Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
LAF2 
As of June 2018 this is 100 albums, the bottom 10 are a draft
I've listed most genres and some comments for the albums
- Chart updated: 06/28/2018 04:15
- (Created: 02/09/2014 21:22).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Vocals are the best part
Genre: Chamber Rock, Post-Rock
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Genre: Chamber Rock, Post-Rock
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Year of Release:
2000
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12,756
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I love everything about this record. The central skit, the impeccable production, the jazz and funk undertones, amazing lyrics. I feel it'll be a long time before something else comes out I like this much
Genre: Hip Hop
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Genre: Hip Hop
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Year of Release:
2015
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30,869
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They fucked up not making this the soundtrack to those Narnia movies
Genre: Progressive Rock, Jazz Rock
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Genre: Progressive Rock, Jazz Rock
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Year of Release:
1969
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27,856
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The life of an urban junkie
Genre: Experimental Rock, Noise Rock
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Genre: Experimental Rock, Noise Rock
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Year of Release:
1967
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39,249
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I lost track of how much LSD I've taken
Genre: Neopsychedelia
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Genre: Neopsychedelia
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Year of Release:
2012
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14,402
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Death is a bitch
Genre: Progressive Rock, Art Rock
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Genre: Progressive Rock, Art Rock
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Year of Release:
1975
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44,151
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This album is really nostalgic for me, kinda marks the end of my childhood
Genre: R&B, Pop
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Genre: R&B, Pop
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Year of Release:
2016
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12,585
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When I finally make a trans-American roadtrip this will be the soundtrack to the slide show I force my friends to watch
Genre: Folk, Blues
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Genre: Folk, Blues
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Year of Release:
1966
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24,843
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This record's full of some sick experimental stuff that creates a vivid, unique soundscape
Genre: Indie Folk
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Genre: Indie Folk
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Year of Release:
1998
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32,020
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Spooky
Genre: Post-Hardcore, Math Rock
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Genre: Post-Hardcore, Math Rock
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Year of Release:
1991
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11,971
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 20 | 20% | |
| 1970s | 23 | 23% | |
| 1980s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 19 | 19% | |
| 2000s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2010s | 13 | 13% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Nas | 1 | 1% | |
| The Stone Roses | 1 | 1% | |
| Dr. John, The Night Tripper | 1 | 1% | |
| Joanna Newsom | 1 | 1% | |
| Elliott Smith | 1 | 1% | |
| The Clash | 1 | 1% | |
| Bob Dylan | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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57 | 57% | |
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29 | 29% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| ! | 04/20/2023 10:49 | fred234q | 4 | 93/100 |
| ! | 11/23/2021 12:56 |  Cytoma | 170 | 90/100 |
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From CharlieBarley 10/13/2018 01:13 | #222447
CharlieBarley 10/13/2018 01:13 | #222447
Great chart man. Some good picks and your minimalist notes made me laugh.
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From sunnydhamm 10/12/2018 17:56 | #222430
Hilariously entertaining commentary
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LoganGrube 10/12/2018 16:43 | #222428
LoganGrube 10/12/2018 16:43 | #222428
Great albums and some super funny comments
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From jeffrey-hodgson 10/12/2018 11:56 | #222389
Interesting... got some disagreements, but you have a few underappreciated gems like Hot Rats
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ForegroundNoise 10/22/2017 08:56 | #199914
ForegroundNoise 10/22/2017 08:56 | #199914
Yes yes yes!! Love this chart and it's bio, I'm trying to do a similar thing but I think I have a lot longer to go, with any luck I'll wind up with a chart that resembles yours. Great stuff!!
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LedZep 06/22/2017 01:11 | #193000
LedZep 06/22/2017 01:11 | #193000
Descriptions really do hit the spot. Waiting for more albums to give you 100. But I really do respect the 52 albums format. Makes every entry count
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From CBrip31 04/30/2017 15:26 | #190069
Useful chart needs more information but you're working on that so keep it up!! it
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From 
Davy 04/14/2017 16:54 | #189272
Davy 04/14/2017 16:54 | #189272
Short but meaningful descriptions. Apart from that, a nice, diverse collection as well :D
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From 
arthur237 05/04/2016 10:22 | #165162
arthur237 05/04/2016 10:22 | #165162
Great chart, have you listened to talk talks laughing stock?
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phantom1305 04/29/2016 01:18 | #164813
phantom1305 04/29/2016 01:18 | #164813
Hey. I recently got a chance to listen to all your albums in your top 10 or so. A lot of time has passed since I joined the site and saw your chart for the very first time but I still can't get it out of my head. I love your commentary and respect your decision to keep it top 59 instead of top 100. I hope you don't mind, but recently I did the same with mine and it's looking a lot cleaner thanks to that. Hopefully over the summer I'll be able to add my own summaries to my albums as well. I feel like your chart is the perfect chart for someone to look for albums that are thought provoking with often deep meanings behind the lyrics or an original sound. It's high quality stuff, but not always what I'm going to want to listen to on a day to day basis. Sometimes I just want something with a good hook even if the lyrics aren't the best and while you've got a lot of stuff I can get behind some of it just isn't my taste. All together your chart is still my favorite and I don't really have much else to say except that I'm excited to see how it progresses!
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