Top 100 Albums - 2012 edition
by Wasinski

"Irk the purists!
Made strictly according to a self-inflected "just one record per band"-rule, which sadly means just one Residents or The Spits record in the chart:)"
Chart and comments originally made in 2011-2012. Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now, doh! I wish.
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The number one album in heaven. Perfect in every sense. This is the over the top kind of magic Queen tried (but mostly failed) to make. They even get away with a cover of Do-Re-Mi from The Sound of Music. [First added to this chart: 02/17/2024]
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1972
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186
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IV 
Intelligent punk idiocy from a parallel universe. Every album from this group is better than the three first albums by Ramones (except vol 5 which is just a tiny bit better than Road to Ruin) [First added to this chart: 02/17/2024]
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2009
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122
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Angels Egg is up there too. Daevid Allen's Gong is an experience every human being should try at least once. So fill your teapot up with tea, and come and take a ride with me! [First added to this chart: 02/17/2024]
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1974
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424
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This is so good. "Here Come the Warm Jets", "Another Green World" and "Before and After Science" should also be mentioned as some of the best albums ever recorded. Several of his more ambient records are also close to god. [First added to this chart: 02/17/2024]
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1974
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1,472
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Convulsed into oblivion,from laughter or from fright. A good place to start to know the residents. (Commercial Album could also be a good start, their more resent records like Coochie Brake are also well worth checking out) [First added to this chart: 02/17/2024]
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1978
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84
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Cowboy In Sweden 
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Lee is God. Weird, wonderful and moving cowboy-psychedelia. [First added to this chart: 02/17/2024]
Year of Release:
1970
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282
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Kraftwerk should be more known and respected than the Beatles. (All their records 1974-1981 deserve high charting on a list like this) [First added to this chart: 02/17/2024]
Year of Release:
1981
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3,435
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Rock. A near perfect album, his best, never believe people that try to tell you otherwise. [First added to this chart: 02/17/2024]
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1970
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1,669
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Hello Darkness! Poison Idea is the heaviest and maybe also the best punk-rock band ever. And what an album cover! [First added to this chart: 02/17/2024]
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1990
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171
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Flower power sucks [First added to this chart: 02/17/2024]
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1968
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2,594
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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