Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 06/23/2025 12:45
- (Created: 03/20/2015 18:55).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Miles Davis is my favorite artist of all time. It was difficult to choose an album to represent here. But Filles de Kilimanjaro is perfect for me. An impressive blend between the period of the second quintet and the crazy electric years. Listen loudly!!
[First added to this chart: 03/27/2017]
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Ram is part of me. I love this album. I memorized every musical note, every detail of the record. The context in which it was recorded in secret in New York with hired musicians contributed to a differentiated aura present in the album. Anyway, I find Ram extremely creative and to this day I listen almost daily
[First added to this chart: 03/20/2015]
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1971
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5,011
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A crazy and inspired Lennon into the Primal Scream therapy. A visceral and direct album that touches your soul. Lennon vocals are the best
[First added to this chart: 03/20/2015]
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1970
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9,475
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A masterpiece. The way the album was recorded is as fascinating as the album itself. This is the edge of the Stones with Mick Taylor and Keith Richards. Absolutely amazing and bluesy
[First added to this chart: 05/06/2015]
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1972
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19,701
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Hard to choose a Bowie album for the list. It could be anyone from the Berlin trilogy, Aladdin Sane or even Let's Dance. But I get Station to Station. Still with a touch of Funk / Soul, here he begins to flirt with the elements of krautrock and more experimental music, which for me makes the album special. It is at this stage that the character appears The Thin White Duke, who like Ziggy Stardust, was recorded in the annals of rock history as one of the most important characters in world music. In the album, only classic, from the title track (an imposing epic almost ten minutes long), through "TVC15", "Stay", "Golden Years", "Word on a Wing" and "Wild is the Wind ". One of Bowie's best career records
[First added to this chart: 05/30/2015]
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1976
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11,970
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Neil Young is for me King of Rock and Folk! Maximum respect for this unique artist in history. I remember his epic GIG in Rock in Rio III in 2001, a true catharsis in the form of Rock n'Roll. Neil is the true definition of an authentic artist.
[First added to this chart: 04/10/2015]
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1979
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1,259
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I´m very lucky because over the years this has become my favorite Pink Floyd album I wanted that to happen simply because I love this cover with the cow
[First added to this chart: 03/28/2017]
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1970
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What a fantastic album! Addictive, perfect!
"We are the Village Green Preservation Society
God save Donald Duck, Vaudeville and Variety
We are the Desperate Dan Appreciation Society
God save strawberry jam and all the different varieties"
All the songs are good, the record is cohesive and fun. One of the best of the 60's
"For me, Village Green Preservation Society is Ray's masterwork. It's his Sgt. Pepper, it's what makes him the definitive pop poet laureate."
Pete Towshend, 2004.
"The lyrics on this album have to do with the old way of life (the title track), old friends (Do you Remember Walter?), Memories (Picture Book), old technology (Last of the Steam Powered Trains), fantasy (Phenomenal Cat), Witchcraft (Wicked Annabella), and yes even love. (Village Green) The instrumentation on this album is perfect! It has a very good sunshine to it and it even puts some interesting classical woodwinds and strings." [First added to this chart: 03/20/2015]
"We are the Village Green Preservation Society
God save Donald Duck, Vaudeville and Variety
We are the Desperate Dan Appreciation Society
God save strawberry jam and all the different varieties"
All the songs are good, the record is cohesive and fun. One of the best of the 60's
"For me, Village Green Preservation Society is Ray's masterwork. It's his Sgt. Pepper, it's what makes him the definitive pop poet laureate."
Pete Towshend, 2004.
"The lyrics on this album have to do with the old way of life (the title track), old friends (Do you Remember Walter?), Memories (Picture Book), old technology (Last of the Steam Powered Trains), fantasy (Phenomenal Cat), Witchcraft (Wicked Annabella), and yes even love. (Village Green) The instrumentation on this album is perfect! It has a very good sunshine to it and it even puts some interesting classical woodwinds and strings." [First added to this chart: 03/20/2015]
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1968
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Os Mutantes is the best Brazilian band of all time and undoubtedly one of the biggest in the world in the 60s. I believe that in terms of psychedelia they were the best in their time. Arnaldo Baptista is simply a genius. Hard to choose an album to be on the list, it could honestly be any of them. I pick the most progressive one. Os Mutantes are essential for anyone who likes music!
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"Averse to criticism after a bad moment, the Ira! Members locked themselves in the studios, and decided to create a record where they did not have to show anything to anyone, just for them even though it was still possible to do something they liked. Anger of the members towards the press made them decide to self-produce.This was one of the best records in Brazilian rock history.Psicoacústica took shape and became what many today call visionary, daring, creative and even cursed and suicidal. psychedelia with hip hop, rap, reggae, mod, heavy metal and other less relevant genres make the album difficult to assimilate in the first auditions.But after careful listening, it is impossible not to savor every second of a seminal album that turned to be years later the most acclaimed and worshipful record of the band."
[First added to this chart: 01/10/2018]
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 21 | 21% | |
| 1970s | 44 | 44% | |
| 1980s | 8 | 8% | |
| 1990s | 12 | 12% | |
| 2000s | 4 | 4% | |
| 2010s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
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| Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention | 1 | 1% | |
| Tim Maia | 1 | 1% | |
| The Byrds | 1 | 1% | |
| The Doors | 1 | 1% | |
| Eno | 1 | 1% | |
| Temples | 1 | 1% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 1 | 1% | |
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35 | 35% | |
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27 | 27% | |
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27 | 27% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 83rd to 84th A Vida É Doce by Lobão |
| Down 1 from 84th to 85th Oktubre by Patricio Rey Y Sus Redonditos De Ricota |
| Down 1 from 85th to 86th O Papa É Pop by Engenheiros Do Hawaii |
| Leavers |
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| Ray Of Light by Madonna |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 08/13/2025 21:33 | BorderFreeAndrew | 102 | 81/100 |
| ! | 06/23/2025 17:09 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/24/2024 23:09 | leniad | 673 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/24/2024 09:57 |  LedZep | 1,104 | 84/100 |
| ! | 01/05/2024 19:52 | Moondance | 476 | 85/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 12% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 87.7/100, a mean average of 88.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.9/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 8.3.
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From leniad 07/24/2024 23:09 | #304530
changing from 90 to 100, excellent
Miles is top 5 Solo artists all time for SURE!
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From LedZep 07/24/2024 09:59 | #304521
LedZep 07/24/2024 09:59 | #304521
Great stuff, gotta listen to some of the Brazilian choices.! I know like 5 Brazilian albums here and in general it feels like I've barely scratched the surface of country's rich musical history.
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From Johnnyo 01/05/2024 10:58 | #300911
I'd agree with moondance but I'm assuming that that's because your chart is, as you say, still under construction. Even as it is, really interesting and diverse chart. looking forward to coming back once it's finish (although, let's face it, no chart is ever completely finished!!!!!!)
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From Moondance 12/18/2022 01:19 | #292037
The first 40 albums, along with the comments are fantastic. So unique, so interesting ~ 95/100 territory. But from about 44 onwards, the charts seems to loose coherence, the album choices seem odd (compared to what came before) and feels like it has been chucked together. Sorry if that's not the case, but that is how it feels to me.
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seb7 04/20/2021 22:37 | #268809
seb7 04/20/2021 22:37 | #268809
One if my favorite charts on this list. Diverse, personal, and unique
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From leniad 12/23/2020 17:31 | #263118
Like your brazilian picks , try mexico with Cuatro caminos (cafe tacvba) and El silencio (caifanes)
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From BraddlesHendo 11/02/2020 11:21 | #260083
So much interesting music here very cool
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From RioBravo 07/14/2020 05:02 | #255545
Lista livre e descomplexada. Gostei.
Obrigado pela dica do Filles de Kilimanjaro. Vou ouvir.
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From Timooosterink 03/03/2020 12:33 | #248445
I really like this chart!
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From Reppu1976 12/14/2019 01:22 | #245685
Excelente chart! Assim como vc, tentei fazer uma lista apenas com uma entrada por artista. É claro que a dificuldade aumenta, pois diminui o numero de possibilidades na lista. Sempre imagino que uma das razões em fazer uma lista é indicar novos discos e artistas as pessoas, por isso limito a entrada de cada artista a um disco
Outros pontos semelhantes são a grande concentração de discos nas décadas de 60 e 70, além de 26 artistas em comum. O que não é de espantar, visto que não repetimos artistas, mas, temos apenas 4 álbuns em comum.
Pessoalmente, tenho minhas preferecias: gosto mais de In a Silent Way, do que o Files...; Vivendo e Não Aprendendo, ou Os Meninos da Rua Paulo do que Psicoacústica, Sticky Fingers, ou invés de Exlie... Enfim, apenas questão de gosto. E além de tudo, ainda há comentários em cada disco! Um dos melhores charts que já vi
Dê uma olhada no meu chart, principalmente aquele das décadas. Nesses, só inseri artistas brazucas
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