Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by ars2458 
I am 30 years old, so most of my music comes from the last two decades. I am going through album by album listening to the top overall albums and rating them as I go.
- Chart updated: 04/22/2019 14:15
- (Created: 06/12/2013 22:19).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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2005
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19,096
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2007
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40,139
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2007
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10,301
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2015
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15,369
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2000
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38,445
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1997
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59,000
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2010
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10,365
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2009
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5,040
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2008
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10,168
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2017
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4,351
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1970s | 5 | 5% | |
| 1980s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1990s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2000s | 45 | 45% | |
| 2010s | 37 | 37% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Radiohead | 7 | 7% | |
| Sufjan Stevens | 6 | 6% | |
| The National | 5 | 5% | |
| Kanye West | 3 | 3% | |
| Coldplay | 3 | 3% | |
| Vampire Weekend | 3 | 3% | |
| Bon Iver | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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Down 1 from 40th to 41st |
Down 1 from 41st to 42nd |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 03/25/2021 08:43 |  Purplepash | 1,851 | 88/100 |
| ! | 03/30/2020 09:52 |  ForegroundNoise | 473 | 87/100 |
| ! | 03/29/2020 06:53 |  Tamthebam | 657 | 85/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 03/28/2020 08:00 in Chart of the day (#3079): By ars2458
BestEverAlbums 03/28/2020 08:00 in Chart of the day (#3079): By ars2458“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ars2458 () 1. Illinois by Sufjan Stevens (2005) 2. In Rainbows by Radiohead (2007) 3. For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver (2007) 4. Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens (2015) 5. Kid A by Radiohead (2000) 6. OK Computer by Radiohead (1997) 7.…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 04/05/2018 08:00 in Chart of the day (#2356): By ars2458
BestEverAlbums 04/05/2018 08:00 in Chart of the day (#2356): By ars2458“Today's chart of the day Top 50 Greatest Music Albums by ars2458 () 1. Illinois by Sufjan Stevens (2005) 2. In Rainbows by Radiohead (2007) 3. For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver (2007) 4. Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens (2015) 5. Kid A by Radiohead (2000) 6. OK Computer by Radiohead (1997) 7. Bon…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 12/01/2016 09:00 in Chart of the day (#1871): By ars2458
BestEverAlbums 12/01/2016 09:00 in Chart of the day (#1871): By ars2458“Today's chart of the day Top 50 Greatest Music Albums by ars2458 () 1. Illinois by Sufjan Stevens (2005) 2. In Rainbows by Radiohead (2007) 3. For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver (2007) 4. Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens (2015) 5. Kid A by Radiohead (2000) 6. OK Computer by Radiohead (1997) 7. Bon…”
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Boltzmann TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/05/2018 13:55 | #212342
Boltzmann TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/05/2018 13:55 | #212342
I don’t care if your chart is all zeroes, but the lack of variation in genres is really astounding.
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PeterSmith 08/07/2018 20:29 | #219383
I like this chart and appreciate you are only getting round to listen to lots of older stuff and using this site to help direct you. I kinda switched off from music in the 90s and stuck with the older stuff, so I am doing the opposite of you. Stuff like Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, Interpol, Muse, The Strokes, The White Stripes - these are all new to me and I'm loving them.
Didn't see Flaming Lips in there - thought you might have been big on them given some of your other choices. Try Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots. You might also have missed In The Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel.Only got both in last couple of years and they are great.
Keep trying out the older stuff - if like me it takes a good few listens and probably a few years for the new stuff you listen to to get into your heart and shift some of the stuff you've always known - but it is worth it.
Try from the 70's Neil Young's Harvest. And not convinced it's your cup of tea but do give Ziggy Stardust a listen.
Keep rockin
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Ulf 04/05/2018 08:26 | #212339
Very nice modern but you should totally try to get into older stuff. Im 16 and i love Pink Floyd and beatles and so on.
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davidhuret 12/01/2016 10:32 | #179436
Fine as far as post-2000 acts are concerned. Way too much Radiohead though.
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Coleh 11/22/2018 21:36 | #225470
This list is terrific. Really great blend of newer and older stuff. People forget that these lists are subjective. It's nice to see The Antlers getting some love. They're criminally underrated. Ok, cool. Hook 'Em \m/
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