Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by hedera 
Under construction... some albums are definitely missing from this list while others shouldn't be on it, though I obviously like them. Specially the lower half of the list will be somewhat rearranged..
- Chart updated: 05/20/2016 11:15
- (Created: 07/03/2014 19:09).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Through Silver In Blood is a challenging and dark album, for sure, but if you can endure to listen to it again and again I think lots of people would understand the magnitude of this band and this album. Never in my life have I physically felt music like this, like it's in a weird way is in touch with another primordial dimension of humanity. Emotionally drenching, profound and self certain in its devastating performance. An organic monolith of anxiety, very depressing but also cathartic.
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This album, like Neurosis, contains that rare music that actually touches both the flesh and the mind. I like jazz, though I don't necessarily listen to it all the time, and the same goes with this album, but everytime I hear it I go "holy shit"! It's like the soundtrack to some deeper understanding of time and the inner movements of reality.
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1963
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13,145
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Time Of Grace breaks new ground for Neurosis, it's something completely different in it's approach to a style of dark folk music, yet still as profound and brutal as before, but not as great as a whole.
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What can you say about Dylan? For me Blonde On Blonde is the definite expression of him as a songwriter. Unearthly most of the time and much of it's greatness lies in his voice, a voice he really wouldn't come close to until Desire. Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands. The sincerity mixed with the mystery.
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1966
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25,355
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Maybe not a perfect rockalbum, but pretty close. The first record I bought when I was thirteen and listened to a thousand times.
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1991
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A giant step from Undertow, a intricate definition of their sound that they haven't really matched after this release.
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1996
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OK Computer is for sure the best album of early Radiohead, but for me, personally, this is an important record, nevermind some weaker tracks. There are such emotional highlights on here.
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1995
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29,617
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What a beautiful and pretty much flawless album that I've lived with for twenty some years. It always gives me goosebumps. Singer-songwriting don't come much better than this.
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The culmination of the early jazz-influenced Tom Waits. An almost perfect whole in my opinion. I've loved it for so many years.
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1976
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It has to be here in the top ten. So undeniable.
[First added to this chart: 07/08/2014]
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1959
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 15 | 15% | |
| 1970s | 22 | 22% | |
| 1980s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1990s | 41 | 41% | |
| 2000s | 11 | 11% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Bob Dylan | 6 | 6% | |
| Tom Waits | 5 | 5% | |
| Neurosis | 5 | 5% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 3% | |
| Nirvana | 3 | 3% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 3% | |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 3 | 3% | |
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87/100 (from 24 votes)
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85/100  | 03/20/2025 15:21 |  SomethingSpecial | | 85/100 |
70/100 | 01/02/2021 13:29 | mianfei | | 62/100 |
75/100 | 07/16/2020 21:47 | RioBravo | | 84/100 |
90/100 | 05/13/2018 19:35 | vruslov | | 89/100 |
95/100 | 02/10/2017 08:45 |  CharlieBarley | | 94/100 |
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70/100
From mianfei 01/02/2021 13:32
Not a bad list by any means, quite varied and focused substantially upon genres of great cultural significance but which are not often seen here. The metal choices are especially notable in this respect, although I am not a metal fan.
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75/100
From RioBravo 07/16/2020 21:53
The top 4 picks were very promising but the rest was kind of safer than I expected. Still solid, though.
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95/100
From CharlieBarley 02/10/2017 08:47
CharlieBarley 02/10/2017 08:47
A good chart. I like your notes. 28 albums in common but we have very different charts. Haven't heard of Neurosis. Must look them up.
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95/100
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ObsoleteEntity 02/10/2017 03:17
ObsoleteEntity 02/10/2017 03:17
Great stuff. Never heard The Amazing Snakeheads. Nice find! Great, diverse chart. Saved as a Fave.
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90/100
From LedZep 02/09/2017 20:12
LedZep 02/09/2017 20:12
Desire is an underrated Dylan record... Never listened to Neurosis, what kind of music are they? Anyway a chart having Tool and jazz in the top 10 can't be below 90 rating :)
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85/100
From platus 02/09/2017 18:24
Not bad at all!
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80/100
From zrommeke 02/09/2017 17:45
Fantastic albums combined with some weird choices to me, but hey man, respect!
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80/100
From 
dihansse 12/20/2015 10:30
dihansse 12/20/2015 10:30
I like your list because of the originality of mainly the top which I should certainly check out; also apppreciate your comments!
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90/100
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pa 02/08/2015 17:23
pa 02/08/2015 17:23
vacker !!
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From hedera 02/02/2015 19:13
@hahol Thanks! I think there is going to be some changes in the lower half of the list, haven't really made the best ranking and some albums may drop out..
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| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Nirvana | |
| 10. The Velvet Underground | |
| 11. Neil Young | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. The Beach Boys | |
| 16. R.E.M. | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Pixies | |
| 19. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 20. Jimi Hendrix |