Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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Mattdup279 
slowly shifted from dad-rock-worshiper to indie-sad-boi to fantanoite-queer-zoomer
- Chart updated: 11/20/2020 23:45
- (Created: 12/09/2014 20:01).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2014]
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2004
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31,624
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[First added to this chart: 04/07/2015]
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2015
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28,842
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2010
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20,889
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1972
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40,470
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1997
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59,121
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2019
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7,745
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[First added to this chart: 11/29/2016]
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1994
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3,347
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1967
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37,185
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1994
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16,063
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[First added to this chart: 12/17/2017]
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2016
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12,044
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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 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1970s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1980s | 6 | 6% | |
| 1990s | 26 | 26% | |
| 2000s | 22 | 22% | |
| 2010s | 31 | 31% | |
| 2020s | 2 | 2% |
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| Kanye West | 4 | 4% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| Arcade Fire | 3 | 3% | |
| Kendrick Lamar | 3 | 3% | |
| The Velvet Underground | 2 | 2% | |
| Phil Elverum | 2 | 2% | |
| Portishead | 2 | 2% | |
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63 | 63% | |
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22 | 22% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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| ! | 03/20/2025 17:22 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,090 | 86/100 |
| ! | 08/19/2021 11:18 |  Cytoma | 170 | 90/100 |
| ! | 08/19/2021 08:21 |  ssteve | 205 | 92/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 08/19/2021 08:00 in Chart of the day (#3586): By Mattdup279
BestEverAlbums 08/19/2021 08:00 in Chart of the day (#3586): By Mattdup279“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Mattdup279 () 1. Funeral by Arcade Fire (2004) 2. To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar (2015) 3. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West (2010) 4. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie (1972)…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 12/12/2020 09:00 in Chart of the day (#3337): By Mattdup279
BestEverAlbums 12/12/2020 09:00 in Chart of the day (#3337): By Mattdup279“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Mattdup279 () 1. Funeral by Arcade Fire (2004) 2. To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar (2015) 3. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West (2010) 4. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie (1972)…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 05/14/2020 08:00 in Chart of the day (#3126): By Mattdup279
BestEverAlbums 05/14/2020 08:00 in Chart of the day (#3126): By Mattdup279“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Mattdup279 () 1. Funeral by Arcade Fire (2004) 2. To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar (2015) 3. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West (2010) 4. OK Computer by Radiohead (1997) 5. The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers (1994) 6.…”
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babyBlueSedan TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/07/2016 03:15 | #158919
babyBlueSedan TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/07/2016 03:15 | #158919
This might be my favorite chart that I've found here, mostly because it's so similar to my own. I really dig the Big Star and Andrew Jackson Jihad love since they need more of it, and next time I update my own I think Alligator might be inside my top 20 as well.
I would love to see a greater variety of artists, if for no other reasons than to maybe find some deeper recs, but it's great the way it is.
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JoaoMoreira 01/14/2016 02:49 | #156493
JoaoMoreira 01/14/2016 02:49 | #156493
I'm gonna be honest, I think Arcade Fire are overrated. However, I don't think that In The Aeroplane Over the Sea is overrated :) This album is really fuckin' good!
I guess that most people don't realize how good Flaming Lips' Yoshimi is. It's normally considered inferior compared to Soft Bulletin, but it's not.
I've just added Big Star's 3rd to iTunes and am really eager to listen.
Artists/Bands to explore: Built to Spill, The Modern Lovers and Andrew Jackson Jihad.
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ForegroundNoise 10/07/2018 08:15 | #222161
ForegroundNoise 10/07/2018 08:15 | #222161
Lots of indie classics; in fact almost all indie classics. I notice Daniel Johnston is the only man who sits outside of the BEA top 1000 (who isn't a new release). I like your taste I really do but I'd love to see some more of your own personality come through, maybe with the addition of some notes? Nice chart though keep it up!
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Deartravelers 07/22/2015 00:54 | #146211
Wonderfully done! You and I have such a similar taste in music. I appreciate the hard work and preciseness you have used to make this list so interesting and diverse. 12/10 well done yo.
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DommeDamian 10/07/2018 13:16 | #222180
DommeDamian 10/07/2018 13:16 | #222180
15 artists and 10 albums in common?!!?! Would love to see some words describing thoughts around these classy records. Check out my chart =)
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