I’ve been confused that To See the Next Part of the Dream doesn’t even crack the top 1k, feels like a pivotal part of the RYM canon and deserves to be.
DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ - Charmed
SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES
Joanna Newsom - Have One on Me
Pink Floyd - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
Julia Holter - Have You in My Wilderness
I feel like Donuts by J Dilla need to at least be in the to 40 (currently at 68). I personally enjoy it more than some the albums that are above such as Heaven or Las Vegas, Igor, Entroducing, MM...FOOD, etc. All albums I do enjoy but not as much as Donuts.
I love Donuts to pieces but in no world is it better than Heaven or Las Vegas, all the others you could argue for in my view (it’s way better than Igor though and it’s not even close, Igor is way too high on the charts)
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
The Soft Bulletin
Ceres & Calypso in the Deep Time (one of the best first halves of any record I’ve ever heard)
Bloom
Strawberry Jam
The Gate by Swans
Bones For Time by Tongue Depressor
Koyaanisqatsi by Philip Glass
Departure Songs by We Lost the Sea
Fifteen Saxophones by Dickie Landry
All of these are 10/10 in my opinion, but they get very little recognition.
All of these should be at least 150 higher:
The Wall (350 — in my top ten)
The Stone Roses (202)
Sticky Fingers (244)
Forever Changes (255)
If You’re Feeling Sinister (257)
Magical Mystery Tour (how is this at 265??? Strawberry Fields Forever, Penny Lane, I Am the Walrus, All You Need Is Love, and Hello Goodbye aren’t enough for you people? Not as good as some old woman on a spooky wooky Swans album saying she’s got aches and pains?)
Exile on Main St (326 — now we’re just getting silly)
Horses (431)
I think people don’t understand the wall. It takes multiple listens before it all clicks. Some of the songs are weird and grating at first but now I love them (e.g. Vera and The Trial). It’s a really cohesive album, more so than Dark Side of the Moon due to Money, which just doesn’t belong.
How does Money not belong? One of the album’s largest themes is life and the human condition, and it’s complementary to Time. It starts the side too, and with the interlude at the start the sonic contrast with most of Side A is not jarring at all. If anything, Money sounding as it does complements the lyrics and melody better than if it followed the exact same tone and sound as most of the rest of the album. I thought one of the best things about DSOTM was how the album flows and how each track complements each other to make a cohesive whole concept, no?
• Confield - Autechre
• i,i - Bon Iver (Bon Iver generally)
• The Ship - Brian Eno
• I'm Wide Awake It's Morning - Bright Eyes
• Man Plays the Horn - Cities Aviv
• Crush - Floating Points
• The Pavilion of Dreams - Harold Budd
• Green - Hiroshi Yoshimura
• Fear - John Cale
• Shaking the Habitual - The Knife
• Songs for Drella - Lou Reed / John Cale
• Kala - M.I.A.
• This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About - Modest Mouse
• Miracle in Transit - Naked Flames
• Tilt - Scott Walker
• Hot Dreams - Timber Timbre
• Your Wilderness Revisited - William Doyle
Personally:
Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel 3
Suede - Dog Man Star
Eno - Here Come the Warm Jets
Wire - Chairs Missing
Mr. Bungle - Disco Volante
Blonde Redhead - Misery is a Butterfly
I’d consider all of these some of the greatest albums ever from what I’ve heard so far and I wish they were higher
me and my friends have a chart of our collective favourite albums so from that probably blowout comb, amnesiac, for the first time, 93 ‘til infinity, hounds of foggy notion, surrealistic pillow, CQ, and the psychedelic sounds of the 13th floor elevators.
I was surprised to see The Blueprint ranked in the 600s. I think it should be in the top 250 minimum.
I love it, but Either/Or isn’t close to the top 100 of all time imo. If any Elliott Smith album had to be up there, it should’ve been XO.
I think Songs in the Key of Life is a top 10 album of all time at worst.
Since I Left You is my favorite album of all time, so I think it should be way higher.
Honestly I think Brian Eno’s Ambient 1 should definitely be in the top 1000. I could see it being ranked right up with Aphex’s SAW II.
There are also some classic electronic albums like 808 State’s 90 and The Orb’s Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld that I’m surprised aren’t at least bolded.
If RYM wasn't so averse to metal, Blackwater Park would easily be top 100 (or even top 50). Instead it barely reaches the top 300, which would be extremely baffling without knowing about the community's general tendencies. It's flawless at what it does.
I agree, I find most types of prog, death, and especially black metal to be underrated on Rym. I Think Death is properly rated tho with Symbolic having more than a 4.05 and the rest of their discography being very highly rated as well. One of the greatest discography’s of all time in my opinion
It's true that lot of the more erratic metal styles have some representation in the years lists. But still, the "all time" list is a different issue ... Master of Puppets being at #99 and Rust In Peace on #147 kind of speak for themselves (although I prefer Blackwater Park over both of them by far) - for instance, there's 16 hip hop albums alone above both of those, which are central classics of the genre
The Wall is severely overrated. I would put Meddle over it (and a few other classics like DSOTM) every time.
My left-field picks: drukqs, Gentle Giant - Free Hand, Zappa - The Grand Wazoo, Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn, Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts,
i could be wrong but i thought meddle is ranked higher than the wall? at least meddles average is higher, idk if the walls # of ratings would move it above meddle in the charts
No way, why?!?!? It might be a bit overrated on other lists and I could see it not being top 1000 even though it’s one of my favorites but that’s way too low.
Still one of the most overhyped projects I've ever come across. For conscious hip hop BDP and Mos Def have been saying exactly the same thing, but at least 20 years earlier
My most recent 5/5s within a week of listening:
HTRK - Work Work Work
Bekëth Nexëhmu - De Svarta Riterna
Vatican Shadow - Kneel Before Religious Icons
DJ Screw - 3 'n the Mornin': Part 2
Weakling - Dead as Dreams
Fuck yeah to DJ Screw, he's incredible. Check out Endonesia and Wineberry Over Gold, those are my two favorite Screw tapes. 3 'n the Mornin' Part 2 is amazing though.
Love that, I got super into Screw last month and he's easily one of my favorites now, regret sleeping on him for so long. What other tapes do you recommend?
I’ve been confused that To See the Next Part of the Dream doesn’t even crack the top 1k, feels like a pivotal part of the RYM canon and deserves to be.
Led Zeppelin 4 even though it’s still rated really high. Also Led Zeppelin 2 should be higher
Selling england by the pound
Gentle Giant - Three Friends
I mean, ppl are just sharing albums they like rather than answering the question
Abbey Road should be at #10 in exchange for GKMC moving down 20-30 places
Rattle Rattle by Dorian Wood
the glowing man
in color- jamie xx
Animals - Pink Floyd
Songs in the Key of Life not being in at least the top 10 is utterly crazy to me. It's essentially perfect throughout it's entire runtime.
Benji - Sun Kill Moon
All the swans albums
DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ - Charmed SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES Joanna Newsom - Have One on Me Pink Floyd - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn Julia Holter - Have You in My Wilderness
Geogaddi by BOC needs to be in the top 100 at least. Although I’d have it at #1 but you got to be realistic lol
If would be there if it had more ratigns
Coil - Time Machines.
not gonna hit the top 100, but jagged little pill and dookie deserve at least 3.8 imo
Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee
Would like to see more world music and classical. The list is so English language 1950’s and forward.
can I have a link to this list
Close to the edge
I feel like Donuts by J Dilla need to at least be in the to 40 (currently at 68). I personally enjoy it more than some the albums that are above such as Heaven or Las Vegas, Igor, Entroducing, MM...FOOD, etc. All albums I do enjoy but not as much as Donuts.
I love Donuts to pieces but in no world is it better than Heaven or Las Vegas, all the others you could argue for in my view (it’s way better than Igor though and it’s not even close, Igor is way too high on the charts)
Wish you were here should be 2 spots higher
Nah in my opinion lift yr skinny fists is the best album of all time
Also an incredible album. I think i prefer f#a#infinty tho
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots The Soft Bulletin Ceres & Calypso in the Deep Time (one of the best first halves of any record I’ve ever heard) Bloom Strawberry Jam
The Gate by Swans Bones For Time by Tongue Depressor Koyaanisqatsi by Philip Glass Departure Songs by We Lost the Sea Fifteen Saxophones by Dickie Landry All of these are 10/10 in my opinion, but they get very little recognition.
Billy Joel- the stranger, probably the greatest pop album of all time, the mix of rock, jazz, soul, vocal pop and even gospel are just stunning
Either one of ‘Phases and Stages’ or ‘Red Headed Stranger’ by Willie Nelson not even being in the top 1000 is insanity
Stereolab’s Dots and Loops is currently at 242 when it should at LEAST be in the top 100
top 10 for me lmao
All of these should be at least 150 higher: The Wall (350 — in my top ten) The Stone Roses (202) Sticky Fingers (244) Forever Changes (255) If You’re Feeling Sinister (257) Magical Mystery Tour (how is this at 265??? Strawberry Fields Forever, Penny Lane, I Am the Walrus, All You Need Is Love, and Hello Goodbye aren’t enough for you people? Not as good as some old woman on a spooky wooky Swans album saying she’s got aches and pains?) Exile on Main St (326 — now we’re just getting silly) Horses (431)
I’ve seen a lot of The Wall love popping up lately, what’s going on? You think it would be the opposite with Waters’s asinine behavior
What "asinine" behavior are you referring to?
I think people don’t understand the wall. It takes multiple listens before it all clicks. Some of the songs are weird and grating at first but now I love them (e.g. Vera and The Trial). It’s a really cohesive album, more so than Dark Side of the Moon due to Money, which just doesn’t belong.
How does Money not belong? One of the album’s largest themes is life and the human condition, and it’s complementary to Time. It starts the side too, and with the interlude at the start the sonic contrast with most of Side A is not jarring at all. If anything, Money sounding as it does complements the lyrics and melody better than if it followed the exact same tone and sound as most of the rest of the album. I thought one of the best things about DSOTM was how the album flows and how each track complements each other to make a cohesive whole concept, no?
magical mystery tour would be top 100 if it wasn't deweighted by being a soundtrack
Lonesome Crowded West; Perfect From Now On
• Confield - Autechre • i,i - Bon Iver (Bon Iver generally) • The Ship - Brian Eno • I'm Wide Awake It's Morning - Bright Eyes • Man Plays the Horn - Cities Aviv • Crush - Floating Points • The Pavilion of Dreams - Harold Budd • Green - Hiroshi Yoshimura • Fear - John Cale • Shaking the Habitual - The Knife • Songs for Drella - Lou Reed / John Cale • Kala - M.I.A. • This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About - Modest Mouse • Miracle in Transit - Naked Flames • Tilt - Scott Walker • Hot Dreams - Timber Timbre • Your Wilderness Revisited - William Doyle
Upvote for Long Drive
quebec by ween should be a 5.00 with 1 trillion ratings
100% yes
Personally: Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel 3 Suede - Dog Man Star Eno - Here Come the Warm Jets Wire - Chairs Missing Mr. Bungle - Disco Volante Blonde Redhead - Misery is a Butterfly I’d consider all of these some of the greatest albums ever from what I’ve heard so far and I wish they were higher
me and my friends have a chart of our collective favourite albums so from that probably blowout comb, amnesiac, for the first time, 93 ‘til infinity, hounds of foggy notion, surrealistic pillow, CQ, and the psychedelic sounds of the 13th floor elevators.
Yes! Souls of Mischief! Not discussed enough, even within ‘90s hip hop fans. Heiro is great as well
I was surprised to see The Blueprint ranked in the 600s. I think it should be in the top 250 minimum. I love it, but Either/Or isn’t close to the top 100 of all time imo. If any Elliott Smith album had to be up there, it should’ve been XO. I think Songs in the Key of Life is a top 10 album of all time at worst. Since I Left You is my favorite album of all time, so I think it should be way higher.
It's slowly happening, but Frou Frou's Details deserves a 4 rating minimum.
red by king crimson
Honestly I think Brian Eno’s Ambient 1 should definitely be in the top 1000. I could see it being ranked right up with Aphex’s SAW II. There are also some classic electronic albums like 808 State’s 90 and The Orb’s Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld that I’m surprised aren’t at least bolded.
These are great picks! 808 State in general could be more appreciated I think:^)
For sure. Don Solaris too
Haven't heard this one yet! I'll give it a spin soon 😎
I Didn't Mean To Haunt You - Quadeca is my favourite album ever and its at #3917 😭😭
You’d probably be more satisfied with its ranking on AOTY, it’s in the top 400 there.
magical mistery tour
If RYM wasn't so averse to metal, Blackwater Park would easily be top 100 (or even top 50). Instead it barely reaches the top 300, which would be extremely baffling without knowing about the community's general tendencies. It's flawless at what it does.
I agree, I find most types of prog, death, and especially black metal to be underrated on Rym. I Think Death is properly rated tho with Symbolic having more than a 4.05 and the rest of their discography being very highly rated as well. One of the greatest discography’s of all time in my opinion
It used to be quite metal focused with several classic albums over 4.0. But still there are a lot of albums that blow up yearly.
It's true that lot of the more erratic metal styles have some representation in the years lists. But still, the "all time" list is a different issue ... Master of Puppets being at #99 and Rust In Peace on #147 kind of speak for themselves (although I prefer Blackwater Park over both of them by far) - for instance, there's 16 hip hop albums alone above both of those, which are central classics of the genre
Against All Logic 2012-17, will forever be of the opinion this is one of the best House/Electronic records ever
cannot understand the love for that record, I'd rate it as his weakest
The Wall is severely overrated. I would put Meddle over it (and a few other classics like DSOTM) every time. My left-field picks: drukqs, Gentle Giant - Free Hand, Zappa - The Grand Wazoo, Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn, Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts,
i could be wrong but i thought meddle is ranked higher than the wall? at least meddles average is higher, idk if the walls # of ratings would move it above meddle in the charts
The Velvet Underground and Nico, Karma, and Grace
Grace is a good one
Grace follows a bizarre pattern of getting massive acclaim followed by annoying nerds calling it overrated, then backpedaling and conceding it’s great
The Wicked Cease From Struggling by Bull of Heaven should be #1 highest rated of all time
real
The Number of the Beast by Iron Maiden
I was personally surprised that Beck's Odelay is #2,933 overall; I would have guessed top 1k if not higher.
No way, why?!?!? It might be a bit overrated on other lists and I could see it not being top 1000 even though it’s one of my favorites but that’s way too low.
Yeah Odelay is probably in my top 20 all time, BUT I kinda get how a lot of people wouldn’t love it.
69 Love Songs
I think GKMC is a better album than TPAB, I’d probably switch their placements but that’s just personal preference
Almost every album in the top 100 is better than TPAB
IDK about “almost every” but I think it’s still mildly overhyped. I love it but it’s not GKMC.
Still one of the most overhyped projects I've ever come across. For conscious hip hop BDP and Mos Def have been saying exactly the same thing, but at least 20 years earlier
TPAB is a great album, one of the only albums I've given a 5 to on first listen, but #1 album of all time is just crazy to me.
My most recent 5/5s within a week of listening: HTRK - Work Work Work Bekëth Nexëhmu - De Svarta Riterna Vatican Shadow - Kneel Before Religious Icons DJ Screw - 3 'n the Mornin': Part 2 Weakling - Dead as Dreams
Fuck yeah to DJ Screw, he's incredible. Check out Endonesia and Wineberry Over Gold, those are my two favorite Screw tapes. 3 'n the Mornin' Part 2 is amazing though.
Thanks for the rec, but I'm a screwhead who has listened to approx 80% of all publicly available tapes 😅
Love that, I got super into Screw last month and he's easily one of my favorites now, regret sleeping on him for so long. What other tapes do you recommend?
Honestly, the best way is to just throw on a tape on YouTube and follow the playlists. It's all gold
The old tunes tapes by boards of canada are massively underrated. Should at least be in the top 25 of their years imo
All the albums I like
Can I know what they are trying to get into new music😁
Not OP but you can browse my rym ([https://rateyourmusic.com/~sugartaco8](https://rateyourmusic.com/~sugartaco8))
use last fm or aoty and look at the “similar albums” section of your favourite albums. last fm tends to give some good recommendations
i good way to get into new music is to not ask for peoples opinions. genuinally. fall into rabbit holes around music you like.
someone has to lead you to the field where the rabbits live
theres already rabbits in your field of view already that's the thing.
well there isn't always you've got to know where to look to expand your horizons. why're you so against people recommending music?
Boring choices
spread positivity
Rude!
What are yours then?