Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by 
LAF2 
As of June 2018 this is 100 albums, the bottom 10 are a draft
I've listed most genres and some comments for the albums
- Chart updated: 06/28/2018 04:15
- (Created: 02/09/2014 21:22).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Vocals are the best part
Genre: Chamber Rock, Post-Rock
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Genre: Chamber Rock, Post-Rock
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Year of Release:
2000
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14,784
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I love everything about this record. The central skit, the impeccable production, the jazz and funk undertones, amazing lyrics. I feel it'll be a long time before something else comes out I like this much
Genre: Hip Hop
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Genre: Hip Hop
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Year of Release:
2015
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37,281
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They fucked up not making this the soundtrack to those Narnia movies
Genre: Progressive Rock, Jazz Rock
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Genre: Progressive Rock, Jazz Rock
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Year of Release:
1969
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31,687
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The life of an urban junkie
Genre: Experimental Rock, Noise Rock
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Genre: Experimental Rock, Noise Rock
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Year of Release:
1967
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46,147
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I lost track of how much LSD I've taken
Genre: Neopsychedelia
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Genre: Neopsychedelia
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Year of Release:
2012
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16,845
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Death is a bitch
Genre: Progressive Rock, Art Rock
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Genre: Progressive Rock, Art Rock
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Year of Release:
1975
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50,860
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This album is really nostalgic for me, kinda marks the end of my childhood
Genre: R&B, Pop
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Genre: R&B, Pop
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Year of Release:
2016
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14,464
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When I finally make a trans-American roadtrip this will be the soundtrack to the slide show I force my friends to watch
Genre: Folk, Blues
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Genre: Folk, Blues
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Year of Release:
1966
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27,873
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This record's full of some sick experimental stuff that creates a vivid, unique soundscape
Genre: Indie Folk
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Genre: Indie Folk
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Year of Release:
1998
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39,574
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Spooky
Genre: Post-Hardcore, Math Rock
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Genre: Post-Hardcore, Math Rock
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Year of Release:
1991
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13,749
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 20 | 20% | |
| 1970s | 23 | 23% | |
| 1980s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 19 | 19% | |
| 2000s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2010s | 13 | 13% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Joanna Newsom | 1 | 1% | |
| Neutral Milk Hotel | 1 | 1% | |
| The Beach Boys | 1 | 1% | |
| Funkadelic | 1 | 1% | |
| John Coltrane | 1 | 1% | |
| Charles Mingus | 1 | 1% | |
| The Doors | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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57 | 57% | |
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29 | 29% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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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 ratings
91/100 (from 61 votes)
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100/100  | 04/20/2023 10:49 | fred234q | | 93/100 |
95/100 | 11/23/2021 12:56 |  Cytoma | | 90/100 |
95/100 | 05/26/2020 12:29 | Xxnu99etxX | | 90/100 |
100/100 | 10/26/2018 01:21 |  AvalancheGrips | | 89/100 |
100/100 | 10/13/2018 01:12 | CharlieBarley | | 94/100 |
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100/100
From CharlieBarley 10/13/2018 01:13
CharlieBarley 10/13/2018 01:13
Great chart man. Some good picks and your minimalist notes made me laugh.
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80/100
From sunnydhamm 10/12/2018 17:56
Hilariously entertaining commentary
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100/100
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LoganGrube 10/12/2018 16:43
LoganGrube 10/12/2018 16:43
Great albums and some super funny comments
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70/100
From jeffrey-hodgson 10/12/2018 11:56
Interesting... got some disagreements, but you have a few underappreciated gems like Hot Rats
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100/100
From 
ForegroundNoise 10/22/2017 08:56
ForegroundNoise 10/22/2017 08:56
Yes yes yes!! Love this chart and it's bio, I'm trying to do a similar thing but I think I have a lot longer to go, with any luck I'll wind up with a chart that resembles yours. Great stuff!!
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90/100
From LedZep 06/22/2017 01:11
LedZep 06/22/2017 01:11
Descriptions really do hit the spot. Waiting for more albums to give you 100. But I really do respect the 52 albums format. Makes every entry count
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90/100
From CBrip31 04/30/2017 15:26
Useful chart needs more information but you're working on that so keep it up!! it
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100/100
From 
Davy 04/14/2017 16:54
Davy 04/14/2017 16:54
Short but meaningful descriptions. Apart from that, a nice, diverse collection as well :D
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95/100
From 
arthur237 05/04/2016 10:22
arthur237 05/04/2016 10:22
Great chart, have you listened to talk talks laughing stock?
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100/100
From 
phantom1305 04/29/2016 01:18
phantom1305 04/29/2016 01:18
Hey. I recently got a chance to listen to all your albums in your top 10 or so. A lot of time has passed since I joined the site and saw your chart for the very first time but I still can't get it out of my head. I love your commentary and respect your decision to keep it top 59 instead of top 100. I hope you don't mind, but recently I did the same with mine and it's looking a lot cleaner thanks to that. Hopefully over the summer I'll be able to add my own summaries to my albums as well. I feel like your chart is the perfect chart for someone to look for albums that are thought provoking with often deep meanings behind the lyrics or an original sound. It's high quality stuff, but not always what I'm going to want to listen to on a day to day basis. Sometimes I just want something with a good hook even if the lyrics aren't the best and while you've got a lot of stuff I can get behind some of it just isn't my taste. All together your chart is still my favorite and I don't really have much else to say except that I'm excited to see how it progresses!
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