Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by Manigoldo90

This isn't a list of the best albums ever. This is just a list of my favourite albums. I didn't include jazz albums.

I especially love music that is different from anything else I've ever listened to. To me music is art, and art is self-exprexssion. And, since everyone is different from each other, I think that "normal" music has too rigid rules and it doesn't allow an artist to totally express himself. In music you should be allowed to do whatever you want to do, there are no limits and no rules, and I think every piece should be really different from each other. And if you find it ridiculous or difficult to listen, it's just a problem of custom: quoting Captain Beefheart, "people love melodic music because they've always listened to it that way". Once you're into music which is "different", you just can't do without it and you can't stop listening.
If you have any suggestions, please let me now :)

• Chart updated: 02/05/2016 15:45
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Tragedy 

 Julia Holter

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I first listened to this album because I liked its cover and someone had recommended it to me. Well, I was just listening, but something inside of me seemed to be moving. I don't know what it was, but I know it was one of the most intense things I had never felt. And when in Celebration the music suddendly stopped... well, it was like time itself had stopped. Nothing upsets me as Tragedy does, and there is no other artist that seems to be connected with me as Julia Holter is. [First added to this chart: 01/24/2015]

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

468

Rank in 2011:

68

Rank in 2010s:

541

Overall Rank:

3,206

Average Rating:

 76 (85 votes)

Comments:

4

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Absence 

 Dälek

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This is for me the ultimate hip hop album. In Dalek's speeches there is everything that the genre has developed since its birth: violence, politic, anger, racism. And the industrial beats are possibly the best I've ever heard. [First added to this chart: 01/27/2015]

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

67 charts

Rank Score:

279

Rank in 2005:

88

Rank in 2000s:

850

Overall Rank:

4,934

Average Rating:

 76 (61 votes)

Comments:

3

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Nebraska 

 Bruce Springsteen

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I love Bruce Springsteen. Don't insult him in front of me or I could beat you up. I love The Wild, I love Born to Run, I love The River... but Nebraska is just his deepest album and the one that gives me most shiver. He confirms to be not only a rocker but also one of the greatest songwriters ever. [First added to this chart: 02/18/2015]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

731 charts

Rank Score:

5,810

Rank in 1982:

5

Rank in 1980s:

37

Overall Rank:

285

Average Rating:

 80 (997 votes)

Comments:

54

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Yerself Is Steam 

 Mercury Rev

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Emotions, emotions and emotions again. Mercury Rev's psych-noise is one of the most intense things I've ever experienced. And their melodic talent is even better. [First added to this chart: 01/23/2015]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

236 charts

Rank Score:

1,814

Rank in 1991:

18

Rank in 1990s:

180

Overall Rank:

957

Average Rating:

 78 (309 votes)

Comments:

20

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Carrie & Lowell 

 Sufjan Stevens

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This is the first time I cried listening to an album. Sufjan puts himself and his love for his mother in these songs, and what you get is just pure emotions. Shiver everytime. [First added to this chart: 10/01/2015]

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

1,251 charts

Rank Score:

16,289

Rank in 2015:

2

Rank in 2010s:

5

Overall Rank:

68

Average Rating:

 86 (1,483 votes)

Comments:

161

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Blonde On Blonde 

 Bob Dylan

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I coul say that to me Bob Dylan is the greatest artist ever, and Blonde on Blonde is his masterpiece. While you listen to Sad Eyed Lady you're in love with Sarah, while you listen to Visions of Johanna you see every single image that Bob sings running in front of your eyes. Pure genius. [First added to this chart: 02/05/2015]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,039 charts

Rank Score:

24,990

Rank in 1966:

3

Rank in 1960s:

11

Overall Rank:

32

Average Rating:

 88 (2,399 votes)

Comments:

175

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Spiderland 

 Slint

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This isn't just music. What Slint do is turning nightmares into notes. Glacial, sick, terrible. And still so beautiful. [First added to this chart: 01/22/2015]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,057 charts

Rank Score:

12,150

Rank in 1991:

4

Rank in 1990s:

20

Overall Rank:

103

Average Rating:

 83 (1,281 votes)

Comments:

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Happy Sad 

 Tim Buckley

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[First added to this chart: 02/10/2015]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

247 charts

Rank Score:

1,253

Rank in 1969:

43

Rank in 1960s:

144

Overall Rank:

1,365

Average Rating:

 78 (263 votes)

Comments:

10

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Children Of God 

 Swans

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[First added to this chart: 01/22/2015]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

216 charts

Rank Score:

1,169

Rank in 1987:

28

Rank in 1980s:

227

Overall Rank:

1,450

Average Rating:

 80 (278 votes)

Comments:

8

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Absolutely Free 

 The Mothers Of Invention

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[First added to this chart: 02/13/2015]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

192 charts

Rank Score:

971

Rank in 1967:

27

Rank in 1960s:

172

Overall Rank:

1,741

Average Rating:

 79 (316 votes)

Comments:

10

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

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From Johnnyo 09/03/2025 18:44 | #310806

Really interesting, personal and unique Chart. I like it a lot

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From DommeDamian 07/16/2019 16:32 | #239716

This chart is eccentric. More descriptions, you write fantastically!

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From NickGordons 09/04/2018 17:14 | #220583

Wow excellent chart, thank you man)

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From arthurbittencourt 08/18/2016 22:01 | #173071

Noice

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From Amirkhosro 02/07/2016 09:36 | #158927

Dope. A whole lot of dope.

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From ObsoleteEntity 11/28/2015 18:37 | #153612

You are a music lover. It is a well thought out chart, leaving me with some new music to hear. Thanks for that.

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From platus 11/28/2015 16:01 | #153608

Really an excellent chart

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From Davy 11/28/2015 15:08 | #153606

Only 1 album in common but I can't rate it less. Your chart is great!

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From Kalos 10/20/2015 11:09 | #151766

grazie del voto, la tua chart è semplicemente fantastica e comprende un sacco di album che ho in "lista d'attesa", la sto addirittura includendo tra le mie preferite ed è la prima volta che lo faccio!

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From Antonio-Pedro 09/30/2015 17:16 | #150745

Lovely-creamé Chart, It is interesting the connection music has on you, and how emotional the notes are with even the little details, like Carrie & Lowell's shiver, or how Holter makes your inner self moves, amazing work.

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