Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by halloallesgoed

I know having this many albums that are already rated really high on the site on your list isn't appreciated, but I feel like if so many people have liked these, then these are the albums I have the best chance of falling in love with.
I don't know where else to start frankly and that´s just what I´m doing, starting, so the chart probably will change a lot in the future.
If you have recommendations based on this list I'ld love to hear them!

• Chart updated: 11/20/2018 21:45
• (Created: 03/16/2015 22:10).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Automatic For The People 

 R.E.M.

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Unique kind of sadness, beautifully done. Love at first listen. [First added to this chart: 03/17/2015]

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

1,772 charts

Rank Score:

20,409

Rank in 1992:

1

Rank in 1990s:

6

Overall Rank:

49

Average Rating:

 84 (2,163 votes)

Comments:

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Demon Days 

 Gorillaz

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[First added to this chart: 12/15/2016]

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

1,072 charts

Rank Score:

11,328

Rank in 2005:

2

Rank in 2000s:

18

Overall Rank:

132

Average Rating:

 82 (1,627 votes)

Comments:

94

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Born To Run 

 Bruce Springsteen

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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2016]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,556 charts

Rank Score:

17,248

Rank in 1975:

3

Rank in 1970s:

20

Overall Rank:

71

Average Rating:

 83 (1,930 votes)

Comments:

132

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Grace 

 Jeff Buckley

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[First added to this chart: 01/03/2017]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,674 charts

Rank Score:

19,265

Rank in 1994:

1

Rank in 1990s:

10

Overall Rank:

57

Average Rating:

 84 (1,910 votes)

Comments:

169

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Thriller 

 Michael Jackson

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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2016]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

1,580 charts

Rank Score:

16,997

Rank in 1982:

1

Rank in 1980s:

9

Overall Rank:

77

Average Rating:

 82 (2,105 votes)

Comments:

160

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Lonerism 

 Tame Impala

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[First added to this chart: 07/22/2015]

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

1,353 charts

Rank Score:

16,859

Rank in 2012:

2

Rank in 2010s:

7

Overall Rank:

78

Average Rating:

 85 (1,850 votes)

Comments:

186

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Remain In Light 

 Talking Heads

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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2016]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,967 charts

Rank Score:

30,595

Rank in 1980:

1

Rank in 1980s:

3

Overall Rank:

27

Average Rating:

 87 (2,226 votes)

Comments:

193

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Odessey And Oracle 

 The Zombies

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[First added to this chart: 01/05/2017]

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,258 charts

Rank Score:

15,330

Rank in 1968:

4

Rank in 1960s:

21

Overall Rank:

87

Average Rating:

 85 (1,315 votes)

Comments:

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Ride The Lightning 

 Metallica

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My favorite metal album if you don't count Black Sabbath and Led zeppelin, which is a totally different kind of metal really. Any metalheads out there, what would you recommend to someone who loves this album and some of the other metallica stuff, but has trouble getting into the genre beyond that? I need good melodies to lie underneath all the toughness. [First added to this chart: 05/25/2017]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

870 charts

Rank Score:

9,244

Rank in 1984:

2

Rank in 1980s:

21

Overall Rank:

174

Average Rating:

 84 (1,312 votes)

Comments:

78

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Head Hunters 

 Herbie Hancock

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[First added to this chart: 10/18/2017]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

491 charts

Rank Score:

3,724

Rank in 1973:

12

Rank in 1970s:

111

Overall Rank:

482

Average Rating:

 82 (509 votes)

Comments:

28

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	17	17%
1970s	25	25%
1980s	13	13%
1990s	15	15%
2000s	23	23%
2010s	7	7%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
The Beatles	5	5%
Radiohead	3	3%
The Smiths	3	3%
David Bowie	3	3%
Kanye West	3	3%
Bob Dylan	3	3%
Talking Heads	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	51	51%
	36	36%
	5	5%
	4	4%
	2	2%
	1	1%
	1	1%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 97th to 98th Histoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg
Down 1 from 98th to 99th Station To Station by David Bowie
Down 1 from 99th to 100th Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

New entries
2012-2017 by Against All Logic

Leavers
Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One by The Kinks

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From leniad 12/12/2019 21:34

Really like your picks and the explanation on every album , good chart

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From ForegroundNoise 04/04/2019 12:13

Wow, such a great chart! Even if a little bit too saturated with the classics for me ... I love the charm of your notes, keep them up!!

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From Rivera 04/03/2019 13:17

Great choices, great chart. Well done!

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From DommeDamian 04/03/2019 12:02

Wow what a great chart. The descriptions is sweetly written, and hits home pretty much everysingle one of them. And props 4 MMLP

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From backhudson 04/04/2018 21:58

Great chart, good write ups!

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From Ulf 04/04/2018 12:07

Very great albums and great descriptions

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From DJENNY 03/24/2018 03:06

Love love love this chart.

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From JulianR 01/28/2018 21:07

great stuff! You definitely must check out the Smile Sessions. It can be a little harder to get into, as its a little more out there than Pet Sounds, but after numerous listens it becomes another masterpiece, almost on par with Pet Sounds

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From platus 07/30/2017 07:58

Very good chart

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From corenfro 07/29/2017 21:48

Good list - don't worry about having many top rated albums in your list - they're rated highly for a reason. A lot of people on the site don't like the accept that overwhelming consensus might mean a piece of art is pretty darn good and that if you don't have a list of obscure artist no one has ever heard of it must be a terrible list.

I enjoyed reading your comments!

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