Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by manurock 
More than "100 best-ever albums" this chart is better defined as "The 100 albums that I have so far most enjoyed listening to", it doesn't necessarily mean that they are the most talented music (in that case I would have included much more jazz and classical music!).
Chart of the day 9 times (04/2014, 10/2017, 07/2018, 09/2019, 08/2020 , 02/2022, 05/2023, 08/2023 and 02/2024). Since November 2019, Doomsday Afternoon has risen to #1. I still think that Pink Floyd is the best band ever and I am sure that they were required for Phideaux to make such a great album, but this album makes me feel like no other so it deserves to be #1.
Thank you so much for rating it so well and for giving me such nice comments and good recommendations :)
- Chart updated: 02/23/2024 18:45
- (Created: 03/06/2014 19:42).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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This album by King Crimson is established as the first prog rock album, and what an album! Songs like "Epitaph" and "In the Court..." are brilliant both musically (haunting mellotrons, beautiful flute passages, strange tempo drums...) and lyrically (with strong and complex vocals by Lake) which influenced many bands afterwards, so deserves its praise. The band later decided to go more in the jazz and prog metal direction (already hinted in "21st Century..."), which in my opinion made them hardly ever reach the magic of this album (save "Starless"), but still, who could improve this album?
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1969
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Fantastic psychedelic/blues rock album. Jim Morrison's bluesy voice is unique and the instrumentation is great, especially Ray Manzarek's keyboards (mainly organ). I have to praise their two well known upbeat songs; the catchy "Break on Through" and the elaborate "Light my Fire", but please listen to the whole album because you'll find some other treasures like "The Crystal Ship" or "Take it as it Comes". I can't believe that this classic album is one of the oldest I have in my chart, it sounds so fresh...
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1967
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The Beatles are essential in understanding most of pop and rock which came after, from Pink Floyd to Oasis or in albums like "Sound of Lies". After Sgt Peppers, they made another experimental and sometimes groundbreaking album which I prefer to the former. In the first half my favourites are: "Come together"'s guitar and bass is unique, Harrison's "something" is very melodic and "I want you..." may be disjointed (with bad lyrics) but is the grounds for future distorted guitar and mellotron psychedelia. The second half flows together like some of Sgt Peppers' did and many albums later would do.
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Another groundbreaking album (at the time) for The Beatles which you can't avoid liking. Eleanor Rigby is pure art. The album also contains many nice pop-rock songs which include some experimentation like "I'm only sleeping" or "Here, there and everywhere".
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1966
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Great blues/hard rock album from a classic band which, like Pink Floyd or The Beatles, is the base for many other bands. I prefer it over IV because, although it doesn't have "Stairway to heaven", the average track here is beter and I find it more groundbreaking.
[First added to this chart: 07/17/2014]
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1969
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Great hard rock/blues rock album by Neil Young which came after his first, eponymous titled. It's highlights are the long guitar driven "Down by the River" (I was really thrilled to listen to it live, it lasted more than 20 minutes!) and "Cowgirl in the Sand". This style would become one of Young's most popular sides, for example it appeared in his next album with "Southern man"; except on "On the beach", these long songs haven't been beaten, in my opinion, in his later albums. The rest of the album is nice to listen.
[First added to this chart: 03/19/2014]
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1969
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This album marked the end of the folk rock trilogy of the 60's and I consider it to be a milestone in the American folk rock music. Outstanding lyrics and a 11 minute song which flies away like it lasted half the time.
Best tracks: Sad eyed lady of the lowlands, Visions of Johanna, Stuck inside... [First added to this chart: 06/10/2018]
Best tracks: Sad eyed lady of the lowlands, Visions of Johanna, Stuck inside... [First added to this chart: 06/10/2018]
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This proto-prog concept album is a perfect blend between easy listening, rock and classical music and is a historical milestone which should be better considered in this chart. I love the similarity between the music of the first track and the well known closer "Nights in white satin" (with fantastic Mellotron from Mike Pinder), the singer's entrance in Dawn and in general the whole album.
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I must admit that this album is in my top 45 not because I enjoy it so much but because of the merit it has. Apart from some nice pop-rock tracks like "With a little help from my friends" or "When I'm sixty four", it contains one of their best songs and most influential on future psychedelic and progressive bands called "A day in Life" by Paul McCartney.
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
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| 1960s | 9 | 9% | |
| 1970s | 30 | 30% | |
| 1980s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1990s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 26 | 26% | |
| 2010s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Muse | 3 | 3% | |
| Supertramp | 3 | 3% | |
| Jackson Browne | 3 | 3% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 3% | |
| Neil Young | 2 | 2% | |
| Vetusta Morla | 2 | 2% | |
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100/100  | 02/23/2024 21:45 |  EyeKanFly | | 88/100 |
 100/100 | 02/23/2024 15:24 |  desh79 | | 93/100 |
| 90/100 | 02/23/2024 09:50 | Moondance | | 84/100 |
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From EyeKanFly 02/23/2024 21:46
EyeKanFly 02/23/2024 21:46
Awesome chart, lots of prog-rock but also super diverse and pushing the boundaries of rock at all ends. So much that I love here, that you've inspired me to wishlist pretty much everything I haven't heard. I'm listening to Doomsday Afternoon right now as I type this, and it's as awesome as you describe
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90/100
From Moondance 02/23/2024 09:54
Really enjoyed reading the comments that explain your selections - this is what makes a chart stand out for me. Liked seeing artists spread across the planet....although somewhat disappointed that there were no Australian artists in your top 100. Overall, a chart that kept my attention as I worked through your entire top 100.
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90/100
From Johnnyo 05/08/2023 11:09
Great chart
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100/100
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Larcx13 02/06/2022 21:27
Larcx13 02/06/2022 21:27
Nice effort put in! Not a lot of picks in common but a lot of picks I don't know yet, which is good. I think these charts should be personal, It would be boring to see the same kind of chart over and over,
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90/100
From KineticEchoes02 02/02/2022 10:43
This is great! Nice descriptions for the albums, and was happy to see the love for Dire Straits, Jarre, Air and Camel. Obviously for Pink Floyd too, and I would agree they are the best band ever. Will need to check out some of the artists you've got here that I haven't heard yet.
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90/100
From pctrooper 10/19/2019 01:27
Jackson Browne is a master songwriter.
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100/100
From 
Keatownrodriguez 09/23/2019 14:25
Keatownrodriguez 09/23/2019 14:25
Surprisingly great variety, seeing DSOTM at #1 too often results in a boring list, but I really like yours
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90/100
From LankyLen 09/23/2019 13:43
Great eclectic collection!!
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From 
Ledgin72 09/23/2019 11:12
Ledgin72 09/23/2019 11:12
Love the personal feel. A lot of stuff I haven’t heard before, but judging from what I have heard, I’m looking forward to exploring some new music based on your suggestions.
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85/100
From PeterSmith 06/30/2019 18:09
I like your chart. There is homage to some big early albums in there but even as you get into the 70's it's not all the classics you expect.
You are short on 80's stuff - but there isn't enough time to consume everything. I would suggest a couple of albums from this era that you might like:
Making Movies by Dire Straits since you already called them out
Talking Heads - Remain in Light
Joy Division - Closer
Simple Minds - Street Fighting Years
The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow
Loving the love for Supertramp and Muse. Floyd are amazing.
I'm in a slightly different zone for your more recent albums but things like Steven Wilson are on my agenda and will get to some of your picks since I like what you choose that I do know.
Loving the comments - I think it adds so much to see why someone picked it and give us an idea what to expect.
Oh and I'm still not digging Joni Mitchell's Blue nor really focusing on the lyrics - it still feels like a sad album to me - lol
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| Best Artists of 1976 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Stevie Wonder | |
| 2. David Bowie | |
| 3. Ramones | |
| 4. Eagles | |
| 5. Boston | |
| 6. Genesis | |
| 7. Rush | |
| 8. Bob Dylan | |
| 9. The Modern Lovers | |
| 10. Joni Mitchell | |
| 11. Thin Lizzy | |
| 12. Electric Light Orchestra | |
| 13. Rainbow | |
| 14. AC/DC | |
| 15. Steely Dan | |
| 16. Led Zeppelin | |
| 17. Queen | |
| 18. Jean Michel Jarre | |
| 19. Jorge Ben | |
| 20. Aerosmith |