Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by JeffN999

Decided not to include live albums but then I included two of them....no real logic to it. If I included live albums my chart would be loaded with a ridiculous number of Pearl Jam live albums and bootlegs so it made sense to leave them off in order to provide a more balanced chart. But then I included Nirvana's unplugged album and the Talking Heads Stop Making Sense. Ah well....it's my chart and I guess I can do whatever I want even if its inconsistent.

• Chart updated: 12/16/2022 19:45
• (Created: 03/21/2010 10:10).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Ten 

 Pearl Jam

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[First added to this chart: 03/21/2010]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,841 charts

Rank Score:

18,790

Rank in 1991:

3

Rank in 1990s:

7

Overall Rank:

51

Average Rating:

 83 (2,338 votes)

Comments:

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Exile On Main St. 

 The Rolling Stones

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[First added to this chart: 03/21/2010]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,963 charts

Rank Score:

20,222

Rank in 1972:

2

Rank in 1970s:

13

Overall Rank:

45

Average Rating:

 85 (2,347 votes)

Comments:

210

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The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 03/21/2010]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,127 charts

Rank Score:

61,868

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,323 votes)

Comments:

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Nevermind 

 Nirvana

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[First added to this chart: 03/21/2010]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

3,215 charts

Rank Score:

38,783

Rank in 1991:

1

Rank in 1990s:

2

Overall Rank:

13

Average Rating:

 87 (4,329 votes)

Comments:

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The Bends 

 Radiohead

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[First added to this chart: 03/21/2010]

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

2,672 charts

Rank Score:

29,782

Rank in 1995:

1

Rank in 1990s:

4

Overall Rank:

22

Average Rating:

 87 (3,913 votes)

Comments:

315

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Doolittle 

 Pixies

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[First added to this chart: 03/15/2014]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,542 charts

Rank Score:

32,515

Rank in 1989:

1

Rank in 1980s:

2

Overall Rank:

18

Average Rating:

 88 (2,943 votes)

Comments:

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Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

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[First added to this chart: 03/21/2010]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,151 charts

Rank Score:

39,861

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

12

Average Rating:

 90 (3,992 votes)

Comments:

305

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OK Computer 

 Radiohead

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[First added to this chart: 03/21/2010]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,411 charts

Rank Score:

65,826

Rank in 1997:

1

Rank in 1990s:

1

Overall Rank:

1

Average Rating:

 92 (5,626 votes)

Comments:

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Elephant 

 The White Stripes

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[First added to this chart: 03/21/2010]

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

1,492 charts

Rank Score:

11,459

Rank in 2003:

1

Rank in 2000s:

13

Overall Rank:

116

Average Rating:

 83 (2,135 votes)

Comments:

129

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The Joshua Tree 

 U2

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[First added to this chart: 03/21/2010]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,855 charts

Rank Score:

18,496

Rank in 1987:

1

Rank in 1980s:

7

Overall Rank:

53

Average Rating:

 83 (2,452 votes)

Comments:

228

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	11	11%
1970s	17	17%
1980s	11	11%
1990s	23	23%
2000s	21	21%
2010s	15	15%
2020s	2	2%

Artist	Albums	%
Radiohead	6	6%
Pearl Jam	4	4%
The Rolling Stones	4	4%
R.E.M.	4	4%
The National	3	3%
The White Stripes	3	3%
The Strokes	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	60	60%
	34	34%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	1	1%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 1 from 96th to 95th To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
Up 1 from 95th to 94th Weezer (Blue Album) by Weezer
Up 1 from 94th to 93rd The Double EP: A Sea Of Split Peas by Courtney Barnett

New entries
...And Out Come The Wolves by Rancid

Leavers
In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel

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90/100	10/21/2020 05:04	areminder	52	79/100

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90/100

From areminder 10/21/2020 05:06

Really liked your chart, loved to see the rem and pearl jam records show up high. Lived though this time as well and think some of the best music I've ever heard came from this time.

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From Larcx13 10/20/2020 14:16

Beautiful list!

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From CharlieBarley 10/05/2018 05:46

Many, many of my favourites. This is a wicked cool chart.

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From Johnnyo 10/04/2018 11:13

I think that this is only the 2nd or 3rd time that an overall chart has good 100 from me. I love this chart

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From Oselju 10/12/2017 07:57

In your face rock'n'roll energy !
I'm sorry there's so few soul music in your chart.

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From SamNassiri98 10/11/2017 16:01

Interesting chart! :)

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From Purplepash 10/11/2017 10:19

Awesome chart! A fair few in common with mine, and I love nearly all of the others also!

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From phantom1305 10/11/2017 09:51

Many classics! And great diversity! I like it! :)

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From jhuik 05/31/2017 00:37

Legit picks. 27 in common! Love seeing respect for Car Seat Headrest. And you're Canadian!

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From edubs 05/21/2016 12:30

This is solid!

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