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48 | Fight Like Apes | Fight Like Apes and the Mystery of the Golden Medallion | 2008
47 | SOAK | Before We Forgot How to Dream | 2015
46 | Fontaines DC | Dogrel | 2019
45 | Damien Rice | O | 2002
44 | Adrian Crowley | Long Distance Swimmer | 2007
43 | David Holmes | Bow Down to the Exit Sign | 2000
42 | Chequerboard | Penny Black | 2008
41 | Villagers | The Art of Pretending to Swim | 2018
40 | Ash | 1977 | 1996
39 | Andy Irvine and Paul Brady | Andy Irvine/Paul Brady | 1976
38 | Talos | Wild Alee | 2017
37 | Republic of Loose | Aaagh! | 2006
36 | The Frank & Walters | Grand Parade | 1997
35 | Just Mustard | Wednesday | 2018
34 | The Cranberries | Everybody Else is Doing It, So Why Can't We? | 1993
33 | Therapy? | Troublegum | 1994
32 | Van Morrison | Moondance | 1970
31 | The Frames | For the Birds | 2001
30 | Enya | Watermark | 1988
29 | Two Door Cinema Club | Tourist History | 2010
28 | Rejjie Snow | Dear Annie | 2018
27 | Lankum | The Livelong Day | 2019
26 | Kojaque | Deli Daydreams | 2018
25 | Clannad | Legend | 1984
24 | Planxty | Planxty | 1973
23 | James Vincent McMorrow | True Care | 2017
22 | The Divine Comedy | Casanova | 1996
21 | Gemma Hayes | Night on My Side | 2002
20 | The Sultans of Ping FC | Casual Sex in the Cineplex | 1993
19 | Jafaris | Stride | 2019
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17 | The Pogues | Rum, Sodomy & the Lash | 1985
16 | Rollerskate Skinny | Horsedrawn Wishes | 1996
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14 | The Divine Comedy | Promenade | 1994
13 | My Bloody Valentine | Isn't Anything | 1988
12 | Fatima Mansions | Viva Dead Ponies | 1990
11 | Van Morrison | Astral Weeks | 1968
10 | Cathy Davey | Tales of Silversleeve | 2007
9 | Sinead O'Connor | I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got | 1990
8 | My Bloody Valentine | Loveless | 1991
7 | Villagers | Becoming a Jackal | 2010
6 | The Immediate | In Towers and Clouds | 2006
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The Irish Times (Ireland) - 50 Best Irish Albums of All Time (2020)
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Nowadays the link is restricted. Stevie found it on time:
Here there is the intro
"The final list reflects contemporary Irish music as much as it pays its respects to the past. There are no tokenistic inclusions here: everything was selected on merit alone. BUT WE know what you’re thinking: ‘Where the hell is Astral Weeks?
It’s true that Van Morrison’s masterwork has a habit of dominating lists like this one. When The Ticket’s editor Hugh Linehan tasked us with drawing up a list of the 50 Best Irish Albums, however, we were in agreement on one thing: this list must reflect contemporary Irish music as much as it pays its respects to the past. In other words, we’re not quite slaughtering any sacred cows; think of it more as leading them into the shed for a bit of a rest.
Needless to say, it was a daunting task to narrow down the list to 50 albums. In fact, when our separate lists were combined, there were ninety albums in total. Limiting each act to a maximum of two entries, we then argued our cases for the albums that we felt should make the cut, and tinkered with the placement of those that deserved a more superior ranking."
Here there is the intro
"The final list reflects contemporary Irish music as much as it pays its respects to the past. There are no tokenistic inclusions here: everything was selected on merit alone. BUT WE know what you’re thinking: ‘Where the hell is Astral Weeks?
It’s true that Van Morrison’s masterwork has a habit of dominating lists like this one. When The Ticket’s editor Hugh Linehan tasked us with drawing up a list of the 50 Best Irish Albums, however, we were in agreement on one thing: this list must reflect contemporary Irish music as much as it pays its respects to the past. In other words, we’re not quite slaughtering any sacred cows; think of it more as leading them into the shed for a bit of a rest.
Needless to say, it was a daunting task to narrow down the list to 50 albums. In fact, when our separate lists were combined, there were ninety albums in total. Limiting each act to a maximum of two entries, we then argued our cases for the albums that we felt should make the cut, and tinkered with the placement of those that deserved a more superior ranking."