Top 50 Greatest Music Albums by joannajewsom

• Chart updated: 08/03/2023 22:15
• (Created: 08/26/2008 08:26).
• Chart size: 50 albums.

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1. (2) 1

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) 

 Wu-Tang Clan

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[First added to this chart: 12/11/2009]

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,076 charts

Rank Score:

13,572

Rank in 1993:

3

Rank in 1990s:

19

Overall Rank:

97

Average Rating:

 84 (1,235 votes)

Comments:

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2. (1) 1

When The Pawn... 

 Fiona Apple

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[First added to this chart: 12/11/2009]

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

387 charts

Rank Score:

3,882

Rank in 1999:

10

Rank in 1990s:

83

Overall Rank:

462

Average Rating:

 82 (497 votes)

Comments:

24

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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady 

 Charles Mingus

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[First added to this chart: 12/11/2009]

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

943 charts

Rank Score:

14,109

Rank in 1963:

1

Rank in 1960s:

22

Overall Rank:

92

Average Rating:

 86 (994 votes)

Comments:

73

4. (5) 1

In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) 

 King Crimson

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[First added to this chart: 11/24/2019]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,991 charts

Rank Score:

31,659

Rank in 1969:

2

Rank in 1960s:

7

Overall Rank:

25

Average Rating:

 89 (2,359 votes)

Comments:

219

5. (6) 1

Pet Sounds 

 The Beach Boys

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[First added to this chart: 12/11/2009]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,789 charts

Rank Score:

44,878

Rank in 1966:

2

Rank in 1960s:

5

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 88 (3,206 votes)

Comments:

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The Low End Theory 

 A Tribe Called Quest

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[First added to this chart: 05/11/2018]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

961 charts

Rank Score:

11,034

Rank in 1991:

6

Rank in 1990s:

29

Overall Rank:

137

Average Rating:

 85 (1,105 votes)

Comments:

65

7. (4) 3

Dummy 

 Portishead

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[First added to this chart: 12/11/2009]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,500 charts

Rank Score:

17,257

Rank in 1994:

3

Rank in 1990s:

13

Overall Rank:

71

Average Rating:

 84 (1,663 votes)

Comments:

103

8. (11) 3

Ys 

 Joanna Newsom

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[First added to this chart: 12/11/2009]

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

748 charts

Rank Score:

9,294

Rank in 2006:

2

Rank in 2000s:

27

Overall Rank:

170

Average Rating:

 82 (831 votes)

Comments:

85

9. (40) 31

Homogenic 

 Björk

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[First added to this chart: 12/11/2009]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

1,084 charts

Rank Score:

13,729

Rank in 1997:

2

Rank in 1990s:

18

Overall Rank:

95

Average Rating:

 84 (1,357 votes)

Comments:

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10. (15) 5

Illmatic 

 Nas

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[First added to this chart: 11/24/2019]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,313 charts

Rank Score:

18,530

Rank in 1994:

2

Rank in 1990s:

12

Overall Rank:

65

Average Rating:

 86 (1,540 votes)

Comments:

110

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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	10	20%
1970s	7	14%
1980s	5	10%
1990s	15	30%
2000s	10	20%
2010s	2	4%
2020s	1	2%

Artist	Albums	%
Animal Collective	1	2%
Fiona Apple	1	2%
Talk Talk	1	2%
The Smiths	1	2%
椎名林檎 [Ringo Sheena]	1	2%
D'Angelo	1	2%
Charles Mingus	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	33	66%
	11	22%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 31 from 40th to 9th Homogenic by Björk
Up 15 from 38th to 23rd Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective
Up 5 from 15th to 10th Illmatic by Nas

Biggest fallers
Down 18 from 31st to 49th The Velvet Rope by Janet Jackson
Down 7 from 7th to 14th Liquid Swords by GZA/Genius
Down 5 from 8th to 13th The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

New entries
The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

Leavers
Midnight Marauders by A Tribe Called Quest

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80/100	04/13/2024 05:35	areminder	50	79/100
80/100	11/18/2022 21:24	Moondance	455	85/100
85/100	11/18/2022 11:15	Johnnyo	2,026	80/100
95/100	07/28/2021 23:06	Rhyner	1,382	99/100
90/100	07/28/2021 21:29	RioBravo	203	84/100

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80/100

From Moondance 11/18/2022 21:26

I enjoyed spending time travelling down your top 50 chart - which took me to a few places that I ain't ever been before. Good to see an Aussie artist in the list.

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85/100

From Johnnyo 11/18/2022 11:15

Very nice chart

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85/100

From NowhereMan 07/28/2021 11:48

It's been a long while since I have viewed this chart. Madness and brilliant to see you're still on the site - I remember our discussions from around 10-12 years ago. Hope you're well!

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100/100

From TheKing 10/26/2020 02:49

Yo this chart bangs. Really nice diversity.

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95/100

From EyeKanFly 01/25/2020 02:11

Really nice chart. Lots that I agree with and lots that I haven't dove into yet. I'm really intrigued by The Fiery Furnaces being on here. It's been over a decade since I've given them a spin, but when I did I absolutely LOATHED all of their music. Maybe I should give it another shot haha

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85/100

From gidgidi 06/22/2019 17:06

Achla chart!

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85/100

From LebowskiRams 03/30/2019 22:21

Love seeing Fiona's best album at the top

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95/100

From ForegroundNoise 03/30/2019 16:14

Stunning mix of genres across a variety of time periods, not much more to say than that. If you included some notes, this would probably become my favourite chart on the entire website ...

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100/100

From panapsal 03/30/2019 11:59

excellent chart !!! brilliant mixture and sequence from jazz to classic rock, new wave-alternative and vice versa .... !!!

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90/100

From MCOTho 03/30/2019 09:33

hahaha, love the name. Nice chart!

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