Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by LittleM1971 
hope you enjoy...slowly adding more comments for each choice (I'll get there in the end)
- Chart updated: 10/19/2024 19:45
- (Created: 11/06/2013 13:03).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Because we all need somewhere dark to go every once in a while. It's one of those albums that you can easily forget just how incredible it is until you listen again.
[First added to this chart: 12/02/2013]
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1979
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Paul Weller in my opinion is the finest plain speaking lyricist I've heard. What he writes you get immediately (no deciphering required!). Even as 9 or 10 year old I got it which is probably why they not only conquered the UK music scene but gained the hearts of kids in every playground across the country. Started out as a concept album which Weller unable to complete ditched, but what was finally released still holds up today with perhaps 'Little Boy Soldiers' which was part of the original concept, even more relevant in todays world than what it was back then. Wasteland I find so vivid that I can smell late 1970's Britain as I listen.
[First added to this chart: 11/23/2013]
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1979
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1,616
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Old Man!!!
[First added to this chart: 12/31/2013]
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1972
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12,928
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That subtle yet brilliant change on the bass line during the title track Exodus is a great example of how less is sometimes so much more. So many brilliant tracks jam packed into this album which is often cited as Marleys best.
[First added to this chart: 02/28/2014]
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1977
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6,458
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A truly great record.
[First added to this chart: 11/09/2013]
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1972
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Really great tight funk album but it's the 10 minute epic 'Public Enemy' that is the centerpiece of this album. I love the understated backing of this piece with those lazy sad horns whilst Brown is at his Preacher Man best and then at the end when he shouts "Get Up, Get Up, Don't Stand There, Be a Man, She'll Follow You, Get On Up and Walk Away" he's got you so whipped up that you find yourself cheering along for all the smackheads to kick the habit.
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[First added to this chart: 11/19/2013]
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1976
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7,340
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[First added to this chart: 09/02/2016]
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1974
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1,370
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So many great tracks on both this and 'Harvest' that I find it hard to choose between the two album. What I am sure about is that both albums will forever remain in my top 100.
[First added to this chart: 11/08/2013]
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1970
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[First added to this chart: 12/03/2013]
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1977
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 17 | 17% | |
| 1980s | 29 | 29% | |
| 1990s | 28 | 28% | |
| 2000s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2010s | 6 | 6% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
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| The Smiths | 4 | 4% | |
| Pixies | 4 | 4% | |
| The Jam | 3 | 3% | |
| The Beatles | 2 | 2% | |
| The Jesus And Mary Chain | 2 | 2% | |
| Ride | 2 | 2% | |
| The Cure | 2 | 2% | |
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58 | 58% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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 90/100  | 05/27/2024 21:26 |  MadhattanJack | | 85/100 |
| 100/100 | 09/13/2023 22:38 |  hoyquarlow | | 88/100 |
| 100/100 | 04/21/2023 06:42 |  melisandre | | 87/100 |
| 90/100 | 12/28/2022 00:10 | Moondance | | 85/100 |
| 100/100 | 04/22/2022 12:04 |  Larcx13 | | 86/100 |
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From Moondance 12/28/2022 00:12
An exciting chart - love having so many outliers and how each means something uniquely special to you. If I had been born about 20 years later I could easily imagine this would be my chart! We do have 2 albums in common despite the difference! Glad to see one Aussie & one NZ album in the mix.
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95/100
From Lgk21 01/09/2021 23:22
Cool stuff, I really enjoyed your blurbs.
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100/100
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DeusExMackia 07/15/2020 15:12
DeusExMackia 07/15/2020 15:12
An alt-rock lover's dream. One of the best lists on the site, love it to bits.
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100/100
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ForegroundNoise 05/20/2020 19:36
ForegroundNoise 05/20/2020 19:36
Just a gorgeous, personal, vitality-inducing chart. Can't believe it was created seven years ago and I'm only finding it now???
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90/100
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ExTeaSea 05/03/2020 15:49
ExTeaSea 05/03/2020 15:49
Cool! Started off like a number of charts but ended up having a bunch of lesser known artists which I appreciate. There's many I need to check out from your chart. Especially since I want to get more familiar with the late eighties and early nineties.
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100/100
From bonnequestion 04/05/2020 13:23
Nice chart with very interesting comments, keep it up!
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90/100
From pctrooper 09/14/2019 22:48
Really cool chart and I also like your notes. The personal anecdotes help me to appreciate where you're coming from with this distinctive taste of yours. I really don't know why I never gave Pavement much of a chance; they're quite enjoyable.
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95/100
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Julelios 12/05/2018 14:35
Julelios 12/05/2018 14:35
Excellent choices !
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100/100
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Purplepash 08/17/2018 04:25
Purplepash 08/17/2018 04:25
Love this chart! Would like to check out some of the few I haven't heard at some stage...and props for Goon Sax and Beach Slang. Not in my faves but I really enjoyed them, and I like seeing some unique choices.
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75/100
From vancevisuals 08/15/2018 14:32
not so much in common but I couldn't agree more with your comments about "the White Album"
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