Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by jmgr 
- Chart updated: 11/20/2012 07:45
- (Created: 11/19/2012 03:19).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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Fine, maybe it's overrated. I don't care.
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1979
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20,347
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This is where Scott Walker started to make legitimately new music. He is the only person doing it today.
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My favorite Can album. Laid back and perfect.
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1973
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4,581
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It's hard to choose from the Berlin trilogy. Low and Lodger are great too.
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1977
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5,820
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KEVIN SHIELDS GET BACK TO WORK
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1991
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26,575
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Underappreciated.
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Laughing Stock and Spirit of Eden are a single album for me.
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1991
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8,111
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It's hard to put one above the other.
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1988
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10,303
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I fear that this album's legacy will be "it inspired Animal Collective."
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Best noise.
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2001
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737
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Total albums: 40. Page 1 of 4
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 2 | 5% | |
| 1970s | 10 | 25% | |
| 1980s | 17 | 43% | |
| 1990s | 4 | 10% | |
| 2000s | 6 | 15% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Talk Talk | 2 | 5% | |
| Joy Division | 2 | 5% | |
| Scott Walker | 2 | 5% | |
| The Velvet Underground | 2 | 5% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 5% | |
| Swell Maps | 1 | 3% | |
| Spacemen 3 | 1 | 3% | |
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MrFrogger 05/25/2013 17:24 | #77160
MrFrogger 05/25/2013 17:24 | #77160
Absolutely brilliant chart, Black Dice deserves more recognition. Your top 10 is also flawless, this chart is truly a great discovery.
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sssvnnn 06/28/2014 20:56 | #115547
Very good Chart.
I hope you expand it to 100.
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Defago 05/19/2013 21:16 | #76633
Regresa. Te necesitamos.
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