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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PLEASE listen to this album. You can see some Camel, Mike Oldfield and classical music influences but still this concept album is unique. Great vocals and instrumentation all throughout; piano, mellotron, violin and flute are more prominent than guitars. The first song is a long track which introduces you to the rest of the album and shows how well you can combine so many instruments together.
I remember when I watched them at Summer's End Festival in the UK. They were very nervous, still it was beautiful to hear these 10 people play their best songs, including nearly all of this album. After the show, I was able to talk with Phideaux Xavier and he was really nice with me. They weren't gonna make any profit from this concert, but they found the experience of playing in Europe fascinating. Nearly as fascinating as this concept album, which I agree with him, is his masterpiece.
Now, a decade after, my skin still shivers when I listen to it. That is why it has risen to #1. [First added to this chart: 03/06/2014]
I remember when I watched them at Summer's End Festival in the UK. They were very nervous, still it was beautiful to hear these 10 people play their best songs, including nearly all of this album. After the show, I was able to talk with Phideaux Xavier and he was really nice with me. They weren't gonna make any profit from this concert, but they found the experience of playing in Europe fascinating. Nearly as fascinating as this concept album, which I agree with him, is his masterpiece.
Now, a decade after, my skin still shivers when I listen to it. That is why it has risen to #1. [First added to this chart: 03/06/2014]
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Steven Wilson's solo work and bands like PT and Blackfield are worth listening to. His best work is this album, in which you can find long but not boring progressive rock songs, with a few prog metal riffs. All songs have something different, unheard before, and the lyrics show the despair of a boy damaged by society. The last part of "Anesthesize" is the most beautiful music I have heard from the 2000's.
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This album introduced me to Muse and I still consider it to be their best. None of their other albums is so aggressive and at the same time so progressive as this one. The keyboards are the strong point of this album (i.e new born, bliss, space dementia...) in comparison to the other albums and we can find Bellamy's falsetto voice and guitar riffs in a few songs too (i.e plug in baby, citizen erased, darkshines...). It's hard to choose the best tracks, all are worth listening to, and each one has something of its own to contribute to the album.
[First added to this chart: 03/06/2014]
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2001
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Wonderful album all throughout by progressive rock/metal polish band Riverside. This is their most aggressive yet their most progressive and symphonic album. Duda's vocals have many registers and are all good, the piano and keyboards by Lapaj in this album are grandiouse, the guitar sounds as clean as always... and the composition is fantastic. If you are a music fan and you enjoy Porcucpine Tree, Opeth, Pink Floyd or even harder edge Muse then please give this album a listen.
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This album by italian composer and pianist Einaudi contains the song "Fly", which was a great soundtrack for the moving french film "the Untouchables". It is surprising, though, to find that Fly isn't the best track at all; this is "Primavera" which, like most of the rest, makes my mind leave my house and move to myself lying on a hammoc in the deep countryside in a cloudy but a shiny day. Beautiful classical music for all listeners.
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This is the second album I carefully listened from Bunbury and another album which has no weak track and gets a '90 average. What was said about Las Consecuencias can be said about this one which came just before; maybe a little more raw and less folky but that doesn't make it worse.
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My favourite album discovery of 2018 Combining solemn folk with lush orchestal tracks, it is so pleasant, so ambitious, so well flowing... Thank you BEA!
Can't choose best tracks as this is a concept album but the best moments may be on tracks 3-5, 9 and 16. [First added to this chart: 12/06/2018]
Can't choose best tracks as this is a concept album but the best moments may be on tracks 3-5, 9 and 16. [First added to this chart: 12/06/2018]
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2005
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This has been a pleasant surprise to me. Ignored in the mainstream, but not by musicians like "the stevens" Wilson and Hackett, this concept album blends progressive metal and arabic folk sounds in a unique way while telling a biblical story. I can understand why it took six years to be composed; the lyrics and music match very well in more than an hour experience which you will have to repeat to completely get into it.
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Can you make a good pop/rock album based on with piano and keyboards with no guitars? Keane answered "Yes" with this album, especially with songs like "Somewhere only we know" or "Bedshaped" and gave popularity to the Piano Rock genre. It may not be the most varied and complex album, but it has a sound of their own which is nice to my ears; that's more than most pop albums aimed at the general public. Their second album tries to progress on the same base, and is ok to listen, but doesn't have any anthems (except for the experimental "Atlantic") like this one has, while the third includes more instruments and has some catchy tracks.
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2004
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After nearly a decade of working together, Vetusta Morla released their indie pop/alternative rock debut album which achieved recognition and success in Spain despite being playing a genre ignored by the local media. Everyone here knows who VM is and many indoe pop-rock Spanish bands like Supersubmarina or Izal have much to thank VM for their current success. If they sung in English, you would know them already. Listen to the title track and, if you like it, go for the rest of the album. After two deceiving follow-ups, in 2017 they have returned with a fantastic album which appears further on my chart.
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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% | |
| Enrique Bunbury | 2 | 2% | |
| Camel | 2 | 2% | |
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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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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
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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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80/100
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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