Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by 
awesomness425 
2025 Update. currently writing notes for albums....when done, to be read 100-1.
- Chart updated: 12/16/2025 04:15
- (Created: 02/13/2015 21:21).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Alternative Rock, Art Rock
[First added to this chart: 03/16/2015]
Year of Release:
1997
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62,861
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Alternative R&B, Neo-Soul, Art Pop
[First added to this chart: 12/13/2016]
Year of Release:
2016
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12,521
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Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Symphonic Prog
[First added to this chart: 09/27/2015]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
27,851
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Hip Hop, Pop Rap, Conscious Hip-Hop
[First added to this chart: 10/11/2020]
Year of Release:
2004
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8,444
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Indie Folk, Indie Rock, Psychedelic Folk, Singer/Songwriter
[First added to this chart: 04/04/2015]
Year of Release:
1998
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31,855
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Post-Punk Revival, Post Punk, Indie Rock
[First added to this chart: 09/27/2015]
Year of Release:
2002
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13,054
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Indietronica, Glitch Pop, Noise Pop
[First added to this chart: 01/23/2022]
Art Rock, Experimental Rock, Electronic
[First added to this chart: 03/16/2015]
Year of Release:
2000
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Rank Score:
41,218
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Comments:
9. (=)
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Hip Hop, Pop Rap, Contemporary R&B
[First added to this chart: 06/24/2020]
Year of Release:
2016
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3,984
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Shoegaze, Post-Rock, Dream Pop
[First added to this chart: 12/10/2025]
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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 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1980s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1990s | 17 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2010s | 32 | 32% | |
| 2020s | 19 | 19% |
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| Kanye West | 6 | 6% | |
| Radiohead | 6 | 6% | |
| Bladee | 5 | 5% | |
| Godspeed You! Black Emperor | 4 | 4% | |
| The Beatles | 4 | 4% | |
| Charli XCX | 3 | 3% | |
| Sufjan Stevens | 3 | 3% | |
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53 | 53% | |
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29 | 29% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 02/05/2026 19:01 | Johnnyo | 2,576 | 80/100 | |
| 12/13/2025 04:55 | Exist-en-ciel | 154 | 97/100 | |
| 03/25/2025 20:00 | DrewHamster | 315 | 79/100 | |
| 03/02/2025 11:27 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,094 | 85/100 | |
| 09/04/2022 11:27 | Thearei30ee | 17 | 88/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 2% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 90.3/100, a mean average of 88.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.8/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 15.9.
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From Johnnyo 02/05/2026 19:02 | #313019
Brilliant chart with some great, contemporary entries
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From SomethingSpecial 09/21/2025 21:42 | #311006
SomethingSpecial 09/21/2025 21:42 | #311006
Thanks for rating my chart! I like your chart and would love to see your updated version. Based on your picks, I think you might like All Mirrors by Angel Olsen, Public Strain by Women, Lhasa by Lhasa de Sela and Painful by Yo La Tengo.
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From ars2458 12/10/2020 00:37 | #262443
I feel that I need to give Frank Ocean another chance. If someone can love his albums the most of any of all time, then I must be missing something.
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From Larcx13 12/10/2020 00:35 | #262442
Larcx13 12/10/2020 00:35 | #262442
You have some of my least favorite popular albums mixed with some of my all time favorites... I dont get Frank Ocean and Kanye but nice to see The Strokes and Kendrick in top 10. Good chart!
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jnfbn 12/09/2020 11:04 | #262326
jnfbn 12/09/2020 11:04 | #262326
amazing chart here! gotta love the taste
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DommeDamian 12/09/2020 09:28 | #262324
DommeDamian 12/09/2020 09:28 | #262324
Probably the first list I've seen where Die Lit's in the top 10, daslit.
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From jlinville 05/28/2020 23:17 | #252439
You have the most entertaining chart I have seen. Eclectic. Yes, Personal. Yes. Surprising. Yes, at every turn. I own very few of your albums, but know so many of them.
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craola 02/20/2020 00:15 | #248030
craola 02/20/2020 00:15 | #248030
flatsound <3
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From 
doubleA 10/10/2019 09:58 | #243608
doubleA 10/10/2019 09:58 | #243608
A really enjoyable chart! Good reads and personal picks.
Some recommendations to give some more variety outside the top 300:
Sung Tongs by Animal Collective
Hypnotic UnderWorld by Ghost
Atrocity Exhibition by Danny Brown
Octopus by Gentle Giant
Future Days and Ege Bamyasi, both by Can
Some might suit you, some might not. Go figure!
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LedZep 03/10/2018 14:57 | #210566
LedZep 03/10/2018 14:57 | #210566
Totally dig the comments, and also some fantastic picks. Haven't listened to Interpol in some time, gotta give TOTBL a listen now!
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| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Neil Young | |
| 10. Nirvana | |
| 11. The Velvet Underground | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. R.E.M. | |
| 16. The Beach Boys | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 19. Pixies | |
| 20. The Cure |
