Top 71 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 10/02/2019 17:45
- (Created: 11/14/2012 10:26).
- Chart size: 71 albums.
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Cranes in the sky
[First added to this chart: 08/28/2018]
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2016
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2,071
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The single most important step in the evolution of jazz. At face value, the album's position within the jazz standard canon is obvious. With widely recognizable standards like "So What" and "Freddie Freeloader", this album might seem a little lacking like a slew of too-familiar, classical piano pieces. In a time when jazz musicians were attempting to break free of jazz convention, Miles Davis shatters the fourth wall of melodic structure and creates a novel way to improvise. I'm consciously trying to convey in a way that anyone could relate to when all I want to do is explain all the nuances I've grown to love about this album. After you study standards, listen to the founding genres of jazz and work you're way up to later Miles Davis, be sure to research this album. This is an American Treasure of an Album. A major contribution to music as a whole.
[First added to this chart: 11/19/2012]
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1959
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20,923
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The warbling vocals that sweep like her fingers against her harp can be hard to see past. The melody strains to keep up with the perfection of the harp and its lyrical accompaniment. Vocal tone and pitch perfection aren't the centerpieces of this album. The lyrics are those clearly spoken words that are muffled behind a door of overpowering violin and harp. Ys, full of SAT words and unique imagery, is one of the best examples of American poetry in song. There is something magical about this album.
[First added to this chart: 05/23/2013]
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2006
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Charles doesn't waste time building emotional tension. Even as the saxophone scantily changes from slow crooning to high energy releases, the music feels characteristically Mingus. Looking back on history, you realize certain things seem to fit together in perfect ways. This is one of the few perfect jazz albums.
[First added to this chart: 02/13/2013]
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1963
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12,135
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[First added to this chart: 02/13/2013]
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1991
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26,729
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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2013]
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1991
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8,061
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[First added to this chart: 11/19/2012]
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1979
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28,939
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2013]
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1967
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37,050
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[First added to this chart: 05/05/2013]
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1995
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526
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[First added to this chart: 11/18/2012]
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1968
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Top 71 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 2 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 5 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 5 | 7% | |
| 1980s | 2 | 3% | |
| 1990s | 16 | 23% | |
| 2000s | 27 | 38% | |
| 2010s | 14 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Dan Snaith | 2 | 3% | |
| James Blake | 2 | 3% | |
| Joanna Newsom | 2 | 3% | |
| Joy Division | 1 | 1% | |
| Why? | 1 | 1% | |
| New Order | 1 | 1% | |
| Charles Mingus | 1 | 1% | |
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37 | 52% | |
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18 | 25% | |
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7 | 10% | |
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2 | 3% | |
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BestEverAlbums 08/09/2019 08:00 in Chart of the day (#2847): By ptaylor1989
BestEverAlbums 08/09/2019 08:00 in Chart of the day (#2847): By ptaylor1989“Today's chart of the day Top 70 Greatest Music Albums by ptaylor1989 () 1. A Seat At The Table by Solange (2016) 2. Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis (1959) 3. Ys by Joanna Newsom (2006) 4. The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus (1963) 5. Loveless by My Bloody Valentine (1991) 6. Laughing…”
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sageamagoo TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/10/2013 02:16 | #67630
sageamagoo TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/10/2013 02:16 | #67630
I always wondered why they had the 30's listed on this site.
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btener11 02/15/2013 03:58 | #65110
btener11 02/15/2013 03:58 | #65110
one of my favorite charts on the site...from mos def to can to edge of sanity, there is more variety here than i can remember seeing anywhere else.
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armoury 02/27/2013 15:09 | #66332
really love the variety of the chart, don't know all the albums but expect that if i did i'd like them all
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junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/07/2013 16:09 | #75388
junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/07/2013 16:09 | #75388
I just realized - you have the oldest album on the site... I didn't know they had LPs in the 1930s.
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cartoken TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/02/2013 09:32 | #59776
cartoken TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/02/2013 09:32 | #59776
Noo not James Blake ... ;-), except that very nice selection even if i've never listened to your #1
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