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This is a list of my favorite albums grouped by type. | This is a list of my favorite albums grouped by type. | ||
− | ==Top | + | ==Top 95+ Studio Albums== |
− | These albums are based on the rank of my | + | These albums are based on the rank of my appreciation of the individual songs on the initial release of each album. |
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| 1 || 1,896 || ''[[The Execution of All Things]]'' || [[Rilo Kiley]] | | 1 || 1,896 || ''[[The Execution of All Things]]'' || [[Rilo Kiley]] | ||
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− | | 2 || 1, | + | | 2 || 1,696 || ''[[Crossing the Rubicon]]'' || [[The Sounds]] |
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− | | 3 || 1, | + | | 3 || 1,624 || ''[[Queen II]]'' || [[Queen]] |
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| 4 || 1,468 || ''[[A Kind of Magic]]'' || [[Queen]] | | 4 || 1,468 || ''[[A Kind of Magic]]'' || [[Queen]] | ||
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| 9 || 1,091 || ''[[Innuendo]]'' || [[Queen]] | | 9 || 1,091 || ''[[Innuendo]]'' || [[Queen]] | ||
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− | | 10 || 1, | + | | 10 || 1,072 || ''[[American Idiot]]'' || [[Green Day]] |
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− | | 11 || 1, | + | | 11 || 1,064 || ''[[Rilo Kiley (album)|Rilo Kiley]]'' [Second Pressing] || [[Rilo Kiley]] |
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− | | 12 || 1, | + | | 12 || 1,048 || ''[[More Modern Short Stories from Hello Saferide]]'' || [[Hello Saferide]] |
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− | | 13 || 1, | + | | 13 || 1,036 || ''[[Take Offs and Landings]]'' || [[Rilo Kiley]] |
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− | | 14 || 1, | + | | 14 || 1,022 || ''[[Tim Minchin and the Heritage Orchestra]]'' || [[Tim Minchin]] |
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| 15 || 874 || ''[[Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie]]'' || [[Alanis Morissette]] | | 15 || 874 || ''[[Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie]]'' || [[Alanis Morissette]] | ||
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| 21 || 769 || ''[[Liz Phair (album)|Liz Phair]]'' || [[Liz Phair]] | | 21 || 769 || ''[[Liz Phair (album)|Liz Phair]]'' || [[Liz Phair]] | ||
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− | | 22 || 739 || ''[[Weezer (Blue Album)|Weezer]]'' | + | | 22 || 739 || ''[[Weezer (Blue Album)|Weezer]]'' [Blue album] || [[Weezer]] |
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| 23 || 728 || ''[[Jagged Little Pill]]'' || [[Alanis Morissette]] | | 23 || 728 || ''[[Jagged Little Pill]]'' || [[Alanis Morissette]] | ||
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| 37 || 588 || ''[[Dizzy Up the Girl]]'' || [[Goo Goo Dolls]] | | 37 || 588 || ''[[Dizzy Up the Girl]]'' || [[Goo Goo Dolls]] | ||
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− | | 38 || | + | | 38 || 566 || ''[[Darkside]]'' || [[Tim Minchin]] |
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− | | 39 || | + | | 39 || 547 || ''[[Back to the Light]]'' || [[Brian May]] |
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− | | 40 || | + | | 40 || 544 || ''[[You're Awful, I Love You]]'' || [[Ludo]] |
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− | | 41 || 528 || ''[[ | + | | 41 || 528 || ''[[Once]]'' || [[Nightwish]] |
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− | | 42 || | + | | 42 || 528 || ''[[Weezer (Red Album)|Weezer]]'' [Red album] || [[Weezer]] |
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− | | 43 || | + | | 43 || 520 || ''[[Something to Die For]]'' || [[The Sounds]] |
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− | | 44 || | + | | 44 || 514 || ''[[The Stranger]]'' || [[Billy Joel]] |
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− | | 45 || | + | | 45 || 512 || ''[[Stunt]]'' || [[Barenaked Ladies]] |
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− | | 46 || 482 || ''[[The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders | + | | 46 || 482 || ''[[The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars]]'' || [[David Bowie]] |
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| 47 || 480 || ''[[Hey Stoopid]]'' || [[Alice Cooper]] | | 47 || 480 || ''[[Hey Stoopid]]'' || [[Alice Cooper]] | ||
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| 50 || 440 || ''[[Living in America]]'' || [[The Sounds]] | | 50 || 440 || ''[[Living in America]]'' || [[The Sounds]] | ||
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− | | 51 || 440 || ''[[The Fox, | + | | 51 || 440 || ''[[The Fox, the Hunter and Hello Saferide]]'' || [[Hello Saferide]] |
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| 52 || || ''[[Ready for This?]]'' || [[Tim Minchin]] | | 52 || || ''[[Ready for This?]]'' || [[Tim Minchin]] | ||
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− | | 53 || | + | | 53 || 425 || ''[[Echo (album)|Echo]]'' || [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]] |
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− | | 54 || | + | | 54 || 422 || ''[[Queen (album)|Queen]]'' || [[Queen]] |
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− | | 55 || | + | | 55 || 408 || ''[[Firecracker (album)|Firecracker]]'' || [[Lisa Loeb]] |
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− | | 56 || | + | | 56 || 388 || ''[[And the Mystery of the Golden Medallion]]'' || [[Fight Like Apes]] |
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− | | 57 || | + | | 57 || 387 || ''[[A Night at the Opera]]'' || [[Queen]] |
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− | | 58 || | + | | 58 || 380 || ''[[Maroon (album)|Maroon]]'' || [[Barenaked Ladies]] |
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− | | 59 || | + | | 59 || 370 || ''[[A Boy Named Goo]]'' || [[Goo Goo Dolls]] |
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− | | 60 || | + | | 60 || 366 || ''[[Under the Blacklight]]'' || [[Rilo Kiley]] |
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− | | 61 || | + | | 61 || 356 || ''[[Use Your Illusion I]]'' || [[Guns N' Roses]] |
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− | | 62 || | + | | 62 || 347 || ''[[Appetite for Destruction]]'' || [[Guns N' Roses]] |
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− | | 63 || | + | | 63 || 342 || ''[[Heartthrob]]'' || [[Tegan and Sara]] |
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− | | 64 || | + | | 64 || 342 || ''[[Azure Ray (album)|Azure Ray]]'' || [[Azure Ray]] |
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− | | 65 || | + | | 65 || 337 || ''[[Different Class]]'' || [[Pulp]] |
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− | | 66 || | + | | 66 || 332 || ''[[The Weight of Your Love]]'' || [[Editors]] |
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− | | 67 || | + | | 67 || 318 || ''[[Almost Human]]'' || [[Voltaire]] |
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− | | 68 || | + | | 68 || 314 || ''[[Metallica (album)|Metallica]]'' || [[Metallica]] |
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− | | 69 || | + | | 69 || 311 || ''[[Gordon]]'' || [[Barenaked Ladies]] |
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− | | 70 || | + | | 70 || 310 || ''[[On the Line]]'' || [[Jenny Lewis]] |
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− | | 71 || | + | | 71 || 298 || ''[[The Dark Side of the Moon]]'' || [[Pink Floyd]] |
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− | | 72 || | + | | 72 || 296 || ''[[Fallen (Evanescence album)|Fallen]]'' || [[Evanescence]] |
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− | | 73 || | + | | 73 || 240 || ''[[Wild Like Children]]'' || [[Tilly and the Wall]] |
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− | | 74 || | + | | 74 || 236 || ''[[The Miracle]]'' || [[Queen]] |
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− | | 75 || | + | | 75 || 227 || ''[[Combinations]]'' || [[Eisley]] |
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− | | 76 || | + | | 76 || 224 || ''[[Un]]'' || [[Dan Black]] |
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− | | 77 || | + | | 77 || 220 || ''[[Tape Deck Heart]]'' || [[Frank Turner]] |
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− | | 78 || | + | | 78 || 218 || ''[[Heroes and Cocktails]]'' || [[Robb Roy]] |
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− | | 79 || 101 || ''[[No Need to Argue]]'' || [[The Cranberries]] | + | | 79 || 216 || ''[[Yourself or Someone Like You]]'' || [[Matchbox 20]] |
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+ | | 80 || 216 || ''[[Lost Horizons]]'' || [[Luca Turilli's Dreamquest]] | ||
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+ | | 81 || 212 || ''[[Weezer (Green Album)|Weezer]]'' [Green album] || [[Weezer]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 82 || 209 || ''[[Drawing Down the Moon]]'' || [[Azure Ray]] | ||
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+ | | 83 || 204 || ''[[Broken Bride]]'' || [[Ludo]] | ||
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+ | | 84 || 201 || ''[[Full Moon Fever]]'' || [[Tom Petty]] | ||
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+ | | 85 || 200 || ''[[Nine Lives]]'' || [[Aerosmith]] | ||
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+ | | 86 || 195 || ''[[Pinkerton]]'' || [[Weezer]] | ||
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+ | | 87 || 192 || ''[[Seventh Tree]]'' || [[Goldfrapp]] | ||
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+ | | 88 || 188 || ''[[Make Believe]]'' || [[Weezer]] | ||
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+ | | 89 || 184 || ''[[Hold on Love]]'' || [[Azure Ray]] | ||
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+ | | 90 || 182 || ''[[Dookie]]'' || [[Green Day]] | ||
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+ | | 91 || 180 || ''[[Speak in Code]]'' || [[Eve 6]] | ||
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+ | | 92 || 156 || ''[[An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer]]'' || [[Tom Lehrer]] | ||
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+ | | 93 || 144 || ''[[Would You Let Me Play This EP 10 Times a Day?]]'' || [[Hello Saferide]] | ||
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+ | | 94 || 140 || ''[[Stranger in Town]]'' || [[Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band]] | ||
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+ | | 95 || 134 || ''[[Bringing Down the Horse]]'' || [[The Wallflowers]] | ||
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+ | | 96 || 124 || ''[[Between the Lines]]'' || [[Janis Ian]] | ||
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+ | | 97 || 118 || ''[[Like a Rock]]'' || [[Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 98 || 101 || ''[[No Need to Argue]]'' || [[The Cranberries]] | ||
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+ | | 99 || 99 || ''[[Tidings of Comfort and Joy (Roger Whittaker album)|Tidings of Comfort and Joy]]'' || [[Roger Whittaker]] | ||
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# [[The Book of Mormon: Original Broadway Cast Recording]] | # [[The Book of Mormon: Original Broadway Cast Recording]] | ||
# [[Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]] | # [[Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]] | ||
− | # [[Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog: Soundtrack | + | # [[Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog: Soundtrack from the Motion Picture]] |
# [[Assassins: Original Cast Recording]] | # [[Assassins: Original Cast Recording]] | ||
# [[Lion King, The: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]] | # [[Lion King, The: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]] | ||
− | # [[Animaniacs: 16 Original Songs | + | # [[Animaniacs: 16 Original Songs from the Hit TV Series]] |
# [[My Fair Lady: Original Cast]] | # [[My Fair Lady: Original Cast]] | ||
# [[The Nightmare Before Christmas: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]] | # [[The Nightmare Before Christmas: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]] | ||
# [[Repo! The Genetic Opera: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]] | # [[Repo! The Genetic Opera: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]] | ||
− | # [[Little Mermaid | + | # [[The Little Mermaid: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]] |
− | # [[Evita: Music | + | # [[Evita: Music from the Motion Picture]] |
# [[Commentary! The Musical]] | # [[Commentary! The Musical]] | ||
# [[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]] | # [[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]] | ||
# [[Moana: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]] | # [[Moana: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]] | ||
− | # [[Grease: The Original Soundtrack | + | # [[Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture]] |
# [[Monty Python's: The Meaning of Life]] | # [[Monty Python's: The Meaning of Life]] | ||
# [[Mulan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack]] | # [[Mulan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack]] | ||
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# [[Undertale]] | # [[Undertale]] | ||
# [[Dance Dance Revolution: Extreme]] | # [[Dance Dance Revolution: Extreme]] | ||
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# [[Ultima: Quest of the Avatar]] (NES) | # [[Ultima: Quest of the Avatar]] (NES) | ||
− | # [[ | + | # [[SimCity (SNES)]] |
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# [[Tower of Heaven]] | # [[Tower of Heaven]] | ||
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# [[Cave Story|Cave Story+]] | # [[Cave Story|Cave Story+]] | ||
+ | # [[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]] | ||
# [[Ultima: Exodus]] (NES) | # [[Ultima: Exodus]] (NES) | ||
+ | # [[Final Fantasy]] (NES) | ||
+ | # [[Bionic Commando]] | ||
# [[Super Mario 64]] | # [[Super Mario 64]] | ||
− | # [[ | + | # [[Katawa Shoujo]] |
# [[7/11]] | # [[7/11]] | ||
# [[Seiklus]] | # [[Seiklus]] | ||
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# [[Dance Dance Revolution: Max 2]] | # [[Dance Dance Revolution: Max 2]] | ||
− | # [[ | + | # [[Icarus: Sanctuary of the Gods]] |
− | # [[ | + | # [[Mario Kart 64]] |
+ | # [[Portal]] | ||
+ | # [[Portal 2]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==See Also== | ||
+ | * [[List of favorite albums by year]] | ||
+ | * [[List of favorite albums by month]] |
Latest revision as of 16:02, 3 April 2024
This is a list of my favorite albums grouped by type.
Top 95+ Studio Albums
These albums are based on the rank of my appreciation of the individual songs on the initial release of each album.
Top 25 Soundtracks
- Hamilton: An American Musical - Original Broadway Cast Recording
- Rent: Original Broadway Cast Recording
- Hedwig and the Angry Inch: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- The Book of Mormon: Original Broadway Cast Recording
- Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog: Soundtrack from the Motion Picture
- Assassins: Original Cast Recording
- Lion King, The: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- Animaniacs: 16 Original Songs from the Hit TV Series
- My Fair Lady: Original Cast
- The Nightmare Before Christmas: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- Repo! The Genetic Opera: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- The Little Mermaid: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- Evita: Music from the Motion Picture
- Commentary! The Musical
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show
- Moana: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture
- Monty Python's: The Meaning of Life
- Mulan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
- Tarzan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
- Labyrinth: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- Les Misérables: Original London Cast
- Monty Python Sings
- Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics
Top 25 Video Game Soundtracks
- Final Fantasy VI
- Mega Man II
- Chrono Trigger
- Secret of Mana
- VVVVVV
- Ultima VII: The Black Gate
- Undertale
- Dance Dance Revolution: Extreme
- Ultima: Quest of the Avatar (NES)
- SimCity (SNES)
- Tower of Heaven
- Cave Story+
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- Ultima: Exodus (NES)
- Final Fantasy (NES)
- Bionic Commando
- Super Mario 64
- Katawa Shoujo
- 7/11
- Seiklus
- Dance Dance Revolution: Max 2
- Icarus: Sanctuary of the Gods
- Mario Kart 64
- Portal
- Portal 2