Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by masonfuchs 
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I'll be going through these periodically. I will be updating them with reasonings and some lyrical excerpts.
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- Chart updated: 02/06/2018 02:15
- (Created: 03/07/2014 19:11).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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"Everything that happens is supposed to be and its all predetermined, can't change your destiny. Guess I'll just keep moving, someday, maybe, I'll get to where I'm going."
Pragmatism pining for salvation. Lyrically untouchable. This album has a range of topics so vast most people can relate to it, yet so specific, it will have you thinking its addressing you personally. Conor Oberst succeeds in making an album that is almost unappealing upon first listen, whilst wailing like a fish out of water.. but it got better the next time through it. You keep playing the record slowly piecing together all the references and nuances. This has been my favourite album for over a decade now and I still discover new perspectives on the lyrical content. Its sad, so, try not to cry.
"With my broken heart and my absent God.. and I have no faith. But its all I want, to be loved and believe in my soul" [First added to this chart: 03/10/2014]
Pragmatism pining for salvation. Lyrically untouchable. This album has a range of topics so vast most people can relate to it, yet so specific, it will have you thinking its addressing you personally. Conor Oberst succeeds in making an album that is almost unappealing upon first listen, whilst wailing like a fish out of water.. but it got better the next time through it. You keep playing the record slowly piecing together all the references and nuances. This has been my favourite album for over a decade now and I still discover new perspectives on the lyrical content. Its sad, so, try not to cry.
"With my broken heart and my absent God.. and I have no faith. But its all I want, to be loved and believe in my soul" [First added to this chart: 03/10/2014]
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2002
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1,238
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"Here I'm allowed, everything all of the time"
Unforgettable. The timbres throughout this record are so meticulously sought it seems inhumanly gorgeous. The four sampled chords in Idioteque alone can bring tears to my eyes. Radiohead is the only band that can make me believe word salad lyrics can be truly profound.
"Red wine and sleeping pills help me get back to your arms. Cheap sex and sad films help me get back where I belong" [First added to this chart: 03/10/2014]
Unforgettable. The timbres throughout this record are so meticulously sought it seems inhumanly gorgeous. The four sampled chords in Idioteque alone can bring tears to my eyes. Radiohead is the only band that can make me believe word salad lyrics can be truly profound.
"Red wine and sleeping pills help me get back to your arms. Cheap sex and sad films help me get back where I belong" [First added to this chart: 03/10/2014]
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2000
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[First added to this chart: 08/10/2015]
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[First added to this chart: 01/23/2015]
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1958
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3,494
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"We made love on the living room floor, with the noise in the background from a televised war. But in that deafening pleasure I thought I heard someone say: If we walk away, they'll walk away"
The wordsmith's legacy continues. This album strings top-notch heart-wrenching ballads one after another. You will want a hug when its over.
"The end of paralysis. I was a statuette, now I'm drunk as hell on a piano bench.. and when I press the keys it all gets reversed. The sound of loneliness makes me happier" [First added to this chart: 03/10/2014]
The wordsmith's legacy continues. This album strings top-notch heart-wrenching ballads one after another. You will want a hug when its over.
"The end of paralysis. I was a statuette, now I'm drunk as hell on a piano bench.. and when I press the keys it all gets reversed. The sound of loneliness makes me happier" [First added to this chart: 03/10/2014]
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2005
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3,964
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[First added to this chart: 08/10/2015]
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2014
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968
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2015]
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2008
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4,233
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1997
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"Kveikjum í kveikiþráðum og hlaupum höldum fast fyrir eyrun, kreppum augu hávaðinn sker í eyrun, hljóðhimnur leka út með svartbundið fyrir augu, reykur brennum lófa innað beini, svíður í hverfum við sjóndeildarhring, inn í"
The well established Sigur Ros comes down from the aether and gives us a new earthy, and at times tortured, approach to their post-rock sound. They continue the legacy with great instrumentation and unique production, but opt for more obtainable melodies and more solid themes lyrically. Never would I have dreamed Sigur Ros would make an album I love more than Agaetis.. I'm still pinching myself.
"Í skinninu Yðar á Krækir klónum í Og klórar í" [First added to this chart: 03/10/2014]
The well established Sigur Ros comes down from the aether and gives us a new earthy, and at times tortured, approach to their post-rock sound. They continue the legacy with great instrumentation and unique production, but opt for more obtainable melodies and more solid themes lyrically. Never would I have dreamed Sigur Ros would make an album I love more than Agaetis.. I'm still pinching myself.
"Í skinninu Yðar á Krækir klónum í Og klórar í" [First added to this chart: 03/10/2014]
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2013
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Year of Release:
1998
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 8 | 8% | |
| 1970s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1980s | 6 | 6% | |
| 1990s | 18 | 18% | |
| 2000s | 34 | 34% | |
| 2010s | 24 | 24% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Bright Eyes | 6 | 6% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| Leonard Cohen | 3 | 3% | |
| Sigur Rós | 3 | 3% | |
| Malajube | 2 | 2% | |
| Arcade Fire | 2 | 2% | |
| Pavement | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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54 | 54% | |
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19 | 19% | |
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12 | 12% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 25 from 28th to 3rd Another Language by This Will Destroy You |
| Up 5 from 9th to 4th Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers |
| Up 2 from 4th to 2nd Kid A by Radiohead |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 7 from 2nd to 9th Kveikur by Sigur Rós |
| Down 4 from 7th to 11th Doolittle by Pixies |
| Down 3 from 3rd to 6th Plowing Into The Field Of Love by Iceage |
| New entries |
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| Homogenic by Björk |
| In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel |
| Bored by Destroy All Monsters |
| Leavers |
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| Mozart: Requiem KV 626 by Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Bossanova by Pixies |
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| ! | 03/20/2025 22:16 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 12/11/2024 14:43 | DrewHamster | 317 | 79/100 |
| ! | 02/15/2019 23:07 | Reppu1976 | 133 | 88/100 |
| ! | 12/29/2018 05:34 |  scwrlw | 65 | 88/100 |
| ! | 06/30/2018 04:12 | Giant2015 | 102 | 91/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 85.7/100, a mean average of 85.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.6/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 7.7.
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From Reppu1976 02/15/2019 23:07 | #232007
It would be nice to have more discriptions or notes
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From Ulf 05/28/2018 09:20 | #215699
Great chart
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LedZep 06/29/2017 21:02 | #193439
LedZep 06/29/2017 21:02 | #193439
Really dig this chart and like the descriptions
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From platus 06/23/2017 08:31 | #193091
Good chart
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From sebfox 03/04/2016 17:42 | #161278
Best chart I've seen...up until Savage Garden and Phantom Planet anyway. Great to see Tusk in there.
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ShadowColossi 03/04/2016 10:05 | #161250
ShadowColossi 03/04/2016 10:05 | #161250
I dig this chart a lot. Especially the inclusion of Yuck and Slaughterhouse. Plus some Sigur Ros love is always good
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alexgagne 02/04/2016 21:03 | #158686
alexgagne 02/04/2016 21:03 | #158686
Spectacular chart! Special kudos for:
Iceage -Plowing Into The Field Of Love (3)
Malajube - Trompe-l'oeil (10)
The Antlers - Burst Apart (27)
This Will Destroy You - Another Language (28)
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HoldenM 07/15/2015 18:53 | #145810
HoldenM 07/15/2015 18:53 | #145810
Still magnificent.
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bestdressed 07/15/2015 11:16 | #145793
bestdressed 07/15/2015 11:16 | #145793
There are quite a few albums in there that I love but also others that I can't connect with.
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junodog4 02/25/2015 03:29 | #135632
junodog4 02/25/2015 03:29 | #135632
I do like Bright Eyes (though clearly not as much as you).
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