Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by Brando1788 
- Chart updated: 09/03/2026 17:15
- (Created: 08/07/2014 19:01).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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"Sunday morning is everyday for all I care. And I'm not scared"
Top Three Tracks: Smells Like Teen Spirit, Lithium, Come As You Are [First added to this chart: 08/07/2014]
Top Three Tracks: Smells Like Teen Spirit, Lithium, Come As You Are [First added to this chart: 08/07/2014]
Year of Release:
1991
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35,943
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"In the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make"
Top Three Tracks: Something, The Medley, Come Together [First added to this chart: 11/19/2014]
Top Three Tracks: Something, The Medley, Come Together [First added to this chart: 11/19/2014]
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1969
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53,927
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"My bitter hands cradle broken glass of what was everything"
Top Three Tracks: Alive, Black, Jeremy [First added to this chart: 08/07/2014]
Top Three Tracks: Alive, Black, Jeremy [First added to this chart: 08/07/2014]
Year of Release:
1991
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17,945
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"God is a place where some holy spectacle lies"
I have many strange relationships with various albums but this album takes the cakes in that department. This album was a rollercoaster of emotions the first time I heard and remains so today. From the simple, yet groovy opening acoustic chords layered over disturbing, real and gritty lyrics to the impeccable closing song, Two Headed-Boy Pt Two.
Prior to listening to Two-Headed Boy Pt Two, no song had ever made me cry before. That all changed one day after work when this song came on in the car. Having just lost my dad roughly a year ago, the lyrics hit me hard. You can feel the raw emotion as its belted out in a seemingly impossible way (try singing along to this song - you can't).
This album is near perfect and keeps me coming back all the time - feeling things on every spectrum whether I want to or not.
Top Three Tracks: Two-Headed Boy Pt. Two, In The Aeroplane Over The Sea, King of Carrot Flowers Pt. One [First added to this chart: 11/22/2019]
I have many strange relationships with various albums but this album takes the cakes in that department. This album was a rollercoaster of emotions the first time I heard and remains so today. From the simple, yet groovy opening acoustic chords layered over disturbing, real and gritty lyrics to the impeccable closing song, Two Headed-Boy Pt Two.
Prior to listening to Two-Headed Boy Pt Two, no song had ever made me cry before. That all changed one day after work when this song came on in the car. Having just lost my dad roughly a year ago, the lyrics hit me hard. You can feel the raw emotion as its belted out in a seemingly impossible way (try singing along to this song - you can't).
This album is near perfect and keeps me coming back all the time - feeling things on every spectrum whether I want to or not.
Top Three Tracks: Two-Headed Boy Pt. Two, In The Aeroplane Over The Sea, King of Carrot Flowers Pt. One [First added to this chart: 11/22/2019]
Year of Release:
1998
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29,781
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"Life it seems to fade away. Drifting further everyday"
Top Three Tracks: Fade To Black, Ride The Lighting, For Whom The Bell Tolls [First added to this chart: 08/07/2014]
Top Three Tracks: Fade To Black, Ride The Lighting, For Whom The Bell Tolls [First added to this chart: 08/07/2014]
Year of Release:
1984
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8,934
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Top Three Tracks: Beth/Rest, Calgary, Holocene
[First added to this chart: 01/07/2021]
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2011
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8,431
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Top Three Tracks: Reckoner, Nude, All I Need
[First added to this chart: 02/20/2020]
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2007
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40,425
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Top Three Tracks: Terrible Love, Afraid of Everyone, Anyone's Ghost
[First added to this chart: 06/23/2021]
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2010
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10,433
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"Some are dead, and some are living. In my life, I've loved them all"
Top Three Tracks: In My Life, Drive My Car, I'm Looking Through You [First added to this chart: 09/28/2014]
Top Three Tracks: In My Life, Drive My Car, I'm Looking Through You [First added to this chart: 09/28/2014]
Year of Release:
1965
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25,077
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"God only knows what I'd be without you"
Top Three Tracks: God Only Knows, Wouldn't it be Nice, Don't Talk (Put Your Head on my Shoulder) [First added to this chart: 03/11/2015]
Top Three Tracks: God Only Knows, Wouldn't it be Nice, Don't Talk (Put Your Head on my Shoulder) [First added to this chart: 03/11/2015]
Year of Release:
1966
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36,513
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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 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1970s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1980s | 9 | 9% | |
| 1990s | 24 | 24% | |
| 2000s | 12 | 12% | |
| 2010s | 19 | 19% | |
| 2020s | 11 | 11% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 6 | 6% | |
| Matthew Good | 6 | 6% | |
| Metallica | 5 | 5% | |
| Bon Iver | 4 | 4% | |
| Nirvana | 3 | 3% | |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | 3 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
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BestEverAlbums 04/08/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5276): By Brando1788“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. Nevermind by Nirvana (1991) 2. Abbey Road by The Beatles (1969) 3. Ten by Pearl Jam (1991) 4. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel (1998) 5. Ride The Lightning by Metallica (1984) 6. Bon Iver, Bon Iver by Bon Iver (2011)…”
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BestEverAlbums 06/24/2025 08:00 in Chart of the day (#4989): By Brando1788“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Brando1788 () 1. Nevermind by Nirvana (1991) 2. Abbey Road by The Beatles (1969) 3. Ten by Pearl Jam (1991) 4. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel (1998) 5. Ride The Lightning by Metallica (1984) 6. Bon Iver, Bon Iver by Bon…”
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BestEverAlbums 10/28/2024 08:00 in Chart of the day (#4751): By Brando1788“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Brando1788 () 1. Nevermind by Nirvana (1991) 2. Abbey Road by The Beatles (1969) 3. Ten by Pearl Jam (1991) 4. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel (1998) 5. Ride The Lightning by Metallica (1984) 6. Bon Iver, Bon Iver by Bon…”
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Tamthebam 02/06/2024 07:45 | #301754
Tamthebam 02/06/2024 07:45 | #301754
Where are all the great 70's albums .... and 80's albums. It is almost like you fell asleep for 20 years and woke up again in the 90's. But despite that there are some good choices here. (Edited)
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Moondance 11/03/2022 20:20 | #291020
A good chart....despite the 'lack of love' for the 70's ~ (Edited)
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Johnnyo 11/03/2022 08:43 | #291009
Very good chart
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mrmcrook 01/14/2022 21:54 | #279394
Good list. Great bands. Bit of variety thrown in. Well done
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0129114 07/09/2020 03:42 | #255287
you canadian eh bud?
lmao is matthew good that good? LMAO
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