Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Romanelli

With production credits (because producers are important, too). Also track listings, label info and short reviews written by yours truly. I hope this chart is helpful, entertaining, and at least interesting.

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1973-CAPITOL
Produced By PINK FLOYD

1. Speak To Me/Breathe In The Air
2. On The Run
3. Time
4. The Great Gig In The Sky
5. Money
6. Us And Them
7. Any Colour You Like
8. Brain Damage
9. Eclipse

After spending years fumbling around for the right formula, Pink Floyd hit it big in every way with their 1973 release, The Dark Side Of The Moon. The album is a seamless song cycle, perfect in nearly every way. The band has a throw away nothing ethic, and it works completely. The album must be heard in its entirety to be truly appreciated, and almost 40 years later, you still get great rewards for taking the time to do so.

Floyd released the equally as good Wish You Were Here, then began a slow spiral before egos burst them apart. Dark Side stayed on the album charts for a ridiculous number of years for good reason...one of the best albums ever made.
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1975-CBS
Produced By PINK FLOYD

1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V)
2. Welcome To The Machine
3. Have A Cigar
4. Wish you Were Here
5. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts VI-IX)

Everyone has their own favorite Pink Floyd album...Dark Side, Animals, The Wall...my personal favorite is Wish You Were Here. The follow up album to Dark Side of The Moon (how do you follow THAT?) is even better. And while not as spacy and strange, Wish You Were Here contains the band's best songs.

"Shine On You Crazy Diamond" is a long, mostly instrumental song that was written for former Floyd guitarist Syd Barrett. The division of the different "parts" is not totally clear, but the song works well as a bookend for the album...and breaking it up keeps it from being too long. The three tracks in the middle are all very well known and fit together like pieces from a puzzle. The overall sound of the album is dark and spacious, melodic and complete. Wish You Were here is a simply great work...one of those albums that stands on its own as a whole. Must have this one!
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1975
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 0 0%
1960s 12 12%
1970s 22 22%
1980s 13 13%
1990s 26 26%
2000s 21 21%
2010s 6 6%
2020s 0 0%
Country Albums %


United States 59 59%
United Kingdom 22 22%
Mixed Nationality 11 11%
Canada 5 5%
New Zealand 1 1%
Ireland 1 1%
Australia 1 1%
Live? Albums %
No 94 94%
Yes 6 6%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 5 from 66th to 61st
Music From Big Pink
by The Band
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 1 from 61st to 62nd
All Things Must Pass
by George Harrison
Faller Down 1 from 62nd to 63rd
Being There
by Wilco
Faller Down 1 from 63rd to 64th
At Last!
by Etta James

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From 03/29/2024 22:06
Neat chart, but the write ups and historical perspective you've included for many of these albums make it something special. I had a good chuckle when I finally arrived to Loveless, the album I was most excited to hear your thoughts on, and there was nothing there!
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From 03/06/2023 07:40
What I found most intriguing is where you actually argue in your comments why an album isn't that great - which is an unusual way to create a greatest 100 chart. A bit too US-orientated for my liking and too many so-so bands. Good to see one album each from Australia & New Zealand.
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From 10/25/2022 14:15
Great chart, with impressive comments; very inspirational!
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From 07/12/2022 00:28
would appreciate more variety from coutries, genres
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From 02/03/2022 23:20
Lots of new music to discover here
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From 10/19/2021 18:18
There's a lot of excellent choices here. Many of which I'll be listening to as well. Thanks for this list!
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From 07/18/2021 16:41
Stunning chart. I own 83 of the albums in your chart so it's inevitable that I'm going to love it. Also love the notes. Great addition.
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From 05/04/2021 18:55
Nothing but great records here!
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From 01/19/2021 23:03
perfect soundtrack to being the only guy left in the rural middle-of-nowhere bar at 4AM (this may sound backhanded but I assure you it's high praise)
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From 01/14/2021 02:55
Still Crazy (good) after all these years.
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