Top 54 Greatest Music Albums
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Boxer 
United States The National
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[First added to this chart: 10/14/2014]
Year of Release:
2007
Appears in:
996 charts
Rank Score:
9,479
Rank in 2007:
4
Rank in 2000s:
21
Overall Rank:
146
Average Rating:
 82 (1,209 votes)
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2. (14) Up 12
Trouble Will Find Me 
United States The National
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[First added to this chart: 09/08/2014]
Year of Release:
2013
Appears in:
679 charts
Rank Score:
5,773
Rank in 2013:
7
Rank in 2010s:
36
Overall Rank:
288
Average Rating:
 79 (950 votes)
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3. (12) Up 9
High Violet 
United States The National
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[First added to this chart: 10/14/2014]
Year of Release:
2010
Appears in:
1,120 charts
Rank Score:
10,569
Rank in 2010:
3
Rank in 2010s:
10
Overall Rank:
123
Average Rating:
 82 (1,331 votes)
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4. (11) Up 7
Laugh Track 
United States The National
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[First added to this chart: 04/29/2025]
Year of Release:
2023
Appears in:
90 charts
Rank Score:
358
Rank in 2023:
36
Rank in 2020s:
206
Overall Rank:
4,003
Average Rating:
 75 (91 votes)
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OK Computer 
United Kingdom Radiohead
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[First added to this chart: 04/21/2014]
Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
4,422 charts
Rank Score:
63,504
Rank in 1997:
1
Rank in 1990s:
1
Overall Rank:
1
Average Rating:
Top rated album (92/100 - 5637 votes)  92 (5,637 votes)
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In Rainbows 
United Kingdom Radiohead
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[First added to this chart: 04/21/2014]
Year of Release:
2007
Appears in:
2,923 charts
Rank Score:
43,860
Rank in 2007:
1
Rank in 2000s:
1
Overall Rank:
6
Average Rating:
Top rated album (90/100 - 3946 votes)  90 (3,946 votes)
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Spiderland 
United States Slint
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[First added to this chart: 04/25/2014]
Year of Release:
1991
Appears in:
1,057 charts
Rank Score:
12,191
Rank in 1991:
4
Rank in 1990s:
20
Overall Rank:
102
Average Rating:
 83 (1,281 votes)
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Strong Persuader 
United States Robert Cray
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[First added to this chart: 04/21/2014]
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
88 charts
Rank Score:
385
Rank in 1986:
52
Rank in 1980s:
563
Overall Rank:
3,771
Average Rating:
 73 (107 votes)
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If You're Feeling Sinister 
United Kingdom Belle And Sebastian
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[First added to this chart: 01/22/2015]
Year of Release:
1996
Appears in:
1,029 charts
Rank Score:
10,293
Rank in 1996:
1
Rank in 1990s:
27
Overall Rank:
128
Average Rating:
 83 (1,219 votes)
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The Soft Bulletin 
United States The Flaming Lips
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[First added to this chart: 03/20/2015]
Year of Release:
1999
Appears in:
1,273 charts
Rank Score:
10,925
Rank in 1999:
2
Rank in 1990s:
25
Overall Rank:
120
Average Rating:
 83 (1,523 votes)
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Top 54 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 0 0%
1960s 2 4%
1970s 7 13%
1980s 5 9%
1990s 15 28%
2000s 13 24%
2010s 8 15%
2020s 4 7%
Artist Albums %


The National 5 9%
Radiohead 3 6%
The Flaming Lips 2 4%
Elliott Smith 2 4%
Slowdive 2 4%
Arcade Fire 2 4%
Robert Cray 1 2%
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Country Albums %


United States 32 59%
United Kingdom 14 26%
Canada 5 9%
Ireland 1 2%
Australia 1 2%
Mixed Nationality 1 2%

Top 54 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 12 from 14th to 2nd
Trouble Will Find Me
by The National
Climber Up 9 from 12th to 3rd
High Violet
by The National
Climber Up 7 from 11th to 4th
Laugh Track
by The National
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 9 from 5th to 14th
Blue
by Joni Mitchell
Faller Down 5 from 4th to 9th
If You're Feeling Sinister
by Belle And Sebastian
Faller Down 4 from 1st to 5th
OK Computer
by Radiohead
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88/100 (from 51 votes)
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90/100
From 01/20/2018 01:47 | #206018
Whoa, very surprised to see Robert Cray in your top 10 :O
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From 08/13/2015 16:05 | #147620
Like to see Fidlar in your chart and the high position of Built to spill
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From 07/28/2015 15:26 | #146625
yes!!!
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From 06/12/2015 15:21 | #143692
Wasteman. Deftones don't even feature and Vampire Weekend are above FIDLA
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From 05/21/2015 10:37 | #142134
Flawless.
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From 04/30/2015 22:03 | #140597
Love your top 10
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From 04/11/2015 11:25 | #139318
nice chart, check out music from before your time, you might be surprised
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From 04/04/2015 17:23 | #138813
We have 12 albums in common on our charts. 0.0

Considering our shared musical tastes, I would suggest listening to Destroyer's albums, especially the older stuff. I remember awhile ago I opened up a Pandora account again just because I was bored, and I decided to make a Destroyer station. Pretty much all my favorite artists I liked in the past couple of years popped up. I was surprised by this because if I choose any other artist, the other artists on the station will be something I haven't heard of, or something I don't like. I thought it was interesting how, just by the fact that I liked Destroyer, they could extrapolate the rest of my musical tastes. Apparently it was inevitable that I would find Destroyer. It's strange, because I didn't even think the music that popped up on Destroyer's station sounded that much alike to them. Dan Bejar, the lead singer/songwriter, was really into folk and shoegaze music, and references the two quite a bit in his song lyrics. Those two genres are my bread-and-butter.
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From 04/03/2015 18:18 | #138723
Lovely chart, just started getting into Nick Drake, its always nice seeing so many indie folk albums alongside the alternative classics
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From 03/29/2015 21:09 | #138185
Glad you have do much love for Nick Drake.
Your top 10 simply a beautiful collection.
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