 7 | 18% | |
| 1990s | 8 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 9 | 23% | |
| 2010s | 4 | 10% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Led Zeppelin | 1 | 3% | |
| Miles Davis | 1 | 3% | |
| Deep Sweden | 1 | 3% | |
| The Doors | 1 | 3% | |
| Harmonia | 1 | 3% | |
| Tangerine Dream | 1 | 3% | |
| The Moody Blues | 1 | 3% | |
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| ! | 04/24/2020 23:49 |  sssvnnn | 2,866 | 83/100 |
| ! | 02/08/2019 09:04 | DJENNY | 4,365 | 100/100 |
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From dholl 10/01/2020 16:50 | #258899
dholl 10/01/2020 16:50 | #258899
cheers for the nice comments! hope everyone is keeping well during these strange times.
i got into vinyl for the first time this year, so plenty of interesting entries coming up for a top 100...
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From sssvnnn 04/24/2020 23:49 | #250491
sssvnnn 04/24/2020 23:49 | #250491
Very unique chart. I hope you`ll show us your top 100.
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From Repo 12/01/2018 03:18 | #225964
Repo 12/01/2018 03:18 | #225964
Stunning chart! Welcome to BEA!
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From Luigii 12/01/2018 01:07 | #225963
As you gain points, your best list will allow more albums. At some point, you are allowed 100 albums and other charts. Also this is exciting since you have new stuff. But if you want more point, edit the albums you have on the list. You will get there in no time. Also welcome aboard.
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