Top 97 Greatest Music Albums
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Button001 
- Chart updated: 12/15/2023 22:45
- (Created: 01/13/2013 02:10).
- Chart size: 97 albums.
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It is an insult to have to put this album in a chart with at least 95 albums here. Simply the most beautiful piece of music ever written. I was put off buying this album for many a year after mistakenly thinking this would sound like all their surf pop hits from the radio. This album changed my attitude to life. It really makes you appreciate all the love that surrounds us in the world. Importantly it reminds that no man is an island. The sound here is symphonic, as the layered arrangements provide the most effecting compositions ever put to record. The harmonies calm the listener into a reflective yet peaceful state of mind. Starting off the album is the most well known and loved song of their career Wouldn't It Be Nice, simple at face value, complex underneath; frustrations of youth and romance. God Only Knows and Don't Talk will choke any listener as desperate feelings of love are expressed in a fractured relationship. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times reflects on the difficulities of growing up. Sloop John B is the most divisive song here,but I like how it breaks the album up and is just a magnificent slice of upbeat pop fun that you will hum with a smile all day. Caroline No ends the album on a subdued note with the most beautiful ballad about the effects of time on loved ones. The intricate attention to detail of each song and sheer scale of what is going on here cannot be overstated. It is a pity that this eventually led to the breakdown of Brian Wilson in his striving for perfection in later albums. He needn't have bothered as it was all here already - the perfect record.
[First added to this chart: 01/12/2013]
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1966
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Radiohead returned here from The Bends with an introverted, paranoid, frustrated epic that stopped Brit Pop dead in its tracks. This is miserable, frustrated and bitter. Matched perfectly to Thom Yorke's increasingly bleak vocal delivery. Paranoid Android is the standout at least 4 songs in one - a modern Bohemian Rhapsody with its guitars that creep and shift through the gears, break out and back again whilst Yorke sounds like he is going insane as his confused misery swings a number of times. The instant shift from the sadness of Exit Music to the lifting tune of Let down raises goosebumps. Karma Police is a stand up to the man political brute without a chorus; led by it's haunting piano chords. Climbing Up Walls overwhelms and hits you in the gut with the level of pain in it's distorted vocals. Whilst No Surprises does surprise as it's calming glockenspiel lullaby tune repeats through the song providing a commercial masterstroke.
[First added to this chart: 01/12/2013]
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1997
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59,037
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My first non Compilation or Ace of Base CD; this is where it all started for me so I have a lot of bias towards this album. I can understand how they never totally cracked USA; this is full of anthems as a gift for the working class UK. Ok, the lyrics are non sensical and the music has been 'borrowed' from their influences, but this album is all about rock and roll attitude. Liam Gallagher for me is in the top 10 front men ever;arrogance,presence,convincing-an icon. His sneering distinctive vocals drive these songs. The classic Live Forever and the sincere gem Slide Away show heart. Shakermaker,Supersonic and Cigarettes & Alcohol are ageless anthems sung in pubs for years to come. The jewels in the crown here though are Columbia and Bring It On Down, dare to breath, relentless statements, with one finger up.
[First added to this chart: 01/12/2013]
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1994
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10,616
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[First added to this chart: 04/12/2013]
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1980
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14,277
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The most complete and consistent album ever made. A songwriting masterclass of pop songs underpinned by a number of mood shifting stories about life and love. It is all here from the Psychedilic indian beats on Tomorrow Never Knows/Love You To. The upbeat Good Day Sunshine, the fun Ringo lead vocal Yellow Submarine, the love song Here There and Everywhere, the sombre McCartney ballad Elenor Rigby, guitar rock The Taxman/And Your Bird Can Sing, the hazy Lennon sound on Im only Sleeping. Hard to split with the more progressive record Sgt Pepper; the difference being that Revolver gives out whereas Sgt Pepper takes you in.
[First added to this chart: 02/23/2013]
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1966
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[First added to this chart: 02/23/2013]
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1995
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16,746
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1986
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[First added to this chart: 02/09/2013]
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1979
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[First added to this chart: 10/25/2013]
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1969
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[First added to this chart: 01/12/2013]
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1995
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Top 97 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 19 | 20% | |
| 1970s | 29 | 30% | |
| 1980s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1990s | 17 | 18% | |
| 2000s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 1% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 3% | |
| Oasis | 2 | 2% | |
| Joy Division | 2 | 2% | |
| The Velvet Underground | 2 | 2% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 2% | |
| Bob Dylan | 1 | 1% | |
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Top 97 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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BestEverAlbums 10/24/2023 08:00 in Chart of the day (#4382): By Button001
BestEverAlbums 10/24/2023 08:00 in Chart of the day (#4382): By Button001“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Button001 () 1. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys (1966) 2. Definitely Maybe by Oasis (1994) 3. Revolver by The Beatles (1966) 4. (What's The Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis (1995) 5. OK Computer by Radiohead (1997) 6. Different Class by Pulp…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 12/06/2022 09:00 in Chart of the day (#4060): By Button001
BestEverAlbums 12/06/2022 09:00 in Chart of the day (#4060): By Button001“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Button001 () 1. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys (1966) 2. Closer by Joy Division (1980) 3. Spirit Of Eden by Talk Talk (1988) 4. The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967) 5. Revolver by The Beatles (1966) 6. Sgt.…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 12/09/2019 09:00 in Chart of the day (#2969): By Button001
BestEverAlbums 12/09/2019 09:00 in Chart of the day (#2969): By Button001“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Button001 () 1. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys (1966) 2. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie (1972) 3. The Velvet Underground And Nico by The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967) 4. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely…”
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NathanTen 06/30/2013 01:06 | #80095
The Bends is "angry"? Hmm. I agree at least that it's their best album. Some really good choices here (big kudos on Elliot Smith, Marvin Gaye, PJ Harvey, and most esp Tigermilk). I was very pleasantly surprised to spot the constantly underrated A Ghost is Born.
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meruizh 06/24/2013 19:43 | #79748
meruizh 06/24/2013 19:43 | #79748
I really enjoyed the comments you had in those few albums, if you ever get time to this, you should do it for at least your top 10.
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edubs 09/30/2013 22:56 | #87287
this is a great chart. interesting cross-connects with my chart ... makes me want to check out a few from your list.
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Ulf 02/12/2018 10:40 | #207841
Nice chart but would be nice to be able to read more text in the top ten :)
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dmack 09/07/2013 23:50 | #85419
Solid list, seems like we have similar taste. Looks like I need to check out Pulp!
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