Top 30 Greatest Music Albums
by MrRaffles 
- Chart updated: 05/07/2014 10:00
- (Created: 06/27/2012 18:42).
- Chart size: 30 albums.
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The first true Post-Punk album. Every track a classic
[First added to this chart: 05/07/2014]
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1978
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984
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The first album I ever bought. Still sends a shiver down the spine
[First added to this chart: 05/07/2014]
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1971
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4,729
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Should be on every ones favourite albums list
[First added to this chart: 05/07/2014]
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1986
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33,169
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How true hard core punk SHOULD sound. The Americans got it right. The Brits gave us Oi. Enough said.
[First added to this chart: 05/07/2014]
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1982
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933
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A début album above all others
[First added to this chart: 05/07/2014]
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1979
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21,313
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A huge 'risk' album for the band so brutally left in the lurch by members walking out less than 12 months previously.
[First added to this chart: 05/07/2014]
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1980
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707
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The Jam mature from a good band into a great band with this, their 3rd release
[First added to this chart: 05/07/2014]
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1978
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2,325
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Magnificent
[First added to this chart: 05/07/2014]
One of the best albums to come out of the first wave of punk
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Not a bad track on this seminal piece of post punk
[First added to this chart: 05/07/2014]
Total albums: 30. Page 1 of 3
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Top 30 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 1 | 3% | |
| 1970s | 17 | 57% | |
| 1980s | 10 | 33% | |
| 1990s | 2 | 7% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Siouxsie And The Banshees | 2 | 7% | |
| T. Rex | 2 | 7% | |
| The Smiths | 2 | 7% | |
| Dead Kennedys | 2 | 7% | |
| Adam And The Ants | 2 | 7% | |
| The Adverts | 2 | 7% | |
| Jayne County | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 30 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 04/19/2019 22:11 |  craola | 217 | 96/100 | |
| 12/17/2014 14:10 |  Decurso | 171 | 82/100 | |
| 05/06/2014 21:28 | ryusaki | 11 | 82/100 | |
| 04/14/2013 17:10 |  Norman Bates | 150 | 96/100 |
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From Decurso 12/17/2014 14:10 | #129519
Decurso 12/17/2014 14:10 | #129519
Some good stuff here. Love DK and T. Rex. I look forward to seeing your full chart.
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From ryusaki 05/06/2014 21:28 | #110999
Good chart…will you be counting lower than 20?
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From Norman Bates 04/14/2013 17:11 | #73081
Norman Bates 04/14/2013 17:11 | #73081
Great post punk chart. Nice to see mention of the Adverts and Jayne County. I need to listen to 'Tanx' obviously.
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