Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by MadhattanJack

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United Kingdom David Bowie
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There was a moment there, way back in the good ol' 1970s, when this was my all-time favorite album — just beating out Roxy Music's "Stranded" (currently at #11). Unfortunately, back then most kids in the USA thought you were "weird" if you were a Bowie fan. So I would tell people I was really a Doja Cat fan instead, because Doja Cat hadn't been born yet. [First added to this chart: 05/25/2022]
Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
802 charts
Rank Score:
5,514
Rank in 1973:
9
Rank in 1970s:
77
Overall Rank:
312
Average Rating:
 82 (1,311 votes)
Comments:
82
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Station To Station 
United Kingdom David Bowie
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Bowie said he was abusing a lot of cocaine when he recorded this album, and was subsisting on a diet consisting mostly of milk and bell peppers. He was badly messed up, both mentally and physically. Fans and critics alike took this to mean he'd developed a whole new persona, the "thin white duke," since he was so pale and weighed only about 80 pounds at the time. In fact, he was just strung-out and close to dying of malnutrition. I only mention this in case something similar happens to me, in which case I would prefer that my friends and family take me to the nearest hospital or rehab center instead of celebrating my fascinating "chameleon-like" persona-switching ability. [First added to this chart: 06/28/2022]
Year of Release:
1976
Appears in:
1,097 charts
Rank Score:
12,356
Rank in 1976:
2
Rank in 1970s:
29
Overall Rank:
105
Average Rating:
Top rated 85 (1,543 votes)
Comments:
97
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United Kingdom David Bowie
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Of all the Bowie albums, this one is probably considered to be the most influential. It didn't influence me to do anything in particular, but I could see how it might have influenced any number of other people to do any number of things. I don't mean that as a criticism of people who are relatively "easy to influence," though. If people just want to do whatever David Bowie tells them to do — bark like a dog, walk off a cliff, whatever — that's fine by me. [First added to this chart: 06/28/2022]
Year of Release:
1977
Appears in:
1,540 charts
Rank Score:
17,655
Rank in 1977:
4
Rank in 1970s:
18
Overall Rank:
62
Average Rating:
Top rated 86 (2,073 votes)
Comments:
168
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 0 0%
1960s 3 3%
1970s 21 21%
1980s 32 32%
1990s 26 26%
2000s 10 10%
2010s 7 7%
2020s 1 1%
Artist Albums %


XTC 7 7%
David Bowie 3 3%
Roxy Music 3 3%
Slowdive 2 2%
Robyn Hitchcock And The Egyptians 2 2%
Cocteau Twins 2 2%
Wire 2 2%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 72 72%
United States 21 21%
New Zealand 1 1%
Ireland 1 1%
Czech Republic 1 1%
Australia 1 1%
Denmark 1 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 97 97%
Yes 3 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

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89/100 (from 26 votes)
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From 08/02/2025 21:27
Great choices, some new to me- I’ll seek them out!
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From 07/12/2025 16:23
Great unique choices, and the entertaining write-ups especially make it shine. Your notes about excluding Radiohead do make me wonder what a totally unaltered list of your favorites would be like.
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From 07/12/2025 15:32
Kudos for a refreshingly unique chart. And for being even more obsessed with XTC than I used to be.
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From 07/03/2025 01:27
That's really suuuuuuuuper super girl
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From 06/08/2025 02:34
7 Albums by the amazing XTC, no problem with me. So many bands I love here and so many Albums I look forward to listening to.
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From 08/12/2024 16:03
Very cool and fairly specific taste. Dig it!
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From 03/29/2024 22:12
Fun chart with some downright hilarious write-ups. I listened to an XTC album (Skylarking) yesterday at your suggestion. Unfortunately not a vibe for me.
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From 10/10/2023 15:53
Great chart, not because of the music, because of the hilarious comments. Of course it could be a great chart music wise, but I wouldn't know, although the few albums in it I do know are very good. I would never have thought of checking out XTC's go2, but now I just might! P.S. The DIV I DED album is now in another chart.
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From 06/19/2023 17:11
Very interesting chart. Glad to see included a number of artists I like who don't usually get as much recognition as they deserve, eg The Auteurs, The Associates and Lush. Also, I enjoyed the witty comments, eg on the Beatles and Paul McCartney albums!
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From 05/06/2023 22:17
I've had a lot of fun checking out this chart and reading the comments. Definitely different to most BEA charts and that's what I really like. It ooooozes personality & sincerity (no BEA peer pressure here!)
I love it that we only have 1 album in common.
I love it that a citizen of the USA significantly favours the music of the UK (very very rare in my observation of BEA charts).
I love it that I can return to this chart and (hopefully) discover an album/artist (or 2) who has evaded my line of sight & hearing for the past 50 - 10years ¬ and be everly grateful for the guided discovery.
I love it that someone from the northern hemisphere has included 1 album from Australia (that is not Nick Cave, AC/DC, Tame Impala or KG&TLW) AND 1 album from New Zealand (any album from NZ is amazing!).
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Best Ever Artists
1. The Beatles
2. Radiohead
3. Pink Floyd
4. David Bowie
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