Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by willabeejones60 
Music has the ability to transport us, to act as a form of escapism from our real, mundane lives that, without music, wouldn't be worth living. Music is food for the soul. So, bearing that in mind:
- Chart updated: 03/14/2013 22:18
- (Created: 02/21/2013 04:10).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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Best Moment: Almost impossible to pick, however, at the end of the break down-esque middle section, when Ed sings "Rain down, rain down, come on rain down on me" behind Thom's "That's it sir, you're leaving, the crackle of pig skin..." until "God loves his children, yeah"
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1997
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59,163
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Best Moment: A day in the life to typify and climax the album, breaking the boundaries of what pop music is capable of as it fades out in a hectic, claustrophobic orchestral work of genius.
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1967
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40,371
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Best Moment: When the bass line to "Money" comes in after the innovative introduction with cash machines, pure brilliance.
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1973
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55,856
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Best Moment: "The only girl I've ever loved was born with roses in her eyes, but then they buried her alive, one evening 1945"-that song still gives me goosebumps every time i listen to it, despite the 302 plays it has attained on my iTunes.
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1998
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29,719
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Best Moment: "Along again or", that whole song is pure genius, so any moment when the brass instruments join in the "And i will be alone again tonight my dear".
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1967
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Best Moment: Another album where I think the first son has the greatest impact; here when Kurt sludges out "Well, whatever, nevermind" I think is the most effective as it ties in with the name of the album, rigt before we know we're going to here the chorus again, having already fallen in love with it.
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1991
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Best Moment: "You can never quarantine the past"- enough said.
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1994
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8,222
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8. (=)
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Best Moment: Every song is a complete gem, but my personal favourite moment is at the end of "Hard to Explain", when Julian's voice is cut off to finish a masterpiece of a song, which cuts up the album perfectly as it offers that little bit of something different the album needs to turn from slightly too similar to pioneering brilliance.
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2001
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Best Moment: "Immerse your soul in love...", the most beautifully depressing end to a comparatively awesome album.
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1995
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Best Moment: The uncomprehending diversity and beauty of "Eleanor Rigby" as "I look at all the lonely people comes in", having just heard the (comparatively) standard pop song.
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1966
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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 | 6 | 15% | |
| 1970s | 9 | 23% | |
| 1980s | 5 | 13% | |
| 1990s | 12 | 30% | |
| 2000s | 7 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Radiohead | 4 | 10% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 8% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 5% | |
| Nirvana | 2 | 5% | |
| Pavement | 2 | 5% | |
| The Stooges | 2 | 5% | |
| Joy Division | 1 | 3% | |
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ProfessorSquid 02/23/2013 19:52 | #65908
ProfessorSquid 02/23/2013 19:52 | #65908
Good start. Listen to any and all My Bloody Valentine, if you haven't already.
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btener11 03/08/2013 21:31 | #67458
btener11 03/08/2013 21:31 | #67458
very solid collection of albums. i would love to see more picks from the 60s, 70s and 80s when you have the ability to expand your chart. i like the "best moments" in your top 10 as well.
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NathanTen 06/29/2013 23:38 | #80085
As far as charts go I'm pretty big on variety, but this is a solid rock-centric list. RItual is an eyebrow raising choice (beyond the singles and "Three Days" I find it far inferior to Nothing's Shocking)
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lanis 02/28/2013 21:40 | #66480
Your friend sounds cool :) Nice chart, I like the idea of best moment and totally agree with your best moment on The Bends!
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MrFrogger 03/07/2013 03:57 | #67291
MrFrogger 03/07/2013 03:57 | #67291
I really dig it, we seem to have similar tastes. Check out my chart if you want some suggestions similar to these.
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