Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by mandomikey 
- Chart updated: 09/14/2022 19:45
- (Created: 07/04/2013 02:33).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Astonishing arrangement and musical interplay from the Canadian trio. 1 complaint: it needs a longer run-time, or so it seems.
[First added to this chart: 07/03/2013]
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1981
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8,868
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Marillion's first, some complain that it's a bit of a Gabriel-era Genesis copy. I appreciate it for what it is, a brooding and pulsating monster, with 6 distinct epics.
[First added to this chart: 07/07/2015]
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1983
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1,510
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A shot of warm + fuzzies each time the 5 part harmony kicks in, which is often. The relaxed and lighthearted manner in which the sessions came about was captured in the mix.
[First added to this chart: 07/03/2013]
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1988
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2,099
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Discipline deserves it's place along the others in the top 25 for having not a single flawed note on the record. Marvelously conceived, it served as an innovative reboot of the King Crimson collective.
[First added to this chart: 07/03/2013]
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1981
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3,288
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A perfectly balanced metal record wrapped inside a truly badass metal cover.
[First added to this chart: 12/24/2015]
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1983
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1,601
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A perfectly executed concept album, with not a single note spared or misused. Damn I miss the combination of Fish, Rotherty, Kelly, Trewavas, and Moseley.
[First added to this chart: 06/12/2016]
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1985
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2,820
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This earns a spot for sentimental purposes. As a 9 year old, the cassette tape was a crown jewels in my meager collection. Sounds a bit simplistic today, but still get's me shouting along during the choruses.
[First added to this chart: 12/24/2015]
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1984
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A record that walked the tightrope between Genesis' prog and pop years, but also the record that made me a fanatic.
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1980
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Tuck this one in the eccentric file. A hypnotizing excursion into the avant garde, aided by Peter Gabriel in a few spots. The accompanying film "Home of the Brave" is kinda whacky, but also magnificent in spots.
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Off-center characters marching along to a percussive ensemble that sounds as if it was organized inside a kitchen cupboard. Clap hands! This eclectic set slightly edges out one from Tom's smokey jazz club days, "Blue Valentine".
[First added to this chart: 12/24/2015]
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1985
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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 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1970s | 44 | 44% | |
| 1980s | 17 | 17% | |
| 1990s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2000s | 10 | 10% | |
| 2010s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Genesis | 3 | 3% | |
| Jethro Tull | 3 | 3% | |
| King Crimson | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 2% | |
| Porcupine Tree | 2 | 2% | |
| Kate Bush | 2 | 2% | |
| The Flaming Lips | 2 | 2% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 08/22/2025 21:36 | Filipe | 1 | 80/100 |
| ! | 08/08/2023 13:58 |  Tamthebam | 649 | 85/100 |
| ! | 12/12/2022 05:06 | Moondance | 476 | 85/100 |
| ! | 12/11/2022 20:53 | Johnnyo | 2,565 | 80/100 |
| ! | 10/26/2022 01:17 | mrmcrook | 764 | 92/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 7% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 88.3/100, a mean average of 89.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.4/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 6.8.
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From Filipe 08/22/2025 21:36 | #310610
Very nice chart! There-s a lot of records in common with my personal top 100 (still working on it) but also a lot of albums I'm keen to discover.
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From Moondance 12/12/2022 05:08 | #291917
I've previously rated this chart, but looking at it now, I like it much much more. What I really like is that you are not bound to any BEA group think, you are a champion for the outliers, your comments are short & sharp & honest. I even forgive you for having 2 Dylan albums - neither of which is from the 60's or 70's (very unique indeed). What I cannot forgive is that you have no Australian artists/albums - hence, a deduction of 5 pts (:)).
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From Johnnyo 12/11/2022 20:53 | #291909
Ace chart.
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From mrmcrook 10/26/2022 01:25 | #290804
I like your notes. I like a lot of the prog bands in your list but haven't got many of their albums, so it's always good to have some insight and view points of others. Few artists in common but overall many others that are in my decades lists but never quite hit my top 100
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From Moondance 05/29/2022 09:33 | #285790
An interesting chart that encapsulates your passion. Nice to see Thick As A Brick at no.1 and also the inclusion of some BEA outliers (Al Stewart, Wishbone Ash). Also good to see a single (latter) Dylan album in there. From your chart I would say we are the same vintage. Wondering if you had any Aussie albums hovering near your top 100?
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From Quoman 07/15/2020 17:50 | #255631
Very good job with all the comments. It gives an extra value. Also it's easier to understand why you have shoosen the albums you have shoosen and there is no way that I can argue with your choices. Many great British prog albums from the 70's, and not just the obvious ones which I like! I'm not familiar with all of them and have to check some of them out for sure.
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StefanR10 07/15/2020 12:01 | #255622
StefanR10 07/15/2020 12:01 | #255622
Very good, i can see here some albums that are not so common and I like that here is much 1970s stuff. And Some Artists i don´t know so much.
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From Steppenwolf666 07/04/2016 11:27 | #170495
A lot of good stuff here.
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sssvnnn 05/15/2016 22:19 | #166062
sssvnnn 05/15/2016 22:19 | #166062
I like your Chart.
pleased to see Richie Havens "Wishing Well" -
Such a soulful album.
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From asyty7 12/31/2015 03:04 | #155397
Lots of classics and few unsung albums. Nice older, top list.
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