Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by 
MCOTho 
- Chart updated: 05/19/2024 12:15
- (Created: 03/25/2013 09:55).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Rock/60s/British
Kinda like a weirder version of The Beatles. Very diverse.
Top tracks: "The Village Green Preservation Society", "Picture Book", "Village Green", "Wicked Annabella" [First added to this chart: 02/06/2014]
Kinda like a weirder version of The Beatles. Very diverse.
Top tracks: "The Village Green Preservation Society", "Picture Book", "Village Green", "Wicked Annabella" [First added to this chart: 02/06/2014]
Year of Release:
1968
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10,122
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Funk/Jazz
4 song album, "Chameleon" is awesome! [First added to this chart: 11/07/2014]
4 song album, "Chameleon" is awesome! [First added to this chart: 11/07/2014]
Year of Release:
1973
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3,717
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Alternative/Rock/Indie/Electronic
Love listening to this as an album. Flows very well.
Top tracks: "Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box", "I Might Be Wrong", "Knives Out", "You and Whose Army?" [First added to this chart: 05/09/2013]
Love listening to this as an album. Flows very well.
Top tracks: "Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box", "I Might Be Wrong", "Knives Out", "You and Whose Army?" [First added to this chart: 05/09/2013]
Year of Release:
2001
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11,560
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Indie/Jangle Pop/Lo-fi
His first album. Good but not like Salad Days.
Top tracks: "Cooking Up Something Good", "Dreamin", "The Stars Keep On Calling My Name", "Sherrill" [First added to this chart: 11/23/2014]
His first album. Good but not like Salad Days.
Top tracks: "Cooking Up Something Good", "Dreamin", "The Stars Keep On Calling My Name", "Sherrill" [First added to this chart: 11/23/2014]
Year of Release:
2012
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2,813
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Funk
"Maggot Brain" is an amazing song.
Top tracks: "Maggot Brain", "Can You Get To That", "Hit It And Quit It", "I Miss My Baby" [First added to this chart: 10/28/2014]
Funk
"Maggot Brain" is an amazing song.
Top tracks: "Maggot Brain", "Can You Get To That", "Hit It And Quit It", "I Miss My Baby" [First added to this chart: 10/28/2014]
Year of Release:
1971
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4,259
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Indie/Jangle Pop/Lo-fi
Best album of 2014. I am very excited to hear what he makes next.
Top tracks: "Blue Boy", "Let Her Go", "Salad Days", "Goodbye Weekend" [First added to this chart: 10/28/2014]
Indie/Jangle Pop/Lo-fi
Best album of 2014. I am very excited to hear what he makes next.
Top tracks: "Blue Boy", "Let Her Go", "Salad Days", "Goodbye Weekend" [First added to this chart: 10/28/2014]
Year of Release:
2014
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4,050
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Punk/Rock/British
Didn't like this album the frst time I listened to it, but I am slowly liking it more and more.
Top tracks: "Rudie Can't Fail", "Train In Vain", "London Calling", "Jimmy Jazz" [First added to this chart: 11/03/2014]
Didn't like this album the frst time I listened to it, but I am slowly liking it more and more.
Top tracks: "Rudie Can't Fail", "Train In Vain", "London Calling", "Jimmy Jazz" [First added to this chart: 11/03/2014]
Year of Release:
1979
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35,964
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Year of Release:
1959
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24,879
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Alternative/Rock/Indie
The most popular of PJ's albums, love the Thom Yorke feature.
Top tracks: "Good Fortune", "This Mess We're In", "This Is Love", "A Place Called Home" [First added to this chart: 03/07/2014]
The most popular of PJ's albums, love the Thom Yorke feature.
Top tracks: "Good Fortune", "This Mess We're In", "This Is Love", "A Place Called Home" [First added to this chart: 03/07/2014]
Year of Release:
2000
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5,046
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 19 | 19% | |
| 1970s | 18 | 18% | |
| 1980s | 5 | 5% | |
| 1990s | 19 | 19% | |
| 2000s | 29 | 29% | |
| 2010s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Radiohead | 5 | 5% | |
| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| PJ Harvey | 4 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Hop Along | 3 | 3% | |
| Björk | 3 | 3% | |
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90/100 (from 65 votes)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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 90/100  | 11/26/2023 20:25 | Johnnyo | | 80/100 |
| 85/100 | 02/15/2020 21:24 | pctrooper | | 88/100 |
| 95/100 | 02/15/2020 11:24 |  DommeDamian | | 90/100 |
| 100/100 | 03/31/2019 03:48 |  Repo | | 100/100 |
| 100/100 | 03/31/2019 02:36 |  travelful | | 99/100 |
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From Johnnyo 11/26/2023 20:25
Excellent chart
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95/100
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ForegroundNoise 03/27/2019 23:34
ForegroundNoise 03/27/2019 23:34
re my last comment; glad to hear from you that I was wrong about how you rated albums!! Your one line notes are a lovely touch by the way, a really neat little entrance to these albums if you've never heard them before. Well done!
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95/100
From DommeDamian 03/22/2019 11:03
DommeDamian 03/22/2019 11:03
Great picks for singer-songwriters
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95/100
From ForegroundNoise 06/28/2018 09:09
ForegroundNoise 06/28/2018 09:09
Certainly a good and interesting chart though I'm not at all keen on your listing of how many songs on the albums you vibe with (X/X). A simple like/dislike system seems to me way too reductive in assessing the quality of songs and doesn't take into consideration how they 'sing together' to form one cohesive piece (à la Arthurknight's terminology). I really hope you're not one of those people how rates an album by aggregating the scores of its songs. Other than that lots and lots to be proud of - good list!
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85/100
From normshorg 06/28/2018 09:06
fantastic list. several albums on here i've been meaning to listen to for awhile.
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80/100
From platus 10/19/2017 16:55
Nice chart.
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slurpdurp 01/22/2017 23:19
slurpdurp 01/22/2017 23:19
The comments really propel this chart. I love your picks for the chart. It's all so great.
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95/100
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CharlieBarley 01/22/2017 23:05
CharlieBarley 01/22/2017 23:05
Bloody good chart! The notes, though brief, make it all the better. 30 albums in common. Quite a few albums I want to check out including Joanna Newsom and the rap albums you have on here. A very good selection of albums.
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85/100
From vancevisuals 01/22/2017 13:18
Completely agree with your comments on Pink Floyd's Animals
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95/100
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Tamthebam 01/22/2017 13:12
Tamthebam 01/22/2017 13:12
Great chart a good mix of genres and a nice mix of era's not too much of the same stuff from the same period.
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| Best Artists of the 1970s | |
|---|---|
| 1. Pink Floyd | |
| 2. David Bowie | |
| 3. Led Zeppelin | |
| 4. Neil Young | |
| 5. The Rolling Stones | |
| 6. The Clash | |
| 7. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 8. Black Sabbath | |
| 9. The Who | |
| 10. Genesis | |
| 11. Stevie Wonder | |
| 12. Bob Dylan | |
| 13. Paul McCartney | |
| 14. Yes | |
| 15. Joni Mitchell | |
| 16. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 17. Bob Marley | |
| 18. Nick Drake | |
| 19. Queen | |
| 20. Joy Division |