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Chart and comments originally made in 2011-2012.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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Introduction to dub [First added to this chart: 02/17/2024]
Year of Release:
1976
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577
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Buy the version with extra mixes too! [First added to this chart: 02/17/2024]
Year of Release:
1977
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1,765
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One of the best reggae records ever recorded. Key tracks: "One Step Forward", "I Chase the Devil", and the title track. [First added to this chart: 02/17/2024]
Year of Release:
1976
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495
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Moist and psilocybic swamp dub.
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1981
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93
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Prince Far I & the Arabs. All albums in the Dub Encounter series are excellent, but this one is maybe the most adventurous and insane.
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1980
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184
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Melodica is for adults too. A dub masterpiece.
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1976
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577
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Total albums: 6. Page 1 of 1

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Top 100 Albums - 2012 edition composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 1 1%
1960s 9 9%
1970s 40 40%
1980s 20 20%
1990s 19 19%
2000s 6 6%
2010s 5 5%
2020s 0 0%
Country Albums %


United Kingdom 36 36%
United States 35 35%
Mixed Nationality 6 6%
Jamaica 6 6%
Germany 5 5%
Norway 4 4%
Canada 3 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 95 95%
Yes 5 5%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

Top 100 Albums - 2012 edition chart changes

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s Wasinski1970s decade chart2025
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s Wasinski1980s decade chart2025
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Best Albums of the 1980s
1. The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
2. Doolittle by Pixies
3. Remain In Light by Talking Heads
4. Disintegration by The Cure
5. The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses
6. The Joshua Tree by U2
7. Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush
8. Thriller by Michael Jackson
9. Purple Rain by Prince And The Revolution
10. Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth
11. Closer by Joy Division
12. Master Of Puppets by Metallica
13. Surfer Rosa by Pixies
14. Rain Dogs by Tom Waits
15. Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses
16. Graceland by Paul Simon
17. Spirit Of Eden by Talk Talk
18. Back In Black by AC/DC
19. Murmur by R.E.M.
20. Ride The Lightning by Metallica
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