Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by strawberryfields

I put a lot of thought into this, with each album exactly where I want it. I tried to make this as non-varying to my current state of mind as possible by listening to some calming crap. As you can see I am a huge fan of late-60s rock, psychedelic, and all that good stuff. I'm also high on prog rock from the 70s, and the pre-alternative from the 80s. The 90s were just full of great alt rock, with that extending into the early 21st century, before the current period of music I'm not fond of at all. Top four bands for me ever are, in order, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, and Led Zeppelin. The rest are far away from these four, with none of them really deserving to be in that quartet.

• Chart updated: 04/04/2015 00:45
• (Created: 01/14/2015 07:25).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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OK Computer 

 Radiohead

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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2015]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,433 charts

Rank Score:

63,139

Rank in 1997:

1

Rank in 1990s:

1

Overall Rank:

1

Average Rating:

 92 (5,657 votes)

Comments:

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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 

 The Beatles

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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2015]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,498 charts

Rank Score:

42,899

Rank in 1967:

1

Rank in 1960s:

3

Overall Rank:

7

Average Rating:

 90 (4,608 votes)

Comments:

493

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Animals 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2015]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,769 charts

Rank Score:

22,542

Rank in 1977:

2

Rank in 1970s:

8

Overall Rank:

34

Average Rating:

 88 (2,817 votes)

Comments:

202

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Kid A 

 Radiohead

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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2015]

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

3,218 charts

Rank Score:

41,611

Rank in 2000:

1

Rank in 2000s:

2

Overall Rank:

9

Average Rating:

 89 (4,481 votes)

Comments:

563

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Revolver 

 The Beatles

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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2015]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

3,595 charts

Rank Score:

49,077

Rank in 1966:

1

Rank in 1960s:

2

Overall Rank:

4

Average Rating:

 91 (4,602 votes)

Comments:

486

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The Wall 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2015]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,252 charts

Rank Score:

24,930

Rank in 1979:

2

Rank in 1970s:

7

Overall Rank:

31

Average Rating:

 87 (3,507 votes)

Comments:

269

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Magical Mystery Tour 
Soundtrack

 The Beatles

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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2015]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

1,510 charts

Rank Score:

14,950

Rank in 1967:

6

Rank in 1960s:

20

Overall Rank:

80

Average Rating:

 85 (2,580 votes)

Comments:

182

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Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2015]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,162 charts

Rank Score:

38,387

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

12

Average Rating:

 90 (4,010 votes)

Comments:

307

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Funeral 

 Arcade Fire

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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2015]

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

2,890 charts

Rank Score:

33,792

Rank in 2004:

1

Rank in 2000s:

3

Overall Rank:

15

Average Rating:

 88 (3,675 votes)

Comments:

401

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Wish You Were Here 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2015]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

3,014 charts

Rank Score:

44,315

Rank in 1975:

1

Rank in 1970s:

2

Overall Rank:

5

Average Rating:

 91 (4,066 votes)

Comments:

314

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Country	Albums	%
	48	48%
	43	43%
	4	4%
	3	3%
	1	1%
	1	1%

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80/100  !	06/08/2018 20:29	paladisiac	118	77/100
80/100  !	02/18/2018 17:56	LedZep	1,105	84/100
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90/100

From JulianR 08/03/2017 06:33 | #195413

damn good selection!

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80/100

From LedZep 06/01/2017 12:55 | #191804

Aw yes. Totally understand you, Floyd just have too many great albums, it's a challenge not to put them all in the top 10. A really diverse and interesting list

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100/100

From arthur237 12/08/2015 00:05 | #154103

We have a very similar taste in music I feel. You have probably listened to Neil Young, Supertramp, Sufjan Stevens and Talk Talk but If not I would definitely recommend listening to the albums I have of them on my chart.

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80/100

From awesomness425 04/04/2015 20:50 | #138825

Very Good Choice of Album's On Here
Ok Computer is my favorite album of all time so i have to give you some love for that!

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85/100

From NamibiaStarr 04/04/2015 05:32 | #138780

good chart

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From mutley88 01/27/2015 14:02 | #132719

Good chart full of great albums, just no surprises nothing I haven't heard. Would be far more interested to see you do a 70's chart or prog chart. Have a look at my 70's year charts my favourite era for music aswell, more diversity.

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