Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by JMGL95

MASSIVE UPDATE ALERT! (PLACEMENTS: COMPLETE - 100%, LYRICS: COMPLETE - 100% but under revision)

I've just entirely remade this chart because I've been relistening to all of the albums here and many other favourites and rerating them. This chart somehow seemed not really up to date with my tastes, as it was more similar to what I liked three or four years ago. Hope your ratings are still valid for this new chart or, if they aren't, feel free to drop/raise the rating at ease :P

I also added the rating of the album (and plan to add some lyrics). About my rating system: the first albums here are my perfect 10s. They are the ones that set the max note, so to say, in opposition to what would be considered a 0. Then, the rest of the albums are rated in comparison to those perfect 10s and placed somewhere in between them and the 0. I have taken into consideration my individual track average rating, the consistency/flow and lenght, my personal liking to the musical style and lyrics, the influence and relevance of the album, the innovation and uniqueness, the fun I had listening, etc.

Tbh, I'm not a big album listener. I usually tend to listen to playlists of the songs I consider memorable, so the albums are a gate for me to listen to more memorable songs to add to playlists. For that reason, I haven't listened to any of these albums more than four or five times (although I have heard to the top ones probable much more times as they're almost perfect for me). Because of that and because I don't have actually any idea about music theory or production, I won't be making any commentary. I couldn't really say something besides "I think the guitars sound nice" or "the lyric themes here are really cool", so I'll abstain from doing it, as it isn't really interesting.

EXTRA! Top 101-200: https://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?c=47083

• Chart updated: 09/07/2023 22:45
• (Created: 05/29/2014 15:12).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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41. (40) 1

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 

 Wilco

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"I wonder why we listen to poets when nobody gives a fuck"

My rating: 8.79
Genres: Alternative rock, Indie rock, Americana
Favourite songs: Jesus Etc., Ashes Of American Flags, War on War [First added to this chart: 05/29/2014]

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,637 charts

Rank Score:

20,561

Rank in 2002:

1

Rank in 2000s:

6

Overall Rank:

48

Average Rating:

 85 (1,914 votes)

Comments:

172

42. (41) 1

Ride The Lightning 

 Metallica

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"Emptiness is filling me
To the point of agony"

My rating: 8.79
Genres: Thrash metal
Favourite songs: Fade to Black, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Creeping Death [First added to this chart: 05/29/2014]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

870 charts

Rank Score:

9,213

Rank in 1984:

2

Rank in 1980s:

22

Overall Rank:

175

Average Rating:

 84 (1,307 votes)

Comments:

78

43. (42) 1

Five Leaves Left 

 Nick Drake

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"When the party's through
Seems so very sad for you
Didn't do the things you meant to do
Now there's no time to start anew
Now the party's through"

My rating: 8.79
Genres: Chamber folk, Contemporary folk
Favourite songs: Day Is Done, Time Has Told Me, 'Cello Song [First added to this chart: 05/29/2014]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

952 charts

Rank Score:

9,342

Rank in 1969:

7

Rank in 1960s:

30

Overall Rank:

168

Average Rating:

 84 (1,054 votes)

Comments:

50

44. (43) 1

Trouble Will Find Me 

 The National

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"God loves everybody, don't remind me"

My rating: 8.78
Genres: Indie rock, Chamber pop, Post-punk revival
Favourite songs: Pink Rabbits, Graceless, I Need My Girl [First added to this chart: 07/02/2018]

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

624 charts

Rank Score:

6,064

Rank in 2013:

7

Rank in 2010s:

38

Overall Rank:

296

Average Rating:

 79 (935 votes)

Comments:

88

45. (44) 1

Animals 

 Pink Floyd

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"Who was fitted with collar and chain.
Who was given a pat on the back
Who was breaking away from the pack.
Who was only a stranger at home"

My rating: 8.73
Genres: Progressive rock, Art rock
Favourite songs: Dogs, Sheep, Pigs [First added to this chart: 05/29/2014]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,711 charts

Rank Score:

25,572

Rank in 1977:

2

Rank in 1970s:

8

Overall Rank:

36

Average Rating:

 88 (2,723 votes)

Comments:

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46. (45) 1

Damn. 

 Kendrick Lamar

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"I'll prolly die tryna buy weed at the apartments
I'll prolly die tryna diffuse two homies arguin'
I'll prolly die 'cause that's what you do when you're 17"

My rating: 8.71
Genres: Conscious hip hop, Pop rap, Trap
Favourite songs: PRIDE., FEAR., DNA. [First added to this chart: 07/04/2017]

Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

781 charts

Rank Score:

7,009

Rank in 2017:

1

Rank in 2010s:

30

Overall Rank:

249

Average Rating:

 80 (1,248 votes)

Comments:

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47. (46) 1

Different Class 

 Pulp

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"I'd give my whole life to see it
Just you
Stood there
Only in your underwear"

My rating: 8.70
Genres: Britpop
Favourite songs: Common People, Disco 2000, Something Changed [First added to this chart: 05/29/2014]

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

896 charts

Rank Score:

8,835

Rank in 1995:

4

Rank in 1990s:

39

Overall Rank:

184

Average Rating:

 82 (1,016 votes)

Comments:

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48. (47) 1

The Suburbs 

 Arcade Fire

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"If I could have it back
All the time that we wasted
I'd only waste it again"

My rating: 8.70
Genres: Indie rock, Chamber pop, Art rock
Favourite songs: The Suburbs, Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains), Ready to Start [First added to this chart: 05/29/2014]

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

1,812 charts

Rank Score:

22,191

Rank in 2010:

2

Rank in 2010s:

4

Overall Rank:

45

Average Rating:

 84 (2,681 votes)

Comments:

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49. (48) 1

High Violet 

 The National

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"I was carried to Ohio in a swarm of bees
I'll never marry but Ohio don't remember me"

My rating: 8.69
Genres: Indie rock, Chamber pop, Post-punk revival
Favourite songs: Bloobuzz Ohio, Sorrow, Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks [First added to this chart: 07/02/2018]

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

1,070 charts

Rank Score:

11,621

Rank in 2010:

3

Rank in 2010s:

11

Overall Rank:

128

Average Rating:

 82 (1,310 votes)

Comments:

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50. (49) 1

Highway 61 Revisited 

 Bob Dylan

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"You used to be so amused
At Napoleon in rags and the language that he used
Go to him he calls you, you can't refuse
When you ain't got nothing, you got nothing to lose
You're invisible now, you've got no secrets to conceal"

My rating: 8.68
Genres: Contemporary folk, Folk rock, Blues rock
Favourite songs: Like a Rolling Stone, Desolation Row, Ballad of a Thin Man [First added to this chart: 05/29/2014]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,310 charts

Rank Score:

31,057

Rank in 1965:

1

Rank in 1960s:

8

Overall Rank:

26

Average Rating:

 89 (2,737 votes)

Comments:

226

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	13	13%
1970s	14	14%
1980s	9	9%
1990s	22	22%
2000s	22	22%
2010s	18	18%
2020s	2	2%

Artist	Albums	%
Radiohead	6	6%
Arctic Monkeys	4	4%
Pink Floyd	4	4%
The Beatles	4	4%
Arcade Fire	3	3%
Nacho Vegas	3	3%
Kendrick Lamar	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	43	43%
	36	36%
	6	6%
	4	4%
	4	4%
	3	3%
	1	1%
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

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Up 69 from 95th to 26th Merveilles by Malice Mizer

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 26th to 27th Ten by Pearl Jam
Down 1 from 27th to 28th Please Mr. Lostman by The Pillows
Down 1 from 28th to 29th My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

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From leniad 10/25/2020 23:10

good chart

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90/100

From ExTeaSea 05/23/2020 15:34

Cool chart, 17 artists in common! I'll have to check out Nacho Vegas because that name alone is awesome haha. I think it's cool that you have two Pillows albums on here because they are fun and unheard of. Also nice to see that Chameleons album because it's excellent.

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100/100

From Christovskee 02/15/2019 15:59

Soooo... we pretty much have the same top ten :)

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100/100

From Rivera 02/15/2019 14:05

Very interesting and unique chart. Well done!

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90/100

From ForegroundNoise 02/15/2019 10:24

Absolutely love how you come across in your chart's bio, and appreciate the delicacy with which you've picked your favourite albums. Given the way you write about Carrie & Lowell, please please write more!! Don't be put off by music snobs toting about theory etc., you clearly have a talent when it comes to conveying your love of music.

I've noticed that the chart is a little more weighted to the last three decades, so here's a few older underground records that you might be missing out on:

Nico - Chelsea Girl (1967)
Brigitte Fontaine - Comme A La Radio (1969)
Steve Reich - Music For 18 Musicians (1978)
Roy Harper - Stormcock (1971)
Comus - First Utterance (1971)

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90/100

From Reppu1976 05/26/2018 01:46

Good chart

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80/100

From vancevisuals 05/20/2017 01:07

Like Magical Mystery Tour getting some notice

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75/100

From LedZep 05/19/2017 23:13

That Porcupine Tree album creeping in at 27... Fantastic choice, and the chart is exactly what you said it would be, classics along with personal choices. Great

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75/100

From platus 05/19/2017 18:06

Good chart

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95/100

From buzzdainer 06/05/2016 19:55

Really good chart! I appreciate the lesser known titles ranked alongside more obvious classics such as Funeral and London Calling.

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