Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by henrygreen0203 
100 artists, 100 albums released between the 1950s-2020s. I unashamedly love the music of American "hillbillies" playing rock music (the literal meaning of "rockabilly") but I also like singer-songwriter country-folk, power-pop, alternative rock and alternative R&B.
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I hope you discover something here that you never dreamed you would enjoy!
- Chart updated: 04/25/2024 14:45
- (Created: 04/26/2013 16:15).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/22/2024]
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1959
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[First added to this chart: 04/12/2024]
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1980
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1,618
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A lovely set that blends the best of teenage themes - angst and heartbreak. Rodrigo can be a little melodramatic but this is permissible with her age. I'm really looking forward to how her career will pan out.
Track: Driver's License [First added to this chart: 09/24/2022]
Track: Driver's License [First added to this chart: 09/24/2022]
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2021
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625
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Ruth Brown is certainly one of the finest rock and roll singers of her era. On this LP, Brown's vocal performances are phenomenal, despite getting buried under some obnoxious production. Check out her early compilation of singles that Atlantic put out on their Rock n Roll LP series, along with other giants like Lavern Baker and Ray Charles.
I love this one more and more I hear it.
Track: Why Me [First added to this chart: 08/22/2022]
I love this one more and more I hear it.
Track: Why Me [First added to this chart: 08/22/2022]
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Lots of indie singer-songwriters are too quirky or cutesy for my taste. Barnett brings some wonderful songs to the table, with plenty of hooks to keep me on board. I had the good fortune to see her live within a year of this release.
Track: Depreston [First added to this chart: 08/10/2016]
Track: Depreston [First added to this chart: 08/10/2016]
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2015
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3,922
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[First added to this chart: 09/02/2023]
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Dang, this is an incredible record for 1956. Tharpe was so far ahead of her time: She played guitar, wrote her own songs and poured her heart out in her vocal performances. I particularly like the spiritual material, and it's done so well that secular listeners could surely find something to enjoy here.
Track: Up Above My Head There's Music in the Air [First added to this chart: 07/19/2021]
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Dang, this is an incredible record for 1956. Tharpe was so far ahead of her time: She played guitar, wrote her own songs and poured her heart out in her vocal performances. I particularly like the spiritual material, and it's done so well that secular listeners could surely find something to enjoy here.
Track: Up Above My Head There's Music in the Air [First added to this chart: 07/19/2021]
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[First added to this chart: 09/14/2023]
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1956
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My favorite male-fronted American band of the 2020s.
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It drags towards the end but this is a solid Contemporary R&B album dazzled with retro R&B influences.
Track: Oscar Winning Tears [First added to this chart: 07/27/2023]
Track: Oscar Winning Tears [First added to this chart: 07/27/2023]
Total albums: 100. Page 9 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1960s | 13 | 13% | |
| 1970s | 13 | 13% | |
| 1980s | 13 | 13% | |
| 1990s | 13 | 13% | |
| 2000s | 12 | 12% | |
| 2010s | 12 | 12% | |
| 2020s | 12 | 12% |
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| Rilo Kiley | 1 | 1% | |
| Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver | 1 | 1% | |
| Run-D.M.C. | 1 | 1% | |
| Oasis | 1 | 1% | |
| John Hartford | 1 | 1% | |
| Ruth Brown | 1 | 1% | |
| Jimmy Eat World | 1 | 1% | |
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64 | 64% | |
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18 | 18% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 5 from 69th to 64th Sometimes I Might Be Introvert by Little Simz |
| Up 1 from 64th to 63rd This Woman by K. T. Oslin |
| Up 1 from 63rd to 62nd Gordon by Barenaked Ladies |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 66th to 69th Everything You Thought Was Right Was Wrong Today by Slobberbone |
| Down 3 from 67th to 70th CopingMechanism by Willow (US) |
| Down 3 from 68th to 71st In Absentia by Porcupine Tree |
| New entries |
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 Odessey And Oracleby The Zombies |
| Talk To Your Heart by Ray Price |
| A Lot About Livin' (And A Little 'Bout Love) by Alan Jackson |
| Leavers |
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 August And Everything Afterby Counting Crows |
| The Merle Travis Guitar by Merle Travis |
| Wynn Stewart by Wynn Stewart |
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87/100 (from 67 votes)
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 90/100  | 06/09/2023 15:56 |  Applerill | | 75/100 |
| 100/100 | 11/16/2022 00:40 |  Arthurknight | | 89/100 |
| 75/100 | 11/15/2022 04:32 | Mmorrison22 | | 77/100 |
| 90/100 | 07/18/2022 04:40 | leniad | | 85/100 |
| 85/100 | 10/16/2021 14:54 |  Tamthebam | | 85/100 |
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From Johnnyo 12/24/2023 14:42
Like the chart a lot. Just out of interest, was the 12 or 13 per decade deliberate or a happy coincidence?
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100/100
From Arthurknight 11/16/2022 00:40
Arthurknight 11/16/2022 00:40
really nice unapologetic taste; nice to be reminded about nanci griffith too
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75/100
From Mmorrison22 11/15/2022 04:32
lot's of stuff I haven't heard of - love the inclusion of Meat Puppets & Rina Sawayama!
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90/100
From leniad 07/18/2022 04:41
changing my opinion, interesting chart !!
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Goliath 07/04/2021 14:52
Goliath 07/04/2021 14:52
There are non-US artists as well, just saying.
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70/100
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Jbalbinolr 05/02/2021 23:11
Jbalbinolr 05/02/2021 23:11
Don't know many of the albums in here, this'be a tough one to visit, pretty eclectic indeed.
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85/100
From Johnnyo 03/28/2020 09:52
Excellent chart
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90/100
From 
salahshoori 01/24/2020 10:47
salahshoori 01/24/2020 10:47
Great chart! There's lots of albums that I have to check from your chart, and isn't that the goal of sharing our taste?
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90/100
From pctrooper 09/24/2019 00:52
Certainly quite an original chart. Nice stuff.
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75/100
From 
Paule 05/03/2019 20:54
Paule 05/03/2019 20:54
Good chart idea! Even though I am personally not that into americana, some solid albums can be found here.
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