The Guardian 100 Best Albums Ever
by The Guardian (1997) 
The Guardian is a British daily newspaper. These are their best albums of all time. In 1997, The Guardian, a UK daily broadsheet newspaper, published a list of the greatest albums of all time. The list was chosen by a panel of judges including artists, critics and DJ's from around the world.
(Official website: https://www.guardian.co.uk)
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1971
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1966
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1991
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1989
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21,900
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1966
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36,335
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40,536
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37,110
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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The Guardian 100 Best Albums Ever composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 19 | 19% | |
| 1970s | 40 | 40% | |
| 1980s | 18 | 18% | |
| 1990s | 21 | 21% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| Bob Marley | 4 | 4% | |
| David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 3 | 3% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 3% | |
| The Velvet Underground | 2 | 2% | |
| R.E.M. | 2 | 2% | |
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| The Guardian 100 Best Albums Ever | The Guardian | Overall chart | 1997 | |
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| ! | 12/11/2020 07:56 |  pjohnsongolf | 272 | 89/100 |
| ! | 09/25/2020 03:33 | ChadMiles | 29 | 64/100 |
| ! | 08/25/2020 11:29 |  Larcx13 | 1,139 | 86/100 |
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“We talk about Rolling Stone's top 500 a lot, probably due to the size. But there are plenty of websites and magazines with greatest album charts, so why not talk about a different one this time? This thread focuses on Guardians's overall chart. 1. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On 2. The Beatles -…”
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Johnnyo TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/06/2013 10:53 | #80531
Some great albums but the drawback to all of these types of charts is that they are far too predictable & I guess that's inevitable with the exception of the NME which tends to go completely the other way & do best of charts where every albums is onscure.
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Graeme2 TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/22/2014 21:42 | #115031
Graeme2 TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/22/2014 21:42 | #115031
Pretty good. Predictable for a reason. If they did one now a few from the 90s would bite the dust like garbage, urban hymns and jagged little pill I would guess. Not a predictable no1 but a good one.
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smahonachie 03/22/2011 00:04 | #19424
Great chart for its time, hope the Guardian do another list soon would be interesting to see what makes it on now
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thedistantship 08/22/2014 03:49 | #120064
thedistantship 08/22/2014 03:49 | #120064
Can't argue with too much. Predictable selections but interesting order
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mianfei 05/11/2016 11:37 | #165734
Not that bad – there is a good diversity of selections (though metal is conspicuously absent). It’s notable to see some reggae, a lot of very good soul and a good selection of most pop and rock genres.
There is though the problem of datedness of numerous selections which have proven to constitute much more popular fads than timeless classics that either had long-term impacts on the music industry or stand out as something totally unique that nobody could emulate. Examples are artists like the Verve, Oasis, Garbage and even Alanis Morrisette. If the ‘Guardian’ could have been more careful about then-recent records this could have been a good list for its type.
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