100 Best Albums of the XX Century
by leniad 
The Best Albums from the past century in my opinion
I will be changing the places and the albums here
Hope you all enjoy a lot of my choices :)
- Chart updated: 06/29/2022 07:15
- (Created: 10/30/2020 04:06).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Best Pop Album Ever
This Album is to Pop what “Dark side to the Moon” to Progressive Rock and what “Kind Of Blue” to Jazz
Although i consider 2 Prince Records almost as the same level its just undeniable the impact and the legacy this album and MJ have on thounsands of artists since
And i think the best thing an Artist can achieve is inspiring others while creating music (Art)
So many classics and incredible songs from start to finish i used to think that Lady in my life was a filler but know is ome of my favourite feeling songs [First added to this chart: 10/30/2020]
Best Pop Album Ever
This Album is to Pop what “Dark side to the Moon” to Progressive Rock and what “Kind Of Blue” to Jazz
Although i consider 2 Prince Records almost as the same level its just undeniable the impact and the legacy this album and MJ have on thounsands of artists since
And i think the best thing an Artist can achieve is inspiring others while creating music (Art)
So many classics and incredible songs from start to finish i used to think that Lady in my life was a filler but know is ome of my favourite feeling songs [First added to this chart: 10/30/2020]
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1982
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Tied with Thriller for Best Pop Album ever
So many Flavors and genres prince achieve in this project, a double album with R&B, Soul, Rock, Funk, Avant pop, etc
Another album where prince play almost all instruments, produce and mix the entire record
For me Prince is the most talented music artist ever and this is his Magnus Opus [First added to this chart: 10/30/2020]
Tied with Thriller for Best Pop Album ever
So many Flavors and genres prince achieve in this project, a double album with R&B, Soul, Rock, Funk, Avant pop, etc
Another album where prince play almost all instruments, produce and mix the entire record
For me Prince is the most talented music artist ever and this is his Magnus Opus [First added to this chart: 10/30/2020]
Year of Release:
1987
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8,902
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The Cure is indeed the best band from the 1980s
"Disintigration" takes you on a journey of melancholy, sadness, memories, and all sad things for that matter
Pictures of you always makes me cry and that's beautiful in an artistic way, music that let flow your emotions and all that sutff
Robert Smith was frightened about he was going to turn 30 and decided to create alone his bands masterpiece, he succeeded [First added to this chart: 10/30/2020]
The Cure is indeed the best band from the 1980s
"Disintigration" takes you on a journey of melancholy, sadness, memories, and all sad things for that matter
Pictures of you always makes me cry and that's beautiful in an artistic way, music that let flow your emotions and all that sutff
Robert Smith was frightened about he was going to turn 30 and decided to create alone his bands masterpiece, he succeeded [First added to this chart: 10/30/2020]
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1989
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26,401
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2020]
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1984
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6,013
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1980
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27,969
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2020]
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1989
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23,338
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2020]
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1986
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34,369
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94.5
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1985
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1980
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1984
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100 Best Albums of the XX Century composition
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 20 | 20% | |
| 1970s | 32 | 32% | |
| 1980s | 21 | 21% | |
| 1990s | 25 | 25% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 3% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 3 | 3% | |
| Miles Davis | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 2 | 2% | |
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41 | 41% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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100 Best Albums of the XX Century chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 28 from 58th to 30th Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies |
| Up 16 from 50th to 34th A Love Supreme by John Coltrane |
| Up 8 from 43rd to 35th Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 4 from 32nd to 36th Loveless by My Bloody Valentine |
| Down 4 from 33rd to 37th Illmatic by Nas |
| Down 4 from 34th to 38th Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized® |
| New entries |
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 In A Silent Wayby Miles Davis |
| Blue Train by John Coltrane |
| Leavers |
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 The Complete In A Silent Way Sessionsby Miles Davis |
| There's A Riot Goin' On by Sly & The Family Stone |
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| 100/100 | 11/10/2020 12:15 |  desh79 | | 93/100 |
| 100/100 | 11/06/2020 08:15 |  Crhmgs | | 98/100 |
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From ffudnebbuh 04/12/2021 18:04
ffudnebbuh 04/12/2021 18:04
nice chart
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From Crhmgs 11/06/2020 08:15
Crhmgs 11/06/2020 08:15
No puedo estar en desacuerdo con los albums que escogiste, adicionalmente me sorpendió ver a muchos artistas mexicanos (lo digo de la mejor manera jajaja) Y también me voy dando cuenta de que Re casi llega entra en el top 1000 de BEA, eso me hizo la noche.
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From Larcx13 11/03/2020 17:27
Larcx13 11/03/2020 17:27
Nice.
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme? Bob Dylan? Charles Mingus? Time Out - Dave Brubeck Quartet? Im basing myself off of your selection for these suggestions.
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From CharlieBarley 11/02/2020 18:43
CharlieBarley 11/02/2020 18:43
great chart
agree with the vast majority of your albums
good idea for a chart
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