Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
louisjwyatt 
Honorable Mentions:
Swirlies - Blonder Tongue Audio Baton
100 Gecs - 1000 Gecs
Television - Marquee Moon
King Missile - They
J Dilla - Donuts
Slayer - Reign in Blood
Ivy - Apartment Life
Nirvana - MTV Unplugged in New York
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Boatman's Call
- Chart updated: 08/22/2024 17:15
- (Created: 12/05/2013 19:11).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/18/2015]
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1998
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29,640
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2016
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3,865
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1991
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11,376
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1966
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36,139
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2000
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38,564
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2012
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20,487
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1984
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7,585
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1967
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37,014
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1989
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29,692
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[First added to this chart: 11/16/2018]
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2012
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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 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1970s | 13 | 13% | |
| 1980s | 15 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 37 | 37% | |
| 2000s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2010s | 21 | 21% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
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| Jim Croce | 1 | 1% | |
| Fleet Foxes | 1 | 1% | |
| フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans] | 1 | 1% | |
| Carly Rae Jepsen | 1 | 1% | |
| Misfits | 1 | 1% | |
| Kero Kero Bonito | 1 | 1% | |
| Prince | 1 | 1% | |
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67 | 67% | |
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18 | 18% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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| ! | 03/27/2025 15:16 | DrewHamster | 314 | 79/100 |
| ! | 01/15/2025 17:28 | Exist-en-ciel | 165 | 97/100 |
| ! | 09/14/2024 00:19 |  jhuik | 172 | 89/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 08/11/2025 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5037): By louisjwyatt“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by louisjwyatt () 1. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel (1998) 2. The Life Of Pablo by Kanye West (2016) 3. Spiderland by Slint (1991) 4. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys (1966) 5. Kid A by Radiohead (2000) 6. Good Kid, M.A.A.D…”
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babyBlueSedan TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/12/2015 01:30 | #139349
babyBlueSedan TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/12/2015 01:30 | #139349
Slanted and Enchanted? Mezcal Head? Bug? Yes please. Checking out the Swirlies because of this chart, as there's a lot of stuff I love and nothing I dislike too badly. Also love the notes, would love to see more.
PS: Smashing Pumpkins rule, even if Corgan is insufferable
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JulianR TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/03/2017 04:41 | #200474
JulianR TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/03/2017 04:41 | #200474
"It's like an urban legend set to music"
Jesus this chart is spectacular. That sentence hit me like an epiphany; that's exactly how spiderland feels. I don't give out this high of a rating often, but your reviews coupled with your great taste didn't deserve any less. Spiderland at number one is SUCH a respectable choice. I will recommend you my top 15 in general, and we already share like half of those albums, but more specifically, check out:
Drive Like Jehu - Yank Crime (awesome math rock)
The Microphones - Don't Wake Me Up (criminally under-rated fusion of indie and noise rock). The Glow Pt 2 is their more acclaimed work, and was my favorite for a long time.
Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked at Me. Mark Kozelek makes me yawn, and yet this album is able to make me cry like a child. It happens to be by the same guy as the above record but is totally different in every way.
Loveless. I'm pretty sure it's a law that you can't have Isn't Anything on your chart and not have Loveless in your top ten.
Also go listen to Blond on Blond again and then put it above Highway 61 :)
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quadrophenia17 05/05/2014 00:21 | #110818
This is looking like a promising chart so far. I can't wait to see your other 60 choices
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greatson 04/21/2015 19:59 | #139977
greatson 04/21/2015 19:59 | #139977
I like your chart: good alternative picks. The variety of styles shows your undogmatic approach.
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pa 04/01/2015 17:06 | #138542
nice choices dude and it's cool to see P.J. Harvey on your top ten.
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