Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by brent13 
This is my 100 favorite albums of all time. The chart is being updated periodically as music grows on me and my tastes change. Since it is a list of favorite albums, many of my favorite artists will be heavily represented.
- Chart updated: 3 days ago
- (Created: 12/14/2014 07:22).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Every song is outstanding. 'Range Life' and 'Fillmore Jive' are probably best. 'Range Life' was alt country before alt country was really a thing. Leave it to Pavement to dis other bands (Smashing Pumpkins and Stone Temple Pilots) in one of their best songs. Very hip hop of them to record a beef for posterity.
[First added to this chart: 12/14/2014]
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1994
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2014]
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1999
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11,205
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[First added to this chart: 08/02/2015]
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1997
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1,302
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Years later and I'm still discovering new things with each listen. One day, this could pass The Soft Bulletin to become my favorite Lips album.
[First added to this chart: 12/20/2014]
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1995
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1,709
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This album reminds me of the turn of the millennium and early aughts in San Francisco/Oakland...seemed to be on constant play among friends back then. Still an outstanding and relevant album with my favorites being 'Three-Dee Melodie', 'Wow and Flutter', 'Ping Pong' and 'Nihilist Assault Group'. Yes, they have a song called 'Nihilist Assault Group' that was released 4-years before The Big Lebowski...totally ahead of their time.
[First added to this chart: 08/15/2015]
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1994
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479
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[First added to this chart: 08/16/2015]
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1996
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1,782
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This is the final album in Pavement’s incredible five-in-a-row LP run from 1992’s Slanted and Enchanted through 1999’s Terror Twilight. All five albums are in my top 100, but this one seems to have the most upwards momentum. After 20-years, it still gets better with each listen. While 'Spit on a Stranger', 'Major League', 'The Hexx', '…and Carrot Rope' were immediately likable, others like 'Folk Jam', 'Platform Blues', 'Ann Don’t Cry', 'Billie', and 'See, Speak, Remember' have also become favorites. Basically, I love all of it. '…And Carrot Rope' is one of my favorite songs of the 90s.
[First added to this chart: 12/25/2015]
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1999
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666
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[First added to this chart: 08/10/2025]
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[First added to this chart: 09/07/2015]
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1991
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30,001
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[First added to this chart: 12/31/2014]
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1996
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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 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1970s | 27 | 27% | |
| 1980s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1990s | 23 | 23% | |
| 2000s | 20 | 20% | |
| 2010s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
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| Sufjan Stevens | 5 | 5% | |
| Pavement | 5 | 5% | |
| Bob Marley & The Wailers | 5 | 5% | |
| The Flaming Lips | 4 | 4% | |
| Joni Mitchell | 4 | 4% | |
| Frank Zappa | 4 | 4% | |
| Phish | 4 | 4% | |
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51 | 51% | |
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22 | 22% | |
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11 | 11% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 21st to 22nd Emperor Tomato Ketchup by Stereolab |
| Down 1 from 22nd to 23rd Magical Mystery Tour by The Beatles |
| Down 1 from 23rd to 24th The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie |
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 Remain In Lightby Talking Heads |
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90/100 (from 51 votes)
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 90/100  | 07/25/2025 20:42 |  MadhattanJack | | 85/100 |
| 95/100 | 03/07/2025 09:58 | SomethingSpecial | | 85/100 |
| 90/100 | 08/10/2023 17:43 | Johnnyo | | 80/100 |
| 90/100 | 07/18/2021 22:02 | Giant2015 | | 91/100 |
| 90/100 | 01/10/2020 21:11 | pctrooper | | 88/100 |
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From Johnnyo 08/10/2023 17:43
Ace chart
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From pctrooper 01/10/2020 21:11
Splendid chart. Genesis reigns supreme. The Lamb is a formidable work. I also love screaming along to "It". One of the greatest songs of all time. They always knew how to end an album right (The Knife, Fountain of Salmacis, Los Endos, etc.).
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90/100
From CJMishellsan 01/10/2020 19:13
Probably the chart I identify the strongest with, at least when it comes to the top 20. I've also been noticing Lamb on a lot of peoples lists lately, it's certainly an album that requires multiple listens to get and it gets better every time. I think Supper's Ready is still their best song, but Lamb is their best album overall. You got some crazy stuff out of left field too I wasn't expecting, so I better check some of it out! I've seen the Flaming Lips live yet I haven't cared much for their actual music.....I know, it's weird. I'm gonna keep trying though.
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75/100
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salahshoori 01/10/2020 09:41
salahshoori 01/10/2020 09:41
Interesting chart, with interesting choices, though I think its better to introduce more bands. Your descriptions show how much effort you put in your chart.
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90/100
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sssvnnn 06/30/2019 22:39
sssvnnn 06/30/2019 22:39
Very good chart, very good music.
My only criticism: I´d like to have more different artists and not too many albums of the same artists.
congratulations anyway.
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85/100
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gidgidi 06/30/2019 17:01
gidgidi 06/30/2019 17:01
Nice Sufjan inclusions!
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95/100
From BraddlesHendo 06/30/2019 11:40
Here’s to Joni Mitchell
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90/100
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ForegroundNoise 06/30/2019 08:31
ForegroundNoise 06/30/2019 08:31
Sure there might be a few albums here that aren't really my thing but I am really impressed with the effort you have gone into with your notes!! Some jazz and electronic albums sneaking in would up this to a perfect score from me!
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90/100
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bobbyb5 03/24/2018 21:41
bobbyb5 03/24/2018 21:41
Nice to see something by Joni Mitchell besides fuckin Blue. And Mars Audiac is indeed Stereolab best album.
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95/100
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authorunknown 07/19/2017 17:06
authorunknown 07/19/2017 17:06
Fantastic chart! Many of my all-time favorites, which means I need to check out some of the other stuff.
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