Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by pinkfreud1981

This is a list of my favorite albums. I'm not including classical music or hip hop, the latter because I haven't listened to enough, and the former because I need a list specifically for classical. I tried to do the one album per band thing, but I just couldn't . There are some masterpieces that I can´t leave out even if I have to sacrifice some variety.

• Chart updated: 03/20/2024 02:45
• (Created: 10/15/2009 21:47).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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61. (48) 13

The Beatles (The White Album) 

 The Beatles

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[First added to this chart: 07/17/2010]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

2,867 charts

Rank Score:

43,268

Rank in 1968:

1

Rank in 1960s:

6

Overall Rank:

13

Average Rating:

 89 (3,732 votes)

Comments:

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62. (67) 5

Funeral 

 Arcade Fire

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[First added to this chart: 03/14/2010]

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

2,826 charts

Rank Score:

41,762

Rank in 2004:

1

Rank in 2000s:

3

Overall Rank:

15

Average Rating:

 88 (3,599 votes)

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Automatic For The People 

 R.E.M.

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[First added to this chart: 03/14/2010]

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

1,767 charts

Rank Score:

20,413

Rank in 1992:

1

Rank in 1990s:

6

Overall Rank:

49

Average Rating:

 84 (2,157 votes)

Comments:

174

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Spirit Of Eden 

 Talk Talk

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[First added to this chart: 07/06/2015]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

891 charts

Rank Score:

11,263

Rank in 1988:

3

Rank in 1980s:

17

Overall Rank:

134

Average Rating:

 84 (965 votes)

Comments:

67

65. (66) 1

In Absentia 

 Porcupine Tree

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[First added to this chart: 06/12/2020]

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

399 charts

Rank Score:

3,614

Rank in 2002:

10

Rank in 2000s:

79

Overall Rank:

495

Average Rating:

 81 (578 votes)

Comments:

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66. (71) 5

Illinois 

 Sufjan Stevens

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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2023]

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

1,598 charts

Rank Score:

23,045

Rank in 2005:

1

Rank in 2000s:

5

Overall Rank:

42

Average Rating:

 86 (1,851 votes)

Comments:

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67. (72) 5

White Pony 

 Deftones

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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2024]

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

390 charts

Rank Score:

3,599

Rank in 2000:

10

Rank in 2000s:

80

Overall Rank:

499

Average Rating:

 81 (520 votes)

Comments:

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68. (69) 1

De-Loused In The Comatorium 

 The Mars Volta

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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2024]

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

454 charts

Rank Score:

3,721

Rank in 2003:

8

Rank in 2000s:

78

Overall Rank:

483

Average Rating:

 78 (657 votes)

Comments:

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69. (49) 20

Remain In Light 

 Talking Heads

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[First added to this chart: 02/04/2023]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,966 charts

Rank Score:

30,730

Rank in 1980:

1

Rank in 1980s:

3

Overall Rank:

27

Average Rating:

 87 (2,223 votes)

Comments:

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70. (73) 3

Clics Modernos 

 Charly García

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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2024]

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

173 charts

Rank Score:

2,277

Rank in 1983:

11

Rank in 1980s:

119

Overall Rank:

789

Average Rating:

 82 (169 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	10	10%
1970s	24	24%
1980s	10	10%
1990s	18	18%
2000s	20	20%
2010s	12	12%
2020s	6	6%

Artist	Albums	%
Pink Floyd	4	4%
Radiohead	3	3%
Sigur Rós	3	3%
My Bloody Valentine	2	2%
The Beatles	2	2%
Led Zeppelin	2	2%
Björk	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	37	37%
	32	32%
	5	5%
	4	4%
	3	3%
	3	3%
	3	3%
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 9 from 57th to 48th In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) by King Crimson
Up 9 from 56th to 47th Red by King Crimson
Up 8 from 87th to 79th Ants From Up There by Black Country, New Road

Biggest fallers
Down 20 from 49th to 69th Remain In Light by Talking Heads
Down 20 from 68th to 88th Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins
Down 17 from 41st to 58th Aqualung by Jethro Tull

New entries
The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails
Script Of The Bridge by The Chameleons

Leavers
Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens
Le Fantastique Envol De Dieter Böhm by Lazuli

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75/100	06/15/2023 21:37	Applerill	976	75/100
100/100	02/15/2023 22:11	urmom22	62	93/100
100/100	11/10/2022 01:48	Arthurknight	361	89/100
100/100	10/25/2022 18:33	DJENNY	4,408	100/100
95/100	10/21/2022 19:49	Rm12398	99	89/100

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From urmom22 02/15/2023 22:11

Sweet chart

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From Rm12398 10/21/2022 19:49

Fantastic chart and with 33 albums in common I tend to agree with most of the picks. Particularly love seeing 5 albums from Sigur Ros in particular.

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From leniad 10/17/2022 02:30

really liked your chart, awesome selections of albums

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From kelseyconnelly 12/03/2020 00:54

Nice

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From Larcx13 11/19/2020 16:38

I can't help but wonder...





do you like Pink Floyd?

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From luigybetis 07/16/2018 18:00

So proggy, really nice!

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From nitomano 05/08/2017 06:08

gran lista amigo, me fascina ver tu amor por bandas como Yes ó Sigur Rós, pero lo que más me agradó fue ver a Thick a Brick tan alto en la lista, uno de mis discos favoritos de todos los tiempos

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From JLAwesome1 05/14/2016 01:26

You commented on my chart so now I'm looking back to yours to see how much we truly did overlap.

All I can say is I know I'll be using your rankings for a while to find new music, starting with the Thick as a Brick.

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From Unaguma 02/12/2016 14:31

Nice, really enjoyed this one... some stuff doesn't fit with my personal taste (like Metallica), but overall is a great chart

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From alexgagne 01/21/2016 17:22

Beautiful overall chart! I love this chart because it's a pretty good resume of my interests in music.

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