Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
SquishypuffDave 
- Chart updated: 05/05/2024 14:15
- (Created: 04/03/2010 18:10).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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"Deerhoof was the band that slapped me with the truth that a rock band could be anything I wanted it to be. Any tempo, any sonic texture, any word, any varied form of humor (musical, lyrical, or otherwise). Any subject, any object. (Basketball.) Any level of insanity (musical, lyrical or otherwise). Deerhoof was, and still is, an impossible combination of things. A short woman with a Japanese accent laying down bass lines that shake tushes while sing-songing dadaist adult nursery rhymes. An inarguable genius of a drummer who presses up against the beat just to see how late or early he can hit before the whole groove collapses. I can’t tell John and Ed’s guitars apart. It doesn’t matter, I don’t think; the two of them serve the music before their egos. It’s the Television-like weave. It takes up sonic space when a song deserves a shock of color, or shrieks riffs when it’s time to drive forward. A two-headed, million-fingered guitar-playing organism sharing the same heart and guts and gore."
- Merrill Garbus [First added to this chart: 08/19/2010]
- Merrill Garbus [First added to this chart: 08/19/2010]
The nonconformist in me wanted to put Hail To The Thief here, but who am I kidding?
[First added to this chart: 04/06/2010]
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2007
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42,887
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As soon as it seems like Newsom has explored a musical idea to its fullest possible extent, the song will suddenly develop in a way you couldn't possibly have seen coming, but couldn't possibly improve on. Then she does it again, and again, for two hours. Her lyrics are something I'd be happy to print and frame on my wall. This is outlandishly good songwriting.
[First added to this chart: 02/13/2015]
Year of Release:
2010
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4,704
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The sound an Indian burial ground makes when disturbed by an oil drill.
[First added to this chart: 07/22/2010]
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2002
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3,384
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The Books are a unique take on plunderphonics. Their samples have a kind of clumsy sincerity to them, and they combine those samples with their own instrumentation and vocals in a way I can't really compare to anything else I've heard. This album is the closest they've come to traditional songwriting, but even their straightforward folk songs are flowing with unusual textures and utilise unconventional mic placement -- there's a strong attention to where things are placed in the mix, but the rules they follow are of their own devising. Conversely, even their most experimental compositions still retain a folksy warmth. Their sense of rhythm is impeccable too.
[First added to this chart: 02/08/2012]
6. (=)
[First added to this chart: 03/26/2013]
Year of Release:
2012
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5,100
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[First added to this chart: 11/24/2010]
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2004
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14,118
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An innocent child trapped in the body of a monster; weary, forsaken and confused.
[First added to this chart: 04/06/2010]
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2009
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1,618
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DIY everything.
[First added to this chart: 09/27/2010]
[First added to this chart: 11/14/2011]
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2007
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5,051
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1970s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1980s | 9 | 9% | |
| 1990s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2000s | 23 | 23% | |
| 2010s | 39 | 39% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
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| Broadcast | 1 | 1% | |
| Death Grips | 1 | 1% | |
| Talking Heads | 1 | 1% | |
| Joanna Newsom | 1 | 1% | |
| Why? | 1 | 1% | |
| Porcupine Tree | 1 | 1% | |
| Caravan | 1 | 1% | |
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46 | 46% | |
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29 | 29% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 23 from 49th to 26thVespertine by Björk |
| Up 14 from 29th to 15thFirst Utterance by Comus |
| Up 11 from 71st to 60thPink Moon by Nick Drake |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 8 from 39th to 47thHarmony In Ultraviolet by Tim Hecker |
| Down 5 from 44th to 49thGrapes From The Estate by Oren Ambarchi |
| Down 4 from 46th to 50thUltimate Care II by Matmos |
| New entries |
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| Dummy by Portishead |
| Leavers |
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| Third by Portishead |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 03/20/2025 15:32 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,095 | 85/100 | |
| 01/15/2025 17:24 | Exist-en-ciel | 154 | 97/100 | |
| 01/06/2023 22:59 |  craola | 217 | 96/100 | |
| 08/08/2022 01:16 | Soencer | 47 | 100/100 | |
| 06/08/2022 21:07 |  LedZep | 1,103 | 84/100 |
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Tha1ChiefRocka 05/29/2021 23:42 | #270164
Tha1ChiefRocka 05/29/2021 23:42 | #270164
Randomly just saw that this was updated. Nice to see that.
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KitchenSink 01/14/2021 02:04 | #264388
KitchenSink 01/14/2021 02:04 | #264388
happy birthday u squishy bastard
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BARDAMU 03/12/2020 00:13 | #248662
BARDAMU 03/12/2020 00:13 | #248662
ALOPECIA
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ExTeaSea 04/10/2019 23:56 | #234759
ExTeaSea 04/10/2019 23:56 | #234759
This is a very cool chart! Love that you have Aphex Twin, Four Yet and Harmonium. Surprised we have no albums in common.
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ForegroundNoise 01/05/2019 10:13 | #228979
ForegroundNoise 01/05/2019 10:13 | #228979
Such a great chart, all the picks I do recognise are fantastic - if a little weighted towards this decade? Love the smattering of notes as well
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From Reppu1976 08/20/2018 00:58 | #219878
I don’t know almost nothing on your chart, only 1 album in common! I confess that I’m impressed!
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Antonio-Pedro 02/15/2018 22:17 | #208379
Antonio-Pedro 02/15/2018 22:17 | #208379
If this chart was a wild egg, I would break it slowly and drink its multicolored yolk slowly, revealing an odd sweet hallucinogenic taste, since when are my fingers infinite worms anyway?
This is beautiful, would like to understand the dreamy machine inside your head? maybe it would break all the spell? I love this chart, cheers.
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CharlieBarley 01/27/2018 03:45 | #206601
CharlieBarley 01/27/2018 03:45 | #206601
Deerhoof are nuts, I love them already. At first the album just seems like crazy noise pop with kooky vocals but as the album progresses it grows on you, well it did me. There are some definite melodies and interesting sounds. I heard Stereolab before but this is unique. Very refreshing, Dave. I also checked out the mellow tones of Burial and I gave the Talk Talk album another spin. I had heard that one, it's ace man. So thanks for introducing Deerhoof. Next I will listen to an album of theirs with Mr Rodriguez in it. If I get time I can check out other albums in your chart.
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From CharlieBarley 01/06/2018 06:56 | #204700
CharlieBarley 01/06/2018 06:56 | #204700
This is ace. I know less than half of the albums but I want to check them out. The ones I do know I love.
You obviously like your music expressive and also experimental and innovative.
Only 6 albums in common but at least now I can listen to a few of these albums and see what I've been missing.
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From Luigii 07/29/2017 19:26 | #195138
California needs to be rated higher. It just does.
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