Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by EyeKanFly

First update since 2020 (major or otherwise)

I've decided to include classical music in the chart, that's the biggest change. I've also embraced soundtracks, compilations, and live music more in the past few years and I think my chart reflects that more now.

While I haven't limited myself to 1 album per artist, I have limited myself to 1 version of each album or piece, which mainly applies to classical (otherwise I could've had a dozen recordings of Dvorak's 9th in my top 100) but also when artists have recorded multiple versions of their albums (e.g. studio and live) or cover versions exist.

All of these albums mean something very important to me, even if some of them didn't originate as "albums" (whether they be classical pieces, soundtracks, live sets, or compilations). Along with my companion charts where I've ranked my top albums all the way out to 1000, I think this presents a clear picture of my favorite music.

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“We slept in parking lots, I don’t mind…I’ve made a lot of mistakes, in my mind” - Chicago

“Oh God of Progress, have you degraded or forgot us?” - Come On! Feel the Illinoise! (Part I: The World’s Columbian Exposition – Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me in a Dream)

I have a vision of a film version of the Devil in the White City, or perhaps a musical or a ballet, which is set to the music of this album. The architects and engineers dance around their table to Come On! Feel the Illinoise! H. H. Holmes paces the hallways of his murder hotel to John Wayne Gacy, Jr. The first Ferris wheel is constructed to The Tallest Man, the Broadest Shoulders. Holmes reckons with his murders to They Are Night Zombies!!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come back from the Dead!! Ahhhh! Daniel Burnham surveys his great white city to The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts.
[First added to this chart: 04/13/2013]
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2005
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“I would say I love you, but saying it out loud is hard. So I won’t say it at all” - Futile Devices

“When I die, when I die I’ll rot, but when I live, when I live I’ll give it all I’ve got” - Age of Adz
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2010
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“Nothing can be changed. The past is still the past, the bridge to nowhere. I should have wrote a letter explaining what I feel, that empty feeling” - Should Have Known Better [First added to this chart: 11/20/2019]
Year of Release:
2015
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 1 1%
1950s 3 3%
1960s 21 21%
1970s 18 18%
1980s 11 11%
1990s 9 9%
2000s 9 9%
2010s 21 21%
2020s 7 7%
Country Albums %


United States 45 45%
United Kingdom 27 27%
Mixed Nationality 7 7%
Japan 5 5%
Germany 4 4%
Canada 2 2%
Australia 2 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 97 97%
Yes 3 3%
Live? Albums %
No 97 97%
Yes 3 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 93 93%
Yes 7 7%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest fallers
Faller Down 57 from 34th to 91st
Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul
by Otis Redding
Faller Down 52 from 23rd to 75th
Abbey Road
by The Beatles
Faller Down 47 from 22nd to 69th
Die Mensch·Maschine
by Kraftwerk
New entries
New entryDvořák: Symphonie No. 9; Bedřich Smetana: Die Moldau
by Herbert von Karajan / Wiener Philharmoniker
New entryBeethoven: 9 Symphonien
by Herbert Von Karajan / Berliner Philharmoniker
New entryI'm In Your Mind Fuzz
by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
New entryCamera Talk
by Flipper's Guitar
New entryMiles Davis At Carnegie Hall
by Miles Davis
New entryAfrique Victime
by Mdou Moctar
New entryElgar: Cello Concerto; Sea Pictures
by Sir John Barbirolli / London Symphony Orchestra / Jacqueline Du Pré / Janet Baker
New entryBrahms: Symphonie Nr. 4
by Herbert Von Karajan / Berliner Philharmoniker
New entryParadigmes
by La Femme
New entryGreatest Hits
by Diana Ross & The Supremes
New entryTen Love Songs
by Susanne Sundfør
New entryPastel Blues
by Nina Simone
New entryKhachaturian: Concerto For Piano And Orchestra
by Serge Koussevitzky / Boston Symphony Orchestra / William Kapell
New entryRachmaninoff Plays Rachmaninoff: The 4 Piano Concertos & Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini
by Eugene Ormandy / Sergei Rachmaninoff / Leopold Stokowski / The Philadelphia Orchestra
New entryThree Cheers For Our Side
by Flipper's Guitar
New entryBizet: Carmen
by Sir Georg Solti / The London Philharmonic Orchestra / Tatiana Troyanos / Placido Domingo / Kiri Te Kanawa / José Van Dam
New entryFolklore
by Taylor Swift
New entryStar Wars
by John Williams (US)
New entryFantasma
by Cornelius
New entry10000 Lépés
by Omega (HU)
New entryPunisher
by Phoebe Bridgers
New entryFloodland
by The Sisters Of Mercy
New entryMozart: Symphonies Nos. 25, 28 & 29
by Sir Charles Mackerras / Prague Chamber Orchestra
New entrySuper Mario Galaxy: Original Soundtrack
by Mario Galaxy Orchestra
New entrySex, Death And The Infinite Void
by Creeper
New entryWest Side Story (The Original Sound Track Recording)
by Various Artists
New entryBlack Unity
by Pharoah Sanders
New entryOmnium Gatherum
by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
New entryMendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 3, 4, 5
by Wolfgang Sawallisch / New Philharmonia Orchestra
New entryDifferent Class
by Pulp
New entryPromises
by Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s EyeKanFly1960s decade chart2024
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From 08/28/2024 11:43
I like the variation — I agree with your change to include classical music as it adds to the perspective needed for an all-time chart.

Even outside the classical choices, I like the diversity in the chart even if I am anything but a fan of some choices like Muse, Queen, Meatloaf, Pulp and Pink Floyd. There are some really noteworthy choices like ‘Black Unity’ and ‘ArchAndroid’ that are not that often seen.

The notes are worthwhile, too.
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From 10/23/2021 01:15
Some how and for some reason I had this as a 80. Must have been a thumb fuck up or I was in some kinda mood, because, despite not having particularly similar tastes on some fundamental levels, this chart is great! Despite only being 8% objectively correct, its great! (lol I kid of course).

Thanks for nudging me to check out Mitski!
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From 08/30/2021 20:07
agree with majority
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From 04/15/2021 21:10
Your 60s/70s/80s picks are amazing. I have the inverse problem with your chart that you have with mine, in that a lot of the 00's/10's picks I haven't listened to. Great chart anyways!
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From 01/01/2021 17:58
In an alternate universe, I could see this being my list. Dig it.
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From 11/11/2020 12:42
Not the biggest fan of some of your choices, but there's still a lot of interesting stuff on here.
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From 06/25/2020 21:02
i like the Boss...
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From 06/25/2020 19:03
Good album chart I like it some classic here and I like very much to see here Elton John good work. A little bit much Muse and the shins but ok good. So I give you 10 points less.
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From 04/14/2020 02:50
yes agreed!! nice to see another chart very heavy on the past decade. and yes I like my comments too lol, gives a sense of substance without actually having to think to much ;)
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From 01/25/2020 00:34
Definitely an interesting and unique chart, but this is honestly a bit of a mixed bag for me as there is a lot of stuff I'm not into. Some cool picks nevertheless. I would really like to get into Mitski's work more but whenever I listen to one of her albums I feel like there are a couple amazing songs and the rest is just underwhelming.
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