HIGHEST USER RATED ALBUM FROM EVERY YEAR

1975 - "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd
(44 Minutes)

RATING: 98/100

Genres: Art Rock, Progressive Rock

Thoughts: i have no words this is one of if not the greatest album ive ever heard how the fuck did they do this in 1975 im so impressed this is amazing

SONG RANKINGS:

1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond 1-5 (99)
2. Shine On You Crazy Diamond 6-9 (98)
3. Wish You Were Here (98)
4. Welcome to the Machine (96)
5. Have a Cigar (95)

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1974 - "Red" by King Crimson
(39 Minutes)

RATING: 91/100

Genres: Progressive Rock, Art Rock

Thoughts: very good, not as good as in the court of the crimson king, but very good. starless was a great outro, and one more red nightmare was a cool song. im super excited for wish you were here, im starting it soon

SONG RANKINGS:

1. Starless (95)
2. One More Red Nightmare (95)
3. Fallen Angel (93)
4. Red (89)
5. Providence (81)

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1973 - "The Dark Side of the Moon" by Pink Floyd
(42 Minutes)

RATING: 94/100

Genres: Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Thoughts: first album on this list ive been reeaaaallly looking forward to, and it lived up to the hype. great, consistent, amazing album, cant wait for wish you were here and animals later on, really interesting experience listening to this. also istg ill stop giving things a 94 its just they are all so peak ... read more

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1972 - "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" by David Bowie
(38 Minutes)

RATING: 95/100

Genres: Glam Rock, Pop Rock

Thoughts: HOLY PEAK. not at all what i excepted i cant lie but holy shit i cant put that into words this is not at ALL what i thought David bowie would sound like but i love it so much. that intro was fucking beautiful and the outro too. this is amazing i can recommend this to literally anyone and i ... read more

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1971 - "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye
(35 Minutes)

RATING: 94/100

Genres: Progressive Soul

Thoughts: wow this is just peak i literally have nothing to say the rankings speak for themselves what a fucking album dude that was beautiful im ngl

SONG RANKINGS:

1. What's Going On (95)
2. Mercy Mercy Me (91)
3. Inner City Blues (89)
4. Right On (89)
5. What's Happening Brother (88)
6. Wholy Holy (88)
7. Flyin' High (87)
8. ... read more

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1970 - "Paranoid" by Black Sabbath
(41 Minutes)

RATING: 90/100

Genres: Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Thoughts: very consistent except for the instrumentals. also can i just say what a switch up in the outro. my first metal album and a great way to start, i loved this but it doesn't beat abbey road or anything like that, just a great consistent album all around.

SONG RANKINGS:

1. Hand of Doom (91)
2. Fairies Wear Boots (91)
3. Iron Man ... read more

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1969 - "Abbey Road" by The Beatles
(47 Minutes)

RATING: 93/100

Genres: Pop Rock

Thoughts: first of all i listened to court of crimson king aswell so dw but i ranked this one because its more iconic. this was their best album by a little bit and it was cool asl. i loved everything in the second half sm and the first half was really melodic and sounded beautiful. best way to end the 60s, im super excited for the 70s, my favourite album that i ... read more

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1968 - "Electric Ladyland" by Jimi Hendrix
(75 Minutes)

RATING: 88/100

Genres: Psychedelic Rock, Blues Rock, Acid Rock

Thoughts: yeah this was incredible ive heard of jimi Hendrix before but id never listened to him. and yeah it was basically exactly what i thought but that doesn't change the fact that its amazing. it has beautiful songs like voodoo chile and burning of the midnight lamp, and also just cool songs like all along the ... read more

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1967 - "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" by The Beatles
(39 Minutes)

RATING: 87/100

Genres: Psychadelic Pop, Pop Rock

Thoughts: this was definitely worse than revolver but not by much. a day in the life was beautiful and a perfect ending to the album, and this feels like more of a casual listen rather than a lock in album. i love it almost as much as revolver and im really excited for abbey road.

SONG RANKINGS:

1. A Day In The ... read more

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1966 - "Revolver" by The Beatles
(34 Minutes)

RATING: 88/100

Genres: Pop Rock, Psychedelic Pop

Thoughts: wow. crazy step up from the jazz era even though i enjoyed the jazz. Eleanor rigby and for no one were crazy good those lyrics were insane. im excited for st peppers and abbey road now not at all what i expected from the beatles.

SONG RANKINGS:

1. Eleanor Rigby (93)
2. For No One (92)
3. Here, There And Everywhere (90)
4. Tomorrow ... read more

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1965 - "A Love Supreme" by John Coltrane
(32 Minutes)

RATING: 79/100

Genres: Spiritual Jazz

Thoughts: final album before the beatles and rock albums, and its a really good final album to the jazz genre. i might see it come up later who knows but i think its pretty unlikely. i really enjoyed this and it was nice to listen to in the background! beatles up next im super excited.

SONG RANKINGS:

1. Pursurance/Psalm (84)
1. Resolution (77)
2. ... read more

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1964 - Getz/Gilberto

RATING: 81/100

Genres: Bossa Nova, Samba-Jazz

Thoughts: really good very underrated! tied with my favourite jazz album so far i really enjoy this! the guitar is a little repetitive but it sounds nice so i dont mind. the girl from Ipanema is the first song in this series that ive added to my playlist, and it deserves it how is it still relatable today like what. best Brazilian album ive ever heard.

SONG RANKINGS:

1. The Girl ... read more

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1963 - The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

RATING: 80/100

Genres: Avant-Garde Jazz, Third Stream

Thoughts: overrated giant steps was better imo but its still very good. i like charles mingus but i just prefer john coltrane and the hard bop genre in general. final song was majestic though.

SONG RANKINGS:

1. Medley: (87)
2. Solo Dancer (81)
3. Group Dancers (79)
4. Duete Solo Dancers (73)

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1962 - Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky: The Firebird

RATING: 69/100

Genres: Modern Classical, Orchestral

Thoughts: actually fire bars cant lie igor tyler creator cooked. favourite part was easily part 1 part 2 is carried by last 2 songs. w album tho this sounds majestic.

SONG RANKINGS:

1. Round Dance (71)
2. Dances of the Young Girls (70)
3. Ritual of the Ancients (69)
4. Sacrificial Dance (69)
5. Games of the Rival Clans (68)
6. Glorification of ... read more

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1961 - "My Favorite Things" by John Coltrane
(40 Minutes)

RATING: 79/100

Genres: Post-Bop, Modal Jazz

Thoughts: this guys got bars i had no idea he made my favourite things. this album isn't as good as giant steps but its still a fun listen. recommend actually it deserves its must hear rating.

SONG RANKINGS:

1. My Favorite Things (87)
2. Summertime (78)
3. But Not For Me (76)
4. Everytime We Say Goodbye (71)

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1960 - "Giant Steps" by John Coltrane
(37 Minutes)

RATING: 81/100

Genres: Hard Bop

Thoughts: this went way harder than it should have im starting to realise i like hard bop and john Coltrane a lot. what an opening piece and the finale was amazing. i love the melodies used and the drums support it so well. what an album i think if you want to listen to a jazz album this is the one.

SONG RANKINGS:

1. Giant Steps (83)
2. Mr. P.C. (82)
3. ... read more

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1959 - "Kind Of Blue" by Miles Davis
(45 Minutes)

RATING: 76/100

Genres: Cool Jazz, Modal Jazz

Thoughts: idk this album just isn't for me. i can see how its a must hear and how its the highest from the 50s but like i just wasn't having it. all blues and Freddie freeloader were cool though

finally done with the 50s this was a bit of a drag but i enjoyed it

SONG RANKINGS:

1. All Blues (79)
2. Freddie Freeloader (77)
3. So What ... read more

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1958 - "Blue Train" by John Coltrane
(42 Minutes)

RATING: 79/100

Genres: Hard Bop

Thoughts: yo hard redeem from the last album this slapped. john Coltrane is kinda tuff and this album was fire all around like actually really good! i wouldn't relisten to anything here except maybe blue train and lazy bird but it doesn't change my opinion that it was rlly good oml second highest ranking album so far beaten only by beethoven in ... read more

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1957 - "The Clown" by Charles Mingus
(40 Minutes)

RATING: 65/100

Genres: Post-Bop

Thoughts: ok this album literally got dethroned from top 1 of 1957 WHILE I WAS LISTENING so idc im ranking this one.

this jazz stuff is getting a little old. its like all the same stuff but it still sounds good its just really not for me. blue cee was cool tho and it did get better in the last song but like seriously im so done with jazz. hopefully the last 2 ... read more

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1956 - "Convite para Ouvir Maysa" by Maysa (24 Minutes)

RATING: 69/100

Genres: Samba, Singer-Songwriter

Thoughts: just a pretty mid album, i like her voice a lot and the strings in the background are beautiful but man it all sounds the same. rindo de mim was the only one that really grabbed me and that sounded great, but not for me thats for sure.

SONG RANKINGS:

1. Rindo de Mim (74)
2. Adeus (70)
3. Agonia (67)
4. Tarde Triste (65)
5. ... read more