Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Rounder89

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Crash Into Me stands out as the best, but I think each track on this album is great. [First added to this chart: 12/09/2012]
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1996
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911
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[First added to this chart: 08/06/2013]
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1978
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3,307
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I think everyone can agree this album is all over the place, but it has a few of their best songs I think. Those being Dear Prudence, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, and Blackbird to me. [First added to this chart: 12/09/2012]
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1968
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43,412
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[First added to this chart: 11/13/2017]
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2017
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493
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Carry On, and Woodstock two of my favorite songs ever. Our House is awesome too. [First added to this chart: 12/09/2012]
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1970
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5,486
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Favorite Track: Babe I'm Gonna Leave You [First added to this chart: 12/09/2012]
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1969
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18,768
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[First added to this chart: 08/23/2014]
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1997
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1,749
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[First added to this chart: 01/31/2022]
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1992
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937
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1967
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The first three songs on this album are my favorite start to an album I've heard.

"The Width of a Circle" "All The Madmen" and "Black Country Rock"
[First added to this chart: 06/27/2013]
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1970
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 0 0%
1960s 18 18%
1970s 32 32%
1980s 10 10%
1990s 14 14%
2000s 18 18%
2010s 8 8%
2020s 0 0%
Artist Albums %


The Beatles 9 9%
Radiohead 7 7%
Led Zeppelin 6 6%
David Bowie 5 5%
Kings Of Leon 4 4%
The Rolling Stones 4 4%
The Who 4 4%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 47 47%
United States 42 42%
Mixed Nationality 5 5%
Canada 3 3%
France 1 1%
New Zealand 1 1%
Australia 1 1%
Live? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 97 97%
Yes 3 3%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 3 from 41st to 38th
Going Blank Again
by Ride
Climber Up 2 from 39th to 37th
Third Eye Blind
by Third Eye Blind
Climber Up 2 from 38th to 36th
Led Zeppelin
by Led Zeppelin
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 10 from 34th to 44th
The Who By Numbers
by The Who
Faller Down 4 from 36th to 40th
The Man Who Sold The World
by David Bowie
Faller Down 2 from 48th to 50th
The Queen Is Dead
by The Smiths

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87/100 (from 98 votes)
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From 01/21/2023 12:56
Cool enough chart ~ too heavily centred on a small number of artists (51% of chart devoted to 11 artists) for my liking ~ mainly an observation.
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From 07/06/2022 23:21
pretty good chart friend, i dont know if you are into jazz or progressive so here is 3 albums for each
Jazz:
A love supreme - john coltrane
In a silent way - miles davis
the black saint and the sinner lady - charles mingus

Progressive :
in the court of the crimson king - king crimson
selling england by the pound - genesis
mirage - camel
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From 07/06/2022 17:06
Very BEA friendly chart. For recommendations, I recommend you dabble in other genres and get a good solid appreciation for other music other than Classic Rock. If there was one album to recommend, my favorite album is Depression Cherry by Beach House. It's so beautiful it's unbelievable. Its kind of like MBV Loveless but its dreamier rather than shoegaze. Similar genres though. Knowing your favorite album is Loveless, if DC didn't do it for you, maybe Cocteau Twins 1993 album would. Thats a fantastic album thats reminiscent of MBV Good luck
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From 02/01/2022 11:40
Love this chart! 29 of your albums are the same as mine, and I reckon quite a few extra you have here are only just missing out in my greatest 100. Must check out some of the stuff here I haven't heard yet,
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From 01/19/2021 04:30
nice variety
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From 07/17/2020 12:53
I agree almost completely with “Boltzmann” about this chart – there is an element of the predictable and it is very centred on rock in its purest form.

One album I can recomment if you like ‘Loveless’ is ‘Love Agenda’ by Band of Susans from 1989. Heavier than My Bloody valentine, but equally layered and at times almost as gorgeously melodic.
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From 04/27/2020 16:39
When i look at the chart of the day, i really only look at the top 30 entries;
by placing Quadrophenia @ #3, i know instantly that you are a serious music lover with credibility, who appreciates quality musicianship and, is willing to explore music produced decades ago ie jimi hendrix, ccr, zep
From your list, i really am going to listen to loveless in a more critical light- previously i thought it was weak but your description enlightens me to open that door once again.
Also, love seeing kings of leon on your list- not a super fan of them, but going to visit their work because of your testimonial.
We have very similar tastes but i have found that the beatles just don't do it for me anymore.
Additionally, have you listened to (new music) "the national" or "the war on drugs" or "gary clarke jr".
i think you will love these 3 modern rock bands.
Also, give Joe Satriani a spin, specifically "surfing with the aliens" as a intro. then extremist or
crystal planet or flying in a blue dream. i think you would enjoy this.
thankyou for a great list.
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From 04/27/2020 00:56
Great chart with some unique and interesting selections. Well done!
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From 04/26/2020 22:04
Mellon collie and siamese dream are both incredible albums that I will always be grateful to the smashing pumpkins, but I agree that mellon collie is slightly better. Liked your chart
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From 08/13/2019 02:45
Loveless is in my top 3. I'm still too lazy to sit down and listen to all of Mellon Collie. A lot of classic rock thrown in between the albums I like, but they're still good. Led Zeppelin 1 is my favorite of their albums and Kid A is my favorite album in general. I'm not going to rate your list lower due to differing opinions; it's a very interesting list with a few albums I'll have to check out.
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