Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by notsquib 
- Chart updated: 09/27/2025 17:15
- (Created: 05/19/2013 11:14).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/18/2024]
Year of Release:
2003
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3,559
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2015]
Year of Release:
2007
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43,002
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[First added to this chart: 01/19/2021]
Year of Release:
2020
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427
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[First added to this chart: 03/29/2014]
Year of Release:
1997
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63,067
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 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 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1970s | 8 | 8% | |
| 1980s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1990s | 7 | 7% | |
| 2000s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2010s | 42 | 42% | |
| 2020s | 26 | 26% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| of Montreal | 4 | 4% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| Kendrick Lamar | 2 | 2% | |
| Toro Y Moi | 2 | 2% | |
| Sufjan Stevens | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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63 | 63% | |
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13 | 13% | |
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13 | 13% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 48 from 53rd to 5thPlanet Pearl by Pearl & The Oysters |
| Up 47 from 78th to 31stWhat's Wrong With New York? by The Dare |
| Up 21 from 74th to 53rdMaps by Billy Woods & Kenny Segal |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 19 from 72nd to 91stThe Party by Andy Shauf |
| Down 19 from 73rd to 92nd100% Take Home! + Grade Pending by Whatever, Dad |
| Down 17 from 38th to 55thBon Voyage by Melody's Echo Chamber |
| New entries |
|---|
| No One's First, And You're Next by Modest Mouse |
| Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan |
| Wilco (The Album) by Wilco |
| Trick by Alex G |
| No Hands by Joey Valence & Brae |
| Leavers |
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| Masterpiece by Big Thief |
| Congratulations by MGMT |
| Jinx by Crumb |
| All We Got Is Each Other by Ghost Mice |
| People Who Can Eat People Are The Luckiest People In The World by Andrew Jackson Jihad |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 11/15/2025 13:39 | Rm12398 | 98 | 89/100 |
| ! | 03/18/2025 14:31 |  Joeingram | 38 | 93/100 |
| ! | 03/18/2025 09:30 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,095 | 85/100 |
| ! | 09/16/2024 00:50 | mianfei | 172 | 62/100 |
| ! | 09/15/2024 08:50 |  Tamthebam | 650 | 85/100 |
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From mianfei 09/16/2024 01:14 | #305295
Interesting, but it is always a problem to not look carefully at older music, and one comes away with the feeling that the reader has missed something. This is especially true without any notes to explain the choices, especially the complete lack of music between 1980 and 1993.
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From Moondance 11/14/2022 01:09 | #291263
I respect your choices and being true to what resonates with you. Good to see 4 Aussie albums in the chart.
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seb7 06/03/2021 16:09 | #270336
seb7 06/03/2021 16:09 | #270336
Bruh, you GOT to listen to more older stuff. I like what you already have and your new picks are good too
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From panapsal 03/20/2020 06:41 | #248892
2 of Supertramp and Pink Floyd from the classic era, and 2 of Pixies and Radiohead from the alternative era.... pretty interesting !!!
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doubleA 03/19/2020 15:34 | #248864
doubleA 03/19/2020 15:34 | #248864
Love how darig this chart is! Don't know most of these records which is a big plus as there's a lot this chart can give, and judging by the cover arts and album titles I feel like theres a great personal theme going on whilst some kind of variation is maintained, somehow I don't mind so many modern picks. Notes would definitely make this perfect!
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ExTeaSea 03/19/2020 08:37 | #248862
ExTeaSea 03/19/2020 08:37 | #248862
Refreshingly personal, different and more modern than the average chart, I like it!
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From RomanRelic 08/19/2018 07:25 | #219835
Love this chart, Polygondwanaland has become my favourite album so I love seeing it near the top of your chart. This chart also has 11 albums in common with my top 50 chart so I might take some recs from here. Good stuff!
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From stangetzaway 05/03/2018 00:36 | #214073
Enjoyable chart and some cool selections. Though
only 8 albums pre 1990 suggests time to spread those wings.
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From Ulf 05/02/2018 12:22 | #214023
unique chart with some rare stuff pretty cool
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LedZep 05/02/2018 11:41 | #214020
LedZep 05/02/2018 11:41 | #214020
Fanstastic chart of 2000s music! Agree on Polygondwanaland, it is a modern masterpiece in my eyes, even better than Nonagon Infinity and Flying Microtonal Banana which says a lot.
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