Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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TheHolyKiwi 
I'd just like to point out as of September 2018 this chart is outdated, I also don't use this site anymore as I don't appreciate the community at all anymore. I've moved over to RYM and you can find me @ https://rateyourmusic.com/~Lythelus
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Please don't attack my chart, it's my opinion and hopefully should be respected, thank you! :)
In retrospect, why hate? Ask yourself this question. Do you gain anything from it?
I come back every so often to add/remove albums and sort out the chart's placings, so I can't say it's ever rock solid.
At this current point in time 05/02/2018, it's a solid as it will be for the subsequent upcoming months.
I've added genres to every album on the list, I saw other members doing it and it looked nice, so I thought I'd try it! I also state Key Tracks, these point out what I feel is the most important track of the album while also reflecting my favorite in personal taste.
I have a rule and more of a custom to follow to not have more than one album per artist! I really prefer to only stick with one album per artist because it it allows for a lot more diversity and I listen to a LOT of albums.
If you're going to complain about the rule above, think again, I'm a music connoisseur, I listen to too much music to repeat a ridiculous amount of the same artist, I would NOT be HONEST with myself if I did that. The less artist repeats, the more honest this chart would actually be. I am constantly looking for spaces from artists that I love but can't fit in the chart. So think again, do not bitch about it and do not say it is dishonest. This chart is full 100% honesty. I just can't contemplate why I would flood the chart with multiples from the same artist, it doesn't make sense.
Well what are you waiting for!? Go ahead and read away! Hopefully I introduce some new underrated albums that you can give a listen!
- Chart updated: 10/23/2018 10:15
- (Created: 08/12/2014 11:28).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Alternative rock • noise pop
Hands down - the most influential rock band of all time, but you weren’t thinking of the Pixies if the question was raised? If you didn't choose The Pixies, which I hope you did, I'll give you another chance. In the meantime, listen to Doolittle and learn from your mistakes. In all of alternative, there may be not a single record more blatantly copied from than the Pixies’ sophomore masterpiece Doolittle. Few record have the importance and blemish left upon the music world that Doolittle possesses, little albums prove to have influence so vast, so time-bending that this album may have even impacted your life to this very day. Just give that a thought, it’s a mesmerizing thing ain’t it? Famous for being ridiculously varied in almost every sense as well as being bat-shit insane, a few glances at the lyrics will blow you away. To this day, Doolittle may be consistently copied but never properly replicated. A timless classic for sure and that’s exactly why it appeals to me so much.
Key Track: Hey
Honorable Mention - "Surfer Rosa" [First added to this chart: 08/13/2014]
Hands down - the most influential rock band of all time, but you weren’t thinking of the Pixies if the question was raised? If you didn't choose The Pixies, which I hope you did, I'll give you another chance. In the meantime, listen to Doolittle and learn from your mistakes. In all of alternative, there may be not a single record more blatantly copied from than the Pixies’ sophomore masterpiece Doolittle. Few record have the importance and blemish left upon the music world that Doolittle possesses, little albums prove to have influence so vast, so time-bending that this album may have even impacted your life to this very day. Just give that a thought, it’s a mesmerizing thing ain’t it? Famous for being ridiculously varied in almost every sense as well as being bat-shit insane, a few glances at the lyrics will blow you away. To this day, Doolittle may be consistently copied but never properly replicated. A timless classic for sure and that’s exactly why it appeals to me so much.
Key Track: Hey
Honorable Mention - "Surfer Rosa" [First added to this chart: 08/13/2014]
Year of Release:
1989
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Alternative rock • experimental
Key Track: Teen Age Riot [First added to this chart: 08/22/2014]
Key Track: Teen Age Riot [First added to this chart: 08/22/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
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15,606
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Alternative rock • gothic rock
Key Track: Lullaby [First added to this chart: 08/22/2014]
Key Track: Lullaby [First added to this chart: 08/22/2014]
Year of Release:
1989
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26,135
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Industrial • post-metal
Key Track: Christbait Rising [First added to this chart: 12/30/2016]
Key Track: Christbait Rising [First added to this chart: 12/30/2016]
Year of Release:
1989
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604
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Post-punk • new wave
Key Track: Once in a Lifetime [First added to this chart: 08/13/2014]
Key Track: Once in a Lifetime [First added to this chart: 08/13/2014]
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1980
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27,487
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Epic doom metal
Key Track: Demon's Gate [First added to this chart: 06/05/2015]
Key Track: Demon's Gate [First added to this chart: 06/05/2015]
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Alternative rock • noise rock • lo-fi
Key Track: Little Fury Things [First added to this chart: 05/27/2017]
Key Track: Little Fury Things [First added to this chart: 05/27/2017]
Year of Release:
1987
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5,558
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Hardcore punk
Key Track: Moon Over Marin [First added to this chart: 02/16/2018]
Key Track: Moon Over Marin [First added to this chart: 02/16/2018]
Year of Release:
1982
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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 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1970s | 8 | 8% | |
| 1980s | 8 | 8% | |
| 1990s | 36 | 36% | |
| 2000s | 32 | 32% | |
| 2010s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Deafheaven | 1 | 1% | |
| System Of A Down | 1 | 1% | |
| Kanye West | 1 | 1% | |
| Pixies | 1 | 1% | |
| Weezer | 1 | 1% | |
| Rage Against The Machine | 1 | 1% | |
| Rosetta | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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58 | 58% | |
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16 | 16% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 2 from 16th to 14thDeathconsciousness by Have A Nice Life |
| Up 1 from 14th to 13thVerisäkeet by Moonsorrow |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 13th to 16thDopethrone by Electric Wizard |
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From mrmcrook 11/20/2020 21:57 | #261153
Best chart I've come across so far. Love that you've put each album into not just there genres, but sub genres. Top notch. Well done
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From vancevisuals 06/07/2019 21:28 | #237220
have some stuff on here I am not familiar with. Based on the ones we have in common, will give some of them a try
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Paule 05/14/2019 08:24 | #236236
Paule 05/14/2019 08:24 | #236236
People who like their guitar sound distorted and heavy should remember your chart by heart. QOTSA, Kyuss, Primus, Dillinger, Refused, Agalloch and many essentials more!!!
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Boltzmann 10/23/2018 22:07 | #223143
Boltzmann 10/23/2018 22:07 | #223143
Bonus points for honesty, something you don’t see enough on this site. But it would really be great to see some genres that aren’t metal, or at least some more picks that aren’t guitar oriented. I see you have Art Angels on here, why not try St. Vincent’s Strange Mercy.
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ForegroundNoise 05/26/2018 21:00 | #215644
ForegroundNoise 05/26/2018 21:00 | #215644
Though I've gotta say there's a little too much emphasis on progressive metal at the expense of pre-90s stuff I dig this chart. Love the lengthy write-ups - bit random though that you stole Pitchfork's one for Doolittle in their list of best albums of the 80s? Stick to your own writing man you've clearly got the passion for it :)
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Graeme2 04/02/2018 09:08 | #212157
Graeme2 04/02/2018 09:08 | #212157
Great. Plenty good metal recs for me here. I should really give Siamese dream another try.
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C_Krug2009 03/27/2018 17:14 | #211780
C_Krug2009 03/27/2018 17:14 | #211780
Glad to see Queens of the Stone Age, Deftones, System of a Down, and Tool, all great bands
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Antonio-Pedro 02/17/2018 17:23 | #208578
Antonio-Pedro 02/17/2018 17:23 | #208578
what a chart, gotta feed up my love for some notes on albums! Pretty much well pictured your love for your top 20, also your headline note made me laugh, very human stuff :D
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mozzmozz 12/05/2017 22:42 | #202691
mozzmozz 12/05/2017 22:42 | #202691
Great metal-heavy chart with some light touches as well. Good balance. Good to see Uroboros in there. I should listen again to it.
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WildHorses 12/04/2017 13:47 | #202602
WildHorses 12/04/2017 13:47 | #202602
Best chart in BEA!
heaviness taste at its finest
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