Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
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• Chart updated: 05/22/2012 16:04
• (Created: 04/30/2012 01:08).
• Chart size: 40 albums.

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Achtung Baby 

 U2

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I understand a lot of people hate U2. And I also understand that Bono is much more a politician than a singer as well as Edge is more a sound freak than a traditional guitar player. However, honestly, I don't care. I love U2, from Boy to Horizon, even if with alternate intensity) and still think that Achtung Baby is the perfect album. The message is great (how much media infect our lives, today more than in 1991), the communication is great (Zoo tour shows were a fantastic mix between Pink Floyd, Lou Reed and... U2 !), but most of all, the songs are great. My favourites: "Who's gonna ride your wild horses", "Until the end of the world", "Love is blindness". But, really, all the album is great. [First added to this chart: 04/30/2012]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,317 charts

Rank Score:

11,905

Rank in 1991:

5

Rank in 1990s:

21

Overall Rank:

110

Average Rating:

 80 (1,830 votes)

Comments:

145

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OK Computer 

 Radiohead

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I was a Michael Jackson fan before introduction to rock n' roll. Then I've been a Queen fan, a Guns n' Roses, a Nirvana and finally a U2 fan. Through all these temporary lovestories the Beatles and Pink Floyd have always been with me. And then came Radiohead. I was probably too old to become such a devoted fan of the band as I have been for the others. Nevertheless this is the band one could go crazy for. And Ok Computer is in the middle between the powerful grunge affected first two albums (which I love anyway!) and the following experimental rock dismanteling couple of albums. It was also the first album of the band I knew and think that "Paranoid Android" is one of the best songs ever. After some years of delusions (I'm not a big fan of Kid A/Amnesiac) I finally enjoyed the return of "my Radiohead" with both Tom Yorke's album and the fantastic "In Rainbow". However "OK Computer" is still my favourite. [First added to this chart: 04/30/2012]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,411 charts

Rank Score:

65,094

Rank in 1997:

1

Rank in 1990s:

1

Overall Rank:

1

Average Rating:

 92 (5,631 votes)

Comments:

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Nevermind 

 Nirvana

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The right songs at the right time: if I were 20th in the sixties "my Nevermind" would have probably been "Help" or "Sgt. Pepper" while in the 70s "Never mind the bulloks". In the 90s, unless not necessarily THE BEST, it was the perfect album. Quick, powerful, depressed, intense, commercial, deep songs perfect for a drunk night drive surrounded by the city lights or a star lighted sky. It recalls the perfumes of being young, it smells like teen spirit ! [First added to this chart: 04/30/2012]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

3,217 charts

Rank Score:

38,472

Rank in 1991:

1

Rank in 1990s:

2

Overall Rank:

13

Average Rating:

 87 (4,332 votes)

Comments:

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Under The Table And Dreaming 

 Dave Matthews Band

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I bought this album while travelling with my wife and at the time one year old daughter through California. DMB is not well known where I come from, but there are some very big fans, like everywhere. The guitarist of our little band was one of those and opened this new world to me. At first I felt in love with "Typical Situation" and later on discovered the rest: the funky "What would you say", the magic "Satellite", the epic "Ants Marching" and the powerful "Jimi Thing" are some of the best songs ever, really ! In terms of composition DM can be compared to the Beatles, in terms of performance to Zeppelin and Dire Straits. All in a 1990 context. Number one !!! [First added to this chart: 05/02/2012]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

121 charts

Rank Score:

571

Rank in 1994:

62

Rank in 1990s:

470

Overall Rank:

2,721

Average Rating:

 74 (202 votes)

Comments:

12

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Odelay 

 Beck

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[First added to this chart: 05/02/2012]

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

957 charts

Rank Score:

6,297

Rank in 1996:

5

Rank in 1990s:

53

Overall Rank:

266

Average Rating:

 81 (1,311 votes)

Comments:

67

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Ten 

 Pearl Jam

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[First added to this chart: 05/02/2012]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,842 charts

Rank Score:

18,681

Rank in 1991:

3

Rank in 1990s:

7

Overall Rank:

51

Average Rating:

 83 (2,339 votes)

Comments:

180

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Definitely Maybe 

 Oasis

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As well as Nirvana's Nevermind this album has been the soundtrack of a year of my life, together with the next Oasis album. I was in London for the summer that year and England was going crazy for the Gallaghers really. And I was too. Honestly I didn't hear the similarity with the Beatles back then. Oasis was the new rock n' roll band, modern and traditional at the same time. And cool, very cool. "Live Forever" is my Oasis favourite song, and sadly it will remain the same. [First added to this chart: 05/02/2012]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,269 charts

Rank Score:

11,394

Rank in 1994:

5

Rank in 1990s:

23

Overall Rank:

115

Average Rating:

 80 (1,876 votes)

Comments:

148

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Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain 

 Pavement

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[First added to this chart: 05/02/2012]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

932 charts

Rank Score:

8,754

Rank in 1994:

8

Rank in 1990s:

36

Overall Rank:

172

Average Rating:

 83 (1,147 votes)

Comments:

87

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Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness 

 The Smashing Pumpkins

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[First added to this chart: 05/02/2012]

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

1,494 charts

Rank Score:

14,862

Rank in 1995:

3

Rank in 1990s:

16

Overall Rank:

84

Average Rating:

 83 (1,859 votes)

Comments:

169

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Deserter's Songs 

 Mercury Rev

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[First added to this chart: 05/09/2012]

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

437 charts

Rank Score:

2,608

Rank in 1998:

9

Rank in 1990s:

117

Overall Rank:

670

Average Rating:

 80 (505 votes)

Comments:

29

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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	3	8%
1970s	13	33%
1980s	4	10%
1990s	14	35%
2000s	5	13%
2010s	1	3%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Genesis	1	3%
Kings Of Leon	1	3%
Pearl Jam	1	3%
Guns N' Roses	1	3%
Nirvana	1	3%
Sigur Rós	1	3%
Oasis	1	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	16	40%
	14	35%
	2	5%
	2	5%
	2	5%
	1	3%
	1	3%
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