Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by mostlymor 
- Chart updated: 11/15/2025 16:15
- (Created: 06/24/2014 14:38).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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And another album from the last quarter of 1991. U2 absorbed hip and eclectic musical idea's from the (more cutting edge) world around them and refashioned them into lazer sharp pop diamonds. Just like Bowie did a decade before them. THE great modern rock album! Still works for me, even if I've long lost interest in them as an ongoing musical concern.
[First added to this chart: 07/01/2014]
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1991
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11,857
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Another vote for the most loved and hated band on the site. But, I can't view Achtung, Baby without also adding the essential companion album.
[First added to this chart: 07/01/2014]
Year of Release:
1993
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1,537
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 5 | 5% | |
| 1960s | 9 | 9% | |
| 1970s | 28 | 28% | |
| 1980s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 21 | 21% | |
| 2000s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2010s | 6 | 6% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Donald Fagen | 3 | 3% | |
| Steely Dan | 3 | 3% | |
| Carole King | 2 | 2% | |
| U2 | 2 | 2% | |
| Frank Zappa | 2 | 2% | |
| Derek & The Dominos | 2 | 2% | |
| Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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56 | 56% | |
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21 | 21% | |
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9 | 9% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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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 78 from 96th to 18th Hot Rats by Frank Zappa |
| Up 73 from 90th to 17th The Great Impersonator by Halsey |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 74 from 17th to 91st Year Zero by 18 Wheeler |
| Down 66 from 18th to 84th This Is Hazelville by Captain |
| Down 66 from 19th to 85th Spilt Milk by Jellyfish |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 01/25/2025 14:17 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,105 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/02/2024 13:22 |  Liedzeit | 76 | 85/100 |
| ! | 06/29/2024 04:48 | leniad | 673 | 85/100 |
| ! | 06/28/2024 13:40 | Johnnyo | 2,549 | 80/100 |
| ! | 12/10/2021 13:08 |  Cytoma | 171 | 90/100 |
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From Johnnyo 06/28/2024 13:41 | #304106
Really like this chart. Perhaps a few too many compilations for my taste but can’t argue with the quality of the entries. Great stuff and great comments too
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seb7 07/22/2021 17:36 | #271819
seb7 07/22/2021 17:36 | #271819
On a revisit: Personally, I don't like having compilations in my list, but you do you. !!!!!!!!!!STEVE /FUCKING/ MCQUEEN!!!!!!! is such an awesome album. I agree that it does totally encapsulate everything that was awesome about the 80s.
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From seb7 12/05/2020 17:46 | #262072
seb7 12/05/2020 17:46 | #262072
Weird but great. Such interesting picks!
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From jeffrey-hodgson 10/15/2018 16:21 | #222578
good stuff on there but too much disco
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DommeDamian 08/26/2017 07:56 | #196748
DommeDamian 08/26/2017 07:56 | #196748
Fine chart. Got a little too much disco for my taste, but some excellence in there too. Plus I really like your little descriptions, that makes the chart more interesting. :)
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CharlieBarley 08/25/2017 05:34 | #196701
CharlieBarley 08/25/2017 05:34 | #196701
Good chart, I enjoyed reading the comments, nice to see someone else who appreciates Radiohead's TKOL remix album, albeit it is not on my all-time chart but in my 2010s chart. I must admit that Reeling In The Years aside I have never heard any Steely Dan. I will have to listen to Aja and their greatest hits. Ditto Donald Fagen. Education of musical tastes is what this is all about for me. Enjoyed this chart, its eclectic and fun and I like how you placed The Eagles next to The Dead Kennedys. Cool stuff.
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From Josian 08/24/2017 18:23 | #196678
An interesting chart with a lot of personality. Steely Dan's Aja was buried deep in my playlist... thanks for the nudge ;)
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From platus 08/24/2017 17:22 | #196673
Very good chart
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O.T. 07/29/2017 20:30 | #195141
O.T. 07/29/2017 20:30 | #195141
Beautiful list. Personal but with arguments for nearly each choice. Funny how the german Steely Dan fans of our generation say "Gaucho" as the british say "Aja". I found the 80s quite interesting, but yes, I remember well too, when "Swoon" and "Steve McQueen" came out and how their beauty unfolded slowly. A friend of mine liked David Ackles a lot, maybe Steve Young would be a good companion or David Blue oder Mac Gayden but you might have them on your list already.
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authorunknown 07/18/2017 14:55 | #194526
authorunknown 07/18/2017 14:55 | #194526
Interesting list. Many good classic 70s, Bowie and Fagen but also some personal newer favorites like Sufjan, Josh Rouse, Pnau. AND Eg and Alice! I've been looking for that album for a while now....
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