Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by hoyquarlow

My Best albums ever list.
I resigned myself to write a brief presentation of the albums selected, not because it is that much relevant but rather because it's fun to do. Of course the list isn't poured into concrete ; usually the more you go down on the list the more it is subject to change. But you got the global portrait. Some artists have albums listed back to back, mainly because I never could decide which one I prefer between the two.
And finally, english isn't my former language so there ought to be some mistakes...
Hope you enjoy the list

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[First added to this chart: 11/16/2015]
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1990
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4,080
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42. (43) Up1
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[First added to this chart: 11/21/2015]
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1979
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185
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43. (38) Down5
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[First added to this chart: 11/16/2015]
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1984
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8,696
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[First added to this chart: 11/21/2015]
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1969
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13,889
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[First added to this chart: 11/21/2015]
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1987
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1,430
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1992
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1,087
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[First added to this chart: 11/21/2015]
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1981
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1,505
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[First added to this chart: 11/21/2015]
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1987
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2,844
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[First added to this chart: 11/21/2015]
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2003
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4,474
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[First added to this chart: 11/21/2015]
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1977
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11,884
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Total albums: 100. Page 5 of 10

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 0 0%
1960s 10 10%
1970s 25 25%
1980s 27 27%
1990s 28 28%
2000s 8 8%
2010s 2 2%
2020s 0 0%
Artist Albums %


The Cure 5 5%
David Bowie 4 4%
Pixies 4 4%
Nirvana 4 4%
The Smiths 4 4%
Led Zeppelin 4 4%
Dinosaur Jr. 3 3%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 44 44%
United States 43 43%
Canada 5 5%
Mixed Nationality 2 2%
Australia 2 2%
Ireland 2 2%
Belgium 1 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 96 96%
Yes 4 4%
Live? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 2 from 42nd to 40th
Harvest
by Neil Young
Climber Up 1 from 43rd to 42nd
New Values
by Iggy Pop
Climber Up 1 from 40th to 39th
Desire
by Bob Dylan
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 5 from 38th to 43rd
The Smiths
by The Smiths

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From 08/09/2023 23:15
Cool chart - nice to see all the love for The Cure. Enjoyed the comments up to your top 18 ¬ it takes effort to write comments; I've only managed to do my top 12 albums so far.
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From 02/24/2022 08:35
Really good chart! You have great taste - many albums in common. Great descriptions, and awesome to see Midnight Oil in there, among The Cure, Smashing Pumpkins, Bowie, Floyd and Led Zep for starters.
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From 11/14/2021 07:32
Disintegration at number one. Brilliant. I need to place it higher up my own list. You have many albums I should have in my own chart, or used to have.

Great to see the Cure, Bowie, Pogues, Pixies, Smith's and Iggy Pop.

I want to check out more French music like Jacques Brel. I like Francis Cabrel.
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From 05/01/2021 09:10
Excellent chart
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From 06/27/2020 02:11
Sabotage is one of the great underrated albums
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From 06/26/2020 17:34
great list. i enjoy seeing modern music .
i don't listen to the smiths, but i find your description inspirational(referring that your ill! aren't we all.)
if you have the time i really would like to read your thoughts about the other albums.
enjoy.
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From 06/26/2020 17:33
great list. i enjoy seeing modern music .
i don't listen to the smiths, but i find your description inspirational(referring that your ill! aren't we all.)
if you have the time i really would like to read your thoughts about the other albums.
enjoy.
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From 06/26/2020 10:10
Nice to see so what. And I like you have the cure at number 1 so i give you for the good chart a 90. And good to see some description on the albums maybe next time more diversive.
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From 06/26/2020 08:15
This is what I'm talking about, in terms of the term 'great chart'. Very rock-inspired like a lot, but descriptions always, and will always work.
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From 05/02/2017 17:56
Not the best balanced chart but I don't care when you have so much Cure, Bowie, Nirvana and Pixies
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