Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by halloallesgoed Unknown

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!
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Beautiful, cold and distant and warm and really really close at the same time. Really helpful when you're down, especially 'how to dissapear completely'.

'I'm not here, this isn't happening'
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2000
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Top rated album (89/100 - 4459 votes)  89 (4,459 votes)
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Beautiful. really dig their style and i think this is a prime example of it.

The lyrics on here don't mean all that much to me, not Radiohead's strong suit if I'm being honest, but they got more than enough other stuff going on. The lyrics are by no means bad, for the record.
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2007
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Top rated album (90/100 - 3943 votes)  90 (3,943 votes)
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The line 'ambition makes you look pretty ugly' is kind of ironic since ambition sounds pretty beautiful here. [First added to this chart: 03/17/2015]
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1997
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Top rated album (92/100 - 5633 votes)  92 (5,633 votes)
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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%
David Bowie 3 3%
Kanye West 3 3%
Bob Dylan 3 3%
Radiohead 3 3%
The Smiths 3 3%
Pink Floyd 2 2%
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Country Albums %


United States 51 51%
United Kingdom 36 36%
Mixed Nationality 5 5%
Canada 4 4%
France 2 2%
Germany 1 1%
Australia 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%

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From 12/12/2019 21:34 | #245642
Really like your picks and the explanation on every album , good chart
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From 04/04/2019 12:13 | #234495
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 04/03/2019 13:17 | #234449
Great choices, great chart. Well done!
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From 04/03/2019 12:02 | #234446
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 04/04/2018 21:58 | #212304
Great chart, good write ups!
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From 04/04/2018 12:07 | #212281
Very great albums and great descriptions
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From 03/24/2018 03:06 | #211601
Love love love this chart.
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From 01/28/2018 21:07 | #206712
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 07/30/2017 07:58 | #195164
Very good chart
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From 07/29/2017 21:48 | #195150
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.

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