Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Tamthebam

I love all types of music it doesn't matter to me if the artist is considered "cool" or not. I've been collecting music for over 50 years and these are the albums I've listened to the most. I love to try and listen to everything an artist has recorded. I love music to enhance my moods I like albums that give an atmosphere/a theme, whether that is in Soul/ R n B, country, folk, jazz, indie, rock or "easy listening" or pop music. My favourite decade is the 70's. Its 2024 and I just realised that the majority of my chart is female ! This was not a conscious decision it just happened

• Chart updated: 05/02/2024 18:15
• (Created: 06/14/2012 18:49).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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In Rainbows 

 Radiohead

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[First added to this chart: 05/06/2023]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

2,835 charts

Rank Score:

51,020

Rank in 2007:

1

Rank in 2000s:

2

Overall Rank:

6

Average Rating:

 90 (3,836 votes)

Comments:

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92. (=)

Bare 

 Annie Lennox

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[First added to this chart: 07/27/2012]

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

124

Rank in 2003:

183

Rank in 2000s:

1,715

Overall Rank:

9,577

Average Rating:

 69 (36 votes)

Comments:

3

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Graceland 

 Paul Simon

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[First added to this chart: 06/14/2012]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

1,100 charts

Rank Score:

11,746

Rank in 1986:

3

Rank in 1980s:

16

Overall Rank:

126

Average Rating:

 81 (1,315 votes)

Comments:

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Scary Monsters... And Super Creeps 

 David Bowie

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The best album released in 1980 was appropriately by Bowie the most prolific artist of the 70's. The first 6 tracks are brilliant and then the album tails off, Kingdom Come is the low point and It's No Game Pt.2 is not a patch on Pt.1. Overall though it is a great album and would be the end of Bowie's run of diverse and relevant albums until Outside in 1995. [First added to this chart: 12/25/2014]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

747 charts

Rank Score:

5,979

Rank in 1980:

4

Rank in 1980s:

38

Overall Rank:

300

Average Rating:

 81 (1,081 votes)

Comments:

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95. (=)

Janet. 

 Janet Jackson

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One of her best albums ...... the slow songs at the end make this a great album. The songs between and including Again - Sweet Dreams could make a great E.P. Other stand out tracks are That's The Way Love Goes ... If, Throb & New Agenda. [First added to this chart: 06/14/2012]

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

103 charts

Rank Score:

461

Rank in 1993:

55

Rank in 1990s:

561

Overall Rank:

3,223

Average Rating:

 67 (123 votes)

Comments:

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Back To The Night 

 Joan Armatrading

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The 2nd proper album from Ms. Armatrading is an improvement on Whatevers for Us. This is mostly an acoustic album with some piano driven tracks the stand out tracks being Dryland, Cool Blue, Travelled So Far, Come When You Need Me & So Good. Overall a good album but better albums were to follow. [First added to this chart: 12/12/2022]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

90

Rank in 1975:

175

Rank in 1970s:

1,805

Overall Rank:

12,779

Average Rating:

 73 (23 votes)

Comments:

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The Kick Inside 

 Kate Bush

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[First added to this chart: 07/28/2012]

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

469 charts

Rank Score:

3,336

Rank in 1978:

7

Rank in 1970s:

125

Overall Rank:

541

Average Rating:

 80 (577 votes)

Comments:

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Foot Loose & Fancy Free 

 Rod Stewart

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I've grown to love this album above all the other Rod Stewart albums. Every Picture & Never a Dull Moment are also right up there but somehow this album just tops everything he has ever done. Hot Legs & You're Insane start the album at an amazing pace then the first ballad You're In My Heart slows it down only for it to pick up again and then slows right down for the last three tracks every one of which is 90/100. His cover of You Keep Me Hangin' On at 8 mins long takes the song somewhere else entirely. [First added to this chart: 06/11/2016]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

149

Rank in 1977:

117

Rank in 1970s:

1,283

Overall Rank:

8,288

Average Rating:

 70 (87 votes)

Comments:

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 Blur

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This for me is Blurs best album. Contains a more experimental sound (c/o W. Orbit) a good listen from start to finish. Lyrically it is much darker and musically experimental than anything they had done before. [First added to this chart: 08/02/2012]

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

580 charts

Rank Score:

4,473

Rank in 1999:

5

Rank in 1990s:

73

Overall Rank:

400

Average Rating:

 79 (819 votes)

Comments:

60

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Heartbreaker 

 Ryan Adams

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A great solo debut album from Ryan Adams after 2 albums with Whiskeytown. Heartbreaker is looser and more intimate than those with Whiskeytown, an overall feel of sadness prevails but not in a depressing way Gillian Welch Dave Rawlings are present on most tracks & Emmylou Harris adds backing vocals on Oh My Sweet Carolina . [First added to this chart: 07/26/2012]

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

317 charts

Rank Score:

1,718

Rank in 2000:

21

Rank in 2000s:

162

Overall Rank:

1,037

Average Rating:

 77 (390 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	8	8%
1970s	36	36%
1980s	14	14%
1990s	24	24%
2000s	11	11%
2010s	7	7%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
David Bowie	7	7%
Stevie Wonder	4	4%
Kate Bush	4	4%
Björk	4	4%
Rickie Lee Jones	4	4%
Madonna	3	3%
Radiohead	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	47	47%
	36	36%
	6	6%
	4	4%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	1	1%
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 2 from 85th to 83rd Black And White by Pointer Sisters
Up 2 from 18th to 16th Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush
Up 1 from 48th to 47th Blessed by Lucinda Williams

Biggest fallers
Down 2 from 15th to 17th 1. Outside by David Bowie
Down 2 from 33rd to 35th Closing Time by Tom Waits
Down 1 from 17th to 18th Vespertine by Björk

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75/100	12/28/2023 22:26	ThuramThugood	81	87/100
90/100	12/03/2023 07:12	KineticEchoes02	111	88/100
95/100	11/17/2023 03:28	Sonoffatboy	7	90/100
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100/100	06/17/2023 13:52	CharlieBarley	478	94/100

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From Larcx13 11/23/2023 11:42

Madonna...🤔

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From CharlieBarley 06/17/2023 13:53

Great chart Tam! I rated it before years ago and it's still top Mark's from me. Great taste in music.

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From melisandre 04/16/2023 09:12

Nice chart Tam!

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From Johnnyo 02/04/2023 16:25

Very personal chart. I like it

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95/100

From leniad 07/31/2022 05:35

great seeing your chart and re rating it, i agree bowie is the best artist ever solo

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From RioBravo 06/18/2021 06:26

Seems like a good list to explore when I want to find some new R&B artists and albums. And I too love Stevie Wonder.

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From BraddlesHendo 09/02/2020 02:02

This is the coolest great albums. Some I don’t have mostly the R & B music

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90/100

From Julelios 02/27/2020 11:07

A very personnal chart. I like it. Thanks

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From temment 02/05/2020 11:17

Excellent list with some surprises. Love that Prefab Sprout get a listing.

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90/100

From ExTeaSea 12/29/2019 05:08

Great chart! Love how high you rated David Bowie's "Outside" it's so good! Also fantastic seeing REMs album "Up" it's so underrated. Also multiple Bjork is a plus. Found your chart through Erykah Badu's album "Baduizm" really dig her, really like "Worldwide Underground"

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