Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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[First added to this chart: 10/18/2013]
Year of Release:
1965
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26,637
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Top rated album (88/100 - 3380 votes)  88 (3,380 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 10/18/2013]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
49,410
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Top rated album (91/100 - 4593 votes)  91 (4,593 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 10/18/2013]
Year of Release:
2000
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42,056
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Top rated album (89/100 - 4473 votes)  89 (4,473 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 10/18/2013]
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1969
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57,141
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Top rated album (92/100 - 4635 votes)  92 (4,635 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 10/18/2013]
Year of Release:
2007
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43,677
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Top rated album (90/100 - 3955 votes)  90 (3,955 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 10/18/2013]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
63,665
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Top rated album (92/100 - 5647 votes)  92 (5,647 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 10/18/2013]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
44,701
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Top rated album (91/100 - 4060 votes)  91 (4,060 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 10/18/2013]
Year of Release:
1973
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59,966
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Top rated album (92/100 - 5337 votes)  92 (5,337 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 10/18/2013]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
15,953
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[First added to this chart: 10/18/2013]
Year of Release:
1970
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12,006
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 1 1%
1960s 29 29%
1970s 34 34%
1980s 6 6%
1990s 16 16%
2000s 13 13%
2010s 1 1%
2020s 0 0%
Country Albums %


United States 50 50%
United Kingdom 44 44%
Iceland 4 4%
Mixed Nationality 2 2%
Compilation? Albums %
No 96 96%
Yes 4 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 95 95%
Yes 5 5%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

New entries
New entry Bookends
by Simon & Garfunkel
New entry A Hard Day's Night
by The Beatles
New entry American Beauty
by Grateful Dead
New entry The Downward Spiral
by Nine Inch Nails
New entry The Velvet Underground & Nico
by The Velvet Underground & Nico
New entry Help!
by The Beatles
New entry Evil Urges
by My Morning Jacket
New entry Beatles For Sale
by The Beatles
New entry Scary Monsters
by David Bowie
New entry Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
by Simon & Garfunkel
New entry Please Please Me
by The Beatles
New entry Ill Communication
by Beastie Boys
New entry The Battle Of Los Angeles
by Rage Against The Machine
New entry Car Wash
by Rose Royce
New entry The Wall
by Pink Floyd
New entry Blonde On Blonde
by Bob Dylan
New entry John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
by John Lennon
New entry The Complete Recordings
by Robert Johnson
New entry The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars
by David Bowie
New entry Paul Simon
by Paul Simon
New entry With The Beatles
by The Beatles
New entry Loaded
by The Velvet Underground
New entry O Brother, Where Art Thou?
by Various Artists
New entry Still Crazy After All These Years
by Paul Simon
New entry Automatic For The People
by R.E.M.
New entry The King Of Limbs
by Radiohead
New entry Sigh No More
by Mumford & Sons
New entry Tommy
by The Who
New entry Check Your Head
by Beastie Boys
New entry Illinois
by Sufjan Stevens
New entry Thick As A Brick
by Jethro Tull
New entry Sea Change
by Beck
New entry The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
by Bob Dylan
New entry Vespertine
by Björk
New entry The Pearls
by Jelly Roll Morton
New entry Apostrophe (')
by Frank Zappa
New entry The Doors
by The Doors
New entry ( ) [Svigaplatan]
by Sigur Rós
New entry Mothership Connection
by Parliament
New entry Diamonds And Pearls
by Prince & The New Power Generation
New entry Let It Be
by The Beatles
New entry "Heroes"
by David Bowie
New entry 2001
by Dr. Dre
New entry Close To The Edge
by Yes
New entry Workingman's Dead
by Grateful Dead
New entry All Things Must Pass
by George Harrison
New entry The Times They Are A-Changin'
by Bob Dylan
New entry Guero
by Beck
New entry We're Only In It For The Money
by The Mothers Of Invention
New entry Band On The Run
by Paul McCartney & Wings
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings

Average Rating: 
85/100 (from 23 votes)
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03/24/2025 09:59 SomethingSpecial   1,10485/100
 
90/100
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10/25/2017 02:58 vancevisuals   20785/100
 
65/100
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06/04/2017 22:20 LedZep   1,10584/100
 
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01/16/2017 13:47 Lgk21   14195/100

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90/100
From 10/25/2017 02:59 | #200043
39 albums in common
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From 01/16/2017 13:47 | #182862
It's good to see Rubber Soul #1.
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From 08/15/2014 23:16 | #119607
So much respect for the classics
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90/100
From 08/15/2014 18:58 | #119594
Love your choices! Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook is a fantastic album.

Lots in common. Proper respect given to the Beatles. Great job all around.
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95/100
From 05/15/2014 01:04 | #111848
Lots in common with me, excellent choices!
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From 02/19/2014 09:55 | #103590
Good.
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From 02/15/2014 13:56 | #103223
Thanks for reminding me how cool the John Prine album is (and Rose Royce, for that matter).
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From 01/30/2014 17:46 | #101890
Has a similar tone to my chart! Nice
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From 12/22/2013 00:50 | #98317
Long live The Beatles still the best and most consistent every album a classic 5 star
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From 12/07/2013 02:55 | #96615
Curiously, i've never paid much attention to Rubber Soul and i'm a Beatles fan. Maybe it's time to re-evaluate that. Other in same category is The Zombies' Odessey & Oracle. Gotta spend some time with these two.
You've many 70's albums on your chart... there's something special about the way they made music back then.
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Best Albums of the 1950s
1. Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis
2. Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus
3. Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4. Blue Train by John Coltrane
5. Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley
6. In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra
7. Here's Little Richard by Little Richard
8. The Shape Of Jazz To Come by Ornette Coleman
9. Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
10. Berry Is On Top by Chuck Berry
11. Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday
12. Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
13. Somethin' Else by Cannonball Adderley
14. Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra
15. The "Chirping" Crickets by The Crickets
16. Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins
17. Chet Baker Sings by Chet Baker
18. Buddy Holly by Buddy Holly
19. Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis
20. Moanin' In The Moonlight by Howlin' Wolf
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