Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 05/30/2017 17:45
- (Created: 08/21/2012 09:26).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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Varies between intense and calm. Antony's vocals in "The Dull Flame of Desire" and "My Juvenile" are lovely, as are, of course, Björk's.
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2007
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Revenge is sweet. This compilation is full of Sparklehorse, but it also carries the styles of the other artists.
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1973
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60,051
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2003
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1,220
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Every track of these 12 is epic.
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1997
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63,618
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36 wonderful ambient, sometimes metallic tracks. The first is a favorite. A soundbath.
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This album is amazing. "Sick of Goodbyes" is exciting, as is "Pig", while "Sunshine" goes on the softer side. "Painbirds" is a nice, haunting track. "Chaos of the Galaxy/Happy Man Medley" might be my favorite song of all time.
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1998
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609
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It's a Wonderful Album. "King of Nails" is a favorite.
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2001
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2013
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 1 | 2% | |
| 1970s | 7 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1 | 2% | |
| 1990s | 8 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 20 | 40% | |
| 2010s | 13 | 26% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Björk | 5 | 10% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 8% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 8% | |
| Depeche Mode | 3 | 6% | |
| Sparklehorse | 3 | 6% | |
| The Decemberists | 2 | 4% | |
| Jethro Tull | 2 | 4% | |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 10 from 23rd to 13th Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles |
| Up 5 from 50th to 45th The Bends by Radiohead |
| Up 1 from 15th to 14th In Rainbows by Radiohead |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 4 from 7th to 11th The Fame Monster by Lady Gaga |
| Down 4 from 13th to 17th Post by Björk |
| Down 3 from 12th to 15th Rabbits On The Run by Vanessa Carlton |
| New entries |
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| Random Access Memories by Daft Punk |
| Mandatory Fun by "Weird Al" Yankovic |
| Leavers |
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| Revolver by The Beatles |
| Never For Ever by Kate Bush |
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 01/04/2018 00:56 |  JulianR | 570 | 75/100 |
| ! | 10/06/2017 03:44 |  Strangel | 65 | 84/100 |
| ! | 10/05/2017 12:22 |  Nyoink77 | 272 | 89/100 |
| ! | 10/05/2017 08:03 |  HoldenM | 480 | 95/100 |
| ! | 03/13/2017 14:33 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 6% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 88.4/100, a mean average of 90.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.4/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 8.7.
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From JulianR 01/04/2018 00:58 | #204541
JulianR 01/04/2018 00:58 | #204541
A nice mix of classics and fairly unique stuff. I'll have to check out those Sparklehorse albums. And, its really interesting to see Ghosts I-IV up there. I always thought it was underappreciated just because of who it was released by.
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From HoldenM 10/05/2017 08:03 | #199143
HoldenM 10/05/2017 08:03 | #199143
Love it. Lot of neat, unconventional choices.
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From wolfj74 01/01/2017 17:53 | #181427
Awesome chart; it's great to see classics intermingling with contemporary hidden gems like "Rabbits on the Run."
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sageamagoo 06/27/2013 02:34 | #79919
sageamagoo 06/27/2013 02:34 | #79919
Dude! Your taste in music is so similar to mine!
I've always loved two genres: Alternative Rock and Progressive Rock. Everyone I talk to seems to only fall into one of those two categories, but you, like me, seem to be split somewhere in middle. This deserves a favourite on Sparklehorse alone, I added Good Morning Spider to my top 30 just today.
And ps, you're about to thank me for introducing you to a certain band... check your private messages.
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From Michaelo16 11/12/2012 05:24 | #54848
I really like this chart haha
Bjork, The Decemberists :P
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C_Krug2009 10/25/2012 20:44 | #53419
C_Krug2009 10/25/2012 20:44 | #53419
I would give you a 77.5 but i cannot do that so i give you the benefit of the doubt, its an interesting list
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junodog4 10/23/2012 16:34 | #53206
junodog4 10/23/2012 16:34 | #53206
Quite the varied list... I like it! I'd like to see what else you can add to this site. Hooray for Iceland, apparently...
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| Best Artists of the 2000s | |
|---|---|
| 1. Radiohead | |
| 2. Arcade Fire | |
| 3. The Strokes | |
| 4. Coldplay | |
| 5. Sufjan Stevens | |
| 6. Muse | |
| 7. Arctic Monkeys | |
| 8. Wilco | |
| 9. Animal Collective | |
| 10. The White Stripes | |
| 11. Kanye West | |
| 12. Phil Elverum | |
| 13. Interpol | |
| 14. Modest Mouse | |
| 15. Queens Of The Stone Age | |
| 16. Madvillain | |
| 17. LCD Soundsystem | |
| 18. Godspeed You! Black Emperor | |
| 19. The National | |
| 20. The Flaming Lips |
