Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by DrewHamster 
2025 Edit. I'm going to be honest. I have mental issues to the point where it is not even funny. I've edited this list a ridiculous amount of times. I hope I'm finally bringing things full circle and listing the 100 albums I think are the best. These are the albums that have had the most impact on me.
I am in the process of getting the order straight.
Recommendations are welcome!
- Chart updated: 05/29/2025 21:15
- (Created: 07/28/2014 07:18).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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2006
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2000
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42,853
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1999
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2,645
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1994
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2017
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1,336
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1997
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64,379
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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 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1970s | 4 | 4% | |
| 1980s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1990s | 11 | 11% | |
| 2000s | 33 | 33% | |
| 2010s | 35 | 35% | |
| 2020s | 14 | 14% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Brand New | 5 | 5% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| Every Time I Die | 4 | 4% | |
| Fall Out Boy | 4 | 4% | |
| Nine Inch Nails | 3 | 3% | |
| Deftones | 3 | 3% | |
| Bring Me The Horizon | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 92 from 97th to 5th You're Not As _____ As You Think by Sorority Noise |
| Up 84 from 93rd to 9th Daisy by Brand New |
| Up 57 from 64th to 7th Science Fiction by Brand New |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 87 from 1st to 88th Decemberunderground by AFI |
| Down 83 from 2nd to 85th The Jaws Of Life by Pierce The Veil |
| Down 62 from 16th to 78th Still Searching by Senses Fail |
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| 80/100 | 02/21/2025 10:16 | ThuramThugood | | 90/100 |
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From Johnnyo 05/04/2025 16:43
nice chart. Some excellent picks and some that I’m not so enamoured with but that’s cool, we all have different tastes and you’re not following the herd.
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90/100
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sageamagoo 12/10/2024 15:56
sageamagoo 12/10/2024 15:56
You've got an interesting take that I respect on emo and pop punk. I especially like Brand New and The Art of Drowning-era AFI. I like Folie a Deux, I like what I've heard of The Used (The Bird And The Worm is a great song), can't say I agree on some takes though: Imagine Dragons, Decemberunderground, and 2010's Fall Out Boy is not it for me, but to each their own.
I want to share some personal favourites I think you'd really enjoy:
The Matches - Decomposer
Silverchair - Diorama
System of a Down - Toxicity
The Arrogant Sons of Bitches - Three Cheers for Disappointment
Līve - Throwing Copper
Glass Beach - Plastic Death
Panic! At The Disco - A Fever You Can't Sweat Out (The first album I ever fell in love with back in middle school 2005, still a classic)
Appreciate inclusion of Slipknot's debut, great album.
I've saved Glassjaw - Worship and Tribute, really want to check that out. I keep seeing Circa Survive around, really want to hear them too.
I'll bet you're as alternative/LGBT as me and all my friends haha (just a guess, I live with my boyfriend of 4 years, nice to see some culture that feels close to home)
#306427 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
100/100
From Santiago 08/27/2020 23:00
Great selection!
#257514 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
80/100
From Kurtco 02/28/2019 04:59
A lot of albums of your adolescence I think. It's funny! I dont like Bring Me The Horizon, Disturbed and Fall Out Boy but I respect your opinion and I find it cool to assume his musical tastes. Kid A is Radiohead's Best and a very great album.
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80/100
From elo269megv 02/28/2019 04:54
elo269megv 02/28/2019 04:54
Over 1/4 of your selections (from only 4 artists!!!) are less than favorites of mine... With that being said, I liked a lot of your other choices (Radiohead, Brand New, Pink Floyd)
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90/100
From 
Keatownrodriguez 02/27/2019 20:47
Keatownrodriguez 02/27/2019 20:47
HECK YEA I LOVE FOLIE A DEUX
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Paule 02/27/2019 12:47
Paule 02/27/2019 12:47
It is very interesting how you seem to understand and enjoy complex/detail-oriented music without getting bored by more simplistic/mainstream albums. After understanding Kid A, most straightforward guitar-rock albums left me uninspired.
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40/100
From zrommeke 09/12/2018 05:10
Some really good stuff, but overall very limited.
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80/100
From vancevisuals 06/08/2018 23:11
Recommendation:ZAPPA! would start with Apostrophe or Overnite Sensation or Zoot Allures.
Interesting Chart
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10/100
From benfitzuk 06/08/2018 15:24
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