Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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MCOTho 
- Chart updated: 06/17/2024 15:15
- (Created: 03/25/2013 09:55).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Folk/Freak Folk/Indie
She plays the harp and has intricate, personal lyrics. I don't think a lot of people will enjoy this, but nonetheless; I would by lying if I said there is a more impressive musical project.
Top Tracks: "Emily", "Monkey & Bear", "Only Skin" [First added to this chart: 07/08/2013]
Folk/Freak Folk/Indie
She plays the harp and has intricate, personal lyrics. I don't think a lot of people will enjoy this, but nonetheless; I would by lying if I said there is a more impressive musical project.
Top Tracks: "Emily", "Monkey & Bear", "Only Skin" [First added to this chart: 07/08/2013]
Year of Release:
2006
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8,555
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Folk/Rock
Everybody should know Dylan. Best singer-songwriter ever.
Top tracks: "Subterranean Homesick Blues", "It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)", "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue", "Mr. Tambourine Man" [First added to this chart: 03/25/2013]
Folk/Rock
Everybody should know Dylan. Best singer-songwriter ever.
Top tracks: "Subterranean Homesick Blues", "It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)", "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue", "Mr. Tambourine Man" [First added to this chart: 03/25/2013]
Year of Release:
1965
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11,840
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Trip-hop/Electronic/Female-vocalist/Chillout
Hip-hop inspired instrumentals with beautiful female vocals? Yes please.
Top tracks: "Sour Times", "It Could Be Sweet", "Roads", "Mysterons" [First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]
Trip-hop/Electronic/Female-vocalist/Chillout
Hip-hop inspired instrumentals with beautiful female vocals? Yes please.
Top tracks: "Sour Times", "It Could Be Sweet", "Roads", "Mysterons" [First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]
Year of Release:
1994
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16,641
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Folk/Rock
Another fantastic Dylan album. "Don't Think Twice It's All Right" is one of my favorite songs ever.
Top tracks: "Don't Think Twice It's All Right", "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall", "Blowing In The Wind", "Down The Highway" [First added to this chart: 03/25/2013]
Folk/Rock
Another fantastic Dylan album. "Don't Think Twice It's All Right" is one of my favorite songs ever.
Top tracks: "Don't Think Twice It's All Right", "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall", "Blowing In The Wind", "Down The Highway" [First added to this chart: 03/25/2013]
Year of Release:
1963
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7,945
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Folk/Rock
Dylan's 15th studio album was released after his marriage collapsed.
Top tracks: "Buckets of Rain", "Tangled Up In Blue", "Meet Me In The Morning", "Shelter From The Storm" [First added to this chart: 03/25/2013]
Folk/Rock
Dylan's 15th studio album was released after his marriage collapsed.
Top tracks: "Buckets of Rain", "Tangled Up In Blue", "Meet Me In The Morning", "Shelter From The Storm" [First added to this chart: 03/25/2013]
Year of Release:
1975
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20,864
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Folk/Acoustic
Musician, singer-songwriter, poet and painter. Joni Mitchell is a multi-talented highly influential artist.
Top tracks: "River", "A Case Of You", "California", "All I Want" [First added to this chart: 03/25/2013]
Folk/Acoustic
Musician, singer-songwriter, poet and painter. Joni Mitchell is a multi-talented highly influential artist.
Top tracks: "River", "A Case Of You", "California", "All I Want" [First added to this chart: 03/25/2013]
Year of Release:
1971
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16,145
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Post-rock/Ambient/Indie
An ambient album sung in Icelandic, I would describe it as cosmic and otherworldly.
Top tracks: "Svefn-G-Englar", "Starálfur", "Ágætis Byrjun", "Olsen Olsen" [First added to this chart: 05/09/2013]
Post-rock/Ambient/Indie
An ambient album sung in Icelandic, I would describe it as cosmic and otherworldly.
Top tracks: "Svefn-G-Englar", "Starálfur", "Ágætis Byrjun", "Olsen Olsen" [First added to this chart: 05/09/2013]
Year of Release:
1999
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15,114
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Indie/Folk/Rock/Lo-fi
Perhaps the most iconic Indie Folk / Lofi album. This albums includes surreal lyrics (potentially inspired by Anne Frank) accompanied by a singing saw and uilleann pipes
Top tracks: "Oh Comely", "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea", "King Of Carrot Flowers Part 1", "Two-Headed Boy" [First added to this chart: 03/25/2013]
Indie/Folk/Rock/Lo-fi
Perhaps the most iconic Indie Folk / Lofi album. This albums includes surreal lyrics (potentially inspired by Anne Frank) accompanied by a singing saw and uilleann pipes
Top tracks: "Oh Comely", "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea", "King Of Carrot Flowers Part 1", "Two-Headed Boy" [First added to this chart: 03/25/2013]
Year of Release:
1998
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32,907
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Rock/Psychedelic/Proto-Punk/Alternative
Pioneering experimental rock band and strange German lady.
Top tracks: "Sunday Morning", "Heroin", "Venus In Furs", "I'll Be Your Mirror" [First added to this chart: 03/25/2013]
Rock/Psychedelic/Proto-Punk/Alternative
Pioneering experimental rock band and strange German lady.
Top tracks: "Sunday Morning", "Heroin", "Venus In Furs", "I'll Be Your Mirror" [First added to this chart: 03/25/2013]
Year of Release:
1967
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39,873
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Hip-Hop
The epitome of the genre.
Top tracks: "The World Is Yours", "N.Y. State of Mind", "Life's A Bitch", "Halftime" [First added to this chart: 03/25/2013]
Hip-Hop
The epitome of the genre.
Top tracks: "The World Is Yours", "N.Y. State of Mind", "Life's A Bitch", "Halftime" [First added to this chart: 03/25/2013]
Year of Release:
1994
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16,406
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1970s | 17 | 17% | |
| 1980s | 4 | 4% | |
| 1990s | 24 | 24% | |
| 2000s | 27 | 27% | |
| 2010s | 10 | 10% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| A Tribe Called Quest | 3 | 3% | |
| Hop Along | 3 | 3% | |
| Eminem | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 11 from 94th to 83rd Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock |
| Up 10 from 74th to 64th Kid A by Radiohead |
| Up 9 from 68th to 59th Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous by Big L |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 18 from 75th to 93rd Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd |
| Down 11 from 84th to 95th The Crane Wife by The Decemberists |
| Down 10 from 71st to 81st Remain In Light by Talking Heads |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 05/27/2025 05:13 |  urmom22 | 65 | 93/100 |
| ! | 03/14/2025 13:28 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 12/31/2024 14:04 |  eclab | 43 | 79/100 |
| ! | 11/26/2023 20:25 | Johnnyo | 2,557 | 80/100 |
| ! | 02/15/2020 21:24 | pctrooper | 332 | 88/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 3% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 89.9/100, a mean average of 89.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.4/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 9.7.
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From Johnnyo 11/26/2023 20:25 | #300156
Excellent chart
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ForegroundNoise 03/27/2019 23:34 | #234101
ForegroundNoise 03/27/2019 23:34 | #234101
re my last comment; glad to hear from you that I was wrong about how you rated albums!! Your one line notes are a lovely touch by the way, a really neat little entrance to these albums if you've never heard them before. Well done!
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DommeDamian 03/22/2019 11:03 | #233887
DommeDamian 03/22/2019 11:03 | #233887
Great picks for singer-songwriters
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From ForegroundNoise 06/28/2018 09:09 | #217418
ForegroundNoise 06/28/2018 09:09 | #217418
Certainly a good and interesting chart though I'm not at all keen on your listing of how many songs on the albums you vibe with (X/X). A simple like/dislike system seems to me way too reductive in assessing the quality of songs and doesn't take into consideration how they 'sing together' to form one cohesive piece (à la Arthurknight's terminology). I really hope you're not one of those people how rates an album by aggregating the scores of its songs. Other than that lots and lots to be proud of - good list!
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From normshorg 06/28/2018 09:06 | #217417
fantastic list. several albums on here i've been meaning to listen to for awhile.
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From platus 10/19/2017 16:55 | #199769
Nice chart.
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slurpdurp 01/22/2017 23:19 | #183940
slurpdurp 01/22/2017 23:19 | #183940
The comments really propel this chart. I love your picks for the chart. It's all so great.
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CharlieBarley 01/22/2017 23:05 | #183936
CharlieBarley 01/22/2017 23:05 | #183936
Bloody good chart! The notes, though brief, make it all the better. 30 albums in common. Quite a few albums I want to check out including Joanna Newsom and the rap albums you have on here. A very good selection of albums.
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From vancevisuals 01/22/2017 13:18 | #183859
Completely agree with your comments on Pink Floyd's Animals
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Tamthebam 01/22/2017 13:12 | #183857
Tamthebam 01/22/2017 13:12 | #183857
Great chart a good mix of genres and a nice mix of era's not too much of the same stuff from the same period.
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