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

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I love this album one of the best debut albums of all time. Contains the great Chuck E's In Love, the album is also full of great observations of love & life including Young Blood, Last Chance Texaco, Danny's All Star Joint and Company. Her voice has a jazzy rock appeal, She reminds me of Tom Waits, emotional yet sometimes funny. She has made other great albums but for me this is still the best. [First added to this chart: 06/14/2012]
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1979
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The second R.L.J. album is as strong as her debut. This album contains 4 of her greatest songs ever Lucky Guy, Living It Up, We Belong Together & the sprawling Traces of the Western Slopes. The title track is also strong the tracks Woody & Dutch.......and The Returns although good songs don't quite measure up to the rest of the album. So for me its her 2nd best album. [First added to this chart: 08/18/2013]
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1981
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643
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After a 5 year break, marriage and childbirth another great album by Rickie Lee Jones appeared. I used to love listening to this album on a Sunday night a beautiful flow of Jazz Soul and folk. The best tracks are Rodeo Girl, Ghost Train, Away From the Sky, The Horses & a cover of Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying. The title track and Atlas' Marker are also brilliant. Her voice sends shivers it is unique. [First added to this chart: 06/14/2012]
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1989
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Rickie Lee Jones 3rd studio album is one of her best. Gravity, It Must Be Love and Runaround are all brilliant songs , the final tracks are a mini suite - Rorschachs/Theme For The Pope - The Unsigned Painting/The Weird Beast and is a haunting end to the album. [First added to this chart: 03/21/2019]
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1984
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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%
Björk 4 4%
Kate Bush 4 4%
Rickie Lee Jones 4 4%
Madonna 3 3%
Radiohead 3 3%
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Country Albums %


United States 47 47%
United Kingdom 36 36%
Canada 6 6%
Iceland 4 4%
Mixed Nationality 3 3%
Ireland 2 2%
Australia 1 1%
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Live? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 4 from 89th to 85th
Black And White
by Pointer Sisters
Climber Up 3 from 98th to 95th
Janet.
by Janet Jackson
Climber Up 3 from 86th to 83rd
Achtung Baby
by U2
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 9 from 31st to 40th
Mama's Gun
by Erykah Badu
Faller Down 7 from 90th to 97th
The Kick Inside
by Kate Bush
Faller Down 6 from 55th to 61st
Erotica
by Madonna

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From 11/23/2023 11:42
Madonna...🤔
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From 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 04/16/2023 09:12
Nice chart Tam!
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From 02/04/2023 16:25
Very personal chart. I like it
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From 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 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 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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From 02/27/2020 11:07
A very personnal chart. I like it. Thanks
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From 02/05/2020 11:17
Excellent list with some surprises. Love that Prefab Sprout get a listing.
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From 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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