Top 51 Greatest Music Albums
by alistamina

• Chart updated: 05/20/2012 12:53
• (Created: 12/28/2008 15:54).
• Chart size: 51 albums.

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1. (14) 13

Funeral 

 Arcade Fire

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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2009]

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

2,890 charts

Rank Score:

34,888

Rank in 2004:

1

Rank in 2000s:

3

Overall Rank:

15

Average Rating:

 88 (3,659 votes)

Comments:

401

2. (1) 1

OK Computer 

 Radiohead

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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2009]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,411 charts

Rank Score:

64,664

Rank in 1997:

1

Rank in 1990s:

1

Overall Rank:

1

Average Rating:

 92 (5,631 votes)

Comments:

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3. (2) 1

London Calling 

 The Clash

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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2009]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,820 charts

Rank Score:

31,375

Rank in 1979:

1

Rank in 1970s:

5

Overall Rank:

20

Average Rating:

 87 (3,157 votes)

Comments:

259

4. (3) 1

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 

 The Beatles

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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2009]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,482 charts

Rank Score:

43,754

Rank in 1967:

1

Rank in 1960s:

3

Overall Rank:

8

Average Rating:

 90 (4,589 votes)

Comments:

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5. (4) 1

The Queen Is Dead 

 The Smiths

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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2009]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,489 charts

Rank Score:

34,320

Rank in 1986:

1

Rank in 1980s:

1

Overall Rank:

16

Average Rating:

 88 (2,915 votes)

Comments:

265

6. (5) 1

Wish You Were Here 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2009]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

3,004 charts

Rank Score:

45,104

Rank in 1975:

1

Rank in 1970s:

2

Overall Rank:

5

Average Rating:

 91 (4,054 votes)

Comments:

312

7. (6) 1

Unknown Pleasures 

 Joy Division

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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2009]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

1,980 charts

Rank Score:

22,140

Rank in 1979:

3

Rank in 1970s:

9

Overall Rank:

38

Average Rating:

 86 (2,334 votes)

Comments:

190

8. (7) 1

Kid A 

 Radiohead

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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2009]

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

3,209 charts

Rank Score:

43,060

Rank in 2000:

1

Rank in 2000s:

2

Overall Rank:

9

Average Rating:

 89 (4,456 votes)

Comments:

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9. (8) 1

Highway 61 Revisited 

 Bob Dylan

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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2009]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,363 charts

Rank Score:

27,530

Rank in 1965:

1

Rank in 1960s:

8

Overall Rank:

27

Average Rating:

 89 (2,816 votes)

Comments:

227

10. (9) 1

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea 

 Neutral Milk Hotel

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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2009]

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,421 charts

Rank Score:

33,386

Rank in 1998:

1

Rank in 1990s:

3

Overall Rank:

17

Average Rating:

 87 (2,950 votes)

Comments:

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Top 51 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	6	12%
1970s	14	27%
1980s	6	12%
1990s	13	25%
2000s	10	20%
2010s	2	4%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Radiohead	3	6%
The Beatles	2	4%
Pink Floyd	2	4%
Pixies	2	4%
Led Zeppelin	1	2%
Arcade Fire	1	2%
The Rolling Stones	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	26	51%
	20	39%
	2	4%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%

Top 51 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 13 from 14th to 1st Funeral by Arcade Fire
Up 4 from 27th to 23rd Different Class by Pulp

Biggest fallers
Down 10 from 18th to 28th In Rainbows by Radiohead
Down 3 from 23rd to 26th Definitely Maybe by Oasis
Down 2 from 31st to 33rd A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

New entries
Bon Iver, Bon Iver by Bon Iver
Sound Of Silver by LCD Soundsystem
Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

Leavers
Disintegration by The Cure
The Sophtware Slump by Grandaddy

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From TheKing 08/24/2024 12:36

Come back and update this chart please! It rules :)

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80/100

From buzzdainer 07/04/2016 01:16

This is a solid chart, and one that will likely get better with more entries. Funeral and London Calling are strong choices at or near the top.

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90/100

From luis721 09/19/2015 16:55

I'd like you to include more music... apart from the all-known top albums

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From makerofbuckets 03/07/2015 03:19

@pannkakesangen and yours is interesting because?

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30/100

From pannkakesangen 07/18/2014 18:57

wow, this is a boring chart

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From alistamina 12/06/2013 08:08

Thanks for the suggestion, I haven't changed the list for 2 years and I'm going to change it in a few days. Many thanks for the suggestion, I may do a general best Persian album list. Actually Persian music is not very well organized because it is mostly underground music with no label, so there would be lots of album missed.

#96487 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

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85/100

From sssvnnn 12/05/2013 21:21

Very solid Chart
maybe you go on with the best persian electronic album, the best persian post-rock album, the best persian punk Album... and that would be a real hit an BEA: The best persian Reggea album.

#96445 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

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75/100

From junodog4 05/14/2013 19:51

Nothing to dislike, but nothing to get me excited. A simple chart of great albums.

#76128 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

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100/100

From kingdomhearts678 06/02/2012 03:13

My Bloody Valentine and Pavement? Now that's a list.

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From Captain Spacker 04/13/2012 15:10

Got all my favourites in there

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